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May 5, 2015

Avery Wilson Debuts With “If I Have To”

Vocal sensation Avery Wilson releases his debut single “If I Have To” today via Bet I Penned It / RCA Records. The track is produced by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, written by Rodney Jerkins, Kirby Lauren, Sean Garrett and Avery Wilson and executive produced by Clive Davis, Sean Garrett and Rodney Jerkins. “If I Have To” is available now at all digital providers.

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May 5, 2015

Vegas Hosts Rock In Rio

Rock in Rio USA has announced set times for the much anticipated festival taking place May 8-9, 15-16 in Las Vegas. Doors for the City of Rock open at 3:00 PM and close at 1:30 AM; the Mercedes-Benz Evolution Stage and the three Rock Streets start their performances at 3:30 PM and the Main Stage opens at 5:30 PM. Rock in Rio, the legendary music festival celebrating its 30th anniversary worldwide, will make its U.S. debut by welcoming full-set performances from some of the biggest names in music including Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Metallica, Linkin Park, No Doubt, Maná, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Jessie J, among others.

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May 5, 2015

The Revelers’ “Get Ready” Coming

The Revelers, founding members of the Red Stick Ramblers and The Pine Leaf Boys are “unquestionably the two groups at the vanguard of the Louisiana cultural Renaissance.” They joined together to form a Louisiana supergroup, combining Swamp-Pop, Cajun, Country, Blues and Zydeco into a powerful tonic of roots music that could only come from Southwest Louisiana.Their new album Get Ready is out May 12.

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May 5, 2015

Pygmalion Festival Roster Announced

After celebrating ten years in existence to warm skies and more people than ever before last year, The Pygmalion Festival are excited to unveil the initial lineup for 2015. British shoegaze legends RIDE, will join Canadian dream pop wunderkinds PURITY RING, electronic-vox masters SYLVAN ESSO, and progressive world-beat indie pioneers tUnE-yArDs, to headline The Pygmalion Festival on the Music side of things. This year’s festival kicks off Wednesday, September 23 and runs over four days and five nights.

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May 5, 2015

Bad Rabbits’ “Way With Words” Debuts

Acclaimed post-R&B band Bad Rabbits is back with a funky new song “Way With Words” just in time to start the summer off right. The track, which premiered on Complex.com here, was helmed by multi-platinum superproducer and creator of New Jack Swing Teddy Riley (Michael Jackson, Blackstreet, Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg, R. Kelly). Stay tuned for more details on Bad Rabbits’ much-anticipated sophomore album, which is still under wraps and set for a Summer 2015 release date.

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May 5, 2015

Moses Sumney Plants “Seeds” And Tours

Moses Sumney has emerged in the past year as an independent artist to watch, riding a wave of word-of-mouth praise based on hushed recordings and dynamic live performances. Raised between Southern California and Ghana, he was so shy growing up that he would write songs avidly but hide them inside his mattress. After moving to Los Angeles to attend UCLA at age 20, he taught himself to play the guitar and gingerly started performing on campus, writing soul-infused folk tunes using guitar and layered arrangements built on loop pedals.

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