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  • MySpace Music – Lady Gaga Contest + exclusively streams Adam Lambert’s new album »

    MySpace Music Invites Fans to GET CLOSE TO LADY GAGA with New Contest; Site Premieres New Album from Adam Lambert Titled For Your Entertainment

    Lady Gaga - Fame Monster

    Win a chance to meet Lady Gaga, attend her rehearsal and “Monster Ball” concert in Boston all while capturing it on camera.


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    Guitar Center announces King of the Blues District Final Winners »

    King of the Blues District Winners Declared!

    King of the Blues

    Last Wednesday, the top 24 undiscovered blues guitarists in the nation were selected to move on to the King of the Blues Regional Finals, moving one step closer to being crowned Guitar Center’s King of the Blues and $25,000 cash …


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    Madonna – “Celebration” video contest – fan version! »

    Video Shot With Real Fans During Sticky And Sweet Tour 2009

    Madonna - Celebration video contest

    Watch a new version of Madonna’s “Celebration” featuring real fans! The video was shot on location in Barcelona and Milan during the Sticky and Sweet Tour 2009, and also features Madonna’s teen daughter Lourdes giving homage to her mother’s classic “Like A Virgin” video …


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    Vote JDaVeY for MTV and Garnier Fructis Contest! “Mama’s Back” on iTunes »

    Vote J*DaVeY For MTV and Garnier Fructis Contest! “Mama’s Back” now available on iTunes

    J*DaVeY

    In an effort to bring back some programming power to the fans, MTV and Garnier Fructis have teamed up to encourage viewers to cast their votes for the next breakout artist on MTV …


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    The Ting Tings announce North American tour dates + contest »

    The Ting Tings Announce North American Tour.

    The Ting Tings

    We’ve all heard the song and by now, we all know their name. UK dynamic duo, The Ting Tings, are once again making their way stateside this September …


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    Felix Da Housecat “We All Wanna Be Prince” MP3 + US tour dates »

    “We All Wanna Be Prince” MP3 Available Now, Video Coming Soon + Fan Remix Contest on Karmaloop!

    Felix Da Housecat

    Felix Da Housecat has put out banger after banger since the release of his electro-pop smash, ‘Kittenz and Thee Glitz’ in 2001. ‘He Was King’, possibly his finest work yet, will be released August 25, 2009 on Nettwerk Records …


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    The Dead Weather – Horehound “Golden Tickets” + watch short film »

    The Dead Weather Go Willy Wonka Style – Only FOUR “Golden Tickets” Left!

    The Dead Weather

    Taking a page from Willy Wonka, Jack White’s latest band, The Dead Weather, placed six photo booth picture strips (in lieu of “golden tickets”) in US copies of their recently released debut, ‘Horehound’ …


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    Win New Music and Signed Gear In A Shwayze Scavenger Hunt »

    Shwayze

    A BIG Shwayze scavenger hunt is headed to 5 cities (NY, LA, SF, Boston, Chicago) THIS Saturday (7/11/2009). At 4pm EST / 1pm PST a Shwayze prize pack will be hidden in each city and clues will be given out via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and email so stay tuned …


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    Win Marc Carroll signed CDs of his new album Dust of Rumour »

    Marc Carroll - Dust of Rumour

    Acclaimed Dublin born and LA based singer and multi instrumentalist Marc Carroll releases a new single, “Always”, on High Noon Recordings, Monday 13th July, 2009 …


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    Lollapalooza Giveaway – contest – win a pair of tickets!! »

    Lollapalooza Giveaway

    To celebrate their 50th Anniversary, Island Records is teaming up with Band Weblogs to give you a chance to win a pair of tickets to the annual Lollapalooza festival, 2009 in Grant Park, Chicago and a $100 gas card to help get you there! …


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    Madina Lake contest – signed Music Man Sterling guitar giveaway, more! »

    Madina Lake

    Madina Lake is teaming up with Band Weblogs to bring you a summer that truly rocks! Celebrating their newest release, ‘Attics To Eden’, these Windy City rockers are giving away a signed Music Man Sterling guitar …


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    Lady Gaga and Tapulous, Inc. launch iPhone Tap Tap Revenge game »

    Lady Gaga - Tap Tap Revenge

    Lady Gaga, the creator of the chart-topping album “The Fame,” is all about high-quality dance-pop and cutting edge style. And now she has the ultimate fashion accessory: her very own Tap Tap Revenge game …


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    Tapulous Coldplay Edition Contest »

    Tapulous Coldplay Edition Contest

    Coldplay recently teamed up with Tapulous Inc, an iPhone/iPod Touch game developer, to release a new music-game called Tap Tap Revenge: Coldplay Edition. Tap Tap Revenge: Coldplay Edition is the hot new game from the makers of Tap Tap Revenge, the wildly popular music game for the iPhone and iPod touch …


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    The Australian Music Prize winner: Eddy Current Suppression Ring for the album ‘Primary Colours’ »

    The Australian Music Prize

    The winner of the Australian Music Prize (The Amp) has been announced today in Sydney! The recipient of Australia’s most prestigious music award is Eddy Current Suppression Ring for the album ‘Primary Colours’ …


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    Zune Canada fan contest, band search – winner to play 2009 TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival »

    Ozomatli

    Photo: Ozomatli, one of the headlining acts to play the Zune Concert Series Stage at the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival. Beginning today, March 11th, Zune Canada will conduct a month-long search to find Canada’s hottest undiscovered band or artist to perform at the Zune Concert Series, Canada’s biggest free outdoor music festival taking place April 17-26 …


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