The Preface

Here’s an excerpt about Music Publishing from Wikipedia: “Successful songwriters and composers have a relationship with a publishing company defined by a publishing contract. The publisher agrees to see to it that the composers receive royalties from various uses of their compositions. They also provide substantial advances against future income. In return, the publishing company [...]

Excerpt from Wikipedia… “A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording (i.e. “production”) of an artist’s music. A producer has many roles that may include, but are not limited to, gathering ideas for the project, selecting songs and/or musicians, coaching the artist and [...]

Superstar model and stylist, Keyshia Dior, recently finished her photoshoot with Vibe Magazine. Here’s a leaked screen shot of the outstanding results. We’re looking forward to picking up a copy of the new issue… to say the least. Connect with Keyshia Dior via her official website, KeyshiaDior.com [designed by Houston design firm, ModernWhole] Keyshia Dior [...]

After Lebron James made his decision to head to South Beach with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh,  Amar’e Stoudemire officially signed with the New York Knicks.  And now… with the Eastern Conference looking stronger than ever…  New York fans  are on the edge of their seats in anticipation of the next basketball star to move [...]

We had the opportunity to sit down with upcoming youth empowerment artist, Jace Blain. Allow us to introduce you…. JACE BLAIN INTERVIEW By the Preface. P – So…. Starting off…. Point blank.  Who is Jace Blain? Give me three words that describe you …. before the music. J – [laughs] I’m just a small town [...]

Provided by Ashley Forrestier the Creole1Queen & Alverez the MostCold From the songs: “WHO DAT (Going to the Superbowl)”  &  “WHO DAT (SUPERBOWL) Victory Remix” Download both versions of the Ashley’s “WHO DAT” Song on: iTunes | BandCamp | Amazon | LaLa.com (A Portion of Sales proceeds will be donated to the Yele Haiti Relief [...]

written by Devaughn Douglas Who Dat Say Dey Gonna Beat Dem Saints? ….  It’s the question that New Orleans natives like Ashley Forrestier have been asking for years.  It’s also the question that the rest of the sports world has been asking as the Saints close out their record-breaking  season as the 2010 NFL Super [...]

Were those the shoes used by Neil Armstrong and the other two guys who went to the moon? Of course not! This is way better than that. And this is meant for astronauts, eerr, hardcore snowboarders like Danny Kass. Known as the Double Tongue Zoom Force 1s or simply the Moon Boots, this super cool [...]

With 2009 coming to a close, several manufacturers are already prepping up their latest gadgets for a 2010 launch. We’ve seen some of these gadgets as early as now and they have been generating  buzz already. We’ve gathered up 5 of these gadgets which are starting to catch fire as early as now despite the [...]

“Say Something” by Timbaland feat. Drake  (on Shock Value 2 Album) (shout out to Keyshia Dior .. lead actress & certified star of the show Follow her on Twitter @KeyshiaDior via mostcold.com Posted via The PHMP Connect

The Red Cat Jazz Café presents… The Original SOUL SUNDAYS Featuring Dauman – UNIVERSAL MUSIC Recording Artist.. & R&B/Soul Sensation… ERIN STEVENSON LIVE IN CONCERT -  12/20/09 December 20, 2009   DOORS OPEN at 7pm SHOW STARTS at 8pm! Be there by 8pm! Limited seating available

Award winning actress and singer, Jennifer Hudson, returned to her home town of Chicago to record an ABC special, I’ll be Home for Christmas, which aired tonight, Monday December 14th 2009, at 8 pm ET. Jennifer Hudson suffered a huge family tragedy just over a year ago when her mother, brother and nephew were murdered [...]

Lenovo updated the IdeaPad S10 to the IdeaPad S10-2 earlier this year to add, well, not that much really, but its new IdeaPad S12 update is a bit more impressive. This new model now has NVIDIA Ion graphics and Laptop magazine has been putting it through its paces. The Lenovo IdeaPad S12 with Ion (catchy…) [...]

NASA’s WISE launch has been a success. Despite the problem with the rocket steering thruster the day before the launch, and the other delay because of bad weather , it was sent up successfully into the sky today. The Wide-Field Infrared Sky Explorer blasted off into space at 9:09 a.m. EST from Vandenberg Air Force [...]

Jackie, Marlon, Tito and Jermaine (l-r) The four surviving members of the Jackison 5 join the reality show brigade Sunday with “The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty” at 9 p.m. on A&E. Atlanta-based executive producerJodi Gomes, who has known the Jacksons since the ABC miniseries in 1992, put the show together with Jermaine Jackson. Jermaine convinced [...]

Remember that first wave of iPod speakers? They all had tinny sound, zero range, no bass and questionable construction. It made sense: Since the early iPods were so small and so personal, there was never any reason to listen to the music contained within in a non-headphone situation. But you can fit an entire record [...]

Here are the details on Google’s Nexus One according to Mashable.com: – Software: Android 2.1 – Hardware: HTC – Specs (according to Jason Howell): Capactive touch screen, on screen keyboard only, thin, scroll ball, and animated desktop wallpaper – Launch date: Rumored January 2010 – Tweets describe it as “an iPhone on beautifying steroids.” – [...]

Here are several companies that believe they are well-positioned for the transition — big and small, old and new. This isn’t a complete list by any stretch, but these samples will give you an idea of where the industry is headed in 2010. 1. Hulu Along with TV networks’ own websites, Hulu has been one [...]

Nellie McKay has three loves – animals, the Poconos, and Doris Day. She’s penned her share of songs with pithy social criticism on subjects such as gay marriage and feminism. But the tartly lyrical vocalist and pianist’s dedication to animal rights and pet advocacy, her favorite cause, shows through in songs like “Columbia Is Bleeding” [...]

Prepare for another trip along the Dark Side. Lucasarts will be releasing a sequel to the successful 2008 third-person actioner, “The Force Unleashed.” Set for release in 2010, “The Force Unleasehd II” was announced at Saturday night’s 2009 Spike Video Game Awards. It was accompanied by a short teaser trailer, showing the original game’s main [...]