We are starting a new feature to promote fresh, hot unsigned artists we like. There is a small banner (its BETA ATM)  in the right sidebar, it looks like this one above. Make sure to check these acts if you missed them before!! If you have any tip don’t hold it back ;)

ABBA stars settle legal battle [NME]
Crystal Castles to headline NME New Noise Tour 2008 [NME]
The Game set free from jail [NME]
Post-punk legends team up for new album [NME]
Iggy Pop and the Stooges cover Madonna at Hall Of Fame induction [NME]
Backstage At The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame [Billboard]
Madonna, Mellencamp Lead Rock Hall’s ’08 Class [Billboard]
R.E.M. Launching New Album On iLike [Billboard]
Gnarls Barkley Edits Video For U.K. Airplay [Billboard]
eMusic Boosts Catalog [Billboard]
Rondor Re-Inks Lavigne [Billboard]

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From The Velvet Underground to Oasis – new NME compliation launches [NME]
This week’s releases: March 10 2008 [NME]
Beatles songs set for iTunes downloads? [NME]
V Festival 2008 sells out [NME]
Snooper Duper [Billboard]
Rap It Up [Billboard]
Whitesnake Turns 30 With New Album, Tour [Billboard]
Duffy rules roost at top of charts [Reuters]
New "Saint" ready for pilothood [Reuters]
Paradis Is A Double Winner At The Victoires De La Musique [FemaleFirst]
Robbie Williams Tempted To Dump Pop Career For Alien Hunting [FemaleFirst]

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Radiohead, NIN to headline Lollapalooza? [NME]
The Charlatans hit big with free album [NME]
Ian Brown, The Gossip, Fatboy Slim for Creamfields [NME]
Madonna speaks out on Justin collaboration [NME]
Janet Jackson to release weight-loss book [NME]
Justin Timberlake turns TV producer [NME]
Sebastian Tellier to represent France at Eurovision [NME]
EXIT festival boss: Bjork has ‘open invitation’ to play [NME]
China to crack down on singers after Bjork outburst [NME] [Reuters]
CBS, AOL Combine Online Radio Networks [Billboard]
Canadian Music Week Kicks Off [Billboard]
Music & Money: Digitalization And Investing In Indies [Billboard]
Annie Lennox: ‘Marriage Is Not For Me’ [FemaleFirst]
Rihanna’s Plea For Donors ‘saves’ Leukaemia Victim’s Life [FemaleFirst]
City Rejects Sale of Building Seen as Hip-Hop’s Birthplace [New York Times]

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V Festival 2008 tickets onsale from 10am today (March 7) [NME]
Danger Mouse produces new Beck album [NME]
The Beatles and Pink Floyd studio cohort dies [NME]
Rapper to play Notorious BIG in biopic [NME]
Dandy Warhols Launching Label With World’s Fair [Billboard]
New Whitney Houston On Target For Holiday Release [Billboard]
Paula Abdul Plotting Comeback Album [Billboard]
Fergie Still Undergoes Drug Therapy [FemaleFirst]

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Scott Weiland pleads innocent to drug charges [NME]
Avril Lavigne to launch clothing line [NME]
Rolling Stones guitarist turns fashion model [NME]
Truck Festival announces first bands for 2008 bash [NME]
New Hot Chip single details emerge [NME]
Beasties Rock NYC Benefit, Hit The Studio [Billboard]
Lauper, B-52s Anchoring True Colors Tour [Billboard]
Joan Jett Performing for Dave Clark Five Tribute [Rolling Stone]
Patrick Swayze has cancer [Reuters]
WrestleMania attracts Snoop Dogg [Reuters]
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Documentary Debuts [xlr8r]
Get Physical Crew to Tour North America [xlr8r]

+ bonus
Pitchfork To Launch 24-Hour Video Channel [Listening Post]

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World DJ Day Outcome [ResidentAdvisor]
Simian Mobile Disco bound for the US [NME]
Foo Fighters announce US summer tour [NME]
B-52s plot US club tour [NME]
Daft Punk movie gets DVD release [NME]
Crystal Castles star injured in car crash [NME]
Bjork management: Kosovo WAS behind Exit festival row [NME]
The Strokes and Babyshambles team up [NME]
Hair-Metal Mania Strikes Again At Rocklahoma [Billboard]
Coldplay, Pistols, Verve Set For Summer Sonic [Billboard]
Marley Widow Wants Lauryn Hill For Biopic [Billboard]
Nokia Opens Online Music Store In Germany [Billboard]
Games Sales Outpace Music in UK [Billboard]
New Gnarls Barkley video too crazy for MTV [Reuters]
Idol Star Was A Nude Dancer [FemaleFirst]

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Yazoo announce US reunion tour [NME]
Radiohead to headline new San Francisco festival [NME]
Kid Rock pleads not guilty to battery charges [NME]
Bjork festival cancellation ‘not due to politics’ [NME]
Edwyn Collins returns with new tour and single [NME]
Neil Young to play Roskilde Festival [NME]
Alex Turner and Miles Kane’s brush with Russian Army [NME]
Spiritualized Unveils New Album Details [Billboard]
Univision: Music Business Sale Priced At $153 Million [Billboard]
The Game Checks Into Jail [MTV]
Iggy & The Stooges to Perform for Madonna at Rock Hall Ceremony [Rolling Stone]
Wal-Mart stirs CD pricing pot with multi-tiered plan [Reuters]

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This Week’s Releases: 3 March 2008 [NME]
The Enemy to launch Ibiza Rocks hotel [NME]
Amy Winehouse back on top of UK album chart [NME]
Guitarist Jeff Healey Dies At 41 [Billboard]
New Nine Inch Nails Album Hits The Web [Billboard]
Storm saved Mick Jagger from killers [Reuters]
DJ Kershaw is freed from prison [BBC]
Madonna: ’50th Birthday Is Just Like Any Other Celebration’ [FemaleFirst]

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