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<title>Congrats on Nickelback 2010 Juno Nominations</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img alt="" /></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; ">CONGRATULATIONS to NICKELBACK who received 2010 Juno Award nominations for&nbsp;Rock Album of the Year (Dark Horse) and&nbsp;Juno Fan Choice. &nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; "><br type="_moz" /></span></p><p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;nickelback2.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p>]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems confirmed and awarded Default's first single &quot;Wasting My Time&quot; a SPIN AWARD for reaching the 600,000 lifetime spins mark this past December. &nbsp;</p><p>&quot;Wasting My Time&quot; was Default's first single in 2002 from their debut album <em>The Fallout</em>. &nbsp;They just released the single &quot;Turn It On&quot; from their latest release <em>Comes And Goes</em> to Active Rock.</p><p>Congrats!</p><p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre; ">default_profile_image.jpg</span>&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p>]]></description>
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<title>CONGRATS! NICKELBACK & RED GRAMMY NOMINATIONS</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p><p>UEG is proud to congratulate two of their marquee artists on 2010 Grammy Award nominations, announced yesterday. &nbsp;Mega-platinum rockers Nickelback nabbed a nod in the Best Hard Rock Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals) category for their sizzling track &ldquo;Burn It To the Ground,&rdquo; from their latest release Dark Horse. &nbsp;RED received its second career nomination in the Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album category for its sophomore Innocence &amp; Instinct which released Feb 10, 2009.&nbsp;</p><p>The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on &ldquo;GRAMMY Sunday,&rdquo; Jan. 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8&ndash;11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;ueg_profile.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>   <!--EndFragment--><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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<title>Nickelback Donates $500K To Support The Obakki Foundation</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Founder and Obakki Designs Inc. owner Treana Peake launched the first awareness building and fundraising campaign for the newly created Obakki Foundation this week. The creative and moving campaign began with Peake, a philanthropist, entrepreneur and wife of Nickelback guitarist Ryan Peake, who gave 150 children at three orphanages in Cameroon, Africa a piece of paper and a pen and asked: What Makes You Happy? What Makes You Afraid? What Makes You Sad? Their answers can now be found on a series of fashion items that will be available for purchase at <a href="http://www.obakki.com">www.obakki.com</a> in early 2010.  <br /><br /> &ldquo;I have always been involved in charitable causes, even when I could only afford to donate my time, &rdquo; said Treana Peake. &ldquo;I am so grateful to now have a platform for people to come together and, through small actions, create big results. We are excited about the impact that the Obakki Foundation will have on these children in Africa.&rdquo; <br /><br /> The Obakki Foundation partners with organizations around the world that seek to empower individuals, groups and communities, at a grassroots level, to make a positive change. 100% of all donations made go directly back to the projects being supported by the Obakki Foundation. International superstars Nickelback recently became one of the first major contributors to the Obakki Foundation donating $1 of every ticket sale from their sold out summer tour, resulting in a total contribution of $500K.  <br /><br /> &ldquo;Through the support of our fans, our music has given us an amazing opportunity to step up and contribute,&rdquo; said Ryan Peake.  &ldquo;We will be traveling to Africa this weekend and I really looking forward to getting into these villages and communities to see where we make the largest impact. We are going to be reporting back with our experiences for anyone who is interested in seeing a few people trying to make positive change.&rdquo; <br /><br /> With an active role, Treana Peake personally visits all project locations supported by the Obakki Foundation. All travel and accommodation costs are paid out of pocket to ensure that 100% of the funds raised go to helping others. From December 5 - 15, Treana and husband Ryan Peake will visit the children from all three orphanages to share the impact of their stories and words and show what it brings to their world. They will assist in the construction of a new child-care center as well as conduct surveys for water sites and other potential projects related to education and health.   <br /><br /> Those interested in learning more can follow the Peake&rsquo;s African journey through Treana&rsquo;s blog at <a href="http://foundation.obakki.com/">http://foundation.obakki.com</a>, on <a href="http://twitter.com/obakkifdn">Twitter (ObakkiFdn)</a> and on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Obakki-Foundation/131924007256">Facebook (Obakki Foundation)</a>. You can also track their location through a GPS web-link to be posted on the blog site. <br /><br /> Founded by Treana Peake in 2009, the Obakki Foundation is committed to offering hope, empowerment and the chance for people to learn and grow around the world. The Obakki Foundation provides opportunities to use ideas, art and fashion to assist others in standing up and participating in improving their own lives &ndash; and the lives of those around them. All proceeds go directly into the projects. Not just a percentage of the profits, not just some of the money &ndash; every penny goes back to the community.</p><p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;nickelback2.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p>]]></description>
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<title>NICKELBACK CONFIRMS 2010 DARK HORSE TOUR DATES</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>NICKELBACK CONFIRMS 2010 DARK HORSE TOUR DATES WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BREAKING BENJAMIN AND SHINEDOWN</strong></p>
<p><strong>Tickets go on sale in select markets beginning December 4th at LiveNation.com</strong></p>
<p>LOS ANGELES, CA - November 19, 2009 - Grammy-nominated, mega-platinum rock powerhouse Nickelback, has announced the 2010 North American leg of their Dark Horse World Tour, a Live Nation produced event. The tour will feature special guests Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown with the opening act and additional dates to be announced. The newly confirmed dates are hot off the heels of their summer and fall dates where the band played to sold out crowds around the world. Tickets go on sale beginning December 4th in select markets at&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.livenation.com/artist/nickelback-tickets">LiveNation.com</a>.</p>
<p>Nickelback fan club members will have access to presale tickets beginning November 27th in select markets. Citi&reg; cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning November 30th at 10am local time through Citi's Private Pass&reg; Program. For complete presale details visit&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="www.citiprivatepass.com">www.citiprivatepass.com</a>. Additional information on the tour, ticket on sales, fan club membership and VIP packages is available at&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.darkhorsetour.com">DarkHorseTour.com</a>,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.nickelback.com">Nickelback.com</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.livenation.com/artist/nickelback-tickets">LiveNation.com</a>.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.livenation.com/artist/nickelback-tickets"><strong>NICKELBACK DARK HORSE 2010 TOUR:</strong></a></p>
<p>April 6	 London, ON	 John Labatt Centre</p>
<p>April 8	 Toronto, ON	 Air Canada Centre</p>
<p>April 9	 Montreal, QC	 Bell Centre</p>
<p>April 11	 Ottawa, ON	 Scotiabank Place</p>
<p>April 13	 Washington, DC	Verizon Center</p>
<p>April 14	 Hampton VA	 Hampton Coliseum*</p>
<p>April 16	 Greenville, SC	BI-LO Center*</p>
<p>April 17	 Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Coliseum Complex*</p>
<p>April 19	 Orlando, FL	 Amway Arena*</p>
<p>April 21	 Atlanta, GA &nbsp; Philips Arena</p>
<p>April 24	 Tulsa, OK	 BOK Center</p>
<p>* Shinedown not included.</p>
<p>The latest single from Dark Horse, &ldquo;Never Gonna Be Alone,&rdquo; is already top 15 at Hot A/C and heating up quickly at Top 40. Last week also saw the premiere of the video for &ldquo;Never Gonna Be Alone.&rdquo; Added out of the box at Vh1 and Fuse, both channels will start airing it on November 23rd. The video can currently be seen via Nickelback.com, RoadrunnerRecords.com and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/nickelbacktv">YouTube.com/NickelbackTV</a>. Look for the broadcast premiere November 23rd. The video was shot by veteran director and longtime Nickelback friend Nigel Dick.</p>
<p>Nickelback is one of the biggest rock bands in the world, with over 35 million albums sold. The band&rsquo;s latest album, Dark Horse, produced by the legendary Mutt Lange, debuted at number two on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and has remained on the Top 200 for 50 weeks selling over 2.4 million albums in the US alone. Nickelback is currently nominated for a 2009 American Music Award in the Pop/Rock category for Favorite Band, Duo or Group.</p>
<p>Nickelback has enjoyed unprecedented success with their last album, All The Right Reasons, which has been RIAA certified 8X platinum. The six singles from the album totaled 12 million downloads and 6 million ringtones. All proceeds of digital single and video sales for &ldquo;If Everyone Cared&rdquo; between February 1 and July 31, 2007 were donated to charity, equally distributed between Amnesty International and International Childrens&rsquo; Awareness Canada. Each of the five videos from All The Right Reasons has reached #1 on VH1&rsquo;s playlist: &ldquo;Photograph,&rdquo; &ldquo;Savin&rsquo; Me,&rdquo; &ldquo;Far Away,&rdquo; &ldquo;If Everyone Cared&rdquo; and &ldquo;Rockstar.&rdquo; In 2006 Nickelback was awarded a World Music Award for &ldquo;World&rsquo;s Best Rock Group,&rdquo; a Billboard Touring Award for &ldquo;Breakthrough Artist,&rdquo; an American Music Award for &ldquo;Favorite Pop/Rock Album&rdquo; and a People&rsquo;s Choice Award for &ldquo;Best Rock Group.&rdquo;</p>
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<title>GRAMMY WINNER RICHARD MARX RELEASES ALBUM </title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>GRAMMY AWARD WINNER RICHARD MARX RELEASES&nbsp;ALBUM AS AMAZON.COM EXCLUSIVE<br type="_moz" /></strong></p><div>Emotional Remains Includes Re-Recorded Hits&nbsp;&ldquo;Should&rsquo;ve Known Better 2009&rdquo; and &ldquo;Never Take Me Dancing&rdquo;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div>Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, and producer Richard Marx will release his first new solo recording in nearly three years, Emotional Remains. The 11-track recording, due out September 22nd, exclusively at Amazon.com, on both CD and MP3 download, also includes two bonus tracks, re-recorded versions of &ldquo;Never Take Me Dancing,&rdquo; from Flesh and Bone (1997) and &ldquo;Should&rsquo;ve Known Better,&rdquo; from Richard Marx (1987).</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&ldquo;The process of writing, recording and putting music out there through the web not only gives an artist the ability to create the type of CD that they want to create, but it also gives fans an unfiltered access to the music,&rdquo; said Marx. &ldquo;And Amazon.com makes that possible.&rdquo;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Emotional Remains, Marx&rsquo;s first offering since 2004&rsquo;s My Own Best Enemy, is a bit of a departure for Marx, with a brand of rock that some may not think is synonomous with the artist, writer, and producer that has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Whether it&rsquo;s &ldquo;Better or Worse,&rdquo; an undeniably catchy and inspirational rock ballad, or the faster-paced &ldquo;From the Inside, &rdquo; which features a darkly confessional lyric backed by a wall of guitars, the tracks are poised to join Richard&rsquo;s existing arsenal of hits.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The forthcoming album also contains some of the chart topper&rsquo;s most ambitious and personal works to date. The songs possess the heartfelt vocals found in all of Marx&rsquo;s signature songs, but with a rock edge. From &ldquo;Through My Veins,&rdquo; a poignant tribute to Richard&rsquo;s father to &ldquo;When November Falls,&rdquo; a loving father/son ballad that Richard dedicated to his sons. Emotional Remains features songs co-written by Matt Scannell of</div><div>Vertical Horizon, Fee Waybill of The Tubes, and singer/songwriter Graham Colton.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Marx adds, &ldquo;This recording is certainly evidence of the music that I've been listening to over the last few years, and vocally it took me to a different place than where I've been.&rdquo;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>In conjunction with the release, fans will be able to view exclusive video content both on Amazon.com and at www.richardmarx.com that includes behind the scenes access into Marx&rsquo;s recording studio, video messages and personal blogs.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>In addition to selling tens of millions of records himself, Richard has written, cowritten, and/or produced mega-hits for the likes of Barbra Streisand (&ldquo;If You Ever Leave Me,&rdquo;) Josh Groban (&ldquo;To Where You Are,&rdquo;) NSYNC (&ldquo;This I Promise You,&rdquo;) Natalie Cole (&ldquo;Angel On My Shoulder,&rdquo;) Kenny Rogers (&ldquo;Crazy,&rdquo;) and Keith Urban (&ldquo;Better Life&rdquo; and &ldquo;Everybody.&rdquo;) He recently competed writing &ldquo;Leave This Town&rdquo; with Chris Daughtry and Chad Kroeger for Daughtry&rsquo;s iTunes release and I currently writing with Lifehouse&rsquo;s Jason Wade. His 2004 collaboration with the late Luther Vandross resulted in &ldquo;Dance With My Father,&rdquo; a Grammy Award winner for Song of the Year. A pop radio staple from the late 80s through the 90s, Richard has written thirty-seven top 30 chart hits, including an astounding thirteen #1s. Among those were his own hits as an artist, &ldquo;Hold On To The Nights,&rdquo; &ldquo;Satisfied,&rdquo; and the classic &ldquo;Right Here Waiting.&rdquo; As recently as early 2008, his song, &ldquo;Everybody,&rdquo; written with and performed by Keith Urban, made the Country Singles Chart Top 5.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&lt;IMAGE&gt;richardmarx_profile.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</div><div>&nbsp;</div></div>]]></description>
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<title>Red's Third #1 Single Off Innocence & Instinct</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;<strong>&ldquo;Mystery of You&rdquo; Marks Eighth Consecutive No. 1 Single &nbsp;</strong></p><p>Band Starts &ldquo;Class of 2009&rdquo; Fall Tour With Saving Abel October 27&nbsp;</p><p>(Nashville, Tenn.) October 1, 2009 &ndash; Rock band RED enters the home stretch of 2009 busier than ever, thanks to the strength of the material off its sophomore record, Innocence &amp; Instinct. The third single off the album, &ldquo;Mystery of You&rdquo; has made it all the way to No. 1 on Billboard&rsquo;s Christian Rock chart for the week of September 28th. &nbsp;</p><p>Innocence &amp; Instinct&rsquo;s two previous singles, &ldquo;Death of Me&rdquo; and &ldquo;Fight Inside&rdquo;, also hit No. 1 giving the band a total of eight consecutive career No. 1s including five singles from the band&rsquo;s debut album End of Silence. In November 2008, the history making &ldquo;Fight Inside&rdquo; debuted at No. 1 on the R&amp;R Christian Rock chart, as the first single in the history of the magazine and chart to accomplish this incredible feat. &nbsp;</p><p>RED has been impacting the country with headlining slots and festival appearances during the summer months, and will begin a tour titled &ldquo;Class of 2009&rdquo; alongside fellow rock practitioners Saving Abel, Pop Evil and Taddy Porter, starting October 27 in San Antonio, Texas. &nbsp;For updated tour cities and venues, please visit RED&rsquo;s newly re-launched Web site at www.redmusiconline.com. &nbsp;</p><p>Additionally, RED has released an online video which includes behind-the-scenes footage of the band and recent on stage performances. To view the new video check out the band&rsquo;s Web site atwww.redmusiconline.com or visit http://bit.ly/1oITXn.</p><p>The Nashville-based group, made up of MICHAEL BARNES (vocals), ANTHONY ARMSTRONG (guitar) RANDY ARMSTRONG (bass), JASEN RAUCH (guitars), and JOE RICKARD (drums), has logged an impressive 500 live shows since releasing the debut album End Of Silence in 2006, and has given fans a taste of new music on Innocence &amp; Instinct while on the road in late 2008.&nbsp;</p><p>Since the 2006 emergence of the band&rsquo;s debut, it has maintained a near-constant presence on the road, touring alongside notable rock names such as Three Days Grace, Flyleaf, 3 Doors Down, Breaking Benjamin, Seether, Papa Roach, Buckcherry, Sevendust, Staind, Kutless, Third Day, Switchfoot and others, and rave reviews for the band&rsquo;s live shows have poured in via both print and online outlets alike.&nbsp;</p><p>Much of the thematic material on Innocence &amp; Instinct deals with the duality of mankind&rsquo;s nature. &nbsp;The band also drew inspiration from the imagery of Dante&rsquo;s Divine Comedy during the songwriting phase of the project. &nbsp;Included within the framework of Innocence &amp; Instinct is a faithful, yet thoroughly reinvented, cover of the Duran Duran classic &ldquo;Ordinary World.&rdquo; &nbsp;The band simultaneously released a Deluxe Edition ofInnocence &amp; Instinct featuring four bonus tracks and a DVD featuring the &ldquo;Death of Me&rdquo; music video, a &ldquo;making of&rdquo; documentary and more.&nbsp;</p><p>For more information about RED, please visit: www.redmusiconline.com. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;red2.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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<title>Joey Moi To Join Chief Music MGMT & UEG</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size: larger; ">Joey Moi is a renowned engineer, co-producer, mixer, and song-writer, who has worked his way to the top of the music business. A graduate of CDIS School of Digital Engineering and Sound, Joey began his career some 18 years ago, interning at a late night studio where he worked on demos for Nickelback, (some of which he would submit for his school projects).</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size: larger; ">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size: larger; ">After graduation, Joey secured a job as an assistant engineer at Vancouver&rsquo;s famous recording studio Greenhouse. During this time he worked with such artists as Default and Grapes of Wrath. In 2001 Joey jumped at an opportunity to work with Producer Rick Parashar (Pearl Jam, Nickelback, Blind Melon, Three Doors Down) for eight months in Seattle. Joey then returned to Vancouver to co-produce the debut Theory of a Deadman record.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size: larger; ">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size: larger; ">Since then Joey has co-produced all of the Nickelback albums, and has worked in Mountain View Studios with several successful recording artists, including Faber Drive, Hinder, Daughtry, Default, Santana, Tim McGraw, Every Avenue and more.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size: larger; ">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size: larger; ">Joey and business partner Chad Kroeger co-own Mountain View Records and Mountain View Studios in Vancouver BC, which is an Imprint with Sony/BMG for the last 6 years.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size: larger; ">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size: larger; ">&lt;IMAGE&gt;joey_ueginc_profile.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size: larger; ">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size: larger; ">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size: larger; ">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size: larger; ">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size: larger; ">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size: larger; ">&nbsp;</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-size: larger; ">&nbsp;</span></p>]]></description>
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<title>Default To Release Brand New Album </title>
<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left; ">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: left; ">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: left; ">&quot;COMES AND GOES&quot; RELEASES SEPTEMBER 29, 2009</p><p style="text-align: left; ">First Single &lsquo;All Over Me&rdquo; Soars To #10 At Rock Radio In 2 Weeks</p><p style="text-align: left; ">Comes and Goes, the fourth album from platinum rock band Default, is shaping up to be the biggest in the band&rsquo;s career so far. &nbsp;Set for release on September 29th, on Capitol/EMI Music Canada, the anticipated album already has a smash hit with the first single &lsquo;All Over Me&rsquo; rocketing into the #10 position on the Rock Radio chart in the first 2 weeks out.&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: left; ">With three proven hit records and many sold-out tours, the quartet (vocalist Dallas Smith, guitarist Jeremy Hora, drummer Danny Craig and bassist Dave Benedict) have created an album packed with some of their best songs yet - the first taste of new music for eager fans since their former label TVT dissolved in early 2008.</p><p style="text-align: left; ">&ldquo;EMI Music Canada is thrilled to be involved with Default, one of North America&rsquo;s premier rock bands. &nbsp;They have achieved platinum status in the U.S. and Canada with incredible songs and enviable musicianship that is second to none. &nbsp;In addition, vocalist Dallas Smith is truly one of the best singers in the music business today. &nbsp;EMI is looking forward to a long and successful relationship with this most impressive band.&rdquo; Deane Cameron (President, EMI Music Canada)</p><p style="text-align: left; ">Written by the band, Comes and Goes sets a modified tone for Default&rsquo;s future by showing off a wide-ranging collection of musical styles like piano (on &ldquo;Hold Onto You&rdquo;), along with their trademark strident rock present on the album&rsquo;s title track &ldquo;Comes and Goes,&rdquo; &ldquo;Turn It On&rdquo; and &ldquo;Yesterday&rsquo;s Song&rdquo;.</p><p style="text-align: left; ">Since forming in 1999, Default have sold more than a million records and dominated radio with their hits, &ldquo;Wasting My Time,&rdquo; &ldquo;(Taking My) Life Away,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Deny&rdquo;. &nbsp;In 2002, the Vancouver rockers picked up the Juno Award for &ldquo;Best New Group&rdquo; and have proven to be one of Canada&rsquo;s favourite rock bands.</p><p style="text-align: left; ">Over the course of their career, Default have built a very loyal fan base that are fervent to follow them as they storm out of the gates &ndash; ready to take Canada and the world by storm yet again!</p><p style="text-align: left; ">&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: left; ">&lt;IMAGE&gt;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre; ">default_profile_image.jpg</span>&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p><p style="text-align: left; ">&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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<title>Kevin Costner & Modern West Hits NPR</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Check out the NPR live performance with special web exclusives <a target="_blank" href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106294594">here</a> or visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.npr.org">www.npr.org</a>.</p><p>&ldquo;Hearing Kevin Costner and Modern West live it&rsquo;s readily apparent that he takes his musical career as seriously as his great film work.&rdquo;&nbsp; ~&nbsp; David Dye - World Cafe</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;kcmw2.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p>]]></description>
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<title>RED track makes new Sandra Bullock movie trailer</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Red's &quot;Pieces&quot; from their debut album <em>End of Silence</em> was selected for the movie trailer for the &quot;The Blind Side&quot; featuring Sandra Bullock.&nbsp; Look for the trailer in theatres starting this Friday, beginning with the film JULIE &amp; JULIA.&nbsp; The movie &quot;The Blind Side&quot; opens in theatres this November 2009.</p><p>Watch it here: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcFp6SlVBOM">www.youtube.com/</a><br /><br />&lt;IMAGE&gt;red2.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p>]]></description>
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<title>Congrats to Nickelback - Much Music Awards</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;Congratulations to Nickelback's, for winning a trio of trophies, at the Much Music Video Awards. The awards were given for best video and best rock video for Gotta Be Somebody, while the clip also got the nod for best post production.</p><p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;nickelback2.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p>]]></description>
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<title>UEG adds Producer & Songwriter Division</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>NEW YORK, NY.&nbsp; Veteran A &amp; R representative, Leonard B. Johnson, has accepted a position to create and head a Producer &amp; Songwriters Division for the Union Entertainment Group, Inc (UEG) .&nbsp; The move reunites Johnson, who spent the last 11 years with TVT Records in New York as Vice President of A&amp;R, with personal manager Bryan Coleman, whose band DEFAULT became a platinum artist under Johnson&rsquo;s direction at TVT.<br /><br />UEG&rsquo;s Coleman said of the latest expansion move by the company, &ldquo;Lenny&rsquo;s affable personality and longtime credibility within the A &amp; R community makes him a perfect fit in the UEG family.&nbsp; We are excited for the opportunity of having someone of Lenny&rsquo;s character and caliber heading up this new venture for us!&quot;&nbsp; <br /><br />Johnson said that the company will announce clients over the next few weeks but mentioned two producer/writers who won&rsquo;t be strangers to Grammy voters. Rob Graves, who's current RED record has scanned over 100K units the past 6 weeks&nbsp; and Anders Osborne, who penned Tim McGraw's #1 country hit &quot;Watch The Wind Blow&quot;, are among the first to join the Union team.&nbsp; <br /><br />Johnson will direct operations from New York, NY, joining the firm&rsquo;s existing operations in California, Texas , Florida, Washington, Vancouver, B.C., and Amsterdam, the Netherlands and can be contacted at&nbsp; LBJ@ueginc.com.</p><p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;ueg_profile.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p><p><br />&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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<title>Nickelback rocks Juno Awards</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small; ">NICKELBACK SCORES A HAT TRICK ON CTV&rsquo;S BROADCAST OF THE 2009 JUNO AWARDS. It was a night full of surprise performances, special appearances by Canadian music royalty and celebration of 2009 JUNO Award winners Vancouver, BC (March 29, 2009) &ndash; THE 2009 JUNO AWARDS on CTV rocked Vancouver tonight during one of the most star-studded events in Canadian music. Nickelback cranked up the show with an incredibly pyrotechnic opening number; and it was clear from the start that it would be a night to remember for the 6X platinum selling rock group. With a #1 selling album, Dark Horse, Nickelback received the JUNO Award for Album of the Year (sponsored by Canadian Recording Industry Association), Group of the Year and the Juno Fan Choice Award (presented by Pepsi).</span></p> <p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;nickelback2.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p>]]></description>
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<title>Kevin Costner & Modern West Joins UEG</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small; ">Union Entertainment Group, Inc. enters Exclusive Management relationship with KEVIN COSTNER &amp; MODERN WEST&nbsp;<br /><br />Los Angeles, CA --- Union Entertainment Group&rsquo;s (UEG), Bryan Coleman announced today the firm&rsquo;s exclusive management representation of KEVIN COSTNER &amp; MODERN WEST for all aspects of the band&rsquo;s music endeavors.&nbsp;<br /><br />MODERN WEST, fronted by singer / guitarist Costner, is in the midst of supporting the band&rsquo;s debut Universal / Republic album, UNTOLD TRUTHS, and the move to the major management company, (Nickelback, Hinder, Red) signals the band&rsquo;s expansion into the commercial music marketplace. Announcing the signing, Coleman said, &ldquo;We are ecstatic for the wonderful opportunity to work with Modern West and the chance to work with Kevin to nurture and develop his music career.&rdquo;&nbsp;<br /><br />UNTOLD TRUTHS was released in November and has steadily worked its way onto conventional contemporary and country music radio playlists and has continues to climb. Plans for the band include a performance at the legendary STAGECOACH music festival in April, and dates and appearances featured throughout the 2009 NASCAR season. The band&rsquo;s video for its song, BACKYARD, has been a fixture on GAC and CMT since the album&rsquo;s release in addition to being featured throughout several upcoming NASCAR promotions.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: small; ">&lt;IMAGE&gt;kcmw2.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;<br /></span></p>]]></description>
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<title>Mr. Big reunites</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small; ">Original Mr. Big Reunites For Japanese Tour<br /><br />Finally confirming the rumors that have been circulating the internet for weeks, all four original members of the popular 90's rock supergroup, Mr. Big, are taking to the stage together for the first time in 13 years for a reunion tour of Japan.<br /><br />The announcement, made by the band before a press packed Hard Rock Cafe in Tokyo this week, brings back promises that the Japanese run will recapture the magic of the original chart-busting foursome: vocalist / frontman Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, guitar, Billy Sheehan, bass, and Pat Torpey, drums. The tour takes off in Sapporo on June 5 and culminates June 20 in Tokyo with a feature concert at Budokan&mdash;the famous Japanese venue known for its rich history of legendary performances by rock's elite. The band will record a live CD / DVD during the Budokan show that will also mark the band's 20 year anniversary!&nbsp;<br /><br />Formed in 1988, Mr. Big forged its place in hard rock history combining trademark &quot;shredding&quot; mucicianship with awesome vocal harmonies and signed a record deal in 1989 with Atlantic Records. The self-titled album. Mr. Big, received critical and commercial success in the US and Japan but it was the band's second album, Lean Into It, that provided the major breakthrough. Lean Into It, featured two ballads that established the band as a commercial success, &quot;To Be With You and &quot;Just Take My Heart&quot;, propelling the band the band to huge international success and record sales in the multi-millions.<br /><br />Gilbert left the band in 1996 to pursue a solo career and the original members had not shared a stage together until late 2008 at Gilbert solo show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. Paul was joined onstage by Sheehan and Torpey to perform a couple of covers songs and the three had such a good time together, they contacted Martin a few days later and the reunion was put into montion.<br /><br />While no concert dates beyond Japan have been announced as yet, the band is looking at possible dates in Southeast Asia and America later in the year.</span></p><p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;mrbig2.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p>]]></description>
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<title>Nickelback leads Juno Awards</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small; ">Nickelback&nbsp;leads Juno charge with five nominations. The band received nods in the categories of Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Group of the Year and Producer of the Year. &nbsp;&nbsp;It was also revealed that Nickelback, will perform at the Juno Awards broadcast from Vancouver's General Motors Place.&nbsp;</span></p><p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;nickelback2.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p>]]></description>
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<title>UEG artists go Platinum! </title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small; ">The RIAA has announced its Gold and Platinum certifications for the month of December, including&nbsp;<b>Dark Horse</b>&nbsp;from Nickelback, and Hinder's&nbsp;<b>Take It To The Limit.</b>&nbsp;</span></p><p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;ueg_profile.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p>]]></description>
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<title>UEG EXPANDS GROUP WITH 3 INDUSTRY VETERANS</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small; ">Music management firm&nbsp;<b>Union Entertainment Group, Inc,</b>&nbsp;(<b>UEG</b>), home to multi platinum and top-selling rock groups such as&nbsp;<b>Nickelback, Hinder, Candlebox and RED</b>, announced today the addition of three industry veterans to the company:&nbsp;<b>Dave Loncao, Brad Roosa and Kevin &ldquo;Chief&rdquo; Zaruk</b>.&nbsp;<br /><br />Longtime industry promotion specialist and artist co-manger (John Mellencamp), Dave Loncao, joins the company as an experienced manager as well as VP/Promotion. Loncao is best known for his pivotal role in transforming Roadrunner Records from a small metal label into a commercial industry player by beefing up their staff and spearheading the signing of radio friendly acts &ndash; most notably Nickelback - as well as directing promotions campaigns for Slipnot, Stone Sour, Theory of a Deadman and many others. Loncao will coordinate and quarterback all aspects of the UEG roster's radio and broadcast endeavors as well as managing future signings.&nbsp;<br /><br />Brad Roosa leaves a long career in the concert promotion industry, most recently with AEG Live, to come on board as UEG&rsquo;s VP/Touring operations and artist manager. Roosa handled AEG Live&rsquo;s talent buying and promotions for the Southwest region as well as overseeing four legs of the Nickelback&rsquo;s &lsquo;All the Right Reasons&rsquo; tour for AEG Live. Roosa will now coordinate all aspects of UEG's major touring endeavors as well as overseeing sponsorship acquisition, VIP ticketing platforms / packaging and maximizing all secondary ticketing opportunities. Roosa&rsquo;s extensive touring background is uniquely positioned to help UEG Artist&rsquo;s accelerate the growth of their touring fan base and maximize their earnings across all potential touring revenue streams.&nbsp;<br /><br />Kevin &ldquo;Chief&rdquo; Zaruk will join UEG as a manager and brings with him his full management roster, including multi-platinum rocker, Hinder. Zaruk, who has served as Nickelback&rsquo;s tour manager for 12 years, will remain Vancouver, Canada, based and operate under the UEG umbrella via his current&nbsp;<b>Chief Music Management Company.&nbsp;</b><br /><br />UEG&rsquo;s Bryan Coleman said, &ldquo;The addition of Dave, Brad and Chief strengthens the firm considerably by having these seasoned industry specialists within the management company quarterbacking our artist&rsquo;s best interests in every aspect of their career direction and earning potential&quot;.&nbsp;</span></p><p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;ueg_profile.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p>]]></description>
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<title>Nickelback is in the studio</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small; "><span class="uegbold" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; ">Nickelback</span>&nbsp;is currently recording the follow-up to 2005&rsquo;s massively successful All The Right Reasons with famed rock producer Mutt Lange (AC/DC, Def Leppard) in their homebase of Vancouver, B.C. The album is set for release on November 18, 2008. The first single, &ldquo;If Today Was Your Last Day&rdquo; will impact at all radio formats on September 30th.&quot;<br /><br /><span class="uegbold" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; ">Candlebox</span>&nbsp;will be concluding the first leg of the US tour Sept 16th with a performance at the new facility's of Orange County Choppers! The bands performance as well as interviews and bike ride will air in an upcoming episode of OCC! Orange County Choppers air Thurs at 9pm on TLC. Candlebox's new single &quot;Miss You&quot; impacts at active rock and rock radio on 9/23!</span></p><p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;nickelback2.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p>]]></description>
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<title>Candelbox | Into The Sun </title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small; "><span class="uegbold" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; ">Candlebox</span>&nbsp;will be releasing their new album, Into The Sun, today on Silent Majority Group / ILG. The album features the track, &quot;Stand&quot;, which is currently climbing up the Active charts. Candlebox's headlining tour will continue until mid September.&nbsp;<br /><br /><span class="uegbold" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; ">Cinder Road</span>&nbsp;currently on the warped tour til end of July.Their cd to be released in Canada in October, then 4 weeks of touring in Canada. Also cd to be released in japan in November with a tour to follow in january.More information at&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0); "><a target="_blank" style="color: rgb(211, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.myspace.com/cinderroad"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: small; ">www.myspace.com/cinderroad</span></span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: small; ">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: small; "><br /><br /><span class="uegbold" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; ">Suzie McNeil</span>&nbsp;new single &quot;let's go&quot; to be released July 29th,<br />Video now in production. Suzie appears on YTV in Canada as a judge on kid talent show &quot;next big star&quot; Suzie's new cd &quot;rock n roller&quot; Will be released in Canada in mid October.<br />More information at&nbsp;</span><a target="_blank" style="color: rgb(211, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.suziemcneil.ca/"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: small; ">www.suziemcneil.ca</span></span></a><span style="font-size: small; "><br /><br /><span class="uegbold" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; ">Rusty Truck</span>&nbsp;new cd in stores and at radio July 29 listen for the single &quot;cold ground&quot; featturing sheryl crow, at radio now.Radio promotional appearances in august with tour dates in late sept / oct. More information at&nbsp;</span><a target="_blank" style="color: rgb(211, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.myspace.com/rustytruck"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: small; ">www.myspace.com/rustytruck</span></span></a><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: small; ">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;candlebox2.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p>]]></description>
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<title>Suburban Legends is on tour</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: small; "><span class="uegbold" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; ">Suburban Legends</span>&nbsp;will be on tour, June through August, with Less Than Jake and Goldfinger. Their new album, Let's Be Friends, is scheduled for a June release.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <span class="uegbold" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; ">Kessler's</span>&nbsp;debut records, I Know Your Voice, will drop July 8th, on YMA records. The band will be on tour all summer in support of the release.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <span class="uegbold" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; ">Cinder Road</span>&nbsp;continues on tour with KISS in Europe until June 28th, back in the USA July 3rd to start the warped tour for 4 weeks. further updates at&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0); "><a target="_blank" style="color: rgb(211, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.cinderroadmusic.com/"><span style="font-size: small; ">www.cinderroadmusic.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: small; "><br /> <br /> <span class="uegbold" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; ">Suzie McNeil</span>&nbsp;Finishing her new CD for UNIVERSAL recording group, first single &quot;Let's Go&quot; will be at radio 3rd week of July. live shows in august and September in Canada with new CD in stores early October. further updates at&nbsp;</span><a target="_blank" style="color: rgb(211, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; " href="http://www.suziemcneil.ca/"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: small; ">www.suziemcneil.ca</span></span></a><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: small; ">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p>&lt;IMAGE&gt;suburbanlegends2.jpg&lt;/IMAGE&gt;</p>]]></description>
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