The Summer Block Party 2010 Tour touches down in the heart of Appalachia at Logan’s Coalfield Jamboree Theatre this Saturday June 19th at 7pm, and anticipation is high. The major production concert festival tour is being presented for the unheard of low price of just $5.00 per person at the door, through the generosity of several local area businesses and national tour sponsor Food For The Hungry. No advance tickets are being sold, to allow families and groups the opportunity to attend the concert at the last minute. The entire theatre, including the balcony, will be open to accommodate the large number of expected attendees, including church groups and Contemporary Christian music fans from around the region.

Since St. Brendan's May 16 Feast Day naturally inspires thoughts of heroic adventure, the Franciscan Sisters invite all graduates discerning their future path and vocation call to immerse themselves in this buoyant instrumental that evokes the Irish saint's heroic journeying. May all find Christ on their personal journey of self-discovery. Alison was "…inspired to write "The Wonderful Sea Voyage" after watching a program on the Discovery Channel about the wanderings of the Christian monk Brendan the Navigator. According to legend, Brendan made a voyage from the west coast of Ireland to Newfoundland around 550 AD possibly becoming the first European to travel to the New World. Brendan and his company of 14 monks traveled for 7 years in a small leather curragh enduring many hardships but experiencing many fantastic adventures as well. I tried to capture the feel of the sea and some of the drama of Brendan's adventure in this tune."

From today, parents planning a Christening will be able to commission a lullaby that features their baby's Christian name sung throughout the song and it comes with the copyright permission to allow the CD to be played during the ceremony. Lullaby Babies specialise in the creation of personalised audio products for babies and the owner Richard Jenkinson claims their latest release will offer parents a modern solution to the difficult challenge of selecting Christening music that can be played during the service:

"Margo's voice is transcendent and lush", says Robin McGraw; Ron White, Multi-Grammy nominated comedian adds, "Margo's voice radiates emotion and sensuality in way no other can - truly addictive". Remixes of the breakout singer/songwriter's infectious debut single "Habit" are about to hit the airwaves - released on Dauman Music-Republic Digital, distributed by Universal. This sultry song was produced by five-time Grammy-Nominee music mogul Michael Blakey: it immediately caught the attention of remix superstars Tracy Young (Madonna, Britney Spears, Pink), DJ Mike Cruz (Beyonce, Jesse McCartney, Taylor Dayne), Mike Bordes (Mariah Carey, Pussycat Dolls, Nelly Furtado), Rod Carrillo (Rihanna, Snoop Dogg, Donna Summer), Klubjumpers (L'il Wayne, Michael Buble, Jason Derulo) and more.

Musicians around the world will have the chance to compete for a world tour in a unique new competition organized by social network, Next Top Hit. Co-founder, Nathan Battle announced today an international, people's choice music competition to be conducted entirely online. Musicians from all genres are now able to upload their music to www.nexttophit.com exposing them to a global audience. The most popular artist will be awarded a tailored, 5 nation world tour valued at $200 000. "The competition is our way of giving emerging talent a dream start to their career," said Battle.

Malaysia leads the way with 36 nominations in the final list of Asia's first independent music awards - Avima - with acts like Pop Shuvit, Estrella, Melissa Indot, Yuna and Altimet getting the major nods. Top indie acts from the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia such as Thaitanium, Everybody Loves Irene, Up Dharma Down, Elemental Gaze, Electrico, The Out of Body Special, The Great Spy Experiment and Taken by Cars are also in the final cut. The AVIMA 2009 nomination list  was released recently by Voize.my, an Asian lifestyle and entertainment website. There was a large number of nominations for acts from India, with electro-rock group Shaair and Func notching four.