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ATLANTA -- Tupac Shakur's mother has donated a collection of the rapper's writing to the Robert W. Woodruff Library at Atlanta University Center.

Avid Redefines Guitarists? Recording and Performance Experience with Eleven Rack Unique solution provides a palette of perfect guitar tones, direct recording into Pro Tools and delivers studio sound on stageTewksbury, Mass, September 23, 2009- Avid (NASDAQ: AVID) today introduced Digidesign® Eleven? Rack, a standalone hardware unit that combines a hyper-realistic guitar amp and effects processor with a high-quality computer recording audio interface, to create the ultimate recording and performance solution for guitar players. Bundled with the industry-standard studio mixing software Pro Tools LE®, Eleven Rack empowers performing or recording guitarists to focus on what's most important?great tone, great recordings and great performances. Unlike other tone simulation devices, Eleven Rack provides guitarists with three distinct solutions in one product that:? Replicate everything guitarists love about vintage and modern amplifiers?without the hassle of storing or maintaining them;?

MUSICIANS INSTITUTE Awards Honorary Degree to guitar Legend STEVE VAIVAI was Keynote Speaker For The Graduating Class 2009HOLLYWOOD, CA (September 21, 2009) - Musicians Institute awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree to legendary rock guitarist, recording artist, producer, and composer Steve Vai. The award was officially conferred during MI?s summer graduation ceremony held on September 18 at LA?s Wiltern Theatre.

LIVING COLOUR's guitar virtuoso Vernon Reid and singer Corey Glover stopped by Billboard.com's studios to talk about the new album, 'The Chair In The Doorway', how the music business has changed since they began recording as a band, and how the their classic track 'Cult of Personality' can be reconsidered in the age of Obama.

CMA Awards co-host Brad Paisley leads the field of nominees for 2009 with six nominations, including the coveted Entertainer of the Year nomination, which he shares with Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, George Strait and Keith Urban. Paisley's co-host Carrie Underwood received two nominations: Female Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year, for her duet with Randy Travis on 'I Told You So.' The 43rd Annual CMA Awards will be presented at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 11, 2009. And now for a full list of nominees: Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley George Strait Taylor Swift Keith Urban Male Vocalist of the Year Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Darius Rucker George Strait Keith Urban Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert Martina McBride Reba McEntire Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Vocal Group of the Year Eagles Lady Antebellum Little Big Town Rascal Flatts Zac Brown Band Vocal Duo of the Year Big & Rich Brooks & Dunn Joey + Rory M

Well i'm blogging now because Josie said I should and then link her to it. Its quite sad I know, atleast she will be happy now. I really do not have much to say. I am now in alot of pain after tearing my ligiment in my hand from playing guitar, and typing this hurts so Josie better read it! I've now set up the artist website, now trying to find the mp3 player so you can all hear some tasty...Source : A New Hope (subscribe)

Alexi Laiho (guitar, vocals), Roope Latvala (guitar), and Henkka Blacksmith (bass) of the Finnish metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM will take part in a meet-and-greet on October 9 prior to their performance at the Regency Theater at The Grand in San Francisco, California.

... amazing group of beatboxers, led by world champion beatboxer Bellatrix . They were awesome, very RnB oriented but I guess that's to be expected. A group of Dohldrummers led the saxophones and audience round the building back into the foyer for the rest of the evening's entertainment, which included a 100 guitar massive! Sadly, Dash had an appointment with a big pie and couldn't stay. Here's a...Source : Skip enra Killi (subscribe)

Today is a sad, sad day for the music industry. Universal has bumped up the release date of Lil Wayne's rock album, Rebirth, from November 24 to December 15. Keep in the mind the album was originally due out in April. For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of assessing Mr. Wayne's guitar playing, the above video is a fair representation of his mad skillz. Who do you think Lil...Source : Flavorwire (subscribe)Explore : Entertainment Blogs

Paulette Dozier: Cornbread Tour Greenville, South Carolina to New York, New York June 25-July 4, 2009 Miami-based jazz vocalist, actress and voice-over professional Paulette Dozier recently completed a whirlwind Eastern coast tour centering on small and intimate venues where audiences could be no more than a hundred people, lending to what the performing artist describes as a more 'up close and personal' experience with her music. The intimate circumstances led her to choose the title Cornbread Tour, a theme she plans to repeat every summer. Accordingly, the venues were chosen by design to ensure that the vocalist could feel at home regardless of geographical location. The key was to be at ease with the club and the audience for whom she performed--gracefully and communicatively. With her striking looks and elegant manner on stage, Dozier presents quite an arresting visual image while being, as she has been previously described, 'stylishly dressed and tastefully glamorous.' In short,