"All About the Music!"

INDIE Artist Opportunity: 2013 A&R Hookup Tour, Saturday, June 15th in Richmond, Virginia! See flyer for details.

80’s Party going down Saturday, June 1st, in Eastville, Va., with music by DJ TNT, to benefit women’s health! Check it out!

Make sure you check out The Prenz Bilal Show at its new time, Thursdays & Fridays, 2-6pm, on Power 104.7 Balto. @ http://power1047.com/!

Mark your calendars! The 7th Annual Baltimore Crown Awards is going down Saturday, November 2, 2013 at the 5 Seasons!

Today’s “Spotlight Wednesday” video pick of the week on Sonika Imaging TV is Lady B in “Bi-Polar” featuring DGK, Kia Boo, Finesse the Best, Muvi, and Storm! Check it out right here, at http://youtu.be/a3km_TnhPm8, and on Sonika Imaging TV at http://www.youtube.com/curli2007! 

                 NEW HYPE INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMPETITION

SPONSORED BY URBAN INDIE RADIO-L.A | THE NEW HYPE MAGAZINE| URBAN STARZ MEDIA

The “POP IT OR DROP IT” Show will air weekly starting 6/19/2013 on Urban Indie Radio-L.A and will host the NEW HYPE INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMPETITION. THE CONTEST WILL CONSIST OF SONG SUBMISSIONS TO THE RADIO SHOW “POP IT OR DROP IT”, WHICH WILL AIR WEEKLY BEGINNING JUNE 19, 2013 ON URBAN INDIE RADIO-LOS ANGELES AND VIA BTR PODCAST. ON AIR REALTIME JUDGING DECISIONS WILL BE MADE BY AN INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL(S) AFFILIATED WITH URBAN STARZ MEDIA. GENERAL AUDIENCE AND SUPPORTERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CALL IN, HOWEVER, EACH WEEK’S WINNER WILL BE SELECTED BY THE COMPANY’S JUDGEMENT.

SUBMISSION:  

BEGINNING 5/6/2013 SONG SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE EMAILED TO URBANSTARZMEDIA@GMAIL.COM SUBJECT LINE “POP IT OR DROP IT”.  SONGS SHOULD BE IN MP3 FORMAT. ARTISTS WILL NEED TO INCLUDE A BIO, PHOTO, AND CONTACT INFORMATION. EACH SONG MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A $20 ENTRY FEE.

*For more info, go to http://www.urbanindieradio.com/#!pop-itor-drop-it/c1qvl!

DMVLife.Com’s “DMV Showcase Part 6” auditions are going down May 11th and May 12th at Catwalk Studioz in Laurel, Md.! Every person who auditions will receive: Professional Photoshoot that same day at Catwalk Studioz, their mixtape or music video featured on DMVLIFE.com, feedback from industry judges, their audition video featured and promoted on Twitter, and Facebook, and DMVLIFE.com. For more info, go to http://www.dmvlife.com!

Today, Sonika Imaging TV’s “Spotlight Wednesday” video pick of the week is “DMV Cypher on Sway in the Morning”! See Uptown XO, Skarr Akbar, Lyriciss, Ra The Mc, Caddy da Don, Robert ‘Backland’ Boyd, and more! Check it out right here, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wxADyceUes&feature=share&list=PLSXtfoDuxUDXXYuWUewo8gX1e8BkusQsI, and on Sonika Imaging TV at http://www.youtube.com/curli2007!

See M.A.M. Records’ Finesse TheBest in “Salute the Queens” Birthday Celebration for Civ Jones Thursday, May 9th at the Now Child Soundstage in Baltimore, Maryland.

The A3C (All 3 Coasts) Festival is one of the largest hip hop festivals in the world. Now in its 9th year, the festival takes place annually in Atlanta, Georgia, and is going down this year from October 2-6. Growing from a local hip hop event to an international conference, A3C showcases music and live performances from upcoming and major hip hop artists and Djs from around the world. 10,000 - 50,000 people attend this event every year. If you’d like to be one of them, go to http://www.a3cfestival.com/ for more information!

Makin It Magazine’s “Music Mondays”! For more info, go to http://www.makinitmag.com/events/music-monday-w-dropolo-torigr8ce.html

See M.A.M Records’ Team Jacob in “The Usual Suspects” May 4th at The Glass Grill! See flyer for details!

1st Fridays Rock and Bowl with DJ TNT at the new Shake and Bake! Going down tonight, May 3rd!