The legendary promoter Sid Bernstein who brought the Beatles to America as well as bands like the Rolling Stones, Herman’s Hermits and the Moody Blues, has joined the Songs of Love Board of Advisors.

“In all of my years in the music industry I have never seen a music based charity quite like this one. Like the Beatles, they truly stand on their own. I strongly urge the entire music community to join me in support of this unique and worthwhile organization,” Mr. Bernstein said.

Sid Bernstein will be actively promoting the work of the Songs of Love Foundation to the music community at large.

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Budding stars that would leap at the opportunity to make it in the “American Idol” world now have their chance. Beginning Friday, October 23rd The Church at Rancho Bernardo will host wMw Academy of Vocal Flight’s first program for professional and amateur singers.

Professional singers hailing from Los Angeles to South Africa will offer instruction to hundreds of singing hopefuls at an intensive “For Singers Only” workshop. Aspiring vocalists interested in enrolling in the three-day course should register now because the highly coveted spaces are limited.

Classes will focus on strengthening vocal technique, improving live performance, navigating through the music industry, and will conclude with a concert featuring some of the students and well-known professionals.

Enrollment is already underway for “FOR SINGERS ONLY, Finding Your Voice, The Path to Enjoyment and Success in Music. wMw Academy of Vocal Flight is accepting registration online at www.wmwacademy.com for the $149.00, three-day course up until day one of the program. Attendees may also register by calling (858) 592-2434, or emailing info(at)wmwacademy.com. The workshop runs from Friday, October 23rd, 5:30 p.m. to Sunday, October 25th, 11:00 p.m. Tickets for the final Sunday evening concert, which is open to the public, are on sale now for $15.00, at www.wmwacademy.com.

ROCKPIT.COM, the new music website dedicated to all things rock, will celebrate its official launch LIVE with CREED from the Cynthia Wood Mitchell Pavilion in Houston to kick off the High Definition Live Webcast Concert Series along the multi-platinum, Grammy-winning rockers’ Full Circle tour. Be a part of the action as it happens for FREE at Rockpit.com starting Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. CST.

The highly anticipated Rockpit.com website and High Definition Live Webcast Concert Series will be a music industry first. Rockpit.com features an exclusive, comprehensive rock band database of over 500 rock bands and artists, editorial blogs, fan-driven content and community, and the largest full-length rock concert catalog available online. The catalog will feature A-list artists in heritage, alternative and top 40 rock.

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Today, Barbie premieres her first music and dance video – titled “Do ‘The Barbie’” – to celebrate the launch of her new Barbie Fashionistas dolls. The new dolls feature 12 points of movement and more than 100 plastic-fantastic poses so Barbie can bend her elbows, twist her wrists, move at the waist and roll her head.

To show off these new movements, Barbie has teamed up with one of the music industry’s hottest names to choreograph and produce a music video featuring a new dance – appropriately called “The Barbie” – set to a new, re-recorded version of the 90s hit song “Barbie Girl.” Barbie looked to famed choreographer JaQuel Knight, the talent behind Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” (“Put A Ring On It”) dance craze, to choreograph the “The Barbie,” a series of doll-like moves and dance grooves.

The music video, shot in New York in July, stars three Barbie Fashionistas dolls – “Sassy,” “Cutie” and “Artsy” – and features a cameo from “Hottie” Ken. In the video, the dolls break out of their toy boxes to “come alive” and dance “The Barbie” alongside real, life-size Barbie dancers. “The Barbie” dance is comprised of doll-like moves that can be performed to any song and ends with a signature Point, Twist, Snap.

The Barbie Fashionistas Dolls will be available in October for an average retail price of $11.99 each.

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