(New York, NY) - Chelsea Grin's highly anticipated new EP, Evolve (Artery Recordings/Razor & Tie), is set for release on June 19th 2012. The physical EP will be available exclusively at Hot Topic stores nationwide as well as on the band's webstore and through the band at this summer's Warped Tour. The physical EP will include five songs plus an exclusive bonus track. The EP will also be available digitally at all digital service providers. Evolve is the follow up to their critically acclaimed 2011 sophomore full length My Damnation.

Chelsea Grin Pre Order Bundles all include a physical copy of the Evolve EP and include a variety of different band merch including t-shirts, wristbands and necklaces. Preorder bundles are available at MerchNow and MerchConnection.

Evolve was tracked by Buckett at High Vibe Recordings, mixed by Jason Suecof (Trivium, All That Remains, Whitechapel) at Audio Hammer Studios, and engineered by Eyal Levi (August Burns Red, Black Dahlia Murder, Job For A Cowboy, and guitarist of Daath).

Watch a lyric video for "Lilith" off Evolve HERE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFAiOzgb8O0

Chelsea Grin's last album, My Damnation, thrusted the band onto the Billboard Top Album Charts debuting at #64 with over 6,700 total sales in the first week. My Damnation has sold close to 25,000 albums to date. The album also landed on a number of other charts #6 on the Hard Music Chart, #16 on the Rock Chart, #8 on the Independent Chart and #127 on the Top Albums Digital Chart. Chelsea Grin has received numerous accolades from fans and press alike including a coveted Alternative Press "AP Recommends" column and a #2 spot in the September 2010 AP Readers Chart, and Revolver named them a "Band To Watch" in the September/October 2011 issue of the magazine.

Chelsea Grin has spent the past couple of years consistently touring - highlights have been jaunts with Asking Alexandria, Whitechapel, For Today, and the 2011 Bamboozle Festival as well as their first headlining tour this past spring. The band released their first full length album, Desolation Of Eden, as the debut band on the newly formed Artery Recordings label in February 2010. The Salt Lake City based band is Alex Koehler (vocals), Jaek Harmond (guitars), Dan Jones (guitars), Jason Richardson (guitars), and David Flinn (bass).

Artery Recordings is the label home to The Artery Foundation and an imprint of independent label Razor & Tie, whose roster now includes For The Fallen Dreams, Chelsea Grin, Vanna, Attila, I Declare War, A Bullet For Pretty Boy, Close To Home, Adestria, The Crimson Armada and Casino Madrid. A management company since 2004, The Artery Foundation has a knack for finding diamonds in the rough and nurturing them into worldwide prominence. Some of their recent artists flooding the Billboard charts have included Top 40 releases with The Devil Wears Prada and Attack Attack!, Top 100 releases with Alesana and Breath Carolina and additional artists such as Asking Alexandria, Jonny Craig and Dance Gavin Dance.

(New York, NY) - P.O.D.'s new studio album, Murdered Love (Razor & Tie), is available now in exclusive pre-order bundles at payableondeath.com. The new album is set for release on July 10th and features the first single, "Lost In Forever" - available for download on iTunes HERE. The song is getting a great reception at radio with support coming in over 40 markets across various formats including Active/Mainstream/Alternative and Christian. In just two weeks "Lost In Forever" is already Top 25 at Active Rock and top 20 at Christian Rock.

P.O.D.'s new studio album, Murdered Love album cover art has also been revealed - available here. The album cover and packaging for P.O.D.s' Murdered Love was illustrated and designed by Invisible Creature who's previous credits include The Foo Fighters, Norma Jean, Chris Cornell and many more. Invisible Creature have also received 4 Grammy nominations for music packaging.

The P.O.D. Murdered Love pre-order bundles are as follows:*

-TIER ONE (Music Bundle): Murdered Love CD, Digital Album Download, Instant Song Download, Album Artwork Lithograph- $12.00

-TIER TWO (T-Shirt Bundle): Murdered Love CD, Digital Album Download, Instant Song Download, Album Artwork Lithograph , Album Art T-Shirt - $22.00

-TIER THREE (Warrior Bundle): Murdered Love CD, Digital Album Download, Instant Song Download, Signed Album Artwork Lithograph, Album Artwork T-Shirt and P.O.D. Logo Jersey - $49.99

*All tiers will come with a CD, album digital download and an instant download of the song "Lost In Forever (Scream)".

Murdered Love is the first new studio album in four years and is now confirmed for release on July 10th 2012. This album is P.O.D.'s long-awaited follow-up to When Angels & Serpents Dance. Murdered Love sees the band reunited with long-time producer Howard Benson who also produced the band's massive Satellite album alongside hit albums for Kelly Clarkson, Theory Of A Deadman, Daughtry, and My Chemical Romance.

P.O.D. has kicked off a series of tour dates and festival shows tis past week and will stay on the road throughout 2012 (full tour dates below). The band was also just announced to join the third annual Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival this summer alongside multiplatinum rock bands Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind and Papa Roach,

P.O.D. (Payable on Death) formed in 1992 has logged a remarkable array of achievements, including worldwide sales exceeding 10 million, a series of chart topping radio hits, and an unprecedented four #1 MTV videos. With a 15-year career under their belts, P.O.D. has released seven studio albums, received three Grammy Award nominations, contributed to numerous motion picture soundtracks, and toured the world over many times. With their third studio album, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown, they achieved their initial mainstream success - the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 2000. Their following studio album, Satellite, continued the band's success with the hit singles, "Alive" and "Youth of the Nation," pushing it to go triple platinum. The band's line-up consists of vocalist Sonny Sandoval, drummer Wuv Bernardo, guitarist Marcos Curiel, and bassist Traa Daniels.

NEW YORK, NY -(Marketwire - May 7, 2012) - BeBe Winans, a critically acclaimed, inspirational R&B and gospel vocalist, best known as a member of the celebrated Winans family dynasty, has signed with Razor & Tie. BeBe Winans' new album, America America, which honors our nation's heritage, will be released by Razor & Tie on June 19th, 2012.

Cliff Chenfeld, co-owner Razor & Tie, comments, "BeBe Winans is one of our country's great singers and he has made a timely, necessary record that will speak to all Americans. It is a brave, powerful statement. We are very proud to be working with BeBe."

Winans is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer, including his Grammy for co-producing the song "Jesus Loves Me" on Whitney Houston's smash film soundtrack from 'The Bodyguard.' He has achieved wide notoriety both as a solo artist and as part of the hit-making duo BeBe & CeCe Winans (the first brother and sister duo to be awarded a prestigious Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame). He is also a noted actor who has appeared on the stage (in the Broadway production of 'Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple') and screen (2003's 'The Manchurian Candidate'). As a solo artist, BeBe Winans has sold 1 million albums.

"I am very excited about this new partnership with Razor & Tie," Winans said. "They understand who I am as an artist and what I'm trying to achieve with America America. I appreciate their business model and look forward to working closely with them to bring this new record to the widest audience possible."

America America, Winans' seventh solo release, is comprised of nine classic songs including "America The Beautiful," "Lift Every Voice," "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and our national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner," all imbued with his soul-stirring touches. Winans also wrote three new songs for the album -- the beautifully hopeful title track and first single, "America America" (which will feature a touching companion video directed by David Warshauer [Katy Perry, Black Eyed Peas]), the upbeat "We're The United States of America," and the poignant "Ultimate Sacrifice," dedicated to our troops.

"The inspiration for America America is the time we are living in," Winans explains. "Sometimes, we forget that we are all Americans. At sporting events, when the national anthem is sung, everyone stands -- black, white, rich, poor -- everyone."

Tour dates with Dave Koz beginning in June and continuing throughout the summer will be announced shortly. The pair worked together on the title track of Koz's 1999 release, The Dance. Winans is expected to perform songs from America America as well as highlights from his impressive career.

Winans' poignant memories of his dear friend and frequent musical collaborator Whitney Houston will be shared in his upcoming book, The Whitney I Knew (Worthy Publishing). The book will be in stores on July 31, 2012. No one can forget the emotional performance and moving eulogy Winans delivered during Houston's nationally televised funeral.

BeBe Winans is the latest addition to independent label Razor & Tie's expanding roster that includes artists from various genres. The New York City-based label is one of the fastest growing independent record companies in the United States, and has garnered both Platinum sales and Grammy awards in its 20-year history.

Dave Koz Tour - all dates are with Special Guest BeBe Winans
6/22 El Paso, TX Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center
6/23 Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts Center
6/24 Hampton, VA Hampton Jazz Fest at Hampton
7/20 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre
7/22 San Dimas, CA JazzFest West
7/28 Healdsburg, CA Rodney Strong Winery
*7/29 San Diego, CA Embarcadero Marina Park South * Dave Koz w/San Diego Symphony *
8/2 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre
8/3 Apple Valley, MN Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater
8/10 Huntington, NY The Paramount Theater
8/11 Richmond, VA Richmond Jazz Festival 2012
8/17 Newport Beach, CA Hyatt Regency Newport Beach
8/18 Temecula, CA Thornton Winery
8/19 Temecula, CA Thornton Winery
8/22 Vienna, VA The Filene Center
8/23 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
8/25 Saratoga, CA Montalvo Arts Center

The Sword have announced 6 warm up shows routing to the Orion Music and More Festival in Atlantic City on June 23rd from their home base of Austin, TX. Following the Orion Festival appearance, the band will commence recording their debut CD for Razor & Tie, scheduled for release in the fall.

The dates for the warm up shows are:

June 17 - Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds
June 18 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues Parish
June 19 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
June 20 - Raleigh, NC - Kings Barcade
June 21 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
June 22 - Westchester, PA - The Note

Direct support on all shows will be Red Fang. Honky will open the shows in Houston and New Orleans and Kyng will open the shows in Atlanta, Raleigh, Baltimore, and Westchester.

In support of his upcoming album The Duke (out June 26th on Razor & Tie), Joe Jackson will soon be taking his stellar ensemble on the road for a Fall US tour. The touring band will include Regina Carter on violin, long-time Jackson collaborator, percussionist Sue Hadjopoulos, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Allison Cornell, Jesse Murphy on bass, Adam Rogers on guitar, and Nate Smith on drums. The five-time Grammy nominee has also just unveiled the first track off the album, "I'm Beginning to See the Light." Jackson's rendition of the revered track consists of a medley of the three Ellington classics, "I'm Beginning To See The Light," "Take the A Train" and "Cotton Tail," which premiered on The Huffington Post.

The Duke finds the iconoclastic English singer/composer/arranger/keyboardist interpreting 15 Ellington classics over the course of ten tracks, interspersing melodic and rhythmic elements of various compositions in a manner that's consistent with Ellington's own freewheeling approach. Rather than emulating the songs' original big-band settings, Jackson filters the material through his own musical imagination while exploring an assortment of unexpected grooves and textures. The resulting album is a seamless fusion of sounds and styles, whose abundant sense of playfulness is consistent with Ellington's boundary-breaking attitude.

Jackson's distinctive voice is featured on I'm Beginning To See The Light, Mood Indigo, and I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good), while It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) finds him trading vocals with punk icon Iggy Pop. R&B diva Sharon Jones, meanwhile, shines with a soulful I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues. In keeping with Ellington's multiculturalism, Jackson also encouraged Iranian singer Sussan Deyhim to perform a soaring Caravan in Farsi, and Lilian Vieira, of the Brazilian/Dutch collective Zuco 103, to create a sunny, sexy Portuguese version of Perdido.

The album's striking mix of electronic and organic textures is especially evident on instrumentals like Isfahan, Rockin' In Rhythm, The Mooche, and Black and Tan Fantasy. The musicians include two contemporary jazz stars, violinist Regina Carter and bassist Christian McBride; rock guitar hero Steve Vai; drummer Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson and other members of The Roots; and two of Jackson's old associates, guitarist Vinnie Zummo and percussionist Sue Hadjopoulos. The album was recorded and mixed by the legendary Elliot Scheiner (Steely Dan, Sting, Bob Dylan). Though The Duke is a tribute album, it's also very much a Joe Jackson album, consistent with his long-standing sense of musical adventure.

(New York, NY) - Shadows Fall's brand new studio album, Fire From The Sky¸ is now available for pre-order on iTunes. The exclusive iTunes LP features two bonus tracks, exclusive videos, liner notes, lyrics and bonus live tracks "Failure of the Devout" and "The Light That Binds." Fans can preview 90 second snippets of the entire album now on iTunes.

Fans can now listen to the first single off Fire From The Sky "The Unknown" at MetalSucks. A video for the single will be premiering later this month.

Fire From The Sky reunites Shadows Fall with long-time friend, producer/engineer and Killswitch Engage/Times Of Grace guitarist, Adam Dutkiewicz(Devil Wears Prada, All That Remains). The album was mixed by Brian Virtue and features some of the band's most complex and melodic material in years.

Shadows Fall will hit the road as direct support to Fear Factory this spring. The band will also headline a string of dates. (Full tour dates below).

Formed in 1996, Shadows Fall emerged from Springfield, Massachusetts as a D.I.Y. band that ultimately found legions of fans, worldwide fame, Grammy nominations, and rock radio success. The band has released six studio albums, two DVDs, a collection of B-sides and one Greatest Hits compilation, selling over 770,000 to date and has had music featured on the hugely popular video game series Guitar Hero. With the band's sound often described as having an unmistakable, seamless blend of metal and hard rock, Shadows Fall has grown to help define the very essence of modern aggressive music, showcasing their distinctive mix of bone-splintering aggression and melodic nuance. Shadows Fall has toured extensively with such bands as Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Stone Sour, Lacuna Coil, Trivium, Dragonforce, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch, Lamb Of God.

(New York, NY) - Andrea Torchia-Alford has been named Vice President Creative for Razor & Tie Music Publishing. Andrea joins the label with an extensive background in publishing, artist & repertoire, and creative services. She will work out of Los Angeles, CA and report to Razor & Tie Music Publishing Vice President Sharon Tapper, who is based in the New York City office.

Sharon Tapper comments, "Andrea's arrival at Razor & Tie Music Publishing demonstrates our commitment to build our select, but diverse roster at a time of great opportunity. We are very bullish about the future and think that Andrea's energy, creativity and knowledge will play a pivotal role in the growth and development of our company."

Andrea Torchia-Alford joins Razor & Tie from Taxi Music, where she was the Vice President A&R for the last three years. At Taxi she oversaw the company's A&R department and managed the company's industry relationships. Andrea worked with over 8,000 songwriters placing music with various film, television opportunities. Prior to Taxi, Andrea was the Senior Director of Creative Services at Universal Music Publishing from 2007 to 2009. Responsible for placement of the publishing the classic and contemporary catalog, she also worked with songwriters and producers to nurture collaborations both domestically and internationally. Artists she worked with at Universal include Macy Gray, Backstreet Boys, Ron Neff-U Feemster, Harvey Mason, Jr., Alissa Moreno, Beau Dozier, BC Jean, and Lamont Dozier. From 2000 through 2007, Andrea was a Senior Creative Director at Zomba Music Publishing where she also worked with a bevy of songwriters and producers such as Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, N'Sync, Macy Gray, and Nate Butler. During her time at Zomba and Universal Andrea was responsible for securing cuts for her writers with artists such as Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Joss Stone, Mary J Blige, Jo Jo, Brandy and Rascal Flatts. Torchia-Alford began her career at Rondor Music Publishing as a Creative Manager in 1996.

Razor & Tie Music Publishing
Razor & Tie Music Publishing was founded in 2007 and has distinguished itself with a focused, proactive approach to multi-media song placement, royalty administration and career development. In a few short years it has developed a small focused roster of talented and accomplished writers, artists and bands, as well as a lucrative catalog of songs. The company is led by a seasoned and energetic executive team, and supported by an administration, finance, and business affairs staff with representatives in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville. The company is self-administered in North America and has aligned with a strong team of sub-publishers throughout the rest of the world. Recently Razor & Tie Music Publishing celebrated the companies second #1 country hit in less than six months; the first being singer/songwriter Dave Barnes' "God Gave Me You," as performed by Blake Shelton and the second being writer Catt Gravitt's co-write on the song "Alone With You" as performed by country singer Jake Owen. Dave Barnes also received his first Grammy nomination for Best Country Song for the track and Barnes' and Shelton's versions of the song sold over one million singles. Gravitt's "Alone With You" is also already Gold having sold over 616,000. Razor & Tie Music Publishing recently appeared in both the Billboard Top 10 Publishers Airplay Chart (#10) and the Billboard Top 10 Country Publishers Airplay Chart (#7).

For more information visit: www.razorandtiemusicpublishing.com