7.02.09
MTV’s The Leak
All this week, fans could listen to All Time Low’s “Nothing Personal” via MTV’s The Leak. The album hits stores and digital retailers on Tuesday, July 7th.
7.01.09
Certified Gold
21st Century Breakdown, the latest studio album from Reprise Records’ Green Day, has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
6.30.09
Love Drunk
Boys Like Girls’ new single “Love Drunk” is now available for purchase on iTunes. The new album, also entitled “Love Drunk”, is due out on September 8th, 2009.
6.30.09
Killswitch Engage
To celebrate the release of their new, self–titled album which hit stores today, Killswitch Engage announced “The Return” – the most elaborate contest the band has thrown in their entire career, featuring over 25 prizes. Visit
www.takethisoath.com/thereturn for full details.
6.24.09
Teen Choice Awards
Paramore are up for the Choice Music: Rock Group Award and the Choice Music: Rock Track for their single “Decode” in the Teen Choice Awards 2009. Fans can cast their votes at
TeenChoiceAwards.com up until August 1st.
6.19.09
Wide Open Country Video of the Year Award
Kid Rock took home the award for Wide Open Country Video of the Year for “All Summer Long” at this week’s Country Music Awards in Nashville.
6.11.09
Collective Soul (Rabbit)
Collective Soul have revealed the title and track listing for their upcoming Loud & Proud/ Roadrunner Records debut album, Collect Soul (Rabbit). The album is scheduled for an August 25th release date.
6.11.09
Green Day
Warner Music announced the release of Green Day’s video documentary “Bullet in a Bible” to be out on Blu–Ray for the first time, on June 22.
6.10.09
3 Doors Down
3 Doors Down have gotten involved with Children’s Dream Racer, a children’s charity that builds miniature race car reproductions that are donated to children’s hospitals across the country. The band will help bring these Dream Racers to five new children’s hospitals.
6.5.09
Miley Cyrus 2009 North American Tour
Miley Cyrus will set out on tour this September with brother Trace Cyrus’ band Metro Station as part of the bill. The tour kicks of September 14th in Portland, OR and runs through December 1, 2009.
6.5.09
Pedal To The Metal Tour
The Pedal To The Metal Tour 2009, featuring Mudvayne and Black Label Society, will kick off July 24 in Portland, ME, and conclude September 9, in Oklahoma City, OK. Joining the 2 of the road for this tour are Static–X, Suicide Silence, Dope, Bury Your Dead, and the Hellzapoppin sideshow review.
5.29.09
Buckcherry
Kiss has announced Buckcherry as the opening act on their upcoming tour — the world’s first fan–routed tour.
5.21.09
All Time Low
All Time Low announced that they will be joining this year’s Vans Warped Tour lineup from July 19th through August 23rd.
5.20.09
Blink–182 Tour
Fall Out Boy and Panic at the Disco were both announced as support acts on select dates of the upcoming, highly anticipated Blink–182 summer tour.
5.15.09
Green Day
Green Day’s brand new, highly anticipated album “21st Century Breakdown” hits stores today!
5.14.09
3 Inches of Blood
3 Inches of Blood have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. Fans can expect their massively anticipated new full–length release this fall.
5.13.09
Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls will be doing a four week mtvU presents summer tour with special guests Never Shout Never and The Ready Set. Immediately following, BLG will continue on a short run with The Academy Is…, Gym Class Heroes, Never Shout Never and The Veronicas.
5.12.09
Stimulate This! Tour
Hard rock mavens Staind, Shinedown, Chevelle and Halestorm will be teaming up this summer for the “Stimulate This!” tour, a four–band bill designed to offer fans maximum value at a minimal price.
5.8.09
Shinedown
Shinedown’s “Second Chance” is currently featured in promos for ABC’s “GENERAL HOSPITAL”. Spots begin airing tomorrow and run for a week!
5.8.09
Buckcherry
Buckcherry’s ‘Rescue Me’ is the theme song for the upcoming WWE Pay Per View special, “Judgement Day”. The show airs on May 17th but the song is currently being featured in ads for the event.
5.1.09
Panic at the Disco
Panic at the Disco was added to the bill for the August 8th No Doubt show at the Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, CA.
4.24.09
Know Your Enemy World Premiere
The music video for Green Day’s first single “Know Your Enemy”, from their forth coming May 15th album release, premiered online today at 00:00 hours EST. The video will then premiere, tonight, on MTV at 8:00pm EST/PST.
4.16.09
Know Your Enemy
“Know Your Enemy”, the first single off of Green Day’s upcoming album “21st Century Breakdown” is now available worldwide through all digital retailers, including
iTunes
4.15.09
Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage have announced the title for their eagerly anticipated fourth album for Roadrunner Records. The album, entitled Killswitch Engage, was produced by Brendan O'Brien (AC/DC, Rage Against the Machine) and co-produced by Adam Dutkiewicz, and will hit stores on June 30.
4.10.09
Believers Never Die Part Deux Tour
Fall Out Boy’s Believers Never Die Part Deux Tour which also features All Time Low, Cobra Starship, Metro Station and Hey Monday kicked off this week in Mesa, AZ. The tour will cross the states, coming to the east coast in time for Bamboozle and ending on May 17th in MN.
4.1.09
MTVAA’s Best Rock Video
Fall Out Boy took home the “Best Rock Video” Award for their single ‘I Don’t Care’ at the Australian MTV Video Music Awards.
3.27.09
Earth Hour
On March 28th, Green Day and Gavin DeGraw will be among the millions of people around the world to turn off their lights to raise awareness and prompt action on climate change. World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour 2009 will take place on the 28th from 8:30pm – 9:30pm Local Time.
3.20.09
All Time Low
All Time Low have officially finished recording their upcoming album. Mixing begins while the band hits the road this spring on the Believers Never Die Part Deux Tour with Fall Out Boy.
3.13.09
Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls are currently in the studio working on their sophomore release with producer Brian Howes.
3.12.09
Nothing But Nets
Gavin has partnered up with Tom Cavanagh and The UN Foundation to deliver bed nets to refugee camps in Uganda in the Nothing But Nets campaign.
3.6.09
Kings of Leon
Holding the title for largest selling digital album ever in the UK, Kings of Leon have also claimed the title for largest selling digital single of all time in the UK, with almost 550,000 downloads of “Sex On Fire”.
2.27.09
Sound Relief
Kings of Leon will take part in a special event, entitled Sound Relief, to benefit the victims of the Australian bush fires. The event will take place on March 14th at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia.
2.20.09
BRIT Awards
Kings of Leon took home the International Group Award as well as the International Album BRIT for “Only by the Night” at Wednesday night’s BRIT Awards Ceremony.
2.19.09
Green Day
Look for the full in-the-studio report with Green Day, featured in the Rolling Stone issue that hit newsstands today!
2.12.09
Simple Plan and Sennheiser Stagemeister
The two have teamed up to give one lucky fan the chance to accompany the band for one week on Simple Plan’s summer tour, helping to prep the stage, conduct sound checks, tend to the bandmates and their instruments, and essentially create an unforgettable performance for the audience.
2.12.09
Grammy Awards
Kings of Leon have won the 2009 Grammy for “Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals” for their smash hit single “Sex On Fire”.
2.6.09
Grammy Awards
Kid Rock, Kings of Leon, DragonForce and Death Cab for Cutie are among this year’s Grammy Award nominees. The ceremony will air this Sunday, February 8th, 2009 at 8:00pm EST on CBS.
1.30.09
2009 Bud Bowl
3 Doors Down will take part in this year’s Bud Bowl in Tampa, FL, sponsored by Anheuser–Busch. 3DD will perform on January 31st, the second day of this free pre–super bowl celebration.
1.26.09
Metro Station Impacts The UK
Metro Station hit the UK this week for the first time, performing along side of BLG for this week’s worth of shows.
1.23.09
Thursday VIP Packages
Thursday has set up
www.thursdaydoves.com, giving fans who have purchased a ticket to the upcoming Taste of Chaos tour the chance to also purchase up to 3 VIP packages, of which a signed guitar or chance to be roadie for a day are options. All packages include a one year membership into the Thursday Doves which is the band’s official fan club, a meet and greet with the band and a copy of the upcoming “Common Existence” CD.
1.20.09
MTV: Live from the Inaugural
Kid Rock and Fall Out Boy were two of the headlining performers at the official Youth Inaugural Ball in Washington, DC, airing exclusively on MTV networks.
1.15.09
Believers Never Die Part Deux
Fall Out Boy has announced their Believers Never Die Part Deux Tour. The 5+ week tour, which hits the road in April, will feature All Time Low, Metro Station, Cobra Starship and Hey Monday in support.
1.9.09
People’s Choice Awards
Kid Rock has won the People’s Choice Award of Favorite Rock Song for his single “All Summer Long”.
12.26.08
AP’s 2008 Band of The Year
All Time Low takes the 2008 title of Alternative Press’ Band of The Year. In commemoration, the band will grace the cover of AP which debuts on shelves on January 6th, 2009.
12.19.08
Take Action!
The Take Action Tour 2009 internet community gained access to an exclusive pre–sale which included a limited amount meet and greets. The coming year’s line-up will include Cute Is What We Aim For, Meg & Dia, Breathe Carolina, Every Avenue and Anarbor. A portion of each ticket fee will be donated to charity.
12.9.08
Grammy Nominations!!!
Congratulations to Kid Rock, Kings Of Leon, DragonForce and Death Cab For Cutie on their Grammy Award Nominations! Tune in to CBS on February 9, 2009 at 8:00 EST to see who takes home the awards.
11.26.08
Death Cab For Cutie
DCFC re–issued their 1998 debut album “Something About Airplanes” this week on Barsuk.
11.21.08
Paramore / Collective Soul
Paramore and Collective Soul both have tracks featured on this week’s #1 Billboard album, the “Twilight” Soundtrack.
11.19.08
Simple Plan
Simple Plan’s single “Save You”, which benefits cancer research, is featured on MTV.com and Think MTV.
11.14.08
Paramore
Congratulations to Paramore for winning MTVU’s Woodie of the Year award. Thanks to all of the fans for all of the support.
11.12.08
Kid Rock Wins World Music Awards
On November 9th, Kid Rock won two awards at the 2008 World Music Awards. The American Badass took home “Best Pop Male” and “Best Pop/Rock Male” awards. Thanks to all the fans for their support!
11.4.08
Hinder
Hinder’s brand new studio album, Take It To The Limit, hit stores on November 4. Fans can purchase a special Fan Club edition available exclusively at Target that comes with additional tracks and a one–year membership to the official fan club, Hinder Army.
10.30.08
3DD named as VH1 Save The Music Ambassador
3DD was recently named as one of VH1’s Save the Music Ambassadors. To read more about the organization go to
www.vh1savethemusic.com.
10.24.08
Chris Walla campaigning for Obama
While out on the road this fall, Chris Walla has donated his time to support presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign. The Obama campaign has posted several videos on
YouTube highlighting Chris’s support!
10.16.08
FOB & AAR releasing new albums
Tuesday, December 16th 2008 will be a big day for new music! The All-American Rejects will be releasing their third album, “When the World Comes Down” just in time for the Holidays along with Fall Out Boy who will also be releasing their new album, “Folie a Deux” on 12/16/08.
10.14.08
2008 American Music Awards
Kid Rock and Paramore have both been nominated at this years American Music Awards. Watch the awards show on ABC on Sunday, November 23rd at 8/7c to see who wins!
10.10.08
ED & DEAN PLAY BENEFIT SHOW
Ed & Dean Roland of Collective Soul will be performing on October 14th at the 11th annual Lili Claire Foundation Benefit set to take place at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
10.3.08
VH1’s HIP HOP HONORS
Gym Class Heroes and Kid Rock will appear at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC to take part in the 2008 VH1 Hip Hop Honors show. Show airs on VH1 on Monday October 6th at 10 pm ET.
9.23.08
MTV Europe Music Awards 2008
Several Artist Arena clients have been chosen to participate in this years Europe Music Awards taking place Nov. 11th, 2008 in Liverpool, UK. Potential nominees include Paramore, Kid Rock, Simple Plan and Panic at the Disco! Combined these bands make up eleven of the nominations for this year.
9.16.08
Buckcherry
Buckcherry’s new album “Black Butterfly” hits stores today! Exclusive fan club only edition available with additional tracks and a one year membership in the fan club – Buckcherry Bombsquad.
9.8.08
Kid Rock
Last night Kid Rock performed his hit “All Summer Long” at the 2008 MTV VMAs and was joined on stage by rapper, Lil’ Wayne.
8.27.08
Staind
The band’s sixth album, “The Illusion of Progress” debuted this week at #3 on the Billboard 200 making it their fourth consecutive album to debut in the top 3!
8.19.08
Shinedown
The band’s first single, “Devour”, from their new album “The Sound of Madness” reached #1 this week on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock chart.
8.8.08
3 Doors Down
“It’s Not My Time” is currently the #1 song in the country in the Hot AC Radio Format.
8.7.08
Flyleaf
“All Around Me” was recently featured in ABC Television’s show
General Hospital.
7.23.08
Paramore
Fueled By Ramen recording group Paramore has just scored RIAA platinum certification for their breakthrough album RIOT, with U.S. sales exceeding one million units. Congrats to the band, everyone who worked on the album and all the fans for their continued support!
7.18.08
Death Cab For Cutie
Death Cab’s performance on Austin City Limits from back in 2005 is set to re-air on July 19th on PBS.
7.3.08
Cute Is What We Aim For
Cute Is What We Aim For’s sophomore release, Rotation, debuted this week at #21 on the Billboard Top 200! The first single, “Practice Makes Perfect” was also the #1 most streamed video on MTV2.com last week.
6.27.08
Porcupine Tree
Drummer Gavin Harrison was voted Best Progressive Drummer of the Year in Modern Drummer Magazine reader’s poll. This is his second year winning in a row!
6.17.08
Simple Plan Win 2008 MMVA People’s Choice Award
At this years Much Music Video Awards, Simple Plan took home The People’s Choice Award for Favorite Canadian Band for the fifth time! Congratulations to the band and all the fans for their support.
6.11.08
Panic at the Disco win Yahoo Award
Yahoo Music has awarded PATD a Purple Award for their song “I Write Sins Not Tragedies“. The award is given to songs that have totaled 10 million plays accumulated on Yahoo Music’s various programs.
6.5.08
Kid Rock Goes Platinum
“Rock n’ Roll Jesus” has been certified platinum! This is Kid Rock’s fifth platinum selling record. Congratulations to Kid Rock and thanks to the fans for all of their support!
5.28.08
3 Doors Down Debut at #1!
The band scored their second #1 album in a row with their self-titled 4th studio record on Universal Republic. Congratulations to the band, fan club members who helping promote and everyone else involved in this smash!
5.22.08
Death Cab For Cutie Debut at #1!
The band’s new record, “Narrow Stairs” debuted yesterday at #1 on the Billboard Top 200. Congratulations to the band, the fans and all involved!
5.13.08
Panic at the Disco shows
Some members of the Panic at the Disco fan club, Northern Downpour, won a meet and greet with the band before the show and many received early entry to the venue with their fan club presale ticket purchase.
5.2.08
Panic at the Disco, The Academy Is..., and Gym Class Heroes on TRL
Panic at the Disco, The Academy Is... and Gym Class Heroes will all be making appearances on MTV’s TRL to support upcoming shows.
4.18.08
Hawthorne Heights on Projekt Revolution 2008
Hawthorne Heights have been added to the supporting line-up this year for the Projekt Revolution tour. Headlining the tour are Linkin Park and Chris Cornell.
3.28.08
Fall Out Boy Attempts World Record
In an attempt to set a Guinness World Record, Fall Out Boy played a show in Santiago, Chile this month and will also perform in Antarctica to be the first band to have played every continent in the world!
3.14.08
Warped Tour 2008
Artist Arena bands performing on the Warped Tour this summer include The Academy Is..., All Time Low, Gym Class Heroes, Paramore, and The All-American Rejects!
2.26.08
Artist Arena in Billboard Magazine
Artist Arena is mentioned in the February 2nd issue of Billboard Magazine. Check out the article titled, “Fan Club Membership Has It’s Privileges”.
2.22.08
Bamboozle Right
Several Artist Arena clients will be performing at this years Bamboozle Right concert. Bands performing include Paramore, All Time Low, Aiden, Chiodos, Cute Is What We Aim For, Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is.... The event will take place on May 3rd and 4th at The Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, NJ.
2.8.08
Paramore and The AAR Headline Bamboozle Left
Paramore and The All-American Rejects have been added as headliners to the 2nd annual west coast Bamboozle Left festival. The two day festival will be held in Irvine, CA on April 5th & 6th.
1.25.08
Collective Soul song featured on American Idol
Collective Soul’s single “Hollywood” has been featured in American Idol commercials and was recently featured in the winners montage from the Charlotte, NC competition.
1.15.08
Boys Like Girls - SPIN Artist of the Year
Boys Like Girls named SPIN Artist of the Year! Click
HERE to check out how it all went down. Congrats to the band!
1.8.08
Paramore on cover of Alternative Press
Paramore is featured on the cover of the February issue of Alternative Press magazine (issue #235). The band was named as AP’s band of the year!
12.20.07
Fall Out Boy Singer on “Law & Order”
Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump will be appearing in NBC’s “Law & Order”. Set to air on January 2nd, the episode, called “Darkness”, is part of the two-hour premiere of “Law & Order’s” 18th season.
12.7.07
Paramore, Plain White T’s, & Porcupine Tree Grammy Noms
Congrats to Paramore, Plain White T’s and Porcupine Tree on their 2008 Grammy nominations. Paramore is up for Best New Artist & PWT’s are nominated for Song of the Year with “Hey There, Delilah” & Best Pop Performance by a duo or group with vocals. Porcupine Tree have been nominated for Best Surround Sound Album.
12.4.07
Killswitch Engage - Act of the Year
KsE won the award for Act of the Year at this weekend’s Boston Music Awards! Congrats, Killswitch Engage!!
11.29.07
Musicians for Wildfire Relief
Several bands including Flyleaf, Staind, and Fall Out Boy are participating in eBay auctions to raise money for those whose homes were ruined in the Southern California fires and for the American Forests organization to aid the reforestation of affected areas. Click
HERE to bid on one of the auctions.
11.13.07
Young Wild Things Tour
The Young Wild Things Tour with Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, and Plain White T’s is working its way around the country. Many fan club members were able to purchase presale tickets before the general public. Some were even able to win a meet and greet with the band or gain early entry to the show.
11.09.07
mtvU WOODIE AWARDS WINNERS
Congratulations to The Academy Is..., Gym Class Heroes and Boys Like Girls as they all went home with a mtvU Woodie Award. The Academy Is... won the “Viral Woodie” for the band that crashed all servers and blew up the world wide web, Gym Class Heroes received the coveted “Woodie of the Year” and Boys Like Girls won “Breaking Woodie” for emerging artist of the year.
11.06.07
Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree’s album Fear of Blank Planet wins the award for Best Album of the Year at Classic Rock Awards with a little help from their fan club, Residents of a Blank Planet! Learn more online at
www.residentsofablankplanet.com.
10.10.07
Plain White Ts
Nominations for the 2007 American Music Awards have gone out and Plain White T’s have been nominated for “Favorite Breakthrough Artist”. All of our members of T’s Mania were amongst the first to know.
www.tsmaniacs.com
10.01.07
Boys Like Girls
The official fan club “Heroes/Heroines”
www.heroesheroines.com has been launched with presale tickets to their new tour available at low services fees and a chance at a Meet and Greet with the band.
Paramore
“The Official Paramore Fan Club”
www.paramorefanclub.com is live. Presale tickets are available for fan club members and a select group of members from each fan club will also win a Meet and Greet with the band.
7.01.07
Overcast Kids Flyaway 07
Fall Out Boy’s official fan club is called the Overcast Kids
www.overcastkids.com We are in the middle of planning a Flyaway to San Diego in July where 100 Overcast Kids will enjoy a weekend away together. It will be a fun-packed weekend that includes a day to hang with the band at a secret location - in addition to getting to meet other cool Overcast Kids from around the country.