"As the Hispanic market evolves, brands are looking for a way to connect
with Latino youth through a medium that is relevant and evokes passion," said
Girard Hunt, Vice President of Marketing with Catalyst. 13) Grammy
Awards for their current multiplatinum album, American Idiot.cinderblock. is a leading independent merchandising and licensing
company primarily serving the music industry. Free Song Announced Each Day in Pop, Rock, Rap, Soul and Country

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As an annual concert series, next year Libertad will
extend its reach to 10-12 markets nationally and 3-5 internationally. Further details , as they're announced, plus access to the presales,
will be available at http://www. Hosting ticket presales for major and developing artists and
festival/themed tours enables Cinder Block to bolster artist development by
supplying an effective tool for strengthening the artist-fan relationship.

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"We created this tour as a platform to
recognize some of these promising Latin Hip Hop artists while helping to unite
Latino youth through music.
Fat Joe's 6th solo album, "All Or Nothing" will be released June 14th on
Terror Squad/Atlantic Records. tour in support of American
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Cinder Block, Green Day's long-time merchandiser, hosts ticketing presales
in partnership with Baseline Ticketing (formerly String Cheese Incident
Ticketing).com/cgi-bin/prnh /20000822/MSFTLOGO )
"The GRAMMY Awards celebrate the best music has to offer, and now music
fans can enjoy our picks for the best of the best -- absolutely free," said
Rob Bennett, senior director of MSN Entertainment at Microsoft Corp.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.

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"In the Latino
culture, music is an intrinsic part of life.
My Chemical Romance will be the support act for the tour. It handles 300 clients, from
touring bands to corporate accounts, with an emphasis on quality, integrity,
customer service and product innovation -- principles forged from its punk
rock roots.com

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It 's not just the pioneers that are changing the face of Hip
Hop, but also the emerging Latino artists who devote themselves to driving the
culture forward," said Fat Joe. The dates start April 15
at the University of Miami Convocation Centre in Coral Gables, FL and run
through May 20 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Cinder Block Ticketing, a division of Cinder Block, a leading
merchandising and licensing company, is also hosting ongoing presales for the
Epitaph Tour 2005 and the Hurley International Presents Sub City Take Action!
Tour.
In addition, Heineken is sponsoring a Heineken Lounge experience on MSN
Music ( http://music.com/worldwide. You will be prompted to set up an MSN
Music account and provide a credit card number, but you will not be
charged for music unless you purchase additional downloads at the
regular retail price.

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The collaboration was launched September 2004 when Cinder Block
presented presales for Green Day's first U.newscom.msn. 12, 2005.

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Green Day received seven nominations for the upcoming (Feb. 8 through Feb.

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For more information about becoming a sponsor of Libertad Music Festival
2005, contact Girard Hunt or Tatiana Acosta at 212-777-2928. 8: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance /Best Female Pop Vocal
Performance
-- Wednesday, Feb.

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Fat Joe's
presence will be felt throughout the tour: he will ensure that the series
truly reflects the scope of Latin Hip Hop sounds from across the country, and
he may even hop on stage.

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Every day from Feb.

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10: Best Rap Song
-- Friday, Feb. The lounge includes videos from
GRAMMY-nominated artists; highlights of last year's GRAMMY Awards; and the
latest news and photos of top nominees.
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, Cinder Block Ticketing will
present ticket presales for Green Day's upcoming spring tour of the
Southeastern and Midwestern U. MSN worldwide sites are located at
http://www. You must agree to the Microsoft Music Download
Service Agreement to access the service.

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Celebrated Hip Hop artist Fat Joe co-founded the concept with CE in an
effort to help emerging Latino artists further develop a fan base. With
more than 16 million Hispanics between the ages of 12-34 and an anticipated
swell by 2020 to 22 million, this demographic could potentially change the
positioning of brand leaders in the future, as the preferences and choices of
Hispanics shift from the minority to the majority. The first single, "Get It Poppin '" features
Nelly and the video is being directed by Chris Robinson. OAKLAND, Calif. and Eastern Canada.

Peter Apfelbaum is a Grammy-nominated jazz artist from the San Francisco Bay Area.

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And to second and third
generation Hispanics who listen to popular American music and relate to the
sounds of Latin rhythms, the Latin Hip Hop movement is their home.
Ticket presales will begin this Friday , Feb.cinderblock.

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Consumer Brands Supporting the Movement
Libertad 2005 will not only promote up-and-coming Latin Hip Hop artists,
but will also help consumer brands connect further with Latino youth.com)
Cinder Block, Inc.msn. Promotion ends Feb. in the United States and/or other countries.

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Libertad 2005 will launch this summer in New York, and then tour to Miami,
Los Angeles and Chicago.
"The time has come to recognize all that Latinos are contributing to Hip
Hop culture.

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Day fans.

FOR MORE INFORMATION , CONTACT:
Bryn Bridenthal
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also an excellent opportunity for people to discover songs they might not have
tried before -- so pop fans can check out an outstanding country song, or rock
fans can discover some of the year's best hip-hop."
One song, nominated in the following GRAMMY categories, will be available
through MSN Music each day:

-- Tuesday, Feb. MSN is located on the Web at
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11: Best R+B Song
-- Saturday, Feb. With
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world leader in delivering Web services to consumers and online advertising
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12, in the United
States only, MSN Music will give away the MSN Music team's pick for Best Song
in pop, rock, rap/hip-hop, soul/R+B , or country, with a different genre
highlighted each day. 9: Best Rock Song
-- Thursday, Feb. 12: Best Country Song

The songs will be announced each day and selected by MSN Music 's editorial
team, which consists of professional musicians and producers, record label
executives , music journalists, DJs, promoters, and artist managers with a
total of more than 300 years in the music industry, based on their predictions
of which one will take home the GRAMMY in the respective categories.com/grammys/lounge ) that has a wealth of
GRAMMY-nominated music and information.

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The Libertad Music Festival marks only the beginning of the partnership
between CE and Fat Joe, which aims to bring many relevant and unique Latin
music properties and platforms to mainstream America.S., For the first time ever,
top GRAMMY(R)-nominated songs are being given away free, as MSN(R) Music
( http://grammys.

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Fat Joe at Helm as Executive Producer;
Aims to Build a Presence for Emerging Latino Artists

NEW YORK, Catalyst Entertainment, (CE), an
entertainment marketing firm specializing in creating original properties that
target multicultural and youth consumers, in conjunction with platinum
recording artist Fat Joe, announced the founding of the Libertad Music
Festival 2005, the first national music tour that unites Latin Hip Hop artists
from different genres, and tours them together across the nation.com. The most useful and innovative online
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