Matt Pincus has been appointed to the National Music Publishers’ Association’s (NMPA) Board of Directors. “The board is pleased to welcome another energetic rising star from the independent publishing community,” said Chairman Irwin Robinson. “Matt Pincus is a valuable addition to the board table and we are grateful for his willingness to serve.” Check out the full press release here.

SONGS writers The Dirty Heads have made Billboard radio history by breaking the all time record set by an independent band at Alternative radio, spending 10 consecutive weeks at #1. “Lay Me Down” featuring Rome of Sublime with Rome, has broken the record set in 1998 by Everlast for the song “What it’s Like”. Check out the Dirty Heads video here. 

SONGS writer Jose Gonzalez has an exclusive track "Far Away" featured in the new early American cowboy game "Red Dead Redemption",  released on May 18th. The song is also featured on the game’s soundtrack, available now on iTunes.

SONGS writer Arama Brown has co-written Hannah Montana’s new single “Ordinary Girl”, part of the upcoming soundtrack to the fourth and final season of Hannah Montana. Buy the track here.

SONGS writers Q-Tip and MNDR co-wrote and are featured on Mark Ronson's upcoming, single "Bang Bang Bang", due out July 12th in the UK on Columbia. Check out the video here.

In Ben Affleck's upcoming film The Company Men, SONGS own Middle Distance Runner is featured in the trailer for the movie, which premieres in October. The instrumental of the song "The Sun And Earth" plays in the opening of the trailer.

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As if being included in the trailer for the highly anticipated film Charlie St. Cloud wasn’t enough, the Electric Owls finish the movie off right with their song “Magic Show” that plays throughout the end credits. The film premieres July 30th. Check out the trailer here.

SONGS own Relient K was featured on the USA network’s hit comedy Royal Pains. The song “Forget And Not Slow Down” was played during the July 15th episode named “In Vino Veritas”. You can buy the track here.

Tokyo Police Club's track "Your English Is Good" was featured on the July 27th episode of Make It Or Break It. You can buy the track here.

MNDR was recently included in Pitchfork’s list of Best New Tracks. As Pitchfork tells it, her song “I Go Away” is “a major highlight from her debut EP, E.P.E., filled with distinctive synths that melt all over a spare, echoing drum beat like a candy house left out in the hot sun. It's a serious slow-dance pop confection.” Take a minute to check out the track here.

Cartoon Network's show Unnatural History featured Middle Distance Runner's "The Unbeliever" in the episode that aired July 25th.

On ABC Family’s teen drama Make It Or Break It, Shapes of Race Cars’ “Get Melted” was featured in the July 20th episode “And The Rocky Goes To”. Missed it? Get your hands on the track here.

SONGS own Great Northern can be heard on a television promo for a brand new series called 60 Minutes on Investigation Discovery (Investigation Discovery channel). Keep your ears open to hear their song “Houses” on this three-week promo starting on June 21.

"C.L.U.B." by MNDR just landed a spot on Teen Nick's show Gigantic, airing July 16th. The song is off of MNDR’s E.P.E., released April 6th, 2010. Buy it here.

“The Unbeliever” by SONGS very own Middle Distance Runner was featured on Tuesday’s episode of the hit ABC Family Series Make It or Break It. Check out the video in all it’s claymation goodness here or buy the track on iTunes here. 

The Electric Owls’ song “Magic Show” is featured in the trailer for Zac Efron’s upcoming movie, Charlie St. Cloud. The movie hits theaters July 30th.

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New Safeway/Vons commercials are airing, and they feature the instrumental version of the Owl City song, "The Bird and the Worm" (co-written with SONGS songwriter, Matthew Thiessen). Keep your eyes and ears open for the track as you watch your favorite weekly guilty pleasures.

"Magic Show" by Electric Owls is featured in the latest commercial for Ecko shoes, which started running June 1st.

“Until The Last” by The Album Leaf is featured in an online educational video for Apple about literacy. The track can be heard at around 3:30, and the video is only available on the Apple website. Check it out here.

Guitar Hero for iPhone is featuring Minus The Bear's track "Secret Country" in one of their song packs! The game is currently available for download from the app store for your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.

Check out the simlish version of "Restoration" by The Acorn, "Early Morning" by the Old 97's and "As Long As There's Whiskey In The World" by Murder By Death in SIMS 3: Ambitions, in stores now.

Unum, a market-leading Fortune 500 insurance agency, is featuring "Days Have Been" by Lay Low in their new company advertisement. The song is off the 2010 release "Farewell Good Night's Sleep" and has been airing on Unum's TV commercial since April.

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Radio Freq’s “Where You Been” is featured in a Virgin Holidays commercial that started airing in the UK in May 2010.

Promotion for the new series, V (ABC), began running on March 31st. Look out for the spot which features "Turn Me On" by SONGS artist TVTV.

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Earlimart takes the plunge for love and is featured in the trailer for the upcoming indie-romantic comedy, TiMER (Cape Watch Pictures). You can also catch the track "Happy Alone" featured in the film.

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The trailer for the upcoming film, Remember Me (starring Twilight's Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Raven) features The Album Leaf's "Asleep".

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists performed "The Mighty Sparrow" on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Monday, March 8th. 

The 10 Things I Hate About You (ABC Family) entitled "Changes" features "Cyanide" by Castaneda.

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On MTV’s new series, When I Was 17, two Clipse songs co-written by Pharrell Williams will be played on the May 15th episode featuring Drake, Jennie Finch, and Queen Latifah. Make sure you don’t miss out on hearing these hits including “Hot Damn” and “Grindin”.

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On the recently aired episode of Jessica Simpson's new television show, The Price Of Beauty (VH1), SONGS artist MaxxFemm's track "Don't Stop" is featured following the opening credits. The episode aired on March 23rd on VH1.

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Congratulations to Q-Tip, whose critically acclaimed record The Renaissance is nominated for Best Rap Album at this year’s Grammy Awards. Q-Tip will go up against Common, Mos Def, Flo Rida, and Eminem on January 31st at the 52nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. 

Congratulations to Matthew Thiessen (Relient K) who produced, arranged and added vocals to the #1 Billboard Hot 100 song: "Fireflies" by Owl City.  Thiessen also co-wrote and produced "The Bird and the Worm" and "Tidal Wave" on their record, Ocean Eyes.  In addition, Relient K's latest release, "Forget and Not Slow Down", entered the Billboard charts at #15 with over 35,000 copies sold in its first week.

Jack's Mannequin recently performed on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

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"Story" by Great Northern is featured in the Make It or Break It episode entitled "The Only Thing We Have to Fear", which airs March 1st.

"Everybody Knows Everybody" by Earlimart will be featured in the episode entitled "Your Friends and Neighbors", which airs March 1st .

"Round Here" by Middle Distance Runner is featured in Episode 7 of Teen Mom, airing January 26th at 10/9c.

"Don't You Bring Me Down" by Arama and "Girl's Night" by Hadley Michaels (produced by The Pharmacy) will be featured in Make It or Break It, airing January 18th.

The pilot episode of Life UneXpected features Jet Stream’s “Remote Control”. The series premieres on January 18th at 9/8c.

Jolie Holland's "I Wanna Die" soundtracks the opening credits of the indie film According to Greta, starring Hilary Duff. The film opens December 11th.

"The Rise and Fall of Love and Hate" by Oslo will appear an upcoming episode of Crash, the small screen version of film of the same title. The episode is titled "Alone Again" premieres on December 11th on Starz at 10PM

Great Northern's "Driveway" soundtracks a funeral procession during Friday Night Lights. The episode airs December 2 on DirecTV.

Earl Greyhound's song "Oye Vaya" is featured in EA's recently released game, Need for Speed: Nitro. Available for Nintendo DS and Wii.

An episode of Sons of Anarchy features "Fly Low Carrion Crow" by Two Gallants . The episode, titled "Service" premieres Tuesday, November 17 at 10PM on FX.

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No Subtitles Necessary, a PBS documentary on Hungarian cinematographers, featured two SONGS artists. A flashback to 1960's Hollywood is soundtracked by J.J. Johnson's "Seven Days to Tahiti" (written by Stan Applebaum). During the closing credits, Jolie Holland's "Sascha" can be heard.

Two SONGS artists were featured in a recent episode of The Vampire Diaries. The track "Houses" by Great Northern is heard while Jenna and Alaric talk at The Mystic Grill, and during a game of darts. Also, during a scene where Elena and Bonnie are driving, the song "Lies" by Pablo Sebastian plays. The episode, titled "History Repeating", premiered on November 12 on The CW.

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The trailer for The Blind Side, starring Sandra Bullock, features the instrumental track of "Kill the Messenger" by   Jack's Mannequin. The song kicks in at :41.

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Cartoon Network's upcoming movie, Ben 10 Alien Swarm, will feature "Flyentology" by El-P during the closing credits. The movie premieres on November 26 at 7PM.

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The trailer for Quentin Taratino's latest film, Inglourious Basterds, features Murder By Death's "Comin Home".

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 "All In" by The Grouch & Eligh (feat. Pigeon John & Flynn Adam) soundtracks a two minute montage of the World Series of Poker on ESPN.

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The trailer for Michael Cera's latest film, "Youth in Revolt", features the Old 97s' "Timebomb".  The movie premieres in theaters on October 30.

On November 3, Warner Bros. released the intensely heartfelt documentary that follows Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin , and his victory over leukemia. For more on Dear Jack, watch the CBS news piece below.

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Great Northern's lovely track "Houses" is featured on One Tree Hill. The episode titled "Your Cheatin' Heart" premiered on the CW on Monday, October 12.

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MTV's new series "Styl'D" recently featured "Turn Me On" and "Fire Island Freakout" by TV/TV. The episode titled "The Comeback Kid" premiered November 1.

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Matthew Thiessen (Relient K) made significant contributions to the latest Owl City release, Ocean Eyes, including "Fireflies" (co-produced, vocals), "The Bird and The Worm" (co-wrote, co-produced, vocals), "Tidal Wave" (co-produced, vocals), and "Cave In" (vocals).

"Put the Candle Back" by Electric Owls was featured in the recent MTV film My Super Psycho Sweet Sixten. Check back soon for a clip!

On the latest episode of The City, titled "Hit It and Quit It", Boomkat's "Burn" (produced by The Pharmacy) plays during a scene where Olivia and Erin recap the Elle magazine event.  The song plays at 15:30 in the clip below.

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Two SONGS artists were featured in Drop Dead Diva on Lifetime this season. On the season finale, episode titled "Grayson's Anatomy", Castaneda's "Piece of Mind" by played during a scene at the local bar. On the episode, titled "What If?", Malbec's "Free" played during the closing montage.

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The Jack’s Mannequin song "Swim" is currently featured in a music video promo for the new CBS TV show Three Rivers.  You can watch promo both on air and online until the show's premiere on October 4th.

The latest drama of The Hills features Great Northern's "Warning" in the episode titled, "It's On Bitch".  The episode premiered September 29 on MTV.

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The season 2 premiere of Dollhouse features Earlimart's "The World" during a scene where Paul realizes Echo remembers more than she's supposed to.  The episode, titled "Vows" premiered September 25 and is also available on Hulu.

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Horror film Jennifer's Body, starring Megan Fox, features "Sacre Coeur" by It Dies Today.  The track plays while Jennifer consoles Jonas on the high school football field.  Jennifer's Body was released September 19, 2009 and is currently playing in theaters nationwide.

On the all new Melrose Place, Boomkat's "Run Boy" (produced by The Pharmacy) is featured during a scene where Jonah meets Kat and (spoiler alert!) she pulls a gun on him. The episode, titled "Grand", premiered September 23 on the CW.

SONGS artists are featured in two recent video game rleases. NHL2K10 (2K Sports) features Earl Greyhound's "Oye Vaya", while Need for Speed Shift (EA) features Rootbeer's "Under Control".  NHL2K10 is also available for Wii.

Great Northern's "Telling Lies" is featured on the September 7 episode of Greek. It premieres Monday at 8PM on ABC Family.

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The latest Gillette Fusion ad campaign, starring Tiger Woods and Roger Federer, features "Dream Within a Dream" by Action Action.  The song is included on their upcoming album, which will be released in 2009.

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A TV promo for Judd Apatow's newest film, Funny People, features an instrumental version of Rhett Miller's "Ain't That Strange". Check out the spot below, the song kicks in at :20. The film premeires in theaters on July 31.

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The Comas' "Come My Sunshine" and Radio Freq's "I'm Alive" soundtrack ESPN.com's featurette on female surfer Maya Gabeira, titled "Being Maya Gabeira".

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Rootbeer's "Under Control", a side project of SONGS artist Pigeon John, is featured in an online promo for Sony Ericsson's latest phone model, the Satio.  The ad will come preloaded on devices sold within the first six months of purchase.  You can also watch the ad by clicking Watch the Satio Video on the link below.

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Two SONGS artists are included in the latest download packs for Rock Band, both highlighting bands from Vans Warped Tour. "I Didn't Say I Was Powerful, I Said I Was a Wizard" by Chiodos will be available for download with the Warped Tour Pack on June 23rd (Xbox 360) and June 24th (PS3).  "Hey John, What's Your Name Again?" is integrated in the Warped Tour 3 Pack, available for download on June 30th (Xbox 360) and July 2nd (PS3)

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The Las Vegas Week episode of So You Think You Can Dance features the Old 97s ' "Dance With Me".  The song is used during a montage of solo dancers near the end of the show.

The current DirecTV ad campaign features Jet Stream's "Electromagnetic Superstar".  Promos will air on DirecTV through the summer.

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Two SONGS artists will be highlighted in one of the most anticpated games of the year, Fight Night Round 4.  Tokyo Police Club's "The Baskervilles (Amp Live Die Hard Remix)" and El-P's "Flyentology (Cassettes Won't Listen Remix)" will both be playing as legendary boxers relentlessly fight each other.  EA Sports will release the game at the end of June.

Minus the Bear's "When We Escape" and Castaneda's "U Can Do It" are highlighted in a web-only featurette on skater and artist Ed Templeton on ESPN.com, titled "Being Ed Templeton".

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MTV's hit reality series, Paris Hilton's My New BFF, will feature Jet Stream's "Piggy Bank" during a grocery shopping montage.  The episode premieres June 23 at 10 PM.

Earlimart is the house band in episode 19 of Josh Schwartz's hit web series, Rockville, CA.  They appear in the background, performing their songs "Song For" and "God Loves You Best".  Both the episode and their full performances are currently streaming on TheWB.com.

The pilot episode of Royal Pains, which premiered on June 4th, featured a track from songwriter duo The Pharmacy: Wylde Bunch's "Ain't No Love in the Club".  The full episode is available on USA Network's website.

During the audition epioside of So You Think You Can Dance, Daphne Loves Derby's "Pollen and Salt" is danced to by a male dancer .  The episode premeires on FOX on Thursday, May 27 at 8PM.

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In the prom episode of 90210, Great Northern's "Houses" is featured during a red carpet photo op before the event. The episode titled "Zero Tolerance", premieres Tuesday, May 12 at 9PM on the CW.

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For the second week in a row, a SONGS artist is featured in Ugly Betty.  The episode, titled "The Born Identity", features Asobi Seksu's "Layers" (from their new album Hush) premeires Thursday, May 7 at 8PM on ABC.

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The ending montage of Ugly Betty on April 30 is soundtracked by Earlimart's "Before It Gets Better".  The episode, titled "Rabbit Test", premieres Thursday at 8PM on ABC.

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The trailer for Treeless Mountain features Asobi Seksu's "Layers"-- a shimmering and ethereal track from their Polyvinyl debut Hush (released 2/17).  The indie film has played the film festival circuit and opens in theaters April 22.

On the latest episode of Chuck, the title track of Malbec's Answering Machine EP will soundtrack a scene where Morgan refuses to fire the Morons.  The episode, titled "Chuck Versus the Colonel" premieres on April 20 at 8PM on NBC.  (The song starts at 38:05)

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The trailer for State of Play (starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, and Rachel McAdams) features the track "Unstoppable" by Minutes til Midnight. View the clip below in the link titled "Connected TV Spot 4".

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The latest Harley Davidson ad campaign Super Ride features "52' Ford" by Murder by Death. It is currently airing on cable television.

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"Magic Show" by Electric Owls is featured on 90210 during a scene in a movie theater.  The episode, "Life's a Drag," will air Tuesday, March 31 at 9PM on the CW.

Grey's Anatomy will feature Great Northern's "Driveway" on Thursday, March 19. The song is from their March 2009 release, Remind me Where the Light Is. The episode premieres at 9PM on ABC. Check out the clip below, the song kicks in at 2:09.

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The Promise Ring's "Raspberry Rush" is in The Beast, starring Patrick Swayze, during a bar scene. The episode, titled "My Brother's Keeper," will air Thursday, March 26 at 10PM on A&E.

The Rock Band Music Store recently added a live recording of "Time Bomb" by Old 97s to their catalog of downloadable content for Wii.  Rock Band Wii owners can download the track from rockbandstore.com.

Damages will feature French Kicks' "Said So What" on Wednesday, March 18 during a scene at an art gallery. The episode titled "London. Of Course." premeires at 10PM on FX.

The trailer for Miss March features Tokyo Police Club's "Graves".  Check out the clip below, the song kicks in at :29.

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Earlimart's "Before It Gets Better" will appear the Kyle XY on the March 16.  The episode titled "Bringing Down the House" premieres Monday at 9PM on ABC Family. Check out the clip below, the song kicks in at 8:35.

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The latest Gillette Fusion campaign features Shapes of Race Cars' "Sound the Alarm".  The commercial features the Gillette Young Guns NASCAR drivers and airs in both :30 and :15 spots.

Two SONGS artists were featured in promos for KTLA's 'Live from the Academy Awards' (airing 2/16-2/22).  Click here to check out Tokyo Police Club's "Your English is Good" and here to see Jet Stream's "Electromagnetic Superstar". 

In the closing scene of ER on Thursday, February 19, Earlimart's "Town Where You Belong" soundtracks the closing scene of the episode.  The episode titled "The Beginning of the End", premiered at 10PM on NBC.

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On February 15, Asobi Seksu's "Transparance" plays on The L Word during a scene at the local hang, The Planet.   The episode, titled "Litmus Test", is available OnDemand through 6/2.

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During the 2009 Inauguration festivities, Myspace and Katalyst Media presented The Presidential Pledge to President Obama.  In the video, The Album Leaf's "The Light" soundtracks several celebrities pledging to service and change, inspired by the President.

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Tokyo Police Club's "Be Good" is featured in the online trailer for TOKYO!  The film, which premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, examines the unforgettable city from the perspective of three renowned filmmakers. 

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Kyle XY will feature Malbec's "Keep It a Secret" on Monday, January 26th.  The episode, titled "Electric Kiss", premieres on ABC Family at 9PM.

A&E's new image campaign features "The Resolution" by Jack's Mannequin. The on-air promo aired January 15 on A&E.

The current Fuse TV campaign (called "Soulmates") features The Old 97's "Question". The campaign will air for the next six months.

Harley-Davidson's newest advertising campaigning features Middle Distance Runner's "Brother John". The ad will begin airing on December 26 on ESPN and FOX.

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Dirty Sexy Money will feature Malbec's soulful track "Irene Song" on December 10. The episode, "The Plan", premieres on ABC at 10pm.

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During MTV's documentary on Britney Spears, The Album Leaf's "Into the Sea" will soundtrack one of her music video shoots. For the Record premieres on MTV on Sunday, November 30th at 10PM.

This holiday season, ABC Family lets you create your own Holiday Mix from dozens of Christmas carol covers and original holiday tunes.  Click here to listen to our featured artists on the Mix: The Old 97's "Christmas Time" and Shapes of Race Cars' "Listen Up!"!  (Include them on your own Holiday Mix here!)

Check out Margot and the Nuclear So & So's performance of "As Tall As Cliffs" on Late Night with Conan O'Brian (NBC) on Wedsnesday, November 19.

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Tokyo Police Club will perform on Desperate Housewives, competing in a Battle of the Bands (under the fake name Cold Splash).  They'll appear twice during the episode- during a flash forward early on and a longer performance of "In a Cave" near the end.   The episode, "City on Fire", premieres Sunday, November 16 at 9PM on ABC.

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Sons of Anarchy features Murder by Death's "Comin Home", from their latest release The Red of Tooth and Claw.  The episode, "Capybara", premieres on FX on November 12 at 10PM.

In the Lifetime original movie The Two Mr. Kissels, a murder montage is soundtracked by "Her First Corsage" by Victor Young (written by Stan Applebaum).  The movie, starring John Stamos, premieres on Lifetime on Saturday, November 15 at 9PM.

The November 10 episode of One Tree Hill features Earlimart's "Just Because" and Margot and the Nuclear So & So's "Hello Vagina".  The episode, titled "Even Fairy Tale Characters Would Be Jealous", premieres at 9PM on the CW.

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"The Resolution" by Jack's Mannequin will be featured in the November 6 episode of ER.  The episode, "Oh, Brother!", premiere's Thursday at 10PM on NBC.

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MTV's hit show The Hills will feature "The Resolution" by Jack's Mannequin on November 3.  Look for an on-screen credit (spoiler alert!) while Lauren and Whitney discuss Audrina moving out.  Episode 13 premieres Monday at 10PM on MTV.

Tokyo Police Club's "Be Good" will soundtrack HBO Sports "24/7" to help narrate the story of boxer Joe Calzaghe.  The episode ("Calzaghe vs. Jones) premieres Sunday, October 26 on HBO Sports and will also be available On Demand through December 7.

The trailer for Pride and Glory (starring Colin Farrell and Edward Norton) features "Vintage Hearts" by Minutes Til Midnight. The film opens October 24.

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Murder By Death's "Dynamite Mine" will be featured in Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island on Wednesday, October 15. Look for the on-screen ID early in the episode, which premieres at 10PM on MTV. Or you can watch online here. (Episode 1606)

The promos currently airing for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" feature "The Resolution" from Jack's Mannequin's The Glass Passenger (released September 30).  The promos will air on ABC through Sunday, October 5, when the episode airs, or check it out here.

In 2006, Billboard declared: "in a perfect world, everyone would know the name Jolie Holland".  Two years later, Jolie has arrived with a new masterpiece, The Living and The Dead: 10 intoxicating songs that wash over you like an autumn breeze. (Our favorites are "You Painted Yourself In", "Your Big Hands" and "Palmyra") The album is out via Anti- on October 7, 2008.

The Album Leaf's "Shine" is currently featured in promos for Texas A&M. These will air during Aggie football games this season, or you can watch it online here.

A brand new track from Jack's Mannequin will be featured on "One Tree Hill" on September 29. "Orphans" is from The Glass Passenger (released September 30). The episode featuring this track is titled "You've Dug Your Own Grave, Now Lie In It" and premieres Monday at 9PM on the CW.

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The CW's latest hit series, "90210", will feature "Before it Gets Better" by Earlimart in an upcoming episode (titled "The Bubble"). 4.9M viewers tuned in to the series premiere, the highest rated scripted-debut in CW history.  The Earlimart-episode will first air Tuesday, September 16 at 8PM, and will also be available on the CW site.

Malbec 's crowd-favorite, "Blue", will appear in the major motion picture "My Best Friend's Girl", a romantic comedy with Kate Hudson and Dane Cook. The film opens nationwide this Friday, September 19.

For the second time this season, Margot and the Nuclear So & So's will be on One Tree Hill.  "Love Song for a Schuba's Bartender" is off the vinyl-only release of Animal!  The episode titled "Sympathy for the Devil" premieres Monday, November 3 at 9PM on the CW.

Two SONGS artists will appear in "The Sims 2: Apartment Life", the new video game from EA.  The Comas (performing "Come My Sunshine") and Castaneda (performing "Radio") each re-recorded vocals in The Sims' native language, Simlish.

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The trailer for Magnolia Pictures' upcoming film "Humboldt County" features "Happy Alone" from Earlimart's Mentor Tormentor. The trailer will continue to air until the film's release on September 26.

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Congratulations, Ron! Billboard said it perfectly, so we'll just let them do the talking.  Here it is, hot off the presses:

 "Ron Perry, 29, joined Songs Music Publishing shortly after former EMI Group strategist Matt Pincus founded the company in 2004. With his own experience at EMI and independent labels, Perry says he was poised to create 'value for great acts with real careers' outside the hits-driven realm of major publishers. He has signed 60-plus artists/writers. 'I almost hired him at Sire,' says Q Prime A&R exec Michael Goldstone, former head of Sire Records, 'and since then I've seen him grow into someone who has impeccable taste, instinct and a high level of business acumen.' Gold Village Entertainment's Danny Goldberg manages acts signed with Perry and calls him 'one of the brightest guys' he's met since moving back into artist management."

On September 22, "A Children's Crusade on Acid" by Margot and the Nuclear So & So's will be featured on the CW's hit show "One Tree Hill." This track is from their anticipated Epic release, Not Animal, due out October 7. The episode titled "Bridge Over Troubled Water" premieres Monday at 9PM.

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The September 8 episode of "One Tree Hill" will feature Earlimart's "Face Down in the Right Town".  You can watch it on the CW at 9PM or check it out here. (The episode is titled "One Million Billionth of of a Millisecond on a Sunday Morning")

For the third time this season, "The Middleman" will feature an electro-pop track from Layton. The episode featuring "Our History" originally airs September 1 (ABC Family) and can also be seen here.

The series premiere of "Sons of Anarchy", the newest dark drama on FX, will feature The Album Leaf's "Writings on the Wall".  The episode airs at Wednesday, September 3rd (10PM).

The premiere of "One Tree Hill"'s sixth season will feature "Town Where You Belong", one of our favorites off the Earlimart 's brand new album, Hymn and Her.  The episode first airs Monday, September 1st (9PM) on the CW.

Promos for the premiere of FOX's 'Wednesday Night' lineup ('Til Death and Do Not Disturb) feature the party-anthem "Turn it Up" by Triple Threat (written in part by Sidh Solanki). Download and view the promo here.

During August, "The Middleman" will feature two excellent tracks: Layton's "Don't Stop" (airs 8/4) and French Kicks' "Said So What" (airs 8/11).  The episodes premiere on Mondays at 10PM on ABC Family.

In this week's episode of "The Real World: Hollywood", two great new Murder by Death songs will fill the soundtrack: "Rum Brave" and "Comin' Home." The songs will play back-to-back, with an on-screen credit for "Comin' Home." This episode (#11) premiered Weds, June 25 and can also be viewed online . The MBD tracks can also be enjoyed on The Real World mini-site called "Songs from the Show" .

The trailer for Disney's true life documentary, "Morning Light", features Middle Distance Runner 's "The Sun and the Earth". The trailer debuted on July 25 and will continue to play until the film's released this fall. Click here for a first look!

The episode of "Burn Notice" (USA) on Thursday, August 14 will feature Bijou 's "Bang!", a hip-hop party anthem from the laidback Californian rapper. The episode premieres at 10PM on USA.

Check out a recent performance of Islands on FuelTV's The Daily Habit, a half-hour show highlighting popular action sports, celebrities, and musicians. "Pieces of You" and "Creeper " are both from their sophomore album Arm's Way, released May 2008.

The new series "The Middleman" will feature SONGS artists three times this month. On July 7th, "The Middleman" will feature Islands' "Creeper".  On July 14th, the episode will feature Layton's "That Time."  The episode on July 21st will feature Earlimart's "Hymn & Her", the title track from their July 1st release. The episodes premiere Mondays at 10PM on ABC Family.

HBO currently features Middle Distance Runner 's "The Sun and Earth" in promotional commercials for HBO Original Films. The promos will air over the next six months, or you can click here to view it online. 

SONGS is proud to announce the renewal of an exclusive co-publishing agreement with artist/writer Ted Leo . After his latest successful SONGS published release, Living with the Living, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists will directly support Pearl Jam on selected dates this summer. Click here for tour dates!

SONGS artists will be playing throughout this week's episode of The Real World. Three of Oslo's songs will be featured: Crowded Room", "Things Fall Apart" and "Mistakes" (this last song will also receive an on-screen credit). Also featured is the instrumental version of Maxxfemm 's "Hope is All There Is". The Episode (#12) premieres Weds, July 2 and, as always, can also be viewed online.

This week's episode of SHARK will feature a cameo by Castaneda as themselves : a buzzworthy LA-based indie band. Tune in Tuesday, May 13 at 9PM on CBS. 

In a recent episode of So You Think You Can Dance on FOX, Lexicon 's "Snap" played during a montage of snapshots of the dancers. "Snap" will be released on Lexicon's upcoming LP title Rapstars.

In the next episode of NCIS (CBS), Great Northern 's music video for "Home" will visibly be playing during a critical scene. Check it out Tuesday, May 6 at 8PM on CBS. But if you can't wait, you can view the whole GN video right here, right now .

Columbia's film "21" features Great Northern 's excellent track, "Home". The film stars Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth and Laurence Fishburne in the film-adaptation of the bestseller, "Bringing Down the House": the true story of six MIT students who took Vegas for millions by mastering card counting. It has grossed $60 million in the first three weeks.

Great Northern 's "Low is a Height" is currently featured in on-air promos for the NBA Playoffs. The ad campaign, called "There Can Only Be One", will air throughout the Playoffs which should end around June 19th. Click here to see one of the ads currently airing.

There are five SONGS artists in "The Sims" this season. For each track, vocals were re-recorded in "Simlish" (the special language spoken by Sims denizens). The songs will appear in three different expansion packs to the hit game. Here's the rundown: The Sims Pet Stories features "Given the Times" by Malbec and "Also Ran" by French Kicks ; The Sims: Teen features "Snake Devil" by Scary Kids Scaring Kids and "Is it Progression" by Chiodos ; and The Sims: Hobbies features "Into the Sun" by Great Northern .

For the third time this season, MTV's The Hills will feature Great Northern . This week's episode will feature "Loose Ends" from the band's five track Sleepy Eepee. Tune in Monday, April 14 at 10PM on MTV or visit MTV.com to stream episode 324.

MTV's newest show The Paper premiered Monday, April 14 and featured "Kraftwork (invented the disco beat)" by Shapes of Race Cars . The episode is available here at MTV.com.

Two of our groups are currently featured in Red Bull web videos that cover highlights from professional AMA racing (the event is called "US Rookies Cup"). The videos feature "Shine Your Cadillac" by Evans Blue and "Sumer Reign" by Lexicon.

MTV's The Hills will feature "Home" by Great Northern on Monday, April 7. Great Northern was also featured in last week's episode which reached over 5 million viewers, and another 2 million streams on MTV.com the first day. Tune in tonight at at 10PM or visit MTV.com.

This week nikewomen.com picked Earl Greyhound's "SOS" as the download of the week on their website. Click here to check it out and download the track for free.

Two SONGS bands recently performed on FuelTV's The Daily Habit, a half-hour show that highlights the day's most popular action sports celebrities and musicians. Click below to view the clips, courtesy of Earlimart and Every Time I Die .

"Answers and Questions" and "Nevermind the Phone Calls" (Earlimart)

"Werewolf" and "No Son of Mine" (Every Time I Die)

This Monday, March 24, The Hills is back with a new episode that will feature "Telling Lies" from Great Northern's Trading Twilight for Daylight. The episode premieres airs at 10PM and can be viewed here at MTV.com.

This Sunday, March 9, Bravo is airing an all day marathon of Quarterlife. The episodes between 12-2 PM will include songs by five different SONGS groups : "So Good" by Undergreen, "Darker Shade of Grey" by Oslo, "Hope's All There Is" by Maxxfemm, "What We Do Together" by Undergreen, and "Tokyo" by Shapes of Race Cars.

Tonight's episode of The Gauntlet will feature "Hiding Inside the Horrible Weather" by My American Heart . The episode premieres on Wednesday, February 13 at 10PM on MTV.

This week's episode of One Tree Hill will feature "Fakey Fake" by Earlimart. This marks the third time this season that Earlimart has soundtracked the popular program (the other two songs : "Bloody Nose" and "Happy Alone"). The episode premieres on Tuesday, February 26 at 8PM.

Nissan will premiere a new campaign during Super Bowl XLII with a spot featuring Great Northern 's "Home."

If you didn't catch it in the Super Bowl, you can watch the advertisement here .

This new promo features the subtle, haunting track "Lions and Tigers" from Asobi Seksu 's Citrus. The 60 second spot is now airing on Cable TV and can be dowloaded here .

The hit FX drama The Riches will feature Earlimart 's "Happy Alone in its new promos. The spot will run through June 2008 on national Cable TV.

On January 28, The L Word (SHO) will feature Maxxfemm 's "Hope's All There Is." The following week on February 3 the episode will feature Asobi Seksu's "Goodbye." The episodes, entitled "Let's Get This Party Started" and "Lookin' at You, Kid!" will also available On Demand through June 2008.

Last week's episode of ER featured "Stoneded," off of The Comas ' Spells - an album of swollen, distorted guitars and intense, rhythm-driven melodies. The episode first aired on NBC on Thursday, January 17.

MTV’s Life of Ryan, which follows teen heartthrob and skateboard extraordinaire Ryan Scheckler, had a total of 41 million viewers last season and is now it’s second season. This week episode will feature “Answers and Questions” from Earlimart ’s Mentor Tormentor. It premieres Tuesday, January 22 at 10PM and will also be available on iTunes and On Demand.

The CW's One Tree Hill will feature Earlimart 's "Bloody Nose" on January 15th and "Happy Alone" on February 5. Both tracks are from 2007's Mentor Tormentor, an album teeming with shoegazer textures, folky undertones and lush vocals. One Tree Hill airs on the CW Tuesdays at 9PM and encores on Sundays at 8PM.

This week you can hear "Goodbye" by Asobi Seksu in promos for ABC's October Road. This catchy, playful track comes off Citrus, a sweet (but not too sweet) batch of up-tempo, dream-pop songs. October Road (ABC) airs Mondays at 10PM.

This week ABC will feature "Power" by Shapes of Race Cars during the promos for October Road. This is the title track off the LA trio's full length album. Shapes of Race Cars masterfully combine jubilant garage-rock, radio-ready melodies, and fuzzed-out 90's grunge. The promos for October Road (ABC) will begin airing Monday, December 10.

Rhett Miller 's "Meteor Shower" plays on tonight's episode of October Road. This track is from Miller's second solo album, The Believer. During this scene, Owen tries to deal with his wife's infidelity as he goes through his morning routine. The episode airs Monday, December 3 at 10PM on ABC.

Jolie Holland 's mesmerizing track "All the Morning Birds" was featured during the Thanksgiving episode of Showtime's Brotherhood. The track is from Jolie's 2003 record Catalpa, a progressive fusion of folk, jazz and blues with Billie Holiday-like vocals. The episode is available On Demand through 2/26.

Two Gallants ' wistful folk-ballad, "Lady" will be featured in Bionic Woman (NBC) on Wednesday, November 28 at 9PM. The acoustic track appears on the 2007 EP, Scenery of Farewell. The band's latest release is a self-titled full length, which is out now via Saddle Creek.

Although the rest of Earl Greyhound's album is more reminiscent of Led Zeppelin, the break-up track "It's Over" stands out for it's catchy, playful melody. This track will be featured on The Reaper (CW) airing Tuesday, November 27 at 9PM.

This week's episode of The Real World: Sydney will feature "Power" by Shapes of Race Cars. The Real World airs Wednesday at 10PM on MTV and the episode will also be available to stream at realworld.mtv.com (Episode 21).

Great Northern supplies the soundtrack to a winter daydream on their debut album Trading Twilight for Daylight. One of the more instrumental tracks, "Low is a Height," will be featured during a montage at the end of Bones (FOX) on Tuesday, November 20 at 8PM.

From their postmodern pop album Mentor Tormentor, Earlimart relies mostly on acoustic guitar and piano (plus a bit of whistling) in "Nothing is True." This head-bobbing track will be featured on Cane (CBS) airing Tuesday, November 20th at 10PM.

One brother runs for reelection while the other uses his Irish mob influence to defend against his brother’s political enemies on Showtime’s Brotherhood. The episode features the Old 97s "Four Leaf Clover" which was re-released on their 2005 album Alive and Wired. This episode premiered Sunday 11/11 and will repeat 11/14 at 11PM, 11/15 at 11:30PM, 11/16 at 10PM, and 11/ 17 at 11PM. It is also available On Demand.

For the second time this month, Earlimart will be featured in the hit series Bionic Woman. With its ethereal duet and introspective harmony, “The Little Things,” will be featured on 11/7. Bionic Woman garners almost 14 million viewers weekly and airs Wednesdays at 9PM on NBC.

Earlimart 's "Happy Alone", a meditation on self-reliance, was featured in the 10/24 airing of Bionic Woman. The scene depicted a restaurant rendezvous between Jamie and Tom. Bionic Woman airs Wednesdays at 9 PM on NBC.

Tonight, October 19th, Lexicon will be appearing in the in the series premiere of the new FOX program, The Next Great American Band, the latest brainchild from the creators of American Idol. Lexicon will be performing their original composition, "Ordinary", as they audition for the chance, to compete, to become... The next great American band!

Tonight, October 10th, you'll hear "The Shake (Awful Feeling)" by My American Heart on The Real World: Sydney. "The Shake" is the first single off MAH's great new record, Hiding Inside The Horrible Weather. Tune into MTV tonight at 10PM to check it out!

On September 26th, Earl Greyhound's indomitable "S.O.S" was featured in the much-talked-about series premiere of Bionic Woman, a reinvention of the iconic 1970's series.

To catch it on repeat, tune in on Wednesday nights at 9:00 EST.

Chiodos' latest, Bone Palace Ballet landed the #1 spot on the Independent Albums charts and the #5 spot on the Billboard Top 200. The incredible, collosal album has received glowing praise from The New York Times, Billboard, and several other sources. The band can also currently be found gracing the cover of Alternative Press.

Out via RCA & Immortal, The new album from Scary Kids Scaring Kids is a towering achievement. The album debuted at a career-high #80 on the Billboard Top 200 and #6 on the Independent Albums charts. Songs like "Faces" (the first single), "The Deep End" and "Snake Devil" showcase the band's songwriting chops like never before. Come take a listen!

Madden '08, the latest installment of EA's venerable institution, is set to feature Earl Greyhound's cosmically huge "S.O.S" (off their SOME Records debut, Soft Targets). We're very proud to say that this is the third EA game to use "S.O.S." this year! (The other two being Arena Football 2K and Burnout 5)

Malbec will appear in an episode of the groundbreaking online "TV" program Quarterlife.For more information, check out this New York Times article.

"EMG" (the killer track from El-P' s latest) will soundtrack Vinny Chase and the boys on an upcoming episode of Entourage. The show first airs on HBO on Sunday, August 5 at 10PM.

A French Kicks classic, The Trial Of The Century, will make its way onto HBO's buzzed-about new relationship drama, Tell Me You Love Me.  The show first airs on Sunday, September 30th.                                                                       

Sure, some TV shows take a summer-long siesta... but not Kyle XY!  The crowd-fav will be rocking out all summer long with a little help from:

Jack's Mannequin ("Rescued" on 6/25)
French Kicks ("So Far We Are" on 6/18; "No Mean Time" on 6/25)
Earlimart ("Nevermind The Phonecalls" on 7/2)
The show airs Mondays on ABC Family and also on Fridays on ABC proper.  Stay cool and tune in! 

Break out the joysticks.  It Dies Today's "The Sixth of June" can currently be found blasting through EA's Arena Football 2K - Return to Glory; the game was released on 2/21/07 and is available in all platforms.

Blistering Zep-rockers Earl Greyhound are doing their part to help soundtrack some of the finest videogames around, including:EA's Burnout 5 ("S.O.S."; out 9/11/07)Sony's MLB 2007 ("All Better Now"; out now)EA's Arena Football 2K - Return to Glory ("S.O.S."; out now).  As always, stay tuned - there's more to come! 

We are pleased to announce the signing of perennial experimentalists, The Sound of Animals Fighting. The band's most recent compositions can be found on Lover, The Lord Has Left Us (Equal Vision), an exciting mixture of frenzied noise and melodic fervency.  Stay tuned for postings of Focus Tracks like "The Heretic" and "My Horse Must Lose". 

Tomorrow night, tune into the season finale of The Unit, entitled "Paradise Lost", at 9 PM ET/PT on CBS.  The episode's pivotal montage will be synched up to Oslo's explosive, boot-marcher "Rhyme or Reason".  The track will also appear on the band's upcoming album, The Rise And Fall Of Love And Hate. 

Tonight, SHARK (starring James Woods) will be featuring a new Earlimart song called "700>100", which will appear on the band's forthcoming album entitled Mentor Tormentor.  The episode first airs on April 19th at 10PM ET/PT. 

On April 16th, tune into NBC's The Black Donnellys to hear Rhett's sober hymn, "World Inside The World", as it careens over a montage involving Joey, Sean and Jimmy.  But we're not giving away anymore than that :) 

On February 14th, "The Light" by The Album Leaf will soundtrack Friday Night Lights.  The poignant, slow-churning dirge builds and unravels as the team bus pulls into the Dillon High parking lot.  Click here to listen. 

If you tune into The CW starting January 31st, you may be lucky enough to catch a promo for One Tree Hill featuring Malbec's "Solstice", one of their choicest, soulful rock-pop songs.  And, yes, we'll soon be giving the band a proper introduction, but try as we might, we just couldn't resist telling you the news - do check back soon!       

We're excited to report that CBS's hit show, CSI, will be featuring "Red Eye" by The Album Leaf ! The hypnotic song soundtracks two forensic experts as they search for crucial evidence. CBS will first air the show on Thursday, January 25th at 9 PM ET/PT.

Eyes Around's full-cylinder rock anthem, "Another Source Of Light", will appear in an episode of CBS's The Unit on February 6th at 9PM ET/PT.  But you can click here to rock out right now :) 

Tune in Wednesday, January 24th at 10PM ET/PT to hear Murder By Death in MTV's The Real World!  The band will also be this week's featured artist on the official Real World website.  Check it.   

We're thrilled to announce the addition of Jolie Holland to the Songs roster. The chanteuse's latest slow-burn album, Springtime Can Kill You, has been lauded by critics left and right, including an A review in Entertainment Weekly.
                                
Click here to visit her writer page!                                 

Tune in to Grey's Anatomy on Thursday, November 2nd at 10:00 PM (EST) to hear The Album Leaf 's deeply moving song, "Writings On The Wall", during a key montage involving everyone's favorite characters -- did we mention it's the most popular show on Television? :)

We're elated to reveal the signing of The Album Leaf . Sometimes reminiscent of their Icelandic peers and collaborators Sigur Ros, The Album Leaf, fronted by multi-instrumentalist Jimmy LaValle, rest their gorgeous melodies in haunting atmospheric washes. Intimate and shimmering, their new album, Into The Blue Again,is out now on Sub Pop.

Stream their whole album and read up on the band over at their Songwriter Page!