Ya Boy signs to Interscope/Konvict

Rapper Ya Boy, who we first featured last year, has signed to Interscope Records and its imprint Konvict Muzik, which is co-owned by singer Akon.
Ya Boy is the 96th featured Crazed Hits act to get signed.
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Rapper Ya Boy, who we first featured last year, has signed to Interscope Records and its imprint Konvict Muzik, which is co-owned by singer Akon.
Ya Boy is the 96th featured Crazed Hits act to get signed.

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Owl City, who was first featured on Crazed Hits in 2008 (while he was unsigned, unpublished & without management), has become a worldwide success.
In addition to going #1 in the U.S., his debut single “Fireflies” has now topped the charts in the UK, Australia, Ireland, Denmark, Netherlands, and Sweden. The song also scored Top10 positions in Canada, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, Austria, Switzerland, and various other countries.
Why did Fireflies work and become such a huge hit? Read our analysis at this link, first published in December 2009.

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Chiddy Bang are currently scoring a Top10 hit on iTunes in the UK with their debut single “Opposite of Adults.”
We first featured Chiddy Bang and the single back in June 2009 when the group was unsigned and the song was still known as “Kids.” (The track samples heavily from the same-titled MGMT hit.)
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Here is the Crazed Hits publishing pick of the week, a new section where we showcase hot new songs that are available for pub and/or placement on records.
Listen to the track below. For more info: info@movemusicgroup.com
Want to submit a song for our publishing section? Send us an mp3 at music@crazedhits.com

Buzz Track: She’s Going Crazy
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Molly Marlette, who we first featured in November 2008, has signed a publishing deal with Michael Goldstone via his Songs Publishing JV. Throughout his career, Goldstone has been responsible for signing acts such as Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Regina Spektor, and The All-American Rejects.
Molly is the 95th featured Crazed Hits artist to get signed.
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Neon Hitch, who we first featured in July 2009, has signed to Warner Bros Records. The deal was done by SVP of A&R, Kara DioGuardi. Hitch co-wrote the iTunes No. 1 single “Blah Blah Blah” for Ke$ha and is officially the 94th featured Crazed Hits artist to get signed.

Buzz Track: Teenage Dreams
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