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If you’re a Tap Tap party-person, you are truly living in a golden age. Right this second, you can plug a 1/8th-inch line into your iPhone/Touch, launch Tap Tap Revenge, and literally throw down the sickest dance party while you rock your way to the top of the standings. Can the floorboards survive your Taptastic house-party mega-mix? Let’s see…You can warm it up with some Lady Gaga to get the crowd, roll that into some Jason Derulo, and follow up with that Mike Posner joint. Then kick it back in high with Ke$ha and Flo Rida, and keep it going with Taio Cruz and a little T.I. YIKES, I wanna go to this party!

And now, ladies and gentlemen, we are slipping you the secret weapon. There will come a point when the party reaches its crescendo and achieves full throw-down status, when the crowd will stand with baited breath, waiting to see if you blow the off the mother, or turn into DJ Trainwreck. And that’s the exact moment you drop “EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR” by CASCADA. The place will go nuts, guaranteed.

The titular track from Cascada’s third studio album, “Evacuate the Dancefloor” is nothing short of a global phenomenon. It has topped charts all around the world, and helped this German eurodance group sell over 14 million copies of their three records. Formed in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler along with DJ’s Manian and Yanou, Cascada is not resting on their success. They have just released the blazing hot “Pyromania,” another block-rocking jam that is part of the brand-new CASCADA PREMIUM TRACK-PACK, along with “Evacuate the Dancefloor.”

So if you’re ready to get this party started right, and get it started quickly, then you know what to do: Get yourself some Cascada, and get it on!

The Cascada Contest

This week, one Grand Prize winner gets an IPOD TOUCH AND 3 CASCADA ALBUMS! Five runner up winners get their own signed copy of Evacuate the Dancefloor on CD!

How to win: Download and play Cascada’s “Evacuate the Dancefloor” in Tap Tap Revenge 3. Each score you submit above 100,000 points gets you one entry into the contest. You can play on any difficulty you want — as long as your final score is OVER 100,000 points. At the end of the contest, we’ll throw all the entries into a hat and draw the winner.

The contest runs from Friday, July 23rd at 12:01 AM until Sunday, July 25th at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. You must play “Evacuate the Dancefloor” in Tap Tap Revenge 3, during the contest period for entry. To make sure scores submit, play on a solid internet connection. For more details click here. Apple is not a sponsor of this contest.

Who? New Politics

What? Yeah Yeah Yeah, from their upcoming debut album on RCA Records.

Why? Why, you ask? Well, because there’s always room for a brain-scattering, amp-stressing, neighbors-banging-on-the-wall rock track in Tap Tap Revenge. “Yeah Yeah Yeah,” the breakout song from South-By-Southwest buzz band NEW POLITICS, came crashing into our music department, jumped up on the desk, and demanded to be this week’s free download. And when a song has that kind of immediate energy and urgency, you either get behind it or run for your life.

OK, I Love It. Who Are These Guys? New Politics is David Boys, Soren H, and Paul Amaliel, three guys from Copenhagen who unintentionally formed the band to enter a radio station’s songwriting competition. Having been writing music together for 3 years for various solo projects with little forward movement, the group was on the verge of hanging it up when they casually made the decision to submit a song to the Danish National Radio P3’s “Career Cannon” contest.

Theirs was picked as a top winner, and once this fearsome trio brought their reckless, cathartic, and engaging live show to the stage, all heck broke loose (or since they are Danish, we should say all herring broke loose). The response to their passionate performance was immediate, and the band began booking festivals and shows all over Europe. After signing with RCA Records, they set their sights on achieving American success, and made the decision to relocate to the epicenter of hip, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where they are putting the finishing touches on their debut album.

AWESOME! What do I do now? First, head over to www.newpoliticsrock.com, where you check out their videos and tour dates, and pick up a copy of the song from iTunes or Amazon. Then, you rock out with reckless abandon as you tap to “Yeah Yeah Yeah” in the crazy-cool NEW POLITICS CONTEST!

The New Politics Contest

This week, one Grand Prize winner gets the an awesome Fender guitar signed by the band!!! Five runner up winners get a copy of their self-titled debut album on CD!

How to win: Download and play New Politics’ “Yeah Yeah Yeah” in Tap Tap Revenge 3. Each score you submit above 100,000 points gets you one entry into the contest. You can play on any difficulty you want — as long as your final score is OVER 100,000 points. At the end of the contest, we’ll throw all the entries into a hat and draw the winner.

The contest runs from Friday, June 18th at 12:01 AM until Sunday, June 20th at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. You must play “Yeah Yeah Yeah” in Tap Tap Revenge 3, during the contest period for entry. To make sure scores submit, play on a solid internet connection. For more details click here. Apple is not a sponsor of this contest.

ARE YOU READY? It’s been nearly 2 years since the audio-wizards in N*E*R*D dropped their last alt/rock/funk bomb on the world, and now we’re all jonesing to get blown up again! It’s time to get right with “Hot-n-Fun,” a hypno-hop head-bobber featuring the dulcet guest vocals of the always fresh NELLY FURTADO. You know whenever Pharrell and Chad take a break from their other job as the wildly successful, genre-defining production duo The Neptunes for some serious N*E*R*D action, the scene is about to get an electric blast of dope beats and deep hooks.

Download N*E*R*D today for free!

The N*E*R*D Contest

We are hearing reports of rogue doctors offering to surgically attach your iPhone / iPod touch to your hand, in order to completely eliminate any chance of slipping during key Tap Tap sessions. While we can’t necessarily endorse this, it certainly won’t hurt your chances of being the top tapper in the spectacular N*E*R*D CONTEST!

This week, one Grand Prize winner gets the ENTIRE N.E.R.D. CATALOG on CD, including the upcoming album Nothing when it is released! Five runner up winners get a copy of Nothing on CD.

How to win: Download and play N.E.R.D.’s “Hot-n-Fun (feat. Nelly Furtado)” in Tap Tap Revenge 3. Each score you submit above 100,000 points gets you one entry into the contest. You can play on any difficulty you want — as long as your final score is OVER 100,000 points. At the end of the contest, we’ll throw all the entries into a hat and draw the winner.

The contest runs from Friday, June 11th at 12:01 AM until Sunday, June 13th at 11:59PM Pacific Time. You must play “Hot-n-Fun (feat. Nelly Furtado)” in Tap Tap Revenge 3, during the contest period for entry. To make sure scores submit, play on a solid internet connection. For more details click here. Apple is not a sponsor of this contest.

Another week, another slammin’ new track for you to crack your touchscreen to! Here’s the FREE download of “Hello Fascination” from Breathe Carolina, an explosive song that fulfills every element of a Tap Tap Classic: Heart-pounding beat? Check. Hardcore-screamo-electro-pop energy? Check. Instantly catchy vocal hooks and melodies? Checkity-check! Download and commence loving this one immediately!

THE BREATHE CAROLINA CONTEST

Here’s an idea: Make this the week that you drop everything, ignore all other aspects of your life, and really focus on tapping your way to the top spot of the BREATHE CAROLINA CONTEST! It’s the only way to do be the big winner, and score your way to these awesome prizes….

The LOOT: One grand prize winner gets an autographed “Hello Fascination” album, Limited Edition “Hello Fascination” Vinyl, Merchandise from Umbrella Clothing (http://umbrellaclothing.net) and Pyknic Clothing (http://www.pyknicwear.com), One Breathe Carolina shirt from Fearless.Merchnow.com, Breathe Carolina poster, Fearless Records sticker pack and Fearless Records DVD Music Video sampler. Five runner up winners get an autographed “Hello Fascination” album, poster, Fearless Records sticker pack and Fearless Records DVD Music Video sampler.

How to win: Download and play Breathe Carolina’s “Hello Fascination” in Tap Tap Revenge 3. Each score you submit above 100,000 points gets you one entry into the contest. You can play on any difficulty you want — as long as your final score is OVER 100,000 points. At the end of the contest, we’ll throw all the entries into a hat and draw the winner. You must play “Hello Fascination” in Tap Tap Revenge 3, during the contest period for entry. To make sure scores submit, play on a solid internet connection. For more details click here. Apple is not a sponsor of this contest.

Confession Time: How many of you out there have ever read someone’s diary? This week’s featured artist TINO COURY did, and he’s spilling all the sweet secrets in the FREE new Tap Tap Revenge track DIARY! The up-and-coming singer/songwriter/producer, who taught himself to play guitar from a Blink-182 songbook, poured his heart into this pop-perfect song, and came up with a catchy combination of emotional storytelling and big beats to rock your body!

“My influences come from so many different places, whether it’s the things I’ve gone through in my own relationships, a film that sparks an idea that clicks, or something that a friend has experienced that I can relate to,” Coury says of his song topics. “I don’t try to force it, though. I wait until the inspiration comes to me. I have to feel it in order to write. In the end, for me, it’s about telling a story.”

Download DIARY for free, and get in on the ground floor of Tino’s fast-rising career. Also, be sure to check out all his tour dates, videos, and news at www.TinoCoury.com.

Tap Tap Revenge: Your source for the best new music, absolutely free!

The Tino Coury Contest

Our first contest idea was for you to read your most embarrassing diary entry on YouTube, but we didn’t want to inflict any permanent emotional scars. So instead, get your fingers moving, because the top tapper is going to win the awesome grand prize: A Tino Coury Fan Pack which includes a signed 8×10 photo, signed digi pack, a Tino “Diary”, and T-shirt! Five runner up winners get a “Diary” CD and video DVD.

How to win: Download and play Tino Coury’s “Diary” in Tap Tap Revenge 3. Each score you submit above 100,000 points gets you one entry into the contest. You can play on any difficulty you want — as long as your final score is OVER 100,000 points. At the end of the contest, we’ll throw all the entries into a hat and draw the winner.

The contest begins on Friday, May 28th at 12:01 AM, and runs until Monday, May 31st at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. You must play “Diary” in Tap Tap Revenge 3, during the contest period for entry. To make sure your scores submit, play while you have a solid internet connection. For complete rules click here. Apple is not a sponsor of this contest.

OK party people, let’s get some rhythm back in your fingers with this week’s FREE featured track, CHOP SHOP by DJ DAN! Celebrating his 20th anniversary in music, “The People’s DJ” has dug deep down in his crate to assemble a heart-pumping, dancefloor-bumping house of beats, the bass heavy CHOP SHOP from his latest album “Evolution 3.”

A west coast pioneer of breakbeat and funky house, DJ Dan has programmed and remixed an all-star list of artists, from New Order to Depeche Mode to Orgy and back again. Wherever there are speakers that need a workout, you’ll find Dan, as he blows up clubs from Shanghai to Manhattan. In 2005 alone, he logged over 135,000 miles. That’s over halfway to the moon!

We want to thank DJ DAN for letting us use CHOP SHOP as this week’s free featured track, and know everyone is going to go crazy tapping to it. So hook up your sub, and get moving on CHOP SHOP right now!

DJ DAN CONTEST

With such sick beats pumping out from this week’s featured track, we know fingers will be flying and scores will be soaring. So we’re expecting some fierce competition in this week’s DJ Dan Contest — One grand prize winner gets a A FUTURE RETRO prize pack which includes an autographed CD of Future Retro, a flash drive of special DJ mixes, remixes, and other music from DJ Dan, and a selection of limited edition out-of-print 12″ vinyl, all autographed by DJ Dan! Then, five runner up winners get their very own autographed copy of DJ Dan’s Future Retro.

How to win: Download and play DJ Dan’s “Chop Shop” in Tap Tap Revenge 3. Each score you submit above 100,000 points gets you one entry into the contest. You can play on any difficulty you want — as long as your final score is OVER 100,000 points. At the end of the contest, we’ll throw all the entries into a hat and draw the winner.

The contest begins on Friday, May 21st at 12:01 AM, and runs until Sunday, May 23rd at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. You must play “Chop Shop” in Tap Tap Revenge 3, during the contest period for entry. To make sure your scores submit, play while you have a solid internet connection. For complete rules click here. Apple is not a sponsor of this contest.

We always thought they were out there. Waiting silently, biding their time, exercising their fingers for the moment they knew would one day come. And on that fateful Thursday, when we announced our partnership with Metal Blade Records, the mighty Tap Tap Metal Mob bum-rushed their touchscreens with a fury and ferocity that we had hardly anticipated. To appease these maniacal masters of the Extreme tracks, we are excited to have 2 brand-new songs from Metal Blade for this week’s free featured downloads!

For 25 years, GWAR has been Earth’s only openly extraterrestrial band, as well its sickest, most destructive, and most apocalyptic. Behold their brain-splattering new track “Let Us Slay” from the new album Lust In Space. It rocks SO hard, we may have put our entire species in jeopardy by unleashing it in Tap Tap Revenge. When it comes to all-out mutant metal, remember: GWAR did it first, and GWAR does it best. www.gwar.net

As I Lay Dying have allowed us to give out their brand-new song “Beyond Our Suffering” from the eagerly-anticipated album The Powerless Rise, out on May 11th. Do you think you can handle tapping to it? From the psychotic, snake-charming guitar line to the drum beats that hit you like a heart attack, the full frontal scream of AILD proves that modern metal is only getting better. By delivering their music with a power and urgency that has put them at the top of the metalcore scene, As I Lay Dying has become one of today’s most buzzed-about bands. www.asilaydying.com

Head to iTunes for these new releases from GWAR and AS I LAY DYING on Metal Blade Records, your source for all of today’s best metal. Tap over to www.metalblade.com to see their amazing roster of talent.

Plus check out the Metal Blade premium-bundle in the Tap Tap Store today, stuffed with a wild sample of 6 extreme tracks. Fire extinguisher for your fingers sold separately!

GWAR & As I Lay Dying Contest:

THE LOOT: The Grand Prize winner receives the full discography for both Gwar and As I Lay Dying. Five Runner Ups will receive the latest CD from GWAR, Lust in Space, and As I Lay Dying’s The Powerless Rise.

To participate, download and play “Let Us Slay” by GWAR and “Beyond Our Suffering” by As I Lay Dying in Tap Tap Revenge 3. Each score you submit above 250,000 points gets you one entry into the contest. You can play on any difficulty you want, just make sure your score is above 250,000 points! At the end of the contest, we’ll throw all the entries into the giant Tapulous contest hat and draw the winners.

Contest begins on Friday, May 7th at 12:01 AM PST and runs until Sunday, May 9th at 11:59PM PST. Scores must be submitted in Tap Tap Revenge 3, while online, during the contest period, for entry.

For the official rules click here. Apple is not a sponsor of this contest.

Ah, the mighty player spotlight… It has the power to turn the anonymous Tapper from a zero to a hero in a flash. Let’s get to know this week’s member a bit better, before they rocket to instant popularity. Presenting ChristinaPandora!

- Experience Level: 85
- Coins: 1,515,301
- Online Rating: 2800
- Favorite Song: “The Reflecting God” – Marilyn Manson.
- Favorite Group: Way too many! I’d have to say Marilyn Manson.
- First Tap Tap Game Played: Tap Tap Revenge 1
- Favorite Tap Snack: Water! (Editor Note: Water? Does that count as a snack?)
- Favorite Cartoon/Comic Character: Lenore.
- Favorite Hobby: Other than Tap Tap– riding my horses or other artsy stuff.
- One song you’d like to see added to Tap Tap Revenge: Something by Eminem– it’d be fun to tap to. Offspring and NoFX, too.
- One reason you love or play Tap Tap Revenge: I love music and it’s fun to be able to play a game along with it.
- What’s your favorite avatar item? The Tap Tap Revenge 3 Crown. I love my Angel Wingz, too!
- If Tap Tap Revenge were a movie, who would you like to see star: Jigsaw! Tap or die.
- Describe your avatar in three words: Exquisite, Sexy, Me.
- Where you play Tap Tap Revenge the most: Home.
- Outside of Tap Tap Revenge, which other Tap Tap game is your favorite? Lady Gaga Revenge.

Thanks, ChristinaPandora for letting your little light shine. If you want to have the great Player Spotlight beamed on you, send us all the pertinent details you see listed above, to spotlight@tapulous.com. If you’re cool enough, we’ll pick you to be the featured tapper of the week!

Here at Tapulous, we know what you need. We know that you have a huge hole in your soul, that can only be filled by that one, simple thing: A MASSIVE SUMMER JAM! And luckily, our Tap Tap operatives over in the UK have tipped us off to a sure-thing candidate: Tinie Tempah’s Pass Out!

Straight outta South London, Tinie Tempah has spent his 21 years honing his musical craft, building superior beats and rhymes, and steadily rising to the top of the British music scene. Savvy to fact that it’s not about radio anymore, Tinie built his legions of fans using the new standard: video game soundtracks, YouTube videos, and organically distributed mixtapes. His raw talent and fresh voice attracted followers in droves, skyrocketing his MySpace plays and YouTube views into the millions.

All this independent success naturally drew the attention of Parlophone Records, who released his first commercial single Pass Out to immediate fan hysteria, rocketing it to a #1 debut on the UK charts. But just because he’s on a major label, Tinie has not abandoned his roots. He’s broken grime out of the underground to a mass audience, blending the fiercest elements of garage, dancehall, and drums-and-bass into a crushing, uncompromising mix. Plus, did I hear him name drop Heidi and Audrina from the Hills? Word.

Check out the riotous beats, cunning wordplay, and elegant grime of Pass Out for FREE in Tap Tap Revenge right now! And be sure to head over to tinietempah.com for news and tour dates, including the V Festival this summer!

Make the Prizes Rain Down in the Tinie Tempah Contest!

UPDATE: Congrats to the winners! Grand prize winner: Hilek. Runner-up winners: rustyr78, khanffdd, janetss, llkeill, hellothereyou.

Only the most dedicated, relentless tappers have the endurance and stamina to win the big prizes. But this week’s should be no problem for everyone, since Pass Out is such a bangin’ track, you’re going to be playing it on repeat anyway, over and over and over and over and over…

THE LOOT: Grand prize: Tinie Tempah’s upcoming CD “The Disc-Overy,” a custom lanyard, and a limited edition “Pass Out” 7-inch vinyl with a special B-side remix by SBTRKT. Runner-up prizes: A custom lanyard and Tinie Tempah’s album “Disc-Overy” on CD.

To participate, download and play Pass Out by Tinie Tempah in Tap Tap Revenge 3. Each score you submit above 150,000 points gets you one entry into the contest. You can play on any difficulty you want, just make sure your score is above 150,000 points! At the end of the contest, we’ll throw all the entries into the giant Tapulous contest hat and draw the winners.

Contest begins on Friday, April 23rd at 12:01 AM PST and runs until Sunday, April 25th at 11:59PM PST. Scores must be submitted in Tap Tap Revenge 3, while online, during the contest period, for entry.

For the official rules click here. Apple is not a sponsor of this contest.

For over ten years, the world has had a love affair with the music, fashion and sheer force of pop-superstar P!nk. And now, Grammy award winning P!nk has recently been added to the ever-growing Tap Tap Revenge library of music. Now in Tap Tap Revenge 3 , you can purchase Get the Party Started and So What by P!nk and really tear things up.

Not to be pigeonholed into any one genre or style, she can effortlessly move from flat-out rocker to soulful balladeer, one moment playing the pop pricess, then knocking down the entire establishment the next.  She is eternally P!nk and that’s why we love her.

Learn more about P!nk on her official site or watch her on YouTube. Download for Tap Tap Revenge 3 (Also available in the Tap Tap Store for Tap Tap Radiation) You must be on you iDevice and have the game installed!