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Charmaine Stephens Creates Online Presence
Aug 27, 2008
Recording Artist

Charmaine Stephens (Recording Artist) has been enjoying a lot of success in cyberspace lately. In the latest news, she has been selected as a featured artist in the October issue of Enfluenz, an online magazine focusing on up & coming models, recording artists & designers in the hip-hop world. She also recently hit the Myspace music charts as one of the "Top 50 California R&B Artists", reaching the #25 spot. The vocalist-songwriter/producer previously debuted on the American Idol Underground charts with her songs “Caught Up” and “Mysterious,” both of which spent several weeks on the R&B Top 50, and is preparing to release her first album, Love & Lost. To learn more about Charmaine, check her out on myspaceandyoutube

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