NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Eleven
Seven Music) - Eleven
Seven Music, the top Independent rock label dominates the iTunes Critics Picks for 2008. Buckcherry's "Black Butterfly" is named the Best Rock Album of 2008, Motley Crue's "Saints of Los Angeles" is the top rock song, Sixx:A.M. is named a Best New Rock Artist of the Year and Sixx:A.M.,
Buckcherry and
Motley Crue top the sales chart. Eleven
Seven Music's releases comprise 25% of the Top 20 Best Rock Songs as selected by iTunes' Editorial Board with Motley Crue's "Saints of Los Angeles" at No 1, Buckcherry's "Too Drunk..." at No 2 and their "
Rescue Me" at No 8, Sixx:A.M.'s "
Life Is Beautiful" at No 10 and Trapt's "Who's Going Home With You Tonight" at No 17. iTunes Best of 2008 can be seen in its entirely at: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewCustomPage?name=pageiTunes2008_Music_Rock (** You may have to re-enter link address once iTUNES opens).
Eleven Seven Music is among the best performing rock labels, taking hold on a good portion of the rock charts since its inception in January 2006. With the recent No 1 independent release from Motley Crue (the label scored the No 2 position last year with Sixx:A.M.'s "The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack" and Buckcherry's Platinum and Grammy-nominated "15"), Eleven Seven continues to build on its model of research-based marketing strategies targeted directly to the fans and building out from that base. At rock radio, Sixx:A.M.'s "Life Is Beautiful" was the most played song of the year. Helmed by President Nikki Sixx, the label's roster includes Motley Crue, Buckcherry, Sixx:A.M., Trapt, Drowning Pool, Marion Raven, The Last Vegas, Charm City Devils and The Exies. Eleven Seven Music was founded by industry veteran and pioneer Allen Kovac, a revolutionary mind who has been at the center of some of the most creative and successful campaigns in the music business.
"It's so gratifying to see that iTunes' critics agree that Eleven Seven Music rocks as we continue our commitment to creating great rock music," notes label President Nikki Sixx.
Eleven Seven Music has proven to be the leader in creating lucrative partnership deals and identifying new ways to distribute content. As one of the first companies to offer a single for download simultaneously on the popular video game, Rock Band as well as through traditional retailers, earlier this year Eleven Seven Music released "Saints of Los Angeles," Motley Crue's first single from their new album of the same name. The track sold more than five times the number of downloads through Rock Band as it did on iTunes in its first week. Through persistence and innovation, Eleven Seven Music has become the No 5 mainstream rock label and the No 2 overall independent rock label.
ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS from the iTUNES Best of 2008
Best Rock Songs of 2008: editorial
4 songs in the top 10, 5 songs in the top 20
(1) Motley Crue - "Saints of Los Angeles"
(2) Buckcherry - "Too Drunk..."
(8) Buckcherry - "Rescue Me"
(10) Sixx:A.M. - "Life Is Beautiful"
(17) Trapt - "Who's Going Home With You Tonight"
Best Rock Album of 2008: editorial
Buckcherry - "Black Butterfly"
Best New Rock Artists of 2008: editorial
Sixx:A.M. - "The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack"
Top Rock Songs of 2008: sales
(14) Sixx:A.M. - "Life Is Beautiful"
(19) Motley Crue - "Saints of Los Angeles"
(21) Buckcherry - "Too Drunk..."
