DMX, Snoop Dogg, T.I., Eve, A.$.A.P. Rocky, Cassidy, Mystikal, Talib Kweli And B.O.B. Are Among This Year's Featured Artists For The HIP HOP AWARDS Cypher 2012
28 September, 2012 DMX, Snoop Dogg and T.I. return to the BET HIP HOP AWARDS as 2012 cypher participants representing the East Coast, West Coast and Down South alongside Eve, A.$.A.P. Rocky, Cassidy, Mystikal, Talib Kweli, B.O.B and more. The BET HIP HOP AWARDS, filmed at Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on Saturday, ...
| Armin van Buuren Wins DJ Awards For 'Best International DJ' & 'Best Trance DJ'
26 September, 2012 Last night, at the DJ Awards show in Ibiza's famous club Pacha, Armin van Buuren was awarded for 'Best International DJ' and 'Best Trance DJ'. As voted by EDM lovers from all across the globe, it is the fifth year in a row that the Dutch DJ returns home with the trance award. He received the award for ...
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Katy Perry Named The 2012 Billboard Woman Of The Year
26 September, 2012 Billboard announced today that Katy Perry will accept its coveted Woman of the Year Award at the 2012 Billboard Women in Music event taking place on Friday, November 30, 2012 at Capitale in New York City. This award honors the achievements of a trailblazing female recording artist over the past 12 months, ...
| BET Networks Presents The "I Am Hip Hop Icon" Award To Legendary MC Rakim
26 September, 2012 BET Networks today announced that legendary MC, Rakim will be the recipient of the "I AM HIP HOP ICON" Award at this year's BET HIP HOP AWARDS filming at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta on Saturday, September 29, 2012. Rakim will be acknowledged and honored for his contribution ...
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Juan Luis Guerra Leads Latin Grammy Nominations With Six!
26 September, 2012 Nominations for the XIII Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® (www.latingrammy.com) were announced today at a press conference attended by national and international media at the Belasco Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The event was streamed live on LatinGRAMMY.com (and is now available as video on demand) ...
| XIII Annual Latin Grammy Nominations Announced
26 September, 2012 Nominations for the XIII Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards (www.latingrammy.com) were announced today at a press conference attended by national and international media at the Belasco Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The event was streamed live on LatinGRAMMY.com (and is now available as video on demand) ...
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'Metals' By Feist Takes Home 2012 Polaris Music Prize
25 September, 2012 2011 Polaris Prize winners Jeremy Gara and Tim Kingsbury of Arcade Fire made the announcement at the conclusion of this evening's Gala, that METALS by FEIST was the winner of the 2012 Polaris Music Prize. Held at the Concert Hall Studios at Bell Media's Masonic Temple in downtown Toronto, Feist will ...
| Oliver Sean Nominated For MTV Europe Music Awards
24 September, 2012 Oliver Sean has been nominated as Best Worldwide Act (India /Middle East/ Africa Region) for the 2012 MTV European Music Awards (EMA).
The past year has seen Oliver Sean bag several accolades for his 'So Good' album, including a Vh1 India Top 10 spot and a no.2 chart position in the region. Sean ...
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Corey, Robb Honored In Berlin
21 September, 2012 The Metal Hammer Awards were held recently in Berlin, and Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor was given the "Legend" award, presented by former Accept frontman Udo Dirkschneider.
Taylor said, "I'm very lucky to be able to do what I do, but I wouldn't be able to do this without the fans, ...
| Markus Schulz Voted America's Best DJ; Award Ceremony & Closing Party At Marquee Nightclub On October 7
19 September, 2012 The votes have all been counted and it's official - DJ Times magazine and Pioneer DJ are proud to announce that Markus Schulz has been voted 'America's Best DJ' for 2012. The talented Miami-based DJ will be honored October 7 in Las Vegas for the ABDJ Closing Party, which will include a press reception, ...
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Maroon 5 Set To Perform On The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!; LL Cool J Returns To Host One-hour Event On Dec. 5
18 September, 2012 Three-time GRAMMY-winning group Maroon 5 are the first act announced to perform on "TheGRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night." Two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J returns to host the one-hour special, which takes place live for the first time ever at Bridgestone Arena in ...
| 2012 Toronto Independent Music Awards Ceremony Announced
18 September, 2012 On October 6, 2012 the Toronto Independent Music Awards (TIMA) will showcase the best in independent music with awards in 21 categories and 11 live performances, including Juno-nominated producer Rich Kidd featuring a collaboration with Famous, and Karina Es, whose Dancing in the Stars video recently ...
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Legendary Harry Belafonte And Stedman Graham To Be Honored At 2012 Montreal International Black Film Festival
18 September, 2012 The Montreal International Black Film Festival (MIBFF) is back with a diverse and exciting line-up featuring 115 films from nearly 40 countries! Moviegoers will have the chance to watch short-, mid- and feature-length films, documentaries, and narrative and animated films. Most films will be making ...
| Matchbox Twenty Shoot To The Top With "North"! Acclaimed New Album Debuts At No 1 On Billboard 200, Marking Multi-Platinum Band's First-Ever Album Chart-Topper
13 September, 2012 "NORTH," the acclaimed new album from Emblem/Atlantic recording group Matchbox Twenty, has made a stunning chart debut, coming in at #1 on the SoundScan/Billboard 200 after its first week in release. Fueled by critical acclaim - as well as the current hit single, "She's So Mean" - the album's unprecedented ...
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Maestro David Bernard Wins A First Prize In The Orchestral Conducting Competition Of The American Prize
13 September, 2012 The American Prize Competition 2012 has announced that David Bernard (https://www.davidbernard.com), Music Director of the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony (https://www.chambersymphony.com) has been awarded a FIRST PRIZE in Orchestral Conducting.
The American Prize is a series of national competitions ...
| Mike Epps Slated As Host For This Year's BET Hip Hop Awards
13 September, 2012 BET Networks' flagship music variety program, "106 & PARK," officially announced the nominees for the BET HIP HOP AWARDS (#HIPHOPAWARDS). Actor and comedian Mike Epps (@THEREALMIKEEPPS) will once again host this year's festivities from the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta on Saturday, ...
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Mercury Prize 2012 Nominations Revealed
12 September, 2012 The Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2012 Albums of the Year cover a diverse range of styles and genres, highlighting what has been an exciting period for UK music. The twelve albums, share a common sense of adventure, pushing music in fresh and dynamic directions.
The shortlist of the 12 'Albums Of ...
| Ne-Yo Goes To No 1! He Scores Fourth Number 1 UK Single And His First For Motown Records
12 September, 2012 Ne-Yo continues his astounding success in the UK with Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself) going straight to the top of the UK Singles Chart. The first single from forthcoming fifth album R.E.D is his fourth UK #1 and his first since he moved to Motown Records earlier this year.
This ...
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Shoot The AP Tour!
11 September, 2012 The AP Tour, which features The Amity Affliction alongside Miss May I, The Ghost Inside, Like Moths to Flames and Glass Cloud, kicks off October 16 and ends November 24. And they're looking to reward the best aspiring live photographers out there with a special contest that you can enter now! 32 winners ...
| Steve Cooke Nominated For "Best New Album" At The Malibu Music Awards
10 September, 2012 Americana Rock artist Steve Cooke doesn't shy away from the controversial and if the current upward ground swell from his latest blue collar single "Working for the USA" is anything to go by, its fitting that his preceding album (with the same name) has just received a prestigious nomination for 'Best ...
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