Gold & Platinum's Good Vibrations! Beach Boys Receive RIAA's Top Monthly Album Award
18 June, 2012
One of the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA's) most certified bands of all time, The Beach Boys, earned May's highest album certification, according to the RIAA's newest monthly Gold & Platinum Program tally. "Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys" (Capitol, 2003) certified ...
| Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" Hits No 1 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart
14 June, 2012
"Call Me Maybe" - the ubiquitous debut U.S. single from Schoolboy Records/Interscope recording artist Carly Rae Jepsen - has hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The platinum-certified track, which Jepsen co-wrote, is also No. 1 on the Billboard Pop chart this week. Jepsen is the first female artist ...
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Pharrell Williams To Receive Golden Note Award At The 25th Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards
14 June, 2012
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will honor three-time Grammy Award-winner Pharrell Williams with the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award during its 25th Annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. The invitation-only event will take place on Friday, June 29, 2012 at the Beverly ...
| Acclaimed Rocker Monte Pittman To Receive Career Achievement Award From the Hollywood F.A.M.E. Awards
Popular American rock artist Monte Pittman will be honored in November with a prestigious Career Achievement Award in the category of "Guitarist" from the Hollywood F.A.M.E. Awards, it was announced today. Pittman will be recognized for his career that spans over a decade and which includes his solo ...
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Singer/ Songwriter Justine Dorsey Nominated For LA Music Awards
07 June, 2012
With a new single spinning on airwaves all across the country, and just in time for her new EP to hit stores next week, teenage singer/songwriter Justine Dorsey secured two nominations for Best Female Singer/Songwriter and Hot Adult Contemporary Single at the esteemed 2012 LA Music Awards.
With ...
| Quincy Jones To Be Honored With The Prestigious ASCAP Founders Award At The 25th Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards On June 29th In LA
07 June, 2012
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will honor songwriter, composer, producer, arranger and entertainment industry legend Quincy Jones with the ASCAP Founders Award during its 25th Annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. The invitation-only event will take place on Friday, June ...
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John Mayer's New Album Born And Raised Enters Billboard 200 At No 1
30 May, 2012
Columbia Records is pleased to announce that Born and Raised, the new album from Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and musician John Mayer, enters the Billboard 200 at #1 with 219,478 sold. The album also debuted at #1 in Canada on the Nielsen SoundScan Top 200 Sales Chart.
The first collection ...
| Iron Maiden's 'The Number Of The Beast' Voted Best British Album And Danny Boyle's 'Trainspotting' Voted Best British Film Of The Past 60 Years In HMV's National Survey To Mark The Diamond Jubilee!
28 May, 2012
Iron Maiden's landmark Heavy Metal album of the Eighties The Number of the Beast and Danny Boyle's acclaimed 1996 cult film Trainspotting have respectively been voted best British album and best British film of the past sixty years in a major survey of fans and the wider British public.
The most ...
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Eurovision Song Contest 2012: Winner Is Loreen (Sweden) With 'Euphoria'!
28 May, 2012
The winner of the Eurovision Song Contest "Eurovision-2012," held in Baku, was Swedish singer Loreen, who got 372 points at the voting. Loreen believes it was a well-deserved win at the competition.
The singer notes she "worked a lot to achieve such results." According to her, she also likes the ...
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012: Second Semi-Final Results
25 May, 2012
Yesterday was the second live show of this years Eurovision Song Contest. 18 countries fought it out for the remaining ten places in Saturday's final.
The ten countries were revealed in the following order:
Lithuania
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Serbia
Ukraine
Sweden
FYROM
Norway
Estonia
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Adam Lambert's Second Album Trespassing Debuts At No 1 In USA
24 May, 2012
American superstar Adam Lambert's new album, TRESPASSING, debuts at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and #1 on the Billboard Digital Albums Chart. This marks Lambert's first #1 debut. His first album debuted in the #3 position in 2009. Additionally, TRESPASSING debuts at #1 on the SoundScan Chart and ...
| Trevor Rabin To Receive ASCAP Henry Mancini Award At 27th ASCAP Film And Television Music Awards
24 May, 2012
ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) will honor composer Trevor Rabin at the 27th annual ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards, taking place June 21, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Rabin will be presented with the distinguished ASCAP Henry ...
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Barclaycard Mercury Prize Reveals New Plans For 2012
23 May, 2012
The Barclaycard Mercury Prize has unveiled extensive new plans for 2012 as part of a new four-year agreement with title partner, Barclaycard. Highlights include a move of the Awards Show to the Roundhouse in November, increased television coverage on Channel 4 and a new series of exclusive live gigs ...
| 10th Annual Source Awards On August 23, 2012 In Nashville
23 May, 2012
This year's honorees, all founding membersof SOURCE, are: Shelia Shipley Biddy (Flying Island Entertainment, Decca, Hallmark Direction, Stringtown Records), Connie Bradley (ASCAP), Karen Conrad (BMG Songs, AMR/New Haven Music, Blendingwell Music, Coral Reefer Music), Judy Harris (Judy Harris Music, ...
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Eurovision 2012: First Semi-Final Ten Finalists!
23 May, 2012
Yesterday was the first live show of this year's Eurovision Song Contest! Thousands of fans arrived at the Baku Crystal Hall to watch the First Semi-Final of Europe's Favourite TV Show. The atmosphere built with everyone wondering which ten songs will qualify for Saturday's Final.
The hosts of the ...
| Eurovision 2012: The First Semi-final From Baku
22 May, 2012
Tonight, the First Semi-Final of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest will be broadcast LIVE from the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan, where 18 countries will compete for just 10 places in the Grand Final
The broadcast will be hosted by Nargiz, Eldar and Leyla who are all eager to welcome the ...
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David Bowie Tops Itunes Chart With 1973 Ziggy Stardust Performance
21 May, 2012
Music is GREAT week officially began on Monday 14th May with Spice Girl Melanie C introducing Jessie J onto the stage for an exclusive show at HMV's flagship store on Oxford Street.
Twitter has seen an outpouring of celebrity support for the campaign so far with Gary Barlow, Florence + the Machine, ...
| One Direction Sell 2 Million Copies Of Their Debut Single In USA!
21 May, 2012
The incredible stateside success of One Direction continues this week with the announcement that their debut single 'What Makes You Beautiful' has passed 2 million digital sales and been certified double platinum.
They registered 146,405 sales this week bringing the total sales in the US to 2,060,303. ...
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Lauren Alaina Nominated For Two Teen Choice Awards!
21 May, 2012
Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings/Interscope artist Lauren Alaina has been nominated for two Teen Choice Awards. Her nominations are for Choice Female Country Artist and Choice TV: Female Reality Star (AMERICAN IDOL). TEEN CHOICE 2012 celebrates the hottest teen icons in television, music, film, sports, ...
| Carole King Named BMI Icon at 60th Annual BMI Pop Music Awards
17 May, 2012
Global music rights leader Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) honored the songwriters and music publishers behind the year's most-performed songs tonight at the organization's 60th annual Pop Awards, held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Carole King received the BMI Icon Award recognizing ...
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