Don Omar Honored For Digital Achievements
02 May, 2011
International Latin music superstar Don Omar was honored for his most recent digital accomplishments. While participating at the Billboard Latin Music Conference's special digital panel discussing the role of the artist in social networks and music marketing, the artist was surprised by Universal Music ...
| Jazz Journalists Association Announces 2011 Jazz Awards Finalists
02 May, 2011
The Jazz Journalists Association has announced more than 200 finalist nominees in 39 categories of excellence in music creation and music journalism from which winners will be chosen for the JJA's 15th annual JJA Jazz Awards. The complete list can be found at jjaJazzawards.org The winners in each category ...
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Sylvia Rhone, Universal Motown Records President, Presenting Songwriter Of The Year Award At 2011 SESAC Awards - May 11 NYC
28 April, 2011
SESAC, the nation's most progressive and fastest growing performing rights organization, announced today that Sylvia Rhone, President of Universal Motown, will present the Songwriter of the Year Award at the 2011 SESAC New York Music Awards. Rhone, one of the music industry's most recognized and renowned ...
| Jason Sudeikis To Host The '2011 MTV Movie Awards' On June 5, 2011
28 April, 2011
The trademark comedic shenanigans of Saturday night are moving to Sunday, June 5! MTV today announced that Jason Sudeikis - leading comedic actor and "Saturday Night Live" regular - will host the "2011 MTV Movie Awards" LIVE on Sunday, June 5, from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. ...
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Iconic Arizona Metal Band St. Madness Awarded Rock Artist Of The Year By Phoenix Music Awards
26 April, 2011
Saturday, April 30th, 2011 (red carpet/5:30 pm), the 4th Annual Phoenix Music Awards will take place at The Salt Mine Studios in Mesa, Arizona. ST. MADNESS is honored to have again been chosen as *ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR* by the 2011 PMA nominating committee (producers of the Los Angeles Music Awards ...
| Music Of Gene Clark And Love Honored By Special Guests During Rare Tribute Set At The Roxy In La
22 April, 2011
On April 29, High Moon Records will celebrate its label launch and upcoming release of LOVE'S 1973 'Black Beauty' and Gene Clark's 1977 'Two Sides To Every Story' with a one-time-only concert at the Roxy in Los Angeles. During the concert, Clark's son Kai Clark and the Kai Clark Band will perform 'Two ...
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Swift Springs Forward In March 2011
20 April, 2011
Who will take the crown in 2011 for highest digital download certifications? It's a real horse race and another sign of a dynamic and competitive music marketplace, with Taylor Swift now seizing Gold & Platinum Program history with 22.5 million career digital song certifications to date, according ...
| The Grammy Foundation Announces 2011 Grammy Signature Schools
20 April, 2011
The GRAMMY Foundation (www.grammyfoundation.com) today announced that 36 schools nationwide have been selected as GRAMMY Signature Schools (www.grammyintheschools.com) for 2011. Created in 1998, the GRAMMY Signature Schools program recognizes top U.S. public high schools that are making an outstanding ...
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Juanes, Lucero, Marc Anthony, Chino Y Nacho, Dyland & Lenny, And Roberto Tapia, To Perform At The 2011 Billboard Latin Music Awards
19 April, 2011
Billboard released the finalists for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards today at a press conference in Las Vegas. The winners will be announced at the Billboard Music Awards show airing on ABC on Sunday, May 22nd at 8-11 PM ET/PT. The awards show will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, ...
| Composer David Arnold To Receive Richard Kirk Award At BMI Film & Television Awards On May May 18, 2011
19 April, 2011
BMI will present its Richard Kirk Award for outstanding career achievement to David Arnold at the annual BMI Film & Television Awards, slated for Wednesday, May 18 in Los Angeles. Staged at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, the black-tie, invitation-only dinner will salute the composers of the past year's ...
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Billboard Announces Finalists For The 2011 Billboard Music Awards
15 April, 2011
Billboard released the finalists for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards today at a press conference in Las Vegas. The winners will be announced at the Billboard Music Awards show airing on ABC on Sunday, May 22nd at 8-11 PM ET/PT. The awards show will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, ...
| The 2011 'Mtv Video Music Awards' Returns To The Spotlight Of Los Angeles, Ca And Nokia Theatre L.a. Live
15 April, 2011
The music universe is set to explode when MTV returns to Los Angeles, CA for the 2011 "MTV Video Music Awards." The 28th Annual VMA's airs LIVE Sunday, August 28th from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE at 9PM (ET/PT). "We are proud to host the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, the creative capital of the ...
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Grammy For Best Zydeco Or Cajun Album Goes To Chubby Carrier And The Bayou Swamp Band
13 April, 2011
Third-generation Zydeco artist Chubby Carrier took home a sweet reward for decades-long work born of a family music tradition in winning the Grammy for his album Zydeco Junkie. "My dad, Roy Carrier, and grandfather, Warren Carrier, paved the road for me. I'm happy to reap the reward. It's a great triumph ...
| The Recording Academy Continues Evolution Of Grammy Awards Process
In an effort to continuously evolve its GRAMMY Awards process, The Recording Academy (www.grammy.com) announced today that it has restructured the GRAMMY Categories across all genres and Fields, bringing the total number of Categories to be recognized at the 54th GRAMMY Awards in 2012, to 78 (from ...
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Line For Line (LFL) Debut Album Nominated For Independent Rap Album Of The Year!
11 April, 2011
In the world of independent music startup labels are often poorly run homes for exemplary talent that mostly goes unrecognized. Sadly many Indie labels are inept at managing their rosters and gaining them the attention they so greatly deserve. However one label has separated itself from this ...
| Singer-songwriter Tyler Shea Wins 'Test Drive Electric' Contest
11 April, 2011
Singer-songwriter Tyler Shea from Halifax, Nova Scotia has been selected as the winner of "Test Drive Electric," a contest for emerging artists sponsored by Taylor Guitars, Elixir Strings and SonicBids.com. Shea, who has made a name for himself with his soulful vocals, engaging songs, and prolific ...
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Band Of Horses To Be Honored At 28th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards
11 April, 2011
ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) will honor Band of Horses at its 28th Annual Pop Music Awards, taking place April 27, 2011 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. The group will be presented with ASCAP's Vanguard Award, which recognizes the impact of ...
| The Recording Academy Continues Evolution Of Grammy Awards Process
07 April, 2011
In an effort to continuously evolve its GRAMMY Awards process, The Recording Academy (www.grammy.com) announced today that it has restructured the GRAMMY Categories across all genres and Fields, bringing the total number of Categories to be recognized at the 54th GRAMMY Awards in 2012, to 78 (from ...
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Band Of Horses To Be Honored At 28th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards
07 April, 2011
ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) will honor Band of Horses at its 28th Annual Pop Music Awards, taking place April 27, 2011 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. The group will be presented with ASCAP's Vanguard Award, which recognizes the impact of ...
| Wiz Khalifa's New Album 'Rolling Papers' Arrives Atop Both Billboard's Rap And R&B/Hip-hop Charts
07 April, 2011
'ROLLING PAPERS,' the acclaimed debut album from Rostrum/Atlantic recording artist Wiz Khalifa, has debuted at No 2 on the Billboard "Top 200 Albums" chart. With sales exceeding 197,000, the album - which marks the rapper's major label debut - is also sitting at No 1 on Billboard's "Top R&B/Hip Hop ...
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