Chris Akinyemi Enters MtvU 'freshman' Competition
17 January, 2011
Pop/ R&B singer/ songwriter Chris Akinyemi is nominated for The New Music Seminar Artist on The Verge Project (AOV). AOV identifies the 100 artists most ready to break each year. If chosen as a finalist, Chris Akinyemi, could be invited to attend the New Music Seminar on Feb 14-16 in Los Angeles, ...
| Who Should Win At The 2011 BRITS...
14 January, 2011
The 2011 nominations for the BRITs have been announced and now you get to argue over who you think should win, who has been cruelly overlooked and why the buffalo is so-and-so on the list? We've come up with the remarkable system of listing all of the nominees below and putting the ones we want to win ...
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Corinne Bailey Rae Nominated For NAACP Image Award For Outstanding Female Artist
14 January, 2011
British singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the Outstanding Female Artist category. Bailey Rae was previously honored with nominations in 2007 for Outstanding Album for her self-titled full-length, as well as Outstanding Female Artist, and was given ...
| The Texas Cultural Trust Announces Honorees For The 2011 Texas Medal Of Arts Awards - Legends Of Art, Film/Movies, Entertainment, Music + Starlight After Party
14 January, 2011
At a special event at the AT&T Performing Arts Center Winspear Opera House in Dallas today, the Texas Cultural Trust announced its 2011 honorees and unveiled details of the March 1 Texas Medal of Arts Awards Show, Gala Dinner and Starlight After Party at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, ...
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Grammy Nominees Arcade Fire, Eminem, Cee Lo Green, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert & Katy Perry To Perform On The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
14 January, 2011
Current GRAMMY nominees Arcade Fire,Eminem, Cee Lo Green, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert, and Katy Perry are the first performers announced for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast (www.grammy.com). Arcade Fire andMiranda Lambert will perform on the GRAMMY telecast for the first time, while Eminem, Cee ...
| Megadeth's 'Sudden Death' And Soundgarden's 'Black Rain' - Both Headliners In Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock - Nominated For Grammy Awards
14 January, 2011
Headline anthems from Activision Publishing Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) critically-acclaimed Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock - Megadeth's "Sudden Death" and Soundgarden's "Black Rain" - have been nominated for Best Metal Performance and Best Hard Rock Performance, respectively, at the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards. ...
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Dr Pepper And Lady Antebellum Team Up To Give Fans An Unrivaled Experience At The 2011 Academy Of Country Music Awards
14 January, 2011
Dr Pepper has partnered with hit country music group Lady Antebellum to give one lucky fan an unrivaled experience at the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM Awards) in Las Vegas this April. The winner and a guest will receive a complete country music weekend with tickets to the awards ...
| Clive Davis And The Recording Academy Present The 2011 Pre-grammy Gala
13 January, 2011
Clive Davis and The Recording Academy will continue the tradition of the annual Pre-GRAMMY Gala, and this year's event will take place onSaturday, Feb. 12, 2011 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., the evening before the53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (www.grammy.com). This exclusive, star-studded ...
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International Music Contest, 'broadway Bound Musicians' Jan. - April, 2011
13 January, 2011
International Music Competition, "Broadway Bound Musicians" will be hosted from January 19, 2011 - April 30, 2011. All ages and musical genres are invited to participate and initial entries will be submitted via the internet. Up to 11 songs will win. One song will be chosen as the Theme Song for "The ...
| Indie-music Magazine Names Top 25 Songs For 2011
12 January, 2011
Indie-Music, the online musician trade magazine, has announced the results of its Top 25 Songs for 2011. Now in its sixth year, the Top 25 awards program spotlights outstanding musical talent in all genres, honors deserving artists for their musical contribution, and seeks to expose great songs to a ...
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Quentin Tarantino To Receive The Inaugural Critics' Choice Music+film Award
11 January, 2011
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) will present Quentin Tarantino with its first ever Critics' Choice Music+Film Award at the 16th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The all new Critics' Choice Music+Film Award was created to honor a single filmmaker who has not only inspired moviegoers ...
| Memphis Music Foundation And Stax Museum Congratulate Al Bell On Receiving 2011 Trustees Award
07 January, 2011
The Memphis Music Foundation and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, located at the original site of Stax Records, proudly congratulate Al Bell on receiving the highest honor the music industry offers, the Trustees Award, given by the Board of Trustees of the Recording Academy. Bell now joins the ...
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Up-and-coming Musicians Audri & Aaron Rock Maurices' Nationwide Band Search As 'Small Town Sound' Winners
07 January, 2011
Today, maurices announced the winner of its "Small Town Sound" nationwide band search. After several months of competition, fans voted Illinois-based band Audri & Aaron through the final round and named them the hottest female-fronted band in the country. maurices, the leading small town specialty store ...
| Music Producers Guild Awards 2011 - Venue Change
07 January, 2011
Due to a change in circumstances, the Music Producers Guild (UK) has announced that its 2011 Awards will now be held at the Cafe de Paris, London and not at the venue previously announced. Although the venue for the Awards has changed, the date of February 9th, 2011 remains the same. Cafe de Paris ...
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Papa Grows Funk Nominated For Best Of The Beat Award
06 January, 2011
New Orleans band Papa Grows Funk has been nominated for Offbeat Magazine's Best of the Beat Award for Best R&B/Funk Artist. Fans can register and vote by clicking here. In addition to the nomination, Papa Grows Funk (PGF) keyboardist John Gros has also been nominated for Best Piano/Keyboardist. PGF ...
| Music And Sound Luminaries Gather To Honor Audio's Best At The 26th Annual TEC Awards
06 January, 2011
An array of top audio producer/engineers and musicians will assemble to recognize innovations in product design and the achievements of their peers at the 26th Annual Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) 7Awards. The audio industry's most prestigious awards will be hosted by the 2011 NAMM Show ...
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The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Grammy Week Event Honoring Legendary Producer T-Bone Burnett
05 January, 2011
The Producers & Engineers Wing of The Recording Academy will celebrate its 10th Anniversary with a GRAMMY Week event titled "Shaken Rattled & Rolled" honoring legendary producer T Bone Burnett for his commitment to excellence and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music. GRAMMY-winning ...
| Reggae Star Triumphs Over Trials And Tragedies
30 December, 2010
It was almost four years ago after the release of his hit single "You don't have to be like them" that many in the reggae industry referred to Boom Viniyard as the next great reggae star out of Jamaica. But just as quickly as he burst unto the scene, he disappeared out of the spotlight. Now Boom Viniyard ...
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Ason Wins First Prize Of The USA Songwriting Competition's Hip-Hop Category
30 December, 2010
From Upper Marlboro, Maryland, ASON (a.k.a. Bigsonny a.k.a. Sonnyman) won First prize of the USA Songwriting Competition as well as the Overall Third Prize. ASON, is only a spot behind music veterans Alannah Myles and Ken Hirsch who won have been responsible for No 1 Billboard hits. This is the first ...
| Breithaupt Brothers Win First Prize Of The Jazz Category Of USA Songwriting Competition
30 December, 2010
Canada's Breithaupt Brothers - Don (composer) and Jeff (lyricist) won the first prize of the Jazz category in the 15th Annual USA Songwriting Competition. Both brothers are accomplished songwriters in their own right. Don received an Emmy award for outstanding original song in 2009 for co-writing a ...
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