USA Songwriting Competition Winners Receive Grammy Nominations
29 December, 2010
USA Songwriting Competition winners received three Grammy nominations in the latest 53rd Grammy awards!
Darrell Scott (2005 USA Songwriting Competition First Prize Winner, Country) has been nominated for a Grammy Award of Best Country Instrumental Performance of his song "Willow Creek" at the latest ...
| Irish Music Association's Online Voting For 2011 Award Nominations Is Open Now Through January 12, 2011
29 December, 2010
The Irish Music Association (IMA) will honor the "best of the best" in Irish music at the Third Annual Irish Music Award Presentation on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the historic brewery cellars of the 1842 Royal Brewing Company at O'Malley's Pub in Weston, Missouri, it was announced ...
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GRAMMY Nominations: The Untold Story
28 December, 2010
When the GRAMMY nominations were announced, a light shined on the untold story of a little-known singer. This is the tale of a woman who scoured the planet in search of soulful music, while climbing the elite ranks of business circles, from blue-chip management firm McKinsey to her own successful company. ...
| Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Juilliard String Quartet, The Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, Ramones, And George Beverly Shea Honored With The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
Santa Monica, CA (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - The Recording Academy (www.grammy.com) announced its Special Merit Awards recipientstoday, and this year's group includes: Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Juilliard String Quartet, The Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, Ramones, and George Beverly Shea as Lifetime ...
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Nashville Symphony Recordings Earn A Total Of Five Grammy Nominations
Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ AristoMedia) - The Nashville Symphony's recording of Michael Daugherty's Metropolis Symphony, released in September 2009, has received five GRAMMY nominations. The CD has been nominated in the following categories: Best Classical Album Best Orchestral Performance Best Instrumental ...
| Father Of 'Wipe Out' Nominated For Grammy!
Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ Voiceprint Records) - A song written and performed by Merrell Fankhauser, father of the iconic surf song "Wipe Out," has been nominated for a Grammy. Fankhauser's "Tomorrow's Girl" is part of a collection of '60s songs released by Rhino Records titled "Where the Action ...
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Rediff Songbuzz Announces 10 Of '10, The Top Bollywood Songs Of The Year
Mumbai, India (Top40 Charts/ Rediff India Official Website) - Rediff's social music streaming service SongBuzz, which enables users to discover new music through people with similar taste in music, today announced their first 10 of '10 list, the top 10 Bollywood songs of the year. The list is based ...
| The 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards Announces Maroon 5 As This Year's House Band
Santa Clarita, CA (Top40 Charts/ VH1) - Maroon 5 will be taking center stage at this year's Critics' Choice Movie Awards as the evening's house band where they will perform classic hits as well a few of their original songs between awards and commercials. They will also perform in the middle of the ...
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Music Producers Guild Honors Mute Chairman Daniel Miller
LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts/ White Noise PR) - Daniel Miller, the founder and chairman of Mute, will receive the Outstanding Contribution to UK Music Award at this year's Music Producers Guild Awards, which take place on February 9th 2011 at Floridita, in London. Since its launch in 1978, Mute has grown ...
| First Muslim Christmas Album In Respect Of Christianity Considered For Grammy Nomination
Miami, FL (Top40 Charts/ Shawn Rae Official Website) - Shawn Rae's unique Christmas Album, A World Christmas, Love Knows No Borders, was considered for a Grammy nomination earlier this year. The Album was inspired by the "Dialogue" in 2007 between King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and Pope Benedict XVI, ...
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Music Producers Guild (UK) Announces Shortlist For The Mpg Awards 2011
London, UK (Top40 Charts/ White Noise Pubilc Relations) - The Music Producers Guild (UK) today announced the shortlist for its 2011 Awards, which takes place at Floridita, London, on February 9th 2011. MPG Chairman Steve Levine says the 2011 Awards attracted a large number of nominations, all of which ...
| Rob Zombie Congratulates Tourmate, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Honoree Alice Cooper
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ RoadRunner Records) - It's official: Alice Cooper will join Neil Diamond, Leon Russel, Dr. John, Darlene Love, Tom Waits and more as next year's inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The class of 2011 will be formally feted on March 14th at New York's Waldorf Astoria ...
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Rising Brooklyn Band The Poison Tree Makes Debut With New S/T CD Out On March 15, 2011
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - "A last-ditch plea to an estranged lover? An out-of-body experience? You tell me. I get the feeling I'll be playing this record a lot come 2011" " My Old Kentucky Blog. The Poison Tree's self-titled debut, out March 15 on embarque, could easily have been ...
| Blues Sensation Eden Brent Nominated For Album Of The Year, Koko Taylor And Pinetop Perkins Blues Music Awards
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Boogie-woogie pianist Eden Brent has been nominated for three 2011 Blues Music Awards for her album 'Ain't Got No Troubles' (Yellow Dog Records) in the categories of Album of the Year, Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) and the Pinetop Perkins ...
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Dr. John Named 2011 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Dr. John will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 14, 2011 in a gala ceremony held at The Waldorf Astoria in New York and broadcast on Fuse. Joining Dr. John in this year's induction class are The Alice Cooper Band, Neil Diamond, Darlene ...
| Robby Krieger Gets Grammy Nom
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Robby Krieger Official Website) - "I am super proud to be nominated," says Krieger, "Especially as hard as Arthur Barrow [the album's co-producer] and I worked on this album. We started working on the song 'Russian Caravan' as a tribute to Miles Davis, shortly after he passed ...
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Hip Hop Legend And Twitter Star Mc Hammer To Receive Gravity Summit 'Social Media Marketer Of The Year' Award At UCLA Event On February 22, 2011
Beverly Hills, CA (Top40 Charts/ Gravity Summit) - MC Hammer, the multi-platinum selling rapper and Twitter star, has been announced as the recipient of the first Gravity Summit Social Media Marketer of the Year Award. The award will be presented to MC Hammer in-person at the 3rd Annual Gravity Summit ...
| Stars And Guitars Will Rock At Sam Ash Music's 'Best In Shred' Championship On January 12!
Hicksville, NY (Top40 Charts/ Sam Ash Music Corporation) - It's on to the National Championship Round on January 12th for the six regional winners of Sam Ash Music's "Best in Shred" contest, the guitar skills contest to discover the country's best unknown guitarist. The winner will be awarded a total ...
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BET Recognizes Six Exceptional Individuals That Are Legendary In Music, The Arts, Service And Education In The Fourth Annual BET Honors
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ BET Networks) - In its fourth consecutive year, BET Networks presents BET HONORS , an unforgettable night honoring the achievements of six extraordinary legends in music, the arts, service and education. Hosted by actress Gabrielle Union for the third year and taped at the ...
| Berkleemusic Announces Winner Of Live From Studio You Contest
Boston, MA (Top40 Charts/ Berkleemusic) - Berkleemusic, the online continuing education division of Berklee College of Music, has announced Sasha Szlafarski as the winner of the first ever Live From Studio You contest. This merit-based contest provided Berkleemusic students with a platform to showcase ...
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