Cursive, Ra Ra Riot, Spinnerette, Vienna Teng And The Flatlanders Among Nominees Of The 9th Independent Music Awards
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Independent Music Awards) - Reflecting a broad spectrum of the global independent music scene, an eclectic mix of self-released and independent label talent culled from six continents were named by Music Resource Group (MRG) today as Nominees for The 9th annual Independent ...
| Francesca Battistelli's First Grammy Nomination For Best Gospel Performance Closes Out Remarkable Year
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Francesca Battistelli Official Website) - Singer-songwriter Francesca Battistelli earned her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Gospel Performance for her hit single "Free To Be Me" from her debut record, My Paper Heart. "Free To Be Me" shattered records when it became ...
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Q-Tip's The Renaissance Receives Grammy Nomination For Best Rap Album
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Q-Tip Official Website) - Q-Tip's critically acclaimed 2008 album The Renaissance is nominated in the Grammy Awards' Best Rap Album category. Upon its release, rave reviews came pouring in from critics and fans alike. The Los Angeles Times called it "a casually complex, brilliantly ...
| Star Central Magazine Nominates Russell Young 'Track Of The Year'!
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Russell Young Official Website) - Even though he sounds like a lyricist at heart, From a small town in "Virginia", a place that is non-existent to the hip-hop world's of "Atlanta", "New York", "Miami", or "L.A." comes an artist who to the naked eye is the lesser known of the ...
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Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds Nominated for 2010 Grammy Award for 'Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Warner Bros. Records) - Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds has been nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award for 'Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media,' it was announced on Wednesday. The album, which was released by Warner ...
| The Wolf Trap Opera Company Honored With GRAMMY Nomination for Recording of John Musto's Volpone
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Wolf Trap Foundation For The Performing Arts) - The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts proudly announces a GRAMMY nomination in the category of 'Best Opera Recording' for Volpone, a piece commissioned by the Foundation and performed by the organization's nationally ...
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10 Singers, 2 Bands from New England Selected as 'Community Auditions' Finalists
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Verizon) - Ten singers and two vocal groups from New England will compete for the Community Auditions 2009 Grand Championship to be held Sunday (Dec. 6) at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino. The event is sponsored by Verizon. The 12 finalists have already wowed ...
| L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center Condemns Grammy Nomination For 'Murder Musician' Buju Banton
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center) - In response to the appalling Grammy nomination for Buju Banton, a performer whose music promotes the violent murder of LGBT people, the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center Chief Public Affairs Officer Jim Key issued the following statement: "We're shocked ...
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Lauderdale Receives Grammy Nom For Best Bluegrass Album
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Jim Lauderdale Official Website) - JIM LAUDERDALE received a Grammy nomination when his latest album Could We Get Any Closer was honored in the Best Bluegrass Album category. Lauderdale is also in the mix in two other categories this year: he co-wrote two songs on George Strait's ...
| RANDY KOHRS, SLACK KEY STUDIO GET GRAMMY NOD WITH JIM LAUDERDALE'S LATEST CD
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Rural Rhythm Records) - In 2008, Jim Lauderdale took home the prestigious Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album with The Bluegrass Diaries, which was produced, engineered, and mixed by world-renowned musician/artist Randy Kohrs in his own Slack Key studio. Kohrs distinctive resonator ...
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Shore Fire Artists Earn 28 Grammy Nominations
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Shore Fire artists earned 28 GRAMMY Award nominations, as announced last night by The Recording Academy. Maxwell earned six nominations, including Song of the Year, while Zac Brown Band earned three nominations, including Best New Artist. Additionally, Bruce ...
| Brian Setzer Garners Grammy Nod For 'Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Brian Setzer claimed a Grammy nomination last night in the "Best Rock Instrumental" category for his finger-blistering slice of surf rock, "Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin," from 'Songs From Lonely Avenue' (Surfdog). Setzer is a 3-time Grammy winner, and this marks ...
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Neko Case Earns Two Grammy Nominations, Capping Breakout Year
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Capping an exceptionally successful 2009, Neko Case has earned the first Grammy nominations of her career for her album 'Middle Cyclone' (Anti- Records). The chart-topping release, nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Album and Best Recording Package, has ...
| Daryl Hall & John Oates Have More Reasons To 'Smile' With GRAMMY Nod
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Congratulations are in order for Daryl Hall and John Oates on their GRAMMY nomination for Best Pop Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocals for "Sara Smile" from 'Live at The Troubadour.' "We congratulate Daryl and John on this most recent Grammy nomination. ...
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Los Texmaniacs Nominated For Best Tejano Album Grammy Award
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - The Texas-Mexican conjunto band armed 'with an assortment of Tex-Mex beats infectious enough to get even the most sedentary crowd moving' (Washington Post), were just nominated for a Grammy award in the Best Tejano Album category for their album 'Borders y ...
| Maxwell Nominated for Six Grammy Awards
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Ambassador of Soul Maxwell was nominated for six Grammy Awards last night, capping a career year for the singer and songwriter. His album 'BLACKsummers'night' (Columbia) was released July 7. The nominations are: * Song of the Year - Pretty Wings * Best Male ...
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Zac Brown Band Earns First Three GRAMMY Nominations Including Best New Artist
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Last night, 2009 breakthrough act Zac Brown Band earned their first three GRAMMY nominations and are in the running for: -"Best New Artist" -"Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocals" for "Chicken Fried" and -"Best Country Album" for 'The Foundation' ...
| DUKE ROBILLARD EARNS GRAMMY NOMINATION
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Stony Plain Records) - Stony Plain Records guitarist, producer, songwriter and bandleader Duke Robillard has earned his second Grammy nomination - this for his 16th Stony Plain album, Stomp! The Blues Tonight. The nomination is in the Best Traditional Blues album category. ...
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Green Day Nominated For Three 2010 Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Warner Bros. Records) - Reprise Records' artists Green Day were nominated for three 2010 Grammy Awards today, including two for their single '21 Guns' ('Best Rock Song' and 'Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals') and for their gold-certified album 21st Century ...
| Metallica Nominated For 2010 Grammy Award For 'Best Hard Rock Performance'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Warner Bros. Records) - Warner Bros. Records' Metallica were nominated for a Grammy Awards today for 'Best Hard Rock Performance' for 'The Unforgiven III,' a track from their two-time Grammy Award-winning album Death Magnetic. The band's ninth studio album, Death Magnetic ...
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