20th Annual Bluegrass Music Awards Show Happens October 1 NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ IBMA) - The 20th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards show, to be held on Thursday, October 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the historic Ryman Auditorium, promises an evening of stellar musical performances and many opportunities to recall highlights from past awards shows. ...
| Brad Paisley & Keith Urban Nomination For CMA Musical Event Of The Year Added To List Of Finalists For 2009 CMA Awards SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ Country Music Association) - Subsequent to the CMA Awards nomination announcements on "Good Morning America," CMT's "Insider Special Edition: 2009 CMA Awards Nominations," and Premiere Radio Networks, it was discovered that Brad Paisley and Keith Urban were inadvertently ...
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Alicia Keys To Perform With Jay-Z While Eminem Makes Special Appearance During The '2009 Video Music Awards' On September 13, 2009 New York (Top40 Charts/ MTV) - MTV has announced that Alicia Keys will join JAY-Z onstage to perform "Empire State of Mind" from his latest album The Blueprint 3. Eminem will also be making a special appearance during the "2009 MTV Video Music Awards" on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 9PM (Live ET/Tape ...
| J.D. Souther to Be Honored at 47th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ ASCAP) - J.D. Souther, one of the principal architects of the Southern California country-rock sound, will be honored with the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award at the 47th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards, Monday, October 19, at Nashville's legendary Ryman Auditorium. ...
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2009 CMA Awards Video Highlights Package Featuring Final Nominees Announcement To Be Serviced On September 9, 2009 SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ Country Music Association) - The final nominees for "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards" will be announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9, during ABC's "Good Morning America." A Video Highlights Package featuring the announcements as well as artist soundbites and music video clips ...
| MTV Brings The Music To The Masses For VMA Weekend 2009 New York (Top40 Charts/ MTV) - MTV is warming NYC up for the "2009 MTV Video Music Awards," which will air live from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, September 13th at 9pm ET/PT, with a trio of music-filled events that will culminate with the massive music awards extravaganza. Music fans will be able ...
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Donna Ulisse & Marc Rossi Win Best Bluegrass Song At Just Plain Folks Awards! SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ Donna Ulisse) - Singer songwriter Donna Ulisse and her co-writer Marc Rossi were onstage at the Just Plain Folks Awards on Saturday, August 29, 2009 accepting the award for Best Bluegrass Song for their composition "I'm Calling Heaven Down". The song was the lead ...
| Artist Randy Houser and CMT Personalities Cody Alan and Alecia Davis Wrap Up CMA Awards Nominee Announcements on Special Edition of 'CMT Insider' Live Wednesday, Sept. 9 From CMT's Nashville Studio SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ Country Music Association) - The announcement of the final nominees for the 2009 CMA Awards will be carried live Wednesday, Sept. 9, on network and cable television from the "Good Morning America" studios in the heart of New York City's Times Square on the ABC Television ...
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ASCAP's Women Behind The Music Series Struts Its Stuff In Los Angeles & New York LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ ASCAP) - Following the successful launch of ASCAP Presents... Women Behind the Music in Atlanta last week, ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) is pleased to announce details of its upcoming events in Los Angeles and New York. ASCAP Presents... ...
| T-Mobile Announces Additional Performances With Popular Latin Artists For The GRAMMY Celebration Concert Tour LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ T-Mobile USA) - Following the successful spring dates of the GRAMMY Celebration Concert Tour Presented By T-Mobile Sidekick, T-Mobile USA, Inc. and The Recording Academy announced today that the tour will extend into the fall for a Latin series with two additional concerts ...
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MI Awards Honorary Degree To Guitar Legend Steve Vai SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ Luck Media & Marketing, Inc.) - Musicians Institute has announced plans to award an honorary Doctor of Music degree to legendary rock guitarist, recording artist, producer, and composer Steve Vai. The award will be officially conferred during MI's summer graduation ...
| MTV Taps Wale and Legendary Go-Go Band UCB as the Official House Band for the 2009 VMAs SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ Interscope Records) - MTV has tapped hip-hop's newest challenger, Wale and the legendary go-go band UCB as the official house band for the 2009 VMAs, providing the night's soundtrack for the hottest music awards show this year. Not only will Wale perform his new ...
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Residente of Calle 13 to Host Los Premios MTV 2009 SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ MTV Latin America) - MTV Latin America announced today that "Residente" from the highly-acclaimed urban/alternative music group Calle 13 will host this year's edition of Los Premios MTV 2009. This year's multi-city celebration will air live from the Gibson Amphitheater ...
| MUSIC ICONS EARTH WIND AND FIRE LEAD STELLAR LIST TO BE HONORED AT THE 15TH ANNUAL TEMECULA VALLEY INTERNATIONAL FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL'S AWARDS GALA SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ TVIFF) - The Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival (TVIFF) is proud to announce music icons Earth Wind & Fire, Film Composer John Debney, High School Musical's Lucas Grabeel, Rising Music Artist Steve Rushton, Record Producer Narada Michael Walden , ...
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ABC's 'Good Morning America' To Air CMA Awards Nominations Live From New York City Wednesday, Sept. 9 With Darius Rucker and Lee Ann Womack New York (Top40 Charts/ Country Music Association) - The announcement of the final nominees for the 2009 CMA Awards will be carried live on Wednesday, Sept. 9, from the "Good Morning America" studios in the heart of New York City's Times Square on the ABC Television Network. "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards" ...
| Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood Will Return To Host 'The 43rd Annual CMA Awards' Live From Nashville On November 11, 2009 NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Country Music Association) - The reigning CMA Male and Female Vocalists of the Year, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will reunite to host "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards." This will be the second consecutive time that Paisley and Underwood have hosted "Country Music's Biggest ...
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Nominated For Best Album By The 2009 Ohio Hip Hop Awards: DJ $crilla SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ New Heights Music Group) - Groundbreaking singer, songwriter and producer, DJ $crilla has been nominated for Best Album, "Me, Myself, and I" by the 2009 Ohio Hip Hop Awards. The winner will be announced on Saturday, September 19 at Music Hall Cleveland in downtown ...
| Jeffrey Halford Wins '2009 Songwriter Of The Year' At 5th Annual South Bay (Los Angeles) Music Awards SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ Jeffrey Halford Official Website) - Jeffrey Halford, acclaimed San Francisco-based, Americana/Acoustic/Blues singer/songwriter/guitarist who fronts long-running ensemble Jeffrey Halford & The Healers, has been called 'An Americana heavyweight' (MERCURY NEWS) as well ...
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'Kings' Of Summer 2009 New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ RIAA) - Sony/RCA rockers Kings of Leon earned three premiere Gold and Platinum certifications this summer, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA's) June and July G&P reports. The Grammy award winning troupe took their first Platinum album award ...
| Jason Mraz Makes History With 'I'm Yours'! Blockbuster Single Breaks Record For Longest-Ever Run On Billboard's 'Hot 100' New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Jason Mraz has entered the record books with his history-making hit single, "I'm Yours." Described by the San Diego-based singer/songwriter as "his happy little hippie song," the track has spent a remarkable 70 weeks on Billboard's "Hot 100," shattering ...
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