Father And Son Nominated For 2009 Blues Music Awards
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Father Willie "Big Eyes" Smith and son Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith are both nominated for a 2009 Blues Music Award for Best Instrumentalist, Drums. Kenny says, "I'm honored to be a part of it. We're really happy for each other. He and I were both laughing ...
| Glastonbury Founder Michael Eavis To Receive Green World Award At MIDEM
CANNES, France (Top40 Charts/ MIDEM) - Michael Eavis, founder of the legendary Glastonbury Festival, will receive a Green World Award on Monday 19 January at MIDEM. The distinction recognizes the annual Glastonbury event's significant and long-standing commitment to preserving the environment. Created ...
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Donovan, Jamie Cullum, Paolo Nutini, Groove Armada, Bomb Squad Among The Highlights At MIDEM 2009
PARIS, FR. (Top40 Charts/ MIDEM) - MIDEM will host a growing list of industry talent for the 2009 edition, which runs in Cannes from 18-21 January. Concerts include folk legend Donovan, who will perform a unique acoustic session and will also participate in the Pschent evening along with Groove Armada. ...
| Duffy & Alexandra Burke Top 2008 UK Charts
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Duffy's Rockferry was the top-selling album in the UK in 2008 with sales of more than 1.68 million copies according to the UK-based Official Charts Company. Take That's The Circus ranked second with sales of more than 1.44 million copies, and rounding out the Top 5 were Kings ...
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Jordan Zevon Wins 2008 USA Songwriting Competition
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (Top40 Charts/ USA Songwriting Competition) - Jordan Zevon wins the Overall Grand Prize of the 2008 USA Songwriting Competition along with co-writers Jordan Summers & Morty Coyle. His winning song home will be on the USA Songwriting Competition's compilation CD this year. Jordan ...
| Gene Autry, the Blind Boys Of Alabama, the Four Tops, Hank Jones, Brenda Lee, Dean Martin, and Tom Paxton Honored with The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - The Recording Academy has named Gene Autry, the Blind Boys Of Alabama, the Four Tops, Hank Jones, Brenda Lee, Dean Martin, and Tom Paxton as recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award. George Avakian, Elliott Carter, and Allen Toussaint are honored ...
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Stony Plain Records Artists Garner Six Blues Music Award Nominations; Winners To Be Announced May 7, 2009
EDMONTON, AB. (Top40 Charts/ Stony Plain Records) - Stony Plain Records artists received six nominations as the 30th Annual Blues Music Award nominees were announced by The Blues Foundation. Winners in all categories will be presented at the Blues Music Awards Show on May 7, 2009, at the Cook Convention ...
| 'Johnny K.' Nominated for Coveted Producer of the Year Grammy For Work With 3 Doors Down, Staind, Plain White T's and Black Tide
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ BK Entertainment Group) - Producer of hit musical groups including 3 Doors Down, Staind, Plain White T's, Disturbed, Finger Eleven and Black Tide, Johnny K. has been nominated as Producer of the Year at the upcoming 51st Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony to be held in Los ...
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30th Annual Blues Music Awards Confirmed For May 7, 2009 In Memphis
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - The Blues Foundation has confirmed the thirtieth annual Blues Music Awards, a seven-plus hour throw-down featuring dozens of incredible musicians and honoring the best of the blues world. Blues Foundation members will be able to vote starting today, through ...
| Music Resource Group & Myxer Announce 8th Annual Independent Music Awards Ringtone Finalists
Montclair, NJ. (Top40 Charts/ IMA) - The Independent Music Awards (IMA) - the awards program for the indie revolution - and Myxer (www.myxer.com), the leader in ad-supported mobile content, have announced the finalists in the Ringtone category of the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards. The IMAs and ...
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Britney Spears' 'Circus' Bows At No 1
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Jive Records) - This week, Britney Spears secures her status as an iconic superstar with the release of her newest album, Circus(Jive Records). Additionally, Spears makes music history by becoming the first female ever to have five No. 1 album debuts. Her sixth studio album, ...
| Jason Mraz Ascends To No 1 At Top 40
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - "I'm Yours," the Grammy Award-nominated hit single from Atlantic recording artist Jason Mraz, has reached No 1 at CHR/Top 40 radio outlets nationwide. The track's extraordinary success comes 10 months after its initial arrival at Triple A radio last February. ...
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Leona Lewis Declared Billboard's Top New Artist Of 2008
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Leona Lewis Fans Website) - It was announced that Billboard Magazine names Leona Lewis the Top New Artist of the Year in 2008. This tremendous news follows last week's announcement of her 3 Grammy Award nominations for Record of the Year ("Bleeding Love"), Pop Vocal Performance ...
| Winners Announced For Online Hip-Hop Awards 2008
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ SOHH Website) - The Online Hip-Hop Awards 2008, a multi-media, 'people's choice' awards ceremony that honors the best and most innovative in Hip-Hop, announced today its winners in 30 Categories as determined by the fans. The winners in all categories were presented online ...
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IODA Clients Recognized With More Than 60 Grammy Nominations
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (Top40 Charts/ IODA) - IODA, the global leader in digital distribution, marketing, and technology solutions for the independent music and film industry, today announced that among the 2009 Grammy nominations, 63 are from the IODA family. An increase over IODA-nominated clients in ...
| Columbia Records Artists & Recordings Garner 29 Grammy Nominations In 25 Categories
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) - Artists and recordings from the Columbia Records Group garnered 29 nominations in some 25 Grammy categories for recordings released during the Grammy Eligibility Year October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008. Nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards ...
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Fontana Artists Earn 30 Grammy Award Nominations
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Group) - Fontana, the independent distribution arm of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, has received 30 Grammy Award nominations, the most in company history. The announcement was made today by Ron Spaulding, Executive Vice President ...
| KOCH Records Garners Four GRAMMY Nominations; Nominees Include Earl Klugh, Jerry Douglas, Ringo Starr & George Tsontakis
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ KOCH Records) - KOCH Records, the number one independent label in the U.S., was nominated by the National Academy Of Recording Arts and Sciences in four categories at the 2008 Grammy Awards nomination ceremony. KOCH Recording artists Earl Klugh, Jerry Douglas, Ringo Starr and ...
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6th Edition Of The European Border Breakers Awards To Take Place At Eurosonic Noorderslag 2009
Noorderslag, Netherlands (Top40 Charts/ European Broadcasting Union) - On January 15, 2009, ten European groups and artists will receive this year's European Border Breakers Awards during a show to take place on the opening night of the EuroSonic Noorderslag Festival in the Netherlands. The ceremony ...
| Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Nominated For Two 2009 Grammy Awards
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings received two Grammy nominations today, with Mariachi's Los Camperos de Nati Cano's 'Amor, Dolor y Lagrimas: Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano' nominated for the Best Regional Mexican Album and Michael Doucet's 'From Now ...
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