'2008 American Music Awards' Nominees Announced
BEVERLY HILLS, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Dick Clark Productions) - "2008 American Music Awards (AMAs)" host Jimmy Kimmel and recording artists Julianne Hough and Jesse McCartney revealed the American Music Awards nominees this morning from the Beverly Hills Hotel (see full list of nominees below). Rihanna, ...
| 2008 ASCAP Country Music Awards Honor Industry's Best At 46th Annual Event
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ ASCAP) - Last night was all about country music's top songwriters and music publishers as the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) honored those who wrote the most performed country songs of the past year. The 46th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards ...
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Reverend Zen's Jack Evans Takes Home ASCAP Plus Award For Second Consecutive Year
Katonah, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Blakjak Music Records) - Jack Evans of New York's rock/jazz/blues group Reverend Zen has just been named the recipient of a prestigious 2008 ASCAP Plus Award. Mr. Evans was selected for the honor by a distinguished panel of music experts chaired in ASCAP's Jazz & Popular ...
| Over 60 Independent Artists Win New IMPALA Awards, With European Platinum For Adele, Pink Martini And Scooter
NEW YORK (Top 40 Charts/ IMPALA) - IMPALA announces its next batch of sales awards with European Platinum for Adele, Pink Martini and Scooter. The new winners include three Platinum, four Diamond, eighteen Gold and thirty-eight Silver from all across Europe. In total over 550 awards have been registered ...
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Music Artist Kris Searle Nominated For Best Record Of The Year & Best Male Vocal By Los Angeles Music Awards Show Cases At The Historical Whisky
HOLLYWOOD, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Inspire U Records) - The prestigious LA Music Awards has nominated Kris Searle for Best Record of the Year and Best Male Vocal. The World famous Whisky-a-go-go, in West Hollywood will host the voting party for the 18th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards, featuring Kris Searle ...
| Production Teams For Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, The Police, Halo 3 And The Bourne Ultimatum Take Top Honors At 24th Annual TEC Awards
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Mix Foundation) - The engineers, sound mixers, producers and other audio production professionals behind Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' Raising Sand, The Police's reunion tour, Microsoft video game Halo 3, and Universal Pictures' The Bourne Ultimatum were among the ...
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2008 CMA Broadcast Awards Winners Announced
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Top40 Charts/ CMA) - Country star Bucky Covington made Country radio's elite very happy this morning when he called the 2008 CMA Broadcast Award winners to inform them of their victory. The CMA Broadcast Personality of the Year and CMA Radio Station of the Year recipients will be recognized ...
| Bryan Ferry Receives Top Honor At 2008 BMI London Awards
LONDON, UK. (Top40 Charts/ BMI) - American music rights organization Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) lauded U.K., Europe and Jamaica's premier songwriters, composers and music publishers tonight at the 2008 installment of the BMI London Awards. The ceremony was hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant, along ...
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Annie Lennox, Bob Geldof KBE And Judy McGrath Honored At 2008 YouthAIDS Benefit Gala
WASHINGTON, DC. (Top40 Charts/ YouthAIDS) - Washington, Hollywood and music elite were on hand Friday night at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner for the 2008 "Power of Music" YouthAIDS Gala. Global Ambassador Ashley Judd hosted the star-studded affair which raised over $1.2 million in the fight against ...
| Dailey & Vincent Take Home Seven International Bluegrass Music Awards, Including Entertainer Of The Year
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Rounder Records) - Dailey & Vincent walked away with an unprecedented seven awards, including Entertainer of the Year, at the International Bluegrass Music Awards Show held last night at the Ryman Auditorium. Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent launched their career as a duo ...
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Judy Seale Honored With International Country Awards
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ AristoMedia) - International country music promoter and benefit organizer Judy Seale was recognized recently for her global country music contributions when she was awarded the International Country Music Ambassador Award and Best International Country Music Personality ...
| Emerging Artists Vie For 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ mtvU) - In what's predicted to be the closest competition in the five-year history of the "mtvU Woodie Awards," MTV's 24- hour college network, mtvU, today announced the 30 nominees for the definitive college music awards. Nominated by college students across the country, ...
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U2's Longtime Tour Manager Dennis Sheehan To Receive Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award
LAS VEGAS, NV. (Top40 Charts/ Parnelli Awards) - The Parnelli Awards Board of Directors announced that Dennis Sheehan will be receiving this year's Lifetime Achievement Award honoring his four decades in the live entertainment industry. Currently Tour Manager for U2, the venerable professional will ...
| Mike Farris Honored As 2008's Emerging Artist Of The Year At AMA Awards
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ By Kissy Black/ Lotos Nile) - Mike Farris has traveled far in his journey from wild front man of the hard-rockin' Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies to being honored as 2008's Emerging Artist during Thursday night's Americana Music Awards and Honors at the legendary Ryman Auditorium. ...
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Charles Aznavour To Receive 'Lifetime Achievement Award' At MIDEM
PARIS, France (Top40 Charts/ MIDEM) - Legendary French singer Charles Aznavour will receive a "Lifetime Achievement Award" at MIDEM on 19 January in recognition of his outstanding career. The 43rd edition of MIDEM, the international music market, takes place in Cannes from 18 to 21 January 2009. Charles ...
| The Cyrus's Make Australian Chart History
Sydney, AU. (Top40 Charts/ EMI MUSIC Australia) - Miley Cyrus has become the youngest ever album chart topper! At 15 years old, her album "Breakout" has moved up from it's number two debut to number one on the ARIA Album Chart - making Miley two years younger than Avril Lavigne was in 2002 when she ...
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THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 2009 INDUCTION
New York (Top40 Charts/ By Tiffany Shipp/ Sunshine, Sachs & Associates) - The nominations for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum were announced today. The nine nominees are: Jeff Beck, Chic, Wanda Jackson, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Metallica, Run-D.M.C., the Stooges, War, ...
| Regie Hamm's No 1 Song 'The Time Of My Life' Is A Step Back From Oblivion For Songwriter
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Angelman Foundation) - With over 20 No 1 hits already to his credit, songwriter Regie Hamm chalked up his biggest hit this week, as his American Idol-winning song, "The Time of My Life" (recorded by last season's A.I. winner, David Cook), jumped to the No 1 spot across the ...
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ASCAP To Honor Reba McEntire At 46th Annual Country Music Awards Celebration
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ ASCAP) - One of Country Music's most beloved and successful stars, Reba McEntire, will be honored with the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award during the 46th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards ceremony, set for October 13th in Nashville's legendary Ryman Auditorium. The ...
| 19th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards Show Promises Star-Studded Lineup
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ IBMA) - The high lonesome sounds of bluegrass music will fill the historic Ryman Auditorium on October 2 at the 19th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, held on the very stage where the music was born. Hosted by the legendary Del McCoury, who with his band has ...
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