Mariah Carey's E=MC2 Album Enters At No 1, On Career-High First Week Soundscan Sales Of 463,000!
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Island Def Jam Music Group) - An unprecedented pre- and post-release campaign - including appearances on NBC's Saturday Night Live, MTV's The Hills, BET's concert special, FOX's IDOL Gives Back and American Idol, and The Oprah Winfrey Show - maximized exposure for international ...
| SUDDYN Score A Hat Trick With New Single 'Letting Go' Entering The Charts At No 19
DUBLIN, Ireland (Top40 Charts/ SUDDYN Official Website) - Anthemic rock band SUDDYN shoot for the charts with their 3rd release 'Letting Go' and succeeded in securing a spot in this week's Top 20, making it an unbelievable 3 Top 30 hits in a row for the SUDDYN boys! Media support for SUDDYN's drowned-in-sound ...
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Garth Brooks Surprises Steve Wariner, Inducts Him Into Music City Walk of Fame
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Music City Walk of Fame) - Steve Wariner was inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame on Sunday as part of the fourth class of honorees that also included Steven Curtis Chapman, Merle Kilgore, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kirk Whalum and Hank Williams, Sr. Garth Brooks pulled ...
| NARM Announces Award Winners
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (Top40 Charts/ NARM) - The National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) announces that it will honor two music legends at its upcoming annual convention, which will be held in San Francisco May 4 – 7, and will celebrate the organization's 50th anniversary. B.B. King, ...
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BMI Christian Music Awards Honor the Genre's Most Played Songs
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ BMI Nashville) - U.S. performing right organization BMI saluted the writers and publishers of the past year's most performed songs on Christian radio and television during the annual Christian Music Awards, held April 19, at the company's Music Row offices in Nashville. ...
| Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' 'Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!!' Delivers Career-Best Sales And Chart Debut
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Anti-Records) - 'Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!' Nick Cave's fourteenth studio album with his long-time group The Bad Seeds, has earned the best sales, chart debut, and reviews of their career. Released April 8 on Anti-Records, the album sold over 10,000 copies in its first week, debuting ...
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Bird Watching: Catch Sparrow Acts On Dove Awards April 23, 2008
Brentwood, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Sparrow Records) - Steven Curtis Chapman, Amy Grant, Switchfoot, Chris Tomlin, David Crowder*Band, and Mandisa are among the Sparrow Records/EMI acts who are scheduled to perform at the Gospel Music Association's annual Dove Awards ceremony airing live April 23 at 8 p.m. ...
| Assembly Of Dust Honored With Jammy Nomination for 'Telling Sue'
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Hybrid Recordings) - With the announcement of the 2008 Jammy Award nominees, Reid Genauer, lead singer and songwriter for Assembly Of Dust, was honored with his third nomination. In 2000 Genauer won the Home Grown Music Award at the Jammys with his first band Strangefolk. ...
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Leona Lewis' 'Bleeding Love' Reclaims The No 1 Spot On The Billboard Hot 100
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ J Records) - British sensation Leona Lewis has reclaimed the Number One position on the Billboard Hot 100 with her international hit single, "Bleeding Love." Having debuted at No 1 with her album Sprit yesterday, Leona is the first British female artist ever to score both ...
| International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Announces 2007 Country Music Winners
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ ISC) - The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce its 2007 winners, including the winners in the Country Music category. The Country Music winners include Blu Sanders (El Paso, TX, USA) for his song "Just Past The Milky Way" (First Place), Cliff ...
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Academy of Country Music and The Home Depot Select Country Music Group RASCAL FLATTS to Receive Humanitarian Award
ENCINO, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Academy of Country Music) - The Academy of Country Music and The Home Depot announced today that multi-platinum country music group RASCAL FLATTS will be the 2008 recipient of the Academy of Country Music/The Home Depot Humanitarian Award, to be presented during the 43rd ANNUAL ...
| Sir George Martin To Be Honored With The Grammy Foundation Leadership Award At Starry Night Gala
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - The GRAMMY Foundation announced today that it will honor Sir George Martin, a GRAMMY Trustees Award recipient, six-time GRAMMY Award winner and one of music's most successful and influential producers, at its annual signature gala Starry Night - ...
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March Ecast BarPulse Proves That Variety Is the Spice of Life When it Comes to Music in Bars and Nightclubs
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Ecast) - The Ecast BarPulse for March shows that diversity and popularity are the hallmark of the most played songs on the Ecast network. The BarPulse chart, which tracks top plays of new music added to the network each month, reads like a "who's who" of popular artists. ...
| ASCAP to Honor Quincy Jones at All-Star Celebration in New York City
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ ASCAP) - Distinguished members of the entertainment community will come together on Tuesday, April 22nd in New York City to honor Quincy Jones with the prestigious ASCAP Pied Piper Award. Celebrating his 75th birthday, Quincy Jones - composer, arranger, conductor, producer ...
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CMT Fans Vote Trace Adkins & Kellie Pickler As Big Winners at '2008 CMT Music Awards'
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ CMT) - In a night filled with surprises, Trace Adkins ("I've Got My Game On") and Kellie Pickler ("I Wonder") emerged as the evening's biggest winners at tonight's 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, broadcast live from the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville. Adkins ...
| The Recording Academy Celebrates Gospel Icons Edwin and Walter Hawkins, Sandi Patty and the Winans at 2008 Grammy Salute to Gospel Music
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - GRAMMY-winning artists Edwin and Walter Hawkins, five-time GRAMMY winner Sandi Patty, and five-time GRAMMY-winning group the Winans will be recipients of the President's Merit Award at the 2008 GRAMMY Salute To Gospel Music event in Washington, D.C., ...
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Sa Dingding, The Breakthrough Chinese Artist, Wins Major BBC World Music Award and is Nominated for Audience Award
LONDON, UK. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music International) - Singer/songwriter Sa Dingding is helping to keep the spotlight on her native China in this Olympic year by winning the prestigious BBC Radio 3 World Music Award for Asia Pacific. This award helps establish Sa Dingding as the new face - and ...
| Rodney Atkins, Dolly Parton, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood to Perform at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Country Music's Party of the Year
ENCINO, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Academy Of Country Music) - The Academy of Country Music today announced that country music superstars Rodney Atkins, Dolly Parton, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood will perform as part of the 43rd ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. The ceremony honoring country ...
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The Smashing Pumpkins To Be Inducted Into Hollywood's RockWalk
Hollywood, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Guitar Center) - Singer-songwriter-guitarist Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin of The Smashing Pumpkins will be inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at noon. Corgan and Chamberlin will be honored by fans with a special ceremony at Guitar ...
| Manu Chao's 'La Radiolina' Wins Billboard Latin Music Award For Best Rock/Alternative Album Of The Year
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Nacional Records) - Manu Chao's latest release 'La Radiolina' won a Billboard Latin Music Award last night in the Best Rock/Alternative Album category. This exciting news comes on the heels of his first career Latin Grammy win for the hit track, "Me Llaman Calle." The wins follow ...
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