Rollins and McCoy Tyner Honored at the Grammy Salute to Jazz
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Dreamsville Records) - Legendary jazz greats Sonny Rollins and McCoy Tyner were honored at the GRAMMY Salute To Jazz. The event featured a cocktail reception, live performances and appearances by the honorees and the Gibson/Baldwin GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles. Introductions ...
| Keith Urban Wins Second Grammy
Sydney, AU. (Top40 Charts/ EMI MUSIC Australia) - Country megastar Keith Urban has won the Grammy award for best male country vocal performance at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Urban won for his song Stupid Boy, a track from his Love, Pain and The Whole Crazy Thing album. The Grammy is the second ...
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Manu Chao's 'La Radiolina' Nominated For Billboard Latin Music Award
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Nacional Records) - Following Manu Chao's Recent First Career Latin Grammy Win And No 1 Debut On The Billboard Charts, Critically-Acclaimed 'La Radiolina' Has Been Nominated For A Billboard Latin Music Award In The Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album Category; New Remixes Of ...
| UOMO Media Producer Tricky Stewart Wins Grammy
TORONTO, CA. (Top40 Charts/ UOMO Media) - UOMO Media Inc., a multi-channel entertainment and media company, congratulates Tricky Stewart and Redzone Entertainment on winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles yesterday. Nominated for 4 Grammys, Tricky ...
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50th Annual GRAMMY Awards Goes Green
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - As one of the nation's most relevant and progressive cultural institutions, The Recording Academy has partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) and STAPLES Center to significantly ...
| RCA Music Group Wins 7 Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ RCA Music Group) - RCA Music Group wins a total of 7 Grammys at this year's 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony held this evening in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. Foo Fighters and their album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (RCA) earned a total of 2 Grammy ...
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Jazz Pianist Extraordinaire Eldar Performs From His 2007 Grammy-Nominated Album re-imagination on the 50th Annual Grammy Awards
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Sony BMG Masterworks) - One of the most formidable jazz musicians of this generation, the 21-year-old pianist Eldar performs on the 50th Annual Grammy Awards telecast on February 10. The young artist will play an Oscar Peterson favorite, "Place St. Henri," which appears ...
| Southern California Indian Center is a Grammy Nominated Pow Wow
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Southern California Indian Center) - "Oklahoma Style," a live recording of the 35th Annual Southern California Indian Center Pow Wow held at Orange County, California, is nominated among four other recordings as Best Native American Music Album for the 2008 Grammy ...
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Leading Nominees Kanye West and Amy Winehouse Added as Performers for 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Nominees John Mayer and BeBe Winans Also Set to Perform SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - With less than three days to go until Music's Biggest Night, current eight-time nominee Kanye West, current six-time nominee Amy Winehouse, current nominee John Mayer and current nominee ...
| Tina Turner To Join Beyonce For Special Segment On 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top 40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - Six-time GRAMMY winner Tina Turner will join current two-time nominee Beyonce for a special performance; and jazz pianist Eldar, rap-rocker Kid Rock, jazz saxophonist Dave Koz and jazz/pop singer Keely Smith also will perform on the 50th Annual ...
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Double Delight for British Star Lucie Diamond at UK Country Awards
London, UK. (Top40 Charts/ European Country Music Awards) - Lucie won the coveted Presenter's Award for her acclaimed CD "I Wanna Be Rich." This award is for the product with the most nominations from the UK radio DJs, and the sheer volume of nominations in one category. She also picked up the Hotdisc ...
| NIKE's 'Better Than I've Ever Been' Featuring Kanye West, Nas and KRS-One Nominated for Grammy
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ NIKE) - The much talked about collaboration for the NIKE commissioned hip hop track, 'Better Than I've Ever Been,' which was executive produced by Cornerstone, has been nominated for the 2008 Grammy Awards for 'Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.' Featuring Kanye West, ...
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Stardust Shines Brighter with Prestigious iParenting Media Award
Omaha, NE. (Top40 Charts/ Stardustlullaby.com) - Stardust, a 2-disc lullaby CD created by award winning singer/songwriter siblings, Cher and Gene Klosner, was awarded the prestigious iParenting Media Award on January 28, 2008. Being honored with an award from iParenting Media is considered the gold ...
| CMT Announces First Round Finalists for the '2008 CMT Music Awards' Country Music's Only Fan-Voted Awards Show
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ CMT) - Voting begins today for the 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, country music's only fan-voted award show, with the announcement of this year's first round finalists. Beginning today, Tuesday, February 5 at 5:00 p.m., ET, fans can vote on CMT.com for their favorite artists to ...
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Studio City Sound's Tom Weir up for Another Grammy
STUDIO CITY, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Studio City Sound) - Tom Weir, owner and founder of Studio City Sound (SCS), has been honored with a Grammy nomination for engineering and mixing Toots and The Maytals' 2007 release "Light Your Light," along with producer Richard Feldman. Weir, a Grammy award winner ...
| 2008 GRAMMY Celebration Extends Music's Biggest Night Featuring Natasha Bedingfield, Cyndi Lauper & DJ Chris Cox
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - Natasha Bedingfield, Cyndi Lauper, DJ Chris Cox, Fourplay and the Gibson/Baldwin GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles will perform at the 2008 GRAMMY Celebration, an exclusive invitation-only, star-studded event, it was announced today by The Recording Academy. ...
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Fergie & John Legend to Duet on 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - Current nominee Fergie and John Legend to duet; Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban to perform together for the first time; current nominee John Fogerty with Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard in a special "Cornerstones of Rock" segment; and nominees ...
| 'My GRAMMY Moment 2008' Down to Three Finalists Vying to Be 'Featured Performer' in Foo Fighters Orchestra on 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards Feb. 10 on CBS
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - Fifteen talented "My GRAMMY Moment 2008" musicians have been chosen from the YouTube community to play with current five-time GRAMMY-nominated rock band the Foo Fighters as part of their orchestra created specifically for the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards. ...
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2007 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Finalists And Semi-finalists Announced
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ ISC) - The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce its 2007 finalists and semi-finalists. Selected out of over 15,000 entries from 100 countries worldwide, they represent all genres of contemporary music and reflect an impressive wealth of diversity ...
| Andrea Bocelli, Melanie Brown, Lang Lang, Corinne Bailey Rae, Trin-I-Tee 5:7 Join All-Star Cast To Honor Aretha Franklin As 2008 Musicares Person Of The Year
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ MusiCares) - WHO: Performances by Patti Austin, Dan Aykroyd & Jim Belushi ("The Blues Brothers"), Andrea Bocelli, Melanie Brown, Shirley Caesar, Aretha Franklin, Anthony Hamilton, Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, Faith Hill, Fantasia, Lang Lang, Ledisi, John Legend, Lil' ...
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