Qwiksand from Orange County California hit No 2 on Pulse Radio in the UK
LONDON, UK (Planetsquared.com) - After 8 straight weeks in the Top 10, emerging U.S. rock band QWIKSAND from Orange County California hit No 2 in the polls on PULSE Radio in the United Kingdom with their new 2004 album release titled "The Fellowship of the Groove". With their debut single "Concrete ...
| Silverstein - strong sales continue
TORONTO, CA. (Victory Records) - Silverstein hail from Toronto, Canada, and through relentless touring they have build a large, incredibly loyal audience in the U.S. Their headlining early summer tour, the U.S.'Ey Tour ran for seven weeks and sold out the majority of its markets. Silverstein's album ...
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47th Annual Grammy Awards to hail from Los Angeles' Staples Center on 'Grammy Sunday,' Feb. 13, 2005
LOS ANGELES (Grammy Awards PR) - The 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be hosted in Los Angeles at STAPLES Center on "GRAMMY Sunday," Feb. 13, 2005, it was announced today by Recording Academy President Neil Portnow and CBS Senior Vice President, Specials, Jack Sussman. The show will be broadcast on the ...
| Now That's What I Call Music! Volume 16 debuts at No1 in the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart
LOS ANGELES (UMe Records/Top40 Charts) - With first week sales of over 504,411, NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOLUME 16 debuted at No1 today on Billboard's Top 200 Album chart, the fifth time that a NOW album has debuted at No1 on the Top 200. The NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC series has shipped over ...
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CCMA Awards Nominee Ballot showcases Canada's stars
NEW YORK (www.ccma.org) - Along with a stellar showing from Canada's stars Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Jason McCoy and Terri Clark – many new names are found on the Canadian Country Music Awards Nominee Ballot for 2004 indicating a strong year of growth and a major influx of newcomers to the Awards ...
| 2004 CCMA Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced
NEW YORK (www.ccma.org) - The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) today named the latest industry stars who will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004. This year's honorees are in the Artist and Broadcaster category, plus two additional Award of Achievement presentations will ...
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Norah Jones, Jack Black, Will-I-Am, Robert Smith (The Cure), Perry Farrell to join Listmaker Panel for 2004 Shortlist Music Prize
LOS ANGELES (The Shortlist Organization/ www.shortlistofmusic.com) - Norah Jones, Chris Carraba (Dashboard Confessional), Robert Smith (The Cure), Jack Black, Serj Tankian (System of a Down), the Dixie Chicks and other top musicians will choose the ten finalists for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize, Presented ...
| Ian Shaw wins Best Vocalist at 4th annual BBC Jazz Awards
NEW YORK (441 Records) - 441 recording artist Ian Shaw wins the Best Jazz Vocalist for the fourth annual BBC Radio Jazz Awards, held Thursday, July 29, 2004 at the Hammersmith Palais in London. The awards are sponsored by the BBC's Radio2 and Radio3. Shaw's most recent album, A World Still Turning, ...
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2004 BBC Jazz Awards Winners
LONDON, UK (BBC) - The young saxophonist Soweto Kinch, 26, was the big winner at last night's BBC Jazz Awards, alongside the veteran George Melly and the US trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis. Kinch, a previous winner of the rising star award and a 2003 Mercury prize nominee, walked away with two ...
| Lacuna Coil hits the Billboard 200
NEW YORK (Chipster PR/ www.lacunacoil.it) - After 92 weeks, Comalies, the acclaimed third album from Italian sextet Lacuna Coil - a group that Reuters news service recently declared to be "on the verge of a major breakthrough" - has cracked the Billboard 200, the magazine's weekly tally of the country's ...
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Berlin to host the Popkomm IME 2004 Awards on 1 October for the first time
NEW YORK (IME Awards announcement) - At the Popkomm 2004 the best innovative business ideas in music and entertainment will receive the Popkomm IME 2004 Awards, to be presented in Berlin for the first time on 1 October at the world's leading forum for music and entertainment. The IME Awards (Innovations ...
| Papa Roach nabs No 1 most added track at Active Rock Radio with new single 'Getting Away With Murder'
NEW YORK (www.bandbuilder.com/paparoach/) - Looks like radio couldn't wait to come to Papa. Geffen band Papa Roach is back in a big way as "Getting Away With Murder," the debut single from their upcoming CD, hits No 1 most added at Active Rock radio and No 2 at Alternative radio. The achievement is ...
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Maria Mena's 'White Turns Blue' debuts at No 1 On Billboard's Heatseekers New Album Chart
NEW YORK (Columbia Records/ www.mariamenaonline.com ) - Released to stores on July 20, 2004, White Turns Blue, the Columbia Records debut album from singer/songwriter Maria Mena, has debuted at No 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers best-selling new albums chart. "You're The Only One," the first single from ...
| Black Eyed Peas, Cafe Quijano, Fher of Mana, Quincy Jones, La Ley, George Lopez, Cheech Marin, Dave Matthews, Ozomatli, Robi Rosa, Rob Thomas, Julieta Venegas honor International Superstar Carlos Santana as 2004 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year
MIAMI (Latin Recording Academy) - An impressive star-studded roster already has confirmed for the 2004 Latin Recording Academy Person Of The Year tribute honoring Carlos Santana. George Lopez and Cheech Marin will co-host and Quincy Jones will be the Executive Producer of the tribute gala to take place ...
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The Maynard Brothers Nominated for Best Album and Best Song
JOHNJONVILLE, NY (PacificSol) - PacificSol recording artists, The Maynard Brothers Band, 2nd CD release Nasty Packages and the stellar title cut has been nominated in the 2004 Just Plain Folks (JPF) Music Awards for Best Album and Best Song in the Blues category. The 2004 Just Plain Folks Music Awards ...
| Ashlee Simpson makes history, debuting No1 with 'Autobiography', her premiere Geffen album
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Geffen Records) - Marking yet another chapter in the year's most amazing musical success story, Geffen recording artist Ashlee Simpson has debuted No 1 for the week ending July 25, 2004 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart selling over 398,000 copies of her newly-released CD Autobiography. ...
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Jay-Z tops 21st Annual MTV Video Music Awards 2004 with six nominations for '99 Problems'
NEW YORK (MTV Press release) - MTV: Music Television today announced the nominees for the "2004 MTV Video Music Awards." Jay-Z topped the list with six nominations for his music video "99 Problems." Beyonce, No Doubt, OutKast and Usher follow with five nods each. Beyonce nabbed four nods for her music ...
| Usher, Kanye West, Hoobastank, Yellowcard, Jet, & Jessica Simpson set to perform at the '2004 MTV Video Music Awards'
NEW YORK (MTV press release) - MTV: Music Television today announced that mega-chart toppers Usher, Kanye West, and Jessica Simpson will all perform at the "2004 MTV Video Music Awards." Hoobastank, Yellowcard, & Jet will also team up for a super-sized rock performance. This is the first in a rapidly ...
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Crossfade single 'Cold' hits No 1 on R&R's Active Rock Chart
NEW YORK (Columbia Records) - After hovering at No 2 for five straight weeks on the R&R Active Rock chart, the South Carolina hard rock quartet Crossfade has finally toppled Velvet Revolver this week to become the new No 1 artist at the top of the chart. "Cold," the first single from Crossfade's self-titled ...
| BPI support new Urban Music Awards
NEW YORK (BPI announcement) - The UMA (Urban Music Awards) is a new award ceremony supporting the best of UK Urban and Dance music. The UMA awards are in recognition of the various artists/dj's/musicians/labels/club nights that make up the vibrant underground, dance, and urban music scene. The UMA awards ...
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