49th Eurovision Song Contest: qualifying round results
ISTANBUL (Eurovision Fans Website) - The half final evening of the 49th Eurovision Song Contest was held tonight with participation of 22 countries at Abdi Ipekci Sports Hall in Istanbul. The event had a brand new format: Two televised contests in one week - a Qualifying Round and a Grand Final, both ...
| Usher is back at the top of the world again!
NEW YORK (Usher Fans Website) - Usher is back at No1 on the Billboard charts this week. This is the sixth week Usher's Confessions has been the highest-selling album, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Rappers D12 were knocked off the top spot on the Billboard charts this week when Usher's Confessions ...
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'Wicked' tops list of 2004 Tony Awards nominees
NEW YORK (Broadway news) - 'Wicked', a lavish musical prequel to The Wizard of Oz, picked up 10 Tony Award nominations yesterday. Australian Hugh Jackman, who will host the Tony ceremony in June, was among the nominees for outstanding actor in a musical for his portrayal of flamboyant entertainer Peter ...
| D12's 'World' opens at No. 1 on US pop charts
NEW YORK (D12 Fans Website) - "D12 World," the second album from Eminem's side-project D12, sold about 544,000 copies during its first week in stores, enough to knock Usher's "Confessions" from its longtime perch atop the U.S. album chart. According to Billboard, "Confessons," which spent five weeks ...
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Latin Grammys returning to LA
LOS ANGELES (Latin Grammy Awards Press) - After a one-nighter in Miami, the Latin Grammy Awards are headed back to Los Angeles. The Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that the move is motivated by practicality and cutting costs. The Latin Recording Academy announced today ...
| Ricky Martin sweeps 2004 Billboard Latin Music Awards
NEW YORK (Ricky Martin Fans Website) - Latin Pop superstar Ricky Martin scored triple success at last night's Latin Billboard Awards in Miami, Florida - making him the event's biggest winner. Ricky Martin - who garnered international success with his 1999 hit "Living La Vida Loca," bagged the Latin ...
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Radiohead's Muddy Gig - the Greatest of All
LONDON, UK (Q Magazine) - A live performance by Radiohead has been voted the greatest UK gig of all time. The band's appearance at the muddy 1997 Glastonbury festival was the surprise winner in a poll compiled by Q magazine. Radiohead's Saturday night set in front of 40,000 mud-drenched fans was described ...
| Beastie Boys, D12, Yeah Yeah Yeahs to perform at MTV Movie Awards
LOS ANGELES (MTV announcement) - The Beastie Boys, D12 and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have signed on to perform during the 2004 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles. Other guests and presenters will be announced soon, MTV said Wednesday. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl heads into the night ...
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2004 Detroit Music Awards Winners
DETROIT (Detroit Awards press release) - The White Stripes, Bob Seger and The Romantics were among the top winners at the 2004 Detroit Music Awards, presented Friday night (April 23rd) at the State Theatre in downtown Detroit. The White Stripes won two awards, Outstanding National Major Label Album ...
| VH1 to honor hip-hop pioneers with new awards show
NEW YORK (NY RnB Magazine) - Music channel VH1 are launching a new hip-hop awards show called "VH1 Hip-Hop Honors" scheduled for October 8. The channel have not been connected largely to the hip-hop culture throughout the channel's history, but network president Christina Norman believes VH1 is prefect ...
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MTV 2004 Movie Award nominees
NEW YORK (MTV) - The action-adventure comedy "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" hooked six MTV Movie Award nominations Wednesday, including nods for Best Movie and Best Male Performance for Johnny Depp. The 2003 summer blockbuster also earned nominations for Best Comedic Performance ...
| ACM Awards will have performances among G.Strait, K.Urban and Rascal Flatts
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ACM Website) - George Strait, Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts have been added to the list of performers at the 39th annual Academy of Country Music Awards taking place May 26 in Las Vegas, organizers announced Wednesday (April 21). The Rock, LeAnn Rimes and NASCAR legend Sterling Marlin ...
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'We Built This City' by Starship tops worst songs list
NEW YORK (Blender magazine) - "We Built This City" is the single worst single ever constructed, according to Blender's ranking of reeking tunes. The magazine's list of "The 50 Worst Songs Ever," which hits newsstands today in New York and Los Angeles and April 27 nationwide, distills the lamest popular ...
| MTV has selected Miami to host '2004 MTV Video Music Awards'
NEW YORK (MTV announcement) - Van Toffler, President, MTV & MTV2, today announced that the "2004 MTV Video Music Awards" will be broadcast live from Miami, Florida, moving for the first time in its 20 year history to a city other than New York or Los Angeles. The 2004 VMAs will air live from American ...
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2004 Juno Awards complete list of winners
EDMONTON, Canada (Juno Awards Official Website) - Montreal's Sam Roberts was the big winner at the Junos on Sunday. Beating out more established acts, Roberts and his band took three prizes, including arguably the biggest trophy of them all: album of the year. That honour went to his sophomore release, ...
| Nickelodeon's 17th annual Kids' Choice awards full winners list
NEW YORK (Kids Choice Awards Official Website) - The green slime oozed and children screamed in delight at the 17th annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz, who won the hearts of kids everywhere as the voices of the love-struck ogre and princess in ...
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Alicia Keys will perform together (duet) with Arturo Sandoval at 2004 Billboard Latin Music Awards
NEW YORK (Telemudo announcement) - Alicia Keys and world renowned trumpet player Arturo Sandoval will perform a duet at this year's 2004 Billboard Latin Music Awards. The prestigious awards show will take place at the Miami Arena in Florida, and will be produced and broadcast live on Telemundo at 7PM ...
| OutKast wins twice to lead 18th Soul Train Awards
LOS ANGELES (Soul Train Awards Website) - Outkast's multi-platinum, double CD Speakerboxxx/The Love Below snagged R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year award at the 18th Annual Soul Train Music Awards. Held in Los Angeles at the International Cultural Center, the duo was the only two time winner of the ...
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2004 Billboard Latin Music Awards performers
NEW YORK (Latin news magazine) - Gloria Estefan, Alejandro Fernandez, Paulina Rubio, Pilar Montenegro, La Ley, and Banda El Recodo make up the first group of Latin artists who will perform at the 2004 Billboard Latin Music Awards, it was announced today by Billboard. The prestigious and star-studded ...
| Alan Jackson leads with eight nods the 39th ACM nominations
NEW YORK (ACM Official Website) - Martina McBride is the only solo female artist nominated for a major award this year (aside from female vocalist). In almost every category - entertainer, new artist, single and song - the men dominate the category. With a long-run on world charts from "It's Five O'Clock ...
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