Rock music style and Robbie Williams is the number one choice for European listeners
LONDON, UK (Music Choice website) - Robbie Williams has topped a survey of 30,000 people to discover the most listened-to chart star in Europe. The singer triumphed in the Music Choice poll, whose results showed a clear preference for rock over pop. Some 82% of British people polled also said the singles ...
| Dido, Ammy Lee, Jason Mraz and others to announce Grammy nominees
LOS ANGELES (Grammys Website) - Dido, Jason Mraz, Evanescence's Amy Lee, Moby, Jason Mraz, Stacie Orrico, Brad Paisley, Pharrell Williams (and others to be announced shortly) will all be on hand to read the nominations for the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel ...
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31st American Music Awards 2003 full winners list
NEW YORK (AMA Official Website) - Sunday night�s American Music Awards proved was a real victory for Luther Vandross, who is recovering from a debilitating stroke that almost took his life. The 52-year-old legendary soul singer walked away with the favorite male R&B artist and favorite Soul/R&B awards. ...
| Kylie tops UK singles chart this week
NEW YORK (Kylie Fans Website) - Kylie Minogue has gone straight to the top of the UK charts with the first single from her forthcoming album. The success of Slow, taken from Body Language, means the Australian has now scored UK number ones in three decades. The 35-year-old has now had seven chart-toppers, ...
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December 4th is the day for the 46th Grammy Awards nominees
LOS ANGELES (Grammy Website) - The announcement of nominations for the 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be at Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills (California) on December 4, 2003 (Thursday). The 46th Annual GRAMMY Awards will originate from STAPLES Center in downtown Los Angeles, and the show will broadcast ...
| 2003 MTV Europe Awards full winners list
EDINBURGH, UK (MTV) - "Expect the unexpected," that was what pop diva and host Christina Aguilera said when asked what people could anticipate from last night�s MTV 2003 Europe Music Awards in Edinburgh. Many of the world's biggest recording artists assembled in Scotland for the MTV Europe Music Awards ...
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37th CMA Awards - 2003 full list of winners
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CMA Awards/Top40 Charts) - Toby Keith�s seven nominations translated into zero wins as he was shut out by CMA voters at the 37th annual CMA Awards held in Nashville on Wednesday (November 5). Leading the nominations Toby Keith, the singer behind the patriotic post-11 September country ...
| 2003 BMI Country Awards
NEW YORK (BMI Awards) - BMI presented its Country Awards Tuesday night (11/4), recognizing the songwriters and publishers of the past year's 50 most performed country songs. Ultimate honors went to the Stevie Nicks-penned "Landslide" as Song of the Year; to Jeffrey Steele as Songwriter of the Year; ...
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Britney off MTV Europe awards show
LONDON, UK (Britney Spears Fans Website) - Britney Spears has officially dropped out of this year's MTV Europe Music Awards, which take place later this week. The pop star was scheduled to present an award at the ceremony on Thursday night in Edinburgh, Scotland. Spears' people say that the singer is ...
| The 'Smile' of Charlie Chaplin tops US albums chart after 67 years!
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Incredible! A song of Charlie Chaplin is found again in the charts 67 years after its first release. The song "Smile" was included in the soundtrack of "Modern Times," launched the last week of October 1936. Today, sixty seven years after and precisely the same week, "Smile" ...
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2003 Radio Music Awards winners
LAS VEGAS (Radio Music Awards) - Justin Timberlake, Nelly, P. Diddy, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were among some of the winners at the 2003 Radio Music Awards Monday in Las Vegas. Timberlake won the Artist of the Year/Top 40 Radio Award, while the Nelly/P. Diddy/Murphy Lee hit "Shake Ya Tailfeather" ...
| Uncle Kracker breaks Celine Dion's radio record!
NEW YORK (Uncle Kraker Official newsletter) - Uncle Kracker's hit single "Drift Away" featuring Dobie Gray has held the No 1 spot on the Adult Contemporary Mainstream Radio Chart for a record breaking 22 weeks, edging out Celine Dion's record of 21 weeks at No 1 on the chart for her song "A New Day ...
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2003 Source Awards honor 50 Cent
MIAMI, Florida (Source Hip-Hop Music Awards Website) - It was a big weekend on the award show circuit. While Monaco played host the World Music Awards Sunday, half way around the world, The Source Awards rocked Miami on Monday. Among the winners were 50 Cent, Neptunes, Nelly and the Canadian K-OS. The ...
| 50 Cent wins at World music awards
MONACO (World Music Awards Website) - As expected, 50 Cent cleaned up at Sunday Night's World Music Awards in Monaco. The rapper took home five trophies including best selling artist at the ceremony, which bases its nominations on sales not voting. Pink, Eminem, Justin Timberlake and t.A.T.u. also took ...
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Billboard's new record
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - For the first time in Billboard's chart history, the top 10 songs on this week's Billboard Hot 100 list are by African-American artists. Aside from Beyonce's "Baby Boy," the other nine are by rappers including the latest from Nelly, P. Diddy, Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, Chingy, ...
| Dido's album fastest selling British album in six years
LONDON, UK (Dido Fans Website) - Dido's latest album Life For Rent has become the fastest selling British album in six years, according to figures released on Friday. It has sold 255,000 copies since its release on Monday - the highest first-week sales since Be Here Now by Oasis. It is expected to have ...
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Among 37th CMA Awards performers are Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson and Norah Jones
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CMA Awards Website) - For the first time ever, Female Vocalist of the Year nominee Dolly Parton will perform with pop/jazz/folk singer Norah Jones on "The 37th Annual CMA Awards" on Wednesday, Nov. 5 (8:00-11:00 PM/EST). The event airs live from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, ...
| 2003 MTV Europe awards nominees announced
LONDON, UK (MTV) - Justin Timberlake leads the pack with five nominations for the 2003 MTV European Music Awards, which were announced today. Timberlake's recent tour partner, Christina Aguilera, will headline the show's performances along with Kylie Minogue, Travis and The Flaming Lips. Aguilera and ...
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New cd-singles format for 'UK singles' chart
LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts) - New CD singles featuring only two tracks will be available next year in an attempt to boost single sales. The new format is expected to be much cheaper than standard CD singles, the Official UK Charts Company (OCC) said. "Many people in the industry have long advocated the ...
| USA Charts: DMXs' new album record and Rolling Stones return to the top
NEW YORK (DMX/Rolling Stones websites) - DMX became the first artist in the history of the US albums chart to have his first five albums debut at No 1. The rapper's latest release Grand Champ, entered the chart at No 1 this week after selling 312,000 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan. Although ...
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