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 ...
| 50 Cent sweeps 2003 Mobo Awards LONDON, UK (Mobo Awards) - Rap star 50 Cent has swept the board at the Mobo awards, winning three prizes including best hip-hop act. 50 Cent - real name Curtis Jackson - also won best album for Get Rich Or Die Tryin' and best single for In Da Club. But the star kept everyone waiting, arriving two hours ...
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Bruce Springsteen's 'Born To Run' album 'most popular' NEW YORK (Zagat/B. Springsteen Website) - A Bruce Springsteen album has topped a new poll to find the most popular album of all time. Springsteen's Born to Run (1975) beat The Beatles, U2 and Pink Floyd to take first in the Zagat Music Guide to the most popular 1,000 albums. The Beatles' Abbey Road ...
| 'Q' nominees 2003 list LONDON, UK (Q magazine) - Coldplay are heading the nominations for this year's Q Awards. The double Brit winners are up for best band in the world as well as best single (for Clocks), best video (The Scientist) and best live performers in the magazine's annual celebration of the past year. Up against ...
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46th Grammy Awards will go back to LA LOS ANGELES (Grammys website) - The Grammy Awards are coming back to the City of Angels! The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that its 46th Grammy Awards ceremony will take place at the Staples Center arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 8. CBS will telecast the Grammy Awards ...
| 2003 Radio music awards nominees LAS VEGAS (NBC) - Avril Lavigne has a leading five nominations for the 2003 Radio Music Awards. Other nominees include 50 Cent with four, and Eminem and Coldplay who have three each. The two-hour show will be broadcast live on NBC from 9 to 11 p.m. ET on October 27, from the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. ...
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Mobo Awards 2003 nominees LONDON, UK (Mobo Awards Website) - R&B stars Beyonce Knowles, Big Brovaz and newcomer Terri Walker lead the field for this year's Music of Black Origin (Mobo) Awards, with four nominations each. Former Destiny's Child star Beyonce is up for best album, best single and best video as well as best R&B ...
| American Music Awards (AMA) nominations announced LOS ANGELES (AMA Website) - Justin Timberlake, Norah Jones, R. Kelly, Beyonce, Tim McGraw, Celine Dion, Toby Keith, Avril Lavigne, Jennifer Lopez, Ashanti, Shania Twain, 50 Cent, Sean Paul and Kid Rock are among the artists who received multiple nominations for the 31st annual American Music Awards ...
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's latest album was the highest debuting on this week's US album chart NEW YORK (BRMC Fans Website) - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's latest album, Take Them On, On Your Own, makes highest debut on this week's Billboard chart bowing in at No 47 and selling over 20,000 copies, greatly outshining their first week sales of their self-titled debut release. Both the praise by ...
| 'MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2003' nominees MIAMI, Fl. (MTVLA) - MTV Networks Latin America announced today the nominees for the second annual 'MTV Video Music Awards Latin America' (VMALAs). Tied with five nominations each are Mexicans Cafi Tacuba, Natalia Lafourcade and Molotov, and Chilean band La Ley, followed by Argentine Gustavo Cerati, ...
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Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett kick Off the 37th Annual CMA Awards NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CMA) - It will be 8:00 PM/EST, Wednesday, Nov. 5, when "The 37th Annual CMA Awards" hits the air on the CBS Television Network, but it will be "...Five O'Clock Somewhere" when superstars Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett perform their homage to bardom for the first time together on network ...
| Dizzee Rascal wins Mercury Music Prize LONDON, UK (Mercury Music Prizes) - Teenager Dizzee Rascal has become the first rapper to win the prestigious Panasonic Mercury Music Prize. The up and coming star, who at 19 is the youngest person to land the $30,000 award, took the title for his debut album, Boy In Da Corner. He triumphed over hot ...
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Coldplay back on Top one full year after release NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/Coldplay Fans Website) - The power of television should never be underestimated. After Coldplay's performance on the MTV Video Music Awards one week ago, their album "A Rush Of Blood To The Head" has re-entered the US Top Ten sales charts. In Canada the album has jumped from the ...
| 2003 Latin Grammys winners and the tribute to salsa queen MIAMI, Fl. (Latin Grammys Official Website) - Miami finally got its chance to shine as host of the Latin Grammys last night, but the event was tempered by sadness over the loss of salsa queen Celia Cruz.The two-hour extravaganza opened with a rousing and moving tribute to Cruz, one of the Cuban-American ...
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2003 Shortlist finalists announced LOS ANGELES (MTV/Shortlist Website) - The Shortlist Organization announced today the ten finalists for the 2003 Shortlist Music Prize, as selected by a panel of "Listmakers" including Dave Matthews, Flea, Erykah Badu, Perry Farrell, Chris Martin (Coldplay), and the directors Spike Jonze and Cameron ...
| Beyonce lead nominees for 2003 Mobo Awards LONDON, UK (Mobo Awards Website) - Beyonce Knowles is one of three acts to land four nominations for the Mobo Awards. The Crazy In Love singer ties with UK artists Big Brovaz and Mercury Music Prize nominated soul singer Terri Walker with most nods. Also up for prizes at the awards - which take place ...
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The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards winners NEW YORK (MTV Awards) - Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, and Coldplay each received three Video Music Awards honors, making a three way tie for the night's big winner slot. The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards was held Thurday (August 28) at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The show opened with Christina Aguilera ...
| Final Nominees Announced Today For Country Music's Biggest Night 'The 37th Annual CMA Awards' NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CMA Website) - The final list of nominees for "The 37th Annual CMA Awards" is an across-the-board mix of hard-core traditionalists, sentimental favorites, Country mainstream stalwarts and bluegrass innovators - with a shaker of salt tossed in thanks to Jimmy Buffett. Rich in heritage, ...
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The Kerrang! awards 2003 winners LONDON, UK (Kerrang! magazine) - Flamboyant British group The Darkness were the only band to win two awards at the UK's biggest heavy rock ceremony, the Kerrang! Awards, on Thursday. They won best album and best live act - but missed out on a hat trick as Welsh group Funeral For A Friend beat them to ...
| Keith Urban, Lisa Brokop, Gil Grand and Doc Walker to perform at 2003 Canadian Country Music Awards NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CCMA Website) - The countdown begins as we head toward the 27th Annual Canadian Country Music Awards Show to be held Monday, September 8th at Calgary's Pengrowth Saddledome. The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has announced additional country stars confirmed to participate ...
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