Sophie Ellis Bextor was the most played on European radio stations
BERLIN, Germany (Top 40 Charts) - Sophie Ellis Bextor's song Murder On The Dancefloor was the most played tune on European radio last year. The song, which made it to No 2 in the UK singles chart, beat the likes of Westlife, Sugababes and Atomic Kitten to take the top spot. Kylie took second, third ...
| Bob Dylan has recieved his WC Handy awards nomination
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Handy Website) - Bob Dylan has received his first-ever W.C. Handy Awards nomination, for his songwriting rather than his performing. Dylan was nominated for blues song of the year for "Let It Rain," a song he composed especially for R&B veteran Solomon Burke's new album, Don't Give Up ...
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Shakira sweeps NRJ music awards
CANNES, France (NRJ Official Website) - Shakira, the sultry Colombian singer-songwriter, swept the board at the fourth annual NRJ music awards on Saturday, winning the best international album award for Laundry Service, best international song and best international female artist. The chart-topping ...
| 2003 Golden Globe Winners
LOS ANGELES (Top 40 Charts) - The complete list of winners for 2003 Golden Globe Awards: TV FX's "The Shield" was the big winner of the night, taking two awards. Best Television Series - Drama "The Shield" Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Edie Falco, "The Sopranos" ...
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Country acts nominees shines for Dove Awards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dove Awards Website) - Country acts will again shine at this year's Dove Awards, as Vince Gill, Randy Travis, Bryan White, the Oak Ridge Boys, and Charlie Daniels are among the nominees for the Gospel Music Association's awards show. Vince Gill is nominated for his participation in ...
| Norah tops the charts, at last
NEW YORK (Top 40 Charts) - After 46 weeks of steady climbing and total sales of 2.9 million copies, Norah Jones' Come Away With Me finally reaches the top of USA's album chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The singer/songwriter, a Grammy front-runner up for best new artist and album of the year, ...
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Gospel Music Award 2003 nominations announced
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Gospel Music Awards) - Reigning best artist Michael W. Smith and Toby McKeehan of the group dc Talk had a leading nine nominations apiece Tuesday for the Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards. Smith, named the top artist in Christian music last year and in 1999, was nominated for ...
| The shortlist for 2003's Brit Awards
NEW YORK (Brit Awards Official Website) - The pair are up for four prizes each at the ceremony to be hosted by Davina McCall next month. Sugababes, Pink and Will Young compete for three titles after the shortlist was unveiled at a party in London's Abbey Road studios. But king of the Brits Robbie Williams ...
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30th American Music Awards Winners
LOS ANGELES (AMA Website) - Rapper Eminem won all four categories in which he was nominated at this year's American Music Awards - but did not even turn up to the Los Angeles ceremony. He won best rock album, best hip-hop/R&B album, and best male artist in both genres. Ashanti, who lost out to him in ...
| Elvis 'That's all right' named as 'world-shaker'
LONDON, UK (Q magazine) - Elvis Presley's 50-year-old classic That's All Right has been named the song that shook the world. The track, which was his first release and which many say gave the world rock'n'roll, was chosen by the experts and musicians as the most influential track yet made. The Beatles ...
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Mariah Carey among performers for the 30th annual American Music Awards
LOS ANGELES (AMA Website) - Mariah Carey and Bobby Brown have been added to the growing roster of performers slated for the 30th Annual American Music Awards (AMAs) on Monday (January 13). AMAs creator Dick Clark said that Brown will appear as part of Ja Rule's performance segment. Other previously ...
| Canadian Radio Music Awards Nominations Are In
TORONTO, Canada (CRMA) - Not only are some of Canada's biggest heavy hitters up for 2003 Grammy Awards, but it was announced yesterday that Avril Lavigne, Chad Kroeger and Remy Shand hold the leading nominations at this year's Canadian Radio Music Awards as well. Lavigne, heads the list with five nods. ...
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Norah Jones, B. Springsteen and Eminem battles for Grammys
NEW YORK (Top 40 Charts) - Jazz newcomer Norah Jones will battle rapper Eminem and rock legend Bruce Springsteen for this year's Grammy Awards, the biggest awards in the music world. Jones, the 23-year-old daughter of Indian maestro Ravi Shankar, is one of eight artists to be nominated for five prizes. ...
| Eminem, Springsteen are sure and fovourites for Grammys
NEW YORK (Top 40 Charts / Grammy Official Website) - Bruce Springsteen's "The Rising" has been the odds-on favorite to win a Grammy for album of the year since advance copies began circulating in the record industry last spring. Not only is the veteran rocker long overdue for the Grammys' top honor, ...
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Top40: The Best of 2002
NEW YORK (Top 40 Charts) - Top40-Charts.com brings you a top40 list of albums which we noted as the most significant of 2002. The following reviews contain the best of the past year (2002). As an independent online music source we have the priviledge to bring you the albums which we consider the best. ...
| US Top 10 song spins for 2002
NEW YORK (BDS) - Songs by Nickelback, Puddle Of Mudd, Linkin Park, and Jimmy Eat World scored the most spins on the radio this past year, according to Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (BDS), which monitors radio play. Nickelback's most-played status with 421,770 spins of "How You Remind Me" earned the ...
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Eminem Leads 2002 RIAA certifications
LOS ANGELES (RIAA) - With the best-selling album and soundtrack of the year, Eminem dominates U.S. year-end certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The rapper's third album for Interscope, "The Eminem Show," exceeded platinum shipments (1 million copies) in its first ...
| 'Eminem Show' is 2002's best-selling album!
NEW YORK (Eminem Fans Website) - Everyone wanted seats for "The Eminem Show" in 2002. The rapper's album sold far more than any other - more than 7.4 million copies, according to year-end figures this week from Nielsen SoundScan. "The Eminem Show," released in late May, features huge hits such as "Without ...
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Shania Twain's 'Up!' No1 for a 5th week
NEW YORK (Top 40-Charts) - Shania Twain's latest album, Up!, remains atop the US Albums chart for a fifth consecutive week due to holiday sales of nearly 456,000 copies, according to SoundScan figures obtained from industry sources. The Shady/Interscope soundtrack to Eminem's feature-film debut, 8 Mile, ...
| Los Angeles Times's top ten list (2002)
LOS ANGELES (LA TIMES) - Beck and Eminem, the winners of the consensus poll of The LA Times' pop music contributors in 1999 and 2000, respectively, went head to head in 2002, and the kinder, gentler folk singer squeezed out a victory over the fiery rap star. The rest of the field chosen by the 16 voters ...
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