Michelle Branch/Santana Perform At Latin VMAs - Faith Hill & Alan Jackson Set For CMAs
NEW YORK (Top 40 Charts) - Carlos Santana continues his crossover path of the past few years by announcing he'll perform with Michelle Branch at the inaugural MTV Video Music Awards Latin America in Miami on Oct. 24. Santana and Branch will perform a song together from his upcoming album, Shaman, which ...
| Jammy Awards Performers
NEW YORK (Jammy Awards) - John Scofield, DJ Logic, and members of the Dave Matthews Band, the Black Crowes, the Roots, and Galactic have signed on to perform at the 2002 Jammy Awards on Oct. 2 at the Roseland Ballroom in New York. The band members are Stefan Lessard (DMB), Andy Hess (the Crowes), Stanton ...
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'Friends' & 'Wing' are Emmy winners
NEW YORK (Top 40 Charts) - "Friends" finally gained some friends among Emmy voters, winning its first award for best comedy series, and "The West Wing" claimed executive privilege once again, winning the award for best drama series for the third straight year. "Friends" had been overlooked in the past ...
| Ibiza Honours the DJ
IBIZA, Spain (DJ's Awards Website) - The island of Ibiza is a hotbed for DJs, dance music and partying so what better a home for fifth annual The DJ Awards, which took place Tuesday night. Best House DJ went to Roger Sanchez while Erick Morillo picked up Best International DJ and Carl Cox tied with ...
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Latin Grammys Winners
LOS ANGELES (Top 40 Charts) - Full Winners List of the Third (3rd) Latin Grammy Awards ceremony:
Best Female Pop Vocal Album
Muchas Flores--Rosario [Ariola/BMG Music Spain] - Winner
Best Male Pop Vocal Album
Sereno--Miguel Bos� [WEA Latina] - Winner
Best Pop Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Sin ...
| Robbie Williams to perform at MTV Europe Music Awards
LONDON, UK (R. Williams Fans Website) - Robbie Williams has announced he is to perform live at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards. He is planning a world exclusive of his new single Feel, taken from his forthcoming album Escapology. The award ceremony takes place at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona ...
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Ms. Dynamite Wins 2002 Mercury Music Prize
LONDON, UK (Top 40 Charts) - While the odds were on up-and-coming British garage band the Streets, the 2002 Panasonic Mercury Music Prize went to 21-year-old MC/R&B singer Ms. Dynamite. The award - which gives a �20,000 prize - was handed out Tuesday (Sept. 17) night at the Grosvenor House Hotel in ...
| 2002 ARIA Nominees
SYDNEY, Australia (ARIA) - Kylie Minogue, Kasey Chambers, & Alex Lloyd Among 2002 ARIA Nomination Leaders. Kylie Minogue, Kasey Chambers, and Alex Lloyd will all head into Australia's 16th Annual ARIA Awards with a wealth of nominations at six each. The show, set for Oct. 15 in Sydney, will see Minogue ...
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Johnny Cash Makes Surprise Appearance At Inaugural Americana Awards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Johnny Cash Official Website) - Jim Lauderdale may have been named Artist of the Year, but a rare public appearance by Johnny Cash provided the highlight of the Americana Music Association's first awards show Friday (Sept. 13) night in Nashville. The ailing 70-year-old singer brought ...
| The Hives, Bjork, N.E.R.D, & Flaming Lips Among Shortlist's Final 10
NEW YORK (Shortlist Awards) - The celebrities and music experts judging the Shortlist Prize for Artistic Achievement in Music have narrowed down this year's list to its final 10. Out of 75 acts on their "long list," the 10 who made it to the final ballot are Aphex Twin, the Avalanches, Bjork, Cee-Lo, ...
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The Latin Recording Academy Present The 2002 Latin Grammy Nominees CD
SANTA MONICA, California (Top 40 Charts) - The Latin Recording Academy has teamed up with Warner Music Latina to help promote some of the year's outstanding Latin artists and their music, which have been nominated for the 3rd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards. The 2002 Latin GRAMMY Nominees CD will hit stores ...
| Ashanti Takes Lady of Soul Award
PASADENA, Calif. (Top40-Charts) - R&B singer Ashanti accepted entertainer of the year honors at Saturday's Lady of Soul Awards despite complaints from some music fans that she didn't deserve the title. "It's definitely an honor to jube recognized for such a prestigious award and I'm just so happy to ...
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Paul Simon Replaces Paul McCartney
WASHINGTON (Top40-Charts) - Singer-songwriter Paul Simon will get a Kennedy Center Honor award in December, taking the place of former Beatle Paul McCartney, who opted out of this year's ceremony, a spokeswoman for the center sa Monday. McCartney was to be feted Dec. 8, along with actor James Earl ...
| The 'King' (Elvis Presley), cracks 100 million in sales
LOS ANGELES (Elvis Official Website) - Fans around the world may take a moment of silence to observe the 25th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley this week, but the roar of cash registers to mark the occasion will be deafening. Demonstrating that the King's selling power is now hotter than ever, ...
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Alicia Keys, Usher share awards show spotlight
MIAMI BEACH, Florida (RnB Online Magazine) - Soul diva Alicia Keys reigned at yet another awards show Friday night, winning four awards at the second annual Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, while silky smooth Usher took home three awards. Keys won album of the year for "Songs in A Minor," top female artist, ...
| Melissa Etheridge To Receive Power Up's Premiere Award
LOS ANGELES (Power Up Awards) - Rocker Melissa Etheridge and Showtime producer Jerry Offsay will receive Power Up's Premiere Award on Nov. 3 at the 2nd Annual Power Premiere in Beverly Hills. The award recognizes people who support the gay community and offer a positive example in encouraging creative ...
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Nelly, Usher, & Britney Spears Among Teen Choice Winners
LOS ANGELES (TeenChoiceAwards Website) - While Britney Spears nailed the most nominations with five, it was Nelly who took home the most music awards at the 2002 Teen Choice Awards, which air on Fox on Aug. 19. The St. Louis-based rapper was honored with the Choice Single and Choice Hook-Up for 'NSync's ...
| Bete Midler and Celine Dion top funeral chart
LONDON, UK (Radio 1) - Songs by Bette Midler, Celine Dion and Robbie Williams are among the most popular being chosen to play at funerals in the UK according to a new report. The Co-Operative Group's Funeral Service, which has 560 outlets across the UK, says 68% of its branches have reported an increase ...
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Nirvana track tops MTV playlist
LONDON, UK (MTV) - Rock band Nirvana's video to Smells Like Teen Spirit has emerged as the most played on MTV in the UK and Ireland. The results were released by the cable and satellite music channel on Thursday to mark the 15th anniversary of MTV's first broadcast in Europe. The Nirvana hit beat the ...
| David Bowie, Doves, & Roots Manuva Among Mercury Music Prize Nominees
LONDON, UK (Mercury Prize Website) - Unlike in recent years, this year's Mercury Music Prize nominations include several more artists who aren't already household names in the U.S. David Bowie and the Doves rank as the two best-known names to American audiences on the 12-artist nomination list. The ...
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