2008 CMA Music Festival Attendance Up 9.4 Percent
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ CMA Music Festival) - CMA Music Festival hit an all-time high attendance record in 2008 with a 9.4 percent increase over 2007 during the four-day Festival, Thursday through Sunday, in Downtown Nashville. 'Even with gasoline prices around $4 a gallon and weak economic conditions ...
| Play MPE Expands Into Northern Europe
VANCOUVER, Canada (Top40 Charts/ Destiny Media Technologies) - Destiny Media Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: DSNY) is pleased to announce expansion into Europe with new agreements signed with SONY BMG Sweden, Universal Music Sweden and Warner Music Sweden. These major labels will utilize the Play ...
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Nickelodeon Launches Merchandising Program For Multi-Platform Hit Tween Property iCarly
NEW YORK, NY. (Top 40 Charts/ Nickelodeon) - Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP), the world's leading television-based licensing organization, will announce the first consumer products based on the live-action tween series iCarly at the Licensing 2008 International Show. Headlining the list ...
| TuneCore Offers A New $9.99 Flat Rate For Delivery Of A Single To 11 Digital Stores Of The Customer's Choice
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Starting June 20th, TuneCore will deliver a single (one song) of anyone's original music (even covers) into any 11 digital stores of the customer's choice for a flat rate of $9.99. Current stores that TuneCore delivers to include: iTunes US, iTunes Canada, ...
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Pharrell Williams, N.E.R.D., Santogold & Julian Casablancas Join Forces To Create Genre-Blending New Music Collaboration
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (Top40 Charts/ Converse) - Converse, the creator of iconic shoes including the Chuck Taylor All Star, Jack Purcell and One Star, announced today that it had brought together the talents of Pharrell Williams, N.E.R.D., Santogold and Julian Casablancas as part of the brand's Century ...
| Hip Digital Media First In Canada To Offer All MP3 Format
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Top40 Charts/ Hip Digital Media & Aeroplan) - Hip Digital Media and Aeroplan today announced plans to convert all audio tracks at the Aeroplan Music Store into high quality MP3s. For the first time on any commercial music download site in Canada, content from all four major ...
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Body Language: 91.7 KALW and On the Path Productions Announce New Health and Wellness Radio Show
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (Top40 Charts/ On The Path Productions) - Body Language, a new public radio show featuring contemporary attitudes towards health and wellness, will premiere July 8 on 91.7 KALW public radio in San Francisco. This special edition of six Body Language one-hour programs brings the ...
| AT&T Delivers Live Nation Concert Series Exclusive Webcasts
SAN ANTONIO, TX. (Top40 Charts/ AT&T) - To build on the company's reputation as a leader in webcasting exclusive music performances from today's top artists and music festivals, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced today that the AT&T blue room (https://www.attblueroom.com) will once again be home to the Live ...
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Universal Music Group Expands Digital Music & Video Distribution Agreement With Destiny Media Technologies' Play MPE
NEW YORK, NY. and VANCOUVER, Canada (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Group) - Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, and Destiny Media Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: DSNY) announced today that they have expanded their digital media distribution services agreement to include ...
| The Recording Academy And AEG Announce Robert Santelli As Executive Director Of The GRAMMY Museum
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - The Recording Academy and AEG today announced the appointment of Robert Santelli as Executive Director of The GRAMMY Museum - a 32,000-square-foot facility devoted to exploring and celebrating the enduring legacies of all forms of music, the creative ...
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EMI Music Publishing Signs Worldwide Agreement With Grammy Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter Ben Harper
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ EMI Music Publishing) - EMI Music Publishing has extended its long-term relationship with Grammy Award winning songwriter and performer Ben Harper, it was announced today. A multi-instrumentalist whose blend of rock, folk, reggae, blues and soul have won him a devoted fanbase ...
| EMI Music & SpiralFrog Announce North American Deal
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ SpiralFrog) - SpiralFrog, Inc. (www.spiralfrog.com), the free, ad-supported Web-based music experience, today announced a digital distribution agreement with EMI Music, one of the world's leading independent music companies. With the agreement, EMI's expansive catalog of ...
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EMI Music Enters Into New Agreement With Qtrax For Ad-Supported Digital Music Service
NEW YORK, NY. (Top 40 Charts/ Qtrax) - EMI Music, one of the world's leading music companies, has entered into an agreement with ad-supported digital music service Qtrax to make EMI's catalog of digital music available to music fans in the US and Canada. As part of the agreement, EMI's music will ...
| Shakir Stewart Promoted To Executive Vice President, Def Jam Recordings
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Island Def Jam Music Group) - Shakir Stewart has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Def Jam Recordings, it was announced today by Antonio "L.A." Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam Music Group. Mr. Stewart will report directly to Mr. Reid, and to Steve Bartels, President ...
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IODA Partners With DiscMedi To Launch IODA Spain
BARCELONA, SPAIN (Top 40 Charts/ IODA) - IODA, the global leader in digital distribution, marketing, and technology solutions for the independent music industry, today announced IODA Spain (IODA ES) in partnership with DiscMedi, a leading independent record label, publisher and distributor in Spain. ...
| Rolling Stone And PluggedIn Enter Into Content And Technology Partnership
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ PluggedIn) - PluggedIn (www.pluggedin.com) announced plans today to add Rolling Stone (www.rollingstone.com) news and video content to its popular new entertainment Web site. PluggedIn will create a dedicated Rolling Stone channel, which will feature daily dynamic news ...
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Soundcheck Entertainment Selects MusicDish For Artist Development
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ MusicDish Network) - Artist development and marketing firm MusicDish LLC has been selected by Canadian label Soundcheck Entertainment Records to support the development of The 7-Time JUNO Nominated Lorraine Reid and her new album "Lessons Learned." The album represents significant ...
| ReverbNation Launches 'Gig-Finder' To Help Musicians Target Opportunities
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ ReverbNation) - ReverbNation, a leading 'Online Marketing and Promotions Platform' for Musicians, announces 'Gig Finder', an innovative search application that makes it easier for Artists to locate clubs and venues that fit their style and capacity requirements - making ...
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MusicMatters Creates Ultimate Green Experience For Jack Johnson's 2008 World Tour
MINNEAPOLIS, MN. (Top 40 Charts/ MusicMatters) - From the first Concert for the Environment in the '90s to the latest Jack Johnson world tour - to significantly boosting revenues for an array of organic brands like Ben & Jerry's, Stonyfield and CLIF Bar - MusicMatters is proving that green experiences ...
| Exclusive Venture To Exhibit And Sell Images From Sony BMG's Historic Music Photography Archive
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - The Morrison Hotel Gallery, the world's leading purveyor of fine art music photography, and Sony BMG's ICON Collectibles are giving fans the chance to own an incredible piece of music history. The two companies have announced an exclusive joint relationship ...
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