In Style and The Recording Academy Celebrate Musicians-Turned-Designers in First Ever GRAMMY Salute to Fashion
NEW YORK, NY. & SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - The intersection of fashion and music will come alive on Thursday, Feb. 7, when In Style and The Recording Academy present the first ever GRAMMY Salute to FashionSM, it was announced today. The event will be hosted by Recording Academy ...
| EMI Music Publishing Songwriters Make It to Super Bowl XLII
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ EMI Music Publishing) - Sports fans across America will be humming songs from EMI Music Publishing songwriters after the Super Bowl on Sunday (February 3), after the world's most creative music publisher completed agreements to feature its music within some of the most eagerly-anticipated ...
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MUSIC MAGAZINES COVER FEATURING REAL HIP-HOP NETWORK'S CEO, ATONN MUHAMMAD
WASHINGTON, DC (Top40 Charts/ Clarke & Associates) - Atonn Muhammad, Founder and CEO of The Real Hip-Hop Network (RHN), is featured on the cover of Billboard Magazine's February 2, 2008 issue. The article focuses on the unique philosophy of RHN's CEO and how the network is different from other channels ...
| Rykodisc Celebrates 25th Anniversary
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/Rykodisc) - Rykodisc, the first label to embrace and usher in the compact disc era, proudly celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2008. As a way of saying thanks for supporting our music, Rykodisc is offering 5 free downloads, commemorating our first 25 years, every month of ...
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Ultimate Ears' Triple.fi 10 Pro Gains Coveted Industry Title
IRVINE, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Ultimate Ears) - Ultimate Ears, industry-leading producer of in-ear custom monitors for professional musicians and provider of premium earpieces for the consumer market, has been awarded the esteemed Macworld's 2007 "Plays of the Year" honor, featured in the February 2008 ...
| aVinci Signs Agreement with Major Music Labels, Opening the Way for Legal Synchronization of Popular Music
Draper, UT. (Top40 Charts/ Sequoia Media Group) - Sequoia Media Group, LC (Sequoia), developer of the aVinci Experience product line, today announced it has signed agreements with the music industry's top record labels and music publishers, giving aVinci customers the ability to legally synchronize ...
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MSN to Sponsor and Webcast the Music Industry's Exclusive Grammy Event
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/RCA Music Group) - Today, RCA Music Group and Microsoft Corp announced that MSN has signed on as the exclusive online broadcaster and as a title sponsor of Clive Davis' legendary Pre-Grammy Party, which will be held February 9th in Beverly Hills, California. MSN will ...
| Universal Music Publishing Group & SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT Announce Groundbreaking Agreement For Digital Licensing In Asia
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Publishing Group) - Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) together with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT today announced that they have reached a digital licensing agreement designed to facilitate the growth of the legitimate digital market place across ...
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Soundblox Motion-Controlled Distortion, Flanger, Phaser & Wah Guitar Pedals Introduced By Source Audio, Creator Of The Award Winning Hot Hand Effects Systems
Woburn, MA. (Top40 Charts/ Source Audio) - Source Audio, creators of the award winning* Hot Hand Motion Control Wah Filter and Phaser/Flanger systems, is again redefining the world of guitar effects with the introduction of its new Soundblox guitar effects pedals at this year's Winter NAMM Show. After ...
| Harve Pierre Named President of Bad Boy Records; Develops Crazy Joint Production Imprint
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Harve Pierre has been named President of Bad Boy Records, it was announced today by Bad Boy Entertainment founder and CEO Sean "P Diddy" Combs. Pierre will continue to report directly to Combs, and as President, he will oversee the finance, creative, ...
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Statement from Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy Regarding the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Recording Academy) - In response to today's WGA announcement, Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow issued the following statement: "The Recording Academy is gratified by the WGA's decision to grant the interim agreement we requested for our milestone 50th Annual GRAMMY ...
| PassAlong Networks Partners With EMI Christian Music Group to Launch ChristianDigitalStore.com
FRANKLIN, TN. (Top40 Charts/ PassAlong Networks) - EMI Christian Music Group (CMG), the world's largest Christian music organization, and media distribution developer PassAlong Networks™ today announced the launch of ChristianDigitalStore.com, a white label digital music service provider and store ...
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BETA Records to Sign 100 Indie Artists in 2008
HOLLYWOOD, CA. (Top40 Charts/ BETA Records) - Rebelling against the current downturn for traditional record companies, Chris Honetschlaeger, President of BETA Records (www.betarecords.com), has announced a new generation of record deal which partners the company with the artist in a non-exclusive three ...
| TouchTunes Partners With Musicians On Call, Announces Official Sponsorship
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ TouchTunes Corporation) - TouchTunes Corporation, the largest out-of-home interactive entertainment network, announced today its official sponsorship of Musicians On Call (MOC), highlighted by the 4th Annual Benefit Concert & Auction at the world-famous Hard Rock Cafe New ...
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IODA Signs Seven New Distribution Partners Expanding International Catalog of Independent Artists
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (Top 40 Charts/ IODA) - IODA, the global leader in digital distribution, marketing, and technology solutions for the independent music industry, today announced that seven new independent distributors have selected IODA's D3 platform to power digital distribution for their labels. ...
| SendMe Strikes Strategic Mobile Content Deal With EMI Music
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (Top40 Charts/ SendMe) - SendMe, Inc., the premier mobile media company, and EMI Music, one of the world's largest independent music companies, today entered into a strategic agreement that gives SendMeMobile.com members access to EMI's full catalog of mobile content. With the touch ...
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Jim Urie Elevated to Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD)
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Group) - Jim Urie has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD), the award-winning sales, marketing and distribution arm of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company. Previously, Mr. Urie ...
| Legendary Producer Phil Ramone To Host And Narrate New Film Series On The History Of Recorded Music
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Phil Ramone, 14-time GRAMMY winning producer/engineer has been tapped to host, narrate and co-produce the upcoming documentary series, RECORDING: The History of Recorded Music. The eight-part RECORDING series tells the story of American culture by focusing ...
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AIT Records Releases The Ethiopian Millennium Collection, a Six-CD World Music Compilation
Alameda, CA (Top 40 Charts/ www.aitrecords.com) - AIT Records, world music's leading independent label representing Ethiopian contemporary and traditional music and artists, announces the availability of its newest release, The Ethiopian Millennium Collection. The Ethiopian Millennium Collection is ...
| Elvis' Close Colleagues Jerry Schilling and Joe Guercio Enter into Multi-Year Agreements with the Elvis Cruise
ST. LOUIS, MO. (Top40 Charts/ Elvis Cruise) - The Elvis Cruise, LLC (the 'Cruise'), the only Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE) licensed cruise dedicated to the life, times and music of Elvis Presley, has announced that it has signed agreements with Jerry Schilling to act as the Host and Producer of The ...
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