Foreman Brothers Invest in the Newly Formed Music Company Brilliant Entertainment, Inc. with Plans to Launch Their Own Independent Label
MEDFORD LAKES, N.J. (Top40 Charts/ Brilliant Entertainment) - George Foreman, Jr., eldest son of direct marketing mogul and former heavyweight boxing champion of the world, George Foreman, has made a strategic investment in Brilliant Entertainment, Inc., a newly formed music company which is carving ...
| NARM Recognizes New West Records with an Award for Entertainment Software Supplier Of The Year-Small Division
LOS ANGELES, CA (Top40 Charts/ New West Records) - The National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) recognized New West Records this year with the honor of Entertainment Software Supplier Of The Year-Small Division. The award, which is voted for by trading partners in the industry, was presented ...
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BETA Records Partners with Digonex Technologies to Provide Dynamically Priced Music
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ BETA Records) - Georg van Handel (CEO) and Chris Honetschlaeger (President) with BETA Records, LLC, announced today that they will partner with Digonex Technologies, Inc. to provide dynamically priced music downloads for their listeners. Digonex's proprietary pricing ...
| Atlantic Kicks Off 60th Anniversary Year with 2 Major Events
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - The 60th Anniversary of Atlantic Records is being heralded this week by two major events: the PBS television premiere of the AMERICAN MASTERS documentary film, 'Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built,' and the simultaneous Starbucks Entertainment ...
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NAMI Nashville Announces 'Hope, Not Stigma' Benefit Show
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top 40 Charts/ NAMI Nashville) - NAMI Nashville is pleased to announce the first in a planned series of benefit events to introduce itself to the Nashville music community. Billed as "Hope, Not Stigma," the debut show will feature established and rising singer/songwriters and will be ...
| Music Industry and Nashville Business Leaders Honor Tony Martell, Music Exec. and Founder Of The T.J. Martell Foundation
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ T.J. Martell Foundation) - Music industry veteran and founder of the T.J. Martell Foundation, Tony Martell, will be honored at a music industry only Artist Relations Luncheon held on Tuesday, May 8 at the Nashville Palm Restaurant. The luncheon will bring together the music ...
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Adrenaline Nation Television Announces Sales Agreement With Over 1,000 Independent Music Artists to Sell Downloads, CDS, DVDs, Ringtones and Merchandise at ANTV's New Online Store Beginning June 1, 2007
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ ANTV) - Adrenaline Nation Entertainment, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ADNN) produces Adrenaline Nation TV, the leading channel for cutting edge independent music TV, innovative short films, motor sports, and adrenaline sports targeting the highly coveted 18-49 demographic. ANTV has ...
| EMI CMG Publishing Named ASCAP Publisher of the Year
Brentwood, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Sparrow Records) - EMI CMG Publishing has just been named the 2007 ASCAP Christian Music Publisher of the Year thanks in part to popular songs from top artists including Chris Tomlin, Sanctus Real, and David Crowder*Band. Tomlin, who recently received his second consecutive ...
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Sonny Burgess Closes Season For 'Kids Who Care' International Theatre
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ CPI) - CPI recording artist, Sonny Burgess has been chosen to headline the closing of the Kids Who Care, Resident Company's 2006-2007 season. Kids Who Care is a non-profit international theatre company based in Fort Worth, Texas. It's mission revolves around producing confident ...
| BETA Records Partners with Javien to Provide a Complete Commerce Solution for Music
HOLLYWOOD, CA. (Top40 Charts/ BETA Records) - Georg van Handel (CEO) and Chris Honetschlaeger (President) with BETA Records, LLC, announced today that they will partner with Javien Digital Payment Solutions, Inc. to provide a complete solution for the sale of music, merchandise, and other content from ...
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EMI Music Latin America Promotes Three Executives
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ EMI Music) - EMI Music has promoted three executives to take on key roles in its Latin American region. Camilo Kejner, Managing Director (MD) of EMI Music Argentina will take on the additional role of MD for Chile, overseeing distribution in other countries around the region. ...
| Major step forward in cross border music licensing regime
London, UK. (Top40 Charts/ IFPI) - Various online music services and broadcasting organisations should find it easier from today to gain licenses to stream music across several territories, thanks to an arrangement put in place between IFPI - which represents the recording industry worldwide - and record ...
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MySpace Launches Spanish Language Site for U.S. Hispanics; MySpace Debuts Pan-Regional Site for Latin Americans
Mexico City, Mexico (Top40 Charts/ MySpace PR) - MySpace, the world's leading lifestyle portal, announced at the Billboard Latin American Music Conference the beta launch of MySpace en Espanol, a new Spanish-language version for U.S. based Hispanics. MySpace also revealed a new pan-regional site in ...
| Hot Hand First Wireless Motion-Controlled Guitar Effects System Ships - Motion Control of Guitar Multi-Effects Pedals Now Possible With Hot Hand Wireless Option
Woburn, MA. (Top40 Charts/ Hot Hand Wireless) - Currently being used on stage by influential new guitar innovators such as Herman Li and Sam Totman of DragonForce and Damien Kulash and Andy Ross of OK Go, the new Hot Hand Wireless Motion-Controlled Guitar Effects System is now available via a network ...
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earBuzz Announces New Site
BENICIA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ earBuzz PR) - Today earBuzz.com, LLC, the independent online music retailer, announces a complete solution for music artists as the first and only music store to offer both digital downloads and CD sales with 100% of the purchase price paid back to artists. The move makes ...
| Pump Audio and Redeye Distribution Expand Licensing and Distribution for Independent Artists
HUDSON VALLEY, NY. and HAW RIVER, NC. (Top40 Charts/ Pump Audio) - Pump Audio, the leading provider of quality independent music to content creators globally, and independent music distributor Redeye Distribution announced a strategic partnership today to make music from Redeye Distribution's independent ...
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Court Denies Preliminary Injunction Against People Production and the Dimmick Ranch Reggae Rising Music Festival Moves Forward Unencumbered
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Reggae Rising Music Festival) - The honorable Judge Bruce Watson denied the Mateel Community Center's request for a preliminary injunction against: People Productions, the Dimmick Ranch, and the Reggae Rising Music Festival. This highly-anticipated ruling clears the ...
| The New Yorker Music Critic Alex Ross to Speak at Longy School of Music 2007 Commencement
CAMBRIDGE, MS. (Top40 Charts/ Longy School of Music) - Longy School of Music President Karen Zorn announced today that Alex Ross, the well-known music critic for The New Yorker magazine, will be the commencement speaker at ceremonies that will take place on May 20, 2007. Alex Ross has been the music ...
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Stickfigure Recordings Signs Chicago-group 'Strezo'
Atlanta, GA. (Top40 Charts/ Stickfigure Records) - Atlanta group Strezo (formerly Kristen Strezo and the Czech Republic) have been signed with label Stickfigure Recordings of local Atlanta fame. They will be performing live at The Drunken Unicorn in Atlanta on Thursday, May 24th at their re-release ...
| Unsigned Artists Welcomed by BETA Records
Hollywood, CA. (Top40 Charts/ BETA Records) - One example is the networking event held May 1, 2007 evening at the Sunset Strip Key Club as part of MUSEXPO 2007, the annual gathering of the world's leading music executives, producers, managers, and new media content experts. BETA Records founders Chris ...
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