Musical America Worldwide Directory Announces 2007 Honorees of the Year
NEW YORK, NY (Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts) - The Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts honored its 2007 Award recipients at a ceremony held today at Lincoln Center's Kaplan Space. The top honor of Musician of the Year went to the eminent Dutch ...
| PLUG Independent Music Awards, imeem, & Little Radio Present PLUG Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Bite Communications) - PLUG Los Angeles is confirmed for January 13, 2007 at Little Radio Warehouse at 1218 Long Beach Avenue in Los Angeles. The PLUG City Highlights Tour spotlights the uniqueness of the local music scenes in cities across North America and recognizes those ...
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Hard Rock Cafe New York Charity Auction Offers Ultimate Wiseguy New Year's Eve Bash In Times Square to Support Music Education
ORLANDO, FL (Hard Rock International) - Hard Rock Cafe New York has joined forces with Steven Van Zandt (cast member of HBO's "The Sopranos" and founding member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band) to present A Wiseguy New Year's Eve In Times Square eBay Giving Works charity listing. The winning ...
| The Recording Academy, Hard Rock International, Verizon and USA Today to Bring the Excitement of the Grammy Awards to Local Markets
SANTA MONICA, CA (Recording Academy) - The Recording Academy has partnered with Hard Rock International, Verizon and USA TODAY to bring the excitement of Music's Biggest Night™ to Recording Academy members and musicians coast to coast. Regional Chapters of The Recording Academy will host, at Hard ...
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Cintas Foundation Announces 2007 Competition for the Brandon Fradd Fellowship in Music Composition
Miami, FL. (Cintas Foundation) - The Cintas Foundation is pleased to announce the competition for the Cintas Foundation Brandon Fradd Fellowship in Music Composition opened December 1, 2006. This marks the first annual Brandon Fradd Competition in Music Composition. Applications accepted through January ...
| CbuJ Entertainment Rises from Ashes of Bayside Distribution and Tower Records Inferno
Nashville, TN (CBuJ Entertainment) - Independent label CBuJ Entertainment www.cbuj.com has survived the fall of sub-distributing partner Bayside Entertainment Distribution and top selling retail customer Tower Records to discover a silver lining of unprecedented growth. From the company's inception ...
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MIDEM 2007: Technology & Creativity: January 21-25, 2007
CANNES, France (Top40 Charts/ MIDEM Official Website/ www.midem.com) - The 41st edition of MIDEM - the world's music market - will take place in Cannes, at the Palais des Festivals, January 21-25, 2007. The Midemnet Forum's 8th edition will be held January 20-21, 2007. Held late January 2006, MIDEM's ...
| MTV Networks' URGE Digital Music Service Unveils 'My Auto-Mix,' A New Way to Experience Music Recommendations
NEW YORK, NY (MTV Networks) - Ever wish your digital music service would take into account the human element - yours - when making music recommendations? MTV Networks' URGE today announces a preview version of "My Auto-Mix" that does just that. My Auto-Mix features powerful customization tools that ...
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Concord Music Group Reactivates Stax Records; Famed Soul Label's 50th Anniversary to Include Reissues, New Artists, Events, More
BEVERLY HILLS, CA. (www.conqueroo.com) -- In honor of the 50th anniversary of the legendary label Stax - home to many of soul music's most enduring recordings - Concord Music Group is pleased to announce a year of activity that will include deluxe reissues, special events and the reactivation of the ...
| Warner Music Group to Acquire Majority Stake in Roadrunner Music Group
NEW YORK, NY (By Will Tanous/ Warner Music Group & Jessica Ricci/ Roadrunner Records) - Warner Music Group Corp. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 73.5 percent of Roadrunner Music Group B.V., which includes Roadrunner Records, one of the leading hard rock and heavy metal ...
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Statement From Atlantic Records
NEW YORK, NY (Atlantic Records) - Ahmet Ertegun, Founding Chairman of Atlantic Records, passed away today in New York City at the age of 83. He had been hospitalized with a head injury since October 29, when he fell backstage at a Rolling Stones concert at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan. Dr. Howard ...
| Nielsen SoundScan Announces Dramatic Increases in U.S. Digital Download Sales
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (By Larry Solters & Anna Loynes/ Scoop Marketing) - Nielsen SoundScan has reported a dramatic growth in the sales of digital music downloads for 2006. Through the first 49 weeks of 2006, sales of individually downloaded digital tracks are up more than 67% over the same period in 2005, ...
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Ahmet Ertegun, Founding Chairman of Atlantic Records, Dies at 83
NEW YORK, NY (Atlantic Records) - Ahmet Ertegun, Founding Chairman of Atlantic Records, passed away today in New York City at the age of 83. He had been hospitalized with a head injury since October 29, when he fell backstage at a Rolling Stones concert at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan. Dr. Howard ...
| Longtime Music Industry Executive Jerry Greenberg Comments on the Passing of Music Industry Giant Ahmet Ertegun
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Luck Media & Marketing, Inc.) - Jerry Greenberg, the former President of Atlantic Records and longtime music industry executive, comments on the passing of music industry giant Ahmet Ertegun: "As former President of Atlantic Records, Ahmet and I worked very closely together for over ...
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MusicPlusTV to Host and Televise Live 'Christmas Effect' Charity Concert and Toy-Drive for Children's Hospital Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA. (MusicPlusTV.com) -Just in the time for holidays, MusicPlusTV.com will be throwing a 'Christmas Effect' charity concert in its Los Angeles studios on Friday, December 15, featuring some of MusicPlusTV.com's favorite artists and bands from 2006. This very special edition of MusicPlusTV.com's ...
| The Grammy Foundation Selects Students From Across the Nation to Participate in Prestigious Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Ensembles Program
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Grammy Foundation) - The GRAMMY Foundation announced today that 30 talented high school students from across North America have been selected for positions in the 2007 Gibson/Baldwin GRAMMY Jazz EnsemblesSM. Their selection launches them into the spotlight surrounding the 49th Annual ...
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Devine Entertainment Signs Distribution Agreement with SONY BMG Music Entertainment for Award-Winning Marsalis on Music Series
TORONTO, CA. (Devine Entertainment Corporation) - Devine Entertainment Corporation today announced that they have completed an exclusive distribution agreement with SONY BMG Music Entertainment to distribute SONY BMG's acclaimed Marsalis On Music series. Devine will distribute the series on DVD into ...
| Band Offer to 'Do Anything' for Xmas No. 1 Slot
LONDON, UK (Pink Box Records) - A UK band who have thrown their hat into the ring for the Christmas No. 1 slot have taken their campaign to a new level with an offer to the public to trade single sales for favors - however outrageous. Ist is part of the new 'DIY generation' of musicians, who are using ...
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The Angeles Chorale Announces Gloria! A Choral Christmas
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Angeles Chorale) -The Angeles Chorale, led by Conductor John Sutton, brings the sounds of the season to Pasadena with Gloria! A Christmas Concert at the First United Methodist Church of Pasadena on Saturday, December 16, at 8:00 p.m. The Angeles Chorale is a world-class, Los Angeles-based ...
| Right On Band Entertains Nation's Leaders at Annual U.S. Congressional Ball
Washington, D.C. (East Coast Entertainment) - The Right On Band, a '70s show band from Virginia Beach, Virginia, performed on Monday, December 4th, at the White House during the U.S. Congressional Ball, the annual holiday party for the Senate and House of Representatives. It was the band's second time ...
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