Japanese Music Superstar Yoshiki To Compose Theme For 2012 Golden Globe Awards
11 January, 2012
Yoshiki, the classically trained multi-instrumentalist and leader of one of Japan's most successful rock groups, X Japan, will compose the theme for this year's Golden Globe® Awards show. The announcement was made today by Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) president Dr. Aida Takla-O'Reilly ...
| BRITs Announcement: Details Of Nominations Launch This Thursday 12th January
09 January, 2012
As the excitement builds before this year's hugely anticipated BRIT Awards 2012, the nominations will be announced this week in an exclusive press launch party at The Savoy Hotel.
The launch will take place on Thursday 12th January. It will be hosted by Greg James with an introduction made by BRITs ...
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Israel Vibration 2012 Grammy Nomination
06 January, 2012
The Jacobson Firm, PC's long-time client, Israel Vibration has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Reggae Album for their latest release, "Reggae Knights." Israel Vibration's previous works include "Fighting Soldiers," "Power of Trinity", and "Jericho." Skelly has been writing songs as a member of ...
| Music Producers Guild 2012 Awards Tickets Go On Sale
05 January, 2012
Tickets for the 2012 Music Producers Guild Awards are selling fast and early indications are that this year's event will be another sell out.
The 2012 MPG Awards take place on February 16th at the Café De Paris in London and anyone who would like to attend is advised to book early to avoid disappointment.
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Rock Band Twenty7 Nominated For Two All Indie Music Awards
04 January, 2012
LA-based rock band Twenty7 has been nominated for "Best Indie Rock Artist" and "Best Folk/Acoustic Artist" in the 2012 All Indie Music Awards to be held at the Key Club in Los Angeles during Grammy's week on Friday, February 10, 2012.
The nominations are for Twenty7's acoustic recording of its ...
| Beyonce's Favorite Songs Of 2011
31 December, 2011
As the end of 2011 approaches, superstar Beyonce has posted a list of her favourite tracks from the past 12 months on her official website!
The full rundown is as follows:
Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj - "Dance (A$$)"
Future - "Tony Montana"
Jay Z & Kanye West - "Ni**as in Paris"
Kelly ...
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Michael Buble Holiday Album Continues To Top Charts
29 December, 2011
Michael Buble's Christmas album remained atop the Billboard 200 for the fifth straight week, while Adele held down the #2 slot, making her album the best-selling of the year with Buble trailing. His album, "Christmas" sold 467,000 copies, held its reign at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart on ...
| It's The Most Digital Time Of The Year: Amazon Announces Best Of Digital Store
23 December, 2011
This year, millions of people will unwrap Kindle Fires, Kindle e-ink readers, MP3 players, mobile phones, tablets and computers. Amazon is making it easy for customers to load up their new devices with the 'Best of Digital' store, which features recommendations from Amazon's team of editors on must-have ...
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The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing Honors Jimmy Iovine
23 December, 2011
The Producers & Engineers Wing of The Recording Academy will celebrate its fifth annual GRAMMY Week event honoring legendary music producer and entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine for his commitment to excellence and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music. The event willbe held on Wednesday, ...
| The Recording Academy Announces 2012 Special Merit Awards Recipients
22 December, 2011
The Recording Academy (www.grammy.com) announced its Special Merit Awards recipients today, and this year's selections are: Allman Brothers Band, Glen Campbell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, George Jones, the Memphis Horns, Diana Ross and Gil Scott-Heron as Lifetime Achievement Award recipients; Dave Bartholomew, ...
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Erick Sandoval Takes It All In The Grand Finale Of Azteca America's La Academia 2011 Musical Reality Show
21 December, 2011
Azteca America is pleased to announce the winner of Sunday's grand finale of La Academia 2011: Erick Sandoval, from Mexicali. He takes home $50,000 in cash, a recording contract with Azteca Music, and a full-paid scholarship to Azteca's CEFAT acting school, among other top prizes.
Carmen, who represented ...
| "Sleigh Ride" Still On Top Of ASCAP's Most-played Holiday Songs List With Airplay Data Updated Through Mid-December
20 December, 2011
Nothing raises peoples' spirits - and inspires shoppers' zeal for finding the perfect gift - like holiday music. That's why radio stations around the country are eager to start playing America's most beloved holiday songs early and often each year. ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and ...
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The Top 40 Singles And Albums Of 2011 So Far
20 December, 2011
There's just three weeks to go before 2011 draws to a close and the Official Charts Company compile our end of year charts. But to give you an idea of how 2011 is shaping up, here's how the Official Top 40 Singles and Official Top 40 Albums charts stand so far.
However, with the busiest shopping ...
| Mathew Knowles' Music World Gospel Holds The No 1, No 2, And No 10 Positions On Billboard's Top Gospel Album Chart And More This Week
19 December, 2011
As we celebrate the holiday season and approach the end of the year, Mathew Knowles' Music World Gospel dominates Billboard's Top Gospel Album chart, holding the #1, # 2, #10, #29 and #50 positions this week. Amber Bullock's debut project, Thank You, entered at #1, and GRAMMY® nominee Le'Andria Johnson's ...
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List Of Golden Globe Nominations 2012
15 December, 2011
The silent-era tale "The Artist" heads the Golden Globes with six nominations, among them best comedy or musical, and acting honours for its French stars, Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo.
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Picture, Drama: "The Descendants," "The Help," "Hugo," "The Ides of March," "Moneyball," ...
| Emeli Sande Named Critics' Choice Winner
15 December, 2011
It's a fifth strike for the girls as Emeli Sande is named the winner of the 2012 Critics' Choice award in association with War Child.
The Scottish soul sensation follows previous female winners Jessie J (2011), Ellie Goulding (2010), Florence and The Machine (2009) and Adele (2008) to take the title.
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Take That top UK chart but Jennifer Lopez named the 'World's Greatest Musical Comeback Act': study Ranking of UK and US biggest comebacks in music since 2004 comes from analyzing one billion online searches
15 December, 2011
Take That's phenomenal musical comeback in 2005 may have been the biggest seen in the U.K. in recent times but it is only half the size of the comeback made by Jennifer Lopez in the U.S. reveals a new study.
Lopez narrowly beat another comeback queen, Mariah Carey, into second place and Take That ...
| Music Producers Guild Announces Its Shortlist For The MPG Awards 2012
14 December, 2011
The Music Producers Guild (UK) today announced the shortlist for its 2012 Awards, which will take place at the Café De Paris, London, on February 16th 2012.
As an annual highlight on the music industry's calendar, the Music Producers Guild Awards recognises the enormous contribution made by recording ...
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Legendary Riders In The Sky Member Woody Paul Being Honored By National Fiddler Hall Of Fame
14 December, 2011
Riders In The Sky lead singer/musician Woody Paul has been selected as one of the distinguished 2012 inductees into the National Fiddler Hall of Fame. The induction gala will take place on Saturday, April 14th at the historic Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Riders In The Sky will be taking center ...
| 15 Year Old Spencer Kane Nominated For Two National Music Awards
13 December, 2011
A committee comprised of 12 media and music industry professionals for the All Indie Music Awards Show (www.aimusicawards.com) has nominated Spencer Kane (Hess) of Kendallville, IN for Best Pop Artist and Best Solo Artist of 2011. The 2012 event will take place February 10 at the Key Club (on the Sunset ...
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