Universal Music Latin Entertainment Tops The Charts! MIAMI & LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Group) - For the second time in less than a year, Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, has charted unprecedented success by earning 8 of the Top 10 Latin albums in ...
| The Black Eyed Peas Score The Most Mainstream Top 40 Chart Hits This Decade! SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Interscope Records) - The Black Eyed Peas have made 21st century history with their 12th hit on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. With their first single from The E.N.D., "Boom Boom Pow," at No 1 on the Top 40 chart for four consecutive weeks, The Black Eyed Peas have landed ...
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The Recording Academy Changes Grammy Categories! Category Changes Affect Folk, Latin & Polka Fields Bringing Total Number Of Categories to be Recognized in January 2010 to 109 SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - The Recording Academy announced today that award-winning music video director/producer George Flanigen was elected Chair of the Board of Trustees, music supervisor/composer/film music executive Doug Frank was elected Vice Chair, and engineer/producer ...
| Codie Prevost Nashville Bound For CMA Music Festival Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ CMA Music Festival) - The 2009 CMA Music Festival, recently named 'the country's premiere Country Music Festival' by The New York Times is the ultimate experience for fans with more than 100 hours of live music, celebrity events and family activities. The CMA Music Festival ...
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Cracker Barrel's Exclusive Montgomery Gentry CD Debuts At No 5 On Billboard's Country Chart LEBANON, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Cracker Barrel) - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, known for its good country cookin', is also the place where thousands of people across America get some good country music, as measured by sales of the popular chain's newest exclusive CD. Montgomery Gentry's For Our Heroes ...
| Gretchen Wilson To Kick Off 2009 CMA Music Festival With Performance On The Daytime Stage At Riverfront Park New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Country Music Association) - Two-time CMA Award winner Gretchen Wilson will kick off 2009 CMA Music Festival on the Daytime Stage at Riverfront Park on Thursday, June 11 (10:00 AM/CT). Known for her energetic performance, Wilson will rev up the non-stop four-day party, taking ...
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The '2009 MTV Movie Awards' Winners List UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ MTV) - The "2009 MTV Movie Awards" proved to be a comedy-filled night as host Andy Samberg welcomed a variety of his celebrity friends including Justin Timberlake and Will Ferrell to collaborate on ingenious short films and controversial and unexpected moments. ...
| UMLE Receives 35 Nominations At This Year's Premios Juventud New York (Top40 Charts/ UNIVISION) - Nominees for this year's Premios Juventud were announced today during El Gordo y La Flaca (Univision). Nominees for this year's Premios Juventud were announced today during El Gordo y La Flaca (Univision). This is the sixth year of said awards and Luis Fonsi made ...
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Spike TV Announces 2009 'Guys Choice' Winners LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Spike TV) - Winners were announced Saturday night during the biggest boy's night out of the year, the third annual Spike TV "Guys Choice" held at the Sony Studios in Los Angeles. The explosive show paying tribute to the things guys love most premieres on Spike TV Sunday, June ...
| Kris Allen & Adam Lambert Dominate The Billboard Hot 100 With Nine Debuts! LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ 19 Entertainment) - They were the top two contestants on season eight of "American Idol," but now winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert have reached another milestone - domination of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, with a combined nine debuts on the survey, topped ...
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MuchMusic Video Awards 2009 TORONTO, Canada (Top40 Charts/ Agency Group Canada) - The Agency Group Canada has 27 nominations at this year's MuchMusic Video Awards! The show takes place June 21 in Toronto at MuchMusic headquarters on Queen Street. Congratulations to all our nominees, including: VIDEO OF THE YEAR : K-OS "4,3,2,1", ...
| BOSTON'S OWN DEBBIE AND FRIENDS AMONG THE 8th Annual INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS VOX POPULI WINNERS LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Independent Music Awards) - Boston based band, Debbie and Friends is among the diverse group of artists chosen as winners in the prestigious Independent Music Awards (IMAs) Vox Populi poll. The Independent Music Awards, the awards program for independent artists and fans is ...
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Country, Pop, Hip Hop Acts Receive First Ringtone Awards WASHINGTON, DC (Top40 Charts/ RIAA) - Seven artists joined the Recording Industry Association of America's celebrated ringers' circle in April upon receiving their first Master Ringtone certifications, according to the group's monthly Gold & Platinum count. The RIAA launched its Master Ringtone award ...
| The NE Inc.'s RT! Wins Outstanding Music Video Award At Reelworld Film Festival TORONTO, ONTARIO (Top40 Charts/ UOMO Media) - The NE Inc., a fully owned visual media subsidiary of multichannel entertainment company, UOMO Media (OTCBB:UOMO), congratulates Randall (RT!) Thorne, Executive Director, for winning the ReelWorld Film Festival Award for Outstanding Canadian Music Video ...
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She & Him, The Black Keys, Mark Hoppus, Aimee Mann And Bettye LaVette Join Judging Panel For The 9th Annual Independent Music Awards NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Independent Music Awards) - The Independent Music Awards (IMAs) announced today the first group of influential artists and industry veterans who will determine the winners of the 9th annual IMAs, currently accepting submissions. The stellar list includes: Aimee Mann, Shelby ...
| Ivor Novello Awards 2009: Winners Of The 54th Ivor Novello Awards LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts/ Ivor Novello Awards Website) - British band Elbow have had their songwriting talents honoured with two gongs at the Ivor Novello awards. They picked up best contemporary song for Grounds For Divorce and best song musically and lyrically for One Day Like This. The band's win ...
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UMPG Crowned Publisher Of The Year At BMI Pop Awards LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Publishing Group) - Universal Music Publishing Group was crowned Publisher of the Year at last night's 2009 BMI Pop Awards. UMPG's Polow Da Don, T-Pain, Chris Brown, and Adam Levine of Maroon 5 were all honored as Songwriter of the Year. This marks the second ...
| BMI Film & Television Awards Tout Composers Of Year's Top Film, Television, & Cable Music LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ BMI Los Angeles) - BMI, the leading music rights organization, honored the composers of music featured in the past year's top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series, and highest ranking cable network programs tonight at its annual Film & Television ...
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Americana Music Association Announces Nominees NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Americana Music Association) - The Americana Music Association announced the nominees for the trade organization's 2009 Honors and Awards ceremony today at its annual celebration at BMI Nashville. The show, in its eighth year, will be held Thursday, September 17 at the ...
| Music From New Comedy Musical Series 'Glee' Debuts At No 2 On iTunes NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) - Music from "Glee," the critically acclaimed new comedy musical series from Ryan Murphy (Nip/Tuck) which debuted last night on Fox, immediately shot to the top of the iTunes charts. The "Glee" cast version of "Don't Stop Believin'" is currently No 2 on iTunes ...
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