Beatles clock up ninth Platinum Award for 1
LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts/ IFPI) - The Beatles have gone to the top of the European sales charts for the last decade, winning a ninth prestigious IFPI Platinum Europe Award for their greatest hits album 1. The awards have marked the sales of more than a million album copies across Europe since their ...
| Jazz Pianist Eldar Wins $20,000 SPA Get-A-Way Package Courtesy of Perfect Earth Tours Eco Spa & Resort
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Perfect Earth Tours Eco Spa & Resort) - Perfect Earth Tours Eco Spa & Resort announced today that Eldar, the 21-year-old Jazz piano star, has won the top prize at 'Green with Music,' a $20,000 Spa get-a-way package for two at their brand new eco resort and spa, located ...
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New York's Reverend Zen Goes Global Winning Song of the Year At Spain's Effigy Awards
Katonah, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Blakjak Music Records) - The New York group Reverend Zen continues to receive accolades as "The Boston Shakedown" was named Blues/Rock Song of the Year at the Effigy Awards ceremony held January 25 in Spain. In addition to their Song of the Year honors, Reverend Zen was one ...
| The 6th Annual Club World Awards 2008 Nominees Announced-Ceremony On March 26, 2008
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Club World Awards) - The Club World Awards, the U.S.'s definitive nightlife awards program, is proud to announce its 2008 nominees, and details of this year's event. The invitation-only Club World Awards ceremony is set for Wednesday, March 26, at Set in South Beach, Miami. ...
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Pro Tools Recordings Win Big at 50th Annual Grammy Awards
DALY CITY, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Avid Technology) - Digidesign, a part of Avid Technology, Inc, is pleased to report that recordings in which Digidesign Pro Tools systems had been used were honored with numerous nominations and awards at the 2008 Grammy Awards, which celebrated its golden anniversary last ...
| Mary J. Blige Triumphs at the Grammys Once Again Making Her an 8-Time Grammy Award Winner
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Geffen Records) - It is safe to say that megastar, Mary J. Blige, has the Midas touch when it comes to winning Grammy awards. At this year's 50th Anniversary Grammy celebration Mary won two out of her three award nominations in the "Best Gospel Performance" and "Best ...
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Daft Punk Surprise GRAMMY Performance with Kayne West
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Virgin Records) - The iconic and critically acclaimed French duo Daft Punk made a surprise appearance at the 50th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night. For their first ever television performance, they teamed up with Kanye West to perform his 2007 smash hit "Stronger", ...
| Expectations Grow as More Stars Added to Celebratory Special 20th Edition of 'Premio Lo Nuestro' Latin Music Awards
MIAMI, FL. (Top40 Charts/ Univision Television Network) - Some of Latin music's biggest stars have been added to the list of performers and presenters scheduled to appear on the gala 20th edition of 'Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina' (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards), television's longest-running ...
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Naxos' Recording Of Joan Tower's Made In America Wins Three Grammy Awards: Best Classical Album, Best Orchestral Performance, And Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Naxos American) - The Recording Academy has honored the much-acclaimed Naxos recording of Joan Tower's Made in America, with Leonard Slatkin leading the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, produced by Tim Handley, with three GRAMMY Awards: Best Classical Album (awarded to Artists ...
| The Beatles' 'LOVE' Wins Two Grammys at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards
HOLLYWOOD, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Capitol/ EMI) - The Beatles' LOVE won two Grammys at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in the categories of Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Medium and Best Surround Sound Album. Ringo Starr joined LOVE's producers, Sir George ...
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Chaka Khan Wins Two Grammy Awards for Work on New Album 'FUNK THIS'
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Sony BMG) - International recording artist and industry legend Chaka Khan adds two more Grammys to her career highlights for her outstanding work on latest album FUNK THIS (Burgundy Records). Chaka Khan won Grammys for R&B Album Of The Year for FUNK THIS and Best R&B ...
| 2008 Grammy Awards Complete List Of Winners (50th Anniversary)
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - The GRAMMY Awards rang in its 50th show with a wide-ranging, celebratory telecast that honored the old, the new and everything in between as The Recording Academy paid tribute to its legacy as well as the exciting list of this year's honorees and performers. Amy Winehouse won ...
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Rollins and McCoy Tyner Honored at the Grammy Salute to Jazz
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Dreamsville Records) - Legendary jazz greats Sonny Rollins and McCoy Tyner were honored at the GRAMMY Salute To Jazz. The event featured a cocktail reception, live performances and appearances by the honorees and the Gibson/Baldwin GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles. Introductions ...
| Keith Urban Wins Second Grammy
Sydney, AU. (Top40 Charts/ EMI MUSIC Australia) - Country megastar Keith Urban has won the Grammy award for best male country vocal performance at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Urban won for his song Stupid Boy, a track from his Love, Pain and The Whole Crazy Thing album. The Grammy is the second ...
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Manu Chao's 'La Radiolina' Nominated For Billboard Latin Music Award
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Nacional Records) - Following Manu Chao's Recent First Career Latin Grammy Win And No 1 Debut On The Billboard Charts, Critically-Acclaimed 'La Radiolina' Has Been Nominated For A Billboard Latin Music Award In The Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album Category; New Remixes Of ...
| UOMO Media Producer Tricky Stewart Wins Grammy
TORONTO, CA. (Top40 Charts/ UOMO Media) - UOMO Media Inc., a multi-channel entertainment and media company, congratulates Tricky Stewart and Redzone Entertainment on winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles yesterday. Nominated for 4 Grammys, Tricky ...
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50th Annual GRAMMY Awards Goes Green
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - As one of the nation's most relevant and progressive cultural institutions, The Recording Academy has partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) and STAPLES Center to significantly ...
| RCA Music Group Wins 7 Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ RCA Music Group) - RCA Music Group wins a total of 7 Grammys at this year's 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony held this evening in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. Foo Fighters and their album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (RCA) earned a total of 2 Grammy ...
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Jazz Pianist Extraordinaire Eldar Performs From His 2007 Grammy-Nominated Album re-imagination on the 50th Annual Grammy Awards
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Sony BMG Masterworks) - One of the most formidable jazz musicians of this generation, the 21-year-old pianist Eldar performs on the 50th Annual Grammy Awards telecast on February 10. The young artist will play an Oscar Peterson favorite, "Place St. Henri," which appears ...
| Southern California Indian Center is a Grammy Nominated Pow Wow
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Southern California Indian Center) - "Oklahoma Style," a live recording of the 35th Annual Southern California Indian Center Pow Wow held at Orange County, California, is nominated among four other recordings as Best Native American Music Album for the 2008 Grammy ...
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