Leading Nominees Kanye West and Amy Winehouse Added as Performers for 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Nominees John Mayer and BeBe Winans Also Set to Perform SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - With less than three days to go until Music's Biggest Night, current eight-time nominee Kanye West, current six-time nominee Amy Winehouse, current nominee John Mayer and current nominee ...
| Tina Turner To Join Beyonce For Special Segment On 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top 40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - Six-time GRAMMY winner Tina Turner will join current two-time nominee Beyonce for a special performance; and jazz pianist Eldar, rap-rocker Kid Rock, jazz saxophonist Dave Koz and jazz/pop singer Keely Smith also will perform on the 50th Annual ...
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Double Delight for British Star Lucie Diamond at UK Country Awards
London, UK. (Top40 Charts/ European Country Music Awards) - Lucie won the coveted Presenter's Award for her acclaimed CD "I Wanna Be Rich." This award is for the product with the most nominations from the UK radio DJs, and the sheer volume of nominations in one category. She also picked up the Hotdisc ...
| NIKE's 'Better Than I've Ever Been' Featuring Kanye West, Nas and KRS-One Nominated for Grammy
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ NIKE) - The much talked about collaboration for the NIKE commissioned hip hop track, 'Better Than I've Ever Been,' which was executive produced by Cornerstone, has been nominated for the 2008 Grammy Awards for 'Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.' Featuring Kanye West, ...
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Stardust Shines Brighter with Prestigious iParenting Media Award
Omaha, NE. (Top40 Charts/ Stardustlullaby.com) - Stardust, a 2-disc lullaby CD created by award winning singer/songwriter siblings, Cher and Gene Klosner, was awarded the prestigious iParenting Media Award on January 28, 2008. Being honored with an award from iParenting Media is considered the gold ...
| CMT Announces First Round Finalists for the '2008 CMT Music Awards' Country Music's Only Fan-Voted Awards Show
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ CMT) - Voting begins today for the 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, country music's only fan-voted award show, with the announcement of this year's first round finalists. Beginning today, Tuesday, February 5 at 5:00 p.m., ET, fans can vote on CMT.com for their favorite artists to ...
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Studio City Sound's Tom Weir up for Another Grammy
STUDIO CITY, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Studio City Sound) - Tom Weir, owner and founder of Studio City Sound (SCS), has been honored with a Grammy nomination for engineering and mixing Toots and The Maytals' 2007 release "Light Your Light," along with producer Richard Feldman. Weir, a Grammy award winner ...
| 2008 GRAMMY Celebration Extends Music's Biggest Night Featuring Natasha Bedingfield, Cyndi Lauper & DJ Chris Cox
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - Natasha Bedingfield, Cyndi Lauper, DJ Chris Cox, Fourplay and the Gibson/Baldwin GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles will perform at the 2008 GRAMMY Celebration, an exclusive invitation-only, star-studded event, it was announced today by The Recording Academy. ...
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Fergie & John Legend to Duet on 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - Current nominee Fergie and John Legend to duet; Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban to perform together for the first time; current nominee John Fogerty with Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard in a special "Cornerstones of Rock" segment; and nominees ...
| 'My GRAMMY Moment 2008' Down to Three Finalists Vying to Be 'Featured Performer' in Foo Fighters Orchestra on 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards Feb. 10 on CBS
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - Fifteen talented "My GRAMMY Moment 2008" musicians have been chosen from the YouTube community to play with current five-time GRAMMY-nominated rock band the Foo Fighters as part of their orchestra created specifically for the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards. ...
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2007 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Finalists And Semi-finalists Announced
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ ISC) - The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce its 2007 finalists and semi-finalists. Selected out of over 15,000 entries from 100 countries worldwide, they represent all genres of contemporary music and reflect an impressive wealth of diversity ...
| Andrea Bocelli, Melanie Brown, Lang Lang, Corinne Bailey Rae, Trin-I-Tee 5:7 Join All-Star Cast To Honor Aretha Franklin As 2008 Musicares Person Of The Year
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ MusiCares) - WHO: Performances by Patti Austin, Dan Aykroyd & Jim Belushi ("The Blues Brothers"), Andrea Bocelli, Melanie Brown, Shirley Caesar, Aretha Franklin, Anthony Hamilton, Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, Faith Hill, Fantasia, Lang Lang, Ledisi, John Legend, Lil' ...
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Lineup of Stars Announced for Special 20th Edition of 'Premio Lo Nuestro' Latin Music Awards
MIAMI, FL. (Top40 Charts/ Univision Communications) - The Univision Television Network announced a star-studded lineup of some of Latin music's biggest recording artists scheduled to appear on the gala 20th edition of 'Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina' (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards), television's ...
| Fifteen 'My GRAMMY Moment 2008' Semi-Finalists Chosen on YouTube to Perform in Foo Fighters' Orchestra on 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards Feb. 10 on CBS
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - The YouTube community has spoken and 15 "My GRAMMY Moment 2008" semi-finalists have been chosen to perform on the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards with four-time GRAMMY winners the Foo Fighters, it was announced today by The Recording Academy®. The ...
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Nominees Feist, Alicia Keys and Brad Paisley to Perform on 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - Nominees Feist, Alicia Keys, Brad Paisley and the casts of "The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil" and Across The Universe in a special Beatles segment are the latest performers announced for the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast, it was announced ...
| 'GRAMMY Radio' Returns To XM February 8, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC. (Top40 Charts/ XM) - "GRAMMY Radio" will return to XM on February 8, providing millions of music fans unmatched coverage of GRAMMY Week events, as well as highlights from the past 50 years of the GRAMMYs. GRAMMY Radio will air on XM's exclusive programming channel, XMX (XM 2) through ...
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Mustasch Receives Swedish Grammy For 'Latest Version Of The Truth'
Hjarup, Sweden (Top40 Charts/ Regain Records) - Swedish act Mustasch has been honored with the "Best Hard Rock" Grammis award, the Swedish version of the Grammy Awards, for its album "Latest Version of the Truth." The Gothenberg-based quartet was presented with the award by Motorhead drummer Mikkey ...
| 'My Grammy Moment 2008' Unveils Forty-Five Quarter-Finalists On YouTube As They Vie To Perform In Foo Fighters' Orchestra On 50th Annual Grammy Awards
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - After a thorough evaluation process by a GRAMMY blue ribbon committee, The Recording Academy today officially announced the 45 "My GRAMMY Moment 2008" quarter-finalists who will vie for the chance to perform on the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards with ...
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Brittney Elizabeth Wins Best Pop/Rock Artist In AirSpun's AirGods: Best New Independent Artists Of 2007 Year-End Poll
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Desert Sunrise Records) - Singer/ songwriter Brittney Elizabeth overwhelmingly won Best Pop / Rock Artist in AirSpun's AirGods: Best New Independent Artists of 2007 Year-end Poll. Already Artist of the Month back in May 2007, Brittney solidified her position as one of the ...
| Beyonce, The Foo Fighters & Carrie Underwood To Perform On 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - Beyonce; Foo Fighters; Carrie Underwood; 2008 MusiCares Person of the Year Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, the Clark Sisters, Israel And New Breed, and Trin-I-Tee 5:7 in a special gospel segment; and Rihanna with a reunited the Time in a special ...
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