U2 top list of 2005 inductees to Rock Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - U2 leads the latest class into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the hall's organizers announced yesterday (Dec. 13). U2 will also join Percy Sledge, The O'Jays, Buddy Guy and The Pretenders at The 20th Annual Induction Ceremony to be held March 14th in New York City. U2 released ...
| 5X Grammy-Award Winning artist Buddy Guy to be Inducted in the 2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (The Zomba Label Group/ Jive Records) - Grammy-Winning Silvertone Artist Buddy Guy will be inducted in the 2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame it was announced today. Buddy will join U2, Percy Sledge, The O'Jays and The Pretenders at the 20th Annual Induction Ceremony to be held March 14th in New ...
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'Sideways,' 'Sunshine,' & 'Aviator' leads The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards Motion Picture Nominations
LOS ANGELES (www.hfpa.org) - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominations for the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Monday December 13th 2004, at 5.30 a.m. PST. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA THE AVIATOR Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Prods.; Miramax Films CLOSER Columbia Pictures; ...
| Brian Wilson's 'Smile' named Album Of The Year by The Music Box
OAK PARK, IL. (Music Box/ www.musicbox-online.com) - Popular e-zine The Music Box has released its listing of the best albums of 2004. Topping the list is Brian Wilson's Smile. The Music Box was founded in 1994 as a hard copy newsletter, but has flourished since joining the internet community in 1997. ...
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Desmond Child reaches career milestone with 60th Top40 Hit
LOS ANGELES (Desmond Child PR team) - The brand new Joss Stone single "Right To Be Wrong" entered the UK Charts at No 29 this week, making it the 60th hit song written or co-written by songwriter/producer Desmond Child. Child's feat is nearly unparalleled in contemporary music. The contemporary equivalent ...
| Jay-Z & Linkin Park Collision Course crashes at No 1
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Rapper Jay-Z's collaboration with rockers Linkin Park has stormed to the top of the US Album Top 200 charts! The album has sold 368,000 copies in its opening week, ending U2's one week reign at the top of the charts. U2's 'HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB' slips to number two ...
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Usher recieves 11 prizes at 2004 Billboard Music Awards
LAS VEGAS (Top40 Charts) - American R&B superstar Usher dominated the Billboard magazine music awards in Las Vegas on Wednesday, taking 11 prizes - including artist of the year. It was also a good night for another R&B artist, Alicia Keys, who took seven gongs, while triple Grammy winners OutKast were ...
| MTV Europe chooses Lisbon (Portugal) for MTV Europe Music Awards 2005
LISBON, Portugal / LONDON, UK (MTV PR/ www.mtvne.com) - MTV Networks Europe has revealed that it will hold the 12th annual MTV Europe Music Awards in Portugal for the first time on 3 November 2005. The venue for Europe's biggest music awards event is the prestigious Atlantic Pavilion, Lisbon, Portugal's ...
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Linkin Park & Jay-Z's 'Collision Course' crashes into the Billboard Top 200 at No 1
BURBANK, CA (Warner Bros. Records) - The formidable duo of Jay-Z and Linkin Park has debuted in the number one position on the Billboard Top 200 album chart with their release "MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups Presents - Jay-Z/Linkin Park: Collision Course," a CD + DVD package on Warner Bros. Records / Roc-A-Fella ...
| Marc Kunkel targets the Top 20!
NASHVILLE, TN. (DaCapo Music) - DaCapo Music has just announced that in its seventh week 'In Your Eyes', the debut radio single from instrumental recording artist Marc Kunkel, continued its steady climb up the charts from No 37 to No 32 in the Friday Morning Quarterback (FMQB.com) Adult Contemporary ...
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DEMO presented Prince with the Pioneer Award on December 6 for being the first major music artist to truly focus on the internet and pioneer online music sales
NEW YORK (DEMO: Digital & Electronic Music Organization/ www.d-e-m-o.com) - Digital & Electronic Music Organization, Inc. (https://www.d-e-m-o.com) presented Prince with the Pioneer Award on December 6 for being the first major music artist to truly focus on the internet and pioneer online music sales. ...
| 24th Annual Chicago Music Awards Press Conference Nominee announcements
CHICAGO, IL. (ACM PR/ www.acmpr.com) - The producers of the Chicago Music Awards, Martin's Inter-Culture and their sponsors invite you to attend and give coverage to the Press Conference announcing the 2004 nominees for the 24th Annual Chicago Music Awards 2005. When: Tuesday, December 14, 2004. Time: ...
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Marc Kunkel's 'Christmas Starlight' races to the top!
NASHVILLE, TN. (DaCapo Music) - DaCapo Music has just announced that in its second week 'Christmas Starlight', the new holiday radio single from instrumental recording artist Marc Kunkel, is the No 2 Most Added Single in the Friday Morning Quarterback (FMQB.com) Adult Contemporary and Hot AC charts ...
| Atlantic artists nab Grammy Nomimnations
LOS ANGELES (Atlantic Records) - Congratulations to the following Atlantic and Elektra artists and recordings that have been nominated for Grammy Awards by The Recording Academy (NARAS). The winners will be announced on Sunday, February 13th during the '47th Annual Grammy Awards' ceremony, which will ...
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Capitol Records: The Grammy Nominations Are In!
LOS ANGELES (Capitol Records) - Nominations for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards are in and Capitol recording artists the Beastie Boys, Kylie Minogue, Steriogram, Coldplay, Dave Koz, and Bonnie Raitt all walked away with nods. The Beastie Boys lead the pack with a trio of nominations including "Best Rap ...
| RoadRunner's Nominees are...
NEW YORK (RoadRunner Records) - The 2005 Grammy Nominations are in, and Cradle Of Filth, Killswitch Engage, Nickelback, and Slipknot are all in the hunt. The Nominations for BEST HARD ROCK and METAL performances are as follows: Best Hard Rock Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, ...
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EMI CMG Label Group announces its Grammy Nominees
NEW YORK (EMI) - EMI CMG Label Group Announces Its Grammy Nominees: - Best Rock Gospel Album * Lose This Life Tait [ForeFront Records] * Welcome To Diverse City TobyMac [ForeFront Records] - Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album * The Creed Avalon [Sparrow Records] * All Things New Steven Curtis Chapman ...
| Artemis Records recieved 4 Grammy Nominations!
NEW YORK (Artemis Records) - Artemis Records artists received a total of 4 nominations at this morning's announcement ceremony for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards. Singer-songwriter Steve Earle was cited for two nominations: one for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song, "The Revolution Starts ...
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Rapper Kanye West scores 10 Grammy Nominations; Alicia Keys & Usher land 8; List of the 47th Grammy Award main nominations
SANTA MONICA, CA. (The Recording Academy) - Nominations for the 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced today by The Recording Academy reflecting a year in which some artists did it all, collaborations were numerous and diverse, and breakout music makers ran the genre gamut. The press event was held ...
| The 27th Annual Kennedy Center Honours Elton John, Joan Sutherland and John Williams
WHASINGTON, DC. (John F. Kennedy Center/ www.kennendy-center.org) - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the selection, by its board of trustees, of the individuals who received the Kennedy Center Honors of 2004. Recipients to be honored at the 27th annual national celebration ...
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