Casey Donovan hits No 1 with debut single 'Listen With Your Heart'
SYDNEY, Australia (Sony BMG Australia) - The response to Casey Donovan's first release as a solo recording artist has been nothing short of phenomenal. After record stores battled all last week to keep up with consumer demand, and Australian radio stations made it the No. 1 most added song to their ...
| Tammin sticks to the Charts and goes Gold!
SYDNEY, Australia (Sony Music Australia) - Following her awesome No 5 debut three weeks ago, Tammin's chart-storming streak continues again this week with 'Pointless Relationship' hitting Gold sales AND sweeping the No 11 spot on the ARIA Top 50 and the No 5 spot on the Australasian Top 20! Pop whirlwind ...
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Ruben Studdard soars to No 1 on Gospel Sales Chart! Studdard's J Records gospel debut, 'I Need An Angel,' is the biggest gospel debut in 6 years!
NEW YORK (J Records) - Ruben Studdard's debut gospel album, I NEED AN ANGEL, took the No 1 spot on the Gospel sales chart this week with sales topping 96,000 copies, also landing at No 20 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart. I NEED AN ANGEL is the highest selling gospel debut since Kirk Franklin's Nu ...
| Univision Announces 'Premio Lo Nuestro' 2005 Nominees
MIAMI, FL. (Univision Network/ www.univision.net) - Marc Anthony, Victor Manuelle, Paulina Rubio, Montez de Durango and Toros Band Among Multiple Nominees, - Gloria Estefan, Chayanne, Ricky Martin, Juanes, Thalia, Los Tigres del Norte y Los Temerarios Also Among Nominated. The 17th Annual "Premio Lo ...
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ASCAP updates Top 25 Holiday Song List; 'The Christmas Song' Tops List
NEW YORK (ASCAP/ www.ascap.com) - As the year 2004 draws to a close and seasonal music fills the air, ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), the world's largest performing rights organization, today announced an update of its Top 25 most-performed Holiday songs based on the ...
| The Black Eyed Peas (Will & Fergie), Kevin Spacey, and Joss Stone to read Nominations for 47th Annual Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES (The Recording Academy) - Artists Join Previously Announced Presenters Anita Baker; Earth, Wind & Fire; Hoobastank (Dan Estrin and Doug Robb); Mark McGrath; JD Natasha; Nelly; Kanye West; and Gretchen Wilson WHO: Artists scheduled to read GRAMMY nominations include Anita Baker; the Black ...
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Brian Wilson to be honored by The Recording Academy as Musicares 2005 Person Of The Year
LOS ANGELES (The Recording Academy) - GRAMMY-nominated composer Brian Wilson will be honored as the MusiCares 2005 Person Of The Year, it was announced today by Neil Portnow, President of the MusiCares Foundation and The Recording Academy. Wilson - chosen for his accomplishments as a musician and humanitarian ...
| Gospel's International Appeal Celebrated at 8th Annual Induction and Awards Gala
DETROIT, MI. (International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum/ www.igmhf.org) - The International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum's annual induction awards banquet October 23 was a festive evening of gospel luminaries and powerful voices lifted in song. Proceeds of the black-tie gala, held at ...
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U2 tops US Album Chart with 840,000 in the first week
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - From Dublin, Ireland, on the Top of the world! Irish quartet's new album 'How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb' held onto the No. 1 spot on The Billboard 200 US Album Chart after its first full week of retail sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan. U2's new album sold 840,000 copies ...
| Executive Producer Pierre Cossette to produce his 35th and FINAL Grammy Awards Telecast in February 2005
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Recording Academy) - The Recording Academy announced today that Pierre Cossette, executive producer of the GRAMMY Awards, will produce his 35th consecutive GRAMMY Awards telecast on Feb. 13, 2005, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. This will mark the final time that he actively produces ...
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Marc Kunkel Smashes the Top 40!
NASHVILLE, TN. (DaCapo Music/ www.dacapomusic.com) - DaCapo Music has just announced that in just its sixth week 'In Your Eyes', the debut radio single from instrumental recording artist Marc Kunkel, smashed into the Top 40. The single climbed from No 44 to No 37 in the Friday Morning Quarterback (FMQB) ...
| Band Aid 20's 'Do they Know It's Christmas?' sold 100,000 on first day and will Top British Charts
LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts) - The remake of Bob Geldof & Midge Ure's Christmas tune, 'Do They Know It's Christmas' has sold 100,000 copies on its first day of release. The Band Aid 20 lineup features Keane, Paul McCartney, The Sugababes, Skye (Morcheeba), Robbie Williams, Dido, Bono, Jamelia, Justin Hawkins ...
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'Call My Name' sets a new record for Prince
LOS ANGELES (www.npgmc.com) - This week's Billboard R&B Singles chart sets a record for the platinum-plus MUSICOLOGY album single "Call My Name," as it rebounds to No 44 in its 27th week on the chart. Believe it or not, this is the longest any Prince single has ever spent on the R&B chart. His previous ...
| OutKast triumph at The MTV Europe Music Awards 2004
ROME, Italy (MTV Press) - Outkast triumphed at the 11th annual MTV Europe Music Awards, broadcast from Rome to a potential worldwide audience of more than one billion people. The groundbreaking hip-hop duo won in three categories: Best Group, and Best Song and Best Video - both for Hey Ya! The other ...
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Clay Aiken shatters sales record, making history with the Biggest Selling Debut in the SoundScan Era for a Holiday CD
LOS ANGELES (RCA Records/ www.rcarecords.com) - Clay Aiken has had a phenomenal sales week. His new RCA Records Label release "Merry Christmas With Love," debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Holiday Albums chart. Clay's holiday CD made history by selling 270,100 units in its first week, making it the ...
| Eminem's 'Encore' Tops US Album Charts
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - US Rapper Eminem with his new album 'Encore' held onto the No. 1 spot on The Billboard 200 US Album Chart after its first full week of retail sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Eminem's fourth album sold 871,000 copies during its second week in US stores. The R&B Supergirls ...
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DaCapo Music artist Marc Kunkel in striking distance of Top 40!
NASHVILLE, TN. (DaCapo Music/ www.dacapomusic.com) - DaCapo Music has just announced that in just its fifth week 'In Your Eyes', the debut radio single from instrumental recording artist Marc Kunkel, made another tremendous leap toward the Top 40. Preparing to break through, the single climbed from ...
| Craig Morgan & Sherrie Austin named Winners at 2004 BMI Country Awards
NASHVILLE, TN. (Broken Bow Records) - BMI saluted the premier country music songwriters, artists and publishers at its 2004 Country Awards last night (11/8) at the BMI offices on Music Row in Nashville. Both Broken Bow Records recording artists CRAIG MORGAN and SHERRIE AUSTIN received BMI Country Awards ...
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Ballots for the Seventh Annual Native American Music Awards have been distributed to All N.A.M.A. Advisory and Industry Members to select five finalists or nominees in each category
LOS ANGELES (NAMA/ www.nammys.com) - Advisory Ballots for the Seventh Annual Native American Music Awards have been distributed to All N.A.M.A. Advisory and Industry Members. The Seventh Annual Native American Music Awards is tentatively scheduled for February 2005 with a new location to be announced. ...
| USA honors Johnny Cash with First Annual 2004 Children's Champion Award @ SOS Children's Villages
NEW YORK (Children's Villages - USA/ www.sos-usa.org) - In celebration of National Family Week, SOS Children's Villages - USA (SOS-USA) is honoring the late Johnny Cash with its first annual Children's Champion Award. SOS-USA official celebrity spokesperson, Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York, will ...
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