Alto Saxophonist/Rapper Soweto Kinch wins UK's Urban Music Award for Best Jazz Act of 2004
LONDON, UK (Indiego Jazz Promotions/ www.dune-music.com) - The British alto saxophonist and rapper Soweto Kinch received the award for Best Jazz Act 2004 at the UK's Urban Music Awards held Tuesday, November 9th at The Barbican Centre, London bringing to eight the number of honors this remarkable young ...
| Fans vote 'Now That's What I Call Music, Volume 17' No1!
NEW YORK (EMI/ Universal/ Sony) - The people have spoken and their choice for No 1 is NOW That's What I Call Music! Volume 17. NOW That's What I Call Music! Volume 17 has debuted at the top of the Billboard Top 200 chart for the sixth time in the series' history, with first week sales of more than 407,731 ...
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Relient K's new 'MMHMM' album debuts at No 15 on Billboard Top 200, scanning over 51,000 first week out
NEW YORK (www.relientk.com) - Mmhmm, the fourth studio album from Canton, OH power-punk rock band Relient K, debuted at No 15 this week on the Billboard Top 200, selling 51,473 albums and nearly doubling their street week numbers of their last release, the Grammy-nominated Two Lefts Don't Make A Right... ...
| CMA presents International Awards
NASHVILLE, TN. (CMA/ Country Music Association) - Recognition of outstanding industry contributions is part of the mission of the Country Music Association - including those accomplishments outside of our domestic borders. This week, the CMA Board of Directors bestowed international honors on four individuals ...
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JoJo storms the charts: current single 'Baby's It's You' is No 10 on the Top 40 Chart
NEW YORK (Universal Motown) - Da Family/Blackground/Universal recording artist, JoJo's, whose self-titled CD has held steady on the Top 200 album Chart for over 20 weeks, is officially certified Platinum according to the RIAA. "Baby It's You," the second single from JOJO, is No 10 on Billboard's Top ...
| The People have spoken - Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim Up for People's Choice Awards
NEW YORK (Atlantic Records) - Trendsetters and boundry breaking artists Missy Elliott and Lil Kim have been nominated for People's Choice Awards!! Both Missy and the Queen Bee have been nominated for 2 awards, Favorite Remake and Favorite Combined Forces, for their hit song, 'Carwash' featuring Christina ...
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House Music Awards 2004 Winner's list
LONDON, UK (www.housemusicawards.com) - A visit from an MP, guest sets from Roger Sanchez & Nic Fanciulli, an impromptu accapella performance of 'All I Do', an exclusive live performance of the brand new vocal version of 'Strings of Life', Junior Jack, Tom Neville, Frankie Knuckles, Robert Owens, Marshall ...
| The RCA Label Group-Nashville soars with six wins and fabulous performances at The 2004 CMA Awards
NASHVILLE, TN. (Sony BMG) - Nashville's night of pride looked squarely at the RCA Label Group-Nashville and an amazing roster of artists who collectively captured six of the 11 key artist awards at the 38th Annual CMA Awards, held Tuesday night. The three-hour broadcast featured performances from an ...
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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, 2004 was a festive evening of gospel luminaries and powerful voices lifted in song. Proceeds of the black-tie gala, ...
| NOW 17 - That's What I Call Music! album debuts at No1 in the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - 'Now 17' - Now That's What I Call Music! collection series (Capitol) sold 407,000 units and debuted at No1 today on Billboard's Top 200 Album chart, the sixth time that a NOW album has debuted at No1 on the Top 200. Here's the contdown of the US Top 10 albums for this week: ...
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Martha's Trouble wins Just Plain Folks Award in Best Americana Album Category
TORONTO, Canada (Martha's Trouble Official Website) - Canadian music duo Martha's Trouble (Jen and Rob Slocumb) have won the "Best Americana Album of the Year" at the Just Plain Folks Awards for their 2003 release "Sleeping Dogs." The category recognizes outstanding music which mixes rock, country, ...
| The 14th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards @ The Music Box Theater on November 18th
LOS ANGELES (www.lamusicawards.com) - The 14th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards are all set for Thursday, November 18th beginning at 6:30 p.m. Some of the big highlights for 2004 will include the Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Trevor Rabin, whose work as a film score composer on the Lord of ...
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Recording artist Judy Pancoast, wins a 2004 'Best Song' Award from Children's Music Web Awards
NEW YORK (www.judypancoast.com) - This is the third year Ms. Pancoast has been recognized and honored with a "Best Song" nod. In 1999, Pancoast won for "Swimming in Jello" and in 2000, she won for "The Potty Dance." She has been honored with the coveted Parents Choice Award, has been endorsed by the ...
| Rock Violinist Antonio Pontarelli is 'America's Most Talented Kids' Winner
LOS ANGELES (www.antoniomusic.com) - There has been a huge buzz surrounding the commercials that PAX TV has been airing this week. "What if Jimi Hendrix played the violin"? Next you see Antonio Pontarelli ripping up the stage in a cloud of purple smoke electrifying the audience with his own rendition ...
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Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney big 2004 Winners at 'The 38th Annual CMA Awards'
NASHVILLE, TN. (Country Music Association/ www.cmaworld.com) - The music community spread the honors around during "The 38th Annual CMA Awards" to the array of superstars and newcomers that have contributed to a stellar year in Country Music. "Country Music's Biggest Night" hosts Kix Brooks and Ronnie ...
| Nelly and Tim McGraw's 'Over & Over' jumps to No1 across the country; Chart-Topping song breaks multiple records!
NEW YORK (Universal Records) - Three-time Grammy Award-winning superstar Nelly continues to break records with his new hit song "Over And Over" featuring country chart-topper Tim McGraw. Last week, "Over And Over" jumped from No 7 to No 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 Chart, and according to the ...
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Papa Roach's 'Murder' retains No1 Chart Position for sixth straight week
LOS ANGELES (Geffen Records) - Geffen band Papa Roach moved to the top of the charts six weeks ago, and now it looks like they own it. The band's debut single "Murder" has been No 1 for six weeks straight at Active Rock radio as well as No 4 at Modern Rock, with no sign of slowing down. As icing on ...
| Real, XM Satellite Radio, NCSoft & TiVo among Winners at Billboard's first Annual Digital Entertainment Awards 2004; Apple, Napster, Prince & Island Def Jam also take home awards
LOS ANGELES (Digital Media Wire/ www.digitalmediawire.com/ Axis Marketing & PR) - RealNetworks, XM Satellite Radio, NCSoft and TiVo were among the big winners at the first annual Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards. The awards were held on November 5th at UCLA Covel Commons at Sunset Village in Los ...
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2004 Maple Blues Award Nominations gives Ottawa the edge as Canada's Blues Capital
OTTAWA, Canada (Maple Blues Awards/ www.mapleblues.ca) - The Toronto Blues Society has announce the nominees for the 8th Annual Maple Blues Awards, with 73 nominations in 16 categories. Winners will be announced at an all-star celebration on Monday, January 17 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne ...
| BMI celebrates Country Music at 2004 Awards; Shania Twain, Toby Keith & Casey Beathard lead Winners; Loretta Lynn honored as BMI Icon
NASHVILLE, TN. (BMI) - Performing rights organization BMI saluted the premier country music songwriters, artists and publishers at its 2004 BMI Country Awards, staged tonight at the BMI offices on Music Row. Shania Twain's "Forever and For Always" was proclaimed Country Song of the Year. Casey Beathard ...
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