Usher, OutKast, Kanye lead 2004 AMA Nominees
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Usher led the field with four nominations when nominees were announced in Los Angeles Tuesday for the 32nd annual American Music Awards. The 25-year-old singer was nominated for favorite Pop/Rock Male Singer and his album, Confessions, was nominated for favorite Pop/Rock Album. ...
| 'Premios Juventud' finalists announced - Thalia, Jennifer Lopez, Juanes, Paulina Rubio, Shakira, Chayanne and Alex Rodriguez among contenders
MIAMI, FL. (Univision Network) - Hispanic America voted and the results are in. The Univision Network (NYSE:UVN) today unveiled the finalists of "Premios Juventud" (Youth Awards), Spanish-language television's first ever awards show where Hispanic youth honors its idols. The 2-hour entertainment extravaganza ...
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Terri Clark wins CCMA Female Artist, Fan's Choice Entertainer; Breaks kd's Record
EDMONTON, BC, Canada (Mercury Nashville Records) - Terri Clark was batting .500 - or would that be .750? She may not have won Single of the Year where she had two nominations but the dark-eyed songstress picked up not only the Female Artist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards, but she ...
| Del Mccoury Band lead the way with 12 IBMA Nominations and another amazing year
LOS ANGELES (Del McCoury Band Website) - The International Bluegrass Music Association recently announced that eight-time Entertainers of the Year The Del McCoury Band lead the way this year with twelve IBMA nominations for 2004 including Entertainer, Vocal Group, Instrumental Group, Album of the Year ...
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Larry Chernicoff's October CD takes prize in third annual Surround Music Awards
LOS ANGELES (www.cdbaby.com/cd/lchernicoff) - Independent artist and composer Larry Chernicoff's CD, October, was named 'Best Made for Surround Title' of the year at the third annual Surround Music Awards. The winners were announced at a star-studded event that took place August 31 at The Highlands ...
| Bob Burger is nominated for 2004 Asbury Music Award
ASBURY PARK, NJ. (Phantom Power Productions/ www.phantompowerproductions.com) - Jersey Shore singer/songwriter BOB BURGER has received his first Asbury Music Award nomination for 'Top Male Solo Artist' after release of his debut solo album CYMBALS AT DAWN (Big Brave Music) in late 2003. Nominee showcases ...
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Nominees for the 2004 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Rapper-producer Kanye West leads the pack of nominations for the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards announced Thursday. The ceremnoy for the Source hip-hop awards will will be held at Miami Oct. 10. List of nominess for the The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2004: Artist of the Year(Male ...
| 4.1 million 'Passion of the Christ' DVDs sold in first day of release!
LOS ANGELES (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) - Mel Gibson's /The Passion of the Christ/ released on DVD and video yesterday to immediate boffo sales numbers. Over 2.4 million copies had been sold by mid-day alone, and by the end of the day 4.1 million had sold. That number is the most ever for ...
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Tim McGraw tops US Album Chart; Ray Charles bows at No. 2
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - The Country music superstar Tim McGraw is remainning on the Top of the US Albums Chart for a second consecutive week - with his newest studio effort "Live Like You Were Dying" (Curb) which has sold 227,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Here's the countdown of the ...
| Mobo drops gay hate acts
LONDON, UK (MOBO Awards announcement) - Britain's Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBO) organizers withdrew nominations for Elephant Man and Vybz Kartel because the reggae acts use homophobic lyrics. The Mobo Academy demanded an apology and removed the Jamaican acts' nominations from the best reggae act ...
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Franz Ferdinand win 2004 Mercury Music Prize
LONDOON, UK (www.nationwidemercurys.com) - Franz Ferdinand have won the prestigious Mercury Music Prize at a ceremony in London. The Scottish rockers were the favourites to win the prize and faced competition from artists including Keane, Joss Stone, Jamelia, Amy Winehouse and The Streets. The prize ...
| Koch Records turns a triple play! Three new releases debut with over 10,000 copies sold each in three different genres
NEW YORK (KOCH Records) - KOCH Records proudly claims three albums - spanning three genres - with sales over 10,000 units this week. This marks the first time in ITS history that KOCH has simultaneously released leading records in the hip hop, R&B and county genres which have had strong first week sales. ...
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LIVESTAR Entertainment Group, Inc. announces its first production partnership in a national network televised event; the 2004 World Music Awards, Live from Las Vegas, September 15, 2004, on ABC
LAS VEGAS, NV. (LIVESTAR Entertainment Group) - LIVESTAR Entertainment Group, Inc. ("LIVESTAR" or the "Company") (OTC BB: LSTE) is proud to announce today that it has executed an agreement with the founders of the World Music Awards, Marcor International, to play a significant role as a Production Partner ...
| A Letter sent to BBC Director General Mark Thompson by OutRage! Urging the dropping of MOBO Awards programme
LONDON, UK (OutRage!/ www.outrage.org.uk) LONDON, September 6, 2004: Dear Mark Thompson, BBC broadcast of MOBO 'murder music' singers, I am writing to you on behalf of the lesbian and gay human rights group OutRage! We are asking the BBC to reconsider broadcasting the MOBO Awards if an assurance cannot ...
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Tim McGraw tops this week's Billboard 200
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Tim McGraw tops the Billboard 200 this week with U.S. sales of 766,000 for his Curb set "Live Like You Were Dying. The Curb release, the ninth of McGraw's career, sold a better-than-expected 766,000 copies! Nielsen SoundScan ranked R. Kelly's latest Jive/Zomba album Happy People/U ...
| 'Frank Zappa - Baby Snakes' DVD wins Sorround Music Award 2004
LOS ANGELES (Eagle Rock Ent./www.eaglerockent.com) - Beating out the Rolling Stones, Beck and others was the Eagle Rock Entertainment DVD release of 'FRANK ZAPPA - BABY SNAKES' which won the Surround Music Award for Best Menu Design. On hand to accept the award was Gail Zappa, wife of the late Frank ...
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SongPrize announces the latest winners of its International Songwriting Competition
NASHVILLE, TN. (www.SongPrize.com) - SongPrize announces the latest winners of its International Songwriting Competition. Winners were selected from contestants who entered the competition through the SongPrize.com website (www.SongPrize.com). In addition, SongPrize was pleased to once again welcome ...
| Westlife take first No 1 spot in the new UK 'Official Download' Chart
LONDON, UK (BPI press release) - Westlife have made music history by scoring the first Number One in the new Official UK Download Chart. Westlife's single, 'Flying Without Wings (Live)' beat off strong competition from Maroon 5 and Shapeshifters, and new exclusive tracks from Muse and Blazin' Squad ...
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Music4GamesNet to support 2005 BAFTA Games 'Audio' and 'Original Music' Awards
LONDON, UK (www.music4games.net) - Music4GamesNet and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) today announced that the British Academy is partnering with Music4GamesNet to support the "Audio" and "Original Music" categories for the 2005 BAFTA Games Awards. Following the enormous response ...
| List of winners at 5th Latin Grammys; Sanz, Rita big winners at 2004 Latin Grammys
MIAMI, FL. (Recording Academy press release) - Latin Grammy announced yesterday the 5th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Winners List (for recordings released during the April 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004). The complete list of winners at Wednesday's fifth annual Latin Grammys 2004: Album Of The Year: ...
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