Mark Shapiro Elected To Live Nation's Board Of Directors
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Live Nation) - Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) announced today that Mark Shapiro, President and Chief Executive Officer of Six Flags, Inc., the world's largest regional theme park company, has joined the company's board of directors. "Mark's position at Six Flags gives him an unparalleled ...
| Music Lovers Have A New Way To Shop And Discover On Amazon With Over 100,000 New Artist Stores
SEATTLE, WA. (Top40 Charts/ Amazon) - To help customers more easily discover music in any format, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched over 100,000 new artist stores (www.amazon.com/artiststores). The stores feature comprehensive artist content, including full album discographies, CDs, DRM-free ...
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Jeff Straughn Appointed Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Island Def Jam Music Group
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Island Def Jam Music Group) - Jeff Straughn has been appointed Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Island Def Jam Music Group, it was announced today by Steve Bartels, President & COO, Island Def Jam Music Group. In his new role, Mr. Straughn will be responsible ...
| IODA Partners With BounDEE, Creating Strong Mobile Presence In Japan
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (Top40 Charts/ IODA) - IODA, the global leader in digital distribution, marketing, and technology solutions for the independent music and film industry, today announced a worldwide partnership with BounDEE, Japan's largest distributor of independent music. Through BounDEE's relationship ...
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Lionsgate Teams Up With Leading US Indie Label Wind-Up Records For Joint Publishing Venture
SANTA MONICA, Calif. and VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Top40 Charts/ Lionsgate) - Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), the leading next generation filmed entertainment studio, has entered into a unique partnership with Wind-up Records, the leading independently owned and operated mid-size label in the U.S., the two ...
| The Latin Recording Academy Announces Official Sponsors For The 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards
MIAMI, FL. (Top40 Charts/ Latin Recording Academy) - The Latin Recording Academy announced today it has partnered with leading organizations in a variety of industries for sponsorship as well as promotional partnerships to help spotlight the 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards and its surrounding events. ...
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Stars To 'Tell It Like It Is' At MTV's European Music Awards
LONDON & NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ SpinVox) - MTV'S Staying Alive Foundation and SpinVox have teamed up with Lapeno, Mervin and Ed the notorious puppet from MTV's Fur TV show to promote sexual health amongst young people. The Telling It Like It Is campaign is a groundbreaking initiative that encourages ...
| Unsigned Artists Can Now Share Their Music With Millions Globally, All For Free At Drulz
LEANDER, Texas (Top40 Charts/ Drulz Announcement) - Independent musicians need a place to gather and Drulz.com has created the perfect environment. Indie musicians, we know you are working hard to hack out your own path in the world of music and we want to help. Drulz.com is a necessary ally for the ...
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Universal Music Australia Chooses Play MPE to Digitally Deliver Pre-Release Music
SYDNEY, AU. (Top40 Charts/ Shooting Star) - The Shooting Star Picture Company and Universal Music Australia are pleased to announce the migration of all Universal Music digital servicing to PLAY MPE, Australia's new industry standard for the delivery of promotional content to radio and other media. ...
| Fuego Entertainment Releases Five New CD's, Adds 1,500 Additional Music Tracks For Digital Distribution And Continues To Upload Over 3.5 Million Music Tracks!
Miami, FL. (Top40 Charts/ Fuego Entertainment) - Fuego Entertainment (OTCBB: FUGO) today announced that it continues to acquire and release new CDs via its record labels: FEMI and Echo-Fuego. Both labels are distributed by Koch Entertainment. Four new albums were released in September 2008 by Echo-Fuego: ...
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2009 ASCAP 'I Create Music' EXPO Announced
LOS ANGELES, CA. and NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ ASCAP) - ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) will stage its fourth annual ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO in Los Angeles next spring where top songwriters, composers, producers and industry professionals will come together to ...
| Eventful & Billboard Join Forces To Let Fans Choose The Best Concert Tour Of The Year
SAN DIEGO, CA. & NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Eventful) - Eventful and Billboard today announced that five top musical acts are in the running to win the first annual 'Eventful Fans' Choice Award' for the Best Concert Tour of the Year. The finalists are Madonna, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Chesney ...
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Country Radio Broadcasters Announces Appointment Of New Board Member Mike McVay
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Country Radio Broadcasters) - Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. has announced the appointment of new board member Mike McVay to the CRB Board of Directors. McVay has more than 35 years of experience in broadcasting as an on-air personality, Program Director, Operations ...
| Metalworks Studios: 30 Years Of Excellence
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Top40 Charts/ Metalworks Studios) - This year (2008) Metalworks Studios celebrates 30 years of excellence as the undisputed leader in the recording studio business in Canada. Established in 1978, Metalworks Studios was originally the creative workspace for legendary rock ...
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Zune & Univision Online Launch One-Stop Music Download Offering
REDMOND, WA. (Top40 Charts/ Microsoft Corp.) - Univision Online Inc., the interactive subsidiary of Univision Communications Inc., the nation's leading Spanish-language media company, and Zune, Microsoft Corp.'s end-to-end music and entertainment service, today announced the launch of an exclusive music ...
| Made In Detroit Clothing And Kid Rock Partner with Wayne State University to Help Out Hometown Talent
DETROIT, MI. (Top40 Charts/ Wayne State University) - Proving that music success can indeed be "Made In Detroit," Kid Rock is partnering with Wayne State University to fund a music scholarship that inspires Detroit's youth to believe in themselves, their city and embrace its rich music legacy. Kid Rock's ...
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IODA Partners With MySpace Music
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ MySpace Music) - MySpace Music (https://www.myspace.com/music), the world's premier online music community, today announced that IODA, one of the foremost digital distribution companies for the global independent music community, will provide its catalog of music to the ...
| The Recording Academy Pacific Northwest Chapter Hosts Third Annual GRAMMY MusicTech Summit In Seattle
SEATTLE, WA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - The Recording Academy Pacific Northwest Chapter is hosting its third annual GRAMMY MusicTech Summit, a two-day conference that examines the intersection of music and technology and issues defining the music landscape. Taking place in Seattle Nov. 6 - ...
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David Marcus Appointed Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives For Warner Bros. Records
BURBANK, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Warner Bros. Records) - Warner Bros. Records (WBR) announced today that former Ticketmaster executive David Marcus has been named to the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives for WBR. Reporting to WBR Chairman and CEO Tom Whalley, Marcus will ...
| iLike & TuneCore Join Forces To Help Independent Musicians Promote And Sell Their Music
SEATTLE, WA. & BROOKLYN, NY. (Top40 Charts/ iLike) - iLike, the leading social music discovery service, and TuneCore, the leading digital music distribution service, today kicked off a joint effort to help independent artists make money and get discovered - effectively becoming their own label. This ...
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