Sony BMG Music Entertainment Joins Nokia Comes With Music
LONDON, UK. and ESPOO, Finland (Top40 Charts/ Nokia Corporation) - Nokia today announced that SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT has officially joined Nokia Comes With Music, a revolutionary way for people to discover and enjoy music with their Nokia device. "As one of the leading major music companies ...
| iCarly Star Miranda Cosgrove Signs With Columbia Records as Part of Ongoing Global Partnership Between Nickelodeon and the Sony Music Label Group
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Nickelodeon/ Columbia Records) - Columbia Records has signed tween TV sensation Miranda Cosgrove, star of Nickelodeon's convergent mega-hit iCarly to be a recording artist, as part of the global partnership between Nick and the Sony Music Label Group. First up for Cosgrove ...
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Equity Music Group Recording Artist Laura Bryna Recently Welcomed To The Make-A-Wish Foundation Of The Mid-Atlantic, Inc. Board Of Directors
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Equity Music Group) - Equity Music Group Recording artist Laura Bryna was recently added to the board of directors of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc,. a nonprofit organization that fulfills the wishes of local children fighting life-threatening medical ...
| KOCH Records Announces New Deal With Tony Draper & Suave (House) Records
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ KOCH Records) - KOCH Records is pleased to announce a new deal with longstanding Houston powerhouse Suave Records (formerly Suave House). Via this landmark arrangement, KOCH Records will release several forthcoming titles by legendary artists 8Ball & MJG, Philly phenom Gillie ...
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eMusic Sales Surpass 200 Million Downloads
NEW YORK, NY (Top40 Charts/ By Cathy Halgas Nevins/ eMusic) - eMusic, the world's largest digital retailer of independent music and the world's second-largest music service after iTunes, today announced that it has sold more than 200 million downloads since establishing its current subscription model ...
| Grammy Producer Of The Year Mark Ronson Partners His Allido Records With Interscope Records
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Interscope/ Geffen/ A&M Records) - Mark Ronson, Grammy Award winner for Producer of the Year, Record of the Year and Pop Vocal Album (the latter two for his work with Amy Winehouse) will bring his Allido Records label to Interscope Geffen A&M Records. The joint venture ...
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Jermaine Dupri & Island Def Jam Music Group Launch New Hip-Hop Label TAG Records
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Procter & Gamble) - Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJ) and Procter & Gamble's TAG brand announce the formation of a new hip-hop record label, TAG Records. The new label will be led by hip-hop mogul Jermaine Dupri, who will act as president of the New York-based venture. As ...
| California Institute Of The Arts (CalArts) School Of Music Named In Recognition Of Herb Alpert
VALENCIA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ CalArts) - Eight-time Grammy award winner and A&M Records co-founder Herb Alpert and his wife, Grammy-winning vocalist Lani Hall, have made a $15 million gift to the School of Music at CalArts. President Steven D. Lavine announced that the school would be renamed The Herb ...
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Kountree Boyz Entertaiment Announces Two New Signings: Sean Kristopher & Tanika Turner
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Kountree Boyz Entertainment) - Los Angeles-based record label Kountree Boyz Entertainment announces its first step in the creation of their new indie-empire: the signing of two hot new artists! The label's dynamic duo of talent includes the sultry sounds of African-American ...
| RCA Wins Record Company Of The Year
London, UK (Top40 Charts/ SONY BMG MUSIC Entertainment) - RCA's credentials as the leading record label of 2007 were fully endorsed last night when they won MusicWeek's most prestigious award, Record Company of the Year. The award goes to the company which achieves the most in terms of market share, ...
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Virgin Megastores Defy Market Gravity & Post Successful 2007 Sales Numbers
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ SJ Communications) - Against the backdrop of a challenging U.S. marketplace Virgin Megastores achieved one of the most successful years the U.S. chain of stores have ever had. "Virgin Megastores are being recognized as a lifestyle entertainment shopping destination, rather ...
| imeem Acquires SNOCAP
SAN FRANCISCO (Top40 Charts/ By Gina Wilkinson/ imeem) - imeem, the leading social media network, announced today it has acquired SNOCAP, the leading technology company for digital rights and content management. This strategic acquisition provides imeem with powerful content identification technology, ...
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MySpace, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Universal Music Group & Warner Music Group Partner In Landmark Joint Venture: 'MySpace Music'
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ MySpace) - MySpace, the world's biggest and most popular social network, and three of the world's largest music companies, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group, today announced the formation of a landmark joint venture, MySpace Music. ...
| Universal Music Publishing Group Renews Exclusive Global Publishing Agreement With Superstar Mariah Carey
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Publishing Group) - David Renzer, Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group announced the renewal of world-renowned, five time Grammy award winner, multi-platinum artist Mariah Carey, to an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement. Through the ...
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Nokia Launches New Digital Music Store in Ireland
DUBLIN, Ireland (Top40 Charts/ Nokia Corporation) - Nokia Ireland is delighted to announce the arrival of the Nokia Music Store https://www.music.nokia.ie in Ireland - offering access to millions of tracks, from global hits to local artists and giving consumers the real freedom to enjoy music at their ...
| The ASCAP Foundation Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Iconic Song 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game'
NEW YORK, NY (Top40 Charts/ ASCAP Foundation) - As pitchers take to the mounds and fans take to the stadiums, there is more to celebrate this spring than just the start of another baseball season. 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the most iconic and beloved of all American sports anthems - "Take ...
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Kingston Technology Teams with Ricky Martin in Launch of Special 'Black & White' Mobile Memory Kit
LAS VEGAS, NV. and FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA. (Top 40 Charts/ Kingston Technology Company) - CTIA Wireless Show - Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it has joined forces with GRAMMY-winning superstar Ricky Martin to create a microSD and USB ...
| Wolfgang's Vault Creates Distribution Partnerships with Musicians
San Francisco, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Wolfgang's Vault) - Over a dozen well known recording artists have entered into agreements to add their own personal archived recordings to the Wolfgang's Vault archive under an innovative, artist friendly distribution arrangement with the popular music site. Wolfgang's ...
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SanDisk Announces Sponsorship Of Billboard Latin Music Conference And Awards
MILPITAS, CA. & NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ SanDisk Corporation) - SanDisk Corporation, the proven leader in flash memory, today announced a sponsorship in association with the Billboard Latin Music Conference and Awards from April 6-10 in Hollywood, Florida. This sponsorship demonstrates SanDisk's ...
| The Ultimate 'Green' Album Package Sprouts Wildflowers!
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - The insert in more than 20 Universal Music Group (UMG) titles available now at Wal-Mart as a part of Wal-Mart's "Earth Month" promotion is so earth-friendly that, when properly planted, the special seed paper will actually bloom into wildflowers. ...
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