Music Icon and Public Enemy Co-Founder Chuck D Joins Music Intelligence Solutions, Inc. Board of Advisors
CANNES, FRANCE (Top40 Charts/ Music Intelligence Solutions) - Music Intelligence Solutions, Inc., a global leader in the field of digital music and media discovery, today announced the appointment of Chuck D, co-founder of Public Enemy, legendary artist, author and Internet entrepreneur, to its Advisory ...
| Omnifone's MusicStation wins Gold at this year's Future Mobile Awards for Contribution to Mobile Music
Hampshire, UK. (Top40 Charts/ Omnifone) - Mobile music innovators, Omnifone, have been selected as this year's top award winner in the mobile music category at this year's Future Mobile Awards, presented by Juniper Research. The Future Mobile Awards are given to companies that have made significant ...
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Rockmaster Rolls Into Nashville: Next Gen Piano-in-Minutes Book to Hit TV and Schools in Music City
Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ JM Media) - After proving itself in New York City, the acclaimed piano-in-minutes instruction book "The Rockmaster System" is rolling into Nashville to establish itself in a city that knows its music like no other. With its philosophy of "Everyone Can Play," and goal ...
| Avid Audio Group Drives Revolution in Music Creation at NAMM 2008
ANAHEIM, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Avid Technology) - Digidesign, M-Audio and Sibelius-the audio brands of Avid Technology, Inc. - are joining forces at the 2008 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) convention, driving home their theme of 'a revolution in music creation' with a host of new products ...
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Export Success For Australian Indie Music Label
Canberra, Australia (Top40 Charts/ Hardrush Music) - In a great start for 2008 Australian Independent recording label Hardrush Music has achieved success in some of the world's most competitive music markets. Whilst Hardrush covers all music styles, it is the pop, rock, country and urban genres that ...
| Gibson Guitar and TC Group to Merge
ANAHEIM, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Gibson Guitar PR) - Gibson Guitar, the world's premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology and TC Group, leaders in professional audio, have announced that they are planning to merge. The announcement was made at the NAMM 2008 show in Anaheim, California ...
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Line 6 Announces Micro Spider
CALABASAS, CA. (Top 40 Charts/ Line 6, Inc.) - Line 6, Inc, the industry leader in amp-modeling technology, announced today the launch of Micro Spider, the traveling guitarist's battery-powered best friend and a potent addition to the best-selling Spider III family of modeling amplifiers. Micro ...
| ECAST DECEMBER 2007 BARPULSE SHOWS WHAT MUSIC IS HOT IN U.S. BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ By Charlotte Maumus/ KCSA Strategic Communications) - While the airwaves were drenched in holiday sounds, the December Ecast BarPulse showed that it was actually R&B that reigned supreme in American bars and nightclubs with multi-platinum artist Mary J. Blige leading the way ...
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment Launches Platinum MusicPass
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Sony BMG) - SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT today announced the launch of Platinum MusicPass, a series of digital album cards that enable consumers to download full-length albums, and in many cases special bonus content, in the form of high-quality MP3 files. The first 37 titles ...
| Statements from the Music Community Regarding the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - In response to press speculation regarding artist attendance at the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards, The Recording Academy has received the following statements from friends in the music community declaring their support: "The work of The Recording Academy ...
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Gibson Guitar Hosts the Gibson Lodge at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 19-23, 2008
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Gibson Guitar) - Gibson Guitar, the world's premier musical instrument maker and leader in music technology will host their official lodge at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah. The Gibson Lodge, known for attracting some of the most famous attendees of the ...
| Fontana To Soar With Eagle Rock
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ By Maria Ho-Burge/ Universal Music Group) - Fontana, the independent distribution arm of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Eagle Rock Entertainment, it was announced today by Jim Urie, President of Universal ...
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Statement from Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy Regarding the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - The following is a statement from Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy: "Today the producers of the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards requested an interim agreement from the WGA for the telecast on February 10. The Recording Academy remains ...
| Ashley Stewart Stores Announces Joint Venture with Jill Scott's Heather Inc. Firm
SECAUCUS, NJ. (Top40 Charts/ Ashley Stewart Stores) - 2008 three time (3) Grammy nominee and Multi-platinum, two-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist, singer- songwriter, poet, actor and philanthropist Jill Scott is stacked for success as she enters into an exclusive joint venture between her ...
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Virgin/ EMI Wrongfully Attempted to Poach Hawthorne Heights From Victory Records, Lawsuit Claims
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Victory Records) - Virgin/EMI improperly induced platinum-selling band Hawthorne Heights to repudiate its contract with top independent label Victory Records, according to a lawsuit filed by the independent company in federal court Monday. Virgin/EMI went so far as ...
| Taylor and Fender Join Forces in Europe
SCOTTSDALE, AR. (Top40 Charts/ Fender Musical Instruments Corporation) - Taylor Guitars and Fender Musical Instruments Corporation today announced a strategic relationship between the two companies which will now work together to raise Taylor's brand awareness throughout Europe. Fender Europe's new ...
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Aardvark Records & VOEVEO Announce Music Competition Winner
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Top 40 Charts/ VOEVEO) - www.voeveo.com and Aardvark Records are pleased to announce London-based act Riveraire as the grand prize winner in the audio category of the voeveo incubator competition. voeveo's incubator programme is all about supporting and helping creative people ...
| In Recognition Of The Recording Academy's 50th Celebration, Grammy Style Studio 2008 Doubles In Size At A New Home - Smashbox Studios, West Hollywood
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - The fifth annual GRAMMY Style Studio is The Recording Academy's official styling suite where nominees, performers, and presenters are invited to select one-of-a-kind pieces from leading international red carpet and lifestyle brands to wear to the ...
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The 20th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference Welcomes Janet Reno, Kathy Mattea and 200+ Showcase Artists To Memphis, February 20 - 24
Memphis, TN. (Top 40 Charts/ Folk Alliance) - From keynote speakers Janet Reno and Eliza Gilkyson to the screening of the PBS's "American Masters' Peter Seeger: The Power of Song" documentary, the 20th Annual International Folk Alliance Conference is joining the many facets of the folk music industry ...
| The GRAMMY Foundation Announces GRAMMY Career Day Presented by Gibson Foundation
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ GRAMMY Foundation) - The GRAMMY Foundation today announced the schedule for its 2008 GRAMMY Career Day events, a national program presented by the Gibson Foundation under the GRAMMY Foundation's GRAMMY in the Schools banner that brings top music industry professionals ...
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