Music

First Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Location outside Cleveland to Open in SoHo in November

August 13, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Billy Joel, Clive Davis, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Terry Stewart and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation CEO Joel Peresman today announced that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will open an annex in New York City in the heart of SoHo.

When the 25,000 square foot annex opens in November, it will be the first location outside the Museum's home in Cleveland. NYC & Company CEO George Fertitta and Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin joined the announcement, which took place at 76 Mercer Street, the future site of the annex.    » read more »

Female Diners Will Receive Free CoverGirl WetSlicks AmazeMint Lip Gloss and a Chance to Attend Exclusive Essence Music Festival Events

NEW YORK, July 1, 2008 -- Getting the check after dinner has never been sweeter. CoverGirl has teamed up with P.F. Chang's China Bistro to offer female diners an exclusive opportunity to try the new WetSlicks AmazeMint lip gloss after dinner. On Friday, July 4th, the first 500 women to dine at P.F. Chang's at 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd in Metairie, Louisiana will get a free lip color before it hits stores.    » read more »

Month-Long Dedicated Coldplay Channel to Feature Exclusive, Uncut Live Performances from Viva La Vida Tour, Tracks from their New Album, Interviews With the Band and More

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2008 -- GRAMMY® Award-winning band Coldplay will have a dedicated channel on XM Radio, it was announced today. Beginning July 15, the month-long channel, "30 Days of Coldplay" (XM 51), will provide fans with music from the Coldplay catalog, including import-only released tracks and other hard-to-find recordings and tracks from their new album, an uncut, exclusive concert broadcast from the Viva La Vida North American Tour, plus other live performances, interviews and more.    » read more »

Fans Will Get a Sneak Preview of All-New Guitar Hero World Tour and Watch A Guitar Hero Competition on Center Stage

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jun 25, 2008 -- This summer, Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:ATVI) Guitar Hero(R), the #1 best selling video game franchise of 2007, will go coast-to-coast with the American Idols Live! Tour 2008, kicking off in Glendale, Ariz. on July 1.    » read more »

'Tha Carter III' is the Biggest Release of 2008

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, Wednesday, June 18, 2008 — Cash Money/Universal Motown Records multi-platinum recording artist Lil Wayne expands his dynasty with Tha Carter III. The new CD is the biggest release by far for 2008, selling over 1 Million copies in it’s first week, reigning #1 on Nielsen SoundScan, besting Mariah Carey’s record-breaking release earlier this year. Not since 50 Cent’s The Massacre in 2005 has an artist sold over 1 Million albums their first week.    » read more »

Last.fm to Feature Thousands of Videos Free-On-Demand from UMG Chart-topping Artists Including Jay-Z, Nirvana and Amy Winehouse, Among Many Others

June 20, 2008 -- Universal Music Group (UMG), the world\'s leading music company, and Last.fm, the fast-growing free global music Web site, today announced a new partnership that will make UMG's music video catalogue available for free-on-demand streaming to users of Last.fm. The deal, which marks Last.fm\'s first major video partnership, will bring thousands of high-quality music videos to the Last.fm community. As part of this agreement, Universal Music and its artists will receive revenue for every UMG video streamed.    » read more »

19 June 2008 -- In the UK their album 'Viva La Vida' is number one and is the fastest selling album of the year

Coldplay today became the first British group in 11 years to top the American singles chart. The group’s song ‘Viva La Vida’, title track of their current album stands at number 1 in the US, whilst their album is number 1 in the UK. The album is released in America this week.

This continues a staggering run of success for the album, which is the fastest selling album of the year in the UK and holds the record for the biggest number of pre-sales on iTunes.

Source: EMI Group Limited