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Opry.com celebrates Carrie's induction with a new performance each day this week on YouTube!

May 10, 2008 -- Reigning Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year Carrie Underwood became the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry tonight, inducted by fellow Oklahoman, Opry member Garth Brooks, before a sold-out Opry House audience.

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Grammy Award-Winning Songwriter Nate “Danja” Hills Recognized as “Songwriter of the Year”

05/09/08 -- Warner/Chappell Music, the award-winning publishing arm of Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG), and one of the world's largest music publishers, was named ”Publisher of the Year” for the sixth year in a row at SESAC's 12th Annual Music Awards last night in New York City.

Additionally, Warner/Chappell songwriter Nate "Danja" Hills was recognized with his second “Songwriter of the Year” award based on his multiple chart-topping hits in 2007 including SESAC’s Song of the Year, “Say it Right” performed by Nelly Furtado.    » read more »

- The Biggest Night in Latin Music Will Be Held on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, at the Toyota Center and Will Be Broadcast Live on the Univision Network
- Spanish language version found below

HOUSTON, April 08, 2008 — The Latin Recording Academy® President Gabriel Abaroa, Univision Network news anchor Barbara Bermudo, and Houston Mayor Bill White today announced that the 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards will be broadcast live from the Toyota Center in Houston on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. This marks the first time Houston will host the premier international showcase of Latin music. The Latin GRAMMY Awards ceremony previously has been held in Miami, Los Angeles, New York and Las Vegas.    » read more »

NASHVILLE, April 8, 2008 – CMT today unveiled the contents of this year’s customized talent gift bags for celebrities participating in the 2008 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, country music’s only fan-voted awards show, airing live on Monday, April 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT* from The Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville. This year’s gift bag includes a wide variety of fashion, beauty and music must-haves as well as unique travel opportunities.    » read more »

Los Angeles, 8 April 2008 -- EMI Music Publishing, the world’s most creative music publisher, has signed an exclusive administration agreement with leading songwriter and producer Mike Elizondo, it was announced today.

The global deal will see EMI Music Publishing represent and market the new and future songs of one of the most in-demand songwriters of the moment. Elizondo has recently been in the studio working with Eminem on his new album, as well as teaming up with Sheryl Crow on her forthcoming album, Detours.    » read more »

College Students Tap Acts from NC State, Portland State & Georgia Perimeter to Perform alongside Wyclef Jean and Other College Favorites at mtvU Campus Invasion 08 Music Festivals as Voting Kicks Off to Pick $10,000 Grand Prize Winner

Rock Band and MTV2 Present One of the Hottest Rock Tours This Spring Beginning April 8th

SanDisk and Billboard Focus on U.S. Hispanic and Latin American Markets, Recognize Mobile Convergence, Music Portability Trends

April 02, 2008, Dublin, Ireland - Nokia Ireland is delighted to announce the arrival of the Nokia Music Store (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 fingertips, 24/7.

"As the world's largest manufacturer of digital music players, millions of consumers from around the world can enjoy our music experiences," said Mr Alan O'Hara, General Manager of Nokia Ireland. "We're dedicated to delivering the best music experience, based on products and services that offer consumers choice, relevance, and ease of use. We also want to be more locally relevant than any other digital music store in Ireland. "    » read more »

CUPERTINO, California, April 3, 2008 — Apple® today announced that the iTunes® Store (itunes.com) surpassed Wal-Mart to become the number one music retailer in the US, based on the latest data from the NPD Group*. With over 50 million customers, iTunes has sold over four billion songs and features the world’s largest music catalog of over six million songs.

“We launched iTunes less than five years ago, and it has now become the number one music retailer in the world,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We are thrilled, and would like to thank all of our customers for helping us reach this incredible milestone.”    » read more »

03/31/08 -- SpiralFrog, Inc., the free ad-supported, Web-based music experience, and Warner/Chappell Music (WCM), the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE:WMG), today announced an agreement to make the company’s catalog of music compositions available to complement SpiralFrog’s growing roster of audio and video content.    » read more »

31 March 2008 -- Je sais que la terre est plate, the fourth studio album from EMI Music France artist Raphaël, has debuted at number one on the official French Ifop album chart with first week sales of 72,248. Released on Monday 17 March by EMI’s Delabel imprint, the album is also number one in the music downloads chart.

Je sais que la terre est plate has also scored strong debuts in Belgium (n°2) and in Switzerland (n°3).

Caravane, Raphaël’ s previous album, was the best selling album of the year in France in 2005 with an impressive 1,800,000 copies sold. The following year Raphaël received three French national music awards (Victoires de la Musique) for Best male artist, Best song and Best album, as well as one NRJ music award.    » read more »

Social Music Network Honours Online Music Innovation, Winning Developer Will Win Trip To London And VIP Tickets To Last.fm Live Event

03.31.2008 -- Last.fm announced today that it is sponsoring a new music category in Mozilla's Extend Firefox 3 contest. As part of the contest, which encourages Web developers to create innovative extensions or add-ons for the forthcoming major update to the Firefox Web browser, Last.fm will be judging entries and will award the best music-related extension entry.

The winner will be flown to the Last.fm office in London to meet the team behind the world's fastest-growing free music Web site; will attend a Last.fm/Presents live event as a guest of Last.fm; and will also receive a Logitech Squeezebox network music player.    » read more »

Concert Event — Sponsored In Part By Gibson Foundation — At The Music Box @ Fonda In Hollywood Raises Funds For MusiCares® Addiction Recovery Services

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 20, 2008 — The fourth annual MusiCares MAP FundSM benefit concert, honoring legendary artist Alice Cooper and renowned guitarist Slash, will be held on May 9, 2008, at The Music Box @ Fonda, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Calif. All proceeds will benefit the MusiCares® MAP Fund, which provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment regardless of their financial situation. The benefit is sponsored in part by the Gibson Foundation.    » read more »

03/13/2008 -- Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney will be at AT&T Park for his only northern California stop on Sunday, June 8 for his 14-city Corona Extra Presents Kenny Chesney Poets & Pirates Stadium Tour. He will be joined by four-time Entertainers of the Year Brooks & Dunn, Grammy Award winner LeAnn Rimes, platinum progressive West Coast Country star Gary Allan and newcomer Luke Bryan.    » read more »