Music

Groundbreaking Music Video Game Has Gone into Final Production and is Set to Take Center Stage on Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION3 System on November 20th

Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney Among Favorites

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 5 -- Carrie Underwood continues her winning streak when America picks the CMA winners, according to the findings of a recent CMT poll predicting winners of the "41st Annual CMA Awards." Carrie Underwood emerged as the clear cut favorite for Female Vocalist of the Year, while Kenny Chesney was chosen as Male Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year.    » read more »

- VH1 Soul / VIBE Award Goes to Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Robin Thicke, Shop Boyz, Timbaland, Fabolous, T-Pain, Will Smith and Yung Joc
- Hosted By Grammy Award-Winning Artist Eve

London, 5 November 2007 -- EMI Group, the leading global music business, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Clasper and Billy Mann to its Investor Board to assist in the transformation of the group.

Both will provide guidance and advice in all areas of the Group. As well as sitting on the Investor Board, Mike will advise on and review the development of EMI’s manufacturing, logistics and sales operations around the world. Billy meanwhile will provide creative input to the Group and the Investor Board and advise on artist relations.    » read more »

- NPR and NPR Member Stations Introduce Premier Online Destination for Music Discovery
- Site Offers Concert and Studio Performances, Interviews, News, Reviews, Blogs, Podcasts and Artist Index
- Launch Includes Exclusive New NPR.org Media Player with Playlist Capacity

LONDON, 5th November 2008 -- Kylie Minogue, whose single ‘2 Hearts’ is released digitally today, launches her very own cross platform social network - Kylie Konnect - KylieKonnect.com.

Kylie’s record label, Parlophone, teamed up with New Visions Mobile to create the application which will allow fans to create their profile, upload images and blogs and connect with other Kylie fans across the globe via their mobile or web browser in a seamless user experience.    » read more »

LONDON, Monday 5th November 2007: For the first time all six of Radiohead’s Parlophone studio albums (Pablo Honey, The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A, Amnesiac, and Hail To The Thief) plus live album (I Might Be Wrong) will be available together in a specially packaged box set from December 10th, featuring original artwork in exclusive digipack sleeves, which is available for pre-order as of today from RadioheadStore.com.    » read more »

10/31/07 -- Zazzle, the only on-demand retail platform to offer billions of retail quality, one-of-a-kind products shipped within 24 hours, today announced the availability of artist-based products from Warner Music Group's (NYSE: WMG) award-winning artists.    » read more »

Lily Allen, Athlete and Supergrass artwork to appear on chip & PIN cards

LONDON, 30 October 2007 -- Selected EMI artists are coming together and offering young fans an alternative way to get their hands on their album covers – through chip and PIN cards.

In an exclusive and first of its kind deal with NatWest and EMI Music UK & Ireland, label artists including Lily Allen, Athlete, The Thrills and Supergrass are allowing their album artwork to be used on chip and PIN cards for teenagers.    » read more »

30,000 Indie Label MP3 Tracks Added

30 October 2007 -- The B-52’s, pioneering dance-rock stars, are exploding on the scene once again with the February 26th, 2008 release of Funplex, the band’s first studio album in 16 years and the first with the Astralwerks label.

The influential band – who bridged a gap between punk and new wave with a sound that was uniquely their own – along with producer Steve Osborne (New Order, Happy Mondays, Doves, KT Tunstall) have created an new album as cutting edge, distinctive and danceable as their self-titled debut album and hit single Rock Lobster were in 1979.    » read more »

ABC CELEBRATES COUNTRY MUSIC WITH PROGRAMMING, SPECIAL GUEST STARS AND APPEARANCES LEADING UP TO THE "THE 41ST ANNUAL CMA AWARDS"

Thursday, November 01, 2007 -- ABC Television, the official broadcast home of "Country Music's Biggest Night,(tm)" is getting the festivities started early with programming celebrating the best of Country Music leading up to the big gala, "The 41st Annual CMA Awards," airing live WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network from the Sommet Center in Nashville.    » read more »

Annie Lennox, Q-Tip, Angels & Airwaves, Talib Kweli, Motion City Soundtrack and Lupe Fiasco to Partner with College Students in Honoring Top Emerging Acts MTV Confirmed to Air Encore Performance of 4th Annual 'mtvU Woodie Awards' November 17th at 10pm ET / PT

NEW YORK, Oct 30, 2007 -- mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network, today announced that up-and-coming indie rock set Tokyo Police Club has been added to the performance lineup for the 2007 "mtvU Woodie Awards" - the only awards honoring the music voted best by the college audience.    » read more »

* MusicStation to launch in South Africa with Vodafone affiliate network Vodacom, bringing legal subscription based digital music downloads within reach of over 24.6 million mobile users for the first time
* Consumers have access to over a million tracks from Universal Music Group, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, EMI Music and Warner Music Group and independent labels
* MusicStation available on new and existing Nokia and Sony Ericsson handsets

Led Zeppelin Guitarist Jimmy Page Fractures Finger

11/01/07 -- The Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert, originally scheduled for Monday, November 26th and featuring Led Zeppelin, Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings, Paul Rogers, Paolo Nutini, and Foreigner has been postponed until December 10th due to Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page fracturing his finger.

The injury to Jimmy Page's finger, which was sustained this past weekend, will not allow him to play guitar for 3 weeks.    » read more »