Currently browsing category

Awards, Page 14

Independent Vocalist GYLES is Nominated for Best Urban EP for “Love & Denial” | WATCH NEW VIDEO

Independent Toronto Songstress GYLES is Nominated for Best Urban EP “Love & Denial” WATCH Acoustic Music Video, “Heart Bandit” Good Afternoon Readers, It looks like Toronto, Canada Soul vocalist GYLES is starting to get her due. Just recently, GYLES has been nominated in a category for Best Urban EP by …

Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” to Receive Award @ Songwriters Gala

“A CHANGE IS GONNA COME” TO RECEIVE TOWERING SONG AWARD
AT SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME GALA



Previously Announced Inductees Include Tony Hatch, Mick Jones & Lou Gramm, Holly Knight, JD Souther, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry


New York – April 22 – The 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame Towering Song Award will be presented to “A Change Is Gonna Come” at the 44th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner slated for Thursday, June 13th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City, SHOF Chairman Jimmy Webb announced today.  The song, written and originally performed by the legendary Sam Cooke, is published by ABKCO Music.

To continue, please click “MORE”!

Jennifer Hudson to be Honored by the Recording Academy® @ Grammys On The Hill Awards® April 17th, 2013

The Recording Academy® To Honor Grammy® And Academy Award® Winner Jennifer Hudson At Grammys On The Hill® Awards April 17


  
Washington’s Most Interesting Mix of Music and Politics Will Take Place at the Hamilton with Proceeds Benefiting the GRAMMY Foundation®

Advocacy Day for Music Makers Will Take Place on Capitol Hill April 18

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The Recording Academy® — the organization internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards®— will present its 2013 GRAMMYs on the Hill® Awards in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 17 at the Hamilton. Known as “Washington’s most interesting mix of music and politics,” the event will honor GRAMMY® and Academy Award® winner Jennifer Hudson for her artistic achievements and generosity as a philanthropist.

To continue, please click “MORE”!

Chaka Khan Introduces Line of Chocolates & Candles @ the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards® Gift Lounge

Ten-Time GRAMMY® Award Winner Chaka Khan Introduces Her Line of Chocolates and Candles at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards® Gift Lounge During GRAMMY Week


  
Chaka’s Chakalates and Khana Sutra Candles Are Available Online Now

International Icon Continues Year-long Celebration of 40 Years in Music and Entertainment


LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Ten-time GRAMMY® Award winner Chaka Khan will introduce two of her signature products in the GRAMMY® Gift Lounge today, Thursday, February 7, Friday, February 8, and Saturday, February 9, in conjunction with the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards® Ceremony on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles and broadcast on the CBS network from 8:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). GRAMMY performers and presenters will be treated to gifts of Chaka’s gourmet chocolates, Chakalates, and her Khana Sutra candles. The international music icon and entrepreneur will be in the lounge during GRAMMY Week to meet and gift talent.

To continue, please click “MORE”!

Andraé Crouch Honored @ Stellar Awards Weekend | Also Honored by ASCAP | PBS Airs Special, The Andraé Crouch Collection

Legendary Gospel Artist & Songwriter Andraé Crouch Honored During Stellar Awards Weekend And At Inaugural Ball


 
Riverphlo Artist Introduces His Multiple Stellar Award Nominated Song “Let The Church Say Amen” At Recent Telecast
 
PBS Airs Special, The Andraé Crouch Collection

 
(Los Angeles, CA) – January 2013 – Riverphlo Recording Artist Andraé Crouch is an icon in Gospel music.  Known for countless Gospel hits such as “The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power”, “My Tribute” and his most recent mega-hit, “Let The Church Say Amen”, Crouch has been in the music industry for over four decades.
 
To continue, please click “MORE”!

Motown Singer KEM Leads All Nominees for The 44th NAACP Image Awards with 4 Nominations

Motown Recording Artist KEM Leads All Nominees For The 44th NAACP Image Awards With Four (4) Nominations



   THE 44TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS WILL AIR LIVE AT 8PM ET (TAPE-DELAYED AT 8PM PT) ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 ON NBC

KEM’S “YOU’RE ON MY MIND” VIDEO FEATURES APPEARANCES BY 44TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS HOST, ANTHONY ANDERSON, ALONG WITH BRUCE BRUCE & GOAPELE, TO GIVE LOVE A COMEDIC TWIST


DETROIT, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Two-time Grammy Award®-nominated Motown artist KEM leads all nominees for the 44th NAACP Image Awards with four (4) nominations for his songs: “Glorify The King,” “Be Mine For Christmas,” “You’re On My Mind” and for his “You’re On My Mind” video.



To continue, please click “MORE”!

Shemekia Copeland Scores Blues Music Award Nom. as Best Contemporary Blues Female Artist | “Lemon Pie” Nominated for Best Song

ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER AWARD NOMINATION FOR BLUES QUEEN SHEMEKIA COPELAND  On the heels of the announcement that 331/3, her current release, is up for a Grammy (Best Blues Album), comes word that she’s received a Blues Music Award nomination as Best Contemporary Blues Female Artist.  ..And “Lemon Pie,” the lead track …

2013 Trumpet Awards Honorees to be Announced | Will Broadcast on TV One in Spring 2013

Trumpet Awards 2013 Honorees Announcement Scheduled by The Trumpet Awards Foundation


The Trumpet Awards Foundation will
hold a press conference to announce the selection of 2013 Trumpet Awards
honorees on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 10:00 am at the Hyatt Regency
Atlanta in International Ballroom South, Atlanta, Georgia. This is an
open event to press and media representatives.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) December 10, 2012

The Trumpet Awards Foundation
will announce the honorees of the 2013 Trumpet Awards at a Press
Conference on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 10:00 a.m. at the Hyatt
Regency Atlanta in the International Ballroom South.

To continue, please click “MORE”!

Bassist/Vocalist Esperanza Spalding Wins Smithsonian Magazine American Ingenuity Award

ESPERANZA SPALDING WINS SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE
‘AMERICAN INGENUITY AWARD’



Awards Recognize Leaders in Social, Scientific, & Artistic Innovation;
Spalding Performs at Gala; Herbie Hancock Presents Award


For Immediate Release – Smithsonian Magazine Editor-In-Chief Michael Caruso has announced that bassist, vocalist, composer and bandleader Esperanza Spalding has won a Smithsonian Magazine American Ingenuity Award in the category of performing arts.

To continue, please click “MORE”!

Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Jimmy Jam and More To Appear at ‘Songs of Hope VIIII” | Oct. 18th, 2012

Clive Davis, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Jimmy Jam, Trevor Rabin, And More To Appear At Songs Of Hope VIII Benefiting City Of Hope at Rolling Stone Magazine’s ‘House Of Rock’ On Oct. 18



Event to feature special performances and exclusive music auction


SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ —   Clive Davis , Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Jimmy Jam, Trevor Rabin (composer and vocalist of Grammy Award-winning group Yes) and music and entertainment industry giants committed to fighting cancer, HIV/AIDS, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases will take part in Songs of Hope VIII, a special event and silent auction that supports lifesaving research at City of Hope. Held at Rolling Stone’s exclusive House of Rock in, Santa Monica, Calif., the Oct. 18 event will be emceed by Jimmy Jam and feature an intimate performance by Edmonds.

To continue, please click “MORE”!

You cannot copy content of this page