Metallica has won this year’s “Inspiration” Award, given by British hard-rock weekly magazine, Kerrang!. The band were present at the ceremony in London on August 21st to receive the award, which “honors the band that is still setting the standard by which all heavy metal bands aspire to.”
A7X won "Best Album" at the Kerrang! Awards in London on August 21st for their self-titled, self-produced album.
While in New York, Blake Shelton stopped by to visit the lovely ladies of People Magazine. He promised to give them the exclusive shots of his visit in exchange for them posting an interview with him on their site. I think Blake got the better end of the deal. Click on http://www.people.com/people/videos/0,,20219943,00.html to watch Blake give his opinions on cocktails, ringtones and Miranda Lambert.
Billy Lunn of sexy UK trio, THE SUBWAYS plays "Lostboy" acoustically just for you, live from our mid-town office....
Watch The Veronicas as they perform “Untouched” — the first single from Hook Me Up —on MTV’s TRL, airing August 20th at 11am EST.
The video, which debuted at No. 10 on TRL’s Top 10 Video Countdown on July 16th, is currently on MTV Hits in medium rotation and on the N Network in “really like” rotation. The Veronicas will also be featured as an ‘Incoming Artist’ on the Fuse Network for the month of August.
Join Taking Back Sunday at www.takingbacksunday.com or www.myspace.com/takingbacksunday on August 12th @6pm EST for a live video broadcast with your favorite five band members. TBS have partnered with Ustream to set up a place on their websites to go whenever the band wants to hop online and say hello. TBS can’t wait to fill you in on everything that is going on in the studio as they work on songs for their new album.
The band has been known to be slightly funny in the past so you should probably watch.
Warner Bros. Records Artist James Otto is set to announce the nominations for the 2008 CMA Awards, live from Nashville on Sept. 10, in a special edition of CMT's "CMT Insider." James will make the announcement with Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and Lady Antebellum. Flatts and Swift will make a portion of the announcements on "Good Morning America" prior to additional nominees being announced by Otto and Lady Antebellum on "CMT Insider."
"This is Country Music's Biggest Night -- what an honor to be asked to participate in announcing the CMA Award nominations," says Otto. "I don't think there is a Country artist out there, including myself, who hasn't dreamed of winning a CMA Award. To be asked to announce the nominee's names that morning with Lady Antebellum is a moment I will always remember."
"The 42nd Annual CMA Awards" will be broadcast live from the Sommet Center in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 12 (8:00-11:00 PM ET/delayed PT) on ABC.
In preparation for his album's digital 8/12 release and physical release on 9/9, Jason Reeves stops by WBR Burbank for a visit and day of press.
Nashville Star winner Melissa Lawson stopped by her new label home, Warner Bros. Records Nashville, after her win on Tuesday. She met her new bunny family and talked about wardrobe for her apperance on NBC's Today Show, airing live from Beijing on Tuesday, Aug. 12.
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