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Iron Maiden stick with EMI

LONDON, 11th December, 2007 - EMI and Iron Maiden today announced they have renewed and extended their historic 28-year recording relationship in a deal for the world, excluding the USA, which also includes other revenues such as touring, merchandise and sponsorship.

Signed to EMI Records in November 1979, Iron Maiden quickly became one of the biggest rock bands in the world and have gone on to sell some 70 million albums including three No 1 and 15 Top 10 albums in the UK alone.

A Matter of Life and Death, Iron Maiden’s 14th and most recent studio album released in 2006, charted at No 1 in 10 countries, achieved Top 10 positions in 30 more and was Billboard magazine’s No 1 International Album.

Iron Maiden and EMI have a 28-year recording relationship. Since then, the band has since gone on to sell roughly 70 million albums, says EMI, including three No. 1 albums in the United Kingdom.
And as the group prepares to embark on an extensive world tour, its management team says the timing was perfect to renew ties with EMI and bring the music major into other aspects of its empire.

"For a band with a global following like Maiden, who rely on fan word of mouth, touring and marketing/sales expertise as they receive little or no radio or TV support, it is key that the 100% support and implementation of our visual marketing campaigns internationally is both effective and enthusiastic. EMI and their worldwide affiliates have always fulfilled this," comments manager Rod Smallwood.

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Members of Las Vegas four-piece Panic! At The Disco are taking a stripped-down approach to their as-yet-untitled sophomore album, due March 25 via Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen, relying less on computer software and more on their abilities as musicians, says Panic! guitarist/lyricist Ryan Ross. "We just wanted the record to sound like four people playing a song," Ross tells Billboard.com. "A lot of the songs are definitely more geared toward playing live; we didn't think about that on the last record."

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Networking site uploads UMG's services

By GORDON MASSON

Social-networking site Imeem has connected with all four major music distributors, sealing a deal Monday with Universal Music Group to provide music and video footage.

Warner Music, EMI and Sony BMG have already signed agreements with Imeem, which offers users streamed audio and video content free of charge, with payments to the record companies generated by advertising.

"Imeem has developed an innovative way to make our artists' music a central part of the social-networking experience," UMG chairman-CEO Doug Morris said in a statement.

Imeem's business model allows artists, labels, studios and media companies to make their music and video freely available for interactive streaming to the Imeem community while taking a share of the ad revenue.

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RETURN TO OZ, FOR SUMMER TOUR

G’day Rockers,

Airbourne have just returned from a very successful tour of the USA, selling out clubs on their own headline shows and sharing the stage with bands like Kid Rock & Korn.

They hit #1 most added track at Canadian radio, and their first single release in the USA is storming straight to the top of the radio charts.

The track Runnin’ Wild was just used there for a highlights package on ‘Monday Night Football’ (28 Million viewers) and they have also been placed in nine of the biggest video games on the planet, including Madden, Need For Speed, Tony Hawk Skate, NHL 08 to name drop a few.

The album Runnin’ Wild will be released in the USA, Canada, UK, Europe & Japan on January 29 next year.

The Diamond In The Rough single and video clip has been released in Australia this week, and to celebrate Airbourne are heading out on an extensive Australian tour.

THIS WILL BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SEE AIRBOURNE LIVE BEFORE THEY MOVE TO THE USA.

That’s right, Airbourne are permanently relocating to the USA early 2008, so don’t miss out on your very last chance to see them live before they leave!!!

AIRBOURNE “The Diamond In The Rough Tour”
11 DEC	Hallam Hotel	Hallam, VIC
12 DEC	Daisy’s Hotel	Ringwood, VIC
14 DEC	Ferntree Gully Hotel	Ferntree Gully, VIC
15 DEC	Pier Hotel	Frankston, VIC
30 DEC	Pyramid Rock Festival	Philip Island, VIC
31 DEC	Espy	St Kilda, VIC (NEW YEAR’S EVE)
2 JAN	Marlin Hotel	Ulladulla, NSW
3 JAN	Cambridge Hotel	Newcastle, NSW
4 JAN	Hoey Moey	Coffs Harbour, NSW
5 JAN	Yamba Bowling Club	Yamba, NSW
6 JAN	Great Northern Hotel	Byron Bay, NSW
11 JAN	Night Train	Adelaide, SA
12 JAN	Loxton Hotel	Loxton, SA
17 JAN	Continental Hotel	Sorrento, VIC
18 JAN	Karova Lounge	Ballarat, VIC
25 JAN	Hi Fi Bar	Melbourne, VIC
26 JAN	Torquay Hotel	Torquay, VIC
27 JAN	Lorne Hotel	Lorne, VIC

NEW SINGLE ‘DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH’
AT MEDIA NOW

Airbourne 'Runnin Wild' IN STORES NOW

“RUNNIN’ WILD” OUT IN THE US, CANADA, UK & GERMANY - JANUARY 29 2008

Hey Rockers,

Just a quick one to let you know,
“Runnin’ Wild” is being released in the US, CANADA, UK & GERMANY on January 29 2008 on Roadrunner Records.

Cheers,
AIRBOURNE

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Category 1

Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)

• Irreplaceable
  Beyoncé
  Beyoncé Knowles, S. Smith & Stargate, producers; Jim Caruana, Jason Goldstein &
  Geoff Rice, engineers/mixers
  Track from: B'Day
  [Sony Urban Music/Columbia/Music World Productions]
  
  
• The Pretender
  Foo Fighters
  Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers
  [Roswell/RCA Records]
  
  
• Umbrella
  Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
  Kuk Harrell & C. "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Kuk Harrell & Manny Marroquin,
  engineers/mixers
  Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
  [Def Jam]
  
  
• What Goes Around…Comes Around
  Justin Timberlake
  Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass &
  Timbaland, engineers/mixers
  [Jive/Zomba]
  
  
• Rehab
  Amy Winehouse
  Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer
  Track from: Back To Black
  [Universal Republic Records]
  
  
  

Category 2

Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)

• Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
  Foo Fighters
  Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian
  Gardner, mastering engineer
  [Roswell/RCA Records]
  
  
• These Days
  Vince Gill
  John Anderson, Guy Clarke, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall & The Del McCoury Band,
  featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank, producers; Neal
  Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer
  [MCA Nashville]
  
  
• River: The Joni Letters
  Herbie Hancock
  Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza &
  Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik
  Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
  [Verve]
  
  
• Graduation
  Kanye West
  Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists; Warryn "Baby Dubb"
  Campbell, Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday" Miller, Nottz, Patrick "Plain Pat"
  Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Bruce Beuchner, Andrew
  Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw,
  Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller,
  mastering engineer
  [Roc-A-Fella Records]
  
  
• Back To Black
  Amy Winehouse
  Mark Ronson & Salaamremi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Gary Noble & Franklin
  Socorro, engineers/mixers; Mark Ronson, mastering engineer
  [Universal Republic Records]
  
  
  

Category 3

Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Before He Cheats
  Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
  Track from: Some Hearts
  [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: That Little House Music, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys]
  
  
• Hey There Delilah
  Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T's)
  Track from: Every Second Counts
  [Hollywood Records/Fearless Records; Publisher: So Happy Publishing]
  
  
• Like A Star
  Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)
  Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae
  [Capitol Records; Publisher: Global Talent Publishing]
  
  
• Rehab
  Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
  Track from: Back To Black
  [Universal Republic Records; Publisher: EMI Music Publishing]
  
  
• Umbrella
  Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash & Christopher Stewart,
  songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)
  Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
  [Def Jam]
  
  
  

Category 4

Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

• Feist
  
  
  
• Ledisi
  
  
  
• Paramore
  
  
  
• Taylor Swift
  
  
  
• Amy Winehouse
  
  

Field 1 — Pop

Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Candyman
  Christina Aguilera
  [RCA Records]
  
  
• 1234
  Feist
  Track from: The Reminder
  [Cherry Tree / Interscope Records]
  
  
• Big Girls Don't Cry
  Fergie
  Track from: The Dutchess
  [A&M Records]
  
  
• Say It Right
  Nelly Furtado
  Track from: Loose
  [Geffen]
  
  
• Rehab
  Amy Winehouse
  Track from: Back To Black
  [Universal Republic Records]
  
  
  

Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Everything
  Michael Bublé
  Track from: Call Me Irresponsible
  [143 Records/Reprise]
  
  
• Belief
  John Mayer
  Track from: The Village Sessions
  [Columbia/Aware]
  
  
• Dance Tonight
  Paul McCartney
  Track from: Memory Almost Full
  [MPL/Hear Music]
  
  
• Amazing
  Seal
  [Warner Bros.]
  
  
• What Goes Around...Comes Around
  Justin Timberlake
  [Jive]
  
  
  

Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• (You Want To) Make A Memory
  Bon Jovi
  Track from: Lost Highway
  [Island/Mercury]
  
  
• Home
  Daughtry
  [RCA Records/19 Recordings]
  
  
• Makes Me Wonder
  Maroon 5
  Track from: It Won't Be Soon Before Long
  [Octone/A&M Records]
  
  
• Hey There Delilah
  Plain White T's
  Track from: Every Second Counts
  [Hollywood Records]
  
  
• Window In The Skies
  U2
  Track from: U218 - Singles
  [Interscope Records]
  
  
  

Category 8

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Steppin' Out
  Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
  Track from: Duets: An American Classic
  [Columbia]
  
  
• Beautiful Liar
  Beyoncé & Shakira
  Track from: B'Day (Deluxe Edition)
  [Columbia/Sony Urban]
  
  
• Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  [Rounder Records]
  
  
• The Sweet Escape
  Gwen Stefani & Akon
  Track from: The Sweet Escape
  [Interscope Records]
  
  
• Give It To Me
  Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
  Track from: Timbaland Presents: Shock Value
  [Mosley/Blackground/Interscope Records]
  
  
  

Category 9

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Off The Grid
  Beastie Boys
  Track from: The Mix-Up
  [Capitol Records]
  
  
• Paris Sunrise #7
  Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
  Track from: Lifeline
  [Virgin Records]
  
  
• Over The Rainbow
  Dave Koz
  Track from: At The Movies
  [Capitol Records]
  
  
• One Week Last Summer
  Joni Mitchell
  Track from: Shine
  [Hear Music]
  
  
• Simple Pleasures
  Spyro Gyra
  Track from: Good To Go-Go
  [Heads Up International]
  
  
  

Category 10

Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• The Mix-Up
  Beastie Boys
  [Capitol Records]
  
  
• Italia
  Chris Botti
  [Columbia]
  
  
• At The Movies
  Dave Koz
  [Capitol/EMI]
  
  
• Good To Go-Go
  Spyro Gyra
  [Heads Up International]
  
  
• Roundtrip
  Kirk Whalum
  [Rendezvous Entertainment]
  
  
  

Category 11

Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Lost Highway
  Bon Jovi
  [Island/Mercury]
  
  
• The Reminder
  Feist
  [Cherry Tree/Interscope Records]
  
  
• It Won't Be Soon Before Long
  Maroon 5
  [Octone/A&M Records]
  
  
• Memory Almost Full
  Paul McCartney
  [MPL/Hear Music]
  
  
• Back To Black
  Amy Winehouse
  [Universal Republic Records]
  
  
  

Field 2 — Dance

Category 12

Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

• Do It Again
  The Chemical Brothers
  Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers
  Track from: We Are The Night
  [Astralwerks]
  
  
• D.A.N.C.E.
  Justice
  Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay,
  mixers
  Track from: †
  [Ed Banger/Vice/Because]
  
  
• Love Today
  Mika
  Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika & Greg Wells, producers; Greg Wells, mixer
  Track from: Life In Cartoon Motion
  [Casablanca/Universal Republic Records]
  
  
• Don't Stop The Music
  Rihanna
  StarGate, producer; Phil Tan, mixer
  Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
  [Def Jam]
  
  
• LoveStoned/I Think She Knows
  Justin Timberlake
  Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass &
  Timbaland, mixers
  Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
  [Jive/Zomba]
• 
  
• 
  
• Category 13

Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

• We Are The Night
  The Chemical Brothers
  [Astralwerks]
  
  
• †
  Justice
  [Ed Banger/Vice/Because]
  
  
• Sound Of Silver
  LCD Soundsystem
  [Capitol Records/DFA]
  
  
• We Are Pilots
  Shiny Toy Guns
  [Universal Motown]
  
  
• Elements Of Life
  Tiësto
  [Ultra Records]

Field 3 — Traditional Pop

Category 14

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Call Me Irresponsible
  Michael Bublé
  [143 Records/Reprise]
  
  
• Cool Yule
  Bette Midler
  [Columbia]
  
  
• Trav'lin' Light
  Queen Latifah
  [Verve]
  
  
• Live In Concert 2006
  Barbra Streisand
  [Columbia]
  
  
• James Taylor At Christmas
  James Taylor
  [Columbia]
  

Field 4 — Rock

Category 15

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Timebomb
  Beck
  [Interscope Records]
  
  
• Only Mama Knows
  Paul McCartney
  Track from: Memory Almost Full
  [MPL/Hear Music]
  
  
• Our Country
  John Mellencamp
  Track from: Freedom's Road
  [Universal Republic Records]
  
  
• Radio Nowhere
  Bruce Springsteen
  Track from: Magic
  [Columbia]
  
  
• Come On
  Lucinda Williams
  Track from: West
  [Lost Highway Records]
  

  Category 16

  Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
  (For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

  • It's Not Over
    Daughtry
    [RCA Records/19 Recordings]
    
    
  • Working Class Hero
    Green Day
    Track from: Instant Karma - The Campaign To Save Darfur
    [Warner Bros.]
    
    
  • If Everyone Cared
    Nickelback
    Track from: All The Right Reasons Special Edition
    [Roadrunner Records]
    
    
  • Instant Karma
    U2
    Track from: Instant Karma - The Campaign To Save Darfur
    [Warner Bros.]
    
    
  • Icky Thump
    The White Stripes
    Track from: Icky Thump
    [Third Man/Warner Bros.]
    
    

Category 17

Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Sweet Sacrifice
  Evanescence
  Track from: The Open Door
  [Wind-up Records, LLC]
  
  
• The Pretender
  Foo Fighters
  [Roswell/RCA Records]
  
  
• I Don't Wanna Stop
  Ozzy Osbourne
  Track from: Black Rain
  [Epic]
  
  
• Sick, Sick, Sick
  Queens Of The Stone Age
  Track from: Era Vulgaris
  [Interscope Recods]
  
  
• The Pot
  Tool
  Track from: 10,000 Days
  [Volcano]
  
  
  
  

Category 21

Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

• Daughtry
  Daughtry
  [RCA Records]
  
  
• Revival
  John Fogerty
  [Fantasy]
  
  
• Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
  Foo Fighters
  [Roswell/RCA Records]
  
  
• Magic
  Bruce Springsteen
  [Columbia]
  
  
• Sky Blue Sky
  Wilco
  [Nonesuch Records]

Field 5 — Alternative

Category 22

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Alright, Still...
  Lily Allen
  [Capitol Records]
  
  
• Neon Bible
  Arcade Fire
  [Merge Records]
  
  
• Volta
  Bjork
  [Elektra/Atlantic]
  
  
• Wincing The Night Away
  The Shins
  [Sub Pop]
  
  
• Icky Thump
  The White Stripes
  [Third Man/Warner Bros.]
  

Field 6 — R&B

Category 23

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Just Fine
  Mary J. Blige
  [Geffen]
  
  
• When I See You
  Fantasia
  Track from: Fantasia
  [J Records/19 Records/S Records]
  
  
• No One
  Alicia Keys
  [J Records/MBK Entertainment]
  
  
• If I Have My Way
  Chrisette Michele
  Track from: I Am
  [Def Jam Recordings]
  
  
• Hate On Me
  Jill Scott
  Track from: The Real Thing
  [Hidden Beach Recordings]
  
  
  

Category 24

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Woman
  Raheem DeVaughn
  [Jive Records]
  
  
• B.U.D.D.Y.
  Musiq Soulchild
  Track from: Luvanmusiq
  [Atlantic Records]
  
  
• Because Of You
  Ne-Yo
  [Def Jam Recordings]
  
  
• Future Baby Mama
  Prince
  Track from: Planet Earth
  [Columbia/NPG Records]
  
  
• Please Don't Go
  Tank
  Track from: Sex, Love & Pain
  [Blackground/Universal Motown]

Category 25

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Same Girl
  R. Kelly Featuring Usher
  Track from: Double Up
  [Jive]
  
  
• Disrespectful
  Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige
  [Burgundy/Sony/BMG]
  
  
• Hate That I Love You
  Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo
  Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
  [Def Jam Recordings]
  
  
• Baby
  Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright
  [Stax]
  
  
• Bartender
  T-Pain Featuring Akon
  [Jive]

Category 29

Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Funk This
  Chaka Khan
  [Burgundy Records]
  
  
• Lost & Found
  Ledisi
  [Verve Forecast]
  
  
• Luvanmusiq
  Musiq Soulchild
  [Atlantic]
  
  
• The Real Thing
  Jill Scott
  [Hidden Beach Recordings]
  
  
• Sex, Love & Pain
  Tank
  [Blackground/Universal Motown Records]
  
  
  

Category 30

Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Konvicted
  Akon
  [SRC/Universal Motown]
  
  
• Just Like You
  Keyshia Cole
  [Geffen]
  
  
• Fantasia
  Fantasia
  [J Records/19 Records/S Records]
  
  
• East Side Story
  Emily King
  [J Records]
  
  
• Because Of You
  Ne-Yo
  [Def Jam Recordings]
  

Field 7 — Rap

Category 31

Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• The People
  Common
  Track from: Finding Forever
  [Geffen]
  
  
• I Get Money
  50 Cent
  Track from: Curtis
  [Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records]
  
  
• Show Me What You Got
  Jay-Z
  Track from: Kingdom Come
  [Roc-A-Fella Records]
  
  
• Big Things Poppin' (Do It)
  T.I.
  [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
  
  
• Stronger
  Kanye West
  Track from: Graduation
  [Roc-A-Fella Records]
  
  
  

Category 32

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Southside
  Common Featuring Kanye West
  Track from: Finding Forever
  [Geffen]
  
  
• Make It Rain
  Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne
  Track from: Me, Myself & I
  [Terror Squad Entertainment]
  
  
• Party Like A Rockstar
  Shop Boyz
  Track from: Rockstar Mentality
  [OnDeck/Universal Republic Records]
  
  
• Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)
  UGK Featuring OutKast
  [Jive]
  
  
• Better Than I've Ever Been
  Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One
  [Nike]
  
  
  

Category 33

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• I Wanna Love You
  Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg
  Track from: Konvicted
  [SRC/Universal Motown]
  
  
• Kiss, Kiss
  Chris Brown & T-Pain
  [Jive]
  
  
• Let It Go
  Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
  Track from: Just Like You
  [Geffen]
  
  
• Umbrella
  Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
  Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
  [Def Jam Recordings]
  
  
• Good Life
  Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
  Track from: Graduation
  [Roc-A-Fella]

Category 34

Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Ayo Technology
  Nate (Danja) Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake,
  songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
  Track from: Curtis
  [Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records; Publishers: 50 Cent Music Publishing/Virginia Beach Music/Danjahandz Music/WB Music Corp./Tenman Tunes]
  
  
• Big Things Poppin' (Do It)
  Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas, songwriters (T.I.)
  [Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Crown Club Publishing/Warner Chappell Music, Fresh Is The Word]
  
  
• Can't Tell Me Nothing
  A. Davis & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
  Track from: Graduation
  [Roc-A-Fella; Publishers: Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978]
  
  
• Crank That (Soulja Boy)
  Soulja Boy Tell'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell'Em)
  [Collipark/Interscope Records]
  
  
• Good Life
  A. Davis, F. Najm & K. West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters)
  (Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)
  Track from: Graduation
  [Roc-A-Fella; Publishers: Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978, Warner-Tamerlane Punlishing, Yellow Brick Road Music/Eiseman Music]
  
  
  

Category 35

Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Finding Forever
  Common
  [Geffen]
  
  
• Kingdom Come
  Jay-Z
  [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Recordings]
  
  
• Hip Hop Is Dead
  Nas
  [Def Jam/Columbia/The Jones Experience]
  
  
• T.I. vs T.I.P.
  T.I.
  [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
  
  
• Graduation
  Kanye West
  [Roc-A-Fella Records]
  

Field 8 — Country

Category 36

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Simple Love
  Alison Krauss
  Track from: A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection
  [Rounder]
  
  
• Famous In A Small Town
  Miranda Lambert
  Track from: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
  [Columbia Nashville]
  
  
• Nothin' Better To Do
  LeAnn Rimes
  [Curb Records]
  
  
• Before He Cheats
  Carrie Underwood
  Track from: Some Hearts
  [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville]
  
  
• Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
  Trisha Yearwood
  [Big Machine Records]
  
  
  

Category 37

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Long Trip Alone
  Dierks Bentley
  Track from: Long Trip Alone
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
  
  
• A Woman's Love
  Alan Jackson
  Track from: Like Red On A Rose
  [Arista Nashville]
  
  
• If You're Reading This
  Tim McGraw
  Track from: Let It Go
  [Curb Records]
  
  
• Give It Away
  George Strait
  Track from: It Just Comes Natural
  [MCA Nashville]
  
  
• Stupid Boy
  Keith Urban
  Track from: Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
  
  
  

Category 38

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Proud Of The House We Built
  Brooks & Dunn
  [Arista Nashville]
  
  
• How Long
  Eagles
  [Eagles Recording Co. II]
  
  
• Moments
  Emerson Drive
  Track from: Countrified
  [Midas Records, Inc.]
  
  
• Lucky Man
  Montgomery Gentry
  Track from: Some People Change
  [Columbia Nashville]
  
  
• Sweet Memories
  The Time Jumpers
  Track from: Jumpin' Time
  [Crosswind]
  
  
  

Category 39

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Days Aren't Long Enough
  Steve Earle & Allison Moorer
  Track from: Washington Square Serenade
  [New West Records]
  
  
• Because Of You
  Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson
  [MCA Nashville]
  
  
• I Need You
  Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
  Track from: Let It Go
  [Curb Records]
  
  
• Lost Highway
  Willie Nelson & Ray Price
  Track from: Last Of The Breed
  [Lost Highway Records]
  
  
• Oh Love
  Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood
  Track from: 5th Gear
  [Arista Nashville]
  
  
  

Category 40

Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Little Monk
  Russ Barenberg
  Track from: When At Last
  [Compass Records]
  
  
• Mucky The Duck
  The Greencards
  Track from: Viridian
  [Dualtone Music Group]
  
  
• Throttleneck
  Brad Paisley
  Track from: 5th Gear
  [Arista Nashville]
  
  
• Rawhide!
  Andy Statman
  Track from: East Flatbush Blues
  [Shefa Records]
  
  
• Fidoodlin'
  The Time Jumpers
  Track from: Jumpin' Time
  [Crosswind]
  
  
  

Category 41

Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Before He Cheats
  Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
  Track from: Some Hearts
  [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: That Little House Music, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing]
  
  
• Give It Away
  Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters (George Strait)
  Track from: It Just Comes Natural
  [MCA Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Mr. Bubba Music, Run Slow Music, EMI Blackwood Music]
  
  
• I Need You
  Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill)
  Track from: Let It Go
  [Curb Records; Publishers: Careers-BMG Music Publishing/Nervous Worm Music/Famous Music/Ed And Lucille Songs]
  
  
• If You're Reading This
  Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
  Track from: Let It Go
  [Curb Records; Publishers: Bucky And Clyde Music, Stylesonic Music]
  
  
• Long Trip Alone
  Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
  Track from: Long Trip Alone
  [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Ensign Music/Rancho Papa Music/Home With The Armadillo Music, Big White Tracks]
  
  
  

Category 42

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Long Trip Alone
  Dierks Bentley
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
  
  
• These Days
  Vince Gill
  [MCA Nashville]
  
  
• Let It Go
  Tim McGraw
  [Curb Records]
  
  
• 5th Gear
  Brad Paisley
  [Arista Nashville]
  
  
• It Just Comes Natural
  George Strait
  [MCA Nashville]

Field 12 — Latin

Category 58

Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Papito
  Miguel Bosé & Varios Artistas
  [Warner Music Latina]
  
  
• 12 Segundos De Oscuridad
  Jorge Drexler
  [Warner Music Latina]
  
  
• Navidades Luis Miguel
  Luis Miguel
  [Warner Music Latina]
  
  
• Dicen Que El Tiempo
  Jennifer Peña
  [Univision Records]
  
  
• El Tren De Los Momentos
  Alejandro Sanz
  [Warner Music Latina]
  
  
  

Category 59

Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• No Hay Espacio
  Black:Guayaba
  [Machete Music]
  
  
• Adelantando
  Jarabe De Palo
  [Warner Music Latina]
  
  
• Amantes Sunt Amentes
  Panda
  [Warner Music Latina]
  
  
• Kamikaze
  Rabanes
  [Universal Music Latino]
  
  
• Memo Rex Commander Y El Corazón Atómico De La Via Láctea
  Zoé
  [Noiselab/EMI Mexico]
  
  
  

Category 60

Best Latin Urban Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• E.S.L.
  Akwid
  [Univision Records]
  
  
• El Abayarde Contra-Ataca
  Tego Calderón
  [Warner Music Latina]
  
  
• Residente O Visitante
  Calle 13
  [Norte]
  
  
• El Cartel: The Big Boss
  Daddy Yankee
  [El Cartel/Interscope Records]
  
  
• Vacaneria!
  Fulanito
  [Cutting Records Inc.]
  
  
  

Category 61

Best Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Greetings From Havana
  Cubanismo
  [AIM Trading Group P/L]
  
  
• En Primera Plana
  Issac Delgado
  [La Calle Records]
  
  
• Arroz Con Habichuela
  El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
  [Norte/Discos 605]
  
  
• La Llave De Mi Corazón
  Juan Luis Guerra
  [EMI Televisa]
  
  
• United We Swing
  Spanish Harlem Orchestra
  [Six Degrees]
  
  
  

Category 62

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• 100% Mexicano
  Pepe Aguilar
  [EMI Televisa]
  
  
• El Indomable
  Cristian Castro
  [Universal Music Latino]
  
  
• Para Siempre
  Vicente Fernández
  [Norte/SonyBMG]
  
  
• Puro Dolor
  Paquita La Del Barrio
  [Balboa Records, Co./Discos Musart]
  
  
• Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land)
  Sones De México Ensemble
  [Sones de Mexico Ensemble, Inc.]
  
  
  

Category 63

Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Ram Herrera And The Outlaw Band 2007
  Ram Herrera And The Outlaw Band
  [Tejas Records]
  
  
• Before The Next Teardrop Falls
  Little Joe & La Familia
  [TDI Records]
  
  
• Corazon De Oro
  David Marez
  [Baby Dude Records]
  
  
• 35th Anniversary
  Ruben Ramos
  [Revolution Records]
  
  
• Vagar Libremente
  Sunny Sauceda
  [Tejas Records]
  
  
  

Category 64

Best Norteño Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• El Amor Que Nunca Fue
  Conjunto Primavera
  [Fonovisa Records]
  
  
• Crossroads
  Intocable
  [EMI Televisa]
  
  
• Ven Y Dime
  Los Rieleros Del Norte
  [Fonovisa Records]
  
  
• Detalles Y Emociones
  Los Tigres Del Norte
  [Fonovisa Records]
  
  
• Gracias Por Tu Amor
  Pesado
  [Warner Music Latina]
  
  Category 65

Best Banda Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Te Va A Gustar
  El Chapo
  [Disa]
  
  
• Los Mejores Corridos
  El Potro De Sinaloa
  [Machete Music]
  
  
• Lobo Domesticado
  Valentin Elizalde
  [Universal Music Latino]
  
  
• Conquistando Corazones
  K-PAZ De La Sierra
  [Disa]
  
  
• Entre Copas Y Botellas
  Lupillo Rivera
  [Venemusic]
  

SOURCE:GRAMMY.COM

NSDTCM:VARIETY MUSIC

Managers try to rein in ticket market

Music business wants its cut

By Gordon Masson

Reps of more than 400 performing artists, including Robbie Williams, KT Tunstall and Radiohead, have banded together to create the Resale Rights Society, which aims to license the unregulated secondary ticketing market.

Initiative was launched Tuesday in London by the Music Managers Forum.

The Resale Rights Society aims to ensure music fans are protected from unscrupulous or bogus resellers by introducing a scheme to validate sales on ticketing sites. It also wants to ensure that artists and the live music industry share in the proceeds of resold tickets. It will approach websites including eBay, Viagogo, Seat Exchange, Seatwave and GetMeIn.

“The secondary ticketing market offers benefits to music fans and the live music industry alike. It does not make sense to criminalize it,” said Resale Rights Society chairman-elect Marc Marot, manager of Yusuf Islam and Paul Oakenfold, and former chief executive of Island Records. “But there are real issues of consumer protection here, and it is unacceptable that not a penny of the estimated £200 million ($413 million) in transactions generated by the resale of concert tickets in the U.K. is returned to the investors in the live music industry. Where this trade is fair to consumers, we propose to authorize it by agreeing to a levy on all transactions.

“The online ticketing exchanges have consistently claimed that they wish to work with artists and the live music industry. This society presents them with that opportunity.”

The initiative comes in response to four U.K. government summits on secondary ticketing.

A Dept. of Culture, Media and Sport select committee, chaired by John Whittingdale, is expected to announce the results of its inquiry within days.

Jazz Summers, chairman of the Music Managers Forum and manager of the Verve, said, “The industry needs to stand together and ensure that our artists and the fans are not exploited by operators of online ticket exchanges.”

sources: Variety.com Newsletter
the verve/radiohead/island records/catstevens/pauloakenfold/
robbie williams/kt tunstall

NSDTCM:LEONA LEWIS
LABEL:SYCO MUSIC / SONY BMG UK

Leona Lewis Still Strong On U.K. Charts

Leona Lewis maintained her stronghold on the U.K. sales charts yesterday (Dec. 2) as her Syco Music/Sony BMG album "Spirit" started a third week at No. 1 and "Bleeding Love" strode into a sixth week atop the singles survey.

Simon Cowell's Syco Music achieved a notable double at the top of the album chart, where Lewis' predecessor as a winner on "The X-Factor," 2005 champion Shayne Ward, debuted at No. 2 with his sophomore album "Breathless."

Its current title track single fell 6-8. Cowell's personal stranglehold on the current top three of the album list was completed by Westlife, on his other imprint, S, who slipped 2-3 with "Back Home," as the single "Home" moved back up 12-10.

SOURCE:HITQUARTERS.COM
SOURCE:BILLBOARD.COM NEWS
SOURCE:WIKIPEDIA
PHOTO:LEONA LEWIS OFFICIAL SITE

ADDRESS:SYCO MUSIC, Bedford House 69-79 Fulham High Street, SW6 3JW London, United Kingdom
Phone +44 20 7384 7500 / Fax +44 20 7973 0332

A&R:Simon Cowell
GROUPS:Westlife, Five, Robson & Jerome, Zig & Zag, Girl Thing, Will Young,
Gareth Gates, Six, Il Divo, Steve Brookstein, Shayne Ward, Journey South, Paul Potts