The nominations for the 2013 Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards have been announced with Bauer leading the pack. Bauer has garnered 16 nominations across 12 different categories with Global not far behind with 14 nominations
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Bauer leads Arqiva Awards 2013 nominations
Join the IC Music partners from across N Europe on Sat 18th May at Great Escape 2013..
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IC Music at the Great Escape
Today’s Official Chart Midweek Sales Flash is in. Caro Emerald’s The Shocking Miss Emerald is ahead on the albums chart followed by Rudimental’s Home. Meanwhile, Daft Punk top the singles chart with Get Lucky ahead of Chris Malinchak’s So Good To Me
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Official Charts Midweek Sales Flash Top 40s: Wednesday, May 8
Justin Timberlake has signed to WME for all his future business.
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Timberlake signs touring and endorsements to WME – report
The nominations for this year’s Kerrang! Awards have been revealed with nods to Fall Out Boy, Bring Me The Horizon and Pierce The Veil. The ceremony will place on Thursday, June 13 at Troxy and will be hosted by Blink-182 front man Mark Hoppus and Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian.
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Fall Out Boy and Bring Me The Horizon lead Kerrang! Award nominations
Live Nation saw revenues grow 6.4% in Q1 2013 while cutting its net losses by just under $6 million year-on-year. While revenues for the live giant stood at $923.7 million in the first quarter, the company’s net loss came in at $63.2 million compared to $69.2 million in the same period last year
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Live Nation Q1 revenue up 6.4% as net losses narrow
In a series of management moves at Capital FM London, Robert D’Ovidio has been appointed managing editor while Mike Parker takes on the new role of deputy managing editor. D’Ovidio has been at Capital since 2009, most recently in the role of acting managing editor of the station.His new responsibilities will include the London network centre as well as Capital FM London. Mike Parker joined Global Radio in 2010, most recently in the role of Capital’s network producer
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Capital FM appoints new Managing Editor in series of senior promotions
SINGLES Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: Get Lucky got off to a brisk start for Daft Punk – but it continues to grow, adding a further 163,384 sales to its previous nine day haul of 205,632 to become their biggest selling single to date. One More Time – number two in 2000 -was the previous holder of the record, with sales to date of 302,915. Topping the chart for the second time, Get Lucky actually increased sales by 5.26% last week, and becomes the first number one outside of December, X Factor and charity releases to sell in excess of 150,000 in consecutive weeks since Kylie Minogue’s Can’t Get You Out Of My Head in September 2001. Get Lucky vaults 24-10 on the year-to-date rankings, which it seems sure to top before the end of the month
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Official Charts Analysis: Daft Punk’s Get Lucky tops 300k sales
Vince Power’s Hop Farm Festival 2013 has been scrapped due to low ticket sales. The event was due to take place in Kent on Friday, July 5 and Saturday July 6, headlined by My Bloody Valentine and Rodriguez
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Hop Farm Festival 2013 cancelled due to poor ticket sales
Emeli Sande has told Music Week of her delight to beat The Beatles and achieve the longest Top 10 run with a debut album of all time. The Virgin Records artist last Sunday (April 28) claimed a record set by the Fab Four 49 years ago when Our Version Of Events spent its 63rd consecutive week inside the Official UK Top 10. That is one more week than The Beatles’ Please Please Me managed, giving it the longest uninterrupted Top 10 run for a debut album in history.
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Interview: Sande’s thrill at beating The Beatles
I am sat two feet from my hero, watching him decay.
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Loudon Wainwright III: Dying to impress
The new 13,000-seat arena in Leeds has agreed its major sponsor and will be known as the First Direct Arena. This marks the bank’s first major sponsorship deal.
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New Leeds Arena sponsored by First Direct
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