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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony today unveiled the X Headphones in collaboration with Syco Entertainment, a global joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment. Combining Simon Cowell's expertise seeking perfection in music with Sony's legendary audio engineering, the new X Headphones offer music lovers the truest sound reproduction along with the utmost in style and quality. Sony has always been committed to extraordinary sound performance and...
NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- One Direction took the US by storm earlier this year with the release of their debut album UP ALL NIGHT, making history as the first-ever UK band to debut at No. 1 on the US Billboard chart. UP ALL NIGHT is currently the top selling debut album of 2012. The band shows no signs of stopping with the release of their second album TAKE ME HOME available for pre-order Monday, September 3 and in stores Tuesday, November 13. (Photo:...
NEW YORK, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records will celebrate its 125(th) anniversary with the release of a book titled 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story on the great American record label and its role in initiating recorded music, cultivating great artists, and igniting cultural change. Written by Pulitzer Prize-and GRAMMY nominated author and historian Sean Wilentz, the book provides a journey through Columbia Records' storied past and its contributions to...
NEW YORK, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackie Evancho performed a very special concert to an audience of government officials and more than 100,000 members of the public at the opening of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia's Palace Square on June 20. A Bouquet of Opera was an event billed as a symbol of unity and equality with artists from Russia, the US and Asia sharing the stage. Jackie performed with Russia's Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Korea's Sumi Jo, two of...
NEW YORK, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MASTERWORKS BROADWAY continues to make good on its promise to open its vaults with more classic cast recordings previously unavailable in the CD era. Working (1978 Original Broadway Cast), Call Me Madam (Dinah Shore and the Original Broadway Company, 1950) and Desert Song (1959 Studio Cast) will be available as downloads through all major digital service providers and as disc-on-demand with the original cover art, via Arkivmusic.com and...
NEW YORK, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- One Direction's US success continues this week as their debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" passes 2 million digital sales and has been certified double platinum by the RIAA. Their BRIT Award winning debut single, "What Makes You Beautiful" sold more than 131,000 copies in the US in its first week, debuting at #12 on the Billboard Digital Songs chart. Their #28 debut on the Billboard Hot 100 marked the highest debut from a British Group...
NEW YORK, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Syco/Columbia Records is proud to announce that they will be releasing the first album from British "X-Factor" sensation Rebecca Ferguson, Heaven, on May 29. That same week, Ferguson will perform cuts from Heaven on The Today Show, The View and on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Critics at home and abroad have already hailed Ferguson as being "in the same league with Aretha Franklin" (The Daily Telegraph) whose "voice is the main attraction"...
NEW YORK, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a year full of shows, travel, press, photo shoots and personal projects, Kreayshawn (one of 2012's most talked about sensations) will release her debut album Somethin 'Bout Kreay on August 14, 2012 via Columbia Records. Drawing inspiration from a myriad of genres, including everything from sissy bounce to juke to 80's rap, to pop and beyond, Kreayshawn's album is a reflection of her vast musical taste. This past year has been a...
NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Masterworks releases Viva Brazil, a six-song live digital EP from Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott, Sergio and Odair Assad and Joseph Gramley. Recorded live on April 30(th) at the Palladium Center in Carmel, Indiana, the Viva Brazil Live EP is available now via all digital service providers. The outstanding program spotlights cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Kathryn Stott plus classical guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad, all of whom played...
NEW YORK, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records and Nickelodeon announce the release of Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show, available Tuesday, June 5. The release is the highly anticipated follow-up to the hit comedy's first soundtrack, which debuted at #5 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show features six songs performed by Victoria Justice and the series cast, including the brand-new single "Make It In America,"...
