Archive for the ‘Awards’ Category
Billy Joel honoured by Steinway
Written by admin on December 14, 2011 – 10:38 pm -Billy Joel has become the first pop performer to be honoured with a portrait at Steinway Hall in New York. The portrait, painted by Paul Wyse, shows Joel at home next to his piano, wearing a leather jacket.
Steinway Hall is home to Steinway & Sons, who have been producing top quality, handmade pianos since 1853.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012 inductees
Written by admin on December 7, 2011 – 3:42 pm -
The Small Faces/the Faces, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns ‘N Roses will be among the 2012 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next spring.
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Grammy nominations round-up
Written by admin on December 1, 2011 – 7:56 pm -Kanye West leads the way with seven nominations for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, followed by six nominations each for Adele, Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars.
Veteran artist nominees
A number of veteran artists also received nominations this year, including Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney, Jeff Beck and Bruce Springsteen. Here’s your round-up…
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Classic Rock Roll of Honour 2011
Written by admin on November 10, 2011 – 7:35 pm -Jeff Beck, Queen and Roger Waters were among the veteran artists honoured at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards last night. The event took place at the Roundhouse in Camden, London, and was hosted by KISS bassist, Gene Simmons.
Queen received the “Best Reissue” award for the remastered reissues of their final five albums: “The Works,” “A Kind of Magic,” “The Miracle,” “Innuendo” and “Made in Heaven.”
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MTV Global Icon Award for Queen
Written by admin on October 19, 2011 – 7:09 pm -| The rock band Queen will be be honoured with the Global Icon Award at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) next month.
The band will accept the award in person and also take to the stage for a special performance. |
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