Awards
Client Awards
Kiss - Psycho Circus
"Kiss Psycho Circus" is the 18th studio album by American rock band Kiss. Released in 1998, the album features the original four members back together and in full make-up. The track "You Wanted the Best" is the only Kiss song in which lead vocals are shared by the entire lineup. The album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200.
Hinder - Extreme Behavior
"Extreme Behavior" is the debut album of rock band Hinder. It was released in 2005 by Universal Records and went platinum in September 2006. The first single (and the song that brought attention to the band) was "Get Stoned". The album also contains Hinder's breakthrough single, "Lips of an Angel" which soared to #1 on the pop charts in 2006. The album's third single was "How Long," which was played on rock stations throughout the US. "Better than Me" is the fourth single on Extreme Behavior. As of July 11, 2007, the album has sold 2,789,275 copies in the US. Despite not being released as a single, the song "By the Way" also had received airplay from several radio stations.
Jann Arden - Jann Arden
"Jann Arden" is the eighth album from canadian singer Jann Arden, released in 2005. In addition to 11 new songs, the album features a new version of "I Would Die For You", Arden's first major chart hit in her native Canada, with guest vocals by Sarah McLachlan. The album debuted at number 3 on the Canadian album sales charts in its first week of release, Arden's highest debut in her 12-year career.
Marianas Trench - Masterpiece Theatre
"Masterpiece Theatre" is the second studio album by Canadian rock group Marianas Trench. It was released on February 24, 2009 in Canada. The album was available for preview at MuchMusic's website before the release. The last song on the album titled "Masterpiece Theatre III" is a collage of all the songs on the album and previous singles. The album sold 5,000 copies in its first week of release debuting at No. 4 on the Canadian Albums Chart and since then it has reached Platinum status in Canada with sales of over 80,000 copies nationwide. The album has been released in the United States on September 28, 2010. It will have two bonus tracks, a second version of Good to You and an acoustic version of Cross My Heart.
ACDC - Live
"AC/DC Live" was released in 1992 by Australian hard rock band, AC/DC. It was released both as a single album and as a double album on LP and CD (known as AC/DC Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition). The album is supported by a video, AC/DC: Live at Donington. AC/DC Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition was released a month after the single-disc version, in a slipcased two-disc "book" (similar in shape to old CD longboxes) and containing an AC/DC dollar note. The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series. The recordings on this live album are taken from several shows from AC/DC's 1991 The Razors Edge tour. The recordings are taken from Dublin, Auburn Hills (Detroit), Glasgow, Edmonton, and the Donington and Moscow "Monsters of Rock" shows.
Nickelback - Silver Side Up
"Silver Side Up" is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on September 11, 2001. It was the band's breakthrough album and, according to Allmusic, continued Nickelback's tradition of "dark high-octane rock" from the band's first two albums. It reached #1 in Canada, Austria, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The album was certified 8× Platinum in Canada, 6× Platinum in the US and 3× Platinum in the UK.
Sam Roberts - We Were Born In A Flame
"We Were Born in a Flame" is considered to be the first commercially released LP by Sam Roberts, a Canadian rock musician and singer/songwriter. He had previously released The Inhuman Condition EP and, in an extremely limited quantity, Brother Down. "Where Have All the Good People Gone?" was commercially released as a single in Canada and had a video made for it. "Hard Road" was also promoted with a video in Canada. Both "Don't Walk Away Eileen" and "Brother Down" had been previously used as radio/video singles to promote Roberts' previous EP, The Inhuman Condition, in Canada. In the United States, "Brother Down" was used to promote the album, while in the United Kingdom, "Don't Walk Away Eileen" was used. The album won two Juno Awards in 2004: Album of the Year and Rock Album Of The Year. Roberts also won the Juno award for Artist of the Year.
Busta Rhymes - Genesis
"Genesis" is the fifth studio album by Busta Rhymes. "Shut 'Em Down 2002" is an unorthodox remix of Public Enemy's "Shut 'Em Down" by Pete Rock. "Make It Hurt" is featured in the 2004 video game Def Jam: Fight for NY. The biggest single from the album, "Pass the Courvoisier", peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100. It was included at the end of the album on some later pressings (on which "Ass On Your Shoulders" was removed due to playing time restrictions). It sold 2 million copies and certified double platinum by RIAA.
The Cranberries - To The Faithful Departed
"To the Faithful Departed" is the third studio album by Irish rock band The Cranberries, released in 1996. This album was made in memory of Denny Cordell who signed the band to Island Records and Joe (vocalist Dolores O'Riordan's grandfather), who had both died that year. In the U.S., the album has sold 1.7 million copies as of April 2007. It went 4x Platinum in Taiwan, 3x Platinum in Canada and New Zealand, and 2x Platinum in Austria, France, Hong Kong, Malaysia and U.S. It has sold over 6 million copies to date. It produced the hit singles: "Salvation", "Free to Decide" and "When You're Gone". It reached number one on the ARIA Albums Chart in Australia.
Studio Awards
Grammy Award - Ratatouille
Ratatouille is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the eighth film produced by Pixar, and was directed by Brad Bird, who took over from Jan Pinkava in 2005. Brad Bird reteamed with Michael Giacchino on the score. In addition to the score, Giacchino wrote the main theme song, "Le Festin", about Remy and his wishes to be a chef. Camille was hired to perform "Le Festin" after Giacchino listened to her music and realized she was perfect for the song; as a result, the song is sung in French in all versions of the film. The music for Ratatouille gave Giacchino his first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score as well as his first Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album. Paul Silveira was given this award for his role as engineer on the project.
Canadian Country Music Association - 2006
Since 1976, the Canadian Country Music Association has been committed to ensuring the growth and development of the Canadian country music industry. Each year, the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) honours its Members who have excelled during the past year, with a Canadian Country Music Award. The Awards are handed out each fall during Country Music Week.
BC Country Music Association - 2007
The British Columbia Country Music Association is a Canadian artist organization designed "to promote, foster and encourage the development, public appreciation of, and interest in, the British Columbia Country Music Community - provincially, nationally and internationally." One of BCCMA's most prominent activities is its awards show, hosted annually since 1977. It is designed to highlight prominent and up-and-coming British Columbia artists as well the industry that supports them.
BC Country Music Association - 2009
The British Columbia Country Music Association is a Canadian artist organization designed "to promote, foster and encourage the development, public appreciation of, and interest in, the British Columbia Country Music Community - provincially, nationally and internationally." One of BCCMA's most prominent activities is its awards show, hosted annually since 1977. It is designed to highlight prominent and up-and-coming British Columbia artists as well the industry that supports them.