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31/07/08
Over 1.1 Million Products Listed Across All Channels
There are now over 1.1 million products listed across all channels of searchMuze.co.uk. In the first week of July 2008, products on the MusicMaster/Pop channel hit the 785,000 mark, while the total amount of releases on our Classical channel is now close to 143,000. Over on the Video channel there are now over 132,000 products listed, while our coverage of Soundtrack and Audiobook titles also continues to grow.
31/07/08
14,000 Tracks Added To The Soundtracks Channel
Over 14,000 tracks were added to our Soundtracks channel during July 2008. This brings the total track count for the channel to well over 180,000. Look out for similar improvements to the MusicMaster/Pop channel in the coming months.
12/03/07
50,000th Title On Video Channel
The 50,000th new title was added to the Video Channel today! Fittingly it was the legendary director, Robert Altman's final film, "The Prairie Home Companion". Full details of the film will appear on the site on Friday 16th March.
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31/07/08
SonyBMG Move
SonyBMG have completed their move from their Fulham and Hammersmith offices to their new headquarters in Kensington. Their new address is 9, Derry Street, London, W8 5HY.
23/07/08
2008 Mercury Music Prize Nominees
The shortlist for the 2008 Nationwide Mercury Music Prize has been announced and sees the Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner being nominated for the third year running, this time for his work with The Rascals' Miles Kane as The Last Shadow Puppets. For the full list of nominees, please see below.
| Artist | Album | |||||||||||
| Adele | 19 | |||||||||||
| British Sea Power | Do You Like Rock Music? | |||||||||||
| Burial | Untrue | |||||||||||
| Elbow | The Seldom Seen Kid | |||||||||||
| Estelle | Shine | |||||||||||
| Laura Marling | Alas, I Cannot Swim | |||||||||||
| Neon Neon | Stainless Style | |||||||||||
| Portico Quartet | Knee Deep In The North Sea | |||||||||||
| Rachel Unthank & The Winterset | The Bairns | |||||||||||
| Radiohead | In Rainbows | |||||||||||
| Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | Raising Sand | |||||||||||
| The Last Shadow Puppets | The Age Of The Understatement | |||||||||||
21/02/08
2008 Brit Award Winners
In true Brits style the winners of the 2008 Brit Awards were announced in a glittering ceremony at London's Earls Court. Hosted by the notorious Osbourne Family, the ceremony went by without a hitch and featured mesmerising performances from the likes of Kylie, Paul McCartney and Amy Winehouse. The Arctic Monkeys scooped Best British Group and Best British Album for the second year in a row with Take That taking home two awards for Best Live Act and Best Single.
| Award | 2008 Winner | |||||||||||
| British Group | Arctic Monkeys | |||||||||||
| British Female Solo Artist | Kate Nash | |||||||||||
| International Female Solo Artist | Kylie Minogue | |||||||||||
| British Male Solo Artist | Mark Ronson | |||||||||||
| International Male Solo Artist | Kanye West | |||||||||||
| British Breakthrough Act | Mika | |||||||||||
| British Live Act | Take That | |||||||||||
| International Group | Foo Fighters | |||||||||||
| British Album | Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare | |||||||||||
| International Album | Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace | |||||||||||
| British Single | Take That - Shine | |||||||||||
| Critics Choice | Adele | |||||||||||
| Outstanding Contribution To Music | Paul McCartney | |||||||||||
11/02/08
2008 Grammy Award Winners
| Award | 2008 Winner | |||||||||||
| Record Of The Year | Amy Winehouse - Rehab | |||||||||||
| Album Of The Year | Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters | |||||||||||
| Song Of The Year | Amy Winehouse - Rehab | |||||||||||
| Best New Artist | Amy Winehouse | |||||||||||
| Best Rock Album | Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace | |||||||||||
| Best Pop Vocal Album | Amy Winehouse - Back To Black | |||||||||||
| Best Rap Album | Kanye West - Graduation | |||||||||||
11/02/08
2008 BAFTA Award Winners
| Award | 2008 Winner | |||||||||||
| Best Film | Atonement | |||||||||||
| Best British Film | This Is England | |||||||||||
| Best Director | Joel & Ethan Cohen (No Country For Old Men) | |||||||||||
| Best Actor | Daniel Day Lewis (There Will Be Blood) | |||||||||||
| Best Actress | Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose) | |||||||||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men) | |||||||||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton) | |||||||||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Diablo Cody (Juno) | |||||||||||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Ronald Harwood (The Diving Bell And The Butterfly) | |||||||||||
23/01/08
2008 Oscar Nominees Announced
The 80th Academy Awards nominations have been announced with No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood both featuring heavily, while British film Atonement gained seven nominations including Best Picture.
Best Picture
Atonement; Juno; Michael Clayton; No Country For Old Men; There Will Be Blood
Best Actor
George Clooney - Michael Clayton; Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood; Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd; Tommy Lee Jones - In The Valley Of Elah; Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age; Julie Christie - Away From Her; Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose; Laura Linney - The Savages; Ellen Page - Juno
Best Director
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell And The Butterfly; Jason Reitman - Juno; Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton; Joel & Ethan Coen - No Country For Old Men; Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Best Supporting Actor
Casey Affleck - The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford; Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men; Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War; Hal Holbrook - Into The Wild; Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton
Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There; Ruby Dee - American Gangster; Saoirse Ronan - Atonement; Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone; Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
Best Original Screenplay
Diablo Cody - Juno; Nancy Oliver - Lars And The Real Girl; Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton; Brad Bird - Ratatouille; Tamara Jenkins - The Savages
Best Adapted Screenplay
Christopher Hampton - Atonement; Sarah Polley - Away From Her; Ronald Harwood - The Diving Bell And The Butterfly; Joel & Ethan Coen - No Country For Old Men; Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
23/01/08
2008 Brit Award Nominees
This year's nominees
British Male Solo Artist
Jamie T; Mark Ronson; Mika; Newton Faulkner; Richard Hawley
British Female Solo Artist
Bat For Lashes; Kate Nash; KT Tunstall; Leona Lewis; PJ Harvey
British Group
Arctic Monkeys; Editors; Girls Aloud; Kaiser Chiefs; Take That
British Album
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare; Leona Lewis - Spirit; Mark Ronson - Version; Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion; Take That - Beautiful World
British Breakthrough Act
Bat For Lashes; Kate Nash; Klaxons; Leona Lewis; Mika
British Live Act
Arctic Monkeys; Kaiser Chiefs; Klaxons; Muse; Take That
British Single
The Hoosiers - Worried About Ray; James Blunt - 1973; Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby; Kate Nash - Foundations; Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love; Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse - Valerie; Mika - Grace Kelly; Mutya Buena - Real Girl; Sugababes - About You Now; Take That - Shine
International Male Solo Artist
Bruce Springsteen; Kanye West; Michael Buble; Rufus Wainwright; Timbaland
International Female Solo Artist
Alicia Keys; Bjork; Feist; Kylie Minogue; Rihanna
International Group
Arcade Fire; Eagles; Foo Fighters; Kings Of Leon; The White Stripes
International Album
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible; Eagles - Long Road Out Of Eden; Foo Fighters - Echoes Silence Patience And Grace; Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times; Kylie Minogue - X
Outstanding Contribution To Music
Paul McCartney
14/01/08
2008 Golden Globe Award Winners
| Award | 2008 Winner | |||||||||||
| Best Film | Atonement | |||||||||||
| Best Director | Julien Schnabel (The Diving Bell And The Butterfly) | |||||||||||
| Best Actor | Daniel Day Lewis (There Will Be Blood) | |||||||||||
| Best Actress | Julie Christie (Away From Her) | |||||||||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men) | |||||||||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Cate Blanchett (I'm Not There) | |||||||||||
| Best Comedy Or Musical | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street | |||||||||||
05/09/07
2007 Mercury Music Prize Winner Announced
The Klaxons were announced as the surprise winners of the 2007 Mercury Music Prize. The nominations, led by a second nomination in a row for last year's winners, The Arctic Monkeys, and the bookies favourites, Amy Winehouse, gathered fpr the ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, on Tuesday 4th September
| Artist | ||||||||||||
| Album | 2007 | |||||||||||
| Arctic Monkeys | Favourite Worst Nightmare | |||||||||||
| Klaxons | Myths Of The Near Future - winner | |||||||||||
| Amy Winehouse | Back To Black | |||||||||||
| Dizzee Rascal | Maths And English | |||||||||||
| Fionn Regan | End Of History | |||||||||||
| The View | Hats Off To The Buskers | |||||||||||
| Bat For Lashes | Fur And Gold | |||||||||||
| The Young Knives | Voices Of Animals And Men | |||||||||||
| Jamie T | Panic Prevention | |||||||||||
| New Young Pony Club | Fantastic Playroom | |||||||||||
| Maps | We Can Create | |||||||||||
| Basquiat Strings | Basquiat Strings With Seb Rochford | |||||||||||
12/03/07
TEN Renamed
TEN (The Entertainment Network), distributor for Warner Music & Video, ITV DVD and many others, has now been renamed to Cinram Logistics UK Ltd. TEN was acquired by Cinram in July 2004.
11/03/07
Network DVD Move Distribution
Network DVD will shortly be moving their physical distribution over to Sony DADC. The move is effective as of 19th March.
26/01/07
2007 Oscar Award Winners
| Winner | ||||||||||||
| Award | 2007 | |||||||||||
| Best Film | The Departed | |||||||||||
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese/The Departed | |||||||||||
| Best Actor | Forest Whittaker/The Last King Of Scotland | |||||||||||
| Best Actress | Helen Mirren/The Queen | |||||||||||
| Best Foreign Language Film | Das Leben der Anderen | |||||||||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Alan Arkin/Little Miss Sunshine | |||||||||||
| Best Suppporting Actress | Jennifer Hudson/Dreamgirls | |||||||||||
| Honorary Award | Ennio Morricone | |||||||||||
25/01/07
2007 Brit Award Winners
| Winner | ||||||||||||
| Award | 2007 | |||||||||||
| British Group | Arctic Monkeys | |||||||||||
| British Female Solo Artist | Amy Winehouse | |||||||||||
| International Female Solo Artist | Nelly Furtado | |||||||||||
| British Male Solo Artist | James Morrison | |||||||||||
| International Male Solo Artist | Justin Timberlake | |||||||||||
| British Breakthrough Act | The Fratellis | |||||||||||
| International Breakthrough Act | Orson | |||||||||||
| British Live Act | Muse | |||||||||||
| International Group | The Killers | |||||||||||
| British Album | Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not | |||||||||||
| International Album | Killers - Sam's Town | |||||||||||
| British Single | Take That - Patience | |||||||||||
| Outstanding Contribution To Music | Oasis | |||||||||||
24/01/07
2007 Oscar Nominees Announced
British Artists and Films are heavily featured in this year's nominees
Best Picture
Babel; The Departed; The Queen; Sands Of Iwo Jima; Little Miss Sunshine
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond; Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson; Peter O'Toole - Venus; Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness; Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress
Penelope Cruz - Volver; Judi Dench - Notes on a Scandal; Helen Mirren - The Queen; Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada; Kate Winslet - Little Children
Best Director
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Babel; Martin Scorsese - The Departed; Clint Eastwood - Letters From Iwo Jima; Stephen Frears - The Queen; Paul Greengrass - United 93
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine; Jackie Earle Haley - Little Children; Djimon Hounsou - Blood Diamond; Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls; Mark Wahlberg - The Departed
Best Supporting Actress
Adriana Barraza - Babel; Cate Blanchett - Notes on a Scandal; Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine; Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls; Rinko Kikuchi - Babel
Best Original Screenplay
Guillermo Arriaga - Babel; Iris Yamashita and Paul Haggis - Letters From Iwo Jima; Michael Arndt - Little Miss Sunshine; Guillermo del Toro - Pan's Labyrinth; Peter Morgan - The Queen
17/01/07
2007 Brit Award Nominees
This year's nominees
British Male Artist
James Morrison; Jarvis Cocker; Lemar; Paulo Nutini; Thom Yorke
British Female Artist
Amy Winehouse; Corinne Bailey Rae; Jamelia; Lily Allen; Nerina Pallot
British Group
Arctic Monkeys; Kasabian; Muse; Razorlight; Snow Patrol
Best British Album
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black; Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not; Lily Allen - Alright Still; Snow Patrol - Eyes Open; Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
British Breakthrough Act
Fratellis; Corinne Bailey Rae; Kooks; Lily Allen; James Morrison
Outstanding Contribution To Music
Oasis
Best International Album
Bob Dylan - Modern Times; Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere; Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds; Killers - Sam's Town; Scissor Sisters - Ta Dah
16/01/07
2007 Golden Globe Award Winners
| Winner | ||||||||||||
| Award | 2006 | |||||||||||
| Best Film | Babel | |||||||||||
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese/The Departed | |||||||||||
| Best Actor | Forest Whittaker/The Last King Of Scotland | |||||||||||
| Best Actress | Helen Mirren/The Queen | |||||||||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Eddie Murphy/Dreamgirls | |||||||||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Hudson/Dreamgirls | |||||||||||
| Best Comedy | Dreamgirls | |||||||||||
| Cecil B. DeMille Award | Warren Beatty | |||||||||||
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