April 8th, 2009

Nashville, TN (MusiqQueen.com) — Taylor Swift won big at last night’s 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, taking home THREE trophies, including the Album Of The Year Award, the most prestigious industry-awarded honor of the evening, for her triple-platinum-plus album Fearless. Taylor received TWO ACM awards for Fearless, as she was honored as both the album’s artist and producer. 19-year-old Taylor is the youngest artist in history to win Album Of The Year.

Burbank, CA (MusiqQueen.com) — Disney Interactive Studios today announced the next installment in the popular and highly successful Hannah Montana video game franchise, Hannah Montana The Movie, is now available in stores nationwide. Debuting the same week as Walt Disney Pictures’ “Hannah Montana The Movie,” the games promise fans a memorable mix of hit songs and new adventures with several of your favorite characters for some down-home fun. Also releasing from Disney Interactive Studios, Hannah Montana Star Moves mobile game will bring the franchise’s adventures to players on all major wireless carriers.

(MusiqQueen.com) — Three-time Academy Award-winning songwriter Marilyn Bergman today announced her decision to step down as President and Chairman of the Board of ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers). Her successor will be elected by the ASCAP Board of Directors during their next meeting later this month.

Bergman was the first woman to be elected to the ASCAP Board of Directors and was named President and Chairman of the Board in 1994. She will continue to serve as an active Board Member.

A Culture of Change Memorial Day Weekend May 24 – 25, 2009

Los Angeles, CA (MusiqQueen.com) — The 23rd Annual Jazz Reggae Festival at UCLA, a Culture of Change, is rapidly approaching Memorial Day Weekend May 24th – 25th. The student-run festival, which has attracted an average of 30,000 attendees annually over the past 6 years, features the most prominent and critically acclaimed artists from around the world, along with an international food, arts, and crafts fair.

Cassandra Wilson Grammy-award winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson released Closer To You: The Pop Side this week via Blue Note / EMI.

New York, NY (MusiqQueen.com) – Closer To You: The Pop Side celebrates the finest pop covers from Wilson’s seven albums recorded with Blue Note during her lengthy tenure with the legendary label. With her unmistakable voice, Cassandra covers an array of classics from pop / rock legends such as U2 (“Love Is Blindness”), Bob Dylan (“Lay Lady Lay”), Sting (“Fragile”), Cyndi Lauper (“Time After Time”) and Van Morrison (“Tupelo Honey”).