Straight No Chaser Reach #7 on Billboard AC Charts

Straight No Chaser’s live version of “12 Days of Christmas” soars 13-7 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, making it the first time in Billboard’s 47-year history that the traditional holiday song has appeared on the AC list.

Straight No Chaser’s debut Christmas album, Holiday Spirits, is in stores now via Atlantic Records.

Download a free mp3 of "Hark the Herald Angels Sing / Angels We Have Heard on High" here:
http://otmg.net/mp3/SNC-Hark-Angels.mp3

Straight No Chaser On ABC's World News Tonight

A cappella 10-piece Straight No Chaser will be featured on ABC’s World News Tonight with Charles Gibson. The program will air tonight at 6:30 PM EST.

Straight No Chaser’s debut Christmas album, Holiday Spirits, is in stores now via Atlantic Records.

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Amy Grant & Straight No Chaser AOL Holiday Album Streams

AOL is streaming Amy Grant’s The Christmas Collection and Straight No Chaser’s Holiday Spirits as part of their holiday feature, and you can now listen to both albums in full here:

Amy Grant – The Christmas Collection:
http://music.aol.com/holiday-and-christmas-cds#/11

Straight No Chaser – Holiday Spirits:
http://music.aol.com/holiday-and-christmas-cds#/26

Grammy Nominations For OTMG Clients

Concord Music Group recording artists Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Marcus Miller, Karrin Allyson and Gerald Albright have all received 2008 Grammy nominations.

OTMG handled the online marketing campaigns for each of the albums nominated. Thanks to all the sites that worked with us and helped spread the word about these great releases.

Congratulations & good luck go out to:

Marcus Miller -
Best Pop Instrumental Performance for ‘Blast!’
Album: Marcus
[Concord Jazz]

Karrin Allyson -
Best Jazz Vocal Album for Imagina: Songs Of Brasil
[Concord Jazz]

Gary Burton & Chick Corea -
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for ‘Waltz For Debby’
Album: The New Crystal Silence
[Concord Records]

Chick Corea & Gary Burton -
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
The New Crystal Silence
[Concord Records]

Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton) -
Best Instrumental Composition for ‘Alegria’
Album: The New Crystal Silence
[Concord Records]

Gerald Albright -
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Sax For Stax
[Peak Records]

Amy Grant 22-CD Catalog Giveaway At Windows Media Guide

Windows Media Guide is giving away Amy Grant's entire 22-CD catalog as part of their Holiday Guide giveaway. You can also stream four tracks from Amy's new album, The Christmas Collection, including “Baby It's Christmas,” a new song she co-wrote with husband Vince Gill.

Enter the giveaway here: http://amygrant.otmg.net/

Amy Grant & Straight No Chaser Full Album Streams At imeem

Music social networking site imeem is currently streaming Amy Grant’s The Christmas Collection and Straight No Chaser’s Holiday Spirits. You can listen to both albums in their entirety at imeem’s holiday page.

Listen at imeem:

Amy Grant – The Christmas Collection: http://www.imeem.com/artists/amy_grant/playlist/IthC_3OV/the_christmas_collection_album/

Straight No Chaser — Holiday Spirits: http://www.imeem.com/artists/straight_no_chaser/playlist/TLu7LR_9/holiday_spirits_album/

Lindsey Buckingham's Gift Of Screws Named In Q Magazine’s Best Of 2008

Q Magazine has named Lindsey Buckingham's Gift Of Screws in their year-end list of the Best Albums of 2008. Coming in at #41, the magazine says that “while some tracks are classic Mac, Bel Air Rain and Great Day are spikier and built on atmosphere.”

For more on Q's 50 Best Albums of 2008, go to: http://www.q4music.com/cgi-bin/50bestalbums/track.pl?id=91

Sammy Hagar's Cosmic Universal Fashion Debuts At #95 On Billboard Charts

Sammy Hagar's latest release, Cosmic Universal Fashion, debuted at #95 on the Billboard Charts. The eleventh solo album from the legendary rocker features his signature melodic, hard-charging rock that’s short on subtlety but long on punch and personality.

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