SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Feb. 11, 2007) – Online and text votes are in from hundreds of thousands of music fans and Robyn Troup, 18, from Houston, Tex., was chosen as the "My GRAMMY® Moment" winner, it was announced tonight on the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Troup surpassed thousands of hopefuls to land in the Top 3 in "My GRAMMY Moment," a Recording Academy® program that continues the organization's mission of discovering and nurturing music makers. Music fans were empowered to give one lucky unsigned artist the opportunity to perform live on Music's Biggest Night™ with multi-GRAMMY nominee Justin Timberlake. After award-winning singer/actress Jennifer Hudson announced the winner of "My GRAMMY Moment" live on national television during the GRAMMY Awards telecast, Troup joined Timberlake and current nominee T.I. on stage and performed a show-stopping medley of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" and Timberlake's "My Love." Troup also will be signed officially to Timberlake’s new record label Tennman Records after the telecast.

"The anticipation and excitement that has been building throughout GRAMMY Week for these three talented women is gratifying and well-deserved," said Neil Portnow, President of The Recording Academy. "With hundreds of thousands of fans involved throughout this process, we warmly congratulate our 'My GRAMMY Moment' winner Robyn Troup. All who made it into the final phase were extremely talented, and we expect that they will also benefit from The Academy's 'ultimate' career development experience. And special thanks to our partners CBS, Yahoo! Music, and especially Justin Timberlake for being such an enthusiastic and passionate participant in this program from the very beginning."

"My GRAMMY Moment" Winner 2007
Robyn Troup, 18, was born and raised in Houston, Tex. She has been singing ever since she could talk and has notebooks filled with songs she has written. Robyn is multitalented, having studied ballet, jazz, tap and modern dance along with taking both piano and voice lessons. While she describes her musical style as a blend of R&B, pop and hip-hop, Robyn cites artists including Stevie Wonder, Aaliyah and Destiny’s Child as her muses.

In addition to a memorable "GRAMMY Moment" performance, Troup will be driving in style thanks to Chevrolet. She was awarded a distinctively cool, sunburst orange 2007 Chevy HHR that comes fully loaded for the ultimate music fan, with an in-dash six-disc CD changer, an audio input jack for an MP3 player and Pioneer premium seven-speaker sound system. A special thank you to participants of GRAMMY Style Studio® 2007 for providing wardrobe and accessories for all three finalists.

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Top 3 Finalists Were (in alphabetical order)

Africa Miranda (age 30), Montgomery, Ala.
Brenda Radney (age 22), Staten Island, N.Y.
Robyn Troup (age 18), Houston, Tex.

Fan Voting
Fans voted online for their favorite finalist from Feb. 4 until 9:59 p.m. ET (8:59 p.m. CT/7:59 p.m. MT/6:59 p.m. PT), this evening. Viewers also could cast up to 10 votes through their text message capable mobile phones within a two-hour window during the live airing of the GRAMMY Awards from 8 p.m. to 9:59 p.m. ET/7 p.m. to 8:59 p.m. CT. Voters not watching the tape-delayed broadcast could text their vote from 5 p.m. to 6:59 p.m. PT/6 p.m. to 7:59 p.m. MT. The interactive mobile voting technology was enabled by VeriSign.

Submission/Selection Process

Unsigned artists in the United States — 18 years of age and older — uploaded a 60-second video clip to Yahoo! Music of an a cappella performance of one of nine GRAMMY Award-winning songs:

"If I Ain't Got You" (originally performed by Alicia Keys), "Breathe" (originally performed by Faith Hill), "Come To My Window" (originally performed by Melissa Etheridge), "What's Love Got To Do With It" (originally performed by Tina Turner), "Dance With My Father" (originally performed by Luther Vandross), "Cry Me A River" (originally performed by Justin Timberlake), "Respect" (originally performed by Aretha Franklin), "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" (originally performed by Whitney Houston), or "Vision Of Love" (originally performed by Mariah Carey).

The selection process of the Top 12 was rigorous and thorough. Thousands of video submissions were judged and whittled down to 12 by a VIP Blue Ribbon Committee made up of singers, songwriters, producers, music industry executives, as well as key executives from The Recording Academy.
Fans helped to determine the Top 5, Top 3 and the winner by voting at Yahoo! Music.

About The Recording Academy

Established in 1957, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., also known as The Recording Academy, is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards, The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs — including the creation of the national public education campaign What's The Download®(WhatsTheDownload.com). For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.

About Yahoo! Music

Yahoo! Music (http://music.yahoo.com) is the #1 online music destination. Yahoo! Music offers more than 2 million songs for download as well as the tools to manage, explore and share music. Yahoo! Music provides a wide selection of streaming video and audio, the Web's largest collection of music videos, Internet radio, original content, exclusive features, artist information and news covering all genres of music to Yahoo! users.

Stars Were Shining in Hollywood for the 2004 American Music Awards

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Glowing from the flashes of the paparazzi, celebrities looked magnificent as they graced the red carpet of the 2004 American Music Awards. Anna Nicole Smith, the blond bombshell known for her amazing weight loss on TRIMSPA X32 and a presenter at the awards ceremony, was especially stunning donning a ruby and diamond necklace of her most famous saying, "TRIMSPA, Baby!"

Despite the red carpet havoc, Stars found solitude from the limelight, and a bit of pampering, in a more intimate setting backstage at the celebrity gift bag showroom.

Celebrities like Usher and Alicia Keyes visited the showroom. For three days, TRIMSPA presented music greats like Jon Bon Jovi, Gene Simmons, the Ying Yang Twins and more with TRIMSPA X32 product for their gift bags. These were just some of the Industry's finest seen at the TRIMSPA display in the exclusive showroom at the Shrine Auditorium.

"This has simply been a great weekend!" said Alex Goen, founder and CEO of TRIMSPA. "Between Anna presenting an award and our participation in the Celebrity Gift Bag, we just couldn't have asked for a more fabulous weekend." TRIMSPA, the leading seller of dietary supplements, is known for participating in high profile events including the Video Music Awards and NASCAR.

The American Music Awards aired live on ABC last night. For photos of celebrities that were seen in the Gift Bag Showroom, visit: http://www.trimspapr.com/gallery/2004ama.

The American Music Awards were created by Dick Clark to honor top musicians by fans. Awards are presented to the favorite artists in: Pop/Rock, Country, Soul/R&B, Rap, Hip Hop, Alternative, and Adult Contemporary Music. The annual television special, which airs on November 14th at 8pm EST on ABC network, feature performances from today's hottest acts in a wide variety if musical genres.

Tony Bennett and k.d. lang Nominated for Two Grammy Awards

RCA Music Group Receives 20 Grammy Nominations

Luther Vandross and Christina Aguilera Lead With Five Nominations Each

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (PRNewswire) -- The RCA Music Group received 20 Grammy nominations today including five for Luther Vandross in the categories of Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, for "Dance With My Father" off the platinum album of the same name. In addition, Vandross was nominated for Best R&B Album for Dance With My Father, and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group for "The Closer I Get To You" with Beyonce. Christina Aguilera also scored five nominations with Song of the Year for "Beautiful," Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Collaboration with Vocal for "Can't Hold Us Down" with Lil' Kim, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Remix Recording from her multi-platinum album Stripped.

Other nominations include Tony Award winner Heather Headley for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best New Artist, Foo Fighters for Best Rock Performance by Duo or Group and Best Rock Album for the platinum certified One By One, Rod Stewart for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for his newly platinum The Great American Songbook Volume II and Annie Lennox for the critically-acclaimed, Bare, in the category of Best Pop Vocal Album.

American Idol winners Kelly Clarkson and Ruben Studdard were also nominated, for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Miss Independent," and Best R&B Male Vocal Performance for the single "Superstar," respectively. Dave Matthews was nominated for Best Rock Performance for "Gravedigger", from his solo album Some Devil, and singer/actor Tyrese joins labelmates Studdard and Vandross in the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance category for his song "How You Gonna Act Like That."

"Last year the RCA Music Group had 8 nominations. This year we have 20!," said RCA Music Group Chairman Clive Davis. "Our artists continue to grow and achieve more and more. We congratulate each and every one nominated. We wish them well and we exult in their coveted peer recognition."

Commented President Charles Goldstuck, "How incredibly rewarding it was today to receive so many nominations across the board. We believe so much in our artists and it is extremely gratifying to be recognized by our colleagues in the industry."

The 46th Annual Grammy Awards will be held February 8 in Los Angeles.

The RCA Music Group is a BMG-owned label group run by Clive Davis. The RCA roster is home to superstar artists Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews Band, The Strokes, Foo Fighters, David Gray, Heather Headley, Kelly Clarkson, and more. The J Records roster is home to platinum superstars Annie Lennox, Alicia Keys, Rod Stewart, Luther Vandross, Busta Rhymes, Tyrese and Monica, among others. Clive Davis, Chairman and CEO of the RCA Music Group, is the legendary executive who after helming Columbia Records for eight years, founded Arista Records in 1975 and nurtured many of today's top musical artists including Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Santana, Patti Smith, Sarah McLachlan and Dido.

Lost Highway Receives 10 Grammy Nominations

December 4, 2003

Three of Six 'Best Country Album' Nominees From Lost Highway

Willie Nelson - Five Nominations Lucinda Williams - Two Nominations Lyle Lovett - Two Nominations Johnny Cash - One Nomination (for the Video 'Hurt')

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Lost Highway Records received 10 Grammy nominations at a press conference held December 4. Country legend Willie Nelson leads Lost Highway's nominations with five: BEST COUNTRY ALBUM ("Willie Nelson and Friends: Live And Kickin'"), BEST COUNTRY ALBUM ("Run That By Me One More Time," with fellow Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Price), BEST COUNTRY SONG, BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS ("Beer For My Horses" duet with Toby Keith from "Live And Kickin'"), BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS ("Wurlitzer Prize [I Don't Want To Get Over You]" with Norah Jones from "Live And Kickin'").

Three-time Grammy-winner Lucinda Williams received two nominations for her critically-acclaimed album "World Without Tears." Lucinda was nominated for BEST FEMALE ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE (for the song "Righteously"), and BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM ("World Without Tears").

Four-time Grammy-winner Lyle Lovett received two nominations for his critically-acclaimed Curb/Lost Highway release "My Baby Don't Tolerate." Lyle was nominated for BEST COUNTRY ALBUM ("My Baby Don't Tolerate") and BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE (for the single "My Baby Don't Tolerate").

The legendary Johnny Cash received one nomination for BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO for the Mark Romanek directed video for the song "Hurt." "Hurt" is from Cash's Grammy-winning American Recordings/Lost Highway release "American IV: The Man Comes Around."

3rd ANNUAL BET AWARDS

2003 Grammy Award Winners

KID ROCK, THE ROOTS, DAVE GROHL SCHEDULED TO PERFORM ON 45TH ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS TELECAST TO BE BROADCAST FEBRUARY 23 ON CBS

"CITY OF NEW YORK" ANNOUNCED AS "HOST" OF 45TH ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS TO BE HELD AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON FEBRUARY 23

GRAMMY® FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH EDISON PRESERVATION FOUNDATION IN CELEBRATION OF 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PHONOGRAPH SPONSORED BY CON EDISON

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