The 42nd annual Grammy nominations were recently announced and on February 21st Grammy Awards will be presented to the best performers, producers and songwriters in 100 different categories. Nominees include industry veterans such as Madonna, Joni Mitchell, Don Henley and Sting as well as newcomers Christina Aguilera, Macy Gray, The Corrs and Sisqo. Only recordings released during the period between October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000 were eligible for nomination.

TERK Technologies has just announced a development agreement with XM Satellite Radio to develop, manufacture and distribute XM’s retail antennas to receive digital satellite radio signals for automobile and home use. XM Satellite radio is developing a new 100-channel band of digital radio stations. With music, news, sports, talk, comedy and children’s programming, this subscription-based service requires specifically designed antennas to receive these signals.

Harcore hip hop metal band biohazard is in the studio with multi-platinum producer JIVEJones, the man responsible for writing and producing Mandy Moore’s hit song "Candy." This move doesn’t mean that Biohazard is going soft. Cypress Hill is collaborating with the band for their new album that is scheduled to hit store shelves this summer.

Beginning on SuperBowl Sunday at WRAL-TV (the CBS affiliate in Raleigh, North Carolina) Panasonic will begin sponsoring HDTV news broadcasts that are edited and played back on Panasonic DVCPRO HD high definition equipment. The broadcasts will be supported by a series of Panasonic-sponsored promotional announcements created to bring attention to the broadcasts and the HDTV format.

DTS has announced that they will be releasing their first batch of DVD-Audio titles under their own DTS Entertainment record label in the coming months. These high resolution 5.1 releases will include a series of 96/24 classical titles from ILIAD, the Patrick Leonard produced Toy Matinee, Steve Stevens’ Flamenco A Go-Go, the Fabulous Thunderbirds as well as 5.1 audio mixes from new artists such as Larissa Stow, Pacific Coast Highway and The Gluey Brothers. Later in 2001, DTS Entertainment will be releasing several "stereo only" DVD-Audio titles including Sting’s Brand New Day and Cheryl Crow’s Globe Sessions. Beginning January 15, 2001, all of the distribution for DTS Entertainment’s 5.1 music CDs and DVD-Audio releases will be handled by Valley Entertainment. There are currently over 115 DTS 5.1 music CDs available and with this new distribution deal, DTS expects to see demand ...