PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, September 14, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, September 14, 2005

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New Report Says Counterfeit Drug Sales to Reach $75 Billion in 2010, Up 92% From 2005

On the heels of major arrests for drug counterfeiting in China, Canada, and the United States, the Center for Medicines in the Public Interest have released a new report projecting counterfeit drug sales to reach 75 billion dollars in 2010, a shocking 92 percent increase from 2005.

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First Round Of Performers Announced For 'The 39th Annual CMA Awards' In New York City

The star-packed lineup for "The 39th Annual C-M-A Awards" is taking shape with the announcement that reigning C-M-A Entertainer of the Year, Kenny Chesney, and former Female Vocalist of the Year, Faith Hill will be performing. The superstar artist who holds the record for most career C-M-A Award nominations, Alan Jackson and the legendary George Strait will also perform. The C-M-A Awards airs live from Madison Square Garden in New York City, Tuesday, November 15 on CBS. Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn of superduo Brooks & Dunn return in 2005 to host the C-M-A Awards.

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Depeche Mode Launches First-Ever Digital Music, Concert Ticket Pre-Sale

Depeche Mode has teamed with Ticketmaster for the first-ever digital download, concert ticket pre-sale, scheduled to begin Wednesday on the iTunes Music Store. Depeche Mode fans will have a special opportunity to pre-order the band's new album, Playing the Angel, from the iTunes Music Store and to purchase advance tickets online from Ticketmaster for select dates on the band's upcoming North American tour before the album and tickets go on sale to the general public. Beginning Tuesday, September 13 through Monday, September 26, Depeche Mode fans who visit iTunes Music Store in the U-S and pre-order the band's new album will receive a password for the chance to purchase up to four tickets from ticketmaster.com for select dates on the band's 2005 North American tour. The pre-sale offers Depeche Mode fans the chance to access priority concert seating before tickets go on sale to the general public beginning September 24. Fans who pre-order Playing the Angel from iTunes will receive the album via digital download when it is released on October 18 on Sire / Reprise Records.

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The Long-Awaited Release of the Star-Studded New Santana Album 'All That I Am' Out November 1st on Arista Records

Expect the mercury -- and then the platinum -- to rise this fall as music icon and guitar hero Carlos Santana returns to the recording spotlight November first with the 38th album of his monumental career, "All That I Am." The hotly anticipated new disc marks the third Santana album release on Arista Records, and features a star-studded gathering of world class guest artists including Steven Tyler, Michelle Branch & The Wreckers, OutKast's Big Boi, Mary J. Blige, Metallica's Kirk Hammett, Sean Paul, Los Lonely Boys, Joss Stone, will.i.am, Anthony Hamilton, Bo Bice and Robert Randolph. In addition to delivering guitar wizardry throughout, Carlos Santana co-produced "All That I Am" with industry legend, Arista/J Records founder/B-M-G U-S Chairman and C- E-O Clive Davis, who also produced the multi-platinum and Grammy award winning albums "Supernatural" and "Shaman."

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PRNewswire -- Sept. 14

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