[ 01/10/2005 ] In the lead-up to the Grammys, Usher and Alicia Keys continue to rack up accolades, winning People’s Choice Awards to go with their Billboard and American Music Awards they recently won.

[ 01/06/2005 ] One of Broadway’s favorite campy musicals revives onstage with a fresh cast and a new sound from a Yamaha Grand MIDIPiano.

[ 12/09/2004 ] Yamaha Artists, Usher and Alicia Keys named Male and Female Artist of the Year at the annual Billboard Awards and add several more titles to their resumé.

[ 12/09/2004 ] Yamaha artist Usher continued his amazing year, winning 11 honors at the Billboard Music Awards. Alicia Keys also had an astonishing night, taking seven statues. All in all, Yamaha artists won 19 of the 41 categories awarded.

[ 12/08/2004 ] Rock legend and Yamaha artist Sir Elton John received the Kennedy Center Honor early in December. The pop icon was recognized for his contribution to American culture through the arts.

[ 12/06/2004 ] After working with such pop icons as Elton John, Madonna, Fleetwood Mac and Rod Stewart, Yamaha artist Patrick Leonard now works with movie stars. While producing the musical score for the new Hollywood musical The Ten Commandments, Leonard turned to Yamaha for support.

[ 11/15/2004 ] Yamaha Artist Usher was the big winner at the American Music Awards, winning all four of the categories in which he was nominated. Sheryl Crow and Alicia Keys also grabbed honors.

[ 11/12/2004 ] Artists in jazz, pop, alternative and country choose Yamaha products to create and perform.

[ 11/12/2004 ] Taking a cue from Yamaha’s real-life dedication to music education, the producers of New Line Cinema’s "Raise Your Voice" movie turn to Yamaha products to fill their movie-version of a musical academy.

[ 11/09/2004 ] Yamaha Performing Artists Mark Sherman and Terry Gibbs – both vibraphonists – have each released their latest CDs. Sherman celebrates what he calls his best work to date in The Motive Series, while Gibbs has reached number one on the jazz charts with his latest.

[ 11/09/2004 ] Yamaha Artist Frederic Chiu is no stranger to rave reviews. Audiences and critics alike have compared aspects of his artistry to Glenn Gould’s offbeat interpretations and programming, Rachmaninoff’s aristocratic elegance, and the virtuosity of Godowsky.

[ 10/14/2004 ] The Jazz Foundation of America will be hosting "A Great Night in Harlem" at the end of October with the help of Yamaha pianos. The foundation will also be honoring former Yamaha artist and music great Ray Charles.

[ 10/13/2004 ] Five for Fighting's Ondrasik is one of the few pop/rock performers today who relies on a piano for both recording and performing. When it came time to purchase his first piano, Ondrasik found everything he was looking for in the Yamaha C7. Now he's joined the Yamaha family of Artists.

[ 10/08/2004 ] Three world-famous drummers – acclaimed groove master Akira Jimbo, Drum n’ Bass powerhouse Tony Verderosa and Gospel and Jazz great Marvin McQuitty – will be the guests of honor at this national event.

[ 09/30/2004 ] The 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, presented last month, featured performances by some of music’s top stars, along with their indispensable sidekicks: Yamaha pianos and digital keyboards.