Benjamin Continues Breaking as Sophomore Album Puts Them ``Alone'' at Platinum.BURBANK, Calif. -- Hollywood Records Hollywood Records is a record label owned by Disney. It mainly focuses on pop music. The label was started in 1989 and initially distributed by Elektra Records in the US and Canada until 1995 when distribution switched to PolyGram (which became Universal Music Group in 1998. : --Hollywood Records band's "We Are Not Alone" produces two #1 Active Rock hits in "Sooner or Later" and "So Cold," with new version of "Rain (2005)" going to radio next, summer tour with 3 Doors Down and Staind on tap Hollywood Records rock band Breaking Benjamin's name is an apt description of their ongoing success. Thanks to a pair of #1 Active Rock tracks in "Sooner or Later" and "So Cold," the group's sophomore album, "We Are Not Alone," has shipped more than 1 million units since its release last June 29, which makes it eligible for platinum certification by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America, Washington, DC, www.riaa.com) A membership association of music recording companies. Its goal is to promote the record label industry and protect the rights of copyright owners. It was a major contributor to the SDMI digital distribution system. . The album has scanned more than 900k units in less than a year. The group's next single, "Rain (2005)," is a new version of the album track by the record's producer David Bendeth (Vertical Horizon). This new take will be added to the next production run of "We Are Not Alone" and will ship to Modern and Active Rock radio on June 9 for a June 20 add date. Breaking Benjamin recently performed a live acoustic Live Acoustic (Nettwerk) is an EP by Sarah McLachlan. It was released on May 31, 2004 in Canada only. The tracks were recorded live at the debut of iTunes for the PC on October 21, 2003 and were previously only available on iTunes. version of "Rain" on Sessions@AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. and contributed a brand-new song, "Blow Me Away," to the best-selling video game Halo 2 and its soundtrack. The group has also recorded "Who Wants to Live Forever" for the forthcoming Queen Tribute album, a version of the song first performed by Queen for the film "Highlander." "We Are Not Alone" was marked by the collaboration on three songs of Breaking Benjamin singer/songwriter Ben Burnley and Smashing Pumpkins founder Billy Corgan. Over the past year, Breaking Benjamin has toured non-stop with the likes of Korn, Evanescence ev·a·nesce intr.v. ev·a·nesced, ev·a·nesc·ing, ev·a·nesc·es To dissipate or disappear like vapor. See Synonyms at disappear. [Latin , Saliva, Staind, Godsmack, Alter Bridge and Fuel. The band launches its summer tour with 3 Doors Down and Staind June 30 at Manchester, NH's Verizon Wireless Arena For the former MCI Center in Washington, D.C., see Verizon Center. State high school basketball championships have been held in the arena, and the FIRST Robotics Competition holds its main regional competition, the BAE Systems Granite State Regional, in the arena every year. , a jaunt that will take the group through Sept. 10 at Atlanta's Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre. Breaking Benjamin was formed in 2002 when guitarist Aaron Fink and bassist Mark James Klepaski left their group Lifer to join fellow Wilkes-Barre, PA, natives Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel in the band. The group released its Hollywood Records debut, "Saturate sat·u·rate v. Abbr. sat. 1. To imbue or impregnate thoroughly. 2. To soak, fill, or load to capacity. 3. To cause a substance to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance. ," later that same year. |
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