Let there be sales – Universal puts its faith in 'plainchant'

independent.co.uk     Mar 24, 2008            

They will soon be sharing a record label with the fast-living singer Amy Winehouse, but they are probably the last people on earth to contemplate drugs or "Daddy's Girl" tattoos. ... Yet change is inevitable for the monks at Austria's Holy Cross monastery, who for more... [read full story]                    

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Austrian Monks Score Universal Contract From YouTube Video

gatewaypundit.blogspot.com     Mar 23, 2008          

--HAPPY EASTER--Austrian monks from the Monastery of the Holy Cross will join Amy Winehouse and Eminem at Universal Music this year. The Heiligenkreuz monks were selected by Universal after they posted this video of their Gregorian chant on YouTube:Heiligenkreuz Abbey is...                    

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Austrian monks land a recording contract - Update

arbroath.blogspot.com     Mar 23, 2008          

A record label's search for a group of monks to record a Gregorian chant album has ended after an Austrian monastery submitted a YouTube clip. Universal Music, home to Eminem and Amy Winehouse, advertised in religious publications for "monks, men of the cloth and sacred...                    

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Monks Sign Universal Record Deal Thanks to YouTube, Probably God Too [Monk Business]

gizmodo.com     Mar 23, 2008          

Holy Easter YouTubes! In what many would see as an Unholy Alliance between God and Satan, a group of monks from the Heiligenkreuz Abbey, in the Wienerwald region of Austria, have signed a worldwide... ... Holy Easter YouTubes! In what many would see as an Unholy Alliance...                    

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Chanting monks from Austria head for the charts

gulfnews.com     Mar 23, 2008          

group of Gregorian chanting monks are on the cusp of international fame, after being signed by one of the world's biggest music labels. ... The Abbey of the Holy Cross monks, whose heavenly notes are enjoyed by Pope Benedict, have signed with London-based Universal...                    

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Monastery of sound goes universal (Reuters)

yahoo.com     Mar 24, 2008          

Reuters - A group of Gregorian chanting monks are on the cusp of international fame, after being signed by one of the world's biggest music labels. ... By Andrew Hough 18 minutes ago LONDON (Reuters) - A group of Gregorian chanting monks are on the cusp of international...                    

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Monastery of sound goes universal

northkoreatimes.com     Mar 24, 2008          

The Abbey of the Holy Cross monks, whose heavenly notes are enjoyed by Pope Benedict, have signed with London-based Universal Records, the company told Reuters on Monday. ... According to the monks' Web site, Pope Benedict made a rare visit last year to the Austrian...                    

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Gregorian Chanting Austrian Monks Sign Major Record Deal: Pope Is A Fan

sky.com     Mar 24, 2008          

A group of singing monks who count the Pope among their fans have signed a major record deal. ... The men, from the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Austria's Vienna Forest, captivated Pope Benedict when he visited them last year. The monks have called their success...                    

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Monastery of sound goes Universal

bigblog.com     Mar 24, 2008          

Hot tags: australia, sport, nsw, law-crime-and-justice, government-and-politics, community-and-society, world-politics, vic, rugby-league, nrl ... A group of Gregorian chanting monks are on the cusp of international fame, after being signed by one of the world's biggest...                    

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Monks use YouTube to land an album deal

digg.com     Mar 25, 2008          

news.bbc.co.uk — (Digg and comment this) ... The Monastery of the Holy Cross dates back to 1133 A record label's search for a group of monks to record a Gregorian chant album has ended after an Austrian monastery submitted a YouTube clip. Universal Music, home to Eminem...                    

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Two women help monks grow multi-million dollar business

bizjournals.com     Mar 25, 2008          

Sarah Caniglia and Cindy Griffith turned a visit to a monastery into a job helping Cistercian monks run a multi-million dollar business. The two women, who wrote “LaserMonks: The Business Story Nine Hundred Years in the Making,” about their experiences, visited the monastery after they stumbled...                    

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