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*Tré Thomas is on a roll and doesn’t plan to slow it down any time soon. The gospel singer is going to blow audiences away this Sunday (May 20) for a first class Gospel Brunch event at The Hamilton in Washington, D.C. There, he will perform songs from his latest project, “Finally,” released in March. [...]
*Acclaimed artist Regina Belle is getting ready to release her ninth album and second gospel project, “Higher.” Available in stores on June 5, the album is now accessible online at various Internet stores for only $9.99. “Higher,” which has already reached the Top 20 on the gospel radio charts, is a project that pulls on [...]
*Why was Donna Summer, who died Thursday of lung cancer, never inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Longtime member Elton John weighed in almost immediately following the singer’s death, calling the snub “a total disgrace.” Now, the person in charge of nominations to the Cleveland-based Hall has issued a blunt statement, blaming voters [...]
*Charles Jenkins and Fellowship Chicago Live’s hit praise and worship anthem, “Awesome,” enters at No. 1 as the Best Selling Christian/Gospel Song on Amazon and No. 10 on iTunes Top 200 Christian/Gospel Songs chart. The single moves to No. 8 on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Songs chart. Charles Jenkins Presents Fellowship Chicago Live: “The Best of Both [...]
*Jason Nelson’s major label debut “Shifting the Atmosphere,” one of the most anticipated Gospel CDs of the year, will be in stores May 22. Before the CD has even been released, Nelson finds himself in the unique position of having a Top-10 single at radio. He was also featured last fall on Kirk Franklin’s Fearless [...]
*By Wednesday afternoon the news had spread about the passing of 75 year old R&B legend Chuck Brown, who formulated the pulsating beats known as “go-go” music. It’s rhythmic phrasings are a mix of calypso, funk, soul, jazz, dance hall and all else that makes for indescribable feel good music. If you’re cool enough to know that Washington, D. C. [...]
*Bounce TV will pay tribute to Donna Summer tonight with the programming block “Bounce TV Remembers Donna Summer,” featuring an episode of “Soul Train” beginning at 8 p.m. EST and followed by her film “Thank God It’s Friday.” “Bounce TV Remembers Donna Summer” will feature her memorable ‘Soul Train’ episode from 1976 in which she [...]
*It’s safe to say that Joshua Ledet’s exit from “American Idol’s” final three on Thursday makes no difference when it comes to the future success he appears destined to achieve in the entertainment industry. “I don’t know what’s next in my career because I haven’t really sat down with people and talked to them about [...]
*Bobby Brown has debuted his new song “Don’t Let Me Die,” about life since the death of his ex-wife Whitney Houston. In the song, the former New Edition singer says, “Didn’t realize that every breath I took was from you … You were my air.” He also sings, “I guess I messed up pretty bad [...]
*Rapper Nicki Minaj has released the video for “Right By My Side,” the second single from her sophomore album “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.” In the Benny Boom-directed effort, Minaj appears to be in a love triangle with Brown and Nas. Brown takes her on a shopping spree and Nas gifts her with a car. At [...]
*The family of five-time Grammy winner and disco diva Donna Summer released a statement regarding her passing, as condolence messages from her colleagues in the entertainment industry continue to pour out. “Early this morning, we lost Donna Summer Sudano, a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith,” her family said Thursday. “While we [...]
*This year’s Essence Music Festival is expanding to four days of concerts and sets aside a day of activities geared toward emerging talent. The up-and-comers will perform on the festival’s opening day, July 5. Rising stars Diggy Simmons, the OMG Girlz and New Orleans’ own Roots of Music will play on the New & Next [...]
*Donna Summer’s death today hit the music industry and disco lovers across the world hard. But even in death, we have the opportunity to look back and celebrate all the great things this person left us while alive. And Summer’s gift was her ability to sing and make us dance at the same time. Here [...]
*TMZ is reporting that legendary singer Donna Summer, known as the Queen of Disco, died this morning following a battle with cancer. She was 63. Summer was in Florida at the time of her death, according to the website. She was reportedly trying to keep the extent of her illness out of the press and [...]
*Here’s your chance to have your music featured in EURweb, home of The Electronic Urban Report for our Black Music Month Special Edition. This Black Music Month (June, 2012), EURweb will dedicate a special opportunity for talented independent artists all over the world! Programmers, broadcasters, talent and booking agents are invited to visit EURweb during [...]
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