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      *The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) hopes that the booking of Chaka Khan will help broaden its appeal and bring in concert-goers for its 2005-2006 season. According to the Baltimore Business Journal, the symphony is banking on Khan and other contemporary musicians to boost the 90-year-old orchestra's visibility among the general public.  While symphony purists believe the BSO’s new moves will compromise its artistic integrity, BSO officials say there are enough chamber orchestra concerts and other programs to satisfy its core audience.

       *XXL Magazine has released a special edition entitled, “XXL Presents Shade 45,” a one-shot magazine focusing on Eminem and his new radio channel, Shade 45, on Sirius Satellite Radio. The issue features interviews with Em, 50 Cent and other G-Unit and Shady artists. A free Em poster and a notorious Q&A with Em, 50 and Dre together are also inside. Shade 45 DJ profiles include Whoo Kid, Gomez Brothers, Lord Sear, Rude Jude, Felli Fel, DJ Muggs, Clinton Sparks and Cipha Sounds. There is also an interview with Em’s manager, business partner and friend Paul Rosenberg. The issue is on newsstands now.

      *Angela Henry’s debut mystery novel, “The Company You Keep,” follows Kendra Clayton, an African-American teacher and restaurant hostess who frets about her weight, wonders where Mr. Right is, and yearns for more excitement. Kendra must also figure out who murdered her friend and co-worker’s cheating boyfriend without being killed or arrested herself. “The Company You Keep” is the first book in the Kendra Clayton mystery series and was released in May 2005 under BET Books’ commercial women’s fiction imprint, Sepia. For more information please visit www.angelahenry.com.