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(September 8, 2008)
*B.B. King's new album, "One Kind Favor," is now the highest-debuting solo album of his career after debuting at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 last week. It also ranks as his highest-charting solo set since "Live in Cook County Jail" went to No. 25 in 1971. "Favor" is King's 33rd chart entry. Although he has been recording since 1949, he didn't appear on the Billboard album chart until 1968, when "Lucille" became his first chart entry. King, who still tours regularly, turns 83 on September 16.
*Rock vet Chris Cornell will release his new Timbaland-produced album, "Scream," on Oct. 14, reports Billboard. The first single, "Long Gone," can be sampled on Cornell's MySpace page. A second track, "Ground Zero," hits digital retail on Sept. 9, while an excerpt of a third, "Watch Out," is streaming on MySpace. According to Billboard, "Scream" moves Cornell "in a much more R&B-oriented direction, with busy drum machine beats, buffed-up chorus vocals and string samples filling the nooks and crannies."
*Essence magazine will empower hundreds of women to connect to success during its fifth annual Women Who Are Shaping the World Leadership Summit taking place at the Marriott Marquis in New York City on Friday, Oct. 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The one-day event will help women advance in their careers, control their financial destiny and transform their business ideas into reality. Speakers include: Star Jones, Suzanne de Passe, Dr. Juanita Bynum, Roland Martin, Michelle Singletary, Lynn Whitfield, Tasha Smith and Finesse Mitchell. Essence magazine Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt-Murray will serve as the event’s host. More information can be found on www.essence.com.
*Florida residents Tiger Woods, Grant Hill and Dwight Howard have been called out by the Orlando Sentinel as among the state's biggest users of water. In the midst of a state water shortage, Woods' home on Jupiter Island near Palm Beach uses 129,000 gallons each month. The average is reportedly 10,000 per month. NBA star Hill used 263,000 gallons in May. The Magic's Howard spilled 189,000 gallons in July alone.
*Racing driver Lewis Hamilton may join his girlfriend, Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger, on her upcoming tour with the group, reports WENN. The singer has been dating the British Formula One star, 23, since they met at the MTV Awards last year. She says: "We're private and keep to ourselves. We're just two normal people who are passionate about what we do and we're both living our dream, so we are very blessed. It's hard to have a relationship in this industry, so we're taking things one step at a time and living moment to moment. As long as the other girls are OK about it, I hope he'll come on the road with us when we tour."
*Hip Hop exec Steve Stoute will be inducted into the American Advertising Federation's Advertising Hall of Fame on Nov. 18, reports Allhiphop.com. Stoute is the co-founder of Translation, a joint advertising firm run with fellow mogul and rapper, Jay-Z. The company has brokered deals with Beyonce (Tommy Hilfiger), Chris Brown (Double Mint Gum), Justin Timberlake (McDonalds), Gwen Stefani (Hewlett-Packard), and Jadakiss (Reebok). "Getting accepted into the advertising hall is something that I proudly accept on behalf of the entire Hip-Hop community," Stoute told AllHipHop.com. "This will open up doors for diversity in general market advertising which the industry definitely needs."
*Usher has been appointed Youth Chair of ServiceNation, a service campaign committed to uniting Americans in common cause, tackling social challenges and encouraging citizens to give back to community and country. At the ServiceNation Summit on Sept. 11 and 12, the artist will represent young people from around the country who are committed to giving back to their communities by raising awareness about the importance of national and community service.
*The official trailer of "Soul Men," starring Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac, has been released from Dimension Films/MGM. The actors play the lone surviving members of popular ’70s soul band, The Real Deal. The bickering singers take a road trip to the Apollo Theater for a musical tribute to their recently deceased front man. Co-star Isaac Hayes, who died last month, also appears in the trailer. "Soul Men" opens Nov 7. View trailer below:
"Soul Men" Trailer
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*B.B. King's new album, "One Kind Favor," is now the highest-debuting solo album of his career after debuting at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 last week. It also ranks as his highest-charting solo set since "Live in Cook County Jail" went to No. 25 in 1971. "Favor" is King's 33rd chart entry. Although he has been recording since 1949, he didn't appear on the Billboard album chart until 1968, when "Lucille" became his first chart entry. King, who still tours regularly, turns 83 on September 16.
*Rock vet Chris Cornell will release his new Timbaland-produced album, "Scream," on Oct. 14, reports Billboard. The first single, "Long Gone," can be sampled on Cornell's MySpace page. A second track, "Ground Zero," hits digital retail on Sept. 9, while an excerpt of a third, "Watch Out," is streaming on MySpace. According to Billboard, "Scream" moves Cornell "in a much more R&B-oriented direction, with busy drum machine beats, buffed-up chorus vocals and string samples filling the nooks and crannies."
*Essence magazine will empower hundreds of women to connect to success during its fifth annual Women Who Are Shaping the World Leadership Summit taking place at the Marriott Marquis in New York City on Friday, Oct. 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The one-day event will help women advance in their careers, control their financial destiny and transform their business ideas into reality. Speakers include: Star Jones, Suzanne de Passe, Dr. Juanita Bynum, Roland Martin, Michelle Singletary, Lynn Whitfield, Tasha Smith and Finesse Mitchell. Essence magazine Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt-Murray will serve as the event’s host. More information can be found on www.essence.com.
*Florida residents Tiger Woods, Grant Hill and Dwight Howard have been called out by the Orlando Sentinel as among the state's biggest users of water. In the midst of a state water shortage, Woods' home on Jupiter Island near Palm Beach uses 129,000 gallons each month. The average is reportedly 10,000 per month. NBA star Hill used 263,000 gallons in May. The Magic's Howard spilled 189,000 gallons in July alone.
*Racing driver Lewis Hamilton may join his girlfriend, Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger, on her upcoming tour with the group, reports WENN. The singer has been dating the British Formula One star, 23, since they met at the MTV Awards last year. She says: "We're private and keep to ourselves. We're just two normal people who are passionate about what we do and we're both living our dream, so we are very blessed. It's hard to have a relationship in this industry, so we're taking things one step at a time and living moment to moment. As long as the other girls are OK about it, I hope he'll come on the road with us when we tour."
*Hip Hop exec Steve Stoute will be inducted into the American Advertising Federation's Advertising Hall of Fame on Nov. 18, reports Allhiphop.com. Stoute is the co-founder of Translation, a joint advertising firm run with fellow mogul and rapper, Jay-Z. The company has brokered deals with Beyonce (Tommy Hilfiger), Chris Brown (Double Mint Gum), Justin Timberlake (McDonalds), Gwen Stefani (Hewlett-Packard), and Jadakiss (Reebok). "Getting accepted into the advertising hall is something that I proudly accept on behalf of the entire Hip-Hop community," Stoute told AllHipHop.com. "This will open up doors for diversity in general market advertising which the industry definitely needs."
*Usher has been appointed Youth Chair of ServiceNation, a service campaign committed to uniting Americans in common cause, tackling social challenges and encouraging citizens to give back to community and country. At the ServiceNation Summit on Sept. 11 and 12, the artist will represent young people from around the country who are committed to giving back to their communities by raising awareness about the importance of national and community service.
*The official trailer of "Soul Men," starring Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac, has been released from Dimension Films/MGM. The actors play the lone surviving members of popular ’70s soul band, The Real Deal. The bickering singers take a road trip to the Apollo Theater for a musical tribute to their recently deceased front man. Co-star Isaac Hayes, who died last month, also appears in the trailer. "Soul Men" opens Nov 7. View trailer below:
"Soul Men" Trailer
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