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*A CD/DVD box set devoted to comedian Richard Pryor’s entire career – comedy records, complete concert films and TV special highlights – will be available for fans beginning next summer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Santa Monica’s Shout! Factory (known for making DVDs of classic TV shows) has partnered with Indigo Inc, run by Pryor’s [...]
*Funk up your weekend with an exclusive preview of the debut album from “The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown” and hear for the first time tracks featuring George Clinton recorded specifically for Volume 1. Go to www.thebigolnastygetdown.com to access the player. The album will be available for streaming from Friday, June 3 to Sunday, June 5 [...]
*For every longstanding fan that has been waiting for The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin to turn back the hands of time and deliver an album of goose bump-raising performances, this is the answer to every little prayer you’ve said. Talk about inspired. Sister Franklin has been clandestinely finessing this 12-song labor of love for [...]
*Kim Kardashian has a new look. Ala Bo Derek, we guess she’s getting in touch with her sista side because she’s now sportin’ braids. And please hold the hate bombs; the crack was only a joke. Kardashian was conveniently caught by the paps entering a gym an LA gym on Thursday with the new ‘do. [...]
*Mr. Michael Joe Jackson may gone to the after life, but that doesn’t mean he’s been forgotten by the living. The bottom line is that there are a lot of folks who still want to buy his music. The numbers are in and “Michael,” his posthumous album, debuted globally at #1 in its first week [...]
*Singer/actor/comedian Jamie Foxx recently announced that he’s decided the title and release date for his new album. According to published reports, Foxx has decided to rename his next CD project. He was going to call it “Body.” Now, he’s decided to rename it “Body to Best Night of My Life.” If you’re wondering who’s going [...]
*For the first time, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s exclusive music program will feature an R&B artist: Smokey Robinson. “Now and Then,” a 12-song CD featuring classics and new songs by the Motown legend, will go on sale Monday (November 1) and be available only at Cracker Barrel. In addition to signaling the music program’s [...]
*Every story has an arc, and love stories are no different. There’s the initial encounter, the flirtation, the first date, the escalation, the passion … and then the map gets a little fuzzy. What comes next is hard to predict – rock-solid commitment and eternal devotion for some, disillusionment or even betrayal for others. Some [...]
*Drake fans are anticipating the release of his upcoming album “Thank Me Later” which is set to release June 15. But he gave a little sneak peak with the release of his collaboration with Jay-Z. TheBoomBox.com says the song is called “Light Up” and is now floating around on the web. The track is a [...]
*Look out for Kelis’ new CD, “Fleshtone,” which set to hit the streets stateside on July 6, but it’ll be available internationally on May 17. For her new LP the “Milkshake” singer teamed up with Will.I.Am, David Guetta, Benny Benassi, Free School and Boys Noise. The project, which is dance/club oriented, so far has produced [...]
*I’ll admit I’m an Usher fan, so I gave him a pass for his last album “Here I Stand”, I called it his happy album and every artist who plans to be around for some time deserves one. The new marriage, the babies, he put on some weight and moved around a little slower, cool. [...]
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