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*Sheryl Lee Ralph is on a steady roll with her annual World AIDS Day event – DIVAS Simply Singing!. Each year the singer and former “Dreamgirls” star has wowed audiences and supporters with a phenomenal musical show and awards ceremony; to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. This year’s line up includes Oleta Adams, Faith Evans, A’ngela Winbush, [...]
*You may not know his name yet, but you are, no doubt, well versed in his music! If you know Jamie Foxx’s “Love Brings Change,” you know Lonny Bereal. If you know Keisha Cole’s “Thought You Should Know,” you know Lonny Bereal. If you’ve ever heard the Chris Brown joints “Wet the Bed,” featuring Ludacris,” [...]
*Veteran R&B artist Gary Taylor is stepping his game up with his new website morningcrew.com. The moniker represents an inimitable level of R&B artistry that has long been supported with unflinching passion by a global fan base and has fans who’s numbers are growing in 19 different countries in Africa through the release of his [...]
*Soul innovator Rahsaan Patterson recently taped a live concert DVD for his latest CD “Bleuphoria” on Mack Avenue Records. The live concert taping featured appearances by R&B veteran Jody Watley (who appears on “Bleuphoria” track “Ghost”); soul diva Lalah Hathaway (who appears on “Bleuphoria” track “6AM”) and Shanice, who’s featured on the CD’s new single [...]
*Lalah Hathaway’s “Where it all Begins” is a musical love letter. It pays homage to an immeasurably talented father and nods sweetly to an equally talented, loving and resilient mother. It is a deeply passionate conversation between the “first daughter of soul” and her devoted admirers who still believe that a soundtrack for real love [...]
*Lalah Hathaway is all about spreading the word about her newest album and she’s doing it big. The self-proclaimed “gadget girl and tech junkie” launched a Facebook campaign to promote her sixth studio album, “Where It All Begins.” She’s offering fans to share an in-app request with four friends for a chance to win an [...]
*“I did a great cover of Dad’s song, ‘You Were Meant For Me,’ recorded…where Nat King Cole recorded. It was a golden day for me,” said Grammy Award nominee Lalah Hathaway about her newest album release on the Stax/Concord imprint. The “Where It All Begins” project takes Lalah vocally in a new direction from her [...]
*Lalah Hathaway, one of contemporary R&B’s most prized artists and in-demand vocalists will release her sixth solo album and second for Stax Records, “Where It All Begins”on October 18, 2011. The versatile, critically-acclaimed musician, songwriter, vocalist and producer found creative regeneration and new found energy making this record, an artistic re-birth she’s eager to share [...]
*After four decades as one of the most popular Gospel artists in the genre, Richard Smallwood remains a vital and vibrant fixture in Gospel music. With the upcoming July 19th release of his 15th album “Promises,” Smallwood showcases his timeless gifts as songwriter and pianist and delivers a body of work that is at once refreshing [...]
*The show must go on and it did! Neither snow, hail or sleet could keep or deter some 1,000 concerned activists from attending the Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project and the Citizenship Education Fund summit held January 11 to 14 at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, 811 Seventh Avenue at 53rd Street in [...]
*Prince held a press conference last night at New York’s famed Apollo Theater to announce his upcoming tour that will feature him, his band and other performers. The 52-year-old described the outing as “a series of events,” dubbed “Welcome 2 America,” that will begin in December. The roster will feature funk, R&B and jazz artists [...]
*MEMPHIS – Eight-time Grammy nominated jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum recently released the long-awaited third installment in his popular genre-bridging gospel jazz series. The Gospel According To Jazz: Chapter III (GATJ3), available in stores and digital retailers, features both a two-disc CD and a special hi-definition DVD. The lead single is the gospel inspired “He’s Been [...]
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