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*Michelle Obama got a kick out of folks’ reaction to Justin Timberlake at her home today, where he will join other musicians for tonight’s White House concert celebrating the soul music of Memphis. FLOTUS found herself having to calm down a bunch of invited middle and high school students from across the country when JT [...]
*Sacred steel ensemble The Lee Boys are ecstatic over the release of their high-energy Gospel CD titled “Testify,” distributed by RED/Provident. The first single “Smile,” is currently impacting gospel radio. The Lee Boys are a family group, raised in the House of God church in Miami, Florida. Though world renown for having toured with an [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE In a gentle way, you can shake the [...]
*VH1 may have honored singing divas at its annual ‘VH1 Divas” special, but the night was all about collaboration, reports Billboard. 50 Cent was hand-in-hand with Chaka Khan on the red carpet; Mavis Staples screamed her love for Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine and Ledisi gushed over meeting Martha Reeves. “It’s exciting. You [...]
*A documentary about black gospel music – tracing its 200-year transformation from slave plantations in the south to today’s urban contemporary influence – has been quietly playing in select theaters across North America since June 3. Titled “Rejoice and Shout,” this gem features rare full-length performance footage dating back to the 1920s, and primarily focuses [...]
*(NEW YORK, NY) As Kelly Price gears up to release her sixth album, KELLY, on May 3, 2011, she is enjoying the growing success of her recently released single, “Not My Daddy.” The new single, which debuted at #20 on iTunes, features production and vocals by Mint Condition’s Stokley Williams and is sizzling at radio, [...]
*Mavis Staples is that one name the music business cannot but show reverence to. The singer has been a pillar in the gospel world for more than 50 years, making her name foremost in spirituals, but continually putting her stamp on the folk and pop rock worlds thanks to her work with artists as varied [...]
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