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January 28, 2011

Russell Simmons Delivers Exclusive Message from President Barack Obama via MySpace

Russell Simmons
Delivers Exclusive Message from
President Barack Obama
 via MySpace



New York – Hip-Hop icon Russell Simmons delivered a direct message from the President of the United States, Barack Obama, today, January 28, 2011, via MySpace.  Simmons, founder of GlobalGrind.com and the author of the best-selling book, “Super Rich,” has been this week’s celebrity participant in the MySpace Hijack.  He extended his week long take-over as the celebrity “Editor-In-Chief” of MySpace in order to facilitate the message’s delivery and impact.

The Myspace Hijack is a program developed by Myspace where celebrities take over the editorial content for the week, populating the site with content that is interesting to them . Recently, Myspace has partnered with Black Eyed Peas and Jack Black.

Russell Simmons’ message from the President can be viewed at http://www.myspace.com/everything/article/2011/01/27/an-exclusive-message-from-russell-simmons-and-president-barack-obama and is captioned below:

“Over the past week, I have had the great pleasure of taking over Myspace, which was suppose to end on Thursday, but I just couldn’t let go.  I have shared my musical influences, exclusive excerpts from my new book, Super Rich, inspiring content from GlobalGrind, the best in art and culture, and even a little yoga.  I couldn’t let go because I had one more thing to share.  Nothing makes me prouder than what I received late last night from a hero of mine, the President Of The United States, Barack Obama, and I am overjoyed to deliver his exclusive message to young people of this great nation.  As we move forward, let us move forward together as one.”

With great love, all things are possible.
-Russell Simmons

“I’ve always believed that here in America, every young person should be able to set goals and reach them; to discover their passions and follow them; and to earn their piece of the American Dream.  That’s why, during the last two years, my Administration has worked hard to give people like you the opportunities you need to reach your potential and win the future.  We passed the Affordable Care Act that allows young people to stay on their parents health care plan until they’re 26 – allowing more time to find a job that carries insurance.  We reformed the student loan system to put billions of dollars back into the pockets of students paying for college instead of watching it pad the profits of big banks.   We’ve invested in clean energy and encouraged a generation of innovators working to start the companies and build the technologies of the future.  We’ve ended combat operations in Iraq and brought more than 90,000 troops home from the battlefield, and also made sure they get the care they have earned when they got back.  And, even though there’s still a tremendous amount of work to be done, I promise that every decision I make in the years ahead will be made with you in mind.  Each of you represents our hope for this country.  Your generation will be the one leading America into the future.  And if we do our part, I know you’ll make us proud.”

~ President Barack Obama
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R&B Icon Bobby Brown Performs 1st Single “Get Out Of My Way” on TV One

R&B Icon Bobby Brown Performs First Single “Get Out The Way”

On TV Ones’s “Way Black When”

Brown’s
Performance Is the First Broadcast Airing of Single from the
Forthcoming CD on B Brown Productions/ Bronx Bridge Entertainment, Inc.

NEW  YORK, NY  JANUARY 27,
2011—R&B Icon Bobby Brown’s performance of his new single, “Get
Out The Way”, will air for the first time on TV One’s  “Way Black When”
on February 9th.  The single is from his forthcoming CD, on B Brown
Productions/Bronx Bridge Entertainment, Inc., which will be released
Spring 2011 through Fontana Distribution.

Bobby Brown, who is one of the biggest R&B stars in the business,
came on the scene in the late 80’s with his schoolmates, Michael Bivins,
Ralph Tresvant, Ronnie DeVoe and Ricky Bell, to form New Edition.  He
left the group and released his debut solo album “King of Stage” in 1987
that produced the hit “Girlfriend”.  His follow-up album “Don’t Be
Cruel”, sold over 7 million copies and had 5 top ten hits as well as
garnered him a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance,
Male in 1989, and contributed to Ja Rule’s single, “Thug Lovin” in 2002
which won Brown a Source Award for R&B/Rap Collaboration of the
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Bob Marley Celebrates a Birthday | Would Have Turned 66 on Feb. 6th, 2011

Bob Marley Celebrates a Birthday

 


The Legendary Reggae Star Would Have Turned 66 on February 6th

Radio Specials, Streaming Parties, Video Premieres and more planned

Bob
Marley was born on February 6th, 1945. The legendary reggae star, best
known for such exceptional hits as “Could You Be Loved,” “One Love” and
“Three Little Birds” would have celebrated his 66th birthday this year.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Universal Music Enterprises and Tuff Gong Records team up to present Bob Marley & The Wailers – Live Forever: The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, September 23, 1980. This never before released 2 CD concert was recorded 30 years ago while Bob was touring in support of his famed album,   Uprising. Live Forever features many of Bob’s most cherished songs. Live Forever
also immortalizes his final concert, and the last song Bob ever
performed in concert: his rally cry for equality, “Get Up Stand Up.”
Available on CD for the first time, unforgettable performances of “No
Woman No Cry,” “Jammin'” and “Is This Love,” to name a few, appear on
this incredible audio documentary depicting an innovator and inspiration
to people of many generations. 

“Bob’s music
has always conveyed a message of hope, unity and love.  It has brought
countless people together as it did that night 30 years ago in Pittsburgh.
 To hear that music today and to be able to share it with a new
generation shows that Bob is as relevant today as he was 30 years ago,”
says Rita Marley. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

The 37th State Compilation (Coming Feb. 6th, 2011)

37th STATE


Title:  37th State Compilation
Release date:  6th Feb 2011 digital / 7th Feb Exclusive Ltd edition CD
Pre Order: http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/37th-state/id411447010
Mozik Records: 8th February – http://momoresto.com/mo-zik/
Label: Mozik Records

It’s a well-known fact that history is cyclical – regenerating and reinventing itself over time. Music as one of the components of culture is very much a part of that transformative process and it’s with this in mind that the 37th State was born. Inspired by the continent’s first World Cup finals and Nigeria 50 this compilation uses that essence – pulling together the best in hip hop, funk, soul and jazz under the banner of Afrobeat.

Made famous by Fela Kuti in the 60’s – HMV Magazine ranked him #46, on a list of the top100 most influential musicians, of the 20th century – Afrobeat is a combination of Yoruba music, jazz and funk rhythms, originating from the southern part of Nigeria in the 1960s. Fela was also a human rights activist, political maverick and it’s that zeal and honesty that makes Afrobeat so enduring. To continue, Please click “MORE”!