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February 12, 2011

Musiq Soulchild’s New Single “Anything” Available Now | New Album “Musiqinthemagiq” Coming May 3rd, 2011

Musiq Soulchild Is Ready With “Anything”; Grammy-Nominated Soul
Superstar Unveils New Smash Single, “Anything (Feat. Swizz Beatz)”;
Available on iTunes Now, Heralding Eagerly Awaited New Album;
“MUSIQINTHEMAGIQ” Arrives Everywhere on May 3rd

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – February 11, 2011) – Atlantic recording
artist Musiq Soulchild has announced the release of his hugely
anticipated new album. “MUSIQINTHEMAGIQ” — which follows 2008’s
acclaimed “ONMYRADIO” and 2007’s RIAA gold-certified label debut,
“LUVANMUSIQ” — will arrive in stores and at all DSPs on May 3rd.


Musiq’s sixth album will be heralded by the first single,
“Anything (Feat. Swizz Beatz).” The track — produced by Jerry “Wonda”
Duplessis (Wyclef Jean, Justin Bieber, T.I.) — is now available via
iTunes. “Anything” is already looking like another major hit for Musiq,
having just made a bulleted debut on Billboard’s “R&B/Hip-Hop Songs”
chart based on radio airplay audience as measured by Nielsen BDS. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Billy Preston’s “16 Year Old Soul” To Be Re-Released Feb. 22nd, 2011

BILLY PRESTON’S HISTORIC DEBUT ALBUM FROM THE ARCHIVES OF SAM COOKE’S LEGENDARY LABEL SET TO RESURFACE AFTER MORE THAN 45 YEARS IN THE VAULTS:

16 YEAR OLD SOUL OUT THIS MONTH FROM ABKCO




ABKCO Records will release 16 Year Old Soul, the album that launched the recording career of the remarkable Billy Preston on February 22 in recognition of Black History Month. The release marks the album’s availability for the first time in more than 45 years.  16 Year Old Soul reflects the legacy of Sam Cooke’s SAR label, one of the first African American-owned and operated record companies, and was recorded as a result of the enthusiasm that Cooke and J.W. Alexander, his SAR partner, evinced for the young Preston. To their brilliant ears, the teenage Billy Preston was the embodiment of the term “musical prodigy.” To continue, please click “MORE”!