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August 2, 2011

R&B Superstars to Light Up the Stage at UNCF An Evening of Stars® on Aug. 14th, 2011

Superstars Patti LaBelle, Jill Scott,
Ledisi, Marsha Ambrosius, Estelle, Miguel and Musiq Soulchild to Light
Up the Stage At UNCF An Evening of Stars® Presented By Target


 

Tickets Go On Sale Wednesday, August 3rd For The All-Star Event At The Pasadena Civic Center On August 14th 

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The 33rd UNCF An Evening of Stars® gears up for a highly anticipated evening of entertainment and education advocacy on Sunday, August 14th at 6:00 PM PT with a premiere on BET on Sunday, September 25th at 10 PM ET/PT and 9:00 PM CT. The incredible Patti LaBelle and Grammy-award winner Jill Scott, who recently released her fifth studio album “Light of the Sun, will join Grammy-nominated, singer-songwriter-producer Ledisi
in gracing the stage at the Pasadena Civic Center for an inspiring
evening of music and uplifting education success stories. BET “Music
Matters” global sensation Marsha Ambrosius, R&B starlet Estelle, Grammy-nominated R&B/soul-singer Musiq Soulchild and R&B artist and producer Miguel will also join the evening to help raise awareness for education and celebrate today’s hottest musical stars. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Chrysler Brand and Eight Mile Style LLC Release Gospel Version of ‘Lose Yourself’ from ‘Selected of God’ Choir | Avail on iTunes

Chrysler Brand and Eight Mile Style LLC Release Gospel Version of ‘Lose Yourself’ from ‘Selected of God’ Choir

 

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ —

  • ‘Lose
    Yourself,’ performed by ‘Selected of God’ choir, available for download
    on iTunes; Eight Mile Style to donate 100 percent of publishing
    proceeds to three local Detroit charities

  • Chrysler and Eight Mile Style launch the ‘Imported from Detroit Project’

Chrysler Brand and Eight Mile Style LLC, a Detroit-based
publisher of Eminem compositions, have partnered to release a gospel
version of “Lose Yourself,” available now for download on iTunes. The
song is performed by “Selected of God,” the choir featured in the
Chrysler brand Super Bowl commercial “Born of Fire.” Keeping in the
spirit of the “Imported from Detroit” campaign, Eight Mile Style will donate all publishing proceeds from the music download to three local Detroit charities – Abayomi Community Development Corporation, The Yuinon and the Robert S. Shumake Foundation. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Bassist Christian McBride Debuts New Big Band With New Album, “The Good Feeling” on Sept. 27th, 2011

BASSIST CHRISTIAN McBRIDE

DEBUTS NEW BIG BAND PROJECT WITH THE GOOD FEELING


    

LATEST MACK AVENUE RECORDS EFFORT

SET FOR SEPTEMBER 27 RELEASE

 
LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE TRACKS FROM THE GOOD FEELING
By Clicking Here!


In a stellar career that continues to showcase his remarkable talents as a consummate musician, bassist Christian McBride reaches another milestone with the release of The Good Feeling, his first big band recording as a leader and newest release for Mack Avenue Records. For over 20 years, McBride has appeared in numerous musical settings with just about any musician imaginable in the jazz as well as R&B and pop worlds. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Introducing New Experimental Electronic Duo ‘Saturn Never Sleeps’…

Available Today…
Yesterday’s Machine
The New Album By Experimental Electronic Duo

SATURN NEVER SLEEPS

 

Available today (August 2), is the debut album by Saturn Never Sleeps, the experimental electronic duo of producer/DJ, King Britt and science fiction singer/producer, Rucyl, titled Yesterday’s Machine. In 2009, the experiment began when the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia commissioned them to create a presentation based around the prolific jazz bandleader-composer Sun Ra. Jumping at the chance, King and Rucyl created two shows of electronic improvisation, which turned into a curated monthly event, a label and now, a full-length album–the result of love, labor and many opportunities presenting themselves. To continue, please click “MORE”!