Month: April 2016 | TheUrbanMusicScene.com

NEW VOICES! Jazz/Neo-Soul Singer Mae C Drops New Album “Warning Signs of True Love” on May 1st, 2016

Jazz Neo-Soul Singer Mae C to release anticipated Album “Warning Signs Of True Love” 5/1/16

Billie Holiday lives again through the voice of Love, Mae C.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – April 29, 2016 – PRLog — Jazz inspired Neo soul singer Mae C is releasing her highly anticipated EP Album “Warning Signs of True Love” which contains the hit single “Black Girl Lullaby” and is NOW AVAILABLE for pre-order on Amazon with a worldwide release on “MaeDay” Sunday May 1, 2016.

LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC! Soul Music Legend Charles Wright Releases New Album “Something To Make You Feel Good”

Legendary Soul Musician And Author Charles Wright
Releases New Album “Something To Make You Feel Good”

“She Don’t Believe in Love” is the first single from ‘Something to Make You Feel Good’ which is available now via iTunes and Amazon!”

Los Angeles, California — Charles Wright, soul music legend, author, and founding member of the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band has released his brand new solo album, Something to Make You Feel Good. The album, which is available on iTunes and Amazon features the lead single “She Don’t Believe in Love”.

R&B Singer Dave Hollister to Release New Album “The MANuscript” on Aug. 26th, 2016 | WATCH VIDEO!

SHANACHIE ENTERTAINMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
CONJUNCTION ENTERTAINMENT & TOP NOTCH MUSIC
TO RELEASE DAVE HOLLISTER’S
The MANuscript AUGUST 26TH

NEW ALBUM DELIVERS R&B HIT-MAKER’S STATE OF THE NATION
TAKE ON MEN, WOMEN AND RELATIONSHIPS

After breaking into the music business as part of Teddy Riley’s hit-making group BlackStreet, Dave Hollister brought his gritty tenor, down home and soul-drenched ‘keeping it real’ approach to a string of hits. Creating numerous anthems about love, life, respect and lessons learned, the Gold-selling singer managed to merge inspirational material with edgy songs fusing the best of R&B and Hip Hop.

NEW VOICES! Myracle Holloway Releases New Single “Hello (God It’s Me)”

New Inspirational Artist Myracle Holloway Releases Her Single “Hello (God It’s Me),” a Spiritual Version of Adele’s Hit “Hello”

TULSA, Okla., April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — New music artist Myracle Holloway recently recorded and released her new inspirational single Hello (God it’s me), a spiritual version of Adele’s Hit Hello. The song is produced by Holloway’s husband Fred Smith and Michael Todd. Holloway originally uploaded a video of her singing the song with lyrics she wrote on December 15, 2015. Her video quickly went viral and garnered positive praise for its uplifting message.

WATCH NEW VIDEO! Actress/Singer Antonique Smith Joins Cast of New TV Show “Shots Fired”

ACTRESS & RECORDING ARTIST ANTONIQUE SMITH JOINS THE CAST OF FOX’S POLICE BRUTALITY SERIES “SHOTS FIRED”

ANTONIQUE SMITH PREPARES FOR THE RELEASE OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE FOC– — USED MUSIC VIDEO FOR “ALL WE REALLY HAVE IS NOW”

New York, NY – April 26, 2016 – Actress and Grammy nominated recording artist Antonique Smith joins the cast of the upcoming FOX police brutality series, “Shots Fired”. Antonique joins the already revealed A-list cast; Sanaa Lathan, Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfus, Stephen Moyer and Tristan Wilds, just to name a few.

Singer Latice Crawford to Release New Album “Diary of A Church Girl” on May 20th, 2016 | LISTEN!

Gospel Recording Artist Latice Crawford Releases Forthcoming CD Project, ‘Diary of a Church Girl’ on May 20th

(New York, NY – April 27, 2016) — Gospel recording artist Latice Crawford releases forthcoming CD project, Diary of a Church Girl on May 20th, 2016. The EP is available for pre-orders on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play (see links below). Diary of a Church Girl will be released via an exclusive licensing partnership with EchoPark ARTS Entertainment and distributed by Caroline Distribution, the Independent Services division of Capitol Music Group (CMG).

Reissue Label Friday Music to Release Vinyl Versions of Rock and Soul Classics

EARTH, WIND & FIRE, CHIC AND CHICAGO LEAD FRIDAY MUSIC’S SPRING RELEASE SCHEDULE

Classic Reissue Label Delivers Audiophile Vinyl Versions of Rock and Soul Classics

April 25, 2016 – New York, NY- Famed reissue label Friday Music is gearing up for a spring full of new releases. The recent announcement of a limited, 3-LP set of David Bowie’s A Reality Tour (coming June 3) is only the tip of the iceberg. Friday Music’s release schedule contains a plethora of albums from some of the most legendary names in rock and soul. All titles have been remastered and reissued on 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Here are some of the highlights.

Shirley Caesar to Release New Album “Fill This House” on June 3rd, 2016 | LISTEN!

THE REIGNING QUEEN OF GOSPEL
PASTOR SHIRLEY CAESAR
REVEALS UPCOMING NEW ALBUM FILL THIS HO– — USE

Album Available for Pre-Order Now, featuring 11 Tracks including Hit Single “It’s Alright, It’s Ok” (feat. Anthony Hamilton)

NASHVILLE, TN (April 22, 2016) – The Reigning Queen of Gospel, pioneering music legend Shirley Caesar reveals a bold new album with FILL THIS HO– — USE, available for pre-order now via iTunes and Amazon. Unveiling the album cover and track listing, FILL THIS HOUSE is scheduled to be released on Friday June 3, 2016, and continues a thrilling 2016 in store for Caesar.

Tye Tribbett to Host New BET Series “Joyful Noise”

TWO-TIME GRAMMY® WINNER TYE TRIBBETT
TAPPED AS HOST OF BET’S NEW SUNDAY MORNING
INSPIRATIONAL SERIES ‘JOYFUL NOISE’

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (Monday, April 25, 2016) — BET Networks has announced the new programming that’s heading to its network of stations which includes BET and Centric. The announcement came at its annual Upfront presentation last week, with a commitment to offer more original programming than ever before. It was announced that Two – time GRAMMY®, Soul Train, Dove and Stellar Award winning recording artist Tye Tribbett has been tapped to host the network’s new Sunday morning inspirational series JOYFUL NOISE.

N 2 The Dawn: Honoring The Artist 4ever 2 B Known As Prince

N 2 The Dawn: Honoring The Artist 4ever 2 B Known As Prince
Artist Reflections by A. Scott Galloway
April 24, 2016

Prince was the most profoundly voracious and prolific musician across a purple-hued spectrum of styles – a singular melting pot of Soul, Rock, Jazz, Blues and Pop of his own Paisley Funk creation. Beginning by teaching himself to play big band great Neal Hefti’s cool, driving theme to the TV show “Batman” on piano, Prince Rogers Nelson evolved into a wunderkind genius who fluently mastered keyboards, drums, electric bass and – most magnificently – guitar, with a multi-octave vocal range that stretched from his natural hushed speaking baritone to a crystalline falsetto so pure that the Gemini gave it her own name: “Camille.”

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