SIERRA GREEN
MODERN SOUL LUMINARY RISING FROM
THE HEART OF NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Sierra Green is pleased to share her new video for “Break in the Road”, the first single off her forthcoming album to be released June 21, 2024. “Break in the Road” was written by New Orleans royalty, Allen Toussaint: the version that inspired Sierra was that of The Meters.
Jazz Guitarist Adam Hawley Releases New Album “Unstoppable”
Album #6 has officially dropped! “Unstoppable” already features the Billboard #1 hit “Uptop,” and it’s title track is storming up the charts. The album features 10 fresh tracks with appearances by Judah Sealy, Kat Hawley & L. Young. It is avail in Vinyl, CD, and digitally of course, with a companion T-Shirt also in stock.
Davido and Lila Iké Release New Song “Flex My Soul”
Billboard and Honda Celebrate 5 Years of Honda Stage Music Programming
Today, Billboard, in partnership with Honda, announced the release of a new song from Grammy Nominee Davido and internationally acclaimed songbird Lila Iké titled “Flex My Soul.”
BLUE NOTE RECORDS ANNOUNCES NEW RUN OF TITLES
FOR THE CLASSIC VINYL REISSUE SERIES
CONTINUATION OF THE LABEL’S ACCLAIMED SERIES PRESENTS
ALL-ANALOG 180g VINYL REISSUES MASTERED BY KEVIN GRAY
SPANNING THE MANY ERAS & STYLES OF BLUE NOTE’S 85-YEAR HISTORY
INCLUDING ALBUMS BY HANK MOBLEY, THAD JONES, WAYNE SHORTER,
LEE MORGAN, ART BLAKEY, DEXTER GORDON, GRANT GREEN & AARON PARKS
Blue Note Records has announced the next run of titles in the Classic Vinyl Reissue Series, which presents affordable 180g all-analog vinyl reissues in standard packaging that are mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes and manufactured at Optimal.
Six Time GRAMMY-Winning Musician, Producer, Composer,
and Blue Note Records President
Don Was Announces
Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble
March 19, 2024: Today, six-time GRAMMY-winning musician, producer, composer, and Blue Note Records President Don Was announced his new group Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble. Made up of stellar jazz musicians from his hometown, the band features longtime collaborators including Blue Note Records artist Dave McMurray on sax and Eminem’s Oscar-winning collaborator keyboardist Luis Resto.
R&B Singer Devon Howard Releases Anticipated New Album “Morning Son”
With the success of leading single ‘Forever and Always’ (2022) and the follow up single, ‘Your Love Is,’(2022) both reaching #1 on The Indie Soul Charts in both The United States and England, and the third single ‘Wherever You Are’ (2023) peaking at #4 in the U.S., Indie R&B, Soul Singer/Songwriter/Producer Devon Howard finally delivers his highly anticipated full-length album Morning Son.
Hulu’s Highly-Anticipated “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told”
Executive Producer and Director P. Frank Williams
Launches Multimedia Venture
‘For The Culture, By The Culture’
The Emmy and 8x NAACP Image-Award Winner Creates Opportunities
Behind the Camera for People of Color
in Projects Focused on Black Culture
Los Angeles, CA – P. Frank Williams, a recipient of an Emmy and eight NAACP Image Awards for his work in television and film production, has launched his multimedia production company, For The Culture By The Culture (@FXCXC).
Sheila E, Gloria Estefan and Mimy Succar pay astounding homage to Celia Cruz on “Bemba Colorá”
When Sheila E stepped out strutting her vocals and drums on “The Glamourous Life” – the 1984 dance gem co-produced and written by Prince, this was a grand opening of a gifted musician (a co-recipient of the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021 with her father Pete Escovedo) who has crossed several genres in astounding style.
The New Mastersounds’ New Record ‘Old School’ Will Be Available via the Color Red Vinyl Club in the US
New Single “Smoothie” Out Today
Today, longstanding international funk and soul-jazz heroes The New Mastersounds have released “Smoothie,” the second single off of their forthcoming album ‘Old School’ available via One Note Records on March 29th.
Singer Lawrence Rosenborough Releases New EP “Human Relations”
Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Lawrence discovered his love for music at an early age. Starting as a background singer, he quickly rose to become the lead vocalist of a nationally recognized gospel group before embarking on his solo career. Throughout his journey, Lawrence has collaborated with various national recording artists across different genres, showcasing his versatility and musical prowess.