J.Poww and Street Sounds/Universal have reached
an agreement on a licensing deal that will allow the record label to
feature “Amazing (#1 Baby)” and “Dolla Bill$” on the R&B Street
Anthems vol.1. “Poww!…is the appropriate name as J. scores a knockout
in two genres,” say Tre Carn, A&R Consultant at Street
Sounds/Universal. The compilation album is set to be released Jan.24,
2011 in the U.K.
Street Sounds/Universal sought out J.Poww
after seeing his single, “I’m Not In Love” from his current album,
Journey of a Man, on the Soundclick R&B and Urban music charts.
SoundClick is the #1 online music artist community. The song topped at
#5 on the R&B Charts and #6 on the Urban Charts.
The two tracks chosen for the compilation were slated to be released on
the Journey of a Man album but have since been pulled. Journey of a Man
will be re-released Dec 23, 2010, with a new cover and bonus tracks to
replace the tracks that were removed. “I am looking forward to taking my
solo career international. There is a unique appreciation for music
internationally, especially R&B. Street Sounds provides the perfect
avenue for me to reach these potential fans and make a lasting
impression,” says J.Poww.
Since 1982, Street Sounds/Universal has
released over 80 compilation albums featuring legendary artists such as
Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross and Teddy Pendergrass.
“Amazing (#1 Baby)” will be the leading track on the latest compilation
which will have approximately 30 songs from various artists. About J. Poww J. Poww was one of the lead singers of U.N.V. — the first urban act
to sign on Madonna’s Maverick/Warner Bros label. J. Poww made his
writing debut with “Something’s Goin’ On,” which went number one and
topped the Billboard Charts for nine straight weeks.
J. Poww’s first solo album, J. Poww The
Headliner, sold over 85,000 units and featured hits such as “Fall in
Love All Over Again” featuring Q. Parker of 112 and “Who You Gone
Believe” written by the late great Gerald Levert. His much-anticipated
sophomore album, Journey of a Man, contains 20 tracks of classic R&B
with a mix of contemporary and hip-hop elements as he continues to
deliver something for every musical taste. J. Poww’s music can be
purchased online everywhere or at jpoww.com.
About Street Sounds The iconic Street Sounds record label founded by Morgan Khan in 1982,
for almost a decade epitomised the sound of the street and was pivotal
in changing the face of music, club and street culture. The innovative
Street Sounds compilations changed the world forever for millions of
people and have become essential classics, with many of the various
compilations becoming seminal collectors’ items and genre defining
albums. One of the most successful of the Street Sounds series was the
‘Electro’ albums.
Many journalists and music historians
have accredited the Street Sounds Electro compilations as introducing
the Electro/Hip Hop genre to the mainstream UK population as well as
launching numerous new artists.
