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Cee Lo Green & Motorola Mobility Creates Scavenger Hunt in L.A. & New Online Contest

Cee Lo Green and Motorola Mobility Rock the Holidays With a White DROID RAZR Scavenger Hunt
 

 
Cee Lo Green to host L.A.-based scavenger hunt and Twitter contest for the chance to win the new DROID RAZR by Motorola in white


LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — In case you didn’t make the “nice” list this year, you have another chance to get the hottest smartphone available this holiday season. Grammy Award Winning recording artist Cee Lo Green, and Motorola Mobility, Inc. are making the holidays white for Los Angeles residents through a city-wide scavenger hunt for the ultimate winter prize: the festive DROID RAZR™ by Motorola in white. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Saxophonist Don Byron to Release New Album “Love, Peace & Soul” on Feb. 21st, 2012 | LISTEN!


 
Don Byron New Gospel Quintet Set for Release on Savoy Jazz “Love, Peace, and Soul” Available February 21st, 2012
 
New Album Focuses On Gospel Greats Thomas A. Dorsey & Sister Rosetta Tharpe
 
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21, 2011  /PRNewswire/ — An innovative, continually curious musical explorer like no other, Don Byron has signed with Savoy Jazz and is gearing up for the release of “LOVE, PEACE, AND SOUL,” the debut album by his New Gospel Quintet. With jazz as his springboard, the virtuosic clarinetist and saxophonist has turned his ear to Gospel icons Thomas A. Dorsey and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Macy Gray’s “What I Want For Christmas” Included in Amazon’s Special Music Offer

Macy Gray’s “What I Want For Christmas” Included in Amazon’s “25 Days Of Free Holiday Music” Offer


 
Gray Newly Signed With 429 Records

New Album “COVERED” Scheduled for March Release


LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Macy Gray has recorded a song for the holidays—”What I Want For Christmas “—which will be available as a free download on Amazon.com as part of their “25 Days Of Free Holiday Music” campaign. From December 1st thru the 25th, Amazon will offer a free holiday song download per day. Macy’s song will be available on Christmas Day, December 25th. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Music Video: Luke James – “I Want You” | Pre-Album, “#LUKE” is available Dec. 22th, 2011

Luke James lets all the ladies know in his new video, ‘I Want You’

“It’s crazy how your heart just has a mind of its own”

When a new artist hits the scene,
adjectives like fresh and honest frequently get thrown around when, in
many instances, it’s more hype than truth. But that’s definitely not the
case when it comes to Luke James.

And just who is Luke James? 

He’s
a singer/songwriter who truly embodies the honesty and fresh, organic
soulfulness that’s been in relatively short supply of late in
contemporary music. Now that sounds like a pretty tall order for a
newcomer to fulfill. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Movie Soundtrack for “PARIAH” Will Be Available Dec. 20th, 2011

Music from the critically acclaimed film PARIAH is almost ready for your iPods!

Digital release available 12/20 on iTunes
Physical CD available in stores and online 1/31
iTunes Pre-order: itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/pariah/id487011363

Amazon Pre-order: tinyurl.com/73cnmzr

Tracklist

1 My Neck, My Back – Khia
2 Shut Up – emoniFela
3 Doin My Thing – Sparlha Swa
4 Pearl – Tamar-kali
5 Echelon – Honeychild Coleman
6 Song of the Morning – Sparlha Swa
7 Do You – Kandi Cole
8 Top Blow – Daisha
9 Gimmie Room – Kandi Cole
10 Parallel Audio – Dyslexia
11 Fire with Fire – Tamar-kali

To continue, please click “MORE”!

Gospel Artist Trish Standley To Release New Album “Redemption” on Jan. 6th, 2012 | LISTEN!


 
Gifted Gospel Artist Trish Standley Set For Release Event For New CD, Redemption, On Friday, January 6, 2012
 
Event To Be Held At Finding Eve Soul Café In Atlanta, GA
 
(Atlanta, GA) – December 15, 2011 – Gospel sensation Trish Standley has a voice that gets noticed.  The Atlanta-based songstress has been getting the attention of gospel music lovers with her unabashed love for the Lord and her striking vocal prowess.

“VH1 DIVAS Celebrates Soul” Includes Special Tribute to Amy Winehouse | Dec. 19th, 2011

“VH1 DIVAS Celebrates Soul” Includes Special Tribute to Amy Winehouse with Performances by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Florence Welch and Wanda Jackson
 

 
“VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul” Pays Tribute to the Great Cities of Soul Music Including Chicago, Detroit, London, Memphis and Philadelphia

Special will air Monday, December 19 at 9 PM/8c on VH1


NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ —

VH1’s beloved, popular franchise, “VH1 Divas,” has announced a special tribute to Amy Winehouse at this year’s “VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul” with performances by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine) and Wanda Jackson. “VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul” premieres Monday, December 19 at 9 PM/8c on VH1. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Jazz Release: Wes Montgomery | “Echoes of Indiana Avenue” (Coming March 6th, 2012)

RESONANCE RECORDS TO RELEASE LONG LOST WES MONTGOMERY TAPES, ECHOES OF INDIANA AVENUE, ON MARCH 6, 2012

FIRST FULL ALBUM OF PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD MONTGOMERY MUSC IN OVER 25 YEARS
RELEASE COINCIDES WITH MONTGOMERY’S 88TH BIRTHDAY
 
 LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS
FROM ECHOES OF INDIANA AVENUE

 
With a lot of sleuthing and a team of experts on the case, long lost tapes of Wes Montgomery have been discovered and restored. Resonance Records will release Echoes of Indiana Avenue – the first full album of previously unheard Montgomery music in over 25 years – on March 6, 2012, which would have been Montgomery’s 88th birthday. Over a year and a half in the making, the release will provide a rare, revealing glimpse of a bona fide guitar legend. The tapes are the earliest known recordings of Montgomery as a leader, pre-dating his auspicious 1959 debut on Riverside Records. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Gospel Vocalist Angela Spivey signs with Innovative Records

Princess of Gospel Music Angela Spivey signs with DeWayne Harvey’s Innovative Records

(New York, NY)…….Pastor DeWayne Harvey has announced the signing of gospel music veteran, the Princess of Gospel, Angela Spivey, to his Tallahassee-based Innovative Records. Spivey’s first release for the label, “He Keeps His Promise,” is due in April 2012. It will be led by the title track, which goes to radio on January 2, 2012. The set is produced entirely by Harvey, Antonio Wimberly and Etienne Porter. To continue, please click “MORE”!