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May 2012

Sade’s “Bring Me Home | Live 2011” DVD Captures #1 on Music Chart

Sade’s Live DVD/CD ‘Bring Me Home – Live 2011’ Captures # 1 Spot On Music DVD Chart

 

NEW YORK, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Heralded as one of last year’s must-see tours by fans and critics alike, ‘Bring Me Home – Live 2011’ secures the # 1 spot on the music video DVD chart. Available on Blu-ray, DVD/CD, and download, ‘Bring Me Home – Live 2011’, directed by Sophie Muller, features 22 of Sade’s timeless hits performed live on the visually stunning stage for which Pollstar named “Most Creative Stage Production” and “2011 Major Tour of the Year Award.” To continue, please click “MORE”!

Ellis Marsalis & Kris Bowers Teamed to Present Music Education Programs

NEA Jazz Master Ellis Marsalis and Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition Winner Kris Bowers Teamed to Present Music Education Programs


 
Hundreds of students and jazz lovers attended free grand piano duo outreach events

 
NEW ORLEANS, LA — Celebrated pianist-educator Ellis Marsalis was joined by newcomer Kris Bowers, the 22-year-old winner of the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition, in a series of music education programs across New Orleans, presented by the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz with lead funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Urban Gospel Songtress BJ Hardy Releases New Album, “With All My Heart” | Avail Now!

BJ Hardy: With All My Heart
in Stores Now


 
Amen Gospel Releases 3rd Album in 2012


ATLANTA and NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Amen Gospel, a division of Light Media (OTC Markets: LGMH), Inspirational Media Specialist, announced today that it has released its third album in 2012, via powerful and uplifting Inspirational Urban songstress: BJ Hardy.  To purchase/download BJ Hardy’s album or singles from her album entitled With All My Heart, please visit any of the following digital stores below online (24/7) (iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon): To continue, please click “MORE”!

VP Records to Release 3 CD Box set, “Out Of Many – 50 Years of Reggae Music” on July 17th, 2012

VP RECORDS CELEBRATES
JAMAICA’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE WITH 3 CD BOX SET
OUT OF MANY, 50 YEARS OF REGGAE MUSIC AVAILABLE JULY 17, 2012


 
The Seminal Release Chronicles the Genre’s Evolution with an Iconic Hit from Each Year Since 1962

 
VPRecords Horiz BannerIn celebration of Jamaica’s 50th Year of Independence, VP Records releases Out Of Many, 50 Years of Reggae Music on July 17, 2012. This comprehensive 3 CD compilation chronicles the country’s musical evolution with one significant hit from each year since the island’s independence in 1962. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Bassist Sean O’Bryan Smith To Release “Reflection” on July 17th, 2012

Inspired bassist Sean O’Bryan Smith and a stellar ensemble pause for “Reflection”



The soul, jazz and gospel album scheduled for release July 17 will be prefaced by the radio single “Blessed Be Your Name”


 
Nashville, TN (29 May 2012): A beatific album of hymns and inspired originals shepherded by bassist Sean O’Bryan Smith and anointed by an accomplished minion of 23 musicians, “Reflection” will be released July 17th on Groove Therapy Records.  Smith produced and arranged the offering of soul, contemporary jazz and gospel selections that comprise the second solo album from the in-demand bass player. To continue, please click “MORE”!

R&B Singer Angie Stone Releases New Single, “Do What U Gotta Do” | Album Coming in Sept. 2012

ANGIE STONE
BARES HER NEO-SOUL
IN
NEW SINGLE,
“Do What U Gotta Do”


 
ALBUM DUE IN SEPTEMBER

 
Atlanta,
GA (May 29, 2012) — In a triumphant return to her trademark neo-soul,
Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Angie Stone releases a new single
this week, “Do What U Gotta Do,” kicking it off with a party in Los
Angeles sponsored by legendary R&B radio station KJLH.  The first
track off of Stone’s upcoming album, Rich Girl, (due September 25th on SRR Records), “Do What U Gotta Do” is seductive mix of groove, guitars and an irresistible sing-along chorus.


 
Written
specifically for Angie by Y’anna Crawley (winner of BET talent
competition Sunday Best), the empowering “Do What U Gotta Do” sets the
tone for the entire Rich Girl album. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Cheneta Jones’ “TRANSFORMED” is #13 on Billboard Gospel Chart and More!

Gospel’s Newcomer Cheneta Jones Debuts TRANSFORMED
At #13 On Billboard Gospel Chart / #16 Heatseekers / #31 Top Christian/Gospel

 
St. Louis, MO — St. Louis singer/songwriter Cheneta Jones is gospel’s brightest upcoming talent.  Her TRANSFORMED project, released on Real Talent Media Group / Habakkuk Music / INgrooves Fontana Distribution made its debut this week on Billboard Top Gospel Albums at #13,  Billboard Heatseekers Top New Artist Album at #16  and Top Christian/Gospel Albums at #31. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Inspirational Artist Myesha Chaney Releases Debut CD, “Take Him To The World” on July 3rd, 2012

Kingdomanity/Relevé Entertainment’s Inspirational
Recording Artist Myesha Chaney
Debut CD Take Him To The World In Stores
July 3



Myesha Kicks Off 20 City Promo Tour in New York City


(Los Angeles, CA – May 29, 2012) – Kingdomanity/Relevé Entertainment inspirational recording artist Myesha Chaney will release her debut CD, Take Him to the World, in stores and online everywhere on July 3.  Myesha has burst onto the gospel music scene with a fresh new sound and a simple but radical goal: to take Jesus into the world by any means necessary. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Music Diva Janet Jackson Walks The Red Carpet at Special Event

Janet Jackson Rocks The Red Carpet at amfAR Event in Cannes
 

Nutrisystem Success Story Glows in a Pucci Gown

CANNES, France, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Janet Jackson, singer, songwriter, actress, advocate, and author walked the red carpet tonight in Cap d’Antibes, France at the Cinema Against AIDS (amfAR) event being held in conjunction with the Cannes Film Festival. Ms. Jackson glowed in a Pucci by Peter Dundas gown, shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti and jewelry by Pomellato. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Jazz Release: Fusion Group Return To Forever | “The Mothership Returns” (Coming June 19th, 2012)

THE MOTHERSHIP RETURNS ON JUNE 19


 
EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE 3-DISC SET BY PIONEERING FUSION GROUP
RETURN TO FOREVER


New York, NY (May 14, 2012)—On June 19, get ready for a landing that will shake the foundations of progressive jazz/rock fusion forever. In 2011, keyboardist/pianist Chick Corea, acoustic and electric bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White welcomed legendary acoustic and electric violinist Jean Luc-Ponty and acoustic and electric guitarist Frank Gambale into Return To Forever, the band that took what Miles Davis taught to jump-start the jazz/rock fusion genre in 1973 (along with Mahavishnu Orchestra and Weather Report) with their album, Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy. To continue, please click “MORE”!