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Raheem DeVaughn Receives Spirit of Democracy Award

Socially Conscious Recording Artist, Raheem DeVaughn, Receives Spirit of Democracy Award for Community Service

Washington, DC – Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and founder of the LoveLife Foundation, Raheem DeVaughn, told the audience he was attempting to lead by example with his music and foundation as he accepted the Ruby Campbell Pulliam “Love You More” Servant Leadership and Community ServiceAward during the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (NCBCP) 17th Annual Spirit of Democracy Awards Red Carpet Affair held in DC last week.

NBC News Anchor Lester Holt Becomes Honorary Chair of the 2014 – 2015 Jazz Fellowship Awards

American Pianists Association Announces
NBC News Anchor Lester Holt as Honorary Chair
of the 2014 – 2015 Jazz Fellowship Awards

The American Pianists Association is pleased to announce NBC’s Lester Holt as the honorary chair of the American Pianists Association’s 2014 – 2015 Jazz Fellowship Awards presented by REI Real Estate Services. The winner of the competition will receive the Cole Porter Fellowship, valued at $100,000, includes a $50,000 cash prize (the largest prize in the world for a young jazz pianist), a recording contract with Mack Avenue Records, and career assistance and engagement for two years.

Motown Gospel Receives 6 GMA Dove Award Nominations | 2014

MOTOWN GOSPEL RECIEVES SIX GMA DOVE AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR TYE TRIBBETT, MICAH STAMPLEY and SHERI JONES – MOFFETT

Nashville, TENN (August 1, 2014) – Motown Gospel receives six GMA Dove Award nominations for Tye Tribbett, Micah Stampley and Sheri Jones – Moffett. Tribbett received three nominations for Contemporary Gospel/Urban Album of the Year (Greater Than – Live), Contemporary Urban Gospel Song of the Year (“If He Did It Before…Same God”), and Gospel Performance of the Year (“If He Did It Before . . . Same God”). Micah Stampley received two nominations for Contemporary Gospel/Urban Album of the Year (Love Never Fails), and Contemporary Urban Gospel Song of the Year (“Our God”). Sheri Jones – Moffett received a nomination for Contemporary Gospel/Urban Album of the Year (Power & Authority – Live in Memphis).

The 18th Annual Living Legends Awards Celebration in Los Angeles | Oct. 3rd, 2014

The Living Legends Foundation Celebrates its
18th Annual Awards Show

This Year Marks the First Time the Organization Will Hold its Event in Los Angeles

Distinguished Honorees Include Cathy Hughes (pictured), Keith Clinkscales, Rushion McDonald, Ethiopia Habtemarian, Gail Mitchell, Aundrae Russell, Lee Bailey and KJLH-FM

(New York, NY – July 29, 2014) —The Living Legends Foundation (LLF) today announces the 2014 honorees for its 18th Living Legends Awards Celebration.

Oya Thomas is Named Top 5 Singer/Songwriter in Los Angeles by CBS-L.A.

July 25, 2014-LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Independent Music Artist, OYA has been named on the 2014 BEST OF LOS ANGELES Top Singer/Songwriter list, by CBS LOS ANGELES. The recognition comes by way of the abundance of diverse musical talent nurtured in the city throughout the years. Oya’s debut album Spirit of OYA, is a fusion project of R&B/Soul, Gospel, Jazz and Funk, and has music industry professionals and listeners raving about her authentic sound and mass appeal.

Hall of Fame Vocalist Larnelle Harris to be Honored with Governor’s Award

Larnelle Harris will be the first Christian artist to receive the honor since the awards began 29 years ago

Hall of Fame vocalist and five-time Grammy winner, Larnelle Harris, will receive the 2014 Kentucky Governor’s Artist Award in a public ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort, Kentucky this October. The prestigious award is given to Kentuckians who have made significant contributions to the arts in the Commonwealth, across the country, and around the globe. Harris will be the first contemporary Christian vocalist to receive the Artist Award since its inception 29 years ago.

Jimi Hendrix Documentary “Hear My Train A Comin’” Nominated for Two Emmys

Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin’, Fuse Films/Thirteen’s American Masters-produced documentary on the life of Jimi Hendrix that aired on PBS late last year, has just received two Emmy nominations:

Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming

Gordon Mason, A.C.E., Editor

Stephen Ellis, Editor

Phil McDonald, Editor

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming

Eddie Kramer, Music Mixing

Steve Crook, Re-Recording Mixer

Former President Bill Clinton to Receive Founder’s Award for Jazz Advocacy

Bill Clinton to Receive Award for Jazz Advocacy

Former President Bill Clinton will get a chance to play his saxophone when the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz honors him with its Founder’s Award.

Ragan Whiteside Wins Flutist of the Year | Black Women in Jazz & Fine Arts Awards 2014

Ragan Whiteside Wins Flutist of the Year in the 2014 Black Women in Jazz & Fine Arts Awards

Contemporary Jazz Flutist, Vocalist & Songwriter Ragan Whiteside took home the award for Best Black Female Flutist of the Year in the Black Women in Jazz & Fine Arts Awards, held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta, GA. The black tie event featured a night of glamour and elegance, creating a greater awareness of the many vital contributions that African American Female artists have made in the past, present and to the future of jazz.

Ernie Watts is Awarded for the 2014 Frankfurt Music Prize

ERNIE WATTS MUSIC PRIZE FRANKFURT
“Award for an extraordinary career; he has generated an impressive artistic legacy.” (Frankfurt Music Prize Foundation)

To Be Presented March 14 at Frankfurt Musik Messe IS SELECTED FOR THE 2014

In his over 50-year career, Ernie Watts has played in many genres, from symphonies to pop, the big bands of Buddy Rich and Louis Bellson to Frank Zappa, but always the heart of his music is jazz, his interior direction ever since he first heard John Coltrane on “Kind of Blue” when Watts was 14.

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