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Drake and Rihanna to Perform Together at the 53rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

GRAMMY® Nominees Drake and Rihanna to Perform Together
 

 

CEE LO GREEN TO BE JOINED BY GWYNETH
PALTROW AND THE JIM HENSON COMPANY PUPPETS FOR A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME
PERFORMANCE ON THE 53RD ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS

Dierks Bentley,
Norah Jones, Selena Gomez, LL COOL J, Nicki Minaj and Blake Shelton are
the First Presenters Announced for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards®

Music’s Biggest Night® Airs Live Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, 8 P.M. ET/PT, Only on CBS

 


SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — A performance by current GRAMMY® nominees Drake and Rihanna; and a once-in-a-lifetime performance with Cee Lo Green, Academy Award® winner Gwyneth Paltrow, and the Jim Henson Company Puppets are the latest additions to the superstar lineup for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards. They join previously announced performers and nominees Arcade Fire, Eminem, Green, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert, Muse, and Katy Perry; nominees Justin Bieber and Usher, with Jaden Smith; and nominees B.o.B, Bruno Mars, and Janelle Monae. Current three-time GRAMMY nominee Dierks Bentley, nine-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Norah Jones, singer/actor Selena Gomez, two-time GRAMMY winner and actor LL COOL J, current nominee Nicki Minaj, and current nominee Blake Shelton will appear as presenters. The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (www.grammy.com) will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in high definition and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio worldwide via Westwood One, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/thegrammys. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

Music Legend Gloria Gaynor to Receive a Lifetime Achievement Award in Music on Feb. 5th, 2011

Grammy® Winner Gloria Gaynor to Be Awarded The Golden Camera from Hoerzu for her Lifetime Achievement in Music

Grammy® Award Singer Gloria Gaynor
(“I Will Survive”) Will Receive a Lifetime Achievement Award in Music
from European Media on February 5, 2011 along with John Travolta for his
lifetime achievement in acting.

Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) February 1, 2011


This year, the trend-setter and figurehead of dance music will receive
the 2011 Golden Camera from Hoerzu in the category “Lifetime Achievement
Music.” Gaynor will personally accept the award from Europe’s leading
program magazine and then perform on stage at this year’s gala event
held in the Axel Springer House in Berlin. “We do not award Hoerzu’s
Golden Camera arbitrarily,” says Hoerzu editor-in-chief Christian
Hellmann, pointing out that the award has had 14 fixed categories since
2008. “It is important to us that the prize winners have moved the
public strongly and are not simply seen as passing fads.”

“I am deeply thrilled to be receiving this award, it is such an honor
and I’m very aware of it’s’ importance in Germany and throughout
Europe. I’m looking forward to personally accepting this with much
gratitude,” says Gaynor. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Dee Dee Bridgewater’s Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959) Receives NAACP Image Award Nomination…

Dee Dee Bridgewater’s Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee  Receives NAACP Image Award Nomination For “Outstanding Jazz Album”


NAACP Nod Follows Recent 2011 Grammy Nomination


Los Angeles, CA.  Dee Dee Bridgewater’s stunning homage to Billie Holiday, Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959):  To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, has been nominated for a 2011 NAACP Image Award in the category of “Outstanding Jazz Album.” The CD, released this past Spring on DDB Records/Emarcy/Universal, was Executive Produced by Bridgewater.  The 42nd Annual NAACP Image Awards will air live Friday, March 4th, on FOX.

It was recently announced that Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee has also been nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award in the category of “Best Jazz Vocal Album.”  The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday, February 13th in Los Angeles. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

Pianist Geri Allen Nominated For 2011 NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Jazz Album”

ACCLAIMED COMPOSER/PIANIST/SCHOLAR GERI ALLEN

NOMINATED FOR A 2011 NAACP IMAGE AWARD –

GERI ALLEN & TIMELINE – LIVE – “OUTSTANDING JAZZ ALBUM”


 

Composer/pianist Geri Allen has been nominated for a 2011 NAACP Image Award in the category of “Outstanding Jazz Album” for her most recent Motéma Music release, Geri Allen & Timeline – Live.

The NAACP Image Awards,
currently celebrating its 42nd anniversary, are presented each year to
honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music and
literature. In conjunction, the ceremony offers awards to individuals or
groups who help promote social injustice through creative efforts.
Members of the NAACP vote on the awards and the process is similar to
that of the Grammys and Oscars. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

Urban Contemporary Gospel Artist, TolumiDE, Receives 2 Nominations

Urban Contemporary Gospel Artist, TolumiDE, Receives Two Washington Area Music Association Nominations

 
Artist Arrives Back In The States After African Tour
 
(Washington,
D.C.) – January 24, 2011 – TolumiDE (pronounced toe-lu-MEE-day), one of
the most exciting gospel artists to hit the stage in years, has been
promoting her debut project, My Love.  A
D.C.-based, urban contemporary artist who includes hip-hop, R&B and
African rhythms in her unique sound, she has been heard nationally on
dozens of gospel radio stations.  Songs
like her CD’s title tune, “My Love” and the laid-back “What I’d Like To
Be” have the gospel music industry talking about the Nigerian
songstress.  She’s been covered in the Afro American, The D.C. Examiner, Heed Magazine, EURWeb.com, GospelPundit.com, PrayzeHymnOnline.com, and TheBlackGospelBlog.com
and her video has received airplay on Gospel Music Channel, Christian
Broadcasting Network, ONE Gospel, MTV Base, Channel O, Nigezie, and MBOA
TV. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

Gospel Singer Charles McPhatter Receives 2 Music Nominations…

Gospel Artist Charles McPhatter Nets Two 25th Annual Washington Area Music Association Nominations

 
Singer Also Receives Multiple Wins In The Songwriters Association of Washington Mid-Atlantic Song Contest

 
(Washington, D.C.) – January 20, 2011 – The Nation’s Capital boasts a number of gospel icons.  One
of the hottest towns for gospel music is also the home of up-and-coming
artist and smooth-sounding gospel crooner Charles McPhatter.  A
solo artist and former member of the gospel group, Christopher Page
& The Dreamkeeper’s Ensemble, McPhatter is a gifted singer and
songwriter whose family is related to late soul singer Clyde McPhatter
of the Drifters and the Dominoes.
 
Charles’
most recent release, Life Songs, a collection of uplifting,
contemporary gospel tunes, has been receiving rave reviews as well as
accolades.  The
Washington Area Music Association (WAMA), the organization which
recognizes the talents of local artists, took note of McPhatter who was
just nominated for two 2011 awards: Gospel/Inspirational Vocalist and
Gospel/Inspirational Recording for Life Songs.  He shares the categories with fellow nominees Richard Smallwood, Earnest Pugh, Stephen Hurd, Y’Anna Crawley and others.  WAMA
will be presenting awards on Sunday, February 20, 2011 at State Theatre
(220 N. Washington St., Falls Church, VA) at 8:00PM. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

Smokey Robinson’s CD, “Now And Then” Nominated for “Outstanding Album” @ 2011 NAACP Image Awards

Exclusive Smokey Robinson CD Nominated for Prestigious Award
 

 

Smokey’s exclusive Cracker Barrel CD, Now and Then, nominated for “Outstanding Album” in the 2011 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS

LEBANON, Tenn., Jan. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Cracker Barrel Old Country Store today congratulated R&B legend and American icon Smokey Robinson on his nomination for “Outstanding Album” in this year’s NAACP IMAGE AWARDS. The nomination is for his newest CD, Now and Then, which was released exclusively through Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in November, 2010.

“This
recognition is well-deserved and it speaks to the quality and impact of
Smokey’s work over the years as well as on this specific project,” said
Cracker Barrel Senior Vice President of Marketing Chris Ciavarra.
 He added, “By including some of his current songs as well as new, live
recordings of some of his classic Motown hits, Smokey demonstrates the
talent and expertise that have made him one of the most beloved and
influential figures in the history of popular music. Cracker Barrel is
very pleased to have provided this CD for our guests, many of whom have
been Smokey’s fans for years.” To continue, Please click “MORE”!

The 2011 GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons® Honors David Greffen

Clive Davis and The Recording Academy® Present the 2011 Pre-GRAMMY® Gala

STAR-STUDDED EVENT TO FEATURE 2011 GRAMMY SALUTE TO INDUSTRY ICONS® HONORING ENTERTAINMENT ENTREPRENEUR DAVID GEFFEN

Gala to Take Place on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Clive Davis and The Recording Academy® will continue the tradition of the annual Pre-GRAMMY® Gala, and this year’s event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., the evening before the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards® (www.grammy.com).
This exclusive, star-studded celebration will feature special musical
performances and is attended by artists and industry VIPs in music, film
and television. For updates and breaking news, please visit The
Recording Academy’s social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys, www.facebook.com/thegrammys. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

Soul Singer Eric Roberson Receives Grammy® nomination for Best Urban Alternative Performance

Grammy® nomination Re-peat for Indie Soul

King Eric Roberson



Best Urban Alternative Performance nomination
bestowed two years in a row for tracks from critically acclaimed release
Music Fan First by Eric Roberson who credits the fans for passionate
support.

(Free-Press-Release.com) January 10, 2011 —

 

Soulful Singer/Songwriter Eric Roberson is earning his breakthrough one show at a time. The New Jersey native who is known in music circles as The King of Independent Soul,
regularly logs 200+ performances a year and after 15 years, the music
industry is finally starting to notice. Having released seven albums-
six of them independently, and writing hit songs for a stellar list of
artists like Jill Scott, Will Smith, Musiq Soulchild, 112, and Charlie Wilson,
Roberson’s talents have just begun to be acknowledged by The Recording
Academy. This year “Still” from his critically acclaimed Music Fan First release (Blue Erro Soul, 2009) receives a Grammy® nomination in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance
category. This year’s unanticipated honor comes on the heels of
Roberson’s first career nomination last year for “A Tale Of
Two(featuring Ben O’Neill and Michelle Thompson).”

“Last year’s nomination introduced me to The Recording Academy in a
more meaningful way. We put so much into this album I’m so appreciative
that my fans have kept it alive, yet we never anticipated receiving this
blessing two years running. It’s extraordinary when your work is
recognized by your peers.”
– Eric Roberson , on receiving his second Grammy®Nomination. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

S-Curve Records Signs Soul Legend Betty Wright | Nominated for Best Traditional R&B Vocal for “Go”.

S-CURVE RECORDS SIGNS SOUL/R&B LEGEND BETTY WRIGHT FOLLOWING 2011 GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR UNFLINCHING NEW SINGLE “GO”

SONG’S FRANK LOOK AT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EARNS WRIGHT BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE NOD


Soul/R&B
legend Betty Wright has signed with S-Curve records following a 2011
Grammy nomination for her bold new song “Go!” in the Traditional R&B
Vocal category. Recorded live and clocking in at ten minutes long, the
song takes a gritty, unflinching and ultimately courageous look at
domestic violence.

Wright is working on an album in her
hometown of Miami that S-Curve will release later this year, featuring
guest appearances by Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Joss Stone and others. She
wrote and produced “Go!” in addition to performing it. To continue, Please click “MORE”!