JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION AND JAZZWEEK RECOGNIZE ESPERANZA SPALDING WITH TWO AWARDS Bassist-singer wins JJA Jazz Award for Up & Coming Artist of the Year Esperanza brings home Jazzweek’s Award for Record of the Year The Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) announced winners of 2009 Jazz Awards at the Jazz Standard …
BET Partners With Yahoo! Music to Give Music Fans a Front Row Seat to the ‘BET AWARDS ’09’ Yahoo! Music to Feature Exclusive Award Show Coverage and Content Hosted by Jamie Foxx, the BET AWARDS ’09 Will Premiere LIVE on Sunday, June 28 at 8:00 p.m.* with Performances by Jay-Z, …
Alicia Keys to Receive Golden Note Award at 22nd Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards LOS ANGELES, CA and NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – June 3, 2009) – ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) will honor 12-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys with the prestigious ASCAP Golden …
Bluesman John Lee Hooker, Jr. Continues to Garner Nods for “All Odds Against Me” CD “Blues Ain’t Nothin’ But A Pimp” Video Selected as Official Honoree by The 13th Annual Webby Awards and John Lee Hooker Jr. is Nominated by Jus` Blues Music Foundation for Recognition When bluesman John Lee Hooker, Jr. …
Y’Anna Crawley Is Crowned BET’s ‘SUNDAY BEST’ Y’Anna Crawley is Crowned BET’s ‘SUNDAY BEST’. Along with the title of SUNDAY BEST, Crawley brings home a national recording contract and a 2009 Lincoln MKS. (Photo Credit: Pete Winkel). (PRNewsFoto/BET Networks) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES NEW YORK, …
Paul Porter Recognized Amongst Gospel Greats During The 40th Dove Awards Paul Porter’s solo debut, A NEW DAY, is nominated for Traditional Gospel Album “Nashville, TN—After more than 30 years in gospel music, Paul Porter receives his first Dove Award nomination for Traditional Gospel Album for his solo …
Smokey Robinson, Linda Ronstadt, Juan Luis Guerra, and George Massenburg to Receive Honorary Doctor of Music Degrees at Berklee s Commencement, May 9 Berklee College of Music President Roger Brown will present Smokey Robinson, Linda Ronstadt, Berklee alumnus Juan Luis Guerra, and producer/sound engineer George Massenburg with honorary doctor of …
Shirley Caesar Named Rock and Roll Hall of Fame “Rock My Soul” Honoree Nashville, TN – It has long been noted that Rock and Roll has its roots in Gospel music, so it was only fitting that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame kicked off their 2009 Induction Week …
(Photo by Bob Merlis/courtesy ABKCO Records) Soul/rock/gospel legend Bobby Womack takes center stage for a ceremony at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum on the day of his induction. Vice President of Exhibitions and Curatorial Affairs Jim Henke (left) holds up a stage outfit that Womack donated to …
‘I Second That Emotion’: UNCF Wins Second Image Award for Its Tribute to Smokey Robinson FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Tonight in Los Angeles at the Shrine Theatre and Auditorium, UNCF – the United Negro College Fund – won its second NAACP …