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Ben Tankard & Shirley Murdock Celebrate RIAA Cetification for “Jesus Is Love” Single

Jazz Man BEN TANKARD Celebrates An RIAA Gold Certification For 2006 Hit “JESUS IS LOVE” With Shirley Murdock and New FULL TANK 2.0 CD Topping Amazon Charts At #1

Nashville, TN — Gospel/Jazz pioneer BEN TANKARD and R&B/Gospel sensation Shirley Murdock recently received RIAA Gold certification records for their 2006 hit single “JESUS IS LOVE” for reaching over 500,000 sales as part of the 2006 WOW Gospel collection. Originally written and recorded by Lionel Richie, “JESUS IS LOVE” was covered on Ben Tankard’s PIANO PROPHET 2006 Smoothjazz release and has been selling and receiving heavy airplay for a staggering eight years.

GRAMMY® Award Winning Music Legend Nile Rodgers Honored with Vanguard Award

Grammy Award Winning Musical Icon Nile Rodgers Honored

MojaMoja Innovation Fund presents Living Legend with Vanguard Award

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 10, 2015 – GRAMMY® Award winning musical icon Nile Rodgers was honored Saturday, February 7, 2015, with the Vanguard Award by the MOJAMOJA Innovation Fund at the 7th Annual MOJAMOJA Brunch & Afterparty presented by 89.9 KCRW and FIGat7th.

Concord-Telarc Division of Concord Music Group Wins 4 GRAMMY® Awards

CONCORD-TELARC DIVISION OF CONCORD MUSIC GROUP
WINS 4 GRAMMY® AWARDS

Cleveland, OH – The Concord-Telarc Division of Concord Music Group is proud to be the winner of four GRAMMY® Awards. Winners were announced by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) at the 57th Annual GRAMMY® Awards on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. All awards are for releases from October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014.

Angelique Kidjo Wins World Music Grammy & Announces New Album “Sings” Set For Release March 31st, 2015

Beninese Singer/Songwriter Records Signature Songs & New Material with the Orchestre Philharmonique Du Luxembourg

Second Grammy Win for Highly Lauded 2014 Album “Eve”

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Angelique Kidjo, the Benin born singer/songwriter is celebrating the win last night of her second “Best World Music Album” Grammy Award for her #1 charting 2014 album Eve, as well as the announcement of her new 429 Records album Sings.

Ledisi Releases New EP “The Intimate Truth” | Announces New Tour 2015 | WATCH VIDEO!

GRAMMY NOMINATED POWERHO– — USE LEDISI RELEASES THE INTIMATE TRUTH ACOUSTIC EP ON JANUARY 20th & ANNOUNCES NATIONAL TOUR

RECEIVES 9th GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR BEST R&B PERFORMANCE & PLAYS THE LEGENDARY MAHALIA JACKSON IN SELMA

Grammy nominated powerhouse and Verve Records artist Ledisi is excited to announce her new project, The Intimate Truth, which was released on January 20th. This seven song EP features acoustic performances from her latest full-length album The Truth (March 2014).

New Label Fo Yo Soul Racks Up 12 Stellar Award Nominations 2015

NEWLY FORMED RECORD LABEL FO YO SOUL RECORDINGS/RCA
RECEIVES TWELVE STELLAR AWARD NOMINATIONS

Progressive Gospel Act The Walls Group Receives Seven Nominations and “Sunday Best” Winner Tasha Page-Lockhart Receives Three Nominations, While Fo Yo Soul Recordings CEO, Kirk Franklin Receives Two Nominations in The Prestigious Producer of The Year Category

Dallas TX – January 15, 2015 – Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA, a joint venture between gospel music icon Kirk Franklin and RCA Records, receives twelve Stellar Award Nominations in the label’s first year of operation, with multiple nominations for founder Kirk Franklin and the hit debuts by The Walls Group and Tasha Page-Lockhart.

Sheryl Lee Ralph to Receive HARTS International Foundation Innovative Peace Award

Sheryl Lee Ralph to recieve HARTS International Foundation Innovative Peace Award in Arts and Philanthropy

Photo Credit: Reggie Anderson

Los Angeles, California … Her Excellency Ama Tutu Muna, Minister of Art and Culture, The Republic of Cameroon has announced that actress and honored AIDS activist Ms. Sheryl Lee Ralph has been chosen to receive the HARTS International Foundations Innovative Peace Award in Art and Philanthropy for her years of committed global service in the fight against HIV/AIDS through her D.I.V.A. Foundation. Ms. Ralph will accept this award at the Musee National Museum Gala, Friday January 16th, 2015 in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Singer MONIFAH to Receive the VANGUARD Award at the 9th Annual OUTMusic Awards

PRLog – Dec. 30, 2014 – NEW YORK — R&B recording artist MONIFAH will receive The VANGUARD AWARD at the 9th annual OUTMusic Awards and received (2) OUTMusic Award nominations including Song of The Year. The awards will be presented in New York City at The Town Hall NYC on Monday, January 19, 2015.

Angelique Kidjo’s CD “Eve” Nominated for Grammy Award for “Best World Album”

Angelique Kidjo Nominated For “Best World Album” Grammy For 429 Records Release “Eve”

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — 429 Records is celebrating Angelique Kidjo‘s Grammy Award nomination for “Best World Music Album” for her album Eve. Eve, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s World Albums Chart and a hit album worldwide, is a vibrant new collection of songs dedicated to the power of African womanhood, particularly those women she grew up with in her native Benin.

Bassist Nathan East Earns GRAMMY nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Nathan East Earns GRAMMY Nom for Solo Debut

Nathan East celebrates a GRAMMY nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album today for his self-titled solo debut ‘Nathan East,’ on Yamaha Entertainment Group. Released in March, the album hit #1 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Albums chart.

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