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Nick Cannon Teams Up With Feeding America & Campbell Soup for Food Drive

Nick Cannon Teams Up with Feeding America and Campbell Soup Company to Urge Americans to Stamp Out Hunger

 


Nation’s
Largest Single-Day Food Drive to Benefit Feeding America Food Banks and
Other Hunger Relief Organizations Nationwide on May 14

CHICAGO, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Entertainer and entrepreneur Nick Cannon will join Feeding America, the National Association of Letter Carriers and Campbell Soup Company in their annual fight to Stamp Out Hunger across America on Saturday, May 14.

Now in its 19th year, Stamp Out Hunger
has become the nation’s largest single-day food drive.  In 2010, letter
carriers collected a record-setting total of 77.1 million pounds of
food donations along their postal routes. This pushed the 18-year total
to more than one billion pounds of food. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Ted ‘The Golden Voice’ Williams Debuts New Single, “A Survivor’s Prayer”

Ted The Golden Voice Williams’ New Song Debuts Nationwide




“A Survivor’s Prayer”

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Ted’s first exposure on YouTube let millions of people hear his “Golden Voice.”  Ted’s appearances on network talk shows told his “Story.” On Tuesday, February 15, 2011
on the “Tom Joyner Morning Show” millions of listeners heard his
“Prayer” set in a song dedicated to the “Survivor” in all of us facing
adversity because anything can happen and we all deserve ” A Second
Chance.” 

A “Survivor’s Prayer” was composed and produced by studio artists Dan Green, Danny Hargrove and Dean Francis at Amerisound Studios in Columbus, Ohio and is released as a joint venture with Golden Voice Media (Amerisound Golden Voice Media BMI).
The song is available for purchase on Itunes.com, Amazon.com/mp3,
Rhapsody and other online music retailers with a portion of the proceeds
to be donated to the “Ted Williams Second Chance Fund.” To quote Ted,
“I wanted a song to symbolize the faith we are given to face our
struggles as well as to give thanks for the blessings I have received to
be able to help others.” To continue, please click “MORE”!

The UNCF ‘An Evening of Stars® Tribute to Chaka Khan’ Presented by Target

National Television Broadcast of UNCF An Evening of Stars® Tribute to Chaka Khan Presented by Target


PERFORMANCES BY STEVIE WONDER, ANGIE STONE, MELANIE FIONA, LEDISI, EL DEBARGE, ESTELLE, FAITH EVANS AND GINUWINE

Viewers Can Text To Donate To Help Seniors Graduate

FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ —  UNCF — the United Negro College Fund — will broadcast UNCF An Evening of Stars® Tribute to Chaka Khan presented by Target nationally on more than 40 stations in major markets on Saturday, January 29 and on Sunday, January 30 on BET Networks at 10 p.m. ET and WGN America at 3:00 a.m. CT.  For a complete list of stations and additional information, visit www.AnEveningofStars.org.

With more than 40 years in music behind her, Grammy-winning soulstress Chaka Khan will be serenaded from the UNCF An Evening of Stars®
stage by an all-star lineup of entertainers as she is presented with
the UNCF Award of Excellence.  The award is given to an artist whose
career and support of UNCF and minority education has been exemplary. To continue, please click “MORE”!

The UNCF An Evening of Stars Tribute to Chaka Khan Presented by Target on Jan 29th, 2011 | Groups Come Together To Raise Money

UNCF, National Pan-Hellenic Council
Partner to Help College Seniors Graduate and to Support UNCF An Evening
of Stars® Tribute to Chaka Khan Presented by Target


Greek Organizations Rally for UNCF’s Text To Donate Campaign for Emergency Student Aid To Help Seniors Graduate

FAIRFAX, Va.,
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — UNCF—the United Negro College Fund—and the
National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) are partnering to make sure that
seniors at UNCF member colleges graduate on time.  All nine members of
the National Pan-Hellenic Council—Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha,
Delta Sigma Theta, Iota Phi Theta, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi
Beta Sigma, Sigma Gamma Rho and Zeta Phi Beta—are rallying around the
late-January broadcast of UNCF An Evening of Stars® Tribute to Chaka Khan and the UNCF Campaign for Emergency Student Aid (CESA) to raise $250,000
to support recession-impacted graduating seniors who need to pay off
balances for tuition, books and room and board before they can receive
their diplomas. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

World Music Artists Come Together to Support USA for Africa on ‘We Are The World/United in Song’ | Set To Be Released Dec. 7th, 2010

World Music Superstars Including
Angelique Kidjo, Luisa Maita, Michael Franti, and Others Join Together
to Support USA for Africa on Digital Compilation We Are The World/United
In Song – Global Release Date 12/7/10


LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — World music superstars lend  their support to the latest release from USA For Africa titled We Are The World/United In Song, a
digital compilation of 14 tracks featuring individual offerings from
some of the genre’s most compelling artists.  As an added bonus the
original recording of We Are The World is included on the
compilation to mark the 25th Anniversary of the historic recording.
 Proceeds from this effort are going to assist Africa and Africans with the current challenges facing the continent.  The compilation is available worldwide on December 7, 2010 to hundreds of digital storefronts across the globe including iTunes®, Amazon, eMusic, and Rhapsody in the U.S.

We Are The World/United In Song is a must-have collection of world music artists including: Angelique Kidjo, Luisa Maita, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Lila Downs, Aurelio Martinez with Youssou N’Dour, LeRoy Bell, Sierra Leone‘s Refugee All Stars, Razia Said, Shamarr Allen, Abigail Washburn & the Shanghai Restoration Project, G. Love & Special Sauce, Vieux Farka Toure, Bombay Dub Orchestra, Emi Meyer. The collection of songs was compiled by Executive Producers Suzie Weston and Alexia Baum To continue, Please click “MORE”!

The Silence Is Broken Streams Concert Video | Beginning Dec. 1st, 2010

The Silence Is Broken Volume I Feature Concert Film Opens World AIDS Day At http://www.thesilenceisbroken.com we are streaming The Silence Is Broken Volume I, a feature length concert video starring Loretta Devine, TC Carson, Patrice Rushen, Laurnea, Cheray O’Neal, Karen Elaine, Patrick Gandy, a 65 piece orchestra and much more. …

Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Album | Coming June 1st, 2010

Epic Records To Release Listen Up! The Official FIFA World Cup™ 2010 Album   Charity Compilation to Feature Original Songs from Sony Music Artists Including Shakira, R. Kelly, Wyclef, Pitbull and many more collaborating with African writers, producers and performers NEW YORK, May 24/PRNewswire/ — Epic Records to release Listen …

Kirk Franklin and others honored by American Heart Association at World-Famous Apollo Theater

Kirk Franklin and others honored by American Heart Association at World-Famous Apollo Theater             (Alfonzo Blackwell) Sax Star Alfonzo Blackwell Returns to the World-Famous Apollo Theater Stage to perform in support of the American Heart Association in NYC. New York, NY (USA) The American Heart Association’s Power To End Stroke …

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