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Dionne Warwick to be Honored at the 24th Annual DIVAS Simply Singing! Oct 18th, 2014

Dionne Warwick
 
SHERYL LEE RALPH TO HONOR LEGANDARY SINGER/ACTIVIST DIONNE WARWICK AT
24TH ANNUAL DIVAS SIMPLY SINGING!
 
LOS ANGELES — One Diva! One Song! One Night to touch a million lives! Actress/Activist Sheryl Lee Ralph’s DIVA Foundation kicks off its 24th Annual HIV/AIDS benefit concert DIVAS Simply Singing with a special announcement: Sheryl Lee and friends will honor Dionne Warwick LIVE at the 24th Annual DIVAS Simply Singing! 7:30 pm, Saturday Oct 18th, 2014 at The Richardo Montalban Theatre.

Estelle to Join Face Forward Foundation to Sing Out Against Domestic Violence

Estelle
 
Grammy Award Winning Artist Estelle Teams Up With Face Forward Foundation To Sing Out Against Domestic Violence
 
Estelle will Perform at the Face Forward Gala Sept. 13 Raising Money and Awareness to Provide Reconstructive Surgery to Domestic Violence Victims
 
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Grammy Award-winning artist, Estelle will perform at Face Forward Foundation’s Fifth Annual Gala, “A Venetian Masquerade” September 13, at The Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. When Estelle first burst onto the scene in 2008 with the #1, double-platinum hit song “American Boy” featuring Kanye West, she quickly became an R&B sweetheart.

Jennifer Hudson Lends Her Voice To Stand Up To Cancer in New Campaign

Stand Up To Cancer Jennifer Hudson Genentech
 
GRAMMY® Award-Winning Singer Jennifer Hudson Lends Her Voice To Stand Up To Cancer And Genentech In “Two Worlds. One Dream.” Campaign In The Fight Against Cancer
 
New PSA Inspires Everyone to Come Together in the Spirit of Collaboration and to Advance Cancer Research
 
LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, July 30, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, and Genentech, one of the world’s leading biotech companies, have joined forces with GRAMMY®-winning singer, Oscar®-winning actress, and SU2C Ambassador Jennifer Hudson for their latest campaign, entitled: “Two Worlds. One Dream.”

Songwriter Diane Warren To Be Honored By Point Foundation | Sept. 13th, 2014

Point Foundation Diane Warren
 
Prolific Songwriter To Receive Award at “Voices On Point” Concert and Dinner, September 13 at Los Angeles’ Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
 
LOS ANGELES, July 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Point Foundation (Point) will present its Leadership Award to songwriter Diane Warren, whose work has been recognized with Grammy® and Golden Globe® awards and multiple Academy Award® nominations. The Point Leadership Award is given to an individual who has achieved prominence in their professional career and unequivocally supported the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community.

More Than $8,000 was Raised for Ronald McDonald House Charities

Gospel’s Elite Delivered Powerful Performances, Helped Raise Over $8,000 For Ronald McDonald House Charities® Of The Greater Philadelphia Region



McDonald’s® Inspiration Celebration® Gospel Tour came to soulful stop in Philadelphia as partof nationwide concert series


PHILADELPHIA, May 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Last week, McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour delivered messages of hope, inspiration and service to Philadelphia. Some of gospel music’s biggest acts kept concertgoers clapping, dancing, laughing and lifting up their hands in joy. Attendees witnessed moving performances from Erica Campbell, Anthony Brown & Group Therapy, Kurt Carr, and the Mississippi Mass Choir, comedy from Jonathan Slocumb, tongue-twisting inspirational lyrics from Uncle Reece and the electrifying sounds of organist Moses Tyson, Jr.

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Terence Blanchard’s Open Letter Announcing New Campaign for “Champion: An Opera in Jazz” Sound Recording

Terence Blanchard’s
“Champion: An Opera in Jazz”
Sound Recording


To All My Fans,

I am so thrilled to announce the launch of my IndieGoGo campaign to raise funds for the live recording of my very first opera, Champion: An Opera in Jazz.

The opera tells the true, life story of boxing champion Emile Griffith who searches for redemption after killing his opponent in the ring and denying his true sexuality.

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Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson to be Honored by The Grammy Museum® on Nov. 11th, 2013

THE GRAMMY M– — USEUM® TO HONOR
BERRY GORDY AND SMOKEY ROBINSON WITH
FIRST-EVER ARCHITECTS OF SOUND AWARDS ON NOV. 11


 
Motown-Themed Gala, Hosted by Randy Jackson, Will Take Place at
Club Nokia at L.A. LIVE and Will Help Celebrate the Museum’s Five-Year Anniversary
 
Boyz II Men and Kelly Rowland Are the First Artists Announced to Perform at Gala Tribute Concert, with Proceeds Benefitting Museum Programs

 
LOS ANGELES (Oct. 21, 2013) — Motown founder Berry Gordy and GRAMMY® winner Smokey Robinson will be honored with The GRAMMY Museum®’s first-ever Architects of Sound Award, it was announced today by Bob Santelli, executive director of the Museum.
 
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McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour Raise Over $83k for Charity

Gospel Music Powerhouses, McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour Raise More Than $83,000 for Charity



National concert series amasses record-level funds
for Ronald McDonald House Charities


OAK BROOK, Ill. (October 17, 2013) /PRNewswire/ — McDonald’s USA today announced its 2013 Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour raised more than $83,000—the most the tour has ever garnered—in support of local Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Chapters.

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Mary J. Blige Joins Cricket to Support Breast Cancer Awareness | Starts New Campaign

Cricket and Mary J. Blige Support
Breast Cancer Awareness 

 

~ Together Donate $10,000 Towards Screening and Research

~~ Integrated Muve Music and Social Media Campaign Will Ignite Word of Mouth


SAN DIEGO, Oct. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — To help educate women in need, as well as provide funds for breast cancer screening and research, Cricket Wireless joins Mary J. Blige in support of Susan G. Komen for the Cure during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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Brian Culbertson’s Napa Valley Jazz Getaway Raises Funds to Benefit The GRAMMY FOUNDATION®

Brian Culbertson’s Napa Valley Jazz Getaway raises a significant sum to benefit The GRAMMY FOUNDATION®


Photo Caption: Brian Culbertson with his 7-foot Mason & Hamlin model BB grand piano that was auctioned June 8, 2013 to benefit The GRAMMY Foundation®. Photo credit: Daniel Ray
 
Mason & Hamlin grand piano the big ticket auction item that helped double last year’s donation to support music education programs in schools
 
Napa, Calif. (25 July 2013): Enthusiastic bidders and generous event sponsors packed the Lincoln Theater in Napa, Calif. on June 8th during Brian Culbertson’s Napa Valley Jazz Getaway to raise an impressive $66,000.00 at a fundraising auction and wine reception to benefit The GRAMMY Foundation® more than doubling last year’s take.

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