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Chaka Khan Releases New Single “It’s Not Over” – LISTEN! | New Project, “The iKhan Project: Commemorative Limited Edition” on April 30th, 2013


 
Ten-Time GRAMMY® Award Winner Chaka Khan Releases Two Versions of New Single “It’s Not Over” featuring GRAMMY® Award-winning Recording Artist LeCrae 
 
Chaka Releases The iKhan Project: Commemorative Limited Edition on
April 30
 
(Los Angeles, CA – February 14, 2013) –Ten-time GRAMMY® Award winner Chaka Khan announces today the release of two versions of her first single, “It’s Not Over,” featuring GRAMMY® Award-winning recording artist LeCrae, available on iTunes today, February 14 with all other digital retailers to follow.

Vocal Ensemble Sweet Honey In The Rock to Release New 2-CD, “A Tribute: Live! Jazz At Lincoln Center” on Feb 26th, 2013

World-Renowned Vocal Ensemble Sweet Honey In The Rock Adds Something Different – A Jazz Trio! – On New 2-CD Live Set And Upcoming Special Shows Celebrating Musical Influences


   
February 26th Release on Appleseed Recordings,
“Sweet Honey in the Rock: A Tribute: Live! Jazz At Lincoln Center,”
and Tour Dates Spotlight Quintet’s Inspirations and Versatility


February 14, 2013 (Los Angeles, CA):Nearing its fourth decade, the internationally acclaimed, award-winning female African-American a cappella group Sweet Honey In The Rock was ready to follow its adventurous spirit and undertake a new challenge – to honor some of the seminal songs that first inspired its unique blend of folk, blues, jazz, gospel and ethnic music in a concert presentation utilizing an instrumental backing trio for the first time.

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Legacy Recordings Honors Nina Simone as Artist of the Month for February 2013

LEGACY RECORDINGS HONORS
NINA SIMONE
AS ARTIST OF THE MONTH FOR FEBRUARY 2013



Activist Singer’s 80th Birthday Celebrated During Black History Month

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“I think she was the greatest female artist of the 20th century” – Elton John

“I always loved the passion in her voice. She’s inspired me as a composer, a pianist, a singer and as a woman with a voice.” – Alicia Keys
 
” Nina Simone’s impact on both jazz and culture will remain monumental; there was simply no one like her..”  – Bonnie Raitt
 
“She was ahead of her time as a concert-level piano player who sang, wrote and spoke her mind…I aspire to be more like her.” – india.arie

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Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, commemorates the life and music of Nina Simone on the occasion of the singer’s 80th birthday and celebrates the iconic High Priestess of Soul as the label’s Artist of the Month for February 2013. 

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The Top #100 R&B Slow Jams #15 | The Controllers – Somebody’s Gotta Win, Somebody’s Gotta Lose

The Controllers - In Control
 
Man, Oh Man…..OH MAN.
 
Just when the team was going to lay low again and wait another 8 months (hahaha) to drop a slow jam to complete possibly one of the longest…longest unfinished countdown’s in cyberspace history for a magazine or blog, we may have made quite a few more people happy tonight in letting them & all know a new addition is being added RIGHT NOW.
 
Who could EVER forget or let this midnight, blue lights in the basement, monumental quiet storm pass us by???

Destiny’s Child to Release Collection, “Love Songs” on Jan. 29th, 2013

MUSIC WORLD/COLUMBIA/LEGACY SET TO RELEASE DESTINY’S CHILD – LOVE SONGS ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 29



NEW CAREER-SPANNING COLLECTION OF TOP-SELLING VOCAL GROUP’S MOST ROMANTIC RECORDINGS FEATURES “NUCLEAR,” THE FIRST NEW DESTINY’S CHILD RECORDING IN EIGHT YEARS

Pre-order Love Songs on Amazon by clicking HERE!


(JANUARY 10 – New York, NY) Music World Entertainment/Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings will release Destiny’s Child – Love Songs, a new career-spanning collection of the most sensual and romantic recordings from the best-selling vocal group, on Tuesday, January 29, 2013.

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“UNITY: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson” hits iTunes

Unity Releases Its 2nd Solo Track, “Será Que No Me Amas” in Tribute to Michael Jackson



 

Miami, FL, October 17, 2012 –(PR.com)–
“Será que no me amas” the 2nd solo release from the acclaimed and much
anticipated musical project “UNITY: The Latin Tribute to Michael
Jackson,” hits the iTunes market worldwide.

Fans of Michael’s
music will recall this Latin version of “Blame it on the Boogie” as one
of the early hits of The Jacksons era.

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“Amy Winehouse At The BBC”, 4 Disc Collection will be Released on Nov. 12th, 2012

Amy Winhouse - At The BBc
 
Amy Winehouse At The BBC –
4 Disc Collection
 
Available NOW!
 
“Amy Winehouse At The BBC”, a four-disc collection chronicling the many remarkable performances by arguably the greatest and most genuine talent to emerge in British music in decades, will be released on November 12th. Spread across three dvds, and one CD, this comprehensive collection captures the strong and enduring relationship that Amy enjoyed with the BBC and is further proof of quite what an extraordinarily talented, completely original, and truly engaging performer Amy was.

Legacy’s Classic Christmas Album Series to Bring New Collections by Luther Vandross and More! Coming Oct. 2nd, 2012

Legacy’s Classic Christmas Album Series Rings in the Holidays With New Collections by John Denver, Kenny G, Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, and Luther Vandross


 
EACH NEW TITLE GATHERS HOLIDAY TRACKS FROM ACROSS EVERY ARTIST’S CAREER, SPANNING DECADES

In time for holiday gift giving, new titles available everywhere October 2, 2012, through Legacy Recordings


NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Classic Christmas Album series, launched in 2011 with THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS ALBUM by Tony Bennett, rings in the holiday season with new editions by John Denver, Kenny G, Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, and Luther Vandross.  The titles will be available everywhere October 2nd through Legacy Recordings, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.

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Look Out For New Release by The Jackson 5, “Come & Get It: The Rare Pearls” Collection | Avail NOW on iTunes!

Celebrate Michael Jackson’s birthday week with brand new Jackson 5 Music!



Come And Get It: The Rare Pearls Collection Showcases Three Albums’ Worth of Classic Material

A Treasure Trove From The Motown Vault Fills 2-CDs
Album Available Now at iTunes


The Jackson 5 burst on the music scene like a ray of sunshine in late 1969, reeling off four consecutive No. 1 hits, inspiring worldwide Jacksonmania. To stay hot they kept recording, and a treasure trove of newly discovered and previously unreleased recordings by Michael, Jermaine, Jackie, Marlon and Tito are being released for the first time on Come And Get It: The Rare Pearls (Motown/Hip-oSelect/UMe). Produced by Deke Richards, leader of “The Corporation™,” the Jackson 5’s original hit songwriting-production team, the extraordinary 32-track, 2-CD set – enough songs to fill three Jackson 5 albums – is available digitally now, in honor of Michael’s birthday (August 29). The retail version will be released September 18, 2012, and housed in a special box with deluxe packaging.

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Bill Withers’ The Complete Sussex And Columbia Masters Box Set | Coming Oct. 30th, 2012


 
Bill Withers’ The Complete Sussex And Columbia Masters Box Set Collects His Nine Landmark Albums, From 1971’s Just As I Am Through 1985’s Watching You Watching Me
 
Bill Writes A New Essay For The Set, Which Features 91 Songs, Including Nearly Two Dozen Pop And R&b Singles Chart Titles: “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Grandma’s Hands,” “Lean On Me,” “Use Me,” “Kissing My Love,” “Make Love To Your Mind,” “Lovely Day,” “Lovely Night For Dancing,” And More
 
NEW YORK, N.Y., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Complex and deeply-rooted emotional and sentimental forces are at the heart of one of our greatest living American popular songwriters, forces which course through the 91 tracks on BILL WITHERS – THE COMPLETE SUSSEX AND COLUMBIA MASTERS. 

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