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Michael Jackson’s Album, “Bad” to Celebrate 25th Anniv. with Special Sept. 18th Release

25th Anniversary Of Michael Jackson’s Landmark Album Bad Celebrated With September 18 Release Of New Bad 25 Packages

Michael’s Personal VHS Copy Of His
July 16, 1988 Performance At Wembley Stadium Unearthed For The Release;
Newly Discovered Outtakes And Demos From Bad Album Recording Sessions To
Be Released.

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 21, 2012

Twenty-five years after the phrase “Who’s Bad” became a generation’s
cultural catchphrase, Epic/Legacy Recordings, in collaboration with the
Estate of Michael Jackson, will celebrate the legendary album and record
breaking BAD tour on September 18, 2012 with the release of a deluxe
package, BAD 25, which includes three CDs, two collectible booklets, and
features the first ever authorized DVD release of a concert from the
record breaking BAD tour. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Gospel Release: Coko | “Always Coko” – Coming May 22nd, 2012


 
LIGHT RECORDS TO RELEASE ALWAYS COKO
 
COMPILATION CD OF COKO’S BEST GOSPEL SONGS
IN-STORES & ONLINE EVERYWHERE MAY 22, 2012
 
Nashville, TN (May 17, 2012) – Cheryl “Coko” Clemons, the beautiful soprano of the legendary R&B group SWV, has always been deeply connected to Gospel music.   Over the past few years, Coko released two successful gospel albums, “Grateful” and “The Winner In Me,” on Light Records. They will celebrate her gospel roots with the release of ALWAYS COKO, a compilation of her best of gospel songs.

The Top 100 R&B Slow Jams #18 | Cheryl Pepsii Riley – Thanks For My Child

Cheryl Pepsii Riley - Me, Myself & I
 
Guess what Folks….We are FINALLY bringing you some new, updated and well preserved new additions to our enigmatic series – Our Top 100 R&B Slow Jams!
 
Yeah, you are wondering – what took us so long??? (LOL)
 
Thanks, first of all, to all you hard and serious music lovers that kept slamming us with emails asking about ‘when are we going to drop the next selection’ or ‘it has been 2 years, wow, c’mon now’…and other statements of that matter.

Pepsi Announces Exclusive Global Partnership with the Estate of Michael Jackson

Pepsi Announces Global Partnership with the Estate of Michael Jackson
 
 

Michael’s Iconic Image to Be Featured on One Billion Pepsi Cans in More than 20 Countries; China is First Market to Launch

Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Michael Jackson’s Multi-platinum Album, BAD

PURCHASE, N.Y., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Pepsi today announced an exclusive global partnership with the Estate of Michael Jackson as part of its new “Live for Now” campaign, which Pepsi fans around the world will experience in a variety of ways including an engaging retail campaign featuring one billion special edition Michael Jackson Bad 25 Pepsi cans, iconic music, epic live events and opportunities for fans to access special edition merchandise. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Guitarist Lee Ritenour’s “Overtime” Coming June 19th on Blu-Ray

A JAZZ FAN’S DELIGHT: LEE RITENOUR’S OVERTIME DUE JUNE 19 FROM EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT



 Debut Blu-Ray Release Features Guitarist Ritenour With Brilliant All-Star Cast


New York, NY (May 2, 2012)—Eagle Rock Entertainment, the world’s leader in visual music, will add to that reputation when it releases Grammy Award-winning multi-genre guitarist Lee Ritenour’s debut Blu-Ray, Overtime on June 19. Recorded in DTS-HD Master Audio and LPCM Stereo sound, it was filmed in crystal-clear high-definition. [Pre-book Order Date May 25, MSRP $TBA] To continue, please click “MORE”!

“The Essential Mariah Carey” from Columbia Records | Coming May 8th, 2012

The Essential Mariah Carey Celebrates Her First Decade on Columbia, 1990-1999


 
 
28-track, 2-CD Collection Contains 14 #1 Hot 100 Hits, Plus Rare Remixes and Selected Album Tracks

NEW YORK, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Mariah Carey’s first decade of record-setting hit singles, remixes and fan-favorite album tracks are collected on THE ESSENTIAL MARIAH CAREY.  The 28 tracks on this double CD laid the foundation for five-time Grammy Award®-winner Mariah’s reign as the top-selling female recording artist in history with over 200 million albums, singles and videos sold worldwide. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Viking Announces Acquisition Of Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock’s Memoir

Viking Announces Acquisition Of Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock’s Memoir Viking is pleased to announce the acquisition of the memoir of jazz legend Herbie Hancock.  Clare Ferraro, President of Viking, acquired world rights from Robert Barnett of Williams & Connolly.  Viking plans to publish in the fall of 2014, with Rick …

The Autobiography of Trumpeter Clark Terry (New Book) | Available NOW

Iconic Trumpeter And Trailblazer Clark Terry’s New Autobiography Remarkably Told In His Own Words



Trumpeter and trailblazer Clark Terry has written his autobiography in his own idiosyncratic language, chock-full of period slang of the jazz musicians of his generation. Terry played with Count Basie’s and Duke Ellington’s bands among many others and in 1960 broke the color line at NBC as a member of the Tonight Show’s band under Jack Paar and Johnny Carson. He tells stories about not only the greats, but performers such as Stump & Stumpy and Peg Leg Bates that haven’t been told in the pages of any other book.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 13, 2012

Trumpeter, flugelhornist, trailblazer and teacher, Clark Terry can now, with his autobiography Clark, add memoirist to his long list of accomplishments. With high-profile friends like Quincy Jones writing the preface and Bill Cosby penning the foreword, you have some idea of the high esteem in which Terry is held. To Continue, Please click “MORE”!

SongVest & Larry Dunn of Earth, Wind & Fire Offers Opportunity To Share Partial Song Royalty Rights

A Unique Opportunity to Share in Earth, Wind & Fire’s Greatest Hits On SongVest

SongVest and Larry Dunn, founding member of the legendary band Earth Wind & Fire, will be offering some of his most dedicated fans a very unique opportunity to share partial song royalty rights to some of Earth, Wind & Fire’s Greatest Hits including their first #1 single, “Shining Star.”

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 10, 2012

SongVest, the world’s first and only site to share a portion of or sell songs themselves as entertainment memorabilia, has announced their next auction with Larry Dunn and Earth, Wind & Fire. In addition to partial song royalty ownership, the winning bidder of Shining Star will have the opportunity to meet with Larry during a private recording session. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Concord Music Group Releases 3 New Jazz Titles on May 15th, 2012

CONCORD MUSIC GROUP RELEASES THREE NEW TITLES IN ORIGINAL JAZZ
CLASSICS REMASTERS SERIES: BILL EVANS, THELONIOUS MONK, THE QUINTET

Enhanced, expanded recordings set for release on May 15, 2012


LOS
ANGELES, Calif. — Concord Music Group will release three new titles in
its Original Jazz Classics Remasters series on May 15, 2012. Enhanced
with 24-bit remastering by Joe Tarantino, bonus tracks on each release
(some previously unissued), and new liner notes to provide historical
context to the originally released material, the series showcases
pivotal recordings of the past several decades by artists whose
influence on the jazz tradition continues to reverberate among jazz
musicians and audiences well into the 21st century.

The three new titles in the series are:

The Bill Evans Trio: Moonbeams
Thelonious Monk: Misterioso
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Charles Mingus: The Quintet: Jazz at Massey Hall

The
new reissues focus on some of the best jazz recorded between the early
1950s and the early 1960s — by three of the most creative and
influential figures in the history of the genre. To continue, please click “MORE”!

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