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Complete Casting Announced For The Upcoming Broadway Production of The Color Purple | Opens Dec. 10th, 2015

Complete Casting Announced For The Upcoming Broadway Production of
The Color Purple

DIRECTED AND DESIGNED BY TONY AWARD-WINNER JOHN DOYLE

Previews begin November 10, 2015 | Official opening December 10, 2015

At Broadway’s Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

October 6, 2015 – Producers Scott Sanders Productions, Roy Furman, Oprah Winfrey, David Babani, and Tom Siracusa are proud to announce complete casting for this fall’s highly anticipated production of THE COLOR PURPLE, directed by Tony Award winner John Doyle.

Legendary Soul Singer Charles Wright Pens First In Series of Autobiographies “UP FROM WHERE WE’VE COME”

Soul Music Great CHARLES WRIGHT Pens First In Series of Autobiographies “UP FROM WHERE WE’VE COME”

Inaugural Book Details 56 Chapters of Racism and Hardship
The Wright Family Faced As Sharecroppers Near Clarksdale,
Mississippi Circa The ’40s

Book Includes a Glowing and Empathetic Foreword by Little Richard

Los Angeles, CA — October 5, 2015 — While fans of Soul Music great Charles Wright are accustomed to hearing the singer/songwriter/guitarist shout “Express Yourself ” on oldies radio, in movies and dozens of television commercials, the multi-talented messenger has taken up his pen to complete the first in a planned series of autobiographies that detail his profound life story as a southern Black man that miraculously brought himself from poverty to prosperity.

Circle of Sisters & Cafe Mocha Radio Honors Tamela Mann, Michaela Pereira, Malinda Williams & More | Oct. 15th, 2015

WBLS 107.5 and Circle of Sisters Join the Café Mocha Show To Celebrate Extraordinary Female Innovators with the Salute Her: Superwomen Making A Difference Awards presented by Hyundai

2015 honorees include actress Malinda Williams; CNN anchor, Michaela Pereira; President of Comcast Foundation, Charisse Lillie; Award-winning gospel icon/Actress, Tamela Mann; Founder/CEO of Odyssey Media, Linda Spradley Dunn; and legendary Broadway Publicist Irene Gandy

Circle of Sisters, the largest expo in NYC uniting, motivating and celebrating women of color has joined the Cafe MochaTM radio show that airs Saturday mornings, 6-8am on WBLS 107.5 to bring it’s Salute Her Tour presented by Hyundai to New York. On October 15th the SALUTE HER: Superwomen Making a Difference Awards will recognize women who share a common commitment to make a positive contribution to strengthen their respective communities.

Vocal Group TAKE 6 to Visit Cuba for Special Performance | New Album Coming in 2016

TAKE 6 Makes Historic Visit To Cuba

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — TAKE 6 (Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea and Khristian Dentley) will be the first American vocal group to perform in Cuba since the opening of diplomatic relations after a half century.

Announcing The Winners of our CD GIVEAWAY! Lizz Wright’s Album “Freedom & Surrender”

Good Morning Readers!

On behalf of T.U.M.S. and Concord Music Group, we would like to thank everyone for turning out for our great CD Giveaway this month – The new project “Freedom & Surrender” from acclaimed songstress LIZZ WRIGHT! GREAT NUMBERS!!

Now here’s the winners!!

~ Gene S. of Washington D.C.
~ Barbara T. of Phoenix, AZ.
~ Denise P. of Los Angeles, Ca.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

All winners will be notified by mail and packages will be mailed out. Once again, thanks for making this contest happen. T.U.M.S. will always have something special to offer down the road, so stay tuned and thanks for stopping by our music portal now known throughout the world as TheUrbanMusicScene.com!!!

McDonald’s New York Metro celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring Gloria Estefan as part of McDonald’s “Celebrando Nuestras Leyendas”

McDonald’s New York Metro celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring international superstar Gloria Estefan as part of McDonald’s “Celebrando Nuestras Leyendas”

Franchisee-created program recognizes contributions made by Hispanics to the cultural fabric of American society

ISELIN, N.J., Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Starting today, New York tri-state McDonald’s independent owners will pay tribute to Gloria Estefan, the most successful Latin crossover artist of all time, as part of McDonald’s “Celebrando Nuestras Leyendas” (Celebrating Our Legends) in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Urban Jazz Harpist Mariea Antoinette to Release Special Edition CD “Straight From The Harp” on Sept. 25th, 2015

An entrepreneurial “Harp” full of soul

Urban-jazz harpist Mariea Antoinette will release a special edition of her Billboard Top 5 album “Straight from the Harp” on September 25 in conjunction with receiving a Phenomenal Women in Entrepreneurship Award from the National Council of Negro Women.

San Diego, California (6 August 2015): To infiltrate the upper echelon of the Billboard album charts with an ancient instrument while cross-pollinating musical genres certainly has taken the imaginative vision and inspired creativity of a trailblazing entrepreneur. On September 26, urban-jazz harpist Mariea Antoinette will receive a Phenomenal Women in Entrepreneurship Award from the National Council of Negro Women, the 49th annual community event in San Diego, California at which she will perform.

LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC! Lauryn Hill to Perform Nina Simone Tracks at Pier Six Concert Pavilion in Baltimore | Aug. 7th, 2015

Ms. Lauryn Hill Performing Nina Simone And Her Own Hits At Pier Six Concert Pavilion

PRLog – Aug. 3, 2015 – BALTIMORE — Baltimore, MD (August 3, 2015) -Grammy-Award winning artist and hip-hop icon Ms. Lauryn Hill is performing her classic hits and songs from the new compilation album Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone the Pier Six Concert Pavilion in Baltimore on Friday, August 7, 2015. Ms. Lauryn Hill contributes six songs to the new album, which serves as the soundtrack for the critically acclaimed Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?

Janelle Monáe and Wondaland Records Present The EEPHUS Tour | Kicks Off Aug. 12th, 2015

JANELLE MONÁE AND WONDALAND PRESENT THE EEPHUS TOUR POWERED BY TOYOTA

TOUR FEATURES ENTIRE WONDALAND ROSTER
JANELLE MONÁE, JIDENNA, ROMAN GIANARTHUR, DEEP COTTON, AND ST. BEAUTY

WONDALAND RECORDS/EPIC RECORDS COMPILATION EP WONDALAND PRESENTS THE EEPHUS AVAILABLE AUGUST 14

(July 29, 2015 – New York, NY) – Wondaland Records and Epic Records are proud to officially announce the dates for what’s bound to be one of summer’s hottest tours, Janelle Monáe and Wondaland Records Present The EEPHUS Tour Powered by Toyota.

Mariah Carey to be Honored with Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame | Aug. 5th, 2015

MARIAH CAREY TO BE HONORED WITH
STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that singer Mariah Carey will be honored with the 2,556th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 5, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. PDT. The star in the category of Recording will be dedicated in front of the W Hollywood Hotel at 6270 Hollywood Boulevard.

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