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Apollo Theater Inducts Lionel Ritchie & The Late Etta James Into Legends Hall of Fame…

APOLLO THEATER INDUCTS LIONEL RICHIE AND THE LATE ETTA JAMES INTO APOLLO LEGENDS HALL OF FAME AT ANNUAL SPRING GALA BENEFIT CONCERT AND AWARDS CEREMONY



MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012

SINBAD TO HOST, WITH SPECIAL APPEARANCES BY
DANNY GLOVER, CHAKA KHAN, EDDIE LEVERT,
VALERIE SIMPSON, MARY MARY

CITI TO RECEIVE CORPORATE AWARD
FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

GALA PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE THEATER’S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS

 

(HARLEM, NY –May 21, 2012) – The Apollo Theater, one of the nation’s greatest cultural treasures, announced the lineup for its seventh annual Spring Gala Benefit Concert, at which they will induct Lionel Richie and the late Etta James into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame. Proceeds from the gala benefit, to be held on Monday, June 4, 2012, will go toward the non-profit Theater’s education and community engagement programs. To continue, please click “MORE”!

FRESH MUSIC FEST 2012 Adds Jody Watley To The Lineup

FRESH MUSIC FEST 2012 Adds
Grammy Award Winning Jody Watley
To The Lineup


 

May 8, 2012 FRESH MUSIC FEST  “Your Lifestyle Plugged In…Live!”   Kicks off summer with a party at Toronto’s Air Canada Center, June 9th, 7PM.  FRESH MUSIC FEST features POP, R&B, and Hip Hop Royalty. Tickets on sale now!  Keith Baker, Co-founder of FMF says, “We wanted to bring the best to Toronto. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Fred Hammond Brings His Sounds to 2012 McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour

Grammy-Winning Gospel Artist Fred Hammond Brings Soul-Stirring Sounds to 2012 McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour
 
 

Nine-city tour to also feature gospel artists Byron Cage, Canton Jones, Vashawn Mitchell and others

MCDONALD’S FRED HAMMOND Grammy-winning gospel music star Fred Hammond headlines 2012 McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour. The nine-city tour kicks off May 12 and runs through June 30. “Now more than ever, our nation’s communities need messages of hope and encouragement,” Hammond said. “My goal is to make sure everyone who attends a concert leaves feeling personally inspired and motivated to serve their community.”

OAK BROOK, Ill., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — McDonald’s USA today announced multi-award winning gospel artist Fred Hammond will headline the 2012 McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour, an annual summer concert series the company pioneered as a way to bring positive, uplifting messages and entertainment to communities nationwide. To continue, please click “MORE”!

80’s R&B Group TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB is BACK!

80’s R&B group TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB – AVAILABLE FOR DATES – 2012


80’s R&B group Timex Social Club is back with a new book release and available for booking



United States of America —
Free-Press-Release.com– May 2, 2012 — Timex Social Club, the group
that brought you one of the best selling 12-inch singles of all time “Rumors”, is back performing again.

Formed in Berkeley, California in 1982; TSC climbed the Billboard
R&B charts in the summer 1986 and reached#1 with their runaway smash
hit “Rumors”. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Music Icon Teddy Riley is “Not on Tour” with R&B Group Guy

Legendary Music Producer Icon Teddy Riley Is “Not On Tour” with the R&B Music Group Guy

            
            

The southern states have been hit the hardest most recently with deception by booking agents and promotions leading people to believe that the Legend Teddy Riley would be performing with Guy.


April 26, 2012 Atlanta, GA – Booking agencies across the US and abroad are getting mixed and false information about who is currently performing and inclusive with the famed R&B music group Guy. “For the record brothers Aaron and Damien Hall are noted to be booked on tour as the group Guy. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Motown Legends Performs Before a Packed House at MED Night

MED Night, A Soul Celebration Packs the House for the Second Year With Performances by Motown Legends


 
THE MED FOUNDATION THE FOUR TOPS The Four Tops wow a packed house at The MED Night, a Soul Celebration in Memphis, TN benefitting The Regional Medical Center. Held at the historic Peabody Hotel, they were joined by fellow Motown legends The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards, Thelma Houston and Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.


MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — On March 31st, Motown Legends The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards, The Four Tops, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., and Thelma Houston performed before a capacity crowd of nearly 800 at the MED Night, A Soul Celebration gala. To continue, please click “MORE!

Terence Blanchard Named Jazz Chair For The Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Terence Blanchard Named Jazz Chair For The Detroit Symphony Orchestra


DETROIT  (March 20, 2012) – Today, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) unveiled one of the most ambitious seasons in recent years for the Paradise Jazz Series – a collection of one-night-only appearances hand-picked by the legendary jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Lisa Knowles & The Brown Singers Brings New Look to Quartet

Electrifying Queens of Quartet:
Lisa Knowles & The Brown Singers Bringing A New Look To Quartet

 
Memphis, TN – – In the late 1970’s, Mrs. Willie Mae Richmond was given the vision to organize and manage one of the hottest female quartet groups in gospel – The Brown Singers. They were formed with the mission to minister healing, peace, and comfort to the broken. This legendary group has always been at the front line of the female quartet market, delivering an unwavering source of traditional and now contemporary gospel music. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Gospel Artist Kierra Sheard Launches 2nd Phase of Tour & New Blog in March 2012

Karew Records Gospel Artist Kierra Sheard Launches Second Phase of Promotional Tour for Current CD, Free

 

Kierra Continues Tour of Historical Black Colleges and Universities This Spring
Kierra Launches New Blog in March 2012


(Detroit, MI – February 2012) – GRAMMY® Award nominated, GMA Dove Award and Stellar Award winner Kierra Sheard launches the second phase of her current CD project, Free.  This week, the CD lands at #15 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart and her current single, “You Are” is #19 on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Songs chart.   Free debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart and has remained in the Top 20 since its release in October 2011. To continue, please click “MORE”!

SUPERSTARS OF ’70s SOUL LIVE will Return to PBS Stations in March 2012 | Hosted by Patti LaBelle

“SUPERSTARS OF ’70s SOUL LIVE: MY MUSIC” to Air in March on PBS
 

 
PATTI LABELLE HOSTS A STAR-STUDDED REUNION OF THE GREATEST R&B ACTS OF THE 1970s

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — TJL Productions announced today that SUPERSTARS OF ’70s SOUL LIVE, the very first installment of its acclaimed MY MUSIC series, will return to PBS stations nationwide in March 2012 by popular demand. To continue, please click “MORE”!