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Urban Legends/UMe to Release Project “Black & Loud: James Brown Reimagined by Stro Elliot” on Feb. 18th, 2022 | LISTEN!


 
URBAN LEGENDS/UMe TO RELEASE
BLACK & LOUD:
JAMES BROWN REIMAGINED BY STRO ELLIOT
 
Celebrating the pioneer of funk James Brown, Urban Legends, a division of UMe, Universal Music Group’s global catalog company, has teamed up with multi-instrumentalist and member of The Roots, Stro Elliot, to create Black & Loud: James Brown Reimagined by Stro Elliot, out February 18, 2022.

Rick James Hit Album “Glow” Available Now as a Digital Deluxe Edition | WATCH VIDEO!


 
RICK JAMES’ HIT ALBUM GLOW IS AVAILABLE
TODAY AS A DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION
 
SHOWTIME® Premieres Director Sacha Jenkins’ Critically Acclaimed Documentary BITCHIN’: THE SOUND AND FURY OF RICK JAMES On Friday, September 3 at 9 PM ET/PT
 
Los Angeles, CA – September 3, 2021 – Celebrating the extraordinary life of Punk Funk singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and pioneer Rick James, today Motown/UMe released the digital Deluxe Edition of James’ 1985 hit album Glow, featuring 11 bonus tracks.

Cimafunk to Release New Single “Funk Aspirin” feat. Funk Legend George Clinton on Aug. 20th, 2021 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
CIMAFUNK Teams With GEORGE CLINTON
On Special New Collaboration: “FUNK ASPIRIN”
-Arriving This Friday, August 20th
 
“The mothership has arrived – Yo yo yo – George Dr. Funkenstein Clinton
and Cimafunk in the house, ready to turn this mother out” (song intro)
 
Cimafunk, the Cuban medical-student-turned-Latin-funk-star, joins forces with the godfather of funk, George “Dr. Funkenstein” Clinton, on Funk Aspirin, a track that masterfully blends Clinton’s classic funk with Cimafunk’s AfroCuban flare.

Rhino Records Celebrates The 40th Anniversary Of The Time with A 2-LP Deluxe Expanded Edition of Self-Titled Debut “The Time” – Coming July 16th, 2021 | WATCH VIDEO!


 
Rhino Records Celebrates The 40th Anniversary Of The Time With A 2-LP Deluxe Expanded Edition Of Their Classic Self-Titled Debut The Time
 
Newly Upgraded HD Music Video For Mega-Popular Single “Cool” Out Now
 
LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) JUNE 25, 2021 – It has been four decades since The Time burst onto the Minneapolis music scene, releasing their eponymous record, which still stands out as a landmark in funk today.

Legendary Soul-Funk-R&B Band Tower of Power to Release New Collection “50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – June 2018” on March 26th, 2021 | LISTEN!


 
Legendary Soul-Funk-R&B Band Tower of Power
Celebrates 50 Years with a Star-studded Homecoming Concert
at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA
 
50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
June 2018 Due Out March 26, 2021 via Artistry Music/Mack Avenue
Music Group
 
Over the course of two memorable evenings in June 2018, legendary soul-funk-R&B outfit Tower of Power returned to Oakland, the city that started it all, to celebrate its landmark 50th anniversary with a few thousand friends, family and fans.

Marlon McClain to Release New Track “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Now” feat. BD3 on Feb. 19th, 2021 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
“Ain’t No Stoppin’ Now” by Marlon McClain ft BD3 coming FRIDAY 2/19!
 
“Ain’t No Stoppin’ Now” is a more than appropriate title for the upcoming release by guitarist / songwriter/producer and entrepreneur Marlon McClain which features Brooklyn native, songwriter/instructor/youth mentor and MC, BD3.

Funk Group Dumpstaphunk to Release New Album “Where Do We Go From Here” on April 23rd, 2021 | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Dumpstaphunk Announces New Album
Where Do We Go From Here To Be Released April 23, 2021 via Mascot Label Group / The Funk Garage
 
NEW ORLEANS, LA – January 11, 2021 – New Orleans funk powerhouse Dumpstaphunk announces their new album Where Do We Go From Here, set to release on April 23, 2021 (via Mascot Label Group / The Funk Garage).

Jody Watley Makes Surprise TV Appearance on DJ Cassidy’s “Pass The Mic: BET Soul Train Edition” | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Jody Watley
Makes Surprise TV Appearance on
DJ Cassidy’s “Pass The Mic: BET Soul Train Edition.”
 
(Hollywood, CA – November 30, 2020) – Jody Watley is always full of surprises.
 
The Grammy-winning, trendsetting pioneer in music, video, fashion and style recently joined other R&B legends of the 80s on DJ Cassidy’s “Pass the Mic: BET Soul Train Edition,” which also featured Sheila E, Chaka Khan, El DeBarge, Deniece Williams, Morris Day, Evelyn “Champagne” King, Lisa Lisa, George Clinton, and many more.

Urban Legends to Release Episode 2 “Funky President” From Animated Mini-Series ‘Get Down, The Influence of James Brown’ on Sept. 1st, 2020


 
URBAN LEGENDS/UME RELEASES
FUNKY PRESIDENT
 
EPISODE TWO OF JAMES BROWN
MINI-DOCUMENTARY
Get Down, The Influence of James BROWN
 
Santa Monica, CA – August 12, 2020 ­­– Urban Legends, a division of UMe, Universal Music Group’s global catalog company, is continuing to spotlight one of the greatest artists of all-time, “The Godfather of Soul” James Brown, with the second installment of the animated mini-series Get Down, The Influence of James Brown.

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