MASCOT LABEL GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW FUNK LABEL WITH
BOOTSY COLLINS IN A SPECIAL ROLE
The legendary Maceo Parker is the funk label’s first signing
(New York, New York) – Mascot Label Group, the leading music company known for rock, blues and metal, is adding a funk label to its expanding umbrella.
Little Steven Marks 30th Anniversary Of Nelson Mandela’s Historic Release From Prison By Announcing Remastered Vinyl Edition Of Landmark Protest Album, ‘Sun City’, Ahead Of Its 35th Anniversary This Year
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Little Steven, aka Steven Van Zandt, is commemorating today’s 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s historic release from a South African prison after 27 years in captivity…
Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration” Turns 40
Bandleader recalls the creation of the group’s #1 pop hit, announces the availability of Le Kool Champagne within the USA
NEW YORK – Jan. 17, 2020 – PRLog — A Pop/Soul/Funk classic celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year.
PRINCE’S PROLIFIC CAREER CELEBRATED WITH “LET’S GO CRAZY: THE GRAMMY® SALUTE TO PRINCE”
ALL-STAR LINEUP SET TO PERFORM SONGS FROM PRINCE’S REMARKABLE CATALOG DURING LIVE CONCERT TAPING ON JAN. 28
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (JAN. 9, 2020) — Just two days after the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards®, the Recording Academy®, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and CBS will celebrate the unparalleled career of 38-time GRAMMY® nominee and seven-time GRAMMY winner Prince by presenting “Let’s Go Crazy: The GRAMMY® Salute to Prince.” The live concert taping will be held Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. PT at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Hip-Hop Single ‘Rapper’s Delight’ Turns 40
Hit single produced by hip-hop founder Sylvia Robinson celebrates its legacy
ENGLEWOOD, N.J., Sept. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Sugar Hill Records’ hit song “Rapper’s Delight,” the hit track that would forever shape hip-hop, produced by Sylvia Robinson and the Sugar Hill Gang (Michael “Wonder Mike” Wright; Henry “Big Bank Hank” Jackson, and Guy “Master Gee” O’Brien) in 1979, now celebrates its 40th birthday.
Urban Legends/UMe Reissues Parliament’s ‘Up For The Down Stroke’ and ‘Chocolate City’ Albums in New Vinyl Editions
LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Urban Legends/UMe has reissued two classic Parliament albums on black vinyl and in limited special vinyl editions: Chocolate City (released June 21) and Up For The Down Stroke (released today).
Prince’s ‘Originals’ Now Live Exclusively On TIDAL
Hear the Album on TIDAL.com/Prince
NEW YORK, June 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Now live exclusively on TIDAL, Prince’s newest album, Originals, was pulled directly from the historic archive of Prince’s music. The 15-track album features 14 previously unreleased recordings that highlight the impact Prince had on modern music and the foundation of many artists’ careers. The tracks were selected collaboratively by JAY-Z and Troy Carter, on behalf of The Prince Estate.
KARL DENSON’S TINY UNIVERSE
Releases Video For “CHANGE MY WAY”
Addressing Current Crisis At U.S. / MEXICO Border
Directed By Acclaimed Filmmaker TG HERRINGTON
New Studio Album ‘GNOMES & BADGERS’ Due March 8 from Seven Spheres Records
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe has released a video for “Change My Way,” the second single from its forthcoming studio album, ‘Gnomes & Badgers,’ due March 8. Both the song and video make a poignant statement about the current crisis at the U.S. border.
Minneapolis funk pioneer, St. Paul Peterson’s new single, “You Got 2 Love,” OUT NOW.
“I’ve been so busy making records with fDeluxe and Eric Leeds, I realized that I hadn’t made music for myself for years!” stated Peterson. “This new song ‘You Got 2 Love’ is an up-tempo song I wrote and produced with my nephew, Jason Peterson DeLaire.
Willie Hutch’s Soundtrack To 1974 Blaxploitation Classic ‘Foxy Brown’ Reissued On Vinyl Via Motown/UMe
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Willie Hutch‘s soundtrack to the classic blaxploitation caper Foxy Brown, out of print for nearly two decades, is available once again via Motown/UMe. In celebration of its 45th anniversary, Foxy Brown [Original Soundtrack] is pressed on standard weight black vinyl in a faithful reproduction of the original packaging as released on Motown Records in 1973.