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Bruno Mars Announces Long-Term Relationship With MGM Resorts International

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GRAMMY Award-Winning Superstar Bruno Mars Announces Long-Term Relationship With MGM Resorts International
 
Legendary Entertainer to Perform at Multiple MGM Resorts Venues, Including Park Theater At Monte Carlo in Las Vegas and The Theater At MGM National Harbor in Maryland
 
LAS VEGAS and NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., Oct. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Four-time GRAMMY Award-winning superstar entertainer Bruno Mars will help kick off the opening seasons for MGM Resorts International’s two new entertainment venues on each side of the country, Park Theater at Monte Carlo in Las Vegas and The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Maryland.

FOMO Feat. Chaka Khan, Taka Boom & Mark Stevens – “House Of Love” | WATCH VIDEO!

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“House of Love” presents family history in the making when three siblings connect for the first time in music, in collaboration with dance producers FOMO
 
Available NOW on iTunes!
 
After all these years when Chaka Khan and her talented siblings, Taka Boom and Mark Stevens (Aurra) had established their own careers, the thought never crossed any of their minds to work together. Yet this scenario slowly changed when Boom and production duo FOMO (Jamie Petrie and Mark Bell) were piecing together a single for FOMO’s upcoming CD.

Brian Culbertson to Release New Album “Funk!” on Sept. 30th, 2016 | Announces New Tour 2016 | WATCH VIDEO!

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Culbertson readying to take “Funk!” to the stage
 
“Been Around The World” to precede new album and extensive concert tour
 
Los Angeles, Calif. (25 May 2016): Message to funk received from the Mothership: hit-maker Brian Culbertson is in the studio conspiring with his cosmic group of musical soul brothers on his second funk collection, “Funk!,” which will be released September 30 on his BCM Entertainment label.

Reissue Label Friday Music to Release Vinyl Versions of Rock and Soul Classics

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EARTH, WIND & FIRE, CHIC AND CHICAGO LEAD FRIDAY MUSIC’S SPRING RELEASE SCHEDULE
 
Classic Reissue Label Delivers Audiophile Vinyl Versions of Rock and Soul Classics
 
April 25, 2016 – New York, NY- Famed reissue label Friday Music is gearing up for a spring full of new releases. The recent announcement of a limited, 3-LP set of David Bowie’s A Reality Tour (coming June 3) is only the tip of the iceberg. Friday Music’s release schedule contains a plethora of albums from some of the most legendary names in rock and soul. All titles have been remastered and reissued on 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Here are some of the highlights.

Co-Founder of Soulive, Eric Krasno to Release New Album “Blood From A Stone” on July 8th, 2016

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GRAMMY-WINNER ERIC KRASNO FINDS HIS VOICE ON ‘BLOOD FROM A STONE’
NEW SOLO ALBUM ON HIS OWN LABEL, FEEL MUSIC
 
Eric Krasno, the GRAMMY-winning guitarist/songwriter/producer best known as a co-founder of Soulive and Lettuce, will release his second solo album, ‘Blood From A Stone,’ on July 8 via his own label, Feel Music/Round Hill. The record, which features appearances by Derek Trucks, as well as members of Soulive, Lettuce and The London Souls, reveals a previously unknown and utterly compelling side of Krasno’s artistry, as he both literally and metaphorically finds his voice.

Tomi Jenkins of CAMEO Releases New Single “Automatic” | LISTEN!

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Tomi Jenkins, Co-Founder of Legendary Hit Funk/R&B Group Cameo, Drops Brand New Single “Automatic”!
 
Available NOW on CDBaby.
 
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!!
 
Good News Funk-a-teers! Tomi Jenkins of Classic Hit Recording Funk Group CAMEO has released a brand new funk filled jam entitled “Automatic” – now available for purchase on CDBaby.com. Many of you caught Tomi with the rest of the band performing on stage at this years Soul Train Awards. Now comes this special surprise. With that being said, the sound of the Funk continues!

FREE DOWNLOAD! Funk/Jazz Band Rock Candy Funk Party to Release New Album “Groove Is King” on July 31st, 2015

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Funk Quartet Rock Candy Funk Party to Unleash “Groove Is King” on July 31
Download the free song “Uber Station” HERE!
 
RCFP will play two shows at L.A.’s The Baked Potato on July 24 and 25 to celebrate album release
 
LOS ANGELES, June 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — On July 31, funk and jazz band Rock Candy Funk Party (RCFP) will release their sophomore studio album Groove Is King, an aural kaleidoscope that mashes up funk, rock, dance, electronica, jazz and R&B into 14 original tracks and 2 covers full of space, texture, and virtuoso musicianship. Included is a bonus DVD with over 50 minutes of in-studio footage.

WATCH NEW VIDEO! Legendary R&B Group ConFunkShun Returns with New Album, “More Than Love” on April 28th, 2015

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CLASSIC FUNK /R&B GROUP
CONFUNKSHUN
RETURNS WITH FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN MORE THEN 20 YEARS
MORE THAN LOVE DUE OUT APRIL 28, 2015
 
Check Out New Video For “I Miss You”-
New Single Currently At Radio!!
 
Once upon a time there were many great self-contained R&B and funk groups, innovative, immensely popular artists such as Earth, Wind & Fire, War, The Meters, The Commodores, Kool & The Gang, Lakeside, Slave and many others who created a body of work in the 70’s and 80’s that still thrills audiences today.
 

LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC! R&B/Funk Band Orgone Releases New Album “Beyond The Sun” on April 28th, 2015 | Announces New Tour

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Photo: Art Arroz Photography
 
ORGONE BRINGS FUNK INTO THE 21ST CENTURY ON SHANACHIE DEBUT BEYOND THE SUN
& READIES FOR BLOCKBUSTER SPRING TOUR!!
 
Orgone releases electrifying bonus track “Sweet Feet,” which they describe as an anthem for wallflowers around the world.
 

 
In the 1970’s, there was a plethora of self-contained R&B/funk bands such as The Meters, Kool & The Gang, Earth, Wind & Fire, War, Parliament/Funkadelic, Mandrill, Rufus and of course James Brown’s JB’s, who were creating expansive combinations of R&B, funk, rock, Latin and pan-African sounds, often via wide-ranging, incendiary live performances that put them on the cutting edge of global music-making.

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