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Patti LaBelle Teams Up with American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE to Educate the Public about Lung Cancer

Grammy Award-winning Singer Patti LaBelle Teams Up with American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE to Educate the Public about Lung Cancer

PR Newswire, CHICAGO (November 4, 2015) – To kick off Lung Cancer Awareness Month this November, the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative, nationally presented by CVS Health, today announced its partnership with Grammy Award-winning singer Patti LaBelle to further educate the public about lung cancer, the leading cancer killer of women in the United States.

Aretha Franklin Presents the Gospel Legends Concert in Detroit | Nov. 22nd, 2015

Aretha Franklin Presents the Gospel Legends at
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit on November 22 featuring
Pastor Shirley Caesar, the Williams Brothers,
Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Audrey DuBois Harris and Reverend Marcia Dyson

(Detroit, MI – November 4, 2015) – Aretha Franklin will present her annual Gospel concert and service Thanksgiving week on Sunday, November 22. Franklin’s Gospel Legends event will feature multiple award-winning recording artists Pastor Shirley Caesar, the Williams Brothers, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, and Audrey DuBois Harris.

Lalah Hathaway Makes #1 Debut on Amazon with New Album “Lalah Hathaway LIVE”

MULTIPLE GRAMMY® AWARD WINNER
LALAH HATHAWAY
MAKES #1 DEBUT ON AMAZON WITH NEW ALBUM LALAH HATHAWAY LIVE, AVAILABLE NOW

Hathaway Continues to Hit Upcoming Cities including Charlotte, Washington DC, Norfolk and Philadelphia

Nashville, TN (November 2, 2015) – Two-time GRAMMY®-winning artist Lalah Hathaway has just released her new live album Lalah Hathaway Live, making a #1 debut on Amazon’s R&B digital albums, and remaining in the Top 5 of Amazon’s Hot New Releases in R&B digital albums. The album is also in the Top 5 on iTunes R&B/Soul albums.

Vocalist Andra Day to Headline Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 27th Annual Awards Gala | Nov. 16th, 2015

Warner Bros. Records Artist Andra Day to Headline Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 27th Annual Awards Gala

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Warner Bros. Records artist Andra Day will kick-off the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) 27th Annual Awards Gala Monday, November 16, 2015 at the Washington Hilton. Recently named one of DC’s 2015 Top100 Events, TMCF’s Gala will sell-out the Washington Hilton’s ballroom and bring together more than 1,500 of the nation’s business leaders, philanthropists, Members of Congress, DC socialites, and more than 400 star students from the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominately Black Colleges (PBIs). The black-tie event, which raised $4.1 million last year, aims to raise over $5 million this year.

Jazz Vocalist Stephanie Jordan to Sing National Anthem at New Orleans Home Game Opener | Oct 31st, 2015

Jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan to sing the National Anthem during the New Orleans Pelicans home opener

New Orleans jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan has been selected to perform the National Anthem at the New Orleans Pelicans home opener at the Smoothie King Center on Saturday, October 31, 2015. The Pelicans will face off against the reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors, tipoff is 6:30 pm.

The Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Vocals Competition and All Star Gala Concert Honoring Quincy Jones | Nov. 14-15, 2015

Semifinalists Selected for 2015 Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Vocals Competition – Taking Place November 14-15 in Los Angeles

Weekend Includes All-Star Gala Concert Honoring Quincy Jones with Herbie Hancock, George Benson, Seth MacFarlane, Andy Garcia, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Arturo Sandoval, Patti Austin, Al Jarreau & More

Washington, D.C.—The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz is pleased to announce that 11 semifinalists have been selected to participate in the Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Vocals Competition, which will be held November 14-15 in Los Angeles.

Janet Jackson’s New Album Unbreakable is Now #1 on Billboard’s 200 Chart

Reunion Of Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis Is Unbreakable And Number One!
Unbreakable Becomes Jackson’s Seventh #1 Album With “No Sleeep” Steady at #1 for Seventh Week

Unbreakable World Tour Extends to Europe

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Seven is a lucky number for Janet Jackson but Number One is even better. Janet Jackson’s long-awaited album, Unbreakable, topped the Billboard 200 Chart at #1 on its first week of release, becoming the Queen of Pop’s seventh #1 album. Unbreakable, also represents the fourth consecutive decade in which the music icon has achieved at least one #1 album.

The Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® to Perform at The White House on Oct. 15th, 2015

ORQUESTA BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB® TO PERFORM AT THE WHITE HO– — USE
Buena Vista Says “Hola” To The White House

The Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® has been invited to perform at The White House on October 15th in celebration of Hispanic Heritage month. A delegation of about 500 dignitaries and politicians from around the world will be hosted by President Barack Obama. As a historic shift in policy continues, the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® pays a visit to The White House as a reminder of the people’s close relationship with each other.

Sandra St. Victor Launches PledgeMusic Campaign for “Daughters of Soul” CD/DVD Package

Internationally Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter & Mastermind Of
Daughters of Soul
SANDRA ST. VICTOR
Launches PledgeMusic Campaign for
Six Daughters of Soul Legends Documentary, Soundtrack & Tour

Daughters of Nina Simone, Donny Hathaway, Chaka Khan, Bill Withers, Syl Johnson,
Sly Stone & Cynthia Robinson Show The Soul Is In their DNA with new Campaign

Daughters of Soul will be pre- selling their documentary, recording of the soundtrack and tour experiences through PledgeMusic, starting on October 8, 2015.

These women are daughters of soul legends, but all are amazing artists in their own right, each with an individual voice and performance. Their unforgettable parents include soul icons Nina Simone, Donny Hathaway, Chaka Khan, Bill Withers, Syl Johnson, Sly Stone and Cynthia Robinson of The Family Stone.

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.

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