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Andraé Crouch Funeral Details and Participants Announced | BET to Stream Services Live

Andrae Crouch
 
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Dr. Bobby Jones and Kirk Franklin set to speak and Pastor Marvin Winans will give the Eulogy
 
Performances from CeCe Winans, BeBe Winans, Shirley Caesar, Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, Hezekiah Walker, Kim Burrell, Erica Campbell, Israel Houghton, Ledisi and many more
 
(LOS ANGELES, CA) — A celebration of Andraé Crouch’s life will take place on Tuesday, January 20th and Wednesday, January 21st at West Angeles Church of God In Christ, located at 3600 Crenshaw Blvd in Los Angeles, California. Both services will be open to the public.

New Label Fo Yo Soul Racks Up 12 Stellar Award Nominations 2015

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NEWLY FORMED RECORD LABEL FO YO SOUL RECORDINGS/RCA
RECEIVES TWELVE STELLAR AWARD NOMINATIONS
 
Progressive Gospel Act The Walls Group Receives Seven Nominations and “Sunday Best” Winner Tasha Page-Lockhart Receives Three Nominations, While Fo Yo Soul Recordings CEO, Kirk Franklin Receives Two Nominations in The Prestigious Producer of The Year Category
 
Dallas TX – January 15, 2015 – Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA, a joint venture between gospel music icon Kirk Franklin and RCA Records, receives twelve Stellar Award Nominations in the label’s first year of operation, with multiple nominations for founder Kirk Franklin and the hit debuts by The Walls Group and Tasha Page-Lockhart.

Artists Announced to Perform on “Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key of Life – An All-Star Grammy® Salute”

Janelle Monae
 
CHRIS MARTIN, JANELLE MONÁE, WILLIE NELSON, ED SHEERAN,
AND USHER TO PERFORM ON “STEVIE WONDER:
SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE —
AN ALL-STAR GRAMMY® SALUTE”
 
Music Stars Will Perform
Iconic Songs By The 25-Time
GRAMMY® Winner; To Be Broadcast On CBS, Feb. 16, 2015
 
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan. 14, 2015) — The first performers for “Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life — An All-Star GRAMMY® Salute” have been announced and include: seven-time GRAMMY winner Chris Martin of Coldplay, singer/songwriter Janelle Monáe, seven-time GRAMMY winner Willie Nelson, current GRAMMY-nominee Ed Sheeran, and eight-time GRAMMY-winner Usher.

Sheryl Lee Ralph to Receive HARTS International Foundation Innovative Peace Award

Sheryl Lee Ralph
 
Sheryl Lee Ralph to recieve HARTS International Foundation Innovative Peace Award in Arts and Philanthropy
 
Photo Credit: Reggie Anderson
 
Los Angeles, California … Her Excellency Ama Tutu Muna, Minister of Art and Culture, The Republic of Cameroon has announced that actress and honored AIDS activist Ms. Sheryl Lee Ralph has been chosen to receive the HARTS International Foundations Innovative Peace Award in Art and Philanthropy for her years of committed global service in the fight against HIV/AIDS through her D.I.V.A. Foundation. Ms. Ralph will accept this award at the Musee National Museum Gala, Friday January 16th, 2015 in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Singer MONIFAH to Receive the VANGUARD Award at the 9th Annual OUTMusic Awards

Monifah
 
PRLog – Dec. 30, 2014 – NEW YORK — R&B recording artist MONIFAH will receive The VANGUARD AWARD at the 9th annual OUTMusic Awards and received (2) OUTMusic Award nominations including Song of The Year. The awards will be presented in New York City at The Town Hall NYC on Monday, January 19, 2015.

“The Bobby Jones Gospel Christmas Special” to Air Dec. 21st, 2014 on BET

Bobby Jones and Shirley Ceasar
 
THE REASON FOR THE SEASON WITH “THE BOBBY JONES GOSPEL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL”
 
Pastor Shirley Caesar, Vickie Winans, Erica Campbell, Johnathan McReynolds and the Howard University Gospel Choir Perform on “The Bobby Jones Gospel Christmas Special”
Sunday, December 21, 2014 at 9AM ET/PT
 
NEW YORK, NY – December 16, 2014 – The longest running original series on cable television, “BOBBY JONES GOSPEL,” will present a Christmas special on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at 9 a.m. ET/PT.

Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life — An All-Star GRAMMY® Salute, to Air Feb. 16th, 2015

Stevie Wonder
 
“STEVIE WONDER: SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE —
AN ALL-STAR GRAMMY® SALUTE”
TO BE BROADCAST FEB. 16, 2015, ON CBS
 
Two-Hour Entertainment Event to Feature Some of the Biggest Names in Music Today Performing Iconic Songs by the 25-Time GRAMMY® Winner
 
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Dec. 15, 2014) — The Recording Academy®, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and CBS will present “Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life — An All-Star GRAMMY® Salute,” a primetime entertainment special that will celebrate the iconic songbook and remarkable legacy of the 25-time GRAMMY winner. The two-hour show will tape at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, two days after the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards®, and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, from 9 – 11 p.m. ET/PT.

Bassist Christian McBride Named Keynote Speaker at Jazz Connect Conference

Christian McBride
 
Christian McBride Named Keynote Speaker for Jazz Connect Conference
 
Bassist and bandleader recently named the host of new show from NPR
– Jazz Night in America
 
The organizers of the Jazz Connect Conference announced today that bassist/composer/bandleader/radio host Christian McBride will give the keynote presentation at the Conference on Thursday, January 8 at 12:15 pm. Presented by JazzTimes and the Jazz Forward Coalition, the Jazz Connect Conference takes place on January 8-9, 2015 at Saint Peter’s Church in New York City.

Next Galaxy Announces Collaboration with Music Icon Teddy Riley to Produce Reality Experience of Michael Jackson’s Hit Songs

Teddy Riley - Full Pic
 
Next Galaxy to Create VR Concert with Grammy Award Winner and Acclaimed Michael Jackson Producer Teddy Riley
 
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Dec. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Next Galaxy Corp. (OTC: NXGA) a leading developer of innovative content solutions and fully immersive Consumer Virtual Reality technology is pleased to announce the Company will be working with Grammy Award-winning record producer, songwriter and musician Teddy Riley to produce a Virtual Reality (VR) experience featuring a medley of Michael Jackson hit songs he produced for the legendary superstar.

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