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R&B/Soul Artist Shaliek to Perform LIVE on SIRIUS XM Radio on June 29th, 2013

Recording Artist Shaliek performs
Blood Sweat Tears LIVE on
SIRIUS XM Radio

 
New York City, NY – 2013 –  Pendullum Records R&B Soul Artist Shaliek will share in the celebration of Black Music Month with a live performance on SIRIUS XM Heart & Soul’s Soul Intro Broadcast. Throughout the month of June SIRIUS XM will gather an elite line up of recording artists such as Charlie Wilson, Fantasia and Shaliek for in studio performances. Shaliek a native of Bronx, NY who spent much of his childhood in South Carolina will secure his musical place in history when he performs his new single “The Past”.

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Janet Jackson Lends Voice to Support UNICEF for West & Central Africa

Janet Jackson Lifts Her Voice to Help Kids in West and Central Africa
 

“It’s unacceptable for children to die from hunger in the 21st century,” says Jackson


NEW YORK, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Janet Jackson, GRAMMY® Award-winning and Oscar® nominated artist, entertainer and actor is lending her talent and powerful voice to support UNICEF in providing humanitarian assistance in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa, where 1.4 million children are at risk of severe malnutrition, a potentially deadly condition if left untreated.

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Bounce TV Set to Premiere New Series, “forever Jones Presented by Walmart” on June 5th, 2013

The Fastest Growing African American Network in Television Set to Debut its First Original Non-Scripted Series: Forever Jones Presented by Walmart   
Featuring the Popular GRAMMY®-Nominated Family Gospel Group



Series Premiere Wednesday, June 5th at 9:00 P.M. (ET)


ATLANTA, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Bounce TV (www.BounceTV.com), the nation’s first-ever broadcast television network for African Americans, will premiere its first original non-scripted series, Forever Jones Presented by Walmart on Wednesday, June 5th at 9:00 p.m. ET.

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George Benson is Scheduled to Appear on QVC May 21st to Debut New Release, “Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole”

LEGENDARY JAZZ ARTIST GEORGE BENSON IS SCHEDULED TO MAKE A SPECIAL APPEARANCE ON QVC TUESDAY, MAY 21 AT 10PM (ET) TO DEBUT HIS MUCH-ANTICIPATED NEW RELEASE INSPIRATION: A TRIBUTE TO NAT KING COLE


George Benson is scheduled to appear on QVC on May 21 at 10 PM (ET) to debut his new album Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole due for release nationwide on June 4, 2013.  During the broadcast, Benson will perform a selection of songs from the new album while offering fans the opportunity to order the CD, which has been specially packaged for QVC with a bonus disc.

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Legacy Recordings Celebrate Miles Davis as Artist of The Month | May 2013

Legacy Recordings Celebrates Miles Davis As Artist Of The Month For May 2013   
Legendary Jazz Artist Born May 26, 1926



Live In Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 2 Hits #3 on Billboard Jazz Charts

New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission Honoring Miles Davis at Medallion Ceremony at Davis’ Upper West Side Brownstone on May 16 at 3pm


NEW YORK, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, celebrate the genius of Miles Davis , honoring the 20th century jazz avatar as Legacy’s Artist of the Month for May 2013.

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Artists Come Together for International Jazz Day 2013

Artists From Across The Globe Grace The Stage In Istanbul For International Jazz Day 2013



EVENTS TAKE PLACE IN 196 NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD


ISTANBUL, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In an unprecedented series of events worldwide, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz joined together to celebrate jazz as a universal language of freedom on April 30th.  With events taking place in every country on the planet, International Jazz Day 2013 culminated in an evening concert at Istanbul’s Hagia Irene that was viewed live by millions around the world and featured pianists Herbie Hancock, John Beasley (Musical Director), George Duke , Robert Glasper , Ramsey Lewis , Keiko Matsui and Eddie Palmieri ; vocalists Ruben Blades , Al Jarreau , Milton Nascimento , Dianne Reeves , Esperanza Spalding (who also played bass) and Joss Stone ; trumpeters Terence Blanchard , Hugh Masekela and Imer Demirer ; bassists James Genus, Marcus Miller and Ben Williams ; drummers Terri Lyne Carrington and Vinnie Colaiuta ; guitarists Bilal Karaman , John McLaughlin , Lee Ritenour and Joe Louis Walker ; saxophonists Dale Barlow , Igor Butman , Branford Marsalis , Wayne Shorter and Liu Yuan ; clarinetists Anat Cohen and Husnu Senlendirici; violinist Jean-Luc Ponty ; Pedrito Martinez on percussion; tabla master Zakir Hussain ; trombonist Alevtina Polyakova ; and special guest Martin Luther King III.

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McDonald’s Announce Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour | Kicks off May 9th thru Aug. 30th, 2013

McDonald’s and Gospel Music Superstars Announce Concert Tour to Give Back to Communities Nationwide


Smokie Norful
   
Thousands of consumers will enjoy inspirational and uplifting messages, as three generations of artists share stage for annual tour


OAK BROOK, Ill., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Three generations of gospel music’s finest are teaming with McDonald’s to give back to communities nationwide through the McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour. Headlined by Grammy-winning gospel sensation Smokie Norful, the concert series offers an assortment of soulful sounds through contemporary gospel with Tamela Mann, hip-hop with Lecrae and traditional/contemporary gospel with John P. Kee and Vickie Winans. McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour kicks off May 9 and runs through August 30.

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Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” to Receive Award @ Songwriters Gala

“A CHANGE IS GONNA COME” TO RECEIVE TOWERING SONG AWARD
AT SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME GALA



Previously Announced Inductees Include Tony Hatch, Mick Jones & Lou Gramm, Holly Knight, JD Souther, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry


New York – April 22 – The 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame Towering Song Award will be presented to “A Change Is Gonna Come” at the 44th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner slated for Thursday, June 13th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City, SHOF Chairman Jimmy Webb announced today.  The song, written and originally performed by the legendary Sam Cooke, is published by ABKCO Music.

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Stars Celebrate Quincy Jones & Sir Michael Caine’s 80th Birthday

STARS CELEBRATE QUINCY JONES AND SIR MICHAEL CAINE’S 80TH BIRTHDAY AT KEEP MEMORY ALIVE’S 17TH ANNUAL “POWER OF LOVE” GALA IN LAS VEGAS



Event Honored Entertainment Icons and Raised Funds for Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health


LAS VEGAS, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —Some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry celebrated the 80th birthday of Quincy Jones and Sir Michael Caine Saturday, April 13 at the 17th annual Keep Memory Alive Power of Love Gala at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

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The Tenors Partner with The Joseph Assignment Global Initiative for Benefit Concert | April 20th-21st

The Former Three Mo’ Tenors Partner With The Joseph Assignment Global Initiative To End Hunger For Children

  


MATTESON, Ill., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Dr. Alexis Felder , Founder and President of The Joseph Assignment Global Initiative announced the global humanitarian and relief organization will host the End Hunger Benefit Concert on Saturday, April 20, 2013, 7:30pm and Sunday, April 21, 2013, 6:00pm at New Faith Concert Hall, 19 South Central Avenue, Matteson, Illinois.

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