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13th Annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards to Honor Kirk Franklin & Hezekiah Walker | Jan. 13th, 2012

13th ANNUAL BMI TRAILBLAZERS OF GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS TO HONOR KIRK FRANKLIN& HEZEKIAH WALKER JANUARY 13 Kim Burrell and Israel Houghton to hostBMI’s lauded event, to be held at Rocketown in Nashville WHAT: 13th Annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon, a first class, awe-inspiring worship service to honor …

Aretha Franklin to Appear on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on NBC for Two Shows! | Dec. 9th and 21st

WINTER BLUES GOT YOU DOWN?
Your Prescription is Ready:
Dr. Franklin Serves Up a Double Dose of December Soul on
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC


 
Catch her on Friday, December 9th at 12:30AM EST and Wednesday, December 21st at 12:30AM EST

 
You have two chances to catch Aretha Franklin as the musical guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this month!  Dr. Franklin’s first scheduled appearance is this coming Friday, December 9 at 12:30AM/EST on NBC.  Aretha will perform “How Long I’ve Been Waiting,” the chart climbing single from her album, ARETHA: A Woman Falling Out of Love (Aretha’s Records) available exclusively at Wal-Mart. To continue, please click “MORE”!

The 2012 Smooth Jazz Cruise Adds “The Soul Train Cruise” to the Menu…

Entertainment Cruise Productions continues to sail beyond jazz

Top music cruise producer adds The Soul Train Cruise to its burgeoning menu


St. Louis, MO (13 December 2011): It began a decade ago when then 70 year-old Anita Berry became the first person ever to charter a full cruise ship to create The Jazz Cruise featuring over a dozen of the genres’ grandest musicians.  A St. Louis-based company, Jazz Cruises, LLC was also born and conceived the star-studded The Smooth Jazz Cruise in 2004 under the executive direction of Berry’s son, Michael Lazaroff. To continue, please click “MORE”!

“VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul” Adds Anita Baker, Mavis Staples, Wanda Jackson and Ledisi as Performers & Much More!

“VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul” Adds Anita Baker, Mavis Staples, Wanda Jackson and Ledisi as Performers and Dolly Parton, Queen Latifah, Terrence Howard, Nas, Common and La La Anthony as Presenters
 

 
Red Carpet to be Livestreamed on VH1.com on Sunday, December 18

“VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul” Pays Tribute to the Great Cities of Soul Music Including Chicago, Detroit, London, Memphis and Philadelphia

Special will air Monday, December 19 at 9 PM/8c on VH1


NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — VH1’s beloved, popular franchise, “VH1 Divas,” announced today additional performers to join this year’s tribute to soul music including: Anita Baker, Mavis Staples, Wanda Jackson and Ledisi. In addition, Dolly Parton, Queen Latifah, Terrence Howard, Nas, Common and La La Anthony will participate as presenters in paying homage to these cities and soul music’s timeless classics at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom. “VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul” premieres Monday, December 19 at 9 PM/8c on VH1. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Grammy Winner Gloria Gaynor’s #1 ‘I Will Survive’ to Be Inducted In 2012 Grammy Hall of Fame

Grammy Winner Gloria Gaynor’s #1 ‘I Will Survive’ to Be Inducted In 2012 Grammy Hall of Fame

Gaynor’s Anthem Is One of 25 Recordings To Be Inducted In Grammy Hall of Fame and Honored At This Year’s 54th Grammy Awards Ceremony February 12, 2012, Held At The Staples Center in Los Angeles


Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) December 07, 2011

Gloria Gaynor’s #1 International Hit , “I Will Survive,” will be one of 25 recordings that will be honored at the 54th Grammy Awards Ceremony in February 2012. The song climbed to #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart not only once – but twice in the spring of 1979 and reached #1 on charts in almost every country and continent around the world that same year. The single also garnered Gaynor her first Grammy for Best Disco Song in 1980, and was the first and last time the Academy had a category for ‘disco’ recordings. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Jazz & Classics Division of Concord Music Group Receives 9 Grammy Nominations

JAZZ & CLASSICS DIVISION OF CONCORD MUSIC GROUP
RECEIVES 9 GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS

Cleveland, OH – The Jazz & Classics Division of Concord Music Group received nine GRAMMY® nominations, as announced by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) on November 30, 2011. All nominations were for albums released from October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011. Winners will be announced at the 54th Annual GRAMMY® Awards on Sunday, February 12, 2011, at 8:00 PM ET/PT from Staples Center in Los Angeles, airing live on the CBS Television Network. To continue, please click “MORE”!

DL Media Clients Receives 8 Grammy Nominations in Six Categories

54th Annual Grammy Awards:DL Media ClientsReceive Eight Nominationsin Six CategoriesFrom NARAS Voting Members   Best Jazz Vocal Album  The Mosaic ProjectTerri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists[Concord Jazz]Best Jazz Instrumental Album  TimelineYellowjackets[Mack Avenue Records]      Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album  The Good FeelingChristian McBride Big Band[Mack Avenue Records] 40 Acres And …

Mint Condition’s Lead Singer Stokley Williams Receives 2 Grammy Nominations!

Mint Condition’s STOKLEY WILLIAMS Receives 2 Grammy Nods for BEST R & B Performance and Best R & B Song for “Not My Daddy” with KELLY PRICE. New York, NY  December 2, 2011—Fresh from the accolades of his exciting musical performance during the ‘Shining Star/Earth, Wind & Fire’ Tribute  at …

Big Stars Join Forces with Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & Scorpio for “The Message” on ‘The Grammy Nominations Concert Live’

COMMON, LL COOL J, LUPE FIASCO, AND RICK ROSS TO JOIN FORCES WITH GRANDMASTER FLASH, MELLE MEL, AND SCORPIO FOR A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF “THE MESSAGE” ON
“THE GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS CONCERT LIVE!! —  COUNTDOWN TO MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT®”


 
Taraji P. Henson and Taylor Lautner
Set to Present on CBS Entertainment Special

Announcing Nominations for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards®
Live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Nov. 30

 
Immediately Following the Live Broadcast,
Log On to
www.grammy.com/livestream or www.livestream.com/thegrammys
at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT for Exciting Live Backstage Coverage
and Reactions to the 54th GRAMMY Nominations

 

 
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Nov. 28, 2011) — Two-time GRAMMY® winner Common, two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J,GRAMMY winner Lupe Fiasco, and rap star Rick Ross will join hip-hop innovator Grandmaster Flash, GRAMMY-winning hip-hop artist Melle Mel, and rapper Scorpio for
a special performance of “The Message” — the seminal rap recording by
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Featuring Melle Mel and Duke
Bootee newly inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame — on “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night® (www.grammy.com). Actors Taraji P. Henson and Taylor Lautner are the latest presenters added to the one-hour special, which takes place live on Wednesday,Nov. 30 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. To continue, please click “MORE”!

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