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Legendary Music Studio, Sigma Sound Announces Opening of New Stage in Philadelphia

The Legendary Music Studio, Sigma Sound Announces Opening of New Sound Stage in Philadelphia On March 31st, 2011

Sigma Sound Studios was the music
home of legends like writing power team Leon Huff and Kenny Gamble,
recording mega starts like Patti LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass, Lou Rawls
and many more. They are announcing an open house for their state of the
art sound stage known as “The Sigma Sound Stage”. This open house will
take place on March 31st, 2011 4pm to 7pm.

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) March 25, 2011


Founded in August 1968, the studio opened its doors for business and
soon became a leader in cutting edge recording technology. Instantly,
hit records were being produced and recorded, earning Philadelphia and
Sigma Sound Studios its place in music history. Sigma became the home
of “The Sound of Philadelphia” with the help of Gamble and Huff. By the
70’s US music charts were bursting with hits from the likes of Jerry
Butler, The Intruders, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Billy Paul,
Wilson Pickett, The O’Jays, The Delfonics, Dusty Springfield and more. To continue, please click “MORE”!

L.A. Laker Singer Marcellus Long Shoots for “The X Factor”

Los Angeles Lakers Singer Sets Sights on ‘The X Factor’

After winning over a sold out crowd
of 19,000 + at The Staples Center, unsigned Recording Artist Marcellus
Long shoots for Simon Cowell’s ‘The X Factor’

Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) March 25, 2011


Simon Cowell took to Twitter and engaged fans with a live Q&A on
Tuesday (March 22). His new reality series ‘The X Factor’, has Hollywood
buzzing as to what will be expected when the show hits airwaves in
September. “We hope to find an artist who can compete with people in the
charts,” said Cowell.

Marcellus Long believes he is that artist. Born in Houston, Texas,
Marcellus studied at the prestigious Berklee College of Music which is
home to star-studded alumni such as John Mayer, Quincy Jones and recent
Grammy Award-Winning Artist Esperanza Spalding. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Hall & Oates To Receive Music Icon Award at the “TV Land Awards 2011”

Rock ‘N Soul Super Duo Daryl Hall and John Oates to Receive the Music Icon Award at the “TV Land Awards 2011”


 


Legendary Performers Of “Rich Girl,” “Private Eyes” And “You Make My Dreams” To Perform Some Of Their Most Popular Hit Songs

Duo
Joins Stars John Travolta, Bill Cosby, Michael J. Fox, Regis Philbin
And More When Show Tapes April 10 In New York City At The Jacob K.
Javits Center And Airs On Sunday, April 17 At 9 PM ET/PT

NEW YORK, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — TV Land announced today that platinum recording artists and the pioneers of “Rock ‘N Soul,” Daryl Hall and John Oates,
will receive the Music Icon Award at the “TV Land Awards 2011.”  The
duo will also perform some of its most popular songs which topped the
pop charts throughout the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s.  With eight number one
singles including “Rich Girl,” “Private Eyes” and “Maneater,”
Grammy®-nominated Daryl Hall and John Oates
have sold more than 60 million albums worldwide.  Their musical legacy
continues today, with their classic tunes featured in film and on
television including Oscar®-winner “The Fighter,” “500 Days of Summer”
and the popular television series “Glee” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”  The “TV
Land Awards 2011” will be held on Sunday, April 10, 2011 in New York City at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and airs on TV Land on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 9 PM ET/PT.  

Daryl Hall and John Oates started making music together in Philadelphia
in the early 1970s and went on to become one of the most successful
duos in rock history.  Meeting in a freight elevator while escaping a
riot at the Adelphi Ballroom during the club’s legendary Battle of the
Bands, they joined forces to become the pioneers of “Rock ‘N Soul.”
 Their rich repertoire has garnered them dozens of hits throughout the
last four decades with instantly recognizable songs like “Kiss On My
List,” “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do), “Sara Smile,” “She’s Gone,”
“Out of Touch” and “One On One.” To continue, please click “MORE”!

Nick Cannon Teams Up With Feeding America & Campbell Soup for Food Drive

Nick Cannon Teams Up with Feeding America and Campbell Soup Company to Urge Americans to Stamp Out Hunger

 


Nation’s
Largest Single-Day Food Drive to Benefit Feeding America Food Banks and
Other Hunger Relief Organizations Nationwide on May 14

CHICAGO, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Entertainer and entrepreneur Nick Cannon will join Feeding America, the National Association of Letter Carriers and Campbell Soup Company in their annual fight to Stamp Out Hunger across America on Saturday, May 14.

Now in its 19th year, Stamp Out Hunger
has become the nation’s largest single-day food drive.  In 2010, letter
carriers collected a record-setting total of 77.1 million pounds of
food donations along their postal routes. This pushed the 18-year total
to more than one billion pounds of food. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Kirk Franklin Comes To “The Experience” on March 23rd – Set to Premier New Album “Hello Fear”

Chicago Entertainment Retail Trendsetter Dedry Jones Welcomes Gospel Superstar Kirk Franklin To “The Experience” on March 23rd – Franklin to Premier His Latest CD, ‘Hello Fear’ With A Coveted
“Second Visit” To “The Experience” at Harold Washington Cultural Center



The March 23rd Experience will feature an intimate live Interview,
mini-concert and CD signing

(Chicago, IL – March 14, 2011) Chicago Retailer Dedry Jones Welcomes Gospel Superstar Kirk Franklin on His Second Visit to “The Experience” on March 23rd.  In mid-March of 2011, seven-time Grammy-winning Contemporary Gospel superstar Kirk Franklin will be promoting his twelfth and latest CD masterwork, Hello Fear – featuring the chart-topping singles “I Smile” and “I Am” – by embarking upon a revolutionary family-friendly “Gospel/Comedy” tour in a pairing with comedian/radio host Steve Harvey. On Wednesday, March 23 – the very day after this album is released – Franklin is flying into Chicago for a SRO one-on-one with Dedry Jones for one of the retailer’s intimate and industry-renowned interview/performance sessions, affectionately known as “The Experience.” That Jones is able to host Franklin in the crucial first week of not only his CD’s release but a nationwide concert tour speaks volumes to the weight that Jones’ events wield on both record sales as well as satisfying the ardent curiosities of the mid-west music lovers he serves. The icing on the cake: this will mark Kirk Franklin’s SECOND sit-down with Dedry Jones and “The Experience.” To continue, please click “MORE”!

Lionsgate Announces Production Agreement with Janet Jackson’s JDJ Entertainment

LIONSGATE® ANNOUNCES PRODUCTION AGREEMENT WITH JANET JACKSON’S JDJ ENTERTAINMENT


 

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — LIONSGATE® (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, and Janet Jackson‘s
jdj Entertainment have entered into an agreement for Jackson to select,
develop and produce a theatrical motion picture project in cooperation
with Lionsgate.  

The announcement was made today by Michael Paseornek, President of Motion Picture Production and Development. The deal was negotiated by Robert Melnik, Lionsgate’s Executive Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs, and Neil Ollivierra, Lionsgate’s Director of Business & Legal Affairs and, on behalf of Janet Jackson, Tom Hoberman and Don Steele of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, & Richman, Rush & Kaller, LLP. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Jasmine Guy, Shirley Sherrod & Fonzworth Bentley Among 2011 Drum Major for Justice Honorees

Shirley Sherrod, Jasmine Guy

and Fonzworth Bentley Among

2011 Drum Major for Justice Honorees


     

Recipients
of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Civil Rights – Rev. Joseph E.
Lowery, Ambassador Andrew Young, and Rep. John Lewis – will be honored

ATLANTA, GA – Evelyn Gibson Lowery, founder and chair of SCLC/Women’s Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. announced today that former Georgia State Director of USDA Rural Development, Shirley Sherrod; award-winning actor, dancer, singer, and director, Jasmine Guy; and a leader in the field of diabetic limb salvage and founder of The Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program, Dr. Bill Releford; will be honored during the thirty-second annual Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner on Monday April 4. Held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniversary of his assassination, the dinner will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Atlanta. For ticket information call (404) 584-0303. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Saxophonist Jessy J & Disney Teams Up | Completes Her 3rd Solo Album

Jessy J, Disney and Selmer Team Up



Jessy J completes her third solo album, returns from Dubai Jazz Festival
and gears up for appearances at Disney’s Jazz Celebration


“…both
Latin influences as well as mainstream jazz come to her as effortlessly
as a spray of Latin samba capping a jazz wave. And it’s a tide that
seems set to keep on going.” – Entertainment Editor Bill Dean, The Gainesville Sun

Los Angeles, Calif. / March 9, 2011

Jessy J has announced she will be releasing a new CD in the fall of
2011. This yet to be titled CD will expand on her previous hits “Tequila
Moon” and “Tropical Rain,” while adding some new flavors and sounds.
The CD will feature special guest appearances by Joe Sample, Paul Brown,
Ray Parker Jr., Harvey Mason and more.

A lot has happened since
Jessy J came on the scene in 2008 and was named debut artist of year by
Radio and Records with “Tequila Moon” being named the number one song of
the year by both Billboard and Radio and Records. To continue, please click “MORE”!

UNCF Wins Third Image Award for Its Tribute to Lionel Ritchie: ‘Dancing On The Ceiling’

‘Dancing on the Ceiling’: UNCF Wins Third Image Award For Its Tribute to Lionel Richie



 

LOS ANGELES, March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Friday night in Los Angeles at the Shrine Theatre Auditorium, UNCF(United Negro College Fund) won its third  NAACP Image Award for UNCF An Evening of Stars®, its annual televised celebration of education and excellence.  The UNCF An Evening of Stars production won in the category of Outstanding Variety or Series Special for A Tribute to Lionel Richie, which aired in early 2010.

UNCF An Evening of Stars 2010
honored Richie with an all-star tribute for his support of UNCF and
minority education, his contributions to the music industry and his role
as a global humanitarian and philanthropist. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Trumpeter Terence Blanchard To Compose Original Music for “Mother….. With The Hat”

TERENCE BLANCHARD WILL COMPOSE ORIGINAL MUSIC FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE MOTHER…… WITH THE HAT


A NEW PLAY BY STEPHEN ADLY GUIRGIS STARRING BOBBY CANNAVALE, CHRIS ROCK, ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ, ANNABELLA SCIORRA, YUL VÁZQUEZ; DIRECTED BY ANNA D. SHAPIRO

PRODUCTION OPENS APRIL 11, 2011 AT THE GERALD SCHOENFELD THEATRE, PREVIEWS BEGIN MARCH 15, 2011


Five-time Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Terence Blanchard will compose original music for the world premiere on Broadway of THE MOTHER…… WITH THE HAT by Stephen Adly Guirgis starring Bobby Cannavale, Chris Rock, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Annabella Sciorra and Yul Vázquez. Directed by Anna D. Shapiro, the production will open on Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street, New York City). The strictly limited 15-week engagement will begin previews on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. To continue, please click “MORE”!