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Alicia Keys & The Class Unite For A Powerful Collaboration “The Soulful Sessions”


 
Alicia Keys And The Class Unite For A Powerful Collaboration To Promote Mental Wellbeing
 
The 3-Part Music Collaboration, The Soulful Sessions, Will be Available On Demand at The Class Digital Studio
 
NEW YORK, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Class, a mindful movement practice, and GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, author, activist and entrepreneur, Alicia Keys, today announced The Soulful Sessions, a 3-part musical journey to move the body and lift the soul.

The 3rd Annual URBAN ONE HONORS – “Women Leading The Change” | Airing May 16th, 2021 at 9 p.m. ET/8C on TV One | WATCH VIDEO!


 
Urban One Honors Pays Tribute to Black Women Leading the Change with Performances by Jazmine Sullivan, Da Brat, Le’Andria Johnson, Avery Sunshine, Kim Burse and More
 
The Annual Event Will Air Sunday, May 16 at 9PM/8C and Pay Special Homage to the International Sweethearts of Rhtyhm, The First Racially Integrated All-Women’s Jazz Ban
 
SILVER SPRING, MD. (PRWEB) APRIL 06, 2021 – Urban One announced today its annual awards show, URBAN ONE HONORS, will pay special homage to the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. The critically acclaimed, all-female jazz band of the 1930s included Helen Jones Woods, a founding member and mother of Urban One Founder and Chairwoman, Cathy Hughes.

Singer Rissi Palmer to Perform at the Grand Ole Opry on March 19th, 2021


 
RISSI PALMER TO PERFORM AT THE GRAND OLE OPRY
ON MARCH 19, 2021
 
Performance marks first appearance in 13 years
 
NASHVILLE, TN (March 11, 2021) — Soulful country singer-songwriter and Color Me Country radio host, Rissi Palmer, will return to the Grand Ole Opry for a special performance on Friday, March 19, 2021, marking the first time she has stepped onto the hallowed stage in 13 years.

The Monterey Jazz Festival Releases Never Before Shared Commission Performances | “Evolution of a Groove: The Monterey Commissions”


 
Evolution of a Groove: The Monterey Commissions
The Monterey Jazz Festival Releases Never Before Shared Commission Performances
 
Monterey, Calif., February 17, 2021: The Monterey Jazz Festival is excited to announce the release of Evolution of a Groove: the Monterey Commissions a brand-new series of never before shared commissioned performances from the Monterey Jazz Festival archives.

New Anthology Series “GENIUS: ARETHA” – Episodes Beginning March 21st, 2021 on National Geographic | WATCH NEW TRAILER!


 
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AND DOUBLE OSCAR® NOMINEE CYNTHIA ERIVO REVEAL HIGHLY ANTICIPATED PREMIERE DATE AND NEW TRAILER FOR THE EMMY® AWARD-WINNING ANTHOLOGY SERIES,
GENIUS: ARETHA
 
The Third Season of the Limited Series Starring Erivo as the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, and Courtney B. Vance as C.L. Franklin Will Premiere Double-Stacked Episodes Over Four Consecutive Nights, Beginning Sunday, March 21, at 9/8c
 
(Washington, D.C. – Feb. 9, 2021) National Geographic and Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet,” “The Color Purple”) revealed today during the network’s TCA session the highly anticipated premiere date and official series trailer for the multiple Emmy award-winning anthology series GENIUS: ARETHA.

TV One Special “Unsung Presents: Music & The Movement” | Airing Jan. 18th, 2021


 
Emmy Award-Winning Producer P. Frank Williams Produces TV One Special Unsung Presents: Music & The Movement Airing Monday, January 18, 2021 At 8 p.m. ET/7C
 
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Connection To Stevie Wonder And Gil Scott-Heron Explained By Rev. Al Sharpton
 
Two-Part Documentary Celebrates Black Music And Social Justice
 
(Los Angeles, CA – January 14, 2021) — TV One shines a light on Stevie Wonder and Gil Scott-Heron’s work to rally support to establish a holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr. in the two-hour, two-part special Unsung Presents: Music & The Movement airing Monday, January 18, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET/7C.

Brian Owens & LIFE Creative Debut Christmas Musical “A New Holiday” | WATCH TRAILER!


 
Brian Owens and LIFE Creative Debut “A New Holiday” Christmas Musical
 
Filmed in St. Louis with an all-black cast, the production – starring Wynton Marsalis, Kennedy Holmes, Sophia Stephens, Anita Jackson and newcomer Riley Adams – is available for free on YouTube
 
December 22, 2020 – A New Holiday is a Christmas musical that follows a 10 year-old girl on her holiday journey of hope, joy and love as she copes with the loss of her beloved grandmother.

Jody Watley Makes Surprise TV Appearance on DJ Cassidy’s “Pass The Mic: BET Soul Train Edition” | WATCH NEW VIDEO!


 
Jody Watley
Makes Surprise TV Appearance on
DJ Cassidy’s “Pass The Mic: BET Soul Train Edition.”
 
(Hollywood, CA – November 30, 2020) – Jody Watley is always full of surprises.
 
The Grammy-winning, trendsetting pioneer in music, video, fashion and style recently joined other R&B legends of the 80s on DJ Cassidy’s “Pass the Mic: BET Soul Train Edition,” which also featured Sheila E, Chaka Khan, El DeBarge, Deniece Williams, Morris Day, Evelyn “Champagne” King, Lisa Lisa, George Clinton, and many more.

BAM & GEC Announce the Formation of The Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame


 
Black American Music Association (BAM) And Georgia Entertainment Caucus (GEC) Announce the Formation of The Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame
 
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today the Black American Music Association (BAM) and the Georgia Entertainment Caucus (GEC) announced the formation of the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame (WOF).

National Endowment for the Arts Names Terri Lyne Carrington Among 2021 NEA Jazz Masters


 
National Endowment for the Arts Names Terri Lyne Carrington Among 2021 NEA Jazz Masters
 
Multiple Grammy Award Winner Joins Albert “Tootie” Heath, Henry Threadgill, and Phil Schaap Among NEA Honorees
 
(New York, NY – October 21, 2020) – Three-time Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer Terri Lyne Carrington has been named a 2021 NEA Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C. The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship is the nation’s highest honor in jazz.

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