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

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 Crouchs 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.

All Star Concert on Jan 21st to Benefit Jeff Golub’s Family Sells Out

New Yorkers come to Golub’s aid one final time

January 21 all-star concert planned to memorialize the guitarist and benefit his family sells out.

New York City (13 January 2015): When the newly blind guitarist Jeff Golub stumbled and fell onto New York City subway tracks where he was clipped and dragged by a train in 2012, New Yorkers came to his aid. When word spread throughout the New York City music community last month that Golub was on his death bed, New Yorkers bought concert tickets to the January 21 all-star benefit concert put together by Marquee Concerts and Smooth Jazz New York in order to raise money for Golub’s family.

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

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.

Gospel Music Legend Andraé Crouch Dead at 72

Andraé Crouch Dead at 72

(LOS ANGELES, CA) — Music legend Andraé Crouch has died. The Grammy and Dove Award winner passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at approximately 4:30pm PST at Northridge Hospital Medical Center in the Los Angeles area. Andraé, 72, was hospitalized on January 3rd.

New Documentary “Michael Jackson-The Journey” Coming Jan. 1st, 2015

“King of Pop” Music Documentary Michael Jackson: The Journey Premieres January 1, 2015 From MarVista Digital Entertainment on Digital and On Demand

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Five years after his death, Michael Jackson continues to make headlines with posthumous album debuts and a 3D version of the Thriller music documentary in the works for a 2015 release. Michael Jackson fans everywhere can also look forward to a new music documentary from MarVista Digital Entertainment…

Al Green to Appear on The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors | Dec. 30th, 2014

TUNE IN TONIGHT TO WATCH AL GREEN ON “THE 37th ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS”
HOSTED BY STEPHEN COLBERT ON CBS @ 9pm EST/8pm Central

AN EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF RENOWNED ARTISTS GATHER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO SALUTE THIS YEAR’S HONOREES AT “THE 37TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS,” TO BE BROADCAST TUESDAY, DEC. 30 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

Singer Al Green, Actor and Filmmaker Tom Hanks, Ballerina Patricia McBride, Singer-Songwriter Sting and Comedienne Lily Tomlin are the Honorees for the 37th Anniversary of This Acclaimed Annual Special.

Legacy Recordings to Release “Freedom Highway Complete” by The Staple Singers on March 3rd, 2015

Legacy Recordings Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Montgomery-Selma Civil Rights Marches with Release of The Staple Singers’ Freedom Highway Complete – Recorded Live at Chicago’s New Nazareth Church, A Newly Expanded Edition of Legendary Concert Recorded April 9, 1965

Historic Soul/Gospel Concert Masterpiece Available on CD, Online and 2LP Configurations on Tuesday, March 3, 2015

NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Freedom Highway Complete – Recorded Live at Chicago’s New Nazareth Church, a newly remixed, remastered and expanded edition of the live concert masterpiece recorded by the Staple Singers in April 1965 in support and celebration of that year’s historic civil rights marches from Montgomery to Selma, Alabama.

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

“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.

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

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.

WATCH NEW VIDEO! Nathan East to be Featured in New Documentary “For The Record” on Hulu in December 2014

“For the Record” Documentary on Nathan East Debuts on Hulu in December

Yamaha Entertainment Group will release ‘For the Record‘, the first-ever documentary on one of the world’s most recorded bassists Nathan East, on Hulu this December. The film follows East’s prolific career from his start as a 16-year old who toured nationally with Barry White and the Love Unlimited Orchestra to playing on over 2,000 different albums and performing at the GRAMMYs with Daft Punk earlier this year.

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