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Chris Jasper and The Isley Brothers to Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

CHRIS JASPER & THE ISLEY BROTHERS Receive Grammy’s Lifetime 
Achievement Award



Legendary songwriter, producer, keyboardist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee CHRIS JASPER, an integral member of the legendary “3 + 3 era” ISLEY BROTHERS, will be awarded a GRAMMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD this January along with the rest of the Isley Brothers, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley (posthumously), O’Kelly Isley (posthumously), Ronald Isley, and his brother-in-law Rudolph Isley.

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Our Conversation with The One and Only Bobby Womack | T.U.M.S. Exclusive

Check out our Conversation with Music Legend Bobby Womack Exclusively on The “Interviews” Blog Whats Happening Readers! As the Christmas holiday approaches, T.U.M.S. wanted to share his special treat to you, all coming from one of the finest music legends in the industry. Our music editor A. Scott Galloway took …

SoBe Entertainment Releases Tribute Track to Nelson Mandela | “Mandela: We Thank You” | LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE!

SoBe Entertainment Releases Tribute Song to Nelson Mandela, 
“Mandela: We Thank You”



In honor of Nelson Mandela, SoBe Entertainment releases tribute song “Mandela: Father of a Nation: We Thank You” to the world.
Miami, FL (PRWE December 08, 2013

On the day after the passing of the iconic leader Nelson Mandela, Cecile D. Barker, Chairman and Chief Executive of SoBe Entertainment International, sat down for an interview. Barker stated: “In 1968 I had the privilege of visiting South Africa and promoting an ‘American R&B Tour’…

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Miles Davis’ “The Original Mono Recordings” to be Released on Nov. 12th, 2013 (9 CD Box Set)

Miles Davis’ The Original Mono Recordings Collects Nine Of Miles’ Earliest Columbia Albums, Recorded 1956 To 1961   



Landmark box set presents nine albums remastered in original, brilliant sound, as they were intended to be heard in the 1950s and ’60s

Available everywhere November 12, 2013, through Columbia/Legacy


NEW YORK, Sept. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Nine of Miles Davis’ earliest albums on Columbia Records, encompassing music that he recorded for the label in monaural sound from 1956 to 1961 (and released from 1957 to 1964), will be issued together on CD for the first time as Miles Davis: The Original Mono Recordings.

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Royalty Exchange Announces Auction Feat Catalog of R&B Singer/Producer Kashif

Kashif
 
Royalty Exchange Announces Auction Featuring Catalog Of R&B Icon Kashif
 
Song Royalties Include Top 10 Hit Singles From Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
 
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Royalty Exchange, the online marketplace for music and entertainment royalties, today announced the upcoming auction of royalties from the catalog of iconic R&B singer, songwriter, producer and six-time Grammy nominee, Kashif.

Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson to be Honored by The Grammy Museum® on Nov. 11th, 2013

THE GRAMMY M– — USEUM® TO HONOR
BERRY GORDY AND SMOKEY ROBINSON WITH
FIRST-EVER ARCHITECTS OF SOUND AWARDS ON NOV. 11


 
Motown-Themed Gala, Hosted by Randy Jackson, Will Take Place at
Club Nokia at L.A. LIVE and Will Help Celebrate the Museum’s Five-Year Anniversary
 
Boyz II Men and Kelly Rowland Are the First Artists Announced to Perform at Gala Tribute Concert, with Proceeds Benefitting Museum Programs

 
LOS ANGELES (Oct. 21, 2013) — Motown founder Berry Gordy and GRAMMY® winner Smokey Robinson will be honored with The GRAMMY Museum®’s first-ever Architects of Sound Award, it was announced today by Bob Santelli, executive director of the Museum.
 
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Remix Record, “Love To Love You Donna” by Donna Summer Coming Oct. 22nd, 2013


 
Verve Records Announces
Love to Love You Donna
A REMIX RECORD OF DONNA SUMMER CLASSICS
 
Album Release, October 22
 
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Verve Records has announced the release of LOVE TO LOVE YOU DONNA, a remix record celebrating the life and voice of five-time Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Donna Summer.

“The Essential Boz Scaggs” Collection (2 CD) | Coming Oct. 29th, 2013

Boz Scaggs’ Collection, THE ESSENTIAL BOZ SCAGGS, Tracks Hitmaking Career Over Course Of Five Decades  

32-song, double-CD multi-label package spans 1969 to 2013, includes 23 Columbia Records single and album tracks, plus cuts from Virgin and 429

Available everywhere October 29, 2013, through Columbia/Legacy


NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Grammy Award®-winner Boz Scaggs’ unique mix of blues and soul, rock, and sophisticated R&B all comes together on THE ESSENTIAL BOZ SCAGGS , a new collection of his work that will be available everywhere October 29th through Columbia/Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.

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Concord Records to Release “Ray Charles Forever” (Deluxe CD/DVD Collection) on Sept. 24th, 2013 | WATCH VIDEO!


 
CONCORD RECORDS SET TO RELEASE DELUXE CD/DVD TITLED RAY CHARLES FOREVER ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
 
LOS ANGELES, CA – Ray Charles will be commemorated on September 23, 2013, his 83rd birthday, with a United States Postal Service Music Icons Forever® Stamp.

New Short Film, “Trane & Miles” | DVD is Available NOW

New Short Film “Trane and Miles” Celebrates Jazz Music Legends



Take a journey to 1959 and walk the miles with two of the most iconic jazz musicians of all time, men whose work became the soundtrack of an era. Writer-director Scott Essman of Visionary Cinema captures the brilliant, untold story of John Coltrane and Miles Davis, starring Ricco Ross as Coltrane and Travis Hinson as Davis. Their impact came at the outset of significant changes in all things America.

Los Angeles, CA, September 16, 2013 –(PR.com)– Visionary Cinema presents the new short film “Trane and Miles.”

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