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R&B Group GUY to participate in 2 TV Specials Honoring Black History

R&B legend GUY to take part in two TV specials this month honoring Black History


 
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Black Star Communications) February 17, 2011 — R&B legend GUY has announced that the group will be taking part in two television specials this month honoring Black History.
 
“Way Black When,” a month long celebration of Black pop culture from the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s, will feature a performance by Guy on Thursday, February 17 on TV One at 10 p.m ET.
 
Meanwhile, BET will feature a tribute by Guy to entertainment honoree Jamie Foxx at the 4th Annual BET Honors, which will be televised Monday, February. 21 at 9 p.m. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Singer Tiffany Monique Featured on CBS News After Losing Nearly 80 Pounds…

Beyonce Back-Up Singer Featured on CBS News After Losing Nearly 80 Pounds on SparkPeople.com

 

“I’ve never been happier,” she tells CBS

CINCINNATI, Feb. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Today, SparkPeople.com, America’s largest weight loss website, congratulated Tiffany Monique, an emerging solo artist and back-up singer for superstar recording artist Beyonce on her success in losing nearly 80 pounds using the site’s weight-loss tools, information and supportive online community.  

Her story is featured in a CBS News Segment, Weight-Loss in the Digital Age,
which is airing this week on CBS affiliates nationwide.  In the CBS
interview, she emphasizes how her weight loss helped her become a better
parent and enhanced her confidence, both on tour and in launching her
own solo career.  Her EP and video, Nemesis, were released last summer on iTunes and YouTube. Her first album is set for a late 2011 release.  Tiffany told the network, “I’ve never been happier.” To continue, please click “MORE”!

Keri Hilson, The Roots & Members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to Perform at 2011 GRAMMY Celebration®

Keri Hilson, the Roots, and Members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to Perform at 2011 GRAMMY Celebration®

 

 

DJ Wayne G and GRAMMY® Jazz Ensembles also Scheduled to Participate

Chef
to the Stars Wolfgang Puck to Cater and Along Came Mary Productions to
Produce The Recording Academy®’s Official GRAMMY Awards After-Party


LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — GRAMMY®-nominated R&B/pop singer/songwriter Keri Hilson, GRAMMY-winning and current GRAMMY nominee hip-hop/neo-soul band the Roots, and DJ Wayne G are scheduled to perform at the 2011 GRAMMY Celebration® — The
Recording Academy®’s official after-party. Additionally, in the
celebration’s MasterCard Jazz Lounge, the exclusive invitation-only
event will feature performances by members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the GRAMMY® Jazz Ensembles.
Inspired by images of Studio 54, this year’s all-star gathering will
hearken back to one of the most stylized eras in music history with a
chic disco nightclub theme. The event will be catered by chef
extraordinaire Wolfgang Puck and produced by Along Came Mary Productions.
One of the year’s most anticipated events attracting GRAMMY winners,
nominees and celebrities, the 2011 GRAMMY Celebration will take place at
the Los Angeles Convention Center on Feb. 13 immediately following the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Yolanda Adams, Jennifer Hudson and Many More will Join Together to Celebrate the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin on the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards®

Yolanda Adams, Christina Aguilera,
Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride, and Florence Welch Will Join Together
in a Rousing Celebration of the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin on the
53rd Annual Grammy Awards®
 

ESPERANZA SPALDING AND STUDENTS FROM
THE GRAMMY® JAZZ ENSEMBLES AND GRAMMY CAMP ALSO WILL JOIN TOGETHER FOR A
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE

Marc Anthony, Jamie Foxx, Jewel, John Mayer,
Pauley Perrette, and Donnie Wahlberg Added as Presenters to the
Superstar Lineup for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards®

Music’s Biggest Night® Airs Live Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, 8 P.M. ET/PT, Only on CBS


SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — As a “valentine” and “get-well card” to Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award and GRAMMY® Legend Award recipient Aretha Franklin, four-time GRAMMY winner Yolanda Adams, four-time GRAMMY winner and Latin GRAMMY® winner Christina Aguilera, GRAMMY winner Jennifer Hudson, country superstar Martina McBride, and current nominee Florence Welch will join together on the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards®
in celebration of the 18-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee’s music
and ongoing legacy.  The special segment will feature individual and
collective performances of some of the Queen of Soul’s classic hits and
will add to the stellar lineup for Music’s Biggest Night®.  Current
nominee Esperanza Spalding will also perform in a special number with members of the GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles and GRAMMY Camp.  Two-time GRAMMY and three-time Latin GRAMMY winner Marc Anthony, GRAMMY and Academy Award® winner Jamie Foxx, seven-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee John Mayer, actor Pauley Perrette, and actor/singer Donnie Wahlberg have been added as presenters to the music industry’s premier event.  The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in high definition and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).  The show also will be supported on radio worldwide via Westwood One, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/thegrammys. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

Best New Artist Grammy Nominee Esperanza Spalding to Perform at the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards

ESPERANZA SPALDING to perform at the GRAMMY Awards

Best New Artist GRAMMY nominee ESPERANZA SPALDING will perform on the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards. The show will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 13, 2011. The GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. ET/PT.

 ESPERANZA SPALDING also to Co-Host GRAMMY Pre-Telecast Ceremony

 The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony will take place on Sunday, February, 13 from 1 – 4 p.m. PT at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will be streamed live internationally on www.grammy.com/live and www.youtube.com/thegrammys beginning at 1 p.m. PT. Well-attended by nominees and industry VIPs, the star-studded ceremony with be co-hosted by current GRAMMY nominees ESPERANZA SPALDING and Bobby McFerrin, and will feature performances by nominees including Afro-Colombian hip hop trio ChocQuibTown, blues musician Buddy Guy, singer/songwriter Cyndi Lauper, American roots interpreter Maria Muldaur, contemporary blues artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, trombone and trumpet player Trombone Shorty, legendary gospel singer Mavis Staples, jazz musician Kirk Whalum, and R&B singer/songwriter Betty Wright. Presenting the first GRAMMY Awards of the night in 98 categories will be current nominees Laurie Anderson, Sara Bareilles, BT, Kathy Griffin, and Wayne Wallace. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

Drake and Rihanna to Perform Together at the 53rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

GRAMMY® Nominees Drake and Rihanna to Perform Together
 

 

CEE LO GREEN TO BE JOINED BY GWYNETH
PALTROW AND THE JIM HENSON COMPANY PUPPETS FOR A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME
PERFORMANCE ON THE 53RD ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS

Dierks Bentley,
Norah Jones, Selena Gomez, LL COOL J, Nicki Minaj and Blake Shelton are
the First Presenters Announced for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards®

Music’s Biggest Night® Airs Live Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, 8 P.M. ET/PT, Only on CBS

 


SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — A performance by current GRAMMY® nominees Drake and Rihanna; and a once-in-a-lifetime performance with Cee Lo Green, Academy Award® winner Gwyneth Paltrow, and the Jim Henson Company Puppets are the latest additions to the superstar lineup for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards. They join previously announced performers and nominees Arcade Fire, Eminem, Green, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert, Muse, and Katy Perry; nominees Justin Bieber and Usher, with Jaden Smith; and nominees B.o.B, Bruno Mars, and Janelle Monae. Current three-time GRAMMY nominee Dierks Bentley, nine-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Norah Jones, singer/actor Selena Gomez, two-time GRAMMY winner and actor LL COOL J, current nominee Nicki Minaj, and current nominee Blake Shelton will appear as presenters. The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (www.grammy.com) will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in high definition and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio worldwide via Westwood One, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/thegrammys. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

R&B Icon Bobby Brown Performs 1st Single “Get Out Of My Way” on TV One

R&B Icon Bobby Brown Performs First Single “Get Out The Way”

On TV Ones’s “Way Black When”

Brown’s
Performance Is the First Broadcast Airing of Single from the
Forthcoming CD on B Brown Productions/ Bronx Bridge Entertainment, Inc.

NEW  YORK, NY  JANUARY 27,
2011—R&B Icon Bobby Brown’s performance of his new single, “Get
Out The Way”, will air for the first time on TV One’s  “Way Black When”
on February 9th.  The single is from his forthcoming CD, on B Brown
Productions/Bronx Bridge Entertainment, Inc., which will be released
Spring 2011 through Fontana Distribution.

Bobby Brown, who is one of the biggest R&B stars in the business,
came on the scene in the late 80’s with his schoolmates, Michael Bivins,
Ralph Tresvant, Ronnie DeVoe and Ricky Bell, to form New Edition.  He
left the group and released his debut solo album “King of Stage” in 1987
that produced the hit “Girlfriend”.  His follow-up album “Don’t Be
Cruel”, sold over 7 million copies and had 5 top ten hits as well as
garnered him a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance,
Male in 1989, and contributed to Ja Rule’s single, “Thug Lovin” in 2002
which won Brown a Source Award for R&B/Rap Collaboration of the
Year for 2003. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

Dee Dee Bridgewater’s Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959) Receives NAACP Image Award Nomination…

Dee Dee Bridgewater’s Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee  Receives NAACP Image Award Nomination For “Outstanding Jazz Album”


NAACP Nod Follows Recent 2011 Grammy Nomination


Los Angeles, CA.  Dee Dee Bridgewater’s stunning homage to Billie Holiday, Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959):  To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, has been nominated for a 2011 NAACP Image Award in the category of “Outstanding Jazz Album.” The CD, released this past Spring on DDB Records/Emarcy/Universal, was Executive Produced by Bridgewater.  The 42nd Annual NAACP Image Awards will air live Friday, March 4th, on FOX.

It was recently announced that Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee has also been nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award in the category of “Best Jazz Vocal Album.”  The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday, February 13th in Los Angeles. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

Whitney Houston Joins Kim Burrell For Beautiful Performance at the 2011 BET Celebration of Gospel | Jan. 30th, 2011

Legendary Vocalist Whitney Houston Joins Friend Kim
Burrell for an Awe-Inspiring Performance of ‘I Look To You’ at the 2011
BET CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL, Premiering Sunday, January 30 at 8:00 P.M.*


NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — On Sunday, January 30 at 8:00 p.m.,* BET Networks will pay tribute to the rich history of gospel music with the premiere of the 11th Annual CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL with host Steve Harvey. Viewers will be treated with breathtaking performances all night long by legendary vocalist Whitney Houston and gospel powerhouse Kim Burrell, Chaka Khan, Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary, El DeBarge, VaShawn Mitchell and more. Tune in and watch yet another year of hand-clapping, soul-stirring, and joyful praise on BET’s CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL.

CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL is a BET Networks Production. Stephen Hill, BET’s president of music programming and specials, along with Lynne Harris-Taylor, BET’s vice president of specials, and Geovanni Brewer executive produced the telecast. To continue, Please click “MORE”!