Internet Records Launches The First Online Hip-Hop Reality Show
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Internet Records) - Internet Records has launched a contest for the next upcoming rap star on SonicBids.com. "Who Wants to be the next Rap Star?" will be the first ever Internet Reality show. Contestants will be chosen from Sonic Bids entries. Internet Records will choose ...
| Freddie Ravel Headlines 'Tune Up To Peace' Celebrating The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With Featured Guests From Earth, Wind & Fire
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Freddie Ravel) - Freddie Ravel, The Motivational Maestro, will be headlining "Putting Peaces Together" (www.puttingpeacestogether.org) in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with a Tune Up to Peace "Keynote Concert" performance. Freddie is a great illuminator who combines ...
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Soulja Boy Tell'em & Interscope Records Launch Animated Web Series
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Interscope Records) - On heels of releasing his sophomore album "iSouljaBoyTellem," platinum recording artist Soulja Boy Tellem will launch an animated web series via his latest video for the song "Soulja Boy Tell'em" on January 6th, 2009. The video and the series, which will follow ...
| Teairra Mari Releases New Single 'Hunt for You' Featuring Pleasure P
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Fo 'Reel Entertainment) - Upon her return into the spot light, Teairra Mari teamed up with Pleasure P formally of the R&B group Pretty Ricky to record the first single, "Hunt for You". Visitors on popular gossip blogs responded favorably after the song was leaked to mediatakeout.com ...
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Chicago-Based Rap Star R.P.M., Called The 'Kanye West Of Latin Hip-Hop' By Latin MediaOne, Lands Title Track In Major Hollywood Film And Readies Album For Summer 2009
CHICAGO, IL. (Top40 Charts/ Starr E Music) - Puerto Rican/Mexican Chicago native R.P.M. is out to carve his own niche in the rap game. The artist and entrepreneur has been a key player in the Latin hip-hop movement since the beginning of the millennium. News site Latin MediaOne covers Latin entertainment ...
| Hip-Hop Icons, Artists, and Corporate Leaders to Celebrate the Inauguration of Barack Obama at Black Tie Charity Gala
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ JLM PR) - Russell Simmons, Valeisha Butterfield, Dr. Benjamin Chavis and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN), the world's largest coalition of hip-hop artists and entertainment industry executives, announced today that Heineken is the Presenting Sponsor and MySpace ...
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Hassahn Phenomenon Is A Roaring Lion
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Hassahn Phenomenon Official Website) - Fresh off the iTunes release of his debut album, 'Pressure' Hassahn Phenomenon has partnered with Roaring Lion Energy Drink. Together, the two aspiring King's of their perspective jungles plan to breathe new life into the music, sports, ...
| California Based Hip-Hop Duo Releases Diverse 19-track Album For FREE Download!
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ BQ Official Website) - These days whether its music, sports or any other form of entertainment, the same has been said about each: "They are always in it for tha money" or "What happened to doing it for the love?" This is where BQ & S.D. step in and provide an impressive ...
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Undiscovered Acoustic Artist Develops Into Overnight Professional
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Just Not Famous Enough Publicity) - Karla Davis has been given a seat on the Heeat (Hip-Hop Education Entertainment & Activism Tour) music & politics conference Friday January 9th, 2009 at the Overbrooke High School at 10:30 am and C.A.P.A school at 1:00 pm in Philadelphia, PA. ...
| Hit Me Music Releases Reggae Anthem 'Revolution Now'
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Hit Me Music) - Hit Me Music releases the reggae anthem "Revolution Now" from the debut album Breakground by JuaKali. "Revolution Now" celebrates community as a foundation for justice and peace. JuaKali's powerful voice reflects the energy he brings to live performances ...
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Eric B. Paid In Full Twice: Features Brooklyn Rapper Avion In Debut Album
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Eric B. Official Website) - The multi-platinum producer and entrepreneur, Eric B. is breaking record deals for traditional as well as non-traditional music distribution. Music and Internet companies have proposals on the table to for Eric B. Feat. Avion album. The streets ...
| T.I. Brings In The New Year With Carson
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly" will put viewers in the middle of the world's most famous New Year's Eve destination, Times Square, to bring in the new year. For the first time, the live show will be broadcast in primetime from 10-11 p.m. (ET) ...
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New Orleans Producer Darius 'Deezle' Harrison Nominated For 3 Grammy Awards
NEW ORLEANS, LA. (Top40 Charts/ Darius 'Deezle' Harrison) - One of New Orleans' best kept secrets, producer & vocal engineer Darius "Deezle" Harrison is smiling due to the three Grammy nominations for his work with Lil Wayne this past year. Deezle has been nominated for one (1) Grammy as a Songwriter ...
| Jamie Foxx's 'Intuition' Enters At No 3 On Top 200 & No 3 On R&B Albums Charts
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ RCA Music Group) - Christmas comes two days early for Jamie Foxx as his third album, Intuition, debuts at No 3 on this week's Top 200 Albums chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Sparked by the hit songs "Just Like Me" featuring T.I., and "She Got Her Own" featuring Ne-Yo and ...
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Keyshia Cole's 'A Different Me' No 2 Top-Selling CD In The USA
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Interscope Records) - We are pleased to announce that R&B recording star and four-time Grammy award nominated singer/songwriter KEYSHIA COLE's third CD A Different Me debuts at No 2 on Billboard's "Top 200" chart selling more than 322 thousand units its first week of release, ...
| Al Green Earns Four R&B Grammy Nominations For 'Lay It Down' Album
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Blue Note Records) - Soul and R&B icon Al Green earned four nominations for his chart-topping and critically-praised Blue Note album 'Lay It Down' including Best R&B Album, Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for 'Stay With Me (By The Sea)' featuring John ...
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Willie D Of The Geto Boys Spawns Controversial New Rap Group
Northridge, CA (Top40 Charts/ Def Press Public Relations) - Willie D, most known for his role in the platinum-selling Houston based rap group The Geto Boys, who spawned classic mega hits including "Mind Playing Tricks On Me," is no stranger to controversy. With his often hard-edged music that often ...
| Rihanna To Perform At The Feeding America & The Recording Industry Association Of America's (RIAA) Presidential Inauguration Charity Ball
CHICAGO, IL. (Top40 Charts/ Feeding America) - Feeding America and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced today that Def Jam artist and Multi-Platinum, Grammy Award-winning global superstar Rihanna will perform at an inauguration charity ball on January 20, 2008 in Washington, ...
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The 'American Boy' Comes Home North Hudson Music Celebrates Three 2009 Grammy Nods for 'Estelle' single
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ North Hudson Music) - After topping the UK charts for four weeks in 2008 at No 1, "American Boy," recorded by newcomer Estelle and buoyed by a guest appearance from Kanye West, became one of this summer's signature songs Stateside. Two Grammy nominations: "Song of the ...
| Monster & Ludacris Announce 'Theater Of The Mind' Online Video Contest
BRISBANE, CA. (Top40 Charts/ DBA Public Relations) - Grammy award winning rap superstar Ludacris, in conjunction with Monster, the industry leader whose cables and power products have been used in countless recordings by legendary artists, today announced a special Monster 'Theater of the Mind' Video ...
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