Aretha Franklin Celebrates Joseph E. Lowery's 86th Birthday!
Atlanta, GA. (Top40 Charts/ Joseph E. Lowery Institute For Justice & Human Rights) - The Joseph E. Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights presents An Evening With Aretha Franklin. This benefit concert will take place at The Fabulous Fox Theatre on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 7:00 PM. Proceeds ...
| World Renowned African Children's Choir Selected For Gap (RED) Print Portrait Campaign
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ RED) - Starting this month through April of 2008, the world renowned African Children's Choir will be appearing in various media as they have been selected for the Gap(RED) print portrait campaign. Product (RED) is an initiative founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver to fight AIDS ...
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2K Sports' Soundtrack For College Hoops 2K8 Brings New Sounds To Top Rated Franchise
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ 2K Sports) - 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., today announced the in-game soundtrack to College Hoops 2K8, featuring an eclectic cross section of artists hand-picked to reflect the broad and discerning tastes of the college basketball ...
| Bernhard Kurz To Present Musical Tribute To Magic Motown Sound In Detroit & Berlin
BERLIN, Germany and LAS VEGAS, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Stars in Concert) - The magic that was Motown will be returning to the international stage in 2009 for the first time since the legendary Motortown Revue shows made musical history in the 1960's. All the songs, the music, the dance steps and movements ...
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Kirk Franklin's New CD 'THE FIGHT OF MY LIFE' In Stores December 18, 2007
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/ Zomba Gospel) - Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/Zomba Gospel recording artist KIRK FRANKLIN, the top-selling Contemporary Gospel artist in Soundscan history, will add another tour de force to his vast discography with the forthcoming release of his seventh ...
| Jill Newman Productions Presents Sly & The Family Stone, Jimmy Scott, Bilal, Derrick Hodge and others
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Jill Newman Productions) - Jill Newman Productions, renowned across the nation for high-quality, diverse music productions, announces an exciting calendar of events, including the United States premiere of the triumphant return of Sly & The Family Stone, Jimmy Scott, Bilal, ...
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Gwen Stefani Donates Concert Proceeds To Victims Of San Diego Fires
SAN DIEGO, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Interscope Records) - Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Gwen Stefani announced that proceeds from her Tuesday night October 30th, concert in San Diego at Cox Arena will go to local San Diego charity the San Diego Foundation (https://www.sdfoundation.org), to benefit ...
| Karlex Seeking US Label To Build On European Success
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Karlex Official Website) - Afro-Groove, singer/songwriter Karlex is looking over the Atlantic to build on his growing success across in Europe, actively seeking a label to release his debut CD "Ghetto Fabulous." Karlex will be performing at the BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) ...
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Shire Teams With Midi Mafia, Hot City & SRC/Universal For Debut Album
Baltimore, MD. (Top40 Charts/ SRC/ Universal) - The pop music charts have been largely dominated by a blend of Hip Hop and R&B/Pop crossover artists in the past decade. From Mary J. Blige and Faith Evans to Fantasia and Keyshia Cole, the marriage of gritty soul music over intense Hip Hop production ...
| Frank Lucas Records The Single 'Blue Magic' With The Original 70's Group BLUE MAGIC
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ AGC Records) - The Son of The American Gangster, Frank Lucas held an intimate recording session with the 70's group "Blue Magic" at Fenix Studios in Staten Island. Frank Lucas (The Crown Holder) is releasing the single "Blue Magic" off of his upcoming street CD "birthright" ...
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R&B Artist UNE' Signs On With Raven-Haired PR Maven Eugenia Wright
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Eugenia Wright PR) - Detroit native R&B Singer UNE' signs on with raven-haired PR maven Eugenia Wright, President of ISA Public Relations. "UNE', whose name means number one in French, is striving to live up to his name in the music world. His voice is delicious ...
| Common's Early Years, 1992-1997, Covered On CD From Relativity/Legacy
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Legacy Recordings) - Common, star of next month's motion picture "American Gangster," has the early days of his rap career revisited with the November 27th release of "thisisme then: the best of common." This 15-track compilation covers 1992-1997 and includes all of the ...
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Universal Motown Records Group Hail Nelly's Return With Multimedia Story For New Single
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. & NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Motown Records) - Panraven (www.panraven.com) and Universal Motown Records Group (UMRG), one of the world's leading music labels and a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), today debuted a multimedia story for Nelly's new single and video ...
| Watch KEYSHIA COLE And The Premiere Of 'AMERICAN GANGSTER' On BET
WASHINGTON, DC. (Top40 Charts/ BET Networks) - BET kicks off the week of October 29 with the return of the hit reality series KEYSHIA COLE: THE WAY IT IS, the premiere of AMERICAN GANGSTER profiling the notorious Frank Lucas, whom Denzel Washington is portraying in the Universal feature film and new ...
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Roman Carter & Tom Rothrock Team Up For 'Never Slow Down'
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Bong Load Custom Records) - Legendary blues, gospel and R&B vocalist Roman Carter and artist, producer, film composer Tom Rothrock have completed a unique studio collaboration: a recording project titled, 'Roman Carter 'Never Slow Down'. The full length CD release is ...
| Erykah Badu, Nikka Costa, Keb' Mo', Taj Mahal Trio, The Roots & Others Will be 'Shaking The Blues' On November 15, 2007
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Artists for a New South Africa) - On Thursday, November 15, 2007, Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) will host "Shaking The Blues," a star-studded benefit, at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. The evening combines the power of music and activism to shake off our blues - ...
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The Hit BET Series 'Keyshia Cole 2: The Way It Is' Premiering On October 30, 2007
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ BET Networks) - R&B diva Keyshia Cole is back and more compelling than ever in the second season of BET's hit docu-drama KEYSHIA COLE 2: THE WAY IT IS. During this season, which premieres on Tuesday, October 30 at 10:30 PM*, Keyshia attempts to deal with all of her family ...
| Alicia Keys, DJ Cassidy & Emily King Set To Perform In New York
WHITE PLAINS, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Heineken Red Star Soul) - Heineken Red Star Soul takes the stage on Broadway with a special invitation-only concert in New York headlined by GRAMMY Award winner Alicia Keys and featuring performances by DJ Cassidy and Emily King. The evening will also feature a special ...
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Redrock Micro's Film Look Powers Jay-Z's 'Blue Magic'
DALLAS, TX. (Top40 Charts/ Redrock Micro) - Redrock Micro's revolutionary cinema accessories played a central role in creating the look for Jay-Z's latest music video trailer "Blue Magic," a trailer that has garnered huge attention for Director Rik Cordero. The trailer is in support of Jay-Z's upcoming ...
| Jimmy J.J. Walker Joins Jagged Edge In Concert Aat Spotlight 29 Casino
COACHELLA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Spotlight 29 Casino) - There is only one way to make a hot party explosive - add some DYN-O-MITE! Now Jimmy J.J. Walker has joined the party and will open for R&B sensation Jagged Edge on November 3 at Spotlight 29 Casino. Walker has been a comedy staple of American ...
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