Mike Jones' Highly Anticipated New Album - 'The American Dream' - Due in April 2007
BURBANK, CA (Warner Bros. Records) - Rap superstar Mike Jones will release a new album, titled "The American Dream," in April on Swishahouse/Asylum/Warner Bros. Records. Fans of the Houston-born MC have been eagerly awaiting new music ever since Jones took the hip-hop world by storm in 2005 with his ...
| 'Diddy' Searches for New Generation of 'Bad Boys,' Scouting Nationwide for the Next Superstar Group to Be Featured on MTV's 'Making the Band 4'
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ MTV) - MTV: Music Television and Sean "Diddy" Combs today announced open call auditions for MTV's hit returning series "Making the Band 4" to kick off on January 17th in Los Angeles. And for the first time ever candidates who are unable to make the open calls can post ...
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Kanye West, Fergie and John Legend Touchdown in Miami to Perform at 'The Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash' Premiering on February 3, 2007
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ VH1) - VH1, Pepsi and the NFL have joined forces once again to bring the worlds of football and music together with "The Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash." Taking place in the host city of Miami, Florida, the one-hour concert will pay tribute to the All-American sport of football ...
| Jim Jones Hits No 1 With 'We Fly High'
NEW YORK, NY (By Giovanna Melchiorre/ KOCH Records/ Top40-Charts) - KOCH Records recording artist Jim Jones has topped the charts this week with his smash hit "We Fly High," from his new album, "Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)." "We Fly High" has hit No 1 on the R&R/Billboard Rap Chart ...
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Kanye West Confirms Television Project
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Rock-a-Fella Records) - Kanye West has confirmed recent reports that he is in the early stages of production on a television series - a collaboration with acclaimed producer/director Larry Charles - but adamantly states the project is not a 'reality show.' 'I wouldn't do something ...
| Superstar Rapper Snoop Dogg Reaches Out to Troubled Youth in 'Bigg Snoop Dogg's Youth Authority: California'
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Spike TV) - Music icon Snoop Dogg has joined up with documentary director Gabriel London, Oscar nominated filmmaker Jonathan Stack and Spike TV to make a candid show on youth crime and prison entitled "Bigg Snoop Dogg's Youth Authority: California." The idea for the revealing ...
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Displayaz - Control The Event
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Downstream Records) - New up on Downstream Records is the album 'Control The Event' from Displayaz. This is the guise of UK producer Damon Vallero and on this release he weaves together varying styles of drum n bass, dubstep and grimey urban breaks with some deeper and darker ...
| Vote for Nelly on the NRJ Music Awards
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Geffen Records) - Nelly has been nominated for 2 awards on the NRJ Music Awards. She has the nods for International Artist and for her smash hit, "Maneater". Help her win by 2 easy steps. The site is in French, but it's extremely easy for you to vote and help her out. ...
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United Negro College Fund's An Evening of Stars Tribute to Stevie Wonder Receives NAACP Image Award Nomination
FAIRFAX, Va. (Top40 Charts/ United Negro College Fund) - The United Negro College Fund's (UNCF) 27th An Evening of Stars (AEOS 2006) Tribute to Stevie Wonder, was nominated today for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Variety or Series Special. The NAACP Image Awards will air live on ...
| 'Ciara: The Evolution' Certified Platinum In Only Five Weeks!!!
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ La Face/ Zomba Label Group) - The RIAA has certified R&B/Pop sensation Ciara's sophomore album, Ciara: The Evolution (La Face/Zomba Label Group), platinum in only five weeks. Ciara: The Evolution debuted at No 1 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 338,447, and is the ...
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Three 6 Mafia Takes Tinseltown by Storm in the New MTV Series 'Adventures In HollyHood' Premiering On March 14, 2007
PASADENA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ MTV) - As the first hip-hop group ever to win an Oscar for Best Song, a music career defined by multi-platinum success, and recognized by millions of loyal fans across the globe, some may say hip-hop super group Three 6 Mafia has accomplished itall. However, it is only ...
| Hip-Hop Artists Examine Diamond Trade in Sierra Leone for Upcoming VH1 Rock Doc, 'Bling'd: Blood, Diamonds, and Hip Hop' Premiering February 22, 2007
PASADENA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ VH1) - "Bling'd: Blood, Diamonds and Hip Hop," a new documentary under VH1's Rock Docs franchise will take a hard-hitting look at the diamond trade in Sierra Leone, West Africa and the discovery by the "diamond-obsessed" hip-hop community that they may have unintentionally ...
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Jay-Z's S. Carter Cleats Run Into The Pro Football Hall Of Fame
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Rock-a-Fella Records) - JAY-Z's Reebok S. Carter Football Cleats For Men are about to run into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame. After Kansas City Chiefs star Running Back Larry Johnson set the NFL record for carries in a season and rushed for 1750 yards in consecutive seasons, ...
| Iron Kladd Entertainment & Hood Music Group Present 'The Retribution'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Indi Hip Hop Report) - "Hip Hop is Dead" is a popular phrase these days due to a lack of creativity from the many artists benefiting from its popularity today. With the strong outcry for a true and pure form hip hop resonating throughout the hip hop community, Hood Music Group ...
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Prolific Rapper & Philly Native, ACE BOOM KOON, Joins With Loud Dust Recordings To Push Out THE BILDABURG RECORDS, A 20 Track Statement With Instant Impact.
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Loud Dust Recordings/ www.louddust.com) - ACE BOOM KOON releases on Loud Dust Recordings the CD titled, THE BILDABURG RECORDS, with 20 tracks featuring a wide array of performers and Producers associated with the ACE BOOM KOON sound that first hit the streets in Philadelphia ...
| Beyonce's 'B'Day' Closes Out Year On 2006's Top 10 Best-Selling Albums Chart
NEW YORK, NY. (Music World Music/Columbia Records) - Beyonce's second solo album, B'Day, closed out 2006 as one of the year's most successful albums. With release-to- date (as of December 31, 2006) SoundScanned sales of 2,010,311, B'Day came in at No 7 on Billboard's U.S. Top 10 Best-Selling Albums ...
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KOCH Records To Release New Album by Joell Ortiz; 'The Brick (Bodega Chronicles)' To Be Released on April 24th, 2007
NEW YORK, NY (Top40 Charts/ KOCH Records) - KOCH Records announces the release of the debut album by Brooklyn's own Joell Ortiz. "The Brick (Bodega Chronicles)" will be released on April 24th, 2007. Having earned a loyal following from his lyrically driven mixtape performances, Ortiz is poised to make ...
| Beyonce Seeks Dancers for 2007 World Tour - New York & Chicago Audition Details Announced
NEW YORK, NY (Top40 Charts/ Music World Music/Columbia Records) - Pop icon Beyonce is looking for the hottest and best dancers on the planet for her upcoming world tour. Final auditions for Beyonce's 2007 on-stage spectacular will be held in New York on January 11 and 12 and in Chicago on February ...
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Win $1,000 from Trick Daddy
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Trick Daddy's back and you can BET THAT! In celebration of the release of Trick Daddy's 7th album BACK BY THUG DEMAND, he's giving $1,000 away to one lucky winner along with an autographed copy of the new album! BACK BY THUG DEMAND includes 'Bet That' ...
| Message From Uncle Snoop
LOS ANGELES (Geffen Records) - Be on the lookout for The Big Squeeze, an album Executive Produced by yours truly - Niggarachi. It's coming out this March featuring tracks by Bigg Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Warzone, Western Union, JT Bigga Figga, Terrace Martin, Azure, and beats by Niggarachi. Check back at ...
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