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Monday, October 21, 2013
CHILDISH GAMBINO RELEASES FIRST SINGLE "3005" FROM NEW ALBUM because the internet DUE OUT DECEMBER 10th, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
GRAMMY AWARD WINNER, SONGWRITER AND POP/R&B PIONEER JODY WATLEY
(Los Angeles, CA – September 24, 2013): Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer, Jody Watley, one of Pop/R&B and dance music’s most enduring and stylish trailblazers, returns with her new single “Nightlife.”
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Ms. Watley, who has mastered a career in keeping a career in Dance and R&B music going, continues her legacy on the shimmering dance floor classic, inspired by her well documented roots in funk and soul music. The veteran song stylist has created an energetic dance floor anthem that is innovative, while also paying homage to her many influences. “Nightlife” is available on iTunes and select digital outlets and limited edition 12" vinyl. The single also features fellow original Shalamar lead singer Gerald Brown. Jody’s soulfully spirited,
up-tempo album Paradise is scheduled for release in early 2014 on her longtime imprint Avitone http://jodywatley.net/avitone/
“People love to dance to feel the groove,” says Jody. “I wanted ‘Nightlife’ to capture the spirit of vintage soul and deliver a song that people could play at either a house party, getting ready for a night on the town, at clubs, to get the dancers on the floor, or simply make people feel inspired to be fabulous. Everyone feels better dressed up, especially in difficult times. From the song’s intro, to the energy on the track, we worked to make the music come alive,” adds Jody. Serving again as both performer, co-writer and co-producer on “Nightlife,” she collaborated with the emerging production duo Count de Money from the UK. “I’ve always been about the style of music. I wanted to paint a picture with the music and evoke an uplifting emotion. I find this missing in a lot of music today. Soul music is not just ballads; it has also always been about a quality rhythm with a message as well.
Jody’s career as a chart-topping hit maker has surpassed more than three decades in her successful career. Her last album The Makeover was a #1 Top Electronic Albums on iTunes
and produced three Top Ten Dance Singles. Jody has achieved thirteen #1 singles in Dance
and R&B, six Top Ten Hot 100 Singles, (including the influential and ground-breaking "Friends" featuring Eric B. & Rakim) and fifteen R&B Top 40 records. Jody’s diversity in her music and continued embrace of being on the cutting edge is apparent on her collaborations with the young electro duo French Horn Rebellion and on their summer 2013 song “Dancing Out. Additionally, Jody has collaborated with Stone Throw Records' Boogie Funk Ambassador Dam-Funk, the UK's Mercury Prize winners 4Hero, DJ Spinna and other cream of the crop soulful dance music producer/musicians.
Ms. Watley, who continues to groove on stages and clubs all over the globe, including an appearance at the 2013 Essence Festival, is no stranger to the world of dance music. In 1987 she released her groundbreaking self-titled album which featured the hit single “Looking For A New Love.” The song became a pop/soul sensation that garnered her the coveted Grammy Award for Best New Artist and pioneered her career into fame to become an international star. Jody’s dose of her own distinct sense of style, fashion and individuality in her music and video from the song captured the attention of fans around the world. She became a trendsetting sensation, gracing the covers of some of the most prominent magazines, fashion layouts and early celebrity ad campaigns throughout the United States, Asia, Latin America and Europe. Her influence can still be seen and heard in younger female artists today.
Jody Watley continues to put genuine artistry and quality into everything she does, making each musical moment into a wonderful experience. There is no better way to wait for Paradise than to dance and enjoy the “Nightlife.”
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT ANNOUNCES OCTOBER 29 RELEASE FOR BLACK RADIO 2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 1, 2013
ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT ANNOUNCES
OCTOBER 29 RELEASE FOR BLACK RADIO 2
FOLLOW-UP TO GRAMMY-WINNING BLACK RADIO BUILDS ON ITS SUCCESS
BY FEATURING COLLABORATIONS WITH COMMON, BRANDY, JILL SCOTT,
MARSHA AMBROSIUS, ANTHONY HAMILTON, NORAH JONES, SNOOP DOGG,
LUPE FIASCO, EMELI SANDÉ, AND MORE
On their 2012 breakout Black Radio, Robert Glasper Experiment laid out a new paradigm for creative music, reaching beyond entrenched genre boundaries to create a singular vision that drew from all reaches of contemporary black music and beyond. Black Radio drew unanimous praise from critics across the board and earned Glasper the highest chart positions of his career when the album debuted at #10 on Billboard's Top Current Albums chart, also claiming the #1 spot on both the Billboard Jazz chart and the iTunes R&B chart. The album kept earning accolades all the way to the 2013 GRAMMY Awards where Black Radio was awarded Best R&B Album.
On October 29, RGE ups the ante with the release of Black Radio 2 (Blue Note), another genre-defying effort that takes the Black Radio blueprint and builds to even greater heights. The core remains the Experiment, as astoundingly versatile a band as has ever existed, featuring Robert Glasper on keyboards, Derrick Hodge on bass, Mark Colenburg on drums, and Casey Benjamin on vocoder and saxophone. Providing the vocals throughout is another jaw-dropping roll call of vocalists including Common, Patrick Stump, Brandy, Jill Scott, Dwele, Marsha Ambrosius, Anthony Hamilton, Faith Evans, Norah Jones, Snoop Dogg, Lupe Fiasco, Emeli Sandé, Lalah Hathaway, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
Fans can find news about the new album, listen to and purchase music, watch exclusive videos, see upcoming tour dates and more in The Official Robert Glasper Experiment App, which is available now exclusively through the App Store.
On Black Radio 2, the emphasis is on songwriting with 11 of the 12 tracks new originals, from the soaring lead track "I Stand Alone" featuring rapper Common and vocalist Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy through Jill Scott’s sensual ode to connection “Calls” to the reinvention fantasy “Somebody Else” featuring BRIT Award winner Emeli Sandé. The lone cover is the album closer, a spine-tingling version of Stevie Wonder’s “Jesus Children of America” by vocalist Lalah Hathaway that also features a poignant spoken word tribute to the 20 young victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting by poet Malcolm-Jamal Warner. The album was produced by Glasper along with executive producers Nicole Hegeman and Eli Wolf.
The track listing for Black Radio 2 is as follows:
Baby Tonight (Black Radio Intro)
I Stand Alone featuring Common and Patrick Stump
What Are We Doing featuring Brandy
Calls featuring Jill Scott
No Worries featuring Dwele
Trust featuring Marsha Ambrosius
Yet To Find featuring Anthony Hamilton
You Own Me featuring Faith Evans
Let It Ride featuring Norah Jones
Persevere featuring Snoop Dogg and Lupe Fiasco
Somebody Else featuring Emeli Sandé
Jesus Children of America featuring Lalah Hathaway and Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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Growing up in Houston, Texas, Robert Glasper had a strong musical influence in his mother, who played piano and sang gospel music in church as well as in jazz and blues clubs in Houston. By the age of twelve, he was playing piano in church and often accompanied his mother in clubs. Raised on gospel, Motown, and R&B, by his teens he was listening to jazz, rock, pop and hip hop. He attended the Houston High School for the Performing Arts and moved to New York City to study at New School University. While still in school he was already playing with Christian McBride and Kenny Garrett, and went on to play with Nicholas Payton, Terence Blanchard, and Roy Hargrove.
After releasing his debut album Mood on the Fresh Sound label in 2003 followed by two buzzed about Blue Note albums with his acoustic Trio—Canvas (2005) and In My Element (2007)—Glasper perfectly captured his unique duality with Double-Booked (2009), an album that juxtaposed his Trio and Experiment bands, and earned the keyboardist his first GRAMMY nomination.
The 2012 release of Black Radio was met with wide acclaim, with Jay-Z’s Life+Times calling it a “a genre-bending album finding a perfect medium between jazz, R&B and hip-hop,” while Rolling Stone declared “Glasper heads down the fraught path of hip-hop jazz and gets it right,” adding that “with music this smart and inviting, the implied diss of mainstream doesn’t feel like sour grapes; it feels like a blueprint forward.” USA Today proclaimed it “an exhilarating experience,” adding that “Glasper succeeds in making accessible, authentic music that is far removed from the disposable music that dominates black radio today.”
Black Radio featured collaborations with vocalists including Erykah Badu, Bilal, Lupe Fiasco, Ledisi, Chrisette Michele, Musiq Soulchild, and yasiin bey, and Glasper followed the album release with TV appearances on CBS Late Show With David Letterman, NBC Tonight Show With Jay Leno and NBC Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Black Radio was awarded Best R&B Album at the 2013 GRAMMY Awards.
For more information contact Cem Kurosman at Blue Note Records
(p) 212.786.8634
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Usher's Son Usher Raymond V Hospitalized in ICU After Pool Accident: Report
Usher's eldest son, Usher Raymond V, has been hospitalized following an accident in the singer's pool on Monday, Aug. 5, TMZ reports. Doctors say the 5-year-old is expected to be okay.
Per TMZ, the little boy was playing in the pool with his aunt when he dove under water to retrieve a toy from the drain. His arm then got stuck in the drain, and neither his aunt nor a maid could free him.
Two men who had been working in the house reportedly came out when the maid screamed for help; they were able to get the child's arm unstuck. He was given CPR and then rushed by ambulance to the hospital, where he was admitted to the intensive care unit. Usher, who was not at home when the accident happened, arrived in time to ride in the ambulance with him.
Usher and ex-wife Tameka Foster are also parents to 4-year-old son Naviyd Ely Raymond.
This is not the first accident to befall the family. In July 2012, Usher's 11-year-old former stepson -- Foster's son, Kile Glover -- was struck by a jet ski at Lake Lanier. He was declared brain dead the next day and died two weeks later.
Source: Usmagazine.com
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Monday, June 24, 2013
Robin Thicke, T.I. and Pharrell Continue Charting "Blurred Lines" Globally
Robin Thicke seems to be surprised about his track, "Blurred Lines" is still topping the charts. The track which features chart topping rappers, T.I. and Pharrell helped stimulate the beat and music around Robin's soulful voice.
According to some sources in which people have felt the song was a little too "rapey" in the music video, "Blurred Lines" has been growing like "leaps and bounds" becoming a number one song in 52 countries as well as charting sales on itunes.
The very much anticipated album of Robin Thick, which is called Blurred Lines, will be released on July 30th.
Source: UrbanMusicBuzz
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Nick Cannon's NCredible Entertainment & RED Distribution Proudly Announce Newly-Signed Partnership
Photographed: (L-R)
Alan Becker (SVP Product Development, RED), Nick Cannon, Wendy Washington (EVP Artist & Media Development, RED), Bob Morelli (President, RED)
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June 17, 2013 // New York, NY - NCredible Entertainment and RED Distribution is proud to announce the signing of an exclusive new partnership. Upcoming releases from NCredible Entertainment/RED will include Cannon's own comedy and music releases as well as film / TV compilations and select artists such as rap duos Wonder Broz and Queenz who are under the NCredible Entertainment umbrella.
Founded by Cannon in 2009, NCredible Entertainment has become a powerhouse in the entertainment industry as a highly successful multi-media company with a music division, and TV and film production for projects including TeenNick's Annual "Halo Awards," MTV docu-series "Son of A Gun," two "School Gyrls" movies and "Ragz" starring KeKe Palmer for Nickelodeon, the new season and return of Wild N' Out for MTV2 premiering July 9th and most recently directing his first studio film, "Cliques" for Lions Gate.
Cannon also inked a multi-year, multi-million first look production deal with NBC Networks to develop scripted and unscripted fare for the network earlier this year and introduced a new sketch comedy show, "Incredible Crew" which premiered on Cartoon Network and has out performed American Idol in all key kids demos.
With the new deal, 'stache media, the full-service marketing agency within RED will play an integral part of maximizing the NCredible brand and its releases in all areas of marketing including new media, traditional retail, lifestyle marketing, radio and video promotion, strategic brand partnerships, and more.
Bob Morelli, President of RED stated, "We are thrilled to partner with Nick Cannon and NCredible Entertainment. Cannon is a multi-faceted entrepreneur and entertainer, and we look forward to working with him in every aspect on this exciting new deal."
Nick Cannon, Chairman of NCredible Entertainment adds, "Sony RED's entrepreneurial spirit and progressive approach makes it the perfect home for NCredible Entertainment. We are thrilled about this new partnership and look forward to working together."
ABOUT NCREDIBLE ENTERTAINMENT
Founded by Nick Cannon in 2009, NCredible Entertainment has quickly become a powerhouse in the entertainment industry. When he is not in front of the camera or a live audience, Cannon is busy running his highly successful multi-media company producing TV and film projects, including TeenNick's Annual "Halo Awards," MTV docu-series "Son of A Gun," two "School Gyrls" movies and "Ragz" starring KeKe Palmer for Nickelodeon, the new season and return of his highly successful sketch comedy & improv show Wild N' Out for MTV2 which premieres July 2013 and most recently directing his first studio film, "Cliques" for Lions Gate which is slated for release later this year. Cannon also inked a multi-year, multi-million first look production deal with NBC Networks to develop scripted and unscripted fare for the network earlier this year and introduced a new sketch comedy show, "Incredible Crew" which premiered on Cartoon Network and has out performed American Idol in all key kids demos. NCredible Entertainment's music division represents Cannon's own comedy and musical releases, and has worked with artists such as rap duos Wonder Broz, Queenz and singer Kristinia DeBarge to name a few. In addition, NCredible's product division, which introduced a top selling line of NCredible branded headphones at retail nationwide last year in conjunction with Monster Cable Products, Inc. has become a top seller at retail and boasts sales projections by end of 2013 to exceed $30 million.
ABOUT RED DISTRIBUTION
RED, an award-winning division of Sony Music Entertainment, headquartered in New York City, is widely recognized as the industry leader in music distribution and artist development. RED specializes in digital and physical sales, marketing, D2C, radio promotion and product development for more than 60 independent record labels, as well as select artists from Sony owned labels. RED's marketing outreach is unsurpassed in generating consumer awareness for artists, labels and brand partners. In 2009, RED launched 'stache media, a full service marketing agency specializing in music. 'stache media's expert staff provides marketing services in online marketing & publicity, college lifestyle marketing, advertising & consumer research, brand & partnership marketing, radio, video promotion and creative production. Sony Music Entertainment's merger/acquisition of IODA and The Orchard has expanded RED's reach into international as well as domestic markets.
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For more information on Nick Cannon and NCredible Ent., please contact:
Tracy H. Nguyen
323-461-5000
For more information on RED/'stache media, please contact:
Kelly Krueger
212-404-0772
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