SIRIUS Satellite Radio To Honor Black Music Month With Dedicated Programming
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ SIRIUS Satellite Radio) - SIRIUS Satellite Radio will honor Black Music Month with exclusive programming on three of its channels throughout the month of June. Join guest hosts Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J, Kelly Rowland, Isaac Hays, Lionel Richie, Ashford & Simpson, Charlie Wilson, ...
| Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Takes Command of First Publicly Traded Hip-Hop Company
NEW YORK,NY. (Top40 Charts/ H3 Enterprises) - H3 Enterprises, Inc. the first publicly traded Hip-Hop company, announced today the unanimous decision of its Board of Directors to appoint Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis as the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Over the past 40 years, Dr. Chavis has become ...
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AOL Black Voices Pays Tribute To James Brown And Ella Fitzgerald As Part Of Black Music Month Special
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ AOL Black Voices) - AOL Black Voices, the leading African-American online destination for news, culture and community, celebrates Black Music Month (https://blackvoices.aol.com/blackmusicmonth2007) with a tribute to music legends James Brown and Ella Fitzgerald. As part ...
| Soca King Machel Montano Celebrates 25 Years in the Music Industry With BET J 'Island Lime' Special, SOCA IN THE CITY On June 9, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC. (Top40 Charts/ BET J) - BET J turns up the heat on "Island Lime" Saturdays with the highly-anticipated network premiere of SOCA IN THE CITY starring soca king Machel Montano on Saturday, June 9 at 1:00 p.m. ET/PT. The one-hour Caribbean music special will showcase Montano's electric ...
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R. Kelly On Top Of The Billboard's Top 200 Charts 'Double Up' Is The No 1 Selling Album!
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Jive Records) - R. Kelly's Double Up debuts this week as the No 1 selling album on both Billboard's Top 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop album charts. The No 1 debut of Double Up marks the highest first-week sales of the year for any R&B solo artist. Double Up is R. Kelly's eighth top ...
| Kanye West Wants To Fly You To His 30th Birthday Party In NYC!!!
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Rock-a-Fella Records) - Kanye West & Allhiphop are teaming up to fly one very special fan to Kanye's star-studded 30th birthday celebration in New York City. To be held THIS THURSDAY NIGHT at an undisclosed location in Manhattan, Kanye's 30th is guaranteed to bring out hip-hop ...
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Hip Hop Invades The White Mountain Indian Reservation (Apache)
PHOENIX, AZ. (Top40 Charts/ White Mountain Indian Reservation) - We were blessed to be a part of this years Cannon Day Hip Hop Revival that was held with the people of The White Mountain Native American Indian Reservation in Arizona. The night was a night of energy, excitement, love, young people, unity ...
| Hit Songwriter/Producer T-Pain Releases New Album 'Epiphany' On June 5, 2007
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Jive Records) - Konvict/Jive Records recording artist T-Pain, who is on top of the Billboard music and ringtone charts with his breakout smash single "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')," releases his sophomore album Epiphany tomorrow June 5th. "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')" ...
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Bob Marley's 'EXODUS' Makes History - Limited Edition Version Of The Album To Be Released June 4th, 2007
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Press Here Publicity) - Bob Marley's masterpiece Exodus celebrates its 30th anniversary this summer, and will be commemorated with the release of an exclusive new version of the album. Starting today, limited edition copies of the recording will be available on USB Memory ...
| Charles Wright Will Debut His Song For Darfur: 'God Bless The Children' At The Africa Achievement Awards Gala Dinner
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Charles Wright's Official Website) - The crisis in Darfur continues and the situation grows more grave with each passing day. Although President Bush has ordered new U.S. economic sanctions to pressure Sudan's government to halt the genocide in Darfur, the killing continues ...
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DYI Artist JaFeezie Continues to Create His Buzz for Hustle or Die
Cedarhill, TX. (Top40 Charts/ JMK Music Group) - DYI artist JaFeezie has established JMK Music Group with the motivation to gain exposure on a self-release level. In the first year of campaigning for his freshman release (titled Hustle Or Die) has paid off, creating a vital buzz for search engine optimization. ...
| Inspirational Artist Jita Gains Record Campaign Momentum
Hollywood, FL. (Top40 Charts/ BeatSquad,) - BeatSquad recording artist Jita brings a fresh sound to the inspirational music scene. With sweet melodic mainstream tracks as her Internet radio hit Come Go With Me, to the jazzy groove of Diamond Rings, Jita has and continues to appeal to a universal audience. ...
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Remy Martin Brings Together 10 Artists for an Interesting Summer of Music
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Remy Cointreau USA) - Remy Martin is about to take Black Music Month to a whole new level. The celebrated cognac-maker today announced the launch of its annual Black Music Month program, which will bring together 10 artists from across the country for one interesting summer ...
| Universal Music Publishing Group Acquires Publishing Catalogue of Multi-Platinum, GRAMMY Winning, Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee Michael Masser
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Publishing Group) - Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) announced today the acquisition of the catalogue of noted songwriter, Michael Masser. The award winning composer will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 7th in a ceremony in ...
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Board Bangers Make Music History by Debuting Two Albums With a Video for Every Song
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Jaded Entertainment) - New to the music scene, the Board Bangers have simultaneously released today two highly anticipated albums, Skateboard Thug and The World Ain't Ready For This. Along with their label, Jaded Entertainment, they are making history by launching their ...
| Hollywood's Secret Behind Rihanna's No 1 Music Video Hit 'Umbrella'!
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Murex Films) - Murex editor Nabil Mechi is one of Hollywood's best-kept secrets. His latest project "Umbrella", featuring Rihanna & Jay Z, is the No 1 music video on MTV's TRL and No 1 on Apple's iTunes store. The stunning video was downloaded over 5 million times in ...
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Roc Monee In Discussions To Tour 2007 With DMX
PHILADELPHIA, PA. (Top40 Charts/ RMD Entertainment Group) - RMD Entertainment Group (PINKSHEETS: RMDN) announced today that company representatives are now in discussions to have RMD recording artist Roc Monee tour with legendary rapper DMX along with a live background band this summer. Roc enjoyed ...
| First Single From 'Planet Earth,' Prince's New Unreleased Album, Available Now - Free And Exclusively!
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. (Top40 Charts/ Verizon Wireless) - Prince, the legendary artist and music icon, and Verizon Wireless announced they have joined forces to revolutionize the consumer experience of digital music discovery, delivery and download, starting with Prince's new single, "Guitar." Music fans ...
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Dame Grease 'Free Grease Beat' Contest Winner Mystik Releases Unexpected
Philadelphia, PA. (Top40 Charts/ By Robert Williams/ TMarquise Entertainment) - Mystik the winner of Dame Grease's Free Grease Beat contest on MySpace just released her new CD Unexpected. It features the track 'A Boss' that used the beat from the contest. Dame Grease had to choose from 10,000 submissions, ...
| Fergie to Play Inaugural Concert at Newly Renamed Fillmore Detroit With Special Stop on Her Verizon VIP Tour
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Live Nation) - When doors open to Fergie's highly-anticipated Verizon VIP Tour Detroit concert on June 13th, fans will notice a difference. Upon entering the venue, there will be fresh apples for hungry live music aficionados and a greeter to let them know about upcoming ...
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