Onitsha 'Church Girl'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Still Waters Label) - After backing a bevy of big-name acts (Mary Mary, Destiny's Child), Onitsha emerges as an artist of true star caliber all her own. Veteran hit man Crawford (Whitney Houston, Yolanda Adams) is a perfect creative foil, co-writing most of the material with ...
| Bettye LaVette Returns to 'The Scene of the Crime' With Accomplices the Drive By Truckers, Spooner Oldham
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Anti-Records) - With the arrival of her new CD "THE SCENE OF THE CRIME," the flinty, intense soul stylist BETTYE LAVETTE unleashes a set of aggressive, sublimely crafted songs that are nothing short of mesmerizing. Accompanied by the freewheeling renegade Southern rock ...
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San Francisco Artist's Album Release Set For June 26, 2007
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ By Phyllis Pollack/ Def Press Public Relations) - From the Bay Area to Manhattan, a new bomb is set to blast with the long-awaited release of the provocative debut album from Charlie Manhattan. Titled "The Manhattan Project," (named after the top-secret engineering project ...
| Harlem Hip-Hop Tours Celebrates Black Culture in New York City
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Harlem Hip-Hop Tours) - Harlem Hip- Hop Tours (H3Tours), a premier tour company based in New York City, has launched a one-of-a-kind experience for visitors, offering customized activities around New York City that immerse guests into Harlem's culture and New York's hip-hop ...
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Bow Wow & Omarion Join Forces To Create Major Event Collaborative Album!
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) - The chart-topping multi-platinum hip-hop dynamos Bow Wow and Omarion have joined forces to create a new collaborative collection that promises to become one of the major musical events of 2007. The top secret Bow Wow-Omarion project will be released ...
| Bebe & Cece Winans To Reunite For First Album In 13 Years
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Bebe & Cece Winans Official Website) - After more than 13 years apart and successful solo careers, look for inspirational gospel superstars BEBE & CECE WINANS to come together again for a much-anticipated reunion with a new album this Fall and tour as they celebrate an esteemed ...
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Austin TX Gets Ready to Get Funky at FunkFest 2007 Featuring Members of The Meters, Nevilles, Galactic, Karl Denson
Austin, TX. (FunkyBatz) - With a music line-up of world-class funk-meisters and a weekend chock-full of music-related activities, the second annual FunkFest promises to become a signature event in this music town. While independent of Summer NAMM, FunkFest coincides with this music-industry event in ...
| Reggae Nights Summer Concert Series in Charleston
Charleston, SC. (Top40 Charts/ ResortQuest Charleston) - Enjoy the best live Reggae music around this summer at James Island County Park. Bring a chair or blanket & rock the night away with friends and family. Jah Works performs on June 23, Mystic Vibrations performs on July 22, and Sweet Justice weighs ...
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50 Cent's New Album 'Curtis,' Moves From June 26th To New Release Date September 4th, 2007
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Interscope Records) - 50 Cent's new album "curtis," which was previously scheduled to be released on June 26th, will now be released on September 4, 2007. With the album near completion and unable to make the original June date, a simultaneous worldwide release necessitated ...
| It's The 50 Cent AKA 'Curtis' Take Over On BET's Rap City
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ BET Networks) - Do not adjust your television sets, 50 Cent will be taking over as celebrity host for RAP CITY, beginning May 29, 2007 through June 2, 2007 @ 5 p.m./ET. In the midst of promoting his third album entitled, "Curtis" and getting ready for a ground-breaking performance ...
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Eddie Levert Sr. & Gerald Levert Give Fans 'Something To Talk About'
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - The thing that holds a father and son together most is the love and respect they have for one another. Eddie Levert Sr. and Gerald Levert had a special father-son relationship that was unmistakable. On June 12, 2007, the legendary duo continues the remarkable ...
| Pitch Control TV Exposes the Best in Southern Hip Hop
HOUSTON, Texas (Top40 Charts/ Pitch Control TV) - Pitch Control TV launches two new DVDs and announces a new and exciting Internet television show that is designed to entertain and entice Hip Hop music lovers, nationwide. Based in Houston, the focus is primarily on southern artists, but Pitch Control ...
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Terry Cummings: T.C. Finally - Cummings Has A Pleasant Vocal Style
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ R.N.L.G. Llc/ www.terrycummings.com) - After listening to Cummings' debut, I think it is safe to say that the man has found a new home for his many talents. The music is rhythm and blues-pop (urban adult contemporary) and it reflects the audience listening in the 35-45 year ...
| Elisabeth Withers Nominated For Bet Award
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Blue Note Records) - The Black Entertainment Television channel has nominated R&B vocal sensation Elisabeth Withers for the BET J Cool Like That award, created to commemorate the 2006 re-launch of the former BET Jazz channel. Anthony Hamilton received the inaugural presentation ...
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Lil' Wyte Releasing 'The One And Only' On June 5, 2007
MEMPHIS, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Asylum Records) - After delivering two successful independent albums with Three 6 Mafia's Hypnotize Minds imprint - Doubt Me Now in 2003 and Phinally Phamous in 2004 - Memphis native Lil' Wyte is bringing his club-friendly, heartfelt style to an even bigger audience. He spent ...
| Eddie Levert Sr. & Gerald Levert Give Fans 'Something To Talk About'
CLEVELAND, OH (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - The thing that holds a father and son together most is the love and respect they have for one another. Eddie Levert Sr. and Gerald Levert had a special father-son relationship that was unmistakable. On June 12, 2007, the legendary duo continues the remarkable ...
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Lords Of The Underground Release Their Forth Coming Album With Affluent Records
NEWARK, NJ. (Top40 Charts/ Lords Of The Underground Official Website) - Here come the Lords of the Underground's new Album House of Lords is one of the most prolific albums this century. With platinum Hits Like 'Chief Rocka' and' Here Come the Lords', the Lords of the Underground have proven to be one ...
| Chuck Dimes 'A Fresh Start'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Chuck Dimes Official Website) - "Chuck Dimes' flow and cadence along with Sasquatch's soulful beats make you feel the pain and suffering this emcee is going through. Chuck Dimes is definitely a breath of fresh air in this oversaturated time of nonsense rap" -Hecktik Soprano ...
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Energizer And Grammy-Winning Rap Artist Chamillionaire Reward Fresh Hip Hop Talent
ST. LOUIS, MO. (Top40 Charts/ Energizer Holdings) - In the underground hip hop scene he is known as C-Tru, but Chamillionaire has dubbed him the 2007 Energizer e2 Titanium Technology Freestylin' Music Contest winner. This weekend, C-Tru emerged from the underground to share the stage with rap star Chamillionaire ...
| Starz InBlack Recognizes Black Music Month With a Slate of Films Featuring Celebrated African American Musicians
ENGLEWOOD, CO. (Top40 Charts/ Starz Entertainment) - Starz InBlack, the first and only premium movie channel dedicated to meet the entertainment choices of African Americans, will celebrate Black Music Month with a month-long tribute to African American musicians beginning on Saturday, June 2 at 8 p.m. ...
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