The Heineken Music Initiative/The ASCAP Foundation announce Music Grant Program for Emerging R&B Songwriters in Seven Major Cities Across the Country
WHITE PLAINS, NY (Heineken Music Initiative/ www.ascapfoundation.org) - The Heineken Music Initiative and The ASCAP Foundation have teamed up for a third year to assist emerging R&B songwriters through a unique music grant program. The Heineken Music Initiative/ASCAP Foundation R&B Grant program will ...
| Reef The Lost Cauze prepares for new album shows in New York and Philadelphia
NEW YORK (Sacrilege Studios) - Popular Philadelphia emcee Reef The Lost Cauze, best known for his incredible freestyle abilities, is preparing a new solo album for release on Good Hands/Eastern Conference early in 2005. The new project, Feast Or Famine, follows two successful solo underground releases ...
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T.I. Reigns in Vibe
NEW YORK (Atlantic Records) - The King of the South graces the cover of the January 2005 issue of Vibe. T.I. talks of his release from jail, his feud with Lil' Flip, and his current album, URBAN LEGEND. 'I ain't perfect, I have flaws. But one thing that flaw ain't gon' be is me being fake.' Apparently, ...
| Rap Group I.O.F. storms back at Ludacris track 'Pass Out'
LOS ANGELES (Heat Music) - BMS Entertainment /Heat Music has released a freestyle response from their group I.O.F. (Its Only Family) titled "F*ck Ludacris." The track fires back at Ludacris' single titled "Pass Out" from the The Red Light District album, which was on December 7, 2004. "Pass Out" takes ...
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Holy Hip Hop: Taking the Gospel to the Streets, Vol.2 - in-stores, December 14th
NASHVILLE, TN. (EMI Gospel/ www.holyhiphop.com) - I thought I told you that we won't stop! Holy Hip Hop: Taking the Gospel to the Streets, Vol.2 is blazin da streets. This project is hot like fire! The Preachaholicz heat things up on the opening track entitled 'Club Blazer' while Holy Hip Hop lyricist ...
| 'Loyal To The Game', new album of previously Unreleased 2Pac Recordings, produced by Eminem
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Interscope Geffen A&M) - The legacy of 2Pac continues to grow with the December 14th release of "Loyal To The Game" (Amaru/Interscope Records). The Eminem-produced album features 13 new recordings based on dozens of hours of tape 2Pac left behind after his shooting death in September ...
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The Game of G Unit releases most compelling Hip-hop CD ever in Hip-hop history
LOS ANGELES (Shemia Miller & Associates/ www.theblackwallstreet.com) - The Game of G Unit is the most anticipated artist to ever come out in the history of Hip Hop. This CD is expected to be the most compelling and controversial CD ever to come out of the G Unit camp. The Documentary comes out January ...
| Godfather of Soul James Brown battles cancer
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Soul legend James Brown announced to the world that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in a statement released yesterday on Friday morning (Dec. 10), the "Godfather of Soul" announced that he is due for surgery on December 15. "I have overcome a lot of things in my ...
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Jermaine Dupri producing All-Star 'We Are The World' new version
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - US R&B producer Jermaine Dupri has been tapped to remake the 1985 USA for Africa single We Are the World. The song, "We Are The Future," is slated to be recorded the night of the Grammy Awards (Feb. 13, 2005), to ensure Dupri will be able to get all the biggest-name artists ...
| AOL Music First View Premieres new animated Destiny's Child Video for 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer'
NEW YORK (Classic Media/ www.classicmedia.tv/holiday-art) - Just in time for the holidays, AOL Music will exclusively premiere the new video from Grammy Award-winning artists Destiny's Child for their version of the holiday classic "Rudolph The Red- Nosed Reindeer." The video transports the supergroup ...
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Musician and artist Wyclef Jean launches Yele Haiti
NEW YORK (Yele Haiti/ www.yele.org/ www.orsaconsultants.com) - Grammy award winning artist Wyclef Jean is about to embark on one of the biggest performances of his life: Tomorrow he takes the lead in a new, non-political, international humanitarian effort to help rebuild his native country of Haiti. ...
| Tonex receives Grammy Nomination
WHASINGTON, DC. (Verity/ www.yotonex.com) - Jive/Verity Records recording artist TONEX, currently one of the hottest artists in Gospel music, has received a nomination for his first Grammy Award in the category of "Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album" for his undeniably electric CD "OUT THE BOX". He ...
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Purest Form releases 'The Perfect Balance'
ST. PAUL, MN (www.purestform.com) – Purest Form is a five-member Hip-Hop group who has released their debut album to rave reviews and a welcoming audience. Purest Form is a group of conscious individuals dedicated to preserving the true essence of the Hip Hop culture by representing it in its ...
| Xzibit's eagerly-awaited new album, 'Weapons Of Mass Destruction,' drops Tuesday, December 14
NEW YORK (Columbia Records) - In the nick of time for the holidays, Sony Urban/Columbia Records will release Weapons Of Mass Destruction, the avidly-awaited new album from the hip-hop superstar/cultural icon, Xzibit, on Tuesday, December 14. The perfect stocking stuffer, and last minute gift idea, for ...
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K-OS holds the No 1 spot on the Hip-Hop/Rap section of the iTunes Store for both album and single; K-Os' 'Joyful Rebellion' album Gold in Canada!
NEW YORK (Astralwerks) - Apple finally launched the highly-anticipated iTunes Canadian store last Wednesday and it seems buyers were lined up at the url "doors" anxiously waiting to download k-os' music. K-OS' album 'Joyful Rebellion' and his current single "Crabbuckit" are the No 1 most downloaded ...
| Mario's 'Turning Point' is released in stores today
NEW YORK (J Records) - J Records artist teen sensation Mario, whose self-titled debut album struck RIAA gold on the strength of its massive pop/R&B crossover hit single and video "Just A Friend 2002," releases his sophomore album, TURNING POINT, today. TURNING POINT features the Scott Storch-produced ...
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Head of the Class: Kanye Tops Grammy Nominees with 10 Nominations
LOS ANGELES (Roc-A-Fella Records) - Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam superstar Kanye West capped off a spectacular year this morning with a sweeping 10 Grammy nominations, the most for any artist. In a year that saw the multi-talented West ascend from the ranks of rap's hottest producers to become a platinum recording ...
| Jill still thrills... Hidden Beach's reigning queen grabs Three Grammy Award Nods!
LOS ANGELES (Hidden Beach Records) * BEST R&B Album Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2,'' Jill Scott * BEST Female R&B Vocal Performance "Whatever" (Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2) * BEST Urban/Alternative Performance "Cross My Mind" (Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2) ...
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BeBe Winans' 'My Christmas Prayer,' a Starbucks CD Exclusive, Tops the Charts; The album reaches No. 1 on multiple music Charts
SEATTLE & LOS ANGELES (BeBe Winans/Hidden Beach Recordings) - Demonstrating the power of Starbucks distribution channel, Starbucks and Hidden Beach today announced that BeBe Winans' My Christmas Prayer has reached No. 1 on four of Billboard's catalog charts. The CD, which is exclusive at Starbucks locations ...
| Nickelodeon Star Lil' Romeo performs at Radio Disney Concert Series with JoJo & Aaron Carter!; Hit Single 'My Cinderella' debuts at No 22 on Radio Disney Charts
08 December, 2004
NEW YORK (KOCH Records) - New No Limit/KOCH Records artist Lil' Romeo is celebrating the recent release of his third album "RomeoLand" and a strong debut on the radio network's chart with a run of Radio Disney concerts. Lil' Romeo and fellow teen sensation, JoJo, made a splash at the Philadelphia Radio ...
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