0 Brian McKnight Welcomes the Evolution of a Man

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• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 10/20/2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009, is the official release date for Brian McKnight's highly anticipated Evolution of a Man, a new 14 track collection. Notable collaborations on this album include a couple of duets featuring Brian with Stevie Wonder, and Jill Scott. It's been just about one year since McKnight presented his successful holiday album, I'll Be Home for Christmas. Evolution of a Man touches varied material from ballads to reggae reflected on these tracks: "The Brian McKnight Show" "Just a Little Bit" "I Bet Cha Neva" "What I've Been Waiting 4" "When U R Loving Me" "Never Say Goodbye" "Stay Tuned" "Next 2 U" "I Miss U" "Always Be My Baby" "Baby It's U" "While" "Another You" "Not Alone" Previous Post | Next Post

0 Patti Austin Sings for Godfather Quincy Jones

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• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 09/29/2009

The 14th Annual Bermuda Music Festival takes place on Thursday, October 29 through Saturday, October 31, 2009. Erykah Badu, James Ingram, Wyclef Jean, John Legend, Michael McDonald, Kenny Rogers, Naturally Seven, and Patti Austin are scheduled to perform. Austin's godfather, Quincy Jones, will be there too to join the fun and introduce the artists. Patti performs on Friday, October 30. The Saturday night Halloween program will feature a special presentation of Michael Jackson's Thriller video. Previous Post | Next Post

0 The New Michael Jackson Song - This Is It

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• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 09/24/2009

On Tuesday, October 13, 2009, a brand new Michael Jackson song, "This Is It," will be released. An international debut of Jackson's double CD This Is It happens Monday, October 26. Finally, according to an official MichaelJackson.com release, north America gets the twin-disc This Is It on Tuesday, October 27th. Michael Jackson's This Is It, the movie, hits theaters for a two week only limited engagement on Wednesday, October 28th. Previous Post | Next Post

0 La Toya Jackson Ties New Song to MJ Charity

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• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 09/08/2009

Downloads of La Toya Jackson's new song, "Home" will benefit her late brother Michael's favorite charity, Aids Project LA (APLA). "Home" is also the first video La Toya has done in the past 20 years. An official La Toya release says that Michael personally supported and donated to APLA, and it was a charity that he strongly believed in. In the spirit of carrying on Michael's legacy, La Toya and JaTail Records/Bungalo/Universal have teamed up to assist APLA. 2022 Update: The song download link is sunset and removed. Previous Post | Next Post

0 Anita Baker Sings in Key DC Appearance

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• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 08/27/2009

It's always a treat to catch Detroit, Michigan native Anita Baker under the bright spotlight. The Grammy Award winning lady of "Rapture," "Sweet love," "Giving You the Best that I Got," and other memorable hits is scheduled to appear in Washington, DC at Constitution Hall on Friday, September 18, 2009. Previous Post | Next Post

0 Earth Wind & Fire 2009 Tour Update

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• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 08/25/2009

The Earth, Wind & Fire 2009 summer tour is winding down... Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Atlanta, GA, Chastain Park Amphitheater (with Chicago) Wednesday, August 26, Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend Music Center (with Chicago) Friday, August 28, Holmdel, NJ, PNC Bank Arts Center (with Chicago) Saturday, August 29, The Reach Music Festival - Simsbury, CT, The Performing Arts Center At Simsbury Meadows Sunday, August 30, Wantagh, NY, Nikon at Jones Beach Theater (with Chicago) Wednesday, September 2, The Great Allentown Fair - Allentown, PA, Grandstand Stage (with Chicago) Thursday, October 8, Jacksonville, FL, Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena You can grab 3 previously unreleased MP3's by joining Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago in their fight against hunger and poverty by making a $3 or more donation to WHY Fight Hunger. 2022 Update: This promotion is still active but may end at any time. I happily made a donation. One of the 3 never released songs you'll be able to download is a nice update of "Wishing You Were Here," a great Earth, Wind & Fire - Chicago collaboration. This Chicago original gets a nice, jazzy update with EWF's Philip Bailey singing lead. It's quite different from the hit version that teamed Chicago together with the Beach Boys. The 2 additional songs you can download feature one from Chicago, and another from Earth, Wind & Fire with Chicago. Previous Post | Next Post

0 Mary J. Blige Joins the LeBron James Team

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• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 08/20/2009

More Than A Game is a new documentary film about basketball prodigy LeBron James and four of his teammates. The movie takes us court side through the high school experiences of Mr. James as he paves the way to the NBA. Dru Joyce, Romeo Travis, Sian Cotton, and Willie McGee appear as themselves in the cast. Harvey Mason Jr. gets credit for creating some original music for the score. Other music compiled for this flick includes "Stronger," a new ballad from Mary J. Blige that has just been released. More music from More Than A Game will be released in September, 2009. The movie will hit selected theaters in October. Previous Post | Next Post

0 Michael Jackson Movie Set for October 2009 Debut

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• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 08/18/2009

Sony Pictures Entertainment & Sony Music Entertainment will release Michael Jackson's This Is It in theaters around the world on Friday, October 30th, 2009. You'll see the king of pop's final rehearsals along with special behind-the-scenes footage. This Is It is being produced with the full support of the estate of Michael Jackson. M-J had been preparing for a new concert series at the O2 Arena in London prior to his untimely death. The film will provide a unique career retrospective and feature interviews with some of Jackson's friends, associates, and creative collaborators. Proceeds from This Is It will benefit the Michael Jackson Family Trust, the entity that Jackson specified in his will to receive all of his assets. The majority of the film's footage was shot in June, 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, and at the Forum in Inglewood, California. More information about This Is It will be available at michaeljackson.com as the release date approaches. Previous Post | Next Post

0 Mariah Carey - Queen Latifah - Music Notes

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• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 08/06/2009

Some new music is in the pipeline from a couple of familiar faces: Queen Latifah and Mariah Carey. Latifah returns to her hip hop roots after several adventurous album projects that were designed to capitalize on her expanding television and movie fan base. Queen Latifah's Persona record is scheduled for a Tuesday, August 25, 2009 release. Mariah Carey hopes to cash in on Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, a new collection coming your way on Tuesday, September 15. Previous Post | Next Post

0 Whitney Houston Looks Good in New Cover Art

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• by Kingsley H. Smith
• 07/16/2009

Here's Whitney Houston featured on the cover of her forth coming album I Look To You, slated for a September, 2009 release. As we all know, there's more substance to Whitney than just eye candy. Take a look back at some of the outstanding Whitney Houston recording industry achievements. Previous Post | Next Post