Category: Industry News

Brooklyn Johnny Partners With RCA Records

  Music Executive Brooklyn Johnny Partners With RCA Records for New Label/Instrumental In Developing the Careers of Cardi B and Kodak Black    Music industry power player Brooklyn Johnny has entered into an exclusive partnership with RCA Records for a new joint venture label, District 18 Entertainment. As CEO of District 18 Entertainment, Brooklyn Johnny will usher in a new… Continue reading Brooklyn Johnny Partners With RCA Records

James Bradberry Chooses The Arthritis Foundation For The NFL’s ‘My Cleats, My Cause’

The Arthritis Foundation is excited to announce that James Bradberry, NFL player for the Carolina Panthers, chose the Arthritis Foundation as the nonprofit he is supporting for the NFL’s “My Cleats, My Cause” initiative, to help raise awareness for arthritis, honor his grandmother and support the more than 54 million Americans, including 300,000 kids, with… Continue reading James Bradberry Chooses The Arthritis Foundation For The NFL’s ‘My Cleats, My Cause’

Janelle Monáe’s Wondaland Pictures Inks Deal With Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures announces they have entered into a first-look production deal with Janelle Monáe’s Wondaland Pictures. This soldifies her relationship with Universal as she stars in 2 of their upcoming films, Welcome to Marwin, coming out December 21st and a Harriet Tubman documentary, Harriet, which will show in 2019. The emphasis of the deal is to… Continue reading Janelle Monáe’s Wondaland Pictures Inks Deal With Universal Pictures

Valerie Simpson To Receive The ASCAP Foundation George M. Cohan Friars Foundation Award

Two music pioneers who have excelled in their respective genres — R&B and pop icon Valerie Simpson and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Melinda Wagner — will be recognized at the 2018 ASCAP Foundation Honors on December 12 in New York City. Simpson will receive the distinguished ASCAP Foundation George M. Cohan Friars Foundation Award while Wagner… Continue reading Valerie Simpson To Receive The ASCAP Foundation George M. Cohan Friars Foundation Award

Meek Mill to Release CHAMPIONSHIPS on November 30

Multiplatinum hip-hop artist and criminal justice reform advocate Meek Mill will release his highly-anticipated, fourth studio album, CHAMPIONSHIPS, on Friday, Nov. 30. To celebrate the release of CHAMPIONSHIPS, Mill is teaming up with TIDAL, PUMA and Foot Locker on an unprecedented pre-sale plan that will connect the music and sports retail worlds together. Starting on… Continue reading Meek Mill to Release CHAMPIONSHIPS on November 30

TV One Launches CLEO TV On January 19, 2019

This January, TV One will launch CLEO TV, a new aspirational lifestyle and entertainment cable network targeting Millennial and Gen X women of color.  Derived from the name Cleopatra, one of the most powerful, trendsetting, rule-breaking and iconic women in history, CLEO TV will offer quality content that defies negative and cultural stereotypes of today’s… Continue reading TV One Launches CLEO TV On January 19, 2019

AHF is ‘Keeping the Promise’ with Debbie Allen at The Apollo

  To Mark World AIDS Day,  AHF Partners with Legend Debbie Allen to Present ‘Keeping the Promise-1,000,000 Lives in Care: Celebrating Icons of Dance’ at Harlem’s Legendary Apollo Theater   AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS service organization, is partnering with the Debbie Allen Dance Academy to host a free, star-studded, event on… Continue reading AHF is ‘Keeping the Promise’ with Debbie Allen at The Apollo

Ghostface Killah Wants to ‘Watch ‘Em Holla’ with ‘Ghost Files’

GHOSTFACE KILLAH ANNOUNCES NEW DOUBLE ALBUM REMIX PROJECT ‘GHOST FILES’   “GHOST FILES” WILL BE RELEASED ON 11-30-18   PRE-ORDERS NOW AVAILABLE & FIRST SINGLE, “WATCH ‘EM HOLLA” F/ RAEKWON, MASTA KILLA & CAPPADONNA NOW AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING   As part of the milestone celebration of their landmark debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers),… Continue reading Ghostface Killah Wants to ‘Watch ‘Em Holla’ with ‘Ghost Files’

Maranto – Faith Through The Fire

MULTI-PLATINUM, BILLBOARD HOT 100 CHART-TOPPING SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER AND JAMAICAN INSPIRATIONAL ARTIST MARANTO, ‘FAITH THROUGH THE FIRE’ EP AVAILABLE NOW MARANTO Partners With the Diabetes Association of Atlanta to Assist in Offering Diabetes Screenings at his Concerts Begining on November 18, 2018 For Immediate Release: ATLANTA, GA (Friday, November 16, 2018) — Atlanta-based Multi-Platinum, Billboard… Continue reading Maranto – Faith Through The Fire

Chuck D Releases ‘Celebration of Ignorance’

CHUCK D as MISTACHUCK RELEASES NEW SOLO ALBUM “Celebration of Ignorance” Available Chuck D drops a new solo album, “Celebration of Ignorance,” a powerful addition to the hip hop legend’s formidable 30-year career.  The album was written and recorded during an intensely prolific and creative period, which included new albums from both Public Enemy and… Continue reading Chuck D Releases ‘Celebration of Ignorance’

Stephen Curry and Alex Morgan Join PGA Jr. League Ambassador Team

Golden State Warriors All-Star and two-time NBA MVP Steph Curry and Olympic Gold Medalist and FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion Alex Morgan have been named the newest PGA Jr. League Ambassadors. Curry’s and Morgan’s new status was announced today at the 2018 PGA Jr. League Championship presented by National Car Rental at Grayhawk Golf Club… Continue reading Stephen Curry and Alex Morgan Join PGA Jr. League Ambassador Team

Jennifer Lopez- Limitless

JENNIFER LOPEZ shares a new anthem entitled “LIMITLESS” from her forthcoming film, Second Act from STXfilms – available everywhere now.  Get it HERE via Sony Music Masterworks. Second Act opens in theaters nationwide on December 21 with “Limitless” emphasizing the powerful message of the movie – the only thing stopping you is you. “LIMITLESS” spotlights… Continue reading Jennifer Lopez- Limitless

Tiffany Haddish Gets Seasoned with Lawry’s

Long-time Lawry’s® fan, Tiffany Haddish, has teamed up with the iconic seasoning to launch a limited-edition Lawry’s Seasoned Salt bottle, just in time for the holidays. For the first time in Lawry’s history, a celebrity will appear on the bottle alongside Haddish’s family recipe for Joyful Greens. Fans can also watch Tiffany in action at… Continue reading Tiffany Haddish Gets Seasoned with Lawry’s

A Stone Cold Christmas To Premiere Nov. 25

Bounce, the nation’s fastest-growing television network designed for African-American audiences, will premiere its first Bounce Original Movie, A Stone Cold Christmas, on Sunday, November 25 at 9:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. CT. Bounce also announced a new original series Last Call, a half-hour situation comedy from Bobbcat Films and Roger Bobb, producer of Tyler Perry’s House… Continue reading A Stone Cold Christmas To Premiere Nov. 25

Willie Hutch’s ‘Foxy Brown’ Soundtrack Reissued On Vinyl

Willie Hutch‘s soundtrack to the classic blaxploitation caper Foxy Brown, out of print for nearly two decades, is available once again via Motown/UMe. In celebration of its 45th anniversary, Foxy Brown [Original Soundtrack] is pressed on standard weight black vinyl in a faithful reproduction of the original packaging as released on Motown Records in 1973.… Continue reading Willie Hutch’s ‘Foxy Brown’ Soundtrack Reissued On Vinyl

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