For Immediate Release: The First Annual Egbe Festival to Take Place February 10th, 2018 in Miami, Florida.On February 10th, 2018, Spiritual Essences invites you to explore the richness of Mother Africa. The first Annual Egbe Festival will take place at the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park. The sounds of the Djembe (Drum!!) will… Continue reading The First Annual Egbe Festival, February 10th, 2018 in Miami, Florida
Category: Industry News
Urban Movie Channel App Now Available on Android Devices
UMC – URBAN MOVIE CHANNEL NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON ANDROID DEVICES Los Angeles, CA — Urban Movie Channel (UMC), the first subscription video on demand (SVOD) service created for African American and urban audiences in North America, today announced the arrival of its highly-anticipated Android app. Available to download free in the Google Play… Continue reading Urban Movie Channel App Now Available on Android Devices
Raging Fyah Embarks on Rebelution’s Winter Greens Tour
New York, NY– Dub Rockers, an imprint of VP Records, is proud to announce that beginning Wednesday, January 10th in Buffalo, NY, Raging Fyah will be a special guest act on Rebelution’s 2018 Winter Greens Tour. The tour will run through the end of February and include over twenty dates with stops in Pittsburg, Nashville,… Continue reading Raging Fyah Embarks on Rebelution’s Winter Greens Tour
Celebrities Come Out To Flatbush to Support Madison Square Boys and Girls Club Toy Drive
James A. Smith founder and Ceo of Smith Brand Agency and Joseph Belony brought some holiday cheer to 300 students enrolled in the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club. More than 1,000 toys were gifted to the 300 kids Thursday evening, at the GiveBack toy drive event in Brooklyn. The event featured performances and appearances by Roc Nations’s Casanova, Linky First, Power’s Andrea-Rachel and Marc John Jeffries, Senator Kevin… Continue reading Celebrities Come Out To Flatbush to Support Madison Square Boys and Girls Club Toy Drive
TV One Original Film, DOWN FOR WHATEVER, To Premiere July 2018
TV One Announces Production Of Original Film, DOWN FOR WHATEVER, Starring LeToya Luckett, Hosea Chanchez, Bre-Z, and Imani Hakim To Premiere July 2018 Written by ABFF Screenplay competition winner, Tim Folsome, Down For Whatever, will be TV One’s first foray into an action-thriller production LeToya Luckett as Tracy Hosea Chanchez as Mike TV One announced… Continue reading TV One Original Film, DOWN FOR WHATEVER, To Premiere July 2018
Nina Simone To Be Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
Verve Label Group and UMe are proud to announce the induction of trailblazers Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Late pianist, singer and activist Simone will be inducted into the 2018 Performer Category alongside Bon Jovi, The Cars and The Moody Blues, while Tharpe, the late singer… Continue reading Nina Simone To Be Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
BET Networks Wins 2017 as the Undisputed #1 Cable Network for Black Viewers
BET Networks Wins 2017 as the Undisputed #1 Cable Network for African American Viewers BET Remains the #1 Cable Net for 16 Years Straight among African Americans 18-49 and a Top 20 Cable Net among All P18-49 The Network Scores Seven Consecutive Months of Ratings Gains Marking Its Longest Streak of Year over Year Increases… Continue reading BET Networks Wins 2017 as the Undisputed #1 Cable Network for Black Viewers
Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley Stony Hill Vinyl LP Set Available Jan 19
VP RECORDS & GHETTO YOUTHS INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCE UPCOMING RELEASE OF NEW DAMIAN “JR. GONG” MARLEY STONY HILL VINYL LP SET New York, NY– VP Records and Ghetto Youths International are proud to announce the upcoming release of the Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley vinyl LP of Stony Hill available January 19, 2018 at www.vpreggae.com. … Continue reading Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley Stony Hill Vinyl LP Set Available Jan 19
‘LIP SYNC BATTLE LIVE: A MICHAEL JACKSON CELEBRATION’ To Launch January 18
THE BIGGEST NIGHT IN LIP SYNC BATTLE HISTORY CELEBRATES THE BIGGEST NAME IN MUSIC HISTORY “LIP SYNC BATTLE LIVE: A MICHAEL JACKSON CELEBRATION” TO SHOWCASE SOME OF MICHAEL JACKSON’S GREATEST HITS IN A LIVE STAR-STUDDED EVENT THAT ALSO FEATURES A PERFORMANCE FROM MICHAEL JACKSON ONE “LIP SYNC BATTLE LIVE: A MICHAEL JACKSON CELEBRATION”… Continue reading ‘LIP SYNC BATTLE LIVE: A MICHAEL JACKSON CELEBRATION’ To Launch January 18
2018 Global Spin Award Nominees Announced
SIXTH ANNUAL GLOBAL SPIN AWARDS NOMINEES & HONOREES ANNOUNCED Timbaland to Receive the Lifetime Achievement Award and Jermaine Dupri to Receive the Breaking Barriers Award Top DJ talent in the music industry to gather in Los Angeles New York, NY, December 12, 2017 – Today, the Global Spin Awards (GSA), honoring the most dynamic… Continue reading 2018 Global Spin Award Nominees Announced
The Apollo Theater & WNYC Announce ’50 Years After MLK: A Dream Deferred’
The Apollo Theater & WNYC Announce “50 Years After MLK: A Dream Deferred” The Apollo and WNYC are Partnering for the 5th Year to Present WNYC’s 12th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Presented as Part of Apollo’s Uptown Hall Series Co-Hosted by WNYC’s BRIAN LEHRER and JAMI FLOYD With WQXR’s TERRANCE McKNIGHT… Continue reading The Apollo Theater & WNYC Announce ’50 Years After MLK: A Dream Deferred’
Sundance Selects Datari Turner’s ‘A Boy. A Girl. A Dream’
SUNDANCE INSTITUTE SELECTS DATARI TURNER PRODUCTIONS FILM ‘A BOY. A GIRL. A DREAM’ FOR 2018 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Indie film starring Meagan Good and Omari Hardwick is Turner’s sixth selection at the prestigious festival (LOS ANGELES) – December 8, 2017 – Datari Turner Productions (DTP) is proud to announce that its latest film, A Boy. A Girl. A… Continue reading Sundance Selects Datari Turner’s ‘A Boy. A Girl. A Dream’
Baron Davis’s BlackSanta Company Releases ‘The Winter Wonderland Mixtape’
The Debut Mixtape by the BlackSanta Company, Founded by Former NBA All-Star Baron Davis, Spreads Holiday Cheer Through Characters and Charity The Mixtape: LOS ANGELES, CA –DECEMBER 8, 2017– Joy to the World, for Black Santa has come, bringing holiday cheer with his signature humor and swagger. This year, The BlackSanta… Continue reading Baron Davis’s BlackSanta Company Releases ‘The Winter Wonderland Mixtape’
Google.org Donates $1M Grant to Chance the Rapper’s SocialWorks Non-Profit
GOOGLE.ORG DONATES $1M GRANT TO CHANCE THE RAPPER’S NON-PROFIT ‘SOCIALWORKS’ AND $500K TO CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ ‘CS4ALL INITIATIVE’ TO BRING COMPUTER SCIENCE TO AREA STUDENTS The rapper surprised several Chicago fifth graders with a special visit during Computer Science Education Week Chance The Rapper at Google’s CS First Roadshow at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Academy in… Continue reading Google.org Donates $1M Grant to Chance the Rapper’s SocialWorks Non-Profit
New Jimi Hendrix Album Out March 9 ‘Both Sides of the Sky’
On March 9, Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, proudly release Both Sides of the Sky, a dynamic new Jimi Hendrix album featuring 13 studio recordings made between 1968 and 1970—10 of which have never before been released. The album will be released on multiple formats including CD, digital, and… Continue reading New Jimi Hendrix Album Out March 9 ‘Both Sides of the Sky’