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New Ray Brown Jr. CD: All-Star Duets Plus One With Mom & Dad Ray Brown Jr., the son of legendary jazz performers Ray Brown and Ella Fitzgerald, is being joined by some of his friends and other artists he has admired to create a truly unique album put out by SRI Jazz with veteran producer Shelly Liebowitz at the helm. All-star guests from the CD have also signed the "Green Piano" used in making the CD, which will then be sold at auction, the proceeds of which will help rebuild eco-friendly homes to musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina. - 2008-03-06

Armond Morales, Founding Member Of The Grammy & Dove Award Winning Group The Imperials, Issues Open Letter To His Son Armond Morales, founding member of the Grammy & Dove Award winning group The Imperials, issues public statement in response to the story that broke last week at ChristianityToday.com. - 2008-03-04

Syleena Johnson Earns Own Imprint Under Universal Music Group Subsidiary Syleena Johnson will reintroduce herself to the world of R&B with the launch of her own label, Aneelys Records (Syleena spelled backwards), through Federal/Universal Music Group. Federal, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, signed Aneelys Records to an exclusive world-wide distribution agreement and Johnson's fourth studio album, "Labor Pains," will be the label's first release. - 2008-02-29

Gay Grandson of 'Scarface' Al Capone Tells His Story Al Capone's Grandson Tells His Story of Personal Struggle to Confirm and Deal with Family Stigma and Childhood Trauma in book, Son of Scarface: A Memoir by the Grandson of Al Capone. - 2008-02-26

WiFi Film Conference Announces The Official 2008 Line-Up We Have No Life Productions, presenters of the WiFi Film Conference, announces the official line-up of featured guest speakers from Los Angeles, New York, Tennessee and North Carolina. - 2008-02-26

Pop Your Panties With Paris, Nicole and Lindsey Music Parody Opens NY Film Fest Music parody 'Pop Your Panties with Paris, Nicole and Lindsey' debuts at the New York Film Festival this week. 'Pop Your Panties' is produced by Itsi Atkins and Lisa Nusbaum from Parody 4 Charity Productions, who have dedicated themselves to generate public awareness for Media 4 Humanity. - 2008-02-26

Trackbacks Available Child Prodigies Create Music Mania on Gamer Blogs In less than a year since its release the Black Out Band's music video, "Video Games", has been viewed more than 250,000 times from the band's Web site at www.blackoutband.com , Gamer Blogs and video sharing sites. Its footage was shot inside a historic theatre with 75 screaming adolescent fans. - 2008-02-19

Jazz Pianist Eldar Wins $20,000 SPA Get-A-Way Package Courtesy of Perfect Earth Tours Eco Spa & Resort Grammy nominated jazz virtuoso Eldar wins top prize at 'Green with Music,' the luxury eco gifting retreat and spa during the Grammys. - 2008-02-15

Time Life Presents 'It All Started With Doo Wop' 10 Disc Boxed Set Snap your fingers to the unforgettable sounds of your favorite Doo Wop classics of the '50s and '60s. Time Life's newly released 'It All Started With Doo Wop' 10 Disc Boxed Set, which includes a Bonus DVD, features Dion & The Belmonts, The Platters, The Drifters,The Supremes and many more, totaling 147 songs in all. - 2008-02-12

New Sally Anthony Video Sparks Dixie Chicks-Type Controversy Singer/Songwriter Sally Anthony's new video for her single "So Long" takes a hard look at the past 8 years of the Bush presidency and the result isn't pretty. The video which was released over the objection of her record label and management has received critical praise but has also subjected Anthony to multiple death threats and show cancellations. The video has been viewed over 100,000 times alone this week on sites such as YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYLDP835KCc), Perezhilton, Alternet and others. - 2008-02-08

It All Started With American Idol in Miami Singer/songwriter Charity Daw will debut on American Idol-Miami on wednseday, January 30th, 2008. This indy recording artist is truly talented and her vocal cords are force to be reconned with. Ms. Daw, a Cuban-American, will display her skills on Idol. Will Charity make it to Hollywood? - 2008-01-31

The Tubes and The Persuasions Sign Distribution Agreements with Wolfgang's Vault Wolfgang's Vault, the online destination for live music, announced today agreement with veteran recording artists The Tubes and The Persuasions to distribute archival concert recordings for download at www.WolfgangsVault.com. - 2008-01-29

New 'Neo Eclectic' Music is Breakthrough Sound for Debut CD 'Color Purple' associate conductor Victor Simonson delivers jazz, classical, gospel, opera, smooth jazz and sacred music on one CD. - 2008-01-25

So You Think You Can Pirouette: Wade Robson Choreographs First Ballet for San Francisco Ballet's 75th Anniversary Popular dancer-choreographer Wade Robson creates his first ballet for San Francisco Ballet's 75th Anniversary. The world-premiere ballet will debut on Wednesday, January 23 as part of the company's 75th Anniversary Diamond Gala. - 2008-01-15

Mission House Music Recording Artist Jim Murphy set to Release New Album Jim Murphy's "Everything Changes," hits stores February 12th. - 2008-01-13

Scarface Al Capone's Grandson to Release Memoir at Capone's Miami Estate on January 26, 2008 on the Anniversary of his Celebrity Grandfather's Death Sixty-one years later, Al Capone's grandson, Chris W. Knight, releases a memoir that chronicles his own, painful yet courageous search to find the truth behind his notorious grandfather and family history. - 2008-01-11

Yoko Ono Lennon, The Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, Natasha Bedingfield and Pat Monahan of Train, Unveil the All New John Lennon Educational Tour Bus at CES Yoko Ono was joined by The Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, Natasha Bedingfield and Pat Monahan of Train for the official unveiling of the new non-profit state-of-the-art John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. The launch took place at the Consumer Electronics Show today. The mission of the venture is to provide students with free hands-on opportunities to make music, produce video projects, and shoot digital photos in the mobile recording studios. The Lennon Bus also has an illustrious history as a hit maker, with chart topping singles from The Black Eyed Peas and Fergie recorded on board. - 2008-01-08

Suwannee Springfest Announces 2008 Lineup 12th Annual Florida music festival features top talents in Americana, Bluegrass & Folk. - 2007-12-28

Save the Children and Sam Simon Double the Benefit of Year-End Tax Deductible Gifts: Co-creator of television's "The Simpsons" is matching charitable donations to Save the Children up to $1 Million With just a few days remaining in the 2007 tax year, individuals looking to maximize the value of their year-end charitable donations can have their gifts to Save the Children matched by Sam Simon, co-creator of The Simpsons and writer, producer and director of some of TV's most popular shows such as Cheers and Taxi. - 2007-12-27

Royal Crown Revue Song Wins 'Dancing With the Stars' Dancing with the Stars winners Helio Castroneves and Julianne Hough receive a perfect score for dance performed to Royal Crown Revue's song "Hey Pachuco!" - 2007-12-13

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