November 2008

Seal-Soul Warner Bros Produced by Grammy Award-winning David Foster, Soul finds adult contemporary crooner Seal covering some of the most timeless hits in the soul

Unk- Second Season Big Oomp Records Unk exploded in 2006 with the infectious “Walk It Out,” but on his sophomore release, Second Season, he struggles

Avant Returns to Share His Lessons in Love Avant has always known how to write a love song. When he first emerged with his smash

Anthony Hamilton Shares the Point of It All Anthony Hamilton is on some new-new. Recently married and more comfortable with himself musically than he’s ever

London: Man of His Word London is far from being your typical R&B singer. This Universal/Motown standout is backed by Corporate Thugz Entertainment and his

STILL THE ANTHEM KINGS It’s been two years since the members of Naughty By Nature last performed together as a group. After that storied night

Rock City Talks Akon, Obama and Their Debut Album It seems the average American hip-hop listener is still inding it hard to put a finger

budda early – Giving the Audience More Recording Artist Not many newcomers can count on being signed by one of hip-hop’s legendary icons. However, thanks

large professor – keeping music real Producer, Main Source In today’s music world, artists and producers churn out product as if on an assembly line.

Nikka Costa – Pebble To A Pearl Stax Nikka Costa’s latest collection, Pebble to a  Pearl, finds the 36-year-old dumping some of the contemporary flourishes

Kierra Sheard – Bold Right Life EMI Gospel With her latest album, Bold Right Life, Kierra Sheard is all about proving to the world that

Usher lit up the Tabernacle last night, giving the ladies an intimate glimpse into his sultry sound for his special One Night Stand Tour. Touted

Actress Gabrielle Union was, like many Americans, enthralled and impassioned on the night of Tuesday, November 4, when Barack Obama was announced as the President-elect

The renowned South African singer, Miriam Makeba, 76, known affectionately as “Mama Africa” died early this morning in the emergency room of the Pineta Grande

It may sound like a plot from one of the talented actor’s movies, but the warrant that Las Vegas police recently issued for rapper/actor, Mos

Finally, Royce 5’9 has a label he can call home. Recently the Detroit MC inked a deal with One Records for the release of his

The First Family of Music will have to continue on without its most celebrated attraction. Jermaine Jackson announced that the Jacksons, according to the New

Just before he was swallowed by a sea of humanity at Chicago’s Grant Park to listen to Barack Obama’s victory speech, singer/songwriter/producer will.i.am delivered an

photo by steed media service A&R, Compound Entertainment Askia Fountain, A&R for superstar Ne-Yo’s Compound Entertainment, gets about 500 e-mails a day, and he doesn’t

Girl Talk – Feed the Animals Illegal Art There’s a good chance the average listener will not appreciate the mash-up musical genius that comes with