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Legendary Hip-Hop Artists Are Becoming Colleges’ Most Sought After Lecturers
When Patrick Douthit was a student at North Carolina Central University in the 1990’s, he had dreams of becoming a high school history teacher. Instead, he became a hip-hop star. Douthit is known more popularly by his stage name, “9th Wonder”, and as a Grammy award-winning hip-hop producer and DJ he’s released close to a [...]
McDonald’s Flavor Battle Unveils Finalist in Nation’s Premier DJ Competition for $10,000
OAK BROOK, Ill., McDonald’s Flavor Battle, a national disc jockey (DJ) competition featuring some of America’s hottest up-and-coming mix-masters and beatsmiths, revealed today DJ Arty J of St. Louis, Mo., DJ Element of Brooklyn, N.Y., and DJ Jena Red of Pasadena, Cali., beat 21 other DJs from across the nation and advanced to the final [...]
Dr. Dre Tops Forbes 2012 Highest Paid Musicians
Rap icon Dr. Dre was ranked number one on a recently-released Forbes list of the world’s 25 highest paid musicians, after banking an estimated $110 million between May 2011 and May 2012. The majority of Dr. Dre’s earning power is reported to have come more from the sales of his line of headphones, Beats by [...]
Tamela Mann Lands First GRAMMY® Award Nomination
Dallas, TX — Acclaimed Actress, NAACP Image Award Nominee and Dove Award-Winning Singer TAMELA MANN added GRAMMY ® Award nominee to her already impressive list of accolades last night as the 55th Annual GRAMMY® Award nominations were announced in Nashville, Tenn. by The Recording Academy. Tamela landed her first GRAMMY® Award nomination for Best Gospel/Contemporary [...]
Dinosaurs Are Coming Back Again music of Valerie Simpson
By Christian John Wikane There’s an interesting story behind the title track to Dinosaurs Are Coming Back Again. In her annotation for the song, Valerie Simpson recalls what happened when she and Nick Ashford met with a label executive on one particular occasion. “We actually got the ‘dinosaur’ feeling once in a major record company’s [...]
Andre 3000 In No Rush To Record New Album
New York, NY — In order to capture his best version of Jimi Hendrix for an upcoming biopic, Andre 3000 said he had to think of him as a regular dude and not a rock star. “I didn’t look at him as an icon because when you’re in it, you don’t know you’re an icon. [...]
Edwin Hawkins, Lady Tramaine Hawkins and Kurt Carr Named 2013 BMI TRAILBLAZERS HONOREES
Nashville, TN — BMI is set to salute gospel leaders Edwin Hawkins, Lady Tramaine Hawkins and Kurt Carr at its 14th annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon in Nashville. The event is slated for Friday, January 18, the day before the 28th Annual Stellar Awards. Gospel music’s premier songwriters, brightest stars and leading industry [...]
Worship Soul, From The Heart of a Speechless Singer
Nashville, TN– “I’m so in awe of you; Lord, you leave me speechless”. Those lyrics are from one of today’s most popular hits, “Speechless”. Sung by a soulful worshipper, EMI Gospel Recording Artist Anita Wilson is a new voice in gospel music. A protégé of gospel pioneer Donald Lawrence, she is forging her own niche [...]
Mix-masters Across Nation Compete in DJ Battle
Ultimate battle of eats and beats launches online, America to help decide DJ with the most ‘flavor’ Oak Brook, Ill — McDonald’s USA is teaming with men’s style and lifestyle network Complex Media for the McDonald’s Flavor Battle, a national DJ competition featuring some of America’s hottest up-and-coming mix-masters and beatsmiths. The 13-week national challenge [...]
Internet Sensation Sheléa Prepares Her Debut Album
Songstress Sheléa To Release New Christmas Tunes Nov. 20 and Debut Album in 2013 Los Angeles, CA – Vocalist Sheléa (shuh-LAY-uh) will release two new Christmas songs on November 20 with Breath of Life Records via CEN/RED Distribution, a division of Sony Music. “Don’t Want To Wait Til Christmas” is an original upbeat tune, and [...]
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