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2 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Oliver Chapman: A Life of Words & Music

Caribbean music lovers and music lovers that follow or support West Indian artists will be happy to know that international artist and prolific songwriter, Oliver Chapman has just release his latest project appropriately titled, " A Life Of Words & Music ." The album features thirteen tracks, which features a new arrangement of the song " Progress ... (more)

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Sparks, The Temptations, Claymont, DE

6 hrs ago | Nashville Scene

The Melvins to Play Third Man Records May 30, Shuggie Otis to Play Exit/In Oct. 10

Hold the phone! Before you slip into your weekend shoes, all Mr. Rogers-like, a couple more hot numbers for your future dance card have sashayed across our desk.

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Related Topix: Shuggie Otis

11 hrs ago | Ely Standard

Lazy Sunday Afternoon: Soul singer Freddie Hall at the Townhouse in Ely

USA soul singer Freddie Hall and keyboard player Duncan Maletka will perform at the Townhouse in Ely on Sunday, as part of the pub's season of Lazy Sunday Afternoon shows.

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Related Topix: The Temptations, Nat 'King' Cole, Jazz

15 hrs ago | MetroMix

Obamas to honor Carole King

The White House announced Friday that the president and first lady Michelle Obama will host a concert on Wednesday to honor King, 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

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Related Topix: A Natural Woman, Books, Pop/Rock, Carole King, Michelle Obama, Oldies, The Drifters, Aretha Franklin, Black Entertainment, Celebrities, Paul McCartney, Music, Entertainment

Fri May 17, 2013

Westside Today

Share's 60th Denim Diamonds Boomtown Gala a Success

The gala featured cocktails, live and silent auction, sit-down dinner and entertainment by the Grammy Award winning R & B band The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards.

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Related Topix: The Temptations, Music!, Drama Movies, Smith, Action TV, Entertainment, Television

The F-Word Blog

Aiming for the moon

Cazz Blase listens to Laura Mvula's debut album, Sing to the Moon, and finds there is much more to her wider output than the upbeat single 'Green Garden' would suggest Birmingham singer/songwriter Laura Mvula has a degree in composition from the Birmingham Conservatoire, learned the music composition app GarageBand while working as a supply teacher ... (more)

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Related Topix: Symphony, Arts, Cole Porter, Jazz, Erykah Badu, Black Entertainment, The 5th Dimension, Pop/Rock

BroadwayWorld.com

Singer/Songwriter JT Spangler Celebrates Release of First Full Length Album

The highly-anticipated release has already caught the attention of Shakefire , which praised "...the spectacular use of horns and the simple, effective song lyrics...Best of luck getting the title track out of your head." The album, the multi-talented singer/songwriter's first full length release after establishing himself as a popular recording ... (more)

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Related Topix: Motown, Stevie Wonder

The Charlotte Observer

Dee offers old-school soul with his own modern vibe

Cool, cold, electronic music, synthesized drums and manipulated robotic vocals may be the norm in popular music of late, but vintage soul made popular in the '50s, '60s and '70s made a smashing comeback in recent years.

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Related Topix: Joss Stone, African-American, Lee Fields, Jesse Dee

The Village Voice

Charles Bradley - Apollo Theater - 5/16/13

When Charles Bradley and I met up at Daptone Records to discuss the release of his sophomore album Victim of Love back in April, his headlining show at The Apollo was a prominent topic of conversation, though much of the Apollo talk never made it to print.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Black Entertainment, James Brown, Music, Entertainment

Playbill

Lindsay Mendez and Marco Paguia Will Celebrate New Album "This Time"...

Lindsay Mendez , who will fly into Broadway's Wicked later this month, and music director and jazz pianist Marco Paguia will celebrate their upcoming debut jazz vocal album, "This Time," May 18 at Poisson Rouge.

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Related Topix: Theater, Wicked, Stevie Wonder

Thu May 16, 2013

Alabama Live

Packing plenty of variety, Hangout Fest's Kick-Off Party draws a crowd

By late afternoon thousands of fans were out in the street for The Hangout Fest's Thursday Kick-Off day on May 16, 2013.

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Related Topix: Gulf Shores, AL, Otis Redding, Black Entertainment, Sam Cooke, Entertainment

The Age

A soul survivor's act of bravery

Bobby Womack's improbable comeback with his latest album, The Bravest Man in the Universe , tastes particularly sweet, after the trials and tribulations he has endured in his life.

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Related Topix: Bobby Womack, Black Entertainment, Sam Cooke, Drugs

KLAL-FM Little Rock

Candice Glover Wins "American Idol" Season 12

Candice Glover, a 23-year-old singer from St. Helena Island, S.C., was crowned the Season 12 American Idol champion Thursday night.

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Related Topix: Game Show, American Idol, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, Aretha Franklin, Black Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA, Dance, Pop/Rock, Mariah Carey

Nottingham Evening Post

Masterful: Actress Lauren Bacall, above, and singer Barry White, right.

Yep, following one of those extensive investigations where scientists spend absolutely ages trying to find the answer to a question literally nobody asked, it has now been confirmed that men with lower voices make more money, run bigger companies and stay longer in their jobs than squeakier-spoken colleagues.

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Related Topix: Barry White, Duke University

The Orlando Sentinel

Going big for my son's first concert

Right up there with family, binge-tv watching , coffee and my cats, music is among the most important things in my life.

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Related Topix: Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac, Pop/Rock

Mi2n

Kenny Wesley DEBUTS "'The Real Thing" On May 15th At Bohemian Caverns In Washington, D.C.

Website: http://www.kennywesley.com Music: http://kennywesley.bandcamp.com/track/missin-you Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 @ 8:30PM EST, Indie soul's Soulful NerdTM, Kenny Wesley, in grand style with his artistic family, the Wednesday Verses Open Mic Experience Crew, will celebrate the release of his debut album.

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Related Topix: The Real Thing

EDGE

Dig These Discs :: Standish/Carlyon, Straight No Chaser, She & Him, Phoenix

French alt-indie crew Phoenix is back with a hot follow-up to their last hit album, Aussie duo Standish-Carlyon gets up to their elbows in electronica, Straight No Chaser covers the best artists of our times, and She & Him move way beyond ukuleles with their new collection of sunny surfer songs.

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Related Topix: Straight No Chaser, The Real Thing

Denver Post

At Cannes, challenging the notion that black films 'don't travel' overseas

In 1995, Will Smith begged producer Jerry Bruckheimer to let him go to the Cannes Film Festival to promote "Bad Boys," despite the parent studio's insistence that a black actor would not get any traction with the international fans and journalists thronging the city's beach-side promenade, the Croisette.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Will Smith, Movies, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Entertainment, African-American, Marvin Gaye, World News, Belgium

Sunherald.com

Stax's past influences future musicians in Memphis

In this March 22, 2013 photo, Adrian Williams, 18, talks about his experience at Stax Music Academy, where he has honed his singing and dancing abilities for four years, in Memphis, Tenn.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Sam & Dave

Wed May 15, 2013

Film Threat

Byod: Bring Your Own Doc - Episode 87: 2013 Hot Docs Fest -...

BYOD: BRING YOUR OWN DOC - EPISODE 87: 2013 HOT DOCS FEST - "FINDING THE FUNK," "THE WINDING STREAM" AND "EXPEDITION TO THE END OF THE WORLD" Finding The Funk , The Winding Stream , and Expedition To The End Of The World are all shared on Hot Docs special episode 2 of BYOD.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, James Brown