Reuters - Jul 1, 2008
R&B trio Labelle is hitting the studio for a reunion album to be produced by legendary soul hitmakers Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff as well as Lenny Kravitz. The as-yet-untitled set, the group first since...
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Here are reviews of recently released holiday CDs: Patti LaBelle, Miss Patti s Christmas (Def Soul) When it comes to Christmas music, Patti LaBelle is almost as experienced as the jolly fat man himself...
More »Reuters - Nov 13, 2007
Michael Bolton, Patti LaBelle, Nick Lachey, Kelly Rowland and Blake Shelton have joined the lineup of NBC's talent competition Clash of the Choirs, which will air December 17-20 live from New York...
More »AP - Dec 18, 2006
Patti LaBelle s current tour, The Gospel According to Patti, is being canceled, the singer announced Monday. LaBelle, who cited differences with the tour s promoter, said she had a good relationship...
More »Reuters - Oct 10, 2006
Soul diva India.Arie says a previously unreleased version of her song I Am Not My Hair will finally be heard -- in a new Lifetime Television movie, Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy. In fact,...
More »Reuters - Sep 6, 2006
Producer Gregg Field says that creating the new Ray Charles album Ray Sings, Basie Swings, due October 3 from Concord Records and Starbucks Hear Music, was like painting the Sistine Chapel with a Q-tip...
More »Reuters - Aug 4, 2006
With just a few weeks left to spare, hip-hop duo OutKast has finalized the track list for the long-awaited soundtrack to its film, Idlewild. The album arrives August 22, three days before the film...
More »AP - Jul 24, 2006
Chaka Khan, Clint Black and Michael Bolton are among the pop stars who will be part of Celebrity Duets, a new Fox TV show that pairs singers and celebrities trying to prove they can carry a tune. The...
More »USRN - Jun 27, 2006
Patti LaBelle, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., Congresswoman Donna Christensen, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jasmine Guy, Hill Harper, former US Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders and many other prominent African Americans...
More »AP - Apr 11, 2006
The Rhythm & Blues Foundation, which halted its Pioneer Awards for soul legends three years ago as the organization battled money woes, is reviving the ceremony in June and relocating to Philadelphia,...
More »Reuters - Mar 17, 2006
Renowned singer, songwriter and producer Kenny Gamble s latest production might be his most ambitious yet: repositioning his hometown, Philadelphia, as a national center for R&B. In 1971, Gamble and...
More »Reuters - Dec 4, 2005
50 Cent is lighting up movie houses, but Saturday night at the Gibson Amphitheatre, Kanye West proved that he s hip-hop s brightest star: His 100-minute set showed the sophistication and class so often...
More »E! Online - Oct 18, 2005
How big of impact did the hurriane-wrought devastation have on Hollywood? So big even miserly record labels are coming together to help out hurricane victims. Like the TV networks before them, the...
More »AP - Sep 9, 2005
The producer of Friday s one-hour telethon to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims said no special precautions will be taken to edit out political statements — even though rapper Kanye West is on the...
More »USRN - Jul 11, 2005
Alicia Keys, Usher, Patti LaBelle, Cissy Houston, Ashford & Simpson, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Dionne Warwick were among the thousand-plus mourners in Harlem s Riverside Church in New York City...
More »AP - Jul 8, 2005
The funeral service for eight-time Grammy winner Luther Vandross hit just the right notes Friday: soulful, joyful and powerful, an echo of the late singer s unforgettable voice. Family, friends and...
More »E! Online - Jul 7, 2005
Family, friends and hundreds of fans gathered in New York Wednesday to say goodbye to Grammy-winning R&B star Luther Vandross, who died last Friday at the age of 54. Patti LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass...
More »AP - Jul 1, 2005
Grammy winner Luther Vandross, whose deep, lush voice on such hits as Here and Now and Any Love sold more than 25 million albums while providing the romantic backdrop for millions of couples worldwide...
More »E! Online - Jun 29, 2005
Coldplay still owns the summer s most sizzling album. And Carrie Underwood still owns Bo Bice. After going selling more than 1 million copies in its first two weeks, Coldplay s X&Y pulled the trifecta...
More »Reuters - Dec 18, 2004
The third chart entry proves to be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the Billboard Hot 100 with Let Me Love You (3rd Street/J). The single moves 3-2, eclipsing the No. 4 peak of his...
More »Reuters - Dec 15, 2004
A trip to The Red Light District scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts Wednesday. The Atlanta rapper/actor s fourth Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam South effort sold...
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