The daughter of the great Donny Hathaway, Lalah Hathaway made a good impression with her debut recording, Lalah Hathaway, in 1990. She not only displayed poise, confidence, and good technique, but was also versatile enough to do more than just light urban contemporary ballads. Her stage shows included jazz, pre-rock pop, and even gospel, and […]
Kirk FranklinHe’s known as an incomparable artist, speaker, author, businessman and humanitarian and after more than 20 years as the top selling contemporary Gospel artist, multiple Grammy award winner, Kirk Franklin, shows no signs of slowing down. In 1993 Kirk revolutionized Gospel Music and bridged the gap between the faith community and mainstream Urban Music […]
“It’s one thing to be church. It’s another thing to be Christian. I’ve dedicated my ministry, my life, my music to help people understand how Christianity meets regular life.” For Jonathan McReynolds, his mission as an artist has always been clear. Now nearly four years since releasing his debut album, Life Music, his message […]
Angie Stone is one of those artists with a Midas touch. Her buttery smooth honey-toned pipes, undeniable gritty soulfulness and epic songwriting talents have been called upon by everyone from Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder, D’Angelo, Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz, to name a few. Rolling Stone Magazine once declared, “When soul music was in the lost and […]
The Festival of Praise Tour is bigger and better than ever! The tour was an enormous success last year and this year, this National Tour is scheduled to run from September 30-December 6, 2015 as a 50+ city tour! The fantastic tour features Multiple Grammy, Stellar, BET Award Winning Artists Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin, Kim […]
Avant is a name that has been used in the context of being original or innovative but the singer/songwriter from Cleveland has transformed the word into a powerhouse brand. Since breaking out on the music scene with his first platinum hit singles, “Separated” and “My First Love”—he has been on a non-stop journey having released […]
“I feel that being on stage is my most natural habitat. I’m able to truly show the range of who I am as musician and artist,” explains Maroon 5 keyboardist/backing vocalist, PJ Morton. The multi-talented musician is back with a new live album, Live Show Killer, which was recorded at the historic Henson Studios in […]
Singer Avery Sunshine is performing tonight at the Southern Heritage Classic Festival, in Memphis, Tennessee, where she’ll open for Anthony Hamilton, Fantasia and Johnny Gill. The Chester, PA born singer who has hit with her second album The SunRoom says that she’s been enjoying her success by trying to achieve some personal goals. “I’ve been trying […]
Delta Deep is socially conscious blues-rock-n-soul from Phil Collen of Def Leppard. He’s pooled together the talents of Rob DeLeo (bassist/Stone Temple Pilot), Forrest Robinson (drummer/TLC, India.Arie, Engelbert Humperdinck, Joe Sample & The Crusaders) and Debbi Blackwell-Cook (who formerly sang background vocals for Michael Buble, Gregory Hines, she also sang background vocals WITH Luther Vandross […]
LEON OUTLAW JR Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Usher and many more are just some of the musical geniuses that began their career as children and then blossomed into internationally known, platinum selling musical icons. Their lives are a testament that if you work hard as a child your dreams can and will come true. […]
Born in Philadelphia Vivian Green was raised in a home where Motown classics were always blaring. Her parents were avid music lovers with talents of their own. Her mother sang and her father, an engineer, played the trumpet. She began singing at age five, started playing piano by eight, and by eleven began writing songs. […]
Soul singer Chrisette Michele talks about her current EP Lyricists Opus, that will be released as a full CD in November on her own label, Rich Hipster. Her first single is out September 6, with a full release coming in November. “The EP has been really fun to sing and play but we’re working […]
