2014

Chocolate Chat: Forest Whitaker to Receive NAACP Chairman's Award at the 45th NAACP Image Awards

  Via Press Release –LOS ANGELES (Jan. 28, 2014) – Academy Award-winning actor, producer, director and 2014 Image Award nominee, Forest Whitaker is set to receive the NAACP Chairman’s Award during the 45th NAACP Image Awards, broadcast live on Saturday, February 22 (9:00 p.m. ET/PT tape-delayed) on TV One, the civil rights organization announced today. The […]

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NAMM: Vibrant Scene Showcasing the Future of Music Technology

(Anaheim, CA) The National Association for Music Merchants (NAMM) held their 2014 show in Anaheim, California from January 23-26. The vision of NAMM is for everyone to have the basic right to be taught music. Their mission is to strengthen the music product industry. This years trade show showcased many different music products and gave people the

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Financial Watch: Investors Seek Safety of Treasury Bonds

The Markets A double whammy helped trigger a selloff in equities last week. Weaker-than-expected manufacturing data from China helped fuel concerns about the global impact of potential additional Fed tightening next week and a stronger U.S. dollar. Some lackluster earnings reports didn’t help, though profit-taking in the wake of last year’s strong rally also could

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Gospel Star Tye Tribbett Set to Present at the GRAMMY Awards® Pre-Telecast Ceremony

Via Press Release–SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2014) — ‎The 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards® Pre-Telecast Ceremony will take place at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, from 1 – 3:30 p.m. PT and will be streamed live internationally at GRAMMY.com/live and CBS.com. Attended by nominees and industry VIPs, the star-studded ceremony will

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Grammy Award-winning Producer Songwriter, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds Attends NAMM 2014

Grammy Award-winning Producer Songwriter, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds attends the 2014 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show media preview day at the Anaheim Convention Center on January 23, 2014 in Anaheim, California. Note:  In an interview with Gayle King on Oprah.com, Babyface says that, “In the sixth grade,  he began teaching himself how to play

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Concert Review: Mint Condition Energizes San Diego at Jacobs Presents

The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, located in the heart of Southeast San Diego, is fast becoming the hottest concert venue south of interstate 8. On January 22, the vibrant multi-purpose center also known as Market Creek Plaza, kicked off JACOBS PRESENTS featuring the award winning group Mint Condition, for the venue’s inaugural series. Hundreds of

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Smokey Robinson Honored At 2014 NAMM Show “Music for Life” Award

                                                         Via Press Release, Carlsbad, CA, (January 23, 2014)—The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) honored Motown artist Smokey Robinson with the “Music for Life” award. Robinson is recognized for his five decades of enduring influence in the world of popular music, and his long standing as one of the founders of the Motown dynasty.

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Formerly Incarcerated R&B/Hip Hop Songstress Releases PSA in Hopes of Inspiring Better Life Choices

Although the incarceration of celebrities like Chris Brown, Lil Kim, Da Brat, DMX, Lindsay Lohan, and a host of others, have made “serving time” acceptable in today’s culture, formerly incarcerated R&B/Hip Hop songstress, Erika Kayne, a Cleveland, Ohio native, is determined to make sure young people know the real deal about the conditions in prison and don’t get

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