It’s a sad day in the world of musical geniuses today. Today, it was announced that legendary, musician-songwriter-producer Rod Temperton passed last week after a long bout with cancer. Temperton’s hardly a household name for most. In fact for me, although I was well aware of his name but, it was not until after watching […]
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Photo Credit: Isaiah Bankhead (HOLLYWOOD, CA) – Black Hollywood is not standing by on the sidelines when it comes to social justice and the continuous murdering of unarmed Black men by local law enforcement agencies. On September 29, they showed up in numbers in front of the CNN building leading the community by storm to
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San Diego based record label M.A.N.D.A.T.E. Records has carved another niche for itself by signing Reggie Codrington to their new jazz division on Saturday, September 24, 2016 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Although the company remains focused and dedicated to the production and development of Christian music and artists, label visionaries have embraced this new venture as
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New York, NY – September 27, 2016 – BET has just announced that the network will air THE NEW EDITION STORY as a six hour, three night event on January 24, 25, and 26, 2017. The much-anticipated biopic will bring to life the story of the group that laid the foundation for how modern-day boy bands look, feel, and
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Did you think anything else would be possible? Just ask B.C.’s faithful fan’s, they’ll let you know. Just so you know, that’s how his fans refer to him on social media. In fact, just ask us over at The Chocolate Voice, we’ll tell you that the incredibly talented and soulful jazz musician Brian Culbertson has absolutely no problem with bringing the funk. After
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The NAMM Foundation has announced nominees for its 32nd Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards in the categories of Outstanding Technical and Creative Achievement. Stand-up comedian and actor Sinbad will return for his third straight year as host. The NAMM TEC Awards are bestowed annually in celebration of the pro audio community by recognizing the individuals, companies and technical innovations behind today’s sound
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The Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and culture officially opens to the public Saturday, September 24, 2016. In an interview this morning, one day before it opens on CBS Morning News, Winfrey said, “It is moving and profound.” “I’m actually a dancing emoji today, a dancing emoji. I’m sooo happy!” Winfrey shouted, dancing in front of the
If you enjoyed watching Sterling K. Brown’s riveting performance as prosecutor Christopher Darden in FX’s highly-rated television event series THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY, for which he has earned an Emmy, we’re guessing that you will love him even more so in NBC’s new dramedy series “This Is Us.” “This is Us” is hitting NBC
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Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture opens on September 24. Leading up to the Sept. 24 opening of the historic museum, Smithsonian magazine’s September issue, does a powerful job of examining, as per the issues’s title, what it means to be “Black in America.” The historic issue, comes with one of four different
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Ed Gordon, one of the countries most respected and leading Journalist will host Bounce TV’s first ever primetime news magazine show, set to debut on the network on September 13. In a media teleconference call on Wednesday, the multiple award-winning television journalist said, “I’m really excited about doing a news magazine program.
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