One of my all time favorite groups Tower of Power turned 40 in 2008, but the group is commemorating the anniversary with special album relea...

Dave Samuels of the Caribbean Jazz Project and Joe McCarthy and his Afro Bop Alliance have already landed a 2008 Latin Grammy for their albu...

The Essence Music Festival slated for July 3-5 at the New Orleans Superdome, will include events marking the festival's 15th anniversar...

Simply Red are about to embark on a huge worldwide tour starting on February 1st in Thailand. All the dates to the end of July have now been...

EMI Music’s vinyl campaign continues with Ben Harper’s complete Virgin Records catalog. On, February 24, EMI Music continues its successful ...

Emerging from the club scenes of Tokyo, London, and Paris, SOIL & "PIMP" SESSIONS, the groundbreaking sensation of last summer...

Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, pop and R&B musician Brian McKnight has partnered with the ABC Radio Networks t...

There is "cool" and then there is Dino, the King of Cool. Now, just in time for Valentine's Day, Dean Martin - Love Songs (Hip...

Just off of his annual "A SOULFUL CHRISTMAS" tour, Brian Culbertson is preparing to hit the road with Barry Manilow. Culbertson i...

Bettye LaVette pulled out all the stops and put on a staggering perf ormance of Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come" in a duet...

Well here we go once again. Over the past two years we have lost so many smooth jazz formatted radio stations that I seem to have lost coun...

Charles Aznavour has long been one of the world's top entertainment legends, with decades of music and film success and global album sal...

The legendary Motown Records celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with a series of promotions and releases from Berry Gordy's groun...

Mindi Abair @ All Star Smooth Jazz, Celebrity Cruise Lines, Miami, FL, Jan 31-Feb 6 Simply Red @ Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand, Feb 1 John...

HBO will broadcast an inaugural celebration live on Sunday, January 18 at 2:30PM ET, with an encore play at 7PM ET. The event will be broad...

Beat Konducta (Madlib) – Beat Konducta Vol 5 – Dil Cosby Suite (Stones Throw) Binario – Binario (Far Out) Boney James – Stop, Look, Listen (...

Jazz artist Liza Lee's new CD, Anima, is due to be released January 27, 2009, on the Jazz Doll Records label. It is an extremely persona...

Ravi Coltrane will be a featured performer in the Blue Note 7 -- a touring septet which will embark on a 51 date tour of concert halls in 50...

On January 12th, 2009, Motown will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the sound that changed America and the world. Berry Gordy's legenda...

Apple has announced several changes to the iTunes(R) Store. Beginning this past week, all four major music labels -- Universal Music Group, ...

Off and on through the years, these soul mates have made sweet music together - from the now classic "Street Life" which Randy san...

As a year ends and a new one replaces it, you can always bet that a certain number of radio stations around the dial will switch formats. We...

"Sally," the new album from Sally Kellerman will be released on February 10, 2009. One of the most recognizable voices in the worl...

While the "Standards" are vanishing from many traditional radio stations one up-start Internet station is trying to reverse the tr...

Lots of great new music will be available in 2009 and here is what you can expect to find… January 13 – A new Dean Martin collection of 14-t...

D'Angelo is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on his eagerly anticipated full-length album, scheduled for release in...

Tony Bennett @ Riverwind Casino, Norman, OK, Jan 2 Tony Bennett @ Winstar Casino, Thackerville, OK, Jan 3 Pat Metheny Group @ Blue Note, Tok...

Kindred The Family Soul hit the road this last week in support of their critically acclaimed CD, THE ARRIVAL which features the hit single, ...

Tenor jazz saxophonist Ravi Coltrane has put the finishing touches on his long-awaited new recording "BLENDING TIMES" which is set...

Saxophonist/flutist Robert Kyle and friends celebrate the 50th anniversary of the deliciously elegant Bossa Nova with "Bossalicious,&qu...

Capitol/EMI is set to release Dean Martin’s most romantic love songs which have been gathered for a mood-setting collection, Amore, to be re...