The Diaz Brothers: Miami Production Vets
October 22, 2008 by MusicThread
Filed under Hip Hop, Latin, Stories
Luis and Hugo Diaz are brothers who form the Diaz Brothers music production team based out of Miami, Florida. Read more
Labelle’s returns with first Album in 30 Years ‘Back to Now’
October 21, 2008 by MusicThread
Filed under Pop, R&B, Reviews, Stories
“Our new album is like going home and eating your Mom’s cooking, if your Mom was a good cook, that is!” - Labelle
Labelle is back with their first full-length album in three decades, Back to Now. Working with top-notch producers like Lenny Kravitz, Gamble & Huff, and Wyclef Jean, Back to Now is filled with explosive new material and the soul-meets-glam rock sound they’re known for.
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Patti Labelle Releases Christmas Album on October 9!
October 3, 2008 by MusicThread
Filed under Christian/Gospel, Press, R&B
MISS PATTI’S CHRISTMAS, NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM BY PATTI LABELLE, IN STORES OCTOBER 9th ON DEF SOUL CLASSICS
Executive produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
Patti Labelle
Def Soul Classics
Miss Patti’s Christmas IN STORES OCTOBER 9
(October 3, 2007 – New York, NY) ’Tis the season to be – tossing another yule log into the fireplace, and getting cozy with MISS PATTI’S CHRISTMAS. Read more
Akon’s New Single ‘Right Now (Na Na Na)’ Available on iTunes!
October 1, 2008 by MusicThread
Filed under Press, R&B
Akon
Freedom I In Stores on November 25th
Konvict Muzik/Universal Motown
www.myspace.com/akon
PRESS RELEASE
INTERNATIONAL STAR AKON RETURNS TO TOP OF RADIO CHARTS ‘RIGHT NOW’
Akon’s New Single “Right Now (Na Na Na) Is #1 Most Added At Rhythm Cross Over Radio! New Album FREEDOM In Stores November 25, 2008!
(NEW YORK - September 25, 2008) Upfront/Konvict/SRC/ Universal Motown multi-platinum singer/songwriter/producer, Akon burst out of the starting gates with the winningly melodic and compulsively danceable single “Right Now (Na Na Na).” The song is sparking up the charts in a record-setting pace that’s familiar to Akon’s millions of fans worldwide.
“Right Now (Na Na Na)” is the lead track from Akon’s 3rd upcoming album FREEDOM. The CD is scheduled to be in stores November 25, 2008. The infectious song is the # 1 Most Added at Rhythm Crossover radio stations in its first week of release. The digital single immediately moves into the top 10 of iTunes as the most-downloaded Top Songs. FREEDOM will feature collaborations with Hip- Hop’s “man of the hour” Lil Wayne (”I’m So Paid”) and Akon’s platinum artist T-Pain (”Holla Holla”).
Akon broke out on the music scene in 2004 with the platinum album TROUBLE that featured singles, “Locked Up” and “Lonely.” He returned in 2006 with the triple-platinum-certified KONVICTED CD. The Senegalese native broke chart history in 2007 as the first artist to simultaneously hold the #1 (”I Wanna Love You”) and #2 (”Smack “That”) positions on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart twice. He went on to become Billboard Magazine’s Top Artist of 2007, the # 2 Hot 100 Producer of the Year, and # 2 Hot 100 Songwriter of the year.
Akon won the 2007 American Music Award for Best Male Soul/R&B artist and was honored three times at the World Music Awards. He has achieved gold and platinum certifications in over a dozen countries.
The 5x Grammy nominee’s life story has also become one of the most inspirational music sagas in recent memory, turning his life around after a troubled youth by pursuing a career in music, notching millions in albums sales since his seminal debut album Trouble.
On September 27, 2008 Akon will be on hand at the Think Pink Rock Concert event to support efforts in raising funds to benefit Memorial Sloane Kettering in NY, The Women’s Center for Breast Care at Boca Raton Community Hospital in FL, among other organizations.
