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Byron Cage’s new CD ‘Memoirs of a Worshipper ‘ in stores June 19
Byron Cage, who has become a household name in Gospel music after such Top-10 worship anthems as “The Presence of the Lord” and “I Will Bless the Lord,” is pouring his heart out in his new and ninth...
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Verizon’s ‘How Sweet the Sound’ Returns to D.C.
by drowley@washingtoninformer.com (WI Web Staff Report) Local Choirs Perform to Win Prizes, Advance to National Finale (Tickets Go On Sale 10 a.m., June 22) WASHINGTON, DC – Critics from coast to...
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Jeffrey Osborne Preps for First ‘Soul Train Cruise’ with Don Cornelius in Mind
*Jeffrey Osborne may not be a fan of cruises, but he is a fan of Don Cornelius. So much so that the former L.T.D. frontman had no trouble signing on for his first “Soul Train Cruise” in light of one...
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Brooklyn’s Barclays Center to Host NBA Basketball and will be the ‘Home of...
(left-right) Dr. Karen Smith Daughtry, Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry, Bruce Ratner, Rev. Al Sharpton, Hezekiah Walker (Photo Credit: Adam Pantozzi/Barclays Center) *The Barclays Center is slated to open...
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Jeffrey Osborne Reminisces Over L.T.D. Era and Break Up
*Life in the solo lane has been kind to Jeffrey Osborne. With songs like “On the Wings of Love,” “You Should Be Mine (The Woo Song)” and “She’s On the Left,” it would be easy to distance himself from...
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Chicago gospel music museum set to open this fall in Bronzeville
By DAVE HOEKSTRA Staff Reporter/dhoekstra@suntimes.com Records and photos (above, Mahalia Jackson) from the Rev. Stanley Keeble’s personal collection will be displayed at the Chicago Gospel Music...
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Third World June 27th – 7:00pm Rockefeller Park
RTWT WILL BE THERE Third World June 27th – 7:00pm Rockefeller Park Rockefeller Park, Battery Park City at the corner of River Terrace and Warren Street Third World are one of the longest-lived reggae...
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Marcus Eley Discusses CD, ‘But Not Forgotten: Music by African-American...
[But Not Forgotten: Music by African-American Composers for Clarinet & Piano; Marcus Eley, clarinet; Lucerne DeSa, piano; Sono Luminus DSL-92156 (U.S. release date July 31, 2012)] William J. Zick...
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Jill Scott’s Summer Block Party – For Adults Only
When Jill Scott throws a Block Party, like the one she staged at the Verizon Center last Thursday, let it be known that this was not your average family outing! This party was strictly for grown...
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Harlem Opera Singer 1st Black To Top U.K. Classical Charts
By Terrell Jermaine Starr Noah Stewart (pictured) grew up in Harlem dreaming of the day he would take center stage at Carnegie Hall in his hometown of New York and The Royal Opera House in London. And...
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Anita Baker to release new album, ’21st Century Love,’ on Nov. 9
RTWT LOVES ANITA BAKER Grammy-winning R&B singer Anita Baker will release a new album, titled “21st Century Love,” on Nov. 9, according to a statement today from EMI Music. The music company says...
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Verizon’s How Sweet The Sound
Sep 10 , 2012 Verizon’s How Sweet the Sound Gospel Celebration, the country’s premiere and most prestigious gospel music experience, returns to Philips Arena for its fifth year of celebrating the...
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Trillectro, a New Event for a New Era
Daylong Music Festival Debuts in Southeast A weekend getaway to the West Coast for a popular music-fest inspired three college friends to take the best of what the event had to offer, put their...
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Fresh Beginnings for Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq has more than one sound ringing in his head these days. As he begins work on a new album in his Los Angeles studio, he’s already moving beyond the classic soul flavor of 2011′s...
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How The Music Industry Monopoly Really Works
by Jeriko One Source: rap rehab The truth is that big business controls the types of music and artists that get exposure and become popular. The record industry is a $14 billion dollar business. The...
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Mint Condition: New CD an improvement, but not a return to glory days
by Dwight Hobbes Mint Condition Music @ the Speed of Life is an improvement on 2008’s E-Life, a static, paint-by-number disappointment from a band renowned for fresh, even innovative fare. But, not by...
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Pop That: On Misogyny in Pop Culture [OPINION]
SPELMAN COLLEGE OUTRAGE AGAINST MISOGYNISTIC MUSIC PROMPTS MOREHOUSE PROFESSOR DR. DAVID WALL RICE TO SPEAK OUT ByDAVID WALL RICE Spelman College’s Market Friday has lasted forever. Students from...
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Ziggy Marley Chats Live Album, Dad’s Legacy, More
by Starrene Rhett Rocque, Jetmag.com Being the son of a reggae legend comes with high expectations but that’s no sweat to Ziggy Marley. The Grammy-winning musician is keeping up the Marley name with...
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Música Soul: The Soundtrack of the Black Power Movement in Brazil
by Ann-Marie Nicholson, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture “If we had said ‘Negro power’ nobody would get scared. Everybody would support it. If we said power for colored people, everybody...
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Africa’s music industry grows to its own beat
By JAKE BRIGHT Africa’s music business is booming, led by Nigeria, and data on its contribution to growth are starting to emerge Africa’s contemporary music scene, led largely by Nigeria, is...
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