Five years after the release of their last album, Iron Flag, Wu-Tang Clan has reunited for their long awaited follow-up by signing a new record deal with the man credited for bringing them to the masses. Steve Rifkind, CEO of SRC Records, announced the acquisition of the Staten Island collective this week in a video […]
Mathew Knowles’ Music World Entertainment and Beyoncé Knowles’ Survivor Foundation has teamed with Houston-based Target Hunger to present its 5th Annual Christmas Carnival Extravaganza today (Dec. 16) in Houston, Texas. The one-day event will feature rides, games and live performances from rappers like 2 Much, J Xavier, Mic Little and DJ Energizer. Each child that […]
A DC native and Ft. Greene veteran Tom Terrell has been in the music
industry mix since the early 80s. Among many contributions, Tom has
served Publicity Manager for Verve Records, NPR Commentator, liner note
writer and contributor to Global Rhythms, Jazziz, Vibe, Trace and
Essence, DJ at DC�s 9:30 Club and Alt Rock Champions WHFS-FM.
DV8 Magazine to Produce Ensound Entertainment 1st Annual EnSound Music
Awards Commemorative Issue
Atlanta, Georgia, — DV8 (DEVIATE) Magazine has teamed up with EnSound
Entertainment to present the First Annual EnSound Music Awards
Commemorative Issue. The commemorative issue, which will be distributed at the
EnSound Music Awards on August 19, 2006, will highlight the EnSound
Award Nominees and every type of […]
Charlotte, NC (WEB) July 20, 2006 — The number one destination for
music industry education and networking in the Mid-Atlantic States for 5
years and counting.
The 5th Annual Mid-Atlantic Music Conference will be held November 3 �
5, 2006 in beautiful downtown Charlotte, NC, the largest trading center
in the southeast and the second largest financial center in the […]
Atlanta, GA– July 17, 2006– When CEO/Publicist, Bonyetta Brison
Kitts, decided to open doors to the Atlanta-based public relations agency
The Brison Group, Inc., she was interested in offering services that
would benefit her clients. She wanted to do more than simply write a press
release and secure interviews. She wanted to create new opportunities
that would maximize […]
Berlin, Germany � July, 2006� The 1-2-3 Music Store from easybe.com
empowers independent labels and musicians to sell their music from their
own website, direct to the fans. To date the first of its kind, it opens
up the internet as a sales channel.
It provides a real chance for smaller labels and unsigned artists to
get a fair share […]
Translation Consultation & Brand Imaging , a New York City-based brand marketing firm headed by founder and Chief Creative Officer Steve Stoute, has aligned with General Motors Corp. The company will provide strategic counsel and marketing communications guidance for Chevrolet and other GM vehicle brands in the U.S. on key projects as it helps expand […]
Rumor has it that BET founder Robert “Bob” Johnson is in negotiations
to give Morgan Freeman a run for his money. Last year I reported on how
Morgan Freeman had formed a new production company, Revelations
(www.RevelationsEntertainment.com), intended to be the first video/film
version of iTunes (see
http://www.blackwebportal.com/wire/DA.cfm?ArticleID=2289).
Now the LA Times is reporting (see
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bet14jul14,1,7377888.story) that
one of Robert Johnson’s first […]
A judge has ordered a bankruptcy-trustee to take control of Marion “Suge” Knight’s Death Row Records, ruling that the label has been mismanaged due to accounting practices. Judge Ellen Carroll ruled Friday (July 7) that the label’s accounting practices were in “disarray,” after noting that Knight testified he hasn’t reviewed financial statements in almost a […]
The battle for Death Row Records continues as Lydia and Michael “Harry-O” Harris have filed a new lawsuit against Marion “Suge” Knight pertaining to his April 2006 bankruptcy filing. The new lawsuit, filed in The United States Bankruptcy Court In The Central District of California, Los Angeles Division, is filed against Knight personally and seeks […]
After experiencing success handling recording company functions for Ice Cube’s Lench Mob Records, artist management company The Firm has launched a new music company distributed by EMI. The Firm handled A&R, marketing, promotion and publicity for Ice Cube’s Laugh Now, Cry Later, which was self-financed by the rapper. The album, distributed by EMI, debuted […]