Marty Thomas Presents DIVA Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary with Guest Shoshana Bean, 3/5
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2012 Grammy nominated recording artist and Broadway performer, Marty Thomas (Xanadu, Secret Garden, Wicked) hosts a nightclub act weekly at midtown hotspot Industry Bar every Monday night called Marty Thomas presents DIVA. This Monday night, March 5 marks the one year anniversary for the show and a cele...
BET Announces Fall Premiere Dates for REAL HUSBANDS OF HOLLYWOOD & More
by Tyler Peterson - August 08, 2013 This fall BET Networks unleashes a star studded lineup of original programming and specials that promises to speak to your mind, body, soul - and Tickle your funny bone starting this October....
Bounce TV's 'SOUL TRAIN' and THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY Pay Tribute to Donna Summer, 5/18
by TV News Desk - May 17, 2012 Bounce TV (http://www.bouncetv.com), the nation's first and only broadcast television network for African Americans, will pay tribute to the legendary Donna Summer with 'Bounce TV Remembers Donna Summer,' featuring an episode of Soul Train and her film Thank God It's Friday this Friday, May 18 begin...
APOLLO LIVE Part of BET's 2012 Fall Preview
by Caryn Robbins - August 07, 2012 From the return of an R&B superstar to the newest player in the late night landscape, BET is bringing the heat even when the weather begins to cool....
Beyonce, Kanye West Among Winners of BET's SOUL TRAIN AWARDS
by Caryn Robbins - November 26, 2012 Soul Train Awards 2012, held at Planet Hollywood Live in Las Vegas, was simulcast on BET and Centric on November 25th at 8PM ET/PT. The audience was treated to the best in music entertainment. ...
Charlie Wilson Returns to the Fox Theatre, 4/8
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2012 Grammy nominated and Soul Train Award icon, Charlie Wilson, will return to Detroit's historic Fox Theatre to celebrate an "Easter Spectacular" with special guests Kelly Price and Kindred the Family Soul on Sunday, April 8 at 7 p.m....
Motown Artist KEM to Perform at Detroit's AMERICA'S THANKSGIVING PARADE
by Caryn Robbins - November 21, 2012 Motown recording artist KEM will perform a song from his new album, WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS, during Local 4 WDIV-TV's live broadcast from America's Thanksgiving Parade tomorrow, November 22, 2012. KEM's performance will kick off the parade in the 9:00am hour of the broadcast....
Charlie Wilson Returns to the Fox Theatre, 4/8
by Kelsey Denette - February 22, 2012 Grammy nominated and Soul Train Award icon, Charlie Wilson, will return to Detroit's historic Fox Theatre to celebrate an "Easter Spectacular" with special guests Kelly Price and Kindred the Family Soul on Sunday, April 8 at 7 p.m....
Motown Artist KEM to Perform at Detroit's AMERICA'S THANKSGIVING PARADE
by Caryn Robbins - November 21, 2012 Motown recording artist KEM will perform a song from his new album, WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS, during Local 4 WDIV-TV's live broadcast from America's Thanksgiving Parade tomorrow, November 22, 2012. KEM's performance will kick off the parade in the 9:00am hour of the broadcast....
The Recording Academy Issues A Statement On The Passing Of Don Cornelius
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 01, 2012 Neil Portnow President/CEO of The Recording Academy has issued a statement on Don Cornelius...
Centric Celebrates 'Black Music Month,' Beg. Today, 6/2
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2012 Centric commemorates June's Black Music Month by honoring the legendary history of African-American music with a series of specials and documentaries including an original documentary celebrating the life and legacy of Soul Train creator Don Cornelius....
Regal Theatre Presents STRATOSFUNK SOUL TRAIN Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013 Let's set the scene: It's the 1960s. Soul and R&B saturate the air-waves and major record labels like Motown, Stax and Atlantic are churning out incredible dance records, hit after hit, year after year. Aretha Franklin, Ike & Tina, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, The Temptations...
THE KING'S MEN Set for Detroit's Fox Theatre, 10/12
by Max Schwager - May 14, 2012 Four of the most successful performers in gospel music history, Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, Donnie McClurkin and Israel Houghton, will share the same stage for the very first time when they embark on "The King's Men" concert tour this fall. The historic U.S. tour will hit Detroit's Fox Theatre on Fr...
Earth, Wind & Fire Performs at Fox Theatre for First Time Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2013 Earth, Wind & Fire, the groundbreaking funk-rock-soul-jazz ensemble who has been laying down their signature grooves for more than 40 years, will be bringing their classic hits and the sounds of their new studio album, Now, Then & Forever, to The Fox Theatre tonight, October 2 at 8 PM....
Magic Johnson to Bring SOUL TRAIN to Broadway?
by Jessica Lewis - February 23, 2012 According to EW.com, Soul Train, the popular musical variety show that ran in syndication from October 1971 to March 2006, may be getting Broadway treatment, thanks to Magic Johnson. The former NBA star-turned-entrepreneur purchased the Soul Train brand in 2011 and has been considering reviving it ...
THE KING'S MEN Set for Detroit's Fox Theatre, 10/12
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2012 Four of the most successful performers in gospel music history, Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, Donnie McClurkin and Israel Houghton, will share the same stage for the very first time when they embark on "The King's Men" concert tour this fall. The historic U.S. tour will hit Detroit's Fox Theatre on Fr...
Big Stars Take Center Stage at SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2013 Premiering on BET Today
by TV News Desk - December 01, 2013 It's lights, camera, soul in the great city of Las Vegas as some of music's biggest hit makers grace the stage on this year's SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2013....
Detroit's Fox Theatre Hosts an Easter Jazz Spectacular Starring George Duke & Stanley Clark, 3/30
by Kelsey Denette - January 16, 2013 George Duke and Stanley Clark reunite to celebrate an "Easter Jazz Spectacular" with Boney James and Incognito featuring Maysa Leak and Najee on Saturday, March 30 at 8 p.m. Tickets ($45.50, $65.50, $75.50 and $85.50) go on sale Saturday, January 19 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at OlympiaEnterta...
Scoop: REVOLUTION on NBC - Tonight, October 15, 2012
by Claire Hannum - October 15, 2012 Get all the scoop on REVOLUTION, airing on NBC tonight, October 15, 2012!...
Centric Celebrates 'Black Music Month,' Beg. Today, 6/2
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2012 Centric commemorates June's Black Music Month by honoring the legendary history of African-American music with a series of specials and documentaries including an original documentary celebrating the life and legacy of Soul Train creator Don Cornelius....
Cedric the Entertainer to Host SOUL TRAIN AWARDS on BET, 11/25
by Caryn Robbins - November 19, 2012 The network premiere of Soul Train Awards 2012 will be televised simultaneously on Centric and BET on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 8pm ET/PT....
Aurora Theatre Funny Fridays to Feature Mia Jackson & Debra Cole 6/21
by Robert Diamond - June 04, 2013 Aurora Theatre Funny Fridays celebrates another great year of club comedy performances on the square in downtown Lawrenceville as headliner Andy Sandford is joined on the main stage by comediennes Mia Jackson and Debra Cole. See them all in one big show in the "big room" on Aurora Theatre's Mainstag...
Jennifer Hudson Among Performance Line-Up for 2013 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS
by Caryn Robbins - October 10, 2013 Billboard.com reports that Jennifer Hudson, Tamar Braxton and Smokey Robinson will be among the performers of the 2013 Soul Train Awards....
R&B Star Brian McKnight Performs in Modesto September 28
by Robert Diamond - September 18, 2012 McKnight will perform at the Gallo Center for the Arts at 8 pm on Friday, September 28. Tickets are on sale now and range from $25 to $75. Groups of 15 or more are eligible for a 15% discount. For tickets and more information, visit GalloArts.org, or call (209) 338-2100. ...
TV One Announces Cast for New Reality Series R&B DIVAS: LA
by Caryn Robbins - February 12, 2013 The next chapter in TV One's highly successful R&B Divas reality franchise unfolds with new series R&B DIVAS: LA. The series, following the lives and careers of Kelly Price, Chante Moore, Lil' Mo, Claudette Ortiz, Michel'le and Dawn Robinson, will begin production this month in Los Angeles with an a... |