Motown Gospel celebrates six GRAMMY® nominations across its diverse roster of artists, as announced yesterday by the Recording Academy. Multiple GRAMMY®-winner Tye Tribbett picked up two nominations—one for Best Gospel Performance/Song (“Get Up”) and the other for Best Gospel Album (All Things New). Acclaimed jazz duo The Baylor Project earned a nod for The Evening:
Gospel music icon, CeCe Winans‘ Daughter Ashley Rose Philips is expecting her second child with her husband, Kenny Philips. The lovely couple who got married in September 2017, welcomed their first child and son, Wyatt Thomas Phillips, in 2020. With a heart full of joy, Excited CeCe Winans took to Instagram to share the good
Celebrated Nigerian gospel singer, Bamike Oba Adeyemi, popularly known as OBA is pleased to announce that her sophomore album, AKODA, originally released in 2012, is available now to download/stream on all major digital platforms worldwide. The digital re-release of the 10-year-old project comes a few weeks ahead of OBA’s 50th birthday celebration concert and brand-new
What: Lionel Richie Back to Las Vegas! When: January 14, 15 & 18 Where: Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas Click the banner below to get tickets. The post Lionel Richie “Back to Las Vegas!” 2023 appeared first on Smooth Jazz and Smooth Soul.
What: Newport Beach Jazz Festival Where: Hyatt Regency Newport Beach When: June 2-4, 2023 Weekend Passes are now available for the 27th Annual Subaru Newport Beach Jazz Festival June 2-4, 2023. Yet another weekend of world-class jazz, R&B, soul music, gourmet food and drink, sophisticated shopping, and dancing ’til sundown at the iconic Hyatt Regency Newport Beach!
What: Rick Braun’s Rover Cruise 2023 When: The week of July 25, and the week of August 1, 2023 Where: Sailing on the Moselle River, between Luxembourg and Nuremberg, Germany Artists: Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Vincent Ingala, & special guest Dave Koz Packages are going fast. Click the banner below to visit their main site
As the lights dim, a dog wags its tail as it looks up at its master, a tall, clean-cut man whose silhouette fills the doorway … Read More “Overdue Ovation: Han Bennink Likes to See the Horizon” The post Overdue Ovation: Han Bennink Likes to See the Horizon appeared first on JazzTimes.
Pianist Masaru Imada is still alive at 90 and living, I presume, somewhere in the Tokyo he’s called home for most of those 90 years. … Read More “Masaru Imada Trio + 1: Planets (BBE)” The post Masaru Imada Trio + 1: Planets (BBE) appeared first on JazzTimes.
R&B singer B. Smyth has died at age 28. His older brother Denzil Smith confirmed the news in a video post that was shared on Smyth’s official Instagram page. “Today regretfully I have to announce that my brother has passed away this morning from respiratory failure after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis,” he wrote.
Givēon has earned yet another award from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His 2020 track “Still Your Best” has been certified platinum after selling one million equivalent units. It’s his sixth platinum-certified single to date. Givēon’s recent RIAA awards include “For Tonight” (platinum); “Heartbreak Anniversary” (4x multi-platinum); “Stuck On You” (platinum); “Like I