R&B trio Labelle is hitting the studio for a reunion album to be produced by legendary soul hitmakers Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff as well as Lenny Kravitz. The...
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Here are reviews of recently released holiday CDs:
Patti LaBelle, "Miss Patti's Christmas" (Def Soul)
When it comes to Christmas music, Patti LaBelle is almost as...
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Michael Bolton, Patti
LaBelle, Nick Lachey, Kelly Rowland and Blake Shelton have
joined the lineup of NBC's talent competition "Clash of the
Choirs," which will air...
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Patti LaBelle's current tour, "The Gospel According to Patti," is being canceled, the singer announced Monday.
LaBelle, who cited differences with the tour's promoter,...
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Soul diva India.Arie says a
previously unreleased version of her song "I Am Not My Hair"
will finally be heard -- in a new Lifetime Television movie,
"Why I Wore Lipstick to...
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Producer Gregg Field
says that creating the new Ray Charles album "Ray Sings, Basie
Swings," due October 3 from Concord Records and Starbucks Hear
Music, was "like painting...
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With just a few weeks left to spare,
hip-hop duo OutKast has finalized the track list for the
long-awaited soundtrack to its film, "Idlewild."
The album arrives August 22,...
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Chaka Khan, Clint Black and Michael Bolton are among the pop stars who will be part of "Celebrity Duets," a new Fox TV show that pairs singers and celebrities trying to...
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Patti LaBelle, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., Congresswoman Donna Christensen, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jasmine Guy, Hill Harper, former US Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders and many...
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The Rhythm & Blues Foundation, which halted its Pioneer Awards for soul legends three years ago as the organization battled money woes, is reviving the ceremony in June and...
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Renowned singer, songwriter and
producer Kenny Gamble's latest production might be his most
ambitious yet: repositioning his hometown, Philadelphia, as a
national center for...
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50 Cent is lighting up
movie houses, but Saturday night at the Gibson Amphitheatre,
Kanye West proved that he's hip-hop's brightest star: His
100-minute set showed the...
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How big of impact did the hurriane-wrought devastation have on
Hollywood? So big even miserly record labels are coming together to help
out hurricane victims.
Like the...
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The producer of Friday's one-hour telethon to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims said no special precautions will be taken to edit out political statements — even though...
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Alicia Keys, Usher, Patti LaBelle, Cissy Houston, Ashford & Simpson, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Dionne Warwick were among the thousand-plus mourners in Harlem's...
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The funeral service for eight-time Grammy winner Luther Vandross hit just the right notes Friday: soulful, joyful and powerful, an echo of the late singer's unforgettable...
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Family, friends and hundreds of fans gathered in New York Wednesday
to say goodbye to Grammy-winning R&B star Luther Vandross, who died last
Friday at the age of 54.
...
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Grammy winner Luther Vandross, whose deep, lush voice on such hits as "Here and Now" and "Any Love" sold more than 25 million albums while providing the romantic backdrop...
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Coldplay still owns the summer's most sizzling album. And Carrie
Underwood still owns Bo Bice.
After going selling more than
1 million copies in its first two weeks,...
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The third chart entry proves to
be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the
Billboard Hot 100 with "Let Me Love You" (3rd Street/J). The
single moves 3-2,...
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A trip to "The Red Light
District" scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on
the U.S. pop charts Wednesday.
The Atlanta rapper/actor's fourth Disturbing Tha...
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If President Bush wins re-election on Tuesday, you'll see Patti LaBelle with reddened eyes on Wednesday.
The R&B diva, an ardent supporter of Democratic nominee John...
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Harlem's Apollo Theater is in the
spotlight as it celebrates its 70th anniversary.
The NBC special celebrating the venue airs June 19, and a
reissued book offers an...
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Def Soul Classics has signed the
Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley.
The veteran R&B group will release its first album for
Universal Music's Def Jam division in the...
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Usher
has turned Eminem's
world upside down.
Last
week, the Eminem -led D12
World ended Usher's five-week run at number one on the album
chart, but in this week's...
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Kenny Gamble says more unreleased
material from the Philadelphia International vault is in the
offing. On tap: a Patti LaBelle live set and albums by the
Dells and Jean...
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"Motown is Americana. It deserves
to stay alive."
So says Lamont Dozier, one-third of the celebrated Motown
songwriting team that also included brothers Eddie and...
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Isaac Hayes , Patti LaBelle and Buddy Guy will headline the Indy Jazz Fest on June 18-20, which is returning to a three-day format this year.
Ramsey Lewis , Poncho...
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Hours after explaining away that infamous "wardrobe malfunction," Janet Jackson spent the night partying with her boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri, and an assortment of celebrity...
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Generations of families who grew
up singing "Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?" will
soon have a new tune to hum.
In the Sony Wonder April 6 home video release...
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Joss Stone, Deborah Harry and Cyndi Lauper will join previously announced performers Patti LaBelle and Jessica Simpson on stage at this year's "VH1 Divas."
"VH1 Divas"...
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President Bush rocked his head in time to "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and a medley of other patriotic tunes Sunday night during a benefit for the Ford's Theatre, which ended with...
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Mathew Knowles, the guiding force
behind daughter Beyonce's group Destiny's Child, has signed the
O'Jays to a multiple-album deal through his Sony
Music-distributed Music...
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Patti LaBelle and Jessica Simpson will perform at the "VH1 Divas" special, live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on April 18.
Additional performers, presenters and...
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The Grammy
RSVPs are in and it looks like the boobylicious Super Bowl tandem of Janet
Jackson and Justin
Timberlake are still on the guest list, but Luther
Vandross will be...
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Yolanda Adams is two months pregnant with her second child, but the gospel singer isn't slowing down.
Already the mother of a 3-year-old daughter, Adams is still on tour,...
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Another Grammy season is quickly
approaching -- faster this time around thanks to the
accelerated date for the 46th annual awards show (Feb. 8).
The good news: R&B and...
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Complete list of nominees in 105 categories announced Thursday for the 46th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 8 in Los Angeles:
1. Record of the Year: "Crazy in...
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After three solo albums and sales of
more than 3 million units, Wyclef Jean decided it was time for
a musical change in direction and a new label to take that
shift...
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DMX recorded a duet with the legendary singer Patti LaBelle called "Thank You" in New York City on Monday (July 28). MTV.com reports the track samples Alicia Myers' 1982...
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Van Morrison, Patti LaBelle, and Little Richard will be honored by the Songwriters Hall Of Fame at their 34th Annual induction and awards dinner on June 12 in New York City....
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R&B's Patti LaBelle has revealed that she's no longer using the controversial hormone-replacement drug for menopausal women that she used to endorse in television...
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Patti LaBelle has signed a new record deal with Def Jam Classics and is already working on a new album. She joined the label a month ago and said recording began before she...
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Patti LaBelle has learned to live with diabetes since the early 1990s. Mostly it meant changing her diet -- no easy task when on the road. But LaBelle adjusted. Her mother,...
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R&B diva Patti LaBelle is sharing tips on healthy eating in her new cookbook, Patti LaBelle's Lite Cuisine. The book, which comes out April 14, is the long-awaited follow-up...
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R&B legend Patti LaBelle performed at a memorial on Thursday (February 6) for astronauts killed in the Columbia space shuttle disaster. During the service at D.C.'s...
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Patti LaBelle has recorded a special anthem for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) titled "Way Up There." The song, written by longtime LaBelle...
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Nelly and Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland intend to get some help when making the video for their duet--"Dilemma," the Number Two song in the country--according to the...
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R&B legends Smokey Robinson and Patti LaBelle are among the latest additions to the bill for the Rainforest Foundation's 11th annual Carnegie Hall Benefit Concert on...
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Patti LaBelle will receive the MusiCares Heart Award from the Philadelphia chapter of the Recording Academy. The 2002 Heroes Awards ceremony takes place at 6 p.m. ET April...
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A new collection from Patti LaBelle titled Greatest Love Songs came out on Tuesday (January 15), just in time for Valentine's Day (February 14). The love-themed effort...
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Grammy Award-winning singer Patti LaBelle was set to receive Black Entertainment Television's (BET) Walk Of Fame Award on Saturday night (October 20) in honor of both her...
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More than 75 artists, actors, entertainers and athletes came together last weekend to participate in recording sessions for a remake of the Sister Sledge hit "We Are...
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Patti LaBelle, Cheryl "Coko" Gamble, Ashford & Simpson, Jennifer Holliday, and others remake classic rock songs for Rhythm & Spirit: Love Can Build A Bridge album, which is...
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Powerhouse R&B diva Patti LaBelle as well as alterna-soul song stylist Erykah Badu have been added to the mainstage concert program of this year's Essence Music Festival,...
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Powerhouse vocalist Patti LaBelle will perform the national anthem at the 2001 FedEx Orange Bowl being held today (January 3). The Grammy-winning performer and author's...
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Anyone thinking of giving the new cookbooks from Isaac Hayes and Patti LaBelle as holiday gifts might want to give that a second thought. Those were just two of the...
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Patti LaBelle sings songs penned by superstar songwriter Diane Warren on her new album, When A Woman Loves, which will be released October 24.
LaBelle and Warren have...
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Mother's Day is Sunday (May 14), and LAUNCH wanted to know what was on Patti LaBelle's mind. Many artists consider LaBelle a mother figure, since she's known to feed and...
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Superdiva Patti LaBelle will perform the National Anthem at the World Series on Sunday (Oct. 24) evening, as the New York Yankees square off against the Atlanta...
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Honey Nut Cheerios, which last year sponsored tours by Kirk Franklin and the Isley Brothers, will sponsor this summer's "Sisters Soulfest" featuring Chaka Khan and Patti...
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Patti LaBelle, who made a splash on Broadway when she appeared in Your Arms Too Short To Box With God, returns to the Great White Way in June to tape an 80-minute special...
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Patti LaBelle has two Grammy nominations for her latest album Flame. But her real passions will be revealed on her next two projects.
LaBelle is gathering material for a...
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What's being touted as the largest American theater recording ever produced should hit stores in late Spring 1998. The non-cast recording for The Civil War: An American...
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