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Live Nation Partners With Kirk Franklin For First Major U.S. Gospel Tour Featuring "The King's Men" - Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, Donnie McClurkin And Israel Houghton

3 May, 2012 Author: NYCityBlack Admin
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Live Nation Partners With Kirk Franklin For First Major U.S. Gospel Tour Featuring

Historic Gospel Tour to Hit Major Venues this Fall

Four of the most successful performers in gospel music history, Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, Donnie McClurkin and Israel Houghton, announce today that they 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 major venues in 15 U.S. cities beginning on Sunday, September 16th at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, AZ, and culminating in Brooklyn, NY, at Barclays Center on Sunday, October 14th.

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Beyonce Releases "Live At Roseland" App

7 Jan, 2012 Author: NYCityBlack Admin
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Beyonce Releases

FULL CONCERT WITH BEHIND THE SCENES AND SURPRISE CONTENT FOR THE AVID BEYONCE FAN

Beyonce's sold-out four nights at New York's famed Roseland Ballroom back in August was a resounding success with the first night's tickets selling out in a record 22 seconds.  "4 Intimate Nights With Beyonce" was a fan and critical favorite with Rolling Stone Magazine declaring that the club had turned into a coliseum with Beyonce's "rafter-rattling force."

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Mathew Knowles' Music World Gospel Holds the #1, #2, and #10 Positions on Billboard's Top Gospel Album Chart

24 Dec, 2011 Author: NYCityBlack Admin
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Mathew Knowles' Music World Gospel Holds the #1, #2, and #10 Positions on Billboard's Top Gospel Album Chart

Amber Bullock's New CD, Thank You Debuts at #1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Album Chart

The Awakening of Le'Andria Johnson Holds at #2 for Six Weeks on Billboard's Top Gospel Album Chart

Le'Andria's Debut CD Spent Eight Weeks at #1 and Her Holiday CD, Christmas Best Lands at #10

Music World Gospel is #5 on the Gospel Album Labels Chart in Billboard's Year-End Issue

As we celebrate the holiday season and approach the end of the year, Mathew Knowles' Music World Gospel dominates Billboard's Top Gospel Album chart, holding the #1, # 2, #10, #29 and #50 positions this week.  Amber Bullock's debut project, Thank You, entered at #1, and GRAMMY® nominee Le'Andria Johnson's The Awakening of Le'Andria Johnson, which spent eight weeks at #1, holds at #2 for six weeks. Le'Andria's holiday CD, Christmas Best, holds at #10. Label mate and this year's GRAMMY nominee Trin-i-tee 5:7's current CD, Angel & Chanelle, maintains its position at #29 after spending 28 weeks on the charts. And Interface Entertainment/Music World Gospel worship leader Micah Stampley's One Voice lands at #50. "The label has had a banner year," said Mathew Knowles, founder, President and CEO of Music World Gospel. "We have demonstrated significant growth and had several major artist signings this year. In 2012, we are expanding the label's release schedule to include over 45 new releases. We have other faith-based acquisitions that we will be announcing in the coming months." This year, Music World Gospel experienced a 115 plus percent revenue increase from 2010, and the label moved to the Top 5 on the Gospel Album Labels chart from #9 in 2010 on Billboard's Year-End charts.

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FUNKIN’ Right! George Clinton Takes Action

12 Dec, 2011 Author: NYCityBlack Admin
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FUNKIN’ Right! George Clinton Takes Action

At the age of 70, George Clinton continues to record and tour tirelessly, energizing sold out crowds worldwide and partnering with DC NetCast Media Group to reignite his music and publishing catalogue through the exploitation of new media. In a quest to recover a bevy of intellectual properties that were allegedly pilfered early in his career, Clinton filed an aggressive litigation on Monday that completes a decade long struggle to recover what is his

George Clinton continues to record and tour tirelessly at 70 and yet he still finds time to fight in court to right a “ton of wrongs” (Case # CV11-10062; Central District of California); plus he recently partnered with DC NetCast Media Group to reignite his music and publishing catalogue through the exploitation of new media.

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Music World Gospel Releases Two Highly-Anticipated Albums TODAY December 6: Amber Bullock's Thank You and Le'Andria Johnson's Christmas Best at Walmart, Best Buy, Target and at All Online Retailers Everywhere

12 Dec, 2011 Author: NYCityBlack Admin
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Music World Gospel Releases Two Highly-Anticipated Albums TODAY December 6: Amber Bullock's Thank You and Le'Andria Johnson's Christmas Best at Walmart, Best Buy, Target and at All Online Retailers Everywhere

Trin-i-tee 5:7 and Le'Andria Johnson Receive GRAMMY Nominations

Mathew Knowles' Music World Gospel releases two highly-anticipated albums today, Tuesday, December 6. Amber Bullock's Thank You and Le'Andria Johnson's Best Christmas are available at all traditional, non-traditional and online retail outlets everywhere including Walmart, Best Buy, Target, Amazon and iTunes.

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