Motown Announces Summer Release Schedule.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 15, 2001 Coming out of the cold, Motown is getting ready to heat up the music scene over the next few months with releases ranging from hip-hop to reggae. Motown enters into the hip hop hip-hop or hip hop n. 1. A popular urban youth culture, closely associated with rap music and with the style and fashions of African-American inner-city residents. 2. Rap music. adj. arena with new music from industry vets Queen Pen and AZ. Queen Pen, who achieved Gold success on her debut, follows up with the aggressive "CONVERSATIONS WITH QUEEN." Queen Pen continues to tell stories of her own experiences through the fire spitting lyrics. Viewed as a true originator, AZ returns with "9 LIVES." The first single, "Problems" which features a vintage sample of deBarge's 1984 hit "Love Me In a Special Way," is already climbing the charts. Through the recent worldwide distribution pact with Ghetto Youths International, Motown releases "HALFWAY TREE" from Damian Marley Damian Marley (born July 21, 1978 in Kingston, Jamaica), is a three time Grammy-winning reggae artist and is the youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley. Damian was two years old when his father died, and is the only child born to Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976. . Executive produced by brother Stephen Marley Stephen Marley may refer to:
Closing out the summer will be "SUPERHERO su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. " from pop vocalist, Brian McKnight. The first single, "Love Of My Life," ships to radio early July. Brian continues to serve as singer, songwriter, producer, and musician on "SUPERHERO," which contains a duet with Justin Timberlake of N'Sync. Later this month Brian will receive the Pop Songwriter of the Year Award from ASCAP ASCAP abbr. American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers . Motown will also continue the promotion campaigns for India.Arie, whose debut, "ACOUSTIC SOUL" was certified Gold earlier this week; as well as BeBe Winans BeBe Winans (born Benjamin Winans, 17 September 1962, in Detroit, Michigan) is a Grammy Award winning gospel and R&B singer. He is a member of the noted Winans family, most members of which are also gospel artists. who just released "Jesus Children" featuring Stevie Wonder from "LOVE & FREEDOM." Release Date Artist Title ------------ ------ ----- May 22 Queen Pen CONVERSATIONS WITH QUEEN June 5 Rasheeda DIRTY SOUTH June 12 AZ 9 LIVES June 19 Henchmen Entertainment BULLETPROOF LOVE July 24 Trav TRAV August 14 Prophet Jones PROPHET JONES August 21 Damien "Jr. Gong" Marley HALFWAY TREE August 21 Ron J DUNN DEAL August 28 Brian McKnight SUPER HERO |
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