TheUrbanMusicScene.com | "New Releases & Current News"
~~ New Music & News For The Adult Urban Music Listener! ~~
News/New Releases: Category Archive for Announcements

Ellis Marsalis & Kris Bowers Teamed to Present Music Education Programs

Sax Legend Charlie Parker's Saxophone Up For Sale

Apollo Theater Inducts Lionel Ritchie & The Late Etta James Into Legends Hall of Fame...

Ten-Time GRAMMY Award Winner Chaka Khan Joined Icons for International Jazz Day Concert

FRESH MUSIC FEST 2012 Adds Jody Watley To The Lineup

Fred Hammond Brings His Sounds to 2012 McDonald's Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour

MOST POWERFUL VOICES GOSPEL COMPETITION WINNER ANNOUNCED!

APOLLO LIVE To Hold Auditions in New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago and Atlanta

Keyshia Cole Returns to BET for New Original Docu-drama, 'KEYSHIA COLE: FAMILY FIRST' | Premieres Fall 2012

CeeLo Green Heads to the Studio with Purrfect the Cat to Put Spin on A New Jingle

Pepsi Announces Exclusive Global Partnership with the Estate of Michael Jackson

The 2012 ESSENCE Music Festival Announces The Return of R&B Singer D'Angelo

80's R&B Group TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB is BACK!

"The Essential Mariah Carey" from Columbia Records | Coming May 8th, 2012

Roberta Flack To Appear on Access Hollywood and Dave Koz Radio Show

WealthTV Premieres New Series, "Insider's Look" Featuring Ray J

Viking Announces Acquisition Of Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock's Memoir

J.J.A. Announces Nominees for 16th JJA Jazz Awards

Gina Carey Wins 2012 Jazz Music Award in the Desert Music Video Contest

SongVest & Larry Dunn of Earth, Wind & Fire Offers Opportunity To Share Partial Song Royalty Rights

Crooner Lenny Williams to Appear on The Jimmy Fallon Show on April 12th, 2012

Shanachie Entertainment Relaunches New Website

Trumpet Great Louis Armstrong's Final Recorded Performance To Be Released for First Time

Aretha Franklin Celebrates Her 70th Birthday!

Gospel Newcomer Mario Brown Signs with Bronx Bridge Entertainment & F. Hammond Music

Tyrese Gibson, Jill Scott & Blair Underwood Presents... "A Dreamer's Dream"

LISTEN to R&B Songbird Terry Dexter's New Single "Sunshine" From New Album "Rebirth Motown" (Coming Soon)

BET News & CENTRIC to Broadcast Live Coverage of Whitney Houston's Funeral Services | Feb. 18th @ 11:30am ET

Roberta Flack's New Album "LET IT BE ROBERTA: ROBERTA FLACK SINGS THE BEATLES" Lands in Billboard Top 200!

Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) Pays Tribute to Whitney Houston on Feb. 16th, 2012

Sirius XM Radio Launches "Whitney Houston Tribute Channel"

The Highly Anticipated Tribute Album, Celebrating Curtis Hairston, is Coming SOON!!

Terence Blanchard's Score for Film, "Red Tails" is Available NOW

Audio Fidelity to Release Vinyl ReIssue of Sade's "Diamond Life" for Valentine's Day

R&B Songstress Syleena Johnson Joins RKD Music Management

Peermusic Announces Publishing Agreement with Tyrese Gibson

Vivica Fox to Host the Allstate Gospel Superfest on March 23rd, 2012

Kirk Whalum to Stream Live 2-Hour Live Concert in Conjunction to the Release of "Romance Language" CD

Federal Judge to Powell: You're Not a Platter

Jazz Band The Yellowjackets Founding Member Jimmy Haslip to Take Year-Long Hiatus

Actress Tre Armstrong to Receive Award at the 3rd Annual Black History Month Gala in Ottawa

GRAMMY® Nominee Adele to Make a Return to the Stage on the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards®

BET and CENTRIC Will Showcase Black History Month with Special Programming

Erica Campbell & Warryn Campbell Welcome Their New Baby Girl - Zaya Monique Campbell

R&B Superstar Ne-Yo Moves to Motown | Appointed Senior Vice President of A&R, Motown Records

Music World Gospel Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary!

DOVE Award Winning Vocalist Lynda Randle Signs with C&C Music Group

CD Baby Launches New Music Sync Licensing Service

Funk Legend George Clinton To Receive Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music

Gospel Duo MARY MARY Wins 2 Stellar Awards

Music World Entertainment Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary

Esperanza Spalding Releases "Radio Music Society" on March 20th, 2012

Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle, Cicely Tyson and Common to Perform at BET HONORS 2012 | Feb. 13th, 2012

Soul/Jazz singer N'Dambi licenses “Imitator” to Bose Speakers

Troy Bell Signs With World Entertainment Agency

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!

BET HONORS to Recognize 7 Legends for Outstanding Achievements | To Broadcast in Early 2012

Siedah Garrett to Release Fan-Funded Project - Tribute to Michael Jackson

"VH1 DIVAS Celebrates Soul" Includes Special Tribute to Amy Winehouse | Dec. 19th, 2011

Trumpeter Terence Blanchard Completes Score for New Movie, "RED TAILS" | Coming Jan. 20th, 2012

13th Annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards to Honor Kirk Franklin & Hezekiah Walker | Jan. 13th, 2012

"VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul" Adds Anita Baker, Mavis Staples, Wanda Jackson and Ledisi as Performers & Much More!

Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck's Masterpiece "Time Out" Certified Double Platinum by RIAA

Grammy Winner Gloria Gaynor’s #1 ‘I Will Survive’ to Be Inducted In 2012 Grammy Hall of Fame

R&B Songstress Karyn White Makes a BIG Return with New Single, "Sista Sista"

Jazz & Classics Division of Concord Music Group Receives 9 Grammy Nominations

DL Media Clients Receives 8 Grammy Nominations in Six Categories

Mint Condition's Lead Singer Stokley Williams Receives 2 Grammy Nominations!

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts names Jason Moran Artistic Advisor for Jazz

Big Stars Join Forces with Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & Scorpio for "The Message" on 'The Grammy Nominations Concert Live'

"VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul" Special To Air December 19th on VH1

WE tv Introduces New Original Series, "MARY MARY" | Premieres March 29th, 2012

The Recording Academy® Announces 2012 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame® Inductees

Estelle Announces Release of Highly Anticipated, "All Of Me" on Feb. 28th, 2012

Quincy Jones Endorses Danette Meyers for District Attorney of Los Angeles County

Help 4 Jeff Golub Online Charity Auction | Going On NOW

Gospel Singer Earnest Pugh Gathers 4 Stellar Award Nominations

R&B Singer Kem Joins the Cast of Movie Remake 'Sparkle'

CANON U.S.A. Launches New Printer Feat. Herbie Hancock

Hit Gospel Duo Mary Mary Garners 6 2012 Stellar Awards Nominations

Music Legend Lionel Ritchie will Debut Tracks from Highly Anticipated Country Duets Album, "Tuskegee" at "The 45th Annual CMA Awards" | Nov. 9th, 2011

Multi Faceted Singer Dorothy Leigh Receives Nominations in the 54th Annual Grammy Awards 2012 - 1st Round

"America's Church Choir" Named at Verizon's How Sweet the Sound National Finale | Concludes Oct. 28th, 2011

"The Original 7Ven" to be Opening Act on the 3rd Annual 2011 'Soul Train Awards' | Nov. 17th, 2011

GLEE's Amber Riley to Join Sheryl Lee Ralph's 21st Annual Divas Simply Singing! | Oct. 22nd, 2011

"Black Girls Rock!™ 2011" to Honor Angela Davis, Shirley Caesar, Taraji P. Henson, Laurel J. Richie, Imani Walker, Malika Saada Saar, and Tatyana Ali | on BET - Nov. 6th, 2011

Music World Artist Management & Le'Andria Johnson Entered into Worldwide Agreement

Grooveshark Signs Licensing Deals With DashGo & NuGroove Records

CD Baby Launches New MusicStore for Facebook

Jazz Great Ramsey Lewis to Receive "Joie de Vivre" Award

Epic Records To Release "IMMORTAL" - The New Album From Michael Jackson on Nov. 21st, 2011

La Toya Jackson to Join Michael Forever Tribute

Family of R&B Singer/Songwriter Vesta Williams Speaks | Funeral Set for Oct 4th, 2011

Island Def Jam Music Group Partners with Breyon Prescott and Chamleon Entertainment

Patti Austin Announced as the Spokesperson for the Foundation for Social Change

Legend Roberta Flack To Release New Album of Beatles Classics | CHECK OUT NEW VIDEO!

Gloria Estefan To Release New Album, "Miss Little Havana" Exclusively with Target

Slated for the 21st DIVAS Simply Singing! R&B Singer Vesta Williams Has Passed Away...

NEW MUSIC VIDEO: Tyrese feat Taraji P. Henson in "Stay"!

Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Finalists Share the Stage with Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson and More