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2011 Top Ten Indie Artists: Indie is the New Major...especially for R&B!

Date Added: 12/30/2011 10:34:22 AM | Dr. Syleecia Thompson | Comments: 18

What a difference a year makes! The year 2011 can be considered as the “Rise of the Independent Artist” coupled with the growth of independent record label releases. In 2011, we saw major R&B artists jump on the “Indie is the New Major” bandwagon and take risks in an ever-changing and volatile music industry. Tyrese, Kelly Price, Syleena Johnson, Joe and countless others took music to a new...

NEW RELEASES: Joe's 'The Good, The Bad, The Sexy,' Lalah Hathaway's 'Where It All Begins,' More

Date Added: 10/18/2011 11:29:46 AM | SR Staff | Comments: 0

Joe - The Good, The Bad, The Sexy (Kedar Entertainment)

“The Good, The Bad, The Sexy” is the ninth studio offering from R&B veteran Joe and the follow-up to his critically acclaimed album ‘Signature.’ “This is a very great album, more mainstream,” Joe tells Singersroom exclusively. “Different from ‘Signature’ completely. It’s really more mainstream, and still a mix between m...

EXCLUSIVE: Joe Says Fans Would Be Disappointed in Euro Pop Sound, Plots Mainstream Album

Date Added: 7/6/2011 9:26:56 AM | Connie Tang | Comments: 5

Veteran R&B singer Joe is set to release his ninth studio album entitled ‘The Good, The Bad, The Sexy’ this coming fall. This project will serve as the follow-up to the crooner’s critically acclaimed album ‘Signature’ after a two-year hiatus. However, fans should expect a different sound from this new LP than the previous.

“This is a very great album, more mainstream,” Joe tells...

NEW RELEASES: Jill Scott's 'The Light Of The Sun,' Jagged Edge's 'Remedy'

Date Added: 6/21/2011 11:36:57 AM | SR Staff/Aleta Watson | Comments: 1

Jill Scott - The Light Of The Sun (Warner Bros. Records)

'The Light Of The Sun,' Jill Scott's highly anticipated fourth studio album and the follow-up to RIAA gold-certified, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3, hits stores today. The album features the lead single "

R&B Singers Joe, Ledisi and Company Readies 'Sacred Love Songs 2'

Date Added: 5/16/2011 4:43:07 PM | SR Staff | Comments: 0

Love is in the air and we have the “Jumping The Broom” film to credit. Grammy winner T.D. Jakes has tapped several R&B stars for the forthcoming second installment of his Sacred Love Songs series compilation album. Inspired by his newly produced film “Jumping The Broom,” Sacred Love Songs 2 will be in-stores May 31 and features romantic love songs that pair the best talent in gospel and R&am...

R&B Singer Joe to Release Live Album

Date Added: 10/6/2010 2:13:30 PM | SR Staff | Comments: 4

R&B balladeer Joe is gearing up for the release of his first ever CD/DVD Combo project, with the new album, ‘Joe Live From Japan.’

‘Joe Live From Japan’ is the follow-up to Joe’s 2009 iTune’s Best R&B Album, ‘Signature,’ which moved 49,000 copies and landed #7 on the Billboard 200 Chart.

Joe has been touring since the album’s release via Kedar Entertainment. Staying true to...

Mary Mary, Joe Join Essence Music Fest Line Up

Date Added: 07/01/10 | By SR Staff | Comments: 0

Mary Mary and Joe have joined the 2010 Essence Music Festival line up.

According organizers, the "Yesterday" and "Ride" singers will headline its Coca Cola super lounge with Lalah Hathaway over the weekend.

"The ESSENCE Music Festival presented by Coca-Cola continues to provide the opportunity for us to put ice-cold Coca-Cola in the hands of thousands of African Americans as they e...

Fat Joe Investigated Over Alleged Assault

Date Added: 06/22/10 | By SR Staff | Comments: 0

Hip Hop recording artist Fat Joe was subject to an investigation in Wisconsin Monday.

According to TMZ, sources say the "What's Love" rapper was detained after a 33-year-old woman told cops he and his entourage sexually assaulted her inside a limo after a concert at The Orpheum Theater.

Madison Wisconsin Police say the woman claimed that she "found herself inside of a Cadillac limous...

Joe Jackson Retracts, Claims Katherine Did Not Kill Michael

Date Added: 06/15/10 | By SR Staff | Comments: 2

Joe Jackson is humming a different tune just hours after an exclusive interview he granted with News of the World pitted him against his wife, Katherine, a woman he says could have prevented Michael Jackson's death.

Speaking up late Monday, Jackson now wants us to forget that he nearly called his wife an unfit and unresponsive mother.

"Katherine did not kill my son," he

Melanie Fiona, Joe Lead Hampton Fest 2010

Date Added: 04/02/10 | By SR Staff | Comments: 1

On June 25-27, 2010 the 43rd annual Hampton Jazz Festival will return to the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia for yet another soulful weekend of unforgettable entertainment featuring performances from Melanie Fiona, Joe and more...

Presented by Chrysler-Jeep Hampton Roads Dealers, this year's festival features top jazz, pop, R&B, and blues performers in the nat...

Fat Joe Gone Dark With E1 Music Deal

Date Added: 03/30/10 | By SR Staff | Comments: 1

Fat Joe is looking forward to a brighter future thanks to a recently inked deal with E1 Music.

"It's been a long time coming. I have a long history with Alan Grunblatt and everyone at E1. Although it's a small label, they have the best marketing and promotion staff in the hip hop game and I'm looking forward to working with them on my new album, 'The Dark Side,'" the Terror Squad leader and...

Trey Songz, Keys and Joe Join Essence 2010 Line Up

Date Added: 02/23/10 | Newsroom | Comments: 0

Trey Songz, Alicia Keys and Joe top the list of this year's latest round of performers slated to travel to New Orleans for the 2010 Essence Music Festival !

Joining previously announced headliner Mary J. Blige, the trio was confirmed to perform Monday, accompanied by a roster of R&B, Soul and Hip Hop talent that rivals last year's celebrated festival. Among that talent is LL Cool J, J...

Joe, Maxwell Score Signature Top 10 Week At Billboard

Date Added: 07/23/09 | Newsroom | Comments: 3

R&B balladeers Joe and Maxwell dominate this week's Billboard 200 albums chart with their recently released efforts "Signature" and "Blacksummers'night".

Joe, making his debut on the chart Wednesday, moved 49,000 copies of his second album to be released within a year.

Landing at no.7, "Signature" comes in just behind fall 2008s "Joe Thomas, New Man, " which debuted with 54,00...

Joe Jackson Makes BET Award Appearance

Date Added: 06/28/09 | Newsroom | Comments: 0

Joe Jackson made a special appearance at the 2009 BET Awards Sunday.

Jackson, mourning the surprising death of his son and King of Pop Michael Jackson, spoke with Singersroom.com and stopped for photographs on the red carpet.

As reported on Singersroom earlier today, Jackson issued a statement on behalf of his family thanking fans for the overwhelming support issued since Jackson's...

Fat Joe Winds Up 'Jealous Ones Still Envy 2', Taps Lil Kim, Lil Wayne

Date Added: 03/02/09 | By NjaiJoszor | Comments: 0

Reprising the title of his 2002 RIAA certified Platinum release, Jealous Ones Still Envy, Fat Joe is ready to hit hard with J.O.S.E. 2 in April.

Set for release April 7, Fat Joe's "Jealous Ones Still Envy 2" features a who's who list of Hip Hop stars including Lil Kim, Lil Wayne, Ron Browz and T-Pain.

Led by the single "Winding On Me," featuring Lil Wayne and Ron Browz, "J.O.S.E. 2" ...