Hollywood actor Boris Kodjoe has been tapped to star alongside Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames in the Disney Sci-Fi thriller “The Surrogates.”
Known for his stint on the hit Showtime series “Soul Food” and film roles in Tyler Perry’s “Madea’s Family Reunion” and “The Gospel” Kodjoe joins the cast of the film which is set in the near future, where humans live in isolation and interact vicari ...Read
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In the 1940s it was very rare for an R&B artist to hold on to the no. 1 spot however, prominent pianist Joe Liggins and his band the Honeydrippers smashed any and all records when their single “The Honeydripper” hit no. 1 on the then “race chart” and remained there for 18 weeks.
A staple in R&B, Joe Liggins who was born and raised in Oklahoma played with numerous outfits includin ...Read
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on 05/02/07 | Singersroom News | Filed Under: R&B News, Joe
Jive recording artist and
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Joe debuts at #1 this week on
Billboard's R&B Albums chart with his new album, Ain't Nothin' Like Me. The
album also debuted in the #2 spot on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart
selling 98,090 units. The album features collaborations with Nas, Yung Joc
and label mate Papoose; with top- notch production by StarGate, Tim & Bob,
Sean ...Read
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on 04/12/07 | Singersroom News | Filed Under: R&B News, Joe
Jive recording artist Joe will hit
the road on a North American tour in support of his forthcoming album Ain't
Nothing Like Me due in stores on April 24. He will be joined by Brian
McKnight and Sunshine Anderson. The 22 city tour will kick off on April 27
at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, CA.
Joe's current single "If I Was Your Man" is Top 10 at Urban AC radio in
most major mark ...Read
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on 06/18/06 | Singersroom News | Filed Under: R&B News, Joe
Joe prepares for his new album by featuring Hip Hop heavyweights such as Nas, Fabolous and Papoose. I got a lot of collaborations on the hip-hop side, [because] I'm a huge fan of hip-hop," Joe said. " "I really went out and did everything on my part that I could do to make the best album that I can," Joe said of his new LP, which is due September 12. "I would say it's my best album so far. I expec ...Read
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