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Kelontae Gavin Earns First-Ever Stellar Award Nomination For “Youth Project of the Year” | New LIVE Album “The Higher Experience” Coming April 27th, 2018


 
18 YEAR OLD KELONTAE GAVIN NOMINATED FOR FIRST STELLAR AWARD FOR “YOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR”
 
ATLANTA, GA (Friday, January 19, 2018) –The 33rd Annual Stellar Award nominations were announced a few days ago in Chicago and 18 Year Old Multi-faceted millennial worship leader, Kelontae Gavin, earned his first-ever Stellar Award nomination in the category of “Youth Project of the Year” for his November 2016 debut EP release “Higher” (MBE/Tyscot Records).

Meghan Trainor’s Album “Title” Wins 2016 People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Album”

Meghan Trainor - Title
 
MEGHAN TRAINOR’S TITLE WINS 2016 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD FOR
“FAVORITE ALBUM”
 
TITLE CERTIFIED PLATINUM BY THE RIAA
 
GRAMMY AWARD® NOMINATED FOR “BEST NEW ARTIST”
 
(Jan. 7, 2016 – New York, NY) – Last night at the 2016 People’s Choice Awards, Meghan Trainor took home “Favorite Album” for her chart-topping, RIAA platinum-certified full-length debut, Title [Epic Records].
 

New R&B Group FINAL DRAFT Wins Georgia Music Award for Best R&B Group | 2013

Final Draft Wins Georgia Music Award for Best R&B Group 2013


Final Draft is the new face of R&B music, most recently number one on Billboard for R&B single sales, Final Draft comes with more great news.  Fans were encouraged to vote and in doing so, Final Draft brings home the Georgia Music Award for Best R&B Group 2013.

“It is a blessing to win this award, God is good, glad to know that our hard work is being recognized.” states Lucky of Final Draft.   After winning the award, Final Draft gave a stellar performance of their hit Billboard single, “For Life” brought to you by Reverbnation. Follow Final Draft on twitter and instagram; @4finaldraft

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Arkansas Gospel Group ANOINTED BY GOD Wins 2013 Stellar Award for Children’s Project of The Year

Young Arkansas Group ANOINTED BY GOD
Takes Home The 2013 Stellar Award for 
Children’s Project Of The Year


Memphis, TN – The young West Memphis, Arkansas recording artist Anointed By God (A.B.G.) can now add Stellar Award winner to their list of accomplishments. This eclectic group of gifted teen vocalists and instrumentalists won the 2013 Stellar Gospel Music Award for Children Project of the Year during the 28th Annual Stellar Awards weekend held in Nashville, TN. 

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First Lady Michelle Obama to Appear at Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards

First Lady Michelle Obama to Appear at Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards to Present Taylor Swift With The Big Help Award
 
 

Grammy® Award-Winning Swift to be Honored for Her Work with Tornado and Flood Survivors at 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards to be telecast live from Los Angeles, Saturday, March 31


LOS ANGELES, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — First Lady Michelle Obama will make her first-ever appearance at Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards to present Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Taylor Swift with this year’s The Big Help Award in recognition of her extensive philanthropic endeavors, including her work with tornado and flood survivors in the United States. To continue, please click “MORE”!

2011 Thelonious Monk Competition Winner Kris Bowers Makes His Hometown Headlining Debut At Catalina’s Bar & Grill in Southern Cal.

2011 Thelonious Monk Competition Winner Kris Bowers Makes His Hometown Headlining Debut At Catalina’s Bar & Grill Next Wednesday, January 4


Kris Bowers definitely qualifies as one of the brightest young jazz players to emerge in recent years.  Just 22 and in his second year of a Master’s program at Julliard, he’s a native Angelino who just won the prestigious Thelonious Monk piano competition at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Singer Trey Songz To Perform at Lifebeat BET Awards Fundraiser | June 24th, 2011

Trey Songz Performing a Special Acoustic Set at Lifebeat BET Awards Fundraiser, Friday, June 24th

 

— An official BET Awards event to raise funds for HIV/AIDS prevention and support —

NEW YORK, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On Friday, June 24th,
BET Award winner and Grammy nominated artist Trey Songz will perform a
special acoustic set at Lifebeat @ The BET Awards 2011 at Playhouse
Hollywood. The event will be the first in a planned series of
fundraisers to occur annually the Friday night before the BET Awards.
Proceeds from the party will benefit Lifebeat: Music Fights HIV and the
non-profit’s HIV/AIDS prevention and support programs. The event is
hosted by Stephen Hill, President of Programming, Music and Specials at BET Networks and Kevin Liles,
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Justin Timberlake to be Honored at 2011 Kids’ Choice Awards on April 2nd, 2011

Nickelodeon to Honor Justin Timberlake
With The Big Help Award at 2011 Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, April
2, Airing Live From Los Angeles

 

 

Emmy® and Grammy® Award-Winning Artist to be Honored for Outstanding Charitable and Environmental Efforts

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — In recognition of his work as a philanthropist and environmentalist, Nickelodeon will honor actor and musician Justin Timberlake by presenting him with The Big Help Award during Nickelodeon’s 2011 Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, April 2, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/Tape delayed for West Coast).  Timberlake will be honored during the star-studded telecast, hosted by Jack Black at USC‘s
Galen Center in Los Angeles.  The Big Help Award recognizes individuals
who take actions to better the world and whose significant impact on
their community has inspired kids to do the same.

Timberlake’s ongoing charitable work led him to a partnership with Shriners Hospitals for Children®,
a health care system consisting of 22 Hospitals dedicated to improving
the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative
research and outstanding teaching programs for medical professionals. 
He has been a dedicated supporter of the organization since 2008 and
hosts the annual Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open,
a PGA TOUR golf tournament featuring a week-long series of events that
raises money for their gracious programs and services benefitting
children in need. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Musical Prodigy Grace Kelly Wins 2011 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award

Grace Kelly
 
ACCLAIMED MUSICAL PRODIGY GRACE KELLY
WINS 2011 ASCAP FOUNDATION YOUNG JAZZ COMPOSER AWARD
 
TO MAKE NPR JAZZSET DEBUT WITH
MARY LOU WILLIAMS WOMEN IN JAZZ FESTIVAL ALL-STAR QUINTET
 
DL Media is proud to announce acclaimed musical prodigy Grace Kelly has won a 2011 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award. Additionally, the saxophonist, vocalist, and composer will make her debut on NPR‘s nationally syndicated radio, JazzSet, in a segment featuring the Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Festival All-Star Quintet, consisting of: recent GRAMMY® Award winners, bassist Esperanza Spalding and vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater; NAACP Image Award nominee, pianist Geri Allen; and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington.

Bruno Mars is Making History | Earns Nominations In Upcoming Awards

Bruno Mars Is on Top of the World; “Grenade” Goes to #1 in US,
Canada, and the UK; Mars Makes History as First Male Solo Artist in 13
Years to Hit #1 With First Two Singles; “DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS”
Scores RIAA Gold While Surging Back Into Top 3 of the Billboard 200; 7x
Grammy Award Nominee Earns Nods for Upcoming BRIT Awards and NAACP Image
Awards


NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – January 18, 2011) – Elektra recording
artist Bruno Mars is currently sitting on top of the world with his
blockbuster new single, “Grenade.” The track — featured on Mars’
breakthrough debut album, “DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS” — has just
returned to #1 on Billboard‘s
“Hot 100” while simultaneously topping the singles charts in both
Canada and the United Kingdom. This marks the second Mars single to
accomplish the international feat, following the Grammy Award-nominated
“Just The Way You Are” which topped all three countries’ charts
concurrently back in October. As if all that weren’t enough, “Grenade”
is also currently iTunes’ #1 song in both Germany and Ireland.

Here in the US, the #1 success of both “Grenade” and “Just
The Way You Are” establishes Mars as only the sixth-ever solo male
artist in history to reach the top of the charts with his first two
singles and the first to do so in 13 years. What’s more, “Grenade”
recently made history with the third biggest sales week of any US single
ever (with sales of more than 559,000), and has been certified 2x
platinum by the RIAA for total sales exceeding 2 million. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

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