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MULTI GRAMMY® WINNER AND WE tv STAR TINA CAMPBELL   ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE  “TOO HARD NOT TO”— ON SALE FRIDAY, JULY 28 th  AT ALL DIGITAL OUTLETS   PREMIERES AT RADIO FRIDAY JULY 28 th ,    WHEN TINA CO-HOSTS    GET UP!   MORNINGS WITH ERICA CAMPBELL   THE NATIONALLY SYNDICATED RADIO SHOW HOSTED BY HER SISTER;  ORIGINAL SONG FROM UPCOMING CD  IT’S STILL PERSONAL  IS RE-RELEASE OF #1 AWARD-WINNING DEBUT SOLO CD; NEW MUSIC FEATURED IN SEASON 6 OF WE tv HIT SERIES  “MARY MARY”  COMING SEPTEMBER! LA/NY :  Tina Campbell, the multiple award winning soloist, multi-Grammy® winning recording artist, author, WE tv original series star, and now web series star, who, with sister Erica is one-half of the iconic Gospel duo,  Mary Mary,  unveils her new single, the Gospel/Pop ballad,  “Too Hard Not To,”  this coming Friday, ...

July 28, 2017 (New York, NY) — Multiple Stellar-Award winner and number one artist Anthony Brown & group therAPy, celebrate the release of their third album ‘ A Long Way From Sunday’  today.   Kicking off the celebration, fans from around the country will converge tonight at Washington DC’s Warner Theatre, where Brown & group therAPy will perform to  a packed house. Special guests including Leandria Johnson, Erica Campbell, and other surprises are expected to make an appearance.   Brown will also celebrate with an exclusive New York appearance on Tuesday, August 1 at Sony Square NYC, located at 25 Madison Avenue. The open-to-the-public CD signing will allow fans to meet Anthony in-person, and receive an autographed copy of ‘ A Long Way From Sunday’.  The   event starts at 5:00 pm and wristbands will be at the FYE Table inside Sony Square starting at 3:00 pm.   The songs offered on ‘ A Long Way From Sunday’  weave togethe...

Jimmy Lumpkin Releases New Song "Troubled Soul" Southern soul troubadour  Jimmy Lumpkin  has shared a new video for his song "Troubled Soul". The song premiered with  The Vinyl District  who observes that the track "howls a concern about a wayward friend as the music swells in the Southern soul tradition." Lumpkin describes the song's origin as being rooted in empathy: "...Putting yourself in another person's shoes... seeing their struggle, you can relate because you've been there."   Listen: Jimmy Lumpkin & The Revival - "Troubled Soul" https://soundcloud.com/skatemountainrecords/01-troubled-soul/s-FEg6m     As the front man for Jimmy Lumpkin & The Revival, Lumpkin makes music that reverberates through the storied freshwater rivers and backwoods of his quiet town.  His debut album  Home  will be released August 4th, and was previewed earlier this year with Jimmy Lumpkin & The Reviva...

ATLANTA, GA - July 27, 2017) -  Fred "Uncle Freddie" Jerkins III , President of  DarkChild Gospel , has announced,  A Project of Healing , the first of a series of  gospel and mainstream compilation albums that will benefit cancer awareness, empowerment and education. This album will feature guest artist such as  Bishop Paul S. Morton ,  Lowell Pye ,  Darlene McCoy ,  Alexis Spight ,  Jonathan Nelson ,  Trin-I-Tee 5:7  and more. The first single titled " We Won " featuring  Jonathan Nelson  is currently at radio and available on all digital media outlets. A stage play inspired by the project is currently being written and directed by  Kim Fields . This project will be available this October 2017. Uncle Freddie says,  “I'm very excited about the different projects we have going on from Jermaine Dolly to the cancer awareness project which is close to my heart. With the favor of God, I expect great things wit...

Mike Wendle, Getty Images Los Angeles -  Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films  announced today it has partnered with award-winning filmmaker  Ava DuVernay  ("13th," "A Wrinkle in Time") on a first-look deal for television and digital media. The first collaboration is DuVernay's recently announced limited drama series " Central Park Five " for Netflix from Participant Media, Tribeca Productions and Harpo Films.  Additionally, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced it has renewed for a third season DuVernay's critically acclaimed original drama series " Queen Sugar ," from Warner Horizon Scripted Television.   "Queen Sugar" (Wednesdays at  10 p.m. ET /PT) chronicles the lives and loves of the Bordelon siblings in Louisiana and recently debuted its second season on OWN (June 20) with its highest-rated episode ever in key adult and female demos. The series is currently averaging  2.4 million viewers  (L3) and is consistently one o...

The Curvy Fashionista is a multi-faceted event celebrating the curvy woman taking place in Atlanta, GA on SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2016.  The event showcases fashion, modeling, a pageant and offers shopping. WHO :   TCFStyle Expo 2017 WHAT :  Day 2 of the leading plus size fashion event celebrates style & shopping at every size WHEN :  Saturday, July 29, 2017 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. WHERE :  Cobb Galleria Centre,  Two Galleria Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339

  FALL TOUR WITH ANDREW COMBS ANNOUNCED. Watch Lindi Ortega perform live in the Paste Studio  here .    Photo credit: Heather LeRoy. “A holy moment. Spiritual.” This is how Lindi Ortega describes the feeling of taking the stage at the  Grand Ole Opry . Ortega, who made her Opry debut at the Ryman in 2015, recently returned for her second appearance on June 28, 2017. For an artist who often looks to life’s darker moments for inspiration, Ortega radiates pure joy in a new backstage video that documents her return.   “Last year I came to do the Opry tour with my Dad, and I remember standing in one of the rooms and I stood there and I looked around and I thought, ‘Wow, I hope one day I get to play here,'” Ortega recounts.   2017 has seen the release of a well-received EP,  Til the Goin’ Gets Gone , on which Ortega cut to the quick for an emotionally harrowing exposition on endurance. A tour with Chris Stapleton , another...