Shock Value

Timbaland continues to astound listeners with his musical magic as he and his wife Monique Idlett Mosley celebrate the release of his latest IGA album, Shock Value II, at the LIV nightclub in Miami.

39th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Convention

Syndication One News-Talk Network’s talk show host Al Sharpton interviews New York Congressman Gregory Meeks and the Jackson’s attorney L. Londell McMillian at the 39th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Convention. The Syndication One News-Talk Network broadcast live from the Washington Convention Center floor in D.C.

BET Raises the Praise

Radio personality Steve Harvey hosted the Ninth Annual BET Celebration of Gospel at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles that, with a 24-piece orchestra led by Ray Chew, saw a hip-hop icon, LL Cool J, join gospel duo Mary Mary with foot-stomping high praises as they sang “We’re Gonna Make It” from the Madea’s Family Reunion soundtrack. The show that aired on January 25 delivered an allstar gospel line-up from Kirk Franklin to Heather Headley, from a collaboration by Hezekiah Walker, Marvin Sapp and DJ Rogers on “God Favored Me” to one with Donnie McClurkin, Karen Clark-Sheard, Dorinda Clark-Cole and Shirley Caesar who closed the show with “I’ll Trust You Lord.”

 

Photos by Willie Tassain (323) 232-6391

Hip Hop’s First Inaugural Ball

T.I., Young Jeezy, LL Cool J, MC Lyte, Bow Wow and Hip Hop Caucus’ Reverend Yearwood were among those honored at the nation’s first Hip Hop Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C. Russell Simmons, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Valeisha Butterfield and the Hip Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) threw a star-studded black tie Hip Hop Inaugural Ball, emphasizing the importance of the younger vote. With Nick Cannon as DJ and performances from artists like Busta Rhymes and Mario, the affair paid heed to the largest young adult vote in history.

 

Photos by Johnny Nunez

Radio’s Talkin’

Radio One Philadelphia OM Elroy Smith welcomed J Records artist Jamie Foxx to the Philly cluster: WPHI (100.3 the Beat), WRNB (107.9) and WPPZ (Praise 103.9) as he promotes his latest album “Intuition” and upcoming film “The Soloist.” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boyz II Men stops by Clear Channel urban AC KHHT-FM (Hot 92.3) in Los Angeles 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gospel star Bryan Wilson recently dropped by the syndicated ”Yolanda Adams Morning Show” to promote his new radio single “Change in Me” from his latest CD, A Second Coming. Adams broadcast live from the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  Photo Credit Bill Carpenter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Da Breakfuss Club Morning Show from Charleston, SC’s WWWZ-FM, (Z93.3. Jamz) with comedian/actor Mike Epps, who is starring in the anticipated March release of “Janky Promoters” with Ice Cube and Young Jeezy. Cube and Epps play shady concert promoters who book a rapper in a concert and don’t have the money to pay him (hello). 

 

 

 

 

 

Rapper/actor T.I., Lisa Wu Hartwell of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” Grammy award winning producer Sean Garrett, teen star Doc Shaw of “House of Payne,” actor Gary Sturgis and rapper Bone Crusher joined forces with Atlanta-based non-profit organization It’s Cool To Be Smart and The People’s Station, WVEE-FM (V103), to inspire the kids at Princeton Elementary in Atlanta. They were also promoting the nationwide campaign, “Saving Our Daughters: From a Man’s Point of View,” based on the book of the same title containing different male celebrity contributions. T.I. is shown with elementary students.

 

 

 

BMI Honors Most Performed Gospel Song of 2008

BMI President/CEO Del Bryant presented an award for Most Performed Gospel Song of the Year to Pastor Marvin Sapp and his collaborator Matthew Brownie in recognition of their co-written hit “Never Would Have Made It,” recorded by Sapp on his Zomba Gospel album Thirsty. Hosted by BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations Catherine Brewton, the invitation-only 10^th Annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards were presented on January 16 in Nashville, prior to the Stellar Awards. In addition to Sapp and Brownie, this year’s trailblazers were Twinkie Clark, Donald Lawrence and CeCe Winans who were feted by homage performances by Kirk Franklin, Karen Clark-Sheard, Donnie McClurkin, 2008 Trailblazers honoree Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Israel Houghton, Kiki Sheard, Kim Burrell, DeWayne Woods, Crystal Lewis, Lejune Thompson, and Lalah Hathaway.  

Photos by Arnold Turner (AT Archives)

Uniworld Leads in Urban Wheel Awards

“Fashion, stars and cars,” the official theme of the 13^th Annual Urban Wheel Awards, delivered just that opening media week of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The green carpet leading to the Detroit Opera House expressed automakers’ new attitude to helping the environment as they honored those who have furthered the diversity in both their employment practices and in the community through marketing, employment, public relations, manufacturing and/or corporate activities in the automotive industry. Hosted by original “Dreamgirl” Sheryl Lee Ralph and “Ugly Betty’s” Tony Plano, the “Oscars of the Automotive World” recognized Jocelyn Allen with its Executive of the Year Award. The Ford Flex won urban truck of the year and Hyundai took home the award for urban car of the year for the Genesis. The UniWorld Group, Inc was a big winner with the African-American Diversity Broadcast Ad of the Year for the Lincoln MKS “Mad Crazy Love” and the African American Diversity Print Ad of the Year for Ford Flex  “Push It Good.”

 

Photos by Monica A. Morgan, International Photojournalist