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Friday, March 13, 2015

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Lil Wayne Signs Stephanie Acevedo to Young Money

She joins Nicki Minaj, Christina Milian, Chanel West Coast and Shanell

Singer Stephanie Acevedo is the newest signing to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, the label announced earlier this week.

The confirmation comes after months of photos showing Acevedo posing with YME heads Wayne and Mack Maine, dating back to October last year. Young Money also shared a new video with Acevedo covering Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love," while showing off her figure beachside.

Acevedo is from Miami and of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent, according to a post on the local website The 305 from 2013, and she has previously worked as a model, singer and ring-girl with the Championship Fighting Alliance MMA league.

She joins Nicki Minaj, Christina Milian, Chanel West Coast and Shanell on Young Money's roster of female artists.

Young Money, Lil Wayne's imprint on Cash Money Records, is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.

Watch Acevedo singing "Bleeding Love" here:

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

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Saturday, February 14, 2015

Lady Sings Jazz Cynthia Holiday

Cynthia Holiday

She's not Billie, not Judy, not Jennifer, not Carmen, not Nancy, it's Cynthia Holiday!

Cynthia Holiday is a real crowd pleaser and her renditions of straight-ahead jazz, blues and pop standards are full of swing, improvisation and soul. Clearly, singing live before an audience is where she feels most comfortable.

Kevin Mahogany says, "I met Cynthia many years ago when I used to frequent various jam sessions in Harlem clubs. I was struck by her ability to quickly command the stage. Cynthia has fantastic stage presence and it's time for her music to be heard."

Cynthia says "I love the up-and-close feeling of performing in small, intimate venues like SMOKE or Showmans Jazz Club in NYC. I also enjoy the thrill of performing for an audience of 10,000 + people at outdoor events like the Harlem Jazz & Blues Festival or Hartford Jazz Festival." Following her performance, the Hartford Courier's music review said of Cynthia "She may have been unfamiliar to the audience, but Holiday quickly won over the crowd with her blues-soaked swing and charming banter."

Since the 2008 release of her debut album, All The Way, on the Miles High Records Label, Cynthia Holiday has made new fans and friends in the US and internationally. Most recently she served as a judge in the 2013 Asian Dreams Jazz Vocal Competition followed by a performance with the TS Monk Septet in Osaka, Japan.

Cynthia's gifted vocals and natural inclination for jazz is attributed to her upbringing in Newark, New Jersey where music filled her home on any given day. Her stepfather, trumpeter Calvin Hughes was a band leader and performed with such jazz greats as Count Basie, Frank Foster, Clark Terry, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and Big Maybelle.

Early on Cynthia was a dancer, studying for years with the Garden State Ballet Company and teaching dance during college years. But singing was her true love and she began studying classical voice with Jacklyn Snyder in New York City.

Eventually Cynthia switched to the jazz vocal program at the Newark School For the Arts with Inez McClendon, followed by private lessons with Duke Anderson, Myrna Lake, Ulysses Slaughter, Jim Carson and the late Rita DaCosta Turrentine. She considers the late bassist Earl May to be an important mentor as she began sitting-in at jam sessions.

Released in 2008, Cynthia's debut CD "All The Way" was produced by John Snyder and Eulis Cathey with guest artists pianist Cedar Walton, bassist David Williams and drummer Joe Farnsworth for Miles High Records. The core band included pianist Radam Schwartz, bassist Andy McCloud, drummer Joe Brown Jr, alto saxophonist Gerald Hayes, guitarist Geary Moore and drummer, Wayne Henderson.

"All The Way" spotlights Cynthia giving her own personal touch to standards, blues and introducing some originals. In fact, she co-wrote two of the tunes with Radam Schwartz, "I Like What I See" and "You've Got A Job To Do." When asked to pick out a few favorite selections for the CD, Cynthia says, "My Little Rainbow" is a lovely tune recorded with the Cedar Walton trio and "Samba de Amore" is a light samba.

"Her time has come with this release," says WBGO Jazz88 FM host Sheila Anderson. "Cynthia seeks to continue the tradition of jazz women who sing the blues, a style that has become a lost art among vocalists. I hear the humor of Helen Humes, the soul of Ernestine Anderson, the warm timber of Nancy Wilson and the storytelling of Marlena Shaw, but make no mistake, what you hear is pure Cynthia Holiday."

Next Performance: Thursday, March 5th 2015

Set: 7:00PM $9 music charge (dinner set)

3-Course Dinner Prix-Five available for $38

9:00PM $9 music charge (dinner set)

3-Course Dinner Prix-Five available for $38

10:30PM $9 music charge $20 minimum

3-Course Dinner Prix-Five available for $38

Cynthia Holiday Jazz Song Stylist

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Black History Anthem "Lest We Forget," David M.

David M.

Songwriter/Producer

Minott penned "Lest We Forget," which not only serves as its anthem but a poignant reminder of how far African Americans have come.

LEST WE FORGET

Music artist David M (aka David Minott) is using music to remind us of those who fought for justice and racial equality.

In his moving worldbeat song, "Lest We Forget," the Jamaica-born world-music songwriter / singer invokes the names of African American leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Marcus Garvey to illustrate the contributions that black people have made to society and to encourage listeners to remember their sacrifices.

This soul-searching song which opens with excerpts from Dr. MartinLuther King Jr's famous "I Have A Dream" speech, not only speaks to the Civil Rights Movement and the hard work of Dr. King, but also gives credence to the work and sacrifices made by stalwarts such as Marcus Garvey, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela, Steven Biko and others who have been instrumental in the struggle for equality and justice, paving the way for positive change.

"Trayvon Martin is not unlike many others in our past who have fallen victim to violence and racial injustice," he says. "His slaying and the movement that it has inspired serves as a wakeup call to all of us that there is yet much work to be done before all men, regardless of race, are indeed treated equal."

Written in 1994 on the eve of the inauguration of South African President Nelson Mandela, "Lest We Forget" is equally as relevant today as it was back then, says David M. "The feeling that I had on that day has been renewed many times over the years. From the election of President Barack Obama to the many other achievements by men and women of African descent, I am proud of our achievements and humbled by the opportunity to pay homage to them in song. I am also reminded of how far we still have to go and how many of our people are still being victimized by racism and hate crimes. The death of this defenseless, unarmed teen makes this message ring true like never before."

David M says he plans to use the song to motivate the spirit of unity for all mankind, globally.The poignant video for "Lest We Forget" has been featured on BET's "Lift Every Voice," Music Choice, Tempo and BET-J. The song was also the focus of a Black History Month 2011 campaign called "Our Silence Speaks Volumes."

Says David M, "It is my hope that this song will urge us to remember many of our fallen brothers and sisters, from Emmett Till and Medgar Evers to Malcolm X and Martin Luther King and, of course, lest we forget -- young Trayvon Martin."