Tuesday, September 27, 2011

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT : JULIE DEXTER (www.juliedexter.com)


This young lady 's voice will have you speechless,her beauty will take ya breathe away and her name is..(drum roll pleaseeeeee ...) Julie Dexter !


If you don't know that name, here is your chance to know it. Ms. Dexter IS a world renowned, award winning, British vocalist considered by many to be ONE of the MOST influential FEMALE VOCALISTS of our generation not to mention shes an excellent person to interview (my personal opinion).
Ms.Dexter was born and raised in born and raised in Birmingham, England and eventually she decided to take a chance and moved to the ATL (thats Atlanta,Georgia for those who may not know) where she launched her very own label (this is a business woman if you don't know by now...lol).


She is influenced by great legends such as Nancy Wilson, Abbey Lincoln, and Bob Marley, as well as popular icons Omar and and my personal favorite Sade. Ms.Dexter is a classically trained artist who composes and arranges her own music.( I think I said earlier ...she's a BUSINESS WOMAN...lol) .She's work with Mint Condition, Jill Scott, Bilal, and Rachelle Ferrell. Now you see why she is a POWERFUL ARTIST. She knows her stuff...and speaking of a great singer ,songwriter and above all performer check out her material which will no doubly blow-you-away !


And speaking of her music blowing you away check out her single that was featured in national radio ads for Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Barack Obama.




Many of you know that he is our current United States President.This tune was created in a collaboration with Khari Simmons which was released in 2007 which was ‘Ketch a Vibe". Now do yourself a favor and catch her vibe.....



















Friday, September 23, 2011

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT : VESTA WILLIAMS 12/1/1957– 09/22/2011



Mary Vesta Williams (December 1, 1957 – September 22, 2011) was an R&B singer. Originally credited as Vesta Williams, sometimes she went by the name of just Vesta from the 1990s forward. Vesta never had a certified gold album or any Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, Vesta managed to score six Top 10 hits on the Billboard R&B chart from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Vesta was best known for the hits, "Once Bitten,Twice Shy","Sweet Sweet Love", and her two biggest hits "Congratulations" and "Special".

Vesta secured a recording contract with A&M Records which released her debut album Vesta in 1986. The album became a modest seller on the R&B Albums Chart and it featured her first Top 10 R&B hit "Once Bitten, Twice Shy", which also became her only UK hit. Vesta's 1988 sophomore release, Vesta 4 U, produced the Top 10 R&B hits "Sweet Sweet Love", "4 U", and "Congratulations", with the latter peaking at #55 on the Hot 100 chart, her only single to appear in that chart. This would also be her most successful album, and her only album to appear on the US Billboard 200, peaking at #131. In 1991, Williams released her third album entitled Special, and the title track as a single. That single became her highest charting song on the R&B chart at #2, but sales of the album were less than that of Vesta 4 U. Her next album, 1993's Everything-N-More, produced only the minor R&B hit "Always".



In 1989,Polygram Records purchased A&M Records. Vesta released a 1998 album Relationships which was released under the Polygram name, and didnt sell as most would've thought but it appeared the R&B chart. After this album, A&M/Polygram Records parted ways with her. She continued to be a session singer, landing spots on albums by such artists as Phil Perry, Howard Hewett, and George Duke.In 2000, Polygram released a compilation album, featuring songs from Williams and CeCe Peniston, another Polygram artist.



In 2007, Vesta released an album of R&B songs on Shanachie Records entitled Distant Lover. Produced by Chris "Big Dog" Davis, it featured songs originally recorded by Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Sade, and Deniece Williams.Vesta portrayed a saloon singer in the 1993 film Posse, directed by Mario Van Peebles. She also had a hit with the SWV song, "Rain", with the smooth jazz musician, Norman Brown.



Vesta was a great singer or should I say "sanger" and her music will live on NO MATTER HOW MANY RECORDS SHE SOLD !!

Check out her music videos and tell us what you think.



Thursday, September 22, 2011

THROWBACK: INTRO "LOVE THANG"

















THIS WAS THE REMIX RIGHT HERE !!
THE REMIX TO COME INSIDE THE VOCALS ON THIS SONG WAS CRAZYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY !

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT : LEANDRIA JOHNSON "JESUS"



PLEASE GO GET THIS CD !!!


THIS LADY'S VOICE IS RIDICULOUS !!
THIS LADY'S VOICE IS ANOINTING !!
THIS LADY'S VOICE IS CRAZY OFF THE HOOK !!
SUNDAY'S BEST SEASON 3 WINNER, FINALLY HAS HER CD OUT.
IF YOU DONT HAVE IT .....GO GET IT !!
THIS IS A PERFORMANCE ON SUNDAYS BEST SEASON 4.
THERES NOT MUCH WE CAN SAY, HER VOICE IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE !!

WATCH AS LEANDRIA SINGS LIKE THIS IS WHAT GOD BLESSED HER TO DO !!

Monday, September 19, 2011

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: SMOKEY NORFUL "GOD IS ABLE"






ARTIST SPOTLIGHT : MUSIQ SOULCHILD "YES"



THIS IS MUSIQ SOULCHILD AND WITH EVERY SONG HE CREATES THERE IS ALWAYS A BEAUTIFUL VIDEO. THIS SONG "YES" DEALS WITH BREAST CANCER AND AS HIS LATEST CD IS TITLED "MUSIQINTHEMAGIC". LISTEN TO THE WORDS, WATCH THE VIDEO, TELL US WHAT YOU THINK. EVERYBODY KNOWS SOMEONE DEALING OR DEALT WITH BREAST CANCER OR SOME FORM OF CANCER. MUSIQ THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS SONG TO LIFE WITH AVIDEO THAT SAYS A LOT !






Sunday, September 18, 2011

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: BIRDMAN f/ NICKI MINAJ & LIL WAYNE "Y. U. MAD"


LETS FACE IT, THIS TRACK IS COOL,NICKI AND WAYNE MAKE THE TRACK. BIRDMAN NO OFFENSE BUT(not hatin')BUT THE RAYDIO TWINS SAY MAKE YOUR MONEY CUZ RAPPIN AND IT ...LOL

CHECK THE SONG OUT !