Daily entertainment news covering Isley Brothers en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/07/celebrity_birthdays_march_99 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 109511@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "That 70s Show" actress Laura Prepon (1980), "The Constant Gardener" Oscar-winner (Best Actress) Rachel Weisz (1971), annoying comedienne Wanda Sykes (1964), "The Young Ones" actor Rik Mayall (1958),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/29/2009_essence_music_festival_has_much_to_ Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:59:09 EST Entertainment News 109153@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Essence Music Festival has plenty to celebrate this year. And it will be about a lot more than music, said Michelle Ebanks, president of Essence Communications Inc.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/09/chante_moore_returns_with_new_cd_love_th_17 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 89559@http://www.starpulse.com/news Following two highly successful albums with her husband, Kenny Lattimore, Grammy nominee Chante Moore returns with her long awaited first solo CD in nearly a decade, Love The Woman,

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/12/isley_brother_s_appeal_to_reduce_sentenc Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 77723@http://www.starpulse.com/news Veteran soul singer Ronald Isley will have to serve his three-year prison sentence for tax fraud in full after losing his appeal for an early release.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/08/commemorate_grammy_s_50th_anniversary_wi Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:12:28 EST Entertainment News 73602@http://www.starpulse.com/news In a grand commemoration of the 50th Celebration of the GRAMMY® Awards, Shout! Factory and The Recording Academy®'s GRAMMY® Recordings announce an electrifying 7-CD series encompassing GRAMMY® winners from four of the legendary awards' major genres.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/07/chris_brown_s_exclusive_shows_young_sing Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:50:28 EST Entertainment News 66879@http://www.starpulse.com/news Chris Brown, ''Exclusive'' (Jive) Ever since he hit the scene two years ago with the smash hit ''Run It,'' Chris Brown has been described as the future of R&B: the next Usher, the next Michael Jackson, the next big thing.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/04/the_isley_brothers_featuring_ronald_isel_9 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:39:44 EST Entertainment News 62504@http://www.starpulse.com/news I'll Be Home For Christmas, the first holiday album ever recorded by the Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley, will arrive in stores October 9th on Def Soul Classics, a division of the Island Def Jam Music Group.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/27/ronald_isley_appeals_to_president_bush_f Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:38:02 EST Entertainment News 53393@http://www.starpulse.com/news Veteran R&B singer Ronald Isley is appealing to President George W. Bush to pardon him following his conviction for tax evasion. The Isley Brothers star, 65, was sentenced to three years behind bars last September after he was found guilty in 2005 of evading federal income tax payments to the total of $3.1 million between 1997 and 2002.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/03/new_orleans_relishes_homecoming_of_essen Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:44:22 EST Entertainment News 49942@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW ORLEANS (AP) - George Rainey has been cooking soul food for the Essence Music Festival since its inception 12 years ago, missing last year only because the event moved to Texas due to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/24/russell_simmons_calls_upon_music_industr Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:47:50 EST Entertainment News 39328@http://www.starpulse.com/news Music mogul Russell Simmons has called upon the recording and broadcast industries to completely ban "extreme curse words" like "bitch", "ho", and "nigger".

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/07/celebrity_birthdays_march_7 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 31266@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "That 70s Show" actress Laura Prepon (1980), "The Constant Gardener" Oscar-winner (Best Actress) Rachel Weisz (1971), annoying comedienne Wanda Sykes (1964), "The Young Ones" actor Rik Mayall (1958), "Malcolm In The Middle" actor Bryan Cranston (1956), Pittsburgh Steelers legends Lynn Swann (1952) and Franco Harris (1950), Isley Brother Ernie Isley (1952), J. Geils Band singer Peter Wolf (1946), actor John Heard (1945), folk singer Townes Van Zandt (1944; d. 1997), film executive Michael Eisner (1942), Hill Street Blues actor Daniel J. Travanti (1940), "Bolero" composer Maurice Ravel (1875; d. 1937), and Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872; d. 1944).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/25/classic_philly_soul_goes_hand_in_hand_wi Sun, 25 Feb 2007 09:30:00 EST Entertainment News 31334@http://www.starpulse.com/news Combining the real-life story of hard-won victory with the classic music of its time, the upcoming Lionsgate film Pride, which will be released March 23, is a powerful tribute to a unique and charismatic hero, the youngsters he inspired, and the timeless music of Philadelphia.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/23/five_new_beautiful_ballads_titles_arrive Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:00:00 EST Entertainment News 26827@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Columbia, Epic, BMG and associated label archives that represent the deep resources of Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, now provide the repertoire for Beautiful Ballads, a series of single CD collections that arrived in stores the day after Christmas - just in time for consumers to start making plans for Valentine's Day gift-giving.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/31/2006_year_in_music_pt_2 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 13:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24637@http://www.starpulse.com/news ...In April, Billy Corgan announced that Smashing Pumpkins will reunite and begin recording a new album... Rihanna released her sophomore disc, Unfaithful, featuring the single S.O.S., which includes a sample of Soft Cell's Tainted Love... and Cee-Lo and DangerMouse's collaboration, Gnarls Barkley took the U.S. by storm, as their hit single Crazy stormed the charts and took off as one of 2006's most popular tunes.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/20/mariah_carey_black_eyed_peas_chili_peppe Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:36:48 EST Entertainment News 16423@http://www.starpulse.com/news Mariah Carey, The Black Eyed Peas, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nickelback lead this year's American Music Awards nominations with three nods apiece. Carey is up for "Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist" and "Soul/R&B Artist" as well as "Favorite Soul/R&B Album" for The Emancipation Of Mimi, while Canadians Nickelback and Red Hot Chili Peppers will face off for the "Favorite Band, Duo or Group" and "Favorite Pop/Rock Album" honors.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/03/soul_singer_ronald_isley_heading_to_jail Sun, 03 Sep 2006 10:00:39 EST Entertainment News 14951@http://www.starpulse.com/news Soul singer Ronald Isley was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for tax evasion. The Isley Brothers legend, who was also ordered to pay $3.1 million to the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), engaged in a "pervasive, long-term, pathological" evasion of federal taxes, according to Los Angeles US District Court Judge Dean Pregerson.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/09/title_28 Tue, 09 May 2006 16:51:37 EST Entertainment News 6750@http://www.starpulse.com/news Baby Makin' Music is a natural title for a new album by The Isley Brothers featuring Ron Isley aka Mr. Biggs. For, in the annals of contemporary music, few groups or artists can lay claim to creating as many slow jams and bedroom classics, classics that set the perfect right mood for romance

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/03/07/celebrity_birthdays_march_8 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 03:00:16 EST Entertainment News 3204@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "That 70s Show" actress Laura Prepon (1980), "The Constant Gardener" Oscar-nominee Rachel Weisz (1971), annoying comedienne Wanda Sykes (1964), "The Young Ones" actor Rik Mayall (1958), "Malcolm In The Middle" actor Bryan Cranston (1956), Pittsburgh Steelers legends Lynn Swann (1952) and Franco Harris (1950), Isley Brother Ernie Isley (1952), J. Geils Band singer Peter Wolf (1946), actor John Heard (1945), folk singer Townes Van Zandt (1944; d. 1997), film executive Michael Eisner (1942), Hill Street Blues actor Daniel J. Travanti (1940), "Bolero" composer Maurice Ravel (1875; d. 1937), and Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872; d. 1944).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/06/the_temptations_prepare_reflections Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:50:29 EST Entertainment News 1047@http://www.starpulse.com/news Finally, The Temptations, one of the most popular singing groups of all time, perform the Motown classics they always loved but never had the chance to record. Putting a fresh spin on 15 of Motown's greatest songs, "Reflections" will be released January 31, 2006. "Motown is the soundtrack of our lives," says Otis Williams. "These are songs we have always wanted to do, and now, happily, we have had a chance to do them." This is the 47th album of new recordings from the incomparable Temptations.

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