WORLD PREMIERE OF TINASHE 2 ON FT. SCHOOLBOY Q

LISTEN TO THE WORLD PREMIERE

OF TINASHE'S "2 ON"

FT. SCHOOLBOY Q!

https://soundcloud.com/tinashenow/tinashe-2-on-feat-schoolboy-q

GLOBAL SUPERSTAR SHAKIRA TO RELEASE HER NEXT ALBUM WITH SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

GLOBAL SUPERSTAR SHAKIRA TO RELEASE HER NEXT ALBUM  WITH SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT BRAND NEW SINGLE SET TO PREMIERE IN JANUARY  NEW ALBUM FORTHCOMING ON RCA RECORDS/SONY LATIN IBERIA

(December 17, 2013 -- New York, NY) Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning, singer/songwriter, philanthropist, and global recording artist Shakira announces today that she will be releasing her next album through Sony Music Entertainment and is her first with RCA. The brand new album will be released on RCA/Sony Latin Iberia due out early 2014, with the album's first single targeted for release in January. Shakira is currently in the studio working on her forthcoming album, following her stint as a coach on NBC's The Voice on the show's most highly rated season yet. Shakira is set to reclaim the coach throne in the spring season of 2014. Comments Doug Morris, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment, "Shakira is a worldwide superstar and an amazing talent. I'm thrilled that she'll be remaining with the Sony Music family. It was a tough battle and the competition was enormous. Good luck, Shak!" Comments Afo Verde, Chairman and CEO for Sony's Latin Region, Spain and Portugal, "Shakira is a unique, brilliant artist. She spreads the spirit of Latin culture around the world. It is an honor and a privilege to work with her, and together with our colleagues from RCA, to continue bringing her music to fans around the world." Comments Peter Edge, CEO, RCA Records, "Shakira is an enormously talented artist and human being with incredible songwriting skills, a unique and unmatched vocal style and sensational star quality. RCA partnering with Sony Latin Iberia will greatly strengthen our ability to reach new fans and embrace her already massive worldwide appeal."  About Shakira: Over the course of her career, Colombian singer-songwriter and Grammy winner Shakira has sold over 60 million records worldwide and has won numerous awards including two Grammys, eight Latin Grammys, four World Music Awards, three American Music Awards and five Billboard Music Awards, to name a few. She is the only artist from South America to have a number one song in the US, and has had four of the 20 top-selling hits of the last decade. At the age of 18, she founded the Pies Descalzos (Barefoot) Foundation which currently provides education and nutrition to over six thousand impoverished children in Colombia and is expanding its work to other countries, including newly launched projects in Haiti and South Africa.  In October 2011, Shakira was named a member of President Obama's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Shakira served as coach on the 4th season of "The Voice," NBC's hit reality vocal competition series that searches for the nation's best voice.  She will return to the show on season 6. Shakira is currently recording her new album. http://Shakira.com/      https://www.facebook.com/shakira      https://twitter.com/shakira

R Kelly TENTH TOP 5 DEBUT ON THE TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART

R. KELLY'S BLACK PANTIES LANDS AT #4 ON BILLBOARD'S TOP 200 CHART, #2 ON R&B ALBUMS CHART

TENTH TOP 5 DEBUT ON THE TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART FOR THE GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING, MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING SINGER-SONGWRITER-PRODUCER

[New York, NY - December 18, 2013] R. Kelly's Black Panties enters at # 4 on Billboard's Top 200 chart, # 2 on R&B Albums chart and # 3 on Digital Albums chart, according to this week's Nielsen SoundScan. Black Panties marks Kelly's tenth Top 5 debut on the Top 200 chart and his twelfth consecutive debut at either #1 or #2 on the R&B Albums chart.  Released December 10th on RCA Records, Black Panties has received rave reviews including USA Today's "Album of the Week" 3 ½ (out of 4) stars review, citing Black Panties as "one of the most honest, frank and compelling listening experiences of the year." Rolling Stone affirms that "Kells' voice remains one of the most flexible and inventive instruments in pop..." Since the 1993 release of his solo debut album 12 Play, no other artist has possessed the musical versatility quite like R. Kelly, evident by chart-topping hits that range from "Bump N' Grind" and "Your Body's Calling" to Grammy Award winning "I Believe I Can Fly" and everything in between.   In addition to recent collaborations with Lady Gaga ("Do What U Want"), Justin Bieber ("PYD") and Bruno Mars ("Gorilla" remix),  R. Kelly has scored hit songs for Michael Jackson ("You Are Not Alone"), Celine Dion ("I'm Your Angel"), Maxwell ("Fortunate") and countless others. Named #1 on Vibe Magazine's list of "20 Greatest Musical Geniuses Since '93," R. Kelly has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide, has won 3 Grammy Awards (24 nominations), 6 American Music Awards, 6 Billboard Awards, 8 Soul Train Awards and 3 NAACP Image Awards.  ### http://www.r-kelly.com/ Twitter @rkelly ~ Instagram/rkelly https://www.facebook.com/Rkelly http://www.vevo.com/artist/r-kelly#/artist/r-kelly

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE TO KICK OFF THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE WORLD TOUR

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE TO KICK OFF THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE WORLD TOUR

STARTING OCTOBER 31

GRAMMY® AND EMMY® AWARD-WINNING ARTIST’S FIRST HEADLINING TOUR IN SIX YEARS WILL VISIT CITIES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH AMERICA

THE JOURNEY WITH TIMBERLAKE’S THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE FEATURING 10 NEW SONGS WILL CONTINUE WITH WORLDWIDE RELEASE ON SEPTEMBER 30

(Los Angeles) – One of this generation’s most-celebrated entertainers, Justin Timberlake, announced today he will kick off The 20/20 Experience World Tour starting this year onOctober 31.  After dominating the global charts with the release of his acclaimed new album, The 20/20 Experience, Timberlake will bring his electrifying live shows to fans with a worldwide tour that will run through 2014.  The Grammy® and Emmy® Award-winning artist’s first tour in six years will visit dozens of countries throughout North America, Europe, South America and Australia.  The 20/20 Experience World Tour is promoted worldwide by Live Nation Global Touring.  Justin also revealed today the musical journey started on The 20/20 Experience will continue with the worldwide release of the new album on September 30, 2013. 

The 20/20 Experience World Tour will kick off in North America starting on October 31 in Montreal, Quebec at the Bell Centre with dates lined up for Las Vegas, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Atlanta and more.  On-sale dates for this tour will be staggered with tickets for several shows going on sale starting on May 13 at 10 AM local time.  Justin Timberlake’s all-new fan club, The Tennessee Kids (#TNKids), will have access to a pre-sale starting on May 7 at 10 AM local time.  Fans should visit www.justintimberlake.com/tennesseekids to register for the fan club and receive a special code to access the pre-sale.  A pre-sale for MasterCard cardholders will begin on May 8 at 10 AM local time.  Cardholders will also have access to exclusive after shows in select markets as a part of the MasterCard Priceless Cities program.  Fans should visit www.priceless.com/justintimberlake for more information. 

A full list of cities, venues and public on-sale dates is listed below.  For the latest information regarding pre-sale and on-sale dates, please visit www.justintimberlake.com orwww.livenation.com.  Hashtag:  #JT2020TOUR

The 20/20 Experience, already hailed by critics as one of the year’s best albums, will continue with a second worldwide release this year on September 30.  Written and produced by Justin, the epic album will feature 10 all new songs that explore the sonic boundaries fans discovered with the music found on this year’s earlier release. 

THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE WORLD TOUR

*All dates and venues below subject to change.  Additional dates to be announced.

Date                       City                                         Venue                                                    Public On-Sale

Oct 31                    Montreal, QC                        Bell Centre                                            May 13 

Nov. 13                  Raleigh, NC                           PNC Arena                                             May 13

Nov. 15                  Nashville, TN                        Bridgestone Arena                               May 17

Nov. 16                  Columbus, OH                      Nationwide Arena                               May 17

Nov. 18                  Memphis, TN                        Fedex Forum                                         May 17

Nov. 19                  St. Louis, MO                        Scottrade Center                                  To Be Announced     

Nov. 21                  Tulsa, OK                               BOK Center                                            May 13

Nov. 29                  Las Vegas, NV                       MGM Grand Garden Arena                May 13

Dec. 2                     Phoenix, AZ                           US Airways Center                               May 17

Dec. 4                     Dallas, TX                              American Airlines Center                   May 13

Dec. 5                     Houston, TX                          Toyota Center                                       May 13

Dec. 11                   Indianapolis, IN                  Bankers Life Fieldhouse                     To Be Announced

Dec. 12                   Cleveland, OH                      Quicken Loans Arena                          To Be Announced

Dec. 14                   Pittsburgh, PA                      Consol Energy Center                          To Be Announced

Dec. 15                   Louisville, KY                        KFC Yum! Center                                   May 17

Dec. 17                   Atlanta, GA                            Philips Arena                                       May 13

Dec. 19                   Orlando, FL                           Amway Center                                     May 13

2014

Jan. 13                   Edmonton, AB                       Rexall Place                                          May 13

Jan. 17                   Seattle, WA                           Key Arena                                              May 17

Jan. 22                   Denver, CO                            Pepsi Center                                         May 17

Feb. 7                     Fargo, ND                              FARGODOME                                        To Be Announced

Feb. 9                     St. Paul, MN                          Xcel Energy Center                               To Be Announced

Feb. 10                   Omaha, NE                            CenturyLink Center                              To Be Announced