# 1 Classical # 1 Classical Crossover # 7 Top New Artists # 9 Hip Hop and R&B Top 100 Billboard Overall Chart BILLBOARD MAGAZINE 10/31/19 These are tough times, but the Florida classical/hip-hop hybrid duo had a mantra in mind as it recorded its new album Take the Stairs, premiering exclusively below: Hope. “That was the bullet point word on the wall in the studio in Miami. We wrote it…
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Gina Chavez is now a 10-time winner in the Austin Music Awards! This week she picked up two awards: BEST FEMALE VOCALIST and BEST LATIN. Congratulations Gina!!
Kosson Talent’s 3rd Annual “Night at the Iridium” will be held on Friday, January 4th. Talent Buyers are cordially invited to attend. The evening’s line-up includes the roster’s newest signings: The Grammy-winning Klezmatics (8pm) and the 18th year old country music sensation Danielle Johnson (9pm). Legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb with special guest Ashley Campbell will round out the evening beginning at 10pm. All interested attendees should contact robin@kossontalent.com to reserve…
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Gina Chavez Gives a Peek Inside Her Wedding With ‘Heaven Knows’ Video: Premiere 7/13/2018 by Gary Graff Gina Chavez’s wedding video has an afterlife beyond showing it to friends and family members. The Texas singer-songwriter has turned footage from the ceremony and reception last September with her wife Jodi Ganado into the video for “Heaven Knows,” premiering exclusively below from Chavez’s upcoming EP Lightbeam. “Jodi is a real behind-the-scenes kind of person. The only…
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Little Big Town delivered an emotional tribute to the late Glen Campbell by delivering a poignant rendition of one of his biggest hits: “Wichita Lineman,” during the CMA Awards. The live version is now available http://strm.to/LBTWichitaLineman and you can WATCH THE PERFORMANCE too! (CLICK THE MORE button below to watch) Little Big Town performed one of the most touching tributes at Wednesday night’s (Nov. 8) 2017 CMA Awards. The group, made up of Kimberly…
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Ashley Campbell, Toby Keith and Dwight Yoakam will represent country in an all-star tribute to Grammy-winning hit-maker Jimmy Webb on May 3 at Carnegie Hall in New York. A Celebration of the Music of Jimmy Webb will feature additional performances by Amy Grant, Art Garfunkel, Billy Davis, Jr., Johnny Rivers, Judy Collins, Marilyn McCoo of Fifth Dimension and Webb himself. Proceeds from the night will support the Alzheimer’s Foundation in…
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The most anticipated moment of the 10th annual ACM Honors actually passed without controversy, as Miranda Lambert accepted the inaugural ACM Merle Haggard Spirit Award. Just before the event – held August 30th at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium – alt-country favorite Sturgill Simpson stoked fires with an uncompromising denouncement of the Academy of Country Music on Facebook, citing that the award merely exploited the legacy of Haggard, who died earlier this…
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We congratulate Jimmy Webb on the honor of the Poet’s Award, from The Academy of Country Music. They just announced yesterday this Special Award for the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards. Glen Campbell will receive the Career Achievement Award. Past honorees for the Poet’s Award include Hank Williams, Roger Miller, Kris Kristofferson, and Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. Fellow Oklahoman Carrie Underwood will receive an award as well. Her performance…
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Jimmy Webb, Paul Shaffer, Wil Lee and the 23-piece CBS Orchestra blew the “roof” off with an epic performance of the iconic “MacArthur Park” (composed by Jimmy Webb). First recorded in 1968 by Richard Harris, the song has been a hit for several artists including Donna Summers, The Four Tops, Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed. “We have the great Jimmy Webb, the composer of the tune, playing with us…
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Jimmy Webb has a new CD hitting the streets this month, “Still Within the Sound of My Voice”. He appeared this week on CBS This Morning backed by British vocalist sensation Rumer singing the title track. The new Album again unites Jimmy Webb with some of today’s biggest selling and enduring artists for once-in-a-lifetime performances, including the iconic MacArthur Park. In celebration of its 45th Anniversary, Jimmy reached out to…
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