Are you a fan of Cassandra Wilson? Well you will be glad to hear that she is releasing a new album “Silver Pony.” She recently announced that she needed help chosen a picture for her album. If you’re not a fan of hers on Facbook. Become a fan to vote for her next album cover:

Mary performs an exclusive concert from the Ed Sullivan Theater on February 16, 2010 Watch the entire concert here.

Mary J. Blige and fashion designer, Catherine Malandrino have teamed up to design t-shirts that will inspire women. FFAWN + Malandrino t-shirt collection will be styled with an off the shoulder look with handwritten messages such as “I’m Free” and “I’m Power” on them.

Profits from the t-shirts are to benefit Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute’s Foundation For The Advancement of Women Now (FFAWN).

Blige’s t-shirts will debut February 17 at Malandrino boutiques and Bloomingdales stores in New York, and the full line will be revealed in June at a charity fashion show.

FFAWN + Malandrino t-shirts will retail starting at $39.

Universal/Republic singer/songwriter K’Jon has set a new record with the celebrated single “On The Ocean” !According to Billboard, the Detroit native’s hit 2009 single has spent a record 72 weeks on the R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart.

Surpassing Usher’s 1997 breakthrough single “You Make Me Wanna,” K’Jon’s “On The Ocean” is now the longest chart run ever for a male artist (in R&B/Hip Hop)

Currently at no.49 on the R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart, K’Jon’s “On The Ocean” could very well top the chart’s record holder, Mary J. Blige, whose 2005 hit “Be Without You” spent 75 weeks on the chart.

“On The Ocean” has had similar success on the Urban AC chart, where it held down the top spot for several weeks.

“On The Ocean” led K’Jon’s Universal/ Republic debut “I Get Around,” released August 2009.

VIA: SINGERSROOM.COM

Starting February 2, John’s 2-time GRAMMY® nominated album Evolver will be available for just $7.99 as part of the iTunes Valentine’s Day Sale. The sale ends February 16 so get your copy today.

Learn all the words so that you could sing a long at Jazz in the Gardens 2010!

The 1985 all-star anthem We Are the World that raised money for the hungry in Africa was re-recorded in Los Angeles with a new collection of artists. Proceeds will benefit victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Jazz in the Gardens performers Robin Thicke and Melanie Fiona was amongst the guest stars.

Comcast announced it will offer its customers an exclusive first-look at American recording artist and six-time Grammy winner John Legend’s Evolver Tour Concert. Beginning today, Comcast will premiere the Legend concert, along with other special musical programming from the artist, On Demand in HD and on Fancast XFINITY TV.

Watch & Learn all John Legend songs before his performance at Jazz in the Gardens 2010!

Eric Roberson \”Dealing\” Featuring Lalah Hathaway

Grammy Nomination A “First” For Soul Singer Roberson

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Slow and steady can still win the race. Just ask Eric Roberson.

After nine years as an independent artist, the singer-songwriter is enjoying the fruits of that labor: his first Grammy Award nomination. He’s up for best urban/alternative performance for the song “A Tale of Two” featuring Ben O’Neill & Michelle Thompson. The song is from Roberson’s seventh album, “Music Fan First” (Blue Erro Soul).

Recognized as a role model for the independent soul movement, Roberson says it’s too soon to quantify the nomination’s full effect. He does, however, call the nod an honor and an affirmation of his and other artists’ independent pursuits. “It’s a tap on the shoulders to let you know you’re doing the right thing and maintains the hunger to keep going,” Roberson says.

Released in August, “Music Fan First” marked Roberson’s return to the Billboard charts after a 16-year gap. The album bowed at No. 84 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Another album track, “Borrow You,” debuted at No. 91 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and peaked at No. 77. He’d last appeared on that chart in 1994 as a Warner Bros. artist with the single “The Moon.” It debuted at No. 72 and peaked at No. 53.

In the meantime, the video for another album selection, “Dealing” featuring Lalah Hathaway, has been voted into the top 20 on BET’s Centric network. And the album itself is now available at Best Buy, following in the recent footsteps of retailer f.y.e.

“Four years ago,” Roberson says, “we couldn’t get in those stores.”

A tireless performer, Roberson will play several dates before the January 31 Grammy Awards ceremony. Those include the Toronto Urban Music Festival (January 25) and the Kiss ‘N Grind — Grammy Edition (January 29) in Los Angeles. The latter event will feature fellow urban/alternative Grammy nominees Foreign Exchange and Robert Glasper & Bilal. Then it’s on to San Francisco (February 6), Dallas (February 11), Akron, Ohio (February 13), Atlanta (February 14) and Jazz In The Gardens In Miami (March 21).

Whether or not he wins, Roberson says no one can take away the term “Grammy-nominated.” “I’ll use it at the car wash,” he adds with a laugh. “Whatever helps to spread awareness of this music and the indie music scene