"We just dropped a new single,"
said Soul singer/songwriter/pianist Jarrod Lawson about the "Do Whatchu Gotta" (Dome
Records) track recently released. "It (his album "Just Let It") is coming out May 1st."
The "Just Let It" album offers 14 tracks.
The "Do Whatchu Gotta" single is the second one form the album and it is accompanied by a music video that has amassed
over 6,000 views in one week and the lyric video 6,000 in four weeks. The album features keyboardist/producer Eric Robinson,
producer Carrtoons, rapper Rose Noir, and Raquel Rodriquez.
"There
is always time for another album. I was working on this album ever since the last one in 2020," Lawson told me when I
asked. "I am always working on new music. On this album I enlisted a bunch of artists and a rapper. Some I know like
Eric Robinson, we met at the Capital Jazz Festival Cruise. Been 10 years. I have a track I performed with him...he was stoked!"
Jarrod Lawson performs a lot, and I asked him if it was exciting or
hard work and he said, "A little of both. Of course I love it, but its grueling work. But...the reward is the stage."
The Pulse of Entertainment: Billboard Chart-Topping
Lindsey Webster Releases ‘Music in Me' Album on Shanachie, Featuring Stokely Williams and Anthony Hamilton
"We were talking about drums and the
engineer referred Stokely to me because he has worked with him," said Billboard chart-topping Jazz vocalist Lindsey
Webster about two-time Grammy nominated musician Stokely Williams (Mint Condition, Mariah Carey,
Janet Jackson) playing drums and percussion on her 7th album "Music in Me" (Shanachie Entertainment).
Stokely is also a featured vocalist on the album's current single "Two
Hearts."
"Years and years ago
we did a show and he was playing drums; I was a featured artist," Webster pointed out me when I asked about her connections
to the front man of the iconic band Mint Condition. "We do a duet on ‘Two Hearts'."
"Anthony Hamilton was actually supposed to do the (‘Two
Hearts') duet...but it fell through...I was so disappointed. I have opened up for him," Lindsey pointed out as we continued
to talk about the new single "Two Hearts" that features the unmistakable vocals of Billboard chart-topping Stokely
Williams. "He (Anthony Hamilton) didn't know...he told me, ‘We'll do our own song.' So, through... <Read the full March 20, 2026 column here...>
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Grammy Award Winning Norman Brown Releases New
Album 'Authentically Norman' on Shanachie Entertainment
(New York NY) - The Grammy Award winning Atlanta-based Jazz guitarist Norman Brown recently
released his anticipated new album, "Authentically Norman" on Shanachie Entertainment. The album
features 11 sterling originals and collaborations with Wirlie Morris (Charlie Wilson, Keith Sweat, Boyz II Men, etc.), label-mate
Paul Brown (George Benson, Luther Vandross, and Boney James, etc.), and Shane Theriot (Hall & Oates, The Neville Brothers
and Beyoncé, etc.). On the "Authentically Norman" project he crafts the ultimate sonic companion for moments
of celebration, reflection, rejuvenation, inspiration and romance.
A musician's musician, Norman Brown has collaborated with George Benson as well as countless
others including Dave Koz, Brian McKnight, Kirk Whalum, Miki Howard, Jeff Lorber, Gerald Albright, Rick Braun, Peabo Bryson,
and Chanté Moore.
Monique Nikkole graces top Billboard, iTunes &
Amazon charts; releases fun, funky "We Are One" video on Hip Hop Since 1987
(New York, NY) - Grammy Award nominated R&B artist Monique Nikkole,
who has graced the top chart positions on Billboard, iTunes, and Amazon, announces the release of the music video for her
single "We Are One." Monique is also working on her next EP, "Enigmatic," set for release
this year, which will feature her singles "Red Bottoms and Lingerie," "Queen of the Hustle," "If
What I Feel Is Real," and the most recent "We Are One." All under her CoCo Tunes Publishing INC label.
"Uplifting Minds II" Entertainment Conference - (562)-424-3836
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"ULMII ENTERTAINMENT CONFERENCE's
TWO VIRTUAL STAGES"
(Baltimore, MD) - Performance slots are still
open at the 27th annual Baltimore "Uplifting Minds II" (ULMII) Entertainment Conference's Professional Showcase
and ULMII International Talent Competition to be held Saturday April 18, 2026, between 1-3pmEST/10-12noonPST.
Performance will be virtual, powered by Zoom. The ULMII Professional Showcase will be acts signed to independent record labels,
agencies or management companies and the ULMII International Talent Competition is open to singers, songwriters, dancers and
actors. Only 10 acts will perform during the ULMII Entertainment Conference, but not all who inquire get on the virtual stage
be in the line-up. The top three scored acts, by the ten entertainment industry panelists/judges, will receive the 2026 ULMII
Best Act Award, over $20,000 valued in free services and cash prizes! The ULMII Entertainment Conference will be hosted by
Dr. Doresa Harvey, a multi-Stellar Award nominated radio personality formerly at iHeart and Radio One.
There will be ten judges for the ULMII International Talent Competition.
Those entertainment professionals include Picturesque Records' 3-time Billboard Chart-Topper Robin Simone
(Robin Simone's Hollywood Orchestra); film producer/director Dwayne Buckle of 360 Sound and Vision ("Great
Mysteries of Akhenaten" streaming at TUBI); EURweb.com publisher Dr. Lee Bailey (RadioScope); More Than
a Fraction's Dr. Kerri Moseley-Hobbs (Anthony-Michael.com); NAKIO Records artist Aaron Akins ("When
Do We Love"); opening act for Kurrupt and Trina - rapper/music producer Lil Hyste ("Up," "Ghetto
Children"); Xyla Records singer/songwriter/guitarist Michele Vreeland (songwriting credit - "American
Idol"); Imagination Lunchbox, LLC's Anthony Michael Hobbs (Imagination Lunchbox International Children's
& Adults' Film Fest); artist development specialist/A&R Nadiyah Kareem (Super Star Entertainment),
and radio host/author/pastor/motivational speaker Dr. Winston Grier (The W.O.R.D. Podcast on Spotify).
The "Uplifting Minds II" Entertainment Conference is
free to the public and admission can be obtained via Zoom with an RSVP submitted at EventBrite.com or by emailing info@thepulseofentertainment.com. Anyone interested in performing via Zoom during the Professional Showcase or
the International Talent Competition can email info@thepulseofentertainment.com or register and see if you qualify at www.upliftingminds2.com/registration.html.
