Anita Baker News

According to the New York Times, actress Rosemary Harris, musician Harold Wheeler and playwright Terrence McNally will all be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 2019 Tonys.

Due to the overwhelming popular demand of over 50 sold out shows and 200,000 fans, eight-time GRAMMY® Award-winning icon and songstress, Anita Baker, announced a limited residency at The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas and international performances at Montreux and North Sea Jazz Festivals.

April is filled with huge names at Blue Note Hawaii, bringing some of entertainment's most recognizable artists to Hawaii's premier live music venue. The month kicks off with the best and brightest of the local music scene, including Henry Kapono's Artist 2 Artist Series featuring Amy Hānaiali'i, singer-songwriter Kimié Miner and Ginai performing the music of Anita Baker, Toni Braxton and Roberta Flack. Music legend George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic  performs for the first and last time in Hawaii in four shows only, followed by Doolin Rakes who share their own brand of lively Irish and Celtic tunes. Andy Bumatai's Comic to Comic Series continues with rising local comedian Tumua Tuinei. Eighties and nineties pop superstar Taylor Dayne will have you dancing, as will Hawaiian Swing Big Band Kahulanui. Next up, singer--songwriter and multi-talented instrumentalist Elijah Sky brings his reggae style to the stage and Hawaii's own Gypsy 808 plays sets inspired by the music of Django Reinhardt and the Quintette du Hot Club de France. Local favorite Kristian Lei performs the best of Broadway for one night only and the incomparable Jake Shimabukuro returns from his world tour to celebrate with us. The month also highlights four shows by movie star Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra,  where he will take your questions, ask you trivia questions and play classic jazz with his band. Gypsy jazz continues with the Hotclub of Hulafrisco, featuring Hawaii favorites Sonny Silva and Duane Padilla alongside some of the world's most respected players in the genre – Paul Mehling, Isabelle Fontaine and special guest Simon Planting. Lastly, an evening with Willie K puts the cherry on top of an incredible month of diverse music and entertainment.

Jonathan Azu, a two-time Billboard magazine 40 Under 40 Power Player and former Red Light Management Executive Vice President & General Manager, has announced the launch of a new artist management company, Culture Collective. With an initial focus on urban genre clients, Culture Collective and Azu represent underserved creatives who are redefining their culture while promoting and exemplifying newly diverse leadership in entertainment.  

Last night was the first round of Battle Rounds on The Voice! Below are the artists that won their Battles, or were Stolen by another coach.

The Marcus Center welcomes Divas of Soul today, March 2, 2019 at 7:30 pm to Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall.

HIT HER WITH THE SKATES is now available for streaming on all platforms including  iTunes, GooglePlay, Spotify, AmazonMusic, Pandora, YouTube Music and for FREE download on CD Baby.  

The New York bound musical HIT HER WITH THE SKATES is now available for streaming on all platforms including  iTunes, GooglePlay, Spotify, AmazonMusic, Pandora, YouTube Music and for FREE download on CD Baby.  

Christopher's Project presents the DIVAS OF SOUL, a performance featuring the music of Sade, Anita Baker, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and many more! Enjoy a tribute show featuring the finest Milwaukee talent and the music of divas!

The Marcus Center welcomes Divas of Soul on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 7:30 pm to Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall.

Actor / comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, (SiriusXM "John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything" podcast) will be among the performers featured at the "Women Of A Certain Age" (WOACA) comedy showcase of "female comics who tell it like it is" on Wednesday, December 5th in Manhattan.

Actor / comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, (SiriusXM "John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything" podcast) will be among the performers featured at the "Women Of A Certain Age" (WOACA) comedy showcase of "female comics who tell it like it is" on Wednesday, December 5th in Manhattan. Rhonda will be joined at the 7;30 pm show by WOACA creator Carole Montgomery (Nick @ Nite's Funniest Mom in America) and performers Sandy Ehlers (ABC's The View) and Jane Condon (NBC's 'Last Comic Standing.')

In 2016, Lea Anderson independently released her first album entitled (Pronounced Lee). Her EP was recorded and produced by Grammy nominated and recipient of 16 Billboard Awards, D-Moet. This year, Lea was able to extend her EP into an longer play album, Pronounced Lee: Deluxe, which she will be debuting on November 30th at the Den at Staybridge Hotels. The LP will be released early 2019.

The beloved R&B songstress, MAURISSA ROSE, has announced her live musical tribute to the beautiful, late jazz singer, PHYLLIS HYMAN.

Musician and Producer Matt Oestreicher recently found himself mired in a troubling paradox. While mentoring kids in his music program, he realized he was encouraging children to aspire high, but he wasn't pursuing his own dreams. Despite becoming an accomplished sideman musician, he had yet to fulfill his desire to record and release any of his work.

My Brightest Diamond is excited to announce the November 23rd release of her new full-length studio album – A Million And One – via Rhyme & Reason Records.  My Brightest Diamond's Shara Nova produced the new LP along with Grammy-nominated producer Anthony “The Twilite Tone” Khan (Gorillaz, Kanye West, Common) and the 10-song set was mixed by Grammy-award winning engineer Andrew Scheps (Adele, Lana Del Rey).  Nova really honed in on her song form, a purposeful move after previously pushing herself to break out of traditional song writing devices.  She wrote more than fifty songs in the process ultimately narrowing this down to the ten that are A Million And One.

Serial, the investigative journalism podcast and first podcast to win a Peabody Award, narrates true stories over multiple episodes each season. From the creators of public radio's "This American Life," Sarah Koenig and Emmanuel Dzotsi (an Ohio native) take Season 3 of Serial on the road, dissecting stories of cases as they wind through the justice system.

My Brightest Diamond is excited to announce the November 23rdrelease of her new full-length studio album – A Million And One – via Rhyme & Reason Records.  My Brightest Diamond's Shara Nova produced the new LP along with Grammy-nominated producer Anthony “The Twilite Tone” Khan (Gorillaz, Kanye West, Common) and the 10-song set was mixed by Grammy-award winning engineer Andrew Scheps (Adele, Lana Del Rey).  Nova really honed in on her song form, a purposeful move after previously pushing herself to break out of traditional song writing devices.  She wrote more than fifty songs in the process ultimately narrowing this down to the ten that areA Million And One.

Playhouse Square and Steve Litman Presents / Urban Vibe announced that multi-Grammy Award-winning singer Anita Baker will perform at the KeyBank State Theatre on November 16-17, 2018 as part of her upcoming Farewell Concert Series. Tickets go on sale to the public on Wednesday, October 17 at 10:00 AM.

The Palace Theater & ACT Jams Productions Present: 'An Evening of Jazz & Soul with Chris 'Big Dog' Davis & Friends on November 23 at 8:00pm. Tickets with fees included range from $51.50 - $81.50 and   can be purchased online at www.palacetheaterct.org, by phone at 203-346-2000, or in person at the Box Office, 100 East Main St.