photo courtesy of Warren Rosenburg

photo courtesy of Warren Rosenburg

*The 2011 “Soul Train Awards” chugged into Atlanta’s Fox Theatre Thursday night, and while it wasn’t a marathon production like last year’s seven-hour ordeal (or the nearly 10 hour one in Los Angeles before that), there was plenty of star power and nostalgia crammed into what will air as a two-hour show. Kudos to host Cedric the Entertainer, who burst onto the stage doing the body rock and the Dougie to Herbie Hancock’s “Rocket” and Montell Jordan’s “This is How We Do It” and was seamless and amusing all night. “It’s good to be in the South. They sweet tea everything around here. I had a sweet tea martini last night,” Ceddy Ced joked. He later took a gentle swipe at Herman Cain’s now-infamous Libya pause and later in the show headed to the balcony for a change of scenery.

The “Soul Train Awards” wards will premiere at 9 p.m. Nov. 27 on BET and Centric.

Memphis & Shelby County Music Commission October 3rd showcase at the Hard Rock Cafe on Beale.Rumill brought her R&B stylings to the stage, complimented by SnagglePus, Those Guyz, Rachel Ray & DJ Jimmy!! We had a blast!

Pictured above is one of October's featured artist, Rumill, from Dallas, TX by way of Memphis,TN.  All of the artist were awesome!  It's a great platform for artist to show their talent.  If you have skills..or know someone who's an aspiring artist, you should contact the Memphis Music Commission...or just show up at Hard Rock Cafe on Beale the first Monday of every month...to see what it's all about and for information. Remember, to be in this industry, you have to be where the action is!

She sanged hit after hit! Two hours straight...no custume change. The band was awesome. So talented. If you missed it, you missed a great show. They're headed to ATL next!

*Instead of singer Miguel singing a tune on a NY City local radio station, Breakfast Club fans recently took a shot at his sexuality in a spoof. His No.2 hit song, “Sure Thing,” was played w/ some new lyrics. “You can bet that, you don’t have to sweat that” was replaced with, “You can bet that, Miguel wants your butt crack,” which was then followed by a voice asserting “n—-you’re gay.” Although the singer says he loves women, there're still some questions. And of course the LGBT civil rights organization The Human Rights Campaign condemned the remarks. “There’s nothing humorous about homophobia,” said Deputy Press Secretary Paul Guequierre. “When young people who might be struggling w/ their identity they shouldn’t hear a dangerous message of hate.           photo courtesy of Ronnie Booze