Every now and then you come across a good reason to bend the rules a bit. A reason to stretch the way you connect the dots. It’s what happens when you are devoted to driving and promoting music made and produced in the Detroit area, but discover a pop singer so talented that you want to share his music no matter where he’s from. Fortunately, with TJ Sloan, it was easy. Although he’s from the Toledo area, he records with...
Lizzo is the top nominee for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, with eight nominations including Best New Artist and Record of the Year. This marks the first time that a new artist has been the year’s leading contender since Kanye West in 2004. Born Melissa Viviane Jefferson in Detroit, Lizzo is followed by Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X, with six nominations each; and Ariana Grande, H.E.R. and Finneas O’Connell (Eilish’s older brother), with five nominations each. For a complete...
Born and raised in Detroit, Sheila Brody was discovered by The Godfather of Funk -George Clinton – while sitting on the front steps of United Sound Studios. She would become the lead singer of The Brides of Funkenstein and go on to record “NEVER BUY TEXAS FROM A COWBOY” – named one of the 50 coolest albums of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine in 2001. Since then she has worked with such musical dignitaries as John Mellencamp, Cindy Lauper,...
