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Leave us a facebook comment to win a pair of free tickets to see *the* Roy Ayers live at SOBs on January 9th, with a DJ set from Manchildblack. We’ll pick a winner by the end of the week…
We were deeply saddened to hear about the loss of the legendary singer Teena Marie, who passed away on December 26th, 2010 at the age of 54. Giant Step was lucky to work with Teena, including her 2009 album, Congo Square, a long way from her past as a Rick James protege. She spent much of 2009 and 2010 touring in support of the new album, and delighting fans with her super-hits like “Lovergirl,” “Ooo La La La” and “Lead Me On.”
In one of many many artist tributes, Sy Smith teamed up with Mark de Clive-Lowe to release a syberized version of “Lovergirl.” Check out the Bandcamp page to read words from Sy Smith about the track and the importance of Lady T.
While we were celebrating the season, sipping on eggnog and stomping around in the famous NYC mud-slush, one of our favorite artists created a little Twitter scare. Unfounded rumors about Jazmine Sullivan taking a break from music were circulating but she returned today with “I’m Not A Robot” and a feature with Eminem on the song ”Cocaine.” [MP3 ] Here is proof that Jazmine is on fire and she’s not going away anytime soon.
