November 24th, 2009

(MusiqQueen.com) – Gabriela Lena Frank received Latin Grammy for Best Classical Contemporary Composition for “Inca Dances.”

(MusiqQueen.com/Ryko) – Allison Moorer is set to release her Ryko debut, Crows, on February 9th, 2010. Produced by R.S. Field (Buddy Guy, John Mayall) at the House of David Studio in Nashville, TN, the 13-track album is a refined and lyrically honest collection of songs that is a marked stylistic departure from her previous work. Crows is the anticipated follow up to her critically acclaimed 2008 album, Mockingbird, which was a celebration of songs composed by a stunning cast of female songwriters including Nina Simone, Patti Smith, Cat Power, her sister Shelby Lynne, and more. It also follows Moorer’s first Grammy Award Nomination for the song “Days Aren’t Long Enough,” a composition she co-wrote with her husband, Steve Earle, for his Grammy Award Winning 2007 album Washington Square Serenade.

Alicia Keys hits up the Today Show and performs live her new single “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart” on November 24, 2009.

Country/Pop singer and Disney television star Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana)has shown interest that she wishes to be like R&B singer Beyonce Knowles and called her the “ultimate woman.”

Singer and new mother Kelis is back to her music and has released a new track entitled “Acapella” which was recorded by UK electronica-dance producer David Guetta. This is the first single from the singer since leaving Jive Records/Zomba in 2007 who released a greatest hits album after her departure.