Marques Houston

R Kelly

In this weeks news.....R&B star R. Kelly has released a song in tribute to the victims of last month's (Dec12) Connecticut massacre and vowed to donate the proceeds to the devastated families. Suspected gunman Adam Lanza, 20, opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on 14 December (12), killing 26 people before allegedly turning the weapon on himself. The singer was deeply shocked by the death of 20 young children and six adults so he wrote a moving ballad to express his sadness. Kelly recorded the song, titled I know You're Hurting, with a children's gospel choir and vowed to give the proceeds to those affected by the shooting. The song, which is available via digital retailer iTunes, features the lyrics: "I know you're hurting/ I hear you crying, but come tomorrow, there's a place you can go/ Find the blue skies/ Hear the choir sing/ Feel the power of a miracle".

CD & DVD sales are down. Digital downloads of films, music and video games have reached one billion pounds for the first time, official industry figures have confirmed.The Entertainment Retailers Association said that a quarter of the entertainment market is now digital.Although overall sales rose by 11.4 per cent from 2011, hitting 1.03 billion pounds, sales of CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray and video games fell by 17.6 per cent, the Telegraph reports.

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West will not have to provide evidence of their baby's

Kim & Kan

Paternity. According to California state law, a couple must be living together, or "cohabiting," for the state to automatically recognize a woman's husband as her baby's father.

"California law is clear that when a child is born to a married couple the presumption of fatherhood is in favor of the husband, but that assumes they are living together, cohabitating in legal terms," attorney and founder of Men's Family Law, David T. Pisarra told The Huffington Post. "Since Kim and Kris are separated the presumption of Kris as the father would not apply. I imagine that when baby Kimye is born, Kim will name Kanye as the father and he will sign a Declaration of Paternity just like thousands of other unmarried couples do to protect the rights of the baby to have both loving parents in his/her life forever."

There you have it, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will not have to provide "clear and convincing evidence" that the rapper is the father of the reality star's baby. (Huffington post)

Anyway on to my playlist for this week....


Sunday 6th January 2012 tracklisting: (adds/news free)

Hour One
Barry White - Early Years
Etta James -  At Last
Gerald Albright - So Amazing [welcome bed]
Bobby Valentino feat:Raphael Saadiq  - Just Me And You
Ryan Leslie - Just Rescue U
Luther Vandross - Wait For Me
Hill St Soul - Strickly A Vibe Thing
Jamie Foxx - Sexy
Joe - Closer
Smooth - Do Ya
Solo - Keep It Right Here

Hour Two
'Three-Inna-Row': Marques Houston:
1 - Always And Forever 2 - Cancel  3 - Wonderful
J.T. Taylor - Feel The Need
Five Star - Surely
Matt Covington - We Got One
Whispers - I'm Cruising In
Whispers - Is It Good To You?
C-Nario - Body Fusion
L.J. Reynolds -  Say You Will
Betty Wright/Joss Stone - Whisper In The Wind
Alex Lattimore - Rising To The Top

Marques Houston Biography

Houston

Marques Barrett Houston (born August 4, 1981) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor. A member of the R&B singing group Immature/IMx until 1992-2002,2010–Present, he went solo in 2003. Born in Los Angeles, California to Michael and Carolyn, Houston lost his mother to lymphoma in 1997. Houston became a founding member of the R&B group Immature, known from 1999 as IMx. The group included Jerome "Romeo" Jones and Don "Half Pint" Santos (later replaced by Kelton "LDB" Kessee), with Chris Stokes acting as their manager. At this period Houston went by the nickname "Batman".  In 1999 the group underwent a name change but continued on to release two albums under the name IMx: Introducing IMx (1999) and IMx (2001). The group also branched out into film (such as House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute) and television (such as A Different World) before disbanding in 2002.n 2003, Houston began pursuing a solo career. Houston has since released five solo albums. (Wiki)