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Los Angeles, California. "Silver Pony," the stunning new album from multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz-pop chanteuse Cassandra Wilson, will be released by EMI's Blue Note Records on September 28th. Wilson, whose remarkable, husky-tinged vibrato has created a trademark sound for her as an artist, will be touring worldwide in support of the release which features special guests trumpeter Terence Blanchard and rapper Common ("Silver Moon"), and R&B singer-songwriter John Legend ("Watch The Sunrise").  

The women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. are in the middle of a crazy legal situation, which has led to a judge in Chicago ordering the director of the sorority to bring financial records to the courthouse today. The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Cook County Judge Daniel Riley seemed concerned that for two days in a row, he requested that the person in charge of the organization's financial records appear in court, and this was the second day that it didn't happen. "They didn't bring me the  

If you judge musicians by the company they keep, Steve Turre belongs among the top ranks of contemporary improvisers. This weekend, Turre will reunite with another recording partner, New Orleans drum master Herlin Riley, during two nights of quartet performances at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro. "Herlin Riley is a genius," Turre said.  

Last year, the cast of Glee sang the National Anthem at the World Series, but this year the spotlight is on Amber Riley . The 24-year-old L.A. native will be performing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star game all by herself. As super fans know by her portrayal as Mercedes Jones on the hit Fox series, Amber's got an incredible voice and will undoubtedly nail her rendition of the notoriously difficult song.  

"This is nothing but a pure Corleone gangster move." About the same time Spike Lee spilled his guts to Howard Beck (@ howardbecknyt ) about LeBron James ' decision to take his "talents to South Beach," I was in the offices of Shoals , Ziller and Moore pitching my cinematic version of this epic, American story. Turns out, Spike and I were thinking along the same story lines.  

You can cross Miami off the list of places LeBron James will seriously consider when it comes to making his final decision in these next few days. Too bad, but it just won't happen. Despite the mythical Super Summit that sent everyone into a tizzy last weekend, and despite the lure of South Beach and all its wonderful amenities, going to Miami with Chris Bosh to play with Dwyane Wade would do nothing but hurt the reputation James treasures so dearly.  

Ving Rhames , who's had his share of battles fighting humans and zombies in various films, will go at it again as he takes on a new form of species in ' Piranha 3-D,' arriving in theaters Aug. 20 from Dimension Films. Directed by Alexandre Aja , the film stars Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Richard Dreyfuss, Dina Meyer, Brooklynn Proulx, Quinn Lord, Jessica Szohr, Jerry O'Connell, Paul Scheer, Cody Longo, Riley Steele, Eli Roth, Ricardo Chavira and Christopher Lloyd . Every year, the population of sleepy  

Riley Carney is just 16 years old, but she realized early on the link between literacy and poverty. At age 14 she founded Breaking the Chain , an organization that strives to provide educational opportunities for children living in poverty, both in the United States and abroad. Her activism has helped to build two schools in Africa and create a literacy center for children in a battered women's shelter in her hometown of Englewood, Colo. Carney, who has raised more than $90,000 for her charitable projec  

The 2010 free agency situation is like a war zone. Not a battlefield, a war zone, with spies and subterfuge everywhere. Don't trust anyone, believe no hype, and watch for the decoy.