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We're celebrating our 10th anniversary all year by digging in the vaults to re-present classic episodes with fresh commentary. Today, we're revisiting our 2021 conversation with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. ABOUT JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWISWith 26 Billboard #1 R&B hits and 16 Billboard #1 pop hits to their credit, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are perhaps the most influential and successful songwriting and production duo in modern music history. With a total of 41 Top 10 hits in the US, Jimmy and Terry were named ASCAP Songwriters of the Year a record-breaking nine times. They are perhaps best known for their work with Janet Jackson, beginning with the Control album, which earned the duo a Grammy for Producer of the Year. Between 1986 and 1994 they scored thirteen #1 songs with Janet on either the R&B or pop chart, including “What Have You Done For Me Lately,” “Nasty,” “When I Think of You,” “Control,” “Let's Wait Awhile,” “Miss You Much,” “Rhythm Nation,” “Escapade” “Love Will Never Do (Without You),” “The Best Things in Life Are Free,” “That's the Way Love Goes,” “Any Time, Any Place,” and “Again,” which earned Jimmy, Terry, and Janet an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. Jimmy and Terry got their start as musicians with Morris Day and the Time, the Prince-produced band whose biggest hit was the Jam and Lewis-penned “Jerk Out.” They made the transition to a successful songwriting and production team working with the S.O.S. band, which landed a #2 R&B hit with “Just Be Good to Me.” From there, they made their mark on pop and R&B hits for decades to come. In addition to their work with Jackson, the duo wrote and produced the #1 pop singles “Human” by Human League, “Romantic” by Karyn White, “Thank God I Found You” by Mariah Carey, and the Boyz II Men singles “On Bended Knee” and “4 Seasons of Loneliness.” Additional R&B chart toppers include “Encore” by Cheryl Lynn, “Fake” by Alexander O'Neal, “Everything I Miss at Home” by Cherelle, “Sensitivity” by Ralph Tresvant, and the Johnny Gill singles “Rub You the Right Way” and “Wrap My Body Tight.” Other highlights from their catalog include New Edition's “If It Isn't Love” and “I'm Still in Love With You,” “No More Drama” by Mary J. Blige, Robert Palmer's hit pop cover of their Cherelle single “I Didn't Mean to Turn You On,” and recordings by Gladys Knight & The Pips, Barry White, Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Usher, Spice Girls, Aretha Franklin, Charlie Wilson, Ledisi, Sting, Elton John, Beyonce, Rihanna, Rod Stewart, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Gwen Stefani, Willie Nelson, and many others.Always versatile, the duo has earned Grammy awards for Best R&B Album for Chaka Kahn's Funk This, Best Gospel Song for Yolanda Adams' “Be Blessed,” and Best Dance Recording for Janet Jackson's #1 pop and R&B hit “All For You.” Additional Jackson hits that were written and produced with Jam and Lewis include the Janet and Michael Jackson hit “Scream” and the #1 singles “Together Again,” “I Get Lonely,” “Doesn't Really Matter,” and the Nelly duet “Call On Me.”In total the team has earned over 100 gold, platinum, multi-platinum and diamond album certifications from the RIAA, have received more Producer of the Year Grammy nominations than anyone in history, earned the NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award, and were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. 

Jay Semko is known worldwide as the co-founder of multi-platinum Canadian rock icons the Northern Pikes, and as an award winning music composer for numerous film and TV productions, including Canada's most successful internationally syndicated series, "Due South". He is also a member of ACTRA - an accomplished voiceover actor and narrator, voicing numerous national and international radio & TV ads, PSAs, documentaries, and dramas. Jay has also instructed songwriting at the University of Saskatchewan, hosted the SOCAN Songwriters Series at Canadian Country Music Week, and participated in many panels and workshops in conjunction with such organizations as the Songwriters Association of Canada, SOCAN, and Breakout West. Jay has received 5 Juno Award nominations as a member of the Pikes, 2 Gemini Award nominations for Best Original Music Score in a Dramatic Series, a 2013 Canadian Screen Award (formerly Gemini Awards) nomination for Best Original Music for a Non-Fiction Program or Series, among many others. Jay has written and recorded with many well-known songwriters in Canada and the USA. He received the 2012 SCMA Roots Album of the Year Award for "Force Of Horses" and in 2015 for "Flora Vista". Jay was nominated for Best Gospel Song in the 2012 Independent Music Awards and his album "Sending Love" was nominated in the 2012 Western Canadian Music Awards for Roots Solo Recording of the Year - the same year the Pikes were inducted into the Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame. More recently, Jay was nominated for Spiritual Artist of the Year in the 2020 Western Canadian Music Awards in regards to his latest release, "Never Sent". Jay's songs, music scores and legendary live concerts continue to garner him recognition as one of Canada's most prolific and versatile music, film, and television talents.

SUMMARY:Our guests on this episode of Songcraft are Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, best known for co-writing and producing nearly every Janet Jackson hit. They've worked with a who's who of artists, earning them 26 Billboard #1 R&B hits, 16 Billboard #1 pop hits, more Producer of the Year Grammy nominations than anyone in history, and a place in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. We'll chat with them about their varied career, and their new first-ever album under their own names, entitled Volume One. PART ONE:Fan mail and the hardest job in the world.PART TWO:Scott and Paul chat about the idea of the celebrity producer, and how Jam & Lewis might have set a new mold. PART THREE:Our in-depth interview with Jimmy Jam & Terry LewisABOUT JAM & LEWISWith 26 Billboard #1 R&B hits and 16 Billboard #1 pop hits to their credit, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are perhaps the most influential and successful songwriting and production duo in modern music history. With a total of 41 Top 10 hits in the US, Jimmy and Terry were named ASCAP Songwriters of the Year a record-breaking nine times. They are perhaps best known for their work with Janet Jackson, beginning with the Control album, which earned the duo a Grammy for Producer of the Year. Between 1986 and 1994 they scored thirteen #1 songs with Janet on either the R&B or pop chart, including “What Have You Done For Me Lately,” “Nasty,” “When I Think of You,” “Control,” “Let's Wait Awhile,” “Miss You Much,” “Rhythm Nation,” “Escapade” “Love Will Never Do (Without You),” “The Best Things in Life Are Free,” “That's the Way Love Goes,” “Any Time, Any Place,” and “Again,” which earned Jimmy, Terry, and Janet an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. Jimmy and Terry got their start as musicians with Morris Day and the Time, the Prince-produced band whose biggest hit was the Jam and Lewis-penned “Jerk Out.” They made the transition to a successful songwriting and production team working with the S.O.S. band, which landed a #2 R&B hit with “Just Be Good to Me.” From there, they made their mark on pop and R&B hits for decades to come. In addition to their work with Jackson, the duo wrote and produced the #1 pop singles “Human” by Human League, “Romantic” by Karyn White, “Thank God I Found You” by Mariah Carey, and the Boyz II Men singles “On Bended Knee” and “4 Seasons of Loneliness.” Additional R&B chart toppers include “Encore” by Cheryl Lynn, “Fake” by Alexander O'Neal, “Everything I Miss at Home” by Cherelle, “Sensitivity” by Ralph Tresvant, and the Johnny Gill singles “Rub You the Right Way” and “Wrap My Body Tight.” Other highlights from their catalog include New Edition's “If It Isn't Love” and “I'm Still in Love With You,” “No More Drama” by Mary J. Blige, Robert Palmer's hit pop cover of their Cherelle single “I Didn't Mean to Turn You On,” and recordings by Gladys Knight & The Pips, Barry White, Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Usher, Spice Girls, Aretha Franklin, Charlie Wilson, Ledisi, Sting, Elton John, Beyonce, Rihanna, Rod Stewart, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Gwen Stefani, Willie Nelson, and many others.Always versatile, the duo has earned Grammy awards for Best R&B Album for Chaka Kahn's Funk This, Best Gospel Song for Yolanda Adams' “Be Blessed,” and Best Dance Recording for Janet Jackson's #1 pop and R&B hit “All For You.” Additional Jackson hits that were written and produced with Jam and Lewis include the Janet and Michael Jackson hit “Scream” and the #1 singles “Together Again,” “I Get Lonely,” “Doesn't Really Matter,” and the Nelly duet “Call On Me.”In total the team has earned over 100 gold, platinum, multi-platinum and diamond album certifications from the RIAA, have received more Producer of the Year Grammy nominations than anyone in history, earned the NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award, and were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. They've recently released their first album under their own names, which is called Volume One. 

Welcome back to Don't Alert the Stans! For this week's episode, the news agenda begins with a #RespectingLegends discussion around Alicia Keys' performance at the Billboard Music Awards. She took to the stage to perform a medley of tracks from her classic debut album ‘Songs In A Minor' commemorating it's 20th anniversary (29:17). Next up is Nas who has announced that his independent label imprint Mass Appeal Records has inked a new strategic and distribution partnership with The Orchard, a subsidiary of Sony Music (39:10). Much to the dismay of BTS' fervent and overzealous fanbase, Spotify has discounted 10 million streams from the initial 24-hour tally of their new single ‘Butter' because of artificial activity (48:08). Closing out the episode is a wide-ranging conversation about the 2021 BET Award nominations with each of the boys sharing their predicted winners and losers across many of the categories (01:06:13). Upon seeing H.E.R.'s nomination in the ‘Best Gospel Song' category, Sope and Eden open up a debate about the long-running rumours that H.E.R. is an industry plant (01:30:33). Not one to miss! Sope's Listens For The Week: Kadeem Tyrell - Simple Man Labelle - Chamelon Mereba - Rider Doja Cat & SZA - Kiss Me More Lauryn Hill - Tell Him Nic's Listens For The Week: Mustafa - When Smoke Rises Mustafa - The Hearse Mustafa - Stay Alive No Tourists - Ultraviolet Eden's Listens For The Week: Children Of Zeus - Travel Light The Whispers - More Of The Night Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! Enjoy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro Music by: @Jmzofficial Artwork designed by: @_manlikemike Episode audio edited by: @TonySupremeuk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get involved! Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode at #DATSPOD! Rate and review us on Soundcloud, Apple Music, Spotify and Anchor Follow us on: Twitter - @datspod Instagram - @datspod Anchor – @datspodcast Hashtag - #DATSPOD --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/datspodcast/message

Glen Jackson is a multi talented musician of Niuean and Tongan heritage.   The annual Pacific Music Awards celebrates Pacific music and artists.  Finalists were announced last week Glen is one of the finalists for Best Gospel Song.  Praise to God - Talako album.  

Four-time Grammy nominee Matthew West’s major label debut album, Happy, brought him to national attention in 2004, earning him five Dove award nominations, including Pop/Contemporary  Album of the Year, Song of the Year for the single “More,” and New Artist of the Year. He has gone on to score nearly twenty Top 10 hits on Billboard’s US Christian chart, including Dove award Song of the Year nominee “Only Grace,” “You Are Everything,” “The Motions,” which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Gospel Song,  “Strong Enough,” “Forgiveness,” which was another Grammy nominee for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song,  “Hello My Name Is,” and “Grace Wins,” which reached  #1 status for a record-setting 17 weeks at Christian radio. He has written songs for other artists, including Rascal Flatts, Scotty McCreery, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, and Casting Crowns, who earned Matthew yet another Best Contemporary Christian Music Song Grammy nomination for “Jesus, Friend of Sinners.” He has been named ASCAP’s Christian Music Songwriter  of the Year multiple times, earned the Best Contemporary Inspirational Artist honor from the American Music Awards in 2013, won a Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Song in 2014, and was named Billboard’s Hot Christian Songwriter of the Year in 2016. Additionally, he received a Primetime Emmy award nomination for Original Music & Lyrics for “The Heart of Christmas” from the film of the same name. His latest studio album is All In on Sparrow Records.

MEET LUANNE HUNT In the Indie artist world, there’s no question that country/folk star and hall of famer Luanne Hunt has made her mark. Throughout her illustrious career, the award-winning singer/songwriter has built an impressive list of accomplishments, including scoring numerous No. 1 hits on Independent country music charts around the world. She is best known for her chart-topping single, “Christmas Without You,” which was recently named by Sweden’s largest daily newspaper, Dagens Nyheter, one of the top 25 Christmas songs of all-time “Christmas Without You” also landed on two “Best of 2015 Female Country Holiday Songs” lists in the major online U.S. publications, Autostraddle and Truckers News. “Being on these lists with so many A-listers felt like a real accomplishment,” said Hunt, whose studio musicians have backed everyone from the Righteous Brothers to Kenny Loggins. “It’s a huge challenge to find success in the ‘big leagues’ as an Indie artist, so these honors were quite a validation for all the work I’ve put into my craft.” Hunt, who was recently inducted into the Independent Superstars Country Music Hall of Fame, has been working hard at making quality music for twenty years. Her efforts paid off big time in 2007 when her CD, “Breaking Through,” produced two hit singles on U.S. and European Charts. The enchanting “Solace in The Wind” reached No. 1 on the European Country Music Association’s chart (Belgium) in July, 2010. It also peaked at No. 37 on the Indie World Country Chart, which is the largest and oldest independent music chart in the genre. Additionally, the song landed on the 2009 Grammy ballot in two categories: Best Country Song and Best Female Country Performance. In 2012, Luanne’s Gospel tunes, “He Was There,” “There Is A Fountain” and “Pine and the Dogwood” landed at the No. 1 spot on Europe’s premier Hotdisc Christian chart. Her song “I Want to Stand Where Jesus Stood,” earned a spot on the 2009 Grammy ballote for “Best Gospel Song.” Hunt’s most recent chart-topper, “Texas Tears,” has been hailed by fans and critics as one of the best country songs to come along in years. “The most important aspect of Luanne Hunt’s music is her authenticity,” said Brett David Stewart of the Independent Spotlight Music Blog. “‘Texas Tears’ feels like country music straight out of the heart of America; something sorely lacking in the popular modern avenues of the genre. “It’s a modern ‘That’s How I Got To Memphis.’ From the lovely harmonies to the excellent production, everything accentuates Hunt’s presence as an interpreter perfectly.” Hunt began pursuing a professional music career in the mid-1990s. She found immediate success with her critically-acclaimed single “I Don’t Bother Counting,” which was frequently played on the former KIK FM country radio station in Orange County, California and on other stations throughout the Southwest. Over the years, Hunt’s songs have been played on AM, FM, satellite and Internet stations around the world, including Pandora radio. In addition, she is a three-time Hollywood Songwriting Awards winner. CONTACT: https://www.luannehunt.com/home (https://www.luannehunt.com/home) https://www.facebook.com/luannehuntindiecountrystar/ (https://www.facebook.com/luannehuntindiecountrystar/) BONUS: This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. Click on the link to get a 30-day free trial, complete with a credit for a free audiobook download Audible.com (http://www.audibletrial.com/Yuri) QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

YOU ARE LISTENING TO EPISODE 377 with St. Louis' Spiritual Radio Host, Kimmie Kim from eLations magazine and eLations Radio, and Special Guests, Gospel Recording Artist, Dare David on PositivePower21.org.BiographyDare David is a US based gospel artist, music producer, recording engineer, and choir/ band director. He studied music in OAU Ife in Nigeria and media technology in SAE institute, Malaysia. He was born and raised in Abeokuta, Nigeria, and later moved to Lagos, Nigeria, He was influenced by a lot of great musicians in Nigeria, such as Soji Israel, Sammy okposo, Kunle Pinmiloye (kaysticks) and also international gospel artists such as, Donnie McClurkin and Marvin Sapp. He was the Praise worship leader and music director at the following branches of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) - Court of His Majesty in Ipaja Lagos, Nigeria, RCCG - Covenant House in Victoria Island, Lagos, and RCCG - Power House, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Dare launched his debut album titled "U BE GOD" in Nov 2009 and his Second album DO ME WELL was lauched in Malaysia 2011 and he is currently promoting his latest album that is making waves all around the world titled "OPEN DOORS" Dare has worked with and produced many artist such as Kenny Kore from the group Infinity, Dafidi (malaysia) soji isreal (BaBa ye), Bumie Dada (US) and more In 2011 he won the GAMA (Global African Music Award) for the Best Song of the Year and was nominated for the Best Producer and Best Gospel Song at the AEA (African Entertainment Awards in Malaysia. Also he has shared the stage with great African acts like Sonnie Badu, Uche Agu, Sammy OKposo and more Dare David recently won the award for the African artist on the year in US /CANADA at the AFRICAN GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS (AGMA)

YOU ARE LISTENING TO EPISODE 377 with St. Louis' Spiritual Radio Host, Kimmie Kim from eLations magazine and eLations Radio, and Special Guests, Gospel Recording Artist, Dare David on PositivePower21.org.BiographyDare David is a US based gospel artist, music producer, recording engineer, and choir/ band director. He studied music in OAU Ife in Nigeria and media technology in SAE institute, Malaysia. He was born and raised in Abeokuta, Nigeria, and later moved to Lagos, Nigeria, He was influenced by a lot of great musicians in Nigeria, such as Soji Israel, Sammy okposo, Kunle Pinmiloye (kaysticks) and also international gospel artists such as, Donnie McClurkin and Marvin Sapp. He was the Praise worship leader and music director at the following branches of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) - Court of His Majesty in Ipaja Lagos, Nigeria, RCCG - Covenant House in Victoria Island, Lagos, and RCCG - Power House, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Dare launched his debut album titled "U BE GOD" in Nov 2009 and his Second album DO ME WELL was lauched in Malaysia 2011 and he is currently promoting his latest album that is making waves all around the world titled "OPEN DOORS" Dare has worked with and produced many artist such as Kenny Kore from the group Infinity, Dafidi (malaysia) soji isreal (BaBa ye), Bumie Dada (US) and more In 2011 he won the GAMA (Global African Music Award) for the Best Song of the Year and was nominated for the Best Producer and Best Gospel Song at the AEA (African Entertainment Awards in Malaysia. Also he has shared the stage with great African acts like Sonnie Badu, Uche Agu, Sammy OKposo and more Dare David recently won the award for the African artist on the year in US /CANADA at the AFRICAN GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS (AGMA)

Special Guest: Canton Jones.Canton has released albums; “20yrs, 3mths, & 12 days…”, “The Password: Access Granted,”“Love Jones”,“Kingdom Business”, “Kingdom Business PT.2”, “Kingdom Business PT.3”, “Dominionaire”, “Dominionaire Remixed”, and the latest, a DVD project, “Canton Jones – The Live Experience.”  His next release “Kingdom Business 4” will be released in 2012. Riding high off the success of the cleverly penned song, Window (2012 Grammy nominated - Best Gospel Song and Dove nominated in the category of Urban Recorded Song of the Year) and the powerful,Be Healed (Winner of Atlanta Gospel Choice Award for Song of the Year), Hallelujah and Canton's unlimited repertoire, massive crowd appeal, and global fan base have set him on a course destined to shake the very core of hip hop, urban gospel, and R&B.Canton also headlines in business. As an entrepreneur and alumni of Morehouse College, Jones is CEO of CAJO International, his entertainment enterprise that is quietly positioning itself in music, television, video, and global commerce.