Sean Kingston, the 17-year old platinum selling music artist best known for his hit single "Beautiful Girls" and recent chart-toppers "Take You There" and "Me Love," has released a new Internet-only single "Gotta Move Faster" on iTunes just in time for the holidays.

His name is already familiar to record buyers who make note of the songwriting credits on major hit records by such superstar artists as Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige.

(New York, NY) - As the singular most successful songwriter at work today-– whose tunes have been brought to the top of the charts by Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, and at least 50 more artists over the last decade, including Whitney Houston, Jennifer Hudson, Jessica Simpson, Usher, Chris Brown, Toni Braxton, Tyrese, Enrique Iglesias, Aaliyah, Faith Evans, B2K, Ciara, Ruben Studdard,

Happy Birthday to actress Leelee Sobieski (1982), "A Walk To Remember" star Shane West (1978), singer Faith Evans (1973), R&B singer Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey of K-Ci & JoJo (1971), Soul Coughing singer Mike Doughty (1970), "Austin Powers" actress Elizabeth Hurley (1965), "Waterworld" actress Jeanne Tripplehorn (1963), actress Gina Gershon (1962), Brazilian singer Joao Gilberto (1931), British actor Lionel Jeffries (1926), "The Wizard of Oz" star Judy Garland (1922; d. 1969), and legendary bluesman Chester "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett (1910; d. 1976).

The family of Notorious B.I.G. has filed another wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles in connection with the slain rapper's death. The hip-hop star - born Christopher Wallace - was shot dead in his car after leaving a Vibe magazine party following the 11th Annual Soul Train Music Awards in Los Angeles in 1997. His murder has remained unsolved to this day.

Gospel Music Channel (GMC), the nation's first and only 24/7 all Gospel/Christian music television network, gives rise to a new month of programming in April.

The wait is finally over – as Def Jam recording artist Ne-Yo takes the wraps off and announces that his hotly awaited second album, due May 1, will be titled Because Of You, named after the album's first single pick.

Consequence was born in Queens at the dawn of the hip-hop era, when all rap was East Coast rap and all of rap's influential early artists were based in the New York City area. Throughout his career, Consequence gained credibility not only on the streets with his peers but with the critics as well. A gifted storyteller, he has a keen and unwavering sense of what he is all about.

One is definitely the magic number for Grammy- nominated singer/songwriter, Ne-Yo. After capping off an amazing year, the Def Jam artist has scored a triple threat with three #1s in just 11 months with: his #1 Album "In My Own Words" which debuted in February of 2006; his #1 single "So Sick" which topped the Billboard 200, Pop, and R&B charts during its first week;

Denzel Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Faith Evans are among the stunning list of African-American stars joining forces to get biblical for a new 70-hour audio cassette package.