MUSIQ SOULCHILD

Musiq Soulchild made a blockbuster debut with 2000's Aijuswanaseing. The album sold more than 1 million copies, and Musiq was honored with four Billboard Music Awards including "Best New Artist" and "Top R&B Artist," a Soul Train Music Award and an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Award. Musiq's second album, Juslisen, entered the Billboard 200 and R&B charts at #1.

The collection was soon certified RIAA platinum and again earned many prestigious awards. Soulstar, Musiq's third album, won a Soul Train Award, and his Luvanmusiq album featured the #1 smash "Teachme." 2008's OnMyRadio reached the #1 spot on Billboard's R&B chart and had 3 smash singles, "sobeautiful," "IfULeave (feat. Mary J. Blige)" and "Chocolate High (feat. India.Arie)."

Musiq has also received Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, The Source Awards, BET Awards, NAACP Awards and MTV Video Music Awards nominations. He has worked

with The Roots and Carlos Santana, contributed songs to Tyler Perry film soundtracks and played himself on TV shows including The Game, Soul Food, and As The World Turns.

His sixth studio album will be out in 2010.

CHRISETTE MICHELE

Sultry-voiced singer Chrisette Michele was nominated for a BET Award for Best New Artist as well as two Grammys for her gold-certified debut I Am, winning a Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for her song "Be OK."

She has also been nominated for a NAACP Image Award, a Soul Train Award and and Urban Music Award. Described as a "soulful songbird" by Entertainment Weekly, the Long Island native proved to the world that she could live up to the hype.

Her second album, Epiphany, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Michele guest starred as herself on an episode of The CW's Girlfriends, and has been featured on tracks by Jay-Z, The Game, Nas, Ghostface Killah and The Roots.