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Miami, Florida – July 12, 2024 – Renowned Haitian Compas Direk music band ZENGLEN proudly announces the release of their highly anticipated 15th studio album, Happy 69th Compas. This new collection of 11 tracks is now available on all digital music platforms and pays homage to the legendary creator of the Compas Direk genre, Nemours Jean Baptiste.



The album showcases ZENGLEN’s musical versatility, covering themes from social injustice to love ballads, and includes tracks designed to get listeners dancing. This latest work is a testament to the band’s dedication to preserving and evolving the rich heritage of Compas Direk music.



Highlights of the Album:

Tribute to Nemours Jean Baptiste: Honoring the pioneering creator of Compas Direk.
11 Tracks: A diverse mix of songs addressing social issues, love, and dance.
Available Now: Stream or download on all major digital music platforms.


In addition to this momentous release, ZENGLEN is excited to introduce their newest member, Jean Renaud Isidor, known by his stage name "Isimic." Raised in a Christian household, Isimic was deeply inspired by his father, a singer, composer, and instrumentalist, to pursue a career in music. His entry into the band brings a fresh dynamic and a wealth of talent to ZENGLEN’s already impressive lineup.



Isimic’s unique background and musical prowess promise to enhance the band’s sound and bring new energy to their performances. Fans can look forward to experiencing Isimic’s contributions on the new album and in upcoming live shows.



Album Release Party:

To celebrate the release of their new album, ZENGLEN will be hosting an album release party featuring Orchestre Tropicana d'Haïti on August 3rd, 2024. The event will take place at the Oceanside Events Center, located at 1290 N Shore Rd, Revere, MA 02151. This exciting event promises an unforgettable night of music, dance, and celebration.



About ZENGLEN:

ZENGLEN has been a driving force in the Haitian music scene for years, known for their dedication to the Compas Direk genre and their innovative approach to music. With a career spanning multiple decades and a rich discography, ZENGLEN continues to captivate audiences both in Haiti and around the world.



Contact Person: Jean Brutus Derissaint
Email: Zenglenmanager@gmail.com
Phone: 305-785-8931
Phone: 617-839-3880
ZENGLEN – Continuing the Legacy of Compas Direk

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Here's what we know about the allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs


• Sean “Diddy” Comb’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by Homeland Security amid a possible connection with an ongoing sex-trafficking investigation.


• Authorities targeted the rapper’s homes to seize phones and computers, sources told The Post.
• Combs was spotted outside a Miami airport slowly strolling back and forth Monday just hours after the raids, according to reports.


• Brendan Paul, a music producer and basketball player, was arrested on drug charges at a Miami airport while attempting to board Combs’ private jet. Paul has been accused of being a “drug mule” for Combs in a federal lawsuit.


• At least four Jane Does and one John Doe have been interviewed by New York prosecutors in connection to sex-trafficking allegations and a RICO case, sources told Rolling Stone.


• Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie (Cassandra Ventura) filed a lawsuit against him in November 2023 on several allegations, including rape and physical abuse for over a decade.


• Combs and Cassie settled the lawsuit one day after she filed it.


• In November 2023, the rapper was accused of drugging, filming and sexually assaulting a woman on a date in 1991.


• The lawsuit describes how Combs drove the alleged victim to a music studio “where she could not get out of the car” before taking her “to a place he was staying to sexually assault her.”


• A third woman filed a lawsuit against the celebrity in November 2023, claiming that he and singer-songwriter Aaron Hall took turns sexually assaulting her and a friend in the early 1990s.


• The woman, listed as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, claimed that a couple of days after the assault, Combs came to the home where she and her friend were staying and violently attacked her.


• In December 2023, Combs was hit with a fourth sexual assault lawsuit that accused him and others of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl at his NYC recording studio after drugging her and supplying her with alcohol.

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At its annual meeting for members, ASCAP officials reiterated the message it delivered earlier in the day when it announced its record breaking 2023 financial results, reminding members that it was an organization run by the members for its members just like any true democracy.

While its chief rival BMI was barely mentioned by name, the performance rights organization’s executives repeatedly reminded members that unlike the other PRO operating under a consent decree, which last year switched to for-profit status and was sold to a private equity firm, ASCAP as a membership organization doesn’t have owners. Further, it pays out all money collected after expenses to its members.


“ASCAP is a democracy; it’s an idea that has stood the test of time,” songwriter and ASCAP chairman Paul Williams said in his opening address to attendees at its annual meeting, held in New York City at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Hall on Feb. 27. “We have stayed true to our fundamental values. We believe in you as gifted humans… We believe in the value of your music and that you should all earn a fair wage for [your creations] and that your rights should be protected. Full Stop.”


Williams reminded the audience that ASCAP is governed by 12 creators and 12 publishers through a board elected by members that makes decisions and sets policies with “your best interest at heart. That is democracy. That is ASCAP.”

Moreover, Williams added that while ASCAP isn’t a union, he wanted to “speak more about democracy and unity and collected strength… We are strongest when we aggregate all of our copyrights together in a blanket license.”

With artificial intelligence now very much at the forefront of conversations, he said ASCAP is on guard at Capital Hill “defending your rights” with Congress; and he urged songwriters to “be engaged with ASCAP” in defending your rights. “Without your representation, we cannot protect your copyrights so register to vote,” he added.

He said like in the past, ASCAP would continue to represent songwriters with lawmakers, reminding them that ASCAP has consistently helped protect songwriters in the past when other new technology came online, like the advent of cable, then Napster and more recently streaming. “Too many times it looked like our livelihood would be decimated, but we had ASCAP on the front lines,” Williams said. “We always emerge with a way to license, monetize and preserve our livelihood.”

Williams closed his opening remarks by adding, “God bless ASCAP for feeding my kids and now my grandkids.”

ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews followed by boosting the singularity of being an ASCAP member, pointing out it is the only PRO with publicly available royalty rules. “The rules are on the website,” she said. “We don’t hide the ball.”

She also stressed that the ASCAP board believes in a free market, with a willing buyer and a willing seller. “We want less government intervention; we don’t want the government telling us how much your music is worth,” she said. That’s why ASCAP opposes a compulsory license, given “it suppresses the value of music,” pointing to the mechanical license as an example of what happens when a compulsory license is imposed by government.

She highlighted that the organization protects songwriter rights when needed, filing 40 litigations in 2023 to make sure ASCAP songwriters got paid what they deserve, including ongoing litigation against terrestrial radio, which she said aren’t paying enough for the music they play, although that suit was filed by the Radio Music Licensing Committee against both ASCAP and BMI.

Moreover, she explained how ASCAP will remain diligent to ensure that Congress understands both the opportunity and the threat of AI, telling legislators that “without songwriters, there is no art in artificial intelligence.” She acknowledged AI is “the biggest existential threat” but also pointed out that creators can use AI in making music, just as ASCAP can use AI to track and match song plays to writers and publishers. So when ASCAP visits Capital Hill, it tells members of Congress that songwriters are like small business owners who invest in equipment to make music — so they “have earned the right to get paid and have credit” if AI is used to mimic creators and artists.


Matthews pointed out the differences between her organization and BMI now that the latter is a for-profit entity, saying that after taking a reasonable reserve — and covering expenses — 90 cents of every dollar is distributed to ASCAP songwriters. She wondered if BMI has debt, how much of what it collects goes to paying off interest on those loans; if it has shareholders, she wondered how much profit they’ll take in. She also asked who were the shareholders of New Mountain Capital, which bought BMI, while questioning if broadcasters are still in the mix. Finally, she noted that BMI says it plans on withholding 15%, but she wondered whether that was from a total calculated after paying off interest and whatever profit shareholders take. She concluded by pointing out these questions are out there because BMI is no longer releasing any financial information.


“We want you to understand the difference” between BMI and ASCAP as she proceeded to highlight the organization’s annual financial report with a slide presentation that began by showing its record breaking year, with $1.736 billion in collections, up 14.1% from the prior year’s total of $1.522 billion.

In response to Williams’ and Matthews’ comments, a BMI representative emailed Billboard a statement that read, “We have been very clear about our strategy and current business model, which provides us with the resources we need to invest in our business while delivering record distributions. There has been a lot of noise out recently, so to clarify, as we previously shared, any debt incurred from investments will not come out of distributions. We are focused on the future, not the past, and on the many opportunities to create more value for our affiliates.”

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NEW YORK - February. 29, 2024 - B.E. RELATIONS PUBLISHING is pleased to announce an exclusive global distribution and publishing deal with Joe Jack Legacy Group, LLC., on behalf of the talented composer, singer, lyricist, keyboardist, and accordionist, Joe Jack.


B.E. RELATIONS PUBLISHING a division of B.E. RELATIONS, LLC which specializes in global digital music distribution, music publishing, and music licensing company, is pleased to announce its partnership with Joe Jack, a talented Haitian musician, composer, and vocalist. Joe Jack's unique blend of folk, gospel, and reggae has been moving audiences for over 50 years, sharing his songs that speak to the human spirit and touch the heart. We are honored to have been entrusted with his classic catalogue and to be able to share it with a new generation of listeners. In addition to publishing his work, we will also be focusing on introducing it to younger audiences who can appreciate the depth and quality of his music.


Joe Jacques (born on May 25 1936, in Gonaives) is known as, a teacher, musician, singer, lyricist, keyboardist and accordionist. Blind at birth, Joe Jacques has never seen a sunrise but has illuminated our existence. St-Vincent of Port-Au-Prince was the first institution that he attended. From 1955 to 1959, he enrolled at the Perkins School for the blind in Boston, Massachusetts. Then, he went back to Haiti.


For 11 years, Joe Jacques served as an English teacher and was, at one point, part of Haitian American Institute faculty. Music has always occupied a predominant role in Joe's life. For Joseph Jacques, music represents the surest bridge between him and the cold world. Likewise, through that bridge, we have entered Joe-Jacquesville and Blindville. In 1972, while vacationing in New-York, realizing his calling to minister through music, he became a professional musician. With his sacred accordion and his melodious voice, he has consistently surpassed our expectations. Timidite, Profese lekol, Ma petite, and la derniere fois, are pillars of his bridge.


Like the American blues, he was singing about his love, suffering, tribulation, regrets, and hopes. With great clarity, uncanny wit and superb elegance, he took a lot of us to desolate areas of existence. His lyrics brought us humility, reverence, and feelings of gratitude. Contrary to public opinion, Garry Talent, lead singer of Moonkool stated that, 'his songs offer us solely inklings of his enigmatic world. Only a selected few could really reach Joe Jacques place. Joe-Jacques Ville is merely accessible since it is not a geographical place, but a different way of looking at things'. There are a few other people that express discontent about his melancholic undertone. However, his reality remains his reality.


Joe Jacques, instead of being apologetic, prefers to attribute his melancholic expression to his long standing state of denial. His old songs, according to him, were evocative of his reluctance to accept his blindness. Since then, he came to terms with himself. Enthusiastically, with his new sense of self, he claims that if he has to write more songs, his focus will be more on human relations and communications. With tact and empathy, we asked Joe Jacques to enumerate the first three things that he would like to see if he suddenly becomes sighted. Instantly, he mentioned: the sky, sunrise, rainbow and the beautiful women. Ultimately, however he assures us that one can only see through the heart. Things that some of us take for granted are delicacies for others. In sum Joe Jacques with his inviting welcome and the particularity of his songs is considered by many as a national hero and will certainly be immortalized for his resolve, his perseverance and his success against all odds.


Public Relations Officer: Kathy Rochez
212-537-5064 - pr@berelations.com

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