Walter Orange

Reservoir announces the promotion of Rell Lafargue to President and Chief Operating Officer. Since 2008, Lafargue has served as the company's COO, overseeing all aspects of the company's day-to-day operations, while spearheading international and domestic expansion efforts, which he will continue to do in his new appointment.

Reservoir announces the acquisitions of the historic catalogs of soul legends Willie Mitchell, Leon Ware, Norman Harris, and the Commodores' Walter Orange and Thomas McClary. Collectively, the five deals bring over 1,000 genre defining songs to Reservoir's diverse and expanding catalog.

It's the summer season, and the music is in the air at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park. In one of the most sold and anticipated shows of the season, full of big stars, The Commodores and Patti LaBelle were not going to settle for anything less. It was pretty full crowd anticipating to see 'the Queen' Patti LaBelle.

Billboard.com reports that Jennifer Hudson, Tamar Braxton and Smokey Robinson will be among the performers of the 2013 Soul Train Awards.

MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL opened last night, April 14, 2013, at Broadway's The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46 Street). After the show, the cast and creative team celebrated and BroadwayWorld.com was there to join in the party fun. Raise a glass!