June Rochelle on Access Hollywood

Nashville, TN –Urban songstress June Rochelle’s national debut album, Changing Places, will be the featured CD pick of the week on “Access Hollywood” airing on Tuesday, May 23, 2006. The syndicated newsmagazine will also include the project on the CD release ticker tape feature during the program. Seen in over 90% of the country, “Access Hollywood” airs on major market affiliates, including the NBC Universal Television owned stations. It is produced by NBC and distributed by NBC Universal Television Distribution. The producers of “Access Hollywood” will also feature Changing Places today as the “New Music Tuesday Pick” on “TV One Access” which presents monthly one-hour specials and daily minute-long entertainment updates. A little more than two years after its national launch, TV One, the entertainment and lifestyle network for African American adults is available in more than 30. 1 million U.S households, making it one of the fastest-growing new networks this decade according to Nielsen estimates. For local listings for “Access Hollywood” and “TV One Access,” viewers can visit the show websites at www.accesshollywood.com/insideaccess/wheretowatch/ and www.tvoneonline.com.

“This is fabulous!” exclaimed June Rochelle when she received the news about the CD features. “I’m so excited - this is beyond anything I could have ever thought possible.”

The CD pick recognitions are just a sampling of the many accolades that have been bestowed upon June Rochelle. Since releasing Changing Places, on April 4th, she has been impacting gospel radio stations across the country with her music. June’s first single, “Use Me Lord,” has climbed Gospel-Spotlight.com's Top 20 Hot Singles chart and reached the Top 40 on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Songs chart. Proclaimed as the “the melodic Queen of Soul and Inspiration,” by North Carolina DJ Dr. Alvin Jones of WCPQ and WHNC, her work has also received high praise from the Los Angeles Times, Ebony Magazine, The Ron Seggie Show, The Bev Smith Show, Voice of America Radio and the TCT Network, to name a few. The singer/songwriter’s gifts and vocal prowess are brilliantly apparent on Changing Places. “June Rochelle is a soulful songstress that reminds me of the great Anita Baker,” comments Allen Jacobi, President of Pyramid Records, a division of Universal Music Group

On a mission to soothe and uplift listeners with her soulful voice and message of hope, the Indianapolis native has stood before tens of thousands of people to sing with musical luminaries Celine Dion (in French no less) and Diana Ross. June’s demo vocal of the song “Lately” provided the foundation for Arista Records’ soul-pop trio Divine to reach the top of the Billboard Top 100 Singles chart. But her most profound performances have been in the humble service of people in need, in church pews or behind prison walls, encouraging soul-battered people to continue to strive forward.

June Rochelle’s Changing Places on “Access Hollywood,” page 2

In addition to her accomplishments in the recording studio, June Rochelle has performed in several stage works and is a member of the Voices of Faith Choir. She opened for Yolanda Adams on the “Today” tour and has performed before Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, among other luminaries. June has even hosted her local TV talk show, “Joy in Our Town” on WLCJ-TBN, spotlighting topics like kids with disabilities, elder abuse and other topics of interest to local viewers.

June Rochelle’s Changing Places, an album focused on the theme of love in its many shades, is available on Vision Entertainment Media Group and distributed through Pyramid/Fontana, a division of Universal Music Group. Vision Entertainment Media Group brings an array of gospel music to the world, offering a unique appeal and musical dimension to reach beyond the walls of the church and into the world with an inspired word, while maintaining the integrity and victory of the Gospel. For more information about Vision Entertainment Media Group and June Rochelle, visit www.vemgonline.com and www.junerochelle.com.

TV One brings viewers behind the velvet rope for an inside look at who's who in Black Hollywood. From conversations with the world's top movie and television stars to red carpet premieres and concerts, “TV One Access” is on the scene for the hottest events and gets the inside scoop on the most talked about Hollywood romances, fashions and upcoming projects. Launched in January 2004, TV One offers a broad range of lifestyle and entertainment-oriented original programming, classic series, movies, fashion and music designed to entertain, inform and inspire a diverse audience of adult African American viewers.  TV One's investors include Radio One, the largest radio company that primarily targets African American and urban listeners, Comcast Corporation, the leading cable television company in the country; The DirecTV Group, Constellation Ventures, Syndicated Communications, Pacesetter Capital Group and Opportunity Capital Partners.

“Access Hollywood,” currently in its tenth season in national syndication, is an entertainment newsmagazine that provides viewers with the latest show biz news, in-depth celebrity interviews and behind-the-scenes accounts of the most important events in Hollywood. The weekday half-hour edition of “Access Hollywood” is dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of the most important entertainment stories of the day in a sophisticated-yet-fun-to-watch style. From revealing discussions with the biggest stars in Hollywood to exclusive previews of the latest motion picture, television and music projects, the daily edition provides one-stop shopping for viewers hungry for the latest in entertainment news.