Top100 has LOTS of new music this week, and “Waiting In Vain” remains Top 10 on Smooth Jazz Network Hot 100 with almost 700 radio spins this week.
Available at digital outlets and streaming services worldwide.
May not get headlines,but it is possible to be an artist in a crazy biz-remain grounded and raise intelligent empowered young adults as well. I’m proud to celebrate my second college graduate, the first being my daughter Lauren. Education, focus, hard work and responsibility are values instilled in both of my children early on as their mother and primary care giver.
Not all show business people are wild and crazy and as well not all children of parents in show business thirst for the limelight or paths of their parents. It’s important and not always easy to empower our children to excel and grow in their own light. Thank you to my daughter for being such a great big sister and for setting a great example early on to focus and get the work done.
Congrats to the college grads of 2018 including my own son Arie who graduated this weekend from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business. To all parents, single or divorced Moms making it happen no matter what, to the positive siblings and to all fulfilling goals on life’s journey – salute!
My little tribe! Lauren and Arie.
Sunsets and Dancefloor is a small capsule reflecting a bit of my eclectic taste in music from jazz, Soul, dance, classic disco and modern funk. A choice 17. 
The venerable Grammy winning artist Jody Watley achieves another milestone as “Waiting In Vain” eases into the Top 10 after 11 weeks on the Smooth Jazz Network Charts with nearly 600 spins this week. Peaking at 25 on Billboard, Watley says “I do music for the love, and not charts especially at this point in my career..that said it’s nice to still be able to have new benchmarks of achievement and not simply rest on my past accomplishments.”
Available at digital outlets worldwide.
Billboard Airplay
KSBR-HD/Los Angeles, CA (Orange County)
WNWV/Cleveland, OH
WFSK/Nashville, TN
KUNV/Las Vegas, NV
WVAS/Montgomery, AL
Smooth Jazz Network (affiliates below)
WCLK/Atlanta, GA
WVST/Richmond, VA
WSBZ/Panama City, FL
WEIB/Springfield, MA
KJLU/Jefferson City, MO
Specialty Show Airplay
WWDM/Columbia, SC
CKSJ/St Johns, Canada
WAGH/Columbus, GA
KQXT/San Antonio, TX (Jazz show on A/C station)
WMJY/Biloxi, MS
WCLZ/Portland, ME
KBEM/Minneapolis, MN
WWDM/Columbia, SC
Smooth Jazz Airplay
WNAA/Greensboro, NC
KOKY/Little Rock, AR
TheVibeSmoothGrooveRadio.weebly.com
BlogTalkRadio.com
JazzBayRadio.com
WCHG/Hot Springs, VA
WOWE/Flint, MI
HTRJazzy.com
Smooth Jazz “In The Mix” Online Radio
SmoothJazzOnTheRocks.net
KYTE/Newport, OR
TheSourceSmoothJazzRadio.com
JazzMoodsRadio.com
RadioSeagull.com
StrawberryJazz.com
SmoothJazz905.com
WWUS/Key West, FL
KBEM/Minneapolis, MN
WSJRDBRadio.com
1000SmoothHits.de
TM Studios
Jazz-City.com
KCSW/Phoenix, AZ
SmoothJazzAndMore.com
Smooth Jazz Florida Plus HD
Love Smooth Jazz
Love Jazz Florida
Love Smooth Jazz Music
Smooth Jazz Mix New York
Smooth Jazz New York
Smooth Jazz NYC
Smooth Jazz Planet
Smooth Jazz Zone
A1 Smooth Jazz
Smooth Jazz Oasis
Smooth Jazz Smooth Wave
South Florida Smooth Jazz
Smooth Jazz Tampa Bay
Smooth Jazz CD101.9 New York
KKFI/Kansas City, MO
GrooveSuite.com
KRWV/Phoenix, AZ
CJazzChannel.com
WHCJ/Savannah, GA
WTCC/Springfield, MA
WRTC/Hartford, CT
WQTQ/Hartford, CT
AccuRadio.com (Smooth Jazz Chicago)
Smooth Grooves Radio/UK
SmoothJazzFlorida.com
SmoothJazz.com
WUSB/Long Island, NY
WJAB/Huntsville, AL
WSNC/Winston-Salem, NC
KUR/Reading, PA
KSHK/Kauai, HI
Smooth Jazz Network Airplay
iHeart Radio – Smooth Jazz Channel
WAEG-FM North Augusta, GA
WCHD-HD2 Dayton, OH
KWDR-FM Kennewick, WA
WKSC HD-2 Chicago, IL
KDXA HD-2 Des Moines, IO
KSOF HD-2 Fresno, CA
WSRW HD-2 Grand Rapids, MI
WMAG HD-2 Greensboro, NC
WLRQ HD-2 Melbourne, FL
WUBT-HD2 Nashville, TN
WMGF-HD2 Orlando, CA
KKCW HD-2 Portland, OR
WSNE HD-2 Providence, RI
WBTJ HD-2 Richmond, VA
KFBK-HD2 Sacramento, CA
KMJM HD-2 St. Louis, MO
KODJ HD-2 Salt Lake City, UT
KISC-HD2 Spokane, WA
COOL-FM Panama
KCCB-AM Corning, AR
WVSU-FM Birmingham, AL
KKLI-FM Colorado Springs, CO
WAJD-FM Gainesville, FL
WBHQ-FM Beverly Beach, FL
WSBZ-FM Walton Beach, FL
WUCR-FM Butler, FL
WCLZ-FM Portland, ME
WRMO-FM Bangor, ME
WHFC-FM Bel Air, MD
WLDR-FM Traverse City, MI
WVLY-FM Sundbury, PA
KQXT-FM San Antonio, TX
SmoothJazzFlorida.com
Smooth Jazz Florida Plus HD
Smooth Jazz Tampa Bay
Smooth Jazz Nox Miami
Smooth Jazz Tampa
Smooth Jazz Wave Boca Raton
Smooth Jazz CD101.9 New York
Smooth Jazz Mix New York
Radio Indigo Bangalore/Goa India 99.1
Aramco Saudi Arabia
CJCV-FM Winnipeg
Boracay Beach Radio – 97.3 FM Philippines
Smooth Jazz Top 20 Show Airplay
iHeart Radio – Smooth Jazz Channel
CD101.9 New York
KCCB 1260AM Corning, AR
KDXA HD-2 Des Moines
KKCW HD-2 Portland
KKLI 106.3 FM Colorado Springs
KODJ HD-2 Salt Lake City
KSOF HD-2 Fresno
KWDR-FM 93.5 and 102.3 Kennewick, WA
KZIZ-AM 1560 AM Seattle, WA
Radio Indigo Bangalore/Goa India 99.1
WAEG-FM 92.3 North Augusta, GA
WBHQ-HD-3 Beverly Beach, FL
WBTJ HD-2 Richmond
WCHB 1200 AM/ 99.9 FM Detroit, MI
WCLZ 98.9 FM Portland, Maine
WHFC91.1 FM Bel Air, Maryland
WKSC HD-2 Chicago
WLDR HD-2 Traverse City, MI
WLRQ HD-2 Melbourne
WMAG HD-2 Greensboro
WMJM HD-2 St. Louis
WRMO 93.7 FM Bangor Maine
WSJF-DB Smooth Jazz Florida
WSNE HD-2 Providence
WSRW HD-2 Grand Rapids
WUCR 107.9 FM Lake Butler, Florida
WVLY 100.9 FM Sundbury/Selinsgrove, PA
WXCT 98.3 FM Grand Rapids, MI
ARAMCO Saudi Arabia
Boracay Beach Radio-97.3 FM Philippines
CJCV 99.1 FM Winnipeg, Canada
COOL-FM Panama
DeLite Radio UK The A-List
Bernie O’Brien Radio Warrington
MediaBase:
^ 36 48 JODY WATLEY-Waiting In Vain (’18) (Avitone) 30 25 +5
^ 37 42 MICHAEL FIELDS JR-Lovette Road (Water From The Rock) 30 27 +3
^ 38 36 TAKE 6-Change The World (SoNo Recording Group) 30 30 0
^ 39 61 GROOVE FREQUENCIES-Imagine This (B2J) 29 19 +10
40 19 SADE-Flower Of The Universe (Epic) 29 41 -12
^ 41 30 MICHAEL J. THOMAS-My Love (Harbor Breeze) 28 8 +20
^ 42 58 D’LAURENT SMITH-Hand In Hand f/Boney James (—) 28 21 +7
^ 43 54 GREG ADAMS/EAST BAY SOUL-Look Book (Ripa) 28 22 +6
^ 44 43 MADOCA-Surrender (City Sketches Inc) 27 26 +1
^ 45 41 DONALD HAYES-What Dreams May Come (Grindhouse Music) 27 27 0
^ 46 40 NAJEE-Song For The Ladies (—) 27 27 0
47 39 BLAIR BRYANT-Sun Chaser f/Darren Rahn (Innervision) 27 28 -1
48 38 ROBERTO VALLY-Birdland (Woodward Avenue ) 27 29 -2
^ 49 86 NICK COLIONNE-Be Urself (—) 26 14 +12
^ 50 50 JERMAINE MONDAINE-Going Higher (Water From The Rock) 26 23 +3
Had a fabulous round of concerts this weekend of different vibes. The Maryland / D.C. trip began with a solid round of television being welcomed to WUSA 9 and Fox 5 Good Day DC.
Soundcheck at 8 A.M. on point live vocals.
Snippet of interview.
I gifted the ladies jumbo Watley hoop earrings and a handheld fan.
After the performance of the Top 10 “Waiting In Vain” and interview, I was off to Fox 5 Good Day DC where there is always a memorable moment.
The soul, jazz, pop, funk full experience at the historic venue Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club was joyful, emotional, resilient and funky.
Soundchecking our next single “The Passion” – Epic Soul Music and Life Anthem.
Jody Watley & SRL.
Always a party.
I took an awful fall at the top of the show- like life we have to pick ourselves up, keep going and never lose sense of humor.
I loved the after show Q&A and kudos to the promoter for thinking outside the box beyond the standard meet and greet. This was very special.
The Freestyle Festival on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California was a Cinco De Mayo party in perfect outdoor weather.
Squad. Pictured: Michele “Soulchild” Garman, Aaliyah Rose, Lyric Heck, Emma Wages, Tahani Anderson, Nate Allen Smith, John “Havic” Gregory, Kayla, Rosero Mccoy
Feeling the love.
A classic hit in front of 10,000.
Originally released May 7, 2016 O.R.I.G.IN.A.L got a lot of attention .. Many were pressed when we formed in 2015 and the attacks began. Our old page was constantly trolled up. Jody’s was blowing up with haters, online bullies and naysayers on how this thing wouldn’t work, and this and that, so we had to address it, have some fun with it and be bold about who WE are. We are Originals to this group and Jody Watley of course is an original in her trends. Writing a song and video about it all, complete with the anonymous trolls in it and each of us with our own verse.. We shook things up with this pared down trap soul sound and moved on, enduring the hate in the process, it made us stronger. We changed our name, focused on our new direction, more new music, just having fun with this. We inspired some folks we could see it and laugh about it. The same ones who hate are the ones to copy, mimic, or whatever, while we just focused building our own thing being creative, it’s all good.
2016? It seems like a lifetime ago already.
2018 started off with a hit single “The Mood” Alex Di Cio Remix (UK, Netherlands, Canada), lesson is to just keep believing and doing us, sold out shows traveling the U.S. and overseas making our own name slowly but surely, that’s what’s dope. A passion for living and life and building something new.
Our message is to keep doing your thing, no matter what people have to say..and make them watch you walk out with confidence!
