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©Amethyst Music News Magazine Letter from AMN MAGAZINE Marks Its 20th Issue! Editor-in-Chief Lisa Green On the Cover Natalie “The Floacist” Stewart RISE Artwork (Cover and Feature): Creative Director - Phylicia Ghee Garment Design & Construction - Jordan Matthews Jewelry Designer - Shannon Brown Retail Ads Oscar De La Renta Dolce & Gabanna Givenchy Lanvin Paris Prada Louis Vuitton Contributing Editor Beverly Kearney Bevs Words of Wisdom: “The Perfect Mother?” Also in This Issue: Singer/Musician, Clinton Babers R&B trio, JADE Photo credits: Natalie “ The Floacist” Stewart Photographer: Phylicia Ghee Photography Advertising Sales Contact Email: [email protected] It’s hard to believe that this issue marks the 20th issue of AMN MAGAZINE! It seems that it was only a short while ago when I got the idea to create a publicaton that would celebrate the music genre that I grew up on and have long loved...R&B music! AMN MAGAZINE’s mission has also been to give up and coming independent music artists a platform to introduce their music. And now, 20 issues later, I am pleased to say that I have interviewed many of the R&B acts that I have long admired, as well as talented up and coming recording artists...AMN MAG has far exceeded any expectation that I could ever have dreamt for it! The magazine started out as an online publication, but after a little more than a year as solely a digital magazine, readers began to ask more and more that the publication be sent to print. Last September, AMN MAG went to print and sold more than 500 copies with the first print issue! Today, the magazine enjoys an international subscriber base and has featured interviews with more than 40 R&B artists including Joe, K-Ci and JoJo, Tyrese, Tweet, Faith Evans, Amel Larrieux, Brian McKnight, Lalah Hathaway, Tamia, Jon. B, Johnny Gill, J. Holiday, Donell Jones, Teedra Moses, Kenny Lattimore, Avant and many, many more! With the support of loyal readers, the magazine continues to deliver the latest news in R&B, independent music and entertainment. One such loyal AMN MAG subscriber is Rui Nugase of Tokyo, Japan.