Donnie checked in with fans on his Myspace on Tuesday (October 30) after making ‘The Daily News’ album mixtape by DJ Jamad available for free MP3 download. He writes:

A lot of people out there STILL have not purchased my album, so I decided to give you all a FREE ‘sampler’ mixed by DJ Jamad. Just click on this link and you will be able to download the album sampler mixed by ATL’s fines DJ Jamad in mp3 format! Why am I doing this your ask? BECAUSE I NEED TO SELL MORE ALBUMS! There WILL NOT be another Donnie album unless I sell a LOT of more copies of this one. If you haven’t heard ‘The Daily News’ yet, there’s no better time than the present! Just download the FREE sampler and let your EARS decide. If you like what you hear, please support INDEPENDENT MUSIC buy purchasing my album!

The entire post and download at MySpace have since been removed.

Contributed by AdamBernard:

On Thursday, November 6th, Donnie will be making a rare live appearance at B.B. Kings in New York City. The show is produced by Jill Newman Productions and will showcase why Donnie was so sought after by Motown. Opening for Donnie will be Raul Midon.

Contributed by AdamBernard:

In a recent interview with Reactmag.com, Motown’s Donnie talked about his new album, ‘The Colored Section,’ calling it a “very post Jim Crow album,” adding that it’s a fusion of every style of American music. Donnie also talked about how he got into music, and his inspirations. Read more.