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Young Black Women Don’t Matter as R. Kelly Plays On

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Would you trust the guy that’s smiling with your daughter? The post below comes from the Richard Prince’s Journal-isms site. The post details a story by Jessica Hopper of the Village Voice who examines Chicago music journalist Jim DeRogatis’ original story that exposed the sexual assault accusation against singer R. Kelly.One of the most coveted demos in media are young black women. They are a group of listeners and viewers that are very attractive to advertisers because of the buying decisions they make. However apparently their consumerism supersedes the media industry’s moral sense. Radio and the media industry continues to promote … Continue reading Young Black Women Don’t Matter as R. Kelly Plays On

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>Prince Talks Music and Radio on Tavis Smiley Show

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> http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshh4tX9p4R2s8KwQ81Q Prince talks about the music and radio industry with Tavis Smiley on PBS. Prince tells Tavis that you probably don’t hear his latest album on the radio because he is not with a major record label. He also talks about his record deal with Target Stores that resulted in his latest album going number one with no radio airplay. Continue reading >Prince Talks Music and Radio on Tavis Smiley Show

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>Trae Tha Truth Files Lawsuit Against Radio One and Local Station 97.9 The Box

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>Houston area rapper Trae decided to file the lawsuit after the radio station allegedly banned his music from being heard on the only local hip hop station in the city. HOUSTON /PRNewswire Houston rapper “Trae Tha Truth” (nee Frasier Thompson) will be holding a press conference at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at the Harris County Civil Courthouse, 201 Caroline, Houston, Texas, to announce the filing of a lawsuit in the 189th District Court of Harris County Texas against Radio One Inc., which owns and operates Houston radio Station 97.9 KBXX, The Box.The civil case alleges a consistent … Continue reading >Trae Tha Truth Files Lawsuit Against Radio One and Local Station 97.9 The Box

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>Amel Larrieux says “Independent Artists Of Color Are Too Under The Radar”

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> The website Hello Beautiful recently interviewed soul songstress Amel Larrieux in New York City at a performance at the club S.O.B.’s. She, like many contemporary independent artists who sing the music that is unaffectionately known as Neo-Soul, doesn’t particularly like that label. We couldn’t agree with her, Corrine Bailey Rae, and others more. You might as well say Neo-Soul means no radio airplay. Amel also talks about her daughters joining her group and the upcoming reunion album for “Groove Theory” with Bryce Wilson. Has it really been 15 years since their hit “Tell Me”? Amel Larrieux is one of … Continue reading >Amel Larrieux says “Independent Artists Of Color Are Too Under The Radar”

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RCA shuts down the famous Jive, J Records and Arista Imprints

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The music industry continues to change especially among the major record labels. RCA executive Clive Davis with J Record artist Alicia Keys and one time Arista star Whitney Houston. On Friday (October 7) Jive Records, Arista Records and J Records all cease to exist as each will merge into one label, RCA Records. The decision is a part of the plan to reinvent RCA. From The Hollywood Reporter- “New RCA Records CEO Peter Edge, 50, even hesitates to call his company a record label. After all, it would be foolish to limit a label’s scope to the business of selling … Continue reading RCA shuts down the famous Jive, J Records and Arista Imprints