Chilli of TLC woke up to unexpected headlines across social media platforms with TMZ bringing the story to a head with “I Didn’t Mean To Repost Michelle Obama Conspiracy!!!” video post. – a situation she quickly clarified was an accidental … Continue reading Chilli’s Accidental Michelle Obama Post and Trump Donation Sparks Social Media Buzz
The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards, hosted by Ludacris, celebrated top music talents at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Taylor Swift dominated with seven awards, while standout performances included Alex Warren, TLC, and Kehlani. Honorees included John Mellencamp and Miley Cyrus, with various categories recognizing new and established artists. Continue reading Ludacris Hosts Star-Studded iHeartRadio Music Awards
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
> Tom Joyner is playing one particular song almost every day on his radio show as if it was brand new. The music you hear on nationally syndicated radio shows are pretty much the same; however at times those shows, dominated by the likes of Tom Joyner, Steve Harvey, and Michael Baisden, will occasionally go off chart or totally ignore the predetermined list of new songs available to radio called “adds.” You will get more music variety on their shows versus what’s played during the rest of the day on most Urban AC stations across the country. Maybe because Joyner, … Continue reading >Can you believe what Tom Joyner is doing on his morning show?
> 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
>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
Young Money CEO Lil Wayne pulled his artists off of New York City’s Summer Jam Concert as a result of comments made by Hot 97’s morning personality Peter Rosenberg on stage. Here’s the diss- Rosenberg was quoted as saying, “where is all my real Hip-Hop fans, not that starships…” He also reportedly called Nicki Minaj “wack.” (“Starship” is a recently released track from Nicki Minaj with a decidedly pop Top 40 feel to it.) Moments later Lil’ Wayne Tweeted, “Young Money ain’t doing summer jam.” Young money artist Tyga performed shortly after the tweet was sent, but it was confirmed that … Continue reading Lil’ Wayne pulls Young Money and Nicki Minaj from Hot 97 Summer Jam 2012
Dropout UK presenter (a UK word for interviewer/host) Tinea Taylor caught up with Washington, D.C. born rapper Wale for a ‘Getting To Know’ interview feature. He talks about his passion for music and tells why he signed with Maybach Music Group. During the interview, at about the 7:00 minute mark Wale says, “There will be an extreme amount of disrespect on the radio [from his label mates towards other rappers] …You might want to listen to another genre of music.” Check out the full video as Wale talks about lessons learned in the music industry. Continue reading Wale Interviews and Drops a Warning to Radio: Expect Disrespect [VIDEO]
Who will benefit the most? Reportedly the record labels from Mashable.com Facebook intends to launch its long-rumored music service next month with Spotify, MOG and Rdio as three of the company’s launch partners, Mashable has learned. The music and media platform will be announced at Facebook’s f8 developer conference on Sept. 22. It will allow users to listen to music from within Facebook.com. Evidence of Facebook’s music platform first surfaced in the code of Facebook’s video chat service. …read more Continue reading Facebook to Launch Free Music Service on September 22nd
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