Playster Launches Unlimited Entertainment Platform
Playster launches its all-in-one entertainment platform in the U.S., offering unlimited access to music, movies, books, and games starting at $3.95....
Month : December 2015
Rhapsody Hits Record Growth: 3.5M Subscribers
Rhapsody celebrates 45% subscriber growth reaching 3.5 million users globally. The streaming service expanded with new features like Rhapsody Kids and partnerships across 34 countries....
Justin Bieber Announces 2016 World Tour
Justin Bieber announces international Purpose World Tour dates for 2016, starting September 14 in Berlin. The 30+ date European arena tour follows his record-breaking Purpose...
NAACP Image Awards Nominees Announced at Beverly Hills Event
The 47th NAACP Image Awards nominees were announced at Beverly Hills press conference. The ceremony will broadcast live on TV One February 5, 2016....
WalletHub Ranks Best and Worst College Cities in America
WalletHub analyzed 326 US cities to rank the best college towns for students. Ann Arbor, College Station, and Iowa City topped the list based on...
Live365 and Blubrry Partnership Enhances Podcasting
Live365 and Blubrry partner to launch Podcast2Radio, a new service helping podcasters reach 65+ million users across streaming platforms like ROKU, SONOS, and AppleTV....
VEVO Makes New Acquistion to Accelerate Product Efforts
Vevo acquires Showyou, a curated streaming video platform, to accelerate product innovation and enhance music video discovery for fans and artists....
Capital One to Host Free Beach Bash Concert on South Beach
Capital One hosts free Beach Bash concert on South Beach featuring Grammy winners Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Imagine Dragons ahead of 2015 College Football...
DIRECTV and Pepsi to Host Super Bowl Weekend Concerts in SF
DIRECTV and Pepsi team up for three nights of Super Bowl 50 concerts in San Francisco featuring Dave Matthews Band, Pharrell Williams, and more artists...
African-American Film Critics’ Top 2015 Films
The African-American Film Critics Association named Straight Outta Compton as 2015's top film, with the N.W.A. biopic winning Best Picture and multiple awards....
Internet Radio Advertising Growth in 2016
Internet radio is set for strong growth in 2016 with mobile digital audio expected to increase 18.6%. Higher CPMs and interactive ads will drive revenue....
Patti LaBelle Welcomes James Wright Chanel to Cooking Special
Grammy winner Patti LaBelle teams up with viral video star James Wright Chanel for a holiday cooking special featuring her famous sweet potato pie recipe....
Adele’s 25 Breaks Records with Over 1 Million Sales Again
Adele's 25 becomes the first album in Nielsen SoundScan history to sell over 1 million copies in two separate weeks, breaking unprecedented sales records....
Damien Sneed & Karen Chilton: Musical Christmas
Damien Sneed and Karen Chilton present 'The Soul Now Sings: A Musical Christmas Journey' featuring acclaimed vocalists in an inspiring holiday production at NYC's Greene...
Diana Ross to Headline Tom Joyner Foundation Event
Diana Ross headlines the 2016 Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage cruise featuring New Edition, Patti LaBelle and 60+ R&B artists supporting HBCUs....
Jody Gerson Named Billboard Women in Music Executive
Jody Gerson, CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group, was named Billboard's Women in Music Executive of the Year 2015. She oversees publishing for major artists...
Afrojack Thrills Thousands at Music Festival
Grammy-winning DJ Afrojack electrified thousands at Mumbai's Smirnoff Experience Music Festival, performing hits and unreleased tracks at NSCI Dome....
BJ the Chicago Kid Tops Pandora’s 2016 Artist to Watch List
BJ the Chicago Kid tops Pandora's 2016 Artists to Watch list alongside 24 other emerging talents including Bryson Tiller, Tory Lanez, and Ty Dolla $ign....
LaMusica Music Streaming App Launch
Spanish Broadcasting System launches LaMusica, a new streaming app targeting Latino millennials with 23 million songs, live radio streams, and personalized playlists....
First Family Lights National Christmas Tree
The First Family lights the 93rd annual National Christmas Tree in Washington D.C., hosted by Reese Witherspoon with performances by Andra Day, Aloe Blacc, and...
Zambia’s Zed Me Free Concert Promotes HIV Testing
The Zed Me Free Concert in Lusaka successfully promoted HIV testing through a 'Test For Ticket' program, featuring top Zambian artists like Macky 2 and...
Lil Wayne Announces New Tour
Lil Wayne announces The Dedication Tour starting January 21, 2016, visiting rarely-toured cities across the US with special guests Rae Sremmurd. Tickets go on sale...
CBS Radio Names New SVP of Business Development
CBS Radio appoints Jeff Shultz as Senior Vice President of Business Development to drive strategic growth and innovation across radio stations and digital assets....
