Radio Facts: Grammy Awards Review
Last night's Grammy Awards featured standout performances from Kendrick Lamar and Alabama Shakes, while Taylor Swift's inspiring speech addressed overcoming adversity....
Year : 2016
Kendrick Lamar’s Amazing Performance More than Meets the Eye
Kendrick Lamar delivered the best Grammy performance, using his platform to address social issues at the height of his success rather than waiting until career...
Radio DJ “RJ The Bad Boy” Dies
Radio DJ Roosevelt Polk, known as 'RJ da Bad Boy,' has died. He worked at 102.3 JAMZ and MIX 93.9 in Alexandria, Louisiana for many...
Steve Harvey: “All Of Our Children Were Murdered”
Steve Harvey hosts emotional town hall on Chicago gun violence featuring mothers who lost children. Raw, powerful conversation addresses the city's ongoing crisis....
Steve Harvey Live in Grand Cayman
Steve Harvey surprised fans by joining his radio co-hosts for a live poolside broadcast of The Steve Harvey Morning Show from Grand Cayman's Comfort Suites...
Kendrick Accepts Key to the City of Compton
Kendrick Lamar received the key to the city of Compton on Feb. 13, pledging to use his platform to give back to his community. The...
Lucian Grainge Named Most Powerful in Music
Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge tops Billboard's Power 100 list for the third time, becoming the first executive to hold the #1 spot consecutively....
Sam Hunt Performs Live with Grammy Camp Jazz Students in LA
Grammy nominee Sam Hunt performed live with Grammy Camp Jazz Session students at Club Nokia in Los Angeles for the annual Grammy In The Schools...
Pandora: Official SXSW Streaming Partner Line-Up
Pandora returns as SXSW's official streaming sponsor with Discovery Den featuring Kevin Gates, Anderson .Paak, and Lil Dicky among emerging artists across multiple genres....
Toyota Sets Off the Chicago Auto Show with Doug E. Fresh
Toyota brings Hip Hop legend Doug E. Fresh to perform at the Chicago Auto Show on February 13, 2016. The Original Human Beat Box will...
TuneCore Reports $36.8 Million in Q4 2015 Artist Earnings
TuneCore reported $36.8 million in Q4 2015 artist earnings, with independent artists earning over $142 million for the year. The platform expanded globally while growing...
Mountain Dew All-Star Weekend Takeover
Mountain Dew announces major NBA All-Star 2016 takeover featuring Russell Westbrook, Jimmy Butler, virtual reality art experiences, and interactive fan events in Toronto....
Gospel Stars Deliver Water to Flint Amid Ongoing Crisis
Gospel Grammy winners Donnie McClurkin and Marvin L. Winans deliver over 6,000 cases of water to Flint churches during the ongoing water crisis....
Finding Your Roots Welcomes Hip Hop Legends in New Season
Finding Your Roots welcomes hip-hop legends Sean Combs and LL Cool J to discover their family histories. The PBS series explores ancestral mysteries of cultural...
Kevin Ross’ Radio Facts Podcast Gets 1.3 Million Downloads
Kevin Ross' Radio Facts podcast reaches 1.3 million total downloads, with recent episode 'Keep Your Mouth Shut and Options Open' hitting 660,000 downloads alone....
Music Reports Launches Advanced Publisher Dashboard
Music Reports launches advanced dashboard for music publishers to simplify royalty distribution and provide transparency into streaming payments....
Apple Music Launches on Sonos Systems Worldwide Starting
Apple Music launches on Sonos smart speakers worldwide February 10, offering full catalog access and curated features through home audio systems....
Vegas Just Got a Little Funkier with Cameo Residency
Legendary funk/R&B group Cameo announces new Las Vegas residency at Westgate Resort starting March 2. The show will feature classics like 'Word Up' and 'Candy.'...
Russ Parr as FM Replacement for Tom Joyner in DC
Russ Parr has replaced Tom Joyner on DC's FM dial for over a month. Radio Facts asks listeners to share their opinions on the new...
Radio Facts: Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage
Radio Facts invites readers to join the Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage Cruise 2016 from April 23-May 1. Book through BlackAmericaWeb.com....
Chance The Rapper & Pharrell on Fatherhood
Chance The Rapper and Pharrell Williams discuss the beauty of fatherhood on Beats 1 radio, with Pharrell comparing raising children to songwriting....
Romanowski Calls Newton a “Boy”
Ex-NFL player Bill Romanowski sparked controversy calling Panthers QB Cam Newton a 'boy' on Twitter after Super Bowl loss, later apologizing for the racially charged...
In Case You Missed Beyonce and Bruno Mars
Beyonce and Bruno Mars stole Super Bowl 50's halftime show with an epic dance battle featuring Formation and Uptown Funk performances....
BEYONC� Gets in Formation for World Tour
Beyonc� announces the Formation World Tour with stadium dates across North America and Europe starting April 27. The tour supports her #BeyGOOD initiative....