Atlantic Records Names Lanre Gaba Co-President of Black Music
Atlantic Records promotes Lanre Gaba to Co-President of Black Music after 20 years with the label. She'll work alongside Mike Kyser leading the department....
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Sony Music Publishing Appoints New VP Creative
Sony Music Publishing names Ari Gelaw as VP Creative, bringing experience from Universal Music Publishing where she worked with Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby....
Women’s NBA Pioneer Lusia Harris dies at 66
Lusia Harris, the first woman drafted by an NBA team and first to score in Olympic women's basketball, died at 66. The basketball pioneer led...
Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group Partners with Google
Byron Allen's Allen Media Group announces multi-year strategic partnership with Google, leveraging cloud infrastructure and AI capabilities for rapid expansion across digital properties....
Grammys Announce New Date and Location
The 64th Grammy Awards have been rescheduled to April 3, 2022, and will broadcast live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for the...
Urban One Honors 2022 Tonight
Urban One Honors 2022 celebrates music legends including Jennifer Hudson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and Timbaland. Ne-Yo hosts with performances by H.E.R. and more....
Maya Angelou First Black Woman on a Quarter
Maya Angelou becomes the first Black woman featured on a U.S. quarter. The coins honor the Civil Rights activist and poet as part of the...
D.L. Hughley and Whoopi Goldberg to Launch New CBS Shows
D.L. Hughley and Whoopi Goldberg are getting new CBS shows through the NAACP-CBS diversity partnership. The deal brings multiple projects featuring African American stories....
Miss Jones and Michael Shawn Returning to New York Radio?
Miss Jones and Michael Shawn may return to New York radio with a new morning show on 94.7 The Block, according to sources, though the...
Jim Jones: Mother Taught Him to Tongue Kiss
Jim Jones revealed on Angela Yee's Lip Service that his mother taught him how to tongue kiss when she was 17, sparking heated discussions online....
5th Member of the Original Force MDs has Died (video)
Jessie Daniels, co-lead singer on Force MDs' hit 'Tender Love,' has died at 57. He was the fifth and final member of the original R&B...
iHeartMedia Raleigh Welcomes�New Station
iHeartMedia Raleigh launches 95.3 The Beat, a new throwback hip-hop and R&B station. The station features classic hits from Jay-Z, Beyonc�, Usher, and more....
MIX 105.1 in Orlando Seeks Full-Time Morning Show Host
Audacy Orlando's MIX 105.1 seeks full-time morning show host with 5+ years experience. Position requires strong social media skills and ability to connect with women...
Warner Music Group Acquires 300 Entertainment
Warner Music Group acquires 300 Entertainment, home to Megan Thee Stallion, Young Thug, and Mary J. Blige. Kevin Liles named Chairman & CEO of 300...
Black Man’s Journey to 1000 Pounds (video)
Black man shares his journey to 1000 pounds on TV show, explaining how street life led to extreme weight gain. He hasn't left his house...
Man tackles thief who snatched elderly woman’s purse
A heroic bystander tackled a purse snatcher who stole from an 87-year-old woman in an Ohio Kroger parking lot. The dramatic rescue was caught on...
Surgeons Test Connecting Pig Kidneys to Humans … Working
NYU Langone Health successfully performed xenotransplantation surgery using genetically modified pig kidneys on deceased human donors. The procedure shows promise for 90,000 patients awaiting kidney...
Cold Case Victim Identified as Frankie Little
Former O'Jays member Frankie Little Jr. was identified as a 40-year cold case murder victim found in Ohio in 1982. DNA testing finally solved the...
Keisha Taylor Starr appointed new CMO for Scripps Networks
Keisha Taylor Starr has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer for Scripps Networks, effective January 3, 2022. She brings over 20 years of media experience across...
Rick Ross: A Richer Conversation with Elliott Wilson & B.Dot
Rapper and entrepreneur Rick Ross sits down with Elliott Wilson and B.Dot for an in-depth conversation about his latest album and career moves....
Atlanta Radio DJ Dies
Gary Mitchell, known as DJ Mix Master Mitch, has died from pancreatic cancer at age 56. The Atlanta-area DJ was cousin to Si-Man Baby....
Basquiats Impact Celebrated at Star-Studded Miami Event
Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, and French Montana performed at a historic Miami Art Basel event featuring the first-ever live NFT auction of rare Jean-Michel Basquiat...
Beasley Media Group Celebrates 60 Years at NYC Holiday Event
Beasley Media Group celebrated its 60th anniversary with a holiday soiree in NYC featuring performances by Lee Brice and Kiefer Sutherland....
Apple Announces Third Annual Apple Music Award Winners:
Apple announces 2021 Apple Music Award winners with The Weeknd taking Global Artist of the Year and Olivia Rodrigo winning multiple awards including Breakthrough Artist....
DeDe in the Morning Gets on in Chicago
DeDe in the Morning launches on Chicago's Power 92 (WPWX-FM) starting January 3, 2022, broadcasting weekdays 5AM-9AM. The popular morning show expands to Chicago as...