Industry, Music Industry

Streetz 94.5's Steve Hegwood is having a ball… because he is doing what he loves to do on his own terms with his own company.Streetz Morning Takeover with Yung Joc, Sue Solo and Shawty Shawty There are not many urban programmers who can say that right now and while the thought of being a black entrepreneur in today's urban radio arena may be far-fetched to most, it is foremost to programming vet Steve Hegwood. He is experiencing the excitement and the lure of what Mom and Pop owners experienced in the 60s and 70s. [...]

Yesterday, one of the best singers I have ever heard and a FaceBook friend, Kipper Jones, posted on FaceBook about how glad he was to see Vanessa Williams return to the Miss America pageant as a host. I was not so glad until I gave it some thought. (cheers for the bathroom selfie).What happened to Vanessa Williams in 1984 to destroy her career is what CREATES a career today. [...]

Dr. Robin and Oprah talk about her book, "Hungry"  and what Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Lionel Richie all have in common but it is one thing Lionel has done differently, which is the reason why he  is still here and still successful. [...]

THE CHAINSMOKERS RELEASE FULL-LENGTH ALBUM WORLD WAR JOYGrammy Award-winning artist/producer duo The Chainsmokers have released their brand new full-length album, World War Joy, today via Disruptor Records / Columbia Records. The album features four unreleased collaborations including “Family” with EDM superstar KYGO, “P.S. I Hope You’re Happy” featuring punk-pop heavyweights blink-182, “See The Way” featuring half-Cuban half-Puerto Rican songstress Sabrina Claudio and “The Reaper” featuring Australian indie-pop artist Amy Shark. [...]

Sunday evening, TV One hosted the third annual URBAN ONE HONORS award show, which was simulcasted for the first time on its sister network CLEO TV. Celebrating the exemplary accomplishments of African American women, the special was hosted by Grammy-Award-winning gospel artist Erica Campbell and award-winning journalist, author, and syndicated columnist Roland Martin. Honorees included Stacey Abrams, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Dr. Ala Stanford, Rosalind Brewer and Robin Rue Simmons. Hosts Roland and Erica CampbellA special homage was also made to the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, one of the most celebrated female jazz bands of all time. [...]

If you are not familiar with Armstrong Williams, he is a political commentator, entrepreneur, author of a nationally syndicated conservative newspaper column, and host of a daily radio show and a nationally syndicated TV program called The Right Side with Armstrong Williams. [...]

DAN AUERBACH (THE BLACK KEYS), FUN., JAY-Z,MUMFORD & SONS, FRANK OCEAN, ANDKANYE WEST LEAD GRAMMY ® NOMINATIONSWITH SIX EACH; THE BLACK KEYS, CHICK COREAAND MIGUEL EACH EARN FIVETHE BLACK KEYS, FUN., MUMFORD & SONS, FRANK OCEAN,AND JACK WHITE VIE FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT55TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS ®FEB. 10, 2013, LIVE ON CBSNASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. [...]