Category : Music Business News
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OH NO: Montgomery Radio Owner Bluewater Files for Bankruptcy
Radio station owner files for bankruptcyMontgomery broadcaster Bluewater, which operates five area radio stations, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but representatives say listeners shouldn’t...
Robert DeBarge Sr., patriarch of the DeBarge family Dies
You may not know Robert Louis DeBarge Sr. by name, but if you followed R&B in the 1980s, you know the legacy connected to him....
Syndication One Appoints Tanita Myers Director of Operations
….more hires soon to be announcedSyndication One announced today that it has appointed radio executive Tanita Myers to Director of Operations effective immediately. Myers will...
OH NO: Michael Jackson had a very low Credit Score
Here’s a shocker — Michael Jackson had an abysmally low credit score. TMZ reports that in 2007, Michael Jackson’s average credit score was 563.67 (Equifax...
Sarah Palin Asks Facebook Readers to Watch Glenn Beck?
Sarah Palin is a sore loser. At least her running mate John McCain has gracefully stepped out of the limelite. She can’t even hand le...
RECORD LABEL EXEC: RADIO KEY TO BREAKING ARTISTS
RCA Records Senior Vice President of Pop Promotion Peter Gray became the latest record executive to single out radio airplay for its unparalleled role in...
WHAT: Regina King the Weightlifter? (pics)
When a woman is cut like this, she has been working almost twice as hard as a man in the gym......
Mo and Kita Get into Cat Fight on The TO Show (vid)
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Nate Quick’s Memorial Service Online
Memorial Service Live Service Times (Central Stand ard Time)Sunday 7:30am, 10:00am, 1:00pmMonday 7:00pm...
USHER August/September COVER of UPTOWN
R&B Singer USHER graces the August/September COVER of UPTOWN Magazine for their 5th Anniversary “Style”� issue. It was recently announced that the owners of UPTOWN...
WHAT? Vanity?
The once BLAZING hot sex vixen is now a minister and she looks every bit the part....
Steve Harvey at Launch Party for KJLH
Thanks to kjlh for the invite but I could not make it. You will not believe I am saying this… I think that Steve will...
Update on Nate Quick
Easy posted this in the comments on the Nate Quick story we posted yesterday. I don’t know Easy and I’m not in Dallas but I...
WJMN Party Promotion becomes Brawl
The question is how can radio get a better handle on these situations-Police said a fight early last Saturday morning in the parking lot of...
Al Bell on the Music Industry
AS the peacock-blue Cadillac with the gold trim and fur lining spun on a giant turntable in the Stax Museum of American Soul Music here,...
Artists Unite to Raise Awareness of Missing Minority Children
Robin Thicke, Ciara, Sean Kingston, Trey Songz,, Day 26 & More Join to Raise Awareness of Alarming & Increasing Number of Missing Minority Children “AMBER...
REV RUN & JUSTINE SIMMONS ON PARENTING ADVICE
The Celebrity Couple Joined Co-Hosts DeDe McGuire & Doug Banks to Celebrate the Paperback Edition of Their Best Selling BookOn August 10th, rap pioneer and...
MEDIABASE TOP 20 ADULT SINGLES: Whitney, Ginuwine, Hudson
LW: Jul �29 �- �Aug �4 TW: Aug �5 �- �Aug �11 Updated: Wed �Aug �12 4:17 AM PST Rank Mediabase Sortable Stats™ Spins Aud./mill...
What is the Definition of a “Mom and Pop” Quick Breakdown
Yesterday, I was talking to a good friend who mentioned to me that a company she worked for was “just a mom and pop organization.”...
Jennifer Hudson Gives Birth to a Boy
Jennifer Hudson and fiance David Otunga — who both opted not to find out the sex of their baby until he was born — welcomed...
OH NO: Russ Parr Event – 12 Arrests for Fights
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A police spokesman says about a dozen people have been arrested at a back-to-school concert in Louisville. Louisville Metro Police spokesman Dwight...
WHRK’s Devin Steel: Stepping back to move forward
The Tri State Defender wrote a great piece on PD Devin Steel a couple of days ago… (pictured: Devin and his wife Keysia) The Rumba...
Soul Music’s Comeback: K’Jon and Maxwell Lead
I agree, the music industry is in dire need of some SOUL and while this reporter gives credit to both K’Jon and Maxwell, he failed...