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Top 20 Urban Adult Mediabase Songs
Rank Mediabase Sortable Stats™ Spins Aud./mill lw TW Artist Title TW lw Move 1 1 MAXWELL Pretty Wings 2098 2092 6 17.156 2 2 K’JON...
Michael Jackson Dominates Charts Again With 1.1M Albums
BILLBOARD Reports The King of Pop dominates the Nielsen SoundScan and Billboard charts yet again. Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, Michael Jackson’s...
Rare Unseen Photos of Michael Jackson & the Jacksons
Thanks to the person, who wanted to remain anonymous for sending these great pics. Michael at close to 2 years old. 2nd pic (bottom to...
Kenny Lattimore and Deborah Cox Stop by Savannah’s E93
Kenny Lattimore and Deborah Cox came by E93 Savannah’s Hip-Hop and R&B Leader to holla at MD/Midday personality “Da Big Dawg” Kenya Cabine. They were...
LaToya: Michael Jackson Was Murdered
Two British Sunday newspapers said LaToya Jackson believes her brother Michael Jackson was murdered by a group of conspirators trying to get hold of his...
Rep. Ed Towns Launches PPM Investigation
By Edolphus “Ed”� Towns (N.Y.) I have launched an investigation into widespread complaints that Arbitron’s new ratings system, the Portable People Meter (PPM), inaccurately measures...
Two Thugs Fight Man in Store, Get Beaten by Everyone (vid)
Filed Under: Life Changing Ass Kicking These thugs had no idea of … (laugh)… what was going to happen when they tried to punk one...
Shay Moore out at Service Broadcasting’s/K104/KRNB
We just got word that Shay Moore has been released from Dallas’ Service Broadcasting today. No word on a replacement. Moore was working in Promotions...
Was Michael Jackson Secretly Burried During Memorial?
I was thinking while watching the tribute. The Jackson’s are brilliant. Michael’s viewing was the day before the tribute at Forest Lawn, the casket at...
Michael Jackson’s Childhood Albums Spark Nostalgia
A couple of weeks ago, my mother told me she was sending me all my albums from my childhood. She told me she had too...
Live Coverage of Michael Jackson Viewing (vid)
Today is the big day. It will be very interesting to see some of the coverage. I don’t plan to watch it all day but...
Michael Jackson Memorial Service Live from LA
On Tuesday, July 7 family, friends and fans will all gather at the Los Angeles Staple Center for the public memorial service for one of...
Katherine Jackson Denied: John McClain Appointed for Michael Jackson’s Will
A judge said Monday that Michael Jackson’s longtime attorney and a family friend should take over the pop singer’s estate for now, rejecting a request...
Rapper Dolla Shot Dead at Beverly Center
The usually quiet somewhat upscale Beverly Center Shopping Mall in Los Angeles was the scene of a murder that left onlookers shocked on Monday. 21-year-old...
WOW: Industry Legend Goes LEFT
A legend in the industry who chooses to remain anonymous sent this comment to me about the industry today. What do you think? (video of...
New Documentary Exposes Music Business Dark Side
MVD Visual and Focus Media Entertainment are pleased to announce the home viewing release of Kill The Record Labels for worldwide distribution on DVD. Read...