Category : Music Business News
Music business news covering record labels, publishing companies, streaming platforms, executive leadership, mergers, acquisitions, revenue trends, and the corporate decisions shaping the global music industry.
John Legend Critiques Offensive Cartoon in Letter
Kudos to John Legend, more than an R&B performer but a true intellectual and brave spirit as well. Open letter to the post below Radio...
OH NO: Rihanna’s Police Picture After Beating
TMZ ran this pic yesterday of singer Rihanna after the alleged beating she got from Chris Brown....
WHAT? Usher’s Wife Released From Hospital After Heart Attack
Tameka Foster Raymond was released from a hospital in Brazil on Monday where she was treated after suffering a cardiac arrest shortly before undergoing plastic...
RUMOR or TRUTH: Jermaine Durpi Goes to Columbia?
After his scathing interview in a recent ESSENCE magazine where Dupri BAKED LA Reid (and most industry people found the article to be "very interesting")...
Julie Greenwald Named Chairman and COO of Atlantic Records
Julie was always accessable and supportive of Radio Facts when we were a magazine. Glad to see her move up the ladder.... KCraig Kallman, Chairman...
Triton Digital Partners with McVay New Media
Triton Digital, the leading supplier of digital products to the radio industry, today announced a partnership with McVay New Media, a leading interactive consultancy. McVay...
Porsche Foxx Cleared by Fire Chief
Former V103 Atanta DJ Porsche Foxx has been cleared as a 'person of interest' by the Atlanta fire chief. She was questoined after a woman...
Music industry still not thrilled with iTunes control –
Music industry still not thrilled with iTunes control Read more: Radio Facts Legacy 30th Anniversary Issue. Even though Phil Schiller announced that Apple negotiated to...
WHAT: Petey Green Special on PBS Tonight
Mixing gritty newsreel footage, present-day interviews and newly discovered archival tapes from the TV show Petey Greene™s Washington, ADJUST YOUR COLOR: The Truth of Petey...
OH NO: Former V103 DJ Accused of Arson in Atlanta
Filed Under: Bringing New Meaning to the Term “Fired.”She was JUST released from V103 a couple of months ago AND when she was released the...
LOOK: It’s Bobbi Kristina
Whitney and Bobby Brown’s daughter Bobbi Kristina is really coming into her own. She was not the cutest little girl but she is making up...
Vibe Investigates Death of Celeb Sylist in New Issue
VIBE DEDICATES MARCH ISSUE TO FASHION AND STYLE COVER FEATURES MULTI-PLATINUM, GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER KEYSHIA COLESpecial Dual-Cover Issue Features Cand id Interview and Photo Shoot with...
SHE’s BACK!!! Jennifer NAILED it/Upstaged Faith Hill
Jennifer Hudson looked radiant as she NAILED The National Anthem. Mainstream media is saying the song was lipsynched but who the hell cares. She pulled...
Urban Industry Leaders’ Consensus
This week, I talked to several prominent industry heads from radio and records who all pretty much said the same thing. The industry is indeed...
Salem Opts to cut Salaries instead of Downsizing
Salem Communications has opted to reduce the pay of all full and part time employees by 5% instead of laying staff off. The reduction in...
WHAT? Thriller Director Wants Jackson Off Broadway
For those of us who work in the industry, we know that back in 1982, Micheal Jackson probably thought up the whole concept for Thriller...
PluggedIn-Public radio goes hi-tech to raise cash
U.S. public radio stations are looking to thumb-sized, high-tech gadgets to help raise money and make it easier for on-the-go listeners to access their programming....
Update on Changes at Universal
Vice President, Urban Promotion for Universal Motown Michelle Madison is no longer at Universal due to budget cuts. � Other UMG staff cuts include �,...
Will You Still be Working in the Industry in 5 Years?
Let’s face it, the industry continues to shift and change. While it’s been a great place to make money (or it least it WAS) it’s...
Warner Bros. Cuts 7.5% of Workforce
Radio Facts: warner bros. continued the run of large media companies reacting to the economic climate by cutting jobs, saying it would eliminate about......
Sony to Unveil Restructuring Details
Sony(SNE Quote – Cramer on SNE – Stock Picks) plans to unveil details of its restructuring plan Wednesday or Thursday, include where job cuts will...
NeNe Appears on Big Boy’s Neighborhood
NeNe From The Real Housewives of Atlanta visits Big Boys Neighborhood from qdeezy on Vimeo....