Chicago Public Media Announces Digital Expansion Led by New CDO
Chicago Public Media announces major digital expansion led by new Chief Digital Officer Michel Ballard. WBEZ plans transformative mobile and on-demand listening experience over next...
Nielsen Rises to 42nd on DiversityInc’s Top 50
Nielsen advances to 42nd on DiversityInc.'s Top 50 Companies for Diversity list, moving up eight spots from 2014. The company emphasizes inclusion as crucial for...
Dame Dash on Ownership and Entrepreneurship in Hip Hop
Dame Dash discusses hip hop ownership and entrepreneurship in controversial Breakfast Club interview, criticizing industry figures and calling out cultural appropriation in urban music business....
Ray and Janay Rice to Share Their Story in NBC Interview
Former Baltimore Ravens Ray Rice and wife Janay break their silence in exclusive NBC TODAY interview with Matt Lauer, airing December 1-2....
Jermaine Dupri Launches Publishing for Emerging Artists
Jermaine Dupri launches One Song Publishing to discover emerging songwriters who can build their own fanbase. The company's first signee is YouTube producer Mike Kalombo....
Digital Signs Agreement with Moraine Music Group
ole Digital signs agreement with Moraine Music Group to collect online publishing royalties for Canadian country star Johnny Reid's compositions. The deal ensures artists receive...
HFA Partners with MuseAmi to Enhance Hook’d Rights
HFA partners with MuseAmi to provide comprehensive rights management services for Hook'd, a new iOS social music app that lets users record performances with real...
Rightscorp & Royalty Network Combat Copyright Infringement
Rightscorp partners with The Royalty Network to combat online copyright infringement for artists including Beyoncé, Kanye West, and Kendrick Lamar....
McDonald’s Gospel Tour Raises Over $8,000 for Local Families
McDonald's Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour in Philadelphia raised over $8,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities, featuring performances by Erica Campbell, Anthony Brown & Group Therapy,...
Warner/Chappell & Zentropa Partner on Music Rights
Warner/Chappell Music partners with Zentropa to manage publishing rights for over 100 film scores including Oscar-winning soundtracks from Lars von Trier films....
ICON MANN’s Black Men in Entertainment Dinner
ICON MANN's Pre-Emmy dinner brought together Wayne Brady, Blair Underwood, and dozens of notable Black entertainers to celebrate contributions to TV and film....
Travelocity Launches Weekly Web Series Let’s Roam
Travelocity launches 'Let's Roam,' a weekly web series hosted by Courtney Scott featuring hidden gems and local experiences in destinations like NYC and Dallas....
Black History Month Parade Set for February 23 in Atlanta
Atlanta's annual Black History Month Parade will take place February 23, 2013 on Peachtree Street, featuring marching bands, entertainers, and cultural celebrations....
Kevin Hart Concert Film Debuts at Black Film Fest
Kevin Hart's concert film 'Let Me Explain' will premiere as the closing night film at the 17th Annual American Black Film Festival in Miami....
TuneCore Expands Sub-Publisher Deals for Songwriters
TuneCore expands global reach with four new sub-publisher agreements, allowing songwriters worldwide to collect royalties from digital stores and societies through automated online administration....
Clive Davis & Music Legends Unite for Songs of Hope
Clive Davis, Babyface, and Jimmy Jam unite for Songs of Hope VIII charity event supporting City of Hope's cancer and disease research. The October 18th...
Harris Food Group Launches Healthy Meals with NBC
Harris Food Group launches Simply Sensible, a new line of refrigerated healthy meals in partnership with NBC's The Biggest Loser show....
Arbitron Accelerates Cell-Phone-Only Sampling Plans
Arbitron accelerates cell-phone-only household sampling plans, targeting 15% of diary samples by Spring 2010. The move aims to improve radio ratings accuracy for the 18-34...
DuBose Entertainment to Premiere Docu-Series on Michael Vick
DuBose Entertainment and BET Networks announce an 8-part docu-series following Michael Vick's journey from NFL stardom to prison and back to redemption....
Urban Radio Needs Community Focus Amidst Misguided Advice
When I listened to Steve Harvey's show this past week for the first time in a while they were trying to resolve this stupid woman's...
Andrea Barone Promoted to Oversee Sales for HOT 97 and WRXP
Barone to Now Oversee Both HOT 97 and 101.9 WRXP Sales EffortsEmmis Communications New York has announced that effective immediately Andrea Barone has been promoted...
Arbitron Boosts Cell-Phone-Only Sample to 15%
12.5 percent target set for year-end 2009, 15 percent by year-end 2010;Address-based sample frame introduced for cell-phone-only recruiting in all markets;Diary markets on schedule for...