Category: URBAN
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Robin Roberts Shows Gratitude and Comes Out via Facebook
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Tim Richards named Program Director for KMLE
Tim Richards has been named Program Director for KMLE-FM effective immediately. Tim’s career in the radio broadcasting industry spans more than 20 years. Most recently, he was Program Director for 104.7 KISS FM, a Top 40 Radio Station in Phoenix. Tim is a Chicago native but has lived in Arizona on and off since 1994.…
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Jay Z Does Step Down from Def Jam: What’s Next for the Industry
The incredible shrinking industry… that’s what it appears to be with more and more layoffs each year. It seemed a bit strange that Jay Z was negotiating an alleged 10 Million Dollar contract with the industry in the state that it’s in, but our sources tell us he tried.. unfortunately,he failed. Jay, it seems, has…
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The Industry Dot Biz 12th Anniversary Issue Cover
You will have on your desks soon.K
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Tommy Mottola Publishes Tell All Memoir Includes Clash with Michael Jackson
“He’s a mean racist, and very, very, very devilish,” said Michael Jackson of record label executive Tommy Mottola famously at a press conference in 2002, Mottola has now published his memoirs this week in book form, entitled: “Hitmaker: The Man and His Music.”Mottola has also been in the public eye in relation to his marriage…
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Bob Johnson and Tracey Edmonds Link to Form Faith-Based Alright TV
Two entertainment moguls have teamed up to bring the world a new network. Tracey Edmonds, who brought the classic film, Soul Food via her Edmonds Entertainment Group Inc., has partnered with BET founder Robert L. Johnson (Bob Johnson) to launch a faith-focused digital network called Alright TV, debuting Easter Sunday, March 31.Edmonds will serve as…
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The ASCAP Expo Adds Jill Scott and More to Star-Studded Line-Up
The ASCAP EXPO, occurring April 18th-20th in Los Angeles, now has grown to have over 140 panelists, including a Keynote Conversation of Lionel Richie in conversation with Ne-Yo and Keynote Interview with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler. Today we add over 30 new panelists and performers! Less than a month away, the EXPO has added Plain White…
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Happy Birthday to Cynthia Johnson
Happy Birthday from TheIndustry.biz to one of the greatest people in the biz, Cynthia Johnson, Columbia Records VP of Urban Promotions, Many happy returns.
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Clive Davis Honored with UJA-Federation of NY Music Visionary Award
…WITH A SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE BY OSCAR WINNING ACTRESS AND ARISTA RECORDING ARTIST JENNIFER HUDSON. WHERE: The Pierre, 2 East 61st Street @ Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10021WHEN:Thursday, July 26, 2007, 11:30am – Red Carpet Check in 11 am DETAILS: UJA-Federation of New York Entertainment, Media & Communications Division and Music for Youth will…
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ASCAP Announces Full Schedule for Expo
From major speakers like Lionel Richie, Ne-Yo, Diplo and Big Sean to master sessions with Steve Lillywhite, Nico Muhly, No I.D. and James S. Levine to panels covering craft, business, legal, legislative, marketing, music placement and everything in between, the ASCAP EXPO will offer an unparalleled focus on the art and commerce of music.ASCAP is…
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Bloggers Around The Country Host Olympus Has Fallen Screenings
Last week, various bloggers and personalities hosted OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN screenings in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Philadelphia.Online gossip diva Funky Dineva had the Atlanta audience in stitches at Wednesday’s screening at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema; Kevin Simmons and Makael McClendon from the popular YouTube series “The Skorpion Show” charmed the packed Rave…
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What’s the biggest weekday for radio listening?
According to the June 2007 PPM radio ratings in Houston, Friday had the largest average quarter hour radio audience among persons, age 6 and older. Houston-Galveston – June 2007 – Monday-Friday 6AM-Midnight – AQH Persons 6+ Monday 477,300 – Tuesday 489,300 – Wednesday 494,100 – Thursday 497,500 – Friday 518,500 In the PPM system, there…
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Kanye West is PISSED at Jimmy Kimmel – Calls Him Out on Twitter
We didn’t report on the Jimmy Kimmel spoof on the Kanye West interview with Zane Lowe just because we didn’t think it was that big of a deal nor that funny. Apparently Kanye West feels way different than we did. […]
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Keyshia Cole Announces Woman To Woman Tour
Multiplatinum-selling songstress Keyshia Cole (Geffen) is gearing up for an 18 city headlining tour, she announced today. Set to kick off this March, the Woman to Woman tour””named after her November 2012 album””will serve as a thank you to fans; all five of Cole’s albums have reached the Billboard Top 200’s top 10. The month-long…
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Chuck D and DMC Launch Beyond.fm
Hip Hop legends Chuck D of Public Enemy, DMC of RUN-DMC and DJ Johnny Juice Rosado team up for one night only at the Hard Rock Hotel to launch Beyond.fm and to kick off the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) being held from Jan. 7th through the 10th at the Las Vegas Convention Center.…
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LOOK! It’s KRNB’s Antoine Davis and Anthony Hamilton
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VH1 “Diggin’ On” a Cast for the Network’s Upcoming Biopic, “Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story”
VH1 has cast the iconic roles of superstars Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, and Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, for a full-length TV movie based on the life and career of R&B/hip-hop/pop group TLC.In the film, titled “Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story,” KeKe Palmer (“Akeela & The Bee,” “True Jackson VP,” “Joyful Noise”) will…
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Radio Facts Vintage Clip – Dolemite
Just for a quick laugh, the acting in this clip is HORRENDOUS but Rudy was one of the true black entrepreneurs. He produced and wrote his own movies (if it wasn’t for the money he made, that might be an insult – laugh). Enjoy NOT APPROPRIATE FOR WORK [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T2ZTflx64U&rel=1]
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Pebbles Believes Chilli Slept with L.A Reid
In an interview with the Huffington Post, Perri “Pebbles” Reid came to the defense of her daughter and her recent comments by saying she knows that Chilli slept with her husband but she didn’t know at the time it happened. […]
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Madonna’s MDNA Show Scheduled To Be Released On DVD
Madonna’s groundbreaking, critically acclaimed, controversial and visually stunning MDNA concert will be available in the US on August 27 th (August 26 th globally), it was announced today by Universal Music. The two hour MDNA extravaganza was the most successful tour of 2012. Presented by Live Nation Global Touring, the tour included 88 sold out…