Alex Da Kid on Writing “Airplanes”
Producer Alex Da Kid reveals the creative process behind writing the hit song 'Airplanes' at BMI's pre-GRAMMY panel featuring top music industry hitmakers....
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Radio Facts Podcast: Changing Industry
Radio Facts debuts new podcast 'Changing Industry' featuring industry experts discussing urban radio, music business trends, and entertainment topics....
Schoolboy Q & Torae on Black Hippy Movement
TDE's Schoolboy Q discusses the Black Hippy movement, working with A$AP Rocky, and his upcoming Oxymoron album in exclusive interview with Torae....
T-Pain: Hip Hop Homophobia is Stupid
T-Pain criticized homophobia in hip hop during a VladTV interview, defending his gay assistant and calling out discrimination in the rap industry....
SNL’s Black History Month Rap is Hilariously Truthful
SNL's Black History Month rap sketch has gone viral, sparking conversation across social media with its hilariously honest take on American history and culture....
Drake, Diddy & More: REVOLT’s Party at TWC Studios
Drake performed exclusively at REVOLT TV's Super Bowl weekend party at Time Warner Cable Studios with Sean 'Diddy' Combs and celebrity guests....
Radio Facts Radio Show – Talking About Our Industry Podcast
Radio Facts launches new industry podcast analyzing radio and music business trends. First episode covers Grammy politics, hip-hop programming, and urban radio with industry experts....
Charlamagne on Rihanna: “The Realist Since Tupac”
Charlamagne tha God shares an amazing story about Rihanna, explaining why he considers her the realest artist since Tupac Shakur....
Macklemore Grammy Win: Retribution for Hip Hop Homophobia?
Analysis of whether Macklemore's Grammy win over Kendrick Lamar reflected the music industry's response to homophobia in hip hop culture and black male rap....
India Arie Critiques Grammys’ Treatment of Black Artists
India Arie criticizes the Grammy Awards for underrepresenting Black artists after Kendrick Lamar's seven nominations resulted in zero wins. She addresses systemic issues within the...
Queen Latifah Sings “America the Beautiful” at Super Bowl XLVIII
Queen Latifah will perform 'America the Beautiful' at Super Bowl XLVIII pregame festivities. The Grammy-winning artist returns after previously singing at Super Bowl XLIV....
Playboy Hosts Exclusive 60th Anniversary Party in NYC
Playboy celebrates its 60th anniversary with an exclusive midnight party in NYC featuring DJ Irie and a live performance by Nelly and Friends during Super...
Kendrick Lamar Talks Becoming a Man and Grammy Nominations
Kendrick Lamar discusses his seven Grammy nominations and reflects on personal growth in new BlackTree TV interview. The rapper also talks about his upcoming performance...
Jay Z and Beyonc� Top Billboard’s Power 100 list
Jay Z and Beyonc� make history as the first celebrities to claim the No. 1 spot on Billboard's annual Power 100 list of music industry...
Dr Dre Beats Commercial with Richard Sherman
Dr. Dre releases a powerful new Beats commercial featuring NFL star Richard Sherman, addressing media perception of confident Black men in sports and entertainment....
VH1’s Emmy-Winning “Rock Docs” Announces 2014 Programming
VH1's Emmy-winning Rock Docs returns in 2014 with documentaries on funk history, hip-hop's cultural impact, and Napster's music industry revolution....
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis LA Concert Announcement
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis announce special intimate concert for 1,400 fans at LA's Belasco Theatre on January 23, presented by T-Mobile....
Erika Kayne Warns Youth About Prison Realities
R&B artist Erika Kayne releases PSA 'Think Before You Act' to warn youth about prison realities after serving time for weapons charges. The campaign aims...
REVOLT To Air First Original Documentary – “Wale: I Am From”
REVOLT TV premieres its first original documentary 'Wale: I Am From' on January 20th, following the rapper's journey to Nigeria to discover his roots and...
F. Gary Gray on NWA Movie & Chris Tucker’s Last Friday
Director F. Gary Gray discusses the upcoming NWA biopic 'Straight Outta Compton' and Chris Tucker's potential role in 'Last Friday' at the Ride Along premiere....
Popular ATL Club DJ Nando Murdered
Popular Atlanta club DJ Nando was shot and killed at his Morrow home. The Coalition DJs member was respected for breaking records for Atlanta artists....
Lauryn Hill to Narrate Sundance Documentary
Lauryn Hill will narrate the Sundance Film Festival documentary Concerning Violence about African liberation struggles in the 1960s and 70s....
DJ Drama Joins Atlantic Records A&R Team
DJ Drama joins Atlantic Records as A&R executive, bringing his mixtape expertise and Atlanta connections to help discover and develop new hip-hop talent....
CES Report: John Legend, Swizz Beats and More -We Got Pics!
John Legend and Swizz Beatz made appearances at CES alongside tech innovations and luxury cars. Check out exclusive photos from the tech conference....
Lyor Cohen to Share Insights on Artist Development at Midem
Music industry veteran Lyor Cohen will present his new venture 300, a Google-backed music company focused on innovative artist development, at Midem conference....