Tag: MUSICAL

Migos Performs Surprise Concert at EA Play in Hollywood

Grammy-nominated hip hop music group Migos is performing a surprise concert tonight at EA PLAY 2018 in Hollywood at 7 pm PT at the Hollywood Palladium.  The trio, who are known for their blockbuster hits, “MotorSport,” “Walk It Talk,” “Stir Fry” surprised thousands of fans at Electronic Arts’ annual gaming and entertainment festival.

Now in its third year, EA Play brings non-stop entertainment for attendees and their families, featuring hands-on with the most-anticipated games of the year, musical performances, interactive experiences themed around EA’s games, art, food, and entertainment for everyone.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC ISSUES FIRST STATE OF BLACK MUSIC ADDRESS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 1, 2018)– To celebrate the proclamation of June as Black Music Month (African American Music Appreciation Month), the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) has issued the first State of Black Music address. “Black music is America’s music,” said Henry Beecher Hicks, president of the NMAAM. “It’s global music. It crosses boundaries of culture and race and geography, bringing us together in moments of joy, celebration, challenge and contemplation. Black music is, in a word, transcendent, and it may be that the State of Black Music is stronger than ever.”“For the first time in the history of Nielsen Music measurement, hip-hop/R&B claimed the largest share of overall volume sales ... as the top genre in American music,” Hicks said. “It’s hard to believe; but in the span of one generation, rap has come to define the sound of popular music.”Hicks gave his address on WPRT-FM in Nashville, where the museum is set to open in 2019. The NMAAM will be the only museum in the country solely dedicated to educating, preserving and celebrating the influence African Americans have had on music, told through the artifacts, artists and stories that have defined American music. and transcript of speech: listen below About NMAAMThe National Museum of African American Music, set to open in 2019, will be the only museum solely dedicated to educating, preserving and celebrating the influence African Americans have had on music. Based in Nashville, Tenn., the museum will share the story of the American soundtrack by integrating history and interactive technology to bring musical heroes of the past into the present. For more information, please visit www.nmaam.org. [audio mp3="https://radiofacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/State-of-Black-Music-060118.mp3"][/audio]

Radio Facts: Vanessa Bayer, Paul Brittain, Taran Killam, And Jay Pharoah To Join As Featured Players SNL Returns With Three Back-To-Back Shows: September 25;...

Radio Facts: Musical artist Justin Bieber performs at the 2010 Nickelodeon Upfront Presentation at Hammerstein Ballroom on March 11, 2010 in New York City. 2010...

Radio Facts: On Tuesday, July 7 family, friends and fans will all gather at the Los Angeles Staple Center for the public...

Radio Facts: Ali Ollie Woodson, the former lead singer of the Temptations singing group, is in serious condition at a L.A. hospital, according to sources. Woodson who had recently joined the Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards (another former lead singer of the Temptations) had been sick for a while but was able to function fluently through the illness. In a recent conversation with Woodson [Sunday, December 21st] MAA ask about his health, Woodson said, "I'm ok ... and I'll be home soon." Woodson was asked to consider a position in the upcoming Hitsville Hall Of Fame Musical Revue that is slated to premier October of 2009 in the UK. The revue will evolve around the era of Motown; honoring 50 years of Hitsville majestry.