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Read MoreMarvin Gaye Estate vs. Robin Thicke
“Blurred Lines” copyright infringement trial started in a Los Angeles courtroom. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, Robin Thicke, Pharrell Wiliams and members of Marvin Gaye’s family started proceedings to determine if Thicke’s biggest hit infringes Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up.” In 2013, Thicke, Williams and T.I. filed a lawsuit against Gaye’s family to get declaration that their mega hit didn’t copy the late...
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Read MoreFCC Votes for Net Neutrality Rules
The Federal Communications Commission voted to implement new net neutrality rules designed to make sure Internet service providers treat all legal content equally. The historic vote on the proposal by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler elicited hearty cheers from a wide array of technology companies and consumer groups while setting the table for further legal challenges from Internet service providers. The...
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Read MoreWake Up Kansas City at Hot 103 Jamz! (Job Op)
Carter Broadcast Group’s KPRS-Kansas City’s Hot 103 Jamz has a full-time opening for a new morning co-host to work with Johnny Blaze. Candidates should come equipped with at least three years on-air experience and have an energetic and outgoing personality, strong show-prep, production and interviewing skills and a demonstrated proficiency with all forms of social media.For immediate consideration...
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Read MoreNew Artist: Two-9
It’s no surprise that collectives have re-established themselves back in hip-hop. We’ve seen OddFuture, A$AP mob, and Raider Klan just to name a few. Two-9 is the next squad to look out for. The collective consists a hefty eight members in total: Curtis Williams, Key!, duo FatKidsBrotha which makes up of Johnny and Dave, the pair known as Retro Su$hi(Ceej & Jace), lone female member DJ Osh...
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Read MoreLifetime Gets Soul?
African-Americans and Jewish folks have weathered enough trauma throughout their histories to survive Lifetime’s latest programming offering “Kosher Soul,” (how 1970’s), a trivial at best reality sitcom about (a whack) black comic (O’Neal McKnight) and his Jewish bride-to-be (Miriam Sternoff). What are the folks at Lifetime still smoking to think this show will last longer than the average manicure?...
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Read MoreEssence Festival 2015
The 2015 Essence Festival will feature Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Kevin Hart, Common and Trombone Shorty, among others, on its main stage at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Festival officials announced that Hart will headline the three-day festival’s opening on Thursday, July 2. The festival first presented a smaller Thursday night event, with reduced seating and only...
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Read MoreCommon & John Legend Win Academy Award for “Glory”
Common and John Legend gave a moving acceptance speech after winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song for ‘Glory’ from the soundtrack for Selma. Common and John Legend spoke about voting rights and incarceration after winning Best Original Song for “Glory” for Selma. “‘Selma’ is now because the struggle for justice is now,” Legend said. “We...
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Read MoreWhy Is Radio One Trying to Stop This Low-Power FM Station?
Not far from the glass-and-concrete pile where broadcasting behemoth Radio One has its headquarters in Silver Spring, William Tucker is readying a studio for a station called WOOK. Tucker plans to play neo-soul, funk, and R&B, appealing to listeners of Radio One’s WKYS and WMMJ—if Radio One doesn’t stop him. With 54 stations in Washington and 16 other cities as far away as Dallas, Radio One has gone...
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Marvin Gaye Estate vs. Robin Thicke
“Blurred Lines” copyright infringement trial started in a Los Angeles courtroom. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, Robin Thicke, Pharrell Wiliams and members of Marvin Gaye’s family started proceedings to determine if...
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Meet BrokenToiz, a Real Band
Wow. A real live band… that’s rare today. Their name is BrokenToiz and the self-contained Los Angeles-based band sends a message of peace to the world with their debut single titled “Got To Get A...
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FCC Votes for Net Neutrality Rules
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New Artist: Two-9
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Lifetime Gets Soul?
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Essence Festival 2015
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Common & John Legend Win Academy Award for “Glory”
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