Al Payne Joins Alpha Media in Louisville Al Payne has joined Alpha Media in Louisville as the new PD of Classic Hip Hop WGHL (Old School 105.1), Urban WGZB (B-96.5) and Urban AC WMJM (Magic 101.3). Payne's lengthy career includes an 11-year run wi... Read More...
Top Ten Highest Revenue Stations for 2015 BIA/Kelsey just released its annual list of the Top Ten Highest Revenue Radio Stations for 2015 -- a quick glance at the list indicates that iHeartMedia owns five of the Top 10; CBS Radio owns four, and while H... Read More...
Kevin Hart to launch video-on-demand, Laugh Out Loud Lionsgate a premier next generation global content leader, has entered the Kevin Hart business on multiple fronts. The studio has formed a partnership with Hart and his company, Hartbeat Digital, to launch a ne... Read More...
Sonya Askew, Sr. Director of Commerce for Def Jam Sonya Askew has been appointed Sr. Director of Commerce for Def Jam Recordings. She spent the past five years as Sr. Buyer, Urban Music for ANconnect, the exclusive music-buying consultant for Best Buy and Walm... Read More...
Can Snoop Dogg Save Roscoe’s Chicken N’ Waffles? Snoop Dogg — man of the people, rapper to the stars, eater of all things delicious — going to buy up Roscoe's Chicken N' Waffles in order to keep the company from going belly up? Probably not. But we can dream... Read More...
Is the Collapse of iHeartMedia Coming? As reported in Medialife Magazine by Court Stroud Industry giant is struggling under massive debt and losing gobs of money At first glance, iHeartMedia looks like the model 21st century media conglomerate... Read More...
“Amazing 102.5” Houston’s New Adult Urban Station KMAZ "Amazing 102.5 FM" is a new urban adult station in Houston playing R&B, Jazz and Gospel. Check them out at www.amazing1025fm.com. The station is looking for music servicing and videos for their website... Read More...
Hot 97 Summer Jam Tokyo Emmis just announced that WQHT (Hot 97)/New York will be expanding its ubiquitous Summer Jam brand internationally, bringing the huge annual Hip Hop festival to Tokyo, Japan in July! Hot 97 signed a multi-year ... Read More...
Kehlani Parrish hospitalized after allegedly attempting suicide Party Next Door and Kehlani Singer Kehlani Parrish has been hospitalized after she allegedly tried to kill herself in the midst of cheating rumors. The 20-year-old Grammy nominee posted pictures to Instagra... Read More...
Roscoe’s Chicken ‘N Waffles Files for Chapter 11 The parent company for Roscoe's Chicken 'N Waffles has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the Wall Street Journal reported. The company owes about $1.6 million from a jury verdict and $1.5 million in ... Read More...