The Nelson George Mixtape: Is It Black or Urban Radio? Since its invention in the 1940s black oriented radio had been the chief vehicles for promoting all forms of black music, from R&B to jazz, gospel to funk. For much of its history these stations had bee... Read More...
Nelson George Mixtape: The R&B World Circa 1979-Black Music Departments Starting in the early ‘70s all the major record companies made a commitment to being in the black music business. Up until then prolific independent labels like Detroit’s Motown, Memphis’ Stax, New York’s A... Read More...
Lifetime to Premiere The Gospel Biopic, Robin Roberts presents: Mahalia Lifetime's highly anticipated gospel biopic Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia, will premiere Saturday, April 3 at 8:00pm ET/PT. An impressive list of Broadway stars including Tony® nominee Joa... Read More...
The Nelson George Mixtape: R&B World Circa 1979 & the Black Music Association If you had no skin in the game, were not even conceived or simply wish to help yourself…..read…take notes and read more while remembering that what you are about to read IS history. Thank you, Nelson Georg... Read More...
The GDVO & Chi-Sound Music announce World Peace Day 2021 Known as the “Windy City,” Chicago’s rich musical history lives on with the relaunch of Chi-Sound Music Group’s, debut collaboration featuring Marshall Thompson (of the legendary Chi-Lites), Denroy Morgan (ren... Read More...
National Black Radio Hall of Fame 2020-2021Induction Awards Ceremony The National Black Radio Hall of Fame (NBRHOF) Board of Directors have approved the following industry trailblazers into our prestigious national museum for our 2020 and 2021 induction ceremony on Saturday, Feb... Read More...
2021 Grammy Awards Postponed Due to Covid-19 Concerns The 2021 Grammys, originally scheduled for January 31st, have been postponed due to concerns over the spread of Covid- 19 multiple sources confirmed to Rolling Stone and a variety of additional media outlet... Read More...
FORMER NBA PLAYER JUNIOR BRIDGEMAN TO BUY BANKRUPT EBONY MAGAZINE Former NBA player Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman has emerged as the likely next owner of legacy Black media company Ebony, after bidding $14 million for it in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Bridgeman Sports and Med... Read More...
Grammys 2021: Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five Receive Lifetime Achievement Award On the Strength(real fans will catch that tea) of their catalogue, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five will be named Life Achievement Award recipients at the 63rd Grammy Awards! (We can all agree it’s ab... Read More...
Announcing Black Music City: Showcasing and Supporting Metro Philadelphia Black Artists It’s no secret that Philadelphia’s Black music community has a rich history — its influential legacy has reached far beyond our city. But it’s historically been more difficult for Black artists to access fu... Read More...
