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...
Byron Allen launches THEGRIO.TV TheGrio.TV is set to enter 100 million households next month, debuting on Martin Luther King Day weekend. Byron Allen is transitioning his newly-acquired MGM over-the-air broadcast network Light TV, rebran... Read More...
Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent Ink ABC TV Deal ABC has given a put pilot order to a musical comedy series that boasts Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Mary J. Blige among its executive producers. Titled “Family Affair,” the single-camera series fol... Read More...
TAVIS SMILEY RETURNS TO RADIO Generated by IJG JPEG Library According to broker of record Greg Guy of Patrick Communications, Multicultural is selling KBLA-AM 1580, licensed to Santa Monica, Calif., to Tavis Smiley. The deal is value... Read More...
Black Exec Sues Nielsen Corporation for Discrimination Cheryl Grace Cheryl Grace, the face of the company’s Annual Black Consumer Report, says Nielsen’s public message “You Matter” falls short inside the company. For the past decade, Nielsen Holdings has pro... Read More...
IBA’S Ron Stone Issues Statement on Nielsen Policy Changes IBA President & Executive Director Ron Stone is addressing the changes announced by Nielsen elimination non-subscribing stations from ratings results to clients. Stone wrote: Many radio stations s... Read More...
The Funky Demise of Black Bands , Part IV : Beat Junkies- DJs, Sampling, Singers & Trap Just when you thought it had come to an end, Mr. George ,once again, does not disappoint as he continues his series on the demise of legendary Black bands. This series chronicles an important portion of music ... Read More...
