BET Networks Acquires Soul Train BET Networks has acquired iconic music/entertainment brand Soul Train from InterMedia Partners and The Yucaipa Companies, the network said Monday. The acquisition includes more than 1,100 episodes of the Sou... Read More...
Grammy Salute to Music Legends The Recording Academy® will honor its 2016 Special Merit Awards recipients with an exclusive awards ceremony and live tribute concert on Saturday, April 23 at The Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. The Grammy Salute... Read More...
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...
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...
Tyler Perry Joins TLC TLC, initially known as The Learning Channel, now currently known as the network that brought us the guilty pleasure such as Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, and "19 Kids and Counting" is bringing Atlanta-based filmma... 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...
Sean Combs to Launch a Charter School in Harlem He's been a rapper, actor, singer, entrepreneur, record producer and clothing designer. Now Sean "Diddy" Combs has taken on a new job as the founder of a charter school in New York City's Harlem neighborhood. ... Read More...
Tab Upped to SVP at Def Jam A&R specialist and hit songwriter Tab Nkhereanye has been promoted to SVP of A&R for Def Jam Recordings. Nkhereanye joined Def Jam in 2014 and made an immediate impact with the signing and creative dire... Read More...
