Meruelo Media makes more moves in LA Meruelo Media, a division of the Meruelo Group continues its campaign to expand its Los Angeles radio portfolio with the announcement that it has entered into agreements with 93.9 Holdings, Inc. and Grupo Radio... Read More...
Melvin Edmonds of After 7 dies Melvin Edmonds, older brother of legendary hitmaker Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and a founding member of the R&B group After 7, which rose to fame in the ’90s, has died. He was 65. Melvin Edmonds’ death Sat... Read More...
Set in the West: The Genesis of L.A. Hip Hop The Earth spins toward the east. That is why the sun rises in the east. But at the end of the day, it sets in the west. Similarly, Hip Hop music imitated nature’s mesmeric solar journey and moved from the Ea... Read More...
Black Billionaire Pays Off Morehouse’s 2019 Grads’ Student Loans Robert F. Smith’s gift of paying off the student loans of Morehouse College’s 2019 graduating class stunned the school’s students and faculty, but it was just the latest act of philanthropy by the quiet bil... Read More...
Jason Mitchell Dropped by The Chi, Netflix, Manager and Agent Jason Mitchell, an actor who was once considered to be a rising star given his critically acclaimed performances in Straight Outta Compton and Mudbound, appears to be in some serious trouble. The 32-year-old... Read More...
Byron Allen steps into $9.6 Billion sports deal Byron Allen, the comedian and onetime TV host who’s building a broad-based entertainment empire, is now one of the backers behind the biggest deal in sports media in years. Read more from Bloomberg.... Read More...
Clarence Avant: The Black Godfather – Netflix Documentary Music industry legend Clarence Avant is the focus of the forthcoming Netflix documentary The Black Godfather. Produced by Avant’s daughter Nicole Avant and directed by Reggie Hudlin, the feature-length document... Read More...
Meet Deva Mahal Deva Mahal was born with the blues in her blood. Becoming the genre-defying artist, powerhouse vocalist and astute songwriter that she is today could only be achieved through living a life rich with pain, joy, ... Read More...
Flinn Broadcasting launches Memphis Soul 104.1 At the stroke of 10am Monday, after a weekend of stunting with Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On," Flinn Broadcasting Corporation flipped former "Pop Gospel" outlet WMSO (1240AM/W281BR) to Memphis Soul 104.1, play... Read More...
Empire to end after Season 6 Empire will officially come to an end at Fox next year with its sixth season, the network recently announced. Read more in Vanity Fair.... Read More...
