Dave Chappelle Just Woke Up Dave Chappelle is over Donald Trump. After urging people to give the president a chance when he hosted Saturday Night Live six months ago, the 43-year-old comedian has seen enough in these 100-plus days. At ... Read More...
iOne Digital acquires Bossip, HipHopWired and MadameNoire iONE Digital, formerly known as Interactive One, announced the acquisition of digital media properties Bossip.com, HipHopWired.com and MadameNoire.com from Moguldom Media Group. Prior to acquisition, these bran... Read More...
Ed Lover & Monie Love Launch “The Weekend Blast” Hip Hop legends Ed Lover and Monie Love are launching a new syndicated two-hour weekend show. "The Weekend Blast" will launch the weekend of Saturday, May 20th and has already been added in over 15 markets incl... Read More...
NABJ Honors Yvette Miley with Lifetime Achievement Award The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has selected Yvette Miley as the recipient of its 2017 Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement Award. The Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement Award is bestowed upon... Read More...
National Radio Hall of Fame 2017 Nominees Voting for the 2017 National Radio Hall of Fame Inductees begins today. The 24 nominations in six categories were determined by the organization’s Nominating Committee. Four of those categories will be voted ... Read More...
L.A. Reid’s Epic Records Exit Followed Allegations by Female Staffer Antonio “L.A.” Reid’s abrupt exit from the top job at Sony Music Entertainment's Epic Records followed a claim by a female assistant alleging “unlawful harassment of an employee,” sources tell Billboard. Sou... Read More...
Jay-Z Signs $200 Million Dollar Deal with Live Nation Jay Z fans are guaranteed at least 10 more years of live performances after the mogul signed a 10-year, $200 million touring contract with the entertainment company Live Nation. “Over nine years, we have tra... Read More...
Jennifer Hudson Joins The Voice Oscar winner, recording artist, Broadway star and American Idol vet Jennifer Hudson has signed on as a coach for this fall's Season 13 of the NBC's The Voice, joining Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and returning co... Read More...
Forbes Wealthiest Hip-Hop Artists for 2017 Forbes has rolled out it's annual list of the wealthiest hip-hop artists for 2017. It should come as no surprise that Diddy, once again sits at the top with a net worth of $820 million. Next up is Jay Z, who i... Read More...
LA Reid Out as Chairman/CEO of Epic Records L.A. Reid is out as chairman/CEO of Epic Records after nearly six years at the helm of the Sony-owned label, Billboard has confirmed. The move comes just weeks after former Columbia Records chief Rob Stringer a... Read More...
