The Bar-Kays Celebrate 50 Years Scholarships for College The Bar-Kays Celebrate 50 Years! Legendary funk band the Bar-Kays, with front men Larry Dodson and James Alexander will celebrate their 50th anniversary as a group this year. The B... Read More...
Superstar Real Estate If you want to live in superstar million dollar digs after your income tax return check arrives, these two properties may be of interest. Janet Jackson wants to rent out her 2,093-square-foot New York City a... Read More...
Radio Musical Chairs In a move that did not surprise many industry insiders, Emmis Communications just announced the acquisition of WBLS and Gospel sister WLIB-AM in New York from YMF Media (as in billionaire Ron Burkle) for $1... Read More...
Emmis Buys WBLS/WLIB New York Emmis Communications has acquired WBLS-FM and WLIB-AM-New York from YMF Media for $131 million in cash. Emmis, which already owns WQHT-New York’s HOT 97, will nearly double the company's annual station oper... Read More...
Back To Music School Many people from various aspects in the industry strive to reinvent themselves for the “life after,” but those who have done it as well as John P. Kellogg are on a short list. Some may remember him from this da... Read More...
Lil Boosie to Be Released from Angola A Maybach music record deal may be in the works for Baton Rouge Rapper Torrence Hatch aka Lil Boosie, who is slated to be released from the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola next week. Boosie i... Read More...
Uncle Charlie & Friends Big Game Weekend WBLS-New York Charlie Wilson and Friends "Big Game Weekend" Concert Sponsored by AARP and Gentle Treatment. WBLS – FM Staff Presented Charlie Wilson with a Birthday Cake his birthday was on January 29th,... Read More...
Brion O’ Brion in the Mix Former WKJX/96-7 The Block Elizabeth City, NC Programmer, Brion O' Brion has landed on his feet. Brion is now the new night guy at Top 40 WMGI/100.7 Mix in Terre Haute, IN. B.O'.B. is already on the job. Hi... Read More...
Beyonce Fires Her Manager In 2011 Beyonce fired her father/manager Mathew Knowles after the Live Nation touring company alerted the pop star to her father skimming money off her concert tours. On an unrelated note Beyonce just fir... Read More...
Breakfast in Seattle KUBE 93 announced today that top-rated morning show, The Breakfast Club, will be heard in Seattle weekdays from 5:30-10:00 a.m. PST, effective Monday, February 10, 2014. Seattle's own DJ SupaSam will join ... Read More...
