Music News

Sorrow In Chi-Town

Frank Reed, lead singer of the Chi-Lites passed away suddenly Wednesday night. He joined the group in the early 80’s after the departure of the late Eugene Record. Today, the leader and sole surviving member of... Read More...

House of Buzz Top Ten

House of Buzz Top Ten The Urban Buzz Top Ten TV Shows #1 Scandal #2 House of Cards #3 Banshee #4 The Good Wife #5 The Blacklist # 6 Nashville #7 Being Mary Jane #8 Real Husb... Read More...

Sujit’s Epic Move

Epic Records has named Sujit Kundu SVP/Rhythm Crossover Promotion. Kundu is the Founder/CEO of S.K.A.M. Artist, a global booking agency, management company, consulting firm and tour logistics company.... Read More...

OWN Owns Up! Winfrey’s Ratings Soar

After a rocky start, dismal ratings and bleeding millions, the Oprah Winfrey’s Own Network is now the fastest-growing cable network for African-American women 25-54 thanks in part to Tyler Perry. Perry’s ni... Read More...

Arsenio: Second Time Around… And Around

CBS Television Distribution has renewed The Arsenio Hall Show for a second season. "We are thrilled that Arsenio will be returning for a second season,” CBSTVD president of sales Joe DiSalvo said. “We knew ... Read More...

Schoolboy Q – Oxymoron (Review)

Today you can't say west coast hip-hop without mentioning Black Hippy. The south central Los Angeles based crew has been putting out classic projects for a while now including Good Kid M.A.A.D. City from Kendri... Read More...

Zeke Zanders Passes

The Urban Buzz sends heartfelt condolences to the family friends and fans of East Coast radio and music veteran Zeke Zanders who passed away recently. Zeke’s career path included stops at WHUR, Al & The Kid... Read More...

Ryan Seacrest: Seeking World Domination

American Idol star Jennifer Lopez and host Ryan Seacrest™ have joined forces to executive-produce a new NBC police drama. Deadline.com reports that NBC has given a 13-episode straight-to-series order to Sha... Read More...

iHeart Radio Awards

NBC will air the iHeart Radio Awards on May 1, and they'll be held at the Shrine Auditorium in L.A. The awards will be based on results from a new iHeart Radio Chart, supplied and compiled by Mediabase. The... Read More...