The 2027 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands (NBOTB) is set to return to The Palm Beaches for MLK Weekend, January 14–16, bringing three days of HBCU culture, music, education, entrepreneurship, service and community to South Florida. Organizers today announced participating HBCU marching bands and unveiled the lineup of events planned for the 2027 celebration.

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Data centers are the physical foundation of the AI economy and they’re being built in our neighborhoods. Join the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC), HTTP, LGBT Tech, and OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates on September 30th at 12 noon (doors will open at 11:30 a.m.) for an engaging policy discussion on exploring the use,

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Stingray has reached an agreement with global automaker Stellantis to integrate its TuneIn audio application directly into select future Stellantis vehicles. The agreement will give drivers access to TuneIn’s catalog of more than 100,000 radio stations, along with podcasts, news, music and programming from local, national and international broadcasters. The in-vehicle application will include integrated

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GeoBroadcast Solutions (GBS), developer of technology designed to expand FM coverage and enable geo-targeted radio advertising, has rebranded as Aktira as the company moves to expand commercial deployment of its technology with broadcasters, advertisers and technology partners. Aktira will house the company’s intellectual property, engineering and commercial operations, including its MaxxCasting, ZoneCasting and Lazer products. The

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Overnight, a federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to lift his ban on three media outlets from the White House on a temporary basis. US District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a temporary restraining order that blocked the ban on the outlets and ruled that their access must be reinstated. The order will remain in place for

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Outkast are suing rapper and producer Ovrkast for trademark infringement over his “nearly identical” name. The hip-hop duo is claiming that Ovrkast reneged on a prior agreement to change his stage name. In a lawsuit filed in Atlanta federal court, André 3000 and Big Boi accused the lesser-known California artist, whose real name is Silas Wilson, of

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Mobile devices have surpassed traditional AM/FM radio receivers as the leading device for in-car audio consumption among Americans ages 13-34, according to new Share of Ear data from Edison Research at SSRS. The research shows consumers in the age group now spend 46% of their daily in-car audio time listening through a mobile device, compared

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The Nielsen Company has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling that upheld a preliminary injunction in its antitrust dispute with Cumulus Media over the sale of national radio ratings data. Nielsen filed its petition for a writ of certiorari September 15 in The Nielsen Company (US), LLC v. Cumulus Media

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