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From Roland Martin.com Prayers up for Peabo | Two-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and balladeer, Peabo Bryson – the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney songs “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World” – has suffered a stroke and is currently under medical care. At this time, the family requests privacy as they navigate

The Low Power FM Advocacy Group (LPFM-AG) has filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission urging regulators to recognize what it calls significant competitive disadvantages facing Low Power FM stations in today’s audio marketplace. The filing, submitted in response to the FCC’s proceeding on the state of competition in the communications marketplace, argues that LPFM stations

Brand new data from AI User Metrics, a subscription service from Edison Research at SSRS, measures monumental growth in weekly AI usage among Americans 18+. AI User Metrics fields twice a month to capture overall AI platform awareness and usage, with tracking data back to Q1 of 2026. In February of this year, we published

The Juice singer has addressed the “misconception” that she cancelled the project, which had originally been expected to arrive last year. Instead of releasing the album, Lizzo dropped the mixtape My Face Hurts From Smiling in June. Speaking to Billboard in a recent interview, the Truth Hurts hitmaker explained that the album was simply renamed

Mark your calendar and plan to join the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council, HTTP, LGBT Tech, and OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates on June 16, 2026, at 12 noon for the Policy Outlook on Data Privacy & Cybersecurity at the CTE Innovation House in Washington, DC.

Cox Media Group has appointed Lauren Smith as Senior Director of Digital Sales as the company continues expanding its digital revenue initiatives across its television and radio markets. In the new role, Smith will work directly with CMG’s local radio & TV operations to support sales teams, lead in-person training and oversee execution of the

Hello Urban Radio Too many families are being forced to choose between paying medical bills, buying groceries, or keeping a roof over their heads — while healthcare corporations continue making billions. That’s why Black Voters Matter is proud to join One Nation, Overcharged, a nationwide movement demanding a healthcare system that puts people over profits.

The way some musicians play, you think they’ll never die. Theodore “Sonny” Rollins was such a man: A saxophonist revered for his huge tone and seemingly inexhaustible improvisations. Rollins died Monday afternoon at his Woodstock, N.Y. home at the age of 95. Rollins was a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, a recipient of