This is a topic urban radio should be all over. The NAACP today launched the “Out of Bounds” campaign, a national call for Black athletes, families, fans, alumni, and consumers to withhold athletic and financial support from public universities in states that have moved to limit, weaken, or erase Black voting representation in the wake
See Full StoryMercury Awards, June 3rd
The 35th annual Radio Mercury Awards will take place at 7pm ET on June 3 at SONY Hall in New York City, will be streamed live from the event on both the Radio Mercury Awards website and RAB website. The livestream, sponsored by Hubbard Radio, will be found on the home pages of each site.
See Full StoryPrayers For Peabo Bryson
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
See Full StoryFoster Sylvers Dies At Age 64
Foster Sylvers, former child star of The Sylvers, has died at age 64 after battling pancreatic cancer. The singer and bassist rose to fame with The Sylvers’ 1970s hits, including “Boogie Fever.” Sylvers was preceded in death by brothers Edmund and Christopher. Foster Sylvers, the former child star who rose to fame with the 1970s
See Full StoryKanye West Approved To Perform In The Netherlands
Kanye West’s upcoming concerts in the Netherlands have been given the go-ahead. The Stronger rapper had been planning a world tour in support of his new album Bully but a number of shows – including three nights at London’s Wireless Festival and gigs in Switzerland, Poland, and France – were cancelled following a huge backlash
See Full StoryFCC Issues A Forceful Reminder To Broadcasters On Public Interest Duties
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a forceful reminder to radio and television broadcasters that their licenses are conditioned on serving the public interest, warning that the agency is prepared to take enforcement action against stations that fail to meet those obligations. In a seven-page Public Notice released May 28, the FCC emphasized that broadcasters
See Full StoryGeorgia’s Keisha Lance Bottoms, Says Thank You
From her Facebook account, Keisha says: Let me add this one thing before I disappear for the next 14 hrs, because it’s the truth whether folks want to say it out loud or not. Men will vote for Keisha Lance Bottoms and Tanya Miller and other women who will appear on the General Election ballot,
See Full StoryLPFM Advocacy Group Urges FCC For Changes
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
See Full StoryWeekly AI Usage Up 36 Million Americans In Three Months
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
See Full StoryLizzo Insisted She Didn’t Scrap Her Love In Real Life Album
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
See Full Story
You must be logged in to post a comment.