The woman who allegedly shot at Rihanna’s Beverly Hills mansion while the pop star was home has been identified and charged. Ivana Ortiz, 35, was arrested following the attack and charged with attempted murder by the Los Angeles Police Department, according to Page Six. She’s currently being held in custody, with bail set at US$10.225

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Kanye West, has booked his first major show in the US in years. The rapper announced that he will play a concert at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on 3 April, Variety reports. A release that went out to fans on Monday morning billed the show as his “only performance in Los Angeles”. Fans were directed to

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Jennifer Hudson has revealed that she has been inspired by her son David and boyfriend Common as she prepares for her upcoming tour. The Dreamgirls star is set to hit the road this summer and said she has drawn creative inspiration from her 16-year-old son and her rapper boyfriend. During a new interview with People, Jennifer shared

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SZA feels like she is “at war” because of the rise of AI in music, and she feels the technology is causing particular problems for Black artists. The Save the Day singer is concerned about the use of artificial intelligence being used to create songs, and is “really offended” by the sound of certain tracks

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Beasley Media Group names 25-year industry vet Amy Leimbach as Vice President and Market Manager of its Las Vegas radio cluster, including KKLZ-FM, KVGS-FM, KOAS-FM, KXTE-FM and KCYE-FM. She began the role on Monday, March 9. Most recently, Leimbach served as Region President for iHeartMedia’s Dallas Region. During her time with the company, she also

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Mahogany Columbus celebrated International Women’s Day. We had the pleasure of speaking with Keisha Lance Bottoms during her recent visit to Columbus, Ohio interviewed by Alisha Martin. Click here to listen to the Mahogany interview. A former Mayor of Atlanta, senior advisor to President Joe Biden, and a national voice on leadership, equity, and public

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Travis Scott says Kid Cudi’s song Soundtrack 2 My Life made him realise he could “probably make it” as a rapper. The 34-year-old star has always heaped praise on the Pursuit of Happiness hitmaker, and now he’s highlighted the importance of the track from 2009 album Man on the Moon: The End of Day. He

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The midterm elections are a must for all of urban radio to get involved in. Get involved, it’s all part of your job as community service. Rev. Warnock says, “the same folks who are lecturing us on “merit” are busy nominating some of the most unqualified people in history to public office.” Click here and

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Compass Media Networks, today, announced continued investments in advertising sales and sales operations with the hiring of industry veteran Stephanie Dolan and the expansion of the responsibilities of Anthony Severino, Laura Peyer, Laura Schaefer and Michael Weiss. “It is truly my very good fortune to work with such a talented, hardworking, and passionate group of

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RADIO RATINGS FOR SUBSCRIBING STATIONS BATON ROUGE | LOUISVILLE | NEW ORLEANS | OKLAHOMA CITY Ratings coming Friday at 5PM(EST): Birmingham, Buffalo, Ft. >yers-Naples, Greenville_Spartanburg, Richmond and Rochester.

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