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Drake has celebrated with more than 400 friends at his 40th birthday bash. The event took place at the Casa Cipriani hotel in New York City on Friday, according to TMZ, and included a surprise performance by the Backstreet Boys. Drake joined them onstage for a rendition of their 1999 hit I Want It That Way. “There’s

A new Katz Radio Group insights report highlights radio’s ability to drive measurable online consumer activity, with a summer 2026 advertising campaign generating more than 16,000 radio-attributed website sessions and hundreds of modeled purchases. The study, titled “From the Airwaves to Action: How Radio Drives Digital Engagement,” examined a campaign for a leading experiential brand

Triton Digital has released its September 2026 U.S. Podcast Ranker, with iHeart Audience Network maintaining its lead among podcast sales networks while posting an increase in average weekly downloads. According to the report, iHeart Audience Network ranked first with 67.3 million average weekly downloads, up from 65.9 million in August. Audioboom remained second with 15.5

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the winners of the 2026 NAB Marconi Radio Awards Tuesday evening during a ceremony at the Edison Ballroom in New York City, recognizing outstanding radio stations, personalities and industry leaders from across the country. Held on the eve of NAB Show New York, the annual celebration brought together

Cox Media Group (CMG) Atlanta has promoted Abby Jessen to Director of Branding and Programming for AC WSB-FM (B98.5) Atlanta, effective immediately. Jessen will oversee the station’s programming, brand strategy and audience development while continuing her midday airshift. An Atlanta native and University of Georgia graduate, Jessen has spent more than a decade with Cox

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Media executive, AI speaker and entrepreneur Hurricane Dave Smith, DTM, today announced the launch of Hurricane Dave AI, a new Facebook platform where he will walk followers through the artificial intelligence tools he uses on a regular basis. Smith also announced the formation of AI Influences Everything LLC, a new company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Smith has

Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) announced a $97.1 million award in federal funding through the Department of Defense to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research programs and capabilities at 10 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Nearly $10 million in federal funding will be allocated to UNCF-member institution Clark Atlanta University,