Black artists such as Beyonce, Aloe Blacc and Pharrell have broken through to radio audiences and consumers of music despite no promotional push from radio. In the case of Pharrell we began posting stories and videos on this blog back in January on his hit song ‘Happy’ and the dances people were creating in their […]
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS- CBS Radio president/CEO Dan Mason said something in an interview with Radio Ink last week that touched a sore place for a whole lot of radio hosts. “Over the last 20 years the disk jockey’s role has been watered down so much,” Mason said, “by the dictate, ‘Don’t talk, don’t give the […]
> “The Best Song Not Added to Corporate Radio Playlists.” In fact the entire album was pretty much slammed by the music critics also. The lyrical content is a definite departure for Common, who usually raps on a conscious level. The track, released in early 2009, maybe should have been released in the summer. Can’t […]