Beyonce’s Secret Surprise Album Breaks U.S iTunes Sales Record

According to Billboard magazine, Beyonce’s secretly released self titled album sold 617,000 downloads within three days of it’s release.  The album was released on the iTunes Store at midnight last Friday morning, Dec. 13. The Beyonce album has seen the record number of sales solely on “word of mouth” via social media. Beyonce bypassed traditional distribution […]

Media Firestorm Over N-Word said by Third String Wide Receiver Riley Cooper Goes Viral

Should he be suspended, cut from the team, or left alone? Media personalities Stephen A. Smith of ESPN’s First Take, Bomani Jones of the ESPN program Highly Questionable, FOX Sports columnist Jason Whitlock, and others chime in on the word n*igger used by Philadelphia wide receiver Riley Cooper. It was used towards an African American […]

Gabby Douglas Olympic Gold Medal Winner Sparks Controversy

First it was her hair and now NBC is accused of racism Social media via facebook and twitter were set ablaze on topics that were picked up and discussed on urban radio stations websites. Print media via the internet and the blogosphere have come to the Olympic champion’s defense. 16 year old gymnast Gabby Douglas is the second […]

NBA TV to Televise First Ever NBA Social Media Awards

NBA TV announced that the first-ever NBA Social Media Awards – celebrating NBA players, teams and fans for their social engagement throughout the 2011-12 NBA regular season – will be televised Wednesday, June 20, at 9 p.m. ET. Three-time NBA World Champion Rick Fox (@RickaFox) will host the show, joined by TNT and NBA TV […]