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>An Editorial on the Music Industry

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> Why the Music Industry Can’t Save Itself Source AllHipHop.com-Editorial by Tolu Olorunda On November 23, 2009, Scottish singer Susan Boyle, of fame Britain’s Got Talent (season 3), released her debut album, I Dreamed a Dream. Three months prior to the set date, it had already become an Amazon best-seller. And, sure enough, when the U.S. Billboard sales results were revealed last week Wednesday, most were stunned, as the classically trained singer sold 701,000 copies in the U.S. alone. Other reports crowned her not only the fastest selling UK debut album in history, and the strongest for a female artist … Continue reading >An Editorial on the Music Industry

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Beanie Sigel Arrested With Gun And Drugs After Traffic Stop

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Rapper Beanie Sigel was arrested on Wednesday morning (August 29), just two weeks before he was scheduled to turn himself in to begin a two-year prison sentence for failure to file taxes.  Pennsylvania State Police charged him with weapon and drug offenses after being stopped on I-95, just south of Philadelphia. Sigel, who just released a new album on Tuesday, was pulled over after troopers observed his tan Ford Fusion swerving while driving along Interstate 95 at approximately 3:15 a.m. They reportedly found more than $4,000 in cash, a bottle of codeine syrup with the label scratched off and several prescription pills. … Continue reading Beanie Sigel Arrested With Gun And Drugs After Traffic Stop

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Power 99 Announces Big Sean Appearances at Peace on the Street Jams

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POWER 99 FM ANNOUNCES BIG SEAN WILL MAKE AN APPEARANCE AT THE  FIRST PEACE ON THE STREET JAMS AT THE GREAT PLAZA – PENNS LANDING IN PHILADELPHIA FEATURING ACE HOOD AND SEVYN STREETER Clear Channel Communities™, the community engagement brand of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, and Power 99 FM WUSL, Philadelphia’s top-rated radio station, announced this morning that Def Jam recording artist Big Sean will make an appearance at the first of three Peace on the Street Jams, a series of events that provide communities with resources to prevent violence and increase peace. The first of the 2013 summer … Continue reading Power 99 Announces Big Sean Appearances at Peace on the Street Jams

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>Can you believe what Tom Joyner is doing on his morning show?

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> Tom Joyner is playing one particular song almost every day on his radio show as if it was brand new. The music you hear on nationally syndicated radio shows are pretty much the same; however at times those shows, dominated by the likes of Tom Joyner, Steve Harvey, and Michael Baisden, will occasionally go off chart or totally ignore the predetermined list of new songs available to radio called “adds.” You will get more music variety on their shows versus what’s played during the rest of the day on most Urban AC stations across the country. Maybe because Joyner, … Continue reading >Can you believe what Tom Joyner is doing on his morning show?

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>Soulja Boy Tells ‘Em How To Fool Radio PD’s and DJ’s

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> A blog is reporting>> Hip-hop sensation Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em generated interest for his smash-hit debut “Crank That Soulja Boy” by assuring radio stations it was the new single by 50 Cent or Britney Spears. The savvy teenager printed labels with the stars’ names on just to make sure DJs gave his track a listen – and once they did they were hooked. He explains, “I put a whole lot of different people’s names just to catch people’s attention, so they can hear it.” That’s how the word spread about the song, and basically it made me famous. It … Continue reading >Soulja Boy Tells ‘Em How To Fool Radio PD’s and DJ’s

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>Sampling Explored in New Documentary

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> “Copyright Criminals: This is a Sampling Sport”, a documentary about digital samplings head-on collision with copyright law, features many of hip-hop musics celebrated figures—including Public Enemy, De La Soul, the Beastie Boys, and Digital Underground—as well as emerging artists from record labels Definitive Jux, Rhymesayers, Ninja Tune, and more. The documentary also provides an in-depth look at artists who have been sampled, such as former James Brown drummer Clyde Stubblefield, as well as commentary by another highly sampled musician, funk legend George Clinton. (Clinton says he got sued sampling his own stuff.) A sneak preview of Copyright Criminals produced … Continue reading >Sampling Explored in New Documentary

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Philly’s Newest Voice in Talk Radio is Stephanie Renee

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Philly Black Radio Has New Voice by BOBBI BOOKER Philadelphia Tribune For over 40 years, Black talk radio has played a pivotal role in shaping the dialogue in the African-American community. It has been the eyes, ears and mouthpiece for some of the nation’s most meaningful periods of change — from the civil rights era to the election of the nation’s first African-American president. Philadelphia — and WURD Radio, LLC specifically — has been at the forefront of creating its own unique imprint on this important medium. In 2002, Walter P. Lomax Jr. M.D. purchased 900AM-WURD, providing the resources that … Continue reading Philly’s Newest Voice in Talk Radio is Stephanie Renee

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>Lawsuits Dropped: Houston TV Station Fox 26 Gives Details on Trae Tha Truth vs. Radio One Lawsuits

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>From reporter Isiah Carey (HOUSTON) – The lawsuit that pitted Houston-based rapper Trae Tha Truth against Radio One, Inc. station 97.9 The Box has been dropped. Trae Tha Truth filed his lawsuit in May that claimed the Radio One-owned company prevented him from making a living with an alleged ban on the rapper and his music. The legal team for Radio One, Inc. filed a counter suit to even the legal battle. On July 22, however, both sides simply agreed to drop their lawsuits. Warren Fitzgerald, attorney for Trae tha Truth, confirmed with FOX 26 News that both sides agreed … Continue reading >Lawsuits Dropped: Houston TV Station Fox 26 Gives Details on Trae Tha Truth vs. Radio One Lawsuits

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>Understanding the Performance Royalty Tax

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>Many years ago when radio was battling against allegations of payola, an illegal practice in the eyes of the government; an agreement was reached so that radio stations would pay a “tax” to songwriters for playing music on the air. It was also agreed upon that radio would not pay the artist or the performer of the song. For example if you take a popular song like “For the Love of Money” by The O’Jays, many know as the theme of Donald Trump’s Apprentice television show, everytime you hear that song on the radio, the station pays a fee to … Continue reading >Understanding the Performance Royalty Tax