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>"No Urban Dictates" Lives On – Mini Cooper Ad Agency Gets Caught in an Email – We Don’t Want to Advertise to Black Consumers

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> “Non Urban Dictate” (NUD) is a “supposedly” illegal practice that essentially means that a company is not interested in the Black consumer. Instructions are usually implied orally or left unsaid, no one sends this kind of stuff in an email anymore. A NUD label means that a company does not want their marketing and advertising materials placed in media that claim an “urban” audience (or in other words to African American consumers) as their main target. In the advertising world, companies feel that there are legitimate reasons for them not to use urban radio. For example, African Americans may … Continue reading >"No Urban Dictates" Lives On – Mini Cooper Ad Agency Gets Caught in an Email – We Don’t Want to Advertise to Black Consumers

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How to Get Your Song On the Radio – The Story of Success and Failure

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There are many alternatives to terrestrial radio via online and mobile deviceplatforms for bands to get their songs heard; but the lure of FM radioairplay still reigns supreme  We get a ton of email from indie artists and labels everyday. Their goal: Getting promoted and getting their songs played on the radio! Here’s a sample of how some indie bands have gotten their songs played on some of the top radio stations across the country. Check out the following article that reveals Indie Artists Share How They Got Radio Airplay, What It Meant For Their Careers From hypebot.com “When a band first forms, the passion is high. Ready … Continue reading How to Get Your Song On the Radio – The Story of Success and Failure

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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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Young Black Women Don’t Matter as R. Kelly Plays On

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Would you trust the guy that’s smiling with your daughter? The post below comes from the Richard Prince’s Journal-isms site. The post details a story by Jessica Hopper of the Village Voice who examines Chicago music journalist Jim DeRogatis’ original story that exposed the sexual assault accusation against singer R. Kelly.One of the most coveted demos in media are young black women. They are a group of listeners and viewers that are very attractive to advertisers because of the buying decisions they make. However apparently their consumerism supersedes the media industry’s moral sense. Radio and the media industry continues to promote … Continue reading Young Black Women Don’t Matter as R. Kelly Plays On

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>Coonery and Buffoonery is spelled T-PAIN

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>For quite a few folks around the country, or to those of you that have paid attention, the new show “Freaknik” has ruffled more than a few feathers. Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim has added the program headlined by the modern day minstrel show ringmaster himself T-Pain. He has made quite a name for himself lately and for the autotune technology. T-Pain’s technologically altered singing voice has allowed him to parlay his music career into a often seen commercial (at the moment I can’t remember the product, nor care to…) and now TV. Who knows what else is in the works … Continue reading >Coonery and Buffoonery is spelled T-PAIN

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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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Russell Simmons, Brian Robbins & Steve Rifkind Launch All Def Music on YouTube

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Music Industry’s Attention turns to ADD – All Def Digital “I look forward to working with the extraordinary talent from the vastly creative YouTube ecosystem in the same way I’ve worked with musicians, poets, comedians and designers all my life. This is the most exciting new terrain for me, to move talent across all media platforms and I couldn’t have better partners in Brian and Steve, and the most innovative of music executives, Lucian Grainge.” -Russell Simmons Universal Music Group (UMG) announced today that it has partnered with Russell Simmons, Brian Robbins and Steve Rifkind to launch All Def Music, the … Continue reading Russell Simmons, Brian Robbins & Steve Rifkind Launch All Def Music on YouTube

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>Trae Tha Truth Files Lawsuit Against Radio One and Local Station 97.9 The Box

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>Houston area rapper Trae decided to file the lawsuit after the radio station allegedly banned his music from being heard on the only local hip hop station in the city. HOUSTON /PRNewswire Houston rapper “Trae Tha Truth” (nee Frasier Thompson) will be holding a press conference at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at the Harris County Civil Courthouse, 201 Caroline, Houston, Texas, to announce the filing of a lawsuit in the 189th District Court of Harris County Texas against Radio One Inc., which owns and operates Houston radio Station 97.9 KBXX, The Box.The civil case alleges a consistent … Continue reading >Trae Tha Truth Files Lawsuit Against Radio One and Local Station 97.9 The Box

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The Soul is Gone from Soul 73 KKDA Dallas

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Bobby Patterson formerly of Soul 73 AM KKDA (Peter Calvin) KKDA Lays Off Bobby Patterson, Most Of Its On-Air Staff by ERIC GRUBBSDallasObserver.com- In my ten years of working in radio, I had many conversations with people who were unceremoniously let go. Formats flip, contracts aren’t renewed, or a big company gobbles up a small company and puts the long-timers out to pasture. Not really any different from layoffs in most fields, but in radio, it’s like the cops showing up and shutting down a party. From a lot of those long-timers, I heard plenty of “I don’t know what to … Continue reading The Soul is Gone from Soul 73 KKDA Dallas