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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

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DeSean Jackson is a Gang Member, Here’s the Proof

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A Lesson in Media Manipulation by an NFL Team This story has been updated [see below]The Philadelphia Eagles cut their Pro Bowl wide receiver DeSean Jackson last week because of his association with Los Angeles area gangs. Look above… He put up a gang sign in a NFL game! Which means he is a gang member. Right?  Less than an hour after a story titled ‘DeSean Jackson’s gang connections troubling to Eagles‘ appeared on the website NJ.com, the Philadelphia Eagles disassociated themselves with the best wide receiver on their team from a season ago.  Here’s more proof of his gang affiliation. … Continue reading DeSean Jackson is a Gang Member, Here’s the Proof

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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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>Pandora and Other Internet Radio Stations Have Officially Been Saved, Twitter Folks Not Happy

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> Pandora radio hit the top ten trending topics on Twitter this morning. I had no idea that Pandora was so popular. Twitter folks are pissed that Pandora is going to start charging for their service. That’s if you use over 40 hours per month! (How much are they going to charge? 99 cents! That’s it.) Here are some Tweets: Sign in on Twitter and check out the Pandora search pandora, you’re a jerk. you want to charge me if i listen more than 40 hours a month? what else am i supposed to listen to at work How long … Continue reading >Pandora and Other Internet Radio Stations Have Officially Been Saved, Twitter Folks Not Happy

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Music World Gospel and BET Networks Sign an Exclusive Recording Agreement for Sunday Best Season Three and Four Winners

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Sunday Best Season Three Winner Le’Andria Johnson Set to Release First Project Under New Deal Debut Album In Stores September 6 HOUSTON — Music World Gospel entered into an exclusive recording agreement with BET Networks and its premiere brand, Sunday Best, the award-winning weekly gospel music competition program. The agreement will include the release of debut albums for the show’s third and fourth season winners and other music and entertainment product releases featuring “best of” compilations and a variety of specialty brand projects. Sunday Best season four premiered Sunday, July 10 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. The first release scheduled under … Continue reading Music World Gospel and BET Networks Sign an Exclusive Recording Agreement for Sunday Best Season Three and Four Winners

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1480 WDAS AM Returns as "The Soul of Philadelphia"

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Clear Channel has dumped the former Spanish music format, Rumba 1480 WUBA 1480 WDAS AM “The Soul of Philadelphia” returns to the airwaves with the best R&B oldies from the late ’50’s, ’60’s and early ’70’s. Today however, the station flipped to all Christmas music offering favorite R&B artists through the holidays. Afterward the station returns to a steady diet of the Temptations, Archie Bell, Jerry Butler, Sam Cooke, Fontella Bass, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, The Drifters, Etta James, Isaac Hayes, and Little Richard. Ken Johnson, Clear Channel Director of Urban Programming says working with 1480 WDAS AM takes him … Continue reading 1480 WDAS AM Returns as "The Soul of Philadelphia"

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>Harlem Heights Premieres on BET Tonight

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> Call me a little leery of anything that BET (Black Entertainment Television) documents as a new trend let alone capturing the flavor of the New Harlem Renaissance; but I get a feeling that “Harlem Heights” will only glorify glamour and opulence of a few people, living above their means rather than hearkening back to the Real Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s and 1930’s. So instead of revolutionary literature, poetry and art; I expect a slightly older take of College Hill and Baldwin Hills. BET please prove me wrong. I hope with tonight’s premiere episode I’m presently surprised, but the … Continue reading >Harlem Heights Premieres on BET Tonight

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>Performance Tax Opposed by Small Market Radio Stations

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> Last week, Black broadcasters met in Washington, D.C. to discuss the possibility that a Performance Tax would cause them to go into bankruptcy. Now many small market broadcasters are facing the same dilemma, if the proposed tax is put into place by congress, you might see many stations simply go dark. As it stands now, Sirius XM satellite radio; Radio stations that stream online; Internet music services like AOL Radio, Last FM, Imeem, Pandora, and Finetune; and music download sites like iTunes, pay the artist a royalty fee. Terrestrial radio has never paid the artists or performers for the … Continue reading >Performance Tax Opposed by Small Market Radio Stations

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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