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March 10, 2020
BMG Launches Roots And Americana Label Renew Records
Roots and Americana music are the focus of a new label introduced by BMG TODAY (3/10). RENEW RECORDS, based in LOS ANGELES, is headed by BMG EVP DAVID HIRSHLAND. BMG’s notable artists and songwriters in the genre include contemporaries DAVE ALVIN, … more »
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December 27, 2019
KDDD-A/Dumas, TX Flips To True Oldies W/Scott Shannon
SCOTT SHANNON’s TRUE OLDIES CHANNEL arrives at HIGHWAY 64 RADIO's KDDD-A (AM 800)/Dumas, TX as the station flips from holiday music to a true oldies format. The station is also establishing a new event called “BUDDY HOLIDAY”, a … more »
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December 27, 2019
Sleepy LaBeef, Rockabilly Cult Figure, Dies At 84
SLEEPY LaBEEF, born THOMAS PAUSLEY LaBEFF, a pioneering Rock and Country performer whose career began in the mid-'50s, died THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26th at 84. No cause was given. The six-and-a-half-feet-tall LaBEEF was an imposing live performer … more »
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October 18, 2019
Bill To Rename Post Office After Ritchie Valens Moving Through Congress
CALIFORNIA Rep. TONY CARDENAS of PANORAMA CITY introduced a bill to change the name of the PACOIMA, CA U.S. POST OFFICE to the RITCHIE VALENS POST OFFICE BUILDING. The bill was passed by the U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and will now go to the U.S. … more »
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August 7, 2019
Research Director, Inc.: Exclusive July PPM Analysis For Miami, Seattle, Detroit, Phoenix & Minneapolis
After successfully lathering up with some SPF 50, The Ratings Experts from RESEARCH DIRECTOR, INC. – along with our partners in data from XTRENDS – present our third and final installment of the JULY ratings roundup. As always these are … more »
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June 27, 2019
The Gathering 2019 Brings Alternative Radio Together For 26 Showcases In Louisville
The fourth annual GATHERING ON THE WHISKEY TRAIL presented by AMPLIFY was by the far the biggest and most successful to date. There were more 70 Alternative radio programmers, supervisors and publication editors gathered together on JUNE 12-14 in … more »
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June 12, 2019
Reports: Secret Revealed That 2008 Universal Studios Fire Destroyed Classic Masters
A NEW YORK TIMES investigation of a fire that engulfed the backlot of UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD at 4:43a on SUNDAY, JUNE 1st, 2008, not only destroyed the KING KONG attraction and a "video vault that contained only copies of old works," as … more »
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January 4, 2019
December 2018 Re-Cap Re-Release Version From The Research Director, Inc.
After a "data processing issue" prompted NIELSEN AUDIO to pull PPM DECEMBER Week 4 and Monthly data for the markets that were delivered on DEC. 26th-27th (NET NEWS, 12/28), the ratings firm has re-released the entire DECEMBER survey for the … more »
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September 24, 2018
Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey And Lynyrd Skynyrd Highlight iHeartRadio Music Festival Weekend In Vegas
The eighth iteration of the iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL at T-MOBILE ARENA in LAS VEGAS over the weekend offered further proof the radio giant can harness some impressive star power -- both top-flight musicians and their own personalities such as RYAN … more »
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September 22, 2018
Justin Timberlake, Shawn Mendes, Lynyrd Skynyrd (?!!) Bring Down The House At iHeartRadio Music Festival's Second Night In Vegas
After a greeting from host RYAN SEACREST, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE got things off to a suitably spectacular start at the second night of the iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL at LAS VEGAS' T-MOBILE ARENA, proving his skills as the pre-eminent song-and-dance man of … more »