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June 22, 2023
46th Kennedy Center Honorees: Dionne Warwick, Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming
The JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS has named its 46th honorees for their lifetime of artistic achievement. The 46th KENNEDY CENTER honorees are singer DIONNE WARWICK, singer BARRY GIBB, actor/recording artist QUEEN LATIFAH, actor BILLY … more »
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February 21, 2023
Chuck Jackson, Noted Soul/R&B Singer, Dies At 85
CHUCK JACKSON, a NORTH CAROLINA-born U.S. soul singer, passed away on FEBRUARY 16th at the age of 85. While at SCEPTER RECORDS, where his labelmate was DIONNE WARWICK, he recorded a number of HAL DAVID-BURT BACHARACH songs. His signature song and … more »
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December 23, 2022
Thom Bell, Grammy-Winning Producer/Songwriter Who Was One of Philly Soul’s 'Mighty Three' With Gamble & Huff, Passes At 79
THOMAS RANDOLPH BELL, who helped create the SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA as a songwriter with his “Mighty Three” partners, KENNETH GAMBLE and LEON HUFF, establishing himself as one of the most important R&B/soul figures in modern music, passed … more »
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September 16, 2022
Rhode Island Radio And TV Hall Of Fame Inducts Class Of '22
The RHODE ISLAND RADIO AND TV HALL OF FAME inducted its Class of 2022 in a ceremony on THURSDAY (9/15) in WARWICK. The inductees included Former Top 40 WPRO-FM/PROVIDENCE personality DAVID SIMPSON; former Oldies WMYS (now Country WCTK (CAT COUNTRY … more »
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September 16, 2022
Rhode Island Radio And TV Hall Of Fame Inducts Class Of '22
The RHODE ISLAND RADIO AND TV HALL OF FAME inducted its Class of 2022 in a ceremony on THURSDAY (9/15) in WARWICK. The inductees included Former Top 40 WPRO-FM/PROVIDENCE personality DAVID SIMPSON; former Oldies WMYS (now Country WCTK (CAT COUNTRY … more »
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April 7, 2022
Stars From Across The Board Gather To Celebrate Clive Davis' 90th Birthday In New York City
Legendary music business impresario CLIVE DAVIS turned 90 on MONDAY (4/4), and the party to celebrate the milestone brought hundreds of A+ list well-wishers together to celebrate at CIPRIANI SOUTH STREET AT CASA CIPRIANI in NEW YORK CITY on WEDNESDAY … more »
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February 2, 2022
Veteran Label Exec, A&R Man Morty Craft Passes At 101
MORTON "MORTY" CRAFT, a label owner, arranger, producer and songwriter who held posts with MGM, MERCURY and ABC-PARAMOUNT RECORDS before forming his own WARWICK label, has passed away at 101. Among CRAFT's signings at WARWICK were JOHNNY … more »
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September 8, 2021
COVID-19 Claims The Life Of iHeartMedia Dir./Talent Development Tony Banks
One of the most likeable and talented radio execs, iHEARTMEDIA Dir./Talent Development TONY BANKS (aka ANTHONY MARIO NAPOLEONI, JR.), passed away over the LABOR DAY WEEKEND (9/5) following a bout with COVID-19. He was just 53 years old. The family notes … more »
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June 24, 2021
Radio Performance Royalty Bill Introduced In Congress
As previewed by ALL ACCESS YESTERDAY (NET NEWS 6/23), Reps. TED DEUTCH (D-FL) and DARREL ISSA (R-CA) have introduced the American Music Fairness Act, a bill that would create a performance royalty on radio music airplay, at a press conference in … more »
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June 1, 2021
Fellow Artists And Industry Members Mourn B.J. Thomas
Following GRAMMY-winning artist B.J. THOMAS’ death over the weekend from complications of lung cancer (NET NEWS 5/29), many of his fellow artists took to social media to pay tribute to the artist, whose more than five-decade career included success … more »








