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January 19, 2022
Audacy Virginia's Bennett Zier Honored With Martin Luther King Jr. Community Leaders Award
AUDACY VIRGINIA SVP & Market Manager BENNETT ZIER has been honored with THE URBAN LEAGUE OF HAMPTON ROADS' annual MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMUNITY LEADERS AWARD. ZIER was honored MONDAY night (1/17) at the 38th annual event. This award is … more »
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January 17, 2022
KVOQ (Indie102.3)/Denver Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With Protest Playlist
COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO Triple A KVOQ (INDIE102.3)/DENVER is honoring REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. all day MONDAY (1/17) by playing protest songs that share the spirit of his life’s work. The playlist tells a story of the Black experience … more »
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January 17, 2022
Celebrating Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Day
Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING’s life and career were remarkably short. He was only 34 when he delivered his landmark "I Have A Dream” speech in WASHINGTON, DC in 1963. He was just 35 when he won the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE and 39 years old when … more »
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January 13, 2022
AURN, SupeRadio Offer Free Martin Luther King Jr. Features For MLK Weekend
For the upcoming MLK Weekend, AMERICAN URBAN RADIO (AURN) & SUPERADIO NETWORKS are re-releasing "KING... Realizing The Dream." The one-hour special celebrates the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr. The special is free … more »
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January 10, 2022
Cumulus/Dallas Fundraisers Collected Over $1.7 Million In 2021
Fundraisers during 2021 by CUMULUS MEDIA/DALLAS pulled in donations of $1,767,990 for charities in the DALLAS-FORT WORTH Metroplex, the cluster announced MONDAY (1/10). Charities benefitting from the events include, COOK CHILDREN’S MEDICAL … more »
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September 24, 2021
Apple Music’s Rissi Palmer Calls For A 'Revolution' To Increase Country Music's Diversity
Country artist RISSI PALMER, who also hosts APPLE MUSIC COUNTRY's "Color Me Country Radio" show, has penned an editorial for THE TENNESSEAN in which she says the Country music industry "needs a revolution" when it comes to … more »
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February 23, 2021
Concord Music Publishing Partners With Curagor Playlister For Music Seen Initiative
CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING has entered a music and art partnership with U.K. music curation trailblazer PLAYLISTER dubbed MUSIC SEEN. Developed throughout 2020 by CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING with PLAYLISTER, MUSIC SEEN is a new initiative that will see the … more »
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February 8, 2021
Motown Records Reboots ‘Black Forum’ Spoken-Word Label
In partnership with DETROIT’s MOTOWN MUSEUM, MOTOWN RECORDS is relaunching the BLACK FORUM label founded by BERRY GORDY and THE MOTOWN CORPORATION in 1971, reported the DETROIT FREE PRESS. The BLACK FORUM is a spoken-word and poetry label that ran … more »
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February 2, 2021
ASCAP Reveals Black History Month Campaign
The AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP) has set forth plans for a BLACK HISTORY MONTH campaign to honor a wide array of Black artists, songwriters, composers, and their contributions to music. ASCAP’s month-long campaign … more »
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January 30, 2021
Benztown Audio Tribute Of Cicely Tyson, Passed At 96
CICELY TYSON, a HOLLYWOOD icon and pioneer whose career spanned seven decades, was known for her portrayal of strong AFRICAN-AMERICAN women who died on THURSDAY, JANUARY 28th, at age 96. In 2016 she received the PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM, by … more »