Independent radio promoter Steve Zap made more than 130 payments totaling over $300,000 to help cover bills for a West Coast radio company, according to court docs
New York radio veteran remembers the MC's unique rapping style and love of muscle cars
Among the 2,500 text messages obtained by Rolling Stone, several suggest a link between airplay and record label payments
Insiders say radio giant iHeartMedia and radio analytics company Mediabase are poised to remove the word, which has been controversial in industry-wide discussions around systemic racism
Amid national conversations about racial injustice, radio stations are struggling to respond appropriately in their programming. What goes and what stays?
The music industry is debating the term "urban," but the "pop" category often helps prop up white artists at the expense of the black artists who inspire them
Major labels, led by Republic Records, are moving to ditch the label “urban.” It's part of a process of sidelining black music that's been going on for 80 years.
Watchdog groups fear that language in a new stimulus bill could allow individual stations owned by large companies to "masquerade" as small businesses — and take all the money
Terrestrial music stations have a major cultural opportunity right now, but employees say a muddied strategy is standing in the way
The group reached around three million listeners over the airwaves in less than 48 hours, mostly due to a burst of support from stations owned by iHeartMedia
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