Month: September 2021

iHeartMedia’s Black Information Network has partnered with Real Times Media to utilize content from RTM’s publications on BINnews.com, BINnews.com/Atlanta and BINnews.com/Detroit. The deal will also allow BIN to utilize RTM stories as audio on the network.  BIN: Black Information Network, the 24/7 comprehensive national audio news network dedicated to providing an objective, accurate and trusted source of continual […] […]

As with most albums by chart artists at the time, I listened to Ashlee Simpson’s “I Am Me” album once when it came out in 2005. I remember liking a song or two enough to rip them into iTunes, one of which was probably the Gwen Stefani-ish “Burning Up,” but if I did, those songs […] […]

iHeartMedia has announced it has signed a three-year contract extension with Ryan Seacrest through the end of 2025. Seacrest will continue with all of his current roles within iHeartMedia: hosting mornings at CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM Los Angeles, the daily syndicated “On Air with Ryan Seacrest”, the weekly “American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest”, the company’s […] […]

Townsquare Media combined two of its stations around Rochester MN earlier this month. Variety Hits “103.9 The Doc” KDOC-FM Eyota flipped to a simulcast of Classic Hits “Fun 104.3” KFNL-FM Spring Valley as “Fun 104“. Northpine reports the merge took place on September 10. KDOC-FM held a 0.7 share in the Spring 2021 Nielsen Audio […] […]

SiriusXM’s Pandora has announced a suite of eight streaming channels dedicated to ‘uplifting’ and ‘happy’ music. Following research stating that searches for the term “happy” are up 111% this year, Pandora has launched “Pandora’s Happy Place” with eight playlists dedicated to more tonally upbeat songs. One of the more interesting insights in the music industry’s […] […]