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Nielsen August 2024 Ratings Releases 9/12

Nielsen continues its releases of the August 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Birmingham, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, Fort Myers, Greenville/Spartanburg, Richmond, Rochester, and Tucson. The next three releases will feature: On Friday, September 13: Monthly ratings for Albany/Schenectady/Troy, Allentown/Bethlehem, Dayton, Fresno, Grand Rapids, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. On Monday, September 16: Monthly ratings for […] […]

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First Listen: AfroZons Brings Afrobeats to Syndication

In recent years, the loping, gently uptempo sound of Afrobeats has given the Hip-Hop/R&B format much of its tempo, while becoming a surprisingly strong presence at Adult R&B radio. Last year, its biggest worldwide hit, Rema’s “Calm Down” (featuring Selena Gomez in the U.S.), became the biggest Top 40 radio hit of the year, and […] […]