The future of radio in the U.S. is evolving as the industry adapts to changing technologies, audience preferences, and market trends. While traditional AM/FM...
The rise and fall of Napster in the early 2000s marked the dawn of a new era inthe lessons we can learn from both.
The Napster Revolution
Napster, founded in 1999, allowed users to share MP3 files directly with each other through P2P technology. Its popularity...
Discover how Elliot Grainge, music industry prodigy, founded 10K Projects and revolutionized artist management in the digital age, becoming a powerhouse executive.
Discover how Daniel Ek, Spotify's visionary founder, transformed the music industry and revolutionized streaming. Learn about his journey and impact on digital audio consumption.
Virgin Music Group, the world’s leading partner to independent artists, labels and entrepreneurs, announced today that it has acquired Outdustry, the market-leading artist and...
Jasmine Sanders, known for her work on the nationally syndicated radio and television program the DL Hugley show, brings her dynamic style, powerful voice, and warm spirit to the Impact Television Network for a special Covid in Color townhall beginning Sunday, October 3 at 11:30 AM EST. "Covid in Color tells me right away that Covid has affected people of color," says Jasmine, "and I think that no one sees that more than this network."
Jasmine Sanders
The Impact Network is the preeminent channel for uplifting and positive programming for the African American community. [...]
Enrollment is now open for Pronghorn's incubator and accelerator programs. Pronghorn is an independent company dedicated to expanding diversity within the alcohol industry by cultivating and investing in the next generation of Black founders, executives, and entrepreneurs in a sustainable and scalable way.
The initiative is committed to generating $2.4 billion in economic value for the Black community by 2032. Black founders are eligible to submit their spirits brand for consideration and brands will be selected based on a variety of criteria. To learn more or apply for the Pronghorn initiative. [...]
DICE, the fast growing music discovery and events ticketing platform, today announced it has raised up to $122 million in Series C funding. The round was led by new investor, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with follow on investments from Tony Fadell’s Future Shape, Blisce, French entrepreneur Xavier Niel, Mirabaud Private Equity, Cassius and Evolution.
Since being founded in 2014, DICE has focused on remedying the opaque world of ticketing with its transparent ‘fan-first’ model and a mobile-first platform that has prevented scalping.
The company’s mission is to bring people together to enjoy shows. [...]
Yeah, I'm Pretty Sure These Things Are True...
This June, RadioFacts has been in business for 24 years. In that time, as the CEO, I've had a LOT of ups and downs. There were times I wanted to walk away, times I've loved it, times I've been frustrated and times I wanted to give up on the industry. But something always kept luring me back. [...]
Feed Media Group Signs Deal with Reservoir To Bring Fully Licensed, Hit Music to Startups Using the Adaptr PlatformDeal Facilitates New Opportunities In Streaming Music Applications, Mobile Games, And Connected Devices
Feed Media Group Co-Founders (L - R) Jeff Yasuda, CEO; Lauren Pufpaf, COO; Eric Lambrecht, CTO
Feed Media Group, the leading business-to-business music platform, and Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSVR), an award-winning independent music company, today announced a new deal that will make Reservoir's publishing catalog of over 130,000 songs available to customers on Feed Media Group's Adaptr platform. [...]
The only Black-owned streamer in the country – Xperienc On Demand.
Earlier this summer, new ground was broken in Memphis when boxing champ Floyd Mayweather put his boxers up against those of Lank the King in what was called the Bi-Centennial Beat Down.
That wasn’t what was groundbreaking though – it was the fact that for the first time ever, the fights were streamed worldwide by what’s probably the first and only Black-owned streamer in the country – Xperienc On Demand.
For way less than people were paying in the past to see the fights on Showtime, etc., hundreds [...]
Frederick Hutson is the CEO of Pigeonly, a platform that identifies and organizes data on the incarcerated. A born black entrepreneur, he launched and sold his first business at the age of 19 while on active duty in the Air Force. He left the military (with an honorable discharge) to build his second business which he also sold for a profit. The serial black entrepreneur’s love for business continued when, at 21, he saw his friends' St. Petersburg FL-based businesses struggling and thought of a solution — a more efficient way to traffic marijuana. [...]
Hiring staff is a significant challenge for entrepreneurs. Hiring Friends and Family can be an even more costly mistake. Imagine if you could clone yourself and delegate the tasks you dislike to someone else
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Beats Electronics was just sold to Apple for a reported 3.2 Billion dollars. This is the most money Apple has paid to buy any company. The purchase has catapulted Dr Dre into iconic status as the first hip hop billionaire. [...]
Truths about Older Workers
I cannot tell you how many calls and emails I get from industry people who are so stressed out and concerned about things that have not happened yet. There are certain things that we must all face about the industry that we LOVE to make our lives and careers easier...click "next" below
We MUST Know When to Move On
Some of us will wait until hell freezes over to make a move that we should have made 10 years ago. I see it all the time. It's called Denial. [...]
Ways to Deal with Unscrupulous Competitors
A friend said something to me a long time ago that applies to this situation. Why get in the ring with someone, you have already beaten? If imitation is the highest form of flattery, what is straight copying what you do? I don't like that statement because it's not "flattering" when someone copies what you do on the surface but I get what that saying really means. It indicates you are not only on the right track, but you also have a winning formula. [...]
There are many things that set winners and losers apart in the small business game. I'm sure you have heard the old saying... find your passion and the money will come. That's incredibly true and passion is FIRST. If you are in business ONLY to make money chances are you will fail miserably. You will not be dedicated to the creative end or quality service and it will be garbage in and garbage out. For the true black entrepreneur who wants to win... here are some tips. (click "NEXT" to see each segment)
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Great Business Management
Congratulations, entrepreneur….you've made it through another year of doing business. There is always room to improve, and my golden rule is, "If a client is not coming back for more services from you, you are doing something wrong."
Too many times, we are living in the business moment and looking for instant financial gratification instead of building a great relationship with a client(s). There are ways you can improve your services that you may be overlooking. [...]
Why Should You Post a Job on Indeed?
Indeed is a popular job search engine that allows job seekers to search for employment opportunities from a variety of sources, including job boards, company career pages, and online classifieds. The platform aggregates job postings from thousands of sources across the web and provides users with a simple and effective way to search for and apply to jobs that match their skills and experience. [...]
Without question if you want your business to grow you have to upgrade your business repeatedly as well as things that you do and the people you deal with. It's unfortunate but everyone is not going to grow with you and some people will even hold you WAY back from forging ahead. Finally, success is not defined by millions of dollars, it is defined by success and leadership. the man or the woman who does their own thing and does it well. [...]
What are Cryptocurrencies and 3 Ways You Can Capitalize on This Amazing Currency
What are cryptocurrencies is one of the topmost searched Google queries and for good reason too.
Cryptocurrency has seemingly made its way into the cultural zeitgeist overnight, thus making millionaires out of the lucky few millennials that were gutsy enough to invest in this unknown medium of currency. [...]
Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Networks Adds 35 New Independent Distribution Partners
Carriage Reaches Nearly 80 Million Aggregate Subscribers Across the U.S. [...]
Before Spike Lee there was Melvin Van Peebles, one of the greatest black actors, filmmakers, playwrights, novelists and composers who talks about how difficult it was to get his movie Sweet Sweetback's Badass Song into commercial theaters in the early '70s.
The movie was rated X by the MPAA which prevented his movie from being advertised in the commercial newspapers before it was rated. [...]
Discover how Five Guys transformed from a family-owned burger joint to a global fast-food phenomenon, serving up fresh, customizable burgers and hand-cut fries.
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An 18-year-old Arizona man has been arrested after allegedly killing his mother and leaving her body in a field in San Tan Valley. Authorities...
