Black Music Month 2017
Tonight is going to be epic for lovers of R&B and hip hop. Urban One is hosting their 7th Annual Blitz Showcase at Stage 48 in New York City. Every year, this music showcase highlights today’s superstars and the hottest new talent by providing a one-stop opportunity to present new music to Radio One, Reach Media, […]
Senator Kamala Harris has rolled out a lit playlist to celebrate African-American Music Month, and you need to hear it. When she’s not working to make this nation a better place (and causing Jeff Session to shake in his boots), Kamala loves to listen to music. She decided to share some of her favorite jams […]
The mother of Black Music Month, the co-creator, CEO, artist development, radio host, just to name a few, Dyana Williams sat down for our latest feature for our HER Bold Story Series! She discusses her biggest career obstacles, advice she wish she could give her younger self, advice for today’s media, and her BOLDEST move […]
It’s Black Music Month and we’re highlighting local women who are killing the game… This week’s episode of “Local Women in Music” for BMM highlights Talya, a D.C. native who is the music director for 92Q at Radio One – Baltimore. Watch up top as she discusses how she got her start and why music plays […]
Happy Black Music Month! All month long we are taking time to highlight local women in the music industry. Ohio is home to many amazing musical acts like The Isley Brothers, Talib Kweli, “Bootsy” Collins and more. But did you know there are powerful women behind the scenes in the industry like Tracey Artist of […]
“Women have played a major role in shaping our musical culture, they were hidden artists, producers, managers, directors, and industry pioneers.” Throughout the entire month of June, Radio One Philadelphia will be rolling out our exclusive HER Bold Stories Series featuring those on air and behind the scenes here at the station! In week one, […]
Black Music Month originated in 1979. President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the month of June as Black Music Month to celebrate the great music, achievements, births, important timelines, events and to remember those we’ve lost.
From State Property to Eve, here's a list of rappers from Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love.
Jay-Z stops by Radioactive in 1996 to discuss “Dead Presidents 2” with Colby Colb. Speaking about the songs music video, Jay-Z said that numerous artists would appear in the visual. “We had Notorious B.I.G, AZ came down, Lil Cease, Junior Mafia, Smooth the Hustler came down.” He also discussed the production behind Reasonable Doubt and […]
