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Deal Digest: Salem Exits Greenville-Spartanburg Market.
STATION SALES Las Vegas – Derek and Sheila Underhill has filed a $180,000 deal to buy sports KSHP (1400) from Pollack Broadcasting. The deal also includes the North Las Vegas, NV-licensed translator K296HP at 107.1 FM. The husband-and-wife team of...

Business Briefs | June 19
Farmer Joe’s to host annual 4th of July Customer Appreciation Event Farmer Joe’s recently announced its third annual 4th of July Customer Appreciation Event. The celebration will take place on Friday, July 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Farmer...

‘An extraordinary legacy’ – Lord Henry Mount Charles remembered as a ‘trailblazer’ who transformed Slane Castle into world-famous music venue
Meath aristocrat and impresario has died at the age of 74 after a ‘long and valiant battle with cancer’ Lord Henry Mount Charles's family said he had left behind an 'extraordinary legacy' Today at 03:30 The death of Lord Henry Mount Charles at the...

How Oasis threw a petrol bomb at the British music scene and became the most important band in the world
The ambition, rivalry and hedonism of the band’s rise to the top is laid out in exquisite detail by fellow Mancunian John Robb in his new book Live Forever Early days: Oasis in 1993, from left, Paul McGuigan, Noel Gallagher, Tony McCarroll, Paul...

Cape Breton music industry honours Rankins and Bruce Guthro

Calender for St Kitts Music Festival Pre Events and Post events announced
St Kitts Music Festival is less than one week away and the nation is waiting eagerly for the three day musical extravaganza to be brought to stage. The Music Festival, which is an annual event for the people of St Kitts is accompanied by an...

Rodney "Darkchild"Jerkins Shines for Christ Through Music
“Darkchild” (Rodney Jerkins) at 27th Annual ARIA Awards 2013 in Sydney. Photo credit Eva Rinaldi via Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins A Light in the Music Industry Music producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins stands in the spotlight today in honor of Black...

Business brakes for Boise bike bars following alcohol ban
They used to be impossible to miss with their flashing lights, bumping music and groups of riders pedaling through downtown Boise. But lately, bike bars have been noticeably quieter, fewer and almost absent altogether from the city’s downtown...

The World Just Lost a Music Legend, and Questlove’s Newest Documentary Is a Lovely Tribute to Him
For decades, the music of Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and his band, The Roots, has defied the conventions of hip-hop and soul by recording songs that echo a long-lost time. As a music documentary filmmaker, Questlove brought modern audiences a...

Tencent Music Shares Double on Break From China Price Cut Script
(Bloomberg) -- China tech investors weary of the nation’s relentless price competition can look to one pocket that’s thriving by moving in the opposite direction: online music. Most Read from Bloomberg Hong Kong-listed shares of Tencent Music...

Snake River Family Festival brings industry, education and community together
The three-hour Snake River Family Festival began at 11 a.m. at Boyer Park and Marina on Saturday with live music by Sammy Eubanks, complimentary barbecue lunch and ice cream by Ferdinand’s provided on a first-come-first-served basis. Regan Meyer,...

'Everybody wanted to get in my pants' - Akiyana on early struggles in music industry
Ghanaian dancehall artiste Angela Akiyana Kweku, popularly known as Akiyana, has revealed that people attempted to take advantage of her sexually when she was starting out in the music industry. Speaking in an interview on Hitz FM, Akiyana shared...

Marin band turns life’s ups and downs into rockin’ music
From left, Carl Brown, Josh Goldberger and Vaughn Brown are members of Torpedo Wharf. (Photo by Virginia Cortland) Torpedo Wharf will perform on Saturday at Peri Park in Fairfax. (Photo by Virginia Cortland) Show Caption 1 of 2 From left, Carl...
The death of South African jazz musician Louis Moholo-Moholo, 85: “Music is the healing force of the universe”
On June 13 the sad news arrived that legendary South African drummer and composer Louis Moholo-Moholo had passed away at 85 after a long illness. Louis, “Tebogo,” Bra Louis, as he was variously and affectionately known, seemed indestructible to...

Have a sweet tooth? Reading Terminal Market's ice cream festival returns July 12
Brain freezes are about to hit Reading Terminal Market, as the food hall prepares to host another ice cream festival. The annual event will bring out 11 vendors selling sorbet, water ice and ice cream on from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, July 12. They...
Massive N.J. country music beach festival evacuated due to thunderstorm threat
With all of New Jersey bracing for strong thunderstorms and the sky overhead turning an ominous gray, Barefoot Country Music Festival attendees were urged to evacuate the festival grounds Thursday evening. The massive multi-stage event, which...

Coronation Street's Georgia May Foote suffers huge loss as fire rips though her beauty business
Former Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote has suffered a huge loss after a fire ripped through her beauty business on Wednesday. The actress-turned-beautician, 34, who is best known for playing Katie Armstrong on the ITV soap, explained how...

Music Notes: Taylor Swift, mgk and more
If you’re a fanatical Swiftie with a lot of money, have we got a piece of merch for you: A house on Cape Cod that Taylor Swift owned for eight months in 2012 is on the market. According to WCVB-TV, Taylor bought the Hyannis Port property during...

Music festivals come to District 9 starting this weekend
Press Release June 18, 2025 Ald. Larresa Taylor (414) 286-2221 The Granville Business Improvement District is set to host a series of free music events beginning on Friday, June 20. R&B Fest will take place on June 20 from noon – 10 p.m. and June...

Kano to host summit on creative industry growth
The Kano State Government has announced plans to host a high-level National Summit focused on harnessing Nigeria’s creative industry to bolster the country’s Gross Domestic Product. The event that officials have described as a strategic move to...