KOAR Industry News
Posted April 16, 2007 — in Music News
The four major radio broadcasters including CBS Radio, Citadel Broadcasting, Clear Channel and Entercom Communications will collectively pay $12.5 million to settle the allegations of payola. Broadcasters also agreed to a guarantee of 8,400 half-hour segments of free airtime for indie record labels and local artists.
Do you believe it? or will business operate as usual……
Clear Channel has an advertising deal with Google…
They have a long-term agreement that will allow the Internet search leader to place advertising for its online customers on more than 675 Clear Channel radio stations.
Razor & Tie will team up with Starbucks Entertainment to co-release Monterey International Pop Festival
The recent firing of Don Imus has created an uproar as KOAR predicted. Russell Simmons will be holding a ‘closed door’ meeting with artists and executives from the Hip-Hop/urban community to discuss the future of Hip-Hop and how the genre can be moved forward in a positive direction. Sources told AllHipHop.com that the invitation only meeting takes place on Wednesday (Apr.18) at Lyor Cohen’s Manhattan residence.
*Rap Concert at S Carolina State University [home of first Dem Debate]: N-word used more than 100 times in a song!
What they haven’t made explicitly clear at the moment is: Is the 8,400 half-hour slots required of each station or each broadcasting company??? Very curious to see how Joe Musician is going to get shafted.
Comment by Scott — April 16, 2007 @ 12:53 pm
“The recent firing of Don Imus has created an uproar as KOAR predicted” As you predicted? come on, stating the obvious shouldn’t be worded like its a big surprise!
Comment by rikkirodeo — April 16, 2007 @ 2:09 pm
I’ve met Barak Obama, twice, and I know for a fact he doesn’t make insulting remarks like your edited photo w/ Ludacris infers. This site is some what biggitted at times. You might want to watch it as you continue to loose creditability!
Comment by A-Town — April 16, 2007 @ 7:00 pm
“I understand MSNBC has suspended Mr. Imus,” Obama told ABC News, “but I would also say that there’s nobody on my staff who would still be working for me if they made a comment like that about anybody of any ethnic group. And I would hope that NBC ends up having that same attitude.”
this photo we found on the Daily Gut website might implicate Obama as being guilty of a little hypocrisy on the matter. What say you?
I’m sure Obama has never even heard any of Ludacris’s music, or else he’d condemn it and call for the man to lose his job, just like he did with Imus.
Politics Shmolitics…
Comment by KOAR — April 16, 2007 @ 7:15 pm
By Jim Davenport
From Staff and News Services
Published on: 04/14/07
Florence, S.C. —- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday questioned the way some rappers refer to women, saying the lyrics are similar to the derogatory language used by fired radio talk show host Don Imus.
They are “degrading their sisters. That doesn’t inspire me,” the Illinois senator said as he responded to a question at a town hall meeting that drew about 1,000 people.
Earlier this week, Obama criticized Imus, who was fired Thursday for labeling the Rutgers women’s basketball team “nappy-headed hos.”
“I do think we’ve seen a coarsening of the culture,” Obama said in an interview after Friday’s appearaance.
As a constitutional lawyer, Obama said he is a free speech advocate.
“But just because you can say something doesn’t mean you should say something,” he said. “And I think that we have not talked enough about the harmful images and messages that are sent.”
He said as a parent it was a constant struggle to reinforce his two daughters’ sense of self-esteem.
“I think that all of us have become a little complicit in this kind of relaxed attitude toward some pretty offensive things,” Obama said. “And I hope this prompts some self-reflection on the part of all of us.”
— Jim Davenport, Associated Press
Comment by AJ-KOAR — April 16, 2007 @ 7:32 pm
It’s like Sharpton and Jackson now going after rap music. That’s to give them street cred when they come back after awhile, because they don’t want to cause a backlash. I mean, it’s going to be awhile before they zero in. Well, I know he’s got his list ready, Mr. Snerdley. Sharpton has his list ready, but they’re going to give it some time. They don’t want to create too big of a backlash. They’ll go after rap music. They’ll make a show of going after rap music to give them street cred, and then the Media Matters types will say, “Hey, what is this allegation that we’re out there trying to target conservatives? Look at Imus! He was liberal. We don’t care.” Yeah, well, find all the other liberal hate speech on that website they chronicle. You won’t. Thanks for the call out there, Ron.
Comment by koar — April 16, 2007 @ 9:25 pm
presidential candidate Barack Obama ..i would hope has more to say on what happen monday at V.T.college than worry about what imus said.
Comment by larry anderson — April 17, 2007 @ 7:43 am
as far as local music being played on fm radio?…well Q101 in chicago has it covered…they play Disturbed,Kill Hanna,Chevell,Red Walls,all local bands.or when they do play unsigned bands..it’s at 3.30 am sunday morning.forcing fm radio to do anything will only make resentment.
Comment by larry anderson — April 17, 2007 @ 7:49 am