YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Huge music stars! Trophies! Performances! Just as we’re debriefing the Grammy onslaught, we learn that a brand new awards show is on the horizon. That’s right: As Clear Channel’s Bob Pittman, John Sykes and Tom Poleman continue to expand the the iHeartRadio brand, look for an upcoming announcement of the very first iHeartRadio Music Awards. NBC will air the show on 4/24 from L.A. Look for performances, host, and other details to be unveiled soon. Following on the heels of 3/29's iHeartRadio Country Festival in Austin, the Awards gala will be the latest in a series of high-profile Clear Channel-produced events that we will not be invited to attend. (1/27a)
PRINCE, FIVE YEARS GONE: SOME PURPLE MUSINGS
His death continues to reverberate. (4/22a)
NMAAM TO HONOR SMOKEY, QUINCY, LIONEL DURING BLACK MUSIC MONTH
A fitting lead-in to Black Music Month (4/22a)
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RHYTHM, BLUES AND THE FUTURE
The musical tapestry we know as R&B.
WHO'S NEXT?
Predicting the next big catalog deal.
JUST THE VAX, MA'AM
Once we all get vaccinated, how long before we can party?
WORLDWIDE GROOVE
How is globalization bringing far-flung territories into the musical mainstream?
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