What a crazy day at the office, power was out for most of the day and damage from who knows… Tornado? Lightning? Straight-Line Winds? Check out all the madness…
Jigga Who? Jigga What?
The master of the mic Jay-Z, might have made the dumbest mistake ever when he entered the Kentucky Wildcats locker room. Did he forget he’s a partner of a NBA team? Let’s look deeper into his foul…
Amazon Cloud, good or bad?
Now that Amazon has launched their cloud service, do you even know what to do with it? What will content and music publishers think of it? Let’s look deeper into the cloud…
Spotlight: Wiz Khalifa
Yesterday we conducted a Meet & Eat with Wiz Khalifa at the Music Resource Center in Memphis. Good turnout, great food, and a Q&A session with Wiz that was insightful and real. But who is the Real Wiz Khalifa, let’s find out…
Chris Brown Goes Wild
Just when it seems like Chris Brown has transformed his image… Bam! He loses his damn mind. Look at him now…
What’s The Deal With Performance Radio Royalties?
President Obama officially backed Performance Radio Royalties, which would require radio station to pay a royalty to artists. Let’s look at the history of this fight…
AT&T, T-Mobile Can A Merger Work?
AT&T has just put in an offer to purchase T-Mobile USA for $39B, here is what the world thinks…
Hublot Sledge
With all the snow that landed in the Memphis area yesterday I sure could have used this sled…
Death Of A Pop Star
I was on the phone with a friend at a record label a few weeks ago talking about album sales, to his amazement he didn’t know why the new David Banner and 9th Wonder album “Death Of A Pop Star” was not selling. My first reaction was, “David Banner has a new album?” Then I [...]
Best of 2010
2010 was a year of change in popular music, and for better or worse, the most memorable news stories of the year reflected the rise and fall of many of music’s biggest stars. Eminem’s comeback returned him to the top of hip-hop, while T.I. failed to leave his legal troubles behind. Justin Bieber’s music met [...]
So Your Song Is On The Radio, Now What?
So many CD’s, mp3′s, download links and it’s only Monday. It drives me crazy every time I’m in a city and I hear a local artist played on radio and their ego explodes like their the shit. “You hear my song on the radio?” Who gives a fuck? Not you, because if you gave a [...]
The Musicians Guide To The 360 Record Deal
For the past few years, there has been quite a bit of talk of the ’360 deal’ and how it is becoming the new trend throughout the music industry, as major record labels attempt to rewrite the way they do business. Some see it as signing a pact with the devil, and others see it [...]
The Demo: Do’s and Don’ts Part 1 Taking Your Song To Radio
So, you have a hot record? Who told you that? Your boy who always hangs with you? Your mom? Let’s face it those that are close to you are never a good judge of your music. They don’t want to hurt your feelings and in hopes of you maybe becoming a star in the [...]
Do You Really Want To Sign With A Record Label?
Since you were a kid you always had dreams about one day being on stage in front of thousands of people and giving the performance of a lifetime. As you finish your last song the crowd goes crazy, standing ovation, fans running to the stage, albums sales thru the roof, talk shows, movies, commercials, clothing [...]
How To Submit Your Song To Hot 107.1
I get asked daily, “How do I get my song played at the station?” Well… it’s very simple. Mail it , drop it off, email it. I don’t think an artist needs to be in the room listening to the record with you, unless they want their feelings hurt. Nothing you can say or [...]