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Howard University Alumnus Chadwick Boseman To Deliver 2018 Commencement Address
Howard University Alumnus Chadwick Boseman To Deliver 2018 Commencement AddressHoward University Alumnus Chadwick Boseman will give 2018 Commencement AddressHoward University President, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, announced...
Lauryn Hill Tour Announced Honoring “The Miseducation’s…” Anniversary
‘MS. LAURYN HILL CELEBRATING THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL’ WORLD TOUR ANNOUNCED IN HONOR OF ALBUM’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY
Lauryn Hill Tour - Tickets and VIP Experiences for the North...
Radio Vet Frankie the Big Bopper has Died
Frankie the Big Bopper Dies
Frankie the Big Bopper Dies - RF Focus has learned that industry radio vet Frankie the Big Bopper has died....
Industry Vet Ken Reynolds has Died
RF Focus has learned that industry publicity vet Ken Reynolds has passed. Reynolds has worked with numerous celebrities and most recently appeared in the...
Radio One Detroit Makes Changes, Joyner Moves
RF Focus has learned that The Tom Joyner Morning show has moved from Soul 99.9 to Urban AC WDMK in Detroit. Market legend Mason...
MTV VMA’s Returns to NYC at Radio City Music Hall
On The Heels Of MTV's Third Consecutive Quarter Of Growth The 2018 "MTV VMAs" Will Return To NYC And Air Live From Radio City...
INDUSTRY PROFILES
RF Quick 5: Power 105’s Charlamagne Talks to RFFocus
Charlamagne tha God has risen through the radio ranks at an incredibly rapid pace. Never wanting to be 'the 40-year-old DJ that dyes...
Quick 5: PD Rick Thomas Talks to RFFocus about Programming New York’s 92.3 Amp...
CBS Radio is one of our favorite radio corporations. The programmers and jocks that work for CBS always say great things about the company and...
KJLH’s Aundre Russell talks about Playing Gospel on Mainstream Urban Radio
A Conversation with Aundrae Russell of KJLH On Making Gospel Work at Mainstream Radio - Interview Conducted by Lin. Woods for RFFocus(Mary J...
RF Quick 5: Marty Silverstone, Primary Wave Senior VP Of Creative/Head Of Sync Talks...
Primary Wave Music, a leading independent music marketing, talent management, and music publishing company, has promoted top executive, Marty Silverstone, to Sr. VP of...
RFFocus Talks to Lovely Hoffman – Her Black is Absolutely Beautiful
We had the opportunity to chat with R&B Artist and Educator, Lovely Hoffman. The Boston native recently made her radio airplay chart debut at #45...
MILLENIAL MINUTE
Millennial Minute: Work + Life = Finding the Balance
Millennial Minute: "Never get so busy making a living, that you forget to make a life"
A few years ago at a media leadership forum,...
Millennial Minute: Giving and Receiving Feedback
Just like that, we are back! I hope your week has been positive and productive thus far. Welcome to another week of the Millennial Minute. Today we
A. SCOTT GALLOWAY REVIEWS
That Time When Spike Lee Had the Audacity to Make His...
“School Daze” soundtrack – Various Artists (Manhattan/EMI – 1988)
by A. Scott Galloway (Special to RFFocus )From Director/Writer Spike Lee’s very first movie “She’s Gotta...
That Time Grace Jones Switched Lanes: Feeling Like a Woman, Looking...
This dropped down into “Pull Up to The Bumper,” arguably the last great Disco-tinged song, closing the book on that era while blasting open another sweat-soaked portal into a new frontier of club music.
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The Undeniable Top 12 Best Black Female Singers of All Time?
Who are the Best Black Female Singers in the history of music?
Any way that you look at it black women have made an indelible...
