After 30 years of broadcasting "Classic Soul and Today's R&B,” New York City radio station Wrks 98.7 Kiss FM has announced that it will merge with its rival station, 107.5 Wbls, on April 30.
The alliance, which is a result of a recent programming agreement between Emmis Communications and Espn New York, will make the two Urban Adult Contemporary brands the premier station for R&B music in the New York City metropolitan area.
“Wbls and Wrks have been the voice of the tri-state black community for 30 years and we plan to merge the best of both stations to create a stronger voice to deliver the best in R&B music while also super serving our community,” Wbls VP/General Manager Deon Levingston said in a statement posted on the station’s website.
This weekend both stations will celebrate the legacy and impact of Kiss FM through various programming. "I extend my gratitude...
The alliance, which is a result of a recent programming agreement between Emmis Communications and Espn New York, will make the two Urban Adult Contemporary brands the premier station for R&B music in the New York City metropolitan area.
“Wbls and Wrks have been the voice of the tri-state black community for 30 years and we plan to merge the best of both stations to create a stronger voice to deliver the best in R&B music while also super serving our community,” Wbls VP/General Manager Deon Levingston said in a statement posted on the station’s website.
This weekend both stations will celebrate the legacy and impact of Kiss FM through various programming. "I extend my gratitude...
- 4/27/2012
- by Brennan Williams
- Huffington Post
Despite the ever-growing volume of the sentiment that we all would have been Ok with never hearing from Limp Bizkit again, Limp Bizkit has some news to share: The old-enough-to-be-your-dad rap-rock outfit has signed with Cash Money Records. New labelmate Lil Wayne dropped the news in a brief interview with 98.7 Kiss FM in New York, telling host Lenny Green the label was “signing everybody.” Weezy mentioned that Ashanti, R&B princess of yore, might also be on the roster of new artists signing with Ymcmb. Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, 41, confirmed via Twitter, issuing the following tweet ...
- 2/24/2012
- avclub.com
'The game is missing danger, electricity, and rock n roll!!!! Cash Money Limp Bizkit,' Fred Durst Tweeted.
By Gil Kaufman
Lil Wayne and Fred Durst
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Gareth Cattermole/ Getty Images
Lil Wayne has made no secret of his affinity for rock and roll. The Cash Money Mc loves strapping on a guitar, and though his detour into rock on the 2010 album Rebirth didn't click with fans as much as his hip-hop efforts, Weezy wasn't shy about cranking up the amps and paying homage to the rap-rock fusion sound of the 1990s.
So it kind of makes sense that he announced on Thursday that one of the icons of '90s nu-metal, Limp Bizkit, would be joining the Ymcmb roster.
In an interview with New York's 98.7 Kiss FM station DJ Lenny Green, Wayne said, "We're always listening and looking at acts. Every other day I hear about somebody...
By Gil Kaufman
Lil Wayne and Fred Durst
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Gareth Cattermole/ Getty Images
Lil Wayne has made no secret of his affinity for rock and roll. The Cash Money Mc loves strapping on a guitar, and though his detour into rock on the 2010 album Rebirth didn't click with fans as much as his hip-hop efforts, Weezy wasn't shy about cranking up the amps and paying homage to the rap-rock fusion sound of the 1990s.
So it kind of makes sense that he announced on Thursday that one of the icons of '90s nu-metal, Limp Bizkit, would be joining the Ymcmb roster.
In an interview with New York's 98.7 Kiss FM station DJ Lenny Green, Wayne said, "We're always listening and looking at acts. Every other day I hear about somebody...
- 2/24/2012
- MTV Music News
He's quickly approaching the end of the longest year of his life and, with just over 35 days left on his sentence, Lil Wayne keeps communicating with his loyal fans.
The "Lollipop" hitmaker celebrated his 28th birthday behind bars on Monday (September 27), after which he posted a birthday blog message for his followers' reading pleasure.
Touching on topics ranging from day-to-day activities to his weight-lifting efforts, Lil' Wayne's message via his blog is as follows:
"What’z poppin!
I hope that you all are well and as always, thank you thank you thank you for the endless love and support. I think by the time you all read this I’ll be 28 years old… feeling ancient in this b**ch! On that note, I do encourage you young people to enjoy your youth. And for the old heads like me, enjoy your life. Everyday!
As for me, I’m good.
The "Lollipop" hitmaker celebrated his 28th birthday behind bars on Monday (September 27), after which he posted a birthday blog message for his followers' reading pleasure.
Touching on topics ranging from day-to-day activities to his weight-lifting efforts, Lil' Wayne's message via his blog is as follows:
"What’z poppin!
I hope that you all are well and as always, thank you thank you thank you for the endless love and support. I think by the time you all read this I’ll be 28 years old… feeling ancient in this b**ch! On that note, I do encourage you young people to enjoy your youth. And for the old heads like me, enjoy your life. Everyday!
As for me, I’m good.
- 9/29/2010
- GossipCenter
Rapper, who turns 28, titled the post 'This Blessed Day of Mine.'
By Jayson Rodriguez
Lil Wayne
Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images
Lil Wayne is a year older and almost a month away from being released from jail, so in honor of the moment, the rapper wrote his latest blog post, titled "This Blessed Day of Mine."
In the birthday post, his seventh post since he began his prison term, Wayne updated his fans on his day-to-day activities and low expectations about his appearance. Wayne joked that all the athletic activity he's been doing won't result in a larger physical frame for him. "Still doing pushups and such. By the way, please don't expect me to come out looking any different," Wayne wrote in the post, which featured a picture of a birthday cake with his name on it. "I'm the same little 'ol me."
The Cash Money Records...
By Jayson Rodriguez
Lil Wayne
Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images
Lil Wayne is a year older and almost a month away from being released from jail, so in honor of the moment, the rapper wrote his latest blog post, titled "This Blessed Day of Mine."
In the birthday post, his seventh post since he began his prison term, Wayne updated his fans on his day-to-day activities and low expectations about his appearance. Wayne joked that all the athletic activity he's been doing won't result in a larger physical frame for him. "Still doing pushups and such. By the way, please don't expect me to come out looking any different," Wayne wrote in the post, which featured a picture of a birthday cake with his name on it. "I'm the same little 'ol me."
The Cash Money Records...
- 9/28/2010
- MTV Music News
NEW YORK -- The battle for video rental company Hollywood Entertainment Corp. heated up Tuesday as Blockbuster Inc. threatened to make a hostile $1 billion bid to buy its smaller rival by the middle of next month if Hollywood does not honor Blockbuster's request to disclose certain financial information. Blockbuster said it will launch its $11.50 per-share cash bid for Hollywood if, in fact, Hollywood accepts a lower bid from its own chairman and CEO Mark Wattles along with investment firm Leonard Green & Partners. Blockbuster said its proposal represents a "substantial premium" over the $10.25 per share offered by Wattles and Leonard Green & Partners.
- 12/30/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- The battle for video rental company Hollywood Entertainment Corp. heated up Tuesday as Blockbuster Inc. threatened to make a hostile $1 billion bid to buy its smaller rival by the middle of next month if Hollywood does not honor Blockbuster's request to disclose certain financial information. Blockbuster said it will launch its $11.50 per-share cash bid for Hollywood if, in fact, Hollywood accepts a lower bid from its own chairman and CEO Mark Wattles along with investment firm Leonard Green & Partners. Blockbuster said its proposal represents a "substantial premium" over the $10.25 per share offered by Wattles and Leonard Green & Partners.
- 12/29/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- The battle for video rental company Hollywood Entertainment Corp. heated up Tuesday as Blockbuster Inc. threatened to make a hostile $1 billion bid to buy its smaller rival by the middle of next month if Hollywood does not honor Blockbuster's request to disclose certain financial information. Blockbuster said it will launch its $11.50 per-share cash bid for Hollywood if, in fact, Hollywood accepts a lower bid from its own chairman and CEO Mark Wattles along with investment firm Leonard Green & Partners. Blockbuster said its proposal represents a "substantial premium" over the $10.25 per share offered by Wattles and Leonard Green & Partners.
- 12/29/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Blockbuster called on Hollywood Entertainment to open up its books so that it might gauge whether it should increase its bid for the rival movie-rental chain, which has so far denied Blockbuster's request. Blockbuster has offered $11.50 per share for Hollywood, beating an offer of $10.25 from Leonard Green Partners and Hollywood chairman and CEO Mark Wattles. Blockbuster said Wednesday that it might up its offer if certain information available to Wattles and Leonard Green Partners also is shared with Blockbuster. Hollywood, which didn't return calls Wednesday, maintains that if the information is given to Blockbuster, then the larger company would be prohibited from launching a hostile bid for Hollywood. Blockbuster is asking that such "standstill restrictions" not apply to it, according to a Blockbuster statement Wednesday.
- 12/2/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Hollywood Entertainment Corp., the second-largest U.S. video rental chain, continues to face opposition from investors to a delayed buyout plan. Contrarian Capital Management, a fund controlling about 1.9 million shares of the company, on Wednesday said that it has asked Hollywood Entertainment in a letter to rethink its decision to go private via a buyout by investment firm Leonard Green & Partners. Instead, Contrarian suggested that the company recapitalize its balance sheet and pay a special dividend. Contrarian also said it wants Hollywood Entertainment founder Mark Wattles to leave his chairman post and make way for an independent in that role and for the company to increase its board from five to nine members.
- 10/14/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Shares of Hollywood Entertainment were flying higher Thursday after the nation's second-largest video rental firm said it has agreed to a lower price tag for a long-endangered buyout by California-based investment firm Leonard Green & Partners. The firm is now set to pay $10.25 per share, or $622.8 million, about 30% less than the $14 a share negotiated earlier this year, after it said in August that weak video rental industry conditions have made the financing of the deal a challenge. However, the terms would still represent a premium to Hollywood Entertainment's current share price. The stock closed up 5.7% on Thursday at $9.94.
- 10/14/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Shares of Hollywood Entertainment recovered about 8% of its losses Monday after plunging 23% Friday. The operator of 1,950 movie rental stores said its plan to be taken private is in jeopardy. Hollywood Entertainment had entered into a merger agreement in March with an investor group primarily made up of its chairman, Mark Wattles, along with investment firm Leonard Green & Partners, an affiliate of Carso Holdings Corp. The group was to pay $840 million for the company, or $14 per share. But Hollywood Entertainment disappointed Wall Street on Friday when it issued a statement that the buyout group "has informed Hollywood that because of industry and market conditions, Leonard Green & Partners believes the financing condition to the consummation of the merger will not be satisfied." The stock closed Monday at 10.63, up 8.36%,...
NEW YORK -- Video rental firm Hollywood Entertainment Corp. posted mixed first-quarter financials Friday as profit and revenue were up but the core rental business took a hit. The trends behind some of the figures mirrored those at sector giant Blockbuster, which also has struggled in its core business, industry observers pointed out. Wilsonville, Ore.-based Hollywood Entertainment disclosed the latest financials only in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission after recently signing a deal to be acquired and taken private by an affiliate of Los Angeles-based investment firm Leonard Green & Partners. As such, the first-quarter earnings report could be one of the firm's last.
- 4/23/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Chris Craft/United Television Group executive vp Peter Mathes has been named chairman of the board at AsianMedia Group Llc. AsianMedia Group, majority owned by Leonard Green & Partners, owns Asian-language stations KSCI-TV Los Angeles and KIKU-TV Honolulu. With the growth of the Asian population in the United States, Mathes said, AsianMedia is poised to capitalize on "a tremendous opportunity to build a diversified media company."...
- 4/16/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Video rental store operators may be better businesses than stocks. That is the lesson from a $1.1 billion-plus deal unveiled Monday in which a Los Angeles-based investment firm and the vid chain's founder will take rental company Hollywood Entertainment Corp. private. The news sent shares of the nation's second-largest video rental firm up a whopping 27.7% on Monday to 13.66. The upward bump comes after a continued slide of the stock since autumn amid challenges for the video rental sector, including competition from discounted DVDs sold by mass merchants. Wilsonville, Ore.-based Hollywood Entertainment said Monday that it has signed a merger agreement with an affiliate of investment firm Leonard Green & Partners.
- 3/30/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Video game maker Activision named two new directors to its board Tuesday, Robert Corti of Avon Products and Peter Nolan of Leonard Green & Partners ... Insight Sports Ltd. added to its minority stake in sports channel operator Headline Media Group ... Emmis Communications has agreed to sell its controlling interest in Votionis SA, an Argentine broadcasting company, to its local minority partners, Daniel Hadad and Viviana Zocco, for about $7 million in cash.
- 12/23/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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