The Grio

Radio Used to Teach Us Why Music Mattered. What Happened? Where radio’s musicologists went They didn’t disappear. They were displaced. Format tightening and fear As radio became more researched, centralized, and risk-averse, depth was quietly reclassified as distraction. Explaining who produced a record or why it mattered didn’t test well in a world obsessed with quarter-hours. Personality got shaved down to efficiency. The rise of the algorithm Spotify, Apple Music, […]

Jacobs Media says artificial intelligence emerged as the defining theme at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, reshaping conversations across industries and signaling significant implications for radio and media companies. The consulting firm attended its 18th CES last week in Las Vegas, where executives spent several days reviewing emerging technologies and industry trends. According to Jacobs Media, AI’s rapid growth and expanding influence dominated the event, eclipsing past focal points such […]

RADIO RATINGS FOR SUBSCRIBING STATIONS BALTIMORE | DENVER-BOULDER | DETROIT | MIAMI-FT. LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD | MOBILE | SAN DIEGO | ST. LOUIS | TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER | WASHINGTON, DC | WICHITA Ratings coming Wednesday at 5PM(ET): Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, OH, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Orlando and Pittsburgh.

Our government is killing Americans. What’s more important to talk about. Watch, listen and use your eyes. If Victor can talk about Minneapolis, so can urban radio.  

Adding audio advertising to digital campaigns can deliver measurable gains in performance, according to a new Audacy Insights article by Ray Borelli, Senior Vice President of Research & Insights at Audacy. Borelli argues that while most digital strategies lean heavily on display, search, and social, they often overlook a key factor: attention. Audio, he says, fills that gap by complementing digital channels rather than competing with them, helping campaigns compound […]

A new study examining advertising effectiveness in Lake Charles, LA, finds that consistent AM/FM radio campaigns are helping local service businesses achieve strong brand awareness well before consumers need their services. The research, conducted by Quantilope and commissioned by the Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group, measured unaided brand awareness across several local advertiser categories, including plumbing, HVAC, and automotive repair. One hundred Lake Charles consumers were surveyed between […]

Travis Scott wants to help the people of Houston, Texas “heal” following the Astroworld Festival tragedy. In November 2021, a terrifying crowd crush occurred during the annual event staged at the NRG Park, with 10 people killed and many others suffering injuries. As part of an interview for Rolling Stone published on Wednesday, Scott – real name Jacques Webster II – discussed his desire to organise an event in his hometown in […]

Kanye West has taken out a full-page advert to apologise for his past antisemitic remarks. The rapper issued the lengthy apology to both Jewish and Black communities following a series of antisemitic and racist outbursts over the years. Published in The Wall Street Journal on Monday, the apology saw Kanye attribute some of his past behaviour to a car accident 25 years ago that he claimed damaged his frontal lobe. “Twenty-five years […]

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