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Wilson Named WBR Senior VP/Urban Promotion

By Gail Mitchell, Billboard
Ken Wilson (pictured) starts Monday (Nov. 26) as senior VP of urban promotion for Warner Bros. Records. The music indgail miustry veteran succeeds Cynthia Johnson, who exited the post earlier this year. Wilson most recently served in a similar position at J Records. During his seven-year tenure, he worked with a [...]

Chris Brown’s Kiss’ Tops Urban Radio

Chris Brown earns his first Urban No. 1 as a lead artist, while featured act T-Pain lands his fourth chart-topper of 2007, with “Kiss Kiss.” With seven top 10s since his debut in 2005, Brown’s only other appearance at No. 1 was last December as a featured vocalist, with Johnta Austin, on Bow Wow’s ”Shortie Like Mine.” T-Pain, who [...]

“This Christmas” Hangs Tough @ The Box Office

“Debuts #2 at the Box Office, Generating $18,600,000 in Sales”

This Christmas is a drama penned, produced and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II, that centers around the Whitfield family and their first holiday together in four years.  As the Whitfield siblings all come head home to celebrate the holidays together, the festivities are strained by deep secrets [...]

Snoop to Premiere New Video Nov. 28th

The highly anticipated video for Snoop Dogg’s new single “Sensual Seduction” will be world premiering on TRL as well as joining forces with Rhapsody to do a “Pod Takeover” on Wednesday, November 28th. Snoop will also personally deliver and premiere it on BET’s 106 & Park on November 29th. In addition, the video will receive [...]

Stephanie Mills to Appear on BET’s Sunday Best

The top three finalists featured on BET’s gospel music showcase “SUNDAY BEST,” Shari Addison (Chicago), Jermaine Sellers (Joliet, Ill.) and Crystal Aikin (Tacoma, Wash.) find out
who will be sent home and who will continue on the road to SUNDAY BEST.
To top things off, Grammy Award winner and Broadway star Stephanie Mills will share her wisdom with [...]