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Items Tagged With: “Michael Jackson”
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What's Timeless? Increasingly, It's What's Timely
Two different predictions, both made within a few hours of each other last week:From last week’s Ross On Radio articles on the death of Whitney Houston: “It’s not hard to predict what will happen now to Whitney Houston’s music at radio.” With the continued strength of Michael Jackson’s music almost three years after his death, I felt that Houston’s…
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Radio gets mixed reviews on reaction to Whitney's death
Radio stations got a mixed report card on their response to Whitney Houston’s death Saturday night, February 11. While some understood the psychological impact of Houston’s death and paid attention, other major market outlets were on autopilot and stayed there through the weekend.In New York, Emmis' adult urban “Kiss 98.7” WRKS, Clear Channel’s rhy…
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PDs Move On, But Listeners Still Care
On June 24, 2009, if you had asked pop PDs how their audiences felt about Michael Jackson, most would have viewed him as polarizing at best, even five years after the end of his legal battles. Only at Urban AC and Oldies/Greatest Hits stations did Jackson maintain any kind of regular presence on the radio, and even there, it was with a relative han…
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Whitney Houston: A Musical Appreciation
Throughout her recording career, Whitney Houston often bounced between two types of songs. Those that had been hits for somebody else and seemed untouchable, and those that seemingly became hits only because she was the one singing them.
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Heavy D Is Dead at 44
The rapper was found outside his Beverly Hills home yesterday morning after collapsing. He was awake at the time paramedics arrived, but died later at the hospital.
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In Celebration Of Michael
June 25 marks the one year anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson. It’s been an eventful year in fact, with Jackson’s estate earning close to $1 Billion since the singer’s death.
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Ross On Radio #5 – June 30, 2009
Did you miss the Ross On Radio dedicated to Michael Jackson? If so, you can still read it, here
Also in this issue were readers responses to the most unlistenable PSAs heard on web-only stopsets of your favorite station streams.
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Radio airplay for Michael Jackson songs is off the charts
Radio celebrated the passing of Michael Jackson by playing his music in a unprecedented way. According to Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, of all his music, Jackson’s “Billie Jean” was played the most, logging 4,540 plays from June 22nd to June 28th, with nearly all coming after his death was announced on June 25. Read More
Making Moves: Remembering Michael Jackson
Across the nation, stations in all formats are remembering Michael Jackson and his legacy. Here’s how some have addressed the death of the pop icon: In New York, Emmis urban AC WRKS “Kiss 98.7” celebrates the life and legacy of Jackson with special programming through the weekend, as well as an event today from noon – 3 pm in Harlem for fans.… Read More
