Detroit’s 105.9 KISS-FM and many kiss listeners honored Michael Jackson on Saturday with a special ‘flash mob’ gathering to commemorate the anniversary of his passing. Although they ran into a few unhappy security guards, the crowds were in awe as the ‘Kiss Krew’ took over the streets of Detroit dancing to a mash up of […]
Music vet Teddy Riley was in town for a music convention recently when he stopped by Majic 107.5 / 97.5 and shared some of his fondest memories of working with Michael Jackson. Riley said that MJ had recorded over 1,000 songs at the time of his death. The founding Guy member and Blackstreet singer also […]
WIZ blogger “Little Ms. Gladys” chats with staffer Latisha Johnson about her favorite Michael Jackson moments. Remember the Time is just a classic Michael Jackson. It’s sweet, a little suggestive and has a beat you can always dance to. Yeah, Mike is good music and there’s nothing better than being a 12-year-old wannabe hot shot […]
NEW YORK-Producer and rapper, Kanye West paid tribute to the man many call the Godfather Of Hip Hop, Gil Scott Heron at a memorial at Riverside Church in Harlem. He performed “Lost in the World,” which sampled Gil Scott Heron’s song “Comment #1.” AllHipHop reports: Others in attendance included members of The Last Poets, Malcolm […]
EVERYBODY SAY HER NAME! PATTI! PATTI! TODAY IS PATTI LABELLE’S BIRTHDAY AND WE’RE TAKING TIME TO SALUTE HER FOR THE YEARS OF GREAT R&B/SOUL MUSIC THAT IS NOW APART OF OUR JAMMIN’ OLDIES CATALOG. PATTI LABELLE WE LOVE YOU! WE SALUTE YOU! WE THANK YOU FOR LEAVING AN INDELIBLE MARK ON MUSIC AND OUR LIVES […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANET JACKSON 101.1 The Wiz family, friends and ultimate Janet Jackson fans, we thank you for tuning in all day long for our exclusive birthday celebration, but now it’s time to send you off the right way with a special Janet megamix below! Enjoy! You know you want this! AN EXCLUSIVE MEGAMIX BROUGHT […]
Lauryn Hill is among many of today’s top artists who took time to celebrate the life, legacy and musical highlights of the late Bob Marley on the anniversary of his death this week. She’s of course very prone to doing so with her near perfect blend of Hip Hop, soul, R&B and reggae all in […]
NEW YORK – Marking Osama bin Laden’s death where the terrorist inflicted his greatest damage, President Barack Obama soberly laid a wreath Thursday at New York’s ground zero and declared to the city and the world, “When we say we will never forget, we mean what we say.” The president closed his eyes and clasped […]
101.1 The Wiz wishes to send a very special birthday shout out to Chris Brown on his 22nd birthday. Can you believe he’s still just a baby? With many adult moments now behind him, we’re still rooting for his success and hoping his birthday is an exciting one this year. If you have birthday wishes […]
R&B/soul music icons from the past, present and future will soon gather to celebrate one of the genre’s most beloved voices this summer. We are rapidly approaching a benchmark 40th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s classic album “What’s Going On” and the top musicians in the genre from Stevie Wonder to John Legend and Janelle Monae […]
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Aretha Franklin is finally speaking out about Fantasia boycotting this year’s Grammy Awards. We received an exclusive statement from Aretha’s publicist stating that she was “sorry” the American Idol winner didn’t make the show and she also offered some advice to Fantasia: “I was sorry to hear that Fantasia was upset because she did not […]
