University of Florida Releases Quarterback Jaden Rashada After NIL Deal for $13 Million is Rescinded After asking to be allowed to leave due to a failed NIL deal, a highly sought-after quarterback has been released so he can pursue playing football at another school. According to The Associated Press, the collegiate career of high school… Continue reading University of Florida Releases Quarterback Jaden Rashada After NIL Deal for $13 Million is Rescinded
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Baltimore Ravens Quarterback Lamar Jackson Rejected $133 Million Fully Guaranteed Contract
Baltimore Ravens quarterback, Lamar Jackson reportedly turned down a guaranteed contract of $133 million. Last September, ESPN reported that sources told them that the quarterback turned down a contract offered to him by the Baltimore Ravens that called for him to make over $250 million over the life of the deal. That deal would have… Continue reading Baltimore Ravens Quarterback Lamar Jackson Rejected $133 Million Fully Guaranteed Contract
Ed Reed Will Not be Bethune-Cookman University Football Head Coach As School Withdraws Contract Offer
Grand opening, grand closing! NFL Hall of Famer Ed Reed won’t be following in the footsteps of a fellow Hall of Famer, Deion Sanders in leading an HBCU back to glory. According to both Reed and authorities at Bethune-Cookman University, the planned marriage did not even make it to the honeymoon stage. The HBCU released… Continue reading Ed Reed Will Not be Bethune-Cookman University Football Head Coach As School Withdraws Contract Offer
2 Chainz to Headline 2023 Honda Battle of the Bands Halftime Show
Multi-platinum, Grammy Award®-winning hip hop artist 2 Chainz will perform at the 2023 Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB), February 18, 2023 at Alabama State University (ASU), the first time the nation’s premier showcase for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) marching bands and dance teams has been held on an HBCU campus. As one… Continue reading 2 Chainz to Headline 2023 Honda Battle of the Bands Halftime Show
Snoop Dogg, Sade and Teddy Riley Among 2023 Inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Hip-hop entertainer and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg, Jazz songstress Sade, and “New Jack Swing” producer and singer, Teddy Riley are among the latest inductees to this year’s Songwriters Hall of Fame. In an announcement by the Songwriters Hall Of Fame, Snoop Dogg, Sade and Teddy Riley will be joined by pop singer Gloria Estefan, Electric Light… Continue reading Snoop Dogg, Sade and Teddy Riley Among 2023 Inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Flo Rida Awarded $82 Million in Lawsuit Against Celsius Energy Drink
Flo Rida Awarded $82 Million in Lawsuit Against Celsius Energy Drink It looks like rapper Flo Rida does not have to pick up a microphone again after winning close to $100 million in a lawsuit against an energy drink company. According to The Associated Press, Tramar Dillard, known to the world as Hip hop recording… Continue reading Flo Rida Awarded $82 Million in Lawsuit Against Celsius Energy Drink
A Conversation With Bradd Marquis
A Conversation With Bradd Marquis BIG CED of The Industry Cosign got an opportunity to talk to recording artist, Bradd Marquis. The conversation centered around the upcoming tour that the singer is about to embark on starting on January 20th. The name of the tour is “The Music of Sam Cooke- A Change Is Gonna… Continue reading A Conversation With Bradd Marquis
Janet Jackson Taken to Court By her Business Managers Saying the Singer Owes Over $238K for ‘Unpaid Services’
Janet Jackson Taken to Court By her Business Managers Saying the Singer Owes Over $238K for ‘Unpaid Services’ It seems like it’s about to be “nasty” for Janet Jackson. According to The Blast, What Have You Done For Me Lately is the soundtrack that Jackon’s former business managers are playing these days. They are accusing… Continue reading Janet Jackson Taken to Court By her Business Managers Saying the Singer Owes Over $238K for ‘Unpaid Services’
Maya Moore Irons Announces Retirement From WNBA While Releasing Book, ‘Love & Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts’
Maya Moore Irons Announces Retirement From WNBA While Releasing Book, ‘Love & Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts’ Although she hasn’t played in the WNBA in several years, former player, Maya Moore Irons has announced her retirement from the league amid releasing a new book. On Tuesday, January 17, Moore Irons and… Continue reading Maya Moore Irons Announces Retirement From WNBA While Releasing Book, ‘Love & Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts’
Lola Brooke Announces Signing to Arista Records
BROOKLYN-BORN RAP PHENOM LOLA BROOKE SIGNS TO ARISTA RECORDS IN COLLABORATION WITH TEAM EIGHTY PRODUCTIONS SET TO RELEASE NEW MUSIC IN 2023 IMAGE CREDIT: FELICIA ABBAN January 9, 2023 (NEW YORK, NY) – Capping off a breakout 2022, Brooklyn M.V.P. Lola Brooke officially announces her signing to Arista Records in collaboration with Team Eighty Productions… Continue reading Lola Brooke Announces Signing to Arista Records
Dr. Dre Purportedly Selling Portions of Music Assets to Universal Music and Shamrock Holdings for Over $200 Million
As the hip-hop world is still waiting for the arrival of Dr. Dre’s Detox album, the music producer is primed to sell portions of his music catalog for reportedly more than $200 million. According to Billboard, one of the iconic founding members of the legendary hip-hop group, N.W.A. will look to profit more than $200… Continue reading Dr. Dre Purportedly Selling Portions of Music Assets to Universal Music and Shamrock Holdings for Over $200 Million
De La Soul Announces Entire Catalog on All Streaming Services and Digital Retailers March 3, 2023
DE LA SOUL ANNOUNCE THE ARRIVAL OF THEIR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CATALOG ON ALL STREAMING SERVICES Their first six albums will be released digitally for the first time ever on March 3, 2023, on the 34th anniversary of their debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising. 3 Feet High and Rising is also available for preorder on wearedelasoul.com and… Continue reading De La Soul Announces Entire Catalog on All Streaming Services and Digital Retailers March 3, 2023
HGTV’s ‘Married to Real Estate’ Returns Thurs. Jan. 12th
POWER COUPLE EGYPT SHERROD AND MIKE JACKSON RETURN IN NEW SEASON OF HGTV HIT SERIES ‘MARRIED TO REAL ESTATE’ ON THURSDAY, JAN. 12, AT 9 PM ET/PT EGYPT & MIKE LAUNCH BRAND NEW PODCAST MARRIAGE AND MONEY PODCAST WITH EGYPT & MIKE AVAILABLE NOW AT ALL MAJOR PODCAST PLATFORMS (New York, NY) – Jan. 4, 2023… Continue reading HGTV’s ‘Married to Real Estate’ Returns Thurs. Jan. 12th
My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Chi Ali
BIG CED of The Industry Cosign talks to The Fabulous Chi Ali, who is the youngest member of the Native Tongues (De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Jungle Brothers, Black Sheep). Chi Ali has just started his own non-profit organization named Choices Have Impact. We talk about the reason he started it and how… Continue reading My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Chi Ali
Snoop Dogg Launches Death Row Cannabis
Snoop Dogg Launches Death Row Cannabis View this post on Instagram A post shared by Death Row Cannabis (@deathrowcannabis) For over 30 years, through countless chart topping hits and landmark artists, Death Row Records (www.deathrowofficial.com) has stood as one of the music industry’s most iconic and culturally significant platforms. Today, it is… Continue reading Snoop Dogg Launches Death Row Cannabis