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BET Honors 2009: Union, Two Queens, A Baker & Magic On Tap

It’s just January and BET is ready to get the party started with a programming grid that surely will delight their loyal audience.
The African American-geared, Viacom-owned television network rolled out some of its spring planning during the Television Critics Association conference last weekend in Los Angeles.
Highlights include this year’s ‘BET Honors,’ taking place Jan. 17 [...]

Ex-Motown CEO Jheryl Busby Dies At 59

Jheryl Busby, the former president and chief executive of Motown Records who helped foster the careers of Boyz II Men and Johnny Gill, has died. He was 59.
Busby was found early Tuesday in a hot tub at his home in Malibu, said Los Angeles County Assistant Coroner Chief Ed Winter.
“It was a possible accident or [...]

Rappers Cleaning Up Lyrics Post-Imus

 
Rap’s critics have been complaining for years, only to watch the music become even more profane — and more popular. But now it seems as if Don Imus may be accomplishing what a generation of detractors could not.

Four months after outrage over Imus’ sexist and racial comments led to intense scrutiny of rap’s negative imagery, [...]