Media Questions Of The Week

How well will Harriet do at the box office after the backlash against actress Cynthia Erivo regarding comments she made about a “Ghetto American Accent” on Twitter?

What will be the outcome of FCC Commissioner Mike O’Reilly’s investigation into the RIAA regarding payola? 

 

 




Media Questions Of The Week

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Do K.Michelle and Jasmine Sullivan have a point about the way white artists like Adele singing R&B are disproportionately promoted over Black artists who sing the same kind of material?

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Is  Solange right about pop music writers needing to understand the culture of R&B and Brandy’s music beyond the hits to be credible R&B critics? And what did New York Times writer, Jon Caramanica mean by telling her not to”bite the hand that feeds her?”




Media Questions Of The Week



1. Did Morgan Freeman date his step-granddaughter?

2. Now that Unsung is showcasing the story of Shalamar tomorrow is there anything that can be done to have them ever perform together again?


3. Was the 1.92 million dollar fine against Jammie Thomas for file-sharing by the RIAA appropriate?




RIAA Wants To Interfere With Internet Service To Stop File Sharing

The Wall Street Journal reports today that the RIAA will stop filing lawsuits against music downloaders but they want ISPs to slow down their service. If it appears that someone is downloading music their internet service provider would send them a few warning emails, slowdown their service or terminate it completely.
Read the article here