A DAY OF KFWB NOSTALGIA.Byline: -- Staff and Wire Services XM Satellite Radio will trip down memory lane to focus entirely on the sounds of local station KFWB from the era when the AM station -- now an all-news outlet -- spun the Fab 40. At 4 p.m. Friday, XM's ``The 60s'' (Channel 6), will present five hours of music, jingles, sound checks and local color local color n. 1. The interest or flavor of a locality imparted by the customs and sights peculiar to it. 2. The use of regional detail in a literary or an artistic work. about the area's high schools, restaurants and personalities from the golden age of KFWB, which was the first true Top 40 station in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . A call-in segment will allow listeners to share their memories. CAREY BIG AT BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. : Mariah Carey has nabbed trophies for song of the year and songwriter of the year at BMI's Urban Awards. Carey won for co-writing ``We Belong Together,'' ``Don't Forget About Us'' and ``Shake It Off.'' Also honored by the performing rights Performing rights are the right to perform music in public. It is part of copyright law and demands payment to the music’s composer/lyricist and publisher (with the royalties generally split 50/50 between the two) when a business uses music in a public performance. organization during the ceremony Wednesday in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of was songwriting and production team Kenneth ``Babyface'' Edmonds and Antonio ``L.A.'' Reid, named BMI Icons for their ``enduring influence on generations of music makers.'' BAD BOY'S GOOD WEEK: Sean ``P. Diddy'' Combs' new label struck gold this week with girl band Danity Kane, whose debut album went to No. 1 on the charts. It's the third hit from a debut artist under the Bad Boy imprint in three months. Danity Kane was created on the Diddy-fronted MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. reality show ``Making the Band 3.'' Other Bad Boy acts to hit the jackpot were Southern rapper Yung Joc and Cassie, who developed a huge following on online teen hangout MySpace.com. MONKEYS SHINE: The Arctic Monkeys are tipped to win the U.K.'s prestigious Mercury Music Prize on Tuesday. Albums by Radiohead singer Thom Yorke and rock bands Muse and Editors are also up for the award for the best U.K. or Irish album of the past year. The winner will receive a 20,000 check. Nominating judges described the Monkeys' debut, ``Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not,'' as ``essential,'' saying it contained ``great songs astonishingly a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. performed.'' |
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