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After six days of deliberation, a jury has convicted notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman of all charges at a trial in New York. Guzman, 61, could be sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison in a high-security U.S. prison selected to avoid another one of the prison escapes that […]
Text DFW to 24042 to join 97.9 The Beat’s mobile club for exclusive news (Terms & Conditions). Follow The Beat On Twitter: This is a very bizarre story, that unfortunately highlights a double standard in America. Denton, Texas (about 48 minutes outside of Dallas) police recently pulled over a White male on a DWI suspicion. Things […]
Rap’s Cinderella Cardi B beat out a tough Best Rap Album crowd to take home the gramophone on Sunday night and in the process, she made a little bit of history too. With her win, Cardi B is the first solo female rapper to ever take home the crown of Best Rap Album. The only other woman […]
Travis Scott may have gone home empty-handed at the 2019 Grammy Awards but he made damn sure to turn that stage out. Performing with Earth, Wind And Fire and James Blake, Scott began singing on the stairs for the back half of “Stop Trying To Be God” from Astroworld before setting up his own version of Thunderdome for the Swae Lee […]
Drake had his own moment at the Grammys tonight. After he and producer Cardo took home the award for Best Rap Song, Drizzy decided to let the audience inside the Staples Center know that it wasn’t all about the award, especially if you’re an artist. He definitely didn’t expect to win the award for Best Rap […]
Tori Kelly Featuring Women’s Empowerment 2019 performer Kirk Franklin, took home the 2019 Grammy for Never Alone. Tori Kelly and Kirk Franklin were nominated along with artist, Jekalyn Carr, Koryn Hawthorne, Jonathan McReynolds Featuring DOE, and Brian Courtney Wilson for Gospel/Contemporary Christain Music. Grammy winner, Smokie Norful posted a collage of Gospel artist; Jonathan McReynolds, The Walls Group, Todd […]
Congratulations to singer Tori Kelly! Kelly took two Grammy awards on Sunday night for Best Gospel Performance/Song for “Never Alone” featuring Kirk Frankin and Best Gospel Album for “Hiding Place“. Singer Lauren Daigle took home two Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Christian Performance/Song (“You Say“) and Best Contemporary Christian Album (Look Up Child). Jason Crabb took […]
Gospel artist Todd Dulaney‘s rise from sports to Gospel is well documented. He continues to bridge the gap as he has partnered with Baseball great Darryl Strawberry on an amazing story you will have to see to believe. Dulaney also will be releasing a new project entitled “To Africa, With Love” in March featuring music […]
How does a woman weigh 302 pounds, dedicate herself to a life of change and positivity and wind up losing half of her body weight? Meet Dalelynn Settle, a Houston woman who was featured in People Magazine’s “Weight Loss” issue. Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone. […]
Nikki Giovanni was born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr., on June 7, 1943, in Knoxville, Tennessee. She grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. Giovanni worked to graduate with honors , proudly from her grandfather’s alma mater, Fisk University in 1967. Nikki Giovanni is currently a distinguished Professor , at Virginia Tech. She has worked there since 1987. […]