After laying off 47 employees this year, Houston’s first FM all-news radio station has announced that is to dedicate its entire playlist to Pop superstar Beyonce, becoming the first US station to be recognised as a Beyonce-devoted radio outlet.
Full story below…
News92, Houston’s first FM all-news radio station aired its last broadcast Wednesday, October 8, 2014… This difficult decision is a result of sustained poor ratings performance and significant financial losses over the past three years despite the substantial financial and human resources we invested.
The message above can be found on News92‘s official website today, announcing that the station was to shut its doors to the world after failing to keep its head above ratings water.
Then, in a move expected to tighten Beyonce’s grip on Urban music, the station revealed that is was to devote itself to promoting her music, playing her music all day everyday in a bid to attract the star’s ever-swelling fan base.
Billboard reports:
Radio One owns the station-formerly-known-as-News92. Yashima Azilove, who works for Radio One, discussed the station’s reincarnation as Beyonce radio with local news. “In looking to make a transition, we go back to what we know,” Azilove told ABC13. “We know urban radio. We’re in Houston, the combination seemed like a winning one.”
If the new station only plays Beyonce’s solo catalog, it will have five albums to choose from. Not including various bonus tracks, remixes, live versions or tracks from other artists featuring Beyonce, those records contain 63 songs, adding up to roughly 4 hours and 15 minutes of music. Of course, if the station is willing to dig into Beyonce’s work with Destiny’s Child, that will expand their pool of possible tunes to draw from — Destiny’s Child recorded 5 albums (if you count their Christmas album), containing 67 songs and around 4.5 hours of music.
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Wow what a compliment. Slay a bit Bey.
We already have pandora. No Thank you!! Lol
I like Beyonce but what a bad thing to do, cheapens her back catalogue.
Why would
Anyone sit and listen to her music constantly, apart from a weirdo.
BeyHive Radio… Queen Bey Station…
Beyonce fan site.
Queen. When will ya faves?
Edit: Queen when will your ave PAY for radio stations to spin theyr shitt.
Why would she pay for a damn internet radio in one city. It will make absolutley no difference to her sales whatsoever. Have a sst you dummie.
That is a good look I wish I live in that town long live queen good luck to the station
YAAAS! Everyone wants a piece of the Queen! #Legend #BowDown
It might help her chart on the hot 100. Lmao
Who cares, the album is slaying. Leave the chart positions to the talent-less girls. They need those chart positions to sell records 😉
Slaying? By selling 6k copies WW? Lol.
The album is slaying. Won’t be too long after it surpasses UNA ;).
It wont u dumbass its selling 6k . It will stop selling in 3 monthes. Album seller indeed.
LOl Beyonce hasn’t done any promo for this album, and how the e hell would you know when it will stop selling?
Just know that it’s outselling UNA without two generic hit singles 😀
How many copies has Rihject sold in two years? kii
@slayhiv
..thiefbeyonce had promo..hbo, mtv, extra, access hollywood, music blogs, front page on itunes is promo when she 1st released her 5thflop it was talked about..she has had plenty of promo..
and it sold and flopped fast
Beyonce has not promoted like she usually does. She has not done any sit down interviews, nor has she even spoken about her album. . The only promo that Bey has was the grammys(that helped her single DIL back in february) and most recently the VMA’s. HBO is a premium channel that some people don’t have. I wouldn’t count that as promo. She has just released singles and hasn’t cared to promote them.
@Mingxxx you stan fir Rihanna. Has her album sold 2 million yet?
Is this for real?, LMAO.
Slay a bit Bey!
…And yet people try to deny her impact. Slay yonce
I love Beyonce but an entire radio station dedicated to her?!?! People will must definitely burn out on her music lol
The undisputed QUEEN!!
It will struggle for listeners just like on the run HBO special struggled for viewers
LOl the only struggle is Cierror’s past three albums. She’ll be dropped after the new album flops~ 😉
Payola ass bimbo.
Don’t act like that w**** in your avi hasn’t used payola. kii
Bey is in her own lane, haterz can hate but it is what it is
Did she pay for it like she pays for those damn Grammies? And how is her album doing? Still hasn’t surpassed 4 million copies yet. Isn’t she a legend? Lmao Beyoncé is just as basic as katy payola.
It’s freaking October and the Pest are still saying “Won’t be too long after it surpasses UNA”, lol. Glad Rihanna is the standard. #SomeQueen
NO sweetheart Bey has always been the standard, and the wasps/aidsvy are the ones waiting for it to match Una’s sales. “When will she outsell Unapologetic”
Bey is matching her sales without two major hit singles. 😉
Hahaha, I don’t see that on this post, but what I do see is your quote. Stay_mad_hive.
It’s on every one of Beyonce’s posts though. F***#1 and look at the comment below yours. Kii
But your question came first. Don’t throw stones and hide your hands ma’am.
I have no reason to hide my hands hun. I was replying to a Rihanna fan, who insinuated that Beyonce won’t surpass UNA. I read between the lines sweety! 😉
Sure you do. You say between the line, I say delusion. The fact you guys keep comparing Beyonce to an album that was dropped in 2012 shows how mad you guys are. Skipping Gaga, Katy, Britney and so many R&B albums that were released around the same time or after shows that Rihanna’s success is the standard. Have a nice day being forever mad.
Clearly you missed the point when I said the AIDSvy are the ones who are more worried about when Bey will surpass Rihanna. (LB, Lacefronce, ETC) The proof is in EVERY Beyonce post. and Beyonce has outsold the other girls you mentioned as well. We’ve already established that. Bey is the standard EVERY female artist is compared to her! Not Rihject. kii
When is Bitchyonce gonna outsell Unapologetic?
I was wondering the same thing.
It must suck being Katy Perrys lesser
@Mark111 ^^^^^ This comment just proved my point. LMAO
Excuse me faggit?
It has in the US with a million more copies and more critical acclaim, idiot…. *sips tea*…
Only an idiot would assume Beyonce paid for her grammys. Just admit it she’s a bad b**** and had NO competition. If there so easy to buy, some of your faves should purchase a few. #1 singles =/= Grammy. LOL
What other african american R&B/pop/Urban artist is slaying in sales like Beyonce? She is #1. Especially in her domestic market. 😀
girl stfu
B**** kiss my ass
The Navy can just stop! Unapologetic isas of Dec 13 it sold 3,472,000(chartnews)and it wasn’t even selling its probably now over 3.5 million. Beyonce is about to hit 3.5 million in 8 months with so called flop singles (which the navy likes to brag about). While Rih rih singles charted so good and it took her 2 year to sell what Bey sold in 8 months oh gosh the self drag is too much
Unapologetic sold 4 million tho we are still waiting for Thotyonce to do the same.
Death @ you including shipments hun. UNA is only at about 3.4. The same as Beyonce’s. Beyonce is about to reach 3.5 😉
The Navy always drag their fave when they trying to drag Bey poor things
One Direction has already had this done, so its nothing new and she’s not the first nor the last. But Congrats to her and all her success this year.
Did I hear a wasp say Beyoncé is basic as Titty Perry??? Delusions of grandeur indeed considering Elizaflop is as stiff as a rat stuck in a mouse trap. Even Britard is better than her and that’s saying something.
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Artpuke – 713,000(with a top 5 single)
Payolism – 1,1 million( with a #no1 single)
Payola Heroine – 1,01 million(with a #no1 single)
GangBangerz – 1 million(with a #no1 single)
Beyoncé – 2,01 million(with a top 5 single)
But you are also failing to list that they all released the traditional way and Beyonce did a surprise release, no shade but do you really think Beyonce would of sold 2x+ if she released the traditional way?
Stop using that surprise album as an excuse. That was a major risk. If Bey would have just released a single to itunes, it would have shot to #1. The demand was there. Just accept that Bey is outselling the girls with “hit” singles.
I guarantee if any of the other pop girls released a surprise album, they would flop. They already struggle releasing the traditional way, with hit singles.
Payola Heroine sold 1.4 million in the US.
Which means she’s more local than I thought. Not 52% of her sales coming from the US. And people called Teenage Dream local.
I’m a proud member of the hive… but they doing too damn much. If I want to hear nothing but beyonce I’ll pop in her album.
The Navi still trying it with Analpologetic’s sales when it was released an entire year before. And self-titled was like ~10K copies from outselling it last time it was on Mediatraffic, aka the Navi’s favorite receipt. The self-read and they still haven’t realized it.
So you’re endorsing this payola by PayolaYonce? Were’t you dragging Katy Payola for using payola?
Except we had actual proof of Katy’s payola (cakes).
Houston is her hometown, and the station is internet only I think? I doubt Bey would use payola for an Internet only news station. And pretty much everyone uses payola considering some of the songs getting massive airplay yet very lackluster sales lately.
Is lama’s album gold yet ? Dumb lil nigxa u stan for flops , like your flop ass life in canada.
Sorry, I can’t read that. Don’t reply to me if you can’t spell.
I guess you don’t see the Pest saying, “Won’t be too long after it surpasses UNA” everyday since Dec.13th? Can’t get mad when the Navi asks when? It’s gonna be a long time when their fave is selling less than 4K a week.
Those sales aren’t really surprising for albums with no hits lately. Especially looking at the market now. This week’s #50 only sold 5.6K.
You’re acting as if UNA is at 10 Million copies tho. It’s not. Beyonce is not far behind her after 9 months, and didn’t have two major singles pushing the sales. Why can’t Rihanna sell more than 5 Million with all of her hit singles? Why is her album sales in the U.S. so weak? (The market where she has the most #1 singles?)
that’s big, Bey doing her thing.
Dropping an album unexpectedly on a Friday night exlusively on iTunes was a very risky move by Beyoncé. The GP could have missed out on the album, it could have tanked with her public image. What then??? You would be calling a “flop”,”washed up”,”what was she thinking?”
These pop tarts took the safe root traditional route of releasing albums, it’s astonishing the risk move paid off and the fact it’s sold for $15,99 after all these months. No one was forced to purchase the album, it sold the way it did due to her name.
SCREAMING!!!!! The struggle for that #1 hit, PAYOLAyonce
Hey babe what’s good.
I am laughing, rolling on the floor at this shameless opbivous PAYOLA by PayolaYonce.
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Like at least some artists like Katy Perry hide it, but PayolaYonce is shamelessly flaunting it, I CANNOT
How is it payola. Its one station in Houston.
@skyfall dropping an album unexpectedly on a Friday night exlusively on iTunes was a very risky move by Beyoncé. The GP could have missed out on the album, it could have tanked along with her public image. What then??? You would be calling a “flop”,”washed up”,”what was she thinking?”
These pop tarts took the safe root traditional route of releasing albums, it’s astonishing the risk move paid off and the fact it’s sold for $15,99 after all these months. No one was forced to purchase the album, it sold the way it did due to her name.
Like damn Beyonce, just how low are you willing to go? At least some artists hide they payola like Katy Perry, you are flaunting yours shamelessly. Next thing, they’ll be camera footage of you admitting you steal…oh wait….
THE REAL Kii IS THAT KATY PERRY IS SLOWLY COMING FOR HER WW SALES
The real kiii is Rihanna doesn’t have to pay to get constant rotation on your fav radio station whereas Beyonce has to buy a whole spot on some radio….I’M ROLLING ON THE FLOOOOOORRRRRRRR….this Payola is on a whole new level, new level of low PayolaYonce.
Im rolling on the floor @ the fact ‘localyonce’ has more albums to sell 4 million plus international than ‘Globalanna’
@LB
Can you READ? LMAO
And how is Beyoncé doing payola considering she’s not endorsing this. There’s been no word from her camp concerning this matter. And the station considered her because she’s the standard. Why did they leave other girls and choose her??? I’ll answer you. It’s because the station was incurring financial loses and dismal rating numbers. Did you even read the article before typing???
From that to this, wow PayolaYonce, just wow
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“The state investigation found that Sony BMG, which releases music by Jennifer Lopez, Good Charlotte and Beyoncé Knowles, among others, had provided stations with entertainers for station-affiliated concerts or paid for station equipment or other bills in exchange for having its songs played. It also provided vacations and electronic goods for on-air giveaways in a direct trade for airplay. And it hired independent promoters to funnel money to stations.
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What sort of queen relies on shady dealings? I cannot
Receipt: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/26/technology/26iht-payola.html?_r=1&
How is that a receipt of her paying for this? And death at you using payola yet you call Mariah the greatest of all time after dragging her for filth months before. You’re so fickle its laughable.
How is this payloa, when the station decided to do this? Anything to shade Beyonce’. Did y’all even read the article? I think it’s amazing to sell 3.4 million in less than a year with no major promo. Not here for the same ole 1802 shade!!!!!! Beyonce is the standard, get over it.
Unapologetic had not reached 3.5 million in sales if it was still selling (chart news) would have updated its sales like Adele’s and JT.Oh and its 4 million shipments lmao thats what y’all doing now clinging to shipments. Why is Bey about to outsell Unapologetic with so called flop singles in 8 months? With the success Stay and Diamonds it took her 2 year to sell 3.4 and y’all have the nerve to come for Beyy lmao. What’s Rihannas excuse?
Question…..Who in the game could’ve did what Beyonce did with BEYONCE’and still sold 3.4 with little promo? I’ll wait…..
BEYONCE’ is paying Beyonce dust, hell she’s been doing it since it release Dec 13 2013. Just sayin
Death @ them accusing her of paying for it. The haters so tired.
What’s Rihanna’s excuse??????
Hahahahahahahahaha, Rihanna doesn’t need A radio station when her 13 #1’s and over 40 top 40’s are playing all over the world. There’s nothing more local than A radio station. #SelfDrag
Why won’t her 13 #1’s help her get a multi-platinum album in the largest market? What’s the excuse for that?
Doesn’t matter, she went plat year after year, back to back since 2006. And sell WW. That’s an international superstar Vs a local artist. Biggest market? When? 2004? WorldWide vs Nation. Stop it.
@Mark111 Explain why localyonce has more albums to sell 4+ million ww than your global fave and her 7 albums. Explain?
LOL I swear they forget Beyonce has slayed Rihanna in album sales WW AND in the U.S. They use that “local” shade, but Bey has always sold better without half the hits and albums.
Why would she pay for Payola in just one city. Lol. The reach. Don’t be mad because radios recognise Beyonces catalogue of music well.
They mention risk. A risk would be releasing a mid tempo and a ballad as your first two singles. Dropping your album out the blue took guts, but stop acting like she didn’t have a choice. She can’t get a top 40 to save her life other than doing a song with her pet camel (as if that’s never been done 3 times before). So the other way that album would’ve been unsupported like 4. Stop bragging about no promo when making a video announcing the album, a video for every damn song, 3 back to back tours, Grammys, Brit Awards, 15 mins on the VMAs IS PROMO. Just admit that the pest are mad cause they can’t stop Rihanna. They’re used to Bey stepping on her maids, Ashanti, Ciara and so many others, but Rihanna is that one chick that just won’t stop. Face the fact that Rih is only 26 and has her name next to legends and icons breaking records. Sorry beyches, bit Rihanna isn’t going anywhere, your mommy peaked, Rihanna still haven’t and time is on her side. #Bloop
H** sit with that waffling. Beyonce didn’t even have a lead single before her album was released. F**** the damn genre!
@LB If you want to drag Bey at least have some common sense while doing it. That article proves nothing! How would Beyonce have any control over what Sony does with their money? One person can’t be this retarded.
@Rosie Payola Heroine is discounted for $6,99 at Dollar Tree at the discount music rack.
@Mark11 What’s the excuse of Unapologetic selling 3.4mil with hit singles in two years? Don’t come for Bey who’s doing better than Unapologetic in 8 months I see you like dragging your fave as well
All the excuses the navy making!!!!!!! Oh it wasn’t this oh it wasn’t that. Give it a break. No one in the game could’ve did what Beyonce’ did with Beyonce’ and still sold 3.4 million with lil promo.
@Mark11 Beyonce doesn’t need a radio station either her music play all over the world as well. How is a radio station playing her music all day local? Are you mad that no one IN THE WORLD did this for your Queen who happens to have 13 #1s?
Hahahahahahaha, “Beyonce doesn’t need a radio station either her music play all over the world as well.” The BB charts says other wise. No one outside of Houston will get that station. #Local
Don’t be mad at Beyonce’ haters be mad at News92. Beyhive stop falling for loosebooty and that it foolishness. They don’t even beleive there lies!!!!!!
“believe”
queen of frauds-beyonce….
doesnt get much airplay on radio. Especially in new york where im from. This 24/7 radio sh!t is another attempt to cram her non #1 flops down ppls throats and she will pay, lie, cheat or steal.
it will sink in ratings just like hbo.
But why the the so called “Global” Queen Rihanna only have 2 albums over 5 million WW?
Damn out of 7…..I thought she was suppose to be this GLOBAL QUEEN!!!!!
LMAO ikr
They only care about those damn singles like We Found Love and Diamonds that are so generic and forgettable… *sips tea*
Now the shade is, when was the last time you heard any of those songs?
How is one station going to get an artist a #1? Are y’all that damn dumb? I work in NYC and live parttime, Beyonce’ is always on the radio. Stop with the lies!!!!!!!
Mark111 Replied:
October 9th, 2014 at 12:56 pm
Doesn’t matter, she went plat year after year, back to back since 2006. And sell WW. That’s an international superstar Vs a local artist. Biggest market? When? 2004? WorldWide vs Nation. Stop it.
Why is your international fave struggling to sell units internationally like Beyonce.
Lets talks about 3/5 (DIL, B Day, IASF) of Beyonces albums have sold OVER 4 million internationally. While Globalanna has 2/7 (GGGB, LOUD)
Why is LOCALyonce outgrossing your International fave and selling more tickets than globalanna in not just America? Something aint right. Don’t be mad because Beyonce SCALPS your fave in the biggest market in the world
I agree with everything! kii Beyonce has one under-performing album and the wasps thought she was done. kii
Rihanna’s WW sales are weak, if you’re suppose to be this WW superstar with hit singles.
@Mark11 Because her music didn’t chart that good Hot 100 doesn’t mean her music isn’t played all over like shut up you sound stupid.
Why y’all waste time with the IT? She is what we call OLD QUEEN!!!!!
Thats cool. The Navy need to hush their tits on this one. She obviously didn’t pay for it, its internet only in her HOME TOWN.
But we the dumb hive!!!!!! Navy can’even comprehend a damn article.
Its funny how the Navy claim Rihanna doesn’t need the US and all that but they seem to always cling to those 13 #1s she has in the US the most.
The fact that someone spend’s everyday of their life hating a woman who doesn’t know you from Adam is disturbing. I’ve been reading this site since the days of BEYDABESS in 2010. @Richie_Rich I pity him to be honest, such obsession is not good at all.
I came around 2011 and it’s been the same ole same with IT. It’s sad to me!!!!! I’m like when do you have time to enjoy life or take a damn BATH KIIII
October 9, 2014 at 1:10 pm
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Its funny how the Navy claim Rihanna doesn’t need the US and all that but they seem to always cling to those 13 #1s she has in the US the most.
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And then as soon as it comes to album sales they want to switch to the ‘global, WW’ excuse. Which as we’ve established isn’t that impressive considering you have a ‘local’ artist selling more albums on average than you internationally with each release and outgrossing your WORLD Tour
Ikr! Everything you said was on point
Baby when I tell you!!!!!
MORONS who keep saying no promo..no promo
the copycat b**** had all the promo in the world.
Tour, 15 min MTV, Music blogs, itunes promo, HBo special.
everyone knew that she had an album out who listens to current music.
THIEFbeyonce had all the promo an artist can get and yet still it hasnt outsold
young Rhianna..Almost doesnt count
That’s AFTER the album came out b****…
You’re one big dummy
Why are you so pressed, of course music blogs are gonna post about the album. Not everyone reads blogs,listnes to radio, and neither do a lot of people have HBO. Her only promo was in January’s grammys award and most recently VMA’s, If Bey would have promoted like she did for the IASF era, her sales would be better. I guess she’s at the phase in her career where her name sells. Check ha albums and tours. 😉 The album is still a FEW thousand away from outselling Rihanna. Bey did it in months, Rih in two years. kii
And death # you calling Beyonce a thief, and you stan for a swagger jacking b****!
Why did Globalanna not even sell 3 million internationally even with a world Tour. Yet even Lana Del Rey could? And lets be honest, UNA only SCRAPED 2 million internationally because she all the hard core international promo under the sun (Wetton Das, 777 Tour, X Factor, Alan Carr etc etc)
So in other words, she would’ve sold less with out all the PROMO….
Death! The Hive is dragging the Navy.
They have the nerve to call Bey local when she be out-grossing all Rihanna’s tour. Yall b**** be selling her tickets at MCdonald prices and still cant sell out she be giving away free tickets and yall the nerve to come for Bey lool bye
You better preach!!! Speak that truth!!!
@Richie_Rich he needs professional and I’m saying this without any Jacaranda sized tree. shade. Beyoncé controls his life and lives rent free on his mind 24/7,365 days a year. And the way he’s obsessing over Beyoncé,I don’t think he’s a real nazi.Even Rihboy said so. I mean think about it, he spends more time on Beyoncé’s post than Rihanna’s
Omg can the titanics just stay the hell out of Bey posts with their wack a$$ reads. How tf you gonna say everything she gets in her honor is paid by her? How can you call somone with a highest grossing world tours by a female local? So f****** stupid!
So 47 people lost their job over a thief??
dumb b****!