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WIBX and the Keeler Show were featured in an NBC Today Show news story regarding a recent movement by music artists asking Congress to make radio pay for the music they play. NBC's Ryan Nobles produced the story that featured an interview with Boys II Men which recently lobbied Congress to pass a bill that would require radio stations to pay to play.

There is no shortage of musical talent in Upstate New York. There have been more than a few who have competed valiantly and represented their hometowns on one of America's biggest singing competitions.

There are only a few Thanksgiving themed songs. Most people, including radio stations, begin playing Christmas music on Thanksgiving Day. Yes, Adam Sandler of Saturday Night Live fame, released The Thanksgiving Song which has experienced some notoriety. But there is a long-running cult favorite that was born out of the 1960s anti Viet Nam protests that has become somewhat of a tradition to play, especially by Rock radio stations around the country.

Saratoga Springs, NY, is already lining up quite the summer concert series, and the latest artist announcement is no exception.

An incredible musical event, all for a good cause, returns for its fourth year to the Kallet Civic Center in Oneida.

The 66th annual Grammy Awards were held Sunday night and, during the ceremony, an Upstate New Yorker made history.

The singer-songwriter known only as "Melanie" has died at the age of 76, according to her publicist Billy James, who reported the news to the Associated Press.

The final chapter in the 60-plus year story of the Carrols Burger chain, headquartered in Syracuse, NY, is about to close. This week, the Carrols Restaurant Group announced it has sold all of its properties to Burger King for a whopping $1 billion.

A brand new event is taking place at the Utica Zoo and you definitely don't want to miss it.

If you remember the Central New York band SIV, you'll remember the name Pic Way Ray. Ray really could use your help right now, even though he's too proud to ask