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Sending up prayers for one of music’s most influential personalities. On Weds (May 24) news broke that TinaTurner, the rock’n’roll star who became an entertainment darling in the 1980s, has passed away after a long illness. She was 83 years old. Turner, born Anna Mae Bullock, had suffered ill health in recent years, being diagnosed with […]

97.9 The Beat had an AMAZING time at Tacos and Tequila Festival in Ft. Worth, Texas! Checkout how it all went down in Funky Town,  where there were live performances from Paula Wall, Bone Thugs n Harmony,Ying Yang Twins, Murphy Lee, Fat Joe, Montell Jordan and more. As if a sold out crowd of 10,000 […]

Every year, the Blue Bell Ice Cream lovers patiently wait for the unique flavored summer ice cream flavor to drop. The Dr. Pepper lovers will love this! Have you ever imagined what Dr Pepper ice cream would taste like? Well, Imagine no longer! Dr. Pepper Float,  a combination of vanilla ice cream and Dr Pepper-flavored […]

Meet Dallas-based R&B singer-songwriter, Leena Rammal. The 23-year-old Lebanese artist grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida before moving to Dallas. She realized her passion for music and singing from a young age, and at 17 she started recording songs. She brings her own distinctive flavor to the table! “Since I could remember I was always […]

Fort Worth police arrested a man they believe abducted a toddler from a vehicle on Monday night. According to NBC 5, at around 7 p.m. on Monday someone reported a kidnapping to police in the 3300 block of North Pecan Street, which is located just north of downtown Fort Worth according to authorities. The toddler […]

On Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton revealed that a fentanyl trafficker connected to teen overdoses in Carrollton and Flower Mound had pled guilty to a criminal offense. Magaly Mejia Cano was reportedly arrested back in February of this year. On Tuesday, she entered a guilty plea to one […]

Dallas hottest fashion show returns for its 4th installment of an original concept. Every year in the fall and spring, EMERGE hosts a fashion and music experience to celebrate the top up-and-coming designers and music artists in Dallas. It all goes down Sunday, May 21st, from 6-10pm and will be hosted at a brand new […]

Rolling in luxury and style comes at a cost. A new law was signed this past weekend, for electric car owners in Texas. On Saturday, May 13th Governor Greg Abbott made the tax official when he quietly signed the legislative measure into law, despite the fact that there was no fanfare or notification. The law […]

After an altercation with a customer on Saturday night in Keene, a restaurant employee was fatally shot, resulting to the arrest of a 12-year-old and a 20-year-old who are both being held on suspicion of murder in connection with the incident. Flowers and a cross were placed on the outside of the Sonic Drive-In restaurant […]

According to court filings, the Dallas rapper  “Trapboy Freddy,” whose case received notoriety after investigators discovered a tiger cub at his house last summer, has pled guilty in federal court to a weapon allegation. According to a plea bargain filed in U.S. District Court in Dallas, Devarius Dontez Moore pleaded guilty to one count of […]

Fans of Lil Wayne are outraged after the renowned rapper allegedly left in the middle of his Welcome to The Carter Tour. Two Young Money artist performances apparently left a Los Angeles crowd disappointed and quiet. The “Goat” was irritated by the disrespect! In the clip above Wayne stops the show and says” We appreciate […]

It was revealed that one of the elephants at the Dallas Zoo had passed away this week. Ajabum, a 7-year-old African elephant, died Monday evening following a 12-day struggle with Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV), an infection he had previously survived in March 2021, according to the zoo. What is  Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV)? Scientists have found 14 […]