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Tacos and Tequila Festival and 97.9 The Beat brought out 10,000 people for a SOLD OUT show at Panther Island Pavilion in Ft. Worth, Texas this past weekend( Saturday, May 20,2023). The festival had DFW’S BEST TACO CHEFS,HAND CRAFTED MARGARITAS, LUCHA LIBRE WRESTLING,CHIHUAHUA BEAUTY PAGEANT,EXOTIC CAR SHOWCASE,SALSA & QUESO COMPETITION, ART INSTALLATIONS, PHOTO OPS AND […]
After a two year hiatus, electronic scooters will be back on the streets of Dallas just in time for Summer! The City of Dallas held a soft re-launch for the Shared Dockless Vehicle Program today after the initiative was halted due to safety issues for nearly two years. By next Wednesday, May 31 companies Lime, […]
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 […]
Leave it up to the legendary talk show icon Jerry Springer, to have “Time Today “. Moneybagg Yo type energy in the flesh while Jerry has a zoom call with all his children. RELATED:Talk Show Host Jerry Springer Dead at 79 We learn so much after pressing play. His wife threatened to expose his side […]
Baton Rouge icon Boosie is big mad this afternoon, after a quick trip to the gas station turned into a few hot moments of confrontation and confusion. RELATED:Which Famous Rappers Are Bloods? (PHOTO GALLERY) We love a good Bossie Rant! Press play for the play by play break on how it went down, as reported […]
Follow The Beat On Twitter: Sign Up For Our Newsletter! The Crank dat originator Soulja Boy aka Big Draco, is back on the timelines giving flowers and receiving his credit for during so. After a sit down with Bootleg Kev we learned alot about how Big Draco thoughts process these days. After 15 plus years […]
Fort Worth native and 19x Grammy award winner Kirk Franklin stopped by 97.9 the Beat studios to talk about the big Exodus Music and Arts Festival, his new single “All Things”, and the his new TV dating series that he hosts alongside his wife Tammy Franklin called “The One”! He also shares his thoughts on […]
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 […]
Follow The Beat On Twitter: Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Welp forty two years later and greater Yo Gotti is smiling from ear to ear, after his boo cashes in on a new birthday gift. Angela Simmons aka the rap superstar legend Run DMC’s Rev Run, made it her buisiness to have one of the […]
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 […]
