2016: What. A. Year.
We can aptly apply that sentiment to the past 12 months on 92.3 AMP. We published a ton of stories this year: covering breaking news stories, viral trends and juicy gossip, great interviews and performances, and our own brand of engaging content. We thought it would be nice to revisit the various stories you clicked on the most over the past year.
‘Mob Wives’ Drita D’Avanzo Exposes Truth Behind Karen Gravano, Opens Up About Big Ang, Reveals Juicy Dirt From New Book
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The very last episode of Mob Wives called “The Last Stand” aired on VH1 this past Wednesday night and it left everyone who watched it with the same facial expression – a permanent jaw drop!
Drita D’Avanzo tells all here.
Puppy Monkey Baby Gets a Remix
One of the most memorable, and perhaps disturbing, commercials during Super Bowl 50 was Mountain Dew’s clip featuring Puppy Monkey Baby.
Watch it here.
Mike Posner Took a Pill in Ibiza, But What Happened After was Scarier
Mike Posner performs during 92.3 AMP Radio’s #AMPLiveSessions Event in the Adorama Theatre in New York City on March 16, 2016 (Photo: E.J. Judge / CBS Digital)
Even in the digital age, some songs still require time to grow organically. Such is the case with Mike Posner‘s smash, “I Took a Pill in Ibiza.” Posner wrote the track back in 2014 as an acoustic song but he didn’t release it until a year later. Then, in 2015, SeeB (a Norwegian duo specializing in remixes) reworked the track. Almost immediately it caught fire throughout Europe.
Read more here.
Britney Spears Talks ‘Glory’, Explains the G-Eazy ‘Crotch Grab’ To Shoboy
Britney Spears (photo credit: Randee St. Nicolas)
Nine albums, a GRAMMY® award, and honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2011 VMAs, it’s easy to say that Britney Spears is an icon. We sat down with her right after she retook the MTV VMAs stage this past Sunday at Madison Square Garden to get the low down on her new album Glory and her take on this year’s show.
Glory is Britney’s ninth album and she had a lot of help and inspiration in creating it from her son, Preston. She explained that Preston would tell her if he liked a song or if he didn’t like it and wasn’t shy about it. He even named the album, which shows how much Britney appreciates her kids input: “He’s young and he knows. As I teach them, they teach me as well.”
Check out all of Shoboy’s interview here.
The Best Songs of 2016 (So Far!)
(Courtesy Def Jam)
What songs got 2016 started? Check them out here.
Big Ang Tribute ‘Big Ang-el’ Remix Adds ‘Mob Wives’ Star Drita D’avanzo
Big Ang (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Vh1)
The Big Ang tribute titled “Big Ang-el” is even more special with the addition of Mob Wives star Drita D’avanzo to the disco driven hip hop dedication to Angela “Big Ang” Raiola .
Staten Island hip hop artist Jojo Pellegrino spoke to 92.3 DJ Toro.
“Big ANG-el”: A Big Ang Tribute by Jojo Pellegrino + Anthony Acid
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 08: Angela “Big Ang” Raiola attends the MIAMI MONKEY Premiere Party Presented By JustJenn Productions And The Weinstein Company at 49 Grove on September 8, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for The Weinstein Company)
“It’s not just that she was on TV… Linda Torres is my step aunt. She and Ang were best friends on Mob Wives. Small world. Needless to say it hit home.”
Read more here.
Alicia Keys, Jay Z Perform ‘Empire State of Mind’ in Times Square
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Grammy winning artist Alicia Keys performed “In Common,” the lead single from her upcoming record Here, in Times Square on October 9th.
The native New Yorker also had some surprises for the crowd. Jay Z joined Keys to perform their 2010 chart topper “Empire State of Mind.”
See more here.
People Cry Racism and #BoycottBeyonce Following ‘Formation’ Video Release, Super Bowl 50 Halftime Performance
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Super Bowl 50, the game itself, was quite uneventful. An aged Peyton Manning, who spent part of this season on the bench for lack of production, rode his way to another championship thanks to a smothering Denver Broncos defense that kept NFL MVP Cam Newton and the rest of Carolina’s high-powered offense in check.
While the game was without much controversy, the halftime show was littered with it. Well, in the minds of some, anyway. But what kind of trouble could Coldplay — literally the safest, least offensive band in the world — and former Super Bowl halftime performers Beyoncé and Bruno Mars do? Well, the focus was all on Beyoncé and it began Saturday afternoon.
Read more here.
Fifth Harmony Talk ‘Work From Home’ & ‘7/27’
Fifth Harmony (Ben Cope for Epic Records)
Fifth Harmony is slated for their highly anticipated return with their second studio album, 7/27. The follow-up to the group’s Gold certified record Reflection is led by the newest single, “Work From Home,” which has debuted on Billboard‘s Mainstream Top 40 at #30. The finely choreographed music video, featuring Ty Dolla $ign, was released on the same day.
Watch the interview here.