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Maureen White-Schock of Ballston Spa is not only on the front lines at Albany Medical Center dealing with the high stress, high demand job of the health care world during the pandemic, but continues her job when she gets home. While she certainly is grateful to be blessed with a wonderful husband and two children, she assumes the responsibility of caregiver to her mother-in-law, who unfortunately

A brother-sister team that run a bakery/cafe in Castleton were honored as the August Hometown Hero on Hot 99.1.

"I am running for president of the United States"  -Kanye West We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States 🇺🇸! #2020VISION — ye (@kanyewest) July 5, 2020 Another Kanye tweet that has gone viral but also got me to thinking and saying to myself "I want that level of confidenc

Beau Dushane from Catskill is July's Hometown Hero. He holds down not one or two, but three different jobs for ambulance companies down in the Catskills!

Laurie Barrett and her 17-year-old son Brandon from Mechanicville are June's 2020 Hometown Heroes. What an absolute pleasure it was getting to know these two very philanthropic, caring people. It's nice to know that during these trying times, people are using their extra time for good, especially our youth...

May's Hometown Hero sounds like one of the most generous and kind men you'll want to know.  His name is Jim Welch and he's from Mechanicville.  Jim does something truly unique for children in need by offering up the gift of a comfortable place to sleep...

Join us in celebrating Melody, the Director of Veterans Miracle Center. When we called about the award, she was busy doing a million things for our Vets.

Christopher Fain from Albany is our March 2020 Hometown Hero for the volunteer work he does at Albany Medical Center.

On December 7th we will get together to salute the nominees in the 2nd Annual Hot Awards at Jupiter Hall inside of Lucky Strike at Crossgates Mall.

The 60th Annual Grammy Awards is this Sunday live in the Big Apple for the first time since 2004.  Some of the shows performers include, Bruno Mars, Cardi B. Dj Khaled & Rihanna, Childish Gambino and more.   Jay-Z is the highest nominated artist this year with 8 nominations including: Album of the year for 4:44 and Song of the Year and Best Music Video for Story of OJ. Ke...

SZA & Metro Boomin Appear in New GAP Ad

As of late Russell Simmons has been in hot water with accusations of rape. Recently two more women came forward to file criminal complaints accusing Simmons of this deranged act. The NYPD has now stepped in and is doing further investigation and reviewing the information they received...

Cardi B has now joined Beyonce as the only women to have four songs in the Top 10

Jessie Williams is just one of the many celebrities that are voicing their opinion and about the recent H&M posting that is causing such an uproar in the Black community.  The fashion retailer featured a dark skin black boy on their website wearing a hoodie that read’ Coolest Monkey in the Jungle”.  ...

Serena Williams is on the cover of Vogue’s Magazine for the month of February!  In her interview, the tennis star revealed the complications she faced after giving birth to her daughter, Olympia and how she wants to use her platform to bring attention to women’s health, Black women especially...

"I'm so pleased to have such solid leadership on my side to help navigate this." Keisha Lance Bottoms

Come out & Roller-skate with the Hot 99.1 Team on August 26th!

Hot 99.1 released our new mobile application for your on-the-go entertainment and news! Brought to you by N.D. El's Salon.

  A lot went down this past week so we're recapping it for you here in the Weekly Wrap Up With ADRI.V The Go Getta giving you the Top Five! Catch the Top Five Weekly Wrap with ADRI.V every week! Listen to ADRI.V The Go Getta Every Friday with The Go Getta Mix starting at 10PM Let’s stay connected Like + Follow + Share       

Get In The Mix The Go Getta Mix every Friday on Hot 99.1 from 10PM-2AM with ADRI.V and her featured DJ. This month featured DJ is DJ Tygga Ty No Stranger to The Go Getta Mix DJ Tygga Ty is back! Follow him on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at al things @DJTyggaTy So get your Friday night fix weekly on The Go Getta Mix with ADRI V The Go Getta and DJ Tygga Ty for the month of April Check out this

Now, this is what I call HIP-HOP!  As a lover of the culture and fan of the art when I found out that Swizz Beatz and Just Blaze were making a battle happen live on Instagram I had to be a witness.   Today two of my favorite producers Swizz Beatz & Just Blaze went head to head with major hits, original beats, and straight freestyle. This "E...

It looks like the end of an era. First Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and now Kevin Garnett! After 21 seasons in the NBA Kevin Garnett has decided to retire. Garnett is truly leaving a legacy as one of the best defensive players in league history and to many you can say the game's most influential and intense competitors...

Rihanna joined Drake last night for his OVO Fest, helping the rapper make good on his promise that there’d be a lot of “special surprises.” One surprise that Drizzy probably didn’t anticipate, was Beenie Man, who was scheduled to appear, catching the Zika virus and being forced to cancel...

There are talks that Apple may be buying TIDAL the streaming service spearheaded by Jay Z. Although they are both streaming services it appears that apple is more interested in the technology of TIDAL as well as the 4.2 Million users and celebrities apart of TIDAL. ...

Every Friday Check into The Go Getta Mix with ADRI.V The Go Getta and get The Rumor or Real Report! Is it a Rumor or is It Real? So when the word got to traveling that Soulja Boy inked a 400 million dollar deal I knew for a fact it could not be for his rapping...

Get in the know weekly with The Go Getta Report as ADRI.V The Go Getta gives you Whats HOT!                   The Show Must Go On!!! Beyonce is not with canceling a show due to weather so she dropped 60K to keep the show ...

Nike came up with the idea to give Kevin Hart his very own cross-training sneakers as part of the "Move with Hart" campaign. Revealing the news in only the way he could, the 5'4" Hart went on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and went crazy over the sneakers, the Hustle Harts. ...

#TheGoGettaMix exclusive! On Friday I had the chance to talk with Phief Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest.  As RollingStone has put it  "Vaunted Nineties hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, whose five albums blending jazz and rap set a sonic template that continues to reverberate and influence today" which is so true...

  Although he sings about being in love with a stripper based on my interview he seems to be more in love with his wife. Check the interview and hear what he has to say about having a successful  marriage! Follow ADRI.V at all things @ADRIVTheGoGetta

This woman has set a new standard for reality TV and taken the game to another level. While on the Green Carpet I had the chance to stop and chat with a power woman. I was so excited I almost forgot her name. Check and see what Mrs. Mon...