Fox Office: KUZZ/Bakersfield's Class of 2026 plays the Fox Theater. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Ness Heraldez, Wheelhouse's Alexandra Kay, the station's Kenn McCloud, The Core/Mercury's Josh Ross, Sony Music Nashville's Zach John King, the station's Brent Michaels, Warner/WAR's Chase Matthew, B-Dub Radio's Bryan "B-Dub" Washington and the station's Mike Bell.
Too Step: Broken Bow's Dustin Lynch (holding plaque) celebrates the platinum certification of “I’d Be Jealous Too" with the label's Chris Loss, Tara Master and Peter Strickland (l-r) at the Grand Ole Opry.
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Cheer: The Musicians Hall of Fame inducts its ninth class in Nashville last night (4/28). Pictured (back, l-r) are the MHoF's Linda Chambers, Don Felder, the MHoF's Britt Chambers-Hawker, Keith Urban, John Boylan, Moira Hopkins, Dann Huff, Michael McDonald, Leland Sklar, Ricky Skaggs and Richie Owens; (front, l-r) George Thorogood & The Destroyers' Buddy Leach, Bill Blough, George Thorogood, Jeff Simon and Jim Suhler.
Signage: Singer/songwriter Naomi Carman signs with Big Machine. Pictured (back, l-r) are the label's Julian Raymond, attorney Jacqueline Sabec, Haptic Management's Brent James, the label's Ryan Dokke and Jimmy Harnen, attorney Jason Turner and the label's Allison Jones; (front) Carman and the label's Scott Borchetta.
Got That Dawg In Me: Broken Bow's Jason Aldean and MCA's Luke Bryan play UGA's Sanford Stadium. Pictured (l-r) are Maverick’s Clarence Spalding, Aldean, Live Nation's Brian O’Connell, Maverick's Chris Parr, KP Entertainment's Kerri Edwards and Bryan.
Fight Leaf Clover: Columbia's Luke Combs plays Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, IN. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Christy Garbinski, WLHK/Indianapolis' Sean Copeland, WBYT's Deb Miles and Brittney Baily, Combs, WFMS/Indianapolis' Matt Malone, WBTU/Fort Wayne, IN's Randy Alomar and WLHK's Nick Jordan.
Holdin' It Dune: Mr. "Double L," Jeremiah McGinnis, WRN's Kayla Burnett, KNIX/Phoenix's Lois “Double-L” Lewis and WRN's Jenna Johnson (l-r) at Chase Matthew's (not pictured) Stagecoach set.
ShaKUZZy: Empire/Magnolia's Shaboozey (c) with KUZZ/Bakersfield's Ness Heraldez and Brent Michaels at Stagecoach.
Miranda Lambert has aligned with MCA to support future music releases. Lambert signed with Republic/Big Loud two years ago (Breaking News 4/23/2024) after 20 years with Sony Music Nashville. She will continue her role as a founder of Big Loud Texas, which launched in 2023.
"Miranda is a generational artist whose influence and artistry continue to shape modern music," says MCA President/CEO Mike Harris. "We are honored to work alongside her as she enters this next chapter and we look forward to building something truly special together." Adds Lambert, "Throughout my life and career, I have found that the common thread in every chapter is finding the right people – songwriters, musicians, collaborators, and team members – to match the moment. I am honored to join a roster and a team with such a rich history of championing artistry."
Lambert sold her publishing catalog to Sony Music Publishing Nashville and Domain Capital Group earlier this year.
