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“His personality was dynamic, so much so that he earned the nickname and, at one point, received a plaque with a real chainsaw mounted to it.”
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Partners In Wine: Lyric Ridge's Drew Baldridge at Live In The Vineyard Goes Country in Napa Valley, CA. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Chele Fassig and Louie Newman, WQDR/Raleigh's Abby Leigh, Baldridge and WFUS/Tampa’s Ashley Morrison.
Here Comes The Ride: Average Joe's Bryan Martin with his label team at Nashville's Exit/In. Pictured (l-r) are Forrest Latta, Julian Mendoza, Madison Finn, McKennan Henninger, Emma Wood, Josh Mirenda, Martin, Andrew Davis, Ryan Bell and Mike Wadsworth.
"Smoke" Show: Runaway June's Natalie Stovall, Stevie Woodward and Jennifer Wayne (l-r) with KKGO/Los Angeles' Michael Levine.
Class Act: Grindstone Recordings' Craig Campbell (r) talks Class Of '89 with Taste of Country Nights' Evan Paul.
This Woman And This Mantel: Clay Walker receives his Pandora Billionaire plaque during his SiriusXM Prime Country event at the new SXM Nashville studios.
Signage: Records Nashville's Alli Walker signs with Vector Management’s Brad Turcotte (l) and Jason Murray.
Yee Huh: Stoney Creek's Frank Ray (c) with WKIS/Miami's Tim "TC" Conlon and Dina B.
The Doubles Album: Warner/CoJo/WMN’s Cody Johnson (r) catches up with KPLX/Dallas' Ryan Fox before he throws the first pitch at the Texas Rangers game (inset).
Meet And Street: Stone Country Record's Annie Bosko plays KWNR/Las Vegas' Next Big Thing show on Fremont Street. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Tara Shayne, the station's MoJoe Roberts, Bosko and Fremont Street Experience's Paul McGuire.
King Break: Red Street's Ryan Larkins (c) with WIL/St. Louis' Marty Brooks and the label's Sally Allgeier.
See Stell By The Sea Shore: Records Nashville's Matt Stell (very tall) with the label's Jamice Jennings and Beasley's Marie Tedesco, Caroline Beasley, Justin Chase and Heidi Raphael (l-r) in Naples, FL.
Ball Town USA: KSSN/Little Rock staffers participate in the fourth annual Justin Moore St. Jude Golf Classic, helping raise more than $534,000. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Bo Dalton and Jess Jennings, Moore, teammate Brian McRae and the station's Amber Gross.
Buffalo Chills: Warner/WMN’s Drew Parker at the Buffalo stop of Luke Combs' Growin' Up And Gettin' Old Tour. Pictured with (top) WOLF's Skip Clark and wife Nancy and (bottom) WYRK's Bob Barnett.
Horn And Bred: WA native Tucker Wetmore (c) with KUPL/Portland’s Danny Dwyer (l) and Jake Byron.
The Round Of Music: Nashville Harbor's Riley Green celebrates No. 1 "Different 'Round Here." Pictured (back, l-r) are the label's Andrew Thoen, Ryan Dokke, Sam Featherstone, Andi Brooks, Emily Haupt and Alannah Watson; (front, l-r) the label's Scott Borchetta, songwriters Randy Montana, Green and Jonathan Singleton, and the label's Jimmy Harnen.
In Da Club: RCA's Kane Brown joins KEEY/Minneapolis at the local Boy’s & Girls club chapter before his show at Target Center. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Pat Knight, the organization's Frank Sanchez, Brown, manager Martha Earls and the label's Ken Robold and Mallory Michaels.
What KEEY Didn't Do: Speaking of, Big Machine's Carly Pearce and Jane Staszak caught up with KEEY's Knight (l) and Gregg Swedberg before Tim McGraw's show at Xcel Energy Center Saturday (4/20).
Pass The Baton: Big Loud's Ashley Cooke visits WTGE/Baton Rouge. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Kelley Bradshaw, the station's Brittany Rose, Cooke and the station's Jimmy Brooks.
Re-Signage: MCA's Josh Turner re-ups with his label home. Pictured (l-r) are Modern Management’s Renee Behrman, the label's Cindy Mabe, Turner and Modern Management’s Ted Greene and Kelsey McMahan Williams.
Signage: Warner/WAR's Randall King signs with Sony Music Publishing Nashville. Pictured (l-r) are Durango Management's Scott Gunter, SMPN's Aubrey Landon, King, SMPN's Rusty Gaston and Durango's Clayton Toney.
Top Stories
Jay West OM At WGH/Norfolk
Max Media/Norfolk AC WVBW Brand Manager Jay West has been elevated to OM for the cluster, which includes day-to-day programming of Country WGH. He succeeds Mike "Moose" Smith, who exited last month (CAT 3/28). "Jay's exceptional leadership skills and deep understanding of our industry make him the ideal candidate to lead our team," says VP/MM Keith Barton. West has been in the market since 1995 and joined WVBW in afternoons in 2020, adding Brand Manager duties later that year. His previous stops include Buffalo, Milwaukee, Houston and Philadelphia. Reach him here.
Lambert Signs To Republic/Big Loud
Miranda Lambert has signed with Republic Records, a deal which includes support from Big Loud including Country radio promotion and marketing. Lambert's first new music since 2022's Palomino, the single "Wranglers," will be available May 3. Lambert left Sony Music Nashville, her label home of more than 20 years, last year (CAT 3/15/23). She performs at Stagecoach Saturday (4/27).
"Music is and always will be the thing that drives me, but having a new home has given me a hunger I didn’t realize I still had inside me," Lambert says. "This song feels like it could be on the same record as ‘Gunpowder & Lead’; it has that same fury. I can’t wait to get out there with this new label and this new music ... [Republic Founder/Chairman] Monte Lipman and his team fire me up!” Adds Lipman, "Miranda Lambert’s legacy as both a consummate storyteller and legendary performer speaks for itself."
Pull The Trigger: Republic EVP/CFO Joe Schmidt, Founder/Vice Chair Avery Lipman, President/COO Jim Roppo, Lambert, Monte Lipman and Big Loud CEO Seth England.
Apr 23, 2024
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March CDM Ratings
WESC And Be Seen: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for March 2024 (three-month rolling average, 1/4-3/27; aka Winter quarterly) compared with January and February. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.
Birmingham, AL (Market 61) |
WZZK SummitMedia |
Buffalo, NY (59) |
WYRK Townsquare |
Fort Myers, FL (56) |
WWGR Renda 4.8 (4t) - 5.1 (3t) - 4.9 (4) WCKT iHeartMedia 2.3 (13t) - 2.5 (14t) - 2.4 (15) |
Greenville, SC (57) |
WESC iHeartMedia Classic Country |
Richmond, VA (53) |
WKHK SummitMedia 7.3 (2) - 5.2 (4t) - 6.4 (3) WRXL-HD2 Audacy 1.1 (16t) - 0.9 (18t) - 1.4 (16) Largest share since March 2023. |
Rochester, NY (60) |
WBEE Audacy 9.1 (2) - 8.3 (2) - 7.4 (2) WDVI iHeartMedia 2.8 (8) - 2.1 (9) - 2.2 (9) |
Tucson, AZ (62) |
KIIM Cumulus 7.2 (1) - 7.4 (1) - 7.9 (1) KHUD iHeartMedia 3.4 (9) - 2.8 (10) - 3.1 (10) |
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