Major Bob Changes
Rock Bob-ster: Major Bob Music GM
Mike Doyle has been elevated to President, while Head/Publishing
Andy Friday has been promoted to the newly created position of COO. Doyle has been with the company since 1996; Friday joined in 2011 and moved into his most recent role in 2022 (
CAT 9/7/22). Succeeding Friday as Head/Publishing is
Aubrey Daniels, who joins the company after nearly four years as Dir./Creative with KP Entertainment. Concurrently, Creative Asst.
Emily Hasty rises to Dir./Creative; that position had been vacant since the departure of
Graham Kothman last year. Hasty has been with the company since joining as an intern in 2022. Reach Friday
here, Daniels
here and Hasty
here.
The 2025 ACM
Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2025 ACM Nominees
The CRS '25 Print Special
Inside This Issue:
Exstream: What Is Mainstream Country?
You Never Forget Your First … Cousin
Survey Says: NuVoodoo Research