Bits & Pieces: Payne Media owner Will Payne has been named President of the Oklahoma Assn. of Broadcasters, effective at the group's annual convention in April 2026. He succeeds the retiring Vance Harrison, who held the position for 20 years. Payne Media Group owns six FM stations in Southeastern Oklahoma.

The 22nd annual Source Hall of Fame Awards have been set for Aug. 25 at the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Names of the 2026 inductees will be announced in the coming weeks, and ticket information is also forthcoming.

Dwight Yoakam will headline Category 10 in Nashville's free Big Bash Watch Party Dec. 31, which will also include appearances from SiriusXM personalities Cody Alan and Caylee Hammack. Tickets here. New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash airs that night on CBS beginning at 8pm ET.