Former BMLG/Hybe Pres./Strategy & Operations Andrew Kautz has launched Kautz & Associates. “I'm opening a bespoke consulting practice, advising a small number of hand-selected private clients as they navigate not only the music industry but the ever-changing opportunities and challenges that technology and progress present,” he says. Kautz joined Big Machine in 2005, and was elevated to COO in 2013 (CAT 2/1/13). Reach him here; more info here.
Back That Spring Up: Blue Highway's Justin Moore in Colorado Springs, CO. Pictured (l-r) are KUBL/Salt Lake City's John E Kage, Moore, iHeart/Rockies' JoJo Turnbeaugh and iHeart's Rod Phillips.
Sons About Us: KWJJ/Portland, OR's Danny Dwyer with Broken Bow's Jason Aldean (top) and Warner's Chase Matthew and Dwyer's son Tanner (bottom).
WAMZ, Bam, Thank You Ma'am: Sony Music Nashville's McCoy Moore (l) with WAMZ/Louisville's Christopher "Boomer" Layfield and the label's Anna Widmer.
Tale As Old As Twang: American Dogwood/Empire Shaboozey
Plymouth Rock 'N' Roll: Warner/WRN's Ashley McBryde in Plymouth, MN. Pictured (l-r) are Mandi Davis, McBryde, KEEY/Minneapolis' Rich Davis and the label's Tom Martens.
Famous Friends: Country Radio Hall of Fame inductees Bruce Logan, Marci Braun and Michael J (l-r) last night (8/2) at Nashville's Odie's.
SiriusXM The Flyway: SiriusXM's Steve Blatter with Warner's Blake Whiten (l) and River House/Warner/WAR’s Hudson Westbrook at the Philadelphia stop of Morgan Wallen's Still The Problem Tour.
Top Secret: Leo33's Zach Top at KKWF/Seattle's Secret Show. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Aaron Crawford, Top and the station's Ellen Tailor and Ron Koons.