Single Bells: Core/Mercury's Josh Ross celebrates his inaugural No. 1, "Single Again." Pictured (back, l-r) are BMI’s Jackson Kiger, SESAC’s Lydia Cahill, MCA’s Damon Moberly, Warner Chappell’s Bryce Sherlow, Liz Rose Music’s Kate Shirley and Studio Bank’s Kari Barnhart; (front, l-r) songwriters Joe Fox, Ross and Brad Rempel, and producer Matt Geroux.
Sandy Claus: Valory's MacKenzie Carpenter (c) with KNIX/Phoenix's Reid Spivey and Lois Lewis at the station's Hometown Holiday.
Girls Just Wanna Raise Funds: iHeartMedia's Alissa Pollack (l) and Warner Records Nashville's Cris Lacy at the One Night in Nashville with Randy Travis event benefiting City of Hope and Tom Corson’s Spirit of Life Campaign.
Signage: Singer/songwriter Madison Kozak signs a co-publishing deal with Warner Chappell and The Core Entertainment. Pictured (l-r) are attorney Matt Cottingham, The Core's Chief Zaruk, Kozak, The Core's Simon Tikhman and Jamie Sudhalter, and WCM's Austen Adams and Bethany Mako.
On The DL: Broken Bow's Dustin Lynch (c) with WUSN/Chicago's Austin Huff and Melissa McGurren at Sharla McCoy's Music Row Live remotes last week.
ACMs Return To Vegas, Sunday In '26
The Academy of Country Music Awards return to Las Vegas – and to Sunday night – on May 17, 2026 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. After three years at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, TX, the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards will stream live on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch from their former longtime home. Awards week will kick off on Friday, May 15; tickets go on sale early next year.
