Get To Tyin': Sony Music Nashville's Zach John King (l) gifts Music Choice's Jim Murphy a custom tie during a label event in Nashville Tuesday (3/18).
All I Do Is Wind Wind Wind No Matter What: Col. NY/Triple Tigers' Ella Langley celebrates No. 1s "Weren't For The Wind" (top) and "Choosin' Texas" at BMI/Nashville. Pictured at top (l-r) are Triple Tigers’ Kevin Herring, Sony Music Publishing’s Rusty Gaston, SMACK’s Sam Sarno, songwriter Johnny Clawson, Studio Bank’s Kari Barnhart, Langley, BMI’s Leslie Roberts, songwriter Joybeth Taylor, Verse 2 Music’s Kent Earls, Columbia Records’ Joe Gallo and BMI’s Clay Bradley. At bottom (l-r) are Herring, Gaston, Gallo, Earls, Roberts, Barnhart, Bradley and, in front, Taylor, Langley, songwriter Miranda Lambert, songwriter Luke Dick and Little Louder’s Arturo Buenahora.
Give Heaven Some Hello: Big Loud's Hardy with Audacy's Greg "Styckman" Owens (top) and WUSY/Chattanooga's Cowboy Kyle at CRS '26.
Wilde As Her: RCA's Corey Kent at WUBL/Atlanta's pre-St. Patrick's Day Green Solo Cup. Pictured (l-r) are iHeart's Rod Phillips, Kent, the station's Jill Strada and the label's Ali O’Connell.
Jeanealogy: Mercury's Jacob Hackworth performs for the WHKO/Dayton staff. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Jack Christopher, the station's Nancy Wilson, Hackworth and the station's Aaron “Woody” Woods.
Re-Signage: RCA's Kane Brown renews with deal with Sony Music Nashville. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Margaret Tomlin and Taylor Lindsey, Brown, the label's Ken Robold and Neon Coast's Martha Earls.
Remember The Alamoroney: Columbia's Megan Moroney and Mercury's Tucker Wetmore play KSCS/Dallas' Texas Independence Jam. Pictured (top, l-r) are SMN's Mallory Michaels, the station's Mike Preston, Moroney and the station's Al Farb and Jessica Mackenzie-Williams; (bottom, l-r) Mercury's John Trapane, Wetmore and Preston.
British Airwaves: Col. NY/Records Nashville's Ty Myers visits BMI's London office. Pictured (l-r) are BMI’s Jon Miller and Jackson Kiger, Myers and BMI’s Anu Gantumer.
61st ACM Awards Radio Winners
Also announced this afternoon at CRS '26, Academy of Country Music Radio Award winners for the 61st ACM Awards include ...
- Major Market Personality: Chris Carr & Company, Chris Carr, Sam Sansevere, "Dubs" Michael Wilczynski, KEEY/Minneapolis
- Large Market Personality: Heather Froglear, KFRG/Riverside
- Medium Market Personality: Mo & StyckMan, Greg "StyckMan" Owens and Melissa "Mo" Wagner, WUSY/Chattanooga
- Small Market Personality: The Eddie Foxx Show, Eddie Foxx and Amanda Foxx, WKSF/Asheville, NC
- Major Market Station: KSCS/Dallas
- Large Market Station: WUBE/Cincinnati
- Medium Market Station: WLFP/Memphis
- Small Market Station: WYCT/Pensacola
National Daily and National Weekly Personality honorees will be recognized during the New Faces Show Friday (3/20).
MCA/Nashville VP/Promotion Miranda McDonald and Mercury VP/Promotion Jimmy Rector have been promoted to SVP/Promotion & Regional Marketing for their respective promotion teams and rosters. "Miranda and Jimmy are two of the most trusted and respected leaders in Country radio," says MCA SVP/Promotion & Touring Damon Moberly, to whom they both report. "They both bring a rare combination of relationships, instincts, and tireless work ethic that consistently translates into real results for our artists." Reach McDonald 
