In My Wildest Streams: Hey Now's Kenny Chesney received the Pandora Billionaire plaque for more than eight billion streams at SiriusXM's Music Row Happy Hour in Las Vegas. Pictured (l-r) are SXM's Tommy Massad, Kizzi Barazetti and Buzz Brainard, Chesney and SXM's Johnny Chiang.
Nate Night: RCA's Nate Smith (l) with Music Choice's Jim Murphy at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
Show Bidness: The Society of Leaders in Development (SOLID) raises more than $27,000 at its annual Backstage Auction for the CMA Foundation. Pictured (l-r) are SOLID's Alannah Schwartz, Nina Teapot Owens, Eunice Hernandez, Brendan McManus and Brian Day and the CMA's Victoria Rutledge, Sarah McKenzie, Lindsey Morrison and Michelle Kirk.
Signage: Singer/songwriter Carlisle Wright signs with Joan of Arc Music for management. Pictured (l-r) are the company's Dawn Gates and Cindy Mabe, Wright and the company's Lori Christian, Harper Grae and Leigh Morrison.
Write Of Passage: Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Rhett Akins is surprised with an invitation to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Pictured (l-r) are the Opry's Parker Smith, Brooke Stuart, Ragan Harrington, Jenn Tressler, Nikki Powell and Nicole Judd, Brody Akins, Akins and the Opry's Gina Keltner, Dan Rogers, Stacey Cato, Kelly Sutton and Cailee Nace.
Kountry Boy's Dream Girl: Col. NY/Triple Tigers' Ella Langley and Play It Again/Columbia’s Dylan Marlowe with Kickin' Kountry 101's Mel B. and Shannon Steele in Wilmington, NC.
Did Yinz Mean To Double Tap: Columbia's Megan Moroney with the label's Dan Nelson, WDSY's Josh Wolff and WPGB's Mike Kasper (l-r) in Pittsburgh.
Damn Country Radio: Nashville Harbor's Riley Green in Indianapolis (top) and Saratoga Springs, NY. Pictured (top, l-r) are WLHK's Nick Jordan, WFMS' Matt Malone, Green and the label's Ryan Dokke and Bridget Herrmann; (bottom, l-r) WKLI/Albany's Justin Hart and Pete Kelly, Green, guests Scarlett and Stacy, Herrmann and WGNA/Albany’s Matty Jeff.
May CDM Ratings
The Cats And The Bees: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for May 2026 (three-month rolling average, 3/5-5/27) compared with March and April. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.
| Albany, NY (Market 68) |
WGNA Townsquare 5.4 (2t) - 4.7 (4t) - 4.9 (4) WKLI Pamal 2.2 (13) - 2.7 (9t) - 3.6 (7) Exec. Dir./Operations & Programming Kevin Callahan tells Country Aircheck the station led the format in both Persons 18-49 and 25-54. WINU Pamal Classic Country 1.5 (14) - 1.7 (13t) - 1.3 (15t) |
| Syracuse, NY (101) |
WBBS iHeartMedia 9.1 (1) - 8.9 (1) - 9.5 (1) Largest share since July 2023. WOLF FoxFur 3.0 (6) - 2.6 (6t) - 2.5 (7t) |
