BMG Layoffs: Realignment from the BMG/Concord merger has impacted several in Nashville, including BMG Publishing VP/Creative Chris Oglesby, Dir./Creative Services Patricia Wittmer, Mgr./A&R Catalog Faith Beller and Mgr./Creative Layne Faltinsky. Oglesby has 23 years with the company in two stints, Wittmer has 24 years of tenure, Beller eight and Faltinsky joined in 2024. The layoffs follow last month's changes to the BMG/BBR Music Group promotion team structure (Breaking News 9/17). Reach Oglesby here, Wittmer here, Beller here and Faltinsky here.
Shay Cheese: Dan + Shay's Dan Smyers (l) and Shay Mooney (r) with KUZZ/Bakersfield's Ness Heraldez and Brent Michaels in Anaheim, CA.
On-Air Force: KXKT/Omaha's Hoss Michaels, Steve Lundy and Gina Melton (l-r) help collect more than 10,465 cards for the VA hospital and Offutt Air Force Base.
Slate Expectations: Broken Bow's Dustin Lynch shares new album Clean Slate with the SiriusXM team. Pictured (back, l-r) are SXM's Emma Gribbon, Jordan Hatton and Cody Alan, Lynch, Homestead/Red Light's Brad Belanger and SXM's Alyssa LaMarsh and Allie Turchi, (front, l-r) the label's Scotty O’Brien and SXM's Lauryn Snapp.
Signage: Singer/songwriter Tenille Arts (c) signs with MPI Talent Agency. Pictured with the company's Jordan Tubiolo and Music Creative Management's Casadie Pederson.
The Hardy Boys: Big Loud's Hardy (l) with iHeartMedia's "Wayne D" Danielson.
Smoky Mountain Reign: Former Top 40 WNOK/Columbia, SC & WWXM/Myrtle Beach PD Matt "Brodie" Lesley has been named Brand Mgr. for the four-station SummitMedia/Knoxville cluster including WCYQ, where he will do middays. Former WCYQ Brand Mgr./midday host Matt Cooper departed last week (