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In This Issue (1/12) 

“I watched TV on the couch with Johnny, and June invited all of us to eat lunch in her dining room.”

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Radio Vision

tymyers11326.jpg Select Group: Columbia/Records Nashville's Ty Myers celebrates the gold certification of The Select and platinum certification of “Thought It Was Love.” Pictured (l-r) are Starstruck's Narvel Blackstock, Records Nashville's Barry Weiss, Myers and Records Nashville's Andrew Saltman and Joe Fisher.
Tyler-Nance11326.jpg Tour de Nance: Santa Anna/Akando's Tyler Nance (in hat) with the label's JC Coffey and WWKA/Orlando's Steve Stewart and Melissa Quinones (l-r).
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This Chucktown's Been Too Good To Us: Curb's Dylan Scott (c) with WCKN/Charleston, SC's Jeff Cushman (l) and Hunter Meyer.

Adam-Doleac11326.jpg Signage: Singer/songwriter Adam Doleac signs with Peermusic. Pictured (l-r) are the company's Michael Knox, Doleac and the company's Jenny Hall and Matt Michiels.
Megan-moroney11226.jpg Tennessee Pink: Columbia's Megan Moroney (r) with Backstage Country's Elaina Smith.
Caroline-Jones11226.jpg Omen At Work: Nashville Harbor's Caroline Jones with KWNR/Las Vegas' MoJoe Roberts.
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Honky Talkin': Tracy Lawrence with Big D & Bubba's Derek “Big D” Haskins and Sean “Bubba” Powell (l-r).

jellyroll11226.jpg iHeart Of Stone: Stoney Creek's Jelly Roll (in hat) with iHeartMedia's Jeff Kapugi, Alissa Pollack and Rob Kruz (l-r).

Top Stories

CRS To Feature Six 'New Faces'
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This year's New Faces of Country Music show at CRS '26 will feature six artists, up from the usual five. They are: Curb's Kelsey Hart, Sawgod/Columbia NY/Triple Tigers' Ella Langley, Warner/WAR's Chase Matthew, Night Train/Broken Bow's John Morgan, Riser House's Meghan Patrick and Core/Mercury's Josh Ross. Thirteen artists qualified for consideration this year, but with CRS being later than usual (March 18-20 at the Omni Nashville Hotel), some were already scheduled to perform at the CMC Rocks QLD festival in Australia or on other tours. New Faces is set for the seminar's closing night, register here.

Jan 5, 2026 Share
Nov CDM Ratings

Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for November 2025 (three-month rolling average, 8/21-11/12) compared with September and October. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Jackson, MS
(Market 125)
WUSJ New South
3.4 (6t) - 3.9 (5) - 4.8 (5)
Largest share since Nov. 2022.
WMSI iHeartMedia
3.4 (6t) - 3.4 (7) - 2.5 (8)
WHJT New South Classic Country
2.2 (10t) - 2.2 (9) - 1.0 (14t)
Dec 30, 2025 Share
November CDM Ratings
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Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for November 2025 (three-month rolling average, 8/21-11/12) compared with September and October. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Chattanooga, TN
(Market 93)

WUSY Audacy
9.8 (2) - 8.0 (3) - 9.6 (1)
WUUQ Bahakel Classic Country
2.8 (7t) - 2.9 (7t) - 3.6 (6t)
Largest share since last December.
WOGT Cumulus 
1.7 (13) - 2.5 (10t) - 2.4 (9t)

Huntsville, AL
(99)          

WDRM iHeartMedia
7.5 (1) - 6.7 (1) - 6.5 (1)
WWFF Cumulus
1.4 (11) - 1.8 (11) - 1.6 (11t)

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Recent Stories
Jan 13, 2026 Watch Dog: Sony Music Publishing Nashville has acquired Nashville-based independent publishing and artist development company Big Yellow Dog ... Read full story
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Jan 13, 2026 Tour Support: Leo33's Jenna Paulette is adding dates to her 26-show Back In The Saddle Tour, which kicked off Jan. 9 and is currently scheduled to ... Read full story
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Jan 12, 2026 Cassidy Departs Sweet Talk: Sr. Dir. Julianne Cassidy has departed Nashville-based Sweet Talk Publicity after nearly a decade, and is "actively ... Read full story
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Jan 12, 2026 See Rock Cities: Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, Jelly Roll, Brooks & Dunn, Riley Green, Miranda Lambert, Hank Williams Jr., Jon Pardi, Ella ... Read full story
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Jan 12, 2026 Chronicle: Longtime Cumulus WQXK/Youngstown, OH morning co-host Doug James died Jan. 8 at the age of 71 following a brief illness. "Doug was... Read full story

 

 

 

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The Year End Print Special

featuring: 
The Year In Music:
Morgan, Ella & More

CMA Radio Winners
Recap The Week

Label Of The Year
Big Loud Turns 10

BMG's Jon Loba:
The Interview



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The 2026 Grammy
Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2026 Grammy Nominees



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Inside This Issue: 

Exstream: What Is Mainstream Country?

You Never Forget Your First … Cousin

Survey Says: NuVoodoo Research



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