Steady iHeart: Columbia's Kameron Marlowe (c) with the label's Jansen Morgan and Dennis Reese, iHeart's Rod Phillips, the label's Ken Robold Red Light's Kaitlin Madewell and iHeart's Ryan McKiddy (l-r) at the iHeartCountry House Party during CMA Fest.
Fest To The Sand: Warner's Dasha (holding plaque) celebrates "Austin (Boots Stop Working)" hitting one billion streams at Spotify House during CMA Fest. Pictured (front, l-r) are Type A's Presley Nardella, songwriter/producer Bardo Novotny, Type A's Alex Lunt, Adam Budd Creative's Adam Budd, King Publicity's Avery King Smith and Christina Bosch, Dasha, the label's Ben Farber and WME's Carrie Murphy, Shannon Saunders, Sloane Cavitt Logue and Lindsey Dodge; (back, l-r) the label's Michael Coughlin, Luke Armitage, Axel Hyge and Kelly Bolton and WME's Nate Towne, Becky Gardenhire and Abby Baas.
Signage: Songwriter/multi-Instrumentalist/producer Austin Taylor Smith signs with Peacock Publishing. Pictured (l-r) are attorney Mary Lauren Teague, Katherine Smith, Smith, Peacock's Emily Peacock and attorney Alyssa Johnson.
Signage: Kyle Fishman signs a publishing deal with Ernest's Cadillac Music via Big Loud Publishing. Pictured (l-r) are CM's Dane Schmidt and Jude Warren, BLP's Kimberly Gleason, Lauren Lieu Management's Lauren Lieu, Fishman, Ernest, CM's Jordan Marcus and BLP's Mike Giangreco.
Signage: Carly Pearce signs with BBRMG's Stoney Creek imprint. Pictured (l-r) are BMG Publishing's Chris Oglesby, the label's Katie Kerkhover and Peter Strickland, Pearce, the label's JoJamie Hahr, Borchetta Entertainment Group’s Scott Borchetta and Mike Blong, and attorney David Crow.
Country (Music Association)'s Cool Again: The BBRMG team supports Lainey Wilson (top) and Blake Shelton at their CMA Fest performances. Pictured (top, l-r) are Peter Strickland, JoJamie Hahr, Wilson, Jon Loba and Katie Kerkhover; (bottom, l-r) Strickland, CMA's Sarah Trahern, Kerkhover, Shelton, Hahr, Loba and Joe Gillen.
My Fest Friend: Team Em.Co at Tim McGraw's Nissan Stadium performance during CMA Fest. Pictured (l-r) are Scott Siman, Doug Phillips, Sophia Gildone, James Stewart, McGraw, Kelly Clague, Casey Caldwell and Jack Purcell.
Highway To Hell: Stoney Creek's Jelly Roll (top) and Warner/CoJo/WRN’s Cody Johnson stop by SXM The Highway's Music Row Happy Hour: CMA Fest Edition. Pictured (top) Mr. Roll with SXM's Buzz Brainard; (bottom, l-r) the label's James Marsh, Durango's Howie Edelman, Johnson, SXM's Johnny Chiang and the label's Tom Martens.
April CDM Ratings
Hunts-Thrill: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for April 2026 (three-month rolling average, 2/5-4/29) compared with February and March. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.
| Chattanooga, TN (Market 93) |
WUSY Audacy |
| Huntsville, AL (99) |
WDRM iHeartMedia |
