Former Valory VP/Promotion & Marketing Chris Palmer has been named Triple Tigers Records/Akando Music VP/National Promotion. He succeeds Raffaella Braun, who rose to Co-President earlier this month (CAT 7/7). “[Chris] brings the experience and creative juices, but most of all, the passion and fun we all love about this job," says Braun. Palmer exited Valory when the imprint was shuttered by Hybe America in February (CAT 2/13). Before joining BMLG in 2018, he spent seven years at Warner Music Nashville (Breaking News 12/6/2017) and 12 at Lyric Street. Reach him here.
Walk The "Adeline:" River House's Tyce Delk with his label team at his Grand Ole Opry debut. Pictured (l-r) are Kayla Adkins, Zebb Luster, Helena Akthar, Delk, Lance Houston, Ally Ramirez and Lauren Lieu.
Green's Bay: Nash. Harbor's Riley Green (top) and Blue Highway's Justin Moore in Green Bay, WI. Pictured (top, l-r) are WWQM/Madison, WI's Kristi Kelly, WNCY/Appleton-Green Bay's Natalie “Nat” Gross and Hannah Damas, Green, the label's Bridget Herrmann, WWQM's Cailynn Henson and WNCY's Randy “Shotgun” Shannon. Pictured (bottom, l-r) Shannon, Damas, Kelly, Moore, Henson and the label's Adam Burnes.
Before I Have To Knock That Loud Monmouth Out: Broken Bow's Jason Aldean (r) with WKMK/Monmouth, NJ's Mike Ryan opening weekend of his Songs About Us Tour 2026. Recap of the show in tonight's (7/20) Country Aircheck Weekly.
Marlboro Man: MCA's Jacob Hackworth plays WPGB/Pittsburgh's Next BIG Thing. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Jack Christopher, the station's David Edgar, Hackworth and the station's Mike Kasper.
Cheery Valley: MCA/Gatsby's Carter Faith at Windy City Smokeout in Chicago. Pictured (l-r) are WUSN's Marci Braun, Faith, WUSN's Scotty Kay, the label's Donna Jo Passuntino and WUSN's Kyle Milnamow.
For Whom The Belles Toll: East Music Row Records' Belles with Audacy's Drew Bland and wife Tawney at KKWF/Seattle's Secret Show (top) and WFMS/Indianapolis' Matt Malone and Brooks O'Brien.