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In This Issue (5/12) 

“Every performance was tight and on point and I enjoyed how engaged the audience was.”

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Let's Go, Gills: Valory's Preston Cooper visits WWQM/Madison, WI's Fish With Friends. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Cailynn Hensen and Fish Calloway, Cooper and the station's Kristi Kelly, Elizabeth Schluter and Kate Gunderson. 

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Rebels With A Clause: Outback Presents' Leigh Feuerstein, Rebel Music's Stan Gabart and Electric Feel Entertainment's Austin Rosen (l-r) at the opening of Rebel Music's Nashville office. 

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(Riser) House Always Wins: Riser House's Meghan Patrick with KWNR/Las Vegas' MoJoe Roberts (l) and the label's Roger Fregoso at the station's Next Big Thing series. 

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Backstreet's Back ... Stage: American Country Countdown's Ryan Fox (in jacket) with the Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter, Howie Dorough and AJ McLean (l-r) at remotes prior to the ACM Awards. 

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Signage: Singer/songwriter McCoy Moore signs with Sony Music Nashville. Pictured (l-r) are The Neal Agency’s Evan Kantor, Austin Neal and Ryan Beuschel; the label's Ken Robold and Taylor Lindsey; Moore; Track Mgmt.’s Troy “Tracker” Johnson; the label's Nathan Thomas and Lexi Stringer; and Track Mgmt.’s Drew Magid.

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Re-Signage: Kane Brown and Kent Earls' Verse 2 Music renews its partnership with Sony Music Publishing Nashville. Pictured (l-r) are Earls, Brown and SMPN's Rusty Gaston. 

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Boot Scootin' Boujee: The Play Something Country gala honoring Brooks & Dunn raises nearly $1.4 million for ACM Lifting Lives. Pictured (l-r) are auctioneer Shawn Parr, Capitol's Keith Urban, Leo33's Zach Top, Kix Brooks, host Bobby Bones (kneeling), Ronnie Dunn, Broken Bow's Lainey Wilson, Columbia's Megan Moroney, EMI's Eric Church, ACM's Damon Whiteside and ACMLL's Taylor Wolf.

ian51425.jpg I Can Still Make "Cheyenne:" Warner/WEA's Ian Munsick (c) with Big D & Bubba's Derek “Big D” Haskins (l) and Sean “Bubba” Powell.
Jessica-Chenoweth51425.jpg 1 What He'll Never Omahave: Curb's Dylan Scott with the label's Samantha DePrez and KXKT/Omaha's Hoss Michaels (l-r).
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Nashville, Tennessea: WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH's Ginny Rogers Brophey (c) with Big Machine's Chase McDaniel, Big Loud's Ernest, MCA's Kassi Ashton and Mercury's Bryce Leatherwood (l-r) at the station's Acoustic Country By The Sea Surfrider Foundation benefit show.

LoCash51325.jpg Peels Like A Party: Galaxy's LoCash surprise the Grand Ole Opry with the Savannah Bananas; watch their performance of "I Love This Life" here.
Vincent-Mason51325.jpg Hells Belles: Interscope/MCA/Music Soup's Vincent Mason with KVOO/Tulsa's Dena Fletcher (l) and the label's Donna Jo Passuntino.
warren51325.jpg Angles In The Outfield: Warner's Warren Zeiders with WBWL's Jessica Callahan (l) and Amanda Jo Parker at Boston's MGM Music Hall at Fenway.
Bailey-Zimmerman51225.jpg House (Party) On Fire: Elektra/WMN’s Bailey Zimmerman (c) joins iHeartCountry House Party's "Wayne D" Danielson and Tay Hamilton.
randy51225.jpg 1993Q: Country Music Hall of Famer Randy Travis (l) with KKBQ/Houston's Gerardo Sproet, who's holding a '90s 93Q Country magazine featuring Travis on the cover.
craig51225.jpg Soundtrack-By-Track: Broken Bow's Craig Morgan plays songs from American Soundtrack for SiriusXM subscribers. Pictured (l-r) are Red Light's Gaines Sturdivant, Y2Kountry's Danielle Peck, Morgan, SXM's "Trapper" John Morris and Victoria Alfonso, and the label's Scotty O'Brien.
Walker-Montgomery51225.jpg Signage: Singer/songwriter Walker Montgomery signs with Major Bob Music. Pictured (back, l-r) are MBM's Andy Friday and Aubrey Daniels; (middle, l-r) MBM's Emily Hasty; (front, l-r) Range Media's Jenni Tackett, Montgomery and MBM's Bob Doyle.

Top Stories

Townsquare's Montgomery To Retire
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Townsquare Country Format Lead Doug Montgomery will retire July 31 after eight years with the company. "I have been extremely blessed to spend my whole adult life getting to do what I dreamed of as a kid: Be the guy who picks the songs on the radio and entertains listeners every day," he says. "From my first overnight shift at WJPD in Ishpeming, Michigan, I knew Country radio was the avenue I wanted to pursue."

Prior to Townsquare, Montgomery spent 20 years with Clear Channel/iHeartMedia as PD for WBCT/Grand Rapids. "We’ve been very fortunate to have him lead our Country team for eight years," says SVP/Content & Programming Kurt Johnson. "His impact in building Townsquare Country’s success will leave a legacy."

Reach Montgomery here. The search is on for his successor here.

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