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May 25, 2023
UMG Nashville Names Chelsea Blythe EVP/A&R
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP NASHVILLE has named CHELSEA BLYTHE as its EVP/A&R. She succeeds BRIAN WRIGHT, who departed that role in APRIL (NET NEWS 4/4). BLYTHE began her career as an A&R intern at INTERSCOPE RECORDS before becoming the department … more »
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May 25, 2023
Ricochet Signs With Encore Music Group; Releases First Album In Over A Decade
The '90s Country vocal group RICOCHET has signed with ENCORE MUSIC GROUP and will release the band’s first album in over a decade. RICOCHET THEN & NOW ... THE HITS & MORE (distributed by SMITH MUSIC GROUP) is slated for release on … more »
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May 22, 2023
TikTok Creators File Suit To Block Montana Ban
A lawsuit has been filed in MONTANA to block the state's ban of media app, TIKTOK (NET NEWS 5/18). The suit calls MONTANA Senate Bill 419 unconstitutional. The lawsuit was filed by SEATTLE-based DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, LLP.TIKTOK alleges that … more »
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May 12, 2023
Endowment From Duke Wright Estate Boosts Wisconsin Broadcasters Association's Media Technology Institute
The WISCONSIN BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION has renamed its WBA MEDIA TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE after the late MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS owner DUKE WRIGHT in recognition of an endowment from WRIGHT's estate. WRIGHT passed away in DECEMBER 2022 and was a strong … more »
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May 5, 2023
Doug Wright To Retire From KSL/Salt Lake City's 'The Movie Show'
BONNEVILLE News-Talk KSL-A-F/SALT LAKE CITY "KSL MOVIE SHOW" co-host DOUG WRIGHT, who retired from his daily talk show in 2018 but continued to co-host the FRIDAY morning movie show, is retiring from the latter as of JUNE 30th, bringing to an … more »
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May 4, 2023
Lainey Wilson To Kick Off CMA Fest Riverfront Stage; Performers Revealed For Hard Rock Stage
CMA Fest announced the return of the HARD ROCK stage at the HARD ROCK CAFE in downtown NASHVILLE for this year's CMA FEST, set for JUNE 8-11. Additionally, LAINEY WILSON will be the first performer on the festival's CHEVY RIVERFRONT STAGE, taking … more »
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May 3, 2023
Brett Goldstein's 'Films To Be Buried With' Joins iHeartMedia, Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network
"TED LASSO" co-star and writer and "SHRINKING" creator BRETT GOLDSTEIN's podcast “FILMS TO BE BURIED WITH” is joining iHEARTMEDIA and WILL FERRELL's BIG MONEY PLAYERS NETWORK. The show posts weekly on WEDNESDAYS. … more »
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May 1, 2023
Connecticut Radio Veteran Floyd Wright Passes Away
Longtime CONNECTICUT broadcaster FLOYD WRIGHT has passed away at age 72. Known as “Friendly FLOYD,” he spent a number of years on the air at Top 40 WKCI (KC101)/NEW HAVEN, Country WYNY/NEW YORK, Country WWYZ (Country 92-5)/HARTFORD where he … more »
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April 28, 2023
'American Idol's' Alex Lambert Signs With Make Wake Artists And Deep Roots Management
Former AMERICAN IDOL contestant ALEX LAMBERT has signed with NASHVILLE-based MAKE WAKE ARTISTS and DEEP ROOTS MANAGEMENT. He has also signed with CAA for booking. The TEXAS Soul singer released his first EP TODAY (4/28), REBEL WAYS. The six-song Oop … more »
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April 26, 2023
ESPN Layoffs Hit Radio
ESPN's company-wide layoffs, part of DISNEY's wave of job cuts, has had an impact on ESPN RADIO and ESPN AUDIO, with BARRETT SPORTS MEDIA reporting that among the staffers set to exit the company are ESPN AUDIO VP SCOTT MCCARTHY, Sr. Dir./Audio … more »