This year Arbitron measures medium and smaller markets from September 15-December 7. Radio stations do things during this 12 week period (and another 12 weeks in the Spring) that they don’t do during the Summer or other non-rated periods.
Ten months after its release, My Kinda Party has been certified double platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over two million units.
Bridgestone Arena and the Country Music Association have entered into a three-year agreement for the Nashville venue to continue hosting the CMA Awards.
All for the Hall LA • Gibson to meet with Feds • Mog offers free streaming
The party circuit is on warp speed this week. Follow Bobby Karl as he celebrates City National Bank’s grand opening, the Ten Out of Tenn tour, and Connie Smith’s final residency show at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Deal affects Nashville’s country outlets WSM-FM (Cumulus) and WKDF (Citadel), and several MR CountryBreakout reporting stations.
America’s oldest country star has died at age 104.
Dale Morris and Marc Oswald of Morris Artist Management have added longtime industry exec Bob Mitchell as a management partner.
King George does it again with Here For A Good Time. Plus other news from this week’s Nielsen Soundscan report.
Music Row came together to toast the team behind Blake Shelton’s four-week No. 1 hit “Honey Bee.”