Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison on Friday for illicit transfer of large sums of money and concealment of assets after being declared bankrupt. The three-time Wimbledon champion was found guilty earlier this month of four counts under insolvency law and received a maximum sentenceRead More →
April 21, 2022 Manchester United appointed Erik ten Hag as their new manager. ESPN reported in early April that United were to finalize the appointment of Ten Hag and the Dutchman agreed a three-year deal to take over at Old Trafford, with an option for a further year. Ten HagRead More →
When a american idol contestant took the stage with a performance of an original song, Idol judge and country hitmaker Luke Bryan said, “When you start singing, it sounds like daddy-gum country radio. He’s a really serious dad. Hunter Wolkonowskiwho passed huntressperformed “Heartbreak Down” on american idol. The 23-year-old fromRead More →
Another major market in the United States will no longer have a major country music radio station. New York City lost its last station in October 2021 when WNSH 94.7 Nash FM switched formats. Now, San Jose-based country 95.3 KRTY has been sold and will also sign on as aRead More →
Albert Pujol returns to where it all began – to the organization with which he carved out his Hall of Fame career and to the city that still adores him. On Sunday evening, Pujols and the Cardinals of St. Louis has agreed to terms on a one-year contract for theRead More →
KRTY was sold to a Christian broadcaster, leaving only one country music radio station in the Bay Area. Empire Broadcasting announced last week that it has sold San Jose-based KRTY to the Education Media Foundation. The sale comes two years after the death of Empire Broadcasting Chairman Bob Kieve, 98.Read More →
The song earns over 200 million streams COJO Music/Warner Music Platinum-selling Nashville recording artist Cody Johnson scores his first-ever #1 country radio with “‘Til You Can’t.” The news follows the song topping Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, which combines airplay, streaming and sales. Additionally, the song landed at No. 1Read More →
A jury on Monday convicted a Tennessee man of the murder of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose bullet-riddled body was found in a field nearly 12 years ago in his hometown of Memphis. The 12-person jury deliberated for about two hours before convicting Billy Ray Turner of first-degree murder,Read More →
Kudos to you for Cody Johnson. He officially scored his first-ever No. 1 on mainstream country radio with “‘Til You Can’t” over the weekend. The song has already reached number 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart for airing, streaming, and songs based on sales about a month ago. ButRead More →
Khoukham Keomanivong, a Lao worker and member of the Free Lao Movement, was arrested by Thai police in Bangkok on January 29, 2022 for overstaying his visa, and was released on bail on February 1 with the help of a human rights lawyer. Now living in Canada, the human rightsRead More →
Major League Baseball’s long lockout this winter had no impact on Shane Biberwedding plans. He is always happy to get married. It also didn’t alter his desire for a long-term union with the Guardians. The 2020 Cy Young Award winner, limited to just 16 starts last season due to aRead More →
Cameron Smith was unflappable as ever on a TPC Sawgrass stage that causes so much anxiety. Through 13 holes in the final round of the Players Championship on Monday, Smith had just one par. With a 2-stroke lead on the par-3 17th hole and staring at an island green, heRead More →
– Tom BradyThe retreat lasted 40 days. Brady said Sunday he was returning to Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his 23rd season in the NFL. The seven-time Super Bowl champion announced his decision on Twitter and Instagram, saying he had “unfinished business.” “Over the past two months, I have realized thatRead More →
March 11, 2022 the Chicago Bears finalize trade that will send the defensive end to the Pro Bowl six times Khalil Mac to the Los Angeles Chargerssources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The Chargers are expected to send a 2022 second-round pick and a 2023 sixth-round pick to theRead More →
The Louisiana Hayride Show will take place at the Humboldt Convention Center within the Uniplex on March 16 at 7:30 p.m. HUMBOLDT – A tribute to a radio show that started many classic country music singers goes to Humboldt. From 1949 to 1960, the Louisiana Hayride featured legends such asRead More →
What’s an awards show without a bit of drama, right? Osborne Brothers won the ACM Duo of the Year award last night, and TJ mentioned in his acceptance speech that he was grateful for the win, mostly because of the boost something like this can give an artist . AndRead More →
Before Joe Nichols got into country, he got fired playing country music. The singer recently opened up about his days as a radio DJ. It didn’t last long, and it ended with a touch of irony. The “Good Day for Living” singer was on a small Top 40 country radioRead More →
Serving as “market week” for the entire country music industry, this year’s annual Country Radio Seminar serves as a way for aspiring and current country artists to make an impression on radio chiefs around the world. country. At this year’s Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, Tennesee, diverse country artists cameRead More →
(By Mike McVay) First, everyone seemed happy to meet in person. In full transparency, I sit on the board of country broadcasters AKA CRB. It is this organization that organizes this conference and participates each year in the development and presentation of the Country Radio Hall of Fame. The CRBRead More →
Country Radio Hall of Fame recipients for the Class of 2022 Country Radio Broadcasters include four on-air personalities and two off-air broadcasters. The induction ceremony will take place on June 30 at the Virgin Hotel in Nashville. Whitney Allen started her career in 1979 which included stops at KCBQ, KIISRead More →
When broadcasters and music professionals gather this week for the Country Radio Seminar at the Omni Nashville Hotel, the event will be unlike any of the 52 annual conventions that have come before it. From Callista Clark’s opening national anthem to Blake Shelton’s final panel and New Faces Show closingRead More →
In the week leading up to the country radio seminar, I took a break from my radio listening and started shuffling country songs on my phone. I know you are wondering what these songs are. In the first hour of music, these are just a few of the songs IRead More →
— Roger Penske had one rule at the Daytona 500 for its drivers: don’t destroy yourself. His orders were followed on Sunday evening when Austin Cindric worked with a teammate ryan blaney in the final laps to win the Daytona 500 to celebrate Penske’s 85th birthday. Just a year ago,Read More →
heir to the defense beleaguering the Bengals, the Rams needed something – anything – from their sleeping offense. How about a precise 79-yard drive to the Lombardi Trophy? It wasn’t a typical walk, aided by three successive Bengals penalties and bogged down by a few bad pitches. It doesn’t matterRead More →
The Country Radio Seminar app is now available for download CSR 2022 The official Country Radio Seminar 2022 mobile app is now available for registered attendees to download on iPhone and Android mobile devices. Access to the app is available through mobile app stores. Download the Cvent Events app, thenRead More →
Radio presenter Joe Cooney has been hosting his nightly country music show on Midlands 103 for almost two decades now. Here, he tells us how he fell in love with the genre and all about his favorite artists. “Crazy” by Willie Nelson was the first song I played on theRead More →
Congratulations are in order for Chris Stapleton, who just landed his third career #1 on country radio: “You Should Probably Leave” by @Chris Stapleton is officially the #1 song on the Mediabase country chart this week. Stapleton’s third career No. 1 on country radio and a No. 1 hit forRead More →
In a never-ending showdown between two of the NFL’s top teams and two of its bright young quarterbacks, the Bills and Chiefs played a classic Sunday night game decided by one of them calling heads and the other making heads. Josh Allen’s decision on the overtime draw was his onlyRead More →
This year’s Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, scheduled for February 23-25 at the Omni Hotel Nashville, will continue to move forward as an in-person event, according to the Country Radio Broadcasters Board. Council leadership revealed the COVID-19 protocols it will follow in order to help create a safe environment forRead More →
Novak Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for the second time, the latest twist in the ongoing saga over whether the No.1-ranked tennis player will be allowed to compete in the Australian Open despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said onRead More →
CUMULUS MEDIA announces the return of popular country radio personality Amy Paige to Nashville Country Radio as the live host, Middays, on 103.3 Country/WKDF-FM. Paige debuts today on 103.3. Country and will be heard live Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It marks a homecoming on theRead More →
San Antonio country music radio station Y100 will debut a new morning show on Monday called “Frito and Katy,” but the addition means an outing for beloved personality Beth Boehm. The last day for Boehm, who had been part of the San Antonio matinees since 2013, was Wednesday, Jan. 6,Read More →
Trae young scored 35 points, Clint Capela had a season-high 18 points and 23 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from a 16-point deficit for a 121-118 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night. Young made a pair of free throws with 7.6 seconds left after Cleveland shot within 119-118Read More →
Dec 10 2021 Ron Harper Jr. hit a buzzer-beater just inside the half court, and Rutgers shocked Purdue in their very first game as the nation’s No.1 team, winning 70-68 Thursday night. Harper finished with 30 points on 10 on 15 shots and 10 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights, aRead More →
Dec 6 2021 Medina Spirit, the thoroughbred who won the 2021 Kentucky Derby under suspicious circumstances, has died according to Jeff Blea, equine medical director of the California Horse Racing Board. The three-year-old racehorse collapsed after a workout at Santa Anita Park on Monday morning, in which he completed fiveRead More →
Michigan’s first victory over rival Ohio State in 10 years paved the way for the Wolverines for their first college football playoff appearance. After upsetting the Buckeyes 42-27 at the Grande Maison on Saturday, the Wolverines are No. 2 in the final selection committee ranking, released Tuesday night. The finalRead More →
The temperature may be dropping, but Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson are certainly heating things up with their brand new duo, “Never Say Neverâ€. The collaboration was scrapped late last week and officially aired on country radio on Monday. As of the close of business on the East Coast, theRead More →
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A Tarrant County grand jury has indicted a former North Texas radio host for a reported sexual assault at a holiday party at his home. Jurors returned the indictment against Justin Frazell, 48, of Mansfield on Tuesday for aggravated sexual assault. A trial is underway according to a report fromRead More →
Adele is officially heading to the country this week with her new ‘Easy on Me’ collaboration, starring Chris Stapleton. The song, a duet version of his current Billboard Hot 100 chart, will land on country radio early Friday, Billboard has learned. Stapleton rendering is on the deluxe version of Adele’sRead More →
Taylor Swift has been more into pop music in recent years (and even more recently, folk), but she started her music career firmly in the country lane. Redhowever, was a transitional effort for Swift, as it saw her experimenting in other genres, and with her follow-up, 1989, Swift went popRead More →
November 12, 2021 – Four players were sent off after Rudy Gobert and Myles Turner got into a fight late in Indiana Pacers‘ Victory 111-110 over the Utah Jazz Thursday night. The brawl started after Gobert appeared to pull Turner to the ground with him after Turner blocked his shotRead More →
Brandy Clark’s “Your Life Is a Record†was released in March 2020, as the world was engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic. Clark was scheduled to play in Boston shortly after his release, but of course that date was canceled. Eighteen months later, she is on tour which brings her toRead More →
NBC’s live rounds The voice kicked off Monday night (November 8), with the Top 20 performing for their chance to advance to the Top 13. Each of the contestants performed in front of a live audience at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California. Wearing a floral dress and hat,Read More →
The NBC Live Rounds The voice kicked off Monday night (November 8), with the Top 20 performing for their shot at the Top 13 in front of a live audience at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Wearing a pink dress and hat, 28-year-old country singer Lana Scott hadRead More →
Track becomes the viral star’s first number 1 Walker Hayes sends his hit “Fancy Like” to the number one spot on country radio, officially earning his first chart-topper. After sitting at the top of every national streaming and sales chart since its June release, spending 17 weeks and counting atRead More →
November 7, 2021 The Cleveland Browns managed to defeat the rival Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday by a final score of 41-16. For the Browns (5-4), quarterback Baker Mayfield completed 14 of 21 passes for 218 passing yards and two passing touchdowns and two sacks. Running back Nick Chubb had 14Read More →
October 31, 2021 The Cleveland Browns fell to rival Pittsburgh Steelers 15-10 on Halloween Day at First Energy Stadium in a low-scoring home-and-away game. Going into the game, the Browns had won the last two matchups against the Steelers, the most recent being a 48-37 win at Pittsburgh in anRead More →
Cumulus Media launched WNSH in New York in 2013, ending a decade of country radio programming there after WYNY-FM switched to contemporary Spanish in 2002. Audacy (formerly Entercom) took over WNSH in 2019. In September, WNSH ranked 21st in New York City marketing, capturing a 1.9% share of the localRead More →
Audacy sent reverberations through the country music industry on Friday (October 22) when it unexpectedly switched New York’s WNSH-FM (94.7) to classic hip-hop, leaving the biggest media market of the country without a terrestrial country radio station and industry watchers wondering if country radio has a future there. “I hateRead More →
And no more country: WNSH/94.7 — better known as “New York’s Country 94.7” — switched formats to “classic hip-hop” Friday afternoon at 1 p.m., leaving the city without a radio station country music for the first time in almost a year. decade. The rebranded station – “94.7/The Block” – willRead More →
Beverlee Brannigan, recipient of the 2021 CRB President’s Award, and Kurt Johnson, Chairman of the CRB/CRS Board of Directors. (Andrea Schollnick) The Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. inducted the Country Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2021 during an in-person ceremony in NashvilleRead More →
Country Radio HoF induction ceremony to be broadcast live Country Radio Hall of Fame CRB announced that the 2021 Country Radio Hall of Fame Induction Dinner is sold out. In light of the request to attend the event, organizers have arranged for the induction presentations to be broadcast live viaRead More →
Friday morning marked the last day for Joe Pesh, better known by his nickname “Big Joe”, on country music radio station Y100. Pesh’s heartfelt farewell to San Antonio was shared on the station’s official Facebook page on Friday afternoon. Pesh joined the airwaves in San Antonio alongside co-host Beth BoehmRead More →
The Cleveland Browns opened their 2021 road campaign on Sunday against defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs, which ended in a brutal 33-29 loss. The Browns took the lead early, taking the opening kickoff from the field, which resulted in a 4-yard touchdown by Nick Chubb and a 2-point conversionRead More →
Over the years, various country superstars have recorded songs by David Lee Murphy, including Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Thomas Rhett and many more. This yielded massive successes and led to over a dozen songwriting awards for Murphy. But did you know that fame and recognition don’tRead More →
August 25, 2021 After leading the Milwaukee dollars at the franchise’s first NBA championship in 50 years, coach Mike Budenholzer signed a multi-year contract extension with the team. The deal, announced Tuesday night, is for three years, sources told ESPN. Budenholzer – who was entering the final year of hisRead More →
Morgan Wallen’s music was taken off country radio earlier this year after it was seen on video using a racial slur. But, his song “Sand in My Boots” has been played on radio stations across the country lately, by Billboard. So it looks like Wallen’s ban on country radio hasRead More →
“Sand in My Boots” marks the first country radio release for Wallen since his music was temporarily banned from country radio stations, after TMZ released a video on February 2 of Wallen uttering a racial slur outside his home in Nashville . Country radio station conglomerates including iHeartMedia, Cumulus, CoxRead More →
Morgan wallen officially returns to country radio! The country superstar’s new single, “Sand In My Boots,” is expected to make an impact on country radio stations across the United States on August 23. controversy earlier this year in February. Co-written by Wallen alongside Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne and Michael Hardy,Read More →
Big Loud posted Morgan Wallen‘s first official single on country radio after a seven-month ban from most stations following its use of a racial slur in February. The label is looking for additions for “Sand in My Boots”, the opening song of Wallen’s blockbuster Dangerous: The Double Album, who spentRead More →
Lorette Lynn, Lorene Allen, Don McHan and TD Bayless had writing a little country song called ‘The Pill’ in 1972, but the song would not be released until 1975. When released, it would cause quite a stir in the conservative country music scene and be banned from broadcasting on radioRead More →
How would you describe your station’s relationship with the labels? Labels still crave radio stations – and now they have DSPs [digital service providers] to help them – to help break new artists. You want us to take risks on those, we will. But you can’t turn it around andRead More →
Morgan Wallen’s music began returning to country radio stations in the United States after a four-month ban, it has been learned. The musician was barred from being broadcast by major radio networks after a video of him was posted online using a racial slur. Today, nearly four months after theRead More →
After being banned from the airwaves by major radio stations for nearly four months, Morgan Wallen has quietly returned to the airwaves of most country stations in recent weeks, although he remains persona non grata during the rebates of awards and other high-profile events. “There was no fanfare when peopleRead More →
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – Former WXBQ program director Bill Hagy will be inducted into the Country Radio Hall of Fame. Hagy became head of programming for Bristol Broadcasting Company in 1984 and was responsible for the resounding success of WXBQ in the decades that followed. He is also credited withRead More →
Country Radio Hall of Fame announces 2021 inductees Country broadcasters have announced the 2021 Country Radio Hall of Fame inductees. This year’s roster includes four live broadcasters and four live radio personalities. The off-air laureates are Bob Call, RJ Curtis, Bill Hagy and Norm Schrutt. On-air award winners are HeatherRead More →
With six singles underway on country radio and two more underway, Hunter Phelps has become a sought-after songwriter in the city of music. The Niceville, Fla. Native got his first No. 1 with Chris Lane’s ‘I Don’t Know About You’ in 2018 and has grown steadily ever since, working underRead More →
Compared to Dolly parton wanting to violently throw stones at his ex’s new wife (“I don’t want to throw rice”) or her decision to kill the little girl in “Letters to Heaven”, “The Bargain Store’s” line that promises potential lovers that they can “easily afford the price” seems tame. CountryRead More →
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Updated at 11:33 am on April 27: Revised to include details of an arrest warrant affidavit. A former North Texas country radio host arrested last month for aggravated sexual assault has been charged with another sex crime. Justin barrett frazell(Denton County Sheriff’s Office) Justin Barrett Frazell, 47, of Mansfield wasRead More →
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Chris Stapleton‘S “Starting Over” is # 1 on Country Radio’s Mediabase Chart this week. The title track to his acclaimed new album, “Starting Over†was written by Stapleton and Mike Henderson and is only his second chart-topping single as an artist after 2018’s “Broken Halos†(also written by Stapleton andRead More →
Shenandoahthe last single from with Blake Shelton, “Then a girl comes in” has an impact on the MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart this week. Written by Adam Sanders, Lance Miller, Brad Warren and Brett Warren, the single opens at # 67 with 15 new additions and a +186 spin gain. “Then ARead More →
Update at 3 p.m. on March 30: Revised throughout to include more information on Justin Frazell. A longtime Dallas-Fort Worth radio host has been arrested on charges of sexual assault on an allegation involving a teenage girl at a holiday party. Justin Barrett Frazell, 47, was arrested and jailed inRead More →
The nomination deadline for the 2021 Class of Country Radio Hall of Fame is fast approaching. The deadline is March 31st. “We look forward to finding the next class of professionals for the Country Radio Hall of Fame for 2021,†said Joel Raab, CRB Country Radio Hall of Fame committeeRead More →
A new study by SongData lead researcher Dr Jada Watson shows that Black country artists remain under-represented in country music. In the study, Redlining In Country Music: representation in the country music industry (2000-2020), Watson examines the past 20 years of country music broadcasting, noting that only 2.7% of countryRead More →
He sees it as the best thing that could have happened for the film, which DuVernay calls “pushing the limits and transforming,” and tells the story of a black American model who goes back in time and experiences slavery in a plantation. A central figure in the LA Rebellion movementRead More →
Morgan Wallen’s career takes a small step forward after the nation’s star used a racist slur brought him down a month ago. His “Dangerous: The Double Album” topped the Billboard 200 album chart for the seventh week in a row, and by fan demand, an East Tennessee radio station isRead More →
Morgan Wallen is embroiled in controversy after a video emerged of him claiming a racial insult, which prompted a swift and intense reaction: his label suspended his contract and radio stations took his music off the air. Recently, however, Knoxville, Tennessee-based station WMYL, aka 96.7 Merle FM, resumed playing itsRead More →
An in-depth research study, presented by NuVoodoo, which has shown that the country’s most dedicated listeners who consume music do so more frequently online than on traditional radio stations, is particularly looming. The way fans are exposed to new music is also troubling to the media: 1 in 4 listenersRead More →
The Country Radio seminar may have been experienced by participants in the isolation of their own home or office – thank you, COVID-19 – but there were a lot of elephants cluttering the room. The pandemic, for its part, made its appearance in just about every panel or introductory conversationRead More →
Actor Leslie Jordan is the latest celebrity to receive his own radio show on Apple Music Country, with Hunker Down Radio with Leslie Jordan premiered on February 28. The hour-long show will air weekly and will be available for free or on demand on Apple Music. “I did Broadway. IRead More →
A study published at this week’s Virtual Country Radio Seminar focused on how DSPs encroached – and in some ways overtaken – traditional radio during the pandemic, while also stopping to press the panic button for terrestrial FM radio. “Pandemic times have been good for DSPs,” read the header ofRead More →
Indeed, it is likely that most companies – and perhaps even CRS – will continue to use the Internet for at least some conferences after the offices reopen. Panelists across the spectrum at the summit referred to many ways the industry should anticipate post-pandemic change. Artists will continue to signRead More →
(Mike McVay) Country, as a radio format, has been eroding for several years. We can point the finger at the erosion of the radio audience, but the distribution of the media remains more important than any other audio medium. Country is seeing a greater audience decline than other mass musicRead More →
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The EP “Real to Me” explores the scruples of youth on a classic country-pop soundtrack. Courtesy of Big Machine Records “Blue is always blue when you’re green on the vine, real tears in your eyes / And the rain is still rain, even if you haven’t felt it a thousandRead More →
Morgan Wallen was removed from thousands of Country radio stations over its use of the n-word. The country superstar was not only removed from rotation on Cumulus Media’s 400+ stations, but also iHeartMedia’s 800+ stations as well as Entercom and Beasley stations. According to Variety, Cumulus, the world’s second-largest radioRead More →
Jon Pardi dives back into his success and much appreciated Heartache medicine album today (18) as the upbeat and heartwarming track “Tequila Little Time” makes an impact on country radio in the United States. This is the third single from the feature film, following its # 1 release with theRead More →
For 25 years, country radio icon Bob Kingsley and his wife and business partner Nan have made the legendary Bluestem Ranch home, southwest of Weatherford. More than a year after Bob died aged 80 after battling bladder cancer, his widow put his 141-acre horse ranch on the market for $Read More →
For 25 years, country radio icon Bob Kingsley and his wife and business partner Nan have made the legendary Bluestem Ranch home, southwest of Weatherford. More than a year after Bob died aged 80 after battling bladder cancer, his widow put his 141-acre horse ranch on the market for $Read More →
For 25 years, country radio icon Bob Kingsley and his wife and business partner Nan have made the legendary Bluestem Ranch home, southwest of Weatherford. More than a year after Bob died aged 80 after battling bladder cancer, his widow put his 141-acre horse ranch on the market for $Read More →
For 25 years, country radio icon Bob Kingsley and his wife and business partner Nan have made the legendary Bluestem Ranch home, southwest of Weatherford. More than a year after Bob died aged 80 after battling bladder cancer, his widow put his 141-acre horse ranch on the market for $Read More →