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Gemini XIII Acquires Legendary United Stations Radio Networks, Expanding Sales Reach And Services10 Questions with…Ransom GarciaMD/Afternoon HostKCYE (107.9 Coyote Country)Las VegasGemini XIII Takes Over USRNGEMINI XIII has acquired UNITED STATIONS RADIO NETWORKS (USRN), which has been serving advertisers, broadcasters and content creators for more than three decades with its syndication services. This marks the return to network radio of GEMINI XIII CEO SPENCER BROWN and COO CHARLES STEINHAUER, who created and built DIAL GLOBAL, now part of WESTWOOD ONE. BROWN also co-founded leading podcast network CADENCE13, which sold to AUDACY INC. in 2019. …more » Share this story Post a comment

Amaturo Sonoma Media Group Hacked; Four Of Nine Stations Affected Hacked, But On The Way BackALL ACCESS has confirmed with AMATURO SONOMA MEDIA GROUP Pres./GM MICHAEL O’SHEA that at 3a (PT) on THURSDAY (6/29), the cluster was hacked by an offshore group. O’SHEA oversees Country KFGY (FROGGY 92.9), Top 40 KHTH (HOT 101.7), Oldies KHTH-HD2, Smooth Jazz KJZY, Country KJZY-HD2 (99.1 THE BULL), Talker KSRO-A, Classic Rock KVRV, Classic Hits KWVF, and AC KZST/SANTA ROSA, CA, and told ALL ACCESS, “Only four of our nine stations were affected: KSRO, KFGY, KVRV and KHTH … the other stations were on another server, so they were not affected. …more » Share this story Post a comment

Tanner Chambers Joins KUAD (K99)/Ft. Collins For MorningsChambersTOWNSQUARE MEDIA Country KUAD (K99)/FORT COLLINS, CO debuts a new morning show TODAY (7/5), “TANNER IN THE MORNING,” hosted by TANNER CHAMBERS. He was previously morning co-host at AMATURO SONOMA MEDIA GROUP (ASMG) Country KFGY (FROGGY 92.9)/SANTA ROSA, CA until his departure in MAY (NET NEWS 5/26). CHAMBERS had also served as PM drive personality for sister Top 40 KHTH (HOT 101.7)/SANTA ROSA and Asst. Digital PD for the AMATURO SONOMA MEDIA GROUP.  CHAMBERS shared the news on social media YESTERDAY, writing, “I can’t wait to watch the new show grow and evolve. I want to say thank you to the man, the myth, the legend, [K99 Brand Mgr.] MATT SPARX, for the phenomenal opportunity (he will be joining the show at 7:50 daily for ‘Headline in a Haystack’). I’m joining TOWNSQUARE MEDIA NoCo, and I am so pumped to be working with these amazing people … I’m am so incredibly thankful. Let’s have some fun.” …more »

Townsquare’s Brian Sines Leaves Cedar Rapids-Waterloo Regional Market Pres. Post To Become GM At Leighton Broadcasting/Winona, MNSinesTOWNSQUARE MEDIA/CEDAR RAPIDS-WATERLOO Regional Market Pres. BRIAN SINES has announced on LINKEDIN that he’s resigned to rejoin the LEIGHTON BROADCASTING/WINONA, MN cluster as GM, taking him back to where his career started. SINES will oversee Sports KWNM (WINONA SPORTS NETWORK 99.3), Classic Country KHWK (REAL COUNTRY 1380 & 101.5), Hot AC KGSL (TODAY’s BEST MUSIC 95.3), N/T/S KWNO (1230 & 98.7), and Classic Hits KRIV (THE RIVER 101.1)/WINONA. …more » Share this story Post a comment

Joel Navarro Takes Over As OM Of Rocking M Media’s Colby-Goodland, KS ClustersNavarroJOEL NAVARRO has been named OM for ROCKING M MEDIA’s COLBY-GOODLAND, KS, clusters starting TODAY (7/5). He will oversee Country KWGB (HOT 97.9), AC KRDQ (100.3 THE RIDE), Classic Rock KKCI (ROCK U 102.5), Sports KLOE-A and Classic Country/Agriculture KXXX-A. He will also do airshifts on KXXX weekdays from 7-9am (CT) and on KRDQ 9a-1p (CT).  NAVARRO has been a traffic reporter/producer with iHEARTMEDIA’s TOTAL TRAFFIC AND WEATHER NETWORK in DENVER since 2011. He will remain a fill-in producer/reporter there. …more » Share this story Post a comment

Therese Quinn Joins WDNB/WHNB (Thunder 102 & 104.5) In The Catskills For MorningsQuinnBOLD GOLD MEDIA GROUP Country WDNB-WHNB (THUNDER 102 & 104.5)/JEFFERSONVILLE-MONTICELLO-HANCOCK, NY has hired market veteran THERESE QUINN for mornings. Her new MORNING RUMBLE WITH THERESE show launches TODAY (7/5). QUINN previously worked at AC sister station WSUL, and most recently did weekend and fill-ins at PAMAL AC WHUD in the market. She succeeds PAUL CILIBERTO, who segued to BOLD GOLD’s new CATSKILLS N/T station WVOS-A-W223DB-W235AW (CATSKILLS NEWS/TALK 92.5 & 94.9, THE VOICE OF SULLIVAN AND THE CATSKILLS)/LIBERTY, NY last month (NET NEWS 6/22). …more » Share this story Post a comment

Jordan Davis Holds The Top Of The Country Chart For A Second Week; Morgan Wallen Is Most Added AgainTwo-week #1Kudos to the MCA NASHVILLE promotion team for holding at #1 for a second week on the MEDIABASE Country chart with JORDAN DAVIS’ “Next Thing You Know.”  The song is DAVIS’ sixth career #1 single and third multi-week chart-topper. Elsewhere in the top 5, LUKE COMBS’ “Fast Car” is up 3-2. MORGAN WALLEN’s “Last Night” is #3 after having previously spent three weeks at #1. OLD DOMINION’s “Memory Lane” holds at #4, and JELLY ROLL’s “NEED A FAVOR” is up 7-5. No new singles enter the Top 10 this week, but KELSEA BALLERINI breaks into the top 20 with “If You Go Down (I’m Going Down Too),” which rises 21-20 in its 26th week on the chart. …more » Share this story Post a comment

Strategic Solutions Research Presents Nielsen Audio May ’23 Ratings TodayMay ’23 RatingsNIELSEN AUDIO MAY ’23 Ratings for CHATTANOOGA, HUNTSVILLE, and JACKSON, MS out TODAY. Find ratings for subscribing stations in the ALLACCESS.COM NIELSEN AUDIO section after 2p (PT). Coming TUESDAY, JULY 11th, JUNE ’23 PPM Monthly results for NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, DALLAS, HOUSTON, PHILADELPHIA, ATLANTA, NASSAU-SUFFOLK, RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO, SAN JOSE, and MIDDLESEX-SOMERSET-UNION. …more » Share this story Post a comment

‘Shawn Parr’s Backstage Country’ Announces July Guest Host LineupParrBEASLEY MEDIA GROUP and KEY NETWORKS’ nationally syndicated “SHAWN PARR’S BACKSTAGE COUNTRY” has announced a lineup of artist guest hosts for the month of JULY. Those hosts include:  Week of JULY 10th – CHRIS JANSON; week of JULY 17th – DUSTIN LYNCH; week of JULY 24th – CHASE RICE; week of JULY 31st – JUSTIN MOORE. …more » Share this story Post a comment

Cuts At Disney Hit ABC Audio As Heidi Oringer, Matt Wolfe And Ryan Kessler ExitOringer, Wolfe, Kessler (Photos: LinkedIn)You’ve seen the DISNEY cost-cutting at ESPN and other divisions, and they have also reached ABC AUDIO. Executive Dir. HEIDI ORINGER exits ABC AUDIO, along with Senior Producer/Entertainment Contributor MATT WOLFE and Manager of Content Integration RYAN KESSLER. Reach out to ORINGER at [email protected]. WOLFE can be reached at [email protected]. Contact KESSLER at [email protected]. …more » Share this story Post a comment

Premiere Networks’ Craig Rosen Departs After 13 Years To Join The MessengerRosen (Photo: Facebook)Senior Editor CRAIG ROSEN departed PREMIERE NETWORKS on JUNE 29th after 13 years in the role. He has joined THE MESSENGER in LOS ANGELES as evening news editor and writer. ROSEN, who also freelances for various publications, has a work background that includes stints at YAHOO!, QUINCY JONES ENTERPRISES, the LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS, LAUNCH MEDIA, and BILLBOARD, where he was West Coast Bureau Chief.  Share this story Post a comment

Nashville’s Icon Entertainment Group Rebrands As Icon Entertainment & HospitalityName ChangeICON ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, owner of the JOHNNY CASH and PATSY CLINE MUSEUMs, as well as NUDIE’S HONKY TONK and the new SINATRA BAR & LOUNGE in downtown NASHVILLE, has changed its name to ICON ENTERTAINMENT & HOSPITALITY.  The company founder, BILL MILLER, was a longtime friend of CASH, which spurred the museum, ICON’s first project. In addition to the slight name change, ICON recently announced the opening of short term rental property SOUTHERN TURF LOFTS in the historic, ICON-owned SKULL’S RAINBOW ROOM building in NASHVILLE’s PRINTER’S ALLEY, as well as an East NASHVILLE neighborhood bar.  …more » Share this story Post a comment

Randy Rogers Band, Morgan Wade, Josh Abbott Band And More To Perform At 7th Annual ‘Mile 0 Fest Key West’Lineup AnnouncedOHWOOK! PRODUCTIONS has released the artist lineup for its seventh annual MILE 0 FEST KEY WEST, scheduled for JANUARY 23th-27th, 2024 at TRUMAN WATERFRONT PARK AMPHITHEATER in KEY WEST, FL. Headliners will include RANDY ROGERS BAND, MORGAN WADE, SHANE SMITH & THE SAINTS, WADE BOWEN, JOSH ABBOTT BAND, TANNER USREY, KAITLIN BUTTS, RED CLAY STRAYS and WILLIAM BECKMANN. They are among the 51 performers announced so far, with more lineup news to come.  The five-day, Americana and Red Dirt music festival includes full-band performances, acoustic jam sessions and song swaps from more than 70 artists. An array of local food clothing, art and jewelry vendors will also be on-site. Click here for ticket information. …more » Share this story Post a comment

Spotify On Top In The U.S. With 44.4 Million Subs In February; Apple In Second Place With 32.6 MillionSpotify LeadsThe battle for DSP subscriptions rages on with new data reported by MUSIC BUSINESS WORLDWIDE that SPOTIFY is leading the way with 44.4 million subscribers, followed by APPLE with 32.6 million subs as of FEBRUARY 2023. AMAZON MUSIC with 29.3 million, YOUTUBE with 8.5 million and PANDORA with 2.4 million subscribers round out the top five for that same period. …more » Share this story Post a comment

Country Artist Caroline Jones Shares Pregnancy NewsJones (Photo: (Photo: Tracy Alison)Country artist CAROLINE JONES, who is both a solo artist and a member of WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE’s ZAC BROWN BAND, is expecting her first child. She shared the news in an INSTAGRAM videowith her husband, professional sailor NICK DANA, last week, revealing that she is 19 weeks along. The couple wed in DECEMBER of 2021 after getting engaged in MARCH of that year. ZAC BROWN BAND posted in reply, “We’re all so happy for you guys. Congrats!” …more » Share this story Post a comment

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Warren Zeiders

Pretty Little Poison

(Warner Records/Warner Music Nashville/WEA)

In his latest single, 24-year-old rising star Warren Zeiders sings about a relationship that’s as passionate as it is potentially toxic. Zeiders, who wrote the song with Jared Keim and Ryan Beaver, says the ballad is “about a relationship, a person, something in your life that you know is not good for you, but you continue to keep going back.” In this case, it’s a woman who nightly “rolls up when the wine is gone / Like a record on repeat / Leaning on old memories / And talking ’bout what we used to be / She’ll probably be the death of me / But damn if it ain’t sweet.” Describing the woman as the titular “pretty little poison,” he goes on to compare her kiss to cyanide. And like an addiction, he’s powerless to resist her, singing “We all need some kind of fix / For me she’s the one I pick / Nothin’ else will do the trick / She’s all I need.” The gravelly-voiced singer’s unusual word pronunciations (atypical for someone hailing from Hershey, PA), make listeners lean in a bit to follow the story. “Pretty Little Poison” is the title track from Zeiders’ debut album, releasing on August 25th, and also the name of his headlining tour, which runs through mid-November. It’s the follow-up to his RIAA platinum-certified “Ride The Lightning.”
Impacting: Monday, July 10th
By: Phyllis Stark

David Nail

David Nail released a four-song EP, “Best Of Me,” on June 30th. It features several previous releases, plus brand-new song “Silverado” (listen here). Nail was a co-writer on all of the songs, and solo writer on “Best Of Me.”

“’Silverado’ is one of the most fun songs I’ve ever been a part of writing, and there was an immediate feeling in the room that this would be a blast playing live,” said Nail, who has tour dates booked through early October. “We initially planned to release this last fall, but the pause allowed us to really take another look at it and, I think, enhance the overall sound.”

Lee Greenwood

A Lee Greenwood tribute concert that was taped nearly two years ago at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, AL is getting a brief theatrical release. Shot in October of 2021 (Net News 8/12/21), the tribute celebrating Greenwood’s 40-year career featured performances from Dustin Lynch, Lee Brice, Michael Ray, Michael W. Smith and The Isaacs, The Oak Ridge Boys, Tracy Lawrence, Big & Rich, Jamey Johnson, Gavin DeGraw, Scott Stapp of Creed, Crystal Gayle, Sam Moore and T. Graham Brown, Larry Gatlin and Debby Boone, Mark Wills, Home Free, The Frontmen, Ty Herndon and Janie Fricke, among others.

Fathom Events will bring “An All-Star Salute To Lee Greenwood” to movie theaters for one day, on Sunday, November 12th, the day after Veterans Day. As a part of the event, the non-profit Concerts 4 A Cause has teamed up with Greenwood to allow the public to sponsor a veteran and their guest/caregiver to enjoy the show. Tickets to go on sale Friday, August 4th, via Fathom Events. Find more information here, or get tickets first at AdoptAVet.com.

Indepen-Dance Party With Paisley

EMI Records Nashville’s Brad Paisley (pictured) performed for more than 250,000 fans last night (6/4) at “Let Freedom Sing,” Nashville’s 4th of July celebration on lower Broadway. It was Paisley’s second time headlining the event, which also included one of the nation’s largest fireworks displays synchronized to live music from the Grammy Award-winning Nashville Symphony. (Photo: Sean O’Halloran)

How You Remind Me

KUPL (98.7 The Bull)/Portland, OR had Brantley Gilbert and Nickelback ‘s “Get Rollin’ Tour” with opener Josh Ross performing in nearby Ridgefield, WA on Saturday (7/1), and had a little fun, photoshopping Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger so it appears he’s holding an old photo of himself with longtime Nickleback fan and KUPL APD/MD/midday host Danny Dwyer. (Photoshop work: KWNR/Las Vegas’ MoJoe Roberts)

Red (Street), White & Country

WCOL/Columbus hosted its “Red, White And Country” event featuring Red Street Records’ Neon Union on Sunday (7/2) at Flannagan’s Dublin. Kip Moore headlined the event, which also included performances from Jackson Dean and Nate Smith. Pictured (l-r) are: Red Street’s Emily Bermann, WCOL’s Zuko and Joe Kelly, and Neon Union’s Andrew Millsaps and Leo Brooks.

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