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Coachella & Stagecoach Off… Again

January 31, 2021 kevincarter Coachella, COVID-19, Stagecoach

• In can what best be termed a not-so-shocking development, the April dates of the already rescheduled Coachella Valley Music

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Tencent Now Owns 20% Of UMG

January 31, 2021February 1, 2021 kevincarter Tencent, UMG

• Tencent Holdings Limited announced that a Tencent-led consortium has completed the acquisition of an additional 10% equity stake in

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Jock Swap At Baltimore’s Fan

January 29, 2021January 31, 2021 kevincarter Entercom, WJZ-FM

• Entercom Sports-Talk WJZ-FM (105.7 The Fan)/Baltimore shared several developments, not the least of which were some significant personnel moves:

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WRMR: A Decade Of Modern Rocking

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 kevincarter Capitol Broadcasting, WRMR

• Capitol Broadcasting Alternative WRMR (Modern Rock 98.7)/Greenville-Jacksonville-Wilmington, NC celebrated its 10th anniversary at the start of 2021. Launched on

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Condolences: Randy Ross

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 kevincarter Midwest Communications

• It is with deep sorrow that Duke Wright’s Midwest Communications Knoxville, TN announces the sudden passing of VP/Market Manager

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Promotion & Retirement @ Entercom Sacramento

January 29, 2021 kevincarter Entercom, KSEG, KSFM

• Entercom Sacramento shared two pieces of news — one regarding a promotion, and the other, an impending retirement. Let’s

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Remembering Al Peterson

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 kevincarter R&R, Radio & Records

• UPDATED: This one shook us, to put it mildly. We were deeply shocked and saddened to learn that our

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Music Biz Mental Health Fund Here To Help

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 kevincarter

• The Music Business Association (Music Biz) announced the formation of the Music Business Mental Health Fund, established in partnership

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Big Hit Gets Bigger

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 kevincarter Big Hit Entertainment, BTS

• Big Hit Entertainment, the agency behind global superstars BTS, announced that it plans to invest 70 billion won ($63

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Jade Upped To MD @ The Current

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 kevincarter Minnesota Public Radio, The Current

• Minnesota Public Radio Triple A KCMP (The Current)/Minneapolis-St. Paul keeps it firmly in the family and promotes midday personality