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Audacy Names Rizzo SVP, Consumer Marketing

January 31, 2022 kevincarter Audacy

• Audacy welcomes Adriana Rizzo as Senior Vice President of Consumer Marketing. In this new position Rizzo will lead Audacy’s

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Albany’s Own Terry O’Donnell Rejoins Townsquare

January 30, 2022 kevincarter Townsquare Media

• Townsquare Media in Albany, NY has acquired the services of longtime Capital Region radio programming pro Terry O’Donnell, who

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300 Entertainment Launches 300 Studios

January 30, 2022 kevincarter 300 Entertainment

• 300 Entertainment announced the launch of its content and film division, 300 Studios, headed by Kevin Liles, Chairman &

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Sucks To Be Spotify This Week

January 30, 2022January 31, 2022 kevincarter Spotify

• It’s been a tough few days for Spotify, what with all the negative noise generated by Neil Young‘s request

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UMG, Twitch, Amazon Get Busier

January 27, 2022 kevincarter Amazon Music, Twitch, UMG

• Universal Music Group (UMG), Twitch, and Amazon Music announced an expansion of the companies’ agreements, which will provide customers

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iHeart Music Awards Return March 22

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 kevincarter iHeartRadio Music Awards

• iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment announced the list of nominees for the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards, which will originate from

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Hope Media & WAY Media Merging

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 kevincarter Hope Media Group, Way Media, WayFM

• Two well-known, faith-based media companies — Hope Media Group and WAY Media announced their intention to merge into a

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iHeartCountry Fest Returns May 7

January 25, 2022 kevincarter iHeartCountry Festival

• iHeartMedia announced the return of the iHeartCountry Festival Presented by Capital One on Saturday, May 7. Now in its

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Executive Action, Futuri-Style

January 25, 2022January 24, 2022 kevincarter Futuri Media

• When our friends at Futuri aren’t busy spinning up audience engagement and sales intelligence tech and whatnot, they’re adding

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CRB Commits To In-Person CRS 2022

January 24, 2022January 26, 2022 kevincarter COVID-19, CRS 2022

• After careful and thorough consultation with attendees, panelists, performers, sponsorship partners, vendors, event staff, and CRB Board leadership, CRB