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Rolling Stone To Launch Music Charts

May 7, 2019May 8, 2019 kevincarter Penske Media Corporation, Rolling Stone

• In a direct challenge to Billboard, the longtime undisputed leader of music charts, another venerable music industry publication, Rolling

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Wonderly Upped To EVP/Creative For WBR

May 6, 2019 kevincarter Warner Bros. Records

• Norman Wonderly has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Creative for Warner Bros. Records (WBR), based at the company’s new

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USC Sports: Easy As KABC

May 2, 2019May 5, 2019 kevincarter Cumulus Media, KABC, USC

• USC has signed a five-year agreement with Cumulus News-Talk 790 KABC/Los Angeles to be the new radio home of Trojan

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Nielsen & SOCAN Extend

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 kevincarter Nielsen, SOCAN

• Nielsen and SOCAN, the leading rights management organization in Canada, have extended their relationship to maintain Nielsen Music as

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Mason Named Chairman Of VSiN

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 kevincarter Dan Mason, VSiN

• VSiN (Vegas Stats & Information Network), the first media network dedicated to sports betting information, has named Radio Hall

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RADIO.COM + Traffic: Let Us Count The Waze

April 30, 2019 kevincarter Entercom, Radio.com, Waze

• Entercom announced a first-of-its-kind multi-platform partnership with Waze, the world’s largest community-based traffic and navigation app. As part of

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Taylor Added To Wango Tango

April 30, 2019 kevincarter iHeartMedia, iHeartRadio Wango Tango, Taylor Swift

• Comfortably riding the massive success of her gigantic new single, “ME!” the suddenly omnipresent Ms. Taylor Swift will join the

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RECORDS + Sony Music Nashville

April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 kevincarter RECORDS, Sony Music Nashville

• RECORDS, a joint venture between Barry Weiss and Sony Music Entertainment, and Sony Music Nashville announce a new partnership.

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Vevo Is All About ‘ME!’

April 29, 2019April 30, 2019 kevincarter Taylor Swift

• According to Rolling Stone and many other fine sources, the music video for Taylor Swift’s new single “ME!” has set a