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Sony Music To Acquire Kobalt, AWAL

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 kevincarter AWAL, Sony Music, The Orchard

• Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has entered into a definitive agreement with Kobalt Music Group Ltd. to acquire Kobalt’s recorded

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Fallon Named VP/Marketing For iHeartRadio

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 kevincarter iHeartMedia, iHeartRadio

• We are pleased to report that Jared Fallon, who was most recently PD of iHeartMedia Top 40 KBKS (Hits

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Tunecore Names VP/International

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 kevincarter Tunecore

• Independent digital music distribution company, TuneCore has named Faryal Khan-Thompson as Vice President, International. Khan-Thompson joins TuneCore from Tag,

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Bortnick Joins RFC Media/SuiteRadio

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 kevincarter RFC Media, SuiteRadio

• The leadership team at Houston-based RFC Media and SuiteRadio is expanding — co-founders Cruze and Pat Fant announced that

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LiveXLive Taps Quartieri As CFO

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 kevincarter LiveXLive

• LiveXLive Media, the parent company of PodcastOne, Slacker Radio and React Presents, announced that Michael Quartieri has been named

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Beasley Joins RADIO.COM

November 11, 2020 kevincarter Beasley Media Group, Radio.com

• Entercom’s RADIO.COM digital audio platform announced a content distribution partnership with Beasley Media Group, LLC. As part of the

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CD102.5/Columbus Leaving The Air Tonight

October 31, 2020November 2, 2020 kevincarter CD102.5

• Sadly, this is not a Halloween prank — longtime Columbus, OH Alternative outlet WWCD (CD102.5) is signing off as

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FCC OKs All-Digital AM

October 27, 2020October 28, 2020 kevincarter FCC, NAB

• The FCC recently approved an order allowing AM radio stations the option of voluntarily adopting an all-digital signal. As

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Grammy Nominations Nov. 24

October 21, 2020October 22, 2020 kevincarter Grammy Awards, The Recording Academy

• In the middle of the most insane and traumatic year in recent history, The Recording Academy® will attempt to

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iHeartCountry Festival Friday!

October 21, 2020 kevincarter iHeartCountry Festival

• The 2020 iHeartCountry Festival Presented by Capital One, originally scheduled for May 2 at the Frank Erwin Center in