4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (142+ words) Country Insider Christian Lacoss' run at Saga Communications’ "96.5 Live Free Country" WMLL Bedford, NH, has come to an end. Lacoss, who joined the company in 2024, had hosted nights at the station since June 2025. Lacoss announced his exit in a social…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (223+ words) “Ultimate Dolly Parton,” a 20-track hits compilation from 2003, remains in the Top 10 of The Billboard 200 chart two weeks after the singer’s death, appearing at No. 7. Country has two additional albums in this week’s Top 10: Ella Langley’s “Dandelion” at No. 3 and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (472+ words) More than half of the Mediabase published country panel played Blake Whiten’s “Bet on That” at least once last week. But three West Coast Audacy stations — “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ Portland, OR; KSON San Diego (103.7); and “K-FROG 95.1” KFRG Riverside, CA — played…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (134+ words) Alex Pittman has exited BMI to join Third Paw Music full-time as Director of Music Operations. Pittman founded the Nashville-based music production company with husband Nick Altieri, who serves as the company’s Creative director. Third Paw specializes in composition,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (217+ words) Country Insider BMG has named the Executive Management Team that will lead the newly combined company formed by its merger with Concord, the deal creating a Nashville-headquartered global music company operating under the BMG name The combination, first announced April…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (195+ words) Country Insider Carly Pearce discussed her bluegrass roots and her new album in an interview and performance taped for SiriusXM's "The 615 Studio Sessions," which aired Friday on The Highway (Ch 56) and is available on demand in the SiriusXM app.Speaking…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (593+ words) Country music wouldn't be the same without its dog songs, from Red Foley's "Old Shep" to Pirates of the Mississippi's "Feed Jake" and Billy Currington's "Like My Dog.” So it's no surprise that Walker Hayes would have one in his…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (181+ words) Country Insider Audacy “99.7 The Wolf” WLFP Memphis, TN, midday host Erin Austin returns to co-owned "100.9 The Bull” KILT Houston on Wednesday, following the resignation of KILT afternoon host Nick Russo Austin previously spent 12 years at KILT,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (70+ words) Country Insider Jeannie Seely spent 35 years transforming a Cumberland River fishing camp into Pennsyltucky, the cottage where she recorded "Sundays With Seely" for SiriusXM Willie's Roadhouse and where friends like Trisha Yearwood and Buddy Cannon came to write songs with…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (312+ words) Country Insider iHeartMedia classic country WESC (92.5) Greenville-Spartanburg, SC, jumps from third place to first in Nielsen Audio’s July 2026 CDM survey results It’s the station’s first No 1 showing since October 2020, as its 12+ AQH share rises…...