May 20, 2024 News@CountryAircheck.com

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Milky Play: As reported via Breaking News, Galaxy Label Group has added VP/Promotion Kerry Wolfe and Head/National Promotion Cheryl Broz to its team, as well as Kristen Brust and John Lessard, who will oversee National Promotion Strategies and National Promotion & Touring, respectively. The company was announced during CRS 2024 by flagship artists LoCash (CAT 2/29). Reach Wolfe here, Broz here, Brust here and Lessard here.

Gig Alert: Shore Fire Media is looking for an entry level Asst./Publicity. The newly created position will handle a diverse client roster and has a salary starting at $42,000 pending experience, which ideally includes at least two PR or communications internships. Interested parties can contact SVP Jaclyn D. Carter here or Dir. Andrea Evenson here.

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The Coast Is Here: Coastal Alternative WJSE/Atlantic City, NJ flipped to Country as WKOE "Coast Country 106.3" this morning (5/20). The move returns the call letters and brand to the frequency and the market. WKOE previously existed on 106.7 (2008-2010), 106.5 (1998-2002) and 106.3 (1992-98). The station is utilizing talent from Local Radio Networks. Townsquare WPUR was the only Country station to register in the market's Fall Nielsen survey, coming in fourth with a 4.8 share. Stream WKOE here.

Tour Support: Dylan Schneider's 2024 headlining Bad Decisions Tour with MaRynn Taylor kicks off Sept. 30 in Vancouver, BC, with subsequent stops in Los Angeles, Nashville, Dallas, Chicago, Seattle and more. Tickets go on sale Friday (5/24) here.

Chronicle: Longtime Eli Young Band crew member Elias "Chief" Gonzales passed away May 19 following a battle with Follicular Lymphatic cancer. He was 44. The band shared on social media, "We lost one of our own, and it hurts. The world will never be the same again without our friend. We miss you Chief!" No word on services.

ICYMI: Performances from last night's (5/19) American Idol included Wynonna and Emmy Russell's "Coal Miner's Daughter," Hootie & The Blowfish and Will Moseley's medley, Cody Johnson and Triston Harper's "Til You Can't" and Luke Bryan and Mia Matthews' "Love You, Miss You, Mean It."

The finale also included the three finalists visiting their hometowns, with a portion of each visit including a surprise reveal of funding for three music education programs totalling $20,000 via the CMA Foundation and ABC.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for the week ending May 18, according to Mediabase 24/7.

TYLER HUBBARD/Back Then Right Now (EMI Nashville)
BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Where It Ends (Elektra/Warner/WEA)
JELLY ROLL/Halfway To Hell (BMG/Stoney Creek)
KENNY CHESNEY/Take Her Home (Warner/WEA)
JORDAN DAVIS/Tucson Too Late (MCA)

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for May 19 compared with the same day last week, according to Mediabase 24/7.

LUKE COMBS/Ain't No Love In Oklahoma (7Ridges/Atlantic/Columbia) +766 points
POST MALONE f/MORGAN WALLEN/I Had Some Help (Mercury/Republic/Big Loud) +753 points
LAINEY WILSON/Hang Tight Honey (Broken Bow) +706 points
MORGAN WALLEN f/ERNEST/Cowgirls (Big Loud) +683 points
JASON ALDEAN/Let Your Boys Be Country (Macon Music/Broken Bow) +494 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (5/21): Cody Johnson, Dave Heath, Steven Dale Jones, Steve Albertsen, Ryan McKiddy, Kelly Rich, Melissa Beckham, Tee Gentry, Newman, Buzz Brainard, the late Peter Cooper.

Tube Check Tonight (5/20): Keith Urban, The Voice (NBC).

Bassball: Big Loud's Morgan Wallen at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park. Pictured (l-r) are consultant Joel Raab; WXCY/Wilmington, DE's Charlie Maxx; WXTU's Mark Razz; Wallen; the label's Nikki Wood; WCTO/Allentown, PA's Jerry Padden; WGGY/Wilkes-Barre's Mike O’Donnell and the label's Tyler Waugh.

Pirates & Peaches: ZBB's Zac Brown at the Atlanta stop of the Sun Goes Down Tour. Pictured (l-r) are WZZK/Birmingham's Kelsey Schueler, WUBL's Meg Stevens, WSSL/Greenville’s Aaron Michaels, Cumulus' Greg Frey, Brown, WKHX's Lucas Phelan, WUBL's Angie Ward, WWKA/Orlando's Steve Stewart and Warner Music Nashville's Connor Brock and Kayla Burnett.

BBROMG: Team BBRMG at Chayce Beckham's ACM Country Kickoff performance. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Mark Logsdon, Chris Loss, Jon Loba, Shelley Hargis, Ken Tucker and Lee Adams, iHeart's Rod Phillips and KPE's Kerri Edwards and Kristen Reynolds.

Hill Billy Deluxe: Mercury's Billy Currington (holding plaque) celebrates the platinum certification of Doin' Somethin' Right (2x), "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" (4x) and "Good Directions" (4x) with Dennis Entertainment's John Dennis and the label's Damon Moberly and Rob Femia.

Re-Signage: Records Nashville's Matt Stell (c) renews his deal with Endurance Music Group. Pictured with (l-r) Rich Mgmt's Brendan Rich, and EMG's Lauren Funk, Michael Martin and Courtney Kruckeberg.