Former Valory VP/Promotion & Marketing Chris Palmer has been named Triple Tigers Records/Akando Music VP/National Promotion. He succeeds Raffaella Braun, who rose to Co-President earlier this month (CAT 7/7). “[Chris] brings the experience and creative juices, but most of all, the passion and fun we all love about this job," says Braun. Palmer exited Valory when the imprint was shuttered by Hybe America in February (CAT 2/13). Before joining BMLG in 2018, he spent seven years at Warner Music Nashville (Breaking News 12/6/2017) and 12 at Lyric Street. Reach him here.
Wharf Kinda Man: MCA's Parker McCollum (c) withWTGE/Baton Rouge's Jimmy Brooks and the label's Katelyn Lester at The Wharf Amphitheater in Orange Beach, AL.
Booth Scootin' Boogie: Lost Highway's Laci Kaye Booth with SiriusXM The Highway's Cody Alan.
Source Of Pride: Source Nashville members celebrate the organization's 35th anniversary. Pictured (l-r) are co-founder Shelia Shipley Biddy, pres. Mallory Mason Pascal and co-founder Judy Harris.
Signage: Singer/songwriter Adam James signs with Sony Music Publishing Nashville. Pictured (back, l-r) are SMPN's Jaxon Snipes, Anna Weisband, Taylor Ratkovich, Bella Messina, Synnovea Halsel and Rusty Gaston; (front, l-r) James and SMPN's Aubrey Landon.
Signage: Quartz Hill's Lakelin Lemmings signs with The Kinkead Entertainment Agency. Pictured (l-r) are the company's Greg Scott, Remi Heitzman and Bob Kinkead, BSB Mgmt.'s Tina Hill, Lemmings, the agency's Julie Devereux, the label's Ash Bowers and Kinkead's Mark Oliverius and Mykal Duncan.
Signage: Singer/songwriter Colton Dawson signs with WME. Pictured (l-r) are WME’s Ryan Hofstetter, Dawson, TKO Artist Management’s Jordan Bernal and WME’s Barry Jeffrey.
Brodysseus: Brothers Osborne's TJ (l) and John Osborne with KWEN's Karla Cantrell at Hard Rock Casino Tulsa.
Walk The "Adeline:" River House's Tyce Delk with his label team at his Grand Ole Opry debut. Pictured (l-r) are Kayla Adkins, Zebb Luster, Helena Akthar, Delk, Lance Houston, Ally Ramirez and Lauren Lieu.
Green's Bay: Nash. Harbor's Riley Green (top) and Blue Highway's Justin Moore in Green Bay, WI. Pictured (top, l-r) are WWQM/Madison, WI's Kristi Kelly, WNCY/Appleton-Green Bay's Natalie “Nat” Gross and Hannah Damas, Green, the label's Bridget Herrmann, WWQM's Cailynn Henson and WNCY's Randy “Shotgun” Shannon. Pictured (bottom, l-r) Shannon, Damas, Kelly, Moore, Henson and the label's Adam Burnes.
Before I Have To Knock That Loud Monmouth Out: Broken Bow's Jason Aldean (r) with WKMK/Monmouth, NJ's Mike Ryan opening weekend of his Songs About Us Tour 2026. Recap of the show in tonight's (7/20) Country Aircheck Weekly.
Marlboro Man: MCA's Jacob Hackworth plays WPGB/Pittsburgh's Next BIG Thing. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Jack Christopher, the station's David Edgar, Hackworth and the station's Mike Kasper.