Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday

April 8th, 2024

Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! Ready for the Solar Eclipse? WEQX/Albany, NY PD Jeff Morad checked in this morning to say the station will play the Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon album straight through, uninterrupted beginning at 2:44p (ET). The album will peak as the eclipse does. #solareclipse

We kickoff the first day of the week with Laura Lee from WWCD/Columbus, OH sharing Famous Firsts. 

A big ratings shout out to KRXP (X103.9)/Colorado Springs. The station posted its fourth consecutive increase 2.4-2.7 in the latest batch of Nielsen February ‘24 12+ Ratings. Congrats to PD Carly Evans & the X103.9 team!

Alternative programmers are buzzing about Glass Animals “Creatures In Heaven.” It’s the #1 Most Picked Song on New Music Discovery Picks. The new single arrived last Wednesday and impacts this week! The new single arrived last Wednesday and officially impacts this week after debuting on Alternative chart inside the Top 30.

Billie Eilish announces her third studio album, Hit Me Hard And Soft, will drop on May 17th. Remember Smallpools? The band is now on Nettwerk and just released their new EP and began a 23-city tour. I have the details posted on Music Info

Cage The Elephant “Neon Pill” returns to #1 on the Alternative chart after being bumped from the top spot last week by Linkin Park “Friendly Fire.” Cage The Elephant’s new album drops May 17th and its “Neon Pill Tour” kicks off July 20th in Salt Lake City.