Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Gregr from KNDD (107.7 The End)/Seattle sharing his Famous Firsts. The End just had its best ratings in 5 years and Gregr may be the tallest dude in Alternative Radio. Check out his fun stories on #HAPPENS Famous Firsts.

Linkin Park “Heavy Is The Crown” is this week’s only Alternative Chart Debut at 39*.

WGHL (ALT 105.1)/Louisville begins “Blockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” this Friday, December 13th at 5pm. Get the details in The Latest Alternative News.

Sam Fender “People Watching” is really buzzing at Alternative! It’s the #1 Most Picked song on Alternative Picks for two weeks in a row!

Fontaines D.C. – Romance is the #1 Most Picked Album Of The Year. The Dublin 5-piece with GRAMMY nominations for Best Rock Album and Best Alternative Music Performance are on 41 of the 94 Top 5 lists submitted by all your friends in the radio & records community for Alternative Year End Picks – The Best Albums Of 2024. I’ll have everyone’s Top 5 list of favorite albums tomorrow on #HAPPENS.

Lauren Mayberry, the lead singer of Glasgow, Scotland’s CHVRCHES, released her solo debut album, Vicious Creature, last Friday (12/6). Mayberry has solo U.S. live shows beginning in January 2025. 

Daisy Grenade has released a Sabrina Carpenter cover and will tour with Pierce The Veil in May 2025. Get a “Taste” and find the tour dates on Alternative Music Info.

ALTERNATIVE RADIO HOLIDAY SHOWS

WTBV-HD2 (97X)/Tampa Bay held its 23rd “97X Next Big Thing” this past Saturday 12/7. Billy Burrs from The Syndicate shares a photo for today’s Alternative Radio & Records Exposure with 97X’s Jenna & Sam and Judah & The Lion, now Top 30 on the Alternative Chart.

WLUM (FM 102/1)/Milwaukee has 3 “Big Snow Show 18” shows beginning tonight 12/9.

WKQX (Q101)/Chicago has 4 “Twisted XMAS” shows beginning tomorrow 12/10.

KDKB (ALT AZ 93.3)/Phoenix has “ALT AZ Ugly Sweater Holiday Party” Night #1 tomorrow 12/10 & Night #2 is Saturday 12/14.

KTCL (Channel 93.3)/Denver’s “Not So Silent Night” is Thursday 12/12.

KROQ/Los Angeles has its 33rd  “Almost Acoustic Christmas” on Saturday 12/14.

KMYZ (Z104.5 The Edge)Tulsa’s “The Edge Christmas Show” is Sunday 12/15.

KJJZ-HD (ALT 101.5)/Palm Springs has a free “ALT-imate Acoustic Christmas”  on Sunday 12/15.

Set Your Calendar: Hozier has been announced as the musical guest for SNL on 12/21.