Wednesday New Artist Discovery #Happens
Happy Wednesday! Welcome to Spring! Your Happens.vip Alternative New Artist Discovery Of The Week is Cincinnati’s Michael Marcagi. His new single “Scared To Start” is really starting to take off. It’s now inside the Top 30 on the Alternative chart and today you get VIP Access to find out more about the Ohio artist. Ratings have sprung at several Alternative stations in the latest Nielsen February ‘24 PPM 6+ Ratings. KROQ/Los Angeles had its best ratings in almost 6 years, posting up 2.2-2.8. KROQ SVP/Programming Kevin Weathery said, “These are the highest ratings for KROQ since September 2018. It's been
Michael Marcagi
Michael Marcagi VIP Access with Michael Marcagi ARTIST Michael Marcagi SONG "Scared To Start" LABEL Warner ORIGIN Cincinnati, Ohio I am Michael Marcagi. I was born and raised in Cincinnati Ohio. My parents got me a guitar for Christmas in 7th grade and I remember falling in love with songwriting and the storytelling elements of folk music. It wasn't until college that I finally had the courage to start to show people my songs, and play them live. I joined a band with some friends who I lived with in college,
blink-182 And The Killers To Headline Lollapalooza 2024
The lineup for Lollapalooza 2024 has been announced with SZA, Tyler, The Creator, blink-182, The Killers, Future X Metro Boomin, Hozier, Stray Kids, Melanie Martinez and Skrillex set to headline August 1-4 with over 170 bands, eight stages and four full days of music at Grant Park in Chicago. This year’s packed all-star class includes Benson Boone, Raye, The Last Dinner Party, d4vd, Tyla, Qveen Herby, Flo, Olivia Dean and more. Presale starts happening on Thursday, March 21 from 10am–12pm (CT). Ticket prices will increase at 12pm CT when the Public On-Sale begins. Tickets and more info at www.lollapalooza.com.
Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday
Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Christen Limon from KYSR (ALT 98.7)/Los Angeles sharing Famous Firsts. The Marias “Run Your Mouth” is the latest single added to Happens.vip Alternative Downloads. Greg Dorfman is leading the 300 Elektra team with the official impact next week (3/26). Alternative programmers have already begun to “Run Your Mouth.” The Marias “Run Your Mouth” was last week’s #1 Most Picked Song on New Music Discovery Picks. Jaxon takes full midday shift at WRFF (ALT 104.5)/Philadelphia following Amber Miller’s exit late last week. Big congrats
Week of 3/18
ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to Goldstein United Management’s Jeremy Goldstein (3/18) and The Orchard’s Scott Burton (3/19).
WRFF (ALT 104.5)/Philadelphia Extends Jaxon In Middays From 10am-2pm
Last week, iHeartMedia Alternative WRFF (ALT 104.5)/Philadelphia announced Jaxon was returning to the City Of Brotherly Love to host a throwback hour “Post Modern Radio 104.5” from noon-1pm. Now, Jaxon will also host middays from 10am-2pm replacing APD/middayer Amber Miller, who was downsized late last week. Jaxon shares: “I'm Jaxon, and I can't express how thrilled I am to be back on the airwaves in Philadelphia. As many of you know, I spent 18 years hosting an afternoon show here. And you, my listeners, are like family to me. Being away for about a year was tough, but thanks to
