Week of 5/20
ALT Happy Birthday wishes to KYSR (ALT 98.7)/Los Angeles PM Drive Co-Host Chris Booker (5/20), Beggars Group's Brien Terranova (5/20), KAVC (FM 90)/Amarillo, TX PD Amy Presley (5/20), AMPLIFY’s Chuck Oliner (5/23), Audacy SVP/Programming And Music Initiatives Michael Martin (5/25), and Ray Gmeiner Rocks Promotion’s Ray Gmeiner (5/27).
Alternative New Music Friday #Happens
Happy Friday! Alternative New Music Friday #Happens with Cage The Elephant. The Kentucky 6-piece released their 6th album today and will play at Hangout Festival and Bonnaroo before kicking off their big tour. Hangout Festival begins today. For those heading to Gulf Shores, Alabama, the weekend set times are HERE. More Alternative ratings love to share from the latest Nielsen April 2024 PPM 6+ Ratings. KXTE (X107.5)/Las Vegas is up 3.0-3.5, WOLT (Indy 103.3)/Indianapolis jumps 4.0-4.4, WROX (96X)/Norfolk leaps 2.6-3.3, WOKV-HD2 (X99.5)/Jacksonville rises 1.2-1.4, and WMRQ (Radio 104.1)/Hartford climbs 2.7-2.8. WWDC (DC101)/Washington PD Dustin Matthews checks in to report, “DC101
Empire Of The Sun Set To Release First New Album In 8 Years
Sydney, Australia duo Empire Of The Sun will drop their fourth album, Ask That God, on July 26th via Capitol. The announcement arrived with a new song "Music On The Radio" from the upcoming release. It’s the second new song from the upcoming release. Last month, Empire Of The Sun released "Changes." Ask That God will be Empire Of The Sun's first album in 8 years. Empire Of The Sun's Luke Steele said, "Ask That God is an album we searched for and were thankfully blessed with. We are nothing more than conduits, gathering experience and finding what is meant
Wednesday New Artist Discovery #Happens
Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative New Artist Discovery Of The Week is Rainbow Kitten Surprise. The Boone, NC band’s “Superstar” single just went Top 20 this week on the Alternative chart. Today you get VIP Access with lead singer Ela Melo to get to know the band. It’s time for some ratings love! Nielsen April 2024 PPM 6+ Ratings are being released this week. It’s another incredible month for KTBZ (94-5 The Buzz)/Houston, which leaps 5.5-6.3, marking the station’s fourth straight monthly increase and moving up to #3 overall in the market. Congrats to Elliott Wood & team! KTCL (Channel
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Rainbow Kitten Surprise VIP Access. Let's meet the band. Band Members: Ela Melo (lead singer), Jess Haney (drums), Darrick "Bozzy" Keller (guitar/backup vocals), Ethan Goodpaster (electric guitar) ARTIST Rainbow Kitten Surprise SONG "Superstar" LABEL Elektra Records ORIGIN Boone, North Carolina Hi I’m Ela Melo from Rainbow Kitten Surprise. We got started as a band at App State in Boone, NC. We all lived in the same dorm. We’ve been playing shows for about 10 years now. Our music doesn’t really have one genre. I guess some would call it
