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Executive Turntable: Kobalt Elevates Digital Dealmaker, Plus AEG Presents New CEO in U.K.

Kobalt elevated Derek Cournoyer to senior vice president of global digital business, expanding his role to lead strategic partnerships with platforms like YouTube and TikTok, while also advancing initiatives in Web3 and AI. He will also oversee licensing and sync strategy across emerging media. Based in Los Angeles, Cournoyer first joined Kobalt in 2011, and returning in 2019 […]

5 Things to Know About Rising R&B Star Journey Montana

Ashanti’s Ja Rule-assisted R&B-meets-hip-hop collaborations are something of a perennial marker for the arrival of summertime in New York City — or at least warmer weather — and that’s exactly the energy rising R&B star Journey Montana is tapping into with her new Really Jaewon-assisted “Best One” remix. Originally released at the top of the […]

Carlos Vives’ ‘La Tierra del Olvido’ Turns 30: All Songs Ranked

In 1994, Carlos Vives was at a crossroads. He had become an overnight sensation, following the 1993 release of his album Clásicos de la Provincia, where he recorded cover versions of classic vallenatos. Young, handsome and a musical risk-taker, Vives had managed to make vallenato –the Colombian popular music of the masses, often shunned by the […]

Tyler Childers’s ‘Snipe Hunter’: All 13 Tracks Ranked

Seven-time Grammy nominee Tyler Childers offers up a wandering troubadour’s bounty of observations, lessons and musings he’s collected, and threads them through his new album, Snipe Hunter, out today (July 25) on Hickman Holler Records/RCA Records. The 13-track album, produced by Rick Rubin, as well as additional production from Childers and Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn, […]

PMC Shuffles Leadership With Craig Perreault Promoted to President as George Grobar Shifts to Advisor

Penske Media Corporation (PMC) has announced a leadership transition, with longtime president George Grobar stepping into an advisory role to CEO Jay Penske, while PMC veteran Craig Perreault has been promoted to president of media and corporate development. Grobar will continue to serve on PMC’s board of directors and support the company part-time. He joined […]