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Dick Clark Productions Names Mike Chuthakieo as First Chief Commercial Officer

Dick Clark Productions (DCP) announced on Friday (July 25) that it has appointed Mike Chuthakieo as its first chief commercial officer. In this newly created role, Chuthakieo will lead all commercial strategy and revenue generation efforts, including brand partnerships and the expansion of DCP’s intellectual property across media platforms.  He will report directly to CEO […]

Radio Programmers on Morgan Wallen’s Triumphant 2025: ‘It’s Morgan’s World — We’re Just Living in It’

Morgan Wallen’s “Just in Case” dominates Billboard’s Country Airplay chart (dated Aug. 2) for a fourth week. It drew 30.4 million impressions (down 8%) July 18-24, according to Luminate. Related Morgan Wallen’s ‘I’m the Problem,’ Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s ‘Luther’ Lead Luminate’s 2025… 07/16/2025 The song, which marks the seventh of Wallen’s 18 career No. […]

7 Ways Madonna Changed Dance Music

When “Everybody,” Madonna’s debut single, hit in 1982, it had all the makings of an era-specific club classic from a one-hit wonder: robotic electro production, a strained vocal buried in the mix and a chilly hook that would play on dancefloors but stall in malls. It’s a great song, but not the kind of composition, […]

‘You Have to Sit Through the Discomfort of Being Bad’: Bambii’s Rise Is Fueled by Persistence (and Bangers)

Digital audio workstations (DAWs) like Ableton Live and Logic Pro, used by many artists to make electronic music, aren’t necessarily beginner-friendly. One might call them intimidating. Sitting in front of one such program for the first time years ago, Bambii wasn’t convinced she’d ever figure out how to conjure music from it. “It’s definitely not […]

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 […]