November 14, 2022, Issue 833
CMA Awards: Radio Reacts
Travis Moon
Jim Murphy
Anna Marie
Matt Malone
Last week’s 56th Annual CMA Awards (11/9) drew strong opinions from radio pros both in the house and in their houses. •Cox/Houston Dir./Operations Travis Moon: “Peyton Manning is so freaking good at this, and he and Luke Bryan were great together. At times, the hosts kind of disappeared; I wanted more Peyton, please! This was a benchmark show, and when building future CMA Awards, I hope they remember this template. I wish I could have been there live. I absolutely geeked out on Patty Loveless performing! She is a legend and one of the greatest female artists of all time. That song and performance was show-stopping.” •Music Choice Sr. Mgr./Programming Jim Murphy: “Why isn’t Patty Loveless on Country radio today? Can someone find her a song or collaboration, please? Thomas Rhett with Katy Perry was among my favorite performances. I did think the performance from the upcoming Rolling Stones tribute album fell flat. And, aside from the staging for ‘Wait In The Truck,’ I thought the sets and production were less inspired than previous, non-pandemic shows.” •Hubbard WUBE/Cincinnati afternoon cohost Anna Marie: “I couldn’t wait for Miranda Lambert’s performance ... I love anything she does. I was singing along to ‘Geraldine’ and having a full-blown concert in my living room alone in my pajamas with lots of bourbon and snacks. If Jo Dee Messina hadn’t performed ‘Heads Carolina’ with Cole Swindell, I would’ve been disappointed; it turned out to be just as I had hoped!” •Cumulus WFMS/Indianapolis MD/ afternoon host Matt Malone: “I had a
Best Foot Forward: EMI Nashville’s Tyler Hubbard and his label team celebrate his debut solo single, “5 Foot 9,” reaching No. 1. Pictured (back, l-r) are David Friedman, Nick Kaper, Briarman Whitfield, Donna Hughes and Royce Risser; (front, l-r) Jimmy Rector, Heather Carpenter (holding John Trapane-on-a-stick), Hubbard, Jackie Stevens, Mike Dungan and Mike Krinik (holding Trudie Daniell-on-a-stick).
Scene & Heard: CMA Awards Edition
“Single of the Year is the one I wanted. That’s a team victory. That’s Warner Music Nashville pushing my first No. 1 doubleplatinum single, and it couldn’t have gone better. As far as Male Vocalist goes, when you’re in a category with Chris Stapleton, you kinda already know who’s going to win.” –Cody Johnson “It’s no news to people that John and I have very different opinions than a lot of people in our format. But we’ve seen fans show up and people appreciate we are who we are. Particularly with me coming out, there are people Cody Johnson that maybe don’t agree with it but
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