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CMT and iHeartMedia announced Monday that iHeartCountry will once again serve as the official radio partner of the fan-voted 2016 CMT Music Awards, simulcasting the live show from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 8, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, across more than 115 iHeartCountry music radio stations.

Pandora has announced a partnership with Music Reports, which is a platform to manage mechanical licensing and royalty administration. Pandora will use Music Reports for its upcoming interactive streaming service.

Known as Stuttering John on the Howard Stern Show, John Melendez launched a new podcast, Thursday, with PodcastOne. In the first episode, Melendez interviews America’s Got Talent judge and comedian Howie Mandell. You can listen to that episode HERE. Picture courtesy Twitter.

The two companies have signed a new ad sales agreement partnership. AudioBoom has been Undisclosed’s tech and platform partner since its debut, providing publishing, distribution, and production support. In February 2016, AudioBoom co-produced five episodes with Undisclosed from Adnan Syed's post-conviction relief hearing in Baltimore. The Undisclosed podcast investigates possible wrongful convictions.

Seventeen-year NBA vet Jason “The Jet” Terry has landed his on weekly show on SiriusXM’s 24/7 NBA Channel. The former Houston Rockets star gets his start Wednesday, June 1, in the 7-8 p.m. slot, just in time for the NBA finals.

Slacker Radio unveiled a new version of its app that gives top billing to Slacker's exclusive original shows. With hundreds of episodes now available, Slacker is building an archive of content based on interactive storytelling from its hosts and top artists.

Advertising Age has the details about the massive "buy with dozens of partners, the largest of which is Google." The campaign will include premium digital video, mobile video, and high-impact placements that show up in prominent spots on Web pages, some of which are in Spanish-language media.

A company called Podtrac is now releasing a monthly ranking of podcasts based on unique monthly audience in the United States and unique downloads globally. NPR's 32 podcasts topped the April ranker.

The Radio Button Network has picked up its first program following the launch of the network by syndicated hosts Ace & TJ earlier this month. Greg & The Morning Buzz is the first to be added to the show roster. The show is based at iHeartMedia's WHEB in Portsmouth, NH.