Audio Ink

Following an on-air mistake while calling a series-winning shot in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Toronto Maple Leafs' radio team is ending remote coverage of away games. Joe Bowen and Jim Ralph faced backlash for a wrong name.

Break out the rhinestones: SiriusXM is teaming with country superstar Carrie Underwood for an exclusive year-round channel. Starting in June, Carrie's Country will be available to all North American subscribers. The launch coincides with the return of her Las Vegas residency.

iHeartMedia is expanding its presence in the metaverse with an update to their Roblox land. The brand is offering new interactive features and music experiences, while players try to build and run their own radio stations. iHeart launched iHeartLand in the popular metaverse universe in 2022.

Hal Slifer, host of Chagigah on Emerson College's WERS in Boston, has announced the creation of the Jewish Broadcasters Network. The JBN is a radio organization that aims to bring together radio hosts who program Jewish music and Jewish performers on a worldwide network of radio stations.

Benztown and P1 Media Group revealed the top imaging voices in the US and Canada on Wednesday, April 26. The ninth annual Benztown 50 honors were based on several criteria, including number of radio station affiliates, station sizes, and markets. See who made the list.

NASCAR and SiriusXM have inked a multi-year broadcasting agreement renewal, keeping 24/7 NASCAR content on the platform. This includes live broadcasts of every race, daily NASCAR talk shows, and interviews with industry voices on SiriusXM’s NASCAR Radio channel.

During their 2023 Q1 earnings call, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek hinted that the company may raise subscription prices in the US this year. Spotify increased prices last year in 46 different markets, and Ek noted that the streamer will consider raising prices in the US after negotiations with labels.

A top-tier streamer is adding a new level of audio to the up-and-coming social media app, BeReal. The companies have partnered to allow users to share what they're listening to on their BeReal posts by connecting accounts. The app is designed to defeat the "staged" aspect of social media.

The 2023 New York Festivals Radio Awards has recognized the best creative audio entries from storytellers around the world. Gold trophies were given to entries across various categories, including news coverage, podcasts, audiobooks, documentaries, dramas, entertainment, and music specials.

A song that used artificial intelligence to clone the voices of Drake and The Weeknd has been removed from Apple Music, Spotify, and other streamers after a claim from Universal Music Group. The pseudo-collaboration between the superstars, "Heart on my Sleeve," went viral in the past week.