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The 2017 CMT Music Awards takes place on June 7, 8 p.m. ET/PT, and CMT and iHeartMedia will again partner up to cover the event, simulcasting the live show from Nashville’s Music City Center across 120 iHeartCountry music radio stations.

And they come from the EVP of Corporate Marketing for Cumulus and Westwood One President Suzanne Grimes, who is one of Radio Ink's 2017 Most Influential Women in Radio. Grimes was recently singled out by Cumulus CEO Mary Berner in Cumulus' latest earnings call after Berner reported Westwood One had a "significantly positive performance in the quarter."

Broadcast Radio controls more than three-fifths of Canadian listening according to a new "Share of Ear" study released by Edison Research. Whether over-the-air or via streaming, AM/FM stations account for 61% of all Canadian listening, according to the study.

Yamanair Creative was launched in 2000 and provides stations in over 330 markets with creative services via the brands Cash-by-Creative and SPECByte. Compass CEO Peter Kosann tells Radio Ink the reason for this purchase. “The mission of Compass Media Networks is to provide terrestrial radio with awesome products and services that help make our affiliates money, save them money, and/or boost their ratings – for every format, every daypart, and every genre.”

Sean Hannity invited the world's most famous leaker to host his syndicated show via Twitter, Wednesday, "@JulianAssange If you would like to fill in for me one day I am on over 550 stations and 14 plus million listeners." Assange has been holed up for years inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

June 5 through June 19, listeners can vote for radio personalities in two categories being inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. The nominees for Music Format On-Air Personality are: Bobby Bones, Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton, Guy Phillips, and Ryan Seacrest. For Spoken Word, the nominees are Mike & Mike, Bill Handel, Joe Madison and Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!

Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ legendary Sgt. Peppers’ Lonely Hearts Club Band album, and Westwood One is marking the occasion with a two-hour special featuring Giles Martin, who mixed the 50th anniversary album and is the son of Beatles record producer, the late Sir George Martin.

In addition to her Market Manager responsibilities for CBS Radio in Houston, Sarah Frazier has a busy agenda that has her working extra hours advancing the cause for radio. Sarah Frazier is on Radio Ink's 2017 Most Influential Women in Radio list set to be released on June 19.

Radio Ink is proud to announce that Forecast 2018 will be co-chaired by Mark Gray, CEO of Katz Media Group, and Chris Weil, CEO and chairman of Momentum Worldwide.

The streaming service has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by Melissa Ferrick and David Lowery. The suit involves songwriters and publishers whose compositions the service streamed without a license.