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Thousands of iHeartMedia employees at over 850 radio stations, and the entire radio industry, heard the good news Tuesday afternoon. The company received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Marvin Isgur, confirming iHeart's plan to reorganize, which began 11 months ago.

The streamer says more than half a billion listening hours had been generated on the platform during the month of December, closing out a record year for the company. It also saw a 31 percent year-over-year increase in overall listening hours.

Conservative iHeart talker Jesse Kelly is standing his ground after a tweet received some backlash on social media. Kelly was attending his son's Lego robotics tournament when he fired this tweet: "you've never seen this many depressed father's [sic] in one place."

The streaming app is getting ready to enable a block feature to mute artists listeners don’t want to listen to. According to The Verge, after rejecting the feature back in 2017, the company is now testing the “don’t play this artist” feature.

Mike Juliano has joined Townsquare Media as Market President and Chief Revenue Officer of its Rockford, IL, team. He will report to Senior Vice President, Local Media, Rob Williams. 

(By Lisa Thal) The holidays are over, and the new year has arrived. This can be a very stressful time for many of us. For those who are building on the prior year of success, congratulations! For those who fell short of expectations last year, I hope this article helps you build a successful 2019!

(By Jonathan Green) I was made for a career in radio. It just clicked for me. I am now 74.5 and comfortably retired and finally in a warm climate. I don’t listen to radio anymore. I look back at the industry’s transitions over 40 years and lament its path. Here's what I mean...

According to several reports out Monday, Spotify is close to launching an in-car music streamer. The Financial Times says the $100 device would connect via Bluetooth to existing car stereo systems and include voice commands.

For the fourth straight year, Westwood One News has won the prestigious Golden Mike award in the only network radio category: “Best News Reporting.” The award was presented Saturday, January 19, in Los Angeles.

Salem Media Group has been recognized for the third time as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the country, and also for the third time, the Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness.