Year: 2025

US

Mason’s Observations on “The Dead Dance”, “back to friends” (again) & Fall Songs!

September 17, 2025 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Mason’s Observations on “The Dead Dance”, “back to friends” (again) & Fall Songs!

Lady Gaga – “The Dead Dance”: From season 2 of “Wednesday” on Netflix. Gaga features the Tim Burton-directed music video, sure to get you in the Halloween mood. It could become a yearly favorite, is fun and upbeat, and perfect for parties and clubs. It’s also featured on the digital reissue of her album “MAYHEM” which gave us the Top 10 hit “Abracadabra,, her first hit, aside from the ballads “Die With A Smile” and “Shallow,” in over 10 years. She performed it on the VMAs and absolutely crushed it, despite the horrible audio quality. “The Dead Dance” is #8 on Shazam, #89 on Spotify (not exceptional) and debuted #17 in requests on Liveline this week. This could be much bigger toward Halloween […]

US

What Is the Best Radio Market in America Now?

September 17, 2025 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on What Is the Best Radio Market in America Now?

I was in a major market last week with some time alone in the car. This was a historically great radio town – a city to which I had actually travelled in younger days mostly for the purpose of listening to radio. Now on family trips, time alone with the radio was at more of a premium. But the rented Toyota had a great-looking AM/FM dial, there was nobody to annoy with my constant punching around, and I was excited to dig in. […]

UK

Radio Academy abandons historic radio name in favour of Audio

September 17, 2025 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Radio Academy abandons historic radio name in favour of Audio

The Radio Academy has announced it will change its name to The Audio Academy from January next year.

The rebrand was revealed at The Radio Academy Festival 2025 by Chair Helen Thomas, who said the new name better reflects the wider audio industry while continuing to support UK radio.
It leaves our industry – listened to by 86% of the adult population – without a dedicated cross-sector Academy, and comes after our dedicated radio industry awards opened itself up to non-radio submissions when the Audio and Radio Industry Awards were created in 2016.
Helen explained that fewer than 40% of members now describe themselves as working solely in radio, with many engaged in podcasts, streaming and other audio sectors.
She added: “While we are proud of our history and passionate about our past, we want to reflect the reality of today’s industry. From January next year we will become The Audio Academy.”
Founded in 1983, the charity has built a reputation for supporting and promoting talent across the radio and audio sector. Its calendar of events includes the Audio & Radio Industry Awards (ARIAS), which last year introduced new categories such as Audio Brand of the Year, won by Gary Lineker’s production company, Goalhanger.
The Audio Academy says it will continue to bring people together from across the industry and champion excellence in all forms of audio, while widening its reach to ensure greater representation.
The UK radio sector remains strong, with over 86% of adults listening to the radio weekly, while podcast audiences continue to grow. Research by Edison shows that more than half of UK adults listened to a podcast in the past month.
The Radio Academy adds that the rebrand is intended to signal a broader, more inclusive approach that reflects the diversity of today’s industry and looks to the future of audio in the UK.

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