After a round of layoffs last November, so far this year most of the cuts at iHeart have been isolated to individual markets. Today, however, multiple outlets are reporting another large round of cuts across iHeart have begun that include some big names and are expected to continue over the coming days. 

Last Friday Taylor Swift released her 'Life of a Showgirl’ album. By Monday morning it was clear the album had been well received to say the least. Not just in pop, but overall, Taylor had the top 12 highest streamed songs over that three-day period. Once again Taylor proved why all of radio should get out of their old habit of only adding one new song by an artist at a time. But, what other radio lessons can Taylor teach us?

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Traditional media is in trouble. Outside of digital, revenues are declining, companies are downsizing and forecasts are grim. All of that is true for television and especially our industry, radio. But, the statement I made when I started my consulting company in 2019 still holds true. Radio isn’t dying, it’s changing.

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These rules were implemented MANY years ago. Radio and television properties have changed significantly, and so should the rules. 

Modern media is now dominated by a handful of individuals, many of whom started in makeshift studios with whatever equipment they had on hand and a strong ambition to create their own content. They didn’t have companies giving them minimum posting requirements or anyone at all paying them for their content. They just hooked up a mic, turned on a camera and started cranking out content week after week.