RAIN Notes: January 26

"Futuristic SiriusXM puts its finger on the scale and releases Future Five, an elite roster of musicians predicted to break out to mainstream recognition. This is the sixth annual exercise of this promotion, launched in 2021. Sirius offers this description of the selection process: SiriusXM's "Future Five" is an annual list curated by the company's music programming team that highlights five emerging artists they predict will break through in the coming year."

"Preeminence Radio, podcast, and media star Bobby Bones has partnered with Netflix to carry his podcast, Bobby Bones Presents: The BobbyCast . - an influential (if overly self-referencing) podcast about country music. Bones is a National Radio Hall of Fame inductee, and arguably the preeminent radio-plus-podcast success story. Netflix and iHeartMedia have an existing relationship which has put several iHM podcasts on the streaming service."

"That was quick ) Just four months after we reported that preeminent video hosting platform Vimeo was acquired for 1.38 billion dollars by digital tech company Bending Spoons (RAIN HERE / ) we learn that Vimeo has undertaken a layoff sweep described as "massive," with one outlet describing the affected workforce as "almost everyone." ( https://www.cined.com/vimeo-layoffs-eliminate-majority-of-staff-just-four-months-after-1-38b-acquisition/ LINK The internal announcement happened on January 20, with most of the detail coming from affected staffers, not via any official news from the company."

SiriusXM released its sixth annual Future Five roster highlighting five emerging artists predicted to achieve mainstream recognition in 2026. The selection is curated by the company's music programming team to spotlight artists expected to break through. Previous Future Five alumni include Doja Cat, Roddy Ricch, Gabby Barrett, Lil Uzi Vert, and Carly Pearce. Bobby Bones partnered with Netflix to distribute Bobby Bones Presents: The BobbyCast, leveraging an existing Netflix–iHeartMedia relationship. Vimeo, acquired four months earlier by Bending Spoons for 1.38 billion dollars, conducted massive layoffs that reportedly eliminated a majority of staff. The internal announcement occurred on January 20 and affected many employees, according to staff reports.

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