September 25th, 2024

What's In-Store Music
Presents
The Walmart & Sam's Club
Radio Takeover (Holiday Edition)

Tis the season for What's In-Store Music to start securing artists for the Walmart & Sam's Club Radio Takeover (Holiday Edition). This year, you've seen us present Walmart & Sam's Club Takeovers with Collective SoulJudah & The Lyon, and Mat Kearney. In the coming weeks, we will bring you two more with Almost Monday and LOCASH on deck. A takeover is just as it sounds. The artist takes over Walmart & Sam's Club Radio, playing their favorite songs and artists along with a few of their tunes. The hour-long program plays four times on a Saturday in EVERY Walmart and Sam's Club across the country, and online at Walmartworld.com.

We are currently accepting inquiries for our Holiday Edition to be played during December. Every Saturday will feature a different Christmas-themed takeover. Previous holiday takeover artists include Amy Grant, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Chicago, and Goo Goo Dolls.

Check out these highlights From the Amy Grant Holiday takeover:

If you have a holiday artist who would be a good fit for this program reach out to Scott Emerson at Scott@whatsin-storemusic.com to discuss availability today!

The 9th Annual What's In-Store Music
Holiday Program
Is Officially Open For Business

It's time to submit your songs for the 9th Annual What's In-Store Music Holiday Program. That's right, it's time. Programmers are already hard at work, curating their In-Store Holiday Playlists and they've asked us to start sending music up for this year's program. Our holiday program has a little something for everybody, classics, covers, and original arrangements. This is a great opportunity for independent and major-label artists alike. But don't take my word for it, below are four artists who've participated in the past and are back again this year! Trust us, Sarah Reeves, Wyn Starks, The Twangtown Paramours, and Sandy Bainum wouldn't be returning this year if they didn't feel the benefits. To learn more about it, click the blue button below, to submit your song, go ahead and hit the red one, but do it soon. Slots are filling up fast.

Sarah Reeves

"Holly Jolly Christmas"

Wyn Starks

"The Christmas Song"

The Twangtown Paramours

"My Gingerbread Man"

Sandy Bainum

"Sleighride"

What's In-Store Music has added a new Spotify playlist called What's In-Store Music Hits The Gym. It features the fantastic artists and songs placed in the Planet Fitness program. Please enjoy responsibly.

for KING & COUNTRY and Michael W. Smith
"Place In This World"
On Curb Records
Newly Added to The What's In-Store Music Spotify Playlist

A.D.A.M. Music Project

"Weight Of The World"

Dylan Scott

"You'd Think I Was A Cowboy"

What's In-Store Music Artists have been heard in these fine locations!
The National Parks
"Caves"
From the Album "Wild Spirit"
James Robert Webb
"Lost In Vega$"

"Las Vegas is one of my favorite cities in the world. It doesn’t have actual ancient ruins or thousands of years of history–it’s barely even a hundred years old. Yet Las Vegas is unique in this one way: at its core, it’s a city of illusion that is completely upfront about the deception you choose to participate in. When you go there, you’re completely immersed in a magical world that is simultaneously both completely fake and wholly authentic. It’s like an adult version of Disneyland and I think that says more about human psychology than a textbook ever could."

- James Robert Webb

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Added at Planet Fitness

Sam Tinnesz, Little Hurt

"People Change"

Tommee Profitt, Sam Tinnesz, Beacon Light

"Fearless"

Sam Tinnesz, New Medicine

"Energy"

Submit Your High Energy Top40, Dance, EDM, Alternative, or Latin Dance Song
Here For The Planet Fitness Playlist!

ANA SKY
"LOVING YOU IS HARD"
On 2080 Productions
On the Moves

Keep an ear out for these terrific songs playing overhead in stores everywhere.

Circle The Earth

"Maniac on Mute"

Elysia Marie

"Persecute Me"

Wyn Starks

"Happy Again"

Culture Wars

"Heaven"

Tommee Profitt, Sam Tinnesz, Beacon Light

"Fearless"

Sam Tinnesz, New Medicine

"Energy"

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Video of the Week:
David Kushner
"Darkerside"
Alan Walker, Joe Jonas, Julia Michaels
"Thick Of It All"
On Monstercat
Out & About
in the San Fernando Valley

When walking through a couple of big box stores last weekend, I couldn't help but notice that the Halloween decorations looked especially spooky this year. Then I realized, they weren't spooky they were spooked! They thought they had the store to themselves for a few weeks to get people excited for their big night but NO! Christmas decorations are already popping up. That's right, retailers are already erecting their first holiday displays throughout their stores. It's happening people, and you can't stop it. This is probably a good time to tell you that Christmas Music in stores begins in 39 days! Happy Holiday everyone!

Have a great week,

Scott Emerson

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