iHeartMedia Names SAILORR and Sombr as Latest ‘On the Verge’ Artists; World Premieres New Singles from Sammy Hagar and Chris Janson

iHeartRadio Album Release Party celebrates Coco Jones

NEW YORK, N.Y. – April 25, 2025 – iHeartMedia recently highlighted new music and artists alike with special programming, including new ‘On The Verge’ artists, World Premiere debuts and live events. 

Earlier this month, iHeartMedia named rapper SAILORR as the latest ‘On The Verge’ Hip Hop artist with her song “Pookie's Requiem” ft. Summer Walker and singer Sombr as the latest ‘On The Verge’ Alternative artist with his song “Back To Friends.” iHeartMedia’s ‘On The Verge’ program helps build awareness for up-and-coming artists through its radio airplay and historically, all ‘On The Verge’ artists have charted in the top 30, with more than half landing in the top 10 and over a third claiming the No. 1 chart slot. 

On April 25, iHeartMedia World Premiered a pair of new singles: Sammy Hagar’s “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight” across all iHeartRadio Classic Rock stations and Chris Janson’s “Me and a Beer” across all iHeartCountry stations. 

Additionally, the iHeartRadio Album Release Party with Coco Jones was broadcast across iHeartRadio R&B stations and on R&B Jams digital stations on April 25 at 1 p.m. local time in celebration of her debut album “Why Not More?” During the event, Jones performed new songs as well as fan favorites and chatted with iHeartRadio's J-Kruz about inspiration for the new album, out now. 

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