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Michael Stover

A music industry veteran of over 30 years, Michael Stover is a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, with a degree specializing in the Music and Video business. Michael has used that education to gain a wealth of experience within the industry: from retail music manager and DJ, to two-time Billboard Magazine Contest winning songwriter, performer and chart-topping producer, and finally, award-winning artist manager, publicist, promoter and label president. In just 10 years, MTS Records has released 40+ Top 40 New Music Weekly country chart singles, including FIFTEEN #1s and 8 Top 85 Music Row chart singles. MTS has also promoted 60+ Top 40 itunes chart singles, including 60+ Top 5s and 40+ #1s, AND a Top 5 Billboard Magazine chart hit! Michael has written columns featured in Hypebot, Music Think Tank, and Fair Play Country Music, among others. Michael is a 2020 Hermes Creative Awards Winner and a 2020 dotComm Awards Winner for marketing and communication. Michael has managed and/or promoted artists and events from the United States, UK, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Australia and Sweden, making MTS a truly international company.

Harry Kappen Announces May 21 Release of Powerful New Single “Distant Shore”

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – Acclaimed Dutch singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Harry Kappen will release his poignant new single, “Distant Shore,” on May 21. The track is the latest offering from his...

ARGYRO Returns With Sun-Drenched New Single & Video “Cool Shades” — Out May 22nd

CASTLE PINES, CO – Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Scott Argiro, known professionally as ARGYRO, will release his new single and official music video, “Cool Shades,” on Friday, May 22nd. The breezy,...

Patti Spadaro Finds Strength, Balance, and Unity on New Single “Mystic Misfit”

PITTSBURGH, PA – Acclaimed guitarist, singer-songwriter, and mindfulness educator Patti Spadaro will release her new single, “Mystic Misfit,” on Friday, June 12, 2026. Blending soulful rock, improvisational jam-band energy, and...

Pam Ross’ “That Kind of Summer” and the Lost Art of Emotional Simplicity

There’s a tendency in contemporary country music to overstate everything. Every romance has to sound catastrophic, every memory cinematic, every chorus engineered to explode like fireworks over a corporate...

ARGYRO’s “Cool Shades” and the Seductive Persistence of Pop Rock Escapism

What’s fascinating about ARGYRO’s “Cool Shades” is the way it inhabits nostalgia without becoming trapped by it. The track operates inside a constellation of familiar pop signifiers — coastal...

Infinity Song Spins the Storm Into Gold on “Hurricane”

Some records hit you like a memory. Others hit you like a mood. Infinity Song’s “Hurricane” hits like that strange, beautiful moment at 2 a.m. when the room starts...