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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.

No Deal with the Devil, No Apologies Either: Noble Hops Keep It Ragged and Real on ‘Music Man’

There’s a certain smell to songs like “Music Man.” It ain’t cologne and it sure as hell isn’t success. It smells like stale beer soaked into hardwood floors, cigarette...

Fame as Feedback Loop: ARGYRO’s Glitterati Turns Image Into Atmosphere

ARGYRO’s Glitterati is an album preoccupied with surfaces—how they’re constructed, how they shimmer, and how quickly they dissolve. It’s a record that treats fame not as a destination but...

No Safety Net: Eleyet McConnell’s ‘The Ledge’ Turns Breaking Point into Battle Cry

There’s a long tradition in rock and roll of songs that arrive at the exact moment when patience runs out. Not when things are falling apart—that’s easy—but when someone...

Eleyet McConnell Releases Powerful New Single and Video “The Ledge”

URBANA, OH — April 10, 2026 — Award-winning husband-and-wife duo Eleyet McConnell return with their gripping new single and video, “The Ledge,” available worldwide on April 10th, 2026. The track is the latest release...

Gary Pratt Ignites the Night with New Single “Buzzin’,” Out March 13th on MTS Records

PITTSBURGH, PA — March 9, 2026 – Country recording artist Gary Pratt is set to release his vibrant new single, “Buzzin’,” on March 13, 2026, via MTS Records. Co-written by country hitmaker Jon Pardi alongside Kenneth Johnson and Bart Butler, the...

Midnight Sky’s Just Before Dawn Is a Quiet, Unflinching Reckoning

There’s no grand entrance with Just Before Dawn. No dramatic buildup, no obvious attempt to grab you in the first thirty seconds. And that’s exactly the point. Midnight Sky,...