THE TAI THAT BINDS

Arista breakout Tai Verdes tells iHeart programming guru Tom Poleman and Prexy John Sykes that hearing his song on the radio is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. Label promo boss Nick Petropoulos shared that he, too, had fantasized about a career in radio from a young age. "Every time I saw that FedEx truck go by," he reminisced, "I'd say, 'One day...'" Meanwhile, manager Ryan Chisholm prepared to ask Sykes if he could please be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.