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101 Ways To Get To Seminar The 40th anniversary Country Radio Seminar and associated events kick off tomorrow (3/3) and though official attendance figures won’t be known for a few days, most are expecting some level of reduction. Calls placed to Nashville’s Renaissance and Hilton hotels this morning illuminated that reality. Typically booked to capacity well in advance of seminar, both facilities still have rooms available at prices ranging from $169 to $299. (Some restrictions apply.) The good news for those considering making a last-minute career investment, beyond the availability of rooms, is that CRB has instituted a number of ways for aspiring attendees to participate. The discounted all-in rate remains $699 (www.crb.org), and there are other opportunities to take in portions of the event, as well. Limited seating is still available for the Country Music DJ & Radio Hall of Fame dinner tomorrow ($105 a seat), the Seth Godin keynote address ($40) on Wednesday, Thursday’s Town Meeting Day ($265) and Friday’s Radio Sales Day ($370, includes New Faces). Attendees will also get to see the two-hour tribute to CRS compiled by the omnipresent Art Vuolo. In addition to playing in the Renaissance and Hilton hotels, the WCRS-TV DVD is included the bags attendees receive at registration.
For those looking to participate at prices somewhere south of those numbers, CRB is posting a handful of CRS-40 panels in streaming video at www.crb.org. Available Thursday afternoon: “Talent with a Capital ‘T’,” “40 Great Programming Ideas in 40 Minutes” and “40 New Media Panels.” Available Friday afternoon: “Music Scheduling For Dummies” and “40 Promotional Ideas To Rev Up Revenue.” And there’s at least one entrant in the virtual after-hours race: Mercury’s Jamey Johnson. After the Wednesday morning “Downtown Shutdown” outside the Nashville Convention Center (11:30am), Johnson will perform Thursday night at The Stage, and the show will be streamed live via his website www.jameyjohnson.com. Viewers will need the free Microsoft Silverlight player. Last but not least – and speaking of free – the seminar’s first official unofficial event kicks off at 12:30pm tomorrow at the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Albright & O’Malley Pre-CRS Client Seminar is free to all, save those in competitive situations with A&O clients. Email Mike ([email protected]) or Jaye ([email protected]) for your invitation. We’ll see you there...and everywhere. In fact, whether you’re at the seminar or back in the office, Country Aircheck will be your eyes and ears through the CRS Daily Buzz, distributed on-site and via email to all CA subscribers.
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Denver Down To One Paper Friday’s final edition of the Rocky Mountain News made national headlines and Denver locals snapped up copies as keepsakes. The paper’s demise also highlighted a continuing media trend, one that certainly affects radio in the ongoing competition for local ad dollars. “For people who have lived in Colorado all their lives, it’s a very sad day,” says KYGO/Denver PD Joel Burke. “The Rocky Mountain News would have been 150 years old in a couple of months. The paper not only reported historic events, but is actually part of Colorado history!” Navigating a one-paper town (Denver Post), might not be that different from the previous two-sheet landscape. “The News has been losing a lot of money for a long time,” Burke continues, “so, it’s really hard to tell what if any impact it will have on the local advertising market.”
Hill Departs WGNE Renda WGNE/Jacksonville PD/afternooner Randy Hill has exited the station he joined in July of last year. Hill made
the jump to Jacksonville from AC WCJK/Nashville. “It’s tough, but I want to thank everyone at Renda Broadcasting/Jacksonville for the opportunity to take the station to the next level,” Hill says. “I wish them all the best.” Reach him at 615-308-2726 or at [email protected].
Radio News• Stations can partner with Dolly Parton and Cracker Barrel for customized giveaways of her Backwoods Barbie Collector’s Edition. The promotions include copies of the CD, and two meals at any Cracker Barrel location. Contact Webster & Associates at 615-777-6995 for more info. • Clear Channel’s WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL Promotion Dir. Troy Stephenson has exited the station he joined in October. Prior to his time at Cat Country, Stephenson held the same duties at
My Tunes: Music ThaT shaped My Life Love And Theft’s Brian Bandas discusses his most important songs, artists or concerts: 1. Boyz II Men: I was in elementary school and it was my first concert. I didn’t know why but I just had to meet them afterwards. I made my dad drive me around trying to find them after the show, to no avail. It was the first reflection of the deep seeds of passion for music and performance.2. Michael W. Smith: When I was in seventh
grade my friend Wes played me MSW on the piano. I immediately had him teach me, and learned song after song from MWS piano books. We shared an unhealthy obsession with Smitty that set me down a determined musical path.3. Goo Goo Dolls/Black Balloon: This song was huge for me. It just clicked. Whatever Johnny had just done to me by way of song, I knew I had to do to others. I started playing guitar and writing with vigor. That was it!4. Robert Plant and Allison Krauss, Raising Sand: This has recently given me new inspiration as far as writing and production. It’s the perfect blend of old school and progressive thinking and I love it! Every one should buy it, it’s a classic.5. Rolling Stones, Exile On Main St.: I love it because it’s blues, rock and country. The further back you go the more these genres become one. They all seem to come from the same place and this album is, to me, a prime example of how universal music truly is.A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard:I still owe Johnny Cash’s At Folsom Prison a good listen. I’ve heard bits and pieces and loved what I’ve heard but haven’t listened through. In fact, I think I’ll do that today.An “important” piece of music you just don’t get:Never Mind the Bullocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols I know they were pioneers but I just don't get it. I listened once because it's a classic but I probably won't again.An album you played or listened to incessantly:I’ve never listened to any album more than I listened to Dizzy Up The Girl by the Goo Goo Dolls when I discovered it. The melodies are unbelievable. I absolutely devoured it for months on end! One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Don McLean/Castles In the Air — Just sit back, close your eyes and let it soothe you.
Brian Bandas
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Tuesday (3/3) – Doc Watson, Royal Wade Kimes, Brett Warren.
Wednesday (3/4) – Jason Sellers, Jim Scherer, Jim Malito ([email protected]).
Friday (3/6) – Skip Ewing, Trent Willmon, Pete Fisher ([email protected]).
Sunday (3/8) – Al Cooley.
Monday (3/9) – Mickey Gilley, Jimmie Fadden, Rob Beckham, Jon Conlon ([email protected]).
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Industry News Public relations organization Rollins Media is in full operation. Promotions Coordinator Greg Miller and staffer Mary Kamel join founder Lisa L. Rollins in representing clients Little Texas and Ricky Lynn Gregg. Reach Rollins at [email protected] or 615-481-1782. Tennessee Titans quarterback and songwriter Kerry Collins has established Blue Q Music publishing, a BMI affiliate. Verizon Wireless has entered into a multi-year partnership as the title sponsor of BamaJam Music & Arts Festival in Enterprise, AL. The CMA Songwriters Series will return to NYC’s Joe’s Pub for the fifth year. Bob DiPiero hosts the May 21 kick off with a 6:30pm and 9:30pm showing. Songwriters include Casey Beathard, Dave Berg, Sarah Buxton and Rivers Rutherford. Tickets are $25 at 212-967-7555. MusiCares and the Colon Cancer Alliance are hosting the inaugural The Stars Go Blue For Colon Cancer benefit concert March 24 at 7pm in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Ford Theater. Vince Gill, Amy Grant and Hal Ketchum will perform a writers-round with special guests expected. Tickets $100 at 877-677-3488.
crosstown WWGR for two-and-a-half years. Contact him at 954-729-7968 or [email protected].
Get Your Rumble Seat The March 13 “Rumble On The Row” between RCA’s Keith Gale and Curb’s Adrian Michaels got some airtime on WSIX/Nashville’s House Foundation this morning. Gale and Michaels were in studio with Gerry House discussing their training and, more importantly, helping local children through the Charley Foundation. Listen at http://wsix.com/pages/yougottaseethis.html and find out more at www.charleyfoundation.org.
Harvey: The Best Of The Story The passing of Paul Harvey Saturday (2/28) leaves broadcasters searching for the words to express the impact he
had on them. Former ABC SVP/Worldwide Distribution TJ Lambert, now an executive with Radiolicious, told Country Aircheck, “So many Country stations featured Mr. Harvey for years. As a listener and as a rep, when I got the news, it stopped me in my tracks; I couldn’t believe it. The words ‘legendary’ and ‘iconic’ get thrown around a lot, but not with him, and,
for that matter, his whole family. Most don’t know that when Paul Harvey said, ‘Good morning, Americans!’ he’d also say, ‘Good morning, Canadians!’ through Broadcast News. Even when Mr. Harvey wasn’t feeling well, if he could go on the air, he would. He was the face of ABC.” Former ABC Atlanta Radio Group President/GM Victor Sansone also has fond memories: “I’d met Paul and had been in his company many times in the Capital Cities/ABC days. He and his [late] wife, Angel [Lynne Cooper Harvey], were inseparable, and they would come to some of the dinner events at the Arizona Biltmore [where they also lived]. They just commanded respect, and the room always felt different with them in it. He was a great speaker, as you would guess, and Paul was always gracious, even to guys out of News/Talk like me.”
Paul Harvey
BMI’s Jody Williams and Dill Management’s Stuart Dill, with BMI’s Beth Mason and Kerry Collins, seated.
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Peter Robinson and Alex Heddie have launched Propel Music, offering creative outsourcing for music publishing companies, songwriters and more. Contact them at 615-942 8328 or [email protected].
Radiothon Roundup This week’s St. Jude Radiothon totals bring impressive stats including WPCV/Lakeland’s all-time total surpassing the $1 million mark. • WKAK/Albany, GA, $5,730• WNWN/Battle Creek, MI, $47,456.75• KXLB/Bozeman, MT, $128,907• KAGG/Bryan, TX, $13,280• WCOL/Columbus, OH, $221,078• KMAG/Fort Smith, AR, $49,054• WYZB/Ft. Walton Beach, FL, $36,735• WTQR/Greensboro, NC, $213,244• WTCR/Huntington, WV, $22,415• KFKF/Kansas City, MO, $196,157• WPCV/Lakeland, FL, $175,082• KTPI/Lancaster, GA, $40,997• KSSN/Little Rock, AR, $136,201
• WDEN/Macon, GA, $48,725• KRWQ/Medford, OR, $77,022• WGKX/Memphis, TN, $351,200• WLFF/Myrtle Beach, SC, $13,380• KUSO/Norfolk, NE, $173,184.05• KUUB/Reno, NV, $34,775• WFMB/Springfield, IL, $217,369• KONY/St. George, UT, $31,475• KKYR/Texarkana, AR-TX, $58,091• WIBW/Topeka, KS, $66,706• KJUG/Visalia, CA, $86,647• KOEL/Waterloo, IA, $51,623• WDEZ/Wausau, WI, $102,835
Chart Chat Congrats to Keith Urban, Jimmy Harnen, Steve Hodges and the rest of the Capitol promotion team on scoring this week’s No. 1 single with “Sweet Thing.” The song is the first released from Urban’s March 31 album Defying Gravity.
Artist News Tickets to the June 6 grand opening of the new Dallas Cowboys football stadium featuring George Strait sold out in less than one hour. Joining Strait are Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton and Julianne Hough. Miranda Lambert has launched a line of handmade jewelry through Endy Designs. Currently, select styles are sold out but more will be available pending Lambert’s schedule. Details here.
The WFMB/Springfield, IL crew (PD Dave Marsh is the tall one in back) after their record setting radiothon.
Keith Urban
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Tuesday 3/3 – Darryl Worley, Drafting Partners (re-air) (GAC).
Wednesday 3/4 – Jack Ingram, ACM New Artist Showcase (premiere) (GAC).
Thursday 3/5 - Taylor Swift, CSI (CBS).
Friday 3/6 – Eric Church, Top 20 Country Countdown (GAC).
Saturday 3/7 - John Rich, Gone Country 3 (finale) (CMT); Carrie Underwood, Montgomery Gentry, Luke Bryan, Oak Ridge Boys, Opry Live (re-air) (GAC).
Sunday 3/8 – Miranda Lambert, Origins (GAC).
Monday 3/9 - Jewel, Chuck Wicks, Julianne Hough, Dancing With The Stars (premiere) (ABC).
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Taylor Swift graces the cover of the March issue of Self magazine, which is on newsstands now. Jason Aldean is issuing a concert DVD later this year. The project will be filmed live in front of a sold out crowd at the Knoxville Coliseum March 6. Jo Dee Messina is embarking on a five-week acoustic Music Room Series tour commencing April 16 in Verona, NY. Dates are listed here. Joe Nichols embarked on a 10-day Size Matters Australian tour Feb. 27 in Toowoomba, Queensland. The trek is Nichols’ first on the continent. “Because if the timing of the tour I am unable to attend Country Radio Seminar...and will miss seeing all my friends in radio. So might I offer a big ‘g’day, mate’ from down under?” Billy Currington will headline a post-race concert at Nashville’s Sommet Center April 25 following the Country Music Marathon. Guests Ashton Shepherd and the Carter Twins will also perform. The 2009 Honky Tonk Tailgate Party tour featuring headliner Mark Wills, Trent Willmon and Jeff Bates commences April 17 in Dallas. Markets include Georgiana, AL, Kumamoto, Japan and Phoenix, AZ. Reba McEntire is hosting a March 21 benefit concert with Red Steagall at the Sears Centre Arena outside Chicago. Proceeds will help pay the medical expenses of retired Maine West High School wrestling coach Richard Carlini, who is suffering from Arterio Venous Malformation. McEntire got involved after hearing about the nonprofit Teachers, Coaches and Students Foundation set up by former students of Carlini. Phil Vassar, Lady Antebellum, Ronnie Milsap, John Rich, Darryl Worley, and Jessica Harp are among the artists participating in CMT Camp Nashville May 21-25. The experience is open to 100 campers who will stay at Nashville’s Hotel Indigo, receive songwriting classes, vocal coaching and private studio sessions leading up to their Final Showdown at Nashville’s Wildhorse for Lady Antebellum and Phil Vassar. More info at www.campnashville.com/. CAC
Upcoming Album Releases:
March 17 Randy Travis I Told You So: Greatest Hits (Warner Bros.)
March 24 Eric Church Carolina (Capitol) Shooter Jennings Bad Magick: The Best of Shooter Jennings & the .357’s (Universal South) Martina McBride Shine (RCA) John Rich Son Of A Preacher Man (Warner Bros.)
March 31 Rodney Atkins It’s America (Curb) Billy Ray Cyrus Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) Keith Urban Defying Gravity (Capitol)
April 7 Jason Aldean Wide Open (BBR) Emerson Drive Believe (Midas/Valory) Rascal Flatts Unstoppable (Lyric Street)
April 28 Collin Raye Never Going Back (Time Life)
Album release info to [email protected].
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Pickin’ Destiny: Actor Jack Black made his Grand Ole Opry debut this past weekend performing with his father-in-law, Charlie Haden, to promote his CD Rambling Boy. Pictured (l-r) are Sam Bush, Black and Jim Mills.
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TUESDAY9pmScott Lindsey & Brittini Black 12th & Porter WEDNESDAY7pm-12am Bridge Bar sponsored by BBR Appearances by Randy Owen, Megan Mullins, Jason Aldean. Guitar Hero with Aldean Renaissance Bridge Bar
9pmHolly Williams & Randy Rogers Band Exit/In (2208 Elliston)
9:30-1:30amKatie Armiger At Tootsies Tootsies (422 Broadway)
9:30pmRichard Jaymes Acoustic Showcase Renaissance Room #1508 RSVP to Lori Lousararian 310-854-8104
9:45pmDisney Music Group Billy Ray Cyrus, Sarah Buxton, Trent Tomlinson, Jessica Andrews, Bucky Covington and Love And Theft Icon (12th Ave. S. and Division) 9:30pm busses from Renaissance Invite Only
10pmCRS Smackdown IV Trailer Choir and special guests Legend’s Corner (428 Broadway) CRS lanyard or Show Dog Wristband
10pmPat Green The Stage (412 Broadway) Public
12amLost Trailers w/Jason Michael Carroll Second Fiddle (420 Broadway) Public
THURSDAY6:30-10pmSony/Nashville Boat Show Various Artists 5pm buses at Renaissance and Hilton Invite Only
7pm-12amBridge Bar sponsored by BBR Appearances by Dean Brody & Krista Marie Harley arcade games with Marie Renaissance Bridge Bar
7pmA CRS Jam Presented by Rocky Comfort & Nine North Tracy Lawrence, Due West, Eric Durrance, The Roys, Steve Richard, Zona Jones Rocket Town (401 6th Ave. S)
7-10pmNew Music Showcase Various Artists Wild Beaver (212 Commerce St.)
7:30pmA Starry Starry Nashville Night Presented By Holley Guidry Craig Wiseman, Jim Collins, George Terren, Clint Lagerberg, Lee Miller, Chris Tompkins, and Don Poythress, Clay Cumbie and Chris Cavanaugh
Cadillac Ranch (305 Broadway)
9:30pmE1 Music/PLC Records Showcase Cody McCarver, Daryle Singletary, Sammy Sadler, Brock Hawkins, Chris Webb and Amanda Henke. Second Fiddle (420 Broadway)
10pmKeith Urban 9:45pm buses from Downtown Hotels Rutledge (410 4th Ave. S.) CRS Badges required
10:30pmHolly Williams and Jamey Johnson The Stage (412 Broadway)
FRIDAY4-6pm Bridge Bar sponsored by BBR Ash Bowers Renaissance Bridge Bar
10pm-12amBridge Bar sponsored by BBR Crossin Dixion Renaissance Bridge Bar
10:30pm The 40th Anniversary Jam: A Musical Thanks To Radio sponsored by Digital Rodeo Emerson Drive, Andy Griggs, Julianne Hough, Jamie O’Neal, James Otto, Blake Shelton, Jimmy Wayne, Chuck Wicks and Darryl Worley Cadillac Ranch (305 Broadway)
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3 1 KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 16632 785 5121 225 36.689 1.933 122 0
1 2 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 16265 -367 5071 -92 35.628 -1.085 123 0
5 3 DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 4 14619 1282 4543 356 32.016 3.183 122 0
2 4 KENNY CHESNEY f/M. McANALLY/Down The... (Blue Chair/BNA) 14581 -1517 4569 -428 32.311 -3.273 123 0
4 5 BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 14234 51 4478 36 30.723 -0.275 121 0
7 6 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 13207 374 4149 96 28.585 0.869 122 0
8 7 TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 12594 578 3929 175 27.136 1.246 123 0
9 8 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 11082 552 3465 199 24.1 1.274 122 0
11 9 TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 10004 826 3164 272 21.883 2.088 123 1
10 10 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 9884 578 3199 173 21.549 1.588 122 0
13 11 RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 4 9811 1175 3037 337 20.966 2.366 123 0
14 12 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 9205 817 3014 253 19.155 1.963 118 1
12 13 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 9044 384 2787 68 18.749 1.087 121 0
15 14 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 8948 829 2697 194 20.478 2.28 122 1
17 15 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 8058 386 2489 78 17.071 1.175 122 2
19 16 JOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 4 8033 1632 2418 520 17.348 3.683 117 8
16 17 JACK INGRAM/That's A Man (Big Machine) 7671 -29 2359 9 15.513 0.338 118 0
18 18 MIRANDA LAMBERT/More Like Her (Columbia) 6537 -513 2098 -115 13.3 -1.022 119 0
20 19 TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 6385 270 2011 59 12.982 0.715 115 1
22 20 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 6055 50 1985 26 11.471 0.097 118 0
23 21 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love Songs (Republic/Universal South) 5778 368 1786 121 11.44 1.104 108 5
21 22 JOSH TURNER/Everything Is Fine (MCA) 5197 -824 1685 -291 10.008 -1.475 114 0
24 23 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 4858 66 1494 39 9.285 0.235 107 4
25 24 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 4666 434 1607 133 8.042 0.701 109 6
34 25 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 4 4220 2243 1270 685 8.867 4.434 94 32
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26 26 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 4 4165 904 1319 275 8.42 2.184 108 15
27 27 DEAN BRODY/Brothers (BBR) 2905 113 992 31 5.673 0.388 84 5
31 28 LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 2841 464 841 110 5.541 1.004 69 10
28 29 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry ('Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 2789 226 904 85 4.877 0.408 85 4
29 30 KELLIE PICKLER/Best Days Of Your Life (BNA) 2586 33 789 24 4.841 -0.092 71 5
30 31 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Forever (Stringtown) 2583 35 846 -6 4.989 0.077 63 1
35 32 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 2178 204 712 93 4.11 0.437 61 9
33 33 JOSH GRACIN/Telluride (Lyric Street) 1842 -237 617 -97 2.907 -0.477 67 0
41 34 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 1760 707 607 232 3.564 1.4 63 30
38 35 CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA) 1655 132 535 39 2.859 0.456 57 3
36 36 JAMES OTTO/These Are The Good Ole Days (Warner Bros.) 1619 -98 558 -24 2.783 -0.214 57 1
32 37 EMERSON DRIVE/Belongs To You (Midas/Valory) 1520 -600 505 -167 2.457 -1.037 74 0
37 38 ADAM GREGORY/What It Takes (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 1514 -152 533 -30 2.325 -0.307 64 0
39 39 CHUCK WICKS/Man Of The House (RCA) 1492 77 467 50 2.406 0.187 54 6
40 40 TRENT TOMLINSON/That's How It Still Oughta Be (Carolwood) 1419 229 448 52 2.333 0.484 48 2
45 41 GLORIANA/Wild At Heart (Emblem/New Revolution) 1165 249 361 58 1.861 0.513 44 10
42 RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South) 1020 504 310 175 1.572 0.896 48 17
43 43 DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious) 995 49 373 31 1.36 -0.061 42 3
42 44 JAMEY JOHNSON/High Cost Of Living (Mercury) 950 -47 301 -6 1.485 -0.04 35 3
45 DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 923 796 277 231 1.991 1.689 34 25
47 46 JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 910 155 350 60 1.225 0.302 45 8
47 ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) 784 308 256 75 1.139 0.47 32 7
46 48 JAMIE O'NEAL/Like A Woman (1720) 714 -52 268 2 0.972 -0.182 44 0
49 HOLLY WILLIAMS/Keep The Change (Mercury) 712 380 257 108 0.606 0.261 30 4
49 50 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 709 177 255 59 0.721 0.322 35 6
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CMT MILEY CYRUS/The Climb (Walt Disney/Lyric Street)ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP)
CMT PURECRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA)MILEY CYRUS/The Climb (Walt Disney/Lyric Street)ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP)
GACCRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA)GLORIANA/Wild At Heart (Emblem/New Revolution)MILEY CYRUS/The Climb (Walt Disney/Lyric Street)ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP)
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Aircheck Top Point GainersSUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 2243 4JOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 1632 4DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 1282 4RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 1175 4MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 904 4CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 829
TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 826
JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 817
DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 796
KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 785
Aircheck Top Spin GainersSUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 685
JOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 520
DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 356
RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 337
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 275
TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 272
JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 253
ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 232
DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 231
KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 225
Activator Top Point GainersSUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 594 4DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 415 4RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 403 4JOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 342 4KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 303 4JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 273MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 269JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 254RODNEY ATKINS/IT'S AMERICA (CURB) 244ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love Songs (Republic/Universal South) 237
Activator Top Spin GainersSUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 336DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 246RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 231JOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 205MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 163LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 147KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 143JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 143RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 140ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 124
Aircheck Add LeadersSUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 32ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 30DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 25RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South) 17BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 16MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 15BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 14LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) 12GLORIANA/Wild At Heart (Emblem/New Revolution) 10LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 10
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Aircheck ActivityDIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) Enters at 45*; 923 points, 277 spins 25 ADDS including: KAJA, KASE, KNIX, KSCS*, KSON, KWJJ, KWNR, WDTW, WKHX, WQYK*
JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) Moves 47*-46*; 910 points, 350 spins 8 ADDS: KBQI, KKWF, KMDL, KNIX, KTOM, KUBL*, WBEE, WSSL
ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) Enters at 47*; 784 points, 256 spins 7 ADDS: KKWF, KYGO, WBUL, WKKT, WPAW, WXBQ, WYCD*
JAMIE O’NEAL/Like A Woman (1720) Moves 46-48*; 714 points, 268 spins; 0 ADDS
HOLLY WILLIAMS/Keep The Change (Mercury) Enters at 49*; 712 points, 257 spins 4 ADDS: KKNG, WCOL, WQHK, WSOC*
BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) Moves 49*-50*; 709 points, 255 spins 6 ADDS: KJJY*, KNTY, KTEX, WCTO*, WYCD, WYNK
TRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog) 704 points, 242 spins 2 ADDS: KBWF, WYCD*
BLAKE SHELTON/I’ll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 648 points, 189 spins 14 ADDS including: KATM*, KNTY, KSOP, KTEX, KWNR, WAMZ, WIVK*, WQDR, WYCD*, WYNK
CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin’ You Home (The Little Black...) (RCA) 626 points, 208 spins 4 ADDS: KHKI*, KNTY, KWNR, WMIL
BOMSHEL/Fight Like A Girl (Curb) 625 points, 200 spins 5 ADDS: KHKI*, KNTY, KSON, KTOM, *WPCV
DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 615 points, 230 spins 6 ADDS: KJJY*, KNCI*, KNTY, WIVK*, WYNK, WYPY CARRIE UNDERWOOD/The More Boys I Meet (19/Arista) 547 points, 114 spins; 0 ADDS
MARCH 9MILEY CYRUS/The Climb (Walt Disney/Lyric Street)RICK HUCKABY/She Gets Me High (Head Coach)COLLIN RAYE/Mid-Life Chrysler (Saguaro Road)
MARCH 16CARTER TWINS/Heart Like Memphis (CMT/Meteor 17/CO5)JOEY + RORY/Play The Song (Sugarhill/Vanguard/Nine North)JONATHAN SINGLETON AND THE GROVE/Livin’ In Paradise (Universal South)TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog)
MARCH 23MARCEL/Believin (Red Stripe Plane/BPP)RICHIE MCDONALD/Hey God (Stroudavarious)REBEL HEARTS/Jesse Dunn (Rebel Hearts/Nine North)WILLIAMS RILEY/I’m Still Me (Golden Music/Nine North)
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Aircheck Top RecurrentsDIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 11301BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 9398BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 7451ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 7210ALAN JACKSON/Country Boy (Arista) 6122MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 5125DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 4646SUGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) 4289TAYLOR SWIFT/Love Story (Big Machine) 4169BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 4047
PAT GREEN/Country Star (BNA) 498 points, 123 spins
5 ADDS: KAJA, KILT*, WBCT, WKKT, WTQR
STEVE AZAR/You’re My Life (Ride/Dang/CO5) 470 points, 171 spins; 0 ADDS
KID ROCK/Blue Jeans And A Rosary (Atlantic/CO5) 462 points, 126 spins
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Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)
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3 1 KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 5004 303 2829 143
1 2 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 4885 -155 2764 -118
4 3 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 4767 186 2726 113
5 4 DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 4739 162 2700 75
6 5 BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 4571 66 2565 34
2 6 KENNY CHESNEY f/M. MCANALLY/Down The Road (Blue Chair/BNA) 4497 -290 2528 -205
8 7 TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 3843 138 2235 77
9 8 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 3621 244 2021 140
10 9 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 3545 273 1999 116
11 10 TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 3382 153 1956 108
12 11 RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 3279 403 1864 231
13 12 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 2982 254 1718 143
15 13 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 2795 207 1605 118
14 14 JACK INGRAM/That's A Man (Big Machine) 2662 -54 1500 -43
17 15 TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 2581 137 1492 92
20 16 JOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 2518 342 1430 205
18 17 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 2385 22 1358 2
19 18 MIRANDA LAMBERT/More Like Her (Columbia) 2229 -112 1281 -80
21 19 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 2183 14 1244 -1
22 20 JOSH TURNER/Everything Is Fine (MCA) 2008 -71 1089 -52
23 21 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love Songs (Republic/Universal South) 1886 237 1141 122
24 22 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 1822 269 1036 163
25 23 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 1547 160 795 96
29 24 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 1512 594 840 336
26 25 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 1322 58 745 31
28 26 LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 1256 229 729 147
27 27 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Forever (Stringtown) 1138 28 631 29
33 28 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 892 200 498 124
30 29 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry (‘Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 875 74 489 46
34 30 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP) 764 89 423 58
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32 31 KELLIE PICKLER/Best Days Of Your Life (19/BNA) 759 64 397 34
36 32 DEAN BRODY/Brothers (BBR) 757 110 427 65
31 33 JOSH GRACIN/Telluride (Lyric Street) 747 -44 417 -18
35 34 CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA) 695 41 356 23
39 35 TRENT TOMLINSON/That's How It Still Oughta Be (Carolwood) 565 92 273 60
55 36 DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 562 415 287 246
37 37 EMERSON DRIVE/Belongs To You (Midas/Valory) 479 -164 247 -108
43 38 GLORIANA/Wild At Heart (Emblem) 454 159 228 75
41 39 CHUCK WICKS/Man Of The House (RCA) 433 54 233 27
42 40 DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious) 399 42 206 20
47 41 ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) 311 75 159 29
44 42 TRACY LAWRENCE/You Can't Hide Redneck (Rocky Comfort/Nine North) 308 18 96 6
46 43 JAMIE O'NEAL/Like A Woman (1720) 283 7 113 5
45 44 KEITH ANDERSON/She Could've Been Mine (Columbia) 282 -5 108 0
49 45 JAMEY JOHNSON/High Cost Of Living (Mercury) 268 53 137 21
48 46 ADAM GREGORY/What It Takes (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 254 19 141 17
53 47 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 227 49 102 27
50 48 TRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog) 220 25 120 6
49 HOLLY WILLIAMS/Keep The Change (Mercury) 216 89 130 48
50 JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 207 84 91 32
57 51 PAT GREEN/Country Star (BNA) 195 50 82 31
54 52 KATIE ARMIGER/Trail Of Lies (Cold River) 172 16 99 17
59 53 CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black... (RCA) 168 33 77 17
56 54 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 161 14 75 11
55 MILEY CYRUS/The Climb (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 148 63 56 39
56 RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South) 144 66 85 44
51 57 STEVE AZAR/You're My Life (Ride/Dang/New Revolution) 137 -55 61 -18
58 58 WHITNEY DUNCAN/The Bed That You Made (Warner Bros.) 121 -23 55 -13
59 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 120 39 67 22
60 BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 104 104 68 68Debut
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