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©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] Digital Info Not Compelling To PDs iTunes single sales, ringtones, ringbacks, MySpace streams, Tweet heat and Facebook chatter. There are more ways than ever to track the music people like and are buying. And, it’s virtually instantaneous. But these new digital and online tools have yet to become part of Country programmers information arsenal. In fact, two of the six PDs/MDs we talked to for this piece don’t look at any of these digital tools at all as part of their music decision-making process. For everyone else we talked to, the use of digital data is marginal. “I occasionally look at Big Champagne but don’t put that much stock into it,” admits WMIL/ Milwaukee PD Kerry Wolfe. “Most of the downloads seem to be from artists who appeal to teenage girls, and that’s not my target audience.” Wolfe adds that another problem he has with Big Champagne is that the data “… bounces all over the place from day to day.” Instead, he prefers a tool he’s had for awhile: SoundScan sales data. “I study it every week and find it to be quite reliable. As I increase airplay, sales increase. And it’s more consistent.” Wolfe adds that despite the fact sales can be a lagging indicator, he uses it to determine rotations. “SoundScan is usually only a week or so behind,” he says. “so, there are times when I’ll move things into a hotter rotation if I see a trend of increased sales.” Digital data isn’t part of WPCV/Lakeland, FL PD Mike James’ process either. “We’re pretty much old school here,” he says. (continued on page 5) Stagecoach Rolls Through LA Official attendance figures aren’t out yet, but by all accounts the 2009 Stagecoach Festival was a resounding success. KKGO/Los Angeles morning talent Shawn Parr was there and reports record attendance of approximately 50,000 people each on Saturday and Sunday. (The festival was shortened from last year’s three-day event.) “They actually had to move some stuff to make room for all the fans,” Parr tells Country Aircheck. “They were at capacity and talking about being sold out by Friday morning. But when you’re talking about $99 for the weekend with that lineup, you can see it was a great deal.” Brad Paisley, Reba and Little Big Town anchored Saturday (4/25), with Kenny Chesney, Kid Rock and Miranda Lambert atop Sunday’s bill. Asked about the newer artists getting Kerry Wolfe KKGO/Los Angeles morning teamers Ashley Paige (l) and Shawn Parr (r) meet ‘n’ greet a handful of the more than 100,000 country fans who attended last weekend’s third annual Stagecoach Festival. April 27, 2009 Issue 138
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Digital Info Not Compelling To PDs iTunes single sales, ringtones, ringbacks, MySpace streams, Tweet heat and Facebook chatter. There are more ways than ever to track the music people like and are buying. And, it’s virtually instantaneous. But these new digital and online tools have yet to become part of Country programmers information arsenal. In fact, two of the six PDs/MDs we talked to for this piece don’t look at any of these digital tools at all as part of their music decision-making process. For everyone else we talked to, the use of digital data is marginal. “I occasionally look at Big Champagne but don’t put that much stock into it,” admits WMIL/Milwaukee PD Kerry Wolfe. “Most of the downloads seem to be from artists who appeal to teenage girls, and that’s not my target audience.” Wolfe adds that another problem he has with Big Champagne is that the data “… bounces all over the place from day to day.” Instead, he prefers a tool he’s had for awhile: SoundScan sales data. “I study it every week and find it to be quite reliable. As I increase airplay, sales increase. And it’s more consistent.” Wolfe adds that despite the fact sales can be a lagging indicator, he uses it to determine rotations. “SoundScan is usually only a week or so behind,” he says. “so, there are times when I’ll move things into a hotter rotation if I see a trend of increased sales.” Digital data isn’t part of WPCV/Lakeland, FL PD Mike James’ process either. “We’re pretty much old school here,” he says.
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Stagecoach Rolls Through LA Official attendance figures aren’t out yet, but by all accounts the 2009 Stagecoach Festival was a resounding success. KKGO/Los Angeles morning talent Shawn Parr was there and reports record attendance of approximately 50,000 people each on Saturday and Sunday. (The festival was shortened from last year’s three-day event.) “They actually had to move some stuff to make room for all the fans,” Parr tells Country Aircheck. “They were at capacity and talking about being sold out by Friday morning. But when you’re talking about $99 for the weekend with that lineup, you can see it was a great deal.” Brad Paisley, Reba and Little Big Town anchored Saturday (4/25), with Kenny Chesney, Kid Rock and Miranda Lambert atop Sunday’s bill. Asked about the newer artists getting
Kerry Wolfe
KKGO/Los Angeles morning teamers Ashley Paige (l) and Shawn Parr (r) meet ‘n’ greet a handful of the more than 100,000 country fans who attended last weekend’s third annual Stagecoach Festival.
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attention, Parr says, “Everybody’s talking about Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum and the Zac Brown Band. “Darius really solidified his place in country music Saturday,” Parr continues. “Certainly for Southern California he did. He’s very personable and everyone embraced him. Brad Paisley came out to sing with Darius on David Allan Coe’s ‘You Never Even Called Me By My Name.’ That was about five hours before Brad was supposed to go on. “And you’d be blown away to see how many people didn’t walk, ran to see Charlie Daniels after Darius finished. This wave of people just sprinted about 200 yards to the Palomino Stage. The fire marshals were trying to control the crowd; it was that packed.” The huge crowd, and their enthusiasm, didn’t exactly disperse quickly Sunday night. “There were people still coming home as we were coming on the air this morning saying they just got out of the parking lot at 1am, gassed up, got something to eat and rolled on,” Parr says. “Two hours of sleep and going to work.” This remarkable event most likely owes some of its success to the increased listening at KKGO, which heavily promoted the festival. “We gave away 1,100 tickets over the course of three or four months,” Parr says. “And for the 50,000 who were there, they could have sold 50,000 more easily. I’ve never seen anything like it in Southern California.”
CC Changes Imminent Clear Channel market managers and programmers will reportedly receive their marching orders tomorrow, as they get details on implementing the company’s plan to improve program quality for all day parts. This plan, which includes “New Channels, Premium Choice” for local PDs and “Sophisticated Talent Analysis,” was unveiled in an April 15 press release. The April 20 Country Aircheck Weekly offered some educated guesses into what was coming. And now, on the eve of the roll-out, a few more details are emerging. Advance word is that beginning this Saturday, weekends at the vast majority of CC stations will originate from outside the market. That means hundreds of partimers will be
My Tunes: Music ThaT shaped My Life WFRE/Frederick, MD PD Jess Wright discusses her most important songs, artists or concerts: 1. Fleetwood Mac, Rumors : When I was a kid my dad used to crank this up, especially “Don’t Stop” and “Go Your Own Way”. Brings back great childhood memories, and is also just an awesome bunch of music. I still crank it up every time!2. Blondie, Heart of Glass: This was the very first cassette I ever got. I think I was about 9
and I bought it with my own money. I listened to it over and over, and yeah, I knew every word to “Rapture.” Don’t hate.3. Counting Crows, August and Everything After: This came out the first year I was in radio. Not only does it bring back some great memories of first starting out in the business, but I just love the sound. And, it brings back memories of a dear friend. One who put me in a production room and made me do the same liner over the same intro on a reel to reel until I sounded natural and not like I was reading or “playing DJ.” She died a few years ago, and I think of her every time I hear a song from this album.4. Dixie Chicks, Fly: I didn’t always know that I loved country music, and this was the first country CD I owned. I love the way they sound on the radio (or did, when it was ok to play them). 5. The Manhattan Transfer, The Very Best of...: I discovered them through our vocal jazz group in high school. I’m a sucker for harmonies, I love the style of music, and I could sing along to it all day. In fact, please hold while I go sing “Ray’s Rock House.” • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: I honestly can’t think of one. When I hear about something enough, I go find it and listen to it. Whether I love it or not, I want to know what the hype is about. • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Is that song, “I’m In Love With A Stripper” considered important? Because I don’t get that at ALL.• An album you played or listened to incessantly: Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors off and on throughout my life. New Edition’s self-titled album when I was 12, Michael Jackson’s Thriller when I was 13 or 14, Janet Jackson’s Janet when I was in college, and recently, Randy Houser’s Anything Goes.• One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: “Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You” by Stevie Nicks.
Jess Wright
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Wednesday (4/29) – Duane Allen, Stephanie Bentley-Proutt, James Bonamy, Beverlee Brannigan ([email protected]), Rosie Fitchpatrick ([email protected]), Lisa Kosty, Debby Turpin ([email protected])
Thursday (4/30) – Willie Nelson, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Robert Reynolds, Tyler Wilkinson, Steve Amari ([email protected]), Dana Burwell, Chuck Rhodes ([email protected])
Friday (5/1) – Tim McGraw, Helen Darling, Ilene Berns, Carrie Long, Louie Newman ([email protected]), Lindsay Walleman ([email protected]), Tanya Welch
Saturday (5/2) – Larry Gatlin, Ty Herndon, Brian Jennings ([email protected]), Buzz Ledford, Tammy Ragusa ([email protected])
Sunday (5/3) – Eric Church, Brad Martin, Shane Minor, Jerry Salley, Stoney Richards ([email protected])
Monday (5/4) – Randy Travis, Rick Barker, George Collier ([email protected]), Tim DuBois, Susan Eaddy, Michael McNamara, Robert Ellis Orrall
BirThdays
Former WFBE/Flint, MI morning co-host Keith Allen has launched www.KeithAllenToday.com, which houses his resume, airchecks, voice over samples and blogs. Women Rock For The Cure will hold a Pink Celebration in honor of the organization’s newly acquired non-profit status at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley May 7. Rachel Proctor and Stephanie Chapman will hit the stage at 5:30pm. No cover, but donations will be accepted. Eight Nashville publishers have formed the Turks Publishing Coalition to insure independent publishers continue to be represented in the music industry. Among the founding members are State One Songs’ Pat Finch, Full Circle’s Lynn Gann, Blacktop’s Mike Sebastian, RPM’s Sam Ramage, Cal IV’s Billy Lynn, Still Working’s Clay Myers, Stage Three’s Tim Hunze and Disney’s Kos Weaver.
laid-off in the coming days. Stations will carry shows from a network that will feature four, six-hour dayparts of voice-tracked programming. It’s believed that stations all over the country will be airing the identical programming, except for local breaks. Early word is there will be two six-minute local spot sets. It’s unknown whether the Country programming will be identical to what airs on CC’s “iheartradio” Country Road channel.
Radiothon Roundup Here’s a look at recent St. Jude Radiothon results turned in by Country radio:• KOLZ/Cheyenne, WY, $21,545• WDNE/Elkins, WV, $21,440• KWHQ/Kenai, AK, $20,227
Around The Horn Due West has officially announced the formation of their label, Bigger Than Me, whose principals include band members Matt Lopez, Brad Hull and Tim Gates, along with producer Jason Deere and entrepreneur Darren Dixon. The label has partnered with Nine North for radio promotion, along with Marco Music Group, Jerry Duncan Promotions and GrassRoots Promotion for secondary. Also, Wortman Works has been tapped for PR, Fresh Design for creative design and video production, Music City Networks for website initiatives and CAA for booking. Additionally, GrassRoots’ Nancy Tunick is handling management duties for the band. Former Country Thunder Mgr./Promotion Seth Necessary has joined APEX Music/Horizan Music for radio promotion focusing on the Texas Chart. He can be reached at 615-297-1414 or at [email protected]. Radio vet Kathryn White has launched artist development and management company KW Management. Her previous radio stops include KSON/San Diego, WSM-FM/Nashville and WSIX/Nashville. White’s first client is Nashville Star finalist Melanie Torres. Reach White at 615-489-6198 or [email protected].
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Chart Chat Congrats to Jason Aldean, SVP/Promotion Carson James, VPP Lee Adams and the entire Broken Bow staff on reaching No. 1 with Aldean’s “She’s Country.” The accomplishment is James’ first chart-topper with the label and Aldean’s second following “Why” (2006).
CRB Agenda Group Set The 2009-2010 CRB Agenda Committee for CRS-41 includes (* denotes new committee member): Albright & O’Malley’s Jaye Albright, All Access’ Jim Asker, WWQM/Madison’s Brad Austin*, Columbia’s Cliff Blake*, WYNR/Brunswick, GA’s Josh Brandon, KKGO/Los Angeles’ Tonya Campos, WTHI/Terre Haute, IN’s James Conner, UMG/Nashville’s Karen Cupit*, United Station’s Andy Denemark, KTHK/Idaho Falls, ID’s Dale Desmond*, Jerry Duncan Promotion’s Jerry Duncan*, RCA’s Keith Gale*, Valory’s JoJamie Hahr, KSCS/Dallas’ Chris Huff, WYCD/Detroit’s Jay Jennings, KBEQ/Kansas City’s Mike Kennedy*, KAJA/
San Antonio’s George King*, WQKZ/Jasper, IN’s Gene Kuntz*, Lyric Street’s Kris Lamb*, WKKT/Charlotte’s Bruce Logan, WAWC/Warsaw, IN’s Clint Marsh, McCoy & Assoc.’s Sharla McCoy*, Curb’s Adrian Michaels, Clear Channel/New York’s Paul Miraldi*, WUBE/Cincinnati’s Travis Moon, Greylock’s Rick Murray*, KUPL/Portland’s John Paul, CO5/Nashville’s Annie Sandor, Mozes’ Chad Schultz and Girlilla Marketing’s Jennie Smythe*. CRS-41 will be held Feb. 24-26, 2010 at the Nashville Convention Center.
Gig Alerts• Cold River head Pete O’Heeron is seeking a new Dir./Radio Promotion; send resumes to [email protected].• Southern Star’s WVIM/Memphis PD Tripp is seeking a new morning personality or team. Airchecks and resumes at [email protected] or to 230 Goodman Road, Bldg. 2, Suite 202, Southaven, MS 38671.
Artist News Justin Brands presented George Strait with a commemorative saddle, a pair of boots and a Resistol hat for being named the ACM’s Artist of the Decade. Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough will perform at the fundraiser Music 4 Music benefitting the Ravenwood High School Band program at the school’s Performing Arts Center in Brentwood, TN May 7. VIP passes are $75 and general admission tickets are $25, $35 and $45 at 615-776-3028 or here. Tickets are sold out for the special non-broadcast performance of A Prairie Home Companion: Off the Air May 2 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, featuring Brad Paisley and the Sam Bush Band. The Lo Cash Cowboys are one of the first groups announced for the lineup in Bob Kingsley’s New Artist Showcase at the 2009 CMA Music Festival. Tickets to the second annual GAC Kick-off Breakfast Wednesday, June 10 for the CMA Music Festival are on sale now. Tickets are $40 and includes breakfast, live performances, three autographs and admission to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Passes here.
Jason Aldean
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Tuesday 4/28 – Dierks Bentley, Ellen (syndicated); Jason Michael Carroll, GAC Nights & GAC On The Streets; Dolly Parton, Late Show with David Letterman (CBS).
Wednesday 4/29 – Zac Brown Band, Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC).
Thursday 4/30 – Jason Aldean, Bonnie Hunt Show (syndicated); Bobby Bare, Kathy Mattea, Luke Bryan, Crook & Chase (RFD-TV).
Friday 5/1 – Jason Aldean, Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC).
Saturday 5/2 – Dwight Yoakam, Charley Pride, Joe Nichols, Opry Live (re-air) (GAC).
Sunday 5/3 – Taylor Swift, Superstar Sessions (re-air) (GAC).
Monday 5/4 – Dierks Bentley, GAC Special: Feel That Fire (re-air).
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Collin Raye Never Going Back (Time Life) Raye returns with his 14th album featuring inspirational songs “Get Up in Jesus’ Name,” “The Only Jesus,” current single “Mid-Life Chrysler” and “She’s With Me.” The latter was released in March to benefit Operation Kids. Raye co-wrote three of the album’s 12 tracks with writers including Aimee Mayo, Neil Thrasher and Wendell Mobley. A special
14-track edition is available through Wal-Mart with bonus tracks “Helping Hands” and “Faithfully.” The record was recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL. Michael Curtis produced.
Jason Michael Carroll Growing Up Is Getting Old (Arista) Carroll’s sophomore release, following Waitin’ In the Country, features Top 20 single “Where I’m From,” “Happened On A Saturday Night (Suzie Q),” “Sorry Don’t Matter,” “Hurry Home” and the title track. Carroll’s children, Savanna Nicole and Gavin Michael, can be heard on “Tears,” a song about a long distance
father-daughter relationship. He co-wrote three of 10 cuts with writers including Tom Shapiro, Paul Overstreet and Keith Anderson. Don Gehman produced.
Album release info to [email protected].
check OuT: in sTOres 4/28 Digital Info Not Compelling To PDs (continued from page 1)“Sales and download data is interesting to look at, but it doesn’t really affect our decision making process relative to adds or conversions. We still rely primarily on our gut instinct after listening to a new single, to see if we think it’s a good fit for our local audience. We consider the ‘sonic balance’ of the currents in rotation to determine our needs at the time relative to tempo, lyrical content etc. So far, it seems to be working, we’re averaging at 12 share, which ain’t bad.” KBEQ/Kansas City MD TJ McEntire is a bit more active
in seeking online input, although she admits that she and PD Mike Kennedy aren’t using these new resources to make music decisions yet. “I go to MySpace music pages to check stuff out and am a fan of Facebook artists and always read the info they send,” she says. “We probably should look at this stuff a little closer; iTunes purchases are accelerating as we speak and the Internet is making it easier and easier to seek out
new artists. I also actively use Facebook to communicate with listeners. We should probably look into how to utilize these tools better with music decisions. These are still un-tapped resources. I know Mike and I still rely on our gut a lot.” WDSY/Pittsburgh APD/MD Stoney Richards uses tech for listening to new music and for researching music and artists. However, he’s another programmer who doesn’t rely on the online aggregator tools in making music decisions. He notes, “Download numbers always look good, but in reality what you download is not something you may want to listen to several times a day. So the transference of downloads to radio listening isn’t equal on both sides. I know the way I listen to songs on my iPod is different than the way I listen to my car radio.” Please let us know if any of today’s new sales/downloading tools are part of your music decision-making process. Email your thoughts to [email protected]. CAC
Tour opener Gloriana will visit high school lunchrooms in markets on Taylor Swift’s Fearless 2009 Tour. They are also documenting their journey to the 2009 CMT Music Awards in bi-weekly webisodes here. Jimmy Wayne, Bob DiPiero, Dean Dillon and Scotty Emerick will headline the CMA Songwriters Series at New York City’s Joe’s Pub May 21. Tickets are $25 here. Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood co-wrote with Luke Bryan on his current single “Do I.” Hillary Scott sings backup vocals. Jason Aldean, Eli Young Band, Melinda Doolittle and others are scheduled for the GRAMMY Block Party May 12 at Nashville’s Owen Bradley Park. You must be a Recording Academy member or a member’s guest to attend. Details here.
Mike James
TJ McEntire
Stoney Richards
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3 1 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 15614 1333 5294 418 35.182 2.99 126 0
2 2 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 15607 562 5136 132 35.93 1.477 126 0
1 3 RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 14683 -411 4939 -98 33.608 -1.203 126 0
4 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 14365 1125 4798 327 32.491 2.486 125 0
7 5 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 13503 1232 4555 409 30.717 2.105 125 0
8 6 KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 4 11327 1391 3704 493 26.086 3.206 125 0
10 7 BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 4 10907 1434 3550 492 25.718 3.465 125 0
9 8 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 10821 1086 3598 361 24.87 2.642 126 2
5 9 TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 10245 -2400 3361 -803 22.941 -5.995 126 0
11 10 KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 9982 858 3237 304 23.032 2.111 126 0
12 11 DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 9787 1038 3232 338 21.786 2.054 126 1
6 12 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 9286 -3338 3113 -1084 21.63 -6.612 125 0
15 13 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love... (Republic/Universal South) 8157 214 2669 73 18.308 0.543 120 0
19 14 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 7956 975 2736 298 17.97 2.539 118 1
17 15 LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 7914 727 2658 265 17.189 1.752 123 6
18 16 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 7904 725 2754 214 16.797 1.988 120 1
21 17 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 7759 1149 2631 430 17.733 2.666 119 4
16 18 TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 6456 -1293 2181 -464 13.63 -3.203 120 0
22 19 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 6346 62 2124 27 13.63 0.241 117 0
23 20 TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 6047 816 2025 286 13.797 2.155 120 5
13 21 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 5297 -3018 1656 -886 11.658 -7.018 124 0
20 22 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 5189 -1588 1857 -518 10.706 -3.367 121 0
24 23 KELLIE PICKLER/Best Days Of Your Life (19/BNA) 5133 753 1649 251 10.521 1.556 105 4
26 24 RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South) 4300 604 1458 213 8.847 1.448 104 10
27 25 BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 4240 845 1465 307 9.371 2.176 98 8
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31 26 REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 4 3892 1696 1187 519 8.083 3.438 107 25
42 27 TAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 4 3710 2440 1133 769 8.335 5.208 100 32
28 28 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 3245 464 1095 156 6.549 0.892 99 11
29 29 GLORIANA/Wild At Heart (Emblem/New Revolution) 3067 345 1033 126 6.083 0.818 84 8
44 30 DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 4 2604 1532 839 495 5.48 3.333 88 32
30 31 CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA) 2566 101 865 15 5.099 0.28 76 2
32 32 DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious) 2497 352 894 98 4.738 0.636 80 4
33 33 CHUCK WICKS/Man Of The House (RCA) 2276 231 747 64 4.052 0.414 89 12
35 34 ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) 2234 363 750 138 4.214 0.917 64 5
34 35 PAT GREEN/Country Star (BNA) 2136 139 671 47 3.87 0.196 61 3
37 36 JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 1913 214 747 78 3.053 0.417 80 4
38 37 MILEY CYRUS/The Climb (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 1643 145 585 50 3.029 0.466 71 7
39 38 JAMEY JOHNSON/High Cost Of Living (Mercury) 1583 93 542 31 2.578 0.271 59 4
36 39 TRENT TOMLINSON/That's How It Still Oughta Be (Carolwood) 1532 -271 582 -71 2.837 -0.558 63 1
41 40 LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) 1526 150 546 55 2.332 0.238 64 5
45 41 JACK INGRAM/Barefoot And Crazy (Big Machine) 1472 423 463 139 2.637 0.646 58 9
43 42 CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 1210 64 348 11 1.971 0.063 42 3
50 43 JESSICA HARP/Boy Like Me (Warner Bros.) 1022 220 307 62 1.437 0.383 39 4
48 44 BOMSHEL/Fight Like A Girl (Curb) 1007 128 384 71 1.309 0.26 46 6
47 45 TRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog) 924 -4 350 9 1.337 -0.052 39 1
46 46 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 872 -65 359 -16 1.014 -0.023 49 2
47 CAITLIN & WILL/Address In The Stars (Columbia) 853 66 355 34 1.15 0.116 46 4
49 48 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 635 -222 240 -106 0.913 -0.153 48 0
49 LEE ANN WOMACK/Solitary Thinkin' (MCA) 617 362 214 122 0.939 0.627 30 10
50 JOE NICHOLS/Believers (Universal South) 616 307 212 121 1.089 0.481 33 11
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CMT BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury)JOEY + RORY/Play The Song (Sugar Hill/Vanguard/Nine North)LOVE AND THEFT/Don’t Wake Me (Carolwood)
CMT PUREBILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury)JOEY + RORY/Play The Song (Sugar Hill/Vanguard/Nine North)THE LOST TRAILERS/How ‘Bout You Don’t (BNA)LOVE AND THEFT/Don’t Wake Me (Carolwood)HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry, Cry (‘Til The Sun Shines) (Curb)DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious)
GACBILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury)THE LOST TRAILERS/How ‘Bout You Don’t (BNA)HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry, Cry (‘Til The Sun Shines) (Curb)DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious)
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Aircheck Top Point GainersTAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 2440 4REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 1696 4DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 1532 4BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 1434 4KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 1391 4JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 1333
SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 1232
ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 1149
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 1125
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 1086
Aircheck Top Spin GainersTAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 769
REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 519
DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 495
KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 493
BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 492
ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 430
JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 418
SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 409
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 361
DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 338
Activator Top Point GainersDARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 523 4REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 487 4SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 419 4BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 360 4TAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 348 4ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 343KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 337KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 319BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 318DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 297
Activator Top Spin GainersDARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 352REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 337SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 305TAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 255ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 234BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 230KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 229KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 214BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 212DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 207
Aircheck Add LeadersDARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 32TAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 32REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 25STEVE AZAR/Moo La Moo (Ride/BPP) 13BUCKY COVINGTON/I Want My Life Back (Lyric Street) 12CHUCK WICKS/Man Of The House (RCA) 12BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 11JOE NICHOLS/Believers (Universal South) 11KRISTA MARIE/Jeep Jeep (Holeshot/BBR) 10LEE ANN WOMACK/Solitary Thinkin' (MCA) 10RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South) 10
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Aircheck ActivityTRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog) Moves 47-45*; 924 points, 350 spins 1 ADD: KATC*
DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) Stays at 46; 872 points, 359 spins 2 ADDS: WBCT, WBEE
CAITLIN & WILL/Address In The Stars (Columbia) Enters at 47*; 853 points, 355 spins 4 ADDS: KATC*, KSKS, WSIX, WWQM
BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) Moves 49-48; 635 points, 240 spins 0 ADDS
LEE ANN WOMACK/Solitary Thinkin’ (MCA) Enters at 49*; 617 points, 214 spins 10 ADDS: KCYE, KFKF, KKNG, WBUL, WIRK*, WIVK*, WPAW, WQHK, WSSL, WUBL
JOE NICHOLS/Believers (Universal South) Enters at 50*; 616 points, 212 spins 11 ADDS including: KASE, KATC*, KBEQ, KCYE, KDRK, KNIX, KYGO, WGNA, WGTY, WYRK
BUCKY COVINGTON/I Want My Life Back (Lyric Street) 541 points, 182 spins 12 ADDS including: KBQI, KNTY, WGKX*, WGNE, WIVK*, WOGK, WPOC, WSOC*, WUBE, WYRK
HANK WILLIAMS, JR./Red, White And Pink Slip Blues (Curb) 537 points, 172 spins 2 ADDS: WGTY, WPAW
JONATHAN SINGLETON & THE GROVE/Livin’ In Paradise (Universal South) 508 points, 194 spins 3 ADDS: KDRK, WIRK*, WKSJ
MAY 4LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol)MIRANDA LAMBERT/Dead Flowers (Columbia)JESSE LEE/It’s A Girl Thing (Atlantic/BPP)HEIDI NEWFIELD/What Am I Waiting For (Curb)
MAY 11MEGAN MULLINS/Long Past Gone (Stoney Creek)HOLLY WILLIAMS/Mama (Mercury)
MAY 18 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I Just Call You Mine (RCA) JAMES OTTO/Since You Brought It Up (Warner Bros.)
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Aircheck Top RecurrentsDARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 8720GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 6610TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 6181JOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 6053KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 5473TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 5468ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 5168DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 5115BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 5026KENNY CHESNEY f/M. McANALLY/Down The Road (Blue Chair/BNA) 4577
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/More Boys I Meet (19/Arista) 465 points, 96 spins 0 ADDS
HOLLY WILLIAMS/Keep The Change (Mercury) 426 points, 183 spins 0 ADDS
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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1 1 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 4252 209 2810 148
3 2 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 4043 55 2654 74
4 3 RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 3874 -49 2622 -44
2 4 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 3850 -175 2557 -92
6 5 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 4 3810 419 2495 305
8 6 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 3369 234 2181 167
9 7 KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 3233 319 2075 214
13 8 KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 2905 337 1857 229
12 9 BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 2898 318 1841 230
11 10 DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 2887 297 1852 207
14 11 LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 2634 138 1685 99
15 12 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 2582 185 1691 119
17 13 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 2417 94 1475 64
10 14 TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 2401 -299 1554 -221
20 15 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 2372 343 1511 234
19 16 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love Songs (Republic/Universal South) 2184 5 1460 11
22 17 TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 1876 204 1210 141
18 18 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 1809 -402 1192 -255
23 19 BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 4 1649 360 1021 212
21 20 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 1620 -57 1057 -25
24 21 RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South) 1437 156 937 106
26 22 KELLIE PICKLER/Best Days Of Your Life (19/BNA) 1385 218 849 150
30 23 REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 4 1268 487 823 337
27 24 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 1076 100 674 64
28 25 GLORIANA/Wild At Heart (Emblem/New Revolution) 994 137 609 75
40 26 DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 4 914 523 588 352
38 27 TAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 4 833 348 527 255
33 28 ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) 822 197 481 128
29 29 CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA) 813 -34 513 -10
31 30 DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious) 763 37 464 29
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34 31 MILEY CYRUS/The Climb (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 709 87 424 59
35 32 PAT GREEN/Country Star (BNA) 684 80 399 72
32 33 CHUCK WICKS/Man Of The House (RCA) 631 -2 365 3
37 34 JACK INGRAM/Barefoot And Crazy (Big Machine) 569 53 310 39
39 35 JAMEY JOHNSON/High Cost Of Living (Mercury) 409 -41 229 -7
42 36 JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 358 18 211 21
43 37 LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) 340 34 213 32
48 38 JOE NICHOLS/Believers (Universal South) 281 102 135 68
60 39 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Dead Flowers (Columbia) 265 177 144 92
44 40 KATIE ARMIGER/Trail Of Lies (Cold River) 263 -31 182 -5
41 BUCKY COVINGTON/I Want My Life Back (Lyric Street) 248 168 134 84
46 42 JONATHAN SINGLETON & THE GROVE/Livin' In Paradise (Universal South) 233 -15 128 -6
45 43 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 210 -83 95 -49
58 44 LEE ANN WOMACK/Solitary Thinkin' (MCA) 199 90 115 51
51 45 JESSICA HARP/Boy Like Me (Warner Bros.) 195 31 111 17
52 46 BOMSHEL/Fight Like A Girl (Curb) 193 30 137 23
50 47 TRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog) 192 16 135 7
48 48 CAITLIN & WILL/Address In The Stars (Columbia) 175 -15 109 0
47 49 RASCAL FLATTS/Love Who You Love (Lyric Street) 170 -35 34 -7
57 50 GRETCHEN WILSON/The Earrings Song (Columbia) 135 0 27 0
54 51 JO DEE MESSINA/Shine (Curb) 126 -21 26 -8
56 52 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 109 -27 57 -7
53 HANK WILLIAMS, JR./Red, White And Pink Slip Blues (Curb) 108 23 70 17
59 54 MARK CHESNUTT/She Never Got Me Over You (Lofton Creek) 93 -9 44 -2
55 WADE BOWEN/If We Ever Make It Home (Sustain) 74 5 49 4
56 MARCEL/Believin' (Red Stripe Planes) 62 -2 43 -4
57 RICHIE MCDONALD/Six Foot Teddy Bear (Stroudavarious) 53 12 39 8
58 HEIDI NEWFIELD/What Am I Waiting For (Curb) 47 46 20 19
59 TRACY LAWRENCE/Up To Him (Rocky Comfort/Nine North) 47 12 34 9
60 KATE & KACEY/Dreaming Love (Big Machine) 46 34 38 27
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