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Channel Changes Becoming Clearer Clear Channel is once again about to change the face of radio as we know it. The company issued a pair of press releases last week (CAT 4/15) that described what they were doing and, ostensibly, why. But few know the reality of how those words will translate to day-to-day station operations. To recap, CC announced plans to “improve program quality” under a multi-point effort that would “raise the bar for radio programming across all dayparts and platforms.” The release went on to say PDs will have access to “Premium Choice,” explaining the new plan includes “the launch of new programming and makes programming and on-air talent that’s proven to be most popular with audiences, available more broadly to local program directors in all markets for all day parts.” While no one from Clear Channel is speaking on the record about what all this means for local stations, and details are very sketchy – an email even went out last Friday telling OMs to stop talking about the upcoming moves – here’s what we have put together from a number of sources. This is unofficial and an intelligent guess based on all the folks we talked with: • April 29: That’s the expected target date for full implementation details and marching orders. (continued on page 5)
Chesney Swings Into Action Kenny Chesney’s Sun City Carnival Tour opened Friday in Uncasville, CT, and Country radio -- and by extension Country Aircheck -- was there. WCTK/Providence morning show Technical Director Amanda Leonardo filed this report on the show’s first night: “It comes as no surprise that the sold-out concert at Mohegan Sun Arena had fans on their feet the entire show,” she says. “You never know what stops Kenny is going to pull out next. Simply walking on to the stage is never an option. So, with fans’ attention focused on his twelve-man band on stage, Chesney entered from the back of the arena on a cable-suspended seat while singing ‘She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy.’” Details: The swing is suspended completely with cables and there is no track, allowing Chesney to move in any direction over the floor seats he wants. The seat is also low over the crowd.
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“If I want to take somebody a beer in the back of section six or whatever, I could,” Chesney said in a press release issued this afternoon. Back to Leonardo: “‘Out Last Night’ was a crowd pleaser and the audience already knew the lyrics and helped Kenny sing it,” she says. “Split screens of different views are continually displayed on the huge screens. Blue disco ball-like lighting shines on the audience during ‘I Go Back,’ and a slideshow of local monuments ran throughout ‘Back Where I Come From.’ “The chrome-trimmed stage and his classic, fan-favorite tracks give a vintage feel to the show, mixed with a Caribbean undertone. The addition of Wailers Band member Drummie Zeb was a perfect fit. The show came to its official conclusion with Kenny’s masterful cover of John Cougar Mellencamp’s ‘Jack and Diane.’ His encore was ‘Don’t Blink,’ during which he seemed to get a little choked up. There’s no doubt he poured his heart and soul into the night’s performance.”
Coscos In Good Spirits “I’m sitting at our property right now wondering how I’m going to put this all back together.” So said BPP’s Rocco Cosco Monday afternoon (4/20) from the two acres of tornado distributed wreckage that used to be his home in Murfreesboro, TN. Last Thursday, Cosco’s friends in the music and radio biz staged a benefit to help get the family on their feet. “I thought everybody had the time of their lives,” he says of the event. “It was a great morale boost for my family. “We just got into a rental house today,” he says. “The storm displaced so many families, something like four or five hundred, that it took us 10 or 11 days to get in. Of course, we only had a couple boxes of stuff.” Cosco says they are moving aggressively to clean up and rebuild. “We’re out here with Bobcats and dumpsters trying to get going. Physically I’m doing well and the boys are healing up good. The guys at BPP have been terrific about letting me take care of things, but this process takes patience. I may need to jump back into work soon just to keep sane. “The thing that I kept hearing Thursday night, over and over from all kinds of people in this business, was, ‘We’re here for you. It’s a brother down.’ That was really an emotional thing to hear. Everybody’s spirits have been lifted – that night was just what we needed.”
My Tunes: Music ThaT shaped My Life KIIM/Tucson PD Buzz Jackson discusses his most important songs, artists or concerts: 1. Garth Brooks, Orlando, 1993: I’ve seen him a couple of times since, but the first is always the one I remember as the most amazing.2. Madonna, NYC’s Radio City Music Hall and Phoenix’ Glendale Arena: I saw her on the same day, 21 years apart. Madonna defined the 80’s for me and hearing her music brings back great memories from
high school and college.3. Jeff Bates/Love Song: This song was on the radio constantly around the time my daughter was born. 4. Michael Peterson/From Here To Eternity: I proposed to my wife Dena on stage at a Peterson concert in Florida to this song.5. Tim McGraw, Everywhere: Every song on that album could have been a single. It was like a greatest hits album all in itself.• A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Anything by Kanye West. • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: This will sound like sacrilege, but anything by The Beatles. I think I’m just a couple of years too young. • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song. An epic album.• One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Clint Black, The Galaxy Song.
Buzz Jackson
Storm Passed: BPP’s Rocco Cosco with Curb’s April Rider, who took the lead in organizing a tornado benefit for the Cosco family less than a week after their house was destroyed.
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Wednesday (4/22) - Glen Campbell, Kellie Coffey, Cleve Francis, Heath Wright (Ricochet), Joe Devine
Friday (4/24) – Rebecca Lynn Howard, Richard Sterban (Oak Ridge Boys), Lori Evans, Christy McDonald, Tim McFadden ([email protected])
Saturday (4/25) – Rob Crosby, April Rider ([email protected]), Suzette Tucker
Sunday (4/26) – Jay DeMarcus (Rascal Flatts), Dean Dillon, Duane Eddy, Monte Warden, Alan Brewer ([email protected]), Jeff Huskins
Monday (4/27) – Herb Pederson, Michael McNamara
BirThdays
are $35 each and $300 for tables of 10 here. Trisha Yearwood will be participating in National Women Build Week May 2-10 for Habitat for Humanity, building homes with volunteers in Tulsa and her hometown of Monticello, GA. Learn more here. LeAnn Rimes will sing the National Anthem as part of the ceremonies leading up to the Kentucky Derby May 2. It will be the first live performance of the “Star Spangled Banner” by a recording artist on Derby Day. Steve Wariner will be releasing Steve Wariner, c.g.p., My Tribute to Chet Atkins June 23. Actor and CMA Award-winning director for “Whiskey Lullabye” Rick Schroder will direct the music video for TelluRide’s debut single “Pencil Marks” this week in Los Angeles. Dwight Yoakam returns to the big screen in the sequel Crank: High Voltage, which is in theatres now. He reprises his role as “Doc Miles” from the 2006 film. Watch the trailer here. Phil Vassar and the Boston Pops will perform the benefit concert Share the Beat May 30 in Boston for the American Society of Transplantation with John Williams conducting. Tickets are $44-$254 here. Randy Owen received the Donald R. Myers Humanitarian Award today (4/20) from the Appalachian Regional Commission for his contributions to the Ft. Payne, AL area. He was scheduled to receive the honor last month (3/23) but a snow storm delayed the ceremony.
Around The Horn Radio vet Maureen Lesourd has been named VP/Programming & Distribution for Citadel Media. Lesourd will oversee the company’s nine 24-hour formats as well as other products. WKHX/Atlanta morning co-host Cadillac Jack is in the Georgia Ensemble Theatre’s The Buddy Holly Story at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center running through April 26. Jack, who had a small speaking role in the sitcom Hope & Faith a few years go, plays DJ and Holly manager Hipockets Duncan. Former Sony/Nashville publicist Jensen Sussman has officially launched Sweet Talk Publicity offering services from media campaigns to tour press, special event coverage and more. Current clients include Allison Kaplan, Rink Entertainment, Susan G. Komen For The Cure Greater Nashville Affiliate and Women Rock For The Cure. Contact her at [email protected]. The 2009 Canadian Country Music Awards will be held Sept. 13 in Vancouver, British Columbia’s General Motors Place. The show takes places during the CCMA’s Country Music Week Sept. 10-13 and will include performances from Johnny Reid, Doc Walker and Terri Clark.
St. Jude Roundup WFRE/Frederick, MD raised $167,527, its highest Country Cares for St. Jude total to date, with its 3rd annual radiothon last week (4/16-17). This 20% increase from the year before does not include the $5,700 generated from the station’s online auction. Other totals include: • KRRV/Alexandria, LA, $50,044 • KAAR/Butte, MT, $12,262• KDBR/Kalispell, MT, $23,254• WWMS/Tupelo, MS, $28,845.32
Artist News Alison Krauss will join Gov. Phil Bredesen (D-TN), Olympian Scott Hamilton, the Nashville Choir and the Bridges Academy Children’s Choir Thursday (4/23) for the 35th Annual Tennessee Prayer Breakfast to support state government. Tickets
Jensen Sussman
LeAnn Rimes
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Clear Channel Changes (continued from page 1)• The Network: The backbone of the CC programming plan will be a “Premium Choice” network from which PDs can choose air talent to fill dayparts no longer served by live and local talent. Despite network usage being positioned as a “choice,” PDs believe it will instead come in the form of a “cram down.” It will either be by directive or by budget requirement, i.e., you don’t have the money to do what you would like to do. • Talent: There’s no official word on who will be available to Country PDs as part of the “Premium Choice” talent package. However, the personalities currently on CC’s “Country Road” I Heart Radio station might provide a partial clue: Billy Greenwood, KSD/St. Louis; Joe Boxer, WCOL/Columbus; Broadway, WBCT/Grand Rapids; Angie Ward, WTQR/Greensboro;
and Michael J. Fox, WPOC/Baltimore and WMZQ/Washington. • Live and Local: The CC press release noted local PDs will have “total choice and flexibility in choosing the Premium Choice programming elements. They can elect large portions, single pieces or none of the offered programming.” The CC PDs I talked with are skeptical, to say the least. Most fear there will be talent cutbacks, with the affected dayparts to be filled by their choice of talent from the network. One of the biggest question marks is how many CC Country outlets outside the top 50 markets will have any live and local dayparts remaining once the dust settles. There are some programmers inside CC who believe that most small market stations will be gutted and required to
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Tuesday 4/21 – Jason Aldean, Jamie O’Neal, Trisha Yearwood, John Rich, Randy Owen, Troy Gentry, Gretchen Wilson, CMT Cribs (re-air).
Wednesday 4/22 – Phil Vassar, Charlie Daniels Band, Emily West, The Steeldrivers, Opry Live (re-air) (GAC).
Thursday 4/23 – John Rich, Behind the Video: Shuttin’ Detroit Down (re-air) (GAC); Martina McBride, Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (CBS).
Friday 4/24 – Miranda Lambert, Randy Owen, Bucky Covington, Crook & Chase (RFD-TV); Brad Paisley, Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC).
Saturday 4/25 – Gretchen Wilson, Randy Travis, Taylor Swift, CMA Celebrity Closeup (GAC).
Sunday 4/26 – Reba McEntire, TV LAND Awards; Clint Black, Celebrity Apprentice (NBC).
Monday 4/27 – George Strait, Pure Country (re-air) (CMT).
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April 25, 2009 - Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon - Nashville, TN - www.cmmarathon.com
April 25-26, 2009 - Stagecoach: California’s Country Music Festival - Indio, CA - www.stagecoachfestival.com
May 21, 2009 - CMA Songwriter Series - New York City, NY - www.cmaworld.com
May 25, 2009 - CMT Camp Nashville’s Final Showdown - Nashville, TN - www.ticketmaster.com
June 4-6, 2009 - BamaJam Music & Arts Festival - Enterprise, AL - www.bamajammusicfestival.com
June 11-14, 2009 – CMA Music Festival – Nashville, TN – www.cmafest.com
June 15, 2009 - Music Row Ladies Golf Tournament - Nashville, TN
June 17, 2009 – CMT Music Awards – www.cmt.com
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April 28 Collin Raye Never Going Back (Time Life) Jason Michael Carroll Growing Up Is Getting Old (Arista)
May 5 Jewel Lullaby (Fisher-Price/Somerset Entertainment)
June 2 Cledus T. Judd Polyrically Uncorrect (E1 Music)
June 16 Daryle Singletary Rockin’ In The Country (E1 Music)
June 23 Charlie Robison Beautiful Day (Dualtone) Steve Wariner Steve Wariner, c.g.p., My Tribute to Chet Atkins (SelecTone Records)
August 4 Bomshel Fight Like A Girl (Curb)
Album release info to [email protected].
check OuT Radio veterans have always at least believed that “live and local” would beat anything piped in from elsewhere. Is that true, or wishful thinking? – LH
take all or most programming from the network. • Weekends: PDs fear that very few CC stations will be live and local on the weekends, with most stations mandated to carry talent from the network. The exceptions would most likely be major market stations, especially those in PPM markets. It should also be noted that CC issued two press releases last week, the first of which itemized a number of local initiatives being put forth by the company. The “minimum level of service” commitment to local community affairs covered five areas: charitable partnerships, PSA’s, local public-affairs programming, local advisory boards and 24/7 access to station management for local officials. Our Take: On the surface, “upgrading” a station’s talent level is a noble cause. Almost everything in our lives these days – from what we get on our TV’s to the majority of the stories in our “local” newspaper – are delivered from a “national” source. But is that what people really want from their favorite radio station?
Lon Helton, [email protected] Aly, [email protected]
Jeff Green, [email protected] Duvall, [email protected]
Lauren Tingle, [email protected](615) 320-1450
Dog Days: KBWF/San Francisco hosted an Eat & Greet at Tony LaRussa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF). The event included a free breakfast and and promoted animal adoptions. A local softball team showed off some self-made signage to station personalities (l-r) Ken Anderson, Corey Foley and Eddie King.
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1 1 RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 15094 519 5037 174 34.811 1.259 126 0
4 2 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 15045 1000 5004 310 34.453 2.528 126 0
3 3 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 14281 221 4876 99 32.192 0.391 126 1
6 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 13240 757 4471 329 30.005 1.036 125 0
5 5 TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 12645 -265 4164 -151 28.936 -0.198 126 0
2 6 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 12624 -1654 4197 -476 28.242 -4.092 125 0
8 7 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 12271 1002 4146 378 28.612 2.468 125 0
12 8 KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 9936 1058 3211 314 22.88 2.519 125 0
11 9 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 9735 785 3237 262 22.228 2.342 126 4
17 10 BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 4 9473 1865 3058 597 22.253 4.138 125 1
18 11 KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 4 9124 2061 2933 675 20.921 4.248 126 0
15 12 DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 8749 1070 2894 349 19.732 2.512 125 0
10 13 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 8315 -856 2542 -272 18.676 -1.991 124 0
7 14 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 8055 -3892 2722 -1278 19.205 -7.304 125 0
16 15 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love... (Republic/Universal South) 7943 278 2596 77 17.765 0.981 120 0
14 16 TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 7749 -145 2645 -37 16.833 -0.079 120 0
21 17 LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 7187 464 2393 138 15.437 1.068 117 3
20 18 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 7179 453 2540 118 14.809 1.263 119 0
24 19 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 4 6981 1113 2438 353 15.431 1.953 117 6
19 20 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 6777 -119 2375 -51 14.073 -0.125 121 0
23 21 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 6610 689 2201 231 15.067 1.809 115 3
22 22 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 6284 -52 2097 -22 13.389 0.004 117 0
25 23 TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 5231 1081 1739 345 11.642 2.376 115 9
26 24 KELLIE PICKLER/Best Days Of Your Life (19/BNA) 4380 254 1398 84 8.965 0.926 101 6
27 25 DEAN BRODY/Brothers (BBR) 3814 -149 1345 -67 7.099 -0.172 96 0
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28 26 RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South) 3696 231 1245 97 7.399 0.792 94 7
30 27 BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 3395 700 1158 210 7.195 1.478 90 10
31 28 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 2781 223 939 75 5.657 0.813 88 6
32 29 GLORIANA/Wild At Heart (Emblem/New Revolution) 2722 221 907 82 5.265 0.398 76 7
33 30 CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA) 2465 24 850 12 4.819 0.032 74 1
45 31 REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 4 2196 1220 668 395 4.645 2.457 82 35
35 32 DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious) 2145 202 796 72 4.102 0.513 76 4
34 33 CHUCK WICKS/Man Of The House (RCA) 2045 40 683 31 3.638 0.047 77 3
37 34 PAT GREEN/Country Star (BNA) 1997 192 624 68 3.674 0.547 58 6
40 35 ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) 1871 371 612 116 3.297 0.742 59 5
36 36 TRENT TOMLINSON/That's How It Still Oughta Be (Carolwood) 1803 -3 653 3 3.395 -0.027 62 1
38 37 JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 1699 132 669 68 2.636 0.245 76 6
41 38 MILEY CYRUS/The Climb (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 1498 175 535 86 2.563 0.225 64 5
39 39 JAMEY JOHNSON/High Cost Of Living (Mercury) 1490 -24 511 -14 2.307 -0.256 55 1
29 40 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry ('Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 1445 -1333 478 -504 2.611 -2.162 96 0
42 41 LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) 1376 119 491 61 2.094 0.141 59 4
42 TAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 4 1270 1151 364 320 3.127 2.863 68 58
44 43 CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 1146 111 337 28 1.908 0.335 39 1
44 DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 1072 864 344 262 2.147 1.652 56 38
48 45 JACK INGRAM/Barefoot And Crazy (Big Machine) 1049 146 324 53 1.991 0.485 49 12
50 46 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 937 92 375 15 1.037 0.148 47 2
46 47 TRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog) 928 -32 341 -8 1.389 -0.068 38 0
49 48 BOMSHEL/Fight Like A Girl (Curb) 879 21 313 -5 1.049 0.004 40 1
47 49 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 857 -63 346 -37 1.066 -0.216 48 2
50 JESSICA HARP/Boy Like Me (Warner Bros.) 802 181 245 46 1.054 0.23 35 7
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CMT DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol)RODNEY CARRINGTON f/TOBY KEITH, NICK SEARCY & JENNIFER ASPEN/If I’m The Only One (Capitol)
CMT PUREDIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol)HOLLY WILLIAMS/Keep The Change (Mercury)JESSEE LEE/It’s A Girl Thing (Atlantic/BPP)OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW/Caroline (Nettwerk)RODNEY CARRINGTON f/TOBY KEITH, NICK SEARCY & JENNIFER ASPEN/If I’m The Only One (Capitol)
GACDIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol)WILLIAMS RILEY BAND/It’s Still Me(Golden/Nine North)
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Aircheck Top Point GainersKENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 2061 4BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 1865 4REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 1220 4TAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 1151 4ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 1113 4TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 1081DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 1070KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 1058SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 1002RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 1000
Aircheck Top Spin GainersKENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 675
BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 597
REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 395
SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 378
ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 353
DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 349
TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 345
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 329
TAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 320
KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 314
Activator Top Point GainersTAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 475 4KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 466 4BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 394 4REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 377 4ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 317 4CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 311KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 290DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 281DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 272SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 257
Activator Top Spin GainersKENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 303REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 268TAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 264BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 211CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 209DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 186SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 185KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 181ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 175BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 159
Aircheck Add LeadersTAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 58DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 38REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 35JOE NICHOLS/Believers (Universal South) 17BUCKY COVINGTON/I Want My Life Back (Lyric Street) 16JACK INGRAM/Barefoot And Crazy (Big Machine) 12BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 10LEE ANN WOMACK/Solitary Thinkin' (MCA) 10RICHIE MCDONALD/Six Foot Teddy Bear (Stroudavarious) 10TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 9
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Aircheck ActivityJACK INGRAM/Barefoot And Crazy (Big Machine) Moves 48*-45*; 1049 points, 324 spins 12 ADDS including: KKGO, KMLE*, KNTY, KSON, WGAR, WGNE, WKIS, WKKT, WOGI, WUBE
DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) Moves 50-46*; 937 points, 375 spins 2 ADDS: KILT*, WPOC
TRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog) Moves 46-47; 928 points, 341 spins 0 ADDS
BOMSHEL/Fight Like A Girl (Curb) Moves 49*-48*; 879 points, 313 spins 1 ADD: WGKX*
BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) Moves 47*-49; 857 points, 346 spins 2 ADDS: KKGO, WGKX*
JESSICA HARP/Boy Like Me (Warner Bros.) Enters at 50*; 802 points, 245 spins 7 ADDS: KATC*, KIXZ, KKBQ*, KKGO, KSKS, WUBE, WWGR
CAITLIN & WILL/Address In The Stars (Columbia) 787 points, 321 spins 4 ADDS: KIZN*, KSCS*, KWNR, WGKX*
JONATHAN SINGLETON & THE GROVE/Livin’ In...(Universal South) 542 points, 206 spins 1 ADD: WSIX
HOLLY WILLIAMS/Keep The Change (Mercury) 445 points, 203 spins 1 ADD: KKWF
APRIL 27STEVE AZAR/Moo La Moo (Ride/BPP)DUE WEST/I Get That All The Time (Bigger Than Me/Nine North)KATE & KACEY/Dreaming Love (Big Machine)KRISTA MARIE/Jeep Jeep (Holeshot/BBR)MAC McANALLY/You First (Show Dog)
MAY 4MIRANDA LAMBERT/Dead Flowers (Columbia)HEIDI NEWFIELD/What Am I Waiting For (Curb)JESSEE LEE/It’s A Girl Thing (Atlantic/BPP)
MAY 11MEGAN MULLINS/Long Past Gone (Stoney Creek)
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Aircheck Top RecurrentsDARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 9662JOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 8262TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 7056TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 6384KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 5932ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 5690BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 5430DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 5214KENNY CHESNEY f/M. McANALLY/Down The Road (Blue Chair/BNA)5126BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 4550
HANK WILLIAMS, JR./Red, White And Pink Slip Blues (Curb) 438 points, 142 spins 4 ADDS: WFUS, WGKX*, WTQR, WWGR
JOE NICHOLS/Believers (Universal South) 309 points, 91 spins 17 ADDS including: KAJA, KFKF, KKNG, KMPS*, KNTY, KSON, KSOP, WGH, WQYK*, WSOC*
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 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 4043 125 2662 77
1 2 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 4025 -36 2649 -27
5 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 3988 311 2580 209
4 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 3923 117 2666 94
2 5 TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 3701 -231 2407 -190
8 6 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 3391 257 2190 185
6 7 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (Columbia) 3271 -252 2218 -153
10 8 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 3135 126 2014 84
13 9 KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 2914 290 1861 181
12 10 TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 2700 16 1775 13
14 11 DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 2590 281 1645 186
17 12 BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 2580 394 1611 211
21 13 KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 2568 466 1628 303
15 14 LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 2496 202 1586 132
19 15 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 2397 234 1572 152
7 16 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 2338 -1160 1524 -796
18 17 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 2323 140 1411 97
16 18 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 2211 -21 1447 -41
20 19 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love Songs (Republic/Universal South) 2179 43 1449 25
22 20 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 2029 317 1277 175
23 21 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 1677 77 1082 63
24 22 TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 1672 178 1069 109
27 23 BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 1289 252 809 159
25 24 RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South) 1281 61 831 38
26 25 DEAN BRODY/Brothers (BBR) 1181 -37 737 -26
28 26 KELLIE PICKLER/Best Days Of Your Life (19/BNA) 1167 202 699 101
29 27 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 976 136 610 75
31 28 GLORIANA/Wild At Heart (Emblem/New Revolution) 857 92 534 57
30 29 CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA) 847 33 523 40
40 30 REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 781 377 486 268
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33 31 DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious) 726 77 435 61
35 32 CHUCK WICKS/Man Of The House (RCA) 633 44 362 22
34 33 ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) 625 -2 353 7
37 34 MILEY CYRUS/The Climb (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 622 61 365 44
38 35 PAT GREEN/Country Star (BNA) 604 114 327 69
36 36 TRENT TOMLINSON/That's How It Still Oughta Be (Carolwood) 545 -34 313 -5
42 37 JACK INGRAM/Barefoot And Crazy (Big Machine) 516 211 271 116
38 TAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 485 475 272 264
39 39 JAMEY JOHNSON/High Cost Of Living (Mercury) 450 -5 236 4
57 40 DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 391 272 236 158
32 41 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry (Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 372 -293 219 -159
41 42 JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 340 4 190 2
43 43 LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) 306 5 181 -4
45 44 KATIE ARMIGER/Trail Of Lies (Cold River) 294 23 187 13
44 45 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 293 -3 144 2
49 46 JONATHAN SINGLETON & THE GROVE/Livin' In Paradise (Universal South) 248 55 134 38
48 47 RASCAL FLATTS/Love Who You Love (Lyric Street) 205 -9 41 -8
51 48 CAITLIN & WILL/Address In The Stars (Columbia) 190 24 109 7
59 49 JOE NICHOLS/Believers (Universal South) 179 114 67 40
47 50 TRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog) 176 -41 128 -16
54 51 JESSICA HARP/Boy Like Me (Warner Bros.) 164 23 94 11
50 52 BOMSHEL/Fight Like A Girl (Curb) 163 -18 114 -10
46 53 HOLLY WILLIAMS/Keep The Change (Mercury) 150 -104 82 -63
52 54 JO DEE MESSINA/Shine (Curb) 147 -12 34 -3
55 55 JULIA BURTON/What A Woman Wants (Emerald River) 138 3 65 2
56 56 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 136 12 64 4
53 57 GRETCHEN WILSON/The Earrings Song (Columbia) 135 -15 27 -3
58 LEE ANN WOMACK/Solitary Thinkin' (MCA) 109 77 64 37
58 59 MARK CHESNUTT/She Never Got Me Over You (Lofton Creek) 102 25 46 12
60 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Dead Flowers (Columbia) 88 51 52 23Debut
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