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Gulf Stations Fight Spill & Perception The Deepwater Horizon tragedy and ongoing oil spill continues to dominate national news, and it’s certainly the center of conversation in communities on the sandy front lines. Country Aircheck surveyed stations across the Gulf Coast, where even the specter of fouled beaches is a potential catastrophe.

“It’s all anybody’s talking about,” says WYCT/Pensacola PD Kevin King. “The feeling is akin to waiting on the world’s slowest hurricane to get here. There’s a feeling of dread and nobody knows what to do about it. Everybody is ready to do something, we just don’t know what. The oil hasn’t reached us yet.” King says the weather has been very

favorable, but that when the winds turn, the scent is in the air. “It smells like opening a new plastic shower curtain,” he says. “It’s a really bad burnt rubber smell.” WKSJ/Mobile PD Bill Black paints a bleak picture: “The fear of oil on our pristine beaches has cost our hotel, condo and restaurant owners millions of dollars already. Charter fishing fleets sit in marinas, unable to book charters for their busiest time of the year.” The station hasn’t felt a direct impact ... yet. “It’s only a matter of time before the loss of revenue on our coastline will effect some advertising dollars,” Black says.

Legislative Backdrop: Arista’s Brad Paisley and his band entertain thousands gathered at the U.S. Capitol for Sunday’s (5/30) National Memorial Day Concert.

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Assessing Throwdown’s Stumbles Two weeks ago, these pages offered a radio-eye view of the just-launched Country Throwdown Tour. On Friday, tour organizers cancelled four major market shows as ticket sales lagged. Country Aircheck asked programmers in those cities (Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, San Diego) for their view of what went wrong, then reached out to tour founder Kevin Lyman. Facing a frank assessment from our programmers, Lyman doesn’t hesitate: “They’re probably pretty correct, to be honest,” he says.

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KKBQ/Houston OM/PD Johnny Chiang reports being “disappointed, but not surprised” about the cancellation. “Certainly competition for the country concert dollar in Houston had something to do with slow ticket sales,” he says, citing a strong performance slate. The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo has hosted Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts and Brooks & Dunn. Taylor Swift held two shows last week. Clay Walker and Brad Paisley have announced upcoming stops. And then there’s the station’s own A Day in the Country with Miranda Lambert, Joe Nichols, Steel Magnolia, Sarah Buxton, The Band Perry and Trailer Choir. “Throwdown was priced way too expensive,” Chiang says. “It costs as little as $16 to get into any of the rodeo concerts, $10 for A Day in the Country (which is very similar to Throwdown and held at the exact same venue) and the most expensive seats at Taylor Swift were around $70. The venue even announced A Day In The Country and Throwdown in the exact same press release. One event was for $10, the other $80.” KMLE/Phoenix APD/MD Drew Bland says the competition issues also apply in his town. “We just had Brooks & Dunn’s Last Rodeo and this week it’s Tim McGraw and Lady A. I’m not sure where the disconnect was with Throwdown. We are a Country Thunder market, so the novelty of a country music festival may have been lost on our crowd.” Same story in Dallas as KPLX (The Wolf) PD Mark Phillips reports the market is coming off an attendance mark-setting Brooks & Dunn date and looking at a June 12 McGraw stop. “Those are two ‘must see’ shows if you’re a country fan,” Phillips says. “I love the idea of the Country Throwdown Tour, but having it scheduled on a Thursday night (6/10) and sandwiched between these other two major concerts made it a very tough sell.” “This didn’t feel like a good fit from the beginning,” says one PD, who wished to remain anonymous. “It’s an all-day festival show on a weekday. That might work for the alternative crowd, but for a country audience – they have jobs. Had it been scheduled on a Saturday, I’m not sure we’d have been in this situation.” Another PD, who asked not to be named, says, “I think they needed a slam-dunk headliner to get people to the event the first

My Tunes: Music ThaT shaped My Life

WPCV/Lakeland OM Mike James discusses his most important songs, artists or concerts: 1. The Beatles/A Hard Day’s Night: As a kid growing up in the ‘60s, I listened to Top 40 and the Beatles ruled the airwaves! When the movie A Hard Day’s Night came out, we all rushed over to the theater to see it. Lots of great memories and great music from the Fab Four.

2. Aerosmith/Walk This Way: I was in a fraternity in college (I’m pretty sure they based the movie Animal House on our frat house) and we played “Walk This Way” at full volume almost every night. Every song on the Toys In The Attic album is fantastic.3. Hank Williams, Jr./Family Tradition: My introduction to country music came with my first radio job in 1980, at a small AM Country daytimer in South Daytona, FL. This was one of the first songs I ever played as a radio jock and I’ve been a Hank, Jr. fan ever since.4. George Strait/Amarillo By Morning: Nobody does it better than King George, and this song is a true country masterpiece. George’s vocals are impeccable as always, and lyrically, the song is powerful. I’m glad George is still makin’ No. 1 hits, and I’m also glad that I’m still working in Country radio!5. Garth Brooks at the Orlando Arena: In the early ‘90s, Garth did a three-night concert run and I was lucky enough to see each show. Garth is a genius when it comes to entertaining a live audience, and he found a way to combine a full-blown rock concert with a very intimate country music experience.• A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Alice In Chains. I know they got started during the grunge rock era, but I don’t think I’ve ever listened to any of their music. • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: I have a pretty eclectic music collection, but free-form jazz is a little too random for me.• An album you played or listened to incessantly: Who’s Next by the Who. From start to finish, one of the best albums ever created in the rock genre.• One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: “Ice Cream” by Sarah McLachlan. It’s one of the coolest songs ever.

Mike James

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year and let them see the magnitude of it. Montgomery Gentry is a little soft when you can see Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Toby Keith or Brad Paisley. Most people translate shows as, ‘the Tim concert,’ ‘the B&D concert,’ etc. The ‘Montgomery Gentry concert’ isn’t as sexy. “Plus, artists like Jack Ingram and Eli Young Band can be seen around here at a much lower price point. So there were multiple factors working against them in this model. On paper it’s a great idea. I hope they’re able to build on this and make it bigger and better next year.” Lyman says that’s exactly the intent, and doesn’t shy from the tough questions. “We talked about other artists doing this,” he admits. “We worked for months on it and tried for some other artists, but it took somebody like Montgomery Gentry to step up and do this with us. And to be honest, I don’t think we could have met a better bunch to work with. As I’ve said repeatedly to the artists on this tour, the guys who stuck with me on the Warped Tour 16 years ago are the ones who will always have a home. It’s a partnership. He acknowledges he should have been much more intimately involved on routing, locations and pricing. “Houston was a poor location; it was an expensive venue. And they were basing price on my heavy metal tour. I just found out last week we were two days before Tim McGraw in Dallas. I don’t know that I would have routed us through Charlotte during NASCAR week. I wouldn’t have started the tour in Florida, which is a market you’d really like to have some momentum going into. But we learn. I’ll be much more cognizant of those things next year.” A growing knowledge base, expanding Rolodex and an experienced fanbase are all pluses as Country Throwdown moves forward. “The last couple of weekends, the crowds have been coming earlier,” Lyman says. “We played Gilford, NH on Memorial Day and it was a sold-out show. Now, it wasn’t the largest venue we’ll play, but it is probably our highest gross. We’re still going to play for about 200,000 people this year. They’ll be able to talk about the tour and we’ll have them as a database for next year. “As for the weekday shows, part of that is us trying to extend the schedule for the artists who may already have weekend dates.

And I still believe it can work. When you have 2,000 people in the door before 3pm and you can expose them to Jonathan Singleton, that’s a good thing. The fan feedback is great and the sponsors we do have are loving it. We’re even getting visits from potential future sponsors. “It’s been the hardest couple of weeks I’ve had in many years, but the artists stepped up and the crew stepped up. Everyone is pulling together and getting it done. We’ve learned a lot and everyone has really been helpful. Even the nay-sayers are asking about next year. Hey, as long as I’m walking, we’ll be doing this again.”

Jimmy Wayne Update Twitter rescued Jimmy Wayne from a sticky situation outside Socorro, NM last week. Less than 400 miles away from his Meet Me Halfway Phoenix destination, Wayne was walking alone along Highway 60 when he was startled by man driving a silent-running hybrid vehicle who asked if he could walk with Wayne. “I asked if I could get a picture with him for our updates before we started walking and he said, ‘No,’” Wayne told us

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Wednesday 6/2 - Dierks Bentley, Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC).

Thursday 6/3 - Brooks & Dunn, Reba, Late Show With David Letterman (re-air) (CBS).

Friday 6/4 - Various Artists, Stacked: 2010 Nationwide Insurance On Your Side Award Nominees (CMT).

Saturday 6/5 - Various Artists, 2010 CMT Music Awards Video Of The Year Special.

Sunday 6/6 - Various Artists, 45th Annual ACM Awards (re-air) (GAC).

Monday 6/7 - Alan Jackson, AquaPalooza (re-air) (GAC).

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That Built Me.” Lambert received her first chart topper with “White Liar” Jan. 25.

Industry News James Otto will perform at Warner Music Nashville’s Pickin’ On The Patio party June 24. Doors open at 5pm and the show starts at 5:30pm. Tim Johnson (“Do You Believe Me Now”) has signed a co-publishing agreement with Super 98 and Golden Vault. usical instruments. The organization is planning a benefit for early fall. More info here.

Artist News According to the Tennessean, Alan Jackson and wife Denise have sold their Sweetbriar estate in Franklin, TN for a record $28 million ($10 million less that the asking price). The newspaper also reports that is the most expensive residential sale in the greater Nashville area since 1997. The buyers of the 17,000-square-foot, six-bedroom house on 135 acres are Willis and Reba Johnson. Details here. Trace Adkins will be presented the National Society Of The Daughters Of The Revolution’s DAR Medal Of Honor Saturday (6/5) for his patriotic leadership and humanitarian works. Details here.

Friday (5/28). “It was extremely awkward and obvious that he was no one to be trusted. It was the feeling you get when you know you’re about to get bit by a dog.” Wayne, giving away more than a few pounds to the 6’4”, 230-pound stranger, then tweeted his location on mile-marker 171 and asked for help. “The state troopers’ office apparently received an abundance of 911 calls from Louisiana, New York, Maryland, New Mexico and all over responding to my tweet. They were there in 10 minutes.” Wayne came out unscathed, while the man ended up in the back of a highway patrol car. Follow Wayne and learn more about MMH here.

Radio News• Journal/Wichita Account Exec. Jason Wilson has been promoted to Local Sales Manager of the six-station cluster, which includes Country KFDI and Classic Country KFTI-FM. • A partnership between Emmis Interactive and Broadcast Electronics is offering stations what they’re calling a “next generation” web-based solution called TagStation, designed to help broadcasters generate iTunes revenue from consumers tagging songs heard on FM RDS and HD Radio receivers. For more info, contact Chris Campbell at EI at ccampbell@emmisinteractive.com.• A new “Free App Store” is available to media developers from Triton Digital, offering radio stations access to tools for building social media, engagement and content offerings. The Live Intent app, winner of TechCrunch’s Disrupt 2010 conference, helps stations “intelligently introduce” their listeners to follow their talent on Twitter, while keeping listeners on-site. Other tools provide games and syndicated content. For info, contact VP/Strategy Jim Kerr at 214-324-9060 or via www.tritonappstore.com.

Chart Chat Congrats to Miranda Lambert, VP/Promotion Jimmy Rector, Nat’l Dir./Promotion Mike Wilson and the entire Columbia staff on the songstress’ second and second consecutive No. 1 with “The House

Rockie Lynne Songs For Soldiers (Carolina Blue Sky) Army vet Lynne’s 11-track patriotic collection of original and traditional songs leads with “Heroes Come From Small Towns.” “Will The Circle Be Unbroken/I’ll Fly Away” and Neil Young’s “Rockin’ In The Free World” are also featured. Steve Wariner guests on the instrumental disc closer “America The Beautiful/

Battle Hymn Of The Republic/God Bless America.” A third of album sales proceeds will benefit troop-related charities and, for every purchase on Lynne’s online store, he will send a copy to a soldier overseas. Details here.

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Wednesday (6/2) - the late Carl Butler; Fletcher Foster (fletcher@fletcherfoster.com); Clay Bradley (cbradley@bmi.com), Brooke Trissel; Liz Jungers (lizjungers@gmail.com)

Thursday (6/3) - the late Boots Randolph; Too Slim (Riders In The Sky); Tiffany Johns; Robin Rhodes (robin@mediabase.com); Tonya Derry

Friday (6/4) - the late Freddy Fender; Bill Mack; Dave Nichols; Hunter Kelly (hunter.kelly@abc.com)

Saturday (6/5) - Brett James, Don Reid (Statler Brothers), Larry Hughes (larrmo@comcast.net), Bill Kinder, Nancy Knight, Brad Taylor (bradtaylor@loftoncreekrecords.com)

Sunday (6/6) - Joe Stampley (arrowheadrecords@bellsouth.net), Curtis Wright, Mike Hyland, Tony Morreale (tony_morreale@bellsouth.net)

Monday (6/7) - Larry Boone, Debbie Bellin, Chuck Geiger (provencountrypd@gmail.com), Joby Phillips (radiojoby@yahoo.com), Greg Sax (greg.sax@showdogmail.com), Tonya Stevens, Vanessa Ryan (vanessa.ryan@mwcradio.com)

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Kenny Rogers was honored for his dedication to young artists’ and songwriters’ development during the National Music Council’s 29th Annual American Eagle Awards Luncheon last Tuesday (5/25). Diamond Rio’s Team Rio raised $137,5000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Middle Tennessee running in April’s Country Music Marathon And ½ Marathon. A life-size bronze statue of the late Chris LeDoux will be unveiled during the June 19 dedication of Chris LeDoux Park in Kaycee, WY. Sculptor D. Michael Thomas designed the “Good Ride Cowboy” piece as LeDoux riding the horse Stormy Weather atop a guitar-shaped base. See it here. Katie Armiger, Burns & Poe, John Carter, the Carter Twins, Coldwater Jane, Cowboy Troy, Jeremy Crady, Sarah Darling, Whitney Duncan, Brett Eldredge, Jessie James, Jesse Lee, Danielle Peck, Julie Roberts, Gwen Sebastian, Brian Stace, Trailer Choir, Trent Tomlinson and the Invite’s Johnny Gates have been added to the Fourth Annual Country Weekly Fashion Show And Concert. They join previously announced Bucky Covington, Love And Theft, Joe Nichols, Pam Tillis, Aaron and Thea Tippin, emcee GAC’s Suzanne Alexander and host Clay Walker for the June 8 event at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon. Tickets and details here. Time Life will release a 16-disc collectors box of never-before-released Hank Williams recordings Sept. 28. Hank

Williams Complete Mother Best Recordings features 72 15-minute shows, 143 performances and interviews at the pinnacle of his career in 1951. Details here. Jamie Tate is backed by the 82nd Airborne All-American Chorus on her new single “I’ll Give My All,” which she discussed on MSNBC on Memorial Day. Check it out here. The single debuted with 50,000 paid downloads, according to Aristo P.R. A portion of the proceeds from digital download cards will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Learn more here. Jo Dee Messina will embark on a tour in support of her Unmistakable: Love EP June 18 in North Lawrence, OH. Ty Herndon, Anita Cochran, Diana DeGarmo, Amber Hayes, Wade Hayes, Daniel Kirkley, Michael Peterson and Julie Roberts will perform a benefit concert for the Make-A-Wish Middle Tennessee chapter. The show takes place June 9 at the Nashville Palace. BamaJam’s Ronnie Gilley has purchased three-day passes to BamaJam 2010 for high school seniors in the Wiregrass region. Schools interested in participating may contact Fox Fleming at 334-389-3699.

Sony South: RCA’s Jake Owen poses with Sony Music Nashville execs and friends before his performance at the Bayou Country Superfest in Baton Rouge this weekend. Pictured (l-r) are SMN’s Cara Owen and Renee Bell, producer Tony Brown, SMN’s Gary Overton and son Will, Owen, SMN’s Heather McBee and RCA’s Keith Gale.

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The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives at www.countryaircheck.com. • William Morris Endeavor’s Greg Oswald was promoted to co-head of the company’s country music division, joining Rick Shipp. (CAT 5/27)• Tony & Kris In the Morning is now being marketed by United Stations Radio Networks to both radio affiliates and national advertisers. (CAT 6/1)• Scott Gaines was named OM of Cumulus/Killeen-Temple, TX’s five-station cluster and PD/AM driver for Country KUSJ. Contact Gaines at 214-604-8035 or here. (CAT 6/1)• Former KSKS/Fresno morning host John Garabo joined Hurley’s ZFKY/Grand Cayman as PD/PM driver June 1. Reach him at 559-797-5014 or here. (CAT 5/25)• Dave Osborne was hired as Online PD for Alpha Broadcasting’s Portland cluster, which includes Country KUPL. (CAT 5/25)

Stations Fight Spill (continued from page 1) “’KSJ does not depend heavily on a beach trade, but there are a few major sponsors, real estate companies and family amusement parks that could cut back.” “Fortunately, the Alabama beaches have seen no oil,” he continues. “That’s the message we wish to convey. Plans are in the works now for a public service campaign from all Clear Channel stations in the region to promote that, in many areas, ‘the Coast is Clear.’ We want to tell the full story of affected and, most importantly for communities that depend on the economic impact of tourist dollars, unaffected areas along the coast.” To the west, KXKC/Lafayette, LA PD Ray Robicheaux says the impact on local shrimpers and fisherman, as well as the oyster business, are top worries. “But the biggest concern,” he says, “is what happens if a hurricane comes.”

In terms of direct revenue, WZKX/Gulfport-Biloxi, MS OM Bryan Rhodes says, “We’re feeling little effect. In fact, business is up from what it was with all the lawyers that are advertising to protect us from the oil companies and the oil company itself placing ads to let us know they’re doing everything possible.

“Tourism is off the past few weekends with people being scared off about oil on our beaches, which hasn’t happened yet,” Rhodes says. “There’s all kinds of talk on the streets about how this will affect the area when the full impact is realized. The timing could not have been worse. We were starting to see a few rays of light as the recession seems to be coming to an end. Now this. We’re going through uncharted territory and no one knows what to expect.” In Panama City, FL, WPAP PD Todd Berry says the mood is “cautious but hopeful. Luckily, the weather has been on our side. The beaches are open for business. And it’s my understanding that BP has bought a schedule of ads across the Gulf Coast stating their commitment to cleaning this up and getting it under control. “Our number one message is the beaches are clean and the water is clear. Our hearts are with our friends in Louisiana, but the way the news media are portraying it sounds like the entire gulf is suffering ill effects, and that’s simply not true. If the traffic issues we had over the long weekend say anything, tourism is just fine.” Back in Pensacola, King has Cat Country getting hourly updates from News sister WNRP-AM. “BP never spent this much money before, I can tell you that,” he says. “We’re getting law firm business. Florida tourism is running spots to get the word out that our beaches are beautiful and the fishing is fine. “We know lives aren’t threatened, but livelihoods are and that’s still stressful.” If and when the oil does come, King says there won’t be much doubt. “Our sand is totally white, so it will be quite a contrast.” CAC

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3 1 MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 4 15113 1160 5318 406 38.085 2.568 126 0

1 2 CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA) 14229 -632 4887 -244 35.829 -1.5 126 0

2 3 GEORGE STRAIT/I Gotta Get To You (MCA) 14016 -71 4937 -27 35.177 0.076 126 0

7 4 JASON ALDEAN/Crazy Town (BBR) 4 13048 2066 4560 711 32.492 4.627 126 0

4 5 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 11905 -1542 4123 -580 29.058 -4.119 126 0

9 6 BRAD PAISLEY/Water (Arista) 4 11543 1554 4034 569 29.96 3.919 126 0

6 7 RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street) 11307 -423 4043 -152 26.994 -1.616 126 0

8 8 CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 11171 743 3961 268 28.618 1.85 125 0

10 9 LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 10534 814 3776 266 26.871 2.292 125 0

11 10 REBA/I Keep On Loving You (Starstruck/Valory) 9123 715 3226 264 22.784 1.83 124 0

12 11 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Wrong Baby Wrong (RCA) 8577 333 2936 75 21.234 1.035 126 0

14 12 JERROD NIEMANN/Lover, Lover (Sea Gayle/Arista) 8423 905 2956 290 20.866 3.205 125 1

16 13 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Undo It (19/Arista) 4 8373 1402 2839 412 22.177 4.16 126 1

18 14 TOBY KEITH/Every Dog Has Its Day (Show Dog-Universal) 7507 1003 2573 326 18.433 1.356 123 0

19 15 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 7164 689 2736 260 17.002 2.105 120 1

17 16 JARON & TLRTL/Pray...(Jaronwood/Universal Republic/Big Machine) 7079 574 2510 210 17.036 1.394 111 2

25 17 KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 4 6442 2050 2099 684 17.264 6.067 122 9

20 18 BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 5987 870 2092 324 15.627 2.576 122 6

23 19 ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG) 5406 956 1924 335 14.63 3.155 114 9

21 20 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Little White Church (Capitol) 5274 534 1865 180 13.058 1.08 114 5

24 21 GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5) 5060 655 1794 243 11.869 1.588 112 6

27 22 UNCLE KRACKER/Smile (Atlantic/Top Dog/BPG) 4231 657 1531 239 10.691 1.718 79 7

26 23 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ain't Nothin' (BNA) 4213 572 1612 229 9.914 1.221 110 5

28 24 GARY ALLAN/Get Off On The Pain (MCA) 3515 572 1222 202 7.476 1.103 99 4

30 25 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 3502 626 1224 175 8.557 2.052 98 8

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29 26 DAVID NAIL/Turning Home (MCA) 3267 390 1199 109 7.396 1.183 103 1

36 27 ALAN JACKSON/Hard Hat And A Hammer (Arista) 2709 652 1051 210 6.747 1.86 89 8

37 28 DIERKS BENTLEY/Up On The Ridge (Capitol) 2498 460 906 203 6.32 1.742 77 14

34 29 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Father's Love (The Only...) (Lyric Street) 2453 258 998 115 5.175 0.455 87 6

33 30 JOSH THOMPSON/Way Out Here (Columbia) 2395 199 999 110 5.25 0.477 85 4

35 31 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 2348 258 963 89 4.96 0.669 81 3

22 32 BAND PERRY/Hip To My Heart (Republic Nashville) 2329 -2185 790 -793 5.114 -5.618 121 0

32 33 LAURA BELL BUNDY/Giddy On Up (Mercury) 2125 -178 693 -48 4.561 -0.303 69 0

39 34 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 1996 451 693 152 4.518 0.996 66 10

38 35 JAMES OTTO/Groovy Little Summer Song (Warner Bros./WMN) 1958 58 783 32 4.159 -0.031 66 0

40 36 GLORIANA/The World Is Ours Tonight (WMN/Emblem/BPG) 1709 243 652 79 2.999 0.564 63 2

41 37 KELLIE PICKLER/Makin' Me Fall In Love Again (19/BNA) 1495 181 580 79 2.615 0.434 70 7

44 38 JAKE OWEN/Tell Me (RCA) 1410 252 588 83 2.74 0.719 69 4

39 BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 1356 1042 500 391 3.461 2.578 57 21

48 40 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/While You're Still Young (Columbia) 1346 500 502 165 2.783 0.983 54 8

42 41 STEVE AZAR/Sunshine (Ride) 1288 95 539 45 2.886 0.198 48 1

45 42 BLAINE LARSEN/Chillin' (Treehouse) 1222 88 507 37 2.441 0.197 45 0

47 43 KEVIN FOWLER/Pound Sign (#?*!) (Lyric Street) 1217 287 443 121 2.658 0.571 42 5

43 44 RANDY MONTANA/Ain't Much Left Of Lovin' You (Mercury) 1166 -25 425 -8 1.866 -0.135 58 2

45 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 1111 602 386 206 2.512 1.23 44 10

46 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 973 682 313 248 2.361 1.683 47 35

46 47 ELI YOUNG BAND/Guinevere (Uniiversal South/Republic Nashville) 873 -81 284 -22 1.601 -0.208 33 0

48 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 717 363 248 142 1.765 0.886 21 9

49 TROY OLSEN/Summer Thing (EMI Nashville) 674 97 243 39 1.356 0.284 28 1

49 50 CHRIS JANSON/Til A Woman Comes Along (BNA) 651 -56 290 -16 0.877 0.019 47 0

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Country Aircheck Top Point GainersJASON ALDEAN/Crazy Town (BBR) 2066 4KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 2050 4BRAD PAISLEY/Water (Arista) 1554 4CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Undo It (19/Arista) 1402 4MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 1160 4BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 1042TOBY KEITH/Every Dog Has Its Day (Show Dog-Universal) 1003ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG) 956JERROD NIEMANN/Lover, Lover (Sea Gayle/Arista) 905BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 870

Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersJASON ALDEAN/Crazy Town (BBR) 711KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 684BRAD PAISLEY/Water (Arista) 569CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Undo It (19/Arista) 412MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 406BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 391ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG) 335TOBY KEITH/Every Dog Has Its Day (Show Dog-Universal) 326BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 324JERROD NIEMANN/Lover, Lover (Sea Gayle/Arista) 290

Activator Top Point GainersJASON ALDEAN/Crazy Town (BBR) 594 4KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 556 4ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG) 456 4LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 438 4CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Undo It (19/Arista) 376 4BRAD PAISLEY/Water (Arista) 374BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 298LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 297LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 274UNCLE KRACKER/Smile (Atlantic/Top Dog/BPG) 239

Activator Top Spin GainersJASON ALDEAN/Crazy Town (BBR) 346KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 299LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 294ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG) 291CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Undo It (19/Arista) 222BRAD PAISLEY/Water (Arista) 211BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 204LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 179LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 175DIERKS BENTLEY/Up On The Ridge (Capitol) 135

Country Aircheck Add LeadersLADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 35JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) 28BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 21DIERKS BENTLEY/Up On The Ridge (Capitol) 14EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 10TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 10JAMES WESLEY/Real (BBR) 9KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 9BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 9ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG) 9

CMTJOHN RICH/Country Done Come To Town (Reprise/WMN)LITTLE BIG TOWN/Little White Church (Capitol)NICKELBACK/This Afternoon (Roadrunner)

CMT PUREBAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville)JOHN RICH/Country Done Come To Town (Reprise/WMN)LITTLE BIG TOWN/Little White Church (Capitol)MATT STILLWELL/Dirt Road Dancing (Average Joes)NICKELBACK/This Afternoon (Roadrunner)

GACLITTLE BIG TOWN/Little White Church (Capitol)

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June 7BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville)BOMSHEL/Just Fine (Curb)JOE ZELEK BAND/Who You Gonna Run To (Gasoline/Apothecary/Nine North)DARREN KOZELSKY/Somebody Find Me A Preacher (Major 7th/Spinville)

June 14LEANN RIMES/Swingin’ (Curb)RANDY ROGERS BAND/Too Late For Goodbye (MCA)

June 21BLACKBERRY SMOKE/Good One Comin’ On (BamaJam)BO BICE/You Take Yourself With You (Saguaro Road/Lofton Creek)JULIANNE HOUGH/Is That So Wrong (Mercury)KATIE ARMIGER/Leaving Home (Cold River)STEEL MAGNOLIA/Just By Being You (Halo And Wings) (Big Machine)

Country Aircheck ActivityTRACE ADKINS/This Ain’t No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) Debuts at 45*; 1111 points, 425 spins 10 ADDS: KATM*, KIZN*, KUBL*, WBEE, WCTK*, WIVK*, WQYK*, WUSY, WWYZ, WYCD*

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) Debuts at 46*; 973 points, 313 spins 35 ADDS including: KBWF, KFRG*, KKWF, KMPS*, KSOP, KWJJ, WKKT, WKLB, WMZQ, WPOC

ELI YOUNG BAND/Guinevere (Universal South/Republic Nashville) Moves 46*-47; 873 points, 284 spins; 0 ADDS

BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) Debuts at 48*; 717 points, 248 spins 9 ADDS: KBEQ, KCYE, KHKI*, KSOP, KUPL, WBEE, WFMS, WIVK*, WWQM

TROY OLSEN/Summer Thing (EMI Nashville) Debuts at 49*; 674 points, 243 spins; 1 ADD: KFRG*

CHRIS JANSON/Til A Woman Comes Along (BNA) Moves 49*-50; 651 points, 290 spins; 0 ADDS

TRAILER CHOIR/Rollin’ Through The Sunshine (Show Dog-Universal) 588 points, 304 plays; 0 ADDS

LOCASH COWBOYS/Here Comes Summer (Stroudavarious) 570 points, 212 spins 3 ADDS: KIZN*, WIL, WPOC

RANDY HOUSER/I’m All About It (Show Dog-Universal) 548 points, 257 spins 3 ADDS: WFUS, WGKX*, WMIL

JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) 475 points, 236 spins; 2 ADDS: KILT*, KWJJ

CHUCK WICKS/Hold That Thought (RCA) 425 points, 193 spins 5 ADDS: KWJJ, WCTK*, WFMS, WGNA, WSOC*

JACK INGRAM/Barbie Doll 2010 (Big Machine) 422 points, 153 spins; 0 ADDS

THOMPSON SQUARE/Let’s Fight (Stoney Creek) 397 points, 160 spins 3 ADDS: WGGY, WGNE, WRNS

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COLT FORD/Chicken & Biscuits (Average Joes) 327 points, 139 spins 2 ADDS: KUBL*, WRNS

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Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Show Dog-Universal) 11323KENNY CHESNEY/Ain't Back Yet (BNA) 9085LADY ANTEBELLUM/American Honey (Capitol) 7778EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 6309ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG) 6107BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Reprise/WMN) 5882JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 5783JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory) 5139BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 5080LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 4863

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1 1 MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 4666 162 2900 103

2 2 GEORGE STRAIT/I Gotta Get To You (MCA) 4461 -28 2821 -18

6 3 JASON ALDEAN/Crazy Town (BBR) 4 4270 594 2619 346

4 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street) 3813 -134 2327 -96

8 5 BRAD PAISLEY/Water (Arista) 3761 374 2344 211

3 6 CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA) 3710 -477 2237 -348

9 7 LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 3660 297 2294 175

7 8 CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 3645 142 2320 110

5 9 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 3349 -422 2126 -190

10 10 REBA/I Keep On Loving You (Starstruck/Valory) 3273 172 2102 101

12 11 JERROD NIEMANN/Lover, Lover (Sea Gayle/Arista) 2719 153 1653 104

13 12 TOBY KEITH/Every Dog Has Its Day (Show Dog-Universal) 2628 230 1623 123

14 13 JARON & TLRTL/Pray For You (Jaronwood/Univeral Republic/Big Machine) 2462 96 1564 55

15 14 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Undo It (19/Arista) 4 2410 376 1527 222

15 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Wrong Baby Wrong (RCA) 2383 -8 1457 25

16 16 BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 2143 127 1358 118

20 17 ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG) 4 2088 456 1351 291

19 18 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 2046 274 1236 179

18 19 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Little White Church (Capitol) 2035 90 1276 70

24 20 KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 4 2000 556 1240 299

21 21 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ain't Nothin' (BNA) 1739 133 1017 93

23 22 GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5) 1604 106 1005 47

25 23 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 1413 203 904 110

26 24 GARY ALLAN/Get Off On The Pain (MCA) 1264 160 815 96

29 25 DIERKS BENTLEY/Up On The Ridge (Capitol) 1190 217 774 135

28 26 ALAN JACKSON/Hard Hat And A Hammer (Arista) 1171 148 724 100

33 27 UNCLE KRACKER/Smile (Atlantic/Top Dog/BPG) 1126 239 673 121

27 28 JOSH THOMPSON/Way Out Here (Columbia) 1098 58 724 35

32 29 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Father's Love (The Only...) (Lyric Street) 1035 143 672 95

30 30 DAVID NAIL/Turning Home (MCA) 1005 58 618 29

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31 31 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 959 56 641 45

22 32 BAND PERRY/Hip To My Heart (Republic Nashville) 956 -608 542 -341

34 33 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 825 115 532 74

40 34 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 631 181 403 114

37 35 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/While You're Still Young (Columbia) 606 77 362 54

38 36 STEVE AZAR/Sunshine (Ride ) 539 10 394 4

35 37 LAURA BELL BUNDY/Giddy On Up (Mercury) 528 -55 295 -27

58 38 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 4 503 438 343 294

39 39 KELLIE PICKLER/Makin' Me Fall In Love Again (19/BNA) 484 -5 270 -2

41 40 JAMES OTTO/Groovy Little Summer Song (Warner Bros./WMN) 393 -5 258 -7

44 41 KEVIN FOWLER/Pound Sign (#?*!) (Lyric Street) 386 163 235 83

42 BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 332 298 230 204

43 43 GLORIANA/The World Is Ours Tonight (WMN/Emblem/BPG) 269 36 165 20

45 44 BLAINE LARSEN/Chillin' (Treehouse) 256 33 171 16

48 45 ELI YOUNG BAND/Guinevere (Universal South/Republic Nashville) 235 77 162 54

42 46 RANDY MONTANA/Ain't Much Left Of Lovin' You (Mercury) 221 -22 144 -10

47 47 JAKE OWEN/Tell Me (RCA) 209 42 143 29

46 48 TRAILER CHOIR/Rollin' Through The Sunshine (Show Dog-Universal) 190 15 126 11

51 49 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) 182 49 97 40

50 50 RANDY HOUSER/I'm All About It (Show Dog-Universal) 149 11 109 7

51 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 145 120 106 87

53 52 COLT FORD/Chicken & Biscuits (Average Joes) 142 34 93 24

49 53 SARAH DARLING/Whenever It Rains (Black River) 142 4 93 3

54 54 WILLIAMS RILEY/Makes Me Go La La (Golden) 119 16 82 7

56 55 THOMPSON SQUARE/Let's Fight (Stoney Creek) 118 34 76 24

52 56 ASH BOWERS/Ain't No Stopping Her Now (Stoney Creek) 105 -28 72 -17

57 TROY OLSEN/Summer Thing (EMI Nashville) 93 38 64 25

57 58 GWEN SEBASTIAN/V.I.P. (Barefoot Girl) (Open Road/Lofton Creek) 79 6 41 3

59 JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) 71 67 58 55

60 LOCASH COWBOYS/Here Comes Summer (Stroudavarious) 70 12 46 7

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