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April 14, 2008 Issue 85 CMT Awards Crank Up The Energy Ta k e Us Out To Th e Ba l l Ga m e The 2008 CMT Music Awards opened tonight (4/14) with a cleverly-executed video featuring Trace Adkins’ Got baseball pics? Country Aircheck is looking for the best photos attempting to score awards show tickets for his Hannah of radio pros, label execs and/or artists enjoying Montana-crazed daughters. Donald Trump, John McCain, America’s pastime with baseball stars from any era for our upcoming Summer Special print edition. Send your Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Ryan Seacrest and others pics to [email protected]. If you can work your made cameos in the spot. mom and apple pie into the image as well, all the better. The show, of course, was hosted by Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus. Keith Urban and Brooks & Dunn opened the packed performance slate, Hank Jr. joined Brad Paisley for “I’m Still A Guy,” Rodney Carrington took the stage in a full mullet Clear Channel By The Book wig to introduce Toby Keith and, of all bizarre juxtapositions, Right Of The Dial: The Rise of Clear Channel Snoop Dogg helped Jason Aldean introduce Alan Jackson. and the Fall of Commercial Radio, one of two Fan-voted winners included Video of the Year “Our new books about Clear Channel, will be released Song” by Taylor Swift, who also won in the Female Video tomorrow (4/15). The second, Clear Vision: category. “I came here tonight just excited that I had a The Story of Clear Channel Communications, is performance, and currently available for pre-order only. Right Of The honestly didn’t expect Dial, by Alec Foege, is informed by interviews an award,” Swift said with critics and supporters of the company, but in the press room. “The Foege was not granted interviews with the Mays fact that the fans did family despite repeated requests. The book’s title this for me absolutely seems indicative of its take on the company, a blows my mind. There’s familiar refrain of CC’s detractors. nothing more important Clear Vision, by contrast, is an authorized profile of the than my fans.” company, following its development from 1972 through June Taylor Swift reacts to winning Video 2006. Author Reed Bunzel was granted exclusive interviews of the Year. continued on page 5 with top executives, and based on the publisher’s description ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

April 14, 2008 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 2 seeks to downplay CC’s mistakes and cast its actions in a favorable light. Both books can be ordered online. My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e CBS Radio WUSN/Chicago APD/MD Marci Radio Awards Braun discusses her most meaningful songs, Online submissions for the 2008 CMA Broadcast Awards albums or concerts: are now being accepted at www.broadcast.cmaawards.com. 1. Barbara Mandrell/Sleeping Single The 2008 NAB Marconi Radio Awards nomination process in a Double Bed: I got kicked out of my is now open. GMs may nominate their stations online at www. kindergarten class for wanting to sing it nab.org/awards/marconis. during class sing-a-long. Honest. Everyone else wanted to sing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” & “The ABC’s,” and the teacher freaked out Radiothon Roundup when I told her what I wanted. My mom was Here’s a look at recent St. Jude Radiothon results turned in by asked to talk to the teacher after class was Country radio: over. It set me on the right track to love country music 2. Reba McEntire Rumor Has It: My favorite album hands down, and • WFRE/Frederick, MD, $140,809 (4/10-11) the album that brought me back to country music, which was not cool • KGWY/Gillette, WY, $63,346 (4/10-11) to listen to when I was in grade school and junior high. • KLGT/Sheridan, WY, $9,330 (4/10-11) 3. New Kids on the Block Live (1989): The first ticket I ever paid for. To be • KZMQ/Cody, WY, $39,725 (4/10-11) in an arena with 10,000 other screaming girls was nuts. It’s like a Hannah • WSIP/Paintsville, KY, $27,650 (4/10-11) Montana concert today, but with five cute guys onstage instead. • WKAK/Albany, GA, $22,000 (4/10-11) 4. Barbra Streisand Live (2006): My mom and I sat in the nosebleeds • WJEN/Rutland, VT, $19,043 (4/10-11) and we couldn’t even afford those seats, but it’s amazing what you can • WTRS/Ocala, FL, $30,710 (4/10-11) buy when you eat Ramen for a month! 5. Garth Brooks Live (1993): Went with my dad, and between watching Garth fly across the stage, climb up on the stage scaffolding, and being BRC Supports The Troop able to clearly see the other person’s face across the arena during U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Sean Bennett was on the Today “Unanswered Prayers” because of all the lighters, I knew I was witnessing show this morning to share how his name got in the running for something that would never be captured by another artist again. this year’s Nashville Star competition. Bennett met Nashville Honorable Mention -- Into The Woods Soundtrack: I’m a big Star host Billy Ray Cyrus backstage at a show Broadway geek, and Sondheim is incredible. “Children Will Listen” is in Anchorage, AK where he slipped Cyrus one of my all time favorite songs. his CD. Cyrus not only listened to it but also • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Raffi’s “Baby Beluga.” personally called Bennett and asked him to audition for the show. “He had to convince me it was him,” said Bennett.”I quizzed him like a graced the No. 1 position for two weeks and was his first multi- Billy Ray Cyrus pro.” Watch the video here. week chart topper. Chart Chat Gig Alerts Congrats to Capitol/Nashville’s Jimmy Harnen, Steve • WBTU/Ft. Wayne, IN PD/afternoon personality Scott “Sam Hodges, Shane Allen and the entire promo staff on Trace Adams” Roddy is searching for his replacement. Send airchecks Adkins’ very first three-week No. 1 single, “You’re Gonna Miss and resumes to [email protected]. This.” Trace’s most recent No. 1, “Ladies Love Country Boys,” • WUSH/Norfolk, VA OM Jay Michaels is on the look out ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] April 14, 2008 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 3

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Tuesday 4/15 - Roy Clark, Bobby Kraig ([email protected]), Rick Huckaby Friday 4/18 - Kyle Lehning, Jim Scholten , Marvin Evatt , Randy Guidry Sunday 4/20 - Buddy Cannon

for a one person morning show. Send airchecks and resumes to [email protected]. • UMG/Nashville SVPP Royce Risser and Mercury VP Damon Moberly are seeking a Southwest rep. They can be reached at [email protected] and [email protected]. • Montage Music promotion chief Mike Wilson is in need of a Promotion Coordinator/Secondary Promoter. Contact him at [email protected]. Industry News The 4th Annual Leadership Music Digital Summit welcomes social networking site iLike CEO Ali Partovi as keynote speaker. The summit will also examine investment in the music industry with venture capital experts Chris Fralic and Paul A. Santinelli in the panel Future Money: Who Will Invest in Music? The seminar takes place April 22 at Belmont University, more info at www.digitalsummit.org. Murrah Music VP/Creative Dan Hodges has exited the company and is looking for his next opportunity. Contact him at 615-394-0981 or [email protected]. The 25th Annual International Country Music Conference, co-chaired by James Akenson and Don Cusic, will take place May 22-24 at Belmont University. “The International Country Music Conference is the premier academic event for those studying and writing about country music,” says Cusic. More info at www.internationalcountrymusic.org. Artist News Universal South, Phil Vassar and Mozes are giving fans the chance to listen to Vassar’s upcoming album Prayer Of A Common Man before it’s April 22 release. Fans can call 615-823-7929 to join Phil’s Mob (mobile club) and leave him messages. Members are alerted via text message every time a new song is added. Phil Vassar Taylor Swift is the first country artist featured inRhapsody ’s Play Anywhere commercial campaign, which debuted Monday night during the CMT Music Awards. The spot will continue to air through July 1. This year’s Music City Walk Of Fame inductees are Steven Curtis Chapman, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Steve Wariner, Kirk Whalum and, posthumously, Merle Kilgore and Hank Williams. They will be recognized April 20 at 3pm in the Hall of Fame Park in Nashville. The 4th Annual Lonestar & Friends Strike Out For Kids event will be held June 2 at Hermitage Lanes in Hermitage, TN and benefit St. Jude. In addition to the band,Trent Tomlinson, Jo Dee Messina, Little Big Town, Lady Antebellum, Joe

Tub e Ch e c k institutions seeking the dismissal of lawsuits filed byThomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital to compel the banks to fund a Tuesday 4/15 - Trisha Yearwood, Rachael Ray Show (syndicated). $19.5 billion purchase of Clear Channel. The ruling clears the Wednesday 4/16 - Dolly Parton, GAC Nights. way for a June court date in Texas. (CAT 4/11) • Cumulus Media announced that as of Jan. 1, 2009 it will no Thursday 4/17 - Julianne Hough, Rachael Ray Show (syndicated); Garth longer subscribe to the Arbitron Radio Market Reports for markets Brooks, George Jones, Crook & Chase (re-air) (RFD-TV); Jason Aldean, Late 100-plus where it owns stations. Instead, the company has called for Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS). a “new service designed to measure both quantitative and qualitative Friday 4/18 - Lady Antebellum, Ellen (syndicated). audience characteristics.” (CAT 4/14) • Citadel/Charleston President/Market Manager Paul O’Malley Saturday 4/19 - Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town, Lady Antebellum, Randy Travis, Opry Live (GAC). will be moving to Citadel/Atlanta, which includes Country WKHX, in a similar capacity. He replaces Victor Sansone, who Sunday 4/20 - Blake Shelton, The Collection (GAC). moved to sister KSCS & KTYS/Dallas in January. (CAT 4/9) Monday 4/21 - Lady Antebellum, Ashton Shepherd, Good Morning • Clear Channel/Chattanooga OM and Country/Classic America (ABC). Country combo WUSY & WLND PD Kris Van Dyke left after five years with the station and 12 years with the company. He can be reached at 423-240-9510 or [email protected]. Nichols, Jake Owen, Jamie O’Neal, Darryl Worley, Chuck (CAT 4/8) Wicks, Chris Young, Heidi Newfield and Crystal Shawanda • Regent’s WGNA/Albany, NY PD/MD/ are scheduled to appear. Tickets available at www.countrycares.org. afternoon personality Tom “Jake” Jacobsen Willie Nelson’s alternative fuel truck stop, Willie’s Place, was named OM for the four-station cluster. will host it’s grand re-opening beginning July 1. Nelson, Ray (CAT 4/10) Price, Merle Haggard, Ray Wylie Hubbard and David Allan • Former AC KSMG/San Antonio PD Robert Coe will perform July 3 with proceeds benefiting theFreddy John will join Cumulus/Lexington, KY May 5 Powers Parkinson’s Foundation. as PD/afternoons for Country WLXX. (CAT 4/10) Tom Jacobsen Cumberland University will present Charlie Daniels and • Montage Promotion Coordinator/Secondary wife Hazel with the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award at the Promoter Elizabeth Sledge was named Northeast regional university’s 166th Commencement Ceremony May 3. succeeding Brad Helton, who left the label two weeks ago. She’s reachable at 615-690-6479 or [email protected]. Crib Notes (CAT 4/14) Congrats to Show Dog West Coast rep Lisa Owen on the birth of her son Gavin John last Friday (4/11). According to the Da t e Ch e c k label, Owen called in an add for “She’s A Hottie” at 9:47am and Gavin was born at 10:54am. April 22 - Leadership Music Digital Summit 2007 - Belmont University’s Curb Event Center - www.leadershipmusic.org The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives May 17 - 5th Annual ACM Music Celebrity Golf Classic - Las Vegas, NV at www.countryaircheck.com. - www.acmcountry.com • A Texas judge denied the request of New York financial

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Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum (Capitol) Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott contributed to 10 of the 11 compositions on their debut album. An outgrowth of songwriting collaboration between the three, Lady A already have a top 10 single, “Love Don’t Live Here,” and have multiple media bumps scheduled in support of the album, including a Friday appearance on Ellen (4/18). Victoria Shaw and Paul Worley co- produced the album.

CMT Awards (continued from page 1) Kellie Pickler won three awards -- Breakthrough, Tearjerker and Performance of the Year. Absent but able to accept one of her awards via video, Pickler called in to the press room to discuss her three wins. “My hands are still shaking right now,” she said. “I’m in a hotel room now with no one to talk to! I’m just talking to myself.” Likely the only winner to be doing her press room interview in pajamas, Pickler was asked about beating three male artists for the Breakthrough award. “Women rock,” she said. “We’re taking over the world. Sorry, guys.” Here are some more notable quotes heard before the show, backstage and onstage: CMT Awards Quote Book • Snoop Dogg: “I love country music. I’m honored to be here. It’s underrated.” • Joe Don Rooney: “I’m taking parenting tips from Gary [LeVox]. I’m preparing like any first time father -- sweating bullets, eating a lot. I’m eating for three now!” • LeAnn Rimes: “Yeah, the prison outfit, thigh highs and garters. We’re kind of every man’s fantasy tonight.” • Tom Arnold: “[Jewel’s boyfriend] Ty [Murray] shook my hand and I think he broke some bones.” • Barack Obama: “Four words: Treasury Secretary Hannah Montana.” • Taylor Swift: “I had these hot pink heels, but they hurt so bad. I walked past Faith and told her how my feet hurt, and she said ‘Take ‘em off.’ I actually accepted my award bare foot, and Faith Hill told me I could.” • Gary LeVox: “The only reason we’re here tonight is because of the people in that crowd. It’s unfortunate that all award shows aren’t fan voted.” • Trace Adkins: [Accepting Male Video] “I’d like to thank Country radio for giving me my first three-week No. 1. I’ve never had that before.” • Donald Trump: [To Adkins] “Lose my number.” Special thanks to Westwood One’s George Achaves, who contributed to this story.

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

1 1 TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 15318 428 5089 180 39.282 0.944 121 0 3rd Week at No. 1 2 2 GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 4 15157 1511 5000 447 38.599 4.246 120 0 3 3 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 13841 574 4686 228 34.66 1.746 119 0 4 4 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 12181 -858 4087 -277 30.401 -2.038 121 0 7 5 TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 11658 717 3897 276 28.951 0.869 120 0 5 6 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 11419 -349 3866 -144 28.344 -0.536 121 0 8 7 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 10638 622 3505 200 25.701 1.521 120 0 9 8 RASCAL FLATTS/Every Day (Lyric Street) 10113 564 3367 190 26.208 1.834 121 0

10 9 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 4 10025 951 3271 273 25.905 3.092 121 1 12 10 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 8272 449 2738 146 20.846 1.613 117 1 13 11 JEWEL/Stronger Woman (Valory) 7422 75 2435 31 17.638 -0.02 118 0

19 12 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 4 7227 1678 2394 575 18.962 5.01 119 7 14 13 DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 7058 504 2366 185 16.461 1.103 119 3 11 14 BUCKY COVINGTON/It's Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 6983 -1514 2255 -548 16.934 -4.015 119 0 18 15 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 6949 836 2359 267 17.108 1.813 118 3 17 16 JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) 6592 341 2210 83 15.695 0.674 115 1 16 17 JOE NICHOLS/It Ain't No Crime (Universal South) 6447 109 2236 39 14.892 0.225 111 1 15 18 KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A... (19/BNA) 6243 -184 2143 -47 14.433 -0.564 117 0

24 19 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 4 5881 1740 1946 560 15.257 4.649 116 14 23 20 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 5435 892 1870 292 12.792 1.82 109 11

25 21 TOBY KEITH/She's A Hottie (Show Dog) 4 5126 1048 1724 291 12.024 2.305 109 11 22 22 JOSH TURNER f/ T.Yearwood/Another Try (MCA) 5114 323 1733 100 10.874 0.49 110 1 20 23 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Takin' Off This Pain (MCA) 5068 105 1695 -3 11.247 0.036 113 0 28 24 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 4154 628 1380 176 9.256 1.527 88 5 26 25 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 3918 -10 1426 23 8.189 -0.279 105 2

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

27 26 JACK INGRAM/Maybe She'll Get Lonely (Big Machine) 3815 73 1362 46 8.741 0.329 95 1 29 27 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 3194 357 1073 121 7.427 1.011 84 6 30 28 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 3139 710 1029 222 7.515 2.062 78 10 31 29 TRISHA YEARWOOD/This Is Me You're... (Big Machine) 2719 478 888 148 6.576 1.254 86 4 33 30 SARA EVANS/Some Things Never Change (RCA) 2313 122 803 53 4.551 0.009 83 5 32 31 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 2299 91 715 39 5.695 0.242 66 11 34 32 PHIL STACEY/If You Didn't Love Me (Lyric Street) 2192 3 802 13 4.668 0.24 86 4 36 33 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When... (Arista) 2157 272 796 87 4.241 0.686 88 2 37 34 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 1880 291 610 118 4.003 0.924 67 9 39 35 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 1653 281 609 96 3.25 0.477 60 8 40 36 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 1503 240 489 96 2.616 0.298 61 9 38 37 TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 1478 -30 572 -18 3.31 -0.268 43 1 42 38 GARTH BROOKS/Midnight Sun (Pearl/Big Machine) 1321 230 483 98 2.659 0.378 49 7 45 39 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 1205 362 426 136 2.301 0.623 55 14 41 40 WHISKEY FALLS/Falling Into You (Midas) 1125 -88 438 -21 2.352 -0.108 56 1 43 41 EMILY WEST/Rocks In Your Shoes (Capitol) 1091 129 395 47 2.343 0.047 36 1 44 42 LEANN RIMES/Good Friend And A Glass Of... (Curb/Asylum) 1012 161 346 58 1.726 0.053 42 2 48 43 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 986 186 286 48 2.189 0.344 33 5 50 44 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb/Asylum) 926 282 317 113 2.063 0.542 33 7 49 45 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 868 73 342 31 1.381 0.059 44 4 46 46 SARAH JOHNS/He Hates Me (BNA) 866 45 345 -6 1.264 0.016 52 0 Debut 47 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 851 211 291 77 1.679 0.502 35 4 Debut 48 SUGARLAND/Life In A Northern Town (Mercury) 701 172 181 46 1.972 0.586 8 1 Debut 49 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 624 473 193 145 1.551 1.32 41 34 -- 50 ROAD HAMMERS/I Don't Know When To Quit (Montage) 563 58 214 6 0.969 -0.014 33 0

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 2 April 14, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 34 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 725 4 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 16 TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 650 4 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 14 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 585 4 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 573 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 14 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 548 4 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (Midas) 13 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 524 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 11 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 445 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 11 GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 415 TOBY KEITH/She's A Hottie (Show Dog) 11 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 351 RODNEY ATKINS/Invisibly Shaken (Curb) 10 TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 342 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 10 Activator Top Spin Gainers Aircheck Top Point Gainers CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 430 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 355 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 1740 4 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 338 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 1678 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 325 GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 1511 4 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 299 TOBY KEITH/She’s A Hottie (Show Dog) 1048 4 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 259 BRAD PAISLEY/I’m Still A Guy (Arista) 951 4 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 257 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 892 TOBY KEITH/She's A Hottie (Show Dog) 184 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew... (Columbia) 836 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 165 TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 717 GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 164 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 710 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 628 Vi d e o Ad d s CMT Aircheck Top Spin Gainers JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) RASCAL FLATTS/Every Day (Lyric Street) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 575 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 560 CMT PURE RICK HUCKABY/I Got You Covered (Head Coach) GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 447 DOLLY PARTON/Jesus And Gravity (Dolly) BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 292 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) RANDY TRAVIS/Faith In You (Warner Bros.) TOBY KEITH/She’s A Hottie (Show Dog) 291 GAC TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 276 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) BRAD PAISLEY/I’m Still A Guy (Arista) 273 JEREMY McCOMB/This Town Needs A Bar (Parallel/CO5) MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew... (Columbia) 267 RASCAL FLATTS/Every Day (Lyric Street) RANDY TRAVIS/Faith In You (Warner Bros.) JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin’ You (Warner Bros.) 228 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 222 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] April 14, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4 Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s JO DEE MESSINA/I’m Done (Curb) APRIL 21 Moves 49*- 45*; 868 points, 342 spins ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 4 ADDS: KTOM, WBEE, WQDR, WRNS* ASHLEY GEARING/Out The Window (Curb) JASON MEADOWS/Where Did My Dirt Road Go (Baccerstick/ SARAH JOHNS/He Hates Me (BNA) Nine North) Stays at 46*; 866 points, 345 spins; 0 ADDS DAVID NAIL/I’m About To Come Alive (MCA) CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) APRIL 28 Enters at 47*; 851 points, 291 spins No Adds 4 ADDS: KBWF, KEEY, KIIM*, WCOL MAY 5 SUGARLAND/Life In A Northern Town (Mercury) BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) Enters at 48*; 701 points, 181 spins CHRIS CAGLE/No Love Songs (Capitol) 1 ADD: WYCD* JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Mad Cowboy Disease (Stringtown/CO5) ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) Enters at 49*; 624 points, 193 spins TODD O’NEILL/Can I Come Over Tonight (Aria/Quarterback) 34 ADDS INCLUDING: KBEQ, KEEY, KFKF, KNTY, KSOP, Joshua Stevens/Rock ‘N Roll And Pensacola (Robbins) KYGO, WDTW, WKHX, WKKT, WUBL

ROAD HAMMERS/I Don’t Know When To Quit (Montage) Re-enters at 50*; 563 points, 214 spins; 0 ADDS Aircheck Top Recurrents ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) 9257 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On....) (Curb) 8303 488 points, 163 spins CARRIE UNDERWOOD/All-American Girl (19/Arista) 6348 8 ADDS: KATM*, KHKI*, KIXZ, KNTY, WBUL, WIRK*, WKDF*, BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 5828 WQHK GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 5219 MICA ROBERTS f/TOBY KEITH/Things A Mama Don’t... (Show Dog) KENNY CHESNEY/Shiftwork (BNA) 5066 387 points, 160 spins; 0 ADDS KENNY CHESNEY/Don’t Blink (BNA) 4999 CHUCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 4391 DOLLY PARTON/Jesus And Gravity (Dolly/CO5) TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine/Uni Republic) 4356 340 points, 109 spins; 0 ADDS TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 3829 KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA) 2875 RODNEY ATKINS/Invisibly Shaken (Curb) 336 points, 137 spins ADDS: KASE, KFDI, KIXZ, KIZN*, WCTK, WDTW, WGKX*, WGNA, WOGK, WQHK RISSI PALMER/Hold On To Me (1720 Entertainment) ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Carnival) 318 points, 148 spins 333 points, 90 spins; 0 ADDS 2 ADDS: KBEQ, KNIX

POINT OF GRACE/How You Live (Word/Curb/Warner Bros.) Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or 332 points, 93 spins are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have 1 ADD: WCTK shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 1 1 TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 5176 342 3149 95 2nd Week at No. 1 2 2 GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 5044 415 3079 164 4 3 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 4 4973 573 3112 299 3 4 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 4468 -26 2721 -128 5 5 TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 4 4443 650 2706 325 8 6 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 4 4140 585 2550 338 7 7 RASCAL FLATTS/Every Day (Lyric Street) 3962 314 2402 157 9 8 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 3705 351 2257 160 10 9 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 3382 141 1994 0 12 10 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 3319 317 2025 146 13 11 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 2945 278 1762 157 11 12 BUCKY COVINGTON/It's Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 2930 -148 1767 -162 14 13 DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 2897 308 1737 148 20 14 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 4 2788 725 1613 430 18 15 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 2682 445 1579 257 15 16 JOE NICHOLS/It Ain't No Crime (Universal South) 2653 203 1646 74 16 17 JEWEL/Stronger Woman (Valory) 2565 184 1597 83 22 18 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 2464 524 1463 355 21 19 TOBY KEITH/She's A Hottie (Show Dog) 2346 333 1359 184 19 20 JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) 2337 267 1370 122 17 21 KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A... (19/BNA) 2329 55 1450 -10 23 22 JOSH TURNER f/T. Yearwood/Another Try (MCA) 2172 278 1365 120 25 23 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 1871 283 1053 165 24 24 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Takin' Off This Pain (MCA) 1738 75 1019 39 26 25 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 1705 139 1000 76 27 26 JACK INGRAM/Maybe She'll Get Lonely (Big Machine) 1566 29 937 -11 28 27 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 1464 169 816 107 29 28 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 1440 154 783 76 30 29 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 1257 252 741 150 31 30 SARA EVANS/Some Things Never Change (RCA) 1017 19 524 17 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com ACTIVAT OR April 14, 2008/ Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays

32 31 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I'm Dead (Arista) 929 49 499 47 34 32 PHIL STACEY/If You Didn't Love Me (Lyric Street) 845 99 426 44 33 33 TRISHA YEARWOOD/This Is Me You're Talking To (Big Machine) 792 2 457 13 35 34 GARTH BROOKS/Midnight Sun (Pearl/Big Machine) 791 64 431 28 36 35 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 761 123 384 79 37 36 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 721 121 427 59 Debut 37 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 4 664 548 295 259 40 38 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 484 95 277 56 38 39 LEANN RIMES/Good Friend And A Glass Of... (Curb/Asylum) 482 30 235 26 41 40 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb/Asylum) 460 96 241 46 52 41 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 383 205 168 108 44 42 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 354 46 135 24 43 43 LONESTAR/Let Me Love You (Lonestar/CO5) 349 32 159 21 42 44 TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy Too (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 335 18 214 7 48 45 EMILY WEST/Rocks In Your Shoes (Capitol) 302 45 201 23 46 46 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 292 13 171 22 45 47 TRENT WILLMON/Broken In (Compadre/Music World/Quartback) 255 -32 116 -5 Debut 48 SUGARLAND/Life In A Northern Town (Mercury) 254 37 187 24 47 49 SARAH JOHNS/He Hates Me (BNA) 217 -61 90 -40 51 50 RISSI PALMER/Hold On To Me (1720 Entertainment) 191 -17 79 -5 Debut 51 ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) 189 109 91 40 54 52 JEFF BATES/Don't Hate Me For Lovin' You (Black River) 187 39 111 39 Debut 53 RODNEY ATKINS/Invisibly Shaken (Curb) 178 78 111 61 56 54 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 170 25 74 5 59 55 ROAD HAMMERS/I Don't Know When To Quit (Montage) 151 17 56 9 Debut 56 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 148 125 51 45 58 57 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 146 10 30 2 Debut 58 RICK HUCKABY/I Got You Covered (Head Coach) 146 63 112 51 Debut 59 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 145 85 29 17 Debut 60 MIRANDA LAMBERT/More Like Her (Columbia) 129 80 36 19