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What Slumping Sales Mean For Country Country Aircheck Is Moving Last week’s Wall Street Journal article about the Effective Wednesday (3/28) our address will be continuing industry-wide decline of CD sales (3/21), 1102 17th Avenue South, Suite 205, Nashville, 37212. cited a 20% first quarter drop, with digital sales and New phone is 615-320-1450. Fax is 615-320-1453. ringtones only making up about half the deficit. In Please make a note of it. country, Q1 CD numbers are down closer to 30%, mostly due to variances in the release schedule. Still, Rose points out a few positives for the genre. factors including internet piracy, fewer specialty “We all know country is impacted last by the various music retailers and declining music floor space forms of cannibalization on the web. Country’s also at larger retailers certainly have the attention of enjoying a wave of younger fans who have been led Nashville’s record labels. in by Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood. We have a Sony BMG Chairman Joe Galante says it’s too big opportunity if we can maintain our traditional fan early to draw any conclusions about 2007. “Country base and build with this new audience.” is still more stable than other genres,” he says. “And (continued on page 7) we’ve got a great release schedule ahead with Tim McGraw this week, Martina [McBride] next week, Toby Mason Heads CBS Radio Keith [6/12], and Brad Paisley [6/19].” Also on the ’07 Former CBS Radio President Dan Mason has schedule: Big & Rich (6/5) and Rascal Flatts (9/25). returned to the company as President/CEO, replacing Changes in the retail marketplace will be felt the exiting Joel Hollander. Mason will oversee in country, however. “More of the catalog will be CBS Radio’s 144 radio stations after five years as hit and entry level artists will have a tougher time,” an advisor and consultant for the company. Mason Galante says. “The big boys and girls are fine. It’s the joined Westinghouse in 1993 and was President of [records] that aren’t moving as quickly.” CBS Radio from 1995 to 2002. Hollander joined the Show Dog VP/Sales & Marketing Johnny Rose company as President/COO in 2003. says, “There’s definitely reason for concern when CBS Radio owns Country stations in 13 markets: we see the industry take this kind of plunge, but WSOC/Charlotte, WUSN/Chicago, KWLI/Denver, in country we haven’t had the releases to expect WYCD/Detroit, KILT/Houston, KMLE/Phoenix, anything but a decline at this point.” WDSY/Pittsburgh, KUPL/Portland, KFRG-KVFG ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. To subscribe visit www.countryaircheck.com

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& KXFG/Riverside-San Bernardino, CA, KNCI/ Date Check Sacramento, KMPS/Seattle, WQYK/Tampa and WIRK/West Palm Beach, FL. April 24 - Leadership Music Digital Summit www.digitalsummit.org In other news, Universal Music Group Chairman Doug Morris has joined the CBS Corp. board of directors. May 8 - Roy Acuff St. Block Party, Nashville May 15 - 42nd Annual ACM Awards. Sprint Offers Commercial-Free Radio, www.acmcountry.com $0.99 Songs Sprint announced plans today to offer Sprint June 7-10 - CMA Music Festival. Music Store customers $0.99 songs as part of two www.cmafest.com new plans that will also bundle access to as many as 50 commercial-free radio stations. Beginning in early June 13-15 - 7th Annual All About Music TV & April, Sprint will begin offering its customers access Film Retreat to more than 1.5 million songs through agreements www.myspace.com/allaboutmusictvandfilm with EMI Music, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group watering hole the Tin Roof. The acoustic set opened and Universal Music Group, in addition to “thousands with three-week No. 1 “Beer In Mexico,” and among of independent labels distributed by Groove Mobile the Music Row luminaries helping Chesney celebrate and IODA.” the big 3-9 were Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, rockers 3 Subscribers to a $15 per month package will Doors Down, Tracy Lawrence, Kix Brooks, David get 10 commercial-free radio channels (powered by Lee Murphy, Sara Evans and Gretchen Wilson. mSpot), songs from the Sprint Music Store at $0.99 each, exclusive video programming from Sprint Power Radio News View, including a weekly top-song countdown, breaking Personalities: Kevin Cregg, formerly with WSCP/ music news, tour information and artist interviews and Syracuse, has joined WXLF/Rutland-White River performances. For $20 per month, subscribers will Junction, VT-Lebanon, NH for afternoons. get the above plus another 40 commercial-free radio channels and a channel from Sprint TV that features Marketing: Clear Channel/San Antonio’s Marketing music videos, powered by MobiTV. Director Callie Hoch has been upped to Online The Sprint Music Store will also deliver up to Content Director for the six-station cluster, which 10 songs each week for free. The pre-selected songs includes Country KAJA and KRPT. Additionally, Cox are provided through a partnership with independent Radio/San Antonio’s Kirsten Brassell has joined as music labels to expose fans to new music while also the cluster’s Marketing Director. demonstrating the ease with which they can download music from Sprint. Television: WGNA/Albany, NY will host a concert featuring Clay Walker and Neal McCoy on March Chesney & Pals Heat Tin Roof 27 in Clifton Park, NY to benefit the Oatman-Gaitan Birthday boy Kenny Chesney’s no-advance- family. Proceeds go towards the renovation of the warning Keg In The Closet club tour popped up family’s home, currently in progress by ABC’s Extreme in Nashville tonight (3/26) at popular music-biz Makeover: Home Edition. Details at www.wgna.com. ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] March 26, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page

Check Out This week’s releases include:

Alabama Songs of Inspiration Volume II (RCA) The follow-up to their 2006 gospel release, Vol. II again features traditional hymnal staples like “Love Lifted Me” and “Precious Memories,” as well as bedrock country (“Will The Circle Be Unbroken”) and the anthem of anthems (“The Star Spangled Banner”). Guest vocalists include Riders In The Sky and Del McCoury. Alabama’s Randy Owen arranged eight of the 13 tracks.

Jack Ingram This Is It (Big Machine) Ingram’s 12-cut studio album debut for Big Machine includes familiar tracks “Wherever You Are,” “Love You” and the current single “Lips Of An Angel.” He has writing credit on half the songs including “Ava Adele,” written for his daughter. Other titles include “Measure of a Man,” “Great Divide” and “Don’t Want To Hurt.” Sheryl Crow guests on “Hold On.”

Tim McGraw Let It Go (Curb) His first studio album in close to three years, and his 11th to date, Let It Go continues McGraw’s string of albums recorded with his touring band The Dancehall Doctors. Wife Faith Hill duets on “I Need You” and their daughters sing on the single “Last Dollar (Fly Away).) McGraw also scores a co-write credit on “Train #10,” written with Brad and Brett Warren.

Upcoming releases:

April 3 Alison Krauss A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection (Rounder) Martina McBride Waking Up Laughing (RCA) Jimmy Buffett, Alan Jackson, George Strait Live At Texas Stadium (MCA)

April 17 Bucky Covington Bucky (Lyric Street) Clay Walker Fall (Curb/Asylum) Album release info to [email protected].

Gig Alert: KBUL/Reno has an opening for a midday air talent following the March 8 departure of PD/midday host Cleveland Wheeler. Airchecks and resumes to interim PD Derek Gunn at [email protected]. No calls. (CAT 3/23) Citadel/Spokane has an immediate opening for Marketing Director at the seven station cluster. Resumes to OM Cary Rolfe at 1601 East 57th, Spokane, 99223 or [email protected]. (CAT 3/21)

Industry News Tube Check Country Thunder Records has reached an Tuesday (3/27) – Dierks Bentley, The Tonight Show agreement bringing Heartland over to its roster with Jay Leno, (NBC); Jack Ingram, GAC Nights; from Lofton Creek. Country Thunder’s Herbert Blake Shelton, Clint Black, Crystal Gayle, Joe Nichols, Graham and Lofton Creek’s Mike Borchetta Kenny Rogers, Lee Ann Womack, 100 Greatest Duets finalized the deal late Friday. (3/23) Concert, (CMT); Craig Morgan, American Idol, (FOX). Veteran music journalist Bob Doerschuk has Wednesday (3/28) – Oak Ridge Boys, Master been named Editor of CMA Close Up magazine, Series, (GAC); Luke Bryan, GAC Nights. effective today (3/26). Formerly editor of Musician magazine, Doerschuk replaces Peter Cronin who left Thursday (3/29) – Danielle Peck, Top 20 to pursue other opportunities (CAT 3/19). Doerschuk Countdown, (CMT); Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Merle can be reached at [email protected] or Haggard, Ray Price, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Country Music Across America, (GAC); 615-664-1640. Blake Shelton, Angela Hacker, Top 20 Countdown, Following its recent partnership with (CMT). Ticketmaster and Interactive Corporation, Echomusic has brought on six executives to fill Friday (3/30) – Tim McGraw, Inside Fame, newly created positions. Jay Brown joins as CFO, (CMT); Rodney Atkins, ACM & GAC Presents…; John Brad Henderson is VP/Brand Strategy & Creative, Anderson, Big & Rich, CMT Cross Country. J. David Huffman signs on as VP/Strategic Saturday (3/31) – Tim McGraw, CMT Insider Special Development, Joseph Kustelski has been named Edition; Martina McBride, Little Big Town, Terri Clark, Director/Product Management, Jim Lutz joins as Angela Hacker, Grand Ole Opry Live, (GAC); Billy Ray Senior VP and Justin Williams has been named VP/ Cyrus, My Music Mix, (GAC). Strategic Development. Sunday (4/1) – Barbara Mandrell, GAC Specials. Trade magazine Advertising Age listed the Colgate Country Showdown among the Top 10 Monday (4/2) – The Wreckers, ACM & GAC Leading Brand Events in its March 19 issue. Presents…; Martina McBride, GAC Nights; Alan Jackson, GAC Specials. Artist News Tim McGraw’s new CD Let It Go may not The RIAA has issued platinum certification hit stores until tomorrow, but that didn’t stop Tim for Rodney Atkins’ Curb album If You’re Going from debuting it on Gerry House’s WSIX/Nashville Through Hell. morning show earlier today. In addition to playing Equity’s Carolyn Dawn Johnson recently the album cuts “Kristofferson” and “I Need You,” surprised 13-year-old Kasey Keever with a McGraw admitted he really wasn’t sure what his congratulatory phone call after Keever won the “Girls latest single, “Last Dollar,” is all about. “Big Kenny Idol” talent competition. Inspired when Johnson wrote it, how can you know what it means?” he spoke to the Knoxville/Oak Ridge, TN chapter of laughed, adding, “but my kids love it.” Full audio at Girls Inc. about the importance of following dreams, wsix.com/cc-common/podcast.html. the group put on their own version of American Idol.

Marty Stuart will kick off his yearlong Birthdays celebration of the past, present and future of country Tuesday (3/27) - Brad Wolf, John Hare, Elroy Kahanek, music on June 5 with a series of events. Stuart Bonnie Sugarman ([email protected]) will release Compadres: An Anthology of Duets, which includes collaborations with Loretta Lynn Wednesday (3/28) - Rodney Atkins, Reba McEntire, and George Jones, among others, and his private Charlie McCoy, Gerry House, Michael Powers memorabilia collection will be exhibited at the ([email protected]) Tennessee State Museum. He’s also set to host his Thursday (3/29) - Brady Seals, Lindsey Roznovsky, Sixth Annual Late Night Jam benefiting MusiCares at EJ Butler the Ryman Auditorium. Danielle Peck, Rockie Lynne, Brad Arnold of 3 Friday (3/30) - the late Randy Vanwarmer Doors Down and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Ricky Medlock have teamed up for a photo shoot today (3/26) and Saturday (3/31) - Elizabeth Sledge tomorrow in Nashville for the Fashion Fights Poverty ([email protected]) “Dress Responsibly Look-Book” campaign. Details at Sunday (4/1) – Jameson Clark, Chuck Horvath, Greg www.fashionfightspoverty.org. Stevens ( , Susan [email protected]) Nadler ([email protected]), Pat Payne

Life Notes Monday (4/2) - Billy Dean, Emmylou Harris, Leon Congrats to WXTU/Philadelphia APD/MD Russell, Dean Townson, Kelli Cashiola Roy Land and fiancéRachel Berkowitz, who were ([email protected]) married this past weekend. Chronicle Condolences to family and friends of radio • The FCC approved Citadel Broadcasting’s and record veteran Joe Devine, who passed away $2.7 billion acquisition of 24 Disney-owned March 17 at his Dafter, MI home. He was 51. Devine ABC Radio stations, with the provision that resigned his most recent posting as Midwest rep for Citadel divest itself of 11 stations it currently Category 5 in July, and had prior stops at BNA and owns in seven markets to comply with Virgin. Services were held today (3/26). (CAT 3/22) standing commission ownership rules. ABC Radio's Country outlets include WKHX & WYAY (The Eagle)/Atlanta and KSCS & The Week’s Top Stories KTYS (The Twister)/Dallas. (CAT 3/22) Here are some of the biggest stories featured in Country Aircheck Today since our last Music • Backyard Broadcasting/Sioux Falls, SD Edition. Visit the archives section of our website for GSM Curt Dykstra was named GM of NRG complete coverage of these stories and more: Media/Yankton, SD’s two station cluster, www.countryaircheck.com. which includes Country KKYA. Beginning

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] March 26, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page April 9, Dykstra replaces Bill Holst, who digital department and have been very good at getting left in January for the GM post at Saga our songs and albums where they need to be.” Communications/Yankton’s cluster. (CAT Whether paid downloads can overtake shrinking 3/22) CD sales remains to be seen. Even if a radical redefinition is somewhere on or over the horizon, • Citadel/Muskegon, MI Sales Manager the recorded music business will remain, says Lyric Brent Dingman was named GSM of the Street President Randy Goodman. “Regardless of four-station Ann Arbor Radio cluster, which the distribution channels and what they might end up includes Country WWWW. Dingman replaces being or looking like over the next decade or so, I’m Shannon Brown, who left several weeks ago convinced that there will always be the need for labels to pursue other opportunities. (CAT 3/21) (music venture capitalists) to help invest in and grow the next generation of superstars. And I’m equally • Lofton Creek signed duo Cook and Glenn, convinced that the ‘deals’ that will cement those made up of former Alabama member Jeff relationships (artists to labels) are going to have to Cook and newcomer Mitch Glenn. Their fundamentally change.” debut single, “Shining Star,” bows in April. In the short run, the sales squeeze simply adds (CAT 3/23) weight to every decision. “The economic model the labels have embraced for some time is clearly CD Sales In Decline (continued from page 1) changing,” Rose says. “It makes our selections of A recent trend in country may be setting up as a who we choose to support even more important than strength -- the rise of independent labels. The handful ever before. The pressure on an A&R department has of indies that are stringing together hits -- at radio never been so great.” and the cash register -- contribute to Nashville’s firm Galante says the challenge belongs to all. “It’s footing. “We’re not feeling any of the [decline],” going to impact everybody if this trend continues - says Broken Bow Exec. VP Jim Yerger. “We’ve - publishing, radio, the trades,” he says. “And it’s not continued our growth pattern right on through the first just retail, space at radio is valuable, too. [Compare] quarter. But it is a concern to an extent. As the demos SoundScan with what’s getting airtime and see skew younger, you’re seeing less and less physical whether we’re building acts. Creating stars is the way product being sold.” out of this for all of us.” As with radio, a track record of success can solidify an independent label’s standing with top retail accounts. “The more success you have at radio - Lon Helton, [email protected] and with sales, the more receptive the big chains Chuck Aly, [email protected] become. Consequently, it doesn’t break your back Stephanie Keshe, [email protected] every time you put an album out.” (615) 244-4484 Yerger says BBR’s digital victories -- including gold-certified downloads for both Jason Aldean and Craig Morgan are attributable to its distribution company, Sony RED. “They have a very active

March 26, 2007 Chart Page

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 1 1 KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 14560 510 4597 133 41.419 1.921 121 1 Three Weeks At No. 1 2 2 TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 13616 774 4374 261 38.218 2.104 121 0 3 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 13265 783 4186 206 36.701 2.003 121 1 7 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 4 12075 1459 3837 476 33.222 2.547 121 0 5 5 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 12048 314 3910 126 32.977 0.62 121 0 8 6 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 4 11724 1208 3695 386 32.098 2.848 121 1 9 7 JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South) 11015 632 3713 194 31.524 2.749 121 0 4 8 KEITH URBAN/Stupid Boy (Capitol Nashville) 9779 -2490 3189 -794 26.198 -7.794 120 0 10 9 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 9627 493 3048 122 26.917 1.387 121 0 11 10 DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol) 8538 652 2806 227 22.211 1.37 121 2 12 11 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 7925 561 2628 157 21.139 1.669 121 0 14 12 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 7891 794 2755 282 20.581 2.14 121 5 13 13 GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA) 7729 499 2504 105 20.797 1.909 120 0 17 14 JACK INGRAM/Lips Of An Angel (Big Machine) 6723 357 2088 123 17.033 0.789 121 2 16 15 BROOKS & DUNN/Hillbilly Deluxe (Arista) 6367 -359 2183 -122 15.995 -1.209 120 0 18 16 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 6256 559 2109 186 16.578 2.321 121 5 20 17 JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 6020 848 2001 243 15.297 1.378 121 5 15 18 SARA EVANS/You’ll Always Be My Baby (RCA) 5918 -991 2006 -401 15.915 -3.066 119 0 19 19 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 5808 600 1926 191 14.566 1.461 121 5 25 20 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 4 5424 1589 1732 503 15.035 4.727 117 12 21 21 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 5380 738 1845 256 14.546 2.022 119 9 23 22 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 4 5298 851 1728 302 13.645 1.632 120 7 24 23 JAKE OWEN /Startin’ With Me (RCA) 4630 536 1570 163 11.301 0.986 118 4 26 24 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 4281 848 1322 270 10.768 1.706 114 9 30 25 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 4 4160 1553 1356 503 10.777 3.511 107 21

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 29 26 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 3611 390 1196 130 9.448 0.638 113 8 28 27 PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA) 3551 259 1070 81 9.675 0.439 115 7 32 28 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 2896 552 907 186 7.278 1.989 101 13 33 29 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 2681 352 947 108 6.781 0.802 109 3 27 30 JOSH GRACIN/I Keep Coming Back (Lyric Street) 2589 -841 842 -248 6.344 -1.891 114 1 31 31 DANIELLE PECK/Isn’t That Everything (Big Machine) 2409 -72 795 -15 5.818 -0.421 99 0 34 32 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 2324 343 717 99 6.539 1.048 98 4 35 33 ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 2291 339 760 114 5.517 0.83 98 7 36 34 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 2080 318 697 108 4.536 0.822 102 4 37 35 CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity) 1788 71 643 27 4.652 0.315 99 3 39 36 SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 1393 158 469 80 2.991 0.377 68 9 42 37 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 1358 309 434 101 3.146 0.74 45 3 41 38 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 1325 254 429 94 3.076 0.515 49 9 49 39 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 1066 468 398 192 2.647 1.197 59 17 43 40 DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine) 1062 36 384 9 2.227 -0.105 58 2 47 41 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 1010 405 343 140 2.234 1.132 52 16 46 42 CATHERINE BRITT/What I Did Last Night (RCA) 731 62 290 23 1.496 0.2 44 0

Debut 43 LEE BRICE/She Ain’t Right (Curb/Asylum) 646 227 273 105 1.149 0.396 44 7

Debut 44 WRECKERS/Tennessee (Warner Bros.) 582 254 161 67 1.188 0.499 28 11

Debut 45 BON JOVI/(You Want To) Make A Memory (Mercury/IDJMG) 538 538 113 113 1.629 1.629 32 11

Debut 46 TERRI CLARK/Dirty Girl (BNA) 498 56 132 14 1.046 -0.022 31 5

Debut 47 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) 457 172 191 71 0.894 0.227 42 7

Debut 48 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her... (Lyric Street) 448 345 148 104 0.688 0.417 48 13 50 49 BOMSHEL/Bomshel Stomp (Curb) 419 -25 130 -11 0.821 -0.088 20 0

Debut 50 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog) 411 180 163 63 0.808 0.442 36 6

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page March 26, 2007 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Point Gainers GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 21 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 2151 4 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 17 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 2046 4 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 16 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 1754 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 13 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 1697 4 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have... (Lyric Street) 13 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 1218 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 12 BON JOVI/(You Want To) Make A Memory (Mercury/IDJMG) 11 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 1174 WRECKERS/Tennessee (Warner Bros.) 11 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 1110 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 9 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 1093 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 9 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 1007 SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 9 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 884 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 9 Activator Spin Gainers GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 478 Aircheck Point Gainers 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 465 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 1589 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 389 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 1553 4 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 363 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 1459 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 272 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 1208 4 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 251 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 851 4 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 241 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 848 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 240 JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 848 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 226 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 794 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 191 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 783 TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 774

Video Adds Aircheck Spin Gainers BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 503 CMT GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 503 FRED EAGLESMITH/Thinkin’ Bout You (Show Dog) RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 476 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 386 CMT PURE COUNTRY MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 302 No Video Adds BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 282 GAC BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 270 No Video Adds TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 261 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 256 JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 243

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] March 26, 2007 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page Aircheck Activity Aircheck Add Dates BON JOVI/(You Want To) Make A Memory April 2 (Mercury/IDJMG) TERRI CLARK/Dirty Girl (BNA) Debuts at 45*; 538 points, 113 spins AMY DALLEY/Good Kind Of Crazy (Curb) 11 ADDS: KBEQ, KYGO, WBEE, WCTK, WIRK*, Halfway to Hazard/Daisy (Mercury) WKHX, WSOC*, WUSN*, WWNU, WXTU*, Vince Gill/What You Give Away (MCA) WYCD* April 9 TERRI CLARK/Dirty Girl (BNA) JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) Debuts at 46*; 498 points, 132 spins DONOVAN CHAPMAN/All I Need (Category 5) 5 ADDS: KFRG*, KRTY, KTOM, WKHX, WOGK STEPHEN COCHRAN/Friday Night Fireside JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) (Aria/Quarterback) Debuts at 47*; 457 points, 191 spins 7 ADDS: KBEQ, KEEY, KIXZ, KUBL*, WGKX*, April 16 WPKX, WRNS CAROLYN DAWN JOHNSON/Got A Good Day (Equity) JAMIE SLOCUM/Say Hello To Heaven (Curb) TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might... (Lyric Street) VAN ZANT/That Scares Me (Columbia) Debuts at 48*; 448 points, 148 spins 13 ADDS: KDRK*, KEEY, KIXZ, KJUG, KKWF, April 30 KQFC*, WBCT, WGTY, WKDF*, WOGK, TRACY BYRD/Better Places Than This (Blind Mule/CO5) WRNS, WXBQ, WYCD*

BOMSHEL/Bomshel Stomp (Curb) Moves 50*-49; 419 points; 130 spins Aircheck Top Recurrents 0 ADDS RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb) 9620 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog) TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) 9552 Debuts at 50*; 411 points, 163 spins BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista) 6919 6 ADDS: KSON, KUBL*, KXKC*, WBCT, CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista/RMG) 5821 WIRK*, WQYK* CRAIG MORGAN/Little Bit Of Life (BBR) 5532 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) GEORGE STRAIT/It Just Comes Natural (MCA) 5411 374 points, 142 spins JASON ALDEAN/Amarillo Sky (BBR) 5281 7 ADDS: KIXZ, KSD, WBCT, WMZQ, WQYK*, RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street) 5132 WWQM, WYPY JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista) 4446 RODNEY ATKINS/If You’re Going Through Hell (Curb) 4235 JERROD NIEMANN/I Love Women My Momma Can’t Stand (Category 5) 309 points, 133 spins 2 ADDS: KJUG, WPCV*

Aircheck Activity includes 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)

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

3 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 13478 1007 3016 226 1 2 KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 13423 -102 3018 -40 2 3 TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 13357 621 2996 138 6 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 4 13099 1754 2913 363 7 5 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 4 12983 1697 2887 389 5 6 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 12668 421 2838 75 9 7 JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South) 11464 705 2599 161 12 8 TOBY KEITH High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 10177 1174 2242 240 4 9 KEITH URBAN/Stupid Boy (Capitol) 10157 -2172 2279 -529 10 10 DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol) 9966 567 2240 127 13 11 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 9750 870 2191 191 11 12 GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA) 9501 350 2132 78 17 13 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 7645 816 1677 189 16 14 JACK INGRAM/Lips Of An Angel (Big Machine) 7437 410 1704 102 18 15 JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 7178 412 1574 88 19 16 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 6854 581 1505 106 22 17 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 6659 1110 1436 241 14 18 BROOKS & DUNN/Hillbilly Deluxe (Arista) 6634 -1351 1510 -341 15 19 SARA EVANS /You’ll Always Be My Baby (RCA) 6633 -1319 1457 -316 23 20 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 6504 1093 1409 251 21 21 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 6496 533 1394 125 26 22 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 4 5881 2046 1340 465 24 23 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 4947 675 1036 139 32 24 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 4 4890 2151 1127 478 25 25 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 4753 884 1035 182

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

27 26 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 4200 488 927 121 30 27 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 3479 580 780 121 31 28 PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA) 3065 239 670 47 29 29 DANIELLE PECK/Isn’t That Everything (Big Machine) 2948 -84 646 -23 28 30 JOSH GRACIN/I Keep Coming Back (Lyric Street) 2930 -540 637 -150 34 31 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 2913 546 639 121 33 32 ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 2663 246 602 52 36 33 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 2078 188 458 40 39 34 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 2062 496 464 113 38 35 SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 2036 395 415 93 35 36 DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine) 1926 -11 409 4 41 37 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 1832 436 402 92 46 38 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 4 1768 1218 385 272 45 39 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 1499 541 306 112 42 40 CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity) 1313 157 284 28 48 41 WRECKERS/Tennessee (Warner Bros.) 1304 498 306 114

Debut 42 LUKE BRYAN All My Friends Say (Capitol) 1058 215 234 51

Debut 43 LEE BRICE/She Ain’t Right (Curb/Asylum) 767 298 174 70

Debut 44 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have... (Lyric Street) 759 643 171 143

Debut 45 TERRI CLARK/Dirty Girl (BNA) 743 241 154 51 47 46 CATHERINE BRITT/What I Did Last Night (RCA) 726 -96 136 -19

Debut 47 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog) 704 152 146 36

Debut 48 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) 623 429 116 91

Debut 49 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 602 259 124 56 50 50 BLAINE LARSEN/Spoken Like A Man (Giantslayer/BNA) 598 0 131 1