November 21, 2011 Issue 270 Inside The Awards: Robert Deaton Just shy of two weeks since the 45th Annual CMA Awards, Country Aircheck spoke with Executive Producer Robert Deaton for his thoughts on the telecast, how it all came together and several of its memorable moments. CA: You’ve had some time to process the show and maybe decompress. What are your Robert Deaton thoughts in hindsight? RD: A lot of credit needs to be passed around because there are so many people – starting with the artists – who make it happen, but I feel like this was our best effort. Going into the show, what I really wanted to do was not compromise at all with Pub Scouts: EMI Nashville’s buddies up with the backstage crowd at last week’s Chief Deconstructed show at Joe’s Pub in Chicago. Pictured (l-r) are any of the performances. I wanted each one to put the artist in the label’s Chuck Swaney and Angela Lange, Church, and WUSN’s Marci Braun, the best possible position. We started working about a month and Lisa Dent and Liz Geerling. a half earlier than we normally do to make each performance’s It is a sensitive issue but, again, I think it goes back to the writing. visuals as good as the music. We wanted every one to stand out, If I had said, “We’re going to do something with Hank,” they and that’s hard to do over three hours, but we really stepped up probably would have said, “Hold on a second,” and rightly so. But our game. That’s what I’m most proud of. because the writing was clever in the way we integrated him, it The other thing is that Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood made sense. have grown as hosts each year. In year one, there are no The process starts with us writing down everything that’s expectations, but each year you feel the pressure to beat the happened in the past year, and it doesn’t really matter when. We feel year before, particularly with the opening monologue. Brad, as if Brad and Carrie can, in a musical way, recap what’s happened Carrie, [writers] David Wild and Peter Tilden and I all work on since the last show. We went through 15 different drafts of just that that open together, and I think this year was the best yet. We’ve one section and, if my memory serves, I said to Brad, “What if defined the roles as far as what works for Carrie and what works we had Hank?” He thought it would be great, but wasn’t sure we for Brad, and they are involved from the very beginning. We’re could get him. The good news is that for the last 20 years I’ve done also changing things all the way up to airtime. the Monday Night Football video with Hank, so there’s trust there A lot of people were surprised ABC was willing to have in my relationship with him and manager Ken Levitan. The thing Hank Williams, Jr. on the show because his split with (ABC- about Hank is he has a great sense of humor; he’s a truly funny guy. owned) ESPN was such a sensitive issue. (continued on page 4) ©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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News & Notes Th e Pa g e Th r e e Pi c Arbitron’s November PPM ratings for Hartford will be truncated to include only the two-week period of Oct. 13-26. Data from the latter two weeks (Oct. 27-Nov. 9) of the four-week survey will not appear, owing to widespread power outages from a freak snowstorm along the Atlantic seaboard Oct. 29. Hartford’s Nov. PPM report will be issued as scheduled Dec. 5. UMG Distribution is putting several top current physical and digital on sale for the Black Friday/Cyber Monday week at $6.99 and greatest hits catalog collections at $4.99 – prices not generally seen since the vinyl era. Among the participating releases alongside acts including Eminem, Lady Gaga and Justin No Shave November: Here’s Mac McAnally during a station visit to AOR Bieber are George Strait’s Here For A Good Time, Scotty WORJ/Orlando. Pictured (l-r) are Tommy Brasfield, Ariola rep John Parker, McCreery’s Clear As Day and Lauren Alaina’s Wildflower. McAnally, PD Bill McGaithy and Terry Woodford. Have shots of your own Kobalt Music Publishing has added John Rich to its artist wardrobe malfunctions? Send them to [email protected]. roster. The administration deal includes a dual agreement with his publishing companies Godfather Rich Muzik and Program 360. “Deep In The Heart Of Texas” by Gene Autry, “Wasted Days And Biggest Loser Update Wasted Nights” by Freddy Fender and Foggy Mountain Jamboree Trailer Choir’s Big Vinny Hickerson continued his losing by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs are among The Recording ways to survive another week on the Biggest Loser. “We’re Academy’s 25 GRAMMY Hall of Fame inductees for 2012. The down to the final six,” he says. “It’s starting to hit us how much Rolling Stones’ Exile On Main St., Bruce Springsteen’s Born In The we’ve changed. We’ve really saved our lives.” Hickerson calls this week’s challenge “brutal” and attributes the pain to the U.S.A. and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech Jacob’s Ladder machine, which he calls “one of the hardest in are also being recognized. See the full 2012 list here. the gym.” He adds, “It’s also Thanksgiving week, so we get to The 17th annual Better Angels Music Key West have dinner with the trainers. You might see a Big Vinny original Festival Presented By BMI will be held May 2-6. Proceeds will song in there, too. You never know how they’re going to edit benefit Operation Homefront. each show, but so far they’ve made me look like a rock star, so Paradigm Agency has added Marlee Scott to its artist roster. it’s all been good.” Tune in Tuesday at 8pm ET on NBC-TV. Chart Chat Get Well Soon: Robynn Jaymes Congrats to Brantley Gilbert, George Briner, Our thoughts and best wishes for a speedy Chris Loss and the Valory promo crew on scoring recovery go out to WSLC/Roanoke, VA this week’s No. 1 single with Gilbert’s “Country morning co-host Robynn Jaymes, who has been suffering from pancreatitis for some time Music Be Country Wide” ... which is now now. She underwent surgery last week and is apparently country-wide. The song is Gilbert’s scheduled for more tests in the coming days. first chart-topper. Brantley Gilbert Unfortunately, Jaymes is also struggling with Robynn Jaymes ©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 21, 2011 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 4 medical expenses, which have been piling up during her ordeal. Of f Th e Re c o r d : Ka t i e Ar m i g e r An account has been set up for those who wish to contribute. Make checks payable to: The Robynn Jaymes Medical Fund, PO Cold River’s Katie Armiger puts an industry spin on the artist interview: Box 117, Salem, VA 24153. Get-well wishes can be sent here. What station did you grow up listening to? KKBQ/Houston and KILT/Houston. The Week’s Top Stories What has kept you sane on the radio Full coverage at www.countryaircheck.com. tour? I did my first radio tour when I was • CBS Radio/Tampa Market Manager Don Howe is departing 15, and the things that keep me sane are my Kindle, my phone, earbuds and Dec. 1 from the six-station cluster, which includes Country downloads. format leader WQYK. (CAT 11/21) Katie Armiger What are some signature items in your • Big Machine’s won Country Female and Album carry-on luggage? I always have my for Speak Now at Sunday’s (11/20) 2011 American Music laptop and my makeup bag. There are so many times when we’ll Awards, and became the first artist in the 39 years of the show to be super-late and we don’t have time to get ready. My makeup bag helps me beautify on the fly. Guys don’t have to worry about win the all-genre honors twice. (CAT 11/21) such stuff. • Cumulus AC WMAS/Springfield, MA PD Rob Anthony What’s your go-to food stop? I always want sushi on the road, was named Clear Channel’s Regional Program Manager/ but it’s hit-or-miss depending on which state we’re in. Northeast. (11/17) Which regional is the most interesting driver? This is my favorite question ever! It’s Jim Dandy. Bless his heart, he can’t drive. He texts, calls and drives 50-90 miles per hour while his Inside The Awards (continued from page 1) phone’s GPS navigates us to our destination. He’s gotten better, We weren’t trying to be political, trying to be funny. but that’s only because he’s letting me drive now. And we were and are careful about that with everything. We Ever been considered an airport security threat? I always get don’t want to hurt anybody’s feelings, whether it’s the Tim the double pat-down, and I don’t know why. I guess it’s because and Faith Barbies or the Eric Stonestreet segment. I’ve heard I’ll leave a bracelet on. Ever wanted to buy something from SkyMall? There was a comments about the Hank section both ways, and you’re going Harry Potter wand remote control that I’d wanted for awhile. I to get those comments when you go out on the diving board a almost bought it, but I’m glad I didn’t because one of my friends little bit. If we did the song without bringing Hank out, his fans got it for me as a birthday present this year. might be upset. And if you just bring Hank on without the song, What question do you never want to answer again? “So, are you it leans the other way. It’s a very fine line and you’re not going really a nice girl? Or are you a bad girl?” It creeps me out sometimes. to please everyone. But we are striving to walk that line. The Barbie skit was brilliant. How did that come together? Are the duet ideas brought in by the artists, suggested by Several months ago, I read in the Sunday paper that they were the network or just brainstormed? coming out with Tim and Faith Barbies. I literally put the paper It’s a case-by-case basis. I do always like to have one down and immediately texted my assistant to get me two sets. performance like the Lionel Richie moment, Gwyneth Paltrow All I had to tell Brad was, “I bought the Tim and Faith Barbies,” or Jamie Foxx, as we’ve done in prior years. Some people and he ran with it. He had the idea to give them to each other disagree with that, but I think music should be inclusive, not to celebrate their fourth time hosting. Carrie said, “We can play exclusive. Now, it has to be organic to , but when with them onstage!” That’s how it happened. we have the opportunity to do something like that, we try to Was Faith’s reaction anticipated, or off-the-cuff? have open arms. Lionel’s performance was one of the most Totally off-the-cuff. highly rated moments on the show, but what a lot of people ©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

November 21, 2011 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 6 don’t realize is that it’s about promotion and marketing, too. Ch e c k Ou t The media pickup when you announce Lionel performing with Willie Nelson Remember Me, Vol. 1 (R&J) multiple artists is something we could never afford to buy: USA Nelson covers country classics by Ernest Tubb Today had something the next day. People picked it up. So that’s (“Remember Me”), Tennessee Ernie Ford (“Sixteen a big consideration. And I had heard some of Lionel’s upcoming Tons”), George Jones (“Why Baby Why”) and Merle album and thought it was great music and perfect for the format. Haggard (“Today I Started Loving You Again”) on this Kenny and Grace Potter made sense, as did Natasha Bedingfield James Stroud-produced 14-song album. The iTunes download adds Webb Pierce’s “More And More.” with Rascal Flatts. As for the Brad and Carrie performance, we actually made a strategic decision with both management Taylor Swift Speak Now World Tour - Live (Big Machine) companies that we would save the first performance of that song The CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray sets feature for the Awards, that they would never perform it on a morning performances of 17 songs from Swift’s Speak show or anywhere else. That was made months ago. Now production including “Sparks Fly,” “Mine,” “The Story Of Us,” “Our Song” and “Mean.” The CD Song selection is always interesting. For instance, the Zac contains more than 75 minutes of music, and the Brown Band. Why not a single? DVD and Blu-ray discs add bonus content. The Zac is what you might call a true artist, in every sense of the set is the first Swift concert collection from Big Machine. word. Not only is he a musical artist, but he also works with leather, jewelry, knives. Talking to him about what is expected on conventional television is a complete waste of time. And I including ABC, that it’s not about making a show for me and don’t think I’m out of school here because I think he would agree. my personal taste. We’re making this for the audience. We He’s done his hits on TV, but really wanted to do this rendition of have a team I trust, and if I’m stuck on something I’ll make “Georgia On My Mind.” I actually drove to Georgia and talked to some calls. him about it. In his heart, that was what he really wanted to do and Did you leave anything fun on the production room floor? you’ve got to let artists be artists. Now, you couldn’t do a whole There are a bunch of jokes on that floor. We had more show of that, but the flip side is that I don’t have every artist material than we could use. The opening monologue was asking for that every time. I have to be a good partner and never about five minutes, and we extended it with Eric Stonestreet. want to be dictatorial, and it happened that we had good balance But it doesn’t matter how funny you are, you’ve worn out on this show and were in a position to let him do that. Next time your welcome after five minutes. We had an idea about he’ll probably play his single. ’s cologne we weren’t able to get to. As far as Do you ever get to dress rehearsal and have to say to performances, we were going to do a big production number someone, “You know, your dress kind of looks like you killed with Taylor, but two weeks before the show she wanted to Mr. Snufflupagus?” change it. And she was right. The understatement of that Whenever I have a question like that, I go ask my wife. There performance was perfect for television. When you’re working are always a couple of performances where I think, “This does not with an artist like Taylor, you listen. That was another work.” But I will go to my wife and her sister and the girls around highly rated portion of the show. The most different-looking the production. And I had people tell me they loved the dress and performance was ’s. We made a conscious decision, thought it was quirky and cute. There’s always another side, so I knowing it would probably look better on television than it did make sure to ask a lot of questions and make a lot of phone calls in the room. I’m not sure how it came off in the house, but I’m to people I trust on any number of issues. I remind everybody, really proud of how it worked on TV.

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My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e KEGA/Salt Lake City APD/MD Jon Watkins discusses his most influential songs, albums and concerts: 1. Sublime’s 40 Oz. To Freedom: It was one of my first albums, and it’s still one of my favorites! Sublime was so big, you couldn’t go to any event — high school, charity, etc. — and not hear a song from this album. Jon Watkins 2. Reel Big Fish, Turn The Radio Off: They were the first band I actually got to Ovation Earned: Glen Campbell, his wife Kim and (l-r) following the meet. The ska movement isn’t as strong as it once was, but there’s tribute performance at the 45th Annual CMA Awards. nothing wrong with playing a little “Sell Out” from time to time. 3. , Man With A Memory: RJ Curtis gave me this as The Glen Campbell tribute was one of the most moving my first country album. I had just become an intern at KZLA/Los moments. Was that how you envisioned it, and what Angeles when RJ found out that I had no clue what artists were happened at the end? on our station. (Come on, you’ve all had an intern like me!) I’m fine with people being critical. I’m not the kind of person 4. Warren G’s Regulate ... G Funk Era: Don’t be a hater! It’s a who goes on all the blogs the next day, but I do like to hear great album with one of my favorites, “Regulate.” 5. Alan Jackson, 34 Number Ones: As you can tell, I got into feedback. I don’t just slam the door and say, “This is the way country in the 2000s, meaning I missed a lot of great country it is.” I will listen to that critical response, reflect and, if it’s music! This album caught me up to speed. valid, make adjustments. But I did read in last week’s Country • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Aircheck (CAW 11/14) where someone said he wished we could Nirvana’s Nevermind. I’ve heard “Smells Like Teen Spirit” but never treat our pioneers as well as other shows do. That’s the only the complete album. • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: The kind of criticism that bothers me, especially because I think we Beatles. I know you’re not allowed to say such things (especially did that well this year ... and not because of me, but because of in the music industry), but I completely missed the Beatles thing. Brad, Vince and Keith. I don’t remember any other shows giving It’s probably because my parents weren’t huge fans. pioneers almost seven minutes of television time, so I don’t • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Zac Brown think that’s a valid criticism. It’s really important to me to get Band’s The Foundation. It was my perfect summer soundtrack, and now, in my eyes, they can do no wrong. that right and to have it as part of the show every year. And we, • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to as a genre, are very fortunate to work with a network that lets me right now: Foster The People’s “Pumped Up Kicks.” put together a six-and-a-half-minute piece about Glen Campbell. That’s not happening anywhere else. Reach Jon at [email protected]. As for the end, this is how live TV works. What was supposed to happen was that after Glen was introduced, he impromptu and symbolic way of saying, “This belongs to was to come up onstage and the guys were to come down to you.” That segment was over six minutes, and we stayed on him and they would all take a bow. And this one time, Vince the standing ovation for 45 seconds – the longest we’ve ever brought his guitar down with him. And it was an Ovation, stayed on an ovation since I’ve been doing this. We did that which is what Glen played on his [1969-72 network show] because I built it in and because it was important to me to build Goodtime Hour. And Vince just gave it to him as kind of his that in. Glen Campbell deserved it. CAC ©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 4 1 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 4 17192 1138 5889 352 38.745 2.571 139 0 5 2 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Baggage Claim (RCA) 16330 375 5537 131 36.705 1.373 140 0 6 3 LADY ANTEBELLUM/We Owned The Night (Capitol) 16102 508 5554 146 36.264 1.219 140 0 1 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Sparks Fly (Big Machine) 15905 -2014 5277 -687 35.928 -4.545 137 0 7 5 /Tattoos On This Town (Broken Bow) 4 15799 1178 5322 407 36.553 3.104 138 0 2 6 ELI YOUNG BAND/Crazy Girl (Republic Nashville) 14450 -1962 4821 -679 32.944 -4.485 140 0 9 7 /Keep Me In Mind (So. Grnd/Atlantic/BPG) 13830 986 4665 319 31.282 2.196 139 0 8 8 THOMPSON SQUARE/I Got You (Stoney Creek) 13422 537 4542 183 29.372 1.3 140 0 10 9 RASCAL FLATTS/Easy (Big Machine) 12385 834 4284 381 26.182 0.884 137 0 11 10 DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) 11789 829 4021 246 26.399 1.971 139 0 12 11 ERIC CHURCH/Drink In My Hand (EMI Nashville) 11063 271 3869 128 24.901 1.135 134 0 13 12 THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) 10454 370 3592 159 23.032 1.097 138 0 15 13 LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 10453 675 3633 230 23.098 1.791 134 0 17 14 /Reality (BNA) 4 9991 1565 3351 504 21.813 2.513 140 1 14 15 JERROD NIEMANN/One More Drinkin' Song (Sea Gayle/Arista) 9936 -80 3514 -62 21.982 0.273 136 0 16 16 DARIUS RUCKER/I Got Nothin' (Capitol) 8971 341 3065 103 19.584 0.795 134 1 18 17 CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) 8758 422 3027 178 19.584 1.358 136 0 20 18 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love You... (Republic Nashville) 8134 613 2717 190 17.094 1.938 129 3 21 19 HUNTER HAYES/Storm Warning (Atlantic/WMN) 6798 377 2278 96 15.105 1.048 130 1 22 20 BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) 6394 259 2159 117 13.065 0.156 134 4 23 21 DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 6385 699 2245 216 13.806 1.489 134 3 19 22 /Cost Of Livin' (Arista) 6343 -1421 2228 -496 13.394 -3.376 133 0 26 23 EDENS EDGE/Amen (Big Machine) 5142 85 1840 43 10.579 0.446 127 1 24 24 /Bait A Hook (Valory) 5129 -39 1924 6 10.065 -0.235 125 0 25 25 ALAN JACKSON/Long Way To Go (EMI Nashville) 5119 31 1956 13 10.837 -0.043 116 0

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

30 26 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 4 4849 1494 1661 568 9.985 3.117 125 10 27 27 SARA EVANS/My Heart Can't Tell You No (RCA) 4446 6 1446 -12 8.569 0.038 121 3 32 28 /Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) 4 4107 1081 1290 324 8.884 3.066 83 13 28 29 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Where I Come From (Average Joes) 3964 231 1392 116 8.469 0.636 101 3 29 30 JAMES WESLEY/Didn't I (Broken Bow) 3735 63 1368 14 7.812 0.295 106 0 31 31 SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble... (19/Interscope/Mercury) 3400 321 1140 115 6.166 0.563 97 11 33 32 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 3162 218 1078 69 6.22 0.521 99 11 BILLY CURRINGTON/Like My Dog (Mercury) 2809 100 1004 43 5.565 0.285 90 7 35 34 CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG) 2245 81 836 32 3.97 0.139 80 2 37 35 LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) 1964 172 681 52 3.797 0.596 67 6 41 36 GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) 1889 657 656 279 3.841 1.158 83 34 36 37 /This Ole Boy (Black River) 1861 64 771 23 3.031 -0.024 81 2 39 38 FAITH HILL/Come Home (Warner Bros./WAR) 1860 438 588 139 3.547 0.113 76 16 38 39 CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA) 1857 123 716 71 2.846 0.029 73 3 40 40 KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 1781 389 639 116 2.973 0.803 69 6 42 41 ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (DMP/R&J) 1232 134 444 39 2.204 0.237 48 2 43 42 SUNNY SWEENEY/Drink Myself Single (Republic Nashville) 1073 29 316 -6 1.867 0.078 39 2 46 43 LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (19/Interscope/Mercury) 931 249 331 89 1.434 0.414 40 4 44 44 THE JANEDEAR GIRLS/Merry Go Round (Warner Bros./WMN) 831 14 248 6 1.325 0.059 34 0 Debut 45 RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb) 739 258 245 86 1.275 0.357 32 8 50 46 THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Revolution) 739 121 261 44 0.819 0.13 49 6 Debut 47 TRACE ADKINS/Million Dollar View (Show Dog-Universal) 727 228 246 67 1.23 0.488 31 6 45 48 REBA/Somebody's Chelsea (Starstruck/Valory) 718 -4 266 -6 1.246 0.126 44 0 Debut 49 GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR) 716 108 263 23 0.708 0.091 41 3 47 50 BRENT ANDERSON/Amy's Song (Sea Gayle/Arista) 714 35 273 12 0.821 0.102 52 4

Airborne indicates songs that have been added to 60% of the Country Aircheck/Mediabase reporting panel. 4=Top 5 point gainers. November 21, 2011 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Country Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) 34 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 1069 4 FAITH HILL/Come Home (Warner Bros./WMN) 16 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 907 4 TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) 13 GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) 803 4 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 11 JASON ALDEAN/Tattoos On This Town (Broken Bow) 758 4 SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble With Girls (19/Interscope/Mercury) 11 RASCAL FLATTS/Easy (Big Machine) 758 4 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 10 FAITH HILL/Come Home (Warner Bros./W.A.R.) 704 WADE BOWEN/Saturday Night (Sea Gayle/BNA) 9 TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) 703 LOVE AND THEFT/Angel Eyes (RCA) 8 DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) 631 RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb) 8 BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) 525 BILLY CURRINGTON/Like My Dog (Mercury) 7 SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble... (19/Interscope/Mercury) 493 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 1565 4 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 194 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 1494 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 161 JASON ALDEAN/Tattoos On This Town (Broken Bow) 1178 4 JASON ALDEAN/Tattoos On This Town (Broken Bow) 145 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 1138 4 FAITH HILL/Come Home (Warner Bros./W.A.R.) 129 TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) 1081 4 GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) 125 ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me In Mind (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 986 RASCAL FLATTS/Easy (Big Machine) 122 RASCAL FLATTS/Easy (Big Machine) 834 DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) 122 DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) 829 TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) 108 DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 699 RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb) 80 LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 675 BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) 79

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 568 BLAKE SHELTON/God Gave Me You (Warner Bros./WMN) 14407 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 504 RODNEY ATKINS/Take A Back Road (Curb) 9291 JASON ALDEAN/Tattoos On This Town (Broken Bow) 407 JAKE OWEN/Barefoot Blue Jean Night (RCA) 7982 RASCAL FLATTS/Easy (Big Machine) 381 GEORGE STRAIT/Here For A Good Time (MCA) 6708 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 352 TOBY KEITH/Made In America (Show Dog-Universal) 6466 TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) 324 BLAKE SHELTON/Honey Bee (Warner Bros./WMN) 6321 ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me In Mind (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 319 ZAC BROWN BAND f/J. BUFFETT/ (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 6255 GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) 279 BRAD PAISLEY & CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Remind Me (Arista) 6118 DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA Nashville) 246 JASON ALDEAN/ (Broken Bow) 5847 LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 230 KEITH URBAN/Long Hot Summer (Capitol) 5416 ©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 21, 2011 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4

Country Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s RODNEY ATKINS/He’s Mine (Curb) November 28 Debuts at 45* Shawna Russell/Waitin’ On Sunrise (Way Out West) 739 points, 245 spins 8 adds: KCCY, KWJJ, KXLY, WGTY, WKIS, WUSH, WYNK, WYRK December 5 THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Revolution) Steve Holy/Until The Rain Stops (Curb) Moves 50-46* Taylor Swift/Ours (Big Machine) 739 points, 261 spins 6 adds: KEGA, KJUG, KWNR, WDAF, WFUS, WYNK December 12 Josh Thompson/Comin’ Around (RCA) TRACE ADKINS/Million Dollar View (Show Dog-Universal) TIM DUGGER/Way Past My Beer Time (Curb) Debuts at 47* 727 points, 246 spins 6 adds: WBCT, WBEE, WWQM, WWYZ, WXBQ, WYCD* REBA/Somebody’s Chelsea (Starstruck/Valory) Vi d e o Ad d s Moves 45-48 718 points, 266 spins; No adds CMT GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR) Lee Brice/A Woman Like You (Curb) Debuts at 49* MIRANDA LAMBERT/Baggage Claim (CMA Awards 2011) (RCA) 716 points, 263 spins 3 adds: KUZZ, KYGO, WMIL CMT PURE BRENT ANDERSON/Amy’s Song (Sea Gayle/Arista) COdy McCarver/Outlaws And Trains (PLC) Moves 47-50* Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit/Alabama Pines (Lightning Rod) 714 points, 273 spins KATIE ARMIGER/Scream (Cold River) 4 adds: KFRG*, WDAF, WQMX, WYCD* Keb Mo/We Don’t Need It (Ryko/Yolabelle) Lee Brice/A Woman Like You (Curb) LOST TRAILERS/Underdog (Stokes Tunes/HRT) MIRANDA LAMBERT/Baggage Claim (CMA Awards 2011) (RCA) 663 points, 256 spins; No adds ERIC PASLAY/Never Really Wanted (EMI Nashville) GAC 536 points, 247 spins; No adds MIRANDA LAMBERT/Baggage Claim (RCA) /My Hometown (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) KATIE ARMIGER/Scream (Cold River) 488 points, 171 spins WYNN VARBLE/Baby’s Got Her Buzz On (Giantslayer) 5 adds: KBEQ, KXLY, WJVC, WNOE, WXCY The Country Network KEVIN FOWLER/That Girl (Average Joes) JASON ALDEAN/Tattoos On This Town (Broken Bow) 457 points, 127 spins; No adds NEAL MCCOY/A-OK (Blaster/Rodeowave) 421 points, 172 spins WADE BOWEN/Saturday Night (Sea Gayle/BNA) 2 adds: KXKT, WGAR 398 points, 115 spins LOVE AND THEFT/Angel Eyes (RCA) 9 adds: KASE, KJUG, KXLY, WFUS, WJVC, WNOE, WQMX, 402 points, 116 spins WRNS, WSIX 8 adds: KBEQ, KEGA, KJUG, KRTY, KWJJ, WGTY, WOGK, WXCY ©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] ACTIVAT OR November 21, 2011/Chart Page 5

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Play 1 1 LADY ANTEBELLUM/We Owned The Night (Capitol) 14647 419 2531 75 2 2 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Baggage Claim (RCA) 13606 237 2352 45 3 3 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 13448 201 2293 17 7 4 JASON ALDEAN/Tattoos On This Town (Broken Bow) 4 13270 758 2284 145 7 5 ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me In Mind (So. Ground/Atl./BPG) 12212 324 2134 55 5 6 TAYLOR SWIFT/Sparks Fly (Big Machine) 12070 -626 2045 -127 8 7 THOMPSON SQUARE/I Got You (Stoney Creek) 11123 322 1881 56 10 8 RASCAL FLATTS/Easy (Big Machine) 4 10226 758 1723 122 9 9 ERIC CHURCH/Drink In My Hand (EMI Nashville) 10011 225 1721 34 12 10 LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 9498 223 1643 36 14 11 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 4 9265 907 1613 161 13 12 THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) 8956 291 1567 44 11 13 JERROD NIEMANN/One More Drinkin' Song (Sea Gayle/Arista) 8664 -680 1510 -130 16 14 DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) 8412 631 1443 122 15 15 CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) 8374 307 1457 52 18 16 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love You Through It (Republic Nashville) 7513 194 1305 48 17 17 DARIUS RUCKER/I Got Nothin' (Capitol) 7445 1 1284 -3 20 18 BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) 6986 525 1235 79 19 19 ALAN JACKSON/Long Way To Go (EMI Nashville) 6859 35 1178 11 21 20 DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 6671 365 1164 62 22 21 JUSTIN MOORE/Bait A Hook (Valory) 5594 -232 970 -44 24 22 TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) 5204 703 919 108 27 23 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 4 5045 1069 893 194 23 24 HUNTER HAYES/Storm Warning (Atlantic/WMN) 4705 36 831 13 25 25 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Where I Come From (Average Joes) 4442 318 777 72 26 26 BILLY CURRINGTON/Like My Dog (Mercury) 4201 139 726 25 28 27 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 4043 238 717 49 31 28 GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) 4 3548 803 627 125 30 29 SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble With Girls (19/Interscope/Mercury) 3500 493 590 71 29 30 EDENS EDGE/Amen (Big Machine) 3240 -96 530 1 ©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 5 ACTIVAT OR November 21, 2011/Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 32 31 SARA EVANS/My Heart Can't Tell You No (RCA) 2683 11 476 5 33 32 JAMES WESLEY/Didn't I (Broken Bow) 2634 221 480 31 34 33 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River) 1782 -19 296 5 35 34 LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) 1752 73 305 17 36 35 TRACE ADKINS/Million Dollar View (Show Dog-Universal) 1679 161 305 22 37 36 ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (R&J/DMP) 1369 110 248 16 46 37 FAITH HILL/Come Home (Warner Bros./WAR) 1314 704 238 129 42 38 RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb) 1313 420 245 80 43 39 KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 1148 257 189 39 39 40 SUNNY SWEENEY/Drink Myself Single (Republic Nashville) 1122 12 201 4 38 41 D.J. MILLER/Between Sundays (Evergreen/Spinville/Nine North) 1116 -59 203 -11 40 42 ERIC PASLAY/Never Really Wanted (EMI Nashville) 908 -57 174 -7 44 43 NEAL MCCOY/A-OK (Blaster/Rodeowave) 867 41 161 9 41 44 CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG) 838 -89 156 -14 45 45 CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA) 804 37 138 4 48 46 BRENT ANDERSON/Amy's Song (Sea Gayle/Arista ) 590 92 96 14 47 47 TRENT TOMLINSON/A Man Without A Woman (Skyville) 573 47 96 6 50 48 REBA/Somebody's Chelsea (Starstruck/Valory) 464 21 93 4 49 49 KEVIN FOWLER/That Girl (Average Joes) 439 -23 88 -4 51 50 UNCLE KRACKER/My Hometown (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) 437 39 94 10 52 51 LOST TRAILERS/Underdog (Stokes Tunes/HRT) 353 -2 69 -1 Debut 52 LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (19/Interscope/Mercury) 353 228 58 40 54 53 THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Revolution) 340 78 68 13 53 54 WADE BOWEN/Saturday Night (Sea Gayle/BNA) 331 35 68 9 55 55 DAVID BRADLEY/If You Can't Make Money (Gecko) 266 17 41 1 57 56 DARREN WARREN/Cowboy Up And Party Down (NuCorp/Nine North) 218 0 32 0 Debut 57 LOVE AND THEFT/Angel Eyes (RCA) 189 189 25 25 58 58 JASON STURGEON/The Cover (Toolpusher/Spinville/Nine North) 185 0 29 0 Debut 59 RANDY MONTANA/Back Of My Heart (Mercury) 175 10 35 2 Debut 60 GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR) 168 26 27 5 ©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com