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Alternative's lost generation: Page 59 PLAN AHEAD 11/111111/11/I This week's Management/Marketin Sales section focuses on getting a jump on the competition. Irwin IDJMG Ups Thompson To EVP/Promo Pollack tells you how to finish 200 'Lite FM' Still A Heavy Biller By Keith Bennan with a bang and offers a list of MM repeats as top revenue generator in R &R Associate Radio Editor upcoming events to inspire your kberman ®radioandrecords. com 2004, a 'disappointing year for radio growth' The Island Def Jam Music Group has pro- sales staff, and there's also a host moted Exec. VP /Sales & Marketing Greg BIA Financial Network WLTW saw 2004 rev- tips designed to get you thinking Thompson to Exec. VP /Promotion. He succeeds last week released its list of enue of $70.2 million and about next year now. Ken Lane, who exited the label group Monday, America's top 10 revenue - enjoyed its third straight after six years. See Pag 9 in 2004, in spot. It was generating stations year the top Thompson will oversee IDJMG's Promotion, and, in what BIAfn calls a No. 2 in 2001 and No. 4 in Artist Development and New Media depart- for ra- 2000. Repeating at No. 2 "disappointing year ments, but his duties will not include Urban pro- in of was Infinity's News WINS/ dio terms growth," motion. He will report to Island Records Presi- Clear AC WLTW New York, with $60.6 mil- Channel dent Steve Bartels. Thompson (106.7 Lite FM) /New York lion in revenue during 2004; "Greg is a seasoned music executive whose vast knowledge and repeated as the nation's WINS was No. 5 in 2000. talents cross all avenues of the music business," Bartels said. "He No. 1 biller. BILLER See Page 17 THOMPSON See Page 11

Rank Rank Calls/Market Owner Est. '04 Revs. 2004 2003 (in millions) Freeman Rejoins CC/Dallas As RVP 1 1 WLTW/New York Clear Channel $70.2 By Adam Jacobson 2 2 WINS/New York Infinity $60.6 R &R Radio Editor k` [email protected] 3 4 KROO/Los Angeles Infinity $60.3 J.D. Freeman has returned to Dallas, as Re- 4 8 KFI/Los Angeles Clear Channel $60.1 gional VP for Clear Channel, overseeing Alter- 5 6 KPWR/Los Angeles Emmis $58.0 native KDGE (The Edge), Hot AC KDMX (Mix GWEN! STEFAN! Hollaback (Interscope) 6 6 WCBS -AM/New York Infinity $55.7 102.9), AC KEGL (Sunny 97.1), CHR /Pop KHKS (Kiss) and Classic Rock KZPS. He was 7 3 KIIS/Los Angeles Clear Channel $54.3 _NCHR/RHYTHI iIC most recently based in Santa Barbara, CA as Re- MARIAH CAREY We Belong Together (Island/IDJ 8 7 WFAN/New York Infinity $52.5 gional VP of the company's Central California URBAN 9 9 WXRK/New York Infinity $52.2 .'BOBBY VALENTINO Slow Down (DTP/DefJam/ID 10 10 KOST/Los Angeles Clear Channel $50.5 stations.A 25 -year industry veteran, Freeman joined Freeman .URBAN AC 1996 GM of KDMX, Source. BIAfn Clear Channel in April as I Can't Stop Loving You (Motown/Universal) FREEMAN See Page 17

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DONNIE McCLURKIN I Call You Faithful (Verity) ,.:COUNTRY PD ?''KEITH URBAN Making Memories Of Us (Capitol) Purdy, Henry Swap Cumulus Switches Rep Firms To Katz McGee Set As Of WLS/Chicago KELLY CLARKSONI Breakaway (Hollywood) Station GM Duties Dickey makes good on severing ties with Interep By Al Peterson AC By Joe Howard At Infinity/Dallas R &R News/Talk/Sports Editor ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic) York markets," Dickey said. R &R Washington Bureau Chief [email protected] [email protected] According to BIAfn, Cumu- 1$SMOOTH JAZZ Infinity /Dallas Sr. VP /Mar- Twenty -year a /Brewster, WFAF/ NILS Pacific Coast Highway (Baja/TSR) ket Manager Brian Purdy and Following through on lus' WPUT programming change Chairman /CEO Lew Mt. Kisco and WFAS /White .ROCK cluster SVP /Director of Sales veteran Kipper - Dickey hinted at less than a Plains, NY are represented by AUDIOSLAVE Be Yourself (Interscope/Epic) David Henry have swapped McGee has been month ago, Cumulus Katz's Christal Radio, ACTIVE ROCK day -to-day GM duties for five named to fill Media announced which also represents VMUDVAYNE Happa,+? (Epic) of the company's six stations in the vacant PD late Monday plans to Cumulus' stations in 41TERNATIVE the region. Purdy has handed post at WLS/ shift all of its national Bridgeport, Danbury NINE INCH NAILS The Hand That Feeds (Intersco , ) management of Adult Hits Chicago, effec- CT. KJKK (100.3 Jack FM) and FM rep firm business to and Stamford, tive June 13. TRIPLE A Katz Media. BIAfn also shows COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound (Capitol) Talk KLLI (Live 105.3) to The native Mid- With the move, Cu- Cumulus' stations in McGee CHRISTIAN AC Henry, and Henry has relin- westerner re- mulus ends a seven - Newburgh and Pough- CHRIS TOMUN Holy Is The... (SixstepsrSparrow/EM MG) quished to Purdy the GM re- places Michael Packer, who ex- sponsibilities at Oldies KLUV, year relationship with keepsie, NY as being ited the ABC Radio News/ HRISTIAN IIR Interep and takes na- represented by Katz KRYSTAL MEYERS The Way To Begin (Essential/ :;G) Smooth Jazz KOAI (The Oasis) Talker last March. tional sales represen- Radio. HRISTIAN ROCK and AC KVIL. "In a career spanning over tation rights for all 310 Dickey Reacting to Cumu- DISCIPLE The Wait Is Over (SRE) Purdy will continue to over- two decades, Kipper has had see the Texas State Network, of its stations in 61 markets to lus' decision, Interep Chair- experience building and lead- HRISTIAN IRSPO Interep's Clear Channel - man /CEO Ralph Guild said, CHRIS TOMUN Haiy Is The... (Sfxsteps,Sparrow, M MG) the Dallas Cowboys Radio Net- ing successful radio stations," rival. a long and work and the Texas Rangers owned "Interep has had said John Gallagher, President/ SPANISH CONTEMPORARY f "We are excited about our prosperous relationship with JUANES La Camisa Negra (Universal) Radio Network; Jerry Bobo will GM of WLS and Radio Disney continue as VP /GM of News/ new partnership with Katz, Lew Dickey and the Cumu- clustermate WRDZ, to whom EGIONAL MEXICAN which expands on the suc- lus radio stations, and we LOS TEMERARIOS Ni En Defensa Propia (Fonovi Talk KRLD /Dallas. McGee will report. "I'm confi- Purdy joined Infinity/Dallas cess we've enjoyed with dent that Kipper will bring a TROPICAL them in our suburban New CUMULUS See Page 11 JUANES La Camisa Negra (Universal) INFINITY See Page 17 McGEE See Page 11 ISSIE NUMBER 1608

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Before helping to in 1996, Jones Urban 32 Americana 66 with his longtime manager, Floyd Lieberman, blowing out candles on an edible launch Rocketown version of King's legendary guitar, Lucille. spent five years as an assistant to Country 39 Christian 67 Michael W. Smith. AC 46 n Formats 71 Jones' hiring follows the May 13 departure of Word National Promotion Director Lori Cline, The Back SBS's Onda/PR. Flips To Reggaeton who spent four years at the label after arriving from KSBJ /Hous- Gallon PD; Diaz Colon, others take clusterwide posts ton. Cline is using her radio and Spanish Broadcasting Puerto Rico, having pro - label experience to start her own System's Puerto Rico grammed WODA & WNOD company, which will offer ser- "Onda 94" Spanish Con- and clustermate WMEG. vices to labels, radio stations, art- Puglise Rises To CC/Ph + enix Market Mgr. temporary simulcast - At the same time, SBS/ ists and managers. WNOD/Mayaguez and Puerto Rico has tapped Joe Puglise has made a big leap uglise reports to CC Sr. VP/ WODA/San Juan - has Topy Mamery as Sr. VP in market size by transferring So thwest Susan Karis, who said, flipped to an all -reggaeton and Felix Bonnet as VP/ Launch Of ESPN from the VP /GM post at Clear e has done a great job manag- format as "Reggaeton 94." GM. Mamery is a former Channel's Wilmington, DE station our business in Delaware and The stations are playing artist manager who man- Deportes Radio Set group to the Market Manager pole :1 ing his team to new levels. such artists as Don Omar, aged Ricardo Montaner sition at the company's Phoenix H operational experience and ESPN will expand its portfolio Daddy Yankee, Ivy Queen, and Yolandita Monge, sports pro- cluster. He will oversee AC KESZ, le :0 ership capabilities make him of Spanish -language Luny Tunes and DJ Nelson. Ga Hart among others, while Bon- gramming next fall by joining News /Talk KFYI, Sports KGME, right candidate to lead Clear Rogie Gallart has been net was a consultant for Hot AC KMXP, Country KNIX, C nnel /Phoenix." named PD of Reggaeton 94. He several stations in Puerto Rico. Adult Standards KOY, Smooth uglise said, "I am both hum- succeeds Jose Nelson Diaz Co- "Our policy has been to identify Jazz KYOT and CHR /Rhythmic biz.. and excited to be joining such is Pro- 1 lon, who promoted to KZZP, as well as Clear Channel/ a at team. The future holds in- gramming Manager of SBS/ SBS See Page 17 Phoenix's Total Traffic Network s ,. ' le opportunities for forward- and integrated marketing and PUGLISE See Page 11 web operations. 'Club 95 - Latino Vibe' Bows In Phoenix ABC Radio Networks and Lotus Communications to launch ESPN Rodiles VP /GM; Maranville leads ops & programming COUNTDOWN TO CLEVELAND Deportes Radio. The new venture The Phoenix market received a guage hip -hop and Spanish Con- will be the nation's first 24/7 new FM radio station on May 20, temporary hits and bilingual air Spanish- language Sports radio as Mike Cutchall's Sun City Com- personalities. Core artists include network and Lotus -owned KWKW/ munications launched KFMR/ Daddy Yankee, Akwid, Paulina Los Angeles will serve as the flag- Sun City West, AZ as "Club 95 - Rubio, Juanes and Pitbull. ship outlet for the new service. Latino Vibe." KFMR is airing a Jose Rodiles has been named ESPN Deportes Radio will also Rhythmic format targeting sec- VP /GM of the station, which is debut next September on affiliates ond- and third- generation U.S. - using a transmitter based in the in Bakersfield; Fresno; Las Vegas; born Latinos with a playlist that northern portion of metropolitan Reno, NV; Pomona, CA; and Tuc- will blend reggaeton, Spanish-lan- KFMR See Page 17 son. ESPN Deportes Radio will offer Convention 2005 June 23 -25 listeners a variety of sports talk and events, highlighted by exclu- LETTER TO THE EDITOR sive national Spanish-language broadcasts of Major League Arts, Culture And Good ood In Cleveland Game, League To Baseball's All-Star Where do you go in Cleveland to ee some of the best artwork, 'Power Of Local Radio Here Stay' Championship Series and World drink in amazing displays of flowers and eat until you cry uncle? Broadcast consultant Chuck Lan- will again be bought by families and Series. The network will also part- Why, University Circle and Cleveland's very own Little Italy, of course. gley sent the following letter to groups like Beasley, Curtis, Joyner, ner with Lotus for coverage of Jump in a cab or hop on a bus, and 'n minutes you'll find yourself R &R. Dawson, Kaplan, etc. I think local- Mexican soccer, offering exclusive in the one square mile that makes up University Circle. Stroll through ism and giving the local listener - U.S. broadcasts of all Chivas the Cleveland Museum of Art, stand the steps of Severance Hall, You hear it on TV, you see it in something they want and can't get home matches, beginning in 2006. look up fam ly at the Western Reserr Historical Society or investi- the trades: "Radio is dead, long live from satellite will be our future. Longtime radio personality specimens from arou I the world at the Cleveland I gate botanical satellite radio." Phooey! Of course, could be wrong, and Rolando "El Veloz" Gonzalez - Botanical Garden. We have made the same mistake every radio, TV, newspaper and Then, once you have worked up an appetite, follow your nose to we made back in the early "70s, when media source will be owned by ESPN See Page 17 Little Italy. Mixing old-world style and food with a thriving art com- we took our focus off of our AMs and Fox, Disney, GE, Time Warner in life. Sit munity, Little Italy will leave you full of tie good things put it on the new, hot FM. Since the and, yes, Microsoft. But I just don't down and enjoy a meal at Trattoria " oman Gardens, and cap the Telecommunications Act of 1996, we think so. This scenario cannot de- with visit to Presti's Ba ry for the best cannoli in the evening off a have again taken our focus off of in- liver local editorial opinion and lo- R&R Observes city. dividual radio stations. It has become cal investigative news. The big "efficiency of scale," "packaging the guys don't want to mess with it. It Memorial Day NpjlppV Does I SsrrrR. stations," "homogenizing the format," is a niche for us. etc. In ad sales, radio isn't even on In observance of the Memorial Day I N T O- P O My opinion is that AM and FM will the radar screen for many retailers holiday, R &R's Los Angeles; Nash- L, i ri E. . 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www.americanradiohistory.com RADIO BUSINESS Analyst Praises Progress BUSINESS BRIEFS Radio -Usage Increase Seen Among Of HD Radio Digital Music Player Owners According to the preliminary findings of a Bridge Ratings study, By Joe Howard

R &R Washington Bureau Chief as the novelty of digital- music -player ownership wears off, us- jhoward@radioandrecords. corn ers will return to radio. Of the 3,120 people 12 years of age and older in Boston; Los achovia Capital Markets analyst Jim Boyle in a May Chicago; Angeles; Phoenix; and Ventura County, CA studied between February and April, 25% of those who 20 report credited the radio industry for quickly em- "HD Radio suggests have owned a digital music player for more than six months said bracing the conversion to digital radio. In fact, he believes the they listen to the radio more now than they did three months ear- emergence of digital radio can allow the radio industry to chal- bright growth lier. Sixty -seven percent noted no change in their radio listening behavior, while just 8% said they listen to the radio less. lenge the onslaught of new media choices on the market. prospects in 2006 "For new owners of MP3 players, use is extremely high, and their However, Boyle warned that warfare is radio's longtime bad time spent with radio plummets, especially among under -24 -year- broadcasters must resist the temp- habit. and beyond if the olds," Bridge President Dave Van Dyke said. "However, as time passes, their time spent with radio to increase." tation to use their new digital spec- "HD Radio suggests bright groups don't muck it begins Of those growth prospects in 2006 and be- who have owned iPods and similar devices less than a month, 32% said they listen to yond if the groups don't muck it up the radio less than they did three months be- up by internally fore. That percentage dipped to 30% among those who have by internally fighting. Indeed, it is owned a digital music player for three months, and it fell to 26% radio's chance, but it can be lost." fighting Indeed, is it among those who have had players for four to six months. Boyle also believes that Wall radio's chance, but it At the same time, digital- music -player usage remained high for trum as another way to challenge Street will soon start judging radio all who purchased them, and 48% of those who have owned play- crosstown rivals. groups partially on their digital - can be lost." ers for more than six months said they use them more than they "The worst thing that could hap- transition progress, and he noted did three months earlier. A look at the full study can be found at pen with HD Radio is if it is used that Cox Radio, Infinity and Radio Jim Boyle www.bridgeratings.com. by the groups to attack one anoth- One are currently leading the er in existing formats instead of its charge. But he pointed out that most radio's digital future, Banc of Amer- Clear Channel Unveils Advertising Website of the 10 radio intended purpose, which is diver- top groups have com- ica Securities analyst Jonathan Jaco- Channel's Creative Services Group which works with mitted to - sity of programming and revenue accelerating their digital by believes the radio industry is Clearadvertisers to develop commercials and ad campaigns - has streams," Boyle said. "This is not conversions between now and 2007. launched www.betterradio.net, a sales -themed website aimed at the intended plan, but internecine While Boyle is optimistic about ANALYST See Page S informing advertisers and assisting them with advertising decisions. A move away from 60- second ads toward 30- and 15 -second spots is a major part of Clear Channel's "Less Is More" ad- inventory- reduction plan, so the website has examples of 60s that were redone as 30s and 15s. The site also features advertiser tes- timonials, along with research and articles on the "Less Is More" initiative.

Dille To Receive NAB Radio Award Federated Media CEO John Dille will be presented with the NAB Radio Award at this year's NAB Radio Show, taking place in NOBODY DOES IT BETTER. Philadelphia Sept. 21 -23. Dille will be honored during the Sept. 23 radio luncheon. He has served as Chairman of the RAB, the NAB Radio Board and the NAB Congressional Relations Committee. He's also a past president of the Indiana Broadcasters Associa- tion. A Chicago native, Dille began his career as a copy boy for the Washington Post. Before getting into the broadcasting business, Dille worked internationally as a newspaper reporter in England, Scotland and Wales. He also worked in the U.S. for the Mishawaka (Indiana) Times and the Elkhart Truth.

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part of Big City's dissolution, which began in December 2003, kists board of directors has authorized a $2.8 million cash distribution to holders of the company's class A and class B stock as of May 24, 2005. Stockholders will receive 19 cents for every share owned. P O N T- T O- P O N T The cash distribution will be paid on June 3 and is expected to be the DIRECT MARKETING SOLUTIONS final liquidation payment made to the company's investors. GREAT CLIENTS. GREAT MARKETING. Radio-Mercury Awards Reveals 2005 Finalists Finalists in the 14th annual Radio-Mercury Awards competition were announced last week, and the RAB's Radio Creative Fund says this year attracted the largest -ever number of entries, with increases in almost every category. Among the radio- station -produced finalists are Clear Channel /Phoenix's "Holiday Parties,' for ExecuCar /Supershuttle; Grace Broadcast Sales/Pullman, WA's "Darci," for Video Quest; KLSX/Los Angeles' "Shipwreck '04," for The Queen Mary; KIRO & KTTH/Seattle's `Three Little Houses;' for James Hardi Siding Co.; and Zimmer Radio Group /Joplin, MO's "Behind the Jingle;' for Columbus Ford. The 2005 Radio -Mercury MARK HEIDEN 970- 472 -0131 Awards will recognize and reward the creators of radio's best com- RICK ToRCASSO 972 -661 -1361 mercials during a gala, invitation -only luncheon and awards ceremony on June 8 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York. ELIZABETH HAMILTON 703 -757 -9866 MARK VERONE 847 -705 -2046 Sirius Partners With Rock And

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weak national Stations Traded This Quarter: 183 Analyst who are predicting radio will crum- spending and tepid ble under competition from new long -term pacings. "Looking out at (Last Year 217) Continued from Page 4 AUKWZAO.._o. digital media forget that local radio national pacings, we see that nation- stations are cash cows that can con- al radio weakened this week," Jaco- evolving from a growth business to sistently generate solid cash flow. by said. "While April is the small- a mature business. And while he But he said that with station prices est month of Q2, the quarter has FCC Media Security Council Sets Next Meeting expects the industry to settle into at levels too high for clearly gotten off to a slower -than- many publicly FCC's Media Security and Reliability Council is scheduled to slower growth trends, Jacoby insist- expected traded radio companies to consider, start." Theconvene at the agency's Washington, DC headquarters on June ed radio is still a solid business. those companies might be better While he said it's too early to be- 2 from 10- 11:30am ET. The meeting will feature updates from the "We do not believe the radio served to use that cash flow to either come concerned about companies council's Toolkit Development Working Group and Local Coordina- business is dead, as some soothsay- pay stock dividends to their inves- missing Q2 guidance, Jacoby re- tion Working Group. Members of the general public may attend and ers might predict," Jacoby said in a tors or launch stock buybacks. vealed that May is currently pacing are invited to submit written comments before the meeting to MSRC Monday report. "As radio rational- ahead in the low -single -digit range Designated Federal Officer Barbara Kreisman. The meeting will also Q2 Off To A Slow Start izes its inventory and begins to re- and June is pacing flat. Looking out be webcast via the FCC's website. The MSRC was formed follow- gain some pricing power, it should In a separate report, Jacoby said a little further, Jacoby said July is ing the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to develop practices designed to assure the reliability, robustness and nation's be able to grow in the 3% range." that, according to recent data, the pacing up in the low -to-mid- single security of the broadcast- and multichan lei video-distribution services. Jacoby pointed out that those radio industry is still suffering from digit range.

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Finish 2005 With A Bang LEADERSHIP Six months' worth of marketing and promotions SPOTLIGHT By Irwin Pollack

Everything I've learned about leadership, I learned at the mov-

by risk the chance trat any good idea you have may not ies. From the time I was a little girl, movies taught me that ordi- be successful? Sma marketing directors know how to nary people can achieve extraordinary things. When you think steal smart and adapt care ully. Here's a list of what marketing about it, it's really not that surprising. For centuries, stories have been a primary force in teaching to generate more and promotions directors just like you are doing people important life lessons. From Spartacus to Norma Rae excitement and - more important - add more dollars. and even Forrest Gump, I learned that effective leaders focus these critical behaviors: As I always advise my clients, think of tside Week One: on the advertising box. There is special -event non- National Bathroom Reading Week Developing and articulating a clear and compelling vision ey, sampling bu gets, Teacher Thank You Week that people will want to follow recruitment mon and National Safe Boating Week Expanding and leveraging the unique talents of those around them cause-related -event dol- Week Two: Forging a strong and cohesive team National Flag Week lars. As an example, Exhibiting genuine concern for their followers think back ove- the Week Three: Allowing others to see they are human beings - not humans doing years about how .mer- National Tough Decisions Week ica's leading m rket- National Doughnut Week P. Frankel, Ph.D; host, Eye on Your Career, KNX/Los Angeles; ers, like Cocairolla, July Lois Coaching International have tied in to th rSpe- Purposeful Parenting Month President, Corporate cial Olympics by ffer- National Hitchhiking Month Irwin Pollack Each week R &R invites successful people in and outside the radio and recording ing caps and sh s for National Picnic Month industries to share their thoughts on defining and communicating leadership. athletes and volunteers. National Peach Month Think back to Eastman Kodak, wh h al- National Tennis Month ways provided office equipment for ad inis- National Eye Exam Month trative needs to its promotional partn s, to Week One: how A &M Records once produced CDT that Nude Watchers Week generated close to $25 million for its clarity Be Nice to New Jersey Week partners, and how both Apple and I &M- Week Two: Eight Major Radio Myths Mars have supported education by offeri g in- National Sporting Goods Week centives to children who do well in school. Space Week radio In going past the dollars, think about oopor- August The RAB provides facts to help banish myths about tunities to just have fun with your audiences. National Canning Month Help personalities with content ideas by talk- National Golf Month ecently, the Radio Advertising Bureau uncovered eight ar- ing about these 2005 anniversaries wo y of National Sandwich Month eas about radio that are misunderstood, exaggerated or un- mention and promotion. Recruitment Month 1. The first "I've fallen, and I can't g up" Romance Awareness Month derestimated, then identified current data that counters those TV commercial was broadcast 20 years go. Week One: falsehoods to agencies and radio sales staffs. 2. New Coke was introduced at the d of Beauty Queen Week In this era of new technology, terrestrial ra- tening after the second commercial, and rough- 1985. National Nurses Week dio is an easy target for other mediums. How- ly 70% was still listening after the third spot. 3. "We Are the World" was record .d 20 Week Two: ever, there have been significant developments Innovative Or Cool years ago this year. National Apple Week Radio Is Not that radio can and should tout at every oppor- 4. Fifty years ago, Rosa Parks was arrested National Recreational Scuba Diving Week HD Radio: In May 2005 Infinity an- tunity. Below are the eight myths and the for refusing to give up her seat on a bus. National Smiles Week nounced that WUSN-FM /Chicago will broad- RAB's data. Keep this information on your 5. Disneyland opened in 1955. Week Three: cast separate programming on a second chan- bulletin board for easy reference and spread 6. McDonald's opened its first restau nt 50 Kiss and Make Up Week nel using HD Radio technology. the good news about terrestrial radio. years ago. September New formats: "Jack," "Bob," "Hurban," 7. The first issue of Playboy was pub shed All -American Breakfast Month Radio Is Filled With Clutter "Progressive Talk," "Doug," "Chill," "SAM" 52 years ago. American Newspaper Month A Harris Nesbitt study from February and "Charlie." 8. The first Guinness Book of Record was Baby Safety Month 2005 found that spotloads on radio had been Webcasting: Infinity's WXRK /New York published in 1955. Cable TV Month reduced by 13% in the top 10 markets since Oc- streams a niche version of its broadcast format. 9. The first commercial FM broadca was Classical Music Month tober 2004. Clear Channel has plans to webcast videos of made 60 years ago. Library Card Sign -Up Month Overwhelmingly, consumers perceive TV specially produced concerts on station sites. 10. The first night Major League Bá .eball National Chicken Month to have more commercials than radio, accord- Also, simulcast streaming offers more delivery game was played on May 24, 1935. National Honey Month ing to an Arbitron /Edison Media spotload options for listeners, allowing them to listen, Taking this a step further, help your sales National Piano Month study released in May 2005. for example, on their computers at work. managers by becoming a valuable static n re- Self- Improvement Month Radio is the medium at the forefront of ad- Visual radio from Infinity: Listeners can source. Give them lists of events they + .ght Week One: dressing clutter with initiatives such as "Less tune in to local FM radio via their mobile find valuable, either for inspiring the sales Kiss a Bald Head Week Is More" from Clear Channel and various spot- phones while simultaneously receiving inter- force with reasons to think positively ea and Child Injury Prevention Week load- restriction policies from other radio active information and graphics that are syn- every day or for giving sellers new ide,.s for Oral Hygiene Week groups. chronized with the broadcast. convincing advertisers to link themselv with Week Two: Listeners prefer more frequent and short- Podcasting: On Infinity's KYCY /San Week upcoming events or special weeks or rrtunths. Annual Report to Shareholders er breaks, with 57% voting for three breaks of Francisco, the on -air home of "KYOU Baby Safety Week their own pod- Promotional Calendar four spots over two breaks of six spots in the Radio.com," listeners submit National Bad Check Week - Arbitron /Edison Media spotload study. - casts. Premiere Radio Networks offers pod June National Housekeepers Week Listeners notice "Less Is More." Two stud- casts of nationally syndicated shows to sub- Fireworks Safety Month Week Three: ies from early in 2005, conducted by Burke and scribers. Fruits & Vegetables Month National Tie Week Navigauge, revealed that Clear Channel listen- Radio Has Lost The Youth Market National Dairy Month Constitution Week ers noticed fewer commercials, shorter com- According to a Kaiser Family Foundation Adopt a Cat Month National Farm Safety Week mercial breaks and more music. study released in 2005, 74% of 8 -18- year-olds National Frozen Yogurt Month Week Four. The Navigauge Study, while conducted in listen to the radio. That's more than listen to a National Iced Tea Month National Dog Week only one market, supports the larger studies, CD, tape or MP3 player. National Pest Control Month Religious Freedom Week confirming that, with shorter commercial The Kaiser study also found that 84% of National Rose Month Roller Skating Week breaks (those having four or fewer ads), rough- National Tobacco-Spitting Month Continued on Page 10 ly 80% of the qualified audience was still lis- Continued on Page 10 May 27, 2005 Radio 8 Records 9

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Coleman Study Puts Electronic Plan Ahead Data Collection Into Question Now's the time to think about 2006 January. New Year's Eve events are plentiful, but stations skewing a bit older could ccording to recent research by North Carolina -based firm consider "Noon -Year Eve" parties for those listeners who aren't up to staying up so late. High- traffic, low- retailers Coleman, electronic data collection that utilizes a hand- ticket might join in a shared promotion that allows listeners a chance to register to win $1,000 to "pay off their credit cards," etc. held knob or dial "is fraught with weaknesses that make it an February: Promote auto sales this month. Beyond the traditional Presidents Day unsuitable option for music testing." events, dealers can promote car sales during the month and tie in auto insurers (the first auto -insurance policy was issued in 1898). The study compared such electronic data problems caused by electronic data collection Dealers could include a first month's insurance payment with the purchase of a collection to the traditional paper- and -pencil can affect songs' acceptance scores by two - new car. Insurance agents can use the anniversary to remind auto owners to review approach to library music testing. Four major tenths of a point or more. Such an impact can their insurance policies, and driving schools could even use the month to promote conclusions were reached: Electronic testing be the difference between whether songs are services through lifestyle features on your stations. suffers from "test order bias," fails to get inde- included in your station's on -air library or not. Most of all, innovate. As we move forward toward year's end, you'll never accom- pendent evaluations of each individual title, This could result in your station turning off lis- plish your goals the way we used to. Looking for new and different ways of generating results in a narrower range of scores makes it teners by playing the wrong songs." money and ideas is essential. Clearly, the days of selling spots are over. harder to meet sample quotas. For the study, Coleman, in late 2004, con- The term NTR may be old- school, but I've coined the phrase "alternative revenue- Coleman also found that the electronic data ducted two auditorium -style music -library generating ideas" for such efforts as special-event sponsorships. The advantages are huge: Messages more collection methods currently used by many tests in a major Northeast market. The studies are than a commercial interruption, and consumers come to participate. firms do not allow for the measure of famil- used identical sample quotas and tested the Also, you can integrate marketing into consumers' lifestyles and reach them doing what they like. Finally, iarity, burn or fit, "three critical elements in same series of 600 music hooks. One session the sheer size and numbers help your clients generate phone sales, store traffic, etc. evaluating a song's strategic value to a radio featured standard pencil- and -paper practices, Thinking strategy? Here's a step -by -step formula: station." while respondents in the second session eval- 1. Begin selling events six months in advance. "This study makes it very clear that not only uated each song by turning a knob located on 2. Make a list of all target prospects, and make sure each is being covered. will electronic data collection fail to improve the side of a handheld electronic devices. Cole- 3. Use audio and visual aids (posters, specs, mailers, upon the insights we can provide, but the man utilizes the pencil -and -paper method sample etc.). 4. Don't present the entire event on the first appointment. flaws inherent in it also make this methodolo- when administering its FACT Strategic Music 5. Team sell, and make the event seem big and important. gy a step backward from the traditional paper - Tests. 6. Get decisionmakers to all presentations. and- pencil approach," said Coleman VP War- 7. Devote weekly sales meetings to strategizing. ren Kurtzman, who authored the report. The full text of the Coleman study can be found Concentrate on the key categories: automotive (all departments), food and drug, home Coleman President Jon Coleman said, "The at www.colemaninsights.com. improvement, clothing, lifestyle, home and office products, etc. Also, if you're searching for where the money would come from when talking with clients who claim they're tapped out, focus on key city funds, grand-opening money, public service, fiber mon- Eight Major Radio Myths Radio's drop in TSL is comparable to oth- ey, strategy markets, product launches, future money and new- market money. er media as consumers become multimedia us- When you know where to go - and the language to speak - you'll see those icy - Continued from Page 9 ers. According to a simultaneous media usage cold objections melt away. study by BIG Research, 70 °/, Irwin Pollack 8- 18- year-olds have a radio in their bedroom. of consumers, at - one time or another, use media That's more than have a TV (68 %) and a lot simultaneously. more than have a computer (31 %). According to Over one -third of 12 -24-year -olds noticed the Veronis Suhler 2004 "Communications Industry Report," consum- stations playing fewer commercials (36 %) and Finish 2005 With A Bang International Drums Month ers are spending more hours per year with ra- shorter breaks (39 %) in the Arbitron /Edison Diabetes Month dio than with other media (over 1,000 hours, Continued from Page 9 Media spotload study. Peanut Butter Lover's Month which is over 28 %, of their total hours spent The same spotload study found that October Week One: with all media). younger listeners (12 -24) are more likely to in- National Magazine Month Notary Public Week crease TSL to radio when a decrease in spot- Bias Against Short Commercials Co-op Awareness Month Week Two: loads is perceived. Domestic Violence Awareness The Burke study revealed that a commer- Month American Education Week Family The Creative Challenge cial's effectiveness is not dependent on length. History Awareness Month National Stamp Collecting Week National Adopt a Dog Month The Mercury Creative, well- executed, relevant spots gener- Week Three: Awards have encouraged National Dessert Month and rewarded ate strong recall. National Family Week creative excellence in radio and AIDS Awareness Month brought more awareness In that same study a significant number National Bible Week to agency creative de- National Clock Month partments. of 30- and 15- second commercials had recall National Eating Disorders Awareness Week Breast Cancer Awareness Month Mercury Creative scores equal to or greater than many 60 -sec- December Workshops have elevat- National Pasta and Pizza Month ed the level radio ond commercials, suggesting that recall and Made in America Month of creative. National Kitchen and Bath Month The 2005 Cannes Advertising Festival impact relate to things other than commercial Read a New Book Month length. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Week One: added radio as a category. Month Civil Rights Week Clear Channel's Creative Services Group Lack Of Schedule Integrity Week One: Week Two: has helped national and local clients develop Advances in electronic delivery: Over Get Organized Week National Drunk and Drugged Driving Aware- successful creative. 25,000 invoices monthly are delivered electron- Mental Health Awareness Week ness Week The Wirthlin study revealed that adver- ically from rep firms and station traffic sys- National Chimney Sweep Week Week Three: tising and programming are part of the same tems. That figure was only 1,000 in 2003 and National Infertility Awareness Week Tell Someone They're a experience for Doing Good Job Week listeners. Radio ads work best should triple or quadruple at a rapid pace. Week Two: when they are compatible with their surround- The American Association of Advertising National Pickled Pepper Week ings and are format- and lifestyle-specific. Agencies and the RAB created a Radio Buy- Fire Prevention Week Radio Is Not A ing /Selling Branding Medium Guidelines Task Force (see www. National Pet Peeve Week Boston -based sales and manage- These companies have used radio exten- rab.com/comguicle.pdf). Week Three: ment trainer Irwin Pollack con- Fox Network's 24 /Clear Channel Case America's Safe sively to successfully brand themselves: Mo- Schools Week sults individual radio stations and Study was a unique, serialized campaign that American tel 6, Budweiser, OnStar, Snapple, Mt. Sinai Beer Week market clusters and conducts demanded accurate implementation of the Credit Union Week Hospitals and AT &T. seminars on more than 50 sales - schedule. A series of 30- second commercials to Gourmet Coffee Week Radio Listenership Is Declining related topics for both groups and be presented in a countdown format was de- Dental Hygiene Week associations. For more details, Radio reaches 94% of the,population - livered hourly. Fourteen different spots aired National Shampoo Week over 228 million unique listeners. in sequential order in a 22 -hour period. National Pharmacy Week contact Pollack through his web - Radio's total number of listeners has Susquehanna's guarantee offers two -for- Consumer Protection Week site at www.irwinpollack.com or grown each year, with over 25 million new one make -goods for elite customers and pro- November call 888 -RADIO 50. listeners in the past 10 years. motional recaps within 10 days. National Child Safety Month 10 Radio & Records May 27, 2005

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Thompson Continued from Page 1 UPDATE is a pivotal member of our senior Dillard Adds PD Duties At Solid Gospel Net management team, and, as he re- has Vance Dillard additional duties as turns to the world of promotion, we Salem Communications given PD of its Solid Gospel Network. He will continue to serve as PD of have every confidence in his ability Salem Music Network's Today's Christian Music Network and the Word to bring that same leadership, In Praise Network. knowledge and expertise to his SMN GM Michael Miller said, "Vance is a tremendous leader who has new role." directed strong growth for Today's Christian Music Network and the Word Before joining Island Def Jam In Praise Network. Affiliates of the Solid Gospel Network have much to be Thompson spent 11 years at Elektra, excited about." Dillard joined the company in 2003 and has more than 25 years of broad- the first five as Sr. VP /Promotion cast experience. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s he worked in the AC and the last six as VP /GM. He be- format in several markets, including Tampa. In 1988 he joined Jacor Corn - gan his career in 1985 at Chrysalis munications, working at WLW/Cincinnati, then became PD of AC WLTM Records and was VP /Top 40 Pro- (The Peach) /Atlanta, eventually becoming Jacor's Corporate AC Brand motion in 1991 when he left to be- Manager. Dillard joined Clear Channel following its 1996 merger with Ja- come Sr. VP /Promotion at SBK cor and in 2000 took on a role overseeing the AC stations owned by Records. From there, he headed to South Central Communications. In related news, Solid Gospel Network afternoon driver Greg Good- EMI as VP /Promotion, where he man moves to the midday shift and adds Production Director duties, while stayed until moving to Elektra. ARDENTLY TALENTED Jann Arden recently stopped by the CHFI/ weekend talent Jeremy Sweat moves to afternoons. Over at Today's "I welcome this challenging new Toronto studios to treat listeners to a private performance in celebration of the Christian Music Network, nighttimer Suzanne Thunder segues to mid - opportunity and the vote of confi- release of her self- titled album. Seen here in the midst of the festivities are (l -r) days. dence from [IDJMG Chairman] L.A. Arden and CHFI midday goddess Michelle Butterly. [Reid], [Def Jam President /CEO] Jay -Z and Steve [Bartels]," Thomp- Fitzgerald Upped To ABC News Radio DiriOps son said. "It is exciting to be in- ABC News Radio has promoted Sr. Producer Jeff Fitzgerald to the volved again with my first love, fiÁnction of the creative services tribution's Sales Manager and be- created position of Director/Operations. He will oversee a range dpartment. came Universal Special Markets/ ewly promotion, and to continue the of new initiatives for the network while remaining in- VP in 1997. He great accomplishments the staff has "L.A. Reid, Shawn Carter [a.k.a. Polymedia /Sales volved in ABC News Radio's editorial coverage. achieved thus far. I look forward to Ja -Z] and I look forward to Mitch's joined Island Def Jam in 1997 as Fitzgerald joined ABC News Radio in 1995 in a techni- being able to play a significant role e. erience and insight pushing our VP /Sales. cal- support position for the network's coverage of the O.J. in bringing the company to its next a 'st- intensive sales and strategic "Rarely in the history of the music Simpson trial and since then has held multiple production positions, including technical supervisor for level of success." rketing campaigns to higher lev - business has there been an opportu- and editorial long -form anchored event coverage and producer for Per- Concurrently, Island Def Jam e of success," said Bartels, to whom nity to work for such artistically suc- spective, ABC News Radio's weekly public- affairs program. Ir aber reports. "Mitch's leadership cessful executives as Reid, Bartels and Sr. VP /Sales Mitch Imber has He most recently oversaw production at the networks as been upped to Sr. VP /Sales & abilities will ensure that IDJ re- Carter," said Imber. "I am honored to Sr. Producer. Associate Producer and then Fitzgerald Marketing. He'll oversee the label ms at the forefront of the music be given the opportunity to help cre- "Jeff has worked tirelessly to identify and implement group's sales, marketing, produc- ustry." ate and execute the vision for our art- operational improvements at ABC News Radio," said ABC News Radio Fitzgerald will report. "His technical abili- tion and strategic marketing de- Imber started his music -industry ists, and I enthusiastically embrace VP/GM Steve Jones, to whom experience make him an important member of our partments and the administrative c reer in 1991 as PolyGram Dis- this new challenge." ties and journalistic management team."

McGee people I respect and admire most in Cumulus SoCal Trimulcast Counters `Jack' With 'Jill' Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 our business. I am truly honored to ome part of ABC Radio's elite sincerely regret their decision to Amaturo Group's three class A's at 92.7 MHz surrounding the Los An- new level of passion and success to cöh ps of broadcasters." leave Interep. While we never like geles metropolitan area - KELT/Adelanto, KLIT /Fountain Valley KMLT/Thousand Oaks, CA have dropped their "Lite 92.7" trimul - the entire WLS team." to lose a client, I should point out and - cast to try a new take on the AC format as "92.7 Jill FM." Most recently a consultant for that Cumulus represented approxi- glise Amaturo is modeling KELT, KLIT & KMLT after the 4% of Interep's total com- special projects at Oregon -based Continued from Page 3 mately many "Jack" and "Bob" eclectic Adult Hits stations revenue in 2004. We are Talk Radio Network, McGee had a t nking broadcasters, and I mission that have popped up across North America in the ii9v programming career that has in- c. Idn't be happier about joining confident that we will replace this last couple of years. KELT, KLIT & KMLT PD r time to do cludes stints at WDBO /Orlando, t s talented group and helping billing with additional clients in the George Johns thinks it's the perfect for women, as "Jack" and KTRS /St. Louis and now-defunct m to realize their personal and near future." the same concept "Bob" are male- targeted offerings. Oldies KBZT (K-Best 95) /San Di- fessional goals." Dickey first announced his dis- Johns is known for developing the nation's first His broadcast career also in- pleasure with Interep's perfor- ego. Puglise became VP /GM of successful AC station, taking KVIUDallas to ratings triumphs in the 1970s. May 3 Q2 cluded a stretch as GM at KIOA- WILM, WDSD, WRDX & WWTX/ mance during Cumulus' Amaturo head Joe Amaturo is known as the founder of KMJQ/Houston AM & FM /Des Moines. Imington and WDOV /Dover, earnings conference call. At the and was the first owner in the U.S. to sign on to the "Format 41" AC was Nominated as News /Talk Pro- , which is managed out of CC/ time he said Cumulus was consid- format, during the 1980s. Additionally, Country KFRG /Riverside grammer of the Year in 2004 by Wilmington, in 1998. He previously ering several options, including launched under Amaturo's ownership. "Jill is ready for America, and America is ready for Jill ' Amaturo said. the readers of R &R, McGee was ld various Clear Channel sales- taking its national sales operations "Syndication plans are coming together, with Fairwest's Reg Johns and also on hand at the 2005 R &R in- house, integrating some of its ntr agement positions. Magnet Media Partners' Barry Smith on the team to supply the image, to an own systems into Interep's opera- Talk Radio Seminar accept music, promos, sales presentations and market research to Jill stations R &R Achievement tions or switching rep firms alto- Industry CHRONICLE across the U.S. and Canada." Award on behalf of WDBO for gether. KELT, KLIT & KMLT cover northern San Bernardino County, Orange News /Talk Station of the Year for BIRTHS County and eastern Ventura County, respectively. Additional reporting by Adam Jacob- markets 26 -plus. After MidNite OM Sam son. "Joining WLS is a dream come Thompson, wife Fiona, son true for me," McGee said. "Almost Dominic Caleb, May 17. New England, is named Marketing Di- my entire life, I've lived within the Radio DAVID KEISER joins WSB- AM/Atlan- rector of WBEN /Philadelphia. CONDOLENCES ta as LSM. He was previously GSM of signal of 'The Big 89,' and I have al- Songwriter Wayne Perry, GERRYANN AGOVINO is named KSHE/St. Louis. MEI YOUNG is named Promotions ways followed its evolution with 55, May 15. Entercom's VP /National Sales, West Director /middayer at WGVX, WGVY & great interest. Now it's my great Bluegrass pioneer Jimmy Coast. She was most recently Direc- JORGE ABREGO joins KMXE/Los WGVZ/Minneapolis. She previously honor to join John Gallagher and Martin, 77, May 14. tor /National Sales for Clear Channel/ Angeles as co -Local Sales Manager, spent 16 years at clustermate KQRS. the team at WLS to help continue Rama Communications Los Angeles. working alongside Jose Luis Ramirez. that evolution with a franchise Chief Engineer Steven Delay, Abrego was previously President/CEO STEVE HAY rises from Asst. Promo- Promotions Director uniquely designed to serve Chi - 52, May 11. PETER BOWEN is promoted to Di- of Geo Media Services. tions Director to hires cagoland well into the future. WENG /Sarasota, FL News rector /Sales for WBBM -AM & FM, at KCXX/Riverside, which also Director and morning host WCKG, WJMK, WUSN & WXRT /Chi- NADIA BEHRING, who spent five ANNETTE WADE, formerly of KFXN, "A big highlight will be the op- Frank Benny, 67, May 9. cago. He was previously GSM of years as Marketing Director for the KSTE & KUMX/New Orleans, as Mar- portunity to work with some of the WBBM -AM. now -defunct FNX Radio Network in keting Director.

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10 million homes 180,000 businesses Hot AC JASON MRAZ Wordplay MUSIC John Fowlkes GREEN DAY Holiday DMX Fashion Retail CHOICE URBAN KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes Alternative Now! Jeanne Destro Jack Patterson Your Muge. Your Choice CHR Polychronopolis The hottest tracks at DMX Fashion Retail, FLAMBEY Hot Girl 30 million homes Steve Young /John Fowlkes TRANSPLANTS Gangsters &Thugs targeted at 18-24 females. FLAMBEY What A Playa Gotta Do 27,000 businesses BABY BASH Baby I'm Back 7Th MASTER P f /LIL ROMEO I Need Dubs MAIA SHARP Something Wild AVRIL LAVIGNE Fall To Pieces Available on digital cable and DirecTV TYRA Get No Ooh Wee EDSON X Sem Voce D.H.T. Listen To Your Heart airiUSIC Damon Williams 646 -459 -3300 TANK I Love Them Girls LEA DELARIA Black Hole Sun Rhythmic CHR CAMIEL You Can Stay Jay Frank 310 -526 -4247 This week's MusicChoice is frozen. Steve Young /John Fowlkes DAVID SANBORN f/LIZZ WRIGHT Don't Let Me... ADULT CONTEMPORARY EMINEM Ass Like That Audio COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound Jason HIT LIST Shiff BECK Girl JASON MRAZ Wordplay 112 (/FOXY BROWN U Already Know JOSH KELLEY Only You BEN FOLDS Landed Justin Prager VERTICAL HORIZON Forever PUSSYCAT DOLLS IBUSTA RHYMES Don't Cha JOHN WAITE New York City Girl BILLY IDOL Cherie 50 CENT Just A Lil' Bit PAT McGEE BAND Must Have Been Love Soft AC BLOC PARTY Banquet GREEN DAY Holiday NATALIE IMBRUGLIA Shiver Mike Bettelli/Teresa Cook CHERRY MONROE Satellites FRANKIE J. How To Deal INTERNATIONAL HITS BACKSTREET Incomplete CLEDUS T. JUDD Paycheck Woman NATALIE f/BABY BASH Energy This section features this week's new adds BOYS Mark "In The Dark" Shands EMINEM Ass Like That PUSSYCAT DOLLS IBUSTA RHYMES Don't Cha on DMX MUSIC channels available via digi- Mainstream AC BRETT DENNEN Desert ERIKA JO I Break Things tal cable and direct broadcast satellite. Sunrise MARINA V Simple Magic Mike Bettelli/Teresa Cook FAT JOE Get It Poppin' CHR/POP MS. TRINITI Fa Da Love Of Da Dancehall BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete JASON MRAZ Wordplay R &B & HIP -HOP JERMAINE DUPRI Gotta Getcha Jack Patterson The Alan Kabel Mainstream AC Show- JOHN WAITE New York City Girl Lamonda Williams WEEZER Beverly Hills RAP/HIP -HOP Steve Young/Teresa Cook KEM Find Your Way BOW WOW f/OMARION Let Me Hold You FAT JOE Get It Poppin' Mark "In The Dark" Shands BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete LAUREN LUCAS The Carolina Kind FAT JOE f/NELLY Get It Poppin' LIFEHOUSE You And Me LIL WAYNE Earthquake LUDACRIS Pimpin' All Over The World AARON CARTER Saturday Night ANTHONY B f/SNOOP DOGG What Would U Do? The Alan Kabel Show Hot AC - LINDSAY LOHAN First MEMPHIS BLEEK Infatuated Steve Young /John Fowlkes MIRI BEN -ARI Jump And Spread NIVEA Parking Lot KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes NATALIE Energy RAY CASH Sex Appeal Mainstream Country RAP REDLIGHTMUSIC fading Away

Hank Aaron ROBERT EARL KEEN What I Really Mean DJ Mecca TRISHA YEARW000 Georgia Rain CHEMICAL BROTHERS The Boxer

MASTER P f /LIL ROMEO I Need Dubs 866- MVTUNES SARA EVANS A Real Fine Place To Start MARS VOLTA L'Via L'Viaquez MC SPICE f/ERIC CLAPTON Remember Me RADIO-` MOVIE BROOKS & DUNN Play Something Country TURIN BRAKES Fishing For A Dream

x E IÑFfO T ,. TWEET Cab Ride " 21,000 movie theaters New Country WEEZER We Are All On Drugs ROCK Hank Aaron Gary Susalis Video Artist/Title Total Plays SARA EVANS A Real Fine Place To Start ALKALINE TRIO Time To Waste ALTER BRIDGE Broken Wings BROOKS & DUNN Play Something Country AKON COMMON & KANYE WEST Go STAIND Right Here Lonely 77 WEST Lia EMINEM Ass Like That JESSE McCARTNEY No You 75 1. WYCLEF JEAN Million Voices She's Ken Moultrie /Hank Aaron JOJO Not That Kind Of Girl 2. AARON CARTER Saturday Night LEANN RIMES Probably Wouldn't Be This Way JESSE McCARTNEY Beautiful Soul 74 3. TOBY KEITH Honkytonk U FAITH HILL Mississippi Girl ALTERNATIVE MUSE Stockholm Syndrome 4. COLLECTIVE SOUL Better Now BROOKS & DUNN Play Something Country GWEN STEFANI 11EVE Rich 5. MICHAEL RUBLE' Home NATALIE Goin' Crazy Gary Susalis Girl 72 TIM McGRAW Do You Want Fries With That? RASCAL FLATTS Here's To You OFFSPRING Can't Repeat BOWLING FOR 1985 71 SOUP Danny Wright SHANIA TWAIN I Ain't No Quitter TEAM SLEEP Ever (Foreign Flag) Rock MIDWEST Ken Moultrie /Hank Aaron UNWRITTEN LAW She Says TRANSPLANTS Gangsters And Thugs ALY & A.J. No One 68 1. AARON CARTER Saturday Night FAITH HILL Mississippi Girl 2. BRANDY Another Day In Paradise JESSE McCARTNEY Because You Live 61 BROOKS & DUNN Play Something Country 3. COLLECTIVE SOUL Better Now musicsnippet.com» TODAY'S COUNTRY 4. WYCLEF JEAN Million Voices TIM McGRAW Do You Want Fries With That? ALY & A.J. Do You Believe In Magic 59 Tony Lamptey 866- 552 -9118 Liz Opoka 5. ERIC BENET Last Time

FAITH HILL Mississippi Girl AARON CARTER Saturday Night 36 Hip -Hop

TOBY KEITH Good As I Once Was 24 HOUR FORMATS BOYZ IN DA HOOD Lay lt Down USHER Caught Up 33 SOUTHWEST BILLY CURRINGTON Must Be Doir Something Right JUNIOR MAFIA Just Us 1. COLLECTIVE SOUL Better Now Jon Holiday 303 - 784 -8700 LAUREN LUCAS The Carolina Kind YELLOWCARD Ocean Avenue 32 2. BRANDY Another Day In Paradise R &B RYAN SHUPE & THE RUBBER BAND Dream Big 3. ERIC BENET Last Time Adult Hit Radio KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel.. 31 WILL STARR Strickly 4 The Hood 4. TOBY KEITH Honkytonk U Jon Holiday NIVEA Parking Lot 4. AARON CARTER Saturday Night KELLY CLARKSON Since U Been Gone 30 BETTER THAN EZRA A Lifetime PRETTY RICKY Grind With Me ADULT ALTERNATIVE KELLY CLARKSON Breakaway 29 Liz Opoka NORTHEAST

RILO KILEY Portions For Foxes BLACK EYED PEAS Let's Get It Started 28 1 WYCLEF JEAN Million Voices 2. COLLECTIVE SOUL Better Now MADELEINE PEYROUX Dance Me To The End Of Love KELLY CLARKSON Miss Independent 28 3 BRANDY Another Day In Paradise Please Send Your Photos 4. ERIC BENET Last Time JESSE McCARTNEY Get Your Shine On 28 5. AARON CARTER Saturday Night AMERICANA R &R wants your best snapshots. Liz Opoka LINDSAY LOHAN First 28

DUHKS Mists Down SOUTHEAST Please include the names and titles of all pictured and Of Below JOJO Leave (Get Out) 26 RADNEY FOSTER Godspeed 1. BRANDY Another Day In Paradise send pics to: ROBBIE FULKS Georgia Hard BOWLING FOR SOUP Almost 26 2. COLLECTIVE SOUL Better Now 3. ERIC BENET Last Time ALISON KRAUSS Goodbye Is All We Have 4 AARON CARTER Saturday Night R &R, c/o Keith Berman: 5. TOBY KEITH Honkytonk U Playlist for the week of May 16 -22. kberman @radioandrecords. corn

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72 million households TELEVISION Lori Parkerson CMT Ludacris, Ellen DeGeneres. 202 -380 -4425 COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION Tube Tops 751 million households A Flock Of Seagulls, Ar- Kanne West, The View (ABC, Plays Philips, Sr VP /GM Brian check local listings for time). Chris Parr, VP/Music & Talent rested Development, Lover - BPIMI (XM81) MARIAN CAREY We Belong Together 23 Leno. boy and Tiffany compete for a Jessi Alexender, Jay Ala Freed ADDS CIARA f /LUDACRIS Oh 22 Good Charlotte, Conan GWEN STEFANI Hollaback Girl 19 INF NAL From Paris To Berlin FAITH HILL Mississippi Girl second chance at fame when MIRANDA LAMBERT Bring Me Down O'Brien. GAME Hate It Or Love It 19 JENII FER GREEN How Can I Be Falling NBC the series Hit NEAL McCOY Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On Plays premieres KILLERS Mr. Brightside 18 FREEMASONS Love On My Mind Lang Lang, Late Late Show TOP 20 TW LW Me Baby One More Time, in GREEN DAY Holiday 17 AMBER Voodoo Ferguson (CBS, KENNY CHESNEY Old Blue Chair 32 28 which recording acts from the With Craig NELLY f /JUNG TRU & KING JACOB Errtime 17 KEITH URBAN Making Memories Of Us 30 29 check local listings for time). WEEZER Beverly Hills 17 JOE NICHOLS What's A Guy Gotta Do 30 27 past perform one of their trade- HIGHWAY 16 (XM16) TOBY KEITH Honkytonk U 29 29 SYSTEM OF A DOWN B.Y.O.B. 16 Ray Knight DIERKS BENTLEY Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do 29 27 mark songs and one of today's U2 Sometimes You Can't Mage It On Your Own 15 Tuesday, 5/31 ADKINS About Me 28 30 BROOKS & DUNN Play Something Country TRACE Songs hits and the audience votes on 50 CENT Just A LIE Bit 13 JO DEE MESSINA My Give A Damn's Busted 28 28 TIM NCGRAW Do You Want Fries With That? MONTGOMERY GENTRY Gone 27 28 Aimee Mann, Jay Leno. SHAKIRA La Tortura 11 which band is best. Upcoming LONESTAR You're Like Coming Home LEANN RIMES Probably Wouldn't Be This Way 25 12 SIMPLE PLAN Untitled 10 Low Millions, Conan O'Brien. RASCAL FLATTS Here's To You 25 9 competitors include Air Supply, M0111-GOMERY GENTRY Something To Be Proud Of

BOBBY VALENTINO Slow Down 8 SHANIA TWAIN I Ain't No Quitter 24 27 CHRIIS CAGLE Miss Me Baby ALAN JACKSON The Talkin' Song Repair Blues 24 26 Boyz lI Men, Billy Ray Cyrus, KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes 9 Wednesday, 6/1 23 23 BLAME LARSEN The Best Man TIM McGRAW Drugs Or Jesus WILL SMITH Switch The Knack and Wang Chung SUGARLAND Baby Girl 22 27 CHEWY WRIGHT The River HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS Ohio Is For Lovers 8 BIG & RICH Big Time 21 24 (Thursday, 6/2, 9pm ET/PT). NBC's two -hour Eagles: Live KEITH ANDERSON Pickid Wild Flowers 19 13 JESSE McCARTNEY She's N'4 You 8 in Australia showcases the band's COWBOY TROY I Play Chicken With The Train 18 24 Friday, 5127 BLACK EYED PEAS Don't Phunk With My Heart 7 SQIZZ (XM48) BLAKE SHELTON Goodbye Time 17 23 The Ellen DeGeneres performance in Melbourne in BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete 7 Ch lie Logan BUDDY JEWELL It She Were Any Other Woman 16 17 Nelly,

Ask How I Know 15 15 BOBBY PINSON Don't Me 2003 during their Farewell I Tour STA D Right Here Show (check local listings for Video playlist for the week of May 16 -22. Airplay as monitored by Mediabase 24/7 30 SECONDS TO MARS Attack time and channel). (8pm ET/PT). between May 16 -22. Ever TEAM SLEEP Antigone Rising, The To- Beck, Jay Leno. night Show With Jay Leno (NBC, Death From Above 1979, U -OP (XM29) local listings for time). Conan O'Brien. Za Overking check Ozzy Osboume and Brendan JAM IIRODUAI Feels Just Like It Should Nelly, Jimmy Kimmel Live

GAR Sex Is Not The Enemy Benson, Craig Ferguson. David Cohn IGE (ABC, Bieck local listings for time). General Manager STEI:OPHONICS Superman M.I.A., Late Night With Conan 2 Thursday, 6/2 O'Brien (NBC, check local list- 50 CENT Just A Lil' Bit 32 TH4 LOFT (XM50) AMERICAN COUNTRY" GREAT ings for time). Will Smith, Jay Leno. GAME Hate It Or Love It 31 Miler Marrone Jim Murphy, VP /Programming SYSTEM OF A DOWN B.Y.O.B. 31 TRACY BONHAM Shine Keane, Last Call With Carson 26.5 million households CIARA f /LUDACRIS Oh 29 TRAY BONHAM Take Your Love Out On Me Daly (NBC, check local listings for MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Helena 28 ADDS TRYAI BONHAM Something Beautiful MIRANDA LAMBERT Bring Me Down time). FALL OUT BOY Sugar. We r Going Down 28 GRI0FAM PARKER Chloroform ROGER MARSHALL & THE LAW Hiding In The... 27 Monday, 5J30 WEEZER Beverly Hills GRAHAM PARKER Local Boys MIKE JONES Back Then 26 GRAHAM PARKER Ambivalent GAC TOP 20 Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg, GREEN DAY Holiday 26 CROJKED FINGERS Twilight Creeps BLAKE SHELTON Goodbye Time Shakira and Black Eyed Peas PITBULL f/LIL JON Toma 26 DIERKS BENTLEY Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do CR KED FINGERS You Must Build A Fire TRACE ADKINS Songs About Me HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS Oho Is For Lovers 26 are slated to perform on Total CR KEO FINGERS Call To Love SUGARLAND Baby Girl SNOOP DOGG 1/BEE GEES Ups 8 Downs 25 WORLEY If Happen Request Live during MTV's VANMORRISON Just Let Greta DARRYL Something Should GAME Dreams 25 BUDDY JEWELL If She Were Any Other Woman COI N HERRING Sinkhole Of Love Spankin' New Presents: Sounds TRICK PONY It's A Heartache NELLY f/JUNG TRU & KINOJACOB Errtime 23 WO LD LEADER PRETEND Lovey Dovey SHANIA TWAIN I Ain't No Quitter Week (5pm ET/PT). Will Smith FOG FIGHTERS Best Cl You 23 of Summer KEITH URBAN Making Memories Of Us The Hand That Feeds You 21 Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On Julie Gidlow NINE INCH NAILS I NEAL McCOY Lee Ann Womack and - BIG & RICH Big Time BLOC PARTY Banquet 19 X UNTRY (XM12) SHEDAISY Don't Worry 'Bout A Thing You Gonna Luv Me 17 Je e Scott DA BACKWUDZ ALAN JACKSON The Talkin' Song Repair Blues WEBBIE f/BUN B. Give Me That 16 LUC,. DA WILLIAMS Live At The Fillmore KEITH ANDERSON Pickin' Wild Flowers LEANN RIMES Probably Wouldn't Be This Way SHEjBY LYNNE Suit Yourself i RASCAL FLATTS Here's To You Video playlist for the week of May 16 -22. Ride DONNA THE BUFFALO Life's A JAMIE O'NEAL Somebody's Hero The iTunes Music Store Top 10 RO:i', IE FULKS Georgia Hard RHONDA VINCENT & THE RAGE I've Forgotten You

TOBY KEITH As Good As I Once Was ERIf HEATHERLY Lower East Side Of Life TRISHA YEARWOOD Georgia Rain VACANT Get Right With The Man Information current as of May 27 Apple's iTunes Music Store is the leading digital -music service in

the U.S., offering a catalog of more than 1 million songs from all four 75 million households major label groups and hundreds of independents. Here's a Rick Krim snapshot of the top -selling downloads on Tuesday, May 24, 2005. 36 million households Exec. VP Cindy Mahmoud, 1. GWEN STEFANI Hollaback Girl ADDS L /Music Programming PQ4LSIÁP5 & Entertainment 2. GORILLAZ Feel Good Inc. COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound CONCERT PULSE GARBAGE Bleed Like Me 3. BLACK EYED PEAS Don't Phunk With My Heart SARAH McLACHLAN 1BOBBIE ROBERTSON World On Fire Avg. Gross 4. KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes IDEO PLAYLIST Pos. Artist (in 000s) OASIS Lyla 5. KILLERS Mr. Brightside CA DY "m A Hustla 1 EAGLES 51.486.9 6. BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound BO Y VALENTINO Slow Down 2 KENNY CHESNEY 5851.1 PR RICKY Grind With Me 3 ROD STEWART 5690.1 7. WILL SMITH Switch MARIAH CAREY We Belong Together GA T 1/50 CENT Hate It Or Love It 4 JOSH GROBAN 5542.3 KING & NELLY Errtime GWEN STEFANI Hollaback Gir I 8. JUNG TRU, JACOB AM IE One Thing 5 YANNI 5454.2 ROB THOMAS Lonely No More 1121 Already Know 6 MOTLEY CRUE 5437 1 9. WEEZER Beverly Hills 3 DOORS DOWN Let Me Go CIA A f /LUDACRIS Oh 7 BOB DYLAN 5435.6 10. COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound BLACK EYED PEAS Don't Phunk With My Heart YIN YANG TWINS Wait (The Whisper Song) 8 DURAN DURAN 5316.7 50 IENT Just A [Jr Bit 9 GREEN DAY 5314.3 KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes MA IAN CAREY We Belong Together 10 STING 5305.6 Top 10 Albums DAVE MATTHEWS BAND American Baby R. KELLY Trapped In The Closet. Chapter 1 11 LARRY THE CABLE GUY 5284.5 SAIHL La SHAKIRA f/ALEJANDRO Tortura WEBIE (BUN B. Give Me That 12 MAROON 5 S266.7 1. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Stand Up BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete 13 VELVET REVOLVER 5264.9 2. WEEZER Make Believe 14 JUANES 5254.5 GREEN DAY Holiday A DOWN RAP CITY 15 WIDESPREAD PANIC $225.6 3. SYSTEM OF Mezmerize HOWIE DAY Collide GAEIII Dreams 4. JACK JOHNSON In Between Dreams GAVIN DeGRAW Chariot MIIC JONES Back Then F00 FIGHTERS Best Of You Among this week's new tours: 5. NINE INCH NAILS With Teeth WEBBIE tBUN B. Give Me That BOYZ II MEN MOTLEY CRUE Sick Love Sang 50 CENT Just A Lil' Bit 6. VAN MORRISON Magic Time COLDPLAY ANNA NALICK Breathe (200) YING YANG TWINS Wait (The Whisper Song) 7. Fuss LIZZ WRIGHT KILLERS Hot WILL SMITH Switch COMMON (/THE LAST POETS The Corner POWERMAN 5000 8. Wars Episode Ill Soundtrack BO l IN DA HOOD Dem Boyz JOHN WILLIAMS Star U2 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own TREWS CA DY l'or A Hustla 9. SPOON Gimme Fiction ANTIGONE RISING Don't Look Back LU RIS (BOBBY VALENTINO Pimpin' All Over The... The CONCERT PULSE is courtesy of JACK JOHNSON Sitting. Wang, Wishing 10. BEN FOLDS Songs For Silverman Pollster a publication of Promoters' On -Line Listings. 800 -344 -7383: Video playlist for the week or May 23 -30 Video playlist for the week of May 22. California 209- 271 -7900 May 27, 2005 Radio & Records 13 www.americanradiohistory.com NEWS/TALK /SPORTS AL PETERSON [email protected]

Boston's Good Sport One-on-one with WEEI's Jason Wolfe

is a safe bet that most sports fans believe their hometown to GOOD ONE, MR. SECRETARY sharing a lighter be the best damn sports city in America. But, moment during a recent gathering in seriously, is there Washington, DC to discuss building a memorial to commemorate the 184 people who died in the a better city to be a sports fan in these days than Boston? With terrorist attack on the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001 are (I -r) ABC News Radio DC Bureau Chief Robert back -to -back championship teams - the NFL Patriots and Garcia, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and WMAL/Washington PD Randall Bloomquist. baseball's venerable Red Sox - Boston sports fans have a lot to cheer and talk about. University I worked at the college radio station that point and no idea that it would turn out as the Sports Director in my senior year and like it has for me. And a heck of a lot of that talking is done on JW: Yeah. When WEEI switched to Sports in traveled to all the school's games - football, R &R: In 1991 there weren't a lot of success sto- Entercom Beantown Sports Talker WEEI. In the September of 1991 I started out as a producer and basketball, lacrosse - and had a really great ries to look at in Sports radio to guide you, were winter '05 Arbitron, the station ranked No. 1 basically produced every show it had at the time. time. there? with 25-54 men in every daypart except morn- In 1995 I was named Exec. Producer, a year later When I got out of school I knew that sports JW: No. The format was just starting out. I'd ing drive - where it's a close No. 2 I was named Asst. PD, and in the fall media was the field I wanted to be in, but I say that WEEI was within the first 100 or so sta- - and logged midday and afternoon of 1997 I was named PD. didn't have a focus beyond that I wanted to be tions to make the switch after WFAN /New drive 12+ rankings of second and R &R: How did you get into the Sports the play -by -play guy for one of the Boston York set the tone for everybody with its launch first, respectively. radio business? teams. I recall telling my then- girlfriend - who in 1987. There were all kinds of expectations, At the helm of WEEI is PD Jason JW: After I got out of school in 1989 is now my wife - when I first got the job at but nobody at the time knew what kind of suc- Wolfe, who also serves as VP /Sports 1 worked for a company here in Bos- WEEI that I figured it would be something I'd cess the format would achieve. It was - and Programming for Entercom's other ton called Star Communications. do for a year or two and see what happened. I still is - an expensive format for stations to ex- Sports Talk stations nationwide. A They had a syndicated Friday and had no real understanding of the business at ecute when you look at things like sports rights Boston native, Wolfe has spent virtu- Saturday overnight sports show that fees, etc. Little did we all know at the time how ally his entire radio career at WEEI, I produced and then did sales for popular it would become, how many stations and both he and the radio station during the week. You can only imag- would want to try it, and how many people have grown and prospered since the format ine how many advertisers were interested in were going to want to be involved with it. was launched back in 1991. buying time at 2am on a weekly sports pro- "Overall, the passion that R &R: You've literally grown up with the station. Wolfe is also multiple winner of the Sports gram. But it was good experience. I got out in What, in your opinion, has been the essence of Programmer of the Year award handed out an- the market and got to know a lot of people in people here in Boston have WEEI's success with Boston sports fans? nually at the Rick Scott Sports Radio Confer- the sports business, and when WEEI went all JW: One thing for sure is the passion the peo- ence. I recently caught up with him to get the Sports I was able to convince them to hire me. for our teams is unlike ple in this town have for sports. It's unlike any- story behind WEEI's rise to success and hear R &R: Was this a planned career move for you, where else, in my opinion. There are markets what it takes to maintain a winning Sports ra- or just one of those great opportunities that happens anything I have ever that compare, but they're not on the same lev- dio station in today's competitive media world. to come along? seen." el. These are knowledgeable, fever -pitched fans JW: Growing up, I was one of the umpteen - who live and die with every pitch, every hoop R&R You're one of those rare guys who has spent million guys who wanted to be the next Johnny almost his whole broadcast career at one station. Most or Ken Coleman. As a student at Syracuse Continued on Page 16

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Boston's Good Sport JW: In our case, it hasn't mattered much. At away from sports talk. And there's a difference Continued from Page 14 this point I'd say we have the least syndicated between guy talk and entertainment talk. Ev- programming on the air that we've had since erything on the air should be entertainment - everything - when it comes to Boston I've been with the station. We've had relation- talk. If the talk on your station is not entertain- "If the talk on your sports. Overall, the passion that people here in ships with both ESPN Radio and Fox Sports ing or not very compelling, it doesn't matter, station is not Boston have for our teams is unlike anything I Radio, and we like all of those people, but, in because people won't listen to it anyway. have ever seen. the case of WEEI, this market is so local, so pro- I define guy talk as talk that pushes the en- entertaining or not The second piece of our success is the per- vincial and so much under the Boston umbrel- velope with content that is more than just non- sonalities we have on the air. They are local, la that when anything that goes on outside of sports talk. We do some of that, but not nearly very compelling, it credible and knowledgeable, and they've all the umbrella - unless its a huge story like the as much as the station has done at times in the been in the market forever. They all have such steroids issue or a major sports event - it past. There are still a good many questions with doesn't matter, stature in the market. Most of the listeners at doesn't matter that much to the listeners. regard to the FCC's rules on what can be said because people the higher end of our demo have grown up Any good product that's out there should and what can't be said - what's too far and with these guys. So, I think the great personal- make you want to work that much harder to what's not too far - and I'd prefer that the sta- won't listen to it ities we have and the unbridled passion this city make your product even better than you think tion be more focused on entertainment talk than has for sports are the two main reasons that we it already is. So the more success that some of guy talk, with sports as the overall umbrella. anyway." are what we are today. the network shows have or whatever the suc- R &R How will the departure of Howard Stern R &R: How important is play -by -play to the success factor may be from some of the satellite at the end of the year impact male listeners in Bos- cess of a Sports Talker in your opinion? sports channels down the line, the better that ton, where he has had a pretty long and successful JW: It's important. Baseball is far and away makes us want to be. If the product is good, run? to sit in the studio and be able to talk intelli- my No. 1 choice for a station. If I couldn't have people will listen. JW: It's going to be great for WEEI. We've gently and be entertaining together or be able that, then it would be football. In the case of been nip and tuck in our core demo with Stern to go at it with one another without it getting WEEI, I think the Red Sox are the perfect com- for the last year or so and have beaten him on too personal. plement to what we do. Because of the incred- two occasions. Obviously, I'm hopeful that at We've also developed so much on the pro- ible history of the team - which, up until last "In Boston you can least a portion of the men who have listened to duction side of the station. I'd say that WEEI is year I guess you could say was sort of a melo- Stern will come to us when he goes away. on the cutting edge when it comes to incorpo- dramatic history - baseball has been the per- talk about the Red WEEI's morning show, while it's a sports rating production elements as an integral part fect vehicle for us. In Boston you can talk about Sox 2417 year show, is designed to be entertaining. So I think of the presentation of the station. I think I can the Red Sox 24/7 year round. And now you can the departure of Stern - who has been such a use that experience and knowledge to help the talk about the Patriots 24/7/365 as well. round. And now you dominant personality in the business for so overall sound of some of our other Sports ra- R&R: In recent years sports rights fees have belong - creates another opportunity for us. The dio stations. come a big issue, and we've seen a number of sta- can talk about the success we've seen to date with our morning R &R: As a guy who's been around the format tions and teams end partnerships. Is the expansion and midday shows that are on opposite Stern for a number of years, what do you see as one of the of sports play -by-play rights to the Internet and to Patriots 24/7/365 paints a pretty good picture for when he goes biggest challenges ahead for Sports radio? satcasters a growing issue for radio? away. At least we hope so. as well." JW: One of the big challenges is going to be JW: It's a factor, sure. At the end of the day a R &R Having spent your career in Boston, what this issue of play -by-play rights. The fact is, the station has to make the business decision that's have you learned that you can share with other En- satellite companies are here, and whether or not in the best interest of the station. We don't look tercom Sports Talk outlets via your new corporate they both survive, the team rights they have are at any of the entities you mentioned as being position? going to survive somewhere. Some radio sta- any more of a factor than anything else. That We're always looking at what everyone else JW: I have a pretty good ear for talent. While tions that have very rich deals with teams are said, it would be my preference to continue to is doing to always get better at what we do, but I've never gone outside of the Boston area to going to have to evaluate how important those be the rights holder. does network programming matter to our lis- fill any of the various on -air openings we've deals are going forward and just how much it Just because there are now factors in place teners much? The answer is no. The growth of had here at WEEI over the years, I've always would change how people feel about the sta- that diminish the exclusive value of what we the networks has probably been good for the received and entertained inquiries and interest tion if those teams were to go away. in radio have enjoyed in the past, we shouldn't format and good for the broadcasting business from people outside the market. From that, I've Other than that, the ongoing challenge for turn our backs and say that we're not interest- overall, but it really has not had a direct effect learned a lot about what makes a good audi- Sports or any personality- driven format is ed, but we do have to evaluate it a lot more care- on what we do at WEEI. tion tape stand out from one that isn't. I can tell building a bench. You need to be constantly out fully and, as I said, make business decisions that R &R What's the state of the ongoing debate that in the first few minutes if someone is deliver- there listening to what other stations are doing are in the best interests of the station. Sports radio needs more "guy talk" vs. pure sports ing the goods, just doing a "best of" CD that and constantly going through tapes and re- R &R: Much of Sports radio's growth - in terms talk to continue to grow? And how has the recent doesn't paint a fair picture of what he can do, sumes, because you always want to be pre- of the number of stations in the format - has come focus on indecency impacted that debate, in your or if he really just doesn't cut it at all. pared for something like the sudden departure about from the expansion of 24/7 Sports radio net- opinion? I've also developed a good understanding of a major talent. You never know what's go- works. Has that played a role in WEEI's growth? JW: No Sports radio station can ever get of chemistry and what it takes for two people ing to happen down the road. The Ed KPTK Seattle:;. O / after Ed 3 is the proven leader of Progressive Talk.

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Freeman said, "This is an excit- DIRECTOR /SALES HENRY MOW [email protected] Los Angeles stations rounded out "It is not surprising to see little to return to Dallas, ADVERTISING COORDINATOR NANCY HOFF' nho8 ®radioandrecords.com the top five, with Infinity Alterna- change in the top revenue stations ing opportunity SALES REPRESENTATIVE GABRIELLE AF [email protected] tive KROQ climbing from No. 4 to given the lackluster year radio ex- which is one of the premier radio SALES REPRESENTATIVE MEREDITH H P mhupp0radioandrecords.com filled with No. 3, Clear Channel News /Talker perienced in 2004," BIAfn VP Mark markets in America and SALES REPRESENTATIVE ERNLLAMAD ellamado®radioandrecords.com I look forward KFI up from No. 8 to No. 4, and Fratrik said. "It is also striking to tremendous talent. SALES REPRESENTATIVE KAREN MUMA kmumaw®radioandrecords.com to working with Susan to offer so- MARIA PARK, mparker®radioandrecords.com Emmis' CHR /Rhythmic KPWR ris- see how little the list of the top sta- SALES REPRESENTATIVE lutions to advertisers and great ra- SALES REPRESENTATIVE KRISTY RE S kreeves@ radioandrecords.com ing from No. 6 to No. 5. tions has changed over the last sev- dio to listeners." SALES REPRESENTATIVE STEVE RESNII' sresnik®radioandrecords.com Repeating at No. 6 was Infinity eral years, with only three stations I SALES REPRESENTATIVE JEANNETTE SARIO jrosario®radioandrecords.com News WCBS -AM /New York, moving into the top 10 since 2000." SALES REPRESENTATIVE MICHELLE RIC mrich ®radioandrecords.com while the seventh -biggest biller in Back in 2000, KFI was 34th, KPWR SALES REPRESENTATIVE BROOKE WIL AMS bwilliams®radioandrecords.com 2004 was Clear Channel CHR/ was 11th and KOST was 18th - the SALES ASSISTANT VALERIE JIM EZ vjimenez ® radioandrecords. com Infinity Pop KIIS /Los Angeles. KIIS rest were top 10 billers. Continued from Page 1 FINANCE morning legend Rick Dees exited Fratrik said, "With the total in- FRANK COMM r NS fcommonsOradioandrecords.com CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER KIIS in early 2004. KIIS finished at dustry revenue increasing at below in May 2004 as VP /GM of KLLI ACCTG. SUPERVISORPAYROLL MGR. MAGDA LIZA O mlizardo @radioandrecords.com No. 3 in 2003 and was No. 1 in 3% in 2004, it is difficult for a sta- and then -CHR /Pop KRBV and CREDIT & COLLECTIONS SUSANNA PE RAZA spedraza@ radioandrecords.com BILLING ADMINISTRATOR ERNESTINA . DRIGUEZ erodriguez ®radioandrecords.com 2000, but if KIIS's No. 1 showing tion to make enough of a big leap rose to Sr. VP /Market Manager of BILLING ADMINISTRATOR GLENDA VIC RES gvictores ®radioandrecords.com in the spring 2005 Phase One to overtake the top stations in the Infinity /Dallas three months later. ADMINISTRA-ION Arbitrends (see Street Talk, Page industry." On average, the top 10 Before that he spent seven years

PUBLISHER/CEO ERICA FARB efarber®radioandrecords.com 18) is any indication of the stations saw a 1.6% increase in their with Clear Channel, as Regional VP/EDITORIAL & MUSC OPERATIONS CYNDEE MA ELL cmaxwell®radioandrecords.com station's long -term success, KIIS is revenue in 2004. VP /Market Manager, first for the DIRECTOR /OPERATIONS PAGE BEAVE: pbeaver®radioandrecords.corn poised for a rebound in its yearly BIAfn recently released the 2004 company's Houston cluster and GENERAL COUNSEL/HR DIRECTOR LISE DEARY + eary®radioandrecords.com billing. revenue estimates in its Investing in later for the Dallas cluster. He has DIRECTOR /CONVENTIONS JACQUELINEI. E N N ON jlennon ® radioandrecords. com Filling out the top 10 were Radio Ownership Report. The com- also served as President of Noble /SPECIAL PROJECTS AL MACHER arrachera ®radioandrecords.com DIRECTOR Infinity's Sports WFAN /New pany will soon release updated fig- Sports Radio Network. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AMANDA EL aelek®radioandrecords.com 7 edition of the Infinity's OFFICE ADMIN /RECEPTION JUANITA NE ON jnewton ®radioandrecords.com York, down from No. in 2003 (and ures in its second Henry is a veteran of Market Re- MAILROOM ROB SPARA t rsparago ® radioandrecords. com No. 2 in 2000); Infinity Rocker 2005 Investing in Radio Dallas station group and took on A Perry Capital rporation WXRK /New York, repeating at port publication series. duties as GM of KLUV, KOAI & No. 9; and Clear Channel AC - Adam Jacobson KVIL in March 2004. May 27, 2005 Radio & Records 17

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Aer a drought 18 of years, Clear Channel CHR/Pop KIIS/ Rumors also continued to fly that Cumulus was prepar- Sports. He'll be joined by former MTV VJ and current In- Los Angeles is once again sitting atop the 12+ ratings moun- ing to launch an FM Talk station in Houston. Commenting sider correspondent Ananda Lewis. tain. VP /Programming & Barbeque John Ivey appears to be exclusively to ST, Cumulus /Houston Market Manager Pat Christine Nixon, a.k.a. Electra, is the newly appointed oh, what's - the word? - ecstatic after the Phase One Fant did not exactly confirm or deny the rumors. "I've heard midday goddess on WKQX (Q101 )/Chicago. She most re- spring trends showed KIIS and simulcast twin KVVS/ about those reports and frankly find them to be fascinat- cently did nights at WPLY /Philadelphia and became available Lancaster, CA moving northward 4.6 -4.9 12 +. 'And that's ing," Fant said. "I do think FM Talk could be a fabulous suc- when that station went kablooie.

not just 'English -speaking', that's 'ev- cess in Houston, and if any company could do it success- It appears that a full -scale Alternative battle is ready to erybody- speaking, Ivey tells ST. "In fully, it would be Cumulus Media." rage in Atlanta, and the first shot has been fired: WNNX the raw month of April, KIIS & KWS (99X) night guy Whip crosses the street for the same shift are at a 5.3! [Spanish -language KLAX Lopez Has Left The Building at Clear Channel's WBZY (105.3 The Buzz).

is second, with a 4.5.] Our cume for After a three -year hiatus Greg Street is back on nights R. Edward "Bob" Lopez, who worked with 14 morn- the raw month was at 2, 120, 100, at Urban WVEE (V- 103) /Atlanta as Toss Swaid exits. Street ing shows over 28 years on WIYY (98 Rock) /Baltimore, / which makes it two out of the past passed away May 22 after a yearlong battle with lung can- four months we've been over 2 mil- cer. He was 52. It 'Definitely ... definitely was in March 2004 when Lopez, one - lion. I know it's only a trend, but this 1987 ... time for Wapner' third of The Kirk, Mark & Lopez Morn- is a real milestone for us. This has ing Show, announced on the air that he been a great team effort. Every person in this building has had been diagnosed with advanced been busting their humps to make this happen." lung cancer and had started chemo- Y E A R A G O [Ed. note: R&R's own intrepid "Ratings Rainman," Hurri- therapy. In keeping with the trio's cane Heeran, did a little digging through his dusty archives George King named PD of WMZQ/Washington. trademark irreverence and black hu- Billy Kidd appointed PD of WBEE /Rochester. and discovered that the last time KIIS -FM was No. 112+ in Radio One buys Classical KRTS -FM /Houston. mor when dealing with Lopez's illness, the market (6.4 -7.4) was in the spring of 1987, when Steve the station's fall TV campaign featured Rivers was PD, Jack Silver MD, and the No. I song on KIIS Y E A R S A G O a bedridden Lopez attached to tubes was "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston.] Lopez signs off. and monitors with Kirk & Mark hold- MikeTierney named Sr. VP at Epic Rec- ords Group. Can't Spell A -Hole Without ing vigil by his bedside. The catchy slo- `0'&`A' Tisa LaSorte Vrable named PD of gan: "Listen - or we pull the plug!" Lopez commented at KTAR -AM /Phoenix. Those same fine broadcast professionals who brought you Tom O'Brien named PD of WPLT-FM/ the time, "One has to have a sense of humor when dealing Mike Tierney the now infamous "Sex in St. Patrick's" stunt, XM's Opie & Detroit. with cancer - it's what keeps me going." Anthony, are at it again: This time they indirectly helped Lopez is survived by his wife, Jean, a.k.a. "Trixie," and get a New York TV reporter fired after said reporter hurled YEARS AGO daughter, Leandra. In lieu of flowers, the Leandra Lopez an on- camera F -bomb at two guys who interrupted him dur- Scholarship Fund has been established c/o Bank of America, Steve LaBeau leaves WQALJCleveland to become PD ing a live shot. On the morning of May 19 Arthur Chi'en of crosstown 5550 Friendship Boulevard, 1st Floor, Chevy Chase, MD WLTF of WCBS-TV was in the middle of a live report in front of a Ron Harrell accepts the PD position at KIMN /Denver. 20815. Attn: T. Wilson. Valerie DeLong joins Lava Records as Sr. VP/Promo- midtown Manhattan subway station when a guy walked up tion. behind him holding a sign promoting Opie & Anthony. The Programming Dept At the same moment, in what can only be described as a Y E A R S A G O After nearly six months on the beach, former WKSE/ bizarre coincidence, Howard Stern Show regular /noted tax Buffalo PD Dave Universal is back in the game as Elektra Sr. VP /Promotion Brad Hunt evader /future prison inmate/O&A hater the new Crazy Cabbie hap- promoted to Sr. VP /GM. U.S. Music & Marketing Consultant for Niagara CHR/Rhyth- pened to enter the subway stop, which is located just around Step Johnson upped from VP to Sr. VP/ mic CKEY-FM, located just across the border in picturesque GM, Black Music Division at Capitol the corner from WXRK's studios, and walked into the shot. Niagara Falls, ON. Records. He immediately confronted the sign- bearer, reportedly Virgin VP/R &B Promotion Sharon Hey- Step Johnson Promotion Director Kelly Ransford is upped to MD of Nathaniel Bryan from the O&A show, began yelling stuff ward elevated to VP /R &B Promotion & Susquehanna Triple A KFOG /San Francisco. She will help fill Marketing. like "Opie & Anthony sucks!" and held up his middle finger the gap created by the recent exit of Asst. PD /MD Haley in front of the sign - all of which Jones. YEARS AGO played out on live TV behind Chien. WNOU /Indianapolis MD /night jock Dylan adds presti- Seconds later, thinking he had Jack Clements named President of the gious Asst. PD stripes, redeemable, he was told, for a com- Mutual Broadcasting System. wrapped, a clearly pissed Chien Dallas Cole rejoins WKTI /Milwaukee as plimentary shrimp cocktail at participating Red Lobsters. whipped around and shouted, "What VP /GM after four months as PD at WLS- The well -traveled Jet Black (ex -WAKS/Cleveland, FM /Chicago. the fuck is your problem, man ?" R.T. named KSLZ/St. Louis, WRVW /Nashville, etc.) has landed in scenic Simpson Operations Direc- Dallas Cole Sadly, the camera had not yet cut tor for KLAC & KZLA/Los Angeles. Tulsa as Asst. PD /MD /night jock at Clear Channel CHR/ away, and the entire scene was Your Opie may vary Rhythmic KTBT (101.5 The Beat). broadcast live. Chien apologized but Y E A R S A G O was later fired by WCBS. So far there's been no official re- Bobby Hattrick appointed Group Program Director /Con- action from O&A ... or Cabbie. Quick Hits temporary Stations for Doubleday. Thomas Wyman named President/CEO of CBS Inc. Radio One made it official by un- Could Be True, Could Be Crap Shotgun Tom Kelly exits as morning man at KCBQ/ rolling the artificially aged parchment San Diego.

Where is Kid Curry? At press time conflicting reports announcing The John Salley Block Party Y E A R S A G O were circulating as to the health (and employment status) as the new morning show on KKBT

of the longtime PD of Beasley CHR/Rhythmic WPOW ( 1 00.3 The Beat) /Los Angeles, replac- Don lmus suspended without pay from mornings at WNBC /New York due to tardiness. (Power 96) /Miami. Some sources claim Curry has left the ing Steve Harvey. Salley is a former Hary Moore named PD of WYSL/Buffalo. company. Others report he has serious health issues. We NBA star and co -host of The Best Melvin "Biggie" Wilson exits mornings at WHN /New expect official resolution soon VP/GM Reed. Damn Sports Show, Period on Fox York. from Greg Long Tall Salley.

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www.americanradiohistory.com left the station in 2002, lured by the bight lights and easy ibly lucky bastard Scott Edwards is giving up the tinsel and Mike Bettelli breaks the news gently to ST: "I think the money of nights at KKDA (K I04) /Dalla. During that time, glamour that is life in Monmouth -Ocean as he waves buh- best way to describe what's happening to Alan's show is to he continued to do weekends at V103 IIby remote. His Dal- bye to WWZY, WBHX & WKOE (The Breeze). He'll be say it got 'hi- Jacked.' With all the Hot AC stations flipping las gig ended in March, leaving him extremely available. traveling halfway around the globe to take over mornings to the 'Jack' format, there just isn't a bright future for a Hot

Infinity Alternative WPBZ (103. I The Buzz)/West Palm at 93KHJ, teaming up with Lupe Lu to host Samoan Sunrise. AC 7pm- midnight show right now." Beach welcome'. Mark "Cali" Calandrello as Promotions The syndicated John Tesh Radio Show (160-plus stations, Director. For the past eight years Cali toiled in the Pro- Dukes Fills The Loop -Hole but who's counting ?) lands yet another top -five market: Clear motions department at sister WBCN/B ton. Down the hall, Channel AC KEGL (Sunny 97. I )/Dallas. The show debuts With WLUP (The Loop) /Chicago midday princess Cara CHR/Rhythmic WMBX MD DJ X -Cel (may be his Jedi air June 20 and will air Sunday- Friday from 8pm- I am. Carriveau on maternity leave for another two months, her name) joins the morning show with P Mark McCray and Superadio personality Wendy Williams adds Clear shift will be temporarily covered by Erin Carman, host of producer Kristi. Channel Urban WQUE (Q93) /New Orleans to her to -do Garage Takeover on the Discovery Channel. Carman formerly KMXV /Kansas City PD Chris Taylorj inks KJ Carson for list. Her show will air in late- nights, effective June 2. worked with Mancow over on now -clusterbuddy WKQX late- nights. Carson most recently did mornings at crosstown (Q 101) in 1999 -2000 and did some time at crosstown KPRS. Congrats, Brookstone! WTMX. Here's Loop PD Tim Dukes: "Erin will also be the Kevin Johnson trades late-nights at WTIC -FM /Hartford co -host for the list of celebs we have lined up to sit in dur- We'd like to send a big of chunk of mesquite- smoked, for the far more civilized afternoon shift at WHYN /Spring- ing Cara's time away. Scheduled to appear on Fridays dur- Texas -sized love to one of our favorite R &R salespeople, field, MA. He will replace Marc Miller, who is headed to ing June and July are musician /radio host Dee Snider; Den- the lovely and talented Brooke Williams, who tied the knot WSJO (SoJo) /Atlantic City, NJ. nis DeYoung, formerly of Styx; former Chicago Bulls great with Mathew Trissel on May 14 in Oklahoma. The happy How damn cool is it that jocks at KKHJ -FM in exotic Norm Van Leir; and Chicago radio legends Sky Daniels and couple will continue to reside in Austin. Pago Pago get to crack the mike and "93KHJ "? Incred- John 'Records' Landecker, with more to come." Congrats also to CC Oldies WBIG (Big I 00.3)/Wash-

ington, which collected a record $ 1 32,000 in just 19 hours Great Moments In Syndicationessmanship last weekend during the station's seventh annual Big 100.3 Children's Cancer Foundation Radiothon. PD Bill Hess BOX OFFICE TOT LS After a I 2-year "vacation" from Pop radio, Paul Will- May 20 -22 says, "All the money stays local, and 90 cents of each dol- iams is back in the format as the newly named Operations/ Title Distributor $ eekend $ To Date lar donated goes to research and treatment of cancer in 1 Star Wars: Episode Ill... (Fox)* $108.43 $158.44 Marketing Manager for the syndicated Kidd Kraddick in the children." 2 Monster -In-Law (New Line) $14.35 $44.17 Morning. Williams spent the past six years as PD /Marketing 3 Kicking And Screaming (Universal) $10.72 $34.19 Director across the street at Susquehanna's outside- the -box 4 Crash (Liors Gate) $5.54 $27.64 5 Unleashed (Focus) $4.12 $17.85 Country KPLX (The Wolf). Kraddick is based at Clear TELEVISION 6 Kingdom Of Heaven (Fox) $3.53 $41.21 Channel's KHKS/Dallas and is currently heard in 35 markets. 7 House Of Wax (WB) $3.28 $26.91 Gunnar Nelson, son of the late Rick Nelson and half TOP 10 SHOWS May 16-22 8 The Interpreter (Universal) $2.91 $65.40 Nelson, has been inked Total Audience 9 The Hitchhiker's Guide... (Buena Vis a) $2.05 $46.90 of famed '90s twin- brother rock act Adults 18-49 (109.6 million households) 10 Mindhunters (Miramax) $1.00 $3.56 by Jones Radio Networks to

1 Raymond 1 Desperate Housewives 'First week in release. All figures h millions. co -host Lifetime Radio's AC Everybody Loves Source: ACNielsen EDi 2 CSI 2 American Idol (Wed.) morning show with Donna Raymond COMING ATTRACTIONS: This week's openers include The 3 Desperate Housewives 3 Everybody Loves 4 American Idol (Wed.) 4 CSI Longest Yard, co- starring recording artist *leliy. He contributes Britt. His brother Matthew 5 American Idol (Tues.) 5 American Idol (Tues.) "Errtime" and "Ay Away" to the film's Derrty Entertainment/ swears he's not at all jealous 6 Raymond: Last Laughs 6 Grey's Anatomy Universal soundtrack, which also features 012 f/Eminem's "My and will continue to do what- 7 Two And A Half Men 7 E.R. Ballz," Akon's "So Fly," Lil Wayne's "Shorty Bounce," T.I.'s 8 CSI: Miami 8 CSI: Miami "Bounce Like This," Trillville's "Infiltrate" and more. ever it is that he does. 9 Grey's Anatomy (tie) Two And A Halt Men Also opening this week is the animated Madagascar, whose Now the bad news: Jones is 10 Without A Trace 10 Raymond: Last Laughs Geffen soundtrack contains vintage tunes by The Bee Gees, on The Alan Louis Armstrong and Earth, Wind & Fn e; anginal music by pulling the plug Hans Zimmer; and more. Kabel Show in August. Jones Source: Nielsen Media Research - Julie Gidlow Director /AC Programming Gunnar is on the left or right.

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1 SYSTEM OF A DOWN Mezmerize American/Columbia 465,443 - 2 TOBY KEITH Honkeytonk University DreamWorks 270,887 - 3 3 MARIAN CAREY The Emancipation Of Mimi Island/IDJMG 170,663 0%

1 4 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Stand Up RCA /RMG 163,263 -66% 5 KEM Kern li Motown/Universal 140,740 - 7 6 GWEN STEFANI Love, Angel, Music, Baby Interscope 84,028 +11% 7 AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 4 Various RCA /RMG 81,825 - 4 8 50 CENT The Massacre Shady /Aftermath /lnterscope 80,245 -9% 2 9 WEEZER Make Believe Geffen 78,764 -61% 10 DEF LEPPARD Rock Of Ages: The Definitive... Island/IDJMG 64,801 - 5 11 NINE INCH NAILS With Teeth Nothing/Interscope 60,053 -32% 12 MEMPHIS BLEEK 534 Roc -A -fella/IDJMG 59,470 - 9 13 MIKE JONES Who Is Mike Jones? Warner Bros. 55,560 -4% 13 14 KELLY CLARKSON Breakaway RCA /RMG 54,411 +20% 11 15 KILLERS Hot Fuss Island/IDJMG 52,878 0% 8 16 ROB THOMAS Something To Be Atlantic 52,860 -20% 17 NATALIE Natalie Latium/Universal 51,883 - 18 COWBOY TROY Loco Motive Warner Bros. 50,279 - 28 19 RASCAL FLATTS Feels Like Today Lyric Street 45,718 +48% 20 TOTALLY HITS 2005 Various Atlantic 44,274 - 16 21 GREEN DAY American Idiot Reprise 43,508 0% 22 VAN MORRISON What's Wrong With This Picture? Blue Note /EMC 43,430 - 15 23 JACK JOHNSON In Between Dreams Brushfire/Universal 43,110 -3% 20 24 IL DIVO Il Divo Columbia 42,902 +4% 17 25 CIARA Goodies Laface/Zomba Label Group 42,176 -3% 31 26 KEITH URBAN Be Here Capitol 38,279 +32% 23 27 STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE Soundtrack Masterworks 37,822 +8% 10 28 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Devils & Dust Columbia 34,935 -35% 21 29 BOBBY VALENTINO Bobby Valentino Def Jam /IDJMG 34,215 -14% 24 30 AKON Trouble SRC/Universal 33,475 -1% 6 31 DIERKS BENTLEY Modern Day Drifter Capitol 32,398 -58% 41 32 SUGARLAND Twice The Speed Of Life MCA 31,576 +31% 22 33 ELVIS PRESLEY Elvis By The Presleys BMG Entertainment 31,110 -11% 27 34 NOW VOL 18 Various Epic 30,550 -5% 35 INSANE CLOWN POSSE The Calm Psychopathic 30,302 - 36 36 GAME The Documentary Aftermath/G- Unit/lnterscope 29,457 +11% 26 37 MUDVAYNE Lost & Found Epic 29,081 -10% 12 38 JOHN CENA & TRADEMARC You Can't See Me Columbia 27,079 -41% 14 39 VAN ZANT Get Right With The Man Columbia 26,881 -40% 35 40 WILL SMITH Lost & Found Interscope 26,877 -1% 33 41 BECK Guero Interscope 25,919 -8% 38 42 FRANKIE J The One Columbia 25,861 -2% 32 43 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Soundtrack Sony Classical 25,722 -9% 34 44 3 DOORS DOWN Seventeen Days Republic/Universal 25,558 -6% 45 GRETCHEN WILSON Here For The Party Epic 25,318 - 30 46 MICHAEL BUBLE It's Time Reprise 25,260 -14% 47 TIM MCGRAW Live Like You Were Dying Curb 24,695 - 37 48 JO DEE MESSINA Delicious Surprise Curb 23,933 -9% 48 49 KENNY CHESNEY When The Sun Goes Down BNA 23,485 +21% 40 50 JOSS STONE Mind, Body & Soul S -Curve /EMC 23,421 -5%

ALBUMS position following sales of a scintillating 465,000 first - would've been enough for the top spot in a typical Matthews Band, week. week during this time of diminished expectations. stays in the top The chart -top- Keith led an overall surge of Country acts in the wake 10 at No. 4, drop- There's A System ping debut was Sys- of last week's Academy of Country Music Awards. ping 66% to tem's second; Toxicity Also bowing in the top 10 was Motown /Uni- 163,000, as does In Place hit No. 1 in Septem- versal's Kern, a jazz- tinged Urban AC artist who last week's No. 2 Rock continues ber 2002 with 220,000, nabbed the No. 5 position, moving 84,000 units. finisher, Weezer to dominate the up- less than half the new The latest volume of the RCA/RMG American Idol (Geffen), which per reaches of the album's total - franchise, Season 4, also broke 80,000 and wound slips to No. 9 MOO HITS Top 50 Al- which shows how big up at No. 7. The fourth and final top 10 debut was while notching Kem bums chart, as rad the band has become Def Leppard's best -of (Island /IDJ), which edged another 79,000. rockers System Of as the decade reaches Toby Keith out Nothing /Interscope's Nine Inch Nails by Guess who else is in the top 10? Tha's right, A Down blazed out its halfway point. 4,000 units to take the No. 10 slot after racking up tha's right - 50 Cent (Shady /Aftermath /Inter- of the starting And let's not forget that Mezmerize is the first of two 64,000. scope) renews his long -term lease with a No. 8 fin- blocks with their SOAD albums to be released this year. Columbia will Mariah Careÿ s comeback continues to pick up ish. hotly anticipated release the sequel, Hypnotize, which the band consid- steam, as her Island /IDJ album, The Emancipation of fourth album, ers Disc Two of a staggered double album, in the fall. Mimi, holds steady in both weekly sales (171,000) and Next week, System will battle with lnterscope/ Mezmerize (Colum- Country firebrand Toby Keith was a distant sec- chart position (No. 3). This is a story that won't go Epic's Audioslave and Geffen's Common for No. bia), which easily System Of A ond, as his DreamWorks Nashville release, Honkey- away. 1, with Virgin's debuting Gorillaz looking to sur- wrested the No. 1 Down tonk University, tallied 271,000, a number that Last week's chart -topper, RCA /RMG's Dave pass 100,000.

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BIZARRE Rockstar (Sanctuary/SRG) INCUBUS Make A Move (Epic) A Move' CHERRY MONROE Satellites (Rust/Universal) COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound (Capitol) Incubus are back. They go for adds ext week with "Make a ALTERNATIVE Move," the lead single from the souridtikk of the film Stealth, star- FAT JOE fINELLY Get lt Poppin' (Atlantic) will BECK Girl (/nterscope) ring Jamie Foxx, Josh Lucas and Jessicá Biel. The soundtrack CHR/RHYTHMIC drop in stores July 12, and the movie -emieres July 29. "It's fun CHERRY MONROE Satellites (Rust/Universal! and bouncy but still thought- AMERIE fIT.I. Touch (Columbia) INCUBUS Make A Move (Epic) ful," says Incubus lead vocalist (Sanctuary/SRG) KINISON You'll Never Guess Who Died (La Salle) Brandon Boyd about "Make a BIZARRE Rockstar Move." "It reminds me of some CZARNOK Pimp Tight (Capitol) of our older songs." GAME Dreams (Aftermath /G-Unit //nterscope) a along with TRIPLE A "Make Move," T.I. ASAP (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) "Neither of Us Can See" and TONI BRAXTON Please (BlackGround/Universal) "Admiration," two additional BECK Girl (/nterscope) Brendan O'Brien- produced new URBAN Incubus songs featured on the Incubus LITTLE BARRIE Free Salute (Artemis) soundtrack, marked a new way BOBBY VALENTINO Tell Me (DTP/DefJam /IDJMG) ME'SHELL NDEGEOCELLO Aquarium (Shanachie) of writing for the band. "We're used to writing a song that brings CZARNOK Pimp Tight (Capitol) SPOTTISWOODE & HIS ENEMIES Youngest Chid (Grantham Dispatch) the thoughts and images in your head to life," says Boyd. "Writing DMX Pump Ya Fist (DefJam /lDJMG) WEST INDIAN GIRL What Are You Afraid Of (Astralwerks/Virgin) for a very specific scene is tricky, because ou want to come up with thoughtful lyrics that touch on the movi ut don't come off cheesy. GAME Dreams (Aftermath/G- Unit/lnterscope) For me, the perfect soundtrack song is reen s 'Princes of the Uni- T.I. ASAP (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) CHRISTIAN AC . becomes such verse' from the original Highlander movi That song TANGO REDD fILLOYD Let's Cheat (Vintage Sound) an integral p of the scene and makes No Adds the moment ore powerful." DMX, the who made gruff- voiced URBAN AC rapping pop lar in the mainstream, is No Adds ready to ret r to the airwaves of Urban CHRISTIAN CHR radio as he ves the format "Pump Ya GOSPEL Fist," the lea single from his upcoming ZIEL Grateful (Gospel Warehouse) AMBASSADOR Feels Good (Cross Movement) album Here e Go Again. Those of you who tune in AOL Music's First Listen FLYNN Nyquil (Il/ect) DMX program ha already heard the song, COUNTRY SEVEN PLACES Fall In Line (BEC/Tooth & Nail) which was produced by Swizz Beat. Gil reen, director of such clips as Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyí s "Get Lo and Elephant Man's "Jook DOUG STONE World Goes Round (Lofton Creek) Gal," shot the video for the song in . As for the album, DMX's CHRISTIAN ROCK KERRY HARVICK That's What Your Love Does (Lyric Street) sixth overall, look for it to appear in stores me 28. As a part of the Detroit rap collectif known as D12, Bizarre SHELLY FAIRCHILD Kiss Me (Columbia) his This Condition (Alan's) stands out almost as much as fellow merl ber Eminem, thanks to AC ALARIS rotund build and strange lyrics. Next week Bizarre temporarily AMBASSADOR Feels Good (Cross Movement) leaves the fold when he arrives at radie with "Rockstar," our first No Adds DIZMAS Controversy (Sparrow /EM /CMG) look at his debut solo album, Hannicap Crcus. Among other claims Nyquil (Rea) on the Eminem- produced single, Bizarre ays, "I used to be a danc- HOT AC FLYNN er for Hammer." HOUSE OF HEROES Serial Sleepers (Gotee)

As for the title of the album, the rappier says, "I came up with it CHERRY MONROE Satellites (Rust/Universal) JOHN REUBEN fIMATT THEISSEN Nuisance (Gotee) because I really felt like most musicians KEITH URBAN You'll Think Of Me (Capitol) LOST ANTHEM Hey DJ (Independent) that I've been around are fucking weird. SEVEN PLACES Fall In Line (BEC/Tooth & Nail) I know I have my little weird ways, so I consider myself a special artist. I'm a guy SMOOTH JAZZ that chews paper, wears a shower cap in fish- INSPO public, pops Vicodin pills and goes DANNY FEDERICI Miss You (V2) ing. There's not a lot of entertainment GARRY COIN Riverside Drive (Compendia) out there. Everything is so hard -core, My Soul (Independent) shoot 'em up, bang bang. I'm here to JIM ADKINS Where Will You Go? (Clear Image) ANNIE MOSES BAND Lover Of lighten up the hip -hop game." Helping Bizarre LINO Salsa A La Mode (DMI)

Bizarre lighten up the game are produc- PAUL HARDCASTLE Serene (Trippin' N'Rhythm) ers Erick Sermon, Dl 2's Mr. Porter, Hi -Te and others, as well as spe- RHYTHMIC TIM BOWMAN fINELSON RANGELL Dance (Liquid 8) CHRISTIAN dal guests Big Boi from OutKast and De Tha Dude. WARREN HILL Still In Love (Popjazz) Cherry Monroe isn't the catchy, made p name of some new teen - age female singer who's trying to break to the crowded world of AMBASSADOR Feels Good (Cross Movement) pop music. Cherry Monroe is actually calist Matt Toka, guitarist ROCK FLYNN Nyquil (lllect) Ryan Harris, drummer Jason Levis, bas Dave Saltzman and gui- PINNACLE PROJECT fIRAYVEN Big (Pinnacle) tarist Frankie Bennett. Next week they t radio with "Satellites," INCUBUS Make A Move (Epic) TODD BANGZ Stan And Stripes (Bang Theory) from their self -titled debut album. Cher Monroe take their name from two pop culture icons they admire 'Fite "Cherry" part is a ref - R &R's Going for Adds features the complete list of songs impacting radio for the coming week. Going for erence to a character from Francis For( Coppola's The Outsiders, Adds is e- mailed each week to participating radio and record executives. For more info, contact John Fagot at while "Monroe" is the last name of one of America's most recog- jfagot@radioandrecords. corn. nizable icons, Marilyn Monroe. May 27, 2005 Radio & Records 21

www.americanradiohistory.com A&R WORLDWIDE SAT BISLA [email protected] don't, such as VPL; lobbying the government for tax incentives for investment similar to those enjoyed by the film industry; campaigning for artists to get their masters back if they "We aim to raise the are not being exploited; and looking at the is- level of professionalism sues surrounding the extension of copyright. "In Europe we are looking at issues ranging within our sector, as well from cultural diversity via the UNESCO treaty to the forthcoming Services Directive and the re- as educate others about formation of collection societies," says Sellar. the role of the artist The MMF Hierarchy manager. We campaign Music Managers "The MMF in the U.K. has a maximum of 20 directors who meet every two months under for the rights of the our current Chairman, Jazz Summer [Big Life Management]," Sellar continues. "Many of the featured artist and those Forum directors are actively involved with projects and get together between meetings in various of the manager in equal Providing support, education and information working groups. "There are observers to the board, and there measure." is an emeritus board consisting of former chair- men [John Glover, Dennis Muirhead, Jeff Han- Peter Jenner he Music Managers Forum is a coalition of worldwide art- lon and Keith Harris] who ad as an advisory ist managers group and ambassadors for the MMF U.K." ', who have come together to deal with issues that The autonomous MMF chapters send repre- industry groups and is the main liaison for the affect the careers of the artists they represent. Currently, the Mu- sentatives to various IMMF meetings through- board of directors and the members. It is not sic Managers Forum and International Music Managers Forum out the year, where mutual areas of internation- unusual for the staff to spend some mornings al concern are discussed. seeking exclusive deals for members at inter- have thousands of managers as part of their worldwide coop- "In the MMF office, Laila Hassani is the national events and compiling the next MMFo- erative and offices in the U.K., Australia, Canada, Denmark, Membership Officer, reporting directly to the rum while the afternoon is spent drafting po- general secretary, who reports directly to the litical positions and liaising with other trade New Zealand, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Norway, Po- board of directors and the chairman," says Sell - organizations on mutual steps forward on var- land, Sweden and the U.S. ar. "We are a very altruistic organization, in that ious issues - never a dull moment. many of our board give up a significant por- The Forums And The Future We recently spoke with IMMF Chairman James Fisher came over from ASCAP to serve tion of their time to sit on our various training Peter Jenner and MMF General Secretary as General Secretary. and educations panels, as well as taking spe- The MMF runs over 70 sessions a year across James Sellar about the goals of both the MMF cific inquiries from the the U.K. on a variety of subjects. The An Important Voice members as required." MMF (which is focused on the U.K.) and the IMMF Jenner says, "We have thousands of manage- training organization coordinates training (which oversees the worldwide objectives of Over the years the forum has increased its ment companies affiliated worldwide via the courses and symposiums internationally, with the forum). The U.K. head office of the MMF is membership, and it is now recognized as an im- IMMF, but in the U.K. we have over 450 mem- a series starting in New York and, possibly, Los based in London, and its management training portant lobbying voice. "One of the pivotal bers who represent the widest spectrum of man- Angeles in mid -2005. office, led by Stuart Worthington, is based in events that increased awareness for our sector agers in terms of genre, experience, location, etc. The MMF U.K. will also be linking with the Manchester, England. was the introduction of the Roll of Honor, a "We have a higher proportion of contempo- MMF France in 2006 to deliver a live music major U.K. industry awards ceremony that Executive Summary rary music managers, as more classical-based seminar at MIDEM in the wake of a successful aims to shine a light on those behind the scenes trial this year, which saw Jenner was part of the original manage- who help make the artists we all know and an increase in the atten- ment for Pink team Floyd (when Syd Barrett love," says Sellar. usic dance of live music pro- was with the band) and then went on to man- "Over the years this event has honored a fessionals. age the careers of Ian Dury, The Clash, Billy wide variety of music M anagers -industry professionals, F "Our next event is the Bragg and Spearhead. He also ran Harvest not just managers. Members Summer Con- Records and was an "We aim to raise the level of professionalism orum ference, which brings to- A &R executive for within our sector, as well as educate others www.ukmmf.net gether over 100 manag- Charisma Records in about the role of the artist manager," says Jen- ers to discuss the main the '80s. Today early ner. "We campaign for the rights of the featured managers tend to join the International Artist issues facing our community" says Sellar. "The he runs Sincere Man- artist and those of the manager in equal mea- Management Association, which we are not encouraging thing is that many of these cours- agement of his out of- sure. part of, although we often link up on common es are attended by established managers, prov- fice in London, as well "In addition, we work with our members to issues in Europe." ing that the courses are up to date and that all as serving as Chair- share information pertinent to contractual is- managers, however established, need to keep Daily Role Of The Forum man of the IMMF. sues, artist rights, copyright law, performance abreast of the new developments. Sellar left Ports- royalties, intellectual property, digital and tech- "No two days are ever the same," says Sell- "This industry starts and finishes with the mouth University with Peter Jenner nology issues and much more." ar. "The evolving business model, with the art- artists, and the IMMF and regional MMFs will a business studies degree. He did a brief stint With regard to the U.K., the ists at the center of the equation and continue to push this agenda forward. Artists, at image consultant Profile Marketing, then MMF's political objectives are some- the managers handling their affairs, via their managers, are the true pioneers of the worked at Yoshiko Records before joining the times filtered through the Music means that we are privy to a lot of industry at the moment, either by being early MMF as an assistant to James Fisher. In 2002 Business Forum. This allows the hypothetical discussions. This in- adopters of new technology or by doing away he became Membership Officer and in 2004 was MMF to discuss issues with other cludes working with managers on with archaic business practices and putting for- elevated to General Secretary when Fisher re- sectors and to lobby more aggres- how to approach and develop new ward business models that reward all those in- tired. Sellar reports to MMF Chairman Jazz sively via a single voice on certain fan bases, access markets, etc. volved while retaining as much creative con- Summers. issues, which benefits the long-term "This knowledge is then shared trol as possible for the creators." The MMF was formed in 1992 in response stability of the whole industry. with other managers via our new to the planned introduction of two new formats The objectives of the MMF change website James Sellar at www.ukmmf.net, which to challenge the CD, MiniDisc and DCC. Man- according to the agendas in each both Laila and I administer, or the agers attending the inaugural In the City gath- country. In Europe a lot of the MMFs are con- regular newsletter MMForum or its online PDF ering in Manchester, England discussed the cerned with similar issues, such as barriers to variant." Send your unsigned or signed problems likely facing their artists with the roll- entry. Where appropriate the MMF, via the The MMF provides a range of support ser- releases to: out of these formats, such as reduced royalties, IMMF, sits as a Non -Governmental Organiza- vices that benefit managers immediately, such Sat Bisla and decided that their sector needed a collection at the World Intellectual Property Organi- as trade discounts and information feeds, and A &R Worldwide tive voice. zation, giving input into draft treaties via MMF it also has a long -term agenda that is concerned The organization was formed as the Interna- representative David Stopps. with extension of copyright, campaigning for 449 S. Beverly Drive, Suite 300 tional Managers Forum. This was changed to Currently, the MMF in the U.K. is concerned rights reversions, and equitable income from Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA Music Managers Forum in 2000, with Dennis with access to media, especially radio; artists varying new and existing rights. Muirhead as Chairman. 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Charles Chavez: Excuse Us, But This Looks Fairly Huge We are pleased and proud to announce that the Mentor Love Train will be pulling into R &R Convention 2005 in Cleveland with our two newest passengers: Jefferson -Pilot Radio Division President Don Ben- Master OtHis Domain son and the legendary Clarke Brown. They will join the previously announced WQHT (Hot 97)/New York PD John Next stop for Latium Entertainment: Dimick, XM Satellite Radio's Jon Zellner and co-moderators Dave Robbins and world domination Kevin Carter. Would it kill you to show up, listen to some great stories and learn some stuff? The love will flow during the "Me & My Mentor" session, happening from 2- he unique career path c xved out by Charles Chavez has led 4pm on Thursday, June 23, at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. For more info, him directly to this mo Rent - and it makes perfect sense. go to www.radioandrecords.com. Comfortablly ensconced in i ie Houston offices of Latium Enter- tainment, the record lab 1 and management company he was impressed enough that he and his broth- show and managing prom - founded, Chavez is running his own er produced Frankie's first record and later got ising young artists Franki J, Baby Bash and Natalie, among him signed to Jellybean Benitez's Hola Re- others. cordings, a deal that later fell through. Temporarily sidelined, Frankie headed home Chavez's success was no accident. Ie's to San Diego but kept in touch with Chavez. immersed himself in virtually every fa t cf Not long after, A.B. Quintanilla, brother of slain our industry, working as everything fr na Latin superstar Selena, called Chavez looking mixer to an MD io a major -label promo xec for a singer for a new group he was fronting, to an artist manager, and this has given 1 ul a Los Kumbia Kings. Chavez called Frankie, and unique perspective. a musical love connection was made. "Three or four years later, while I was at Th? Early Years MCA, Frankie left Los Kumbia Kings and told Natalie Chavez began his career in 1986 as a er me he had written some songs and wanted to at KAMZ /E1 so, go solo," Chavez says. "I heard 'Don't Wanna for MCA, but Frankie Jr got signed to Colum- where he worked ith Try' and thought it was amazing." Chavez bia. An uncomfortable situation to be sure, but such radio legen as dropped some copies of the song on people the straw that broke the camel's back came Jerry Clifton and ob when he was on the road and sent out some when Frankie brought Chavez a song by an- West. He later m ed Bash MP3s, and soon the song was on the air in Baby other new artist: "Suga Suga" by Baby Bash. to Houston to be a New York and Los Angeles. "I took it to MCA, but they passed, so we er at KNRJ (Ener 96- of the name 'latinum' instead of 'platinum,' signed with Universal, and I wound up with 5) under Steve S ith but I didn't like the way it sounded for some another artist on another label," says Chavez. and Michael New an. reason, so I shortened it to 'Latium,' with the "By that time I had to leave MCA to do my After Emmis sol hat slogan 'Latin's going platinum. "' "It's about the artist first, own thing. That's how I morphed into being Charles Chavez station, he went b k to Chavez and his brother Steve were experi- what their goals are, and a full -time management company." El Paso as MD of KPRR, under then -PD ohn enced remixers and producers, and Latium The infrastructure was already in place: Candelaria. wound up selling about 100,000 records local- as long as you keep that in Chavez had rented office space in Houston In 1995 Chavez upgraded to KTFM an ly. "Later, when the money got low again, I when he was with Interscope and MCA, and Antonio, where he spent three years so ing took a job with Interscope as regional cross- mind, the money will come. he transformed it into the world headquarters up knowledge and making valuable co cts over rep, working for Nino Cuccinello," records of Latium Entertainment, staffed by himself before returning to Houston in 1998 hr a Chavez says. "I stayed on the road, promot- But make great - and wife Debra. short -lived stint at KHYS before it flippe for- ing their records, but I kept my label in case otherwise, you're going to Latium's most recent success story, Natalie, mats. "I had to hustle for cash, and I w md something popped up." evolved similarly to the way Frankie J did. "I up being a music promoter," says Ch ez. The Interscope gig proved valuable. lose." had signed Natalie to my label back when I was Necessity being the mother of inventi , it Chavez was forging relationships with radio doing regional hip- hop," Chavez says. "She's was then that Latium Entertainment s its programmers across the country while learn- a rapper, and she just never got off the ground." humble beginnings. ing how the record side of the business Natalie and Chavez stayed in touch, and worked. He'd been at Interscope for about a The grass -roots effort worked, and Frankie Natalie kept her day job as a dancer and cho- year when MCA came a- knockin'. J's music spread across America like creamy for the Houston Rockets. When "They were looking for someone to fill a Jif on Wonder Bread. While Chavez and reographer she brought him the ballad "coin' Crazy." national position in New York, but I didn't Frankie had enjoyed a casual friend- helping- Chavez says, "I thought, 'Here's another one want to move to New York," Chavez says. The friend relationship up to that point, a fateful -roots campaign. Let's send next day then -MCA promo honcho Craig meeting with an unnamed label head in 2002 - the same grass it as MP3 and see what programmers Lambert called. "He told me, 'Stay in Texas, changed everything. The label head asked out an think.' Before you knew it, it was No. 1 phones no problem, " says Chavez. "So I started do- Frankie if Chavez was his manager. When a few stations." ing national promotion with MCA. But by that Frankie replied that he wasn't, the label head on I J Baby Bash." said, not? He's gotten you this far." time had Frankie and "Why `Make Good Records' "From that day on I was Frankie's manag- As we speak, Latium is directly involved The Frankie J Story er," says Chavez. "By that time I knew all the with five songs in the top 30, a pretty amaz- Frankie J, now a Latium /Columbia sensa- aspects of the music business, so it made sense." ing feat for a mom -and -pop label. Along with tion, is the reason Chavez got into manage- Frankie J Baby Bash and Natalie who are ment in the first place. The two became friends Things Get Weird Frankie J, - touring the country together on Latium World "I originally started it to promote re nal in San Antonio. Chavez was working at KTFM At this point, things began to get a little Latin hip -hop artists," Chavez says. "I th ght and saw Frankie perform at a teen club. He weird for Chavez. His day job was working Continued on Page 26

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May 27, 2005 POWERED m LAST THIS TOTAL . 1 - TOTAL WEEKS ON TOTAL STATIONS) WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS AUDIENCE CHART ADDS ÏNEDIABASE (00) 0 GWEN STEFANI Hollaback Girl (Interscope) 9215 +360 745242 8 11710 2 © 3 DOORS DOWN Let Me Go (Republic/Universal) 6754 +249 455845 20 113/1 MOST ADDED* 3 3 KELLY CLARKSON Since U Been Gone (RCA/RMG) 5958 -327 504108 25 11510 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(SI ADDS 7 KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes (RCA/RMG) 5919 +919 488783 8 11711 0 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD These Words (Epic) 19 6 WILL © SMITH Switch (Lnterscope) 5682 +629 420529 14 116/6 D.H.T. Listen To Your Heart (Robbins) 17 WEEZER 16 0 MARIAN CAREY We Belong Together (/s /and/IDJMG) 5293 +1233 419116 7 11711 Beverly Hills (Geffen) 16 NATALIE Energy (Latium/Universal) 15 4 0 TRICK DADDY Sugar (Gimme Some) (Slip -N- Slide/Atlantic) 5136 +1 292763 16 10311 FAT JOE fINELLY Get It Poppin' (Atlantic) 15 13 BLACK EYED PEAS Don't Phunk With My Heart (A&M/Interscope) 4947 +616 376604 6 Q 114/0 GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) 14 10 O BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete (Jive/Zomba label Group) 4723 +63 303060 7 11610 50 CENT Just A Lil' Bit (Shady/Aftermath /lnterscope) 13 FRANKIE 11 a KILLERS Mr. Brightside (island /IDJMG) 4448 +61 294190 16 10810 J. How To Deal (Columbia) 13 KAISER CHIEFS I Predict A Riot (Universal) 11 5 11 ALICIA KEYS Karma (J/RMG) 4316 -746 294556 23 11310

23 ® CIARA fLUDACRIS Oh (Laface/Zomba Label Group) 4117 +1066 323869 5 10916

18 ® ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic) 4067 +456 334826 15 10312

12 14 GREEN DAY Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Reprise) 3876 -456 267025 22 11510

8 15 AKON Lonely (SRC/Universal) 3836 -992 340405 13 106/0 19 a PAPA ROACH Scars (Geffen) 3779 +297 250819 14 10613 MOST 17 17 GAME f150 CENT Hate It Or Love It (Aftermath /G- Unit/lnterscope) 3649 -205 279320 10 10110

14 18 USHER Caught Up (Laface/Zomba Label Group) 3597 -699 222096 21 11610 INCREASED PLAYS

9 19 FRANKIE J. fIBABY BASH Obsession (No Es Amor) (Columbia) 3488 -1187 261898 18 11210 TOTAL PLAY ARTIST TITLE LABELIS) 15 20 50 CENT Disco Inferno (G- Unit/Shady /Aftermath /Lnterscope) 3449 -632 257017 22 107/0 INCREASE 20 HOWIE ® DAY Collide (Epic) 3412 +127 212788 13 9912 MARIAN CAREY We Belong Together (fsland//DJMG) +1233 CIARA f1LUDACRIS 25 ® PUSSYCAT DOLLS fIBUSTA RHYMES Don't Cha (A &M/Lnterscope) 2811 +403 187388 5 10016 Oh (Laface/Zomba Label Group) +1066 KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes (RCA /RMG) +919 24 ® GAVIN DEGRAW Chariot (J/RMG) 2695 +244 148665 12 10111 50 CENT Just A Lil' Bit (Shady/Aftermath/lnterscope) +818 26 JESSE MCCARTNEY She's No You (Hollywood) 2573 +177 7 a 133620 10511 WILL SMITH Switch (lnterscope) +629 22 25 NATALIE Goin' Crazy (Latium/Universal) 2566 -539 176287 16 11010 BLACK EYED PEAS Don't Phunk With My Heart (A &M/lnterscope) +616

21 26 50 CENT Candy Shop (Shady/Aftermath /lnterscope/ 2529 -732 195671 15 10710 GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) +550 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD These Words (Epic) +458 32 a 50 CENT Just A Lil' Bit (Shady /Aftermaddlnterscope) 2369 +818 196450 4 80113 ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic) +456 29 SIMPLE PLAN Untitled (Lava) 2216 +414 138493 7 96/4 SIMPLE PLAN Untitled (Lava) +414 28 a BABY BASH Baby I'm Back (Latium/Universal) 2209 +348 234966 9 6912 31 LIFEHOUSE a You And Me (Geffen) 1968 +326 106459 6 8216 30 ® CROSSFADE Cold (Columbia) 1765 +122 81833 17 6419

27 32 DESTINY'S CHILD Girl (Columbia) 1518 -617 94897 10 9010 35 a AVRIL LAVIGNE Fall To Pieces (Arista/RMG) 1354 +138 52713 4 8919 NEW 46 & ACTIVE a GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) 1344 +550 74207 2 82114 36 e NIVEA fULIL' JON & YOUNGBLOODZ Okay (Jive /Zomba Label Group) 1254 +74 84684 10 4913 TYLER HILTON How Love Should Be (Maverick /Reprise) Total Plays: 562, Total Stations: 43, Adds: 4 33 36 TRILLVILLE Some Cut (BME/Warner Bros.) 1227 -289 57578 9 6210 ANNA NALICK Breathe (tam) (Columbia) 38 ® BROOKE VALENTINE fIBIG BOI & LIL' JON Girlfight (Virgin) 1218 +224 73026 3 5713 Total Plays: 503, Total Stations: 35, Adds: 1 37 38 BOWLING FOR SOUP Almost (Silvertone /Jive /Zomba Label Group) 1136 -22 77659 19 9110 FAT JOE fINELLY Get It Poppin' (Atlantic) 34 39 GAME f150 CENT How We Do (Aftermath/G- Unit/lnterscope) 1104 -130 104719 18 7810 Total Plays: 502, Total Stations: 34, Adds: 15 MISSY ELLIOTT Lose Control (Gold Mind/Violator /Atlantic) 50 f¡ NATASHA BEDINGFIELD These Words (Epic) 1083 +458 38530 2 77119 Total Plays: 440, Total Stations: 25, Adds: 7 42 FRANKIE J. How To Deal (Columbia) 1051 +175 79150 2 76/13 NATALIE Energy (Latium/Universal) 44 PRETTY RICKY Grind With Me (Atlantic) a 1009 +148 61271 4 47/2 Total Plays: 372, Total Stations: 52, Adds: 15 39 43 MARIAH CAREY It's Like That (island /IDJMG) 845 -132 79659 17 5110 COURTNEY JAYE Can't Behave (Island /IDJMG) 47 RELIENT Total Plays: 316, Total Stations: 34, Adds: 7 0 K Be My Escape (Capitol/ Gotee) 789 +55 20430 3 38/1 EMINEM Ass Like That (Shady/Aftermath /lnterscope) 41 45 JENNIFER LOPEZ fIFAT JOE Hold You Down (Spring Mix) (Epic) 787 -103 46945 2 810 Total Plays: 299, Total Stations: 16, Adds: 2 43 46 OMARION 0 (Epic) 718 -157 47939 12 81/0 COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound (Capitol)

YING YANG TWINS Wait (The Whisper Song) (TVT) 707 +89 52423 2 3413 Total Plays: 279, Total Stations: 24, Adds: 9 'Debut> D.H.T. Listen To Your Heart (Robbins) AARON CARTER Saturday Night (Trans Continental) a 648 +155 88674 1 39117 Total Plays: 268, Total Stations: 20, Adds: 2 45 49 JET Look What You've Done (Atlantic) 607 -214 42563 18 2610 KELLY OSBOURNE One Word (Sanctuary /SRG) (Debut> ei BOBBY VALENTINO Slow Down (DTP/DefJam /IDJMG) 569 +5 27145 1 34/3 Total Plays: 238, Total Stations: 17, Adds: 3

117 CHR /Pop reporters. Monitored airplay data supplied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week Songs by of 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining plays or remaining flat from previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is ranked total plays placed first. Songs below No. 20 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. Most Added is the total number of new adds officially reported to R &R by each reporting station. Songs unreported as adds do not count toward overall total stations playing a song. Most Increased Plays lists the songs with the greatest week -to -week Station playlists for all R &R reporters are available increases in total plays. Total Audience equals Average Quarter Hour Persons times number of plays (times 100). Each daypart on each station is assigned an AQH number. on the web at www.radioandrecords.com. Average Quarter Hour Persons used herein with permission from Arbitron Inc. (0 2005, Arbitron Inc.).© 2005 Radio & Records.

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www.americanradiohistory.com CHR/POP TOP 50 INDICATOR May 27, 2005 TOTAL WEEKS ON TOTAL STATIONS/ LAST THIS TOTAL * I- PLAYS AUDIENCE CHART ADDS WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS MOST ADDED' (007 +141 73094 8 6911 1 GWEN STEFANI Hollab ck Girl (Interscope) 4387 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) ADDS Let M Go /Universal) 4131 +132 69359 21 67/0 2 3 DOORS DOWN (Republic GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) 15 6810 12 7 © BACKSTREET BOYS In{Famplete (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 3205 +99 56803 7 50 CENT Just A Lil' Bit (Shady /AItermath/lnterscope) NATASHA BEDINGFIELD These Words (Epic) 11 11 KELLY CLARKSON BehillllllIyd These Hazel Eyes (RCA /RMG) 3086 +464 50588 7 6510 NATALIE Energy (Latium/Universal) 11 10 WILL SMITH Switch (lnterscope) 3038 +363 49776 14 6412 © LIFEHOUSE You And Me (Geffen) 9 4 6 KELLY CLARKSON Sin q U Been Gone (RCA/RMG) 3006 251 50622 25 5911 FAT JOE fINELLY Get It Poppin' (Atlantic) 9 CIARA fILUDACRIS Oh (Laface/Zomba Label Group) 7 3 7 ALICIA KEYS Karma (J G) 2948 -455 49191 23 6210 SIMPLE PLAN Untitled (Lava) 7 8 KILLERS Mr. Brightside land/IDJMG) 2825 +31 46173 16 61)0 FRANKIE J. How To Deal (Columbia) 6 5911 5 9 FRANKIE J. fIBABY BA H Obsession (No Es Amor) (Columbia) 2740 -414 44554 18 MARIAH CAREY We Belong Together (Island/IDJMG) 5 Pieces (Arista/RMG) 5 6 10 AKON Lonely (SRC/Univ. all 2627 -496 41492 12 6010 AVRIL LAVIGNE Fall To CROSSFADE Cold (Columbia) 5 14 BLACK EYED PEAS Do Phunk With My Heart (A &M/lnterscope) 2621 +329 45405 6 6611 GORILLAZ Feel Good Inc. (Virgin) 5 2533 +629 43202 7 6415 17 MARIAH CAREY We Belpng Together (Island/IDJMG) ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic) 4 4 15 ® ROB THOMAS Lonely Nb More (Atlantic) 2482 +315 42825 15 5814 YING YANG TWINS Wait (The Whisper Song) (TVT) VEN BRAVO Just Ride (Independent) 4 13 TRICK DADDY Sugar (G-Sme Some) (Slip -N- Slide/Atlantic) 2429 +74 33753 15 5712

9 15 USHER Caught Up (Lafácce/Zomba Label Group) 2335 -351 39715 21 5710

12 16 GREEN DAY Boulevard Broken Dreams (Reprise) 2221 243 37975 22 59)1

19 PAPA ROACH Scars (G en) 1949 +128 31487 15 5412

20 HOWIE DAY Collide (Epic) 1941 +145 32868 15 5812

16 19 NATALIE Goin' Crazy (Latium/Universal) 1749 391 30107 16 4710

18 20 GAME 1150 CENT Hate It Or Love It (Aftermath/G- Unit/lnterscope) 1686 -147 24017 9 5210

24 PUSSYCAT DOLLS fIBtJ TA RHYMES Don't Cha (A &M/lnterscope) 1653 +280 26276 5 61)3

25 CIARA fILUDACRIS Oh ( aface/Zomba Label Group) 1608 +460 23646 4 5717 23 e JESSE MCCARTNEY Sh 's No You (Hollywood) 1500 +81 28689 6 5210 22 24 50 CENT Disco Inferno ( Unit/Shady /Aftermath /lnterscope) 1340 142 21996 21 39)0

21 25 50 CENT Candy Shop (SI:dy/Aftermath /lnterscope) 1237 438 18110 15 4510

7 4917 MOST 28 SIMPLE PLAN Untitled ` ava) 1176 +189 20895

27 GAVIN DEGRAW Chariot (J/RMG) 1167 +39 19728 12 4410 INCREASED PLAYS

You And Ma 1046 +247 19151 6 4819 32 LIFEHOUSE Geffen) TOTAL PLAY Fall To " ieces (Arista/RMG) 996 +111 16167 4 44)5 30 e AVRIL LAVIGNE ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) INCREASE 31 BABY BASH Baby I'm Ba k (Latium/Universal) 975 +145 16999 9 3912 MARIAH CAREY We Belong Together (lsiand/IDJMG) +629 +464 845 -300 15701 10 3311 KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes (RCA /RMG) 26 31 DESTINY'S CHILD Girl +iolumbia) CIARA fILUDACRIS Oh (Laface/Zomba Label Group) +460 50 CENT Just A Lil' Bit ady/Aftermath /lnterscope) 678 +325 9104 2 47112 42 WILL SMITH Switch (lnterscope/ +363 2515 33 CROSSFADE Cold (Co /u bia) 661 +29 9104 10 BLACK EYED PEAS Don't Phunk With My Heart (A &M/lnterscope) +329

50 CENT Just A LÌ1' Bit (Shady/Aftermath/Lnterscopel +325 43 GREEN DAY Holiday (R :se) 659 +311 10421 2 48115 ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic) +315 29 35 BOWLING FOR SOUP A) ost (Silvertone/Jive /Zomba Label Group) 629 -314 10405 20 2210 GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) +311 9 3212 35 AARON CARTER Sature y Night (Trans Continental) 606 +44 11581 PUSSYCAT DOLLS fB. RHYMES Don't Cha (A &M/lnterscope) +280 +247 40 e FRANKIE J. How To Deal (Columbia) 482 +119 9341 2 3316 LIFEHOUSE You And Me (Geffen) NATASHA BEDINGFIELD These Words (Epic) +234 46 D.H.T. Listen To Your Heart (Robbins) 448 +126 10767 2 1712 SIMPLE PLAN Untitled (Lava) +189 445 6646 8 2511 34 39 TRILLVILLE Some Cut (t? E/Warner Bros.) 175 NATALIE Energy (Latium/Universal) + 160 +145 38 40 TYDYL WAVE Lay Down (Independent) 444 -8 6994 11 1510 HOWIE DAY Collide (Epic) BABY BASH Baby I'm Back (Latium/Universal) +145 ¡Debut> NATASHA BEDINGFIEIJD These Words (Epic) 419 +234 7033 1 30)11 GWEN STEFANI Hollaback Girl (lnterscope) +141 CRINGE Burn (Listen) 412 +15 6741 6 1510 39 3 DOORS DOWN Let Me Go (Republic/Universal) +132 37 43 JENNIFER LOPEZ fIFA1` OE Hold You Down (Epic) 375 -101 4836 11 1912 PAPA ROACH Scars (Geffen) +128 D.H.T. Listen To Your Heart (Robbins) + 126 45 JOHNNY FREEMAN The (Southern Signal) 371 +39 6070 3 1710 FRANKIE J. How To Deal (Columbia) +119 48 PRETTY RICKY Grind Wi h Me (Atlantic) 369 +73 5966 2 1813 AVRIL LAVIGNE Fall To Pieces (Arista/RMG) +111 3 2313 47 BROOKE VALENTINE f IG BOI & LIL' JON Girlfight (Virgin) 365 +56 6429 FAT JOE fINELLY Get It Poppin' (Atlantic) +107 BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete (Jive/Zomba Label Group) +99 41 47 NIVEA fILIL' JON & YO NGBLOODZ Okay (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 342 -18 5453 7 1911 JESSE MCCARTNEY She's No You (Hollywood) +81 36 48 AMERIE One Thing (Col bial 341 162 2954 5 1211 WEEZER Beverly Hills (Geffen) +18 289 +160 6390 1 26111 ¡Debut> CD NATALIE Energy (Latiu Universal) TRICK DADDY Sugar (Gimme Some) (Slip -N- Slide/Atlantic) +74

3323 1 1412 PRETTY RICKY Grind With Me (Atlantic) +73 ¡Debut> COLDPLAY Speed Of S ; nd (Capitol) 274 +30 MISSY ELLIOTT Lose Control (Gold Mind/ViolatorlAtlantic) +72 70 CHR/Pop repu Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of Sunday 5/15 - Saturday 5/21. cers. KELLY OSBOURNE One Word (Sanctuary/SRG) +59 © 2005 Radio & Records CHR/POP ROCKS CLEVELAND! These people are making it happen... JUNE 23- 25.2005 ADVISORY Tracy Austin Richard Palmese Tom Poleman Dave Reynolds 2005 CHR /POP S KRBE/Houston RCA Music Group WHTZ/New York Universal COMMITTEE MEMBER

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America's Best Testing CHR/Pop Songs 12 + F lelbeMllsiC.CM For The Week Ending 5/27/05 /?Ä CHR IY IMLUIBB /POP TOP 30 CANADA MEDIABASE W W W Artist Title (Label) TW LW Famil. Burn 12-17 18-24 25-34 TOTAL +l- WEEKS ON TOTAL WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS CHART STATIONS

KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes (RCA/RMG) 4.36 4.37 94% 14% 4.48 4.33 4.26 1 O GWEN STEFANI Hollaback Girl (Interscopel 572 +48 6 810

KELLY CLARKSON Since U Been Gone (RCA /RMG) 4.23 4.17 99% 46% 3.95 4.31 4.39 2 0 BLACK EYED PEAS Don't Phunk... (A &M/Interscope) 568 +56 6 810

ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic/ 4.15 4.07 98% 25% 3.91 4.26 4.36 3 3 AKON Lonely (SRC/Universal) 426 -60 8 810

3 DOORS DOWN Let Me Go (Republic /Universal) 4.06 4.04 95% 28% 4.18 3.99 4.31 7 0 BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete (Jive/ZombaLabelGroup) 356 +19 8 810 BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 4.02 3.94 94% 18% 3.81 4.26 4.05 5 5 KILLERS Mr. Brightside (Island/LDJMGI 342 -15 11 5I0 HOWIE DAY Collide (Epic) 3.97 3.91 87% 22% 3.97 4.06 4.04 9 0+ KOS Crucial (Astra /weeks /Virgin) 328 +12 4 710 GREEN DAY Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Reprise) 3.93 3.94 99% 53% 3.78 3.88 4.00 4 7 WILL SMITH Switch (Interscope) 327 31 11 610 PAPA ROACH Scars (Geffen) 3.87 3.88 76% 16% 4.11 3.80 3.88 12 0 3 DOORS DOWN Let Me Go (Republic/Universal) 325 +33 9 611 KILLERS Mr. Brightside (sland/I0JMG) 3.86 3.93 91% 29% 4.23 3.56 3.83 17 0 MARIAN CAREY We Belong Together (/s/and/IDJMG) 318 +40 3 811 GAVIN DEGRAW Chariot (J/RMG) 3.85 3.91 85% 21% 3.83 3.78 3.83 8 10* DIVINE BROWN Old Skool Love (Blacksmith) 318 -13 9 710 WILL SMITH Switch (Interscope) 3.81 3.72 93% 24% 3.70 3.98 3.85 13 SIMPLE PLAN Untitled (Atlantic) 316 +26 5 610 BLACK EYED PEAS (A Q Don't Phunk... &M/lnterscopel 3.81 3.95 86% 17% 4.00 3.69 3.66 11 12 GAME 950CENT Hate It Or Love It (Ahemadyr- UaPMta oe) 299 .7 8 810 GWEN STEFANI Hollaback Girl (Interscope) 3.79 3.82 97% 33% 4.04 3.53 3.83 16 O. AVRIL LAVIGNE Fall To Pieces (Arista/MG/ 292 +9 3 810 MARIAN CAREY We Belong Together (ls/and //DJMG) 3.72 3.63 85% 21% 3.86 3.98 3.59 6 14 50 CENT Candy Shop (Shady/Aftermath / lnterscope) 274 -78 14 710 JESSE MCCARTNEY She's No You (Hollywood) 3.63 3.50 79% 19% 3.65 3.75 3.52 15 15 KELLY CLARKSON Since U Been Gone (RCA/RMG) 272 -16 23 710 FRANKIE J. fBABY BASH Obsession (No Es Amer) (Columbia) 3.58 3.58 94% 47% 3.42 3.92 3.47 14 16 USHER Caught Up (LaFace /Zomba Label Group) 264 -25 18 810 NATALIE Goin' Crazy (Latium/Universal) 3.54 3.31 87% 37% 3.68 3.57 3.51 18 17 ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic) 254 .11 14 810 ALICIA KEYS Karma (J/RMG) 3.53 3.58 97% 49% 3.42 3.41 3.73 22 DESTINY'S CHILD Girl (Columbia) 250 +11 7 710 CIARA fIM. ELLIOTT 1, 2 Step (Laface/Zomba Label Group) 3.47 3.58 96% 56% 3.61 3.37 3.65 0 25 K. CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes (RCA/MG) 246 +30 3 610 GWEN STEFANI fIEVE Rich Girl (Interscope) 3.45 3.42 98% 58% 3.27 3.22 3.73 Q 19 20 ALICIA KEYS Karma (J/RMG) 227 34 12 810 USHER Caught Up (Laface/Zomba Label Group) 3.42 3.46 98% 53% 3.07 3.48 3.64 29 CIARA fILUDACRIS Oh (Laface/Zomba Label Group) 222 +54 2 DESTINY'S CHILD Girl (Columbia) 3.29 3.25 84% 29% 3.56 3.28 3.20 610 20 22* SUM 41 Pieces (island/IDJMG) 221 -28 18 CIARA fILUDACRIS Oh (Laface/Zomba Label Group) 3.27 - 79% 31% 3.45 3.41 3.10 710 /Debut> SHAWN DESMAN Red Hair +90 1 PUSSYCAT DOLLS fB. RHYMES Don't Cha (A&M/lnteswpe) 3.25 - 63% 22% 3.40 3.17 2.98 eik IV/k/SonyBMGCanada) 212 813 21 MICHAEL RUBLE Home AKON Lonely (SRC/Universal) 3.15 3.25 94% 52% 3.58 2.96 2.97 24* (Warner Bros.) 211 -30 6 610 27 TRICK DADDY Sugar (Gimme Some) (Slip- N- SlidelAtlantic) 3.15 3.21 80% 37% 3.18 3.22 2.93 a TRICK DADDY Sup 1GinmeSomel (SCpN Adantic) 208 +11 4 710

50 CENT Disco Inferno (G- Unit/Shady /Aftermatanterscgoe/ 3.14 3.11 95% 54% 3.10 3.33 3.18 10 26* SHAWN DESMAN Let's Go (Vik/SonyBMGCanada) 206 -104 15 710 BABY BASH Baby I'm Back loebut> (Latium/Universal) 3.12 - 59% 21% 3.16 3.28 3.20 PUSSYCATDOLLSf B.RHYMES Dei'tCha (A&A goe) 199 +51 1 410

GAME 950 CENT Nate It Ot Lovett AltennatIVG-Unitinterscopel 3.07 3.18 86% 38% 3.09 3.19 2.90 24 28 AMERIE One Thing (Columbia) 194 -30 5 610

30 SWEATSHOP UNION Broken Record (frontside) Total sample size is 335 respondents. 187 +25 2 610 Total average favorability estimates are based on a scale of 1 -5. (1= dislike very much, 5 = like very much). Total familiarity represents the percentage of respondents who recognized the song. Total bum represents the number of 23 30 FRANKIE J. fIBABY BASH Obsession... (Columbia) 179 -54 13 710 respondents who said theyare tired of hearing the song. Songs must have 40% familiaritytoappearonsurvey. Sample composition is based persons on 12 +. Persons are screened via the Internet. Once passed, they can take the music test based on the formatmusic preference. 15 Canadian CHR reporters. Monitored airplay data supplied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. RateTheMusic.com results are not meant to replace callout research. The results are intended to show opinions of participants on the the Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining plays or remaining flat from Internet only. RateTheMusic is a registered trademark of RateTheMusic.com. The RTM system, is available for local radio stations by previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is placed first. Songs below No. calling 818 -377 -5300. RateTheMusic. cam data is provided by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. 15 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. © 2005 Radio & Records. lip Indicates Cancon.

He's Got Back ... ing The song thrives on a simple beat, a la Charles Chavez: Master of....

Queen's "We Will Rock You," and its three - Continued from Page 23 It also helps that Chavez has the support powerchord goodness. Pushing the tune of some talented people. His not -so- secret Tour 2005 Latium also has Play along are lyrics like "When the house- - N' Skillz, weapon is Sujit Kindu, who joined Latium who will release an album on Universal in maids scrub the floors/They get the spaces when the Frankie J project took off. Kindu now September; Chamillionaire, whom in between." Not exactly your typical song Chavez wears enough hats to stock a haberdashery. ARTIST: Weezer describes as "Universal's lyric or, for that matter, everyday thought, next marquee act "; Among other things, he's the company's com- and a familiar radio name: WBBM -FM (B96)/ LABEL: Geffen but, hey, it makes me want to try living in bo road manager- record promoter. "One day Beverly Hills for a bit. Chicago night co -host Justin Roman, who he'll run this company," By MIKE TRIAS /ASSOCIATE Chavez says. EDITOR The guys of Weezer know they have been just cut a duet with Natalie, "Where Are ?1II/1111,1111I11f very lucky in their careers thanks to their You," which appears on her debut album. "I r In 1992 singer Rivers Cuomo, drummer fans, so they returned the favor by inviting decided we'd help take J. Roman all the Pat Wilson and their friends Matt them to be in the video for `Beverly Hills." way," says Chavez. "He's a great songwrit- "I think of Latium as today's Sharp and Jason Cropper gave birth to The clip was shot in none other than the er, he sounds like Babyface, and we're very Motown: Berry Gordy did it Weezer, and in that moment Playboy Mansion, complete with excited about him." emo rock was born. They were Hugh Hefner and the Playboy How does Chavez do the voodoo that he 40 years ago with truly blessed when former African Cars bunnies. An all -day party ensues does so well? He credits part of his success to frontman Ric Ocasek got on as Weezer and 100 of their best the fact that he's not working in the major -la- Americans; today we're board to produce their self- friends arrive at the estate, bel system and isn't beholden to stockhold- titled debut album a year later. engaging in such games as ers, which affords him the creative freedom doing it with Latinos at The disc saw the light of day in soccer and Twister with the to put out good records without working on May 1994, spawning the hit Playmates. Naturally, the fans Latium." a label -mandated timetable. "Buddy Holly," among others. spend the day throwing Wee - "I wouldn't put out a record 1 ...... 8F ': [email protected])R1111fr°ITF??": Now, after over a decade of making zer's "W' sign. unless it was good," he says. "I'm going to be able to pay Chavez also music, Weezer comprising Cuomo, Make Believe hit stores on May 10, 11 credits Charlie Walk and the - rent Wilson, Scott Shriner and Brian Bell this years to the day after their debut album the this month, so there's no pressure to folks at Columbia, who "went no- holds- time around - step into the spotlight to was released. Produced by Rick Rubin, put anything out. I'll wait until I have a great barred" to promote Frankie J and help make present their fifth album, Make Believe. the catchy album full of potential singles one. People may say there's no plan, but I just him a star. "The Lipman brothers really be- "Beverly Hills" is the anthemic first was actually streamed in its entirety on wait for a hit, and then I let it go. lieve in Latium over at Universal, so they're single. The song rises to No. 3* this week at MySpace.com five days before its com- "I definitely know the inner workings of the helping me brand the name and the artists," Alternative while climbing to No. 26* at mercial release. major labels, the radio stations, the clubs and Chavez says. Active Rock. Meanwhile, at Pop, "Beverly Up next for Weezer is a two -week the mix shows and what it takes to take a "I really believe the Latin acts will be great. Hills" is steadily gaining momentum - European tour in early June, followed by record from nothing to something. It's about We're not doing Spanish-language music or WIOQ/Philadelphia, KBKS/Seattle, WNOU/ U.S. shows that start in early July. These the artist first, what their goals are, and as long reggaetón; we're just doing great songs. I think Indianapolis, WHBQ/Memphis and WKSS/ include a July 2 show in Las Vegas with as you keep that in mind, the money will of Latium as today's Motown: Berry Gordy Hartford are among the many stations The Red Hot Chili Peppers to celebrate come. But make great records - otherwise, did it 40 years ago with African Americans; already playing "Beverly Hills." the city's 100th birthday. you're going to lose." today we're doing it with Latinos at Latium." 26 Radio & Records May 27, 2005

www.americanradiohistory.com CHR/POP REPORTERS Stations and their adds listed alphabetically by market

KZZP/Phoenix, AZ' KELZ/San Antonio, TX' KIZS/Tulsa, OK' (COD /Abilene, TX KZMG/Boise, ID' WCGO/Columbus, GA KZBB/Ft. Smith. AR WWST/Knoxville. TN' WYOK/Mobile, AL' PD: Mark Medina PO: Doug Bernet! OM: Don Crbfl HARD: Brad Olioe PD: Jim Allen OMIPD: Bob Quick OR Lee Matthews PD: Rich Bailey OM: Steve Crumbley PAPA ROACH PM. Chase 12 PAPA ROACH GREEN DAY 1 TRICK DADDY Todd Chase MD: Bohannon APDAAD: Brian Sims MD: Chino PD/MD: Sah GREEN DAY 9 1 BROOKE VALENTINE LBIG8018LIL'JOFI KAISER CHIEFS 1 SOGIRE 10 4 PAPA ROACH 19 PAPA ROACH NATALIE 12 FAT JOE LMELLY D0 CENT PRETTY RICKY 1 50 CENT 1 GREEN DAY 10 NATASHA BEDINGFIELO D.HT FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE 5 LIFEHOUSE 3 PUSSYCAT DOLLS VBUSTA RHYMES BROOKE VALENTINE LBIG BDI 8 LIL' JON 1 WEEim TYLER HILTON DEETINYS CHILD AVAIL LAVIGNE 1 MISSYELLIOn COIIAIMY JAYE

KXXM/San Antonio, TX' NFLY /Albany, NY* WNCl/Columbus, OH' WYKS/Gainesville, FL' WAZY/Lalayette, IN WXKS/Boston, MA' KHOP/Modesto, CA' WKST/Pitisburgh, PA' PD: Jay Shaman )M: Kevin Callahan OM: Steve Konrad PO: Jed Banta PO' Dave Michaels PD: Cadillac Jack McCartney OM: Schad Perry PP Mark Anderson MD: Tole CwaElez a0: John Fmk PD: Micheal McCoy APDRA0: Nan Fos M0: Sleahanie Patterson WWKZ/Tupelo, MS APO: Mark Allen R 1 PD: Chase MerpiM KC': Chrlsls Taylor APGMID: David Corey NATALIE LAI,01 INFO LY OMRD: Rick Stenos NATASHA BEDL%YFLLD mayRELO COURTNEY JAYE 1 FATJOELTALlIY MD: Mikey 1 BOBBY LA NO 3 MD: Marc Allen MISER CHIEFS 4 ROB ',TWA,. NIVEA TAIL AFI B YOUNGBL000; 2 COMM A ,OBST 40 GWENSTFFANI DAVE MATHEWS BAND WFAT JOE NMEELY OHT ' VALEN'INII FRANKIEJ 14 ROB THOMAS v COLDPLAY GAME KHTS/San Diego, CA' 14 CLNSAILUDACRU HILL 9 MARINE CAREY KSMB/Lalayeee. LA' PD: Diana Laird WUHUBowling Green, KY S TRICK DADDY OM: Keim LeBlanc Haze 1 PO/MO: Brooke Summers APDAD Hihnan KAISER CHIEFS No 0465 VEN BRAVO 5 FRANNIE L WJYY/Concord (Lake Regions), KKXUGrand Forks, ND P0: Bobby Nowsad KNOEAeNonro,e,LA ME 4 SIMPLE PLAN OMIPD: Rick Acker APO/h10: Martell Jones WJBO/Ponland. NH OMRD: Bobby Richrda WKKF/Albany, NY' 3 NATASHA BEDINGRELD APO'. Dave Andrews KAISER CHIEFS OMLPD: Tim Moore PD/MD: Al Dlkene ] ANiILlAY1GNE PO.RAO: Rob Dawes MO: Trevor D. MD: Mike Adams 22 ARIL LAVIGNE PUSSYCAT DOLLS LBtISTARHYMES AILANNH 14 WHITE DEVIL SHEET 5: A6l NATALIE 50 CENT KISX/Tyyler, TX FRANKIE J. GPM MUDACRa COLDRAY OHT GREEN DAY PD/MD: Larry Thompson FAT JOE IMELLY KNDE/Bryan, TX PRETTY RICKY 28 ROB THOMAS WLANAancaster, PA' REHNOM KSLY/San Luis Obispo. CA 5 JENNIFER LOPEZI/FATJOE PD: Lesley K PD: JT Bosch PO Andy Wintord 5 MARIA. GREY KKOB /Albuquerque, NM' 3P' EN DA1 Holly Lose CENT FRANNIE4 APDAAD: MD. Craig Marshall 50 OM: Eddie Haskell IAUDACRIS NATALIE 6 CINM LIRHOUSE PD' Kris Abrams TYLER HILTON WHHY/Montgomery, AL TYLER HILTON WGIC/Cookeville, TN WSNX/Grand Rapids, MI' GaKLLA2 MD: Carlos Duran OM: Bill Jones KKRZ/Portland, OR' OM: Marry McFly PO. Eric O'Brien 13 NMI DPLAY POND: Sien Smith PD: Brian Bridgman 3 JACK AHNO,Á PM 36 PINSAME Scooter 1 GREEN DAY CROSSFADE WKSEButfalo, NY' 8 ERMINE J. APDIMD: Freaky Dare 1 50 CENT DNT PO: SHIM 2 GORILLAZ Jimmy 8 MISSI- ELLIO 1 COURTNEY JAYE AVM_ LAVIGNE WSKSAKica, NY 1 WHIZ/Lansing, MI' Sirius Hits 1/Satellite MD Mimi Wilde LUDACRIS WEEZER OM: Addams OM: Stew Shcanb 9 AVRIL LAMPE Jason PD: Kid Kelly MEZER NATAIIE APO: David Bryan MD: Ryan Sampson PD: Steve Lawrence KOID/Alexandria, LA Andrews NATASHA BEOINGRELD D MD: Rich) Davis AMPS): Shaun PD: Ron Roberts 4 TYLEA HILTON GREEN DAY 58 WILL SMITH 3 FALL OUT BOY KHKS/Dallas, TX' WVAO/Morgantowm, WV WERZ/Portsmouth, NH' GAME 3 COLDPUY 23 50 GENT 3 GORILLA2 Patrick Davis Hoppy Kerchenal PD OM/PD: Mike O'Donnell 20 GREEN DAY 3 STATIC-8 MISSY III bit WKZL/Greensboro, NC' P Lary Neff APOMID: Kevin Matthews 18 GGRILLAZ 2 IOWA DAY Mo GREEN DAY GROSSFADE MOM/Burlington* PD' Jell McHugh APO: Brian OFFSPRING OMAP0: Ben Hamilton APE: Terree Knight MD: Magian Daryl SIAM BROOKE VALENTINE 1/BIG neI 8 LIE' JON WLDI/W. Palm Beach, FL' MD: Pote Belair MD: Marcia Gan WLKT/Lexinglon, KY' VEN NATALIE 0M: Dave Denver KAISER CHIES 2 MISSY ELLICT OM/PD. Barry For BLUTIDE UNION OF SOULS WGTZ/Daylon, OH' JENNIFER LOPE/ f/FAT JOE WEEZER I GIARA ILUDACRIS WAEV/Savannah, GA PO Chris Marino OM: JD. Kanes WSPKIPoughkeepsie, NY OM: Brad Kelly AFORAD: Monti Cado PD: Scott Sharp PO: Scotty Mae PD/MO'. Chris Alan 1 BABY BASH 2 50 CENT APO: Sky Wailer APD: Russ Francis KEITH URBAN FMNKIEJ. BROOKE VALENTINE 9815 801 a LILLIAN MD: Psuhe Cruz Ne WAEB /Allentown, PA' WWXMMtyrtle Beach. SC WZKL/Canton, OH' WERO/Greenville, NC' II NATALIE PD: Laura Si. James OM' Mark Andrews YONG PD: John Stewed APDAD. Chris "Hollywood" Mann RING TWMO MD: Mike Kelly No APE APO: Kovno MD: Sua Thar Na ATMs L IFEHOUSE 5 DAM ANTRIM BAND NE WVYB/Daytona Beach, FL' MIX/Lincoln, AVAIL LAVIGIE TX NATASHA WOINGFIELD KWTJOWaco, PO: Adam Michaels PUSSYCATDOLLS EaSTA RHYMES KAISER CHIEFS OM: Frank Scott PO: Darren Taylor CROSSFADE VEN BRAVO KELLY OSBOURNE MAD: Kote WPRO/Providence, RI' GREEN DAY APORD: John Datas 12 SPICERY 0M/PO: Tony Bristol WZAT/Savannah, GA CROSSFADE 1 PUSSYCAT DOLLSLBIISTA RHYMES APO/TAD: Davey Morns OM: Pat Gaffed GREEN DAY BOBBY VALENTINO BATA M ELLY CDPLAY WEE/ET PO: Irian Rittman WRHT/Greenville, NC' R,HANVA 27 NATASHA BEDINGRELD KPRF TX WRVW/Nashville, TN' /Amarillo. WRZE/Cape Cod, MA OMIPD: Jell Dans 10 WILL SMITH McQueen KLALILiOIe Rock, AR' 0M: Clay Hunnicutt OM: John OMIPD: Steve *Vie APORD: Blake Larson 5 CWLA ALUOACR0 OM,PD: Randy Cain GREEN OAT POND: Marshal Blevins I KEVIN LITRE NATALIE Po: Rich Davis ? 110W COURTNEY JAYE f5, 1 CIARAIAUOACRIS BARLOWGIRL APO: Ed Johnson MD: Tommy Butter WIHT/Washington, DC' KKDM/Des Moines. IA' NATALIE 3 NA,L NIVEA KAISER CRIERS MD: Charlotte 2 GREEN DAY KBEA/Ouad Cities, IA' PO: Jell PM A.S11N111 PD /APD. Greg Chance DESTINY'S CHILD NATASHA BEDINGFIELD DHT OM'. Darren Para MD: AIbM Dea RAHANHA MD: Steve Wasmskl 1 NATASHA BEONORELD 15 CROSSFADE JENNBER LOPEZ PO: Jett James MAT AE KAISER CHIEFS 13 SIMPLL PLAN FABOLOUS NANA FRANKIF GALOP AN MD: Steve Fuller WI/V./Appleton, WI' ASHANTI 3 FATAESNELLY KBKS/Seattle, WA' BEYONCE 1 NATASHA NEDINGRELD WFBC/Greenville, SC' WBLI/Nassau. NY' OWPO: Mike Preston PD/PAD: David Bums DUIKAST COURTNEY JAYE 19 NAY $RFEN SARAH CONNOR FO: Nikki Nile OR Nancy Gambino APO/MD: Mamas D. CHRISTINA MILIAN APO/MO: Kobe PD' JJ Rice 1 LIFEHOUSE WIFC/Wausau, WI WKOI/Detroit, MI' COBDPLAY JOJO RATIOS CARTE,- KIISA.os Angeles, CA' APO: Al Levine PD: John Jost THALIAUFATEE PD: Dom Theodore CROSSFADE PO: John May MO: Zabielski APO: Jammir Joe Malone AVAIL LAVIGNE U APDMW: Beau Daniels APOMD: Julie Plat LIFEHOUSE WHTS/Ouad Cities, IA' M0: Balky JENNIFER LOPEZIRAS 6 WILL SMITH WSTR/Atlanta, GA' 7 PIRANHA 15 MARIAN ::VI:/, FAT AE IMELLY PD/MD: Tony WaRekus 6 FAT JOE VNELLY STEFANO Pa Dan Bowen LNG YANG GWEN No AA.. TWINS 3 FMNKIEJ WHKF/Hanisburg, PA' KRUF/Shrevepon, LA' AFO: J.R. Ammoas MANNA MD: Michael Chase OM: Chris Tyler 0M: Gary McCoy 2 WILL SMITH PORAD: Jett Hurley WFHN/New Bedford, MA PM Erin Bristol 1 AHAN LANGRE APO: Jason Barsky PD: James Rein MD: Andrew "AG." Gordon WBHT/Wilkes Barre, PA' KZIA/Cedar Rapids, IA 12 KSAAPE WDJX/Louisville, KY' MD: David Duran 9 ROB THOMAS PD: Mark McKay HOWIE DAY 0 YING YANG TWINS OM: Rob Norton WLVY/Elmira. NY 8 PD Shane Collins 'ESTINYS CHIEN AFORD: AJ. 4 GANNDEGRAW 2 PUSSYCAT DOLLSDBUSTA RHYMES MD: VRIL:AVIGNE 2 GREEN DAY PD/MD: Ric Swam OM/PD Gary Knight Ghee Ben Davis COLE/KAY WDCG/Raleiggh, NC' FAT LNELLY L IFEHOUSE A APOJohnny Waiver APO. Brian Stoll RIHANNA WWWO/Atlanta, GA* NATALIE PP Rick Schmal 10 NATAt s OMND: Dylan Sprague APO: COLON E Al p H s Randi Well 9 SHANE A I/PLELaa O SANI 10 SWRICHFOOT MD: Body PUSSYCAT DOLLS MESTA RHYMES 10 ARIL LAVIGNE WKCl/New Haven, CT' 6 WILL KZZU/Spokane, WA' B PRETTY RICKY PD Char Kelly I SIMPLE FLAN OM Ken Hopdra WKRZ/Wilkes Barre, PA' WKSS/Hartlord, CT' MAMAR CAREY ARD: Kerry Collins MD: Fox OM: Jim Rising PO: Rick Vaughn WZKF/Louisville, KY' Brooke WOOB/Champaign, IL PDAD: Chris Randolph MD: Mike "Jagger" Thomas DHT PD. Tian Schuster MD: Jo Jo Bmola WEEZER NGRAM HILL No Adh APDAAD: KelIR,K.,_, KHFI /Austin, TX' PD Will Peed No Ada 39 PAPA ROACH OM: Mac Daniels FRAMLIEJ WNW BASH WRTS/Erie, PA 39 SD PO: Tommy Austin 38 LIFEHOUSE OM: Rick Rambaldo KRCS/Rapid City, APO: Bretha Fred 35 GREEN DAY PO: Dan Edwards PD: D. Ray Knight KSLZ/S. Louis, MO' 34 KELLY CLARKSON MD: Je pNTen Wt0ay MD: Deidre Can APO: Jessica Curry MD: Talor J 33 HARM C REY KZII/Lubbock, TX 29 So 3C TRION DADDY 14 ROB THOMAS US R WSTWAUilmington, DE' 29 AERIE OM: Wes Nessmann 28 PRETTY RICKY RELIENT N 9 MARINI CNFEY EMINEM PD: John Wilson 29 NATASHA BEDINGRBD 25 SORT 8 THE 4 50 CENT PDAD: Kidd Carson London, CT Minn 28 GOOD CHARLOTTE WOGN/New APORRO: Mike Rossi KRBEJHouston, TX' 33 BUCK EYED PEAS RAJO 20 CROSSFADE PD: Kevin Palau Na YOU PO'. Tracy Austin 30 CARA VLLOACRIS 20 PUSSYCAT DOLLS f/BUSTA RHYMES MD: Marplq MD: Leslie Whidle 24 MARINI CAREY Shawl 19 TIME LARNE 8 FRAME Ne A06E D1 GREEN DAY WNTOByracuse, NY' WBZNBangor. ME IN RELENT K S NATASHA BEDINGRELD 20 TRILLWLLE 0MPD: Tan MAdleli OM: Paul Dupuis WSTO/Eeansville, IN II LIFEDCSE 5 ANNA VA' 17 CIAAAIAIAAORIE 5 CHUBBY C. 50D WRVO/Richmond, AOORAD Jimmy Ohne PO: Dan Cashman OM: Tim Huel sing 13 RMMLEJ. 13 YING YANG TWINS P0: Wayne Coy 4 WILL SMITH PD: Stan 'The Mali Priest 13 RELINE AFORAD: Men "Kid" Jameson 13 BROOKE VALENTINE UBE BOI 8 LIL' NATASHA BEDINGFIELD 13 SIMPLE FLEA APO: Damon Slone UFEHOUSE 12 CAESARS APO/MD: Jods Strickland DHT 12 ANNA NALICN Reed GROSSFADE MD: Jonathan WAZO/Wiimington, NC 3 C ARAIEJDACRI/ GREEN DAY PD: Mark Jacobs 2 GREEN DAY LIFEHOUSE WEZB/New Orleans, LA' GOPII LAO WKEE/Huntington MISER CHIEFS 50 CENT OM/PD: Mike Kaplan PO: Jim Davis NATALIE NATASHA BEDINESIEID APO: Charlie Scot) WWNT/SvraaMe, NY' WFMFBaton Rouge, LA' WSSX/Charleston, SC' APD/MD: Gary Miller WZEE/Madison, WI' MD: Stevie G. PO: Butch Chinas PO: Kevin Campbell OM/PD: Mike Edwards FOUNTAINS OE WAYNE GREEN DAY OM. Mike Perms 3 PING YANG PAINS MD: Jet WMa APO/MD: Special Ed KAISER CHIEFS PO: Reilly 1 KELLY OSBOVRNE 2 FATA MALM WKSI/Winchester, VA 2 Jon WEFZER DI FRANCE J 1 EMeEN CHERRY AFORD: Dylan VA' 0M: David Miller FAT VNALLY KMCK/Fayetteville. AR WJJSAtoanoke, KELLY CLMKSON A 1 KELL,O BOURNE PO: JB Wilde NATALIE PD: Jerry Kidd POMIOCisga NATASHA BEDINGAELD WZYP/Hunisville, AL' FAT JOE IMELLY GO TENT APDAD: JJ Ryan A OSSIAL F PO: Keith Stoll WEE/ER MP E PICA WHTZMew York. NY' BAALOWGmL WNKS/Charlotte' YANG YANG TWINS APO: Al Usa" Ellice MISSY ELLIOTT 2 PD: Tom Poleman WHTF/Tallahassee, FL PD: John Reynolds NNATASHA BEDINGIIFIn APO: Shame Daslur OM: Tom Watson KOXYBeaumont, TX' MD: KMPLEali Remolds COURTNEY JAYE KFFM/Yakima, WA MD: Paul "Cabby" Bryant OM: Jim West SI MAN KIFS/Medford. OR PO: Darren Stephens OM' Ron Hams 16 RIHANNA LIFEHOUSE WXLKBoanoke, VA' APD/MD: Justin TYme PG/MO: Brandin Shaw DM: Bill Nielsen 9 NIVEA ARIL' JON 8 YOUNGBL0002 PORAD: Steve Rocha JENNIFER 1/FATI/FALOPEZI/FA' JE APO: Patrick Sanders AR POAD: Michael Moon PO: Kevin Scott 31 APO: Reede Cosby KMXF/Fayetteville, 33 GUCCI MAIE fi WILL SMITH BROOKE VALENTINE SBIG BO 8 LIL' JON APO: Danny Meyers 24 RRANOE J. OM: Tom Tuvo 32 KNEE WEST GREEN DAY WNOUAndianapolis, IN' WEEZER Ike D. MD: Bob Patrick 31 MISSYELl10TT 3 SO CENT PONED: GORaLAZ OM'. David Edgar 1 AVRIL LAVIGNE WKXJ/Chattanooga, TN' 31 SIMPLE FLAN 21 GREEN DAY COURTNEY JAYE NATALIE KBATATdessa,TX 13 PD: Edge NATASHA BEDINGFIELD 21 FATA MELLY NATALIE OM: Kr ar Dylu BABY BASH Chia OM: John Moesdl p Vi MD: Odin 5 N0 ENT PO: Leo Cam WAKZ/Youngstown, OH' APO: Mika Mkheasd 1 NATASHA INGADO MD: Cory KniaM OM: Dan Rinds MD: Headier Badman wan t2 SIMPTEPIAN POAD: Jerry Mac 6 GREEN OAY WFLZ/Fampa, FL' WWCK/FIint, MI' WAOAAtlelboume, FL' 12 FAT JOf IMFLL, WKGS/Rochester, NY' MISSY -E_ , 6 PUSSYCAT DOLLS VESTA RHYMES 0MRD:Jeff Kapugi KRSOBillings, MT PD: Beau Richards PM Mick Anderson AARON CARTER PD: Slott Free Tom Oakes APO/MD: 0M: No A66s M0: Eric Denim MD: Nick DHOW LFEHOUSE PO; Kyle McCoy 3 WILL SMITH 38 FAT AE IMELLY MINIMI HUMUS: WYOY/Jadtson, MS' 2 50 CENT 4 3 DOORS DOWN KCRSA)dessa, TX 3 NATASHA 6IDINGTHLO DM/ro: JohmyD NATALIE CORY LEE WHOT/Youngstown, OH' RIMNNA WKSC/Chicago, IL' NADAD: Hale Wed MD: Nate Rodriguez 32 SIMPLE PLAN PD: John Trod KAISER CHIEFS 1 50 CENT PD Rad Phillips 29 DESTINY'S CHILD 50 CENT WMGI/Terre Haute, IN COURTNEY .NYE MD: Jeff Murray 21 AARON CARTER NATASHABEDINGEELD PING YANG PINS LfREOUSE POAD: Mae Loading MONROE PRETTY RAINY WXYKBiloxi, MS' ARIL LAVIGNE WJMX/Florence, SC WHBO/Memphis, TN' 5 CHERRY WPXY/Bochester, NY' NATAL E 0M: Jay Taylor NATASHA BEDINGRELD OM: Randy Wilcox PO' Karson with a K Danger Po: Lucas MAD: Scotty G. APDAD: Lugnd PD: Mike FAT AE NNELLY WORMED N AKI' KJYO/Oklahoma City, OK' APO: Carson BAALOWGINL WAPE/Jacksoesllle, FL' DM: Torn Trans Mo: J.B. GREEN DAY Thomas 8 CORY LEE OMRD: Cat PD: Mie McCoy MKS/Toledo, OH' KLRS/Chico, CA BABY BASH 1 FOVEA BSIL JON a YOUNGBLODOZ WOAD: Toes Mara MD: Jeff Blackburn OM/PD: Bill Michaels PONED: Ere Brown NATASHA BEDINGRELD CIMASLD ACRES INGRAM HILL 3 HOWIE . 1 . APO/MD: Mark Andrews 11 NIVEA MIL' JON 8 YOUNGBGOODZ ARUM FRANNIEJ OHT AT JOE IMELLY WWYUeinglamton, NY 11 KAISER CHIEFS POWERE 1 COURTNEY JAYE WEEZER 10 JAKE SIMPSON Oft Ed Walker NATALIE 10 VANISHED PDMD: KJ Bryant No Adds WFKS/Jacksonville, FL' WHYI/Miami, FL' KWYE/Fresno, CA* PO: Rob Robert KDND/Sacramento, CA' MEDIABASE PO: Step Kelly WKHO/Traverse City, MI OMRD: Mike Yeager APO: Dorado Michaels PD: Steve Weed MD: Jordan M0: Hied Thomas To KOCH /Omaha, NE' K. 0M Todd Marlin WKFS/Cincinnati, OH' 1 BABY BASH MD: Michael MD: Christopher 'Monitored Reporters 35 FMJINIEJ 15 50 CENT OM: Torn Land 2 WEER PO/MD LukeDASaencer OM: Scott Reinhart CIA3A LDA RIS 13 50 CENT 4 DHT PDMD: Elk Johnson 1 FRNINIEJ PO: Tommy Bodaan NAT ODE SPLEEN DAR T CROSSFADE 1 MISSY ELLIOTT SIMPLE IMAN 6 JESSE MCCARTNEY Reporters GREEN DAY 187 Total 5 FRANCE) WOENBirmingham, AL' FEMME J WYOT /Johnstown, PA MAZER 1 GREEN DAY OM: Doug Hamand KSME/Ft. Collins, CO' PS Mitch Edwards 117 Total Monitored Reed WXSS/Milwaukee, WI' PO: Tommy Chuck PO: Chris Kelly APDAD: Jonathan WIOG/Saginaw, MI' WPST/Trenton, NJ' LIFEHOUSE DMRO: Brian Kelly MD: Madison Reeves PD: Bred Carey MD: Jo Jo Tumbeaugh NATASHA BEONGFIELD OMRO: Dam McKay 1 NATASHA BEDINGPELD APODAD: JoJo Martinez 3 OPIINDAY MD: Arc Chase Chris Norm 70 Total Indicator FRANNIEJ No Aids W)00/Orland.A FL' AP/MD: WAKS/Cleveland, OH' 1 MISSE FLOC, OMATD: Adam GOON OM: Kevin Metheny INGRAM HR, M`IER HIT ION OM: Jeff Zukauckas APO/MD: Jam Sutler MAZER 3 CIMA IAUDACRIS Did Not Report, PO: Dan Mason KSYN /Joplin, MO 1 PUSSYCAT DOLLS 6EUSTA RHYMES APODAD: Kasper WXKB/FI. Myers, FL' Playlist Frozen (10): WONG/Bloomington, IL DARD: Jason Knight AVRIL LAVIGNE 1 DHT PD: Matt Johnson ARD: Steve Kolas KROO/Tucson, AZ' KDUK/Eugene, OR OM'. Dan Westhoff NATASHA BAD FRAY EL D MD: Randy Sherwyn CROSSFADE OM: This Rkherda PO Tony TravaTO SIMPLE PLAN KZHT/Salt Lake City, UT' KGOT/Anchorage, AK BOW WOW STMAHLON KDWB/Minneapolis, MN' PO: Ken Cart APO: Chad Emig NAT PO: Jell McCartney P0: Rob Monis MO: leis Pekes WDAY/Fargo MD: Russell Rush WILN/Panama City. FL MD: Komm 5 50 CENT MIME ORMAN'RI MD: Lucas OM' Mile Prahle 2 ARIL LAVIGNE MI NATASHA BEDINGFILLI WKFR/Kalamazoo, KKMG/Colorado Springs, CO' FAS AE IMELLY CPOSSFAEIE PD/MD : Keith Allen DM: Bobby Irwin RINWNA WMGB/Macon, GA KCHZ/Kansas City, M0' GO mA PM Chad Ruler KISR/Ft. Smith, AR NATASHA BEANGRELD WNDV /South Bend, IN O OMRD: Maurice DeRoe LATJDI INFO 0MR0: "Big Dog" Rick Hayes DESTINY'S CHILD It/ITT/Tulsa, OK' WNKI/Elmira, NY KSASBoise, ID' APO: Cunningham Rham KIXY/San Angelo, TX DARD: Tod Taker OM: Jeff Cochran MD: Michael Oldham W WAXJDu luth VANISHED OM: Jay Miduel APO: Mae Ryder PG: Hass Grigg WABB/Mobile, AL WIOO/Philadelphia, PA' WZOK/Rockford, IL WNOK/Columbia, SC' 50 CENT PDMD: David Can MD: The Raney MD: Smooch Wasting PO. Todd Shannon 11 GREEN DAY WEEZER City, OM: Jay 2 DHT FAT APEIMELLY Po Toby Knapp KMXV/Kansas M* XM Top 20 on 20/ e FAT A MNELLY PoAO. Jammer APDAD: Manan Newsome -McAdam 11 NATALIE BIZARRE 17 DHT MD: Parcho OM/PD. Cou Taylor NATASHA BEDINGAELD IT MISSY AILIO` 7 NATASInADEMOIELD FAN 000 Satellite 1 NATALIE 7 2 MAZER 50 CENT JALE SIMPSON TAT JUT 1,0F: IA 2 ANION CARTER ANNA MUCK 2 NATASHABEDINGFIELD ARIL LAVIGNE 1 WEEZER IL VEN BRAVO RATEL IF KAISER CHIEFS CROSSFADE DNT J

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Double Your Fun And Learning Stokin' The Fire There will be two CHR /Rhythmic sessions at R &R Convention 2005 in Cleveland. Chris Stokes, the man behind T.U.G. Entertainment The first is on Friday, June 24. "Stop Playing My Damn Records!" will feature top programmers from the Rhythmic and Pop formats. Jimmy Steal, Or- lando, Jeff Wyatt and Tracy Austin are already inked, and R &R CHR /Pop Ed- itor Kevin Carter will moderate. Talk about a multitasker. Chris Stokes is a very busy and pro- The second session is on Saturday, June 25. The R &R Mix Show Show- ductive businessman, which is how he got to where he is down" is a combination panel and competition to find the top radio mix show today. He's the founder and CEO of the Ultimate Group, also DJ of the year. We have a panel of programmers and mixers set to partici- known as T.U.G. pate, and the whole thing will be moderated by KXJM /Portland, OR PD Mark Entertainment, which includes a label, a man- Adams. agement firm and Christopher Brian Film. He's also the force If you'd like your station represented. have your top mixers send a 10- behind current R &B sensations Marques Houston and minute MP3 mix to Al Machera at amachera @radioandrecords.com, or mail Omarion, as well as up- and -comers Jhene, Dame Girls and a CD to him at Radio & Records, 2049 Century Park East, 41st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Entries must Smooth. be received no later than May 27. For more information on R &R Convention 2005, go to www.radioandrecords.com. During a brief but informative interview Marques. They have something not all artists with R &R Stokes had no less than two con- have. ference calls as he helped Houston prepare for You also have to develop their talent. That his upcoming radio tour (they were out buy- means singing lessons, dance lessons and CS: With Marques, because he is on T.U.G., ing luggage on I am the label, so I have I Rodeo Drive), but he showing them how to perform. I put don't to do that - handled it all with grace, class and them through the basics and beyond. already believe in him. That's why he's hav- complete control. R &R:Ammbt'rof ynurartists luny bin- ing more success now than ever before. He's "Anyone can have a hit Stokes came up in the music happening because I put 100% into game ken into television, aui then you had You making record, but not everyone is in the early '90s, working with Im- Got Served, which showcased Marques, him happen. I don't have to get someone else mature, who later became IMX. He Omarion and the guys from B2K Should to believe in him. If he's not successful, I'm not a star. It takes special wound up managing Brandy during artists and their managers jump at any successful. l can say that for any one of my acts, her successful early years and even- chance to do television and film? even those on major labels. elements to be a star." tually founded B2K, who went on to CS: You have to be selective. There But when you do have an artist on a major superstardom in a very short period are so many instances where artists label, you have to learn to play that game. You Chris S tokes of time (Omarion was a member have to get everyone on board. of overexpose themselves on various CS: I would like to take the company pub- that R &R: Is it more difficult today group before going solo). He also consult- things or choose the wrong projects. With Bran- to break an art- lic in the next year or two, to set it up for a ed several management companies, started dy, she held on to the Moesha situation much too ist than it was when you were first dealing with buyout. I'm hoping to be able to establish the T.U.G. Immature and and its film arm and directed the 2004 long, in my opinion. There was an element of Brandy? label to a point of success and build a catalog film You CS: yes, Got Served for Sony Pictures. overexposure, and I think that hurt her in the Oh, completely. so that a major company will want to pur- I spoke to Stokes about his evolution from long run. Marques is currently on a television R &R: Is it harder to break an R &B act than a chase all of T.U.G. Entertainment, like BMG manager to entertainment hip -hop act? entrepreneur and show, and we're strategically pulling him back bought Jive. I would like to be able to stay on his plans for the future. CS: Breaking an R &B act takes so much a bit so that he's not too overexposed. in a managerial position so that I can contin- An artist can have both a singing and act- more money and time. It used to be the other ue to oversee my baby, but there is also a good R&R: How do you take way around, but today radio will jump an artist to the next level, ing career simultaneously, and I don't think the on an chance I would go out and start something beyond just singing, and develop their talents in acting career has to necessarily coincide with unknown hip -hop record if it's hot, but they're new. That's just my nature. not other platforms? the musical image. Being an actor is just that so quick to jump on an R &B artist if they R &R: Many people in the business are trying CS: don't know the artist. With It's about creating an image and then - being someone other than who you really an artist like to accomplish what you hazy. What would you say Marques, taking that image to different platforms, like are - whereas being a singer is more about his record is so huge right now, it's are the keys to your success? television, movies or spokespersons. worth it. You end up having more longevity. as The an image you create. CS: I never give up. I don't take no for an other key is, you have to have a star to truly R &R: Hozo important are relationships, and who With hip -hop it's usually more about break- answer, ever. I'm a complete control freak and be able to brand them. Anyone can have a are the key people you try h) develop those relation- ing the record and not as much about the art- have to do everything myself so that it's done hit record, ist, whereas with R &B you have to break the but not everyone is a star. It takes ships with in the industry? right. I feel I can make it happen because I am special elements to be a star. That's what I CS: Relationships are important in anything artist in order to have any real success. passionate about my acts and my ambitions. found with acts like Brandy, Omarion and you do. I've made it a point to develop relation- R &R: How do you see T.U.G. Entertainment R &R: What does an artist have to hazy for you ships at radio. I deal with growing in the future? to consider representing him or her? about 65 stations, and it's even CS: An artist has to have a look and a vibe more important now than it - that star quality I mentioned earlier. They was when I started to let them "Today radio will also have to be a cocky performer but a down - know who we are and how to- earth person. What I mean by that is, when we can help them. I encourage jump on an unknown you are onstage you have to own it. You have the artists to do the same. to believe in your own talent and show it for When you have a record com- hip -hop record if it's all it's worth. But when you are off the stage pany working multiple hot, but they're not you have to be humble. I've seen so many art- projects, you can't always ists who lose that humbleness and become count on yours being the pri- so quick to jump on cocky offstage. ority. With T.U.G., the label, I If you look at artists like Michael Jackson BABY, HE'S BACK Universal artist Baby Bash is back with have to have those relation- an R&B artist if they or Janet Jackson or Beyoncé, they are cocky the smash "Baby I'm Back, "and he's making sure radio knows it. ships as well, because I am the performers. They are all talent, and they know He recently stopped in at WBBM/Chicago during his promo tour. one working the projects. don't know the it. But offstage they are humble people in per- Seen here (l-r) are WBBM MD Erik Bradley. Baby Bash and WBBM R &R: How much time do artist." sonality and spirit. They are appreciative of PD Todd Cavanah. you lazy to spend convincing the their talent. Those are the kinds of artists I like labels to believe in your artists? to work with. 28 Radio & Records May 27, 2005

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2 MARIAH CAREY We Bel ng Together /Island/IDJMGI 6337 +724 674182 9 8212

8211 1 0 CIARA fILUDACRIS Oh Laface/Zomba Label Group) 6065 +72 663625 12 MOST ADDED® 3 0 50 CENT Just A Lil' Bit I` hady /Aftermath/lnterscopel 5984 +531 706502 10 7112 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) ADDS 4 4 GAME fI50 CENT Hate ) Or Love It /Aftermath/G- Unit/lnterscopel 4783 489 554923 16 7511 U -TIP fIBUSTA RHYMES For The Nasty /Motown/Universall 25 7 GWEN STEFAN/ Holla.. ck Girl (/nterscope) 4213 +581 362098 9 6517 0 LUDACRIS Pimpin' All Over The World (Def Jam South/IDJMG) 19 +371 10 7512 9 PRETTY RICKY Grind W h Me (Atlantic) 3786 327831 GAME Dreams (Aftermath/G- Unit/lnterscope) 18

6 7 BOBBY VALENTINO SI. Down (DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG) 3719 -30 427988 17 7711 LIL ROB Summer Nights (Upstairs) 15 BOW WOW fIOMARION Let Me Hold You (Columbia) 13 8 8 BROOKE VALENTINE f IG BOI & LIL' JON Girlfight (Virgin) 3415 -51 319767 16 8111 TONY YAYO So Seductive (G- Unit//nterscope) 13 5 9 TRILLVILLE Some Cut ME/Warner Bros.) 3247 -520 286978 23 7411 FAT JOE fINELLY Get It Poppin' (Atlantic) 12 19 7911 10 10 50 CENT Candy Shop (' ady/Aftermath /lnterscopel 2728 -316 285934 MISSY ELLIOTT Lose Control (Gold Mind/Violator/Atlantic) 10 11 11 YING YANG TWINS We t (The Whisper Song) (TVT) 2564 -170 279578 16 7610 RIHANNA Pon De Replay (Def Jam/IDJMG) 10 WEBBIE IIBUN B Give Me That (Asylum /Trill) 8 12 12 BABY BASH Baby I'm ck (Latium/Universal) 2339 -83 275167 19 5611

16 MISSY ELLIOTT Lose ntrol (Gold Mind/Violator /Atlantic) 2312 +252 212522 5 67110

13 14 FRANKIE J. fIBABY B ' . H Obsession (No Es Amor) (Columbia) 2042 -377 179264 20 6111

19 FRANKIE J. How To De (Columbia) 1961 +237 125305 6 5613 14 16 AKON Lonely (SRC/Uni sal) 1766 -324 179350 16 5710 MOST 17 17 T.I. You Don't Know Me rand Hustle/Atlantic) 1745 -205 209044 15 6510 INCREASED PLAYS 21 CASSIDY I'm A Hustla ( RMG) 1719 +25 182698 10 7312 TOTAL PLAY 29 FAT JOE fINELLY Get II oppin' (Atlantic) 1637 +724 157439 3 67112 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) INCREASE

22 20 MARIO How Could You /RMG/ 1555 -52 138653 13 5910 MARIAH CAREY We Belong Together (Island/fDJMG) +724 FAT JOE fINELLY Get lt Poppin' (Atlantic) +724 15 21 AMERIE One Thing (Cola bial 1401 -662 151613 14 6610 GWEN STEFAN/ Hollaback Girl (lnterscopel +581 4 5811 26 ® KANYE WEST Diamond ry (Roc -A- fella/IDJMG) 1379 +310 154208 50 CENT Just A Lil' Bit (Shady /Aftermath/lnterscopel +531

Energy ( - 1356 +329 101596 5 4713 28 NATALIE Latiu Universal) GAME Dreams (Aftermath/G- Unit/ lnterscopel +415 27 42) TEAIRRA MARI Make -r Feel Good (Roc- A -fe//a /IDJMG) 1253 +190 119619 4 4812 PRETTY RICKY Grind With Me (Atlantic) +371 NATALIE Energy (Latium/Universal) +329 24 25 112 U Already Know (D,' Saul/IDJMG) 1247 57 165846 14 4711 KANYE WEST Diamonds (Roc -A- fella /IDJMG) +310 25 26 NB RIDAZ fIANGELIN ' otice Me (Upstairs) 1087 -69 94427 12 3212 LUDACRIS Pimpin' All Over The World (Def Jam South/IDJMG) +284 1079 414 101471 10 5411 23 27 DESTINY'S CHILD Girl olumbia) LIL ROB Summer Nights (Upstairs) +267 34 LIL ROB Summer Nights Upstairs) 1031 +267 100238 4 32115

36 WEBBIE fIBUN B Give e That (Asylum/Trill) 968 +247 117162 5 4118

31 EMINEM Ass Like That,P hady/Aftermath /lnterscopel 920 +92 60628 4 5012 38 (ID BLACK EYED PEAS Don t Phunk With My Heart (A&M/lnterscope) 879 +171 94460 3 2614 NEW & ACTIVE 30 ® XSCAPE What's Up (R' City) 867 +35 45269 6 3210 49 ® GAME Dreams (Afterm. /G- Unit/lnterscope) 855 +415 118422 2 43118 OMARION Touch (Epic) Total Plays: 449, Total Stations: 29, Adds: 2 39 CD PUSSYCAT DOLLS fIB STA RHYMES Don't Cha (A &M/lnterscope) 751 +51 46319 5 3510 EBONY EYEZ In Ya Face (Capitol) 33 35 MARIAH CAREY It's Li .: That (island/IDJMG) 711 -70 62694 19 5110 Total Plays: 430, Total Stations: 31, Adds: 3

TREY SONGZ Gotta Mal - e It (Songbook /Atlantic) 701 +160 55791 2 4012 44 RIHANNA Pon De Replay (Def Jam/fDJMG) 35 37 MIKE JONES fISLIM T UG & PAUL WALL Still Tippin' (SwishaHouse/Asy /um) 637 -110 63107 12 3310 Total Plays: 342, Total Stations: 14, Adds: 10

40 38 MARQUES HOUSTON Il Because Of You (T.U.G.) 635 37 54626 7 2711 BOYZ IN DA HOOD Dem Boyz (Bad Boy /Atlantic) Total Plays: 340, Total Stations: 11, Adds: 7 43 OMARION 0 (Epic) 620 +53 45378 20 4311 JOHN LEGEND Number One (Columbia) 45 GUCCI MANE Icy (Big t) 619 +102 59697 2 24(2 e Total Plays: 318, Total Stations: 23, Adds: 2 41 41 LUDACRIS Number One ïpot (Def Jam South/IDJMG) 595 -59 53860 14 4110 OOWEE fISNOOP DOGG Why Cry (Asylum) 32 42 MASHONDA Back Of Th e Club (J/RMG) 556 -233 42834 11 4310 Total Plays: 314, Total Stations: 19, Adds: i 46 e NINO BROWN fIBABY ASH Eye Candy (M.I.A./TripleX) 536 +60 28152 2 2312 DON OMAR Reggaetón Latino (Urban Box Office) Total Plays: 310, Total Stations: 10, Adds: 1 (Debut> DADDY YANKEE Like u (El Cartel/VI /Machete Music) 529 +141 68268 1 711 DJ QUIK fIB REAL Fandango (Mad Science) 42 45 FANTASIA Truth Is (J/ WG) 522 -100 65209 18 2810 Total Plays: 255, Total Stations: 12, Adds: 3 /Debut> BOW WOW fOMARI011 Let Me Hold You (Columbia) 502 +243 74361 1 38113 FANTASIA Free Yourself (J/RMG) ¡Debut> MIKE JONES Back Then (SwishaHouse/Asylum/Warner Bros.) 491 +109 62714 1 2616 Total Plays: 251, Total Stations: 10, Adds: 3

/Debut> R. KELLY Trapped In The Closet (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 456 +84 69684 1 1611 BABY (AKA THE BIRDMAN) fILIL' WAYNE Neck Of The Woods (Cash Money/Universal) 50 C.A.S.H. My, My, My ( ckGround/Universal) 450 +27 13782 6 2810 Total Plays: 199, Total Stations: 16, Adds: 0 ¡Debut> LUDACRIS Pimpin' All er The World (Def Jam South/IDJMG) 449 +284 45890 1 47119

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Sure, an artist starts out making to walk in the door with significant records, but when they're successful, airplay on more than a dozen sta- without the manager, the artist had no clue they usually also end up acting, de- tions." about the business side of things, how much signing clothes, building empires and In addition to T.I., Grand Hustle money they were making or spending. hawking everything from sneakers to has a project due out from PSE, a "Then there is the new -school manager, their own personalized energy group consisting of T.I. and other which is what I consider myself to be. I like to "Relationships are your drinks. They become brand names, Grand Hustle artists Big Country, keep the artists involved in all aspects of their like P. Diddy, J-Lo and S. Carter. Mak Boney, AK and C -Rod. "This careers. I will give them all the information that lifeline to the industry. Performers often call the shots in project will introduce each of these is presented and then give them my advice on all aspects of their careers,-but there's new rappers to the fan base, and how to handle a situation. Who you know is so Delante Murphy usually another person behind the then we'll build from there," says "If they choose to go a different route, I let scenes planning, negotiating, manipulating and Geter. them know the possible downfalls. It's ultimate- important." helping to build the brand. That person is the ly their decision and their career, but I will al- Building Relationships Delante Murphy artist's manager. ways try to guide them and, more important, Before you can build a brand, Geter and Mur- Delante Murphy and Jason Geter, two put all the cards on the table." phy agree, you have to build relationships. "Re- young entrepreneurs in the hip -hop and R&B lationships are your lifeline to the industry," Seize The Opportunity game, recently spoke to R&R about their suc- Murphy says. "Who you know is so important. Once you've started to make a name for your ,,,rr F'4AY. cess thus far as managers and how they are "I try to build relationships with folks who artist, you have to move on new opportunities building brand names for their artists and their audience. "I hate to use this analogy, but hip- also have good relationships all around for quickly. "Managers today have to learn how to companies. - hop fans are like crack addicts," he says. "What example, Morace Landy [Atlantic Records Sr. exploit every opportunity that presents itself," Getting I mean is, they can't get enough. When they Started VP /Urban Promotion] and Ronnie Johnson Geter says. "That's why you find that a lot of love you, they run out and buy the album and Murphy is CEO of D2Music and Manage- [Atlantic Records GM]. hip -hop managers are very aggressive. listen to it constantly for two months. That's ment. He manages up- and -coming R&B singer "The industry has changed a lot in recent "We're entrepreneurs, not just managers. You all they listen to. Trey Songz, as well as several other aspiring sing- years. I was just discussing this at dinner the oth- know that your artist might only have a certain "The problem you have to be ready for is, s; ers and songwriters. His career in the music busi- er night with several other manag- amount of time at the top, so you've they're ready to move onto the next thing soon- ness previously saw him working with Teddy ers. Managers now have a great deal got to get yours while you can. That's er, maybe even before your next single comes Riley's Little Man Records. He was also co-man- more responsibility in making a basically the mentality: You gotta out. So you constantly have to feed them new ager of SWV's Co Co when she went solo. project happen. That might mean make it happen. stuff new remixes, new product, new al- "I started out learning the business at Def developing relationships at radio. "Managers are not just dealing - bums." Jam, as a college intern in Virginia," he says. We can't rely on the label to do all with the labels about recording and "Def Jam is the ultimate brand in the music busi- the work for us, because, ultimate- record promoting; we're working on Star Quality ness, and I was there at a time when branding ly, they're working more than just endorsement deals and expanding How do you know you have a star? "If they was just starting to be a key part of hip -hop. your artist, and their responsibility the artists' careers by getting them can walk in a room, and everyone looks at them

Later, when I hooked up- with Teddy - Riley, l: is to their own bottom line. roles in movies and whatnot. and wants to meet them or be near them," says learned the other side of the business, the cre- "We've been lucky with Atlantic. Jaso n Geter "Right now T.I. is on the back page Murphy. "It's just a quality that is within a per- ative side, and I began to build relationships They truly believe in this project, so we haven't of Vibe, in an ad for Reebok. He got a deal to son. Others are drawn to them. there with producers and writers." had those kinds of challenges, but I will still al- endorse S. Carters. We're also wrapping up a "But, given that, you still have to work for Geter is co-CEO of Grand Hustle with hip - ways try to develop a relationship with stations, deal for a clothing line with Echo. They are the your stardom. Every artist I deal with has a great hop sensation T.I. Grand Hustle is both a label for the long run. ones who did 50 Cent's line for G -Unit. They work ethic. What they do is be creative. I tell and a management and marketing company. In "Communication is also key. 1 look at the made $50 million from that deal -$50 million!" Trey to write and record every day. That's what addition toll., Grand Hustle represents a num- manager as the person who keeps the flow of Managers should always be looking to he's here to do - make music. If he's not doing ber of aspiring acts and DJs, including DJ Dra- communication open between the artist, the la- brand the artist and company name. "You it every day, something is wrong. ma, known for his highly successful mix -tape bel, his acting coach, his agent - everyone and can't stop at putting out records," says Geter. "He already has about 200 songs complet- projects. anyone involved in his career. What I find is that "We're also looking to expand Grand Hustle ed. He can pull from that any time - like Geter also started as an intern, with Arista, if you get them all on the phone at the same into film. We want to do our own straight-to- Prince. I also think an artist has to have a sense but when he saw what was happening in the time, some pretty significant things can happen. DVD flicks. If you look at the numbers, it's a of faith and belief in himself. If you don't be- hip -hop music scene in Atlanta, he moved south "If the agent has him auditioning for a role great way to not only make significant cash lieve in yourself, you will ultimately come up and took a job at Patchwork Recording studio. in a movie, the label can see if there are possi- - you spend about $300,000, and you can short. "I started working with T.I. when he was just bilities for a soundtrack there, or an endorse- easily double your money through DVD sales "A label is considered successful if it is 17," Geter says. "We got him his initial deal with ment deal might coincide with a concert tour. - but also to build the brand name of Grand breaking new artists every year. As a manag- Arista through my contacts there, but eventu- It's all about synergy. Hustle. We've already got it where fans will er, I'm considered successful if my artist has a ally that deal went sour, so we started our own "There are two types of managers. There are buy us simply because they know they get long career. To know that I can do that, I first label, Grand Hustle, and put his album out. what I call the guerilla managers, the old -school quality when they buy Grand Hustle. We've have to make sure I have an artist who is hun- "Actually, it started as a management firm. guys like Gene Griffin who controlled every- proven ourselves." gry, passionate and dedicated. Are they will- We had some independent success, and then thing and kept their artists in the dark. All the Geter notes that hip -hop is a challenge being to work for everything they want? Do they T.I.'s single '24's' blew up at radio. That's when information had to go through them and no one cause you constantly have to keep up with the want endorsements and movies - the whole we got the interest from Atlantic. We were able else. It was a complete-control thing. Basically, demand for more in order to stay relevant to the nine ?"

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5 8 GAME f150 CENT Hate It Or Love It (Aftermath /G- Unit/lnterscope) 2636 -321 312945 13 6710 (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 27

11 Q CASSIDY I'm A Hustla (J/RMG) 2178 +46 246445 14 6510 RAY CASH Sex Appeal (Columbia) 23 LOLA No Strings Attached (Sobel 23 12 MARQUES HOUSTON All Because Of You (T.U.G.) 2166 +56 191376 15 5610 BABYFACE Sorry For The Stupid Things (Arista/J/RMG) 17 13 MARIO How Could You (J/RMG) 2147 +80 13 207562 6210 LUDACRIS Pimpin' All Over The World (Del Jam South//DJMG) 12 15 ® PRETTY RICKY Grind With Me (Atlantic) 2135 +339 212135 8 6214 FRANKIE J. How To Deal (Columbia) 10

14 WEBBIE fIBUN B Give Me That (Asylum/Trill) 2085 +82 190462 12 5910

8 14 AMERIE One Thing (Columbia) 1918 546 189364 18 6510

9 15 FAITH EVANS Again (Capitol) 1894 -396 174267 15 6410 17 16 DESTINY'S CHILD Girl (Columbia) 1671 82 220360 10 6010 MOST 21 FANTASIA Free Yourself (J/RMG) 1594 +213 138951 7 5512 INCREASED PLAYS 16 18 T.I. You Don't Know Me (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) 1533 -245 169054 22 6510 TOTAL 19 LYFE JENNINGS Must Be Nice (Columbia) 1476 +48 136737 14 4710 PLAY ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) INCREASE 18 20 LUDACRIS Number One Spot (Oaf JamSouth/IOJMG) 1339 404 151987 15 6210 R. KELLY Trapped In The Closet (Jive/Zomba Label Group) +541 22 e BOYZ IN DA HOOD Dem Boyz (Bad Boy/Atlantic) 1235 +131 91091 10 3711 MARIAH CAREY We Belong Together (/s /and/ /DJMG) +407 PRETTY RICKY Grind With Me (Atlantic) +339 20 22 BROOKE VALENTINE fIBIG BOI & LIL' JON Girlfight (Virgin) 1224 -167 138438 18 6010 KANYE WEST Diamonds (Roc-A- Fella /IDJMG) +315 23 GUCCI MANE Icy (Big Cat) 1112 +9 64032 10 4010 MIKE JONES Back Then (SwishaHouse/Asylum /Warner Bros.) +314 27 MISSY ELLIOTT Lose Control (Gold Mind/Violator /Atlantic) 1104 +199 104349 4 5512 LUDACRIS Pimpin' All Over The World (Del Jam South/ /DJMG) +303 31 KANYE WEST Diamonds (Roc -A- fella //DJMG) 1078 +315 121169 2 6411 FAT JOE fINELLY Get It Poppin' (Atlantic) +266 BOW WOW fIOMARION Let Me Hold You (Columbia) +258 24 T.I. ASAP (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) 1031 +28 132682 6 210 FANTASIA Free Yourself (J/RMG) +213 28 DESTINY'S CHILD Cater 2 U (Columbia) 1026 +124 186451 12 211 MISSY ELLIOTT Lose Control (Gold Mind/Violator /At/antic) +199 35 MIKE JONES Back Then (SwishaHouse /Asylum /Warner Bros.) 974 +314 82123 3 6212

29 KEYSHIA COLE I Just Want It To Be Over (A &M/lnterscope) 960 +83 78037 6 4810

26 30 COMMON The Corner (GOOD/Geffen) 863 -47 69625 7 4610 39 BOW WOW fIOMARION Let Me Hold You (Columbia) 804 +258 85129 3 6318 NEW & ACTIVE 33 TEAIRRA MARI Make Her Feel Good (Roc- A- Fel/a/ /DJMG) 801 +89 83242 4 4010

32 TREY SONGZ Gotta Make It (Songbook/Atlantic) 795 +83 57078 3 5613 VIVIAN GREEN Gotta Go, Gotta Leave (Columbia) Total Plays: 332, Total Stations: 21, Adds: 0 25 34 MIKE JONES fISLIM THUG & PAUL WALL Still Tippin' (SwishaHouse/Asylum) 756 -193 62560 19 5710 TYRA 34 35 OMARION Touch (Epic) 695 -13 54884 4 4312 Get No Ooh Wee (GG &L/Universal) Total Plays: 315, Total Stations: 51, Adds: 6 30 36 50 CENT Candy Shop (Shady /Aftermath/lnterscope) 692 120 80098 18 6710

TANK I Love Them Girls (BlackGround/Universal) 37 B.G. fIHOMEBWOI Where Da At (Chopper City/Koch) 648 +26 38486 5 3911 Total Plays: 313, Total Stations: 19, Adds: 1 38 LIL' JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ f1B0 HAGAN Get Crunk (TVT) 586 +1 38084 3 5410 EBONY EYEZ In Ya Face (Capitol) 41 BABY... fILIL' WAYNE Neck Of The Woods (Cash Money/Universal) 568 +41 3 28821 3710 Total Plays: 239, Total Stations: 22, Adds: 1

50 YOUNG JEEZY And Then What (DefJam//DJMG) 545 +189 39425 2 3811 TONY YAYO So Seductive (G- Unit/Lnterscope) 40 41 NELLY fJJUNG TRU & KING JACOB Errtime (Derrty/Fo'Reel /Universal) 522 -9 51602 7 3210 Total Plays: 221, Total Stations: 39, Adds: 39

42 SLIM THUG fIJAllE PHA Incredible Feeling (Geffen) 502 +3 27713 4 3410 RAY CASH Sex Appeal (Columbia) [Debut> LUDACRIS Pimpin' All Over The World Total Plays: 218, Total Stations: 23, Adds: 23 e (DefJam South/ /DJMG) 468 +303 55678 1 56112 ¡Debut> DA BACKWUDZ You Gonna Love Me (Rowdy /Major Way) CD FAT JOE fINELLY Get It Poppin' (Atlantic) 450 +266 44853 1 5418 Total Plays: 191, Total Stations: 22, Adds: 4 45 JOHN LEGEND Number One (Columbia) 419 +9 18281 2 3410 NIVEA Parking Lot (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 46 TONI BRAXTON Please (B /ackGround/Universal) 406 +5 19517 3 4112 Total Plays: 186, Total Stations: 36, Adds: 4 ¡Debut> (1) DAVID BANNER Ain't Got Nothing (SRC/Universal) 360 +66 15912 1 3710 CHARLIE WILSON Charlie Last Name: Wilson (Jive /Zomba Label Group) 36 48 FAT JOE So Much More (Terror Squad/Atlantic) -309 9 348 28255 4810 Total Plays: 137, Total Stations: 28, Adds: 27 44 49 FANTASIA Baby Mama (J/RMG) 346 -134 23425 17 3910 MASTER P fILIL' ROMEO I Need Dubs (New No Limit/Koch) 43 50 BEANIE SIGEL fISNOOP DOGG Don't Stop (Roc -A- fella //DJMG) 343 148 19664 6 3910 Total Plays: 120, Total Stations: 23, Adds: 4

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ARTIST: 0 -Tip MARIAH CAREY We Belong Together (ls /and/IDPAG/ 4.34 4.37 90% 12% 4.37 4.40 4.26 LABEL: Motown/Universal GAME fI50 CENT Hate It Or Love It (Aftermad4/GUnit/1'M 'ycope) 4.15 4.14 95% 35% 4.12 4.10 4.20 PROJECT: Live the Renaissance 50 CENT Just A Lil' Bit (Shady/AftermathlInterscpe) 4.14 4.19 92% 22% 4.08 4.16 3.78 CURRENT at

BOBBY VALENTINO Slow Down (DTP/DefJamIta/MG) 4.12 4.13 84% 20% 4.11 4.10 4.15 IN STORES: Summer 2005

112 U Already Know (DefSafd/IDJMGI 4.11 4.12 67% 14% 4.12 4.21 3.77 CURRENT SINGLE: '!For the Nasty," featuring Busta

CIARA fILUDACPIS Oh (Laface /Zomba Label Grawpl 4.10 4.11 96% 24% 4.02 4.11 3.71 Rhymes 4.10 4.08 83% 16% 4.04 4.15 3.67 MARIO How Could You (J /RMG) TOP SPINS AT: KKBT/Los Angeles; KUBE/Seattle; 11% 4.04 4.11 3.79 MARQUES HOUSTON All Because Of You (T.U.G) 4.02 3.96 66% WAMO /Pittsburgh; WOWI/Norfolk; WZMX/Hartford; 11% 4.06 4.16 3.56 DESTINY'S CHILD Cater 2 U (Columbia) 4.01 51% WZMX/Rochester, NY

KEYSHIA COLE I Just Want It To Be Over (A &M/lnierscope) 4.01 40% 7% 4.05 4.15 3.68 By DARNELLA DUNHAM 3.97 3.97 93% 32% 3.93 3.97 3.79 T.I. You Don't Know Me (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) ASST. RHYTHMIC /URBAN EDITOR docu- FANTASIA Truth Is (J/RMG) 3.87 3.66 86% 30% 4.01 4.15 3.53 Prison Song, and he appeared in the mentary Fahrenheit 9/11. CASSIDY I'm A Hustle (J/RMG) 3.84 3.69 79% 25% 3.78 3.71 3.97 Personal stats: Q -Tip's ability to keys to the lon- He's also worked as a DJ, and he LUDACRIS Number One Spot (DefJam South/lD. IGI 3.83 3.73 96% 39% 3.93 3.98 3.77 evolve has been one of the gevity of his multifaceted career. While in briefly reunited with A Tribe Called Quest 50 CENT Candy Shop (Shady/Aftermath /Interscoji 3.82 3.92 99% 57% 3.72 3.76 3.60 high school he became one -third of the rein 2004 to tour the country. In the last few FAITH EVANS Again (Capital) 3.79 3.85 70% 21% 3.84 3.95 3.45 nowned hip -hop group A Tribe Called years Tip has been more identifiable for 3.76 68% 15% 3.64 3.75 3.26 PRETTY RICKY Grind With Me (Atlantic) 3.78 Quest. They recorded five albums to- his reported relationships with superstars 3.28 PING YANG TWINS Wait The Whisper Song) (TV) 3.75 3.73 91% 29% 3.68 3.81 gether before going their separate ways Nicole Kidman and Janet Jackson than for 3.88 3.56 DESTINY'S CHILD Girl (Columbia) 3.75 3.79 90% 26% 3.80 in 1998. A year later Q -Tip released his solo his musical or acting careers. BROOKE VALENTINE fIBIG BOI & LIL' JON Girlfight I(wginl 3.70 3.83 93% 33% 3.54 3.50 3.64 debut, Amplified, and received airplay Influences: As a member of A Tribe FAT JOE So Much More (TerrorSguad/Atlantic) 3.70 3.62 73% 18% 3.73 3.71 3.79 with the singles "Vivrant Thing" and Called Quest, Q -Tip was heavily influ- AMERIE One Thing (Columbia) 3.63 3.74 93% 41% 3.71 3.62 4.03 "Breathe and Stop." He recorded Kamaal enced by jazz. As a solo artist he draws FANTASIA Free Yourself (J/RMG) 3.59 3.30 47% 13% 3.81 3.94 3.33 the Abstract in 2002 on Arista Records, but, from various sounds and has developed to hip - WEBBIE fIBUN B Give Me That (Asylum/Trill) 3.56 43% 12% 3.55 3.63 3.32 much to his dismay, it was never released. a style of his own that remains true

M. JONES fISLIM THUG.- Still Tippin' (SwishaHous lsylum) 3.37 3.18 71% 30% 3.36 3.37 3.32 His distinctive voice is instantly rec- hop. ognizable and has been utilized by artists The album: Live at the Renaissance is /Uni- based on a scale of 1 -5. (1= dislike very much, 5 = like very notably Janet Jack- Q -Tip's first release on Motown Total sample size is 312 respondents. Total average fay ility estimates are outside of hip -hop - much). Total familiarity represents the percentage ofrespopbents who recognized the song. Total bum represents the number of respondents son, Deee -Lite and, most recently, The versal. The Neptunes contribute most of mu have 40% familiarity to appear on survey Sample composition is based on who said they are tired of hearing the song. Songs -Tip the beats on the album, but Q -Tip also put persons 12 +. Persons are screened via the Internet. Onc e passed, they can take the music test based on the format/music preference. Chemical Brothers, on "Galvanize." Q RateTheMusic.com results are not meant to replace callo r research. The results are intended to show opinions of participants on the the has stepped away from music on several in work as a producer. Andre 3000, Busta RTM system, is available for local radio stations by Internet only RateTheMusic is a registered trademark of TteTheMusic.com. The to work actor in Poetic Jus- Rhymes and Pharrell are among the calling 818- 377.5380. RateTheMusic.com data is prow lded by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. occasions as an J tice, She Hate Me, Disappearing Acts and featured guest artists.

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www.americanradiohistory.com URBAN AC TOP 30 May 27, 2005 POWEREDEM TOTAL . I - TOTAL WEEKS ON TOTAL STATIONS/ WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS AUDIENCE CHART ADDS IDO) MEDIABASE 1 0 KEM I Can't Stop Loving You (Motown /Universal) 1654 +50 189122 19 5810 2 2 FANTASIA Truth Is (J/RMG) 1274 -99 148674 24 5210 MOST ADDED` 6 FAITH EVANS Again (Capitol) 1261 +145 146771 15 5510 © ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) ADDS 5 4 FANTASIA Free Yourself (J/RMG) 1135 -9 129930 8 5411 CHARLIE WILSON Charlie Last Name: Wilson (J/vr/Zanba Label Group) 34 4 5 JOHN LEGEND Ordinary People (Columbia) 1119 -84 111821 20 2610 BABYFACE Sorry For The Stupid Things (Arista /J/RMG) 22

3 6 STEVIE WONDER So What The Fuss (Motown/Universal) 1099 126 98221 11 5910 MARIAN CAREY We Belong Together (Island/JDJMG) 8 7 0 BRIAN MCKNIGHT Everytime You Go Away (Motown/Universal) 1064 +4 93666 22 5010 JAGUAR WRIGHT Free (Artemis) 5 ANITA BAKER Serious (BlueNote/Virgin) 3 8 8 LALAH HATHAWAY Forever, For Always, For Love (CRP/VMG) 878 -76 105517 36 4610 R. KELLY Trapped In The Closet (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 3 9 9 MARIO Let Me Love You (J/RMG) 784 55 87684 22 1810 VIVIAN GREEN Gotta Go, Gotta Leave (Columbia) 3 11 0 MINT CONDITION I'm Ready (Image) 728 +52 60257 13 4210 13 Q DESTINY'S CHILD Girl (Columbia) 691 +87 80892 10 3410 10 12 GERALD LEVERT So What (If You Got A Baby) (Atlantic) 690 -65 54690 17 5110 MOST

14 ® INDIA.ARIE Purify Me (Rowdy/Motown) 657 +66 52333 5 5111 INCREASED PLAYS 12 14 JILL SCOTT Whatever (Hidden Beach/Epic) 593 -26 54791 28 4610 TOTAL PLAY 15 ® ALICIA KEYS fITONY, TONI, TONE & JERMAINE PAUL Diary (J/RMG) 466 +2 50219 49 3210 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) INCREASE R. KELLY Trapped In The Closet (Jive/Zomba Label Group) +202 24 0 R. KELLY Trapped In The Closet (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 462 +202 53419 2 3413 FAITH EVANS Again (Capitol) +145 16 m ANITA BAKER Serious (Blue Note/Virgin) 461 +56 34145 3 4213 MARIAN CAREY We Belong Together (Island/LDJMG) +141 18 JILL SCOTT Cross My Mind (Hidden Beach /Epic) 433 +56 46681 2 3112 0 USHER Caught Up (Laface/Zomba Label Group) +120 20 RAHEEM DEVAUGHN Guess Who Loves You More (Jive /Zomba Label Group) 0 386 +39 31910 11 3010 STEVIE WONDER From The Bottom... (Motown/Universall +110 26 a MARIAH CAREY We Belong Together (/stand/IDJMG) 380 +141 67727 2 1218 19 21 SMOKIE NORFUL I Understand (EMI Gospel) 339 21 23721 8 32(0 NEW & ACTIVE 22 ® SMOKEY ROBINSON My World (Motown) 304 +31 25728 3 2612 JOSS STONE Jet Lag (S- 17 23 AL GREEN Perfect To Me (Blue Note /Virgin) 288 93 15764 14 2910 Curve/EMC) Total Plays: 166, Total Stations: 23, Adds: 2 28 0 LALAH HATHAWAY Better And Better (MesaBlueMoon/AGUMusic) 276 +58 17773 4 2810 CHARLIE WILSON Charlie Last Name: Wilson (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 27 ® J MOSS We Must Praise (Gospo Centric) 269 +33 25565 6 2611 Total Plays: 152, Total Stations: 34, Adds: 34 21 26 RAHSAAN PATTERSON Forever Yours (Artistry Musk) 259 -64 15180 16 2310 VIVIAN GREEN Gotta Go, Gotta Leave (Columbia) 29 TROY JOHNSON It's You (Sought After Entertainment) 250 +38 9449 10 17(0 ® Total Plays: 137, Total Stations: 19, Adds: 3 25 28 O'JAYS Imagination (Music World/SRG) 246 -1 14248 4 27(0 WADE O. BROWN Where Do We Go For Love (33rd Street) 23 29 URBAN Long MYSTIC Ways (Sobe) 236 -32 9066 8 2010 Total Plays: 57, Total Stations: 9, Adds: 0 30 30 MARY MARY Heaven (Sony Urban/Columbia) 194 14 24004 2 1810 Songs ranked by total plays

60 Urban AC reporters. Monitored airplay data supplied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining plays or remaining flat from previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is Station playlists for all R &R reporters placed first. Songs below No. 15 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. Most Added is the total number of new adds officially reported to R &R by each are available on the web at reporting station. Songs unreported as adds do not count toward overall total stations playing a song. Most Increased Plays lists the songs with the greatest week -to -week increases in total plays. Total Audience equals Average Quarter Hour Persons times number of plays (times 100). Each daypart on each station is assigned an AQH number. www.radioandrecords.com. Average Quarter Hour Persons used herein with permission from Arbitron Inc. (© 2005, Arbitron Inc.).© 2005 Radio & Records.

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AL WRRX/Pensacola, FL' The Touch/Satellite WMMJ/Washington, DC' OM/PD: Stan Branson PO/MO: Darryl Elliott PD/MD: Terry Styles OM: Phil Hall PD: Kathy Brown No Adds IO FANTASIA APO, Linda Sorehiro" Moorer PD: Stan Boston MD: Mike Chase REPORTERS CHARI IE WILSON APD/e?: Hollywood Hernandez 2 JILL SCOTT WSOUJacsomille, FL' TN' 12 MARIAH CAREY WOOIEMashville, BABYFACE R KELLY OM Gail Austin PD/MO: Derrick Corbett WDAS/Philadelphia, PA' BABYFACE PO: KJ Brooks 2 CHARI If WE SON WKXS/Wilmington, NC N:IBINSON Thea Stations and their adds fisted alphabetically by market APD: Casey Carter MOKE, OM: MAchem WLVH/Savannah, GA PO: Lou Bennet BARYEACE MD: John Scott PO: Joe Tambuno OM: &ad Kelly APD: La'Than ya Russ BABYFACE APD/MO: Jo Gamble 17 WOVE/Albany, GA WBAV/Charotie KSOCJDallas, TX' WYBC/New Haven, CT' PD/MD: Gary Young MARIO No Adds 17 BRIAN MGKNIGHT OM Bill Jones PD/MD: Tem Avery OM: John Candelada APD: Jewel Carter KMJIOKansas City, MO' OM: Wayne Schmidt 16 RAHSAAN PATTERSON PO: Roshon Vance No Adds WFXCMaleigh, NC' 9 CHARLIE WILSON PO: John Long PD: Juan Castillo 16 JOHN LEGEND JILL SCOTT PD: Jerold Jackson CHARLIE WILSON 17 OM/PD: Cy Young 16 ALICIA KEYS I /TONY, TONI TONE i MARY MARY WBNC/Chadotte CHARLIE WILSON APD: ottela Malerba 6 JERMAINE APD: Shaam Alexander KVMA/Slneveport, LA' PAUL 7 CHARLIE WILSON PD: Alvin Stowe WROU on, OH' KSSMMIlleen, TX ANITA BAKER PD: GO Riley 16 LALAH HATHAWAY 1 MB/FACE No MD: Jodi Berri Adds CHARLIE WILSON 16 OWPD: J.O. Nanas PO/A10: Mark Raymond Na Adds MANIAI CAREY No Adds BABYFACE 15 STEVIE WONDER APL): Monica KMELNew Orleans, LA' KSYU/Albuquerque, NM' WSRB/Chicago, IL' Reid WKA/Richmond, VA' 15 MINT CONDITION 6 MAP. CAREY P0: LeBmn "LBJ" Joseph OM: 8111 May MD: Tracia Reynolds WMXD/Debon, MI' OM/PD: Al Payne KMJMBt. Louis, MO' 15 ALICIA KEYS 3 JOSS 1 RAMEAU STONE MD: 15 PO: Tim Jones OM: KJ Holiday Kelder Summers MD: Freddy Fon OM/P0: Chuck Atkins GERALD LEVERT KEM 4 VIVIAN GREEN 15 FANTASIA APD/M0: Jaimey Barreras PD: Jamlllah Muhammad KNEIULalayette, LA' No Adds 23 MARIAN CAREY CHARLIE WILSON CHARI IE WILSON 21 CHARLIE WILSON 14 FAITH EVANS TEENA MARIE 2 APO. Oneil Stevens PD: II-Rock JAGUAR WRIGHT WVBE/Roanoke, VA' 13 FANTASIA WILSON WVAZ/Chicago, IL' MD: Krystl Mrohet BABYFACE PD/MD: Wall Ford WFUN/Bt. Louis, MO' 12 KEM WAKB/Angusta, GA' 14 CHARLIE WILSON KCHARLIEABYEACE 11 DESTINY'S CHILD OM/PD: Elroy Smith 1 SMOKEY ROBINSON PO: Garte Adams OM/PD: Ron Thomas I MARIAH CAREY WYLDMew Orleans. LA' BABYFACE 1 SMOKIE NORFUL APD/MD: Areando Rivera 2 JILL SCOTT KOKY/lime Rock, AR' E 12 CHANLIE WILSON OM: Carla Baader CHARLIE WILSON O'JAYS 1 KEM WUKS/Fayetteville, MC' OM: Joe Booker 1 BEBEWINANS 6 CHARLIE WILSON PO: Al Applebeny WAIR/Syracuse, NY' 1 INDIA ARIE PD: Garrett Davis PO/MD: Mark Dylan 34 MARIAH CAREY WSBY/SaldWry, MD WKSP /Auqusta, GA' 2 DONNIE MCCLURKIN OM: Rich Lauber CHARLIE WILSON M0: Calvin Pee CHARLIE WILSON B CHARLIE WILSON OM: Brian Cleary OM: Mike Kramer NIAN GREEN P0: Butch NORMAN BROWN CHARLIE WILSON JAGUAR WRIGHT PO/M0: Kantig Charles Love R KELLY P0/MD: Tim -Path' Snell BABYFACE BABYFACE IN APO/MD: Kemp/ Sees WZAK/Clevetand, OH' WBLSMew York. NY' BOYO DA HOOD TONI ARABIAN APO: Cher But LLDACHIE CHARLIE W' L,ON OMPO: Klm Johnson PD: Vinny Brown JILL SCOTT 6 CHARLIE WILSON MIME/Flint MI' KJLHAos Angeles, CA' PAIERIE KEM MD: Bohhy Rush No Ands SMOKEY ROBINSON BABYFACE PD/MO: Aurdrae Russell PAUL WALL &BIG POKEY No Adds PD: Trey Michaels BABYFADE JOSS STONE CHARLIE SLIM THUG PHA 10 CHARLIE WILSON 21 LIE WILSON IMAM WHBXnallahassee, FL YOLANDA ADAMS WRKSMew York, NY' JOHN LEGENO WLXpGoCmumbia, SC' 1 R KELLY OM/PD: Hurricane Dave REGINA BELLE WWINAyammere, MO' MUM/Louisville, KY' PO: Toya Beasley PO: Doug KBLX/San Francisco, APD: Vidor Duncan Williams WCMG/Florence, SC PO/MD: Tim Gerard Girton MD: Julie Gestines CA' PO: Tim Watts CHARIIE WILSON 5 DESTINY S CHILD No Adds No Adds PD: Kevin Brown APD/MD: Keith Fisher OM: Matt Scurry 5 TWEET BABYFACE MD: Kimmie Taylor ANITA BAKER Po: Ernie Dee 5 R KELLY KJMS/Memphis, TN' WKUSMortolk. VA' 20 CHARLIE WILSON ALAR HATHAWAY WWDM/Columbia. SC' r MARIAH CAREY CHARLIE WILSON P0: Nate Bell UMPO: Eric Mrmraels WIMX/Taledo, OH' POWERED KGXUBaton Rouge, LA' PD: IO STEVIE WONDER Mike Love BABYFACE APORAD: Eileen Collier 36 MARIAH CAR V PD: Rocket Love PO/MD: Mye Vernon 1 CHARLIE WILSON TEENA MARIE MD: Lon Mack 3 CHARLIE WILSON MO: Brand] Browne CHARLIE WILSON J MOSS JOSS STONE 7 BABYFACE WFLM/Ft. Pierce, FL' VIVIAN GREEN CHARLIE WILSON BABYFADE CHARLIE WILSON BAB, ALI OM: Mike James WHOT/Miami, FL' BABYFACE MEDIABASE JAGUAR WRIGHT OM/PD. Tony Fields Music Choice Smooth RAB/Satellite WBHKRirmingham, AL' PO/MD: James T. WVKLJNOrdik. VA' 'Monitored Reporters WAGH/Columbus. GA APD: Tamara Gant APDRAO: Karen Vaughn OM/PD: Damon Williams WTUGnuscaloosa, AL OM: Vero Calme No Adds OM: Dick Lamb OM: Brian Waters No Adds MD: Lamonda Williams OM: Grog Thomas PD: DANTñSIA ah PO: Don London 78 Total Reporters ami Jrein 5 LALAH HATHAWAY PD/MD: Charles Anthony B F PD /APO: Queen Rasheeda WJMR/Milwaukee, MD: TWEET WQMG/Greensboro. NC' WI' Boon O'Brien 5 No Aids MD: Edward Lewis PD: ShiWlne Cole PD/MD: Lauri Jones 1 MARAH CAREY 5 JAGUAR WRIGHT No Adds WMGL/Chadeston, SC' BAD ACE No Adds 60 Total Monitored Sirius Heart A SouESatellite WJBW/W. Palm Beach, FL' OM/PD: Terry Base KRMP/Oklahoma City, OK' PD: Mark McCray WMXU/Columbus, MS WDLT/Mohile, AL' OM/PD: B.J. Stone MD: TK Jones KMJOMouston, w' PD: Terry Monday APD: M0: Sasha Montero Kyle Stewart CHARLIE WILSON PD/MD: Bobby Wonder OM: Tom Calococcl OM/PO: Steve Crembley MP Eddie Bruno 18 Total Indicator JILL SCOTT MD: Patrice Wright BABYFACE LALAH HATHAWAY PO/MD: Sam Choice MD: Kathy Barlow CHARLIE WILSON EARTH WIND FIRE CHARLIE WILSON CHARME WILSON ANITA BAKER CHARLIE WILSON JAGUAR WRIGHT 4 MELISA MORGAN BABYPAGE A BARYE ACE BABYPAGE WXST/Charteston, SC' INDIA ARIE WHUH/Washington, DC' Did Not Report, Sirius Slaw Jamy/Satellite PO/MD: Michael Tee WXMG/Columhus, OW WTLCAndianapolis, KJMG/Monroe, LA WCFBAdando, FL' PD: Dave Diddnson TWEET IN' OM: B.J. 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3510 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) ADDS 1 DONNIE MCCLURKIN I Ball You Faithful (Verity) 1050 +8 39468 27 MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR I'm Not Tirad Yet (Malmo) 5 3 JAMES FORTUNE You Survived (Worldwide Music) 893 +53 28979 16 3110 R. ALLEN... fK. FRANKLIN Something About... (Tyscot/Taseis) 5 890 +14 37496 28 3210 2 © SMOKIE NORFUL I Unde stand (EMI Gospel) SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS Unity (Zinc) 5 4 YOLANDA ADAMS Be B essed (Atlantic) 837 +60 30659 8 3011 0 TYE TRIBBETT & G.A. Everything... (Sony Urban /Columbia/ 4 6 793 +114 32185 6 3110 ©I MARY MARY Heaven (. ny Urban/Columbia) MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY Been So Good To Me (EMI Gospel) 3 +42 29249 9 3211 3 5 0 KURT CARR God Blocke It (Gospo Centric) 751 EVELYN TURRENTINE -AGEE Go Through (Light) War Cry (EMI Gospel) 2 7 0 ANOINTED Gonna Lift Yc ur Name (Sony Urban/Columbia) 614 +65 21666 10 2910 MICAH STAMPLEY DEITRICK HADDON God Didn't Give Up (Verity) 2 8 8 TED & SHERI Celebrated rWord/Curb /Warner Bros.) 509 .4 21652 24 2010 PROFESSOR BELTON Come Bless His Name (Independent) 2 16 0 MISSISSIPPI MASS CH DIR I'm Not Tired Yet (Malaco) 507 +96 18911 8 2315 14 10 R. ALLEN GROUP fIK. FRA NKLIN Something About The Name Jesus (Tyscot/Taseis) 461 -1 11060 16 2315 MOST 9 11 J MOSS We Must PraisE (Gospo Centric) 460 -37 16170 38 1910 INCREASED PLAYS 11 12 NU BEGINNING fIDAMO LITTLE Do Right (Worldwide Music) 446 21 16989 17 2410 TOTAL PLAY 1910 12 13 TIM BOWMAN My Preis (Liquid 8) 445 -22 18321 23 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) INCREASE

13 14 ISRAEL AND NEW BREE Friend Of God (Integrity Gospel) 431 -35 13966 18 1810 MARY MARY Heaven (Sony Urban/Columbia) +114 MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR I'm Not Tired Yet (Malaco) +96 10 15 DONALD LAWRENCE led (Verity) 428 -40 16017 35 1611 ANOINTED Gonna Lift Your Name (Sony Urban /Columbia) +65 13706 4 1711 18 ANDERSON SANCTUAI CHOIR Lord I Thank You (Malaco) 418 +44 TYE TRIBBETT & G.A. Everything... (Sony Urban/Columbia) +64 21 LASHUN PACE Hey (E Gospel) 405 +54 15286 4 1911 m SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS Unity (Zinc) +63 +64 14518 7 1814 25 TYE TRIBBETT & G.A. E verything Part 1, Part 2 (Sony Urban/Columbia) 384 YOLANDA ADAMS Be Blessed (Atlantic) +60 -23 13906 10 1610 +54 17 19 JOHNNY SANDERS I Thu st God (Platinum) 384 LASHUN PACE Hey (EMI Gospel) (Worldwide Music) +53 23 ALVIN DARLING All Nig, (Emtro) 379 +41 11811 4 1510 JAMES FORTUNE You Survived DEITRICK HADDON God Didn't Give Up !Verity) +45 19 DONALD LAWRENCE fit EZEKIAH WALKER You Covered Me (Verity) 372 +6 9641 15 1510 ANDERSON SANCTUARY CHOIR Lord I Thank You (Malaco) +44 22 BEBE WINANS Safe Fra t Harm (Still Waters/TMG) 363 +16 16775 17 1810 334 .18 14067 20 1410 20 23 RUBEN STUDDARD I NId An Angel (J/RMG) NEW & ACTIVE 24 MIAMI MASS CHOIR Gióry, Glory (Majo) 328 +5 12953 11 1710 DARIUS BROOKS Your Will (EMI Gospel) 26 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY Been So Good To Me (EMI Gospel) 327 +24 9316 2 1913 ® Total Plays: 222, Total Stations: 13, Adds: 0 Yes 315 +21 10014 3 1210 28 SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY (KingdomEntertainment) DEITRICK HADDON God Didn't Give Up (Verity) 27 ® MICAH STAMPLEY Wei Cry (EMI Gospel) 302 +8 9301 4 1812 Total Plays: 217, Total Stations: 10, Adds: 2 More (INO) 29 LASHUN PACE For My Good (EMI Gospel) 287 +23 11839 19 1510 ANTHONY EVANS Even Total Plays: 189, Total Stations: 9, Adds: 1 'Debut> PINNACLE PROJECT fIKIM RUTHERFORD Last Say So (Pinnacle) 276 +39 9209 1 1611 FRED HAMMOND I Will Find A Way (Verity) /Debut> ®I DR. CHARLES HAYES & THE WARRIORS Jesus Can Work It Out (ICES) 232 +38 9899 1 1011 Total Plays: 182, Total Stations: 12, Adds: 1 EVELYN TURRENTINEAGEE Go Through (Light) Total Plays: 172, Total Stations: 12, Adds: 3 37 Gospel repotters. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of Sunday 5/15 - Saturday 5/21. © 2005 Radio & Records Songs ranked by total plays

WJMO/Cleveland, OH WTLCAndianapolis, IN WHAL/Memphis, TN WDAS/Philadelphia, PA WYCB/Washington, DC P0: Ron Thompson OM/PD' Kim .bhosgn OM: Brian Wallace PO: Eileen Collier OM: Theo Mihhem No KURT CARR PD: Pail Robinson APO/MD: Tracy Bethea PD, Joe Tamburro Adds REPORTERS No Adds EVELYN TURPENTINE-AGEE MD: Darmren Hartwell APDEmD: Jo Gamble TYE TRIBBETT 8 G A. No Adds WEN/Wilmington, DE RANCE ALLEN GROUP I KIRK FRANK/ IN WLOK/Memphis, TN market SC OM: Melvin Brifingham Stations and their adds listed alphabetically by WFMV/Columbia, PO/MO: Kim Harper WNNL/Raleigh, NC PD/ND: Manuel Mena PO: Tony "Gee" Green No Adds WHLH /Jackson, MS No Adds SC APO/MD: Monica Washington OM/PD: Jerry Smith WPZE/Atlanta, GA WWINBaltimore, MO WJNI/Chadeston. 0M: Steve Kelly 7 TYE I t /JUHNF KEE APO: Shawn Aleoaader OM/PO: Michael Baynard TRIEBET WMBM/Miami, FL 0M: Frank Johnson PD: Jell MalIoin PR: Jenell Roberts MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR Freeman Mn Melissa Wade P0: Connie FIÌM APR: Jean Alston APO: Big Daddy OM: E. Claudette 7 RIZEN MD: Tones Hants 12 TYE TRIBBETT 8.13A TYE TRIBBETI A G A. Sam Dennis PORAD: Greg Cooper Note: For complete adds, 22 DENETRIA CHAMP Mn 2 SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS PROJECT IMIM RUTHERFORD 10 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY 19 LORI PERRY RANCE ALLEN GROUP I/Klf RANKLIN No Adds 25 PINNACLE see RAR Music Tracking. 19 WINFIELD PARKER WJYD/Columbus, OH 20 TYE TRIER TT SC WOAD /Jackson, MS 16 FRED HAMMOND WOYZBilozi, MS WXTCA harteston, OM: Jerry Smith WPZZ/Richmond, VA OM Stan Braman RANCE ALLEN GROUP (MIRK FRANKLIN OM/PD: WaRer Brown OM: Terry Base P0: Dawn Mosby WGOK/Mobile, AL OM: Jerry Smith PO/MD: Percy Davis PROFESSORBELTON MO: Paul Timms P0: Edwin "Cher Wright MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR OM: Steve Crumbley P0. Reggie Baker 3 MICAH STAMPLEY 44 YOLANDA ADAMS APO/MD: Jarmo Wallace MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY PDRAD: Felicia Allbritton 11 DENETRIA CHAMP WTHB /Au usta, GA No 20 DEITRICK HADDON No Adds Adds 11 BISHOP EDDIE L ONG WWEW BIRTH TOTAL OM/PD: Ron Thomas KPRT/Xarlsas City, MO FRAISE CHOIR 37 Total Indicator WMPZ/Chattanooga, TN KHVN/Dallas, TX APO: Sitter Mary Kifgcanl n WAGGBirmingham, AL OM: Andre Carson WPRF/New Oceans, LA Keith Landecker PO/MD: Warren Brooks RANCE SI LEN GROUP LKIRK FRANKLIN OM: Vem Caton OM: P0: Myron Fears PD/TAO: LeBmn "LBJ" Joseph PROFESSOR BECTON PD: Andrea Perry 14 ANDERSON SANCTUARY CHOIR ABC's Rejoice/Satellite PD: Mary K. APO: Freddie Bell APO: Kris "Kay'n Kris" McCoy Did Not Report, 5 EVELYN TIIRRENTINE-AGEE 14 MICAH STAMPLEY PD: Willie Mae McIver MD: Prince Yeller MD: Debbie Johnson 1/ RUBEN STUDDARD WCAOBaltimore, MD 12 SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS 17 MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR Playlist Frozen (3): No Adds No Adds PoMa. Lee Michaels WGRB/Chicago, IL 10 ERIC CARRINGTON WXEZ/Norfolk, VA 16 LASIIUN PACE Gospel Network/ 12 MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR OM: Elroy Smith 10 CHICAGO MASS CHOIR Sheridan WENN/Birmingham, AI{ OM: John Slnmby 13 SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS PO: Michael Robinson KVLO/Little Rock, AR Satellite OM/PD: Doug Hamand PP. Dale Murray WPGC/Washington, DC 4 EVEREADYS Mn Effie Rolfe OM: Joe Booker WCHB/DetroiL MI 18 SOU1 SEEKERS I /HARVEY WATKINS. JR. PR/RAO: Cheryl Jacinon Rouge, LA 4 MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY APO/MO: Willis Pride WXOK/Baton 14 TYE TRIBBE Ii Pm/MD: Billy St. James P I P MASS CHOIR 1 /JOHN KFE 32 MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR PO: Spudd :7 V 21 SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS 4 ANTHONY EVANS 12 S MOR I ON BISHOP PAUL APO: Mack lan OF WYLD /New Orleans, LA 25 TYE TRIBBETT A G A. EVELYNTURRENTINEAGEE 15 SOUNDS BLACKNESS 15 ANTONIO NEAL 4 MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR 10 DEI TRICK HADDON 15 OR. CHA LES HAYES 8 THE WARRIORS 24 NICOLE C. MULLEN p

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Promotio Managers Dimick, Lindy Join Country Panel Nashville artist reps sa radio is key WQHT (Hot 97) /New York PD John Dimick and Sirius Satellite Radio Director/Country programming Scott Lindy are confirmed for the "So, By Chuck Aly You Have a Country station - Now What ?" session at R &R Conven- tion 2005 in Cleveland. Editor Associate Country This session is geared to multistation managers and programmers who have a little experience in the format. Dimick and Lindy is Country station in their fold but Country music's reput tion as a close -knit community join KKBQ/Houston PD Johnny Chiang, KSCS /Dallas PD Lorrin Palagi and WGH- well -deserved, especi ly when it comes to interacting with FM /Norfolk PD John Shomby in a discussion of the differences and similarities focusing on the realities vs. the myths. radio. As a genre, ountry is still overwhelmingly de- between Country and Pop programming, Country Dimick programmed CHR /Pop WNCI /Columbus, OH prior to joining Country pendent on radio to break rtists and music, which means Mu- KSON /San Diego, which he programmed for nearly seven years. He has been sic Row's artist managers y close attention to what's happen- programming CHR/Rhythmic Hot 97 for the last six months. Lindy was an AC programmer prior to taking the PD post at Country WPOC /Baltimore in 1997. ing on the airwaves. About 13 months ago he joined Sirius, where he oversees all of the satellite radio While artist management is similar ross their primary duty," Lytle says. "There's a mix company's Country channels. The session runs from 11am -1pm on June 24. genre boundaries when it comes to busin as- in there that's probably best. "The Country Boiler Room" afternoon panel, from 3 -5pm, features Infinity VP/ pects, country managers devote more t e to "I don't see it as my primary responsibility. I Country Jeff Garrison, Clear Channel VP /Country Alan Sledge, Columbia/ radio than do their counterparts in her really trust the department heads and regionals Nashville Sr. VP /Promotion Larry Pareigis and consultant Joel Raab. New genres. to take care of radio. On the other hand, a lot of Columbia /Nashville artist Brice Long will perform prior to this session.

"It's the most critical part of what we do, 1 says programmers feel they have a personal connec- For more information on the R &R Convention, visit www.radioandrecords.com because of the time veteran manager Bob Titley, whose rost in- tion to me or to the artist and click on "Conventions." dudes Clay Walker and Ragsdale. "It is s our we've spent together over the years." .40. principal way of creating hits and visibili But Lytle makes sure to involve the label promo- you do have to respect the promotion team turf tion team in all decisionmaking. "The regional and not be a loose cannon. is the expert," he says. "If I don't defer to the re- pects of the artist's ca- "Managers don't have to come from a p mo- gional, I would at least consult them on anything reer. "I don't think it's tion department, but they do need to lea om that was happening." a necessity, but we someone. I used to sit on Stan Byrd's couc and Manager Scott Siman says that even in the rely substantially on listen to him make promotion calls I also le ed case of a superstar, the manager has to be con- radio to break our acts from [promoter] Frank nected with radio. "In Tim McGraw's case, we and records," Siman Laffel." work hand -in -hand with Carson James and his says. John Lytle, a former staff in terms of strategy and implementation. "People who can label promotion exec And we have a receptive playing field: Tim's the market outside radio who now manages Gary No. 1 act at radio. are few and far be- Allan and Joe Nichols, "We never go out and ask for adds. I'm not tween. The part be- also sees a stronger con- working stations. I mainly talk to radio guys to tween the labels and nection to radio in coun- get a sense of what's working, cuts that stand radio, we should try than in other genres. out -a lot of the same info that regionals might know really well. It's WOLF IN LAMBERT'S CLOTHING Newcomer Miranda Lambert "The management com- be getting. That helps us get a sense for the di- the ability to do other was on assignment as a photographer for KPLX (The Wolf) /Dallas during munity and the pro- rection we might need to go." things that sets you last week's ACM Awards in Las Vegas. Her photo journal will be up at are probably apart." www.995thewolf.com soon. She's pictured here with Wolf MD Cody Alan grammers Radio Specialists many m gers prior to her departure for the awards. a little bit tighter," he says. "So The Slow Chart come from a promotion background th the Many Nashville managers have backgrounds and some of the larger firms Being active in and lines of communication are pretty wide o n." in radio promotion, there would be a lot more opportunity to create "Having someone knowledgeable about radio also puts managers have radio liaisons on staff. excitement in each market. The slow chart puts a Hand -In -Hand at radio is a at the forefront in the debate on issues like slow dedicated to coordinating all efforts lot more pressure on those two singles per year. if have a promo- singles charts. "Playlists have always been tight, The degree of input that managers ha on great tool, especially you don't "It might also slow down how often we can Lytle says. but the slow chart is kind of a unique thing over the radio side can vary. "When I was ga tion background," visit a market. With Joe, this environment is all act the last number of years," Titley says. "Consoli- promotion department we had manager vho "Tim McGraw might have been the first he's ever known. Gary started in 1997, but he's a marketing position to dation has put extraordinary pressure on the ran the gamut from never wanting to in ract to do this by creating been able to keep up the same volume of shows. and to market shows," Siman people running the ship. Sometimes it's hard to with radio all the way to those who sa it as deal with radio So, it doesn't seem to have slowed us down, but really ab- talk through that pressure." says. "It's we don't have the opportunity to create new rea- out trying to give ra- Artists, and hence managers, derive most of sons for people to come see us." the tools they their income from tour- dio New artists are affected disproportionately. "If need." ing, so the impact of a you're Tim McGraw, it's not as big a factor," says "In my early days slow chart can be felt in Siman. "He's a franchise with a long list of songs with Kathy Mattea the wallet. "It creates a to work from. Who it really hurts is new acts. If and Brooks & Dunn little bit of stagnation," it takes six months to get a hit record, in two I was very involved, Titley says. "The people years you'll have four songs people have heard. personally, with ra- at the top of the chart Go four years, and you've got eight songs. That's dio," Titley says. "As tend to stay there, so it's a short show." we grew there wasn't really hard to bring new On the flip side, when radio gets behind a new time to maintain people up. How many artist, the results are immediate. "Especially ear- that, so we had to John Lytle hit records does it take ly in a career, you really see the power of radio," create a specific posi- to make someone pay Siman says. "The Dixie Chicks opened for Tim Dierks celebra d the platinum certification of his tion to act in that $30 to see you? If it's just four, and that seems HAIR RAISING Bentley early in their run, and they got great response Hair the Dog role." low, that's a couple of years. The risk -reward bal- self-titled debut album during a recent pa t Nashville's of to the songs fans had heard on the radio. up fur lls are (l -r) manager Scott Having a dedicat- ance is difficult right now." club. Pictured here before coughing "You also had a little bit of that with Big & ngineer Luke Wooten, manager ed radio staffer can Lytle agrees, saying, "The slow chart does ap- Kernahan, producer Brett Beavers, Bentley, Rich last summer. They had just come out with Ery Woolsey and Capitol/Nashville's Mike ngan. also help managers pear to be a limiting factor. Obviously, if we were focus on other as- able to jam through three or four singles a year, Continued on Page 44 May 27, 2005 Radio & Records 39

www.americanradiohistory.com NASHVILLE CHUCK ALY [email protected]

Cowboy Troy

NEW ARTIST FACT FILE

Label: Raybaw/Warner Bros. Single: "I Play Chicken With The Train" ABC Leaps Album: Loco Motive Producers: John Rich, Big Kenny, Paul Worley Release date: May 17 Into Country Hometown: Dallas Favorite sports team: Dallas Cowboys The CMA Awards are the centerpiece Birthday: Dec. 18 Influences: Charlie Danielc Gary Reeves-Tim of the network's big move McGraw, Dwight Yoakam, Metallica, Megadeth, Run Cowboy Troy DMC, LL Cool J The rap: Troy Coleman grew up in Ft. Worth and Dallas, where his musical few days before last fall's CMA Awards, Good Morning environment included everything from country on the radio and at stock .M" shows to rock MTV. America stopped in Nashville, and rap on A George Strait show at the University of Texas, visiting country stars' where Troy was a psychology major, hooked him during country's early '90s homes and staging a downtown concert by Shania Twain. In boom. A hat and western shirt became part of his repertoire, as did a few raps hindsight, the event was a significant piece of foreshadowing: he'd do at local country music clubs as a party trick. Getting more serious ABC was coming to town. about music, Troy released two projects independently, meeting Big & Rich's John Rich along the way. His association with Rich and the MuzikMafia led to As news broke last week that the TV net- all about complements what we're trying to his mainstream country debut on Big & Rich's first album, Horse of a Differ- work had secured a long -term deal to broad- do with the network." ent Color. cast the CMA Awards, the full picture of ABC's Director /Specials Mark Bracco says, Best thing about his career so fan "Getting out and playing music. Being in efforts to break into country began to emerge. "Country is appealing a to younger demo, and front of fans who are excited to see you and seeing the looks on their faces." Not only does the new agreement end a more that's a great fit for ABC, which is also appeal- Most difficult thing: "Sometimes you travel so much you don't remember than 30 -year relationship between CBS and ing to a younger demo. It's a perfect mar- what city you're in. You try and get a lot of rest but can't." the CMAs, it also caps a riage." Speaking in tongues: Troy raps in English, multitiered effort by ABC Spanish, French, German, Morning In America to become the network Russian, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese on the album. home for country music. Formerly Entertainment Producer for Good This might be for real: "We were filming MuzikMafia TV, a reality show for ABC executives have Morning America, Bracco has seen growing in- CMT, and I was in a meeting with my manager, Marc Oswald, and Big & Rich. made repeated visits to terest in country on both the show and net- Marc gets a call from [Warner Bros. exec.] Paul Worley and hands me the Nashville over the past work levels. "I worked at Good Morning Amer- phone. These cameras are in my face, and Paul's on the phone offering me a few months, securing a ica for three years, and from the start the show record deal. That's when it got to the point of really sinking in." deal for the CMA Music always liked country music," he says. L J Festival special, also pre- Andrea Wong "Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts are from viously broadcast on CBS, the South and are both big country music fans. sing it - probably someone from the country the ability to tie in on promotional efforts. We as well as developing a one-hour network They told me that, saying they hoped we community, but we figured we weren't going also have the ability to promote effectively special for Kenny Chesney, expected to air in could book a lot more country, and we did." to get a Faith Hill. We'd done Julie's first -ever throughout the day. We've got a strong mom - the fall. And, beginning in 2006, the CMA Bracco says country's growing vitality TV performance, and she was a big hit. I sug- ing show with GMA, which has country on Awards will start a six-year run on ABC. made the shift inevitable, rather than a calcu- gested her, we called, and the whole thing was all the time. We've got Regis & Kelly, The View, Andrea Wong, the network's Exec. VP /Al- lated decision. "It was a natural progression," done and on the air in a matter of weeks." Tony Danza, and late at night we've got Jim- ternative Programming, Specials & Late he says. "As country has become popular Bracco's relationship with Nashville and its my Kimmel. Night, has been at the forefront of efforts to again, we've responded. I know with certain- artists helped inform the network's more de- "The other thing is, ABC has tremendous bring in country. "There are a couple of rea- ty that GMA was the first morning show to liberate efforts with the genre. "As Andrea and buzz. We're the only network that's up right sons," she says. "Country's popularity is spot that trend. Others are just joining the par- I were talking about the Kenny Chesney spe- now, and we've got a lot of momentum with growing daily - it's really becoming the pop ty now." cial, my knowledge of and experience with shows like Desperate Housewives and Lost." music of the day. Plus, what country music is Nashville ingratiated itself to ABC rather country helped educate her as to country's Family Jewel quickly. "We found it to growing vitality" he says. "It gave them more be so easy to work with information from which to make decisions." First up for ABC is this year's CMA Music the Nashville communi- Festival special, which is already in the plan- Lost & Found ty," Bracco says. "Every- ning stages. Bracco says last year's CBS broad- one is very hospitable ABC quickly made progress in its meet- cast only touched on the interaction between and accommodating. ings with industry decisionmakers and the fans and stars. We've never worked CMA board. "We got a good feeling about "We're going to expand that idea and give with an act from the Nashville," Wong says. "We met a lot of great deserving fans the opportunity to have their country music world people, enjoyed developing those relation- dreams come true in funny, interesting and where it wasn't a great ships and got a real respect for country, its surprising ways," he says. "There will be some experience." artists and the legacy and longevity of it, emotion involved - the kinds of things that GMA's positive reac- which is something you don't see as much have worked for ABC's reality shows in terms tion to country stars led in other genres." of wish -fulfillment, which is a brand of alter- producers to approach With two specials planned for this year and native series programming that ABC is known Julie Roberts about sing- the awards broadcasts beginning next year, for." ing the show's theme. ABC hopes to bring as much to country as the The network is also banking on a Thanks- BIG, RICH & BILLY JOE Big & Rich recently joined Billy Joe "Our Exec. Producer, genre does to the network. "We reach a very giving -time special with Chesney but will Shaver in the studio during the recording of Shaver's next Compadre Ben Sherwood, played broad audience across all demos," Wong says. have to wait until next year for the big prize. Records release, The Real Deal. The duo produced and performed on me a rough cut of the "In the top 10 markets we've probably got the "The CMA Awards are the Oscars of country a version of Shaver's classic "Live Forever" The album is due in song 'Good to Go, "' strongest stations, which can be key in pro- music, and we believe this show will become September. Seen here (l -r) are Big Kenny, Shaver, engineer Chris Bracco says. "We really moting shows. one of the jewels in the ABC crown," Wong Stone and John Rich. wanted to get someone "Last November's sweeps had us at No. 1 says. "We are truly honored to have the show who was well-known to in eight of the top 12 markets. That gives us on ABC." 40 Radio & Records May 27, 2005

www.americanradiohistory.com COUNTRY TOP 50 May 2 7, 2005 POWERED LAST THIS TOTAL +6 TOTAL +6 TOT.AUD. ./- AUD. WEEKS TOTAL WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) POINTS POINTS PLAYS PLAYS (00) (00) ON ADDS MEDIUM 4 o KEITH URBAN Making Me m:Pries Of Us (Capitol) 11440 817 4269 +327 375361 26910 10 12010 4202 -108 348980 -8610 15 12110 1 2 GRETCHEN WILSON Home'wrecker (Epic) 10830 -343 MOST ADDED° 5 © DIERKS BENTLEY Lot Of Lee5vin' Left To Do (Capitol) 10785 234 4181 +142 349651 14045 18 12010 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) ADDS 6 0 ADKINS Songs Abol I. Me (Capitol) 10726 579 4203 +195 348399 17056 22 11910 BROOKS & DUNN Play Something Country (Arista) 71 3 5 JOE NICHOLS What's A Gill Gotta Do (Universal South) 9800 -892 3755 -309 317413 -25744 25 12110 TIM MCGRAW Do You Want Fries With That (Curb) 23 2 6 JO DEE MESSINA My Give Damn's Busted (Curb) 9583 -1278 3681 -555 314127 -42328 21 12110 GARY ALLAN Best I Ever Had (MCA) 22 7 o RASCAL FLATTS Fast Cars And Freedom (Lyric Street) 9490 951 3563 +384 317754 35846 9 12110 CRAIG MORGAN Redneck Yacht Club (98R) 18

TOBY KEITH As Good As I Once Was (Dream Works) 12 9 Q GEORGE STRAIT You'll Be there (MCA) 8876 687 3406 +313 292809 23527 8 121)0 SARA EVANS A Real Fine Place To Start (RCA) 12 11 SUGARLAND Something M are (Mercury) 6664 897 2445 +339 215307 35224 7 12111 BRAD PAISLEY Alcohol (Arista) 11 2224 +413 202351 38481 4 12016 17 KENNY CHESNEY Keg In TF Closet (BNA) 6006 1156 TRISHA YEARWOOD Georgia Rain (MCA) 10

13 11714 To Be Proud Of (Columbia) 10 12 o DARRYL WORLEY If Somet T ng Should Happen (DreamWorks) 5898 388 2391 +147 182775 10582 MONTGOMERY GENTRY Something BILLY CURRINGTON Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right (Mercury) 10 14 e JEFF BATES Long, Slow Kis ms (RCA) 5615 239 2324 +118 173823 12520 31 10310 15 e BLAKE SHELTON Goodbye li1me (Warner Bros.) 5419 275 2232 +127 165996 14011 16 11713 3 120)12 25 TOBY KEITH As Good As I 0 rce Was (DreamWorks) 5270 1548 1976 +675 176599 56732

+143 10720 21 11013 MOST 18 ® KEITH ANDERSON Pickin' Nfildflowers (Arista) 5196 420 2048 141660 15 10914 19 m BOBBY PINSON Don't Ask Me How I Know (RCA) 5087 396 1897 +148 144283 13357 INCREASED POINTS TOTAL 4994 1912 1794 +770 171426 48087 2 11916 27 e FAITH HILL Mississippi Girl (Warner Bros.) POINT ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) INCREASE 10 18 PHIL VASSAR I'll Take Thai As A Yes (The Hot Tub Song) (Arista) 4818 -1048 1735 -423 148274 -30658 24 10910 FAITH HILL Mississippi Girl (Warner Bros.) +1912 21 SHEDAISY Don't Worry 'Bo u1 A Thing (Lyric Street) 4676 324 1897 +142 138208 12788 17 11013

TOBY KEITH As Good As I Once Was (DreamWorks) +1548 16 20 BIG & RICH Big Time (Warn et Bros.) 4649 -444 1761 -199 127818 -15731 15 11810 BROOKS & DUNN Play Something Country (Arista) +1185

22 ALAN JACKSON The Talkir ( Song Repair Blues (Arista) 4563 361 1821 +119 140099 9179 9 10210 KENNY CHESNEY Keg In The Closet (BNA) +1156 +951 23 REBA MCENTIRE My Sister I CA) 4346 365 1694 +138 131685 11400 10 10515 RASCAL FLATTS Fast Cars And Freedom (Lyric Street) BRAD PAISLEY Alcohol (Arista) +938 24 VAN ZANT Help Somebody (Columbia) 4114 336 1594 +138 107277 8751 10 10012 SUGARLAND Something More (Mercury) +897 29 BRAD PAISLEY Alcohol (A risra) 3876 938 1373 +386 122893 31617 3 108111 KEITH URBAN Making Memories Of Us (Capitol) +817

26 PAT GREEN Baby Doll (Uni ve.rsal/Republic /Mercury) 3686 100 1291 +5 98624 3286 12 9212 TIM MCGRAW Do You Want Fries With That (Curb) +801

Be There (MCA) +687 30 TRICK PONY It's A Heartachte (Asylum/Curb) 2673 221 1199 +80 81167 5994 16 9315 GEORGE STRAIT You'll 32 e JAMIE O'NEAL Somebody': Hero (Capitol) 2392 119 931 +69 70975 4356 8 7915 +132 4 85110 33 TRISHA YEARWOOD Geor g1a Rain (MCA) 2376 454 894 76219 14017 MOST If She Wer Any Other Woman (Columbia) 2359 53 1052 +31 66867 -362 15 8911 31 m BUDDY JEWELL p INCREASED PLAYS 35 m LEANN RIMES Probably We u dn't Be This Way (Asylum/Curb) 2042 166 822 +44 65085 7081 8 7112 TOTAL 34 31 HANNA -MCEUEN Somethirng Like A Broken Heart (MCA) 1849 -62 742 -1 40298 -2312 12 7610 PLAY ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) INCREASE Breaker ® EVANS A Real Fine P bee To Start (RCA) 1838 389 659 +107 59665 17039 3 74112 FAITH HILL Mississippi Girl (Warner Bros.) +770 Breaker ® JASON ALDEAN Hicktown BR) 1617 22 737 +13 41308 929 5 7314 TOBY KEITH As Good As I Once Was (Dream Works) +675 38 HOT APPLE PIE Hillbillies lh ~amWorks) 1574 106 730 +39 42113 5346 7 6511 KENNY CHESNEY Keg In The Closet (BNA) +413 +52 2079 4 7514 Breaker ® JOSH GRACIN Stay With N e (Brass Bed) (Lyric Street) 1480 120 605 41797 BRAD PAISLEY Alcohol (Arista) +386 And Freedom (Lyric Street) +384 36 36 AARON LINES Waitin' On T Wonderful (BNA) 1382 -247 578 -89 37772 -9321 15 7310 RASCAL FLATTS Fast Cars BROOKS & DUNN Play Something Country (Arista) +365 41 MIRANDA LAMBERT Brint e Down (Epic) 1207 115 544 +48 27745 4965 5 7118 ® SUGARLAND Something More (Mercury) +339 43 LEE ANN WOMACK He Ou a Know That By Now (MCA) 1199 266 557 +96 33503 8856 3 7216 gb KEITH URBAN Making Memories Of Us (Capitol) +327

!Debut> BROOKS & DUNN Play Sor thing Country (Arista) 1185 1185 365 +365 49631 49631 1 72)71 GEORGE STRAIT You'll Be There (MCA) +313 +293 42 SHOOTER JENNINGS 4th July (Universal South) 1154 135 454 +79 28336 2100 5 4814 TIM MCGRAW Do You Want Fries With That (Curb) /Debut> G TIM MCGRAW Do You War ries With That (Curb) 1101 801 418 +293 37126 26598 1 51123 44 NEAL MCCOY Billy's Got Hi s : eer Goggles On (903) 975 111 339 +64 28150 5040 3 3516 BREAKERS 48 MONTGOMERY GENTRY Si ething To Be Proud Of (Columbia) 944 425 430 +201 28214 11200 2 53110

45 RYAN SHUPE & THE RUBIB RBAND Dream Big (Capitol) 895 99 361 +41 26574 3058 4 42)4 SARA EVANS +96 7406 3 4015 A Real Fine Place To Start (RCA) 49 TWAIN I Ain't No 4 itter (Mercury) 783 277 329 22626 12 Adds Moves 39.32 iD>ebut CRAIG MORGAN Redneck Ya ht Club (BBR) 750 351 354 +160 20473 7970 1 54118 JASON ALDEAN +9 3 3110 46 REBECCA LYNN HOWARD o One Will Ever Love Me (Arista) 664 3 278 14858 -223 Hicktown (OR) 47 0 STEVE HOLY Go Home (Cup 597 43 258 +23 13927 541 3 4212 4 Adds Moves 37-33 JOSH GRACIN - MARK CHESNUTT A Hard S cret To Keep (Vivaton) 584 162 245 +61 11646 120 2 2411 Stay With Me (Brass Bed) (Lyric Street) 50 CD BLUE COUNTY That Summ ef Song (Asylum/Curb) 526 33 240 +18 13191 868 3 3611 4 Adds Moves 40 -35

121 Country reporters. Monitored airplay data pplied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. Songs ranked by total points for the airplay week Songs ranked by total points of 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining points and /or plays or remaining flat from previous week. If two songs are tied in total points, the song with the larger is the of increase in points is placed first. Songs below N I. 1 and down in points and plays for three consecutive weeks are moved to recurrent. Most Added total number new adds officially reported to R &R by each re rting station. Songs unreported as adds do not count toward overall total stations playing a song. Most Increased Points Station playlists for all R &R reporters are available lists the songs with the greatest week -to -week i reases in total points.Station Weight =AQH Persons + (Market rank X 10) divided by 4180. Total Audience equals Average on the web at www.radioandrecords.com. Quarter Hour Persons times number of plays imes 100). Each daypart on each station is assigned an AQH number. Average Quarter Hour Persons used herein with permission from Arbitron Inc. (©2005, Arbil in Iic.).© 2005 Radio & Records. COUNTRY ROCKS CLEVELAND t So You Have A Country Station - Now What? Moderated by: Lon Helton, R &R Country Editor IN CONVENTION 2005 JUNE 23- 25.2005 Friday, June 24, 2005 11:OOAM- 1:OOPM REGISTER AT RADIOANDRECORDS.COM

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www.americanradiohistory.com COUNTRY TOP 50 INDICATOR May 27, 2005

LAST THIS TOTAL +I- TOTAL +)- TOT. AUD .1- AUD. WEEKS TOTAL WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) POINTS POINTS PLAYS PLAYS 1001 (00) ON ADDS MOST ADDED® 3 0 KEITH URBAN Making Memories Of Us (Capitol/ 4686 251 3795 + 188 104840 6179 11 10210

ARTIST TITLE 5 Q TRACE ADKINS Songs About Me (Capitol) 4568 270 3699 +215 103898 7222 23 10110 LABELS) ADDS BROOKS & DUNN Play Something Country (Arista) 40 1 3 JOE NICHOLS What's A Guy Gotta Do (Universal South) 4393 -327 3543 -260 96879 -7237 27 9710 TIM MCGRAW Do You Want Fries With That (Curb) 26 2 4 GRETCHEN WILSON Homewrecker (Epic) 4383 -217 3547 -167 97446 -7188 15 9910 FAITH HILL Mississippi Girl (Warner Bros.) 15 6 © DIERKS BENTLEY Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do (Capitol) 4341 302 3505 +254 19 10010 98175 7435 GARY ALLAN Best I Ever Had (MCA) 15

TOBY KEITH As As I 7 O RASCAL FLATTS Fast Cars And Freedom (Lyric Street) 4109 289 3309 +235 91828 5971 11 10110 Good Once Was (Dream Works) 11 BRAD PAISLEY Alcohol (Arista) 9 8 0 GEORGE STRAIT You'll Be There (MCA) 4083 364 3323 +311 92478 9234 9 10210 KEITH ANDERSON Pickin' Wildflowers (Arista) 7 4 8 JO DEE MESSINA My Give A Damn's Busted (Curb) 3843 -557 2978 -510 84717 -16535 20 8910 SARA EVANS A Real Fine Place To Start (RCA) 7

11 Q DARRYL WORLEY If Something Should Happen (Dream Works) 3092 272 2537 +207 67975 5367 15 10211 CRAIG MORGAN Redneck Yacht Club (BBR) 7

SUGARLAND Something More (Mercury) 6 10 ® BLAKE SHELTON Goodbye Time (Warner Bros.) 3089 164 2514 +112 69346 2725 20 10211 12 Q SUGARLAND Something More (Mercury) 2839 452 2334 +387 63180 9847 8 10016

15 ® KENNY CHESNEY Keg In The Closet (BNA) 2565 472 2103 +379 57957 11530 5 9714

13 ® ALAN JACKSON The Talkin' Song Repair Blues (Arista) 2374 12 1999 +18 51911 954 10 9512

22 0 TOBY KEITH As Good As I Once Was (Dream Works) 2289 658 1860 +519 49559 14401 3 95111 14 15 BIG & RICH Big Time (Warner Bros.) 2154 -175 1708 -189 47467 -3450 16 8010

18 Q SHEDAISY Don't Worry 'Bout A Thing (Lyric Street) 2106 171 1709 +159 44153 4336 18 8511

17 BOBBY PINSON Don't Ask Me How I Know (RCA) 2071 88 1691 +67 44693 2171 13 8112 21 0 REBA MCENTIRE My Sister (MCA) 1910 243 1617 +209 39585 5579 12 8615

28 FAITH HILL Mississippi Girl (Warner Bros.) 1903 926 1646 +777 43585 20812 2 95115

20 a) KEITH ANDERSON Pickin' Wildflowers (Arista) 1878 173 1490 +146 39123 3506 22 7217 MOST

25 ® BRAD PAISLEY Alcohol (Arista) 1774 403 1430 +301 37339 8045 4 8619 INCREASED POINTS

24 ® VAN ZANT Help Somebody (Columbia) 1615 101 1343 +98 36806 3397 10 7813 TOTAL POINT ARTIST TITLE LABEL(SI 23 ® PAT GREEN Baby Doll (Universal/Republic /Mercury) 1551 14 1295 +24 34792 49 13 7110 INCREASE FAITH HILL Mississippi Girl (Warner Bros.) +926 16 24 PHIL VASSAR I'll Take That As A Yes (The Hot Tub Song) (Arista) 1416 -644 1077 -570 31103 -11800 26 5510

TOBY KEITH As Good As I Once Was (Dream Works) +658 29 TRISHA YEARWOOD Georgia Rain (MCA) 1154 195 1006 +150 24433 4431 5 6615 ® TIM MCGRAW Do You Want Fries With That (Curb) +558 30 ® SARA EVANS A Real Fine Place To Start (RCA) 1081 200 883 +166 23062 4238 5 7017 BROOKS & DUNN Play Something Country (Arista) +498 KENNY 26 ® TRICK PONY It's A Heartache (Asylum /Curb) 1060 22 891 +27 22058 138 15 5310 CHESNEY Keg In The Closet (BNA) +472 SUGARLAND Something More (Mercury) +452 27 ® BUDDY JEWELL If She Were Any Other Woman (Columbia) 1035 56 868 +50 22090 1569 13 5911 BRAD PAISLEY Alcohol (Arista) +403 19 29 LONESTAR Class Reunion Used To Be Us) (That (BNA) 948 -786 729 -619 23244 -17033 20 47(0 GEORGE STRAIT You'll Be There (MCA) +364

31 ® JAMIE O'NEAL Somebody's Hero (Capitol) 890 82 765 +85 17541 1861 8 5213 DIERKS BENTLEY Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do (Capitol) +302 RASCAL FLATTS Fast Cars And Freedom (Lyric Street) +289 32 ® LEANN RIMES Probably Wouldn't Be This Way (Asylum/Curb) 838 61 736 +44 17198 1294 10 5110 33 ® HOT APPLE PIE Hillbillies (Dream Works) 806 45 667 +39 17421 1226 10 5112

48 ® TIM MCGRAW Do You Want Fries With That (Curb) 779 558 677 +491 16455 11807 2 44126

35 ® NEAL MCCOY Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On (903) 758 131 573 +99 18124 3774 7 4614

34 JOSH GRACIN Stay With Me (Brass Bed) (Lyric Street) 723 49 568 +32 14337 1026 7 4510

39 ® MONTGOMERY GENTRY Something To Be Proud Of (Columbia) 656 157 562 +143 15258 4702 3 4612

37 ® LEE ANN WOMACK He Oughta Know That By Now (MCA) 585 30 507 +27 11462 624 7 4112

38 ® JASON ALDEAN Hicktown (BBR) 564 35 480 +30 13793 863 7 34(1

36 39 HANNA -MCEUEN Something Like A Broken Heart (MCA) 546 -62 480 -55 10496 -2268 14 4212

/Debut> BROOKS & DUNN Play Something ® Country (Arista) 498 498 417 +417 11263 11263 1 40140 40 j SHOOTER JENNINGS 4th Of July (Universal South) 492 32 451 +26 10780 803 6 3812 MOST 42 ® MARK CHESNUTT A Hard Secret To Keep (Vivaton) 405 36 328 +32 7877 311 6 2911 INCREASED PLAYS TOTAL 41 43 MIRANDA LAMBERT Bring Me Down (Epic) 366 -20 267 -5 7222 -379 4 2511 PLAY ARTIST TITLE LABELS) INCREASE 44 el SHANIA TWAIN I Ain't No Quitter (Mercury) 336 57 294 +53 7168 1338 3 28(2 FAITH HILL Mississippi Girl +777 ¡Debut> CRAIG MORGAN Redneck Yacht Club (BBR) (Warner Bros.) ® 331 150 314 +123 8386 3666 1 2617 TOBY KEITH As Good As I Once Was (Dream Works) +519 43 46 ZONA JONES Two Hearts (D/Quarterback) 322 -2 322 -1 7065 156 14 2610 TIM MCGRAW Do You Want Fries With That (Curb) +491 (Debut> (1) BLAINE LARSEN The Best Man (Giantslayer/BNA) 264 101 199 +70 4711 2002 1 2315 BROOKS & DUNN Play Something Country (Arista) +417 SUGARLAND Something More (Mercury) +387 45 ® RYAN SHUPE & THE RUBBERBAND Dream Big (Capitol) 261 12 206 +9 4241 172 3 2311 KENNY CHESNEY Keg In The Closet (BNA) +379 47 ® ERIKA JO I Break Things (Universal South) 260 13 212 +32 4575 907 2 2413 GEORGE STRAIT You'll Be There (MCA) +311 46 GLENN CUMMINGS Good Old Days (Gulf Coast) 251 3 246 +12 5760 244 7 2211 BRAD PAISLEY Alcohol (Arista) +301

DIERKS BENTLEY Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do (Capitol) +254 102 Country reporters. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of Sunday 5/15 - Saturday 5/21. RASCAL FLATTS Fast Cars And Freedom (Lyric Street) +235 © 2005 Radio & Records

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www.americanradiohistory.com Bullseye COUNTRY CALLOUT AMER/CA® BY EXCLUSIVE NATIONAL MUSIC RESEARCH ESTIMATES May 27, 2005 Callous America song selection is based on the top 35 titles from the R &R Country chart for the airplay week of May 15 -21.

TOTAL STRONGLY ARTIST Title (Label) POSITIVE PASSION INDEX NEUTRAL FAMILIARITY DISLIKE DISLIKE CALLOUT AMERICA

JOE NICHOLS What's A Guy Got ea Do (Universal South) 39.3% 79.3% 4.13 12.5% 97.8% 4.0% 2.0% HOT SCORES JO DEE MESSINA My Give A D. n's Busted (Curb) 30.5% 73.8% 4.01 18.5% 97.0% 3.3% 1.5%

TRACE ADKINS Songs About M (Capitol) 32.8% 73.8% 4.04 17.3% 96.3% 18% 1.5% This Week At

ANDY GRIGGS If Heaven (RCA) 29.0% 72.3% 3.97 16.8% 95.5% 4.8% 1.8% Callout America

JEFF BATES Long, Slow Kisses w'CA) 26.0% 68.3% 3.93 19.5% 93.8% 4.5% 1.5% By John Hart

TIM MCGRAW Drugs Or Jesus (C rb) 31.3% 68.0% 3.93 20.5% 96.3% 5.8% 2.0%

GRETCHEN WILSON Homewreck r (Epic) 30.5% 65.5% 4.01 17.8% 88.0% 2.5% 2.3% oe Nichols' "What's a Guy Gotta Do" powers into the No. 1 spot from DIERKS BENTLEY Lot Of Leavin' eft To Do (Capitol) 20.0% 64.3% 3.86 18.5% 89.3% 5.5% 1.0% last week's No. 3. Nichols has the 1.3% SUGARLAND Something More ( rcury) 26.8% 63.0% 3.96 17.0% 86.0% 4.8% No. 1 passion song as well. In the is 25 -34s, KEITH URBAN Making Memories I f Us (Capitol) 31.0% 62.8% 4.09 15.8% 82.0% 3.0% 0.5% demos his strength with tvhere this song is No. 1. Trace Ad- Happen (Dream Works) 20.8% 62.5% 3.86 17.8% 88.0% 7.5% 0.3% DARRYL WORLEY If Something S ould kins, "Songs About Me" holds as the BLAKE SHELTON Goodbye Time (Warner Bros.) 27.3% 61.5% 3.96 19.3% 86.0% 4.5% 0.8% No. 2 song and gains ground in pas - sion, whew it .ands at No. 2, up from GEORGE STRAIT You'll Be There 'MCA) 22.8% 61.0% 3.86 18.0% 86.8% 6.0% 1.8% No. 7. Ica Bates' "long Slott Kiss- 3.92 17.5% 86.3% 5.5% 2.8% TRICK PONY It's A Heartache (Asylum /Curb) 29.5% 60.5% es" stays strong, ranking as the No.

RASCAL FLATTS Fast Cars And - reedom (Lyric Street) 16.5% 59.8% 3.81 20.0% 85.5% 4.8% 1.0% 5 song in the 'ample. There are two songs new to this BIG & RICH Big Time (Warner Br ..) 23.0% 58.8% 3.92 18.0% 82.3% 4.8% 0.8% weeks top 10. Dierks Bentley moves 1.3% LONESTAR Class Reunion (That U ed To Be Us) (BNA) 20.8% 57.8% 3.76 28.3% 92.5% 5.3% to the No. 8 slot from No. 12 with "Lot

BUDDY JEWELL If She Were Any Other Woman (Columbia) 21.8% 56.3% 3.84 20.0% 83.3% 6.3% 0.8% of l eavin' I -eft to Do." The song is definitely male- driven, ranking No. F SHEDAISY Don't Worry 'Bout A T ing (Lyric Street) 19.0% 55.8% 3.76 23.0% 86.0% 5.5% 1.8% with males and No. I I with females. VAN ZANT Help Somebody (Columbia) 16.3% 53.5% 3.83 15.3% 74.8% 4.5% 1.5% Sug_ arland break into the top ell, REBA MCENTIRE My Sister (MC 17.0% 49.8% 3.75 21.0% 77.5% 5.3% 1.5% with "Something More" ranking at No. r) for the week, up from No. Iî; KEITH ANDERSON Pickin' Wildfla ears (Arista) 18.8% 48.5% 3.68 25.0% 82.5% 6.8% 2.3% its also the No. 11) passion song. ALAN JACKSON The Talkin' Son Repair Blues (Arista) 18.3% 47.8% 3.80 14.5% 70.0% 5.8% 2.0% Younger 25 -34 listeners are the strength, ranking this song at No. 6 BOBBY PINSON Don't Ask Me Ho u I Know (RCA) 13.5% 47.0% 3.72 22.3% 75.0% 4.8% 1.0% in the demo. "something More " sees 1.5% PAT GREEN Baby Doll (Universal/.= epublic/Mercury) 15.0% 46.0% 3.72 17.8% 71.8% 6.5% the strongest gains in the sample SARA EVANS A Real Fine Place T Start (RCA) 16.3% 41.8% 3.82 20.0% 65.5% 3.3% 0.5% overaH. Trick Pony are showing big pas- TOBY KEITH As Good As I Once as (Dream Works) 17.5% 40.5% 3.81 21.5% 66.0% 3.5% 0.5% sion scoring, with "It's a Heartache." 0.3% KENNY CHESNEY Keg In The Clae et (BNA) 15.8% 40.3% 3.82 19.8% 63.8% 3.5% ranking as the No. 7 passion song JAMIE O'NEAL Somebody's Hero Capitol) 15.0% 39.0% 3.67 19.0% 65.8% 5.3% 2.5% overall, the No. 6 passion song with both male and female listeners, and HANNA -MCEUEN Something Like A Broken Heart (MCA) 9.8% 38.8% 3.60 19.8% 65.8% 5.8% 1.5% the No. 7 passion song with core 35- BRAD PAISLEY Alcohol (Arista) 14.5% 37.8% 3.68 18.3% 64.0% 7.0% 1.0% -14 listeners. Rascal Flatts have the No. 15 song, LEANN RIMES Probably Wouldn't Be This Way (Asylum /Curb) 14.5% 37.0% 3.66 19.3% 64.3% 7.0% 1.0% up from No. 21, with "Fast Cars and 12.8% 32.8% 3.51 19.0% 62.5% 8.0% 2.8% TRISHA YEARWOOD Georgia Rai (MCA) Freedom." Van Zant's "Help Some- HOT APPLE PIE Hillbillies (Dream) orles) 10.8% 31.5% 3.47 19.5% 61.8% 8.5% 2.3% body" is the No. 20 song, up from No. 22. JASON ALDEAN Hicktown (BBR/ 8.3% 27.8% 3.38 21.0% 60.0% 9.0% 2.3%

are: 5) I like it a lot; in fact. it's one of my favorites: 4) I like Total sample size is 400 persons weekly, with a to argin of error of plus or minus 5%. Scoring is done each week using live interviewers conducting an interview with each respondent. Scores the top 40 1 The positive score is an aggregate of the 4 and 5 scores. To be included in weekly callout songs must have entered it; 3) Its OK, just so -so: 2) I don't like it; and 1)'I strongly dislike it. The index score is an average of all -to -5 scores. total o in the markets. The sample is 50% male/female and positions on R &R's Country airplay chart. The mule is composed of 400 25 -54- year -olds who identify country as their favorite music and who listen daily to competitive Country radio sample Baton Rouge; Nashville; evenly distributed in the 25 -34, 35 -44 and 45 -s demos. The sample is balanced by region and markets within each region. Bullseye Callout is conducted in these regions and markets. SOUTH: Charleston, SC. Charlotte; Houston. 2005 Radio Atlanta. MIDWEST: Flint, MI; Indianapolis; Made n; Omaha: Cincinnati. EAST: Harrisburg; Rochester, NY: Springfield, MA; Providence; Washington, DC. WEST: Modesto, CA; Salt Lake City; Colorado Springs. CO; Portland, OR; © & Records. © 2005 Bullseye Marketing Research Inc. IF YOU'RE NOT AT YOUR LAST JOB YOUR 401(k) SHOULDN'T BE EITHER.

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America's Best Testing Country Songs 12 + teTheMusic.com For The Week Ending 5/27/05 R.R. COUNTRY TOP 30 MEDIABA® n NIIAIA98 CANADA Per. W M THIS TOTAL .1- WEEKS ON TOTAL Artist Title (Label) TW LW Famil. Burn 25 -54 25 -54 25 -54 WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS CHART STATIONS

1 1 DIERKS BENTLEY Of Leavid To Do 1310 DIERKS BENTLEY Lot Of Leavin Left To Do (Capitol) 4.22 4.14 96% 12% 4.18 4.25 4.14 Lot Left (Capitol) 565 -5 11

3 KEITH Making Of Us +6 KEITH URBAN Making Memories Of Us (Capitol) 4.14 4.24 95% 16% 4.07 4.37 3.91 0 URBAN Memories (Capitol) 553 9 1310

JO DEE MESSINA My Give A Damns Busted (Curb) 4.13 4.10 98% 24% 4.14 4.27 4.07 4 0 GRETCHEN WILSON Homewrecker (Epic) 541 +14 11 15I0

BLAKE SHELTON Goodbye Time (Warner Bros.) 4.11 4.22 86% 11% 4.04 4.38 3.86 2 4 JO DEE MESSINA My Give A Damn's Busted (Curb) 527 -28 14 1010

TRACE ADKINS Songs About Me (Capitol) 4.08 4.04 99% 23% 4.09 4.21 4.01 9 0 RASCAL FLATTS Fast Cars And Freedom (Lyric Street) 482 +87 5 1311

BROOKS & DUNN It's Getting Better All The Time (Arista) 4.07 4.13 98% 26% 4.10 4.31 3.98 5 6 ROAD HAMMERS l'mA Road Harmer (OpenRoad/Urriersall 425 -13 8 1510 JOE NICHOLS What's A Guy Gotta Do (Universal South) 4.06 4.02 98% 23% 4.07 4.05 4.07 11 O GEORGE STRAIT You'll Be There (MCA) 421 +44 7 1710 GRETCHEN WILSON Homewrecker (Epic) 4.03 3.92 99% 26% 4.00 3.83 4.10 7 8 + EMERSON DRIVE If You Were My Girl (DreamWorks) 395 -19 12 1310 GEORGE STRAIT You'll Be There (MCA) 4.03 4.09 83% 13% 3.99 4.16 3.90 13 0+ POVERTY PLAINSMEN Sister Golden Hair (Royalty) 387 +34 4 1710 SUGARLAND Something More (Mercury) 4.02 3.96 83% 10% 3.99 3.83 4.08 10 0+ßr DERIC RUTTAN Take The Wheel (Lyric Street) 385 +7 10 1411 ANDY GRIGGS If Heaven (RCA) 3.99 4.04 97% 30% 3.93 4.21 3.78 15 0 J. NICHOLS What's A Guy Gotta Do (Universal South) 359 +16 13 710 TRICK PONY It's A Heartache (Asylum/Curb) 3.97 3.88 86% 12% 3.95 3.95 3.94 21 CO SUGARLAND Something More (Mercury) 348 +68 2 1510 RASCAL FLATTS Fast Cars And Freedom (lyric Street) 3.95 3.93 84% 13% 3.89 4.15 3.75 (Debut> 0 FAITH HILL Mississippi Girl (Warner Bros.) 344 +203 1 1311 SHEDAISY Don't Worry 'Bout A Thing (Lyric Street) 3.94 3.79 90% 15% 3.90 3.89 3.91 12 14+ GEORGE CANYON My Name (Universal South) 336 -33 16 1110 JEFF BATES Long, Slow Kisses (RCA) 3.93 3.96 91% 18% 3.93 4.31 3.72 25 a TRACE ADKINS Songs About Me (Capitol) 326 +52 13 1110 DARRYL WORLEY If Something Should Happen (DreamWorks)3.92 4.02 91% 18% 3.90 3.94 3.87 6 16 TIM MCGRAW Drugs Or Jesus (Curb) 312 -110 13 1110 PHIL VASSAR I'll Take That As A Yes... (Arista) 3.88 3.80 97% 30% 3.86 4.11 3.72 14 174, CAROLYN DAWN JOHNSON Dress Rehearsal (Arista) 306 -47 15 1210 ALAN JACKSON The Talkin' Song Repair Blues (Arista) 3.87 3.83 83% 15% 3.96 3.95 3.97 20 Ovik AARON PRITCHETT Lucky For Me (Royalty) 302 +19 3 1412 REBA MCENTIRE My Sister (MCA) 3.87 3.89 74% 13% 3.83 4.07 3.71 /Debut> 0* SHANIA TWAIN I Ain't No Quitter (Mercury) 295 +104 1 1111 BOBBY PINSON Don't Ask Me How I Know (RCA) 3.87 3.90 69% 9% 3.80 3.82 3.79 17 20 MONTGOMERY GENTRY Gone (Columbia) 295 -43 18 1010 JAMIE O'NEAL Somebody's Hero (Capitol) 3.86 65% 8% 3.85 3.71 3.94 23 BIG & RICH Big Time (WarnerBros.l 294 +19 8 1010 TOBY KEITH Honkytonk U (DreamWorks) a 3.85 3.71 98% 28% 3.89 3.91 3.88 29 ® REBA MCENTIRE My Sister (MCA) 289 +79 2 1513 VAN ZANT Help Somebody (Columbia) 3.83 3.90 62% 9% 3.80 3.74 3.82 22 e ALAN JACKSON The Talkin' Song Repair Blues (Arista) 284 +6 5 1311 BUDDY JEWELL If She Were Any Other Woman (Columbia) 3.79 71% 13% 3.81 4.01 3.69

19 24 CRAIG MORGAN That's What I Love About Sunday (BBR) 280 .47 11 1010 KENNY CHESNEY Keg In The Closet (RNA) 3.78 73% 14% 3.65 3.77 3.58 18 25* AARON LINES Waitin' On The Wonderful (RNA) 266 -70 17 1210 LONESTAR Class Reunion (That Used To Be Us) (BNA) 3.77 3.72 95% 28% 3.79 4.01 3.66 26 0410 JOHNNY REID Sixty To Zero (Open Road/Universal) 260 +9 5 1210 PAT GREEN Baby Doll (UniversalRepubtic/Mercury) 3.77 3.59 65% 9% 3.75 3.75 3.75 24 BRAD JOHNER She Moved (Royalty) -23 11 KEITH ANDERSON Pickin' Wildflowers (Arista) 3.76 3.73 89% 20% 3.67 3.95 3.51 27* 252 1110 28 BIG & RICH Big Time (Warner Bros.) 3.73 3.51 94% 23% 3.74 3.86 3.68 BLAKE SHELTON Goodbye Time (Warner Bros.) 236 +7 3 1011 30 GNP TRISHA YEARWOOD Georgia Rain (MCA) 232 +24 2 1310 Total sample size is 341 respondents. Total average tavorability estimates are based on a scale of 1 -5. (1= dislike very much, 5 = like very much). Total familiarity represents the percentage of respondents who recognized the song. Total burn represents the number of 8 30 TOBY KEITH Honkytonk U (DreamWorks) 222 -176 13 1110 respondents who said theyare tired of hearing the song. Songs must have 40% familiarityto appear onsurvey Sample composition is based on persons 12 +. Persons are screened via the Internet. Once passed, they can take the music test based on the format/music preference. 20 Canadian Country reporters. Monitored airplay data supplied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio RateTheMusic.com results are not meant to replace callout research. The results are intended to show opinions of participants on the the Networks. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of 5/8 -5/14. Bullets appear on songs gaining plays or remaining Internet only. RateTheMusic is a registered trademark of RateTheMusic.com. The RTM system, is available for local radio stations by flat from previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is placed first. Songs calling 818-377 -5300. RateTheMusic.com data is provided by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. below No. 15 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. © 2005 Radio & Records.. Indicates Cancon.

Promotion Managers "The label might supplement, but the artist Continued from Page 39 is just getting by. We have employees who don't show up for the bus if they don't get paid. We NEW & ACTIVE 'Save a Horse,' and you could see the reaction never missed a payroll on Gary Allan in the ear- get bigger and bigger by the end of the tour. ly days, and we're very proud of that. But it BLAINE LARSEN The Best Man (GiantslayerIBNA) There's no substitute for that." wasn't without a lot of work." Total Points: 523, Total Stations: 45, Adds: 5

Will Tour For Food Radio Realities STEVE AZAR Doin' It Right (Mercury) Managers are also on the front lines when it Performing scores of free shows early in a ca- Total Points: 493, Total Stations: 32, Adds: 2 comes to radio shows. "On Gary, we stayed out reer can have other ramifications as well. "You no matter what the money was in the early don't want to get the artist so far in the hole that LITTLE BIG TOWN Boondocks (Equity Music Group) days," Lytle says. "We actually dug a pretty big it's demoralizing," Lytle says. "Some acts get so Total Points: 460, Total Stations: 28, Adds: 4 hole doing that, but we thought it was upside down it seems impossible to key to keeping his career going. dig out. When they have success, GARY ALLAN Best I Ever Had (MCA) "In Joe's case, we started fast. He they need to see rewards soon Total Points: 385, Total Stations: 24, Adds: 22 was on tour with Alan Jackson imme- enough to stay motivated." diately, then Brooks & Dunn for a Still, the exposure is hard to BILLY DEAN This Is The Life (Curb) while. We had conversation about not turn down. "One of the reasons I Total Points: 373, Total Stations: 30, Adds: 6 touring until it made financial sense, agreed to co- manage Hot Apple but we never had to follow through Pie is that they're an awesome live LAUREN LUCAS The Carolina Kind (Warner Bros.) on that because it made sense from band," Siman says. "I'll put them Total Points: 252, Total Stations: 25, Adds: 3 the beginning." anywhere, anytime, because I Bob Tilley Performing a free show can build want people to see them. I'll do ra- ERIKA JO I Break Things (Universal South) the artist's relationship with the station, but at dio shows, clubs, opening slots - just put me Total Points: 238, Total Stations: 23, Adds: 4 significant cost. "If it's free to the public, that's out there." something I'll look at," Lytle says. "If the station Managers' understanding of radio realities BILLY CURRINGTON Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right (Mercury) is charging admission, that weighs into the equa- can even have an effect on whether they're will- Total Points: 199, Total Stations: 21, Adds: 10 tion. We shouldn't be doing it for zero. ing to sign new artists. "The perfect situation is "It's hard for an artist to commit to shows a balance of both new and established acts," JACE EVERETT That's The Kind Of Love I'm In (Epic) with no revenue. What's often forgotten in this Titley says. "Otherwise, it turns into a pricey Total Points: 96, Total Stations: 11, Adds: 7 mix is that the radio station more often than not hobby. New artists do break, but if Harvard Busi- is a big corporation. The label is a big corpora- ness School was looking at the artist- manager COWBOY CRUSH Nobody Ever Died Of A Broken Heart (Asylum/Curb) tion. The artist is a small business guy who's business model, they probably wouldn't ap- Total Points: 75, Total Stations: 11, Adds: 8 being asked to do something for nothing. prove." 44 Radio & Records May 27, 2005

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Stations and their adds listed alphabetically by market

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WWZD/Tupelo, MS WDXB/Birmingham, AL' PATGEBI 5 BLAINE LARSEN SHOOTER ENNING WTCRHuntinglon WBULLexington, KY WODWAaleigh, NC' KMPS/Seattle, WA' OM: Rick Stevens IOMX/Akron, OH' PD: TomHarcahan WSIX/Nashville, TN' PD: Judy Eaton PD/MO: Ric Larson OM: Paul Michaels PD: Bedry Bremner PD: Bill Hughes AVM sH PE a N R MBEPBMD 0 BIRD: Kevin Mason APD/MD:Jay ohan :OBYKEI' OM:CIayHunnicull PD: Láá Md ay MD: TorryThomas API): Paul Stone WKMUFa etteville, NC MD: Dave Poole a, r0. :r D Ken Steel Y PIMA CRAW PDRAD:KeitlhKaulman aRDo6aDUN, 24 MITHANDERSON MIRANDA (VEEP, ppp ;Mike'Maddaw Biddle I rOBYKEITH RANDY TRAVIS 3 TIM MCGRAW 9 14 Broas8DUNN 1 TOeMNITTA CCY/Colorado Springs, CO. OM: Mac Edwards :MikeIFY sEvEAw MLLYCIARINGTO" 2 CRAIG MOHGAN 1/ REBA MCENTIRE EVANS po1KKunHHYUESNWYN M: PO: Paul Johnson LAUREN LUCAS WLXX/Lexington, KY 1s. Bob Richards KRMD/Shreveport, LA 1 BOBBYPNSON GOY ALLAN BAIN LARSEN :Travis Daily APO: Dave Stone BROOKS BDUN, OM: Robed Lindsey KOUTRapidCiCity. SD PD: Les Acme WPSK/Blacksburg, VA KNUE/fyler, TX D: Valerie Hart MD: Dead) MD: Kart Shannon FNNKGRACE- NoAUSS PDRAD: Mark Houston APO/AD:JamesAnthony OMRD: Michael Cruise IGNA/Albany,NY* OMRD: Scott Stevens BRCOKSODLNN WSM/Nashville,TN` TIMML,RAw a6 WORM/Huntsville, AL aFarHHILL 75 TI Rit_ t:BImBrindle APD/MD:Sean Sumner PD: John Sebastian +/ KENNY CHESNEY 12 FAIM HILL OM/PO: Todd Bent' 14 ABBY PINSON O:BYIIFarieY 7RMMCGRAW KCS/Colorado Springs, CO' KAFFRIagstaff,AZ MO: FrankSeres 14TOBYKPN APO: 10 BROOKS VUNN 3 PAT GREEN 7 BRA GAKIIY Salad Langston lela/Lincoln, NE 13 MRAKEITHIACOMRE PD: C.J. Muni 2 NV LONFSTN : Coodv Carlson TIM MCGRAW KBUL/Reno, KXKS/Shreveport, LA WON MD: Dan McClain OM: Jim Steel moaKSa nor APOMD: Hugh James OM/PO: Tom Jordan OM/PD: Gary McCoy COWBOYC 15 SHAMA TWAIN WBWN/Bloomington, IL 1211AIYKUM PO: Brian Jennings MO:Chud(Reevns 5 KENNY CHESNEY WFRGNIca,NY 9 15 BROOKS &GUNN 5 FAITH HILL 5 SLIGO AND WCTY/New London, CT 3LFNESTAI: MART: Dan Westhog 10 MOM APD/MD:CarolTumer 4VNNNE DIMPD: Tom Jacobsen KBOI /Albuquerque, NM* ,SPLXMS3015N LARYAAN COS/Columbia,SC* DMRD: Jimmy Lohn 3TOBYKETH 16 CRAGMORGN M: Bill May APDRA Stevens 1 BRADPOSLEY 16 APO: Dave Elder TRISMYEAR'M700 +o TMMCauwMCGRAW t D: U Smith WFMSRndfana P olis, IN' AIMHIL 6 BIDOabOM PD: Tim Janes o RsM EemxoW WFBERIinL MI 15 ,5 SHAMA TWAIN KFRGRtiverside, CA' o BROOKS a W N MTH GIen Garrett PD: Bob Richards KSSN/Little Rock, AR' APDRAD: Jeff Jay PD: Coyote Collins HILL OM: Lee Douglas + RYAN SHUPE a THE HUBNER/O MD: J.D. Cannon PD/MD: Chad Heritage ,S II.VIREN LUCAS APDRAD: Dave Geronimo SARA FUNS KSUXBioux City, l0. KJUGNisalia, CA' maE O'NEAL i 1 SHOOTER ENNINGS WANDA LAMBERT TIM MCGRAW PO/TAD: Don Jeffrey CRAG MORGAN 1 WEAN/ MOMACK BROOKS a DONN PD: Bob Rounds POND: Dave Daniels WHKX/Bluefield, WV GLENN , Kr. .I 1 SARA SW EVANS 2 HOT APPLE PIE 11MR W OM: Ken Dietz COL/Columbus, OH' +Kau EVauEVANS WGHMortolk, VA* APORAD:Toor Michaels BILLY DEAN BROOKS a OUNI 12 BROOKS & N BILLA N PD/MO: Joe Jarvis John Crenshaw KZLq Los Angeles, CA' OM PD: John Shomby 6 TIM MWAAW Roanoke, VA* 5 26 TIM MCGRAW WSLC GARY ALLAN Dan E. Zuko OM P0: R.J. Curtis APDRAD: Mark Mc DAMCano IANGL K NM' 3 HAwwMCE E Ip MID: WMSUJackson, MS PO:BretlSharp /TT 6 BROOKS &DVNN oNSaaE 3 BILLYCSTEVE ;um GU,. WXFL/Rorence, AL APDMO: Tanya Campos GARY ALL/6 BROOKS a axN D MR D: Eddie Haskell 3 GMN1xGTON PD: Rick Adams MD: Javmes POND: Gary Murdock TIMROOKS Ro IN ARMDAUAeERT 3 BUY CL I :Rr>obvnnJ rf WBYT/South Bend, D: Paul Bailer 22 FAITH HILL MO:MarshallStewad HOIWSOIHOF OM MCGRAW MORGUMERY GENTRY NGSO/Cookeville, TN i CRAG MORGAN 6 eoeeY PINSON PD/MD: Clint Marsh COWBOY CRUSH 7 TRIM ANDERSON KHKX/Odessa, TX KEITH ANDERSON Marry McFly BILLY CURRINGTIM KIZNBoise, ID' OM: 6 NAN JACKSON WYYDRteanoke, VA VAN ì,WT , WIRK/W. FL' 5 KENNY emfI WAMZ/Louisvi Ile KY' PG: Mike Lawrence Palm Beach, PD: Gatos Hamsun KSKS/Fresno, CA' 0. OM/PD: Rich Summers s PD: Coyote Calhoun APOMO: Kettley Peterson PDRAD: Joel Dearing P0: Mitch Mahan APD: SNI Phillip Gff3bols PD: Steve Pleshe 3WMARX 1LG"RRA;I Y RRV /Alezandria,LA APDMD:SSeencerBurke KDRK/Spolrane,WA* MD: JR Jackson MD: NiaML one 3 waxeDwENa WEST ea TIM Mr w éLLAn D:Sbwad James MD: Jason Hurst LITHE BIG TOWN áñRY 15010W DUNK DAD: Steve Casey 113011 W DM: ilm r BUODY'NELL ' TOBY TRIM ERIKA T MS BROWS aD,ro+ ieONA WUSJ/Jackson, G HORSIN 2 SHANMTWAIN PD: JayaniDaniels BROOKS á DVNN ANAL 1 BIRrO PAISLEY PO: Tom Freeman KNFM/Odessa, TX Maroc TX WBEE/Rochester, NY' APD: Bob Castle ucEEVEREn MTWlW . RYGENTRY 29 Rani HILL KLLULubbock. OM/PD:JohnMoesch BILLYCMNNGTON KOFC/BOise,ID 9SUMRVrD OM/PD: Jeff Scott OM:DaveSSymonds MO: To Trovato 20 TCBR 5511E Y GARY allN /CTO PA' A /Allentown, YS,Dorpus Christi, TX ROGER MARSHALL & LAW OM: Kevin Godwin REBA MCENTIRE APO: Kelly Greene PD: Billy Kidd 0 Easton KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO KENKYCSNEY M/PD: Shelly : Paula Newell PD: Kevin Anderson MD: Justin Dunlap MD: NYldd Land¡r BUYRKONRBDT011 10:55H IDOPadden PD: Mark Callaghan KTSTRJklahomaCity,OK' 2TRSHAUnWVó LAUREN LUCAS APORAD:JimMiller Frank Edwards KEITH ANDERSON GawAIMN WROO /Jacksonville, FL' moL 1 WACO/Waco,TX 6BROOKS &ANN APO: Dave Jensen OM/PD: Tom Travis D: Deena Blake BROOKSKAHN BROOKS °° GENTRY OM/PD: Owen 3 MONTGOMERY TIM MCGRAW MD: Brian Gary OM: Gail Austin 10 DARRVL WORLEY APDRAD: Anthony Allen MIRANDA DUNK TIM MCGRAW 10 BLAINE LOOSEN HOT APRIL PIC NGTAPPLI DIfry 3 SnNIA M'AN ALLY DFAN PO: Casey Cades KIXZISpokane,WA' ITOBrMM GNC /Amarillo, TX JAMEONEAL BROOKS8DUNN 2:FAIFM]RGN M: Tim Buller MD: John Scott OM: Robert Harder BRA RASLFY WDEN/Macon, GA WKLBBoston. MA' MOW/Rockford. IL PO/MD: Paul "Coyote" Neumann PORAD: Patrick Cla rk TX' PO: Bobby Reed WMZO/Wyatt ton, DC' K LXNalias, WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL* KXKT/Omaha , NE* 7 TIM MCGRAW OM: Don Kelley PD: Steve Summers APP: L Daniels OM: Jeff Wyatt 7 BROOrs 8 DOM John Gook OMRO: Steve Amari APDRAD: Laura Starling PD: Tom Goodwin 5 ANDY BRIGGS P0: Mike Brophey WXBO/Johnson City' APDRAD: Katlty Hess IB SARA EVANS OW ,. 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Phillips m ANDERSON PD: Ed SHOOMIJEMNISS PD: 1B OM: Jim Rising 0: T Gent ry WANIA TWA:N Bill Denon NBA BROOKS YDANNN 12 SAM EVANS KNIX/Phoenix, AZ' Garrett .;RAG MORGN MD:Pat PD: Mike Kom ik IBRAKS&DUNTaylor WDJflDothan,AL APDRAD:AnpleWard 2 a II CHRISCCAGLE EA/TH TN' PD: Shaun Hollyy WIYK/Knoxville, EVERETT MO:Carolmros 0 Jerry Broadway 3 00001.MDR6w TORY 2 TRISHA,.N, OWPO: Mike Hammond MD: Gwen Foster WAR/Tallahassee, R a RL,10EbN eV sum WKIS/Miami, FL' DWIGHT VMKMA WNKi/Chariestoe, SC' : Slew ers 2 TOBY: Gwe M a CRAIG BROWS!.DUNN JASNPON ROGER RM+aLI a LAW MAW: Gary assebong PD: PD:BohBamett NORIIeA TDB Brian Driver M M MCGRAW I BROOKS!.t s a D NN JASON ADFAN ROGER 32 MRH 5 BROOKS SLEY 32 FAITH HILL TRISA YEMW000 2 BLUE COUNTY APO: Billy rawn REM MCENTIN WWOD Wilmington. 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Bob Pickett COWBOY K CB/Duluth MO:Jeff Hackett way ALVA SARA EVANS WDSY/Pittsburgh,PA* OM/PD:BoemerKingslon DIM WOYK/Tampa,FL' APORAD:MgittBanks OMRD: Keith Clark 7 FAIMHLL I seams, :DerekMoran ERIKA., OMRO: Mike Culotta IBNaC PAISLEY I TRICK PONY WOBE/Charleston, WV Dandy WKOM.atayette, IN WAIL/Milwaukee, WI* APDRAD: Stoney Richards N:Jim WPM, API): Beecher Martin CMG KAJABanMtonio,TX' OM: Jeff Whitehead WESC/Greenville,SC' PO: Mark Allen OMRD:KenyWoffe FaMHILL MD:JaoyRoberts 10(DD/Yakima,WA (UZZ/Bakersfield,CA* pp: Robed, M:Jett APO: Scott Dolphin POND CINa len Allen 3 OM/PD: Scott Johnson MD: Bob Vim muYEAR° vow gWPO; Dewey Boynton Evan Bridwell HILL KENNY D: MD:BiUI 2aNSCACE APDRAD: John Landrum 1oCMSCAGLE MD: Mitch Morgan eWNARSN APOIMD:JoelBaker 1911MM POSED' AD: Karen O 1RICNPONY 10 BROOKS &WNN 2 GA,',5ALAN WOGI/Pittsburgh, PA' BRAD 16 Claire. WI GARYaaI au + FAITH 3 BROOKMB NN 2 SHEOASY MONTGOMERY GENTRY HILL 16 TOWTOBY TRIM I ow CRAIG MORGYV BROOKS aouNN FUMES WYUU/Tampa, FL' a AP 440500 x RAD: George House BILLY DEA M0: Bob Domingo OM/PI): Mike Culotta BRW a D xN I 1 BUDDYJEWELI WGTY/York, PA' KMDLJ1 ahyette, U' M KSON/San Diego, CA* AMC/Baltimore, MD` SA FA ANS MD:J VRoberts PORAD: Brad tin WSSUGreenville,SC' MD: T.D.EARWO OWS &DVNN PD /AMD:John Marla WKKTCharlotte' 9cOAL0*R,a, 7 REM MCFMIRE BoesEn 2 H5 W EAPNOOD 1 JAMIE N RI: Ken 5 BROOKS a DVNN OM/PD: Scott Johnson 5 TOBY TRIM DM: Bruce Logan 1 BROOKS & DUNK PORAO:MidhaelJ. K EYEI Paso, TX` KFEYRAinneapolis, MN' 1 ONAYLWORLEY 2 FAIR HILL APDRAD: Kix Layton 505155ACl4 7 REBA MCENTIRE PDRAD: John Roberts 2 FAIR HI L DUNN RAD: Steve Grammy SINIATWAN OM/PO: Gregg Swedberg I BLAKE SHELTON No W4K WPOR/Portland, ME KUSSRian Diego, CA' I MONTGOMERYDYGENIHY VAN ZwI BLNNE LARSEN 1 BILLY DEN A YENwNO Moon KXKC Lafayette, LA' PD: Harry Nelson PD: Mike O'Brian DACE 000 JOSH GRACIH a WfHUferre Haute, IN JASON A.oNAN WAYZ/Hagerstown PD: Renee Revel 1 LITRE BIG TOWN MD: Glori Made MD: Gwen Foster TOBYKum OM/PD: BarrynY Kent NYNKBaton Rouge, LA* WSOC/Charlotte MD: Sean Riley TIM MCGRAW 17 PD: Chris Maestle BROOKCHRIS SADE 12 BROOKS & DUNK MD: Part &Mart WDXñ/Youegstowo OH M1: Bob Murphy 33lUlMCGRAW GARY 1 l0. 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TX' KVOXRargo KWNR/Las Vegas, NV' KIIM/furson, AZ' WYGY/Cincinnati, OH' pp: Jett WCTO/Sarasota, FL' Playlist Frozen (2): N:Biyanoxi,MS Garrison WCTK/Providence, RI' OM: Herb Crowe OM: TJ Holland N: Janice hitimore PD: Brooks O'Brian OMRD:MarkWilsan WJLS/Beckley,WV MD Greg Fre WGTRMyrtleBeach,SC OM: Rick Everett P10/MD: Bill/Jackson 'D: Bryan Rhodes Eric Heyer 3.; MD: SammyOWN PD: Stephen Glutted APD: Heidi Decker NI á WPAP/Panama City, Ft. ANn HSUN R TOWN OM Po: Steve Stewart MD: Sam Stevens CRAIG MORGN NEa M c ', YID: Gwen Wilson Scdl Winston I APDRAD: Dawn MlClhaelS 7 RESA MLENIIN KEITH 10 BROOKS 8, DAN TON 2 TOBY BRAD PAISLEY D1:0.0 KERN TIM MCGRAW CHESNEY 1 DUNN +KENNY 5 LP;.,MI., As LIRA BROOKS MIRANDA LAMBERT 4 MCGRAW FAITH HILL A EN I FAITH HILL BROWS 7. DVNN I,;:N TIM MCGRAW 5 LEE NN w,mAus

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TheSkinnyOnTicketsAnd Registration Don't delay - register now for R &R Convention 2005 and save! Elevation Group Through June 17, a single registration is $475. Three or more are $450 each. After June 17, on -site registration begins June 22 and costs $550. Taking Day passes will be available (onsite only) and are priced as follows: artists to new heights Thursday: $250 (includes opening -night party); Friday: $350 (includes awards show); and Saturday: $250. Extra opening- night -party tickets worked at an artist- management firm one summer, answering are $125, and extra awards show tickets are $50 each and must be purchased at the hotel. For details, go to www.radioandrecords.com. phones and sending out press packages. I soon realized the hard work that went into managing bands. Management firms partner with record labels and make sure their artists' best interests are always being served. They make big decisions on Hot AC. "Ironically, we also just signed a their artists' behalf and strive to develop and cultivate stars. They young band from Atlanta called Elevation," says Wilson. "We also manage the well- estab- do everything from organizing travel to making sure a concert lished artists The Neville Brothers, Aaron Nev- ticket reads just right. ille and The Meters." "The main thing both Both Tolcher, who is signed to Octone/ Jay Wilson, a partner in Elevation Group, MD at KLLC ([email protected]) /San Francisco. RMG, and Pat McGee Band, who are signed radio and record an artist-management company based in Oak- Train had been playing small San Francisco to indie label Kirtland Records, have singles companies need to do is land, CA, fell into the profession by accident. clubs and had built up a nice fan base - espe- at Hot AC, and everyone on board is working He started working for New Era Promotions, cially at our station. hi a short time Wilson and hard. be patient with artists a major concert promoter in Birmingham, right his then -partner, Arnie Pustilnik, took this un- " Octoné s philosophy concerning Michael out of college, booking shows at colleges and known band from the Bay Area to superstar Tolcher is very similar to the approach we took and songs. It seems that clubs. heights at Hot AC. when developing Train and the one they used Through the club scene "After Train made their record, our philos- to break Maroon 5," says Wilson. "It is a slow - if a song does not he hooked up Brother ophy was to put the band on the road and tour and- steady artist -development approach Cane, a rock band that their asses off, making new fans every night," based on touring first, then implementing ra- perform immediately, it was signed to Virgin Wilson says. "They toured with Collective dio and other marketing elements once the is either dropped, or the Records, and ended up Soul, Ben Folds Five, Hootie & The Blowfish groundwork and awareness have been estab- managing them, thus and Better Than Ezra in an effort to build their lished. label bails on it and, launching his manage- fan base, create a buzz and introduce them to "We put Michael on the road in August ment career. "Brother radio. 2003, and he has toured nonstop, playing with usually, the artist." Cane put out three "I worked very closely with Gregg Latterman Maroon 5, Gavin DeGraw, Sister Hazel, Ever - records from 1993 to 1997, Jay Wilson at Aware Records to develop and execute our clear and Pat McGee Band. During this 21- had seven No. 1 Rock plan. Gregg is really great at the long-term, month period our goal was to create momen- tracks and sold 550,000 records," says Wil- grind -it- out -approach and tum and deliver a story son. was instrumental in help- from the road, release the young artists and becomes a place for them to "In 1996 I relocated to San Francisco and ing break the band. record in May 2004 and develop their careers," he says. "Once an art- joined Bill Graham Management. I continued "Once our story started then start visiting key radio ist becomes established at the format, Hot AC to manage Brother Cane, as well as bluesman developing and we had a stations once we had a sto- sticks by them. Multiple singles from an album Taj Mahal and a young San Francisco band few markets bubbling, the ry to tell. can get a shot and can be on the playlist at any called Train. After an internal restructuring at Columbia Records promo- "Michael's single 'Mission one time." Bill Graham Management in 2001, my business tion team came on board Responsible' is now No. 37 Wilson does admit, though, that breaking an partner, Kent Sorrell, and I formed Elevation and made 'Meet Virginia' on R &R's Hot AC chart, we act at Hot AC can be a long and arduous pro- Group." the hit we thought it was. Pat McGee Band have scanned close to cess. "There are a lot of great artists vying for Key Hot AC stations that 60,000 records, and we are limited slots on radio's playlists," he says. The Early Days were early believers were KLLC /San Francisco; building every week. Michael will be on tour "Once a song starts working for a station, it I met Wilson in 1997, when I was Asst. PD/ KOSO /Modesto, CA; and WTMX /Chicago. this summer with Gavin DeGraw and Howie could stay on the playlist for over a year, which These stations led the Day. creates very few opportunities for stations to charge at Hot AC, ulti- "We've been working with Pat McGee Band add new records. mately leading to Train's for almost five years. The band has released "This format is a test in patience, because first album going plati- five records - three independent and two on things move so slowly. Most labels run out of num. a major label - sold close to 300,000 records gas during this process, which emphasizes the "When we started and have a great live touring base. need for a long -term game plan. The payoff is working Train's next "Pat's new label situation, Kirtland Records, that when your song starts working at Hot AC, record, 'Drops of Jupi- is very exciting, since this label is made up of it could be around for a long time." ter,' it quickly became ex- major -label executives who are focused and Wilson will continue to do what it takes to apparent that the band have unwavering belief in Pat and this record. launch careers, to make his artists top -of -mind had built a huge fan base We are re- releasing Pat's last record and have with the radio community and consumers and and had solidified them- a new single, 'Must Have Been Love,' which to maintain alliances with his label partners. selves as a staple at the has been in the Most Added category at Hot "The main thing both radio and record com- Hot AC format." AC in its first two weeks." panies need to do is be patient with artists and songs," Wilson says. "It seems that if a song New Heights A Believer does not perform immediately, it is either RISE AND SHINE Octone/RMG artist Michael Tolcher recently Elevation Group has With his experience with Train and current dropped, or the label bails on it and, usually, stopped by to visit WBQB/Fredericksburg, VA's morning show, The since expanded, with a work with Michael Tolcher and Pat McGee the artist. Breakfast Flakes. WBQB PD Brian says, Demay "We think Michael's roster that includes art- Band, Wilson has become very familiar with "A lot of songs can take 250 or more spins headed for the stars." here -r) Seen (l are WBQB morning host ists Michael Tolcher and the Hot AC format, and despite what critics say to kick in, and it would be nice not to have the Alan Baxter, Tolcher and morning host Heather Harwood. Pat McGee Band, who about its future, he believes in it. clock ticking when you get out of the starting are slam -dunk artists for "Hot AC embraces and nurtures great blocks." 46 Radio & Records May 27, 2005

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2 2 MICHAEL BUGLE Hoe (143/Reprise) 1963 -86 171435 17 10310 MOST ADDED'

3 3 LOS LONELY BOYS Heaven (OR Music/Epic) 1842 -72 157224 49 9910 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) ADDS

5 0 JOHN MAYER Daughters (Aware/Columbia) 1743 +85 145866 30 10610 KENNY G. fIYOLANDA ADAMS I Believe I Can Fly (Arista/RMG) 18

KIMBERLEY LOCKE I Could (Curb) 14 4 5 TIM MCGRAW Live like You Were Dying (Curb) 1585 -80 122094 33 9210 HALL & OATES Doh Child (//- Watch) 10 6 6 GOO GOO DOLLS G' A Little Bit (Warner Bros.) 1562 -4 124113 21 8710 BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete (Jive,/Zomba Label Group) 7 7 7 MAROON 5 She Will e Loved (Octone/J /RMG) 1437 -102 131666 31 8911 KATRINA CARLSON Suddenly Beautiful (Kataphonic) 7 More 1407 +28 130846 14 8015 8 0 ROB THOMAS Lonel No (Atlantic) ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic) 5 10 9 MARTINA MCBRIDE In My Daughter's Eyes (RCA) 1018 -40 89403 37 9010 MARIAH CAREY We Belong Together (Island/IDJMG) 5 4 9 10 MERCYME Homesick (LN0/Curb) 979 124 39309 16 8111 RYAN CABRERA True (E.V.L.A. /Atlantic) HOWIE DAY Collide (Epic) 4 13 RYAN CABRERA Trip (E. V.L.A. /Atlantic) 963 +31 60245 18 7614 ANNA NALICK Breathe (tam) (Columbia) 12 12 HALL & OATES I'll B Around (U- Watch) 807 149 67068 36 8910

15 MAROON 5 Sunday Morning (Octone /J/RMG) 715 +25 66934 13 4613

14 14 HOOBASTANK The Feason (Island/IDJMG) 708 -49 65484 47 5610

16 15 VANESSA WILLIAMS You Are Everything (Lava) 603 -74 37154 15 6511 MOST +10 40585 12 4714 INCREASED PLAYS 17 0 HOWIE DAY Collide (Epic) 549 TOTAL 7 6410 18 SHANIA TWAIN Don t! (Mercury /IDJMG) 502 +53 20544 PLAY ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) INCREASE 22 BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete (Jive /Zomba Label Group) 478 +130 56252 3 4917 BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete (Jive /Zomba label Group) + 130 21 0 JIM BRICKMAN & ICHAEL BOLTON Hear Me (Tears Into Wine) (RCA Victor) 413 +40 14789 4 5313 KIMBERLEY LOCKE I Could (Curb) +119 20 20 BRYAN ADAMS This Side Of Paradise (Mercury) 396 -4 28910 5 5011 PHIL COLLINS Can't Stop Loving You (Atlantic) +96 -57 14333 17 5110 - 368 19 21 SCOTT GRIMES Sun et Blvd. (Velocity) UNCLE KRACKER fIDOBIE GRAY Drift Away (Lava) +87 23 e JOHN WAITE New Y rk City Girl (No Brakes) 346 +27 9635 7 4410 JOHN MAYER Daughters (Aware /Columbia) +85 +82 27 HALL & OATES Ooh hild (U- Watch) 338 +82 13726 2 56110 HALL & OATES Doh Child (U- Watch) M. MCDONALD Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Motown/Universal) +75 24 ANNA NALICK Breat e (tam) (Columbia) 317 +44 36039 3 3314 NORAH JONES Don't Know Why (Blue Note/Virgin) +74 25 RASCAL FLATTS Ble s The Broken Road (Lyric Street) 280 +16 9780 9 4012 MARIAN CAREY We Belong Together (Is /and/IDJMG) +74 1 3611 ¡Debut> RICK SPRINGFIELD I RICHARD PAGE Broken Wings (Gomer/DKE) 233 +32 4961 0 SIMPLY RED You Make Me Feel Brand New (simplyredcom /RedInk) +68 30 MICHAEL W. SMITH Bridge Over Troubled Water (Reunion/PIG) 220 +10 3924 8 3710

29 28 KENNY G. fIEARTH, IND & FIRE The Way You Move (Arista /RMG) 188 -33 23027 19 2210

28 29 FIVE FOR FIGHTING f God Made You (Aware/Columbia) 188 -59 6540 15 2410

26 30 ROD STEWART Blue oon (J/RMG) 177 -87 4320 12 4310 NEW & ACTIVE for the airplay week of 108 AC reportes. Monitored airplay data sup died by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. Songs ranked by total plays JET Look What You've Done (Atlantic) 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining pl ys or remaining flat from previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is Total Plays: 169, Total Stations: 11, Adds: 1 placed first. Songs below No. 15 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. Songs below No. 5 are moved to recurrent after 50 weeks on the chart. Most Added MARIE PRESLEY Dirty Laundry (Capitol) is the total number of new adds officially reed ed to R &R by each reporting station. Songs unreported as adds do not count toward overall total stations playing a song. LISA Total Audience equals Average Quarter Flour p rsons times number of plays (times 100). Each daypart on each station is assigned an AQH number. Average Quarter Hour Total Plays: 160, Total Stations: 24, Adds: 0 Persons used herein with permission from A bitron Inc. (0 2005, Arbitron Inc.).© 2005 Radio & Records. KIMBERLEY LOCKE I Could (Curb) Total Plays: 128, Total Stations: 38, Adds: 14 We Belong Together (Is/and /IDJMG) TOTAL MARIAH CAREY MOST ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS Total Plays: 98, Total Stations: 22, Adds: 5 KATRINA CARLSON Suddenly Beautiful (Kataphonic) PLAYED RECURRENTS MATCHBOX TWENTY Unwell (Atlantic) 788 Total Plays: 58, Total Stations: 24, Adds: 7 TOTAL DIDO White Flag (Arista/RMG) 773 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS KENNY G. fIYOLANDA ADAMS I Believe I Can Fly (Arista/RMG)

This One's For The Girls (RCA) 693 Total Plays: 0, Total Stations: 18, Adds: 18 KEITH URBAN You'll Think Of Me (Capitol) II 1022 MARTINA MCBRIDE

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America's Best Testing AC Songs 12 + POWERED ReteTheMusiccom For The Week Ending 5/27/05 RÄ AC TOP 30 n íI88118188 CANADA MEDIABASE W W W LAST THIS TOTAL + I - WEEKS ON TOTAL Artist Title (Label) TW LW Famil. Burn 25-54 25-34 35-54 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS CHART STATIONS

1 Ovila MICHAEL BUGLE Home (Warner Bros) 455 +1 18 1510 ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic) 4.09 4.10 94% 20% 4.21 4.19 4.22 2 2 KELLY CLARKSON Breakaway (Hollywood) 402 -19 25 1010

MICHAEL RUBLE Home (143/Reprise) 3.88 3.95 83% 19% 3.86 3.70 3.89 3 3 ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic) 392 -15 13 1511 4 4 JOHN MAYER Daughters (Aware/Columbia) 348 25 19 1210 KELLY CLARKSON Breakaway (Hollywood) 3.86 3.92 97% 41% 3.93 4.13 3.88 5 0. J. ARDEN Where No One Knows Me (UMesalMuscC 330 +5 18 1210 TIM MCGRAW Live Like You Were Dying (Curb) 3.83 3.89 97% 36% 4.00 3.84 4.04 8 040, DIVINE BROWN Old Skool Love (Blacksmith) 298 +15 10 1210 HOOBASTANK The Reason (Island/IDJMG) 3.71 3.67 96% 41% 3.82 3.84 3.82 6 7 GOO GOO DOLLS Give A Little Bit (Warner Bros.) 297 -22 16 1110

1 8 MAROON 5 She Will Be Loved (Octone/J /RMG) 296 -14 31 910 KEITH URBAN You'll Think Of Me (Capitol) 3.71 3.72 92% 34% 3.78 3.11 3.80 9 9 AMANDA STOTT Homeless Heart (EMI) 275 .4 14 1110 LOS LONELY BOYS Heaven (OR Music/Epic) 3.70 . 3.73 98% 47% 3.80 3.62 3.84 10 10+ SHANIA TWAIN Don't! (Mercury/IDJMG) 265 -12 15 1110 J. BRICKMAN & M. BOLTON Hear Me... (RCA Victor) 3.70 - 45% 8% 3.78 3.44 3.86 11 11 KG.KARTHAND&IIRE TheWayYouMove Aristafilla 253 -22 14 1010 13 ® RYAN CABRERA True (E. V.L.A. /Atlantic) 242 +13 11 1210 HOWIE DAY Collide (Epic) 3.68 3.57 60% 12% 3.71 3.73 3.70 12 13+ ASELIN DEBISON Faze (Sony BMG Canada) 228 -3 13 1010 MARTINA MCBRIDE In My Daughter's Eyes (RCA) 3.67 3.60 96% 47% 3.75 3.69 3.77 14 14 LOS LONELY BOYS Heaven (OR Music /Epic) 208 19 43 1110

GOO GOO DOLLS Give A Little Bit (Warner Bros.) 3.66 3.85 98% 36% 3.72 3.97 3.67 16 15 TINA TURNER Open Arms (Capitol) 206 -14 18 1310

17 CELINE DION In Some Small Way (Epic) 202 +23 15 710 MAROON 5 She Will Be Loved (Octone/J /RMG) 3.58 3.80 98% 47% 3.59 3.41 3.63 0* 18 17r VANESSA WILLIAMS You Are Everything (Laval 167 -2 9 710 SHANIA TWAIN Don't! (Mercury/ILIJMG) 3.57 3.55 42% 11% 3.51 3.17 3.61 23 MAROON 5 Sunday Morning (Octone/J/RMG) 156 +41 8 810

MAROON 5 Sunday Morning (Octone /J/RMG) 3.56 3.73 90% 36% 3.59 3.32 3.66 19 194 BLUE RODEO Rena (Warner Music Canada) 155 -3 12 1110

20 BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete /Jive/ZombaLabe/Group) 150 +28 6 610 MERCYME Homesick (INO/Curb) 3.55 3.53 66% 17% 3.61 3.33 3.66 26 84, BRYAN ADAMS This Side Of Paradise (Universal) 132 +52 2 710 HALL & OATES I'll Be Around Ill-Watch) 3.51 3.60 94% 38% 3.53 3.47 3.54 22 22 U2 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own ante/scope) 118 3 6 510

RYAN CABRERA True (E.V.L.AJAt/antic) 3.51 3.56 91% 34% 3.60 3.68 3.58 21 23 FIVE FOR FIGHTING If God Made You (Awam/Cokimbia) 118 4 8 710

24 HIPJOINTfIANDERSJOHANSSON Sunshine (Hipjoint) 113 +7 9 710 SCOTT GRIMES Sunset Blvd. (Velocity) 3.29 3.39 60% 16% 3.37 3.22 3.39 + 25 JET Look What You've Done (Atlantic) 106 +10 2 410 VANESSA WILLIAMS You Are Everything (Lava) 3.22 3.40 82% 32% 3.24 3.11 3.27 28 J. JOHNSON Sittig, Waiting Wishing (BnrshîTWUréversa0 83 +10 3 210 JOHN MAYER Daughters (Aware /Columbia) 3.05 ¡Debut> 3.16 96% 59% 2.97 2.65 3.04 IL DIVO Unbreak My Heart... (Columbia) 73 +13 1 210

30 JOSS STONE Right To Be Wrong (S- Curve/EMC) 72 +6 6 210

Total sample size is 259 respondents. Total average tavorability estimates are based on a scale of 1 -5. (1= dislike very much. 5= like 27 29. SARAH MCLACHLAN Push (Netzwerk) 69 -11 14 510 very much). Total familiarity represents the percentage of respondents who recognized the song. Total bum represents the number of respondents who said they are tired of hearing the song. have 40% ¡Debut> K. CHANTE Come Fly With Me BMG Songs must familiarity to appear on survey. Sample composition ©+ (Vik/Sony Canada) 66 +3 1 611 is based on persons 12+. Persons are screened via the Internet. Once passed, they can take the music test based on the format/music preference. RateTheMusic.com results are not meant to replace callout research. The results are intended to show opinions of 23 Canadian AC reporters. Monitored airplay data supplied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. participants on the the Internet only. RateTheMusic is a registered trademark of RateTheMusic.com. The RTM system, is available for Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining plays or remaining flat from local radio stations by calling 818- 377-5300. RateTheMusic.com data is provided by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is placed first. Songs below No. Radio Networks. 15 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. © 2005 Radio & Records. ilp Indicates Cancon.

WRSMluntsville, AL' WPEZ/Macon, GA WLMGMew Orleans, LA' KRNOMeno, NV' KVIU/Shreveport, LA' WEATIW. Palm Beach, FL' PD: John Malone OMPD Jell POND: Dan Fric Ott Gary Meg POND: Rid Shockley MO. Nate Moran B THOMAS Soar /MAD I ROB THOMAS POND: StephnaMHellman No Adds REPOR TERS KIMBERLEY LOCKE 1 IIFEHOUSE RYAN CABRERA KATRINA CARLSON 9 ROB THOMAS KENNY G. WOLANDA ADAMS 1 3 DOORS DOWN KENNY G. ITIXANDA ADAMS KENNY G IYOWlDA ADAMS HOWIE DAY BACKSTREET BOYS Stations and then adds listt d alphabetically by market KELLY CLARKSON WLTWMew York, NY' WTPIAndianapolis, IN' DIET Pa Jim Ryan WTVR/Richmond, VA' WASH/Washington, DC' IM E'D: Gery wrens RYAN CABRERA MD Frs PD Bill Hen OMNO: Bill Cahn WNSNBDUIh Bend, IN APES: Peter Ae o VANESSA CARLTON 9 E DAY WYJB/Aibany, NY' WEBFjBridgepolt, CT' 10(B/1/Corpus Christi, TX' WAFT/Frederick, MD APO: Adam Stubbs No Adds CROW PD: Jim Rotten PD: Karin Chu a, OAAPO: Haman Me. Mere Cooper SIERYL MD: tel AMID: Mn Richards Kal SNnns 9 BACKSTREET BOYS No Adds N e Chad O' Han ma Denny Lyonsn KENNY G. WOLANDA ADAMS 9 RDA THOMAS No Adds KIMBERLEY LOCKE No Adds 6 FIVE FOR HGHTNG WWDEMorlolk, VA' WMGN/Madison, WI' PD: Dan Laden O LIONEL RICHIE PD: Pal Ma: Jell Moreau KISC/Spokane, WA' Mt/Dallas, TX' WJKK/Jackson, MS' WHUDIWestchester, NY' KMGNAIbbu uerque, MD Amy Ann 7 RYAN CABRERA WSLO]Roanoke,VA' OM: Robed Farder OMA'°: Maven Penn NM' WEZF/Budington' PD SnMkey Mows PD John Anne BACKSTREET BOYS PD: Dee Morrison POOMES Dawn Marcel OM: Eddie DM: Stete /PD: Michael Pmderyad APDAM: Torn Feral tarne KSOF/Fresno, CA' KIMBERLEY LOCKE HOWIE DAY PD: Kris Ahne No MO: Da Daniels KENNY G. WOLANDA ADAMS PD: rute Parmelee Adds OM: E. Cushions= No Adds KMGL/Oklahoma City, OK' No Adds ANNA MALICE BPD: Bob Ca y PO: Mike Bra* WBO/Manchester, NH Stese BACKSTREET BOYS MO: Jense, Fon MD Kristen Kenny PVC: O9rie WTFM/Johnson City' OMPO: No Bob Brinson No Adds Adds 1 MAROONS PO: David WLOT/Daylon, OH' DeFrarm 7 HOWE DAY KRBBchita, KS' WLEV/Allentown, PA* No Adds OM: Ja Stems WRMMMochester, NY' KXLY/Spokane, WA' OMND: Lynn Jama DM: Skelly Enloe P0: Teresa Taylor PD Seedy Cans POND Bea TSNr MD: Dare WIN , Po: Dan Hassell KTRR/Ft. Collins, No Adds WHBC/Canton, OH' APOMD. Brno Michaels CO' KVLY/TAcAIIen, TX' KEFM/Omaha, NE' MINDY SMITH 7 HALL d OATES No Adds WAND. T OMPO: Mad Callaghan OM: Mitch Baker I knows No Adds P0: Arda Moan KENNY G WOLANDA ADAMS MAROON 5 MO: Ka+ No Adds WKYE/Johnstown, PA Kris MINDY SMITH P0: Midrib Miens 1 RASCAL FLATTS PO: Jack Michaels KIMBE LM LOCKE KIMBERLEY LOCKE MD. Bolan wan WGFB/Roddord, IL KKYM nccphyorage, AK KOSkDenver,CO' 13 TIM MCGRAW POND: O0appg Daieh WMAS/Sppdngneld, MA' WLROIMelboume, FL' 5 BACKSTREET BOYS OMND: Peal Cannon KDAT/Cedar Rapids, IA PO: Dan Dillon WMEEIFt. Wayne, IN' WMGSiWilkes Barre, PA' OM: Kan Holiday WMGF/Ddando, FL' MAD: Dan Radn OMNO: Mark AMMO, Rob Minn OMTD. Oid Stele MD. store Hamilton Evan PDMD: Kn Payne OM: Jules Allay 1 MAROON5 PD: Michael Loa No Adds APO: Eric Connor No Adds MD: CMS Cage WOLRBalamazoo, MI APO: Brenda MAIMS P0: Man Phillips 1 JET M0: Mindy MARIAN Lorry ygLOCKE / COLDPIAY CAREY OMND: Ken laspar No Adds KGBY/Sacramento, CA' MD: Brian Hea 1 VANESSA WILLIAMS KATRINA CARLSON 7 JEWEL APOMD: Brin Weds P0: Mile BoMk KIMBERLTY 6 VMESSA CARLTON No Adds 12 RYAN CABRERA 6 SANTANA DALEY BAND WMGCIDetroit, MI' WLHT/Grand KGBXfSpringgeld, MO WFPG/Atiantic City, NJ' Rapids, MI' WRVRIMemphis, OM: Jim Harper OMNES BM Bailey TN' WMEZ/Pensacola FL' OM: Past Kallq Po: Guy Glib DRANO:Jerry Dan PO: Loh Boma MD: Kim Caran OAMAPD Man Welber Minn KYMX/Sacramento, CA' PD Ten Mann WJBR/Wilminaton, DE' MD: Mabee Mtn KSRCIKansas City, MD. Lam Minim OMND: Michael Wa WSUY/Chadeston, SC' MD. Jon MAIM CAREY MO' PO: Anee Somme PD Bryn Mann APDMD: Dare Roberts gMBERLEY LOCKE Pa: Chris No Adds MD: OMND. Mile Edards 6 RYAN RERA Tarlar No Adds APO/MD JeMKer Wood No Adds Cata MII KENNY G. MANIA ADAMS No Adds HALL GATES APAMO: John Way 2 GREEN DAY MINA NOLICK 8 KENNY G. SAOANDA ADAMS WOOD/Grand Rapids, MI' WBBO/Augusta, DM: Dop Madpgsry WMGOIMiddlesex, W' GA' WNIC/Detroit, MI` WSWT/Peoria, IL WGER/Saginaw, on: Mike Kramer PoMD: Jqq PMrid KUDL/Kansas City, MO' PD: Ti,, Ten MI' KEZKISt. Louis, MO' WSRS/Worcester, MA' WVAFIthadeston, WV ON/PD: Daee, OWN DIANO Rind, Rude No Ans Thom McGinty MAIM CAREY DM One Mage P0: Mae Eilara POND PD: H ad PO: Rid Johmn 0MPO: 13 MNiO0N5 Tom Hell APDWD: Dense Lucas PD: Jarry O'Donnell APE: Doh London JIM BRICNAMdN 8 MICHAEL BOLTON 8 MAROONS TOLL 8 OATES No Adds 15 ROB THOMAS No Adds KATRINA CARLSON APES Michelle Lamely KIMBERLEY LOCKE No Adds HALL 8 OATES KESZ/Phoenix, AZ' KIM/Austin, TX' WDEF/Chattanooga, TN' WMAG/Greensboro, NC' WMXC/Mobile, AL' DM: Tim Satterfield PD: Melun AN PO: Alas O'Neal DMPD: Deny Howard WOOF/Dothan, DM: Kil Canon KJOYIStoddon, CA' Al. PD: Scott bin APDdS: Sad Brady APO: MichaelMild K /Pa HIM Sanden WJXBA(noxville, TN' PD: Dan Mane DM John Christian WARM/York, PA' n PO/MD: Leah Simnel No Adds BRYAN ADAMS KBEE/SaIt Lake City, UT' MO: Knight MO: PO WI MO: Mary Booth PDMD Dirk Kooyman P0M0, Rid Sun Rohn Deos No Adds Jernigan BACKSTREET BOYS POMU: Rani K KE IL L'YO.ANDA TOMES HOWIE DAY KIMBERLEY LOCKE JIM BRICKMAN A MICHAEL KIMBERLEY LOCKE KATRINA CARLSON HALL 8 OATES KIMBERLEY LOCKE JET KENNY G. WOLANDA ADAMS KENNY G. WOLANDA ADAMS KENNY G. WOLANDA ADAMS ANN NALICL BOLTON WMYUGreenville, JIM BRICKMM 8 MICHAEL BOLTON KGFM/Bakerstield, CA' KTSM/EI Paso, TX' SC' OM: Scott Johnson WLTJIPittsburgh, PA' PO/MD: Chris Edward, WLR/Chicago, IL' PDMO' Bill Tole POMO: Song Maimry UN/Lafayette, LA' MAD: Clod Merca KSFI/Sait Lake City, UT' WYYYISyracuse, NY' KATRINA CARLSON OMPD: Bob Kufe APO: Sam Camara PD: C.J. CNmern KJSN/Modesto, No Adds CA' No Adds PD Dain pap OM: Rich Laubar KENNY G. WIXANDA ADAMS MD: Eric Mane KIMBERLEY LOCKE BPD. Debbie Ray PO/MD: Gary Michaels APES Bob Nelson P0: Kathy Rowe No Adds Odds Ma Seta Win No MD: Brin deGen APOYAD: Marne Meson No Adds MERCYME No Ans WBBEIBaton Rouge, LA' WXKC/Erie,PA WSPA/Greenville, SC' WSHH/PiItsburgh, PA' POWEREQIM PPDMa: Michelle SeegMm WRRM/Cincinnal, 0H' PO: Ron Mn Ponde. Mike Weal POMO. Ron AM No Adds 2 KIMBERLEY WOBMIMonmouth, NJ' Po: TJ Holland LOCKE No Adds 13 MAROON 5 KOXTBan WFMKILansing, MI' PES Mere Ardolis Antonio, TX' /Pa Ted Morns POND: Ed Sumgnph WRVF/Toledo, OH' OM: Ray Mankell MD: Brian Moore MEDIABASE BACKSTREET BOYS APO: Nm Cohee OM: Bill linnets PDM0: ChM Remolds KATRINA CARLSON WMJY/Biloxi, MS' WIKY/Evansville, IN WHOM/Portland, ME KIMBERLEY LOCKE PD Don Gosselin 1 RONAN KEA NG BACKSTREET BOYS OMNES: Weller POND: Mn Baker WRCH/Hartiord, CT' WARD: Hm Moere VANESSA WILLIAMS KENNY G WOLANDA ADAMS &own KENNY G WOLANDA ADAMS KIMBERLEY LOCKE 9 ROB THOMAS 6 RASCAL ELATES WDOK/Cleveland, OH' PO Allan Corm MARINI CAREY PD. Scott Miller HALL d OATES MD: Joe Han VANESSA WILLIAMS Monitored Reporters MD: Tad Kowalski No Adds KWAV/Monterey, CA' P5MD: KBAY/San Jose, CA' HALL 8 OATES KMZOILas Vegas, NV' Bemis Moody KEZA/Fayetteville, AR OM: Jim MAMy P0: TRow Powers KENNY G. ASOLANDA ADAMS KONA/Tri- Cities, WA P0: Jn Henll KKCW/Portland, OR' APO/MD: Ohling WYSFBirmingham, AL` MD: Terry Massie Mile OMPD: Man Jana 133 Total Reporters W: CMpp Madge M0: Rob OM/PD: Tony Cola 3 ANNA NALICK 10 ROB THOMAS APOOED: Ja Pekin KKLVColorado Springs, CO' S 5 KRTR/Honolulu, HI' MO/MD: kan Lawson MDMO: Valerie Yining Hn KATRINA CARLSON I JOHN WAITE OM: Bob Richards WWLW/Morgantown, WV No 5 MERCYME OMPD: Wayne Maria No Adds Ans 1 JIM BRICKMAN 8 MICHAEL BOLTON PoMO: Kyle Matthew, KELLY CLARKSON DMPD: Chad Perry 108 Total Monitored No Adds No Adds ROLL THOMAS KSNE/Las Vegas, NV' KSBLBanta PD. Tom Chase Barbara, CA WCRZ/Flint, MI' OM/Pa Keim Royer KXLTBoise, ID' MO. John Berry WWLI/Providence, RI' K001/Tyler, TX 25 Total Indicator Olen: Jay Patricia MO: Pater We OM: Jett Cochran KENNY G. WOLANDA ADAMS OMPO' Tom Maid PD. Charlie O'DOUda WTCB/Columbia, SC' APDMD: George McIntyre KSSK/Honolulu, HI' No Adds Po. Tobin WALK/Nassau, NY' APO: MO: Florid Wayne Janes AMPO: Brent Johnson No Adds PoMO: Paul Wilson Mike Rosin PoYAD: Rob Miller 14 THOMAS No Adds KIMBERLEY LOCKE APE: Jennifer Jemen APO: Char Michaels ROB Did Not Report, 15 O.H HALL 11 8 OATES No Adds RICK SPRINGFIELD ORCHARD PAGE KMSX/LitOe Rock, AR' BACKSTREET BOYS HOWIE DAY Playlist Frozen (2): DMPD: Sony Victory KRWM/Seattle, WA' WDAR/Florence, SC MARIAN CAREY PD Gary Nolan KENPakn Sprklgs, CA WMJX/Boston, MA' OM: Randy W Ico% NY WSNY/Columbus, OH' WAHR/Huntsville, AL' WRAL/Raleigh, NC' M0: Laun Dane WLZWNgca, WGNUwlmington, NC OMPO: Don Kelley PO- Wil Nichols WKJY/Nassau, NY' ON/PD: Joe Wan Formicola OM. Tom Jacobsen Po' Chuck KnilM PD: Lee AByndel KENNY C. WOIANDA ADAMS APO: Candy PD: Bill Edwards OTeny APOYAD: Dermis oars KOST/LOS Angeles, CA` MD Jim Rely HAI l A. OATES PD: Poter Mennen MD Man Bi,geman MO: Chss Coowryll MO: Jodi Vale MD: Mat Lawrence KENNY G WOLANDA ADAMS PO/MD: Stella Solvant No Adds MO: Mah RichaM No Adds No Adds No Adds 6 HALL 8 DATES No Adds No Adds

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Should your average AC station go into panic mode over a "Jack" attack? Maybe. Notice I said "average" AC sta- . tion. It's possible that the run- of -the- mill AC station is vulnerable to a t1Vlt "hiJacking" just as much as it's threat- artist ened by competition from any new sta- George McIntyre tion, regardless of format. Is it time to Asst. PD/MD, WCRZ knowledge dads in the community by giv- bulletproof your AC station? e One of ALBUM: Golden Slumbers: (Cars 108)/Flint, MI our proudest accomplishments at ing them something special to do with A Father's Love Day. WCRZ (Cars 108) /Flint, MI is not only their children on Father's Celebrity dad and Golden Slumbers surviving an ati ck by a direct format competitor, but ac- LABEL: Rendezvous contributor Jon Secada stopped by the tually increasin our share and improving our rank in the By JULIE KERTES /AC /HOT AC EDITOR R &R offices to talk about NFI and his market. e How id we do it? We followed one of the best track, "Find Me in Your Dreams," which pieces of advic I've ever received: Focus on what you The followup to the Grammy - nominated he wrote especially for the project. "When can change a forget about what you can't change. It Golden Slumbers: A Father's Lullaby I was invited by Dave Koz to be a part of on sounds simple, but when we built our strengths and which featured instrumental versions the project, and when I heard about the recognized the minor forma adjustments necessary to overcome our - of classic and modern -day lullabies - caliber of artists involved, I was flattered," vulnerabilities, we stepped a ay from being an average AC station and Golden Slumbers: A Father's Love, is a Secada said "It's a beautiful and motiva- made Cars 108 a great AC s ation. WCRZ is a perennial ratings win- collection of covers and original songs cel- tional project. And when it comes to chari- ner, consistently ranking No 1 among women 25 -54 and persons 12 +. ebrating the special relationship between ties, I'm always willing to lend a hand." And we won the Marconi R io Award for Small Market Station of the father and child. The project was inspired "Find Me in Your Arms" is a wonder- Year in 2003. Jack's claim to fame is variety. A well -programmed AC by the birth of Jordan Koz, daughter of fully calming jazz piece, the first song station offers variety and reli bility, not predictability. Combine that with keyboardist -guitarist Jeff Koz and niece Secada's written for 6- year -old daughter personalities who understand the lifestyle of the audience and top- of saxophonist Dave Koz. "I feel the suc- Mikaela Nina and 3- year -old son Jon notch production, promotion, and community involvement, and you've cess of that first record was Henri. "Writing `Find Me in got a format that stands the test of time. We're ready to send Jack to due largely to the beauty and A FATHER'S LOVE Your Dreams' for the CD came the back of the pack. universal listening experience, so easy," Secada said. "The whether you were a father, a song wrote itself. It's a fantasy - mother or a child," says Dave like message reminding my Same top three at AC! Kelly Clarkson's Koz. "I think we've reached an- children what I would like our remains "Breakaway" (Hollywood) AC/Hot AC other level on this new project, relationship to be from this No. 1, Michael Buble's " ome" (Re- because we've introduced lyrics." point forward - that we'll always be in prise) is No. 2, and Los Lo ely Boys' The lineup on this compilation is im- each other's minds and hearts." "Heaven" (OR /Epic) is No. 3 ... Most In- ON IIHE pressive: Dave Matthews, Phil Collins, Secada knows about the challenges of creased Plays goes to Back reet Boys' Michael McDonald, Smokey Robinson, being a father and is behind the efforts of "Incomplete" (Jive /Zomba L gel Group), Jon Secada, Carlos Ponce, Richard Marx, NFI. "Fatherhood has changed the focus with +130. Kimberley Lock 's "I Could" R7AD1 Buddy Jewell, Will Downing, Solomon of everything that I do, but it can be very (Curb) gets Second Most Increased, with Burke, Loudon Wainwright III and Kirk challenging because of my career," he +119, and is second Most Adc ed, with 14 Whalum, with a beautiful reading at the said. "I travel, I'm on the road doing ... we k is G f/Yolanda "I Be- adds Most Added this Kenny Adams' end by James Earl Jones. Each artist shows, but I find a way to be there for my I , with 18 adds ... Rick f /Ri- lieve Can Fly" (Arista/RMG Springfield took the opportunity to express what the family. NFI gives fathers the confidence °' at No. chard Page's "Broken Wings (Gomer /DKE) debuts on the chart relationship between father and child to be there for their children and remain Hot AC, T No More" (Atlantic) holds 26 ... Over at Rob omas' "Lonely means to him. in an active role in their children's lives." No. 1, Clarkson's ince U Been Gone" (RCA/RMG) stays at steady at A portion of the proceeds from the CD Look for new music from Secada on its moves to No. 3 ... Most No. 2, and Lifehouse's "You and Me" (Geffen) will benefit the National Fatherhood Ini- way to AC soon. Increased goes to Jason Mraz's "Wordplay" (Atlantic), with +224, and tiative, the nation's leading fatherhood Also check out my other faves, Phil is tied for Most Added with Clarkson's it debuts at No. 33. Mraz also organization, whose mission is to improve Collins' "You Touch My Heart" and Dave These with 10 adds each ... "Behind Hazel Eyes" (RCA/RMG), Avril the well -being of children by increasing Matthews' "Baby." Golden Slumbers: A go- Lavigne's "Fall to Pieces" h s second Most Increased, with +157, the proportion who grow up with in- Father's Love is a music compilation not Day's ing from No. 33 to No. 29 ... O her debuts at Hot AC include Green volved, responsible and committed fa- just for Father's Day, but for every day of ; "Forever" (Hybrid), at "Holiday" (Reprise), at No. 3 Vertical Horizon's thers. The CD will also be released in con- the year. For more information about the No. 39; and Low Millions' "Statue" (Manhattan /EMC), at No. 40. junction with the NFI's annual Golden National Fatherhood Initiative, visit Julie Kertes, AC/Hot AC Editor - Dads Project, in which celebrity dads ac- www.fatherhood.org.

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LAST THIS TOTAL 1 - TOTAL WEEKS ON TOTAL STATIONS/ WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABELS) PLAYS PLAYS AUDIENCE CHART ADDS MEDIABASE )00)

1 ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (At /antic) 3756 +42 214220 16 9110

2 2 KELLY CLARKSON Since U Been Gone (RCA /RMG) 3064 -64 170219 22 8810 MOST ADDED®

4 LIFEHOUSE You And Me (Geffen) 2950 +75 144800 16 9210 ARTIST TITLE LABEL/S1 ADDS

3 4 GREEN DAY Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Reprise) 2947 -125 189577 24 9110 JASON MRAZ Wordplay (Atlantic) 10 KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes (RCA /RMG) 10 5 0 3 DOORS DOWN Let Me Go (Republic/Universal) 2776 +31 141506 21 8910 GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) 9 6 ANNA NALICK Breathe (tam) (Columbia) 2672 +43 127243 25 8911 AVRIL LAVIGNE Fall To Pieces (Arista/RMG) 6 7 7 HOWIE DAY Collide (Epic) 1976 -78 97893 39 8010 LOW MILLIONS Statue (Manhattan/EMC) 4 11 0 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND American Baby (RCA/RMG) 1943 +39 96484 10 8211 KEITH URBAN You'll Think Of Me (Capitol) 4 9 9 GOO GOO DOLLS Give A Little Bit (Warner Bros.) 1807 -141 104613 31 8810 KAISER CHIEFS I Predict A Riot (Universal) 4 BARLOWGIRL Never Alone (Fervent) 4 8 10 MAROON 5 Sunday Morning (Octone/J /RMG) 1780 -202 89217 25 8010 FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE Maureen (S -Curve/EMC) 4 13 GAVIN DEGRAW Chariot (J/RMG) 1725 +129 75490 12 8010

10 12 JET Look What You've Done (Atlantic) 1725 -198 82386 29 8110 15 ® COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound (Capitol) 1645 +140 71394 5 8413 12 KILLERS Mr. Brightside (island/IDJMG) 1643 +35 81623 17 6310 MOST 14 15 KELLY CLARKSON Breakaway (Hollywood) 1521 -59 97755 40 7810 INCREASED PLAYS 17 16 U2 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (lnterscope) 1446 11 54927 14 7111 TOTAL PLAY 18 17 GWEN STEFANI fIEVE Rich Girl (lnterscope) 1266 -3 66291 15 3110 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) INCREASE

16 18 DURAN DURAN What Happens Tomorrow (Epic) 1206 267 48067 19 7210 JASON MRAZ Wordplay (Atlantic) +224

20 JACK JOHNSON Sitting, Waiting, Wishing (Brushfire/Universal) 1158 +39 41027 15 6411 AVRIL LAVIGNE Fall To Pieces (Arista/RMG) +157 COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound (Capitol) + 140 21 1) COLLECTIVE SOUL Better Now (El Music Group) 1115 +86 35440 13 5811 GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) +137 19 21 JESSE MCCARTNEY Beautiful Soul (Hollywood) 1017 125 47725 19 5010 KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes (RCA /RMG) +132 22 ® BOWLING FOR SOUP Almost (Si/vertone /Jive /Zomba Label Group) 1006 +53 49661 17 4912 GAVIN DEGRAW Chariot (J/RMG) +129 23 ® BETTER THAN EZRA A Lifetime (Artemis) 955 +60 31097 10 5011 BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete (Jive/Zomba Label Group) +111 COLLECTIVE SOUL Better Now (El Music Group) +86 26 INGRAM HILL Almost Perfect (Hollywood) 762 +2 22393 11 4110 VERTICAL HORIZON Forever (Hybrid) +80 28 BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 752 +111 27125 5 3812 LIFEHOUSE You And Me (Geffen) +75 24 26 TIM MCGRAW Live Like You Were Dying (Curb) 728 -53 49631 20 3010

27 27 JEM 24 (ATO/RCA /RMG) 656 -61 19122 14 4410 29 0 AFTERS Beautiful Love (Simple//NO) 519 +31 12541 9 3211 33 e AVRIL LAVIGNE Fall To Pieces (Arista /RMG) 500 +157 12536 2 4116 NEW & ACTIVE 32 0 KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes (RCA /RMG) 481 +132 33507 3 24110 MARC BROUSSARD Home (island/IDJMG) 31 ANASTACIA Left Outside Alone (Columbia) 451 +46 10316 8 2912 ® Total Plays: 152, Total Stations: 12, Adds: 2 30 32 CARBON LEAF Life Less Ordinary (Vanguard) 413 -38 9910 13 2610 AQUALUNG Brighter Than Sunshine (Slghtly Bigger/fled Ink/Columbia) ¡Debut> Total Plays: 119, Total Stations: 11, Adds: 0 JASON MRAZ Wordplay (Atlantic) 359 +224 14065 1 41110 WALLFLOWERS Beautiful Side Of Somewhere (lnterscope) 35 KEANE Everybody's Changing (lnterscope) 336 +10 8646 5 2611 0 Total Plays: 118, Total Stations: 9, Adds: 0 34 35 AVION Beautiful (Red Ink/Columbia) 311 -20 7795 9 2010 ALTER BRIDGE Broken Wings (Wind -up) Total Plays: 115, Total Stations: 11, Adds: 0 39 0 COURTNEY JAYE Can't Behave (Island/IDJMG) 292 +40 7871 3 2513 KEITH URBAN You'll Think Of Me (Capitol) ¡Debut> GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) 291 +137 12632 1 2619 Total Plays: 115, Total Stations: 9, Adds: 4 37 MICHAEL TOLCHER Mission Responsible (Octane) 275 +11 4943 7 2412 DEF LEPPARD No Matter What (island/IDJMG) [Debut> Total Plays: 110, Total Stations: 10, Adds: 3 VERTICAL HORIZON Forever (Hybrid) 243 +80 6694 1 2513 PAT MCGEE BAND Must Have Been Love (Kirtland) ¡Debut> LOW MILLIONS Statue (Manhattan /EMC) 1 234 +49 6077 23(4 Total Plays: 87, Total Stations: 14, Adds: 3

92 Hot AC reporters. Monitored airplay data supplied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week Songs ranked by total plays of 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining plays or remaining flat from previous week. if two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is placed first. Songs below No. 15 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. Most Added is the total number of new adds officially reported to R &R by each Station playlists for all R &R reporters are available reporting station. Songs unreported as adds do not count toward overall total stations playing a song. Total Audience equals Average Quarter Hour Persons times on web at number of plays (times 100). Each daypart on each station is assigned an AQH number. Average Quarter Hour Persons used herein with permission from Arbitron Inc. the www.radioandrecords.com. (© 2005, Arbitron Inc.(.© 2005 Radio & Records.

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America's Best Testing Hot AC Songs 12 + Pt>WEiìEDEZI For The Week Ending 5/27/05 eiheMusiccùm KR. HOT AC TOP 30 MEDIABASE IY I®IAM1K CANADA W W W TOTAL +/ - WEEKS ON TOTAL LW Famil. 25 Artist Title (Label) TW Burn 18 -34 18 -24 -34 WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS CHART STATIONS

LIFEHOUSE You And Me (Geffen) 4.12 4.36 80% 9% 4.15 4.16 4.12 1 1 ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (At/ant ic) 705 -33 15 1610

3 DOORS DOWN Let Me Go (Republic/Universal) 4.09 4.28 94% 22% 4.08 4.00 4.20 2 2 LIFEHOUSE You And Me (Geffen) 672 -5 13 1610

ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic) 4.07 4.14 97% 25% 4.14 4.04 4.31 3 3 3 DOORS DOWN Let Me Go (Republic /Universal! 650 -22 16 1210

KILLERS Mr. Brightside (island /IDJMG) 4.06 4.08 89% 26% 4.02 4.01 4.04 4 4 U2 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (Interscope) 561 -11 13 1210 5 5 COLLECTIVE SOUL Better Now (E/Music Group) 540 -14 10 1110 HOWIE DAY Collide (Epici ", 4.03 4.11 90% 23% 4.09 4.10 4.08 8 SUM 41 Pieces (Island/VDJMGI 511 +32 10 1511 GREEN DAY Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Revise) 3.98 4.11 99% 45% 3.95 3.89 4.04 0+ 11 COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound (Capitol) 510 +63 4 1611 BOWLING FOR SOUP Ahlosi (Sly87 $L/A 2am Label Group) 3.92 3.95 81% 21% 3.87 3.81 3.98 Q 10 ALICIA KEYS Karma (J/RMG) 494 +26 8 910 KELLY CLARKSON Since U Been Gone (RCA//RMG) 3.90 3.82 98% 41% 3.95 3.77 4.25 O 6 9 MICHAEL RUBLE Home (Warner Bras.) 491 23 14 1610 MAROON 5 Sunday Morning (Octone /J/RMG 3.82 3.86 96% 41% 3.82 3.81 3.84 4 15 BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete (JivaZomba LabelGroup) 468 +40 6 1110 GAVIN DEGRAW Chariot (JIRMG) 3.81 3.97 83% 20% 3.97 4.00 3.93 13 DIVINE BROWN Old Skool Love (Blacksmith) 452 +18 8 1310 ANNA NALICK Breathe (2am) (Columbia) 3.80 3.84 78% 18% 3.80 3.69 3.98 Q. 9 12* JEREMY FISHER Highschool (Sony BMGCanada) 451 26 12 1110 JET Look What You've Done (Atlantic) 3.77 3.87 95% 33% 3.71 3.54 3.98 7 13 KILLERS Mr. Brightside (Island/IDJMG) 448 -40 12 1010 KELLY CLARKSON Breakaway (Hollywood) 3.74 3.81 99% 53% 3.80 3.62 4.08 14 14* DAVID USHER Love Will Save The Day (MapleMusic) 422 -7 10 1310 GOO GOO DOLLS Give A Little Bit (WarnerBMs.) 3.74 3.66 96% 36% 3.56 3.43 3.71 16 15 ANNA NALICK Breathe (2am) (Columbia/SonyBMG) 400 8 8 1210 INGRAM HILL Almost Perfect (Hollywood) 3.72 4.02 53% 9% 3.57 3.57 3.57 20 AVRIL LAVIGNE Fall To Pieces (Arista/RMG) 396 +66 3 1511 COLLECTIVE SOUL Better Now (El Music Gri up) 3.71 3.88 47% 7% 3.46 3.35 3.62 19 GAVIN DEGRAW Chariot (J/RMG) 358 +25 9 1211

COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound (Capitol) ¡ 3.63 3.63 45% 9% 3.63 3.63 3.62 12 18 J. ARDEN Where No One Knows Me NIwarsalMisrcCariPAa) 357 -86 16 1510 J. JOHNSON Sitting, Waiting, Wishing (Brusl/'Jre/Universal) 3.60 3.56 72% 20% 3.53 3.45 3.66 21 J.JOHNSON Sitting Waiting, Wishing flrushfleNniver3a9 319 0 6 1310 TIM MCGRAW Live Like You Were Dying (Cu/bJ 3.56 3.70 87% 35% 3.45 3.24 3.80 22 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND American Baby (RCA /RMG)318 +31 3 1110 94% 43% 3.42 3.36 3.51 RYAN CABRERA True (E. V.L.A./Atlantic) 3.49 3.78 24 ®4 KOS Crucial (Astra/werks/Virgin) 277 +2 4 1310 BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete (Jive/ZombOeabel Group) 3.48 69% 19% 3.54 3.61 3.38 29 ® CAESARS Jerk It Out (Astralwerks/EMC/ 270 +41 2 1110 JESSE MCCARTNEY Beautiful Soul (Hollywood) 3.43 3.73 95% 47% 3.47 3.49 3.45 'Debut> ® BLACK EYED PEAS Don't Phunk... (A &M/lnterscope) 261 +54 1 610

JEM 24 (ATU/RCA/RMG) { 3.43 3.51 45% 13% 3.48 3.41 3.60 23 24 GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) 261 18 3 811 U2 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (lnterscopel 3.37 3.43 74% 25% 3.31 3.00 3.74 28 ®+ LTIiTCOMB Canting Hea its (Cafmhi3/Sa IgGCara) 259 +22 3 1211 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND American Baby (R A1RMG/ 3.36 3.37 72% 21% 3.35 3.33 3.39 25 26 WILL SMITH Switch (lnterscope) 257 5 4 711

DURAN DURAN What Happens Tomorrow (Epic) 3.31 3.35 65% 21% 3.18 3.12 3.29 26 27>r KATHLEEN EDWARDS Back ToMe /MapkMusslicNnrversaOO254 .7 7 1110

'Debut> KEANE Everybody's Changing (lnterscope) 241 +37 1 1312

Total size is respondents. Total average favorability estimates are based on a scale of 1 -5. (1= dislike very sample 330 27 29 GWEN STEFANI fIEVE Rich Girl (lnterscope) 231 .26 16 810 much, 5 = like very much). Total familiarity represents the percentage of respondents who recognized the song. Total burn represents the number of respondents who sai0 they are tired of hearing the song. Songs must have 40% familiarity to /Debut> ei + LOW MILLIONS Statue (Manhattan/EMC) 220 +28 1 1011 appear on survey. Sample composition is based on persons 12 +. Persons are screened via the Internet. Once passed, they can take the music test based on the format/music preference. RateTheMusic.com results are not meant to replace callout 25 Canadian Hot AC reporters. Monitored airplay data supplied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio research. The results are intended to show opintons of participants on the the Internet only. RateTheMusic is a registered Networks. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining plays or remaining trademark of RateTheMusic.com. The RTM *rem, is available for local radio stations by calling 818 -377-5300. flat from previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is placed first. Songs RateTheMusic.com data is provided by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. below No. 15 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. © 2005 Radio & Records. lip Indicates Cancon. i WVTVOrand Rapids, MI' MOM/Louisville, KY' KOKO/Omaha, NE' WBWZ/Pouhkeepsie, NY KMHXISanla Rosa, CA' KLRK/Waco, TX OM: Doug Montgomery PD: George Lindsey PO: Nevin Dane gMND:Jimi amm OM: Dave Shakes OM: Tom Barfield PD: Brian Casey MO: Katrina Blair M0: Brittany Huntman 6 KILLERS POIAMD: Brandon Bettar pe D: Dustin Drew REPORTERS APDAID: Ken Evans GREEN DAY No Adds AVRIL LAVIGNE Beth Richards No Adds JASON MRAZ SANTANA IMAICHELLE BRANCH TRAIN WSNFJProvidence, RI' MARTINA MCBRIDE Stations and their adds rated alphabetically by market WMBZIMemphis, TN' PD: Steve Pedr PD: Carson MD: Gary Turd KLSY/SeaK1e, WA' Brad KSRZ/Omaha, NE' KIMN/Denver, CO' No Adds No Adds PO: Bill Wed WKDD/Noon, OH' WBMX/Boston, MA' WVMX/t:incinnati, OH' OM: Tom Land OM: Keith Abrams WI :Ri Metnwnnder MD: Lisa Adams 0M: Keile Kennedy APO/MD: Mike Mullaney OM. Tommy Bodeen PO: Darla Thomas PO: Dave Popovich MD: Jell RMeman No Adds 2 KELLY CLARKSON No Adds PD: Bobby 0 BETTER THAN EZRA MICHEL TOLCHER No ALds APOAAD: Michael Gifford DAVE MATTHEWS BAND WROIIUWâshirlglon, DC' No Adds °MWO: Kenny King WMC/Meenphis, TN' Oar: cities, u M0: Carol Parker Po: Ballane 0 veDonDarren van PA' Lance WOMX/Ortanda, FL' COLDPLAY WRVE/Nbanrryy,, NY' MD: Jill Butto MD: Steve Doman KPLZBeatIle, WA' OM: Randy WTSSBufalo, NY' %WNNKAWnisburg, Po: Jeff Cushman *Carta WWI/Cleveland, OH' No Adds KELLY CLARKSON Po: Kent Phillips APD: Kevin Rush PO: Sue O'Neil Ape: Hollywood MO: Laura Francis MD: Jay Hudson KSTZNes Moines, u' MD: Misa Hahimoto MD: Tond Hulse MD: Nob Lucas MD: an KEITH URBAN No Adds PO: Jim Sdaeler No Adds 17 LOW MILLIONS GRES OA JACK JOHNSON DEF LEPPARD MD: Jimmy WngM 11 KELLY CLARKSON COURTNEY JAYS DEF LEPPARD No Adds WRFYIReading, PA' HOPE PARTLONA WWZL/Washington, DC' WKTI/Mihvaukee, WI' POIMD: Al Burke JASON MRAZ PAT MCGEE PD: Sammy Simpson KPEK/Albuquerque, NM° OM: Rick Seidler MC FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE MORAD: Sean Sellers PO: Tany Manero WOAt/Cleveland, OH' IICdltaritord CT' PO: Bob Walker KBBY/Oxnard,CA' KZSRRSioux City, IA 4 JASON MRAZ MD: Deep McC1uAFin PO: Allan Fee Steve Salhar y 3 BACKSTREET BOYS OM: Gail Fudlle PO/MD Jett Heyer APO: Fig 4 WEEZER 1 BEN LDS VAAL/Burlington* WDVD/Detroil, MI' /MD: Jeannine Jersey PO: J. 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Evans WMYX/Milwaukee, WI' OM: Bill Schul= LOW MILLIONS PO: Beef Bretz OM: Brian Kelp KMXS /Arldlorage, Al( ADAM RICHMAN MD: Connie Wray PO: Tom G erdwm KCOA/Spokane, WA' KFBchfa,KS' PDIMD: Rod Lennox WKMX/Dothan, AL KHMX Roustan, TX' MO: Kidd O'Shea BARLOWAIRL OM: Robert Harder RID Morgan 15 GWEN SIEFANI HAVE PD: BrAdySciall GREEN DAY KVUU/Cobrado Springs, CO' OM/AID: BJ Kelli No Adds 0111/PO: MarcElligott PO/MD: Sam Hill MD: Carson Rick O'BMn JASON MRAZ Al Carlisle PO John Houston AMID: VERTICAL HORIZON GREEN DAY GREEN DAY MA AVRIL LAVIGNE Cassidy No GREEN DAY PAT MCGEE BAND JASON MRAZ OMiPD: GN0 KELLY CLARKSON WKSZ/Aeleton, WI' MD: CherylPark 0M: Gm I No Adds NY' WVOR/Rodlesler, WMHYYNSp Mc geld, MA' PD: Kane KOSORAOdeslo, CA' KBMXAIulutll OMIPD Dave LeFrois APO/M :Brian Davis IN' OM/PD: Ma, Millar KPSI/Palm Springs, CA Joe Bonace WBNSColumbus, OH' PO: Corey Carts /MB: Ape: Man Gregory No Adds Scot Sndsrs' APO: Jack Popar PO/MD: Michael Storm No Adds P0: Ballenline APO/MD: J.J. Halliday 014/PD: No Adds APO: Karl Johll MD: Donna Miller 31 ASEAN WXLOIWorcester, MA' MD: LeiqMon No Adds M0: Dave Decker 13 GREEN DAY 0RpD: Jay Beau Jones IMT/CedarRapids,V: IA No No Adds 1 KAISER CHIEFS Mary Knits 014/PD: Cook AM/MO: LOW MILLIONS WAYV /Atlantic City, NJ' APO: Jo JhnJ Rivers WJLO/Petlsacola, FL' K7Z0/Sacramenlo, CA' GREEN DAY PO: Paul Kelly 10 COLDPLAY PDFAIO: John Stuart KYKY/St. Louis, MO' PD: Baron BARLOWGERL 9 DEF LEPPARD KSIVEIPaso TX' WJLK/Monmooth, NJ' APD Kalis Taler PO: Kevin Robinson KAISER CHIEFS N O: Todd VIO KKPN,CowNss Christi, TX' 0M: Courtney kelson WAEZ/Johnson City' OD La u Russo COURTNEY JAYS APD: GreMq1yHearssh! FOUNTAINS WAYNE No AddsA OF 0MArp Scoff Holt PLAID: Chris Elliott PO: Jay Patnx PTA dD: Debbie Mazella M: Jett Drew Michaels AMID: 2 ANASTACA MD: Bruce Clark No Adds 7 KEITH Duesu WCSOCharieston, SC' 2 KELLY CLARKSON MARC BROUSSARD KAISER CHIEFS 1 KEANE

: OH' PO Billy Sun JASON MRAZ FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE WMXY/Youngstown, KAMX/Austin, TX' 1 KELLY CLARKSON WXMeoria, IL 16 BACKSTREET BOYS PAT MCGEE BAND OM: Dan Risers !add o: Dusty Hayes LOW MILLIONS 0M: Rid Hirschman GEOFF BYRD KOMBISall Lake City, UT' PO: Jam Mac APO Carde Benjamin GREEN DAY PO: Scott Seipel OMIPD: Mike Nelson WVRV/St. Louis, MO' MD: Mark French 4 02 KCDUMIOmerey, CA' No Adds NC' APO: Justin Riley pe: Ma L imit BOWLING FOR SOUP KELLY CLARKSON WOSM/Fayetteville, PO/MD: Mike Shot WVSPuCharteston, WV PO/MD: Glenn Michaels MD: Justin Taylor MD: Jill ne o Adds OM: JO Whitehead KLTMCorpus Christi,TX' No Adds KMXB/Las Vegas, NV' VERTICAL HORIZON No Adds PD: Gary Blake 0 Bert Clark Po: Justin Chase No KLLY/Bakersfield, CA' APO: Wade Hill Adds I JASON MRAZ PD: E.J. Tyler MD. Bruce Clark KMXPRhoenix, AZ' Ape: Erik Fox KEANE OM: Alan Sledge KMYIISan D' a, CA' WPU1New York. NY' Po: Ron Rice MD: Forted Smeller LOW MILLIONS WBOB/Fredericksburg,VA PP Duncan on WMTXframpa, FL' WMXLAexington, KY' OM: Tom Cuddy MD: Jody Principale BAALOWGIFL GREEN DAY OMRD: Brian Demay APO/MD: Mel Kay Orkl'O JeO Kapugi POWERED EN KDMX/Dallas, TX' P0/M0- Dale 0 er PO: Scott Shannon No Adds No Adds KAISER CHIEFS KELLY CLARKSON APD/MD. Lisa Parker wo Kurt Schreiner IDOL PD: Pat McMahon I DAVE MATTHEWS BAND MD: Tory Mascaro BILLY 9 LOW MII LIONS MD: Knish Knight MD Lisa Thomas COI PLAY i JASON MRAZ FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE JASON MRAZ No Adds No Adds COLLECTIVE SOUL MEDIABASE HORIZON WLNK/Charlotte' 6 VERTICAL WWMXBalIimore, MO' PO: Neal Sharpe KURB/tittle Rock, AR' WZPT/Pittsburrpph, PA' KI017San Francisco, CA' APDAMD: Demis James OM/PD: Keith Clark OM Michael Martin 'Monitored Reporters 0M: Dave LaBromi OMA'O: Randy Cain W TTF.Mryoortdoallkky, VA' No Adds E.CurtiCo' APO: Jenny Hartwell PD Casey Keating PO: Josh Method WOAONanbury,CT MD: Bedry Rogers WWWMMTCIedo, OH' ow E. Curtis Johnson Adds MD: Scott Alexander MD. James Baker KEITH URBAN P0: BHI Trotta No 38 KE LLY CIARKSON Mardis 112 Total Reporters A Laurie Wed 4 COI ()PLAY No Adds MD: Socio McDonnell AVRIL LAVIGW FO:TimPO: Care Marshall MD:Null Hill 40 LFEHOUSE COURTNEY JAVE Nu Adds WMRVBinghamton, NY WTMX/Chicaoo, 12 MARIAN CAREY 92 Total Monitored IL' 12 GREEN IIAY OM: Jim Free PD/MD: Mary Ellen Kachirske KBIG/Los Angeles, CA' VA' WMGX/Portland, ME Po: Bobby D ANASTA IA 0M. Jhani Kaye Syd011/PD: Jay OM: Chris Mac KLLC/San Francisco, CA' KEYW/Tri-Cities, WA MD: Josh 20 Total Indicator Wolff APERS PD: Chichi Dane; No Adds P0: Randi Kirshbaum PD: John Peake PO/MD: Paul Drake Adds No AVRIL LAVIGNE WMMX/Dayton, OH' WINK/Ft. Myers, FL' APO. Robed Asher APDAMD: Ethan Minton APD/MD: Jayn No Adds JASON MRAL WM/PD: Jeff Stevens OMA'D: Bob DrsdlIlIgqer No Adds No Adds GWEN STEFANI M0: Shaun Vincent VER MAI (HORIZON Did Not Report, 2 APRIL LAVIGNE BARLOWC,IRI Playlist Frozen (3): KM/Oklahoma City, OK' WKRO/Cincinnati, OH' KEZR/San Jose, CA` KEHK/Eugene, OR ÓCM JJersnetoc ran 0 : Chris Baker WRMF/W. Palm Beach, FL' PO: Patti Marshall KYSR/Los Angeles, CA' OM Jim Murphy : Elizabeth Hamms BP Tobin Jeffries PD: MD' Phil Imi0I15qe KRSK/Porlland OR' OM: KRUZJSanta APO: KALCIDenver, CO' WAJI/Ft. Wayne, IN` Angela Pererli APB: Raffi Nalvarian MICHAEL PITCHER Grover Collins MARC PD: Dan Persigehl PO: Dennis Winslow PO: Chante Enloe PD. Bartz Richards APO/MD: Deanne Samen MD: Michael Martinez AVRIL LAVIGNE MD: Brian Douglas KELLY CLARKSONCLARKSCN MD: Sheryl Stewart APO/TAD: Amy Navarra Barbara, CA APDAAD: Rich Stevens MB: Marti Taylor ANNA NAI ICK No Adds KELLY CIARKSON CROSSFADF DEF LEPPARD Nu Adds No Adds 12 MADELEINE PEYROUK No Adds GWEN STEI ANI WSPT/Wausau, WI

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www.americanradiohistory.com SMOOTH JAZZ. CAROL ARCHER [email protected]

411/ Unconventional Wisdom The second of four Smooth Jazz format sessions happening at R &R More Than A Business Convention 2005 in Cleveland - "The Next Level, 2.0: Energizing Smooth Jazz" - is set for June 24 from 1 -3pm and will explore issues programmers grapple with day in and day out. Who better to facilitate the discussion than Bob Kaake, Clear Channel's Relationship Regional VP/Programming, Chicago Trading Zone and OM of WLIT & WNUA/ Chicago? And talk about a brain trust: Distinguished panelists include KTWV /Los Managers Chapman and Silag work with top SJ artists Angeles VP/Programming Paul Goldstein, WNUA PD Steve Stiles, WJJZ /Philadel- phia PD Michael Tozzi, homeboy and WNWV/Cleveland PD Bernie Kimble and KJCD/Denver PD Michael Fischer. Broadcast Architecture and Gold Note Music rtists, by definition, create, and that's a right -brain function. are the session's co-sponsors, and sultry vocalist Carol Duboc will perform a short set. But someone must take care of business, and that requires the left brain. The artist manager is bound contractually to guide and advance his clients' careers - an awesome responsibility, In The Grooves and, perhaps, as one longtime friend and artist manager sug- "I got involved with Rick on the back end of gested, "an unending pit of sorrow." his Night Walk CD and was in from the ground "Sometimes everyone up on Beat Street," Chapman continues. "One of The artist's and manager's fates are inter- release is Elliot's Metro Blue. The CD's first single, the great moments for me back then was when loves the record until you twined, their successes literally interdependent. "People Make the World Go Round," is currently that record was just starting and I got a call from It's a unique relationship, and there isn't an Art- heading to No. 1 like a heat -seeking missile. [then-KKSF /San Francisco PD] Steve Feinstein. put it out there and it falls ist Management for Dummies guide. Luckily, nu- A critic once described the U.K. band in "He said, 'No. 1 record, six singles, Record of on deaf ears." merous good models abound in smooth jazz. which a teenaged Chapman played as "mas- the Year. What artist am I talking about? Rick Over nearly 20 years of smooth jazz history ters of cacophony." Undaunted, Braun!' He loved the record, and I knew we were Chapman pur- Steve Chapman outstanding artist managers have brought var- sued a career in music nonetheless and even- on to something. Some people in Smooth Jazz ied styles and approaches to their work. One tually became the drummer in the country rock dragged their heels at first because they didn't example is Howard Lowell, who launched unit Poco. He also played with Al Stewart, who get it." Boney James' solo career. He was smart, tough became his first management client, in 1988. Chapman believes it all starts and ends with the three songs for such celebrities as Barbara Stre- and dogged -a real pistol! Peter White played guitar in Stewart's band at record. "If you come in with a record that is com- isand, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Diana Ross, Other notably accomplished and influential the same time. pelling and irresistible, you're way ahead of the Patti LaBelle, Della Reese, Maya Angelou, Iman, managers include Mark game," he says. "That's where you really sweat it. Jesse Jackson, Roberta Flack, Gladys Knight and Graham at Bill Leopold "And it's an intangible thing, because some- Cicely Tyson, who was once married to Miles Management (Dave Koz, times everyone loves the record until you put it Davis. David Lanz), Pat Raines "I may support what out there and it falls on deaf ears. Philosophical- He stepped off the stage to approach the leg- (David Sanborn, Joe ly, that's what it's all about - the music - and ends and silently mouthed to Tyson, "This is for Sample), Bill Darlington Chris Botti believes or I each time you must struggle to make the great- you," before launching into "Someone to Watch (Al Jareau, Euge Groove), est record you can. Over Me." Five notes in, Hack reached over to Jack Fourchette (Four - may disagree, but it's "Our role, technically, is to advise and coun- hold the weeping actress' hand. play), Earl Cole (Kirk sel artists on their careers, but the reality is a lot Whalum, Wayman Tis- never a matter of broader than that. Every artist is different, and I Passion & Trust dale), Bruce (Nor- approach Steve Chapman Kramer judgment, but rather each differently. Some acts Silag explains that while he and man Brown), Dana Col- say, 'Hey, whatever you think, man.' Botti have always had a business re- lins (Boney James), Leanne Meyers (Marilyn one of analysis in Others are more tortured and question lationship, when it comes to the cre- Scott), Thom Santee (Brian Culbertson), Phil Bren- everything. Others have a clearer vi- ative aspects of dealing with Colum- nan (Spyro Gyra), Lucille Hunt (Brian Bromberg), discussion." sion. Others don't want to take your bia, "Chris knows exactly what he Seth Keller (Brenda Russell), Jonathan Brandstein advice; they just want you to be the wants to do. He's strong, self- asser- and Andy Tennenbaum (Mindi Abair, Billy Crys- Marc Shag bad guy. By and large, artists with tive and blessed with abundant cha- tal, Robin Williams), Ron Moss (Jeff Lorber, Dav- whom you have long -term relation- risma and self- assurance." Since Bot- id Benoit, Gerald Albright, Down To The Bone, ships trust your advice and vision." ti is capable of making wise decisions Kyle Eastwood), Kevin Raleigh and Dan Levine Chapman concludes with this typ- independently, Silag views his role (Jonathan Butler) and Stewart ically witty observation: "The one sure Coxhead (Acous- Chapman secured a recording deal for Stew- Marc Silag not so much as a mentor, but a mir- tic Alchemy). art with Bill Hine's Enigma label, whose ja77 di- thing about being a manager is that ror for his artist, a sounding board. What, exactly, is the nature of a fruitful rela- vision, Intima, was already home to Elliot, Fait - you will be fired." "What happens between us is really a func- tionship between an artist and manager? It must burger and Skipper Wise's group Windows, tion of passion the most important thing for A - achieve short -term goals, like generating the whom Chapman agreed to represent just as the Big Night any artist to have," Silag says. "We're halfway cash flow that gives an artist the freedom to cre- NAC format - now Smooth Jazz - was emerg- Before trumpeter Chris Botti began an associa- up the mountain, further ahead than some in- ate full-time, but what does it really take to es- ing. tion with Marc Silag in early 1993 Silag had strumentalists, but there is a long way to go. I tablish a working artist's career for the long run? Meanwhile, White, adept on several instru- worked as Paul Simon's production coordinator may support what he believes or I may dis- What do managers do to earn their 15%? There ments, was eager to make a solo record -a little for 18 years. Silag managed Ladysmith Black agree, but it's never a matter of judgment, but are 8 million stories in the naked city; Steve keyboard here, some electric guitar there, may- Mambazo until recently, and Botti is currently his rather one of analysis in discussion. There's al- Chapman's and Marc Silag's are just two. be an accordion. "I convinced him that he need- primary client, along with bassist Tony Levin. The ways a lot of give -and-take between us. ed to focus and have one instrument that would night before Silag and I spoke Botti had played at "Because I've been with Chris from the first Change Career be his signature: his unique acoustic Spanish Oprah Winfreÿ s private Legends Ball in Santa note of his career, we have a particularly unique With an artist stable that includes such clients guitar style," Chapman says. Barbara, CA, where 24 black female legends were relationship. Routinely, we speak eight to 12 as Peter White, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Jeff "With All That Jazz President Cliff Gorov's honored. times every day. He usually calls me before he Golub, Steve Cole, Marc Antoine and Paul help, we got a licensing deal with Chase Music "It was the most intensely star- studded event gets out of bed. Brown, Chapman wields enormous influence on and started to get some airplay. I wasn't going to of my 30 -year career," Silag says. "And they went "I'm not Svengali, but there is a constant di- smooth jazz, and has from the start. pursue the jazz thing; I wanted to go in a more crazy for Chris." alogue about what's going on. Neither of us Recently, he formed a partnership with Braun, singer- songwriter direction, but [Mesa/ Botti, whose appearance on The Oprah Winfrey could bear it if we weren't equally passionate Elliot and A -Train Management founder Al Evers Bluemoon co- founder] Jim Snowden kept bug- Show last year helped propel his Columbia re- about Chris' career. He trusts me and has con- to launch the Artizen Music Group, whose debut ging me about managing Rick Braun." lease When I Fall in Love to gold sales, performed fidence in me. That's high praise, indeed."

52 Radio & Records May 27, 2005 www.americanradiohistory.com SMOOTH JAZZTOP 30 May 27, 2005 POWERED E3 TOTAL .I- TOTAL WEEKS ON TOTAL STATIONS/ ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS AUDIENCE CHART ADDS 1IEDIABASE (DO)

3410 1 0 NILS Pacific Coast Hig Írway (Baja /TSR) 783 +38 97983 13 2 2 BONEY JAMES fIJOE SAMPLE Stone Groove (Warner Bros.) 676 -20 77217 21 3310 MOST ADDED* 5 0 MICHAEL LINGTON T rJo Of A Kind (Rendezvous) 674 +86 66439 24 3210 ARTIST TITLE LABELS: ADDS 4 0 KENNY G. Pick Up The Pieces (Arista/RMG) 619 +4 73352 22 3010 WAYMAN TISDALE Ready To Hang (Rendezvous) 6 KEN NAVARRO You Are Everything (Positive) 2 3 5 EUGE GROOVE XXL rada Jazz) 605 -11 54710 30 3010 AVERAGE WHITE BAND Work To Do (Liquid B) 2 6 6 DAVE KOZ Let It Free apitol) 461 -85 39534 30 2910 JEFF GOLUB Simple Pleasures (Narada Jazz) 2 10 STEVE COLE Thursdal Narada Jazz) 451 +77 41966 10 3210 0 MINDI ABAIR Make A Wish (GRP/VMG) 2 7 0 PAUL TAYLOR Nightli (Peak) 450 +19 58009 10 3110 RIPPINGTONS Wild Card (Peak) 2 9 0 KENNY G. fIEARTH, WINO & FIRE The Way You Move (Arista/RMG) 441 +27 44706 18 3010 ANITA BAKER Serious (Blue Note/Virgin) 2 BRIAN BROMBERG Choices (Artistry Music) 2 11 CHUCK LOEB Tropical Shanachie) 404 +35 64379 11 3210 3311 14 RICHARD ELLIOT Peo p e Make The World Go Round (Artizen) 384 +46 63485 3 8 12 PAUL BROWN Momen By Moment (GRP/VMG) 377 -38 52585 33 2810 MOST 13 ® 3RD FORCE Believe In !VI e (Higher Octave) 364 +15 36845 17 2910 INCREASED PLAYS 16 JONATHAN BUTLER re & Rain (Rendezvous) 359 +36 33432 5 2210 TOTAL 17 NORMAN BROWN We s,t Coast Coolin' (Warner Bros.) 346 +23 37940 7 3210 PLAY ® ARTIST TITLE LABELS) INCREASE 12 16 VANESSA WILLIAMS ,ou Are Everything (Lava) 345 -15 40253 13 2510 MICHAEL LINGTON Two Of A Kind (Rendezvous) +86

19 ANITA BAKER How D s It Feel (Blue Note/Virgin) 313 0 33945 15 2310 STEVE COLE Thursday (Narada Jazz) +77

18 18 JEFF LORBER Ooh La (Narada Jazz) 302 .11 28354 15 2911 RICHARD ELLIOT People Make The World Go Round (Artizen) +46 NILS Pacific Coast Highway (Baja/TSR) +38 20 0 PAUL JACKSON, JR. rl ever Too Much (GRP/VMG) 284 +26 33264 9 2710 NELSON RANGELL Don't You Worry 'BOW A Thing (Koch) +38 21 DAVID SANBORN Tin m Deo (GRP /VMG) 264 +31 44649 19 2210 WALTER BEASLEY Coolness (Heads Up) +37 22 KEN NAVARRO You A r. Everything (Positive) 249 +24 26239 4 2412 JONATHAN BUTLER Fire & Rain (Rendezvous) +36 23 22 AVERAGE WHITE BAIND Work To Do (Liquid 8) 203 -3 18900 6 2012 CHUCK LOEB Tropical (Shanachie) +35 24 ® COOLING Cam eiback (Narada Jazz) 186 +6 26287 20 1910 DAVID SANBORN Tin Tin Deo (GRP/VMG) +31 MINDI ABAIR Make A Wish (GRP/VMG) +30 25 24 PAMELA WILLIAMS F'(v Away With Me (Shanachie) 148 -20 15228 18 1310 26 25 ALEXANDER ZONJIC [rave It With Me (Heads Up) 144 -4 13024 9 1210 /Debut> DONNY OSMOND Bre e e On By (Decca) 142 +15 10819 1 1010 MOST R 135 +3 13914 3 1816 27 WAYMAN TISDALE e dy To Hang (Rendezvous) PLAYED RECURRENTS _ m ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY ay Yeah (Higher Octave) 130 +18 6250 3 1210 30 29 CAMIEL I'm Ready (Rer, ezvous) 126 -2 21882 3 1110 TOTAL ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS 28 30 JEFF GOLUB Simple P le sures (Narada Jazz) 122 -9 22726 2 1112 TIM BOWMAN Summer Groove (Liquid 8) 288

35 Smooth Jazz reporters. Monitored airpE data supplied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. Songs ranked by total plays for the FOURPLAY Fields Of Gold (RCA Victor/RM,G) 287 airplay week of 5'15 -5/21. Bullets appear on s ngs gaining plays or remaining flat from previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger SOUL BALLET Cream (215) 268 increase in plays s placed first. Songs below N 15 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. Most Added is the total number of new adds officially reported CHRIS BOTTI No Ordinary Love (Columbia) 259 to R &R by each reporting station. Songs unre rted as adds do not count toward overall total stations playing a song. Total Audience equals Average Quarter Hour Persons times nL.mber of plays (times 100). E h daypart on each station is assigned an AQH number. Average Quarter Hour Persons used herein with permission MINDI ABAIR Come As You Are (GRP/VMG) 253 Radio Records. from Arbitron Inc. (0 2005, Arbitron 005 & GERALD ALBRIGHT To The Max (GRP/VMG) 248

KIRK WHALUM Any Love (GRP/VMG) MARION MEADOWS Sweet Grapes (Heads Up) 247 Total Plays: 57, Total Stations: 4, Adds: 0 WAYMAN TISDALE Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (Rendezvous) 239 NEW & ACTIVE DAVID SANBORN fILIZZ WRIGHT Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (GRP/VMG) NICK COLIONNE It's Been Too Long (3 Keys Music) 215

Total Plays: 49, Total Stations: 6, Adds: 1 RICHARD ELLIOT Your Secret Love (GRP /VMG) 208

DAVE KOZ Love Changes Everything (Capitol) NELSON RANGELL Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing (Koch) NORMAN BROWN Up 'N' At 'Em (Warner Bros.) 207

Total Plays: 95, Total Stations: 5, Adds: 0 Total Plays: 46, Total Stations: 5, Adds: 1 CHRIS BOTTI Back Into My Heart (Columbia) 199 192 MINDI ABAIR Make A Wish (GRP/VMG) RIPPINGTONS Wild Card (Peak) GEORGE BENSON Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (GRP/VMS) Total Plays: 67, Tidal Stations: 8, Adds: 2 Total Plays: 38, Total Stations: 5, Adds: 2 PIECES OF A DREAM It's Go Time (Heads Up) 185 176 PIECES OF A DREAM Lunar Lullaby (Heads Up) WALTER BEASLEY Coolness (Heads Up) DAN SIEGEL In Your Eyes (Native Language)

Total Plays: 65, Teutal Stations: 7, Adds: 1 Total Plays: 37, Total Stations: 4, Adds: 0

PRAFUL Moon Glide (Rendezvous) KEM I Can't Stop Loving You (Motown /Universal) Station playlists for all R &R reporters are available

Total Plays: 60, Total Stations: 4, Adds: 0 Total Plays: 37, Total Stations: 4, Adds: 1 on the web at www.radioandrecords.com.

Songs ranked by total plays

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www.americanradiohistory.com SMOOTH JAZZ INDICATOR TOP 30 May 27, 2005 TOTAL 1- TOTAL WEEKS ON TOTAL STATIONS/ WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABELS) PLAYS PLAYS AUDIENCE CHART ADDS MOST ADDED® IOW 2 O NILS Pacific Coast Highway (Baja/TSR) 195 +10 724 18 1310 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(SI ADDS GRADY NICHOLS Sneak (Compendia) 5 1 Q JEFF LORBER Ooh La La (Narada Jazz) 193 0 668 18 1410 TIM BOWMAN fINELSON RANGELL Dance (Liquid 8) 4 5 GEORGE DUKE T -Jam (BPM) 167 +17 609 12 1311 0 BASS X Our Time (Liquid 8) 3 3 0 3RD FORCE Believe In Me (Higher Octave) 162 +3 484 15 1411 SHADY GRADY All Wound Up (Celebrity Status) 3 7 0 PAUL TAYLOR Nightlife (Peak) 149 +11 613 12 1211 14 0 RICHARD ELLIOT People Make The World Go Round (Artizen) 140 +21 515 2 1211 MOST 6 7 STEVE COLE Thursday (Narada Jazz) 138 .7 482 11 1210 INCREASED PLAYS 4 8 NORMAN BROWN West Coast Coolin' (Warner Bros.) 136 -18 632 11 1310 TOTAL PLAY 8 Q JEFF GOLUB Simple Pleasures (Narada Jazz) 133 +1 403 5 1210 ARTIST TITLE LABELS) INCREASE 11 o BONEY JAMES fIJOE SAMPLE Stone Groove (Warner Bros.) 130 +5 600 20 1011 GRADY NICHOLS Sneak (Compendia) +42 BASS X Our Time (Liquid 8) +30 9 m AVERAGE WHITE BAND Work To Do (Liquid 8) 129 +3 505 10 1211 SHADY GRADY All Wound Up (Celebrity Status) +30 18 ® JOE JOHNSON U Know What's Up (Yasny) 127 +15 619 4 811 ANDRE DELANO Night Riders (7th Note) +27

17 KEM I Can't Stop Loving You ® (Motown/Universal) 125 +12 590 5 910 MINDI ABAIR Make A Wish (GRP/VMG) +27 16 Q NELSON RANGELL That's The Way Of The World (Koch) 123 +8 549 13 1211 MARIAH CAREY We Belong Together (Island/IDJMG) +25 ALEXANDER ZONJIC Leave It With Me (Heads Up) +24 12 ® MARCUS MILLER fERIC CLAPTON Silver Rain (Koch) 122 0 524 7 910 RICHARD ELLIOT People Make The World Go Round (Artizen) +21 13 16 ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY Say Yeah (Higher Octave) 119 -2 397 10 1010 TIM BOWMAN fINELSON RANGELL Dance (Liquid 8) +21 10 17 MATT BIANCO fIBASIA Ordinary Day (Decca/Universal) 115 -10 500 12 1210 BONEY JAMES Pure (Warner Bros.) +20

19 18 PAMELA WILLIAMS Fly Away With Me (Shanachie) 110 -2 420 17 810 23 Q URBAN KNIGHTS My Boo (Narada Jazz) 106 +9 282 8 811 MOST 20 20 CHUCK LOEB Tropical (Shanachie) 105 -3 459 15 1010

15 21 LIN ROUNTREE fITIM BOWMAN For Your Love (BDK) 104 -11 364 10 910 PLAYED RECURRENTS TOTAL 22 ® RIPPINGTONS Wild Card (Peak) 101 +1 390 4 1010 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS

21 23 BLACK GOLD MASSIVE Don't Give Up Now (Major Menace) 100 -2 356 4 810 HALL & OATES I'll Be Around (U-Watch) 58

25 PATCHES STEWART Road Song (Koch) 97 +3 440 3 910 ANITA BAKER You're My Everything (Blue Note/Virgin) 50 QUEEN LATIFAH California Dreamin' (Vector) 47 28 ® HIROSHIMA Swiss Ming (Heads Up) 96 +6 467 3 910 CHRIS BOTTI No Ordinary Love (Columbia) 38 CAMIEL I'm Ready (Rendezvous) 93 +17 311 3 1011 CD WAYMAN TISDALE Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (Rendezvous) 36 ¡Debut> PRAFUL Moon Glide (Rendezvous) m 90 +17 248 1 1010 STEVE OLIVER Chips & Salsa (Koch) 35 MINDI ABAIR Come As You Are (GRP/VMG) 34 26 28 KENNY G. Pick Up The Pieces (Arista/RM6) 90 -3 364 20 610

ALICIA KEYS If I Ain't Got You (J/RMG) 30 29 29 MICHAEL BRANDEBURG Midnight (Independent) 88 -1 472 3 1010 GREG ADAMS Firefly (215) 26 27 30 CHIELI MINUCCI Good Times Ahead (Shanachie) 88 -3 417 4 910 FOURPLAY Fields Of Gold (RCA Victor /RMG) 19

PETER WHITE How Does It Feel (Columbia) 16 16 Smooth Jazz reporters. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of Sunday 5/15 - Saturday 5/21. © 2005 Radio & Records TIM BOWMAN Summer Groove (Liquid 8) 15

KSBR/Los Angeles, CA WOCO /New York, NY' DMX Jan Vocal Blend/Satellite Jones Radio Network/Satellite' OM/PD: Terry Wedel PD: Blake Lawrence P /MD: Sandi Johnson OM: J.J. McKay REPORTERS MD: Enid Cogswell MD: Carolyn 2 BONEY JAMES Bednarski P0: Steve Hibbard 1 PAUL TAYLOR 1 KEATON SIMONS No Add, MD: Laurie Cobb 1 GARRY COIN 1 NORMAN BROWN Stations and adds ANITA BAKER their listed alphabetically 1 by market I DANNY FEDERICI KENNY G. IIBRIAN MCKNIGHT GREG ADAMS 1 WAYMAN TISDALE JEFF LORBER KAJZ/Albuquerque, NM' WVSUBirmingham, AL WZJZ/Ft. Myers, FL' 1 PETE BELASCO OM: Jim Walton OMIPO: Andy Parrish OM: Steve Amari 1 CAMIEL 1 WALTER BEASLEY PD/MD: Paul Lavoie 1 GREG ADAMS PD: Joe Turner KTWV/Los Angeles, CA' 1 CHUCK LOEB No Adds I GRADY NICHOLS WLOO/Orlando, FL' MD: Bandi Bachman 1 RICHARD ELLIOT 1 MOLLY JOHNSON Po: Paul Goldstein wAYMAN 11SDALE PO /M0: Brian Morgan MD: Samantha Pascual 1 HINDI ABAIR APD: Patric Riley Music Choice Smooth Jan/Satellite 3 PAUL BPPwN 1 CHAKA KHAN 2 GRADY NICHOLS 1 QUEEN LATIFAH APD: Will Kinnally 1 MADELEINE PEYROUX 1 SWING OUT SISTER MD: Gary Susalls

1 ALEXANDER WNUA/Chicago, IL' WOTO/Hartlord, CT ZONJIC 12 NOVECENTO I /STANLEY JORDAN PD/MD: 1 ERIC ESSIK 11 RONNY JORDAN OM: Bob Kaake Stewart Stone WJZL/Louisville, KY' 1 LALAH HATHAWAY 11 SOUL BALLET B MARCUS MILLER WJZZ/Atlanta, GA' PD: Steve Stiles OM: Kelly Carls WJJZ/Philadelphia, PA' 1 JONATHAN BUTLER JAMIE BONK MD: Michael La Crosse 1 BOBBY WELLS CAMEL PD/MD: Dave Kosh PD/MD: Gator Glass OM: Todd Shannon No Adds 1 BOBBY CALDWELL 1/DENISE WILLIAMS DAVID LANZ ANITA RAKER APD: Ron Fisher PD: Michael Tozzi 1 URBAN KNIGHTS JEFF KASHIWA KHJZ/Houston,TX' wAYMAN T'SDALE MD: Frank Childs 1 CAROL DUBOC NELSON RANGELL

PD: Maxine Todd ND Adds 1 MAYSA ANDRE DELANO APD/MD: Greg Morgan 1 MOLLY JOHNSON BOBBY WELLS No Adds 1 ANITA BAKER DAVID BOSWELL

1 GEORGE BENSON KSMJBakersfield, CA* WLVE/Miami, FL' GARRY GOIN 1 DAVID LANZ OM: Rob Roberts OM/PO: Chris Townshend 1 ALL -FOR -7 WNWV/Cleveland, OH* APO: Nick Novak PD/MD: Rich McMillan 1 GREG ADAMS AVERAGE MINDI ABAIR OM/PD: Bernie Kimble WHITE BAND KYOT/Phoenix, AZ' 1 HUGH MASEKELA BRIAN BROMBERG RIPPINGTONS 1 KEIKO MATSUI KPVU/Houston, TX PD: Shaun Holly 1 HERB ALPERT a TIJUANA BRASS Sirius Jan Cafe/Satellite PD: Wayne APD/MD: Angie Honda Turner 1 MATT BIANCO I /BASTA PD: Teresa Kincaid 25 NELSON RANGELL MARIAN CAREY 1 WILL DONATO ANDRE MD: Rick Laboy 20 DELANO 1 JIM ADKINS MD is JOE JOHNSON WJZI/Milwaukee, WI' Nd Adds WEAABaltimore, WJZA/Columbus, OH' 1 NILS 14 TIM BOWMAN OM/PD: Maxie Jackson PD: Stan Atkinson 1 KEN NAVARRO PD/MD: Bill Harman 14 BONEY JAMES I /JOE SAMPLE MD: Kayana Brown MD: Steve Scott 1 MADELEINE PEYROUX No Adds 10 KJZS/Reno, NV' DAVID SANBORN 1 RONNY 6 ANDRE DELANO No Adds JORDAN 10 RICHARD PD/MD: Rollert Dees ELLIOT 1 FATTBURGER 9 BASS X WAYMAN TISDALE TIM BOWMAN 1/NELSON RANGELL 9 CALVIN KEYS VERONICA MARTELL 7 MICHAEL LINGTON GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH fi GRADY NICHOLS LOVE GYPSIES WSMJBaltimore, MD* 5 VERONICA MARTELL CRAIG CHAOUICO 4 VONZELL SOLOMON KSSJ/Sacramento, CA' XM Watercolors/Satellite PD/MAD: Lori Lewis KJZI/Minneapolis, MN' SHADES OF SOUL PD/MD: Lee Hansen PRAM Shirlitta Colon AVERAGE WHITE BAND KOAI/Dallas, TX' PD: Lauren Macleash ERIC DARIUS KEN NAVARRO RAY CHARLES I /NORA! JONES MATT BIANCO I /BASTA OM/PO: Kurt Johnson MD: Mike Woll DOC POWELL APO: Mart Sanford 3 WAYMAN TISDALE JAMIE BONK No Adds WYJZ/Indianapolis, IN' OM/PD: Carl Frye WARREN HILL GEORGE DUKE No Adds KBZN/SaIt Lake City, UT' QUINTS GERARD DM/PD: Dan Jessup KRVR/Modesto, CA' PAVLO KWJZ/Seattle, WA' 5 RIPPINGTONS NORA! OM/M0: Doug WWII JONES PD: Carol Handley 3 KEN NAVARRO PETER WHITE P0: James Bryan MD: Dianna Rose 1 WAYMAN TISDALE SLOW TRAIN SOUL No Adds 1 RICHARD ELLIOT PAUL BROWN POWERED BRIAN BROMBERG KJCD/Denver, CO* KJLU /Jefferson City, MO BRENDA RUSSELL PD/MD: Michael Fischer PD/MD: Dan Tumor SMOKEY ROBINSON

1 WARREN MICHAEL HAGGINS MEDIABASE HILL 3 KIFM /San Diego, CA' MELODY PAUL HARDCASTLE 2 VERONICA MARTELL MICHAEL LINGTON I/WENDY MOTEN 2 TIM BOWMAN I /NELSON RANGELL P0: Mike Vasquez 350 FORCE

1 WARREN HILL APD/MD: Kelly Cole GRADY NICHOLS WVAS AL WSJT/Tampa, FL' /Montgomery, 9 HEM MICHAEL MCDONALD OM: Rick Hall PD: Ross Block 'Monitored Reporters 6 JEFF GOLUB WI/MY/Detroit, MI* PD: Eric Washington M0: Kathy Curtis I MINDI ABAIR OM/PD: Tom Sleeker KOAS/Las Vegas, NV' M0: Eugenia Ricks JEFF GOLUB 51 Total Reporters 16 SHADY GRADY MD: Sandy Kovach PD/MD: Erik Fan PIECES 15 MOLLY JOHNSON OF A DREAM No Adds Na Adds KKSF/San Francisco, CA' 15 GRADY NICHOLS WAYMAN TISDALE PD: Michael Erickson 35 Total Monitored 15 BASS X MD: Ken Jones MICHAEL B116, 16 Total Indicator DMX Smooth Jan/Satellite PD/MD: Jeanne Destro KUAP/LINIe Rock, AR WFSK/Nashville, TN I WJZW/Washington, DC' Did Not Report, Playlist Frozen (2): DAVE KOZ PD/MD: Michael Nellums M0: Chris Nochowicz KIRK WHALUM OM: Kenny King 15 KJZY/Santa Rosa. CA' KCOZtSpringfield, MO KEZL/Fresno, CA' 4 DANNY FEDERICI CISSY CRUTCHER AVERAGE WHITE BAND PD: Carl Anderson A TIM BOWMAN 1 /NELSON RANGELL 10 ANITA BAKER PD: Gordon Zlot WSBZ/Ft Walton Beach, FL OM: E. Curtis Johnson DOWN TO THE BONE MD: Renee DePuy 3 SHADY GRADY B GRADY NICHOLS APD/MD: Rob Singleton TIM BOWMAN 1 /NELSON RANGELL PD/MD: J. Weldenheimer No Adds 2 DOWN TO THE BONE fi BASS X I/LIZZ No adds 2 DAVID SANBORN WRIGHT PAUL HAROCASTLE 2 BRADLEY LEIGHTON fi SHADY GRADY J

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McGathy Joins Active Rock Panel In De Goot Entertainment's Bill McGathy has joined the panel for the "Active Rock: Between Rock and a Hard Place" session at R &R Con- Bill McGa hy Rocks vention 2005. This session, which takes place Friday. June 24, from 3 -5pm, will discuss the Active Rock format at the crossroads. One man's story of mall keting, The format is in a challenging transition period and is looking to reinvent itself. promotion & managing But how? Some stations are moving more classic and conservative, while others are playing adventurous new rock. Plus, there's increased competition from f you've ever had the p easure of hearing Bill McGathy say, sources beyond radio, like iPods, satellite radio and video games. We'll explore the current state of Active Rock and why it needs to listen to its audience for "Hey, buddy," in that egarious and energetic voice of his, divection. then you're one of thous nds in our industry who know the Moderator Keith Hastings, PD of WAAF/Boston, will be joined by McGathy, WRIF/Detroit PD Doug Podell, Reprise's Raymond McGlamery and Virgin's Ray strong influence he's had the Rock format we know and love. Gmeiner. I McGathy, President and owner of n De found Creed in Florida and got involved with Goot Entertainment, has been in the b iness their manager, who was a local promoter who for over 30 years. The story of how had found the band." he elevated himself to the lofty perch McGathÿ s company was the ar- Puddle Of Mudd, Chevelle, Shinedown, Sali- lenging, because not only do you need to find from which he oversees a major en- chitect of the marketing plan that ul- va and Theory Of A Deadman, to name just a the talent, develop them and get them signed, tertainment company and manages timately led to Creed's early success. few. you also need to focus your label partnership some of today's hottest rock acts is He says, "The success we had man- He is also fired up about a new crop of in many different ways to make sure the band classic. aging that band showed me we were bands that In De Goot will be working with. gets its proper chance. It started with his short-lived ca- on the right track as a management "Some of the newer bands we have that I'm "Fortunately, In De Goot has the advantage reer as a lead singer in rock bands. He company, and not long after Creed really excited about are No Address and a of a 22 -year relationship with radio. McGathy also spent time in the Air Force. But we found 3 Doors Down. After 16 band out of Kentucky called Black Stone Cher- Promotions has been woven into the fabric of a career in the armed forces was not ill M cGathy million albums sold with 3 Doors, the ry, who could be huge," he says. radio and records in America." for him. rest, as they say, is history." "We also just signed a great new female art- Despite having strong relationships that "I came out of the Air Force and went col- While McGathy is proud of his company's ist out of Pennsylvania named Lizzy Hale, help bands get played on the radio, McGathy lege to major in communications with em- accomplishments on the management side, who I think is going to be a superstar. Her band says the key challenges of running a manage- phasis in radio and television," McGath says. he gives much of the credit to the many co- is called Halestorm." ment company are understanding what jobs are whom and what buttons need to "I ended up getting a job at the local P gres- workers who have toiled with him. "Our Challenges And Rewards done by mana ement side started out with myself, be pushed at the right time. sive radio station in Orlando." With a hot roster of established and new and Corey Sheri- "When a record needs to turn the comer, His first airshift at the old WORJ/ Rose McGathy bands, McGathy waxes poetic about the chal- he says. 3 Doors we're there to push it around the corner," he do was back in 1971. In 1973, soon af- dan," "When lenges and rewards of managing artists, say- Phin says. "Sometimes this push needs to come at ter he graduated from college, he Down came on board, ing, "When our company was primarily do- us in radio, or we need to make sure the record is in got a full-time job at the station Daly joined manage- ing music promotion, someone once said to Today we full -time the right markets to follow the airplay. and worked his way up ment. have eight me, 'As a marketing guy in the music business, "We also have to position the product in the to morning show host managers." when you hang up the phone, you stop mak- retail accounts. In the 11 years we've been man- and PD. What's In De Goot? ing money.' To truly be in the music business, aging, not only have we developed relation- From Promotion To The origin of the name of McGathy's enter - you need to have annuities and parts of things ships with radio, we have developed relation- Management tainment company, In De Goot, has its own sto- you develop. I chose to do this though man- ships with some of the big retail accounts, like In 1977 McGathy went to work ry. "In de goot is Dutch for 'in the gutter,'" Mc- agement. Best Buy and Wal- Mart." for Polydor Records in Gathy says. "The way the name "The challenges of management are day-to- Six Minutes Houston as the local came about is funny. I was in day, and the landscape has changed. When we promotion manager. A Amsterdam years ago, walking started doing management, we would sign a McGathy loves being involved in the cre- year later he went national. "I along, looking down at my feet, band, get a release date, work the album to ra- ative process when his artists are making got promoted to head of rock promo n at and I saw on the sidewalk a picture of a poop- dio, keep our fingers crossed and hope that records. "We now have great relationships in Polydor in New York," he says. "I wa$ with ing dog with an arrow under his butt that said people would like it and that it would sell. In the producer and producer-manager commu- them for about 18 months before I werit over in de goot, which means 'Let your dog poop in cases like Creed and 3 Doors Down, we hit the nity," he says. "Finding the right guy to do the to run the rock department at RCA R ords the gutter.' mother lode. record, getting the right sound and knowing until 1982, at which time I formed M athy "I guess you can call the company 'Poop in "But management now, in 2005, is very chal- what the right sound is to make sure the record Promotions. That company has been in xist- the Gutter Entertainment.' Thus the picture on fits what radio needs at the time are key in- ence ever since." our logo of the pooping dog. Now I'm proud gredients to success." Fast-forward to 1994, when McGath Pro - to say that the pooping dog is in about 45 to In De Goot has also learned how to work motions turned some of its attention the 50 million homes. In De Goot Bands the touring angle. "We now have compatible business of managing bands, starting th a "Also, interestingly enough, the Dutch had bands on our roster who can go out and tour group called The Screamin' Cheetah Wh lies. not trademarked the pooping dog, and we Here's a list of the bands that In De with each other. In cases where we can't place By that time McGathy Promotions had ome now have an international trademark on it. If Goot Entertainment is currently a band on a tour, we've been putting together the premier marketing and promotion c pa- times get really bad, I can always go over and managing. our own packages, like last year's Shinedown, Of A Deadman and No Address tour." ny in the rock world, and making the m e to sue the Dutch government for using the poop- 3 Doors Down Theory Finally, radio climate, the management side was a natural f Mc- ing-dog logo on their sidewalks." Chevelle in today's challenging is break- Gathy and his troops. While in de goot might translate to "in the Shinedown McGathy's proudest accomplishment "Managing bands came from wantin o be gutter," the company seems destined for far Life Of Agony ing baby bands. "The one thing I'm really ex- involved in the creative process and w ting greater things. "We also have In De Goot Re- Theory Of A Deadman cited about is developing and breaking baby to help guide talented musicians in th ca- cordings," McGathy says. "We're going to Saliva bands every year," he says. "We're not just reers," he says. "We also did it for righ ous partner with a label and release several records Instruction maintaining bands that are broken, we're motives: We loved the music." this year." Puddle Of Mudd breaking baby bands. Other bands soon followed the Ch etah In De Goot has been the management com- No Address "We have a good farm system of young tal- Wheelies into McGathy's managemen old. pany for 3 Doors Down since 1999. Since then, Future Leaders Of The World ent. My goal is to get my bands deals with "We picked up a great band on Holl ood its stable of rock bands has grown and become Exit The King three-album cycles so they really get a chance Records called Into Another," McGath ays. mighty impressive. When McGathy is asked Black Stone Cherry to break. I remember when bands used to get "We went on to manage Samiam, Sh des what other artists the company manages, he Deepfield six albums; now you're lucky if you get six Apart and a band called Fluffer. Thei we rattles off a who's who of today's key rockers: minutes." May 27, 2005 Radio & Records 55

www.americanradiohistory.com ROCK TOP 30 May 27, 2005 PDWEREDM THIS TOTAL i I - TOTAL WEEKS ON TOTAL STATIONS/ WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS AUDIENCE CHART ADDS MEDIABASE (00)

1 1 AUDIOSLAVE Be Yourself (lnterscope /Epic) 625 -2 36552 10 26)0 5 © SEETHER Remedy (Wind-up) 481 +80 20350 6 2411 MOST ADDED. 3 0 GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) 464 +29 24384 10 2311 4 F00 FIGHTERS Best Of You (RCA 0 /RMG) 441 +24 21010 5 26)0 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) ADDS 2 5 GREEN DAY Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Reprise) 413 48 23051 27 2410 STAIND Right Here (fliplAtlantic) 7 7 0 ROBERT PLANT Shine It All Around (Sanctuary/SRG) 388 +27 18361 12 1810 TOMMY LEE Trying To Be Me (Independent) 3 8 Q THEORY OF A DEADMAN No Surprise (Roadrunner/IDJMG) 361 +16 12777 17 2210 DARK NEW DAY Brother (Warner Bros.) 2 CROSSFADE Colors (Columbia) 2 9 0 NINE INCH NAILS The Hand That Feeds (lnterscope) 360 +25 20160 10 1710 DAY OF FIRE Fade Away (Jive/Essential /PLGI 2 6 9 VELVET REVOLVER Fall To Pieces (RCA /RMG) 355 7 20183 41 2410

10 10 3 DOORS DOWN Behind Those Eyes (Republic/Universal) 307 10 12193 7 2010

11 11 MUDVAYNE Happy? (Epic) 248 -29 10724 15 1310 16 ® NO ADDRESS When I'm Gone (Sadie) (Atlantic) 223 +28 6729 11 20)0 19 ® AUDIOSLAVE Your Time Has Come (lnterscope/Epic) 209 +34 6678 3 1711 MOST 15 14 SYSTEM OF A DOWN B.Y.O.B. (American/Columbia) 200 -4 8334 6 12)0 13 15 SHINEDOWN Burning Bright (Atlantic) 193 -39 8368 30 17)0 INCREASED PLAYS

12 16 BREAKING BENJAMIN Sooner Or Later (Hollywood) 187 -48 10915 20 1311 TOTAL PLAY 17 17 CHEVELLE The Clincher (Epic) 171 19 4705 19 1510 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) INCREASE ¡Debut> Right Here (Flip STAIND Right Here (flip/Atlantic) +144 Q STAIND /Atlantic) 160 +144 6219 1 2117 SEETHER Remedy (Wind -up) +80 18 19 SILVERTIDE BlueJeans (J/RMG) 157 -30 3136 13 1210 CROSSFADE Colors (Columbia) +35 24 OFFSPRING Can't Repeat (Columbia) 141 +32 5434 2 1111 AUDIOSLAVE Your Time Has Come (lnterscope/Epic) +34 21 PAPA ROACH Take Me (Geffen) 138 0 4 1310 ® 4322 OFFSPRING Can't Repeat (Columbia) +32

23 ® DARK NEW DAY Brother (Warner Bros.) 136 +18 3419 3 1312 NICKELBACK Figured You Out (Roadrunner/IDJMG) +30

22 23 SLIPKNOT Before I Forget (Roadrunner /IDJMG) 125 -2 4009 8 9)0 GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) +29 NO ADDRESS When I'm Gone (Atlantic) +28 27 COLLECTIVE SOUL Better Now (El Music Group) 118 +12 7057 17 710 (Sadie) ROBERT PLANT Shine It All Around (Sanctuary/SRG) +27 20 25 BILLY IDOL Scream (Sanctuary/SRGI 105 -61 3968 18 910 SAMMY HAGAR Let Me Take You There 26 26 MOTLEY CRUE Sick Love Song (island/IDJMG) 98 -8 2546 7 8I0 (Azoff Music Management) +27 ¡Debut> DAVE MATTHEWS BAND American ® Baby (RCA/RMG) 78 +12 4992 1 5)0 ¡Debut> SOUND AND FURY Troptripical (Athelas) 75 0 973 1 0)0

30 29 MARS VOLTA The Widow (I'll Never Sleep Alone) (Strummer/Universal) 72 15 1634 7 6)0

29 30 DROWNING POOL Killin' Me (Wind-up) 70 -20 2845 2 4)0

27 Rock reporters. Monitored airplay data supplied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of MOST 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining plays or remaining flat from previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is placed first. Songs below No. 15 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. Most Added is the total number of new adds officially reported to R &R by each PLAYED RECURRENTS reporting station. Songs unreported as adds do not count toward overall total stations playing a song. Most Increased Plays lists the songs with the greatest week -to- TOTAL week increases in total plays. Total Audience equals Average Quarter Hour Persons times number of plays (times 100). Each daypart on each station is assigned an AQH ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS number. Average Quarter Hour Persons used herein with permission from Arbitron Inc. (© 2005, Arbitron Inc.).© Radio 2005 & Records. THREE DAYS GRACE Just Like You (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 193 JET Cold Hard Bitch (Atlantic) 192 NICKELBACK Figured You Out (Roadrunner/IDJMG) 186 NEW & ACTIVE U2 City Of Blinding Lights (lnterscope) THREE DAYS GRACE Home (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 184 Total Plays: 39, Total Stations: 3, Adds: 0 PAPA ROACH Getting Away With Murder (Geffen) 170 VELVET REVOLVER Slither (RCA /RMG) 164 SAMMY HAGAR Let Me Take You There (Azoff Music Management) STATIC -X I'm The One (Warner Bros.) BREAKING BENJAMIN So Cold (Hollywood) 164 Total Plays: 63, Total Stations: 3, Adds: 0 Total Plays: 33, Total Stations: 4, Adds: 0 CROSSFADE Cold (Columbia) 162 U2 Vertigo (lnterscope) 139 WEEZER Beverly Hills (Geffen) DAY OF FIRE Fade Away (Jive/Essential /PLG) PAPA ROACH Scars (Geffen) 127 Total Plays: 60, Total Stations: 4, Adds: 0 Total Plays: 9, Total Stations: 3, Adds: 2

CROSSFADE Colors (Columbia) TOMMY Be LEE Trying To Me (Independent) Station playlists for all R&R reporters are available Total Plays: 51, Total Stations: 8, Adds: 2 Total Plays: 6, Total Stations: 3, Adds: 3 on the web at www.radioandrecords.com.

Songs ranked by total plays

KZZE/Medford, OR WRKZ/Pittsburgh, PA* WROV/Roanoke, VA* KZOZ/San Luis Obispo, CA KBRO/Waco, TX Po/rAD: David Atwood PD/MD: Rob King OM: Keith Clark PO/PAD: Aaron Roberts PO/MD: Brerd Henstee 1 GZR REPORTERS 3 DARK NEW DAY PD: Ryan Mill APO: Heidi Krummem-Tate 1 STAIND 1 INCUBUS 2 OFFSPRING No Adds DARK NEW DAY Stations and their adds listed alphabetically by market WMZK/Wausau, WI PD/MD: Brandon Pappas WDHA/Morristown, NJ* KZRR/Albuquerque, NM* WROK/Canton, OH* KLAO/EI Paso, TX* KTUX/Shreveport,LA* 19 STAIND PDfrD: Tenie Carr KUFO/Portland, 17 OM: Bill May PD: Ganen Had OM/PD: CouNrey Nelson OR* WXRX/Rocktord, IL PO: Kevin West DARK NEW DAY 4 TOMMY LEE OM/P0: Dave Numme 16 RA PD: Phil mahoney MD: Nick Andrews APOAMO: Glenn Gare PD/MD: Jim Stone MD: Flynt Stone APD/MD: Dan Bazyk No Adds 15 GROSSFADE APD: Judi Civemlo No Adds 1 CROSSFADE 46 FOU FIGHTERS 5 STAIND 14 OFFSPRING 2 AUDIOSLAVE 18 3 DOORS DOWN DARK NEW DAY BLACK LABEL SOCIETY STAIND WXMM/Nortolk, VA* 17 DROWNING POOL NY INCUBUS WPXC/Ca e Cod, MA WMTT/Elmira, OM: John Shomby 15 SEVENDUST OM: Steve McVie PD: Geage Haitis PD/MD: Jay Slater 13 RA WWDG/Syracuse, NY* WZZO /Allentown, PA* MD: Stephen Shiner BREAKING BENJAMIN 12 OM: Rich Lauber POlEAD: Suzanne Tonair. GROSSFADE KBZSIWichita Falls, TX PD: Rids Strauss 11 3 DOORS DOWN STAIND 11 BLACK LABEL SOCIETY PD: Scorch APD: Jahres Gallagher WHEB/Portsmouth, NH* OM: Gleis Walters MD: Clins Line 10 SYSTEM OF A DOWN 16 3 DOORS DOWN 11 WEEZER MD: Scott Dixon PD: Chris "Doc" Garrett PD: Liz Ryan 12 SEETHER 10 SEETHER 8 10 YEARS GREEN DAY QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE MD: Jason "JR" Russell APO/MD: Vicki Vox 9 F00 FIGHTERS DEAF PEDESTRIANS DAY OF FIRE KCLB/Palm Springs, CA 1 BLACK LABEL SOCIETY 8 OFFSPRING STAIND OM: Larry Snider TOMMY LEE KWHL/Anchorage, AK TOMMY LEE P0: Jen Shevlin WKLC/Charieston, WV KFLY/Eugene, OR PDAMD: Rick Sparla APO/MD: Brad Stennen OM/PD: Bill Knight 041/PD: Chris Sargent 4 AUDIOSLAVE 1 SKINNED 4 AUDIOSLAVE 3 OFFSPRING 2 CROSSFADE KRXO/Sacramento, 1 BRUCE DICKINSON STAIND CA* 2 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE WHJY/Providence, RI* WKLT/Traverse City, MI 1 FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS OM/MD: Jim Fax 1 SUBMERSED PO: Scoff Laudani PD: Pat Martin PO/MD: Terri Ray PowEREDm WWCT/Peoria, IL API): Doug Palmieri 8 LEE WRCO/Fayetteville, NC* 1 DAY OF FIRE TOMMY PD: Gabe Reynolds MD: John Laurent' WTOS /Augusta, ME WEBN/Cincinnati, OH* OM: Perry Stone 7 AUDIOSLAVE MD: John Marshall No Adds 6 PAPA ROACH OMAN: Steve Smith OMAN: Scott Reinhart PD: Mark Arsen MEDIABASE 3 STAIND 6 BILLY IDOL APD: Chris Rush MD: Rick Vaste M0: Al Field 4 MUDVAYNE No Adds INCUBUS 3 STAIND KBER/Salt Lake City, UT* 'Monitored Reporters WMMR/Philadelphia, PA* WBBB/Raleigh, NC* OM: Bruce Jones WRVC/Huntington KMOD/Tulsa, OK* WMMS/Cleveland, OH* PD: Bill Weston PD: Jay Nachlis PO: Kelly Hammer OM/PD: Jay Nunley APO/MD: Darby Wilcox OM/PD: Don Casti 46 Total Reporters KIOCBeaumont, TX* PO: Bo Matthews APD: Chuck Damice 12 BEN FOLDS Armstrong APD/ME: Reeves Kirtner No Adds CROSSFADE OM: Joey MD: Humer Scott MD: Sean "The Rabbi" Tyszler 10 STAIND POMD: Mike Davis 4 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE 27 Total Monitored OFFSPRING CKY 8 KEANE 3 OFFSPRING No Adds STAIND 3 STAIND 19 Total Indicator 2 INCUBUS KRTO/Tulsa, OK* KNCN/Corpus Christi, TX* WPTO/Bowlin9 Green, KY KSRX/San Antonio, TX* OM: Steve Hunter OM/PD: Paula Newell KDKB/Phoenix, AZ* Did Not Report, OM/PO: Alex "Axe Chase KCALJRiverside, CA* PD/MD: Mark Landis PO/MO: Chris Kelly APDAND: Monte Montana WRKR/Xalamazoo, MI PD: Joe Bonadonoa (1): APD/MD: Manly Foster PO: Steve Hoffman APO: Ed "Mister Ed" Lambert APD: Kelly Garrett Playlist Frozen 4 STAIND OM: Mike McKelly MD: Paul Pelerson 14 AUDIOSLAVE APD/MD: Daryl Norsell No Adds No Adds NODS/Duluth 1 LIFE OF AGONY PD/MD: Jay Deacon 9 CRINGE No Adds TSAR No Adds

56 Radio & Records May 27, 2005

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IASï THIS TOTAL +l - TOTAL WEEKS ON TOTAL STATIONS/ WEEK WED( ARTIST TTiIE IA8E1 fS) PLAYS PLAYS AUDIENCE CHART ADDS MEDIABASE (00) 1 1 MUDVAYNE Happy? (Epic) 1911 -24 87820 16 5910 MOST ADDED® 2 2 CHEVELLE The Clincher (Epic) 1646 -9 67664 20 5810 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S( ADDS 3 GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) 1610 +24 77900 12 5710 INCUBUS Make A Move (Epic) 23 6 Q SYSTEM OF A DOWN B.Y.O.B. (American/Columbia) 1592 + 145 58778 9 5910 SKINDRED Set It Off (Lava) 12 5 NINE INCH NAILS The -land That Feeds (Interscope) 1517 +20 64879 10 5910 STATIC -X I'm The One (Warner Bros.) 8

7 SEETHER Remedy (Wind -up) 1420 +122 60262 7 5910 DAY OF FIRE Fade Away (Jive /Essential /PLG) 8

4 7 AUDIOSLAVE Be Yourself (Interscope /Epic) 1379 -155 60645 11 5810 STAIND Right Here (Flip /Atlantic) 6 SUBMERSED In Due Time (Wind -up) 5 8 F00 FIGHTERS Best 01 You (RCA /RMG) 1322 +43 55975 5 5810 AUDIOSLAVE Your Time Has Come (Interscope/Epic) 4 9 THEORY OF A DEADMAN No Surprise (Roadrunner /IDJMG) 1226 +18 46901 18 5610 RA Fallen Angels (Republic /Universal) 4 10 10 BREAKING BENJAMIN Sooner Or Later (Hollywood) 1024 -158 39357 21 5510 INTANGIBLE Those Around You (Larkio Music) 4 10 YEARS Wasteland (Republic /Universal) 4 13 SLIPKNOT Before I Fo get (Roadrunner/IDJMG) 871 +57 28952 14 5310

11 NO ADDRESS When l'n Gone (Sadie) (Atlantic) 871 +13 25082 14 5410

14 PAPA ROACH Take Me (Geffen) 864 +91 23277 7 5311 19 OFFSPRING Can't Repeat (Columbia) 829 +220 28269 3 5311 MOST 30 STAIND Right Here (Fli tlantic) 792 +498 37447 2 5516 INCREASED PLAYS

15 DARK NEW DAY Brot : r (Warner Bros.) 745 +51 19457 6 5510 TOTAL PLAY 18 AUDIOSLAVE Your Tim: Has Come (Interscope/Epic) 722 +102 28087 4 5214 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) INCREASE +498 12 18 SILVERTIDE Blue Jeans (J /RMG) 700 -121 21237 14 4410 STAIND Right Here (Flip /Atlantic) OFFSPRING Can't Repeat (Columbia) +220 16 3 DOORS DOWN Behi r Those Eyes (Republic/Universal) 681 +15 21029 7 4610 SYSTEM OF A DOWN 8.Y.0.8. (American /Columbia) +145 17 20 THREE DAYS GRACE rme (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 546 -84 19650 32 4510 SEETHER Remedy (Wind -up) +122 24 ® CROSSFADE Colors (C mbia) 513 +88 11941 3 4412 STATIC -X I'm The One (Warner Bros.) + 105 + 21 22 PROM KINGS Alone (Th ee Kings) 498 -22 11657 18 4010 AUDIOSLAVE Your Time Has Come (Interscope /Epic) 102 PAPA ROACH Take Me (Geffen) +91 23 LIFE OF AGONY Love T Let You Down (Epic) 491 +27 12683 7 4411 DAY OF FIRE Fade Away (Jive/Essential /PLG) +91 25 PORCUPINE TREE Shall (Lava) 410 +19 7392 12 3610 RA Fallen Angels (Republic /Universal/ +89 29 ® STATIC -X I'm The One amer Bros.) 408 +105 9656 5 4318 SUBMERSED In Due Time (Windup) +89 26 WEEZER Beverly Hills 363 +11 12700 8 1910

22 27 MOTLEY CRUE Sick Lo a Song (Island/IDJMG) 344 -131 9844 11 3610 28 BREAKING POINT She Me A Sign (Wind -up) 328 +23 6612 9 3010 MOST 27 29 ROBERT PLANT Shine I Al l Around (Sanctuary/SRG) 295 -27 8060 10 2010 PLAYED RECURRENTS 31 WHITE STRIPES Blue O chid (V2) 292 +5 6745 5 1910 TOTAL 35 SHADOWS FALL Inspira ion On Demand (Century Media) 256 +18 3915 8 2810 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS

33 32 QUEENS OF THE STON AGE Little Sister (Interscope) 210 -36 8657 19 2110 BREAKING BENJAMIN So Cold (Hollywood) 644 CROSSFADE Cold (Columbia) 575 46 RA Fallen Angels (Reput /Universal) 197 +89 4098 2 2514 ® PAPA ROACH Getting Away With Murder (Geffen) 536 37 34 BECK E -Pro (Interscope/ 188 -36 7793 13 1510 GREEN DAY Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Reprise) 494 40 ® BLACK LABEL SOCIEIt Fire It Up (Artemis) 176 +5 5241 3 1812 SHINEDOWN Burning Bright (Atlantic) 489 /IDJMG) 480 38 36 INTANGIBLE Those Arr' d You (Larkin Music) 169 -4 3550 4 2114 SLIPKNOT Duality (Roadrunner EXIES Ugly (Virgin) 410 32 37 ALTER BRIDGE Broken ings (Windup) 158 -88 4277 8 1910 VELVET REVOLVER Slither (RCA /RMG) 402 44 CORROSION OF CONFO' MITY Rise River Rise (Sanctuary/SRG) 157 +25 2285 2 1613 THREE DAYS GRACE Just Like You (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 392 36 39 ATREYU Right Side Of Tite Bed (Victory) 155 -75 2183 15 2010 PAPA ROACH Scars (Geffen) 372

IDebut> DAY OF FIRE Fade Awa) r (Jive/Essential /PLG) 154 +91 3311 1 2318

34 41 MARS VOLTA The Widow (I'll Never Sleep Alone) (Strummer/Universal) 146 -93 4021 17 1910 42 42 A PERFECT CIRCLE Passive (Virgin) 133 -22 4761 20 1010 NEW & ACTIVE 39 43 DROWNING POOL Killirí Me (Wind -up) 129 -43 6110 15 1210 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE In My Head (Interscope)

¡Debut> 1 2115 SUBMERSED In Due Time (Windup) 121 +89 1913 Total Plays: 68, Total Stations: 12, Adds: 2 43 45 OZZY OSBOURNE Missi sippi Queen (Epic/ 120 -23 6690 13 810 TSAR Band -Girls -Money (TVT)

Total Plays: 49, Total Stations: 8, Adds: 1 45 46 BLACK LABEL SOCIET* Suicide Messiah (Artemis) 100 -20 4126 19 1310 30 SECONDS TO MARS Attack (Immortal/Virgin)

47 47 MADSIDE Enemy (Evo) 86 -20 2769 12 910 Total Plays: 46, Total Stations: 6, Adds: 2

48 48 Z -TRIP Walking Dead (He ywood) 77 -20 1406 6 610 SKINDRED Set It Off (Lava) Total Plays: 26, Total Stations: 14, Adds: 12 /Debut> MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Helena (Reprise) 74 +10 1561 1 411 INCUBUS Make A Move (Epic) 49 50 SYSTEM OF A DOWN Clgaro (American/Columbia) 69 -18 2759 14 310 Total Plays: 14, Total Stations: 23, A=dds: 23

59 Active Rock reporters. Monitored airplay data s Jpplied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining pla vs or remaining flat from previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is Songs ranked by total plays placed first. Songs below No. 20 are moved to reco rent after 20 weeks on the chart. Most Added is the total number of new adds officially reported to R&R by each reporting R station. Songs unreported as adds do not count to ward overall total stations playing a song. Total Audience equals Average Quarter Hour Persons times number of plays Station playlists for all &R reporters are available (times 100). Each daypart on each station is assign ed an AQH number. Average Quarter Hour Persons used herein with permission from Arbitron Inc. (© 2005, Arbitron on the web at www.radioandrecords.com. Inc.).© 2005 Radio & Records.

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POWERED ; ItiteTheMusic.com America's Best Testing Active Rock Songs 12 + For The Week R.R ROCK TOP 30 IT YKIIAIA91 Ending 5/27/05 CANADA 1NEDIABASE M M M Artist Title (Label) TW LW Famil. Burn 18-34 18-24 25-34 LAST THIS TOTAL ./- WEEKS ON TOTAL WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS CHART STATIONS

MUOVAYNE Happy? (Epic) 4.41 4.47 85% 10% 4.48 4.60 4.36 1 1 AUDIOSLAVE Be Yourself (lnterscope /Epic) 601 4 10 1310

2 2 GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) 570 -4 13 1410 BREAKING BENJAMIN Sooner Or Later (Hollywood) 4.25 4.33 94% 20% 4.05 4.30 3.82 3 © COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound (Capitol) 501 +16 5 1310 SEETHER Remedy (Windup) 4.25 4.24 75% 5% 4.17 4.08 4.25 5 MATT MAYS... Cocaine... (Sonic /WamerMusic Canada) 483 +14 13 1710 I 0* SLIPKNOT Before Forget (Roadrunner /IDJMG) 4.22 4.15 73% 10% 4.17 4.40 3.92 6 0* SLOAN All Used Up (Vik/Sony BMG Canada) 447 +19 8 1710 CHEVELLE The Clincher (Epic) 4.21 4.26 87% 14% 4.22 4.24 4.20 4 6 gip THEORY OF A DEADMAN No Surprise (604/Universal) 415 -56 18 1310 CROSSFADE So Far Away (Columbia) 4.19 4.05 88% 19% 3.94 4.19 3.69 7 Q FOO FIGHTERS Best Of You (RCA /RMG) 413 +7 5 1410 PAPA ROACH Take Me (Geffen) 4.17 4.19 70% 9% 4.09 3.94 3.80 8 0* WEEZER Beverly Hills (Geffen) 375 +4 8 1310 THREE DAYS GRACE Home (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 4.16 4.16 95% 28% 3.89 3.75 4.04 9 9 ROBERT PLANT Shine It All Around (Sanctuary/SRG) 350 16 9 1010

EXIES Ugly (Virgin) 4.16 4.25 84% 15% 3.92 3.93 3.90 11 10 NINE INCH NAILS The Hand That Feeds (lnterscope/ 342 11 9 1410

SHINEDOWN Burning Bright (Atlantic) 4.12 4.24 77% 18% 3.98 4.11 3.83 10 11 U2 Sometimes You Cant Make It On Your Own (lnterscope) 326 -28 10 1610 12 12 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Little Sister (lnterscope) 317 -20 18 1110 NINE INCH NAILS The Hand That Feeds (lnterscope) 4.08 4.15 89% 17% 3.99 4.04 3.93 14 13 JACK JOHNSON Sitting, Waiting... (Bn/shfre/Universa0 303 8 9 1410 PROM KINGS Alone (Three Kings) 4.02 3.86 53% 5% 3.69 3.54 3.84 4 13 14 OASIS Lyla (Epic) 301 -12 6 1110 SYSTEM OF A DOWN B.Y.O.B. (American /Columbia) 3.98 3.84 88% 15% 3.97 4.08 3.84 16 15 a BOY Up In This Town (MapleMusic/Universal) 268 -34 15 1110 3 DOORS DOWN Behind Those Eyes (Republic/Universal) 3.89 3.72 68% 14% 3.77 3.95 3.60 17 0* GRADY Hammer In My Hand (Warner Music Canada) 264 +13 7 1510 THEORY OF A DEADMAN No Surprise (Roadrunner/IDJMG) 3.88 3.76 66% 12% 3.76 3.97 3.57 15 17 COLLECTIVE SOUL Better Now (El Musk Group) 228 -81 16 1110 AUDIOSLAVE Be Yourself (lnterscope /Epic) 3.81 3.81 87% 25% 3.80 3.89 3.72 21 WHITE STRIPES Blue Orchid (V2) 225 +27 4 810 ALTER BRIDGE Broken Wings (Wind -op) 3.77 3.57 52% 11% 3.54 3.76 3.35 18 0* STAGGERED CROSSING Perfect Prize (Bent Penny) 222 0 9 1110 GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) 3.76 3.73 99% 34% 3.41 3.47 3.35 22 SEETHER Remedy (Windup) 210 +17 4 910

19 WAKING... On... (Coalition Entertaianent/Warner Music Canada) +1 F00 FIGHTERS Best Of You (RCA /RMG) 3.76 3.74 69% 14% 3.73 3.97 3.49 el* 206 3 1111 24 OFFSPRING Can't Repeat (Columbia) 194 +31 2 1111 WEEZER Beverly Hills (Geffen) 3.73 - 79% 21% 3.68 3.62 3.74 20 23 ollp HOT HOT HEAT Goodnight Goodnight (Warner Bros.) 190 14 6 810 NO ADDRESS When I'm Gone (Sadie) (Atlantic) 3.71 3.65 55% 11% 3.60 3.41 3.73 23 24 BECK E -Pro (lnterscope) 157 -24 14 710 AUDIOSLAVE Your Time Has Come (lnterscope/Epic) 3.68 - 47% 8% 3.65 3.66 3.64 30 e+ 54.40 Easy To Love (True North) 135 +41 2 1013 SILVERTIDE Blue Jeans (J/RMG) 3.64 3.43 55% 12% 3.51 3.59 3.43 25 26* THORNLEY Beautiful (604/Universal) 128 -9 18 810 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Little Sister (lnterscope) 3.56 3.67 81% 26% 3.51 3.60 3.43 26 ARCADE FIRE Neighborhood 113 (Power Out) (Merge) 127 -6 5 810 MARS VOLTA The Widow... (Strummer/Universal) 3.40 3.33 62% 20% 3.33 3.43 3.22 29 ® * 3 DOORS DOWN Behind Those Eyes (Republic /Universal) 123 +25 2 811 28 ED BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Devils & Dust (Columbia) 107 +4 4 510 Total sample size is 362 respondents. Total average favorability estimates are based on a scale of 1 -5. (1= dislike very much, 5 = like very much). Total familiarity represents the percentage of respondents who recognized the song. Total burn represents the number of 0410 OZZY OSBOURNE Mississippi Queen (Epic) 98 +8 9 610 respondents who said theyare tired of hearing the song. Songs must have 40% familiarilytoappearon survey. Sample composition is based 25 Canadian Rock on persons 12+. Persons are screened via the Internet. Once passed, they can take the music test based on the format/music preference. reporters. Monitored airplay data supplied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. Songs ranked by total plays RateTheMusic.com results are not meant to replace callout research. The results are intended to show opinions of participants on the the for the airplay week of 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining plays or remaining flat from previous Internet only RateTheMusic is a registered trademark of RateTheMusic. corn. The RTM system, is available for local radio stations by week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is placed first. Songs below No. 15 are moved to recurrent 20 on viipp calling 818- 377 -5300. RateTheMusic.com data is provided by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. after weeks the chart. © 2005 Radio & Records. Indicates Cancon.

WZORBreen Bay, WI WJXO/ansing, MI' KBRE/Merced, CA WYSP/Fhiladelphia, PA' KISW/Seafle. WA' WKOIVWausau, WI PO: Roxanne Steele PT Bob Olson PO/MD: Mein Medina OMA'D: Tim Sabean 0M/PO: Dave Richards PO: Nick Summers REPORTERS INCUBUS No Adds APD: Jason LaChnce APO: Gil Edwards APO: Ryan Castle MD: Dan Walemki 26 SHADOWS FALL MD: Spike MD: Ashley Wilson 17 OFFSPRING

RA 2 BRUCE DICKINSON 1 SKINDRED 12 AUDIOSLAVE

1 WXOR/Greenville, NC' KOMPAas Vegas, NV' STAIND BLACK LABEL SOCIETY 1 STATIC -X 5 DOG FACED GODS 1 GZR Stations and their adds listed alphabetically by market APD/M0: Man Lee PO John Grinin BRUCE DICKINSON 1 STAINS 3 CROSSFADE SUBMERSED MD: Big Manly CUTTING EDGE 1 CKY 1 SYSTEM OF A DOWN 3 BRUCE DICKINSON INCUBUS 10 AUDIOSLAVE SKINDRED KEYJ /Abilene, TX WAAFBoston, MA' WRIF/Detroit, MI' 9 CROSSFADE OM: James Cameron PD: Keith Hastings OM/PO. Doug Podell INCUBUS KUPDIPIaenbl,AZ' PD /AMD: Frank Pain MD: Mistress Carde APD/MO. Mark Pennington WTPT/Greemille, SC' WLZRRAiIwaenkee, WI' WHBZJSheboygan, WI THE PD: JJMiles Ron Simonet KICTWichila, KS' QUEENS OF STONE AGE 9 TOMMY LEE No Adds OMnnD. Mark Hendrix PO: Sean Elliott PO: GZR MD: Larry Mahelie 2 DROWNING POOL PO: Ray Michaels MD: Smack Taylor !QM/Lawton, OK MD: Marilynn Mee AUDIOSLAVE 10 NO WARNING 2 CROSSFADE MD: Rick Thomas 1 STATIC -X PD: Don Brown CROSSFADE "Greer' AUDIOSLAVE 2 SUBMERSED STAINS WYBB/Charleston,SC* KRBR/Duluth INCUBUS 2 STAIND APB: David Combs STAIND RA CUTTING EDGE OM/PD: Mark Fleischer 061/PD: Mike Allen JIMMY EAT WORLD 23 STAIND INCUBUS 13 CORROSION OF CONFORMITY 4 CROSSFADE INTANGIBLE 6 SAMMY HAGAR KIDDI/Minneapolis, MN' SKINDRED 4 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND DAY OF FIRE 4 WEEZER OM: Dave HamMNaann WRBRBouth Bend, IN QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE 3 CROSSFADE PO: Wade Leer WXLP/Ouad Cilles, IA' GMND: Ron Stryker Danny WBSX/Wilkes Barte, PA' WOBK/Albany, NY' APO/MO: Pablo 0M: Mira 2 STATIC -X KNRO/Eugene,OR WOCMALagerstowm PO: Dave Lenora OM: Jules Riley PD/M0: Chill Wallar 11 WEITER 2 LIMP BIZKIT WNXR/Chabanooga,TN* OM: Rollin 11 OM: Rick Alexander MD: Stage PO: Chris Lloyd 8 DAY OF FIRE WXZ71Eexington,KY' INCUBUS Bill 2 STNNO OM: Kots Van Dyke PD: Al Scott STAIND PO/MD: Mite Holder OM: Robert Lindsey 4 SKINDRED MD: James McKay PD: Bona QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE INTANGIBLE APO: Shawn Quinn P0: Jerome Fischer LIFE OF AGONY DANKO JONES MD: Opie INCUBUS BLACK LABEL SOCIETY APO: Twitch KMRO/Modesto, CA' INCUBUS 10 YEARS STAIND INCUBUS MD: Stiller OM: Max Miller KNTG/Sitokane, WA' No Adds PD/MD: Jack Paper PO/MD: Aany Bernett KZRK/Amarillo, TX WGBF/Evansville, IN WOXA/Harrisburg.PA' APO: Mae Foley APO: Kris SAHers PO/MD: Eric Slayer OM: Mike Sanders KDOTBeno, NV' WZZNithicago, IL' PD: Claudine DeLoanzo USED 8 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE SKINDRED PO: Falhoy 5 OFFSPRING PS Bill Gamble MD: Ninon OM: Jim McClain NE STAIN° DANKO JONES 5 INCUBUS AP0/610: Slick Nick KIBZ/Lincoln, PO/MD: Jaye Patterson KATS/Yaldma, WA APD. Steve Levy 1 TOMMY LEE 30 SECONDS TO MARS INTANGIBLE OM: Jim Steel INCUBUS DMPD: Ron Harris MD: James VarrOadol INCUBUS INCUBUS PO: Tim Sheridan 13 STAIND I1 INCUBUS APD/M0: Spiky WRATIM6nmouth, NJ' 3 BLACK LABEL SOCIETY SOIL wwwX/Appleton, WI WWBN/FIint, MI' DANKO JONES 0M/PD: Carl Cran WCCC/Hartford, CT' POAYD: Guy Nit OM: Jay Patrick QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE APO/610: Robyn Lane WKOZBaginaw, MI' PO: Michael Picoui WLZX/Springlield, MA' INCUBUS PO: Brian Beddow STATIC -X No Adds PO: Hosen KROR/Chico, CA APD/PAD: Mike Karolyn PD: Neal Mi APD/MD: Torry Lann ERIES OM: Ran Woodward t FIRE MD: Courtney rain DAY OF DAY OF FIRE WWIZ/Youngstown, OH' SKINDRED Adds POIVAO: Darn Sandoval CORROSION OF CONFORMITY No OM: Tim Roberts 0 YEARS ME/Little Rock, AR' WCLG/Morgamown, WV WCHZ/Auggusta, GA' 35 OFFSPRING SKINDRED PO: Jim Loboy OM: Sonny Victory OM/PO: Jell Miller 0M. Harley Drew 3 BRUCE DICKINSON SUBMERSED MO: Mo P0/105: Jeff Patterson MD: Dave Murdock PO/MO: Chuck Williams RA WZBH/Salisbury, MD 3 SKINDRED KRZR/Fresno,CA' APD: Tessa Hall 1 STATIC X WAOX/Syracuse, NY' 1 STATIC -X OM/PD: Shawn Murphy INCUBUS OM/PO: E Cuis Johnson DANKO JONES OM: Tom Mitchell INTANGIBLE KILO/Colorado Springs, CO' APO/MD: Mini Hunter APO/MD: Rick Roddam PO: Alexis OM: Rich Hawk WAMXAIuntinglon STATIC-X 16 SIX OUNCE GLOVES WNORIHodolk. VA' APD/MD: Don "Stone" Kelley PO: Ross Ford PD: Paul Oslund TOMMY LEE INCUBUS WTFX/Louisville, KY' PD: Harney Koran 2 SUBMERSED No Adds 2 ADEMA INCUBUS KRABBakerslield, CA' MS: Frank Webb APORAD: Tim Parker 1 DAY OF FIRE 2 TOMMY LEE OM: Sieve King No Adds No Adds INCUBUS PO/M0: Danny Spanks WROC/Ft. Myers, FL' 1 CKY KBBM/Columbia, MO APD: Jared Mann PO: Lance Hale KISS/San Antonio, TX' OM: Jack Lawson 16 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE MD: Shawn "Milo" Fennell PO: Kern Vargas PO: Nathan McLeod WRTT/Huntsville, KFMXAJIbbock, TX KATT/Oklahoma City, OK' 14 USED RA AL' SKINDRED WXTB/rampa, FL' LIFE OF AGONY Rob Harder OM/PD: Wes Nessmann OMAS: Chris Baker 11 BAD RELIGION AUDIOSLAVE OM: OM/PO: Bad Hardin INCUBUS 7 WEEZER MD: Jake Daniels POWERED : 9 BAD RELIGION INCUBUS PO/MO: Jimbo Wood APD/MO: Brian Medlin 5 SUBMERSED BLACK LABEL SOCIETY INCUBUS 1 STATIC -X PAPA ROACH INCUBUS TSAR KIOZ/San Diego, CA' INEI)IABASE WBZX/Calumbus, OH' WBYR/Ft. Wayne, IN' QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE OM: Jim Richards WJJOAAadison, WI' PO: Hal Fish PS Cindy Miller PO/MD: Sauna Moan -Brown WIYY/BaOimore, MO' PO: Randy Hawke WYYX/Panama City, FL KXRX/Tri- Cities, WA APD/MD: Ronni Hunter MD: Stiller 3 STATIC-X PD. Dave Hill APDIMD: Make Patton PD: Keith Allen MD: Scotty Steele STATIC-X SKINDRED WRXW /Jacllson, MS' 2 OFFSPRING APO: Rob Heckman 3 10 YEARS APO/MO: The Freak 8 STAIND INCUBUS BRUCE DICKINSON PS Johnny Maze 2 AUDIOSLAVE No Adds MD: Brad Stevens INCUBUS 8 STAIND 2 STAIND 2 NO ADDRESS 'Monitored Reporters DOPE 7 I IFE OF AGONY 1 DAY OF FIRE SKINDRED KRPX/Corpus Christi, TX' WRUF/Gainesville, FL' 1 TOMMY LEE OMPO: Scon Holt 0MiP0: Harry Guscon INCUBUS 89 Total Reporters WCPRBiloxi, MS' KUR0/San Luis Obispo, CA WKLLJUtica, NY APD/MO: Save Ross APD. Monica Rix SKINDRED WTKX/Pensacola.FL' 0M: Jay Taylor OMAS: Andy Widord PD: Scott Petibone DAY OF FIRE MD: Matt Lehlola ERIES WGIR/Manchester, NH PO. Joel Sampson PD: Scot Fox MD. Bell APD/MD: Tim Noble PD: Alex James APO/MD: Mark The Shark Stephanie 59 Total Monitored APDAAD: Maynard SUBMERSED 10 AUDIOSLAVE APO: No Adds 29 OFFSPRING STATIC -X Becky Poholsky RA STAIND KBPhDerrver,CO' INCUBUS KORC/I(ansas City, MO' SYSTEM OF A DOWN DAY OF FIRE NINE INCH NAILS 30 Total Indicator PO/MD: Willie B. PO: Bob Edwards STATIC-X APO/MD: Dave Fritz WIXO/Peoria, IL KFMW/Waterloo, IA WKLOIGrald Rapids, MI' CKY KFROIMcAIIen, TX' OM: RN Morgan OM/P0: Michael Cross Did Not Report, WKGBBinghamton, NY OM: Brad Alain OM/PO: Alex Duan PO /AMO: Mah Baan IOffX/Santa Rosa, CA' MD: Craig Laue OM/PD: Jim Playlist Frozen (1): Free KAZR/DeS Moines, W PO/MD: Danis Minns MO: Jeff DeWitt 11 DANKO JONES PD: Don Harrison 9 AUDIOSLAVE APD/MD: Tim Bohrt 0M: Jim Schaefer 1 30 SECONDS TO MARS KLFXA(illeen, TX SANDRES 5 3 DOORS DOWN MO: Todd 7 DANKO JONES KZRO/Springfield, 1 CROSSFADE PD: Ryan Patrick DEAF PEDESTRIANS PO/MD: Bob Fonda 10 YEARS 5 DEAF PEDESTRIANS 9 POWER 5000 5 STAIND MO 1 SYSTEM OF A DOWN MD: Andy Hall INCUBUS 17 SHADOWS FALL CORROSION OF CONFORMITY SKINDRED INTANGIBLE 4 SUBMERSED 1 STAIND 2 AUDIOSLAVE 17 RA INCUBUS STAIND 17 OFFSPRING J

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The Next Wave Of New Media As technological advances sweep the radio world, smart program- Alt's Lost Generation? mers are figuring out what to do about it. On Friday, June 24, at R &R Convention 2005, we'll assemble a snappy group of experts to dis- The Firm's Arthur Spiv k speaks out for the kids cuss "New Media: Alternative Choices for Survival." Online streaming, multichannel HD Radio, satellite - it's enough to make your brain freeze. With this in mind, former WPLY/Philadelphia PD Jim McGuinn will describe life as a post -terrestrial Internet pioneer, and WOXY.com GM Brian will tell you the story behind what Rolling Stone a curious thing. People between the ages of 12 and 24 buy Jay is calls one of the world's top five Internet broadcasters. Astralwerks' Dave loads of tickets to events like the Warped Tour, and they're Lombardi will give you the promotional perspective. into music by Green Day and The Killers. Why, then, do most WXTM /Cleveland PD Kim Monroe will fill you in on her station's march HD (AOL Exec. Director /Music Industry Alternative programmers choose to ignore them? That's what a to Radio as Jack Isquith Music's Relations) shares his view from inside a new -media Goliath. Finally, just lot of artist managers would like to know. for fun, XM Satellite Radio Sr. VP/Chief Programming Officer Lee Abrams will tell us why we're all doomed. Arthur Spivak has been around. He ex- - unlike the Alternative world, which is play - plored the early terrain of Alternative radio ing more of the older artists than ever before. with Midnight Oil and helped Tori Amos de- "Look, the 'Jack' format is fine if you're velop a previously unknown commercial managing Rod Stewart or Aerosmith, and mid -'80s a handful of Alt stations broke the via live performances and the Internet. Then niche. His company, Spivak /Sobol Entertain- Rock stations that don't play currents are great next big things, and the rest of the country fol- we go to radio as another part of the market- ment, has guided the careers of such _ if you're handling the Jimi Hendrix lowed suit. Spivak knows this scenario well. ing plan. We can't live or die on adds any- bands as A Perfect Circle, Queens Of estate. We're talking about Alterna- "My first alternative band was Midnight more. The Stone Age, Three Days Grace tive radio here. Oil," he says. "We brought them over from "And, by the way, you've got label presi- and Yellowcard. "The last time I was in a major mar - Australia on their first record, and it was all dents now who are freaked out because they Now that Spivak /Sobol has ket that has a historic Alternative sta- about those original 20 -odd Alternative sta- have a top 10 hit at Alternative radio but merged with the Firm, Spivak's view lion, I was hearing Led Zeppelin. I've tions and college radio. We had KROQ /Los they're not selling as many records as they has become broader, and his con- got to wonder how a young kid who Angeles, XTRA -FM (91X) /San Diego, WHFS/ used to. It's not hard to extrapolate why this cerns have grown larger. To be blunt, ! doesn't care about his parents' music Washington, and then we had to get creative is happening. Cities like New York and Phil- he is afraid Alternative radio is blow - is going to listen to a station like that. and pound our way into the midsection of the adelphia don't have relevant new -music sta- ing it. Arthur Spivak They want their own Zeppelin. country, because everybody in markets like tions for alternative music now, and they're "The world is shifting so greatly," he says. "Bottom line, the kids are there. I feel their Kansas City was still into Journey. But kids still out of the radio equation. It's simple math. "If the Alternative programmers at radio right excitement every day. I see these kids coming found out about the music. "There are now a lot of people in those mar- now don't pay attention, they will lose a whole out to see these great new bands, and if a sta- kets who aren't getting their music on the ra- generation of kids. There are young a. terna- tion was programmed to the younger lifestyle dio, so the build is longer, and that is counter tive rock fans out there who are being totally - like the Warped Tour is focused on kids - to the large corporations' desire for quarterly ignored, and they could be lost to radio forev- I've got to believe that kids would listen to it. "I see these kids coming profits." a Find me a station that I could buy for a rea- er as result. out to see these great new Hyper-Active Kids? "If you look at the Warped Tour and Taste sonable amount of money, and I would take of Chaos, it appears that there are more kids a shot at it." bands, and if a station was That raises the question of whether or not out there who are into this music th an there other formats are picking up the kids that Al- Back To The Future ever have been. But some friends of mine at programmed to the ternative stations are supposedly ignoring. "It radio have told me that they have given up This isn't all doom and gloom, mind you. definitely feels like Active Rock stations are Behind Spivak's concern is growing excite- younger lifestyle, I've got addressing the kids, especially in the middle trying to get the younger demos, and : hope ment about exploring an entirely new way of of the country," Spivak says. "Historically, it that's not the case. Kids might be spending a to believe that kids would lot of time on their computers, but they're also doing business. "As I'm talking to my bands seems that a lot of people have dismissed the spending a lot of time in their cars, an that's right now, I'm telling them that, 50 years from listen to it." Active Rock crowd, although I always where the radio is. now, they can tell their grandkids that they thought there was a big audience out there - "I understand what radio is doing d why were there for this big upheaval," he says. just outside of New York and L.A. they're doing it. They've got bills to ay. But "They were there when radio gave up on the "I mean, you can have a band that's doing it's a tough time for those of us who ve and kids, and they lived to tell the tale. "That's what we're back to, and we'll do it 4,000 or 5,000 kids in Salt Lake City but not die on music geared toward younger Aids. I "This is actually a very exciting time. It's that way again, with bands like Finch and Al- making a dent in L.A. Three Doors Down feel that there is a huge audience out th re that great to see a band like The Mars Volta come kaline Trio. We've got to figure out which sta- have trouble selling out the Willem [in L.A.], is not being catered to." out, being as adventurous as they always are, tions love new music, then slug it out in the yet they're a huge band, a meat-and -potatoes and have success. And there's a lot of com- markets that don't have stations like that. I'm band, everywhere else. `I See Young People' merce going on under the radar. Every day, not afraid of doing that at all. It'll just be dif- "So, yes, Active Rock has a claim to make, Spivak doesn't buy the notion that the In- at the Troubadours of the world, there are ferent." but where are the kids going to hear Muse or ternet and the iPod have already destroyed the great bands playing. You ask them, 'How did Franz Ferdinand or the next -generation Oa- A Whole New World possibility that young demos can get excited you get here ?' and they say, 'Well, we got in a sis? Twenty years ago people said Alternative about terrestrial radio. "Kids still want to be van and drove here.' Compared to where we were a year ago, it's radio catered to the fans, to the people who part of a community," he says. "Because I hap- "Look at the kid from Bright Eyes, Conor a different world already. "Not too long ago, were the active buyers, and that is the reason pen to live in Los Angeles, I can listen to what Oberst, out of Omaha. Kids love him. I tried if you were on the radio in New York and the industry got so excited about the format KROQ is doing, and they've managed to to get him two years ago - he's brilliant. It's Philly and Washington, DC and L.A., by the in the first place. brand themselves as the place for kids to go. so exciting to hear music like that, but why time your record came out, you were huge," "The point is, in many places we're forcing This means that it's possible. isn't Alternative radio playing him? If radio Spivak says. "Now? It might not be as advan- the kids to find this music elsewhere. Just like "I know that a lot of radio people think the was behind him, he would be huge." tageous to just go to radio first, especially with with every generation, kids want their own kids are leaving because of the Internet, but I As more Alt stations look beyond the a band that makes music that is not safe and music. They don't want their parents' music. haven't seen the erosion of the Pop stv bons. younger demos and embrace the libraries of formulaic. They don't want their older brother's music. They're adjusting to what their fans want, and Active and mainstream Rockers, it appears "We're touring some of our bands for They want their own stuff, and they will get they've stopped playing the older pop artists we've circled back to a simpler time. In the months in advance to invigorate the fan base it. They always do."

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LAST THIS TOTAL + I - TOTAL WEEKS ON TOTAL STATIONS/ WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS AUDIENCE CHART ADDS 1NEDIABASE (00)

1 NINE INCH NAILS The Hand That Feeds (lnterscope) 2577 +126 139301 10 7210 2 2 GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) 2354 -73 122431 20 6910 MOST ADDED® 3 WEEZER Beverly Hills (Geffen) 2343 +76 117865 9 7210 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) ADDS 4 FOO FIGHTERS Best Of You (RCA /RMG) 2063 +106 119552 5 7210 CROSSFADE Colors (Columbia) 17 7 SYSTEM OF A DOWN B.Y.O.B. (American/Columbia) 1761 +85 86990 9 6111 INCUBUS Make A Move (Epic) 15 8 Q COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound (Capitol) 1641 +45 95757 5 6810 STAIND Right Here (Flip/Atlantic) 9 TRANSPLANTS Gangsters & Thugs (La Salle /Atlantic) 9 6 7 AUDIOSLAVE Be Yourself (lnterscope/Epic) 1541 -200 83375 11 6410 GARBAGE Bleed Like Me (Geffen) 7 5 8 BECK E -Pro (lnterscope) 1525 216 74161 16 6510 HOT HOT HEAT Middle Of Nowhere (Sire/Reprise) 7

9 9 WHITE STRIPES Blue Orchid (V2) 1371 -9 63118 5 6410 DEAD 60S Riot Radio (Epic) 5 10 MUDVAYNE Happy? (Epic) 1279 +55 49927 15 4612 KASABIAN L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever) (RCA /RMG) 5 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE In My Head (lnterscope) 5 11 e SEETHER Remedy (Wind -up) 1258 +81 46863 7 5410 14 KILLERS Mr. Brightside (island/1DJMG) 1091 +43 79126 33 4710

23 OFFSPRING Can't Repeat (Columbia) 1079 +293 49811 3 6212

12 14 CHEVELLE The Clincher (Epic) 1066 68 42898 19 4710

19 AUDIOSLAVE Your Time Has Come (lnterscope/Epic) 975 +117 43972 4 6512

13 16 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Little Sister (lnterscope) 972 136 55124 19 4910 15 m MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Helena (Reprise) 971 +11 36567 12 5611 MOST 16 KILLERS Smile Like You Mean It (/stand/ /DJMG) 970 +32 56632 13 5211 INCREASED PLAYS

17 BRAVERY An Honest Mistake (island/IDJMG) 935 +38 48633 15 4811 TOTAL PLAY 18 OASIS Lyla (Epic) 884 +5 36656 7 5411 ARTIST TOILE LABEL(S) INCREASE STAIND Right Here (Flip/Atlantic) +477 25 e GORILLAZ Feel Good Inc. (Virgin) 818 +227 30117 8 4714 OFFSPRING Can't Repeat (Columbia) +293 22 22 NO ADDRESS When I'm Gone (Sadie) (Atlantic) 790 -6 26766 13 4510 GORILLAZ Feel Good Inc. (Virgin) +227 'Debut> Here STAIND Right (Flip /Atlantic) 643 +477 32321 1 4919 NINE INCH NAILS The Hand That Feeds (lnterscope) + 126 24 24 JACK JOHNSON Sitting, Waiting, Wishing (Brushfire/Universal) 597 17 38419 20 3310 AUDIOSLAVE Your Time Has Come (lnterscope/Epic) +117 GARBAGE Bleed Like Me (Geffen) +117 27 ACCEPTANCE Different (Columbia) 591 +36 16073 11 3810 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE In My Head (lnterscope) + 107 26 THEORY OF A DEADMAN No Surprise (Roadrunner/IDJMG) 568 +13 20515 12 3411 F00 FIGHTERS Best Of You (RCA /RMG) +106 28 PAPA ROACH Take Me (Geffen) e 555 +35 16373 5 4313 JIMMY EAT WORLD Futures (DreamWorks/lnterscope) +99 29 3 DOORS DOWN Behind Those Eyes (Republic/Universal) 538 +20 16664 6 2710 SYSTEM OF A DOWN B.Y.O.B. (American /Columbia) +85 30 e USED & MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Under Pressure (Reprise) 511 +70 40689 4 1610 31 MUSE Stockholm Syndrome (Warner Bros.) 426 +12 10638 6 3612 32 e UNWRITTEN LAW She Says (Lava) 395 +11 10843 1 3210 39 e RISE AGAINST Swing Life Away (Geffen) 385 +77 11204 3 2813 36 e PEPPER Give It Up (Volcom Entertainment/Lava) 382 +17 18934 10 2510 43 GARBAGE Bleed Like Me (Geffen) 360 +117 12818 2 3417 NEW & ACTIVE 35 35 SLIPKNOT Before I Forget (Roadrunner/IDJMG) 327 -43 9697 11 2510 49 e JIMMY EAT WORLD Futures (DreamWorks/lnterscopel 312 +99 14530 2 3014 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS Ohio Is For Lovers (Victory) Total Plays: 179, Total Stations: 14, Adds: 1 41 e DEAD 60S Riot Radio (Epic) 288 +43 13970 2 2615 MXPX Heard That Sound (SideüneDummy) 42 BLOC PARTY Banquet (Atlantic) 284 +39 24028 3 2312 Total Plays: 173, Total Stations: 12, Adds: 2 37 39 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND American Baby (RCA /RMG) 282 56 10644 9 1510 HOT HOT HEAT Middle Of Nowhere (Sire/Reprise) Total Plays: 167, Total Stations: 21, Adds: 7 33 40 Z -TRIP Walking Dead (Hollywood) 255 -127 8116 11 3510 TRANSPLANTS Gangsters & Thugs (La Salle/Atlantic) 50 FALL OUT BOY Sugar, We're Goin' Down (Island/IDJMG) 251 +42 6597 2 2414 Total Plays: 163, Total Stations: 26, Adds: 9 34 42 HOT HOT HEAT Goodnight Goodnight (Sire/Reprise) 243 -135 13476 13 1810 BECK Girl (lnterscope) Total Plays: 162, Total Stations: 13, Adds: 3 ¡Debut> SOCIAL DISTORTION Death Or Glory (Geffen) 240 +40 10620 1 2413 MARS VOLTA L'via L'viaquez (Strummer/Universal)

45 STEREOPHONICS Dakota (You Made Me Feel Like The One) (V2) 238 +3 9028 4 2211 Total Plays: 155, Total Stations: 16, Adds: 1 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE In My Head (lnterscope) 40 45 MARS VOLTA The Widow (I'll Never Sleep Alone) (Strummer/Universal) 229 -28 20490 20 1710 Total Plays: 153, Total Stations: 23, Adds: 5 47 46 LIFE OF AGONY Love To Let You Down (Epic) 209 -6 4907 2 1911 DARK NEW DAY Brother (Warner Bros.)

¡Debut> ALKALINE TRIO Time To Waste (Vagrant) 201 +41 16318 1 1214 Total Plays: 120, Total Stations: 11, Adds: 4 MODEST MOUSE World At Large (Epic) ¡Debut> KASABIAN L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever) (RCA/RMG) 196 +65 6326 1 2615 Total Plays: 119, Total Stations: 8, Adds: 0 48 49 INTERPOL Evil (Matador) 192 -23 19699 19 1710 STATIC -X I'm The One (Warner Bros.)

38 50 CROSSFADE So Far Away (Columbia) 187 122 5015 18 1610 Total Plays: 92, Total Stations: 7, Adds: 1

72 Alternative reporters. Monitored airplay data supplied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week Songs ranked by total plays of 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining plays or remaining flat from previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is placed first. Songs below No. 20 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. Most Added is the total number of new adds officially reported to R&R by each reporting Station playlists for all R &R reporters are available station. Songs unreported as adds do not count toward overall total stations playing a song. Total Audience equals Average Quarter Hour Persons times number of plays on the web at www.radioandrecords.com. (times 100). Each daypart on each station is assigned an AQH number. Average Quarter Hour Persons used herein with permission from Arbitron Inc. (© 2005, Arbitron Inc.).© 2005 Radio & Records. ALTERNATIVE ROCKS CLEVELAND! Town Hall Meeting: The Passion Principle by: Kevin R &R Alternative Editor M. CONVENTION 2005 Moderated Stapleford, JUNE 23- 25.2005 Saturday, June 25, 2005 1:00- 3:OOPM REGISTER AT RADIOANDRECORDS.COM

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America's Best Testing Alternative Songs 12 + RaieTheMusicecum Backstage Weenie Roast Debauchery! n' IkYW For The Week Ending 5/27/05 When KROQ /Los Angeles' Weenie Roast hit Irvine, CA's Veri- Persons Men Women zon Wireless Amphitheater last Saturday, there was plenty of Artist Title (Label) TW LW Familiarity Burn 18 -34 18 -34 18 -34 action going on backstage. Since we were asked not to use the really filthy shots, we hope these will suffice. WEEZER Beverly Hills (Geffen) 4.18 4.23 93% 16% 4.16 4.23 4.07 j

KILLERS Mr. Brightside (ISland/IDJMG) 4.09 4.09 96% 36% 4.08 3.94 4.23

GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) 4.05 4.20 97% 34% 4.06 4.21 3.89

GREEN DAY Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Reprise/ 4.02 4.17 100% 51% 4.06 4.10 4.03

F00 FIGHTERS Best Of You (RCAIRMG) 4.02 4.07 76% 9% 4.04 4.14 3.93

NINE INCH NAILS The Hand That Feeds (Interscopel 3.99 4.12 89% 16% 3.96 4.06 3.83

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Helena (Reprise) 3.94 4.03 78% 14% 3.95 3.76 4.13

BECK E -Pro (lnterscope) 3.91 3.80 83% 17% 3.82 3.93 3.69

CHEVELLE The Clincher (Epic) 3.88 3.95 81% 19% 3.91 3.89 3.93

GORILLAZ Feel Good Inc. (Virgin) 3.88 - 51% 6% 3.85 4.00 3.69

EXIES Ugly (1/irgdel 3.87 3.97 73% 14% 3.86 3.73 4.02

BRAVERY An Honest Mistake (island/IDJMGI 3.86 3.96 57% 9% 3.79 3.71 3.90

KILLERS Smile Like You Mean It flstand/IDJMG) 3.84 3.82 80% 18% 3.74 3.66 3.82

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Little Sister (/nter, ape) 3.82 3.86 81% 18% 3.81 3.87 3.74

AUDIOSLAVE Be Yourself (Interscope/Epic) 3.81 3.91 85% 21% 3.70 3.90 3.45

BREAKING BENJAMIN Sooner Or Later (Hollywood) 3.72 3.89 89% 26% 3.65 3.47 3.86

JACK JOHNSON Sittig, Waiting, WllShitg (Brushfreil. rersaF 3.70 3.51 81% 25% 3.63 3.65 3.60 a /ED & FOU Dave Grohl (I) and impossibly handsome fellow Foo Fighter Taylor Z -TRIP Walking Dead (Hollywood) 3.70 3.68 51% 9% 3.60 3.65 3.55 Hawkins (c) chat with KROQ's Jed The Fish.

THEORY OF A DEADMAN No Surprise (Roadrunn r 12/MG13.64 45% 11% 3.43 3.50 3.34

NO ADDRESS When I'm Gone (Sadie) (Atlantic) 3.64 3.64 44% 10% 3.57 3.59 3.55

SEETHER Remedy (Wind -up) 3.63 3.62 64% 13% 3.62 3.70 3.51

PAPA ROACH Take Me (Geffen) 3.61 67% 15% 3.48 3.40 3.57

AUDIOSLAVE Your Time Has Come ffnterscope/Ep c) 3.61 45% 9% 3.48 3.79 3.14

CROSSFADE Cold (Columbia/ 3.60 3.86 94% 45% 3.50 3.24 3.78

COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound (Capitol) 3.59 3.62 67% 14% 3.50 3.50 3.50

MUDVAYNE Happy? (Epic/ 3.56 3.69 61% 19% 3.53 3.65 3.35

SYSTEM OF A DOWN B.Y.O.B. (American/Columbfal 3.51 3.60 80% 22% 3.54 3.97 2.98

OASIS Lyla (Epic) 3.48 3.59 46% 10% 3.53 3.52 3.53

Total sample size is 275 respondents. Total average Idvorability estimates are based on a scale of 1 -5. (1= dislike very much. 5 = like very much). Total familiarity represents the percentage of respondents who recognized the song. Total burn represents the number of respondents who said they are tired of hearing Nie song. Songs must have 40% familiarity to appear on survey Sample composition is based on persons 12+. Persons are NO BLINKING KROQ's Stryker (I) compares neck tattoos with Transplant and screened via the Internet. Once passed, they can take the music test based on the format/music preference. RateTheMusic.com results are not meant to replace callout research. The results are intended to sñow opinions of participants on the the Internet only. RateTheMusic is a registered trademark multimedia superstar Travis Barker. of RateTheMusic.com. The RTM system, is available for local radio stations by calling 818 -377-5300. RateTheMusic.com data is provided by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks.

KUCD/Itonolulu, HI' KROOILos Angeles, CA' WRRV/Newburgh, NY WCYY/Portland, ME XTRAISan Diego, CA' WSUN/Tampa, FL' OM: Paul Wilson PD: Nevin Weatherly P0: Andrew Boris M0: Brian James OM/PO: Jim Richards PD: Shark PD: Jamie Hyatt Am: Sena Sandblaom MD: Bill Dunn ALKALINE TRIO MO: MaSErty Whitney GORILLAZ REPORTERS MD: Mortuary Chris MD: Man Smith KILLERS HOT HOT HEAT MU AUDIOSLAVE 23 PEPPER No Ados BECK INCUBUS BECK STAIND Stations and their adds listed a/pha1eticalyby market 4 TRANSPLANTS INCUBUS KITS/San Francisco, CA' WHRL/Albany, NY' WBTZ/Burlington' WXEG/Oaylon, OH' KNRKIPortland, OR' KTBZIHouston,TX' PO: Sean Demery OM: John Cooper OMIPO. Man Grasso OM: Tony í111110M WROXINortolk, VA' PD: Mark Hammon WJZJ/Traverse City, MI WLRS/Louisville, KY' APORIE!: Aaron Aaelsen Po: Vinai Richards APO: Jaime Cooley PD: Liu Biella APD/MO: Kevin Mm PD: Slave Omar OM: J.D. Kunes OM: Dave Morpan OM: April Hurley -Rose MO: Don Jarrhen LYRICS BORN CROSSFADE PAPA ROACH APDND: Boomer PO: Annme Fltsgerald PD: Michele Diamond 2 INTERPOL PO: Note Rose COLLECTIVE SOUL OFFSPRING HOT HOT HEAT No Adds MD: Joe Stamm GREEN DAY 2 SPOON MO: Chad Barron RISE AGAINST INCUBUS QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE 1 ROBBERS ON HIGH STREET THEORY OF A DEADMAN 1 GORILLAZ KCNLISae Jase, CA' STAIND GORILLAZ GARBAGE OM/PO: John Allers WNNX/Atlanta, GA' INCUBUS KTCL/Denver, CO' WRZXAndianapolis, IN' APD: Rob Ayala 0WPO:: Leslie Fram WBRUIProvidence, RI' B CROSSFADE WAVF/Charleston, SC' PD: Mike O'Connor PO: Lenny Diane M1 PO: Dave Rossi P0: Seih Resler D APD: Rich Rubin MD: Michael Young WMAD/Aladison, WI' DEAD 60Sn TX APD: Sarah Rose MD: Sud Boe 30 OFFSPRING CROSSFADE OM: Mike Ferris KORX/Odessa, KFMA/Tucson, AZ' 1 ALKALINE TRIO PD: Michael Todd MD: Chris Novello KJEE/Santa Barbara, CA 10 JACK JOHNSON 9 RISE AGAINST INCUBUS PD: Brad Sauge PD: Mao Spry 5 HOT HOT HEAT COLDPLAY HOT HOT HEAT 18 CROSSFADE 24 ANNA NALICK PO: Eddie GMierrez MD: Stephen Kallao BEN POLOS 3 STEREOPHONICS JIMMY EAT WORLD 18 STAIND 17 DEAD 60S MD: Dave Heuet 10 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE CAKE 3 FALL OUT BOY 11 FALL OUT BOY CIMXIDetroit, MI' WPLNJacksonville, FL' 3 DEAD 60S 1 FALL OUT BOY 1 TRANSPLANTS INCUBUS 1 MOP( P0: Murray Brookahaw OM: Gail Austin 3 SOCIAL DISTORTION INCUBUS 011Za DOPE VRCREßi RANDOLPH KASABIAN WEND/Charlo0e' APO: Vince Cennova PD: Chad Chumley KHBZ/Dklahoma City, OK' City, NJ' QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE WJSE/Atlantic 0M: Bruce Logan MO: Mall Franklin APD: ey aner DM: Tom Travis PO: Scoff Reilly PDnAD:Jadc Daniel KILLERS MD: Joins ScoCli WMFSTTemphis, TN' PO MO: Jimmy Burrada ATREYU TRANSPLANTS No Adds KRZD/Reno,NV' 1 STAIND SKINDRED OM/PO: Rob Cressman ASH PO/MD: Mal Diablo WTZB/Sarasota, FL' CROSSFADE MD: Sydney Nabors KMYZ/Tulsa, OK' CITIZEN COPE I/ROBERT PAPA ROACH OM: Ron While PAPA ROACH JIMMY EAT WORLD PD: Corbin Pierce RANDOLPH THE AGE PO: Ron Miller KXNA/Fayetteville, AR DARK NEW DAY QUEENS OF STONE INCUBUS No Adds 3 CROSSFADE ALKALINE TRIO WKOX/Chicago, IL' PD/MD: Dave Jackson HOT HOT HEAT 2 AUDIOSLAVE PO: Mite Stem 2 ALKALINE TRIO WJRR/Orlaaldo, FL' APO/M0: Jasent Jackson OM: Adam Cook INCUBUS WRZK/Johrlson City' INCUBUS WLUMRAilwaukee, WI' Po: Pat Lynch KROX/Austin, TX' POND: Scott Onks WDYL/Richmond, VA' PD: Kenny Neumann APD: Riet Everett Sirius Alt Nation/Satellite 0M: Jeff Carrel KASABIAN P0: Mike Murphy 0M: Gary Schoenwettsr WYSK/Fredericksburg,VA MD: Chris Caler MD: Brian Dickerman WPBZ/W. Palm Beach, FL' PD: Lynn Barstow GARBAGE MD: Dustin Matthews PD: Rieh Melaaghlin OM/PD: Paul Johnson 4 HOT HOT HEAT CROSSFADE PO: John O'Connell MC: Toby Ryan WAOZ/Cincinnati, OH' INCUBUS I ALKALINE TRIO BECK APD/MD: Tre Clarke MD: Nik Rivers No Adds PD/PAD: Jell Nagel CROSSFADE HOT HOT HEAT CROSSFADE STAIND No Adds AUDIOSLAVE GORILLAZ WTZR/Johnson City' WHTG/Monmouth, NJ' WOCl/Odanda,FL' BILLY CORGAN OM/PD: Bruce Clark PD: Mike Gavin PD: Bobby Smith WRXL/Richmond, VA' APDND: Brian Phillips 3 GORILLAS APO: LaKI OM: Bill Cahill WRAX/Birmingham, AL' KFRR/Frosno, CA' 2 BECK 2 JIMMY EAT WORLD FALL OUT BOY POMO: Casey Kmkowsti KNDD/Seafle, WA' WWDC/Washington, DC' PD: Ken Wall WXTM /Cleveland, OH' Po: Reverend QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE THEORY OF A DEADMAN GARBAGE 2 DARK NEW DAY PD: Phil Manning OM/PO: Joe Bevilacqua MO: Mark Lindsey PD: Kim Monroe APD/PAD: Jason Squires DEAD 60S TRANSPLANTS APD: Jim Keller STAIND 1 CROSSFADE APD/MO: Donielle Flynn 1 STAIND APO: Dom Nardella MUSE 11 SYSTEM OF A DOWN MUDVAYNE MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE MO: Tim "Slats" 10 MIKE DOUGHTY INCUBUS GORILLAS 1 TRANSPLANTS KRBZ/Karlsas City, MO' 4 SYSTEM OF A DOWN GREEN DAY KKPUFt. Collins, CO' KMBYIMonterey, CA' KMRJ/Palm Springs, CA KCXX/RiBerside, CA' OM: Greg Bergen POND: Kenny Allen OM/PD: Thomas Mitchell 4 KAISER CHIEFS BLOC PARTY OM/PD: Mark Callaghan PD: Jake Weber PD: Lazlo I Dwight DEAD 60S MD: Boomer CROSSFADE APOMO: Arnold APO/MD: Bobby Salo KOXR/Boise, ID' MD: Jason Olanel ASH STAINS KASABIAN JIMMY EAT WORLD WSFM/Wilmington, NC OM: Dan McColly 3 SOCIAL DISTORTION INCUBUS KORA5ppringfield, MO OASIS KASABIAN PD/AD: Mike Kennedy PD Eric Krislensen INCUBUS 0M/PD: Kristen Bergman STAIND GARBAGE 8 GORILLAZ MD: Jeremi Smith WARO/Columbia, SC' LOUIS RIA MO: Shadow Williams WKZO/Myrtle Beach, SC TRANSPLANTS 2 STAINS PD: Dave Stewart CROSSFADE 3 GROSSFADE PD: CROSSFADE MD: Dare Farta Man McKinney KEDJ/Phoenix, AZ' ALKALINE TRIO WJBXIFt. Myers, FL' APO/MO: Charley OM: Nancy Stevens RISE AGAINST DEAD 60S PO: John Rom WNFZ/Knoxville, TN' TRANSPLANTS PEPPER PD: Marc Young OM: Terry KWOD/Sacramento, CA' MO: Jell0tto Gillingham DEAD 60S MD: Robin Nash PD: Anthony "Roach" Proffitt 0M: Curtiss Johnson KPNT/St. Louis, MO' CROSSFADE STAIND 7 MARS VOLTA PO: Jim Robinson PD: Tommy Mattem INCUBUS APDND: Greg Salon WBCN/Bost0n, MA' 1 TRANSPLANTS No Adds M0: Jett Frisse PO: Dare Wellington WWCD/Columbus, OH' SKINDRED POWERED cza KASABIAN APD/MD: Steven Strick OM: Randy Malloy DANKO JONES WBUZ/Nashville, TN' DARK NEW DAY 5 BILLY CORGAN PD: Andy "Andyman" Davis WGRD/Grand Rapids, MI' GARBAGE INCUBUS OM: Jim Patrick KZON/Phoenix, AZ' 3 TOWERS OF LONDON MD: Jack DeVoss PO: Jerry Terrants MEDIABASE POND: Russ Schenck PO: Chris Palyk INCUBUS DOVES 3 CROSSFADE KXRK/Salt Lake City, UT' 9 CITIZEN COPE I /ROBERT RANDOLPH MD: Mitzie Lewis WKRUSyrocuse, NY' DECEMBER ISTO 2 HOT HOT HEAT OM: Alan Hague PD: 2 ALKALINE TRIO 1 MUDVAYNE Sad Petibone 'Monitored Reporters HOT HOT HEAT BECK KFTE/Lafaye0e, IA' PO: Todd Noker 1 CROSSFADE 1 WEEZER APD/MO: Tim Noble SOCIAL DISTORTION PD: Scott Perin MO: Artie Funin WEDG/Buttalo, NY' 22 -20'5 SYSTEM OF A DOWN GARBAGE TRANSPLANTS MD: Roger Pride No Adds 85 Total Reporters PO: Kerry Gray WXNR/Greenville, NC' GARBAGE BLOC PARTY MD: Evil Jim OM: Bruce Simel 2 DARK NEW DAY WXSR/Tallahassee, FL PO: Jeff Sanders KKND/New Orleans, LA' 72 Total Monitored 2 STATIC -X KOGE/Dallas, TX' OM: Jeff Hom APD/PAD: Charlie Shaw KXTE/Las Vegas, NV' PD: Sig WXDX/PiOSburgh, PA' I MXPX OM: John Roberts KBZT/San Diego, CA' PD: Dale Flint 2 GROSSFADE PO: Chris Ripley MO: Vydra OM/PD: John Mosohiffa 30 SECONDS TO MARS PD: Duane Doherty PD: Gareth Michaels MD: Kirsten Winquisl 13 Total Indicator LIFE OF AGONY MD: Carly Brown 1 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS MD: Vinnie Ferguson INCUBUS APO/MD: Alan Ayo 1 LOST CITY ANGELS FULL OUT BOY APD/PAD: Mike Halloran No Adds 22 INCUBUS QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE 1 BRAVERY 22.20'5 No Adds 1 OFFSPRING INCUBUS FRIES CROSSFADE CROSSFADE

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I find that with a larger roster of artists you There was a lot of exposure from the com- get great insight into the many opportunities mercial for the movie that used his music, and that exist out there. If something doesn't fit or there was even a video built around one of his work out for one of your acts, it may very well songs. We got additional exposure when the be right for another. This is true not only in DVD came out, and we'll get even further terms of how you can partner your artists with exposure when the movie hits cable. This radio, but in almost any area of exposure. project is not over yet. Today those opportunities are many. Who's R &R: What prompted you to start the Vector on the road? Who's looking for openers, ra- label? Adapting To The Times dio promotions, sponsorship availabilities, KL: Jack Rovner and I became partners af- movie and TV things, corporate gigs and so ter his amazing run as President at RCA, on? Even though many of our artists focus where I think he totally reinvented the image Vector Management is the model for the future mainly on one area of the business, we try to of the label. His is a genius when it comes to open things up for them and think outside the marketing. Plus, I had label experience with box and give them opportunities to expand the Rising Tide label I was running for a few and redefine their appeal. years, as well as our Combustion soundtrack en Levitan was bitten by the music bug at a young age, and R &R: I would think those other means of expo- label, so it only made sense for us to expand sure are probably more plentiful and more impor- into that area. It gives us more reach. his early experience as a concert promoter in college, a book- tant today than they have ever been. Vector Records can serve our own artists if ing agent, an entertainment lawyer and, ultimately, a manager KL: You bet they are. We especially look for need be, but it also gives us another opportu- - with a sidestep to run a label in the '90s - has given him the other media opportunities to expose our art- nity to get involved with acts we believe in ists. The commercial and sponsorship partner- who we may not have a relationship with on insight and the drive to make Vector one of the premier man- ship that Michael McDonald did with MCI is a management level. Our total team can offer agement companies in the country. a perfect example of how you can use other these artists a lot, whether they are our clients avenues to let the public know that an artist or one of our label acts. As the music business has consolidated ple and so on. We try, in as many ways as pos- is still active and vibrant and has new music over the past several years, Levitan was one sible, to be true partners with the labels these out there to be heard and bought. of the first to recognize that management com- days. And, with the wide variety of acts we By working closely with the advertising panies had to expand the areas they get in- have, we work on one level or another with agency, we were able to create a look that was "You have volved in and offer services that cover a lot of most labels. We make sure that nothing is be- reminiscent of a music video. That certainly really to ground for the artists they represent. ing overlooked and that everything that needs worked for Michael, but they also felt that it view an artist's Vector is actually many things. In addition to be done for our artists is being attended to. was a good image for the message that MCI to its core function as a management compa- In addition, as a management company, we wanted to get across. That marriage was a career with a big- ny to a diverse roster of artists, it is a radio have also put in the effort to match the right huge lift to Michael's career, and we ultimate- promotion company, a managers within our ly sold millions of records because of it. picture approach marketing company, a organization with With Lynyrd Skynyrd, we worked with Jim the these days. The more record label, a publish- right artists. When Beam, which sponsored their tour and put in ing company, a pro- they are on the road, millions of dollars of advertising. That not things you can get duction company and doing special projects only helped the company, it also did wonders more. or working on or re- for furthering the band's career. It led to their going, the better the Levitan and his cur- leasing a new album, musical involvement with the A &E show Dog, rent partner, industry they need someone The Bounty Hunter. chance that some of veteran Jack Rovner, who is working with So, one thing can open the door for some- them may converge oversee a staff of profes- them on a day -to-day thing else, and the cumulative effect can be sionals who can offer basis. This gives them pretty amazing. It's all about connecting the and take it to the expertise and passion to the same kind of atten- dots and not looking at everything as isolated their artists, who in- Jack Rovner and Ken Levitan tion that a smaller instances. You have to view an artist's career next level." clude Lyle Lovett, John management shop can with a big -picture approach these days. The Hiatt, Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, Old offer, but they also get the advantage of the more things you can get going, the better the 97's, Patty Griffin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Trace At- whole team focusing on their needs. chance that some of them may converge and kins, Trisha Yearwood, Kings Of Leon, Sister R &R: So a diversity of opportunities for your take it to the next level. Hazel and Steve Winwood. artists is one thing, but having a diversity of ser- R &R: So you are very into developing artists' R &R: How did Jack get involved with Vector? Vector is based in Nashville, and Levitan is vices in -house is also very important these days. careers. KL: We knew each other, and after we sat an active member of that city's tight -knit mu- KL: Very important. Many management down and talked, we realized that we had sical community. He talked with me from Las companies see that need today, and many are very similar visions of what the company Vegas, as he was gearing up for the Academy making moves to broaden their services to could be. The great thing about Jack and I is of Country Music Awards. He represents art- their clients, but I'd like to think we are a mod- that we have completely different Rolodexes, ists who are up for awards, as well as artists el example of that movement. My philosophy so there was this great yin and yang between who are performing in the show. is all about giving the most we can to our art- us in terms of industry contacts. Our differ- ists. ent relationships have helped to give us more R &R: In the last handful of years artist man- We see ourselves as a large boutique corn - reach and to offer more to the people we work agement has expanded. pany, and we not only want our artists to have with. I couldn't have asked for a better part- KL: You have to do more things for the art- long careers, we want to have long -term rela- r ner at Vector. ists these days, things that the labels used to tionships with them as well. The key is to KL: I like to say that we are here to help art- R &R: Over the course of your career, how has do. As the labels were consolidating and folks make sure the artist never feels that he is los- ists develop to the point where they have the music business changed? were losing their jobs and departments were ing personal contact with us. boxed sets. We believe that a true artist should KL: In some ways it has changed a lot, but being eliminated or severely reduced, I took R &R: One of the higher -profile sh'ps you took have a successful career that can span decades. in the most basic ways it hasn't changed all the philosophy for my company that we need- in recent years was to establish your own in -house You can also condense the same philosophy. that much. It is still all about great music and ed to pick up the ball in those areas. promotion department with Chris Stacey and oth- We like to spend a long time working each great artists. There will always be great art- We decided that we would offer our artists ers. They focus on the artists and releases on your project too. You can't just throw it out there, ists who make great music, and we just have an experienced team of professionals who label and can also be hired for outside projects. give it a few months' effort and say it's over. to find the right ways to market their unique have expertise in many areas of the business. KL: We felt that was very important. Radio, We don't manage Damien Rice, but we did talents. In fact, some of those very experienced peo- although it is much tougher to work these release his album on our label, and we have Today many of those ways are very differ- ple who lost their jobs at the labels came to days, is still an integral part of most artists' been at it for 23 months now. The album has ent from what they used to be, but in many work with us. careers. We felt that offering an extra layer of gone gold, we have enjoyed airplay at radio respects that isn't a bad thing. The opportu- Our company is made up of people with effort on that level - often in support of a for a long time, Damien showcased at Sun - nities for artists these days can be amazing if diverse backgrounds - managers, agents, record label's own promotion team - was dance, and his music became an integral part you learn how to recognize them and find salespeople, publicity people, promotion peo- paramount. of the movie Closer. ways to make them happen. 62 Radio & Records May 27, 2005

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LAST 'HIS TOTAL + I - TOTAL WEEKS ON TOTAL STATIONS/ WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS AUDIENCE CHART ADDS NIEDIABASE (00) 1 0 COLDPLAY Speed Of So and (Capitol) 627 +33 32312 5 2610 2 © DAVE MATTHEWS BAI D American Baby (RCA/RMG) 566 +7 27304 10 2510 MOST ADDED' 3 3 U2 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (lnterscope) 539 16 26317 14 2410 5 Q SNOW PATROL ChocoLrte (A &M/lnterscope) 394 +22 17380 16 2410 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) ADDS JACK JOHNSON Good People (Brushfire/Universal/ 3 7 © WALLFLOWERS Beauti ul Side Of Somewhere (lnterscope) 355 +9 15561 8 2511 BECK Girl (lnterscopel 3 4 6 JACK JOHNSON Sitting Waiting, Wishing (Brushfire/Universal) 348 -31 18887 20 2410 SHANNON MCNALLY Miracle Mile (Back Porch /EMC) 3 6 7 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Devils & Dust (Columbia) 333 -37 13083 8 2110 TRISTAN PRETTYMAN Love Love Love (Virgin) 3 10 Q KEANE Everybody's Cht tging (Interscope) 310 +9 11705 12 1810 8 9 MOBY Beautiful (V2) 308 -16 12537 16 2010

11 ROBERT PLANT Shine All Around (Sanctuary/SRG) 294 +2 15140 11 2010

9 11 BLUE MERLE Burning Ir The Sun (Island/IDJMG) 294 -14 16589 19 2110

12 AUDIOSLAVE Be Yourself (lnterscope /Epic) 254 +13 12736 8 1410 22 ® JACK JOHNSON Good eople (Brushfire/Universal) 248 +79 11520 2 2213 15 RINGSIDE Tired Of Bei Sorry (flawless/Geffen) 247 +36 9201 8 2112

14 JOHN BUTLER TRIO ZE ra (Lava) 236 +3 9009 16 1710 17 KYLE RIABKO What Did Get Myself Into (Aware/Columbia) 221 +13 6776 6 2011 MOST 13 17 COLLECTIVE SOUL Be er Now (El Music Group) 216 -20 9061 17 1510 INCREASED PLAYS

19 BEN LEE Catch My Dise se (New West) 203 +9 8119 11 1811 TOTAL PLAY 23 LOW MILLIONS Statue Manhattan/EMC) 198 +35 6862 6 1510 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) INCREASE 18 20 KATHLEEN EDWARDS ack To Me (Zoe/Rounder) 197 5 9269 13 1710 JASON MRAZ Wordplay (Atlantic) +97 'Debut> JASON MRAZ Wordplay (Atlantic) 189 +97 7826 1 1612 JACK JOHNSON Good People (BrushfireíUniversal) +79 20 22 TORI AMOS Sleeps Wit Butterflies (Epic) 171 -21 11862 20 1910 SHORE Waiting For The Sun (Maverick /Reprise) +50

21 23 BETTER THAN EZRA A ifetime (Artemis) 168 -12 6804 10 1310 BECK Girl (lnterscope) +49 MIKE DOUGHTY Looking At The World From... (ATO/RMG) +42 16 24 BECK E -Pro (lnterscope) 158 -52 5870 15 1410 RINGSIDE Tired Of Being Sorry (flawless/Geffen) +36 29 GLEN PHILLIPS Duck & Cover (Lost Highway) 153 +25 6764 5 1312 LOW MILLIONS Statue (Manhattan/EMC) +35 26 AIMEE MANN Going Th gh The Motions Superego Musicians/MusicAllies) 142 +8 2 1212 ( /United 4810 COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound (Capitol) +33 'Debut> ® MIKE DOUGHTY Look" At The World From The Bottom Of A Well (A TO/RMG) 138 +42 6842 1 1311 GLEN PHILLIPS Duck & Cover (Lost Highway) +25 30 MADELEINE PEYROUX ance Me To The End Of Love (Rounder) 138 +12 5232 2 1110 MOCEAN WORKER Chick A Boom Boom Boom (Hyena) +25 28 e REDWALLS Thank You apitol) 130 +2 2745 2 1310 24 30 BRIGHT EYES First Day f My Life (Saddle Creek) 126 15 4611 9 1010

26 Triple A reporters. Monitored airplay data sup lied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining p ys or remaining flat from previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays MOST is placed first. Songs below No. 15 are moved tc recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. Most Added is the total number of new adds officially reported to R &R by each reporting station. Songs unreported as adds do t count toward overall total stations playing a song. Total Audience equals Average Quarter Hour Persons times number PLAYED RECURRENTS of plays (times 100). Each daypart on each static is assigned an AQH number. Average Quarter Hour Persons used herein with permission from Arbitron Inc. (© 2005, TOTAL Arbitron Inc.).© 2005 Radio & Records. ARTIST TITLE LABELS PLAYS MADELEINE PEYROUX Don't Wait Too (Long (Rounder) 182 SHORE Waiting For The Sun (Maverick/Reprisel GREEN DAY Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Reprise) 173 Total Plays: 96, Total Stations: 10, Adds: 0 NEW & ATIVE KEANE Somewhere Only We Know (lnterscope) 162 BECK Girl (lnterscope) HOWIE DAY Collide (Epic) 162 Total Plays: 87, Total Stations: 6, Adds: 3 MARC BROUSSARD Home (island/IDJMG) 142 RAY LAMONTAGNE Forever My Friend (RCA/RAG) GARBAGE Bleed Like Me (Geffen) JET Look What You've Done (Atlantic) 136 Total Plays: 118, lotal Stations: 12, Adds: 0 Total Plays: 84, Total Stations: 8, Adds: 0 ANNA NALICK Breathe 12am) (Columbia) 110 GREEN DAY Holirtay (Reprise) MOCEAN WORKER Chick A Boom Boom Boom (Hyena)

1 BRUCE HORNSBY Gonna Be Some Changes Made (Columbia) 96 Total Plays: 103, "Iota! Stations: 4, Adds: Total Plays: 74, Total Stations: 5, Adds: 0 LUCE Buy A Dog (Joe's Music) JET Are You Gonna Be My Girl (Atlantic) 93 ROBERT EARL KEEN What I Really Mean (Koch) Total Plays: 100, iota! Stations: 7, Adds: 0 Total Plays: 74, Total Stations: 5, Adds: 0 LENNY KRAVITZ Lady (Virgin) 91

DESOL Karma (Cob/Reprise) LIFEHOUSE You And Me (Geffen) Total Plays: 96, Total Stations: 11, Adds: 2 Total Plays: 72, Total Stations: 4, Adds: 0 Station playlists for all R &R reporters are available on the web at www.radioandrecords.com.

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May 27, 2005 Radio & Records 63 www.americanradiohistory.com TRIPLE A TOP 30 INDI CA TOR May 27, 2005 LAST THIS TOTAL + / - TOTAL WEEKS ON TOTAL STATIONS/ WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS AUDIENCE CHART ADDS 100) MOST ADDED 2 0 COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound (Capitol) 721 +31 8208 5 3910 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) ADDS

1 2 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND American Baby (RCA /RMG) 672 -24 6999 9 3610 STRING CHEESE INCIDENT Sometimes A River (SC/- Fidelity/Red) 9

MARK KNOPFLER Postcards From Paraguay (Warner Bros.) 7 4 0 WALLFLOWERS Beautiful Side Of Somewhere (/nterscope) 532 +15 5562 8 3410 SHANNON MCNALLY Miracle Mile (Back Porch /EMC) 7 3 4 U2 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (lnterscopel 515 -65 5588 14 3010 TRISTAN PRETTYMAN Love Love Love /Virgin/ 7

5 5 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Devils & Dust (Columbia) 479 -35 5711 8 3210 BECK Girl (lnterscopel 6 6 0 ROBERT PLANT Shine It All Around (Sanctuary/SRG) 445 +8 5088 10 3110 TRACY BONHAM Something Beautiful (Zoe/Rounder) 5 SHELBY LYNNE Go With It (Capitol) 5 13 0 JACK JOHNSON Good People (Brushfire/Universa /) 439 +96 5521 3 3612 LIZZ WRIGHT Trouble (Verve forecast /VMG) 5 11 MIKE DOUGHTY Looking At The World From The Bottom Of A Well (A TO/RMG) 406 +48 5964 5 3410 0 DAVID POE So Beautiful (The Lab) 5 9 0 AIMEE MANN Going Through The Motions (Superego /United Musicians/Musk Allies) 401 +27 5945 7 3511 10 MOBY Beautiful (1/2) 377 -20 4241 13 2810 MOJMOST T 12 RYAN ADAMS & THE CARDINALS Let It Ride (Lost Highway) 358 +4 5156 7 3110 a INCREASED PLAYS 7 12 KATHLEEN EDWARDS Back To Me (Zoe/Rounder) 356 -65 4071 15 2910 TOTAL 14 13 KEANE Everybody's Changing (lnterscope) 339 -2 2866 11 2410 PLAY ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) INCREASE

10 14 BEN LEE Catch My Disease (New West) 335 -32 3839 17 2310 JACK JOHNSON Good People (Brushfire/Universal) +96

15 15 SNOW PATROL Chocolate (A &M/lnterscopel 322 -18 2615 15 1710 JASON MRAZ Wordplay (Atlantic/ +96 GOVT MUTE I'll Be The One /ATO/RMG) +58 20 0 RINGSIDE Tired Of Being Sorry (Flawless /Geffen) 294 +27 3607 6 2610 BECK Girl (/nterscope/ +55 21 RAY LAMONTAGNE Forever My Friend (RCA/RMG) 284 +22 2782 9 2511 a MIKE DOUGHTY Looking At The World From... (ATO /RMG) +48 17 0 GLEN PHILLIPS Duck & Cover (Lost Highway) 283 +7 2302 8 2710 TRACY BONHAM Something Beautiful (Zoe/Rounder) +47 SHELBY LYNNE Go With It (Capitol) +45 23 0 OASIS Lyla (Epic) 267 +7 1685 5 2010 PAT MCGEE BAND Must Have Been Love (Kirtland) +40 18 20 JOHN BUTLER TRIO Zebra (Lava) 254 -22 3528 17 2310 ROBERT CRAY I'm Walkin' (Sanctuary/SRG) +37 16 21 JACK JOHNSON Sitting, Waiting, Wishing (Brushfire/Universal) 245 -66 2746 19 1310 VAN MORRISON Stranded (Geffen) +34

26 a JACKIE GREENE Honey I Been Thinking About You (Verve Forecast /VMG) 240 +6 2662 4 2510 19 23 BEN FOLDS Landed (Epic) 236 -34 2376 15 2010 29 0 AUDIOSLAVE Be Yourself (lnterscope /Epic) 213 +14 1885 4 1310 SYNDICATED 24 25 TORI AMOS Sleeps With Butterflies (Epic) 208 -43 2405 19 1810 PROGRAMMING Added This Week 30 0 MADELEINE PEYROUX Dance Me To The End Of Love (Rounder) 204 +15 1859 2 1810 ¡Debut> World Cafe -Dan Reed 215- 898 -6677 i® KYLE RIABKO What Did I Get Myself Into (Aware/Columbia) 203 +20 2644 1 1710 No new adds reported this week. 28 28 COLLECTIVE SOUL Better Now (El Music Group) 194 -7 1618 13 1310 ¡Debut> 0 AQUALUNG Brighter Than Sunshine (Slightly Bigger/Red Ink/Columbia) 193 +11 1543 1 1610 Acoustic Cafe - Rob Reinhart 734 -761 -2043 BEN FOLDS Gracie ¡Debut> ®i LOW MILLIONS Statue (Manhattan /EMC) 188 +10 1402 1 1612 CLUMSY LOVERS Smart Kid 43 Triple A reporters. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of Sunday 5/15 - Saturday 5/21. RYAN ADAMS & THE CARDINALS Rosebud © 2005 Radio & Records

WOKI /Knoxville, TN' WXPN/Philadelphia, PA KRSH/Santa Rosa, CA' WRNX/Springlìeld, MA' OM: Mike Hammond OM/M0: Dan Reed DM/PD Dean Kaltari PD' Tam Davis REPORTERS PD: Joe Stoller PD: Bruce Warren GLEN PmuTP= APD: Donnie Moorhouse OHl PNE AIMEE MANN 2 LIZZ WRIGHT MD: Lesa Withanee MA. R SP F. SAUL, MONKY STRING CHEESE INCIDENT 1AIANNON MCNAI I E ROBER PLANE Ip14155 PRE MAN r. Stations and their adds listed alphabetically by market MICHELLE SHOCKED _,IAN. MENAL! V DAVID P "I ENE 'AN THL ",MAN WFPK/Louisville, KY WAPS /Akron, OH WMVY /Cape Cod, MA KRVI/Fargo OM: Brian Conn WYEP/Pittsburgh, PA PD/M0: Bill Gruber PD: PJ Finn OM: Mike' ''Big Dog' Kapel P0: Stacy Owen KCLC MO ROBERT CRAY JACK PO: Rosemary Welsch DMX Folk Rock/Satellite /St. Louis, JOHNSON PD: Ryan Kelly No Adds DAVIC POI 2 ROBERT CRAY MD: Mike Sauter OM: Leanne Vince P0: Rich Reighard MO: David Black JOSS ROUSE MD: Dave Sloan MD: Steve Chenoweth Na Adds 15 ED HARCOIIRT Nc Adds JASON MRAZ BRUCE SPRINGSA FEN 1n TRAUT BONHAM WOKL/Ann Arbor, MI WARN/Charlottesville, VA SHANNON MORALI E 10 RAY LAMON TAUNE OM/PD: Roh Walker 0M: Jeff Reynolds WMMM/Madison, WI' DAVID POE ID SHORE KOZT/Ft. Bragg, CA MD: Mark Copeland PD: Michael Friend PD: Tom Teuber MICHEL LE SHOCKED IH SUSTE SUR PD: Tom Yates 4 LOW MILLION, MD: Jaz Tupelo MD: Gabby Parsons APD/AID: Kate Hayes 3 LIZZ WRIGHT 8 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Music Choice Adult Altemative/Satellite MARK KNOPFLER 2 GO-BETWEENS Z ARI HEST WALLFLOWERS WCLZ/Porlland, ME PD: Liz Opoka KFMU/Steamhoat Springs, CO 2 ROBERT CRAY 5 BECK 10 WZGC/Atlanta, GA' WALLFLOWERS PD: Herb ley JACK JOHNSON POND: John Johnson 1 STRING CHEESE INCIDENT VAN MORRISON WALLFLOWERS ID SHELBY LYNNE MARK KNOPF, ER OM: Sue Gosnell I FEIST MD: Brian James 9 SHORE ARI HEST Po: Michelle Engel AL STEWART BECK BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN APD: Chris Brannan AL STEWART AL STEWART KTCZ/Minneapolis, MN' TRISTAN PRETTYMAN MD: Margot Smith WDOD/Chattanooga, TN* ROBERT CRAY ROBERT CRAY 12 AIMEE MANN PD: Lauren Macleash DAVE MATTHEWS BAND OM/PD: Danny Howard AL STEWART KINK/Portland, OR' Sirius Spectrum/Satellite STRING CHEESE INCIDENT APD/MD: Mike Wolf PD: Dennis Constantine PD: Gary Schoenwetter MD: Brad Steiner No Adds BECK MD: Kevin Welch MD: Jessica Besack WEHM/Hamptons, NY KGSR/Austin, TX' 4 JACK JOHNSON 4 JOHN MELLENCAMP OM: Jeff Carrot PD: Brian Cosgrove 3 uO KTAO/Taos, NM 2 WONDER PD: Jody Denberg MD: Lauren Slone STELAE OM: Mitch Miller WXRT/Chicago, IL' 2 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN APO: Jyl Hershman -Ross PD: Brad Hockmeyer OM/PD: John Famada I WXRV/Portsmouth, NH' SHORE WGVX/Minneapolis, MN' MD: Paddy Mac MD: Susan Castle Po: Norm Winer POND: Dana Marshall OM: Dave Hamilton B BECK 8 VAN MORRISON 4 AUDIOSLAVE APD: Catie Wilber XM Cafe/Satellite 2 7 SHANNON MCNALLY PD: Jeff Collins SHANNON MCNALLY 3 VAN MORRISON KNOPFL ER WWVV/Hilton Head, SC NA Adds MARK PD: Bill Evans Z MARK KNOPELER 7 JOHN PRINE 2 SPOON OM/PD: Bob Neumann ALANA DAVIS MO: Brian Chamberlain fi MERCY CREEK 2 I.UCINDA WILLIAMS APD: Gene Murrell 5 JACK JOHNSON 6 SHELBY LYNNE 5 TRISTAN PRETTYMAN 1 LOW MILLIONS 5 SIREN ANN 4 5 MATISYAHU WRNR/Baltimore, MD 1 MASS LEE WDST/Poughkeepsie, NY BRIGHT EYES 4 BRIGHT EYES OM: Bob Waugh KBXR/Columbia, MO 1 JASON MRAZ WZEW/Mohile, AL' OM: Grog Galline PHILLIPS PD/MO: Alen Corhight OM: Jack Lawson 4 GLEN OM: Tim Camp PD: Buff 3 KEREN ANN 23 WHITE STRIPES Jimmy APD: Jeff Sweatman 3 BECK KWMT/rucson, AZ' 5 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND KSUT/Ignacio, CO PD: Jim Mahanay MD: Rick Schneider AIMEE MANN 2 BECK 0M/P0: Tim Richards 2 TRACY BONHAM MO: Lee Ann Konik ROBERT EARL KEEN BECK PD: Steve Haworth OMAN JOHNSON STEPHEN MALKMUS GIRL MD: Blake Rogers JASON MRAZ JACK MD: Stale Lanier WALLFLOWERS 5 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND ROBERT CRAY No Adds WALLFLOWERS WTMD/Baltimore, MD STRING CHEESE INCIDENT APD/AID: Mike "Matthews" Vasilikos NJ KSOY/Rapid City, SD STRING CHEESE INCIDENT WBJB/Monmeuth, GIRLOMAN WXPK/Westchester, NY 8 MAIA SHARP WCBE/Columbus, OH PD/110: Chad Carlson WTTS/Indianapolis, IN' OM: Tom Brennan ASTROPUPPEES PD: Herrmann 6 KATHLEEN EDWARDS GREEN DAY Chris OM: Tammy Allen PD: Rich Robinson ASTROPUPPEES SPOON PO: Brad Holtz APO: Rob Lipshutz PD: Dan Mushalko PAT MCGEE BAND TRACY BONHAM APDNO: Laura Duncan APD: Leo Zoccarl MD: Roh Arrow STRING CHEESE INCIDENT MD: Maggie Brennan 16 JOHN SCOFIELD MO: Jeff Rasps Na Adds SOLDSPOT 6 LIZZ WRIGHT DROOL FRANCIS DUNNERY KTHX/Heno,NV' 6 STRING CHEESE INCIDENT JACKIE GREENE PD: Rob Brooks 3 TRISTAN PRETTYMAN AMOS LEE APOND: Dave Herold KEXP/Sealtle, WA 3 SHANNON MCNALLY KMTN /Jackson, WY SHANNON MCNALLY 12 KYLE RIABKO OM: Tom Mara KLAR/Bend, OR OM: Scott Anderson BILLY CORLAN 2 JIMMY LAFAVE PD: Kevin Cole WUIN/Wilmington, NC OM/PD: Doug Donoho I POND: Mark "Fish" Fishman LOS SUPER SEVEN APD: John Richards PD: Mark Keefe APD: Dori Donoho BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WMWV/Conway, NH 1 TRISTAN PRETTYMAN Yates MO: Jerry Gerard MARK KNOPFLER VAN MORRISON MD: Oon POND: Mark Johnson 1 STRING CHEESE INCIDENT 8 STEPHEN MALKMUS 2 SHELBY LYNNE VAN MORRISON KPIG/Monterey, CA a MARK KNOPFLER 6 NEW PORNOGRAPHERS 2 SHANNON MCNALLY OM: Frank INCIDENT EMILIANA TORRINI Capriste 4 ROCK' N' ROLL SOLDIERS 2 STRING CHEESE 4 JASON MRAZ KTBG/Kansas City, MO PD/MO: Laura Ellen Hopper KENZ/Salt Lake City, UT' COMMON 4 SHELBY LYNNE APD: Aileen MacNeary LANGHORNE SLIM KRVB/Boise, ID' PD: Jon Hart OM/PO: Bruce Jones OM/PD: Dan MOCOily MD: Byron VAN MORRISON DEAD 60S Johnson RESENTMENTS MD: Casey Scott TOM BROSSEAU MARK KNOPRER MD: Tim Johnstone JEFFERY HAL FORD a THE HEALERS 4 GREEN DAY TRACY MARY GAUTHIER 3 BONHAM KBCO/Denver, CO* JUDE JOHNSTONE JACK JOHNSON TRISTAN PRETTYMAN WALLFLOWERS PD: Scott Arbough MARY GAUTHIER TRACY BONHAM BILLS MD: Keeler DAVID POE KMTT/Seattle, WA' POWERED 7 MULE MARK KNOPFLER GOVT LIZZ WRIGHT KPRI/San Diego, CA' OM/PD: Chris Mays WBOS/Boaton, MA' I RINGSIDE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT DPSOL OM: Bob Bach APD/MD. Shawn Stewart OM: Buzz Knight POND: Dona Shaieb 2 JASON MRAZ 2 MEDIABASE PD: Dave Douglas WALT/Nashville, TN' 20 GLEN PHILLIPS VAN MORRISON APD/MD: David Ginsburg KZPL/Kansas City, MO' OM/PD: David Hall BEN LEE WDET/Detroit, MI OM: Nick McCabe 'Monitored Reporters No Adds APDND: Rev. Keith Coes PD: Judy Adams PD: Ted Edwards No Adds WNCW/Spindale, NC MD: Martin Bandyke MD: Ryan "Stash" Morton KFOG/San Francisco, CA' 5 BECK 3 BECK OM: Ellen Plirrmann 69 Total Reporters PO: David Benson 2 BRENDAN BENSON 2 JASON MRAZ PD: Ele Ellis KMMSBozeman, MT MARY 2 GAUTHIER 1 RINGSIDE MD: Kelly Ransford APD/MO: Marlin Anderson 2 SHELBY LYNNE TRISTAN PRETTYMAN No Adds OM/PD: Michelle Wolfe ROBERT CRAY 26 Total Monitored Na Adds 2 TRISTAN PRETTYMAN WFUV/New York, NY FRANCIS DONNERE 2 DAVID POE PD: Chuck Singleton OLIVER MTUSUOZI 2 STRING CHEESE INCIDENT WEBK/Klllington, VT MO: Rita Houston LUCIANA SOUZA 43 Total Indicator OM/APD: Mitch Tarlatans 9 BECK LUCA KBAC/Santa Fe, NM WNCSBurlington' PD: Lesa Withanee 3 MARY GAUTHIER PERISHERS WVOD/Elizabeth City, NC TRISTAN PRETTYMAN GILLIAN WELCH PO/MO: Ira Gordon TRACY BONHAM PD: Mark Abuzzahab SHANNON MCNALLY 9 L05 SUPER SEVEN VAN MORRISON Did Not Report, Pkaylist Frozen (1): PD: SHANNON MCNALLY John Matthews LIZZ WRIGHT WILLIAMS GOMEZ MD: Jamie Canfield DAVID POE 9 LUCINNA KSPN /Aspen, CO RILO MD: Tad Abbey BUCKWHEAT ZVDECO 2 VAN MORRISON CLUMSY LOVERS 2 KILEV MERCY CREEK MIKE DOUGHTY TO PAT MCGEE BAND GOME2 J

64 Radio & Records May 27, 2005 www.americanradiohistory.com TRIPLE A

Some may be surprised by commercial Triple As increasing acceptance of Audioslave. Hard rock has historically been the thinnest slice in the format's REq5111:04 styles. But the new track pie of musical 1214n ris r "Be Yourself" is Audioslave's strongest OF THE WEEK Rob Lipshutz melody yet. The lyrics ring true, and Asst. PD/TAD, WXPK/Westchester Chris Cornell's vocals are what other he seems to have found a new balance in ARTIST: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals singers hear only in their heads. If his life - both in ternis of his perception you just know Corr ell from Soundgarden, you should lis- LABEL: Lost Highway of himself as an artist and the kind of ten to what he dia with "Ave Maria" on A Very Special music he is most comfortable with. In TRIPLE A & By JOHN SCHOENBERGER / fact, in his hilarious new self -penned bio Christmas 3. Or if, like me, you were among the few who AMERICANA EDITOR heard Cornell in cc ncert on his 1999 solo tour, you know he writes, "He knows that everybody thinks he is some kind of lunatic, and the incredible rang e and dynamics of his one -in -a- billion Adams can be different things maybe that's so. He is currently looking voice. The rest of the band's c hops are among the best around too Ryilnto different people, and there have for a deeper meaning in things, trying to - for all their ferocity, Rage Against The Machine were one tight been moments in his solo career when he belong to the light and not give in to unit. ^* "Be Yourself" is that rari track that works for the entire spec - has perhaps tried to be something he really meaningless ego drive." trum of Rock radio, which hasn' t had much of a middle ground for over isn't. Sure, someone with the amazing Perhaps this newfound serenity is best a decade. It also fits the mix of orld -class rock we play for New York's songwriting sensibilities and natural mu- expressed by the fact that Adams is a member of a band backyard at WXPK/WestchestE r . Frankly, our format could use more sical instincts Adams hits like this. has can pretty much again. The Cardi- do anything they want, nals are not only the but that doesn't mean players he's been remain firmly at o. 1 on Coldplay they need to. touring with lately, the monitored chart this w ek, and Adams has been a they were also inti- it looks like they may be ther a while darling of the press mately involved in ... Dave Matthews Band, S ow Pa- for a very long time the creative process all the way back for Cold Roses, and trol, The Wallflowers, Ke ne and - to the formation and, later, implosion of they are given writing credits for all 18 Robert Plant round out the buI eted top Whiskeytown - and to the critics he rep- songs on the double -disc set. Those 10 ... The middle range of the chart is resents the best there is in the alterna- bandmates are J.P. Bowersock (guitar), packed with bulleted projects, cluding tive country scene. Adams wanted to be Cindy Cashdollar (lap and steel guitar, vocals) Audioslave, the new Jack J hnson (with a 23' -13' jump), Ring- more, though, and with albums such as vocals), Brad Pemberton (drums, Gold and Rock N Roll he was compelled and Catherine Popper (bass, vocals) side, John Butler Trio, Kyle iabko, Ben Lee and Low Millions - to explore his more rockin' side, often with a guest appearance on vocals and ... Jason Mraz and Mike Dou hty debut ... Coldplay are also 1' on wearing his influences on his sleeve. But, piano by Rachael Yamagata. the Indicator chart, with The Ilfowers, Plant, Johnson and Aimee hey, he did it with enthusiasm and wrote The point is, Adams has found his Mann bulleted in the top 10 ... Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Ray some killer songs in the process, so it was natural voice again. This is not to imply way. LaMontagne, Oasis, Jackie reene and Madeleine Peyroux are easy to accept what he was up to. that he's stepped backward in any But we real Ryan Adams fans always This new material continues to push hard all showing solid growth ... Ri bko, Aqualung and Low Millions de- wanted him to get back to what he does at the boundaries of song structure and but ... Projects continuing to make inroads include Glen Phillips, The best - creating music that is the direct arrangement, but not at the expense of Redwalls, Luce, Weezer, DeSol, Garbage and Mocean Worker ... descendant of the great American delivering stellar songs that display ten- with Whiskeytown derness, vulnerability and wisdom. In the Most Added categor , Shannon McNally and Tristan songbook. He did it and on his debut solo effort, Heartbreaker. I really like "Magnolia Mountain," Prettyman each grab 10 tota adds the first week out, with Beck, Plus we got hints of his predisposition in "Sweet Illusions," "Now That You're CI bringing in nine first - Mark Knopfler and String eese Incident the collection of songs in progress called Gone," "Cold Roses," "If I Am a Stranger," week adds each ... Also off tc good start are David Poe, Shelby Demolition, as well as his experimental "Dance All Night" and, of course, the first Lynne, Liu Wright and Mary Gauthier. project Love Is Hell. single, "Let It Ride." Folks, Mr. Ryan - John Schoenberger, Triple A/Americana Editor Now Adams returns with the Tom Adams has returned to the fold, and it's up Shick- produced Cold Roses, and with it to us to give him a warm welcome home.

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M.iy 27, ?OW, Radio & Records 65 www.americanradiohistory.com AMER /CANA TOP 30 ALBUMS ' -'`'r 1,/- May 27, 2005

LAST THIS WEEK + l - CUMLATIVE AMERICANA SPOTLIGHT WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS PLAYS

1 1 JOHN PRINE Fair And Square 10h Boy/ 668 5 3780 By John Schoenberger Artist: 2 0 ROBERT EARL KEEN What I Really Mean (Koch) 604 +69 2554 Robert Earl Keen Label: Koch 3 0 LOS SUPER SEVEN Heard It On The X (Telarc) 534 +36 4766

14 0 C. TAYLOR & C. RODRIGUEZ Red Dog Tracks (BackPorch/EMC) 414 +101 930 Robert Earl Keen was one of many impressive singer- songwriters to emerge from the vibrant Texas music scene of the '80s, and over the course of 11 albums 4 5 HAYES CARLL Little Rock (Highway 87Music) 402 16 6844 he's proven that he has the staying power of such contemporaries

5 6 SHOOTER JENNINGS Put The "0" Back... (Universal South) 397 -11 4320 as Nanci Griffith and Lyle Lovett. Whereas Griffith has a tendency toward the somber and nostalgic, and Lovett tends to lean in the 11 RYAN ADAMS AND THE CARDINALS Cold Roses (Lost Hghway) 393 +53 1536 O other direction, Keen falls somewhere in between with his ability to write serious introspective gems as well as light- hearted ditties 7 0 JIMMY LAFAVE Blue Nightfall (Red House) 375 +16 4148 that delight the listener. With his latest outing, What Really Mean, 8 VARIOUS ARTISTS A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver: Live Compadre) +14 0 ( 368 2705 he gives us a bit of both. Produced by bandleader-guitarist Rich Brotherton, the album has a musical expansiveness and often 6 10 MARY GAUTHIER Mercy Now (Lost Highway) 367 -18 6061 cinematic approach that suits Keen's songs well. There are some 16 a ROBBIE FULKS Georgia Hard (Yep Roc) 357 +64 925 cool guests on the album, too, including Ray Price, The Bad Livers' Danny Barnes, saxophonist John Mills and Celtic pipe player E.J. Jones. Check out "The Great Hank," "The Traveling Storm," 10 GREG TROOPER Make It Through This World (Sugar Hill) 348 +1 2467 0 "The Wild Ones" and the title track.

9 13 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD Delirium Tremolos (Phi/D /Rounder) 346 -2 7997 15 0 DUHKS The Duhks (Sugar Hill) 319 +17 7066 AMERICANA NEWS

12 15 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Devils And Dust (Columbia) 315 -11 1384 WMNF/Tampa has just survived another of its annual Tropical Heatwave events. The station had 17 (D KATHLEEN EDWARDS Back To Me (Zoe /Rounder) 297 +5 5933 a record turnout this year, and the crowd was entertained by Alejandro Escovedo - with a seven - piece band including cello and violin - Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, Reckless Kelly, Laura Love, 18 TRACY GRAMMER Flower Of Avalon (Signature Sounds) 291 +11 1618 ® Brave Combo, The Biscuit Burners, Dikki Du & The Zydeco Crew, The Kissers and Devil Doll ... 30 0 SHELBY LYNNE Suit Yourself (Capitol) 289 +84 625 WNRN/Charlottesville. VA has received FCC permission to install translators that will bring its signal to the western side of Richmond and possibly all the way to downtown by the end of the year. The 13 19 RECKLESS KELLY Wicked Twisted Road (Sugar Hill) 287 37 7645 improvements will also give WNRN coverage into Lexington, VA ... DirecTV's Freeviewseries will offer a recent hour-long Shelby Lynne concert performance throughout the month of June. Shot in 21 CD LOUDONWAINWRIGHT Here Come The Choppers (Sovereign Artists) 276 +20 1409 front of a studio audience in Hollywood, Suit YourselfLivefeatures the artist backed by The Wallflowers' 20 BELIEVERS Crashyertown (Bona Fidel 273 +16 2183 Michael Ward (guitar), The Heartbreakers' Benmont Tench (keyboards), Bryan Owings (drums, percussion) and Brian "Brain" Harrison (bass), performing 13 tracks, eight of which appear on 19 9 ALISON BROWN Stolen Moments (Compass) 271 +10 1317 Lynne's new album. A 15- minute film about the making of the album follows the concert ... Universal 22 a SARAH BORGES Silver City (Blue Corn) 267 +18 2297 South Records has announced the launch of Superlatone Records, an imprint for Marty Stuart ... Leslie Rouffe of Songlines has a new address: 817 South Douglas Ave., Nashville, TN 37204. Her e- 24 WEBB WILDER AND THE NASHVEGANS About Time (Landslide) 266 +29 1573 0 mail and phone remain the same - 615 -298 -2262 and lrouffec comcast.net. 23 a LAST TRAIN HOME Bound Away (Blue Buffalo) 257 +19 1470

25 CD RED STICK RAMBLERS Right Key Wrong Keyhole (Memphis Intl) 257 +33 890

(Debug DONNA THE BUFFALO Life's A Ride (Wildlife) 225 +44 574 MOST ADDED

26 0 RHONDA VINCENT Ragin' Live (Rounder) 218 +1 2246 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) ADDS CLUMSY LOVERS Smart Kid (Nettwerk) 12 27 TODD THIBAUD Northern Skies (95North) 212 0 1299 a VAN MORRISON Magic Time (Exile/Polydor) 9 SHELBY LYNNE Suit Yourself (Capitol) IDebut> ED S. LEE GUTHRIE & JOHNNY IRION Exploration (New West) 212 +26 4946 8 SHANNON McNALLY Geronimo (Back Porch /EMC) 7

The Americana Airplay chart represents the reported play of terrestrial radio stations, nationally syndicated CHIP TAYLOR & CARRIE RODRIGUEZ Red Dog Tracks (Back Porch/Virgin) 5 radio shows, satellite radio and internet stations that have agreed to submit weekly spin counts. OLD SCHOOL FREIGHT TRAIN Run (Acoustic Disc) 5 For more information please visit www.americanamusic.org. VARIOUS ARTISTS United State Of Americana Vol. 2 (Shut Eye) 5 © 2005 Americana Music Association.

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66 Radio & Records May 27, 2005 www.americanradiohistory.com CHRISTIAN KEVIN PETERSON [email protected] Christian Radio And Records "But, really, the biggest area that we see af- What changes have they seen in Christian fecting music today, other than the Internet, radio over the last 25 years? Harrell says, "One would be film and television. A lot of music of the things that's interesting to us is the ma- starts out on TV shows. Artists are broken turity of Christian radio. When we first start- from those kinds of things." ed with Amy and Michael, there was very lit- Are there particular shows that can give art- tle contemporary Christian music being ists a lot of exposure? Is it The Tonight Show or played on radio 24 hours a day. Today, you've got a legitimate opportunity to take a Chris- tian song and put it through very sophisticat- "All of the major ed and important Christian radio networks Golden Gys that sell records. We've seen that evolve over record companies own the last 25 years." The Christian record industry has changed Christian record Blanton and Harrell celebrate 25 years too. For one thing, it has adopted the dual -dis- companies. That has managing Christian artsts tribution system pioneered by Harrell and Blan- ton. That's got to make them feel good. "With brought some all of the good, there comes some difficulty" Harrell says. wonderful things, but it ig ike Blanton and Dan - -larrell started out representing one industry "When we started, the Christian has also made it . .._ artist 25 years ago. Today they still represent that artist, was really artist- focused and family- oriented. Amy Grant, along with some of the most well -known artists in Today we're in an environment that is very difficult to break new serious and very competitive. All of the ma- Christian music, at Blanton Harrell Cooke & Corzine. They have jor record companies own Christian record artists." also started their second re ord label and are ready to develop companies. That has brought some wonderful things, but it has also made it difficult to Dan Harrell the next generation of artists in our rapidly changing industry. break new artists. It's much more financially This week the guys remember the past 25 years and look ahead driven. to the future of managing lnd developing Christian artists. "I'm not saying those things are wrong; it's Regis & Kelly or Oprah? "All of the above," says just not like the old days. We're in a very, very Blanton. "We've got music that's been exposed competitive marketplace. For the artists who on everything from American Idol to The O.C. When you talk about 25 years in business, Harrell says, "Joy Williams, Bebo Norman, end up winning, it is very, very good, because Every show has got a music bed and has some the best place to start is the beginning, and Point Of Grace, Kara Williamson, Fernando you have these large systems now that can sup- kind of influence on the market. Blanton remembers it like it was yesterdays He Ortega and Frank Peretti, who is an author port them in all facets. It is much more diffi- "People are able to watch a show, go to the says, "In 1980 Dan and I formed Blanton Har- we've worked with for almost 20 years. We cult, however, for the beginning artist to get an Internet, find the song and buy it or download rell as a result of having one client we were have some other relationships, but those are opportunity. it. It's turned into an amazing new game. focusing on, Amv Grant. the main clients we manage." "Twenty years ago Christian radio would Younger people tend to use the Internet more "The fact that we're still with the artist we play anybody because they didn't have that as a community, and that's where the real Fond Memories started with in 1980 is in itself a pretty good many records. Now you've got restricted for- growth is. All of a sudden you have this story, but we spent the I ask the guys which artists have provided mats and testing and all of those kinds of worldwide opportunity to share. first year focus ng the most memorable moments in all the years things. In some respects it takes a little bit of Good Advice more or less on doing they've been managing and developing art- the fun out of it. In the old days you had an production -type work, ists. "Because of the length of involvement, it artist and a song, and you went out and What advice do Blanton and Harrell have for and then we mdved would be 50/50 between Michael and Amy," toured, and everything began to work if you today's Christian radio stations and record right into artist devel- Harrell says. "There are stories that we can go companies? "Don't opment. We felt like back and remember and new stories that are forget about artist that was our forte. unfolding today. BLANTON HAkkELL development," There was nobody else "Amy just got picked up by NBC for a Harrell says. "It's from the Christ an prime -time series for Friday nights in the fall. the lifeblood of our Mike Blanton community who 'as Michael is starring in a feature film, which will business. Be careful focusing on artist development. That wa our come out in September. Look at the pop suc- of testing, and let beginning. cess that both of these people have enjoyed had good music. It's not that simple any more. more artists in the door on your formats. "In 1981 we brought Michael W. Sn ith over the years and the huge effect that Michael "I believe ultimately that all of this has "Be creative. Be innovative. Take some risks. aboard at our newly launched label, Reunion has had on worship music. turned out for the best. I do think, however, Don't settle into these strict formats that limit Records. At the same time we went into man- "Probably some of the most interesting that those of us who are involved in Christian the number of songs and how long it takes agement with him. After 24 years we're still times for all of us were when we started go- music always need to be sure that we are hon- them to get up the charts. That slows the process and what will happen is, if radio's his managers, although the label is no to ; gger ing to Caribou Ranch up in the Col- oring our hearts in what God is call- down, with us. orado Rockies and recording up ing us to do and not being pushed not going to deal with good music, somebody "Those are the Iwo flagship horses tha we there. We took our families, we took too far in the other direction, be- else will. Other people will get the credit for started with and that we have maintained '_ ut the musicians and the artists, and cause there's a lot of pressure. and the joy of breaking great new artists." we have several other clients and artists we those are great memories for all of "One of our responsibilities as Blanton says, "Dan and I have launched have worked with over the years, and we still us. Our kids still remember that managers is to give the people we another label, BHT Records. We have a part- have a good stable of artists we're work ng stuff today." work with the platform to share ner, Steve Thomas, whom we've joined forc- with today" Blanton says, "It was great to what God's calling them to share. es with. Steve manages Relient K. This is Who are some of BHCC's other cliernts? watch Amy rise not only in terms Sometimes that may not work on ra- exciting for us because the launch and de- of sales and popularity, but also in dio. Sometimes it may not be the velopment of a new artist is definitely part terms of her pop success at A &M Dan H arrell most popular kind of music. When of the game. We're so thankful for the fact Records. We were the original de- someone is called to share some- that there's still the chance to find great "The fact that we're signers of a co-distribution thing with Word thing, though, you've got to support it." music and great artists, let them be exposed and A &M. We followed suit with Michael, tak- on the radio and have them start showing still with the artist ing him to Geffen. We've got great stories with Getting Seen up in the market. We love that. Re- many ways for artists to make "We've got an artist named John David we started with in him at Geffen and while he was still on There are union. an impression on audiences these days. Webster who is doing extremely well on 1980 is in itself a "We've kind of doubled our pleasure, if Which do Blanton and Harrell like to use to Christian radio. John David has all the pieces you will, in terms of promotion, distribution, get visibility for their clients? Harrell says, to be a very significant artist in this genre and pretty good story." exposure and all of those kinds of things. "We're starting to see interesting things hap- beyond, but you always wonder, 'Goodness, We've got some great stories, great history, pen on the retail side, i.e., Starbucks and can we do this again, or has it become too re- Mike Blanton that we laugh about with both of them, and some of these other large companies that pre- strictive to breathe life into some new artists ?' we feel like we're still unfolding the story at viously weren't known as music outlets that For us, John David is definitely part of the plan this time." now have distribution systems. of exposing and building new artists."

May 27, 2005 Radio & Records 67 www.americanradiohistory.com CHRISTIAN AC TOP 30 May 27, 2005 POWERED AS H TOTAL - - WEEKS ON TOTAL WEEK WEEK ARTIST -ITLE LABELIS PLAYS PLAYS CHART STATIONS IEDIB :1SE 2 1 CHRIS TOMLIN Holy Is The Lord (Sixsteps/Sparrow /EM /CMG) 1072 -8 17 3610

1 2 JEREMY CAMP Take You Back (BEC/Tooth & Nail) 1064 45 21 3710 3 3 BEBO NORMAN Nothing Without You (Essential/PLG) 991 -5 18 3310 MOST ADDED® 4 0 JOY WILLIAMS Hide (Reunion/PLG) 928 +24 8 3611 ARTIST TITLE LABEL ¡S) ADDS 6 5 ZOEGIRL About You (Sparrow/ EMICMG) 761 -11 13 3210 MATTHEW WEST The Next Thing You Know (Sparrow /EMI CMG) 5 5 6 CASTING CROWNS Voice Of Truth (Beach Street /Reunion/PLG) 735 -69 32 3110 SHAUN GROVES Bless The Lord (Rocketown) 3 8 0 NICHOLE NORDEMAN Brave (Sparrow /EMI CMG) 697 +53 6 3011 PHILLIPS, CRAIG & DEAN Friend Of God (/NO) 2 7 8 BIG DADDY WEAVE & BARLOWGIRL You're Worthy Of My Praise (Fervent) 684 -38 20 2811 KRYSTAL MEYERS The Way To Begin (Essential/PIG) 2 11 0 NATALIE GRANT Held (Curb) 605 +52 10 2711 MONK & NEAGLE Secret (Flicker) 2 10 10 SALVADOR Heaven (Word/Curb /WarnerBros.) 579 -6 30 3010 STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN Believe Me Now (Sparrow /EMICMG) 2

9 11 MERCYME Homesick (INO/Curb) 567 -59 27 2910

13 MARK SCHULTZ He Will Carry Me (Word/Curb/Warner Bros.) 546 +21 26 2310 12 CHRIS TOMLIN Indescribable (Sixsteps/Sparrow / EMICMG) 546 +8 40 3010 14 14 NEWSBOYS Devotion (Sparrow /EMICMG) 520 -2 9 2310 MOST 16 JOHN DAVID WEBSTER Miracle (BHT) 479 +25 7 2211 INCREASED PLAYS 17 0 SWITCHFOOT This Is Your Life (Columbia) 443 +8 20 1910 TOTAL 20 JADON LAVIK What If (BEC & Nail) /Tooth 438 +41 6 1710 PLAY ARTIST TITLE LABELIS) INCREASE 21 0 JOEL ENGLE Louder Than The Angels (Doxology) 437 +52 6 1910 18 19 JARS OF CLAY God Will Lift Up Your Head (Essential/PLG) 426 4 7 1910 MATTHEW WEST The Next Thing You Know (Sparrow/EMICMG) +77 SALVADOR You Are There (Word/Curb /WarnerBros.) +69 19 20 BRIAN LITTRELL In Christ Alone (Reunion/PLG) 420 -1 12 1910 NICHOLE NORDEMAN Brave (Sparrow/EMI CMG) +53 22 PHILLIPS, CRAIG & DEAN Friend Of God (INO) 400 +47 3 1912 NATALIE GRANT Held (Curb) +52 15 22 SONICFLOOD Your Love Goes On Forever (INO) 392 -74 16 2410 JOEL ENGLE Louder Than The Angels (Doxology) +52 23 JEFF ANDERSON Open Eyes My (Gotee) 364 +25 5 1510 PHILLIPS, CRAIG & DEAN Friend Of God (INO) +47

24 24 SELAH All My Praise (Curb) 323 -10 20 1510 MICHAEL W. SMITH Here I Am (Reunion /PLG) +44

26 25 BUILDING 429 No One Else Knows (Word/Curb/Warner Bros.) 278 -3 3 1211 MONK & NEAGLE Secret (Flicker) +42 JADON LAVIK What If (BEC/Tooth & Nail) +41 25 26 BY THE TREE Hold You High (Fervent) 268 20 8 1710 SHAUN GROVES Bless The Lord (Rocketown) +35 27 27 OVERFLOW Cry On My Shoulder (Essential/PLG) 262 -15 8 1310

28 28 AVALON I Wanna Be With You (Sparrow /EMI CMG) 246 -17 19 1310

30 POINT OF GRACE Who Am I (Word/Curb/Warner Bros.) 238 +29 2 1211 29 30 RACHAEL LAMPA No Other One (Word/Curb /WarnerBros.) 224 -13 9 1010 MOST 40 AC reporters. Monitored airplay data supplied by Mediabase Research. a division of Premiere Radio Networks. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining plays or remaining flat from previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is PLAYED RECURRENTS placed first. Songs below No. 15 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. Most Added is the total number of new adds officially reported to R &R by each reporting station. Songs unreported as adds do not count toward overall total stations playing a song. Total Audience equals Average Quarter Hour Persons times TOTAL PLAYS number of plays (times 100). Each daypart on each station is assigned an AQH number. Average Quarter Hour Persons used herein with permission from Arbitron Inc. ARTIST TITLE LABELIS (© 2005, Arbitron Inc.).© 2005 Radio & Records. TREE63 Blessed Be Your Name (Inpop) 560

CASTING CROWNS Who Am I (Beach Street/Reunion /PLG) 466 MARK HARRIS For The First Time (/NO) MATTHEW WEST More (Universal South /EMICMG) 447 NEW & ACTIVE Total Plays: 142, Total Stations: 8, Adds: 1 TODD AGNEW Still Here Waiting (Ardent) MERCYME I Can Only Imagine ( /ND/Curb) 435

Total Plays: 142, Total Stations: 5, Adds: 0 JEREMY CAMP Walk By Faith (BEC/Tooth & Nail) 409 SWITCHFOOT Dare You To Move (Red Ink /Columbia) NATE SALLIE Save Me (Curb) BY THE TREE Beautiful One (Fervent) 404 Total Plays: 213, Total Stations: 5, Adds: 0 Total Plays: 137, Total Stations: 7, Adds: 0 PHILLIPS, CRAIG & DEAN You Are God Alone (INO) 394 FFH You Drive, I'll Ride (Essential/PLG) KUTLESS It's Like Me (BEC/Tooth & Nail) BUILDING 429 Glory Defined (Word/Curb/Warner Bros.) 390 Total Plays: 184, Total Stations: 9, Adds: 0 Total Plays: 132, Total Stations: 6, Adds: 0 NEWSBOYS He Reigns (Sparrow /EMICMG) 369 TOBYMAC Atmosphere (forefront /EMI CMG) PAUL COLMAN The One Thing (lnpop) MERCYME Word Of God Speak (INO) 362

Total Plays: 180, Total Stations: 8, Adds: 1 Total Plays: 130, Total Stations: 6, Adds: 0

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CHR TOP 30 ROCK TOP 30

LAST THIS TOTAL .I- WEEKS ON TOTAL LAST THIS TOTAL rl - WEEKS ON TOTAL WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS CHART STATIONS WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS CHART STATIONS

Is 1 o KRYSTAL MEYERS The W y To Begin (Essential/PIG /1200 +70 11 3110 2 0 DISCIPLE The Wait Over (SRE) 346 +18 9 3212 2 o JOY WILLIAMS Hide (Reim. on/PLG) 1082 +51 9 3110 1 2 SANCTUS REAL The Fight Song (Sparrow/EMICMG) 335 1 11 2713 4 o JARS OF CLAY God Will Lift Your Head (Essential/PLG) 1058 +95 12 2810 5 0 SUBSEVEN Free To Conquer (Flicker) 310 +14 14 2712 5 o ZOEGIRL About You ( Sparre IEMICMG) 996 +41 15 2611 8 0 CHEMISTRY From Within (Razor& Tie) 306 +36 11 2813 3 5 TOBYMAC Atmosphere (f front/EMI CMG) 932 -56 15 2510 7 0 FURTHER SEEMS FOREVER Like Someone... (Tooth & Nail 296 +20 12 1911 7 o OVERFLOW Cry On My Sh /der (Essential/PLG/ 875 +5 16 2411 6 0 KRYSTAL MEYERS The Way To Begin (Essential/PIG/ 286 +6 11 2513 8 7 SEVENTH DAY SLUMBER paraline (BEC/Tooth & Nail)764 .31 18 2210 3 7 ANBERLIN Paperthin Hymn (Tooth & Nail) 283 -44 15 2811 13 o KUTLESS Strong Tower (B: & Nail) 733 +89 5 2612 4 8 KJ -52 Are You Real (BEC/Tooth & Nail) 270 -28 15 2111 9 9 JEREMY CAMP Take You tck IBEC/Tooth & Nail) 715 -20 27 1710 9 9 FLYLEAF Red Sam (Octone) 264 6 14 2411

11 NEWSBOYS Devotion (Sp ow'EMI CMG) 679 +11 9 2111 13 0 PLUMB I Can't Do This (Curb) 259 +42 6 2612 6 11 AFTERS You (Simple /1NO) 669 -209 20 1810 10 (I) SKILLET Under My Skin (Ardent) 250 +2 6 2813 15 o DAY OF FIRE Rain Song (Jim/Essential/PM 598 +33 5 2110 11 ® CASTING PEARLS Weighted (Big Box) 229 +7 12 2311 10 SUPERCHICK Pure (Inpop) 580 .95 20 1710 12 0 APRIL SIXTH Dear Angel (Columbia) 223 +5 10 2211 12 M. WEST You Know Where. (Sparrow/EMI CMG) 559 -101 20 1510 17 0 KUTLESS Strong Tower (BEC/Tooth & Nail) 192 +11 8 2112 14 CASTING CROWNS Voice Of t Reach Street/Retmi rd: RG) 545 -36 28 1410 16 ® KIDS IN THE WAY Apparitions Of Melody (flicker) 192 +8 6 2311 16 HAWK NELSON Take Me ooth & Nail) 527 +27 3 2312 15 16 HAWK NELSON Take Me (Tooth & Nail) 185 -3 6 1912

20 FOREVER Encounter (Floodgate) 171 +11 2 1312 22 PLUMB I Can't Do This (Cu 507 +84 6 1911 m CHANGED I 19 EVERLIFE I'm Over It (SHE[/ ER) 500 +51 7 1911 22 0 EVERYDAY SUNDAY Comfort Zone (Flicker) 162 +5 8 1510 23 Fists Afire 157 +5 4 1611 17 19 SHAWN MCDONALD All I EL. (Sparrow/EMI CMG) 441 -38 19 1110 0 STAPLE (Flicker) 21 20 BY THE TREE Hold You High (Fervent) 426 -10 20 1210 27 CD MUTEMATH PeaiaFeople (Teporpt/War bWarrr&as) 155 +14 2 1814 23 21 BUILDING 429 Show Me Lo (Word/Curb/WarnerBros.) 406 -14 5 1411 25 ® SEVENTH DAY SLUMBER Caroline (BEC/Tooth & Nail) 155 +11 17 1412 27 e JOHN REUBEN fIMATT T SSEN Nuisance (Gotee) 400 +66 2 1813 30 ® INHABITED Open My Eyes (Fervent) 147 +14 2 1812 18 23 DELIRIOUS? Inside Outsidt yarrow/EMI CMG) 389 -86 10 1110 29 ® CALLS FROM HOME Hold On (November Twelve) 147 +10 2 1513

25 RACHAEL LAMPA Outrag s (Word/Curb/Warner Bros.)373 +4 15 1111 18 24 PROJECT 86 A Shadow On Me (Tooth & Nail) 147 -30 15 1911

29 KJ -52 Are You Real (BEC/T th & Nail) 368 +37 8 1311 19 25 GRETCHEN Passion (MO) 145 -20 8 1711 30 e LIFEHOUSE You And Me ( fen) 360 +32 2 1010 26 41) KAINOS Selfish Me (Southern Signal) 143 0 7 1711 ¡Debut> 28 MAT KEARNEY Trainwreck Inpop) 359 +26 2 1912 ® RADIAL ANGEL Falling (Independent) 142 +31 1 1613 20 28 TREE63 Maker Of All Things (Inpop) 351 .94 14 1110 ¡Debut> 0 MAT KEARNEY Trainwreck (Inpop) 137 +5 1 1512

¡Debut> 1 24 29 BETHANY DILLON Lead Me n (Sparrow/EMI CMG) 342 -42 18 1110 0 JOHN REUBEN MATT THEISSEN Nuisance (Gotee) 122 +57 913 ¡Debut> KEVIN Seek Thief) 120 -4 1 1411 e MUTE MATH Nail People (TA../ t, t nffiCutYWar,rrBras) 3 3 4 +61 1 1713 ¡Debut> 30 MAX (Blind

32 CHR reporters. Songs ranked by total lays for the airplay week of Sunday 5/15 - Saturday 5/21. 35 Rock reporters. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of Sunday 5/15 - Saturday 5/21. ©p 05 Radio & Records © 2005 Radio & Records NE & ACTIVE NEW & ACTIVE

FALLING UP Escalates (Tooth & Nail) BIG DADDY WEAVE What I Was Made For (Fervent) WEDDING Song For The Broken (Rambler) PECULIAR PEOPLE BAND Can I Leave My Head /Maranathall

Total Plays: 331, Total Stations: 10, Adds: 2 Total Plays: 216, Total Stations: 9, Adds: 1 Total Plays: 118, Total Stations: 17, Adds: 5 Total Plays: 91, Total Stations: 12, Adds: 1

THIRD DAYIS. C. CHAPMANIMERCYME I See Love /Lost Ki BDA Love Is Here (Creative Trust Workshop) SARAH BRENDEL Fire (Inpop) LAST TUESDAY You Got Me (DUG)

Total Plays: 262, Total Stations: 6, Adds: 0 Total Plays: 214, Total Stations: 7, Adds: 0 Total Plays: 107, Total Stations: 10, Adds: 1 Total Plays: 88, Total Stations: 5, Adds: 1

SARAH BRENDEL Fire (Inpop) PAUL COLMAN The One Thing (Inpop) PILLAR Sunday Bloody Sunday 12005) (flicker) MANIC DRIVE Nebulous (Whiplash)

Total Plays: 249, Total Stations: 14, Adds: 4 Total Plays: 203, Total Stations: 9, Adds: 1 Total Plays: 103, Total Stations: 15, Adds: 10 Total Plays: 81, Total Stations: 9, Adds: 1

JADON LAVIK What If /BEC/Tooth & Nail) EXIT EAST I Will Save You (Fervent) MXPX Heard That Sound (SideOneDummy) DAY OF FIRE Fade Away (Jive /Essential/PLG)

Total Plays: 235, Total Stations: 7, Adds: 0 Total Plays: 199, Total Stations: 8, Adds: 1 Total Plays: 99, Total Stations: 13, Adds: 4 Total Plays: 75, Total Stations: 10, Adds: 2

NICHOLE NORDEMAN Brave (Sparrow/EMLCMG) BOBBY TINSLEY Addicted (MD) OLIVIA THE BAND Stars And Stripes (Essential/PIG) MOURNING SEPTEMBER Closer To Closure (Floodgate) Tctal Plays: 225, Total Stations: 10, Adds: 2 Total Plays: 198, Total Stations: 6, Adds: 0 Total Plays: 94, Total Stations: 7, Adds: 2 Total Plays: 69, Total Stations: 8, Adds: 0

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TOTAL + l - WEEKS ON TOTAL LAST THIS TOTAL +1- WEEKS ON TOTAL WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S PLAYS PLAYS CHART STATIONS WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS CHART STATIONS

1 1 CHRIS TOMLIN Holy Is... (Sixsteps -2 12 /Sparrow/EM /CMG) 414 1910 1 1 CHRIS TOMLIN Holy Is... (Sixsteps/Sparrow /EM /CMG)1093 -63 17 3610

2 2 BEBO Nothing You -7 2 2 BEBO NORMAN Nothing Without You (Essentia//PLG) 335 -10 17 1710 NORMAN Without (Essential/PLGI 995 17 3410 5 0 JOY WILLIAMS Hide (Reunion/PLG) 900 +23 9 3610 3 3 NATALIE GRANT Held (Curb) 326 -2 11 1810 3 4 BIG DADDYWEAVE & BARLOWGIRL You're Worthy_ Forme 891 -75 18 3010 6 BRIAN LITTRELL In Christ Alone (Reunion/PLGI 297 +25 8 1710 4 5 JEREMY CAMP Take You Back (BEC/Tooth & NO 842 -99 21 2910

5 5 MICHAEL O'BRIEN Pressing On (Discovery House) 293 -7 11 1710 6 6 ZOEGIRL About You (Sparrow/EMICMG) 766 -25 13 3210 11 o NICHOLE NORDEMAN Brave (Sparrow/EMI CMG) 763 +109 7 3011 4 6 WATERMARK Knees To The Earth (Rocketown) 280 -44 18 1510 7 0 NATALIE GRANT Held (Curb) 732 +22 12 2910 10 JADON LAVIK What If (BEC/Tooth & Nail) 276 +38 o 8 1812 8 9 NEWSBOYS Devotion (Sparrow/EMI CMG) 689 -4 11 2610 7 0 SONICFLOOD Your Love Goes On Forever (INO) 259 +3 11 1410 9 10 BRIAN LITTRELL In Christ Alone (Reunion/PLG) 662 -15 10 2510 14 m JOHN DAVID WEBSTER Miracle (BHT) 635 +73 8 2710 9 JOEL ENGLE Louder Than The Angels (Doxology) 254 +10 7 1510 10 12 BY THE TREE Hold You High (Fervent) 623 -51 18 2310 8 10 ALLEN ASBURY fIRUSS TAFF We Will Stand (Doxology) 217 -30 14 1210 13 0 JARS OF CLAY God Wii Lift Up Your Head (Essential/PIG) 606 +37 11 2411 11 Q PHILLIPS, CRAIG & DEAN Friend Of God (INO) 195 +12 4 1310 17 0 PHILLIPS, CRAIG & DEAN Friend Of God (INO) 527 +106 7 2213 12 15 SONICFLOOD Your Love Goes On Forever (INO) 514 -74 20 2110 14 NICOL SPONBERG Resurrection (Curb) 190 +13 5 1512 16 0 JOEL ENGLE Louder Than The Angels (Doxology) 504 +39 8 2411 13 13 RUSS LEE Sweetest Sound (Vertical Vibe) 174 -6 14 1110 15 m FFH You Drive, I'll Ride (Essential/PLG) 481 +4 13 1910 12 14 MICHAEL TAIT How Great Thou Art (Waterfront) 159 -21 12 1110 18 0 BUILDING 429 No One Else Knows (Wonl/CudbWansBms.) 444 +31 7 2312 19 JADON LAVIK What If (BEC/Tooth & Nail) 437 +27 9 1811 20 BUILDING 429 No One Else Knows (Word/Curb/WamerBras) 151 +33 2 1111 0 22 CD J. VELASQUEZ With M My Soul (Word/Cur4/WanrBros.) 402 +33 7 1811 16 Q S. ASHTON, C. DENTE & M. TOMES I Wi Never._ IFM/CMG) 147 + 3 4 910 21 POINT OF GRACE Who Am I (Word/Curb /WarnerBros.) 380 +8 6 1810 17 e FFH You Drive, I'll Ride (Essential/PLG) 145 +2 6 810 20 22 OVERFLOW Cry On My Shoulder (Essential/PLG) 369 -17 16 1610

23 23 SWIFT I Need You (Flicker) 358 -1 8 2010 18 0 ANDY CHRISMAN Adore You (Upside/SHELTER) 136 +5 2 1311 28 CD MARK HARRIS For The First Time (INO) 315 +70 2 1614 15 19 JEREMY CAMP Take You Back (BEC/Tooth & NO 126 -19 4 710 29 ® MONK & NEAGLE Secret (Flicked 293 +49 3 1711 'Debut> NICHOLE NORDEMAN Brave (Sparrow/EMI CMG) 124 +9 1 910 25 26 BETHANY DILLON Lead Me On (Sparrow/EMI CMG) 275 -23 19 910

/Debuts ® SALVADOR You Are There (Word/Curb /WarnerBros.) 259 +78 1 1413

24 28 SWITCHFOOT This Is Your Life (Columbia) 259 -52 15 1110 20 Inspo reporters. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of Sunday 5/15 - Saturday 5/21. © 2005 Radio & Records 26 29 RACHAELLAMPA No Other One (Word/Curb/WanrBras.) 257 -34 14 1110 IDebut> ®i PAUL COLMAN The One Thing (Inpop) 212 +50 1 1313

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1 PHANATIK Shot Clock (Cross Movement) NEW &ACTIVE 2 KJ -52 Are You Real (BEC /Tooth & Nail) NEWSONG Rescue (Integrity Label Group) SHANE & SHANE Saved By Grace (lnpopl 3 FLAME Open My Heart (Cross Movement) Total Plays: 207, Total Stations: 8, Adds: 3 Total Plays: 150, Total Stations: 9, Adds: 1 4 URBAN D The Passport (Fla.vorAlliance) SCOTT KRIPPAYNE Renee (Spring Hill) KRYSTAL MEYERS The Way To Begin (Essential/PLG)

5 APT.CORE I Am A Temple (Rocketown) Total Plays: 198, Total Stations: 11, Adds: 0 Total Plays: 141, Total Stations: 9, Adds: 2

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70 Radio & Records May 27, 2005 www.americanradiohistory.com LATIN FORMATS JAME MADRIGAL [email protected]

The Westwood Managemént Philosophy WHAT A GATHERING Seen here at the recent BMI Awards are (I -r) Joel from Banda El Recodo, A one-on-one wmersation with David West Sergio Gomez from AKWID, Tony Meléndez Jr., Francisco Gomez from AKWID, Tony Meléndez, Oscar Alvarez from Banda El Recodo and Víctor López from Crooked Stilo.

West says. "You have to create a story for the sound like a frog. We're also fans, and I'd much exico has always been the platform from which most Latin artist. The U.S. market is eight or 10 different prefer to see an artist I like onstage struggling artists have launched their careers, no matter which coun- markets in one. What works in Miami doesn't and showing me he is trying to do something work in Los Angeles or even New York. live instead of putting on a record. I can put the try they came from originally. In fact, only in recent years has "We have to get our foothold in Mexico, record on myself. the U.S. attempted to develop Latin artists, especially in the pop which is what we've done with Reik. We're at "With Sin Bandera, we went out with a poli- genre. To launch artists internationally, you need a management 60,000 units here, and we're going to hit 100,000 cy from the beginning that they would only per- by the end of next month. That's usually my form live. I didn't care if we had to cancel TV company that has the resources and relationships necessary to goal, to hit 100,000 in sales and create a story shows or if the labels told us it would cost us solidify their success. And that's where WestWood here, and then we get people's attention out- 50,000 albums. side." "We always went live, and people started to Entertainment, a company based in Mexico City and headed by West is selective when it comes to signing art- learn that. When they heard them, they under- CEO David West, comes in. ists. "We have a lot of artists who come to us who stood why. Three years later they have never don't match our philosophy or for whom there West says WestWood didn't start out as a West. "For instance, we'll work with Jorge isn't much we can do," he says. "But there are Ii> rF'ti'flmi'i./(t!lilll07l10. management company. The company set o to Naranjo and Henry Cárdenas [from CMN Inc.] other times - like when I heard Natalia Lafour- produce events but faced roadblocks from r on- and House of Blues. We also have William Mor- cadé s demo, I had to have her. She was amaz- ster promoters that didn't want it to ente the ris, who books Lafourcade in the States, and ing. "I want the artists to market. Westwood quickly switched gears tc art- CAA books Pepe." "With Reik, someone told me to listen to them, ist management. Opening International Doors that they were great and cool and everything have a home in terms of "We began with OV7, when they math the else. I contacted their manager, Miguel Trujillo. With the ability to serve its artists outside of a market when they can change from Onda Vaselina, and things ent Mexico, WestWood brings to the table the pos- We sat down and he showed me a homemade really well," West. "I wanted DVD, and I fell in love, because these guys are says to institu on- sibility of international success for its artists. take off, and that can be alize artist management in Mexico, becaus up "That's the idea," West says. "That we can give great. I offered to manage them in Latin Ameri- to that point it hadn't been done professionally. them access not just to Mexico. ca, and, after lots of negotiation and a change of the impetus to grow The next artists to be signed were Sin Bandera "Getting back a bit to the philosophy we have partners, we ended up managing them for the and Natalia Lafourcade. Then came Pepe Agu- on the artist- management side, what happens in whole world. They are something I really went outside the country. You ilar, Reik, Lidia Avila, Kalimba and Reyli 3ar- Mexico is that you have an artist who starts to after." ba. We also have Diego, who came from Cpdi- take off and does well here, and the manager is From Pop To Popular have to create a story go Fama [an American Idol type of show for chil- a relative. They know they can do shows in Looking at WestWood's roster, one notices dren]." Mexico, but at the same time they get requests that all of the artists are pop, with the exception for the artist." More Than Management from the label to do promotion in the U.S. But of Pepe Aguilar, who walks a fine line between As WestWood's artists began do to concerts since they have to pay their car bills, rent, etc., pop and regional Mexican (which, in Mexico, in Mexico, the company went back to its o they sacrifice building a strong footing in the they call "popular music "). Does West have any ettftrgita+Tâ?'s+ftIl/Ifefit>".r,°f!tll ,- nal mission and began to promote its clip ts' region to do shows because that's money they interest in entering the world of managing re- concerts at venues like the Metropolitan d make right away. gional Mexican artists? performed with playback, and they don't even Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. It is .w "We don't do that. With Reik, for example, we "It's funny you mention that, because we were know how to do it. You have to stick to your guns even working the Gibson Theater in Los ge- have requests to do shows all over, and we can supposed to have dinner with someone tonight and defend your artists." les. charge whatever we want because they are a to see if we should try to tackle that market," says Hard, Honest Work "When we see the opportunity and abili .¡ to phenomenon. But we're not going to do any West. "Right now our strength lies more in the As a manager, West says the most important do productions, we'll do them," says West. i e shows. We're going to take a whole month to pop genre than the popular genre, with the ex- thing is to listen to your artists and fulfill their also have a booking company, because once ; . u visit the U.S. and, the month after that, Central ception of Pepe. But we manage Lidia Avila, and dreams, again citing Sin Bandera as an example. have the content, you have the ability to d.) so. America, then South America. we're working her at popular, but a fresher type "Sin Bandera's dream was to do something with The booking agency is called AC Shows. W:. do "We want to build a strong footing outside of of popular. Brian McKnight," he says. "I focused all my en- the booking for our artists and outside . u;: ts, Mexico, because the stronger you are outside the "Of course, that's a different world, the way ergy on getting Brian to Mexico. They just did a mainly in Mexico and Central and South country, the stronger you become in the coun- they do and promote their shows. If the right duet with him, and they are as happy as they ica, although we also do a bit in the U.S." try - they see you as an international artist. But opportunities come along, then, yes, we will can be and are now extremely creative." AC Shows has been so successful that it ill you also can't forget about Mexico. That's the enter that market. This is about talent, and if I That duet is on Sin Bandera's upcoming al- handle Italian artist Tiziano Ferro's tour. " re worst thing you can do." fall in love with an artist's abilities and that art- bum, which is expected to be released in Octo- doing the whole American tour, meaning i m Too often it has happened that when artists ist happens to be grupero, ranchero, pop or clas- ber. It's a two-disc set called Pasadomañana. The Argentina to the U.S.," says West. "We're b..k- see international success, they forget that it was sical, we will do it." Pasado record is made up of covers of songs that ing 13 dates and promoting three in Mexico ty. Mexico that first showed them love. And when Talent, Talent, Talent influenced the duo, and the Mañana record is all I think it's going to be amazing. they fall, they fall fast and hard. "That's because West refers often to artists' talent, but some new songs. "There's a lot of development yet to be d e they have no country that is their savior any- artists who are not necessarily talented singers Pointing out another important part of the in the U.S. In Mexico Tiziano has been wor g more," West says. "Mexico is very loyal if you are very talented at marketing themselves. What manager -artist relationship, West says, "You the market for three years and had not do a are loyal to Mexico." is his take on artists who have built their careers also have to be totally transparent in terms of show. he When people found out was fin Y Creating A Story on lip- syncing to playback? Would he ever sign handling the money, because that's where man- coming, they started calling us to get tickets, d Creating a story for artists in their home coun- one? agers get a bad reputation. As long as every- they gone on hadn't sale yet." try is key. "I want artists to have a home in terms "I will not sign an artist who can't perform thing is transparent and upfront, the relation-

Does WestWood work with , promoters d of a market where they can take off, and that can live," he says. "I don't let any of my artists do ship can last a long time. It's hard, honest agencies outside Mexico? "Yes, we do," s s be the impetus to grow outside the country," playback. I'd rather they perform with a cold and work." May 27, 2005 Radio & Records 71 www.americanradiohistory.com L A TIN FORMATS

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CONTEMPORARY ., RR. 1 AMARAL El Universo Sobre Mi (EMI Latin) ANDY & LUCAS Quiero Ser Tu Sueño (Sony BMW FEY Barco A Venus (EMI Latin) JD NATASHA Plástico (EMI Latin) ZAYRA ALVAREZ Cada Momento (Sony BMG) REGIONAL MEXICAN See Them Live ANA GABRIEL Tú Sólo Tú (EM /Latin) CHUY CHAVEZ & LOS ORIGINALES DE SAN JUAN La Bolsa Del Pan (EM/Latin) CONJUNTO ALACRAN El Ultimo Adiós (Universa /) DIANA REYES El Sol No Regresa (Universa /) 1 Santana and Los Lonely Boys, American Airlines Arena, Miami EL MOMENTO Mi Ranchito (EMI Latin) KUMBIA KINGS Parte De Mi Corazón (EMI Latin) 4 Hip Hop Hoodios, Makor, New York LA ONDA El Hombre Casado Sabe Más Bueno (EMI Latin) 15 Santana, Madison Square Garden, New York LA ORIGINAL BANDA EL LIMON Me Está Pegando Fuerte (Universal) 17 La Ley, Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles LOS INVASORES DE NUEVO LEON Irás Cargando Mi Cruz (EM/Latin) LOS NIETOS Coqueta (Universal) 17 Amigos Invisibles, City Latin Funk Music Festival, New York LOS ORIGINALES DE SAN JUAN Dejé De Engordar Marranos (EMI Latin) 17 Café Tacuba, Majestic, Bound Brook, NJ LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA Luna Llena (Universal) 18 Café Tacuba, Paradise, Boston NELSON TERAN Tengo Miedo (Universal)

19 Café Tacuba, Guitar Festival, Buffalo, NY VALENTIN ELIZALDE De Verdad Te Quiero (Universal) VOLUMEN X Aquí Estoy (EMI Latin) 22 La Ley, Escapade 2009, Dallas 21 Café Tacuba, Birchmere, Washington, DC TROPICAL 22 Café Tacuba, House of Blues, Cleveland CARLOS VIVES La Maravilla (EM/Latin) GRUPO FUEGO Fuego 23 La Ley, Planeta Bar Rio, Houston (EsNtion) LA TIRA El Corillo (EsNtion) 23 Café Tacuba, St. Andrews Hall, Detroit N'KLABE I Love Salsa (Sony BMG) 24 La Ley, Planeta Bar Rio, San Antonio 24 Café Tacuba, Aragon, Chicago ROCK/ALTERNATIVE 25 Lupillo Rivera, Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles BEBE Ella (EM /Latin) FEY Barco A Venus (EMI Latin) 25 La Ley, La Villa Real, McAllen ZAYRA ALVAREZ Cada Momento (Sony BMG) 26 Café Tacuba, Gothic Theater, Denver

26 La Ley, Graham Central Station, Laredo, TX 27 Café Tacuba, Velvet Room, Salt Lake City 28 La Ley, House of Blues, Chicago i 29 Café Tacuba, House of Blues, Las Vegas Qué Pasa Radio!

30 Café Tacuba, Mexican Heritage Museum, San Jose Fonovisa's artists continue to battle it out for the top three positions on the Regional Mexican chart, and this week Los Temerarios' "Ni En Defensa Propia" knocks Conjunto

Primavera's "Hoy Como Ayer" out of first place. K -Paz De La Sierra moves up 10 positions, 2 La Ley, Convention Center, University of Miami, Miami to No. 13, with "Mi Credo" (Disa). Los Huracanes Del Norte enter the chart at No. 19, 2 Intocable and Ramón Ayala, Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA with "El Arrepentido" (Univision); Joan Sebastian's "Quiero Compartir" enters at No. 24; 2 Santana, Taste of Chicago, Chicago and Lalo Mora's "En Mil Pedazos" (Disa) enters at No. 26.

3 Juanes, Selland Arena, Fresno There is little movement on the Contemporary chart. The biggest move is by Reik, 3 Café Tacaba, Ely Guerra and Kinky, Gibson Theater, Los Angeles whose "Yo Quisiera" (Sony BMG) moves from No. 29 to No. 23. Entering the chart this 15-16 Intocable, Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles week are Daddy Yankee, with "Lo Que Pasó Pasó" (Cartel/VI /Machete); and Tiziano Ferro

16 Los Tucanes De Tijuana, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA w /Pepe Aguilar, who enter the chart at No. 29 with "Mi Credo" (EMI Latin).

21 -22 Jaguares, BB King's, New York At Tropical, Juanes regains the No. 1 position, with "La Camisa Negra" (Universal Music Latino). Another Universal project, Luny Tunes & Wisin & Yandel, enters the chart, at No. 24, with "Rakata." Sony BMG's Ednita Nazario enters the chart at No. 30, with "Vengada. "

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1 La Madrastra 1 Desperate Housewives 2 Apuesta Por Un Amor 2 American Idol (Wed.) 3 Don Francisco Presenta 3 Everybody Loves Raymond 4 Inocente De Ti 4 Grey's Anatomy 5 Aquí Y Ahora 5 CSI: Miami 6 Casos De La Vida Real 6 Two And A Half Men 7 Cristina 7 CSI 8 Hospital El Paisa 8 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 9 Sábado Gigante 9 Without A Trace 10 Par De Ases 10 American Idol (Tues.) HOT SUMMER DAY Italian singer Laura Pausini got a wonderful welcome from the thousands of people who attended Univision Radio Los Angeles' Cinco De Mayo Fest on May 8. May 16 -22; Hispanics 2 +. Source: Neilsen Media Research

72 Radio & Records May 27, 2005 www.americanradiohistory.com REGIONAL MEXICAN TOP 30 May 27, .005 POWERED LAST THIS TOTAL + I - WEEKS ON TOTAL STATIONS/ WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS CHART ADDS MEDIABASE 3 p LOS TEMERARIOS Ni Eni efensa Propia (Fonovisa) 1371 +180 5 4610 2 © LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE a Sorpresa (Fonovisa) 1330 +52 14 4710 MOST ADDED®

1 3 CONJUNTO PRIMAVER Hoy Como Ayer (Fonovisa) 1269 -30 19 4710 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) ADDS 4 0 PATRULLA 81 Eres Divina Disa) 982 +54 10 3410 BANDA EL RECODO Que Más Quisiera (Fonovisa) 2 SERGIO VEGA "EL SHAKA" Dueño De Ti (Sony BMG Norte) 2 9 © BANDA EL RECODO Que ás Quisiera (Fonovisa) 790 +183 3 3012 LOS HURACANES DEL NORTE El Arrepentido ( Univision) 2 6 6 LOS HOROSCOPOS DE D RANGO Si La Quieres (Disa) 785 -32 17 3510 JOAN SEBASTIAN Quiero Compartir (Balboa) 2 5 7 INTOCABLE Aire (EMILat. 772 -116 19 4710 ) LIBERACION Se Acabó La Fiesta (Disa) 2 7 0 INTOCABLE Tiempo (EMI'.tin) 741 +81 3 3010 LUPILLO RIVERA Ya Me Habían Dicho (Univision) 2 8 Q CONTROL Ella Es Una Dio (Univision) 687 +65 8 3010 PAQUITA LA DEL BARRIO Maldita Soledad (Balboa) 2 Ni Amores (Líderes) 2 10 GRUPO INNOVACION M ana Que Ya No Esté (Univision) 648 +41 18 2610 LOS TIRANOS DEL NORTE Ni Deudas LA DINASTIA DE TUZANTLA Adiós, Adiós Amor (Discos Ciudad) 2 13 m PANCHO BARRAZA Y Las a-iposas (Balboa) 584 +74 6 2210 ALVARO MORAN Será Mañana (AM Productions) 2 11 12 ZAINO No Podré Sobrevivir (Fonovisa) 576 -13 11 2910 23 ® KPAZ DE LA SIERRA Mi redo (Disa) 560 +176 3 2410 MOST 16 0 SERGIO VEGA "EL SHAK " Dueño De Ti (Sony BMG Norte) 546 +61 5 2212 INCREASED PLAYS -7 12 15 K -PAZ DE LA SIERRA Voly ré (Univision) 536 32 3310 TOTAL PLAY 30 RAMON AYALA Y SUS B AVOS DEL NORTE Ya No Llores (Freddie) 479 +135 2 2110 e ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) INCREASE 19 e VICENTE FERNANDEZ Na ho Bernal (Sony BMG Norte) 462 +45 7 2310 LALO MORA En Mil Pedazos (Disa) +344 DUELO Solo Callas (Univision) +198 15 18 LA AUTORIDAD DE LA SI RRA Yo Me Quedé Sin Nada (Disa) 459 -34 15 2910 + 183 /Debut> BANDA EL RECODO Que Más Quisiera (Fonovisa) e LOS HURACANES DEL N RTE El Arrepentido (Univision) 449 +113 1 2112 LOS TEMERARIOS Ni En Defensa Propia (Fonovisa) +180 18 EZEOUIEL PEÑA Beso A tei so (Fonovisa) 449 +4 13 2410 e KUMBIA KINGS Parte De Mi Corazón (EMILatin) +179

14 21 BETO Y SUS CANARIOS stá Llorando Mi Corazón (Edimonsa) 428 -65 32 3110 K -PAZ DE LA SIERRA Mi Credo (Disa) + 176

17 22 MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS n El Mismo Tren (Fonovisa) 423 -48 10 1910 LUPILLO RIVERA Ya Me Habían Dicho ( Univision) +165 + 155 25 ® LA FIRMA Lo Mejor De Mi. ida (Sony BMG Norte) 395 +23 2 1210 BOBBY PULIDO Ojalá Te Animes (Universal) /Debut> R. AYALA Y SUS BRAVOS DEL NORTE Ya No Llores (Freddie) +135 e JOAN SEBASTIAN Quiero ompartir (Balboa) 389 +62 1 1912 LIBERACION Se Acabó La Fiesta (Disa) +128 27 e COSTUMBRE Fantasía ( rnerM.L.) 374 +23 5 1110 ¡Debut> e LALO MORA En Mil Pedazo (Disa) 344 +344 1 2311 NEW & ACTIVE 26 27 JULIO PRECIADO Lo Mej Fue Perderte (Sony BMG Norte) 342 -19 16 1810 LA ARROLLADORA BANDA EL LIMON Evítame La Pena (Disa) 21 28 BRONCO "EL GIGANTE D AMERICA" Señor Mesero (Fonovisa) 331 -64 19 1910 Total Plays: 299, Total Stations: 15, Adds: 0 LOS DE TIJUANA Luna Llena (Universal) 24 29 DUELO Bienvenido Al Amor Univision) 324 -54 19 1610 TUCANES Total Plays: 258, Total Stations: 16, Adds: 0 20 30 LOS HURACANES DEL NORTE Tú Ponte En Mi Lugar (Univision) 317 -88 19 2510 LOS 6 DE DURANGO Mariposa Traicionera (Disa)

51 Regional Mexican reporters. Monitored airplay ! ata supplied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. Songs ranked by total plays for the Total Plays: 257, Total Stations: 16, Adds: 1 airplay week of 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs ç. fining plays or remaining flat from previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase BRONCO "EL GIGANTE DE AMERICA" Ya Me Cansé (Fonovisa) is reported to R in plays is placed first. Songs below No. 15 are mo+ d to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. Most Added the total number of new adds officially &R Total Plays: 254, Total Stations: 13, Adds: 0 by each reporting station. Songs unreported as add do not count toward overall total stations playing a song. Most Increased Plays lists the songs with the greatest ROGELIO MARTINEZ Vida Prestada (Fonovisa) week -to -week increases in total plays. Total Audienk equals Average Quarter Hour Persons times number of plays (times 100). Each daypart on each station is assigned Total Plays: 251, Total Stations: 15, Adds: 0 an AQH number. Average Quarter Hour Persons use i herein with permission from Arbitron Inc. (© 2005. Arbitron Inc.).© 2005 Radio & Records. IMAN Si Te Digo (Univision) Total Plays: 237, Total Stations: 10, Adds: 0

TOTAL NOTABLE Se Vale Llorar (Univision) MOST ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS Total Plays: 215, Total Stations: 9, Adds: 0 LOS INVASORES DE NUEVO LEON Irás Cargando Mi Cruz (EMI Latin) PLAYED RECURfi'ENTS JOAN SEBASTIAN Cómo Olvidar (Balboa) 264 Total Plays: 214, Total Stations: 8, Adds: 0 TOTAL ULISES QUINTERO Coqueta (Sony BMG Norte) ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS LOS HOROSCOPOS DE DURANGO Dos Locos (Disa) 244 Total Plays: 200, Total Stations: 10, Adds: 0 LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA El Virus Del Amor (Universal) 307 KUMBIA KINGS Fuego (EMI Labe) 234 DUELO Sólo Callas (Univision)

Total Plays: 198, Total Stations: 9, Adds: 1 GRUPO BRYNDIS La Ultima Canción (Disa) 287 LOS MORROS DEL NORTE Dos Botellas De Mezcal (La Sierra) 214 Songs ranked by total plays RAMON AYALA Y SUS BRAVOS DEL NORTE Y Bailando (Freddie) 278 GRUPO MONTEZ DE DURANGO Quiero Saber De Ti (Disa) 209 Station playlists for all R &R reporters are available PESADO Ojalá Que Te Mueras (Warner M.L.l 266 PATRULLA 81 No Aprendí A Olvidar (Disa) 207 on the web at www.radioandrecords.com.

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1 1 JUANES La Camisa Negra (Universal) 984 -65 15 2910 2 © SHAKIRA fIALEJANDRO SANZ La Tortura (SonyBMG) 839 +40 6 2411 MOST ADDED® 3 © LA 5A. ESTACION Algo Más (SonyBMG) 741 +19 13 26(0 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) ADDS 5 LAURA PAUSINI Víveme (Warner ML.) 650 +16 11 2611 REIK Yo Quisiera (Sony BMG) 2 4 5 FRANKIE J. fIBABY BASH Obsession Es Amor) (Columbia) 593 -58 12 2210 (No TIZIANO FERRO fIPEPE AGUILAR Mi Credo (EMI Latin) 2 6 REM BARBA Amor Del Bueno (SonyBMG) 538 +8 18 25(0 9 p CHAYANNE Contra Vientos Y Mareas (SonyBMG) 515 +16 10 1910 8 JUANES Volverte A Ver (Universal) 514 +4 22 2510

10 9 RICARDO ARJONA Por Qué Es Tan Cruel El Amor (SonyBMG) 465 -13 7 1810

7 10 OBIE BERMUDEZ Cómo Pudiste (EMLLatin) 455 59 11 2010 12 PAULINA RUBIO Mía (Universal) 443 +7 4 1711 MOST 11 12 RBD Rebelde (EM/Latin) 421 -29 11 1511

13 13 OLGA TAÑON Bandolero (Sony BMG) 388 -34 7 1010 INCREASED PLAYS

15 14 KALIMBA Tocando Fondo (SonyBMG) 385 -22 21 2011 TOTAL PLAY TITLE 16 15 JIMENA En Soledad (Univision) 376 20 8 1910 ARTIST LABEL(S, INCREASE DADDY YANKEE Lo Que Pasó, Pasó (El Cartel/Vl /MacheteMusic) +106 14 16 JULIETA VENEGAS Algo Está Cambiando (SonyBMG) 371 -45 23 1910 DADDY YANKEE Mírame (El Cartel/VI/Machete Music) +82 17 17 ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ Qué Lástima (SonyBMG) 351 -8 16 1810 REIK Yo Quisiera (Sony MG) +77 18 INTOCABLE Aire (EMLLatin) 350 +12 11 14(0 THALIA Amar Sin Ser Amada (EMI Latin) +72 22 LUIS MIGUEL Echame A Mí La Culpa (Warner ML.) 324 +38 3 1310 LUNY TUNES & WISIN & YANDEL Rakata (Universal) +71 19 20 PEPE AGUILAR El Autobús (SonyBMG) 297 -20 19 1510 LENA & ALEJANDRO SANZ Tu Corazón (Warner ML.) +68

20 21 DAVID DEMARIA Precisamente Ahora (WarnerM.L.) 290 -4 11 1510 EDNITA NAZARIO Vengada (Sony BMG) +67 JANINA Porque Tú No Estás (Univision) +62 28 EDNITA NAZARIO Vengada (SonyBMG) 270 +67 3 610 AMARAL El Universo Sobre Mí (EMLLatin) +60 29 REIK Yo Quisiera (Sony BMG) 248 +77 2 1112 TIZIANO FERRO fIPEPE AGUILAR Mi Credo (EMILatin) +57 23 24 MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS En El Mismo Tren (Fonovisa) 245 -24 8 1310

26 ANTONIO OROZCO Es Mi Soledad (Universal) 229 +7 6 1110 IDebut> DADDY YANKEE Lo Que Pasó, Pasó (El Cartel/VI /MacheteMusic) 227 +106 1 611

30 JANINA Porque Tú No Estás (Univision) 221 +62 2 8(1 25 28 CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA Hoy Como Ayer (Fonovisa) 216 6 14 910 NEW & ACTIVE rDebut> TIZIANO FERRO wIPEPE AGUILAR Mi Credo (EMLLatin) 215 +57 1 912

27 30 SORAYA Llévame (EMLLatin) 203 -12 12 1110 AMARAL El Universo Sobre Mí (EMI Latin)

Total Plays: 177, Total Stations: 7, Adds: 1 32 Spanish Contemporary reporters. Monitored airplay data supplied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week of 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining plays or remaining flat from previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase LA SECTA ALLSTAR La Locura Automática (Universal) in plays is placed first. Songs below No. 15 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. Most Added is the total number of new adds officially reported to R &R Total Plays: 121, Total Stations: 4, Adds: 0 by each reporting station. Songs unreported as adds do not count toward overall total stations playing a song. Most Increased Plays lists the songs with the greatest LOS TEMERARIOS Ni En Defensa Propia (Fonovisal week -to -week increases in total plays. Total Audience equals Average Quarter Hour Persons times number of plays (times 100). Each daypart on each station is assigned an AQH number. Average Quarter Hour Persons used herein with permission from Arbitron Inc. (© 2005, Arbitron Inc.).© 2005 Radio & Records. Total Plays: 110, Total Stations: 5, Adds: 0 MDO Otra Vez (Ole Music) Total Plays: 90, Total Stations: 6, Adds: 0 EDGARDO MONSERRAT Cuéntale (Fonovisa) MOST TOTAL ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS Total Plays: 79, Total Stations: 5, Adds: 0 PLAYED RECURRENTS THALIA Amar Sin Ser Amada (EMI Latin) FEY La Fuerza Del Destino (EMI Latin) 262 Total Plays: 72, Total Stations: 4, Adds: 0 TOTAL ARTIST TITLE LABELIS) PLAYS LA 5A. ESTACION El Sol No Regresa (Sony BMG) 261 LENA & ALEJANDRO SANZ Tu Corazón (Warner MI.) Total Plays: 68, Total Stations: 4, Adds: 0 ALEX UBAGO Sin Miedo A Nada (Warner ML.) 288 CRISTIAN Te Buscaría (Sony BMG) 259

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74 Radio & Records May 27, 2005 www.americanradiohistory.com TROP/CAL TOP 30 POWERED co May 27, 2005 MEDIABASE LAST THIS TOTAL a I - WEEKS ON TOTAL STATIONS/ WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS PLAYS CHART ADDS 3 0 JUANES La Camisa Ne gra (Universal) 362 +1 6 1210 1 2 SHAKIRA fIALEJAND R(I SANZ La Tortura (Sony BMG) 349 -16 6 1110 MOST ADDED® 4 3 LUNY TUNES fIBABY RANKS, DON OMAR... Mayor Que Yo (Universal) 330 17 6 1210 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) ADDS 2 4 ISMAEL MIRANDA fIA. N'DNTAÑEZ & CHEKA Se Fue Y Me Dejó (SGZEntertainment) 330 32 6 1210 NEGROS Maríaelena (Sony BMG) 2 5 5 OLGA TAÑON Bandole ro (Sony BMG) 286 9 1310 35 WILLY CHIRINO Rompecabezas (Sony BMG) 2 6 6 MONCHY & ALEXAN )RA Hasta El Fin (J &N) 265 -12 11 1110 AVENTURA Angelito (Sony BMG) 2

10 ARTHUR HANLON fiT ITO NIEVES La Gorda Linda (Fonovisa) 228 +1 6 910 9 8 DADDY YANKEE Lo Qiue;Pasó, Pasó (El Cartel/VI /Machete Music) 226 -6 24 1210 MOST 11 0 GRAN COMBO DE PUERTO RICO Amor Perfecto (Sony BMG) 225 +8 3 1110 INCREASED PLAYS 7 10 LOS TOROS BAND Pe rdótame La Vida (DAMProductions) 216 -29 14 1210 TOTAL 8 11 MARC ANTHONY Se Esuma Tu Amor (Sony BMG) 212 -31 21 810 PLAY ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) INCREASE 14 GILBERTO SANTA RO S N Enséñame A Vivir Sin Ti (Sony BMG) 185 +6 15 1010 LUNY TUNES & WISIN & YANDEL Rakata (Universal) +98 16 DOMENIC MARTE Ella Se Llevó Mi Vida (J &N) 174 +6 6 710 DADDY YANKEE Mírame (El Cartel/Vl /Machete Music/ +81 19 ANDY ANDY Qué Ironí a (Jrban Box Office/Wepal 166 +32 3 1010 EDNITA NAZARIO Vengada (Sony BMG) +55 13 15 CHARLIE CRUZ Ven ev tante Otra Vez (SGZ Entertainment) 156 -53 16 910 ELVIS MARTINEZ Yo Nací Para Amar (Univision) +50

15 16 JIMENA En Soledad Um .'sion) 153 -23 6 810 JUAN LUIS GUERRA Soldado (Vane Music /Universal) +48

12 17 FRANKIE NEGRON To d =s Mentira (SGZEntertainment) 148 67 13 910 FRANKIE NEGRON Lento (Sony BMG) +42

LUNY TUNES fIALEXIS, FI00... El Tiburón (Más Flow /Universal) +36 20 18 AMARFIS Y LA BAND A DE ATAKKE Lamento Boliviano (Amárfíca /J &N) 130 -1 5 710 THALIA Amar Sin Ser Amada (EMI Latin) +35 21 DJ NELSON fIH. "EL B AMBINO" & DIVINO Esta Noche De Travesura (FlowMusic) 125 0 6 910 ANDY ANDY Qué Ironía (Urban Box Office /Wepa) +32 23 TOÑO ROSARIO Ay HrH (Universal) 122 +3 5 710 G BRENDA K. STARR Tú Eres (Tu Voz) +31 22 21 CHAYANNE Contra Vie ntos Y Mareas (Sony BMG) 114 -9 6 710

26 BANDA GORDA No Do y Mi Truco (MP) 112 +10 2 710

25 FRANKIE J. fIBABY B A H Obsession (No Es Amor) (Columbia) 109 +1 12 910 NEW & ACTIVE ¡Debut> LUNY TUNES & WISI N E YANDEL Rakata (Universal) 102 +98 1 610 DADDY YANKEE Mírame (El Cartel/VI/Machete Music)

28 TOÑO ROSARIO Resis tiré: (Universal) 102 +12 20 810 Total Plays: 82, Total Stations: 5, Adds: 1

18 26 ELIEL fIGLORY La PopPop( 'VI/Machete Music) 100 -44 8 910 ELVIS MARTINEZ Yo Nací Para Amar (Univision) Total Plays: 78, Total Stations: 3, Adds: 0 JOHNNY PREZ Tu Punm Pum (Sony BMG) 97 +17 4 710

29 CHIRINO Hielo ILatinum Music) 97 +12 5 610 CRISTIAN Una Canción Para Ti (Sony BMG) Total Plays: 65, Total Stations: 5, Adds: 0 e DON OMAR Reggaetó n Latino (Urban Box Office) 94 +17 4 610 DADDY YANKEE Machete (E/Cartel /V/ /Machete Music) 'Debut> ®1 EDNITA NAZARIO Ven gala (Sony BMG) 90 +55 1 510 Total Plays: 56, Total Stations: 6, Adds: 0 16 Tropical reporters. Monitored airplay data supp ied by Mediabase Research, a division of Premiere Radio Networks. Songs ranked by total plays for the airplay week ELIEL fIH. "EL BAMBINO" & ZION Ronca (VI/Machete Music) of 5/15 -5/21. Bullets appear on songs gaining plays or remaining flat from previous week. If two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is placed first. Songs below No. 15 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks on the chart. Most Added is the total number of new adds officially reported to R &R by each Total Plays: 56, Total Stations: 4, Adds: 0 reporting unreported as adds do not count toward overall total stations playing a song. Most Increased Plays lists the songs with the greatest week -to- station. Songs JULIO VOLTIO Bumper (Sony BMG) weak increases in total plays. Total Audience equals Average Quarter Hour Persons times number of plays (times 100). Each daypart on each station is assigned an AQH Total Plays: 53, Total Stations: 4, Adds: 0 number. Average QLarter Hour Persons used heron with permission from Arbitron Inc. (© 2005. Arbitron Inc.).© 2005 Radio & Records. JUAN LUIS GUERRA Soldado (Vene Music/Universal)

Total Plays: 48, Total Stations: 4, Adds: 1 MOST XTREME Te Extraño (SGZ Entertainment) TOTAL Total Plays: 43, Total Stations: 3, Adds: 1 PLAYED RECURRENTS ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS FRANKIE NEGRON Lento (Sony BMG) GILBERTO SANTA ROSA Sombra Loca (Sony BMG) 98 Total Plays: 42, Total Stations: 3, Adds: 0 TOTAL JUAN LUIS GUERRA Las Avispas (Vene Music/Universal) 96 ARTIST TITLE LABEL(S) PLAYS ORO SOLIDO Las Mujeres Quieren Más 124K) Total Plays: 38, Total Stations: 3, Adds: 0 JUAN LUIS GUERRA Para Ti (VeneMusic/Universal 132 MARC ANTHONY Valió La Pena (Sony BMG) 92

DADDY YANKEE Gasolina (E/Carte / /V/ /Machete Mans) 130 N.O.R.E. f(NINA SKY & DADDY YANKEE Oye Mi Canto (Roc -A- Fella /IDJMG) 92 Songs ranked by total plays

Station playlists for all R &R reporters are available VICTOR MANUELLE La Vida Es Un Carnaval (Sony BMG) 114 TITO NIEVES Fabricando Fantasías (SGZ Entertainment) 90 on the web at www.radioandrecords.com.

TITO NIEVES fILA (INDIA Ya No Queda Nada (Box Records) 103 ZION & LENNOX Doncella (Sony BMG) 88

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1 BANDA GORDA No Doy Mi Truco (MP) 1 ANDREA ECHEVERRI A Eme 0 (Naco nal) 2 JOHNNY PREZ Tu Pum Pum (Sony BMG) 2 ENJAMBRE Biografía (Oso/V &J) 3 OLGA TAÑON Bandolero (Sony BMG) 3 CIRCO Un Accidente (Universal)

4 LIQUITS Chido (Surco) 4 EL GRAN COMBO DE PUERTO RICO Amor Perfecto (Sony BMG)

5 MARS VOLTA The Widow (I'll Never leap Alone) (Strummer/Universal) 5 TITO ROJAS Todita Tú (MP)

6 CAFETACUBA Mediodía (Universal) 6 SONORA CARRUSELES Las Muchachas (Fuentes)

7 STOIC FRAME Demonios Del Asfalto El Comandante/V &J) 7 MONCHY & ALEXANDRA Hasta El Fin (J &N)

8 A.N.I.M.A.L. Combativo (Universal) 8 FRUKO Y SUS TESOS Con Todo (Fuentes) 9 PANTEON ROCOCO La Ciudad De La :speranza (Delanuca/DIN) 9 TOQUE D'KEDA Debo Pensar (Perfect Image) 10 JAVIER GARCIA La Rumba (Universes 10 SHAKIRA /ALEJANDRO SANZ La Tortura (Sony BMG) 11 MOENIA Ni Tú Ni Nadie (Sony BMG) 11 ENEMIGO Estrella (Univision) 12 MOLOTOV Amateur (Universal) 12 FRANKIE J. fIBABY BASH Obsession (No Es Amor) (Columbia) 13 LOS PECES Cruz De Navajas (ElDia 13 BROTHERS BAND Corazón De Melao (M3) 14 VOLUMEN CERO Autos (WarnerM.L 14 MIGUEL BOSE Ella Dijo No (Warner M.L.) 15 PLASTIKO Karnaval (Box Records) 15 TOO ROSARIO Ay Hombre (Universal) Songs ranked) by total number of poirl s. Data compiled from playlists submitted on a weekly basis by 10 specialty rock/altern ative shows, airing at least 2 hours per week, on Songs ranked by total number of points. 22 Record Pool reporters. radio station s across the country.

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1 8 GWEN STEFANI Hollaback Girl (Interscope) 2 MARIAN CAREY We Belong Together (Island/LDJMG) 1 1 BOBBY VALENTINO Slow Down (DTP/De1Jam /IDJMGI 2 3 DOORS DOWN Let Me Go (Republic/Universal) 1 CIARA fILUDACRIS Oh (Laface/Zomba Label Group) 3 0 MARIAN CAREY We Belong Together (fs /and/IDJMG) 3 3 KELLY CLARKSON Since U Been Gone (RCA /RMGI 3 50 CENT Just A Lil' Bit (Shady /Aftermath/lnterscopel 2 3 CIARA fILUDACRIS Oh (Laface/Zomba Label Group)

7 KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes (RCA/RMG) 4 4 GAME f150 CENT Hate It Or Love It (Aftermath /G-Unit/lnterscopel 4 , VINO YANG TWINS Wait (The Whisper Song) (NV 6 WILL SMITH Switch (Interscope) 7 Q GWEN STEFANI Hollaback Girl (Interscope) 7 © 50 CENT Just A Lil' Bit (Shady/Aftermath /lnterscopel 16 MARIAH CAREY We Belong Together (Island/IDJMG) 9 Q PRETTY RICKY Grind With Me (Atlantic) 6 6 112 U Already Know WDefSoul/IDJMGI 4 TRICK DADDY Sugar (Gimme Some) (Slip -N -Slide/Atlantic) 6 7 BOBBY VALENTINO Slow Down (DTP/DefJam /IDJMGI 10 0 R. KELLY Trapped In The Closet (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 13 BLACK EYED PEAS Don't Phunk With My Heart (A &M/lnterscopel 8 8 BROOKE VALENTINE URIC BOI & LIL' JON Girlfight (Virgin) 5 8 GAME fI50 CENT Hate It Or Love It (Aftermath /G- Unit/lnterscope)

10 BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete (Jive/Zomba Zabel Group) 5 9 TRILLVILLE Some Cut (BME/Warner Bros.) 11 CASSIDY I'm A Hustla (J/RMG)

11 I KILLERS Mr. Brightside (island /IDJMG) 10 10 50 CENT Candy Shop (Shady /Aftermath/lnterscopel 12 i MARQUES HOUSTON All Because Of You (TUG.) 5 11 ALICIA KEYS Karma (J/RMG) 11 11 YING YANG TWINS Wait (The Whisper Song) (TUT) 13 MARIO How Could You (J/RMG) 23 ® CIARA fILUDACRIS Oh (Laface/Zomba Label Group) 12 12 BABY BASH Baby I'm Back (Latium/Universal) 15 PRETTY RICKY Grind With Me (Atlantic) 18 ® ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic) 16 ® MISSY ELLIOTT Lose Control (Gold Mind/Violator /Atlantic) 14 WEBBIE fIBUN B Give Me That (Asylum/Trill) 12 14 GREEN DAY Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Reprise) 13 14 FRANKIE J. fIBABY BASH Obsession No Es Amor) (Columbia) 8 14 AMERIE One Thing (Columbia) 8 15 AKON Lonely (SRC/Universal) 19 ® FRANKIE J. How To Deal (Columbia) 9 15 FAITH EVANS Again (Capitol) 19 Q PAPA ROACH Scars ( Geffen) 14 16 AKON Lonely (SRC/Universal) 17 16 DESTINY'S CHILD Girl (Columbia) 17 17 GAME fI50 CENT Hate It Or Love It (Aftermath/G- Unit/lnterscopel 11 17 T.I. You Don't Know Me (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) 21 FANTASIA Free Yourself (J/RMG) 14 18 USHER Caught Up (Laface/Zomba Label Group) 21 CASSIDY I'm A Hustla (J/RMG) 16 18 T.I. You Don't Know Me (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) 9 19 FRANKIE J. fIBABY BASH Obsession (No Es Amor) (Columbia) 29 8 FAT JOE fINELLY Get It Poppin' (Atlantic) 19 Q LYFE JENNINGS Must Be Nice (Columbia) 15 20 50 CENT Disco Inferno (G- Unit/Shady /A/termath /lnterscopel 22 20 MARIO How Could You (J/RMG) 18 20 LUDACRIS Number One Spot (Del Jam South/IDJMG) 20 HOWIE DAY Collide (Epic) 15 21 AMERIE One Thing (Columbia) 22 ® BOYZ IN DA HOOD Dem Boyz (Bad Boy /Atlantic) 25 PUSSYCAT DOLLS fIBUSTA RHYMES Don't Cha (A &M/lnterscopel 26 KANYE WEST Diamonds (Roc -A -Fella/IDJMGI 20 22 BROOKE VALENTINE fIBIG BO! & LIL' JON Girlfight (Virgin) 24 GAVIN DEGRAW Chariot (J/RMG) 28 NATALIE Energy (Latium/Universal) 23 GUCCI MANE Icy (Big Cat)

26 ' JESSE MCCARTNEY She's No You (Hollywood) 27 TEAIRRA MARI Make Her Feel Good (RocA- fella /IDJMG) 27 MISSY ELLIOTT Lose Control (Gold Mind/Violator /Atlantic) 22 25 NATALIE Goin' Crazy (Latium/Universal) 24 25 112 U Already Know (OefSoul/IDJMG) 31 KANYE WEST Diamonds (RocA- fella/IDJMG)

21 26 50 CENT Candy Shop (Shady /Aftermath /lnterscopel 25 26 NB RIDAZ f(ANGELINA Notice Me (Upstairs) 24 ' T.I. ASAP (Grand Hustle/Atlantic)

32 50 CENT Just A Lil' Bit (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) 23 27 DESTINY'S CHILD Girl (Columbia) 28 DESTINY'S CHILD Cater 2 U (Columbia) 29 ; SIMPLE PLAN Untitled (Lava) 34 LIL ROB Summer Nights (Upstairs) 35 MIKE JONES Back Then (SwishaHouse/Asylum /Warner Bros.)

28 BABY BASH Baby I'm Back (Latium/Universal) 36 ' WEBBIE fIBUN B Give Me That (Asylum/Trill) 29 ' KEYSHIA COLE I Just Want It To Be Over (A &M/Interscope)

31 I LIFEHOUSE You And Me (Geffen) 31 i EMINEM Ass Like That (Shady/Aftermath /lnterscopel 26 30 COMMON The Corner (GOOD/Geffen) #1 MOST ADDED #1 MOST ADDED #1 MOST ADDED NATASHA BEDINGFIELD These Words (Epic) 0-TIP FIBUSTA RHYMES For The Nasty (Motown/Universal) TONY YAYO So Seductive (G- Unit/lnterscope)

#1 MOST INCREASED PLAYS #1 MOST INCREASED PLAYS #1 MOST INCREASED PLAYS MARIAH CAREY We Belong Together (Island/1L1JMG) MARIAN CAREY We Belong Together (Island/WWI R. KELLY Trapped In The Closet (Jive/Zomba Label Group)

TOP 5 NEW & ACTIVE TOP 5 NEW & ACTIVE TOP 5 NEW & ACTIVE TYLER HILTON How Love Should Be (Maverick/Reprise) OMARION Touch (Epic) VIVIAN GREEN Gotta Go, Gotta Leave (Columbia) ANNA NALICK Breathe (tam) (Columbia) EBONY EYEZ In Ya Face (Capitol) TYRA Get No Doh Wee (66&L/Universal)

FAT JOE FINERY Get It Poppin' (Atlantic) RIHANNA Pon De Replay (Del Jam//Q)MG) TANK I Love Them Girls (B/ackGrounc Universal) MISSY ELLIOTT Lose Control (Gold Mind/Violator /Atlantic) BOYZ IN DA HOOD Dem Boyz (Bad Boy/Atlantic) EBONY EYEZ In Ya Face (Capitol/ NATALIE Energy (Latium/Universal) JOHN LEGEND Number One (Columbia) TONY YAYO So Seductive (G- Unit/Interscope)

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1 o KELLY CLARKSON Breakaway (Hollywood) 1 0 ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic) 1 1 AUDIOSLAVE Be Yourself (Interscope/Epic) 2 2 MICHAEL RUBLE Home (143/Reprise) 2 2 KELLY CLARKSON Since U Been Gone (RCA /RMGI 5 SEETHER Remedy (Wind -up) 3 3 LOS LONELY BOYS Heaven (OR Music /Epic) 4 0 LIFEHOUSE You And Me (Geffen) 3 § GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) 5 0 JOHN MAYER Daughters (Aware /Columbia) 3 4 GREEN DAY Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Reprise) 4 FOU FIGHTERS Best Of You (RCA /RMGI 4 5 TIM MCGRAW Live Like You Were Dying (Curb) 5 Q 3 DOORS DOWN Let Me Go (Republic /Universal) 2 5 GREEN DAY Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Reprise)

6 6 GOO G00 DOLLS Give A Little Bit (Warner Bros.) 6 . ANNA NALICK Breathe (tam) (Columbia) 7 ROBERT PLANT Shine It All Around (Sanctuary/SRG) 7 7 MAROON 5 She Will Be Loved (Octone /J/RMG) 7 7 HOWIE DAY Collide (Epic) 8 THEORY OF A DEADMAN No Surprise (Roadrunner/IDJMG) 8 0 ROB THOMAS Lonely No More (Atlantic) 11 0 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND American Baby (RCA /RMGI 9 NINE INCH NAILS The Hand That Feeds (Interscope) 10 9 MARTINA MCBRIDE In My Daughter's Eyes (RCA) 9 9 GOO GOO DOLLS Give A Little Bit (Warner Bros.) 6 9 VELVET REVOLVER Fall To Pieces (RCA/RMG)

9 10 MERCYME Homesick (LNO/Curb) 8 10 MAROON 5 Sunday Morning (Octone/J/RMG) 10 10 3 DOORS DOWN Behind Those Eyes (Republic /Universal) 13 Q RYAN CABRERA True (E. V.L.A. /Atlantic) 13 le GAVIN DEGRAW Chariot (J/RMG) 11 11 MUDVAYNE Happy? (Epic) 12 12 HALL & OATES I'll Be Around (U-Watch) 10 12 JET Look What You've Done (Atlantic) 16 ® NO ADDRESS When I'm Gone (Sadie) (Atlantic) 15 0 MAROON 5 Sunday Morning (Octone/J/RMG) 15 COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound (Capitol) 19 ® AUDIOSLAVE Your Time Has Come (Interscope/Epic) 14 14 HOOBASTANK The Reason (Island/LDJMG) 12 8 KILLERS Mr. Brightside (Island/IDJMG) 15 14 SYSTEM OF A DOWN B.Y.O.B. (American /Columbia/ i 6 15 VANESSA WILLIAMS You Are Everything (Lava) 14 15 KELLY CLARKSON Breakaway (Hollywood) 13 15 SHINEDOWN Burning Bright (Atlantic) 17 HOWIE DAY Collide (Epic) 17 16 U2 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (Interscope) 12 16 BREAKING BENJAMIN Sooner Or Later (Hollywood) 18 SHANIA TWAIN Don't! (Mercury/LDJMG) 18 17 GWEN STEFANI fIEVE Rich Girl (Interscope) 17 17 CHEVELLE The Clincher (Epic) 22 BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete (Jive /Zomba Label Group) 16 18 DURAN DURAN What Happens Tomorrow (Epic) STAIND Right Here (Flip/Atlantic) 21 ' JIM BRICKMAN & MICHAEL BOLTON Hear Me... (RCA Victor) 20 JACK JOHNSON Sitting, Waiting, Wishing (Brushfire /Universal) 18 19 SILVERTIDE BlueJeans (J/RMG)

20 20 BRYAN ADAMS This Side Of Paradise (Mercury) 21 i COLLECTIVE SOUL Better Now (El Music Croup) 24 i OFFSPRING Can't Repeat (Columbia) 19 21 SCOTT GRIMES Sunset Blvd. (Velocity) 19 21 JESSE MCCARTNEY Beautiful Soul (Hollywood) 21 PAPA ROACH Take Me (Geffen) 23 JOHN WAITE New York City Girl (No Brakes) 22 BOWLING FOR SOUP Almost (Silvertone /Jive /Zomba Label Group) 23 DARK NEW DAY Brother (Warner Bros.)

27 HALL & OATES Ooh Child (U- Watch) 23 BETTER THAN EZRA A Lifetime (Artemis) 22 23 SLIPKNOT Before I Forget (Roadrunner /IDJMG) 24 ANNA NALICK Breathe (tam) (Columbia) 26 INGRAM HILL Almost Perfect (Hollywood) 27 ED COLLECTIVE SOUL Better Now (El Music Group) 25 RASCAL FLATTS Bless The Broken Road (Lyric Street) 28 BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 20 25 BILLY IDOL Scream (Sanctuary/SRG) RICK SPRINGFIELD fIRICHARD PAGE Broken Wings (Gamer/D1(E) 24 26 TIM MCGRAW Live Like You Were Dying (Curb) 26 26 MOTLEY CRUE Sick Love Song (island/IDJMG) 30 MICHAEL W. SMITH Bridge Over Troubled Water (Reunion/PIG) 27 27 JEM 24 (ATO/RCA/RMG) DAVE MATTHEWS BAND American Baby (RCA /RMG) 29 28 KENNY G. fIEARTH, WIND & FIRE The Way You Move (Arista /RMG) 29 AFTERS Beautiful Love (Simple /1NO) 8 SOUND AND FURY Troptripical (Athelasl 28 29 FIVE FOR FIGHTING If God Made You (Aware /Columbia) 33 ' AVRIL LAVIGNE Fall To Pieces (Arista/RMG) 30 29 MARS VOLTA The Widow (I'll Never Sleep Alone) (Strummer/Universe/1

26 30 ROD STEWART Blue Moon (J/RMG) 32 i KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes (RCA /RMG) 29 30 DROWNING POOL Killin' Me (Wind -up)

#1 MOST ADDED #1 MOST ADDED #1 MOST ADDED

KENNY G. FIYOLANDA ADAMS I Believe I Can Fly (Arista/RMG) JASON MRAZ Wordplay (Atlantic) STAIND Right Here (Flip /Atlantic)

#1 MOST INCREASED PLAYS #1 MOST INCREASED PLAYS #1 MOST INCREASED PLAYS BACKSTREET BOYS Incomplete (Jive /Zomba Label Group) JASON MRAZ Wordplay (Atlantic) STAIND Right Here (Flp/Atlantic)

TOP 5 NEW & ACTIVE TOP 5 NEW & ACTIVE TOP 5 NEW & ACTIVE JET Look What You've Done (Atlantic) MARC BROUSSARD Home (Island/IDJMG) SAMMY HAGAR Let Me Take You There (Azofl.Music Management) LISA MARIE PRESLEY Dirty Laundry (Capitol) AQUALUNG Brighter Than Sunshine (Slightly Bigger /Red Mk/Columbia) WEEZER Beverly Hills (Geffen)

KIMBERLEY LOCKE I Could (Curb) WALLFLOWERS Beautiful Side Of Somewhere (lnterscopel CROSSFADE Colors (Columbia) MARIAN CAREY We Belong Together (Island/IDJMG) ALTER BRIDGE Broken Wings (Wind -opl U2 City Of Blinding Lights ,Interscope) KATRINA CARLSON Suddenly Beautiful (Kataphonie) KEITH URBAN You'll Think Of Me (Goito/) STATIC -X I'm The One Oxon; R-as

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4 5 JOHN LEGEND Ordinary People (Co/umbi 3 5 JOE NICHOLS What's A Guy Gotta Do (Universal South) 3 5 EUGE GROOVE XXL ( NaradaJazz) 3 6 STEVIE WONDER So What The Fuss (Mo wn/Universal) 2 6 JO DEE MESSINA My Give A Damn's Busted (Curb) 6 6 DAVE KOZ Let It Free (Capitol) 7 o BRIAN MCKNIGHT Everytime You Go AM (Motown /Universal) 7 RASCAL FLATTS Fast Cars And Freedom (Lyric Street) 10 STEVE COLE Thursday (Narada Jazz) 8 8 LALAH HATHAWAY Forever, For Always or Love (GRP/VMG) 9 GEORGE STRAIT You'll Be There (MCA) 7 PAUL TAYLOR Nightlife (Peak) 9 9 MARIO Let Me Love You (J/RMG) 11 SUGARLAND Something More (Mercury) 9 KENNY G. f)EARTH, WIND & FIRE The Way You Move (Arista/RMG) 11 MINT CONDITION I'm Ready (Image) 17 KENNY CHESNEY Keg In The Closet (RNA) 11 CHUCK LOEB Tropical (Shanachiel 13 8 DESTINY'S CHILD Girl (Columbia) 12 DARRYL WORLEY If Something Should Happen (DreamWorks) 14 RICHARD ELLIOT People Make The World Go Round (Artizen) 10 12 GERALD LEVERT So What (If You Got A y) (At/antic) 14 JEFF BATES Long, Slow Kisses (RCA) 8 12 PAUL BROWN Moment By Moment (GRP/VMG) 14 ® INDIA.ARIE Purify Me (Rowdy/Motown) 15 BLAKE SHELTON Goodbye Time (Warner Bros.) 13 3RD FORCE Believe In Me (Higher Octave)

12 14 JILL SCOTT Whatever (Hidden Beach/Epic/ 25 TOBY KEITH As Good As I Once Was (Dream Works) 16 JONATHAN BUTLER Fire & Rain (Rendezvous) 15 ALICIA KEYS fITONY, TONI, TONE & JER AINE PAUL Diary (J/RMG) 18 KEITH ANDERSON Pickin' Wildflowers (Arista) 17 NORMAN BROWN West Coast Coolin' (Warner Bros.)

24 R. KELLY Trapped In The Closet (Jive/Zomb Label Group) 19 BOBBY PINSON Don't Ask Me How I Know (RCA) 12 16 VANESSA WILLIAMS You Are Everything (Lava) 16 ANITA BAKER Serious (Blue Note/Virgin) 27 FAITH HILL Mississippi Girl (Warner Bros.) 19 0 ANITA BAKER How Does It Feel (Blue Note/Virgin) 18 JILL SCOTT Cross My Mind (Hidden Beacl pic 10 18 PHIL VASSAR I'll Take That As A Yes (The Hot Tub Song) (Arista) 18 18 JEFF LORBER Ooh La La ( NaradaJazz) 20 ' RAHEEM DEVAUGHN Guess Who Loves You II ore (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 21 SHEDAISY Don't Worry 'Bout A Thing (Lyric Street) 20 PAUL JACKSON, JR. Never Too Much (GRP/VMG)

26 I MARIAN CAREY We Belong Together (ls /as 9/IDJMG) 16 20 BIG & RICH Big Time (Warner Bros.) 21 r DAVID SANBORN Tin Tin Deo (GRP/VMG)

19 21 SMOKIE NORFUL I Understand (EMI Gaspe 22 ALAN JACKSON The Talkin' Song Repair Blues (Arista) 22 KEN NAVARRO You Are Everything (Positive) 22 a SMOKEY ROBINSON My World (Motown) 23 REBA MCENTIRE My Sister (MCA) 23 22 AVERAGE WHITE BAND Work To Do (Liquid &) 17 23 AL GREEN Perfect To Me (Blue Nate/Virgin! 24 VAN ZANT Help Somebody (Columbia) 24 a JOYCE COOLING Camelback (Narada Jazz) 28 LALAH HATHAWAY Better And Better (Me aB!ueMoon /AGU Music) 29 BRAD PAISLEY Alcohol (Arista) 25 24 PAMELA WILLIAMS Fly Away With Me (Shanachie) 27 J MOSS We Must Praise (Gospo Centric) 26 PAT GREEN Baby Doll (Universal/Republic /Mercury) 26 25 ALEXANDER ZONJIC Leave It With Me (Heads Up) 21 26 RAHSAAN PATTERSON Forever Yours (A'r istry Music) 30 TRICK PONY It's A Heartache (Asylum/Curb) DONNY OSMOND Breeze On By (Decca) 29 a TROY JOHNSON It's You (Sought After E tainmentl 32 JAMIE O'NEAL Somebody's Hero (Capitol) 27 WAYMAN TISDALE Ready To Hang (Rendezvous) 25 28 O'JAYS Imagination (Music World/SRGI 33 TRISHA YEARWOOD Georgia Rain (MCA) ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY Say Yeah (Higher Octave) 23 29 URBAN MYSTIC Long Ways (Sobe) 31 BUDDY JEWELL If She Were Any Other Woman (Columbia) 30 29 CAMIEL I'm Ready (Rendezvous) 30 30 MARY MARY Heaven (Sony Urban/Colum 35 LEANN RIMES Probably Wouldn't Be This Way (Asylum /Curb) 28 30 JEFF GOLUB Simple Pleasures (Narada Jazz)

#1 MOST ADDE #1 MOST ADDED #1 MOST ADDED CHARLIE WILSON Charlie Last Name: Wilson (J Zomba label Group) BROOKS & DUNN Play Something Country (Arista) WAYMAN TISDALE Ready To Hang (Rendezvous)

#1 MOST INCREASED AYS #1 MOST INCREASED PLAYS #1 MOST INCREASED PLAYS R. KELLY Trapped In The Closet (Jive /Zorn Label Group) FAITH HILL Mississippi Girl (Warner Bros.) MICHAEL LINGTON Two Of A Kind (Rendezvous)

TOP 5 NEW & ACTI E TOP 5 NEW & ACTIVE TOP 5 NEW & ACTIVE JOSS STONE Jet Lag (S-Curve/ BLAINE LARSEN The Best Man (Giantslayer/BNAI DAVE KOZ Love Changes Everything (Capitol) CHARLIE WILSON Charlie Last Name: Wilson (Ji Zomba Label Group) STEVE AZAR Dom' It Right (Mercury) MIND/ ABAIR Make A Wish (GRP/VMG) OF A Lunar Lullaby (Heads Up) VIVIAN GREEN Gotta Go, Gotta Leave olumbia r LITTLE BIG TOWN Boondocks (Equity Music Group) PIECES DREAM Glide WADE O. BROWN Where Do We Go For Lo 133rd Street) GARY ALLAN Best I Ever Had (MCA) PRAFUL Moon (Rendezvous) TEENA MARIE My Body's Hungry (Cash ey /Universal) BILLY DEAN This Is The Life (Curb) KIRK WHALUM Any Love (GRP/VMG)

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1 NINE INCH NAILS The Hand That Feeds (lnterscope) 1 COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound (Capitol) 1 1 MUDVAYNE Happy? (Epic) 0 Holiday (Reprise) 2 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND American Baby (RCA/RMG) 2 2 CHEVELLE The Clincher (Epic) 2 2 GREEN DAY 8 3 3 U2 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own (lnterscope) 3 GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) 3 WEEZER Beverly Hills (Geffen) You 5 SNOW PATROL Chocolate (A &M/lnterscope) 6 SYSTEM OF A DOWN B.Y.O.B. (American a lumbia) 4 F00 FIGHTERS Best Of (RCA/RMG) 7 SYSTEM OF A DOWN B.Y.O.B. (American/Columbia) 7 WALLFLOWERS Beautiful Side Of Somewhere (lnterscope) 5 NINE INCH NAILS The Hand That Feeds (I rscope) 8 Speed Of Sound (Capitol) 4 6 JACK JOHNSON Sitting, Waiting, Wishing (Brushfire /Universal) 7 SEETHER Remedy (Windup) 8 COLDPLAY 6 7 AUDIOSLAVE Be Yourself (lnterscope/Epic) 6 7 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Devils & Dust (Columbia) 4 7 AUDIOSLAVE Be Yourself (lnterscope /Epic) 5 8 BECK E -Pro (lnterscope) 10 KEANE Everybody's Changing (lnterscope) 8 F00 FIGHTERS Best Of You (RCA /RMG) o 9 9 WHITE STRIPES Blue Orchid (1/2) 8 9 MOBY Beautiful (V2) 9 8 THEORY OF A DEADMAN No Surprise (Rolf unner/IDJMG) 11 ROBERT PLANT Shine It All Around (Sanctuary/SRG) 10 10 BREAKING BENJAMIN Sooner Or Later ( ' lywood) 10 MUDVAYNE Happy? (Epic) 11 SEETHER Remedy (Wind -up) 9 11 BLUE MERLE Burning In The Sun (island/IDJMG) 13 SLIPKNOT Before I Forget (Roadrunner /IOJ G7 14 Mr. /IDJMG) 12 AUDIOSLAVE Be Yourself (lnterscope/Epic) 11 NO ADDRESS When I'm Gone (Sadie) (At/a r) KILLERS Brightside (Island 22 JACK JOHNSON Good People (Brushfire/Universa/) 14 PAPA ROACH Take Me (Geffen) 23 OFFSPRING Can't Repeat (Columbia) 15 RINGSIDE Tired Of Being Sorry (Flawless /Geffen) 19 OFFSPRING Can't Repeat (Columbia) 12 14 CHEVELLE The Clincher (Epic) 14 JOHN BUTLER TRIO Zebra (Laval 30 STAIN° Right Here (Flip/Atlantic) 19 AUDIOSLAVE Your Time Has Come (lnterscope/Epic)

(lnterscope) 17 KYLE RIABKO What Did I Get Myself Into (Aware /Columbia) 15 DARK NEW DAY Brother (Warner Bros.) 13 16 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Little Sister 13 17 COLLECTIVE SOUL Better Now (El Music Group) 18 AUDIOSLAVE Your Time Has Come (Inters +se/Epic) 15 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Helena (Reprise) 19 BEN LEE Catch My Disease (New West) 12 18 SILVERTIDE Blue Jeans (J/RMG) 16 KILLERS Smile Like You Mean It (Island/1DJMGl An Honest Mistake (island/IDJMG) 23 LOW MILLIONS Statue (Manhattan/EMC) 16 O 3 DOORS DOWN Behind Those Eyes (Repue- c/Universal) 17 BRAVERY 8 18 20 KATHLEEN EDWARDS Back To Me (Zoe/Rounder) 17 20 THREE DAYS GRACE Home (Jive/Zomba L el Group) 18 OASIS Lyla (Epic) JASON MRAZ Wordplay (Atlantic) 24 ® CROSSFADE Colors (Columbia) 25 GORILLAZ Feel Good Inc. (Virgin 20 22 TORI AMOS Sleeps With Butterflies (Epic) 21 22 PROM KINGS Alone (Three Kings) 22 22 NO ADDRESS When I'm Gone (Sadie) (Atlantic) 21 23 BETTER THAN EZRA A Lifetime (Artemis) 23 LIFE OF AGONY Love To Let You Down (Epic) STAIND Right Here (Flip/Atlantic) 16 24 BECK E -Pro (lnterscopel 25 PORCUPINE TREE Shallow (Lava) 24 24 JACK JOHNSON Sitting, Waiting, Wishing (Brushfire/Universal) 29 GLEN PHILLIPS Duck & Cover (Lost Highway) 29 STATIC -X I'm The One (Warner Bros.) 27 ACCEPTANCE Different (Columbia) AIMEE MANN Going... ( Superego /United Musicians/Musk Allies) 26 WEEZER Beverly Hills (Geffen) 26 THEORY OF A DEADMAN No Surprise (Roadrunner /IDJMG) 26 MIKE DOUGHTY Looking At The World... (A TO /RMG) 22 27 MOTLEY CRUE Sick Love Song (Island/IDJ 28 PAPA ROACH Take Me (Geffen) 29 3 DOORS DOWN Behind Those Eyes (Republic/Universal) 30 MADELEINE PEYROUX Dance Me To The End Of Love (Rounder) 28 a) BREAKING POINT Show Me A Sign (Wind- Thank You (Capitol) 27 29 ROBERT PLANT Shine It All Around (Sancté /SRG) 30 USED & MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Under Pressure (Reprise) 28 REDWALLS MUSE Stockholm Syndrome (Warner Bros.) 24 30 BRIGHT EYES First Day Of My Life (Saddle Creek) 31 a) WHITE STRIPES Blue Orchid (1/2) 31

#1 MOST ADDED #1 MOST ADDED #1 MOST ADDED INCUBUS Make A Move (Epic, CROSSFADE Colors (Columbia) JACK JOHNSON Good People (Brushfire/Universal)

#1 MOST INCREASED P AYS #1 MOST INCREASED PLAYS #1 MOST INCREASED PLAYS STAIND Right Here (flip/ Atlant STAIND Right Here (Flip/Atlantic) JASON MRAZ Wordplay (Atlantic)

TOP 5 NEW & ACTI TOP 5 NEW & ACTIVE TOP 5 NEW & ACTIVE QUEENS Of THE STONE AGE In My Heaa (lnterscopel HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS Ohio Is For Lovers (Victory) RAY LAMONTAGNE Forever My Friend (RCA/RMG)

TSAR Band-Girls-Money (TV ' MXPX Heard That Sound (SideOneDummy) GREEN DAY Holiday (Reprise) 30 SECONDS TO MARS Attack (lmm al/kïrgin) HOT HOT HEAT Middle Of Nowhere (Sire/Reprise) LUCE Buy A Dog (Joe's Music) SKINDRED Set It Off (Lava) TRANSPLANTS Gangsters & Thugs (La Salle/Atlantic) DESOL Karma (Curb/Reprise) INCUBUS Make A Move (Epic BECK Girl (lnterscope/ SHORE Waiting For The Sun (Maverick/Reprise)

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for most people in North Texas, there has never been a time when Ron Chapman your local ratings; your success or failure is judged by the price of your stock on Wall Street. wasn't on the air. After an unprecedented 45 -year career in Dallas, Chapman recently When that happens you tend to start making decisions for the wrong reasons. If a company has announced that he will be retiring at the end of June. His audience will surely miss a slump in its stock, the quickest way to get the stock to come back up is to close divisions and his wonderful voice and the way he made them feel better every time they listened lay off people. Then Wall Street says you're lean and mean, and the price goes up. to him. "Some consolidation is good, and some of it has hamstrung radio, because it is now a slave Getting into radio: "The year was 1951, in Haverhill, MA. My friend Dave Campbell and I to Wall Street. You must keep that stock price up, and sometimes keeping the price up has were going to a DeMolai meeting - it's like the Masons for young people. He played a little nothing to do with how good the radio station sounds. I'm no fool; I recognize that I'm a piano, and we sang harmony together. We were on a bus, and the Masonic lodge was on the dinosaur and that we'll never go back to the days of Mom and Pop owning a radio station." same street as WHAV. We were listening to a portable radio and heard that the station was Something about him that might surprise our readers: "It's something that surprises me having a radiothon for the March of Dimes. Various talents were on the air, and if you were as I say it: When I leave radio, I am not going to miss it. I've got a $5,000 bet with a broadcaster good, people would call in and pledge $5 to have you do another song. here in town who says I'll have another show within a year. I said, 'Hope, I don't think I will: "We skipped the meeting and went to the station. We went in and sang a song, and the PD I've done everything I've ever wanted to do about six times and then some. It's time to go on said, 'How would you like to have your own show ?' We were sophomores in high school, and he and get another life." gave us 10 minutes, from 5:05 to 5:15, on Tuesdays. The day I graduated from high school, June Career disappointment: "Everything that has happened in my life has pretty much 2, 1953, they offered me a full -time job as a disc jockey. I worked a nine- or 10 -hour shift and happened at about the right time. There's been an interesting synergy to things. There's been a did all kinds of different shows for four or five years. Pretty soon they made me the morning nice rhythm, and nothing has come along that has upset the apple cart dramatically." man." Career highlight: "A women called one day and said His career in radio: "When I was 19 I did two years in goodbye, and there was something in the way she said it that the military. When I came out I went to New Haven, CT made it different. She had checked into a motel and was ready because my sister lived there. I got a job on WNHC /New to take her life. I made her promise to call me the following Haven and stayed there for almost a year. I sent tapes morning. Halfway through the following morning I said, 'I've everywhere, including KLIF/Dallas, back when Gordon got to go on the air. Will you come with me ?' She said OK. I McClendon's 'Mighty 1190 Top Forty' was in full bloom. Don eased her on to the radio, introduced her and told her story. Keys, who's still here in Dallas, heard one of my tapes and People started calling to say, 'I went through the same thing. called me. I was making $82.50 a week in New Haven, and Here's what she's got to do: he offered me $175 a week in Dallas. "We found out which motel she was in, and people started "I was coming into town as Ralph Chapman, and I going by and bringing her gifts and books, and she had contact heard on KLIF an advertising campaign for Irving with people. On the fourth day she called and said, 'Thank you. Harrigan. It said, 'Vote for Irving Harrigan. His record is You've helped me a great deal: beyond reproach: I got to the station and walked in and "Years later, when I was on a remote, she showed up and said, 'Hello, I'm Ralph Chapman; and they said, 'Hello, you introduced herself. She was fine. She was moving to the hill are Irving Harrigan: I went on in middays. They dropped country and was going to paint. A doctor who had been me back to 6 -9pm, then lOpm- midnight, and then they recently divorced saw her story in the paper, went to see her put me on the midnight shift. I knew my next step was and married her, and she's living happily ever after." out the door. Most influential individual: "Gordon McClendon allowed "I was the first person in the history of KLIF to go to a me the freedom to do whatever I wanted to do. I have to give sales meeting and ask how much it cost to buy the all -night him credit. He was not necessarily into how many songs per show. I got a price and went out and sold the show to hour you played, he was into what you did between them. I restaurants, bowling alleys and car dealerships. After several learned to think out of the box before that term was different assignments a friend and I put together a team invented. There was also Jim Hilliard, when he owned KVIL, show called Charlie & Harrigan. Then WFAA -TV /Dallas said and Mel Karmazin, who was equally wide open in his they had an idea for a contemporary music show, and Ron thinking." Chapman was born. It lasted about two years. In the third Favorite radio format: "Talk." year the novelty died, and so did the show." RON CHAPMAN Favorite television show: "Jay Leno's monologue is Joining KVIL /Dallas: "A man called a couple of times mandatory. I like Letterman's show too. Desperate Housewives Legendary Air Personality, KLUV -FM /Dallas about a station in Dallas called KVIL. The first time I told and all the reality shows." him I wasn't interested. He called again, and by then I was Favorite song: "'Angel of the Morning' by Merrilee Rush, ready to listen. I went to work on KVIL as PD /MD/ 'Longer' by Dan Fogelberg and 'I Will' by The Beatles." Promotion Director /morning man. I wrote copy, made sales calls - everything. I signed on Jan. Favorite movie: "Sleepless in Seattle." 2 of 1969. The rest, as they say, is history. I stayed there for 31 1/2 years." Favorite book: "Marketing Warfare by Trout and Reis." Moving to KLUV/Dallas: "That was only five years ago. The research was saying that, in Favorite restaurant: "Del Frisco's in Dallas." order to survive with the 25 -54 demos, you had to keep going younger to bring in the 25s. I Beverage of choice: "Vodka and tonic with a lime." attracted the 54s real good, but I wasn't getting the ones on the younger end. Mel Karmazin Hobbies: "I love the ocean. I scuba some and snorkel. I love sailing. It is enormous had purchased KLUV, the Oldies station, and I started thinking that I probably belonged over happiness for me to be on a boat that is going across beautiful water in beautiful weather. That there. I also knew they were looking for a morning presence." is as close to religion as you can get, in my opinion." Why he decided to retire: "I will be 70 in January, and, getting up at 4:10am, my bones E -mail address: "ronchapman @kluv.com." are beginning to tell me that doing what I do at the pace at which I do it is not supportable Advice for broadcasters: "I am called regularly by people who say, 'Everyone tells me I forever. When you hit the ground at that hour you're not casually strolling around, you're have a good voice and that I should be in radio. My advice to them is, 'Congratulations on hitting the ground and taking care of business. You're on a fast track, and your adrenaline is having a good voice. Now ask yourself if you have anything to say: I was born in the Depression, pumping. I have begun to realize that, though I don't look tired, I don't sound it, and I don't so I started listening to radio back in the days of Fibber McGee & Molly, Amos & Andy and old think it, maybe this is the time. Oh, and another thing: All the research says Oldies is also variety stars like Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Therefore I'm more into a presentation mode than a over." shut -up- and -play -the -music mode. What he will miss most: "The interplay with the audience and the interplay with the "We now have generations of young people who have been told to shut up and play the team. I've always had a group of people around me, and I'm going to miss that a lot. I also troll music, and that's fine as far as it goes. But every once in a while a Howard Stem or a Don Imus the telephones all morning long. I must answer 200 phone calls a morning while the songs and or a Ron Chapman - if I may - comes along who will say something in between the songs or commercials are playing. I'm just going, 'Call, call, call, call, call, call, whoops, that one was around the breaks that makes it more interesting than just the songs. I got the ultimate advice funny. Let's mark that, and we'll go back to it." from George Johns, and that was to never go in to anything that you don't know how you're State of radio: "When your company becomes so large that you are listed on the big board, getting out of. In radio, that means that if you are going to open your mouth and say your success or failure is judged not by how good you sound on the air or your sales curve or something, before you say the first word, know what your last word is going to be."

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SINGLE ON OR BEFORE APflIL 29, 2005 $425 EACH Payment Method: 3 OR MORE* APRIL 30 - JUNE 17, 2005 $450 EACH o Amount Enclosed $ SINGLE APRIL 30 - JUNE 17, 2005 $475 EACH O Visa O MasterCard O AMEX O Check O EXTRA OPENING NIGHT PARTY TICKETS $125 EACH O ON -SITE REGISTRATIO AFTER JUNE 17, 2005 $550 EACH Account Number Exp. Date

All 3 Attendee Names Must :. - Submitted Together Print Cardholder's Name CANCELLATION POLICY: All . ncellations must be submitted in writing. A full refu nd less a $150_00 administrative fee will .e issued after the Convention if notification is receiv ed on or before May 20, 2005. No refun.s w Il be issued for cancellations after May 20, 2005 or for no shows. Cardholder's Signature uestions? Pleas( Call Our Hotline at: (310)788 -1696 HOTEL:

RENAISSANCEk When Making Your Hotel Reservations... CLEVELAND HOTEL Tell them it's the Radio & Records Convention.

: To confirm your reservation, your arrival must be guaranteed by charging two nights deposit to a major TYPE OF ROOM CONVENTION RATES credit card, or you may send payment by mail. $155.00 SINGLE /DOUBLE : Deposits will be refunded only if reservation is SUITES $249.00 and up cancelled by June 1, 2005. : Reservations requested after June 1, 2005 or after the room block has been filled are subject to availability and may not be available at the Convention rate. For Hotel RESERVATIONS, please call: : Check in time is 3:00 pm; check out time is 12 noon. (216) 696 -5600 or 1- 800 -468 -3571 Mailing Address: Renaissance Cleveland Hotel 24 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113 Or reserve your hotel room online at: www.renaissancecleveland.com Please do not call R &R for hotel reservations. Thank you. (Group Code: RRCRRCA) www.americanradiohistory.com aaroncnrter satu rdayn icjht www.aaroncarteronlinacom

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