Issue 136 the Ears Have It: Country Vs

Home , Here Comes Goodbye, The Lost Trailers, WCXI

April 13, 2009 Issue 136 The Ears Have It: Country Vs. Pop PDs Sm i l e , Yo u ’r e Fi r e d ! How much does a Country programmer’s radio background You didn’t see it at the time (who does?) but there was a reason you affect the music they put on their radio station? Has an influx got fired. Okay, besides forgetting to wear pants. Seriously, the good of “pop-oriented” PDs changed the path of country music by that comes from an unfortunate job loss is the encouragement dramatically altering what gets played, therefore changing what the tale gives others going through similar straits. And to that is cut, how it’s cut and perhaps end, Country Aircheck wants to help: Contact us with your best, even the subject matter of the worst, funniest or craziest firing (or hiring) stories and we’ll print songs that are written? These the collected works in our next print issue. Reach us at news@ are among the questions that countryaircheck.com or 615-320-1450. have been popping-up of late as budget cuts have claimed a number of Country PDs. Many have been replaced by programmers running the company’s Huff Set To Complete Hat Trick Pop sister stations. Congratulations to producer Dann Huff, who is a virtual lock In an admittedly unscientific poll, we set out to see if there to pull off a rare trifecta. Two weeks ago, Martina McBride’s is a difference in the Top 50 songs from a collection of stations album Shine debuted at No. 1 on the country run by Country-oriented PDs vs. Pop-oriented PDs. We created album sales chart. Last week, Keith Urban’s Custom Reports on the Mediabase website by selecting 20 Country Defying Gravity bowed at the top spot. And Aircheck/Mediabase reporters for each panel in a completely this week, all signs point to Rascal Flatts’ arbitrary fashion using only what we know about the PDs of the Unstoppable taking the chart pinnacle. And stations. We did our best to balance the panels by market size, each album was co-produced by the artist and company and geography. The airplay week is April 5-April 11, which the honorable Mr. Huff. Dann Huff corresponds to the Top 50 chart in this week’s Country Aircheck. “It takes a lot of luck for something like that We’ll start out with the caveat that one cannot expect to happen,” Huff told Country Aircheck today. “It takes a lot of too much deviation in a format as homogenous as Country. luck just to get to work with those kinds of artists.” And, especially in the upper reaches of the chart, one can Huff’s work on the three projects ended up being compressed probably expect a high degree of correlation since the hits as the various schedules were pushed and pulled in what the are, after all, the hits. (continued on page 6) producer calls “a perfect storm” at the turn of the new year. ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

April 13, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 2

My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e Nine North President Larry Pareigis discusses his most important songs, artists or concerts: 1. Paul McCartney, Lexington, KY’s Rupp Arena, April 1990: My first chance to see a Beatle (or a member of Wings to you younger readers). I’d never seen so many flashbulbs go off in my life. Oh, the music Larry Pareigis was pretty incredible too. 2. The Rolling Stones, Nashville, TN’s Our Favorite Things: Don’t miss “The Stars of Country Music” as they take Vanderbilt University, October 1997: Not my first time seeing over the Oprah Winfrey Show for an entire hour tomorrow (4/14). Pictured the Stones but the best. Mick Jagger complained about the early (l-r) are Sugarland’s Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles, Darius Rucker, start of the show (5pm due to sound restrictions), but they were Oprah, Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney. off the hook sonically. Keith is a rock and roll pirate who is often imitated but never duplicated. “My wife Sherri deserves a lot of credit for so many late night 3. Garth Brooks, Albuquerque, NM ‘s The Pit, June 1991: One of counseling sessions helping me deal with the stress of it. the greatest live acts ever in the venue; I swear the place picked “The hardest thing, other than separating all the details, was up, levitated and landed again after a full 360. Plus, it’s well known truthfully wanting to give my best to each of the artists,” he that the man does the greatest meet-and-greets in the history of says. “You don’t want to be generic in your approach. And these the format, and he was wonderful to me (in my first PD gig). three artists were so gracious in their understanding of my helter 4. Van Morrison, Nashville, TN’s Ryman Auditorium, March skelter schedule.” 2006: I’d never seen this mercurial genius play live before, and he’d never played Nashville before. He burned the place down with a superb 14-person band and the good humor (and taste) to Industry News just kill “My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It” and “There Stands The Glass.” SESAC VP/Royalty Distribution & What a night. Research Services Hunter Williams has been 5. The Pixies Reunion, Morrissey, & R.E.M, The Ryman, October promoted to SVP/Strategy Development/ 2004: The greatest one-month trifecta of acts the good folks at the Distribution & Research Operations. Williams, Ryman ever booked. I’ve been to many amazing shows there since, who joined the company 16 years ago, will but there hasn’t been a single month like that one before or since. be responsible for creating new business • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Any CD by Brian Eno; great producer, haven’t ever heard his solo work. opportunities by utilizing the PRO’s licensing, Hunter Williams • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Bitches Brew distribution and copyright management. by Miles Davis. For me, it’s unlistenable. Renegade Writer Works has partnered with Rutledge • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Avalon by Nash & Associates to represent the songwriter/artists clients Roxy Music. of the management firm. RWW was launched by Rod Parkin • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen April 1 and represents Regie Hamm, Sonya Kelly and Dolly to right now: “Smokestack Lightnin’” by Howlin’ Wolf (and watch Parton. Reach them at either [email protected] or info@ Cadillac Records on DVD if you get a chance). renegadewriterworks.com.

Grand Ole Opry gift shop, Opry Originals: The Shop On Bi r t h d a ys Broadway, is set to open in Nashville April 16 at 300 Broadway. The official ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for Monday, Tuesday (4/14) - Loretta Lynn, Gary Moore April 20. Wednesday (4/15) - Roy Clark, Rick Huckaby, Amanda Gavron Songwriter Canaan Smith has signed with Disney Music ([email protected]), Bobby Kraig (bobbykraig@united. Publishing/Nashville. His cuts include Love And Theft’s net) “Runaway” and album track “Me Without You.” Saturday (4/18) – Kyle Lehning, Jim Scholten (Sawyer Brown), Marvin The 26th annual International Country Music Conference Evatt (Carolina Rain), Randy Guidry ([email protected]) is set for May 21-23 at Nashville’s Belmont University. Sunday (4/19) – Allen Mitchell ([email protected]) Registration is $100 by May 15. Details here. Monday (4/20) – Buddy Cannon The Lost Trailers Find New Way BNA’s The Lost Trailers have taken a unique approach with recycling. “There tend to be quite a few empty bottles and cans their current “Lean, Clean and Local Tour.” Mindful of the at our shows,” says LT’s Ryder Lee. “The local affiliates attend economy and the environment, the band have foregone the tour our concerts to help keep the venues clean by recycling and bus and crew in favor of flying commercially to gigs, renting raising awareness for a litter-free America.” local equipment and hiring local stage hands, lighting directors, Hiring local crew is an outgrowth of a December show where merch staff, audio techs and other production personnel. a locally-hired stage hand thanked the band for the work, saying The Lost Trailers calculate that eliminating tour buses has he hadn’t seen a paycheck in three weeks. “It’s very important resulted in an astounding 132-ton reduction in their carbon for us to do whatever we can to help the cities and towns that we emissions since September. And the band has partnered with play in, because ultimately these communities are the backbone Keep America Beautiful to promote waste reduction and of America,” the band’s Stokes Nielson says. “We’ve been blessed by their support of our music and this is how we’re giving back.” Plus, it makes it a lot harder for thieves to steal your equipment trailer when you don’t have one. Chart Chat Congrats to Rascal Flatts, Kevin Herring, Dale Turner, the entire Lyric Street Rascal Flatts promotion staff, the rest of the label Easy Being Green: The Lost Trailers at their tour kickoff this weekend in and Mickey Mouse, too, on hitting No. 1 with “Here Comes Albany, GA. Pictured (l-r) are the band’s Jeff Potter and Stokes Nielson, Goodbye.” The song is the band’s ninth career chart topper in the Keep America Beautiful local affiliate Exec. Dir. Judy Bowles and LT’s Ryder Mediabase system (tenth among all charts) and should coincide Lee, Manny Medina and Andrew Nielson. ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

April 13, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 5

Tu b e Ch e c k consumers for concert ticket sales, CD/download purchases and other business opportunities. The algorithm is estimated to have Tuesday 4/14 – Sugarland, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Darius a minimum 75% accuracy. The event is free to CMA members Rucker, Oprah (syndicated); Rascal Flatts, Dancing With The Stars (ABC). and their invited guests, who will be offered a rare half-price membership at the door. Details at www.my.CMAworld.com. Wednesday 4/15 – Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, GAC Nights.

Thursday 4/16 – Rascal Flatts, Late Show With David Letterman (CBS), Chronicle Hannity (FOX News); Billy Ray Cyrus, Bonnie Hunt (syndicated). Our condolences to the friends and family of long time Detroit market vet Deano Day, who passed last Friday (4/10) Friday 4/17 – Jo Dee Messina, Today (NBC); Martina McBride, Late after complications from heart surgery. Day, Late Show With Craig Ferguson (CBS). 70, worked in Motown at WCXI-AM and Saturday 4/18 – Billy Ray Cyrus, Flying By (Lifetime); Jason Aldean WDEE-AM, and also at KLAC-AM/Los Jamie O’Neal, CMT Cribs. Angeles. Visitation will be held tomorrow from 4-8pm (4/14) at Verheyden Funeral Home in Sunday 4/19 – Clint Black, Celebrity Apprentice (NBC). Grosse Pointe Park, and the funeral is set for Deano Day Wednesday (4/15) at 11am at Grosse Pointe Monday 4/20 – Toby Keith, Broken Bridges (re-air) (GAC). Memorial Church. Memorial contributions can be made to the Disabled American Veterans, PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301. nicely with an expected No. 1 all-genre debut for the album Unstoppable. First week sales figures are expected Wednesday. Artist News Luke Bryan, Whitney Duncan and Dean Brody will play KFDI/Wichita’s Listener Appreciation Show April 18 at CMA Town Meeting Charles Koch Arena. The CMA is staging a Town Individual nightly tickets for the 2009 CMA Hall meeting April 28 from 2-4pm Music Festival will be available beginning CT at the downtown Nashville Saturday (4/18) for $40 for Reserved Seats Hilton to present key findings and $30 for General Admission. Jack Ingram, from its landmark Country Music Luke Bryan, Lee Ann Womack and the Zac Consumer Segmentation Study and a follow-up economic Brown Band join the lineup. Tracy Lawrence impact analysis. If you missed the special session at CRS-40, The 15th annual Tracy Lawrence Foundation it’s loaded with valuable information, presented by Leo Burnett Golf Classic is set for Saturday (4/20) at the Texarkana Golf EVP Carol Foley and The Right Brain Consumer Consulting Ranch in Texarkana, TX. Individual entry is $135 or $500 per LLC principal Jana O’Brien. Following the presentation, team (four persons). Call 870-542-7557 for details. attendees will engage in a forum to discuss “next steps” to MTSU’s Executives-in-Residence program presented capitalize strategically on the data. The event also will unveil Charlie Daniels with the Joe M. Rodgers Spirit of America a 14-question screening algorithm anyone can apply to their Award last Wednesday (4/8). The honor goes to a businessperson own customer database to identify core and potential country ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] April 13, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 6

Ch e c k Ou t Country Music Hall of Fame, and runs through June 2010. April 21 Daryle Singletary Rockin’ In The Country (E1 Music) The Week’s Top Stories April 28 Collin Raye Never Going Back (Time Life) Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives Jason Michael Carroll Growing Up Is Getting Old (Arista) at www.countryaircheck.com. • BPP regional Rocco Cosco was injured last week when a May 5 Jewel Lullaby (Fisher-Price/Somerset Entertainment) tornado destroyed his home. A benefit concert is being organized June 23 Charlie Robison Beautiful Day (Dualtone) for Thursday night (4/16), 5:30pm at Nashville’s Tin Roof. It’s $10 to get in, more if you can, and performers include August 4 Bomshel Fight Like A Girl (Curb) Rodney Atkins, Phil Vassar, Lee Brice, Album release info to [email protected]. David Nail, Jason Michael Carroll and Steve Holy. (CAT 4/13)

• RCA/Nashville Dir./Regional Promotion who has made significant contributions to government, education Norbert Nix was named Dir./National and/or civic and charitable organizations. Promotion for the label, filling the position Keith Urban has been added to the lineup of the benefit vacated by Doug Baker’s exit last month. Norbert Nix concert Nashville4Africa set for next Wednesday (4/22) (CAT 4/13) at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. He joins • Voting commenced for the first round of 2009 CMT Music , previously announced performers Martina McBride, Awards nominees here running through May 11. (CAT 4/13) Faith Hill, Dierks Bentley and Big & Rich’s Big Kenny. • ASCAP Chairman/President Marilyn Bergman will Tickets here. step down this month after 15 years with the organization. The lineup for 2009 MusicCityNetworks Fan Club Concert (CAT 4/10) Series June 10-13 at Nashville’s Rocketown is Bucky • Robbins Entertainment will close its Nashville office at the Covington, Josh Turner, Lady Antebellum, Emerson Drive, end of April and run the Robbins/Nashville imprint from Montgomery Gentry, Sara Evans, Tracy Byrd and Tracy New York. The last Music City employee, VP/A&R Phyllis Lawrence. Enter to win tickets, with airfare and five-night hotel Stark, continues as a part-time consultant, but is seeking other accommodations here. opportunities. She can be reached at 615-260-7321 or via either Randy Owen closed his On The Brink writer’s conference at her personal email here or Robbins email here. (CAT 4/9) his alma mater Jacksonville State University • WRDU/Raleigh APD/MD/afternooner Zac Davis was hired by giving the school a $21,000 check for as PD for Max Media’s Top 40 KONN/Denver. OM/PD Chris scholarship funds. Shebel picked up Davis’ responsibilities for now, and a decision Jamey Johnson and Tennessee Titan about replacing Davis is still up in the air. (CAT 4/9) quarterback Kerry Collins make cameos in • WKOA/Lafayette, IN morning co-host Annie James added Darryl Worley’s new video “Sounds Like Life the newly created APD position to her title. (CAT 4/8) To Me.” The project was shot at Miss Fran’s in • An independent auditor classifiedRegent Communications’ Jamey Johnson Columbia, TN. future as a “going concern” as a matter of “uncertainty.” That The Oak Ridge Boys: A Gospel Journey “technical default” designation gives the broadcaster an initial DVD and CD will be released next Tuesday (4/21). 30 days to rework its $195 million in lender credit agreements. Brenda Lee: Dynamite exhibit opens Aug. 7 at the (CAT 4/8) ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] April 13, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 7

Da t e Ch e c k The Pop PDs’ Top 50 chart was ahead of the Country PDs chart by five or more places with Trace Adkins (11 Pop-16 April 25, 2009 - Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon - Country; 14 CA/MB), Brad Paisley (13-18; 17), Jimmy Wayne Nashville, TN - www.cmmarathon.com (15-20; 19), Toby Keith (24-29; 25), Darryl Worley (27-41; 35), Craig Morgan (31-37; 33), Justin Moore (33-44; 38), David April 25-26, 2009 - Stagecoach: California’s Country Music Nail (44-55; 50), Chris Young (45-50; 44), Billy Ray Cyrus Festival - Indio, CA - www.stagecoachfestival.com (43-48; 47) and Jack Ingram (46-53; 48). And, in a fascinating May 21, 2009 - CMA Songwriter Series - New York City, NY - difference that defies conventional wisdom, Reba’s new single www.cmaworld.com debuted at No. 40 on the Pop PDs’ chart, while it entered at No. 51 (1) on the Country PDs’ chart. (It debuted at No. 45 on the May 25, 2009 - CMT Camp Nashville’s Final Showdown - CA/MB Top 50.) Nashville, TN - www.ticketmaster.com The Country PDs’ Top 50 chart was ahead of the Pop PDs’ June 4-6, 2009 - BamaJam Music & Arts Festival - Enterprise, AL - chart by five or more places with Montgomery Gentry (10 www.bamajammusicfestival.com Country-16 Pop; 11 CA/MB), Kenny Chesney (15-20; 18), John Rich (12-21; 13), Heidi Newfield (28-35; 29) Billy Currington June 11-14, 2009 – CMA Music Festival – Nashville, TN – (30-36; 30), and Trent Tomlinson (33-50; 36). www.cmafest.com I don’t know if there are any conclusions to be drawn from June 15, 2009 - Music Row Ladies Golf Tournament - Nashville, TN this exercise, except to note that the preponderance of Country- leaning reporting PDs skews the CA/MB top 50 their way. June 17, 2009 – CMT Music Awards – www.cmt.com There’s little doubt, though, that Pop PDs’ programming tenets and the sounds most palatable to their ears are influencing the Country chart.

Country VS Pop PDs (continued from page 1) There are, however, some interesting nuances. What’s hard to know is whether the differences are created by Pop programmers’ programming habits – like holding-on to hit songs Lon Helton, [email protected] longer – or by the sounds they are inherently drawn to. Do Chuck Aly, [email protected] Jeff Green, [email protected] they have a proclivity to avoid heavy fiddle and steel guitar, Erin Duvall, [email protected] for example? Lauren Tingle, [email protected] The Top 10 among Pop PDs, Country PDs and the CA/MB (615) 320-1450 Top 50 share nine songs – only the numbers vary. Leading the Pop PDs Top 50 this week is Carrie Underwood with her former No. 1 hit. It shows up as No. 7 among Country PDs – and sixth on this week’s CA/MB Top 50. Jason Aldean is No. 1 among the Country PD panel; it’s No. 7 among Pop PDs and third on the CA/MB chart.

April 13, 2009 Chart Page 1

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

6 1 RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 4 14575 1120 4863 394 33.552 3.142 126 0 3 2 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 14278 581 4673 183 32.334 0.896 125 0

7 3 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 4 14060 1181 4777 373 31.801 2.024 125 0 4 4 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 14045 377 4694 117 31.925 1.199 126 0 8 5 TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 12910 390 4315 93 29.134 1.021 126 0 9 6 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 12483 917 4142 349 28.969 2.013 125 0 1 7 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 11947 -2724 4000 -846 26.509 -6.513 125 0

10 8 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 11269 783 3768 316 26.144 2.101 125 0 5 9 TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 10589 -2951 3483 -1005 23.933 -6.699 126 0 11 10 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 9171 80 2814 -27 20.667 -0.029 124 0 13 11 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 8950 630 2975 228 19.886 1.628 122 0

14 12 KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 8878 905 2897 339 20.361 1.969 125 1 12 13 JOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 8540 -171 2764 -79 18.467 -0.293 124 0 15 14 TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 7894 26 2682 26 16.912 0.041 120 1 17 15 DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 7679 510 2545 201 17.22 1.164 125 7 16 16 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love... (Republic/Universal South) 7665 434 2519 152 16.784 0.61 120 1

21 17 BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 4 7608 1360 2461 440 18.115 4.012 124 2

23 18 KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 4 7063 1585 2258 501 16.673 3.602 126 12 18 19 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 6896 -50 2426 14 14.198 -0.335 121 0 20 20 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 6726 263 2422 111 13.546 0.671 119 0 19 21 LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 6723 173 2255 97 14.369 0.494 114 3 22 22 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 6336 185 2119 62 13.385 0.602 117 0

24 23 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 5921 758 1970 241 13.258 1.865 112 6 25 24 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 5868 937 2085 294 13.478 2.419 111 4

28 25 TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 4150 733 1394 268 9.266 2.017 106 13

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

27 26 KELLIE PICKLER/Best Days Of Your Life (19/BNA) 4126 184 1314 73 8.039 0.374 95 4

26 27 DEAN BRODY/Brothers (BBR) 3963 -169 1412 -57 7.271 -0.36 96 2 30 28 RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South) 3465 451 1148 143 6.607 0.825 87 3 29 29 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry ('Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 2778 -532 982 -170 4.773 -0.906 96 0

34 30 BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 2695 571 948 173 5.717 1.488 80 13 32 31 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 2558 113 864 70 4.844 0.138 82 7 31 32 GLORIANA/Wild At Heart (Emblem/New Revolution) 2501 -16 825 -3 4.867 0.156 69 3 33 33 CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA) 2441 118 838 29 4.787 0.632 73 2 35 34 CHUCK WICKS/Man Of The House (RCA) 2005 -22 652 -9 3.591 -0.082 74 1 37 35 DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious) 1943 79 724 48 3.589 0.155 72 7 38 36 TRENT TOMLINSON/That's How It Still Oughta Be (Carolwood) 1806 21 650 22 3.422 -0.04 61 2 36 37 PAT GREEN/Country Star (BNA) 1805 -174 556 -31 3.127 -0.665 52 2 42 38 JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 1567 215 601 47 2.391 0.408 70 5 41 39 JAMEY JOHNSON/High Cost Of Living (Mercury) 1514 133 525 61 2.563 0.106 54 3 40 40 ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) 1500 29 496 2 2.555 0.079 54 3

44 41 MILEY CYRUS/The Climb (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 1323 101 449 37 2.338 0.356 59 5 43 42 LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) 1257 -27 430 -2 1.953 -0.002 55 7 39 43 ADAM GREGORY/What It Takes (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 1072 -466 407 -187 2.017 -0.732 68 0 45 44 CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 1035 28 309 -4 1.573 -0.099 38 3

Debut 45 REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 4 976 976 273 273 2.188 2.188 47 43 46 46 TRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog) 960 -35 349 -10 1.457 -0.08 38 1 49 47 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 920 93 383 37 1.282 0.375 46 2 Debut 48 JACK INGRAM/Barefoot And Crazy (Big Machine) 903 273 271 105 1.506 0.35 37 12 48 49 BOMSHEL/Fight Like A Girl (Curb) 858 -29 318 2 1.045 -0.002 39 2 47 50 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 845 -91 360 -33 0.889 -0.136 45 1

April 13, 2009 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 43 KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 434 4 DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 16 REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 400 4 BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 13 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 337 4 TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 13 BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 307 4 JACK INGRAM/Barefoot And Crazy (Big Machine) 12 KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 287 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 12 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 276 LEE ANN WOMACK/Solitary Thinkin' (MCA) 10 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 210 TAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 9 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 207 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 7 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 198 DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious) 7 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 176 DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 7 LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) 7

Activator Top Spin Gainers Aircheck Top Point Gainers KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 287 KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 1585 4 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 231 BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 1360 4 REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 214 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 1181 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 211 RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 1120 4 KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 186 REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 976 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 161 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 937 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 161 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 917 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 155 KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 905 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 153 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 783 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 128 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 758

Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Vi d e o Ad d s KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 501 BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 440 CMT No video adds this week RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 394 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 373 CMT PURE dean brody/Brothers (BBR) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 349 williams riley/I’m Still Me (Golden/Nine North) raul malo/Hello Again (Concord) KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 339 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 316 GAC holly williams/Keep The Change (Mercury) ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 294 jesse Lee/It’s A Girl Thing (Atlantic) REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 273 TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 268 ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] April 13, 2009 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4

Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s APRIL 20 REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) BUCKY COVINGTON/I Want My Life Back (Lyric Street) Enters at 45*; 976 points, 273 spins RICHIE McDONALD/Six-Foot Teddybear (Stroudavarious) JOE NICHOLS/Believers (Universal South) 43 ADDS including: KBWF, KEEY, KKBQ*, KKGO, KKWF, Darius Rucker/Alright (Capitol) KNIX, KNTY, WDTW, WFUS, WKLB TAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) ZONA JONES/Bluer Than Blue (Rocky Comfort)

TRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog) APRIL 27 Stays at 46; 960 points, 349 spins STEVE AZAR/Moo La Moo (Ride/BPP) 1 ADD: WBEE DUE WEST/I Get That All The Time (Bigger Than Me/Nine North) Kate & Kacey/Dreaming Love (Big Machine) KRISTA MARIE/Jeep Jeep (Holeshot/BBR) BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) Mac McAnally/You First (Show Dog) Moves 49*-47*; 920 points, 383 spinss 2 ADDS: KCYE, WKDF* MAY 4 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Dead Flowers (Columbia) Heidi Newfield/What Am I Waiting For (Curb) JACK INGRAM/Barefoot And Crazy (Big Machine) Enters at 48*; 903 points, 271 spins 12 ADDS including: KBEQ, KIIM*, KNCI*, KUZZ, Aircheck Top Recurrents WDTW, WIVK*, WSSL, WWNU, WYCD*, WYNK DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 11152 KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 6975 BOMSHEL/Fight Like A Girl (Curb) TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 6863 Moves 48*-49*; 858 points, 318 spins BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 6777 2 ADDS: KIZN*, WYNK ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 5983 DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 5889 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) KENNY CHESNEY f/M. McAnally/Down The Road (Blue Chair/BNA) 5453 Moves 47*-50; 845 points, 360 spins BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 4893 1 ADD: KAJA BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 4307 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 3779 HOLLY WILLIAMS/Keep The Change (Mercury) JESSICA HARP/Boy Like Me (Warner Bros.) 771 points, 296 spins 621 points, 199 spins 1 ADD: WYNK 6 ADDS: KCCY, KEEY, KSD, KTST, WGKX*, WKDF* CAITLIN & WILL/Address In The Stars (Columbia) JONATHAN SINGLETON & THE GROVE/Livin’ In Paradise 674 points, 261 spins (Universal South) 5 ADDS: WIRK*, WMAD, WQMX, WWYZ, WYPY 446 points, 176 spins 3 ADDS: KBEQ, WOGK, WSSL CARRIE UNDERWOOD/The More Boys I Meet (19/Arista) 629 points, 144 spins; 0 ADDS Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds) ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] ACTIVAT OR April 13, 2009/Chart Page 5

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

1 1 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 4061 -11 2676 -5 2 2 TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 3932 -43 2597 -15 7 3 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 3918 337 2585 231 4 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 3806 18 2572 44 8 5 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 3677 276 2371 161 6 6 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 3523 -152 2371 -82 3 7 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 3498 -350 2320 -262 10 8 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 3134 155 2005 119 5 9 TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 3083 -675 2019 -502 11 10 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 3009 207 1930 153 12 11 JOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 2796 52 1837 35 13 12 TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 2684 -2 1762 4 14 13 KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 2624 287 1680 186 17 14 DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 2309 157 1459 89 15 15 LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 2294 70 1454 58 18 16 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 2232 85 1488 64 21 17 BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 2186 307 1400 211 16 18 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 2183 -6 1314 -4 20 19 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 2163 210 1420 155 19 20 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love Songs (Republic/Universal South) 2136 24 1424 31 22 21 KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 2102 434 1325 287 24 22 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 1712 198 1102 161 23 23 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 1600 -5 1019 -6 25 24 TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 1494 139 960 77 27 25 RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South) 1220 129 793 95 26 26 DEAN BRODY/Brothers (BBR) 1218 46 763 44 28 27 BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 1037 81 650 67 29 28 KELLIE PICKLER/Best Days Of Your Life (19/BNA) 965 14 598 20 33 29 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 840 176 535 128 32 30 CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA) 814 32 483 21 ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 5 ACTIVAT OR April 13, 2009/Chart Page 6

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

31 31 GLORIANA/Wild At Heart (Emblem/New Revolution) 765 -19 477 20 30 32 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry (Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 665 -225 378 -154 37 33 DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious) 649 57 374 34 34 34 ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) 627 13 346 11 36 35 CHUCK WICKS/Man Of The House (RCA) 589 -18 340 -6 35 36 TRENT TOMLINSON/That's How It Still Oughta Be (Carolwood) 579 -33 318 -23 38 37 MILEY CYRUS/The Climb (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 561 10 321 24 40 38 PAT GREEN/Country Star (BNA) 490 39 258 23 39 39 JAMEY JOHNSON/High Cost Of Living (Mercury) 455 2 232 -7 40 REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) 404 400 218 214 41 41 JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 336 27 188 16 46 42 JACK INGRAM/Barefoot And Crazy (Big Machine) 305 55 155 35 43 43 LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) 301 21 185 11 45 44 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 296 31 142 10 44 45 KATIE ARMIGER/Trail Of Lies (Cold River) 271 -1 174 5 42 46 HOLLY WILLIAMS/Keep The Change (Mercury) 254 -33 145 -27 47 47 TRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog) 217 -11 144 -12 48 48 RASCAL FLATTS/Love Who You Love (Lyric Street) 214 8 49 -11 54 49 JONATHAN SINGLETON & THE GROVE/Livin' In Paradise (Universal South) 193 52 96 30 49 50 BOMSHEL/Fight Like A Girl (Curb) 181 20 124 7 56 51 CAITLIN & WILL/Address In The Stars (Columbia) 166 26 102 19 51 52 JO DEE MESSINA/Shine (Curb) 159 7 37 5 50 53 GRETCHEN WILSON/The Earrings Song (Columbia) 150 -9 30 -11 52 54 JESSICA HARP/Boy Like Me (Warner Bros.) 141 -9 83 5 55 55 JULIA BURTON/What A Woman Wants (Emerald River) 135 -5 63 -1 53 56 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 124 -18 60 -15 Debut 57 DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 119 89 78 56 57 58 MARK CHESNUTT/She Never Got Me Over You (Lofton Creek) 77 -5 34 -1 Debut 59 JOE NICHOLS/Believers (Universal South) 65 54 27 22 60 60 DARREN KOZELSKY/Good Day To Get Gone (Spinville/Major 7th/Nine North) 63 1 36 1 ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com