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March 12, 2012, Issue 285 Kris Daniels: Not Her Father’s MD In an era when most in radio wear several hats, Cox Media’s WQNU/Louisville and WHKO/Dayton MD Kris Daniels should win a prize for multitasking. The 2012 CRS/Country Aircheck Medium Market MD of the Year, Daniels is a wife, mother of three, fulltime college student and ‘QNU’s morning personality. She also oversees music for two radio stations in different markets with completely divergent challenges. “This situation is fun,” Daniels says. “You get to be the winner in Dayton and the challenger here in Louisville. You also get to see results, and that’s even true in Louisville. I’m having a blast.” Kris Daniels WHKO/Dayton is a heritage Country station Save A Bull, Ride A Cowboy: Big & Rich hold court with the with a conservative playlist that routinely delivers dukes of Detroit during a PBR event Saturday. Pictured (l-r, double-digit shares and ranks No. 1 in the market, evidenced by its standing) are WYCD’s Tim Roberts, PBR’s Sean Gleason, Cowboy recent Fall ‘11 numbers, which jumped 10.3-11.5 (1-1). Troy, PBR’s Jim Haworth and Bradley Gaskin; looking punchy WQNU/Louisville is a four-year old upstart, taking on Clear (l-r, kneeling) are John Rich and Big Kenny Alphin. Channel’s legendary WAMZ that’s programmed by Country Radio Hall of Famer Coyote Calhoun and is No. 2 in town. In its last four books, Promo Tactics: Hot Or Not? ‘QNU has improved 3.2-4.6-4.7-5.4, rising from 12th to fifth 12+. Veteran Pop programmers new to the Country format A look at music for both stations reveals a surprisingly similar recently questioned some of the promotion pitch styles they’ve current/recurrent percentage, with ‘QNU slightly newer at 68%, encountered from Nashville label reps. The topic came up in compared to ‘HKO’s 66%. While ‘QNU was launched in 2008 as Country Aircheck’s CRS print issue (Country Goes The Pop PD, a newer-targeted station musically, ‘HKO, Country since 1989, Feb. 2012) and again at the seminar’s “Are These Country People has only recently begun to shift more current. Freakin’ Nuts?” panel. So we dialed up a few top promotion execs Although the numbers look close on paper, Daniels says to ask if they are, in fact, nuts. We also asked evaluating and adding music in Dayton is totally different from about promotion. Louisville. “In Dayton they love new music, but they still love the “Most people are still getting to know the new heritage artists; it’s a station that can play both,” she explains. programmers, and every call is different,” says “It’s about knowing what artists do well there. Eric Church and Curb VP/Promotion Adrian Michaels. “Some Brantley Gilbert work, but so do core artists that have new music PDs want the alphabet soup of stations-on, some out, like Ronnie Dunn and Martina McBride.” want to see growth or sales. Our team is armed (continued on page 5) with more than enough data.” Adrian Michaels ©2012 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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UMG/Nashville SVP/Promotion Royce PAGE THREE PIC Risser says competition naturally inclines labels toward using the most favorable information. “Programmers are strategists as well,” he points out. “There are key times when they buy TV or put up a billboard or show certain numbers to a client that reflect what they want seen. That’s what Royce Risser businesses do, they pass on the information that suits them best. “Country is different from other formats because we’re by ourselves,” Risser continues. “We don’t have the feeder system other formats do to introduce new artists. So the artists set the bar for each other in terms of how they take care of radio. Some programmers come into the format and scratch their heads because some promotion practices might not work for them. But Promotion 101 is to adjust your approach to the needs of each programmer. If they want to see certain metrics, that’s what you use. If you’re a lazy Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy: The late Chris LeDoux (l) promotion person, you may not do that. You may just use what you signs guitars for KSNI/Santa Maria, CA’s St. Jude radiothon used on the last call, but that’s not our approach.” in 2002. He’s pictured with PD Jay Turner. Send your vintage Arista/Nashville VP/Promotion Lesly Tyson comes from a shots to [email protected]. Pop promotion background and doesn’t see a dichotomy between working records to the Chart Chat two formats. “Certainly there are differences Congrats to Dierks Bentley, Steve between how those formats are programmed Hodges, Shane Allen and the entire Capitol/ and in the imaging, clocks and the music,” she Nashville promotion posse on scoring this says. “I remember coming over to Country and week’s No. 1 single with Bentley’s “Home.” The going, ‘What do you mean, powers don’t rotate title track single is his current album’s second 70 to 100 times a week?’ It just boils down to chart-topper, joining “Am I The Only One.” Lesly Tyson Dierks Bentley working different stations on our music based on how the music fits into each station and what the programmer and the listeners are looking for in that market.” News & Notes If anything, the issues raised in the article and session offer a Performing rights organization ASCAP reported that its 2011 teachable moment. “After reading that story I actually reminded revenue totaled $986 million, up $51 million or 5.3% from the staff about the information they’re armed with every week,” 2010. The company streamlined several departments, lowering Michaels says before offering a cautionary note. “This format its operating expense and chart are scientifically and mathematically driven, so if you ratio by a rate of more raise your hand and say that numbers drive your decision, you’re than 14%, declining probably going to be deluged with numbers. I have recently hired from 13.9% to 11.9%. two unemployed NASA scientists to prepare my data for [KILT/ International collections Houston PD] Mark Adams. It was good for the economy and they totaled $347, up $50 million from 2010. ASCAP noted that were right there in Houston anyway.” –Chuck Aly Netflix, Hulu and Spotify all signed blanket license deals in 2011.

©2012 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] March 12, 2012 Page 3 Nashville-based G7 Entertainment Marketing has hired MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE four new executives including Executive Director/Client Services Lori Cloud, Director/Booking & Production Rick Whetsel, DSR Entertainment’s David St. Digital Strategist/Project Manager Diana Garcia and Project Romain discusses his most influential Manager Christian Henderson. Cloud most recently was VP/ songs, albums and concerts: Brand Strategy & Digital Media and Big Enterprises; Whetsel’s 1. Kenny Rogers/She Believes background includes founding Great Big Shows; Garcia is an In Me: I remember my dad singing eight-year digital veteran; and Henderson previously worked at this regularly when I was a child. His CAA on the music festival side. G2 Entertainment’s Country Fastball has added R&F smooth voice really motivated me to be Communications’ WDKN-AM & WKDN-FM/Dickson, TN as a soulful singer and entertainer. David St. Romain an affiliate. 2. Garth Brooks/Wolves: No Fences Performing rights organization SESAC will expedite its royalty was one of the first CDs my brothers and I had in our house. payments to songwriters and publishers by shifting from quarterly I discovered “Wolves” at a time in my life that was very to monthly distributions. The firm will begin with domestic/ influential and unforgettable. My brother was serving in the terrestrial accounts and expand to other performance platforms Gulf War and it affected our family tremendously. later this year. LiveNation President Eric Garland (formerly President of 3. Metallica and Guns N’ Roses concert, 1992: My BigChampagne) will keynote and Sugarland’s Kristian Bush high school buddies and I spent the night outside the mall will be among the featured speakers at next month’s Leadership to get tickets to this show. It was an absolutely amazing Music Digital Summit, whose theme this year is Social Media & experience to witness both superstar groups in their heyday. Its Impact On The Music Space. The full-day event takes place 4. Van Morrison/Tupelo Honey: It’s hard to lock down Wednesday, April 25 at TPAC’s Polk Theater in Nashville. Click one favorite song, but this one has to be it. here for more details. 5. The Best Of The Johnny Cash TV Show: 1969-1971: Video and entertainment platform VEVO has introduced several new features, including a the ability to play videos My mentor gave me this DVD collection for my birthday. It continuously, a higher-quality, faster video player, lyrics to videos, spans so many genres of music. Johnny Cash’s connection music news headlines, artist bios and a tighter integration with with the audience shows what true artistry is about. Facebook. Among the new content unveiled Friday (3/9) is a • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never teaser clip from Carrie Underwood’s new single “Good Girl.” heard: Adele. I hear she’s amazing, but haven’t checked The Nashville- and London-based music publisher Southern her out yet. I guess I need to download now. Crossroads Music has added Greg Becker and Ann Marie • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: to its roster. The contracts are co-publishing deals with Pat Finch Yo Gabba Gabba. Music Publishing. The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation’s Hats Across The ï An album you played or listened to incessantly: Row takes place April 17 at 3pm. The event will include a Music Sarah McLachlan’s Surfacing. I would fall asleep to this every Row parade and Major Bob Music wrap party (1111 17th Ave. night during my latter phase of training in the Army. S.). Signs promoting event are available for $50, which will go • One obscure or non-country song everyone should toward the organization. listen to right now: Ray Charles’ “Ring Of Fire” from Love Hearts Bluff Music has added Greg Gallo as a creative Country Style. consultant. Gallo continues to provide creative services for several

March 12, 2012 Page 5 publishers, and his resume includes Ash Street Music and Big OFF THE RECORD: Easton Cor b in Loud Shirt. The Apollo Theater in New York will induct Lionel Richie and Mercury’s Easton Corbin puts an the late Etta James into its Apollo Legends Hall of Fame at its industry spin on the artist interview: seventh annual Gala Benefit Concert And Awards Ceremony June 4. What station did you grow up listening to? WOGK/Gainesville. The Week’s Top Stories Do you remember the first time Full coverage at www.countryaircheck.com. you heard “A Little More Country • Cumulus’ WIVK/Knoxville OM/PD Mike Hammond exited Than That” on the radio? WOGK after 38 years with the market-leading station. (CAT 3/9) Easton Corbin played it right after I performed at the • Garth Brooks, Hargus “Pig” Robbins and Connie Smith will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of station. I remember getting in the truck Fame. (CAT 3/6) and hearing it on the way home. It was very rewarding … felt • In a restructuring of Cox Media Group’s executive tier, EVP/ like a big payoff. CFO Neil Johnston was promoted to EVP/Strategy & Digital How do you adjust to all the travel on the radio tour? Information, VP/Finance Charles Odom moved up to VP/CFO. Group VP/Atlanta Journal Constitution publisher Mike Joseph I try to be flexible and go with the flow. I try to be easygoing. became EVP, overseeing CMG Ohio. He succeeded Alex Taylor, Is it safe to say you “Roll With It?” There you go! No now SVP for parent Cox Communications. (CAT 3/7) pun intended, right? • Tyler Media’s Classic Country KKNG/Oklahoma City afternoon Which regional is the most interesting driver? Bruce personality Owen Pickard added APD/MD responsibilities for Country clustermate KJKE (Jake-FM) (CAT 3/12) Shindler. Between him navigating the GPS and the Interstate, • Albright & O’Malley VP/Consulting Partner Becky Brenner we’re hanging on for dear life. Bruce is going to kill me for joined Dial Global as Brand Manager for the nationally talking about him. syndicated Lia Show. She retains her duties with A&O. (CAT 3/5) Which regional gets frisked the most? Probably Sally • CMT Radio Live With Cody Alan teamed with Cumulus Green, especially if it’s a male security guard. Media Networks, which will manage syndication and ad sales of Alan’s Nashville-based 7pm-midnight show, effective Have you ever wanted anything from SkyMall? I March 26. (CAT 3/6) wanted to buy my guitar player a hair growth stimulant for his birthday. He shaves his head now, but if he lets it grow back, Kris Daniels: Not Her Father’s MD it might grow in patches. I’m looking out for him. (continued from page 1) In Louisville, says Daniels, “We’re all about playing new If you could get stuck in any city other than home, country.” Her prep for a ‘QNU music meeting includes a look at which would you pick? San Antonio for the River Walk and Mediabase, the charts and a tour of Facebook “to see what new good barbeque. music and artists listeners are talking about because they are What question do you never want to answer again? very passionate about what they like. Some of it is just gut. A lot Probably, “How does it feel to be compared to George Strait?” I of it is, whom do we believe in? Dustin Lynch and Thomas Rhett are two examples.” don’t mind it, though. It’s an honor because George is a legend.

March 12, 2012 Page 8 CHECK OUT March 20 Casey James Casey James (19/BNA)

March 27 Lionel Richie Tuskegee (Mercury) Hank Williams, Jr. Best Of Hank Williams, Jr. (All My Rowdy Friends) (Curb)

April 2 Dolly Parton An Evening With ... Dolly (Cracker Barrel)

April 3 The Lacs 190 Proof (Average Joes) Rascal Flatts Changed (Big Machine)

April 27 Kip Moore Up All Night (MCA)

May 1 Colt Ford Declaration Of Independence (Average Joes) Carrie Underwood Blown Away (19/Arista)

May 8 Pat Green Songs We Wish We’d Written II (Sugar Hill) A Good Ribbing: WIRK/West Palm’s Sammy Cruise (l), Hunter Hayes (c) and WCKT & WCTQ/Ft. Myers’ Todd Nixon wipe bar- Album release info to [email protected]. beque sauce on each other’s shirts during the local Ribfest.

A 20-year radio vet, Daniels got into the business at 17 with an A stint as APD/MD for Clear Channel’s KHGE/Fresno led outstanding radio pedigree. Her father is Larry Daniels, the Country to her recruitment as WQNU’s morning personality when the Radio Hall of Famer who programmed KNIX/Phoenix for 29 years. station was launched. Apparently, she hasn’t always heeded her “Who, by the way, still airchecks me constantly,” she adds. “He dad’s advice. “My father said, ‘Do not go there. You’re taking listens online. Even when I worked at KNIX doing weekends and on a heritage station run by Coyote,’” Kris recalls. “That’s when still lived at home, I’d get a two-page write-up with an aircheck and I said, ‘Well, watch me.’” By 2010, she was promoted to MD for note saying, ‘We’ll discuss this later.’” both ‘QNU and ‘HKO. Kris says people who know that she and Larry are father-daughter “Time will tell as to whether we can really close the gap,” mistakenly think he helped her land radio jobs. “He did help as far Daniels says of the steady progress WQNU is making. “My long- as the mentoring part, but he was extremely hard on me, more so term strategy is that I’m in it to win it. I like competition. Obviously than anyone else,” she says. “Until a couple years ago, all I heard I have the utmost respect for Coyote. He’s great at what he does was, ‘Well you need to work on this or that.’ But recently he’s told and he’s a family friend, so I have to work twice as hard and so me I’m doing a good job.” does my team. My gameplan is to do the best job possible.” Her radio career started at KAFF/Flagstaff, AZ while she attended If that sounds like a sane approach to an often crazy business, college. Next came the weekend stint at KNIX, followed by mornings maybe it helps that in addition to managing a thriving radio at KIIM/Tucson and MD/evenings for KUZZ/Bakersfield. Daniels then career, Daniels is studying to be a psychologist and is scheduled worked at American General Media/Bakersfield as Dir./Marketing & to graduate next spring with plans to pursue a Master’s, followed Promotions for its seven-station cluster, none of which was Country. by a Ph.D. But there are no plans to change careers. “I’m not “That really helped me as an MD.” says Daniels. “I learned how to leaving,’ she says. “I want to use it in Country radio.” –RJ Curtis approach labels and work with venues.” CAC ©2012 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] March 12, 2012 Chart Page 1

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

2 1 DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 18202 489 6236 145 41.266 1.34 140 0

5 2 TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) 4 16862 1703 5601 495 37.874 4.006 138 0

4 3 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 4 16690 1522 5781 596 37.506 2.87 140 0

6 4 GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) 16357 1220 5649 389 36.362 2.951 138 0

1 5 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 15378 -3064 5213 -1008 34.831 -6.421 140 0

3 6 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 14080 -1717 4749 -648 31.429 -4.338 140 0

8 7 BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) 13657 367 4761 197 31.162 1.286 140 0

9 8 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) 13373 1130 4570 297 30.465 2.486 140 0

10 9 LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) 4 13129 1537 4433 537 29.543 3.857 140 1

12 10 RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 11814 923 4028 288 25.762 1.847 140 0

11 11 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Where I Come From (Average Joes) 11697 692 3962 225 26.842 1.885 130 3

13 12 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 10865 688 3727 208 24.219 1.987 140 1

7 13 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love You... (Republic Nashville) 10378 -4058 3590 -1409 22.555 -9.49 140 0

14 14 TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) 10226 620 3557 224 22.773 1.417 134 8

16 15 JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 4 10136 1783 3483 598 22.072 3.429 139 1

19 16 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Good Girl (19/Arista) 4 9512 2422 3107 925 21.623 5.187 139 5

17 17 ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 8685 830 2962 264 19.971 2.203 138 2

18 18 KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 8600 988 3016 276 18.226 2.509 126 3

15 19 SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble With Girls (19/Interscope/Mercury) 7943 -474 2661 -157 17.392 -0.816 125 0

20 20 BRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don't Know Her Like I Do (Valory) 7732 642 2628 224 16.724 1.774 121 4

21 21 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River Entertainment) 6636 331 2510 53 15.162 1.063 124 1

23 22 ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) 6338 1330 2179 494 13.994 3.302 125 7

22 23 CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG) 5780 136 2055 49 12.252 0.244 115 1

24 24 JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA) 4935 651 1757 210 10.355 1.275 108 7

27 25 ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville) 4506 578 1428 179 9.298 1.335 111 7

Airborne indicates songs that have been added to 60% of the Country Aircheck/Mediabase reporting panel. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Chart Page 1 Chart Page 1 March 12, 2012 Chart Page 2

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

25 26 CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA) 4451 306 1579 85 8.555 0.74 112 4

26 27 RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb) 4239 293 1543 117 8.452 0.45 105 4

28 28 GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR) 3746 516 1340 212 8.062 1.462 95 4

29 29 JANA KRAMER/Why Ya Wanna (Elektra/WAR) 3587 431 1084 141 6.87 0.914 97 3

30 30 ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (DMP/R&J) 3346 207 1206 57 6.892 0.463 90 1

LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol) 3081 1257 1070 454 6.159 2.726 100 19

31 32 LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (19/Interscope/Mercury) 2648 -3 930 0 5.059 0.125 83 1

33 33 THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Revolution) 2593 240 967 71 4.105 0.569 89 5

32 34 DUSTIN LYNCH/Cowboys And Angels (Broken Bow) 2529 142 873 43 4.56 0.433 96 7

35 35 LOVE AND THEFT/Angel Eyes (RCA) 2312 130 789 11 4.267 0.359 80 5

34 36 RONNIE DUNN/Let The Cowboy Rock (Arista) 2290 63 872 33 3.591 0.169 93 2

36 37 ALAN JACKSON/So You Don't Have To Love... (ACR/EMI Nashville) 2106 -55 780 -13 4.024 -0.171 80 3

37 38 THOMPSON SQUARE/Glass (Stoney Creek) 2065 209 720 75 3.263 0.392 80 3

39 39 JOSH THOMPSON/Comin' Around (RCA) 1690 204 609 82 2.933 0.466 72 3

40 40 THE LOST TRAILERS/Underdog (Stokes Tunes/HRT) 1571 269 578 83 2.511 0.629 64 3

41 41 THOMAS RHETT/Something To Do With My Hands (Valory) 1473 252 486 127 2.257 0.209 58 4

42 42 CRAIG CAMPBELL/When I Get It (BPG) 1294 106 540 45 1.839 0.119 60 2

44 43 PHIL VASSAR/Don't Miss Your Life (Rodeowave) 1066 126 411 42 1.926 0.449 47 4

49 44 EASTON CORBIN/Lovin' You Is Fun (Mercury) 1007 329 387 132 1.723 0.713 59 5

45 45 CANAAN SMITH/We Got Us (Mercury) 885 -14 320 8 1.177 -0.06 52 0

48 46 JT HODGES/Goodbyes Made You Mine (Show Dog-Universal) 876 169 333 60 1.081 0.239 47 2

43 47 UNCLE KRACKER/My Hometown (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) 799 -303 279 -98 0.946 -0.572 51 0

50 48 KATIE ARMIGER/Scream (Cold River) 673 30 258 6 0.891 0.08 35 1

47 49 CLAY WALKER/Like We Never Said Goodbye (Curb) 659 -49 216 -9 0.95 -0.134 29 4

Debut 50 TYLER FARR/Hot Mess (BNA) 611 42 251 16 0.673 0.034 43 3

Airborne indicates songs that have been added to 60% of the Country Aircheck/Mediabase reporting panel. 4=Top 5 point gainers. March 12, 2012 Chart Page 3

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers THE BAND PERRY/Postcard From Paris (Republic Nashville) 20 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Good Girl (19/Arista) 2553 4 LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol) 19 ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) 1547 4 HUNTER HAYES/Wanted (Atlantic/WMN) 14 TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) 1355 4 GLEN TEMPLETON/Sing That Song Again (Black River) 10 LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) 1300 4 DAVID NAIL/The Sound Of A Million Dreams (MCA) 9 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 1195 4 TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) 8 JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 1056 DUSTIN LYNCH/Cowboys And Angels (Broken Bow) 7 LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol) 1034 ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville) 7 BRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don't Know Her Like I Do (Valory) 802 ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) 7 GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR) 685 JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA) 7 JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA) 653

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Good Girl (19/Arista) 2422 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Good Girl (19/Arista) 424 JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 1783 4 ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) 254 TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) 1703 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) 225 LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) 1537 4 LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) 203 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 1522 4 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 193 ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) 1330 JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 171 LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol) 1257 LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol) 171 GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) 1220 BRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don't Know Her Like I Do (Valory) 130 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) 1130 GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR) 116 KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 988 JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA) 111

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Good Girl (19/Arista) 925 CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) 10593 JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 598 LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 9786 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 596 THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) 9106 LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) 537 ERIC CHURCH/Drink In My Hand (EMI Nashville) 7975 TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) 495 ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me In... (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 7571 ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) 494 JASON ALDEAN/Tattoos On This Town (Broken Bow) 6304 LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol) 454 RODNEY ATKINS/Take A Back Road (Curb) 5965 GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) 389 BLAKE SHELTON/God Gave Me You (Warner Bros./WMN) 5220 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) 297 LADY ANTEBELLUM/We Owned The Night (Capitol) 4787 RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 288 DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) 4769

©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] Chart Page 3 March 12, 2012 Chart Page 4 Country Aircheck Activity JT HODGES/Goodbyes Made You Mine (Show Dog-Universal) ADD DATES Moves 48-46* March 19 876 points, 333 spins Darryl Worley/You Still Got It (Crazytown/Tenacity) 2 adds: KMLE*, WYCD* Eric Paslay/If The Fish Don’t Bite (EMI Nashville) Justin Moore/’Til My Last Day (Valory) UNCLE KRACKER/My Hometown (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) Kix Brooks f/JOE WALSH/New To This Town (Arista) Moves 43-47 Rachel Holder/In Your Arms (Curb) 799 points, 279 spins; No adds

KATIE ARMIGER/Scream (Cold River) March 26 Moves 50-48* Chris Young/Neon (RCA) 673 points, 258 spins Jon Pardi/Missin’ You Crazy (Capitol) 1 add: WKMK Martina McBride f/Pat Monahan of Train/Marry Me (Republic Nashville) CLAY WALKER/Like We Never Said Goodbye (Curb) Moves 47-49 APRIL 2 659 points, 216 spins 4 Adds: KNTY, KZSN, WKMK, WNOE None listed

TYLER FARR/Hot Mess (BNA) Moves 51-50* 611 points, 251 spins VIDEO ADDS 3 Adds: KCCY, WMIL, WPAW CMT HUNTER HAYES/Wanted (Atlantic/WMN) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Good Girl (19/Arista) 583 points, 187 spins JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 14 adds, including: KASE, KCYE, KEGA, KIXZ, KJKE, KKWF, KRTY, KSD, WFUS, WKMK JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Touch (PDT) THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Revolution) JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Touch (PDT) 464 points, 135 spins; No adds CMT PURE KIX BROOKS f/JOE WALSH/New To This Town (Arista) BLACK STONE CHERRY/In My Blood (Warner Bros.) 395 points, 113 spins 1 add: WSOC* CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Good Girl (19/Arista) JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) DAVID NAIL/The Sound Of A Million Dreams (MCA) JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Touch (PDT) 384 points, 167 spins THE STAVES/Mexico (Atlantic) 9 adds: KJKE, KKWF, KNCI*, KUPL, WBUL, WOGI, WQMX, WWYZ, WXCY GAC Pat Green/All Just To Get To You (Sugar Hill) KELLY CLARKSON/Mr. Know It All (19/RCA) 356 points, 46 spins; No adds The Country Network Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart JESSICA RAE/24 Hour Church (--) or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 1 1 DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 13787 -939 2355 -163 4 2 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 4 13591 1195 2316 193 5 3 GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) 12402 215 2116 39 8 4 BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) 11901 539 2047 82 7 5 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) 11869 504 2071 91 9 6 TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) 4 11273 1355 1923 225 2 7 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 10774 -2316 1818 -384 12 8 LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) 4 10766 1300 1839 203 3 9 KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) 10633 -2222 1778 -402 10 10 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Where I Come From (Average Joes) 10040 400 1701 67 11 11 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 9971 409 1709 79 13 12 TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) 9183 110 1580 18 6 13 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love You Through It (Republic Nashville) 8876 -2692 1482 -472 14 14 RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 8762 101 1517 26 16 15 JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 8510 1056 1481 171 15 16 ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Sou. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 8186 553 1423 93 17 17 BRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don't Know Her Like I Do (Valory) 7871 802 1342 130 19 18 KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 7145 521 1232 87 24 19 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Good Girl (19/Arista) 4 7053 2553 1235 424 21 20 ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) 4 6785 1547 1193 254 18 21 SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble With Girls (19/Interscope/Mercury) 6546 -354 1100 -51 22 22 JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA) 5757 653 1011 111 20 23 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River) 5528 272 920 53 23 24 ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville) 4811 261 864 45 25 25 RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb) 4520 279 762 46 26 26 CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG) 4492 351 753 66 28 27 LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol) 4088 1034 718 171 29 28 CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA) 3403 402 578 66 27 29 ALAN JACKSON/So You Don't Have To Love... (EMI Nashville) 3384 -7 585 -10 30 30 ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (DMP/R&J) 3008 182 533 31 ©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com March 12, 2012 Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 31 31 RONNIE DUNN/Let The Cowboy Rock (Arista) 2715 -108 455 -24 35 32 GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR) 2670 685 446 116 32 33 DUSTIN LYNCH/Cowboys And Angels (Broken Bow) 2473 172 432 29 33 34 JANA KRAMER/Why Ya Wanna (Elektra Nashville/WAR) 2205 74 369 12 36 35 THOMPSON SQUARE/Glass (Stoney Creek) 2156 206 390 43 34 36 PHIL VASSAR/Don't Miss Your Life (Rodeowave) 2132 91 363 14 37 37 JOSH THOMPSON/Comin' Around (RCA) 1948 86 326 13 38 38 THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Revolution) 1544 182 259 28 39 39 LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (19/Interscope/Mercury) 1428 128 228 15 41 40 JT HODGES/Goodbyes Made You Mine (Show Dog-Universal) 1270 177 238 29 43 41 EASTON CORBIN/Lovin' You Is Fun (Mercury) 1191 334 217 63 42 42 KELLIE PICKLER/100 Proof (BNA) 1116 53 199 6 40 43 LOVE AND THEFT/Angel Eyes (RCA) 1031 -156 171 -22 46 44 THOMAS RHETT/Something To Do With My Hands (Valory) 890 399 170 79 45 45 THE LOST TRAILERS/Underdog (Stokes Tunes/HRT) 727 162 133 30 50 46 DAVID NAIL/The Sound Of A Million Dreams (MCA) 606 231 115 38 52 47 JERROD NIEMANN/Shinin' On Me (Sea Gayle/Arista) 549 242 99 37 51 48 HUNTER HAYES/Wanted (Atlantic/WMN) 525 176 103 34 49 49 CRAIG CAMPBELL/When I Get It (BPG) 500 51 85 7 Debut 50 THE BAND PERRY/Postcard From Paris (Republic Nashville) 493 320 103 64 59 51 AARON LEWIS/Endless Summer (R&J) 455 236 83 36 48 52 CLAY WALKER/Like We Never Said Goodbye (Curb) 446 -12 80 2 47 53 TYLER FARR/Hot Mess (BNA) 438 -25 83 -3 55 54 KIX BROOKS f/JOE WALSH/New To This Town (Arista) 340 78 71 24 Debut 55 DIRT DRIFTERS/There She Goes (Warner Bros./WMN) 300 104 55 21 53 56 JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Touch (PDT) 296 9 56 4 56 57 IRA DEAN/Somethin' Bout A Sunday (Average Joes) 288 34 46 5 54 58 MARLEE SCOTT/Train Wreck (Big Ride) 286 8 54 2 57 59 MATT STILLWELL/Ignition (Average Joes) 266 37 48 5 60 60 UNCLE KRACKER/My Hometown (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) 256 40 49 9 ©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com