Issue 247 Premiere’S A/V Remotes: Take Two Digital Innovation Pushed Sweeping Changes at Last November’S Premiere CMA Awards Radio Remotes
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June 13, 2011 Issue 247 Premiere’s A/V Remotes: Take Two Digital innovation pushed sweeping changes at last November’s Premiere CMA Awards Radio Remotes. Video-ready booths housed stations as Premiere partnered with Polycom to provide a website-ready visual in addition to the requisite artist audio expected of remote broadcasts. As with any large-scale transition, there were a few hiccups. Premiere President/ Julie Talbott Content & Affiliate Relations Julie Talbott admits that video capture was an issue then, but says those issues have since been resolved. And an informal survey of I See Checks Fly: Taylor Swift (r) and ACM Lifting Lives, represented by the participating stations bears out radio’s growing comfort level organization’s Erin Spahn, partner to donate $50,000 to St. Jude backstage at Swift’s Ford Field show in Detroit Saturday (6/11). with the new setup. “This time, we brought additional equipment into our space LP Sunday: Sparks Fly so we could very quickly share the video on the same day in The longstanding romance between country fans and country any way stations wanted,” Talbott tells Country Aircheck. artists erupted in fireworks again Sunday (6/12) as Taylor Swift All video and audio content was recorded and stored for radio brought the curtain down on the 2011 CMA Music Festival. The and made available the same morning, allowing stations to JaneDear girls opened to a warm reception access, edit and incorporate it on-air or the Web at their leisure. for “Wildflower” and “Shotgun Girl.” “If I For three stations that couldn’t make it to Nashville, Premiere Die Young,” “You Lie” and “Quittin’ You” brought Music City right into their control were The Band Perry’s crowd-pleasers. rooms, allowing the same artist access as Darius Rucker proved that each successive stations on-site, including direct eye contact. performer would receive a rowdier welcome CBS Radio’s WQYK/Tampa PD Mike than the last, with closer “Family Tradition” Culotta says all of what they record goes to the revving the crowd to maximum output. Web, and 60% ends up on the air. For Blake Shelton and his 40,000 friends, Mike Culotta Blake Shelton and (continued on page 9) it was “All About Tonight” before he walked Trace Adkins ©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] June 13, 2011 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3 the audience through his musical psychography that included “Play That Funky Music,” “Centerfold” and “My Prerogative.” THE PAGE THREE PIC Trace Adkins’ surprise appearance on “Hillbilly Bone” sent the crowd into a frenzy, and Shelton ended with his current No. 1 “Honey Bee.” He came back to introduce “Miranda Shelton” and warn, “She is going to melt your faces off.” Thankfully, on a beautifully warm and breezy night, music was the only variable with that potential. Miranda powered through her hits and brought out her Pistol Annies trio for “Hell On Heels.” Finally, Swift arrived with a delivery much like her current tour, minus the dancers and production elements. “Sparks Fly,” “Story Of Us,” “Our Song” and “Mean” gave way to a run through the crowd to perform two more atop the production building at the back of the field. Country music’s four-day “Love Story” closed on that note as fans streamed off in many Don’t Tell Bruce: Serial smoocher Blake Shelton claims another victim, this time WCOL/Columbus’s John Crenshaw. “Here I thought I was the only one,” directions, fireworks booming overhead. Crenshaw says of his prized 2005 snap. Sent after he saw last week’s shot of Shelton with Bruce Logan. Have you ever made out with Blake? Send the LP Saturday: Idol Worship photographic proof to [email protected]. Spoiler alert for those planning to watch the ABC-TV special: Scotty McCreery and Josh Turner, and Lauren Alaina with the always-powerful “Independence Day.” A buff-looking Trace Martina McBride made the crowd go wild. The Idol champ and Adkins delivered a rowdy set that followed a quick, frenetic runner-up were “surprise guests” at Saturday’s show, which also appearance by Big & Rich with Gretchen Wilson. demonstrated that Country goes Gaga when it wants to. Little Clint Black and newcomers Thompson Square each Big Town’s acoustic arrangement of Lady Gaga’s “Born This contributed short acoustic sets, with the crowd seeming Way” was surprisingly well-received by the sold-out crowd. especially pleased to see Black again. Rascal Flatts capped the In addition to showcasing his three recent No. 1s, Chris Young night with a seven-song, greatest hits package, followed by a introduced potential medley of iconic ‘70s classic rock songs. Little Big Town helped summer anthem “Save beef things up on Boston’s “Long Time” and the Edgar Winter Water, Drink Beer.” Group’s “Free Ride.” Shortly after McBride and Alaina sang LP Friday: Louder Than Cicadas “Anyway” together, Hosted by Clay Walker and GAC’s Storme Warren, Friday McBride gave a night led off with a the National Anthem by Gary Morris and heartfelt, almost the crowd pleasing Ashton Shepherd. A sea of cell phones and tearful thanks to the cameras lit up for Dierks Bentley, who fell to his knees to bow fans, then belted out Rascal Flatts following his finale “Sideways.” Warren praised the audience, ©2011 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] June 13, 2011 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 4 “You’re good. Almost as loud as last week’s cicadas!” A bit MY TUNES : MUSIC THA T SHA P ED MY LIFE baffled initially by theCleverlys , the crowd warmed up to their The co-op’s Nancy Russell discusses her bluegrass interpretations of Black Eyed Peas and Bangles hits. most influential songs, albums and concerts: Lady Antebellum’s six-song set was highlighted by the 1. Bob Dylan, Nashville Skyline: I first heard house sing-along to “Need You Now,” which should make for it as a young tot sitting on the shore of Lake Tahoe. I’ve given away or worn out hundreds good television, as will Sugarland’s performance, featuring of copies, and owned it in every format percussionists Music City Mystique, who kicked off the through the years. “Lay Lady Lay” is one of duo’s mini-encore with a my favorite songs ever written and recorded. 2. Led Zeppelin, San Diego: My first choreographed performance and Nancy Russell concert and I had no clue what to expect. provided backup during “Find My friends and I anxiously walked in The Beat Again.” Keith Urban wearing big trench coats with snacks in our pockets – I think brought out summer tour mate I was around 13 or 14. I still can’t believe my parents let us all go without chaperones! There was this big cloud of pot smoke Jake Owen for “Don’t Think hanging over the crowd. Some woman went into labor toward I Can’t Love You” and worked the front of the stage. I’m glad I saw Zeppelin in their prime. his way through the stadium 3. Dwight Yoakam, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.: The “cowpunk” scene was happening on the West Coast in the ‘80s with bands for his closer “Somebody Reba including the Beat Farmers, Mojo Nixon, Lone Justice and the Like You” so quickly that the Blasters. Dwight was a big part of this scene since Nashville wasn’t spotlight and camera temporarily lost track of him. Walker open to him yet. This album turned a lot of people on to traditional country that probably wouldn’t have listened to it otherwise. entertained during the set change before closer Reba delivered 4. Merle Haggard, the Judds and George Strait, San Diego several hits including her new single “When Love Gets A Hold Sports Arena: Shortly after this show, I loaded up my car with Of You.” a Hefty bag of clothes and my dog, and moved to Nashville without ever having been here. 5. Alan Jackson, CBGB, New York City, Feb. 2002: One of the best CMA Fest Quotebook shows ever. Alan and his band blew it out! It was incredible to see Heard behind-the-scenes during the 2011 CMA Music Festival: him play in such an historic place. I told him there was urine on the • “You’re asking me to do math, which restroom walls that was probably close to being as old as we were. • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: If I is dangerous. My first Fan Fair was in read or hear about something “highly regarded” I’ve never heard, 1992.” — Martina McBride I make sure to go listen to it! • “It’s such an amazing experience being • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Ryan Adams’ Gold, the Avett Brothers, the Band Perry, Mumford & Sons, anything surrounded by 50,000 people who are all from the Clash, Jasmine Rae (Australian artist who toured with Alan singing the same thing. You look out and Down Under). Dylan’s Blood On The Tracks, Neil Young’s Harvest, Hank it’s this never ending sea of people for as Jr., Haggard, Strait, Loretta and Conway and Jamey Johnson. far as you can see.” — Taylor Swift • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: The Heartless Bastards’s “Into The Open.” from their • “Can you sign this for me?” — Clay 2006 album All This Time on Fat Possum Records. Walker to Dierks Bentley, who signed a notebook for Walker’s daughter.