Issue 93 Fans Don’T Seem Dissuaded by the Crowds, However, As CMAMF Sets New Attendance Mark 2009 Sales Are Already on a Record-Setting Pace, up 4.2%

June 9, 2008 Issue 93 Fans don’t seem dissuaded by the crowds, however, as CMAMF Sets New Attendance Mark 2009 sales are already on a record-setting pace, up 4.2%. Gold All 50 states and 28 countries, including Brazil, Greece, Circle four-day passes sold out in an unprecedented 15 minutes Japan and Latvia – were represented in the tens of thousands of Saturday. As always, half of net proceeds benefit Nashville fans who were in Nashville for CMA Music Festival (6/5-6/8). music education. Check pages 5 & 6 for photo coverage of this With a stated attendance increase of 9.4% over last year’s year’s festival. 191,000 aggregate, 2008 clocked in with almost 209,000 over the four-day event – a new record. That number has not been officially released by CMA, About Face With Universal South however, as the trade organization is instead focusing on daily The sidewalk isn’t the most conventional spot for signage, attendance figures. This year’s average daily attendance was but Universal South’s concrete graphics (pictured) sure made 52,000, up from last year’s 48,000. an impression during the festival. Country Aircheck ran into Sr. “We made a decision this year to announce our attendance as a VP/GM Van Fletcher Thursday morning and asked if the label had daily average rather than Rodney Atkins Faith Hill permission for the floor-borne fliers. a four-day aggregate “Yeah, but we almost got arrested so people are not anyway,” Fletcher said. overwhelmed by a huge Bruce Burton, the label’s number and potentially Manager/National Sales & turned off from Marketing, came up with the attending the Festival campaign. “They’ve been used in because they are sports marketing for a while,” he concerned about parking says. “A guy who makes our promo or moving around items pitched me on them. We got permission from the city, but downtown,” CMA CEO still ran into problems. Tammy Genovese “As we were putting them down, the police pulled up and says. “It is actually asked what we were doing. We told them we had permission so much easier than people they called the mayor’s office, who said they had no idea who think and we want to we were or what we were doing. So we sat in the sun for an communicate that in a hour waiting while everyone called around and figured out it new way.” Jamey Johnson Julianne Hough was okay.” ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

June 9, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 2 Burton says the label’s artists appreciated the “face” time. “Fans were coming up to them saying, ‘I’ve been walking all over you all week.’” The fun part, Burton adds, was pulling the Bi r t h d a y s graphics back up once the festival was over. “Some of them came up easy, but most were rather difficult.” Tuesday (6/10) - Joanna Carter ([email protected]), Kaci Jones, R. W. Smith ([email protected]), Dave Wright Their Home’s In Ft. Payne, AL Wednesday (6/11) - Jay McDowell Alabama’s Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Jeff Cook and Mark Herndon were immortalized in Ft. Payne, AL Saturday Thursday (6/12) - Junior Brown, Jeff Allen, Guy Floyd, Candace (6/7) with the unveiling of larger-than-life bronze statues of the Nuyens, Mark Phillips, Danielle Taylor ([email protected]) Country Music Hall of Fame Friday (6/13) - Joe Barnhill Jr., Lori Hartigan (lori.hartigan@ quartet. Country Aircheck sonybmg.com) intrepid reporter Keith Gale – who doubles as RCA/Nashville Saturday (6/14) - Matt Corbin ([email protected]), Bobby VP/Promotion in his spare time Roberts, Mary Forest Campbell ([email protected]) – attended the event and told Sunday (6/15) - Michael Britt, the late Waylon Jennings, Terri Gibbs, CA, “Jeff Cook spoke about Roger Springer, Jeff Stevens, the late Joe Deters, Mary Martin, Joel how he was a little sad that his Raab (joelraab@aol.com) dad was not here to witness this Monday (6/16) - Billy “Crash” Craddock, Sarah Brosmer (sarah@ day; that he sold auto parts in a lytlemgmt.com), Jim Kemp, Jeff Stouten store directly across the street for 40 years. Mark Herndon told me he was ‘finally in a heavy metal band.’ Teddy Gentry was so moved he shed tears and could barely speak. Randy spoke about how many Country radio has helped Country Cares raise more than $315 generations of Owen’s have lived in Ft. Payne and how this was million for the kids of St. Jude. All of you will be on that stage also an honor to all of them.” The shrine honoring the foursome is with Randy tonight. You should be proud. in the Ft. Payne City Park at Gault Ave. and 4th St. NE. In other Alabama band news, Randy Owen is in Washington, Radio News DC tonight to accept an NAB Education Foundation Service Flood Warning: WFMS/Indianapolis OM Bob Richards To America Samaritan Award on behalf of Country Cares For checked in with CA today after 60 mph winds, heavy rains and St. Jude Kids. It is given to a broadcaster or organization pea-sized hail hit the area. “Yes, we are alive and well but very exemplifying the industry’s commitment to use the airwaves wet,” says Richards. “The studios and transmitter sites are fine effectively in promoting the public interest. Since its inception, but it’s pretty bad about 15 miles south of the station.” The National Weather Service has issues a flash-flood watch for metro Indy. More info here Da t e Ch e c k . Personalities: Magic Broadcasting/Dothan, AL OM Kris June 21 - Whitney Shafer, Poets and Prophets: Legendary Van Dyke has added afternoons at Country WTVY after Country Songwriters - Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - Dave Sommer’s exit last Wednesday. Sommers has moved to www.countrymusichalloffame.com crosstown WDJR in the same capacity.

August 21 - 2008 SOURCE Foundation Awards and Dinner - Stationality: WSM-FM/Nashville is hosting the 12th Annual Musician’s Hall Of Fame and Museum - www.sourcenashville.com Ultimate Country Golf Classic June 17 at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. Luke Bryan and Heidi Newfield have signed on as celebrity chairs, with T. Graham Brown and Aaron Tippin ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] June 9, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3

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Tuesday 6/10 - Garth Brooks, Ellen (syndicated). Wednesday 6/11 - Bill Engvall, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS). Thursday 6/12 - Taylor Swift, Once Upon A Prom (MTV); Road Hammers, The Road Hammers (GAC); Bobby Bare, Kathy Mattea, Luke Bryan, Crook & Chase (RFD-TV). Friday 6/13 - Kenny Chesney, Today (NBC); Larry The Cable Guy, Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC); Trisha Yearwood, Live with Regis & Kelly (syndicated). Saturday 6/14 - Luke Bryan, Montgomery Gentry, The Oak Ridge Boys, Carrie Underwood, Opry Live (GAC). Sunday 6/15 - Steve Azar, Country Music Across America (GAC). Monday 6/16 - Various Artists, From CMA Fest (GAC).

schedule as celebrity guests. The event benefits the Middle Tennessee Branch of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Gig Alerts • GAC Nights Executive Producer Donna Hughes is seeking a Coord./Radio Production & Associate Producer. Interested parties can apply here. • KNIX/Phoenix PD Ray Massie is seeking a new afternoon personality He is accepting airchecks and resumes at [email protected]. • WOKK/Meridian, MS PD Todd “Sharkey” Rupe is looking for a Produciton Dir./afternoon jock. Send airchecks and resumes to him [email protected]. • KRYS/Corpus Christi PD Frank Edwards has been searching for a midday personality since April. Send airchecks and resumes to him at [email protected]. Industry News Universal Music Group has expanded its digital media distribution services agreement with Destiny Media’s Play MPE to include affiliates in Canada and Mexico. Casey Beathard (“No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problems,” “Don’t Blink”) has extended his exclusive publishing agreement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Desmond Child and Victoria Shaw will judge The Next GAC Star as contestants vie for a record deal. The show is accepting entries through July 14 at www.gactv.com/star. Artist News Phil Vassar, Charlie Daniels, Jimmy Webb and Mike Musick are taping a PBS series entitled Legends & Lyrics that is open tot he public June 12 at the Grand Masonic Lodge Of Tennessee. Stephen Cochran will headline the ThanksUSA benefit concert in Washington, D.C. July 26, co-sponsored by WMZQ. The event is part of a fundraiser to provide scholarships to the spouses and dependents of active-duty troops. James Otto will perform at the Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant June 18. Otto’s sister-in-law Miss Tennessee 1999 Allison Alderson DeMarcus, wife of Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus, will host the event for the eighth consecutive year. Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, Bucky Covington and Marcel have all been invited to appear in Hannah Montana: The Movie.

Ch e c k Ou t : In St o r e s 6/10

Montgomery Gentry Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) Troy and Eddie are back with their seventh album, and it’s a who’s who of Nashville songwriters. The late Dennis Linde, Ira Dean, David Lee Murphy, Kim Tribble, Trent Willmon, Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher, Terri Clark, Tom Shaprio, Brett James and Montgomery can all be found in the credits. Guest appearances are turned in by Toby Keith on “I Pick My Parties,” and Jypsi’s Lillie Mae Rische on “God Knows Who I Am.”

The Roys Good Days (Pedestal/Nine North) Brother/sister duo Lee and Elaine Roy share one co-write, “The Good life Paradise,” on their debut album with producer Kenny Royster. Lee pens an additional four with songwriters Pebe Sebert, Larry Alderman and Royster. Tracks include “Workin’ Girl Blues,” “Grandpa’s Barn,” “I Only Have Good Days,” “D All of The Above,” and “Absolutely, Positively, Maybe.” Album release info to news@countryaircheck com.

John Berry will headline Nikos Garavelas’ 6th Annual Country Music Festival in Athens, Greece July 12. Charlie Daniels will host the 10th Annual Phillip Fulmer Golf Classic benefiting the Jason Foundation June 10 in Old Hickory, TN. The Jason Foundation is committed to the awareness and prevention of youth suicide. Rascal Flatts sold-out the opening weekend of their Bob That Head tour in St. Louis and Indianapolis, selling more than 45,000 tickets. U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker of Tennessee are co-sponsoring legislation to assist schools in protecting children with life-threatening food allergies. The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act would develop voluntary guidelines for schools to prevent exposure to food allergens and provide grants to local educational agencies to assist in teh implementation of those guidelines. In addition to the legislation the duo also recognized the work of the school that Trace Adkins’ daughter Brianna attends and the efforts of the FAAN. Sara Evans was presented the Crystal Cross award by the American Red Cross June 6 for her membership of the Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet. Carrie Underwood has added dates of her Carnival Ride tour through the end of December. Check them out at www. carrieunderwood.fm. Beginning September 23, Little Big Town join the tour as special guests. CMT’s Gone Country castmates Maureen McCormick, Bobby Brown and Carnie Wilson are starring in the network’s latest reality show Outsider’s Inn. The show follows the three as they attempt to run a Bed and Breakfast in east Tennessee and premieres August 15.

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18 & Legal: Valory’s Jewel was presented with a career plaque from the RIAA for over 18 million in domestic sales. Here she is receiving it at the label’s CMA Music Fest booth last Thursday with Valory’s Crystal Springs: RCA’s Crystal Shawanda played Kelly Rich (l) and Jon Loba (r). Entourage: Equity Music Group staff were out the CMA Music Fest Greased Lightning Daytime in full force for Laura Bryna’s performance at Stages with some heavy hitters in the audience. Pic- the CMA Music Fest Greased Lightning Daytime tured (l-r) are Nashville Convention Center & Visitor Stages. Pictured (l-r) are Equity’s Derek Simon, Tim Bureau President Butch Spyridon, Shawanda, Bud- Wipperman and Nathan Cruise, Bryna, manager dy Lee Attractions Pres./CEO and CMAMF producer Roger Sarchet and Equity’s Pepper Meiler, Karen Tony Conway and CMA CEO Tammy Genovese. Goodner, David Haley, Whitney Cheshier and Jack Christopher.

Fish Upon A Star: Emerson Drive’s Dale Wallace Andy Man: Montage Music’s Andy Griggs jumped (c) and Pro Angler Ramey Colson (r) took first place into CMA Music Fest head first by playing the at the First Annual Porter Waggoner Artist & Anglers I Walk The (Autograph) Line: Curb’s Heidi New- Greased Lightning Daytime Stages Thursday. Pic- Fishing Tournament and had to enlist the help of field signs for fans Megan Migs (Missouri) and tured (l-r) are Montage’s Ted Wagner, Jim Bucek Gary Yamamoto Custom Bait’s George Braswell to Vicki Middleton (Indiana) in the Nashville Conven- and Liz Sledge, Griggs, Montage’s Mike Wilson show off their catch. tion Center Friday. and Hedgewood International’s Erik Haag.

Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog, After All: 19/BNA’s Kellie Pickler caught up with the men of KFRG/Riverside at the Premiere remotes. Pictured (l-r) are Scott Ward, Frogman Tommy, Pickler and Jeremiah Bullfrog.

Who DAT: Staying out of the heat, Phil Vassar Roy Codgers: Pedestal/Nine North’s The Roys per- made an appearance at the Country Music Hall of formed at the Greased Lightning Daytime Stages and Fame and Museum’s Songwriter Sessions, where are pictured here with (l-r) Nine North’s Larry Parei- he donated a DAT tape and lyric sheets to some of gis, AristoMedia’s Jeff Walker, Elaine Roy, Lee Roy his early hits. Pictured (l-r) are Red Light’s Greg Hill, and Spielberg Consulting’s Neal Spielberg. Universal South’s Mark Wright, Vassar, CMHFM’s Jay Orr and Universal South’s Teddi Bonadies and Fletcher Foster. Come On Over: Clear Channel’s WCOL/ Columbus morning co-hosts Dan Zuko (r) and Woody (l) met Jessica Simpson at a listening party for her forthcoming Columbia album.

Fast Stars & Freedom: Lyric Street’s Rascal Flatts received the Make-A-Wish Shining Star Award at the foundations Wish Kid Re- No Timberlake: Capitol’s Emily West experienced a slight wardrobe malfunction during her union last week. Pictured (l-r) are RF’s Gary LeVox and Jay DeMar- CMA Music Fest Greased Lightning Daytime Stages performance when the zipper broke on the cus, event attendee Ashley Lee, emcee Allison DeMarcus, event back of her dress. Nothing some binder clips couldn’t fix. Pictured (l-r) are CAA’s Blake McDan- attendee Jordan Cimini and RF’s Joe Don Rooney. iel and Mark Dennis, Capitol’s Cindy Mabe, West and Capitol’s Mike Dungan, Joanna Carter and Dixie Owen. ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] June 9, 2008 Chart Page 1

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

1 1 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 14147 -697 4673 -239 35.936 -1.689 121 0 4th Week at No. 1 2 2 RASCAL FLATTS/Every Day (Lyric Street) 13567 669 4471 118 34.404 2.493 121 0 5 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 13505 1198 4424 343 34.144 3.537 121 0 6 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 12555 583 4196 183 31.824 1.947 121 0 7 5 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 11755 1033 3990 412 28.863 1.25 121 0 4 6 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 11103 -1221 3717 -362 27.458 -3.161 120 0 8 7 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 11019 765 3643 241 28.146 1.544 121 0 9 8 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 10330 727 3460 235 26.175 2.155 121 0 3 9 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 9822 -2743 3307 -885 23.609 -7.977 121 0 10 10 DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 9306 173 3079 65 23.646 0.83 121 0 12 11 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 7719 801 2531 221 18.474 2.325 114 3

16 12 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 4 7711 1654 2613 545 18.967 3.342 121 2 11 13 TOBY KEITH/She's A Hottie (Show Dog) 4 7250 -235 2385 -80 17.391 -0.6 119 0 13 14 JOSH TURNER f/T. Yearwood/Another Try (MCA) 6864 394 2357 115 15.837 0.925 117 0 15 15 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 6825 621 2297 181 16.387 1.594 112 2 18 16 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 6541 826 2291 220 15.074 1.932 118 2 17 17 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 6287 423 2170 198 15.112 0.536 113 3

23 18 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 4 6053 1830 1885 571 15.505 4.901 112 14 14 19 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 5882 -448 1927 -126 13.863 -1.211 115 0 19 20 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 5684 569 1965 177 13.165 1.796 113 1 20 21 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 5604 577 1841 218 12.514 1.683 113 3

26 22 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 4 4889 1416 1631 538 11.682 3.018 112 14 21 23 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I'm... (Arista) 4884 259 1650 86 11.084 0.646 110 1 24 24 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 4580 678 1502 218 10.437 1.626 102 5 25 25 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 4559 967 1509 268 9.85 1.895 104 1

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

22 26 TRISHA YEARWOOD/This Is Me You're Talking To (Big Machine) 4474 61 1447 19 10.136 -0.046 109 4 31 27 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 3266 984 981 292 7.472 2.395 86 14 27 28 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb) 3191 179 1082 65 7.406 0.498 78 4 28 29 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 3112 338 1050 99 7.045 0.863 81 3 44 30 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 3048 2142 1003 738 7.979 5.47 90 42 29 31 SUGARLAND/Life In A Northern Town (Mercury) 2430 47 823 17 6.738 0.285 34 0 32 32 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 2331 213 816 81 4.442 0.308 86 6 35 33 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 2163 378 726 134 4.713 0.942 67 5 34 34 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 2158 356 772 150 4.375 0.869 73 5 33 35 LEANN RIMES/Good Friend And A Glass Of Wine (Curb) 1985 114 649 21 3.951 0.033 65 2 36 36 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 1753 84 647 29 3.487 0.208 61 0

Debut 37 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 4 1663 1308 568 445 4.061 3.196 67 28 39 38 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 1621 260 559 102 2.923 0.552 71 7 47 39 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 1613 796 444 214 3.894 1.522 51 33 40 40 RODNEY ATKINS/Invisibly Shaken (Curb) 1250 105 481 34 2.259 0.224 60 6 42 41 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 1187 75 447 21 2.411 0.155 52 2 43 42 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (No Strings Attached/Midas) 1115 192 443 68 1.771 0.332 51 4 46 43 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 1098 218 429 88 1.801 0.244 52 4 45 44 ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) 983 96 343 20 1.868 0.203 34 2 50 45 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 825 167 265 68 1.762 0.349 28 4 Debut 46 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 803 163 244 44 1.206 0.439 36 6 48 47 DAVID NAIL/I'm About To Come Alive (MCA) 771 44 302 9 1.409 0.059 41 0 49 48 RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720 Entertainment) 768 54 275 14 1.673 0.3 31 1 Debut 49 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 730 290 219 112 1.56 0.554 26 12 Debut 50 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 658 173 255 77 1.253 0.267 33 6

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 2 June 9, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 42 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 1014 4 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 33 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 695 4 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA ) 28 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 539 4 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 14 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 418 4 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 14 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 409 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 14 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 309 JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros.) 13 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 243 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're ... (19/BNA) 12 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 212 CROSSIN DIXON/I Love My Old Bird Dog (BBR) 9 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 199 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 8 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 179 ROAD HAMMERS/Girl On The Billboard (Montage) 8

Activator Top Spin Gainers Aircheck Top Point Gainers KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 569 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 2142 4 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 489 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 1830 4 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 366 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 1654 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 272 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 1416 4 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 1308 4 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 242 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 1198 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 200 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 1033 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 152 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 984 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 146 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 967 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 138 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 826 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 126 Aircheck Top Spin Gainers KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 738 i d e o dd s SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 571 V A BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 545 CMT TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 538 COLT FORD/No Trash In My Trailer (Mobile Home Disaster Version) (Average Joes) GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 445 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 412 CMT Pure CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 343 CARTERS CORD/Different Breed (Show Dog) DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 292 GAC JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 268 No Video Adds MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew....(Columbia) 241

Aircheck Activity Add Da t e s ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) Moves 50*- 45*; 825 points, 265 spins JUNE 16 4 ADDS: KASE, KHEY, WGKX*, WRNS* Zac Brown Band/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) JUNE 23 Enters at 46*; 803 points, 244 spins LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin’ For A Good Time (Capitol) 6 ADDS: KFRG*, KUPL*, KWNR, WGNA, WSSL, WYCD* SARA EVANS/Love You With All My Heart (RCA) EMMA MAE JACOB/With You (Sassy Angel/New Revolution) JEWEL/I Do (Valory) DAVID NAIL/I’m About To Come Alive (MCA) BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin’ On A Woman (Arista) Moves 48*- 47*; 771 points, 302 spins TRAILER CHOIR/Off The Hillbilly Hook (Show Dog) 0 ADDS JUNE 30 RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720 Entertainment) CAROLINA RAIN/American Radio (Equity) Darren Kozelsky/She Got Me There (Major 7th/Spinville/Nine North) Moves 49*- 48*; 768 points, 275 spins 1 ADD: WXCY

KELLIE PICKLER/Don’t You Know You’re... (19/BNA) Enters at 49*; 730 points, 219 spins Aircheck Top Recurrents 12 ADDS INCLUDING: KATM*, KDRK, KHKI*, KRTY, KSCS*, JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 10813 KUSS, KWNR, WQDR, WUBE, WYNK GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 9078 TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 8820 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 5266 Enters at 50*; 658 points, 255 spins RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 5205 6 ADDS: KFRG*, KTOM, WCOS, WGNE, WPCV*, WWGR TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 4726 LONESTAR/Let Me Love You (Lonestar/CO5) ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) 4602 495 points, 196 spins CARRIE UNDERWOOD/All-American Girl (19/Arista) 3843 1 ADD: WYPY KENNY CHESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 3707 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 3495 385 points, 125 spins 8 ADDS: KFRG*, KMDL, KNTY, KSOP, WGNA, WQHK, WUBE, WWGR ONE FLEW SOUTH/My Kind Of Beautiful (Decca) 305 points, 87 spins ASHLEY GEARING/Out The Window (Curb) 2 ADDS: KNCI*, WQYK* 348 points, 110 spins 0 ADDS Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this KEVIN FOWLER/Best Mistake I Ever Made (Equity) week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum 339 points, 68 spins of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three 0 ADDS weeks. (* indicates auto adds)

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 2 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 4751 -17 2930 37 5 2 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 4629 309 2813 200 4 3 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 4626 46 2838 23 1 4 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 4503 -508 2757 -276 7 5 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 4180 132 2535 79 6 6 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 3941 -349 2403 -234 8 7 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 3938 60 2473 92 15 8 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 4 3082 418 1829 242 9 9 DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 2980 -189 1888 -78 14 10 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 2943 212 1808 138 13 11 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 2933 129 1760 98 10 12 TOBY KEITH/She's A Hottie (Show Dog) 2745 -400 1718 -218 16 13 JOSH TURNER f/T. YEARWOOD/Another Try (MCA) 2618 71 1684 80 12 14 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 2617 -226 1649 -18 11 15 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 2617 -236 1578 -136 17 16 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 2478 76 1514 48 18 17 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 2375 76 1407 49 22 18 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 4 2072 539 1227 366 19 19 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I'm Dead (Arista) 1946 0 1162 30 23 20 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 4 1915 409 1115 272 21 21 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 1737 199 1040 152 24 22 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 1558 129 894 68 20 23 TRISHA YEARWOOD/This Is Me You're Talking To (Big Machine) 1551 -80 933 -37 25 24 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 1495 162 885 106 26 25 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 1487 179 848 146 41 26 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 4 1419 1014 859 569 27 27 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb) 1271 52 740 0 28 28 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 1150 49 675 54 40 29 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 4 1122 695 681 489 30 30 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 939 70 550 82 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com ACTIVAT OR June 9, 2008/ Chart Page 6

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

33 31 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 874 85 459 63 31 32 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 866 15 480 17 32 33 SUGARLAND/Life In A Northern Town (Mercury) 745 -106 434 -32 37 34 RODNEY ATKINS/Invisibly Shaken (Curb) 636 98 334 36 34 35 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 633 23 310 13 36 36 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 601 37 248 15 35 37 LEANN RIMES/Good Friend And A Glass Of Wine (Curb) 589 20 336 16 38 38 ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) 500 -36 244 -22 42 39 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 454 74 254 22 45 40 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 434 85 202 40 54 41 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 424 243 195 126 43 42 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 412 52 154 45 46 43 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (No Strings Attached/Midas) 360 44 145 26 44 44 LONESTAR/Let Me Love You (Lonestar/CO5) 320 -31 146 -9 48 45 CHRIS CAGLE/No Love Songs (Capitol) 312 31 156 -11 51 46 CARTER'S CHORD/Different Breed (Show Dog) 309 74 117 33 55 47 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're ... (19/BNA) 292 120 157 73 49 48 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 281 10 136 0 50 49 RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720 Entertainment) 275 18 134 16 52 50 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 243 35 110 7 Debut 51 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 190 98 109 63 56 52 DAVID NAIL/I'm About To Come Alive (MCA) 189 25 87 16 57 53 FISHER STEVENSON/No Tomorrow Here Tonight (Big Machine) 154 8 65 -2 Debut 54 MIRANDA LAMBERT/More Like Her (Columbia) 140 40 37 8 59 55 RICK HUCKABY/I Got You Covered (HeadCoach) 132 0 98 0 Debut 56 DIERKS BENTLEY f/S. BUXTON/Sweet And Wild (Capitol) 120 35 24 7 Debut 57 CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED/Cry Lonely (Universal South) 120 20 87 12 Debut 58 MARCEL/I Love This Song (Lyric Street) 110 29 70 32 Debut 59 JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros.) 108 81 47 28 60 60 JOSHUA STEVENS/Rock 'N' Roll & Pensacola (Robbins) 105 -8 50 -1 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com