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April 23, 2012, Issue 291

When An Icon Passes Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Davy Jones, Levon Helm, Dick Clark. Each was a cultural touchstone of varying degrees, with varying relevance to country music and its audience. How a Country station responds when an out-of-format icon passes can be an important part of deepening connections with the listener. “Lifestyle always trumps genre,” says WQDR/ Raleigh Station Manager/PD Lisa McKay. “These are monumental events.” WGSQ/ Cookeville, TN PD Philip Gibbons says failure to acknowledge the passing of a superstar is Michael Jackson “inexcusable. “Our target demo had a healthy dose of these personalities. Country radio should always inform its listeners when a pop icon dies.” News coverage, certainly. But how much further can and should a station take things? “In this day of ‘come and gone’ celebrity, the merits Best. Job. Ever: KKWF/Seattle’s Mike Preston isn’t wearing of those that actually changed how we moved a Santa suit, but it sure looks like Christmas with Show Dog- culturally should be celebrated,” argues KKGO/ Universal’s Lisa Owen (l) and newcomer Jessie James. Los Angeles PD Tonya Campos. Whitney The late Dick Clark is the most directly Remote In Your Pocket Houston connected to country among those listed above, “We first usediRig at the end of last year during a live but also the only one who was not an artist. broadcast where we were giving away a Toyota Tundra,” says For KKGO, celebrating Clark was personal, WQYK/Tampa OM/PD Mike Culotta. He’s talking about a as the station’s Shawn Parr has voiced Clark’s relatively new and indispensable tool in his station’s arsenal – an ACM Awards show for almost two decades. iPhone app. “Our jock walked around, grabbed actualities and “Shawn was on the air when the news came in,” edited them down. When we did get a winner, he sent the file to Campos explains. Coming out of Garth Brooks’ the studio and within seconds had them on the air. The humorous “The Dance,” Parr announced that Clark had thing is there’s no big box, no ISDN line. All that other stuff we’re passed away and dedicated the song to him. used to carrying and dealing with is gone. And it’s a $5 app.” DIck Clark (continued on page 6) ©2012 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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One of many audio-related products from IK Multimedia, PAGE THREE PIC iRig Recorder comes in limited-functionality free and full- function paid versions ($4.99) from the iTunes App Store. More than a simple recording app, iRig provides common editing tools and filters. Record an interview using the iPhone’s built-in mic or available external models ($39.99-$59.99), edit the clip, adjust volume, adjust tone, brighten or smooth the voice, adjust the speed or shift the pitch. “’Optimize Volume’ seems to be the function we use most,” Culotta says. “If that’s not enough, when you have the audio where you want it, there’s an export button,” he continues. “You can email it, iTunes file share it, send it to an FTP upload or send it to the sound cloud. If you email it, it automatically pops up with your email address, file name, day, time and location. A Quicktime file in m4A format is attached and you’re ready to rock.” Cheap to buy and easy to use, iRig might be most indispensible for always being at hand. “If their phone is with them they can just pop it on,” Culotta says. “Let’s be real. When you walk into a party or an event with a mic and recording device, you look pretty out Barry Friendly: WTHI/Terre Haute, IN’s Barry Kent (bkent@wthi. emmis.com) visits with Reba backstage in this shot from the ‘90s. of place. You’re the geek. But nobody Send your vintage photos to [email protected]. questions an iPhone. Dave McKay was riding his motorcycle the day after Thanksgiving, saw a big line outside Thomas Rhett will support Toby Keith’s a mall, pulled up and recorded 10 Live In Overdrive Tour, launching June 14 in Salt interviews for the next day’s show. Lake City. “Steve Austin went to St. Jude and had Tracy Lawrence’s Golf & Concert For A done all the basic tracking of his show Cure will be held April 29-30 in Lebanon, TN. before he left, but he wanted to give some specifics like weather, LPGA’s Angela Stanford, Kristy McPerson and and there were some live reads, etc. So he excused himself for Gerina Piller, along with NFL All-Star Glenn 30 minutes and cut everything, then sent it back to the studio via Streno are among the April 30 golf tournament Thomas Rhett individual tracks. We also use it a lot when we’re backstage. participants. Lawrence, Ira Dean, The Roys, “If you see a star, an artist or local celebrity, you instantly have Lorrie Morgan, Joanna Smith and Rick Huckaby will an interview. If you’re in radio right now, you’d be hard-pressed perform at the April 29 concert, with WSIX/Nashville’s Anthony to convince me you shouldn’t have this. Every jock I have has an Allen hosting. Proceeds will benefitSusan G. Komen, Greater iPhone and they all use this.” –Chuck Aly Nashville and Lace Up 4 Kids. Twenty-two international country artists from Australia, the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Ireland will perform during CMA News & Notes Music Festival Week in Nashville. Hosted by O’Shea, the June SESAC EVP Dennis Lord has joined T.J. Martell’s 2012 4 Chevrolet Presents The E CMA Global Artist Party at The Stage National Board of Directors and SESAC VP/Corporate Relations (6:00-10:45pm) offers artists including Canada’s Emerson Ellen Bligh Truley has been appointed to T.J. Martell’s 2012 Drive and Australia’s Adam Harvey, special guest Gene Southern Board of Directors. Watson with Ireland’s Lisa McHugh, plus eight more. CMA

Presents The Aristo Global Show June 5 (12:30-3:45pm) at the MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Second Fiddle features a free lunch while enjoying Canada’s Adam Gregory, Australia’s Baylou, the UK’s Raintown Stoney Creek’s MW/SW regional and seven more. Organized/produced by AristoMedia’s Jeff Shelley Hargis discusses her most Walker, the shows will be viewable online at CMAworld.com and influential songs, albums and concerts: AristoWorks.com, among other sites. 1. Michael Jackson’s Thriller: I. Digital music distributor AirPlay Love. Michael. I grew up listening to/ Direct and Songsinc have partnered to rocking out/doing a cheerleading allow Songsinc members to feature their routine to nearly every Michael song; music through AirPlay Direct’s services. especially from the Thriller album. Conversely, AirPlay Direct’s members 2. Reba/Fancy: It wasn’t until my gain access to Songinc’s collaboration, Shelley Hargis junior year in high school that I really mentoring, music supervision placements started listening to country and fell in and music sales offerings. love with Reba. I loved everything about her, and “Fancy” is Pepsi has signed on as the my all-time favorite. headlining sponsor of BamaJam 2012 3. Craig Morgan/That’s What I Love About Sunday: June 14-16 in Enterprise, AL. I will never forget this for many reasons: This was the first Parnassus Books will host the No. 1 record I ever worked as a regional; it was a five-week launch of Greg Allman’s memoir My chart-topper; it was Craig’s first No. 1; and we did it on an Cross To Bear May 10 at 6:30pm at BMI’s Nashville offices (10 indie label before indie labels were on the map. Music Square East). Allman will autograph copies at the event, 4. Epic Alley Rally: I was with Epic/Nashville for six years, and the book streets May 1. and this event was our label showcase during CRS when Dustin Lynch, Even Stevens, Paul Overstreet, Hugh it was still at Opryland. One year, we packed the Bourbon Prestwood, Kostas and Leslie Satcher will perform at the Street Blues & Boogie Bar with all our artists – Collin Raye, Coeur d’Alene Songwriters Festival May 25-26 in Coeur d’Alene, Joe Diffie, Ty Herndon, The Kinleys, Sons of the Desert and ID. BMI, KXLY Radio Group, Idavend Broadcasting, Inland Patty Loveless. Tanya Tucker crashed the party, and it all went Northwest Broadcasting and the Coeur d’Alene Resort have crazy from there. partnered to host the event. 5. Jason Aldean, Academy of Country Music Awards, 2005: That’s when Jason won Top New Male Artist. The BBR staff was sitting way up in the top seats, and we went nuts

The Week’s Top Stories when he won! We cried, screamed and cried again. I’ll never Full coverage at www.countryaircheck.com. forget that night. • Entertainment mogul Dick Clark passed away at age 82. • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never (CAT 4/18) heard: I am almost embarrassed to say, but I have never • Universal Music Group President/COO Zach Horowitz was actually listened to a complete album by Elvis Presley or appointed Chairman/CEO of Universal Music Publishing Miles Davis. Obviously, I know the songs. Group. (CAT 4/19) • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: • Sony/ATV’s $2.2 billion purchase of EMI Music Publishing Anything by Radiohead and Widespread Panic. was approved by the European Union’s competition regulator. (CAT 4/19) • An album you played or listened to incessantly: • R&J Records promotion team was retained to continue working Radney Foster’s See What You Want To See. Andy Gibson’s music by Curb, the artist’s new home, as R&J • One obscure or non-country song everyone should suspended label operations. (CAT 4/23) listen to right now: The Swell Season’s “Falling Slowly.” • Cumulus’ AC KBEE/Salt Lake City PD Shawn Stevens was Reach Hargis at [email protected].

April 23, 2012 Page 6 named PD/middayer at Country clustermate KUBL (The Bull). CHECK OUT (CAT 4/20) • Former Clear Channel KUSS/San Diego PD/morning personality Josh Abbott Band Small Town Family Dream (PDT) Cindy Spicer was named PD for the company’s WQIK/ The Josh Abbott Band split time between Jacksonville. (CAT 4/23) the road and the studio to record their third • Former KNIX/Phoenix and WMZQ/Washington morning co-host album with producer Erik Herbst. Abbott Brian Egan joined West Virginia Radio’s WKWS/Charleston, wrote or co-wrote seven songs including the WV for mornings. (CAT 4/23) lead single “Touch” and “Idalou,” which is • Former WZZK/Birmingham Dir./Digital Ron Chatman joined about his hometown. “It’s a concept album Cumulus’ WPCK & WPKR/Green Bay, WI as PD/afternooner. that glorifies a simple way of life that a lot of Americans live,” (CAT 4/18) Abbott says. Kacey Musgraves provides background vocals on five tracks. Pat Green guests on “My Texas.”

When An Icon Passes (continued from page 1) Lee Brice Hard 2 Love (Curb) Parr mentioned he’d be mourned and missed, noting that his Lead single “A Woman Like You” is Brice’s career would never have been the same had he not met Clark. first No. 1 hit as a solo artist. Brice co-wrote He then wished the Clark family best wishes on eight tracks including “See About A Girl,” behalf of the Go Country family. Hear more here. while Johnny Bulford, Phil Barton and Jon Gibbons reports, “Our personalities each Stone co-wrote “Woman.” Jessie Alexander, did a tribute of some kind – a story, montage of Connie Harrington and Jimmy Yeary co- his audio and what he meant to the industry.” wrote “I Drive Your Truck.” Eric Church, Jerrod Niemann and At KFKF/Kansas City, PD Dale Carter played Thomas Rhett are among the other songwriters. Brice, Stone, the Mike Curb-composed theme to American Kyle Jacobs, Doug Johnson and Matt McClure co-produced. Bandstand in tribute to Clark, Lisa McKay much as he had the late Kip Moore Up All Night (MCA) Michael Jackson’s “Rock With Moore co-wrote every song on his 11-track You” after his 2009 death. “It debut album including the Top 10 single sounded a little odd on KFKF,” he admits. “It’s “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck.” “I want people to rare when these things happen, but I don’t think be emotionally connected to this album like you can ignore it.” the records I gravitated to when I was younger Carter went further with last year’s passing by Jackson Browne, Bob Seger and Bruce of Whitney Houston, acknowledging her biggest Dale Carter Springsteen,” Moore says. “I feel like it’s a very honest record.” hit’s connection to Country through Dolly Parton. Collaborators include Dan Couch and Thompson Square’s He alternated the two versions of the song every Keifer Thompson. Brett James produced. hour throughout the day. McKay’s reaction to Houston’s death was muted by the news having broken during NASCAR coverage on a weekend. “Monday, May 1 Carrie Underwood Blown Away (19/Arista) the morning show was rightfully all over it with montages and memories,” she says. May 8 Pat Green Songs We Wish We’d Written II (Sugar Hill) That contrasts with ‘QDR’s treatment of Jackson’s demise. “I immediately put together May 15 Willie Nelson Heroes (Legacy) a quick MJ montage and took calls about how Michael touched listeners’ lives. It became a May 29 Chris Cagle Back In The Saddle (BPG) Tonya Campos powerful shared experience.” Album release info to [email protected].

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Though some artists register lower in OFF THE RECORD: Jessie James audience consciousness, five Country stations gave The Monkees’ “Daydream Believer” at Show Dog-Universal’s Jessie least one spin in memory of Jones’ passing. No James puts an industry spin on the airplay was cited for Helm or The Band, though WQDR did take at least one call from a listener artist interview: remembering his contributions. What station did you grow up Philip Gibbons While each cultural icon and situation listening to? WKHX/Atlanta. will be different, there does seem to be some Do you remember the first time general consensus on how programmers you heard yourself on the radio? should respond. “Country partisans have I was getting out of the shower and values associated with artists where they are Jessie James held in high regard,” says WCOL/Columbus, getting ready for a show in Atlanta OH PD John Crenshaw. “That extends to when my first single “Wanted” came artists in other formats even though that music on. I was wrapped in a towel, and my friend was in the room may not be their first choice.” A key point, he with me. We both started jumping up and down, screaming adds, is considering the Country core’s family- friendly bent. “Don’t scrape the gutter for and crying. If the people across the street at the other details,” he says. John Crenshaw hotel saw us through the window, they would have thought Albright & O’Malley VP/Consulting Partner something else was going on. Becky Brenner offers a playbook of sorts: How do you adjust to all the travel on the radio tour? “Audio clips in short spurts are well-received and help listeners I take lots of vitamins and try to sleep as much as I possibly mourn the passing while reliving personal memories,” she says. Social media can be can. I learned to get ready in 20 minutes. implemented, too. “Website, Facebook and Which regional is the most interesting driver? Greg Twitter postings from air talent will make the Sax. One time, we were heading to KBEQ/Kansas City when station real and empathetic to how listeners are he stopped the car, got out in the middle of the street and feeling.” Utilize tasteful imaging that contains danced to Snoop Dogg’s “Sensual Seduction.” We got it all messages of sympathy and air callers sharing their own stories about the artist. “Everything on video. It was beautiful. Becky Brenner needs to be edited and presented in an Who takes the longest to get through airport security? entertaining and compelling way,” Brenner My guitarist Gordon Brown. He’s a total rock star with all his sums. “Acknowledge their passing and create silver jewelry. But his nipple piercings trigger the metal detectors. the appropriate opportunities to celebrate the successes and How do you keep things loose on the road? I’m such a contributions of these icons.” –RJ Curtis prankster. I was meeting one of my guitarists for the first time, Lon Helton, [email protected] and my road manager decided that we were going to draw Chuck Aly, [email protected] a fake mustache and unibrow on me for the meeting. She Jeff Green, [email protected] prefaced him by saying, “Look, Jessie has some facial hair RJ Curtis, [email protected] problems. We’re trying to get her to shave it. Just don’t look Lauren Tingle, [email protected] directly at her.” At one point I asked, “Do you think I’m pretty (615) 320-1450 even though I have facial hair?” He wouldn’t even look at me! He was just like, “Yeah! Sure!”

©2012 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] April 16, 2012 Page 9 March PPM Scoreboard Country Aircheck’s monthly PPM ratings scoreboard takes on a Of the 75 subscribing stations that posted a 1.0 share or higher in different look beginning with the March 2012 results due to Arbitron March, 41 decreased, 27 increased and seven remained flat. With no longer permitting publication of audience estimates for non- 23 stations excluded, drawing month-to-month comparisons of total subscribing stations. As a result, 23 of the 98 stations which posted audience and cume is not possible. a 1.0 share or higher in February are not included in this month’s Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates report. Additionally, share rankings are no longer posted because only co-owned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” certain stations in each market participate in the ratings. indicates a station best in that statistic.

Station/City Feb. Share March Share Feb. Cume March Cume Station/City Feb. Share March Share Feb. Cume March Cume

WKHX/Atlanta 3.7 3.6 718,100 670,100 WWKA/Orlando 5.7 5.2 283,100 311,900 WUBL/Atlanta 3.2 3.1 644,100 655,700 KNIX/Phoenix 3.5 4.1 578,800 595,000 KASE/Austin^ 6.0 6.5 356,200 361,700 KMLE/Phoenix 3.3 3.1 498,800 499,800 KVET/Austin^ 3.2 3.0 255,000 271,600 KSWG/Phoenix 1.5 1.4 111,300 128,800 WPOC/Baltimore 6.6 6.6 470,600 520,200 WXTU/Philadelphia 4.3 3.7 724,100 740,800 WKLB/Boston 6.2 6.4 738,900 754,400 WDSY/Pittsburgh 5.9 6.7 487,500 507,800 WKKT/Charlotte 7.1 7.1 482,800 544,600 KWJJ/Portland 6.4 6.9* 435,800 461,100 WSOC/Charlotte 6.2 6.8 540,800 517,100 KUPL/Portland 5.3 5.2 381,100 381,300 WUSN/Chicago 4.0 3.6 1,251,100 1,251,200 WCTK/Providence 10.0* 10.5* 346,400 371,200 WUBE/Cincinnati^ 7.3 6.8 457,400 461,400 WQDR/Raleigh 10.6 9.0 391,400* 391,900* WNNF/Cincinnati 1.8* 1.7 214,500 222,400* KFRG/Riverside 4.5 3.5 319,000 298,100 WYGY/Cincinnati^ 1.0 0.9 159,700 154,800 KNCI/Sacramento 5.5 5.7 389,500 390,900 WGAR/Cleveland 6.9 7.0 378,800 406,400 KNTY/Sacramento 3.2 2.8 243,100 247,300 WCOL/Columbus, OH 9.4 9.4 352,300 371,500 KUBL/Salt Lake City 4.3 4.2 337,800 344,100 WHOK/Columbus, OH 2.4 2.2 166,600 170,600 KEGA/Salt Lake City 2.3 2.4 241,100 249,200 KSCS/Dallas^ 4.3 4.2 894,600 944,700 KCYY/San Antonio^ 6.6 6.3 584,100 646,700 KPLX/Dallas^ 4.1 4.4 1,073,700 1,096,100 KAJA/San Antonio 5.8 6.0 548,900 550,500 KYGO/Denver 5.0 4.9 480,400 497,400 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.0 1.0 72,800 69,200 KWOF/Denver 2.0 2.1 240,000 274,500 KSON/San Diego 5.7 6.1 475,500 539,000* WYCD/Detroit 7.2 6.6 775,700 837,000 KRTY/San Jose 5.0 4.5 177,900 182,900 WPAW/Greensboro 6.7 6.5 293,400 310,900 KKWF/Seattle 4.5 4.0 559,700 592,500 WTQR/Greensboro 7.0* 6.4 289, 600 327,200* KMPS/Seattle 4.0 3.9 570,800 562,400 WWYZ/Hartford 7.5 7.0 264,100 277,800 WIL/St. Louis 6.7 7.0 585,600 621,400 KKBQ/Houston^ 3.6 4.2 1,013,400 1,200,200* KSD/St. Louis 5.7 5.8 567,500 606,300 KILT/Houston 3.6 3.5 888,200 968,900 WFUS/Tampa 4.4 4.2 461,200 484,200 KTHT/Houston^+ 1.5 1.6 508,600 536,500 WQYK/Tampa 4.4 4.7 401,300 433,500 WFMS/Indianapolis 8.1 9.4 346,200 362,400 WMZQ/Washington 3.8 4.5 560,900 606,500 WLHK/Indianapolis 6.3 5.7 316,400 311,300 WFRE/Frederick, MD 1.3 1.2 159,600 164,700 WQIK/Jacksonville 6.1 5.8 265,700 263,500 WIRK/West Palm Beach 6.0 5.4 199,400 189,100 KBEQ/Kansas City^ 4.2 4.4 314,100 325,700 WDAF/Kansas City 4.8 4.4 316,800 347,900 KFKF/Kansas City^ 4.3 4.1 337,900 299,600 C ountry ’ s Top Cuming Stations (6+) KWNR/Las Vegas 3.2 3.7 217,300 247,000 1. WUSN/Chicago (CBS Radio) 1,251,200 KCYE/Las Vegas 3.7 3.2 202,200 222,200 2. KKGO/Los Angeles (Mt. Wilson) 1,202,500 3. KKBQ/Houston (Cox) 1,200,200 KKGO/Los Angeles 2.9 2.9 1,138,800 1,202,500 4. KPLX/Dallas (Cumulus) 1,096,100 WGKX/Memphis 5.6 5.8 226,300 237,600 5. KILT/Houston (CBS Radio) 968,900 WKIS/Miami 3.1 3.0 422,100 411,100 6. KSCS/Dallas (Cumulus) 944,700 7. WYCD/Detroit (CBS Radio) 837,000 WMIL/Milwaukee 8.9 9.3 456,400 462,700 8. KEEY/Minneapolis (Clear Channel) 784,700 KEEY/Minneapolis 6.7 7.2 696,400 784,700 9. WKLB/Boston (Greater Media) 754,400 KMNB/Minneapolis 5.0 4.9 645,500 625,200 10. WXTU/Philadelphia (Beasley) 740,800 11. WKHX/Atlanta (Cumulus) 670,100 WKDF/Nashville^ 4.7 5.1 315,900 335,100* 12. WUBL/Atlanta (Clear Channel) 655,700 WSIX/Nashville 4.9 4.8 245,900 272,200 13. KCYY/San Antonio (Cox) 646,700 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 4.4 4.0 268,500 291,500 14. KMNB/Minneapolis (CBS Radio) 625,200 15. WIL/St. Louis (Hubbard) 621,400 WUSH/Norfolk 5.2 5.2 254,300* 242,500 WGH/Norfolk 4.4 4.4 218,000 235,000

April 23, 2012 Chart Page 1

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

1 1 BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) 19532 -436 6145 -232 48.822 -1.209 139 0

3 2 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) 19035 700 6083 216 47.384 1.456 139 0

4 3 RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 18510 675 5931 193 45.776 1.575 139 0

5 4 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 18118 568 5833 229 45.577 1.485 139 0

2 5 LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) 17928 -1937 5811 -543 45.662 -3.891 139 0

6 6 JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 4 17443 1203 5678 346 42.912 3.438 139 0

9 7 ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 14335 727 4555 224 35.031 0.859 138 0

8 8 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Good Girl (19/Arista) 14243 371 4529 134 34.825 0.819 139 0

10 9 KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 14022 784 4436 287 35.994 2.151 139 0

11 10 TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) 13930 709 4596 291 34.909 0.057 138 0

12 11 ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) 13650 698 4337 249 33.213 1.322 139 0

15 12 KENNY CHESNEY & TIM MCGRAW/Feel Like A Rock Star (BNA) 4 11868 1783 3703 574 29.361 4.909 139 2

13 13 BRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don't Know Her Like I Do (Valory) 11350 410 3643 128 27.984 1.053 132 2

14 14 LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol) 11331 739 3641 230 28.174 2.171 139 1

16 15 CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG) 9599 302 3088 84 23.909 1.576 130 0

17 16 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River) 9266 43 3196 19 23.296 0.23 133 1

18 17 ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville) 9187 302 2908 98 22.675 1.233 131 1

19 18 JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA) 8485 38 2773 35 19.402 -0.116 128 0

21 19 TOBY KEITH/Beers Ago (Show Dog-Universal) 4 7398 1084 2373 335 17.595 2.2 131 3

22 20 GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR) 6742 573 2141 172 18.535 2.276 117 3

20 21 CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA) 6518 -33 2148 -16 16.094 0.733 132 0

24 22 THE BAND PERRY/Postcard From Paris (Republic Nashville) 6090 775 1892 273 14.708 1.918 131 6

23 23 RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb) 5483 -55 1851 -27 14.369 0.448 114 0

25 24 JANA KRAMER/Why Ya Wanna (Elektra/WAR) 5444 130 1659 27 13.457 0.506 119 1

26 25 DUSTIN LYNCH/Cowboys And Angels (Broken Bow) 4704 196 1450 29 10.266 0.183 118 4

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 April 23, 2012 Chart Page 2

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

27 26 THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Revolution) 4330 73 1485 57 8.982 0.163 103 1

28 27 ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (Curb) 4234 -1 1382 9 11.504 -0.005 103 0

29 28 LOVE AND THEFT/Angel Eyes (RCA) 4141 358 1339 127 8.818 0.93 101 6

33 29 THOMPSON SQUARE/Glass (Stoney Creek) 3538 458 1169 128 8.342 1.389 114 5

32 30 ALAN JACKSON/So You Don't Have To Love... (ACR/EMI Nashville) 3381 267 1146 98 9.003 1.065 96 0

31 31 RONNIE DUNN/Let The Cowboy Rock (Arista) 3378 6 1204 6 6.443 0.135 106 1

34 32 THOMAS RHETT/Something To Do With My Hands (Valory) 3300 223 1061 91 7.672 1.594 94 2

30 33 LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (19/Interscope/Mercury) 2754 -720 891 -251 5.653 -1.413 96 0

DIERKS BENTLEY/5-1-5-0 (Capitol) 4 2715 986 908 377 5.131 1.766 92 20

35 35 JOSH THOMPSON/Comin' Around (RCA) 2609 108 858 34 6.681 -0.175 88 5

36 36 EASTON CORBIN/Lovin' You Is Fun (Mercury) 2371 91 821 20 5.194 0.794 90 5

37 37 KIX BROOKS f/JOE WALSH/New To This Town (Arista) 2070 264 690 77 3.871 0.506 73 5

42 38 HUNTER HAYES/Wanted (Atlantic/WMN) 1954 350 664 115 3.539 0.678 80 6

44 39 KELLY CLARKSON/Mr. Know It All (19/RCA) 1858 520 484 196 3.821 1 39 22

43 40 CHRIS YOUNG/Neon (RCA) 1714 263 613 67 3.043 0.366 71 9

41 41 PHIL VASSAR/Don't Miss Your Life (Rodeowave) 1703 98 621 27 2.958 0.159 70 5

Debut 42 KEITH URBAN/For You (Relativity/Capitol) 4 1431 1047 422 299 3.4 2.384 59 27

45 43 JT HODGES/Goodbyes Made You Mine (Show Dog-Universal) 1377 79 485 29 1.705 0.086 62 0

47 44 DAVID NAIL/The Sound Of A Million Dreams (MCA) 1340 407 453 106 2.431 1.012 58 3

46 45 JUSTIN MOORE/Til My Last Day (Valory) 1213 153 455 43 1.906 0.185 63 8

48 46 JERROD NIEMANN/Shinin' On Me (Sea Gayle/Arista) 1188 299 448 132 1.857 0.343 63 8

49 47 TYLER FARR/Hot Mess (BNA) 843 -23 323 -11 0.924 -0.011 56 2

Debut 48 EDENS EDGE/Too Good To Be True (Big Machine) 726 163 239 71 1.033 0.116 52 15

50 49 MARTINA MCBRIDE f/PAT MONAHAN/Marry Me (Republic Nashville) 695 23 241 18 1.138 -0.096 37 7

Debut 50 JON PARDI/Missin' You Crazy (Capitol) 636 18 234 16 0.647 -0.023 47 11

Airborne indicates songs that have been added to 60% of the Country Aircheck/Mediabase reporting panel. 4=Top 5 point gainers. April 23, 2012 Chart Page 3

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers KEITH URBAN/For You (Relativity/Capitol) 27 KENNY CHESNEY & TIM MCGRAW/Feel Like A Rock Star (BNA) 1275 4 KELLY CLARKSON/Mr. Know It All (19/RCA) 22 ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 840 4 DIERKS BENTLEY/5-1-5-0 (Capitol) 20 TOBY KEITH/Beers Ago (Show Dog-Universal) 825 4 EDENS EDGE/Too Good To Be True (Big Machine) 15 JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 782 4 GREG BATES/Did It For The Girl (Republic Nashville) 11 KEITH URBAN/For You (Relativity/Capitol) 722 4 JON PARDI/Missin' You Crazy (Capitol) 11 DIERKS BENTLEY/5-1-5-0 (Capitol) 645 KELLIE PICKLER/100 Proof (19/BNA) 10 RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 573 CHRIS YOUNG/Neon (RCA) 9 THE BAND PERRY/Postcard From Paris (Republic Nashville) 518 JERROD NIEMANN/Shinin' On Me (Sea Gayle/Arista) 8 KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 474 JUSTIN MOORE/'Til My Last Day (Valory) 8 ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) 445 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers KENNY CHESNEY & TIM MCGRAW/Feel Like A Rock Star (BNA) 1783 4 KENNY CHESNEY & TIM MCGRAW/Feel Like A Rock Star (BNA) 226 JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 1203 4 JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 158 TOBY KEITH/Beers Ago (Show Dog-Universal) 1084 4 KEITH URBAN/For You (Relativity/Capitol) 156 KEITH URBAN/For You (Relativity/Capitol) 1047 4 TOBY KEITH/Beers Ago (Show Dog-Universal) 145 137 DIERKS BENTLEY/5-1-5-0 (Capitol) 986 4 ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 130 KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 784 DIERKS BENTLEY/5-1-5-0 (Capitol) 127 THE BAND PERRY/Postcard From Paris (Republic Nashville) 775 THE BAND PERRY/Postcard From Paris (Republic Nashville) 110 LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol) 739 KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 92 ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 727 ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) 80 TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) 709 JERROD NIEMANN/Shinin' On Me (Sea Gayle/Arista) 80

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points KENNY CHESNEY & TIM MCGRAW/Feel Like A Rock Star (BNA) 574 JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) 12193 DIERKS BENTLEY/5-1-5-0 (Capitol) 377 TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) 8452 JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 346 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Where I Come From (Average Joes) 7001 TOBY KEITH/Beers Ago (Show Dog-Universal) 335 CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) 6660 KEITH URBAN/For You (Relativity/Capitol) 299 DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) 6609 TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) 291 KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) 6608 KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 287 LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) 6225 THE BAND PERRY/Postcard From Paris (Republic Nashville) 273 ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me... (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 6164 ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) 249 RODNEY ATKINS/Take A Back Road (Curb) 5750 LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol) 230 ERIC CHURCH/Drink In My Hand (EMI Nashville) 5735

Country Aircheck Activity ADD DATES JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Touch (PDT) 546 points, 150 spins APRIL 30 1 add: WFUS Little Big Town/Pontoon (Capitol) Montgomery Gentry/So Called Life (Average Joes) GREG BATES/Did It For The Girl (Republic Nashville) George Strait/Drinkin’ Man (MCA) 501 points, 167 spins Kristen Kelly/Ex-Old Man (Arista) 11 adds, including: KBEQ, KNCI*, KUZZ, KWOF, WBEE, Jason Sturgeon/Time Bomb (Toolpusher) WFUS, WGNE, WSIX, WWYZ, WXCY

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Water Tower Town May 7 (19/Interscope/Mercury) Bucky Covington/I Wanna Be That Feeling (eOne/New Revolution) 481 points, 151 spins Randy Houser/How Country Feels (Stoney Creek) 5 adds: KJUG, KTEX, KUAD, WNOE, WRNS Lewis Copeland/She’s Got It Going On (Phull/Jeff McClusky/Turnpike)

JAMES WESLEY/Walking Contradiction (Broken Bow) May 14 469 points, 205 spins Due West/Things You Can’t Do In A Car (Black River) No adds Jessie James/Military Man (Show Dog-Universal) Lee Brice/Hard To Love (Curb) AARON LEWIS/Endless Summer (--) 385 points, 129 spins No adds VIDEO ADDS CMT DARRYL WORLEY/You Still Got It (Tenacity) KENNY CHESNEY & TIM MCGRAW/Feel Like A Rock Star (BNA) 371 points, 148 spins No adds CMT PURE Carter’s Chord/Love A Little Bigger (Show Dog-Universal) ERIC PASLAY/If The Fish Don’t Bite (EMI Nashville) Justin Moore/Til My Last Day (Valory) 351 points, 131 spins KENNY CHESNEY & TIM MCGRAW/Feel Like A Rock Star (BNA) 1 add: WKKT LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (From Listen Up) (19/Interscope/Mercury) LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Live In Nashville) (Curb) MATT STILLWELL/Ignition (Average Joes) STEEP CANYON RANGERS/Long Shot (Rounder) 313 points, 107 spins TRAIN & MARTINA MCBRIDE/Marry Me (From Crossroads) (Republic Nashville/Sony) 1 add: KXKT GAC KENNY CHESNEY & TIM MCGRAW/Feel Like A Rock Star (BNA) Aircheck Activity includes songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s KELLY CLARKSON/Mr. Know It All (19/RCA) chart and/or are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay Carter’s Chord/Love A Little Bigger (Show Dog-Universal) points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. The Country Network (*indicates auto adds) No new adds

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 2 1 BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN) 13176 -112 2505 -24 3 2 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) 13098 -126 2478 -8 4 3 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 13006 313 2439 59 5 4 JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 4 13004 782 2466 158 1 5 LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) 12715 -813 2355 -194 6 6 RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine) 12587 573 2410 130 9 7 ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 4 10355 840 1944 137 7 8 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Good Girl (19/Arista) 10016 130 1913 16 8 9 TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) 9822 177 1837 32 10 10 ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) 9570 445 1828 80 12 11 KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 8813 474 1644 92 11 12 LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol) 8522 59 1627 18 13 13 BRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don't Know Her Like I Do (Valory) 8219 236 1543 35 17 14 KENNY CHESNEY & TIM MCGRAW/Feel Like A Rock Star (BNA) 4 8206 1275 1558 226 14 15 ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville) 7288 15 1393 18 15 16 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River) 7183 95 1290 5 16 17 JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA) 6872 -155 1322 -30 19 18 TOBY KEITH/Beers Ago (Show Dog-Universal) 4 6270 825 1216 145 18 19 CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG) 5689 185 1060 34 22 20 THE BAND PERRY/Postcard From Paris (Republic Nashville) 4750 518 947 110 23 21 GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR) 4434 333 863 57 20 22 RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb) 4257 -410 788 -89 21 23 CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA) 4109 -206 769 -37 24 24 ALAN JACKSON/So You Don't Have To Love... (EMI Nashville) 3644 43 700 4 25 25 ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (Curb) 3494 -22 684 -9 26 26 DUSTIN LYNCH/Cowboys And Angels (Broken Bow) 3096 84 595 13 32 27 DIERKS BENTLEY/5-1-5-0 (Capitol) 2988 645 629 127 27 28 JANA KRAMER/Why Ya Wanna (Elektra/WAR) 2916 -54 546 -10 29 29 THOMPSON SQUARE/Glass (Stoney Creek) 2889 355 573 65 28 30 THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Revolution) 2583 38 463 6 ©2012 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com April 23, 2012 Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 30 31 RONNIE DUNN/Let The Cowboy Rock (Arista) 2562 91 461 22 31 32 PHIL VASSAR/Don't Miss Your Life (Rodeowave) 2348 2 427 -6 33 33 EASTON CORBIN/Lovin' You Is Fun (Mercury) 2318 2 445 -4 34 34 CHRIS YOUNG/Neon (RCA) 2274 65 443 20 35 35 LOVE AND THEFT/Angel Eyes (RCA) 2273 108 398 28 37 36 THOMAS RHETT/Something To Do With My Hands (Valory) 1887 111 367 24 36 37 JOSH THOMPSON/Comin' Around (RCA) 1704 -77 300 -12 42 38 JERROD NIEMANN/Shinin' On Me (Sea Gayle/Arista) 1565 437 287 80 46 39 KEITH URBAN/For You (Relativity/Capitol) 4 1505 722 329 156 39 40 JT HODGES/Goodbyes Made You Mine (Show Dog-Universal) 1414 32 292 11 41 41 JUSTIN MOORE/'Til My Last Day (Valory) 1378 168 244 33 43 42 HUNTER HAYES/Wanted (Atlantic/WMN) 1289 249 294 47 40 43 KIX BROOKS f/JOE WALSH/New To This Town (Arista) 1243 1 247 -7 38 44 LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (19/Interscope/Mercury) 1230 -372 226 -64 44 45 DAVID NAIL/The Sound Of A Million Dreams (MCA) 853 -25 166 -4 45 46 MARTINA MCBRIDE f/PAT MONAHAN/Marry Me (Republic Nashville) 797 1 171 -6 47 47 JON PARDI/Missin' You Crazy (Capitol) 753 152 157 20 48 48 AARON LEWIS/Endless Summer (--) 582 49 117 4 60 49 KELLY CLARKSON/Mr. Know It All (19/RCA) 527 326 109 68 49 50 DARRYL WORLEY/You Still Got It (Tenacity) 522 24 98 4 50 51 JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Touch (PDT) 493 15 96 4 Debut 52 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Water Tower Town (19/Interscope/Mercury) 429 233 74 28 52 53 MATT STILLWELL/Ignition (Average Joes) 404 44 72 5 53 54 KRISTEN KELLY/Ex-Old Man (Arista) 358 0 65 0 54 55 ERIC PASLAY/If The Fish Don't Bite (EMI Nashville) 325 15 72 2 57 56 JOANNA SMITH/We Can't Be Friends (Columbia/BNA) 314 64 69 13 59 57 EDENS EDGE/Too Good To Be True (Big Machine) 313 95 73 30 Debut 58 GREG BATES/Did It For The Girl (Republic Nashville) 272 174 65 43 Debut 59 GEORGE STRAIT/Drinkin' Man (MCA) 267 267 54 54 55 60 MARLEE SCOTT/Train Wreck (Big Ride) 259 -26 48 -5 ©2012 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com