Issue 26 Music Edition February 20, 2007

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XM and Sirius: The Merger Records, Dorman was PD of WSJR/Wilkes Barre-Scranton and Kirth The proposed merger between Sirius handled West Coast Promotion for Rust. and XM has dominated industry The imprint is located at 1016 17th Avenue South, conversation the last two days. And, Nashville, TN, 37212. The main phone number is 615-327-2588. while the companies have worked out Contact Baumgartner at 615-327-2788 or rickbaumgartner@ the details on this “merger of equals,” countrythunderrecords.com; Dorman at 615-428-2626; or the biggest hurdle may well be out of [email protected]; and, Kirth at 615-428- their control. Rumors of a merger reached a fever pitch in mid- 3618 or [email protected]. January, and were quelled just as quickly when FCC Chairman Country Thunder’s first signing is former Warner Bros./ Kevin Martin told reporters following a Jan. 17 FCC meeting that a Nashville artist Jamie Lee Thurston. The first single, “People Out ban on a single owner for both satellite services was written into the There,” will arrive at radio within the next week and have a mid- regulations that authorized the two nationwide licenses. Responding April impact date. Thurston will perform during CRS-38 at the to a question, Martin said, “There is a prohibition on one entity Wildhorse Saloon, Thursday, March 1 at 10pm. owning both of these businesses,” apparently referring to a 1997 satellite-radio licensing order that requires there be two independent Friedman To Columbia; Bonadies satellite radio licensees. Resigns Amidst those widespread concerns that the deal will not win As reported in a Breaking News email this regulatory approval, Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin said during a morning (2/20), Arista/Nashville Northeast Dir./ conference call with stock analysts on Tuesday (Feb. 20), “I would Regional Promotion David Friedman has been not have gone to our board [to promote this transaction] … if we named Dir./National Promotion for Sony BMG didn’t think there was greater than a 50-50 chance of approval.” label-group sister Columbia/Nashville. He succeeds (continued on page 5) Columbia Sr. Dir. Teddi Bonadies, who will be leaving the label group at the end of March. Country Thunder Rolls With Friedman Baumgartner, Dorman & Kirth Graham Artist Management’s Herb Graham and Doc Gonzales Mikals To Northwest; PD Opening In have launched Country Thunder Records. Joining the Nashville-based Bakersfield label for promotion are radio and record vets Rick Baumgartner, Jim Clear Channel KBKO/Bakersfield PD/midday host Dorman and Dave Kirth. Baumgartner will cover the Southeast and Rik Mikals has resigned to take the OM posting parts of the Southwest region, Dorman will work the Northeast and at New Northwest Broadcasters/Tri-Cities, WA, Midwest and Kirth will be responsible for the West and parts of the which includes Country KIOK. He starts March 5. In Bakersfield, Active Rock KRAB PD Danny Southwest. Most recently, Baumgartner was VP/Promotion with Rust Mikals ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. To subscribe visit www.countryaircheck.com

February 20, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page Spanks will program KBKO while OM Steve King seeks Mikals’ replacement. King encourages applicants to include an evaluation Date Check of KBKO (stream at www.big965.com) with their aircheck and resume. Send to [email protected]. February 27 - Country Radio & DJ Hall of Fame Dinner. www.crb.org Saginaw’s Allen To Flint NextMedia WCEN/Saginaw MD/afternoon host Keith Allen February 28 to March 2 - CRS-38. www.crb.org has been hired for mornings at Citadel WFBE/Flint, MI, effective April 24 - Leadership Music Digital Summit yesterday (2/19). WCEN PD Joby Phillips has added MD duties www.digitalsummit.org/ with weekend host and Director/Promotions Scott Bradley picking up afternoon drive. At WFBE, the search is still on for a co-host to May 8 - Roy Acuff St. Block Party, Nashville team with Allen. Airchecks and resumes to PD Coyote Collins at [email protected]. May 15 - 42nd Annual ACM Awards. www.acmcountry.com Keshe Joins Aircheck Stephanie Keshe has been hired as Associate June 7-10 - CMA Music Festival. Editor at Country Aircheck, effective immediately. www.cmafest.com Formerly with Category 5 Records and Laughing Penguin Publicity, Keshe is a 2003 graduate of Ohio University. She can be reached at Uprisings: According to the Myrtle Beach Sun News, WYAK/ [email protected] or 615-244-4484. Keshe Myrtle Beach listeners are protesting the Cumulus station’s recent firing of PD Rick Roberts with a petition and plans for a Radio News demonstration. Organizers are aiming for 150,000 signatures on the Management: Radio vet Paul Wilson has been named OM and petition, which might be a stretch considering the station’s cume is Director/Programming for Clear Channel/Fresno, which includes 22,500. Read the full story here: Country KHGE. He will program the cluster’s Active Rock KRZR www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/16738114.htm. and Hot AC KALZ. Clear Channel Country WAVW/Ft. Pierce-Stuart-Vero Beach, Syndication: In conjunction with Gary Allan’s March 6 greatest hits FL PD Heath West has been named OM for CC/Ft. Pierce & Port release, Westwood One is offering an exclusive inventory-free special St. Lucie with the departure of Mike Michaels. hosted by WUBE/Cincinnati’s morning co-host Amanda Orlando. Personalities: WAMZ/Louisville PD Coyote Calhoun checks in CRS-38 Promotion Awards with a plug for former MD/midday host Night Train Lane who left CRB will recognize the following CRS-38 Radio Promotion the station with downsizing late last year. “If you’re looking for a Award winners at Thursday’s (3/1) Promotions/Programming strong air talent with content who’s up and exciting, he’s your man,” session: Calhoun says. “He’s going to make someone a super employee (just Large Market -- 1st Place: KTYS/Dallas; 2nd Place: WSIX/ wish it was me).” Reach Lane at 270-734-0043. Nashville; 3rd Place: WKHX-WYAY/Atlanta. KWMT-AM/Ft. Dodge, IA PD Joe Zimmerman is seeking a Medium Market -- 1st Place: WIVK/Knoxville; 2nd new morning host with the impending departure of Rich Hancock Place: WYCT/Pensacola; 3rd Place: WGNA/Schenectady, NY. for an Adult Standards posting in Carrollton, MO. Airchecks and Small Market -- 1st Place: KZPK/St. Cloud, MN; 2nd resumes to [email protected]. Place: KQYB/LaCrosse, WI; 3rd Place: WFYR/Peoria, IL. WKSF/Asheville PD Jeff Davis is seeking a new morning talent with the departure of Chuck Marsh. Airchecks and resumes to [email protected].

Industry News Tube Check Music industry vets Jeff Rabhan, Stuart Dill and Cal Wednesday (2/21) – Brooks & Dunn, Joe Nichols, Turner III have launched Mark Wills, Martina McBride, Travis Tritt, Vince Gill, Three Rings Projects, an entity Video Joint, (CMT). dedicated to artist management, branding, publishing, licensing, Thursday (2/22) – Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, touring and master ownership. Travis Tritt, Patty Loveless, Carrie Underwood, The venture, with offices in Los Angeles and Nashville, will focus Montgomery Gentry, 100 Greatest Duets, (CMT). on all genres. The company’s artist roster includes The Wreckers, Cole Deggs and the Lonesome, Jermaine Dupri, Kelis and Holly Friday (2/23) – John Mellencamp, The Tonight Williams. Show with Jay Leno, (NBC); Rodney Atkins, The Late Lee Pharris, Jeff Catton and Lee Willard have launched Late Show with Craig Ferguson, (CBS). InTune Entertainment, a full service artist management company. TelluRide and songwriter Anthony Smith are InTune’s first signings. Saturday (2/24) – George Jones, Joe Nichols, Jason Brandon Fox has joined Webster & Associates Public Michael Carroll, Ashley Monroe, Grand Ole Opry Live, Relations as a publicist. Fox most recently handled day-to-day (GAC). management for Trick Pony at Graham Artist Management. Webster & Associates is also now representing Tanya Tucker. Sunday (2/25) – Taylor Swift, Carolyn Dawn Arista’s Jason Michael Carroll has signed a publishing Johnson, Chris Young, Trent Tomlinson, Bombshel, agreement with BMG Songs/Nashville. Jeff Bates, Riverfront Concert, (GAC).

Hot Air Monday (2/26) – Brooks & Dunn, Master Series, Category 5 Sr. VP/GM Carl Strube has left the label he joined (GAC); Brooks & Dunn, Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, in Jan. 2006. Gretchen Wilson, Hank Williams Jr., 2006 CMT Music Music News Awards, (CMT). Triple T Records has released Ty England’s latest album Alive and Well and Livin’ the Dream at select Wal-Marts in Texas and to the next round of competition. Siblings Zac and Angela Hacker, Oklahoma, as well as at www.walmart.com. David St. Romain and Joshua Stevens, who were voted on by Midas Records has signed Jon Wolfe. His debut album is viewers, will vie to be the last one standing at the March 1 finale expected at the end of the summer. . Initial performers confirmed for the 2007 CMT Music Awards include Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Artist News Martina McBride, Sugarland and Dierks Bentley. The fan-voted MCA’s Josh Turner will be featured on WSM-AM/Nashville’s awards show will air live on Monday, April 16 at 8pm ET from An Intimate Evening With Eddie Stubbs on CRS Tuesday (2/27) at Nashville. 7pm at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The event is Dierks Bentley has been booked to perform Bonnaroo. The open to CRS attendees. For tickets, email [email protected]. festival runs June 14-17 on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, TN. Lyric Street’s Bucky Covington has released the first in a series of weekly blogs about his experiences in the music business Chart Chat: 54 and his life in Nashville. The Bucky Diaries can be read each As in No. 1s. As in George Strait. Yes, “It Just Comes Monday at www.usatoday.com. Natural” is the King’s 54th No. 1 song. Congrats to MCA/Nashville USA Networks’ Nashville Star, which just celebrated its highest VP Royce Risser and his entire team on the latest achievement, ratings in two years, has announced the four artists who will go on which, by the way, puts Strait just one No. 1 record behind the all- ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] February 20, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page time No. 1 record leader, Conway Twitty. Strait is, indeed, the leader in solo No. 1s; Conway registered 49 solos and six chart- Check Out toppers with Loretta Lynn. Given the rotations and number of Upcoming releases: weeks records are lasting at Country radio these days -- conditions which result in only about two singles per year for artists -- by this March 6 Sunny Sweeney Heartbreaker’s Hall Of Fame time next year, Strait will most likely have set a record that will (Big Machine) never be broken. March 13 Billy Joe Shaver Greatest Hits (Compadre) Life Notes March 27 Alabama Songs of Inspriation Volume II (RCA) Heartiest congratulations to Lyric Street VP/Promotion Kevin Jack Ingram This Is It (Big Machine) Herring and his former wife Amanda, who were re-married in Tim McGraw Let It Go (Curb) Gatlinburg, TN on Saturday (2/17). Their sons, Andy, 17, and Kyle, 13, were on-hand for the ceremonies. Unfortunately, they Send album release information to [email protected]. were also on-hand for the honeymoon. It seems Kevin rented this great cabin in the mountains. But while in town shopping for ...Satellite Merger (continued from page 1) groceries, it began to snow and ice, making it impossible to get XM Chairman Gary Parsons followed Karmazin’s lead, back up the mountain to the cabin. The holiday weekend made it saying regulators can be convinced that the merger is in the public difficult to find lodging, but the re-consolidated Herring family interest, due to the existence of competition from the iPod, Internet finally found refuge at the Landmark Motel. Tuesday morning, radio, audio services provided by cable and satellite television he boarded a bus for Cincy with LS artist Bucky Covington. CA providers and other outlets. Parsons added that the companies will thinks he owes Amanda a trip to Hawaii. also argue that they can provide greater programming choices to Congrats to Midas Southeast rep Clay Henderson on his consumers as a single company. engagement to Anna Merriman this past weekend. A wedding While the FCC can change its rule, a number of Wall Street date is not yet set, but is expected before year’s end. media analysts are doubtful it will. David Kestenbaum, analyst at Morgan Joseph & Co., said in a research note, “While we believe The Week’s Top Stories the FCC could consider amending the anti-merger provision, we Here are some of the biggest stories featured in Country believe actual approval is unlikely.” Signal Hill Capital group Aircheck Today since our last Music Edition. Visit the archives analyst Maurice McKenzie noted, “[The FCC is] likely to favor section of our website for complete coverage of these stories and the preservation of price competition in a growing satellite-radio more: www.countryaircheck.com. industry by maintaining the existing [two companies].” Former FCC Commissioner Blair Levin, currently an analyst • Cumulus/Tallahassee, FL Market Manager John Columbus with Stifel Nicolaus, wrote in a report that the original satellite radio has transferred to the company’s Nashville cluster in the same licensing order was written 10 years ago and was made when there position. He replaces Steve Dickert who held the post the last 10 was virtually no satellite radio industry. “The FCC would be free to months following about six months with Cumulus Flint, MI cluster. reconsider the predicate for that rule when presented with a merger Dickert had spent 30 years in Nashville before sitting out a non- application, and indeed that is precisely the analysis the government compete in Flint. (CAT 2/16) would do in reviewing the merger: whether the competitive • Radio vet Ken Fearnow has been named Market Manager for conditions have changed over the last 10 years to such an extent that Cumulus/Lexington, which includes Country WLXX. He takes the this bar is no longer justified,” Levin said. “If the FCC concludes position vacated with the 2/13 exit of Dave Kabakoff. (CAT 2/14) that increased competition to satellite radio justifies a broad product-market definition, we believe it would eliminate that rule. • First week sales of Jason Michael Carroll’s debut album Waitin’ If it concludes that the new products -- such as Apple iPods, music In The Country registered at 57,608. Not only is the album the top selling services, and Internet programming over wireless systems -- are not Country album in the nation (No. 8 overall), it’s the highest debut for a substitutes, then it would retain the old rule.” new male Country artist since Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992. (CAT 2/14)

Birthdays Wednesday (2/21) - Mary Chapin Carpenter, Eric Heatherly

Thursday (2/22) - Greg Holland, the late Del Wood

Friday (2/23) - Dusty Drake, Steve Holy, Rusty Young, Jo Pincek Hunt ([email protected]), Norbert Nix ([email protected])

Saturday (2/24) - Sammy Kershaw, Jay Barron, Marty Craighead, Susan Turner, Larry Willoughby ([email protected])

Sunday (2/25) - the late Faron Young; Tony Benken ([email protected]); Buck Stevens ([email protected])

Monday (2/26) - the late Johnny Cash; Duke Cooper ([email protected]), Mark Langston, Chuck Thompson ([email protected])

The question seems to be whether the FCC and the Dept. of Justice now see satellite radio as a unique medium -- or in the same light as it views traditional radio. It also remains to be seen if a precedent was set five years ago when the DoJ blocked EchoStar Communications’ (Dish Network) bid to acquire DirecTV from GM Hughes Electronics, saying that the number of competitors in rural markets would drop to two from one. In a late Tuesday afternoon development, XM Satellite Radio filed a letter it had sent to employees with the SEC, saying some jobs at both XM and Sirius are “likely to be eliminated” if the proposed merger is approved. XM said that while there was some overlap in the companies’ businesses, no decisions had been made about individual positions. The letter went on to say that those decisions would not be made until after regulatory approval and after closing -- which probably puts personnel decisions sometime early in 2008. Earlier in the day, estimated cost savings based on merger synergies ranged from $3 billion to $7 billion. On Tuesday, Karmazin said in a conference call that savings related to synergy could range between $5-$6 billion. “There are synergies in every line item of the income statement,” he said, noting savings on everything from catering bills to legal expenses. He also said “there are all kinds of opportunities” to make programming available to both XM and Sirius radios while the merger’s being considered, through negotiations with content partners. Regulators may not be the only opposition facing the merger. The Consumer Coalition for Competition in Satellite Radio (“C3SR”) -- a group formed last January by a group of Washington DC law students -- said it “is ready to oppose the merger and fight for consumer choice and public interest.” C3SR is looking for additional support from Sirius and XM subscribers and from other consumer groups and key industry allies who oppose this merger. “Our main goal right now is to stop this merger,” said a spokesman. “If a merger were to be approved, subscribers would likely end up paying more for less programming, and would end up subsidizing unwanted services.”

- Lon Helton, [email protected] Chuck Aly, [email protected] Stephanie Keshe, [email protected] (615) 244-4484 ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] (P) February 20, 2007

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 2 1 GEORGE STRAIT/It Just Comes Natural (MCA) 14016 -442 4589 -152 39.352 -1.511 121 0 1 2 RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb) 13974 -776 4432 -321 40.509 -1.473 121 0 3 3 TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) 13281 741 4276 190 36.803 2.617 121 0 4 4 KEITH URBAN/Stupid Boy (Capitol) 12109 739 3796 151 33.379 1.77 121 0 5 5 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista) 11440 487 3794 226 30.892 1.147 121 1 6 6 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 11158 340 3475 108 29.992 0.723 121 0 7 7 CRAIG MORGAN/Little Bit Of Life (BBR) 10840 507 3589 88 28.837 1.326 120 0 8 8 KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 10627 807 3339 241 30.223 2.443 121 0 9 9 TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 4 9692 855 3089 290 27.516 3.136 120 1 11 10 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 4 9490 1503 2887 453 26.1 4.43 121 0 13 11 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 8301 538 2590 166 22.284 1.959 121 2 14 12 JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South) 8300 669 2973 180 22.895 1.995 120 3 17 13 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 4 7479 1166 2375 319 21.016 3.586 121 3 15 14 SARA EVANS /You’ll Always Be My Baby (RCA) 7066 275 2319 88 18.728 1.354 120 1 16 15 BROOKS & DUNN/Hillbilly Deluxe (Arista) 6774 114 2202 7 16.923 -0.109 121 0 12 16 TRENT TOMLINSON/One Wing In The Fire (Lyric Street) 6401 -1479 2183 -496 17.217 -4.348 121 0 20 17 DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol) 6254 572 2040 180 15.96 2.056 120 2 18 18 GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA) 6083 161 1985 11 16.213 1.173 119 2 26 19 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 4 5756 2124 1864 750 15.487 5.484 118 18 21 20 JACK INGRAM/Lips Of An Angel (Big Machine) 5694 165 1784 84 14.465 0.152 121 1 22 21 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 5532 703 1835 212 13.912 1.426 121 3 24 22 CLAY WALKER/‘Fore She Was Mama (Curb/Asylum) 4405 14 1416 16 11.325 -0.184 117 7 25 23 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 4191 310 1537 96 10.939 0.962 116 7 27 24 JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 3959 653 1312 177 10.038 1.309 118 9 28 25 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 3450 523 1088 137 8.941 1.507 112 7

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 29 26 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 3204 405 1148 137 8.067 1.214 111 4 30 27 JOSH GRACIN/I Keep Coming Back (Lyric Street) 2831 146 917 40 6.523 0.393 107 2 31 28 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 2694 92 941 46 6.854 0.387 109 4 33 29 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 2624 396 930 135 7.443 1.223 96 8 32 30 PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA) 2449 172 743 62 6.288 0.612 102 5 34 31 DANIELLE PECK/Isn’t That Everything (Big Machine) 2058 45 700 30 5.107 0.219 97 2 37 32 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 1855 568 576 208 4.919 1.348 77 17 35 33 GRETCHEN WILSON/Come To Bed (Columbia) 1706 287 554 88 4.374 0.867 103 2 41 34 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 1492 447 449 145 4.049 1.862 47 13 38 35 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 1476 268 522 70 2.991 0.704 66 3 36 36 STEVE HOLY/Come On Rain (Curb) 1469 179 574 43 3.09 0.541 82 4

Debut 37 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 4 1463 1125 335 276 3.987 2.686 69 20 42 38 CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity) 1311 276 472 87 2.846 0.728 69 2 39 39 ALISON KRAUSS/Missing You (w/John Waite) (Rounder) 1183 20 317 31 2.96 -0.077 69 1 40 40 ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 1165 75 369 30 2.63 0.362 51 7 43 41 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 1151 118 399 41 2.029 0.089 53 4 45 42 DONOVAN CHAPMAN/House Like That (Category 5) 936 278 329 69 1.708 0.634 66 2 44 43 DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine) 882 102 300 38 2.044 0.265 38 2 50 44 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 784 390 232 117 1.986 1.012 51 11

Debut 45 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 755 427 219 125 1.417 0.725 65 26 46 46 BLAINE LARSEN/Spoken Like A Man (Giantslayer/BNA) 655 29 230 11 1.328 0.014 27 1 48 47 MARK WILLS/Take It All Out On Me (Equity) 641 195 262 67 1.114 0.21 50 3 47 48 CATHERINE BRITT/What I Did Last Night (RCA) 597 18 246 37 1.147 0.14 36 4

Debut 49 SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 554 251 183 85 1.01 0.451 40 5

Debut 50 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 421 149 142 66 0.808 0.243 32 6

Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Point Gainers TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 26 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 2296 4 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 20 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 1209 4 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 18 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 1159 4 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 17 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 1156 4 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 13 KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 1063 4 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 11 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 962 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 10 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 873 JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 9 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 716 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 8 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 637 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 7 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 632 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 7 CLAY WALKER/‘Fore She Was Mama (Curb/Asylum) 7 Activator ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 7 Spin Gainers TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 499 Aircheck Point Gainers MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 246 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 246 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 2124 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 234 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 1503 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 212 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 1166 4 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 204 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 1125 4 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 150 TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 855 4 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 144 KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 807 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 135 TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) 741 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 126 KEITH URBAN/Stupid Boy (Capitol) 739 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 703 JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South) 669 Video Adds CMT Aircheck Spin Gainers JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Acoustic) (Universal South) TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 750 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 453 CMT PURE COUNTRY RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 319 JASON MEADOWS/100% Cowboy (Baccerstick Records) TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 290 Little Texas/Missing Years (Montage) BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 276 KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 241 GAC JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista) 226 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) HANK WILLIAMS JR./A Country Boy Can Survive (Mercury) ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 212 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 208 TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) 190

TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar BOMSHEL/Bomshel Stomp (Curb) (Big Machine) 416 points, 113 spins Debuts at 45*; 755 points, 219 spins 1 ADD: KIXZ 26 ADDS: KATM*, KCYE, KJUG, KKWF, KMPS*, KQFC*, KRTY, KSKS*, KTOM, Aircheck Activity includes songs that rank 45-50 KWJJ, WBEE, WCOL, WCTK, WEZL, on this week’s chart or are those that are not WGGY, WGKX*, WGNA, WGTY, WOGI, charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay WPCV*, WPKX, WQHK, WSIX, WTQR, points and have shown growth in two of the WWNU, WYNK past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)

BLAINE LARSEN/Spoken Like A Man Aircheck Add Dates (Giantslayer/BNA) February 26 Moves 46*-46*; 655 points, 230 spins BOMSHEL/Bomshel Stomp (Curb) 1 ADD: WCOS Little Texas/Missing Years (Montage)

MARK WILLS/Take It All Out On Me (Equity) March 5 Moves 48-47*; 641 points, 262 spins FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog) 3 ADDS: KATM*, KSOP, WITL* KENNY ROGERS/Calling Me (Capitol)

CATHERINE BRITT/What I Did Last Night March 12 (RCA) BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) Moves 47*-48*; 597 points, 246 spins

4 ADDS: KDRK*, KHKI*, KXKC*, WOGK

SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day Aircheck Top Recurrents (Lyric Street) BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista) 9671 Debuts at 49*; 554 points, 183 spins JASON ALDEAN/Amarillo Sky (BBR) 7218 5 ADDS: KATM*, KRTY, WGNE, WITL*, RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street) 7051 WXTU CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista) 6896 SUGARLAND/Want To (Mercury) 5670 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) RODNEY ATKINS/If You’re Going Through Hell (Curb) 4696 Debuts at 50*; 421 points, 142 spins DARRYL WORLEY/I Just Came Back From A War (903) 4615 6 ADDS: KIZN*, KKNG, KMLE*, KQFC*, JOSH TURNER/Would You Go With Me (MCA) 4609 KSON, KWNR HEARTLAND/I Loved Her First (Lofton Creek) 4359 TIM MCGRAW/My Little Girl (Curb/Reprise) 4325

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

2 1 TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) 14408 397 3210 59 1 2 GEORGE STRAIT/It Just Comes Natural (MCA) 14177 -205 3177 -69 3 3 KEITH URBAN/Stupid Boy (Capitol) 13343 241 3025 42 7 4 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 12753 873 2900 144 5 5 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista) 12729 250 2878 69 6 6 CRAIG MORGAN/Little Bit Of Life (BBR) 12429 315 2743 62 8 7 KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 4 11501 1063 2623 212 4 8 RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb) 11443 -1255 2551 -253 9 9 JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South) 10471 398 2362 88 12 10 TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 10023 600 2229 124 15 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 4 9413 1156 2078 246 16 12 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 8644 632 1931 135 13 13 SARA EVANS/You’ll Always Be My Baby (RCA) 8607 178 1889 31 14 14 BROOKS & DUNN/Hillbilly Deluxe (Arista) 8502 195 1958 38 11 15 TRENT TOMLINSON/One Wing In The Fire (Lyric Street) 8292 -1438 1815 -315 20 16 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 4 7840 1159 1732 234 18 17 DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol) 7805 509 1749 97 17 18 GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA) 7750 194 1740 60 21 19 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 6974 716 1517 150 22 20 JACK INGRAM/Lips Of An Angel (Big Machine) 6548 513 1503 120 29 21 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 4 5987 2296 1340 499 24 22 JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 5371 479 1177 90 25 23 CLAY WALKER/‘Fore She Was Mama (Curb/Asylum) 5243 582 1219 120 27 24 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 4857 637 1048 119 26 25 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 4672 159 1038 57

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

28 26 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 4649 581 1026 126 30 27 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 3371 399 730 73 34 28 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 4 3320 1209 710 246 31 29 JOSH GRACIN/I Keep Coming Back (Lyric Street) 3087 259 710 54 32 30 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 2810 305 617 56 35 31 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 2311 416 511 88 33 32 DANIELLE PECK/Isn’t That Everything (Big Machine) 2237 81 501 29 38 33 PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA) 1966 413 432 78 42 34 DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine) 1776 462 389 99 39 35 GRETCHEN WILSON/Come To Bed (Columbia) 1699 274 381 51 36 36 ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 1668 94 382 13 37 37 STEVE HOLY/Come On Rain (Curb) 1595 32 377 3 40 38 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 1474 108 328 20 41 39 DONOVAN CHAPMAN/House Like That (Category 5) 1362 46 292 6 43 40 ALISON KRAUSS/Missing You (w/John Waite) (Rounder) 1263 56 297 16 46 41 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 1202 379 258 93

Debut 42 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 1082 962 233 204 47 43 LONESTAR/Nothing To Prove (BNA) 1030 223 229 55 49 44 CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity) 806 86 172 20 50 45 MARK WILLS/Take It All Out On Me (Equity) 777 211 140 32

Debut 46 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 760 519 161 114

Debut 47 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 729 242 162 54 48 48 HEARTLAND/Built To Last (Lofton Creek) 707 -96 151 -21

Debut 49 SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 649 291 142 58

Debut 50 CATHERINE BRITT/What I Did Last Night (RCA) 586 92 121 20