July 28, 2008 Issue 100 Stroud Doubles-Up Third Start-Up Co u n t r y Ai r c h e c k Hi t s Tr i p s “Opening labels is not new to me,” says accomplished producer and record executive James Stroud. “When I was If there’s one item in Country Aircheck Weekly that goes working years ago for Jimmy Bowen I uniformly ignored, it’s probably the issue number. But for those of took a year off, then opened Giant Records. you (okay, us) who pay attention to these things, we’re slightly (okay, embarrassingly) geeked that this week’s issue is No. 100. w00t!!! Then I took another year off when I finished With that in mind, we’d like to thank all of you for reading, extend Giant and opened DreamWorks. Since profound appreciation to everyone who’s advertised with us and DreamWorks/Universal I’ve taken another promise continued diligence in bringing you the radio and music year and am now opening Stroudavarious.” trade publication you deserve. You may now return to your regularly If his track record is any indication, scheduled issue-number obliviousness. Stroud’s third label has a bright future, but James Stroud an evolved marketplace will mean different tactics. And he’s Powers and Solima Get The not simply launching Stroudavarious Records (CAT 7/17). “Bigger Picture” There are, in fact, two labels under Stroud’s purview with After weeks of rumors, complete with “hirings,” we can now very different business models. They do have, however, one tell you officially thatMichael Powers and Jeff Solima have common thread. indeed partnered to form Bigger Picture Promotion. BPP is a “I have a passion for making music and doing it in a co-venture with Big Picture Entertainment owners Keith Stegall certain way,” Stroud says. “There is a philosophy and a and Alan Kates. Powers describes Bigger Picture Promotion process I’ve learned over the years as to how to treat an artist as “a full-service stand-alone promotion company available to and their music and also how to go to the masses with some handle all aspects of radio promotion and marketing for both really good records.” record labels and artists.” BPP First up, as reported, is Stroudavarious with Darryl is currently working music Worley’s debut single for the label, “Tequila On Ice.” Already by Live Nation Artists’ Zac released to radio, the song advances an album expected early Brown Band and will also next year. provide promotion services “I found Darryl in Savannah, TN in a VFW on the for James Stroud’s new Tennessee River,” Stroud says. (continued on page 4) Stroudavarious. Michael Powers Jeff Solima ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

July 28, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 2 Powers told Country Aircheck, “Having big hits and breaking acts is what it’s all about at mainstream Country radio. My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e We also know it’s harder than ever to get those songs and new ABC News Radio Nashville Producer artists exposed in a timely fashion. BPP is a forward-thinking Hunter Kelly ([email protected]) company that can be utilized as a stand-alone, first-class discusses his most important songs, albums promotion team or as a strong back-up to an existing team that or concerts: will help deliver a label’s priority records faster.” 1. Garth Brooks, Birmingham, 1992: This The newest promoter to join BPP is Chuck Swaney, show is the reason I’m in Nashville. The most recently the Northeast rep for Universal South. He starts energy in that arena was unlike anything Friday, will work the NE and Midwest and can be reached at I’d experienced before, and I don’t think I’ve [email protected]. Already on the team are former Curb been that overwhelmed at a show since. Southeast regional Rocco Cosco, who works the SE and can be 2. Wynonna, Tell Me Why: I remember Hunter Kelly where I was when I first heard the single reached at [email protected]. Former Capitol Southwest “Tell Me Why” on the radio. This album opened so many musical Regional Mara Sidweber handles that region and the West for doors for me -- California rock with the title cut, blues with “That BPP and is at [email protected]. Contact Powers at Was Yesterday” and even alternative with “Father Sun.” 615-297-6935 or [email protected] and Solima at 3 Almost Famous: This movie turned me on to so much great [email protected]. Also new to BPP as Promotion Manager is classic rock and inspired me to write my first column for Belmont’s Kim Trosdahl, who you can reach at [email protected]. student paper and go for an internship at Billboard. 4. Reba McEntire/I Know How He Feels: Of the 200 Reba songs Radio News on my iPod, this is the most-played. The regret captured in her Satellite: Toby Keith will appear on Sirius’ New Country channel vocal and the lyrics matched with the delicate piano and guitar 60 Tuesday, July 29 from 2-3pm ET where fans are encouraged to production in the intro make this one a Reba masterpiece. call in. He will also discuss his latest single “She Never Cried In 5. Stevie Wonder, Atlanta, 2007: His vocals and the band were so flawless, I kept having to remind myself it was a live performance. Front Of Me,” and new movie Beer For My Horses. Hearing Stevie perform “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” and “Sir Duke” Kenny Chesney’s XM No Shoes Radio launched this past in a 6,000 seat venue was pure joy. Saturday with a four-hour • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Tom Waits. live broadcast from his • An “important” piece of music you’ve never heard: AC/DC Back 2008 Poets & Pirates Tour in Black. stop in Gillette Stadium • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Miranda in Foxboro, MA (r). Fans Lambert’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. at the XM stage were also treated to a three-song CRS: Registration for CRS-40 will commence August 1at performance from Chesney, www.crb.org with the early-bird rate of $499 available until following an interview with Dec. 15. CRS-40 will be held March 4-6 at the Nashville XM’s Jon Anthony. Convention Center. Kudos: WKIS/Miami raised $252,962 during their KISS CC & Katz Sell Web Spots Country Cares For Kids Radiothon July 24 & 25. The money Clear Channel Radio and rep unit Katz Media Group will be donated to the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in have created the Katz Online Network for Internet ad sales, Hollywood, FL. combining independent webcasters with the online/mobile ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] July 28, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3

Bi r t h d a y s

Tuesday (7/29) - Martina McBride, James Otto, Gregg Brown, Scott Johnson, Angela Gimlin ([email protected])

Wednesday (7/30) - Neal McCoy, Phil Stone (Roy D. Mercer), Jim Davis ([email protected]), Rebecca Neff, Danny Sommers, Karen Staley, Rick Young ([email protected])

Thursday (7/31) - Gary McCoy ([email protected])

Friday (8/1) - George Ducas, Mark Janese (mark.janese@sonybmg. com), Charlie Kelly, Steve Miller, Gary Murdock (gary.murdock@ us51country.com)

Saturday (8/2) - Hank Cochran, Barry Landis, Jon Anthony (jon. [email protected]), David DeBolt, Joyce Rizer (joyce.rizer@ xmradio.com), Chris Stacey ([email protected])

Sunday (8/3) - Dean Sams, Randy Scruggs, Tony Conway (tconway@ blanash.com), Ted Wagner ([email protected]), Shanna Strassberg

Monday (8/4) - Les Acree, Tammy Brown

streams of terrestrial stations and syndicators to deliver 79 million user sessions per month and a unique weekly audience of nearly five million listeners. In addition to audio spots within streams, advertisers can also combine pre-roll audio or video, display or video ads and synchronized banners on online media players. The network includes streams from CC, Cumulus, Cox, Emmis, Entercom, Greater Media, Journal, Nassau, Salem, Saga and Bonneville, among others. It’s “Heaven” For Collins and Dodson You’d be in heaven, too – or at least the nearest Mercedes dealership – if, like songwriters Jim Collins and Marty Dodson, one of your songs was cut by both Kenny Chesney and George Strait. As we hear the story from a publishing pal, Strait had cut “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven” for his new Troubadour CD. During a tour stop in Birmingham early this year, Strait played the song for Chesney, who just happened to be in town re-habbing his shoulder after surgery. Chesney reportedly fell in love with the tune and jumped at the chance to record it once Strait decided not to include it on his new CD. Chesney, of course, has since anointed “Heaven” as the first single from his upcoming CD. Now comes word that fans will also be able to get Strait’s version when iTunes releases a bundle of Strait’s “Troubadour” video along with George’s version of “Heaven” sometime in the next couple of weeks. Jim and Marty ought to go to Vegas. Industry News MTSU Associate Professor Paul Allen’s Artist Management for the Music Business text is into its second printing after a year. He has also established a website to extend the text at artistmanagementonline.com.

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] July 28, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 4 The George Jones University Fall semester will include a talent contest for students interested in opening for George Artist News Faith Hill will again sing the opening Jones at a future concert. Second place winner will get theme “Waiting All Day For Sunday Night,” the chance to perform during CRS-40 and third place is an for NBC-TV’s Sunday Night Football, autographed Jones guitar. debuting Sept. 7 during the first regular season Singer/songwriter Alexis Ebert has signed a joint venture broadcast. Hill is also offering fans previews publishing agreement between Skyline Publishing and Sony/ATV. of one song a week from her Joy To The World Syndicated television program Cafe Nashville will launch Faith Hill Christmas album by calling 615-823-5605. in Europe Aug. 16 featuring up-and-coming country artists in James Otto’s title album track, “Sunset Man,” is featured on a two-hour broadcast. The show will air on English speaking the Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2 Soundtrack. channels in 50 countries. For more information contact Jody Taylor Swift received her high school diploma in the mail Van Alin at [email protected]. after completing the 11th and 12th grades by home schooling via GAC & Music Nation have extended their partnership Hendersonville, TN’s Aaron Academy. developed for The Next GAC Star competition to include the development of the show’s winner. The Original Signal Recordings imprint will promote the artists through digital and The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives traditional marketing, radio promotion and publicity. at www.countryaircheck.com. Gig Alerts • Clear Channel Communications shareholders approved • WYZB/Fort Walton Beach, Fl PD/morning host Big Nic is the merger agreement with a private equity group led by Bain looking for a co-host. Send airchecks and resumes to him at 225 NW Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners. The deal is expected to Hollywood Blvd., Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 or [email protected]. be consumated on Wednesday (7/30). (CAT 7/24) • WSM-FM/Nashville Marketing Dir. Billie Dunn is accepting • The FCC approved Sirius’ $3.3 billion buyout of competitor resumes for a Promotions Dir. at [email protected]. XM. (CAT 7/28) • WCTY/New London, CT Pd/afternoon jock Dave Elder is • Country Thunder VP/Promotion Jim Dorman joined Black seeking a night jock. Send airchecks and resume to dave@wcty. River Music Group as Nat’l Dir./Promotion, focusing on West com or give him a call at 860-887-3511. Coast and Northeast. (CAT 7/28) • Clear Channel’s KBKO/Bakersfield celebrated its last day as Chart Note a Country station July 28 (CAT 7/25) Kenny Chesney’s new single “Everybody Wants To Go To • Citadel Regional Mgr./Country Programming/Midwest & Heaven” was released to radio today, and observant recipients WTNR/Grand Rapids PD/Morning jock Steve Stewart added probably noted the Blue Chair/BNA label designation. A Sony Citadel/Grand Rapids Dir./Operations duties for the five station BMG spokesperson confirms that Blue Chair is Chesney’s cluster. (CAT 7/25) imprint and that the single and subsequent album Lucky Old Sun are property of Blue Chair. BNA licenses Chesney’s music Stroud Doubles-Up (continued from page 1) through Blue Chair under this new arrangement. Blue Chair, “We had such huge success at DreamWorks together. He even let however, has no staff and no artists on its roster other than me play drums on ‘Have You Forgotten?’ He called to see what Chesney. The licensing arrangement is for this album only and I was up to and brought over some new music that I just freaked will not extend to future Chesney releases.

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] July 28, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 5 out over. As soon as I heard ‘Tequila,’ I knew it would be the first single.” Tu b e Ch e c k The label has also signed noted songwriter Anthony Smith, Tuesday 7/29 - Marty Stuart, Masters Series (GAC). former Lonestar frontman Richie McDonald and new band Houston County. Smith and McDonald will both have singles Wednesday 7/30 - Julianne Hough, Ellen (syndicated); Toby Keith, CBS out before the end of the year, with the band’s debut expected in Early Show and Fox & Friends. Q1 ‘09. Thursday 7/31 - Toby Keith, The View (ABC); Janie Fricke, Charlie Daniels, Radio promotion has been contracted with Bigger Picture Darius Rucker, Crook & Chase (RFD-TV). Promotion and the division headed by Michael Powers and Jeff Friday 8/1 - The Road Hammers, Where Do We Go Now (GAC). Solima (see next story). Bigger Picture Promotion will report directly to Bill Catino, who will be consulting Stroudavarious. Saturday 8/2 - Patty Loveless, Darryl Worley, Andy Griggs, Steve Holy, “Bill is a longtime friend who has been a huge force in radio Opry Live (GAC). promotion for years,” Stroud says. “He was responsible for Sunday 8/3 - Trace Adkins, American Man (GAC). the radio promotion for George Strait, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks, Keith Urban and Sugarland, among many others.” Monday 8/4 - Toby Keith, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS). In addition to Stroud, A&R staffers include Jimmy Metts, Tammy Luker and Doug Rich. Consultant Neal Spielberg will direct marketing and sales, with distribution handled by Sony RED. best of the best musicians in the world, and they’re right here Stroud’s second label is Country Crossing, which has in Tennessee. I got 24 of these great players to form a band and already signed John Anderson and Lorrie Morgan. The label orchestra. We picked the biggest standards of Christmas and is linked with the Country Crossing development near Dothan, recorded instrumental versions. It’s being sold on QVC for six AL, which is the brainchild of developer Ronnie Gilley. “It’s months for less than $10, which is a great stocking-stuffer. It’s an Alabama version of Branson, although it will be a lot larger,” a good example of what we can do as an independent label in a Stroud says. “The artists will have venues down there -- John little bit different way and do well with it. Anderson will have his steakhouse, Lorrie will have her Hot “Independent labels are having success,” Stroud says. Chicken. We’ll be doing a lot of cross promotion. Our intention “Taylor Swift is one of the biggest artists in the format and you is to do radio shows out of there. can look at several other success stories as well. It’s easier than “Partnering with venues gives us the potential to expose it was five or six years ago to go to the market as an independent artists and sell their merch and records directly,” Stroud says. compared to a major. The structure of making, marketing and “We didn’t even think about doing these kinds of things selling records is completely different now. An independent five years ago because we were selling so many records the label that is forward thinking and markets outside of the normal traditional way. Well, we don’t now. We’re not selling all those channels will do very well.” records. So we have to find the QVCs and the Country Crossings And it doesn’t hurt that there’s always that common thread... and make sure we use our celebrities in a positive way and get an element Stroud has consistently seemed able to deliver: “The the most out of what they’ve earned.” bottom line is a hit record is still a hit record,” he says. “You still The QVC mention references his Stroudavarious Orchestra: have to have that.” Sounds Of The Season project (CAW 7/14). “Teri Brown, who - Lon Helton, [email protected] reps QVC, came to us and said someone needs to make a great Chuck Aly, [email protected] instrumental Christmas album,” he explains. “So I went to the Erin Duvall, [email protected] (615) 320-1450 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] July 28, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 6

Spring No. 1s: WQMX, WHKO, WKKO, Co u n t r y Ra t i n g s Sp r i n g Bo x Sc o r e Each week we’ll have a running tally of the Spring 2008 Arbitron ratings KIIM and WGTY and rankings for all Country stations printed on this page in Country Arbitron began releasing its Spring 2008 ratings last week. Aircheck Weekly. The ratings/rankings in these box scores are only those from the station’s home market. Watch Country Aircheck Today for daily updates and every 12+ 12+ Rankings week CA Weekly will present a large batch of results, along with TW Total TW Total Stations 56 56 56 56 a format scorecard. As part of our weekly market-by-market Up 31 31 32 32 offerings, with a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least Down 19 19 17 17 a 1.0 share are included. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country Flat 6 6 7 7 Debut ------outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in the same market Drop ------owned by a single operator and an “*” indicates a tie. No. 1 na na 5 5

12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ Station/City Share Share Rank Rank Station/City Share Share Rank Rank Station/City Share Share Rank Rank Last ARB Sp ’08 Last ARB Sp ’08 Last ARB Sp ’08 Last ARB Sp ’08 Last ARB Sp ’08 Last ARB Sp ’08 WQMX/Akron 6.6 7.4 2 1* WCAT/Harrisburg 2.4 2.7 12 12 WGDN/Saginaw, MI 1.5 2.4 12 10 WGAR/Cleveland 3.2 3.0 11* 10* WWYZ/Hartford 6.9 6.2 4 4 KSON & KSOQ/San Diego 5.5 4.8 1 4 (Akron Arbitron) KKGO/Los Angeles 1.5 1.9 22* 17* KUSS/San Diego 2.4 1.9 15* 18 WQXK/Youngstown, OH 1.1 1.5 22 20* (Akron Arbitron) WMIL/Milwaukee 7.4 6.0 2 4 KBWF/San Francisco 2.2 1.8 13* 17* WCTO/Allentown 13.2 10.7 1 2 WTKM-AM & FM/Milwaukee+ KRTY/San Jose 3.2 2.9 7* 8* KUZZ/Bakersfield^ 7.9 6.3 2 3 .9 1.0 20 19 KBWF/San Francisco .8 .7 30* 32* (San Jose Arbitron) KCWR/Bakersfield^ 1.4 1.4 14 19 WKMK/Monmouth, NJ 2.1 2.3 17* 15 WIL/St. Louis 4.6 5.5 4 3 KBKO/Bakersfield 1.9 1.2 18 21 KTOM/Monterey 3.4 2.9 6* 12 KSD/St. Louis 3.5 3.8 13* 9* WPOC/Baltimore 8.1 8.7 2 2 KMLE/Phoenix 3.7 3.7 7 7 WKKO/Toledo 14.5 12.5 1 1 WKLB/Boston 3.9 4.4 8 7 KNIX/Phoenix 4.8 3.0 4 11 WCKY/Toledo 1.7 1.2 14* 17 WUSN/Chicago 2.6 3.1 14 9 WDSY/Pittsburgh 5.3 5.2 4 4 KIIM/Tucson 8.9 10.6 1 1 WCCQ/Chicago .4 .4 35* 34* WOGI/Pittsburgh^ 1.8 1.6 15 16 KJUG/Visalia-Tulare, CA 4.7 4.7 6 5* WUBE/Cincinnati^ 5.8 6.8 4 2 WOGG/Pittsburgh^ 1.4 1.4 19 17* WMZQ/Washington 3.6 3.7 9 8 WYGY/Cincinnati^ .9 1.2 21* 18 WOGF/Pittsburgh^ 1.0 1.4 20* 17* WXCY/Wilmington, DE 4.3 4.3 4 5 WGAR/Cleveland 6.6 7.6 3 2 WOGH/Pittsburgh^ .6 .5 25* 26* WXTU/Philadelphia 1.6 2.2 17 12 WHKO/Dayton 7.1 10.1 3 1 WCTK/Providence 5.6 6.8 5 2 (Wilmington, DE Arbitron) WYCD/Detroit 3.5 4.1 11 8* KFRG/Riverside 4.5 5.2 4 3 WGGY & WGGI/Wilkes Barre, PA WDTW/Detroit 2.1 2.4 18 17 KKGO/Los Angeles .4 .7 39* 30* 8.1 8.4 2 2 (Riverside Arbitron) WFBE/Flint 6.5 5.7 3* 5 WSJR/Wilkes Barre, PA 3.0 3.9 7 6* KNCI/Sacramento 4.2 4.9 6 5 WKCQ/Flint 4.0 3.9 9 9* WCTO/Allentown 1.6 1.7 13 15* KNTY/Sacramento 2.3 3.6 15 9* WCXI-AM/Flint+ .6 2.0 23* 13* (Wilkes Barre Arbitron) WCEN/Saginaw, MI 6.0 8.3 6 2* WDSD/Wilmington, DE 1.8 1.6 17 16* WRBT/Harrisburg 6.2 7.6 3 2* WKCQ/Saginaw, MI 7.1 7.7 3 5* WGTY/York, PA 8.6 11.3 1 1 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

July 28, 2008 Chart Page 1

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

1 1 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 15779 -145 4837 -32 33.975 -0.05 122 0 3rd Week at No. 1 3 2 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 15128 924 4637 295 31.879 1.882 122 0 4 3 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 14365 503 4501 198 30.228 1.399 122 0 6 4 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 14120 848 4173 249 30.032 2.041 122 0 5 5 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 13936 632 4163 254 29.169 1.335 122 0 8 6 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 12422 1033 3879 365 25.685 1.451 122 0 2 7 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros. ) 12260 -2473 3631 -735 27.422 -4.399 122 0 7 8 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 11932 208 3646 47 24.653 0.921 119 0

10 9 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 4 10217 1107 3025 284 21.295 3.11 120 1 13 10 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 4 9856 1176 2968 375 20.815 2.549 122 1 9 11 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 9839 99 3053 -53 20.747 0.408 121 0 11 12 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 9430 382 2809 113 19.39 1.106 120 0 14 13 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 9081 899 2736 208 19.053 1.92 117 2 12 14 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 8819 3 2698 10 18.258 0.159 120 0 15 15 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol ) 8767 809 2606 253 17.853 1.592 120 4 17 16 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 7384 71 2229 -4 14.195 0.191 118 1 19 17 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 7039 242 2119 101 13.621 -0.088 115 3 20 18 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 7027 808 2111 275 13.972 1.676 116 2

24 19 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 4 6769 1498 2037 437 14.477 3.892 119 6 21 20 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 6368 301 1908 70 12.869 0.815 111 4 16 21 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 5660 -2100 1754 -655 11.791 -4.303 115 0

27 22 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 4 5574 1674 1572 474 11.997 3.591 81 17 23 23 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb) 5333 55 1649 50 10.198 0.201 108 6 25 24 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 4639 119 1449 47 7.838 0.214 106 3 26 25 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 4388 129 1431 42 7.83 0.425 102 3

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

28 26 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 3980 462 1214 128 7.589 0.776 93 7

34 27 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 4 3755 1646 1123 522 7.788 3.263 105 35 29 28 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 3486 402 1102 98 6.554 1.182 92 4 30 29 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 3414 634 1084 174 5.941 1.168 91 4 31 30 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 2800 178 856 33 5.045 0.509 83 8 32 31 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 2631 140 875 61 4.759 0.279 79 2 33 32 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 2136 -118 700 -32 3.588 -0.271 74 2 35 33 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 2107 54 593 26 3.822 0.109 62 10 36 34 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 2088 163 674 61 3.252 0.243 67 5 37 35 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (No Strings Attached/Midas) 1986 76 694 23 3.56 0.247 66 2 38 36 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 1860 190 509 53 3.543 0.288 47 10 39 37 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 1594 12 392 50 2.624 -0.34 49 14 41 38 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 1566 267 515 89 2.761 0.452 54 6 42 39 JEWEL/I Do (Valory) 1505 210 457 77 2.425 0.237 50 6 40 40 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 1494 1 429 10 2.195 -0.046 55 2 44 41 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) 1447 197 465 66 2.408 0.279 43 5 46 42 LEE BRICE/Upper Middle Class White Trash (Curb) 1097 -27 397 4 1.349 -0.237 46 4 47 43 JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros.) 1092 124 371 43 1.831 0.36 49 7 Debut 44 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) 1079 380 304 112 1.701 0.441 36 9 Debut 45 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 978 408 326 138 1.5 0.628 37 8 49 46 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 963 137 315 39 1.528 0.187 43 4 Debut 47 GRETCHEN WILSON/Don't Do Me No Good (Columbia) 933 255 278 84 1.703 0.532 28 4 48 48 RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720) 923 -35 315 -6 1.603 0.044 38 0 45 49 ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) 898 -332 295 -100 1.736 -0.366 38 0 Debut 50 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 834 618 295 215 1.645 1.239 34 20

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 2 Chart Page 2 July 28, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 35 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 774 4 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 20 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 691 4 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 17 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 549 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To Go To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 14 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 524 4 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 14 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 434 4 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 10 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 328 JUSTIN MOORE/Back That Thing Up (Valory) 10 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 319 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 10 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 307 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) 9 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 285 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 8 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 262 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 8 Activator Top Spin Gainers Aircheck Top Point Gainers CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 398 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 1674 4 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 336 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 1646 4 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 306 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 1498 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 294 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 1176 4 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 218 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 1107 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 184 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 1033 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 184 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 924 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 159 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 899 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 155 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 848 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 133 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 809 Vi d e o Ad d s Aircheck Top Spin Gainers CMT BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 522 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 474 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 437 CMT PURE BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 375 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 365 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 295 GAC JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 284 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 275 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 254 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 253

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] July 28, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4 Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s BILLY CURRINGTON/Don’t (Mercury) Enters at 45*; 978 points, 326 spins AUGUST 4 8 ADDS: KBWF, KDRK, KUBL*, WCTO*, WDAF, WGKX*, WGTY, WPAW TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol) Billy Ray Cyrus/Somebody Said A Prayer (Lyric Street) LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) Moves 49*- 46*; 963 points, 315 spins DOLLY PARTON/Shinola (Dolly) 4 ADDS: KKBQ*, KSSN, WEZL, WKKT TRENT WILLMON/Cold Beer And A Fishing Pole (Compadre/Music World/Quarterback) GRETCHEN WILSON/Don’t Do Me No Good (Columbia) Enters at 47*; 933 points, 278 spins AUGUST 10 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (Blue Chair/BNA) 4 ADDS: KHKI*, KTOM, KXKT, WWQM AUGUST 11 RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720) KRISTY LEE COOK/15 Minutes Of Shame (19/Arista) Stays at 48; 923 points, 315 spins; 0 ADDS: RANDY ROGERS BAND/In My Arms Instead (Mercury) BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn’t Be Gone (Warner Bros.) ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) Moves 45- 49; 898 points, 295 spins; 0 ADDS AUGUST 18 Gordon Mote/Wake Up Dancin (Spring Hill) TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) LEANN RIMES/What I Cannot Change (Curb) Enters at 49*; 834 points, 295 spins Michael Scott/Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Rocky Comfort/Nine North) 20 ADDS INCLUDING: KBEQ, KMPS*, WAMZ, WDAF, WGNA, WKKT, WMIL, WPAW, WSIX, WYRK Aircheck Top Recurrents MARCEL/I Love This Song (Lyric Street) MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew... (Columbia) 9571 794 points, 285 spins JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 8243 2 ADDS: KIZN*, KSSN BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 8155 PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 7850 713 points, 242 spins 6 ADDS: KHKI*, KKNG, WOGI, WTQR, WXBQ, WYPY TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 7453 GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 6163 KEVIN FOWLER/Best Mistake I Ever Made (Equity) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 5258 452 points, 86 spins; 0 ADDS LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 5118 CROSSIN DIXON/I Love My Old Bird Dog (& I...) (BBR) RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 5094 442 points, 155 spins 2 ADDS: KBQI, WFUS CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 4844

ROAD HAMMERS/Girl On The Billboard (Montage) 439 points, 153 spins KENNY CHESNEY/Flip Flop Summer (BNA) 1 ADD: KHKI* 386 points, 90 spins; 0 ADDS CARTER’S CHORD/Different Breed (Show Dog) HEARTLAND/Slow Down (Country Thunder) 402 points, 139 spins 369 points, 123 spins 2 ADDS: KKWF, WFUS 1 ADD: WWNU TRISHA YEARWOOD/They Call It Falling For A... (Big Machine) Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those 400 points, 115 spins that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two 6 ADDS: KTOM, KUBL*, WGTY, WKKT, WWNU, WYCD* of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds) ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] ACTIVAT OR July 28, 2008/Chart Page 5

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 1 1 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 5517 -145 3042 -98 2nd Week at No. 1 3 2 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 5345 307 2974 155 2 3 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 5257 125 2926 48 5 4 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 4 4999 434 2783 218 4 5 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 4859 190 2696 115 6 6 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 4740 262 2655 159 7 7 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 3992 34 2337 39 8 8 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 3855 154 2071 106 10 9 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 4 3850 524 2135 294 9 10 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 3562 112 1969 43 12 11 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 3425 285 1861 133 11 12 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 3344 130 1901 75 13 13 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 3211 88 1761 46 14 14 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 3073 139 1737 89 21 15 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 4 2651 549 1468 306 20 16 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 2609 328 1396 184 18 17 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 2564 54 1384 41 16 18 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 2550 5 1381 11 19 19 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 2448 37 1350 41 23 20 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb) 2001 125 1049 59 22 21 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 1993 80 1063 47 26 22 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 4 1980 774 1062 398 24 23 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 1664 180 896 130 25 24 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 1594 221 839 113 27 25 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 1175 145 634 110 31 26 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 1101 319 604 184 28 27 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 1078 73 540 34 29 28 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 1057 127 531 80 30 29 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 1050 191 512 78 49 30 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 4 992 691 496 336 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com ACTIVAT OR July 28, 2008/Chart Page 6

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

32 31 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 887 176 392 96 34 32 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 713 69 328 37 35 33 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 656 33 264 19 36 34 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (No Strings Attached/Midas) 652 32 295 25 37 35 JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros.) 625 63 281 33 40 36 GRETCHEN WILSON/Don't Do Me No Good (Columbia) 608 114 238 55 41 37 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 584 95 307 31 38 38 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 573 69 245 32 46 39 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 531 121 271 56 42 40 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 526 74 267 41 44 41 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 515 96 234 41 45 42 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) 514 100 215 39 39 43 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 513 12 254 8 33 44 ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) 503 -153 243 -87 51 45 PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) 465 209 217 107 43 46 JEWEL/I Do (Valory) 449 6 204 17 57 47 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 328 133 123 74 47 48 RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720) 315 -9 168 -7 48 49 MARCEL/I Love This Song (Lyric Street) 305 -13 126 -5 54 50 LEE BRICE/Upper Middle Class White Trash (Curb) 292 62 146 18 50 51 DIERKS BENTLEY f/S. BUXTON/Sweet And Wild (Capitol) 285 5 57 1 56 52 TRISHA YEARWOOD/They Call It Falling For A ... (Big Machine) 266 68 105 28 55 53 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) 257 34 141 19 59 54 SARA EVANS/Love You With All My Heart (RCA) 219 48 86 26 Debut 55 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Somebody Said A Prayer (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 215 117 71 31 52 56 CHRIS CAGLE/No Love Songs (Capitol) 211 -45 90 -17 58 57 ROAD HAMMERS/Girl On The Billboard (Montage) 155 -19 79 -10 53 58 FISHER STEVENSON/No Tomorrow Here Tonight (Big Machine) 155 -79 42 -39 59 59 CROSSIN DIXON/I Love My Old Bird Dog (& I..) (BBR) 147 -22 68 -10 Debut 60 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/If You Ever... (Stringtown/CO5) 137 9 65 3 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com