Behind the Headlines: CMA Research Vintage Country Discovered

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March 23, 2009 Issue 133

Behind The Headlines: CMA Research Hi r e Me, Pl e a s e ! By now, you’ve probably seen some of the key findings about What’s the most creative thing you’ve CMA the landmark country consumer study presented during ever seen or done in pursuit of a job? CRS-40. What you haven’t read, however, is full exposition Country Aircheck is seeking the best of how deep this research really goes. Of particular note is the (or worst) how-I-got-hired stories for an incredible quantity and quality of data upcoming feature story. And you never available on the core audience. know, we might immortalize you with a Because generating and maintaining guns-of-steel illustration. Ask Bob Reeves. strong ratings is based on super-serving these loyal fans, especially in the PPM world, it’s important to know who they are and the value they place on local radio for music discovery. Demographically, 86% of core Country Vintage Country Discovered fans (called “Countryphiles,” who make up 5.1% of 18-54s) Sunday’s Boston Globe carried a fascinating story about are under 50 years old. There’s another 2.5% who are active a recently unearthed trove of vintage country recordings. “Musicphiles” who also like country. A larger-than-expected The tapes and wire recordings dating from the ‘40s to the segment is either African-American (8%) or Hispanic (10%). ‘70s were found in a Pennsylvania barn that once belonged These primary listeners account for a major proportion of to Ken Alexander, now deceased, who ran a small sound Country radio listening and a huge percentage of revenue that company in the region. The live performances feature supports the industry. Any erosion among this group carries George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Roy Acuff, substantial negative revenue implications. They crave a Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, Buck Owens, Conway strong connection to the music and artists; they want to know Twitty, Jerry Lee Lewis and others in more than 1,000 everything . Programmers who fail to heed their complaints about recordings. Purchased by producer Richard Pittman (who jocks that “talk too much” miss a crucial opportunity to convey is also an actor dba “Richard Penn”), the tapes are being useful information, especially “the story behind the song” and restored and may eventually see auction. A public release is providing artist and title IDs, the absence of which frustrates complicated by various rights issues, but the find seems to these listeners and inhibits their ability to purchase songs. be one of more than passing historical import. Read on here. (continued on page 4) ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Gig Alerts My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e • Sony/Nashville has a Mgr./Digital Marketing & Promotions Curb VP/Promotion Adrian Michaels opening. Applicants should be experienced in digital media, with discusses his most important songs, albums graphic skills and basic understanding of marketing principles. or concerts: Apply here. 1. Bill Withers/Ain’t No Sunshine When • 1720 Entertainment VP/Promotion Tim Burruss is seeking a She’s Gone: My all-time favorite song. I Northeast rep; send resumes to [email protected]. discovered it when Sting sang it on The • RCA/Nashville VP/Promotion Keith Gale is looking to fill his Secret Policeman’s Other Ball album. I then went on to acquire a serious passion for Bill vacant Dir./Nat’l. Promotion post. Reach him at 615-301-4357 Adrian Michaels Withers music. or [email protected]. 2. Wille Nelson/Mamas Don’t Let Your • Clear Channel’s WPKX/Springfield, MA OM Pat McKay Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys: I was playing drums in a rock is seeking an afternoon host with strong production skills; band when I heard this song. It started my love for Country music. airchecks and resumes to [email protected]. 3. Jane’s Addiction, Ritual de lo Habitual Tour, Cleveland Agora Theater: This concert just tore my face off. I discovered Industry News many great acts there. They always got hot bands while they were Producer/songwriter Keith Stegall (“Don’t Rock The still on their radio tours. I also saw Bon Jovi, Lenny Kravitz, Faith Jukebox,” “I Hate Everything”) has signed a multi-year No More, Missing Persons and Dan Reed Network play their first publishing agreement with Sony/ATV Nashville. Cleveland gigs there. RFD-TV has launched a sister network called Rural-TV, 4. Dale Watson, “Chicken Shit Sundays,” Austin, TX: He used to play every Sunday at Ginny’s Little Longhorn saloon. Pure country, promising “farming, rural lifestyle and traditional country music Shiner Boch beer and a chicken that craps on a grid of numbers entertainment programs.” The international network is available while the band performs. The man behind the bar would yell out to more than nine million homes in the U.K. Details here. the number that the chicken’s crap would land on. If it was your Brooklyn, NY’s David Stewart is the 9th Annual NSAI/ number you won some money. Pure Austin. CMT Song Contest grand-prize winner with his “Damn, I Miss 5. Ted Nugent: You always remember your first backstage pass. I You.” In addition to a single-song publishing contract and other didn’t even have to sleep with a roadie to get it. prizes, Stewart and his co-writer Mary Beth Stone will perform • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: High their song during a School Musical. show with Dave Berg, • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Anything Kelley Lovelace and from the Grateful Dead. Tell those hippies to take a bath :-) Rivers Rutherford • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Everything and anything Gary Allan. during Tin Pan South • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to April 4. Also, the CMT right now: “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley (“Don’t worry about Listener’s Choice a thing. Every little thing gonna be alright”). distinction went to Ben and Kate Thompson, who co-penned “I Karaoke Challenge Wednesday at Nashville’s 12th & Porter, Found Everything.” benefiting Musicians On Call. Admission for folks willing to Troy Tomlinson, Dale Dodson, Keith SOLID is holding Stegall and Mike Whelan be “challenged” to sing is $5, and $10 for those wishing to be its first Rock Band bystanders. Doors open at 6pm, festivities start at 7pm. ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] March 23, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3

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Tuesday (3/24) – Vanessa Davis ([email protected]), Neal Spielberg. Wednesday (3/25) – the late Hoyt Axton; Jimmy Harnen (jimmy.harnen@ emicap.com); Scott Robinson. Thursday (3/26) – Kenny Chesney, Dean Dillon, Charly McClain, Ronnie McDowell, Danny Kee. Friday (3/27) – Brad Wolf, Lee Gerald, John Hare, Elroy Kahanek, Bonnie Sugarman ([email protected]), Kris Lamb ([email protected]). Saturday (3/28) – Rodney Atkins, Reba McEntire, Charlie McCoy, Gerry House, Michael Powers ([email protected]). Sunday (3/29) – Brady Seals, Lindsey Roznovsky (lindsey.roznovsky@ cmt.com), EJ Butler. Monday (3/30) – the late Randy Vanwarmer.

St. Jude Roundup During the sixth annual Kicks Cares For St. Jude Kids, WKHX/Atlanta brought its all-time total to more than $5 million. Other St. Jude Radiothon results turned in by Country radio:

• WKHX/Atlanta, GA, $207,971 • KGHL/Billings, MT, $38,364 • KCCY/Colorado Springs, CO, $104,059 • KKCB/Duluth, MN, $58,951 • WNCY/Green Bay, WI, $196,268 • KTKU/Juneau, AK, $8,154 • WTRS/Ocala, FL, $46,128 • WJEN/Rutland, VT, $20,178 • KYEZ/Salina, KS, $21,375 • WICO/Salisbury, MD, $36,604 BRC Album Special Walt Disney/Lyric Street is offering 25- and 60-minute inventory-free Billy Ray Cyrus radio specials with 12 minutes of avails in support of his upcoming Back To Tennessee album. Bob Guerra and Cyrus guide the listeners on an audio tour of the singer’s Tennessee farm. The program is available April 1-12 by contacting Billy Ray Cyrus Andie Lynne at 615-866-0524. Artist News Reba McEntire will host Celebrity Fight Night XV March 28 in Phoenix to benefit the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center. Honorees include Michael Phelps and Forest Whitaker, and the musical guest is Jon Bon Jovi. Details here. Dolly Parton is offering custom pink rocking chairs and the Collector’s Edition – Dolly Parton Photo Album through her exclusive partnership with Cracker Barrel restaurants. Only 1,350 Dolly rockers are being made. Details here. ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] March 23, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 4

Tu b e Ch e c k 901-216-3617 or [email protected]. (CAT 3/23) Tuesday 3/24 – Martina McBride, Today (NBC); John Rich, Good • Adult Hits WZGC/Atlanta PD Mike Wheeler will join Morning America (ABC) & Hannity’s America (FOX News). Clear Channel as OM for the Connecticut clusters in Hartford and New Haven, which include Country WWYZ/ Wednesday 3/25 - Martina McBride, Today (NBC) & Live With Regis And Kelly (syndicated); John Rich, Glenn Beck (FOX News). Hartford. (CAT 3/23) • Cox Enterprises has tendered an offer to acquire all of Thursday 3/26 – John Rich, Today & Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Cox Radio (NBC); Kenny Rogers, James Otto, Heidi Newfield, Charlie Daniels, the remaining publicly held shares of in a bid to Craig Morgan, Dierks Bentley, CMT Cribs. take the company completely private. (CAT 3/23) • Former AC WRAL/Raleigh PD Joe Wade Formicola Friday 3/27 – Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, Late Show With David Letterman (CBS); John Rich, America’s Newsroom (FOX News). joined Country WRSF/Nags Head, NC as PD/morning host Friday (3/20). Formicola will also handle music and can be Saturday 3/28 – Jason Aldean, Jewel, John Anderson, Jason Michael reached at [email protected]. (CAT 3/23) Carroll, Opry Live (re-air) (GAC). • 1720 Entertainment Northeast rep Stacy Blythe has Sunday 3/29 – Clint Black, Celebrity Apprentice (NBC). resigned her post after nearly two years for a TBA gig. Monday 3/30 – Rodney Atkins, Martina McBride, Top 20 Country Blythe can be reached at 615-887-9860 or stacy.blythe@ Countdown (re-air) (GAC). yahoo.com. (CAT 3/23) • WDKN-AM/Dickson, TN, signed off after 54 years. Among those exiting are PD/morning host Chuck Dauphin Julianne Hough has partnered with KaBOOM! for the (615-509-4877 or [email protected]), midday charitable challenge “Map Every Place To Play In America.” host Rich Gihardeli (615-789-3115) and PM driver To participate, upload a picture of a playground in your area to Richard White, who are seeking their next gig. (CAT 3/20) KaBOOM!’s website through June 30 and Hough will donate $1 • CBS/Radio’s Ed Krampf, SVP/Market Manager for (up to $100,000) to a select charity. Information here. Tampa and Orlando, has been tapped in the same capacity The Development District Association of Appalachia for CBS Radio/Los Angeles’ seven-station cluster. A CBS (DDAA) has presented its first Donald R. Myers Humanitarian Radio spokesperson says no determination has been made Award to Randy Owen for his contributions to his home region as to the next market manager for the Tampa cluster, which of Ft. Payne, AL. includes Country WQYK. (CAT 3/20) Mustang Creek will host the 15-episode series Music & • Former echo Managing Partner Pinky Gonzales is joining Motors on RFD-TV through April 2. artist merchandiser Richards & Southern in a senior The Bellamy Brothers’ “Let Your Love Flow” is the No. 1 marketing role. He’ll oversee online store marketing for download in the UK, according to the duo’s publicist. The song clients including Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift has been featured in a popular Barclay Bank TV spot. and dozens of others. (CAT 3/19) • Former Hallmark Direction Dir./Press & Publicity Amy The Week’s Top Stories Willis can now be found at Wortman Works Media & Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives Marketing as Account Exec. handling day-to-day publicity at www.countryaircheck.com. for the Lost Trailers and Nathan Lee Jackson. Give her • Citadel WGKX/Memphis PD Tim Jones left the company a shout at 615-340-9675 or [email protected]. after 18 months, a victim of budget cuts. He can be reached at (CAT 3/17)

commitment to the essence of the genre. This authenticity also Ch e c k Ou t : In Sto r e s 3/24 applies to DJs, as the study found strong resistance among core Eric Church Carolina (Capitol) fans against the “crossover DJ” who has switched from another Church’s sophomore release features songs “Ain’t format to Country. Killed Me Yet,” “Young And Wild” and his single “Love Your Love The Most.” Church co-wrote all 12 tracks Despite all the buzz about iTunes, social networking and with writers including Stephanie Chapman, Casey television, 76% of Countryphiles and 83% of general music fans Beathard and Brett Beavers. (Musicphiles) still get their music first from Country radio, and 95% of Countryphiles are Country radio listeners. Also good news for radio is that print media is largely a non-factor for Shooter Jennings Bad Magick: The Best of... (Universal South) Jennings’ 13-track greatest hits collection country fan engagement. And while 81% use TV for some of features his most popular cuts “4th Of July,” “The their country consumption (approx. 40% watch the ACM Awards Wolf” and his rendition of Dire Straits’ “Walk Of or American Idol), they give nearly twice as many hours per Life.” Also included are two previously unreleased month (24 to 13) to radio. tracks, a live version of “Lonesome Blues” and a But the Internet is gaining traction, as four of five fans have cover of Hank Williams, Jr.’s “Living Proof.” visited station websites and 48% do so every month. However, John Rich Son Of A Preacher Man (Warner Bros.) core country fans remain primarily analog: of all the hours given Rich’s debut solo album features “Another to Country radio, only 14% come from “digital consumers” You” and his breakout single “Shuttin’ Detroit – those who chiefly use digital media for entertainment. It’s Down.” Rich co-wrote all 11 tracks with writers suggested that broadcasters use the “Moviephone” concept to including Vicky McGehee, James Otto and John D. Anderson. provide artist info to the nearly 50% of core fans who still aren’t online at home. The bottom line is that core country fans engage the music Martina McBride Shine (RCA) through “multiple doors,” so finding ways to market to them in McBride’s 10th studio album includes her hit an integrated manner is absolutely essential. Radio can further “Ride,” “I Just Call You Mine,” and “Sunny Side Up,” which she co-wrote with the Warren Brothers. capitalize on these CD-buying, concert-going super-fans by Other writers featured are Tom Shapiro, Liz Rose, developing loyal listener exclusives and rewards, accepting Nathan Chapman and Hillary Lindsey. McBride playlist input, and providing segmented contests for both shares co-producer credit with Dann Huff. traditional and “digital” consumers. The findings in this report are priceless from virtually Album release info to [email protected]. every angle: programming, marketing, promotion and sales. CMA member stations can access the study in detail at www. mycmaworld.com. If your station isn’t a CMA member, we can’t think of a better reason to become one. CMA Research (continued from page 1) In addition to the long-ignored, mounting risks of song Lon Helton, [email protected] Chuck Aly, [email protected] repetition, programmers also should be on guard against a Jeff Green, [email protected] potential backlash and genre dilution related to new, more pop- Erin Duvall, [email protected] oriented country. The key is to nurture a new artist’s persona Lauren Tingle, [email protected] as a legitimate country performer with personal ties and a (615) 320-1450 ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

March 23, 2009 Chart Page 1

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

1 1 DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 16516 438 5119 139 36.632 0.933 122 0 2nd Week at No. 1 5 2 TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 14271 767 4468 246 30.9 1.668 123 0 4 3 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 14214 585 4454 159 30.702 1.494 122 0

6 4 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 13337 1008 4214 325 28.969 2.752 122 0 7 5 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 12404 1035 3961 316 26.595 2.164 123 1 2 6 BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 12097 -2020 3779 -620 26.053 -4.662 121 0 8 7 RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 11970 765 3782 264 25.447 2.049 123 0

10 8 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 11859 1157 3789 321 25.789 3.02 120 1 9 9 TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 11815 785 3757 226 26.423 2.142 123 0

11 10 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 4 11159 1382 3446 437 24.784 2.752 122 0 3 11 KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 11023 -2860 3455 -902 25.448 -5.935 122 0

12 12 JOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 9132 351 2763 84 19.348 0.569 120 1 14 13 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 8840 478 2698 119 18.815 1.374 122 0

17 14 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 4 8657 1551 2668 465 19.737 4.166 121 4 15 15 TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 7736 405 2486 125 15.927 1.116 116 0 20 16 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 7219 927 2326 276 14.896 1.742 119 1 18 17 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love... (Republic/Universal South) 6911 316 2139 110 13.721 0.641 114 1

19 18 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 6612 227 2203 86 13.233 0.986 118 0 21 19 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 5917 370 1999 108 11.071 1.168 114 1 22 20 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 5747 623 1816 213 11.221 1.594 112 1 23 21 LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 5494 1021 1707 308 11.2 2.336 103 8

26 22 DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 4 4749 1506 1496 471 9.867 3.349 103 13

34 23 KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 4 4526 2693 1353 817 9.707 5.324 104 33 25 24 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 4394 1012 1481 347 9.46 2.432 93 4

16 25 JACK INGRAM/That's A Man (Big Machine) 4334 -2887 1363 -867 8.493 -6.094 120 0

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

28 26 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 3969 843 1231 201 8.175 1.809 93 10

24 27 DEAN BRODY/Brothers (BBR) 3847 377 1286 133 6.886 0.358 91 2 27 28 KELLIE PICKLER/Best Days Of Your Life (19/BNA) 3392 230 1066 90 6.166 0.31 80 2 29 29 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry ('Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 3262 184 1091 83 5.66 0.177 94 1

31 30 RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South) 2584 317 814 110 4.278 0.182 73 4 Debut 31 BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 4 2562 2562 686 686 6.049 6.049 87 79 30 32 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Forever (Stringtown) 2362 -460 749 -148 4.602 -0.955 63 0 32 33 CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA) 2182 151 699 55 3.86 0.222 66 6 33 34 GLORIANA/Wild At Heart (Emblem/New Revolution) 2128 168 652 82 3.725 0.364 61 5 35 35 CHUCK WICKS/Man Of The House (RCA) 1968 222 616 51 3.399 0.306 66 3 36 36 TRENT TOMLINSON/That's How It Still Oughta Be (Carolwood) 1850 145 606 63 3.395 0.341 56 0 Debut 37 TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 1759 1055 553 301 3.654 2.123 64 32 39 38 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 1756 544 527 140 2.964 1.172 60 10 37 39 ADAM GREGORY/What It Takes (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 1728 100 591 29 2.962 0.484 66 2 42 40 BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 1561 424 559 154 2.912 0.751 51 10

40 41 DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious) 1377 209 496 69 1.949 0.245 56 5 38 42 PAT GREEN/Country Star (BNA) 1301 71 338 44 1.982 -0.102 37 5 43 43 ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) 1289 159 424 56 1.875 0.153 45 4 41 44 JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 1285 147 490 49 1.868 0.241 55 4 44 45 JAMEY JOHNSON/High Cost Of Living (Mercury) 1269 180 394 56 2.065 0.293 45 2 46 46 LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) 1112 223 338 77 1.661 0.312 42 6 45 47 CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 950 6 295 -14 1.443 0.036 34 3 47 48 MILEY CYRUS/The Climb (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 904 57 292 51 1.293 -0.007 40 14 49 49 TRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog) 900 90 327 33 1.21 0.211 33 1 48 50 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 868 40 331 15 0.906 0.049 42 3

©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com March 23, 2009 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 79 BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 741 4 KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 33 KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 683 4 TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 32 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 491 4 MILEY CYRUS/The Climb (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 14 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 474 4 DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 13 DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 449 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (BNA) 12 TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 386 BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 10 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 372 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 351 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 10 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 296 JONATHAN SINGLETON & THE GROVE/Livin' In Paradise (Universal South) 10 LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 289 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 10 Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 439 KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 2693 4 KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 392 BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 2562 4 DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 247 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 1551 4 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 246 DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 1506 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 231 TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 223 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 1382 4 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 188 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 1157 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 176 TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 1055 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 173 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 1035 LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 154 LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 1021 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 1012 Vi d e o Ad d s Aircheck Top Spin Gainers CMT KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 817 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy’s Song (Arista) Lady Antebelleum/I Run To You (Capitol) BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 686 MARC BROUSSARD f/LEANN RIMES/When It’s Good (Atlantic) DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 471 CMT PURE SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 465 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy’s Song (Arista) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 437 ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) JEFF BATES/One Thing (Black River) ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 347 Lady Antebelleum/I Run To You (Capitol) JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 325 GAC alan jackson/Sissy’s Song (Arista) JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 321 dolly parton/Backwoods Barbie (Dolly) RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 316 eric church/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) lady antebellum/I Run To You (Capitol) LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 308

Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s MARCH 30 JAMEY JOHNSON/High Cost Of Living (Mercury) CAITLIN & WILL/Address In The Stars (Columbia) Moves 44-45*; 1269 points, 394 spins ROGER CREAGER/A Good Day For Sunsets (Fun All Wrong/Thirty Tigers) 2 ADDS: KJUG, KKWF JACK INGRAM/Barefoot And Crazy (Big Machine) TRACY LAWRENCE/Up To Him (Rocky Comfort/Nine North) JO DEE MESSINA/Shine (Curb) LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) MARCEL/Believin’ (Red Stripe Plane/BPP/New Revolution) Stays at 46*; 1112 points, 338 spins TELLURIDE/Pencil Marks (American Roots/Quarterback) 6 ADDS: KCYE, KMPS*, KUSS, WCTK*, WGTY, WIVK* APRIL 6 CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin’ You Home (The Little Black...) (RCA) KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (Blue Chair/BNA) Moves 45*-47*; 950 points, 295 spins RICHARD JAYMES/Dollar And A Dream (ShotGun/CO5) 3 ADDS: KIZN*, WCTO*, WXCY EMILY WEST/That Kind Of Happy (Capitol)

MILEY CYRUS/The Climb (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) APRIL 13 Moves 47*-48*; 904 points, 292 spins STEPHEN COCHRAN/Wal-Mart Flowers (Aria) 14 ADDS including: KJJY*, KKBQ*, KKWF, KNCI*, KUBL*, RICK HUCKABY/She Gets Me High (Head Coach) KWNR, WCTK*, WGGY, WQMX, WWNU REBA/Strange (Starstruck/Valory) AARON WATSON/Rollercoaster Ride (BIG Label/Thirty Tigers) TRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog) Lee Ann Womack/Solitary Thinkin’ (MCA) Stays at 49*; 900 points, 327 spins 1 ADD: WCTK* Aircheck Top Recurrents TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 9877 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) Moves 48*-50*; 868 points, 331 spins KENNY CHESNEY f/M. McANALLY/Down The... (Blue Chair/BNA) 8426 3 ADDS: WITL*, WOGK, WRNS* LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 7787 DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 7627 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 6600 863 points, 334 spins BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 6241 3 ADDS: KATC*, WOGK, WSLC BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 5532 HOLLY WILLIAMS/Keep The Change (Mercury) MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 4321 827 points, 308 spins ALAN JACKSON/Country Boy (Arista) 4204 2 ADDS: KCYE, KKBQ* DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 3935

BOMSHEL/Fight Like A Girl (Curb) JESSICA HARP/Boy Like Me (Warner Bros.) 819 points, 276 spins 532 points, 158 spins 3 ADDS: WKKT, WPAW, WUBE 6 ADDS: KIZN*, KKNG, KTEX, KUBL*, WIVK*, WXBQ

JAMIE O’NEAL/Like A Woman (1720) CAITLIN & WILL/Address In The Stars (Columbia) 714 points, 263 spins; 0 ADDS 434 points, 143 spins 6 ADDS: KHKI*, KIXZ, KXKT, WIVK*, WKSJ, WSLC CARRIE UNDERWOOD/The More Boys I Meet (19/Arista) 667 points, 149 spins; 0 ADDS Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)

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

1 1 DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 4880 -14 2808 2 2nd Week at No. 1 2 2 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 4745 74 2755 31 4 3 TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 4283 165 2503 98 7 4 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 4250 296 2425 176 6 5 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 4151 116 2382 67 8 6 TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 4067 173 2342 94 9 7 RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 3920 168 2244 104 10 8 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 3757 73 2171 59 11 9 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 3630 474 2040 231 12 10 JOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 3077 53 1755 27 13 11 TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 2990 78 1731 42 14 12 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 2830 372 1574 188 16 13 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 2819 491 1538 246 18 14 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 2423 130 1402 79 17 15 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 2220 -83 1302 -22 19 16 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love Songs (Republic/Universal South) 2170 45 1309 27 20 17 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 2046 251 1094 147 21 18 LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 1997 289 1116 154 22 19 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 1917 351 1057 173 15 20 JACK INGRAM/That's A Man (Big Machine) 1812 -589 1013 -339 24 21 DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 1762 449 977 247 23 22 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 1654 138 936 86 25 23 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 1318 151 737 81 36 24 KEITH URBAN/Kiss A Girl (Capitol) 1228 683 694 392 27 25 DEAN BRODY/Brothers (BBR) 1216 212 662 95 31 26 TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog) 1098 386 637 223 26 27 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Forever (Stringtown) 1006 -132 558 -78 28 28 KELLIE PICKLER/Best Days Of Your Life (19/BNA) 991 34 546 24 32 29 RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South) 936 241 538 125 29 30 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry (‘Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 913 26 488 6 ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 5 ACTIVAT OR March 23, 2009/Chart Page 6

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

30 31 CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA) 781 35 423 36 34 32 GLORIANA/Wild At Heart (Emblem/New Revolution) 765 126 384 68 Debut 33 BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 741 741 439 439 35 34 BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 737 181 380 102 33 35 TRENT TOMLINSON/That's How It Still Oughta Be (Carolwood) 661 -4 334 7 38 36 DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious) 562 60 274 32 37 37 CHUCK WICKS/Man Of The House (RCA) 557 33 295 13 39 38 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 550 90 289 49 40 39 ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) 499 40 241 11 41 40 JAMEY JOHNSON/High Cost Of Living (Mercury) 448 77 213 31 42 41 MILEY CYRUS/The Climb (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 413 47 208 19 43 42 PAT GREEN/Country Star (BNA) 385 52 172 20 49 43 LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) 266 76 148 35 51 44 JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 265 91 120 42 44 45 ADAM GREGORY/What It Takes (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 258 -20 142 -15 46 46 TRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog) 256 17 146 11 45 47 HOLLY WILLIAMS/Keep The Change (Mercury) 247 -2 142 -2 50 48 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 247 65 117 32 48 49 KATIE ARMIGER/Trail Of Lies (Cold River) 228 28 126 14 47 50 CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 223 -1 101 -2 53 51 JAMIE O'NEAL/Like A Woman (1720) 186 20 82 13 58 52 JO DEE MESSINA/Shine (Curb) 154 71 34 13 54 53 BOMSHEL/Fight Like A Girl (Curb) 147 8 94 7 55 54 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 142 23 64 7 Debut 55 CAITLIN & WILL/Address In The Stars (Columbia) 114 49 48 18 56 56 JULIA BURTON/What A Woman Wants (Emerald River) 93 2 52 2 Debut 57 PHIL VASSAR/Prayer Of A Common Man (Universal South) 80 11 30 9 Debut 58 JESSICA HARP/Boy Like Me (Warner Bros.) 78 4 49 3 Debut 59 GRETCHEN WILSON/The Earrings Song (Columbia) 75 60 15 11 Debut 60 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Home Sweet Home (19/Arista) 70 -1 46 4 ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com