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Is s u e 55 Mu s i c Edition Se p t e m b e r 10, 2007

Nashville Hits Fox-TV Prime Time have to really step it up and impress folks at an upcoming Music City and the music label showcase. (Keep an eye out during the showcase biz are the stars of Fox-TV’s segment for Sony BMG/ Chairman new show, Nashville, which in a non-speaking role.) The audience watches a very premieres this Friday night at nervous Wicks prepare for the industry showcase, and they 9pm ET/8pm CT. Promos for learn his career fate at the end of the show. (Of course, it’s the show tease that it’s about not much a cliff-hanger for industry denizens who already the “dreamers, the dream know that he made the cut and his first single, “Stealing makers and the town it all Cinderella,” debuted at No. 43 on this week’s Country happens in.” Aircheck chart. Nevertheless, it’s good TV.) While the show and (continued on page 7) the press focus on the “dreamers” – including RCA/ Nashville artist Chuck Wicks, former BNA act Jamey Not On TV This Week Johnson, former Universal South singer Matt Jenkins One group of folks you won’t be seeing on Nashville and “newcomers” Clint Moseley, Jeff Allen, Lindsey this week are members of Local 257 of the American Hager, Mika Combs, Rachel Bradshaw and Sarah Federation of Musicians. Local 257 is, of course, the Gunsolus – you’ll also catch “dream makers” from the Music City chapter. According to the Tennessean, the two radio and music industries. sides have yet to reach an accord allowing the union’s Among the story lines in this first episode, viewers go members to appear on the “docudrama.” The Nashville behind the curtain for a meeting Wicks has with RCA/ newspaper reports that producers made a proposal to the Nashville VP/Promotion Keith Gale and Sony BMG/ union on Friday, which local President Harold Bradley Nashville’s Sr. Dir./A&R Jim Catino and Director/Media said would be considered. The union wants payment for Lori Genes. They explain that the label’s fall schedule is original services, plus residual fees from re-runs and pretty packed, and if he wants a spot on it he’s going to profits from DVD sales.

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Reba Wows ‘Em In Orlando Da t e Ch e c k WWKA/Orlando web producer Cyndi Landers checked September 18 – 4th Annual Dale Franklin in with Country Aircheck Leadership Music Award following what she describes as Schermerhorn Symphony Center a “completely incredible” Reba McEntire show at the brand-new September 25 – NSAI World’s Largest No. 1 Party University of Central Florida CMA Parking Lot arena this past weekend. Although October 14 – iebaLIVE! Conference Landers found the entire show Hilton Suites Downtown Nashville amazing, she said the night’s showstopper was “Because Of October 15 – ASCAP Awards You,” in which the majority-female audience sang along, causing Reba to get choked up. “The applause was deafening,” Landers said. “Reba was so moved. Her eyes got glassy, and then honest-to-goodness October 16 - iebaLIVE! Awards Banquet tears! Who would’ve thought that a super-stratospheric star could still be moved by the fans? It was a moment I will October 23 – Voting on final CMA Ballot Ends never forget.” November 5 – SESAC’s 2007 Nashville Music Awards Kenny Calls It A Summer SESAC Headquarters Between the onstage antics and surprise guests, those who were lucky enough to score tickets to the final two performances of ’s “Flip Flop Summer help rock the night along with renditions of “Life’s Been Tour” in Atlanta this past weekend sure got their money’s Good” and “All Night Long,” which featured backup worth. Friday night’s show was a virtual who’s who — vocals and pots-‘n’-pans percussion from Chesney’s entire Dave Matthews, who was playing the following night road crew (aptly dubbed the Motley Crew). On a sweeter across town, jammed with Chesney on covers of “Gangster note, Chesney made sure to bring his mother and her twin of Love” and “Three Little Birds” before performing his sister onstage during the show as well. own “Where Are You Going.” Saturday night saw hijinks that would’ve made veteran Frequent sidekick Uncle Kracker turned up on “When prankster jealous. Mercury’s Sugarland, The Sun Goes Down” and stayed for four more tunes, on tour with Chesney all summer, pulled one over on while helped Chesney on “She Thinks My their boss by hiring the Georgia Tech glee club to lend Tractor’s Sexy.” Eagles rocker , who’s joined background vocals on his “Living In Fast Forward.” BNA Chesney for select dates this summer, was also on hand to Southeast Regional Buffy Cooper told CA, “Jennifer

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Bi r t h d a y s [Nettles] came out twirling a baton in a shiny gold leotard — definitely a showstopper in itself. The marching band Tuesday (9/11): the late Jimmy Davis; Rosanne McDowell was playing ‘Young’ — or at least part of the band was. It sounded like three songs were being played at once.” Wednesday (9/12): , Chuck Flood Not wanting to be outdone, also had a surprise up his sleeve. “During Chesney’s opening numbers, Thursday (9/13): the late ; Joe Don Rooney Pat and his whole band dressed in tight ‘Kenny’ baby-doll (); Stance Bingham, Harry Lyons t-shirts and straw hats,” Cooper said. “Pat mastered some of Kenny’s stage moves, which was hilarious.” Friday (9/14): John Berry, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Jon Grimson, Mike Hammond (mike.hammond@citcomm. com), Phil Sweetland ([email protected]), Danielle More Artist News Peck, Blake Wise ([email protected]) will release an as-yet-untitled greatest hits November 20. It will contain all of his No. Saturday (9/15): the late ; Jim Zumwalt 1 singles and many of his top 5 hits. Though Urban is reportedly expected to be recording soon, it’s uncertain Sunday (9/16): David Bellamy, Sonny Lemaire, whether any new songs will be included in this hits Terry McBride ([email protected]), Maura package. O’Connell, Jim Della Croce, Greg Gosselin (ggosselin@ Each Wednesday, the new Sunday Night aural-alchemy.com), Cynthia Grimson, Mark “Hawkeye” Football opener, “Waiting All Day For Sunday Night,” Louis, Jackie Proffit ([email protected]), Bobby www.faithhill.com will premiere on . Each week’s Randall recording contains new lyrics recorded specifically for the teams competing in each Sunday night game. Monday (9/17): the late Sr.; the late ’s “Band Against MS” charity has Steve Sanders; Karen Alexander; Jean Williams (jean. partnered with the Washington, DC area chapter of the [email protected]); Sheila Brown; Vic Faraci; National MS Society by donating an autographed guitar to Robynn Jaymes ([email protected]); Karl Shannon be auctioned off at the chapter’s Diplomatic Ambassadors ([email protected]); Bobby Cudd Ball Sept. 19. CMT will honor Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Radio Sound Bites Faith Hill and Reba McEntire with themed weekends KPLX (The Wolf)/Dallas and Sonny Burgess are of programming throughout this month. Chesney-themed joining forces for the upcoming five-day “Cowboy Cool programming was featured this past weekend (9/8-9), Cruise” on Carnival Cruise lines setting sail April 19, McEntire will be saluted this coming weekend (9/15-16), 2008. More info at www.cowboycoolcruise.com. Rascal Flatts on Sept. 22-23 and Hill on Sept. 29-30. Syndicated morning show Big D & Bubba have added KATP/Amarillo, TX as their 40th affiliate.

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] September 10, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 5 Industry News Wreckers and many others. And, should he return, it Sincerest best wishes with a healthy dose of peace looks as if Music City will be there to support him. Both and relaxation to CMA Dir./Strategic Planning and Bentley and Stuart told the Post they’d accept invites to Administration Peggy Whitaker, who has retired after 22 return to the show. “Imus is my friend,” said Stuart. “And years with the organization. You can send your regards if he wants my music on his show, all he has to do is call to the best friend a CMA board member ever had to me and I’d be glad to come on. Absolutely.” Read the [email protected]. entire story here. SOLID (Society of Leaders in Development) will host its annual new member party September 20 at Bar Have Sousaphone, Will Travel Twenty3 in Nashville from 6-8pm. Potential new recruits Next time you’re listening to Brad Paisley’s are invited to find out more about the organization. “Online,” pay special attention about two minutes in The named healthcare benefits provider when he sings, “In real life the only time I’ve ever been Humana, Inc. as an official partner sponsor of the Opry. to LA was when I got the chance with the marching band to play in the Rose Parade.” At that point, you’ll also Country Stars Stand By Their Man hear a little tuba riff supplied by none other than Sony Of the 2.6 million people who enjoyed Don Imus on BMG/Nashville VP/Marketing Tom Baldrica. While 61 stations and MSNBC each weekday before he was we’re convinced this was merely a Paisley ploy to ensure sacked in April, no one misses him more than Country a hefty marketing budget for his new CD, Fifth Gear, artists. An article in yesterday’s Washington Post notes Country Aircheck asked Baldrica how it all came about: that the I-Man is not only a big country music fan, he “Brad was in the office one day telling me there also single-handedly gave Nashville a prominent voice was a ‘tuba reference’ in a song he’d written for his new on WFAN in New York City, which remains without a album, and he wanted me to come and play on the track. Country station. “He definitely moved product,” said I said ‘Sure,’ thinking he was just being polite and that it Dierks Bentley. acknowledges that his CMA would never happen. About three days later, I got a call Award-nominated These Days went platinum for two from Brad’s producer, Frank Rogers, asking me to come reasons: “Critical acclaim … and Don Imus.” Added to Blackbird studios to record the part. Frank showed , “Country music really lost a friend when me the part and we cut it. Brad was cracking up, and Imus lost his show.” CMT Editorial Director Chet Flippo asked me to play it a couple of different ways in different observed, “Imus was the only really outspoken champion octaves. He and Frank picked what they loved best and of country music in that whole region. Country lost its used it. I joined the union that day and got paid! In fact, footprint in New York. It’s a real loss.” However, perhaps Brad made me ‘band leader’ – hell, I was the band that not for much longer: Imus is widely expected back on day -- so I made even more money!” the air soon, possibly at WABC/New York or Sirius – and You’ll also notice little Tommy’s name on the album that’s good news for his faves, which includes former credits. You may recall that Baldrica has been onstage guests Brad Paisley, Big & Rich, , the with Kenny Chesney on a number of occasions, laying ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] September 10, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 6

Tu b e Ch e c k Tuesday (9/11) – Cletus T. Judd, GAC Nights.

Wednesday (9/12) – Bob DiPiero, Tony Mullins, The Hitmen Of Music Row (GAC); , Lionel Richie, Crossroads (CMT).

Thursday (9/13) – Kenny Chesney, Good Morn- ing America (ABC), The View (ABC), Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC); , Darryl Wor- ley, Riverfront Concert (GAC); Reba McEntire, GAC Nights; Sugarland, Bon Jovi, Crossroads (CMT).

Friday (9/14) – , Master Series: Opry Anniversary (GAC).

Saturday (9/15) – , Precious Mo- ments (GAC); Reba McEntire, Making Of Duets Album (CMT); Kelly Clarkson, Reba McEntire, Crossroads (CMT); Martina McBride, , Keith Anderson, , , Grand Ole Opry Live (GAC).

Sunday (9/16) – Sunny Sweeney, Edge Of Coun- try (GAC).

Monday (9/17) – , Master Series (GAC); Kenny Chesney, 60 Minutes Uncut (CMT).

down some oom-pahs to “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy.” You can’t stop him; you can only hope to contain him.

Gig Alert ADX Communications WYCT/Pensacola, FL GM Mary Hoxeng is looking for a PD. Airchecks and resumes to [email protected].

Time To Vote We’re not talking about Nashville’s mayoral election taking place in Music City on Tuesday (9/11) – although consider this a reminder to hit the polls if you haven’t already. No, this is an exhortation to make a bee-line here to vote for Marciann B. – aka WUSN/Chicago APD/MD Marci Braun -- in the Chicago Cubs “Ultimate Seventh Inning Stretch” contest. You helped get her into the Top 10 from among 2700 entries, and now it’s time to propel her to the mecca of the WGN radio broadcast booth. Voting

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Ch e c k Ou t started today and runs through Sept. 18, which just also happens to be her birthday (sheesh). The 10 finalists will This week's releases include: head to the field Sept. 22 for a pre-game ceremony, and it’s there that Cubs’ brass will tell them who gets to sing “Take Kenny Chesney Just Who I Am: Poets & Me Out To The Ball Game.” Pirates (BNA) And remember — it’s Chicago, where you can vote This release is likely to give rappers 50 Cent and Kanye West (who also have early and often, and even dead relatives get to cast ballots. debuting) a run for their money. C’mon. Let me hear ya! Kenny brings powerhouse support – Eagles rocker Joe Walsh guests on “Wild "Nashville" (continued from page 1) Ride” and helps with “Shiftwork.” Some of the While there are no radio visits in this week’s show, biggest tunesmiths in Nashville contributed songs, including Wicks does talk to his buddies about getting ready to hit Chris Wallin, and . The recent No.1 “Never Wanted Nothing More” and current single “Don’t Blink” the road, and his radio rounds will be featured in coming are among the cuts. weeks. Watch for every jock’s nightmare, as one radio interviewer nervously mangles his last name. We know Flynnville Train Flynnville Train (Show Dog) what you’re thinking – but come on, all of us have done These Southern Rockers make a rowdy it at one time or another. While it’s bad enough to do it in debut with their nine-cut album. Band front of your listeners, it really has to be a bitch to have members nab writing credit on two tracks it caught on tape for a national TV show. We’ll let the – “Truck Stop In The Sky” and “High On The personality and station be a surprise. Mountain” – which sit nicely next to songs The season opener also features Jenkins talking about from noted writers Scotty Emerick, Craig his short-lived record deal. Among other dispensing advice Wiseman and . They even cover Lennon/ McCartney’s “Baby’s In Black.” Other titles include “Tequila to the young artists is veteran producer/ Monty Sheila,” “Red Nekkid” and “Last Good Time.” Powell. And, making a cameo appearance is NFL Hall Of Famer Terry Bradshaw, father of Rachel, one of the Upcoming releases: show’s stars. There are also lots of shots of Nashville’s Lower Broadway club scene, The Stage, Losers and the September 18 Reba McEntire Reba Duets (MCA) Grand Ole Opry House. Tune in – and encourage your listeners to do the same! September 25 Rascal Flatts Still Feels Good (Lyric Street) Whiskey Falls Whiskey Falls (Midas) Everybody’s Brother - Lon Helton, [email protected] (Compadre) Chuck Aly, [email protected] Familiar Stranger (Equity) Stephanie Keshe, [email protected] (615) 320-1450

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] September 10, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 8 Spring Abritron No. 1s: WBVR, KHAK, Co u n t r y Ra t i n g s Sp r i n g Bo x Sco r e WCYK, KHSL, KCLR, WGSQ, WTVY, KKNU, Each week we’ll have a running tally of the Spring Arbitron ratings and rankings for all Country stations KKIX, WWOJ, WBFM, KLUR, WILQ and WUSQ printed in the weekly CA Music Edition. The only ratings/rankings in these box scores are those from the Here’s our weekly overview of how Country stations station’s home market. have fared in the Spring 2007 Arbitron’s released since 12+ 12+ Rankings last week, along with a cumulative scorecard on how the TW Total TW Total Country outlets listed here this far have fared. With a few Stations 54 370 54 370 exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 share are Up 26 177 26 187 included. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, Down 23 169 14 109 a “^” designates Country stations in the same market Flat 5 22 14 72 Debut 0 2 0 2 owned by a single operator and an “*” indicates a tie. No. 1 na na 14 76 Station/City 12+ Share 12+ Share 12+ Rank 12+ Rank Station/City 12+ Share 12+ Share 12+ Rank 12+ Rank Last ARB Sp ‘07 Last ARB Sp ‘07 Last ARB Sp ‘07 Last ARB Sp ‘07 WBVR/Bowling Green, KY^ 13.2 13.6 1 1 WLFW/Evansville, IN 7.0 6.5 3* 5 WGGC/Bowling Green, KY 9.3 9.8 2 2 WBKR/Owensboro, KY^ 1.8 1.9 14 13 WLYE/Bowling Green, KY^ 3.3 3.3 7* 7* (Evansville Arbitron) WVLE/Bowling Green, KY 2.7 2.7 10* 10* WYFX/Evansville, IN .6 1.5 16 14 WHSX/Bowling Green, KY 2.7 2.2 13* 12* KKIX/Fayetteville, AR 11.9 12.7 1 1 WSM-AM/Nashville 1.1 1.1 15* 17* KQSM/Fayetteville, AR^ 3.3 3.8 11 9* (Bowling Green Arbitron) KAMO/Fayetteville, AR^+ 3.6 3.0 9* 12 WYNR/Brunswick, GA 9.0 8.3 2* 2* WKML/Fayetteville, NC 13.3 12.0 2 2 KHAK/Cedar Rapids, IA 17.7 16.6 1 1 WQDR/Raleigh 2.0 1.7 12 12* WCYK/Charlottesville, VA 11.3 10.7 1 1 (Fayetteville, NC Arbitron) WBNN/Charlottesville, VA 1.8 1.8 11* 12* KJLO/Monroe, LA 9.8 10.0 3 2 WJMA-AM/Charlottesville, VA 1.2 1.2 13 14* KMYY/Monroe, LA+ 3.3 2.5 9* 10* KHSL/Chico, CA 6.5 7.4 2 1 KXKZ/Monroe, LA 2.6 1.9 11* 12* KALF/Chico, CA 6.1 3.7 3* 9* KIXB/Monroe, LA .7 1.3 19* 17* KKCY/Chico, CA 1.5 1.7 16 14* KHAY/Oxnard, CA 1.3 2.2 17 12* KCLR/Columbia, MO 12.4 12.1 1 1 KRAZ/Santa Barbara, CA 1.7 1.3 14* 18* KWWR/Columbia, MO 2.8 3.4 10* 10* KSNI/Santa Maria, CA 5.7 5.0 2 5* KRES/Columbia, MO .7 1.3 15* 15 WWOJ/Sebring, FL 13.5 17.8 1 1 WKOR/Columbus, MS 6.3 6.3 6 6 WPCV/Lakeland, FL 4.2 4.0 7 5* WQJB/Columbus, MS+ 1.6 2.3 12* 11 (Sebring, FL Arbitron) WTXT/Tuscaloosa, AL 2.4 1.6 11 12* WFUS/Tampa 1.0 1.0 13* 14* (Columbus, MS Arbitron) (Sebring, FL Arbitron) WGSQ/Cookeville, TN 23.4 25.0 1 1 WBFM/Sheboygan, WI 9.2 9.5 1* 1* WHUB-AM/Cookeville, TN 6.5 5.8 5 5 WMIL/Milwaukee 3.5 2.2 10* 12* WDZQ/Decatur, IL 11.8 10.1 1* 2 (Sheboygan Arbitron) WZUS/Decatur, IL 4.5 3.7 7* 8* WNCY/Green Bay, WI .7 1.5 20* 16* WTVY/Dothan, AL 16.0 12.2 1 1 (Sheboygan Arbitron) WDJR/Dothan, AL 9.8 9.6 3 3 KLUR/Wichita Falls, TX ^11.3 14.0 1 1 WVVL/Dothan, AL .7 1.5 20* 15* KWFS/Wichita Falls, TX 9.8 9.6 4 3 KKCB/Duluth, MN 10.0 7.8 1 2 KOLI/Wichita Falls, TX^+ 3.0 3.7 8* 7 KTCO/Duluth, MN 5.0 6.5 6 5* WILQ/Williamsport, PA 18.2 19.7 1 1 WTWF/Erie, PA 8.1 8.5 4* 4* WBLJ & WBYL/Williamsport, PA 4.4 5.1 6 6 WXTA/Erie, PA 5.2 5.4 7 7 WUSQ/Winchester, VA 21.4 18.6 1 1 WGYY & WGYI/Erie, PA 2.9 1.4 9 12* WMZQ/Washington 2.7 2.7 6* 6* KKNU/Eugene, OR 9.8 10.6 1 1 (Winchester, VA Arbitron) WKDQ/Evansville, IN^ 12.4 12.7 2 2 WSIG/Winchester, VA 2.7 2.3 7* 8* ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected]

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September 10, 2007 Chart Page 1

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

2 1 RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 12768 400 4340 174 33.264 1.526 121 0 5 2 BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista) 11720 151 4035 65 30.116 0.916 121 0 3 3 REBA MCENTIRE w/K. Clarkson/Because Of You (MCA) 11706 -511 4132 -137 30.107 -1.004 120 0 1 4 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 11688 -1180 3944 -492 30.45 -3.029 120 0

6 5 /Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 4 11558 1322 3959 423 29.591 2.371 121 0 9 6 BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 4 11144 1286 3781 404 28.26 2.689 120 0 8 7 /All My Friends Say (Capitol) 10675 664 3641 265 26.958 0.823 121 3 4 8 /More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 9734 -1939 3274 -494 25.432 -6.317 118 1 13 9 TIM MCGRAW/If You're Reading This (Curb) 9321 724 3228 193 24.382 1.723 117 4 11 10 /So Small (19/Arista) 9269 250 3153 65 23.871 1.001 120 0 10 11 SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury) 9069 -225 3172 -55 23.565 -0.133 121 0 12 12 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 8926 252 2970 52 23.047 0.873 121 0

15 13 KENNY CHESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 4 8519 2270 2832 714 22.712 5.749 121 7 14 14 /Livin' Our Love Song (Arista) 7063 304 2466 74 17.139 1.135 117 1 16 15 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 6535 316 2304 109 15.948 1.042 112 3

23 16 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 4 6232 1403 2198 477 15.515 3.253 113 7 19 17 /Firecracker (MCA) 5907 448 2016 117 14.449 1.371 115 4 22 18 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 5478 524 1857 162 13.049 1.518 114 3 20 19 /Measure Of A Man (Big Machine) 5325 91 1796 16 12.357 0.31 117 0 24 20 SARA EVANS/As If (RCA) 4908 275 1614 97 11.664 0.596 110 4 25 21 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her Radio On (Lyric Street) 4679 58 1703 25 10.669 0.205 111 0 26 22 /Another Side Of You (Universal South) 4304 136 1479 88 9.927 0.343 100 1 18 23 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 4279 -1465 1507 -506 9.63 -3.85 119 0 27 24 /What Do Ya Think About That (Columbia) 3841 398 1337 135 9.195 0.924 102 7 28 25 LEANN RIMES/Nothin' Better To Do (Curb/Asylum) 3588 298 1223 91 8.587 0.622 95 8

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

33 26 KEITH URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 4 3162 1103 1119 411 7.788 3.019 89 13 29 27 /Heaven, Heartache And... (Big Machine) 3000 285 998 97 6.992 0.364 92 6 30 28 PAT GREEN/Way Back (BNA) 2479 175 750 53 5.577 0.446 78 5 32 29 /You Never Take Me Dancing (Category 5) 2324 241 808 78 5.825 0.511 63 1 31 30 /The More I Drink (Warner Bros. ) 2260 161 787 56 5.032 0.435 64 2 34 31 /Watching Airplanes (MCA) 2222 170 719 36 5.149 0.257 63 2 37 32 EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 2167 390 662 142 5.91 1.365 50 10 35 33 WHISKEY FALLS/Last Train Running (Midas) 2110 68 773 6 4.551 0.585 70 1 36 34 BILLY CURRINGTON/Tangled Up (Mercury) 1908 35 685 24 4.519 0.182 62 0 39 35 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 1618 343 560 115 3.296 0.935 51 2 45 36 /Our Song (Big Machine) 1357 493 371 131 3.204 1.152 53 33 42 37 TRACE ADKINS/I Got My Game On (Capitol) 1333 265 462 106 2.733 0.478 46 6 41 38 /Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 1330 254 469 91 2.951 0.765 51 5 43 39 EMERSON /You Still Own Me (Midas) 1215 152 424 58 2.597 0.413 43 3 44 40 BIG & RICH/Between Raising Hell And... (Warner Bros.) 1047 138 289 51 2.101 0.018 28 0 40 41 /Men Buy The Drinks (Girls...) (Curb) 1045 -79 435 -62 2.062 -0.175 58 0 38 42 /This Is My Life (Universal South) 947 -453 325 -156 2.005 -0.937 61 0 Debut 43 CHUCK WICKS/ (RCA) 932 528 247 147 1.844 1.109 40 23 47 44 /The Strong One (Equity) 726 18 225 7 1.338 -0.154 30 0 48 45 JENNIFER HANSON/Joyride (Universal South) 666 -16 216 16 1.303 -0.117 27 0 46 46 DANIELLE PECK/Bad For Me (Big Machine) 656 -72 256 -20 0.95 -0.141 40 1 Debut 47 /I'm With The Band (Equity) 624 109 208 59 1.052 0.174 28 7 50 48 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Nowhere Than Somewhere (Show Dog) 624 4 218 13 0.996 0.12 38 3 Debut 49 /Something About A (RCA) 538 40 189 4 0.846 0.159 25 2 Debut 50 /Rollin' With The Flow (Lofton Creek) 516 -14 131 -4 1.109 -0.043 12 1

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 2 September 10, 2007 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 33 KENNY CHESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 3078 4 CHUCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 23 GARTH BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 1484 4 KEITH URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 1392 4 BUCKY COVINGTON/It's Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 16 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 1383 4 KEITH URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 13 TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 1182 4 EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 10 TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 1118 ERIC CHURCH/Sinners Like Me (Capitol) 9 EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 1084 BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 1051 /Things That Never Cross A... (19/BNA) 9 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 976 LEANN RIMES/Nothin' Better To Do (Curb/Asylum) 8 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin' Our Love Song (Arista) 823 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 7 KENNY CHESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 7 Activator Top Spin Gainers KENNY CHESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 671 LITTLE BIG TOWN/I'm With The Band (Equity) 7 KEITH URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 339 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think About That (Columbia) 7 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 304 GARTH BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 286 Aircheck Top Point Gainers TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 250 KENNY CHESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 2270 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 235 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 1403 4 EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 225 TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 1322 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 201 BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 1286 4 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 199 KEITH URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 1103 4 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin' Our Love Song (Arista) 166 TIM MCGRAW/If You're Reading This (Curb) 724 i d e o dd s LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 664 V A CHUCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 528 CMT KENNY “BABYFACE” EDMONDS AND TRISHA YEARWOOD/Change The MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small... (Columbia) 524 World (Island Def Jam/Big Machine) TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 493 JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) Aircheck Top Spin Gainers CMT Pure KENNY CHESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 714 CLINT BLACK/The Strong One (Equity) GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 477 /In Front Of The Alamo (Curb/Asylum) TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 423 JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) KEITH URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 411 KENNY “BABYFACE” EDMONDS AND TRISHA YEARWOOD/Change The BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 404 World (Island Def Jam/Big Machine) SHOOTER JENNINGS/Walk Of Life (Universal South) LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 265 TIM MCGRAW/If You're Reading This (Curb) 193 GAC RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 174 JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 162 HAL KETCHUM/In Front Of The Alamo (Curb/Asylum) CHUCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 147 CLINT BLACK/The Strong One (Equity) EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] September 10, 2007 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4

Aircheck Activity Ai r c h e c k Add Da t e s JENNIFER HANSON/Joyride (Universal South) September 17 Moves 48*-45*; 666 points, 216 spins; 0 ADDS Laura Bryna/Make A Wish (Equity) /International Harvester (BBR) DANIELLE PECK/Bad For Me (Big Machine) ASHTON SHEPHERD/Takin’ Off This Pain (MCA) Stays at 46; 656 points, 256 spins; 1 ADD: WTQR /There Is A God (Compadre/Musicworld/Quarterback) LITTLE BIG TOWN/I’m With The Band (Equity) Debuts at 47*; 624 points, 208 spins September 24 7 ADDS: KCCY, KSKS, WBEE, WGGY, WKHX, WNKT*, WYPY JYPSI/Love Is A Drug (Arista)

FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Nowhere Than Somewhere (Show Dog) October 1 Moves 50-48*; 624 points, 218 spins; Rodney Atkins/Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy) (Curb) 3 ADDS: KDRK*, KRST*, KZSN Lee Brice/Happy Endings (Curb/Asylum) /Better Get To Livin' (Dolly Records) JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) /You Don't Have To Go Home (Columbia) Debuts at 49*; 538 points, 189 spins; 2 ADDS: KAJA,KCCY

MARK CHESNUTT/Rollin’ With The Flow (Lofton Creek) Aircheck Top Recurrents Reenters at 50; 530 points, 135 spins; 1 ADD: KFKF KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA) 8764 /Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 6066 /Ready, Set, Don’t Go (Disney/CO5) 495 points, 175 spins; BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 5737 3 ADDS: KSOP, WBCT, WXBQ BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 5001 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 4991 SARAH JOHNS/The One In The Middle (BNA) BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 4983 418 points, 176 spins; 0 ADDS MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 4915 BUCKY COVINGTON/It’s Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 4865 379 points, 117 spins /Moments (Midas) 4686 16 ADDS: KASE, KCCY, KHEY, KJUG, KPLX, KRST*, KSKS, KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 4402 KSOP, KSSN, KWNR, WKKT, WMAD, WQDR, WTQR, WWGR, WYPY KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A… (19/BNA) RISSI PALMER/Country Girl (1720 Entertainment) 307 points, 79 spins 349 points, 143 spins; 9 ADDS: KKBQ*, KNCI*, KSOP, KZSN, WGNA, WKKT, 1 ADD: WUBE WRNS*, WSOC*, WTQR

VAN ZANT/Goes Down Easy (Columbia) HEARTLAND/Once A Woman (Country Thunder) 312 points, 111 spins; 305 points, 110 spins; 3 ADDS: KHKI*, KSKS, WGGY 1 ADD: KATM*

ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Carnival) Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week's chart 309 points, 44 spins; 0 ADDS 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) ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] September 10, 2007 ACTIVAT OR Chart Page 5

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

3 1 RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 13268 476 2958 107 1 2 REBA MCENTIRE w/ K. Clarkson/Because Of You (MCA) 12907 -292 2871 -83 4 3 BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista) 12876 302 2905 64 5 4 TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 4 12724 1182 2885 250 6 5 BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 12117 1051 2691 201 2 6 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 11368 -1601 2524 -392 9 7 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 10827 976 2492 199 8 8 TIM MCGRAW/If You're Reading This (Curb) 10529 260 2371 59 11 9 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (19/Arista) 10324 615 2298 121 7 10 SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury) 10158 -176 2265 -54 12 11 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 10050 534 2234 99 14 12 GARTH BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 4 9339 1484 2036 286 22 13 KENNY CHESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 4 8797 3078 1943 671 15 14 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin' Our Love Song (Arista) 8499 823 1894 166 17 15 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 4 7851 1383 1785 304 16 16 JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) 7428 341 1668 79 18 17 JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine) 6546 90 1478 19 19 18 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 6470 354 1532 89 21 19 JOE NICHOLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South) 6050 204 1347 47 24 20 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 5907 452 1301 98 25 21 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think About That (Columbia) 5686 496 1249 97 23 22 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her Radio On (Lyric Street) 5540 42 1253 -2 26 23 SARA EVANS/As If (RCA) 5297 372 1180 79 29 24 KEITH URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 4 4278 1392 960 339 28 25 TRISHA YEARWOOD/Heaven, Heartache And... (Big Machine) 4168 604 930 133 27 26 LEANN RIMES/Nothin' Better To Do (Curb/Asylum) 3884 -146 889 -27 32 27 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 2972 200 656 40 30 28 TRAVIS TRITT/You Never Take Me Dancing (Category 5) 2884 67 679 27 31 29 BILLY CURRINGTON/Tangled Up (Mercury) 2765 -52 640 -9 34 30 BLAKE SHELTON/The More I Drink (Warner Bros.) 2517 204 562 45 ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. www.countryaircheck.com September 10, 2007 ACTIVAT OR Chart Page 6

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

33 31 PAT GREEN/Way Back Texas (BNA) 2404 38 555 -5 41 32 EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 2174 1084 474 225 35 33 WHISKEY FALLS/Last Train Running (Midas) 1973 67 465 16 37 34 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 1812 332 392 65 47 35 TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 1775 1118 392 235 38 36 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 1571 114 377 31 40 37 TRACE ADKINS/I Got My Game On (Capitol) 1435 327 328 72 36 38 PHIL VASSAR/This Is My Life (Universal South) 1328 -294 289 -62 39 39 DANIELLE PECK/Bad For Me (Big Machine) 1292 52 290 17 42 40 EMERSON DRIVE/You Still Own Me (Midas) 1288 200 282 38 46 41 BUCKY COVINGTON/It's Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 1115 444 234 107 43 42 BIG & RICH/Between Raising Hell And... (Warner Bros.) 920 69 205 16 44 43 STEVE HOLY/Men Buy The Drinks (Girls...) (Curb) 805 -27 171 2 52 44 LITTLE BIG TOWN/I'm With The Band (Equity) 779 234 179 62 49 45 KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A... (19/BNA) 702 56 145 15 45 46 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Nowhere Than Somewhere (Show Dog) 665 -68 144 -12 53 47 MARK CHESNUTT/Rollin' With The Flow (Lofton Creek) 594 61 146 13 Debut 48 CHUCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 536 295 115 64 48 49 CLINT BLACK/The Strong One (Equity) 527 -128 109 -23 55 50 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Ready, Set, Don't Go (Disney/C05) 494 55 103 8 56 51 VAN ZANT/Goes Down Easy (Columbia) 492 121 99 23 57 52 JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) 463 128 96 21 54 53 JENNIFER HANSON/Joyride (Universal South) 447 -23 97 -6 Debut 54 CRAIG MORGAN/International Harvester (BBR) 446 189 89 34 58 55 RISSI PALMER/Country Girl (1720 Entertainment) 353 26 76 5 Debut 56 ERIC CHURCH/Sinners Like Me (Capitol) 338 307 77 71 59 57 HEARTLAND/Once A Woman (Country Thunder) 297 19 75 4 60 58 TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy Too (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 279 2 63 1 Debut 59 JOHN BERRY/A Woman Like You (Clear Sky/Nine North) 263 -3 54 -1 Debut 60 DOUG STONE/Nice Problem (TNT/Spinville) 240 6 62 3 ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. www.countryaircheck.com