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Issue 36 Music Edition April 30, 2007

ACM Radio Winners & More For The Talker In Your Cluster Off-camera winners at the 42nd Annual Academy of Awards include On-Air Personality (National) R&R News/Talk/Sports Bob Kingsley; (Major Market) Jim, Deb and Kevin – WFMS/ Editor Al Peterson Indianapolis; (Medium Market) Charlie James & Pam Wilder and Account Exec – WCOS/Columbia, SC; (Small Market) Mike Lawrence and Brooke Trissel have Dana Carole – KHKX/Midland, TX. Radio station winners are left R&R to partner with (Major Market) WSIX/Nashville; (Medium Market) WIVK/ Country Aircheck on Knoxville; and (Small Market) WPAP/Panama City, FL. News•Talk•Sports Other winners include Producer of the Year , Aircheck which launches Friday (5/4). Peterson, Audio Engineer Steve Marcantonio, on Bass, a 35-year broadcast vet, is President/Editor of on Drums, Aubrey Haynie on , Brent the new venture, with Trissel serving as VP/Sales Mason for Guitar, John Hobbs for /Keyboards, Stuart & Marketing. Details at www.countryaircheck.com. Duncan for Specialty Instrument(s), and Michael Johnson in In the Windy City, WUSN was off 3.3-3.1. It ranked 10th the Steel Guitar category. last fall and tied for 10th in the Winter book. Nashville’s House is Venue of the Year, Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, CA is Nightclub, McShay Departs KRMD Variety Attractions’ Bill Magann is the Don Romeo Talent KRMD/Shreveport, LA PD Wes McShay has resigned Buyer of the Year, and Mike Smardak at Outback Concerts of the post he’s held since last July. He’ll be in Shreveport for TN is Promoter of the Year. the next two weeks and can be reached at [email protected]. McShay’s background includes The First Winter Arbitrons stints as WDAF-FM/Kansas City PD, Clear Channel/ The Winter 2007 Arbitrons for New York, Los Angeles and Huntsville OM and WKDF/Nashville PD. Chicago were released today. (All shares and ranks are 12+.) The departure leaves a prime opening at Cumulus. And, In LA, KKGO-FM – Country since late February – posted while we’re on the subject, still open is the OM post at the a .8 12+, tied for 34th. A couple other LA notes: There are 31 company’s Lexington, KY cluster that includes Country WLXX stations between a 1.0 share and the market-leading 4.8 posted (The Bear). Previous OM Kevin King transferred to Cumulus’ by Univision’s Regional Mexican KSCA-FM. And, how about WSM-FM/Nashville as PD about a month ago. Emmis’ Rhythmic AC KMVN, which dropped Country in mid- If you’re interested in either of the above, contact Cumulus August 2006? It moved .7-.9 and tied for 32nd. VP/Country Charlie Cook at [email protected]. Or ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. To subscribe visit www.countryaircheck.com

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you can send your materials to him at Cumulus Media, 3535 Date Check Piedmont Rd., Bldg 14, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA, 30305. May 15 - 42nd Annual ACM Awards. Garcia Programs KCCY www.acmcountry.com Entercom WDAF (The Wolf)/Kansas City APD/Promotions Director Jesse Garcia has been named PD for Clear Channel June 7-10 - CMA Music Festival. KCCY/Colorado Springs. Garcia, whose last day in KC is May www.cmafest.com 11, fills the slot vacated in January with JoJo Turnbeaugh’s departure for mornings at Lincoln Financial’s KYGO/Denver. June 13-15 - 7th Annual All About Music TV & Garcia had a long ron at WXXQ/Rockford, IL where he started Film Retreat as a jock and rising to OM for the Connoisseur cluster there www.myspace.com/allaboutmusictvandfilm before departing for WDAF two years ago. Wolf PD Michael Cruise is hunting his next promotions director. Resumes to WFMS/Indianapolis, KFRG/Los Angeles, WAMZ/Louisville, [email protected]. WGKX/Memphis, WSIX/Nashville, KNIX/Phoenix, KUPL/ Portland, OR, WQDR/Raleigh-Durham, KUSS/San Diego, Radio News KMPS/Seattle, KSD/St. Louis, WQYK/Tampa and WMZQ/ Management: Cumulus/Mobile, AL Director/Sales Sarah Washington DC. Leftwich has been named Market Manager of Cumulus’ Blacksburg, VA six-station cluster, which includes Country Record News WPSK. She replaces Ron Gaylor. Veteran record promoted Ralph Carroll has moved to 1421 Baytowne Circle, Miramar Beach, FL 32550. His new phone Syndication: America’s Grand Ole Opry Weekend has an ACM number is 850-608-6067. His email remains . Awards special planned for May 12. The show will feature Opry [email protected] Lofton Creek has added Promotion Assistant Adelle performances by artists up for this year’s ACM honors. Contact Borchetta, who started last week. Adelle is label president Mike Westwood One at 480-607-4207 for details. Borchetta’s daughter. Gig Alert: Huntsman Entertainment is seeking a part time Nashville-based audio editor. Contact Ron Huntsman at Industry News SESAC Sr. Director/Corporate Relations Ellen Bligh Jones . [email protected] has been upped to Assoc. VP reporting to President/COO Pat KFKF/Kansas City PD Dale Carter is looking for someone Collins. Jones joined SESAC in 1996 as Manager/Advertising & with Country and Top 40 experience to replace departing Dir./ Promotion. Marketing & Promotions Renee Fonner. Send resumes to Carter Charlie Worsham and Kyle Hurlbut of at KFKF, 4717 Grand Ave. Suite 600, Kansas City, MO, 64112. Nashville won the 7th Annual CMT/NSAI Song Concert for their song, “Makin’ Do” while Keith Larsen’s song, “Hold On,” Crackberry Update: Veteran radio programmer Dene Hallam won the CMT Listeners Choice Award. is working with the syndicated Moby in the Morning show. CMT is auctioning off items from the custom-designed Reach him at . [email protected] gift bags given to celebrities who participated in the 2007 CMT Music Awards to benefit CMT One Country’s charitable efforts. Music Fest Radio Remotes Set Bid here Premiere Radio will once again host the official CMA www.cmtauctions.com GAC will provide pre-show coverage live from the “orange Music Festival radio remotes at this years event, set for June carpet” during the 2007 ACM Pre-Awards Special, which airs on 6-8. Stations participating include WKHX/Atlanta, WPOC/ May 15 at 7pm ET. Baltimore, WKKT/Charlotte, WUSN/Chicago, WGAR/ Cleveland, WCOL/Columbus, KYGO/Denver, WYCD/Detroit, ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] April 30, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 

Birthdays Tuesday (5/1) – Tim McGraw, Helen Darling, Ilene Berns, Carrie Long, Louie Newman ([email protected]), Tanya Welch

Wednesday (5/2) – , , Brian Jennings ([email protected]), Buzz Ledford, Tammy Ragusa

Thursday (5/3) – Brad Martin, , Jerry Salley, Stoney Richards ([email protected])

Friday (5/4) – , Rick Barker, George Collier ([email protected]), Tim DuBois, Susan Eaddy, Michael McNamara,

Saturday (5/5) – the late , Sammy Allred, Doug Baker ([email protected]), Mike Severson ([email protected])

Sunday (5/6) - Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Cameron Randle, Renee Leymon ([email protected]), Laurie Gore ([email protected])

Monday (5/7) – Kelly Fletcher, Nelson Larkin, Sam McGuire ([email protected]), Shawn Williams ([email protected]), Hank Adam Locklin, ([email protected])

Chart Chat Congrats to all the folks at Lyric Street, Turner-Nichols management and the entire organization on the band’s eighth No. 1, “Stand.” It’s the third No. 1 single – joining “My Wish” and “What Hurts The Most” – from their “Me And My Gang” CD, which has sold more than four million units since its April 2006 release. The trio’s next is set for a Sept. 25, 2007 release. By the way, just in case you haven’t been keeping up with the Pop charts, the Flatts’ “What Hurts The Most” is No. 4 on this week’s Mediabase AC chart. The former No. 1 AC hit – which of course spent four weeks at No. 1 on top of the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart – actually grew from No. 5 to No. 4 with a bullet in this, its 49th week on the AC chart! More On Music’s Post VT Role ’ song “Nobody Died” has struck a poignant chord with radio listeners following the Virginia Tech tragedy. Written by Tony Hazelton after the Columbine tragedy and recorded by the Canadian trio for an RCA/Nashville album that was never released, the song was re-recorded by the band following the Amish school tragedy last October. Featured on their new album Home, the song’s video was shot as planned two days after the Tech massacre and carries an anti-bullying message. The syndicated Moby in the Morning show played it every day last week to tremendous response, and the song has been the subject of a few newspaper articles as well. Email [email protected] for a copy. Artist News Big Machine’s Jack Ingram has added the Real American

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] April 30, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page  Music Minute, a series of audio tour diaries, to his Real ube heck American Music brand. They can be found on his website, T C MySpace page and his CMT.com artist page. Additionally, he Tuesday (5/1) – Jack Ingram, Fox & Friends, (FOX); and will be featured throughout the month of May , The View, (ABC); , in Cinema Sounds, a music video program showing in movie GAC Specials; , GAC Specials. theatres across the country. The line-up of ’s Late Night Jam to benefit Wednesday (5/2) – Miranda Lambert, GAC MusiCares on June 6 at the will include Nights; , Master Series, (GAC); Bon Jovi, , , Ashley Monroe, , Porter , , CMT Crossroads. Wagoner, and Neko Case. Rodney Atkins, , and Carrie Thursday (5/3) – , Tonight Show with Underwood are the first artists to sign up to play in the 17th Jay Leno, (NBC); Bon Jovi, The Ellen DeGeneres Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball game, set for June 7 Show, (Syndicated); , GAC Nights; at Greer Stadium in Nashville. The game pits Grand Ole Opry , CMT Greatest Moments. Live against Blair Garner’s After MidNite. , Sarah Buxton, , The Friday (5/4) – Craig Morgan, ACM & GAC Present… Bees and Colbie Caillat are set to perform at ’s 9th Annual Grammy Block Party in Nashville on Saturday (5/5) – , Jason Michael Carroll, May 8. The industry fete is invite-only and free for Recording Ashley Monroe, , Grand Ole Opry Live, Academy members and their guests. (GAC). ’s third annual bowling party to benefit St. Jude’s will take place June 4 at the Hermitage Lanes in Nashville. Sunday (5/6) – , Kenny Chesney, , Troy Gentry, , Tracy Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride, , Lawrence, and Danielle Peck are set to bowl. , Miranda Lambert, more, CMA Music is set to host America’s Top Cowboy, a Festival, (GAC). new two-hour CMT special which premieres May 19. Opry member is scheduled to perform for Monday (5/7) – Carrie Underwood, My Music Mix, the Queen of England and HRH Prince Philip in Richmond, (GAC); Heartland, ACM & GAC Present…; Elizabeth VA on Thursday (5/3). The performance is part of “Virginia’s Cook, Edge of Country, (GAC). Royal Welcome” and festivities for the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. & Athletic Club, 1703 Crockett Springs Dr. off Moore’s Lane. Michael Peterson has launched a new website, which Kelly, late husband of Lofton Creek’s Barbara Kelly, passed includes an interactive jukebox and exclusive audio and video away March 17. features. Visit at www.michaelpetersonmusic.com. Condolences to WOGK/Gainesville-Ocala, FL PD/morning co-host Bob “Mr. Bob” Forster and family on Saturday’s Life Notes passing of his father, Bob Forster, who was a 1993 inductee Heartiest congrats to CRB Executive Director Ed into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Salamon, who became a Grandpa yesterday when his daughter Condolences also go out to Curb/Asylum VP/Promotion Ann and her husband Gregg welcomed Madeline Ann. Adrian Michaels and family on Friday’s death of his sister-in- law, Cindy Marrone. Chronicle Condolences to WCTQ/Sarasota, FL MD/PM Driver A memorial service for industry veteran Fred Kelly has Heidi Decker and family on the passing of her mother, been set for 11am next Tuesday (5/8) at the Nashville Golf Debbie Bates. ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] April 30, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 

Check Out This week’s releases include:

Miranda Lambert Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Columbia) The sophomore album from the Nashville Star alumna contains plenty of the “Girl Power” anthems Lambert is famous for (“Gunpowder & Lead,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”) but also features tracks that show off her sensitive side (“Love Letters,” “Desperation,” “Down”). She nabs solo writing credit on three tracks and co-writing credit on five others. Patty Griffin and Gillian Welch each contributed a song to the project.

Blake Shelton Pure BS (Warner Bros.) Shelton’s fourth album stays true to his traditional country roots with cheating songs (“She Can’t Get That”), drinking songs (“”) and even an ode to rural life featuring cameos from John Anderson and George Jones (“The Last Country Song”). produced three cuts and and each produced four.

Upcoming releases:

May 15 John Anderson Easy Money (Warner Bros./Raybaw) Little Texas The Very Best Of Little Texas Live And Loud (Montage) Jason Meadows 100% Cowboy (Baccerstick/CO5) One Of The Boys (Columbia)

May 22 Bobby Pinson Songs For Somebody (Cash Daddy)

May 29 Jason Aldean Relentless (BBR)

Album release info to [email protected].

Our condolences also go out to WGAR/Cleveland PD Brian Jennings and family on the passing of his mother, Sylvia Anne Eckberg. A benefit fund has been established forLes Acree, who suffered a massive stroke last week. Donations can be sent to the Les Acree Benefit Fund c/o SunTrust Bank, Attn: Beth Talley, 1226 17th Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37212. The Week’s Top Stories Here are some of the biggest stories featured in Country Aircheck Today since our last Music Edition. Visit the archives section of our website for complete coverage of these stories and more: www.countryaircheck.com.

• Broadcaster, executive and country music pioneer Irving Waugh passed away (4/27) after an extended illness. He was 94. A native Virginian, Waugh worked in radio and television, became an executive at WSM-AM/Nashville, helped form the Country Music Association, Fan Fair, and the first and longest running annual music awards show on television, the CMA Awards. A remembrance service at Nashville’s St. George’s Episcopal Church is scheduled for May 1 at 11:30am. (CAT 4/27)

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] April 30, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page  • Clear Channel/Charleston, SC OM and Country WEZL PD Scott Johnson left the station (4/26). ’s Friends Pony Up Johnson joined the cluster from CC/Greenville, SC It was a typical weekend in Oklahoma City – a few in November, 2005, and started with the company in friends gettin’ together for a coupla beers and some music on 1998. (CAT 4/27) Friday night and a little golf on Saturday. But when you’re the , well, those friends include Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops, former Cowboy’s head coach and • Inner Banks Media swapped frequencies for Country WWHA & WWNK/Greenville-New Bern- former OU coach Barry Switzer, Heisman Trophy winners Jacksonville, NC and CHR/Pop simulcast WRHT & Steve Owens and Billy Simms and Oklahoma Governor Brad WRHD. The Country station, formerly at 94.1 & 94.3, Henry. They were among the few hundred friends who were now lands at 96.3 & 103.7 and is being re-positioned part of the fourth annual “Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic” as “Thunder Country.” Mike “Mad Dawg” Biddle, held last weekend to benefit Ally’s House. While the final figures previously with Curtis Country WQDR/Raleigh, aren’t in yet, this weekend’s donations will add greatly to the is programming the station and hosting mornings. $1.1 million raised in the first three years. Former NextMedia WRNS/Greenville-New Bern- How can I be sure? Well, I watched with amazement at the Jacksonville MD Jeff Hackett is in middays with pairing party’s auction when one group of golfers paid $31,000 former WRHT/WRHD personality Gina Gray to have Toby play in their group. Then, Toby auctioned a dinner working afternoons. (CAT 4/26) for 20 at his & Grill. As things progressed, he added Stoops, Switzer and even the Governor to the dinner – and then said he’d have everyone over to his house. The end result • Leighton Enterprises KYCK/Grand Forks, ND morning host Phil O’Reilly was named PD for Clear was two people each spending $30k to join the party. The live Channel (eventually Three Eagles) KIAI/Mason and silent auctions included dream vacations, Dallas Cowboys City, IA. O’Reilly takes the post left vacant with football tickets and a team-signed football, huge OU packages Gary Murdock’s departure in December to launch and a number of items signed by , Sammy Country WKBQ/Covington, TN. For now, Murdock Hagar, and a host of country artists. Restless Heart continues to voice track mornings and handle music performed and sounded better than ever. for KIAI. (CAT 4/25) Not much to write about Saturday’s golf game, which was severely affected by Friday night and the golf-cart mounted margarita machines that seemed to show up every third hole. It • News/Talk KCRS/Odessa-Midland, TX middayer AJ Battalio took on midday duties at KBUL/Reno, was ugly. The coolest thing was 20 players taking a swing from following the March 8 departure of Cleveland 112 yards – with the shot closest to the pin winning a gorgeous Wheeler (CAT 3/8). He begins May 28. (CAT 4/27) Ford truck loaded with gifts from the tourney’s sponsors. Great weekend, great cause. –L.H. • KFKF & KMXV/Kansas City Director/Marketing & Promotions Renee Fonner is leaving the Wilks Broadcast Group Country/Top 40 combo for a - Lon Helton, [email protected] similar post with Max Media’s Country WGH-FM & Chuck Aly, [email protected] Contemporary Inspirational WXEZ/Norfolk. (CAT 4/25) Stephanie Keshe, [email protected] (615) 320-1450 • The third annual Leadership Music Digital Summit was held Nashville (4/24), with more than 500 music industry and tech professionals in attendance, an increase of more than 10% over 2006. (CAT 4/24)

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 2 1 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 14329 701 4638 225 40.176 1.876 121 0 1 2 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 14130 -277 4531 -213 39.868 -0.555 121 0 3 3 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 14021 508 4470 192 39.381 1.702 121 0 5 4 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 4 13302 1799 4351 523 36.613 4.816 121 0 4 5 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 12217 634 3865 185 33.929 2.33 121 0 7 6 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 4 11086 1328 3616 471 30.488 3.173 121 0 9 7 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 410304 768 3383 232 28.818 2.222 121 0 8 8 /Ticks (Arista) 10241 612 3267 197 28.856 2.04 121 0 12 9 /Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 9275 761 3112 320 25.921 2.427 120 3 10 10 DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol) 9129 122 3050 53 24.502 0.387 119 1 15 11 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 8687 471 2762 138 23.713 1.894 121 0 16 12 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 8047 550 2603 179 22.125 1.802 121 1 14 13 /A Feelin’ Like That (MCA) 7373 -908 2513 -227 20.179 -2.188 121 1 17 14 /Me And God (MCA) 7276 50 2451 2 19.432 -0.153 120 0 18 15 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 7161 193 2459 86 18.528 0.431 121 0 19 16 BIG & RICH/ (Warner Bros.) 4 7076 860 2175 230 18.398 1.788 120 4 20 17 /Startin’ With Me (RCA) 6483 605 2181 186 16.917 1.45 120 0 21 18 JASON ALDEAN/ (BBR) 6307 590 2053 170 16.661 1.915 121 1 22 19 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 5842 741 1841 229 14.912 2.565 121 6 23 20 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 5201 497 1732 127 12.945 1.021 119 3 26 21 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 4390 576 1521 206 11.471 1.424 121 5 25 22 /I Wonder (BNA) 4300 470 1331 121 11.455 0.962 117 7 27 23 ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 3898 511 1348 159 10.019 1.483 117 1 24 24 PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA) 3882 -188 1239 -36 9.799 -0.835 117 1 28 25 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 3621 493 1243 172 9.493 1.489 115 4

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 37 26 /I Told You So (Capitol) 4 2984 1509 897 513 8.289 4.605 85 44 30 27 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 2740 254 960 105 6.805 0.853 111 4 29 28 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 2653 -2 916 -6 6.248 -0.009 112 1 31 29 CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity) 2423 128 889 33 6.671 0.583 107 2 33 30 /All My Friends Say (Capitol) 2393 248 787 78 6.238 0.635 94 2 32 31 SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 2273 38 774 19 5.61 -0.009 103 3 34 32 /Dirty Girl (BNA) 1916 295 604 88 5.223 1.024 99 3 35 33 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) 1767 192 617 71 3.356 -0.341 91 12 36 34 DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine) 1632 107 550 22 3.98 0.157 94 3 38 35 WRECKERS/ (Warner Bros.) 1534 203 515 82 3.889 0.873 97 4 44 36 TIM MCGRAW/I Need You (w/Faith Hill) (Curb) 1417 537 433 188 4.08 1.514 57 34 40 37 /She Ain’t Right (Curb/Asylum) 1399 182 547 59 2.918 0.214 85 3 39 38 /Fall (Curb/Asylum) 1346 120 459 55 3.488 0.471 52 7 43 39 BON JOVI/(You ) Make A Memory (Mercury/IDJMG) 1267 276 349 103 3.237 1.001 83 2 47 40 /I Wanna Feel Something (Capitol) 1169 370 362 110 2.768 1.005 54 2 42 41 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her... (Lyric Street) 1112 77 379 20 2.278 0.15 57 6 41 42 /What I Did Last Night (RCA) 991 -170 368 -33 2.119 -0.581 63 1 45 43 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 975 133 369 47 2.125 0.388 62 2 50 44 JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine) 871 309 238 108 2.475 0.961 49 10 48 45 HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Daisy (Stylesonic/Mercury) 870 202 312 79 1.802 0.358 49 2 46 46 VINCE GILL/What You Give Away (f/S. Crow) (MCA) 787 -45 241 -18 2.131 -0.088 48 4 49 47 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog) 712 137 253 33 1.279 0.275 36 3

Debut 48 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 676 301 157 73 1.433 0.469 33 16

Debut 49 /You’re Gonna Love Me (RCA) 564 96 214 20 1.035 0.276 31 1

Debut 50 LITTLE TEXAS/Missing Years (Montage) 494 -34 182 -13 1.01 -0.084 29 2

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page  April 30, 2007 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page  Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Point Gainers KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 44 KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 2031 4 TIM MCGRAW/I Need You (w/Faith Hill) (Curb) 34 TIM MCGRAW/I Need You (w/Faith Hill) (Curb) 1264 4 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 16 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 1172 4 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) 12 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 1101 4 JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine) 10 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 938 4 JOE NICHOLS/ (Universal South) 8 VAN ZANT/That Scares Me (Columbia) 8 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 929 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 7 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 775 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 7 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 732 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 6 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 674 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her... (Lyric Street) 6 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out...(Rocky Comfort/CO5) 670 Activator Spin Gainers Aircheck Point Gainers KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 490 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 1799 4 TIM MCGRAW/I Need You (w/Faith Hill) (Curb) 307 KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 1509 4 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 252 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 1328 4 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 237 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 860 4 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 229 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 768 4 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 180 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 761 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 180 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 741 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 170 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 701 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 142 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 634 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 141 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 612

Aircheck Spin Gainers Video Adds BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 523 KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 513 CMT BON JOVI/(You Want To) Make A Memory (Mercury/IDJMG) ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 471

TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 320 CMT PURE COUNTRY EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 232 KRISTINA CORNELL/Little Red Balloon (Lofton Creek) BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 230 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 229 GAC KRISTINA CORNELL/Little Red Balloon (Lofton Creek) RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 225 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 206 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 197

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Aircheck Activity Aircheck Add Dates HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Daisy (Stylesonic/Mercury) May 7 Moves 48*-45*; 870 points, 312 spins /Sunday Morning in America (Arista) 2 ADDS: KXKC*, KXKT MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) JOE NICHOLS/Another Side of You (Universal South) VINCE GILL/What You Give Away (f/S. Crow) (MCA) WHISKEY FALLS/Last Train Running Moves 46*-46; 787 points, 241 spins (Midas/New Revolution) 4 ADDS: KDRK*, KFKF, KHKI*, WYCD* May 14 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog) TY HERNDON/Mighty Mighty Love (Pyramid) Moves 49*-47*; 712 points, 253 spins CARMEN RASMUSEN/Nothin’ Like The Summer 3 ADDS: KMLE*, WKDF*, WNKT* (Lofton Creek) GRETCHEN WILSON/One of The Boys (Columbia) MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) Debuts at 48*; 676 points, 157 spins May 21 16 ADDS: KCYE, KFKF, KIXZ, KJUG, KMDL, KVOO, STEVE HOLY/Men Buy The Drinks (Girls Call The Shots) KXKT, KZSN, WCKT, WGH, WGNA, WKHX, (Curb) WMIL, WQHK, WXTU, WYRK /You Never Take Me Dancing (Category 5) CHRIS YOUNG/You’re Gonna Love Me (RCA) Debuts at 49*; 564 points, 214 spins Aircheck Top Recurrents 1 ADD: WSM KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 9169 TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 8405 LITTLE TEXAS/Missing Years (Montage) RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb) 7777 Debuts at 50; 494 points, 182 spins TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) 6553 2 ADDS: KSON, WBCT MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 6610 JAMIE O’NEAL/God Don’t Make Mistakes (Capitol) JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South) 6299 462 points, 152 spins BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista) 5284 3 ADDS: KDRK*, KSON, KXKT CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista) 5282 RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street) 4354 VAN ZANT/That Scares Me (Columbia) GEORGE STRAIT/ (MCA) 4112 425 points, 143 spins 8 ADDS: KCCY, KIZN*, KJUG, WBCT, WDTW, WGNE, WPKX, WWQM LANCE MILLER/She Really Loves Me (Warner Bros.) JERROD NIEMANN/I Love Women My Momma 338 points, 142 spins Can’t Stand (Category 5) 1 ADD: WBCT 413 points, 173 spins 1 ADD: WMZQ RANDY ROGERS BAND/One More Goodbye (Mercury) 321 points, 65 spins DARRYL WORLEY/Living In The Here And Now (903) 0 ADDS 366 points, 133 spins 2 ADDS: KJUG, WGTY Aircheck Activity includes songs that rank 45-50 on this DONOVAN CHAPMAN/All I Need (Category 5) week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a 343 points, 121 spins minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in 0 ADDS two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 1 1 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 14439 332 3209 48 2 2 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 13696 -259 3042 -60 4 3 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 4 13632 938 3082 229 3 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 13289 -565 2918 -150 5 5 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 12933 591 2828 91 7 6 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 10786 478 2392 105 9 7 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 10756 732 2410 180 11 8 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 10203 670 2218 141 6 9 DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol) 10084 -218 2300 -57 13 10 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 9452 272 2061 57 15 11 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 9396 929 2090 180 10 12 GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA) 9065 -516 1984 -156 17 13 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 4 8748 1101 1893 237 16 14 JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 8556 98 1924 16 18 15 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 8114 486 1793 102 19 16 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 7264 463 1602 118 20 17 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 7185 643 1584 142 21 18 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 6523 240 1462 59 22 19 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 6394 420 1397 90 24 20 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 5969 775 1312 170 23 21 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 5843 333 1292 56 25 22 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 5098 276 1136 77 26 23 ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 4787 195 1041 56 27 24 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 4495 674 975 138 40 25 KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 4 3592 2031 805 490 29 26 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 3429 149 743 39 28 27 PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA) 3256 -547 703 -128 30 28 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 3016 156 670 39 31 29 SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 2599 36 558 8 32 30 DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine) 2548 173 544 26

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 33 31 TERRI CLARK/Dirty Girl (BNA) 2170 67 459 24 34 32 TRACE ADKINS/I Wanna Feel Something (Capitol) 2152 94 469 9 46 33 TIM MCGRAW/I Need You (w/Faith Hill) (Curb) 4 2133 1264 495 307 35 34 CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity) 2113 191 439 36 39 35 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might... (Lyric Street) 1925 227 430 58 37 36 WRECKERS/Tennessee (Warner Bros.) 1879 104 412 22 38 37 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) 1868 127 382 26 36 38 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 1849 18 424 9 42 39 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 1537 234 357 62 41 40 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 1440 54 308 11 43 41 LEE BRICE/She Ain’t Right (Curb/ Asylum) 1354 93 316 19 Debut 42 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 4 1325 1172 280 252 57 43 JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine) 945 492 212 108 47 44 VINCE GILL/What You Give Away (f/S. Crow) (MCA) 925 178 195 42 45 45 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog) 911 10 194 -2 48 46 BON JOVI/(You Want To) Make A Memory (Mercury/IDJMG) 856 142 167 30 49 47 DONOVAN CHAPMAN/All I Need (Category 5) 786 101 147 20 44 48 CATHERINE BRITT/What I Did Last Night (RCA) 777 -236 154 -41 50 49 HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Daisy (Stylesonic/Mercury) 726 109 160 19 54 50 VAN ZANT/That Scares Me (Columbia) 606 99 125 28 51 51 CHRIS YOUNG/You’re Gonna Love Me (RCA) 601 42 110 3 55 52 DARRYL WORLEY/Living In The Here And Now (903 Music) 556 47 137 12 53 53 JERROD NIEMANN/I Love Women My... (Category 5) 504 -48 107 -16 56 54 WOODY BRADSHAW/The Last Thing... (Primoris/Spinville) 477 23 103 3 52 55 JAMIE O’NEAL/God Don’t Make Mistakes (Capitol) 468 -89 103 -18 58 56 AMY DALLEY/Good Kind Of Crazy (Curb) 410 37 83 7 Debut 57 JOE NICHOLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South) 342 304 74 68 Debut 58 STEPHEN COCHRAN/Friday Night Fireside (Aria/Quarterback) 337 71 70 13 59 59 MEMARIE/Cry Like Memphis (Cupit) 302 31 91 9 Debut 60 KRISTINA CORNELL/Little Red Balloon (Lofton Creek) 258 114 57 24

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