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Albright, Cody, Kraig, Owens, Robbins React Next year’s Country Radio and Country Music DJ Hall Of Fame inductees will be officially honored March 4 during CRS-39, but WSM-AM/Nashville’s Bill Cody, KSSN/Little Rock’s Bob Robbins, consultant Jaye Albright, radio and label vet Bobby Kraig and veteran station manager and owner Michael Owens are already reacting to the well-deserved good news. Bill Cody, who has been in Nashville with both WSM-AM and WSM-FM since 1994, has handled mornings on WSM-AM since 2000. He’s also been on the air in Lexington, KY, Louisville, Orlando and San Antonio. He also currently hosts Great American Country’s Master Series. He told Country Aircheck, “It’s on a much larger scale, but I now have an appreciation for what [2007 Air Dressers: RCA's Sara Evans kicked off her tour Friday night (10/19) Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees] Vince Gill, Ralph Emery in Ft. Wayne, IN, and a crack staff of makeup artists and stylists flew in or Mel Tillis mean when they talk about being thrilled to death and from Nashville on Air Galante for the big show. Pictured (clockwise from humbled at the same time. bottom left) are Country Aircheck's Lon Helton, WQHK/Ft. Wayne's “There are so many WSM pioneers and the big three were Rob Kelley and Dave Michaels, Sony BMG's Joe Galante, Sirius Radio's Ralph Emery, Bill Mack and Charlie Douglas. And then there are Scott Lindy, WAWC/Warsaw, IN's Jay Michaels, SBMG's Butch Waugh the guys already in the Hall, like Bob Kingsley and Bob Moody. and WSIX/Nashville's Keith Kaufman. All those memories and influences have flooded back to me, all the way back to childhood and the fact I’ve developed true old boy who got me started in radio, the late Bill Miller. My dad friendships with people I was spellbound by growing up. It’s a was an old radio man and they would both be so excited. I wish I little surreal sometimes.” could find the words. It took hours to soak in.” Bob Robbins helped launch KSSN in 1979 and still does (continued on page 6) mornings. He was honored as CMA’s Broadcast personality of the Year in 1996. “I’m on cloud nine, floating around like a Madonna’s Deal In Nashville? butterfly,” he told CA. “I was on vacation today, had taken off to Touring continues to make marketplace gains as the go squirrel hunt. The phone rang early this morning and it was recorded music business sees rapid decline, and in this [Clear Channel VP/Programming] Phil Hunt congratulating me. environment concert powerhouse Live Nation has inked a I thought he was kidding. The first thing I thought of us was the reported $125 million 10-year deal with Madonna. The deal,

October 22, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 3 which covers touring, merchandise, films and music sales, may Da t e Ch e c k be the first of many. In a subsequent interview on CNBC, Live Nation CEO October 23 – Voting on final CMA Ballot Ends at 5pm Michael Rapino says the company’s model eliminates the need www.cmaworld.com for a label. “The concert is now moving to the center of the circle for the artist,” he said. “I think we’re going to start a bidding war October 24 - SOLID Panel “Moving On Up: How To Get over artists who sell a lot of concert tickets.” In, Fit It and Take It To The Top” Among the artists Rapino mentioned directly were Dave Belmont University’s Massey Performing Matthews, U2, The Rolling Stones and Tim McGraw. So what Arts Center does it all mean for country music? www.solidnashville.com “Live Nation is a great company with great people,” says rpm’s Scott Siman, who manages McGraw. “We think the October 25 - SOLID’s Women Rock For The Cure world of them, but there haven’t been any conversations. From a 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville general perspective, it’s good to see people thinking outside the www.solidnashville.com box and trying to create new business models. This adds another option and element on the playing field. November 4 - 13th Annual Inspirational Country Music “One of the big lynchpin issues in our business is whether Awards record companies will morph into something new or become Acuff Theater, Nashville a piece of something else,” he continues, noting the deal only www.ccma.cc addresses part of the challenge the broader industry faces. “If you’re Tim McGraw, Madonna or the Rolling Stones, you’ve got November 5 – SESAC’s 2007 Nashville Music Awards an audience already. Putting together a deal for those kinds of SESAC Headquarters artists is easier than trying to figure out how to break a new artist www.sesac.com in a really tough environment.” Spalding Entertainment’s Clarence Spalding, also a negotiate contracts. So if you do this kind of deal you still might manager, shares Siman’s concern about developing artists. “You need a team of people double checking everything and looking see these big acts giving everything away and everyone’s making out for the best interests of the artist.” the label out to be a bad guy,” he says. “I don’t look at it that way. Live Nation/Nashville’s Brian O’Connell declined to The model needs to change, but none of those acts made it in comment for this story. Label executives had not returned the first place without a label behind them. If you’re Radiohead requests for comment at press time. and your deal is over, that’s great. But you can’t wash away your history. Name me five acts who made it without radio airplay. Radio News “So before we go erasing all that stuff, we need to be Promotions: Another sold out Hannah Montana show, this one thinking about what’s going to make someone want to come in Denver, has radio’s creative promotion juices flowing. This to Nashville and do this. That kid at Belmont might want to be time, KYGO has eight dads slated to dress in girls’ clothing working on a new model.” and a run a 50-yard dash for a tickets to Thursday’s show. Their Buddy Lee’s Tony Conway says Live Nation’s move isn’t a daughters now have a great excuse to yell at them for running complete surprise. “This type of deal has always been a concern like girls. in the agency world. To this point they’ve assured the agencies it Mapleton Communications KNAH/Merced, CA just isn’t their intention, but this obviously goes beyond that. wrapped up their “Birds Of A Feather” promotion by sending “Up to this point, Live Nation has worked within a system one lucky winner to Los Angeles to see the Eagles and Dixie that’s been in place since the 1800s. Agencies do a lot more than Chicks in concert this Friday, Oct. 26.

Lyric Street Works Cyrus Bi r t h d a y s Lyric Street has assumed promotion responsibilities for Tuesday (10/23) - Bart Allmand, Jimmy Wayne, Dwight Billy Ray Cyrus’ Walt Disney project, including his current Yoakam, Jeff Walker ([email protected]) single, “Ready, Set, Don’t Go,” which now features special guest Miley Cyrus. CO5 had previously handled promotion for Wednesday (10/24) - George Achaves (george@ the single. By the way, this reunites BRC with Lyric Street VP/ radioproducer.net), Dave Miggo, Stephanie Keshe (stephanie. Promotion Kevin Herring, who at one time was Dir./National [email protected]) Promotion for Mercury – BRC’s first label home. Herring Thursday (10/25) - Chely Wright, Mark Miller, Enzo worked “Achy Breaky Heart” and numerous singles from BRC’s DeVincenzo ([email protected]), Jennifer Thorpe first three Mercury albums. ([email protected]) Gig Alerts Friday (10/26) - Keith Urban, Doug Montgomery • Nassau Broadcasting WNHW/Concord, NH Regional ([email protected]) Manager Robert Fulmer is looking for a PD. Contact him at Saturday (10/27) - Wayne Carlyle, Amy Hendon, John [email protected]. Moesch ([email protected]), Scott Donato • Withers Broadcasting KBXB/Sikeston, MO PD C.J. Cruze is ([email protected]), Ed Blount looking for a middayer. Email him at [email protected]. Sunday (10/28) - Charlie Daniels, Brad Paisley New Book Chronicles WSM-AM In the excitement of adding shows in Kansas City, Brooks Nashville-based journalist Craig and company double booked the fifth, causing a seemingly Havighurst has authored Air Castle of the irreconcilable conflict with Leno. “So I called and apologized,” South, which traces the rise of WSM-AM/ Brooks says. “They called me back and moved the [5pm] taping Nashville and its influence in Nashville and up. They’re going to record early for the first time in 18 years.” country music. Lauded in a recent Wall Street After the 1pm taping, Garth and crew will jet to Kansas City, Journal review for “preserving the colorful and where they’ll perform for thousands while the folks at home instructive history of WSM” and “reminding watch him on the Tonight Show. us that giants once lived on the radio dial,” the “It’s gonna be tight, but it’s gonna be fun,” Garth says. book spans from the station’s 1925 launch to the present. Read the WSJ review here. Industry News The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Garth Is Very Superstitious is wrapping up the celebration of RCA Studio B’s 50th Those of you who surmised that Garth Brooks’ Kansas Anniversary with a panel discussion Nov. 10. “The Boys Who City concert date string pauses Nov. 13 in deference to wife Made The Noise: Veteran Studio Musicians Remember Studio Trisha Yearwood’s album release are all wet. Brooks tells B,” panel will consist of Harold Bradley, Ray Endenton, Country Aircheck that the break is all about the unlucky Bob Moore and Hargus “Pig” Robbins. Jason Coleman number. “I wish I had a cool answer, but the bottom line is I’m and Meagan Taylor will also treat attendees to a special superstitious,” he says. performance. And fear of the jinx plays a big part in another Brooks The 20th Annual R.O.P.E. Banquet Awards Show move: His Nov. 5 appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay featuring David Frizzell and Shelly West will be held Nov. 8 at Leno. Yes, that’s the same Nov. 5 he’s opening the KC run. “Jay the Sheraton Music City in Nashville. Leno has launched every album for us the night before release,” The Fourth Annual Leadership Music Digital Summit will Brooks, whose album bows Nov. 6, says. be held April 22 at Belmont University’s Curb Event Center. ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 22, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 5

ASCAP songwriter Josh Kear has re-signed with Big Yellow Ch e c k Ou t : In St o r e s 10/23 Dog publishing. Kear recently won Song Of The Year at the 2007 ASCAP Country Music Awards for “Before He Cheats.” Gary Allan Living Hard (MCA) Allan co-produced his seventh release with Nashville Celebrates Country will kick off the 41st Mark Wright, and has writer credit on six of 11 Annual CMA Awards with three days of country music events. tracks. Jim Lauderdale, Odie Blackmon, Neil Monday Nov. 5 includes: Global Markets Showcase (Joanna Thrasher, Tony Martin, Scotty Emerick, Casey Cotten, Jennifer Hanson, Lady Antebellum, David Nail and Beathard and Radney Foster are among the writers represented. Allan will perform on Jimmy Whiskey Falls), Music City Walk Of Fame Induction, Music Kimmel Live Nov. 7, after the CMA Awards on On The Horizon (Crossin Dixon, Jypsi, James Otto and Chuck ABC. He joins the Keith Urban tour on Nov. 1 in Wicks). Tuesday Nov. 6: Chevy Music Tour Concert (Emerson Columbus, OH. Drive and Phil Vassar), 55th Annual BMI Country Awards, Opry At The Ryman (Clay Walker and Collin Raye), CMA Songwriters Shooter Jennings The Wolf (Universal South) . Jennings wrote 10 of 13 tracks, and is joined Series (Brett James, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Rivers Rutherford by Doug "The Ragin' Cajun" Kershaw on "This Ol and Victoria Shaw). Wednesday, Nov. 7: Good Morning America Wheel" and by the Oak Ridge Boys on "Slow Train." (Big & Rich) and the 41st Annual CMA Awards. Jennings also handled art direction and design for the package. Dire Strait's "The Walk Of Life" joins originals including "Tangled Up Roses," "Old Artist News Friend" and "Time Management 101." Dave Cobb Tracy Lawrence is planning his Mission Possible produced. Thanksgiving event for Monday, Nov. 19 in Nashville. Last year, Lawrence set a goal of frying 100 turkeys for the Nashville Rissi Palmer Rissi Palmer (1720 Entertainment) Rescue Mission, and ended up cooking 235. This year, his goal Her self-titled debut as an artist is also Palmer's coming out as a writer – she penned is 400. WSIX/Nashville’s Big D & Bubba will broadcast from nine of 12 cuts on the disc, assisted by Shaye this year’s event. Smith, Sarah Majors, Ed Hill and James Dean ACM Humanitarian Award recipients Brooks & Dunn Hicks, among others. Titles include "Hold On will build the first of two playgrounds with the help of ACM, To Me," "Sweet Contradictions" and the single Kaboom! and Home Depot in Shreveport, LA on Thursday "Country Girl." Dan Shea produced. (10/25), then fly to Nashville later in the day to build the second. Carrie Underwood Carnival Ride (Arista) Carrie Underwood will be the focus of CMT Canada Oct. Mark Bright produced Underwood's second 23 as the station turns into Carrie Music Television. release, which is focused squarely at country, Tequila Rose & Bomshel are looking for fans that unlike her split-project debut. Also new is Underwood flexing writing chops on four of take creative photos with cardboard cutouts of the duo and the 13 cuts, including "All-American Girl" and themselves as part of their Click The Chicks promotion. Fans first single "So Small." Appearances aimed at a can enter until Nov. 30 and get more information on how to do blockbuster debut include GMA (10/23), Live so at www.tequilarosecontest.com. With Regis & Kelly (10/24), CBS Early Show (10/26) Tanya Tucker’s daughter Presley, along with their four and the Tonight Show (10/29). dogs, had to be evacuated from the family’s house in Malibu Dwight Yoakam Dwight Sings Buck (New West) today (10/22) to avoid fires in the area. "After his death, it was the clearest way I could The Allstate Foundation is holding the “Holiday Holla” express my love for him and acknowledge the contest in which teens rewrite traditional holiday carols with new depth of our friendship." So says Yoakam of the project on which he reprises 15 of Buck Owens' lyrics about smart driving. Winners will have the opportunity to songs, including 11 top five hits and eight that perform their song for Taylor Swift. For more information visit reached No. 1. Aside from their duet on "The www.holidayholla.com. Streets Of Bakersfield," Yoakam had previously never recorded an Owens song, until now.

Kenny Big In Sudan Tu b e Ch e c k Big & Rich’s Kenny Alphin and wife Christiev are in Akon, Sudan delivering supplies to the Kunyuk School For Tuesday (10/23) – Carrie Underwood, Good Morning Girls. The entire trip is funded solely by Alphin. He writes: “The America (ABC); Brad Paisley, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC); Rissi past 24 hours...have been the most incredible of my life. I’ve Palmer, On The Streets (GAC) never in my life seen a more impoverished situation nor have Wednesday (10/24) – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Today I ever met more genuinely happy and appreciative people. They Show (NBC); Carrie Underwood, Live With Regis & Kelly (syndicated) have fought for over 20 years for their basic freedoms, now they have to fight for their lives, the Thursday (10/25) - Faith Hill, The Late Show with David basic necessities of food, water, Letterman (CBS) education and healthcare. The Friday (10/26)- Carrie Underwood, CBS Early Show; Blake [20 crates of] aid we were able Shelton, Paula’s Party (Food Network) to bring will no doubt save lives. The trip has no doubt encouraged Saturday (10/27) - Rissi Palmer, Vince Gill, Josh Turner, Del us all to take responsibility to help McCoury Band, Opry Live (GAC) and improve humankind. A world Sunday (10/28) - Craig Morgan, Rascal Flatts, Frosted Pink (Style) with out prejudice!” Monday (10/29) – Dwight Yoakam, The Late Late Show with HoF Reactions (continued from page 1) Craig Ferguson (CBS); Josh Turner, Today Show (NBC); Carrie Jaye Albright’s career spans more than 40 years and Underwood, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC) includes stints as PD for KEEN/San Jose and KMPS/Seattle. She also served as Programming Consultant for Drake-Chenault the stage in my wheel chair. Seriously, it’s unbelievable to me as Enterprises. She currently partners in Albright & O’Malley I know there are many, many people who are just as deserving if Country Consulting/RadioIQ. “I have been telling people all day not more so. I am truly honored to be included with some pretty that I greatly admire every single one of the others with me on amazing folks. It still hasn’t quite sunk in.” that announcement,” she told Country Aircheck. “Mike Owens Michael Owens spent over 20 years as VP/GM of KNIX/ was the very best GM I have ever worked for and Bobby Kraig Phoenix. The awards amassed by KNIX during his tenure is an inspiration. [The induction] should be quite a love-fest. And included honors from the ACM, the CMA, Billboard and a now I understand how Kenny Chesney feels as he tries to thank Marconi for excellence in broadcasting. Also during that time, he more people than the time permits. It’s a surprise, a shock and a launched the Real Country Network with ABC Radio Networks. delight to know that what you do for fun has caught the attention His career began in 1965 while still in high school, when he of so many people you love and respect.” served as a janitor and weekend announcer. He served as GM Bobby Kraig’s Country career began in Hayward, WI in of KUZZ, KZIN & KKXX/Bakersfield, CA from 1974-78. He 1971. He later programmed or was on the air at WTHI/Terre currently is part owner of KUZZ & KCWR/Bakersfield. “I’m Haute, IN, WONE/Dayton, and KPLX/Dallas. He was Billboard very humbled by this honor,” Owens told Country Aircheck. magazine’s Program Director of the Year in 1987, 1989, 1990 “My years in broadcasting, especially at KNIX, were very and 1991. In 1990, he received the same award from the CMA. exciting and rewarding. I had the pleasure to work with the most He left radio to join Arista/Nashville in 1993. Health issues talented people in the business – they made me look pretty good. forced him to step down as VP/Promotion in 2005. “I am very I think Dad (the late Buck Owens) would be proud.” much surprised by this news,” Kraig admitted to Country - Lon Helton, [email protected] Aircheck. “In fact, I think someone may be playing a trick on Chuck Aly, [email protected] me … ya know, just to get me up there so they can push me off Erin Duvall [email protected] (615) 320-1450 ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 22, 2007 Chart Page 1

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

1 1 KENNY CHESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 14466 459 4909 193 37.729 1.347 121 0 2nd Week at No. 1 5 2 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 4 12501 1005 4267 281 31.931 2.688 121 0 3 3 TIM MCGRAW/If You're Reading This (Curb) 12250 110 4193 62 31.468 0.249 120 0 2 4 TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 11358 -1877 3957 -630 29.143 -5.277 121 0 8 5 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (19/Arista) 11239 648 3805 243 28.569 1.177 121 0

9 6 GARTH BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 4 10994 964 3751 309 27.551 2.053 121 0 10 7 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin' Our Love Song (Arista) 9305 441 3228 156 23.843 1.435 119 0 11 8 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 9192 341 3159 90 23.31 0.953 120 0 12 9 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 9172 741 3171 209 23.093 1.71 120 0 13 10 JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) 8941 700 2941 198 22.726 2.186 121 0

15 11 TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 4 8302 1175 2712 386 20.453 2.628 120 3 6 12 BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista) 8035 -3109 2771 -1078 19.866 -8.07 121 0 14 13 KEITH URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 7661 227 2586 72 18.902 0.73 120 1 17 14 SARA EVANS/As If (RCA) 7170 363 2453 116 17.462 1.115 120 1 16 15 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 7074 11 2462 20 17.298 0.484 119 0 18 16 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think About That (Columbia) 6916 316 2388 114 16.681 0.718 117 2 20 17 JOE NICHOLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South) 5891 422 2076 142 13.43 0.66 114 1 19 18 LEANN RIMES/Nothin' Better To Do (Curb/Asylum) 5824 201 1946 45 13.253 -0.015 116 4 23 19 SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 5105 876 1772 327 12.031 1.745 109 8 21 20 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 5000 451 1660 141 11.653 1.008 107 9 22 21 TRISHA YEARWOOD/Heaven, Heartache And The... (Big Machine) 4650 129 1584 44 10.571 0.465 113 5 24 22 BLAKE SHELTON/The More I Drink (Warner Bros.) 4103 797 1374 232 9.601 1.744 90 5 25 23 CHUCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 4061 778 1314 239 9.259 1.418 97 4

41 24 RASCAL FLATTS/Winner At A Losing Game (Lyric Street) 4 3516 2489 1110 762 9.583 6.864 91 39 26 25 EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 3200 140 1080 42 7.535 0.394 76 6

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

27 26 PAT GREEN/Way Back Texas (BNA) 2870 -36 868 -6 6.281 -0.274 87 0 35 27 BILLY RAY CYRUS w/M. CYRUS/Ready... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 2610 799 754 191 6.68 1.829 63 24 28 28 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 2508 120 915 29 5.879 0.42 76 3 29 29 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 2501 126 864 41 5.931 0.646 77 6 30 30 BILLY CURRINGTON/Tangled Up (Mercury) 2201 -60 801 -7 5.458 -0.084 68 1 38 31 CRAIG MORGAN/International Harvester (BBR) 2167 500 749 155 5.085 1.292 56 7 33 32 FAITH HILL/Red Umbrella (Warner Bros.) 2133 155 700 97 4.801 0.343 60 2 36 33 RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 2074 283 759 111 4.467 0.516 72 7 32 34 TRACE ADKINS/I Got My Game On (Capitol) 2008 -47 725 18 4.323 -0.415 63 0 34 35 EMERSON DRIVE/You Still Own Me (Midas) 1933 -6 713 6 4.436 0.076 61 2 37 36 BUCKY COVINGTON/It's Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 1875 205 694 78 3.875 0.445 72 6 39 37 BIG & RICH/Between Raising Hell And... (Warner Bros.) 1570 32 462 13 3.585 0.17 43 3

Debut 38 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 4 1231 989 425 345 3.093 2.609 56 34 42 39 KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A... (19/BNA) 1175 160 433 73 2.347 0.57 53 5 40 40 LITTLE BIG TOWN/I'm With The Band (Equity) 1133 49 389 20 2.375 0.337 48 1 43 41 MARK CHESNUTT/Rollin' With The Flow (Lofton Creek) 953 -36 252 -4 2.408 -0.073 18 1 45 42 JENNIFER HANSON/Joyride (Universal South) 919 -50 316 -8 1.714 -0.026 38 0 44 43 JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) 893 -78 327 -13 1.539 -0.019 45 2 47 44 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Takin' Off This Pain (MCA) 817 84 325 45 1.421 0.115 42 5 46 45 CLINT BLACK/The Strong One (Equity) 702 -234 234 -64 1.241 -0.615 38 0 Debut 46 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 697 144 239 52 1.261 0.382 25 3 Debut 47 LEE BRICE/Happy Endings (Curb/Asylum) 630 69 263 32 0.946 0.007 35 4 49 48 ANDY GRIGGS/What If It's Me (Montage) 569 -39 203 -18 0.829 -0.21 29 2 48 49 ERIC CHURCH/Sinners Like Me (Capitol) 557 -112 183 -37 0.832 -0.22 23 1 Debut 50 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 528 31 225 15 0.873 0.043 23 3

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 2 October 22, 2007 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers RASCAL FLATTS/Winner At A Losing Game (Lyric Street) 39 RASCAL FLATTS/Winner At A Losing Game (Lyric Street) 1792 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 34 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 1115 4 BILLY RAY CYRUS w/M. Cyrus/Ready... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 24 TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 965 4 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 9 SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 950 4 SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 8 GARTH BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 937 4 CRAIG MORGAN/International Harvester (BBR) 7 BILLY RAY CYRUS w/M. Cyrus/Ready... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 918 RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 7 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 832 BUCKY COVINGTON/It's Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 6 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 791 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 6 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think...(Columbia) 748 EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 6 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 653 Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers RASCAL FLATTS/Winner At A Losing Game (Lyric Street) 2489 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Winner At A Losing Game (Lyric Street) 381 TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 1175 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 247 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 1005 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 214 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 989 4 SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 204 GARTH BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 964 4 BILLY RAY CYRUS w/M. Cyrus/Ready... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 204 SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 876 GARTH BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 203 BILLY RAY CYRUS w/M. Cyrus/Ready... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 799 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 186 BLAKE SHELTON/The More I Drink (Warner Bros.) 797 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 162 CHUCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 778 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 154 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 741 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think... (Columbia) 144

Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Vi d e o Add s RASCAL FLATTS/Winner At A Losing Game (Lyric Street) 762 TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 386 CMT BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 345 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don’t... (Behind The Scenes) (Capitol) SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 327 CMT Pure GARTH BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 309 Bucky Covington/It’s Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 281 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (19/Arista) 243 GAC Garth Brooks/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) CHUCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 239 Bucky Covington/It’s Good To Be Us (Lyric Street)) BLAKE SHELTON/The More I Drink (Warner Bros.) 232 Chuck Wicks/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 209

Aircheck Activity Ai r c h e c k Add Da t e s CLINT BLACK/The Strong One (Equity) OCTOBER 29 Moves 46*-45; 702 points, 234 spins Cole Deggs & The Lonesome/Girl Next Door (Columbia) 0 ADDS Josh Gracin/We Weren’t Crazy (Lyric Street) Jack Ingram/Maybe She'll Get Lonely (Big Machine) LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don’t Live Here (Capitol) Jamie Lee Thurston/Dear God (Country Thunder) Enters at 46*; 697 points, 239 spins 3 ADDS: WBEE, WKIS, WPAW NOVEMBER 5 BROOKS & DUNN/God Must Be Busy (Arista) LEE BRICE/Happy Endings (Curb/Asylum) Reba McEntire w/ Justin Timberlake/The Only Promise That Enters at 47*; 630 points, 263 spins Remains (MCA) 4 ADDS: KATC*, KCCY, KNIX, WSOC* NOVEMBER 12 ANDY GRIGGS/What If It’s Me (Montage) STAR DEAZLAN/She's Pretty (Curb) Moves 49*- 48; 569 points, 203 spins Jerrod Niemann/The One That Got Away (Category 5) 2 ADDS: KHKI*, WIRK* Aircheck Top Recurrents ERIC CHURCH/Sinners Like Me (Capitol) BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 9541 Moves 48*-49; 557 points, 220 spins RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 8213 1 ADD: KSON LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 6660 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 6101 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin’ You (Warner Bros.) KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA) 5746 Reenters at 50*; 528 points, 225 spins TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 5444 3 ADDS: KBEQ, KSOP, KUBL* BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 5034 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 4246 BOMSHEL/Power Of One (Curb) REBA MCENTIRE w/KElly Clarkson/Because Of You (MCA) 4075 527 points, 241 spins BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 3782 0 ADDS RISSI PALMER/Country Girl (1720 Entertainment) VAN ZANT/Goes Down Easy (Columbia) 319 points, 156 spins; 0 ADDS 501 points, 170 spins; 0 ADDS HEARTLAND/Once A Woman (Country Thunder) BON JOVI w/ LEANN RIMES/Til We Ain't Strangers Anymore 314 points, 101 spins; 0 ADDS (Mercury) 411 points, 105 spins; 0 ADDS TOBY KEITH/Get My Drink On (Show Dog) 303 points, 122 spins GRETCHEN WILSON/You Don’t Have To Go Home (Columbia) 5 ADDS: KDRK*, WGGY, WQHK, WUBE, WXTU 396 points, 146 spins 3 ADDS: KSD, WIVK*, WMIL TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy Too (Rocky Comfort/CO5) DOLLY PARTON/Better Get To Livin’ (Dolly) 303 points, 128 spins; 0 ADDS 347 points, 115 spins 1 ADD: KSKS 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) ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 22, 2007 ACTIVAT OR Chart Page 5

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 1 1 KENNY CHESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 14105 118 3115 45 2nd Week at No. 1 3 2 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down The Road...) (Capitol) 12981 791 2916 154 5 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/So Small (19/Arista) 12204 546 2709 116 2 4 TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 12096 -1614 2692 -380 4 5 TIM MCGRAW/If You're Reading This (Curb) 11637 -121 2598 -30 -- 6 GARTH BROOKS/More Than A Memory (Pearl/Big Machine) 4 11065 937 2460 203 7 7 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin' Our Love Song (Arista) 11022 344 2486 86 8 8 GEORGE STRAIT/How 'Bout Them Cowgirls (MCA) 10995 437 2457 100 9 9 JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA) 9471 478 2101 112 10 10 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 9335 832 2165 186 11 11 KEITH URBAN/Everybody (Capitol) 8932 567 1997 119 12 12 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think About That (Columbia) 8755 748 1919 144 13 13 JOE NICHOLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South) 8108 242 1810 59 15 14 TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine) 4 8026 965 1770 214 14 15 SARA EVANS/As If (RCA) 7676 345 1730 55 16 16 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 7216 193 1594 34 17 17 LEANN RIMES/Nothin' Better To Do (Curb/Asylum) 6534 353 1454 84 18 18 TRISHA YEARWOOD/Heaven, Heartache And The... (Big Machine) 6126 175 1351 31 19 19 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 6019 653 1342 162 20 20 SUGARLAND/Stay (Mercury) 4 5912 950 1328 204 21 21 BLAKE SHELTON/The More I Drink (Warner Bros.) 4652 505 1034 108 22 22 EAGLES/How Long (ERC/Mercury/Lost Highway) 3991 -139 884 -45 23 23 CHUCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 3985 403 894 83 25 24 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 3701 319 797 60 24 25 BILLY CURRINGTON/Tangled Up (Mercury) 3630 147 824 28 35 26 RASCAL FLATTS/Winner At A Losing Game (Lyric Street) 4 3498 1792 746 381 26 27 PAT GREEN/Way Back Texas (BNA) 3170 111 719 22 27 28 CRAIG MORGAN/International Harvester (BBR) 3088 295 641 54 31 29 RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 2954 639 645 139 28 30 BUCKY COVINGTON/It's Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 2835 251 620 56 ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com October 22, 2007 ACTIVAT OR Chart Page 6

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

29 31 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 2758 196 652 50 30 32 FAITH HILL/Red Umbrella (Warner Bros.) 2683 245 599 55 33 33 TRACE ADKINS/I Got My Game On (Capitol) 2427 211 546 50 32 34 EMERSON DRIVE/You Still Own Me (Midas) 2304 26 511 6 40 35 BILLY RAY CYRUS w/MILEY CYRUS/Ready... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 1966 918 421 204 49 36 BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 4 1629 1115 340 247 36 37 BIG & RICH/Between Raising Hell And... (Warner Bros.) 1464 -61 318 -15 37 38 KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A... (19/BNA) 1367 161 293 38 38 39 LITTLE BIG TOWN/I'm With The Band (Equity) 1306 101 277 17 39 40 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 1248 113 258 22 41 41 MARK CHESNUTT/Rollin' With The Flow (Lofton Creek) 1046 14 256 7 42 42 ERIC CHURCH/Sinners Like Me (Capitol) 943 9 212 3 44 43 JENNIFER HANSON/Joyride (Universal South) 935 58 189 17 43 44 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Takin' Off This Pain (MCA) 903 -7 187 -2 45 45 JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) 761 34 144 4 Debut 46 TOBY KEITH/Get My Drink On (Show Dog) 697 635 137 123 47 47 VAN ZANT/Goes Down Easy (Columbia) 678 -9 145 -1 46 48 CLINT BLACK/The Strong One (Equity) 663 -57 128 -11 50 49 LUKE BRYAN/We Rode In Trucks (Capitol) 639 160 138 40 48 50 GRETCHEN WILSON/You Don't Have To Go Home (Columbia) 569 -49 115 -9 51 51 HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Devil And The Cross (Stylesonic/Mercury) 517 48 124 10 53 52 MARTINA MCBRIDE/For These Times (RCA) 405 100 93 19 58 53 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 392 151 74 27 52 54 DOLLY PARTON/Better Get To Livin' (Dolly) 360 -2 68 1 Debut 55 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 289 249 60 49 56 56 DOUG STONE/Nice Problem (TNT/Spinville) 272 3 68 1 Debut 57 ANDY GRIGGS/What If It's Me (Montage) 269 139 48 26 Debut 58 BROOKS & DUNN/Cowboy Town (Arista) 263 173 54 36 Debut 59 BOMSHEL/Power Of One (Curb) 255 68 48 13 59 60 LEE BRICE/Happy Endings (Curb/Asylum) 247 8 68 5