Does Length Matter? Foster In; Collins Upped At

Home , A Little More You, Halfway to Hazard, I Wanna Feel Something, KMLE, Live from Iraq, Lost in This Moment

Issue 41 Music Edition June 4, 2007

Does Length Matter? As we suggested in the CAT, Gwen will indeed be doing more The answer to that is pretty much the same as the question than middays at the Camel – she’ll also be the MD. She starts of “size.” It depends who you ask. Of course, being a family trade Wednesday and succeeds KMLE APD/MD Dave Collins, who publication, we’re talking about the length of songs. But you knew will retain the APD post and who will be the PD of KMLE’s HD that, didn’t you? channel that is set to debut next week. This topic surfaced, as it seems to every few years, after a KMLE PD Jay McCarthy said of the changes, “We are radio edit of Keith Anderson’s latest single “Sunday Morning In ecstatic that Gwen is coming back to Camel. Dave is a vital asset America” began circulating among radio programmers. The original and resource to the station. Being able to lighten his load and get version, about 4:28, was later edited to just over four minutes. some help in the music department from someone of Gwen’s stature Arista/Nashville recently released a new version in the 3:30 range. is something we’re all looking forward to.” Between versions one and three, there was plenty of programmer Foster takes middays from Lisa Malay, who we told you last chatter about playing a record that long. So, we checked in with month was heading back to her childhood home in Missouri. This a few folks to find out whether the issue was Anderson’s song in marks a return to the Camel for Foster. She was there in the mid-90s particular, or songs that ran longer than four-minutes in general. before joining then-KNIX sister and Country start-up KWCY in According to our panel, the best news for the creative-types among August 1997. Foster moved to KNIX in April 1999. our readership is that the days of “if it’s over 3:00 I ain’t playing it” are long gone. “If it’s a hit, I’ll play it if it’s 1:30 or 5:30,” asserts Lansing PD McCrae Adds Flint CBS Radio VP/Country and KILT/Houston PD Jeff Garrison, who Adding a two-hour commute every other day is Citadel WITL/ also notes he examined four hours of drive time programming and Lansing PD/midday host Jay J. McCrae, who has officially added only found two songs out of 38 that exceeded four minutes. He adds PD responsibilities for Country sister WFBE/Flint, MI. McCrae will that the story songs for which this format is famous “have more to spend Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in Flint, while working in tell; it takes longer. ‘Alyssa Lies’ is the most recent big story song Lansing on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He’s also voice tracking nights over four minutes.” (continued on page 5) at WITL. We told you earlier this afternoon that he’s also looking for someone to handle promotions, pm drive and production at WFBE. Foster In; Collins Upped At KMLE Airchecks and resumes to [email protected]. Monday’s Country Aircheck Today reported that KNIX/ Phoenix had enlisted KSD-FM (The Bull)/St. Louis PD/PM driver Radio News Billy Greenwood to voice-track middays in place of MD/middayer Personalities: Former CHR WAPE/Jacksonville morning team Gwen Foster, who was heading to crosstown KMLE. Steve Sutton, Eden Kendall and Amadeus will join WGNE/ Jacksonville for wake-ups, beginning June 20. The trio takes the spot left open by Dallas’ exit on Friday (6/1). ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. To subscribe visit www.countryaircheck.com

June 4, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page Satellite: Beginning today (6/4), XM Satellite Radio will broadcast Date Check live performances and interviews from CMA Music Fest in Nashville. The special coverage can be heard on XM channels 10, Tomorrow (6/5) – Hot Dog Day. 16 and 17 through next Monday (6/11). SunTrust Music Row Financial Center Steve Earle hosts a new satellite radio show on Sirius Channel 63. The Steve Earle Show: Hard Core Troubadour Radio, June 7-10 – CMA Music Festival. will feature Earle’s personal music selections and special guest www.cmafest.com interviews and can be heard Saturdays at 8pm ET. June 9 – 5th Annual Music Row Yard Sale Sales: CBS Radio KILT/Houston NSM Sherry Dollar has been www.leadershipmusic.org promoted to GSM, replacing John Brejot who has been named GSM for the cluster’s Sports KILT-AM and News/Talk KIKK-AM. June 13-15 – 7th Annual All About Music TV & Dollar has been with the cluster since November of last year. Film Retreat www.myspace.com/allaboutmusictvandfilm Record News Industry vet Chuck Rhodes is working with Koch Records as a July 11 – Music Industry Mayoral Candidate consultant. Upcoming projects include Live From Iraq by the Charlie Forum Daniels Band (June 26) and a Robert Earl Keen hits project. Rhodes 5 pm, Wyatt Center, Vanderbilt Campus is also directing promotional efforts for artist Cody McCarver. strutted out and down the runway like he owned it, wearing an Trevecca Nazarene University (Nashville) graduate Rachel identical outfit to what Brad had worn earlier. With thick black glasses Smith has been hired at Lofton Creek as an assistant to Martha and Brad’s guitar strapped on, he played the part of the swaggering Borchetta. Smith previously interned for the label. ‘nerd’ having a country concert fantasy to the hilt – mugging and lip synching the song to the crowd. Then Brad came out and gave Jason Chart Chat a ‘what the...!?’ look. Jason slumped down, gave Brad his guitar back, Major huzzahs and kudos to everyone at Midas Records and and wandered off the stage. It was hysterical. New Revolution on scoring their very first No. 1 withEmerson “The shoot continued for about an hour, with Jason, Brad and Drive’s “Moments” – which also just happens to be the band’s first- the band being filmed from different angles. After a few takes it was ever No. 1 hit. announced that the crew was done with crowd shots, but many in the The fete comes 22 months after Los Angeles-based Midas audience stayed for the whole shoot. Openers Taylor Swift and Kellie launched a Nashville division that included Consortium partners Pickler hammed it up and played backup singers for the video. Mike Martinovich, Stan Moress and Al Schiltz, noted songwriter “Alexander was not only the star of the video, but also the Keith Follese and publisher Brad Allen. In June 2006, Midas and director. Peter Tilden was on hand and made a few announcements New Revolution entered into a co-venture, under which the Midas to the crowd – it sure seemed he was the video’s producer. promotion team is led by NR’s Rob Dalton and Jeff Solima. “A fun time and a great song. Brad even opened the show with it!” Congrats to all and to the entire promo team. CRB On Your iPod Paisley “Online” In Seattle Country Radio Broadcasters is offering a series of podcasts, KMPS/Seattle MD Tony Thomas sends us a report from a titled Growth Through Sharing, to anyone subscribed to the CRB recent Brad Paisley show, which was punctuated with a post show Executive Memo. The initial podcast, moderated by CRB Exec. video shoot for his song “Online.” The video features a special guest Director Ed Salamon, follows up on the CRB Hispanic market star, not that there’s anything wrong with that. research presented in March and features KMPS/Seattle PD Becky “After the show, Brad’s band came back onstage and the track Brenner, WKIS/Miami GM Carole Bowen and KHEY/El Paso PD for ‘Online’ boomed out. Former Seinfeld star Jason Alexander Steve Gramzay. Subscribe at crb.org. ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] June 4, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page

She Really Loves Me Or Birthdays She Don’t Really Love Me Anymore Tuesday (6/5) - Brett James, Don Reid (Statler Brothers), Larry Hughes (larry.hughes@ bigmachinemail.com), Bill Kinder, Nancy Knight Dear Lance: I just got a great opportunity with my job but I’ve gotta go out of town Wednesday (6/6) - Joe Stampley (arrowheadrecords@ bellsouth.net), Curtis Wright, Mike Hyland, Tony Morreale for 10 weeks. When I told my wife, she was ([email protected]) very happy for me. She was actually a little Thursday (6/7) - Larry Boone, Debbie Bellin, Chuck too happy for me. She even bought me a new Geiger, Joby Phillips ([email protected]), Greg set of luggage. She said something about go- Sax ([email protected]), Tonya Stevens, Vanessa Ryan ([email protected]) ing to The Beach while I’m gone. Do you think that’s strange? Friday (6/8) - Tom Becci ([email protected]), Cadillac Jack, Denise Nichols - Out The Door in Omaha Saturday (6/9) - Les Paul, Gerri McDowell ([email protected]), Jessica Wade (JGottesman@ Dear Out The Door: What a coincidence, SiriusRadio.com) I just got asked to join the Soul2Soul Tour Sunday (6/10) - Kaci Jones, R. W. Smith 2007 with Faith Hill and Tim McGraw for 10 ([email protected]), Dave Wright, Joanna Carter weeks. My wife was really happy too. ([email protected]) Hmmmmm...let’s hope for both our sakes we’re the only ones Industry News that got the new Dear Lance CMA has also jumped into podcasting with CMA Road Stories, luggage. Lance Miller a monthly offering that gives a behind-the-scenes look at artist’s She really loves you. lives, as told by the artists themselves. Subscribe at www.cmafest.com. - Lance GAC will air an exclusive encore broadcast of the 42nd Annual ACM Awards on June 6 at 8pm ET. Look for Lance this summer on CMT shows are now available for purchase and download on the Soul2Soul Tour 2007. the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, which also carries content from CBS, Dear Lance: The Lionsgate, MTV, New Line, Paramount and more. wifey and I haven’t had much together time AristoMedia is currently looking to fill a promotions position in the video marketing department. Resumes and references to lately. My work is like a war zone. At night [email protected]. when I try for a little love she just wants to read. I think I need a new strategery. Does she Artist News USA Weekend will feature CMT’s Lance Smith and Katie really love me? Cook as they pick their favorite Country songs about dads. Look - Getting None in Washington for George Strait, Brad Paisley and Rodney Atkins in the June 10 article. Curb/Asylum’s LeAnn Rimes will surprise Navy SeaBee Dear Getting None in Washington: Peter Reid and his family with a brand-new wheelchair accessible I think your lady just likes to read. Many peo- Chevy Uplander on Thursday (6/7) at the 2007 CMA Music Festival. The donation was made possible through the Coalition ple like to read for relaxation and some people to Salute America’s Heros. Reid is wheelchair-bound following a even read to learn. mortar attack while serving in Iraq in 2004. Capitol’s Trace Adkins will perform for President Bush at the 2007 President’s Dinner on June 13 in Washington DC. Get a book and read with her. Everyone could Kenny Chesney’s shows in Raleigh and Atlanta both sold stand to learn a few things. out in under 30 minutes, and second shows in each city have been She really loves you. added to meet the demand. Tickets for the newly added shows go on sale Saturday (6/8). In other news, Chesney’s next album, due for - Lance release this fall, is titled Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates. Craig Morgan will launch his summer tour tomorrow (6/5) with a performance at the Grand Ole Opry. He’ll play more than 40 ADVERTISEMENT shows in 27 states over the next three months. Go to www.craigmorgan.com for a complete list.

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] June 4, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page Trent Willmon has been named the official spokesperson for Horses For Healing, a non-profit that offers therapeutic horseback Tube Check riding for children with special needs in Northwest Arkansas. Willmon will also headline the Hoses For Healing Barn Dance on Tuesday (6/5) – Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, June 9 in Bentonville, AR. Rodney Atkins, Craig Morgan, Grand Ole Opry Live, (GAC); Big & Rich: Between Raising Hell & Amazing StyleSonic’s The Warren Brothers have been added to the Grace, (GAC); Kenny Chesney: The Making of the Flip growing lineup of opening acts on Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s Flop Summer Tour, (GAC). Soul2Soul II Tour, which opens tomorrow (6/5) in Omaha. The tour will also feature Lance Miller and Halfway to Hazard on an Wednesday (6/6) – Jason Aldean, Good Morning outdoor stage outside each venue before the main show begins. America, (ABC); Porter Wagoner, Marty Stuart, Master Series, (GAC); Bomshel, Nextel Prelude To A Long Songs (continued from page 1) Dream, (HBO Pay-Per-View); Vince Gill, Rachael Ray, WITL/Lansing, MI & WFBE/Flint, MI PD Jay J. McCrae (Syndicated). opines, “We all remember the days of playing songs for ‘art’s sake.’ There were a lot of album versions that made it to playlists. Thursday (6/7) – Brooks & Dunn, Master Series, (GAC); Bucky Covington, The Wreckers, Good Now, the emphasis on music quantity means we give up that Morning America, (ABC). ‘art’ for the business trade-off. But penalizing a great song that is 4:00-plus would be killing the art. And why? So we can get to a Friday (6/8) – Brooks & Dunn, Master Series, (GAC). mediocre three-minute song? We are in the entertainment business aren’t we?” Saturday (6/9) – Pam Tillis, Mel Tillis, Darryl Chiming in on the issue of music quantity, Regent VP/ Worley, Carolina Rain, Grand Ole Opry Live, (GAC); Programming Bob Moody says, “I have a lot of songwriter friends Alan Jackson, Craig Morgan, Jason Aldean, Sugarland, who have the impression that a bunch of radio Philistines are just Toby Keith, CMT Insider. trying to stifle creativity. I try to explain it has more to do with the immutable nature of time. There are only 60 minutes in an hour. Sunday (6/10) – Pam Tillis, Mel Tillis, Darryl Worley, Carolina Rain, Grand Ole Opry Live, (GAC); Neal If we’re playing 48 minutes of music, songs that average three McCoy LIVE, (GAC). minutes give us 16 songs while a four-minute average gives us 12 songs. And all parties concerned want us to play as many songs as Monday (6/11) – Keith Urban: Inside These Walls, we can.” (GAC). While Cumulus VP/Country Charlie Cook is another programmer not troubled by length, he acknowledges some PDs are. “Country radio seems to be the only current format with a Another we recently adjusted was Josh Turner’s ‘Me & God.’ We problem playing long songs. The other contemporary formats all felt there was too much Dr. Stanley and asked for an edit, which deal with four to five minute songs all hour. Obviously, it comes they declined to do ... sooooo …. we did our own (1:59). I mention down to the song itself. [Brooks & Dunn’s] ‘Believe’ was over this song because it wound up testing 20 points better than the 4:30 and went on to be a Top 5 song and major award winner.” national average. If it’s a great song, the time shouldn’t be an issue. So, if it’s not about length, why do some PDs take it upon But if the label or the producer can make it sound better by making themselves to do what the producer didn’t? The 3:30 or so edit of it shorter (leave ‘em wanting more), then everyone wins. the Anderson song emanated from WXBQ/Johnson City-Bristol While the majority of programmers are indeed willing to play TN-VA. PD Bill Hagy told Country Aircheck, “I sometimes get hits, regardless of length, there are times when a lengthy tune can wound up about stuff, but not about song length. It’s about the work against an artist. According to Moody, “The issue of length song. The Anderson song is a good example of one that begs to comes into play more for a new or relatively new artist. Often time be shorter. It ‘sounds’ long, so we made it ‘sound’ not as long. the song in the light current category is the first drop-option. So, if ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] June 4, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page

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This week’s releases include:

Big & Rich Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace (Warner Bros.) The third album from the guys who redefine “dynamic duo” includes the guest vocals of John Legend on the intro to “Eternity,” as well as Wyclef Jean on the reggae number “Please Man.” A cover of AC/CD’s “You Shook Me All Night Long” is among the 11 cuts, and other titles include “Faster Than Angels Fly,” “Loud” and “Radio.”

Cowboy Troy Black In The Saddle (Raybaw/WB) Round two in the “hick hop” expedition includes appearances from metal band Avenged Sevenfold’s lead singer M. Shadows, MuzikMafia pal James Otto, and Nashville Star winner Angela Hacker. John Rich, aka J Money, co-produced with CBT, aka Troy Coleman. Tracks include “Buffalo Stampede,” “Blackneck Boogie” and “Lock Me Up.”

Upcoming releases:

June 12 Toby Keith Big Dog Daddy (Show Dog) Little Texas Missing Years (Montage)

June 19 Bon Jovi Lost Highway (Mercury) Brad Paisley 5th Gear (Arista)

Album release info to [email protected].

it’s over four minutes long, chances are much greater it’s not going to get played.” Long songs can also have negative ramifications for radio stations. Cook pointed out, “They can be problematic for stations that promise 10 or 12 in a row. If the average creeps up to over 3:30, that 12-in-a-row becomes 42 minutes. Then you’re in to a 12-1-1 song set-up. Talk about a tough punt for the audience.” Let us know if you think length matters. Producers, writers and artists are especially welcome to respond to [email protected].

- Lon Helton, [email protected] Chuck Aly, [email protected] Stephanie Keshe, [email protected] (615) 320-1450

June 4, 2007 Chart Page

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 2 1 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 14259 624 4716 194 36.308 1.572 121 0 3 2 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 13630 496 4322 138 34.198 1.452 121 0 4 3 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 12930 143 4284 86 32.11 0.735 120 0 1 4 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 12864 -1615 4248 -486 32.06 -4.405 121 0 5 5 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 12549 -79 4066 -9 30.675 -0.492 120 0 6 6 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 12413 226 4106 95 31.205 0.846 120 0 7 7 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 11445 398 3714 157 30.054 1.013 121 0 8 8 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 11041 267 3658 142 28.558 1.66 120 0 10 9 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 4 9800 704 3149 302 24.481 1.776 121 0 9 10 KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 9534 403 3047 174 24.154 0.709 119 0 13 11 JAKE OWEN /Startin’ With Me (RCA) 8480 544 2801 160 20.886 1.808 121 0 12 12 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 8286 331 2680 114 20.702 1.611 119 0 14 13 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 7924 336 2509 74 18.884 1.067 117 0 15 14 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 7808 545 2539 161 18.609 1.202 118 1 11 15 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 7595 -575 2587 -183 18.348 -1.338 120 0 17 16 TIM MCGRAW w/FAITH HILL/I Need You (Curb) 7160 511 2359 155 17.441 0.968 114 1 16 17 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 7072 254 2373 102 16.785 1.045 119 0 19 18 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 5779 517 1944 148 13.637 1.091 111 1 18 19 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 5597 220 1793 59 13.457 0.678 115 3 20 20 ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 5105 178 1695 40 11.803 0.386 105 2 21 21 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 4971 353 1697 138 11.132 0.973 105 2 22 22 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 3580 262 1180 97 8.634 0.363 80 2 26 23 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 4 3518 795 1121 295 7.769 1.523 101 13 24 24 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) 3460 330 1151 117 7.801 0.9 95 6 23 25 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 3292 125 1119 38 7.282 0.325 94 1

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 29 26 REBA MCENTIRE w/K CLARKSON/Because Of You (MCA) 4 3047 792 856 286 8.044 2.296 78 25 28 27 TRACE ADKINS/I Wanna Feel Something (Capitol) 3045 498 978 168 7.163 0.642 70 4 35 28 TIM MCGRAW/If You’re Reading This (Curb) 4 2920 1151 744 256 8.333 2.855 30 11 25 29 CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity) 2823 7 1008 7 7.187 0.337 77 0 32 30 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 2379 235 815 64 5.727 0.638 67 4 30 31 JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine) 2378 189 731 76 5.112 0.447 73 10 27 32 SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 2376 -315 748 -123 5.957 -0.584 80 0 31 33 TERRI CLARK/Dirty Girl (BNA) 2239 67 737 5 5.25 0.178 71 4 33 34 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her... (Lyric Street) 2035 148 712 53 4.278 0.377 75 6 34 35 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 2022 244 680 102 4.685 0.547 60 4 41 36 SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury) 1873 630 574 222 4.728 1.549 65 23 37 37 WRECKERS/Tennessee (Warner Bros.) 1779 38 557 -5 4.055 -0.083 60 2 38 38 LEE BRICE/She Ain’t Right (Curb/Asylum) 1676 24 645 11 3.556 0.203 73 2 39 39 GRETCHEN WILSON/One Of The Boys (Columbia) 1662 153 490 75 3.804 0.469 46 4 42 40 JOE NICHOLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South) 1444 209 459 59 3.2 0.304 52 1 45 41 KEITH ANDERSON/Sunday Morning In America (Arista) 1348 405 413 113 2.418 0.931 50 4 40 42 HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Daisy (Stylesonic/Mercury) 1255 6 381 4 2.206 -0.002 49 2 44 43 FAITH HILL/Lost (Warner Bros.) 1208 243 344 92 2.679 0.582 32 10 Debut 44 KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA) 4 1085 1085 314 314 3.286 3.286 47 47 43 45 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I’ll Stand By You (Arista) 1084 82 293 14 2.835 0.098 14 3 46 46 WHISKEY FALLS/Last Train Running (Midas/New Revolution) 894 23 362 18 1.385 0.04 48 4 Debut 47 TRAVIS TRITT/You Never Take Me Dancing (Category 5) 806 231 174 50 1.924 0.386 19 6 50 48 PHIL VASSAR/This Is My Life (Universal South) 703 91 196 28 1.253 0.101 27 5 Debut 49 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy(Down The Road..) (Capitol) 645 250 204 75 1.467 0.703 27 12 49 50 VAN ZANT/That Scares Me (Columbia) 642 0 241 -11 1.139 0.092 35 0

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4 =Top 5 point gainers. www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page June 4, 2007 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA) 47 KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 1283 4 BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House...(Arista) 25 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 1254 4 REBA MCENTIRE w/K. CLARKSON/Because... (MCA) 25 REBA MCENTIRE w/K. CLARKSON/Because... (MCA) 1141 4 SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury) 23 SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury) 1076 4 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 13 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 746 4 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy... (Capitol) 12 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 738 TIM MCGRAW/If You’re Reading This (Curb) 11 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 686 CROSSIN DIXON/Guitar Slinger (BBR) 10 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 667 FAITH HILL/Lost (Warner Bros.) 10 KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA) 638 JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine) 10 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy... (Capitol) 636 STEVE HOLY/Men Buy The Drinks (Girls...) (Curb) 10 Activator Top Spin Gainers Aircheck Top Point Gainers GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 270 TIM MCGRAW/If You’re Reading This (Curb) 1151 4 REBA MCENTIRE w/K. CLARKSON/Because... (MCA) 266 KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA) 1085 4 KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 262 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 795 4 SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury) 239 REBA MCENTIRE w/K. CLARKSON/Because... (MCA) 792 4 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 177 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 176 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 704 4 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 156 SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury) 630 KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA) 156 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 624 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 147 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 545 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 144 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 544 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 517

Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Video Adds KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA) 314 CMT BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 302 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) JENNIFER HANSON/Joyride (Universal South) MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 295 TIM MCGRAW w/FAITH HILL/I Need You (Curb) REBA MCENTIRE w/K. CLARKSON/Because... (MCA) 286 TIM MCGRAW/If You’re Reading This (Curb) 256 CMT PURE COUNTRY SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury) 222 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 194 GAC KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 174 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) TRACE ADKINS/I Wanna Feel Something (Capitol) 168 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 161 TIM MCGRAW w/FAITH HILL/I Need You (Curb) CARMEN RASMUSEN/Nothin’ Like Summer (Lofton Creek) RISSI PALMER/Country Girl (1720 Entertainment)

©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] June 4, 2007 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page Aircheck Activity Aircheck Add Dates CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I’ll Stand By You (Arista) June 11 Moves 43-45*; 1084 points, 293 spins Katie Armiger/17 In Abilene (Cold River) 3 ADDS: WGH, WQMX, WUSN* Kenny Chesney/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA) Amy Dalley/Let’s Try Goodbye (Curb) WHISKEY FALLS/Last Train Running (Midas/New Revolution) FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Nowhere Than Somewhere (Show Dog) Stays at 46*; 894 points, 362 spins June 18 4 ADDS: KSON, WGH, WGKX*, WQDR BROOKS & DUNN/Proud of the House We Built (Arista) Jeremy McComb/Wagon Wheel (Parallel/CO5) TRAVIS TRITT/You Never Take Me Dancing (Category 5) Lisa Shaffer/Just One (Lyric Street) Debuts at 47*; 806 points, 174 spins Andy Griggs/Tattoo Rose (Montage) 6 ADDS: WBEQ, WCKT, WGTY, WKDF*, WKKT, WTQR June 25 PHIL VASSAR/This Is My Life (Universal South) Sara Evans/As If (RCA) Moves 50*-48*; 703 points, 196 spins Pat Green/Way Back Texas (BNA) 5 ADDS: WBEE, WIVK*, WKKT, WOGK, WYPY Danielle Peck/Bad For Me (Big Machine) Hal Ketchum/The Alamo (Curb/Asylum) DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy (Down...) (Capitol) Debuts at 49*; 645 points, 204 spins Aircheck Top Recurrents 12 ADDS: KBQI, KCYE, KEEY, KKNG, KPLX, RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 7996 KRTY, KUZZ, KWJJ*, WBEE, WGKX, WWQM, WXBQ SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 8407 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 7770 VAN ZANT/That Scares Me (Columbia) KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 6479 Moves 49*-50*; 642 points, 241 spins; 0 ADDS RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb) 6430 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista) 4747 CHRIS YOUNG/You’re Gonna Love Me (RCA) TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) 4682 593 points, 195 spins; 0 ADDS BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista) 4089 STEVE HOLY/Men Buy The Drinks (Girls...) (Curb) TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 4183 562 points, 192 spins RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street) 3475 10 ADDS: KATM*, KHKI*, KKWF, KNCI*, KSD, KUBL*, WBCT, WGGY, WGNA, WKSJ BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista) 435 points, 116 spins SARAH JOHNS/The One In The Middle (BNA) 25 ADDS: KAJA, KBEQ, KCCY, KCYE, KFKF, 549 points, 213 spins KJUG, KMDL, KSD, KSOP, KUZZ, KYGO, WBBS, 4 ADDS: KUBL*, WBEE, WIVK*, WKKT WDTW, WGH, WIL, WKKO, WKKT, WKLB, WOGI, WOGK, WQHK, WTQR, WUSY, WYPY, WYRK LITTLE TEXAS/Missing Years (Montage) 534 points, 185 spins; 0 ADDS LEANN RIMES/Nothin’ Better To Do (Curb/Asylum) 433 points, 125 spins JAMIE O’NEAL/God Don’t Make Mistakes (Capitol) 5 ADDS: KJUG, KSOP, WKKT, WSLC, WTQR 512 points, 176 spins; 0 ADDS DONOVAN CHAPMAN/All I Need (Category 5) VINCE GILL w/S. CROW/What You Give Away (MCA) 424 points, 143 spins; 0 ADDS 492 points, 164 spins; 0 ADDS Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds) ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] June 4, 2007 ACTIVATOR Chart Page

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 1 1 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 14569 100 3279 38 2 2 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 14100 201 3103 54 3 3 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 14050 263 3145 51 6 4 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 4 13710 746 3021 156 7 5 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 4 12872 1254 2910 270 11 6 KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 4 10361 1283 2314 262 10 7 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 10255 667 2309 144 8 8 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 9955 2 2203 7 12 9 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 9029 346 2024 85 14 10 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 8946 686 2014 176 9 11 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 8717 -1190 1971 -277 13 12 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 8616 304 1944 83 15 13 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 8363 163 1863 26 16 14 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 8329 268 1848 44 17 15 TIM McGRAW w/ FAITH HILL/I Need You (Curb) 8213 548 1863 93 18 16 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 7033 309 1596 78 19 17 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 6735 115 1485 35 20 18 ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 6578 0 1463 1 21 19 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 6282 623 1384 147 22 20 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 4630 738 1062 177 24 21 TRACE ADKINS/I Wanna Feel Something (Capitol) 4084 443 915 93 23 22 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 4004 174 909 41 25 23 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 3862 620 861 123 26 24 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) 3531 374 745 73 27 25 TERRI CLARK/Dirty Girl (BNA) 3192 94 671 13 28 26 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 3050 59 710 17 30 27 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her... (Lyric Street) 3048 386 675 79 37 28 REBA McENTIRE w/ K. CLARKSON/Because Of You (MCA) 42925 1141 663 266 31 29 JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine) 2728 286 618 59 39 30 SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury) 4 2682 1076 587 239

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 32 31 CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity) 2461 59 507 13 35 32 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 2372 329 517 81 34 33 WRECKERS/Tennessee (Warner Bros.) 2223 -135 503 -29 36 34 GRETCHEN WILSON/One Of The Boys (Columbia) 2202 285 478 63 29 35 SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 2147 -784 487 -165 38 36 JOE NICHOLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South) 1940 178 417 31 40 37 LEE BRICE/She Ain’t Right (Curb/Asylum) 1519 -4 360 -3 46 38 DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy(Down The Road..) (Capitol) 1419 636 312 139 44 39 TIM MCGRAW/If You’re Reading This (Curb) 1365 527 292 112 45 40 FAITH HILL/Lost (Warner Bros.) 1351 522 294 110 42 41 KEITH ANDERSON/Sunday Morning In America (Arista) 1248 182 246 41 43 42 WHISKEY FALLS/Last Train Running (Midas/New Revolution) 1190 263 234 56 41 43 HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Daisy (Stylesonic/Mercury) 1144 58 257 9 49 44 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I’ll Stand By You (Arista) 1102 381 229 65 50 45 VAN ZANT/That Scares Me (Columbia) 894 179 179 29 52 46 TRAVIS TRITT/You Never Take Me Dancing (Category 5) 752 165 164 32 47 47 DONOVAN CHAPMAN/All I Need (Category 5) 719 -40 154 -5 53 48 PHIL VASSAR/This Is My Life (Universal South) 684 106 135 29 54 49 LEANN RIMES/Nothin’ Better To Do (Curb/Asylum) 681 142 155 36 Debut 50 KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA) 638 638 156 156 57 51 STEVE HOLY/Men Buy The Drinks (Girls...) (Curb) 611 172 139 39 56 52 SARAH JOHNS/The One In The Middle (BNA) 605 115 123 29 51 53 JAMIE O’NEAL/God Don’t Make Mistakes (Capitol) 564 -66 144 -1 48 54 VINCE GILL f/S. CROW/What You Give Away (MCA) 546 -195 124 -42 55 55 CHRIS YOUNG/You’re Gonna Love Me (RCA) 475 -48 90 -4 58 56 STEPHEN COCHRAN/Friday Night Fireside (Aria/Quarterback) 460 22 104 5 60 57 KRISTINA CORNELL/Little Red Balloon (Lofton Creek) 377 8 81 -2 59 58 LANCE MILLER/She Really Loves Me (Warner Bros.) 346 -25 93 -7 -- 59 DELANA STEVENS/Good Enough For Me (Mach 1/Spinville) 332 6 74 1 -- 60 WOODY BRADSHAW/The Last Thing You Do (Primoris/Spinville) 319 11 63 2