NEWSSTAND PRICE $6.50 APRIL 28, 2006 Bon Jovi Rock ... Country? Congratulations to the Mercury/IDJMG band, as their duet with Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles, "Who Says You Can't Go Home," hits No. 1 * on the Country chart this week. This marks the first time a rock band has gone to the This week R &R's intrepid editors explore the wild top of the Country and woolly world of A &R, interviewing some of the chart, and Bon Jovi record business' A &R hotshots. You'll learn how performed the song technology has changed the game, hear about great live at the Country up- and-coming artists, find out how some of today's Music Awards last "A010 RfCOBOS A &R aces climbed the ladder to success and much, November. www.radioandrecords.com much more throughout this issue. 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Ashley 5/16. new entry on the Hot 100 New airplay stations WXKS/Boston, starred in Celebrity i Natalie follows up her debut Top 10 singles "Coin' Crazy" and "Energy" with 40 giant WNCI /Colum- her latest Universal/Republic/Latium Blue October Most Added At Hot AC And CHR/Pop This Week bus puts "Hate Me" release featuring Bun B called "What You Added at Hot AC and #3 secrets in music. My into rotation this week as Gonna Do ". Early Natalie believers Most Added at Top 40. audience knows them the Blue October story include: KPTY / Houston, KVEG / Las "Hate Me" has already because of their Texas spreads at both formats. Vegas, KXBT / Austin, KBOS /Fresno, been added to VH1 and connection, but I knew it Foiled is in stores now. KSEQ / Fresno, KKSS / Albuquerque, MTV2. Blue October's was just a matter of time Look for Blue October to KTBT /Tulsa and XHTO /E1 Paso. "Hate Me ", in it's first and the right record before sell close to 70,000 units "What You Gonna Do" Impacts week at Hot AC debuts the rest of the country in it's first 3 weeks. The Crossover 5/16 and Top 40 on 6/20. on the building chart at caught on. 'Hate Me' is the band is currently on tour #40 and is heading ultimate break -up song with sold out venues towards it's second week and will be the record that across America. as a Top 10 greatest gainer lets our little secret out of on the chart. Buddy Scott, the bag." New stations Editors Note: Currently sitting at #3 at #1 most requested record PD of KHMX /Houston inc1ude:KLLC /SF, Top 10 Phones Alternative, Blue October so far in 2006. Blue states, "Blue October has KLZR /KC, KALZ/Fresno, KJYO /Oklahoma City #2 SONG ON !TUNES HIP HOP / RAP PAGE "Hate Me" is the format's October debuted #2 Most been one of the best kept and KFYY /Oxnard. 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CODs www.capitolnashville.com www.traceadkins.com www.americanradiohistory.com INSIDE APRIL 28, 2006 HAS ADVERTISING KILLED ITSELF? WHAT WOMEN WANT This week guest columnist and marketing and management expert News/Talk/Sports Editor Al Peterson Tom Asacker (pictured) examines reviews a session from the recent what he sees as the sorry state of Talk Radio Seminar where the radio advertising. He says, "Advertising subject was talk targeted to women. is in the business of soliciting Knowledge Network's Maura Clancy advertising. It is not in the business says such programming could bring of helping businesses make deeper 50% more women to Talk radio than connections with their customers. are currently listening to it. THE INDUSTRY'S NEWSPAPER This had better change, and change fast." Page 12. See Page 8 wwcv, radocr: drecords. coin LIVE AND LOUD Have you ever left a concert and wished that you could hear the show all over again? Well, thanks to Sony BMG Combines Nashville Labels Instant Live and SRS Labs, you can Rehr Sets New Tone For By Lon Helton now buy a surround -sound CD of R &R Country Editor [email protected] the performance on your way out of Radio: 'Embrace Change' An April 19 internal memo from CEO Rolf the venue. 'Immediate Future' was the theme at NAB2006 Schmidt -Holtz to Sony BMG employees an- nounced that the company is "combining the re- See Page 15 By Jeffrey Yorke ceived as being on the de- sources of its two Nashville operations in order R &R Washington Bureau Chief jyorke @radioandrecords. com fensive to one that is on of- to create a single powerhouse entity, which will LAS VEGAS - Newly fense. We cannot afford to be known as Sony BMG Nashville." minted NAB President/ be an organization that is RCA Label Group Chairman Joe Galante has CEO David Rehr on Mon- perceived as protecting the been named Chairman of the combined entity, day told a standing -room- status quo, but rather one with Sony /Nashville President John Grady ex- fed only crowd of several that embraces change." iting. R &R has also learned that Sony /Nashville Galante thousand NAB2006 at- The words set a tone that VP /Finance Jeff Allen will be leaving the company after a six-to- tendees, "I believe that the was repeated throughout the eight-week transition period. NAB must move from an SONY BMG NASHVILLE See Page 7 organization that is per- NAB See Page 11 Opie & Anthony Return To CBS Radio By Keith Berman R &R Associate Radio Editor ANDY MONTAÑEZ [email protected] Se Le Ve (SGZ/Univision) CBS Radio has named Opie & An- thony, who are currently heard on XM C HR/POP Satellite Radio, to replace David Lee SEAN PAUL Temperature (VP/Atlantic) Roth in all seven markets where Roth CHR/RHYTHMIC had aired.