james stroud powers and solima get the “bigger picture...
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Stroud Doubles-Up Third Start-Up “Opening labels is not new to me,” says accomplished producer and record executive James Stroud. “When I was working years ago for Jimmy Bowen I took a year off, then opened Giant Records. Then I took another year off when I finished Giant and opened DreamWorks. Since DreamWorks/Universal I’ve taken another year and am now opening Stroudavarious.” If his track record is any indication, Stroud’s third label has a bright future, but an evolved marketplace will mean different tactics. And he’s not simply launching Stroudavarious Records (CAT 7/17). There are, in fact, two labels under Stroud’s purview with very different business models. They do have, however, one common thread. “I have a passion for making music and doing it in a certain way,” Stroud says. “There is a philosophy and a process I’ve learned over the years as to how to treat an artist and their music and also how to go to the masses with some really good records.” First up, as reported, is Stroudavarious with Darryl Worley’s debut single for the label, “Tequila On Ice.” Already released to radio, the song advances an album expected early next year. “I found Darryl in Savannah, TN in a VFW on the Tennessee River,” Stroud says. (continued on page 4)
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Powers and Solima Get The “Bigger Picture” After weeks of rumors, complete with “hirings,” we can now tell you officially that Michael Powers and Jeff Solima have indeed partnered to form Bigger Picture Promotion. BPP is a co-venture with Big Picture Entertainment owners Keith Stegall and Alan Kates. Powers describes Bigger Picture Promotion as “a full-service stand-alone promotion company available to handle all aspects of radio promotion and marketing for both record labels and artists.” BPP is currently working music by Live Nation Artists’ Zac Brown Band and will also provide promotion services for James Stroud’s new Stroudavarious.
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Powers told Country Aircheck, “Having big hits and breaking acts is what it’s all about at mainstream Country radio. We also know it’s harder than ever to get those songs and new artists exposed in a timely fashion. BPP is a forward-thinking company that can be utilized as a stand-alone, first-class promotion team or as a strong back-up to an existing team that will help deliver a label’s priority records faster.” The newest promoter to join BPP is Chuck Swaney, most recently the Northeast rep for Universal South. He starts Friday, will work the NE and Midwest and can be reached at [email protected]. Already on the team are former Curb Southeast regional Rocco Cosco, who works the SE and can be reached at [email protected]. Former Capitol Southwest Regional Mara Sidweber handles that region and the West for BPP and is at [email protected]. Contact Powers at 615-297-6935 or [email protected] and Solima at [email protected]. Also new to BPP as Promotion Manager is Kim Trosdahl, who you can reach at [email protected].
Radio NewsSatellite: Toby Keith will appear on Sirius’ New Country channel 60 Tuesday, July 29 from 2-3pm ET where fans are encouraged to call in. He will also discuss his latest single “She Never Cried In Front Of Me,” and new movie Beer For My Horses. Kenny Chesney’s XM No Shoes Radio launched this past Saturday with a four-hour live broadcast from his 2008 Poets & Pirates Tour stop in Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA (r). Fans at the XM stage were also treated to a three-song performance from Chesney, following an interview with XM’s Jon Anthony.
Kudos: WKIS/Miami raised $252,962 during their KISS Country Cares For Kids Radiothon July 24 & 25. The money will be donated to the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood, FL.
My tunes: MusiC thAt shAped My Life
ABC News Radio Nashville Producer Hunter Kelly ([email protected]) discusses his most important songs, albums or concerts:1. Garth Brooks, Birmingham, 1992: This show is the reason I’m in Nashville. The energy in that arena was unlike anything I’d experienced before, and I don’t think I’ve been that overwhelmed at a show since.2. Wynonna, Tell Me Why: I remember where I was when I first heard the single
“Tell Me Why” on the radio. This album opened so many musical doors for me -- California rock with the title cut, blues with “That Was Yesterday” and even alternative with “Father Sun.”3 Almost Famous: This movie turned me on to so much great classic rock and inspired me to write my first column for Belmont’s student paper and go for an internship at Billboard.4. Reba McEntire/I Know How He Feels: Of the 200 Reba songs on my iPod, this is the most-played. The regret captured in her vocal and the lyrics matched with the delicate piano and guitar production in the intro make this one a Reba masterpiece.5. Stevie Wonder, Atlanta, 2007: His vocals and the band were so flawless, I kept having to remind myself it was a live performance. Hearing Stevie perform “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” and “Sir Duke” in a 6,000 seat venue was pure joy. • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Tom Waits.• An “important” piece of music you’ve never heard: AC/DC Back in Black.• An album you played or listened to incessantly: Miranda Lambert’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
CRS: Registration for CRS-40 will commence August 1at www.crb.org with the early-bird rate of $499 available until Dec. 15. CRS-40 will be held March 4-6 at the Nashville Convention Center.
CC & Katz Sell Web Spots Clear Channel Radio and rep unit Katz Media Group have created the Katz Online Network for Internet ad sales, combining independent webcasters with the online/mobile
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streams of terrestrial stations and syndicators to deliver 79 million user sessions per month and a unique weekly audience of nearly five million listeners. In addition to audio spots within streams, advertisers can also combine pre-roll audio or video, display or video ads and synchronized banners on online media players. The network includes streams from CC, Cumulus, Cox, Emmis, Entercom, Greater Media, Journal, Nassau, Salem, Saga and Bonneville, among others.
It’s “Heaven” For Collins and Dodson You’d be in heaven, too – or at least the nearest Mercedes dealership – if, like songwriters Jim Collins and Marty Dodson, one of your songs was cut by both Kenny Chesney and George Strait. As we hear the story from a publishing pal, Strait had cut “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven” for his new Troubadour CD. During a tour stop in Birmingham early this year, Strait played the song for Chesney, who just happened to be in town re-habbing his shoulder after surgery. Chesney reportedly fell in love with the tune and jumped at the chance to record it once Strait decided not to include it on his new CD. Chesney, of course, has since anointed “Heaven” as the first single from his upcoming CD. Now comes word that fans will also be able to get Strait’s version when iTunes releases a bundle of Strait’s “Troubadour” video along with George’s version of “Heaven” sometime in the next couple of weeks. Jim and Marty ought to go to Vegas.
Industry News MTSU Associate Professor Paul Allen’s Artist Management for the Music Business text is into its second printing after a year. He has also established a website to extend the text at artistmanagementonline.com.
Tuesday (7/29) - Martina McBride, James Otto, Gregg Brown, Scott Johnson, Angela Gimlin ([email protected])
Wednesday (7/30) - Neal McCoy, Phil Stone (Roy D. Mercer), Jim Davis ([email protected]), Rebecca Neff, Danny Sommers, Karen Staley, Rick Young ([email protected])
Thursday (7/31) - Gary McCoy ([email protected])
Friday (8/1) - George Ducas, Mark Janese ([email protected]), Charlie Kelly, Steve Miller, Gary Murdock ([email protected])
Saturday (8/2) - Hank Cochran, Barry Landis, Jon Anthony ([email protected]), David DeBolt, Joyce Rizer ([email protected]), Chris Stacey ([email protected])
Sunday (8/3) - Dean Sams, Randy Scruggs, Tony Conway ([email protected]), Ted Wagner ([email protected]), Shanna Strassberg
Monday (8/4) - Les Acree, Tammy Brown
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The George Jones University Fall semester will include a talent contest for students interested in opening for George Jones at a future concert. Second place winner will get the chance to perform during CRS-40 and third place is an autographed Jones guitar. Singer/songwriter Alexis Ebert has signed a joint venture publishing agreement between Skyline Publishing and Sony/ATV. Syndicated television program Cafe Nashville will launch in Europe Aug. 16 featuring up-and-coming country artists in a two-hour broadcast. The show will air on English speaking channels in 50 countries. For more information contact Jody Van Alin at [email protected]. GAC & Music Nation have extended their partnership developed for The Next GAC Star competition to include the development of the show’s winner. The Original Signal Recordings imprint will promote the artists through digital and traditional marketing, radio promotion and publicity.
Gig Alerts• WYZB/Fort Walton Beach, Fl PD/morning host Big Nic is looking for a co-host. Send airchecks and resumes to him at 225 NW Hollywood Blvd., Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 or [email protected]. • WSM-FM/Nashville Marketing Dir. Billie Dunn is accepting resumes for a Promotions Dir. at [email protected]. • WCTY/New London, CT Pd/afternoon jock Dave Elder is seeking a night jock. Send airchecks and resume to [email protected] or give him a call at 860-887-3511.
Chart Note Kenny Chesney’s new single “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven” was released to radio today, and observant recipients probably noted the Blue Chair/BNA label designation. A Sony BMG spokesperson confirms that Blue Chair is Chesney’s imprint and that the single and subsequent album Lucky Old Sun are property of Blue Chair. BNA licenses Chesney’s music through Blue Chair under this new arrangement. Blue Chair, however, has no staff and no artists on its roster other than Chesney. The licensing arrangement is for this album only and will not extend to future Chesney releases.
Artist News Faith Hill will again sing the opening theme “Waiting All Day For Sunday Night,” for NBC-TV’s Sunday Night Football, debuting Sept. 7 during the first regular season broadcast. Hill is also offering fans previews of one song a week from her Joy To The World Christmas album by calling 615-823-5605. James Otto’s title album track, “Sunset Man,” is featured on the Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2 Soundtrack. Taylor Swift received her high school diploma in the mail after completing the 11th and 12th grades by home schooling via Hendersonville, TN’s Aaron Academy.
The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives at www.countryaircheck.com.
• Clear Channel Communications shareholders approved the merger agreement with a private equity group led by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners. The deal is expected to be consumated on Wednesday (7/30). (CAT 7/24)• The FCC approved Sirius’ $3.3 billion buyout of competitor XM. (CAT 7/28)• Country Thunder VP/Promotion Jim Dorman joined Black River Music Group as Nat’l Dir./Promotion, focusing on West Coast and Northeast. (CAT 7/28)• Clear Channel’s KBKO/Bakersfield celebrated its last day as a Country station July 28 (CAT 7/25)• Citadel Regional Mgr./Country Programming/Midwest & WTNR/Grand Rapids PD/Morning jock Steve Stewart added Citadel/Grand Rapids Dir./Operations duties for the five station cluster. (CAT 7/25)
Stroud Doubles-Up (continued from page 1)“We had such huge success at DreamWorks together. He even let me play drums on ‘Have You Forgotten?’ He called to see what I was up to and brought over some new music that I just freaked
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Tuesday 7/29 - Marty Stuart, Masters Series (GAC).
Wednesday 7/30 - Julianne Hough, Ellen (syndicated); Toby Keith, CBS Early Show and Fox & Friends.
Thursday 7/31 - Toby Keith, The View (ABC); Janie Fricke, Charlie Daniels, Darius Rucker, Crook & Chase (RFD-TV).
Friday 8/1 - The Road Hammers, Where Do We Go Now (GAC).
Saturday 8/2 - Patty Loveless, Darryl Worley, Andy Griggs, Steve Holy, Opry Live (GAC).
Sunday 8/3 - Trace Adkins, American Man (GAC).
Monday 8/4 - Toby Keith, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS).
tuBe CheCkout over. As soon as I heard ‘Tequila,’ I knew it would be the first single.” The label has also signed noted songwriter Anthony Smith, former Lonestar frontman Richie McDonald and new band Houston County. Smith and McDonald will both have singles out before the end of the year, with the band’s debut expected in Q1 ‘09. Radio promotion has been contracted with Bigger Picture Promotion and the division headed by Michael Powers and Jeff Solima (see next story). Bigger Picture Promotion will report directly to Bill Catino, who will be consulting Stroudavarious. “Bill is a longtime friend who has been a huge force in radio promotion for years,” Stroud says. “He was responsible for the radio promotion for George Strait, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks, Keith Urban and Sugarland, among many others.” In addition to Stroud, A&R staffers include Jimmy Metts, Tammy Luker and Doug Rich. Consultant Neal Spielberg will direct marketing and sales, with distribution handled by Sony RED. Stroud’s second label is Country Crossing, which has already signed John Anderson and Lorrie Morgan. The label is linked with the Country Crossing development near Dothan, AL, which is the brainchild of developer Ronnie Gilley. “It’s an Alabama version of Branson, although it will be a lot larger,” Stroud says. “The artists will have venues down there -- John Anderson will have his steakhouse, Lorrie will have her Hot Chicken. We’ll be doing a lot of cross promotion. Our intention is to do radio shows out of there. “Partnering with venues gives us the potential to expose artists and sell their merch and records directly,” Stroud says. “We didn’t even think about doing these kinds of things five years ago because we were selling so many records the traditional way. Well, we don’t now. We’re not selling all those records. So we have to find the QVCs and the Country Crossings and make sure we use our celebrities in a positive way and get the most out of what they’ve earned.” The QVC mention references his Stroudavarious Orchestra: Sounds Of The Season project (CAW 7/14). “Teri Brown, who reps QVC, came to us and said someone needs to make a great instrumental Christmas album,” he explains. “So I went to the
best of the best musicians in the world, and they’re right here in Tennessee. I got 24 of these great players to form a band and orchestra. We picked the biggest standards of Christmas and recorded instrumental versions. It’s being sold on QVC for six months for less than $10, which is a great stocking-stuffer. It’s a good example of what we can do as an independent label in a little bit different way and do well with it. “Independent labels are having success,” Stroud says. “Taylor Swift is one of the biggest artists in the format and you can look at several other success stories as well. It’s easier than it was five or six years ago to go to the market as an independent compared to a major. The structure of making, marketing and selling records is completely different now. An independent label that is forward thinking and markets outside of the normal channels will do very well.” And it doesn’t hurt that there’s always that common thread...an element Stroud has consistently seemed able to deliver: “The bottom line is a hit record is still a hit record,” he says. “You still have to have that.”
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Spring No. 1s: WQMX, WHKO, WKKO, KIIM and WGTY Arbitron began releasing its Spring 2008 ratings last week. Watch Country Aircheck Today for daily updates and every week CA Weekly will present a large batch of results, along with a format scorecard. As part of our weekly market-by-market offerings, with a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 share are included. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in the same market owned by a single operator and an “*” indicates a tie.
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WQMX/Akron 6.6 7.4 2 1*WGAR/Cleveland 3.2 3.0 11* 10*
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WQXK/Youngstown, OH 1.1 1.5 22 20*(Akron Arbitron)
WCTO/Allentown 13.2 10.7 1 2KUZZ/Bakersfield^ 7.9 6.3 2 3KCWR/Bakersfield^ 1.4 1.4 14 19KBKO/Bakersfield 1.9 1.2 18 21WPOC/Baltimore 8.1 8.7 2 2WKLB/Boston 3.9 4.4 8 7WUSN/Chicago 2.6 3.1 14 9WCCQ/Chicago .4 .4 35* 34*WUBE/Cincinnati^ 5.8 6.8 4 2WYGY/Cincinnati^ .9 1.2 21* 18WGAR/Cleveland 6.6 7.6 3 2WHKO/Dayton 7.1 10.1 3 1WYCD/Detroit 3.5 4.1 11 8*WDTW/Detroit 2.1 2.4 18 17WFBE/Flint 6.5 5.7 3* 5WKCQ/Flint 4.0 3.9 9 9*WCXI-AM/Flint+ .6 2.0 23* 13*WRBT/Harrisburg 6.2 7.6 3 2*
WCAT/Harrisburg 2.4 2.7 12 12WWYZ/Hartford 6.9 6.2 4 4KKGO/Los Angeles 1.5 1.9 22* 17*WMIL/Milwaukee 7.4 6.0 2 4WTKM-AM & FM/Milwaukee+ .9 1.0 20 19WKMK/Monmouth, NJ 2.1 2.3 17* 15KTOM/Monterey 3.4 2.9 6* 12KMLE/Phoenix 3.7 3.7 7 7KNIX/Phoenix 4.8 3.0 4 11WDSY/Pittsburgh 5.3 5.2 4 4WOGI/Pittsburgh^ 1.8 1.6 15 16WOGG/Pittsburgh^ 1.4 1.4 19 17*WOGF/Pittsburgh^ 1.0 1.4 20* 17*WOGH/Pittsburgh^ .6 .5 25* 26*WCTK/Providence 5.6 6.8 5 2KFRG/Riverside 4.5 5.2 4 3KKGO/Los Angeles .4 .7 39* 30*
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KNCI/Sacramento 4.2 4.9 6 5KNTY/Sacramento 2.3 3.6 15 9*WCEN/Saginaw, MI 6.0 8.3 6 2*WKCQ/Saginaw, MI 7.1 7.7 3 5*
WGDN/Saginaw, MI 1.5 2.4 12 10KSON & KSOQ/San Diego 5.5 4.8 1 4KUSS/San Diego 2.4 1.9 15* 18KBWF/San Francisco 2.2 1.8 13* 17*KRTY/San Jose 3.2 2.9 7* 8*KBWF/San Francisco .8 .7 30* 32*
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WIL/St. Louis 4.6 5.5 4 3KSD/St. Louis 3.5 3.8 13* 9*WKKO/Toledo 14.5 12.5 1 1WCKY/Toledo 1.7 1.2 14* 17KIIM/Tucson 8.9 10.6 1 1KJUG/Visalia-Tulare, CA 4.7 4.7 6 5*WMZQ/Washington 3.6 3.7 9 8WXCY/Wilmington, DE 4.3 4.3 4 5WXTU/Philadelphia 1.6 2.2 17 12
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WGGY & WGGI/Wilkes Barre, PA 8.1 8.4 2 2WSJR/Wilkes Barre, PA 3.0 3.9 7 6*WCTO/Allentown 1.6 1.7 13 15*
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1 1 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 15779 -145 4837 -32 33.975 -0.05 122 0
3 2 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 15128 924 4637 295 31.879 1.882 122 0
4 3 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 14365 503 4501 198 30.228 1.399 122 0
6 4 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 14120 848 4173 249 30.032 2.041 122 0
5 5 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 13936 632 4163 254 29.169 1.335 122 0
8 6 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 12422 1033 3879 365 25.685 1.451 122 0
2 7 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros. ) 12260 -2473 3631 -735 27.422 -4.399 122 0
7 8 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 11932 208 3646 47 24.653 0.921 119 0
10 9 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 4 10217 1107 3025 284 21.295 3.11 120 1
13 10 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 4 9856 1176 2968 375 20.815 2.549 122 1
9 11 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 9839 99 3053 -53 20.747 0.408 121 0
11 12 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 9430 382 2809 113 19.39 1.106 120 0
14 13 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 9081 899 2736 208 19.053 1.92 117 2
12 14 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 8819 3 2698 10 18.258 0.159 120 0
15 15 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol ) 8767 809 2606 253 17.853 1.592 120 4
17 16 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 7384 71 2229 -4 14.195 0.191 118 1
19 17 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 7039 242 2119 101 13.621 -0.088 115 3
20 18 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 7027 808 2111 275 13.972 1.676 116 2
24 19 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 4 6769 1498 2037 437 14.477 3.892 119 6
21 20 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 6368 301 1908 70 12.869 0.815 111 4
16 21 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 5660 -2100 1754 -655 11.791 -4.303 115 0
27 22 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 4 5574 1674 1572 474 11.997 3.591 81 17
23 23 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb) 5333 55 1649 50 10.198 0.201 108 6
25 24 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 4639 119 1449 47 7.838 0.214 106 3
26 25 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 4388 129 1431 42 7.83 0.425 102 3
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28 26 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 3980 462 1214 128 7.589 0.776 93 7
34 27 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 4 3755 1646 1123 522 7.788 3.263 105 35
29 28 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 3486 402 1102 98 6.554 1.182 92 4
30 29 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 3414 634 1084 174 5.941 1.168 91 4
31 30 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 2800 178 856 33 5.045 0.509 83 8
32 31 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 2631 140 875 61 4.759 0.279 79 2
33 32 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 2136 -118 700 -32 3.588 -0.271 74 2
35 33 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 2107 54 593 26 3.822 0.109 62 10
36 34 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 2088 163 674 61 3.252 0.243 67 5
37 35 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (No Strings Attached/Midas) 1986 76 694 23 3.56 0.247 66 2
38 36 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 1860 190 509 53 3.543 0.288 47 10
39 37 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 1594 12 392 50 2.624 -0.34 49 14
41 38 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 1566 267 515 89 2.761 0.452 54 6
42 39 JEWEL/I Do (Valory) 1505 210 457 77 2.425 0.237 50 6
40 40 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 1494 1 429 10 2.195 -0.046 55 2
44 41 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) 1447 197 465 66 2.408 0.279 43 5
46 42 LEE BRICE/Upper Middle Class White Trash (Curb) 1097 -27 397 4 1.349 -0.237 46 4
47 43 JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros.) 1092 124 371 43 1.831 0.36 49 7
44 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) 1079 380 304 112 1.701 0.441 36 9
45 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 978 408 326 138 1.5 0.628 37 8
49 46 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 963 137 315 39 1.528 0.187 43 4
47 GRETCHEN WILSON/Don't Do Me No Good (Columbia) 933 255 278 84 1.703 0.532 28 4
48 48 RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720) 923 -35 315 -6 1.603 0.044 38 0
45 49 ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) 898 -332 295 -100 1.736 -0.366 38 0
50 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 834 618 295 215 1.645 1.239 34 20
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Aircheck Top Point GainersKID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 1674 4CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 1646 4TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 1498 4BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 1176 4JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 1107 4KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 1033SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 924GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 899KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 848DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 809
Aircheck Top Spin GainersCARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 522KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 474TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 437BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 375KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 365SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 295JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 284RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 275TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 254DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 253
Activator Top Point GainersCARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 774 4TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 691 4TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 549 4BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 524 4KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 434 4RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 328KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 319SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 307JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 285KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 262
Activator Top Spin GainersCARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 398TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 336TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 306BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 294KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 218RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 184KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 184KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 159SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 155JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 133
Aircheck Add LeadersCARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 35TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 20KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 17KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To Go To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 14PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 14ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 10JUSTIN MOORE/Back That Thing Up (Valory) 10LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 10LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) 9BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 8KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 8
CMT BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista)LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol)
CMT PUREBROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista)LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol)LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA)
GAC BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista)LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol)LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA)
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Aircheck Top RecurrentsMONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew... (Columbia) 9571JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 8243BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 8155KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 7850TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 7453GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 6163CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 5258LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 5118RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 5094CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 4844
KENNY CHESNEY/Flip Flop Summer (BNA) 386 points, 90 spins; 0 ADDS
HEARTLAND/Slow Down (Country Thunder) 369 points, 123 spins 1 ADD: WWNU
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)
Aircheck Activity BILLY CURRINGTON/Don’t (Mercury) Enters at 45*; 978 points, 326 spins 8 ADDS: KBWF, KDRK, KUBL*, WCTO*, WDAF, WGKX*, WGTY, WPAW
LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) Moves 49*- 46*; 963 points, 315 spins 4 ADDS: KKBQ*, KSSN, WEZL, WKKT
GRETCHEN WILSON/Don’t Do Me No Good (Columbia) Enters at 47*; 933 points, 278 spins 4 ADDS: KHKI*, KTOM, KXKT, WWQM
RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720) Stays at 48; 923 points, 315 spins; 0 ADDS:
ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) Moves 45- 49; 898 points, 295 spins; 0 ADDS
TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) Enters at 49*; 834 points, 295 spins 20 ADDS INCLUDING: KBEQ, KMPS*, WAMZ, WDAF, WGNA, WKKT, WMIL, WPAW, WSIX, WYRK
MARCEL/I Love This Song (Lyric Street) 794 points, 285 spins 2 ADDS: KIZN*, KSSN
PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) 713 points, 242 spins 6 ADDS: KHKI*, KKNG, WOGI, WTQR, WXBQ, WYPY
KEVIN FOWLER/Best Mistake I Ever Made (Equity) 452 points, 86 spins; 0 ADDS
CROSSIN DIXON/I Love My Old Bird Dog (& I...) (BBR) 442 points, 155 spins 2 ADDS: KBQI, WFUS
ROAD HAMMERS/Girl On The Billboard (Montage) 439 points, 153 spins 1 ADD: KHKI*
CARTER’S CHORD/Different Breed (Show Dog) 402 points, 139 spins 2 ADDS: KKWF, WFUS
TRISHA YEARWOOD/They Call It Falling For A... (Big Machine) 400 points, 115 spins 6 ADDS: KTOM, KUBL*, WGTY, WKKT, WWNU, WYCD*
AUGUST 4TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol)BILLY RAY CYRUS/Somebody Said A Prayer (Lyric Street)MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia)DOLLY PARTON/Shinola (Dolly)TRENT WILLMON/Cold Beer And A Fishing Pole (Compadre/Music World/Quarterback)
AUGUST 10KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (Blue Chair/BNA)
AUGUST 11KRISTY LEE COOK/15 Minutes Of Shame (19/Arista)RANDY ROGERS BAND/In My Arms Instead (Mercury)BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn’t Be Gone (Warner Bros.)
AUGUST 18GORDON MOTE/Wake Up Dancin (Spring Hill)LEANN RIMES/What I Cannot Change (Curb)MICHAEL SCOTT/Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Rocky Comfort/Nine North)
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1 1 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 5517 -145 3042 -98
3 2 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 5345 307 2974 155
2 3 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 5257 125 2926 48
5 4 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 4 4999 434 2783 218
4 5 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 4859 190 2696 115
6 6 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 4740 262 2655 159
7 7 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 3992 34 2337 39
8 8 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 3855 154 2071 106
10 9 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 4 3850 524 2135 294
9 10 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 3562 112 1969 43
12 11 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 3425 285 1861 133
11 12 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 3344 130 1901 75
13 13 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 3211 88 1761 46
14 14 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 3073 139 1737 89
21 15 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 4 2651 549 1468 306
20 16 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 2609 328 1396 184
18 17 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 2564 54 1384 41
16 18 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 2550 5 1381 11
19 19 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 2448 37 1350 41
23 20 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb) 2001 125 1049 59
22 21 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 1993 80 1063 47
26 22 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 4 1980 774 1062 398
24 23 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 1664 180 896 130
25 24 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 1594 221 839 113
27 25 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 1175 145 634 110
31 26 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 1101 319 604 184
28 27 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 1078 73 540 34
29 28 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 1057 127 531 80
30 29 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 1050 191 512 78
49 30 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 4 992 691 496 336
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32 31 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 887 176 392 96
34 32 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 713 69 328 37
35 33 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 656 33 264 19
36 34 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (No Strings Attached/Midas) 652 32 295 25
37 35 JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros.) 625 63 281 33
40 36 GRETCHEN WILSON/Don't Do Me No Good (Columbia) 608 114 238 55
41 37 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 584 95 307 31
38 38 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 573 69 245 32
46 39 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 531 121 271 56
42 40 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 526 74 267 41
44 41 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 515 96 234 41
45 42 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) 514 100 215 39
39 43 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 513 12 254 8
33 44 ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) 503 -153 243 -87
51 45 PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) 465 209 217 107
43 46 JEWEL/I Do (Valory) 449 6 204 17
57 47 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 328 133 123 74
47 48 RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720) 315 -9 168 -7
48 49 MARCEL/I Love This Song (Lyric Street) 305 -13 126 -5
54 50 LEE BRICE/Upper Middle Class White Trash (Curb) 292 62 146 18
50 51 DIERKS BENTLEY f/S. BUXTON/Sweet And Wild (Capitol) 285 5 57 1
56 52 TRISHA YEARWOOD/They Call It Falling For A ... (Big Machine) 266 68 105 28
55 53 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) 257 34 141 19
59 54 SARA EVANS/Love You With All My Heart (RCA) 219 48 86 26
Debut 55 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Somebody Said A Prayer (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 215 117 71 31
52 56 CHRIS CAGLE/No Love Songs (Capitol) 211 -45 90 -17
58 57 ROAD HAMMERS/Girl On The Billboard (Montage) 155 -19 79 -10
53 58 FISHER STEVENSON/No Tomorrow Here Tonight (Big Machine) 155 -79 42 -39
59 59 CROSSIN DIXON/I Love My Old Bird Dog (& I..) (BBR) 147 -22 68 -10
Debut 60 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/If You Ever... (Stringtown/CO5) 137 9 65 3
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