April 16, 2012, Issue 290
Clear Channel’s AIP:The Big Questions
Last week’s Country Aircheck Weekly (4/9) detailed the
impact of Clear Channel’s Artist Integration Program for Kenny
Chesney’s & Tim McGraw’s “Feel Like A Rock Star” (CAW 4/9).
Broader questions about the effort remain, however: Which artists
and projects are chosen? Who initiates? Does one size fit all? And
what’s in it for Clear Channel?
For answers, Country Aircheck turned to
CC SVP/Programming Clay Hunnicutt. His
first revelation is that “Rock Star” was more of
a world premiere event with elements of artist
integration. “One of the key components of an
AIP is utilizing unsold commercial inventory to
build the brand of an artist,” Hunnicutt explains.
The plan for Chesney/McGraw, anchored
Clay Hunnicutt
around 28 straight hourly airings of the song,
didn’t include commercial inventory. That
contrasts with the AIP run for Madonna earlier this year. “With
her, we had billboards in the markets, promoting and counting
down to the world premiere of her video,” Hunnicutt says, noting
he was not involved in that promotion. “It’s more than just saying
the album is on sale now; it’s about telling the bigger story of the
project and the artist. We all have an interest in creating hit songs
and more core artists. It helps everybody: listeners, radio, labels,
publishers, artists and touring.”
Each iteration of AIP will be unique, Hunnicutt explains. “The
artists are all different, and so is where they are in the life of an
album or single.” In the case of Madonna, her Super Bowl halftime
performance was preceded by an extensive buildup. “With Tim and
Kenny, it was the ACMs and a national TV event,” he says. “But
there’s a lot more to this than just the single. There’s a Brothers Of
The Sun tour, the history of these two touring together and the video
for this song. The single is just the tip of the iceberg.”
Clear Channel approached Chesney’s management and
label with the airplay idea. “We said, ‘You have to worldpremiere this on the ACMs, but we’re going to blow this up,’”
Hunnicutt continues.
(continued on page 8)
Air Play: Radio pros are blown away by Carrie Underwood’s
new album ... Blown Away ... during a listening event at Sony/
Nashville today. Pictured (l-r) are Country Aircheck’s Lon Helton,
Clear Channel’s Clay Hunnicutt, WSIX/Nashville’s Michael
Bryan, Underwood, Sirius XM’s Jon Anthony, Sony’s Gary
Overton and Arista’s Lesly Tyson.
Digital Summit: Getting Social
Combine the top digital mind at America’s biggest concert
promoter, a socially connected top artist and more than 20
experts across the social media/online music spectrum, and you
can understand why “Social Media & Its Impact On The Music
Space” is the timely theme for this year’s Leadership Music
Digital Summit at Nashville’s Tennessee Performing Arts Center
(TPAC) April 25.
LiveNation.
com President Eric
Garland, Sugarland’s
Kristian Bush and
numerous digerati
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from the front lines will guide the Nashville music and media
community through all aspects of social media, from audience
development to measurement to revenue-generating strategies.
“In years past, we’ve done a great job of giving a taster’s
choice of what’s happening in digital,” says conference chair
Jay Frank. “This time, we wanted to do a deep-dive on social
media, a topic of utmost importance no matter what end of the
business you’re in. If you don’t grasp social media, you’re going
to have a difficult time succeeding in music. So
we wanted to give people a full day’s worth of
panels so that they can use social media to its
fullest extent.”
Rather than gaining a general overview,
Summit participants are expected to come
away with practical working knowledge. “We
want people to take one piece of an idea, go
back to their office, implement that idea and
Jay Frank
a week later be able to say, ‘We just did this
and gained 300 new fans.’ Or, ‘We grossed $5,000 in a day,’ or
‘We jumped up the charts because we activated a fan base.’ For
example, we have Spotify’s Steve Savoca coming in to explain
how to utilize the relationship between Spotify and FB – knowledge
that, moving forward, is crucial for creating hits. There’s going to
be so much information given out that attendees will have at least
several actionable nuggets upon leaving TPAC.”
Frank points to Toby Keith as a recent example of an artist
earning dividends from social media’s power. “The country music
consumer is clearly very active in social media,” he says. “More
and more, the songs becoming popular are those discussed,
shared and become part of the conversation. ‘Red Solo Cup’
technically isn’t a crossover hit, but if you look online, part of
the reason why it’s sold so many downloads was because it was
a conversation piece that did cross over. There are countless
examples of artists who have something people really want to be
active about.”
Unlike most conferences filled with industry biz-speak and
theoretical debates, the LMDS aims to educate in layman’s, realworld terms. “We went out of our way to work with the speakers to
be talking directly to the audience in a language they understand,”
Frank says. “Certainly, there will be some new hot terminology
to introduce to the audience, but overall, they’re going to get
information in ways they can use. For example, Next Big Sound’s
Alex White has a product that looks at analytics quickly and
easily to show what level of success an artist is having at any
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PA G E T H R E E P I C
Page Three Pick: Blake Shelton nose a future promotion pro when
he sees one. He’s pictured here (l) with Columbia/BNA’s Chris
Waters ([email protected]). Want to sinus up to run your
vintage photo? Email it to [email protected].
given moment. It’s a big goal for us to make this conference as
accessible as possible.”
Frank points out how crucial it is that artists be involved in the
social media process. After all, they are the ones with whom fans
want most to engage. “Success in social media is in the mindset of
the person operating it,” he says. “In most cases, that’s going to
be the artist. When we talked with Kristian about the keynote, he
took an extraordinarily active approach to explaining Sugarland’s
social media channels. He’s very much a believer that this
connection to their fans has had a huge impact on the growth of
their career. Artists might need somebody to help execute things,
but there are tons of artists making financially viable businesses
with social media without hiring people. I
am confident people will leave this event
feeling strongly they can master social media
themselves.”
–Jeff Green
Chart Chat
Congrats to Blake Shelton, Chris Stacey,
Bob Reeves, Kristen Williams and the entire
Blake Shelton
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WMN promotion staff on scoring this week’s No. 1 single with
Shelton’s “Drink On It.” The song is Shelton’s sixth chart-topper in
a row and the third from his current album Red River Blue.
News & Notes
Journal’s KTTS/Springfield, MO
has been honored with four regional
Edward R. Murrow Awards, which
recognizes news excellence. Sister
station KFDI/Wichita was also
honored. Winning entries can be
found here.
GT2 Entertainment, producers
of Country Fastball, have added Rio
Grande Broadcasting’s KALP/Alpine, TX to its list of affiliates.
Envision Radio Networks has signed up Tejas
Broadcasting’s KOUL/Corpus Christi, TX as the newest affiliate
for The Live Ride With Marty McFly.
The NAB Show is offering a free, interactive stream of the
session “Making Sense Of The Great Content Shift” with Institute
For The Future’s Marina Gorbis. Moderated by The Wall Street
Journal’s Andy Jordan, the presentation will offer the top five
trends that will shape the future of your business. Tune in at 9am
PDT Wednesday, April 18 via NABShow.com.
Loudmouth PR has added Maggie Rose
to its client list, which includes Average Joes
Entertainment, Backroads Records and
AVJ Records. Rose was previously known as
Margaret Durante. Loudmouth is headed by
Karen Tallier.
Broken Bow’s Jason Aldean is the only
country artist featured in Mountain Dew’s This Is
Maggie Rose
How We Dew marketing campaign to introduce
the brand’s new tagline. Clips of an Aldean concert are featured
in a 30-second TV spot that includes Lil Wayne, Mac Miller, Dale
Earnhardt, Jr., snowboarder Danny Davis and skateboarders
Theotis Beasley and Paul Rodriguez.
Nashville-based PR industry veteran Estella Pan has formed
Rock Stellar Relations, which will offer artists and companies
social media services, bios, press releases and website/blog
content management. Learn more here, and reach Pan here.
Savannah Music Group has added Jack Williams to its
songwriter roster.
Page 4
MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE
WQDR/Raleigh, NC Station
Manager Lisa McKay discusses her most
influential songs, albums and concerts:
1. Kristin Chenoweth/Defying
Gravity: This one’s from the Wicked
soundtrack. So many people try to pull
you down sometimes. I just get feisty
and throw that one on to cheer up.
Lisa McKay
2. Bob Marley’s Legend: It never
fails to take me to my happy place and keep me there!
3. Rascal Flatts/I’m Moving On: Change is always so
hard, and this song really captures that feeling.
4. Stevie Wonder/Ribbon In The Sky: I used to play that as
my “last chance” song when I DJ’d clubs. I’d say, “If you can’t
find someone with this song, you might as well call it a night.”
5. U2, RFK Stadium: I was with college friends, and I’m
having trouble remembering to wear matching shoes, so I
don’t remember what year it was. But Bono wrapped himself
in the flag and sang “Amazing Grace.” Time stopped for a
moment, at least.
• A highly regarded song or album you’ve never
heard: Anything by Susan Boyle.
• An “important” piece of music you just don’t get:
Anything by Wilco.
• An album you played or listened to incessantly:
Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall, Tom Petty And The
Heartbreakers’ Damn The Torpedoes, The Clash’s Combat
Rock and The Big Chill soundtrack.
• One obscure or non-country song everyone should
listen to right now: Anything by Bruno Mars. I love every
song he sings.
Reach Lisa at [email protected].
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CHECK OUT
Benefit News
The inaugural 2012 Christmas 4
Kids Celebrity Golf Tournament Presented
By PREVOST raised more than $32,000
for the charity. Keith Burns, Joe Diffie,
Troy Gentry, Buddy Jewell and Tracy
Lawrence were among the participants at
the April 10 event.
Heidi Newfield: We Are Our Brothers
Keeper, Music For MS is Thursday (4/19) at
Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley at 6pm (doors open at 5pm). Proceeds
will benefit the National MS Society’s Mid-South Chapter.
An Evening With The Stars: A Benefit For Kevin Sharp
is scheduled for April 25 at the Texas Troubadour Theater in
Nashville. Tickets are $15 in advance, with all proceeds going
towards Sharp’s mounting medical bills from surgeries related to
his original cancer. More than 38 songwriters and artists are set to
appear. Tickets and information here.
Page 6
April 24 Josh Abbott Band Small Town Family Dream (PDT)
Lee Brice Hard 2 Love (Curb)
Kip Moore Up All Night (MCA)
May 1
Carrie Underwood Blown Away (19/Arista)
May 8
Pat Green Songs We Wish We’d Written II (Sugar Hill)
May 15 Willie Nelson Heroes (Legacy)
May 29 Chris Cagle Back In The Saddle (BPG)
June 5
Colt Ford Declaration Of Independence (Average Joes)
Alan Jackson Thirty Miles West (ACR/EMI Nashville)
Jana Kramer Jana Kramer (Elektra Nashville/WAR)
Love And Theft Love And Theft (RCA)
June 12 Edens Edge Edens Edge (Big Machine)
Josh Turner Punching Bag (MCA)
June 19 Kenny Chesney Welcome To The Fishbowl (BNA)
Album release info to [email protected].
Music News
Did It For The Adds: The BMLG and Republic Nashville gang
celebrate a big add week for newcomer Greg Bates tonight
in Nashville. Pictured (l-r) are publisher Mike Molinar, Scott
Borchetta, Matthew Hargis, Bates, Jimmy Harnen, Stacy Blythe,
Megan Knutson, Kelsey Chandler, Kathleen Drosey and publisher Martha Earls.
Saguaro Road will release Goin’ Down Rockin’: The Last
Recordings Of Waylon Jennings Sept. 11, timed with the 10th
anniversary of Jennings’ death. The collection features 11 new
originals and Tony Joe White’s “Goin’ Down Rockin’.” Longtime
accompanist Robby Turner and Jennings recorded the guitar,
vocal and bass prior to Jennings’ passing in 2002, and Turner
completed the instrumentation with Reggie Young, Richie
Albright and White, who guests on “Rockin’.”
Carter’s Chord will host an online chat tomorrow (4/17) on
Facebook and Ustream at 7pm CT.
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Smith Music Group will release Billy Joe Shaver’s Live At
Billy Bob’s Texas July 17. The CD/DVD set features 20 live tracks,
as well as new songs “Wacko From Waco” and “The Git Go.”
Godhead front man Jason Charles Miller has signed with
Render Records to release a country album in May. The lead
single “Up To Me” ships to radio May 1.
Valory’s Thomas Rhett has joined Toby Keith’s Live In
Overdrive Tour Presented By Ford F-Series, launching June 14 in
Salt Lake City.
The Week’s Top Stories
Full coverage at www.countryaircheck.com.
• CBS Radio entered into a definitive agreement to sell its fivestation West Palm Beach cluster, which includes Country WIRK, to
Palm Beach Broadcasting. (CAT 4/10)
• Clear Channel’s KAJA/San
Antonio parttimer Bree was promoted to MD/
middays. (CAT 4/10)
• Curb relaunched the Sidewalk imprint
originally formed by Chairman Mike Curb in
1963. The label’s first artist is Heidi Newfield.
(Breaking News 4/12)
• White House Promotion & Marketing’s
Angela Borchetta White was named to the
Bree
newly created role of Canadian Dir./National
Promotion for Big Machine Label Group. (CAT 4/12)
• Music industry vet Debbie Schwartz Linn was named
Leadership Music’s Exec. Director. (CAT 4/11)
• Capitol’s Keith Urban was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry
during last week’s (4/10) All For The Hall concert at Nashville’s
Bridgestone Arena. (CAT 4/11)
Clear Channel’s AIP:The Big Questions
(continued from page 1)
“It was one of those times where
everybody was excited about it, and that’s
when things can really take off. The song
wasn’t exclusive to us; everybody had it at the
same time. We didn’t beat anybody to the
proverbial punch and we were clear about
that, but it goes back to whoever has the best
idea wins. We sprung into action after that.”
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O F F T H E R E C O R D : G wen S eb astian
Flying Island’s Gwen Sebastian puts
an industry spin on the artist interview:
What station did you grow up
listening to? KLTC/Dickinson, ND
and KFYR/Bismarck, ND.
Have you hit any tourist traps on
Gwen Sebastian
your radio tour? When I was out with
Adele Borchetta we stopped in Salem,
MA. We got there right around 5pm, so everything was
closed. So, we just walked around a few cemeteries.
Do you remember the first time you heard yourself
on the radio? I was driving through North Dakota with my
parents when we heard my first single “Hard Rain.” My jaw
dropped. I didn’t realize it was me until my parents turned it
up and it got really loud. They were so proud.
How do you adjust to all the travel on the road? I try
to have a daily routine. I’ll set up my hotel room with a candle
and a picture of my boyfriend. I find if I stop doing my normal
routine, I get worn down and sick. I like those Voluspa candles
even though they’re stupidly priced.
Have you ever wanted to buy anything from SkyMall?
Yes! I’ve wanted to buy the adult onesie pajamas. I think I will.
What app is the biggest time-waster for you? Twitter.
I follow Dane Cook, Martina McBride, Reba and, of course,
Blake Shelton. I think Blake trumps Dane as far as funny goes.
Is Adam Levine that attractive in person? He’s hotter
in person. What you see on TV are spliced critiques, but when
I was up there, he said some really kind things to me. That
makes him even hotter. Like, triple hot.
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Orange You On The Radio? WKSJ/Mobile staffers hang with Chris
Cagle at the station’s 11th annual Kruise For St. Jude event Sunday (4/15). Pictured (l-r) are Bill Black, Cagle, Shelby Mitchell and
Dan Brennan. The event, which included performances by Cagle
and Gloriana, raised $25,646.
It’s hard to imagine any pushback on such an idea, but all
involved considered what could happen in week two. “They have to
balance that short-term explosion of volume against a long period
of time because of the way the chart works,” Hunnicutt says. “I
don’t think there’s a likelihood that somebody would play [Kenny
and Tim] all day one day and drop it the next.”
In fact, after debuting at No. 17 in its first week, “Rock Star”
retained its bullet and improved to No. 15 in week two. Even
after such a fast start, the song gained an impressive 127 spins
last week.
Madonna, Chesney and McGraw are established superstars.
What are the chances that mid-level acts would be considered for
AIP? “We probably wouldn’t do a world premiere or an all-day,
every-hour program,” Hunnicutt admits. “But there are so many
other ways we can offer support between online, digital assets and
other story-telling opportunities. We’ve done that in other formats.
You don’t have to play the song every hour to help break an artist
or use the platforms at our disposal.”
Finally, the $64,000 question: What benefits does Clear
Channel reap after utilizing its airwaves and other platforms to
further an artist’s career? “I’ll sum it up in a simple way,” Hunnicutt
says. “A better listening experience for our listeners on the air and
creating a moment. There are never any conditions on these, no
quid pro quo. This is who we should be – contributing to a greater
good when we have the opportunity to do it. We all benefit when
there’s more music that is known, familiar and helping to support
Tim- and Kenny-level acts.”
–RJ Curtis
Lon Helton, [email protected]
Chuck Aly, [email protected]
Jeff Green, [email protected]
RJ Curtis, [email protected]
Lauren Tingle, [email protected]
(615) 320-1450
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COUNTRY RADIO,
YOU ARE MY BROTHERS
AND SISTERS…I LOVE YOU.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR
ALWAYS SUPPORTING
MY COUNTRY A S.
*
NOW, LET’S DRINK ON IT!
April 16, 2012
Chart Page 1
LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
Total Points+/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
2
1
BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN)
19960
730
6374
239
50.01
1.833
139
0
1
2
LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb)
19863
-117
6353
-53
49.545
0.021
139
0
4
3
LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol)
18335
590
5867
145
45.928
1.933
139
0
5
4
RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine)
17831
796
5736
248
44.196
2.698
139
0
6
5
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 4
17550
1513
5604
505
44.092
3.14
139
0
7
6
JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 4
16233
1905
5329
661
39.456
3.783
139
0
3
7
JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA)
15980
-2589
5045
-910 40.604
-5.753
139
0
9
8
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Good Girl (19/Arista)
13868
285
4393
105
34.001
1.081
139
0
12
9
ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG)
13608
938
4331
239
34.172
2.216
138
0
13
10
KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA)
13238
672
4149
194
33.843
1.727
139
6
11
11
TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb)
13221
309
4305
127
34.852
1.357
138
0
14
12
ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville) 4
12950
1077
4087
334
31.886
2.533
139
0
15
13
BRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don't Know Her Like I Do (Valory)
10940
216
3515
53
26.931
0.223
130
1
16
14
LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol) 4
10592
1087
3411
308
26.003
3.877
138
1
17
15
KENNY CHESNEY & TIM MCGRAW/Feel Like A Rock Star (BNA)
10085
715
3129
127
24.452
1.012
137
5
19
16
CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG)
9297
416
3004
77
22.333
0.882
130
2
18
17
CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River)
9223
148
3177
22
23.066
0.638
132
1
20
18
ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville) 4 8885
1033
2810
360
21.442
1.668
130
2
21
19
JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA)
8444
1006
2737
365
19.518
1.42
128
5
22
20
CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA)
6548
-47
2163
-4
15.359
-0.128
132
3
25
21
TOBY KEITH/Beers Ago (Show Dog-Universal)
6314
1005
2038
285
15.395
2.692
128
10
23
22
GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR)
6169
407
1969
123
16.259
0.737
114
2
24
23
RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb)
5536
-115
1877
-14
13.92
-0.74
114
0
26
24
JANA KRAMER/Why Ya Wanna (Elektra/WAR)
5314
366
1632
116
12.951
0.85
118
2
27
25
THE BAND PERRY/Postcard From Paris (Republic Nashville)
5311
1012
1617
330
12.786
2.232
125
15
Air bor ne indicates songs that have been added to 60% of the Countr y Aircheck/M ediabase repor ting panel.
4=Top
5 point gainers.
April 16, 2012
Chart Page 2
LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
Total Points +/- Points Total Plays+/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
28
26
DUSTIN LYNCH/Cowboys And Angels (Broken Bow)
4505
438
1420
120
29
27
THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Revolution)
4257
218
1428
49
30
28
ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (DMP/R&J)
4235
247
1373
111
32
29
LOVE AND THEFT/Angel Eyes (RCA)
3783
292
1212
31
30
LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (19/Interscope/Mercury)
3474
-107
34
31
RONNIE DUNN/Let The Cowboy Rock (Arista)
3371
33
32
ALAN JACKSON/So You Don't Have To Love... (ACR/EMI Nashville)
36
33
35
34
10.075
0.871
114
4
8.819
0.607
102
2
11.509
0.904
103
3
92
7.888
0.775
95
3
1142
-52
7.066
-0.135
96
1
376
1197
141
6.307
0.941
105
5
3114
113
1048
27
7.938
0.445
96
3
THOMPSON SQUARE/Glass (Stoney Creek)
3080
205
1041
72
6.953
1.302
109
3
THOMAS RHETT/Something To Do With My Hands (Valory)
3077
156
970
32
6.078
0.375
92
4
JOSH THOMPSON/Comin' Around (RCA)
2501
32
824
13
6.856
0.521
83
3
EASTON CORBIN/Lovin' You Is Fun (Mercury)
2280
330
801
88
4.4
0.759
85
7
40
37
KIX BROOKS f/JOE WALSH/New To This Town (Arista)
1806
-8
613
2
3.365
0.091
68
5
39
38
CRAIG CAMPBELL/When I Get It (BPG)
1790
-55
653
-28
3.036
-0.044
69
0
50
39
DIERKS BENTLEY/5-1-5-0 (Capitol)
1729
926
531
297
3.365
1.654
72
27
41
40
THE LOST TRAILERS/Underdog (Stokes Tunes/HRT/New Revolution)
1650
-154
608
-63
3.034
-0.324
69
1
42
41
PHIL VASSAR/Don't Miss Your Life (Rodeowave)
1605
31
594
20
2.799
-0.042
65
2
43
42
HUNTER HAYES/Wanted (Atlantic/WMN)
1604
228
549
52
2.861
0.574
74
8
46
43
CHRIS YOUNG/Neon (RCA)
1451
338
546
130
2.677
0.693
62
9
45
44
KELLY CLARKSON/Mr. Know It All (19/RCA)
1338
181
288
47
2.821
0.181
17
6
44
45
JT HODGES/Goodbyes Made You Mine (Show Dog-Universal)
1298
25
456
-1
1.619
-0.027
62
3
47
46
JUSTIN MOORE/Til My Last Day (Valory)
1060
63
412
20
1.721
0.075
55
6
49
47
DAVID NAIL/The Sound Of A Million Dreams (MCA)
933
41
347
8
1.419
0.009
55
2
JERROD NIEMANN/Shinin' On Me (Sea Gayle/Arista)
889
397
316
171
1.514
0.571
55
13
TYLER FARR/Hot Mess (BNA)
861
-72
333
-12
0.931
-0.25
54
1
MARTINA MCBRIDE f/PAT MONAHAN/Marry Me (Republic Nashville)
672
0
223
4
1.234
-0.109
30
2
Debut 48
48
49
Debut 50
Air bor ne indicates songs that have been added to 60% of the Countr y Aircheck/M ediabase repor ting panel.
4=Top
5 point gainers.
April 16, 2012
Country Aircheck Add Leaders
Adds
Chart Page 3
Activator Top Point Gainers
KEITH URBAN/For You (Relativity/Capitol)
31
JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow)
1877
GREG BATES/Did It For The Girl (Republic Nashville)
28
KENNY CHESNEY & TIM MCGRAW/Feel Like A Rock Star (BNA)
1271
DIERKS BENTLEY/5-1-5-0 (Capitol)
27
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA)
1197
THE BAND PERRY/Postcard From Paris (Republic Nashville)
15
KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA)
1069
JERROD NIEMANN/Shinin' On Me (Sea Gayle/Arista)
13
JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA)
964
EDENS EDGE/Too Good To Be True (Big Machine)
10
LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol)
876
KELLIE PICKLER/100 Proof (BNA)
10
DIERKS BENTLEY/5-1-5-0 (Capitol)
854
TOBY KEITH/Beers Ago (Show Dog-Universal)
10
KEITH URBAN/For You (Relativity/Capitol)
767
CHRIS YOUNG/Neon (RCA)
9
RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine)
747
JAIDA DREYER/Guy's Girl (Streamsound)
9
TOBY KEITH/Beers Ago (Show Dog-Universal)
724
Activator Top Spin Gainers
Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers
JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow)
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA)
LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol)
ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville)
ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville)
THE BAND PERRY/Postcard From Paris (Republic Nashville)
JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA)
TOBY KEITH/Beers Ago (Show Dog-Universal)
ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG)
DIERKS BENTLEY/5-1-5-0 (Capitol)
4
4
4
4
4
1905
1513
1087
1077
1033
1012
1006
1005
938
926
Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers
4
4
4
4
4
JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow)
332
KENNY CHESNEY & TIM MCGRAW/Feel Like A Rock Star (BNA)
247
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA)
230
KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA)
193
DIERKS BENTLEY/5-1-5-0 (Capitol)
182
JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA)
175
KEITH URBAN/For You (Relativity/Capitol)
170
LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol)
156
RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine)
148
TOBY KEITH/Beers Ago (Show Dog-Universal)
126
Country Aircheck Top Recurrents
Points
JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow)
661
TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine)
9825
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA)
505
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Where I Come From (Average Joes) 8652
JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA)
365
DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol)
8051
ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville)
360
KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol)
7252
ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville)
334
CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA)
6998
THE BAND PERRY/Postcard From Paris (Republic Nashville)
330
LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol)
6763
LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol)
308
GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA)
6320
DIERKS BENTLEY/5-1-5-0 (Capitol)
297
ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me... (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG)
6244
TOBY KEITH/Beers Ago (Show Dog-Universal)
285
ERIC CHURCH/Drink In My Hand (EMI Nashville)
6093
248
RODNEY ATKINS/Take A Back Road (Curb)
5715
RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine)
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April 16, 2012
Country Aircheck Activity
JON PARDI/Missin’ You Crazy (Capitol)
618 points, 218 spins
3 adds: KJUG, KKBQ*, WGTY
JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Touch (PDT)
598 points, 168 spins; No adds
EDENS EDGE/Too Good To Be True (Big Machine)
563 points, 168 spins
10 adds: KCYE, KEEY, KNCI*, KPLM, WDAF, WPOC, WRNS,
WTGE, WUSH, WXCY
JAMES WESLEY/Walking Contradiction (Broken Bow)
442 points, 189 spins
1 add: KIZN
KEITH URBAN/For You (Relativity/Capitol)
384 points, 123 spins
31 adds, including KAJA, KASE, KDRK, KEGA, KFGY, KILT*,
KJUG, KKBQ*, KKGO, KMDL
AARON LEWIS/Endless Summer (R&J)
384 points, 129 spins
1 add: WFUS
DARRYL WORLEY/You Still Got It (Tenacity)
369 points, 143 spins
2 adds: KCYE, WQYK*
SCOTTY MCCREERY/Water Tower Town (19/Interscope/Mercury)
313 points, 95 spins
5 adds: KEEY, KJKE, WJVC, WMIL, WMZQ
ERIC PASLAY/If The Fish Don’t Bite (EMI Nashville)
302 points, 112 spins
2 adds: KEGA, WXBM
MATT STILLWELL/Ignition (Average Joes)
301 points, 106 spins
2 adds: WBCT, WSOC*
Aircheck Activity includes songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart
and/or 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)
Chart Page 4
ADD DATES
APRIL 23
Kelly Clarkson/Mr. Know It All (19/RCA)
NEAL MCCOY/Shotgun Rider (Blaster/Rodeowave)
Rick Monroe/Crazy Not To (Render)
Billy Gilman w/Various Artists/The Choice (CVR)
APRIL 30
Little Big Town/Pontoon (Capitol)
Lewis Copeland/She’s Got It Going On (Phull/Jeff McClusky/Turnpike)
Montgomery Gentry/So Called Life (Average Joes)
George Strait/Drinkin’ Man (MCA)
Kristen Kelly/Ex-Old Man (Arista)
LoCash Cowboys/C-O-U-N-T-R-Y (R&J)
Jason Sturgeon/Time Bomb (Toolpusher)
May 7
Randy Houser/How Country Feels (Stoney Creek)
VIDEO ADDS
CMT
Eric Church/Springsteen (EMI Nashville)
CMT PURE
Eric Church/Springsteen (EMI Nashville)
GAC
Eric Church/Springsteen (EMI Nashville)
Josh Abbott Band/Touch (PDT)
The Country Network
No new adds
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Chart Page 5
LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
TW Points
+/- Points
TW Plays 1
1
LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb)
13528
-8
2549
5
2
2
BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN)
13288
205
2529
60
3
3
LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol)
13224
301
2486
59
5
4
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA) 4
12693
1197
2380
230
7
5
JASON ALDEAN/Fly Over States (Broken Bow) 4
12222
1877
2308
332
6
6
RASCAL FLATTS/Banjo (Big Machine)
12014
747
2280
148
9
7
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Good Girl (19/Arista)
9886
364
1897
62
8
8
TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb)
9645
84
1805
12
10
9
ZAC BROWN BAND/No Hurry (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG)
9515
413
1807
76
12
10
ERIC CHURCH/Springsteen (EMI Nashville)
9125
659
1748
125
15
11
LUKE BRYAN/Drunk On You (Capitol)
8463
876
1609
156
16
12
KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) 4
8339
1069
1552
193
14
13
BRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don't Know Her Like I Do (Valory)
7983
-148
1508
-26
18
14
ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville)
7273
693
1375
117
17
15
CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River)
7088
349
1285
68
19
16
JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA) 4
7027
964
1352
175
20
17
KENNY CHESNEY & TIM MCGRAW/Feel Like A Rock Star (BNA) 4
6931
1271
1332
247
21
18
CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG)
5504
-90
1026
12
22
19
TOBY KEITH/Beers Ago (Show Dog-Universal)
5445
724
1071
126
23
20
RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb)
4667
22
877
-12
24
21
CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA)
4315
23
806
5
27
22
THE BAND PERRY/Postcard From Paris (Republic Nashville)
4232
604
837
115
25
23
GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR)
4101
282
806
57
26
24
ALAN JACKSON/So You Don't Have To Love... (ACR/EMI Nashville)
3601
8
696
3
28
25
ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (DMP/R&J)
3516
366
693
78
29
26
DUSTIN LYNCH/Cowboys And Angels (Broken Bow)
3012
220
582
40
30
27
JANA KRAMER/Why Ya Wanna (Elektra/WAR)
2970
309
556
57
31
28
THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Revolution)
2545
143
457
30
32
29
THOMPSON SQUARE/Glass (Stoney Creek)
2534
287
508
33
33
30
2471
239
439
47
3rd Week at No. 1
RONNIE DUNN/Let The Cowboy Rock (Arista)
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+/- Plays
April 16, 2012
LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
34
31
41
32
35
Chart Page 6
TW Points
+/- Points
TW Plays
+/- Plays
PHIL VASSAR/Don't Miss Your Life (Rodeowave)
2346
138
433
19
DIERKS BENTLEY/5-1-5-0 (Capitol)
2343
854
502
182
33
EASTON CORBIN/Lovin' You Is Fun (Mercury)
2316
156
449
18
40
34
CHRIS YOUNG/Neon (RCA)
2209
638
423
123
36
35
LOVE AND THEFT/Angel Eyes (RCA)
2165
162
370
32
38
36
JOSH THOMPSON/Comin' Around (RCA)
1781
-40
312
-10
37
37
THOMAS RHETT/Something To Do With My Hands (Valory)
1776
-146
343
-23
39
38
LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (19/Interscope/Mercury)
1602
-83
290
-18
42
39
JT HODGES/Goodbyes Made You Mine (Show Dog-Universal)
1382
65
281
16
43
40
KIX BROOKS f/JOE WALSH/New To This Town (Arista)
1242
169
254
22
44
41
JUSTIN MOORE/'Til My Last Day (Valory)
1210
201
211
40
46
42
JERROD NIEMANN/Shinin' On Me (Sea Gayle/Arista)
1128
216
207
47
47
43
HUNTER HAYES/Wanted (Atlantic/WMN)
1040
153
247
37
48
44
DAVID NAIL/The Sound Of A Million Dreams (MCA)
878
-8
170
-8
49
45
MARTINA MCBRIDE f/PAT MONAHAN/Marry Me (Republic Nashville)
796
97
177
24
Debut 46
KEITH URBAN/For You (Relativity/Capitol)
783
767
173
170
50
47
JON PARDI/Missin' You Crazy (Capitol)
601
9
137
2
51
48
AARON LEWIS/Endless Summer (R&J)
533
13
113
3
53
49
DARRYL WORLEY/You Still Got It (Tenacity)
498
10
94
5
54
50
JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Touch (PDT)
478
24
92
4
55
51
CRAIG CAMPBELL/When I Get It (BPG)
466
27
92
11
57
52
MATT STILLWELL/Ignition (Average Joes)
360
-26
67
-2
58
53
KRISTEN KELLY/Ex-Old Man (Arista)
358
24
65
5
59
54
ERIC PASLAY/If The Fish Don't Bite (EMI Nashville)
310
4
70
1
MARLEE SCOTT/Train Wreck (Big Ride)
285
23
53
4
JAMES WESLEY/Walking Contradiction (Broken Bow)
254
-1
47
-1
Debut 57
JOANNA SMITH/We Can't Be Friends (Columbia/BNA)
250
103
56
26
Debut 58
RASCAL FLATTS/Changed (Big Machine)
240
44
48
9
Debut 59
EDENS EDGE/Too Good To Be True (Big Machine)
218
-6
43
-2
201
66
41
14
Re-Enter 55
60
56
Debut 60
KELLY CLARKSON/Mr. Know It All (19/RCA)
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