Underwood Takes Two At Disconnected H C Grammys 25...Underwood Takes Two At Disconnected Grammys Arista’s Carrie Underwood was a big winner at last night’s 49th Annual Grammy Awards,
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Underwood Takes Two At Disconnected Grammys Arista’sCarrie Underwoodwasabigwinneratlastnight’s49th Annual Grammy Awards,takingtheall-genreNewArtisthonoraswellasFemaleCountryVocalPerformancefor“Jesus,TakeTheWheel.”Vince Gill’s“TheReasonWhy”landedtheMaleCountryVocalPerformanceaward,andBon JoviandJennifer NettlestookCountryCollaborationfor“WhoSaysYouCan’tGoHome.”OtherNashville-relatedwinnersincludeCountrySong“Jesus,TakeTheWheel”byBrett James, Hillary LindseyandGordie Sampson;andRandy Travis’Glory TrainforSouthern,CountryorBluegrassGospelAlbum.TheDixie ChickswonintheCountryAlbumandCountryDuoorGroupcategories. Onceagain,however,theRecordingAcademydisplayedatotaldisconnectbetweenitsawardsandperformancesandtheCountryradiolistenerandcountryrecordbuyer.WhileUnderwoodandRascal FlattsdidafabulousjobontheirtributestoBobWills andtheEagles,it’satravestythattwoofourbrighteststarscouldn’tsingoneoftheirownsongs.IdoubtreprisinganoldEaglestunehelpedeitheroftheirrecordsales. AsfortheChicks,somehavewonderedwhethertheirfive wins would mean more Country airplay. But it’s hard toimaginetheairplayvolumechangingwhenthevastmajorityofPDsinterviewedbyCountry Airchecksaid
talk oftheChickswasslimornon-existentinthewakeoftheGrammys. “The morning show did introduce the subject,” says WXBQ/Johnson City-Bristol, TN-VA PD Bill Hagy. “But listeners were mostly not interested.” In Boston, WKLB PD Mike Brophey says his morning team opted not to discuss the Chicks. “TheGrammy’saren’tahugerallyingpointforus,”hesays.“ButwedidtalkaboutCarrieUnderwoodquiteabit.” (continuedonpage5)
Dee Back At The Beach CumulusWYAK/MyrtleBeachhashiredCountryradiovet Joey DeeasPD/afternoonhost,effectivetoday.DeehaslivedinMyrtleBeachsince1999andwasmostrecently
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Wichita A Crow-Free Zone TheteapottempestthatKFDI/Wichita,KSmorningmanDan TookerhasdubbedCrowgate2007hastakenarevelatoryturn.Asyoumayrecall,aRevlonSuperBowladfeaturedSheryl Crowpurportedlyontourusingoneofthecompany’shaircolors--andthespotreferencedaWichitatourstopthatneverhappened.Tookerandcompanycriedfoul,demandinganexplanationfromRevlonandCrow,aswellasafreeconcertforthecity. Revlon’sresponse:“Toansweryourquestion,noSherylCrowwasnotinWichitaontour.Tobestdepictthe
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February 27 - Country Radio & DJ Hall of Fame Dinner. www.crb.org
February 28 to March 2 - CRS-38. www.crb.org
May 8 - Roy Acuff St. Block Party, Nashville
May 15 - 42nd Annual ACM Awards. www.acmcountry.com June 7-10 - CMA Music Festival. www.cmafest.com
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Radio NewsPersonalities: Mid-WestFamilyBroadcastingWWQM/Madison,WIPDMark GrantinislookingforanewmorningshowwiththeexpectedMarchdepartureofmorningmanMickey Millerforanon-CountrypostingwithClearChannel/QuadCities.Currentmorningco-hostJennifer Powersisexpectedtoremainswiththestationinsomecapacity.Individualsandteamsareencouragedtoapply.AirchecksandresumestoGrantinat730RayovacDr.Madison,[email protected]. KBEQ/KansasCitymorningco-hostJillianisleavingthestationinthenextseveralmonthsforfulltimemotherhood.PDMike KennedyisbeginningthesearchforanewMorningDriveteammembernow.Airchecksandresumestohimatmkennedy@wilkskc.com.
St. Jude News WUSN/ChicagohostedKeith Urban’s first liveshowoftheyear,raising$50,000forSt.Jude.UrbandonatedallmerchandisesalesfromtheChicagoTheatreconcerttoSt.Judeaswell.
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Tuesday (2/13) – Taylor Swift, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, (NBC); Steve Wariner, Joan Osborne, Billy Currington, Jake Owen, Grand Ole Opry Live, (GAC); Miranda Lambert, GAC Nights, (GAC); Bill Engvall, Country Fried Home Videos, (CMT); Troy Gentry, Julie Roberts, Dean Sams, Wheel of Fortune, (CBS).
Wednesday (2/14) – Clint Black, The Dr. Phil Show, (NBC); Keith Urban, GAC Specials, (GAC); Joe Nichols, GAC Love Songs, (GAC); Wynonna, Josh Gracin, Richie McDonald, Wheel of Fortune, (CBS).
Thursday (2/15) – Sarah Buxton, Top 20 Countdown, (CMT); Mark Wills, Lorrie Morgan, Michael Britt, Wheel of Fortune, (CBS).
Friday (2/16) – Keith Urban, The Today Show, (NBC); Trent Tomlinson, Terri Clark, Keech Rainwater, Wheel of Fortune, (CBS).
Saturday (2/17) – Craig Morgan, Kellie Pickler, Joe Diffie, Ray Price, Grand Ole Opry Live, (GAC); Tim McGraw, Sing Me Home, (CMT).
Sunday (2/18) – Trace Adkins, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, (ABC); Big & Rich, Daytona 500, (Fox).
product benefits of the Revlon Colorist hair color system, thedirectorchosetoillustratea‘tour’inadocumentarystyleformattoportraysituationalproductusage.However,SherylCrowdoesusetheproduct(#80,MediumBlonde).Also,pleasenotethat100%oftheproceedsfrom[downloadablesingle]‘NotFadeAway’gototheRevlon/UCLAWomen’sCancerResearchProgram.”NowordyetfromCrow.
Music News WarnerBros.willreleaseBig & Rich’sthirdalbumBetween Raising Hell And Amazing GraceonJune5.Thefirst single is “Lost In This Moment.” The duo’s first book, Big & Rich: All Access,alsogoestoretailonJune5. MontageMusicGrouphassignedvocalistMinnie Murphytoarecordingcontract.
Industry News Sony/ATVNashvillehasnamedattorneyDuff BerschbackSr.Director/BusinessAffairs.Previouslyinprivatepractice,Berschbackservedasanentertainmentattorneyforsongwriters,publishers,artists,producers,managers,andrecordlabels. CherryLaneMusicPublishingisnowadministratingtheElvis PresleycatalogownedbyElvisPresleyEnterprisesandtheestateofJulianAberbach.Thecatalogcontainsmorethan1,000songsrecordbyPresley,Peggy Lee, Nat King ColeandElla Fitzgerald. MontereyPeninsulaArtists/ParadigmagentBrian HillhasbeenvotedPollstar’sThirdCoastAgentoftheYearandreceivedtheawardduringaceremonyThursdaynightinLosAngeles.
Artist News Thefullitineraryfor Kenny Chesney’s2007FlipFlopSummerTourhasbeenreleased,with52datesonthebooksfromtheApril12kickoffinOmaha,NEthroughSeptember.Thatincludessixstadiumshows,withGilletteStadiuminFoxboro,MAsellingoutin15minutesovertheweekend.Pat Greenand SugarlandjoinChesneyonalldatesthissummer,andSara EvansandBrooks & Dunnjoinforthestadiumshows. Trent Tomlinsonhaslaunchedanewwebsiteatwww.trenttomlinson.com. The site includes his first onlinefanclub,T-Town. Quarterback’sLucy AngelarefeaturedintheViettiVinylseries,placingtheirimageandashortbiooncansofthecompany’schili.Thetrio’smusicisalsoavailablefordownloadonVietti’swebsite.
The Week’s Top Stories HerearesomeofthebiggeststoriesfeaturedinCountry Aircheck TodaysinceourlastMusicEdition.Visitthearchivessectionofourwebsiteforcompletecoverageofthesestoriesandmore:www.countryaircheck.com.
Friday (2/16) - Doug Phelps (Kentucky Headhunters), Jo Walker-Meador, Paul Worley
Saturday (2/17) - Jon Randall, Bryan White, Larry the Cable Guy
Sunday (2/18) - the late Pee Wee King; Juice Newton; Tom Bigbee; Paul Corbin; Dawn Richardson
Monday (2/19) - Lorianne Crook, Joe Redmond
He points out that Grammy wins aren’t a reflection ofpopularopinion.“Alotoflistenersbelievetheseawardsareafunctionofthemasspopulationandnotjustasmallamountofindividualswithballotsthatcouldeasilyswaymomentumacertaindirectiontomakeastatement.Atthispointitwillnotaffectourpositiononairplay.” “TheGrammysarehardlyamandateforthereturnoftheChicks,”saysWGKX/MemphisPDLance Tidwell. “Idon’treadmuchintothiswithregardtoP1sandtheCountrylifegroup.” Overall,theGrammyprocesscontinuestoraisequestions.“There’sageneralconsensusamongthoseintheindustrythattheGrammyshaveneverreallyaccurately reflected what was going on in mainstream countrymusic,”saysWKIS/MiamiPDBob Barnett.“Igetthewholeliberal-artsy-fartsynon-mainstreamGrammymindset,butovertheyearsthenomineesandthewinnershavebeensooffit’sbeenalmostlaughable.” AsforthefutureoftheDixieChicksandCountryradio,KEEY/MinneapolisPDGregg Swedbergsays,“Almosteveryone--exceptperhapsthemostpoliticallydriven--wantsthis[Chickscontroversy]tobedone.ButthiswholeCDhasneverreallybeenaboutjustthemusic.It’sabouttheargument,whichisashame.Idon’tknowwhentherightwinggetsoverwhatNataliesaid,andIdon’tknowwhentheleftwinggetstiredofvilifyinganyonewhochosenottoplaytherecord.”
Fall No. 1s: KKCNG, WNCY, KHAK, KKNU, KKIX, WFLS, WQHK, WPCV, WBBN, KRWQ, KSUX & KTTS A baker’s dozen of Country outlets lead this week’s ratings wrap-up, with 13 of our format’s finest leading their market’s 12+ audience race in the Fall 2006 Arbitron. Stations tacking on more than a share include KGNC/Amarillo, WIBL/Augusta, GA and WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN, which was up 1.9 shares. And, a shout-out to Clear Channel’s KSWF/Springfield, MO, which moved 3.3-5.0 and leaped from 14th to sixth place, 12+.
A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in the same market owned by a single operator and an “*” indicates a tie.
Station/City 12+ Share 12+ Share 12+ Rank 12+ Rank Last ARB Fa ‘06 Last ARB Fa ‘06 KGNC/Amarillo 8.1 9.2 1 1KATP/Amarillo^+ 7.3 7.3 3 3*KMML/Amarillo^ 4.2 5.0 11 9WNCY/Appleton, WI 15.1 14.3 1 1WPKR/Green Bay, WI 2.9 4.0 12 8*(Appleton, WI Arbitron)
Aircheck Add LeadersTOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 59MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 19JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 16BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 10RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 10LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 9BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 8SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 8DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine) 7KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 7
Aircheck Point Gainers TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 2562RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 1644JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista) 1274SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 1133CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 1107TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 918MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 816JACK INGRAM/Lips Of An Angel (Big Machine) 769JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 713KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 591
Aircheck Spin GainersTOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 816RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 524CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 368SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 367JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista) 335TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 259MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 252KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 226JACK INGRAM/Lips Of An Angel (Big Machine) 221JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 216
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Activator Point Gainers TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 2739RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 1339CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 1329TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 1322MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 1255JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista) 1236SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 1196TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) 1095KEITH URBAN/Stupid Boy (Capitol) 982DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol) 927
Activator Spin GainersTOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 649CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 314RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 304MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 283TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 276JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Alyssa Lies (Arista) 253SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 250KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 245TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys (Capitol) 235KEITH URBAN/Stupid Boy (Capitol) 200
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CMTBUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street)CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista)CLAY WALKER/‘Fore She Was Mama (Curb)NORAH JONES/Thinking About You (Blue Note)TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine)
CMT PURE COUNTRYAARON TIPPIN/He Believed (Nippit)BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street)TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine)
GACTAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine)CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) LITTLE TEXAS/Missing Years (Montage) BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street)
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HANK WILLIAMS, JR./A Country Boy Can Survive (Curb/Asylum) 344 points, 116 spins 0 ADDS
BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 338 points, 59 spins 8 ADDS: KBEQ, KEEY, KJUG, WBCT, WDTW, WQYK*, WUSN*, WWQM
TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 328 points, 94 spins 3 ADDS: KFRG*, KIXZ, KUZZ
Aircheck Add Dates February 20 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity)TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) February 26 LITTLE TEXAS/Missing Years (Montage) March 5 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog)KENNY ROGERS/Calling Me (Capitol)
Aircheck Top RecurrentsBRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista) 10421CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista) 7898RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street) 7946SUGARLAND/Want To (Mercury) 6203WRECKERS/My, Oh My (Warner Bros.) 5358RODNEY ATKINS/If You’re Going Through Hell (Curb) 4939TIM MCGRAW/My Little Girl (Curb/Reprise) 4601HEARTLAND/I Loved Her First (Lofton Creek) 4491JOSH TURNER/Would You Go With Me (MCA) 4583TAYLOR SWIFT/Tim McGraw (Big Machine) 4384
SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 303 points, 98 spins 8 ADDS: KFRG*, KIXZ, KSCS*, KSD, KSKS*, WBCT, WGTY, WMIL
Aircheck Activity includes 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)
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