Weekly Chart Report (9/27/13)

WFMS’ Tammy Lively (L) recently welcomed Jason Aldean to Indianapolis where he wrapped a concert season at Klipsch

WFMS’ Tammy Lively (L) recently welcomed Jason Aldean to Indianapolis where he wrapped a concert season at Klipsch


SPIN ZONE
Luke Bryan can celebrate all day now that his single “That’s My Kind of Night” has taken the No. 1 spot on MusicRow’s chart with 3271 spins. Blake Shelton’s “Mine Would Be You” climbs to No. 2, while spouse Miranda Lambert closes in with “All Kinds of Kinds” landing at No. 3. Taylor Swift, who recently wrapped the U.S. leg of her Red Tour, moves to No. 4 with her single “Red.” Toby Keith’s “Drinks After Work” goes flat, falling from No. 1 to No. 5. Rounding out the Top 10 this week is Eli Young Band’s “Drunk Last Night” at No. 6, Eric Paslay’s “Friday Night” at No. 7, Darius Rucker’s “Radio” at No. 8, Jake Owen’s “Days of Gold” at No. 9 and Joe Nichols’ “Sunny and 75” at No. 10.
Dynamic duo Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert are the week’s greatest gainers for the third consecutive week with their song “We Were Us” jumping to No. 17 with another 463 spins. Hunter Hayes and Jason Mraz’s “Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me” moves to No. 34 with an added 242 spins. Zac Brown Band’s “Sweet Annie” sits at No. 20 with an extra 236 spins, while The Band Perry’s “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely” rises to No. 12 with 216 more spins. Finally, David Shelby’s “Moonshine” debuts at No. 76 with 213 spins.
MusicRow welcomes eight excellent debuts this week, with Little Big Town’s “Sober” debuting at No. 65, North 40’s “Hey Girl Hey” at No. 72, Stephanie Grace’s “Loser” at No. 74, Shelby’s “Moonshine” at No. 76, Tommy Dalton’s “Sweet” at No. 77, Krystal Keith’s “Get Your Redneck On” at No. 78, Due West’s “Slide On Over” at No. 79 and Tim Ash’s “Broke” at No. 80
Frozen Playlists: KVAY, KTTI, WAAG, WBYZ, WOOZ, WXXK
Carrie Underwood recently played Puyallup’s Washington State Fair where she visited with KKWF Seattle PD Mike Preston and his wife Terri. Pictured (L-R): Preston, Underwood, Yankovich

Carrie Underwood recently played Puyallup’s Washington State Fair where she visited with KKWF Seattle PD Mike Preston and his wife Terri. Pictured (L-R): Preston, Underwood, Yankovich


Upcoming Singles
September 30
Brandon Hamilton/You Give Me That/Nine North-Turnpike
LoCash Cowboys/Best Seat In The House/Average Joes-Tenacity
Brett Eldredge/Beat Of The Music/Atlantic-WMN
Krystal Keith/Get Your Redneck On/Show Dog-Universal
Brooke Hyland/I Hurt/Whattaguy
Justine Blazer/Gasoline/La Blaze
Little Big Town/Sober/Capitol Nashville
October 7
Leah Turner/Take The Keys/Columbia Nashville
Aaron Watson/July In Cheyenne/HTK Records
Brad Long/Every Heart Has a Different Road/Blackwater Records
Susan Ashton/Moonshine/Be Music & Entertainment
Florida Georgia Line/Stay/Republic Nashville
Josh Pruno/Cut Offs/Lawrence
October 14
Aaron & Amanda Crabb/If I’m Guilty/differencemedia
Grayson/You & America/Way Outback Records
Old Crow Medicine Show/Dixieland Delight/ATO Records
Dan + Shay/19 You + Me/Warner Bros.-WAR
Rodney Atkins/Doin’ It Right/Curb
October 21
Samantha Landrum/What If/Reviver Records
Ty Herndon/Lies I Told Myself/Flying Island
October 28
Little River Band/You Dream, I’ll Drive/Frontiers
Mitch Goudy/Blow These Speakers Out/Third Floor Records
New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Little Big Town/Sober/Capitol – 65
North 40/Hey Girl Hey/Rhymetown Entertainment – 72
Stephanie Grace/Loser/SMG – 74
David Shelby/Moonshine/Highway South Records – 76
Tommy Dalton/Sweet/Red Horseshoe Records – 77
Krystal Keith/Get Your Redneck On/Show Dog-Universal – 78
Due West/Slide On Over/Sovereign 3 Records – 79
Tim Ash/Broke/SMG – 80
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
David Shelby /Moonshine/Highway South Records – 21
Krystal Keith/Get Your Redneck On/Show Dog-Universal – 14
Chris Weaver Band/Raise The Dead/American Roots Records – 13
Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert/We Were Us/Capitol Nashville-Hit Red Records – 13
Hunter Hayes feat. Jason Mraz/Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me/Atlantic-Warner Bros. – 12
Randy Houser/Goodnight Kiss/Stoney Creek – 12
Gary Allan/It Ain’t The Whiskey/MCA – 12
Little Big Town/Sober/Capitol – 12
Sara Evans/Slow Me Down/RCA – 11
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert/We Were Us/Capitol Nashville-Hit Red Records – 463
Hunter Hayes feat. Jason Mraz/Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me/Atlantic-Warner Bros. – 242
Zac Brown Band/Sweet Annie/Southern Ground-Atlantic – 236
The Band Perry/Don’t Let Me Be Lonely/Republic Nashville – 216
David Shelby/Moonshine/Highway South Records – 213
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Hank Williams Jr. & Merle Haggard/I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink/Blaster – 186
Jason Sturgeon/Angel Eyes/Toolpusher – 186
Laura Bell Bundy/Two Step/Big Machine – 186
Austin Webb/Slip On By/Streamsound – 171
Chris Weaver Band/Raise The Dead/American Roots Records – 165
Warner Bros./W.A.R. new duo Dan + Shay recently visited with WRNS in Greenville, NC. Pictured (L-R): Shay Mooney, Tommy Garrett (PD), Carletta Blake (APD) and Dan Smyers

Warner Bros./W.A.R. new duo Dan + Shay recently visited with WRNS in Greenville, NC. Pictured (L-R): Shay Mooney, Tommy Garrett (PD), Carletta Blake (APD) and Dan Smyers

Charlie Cook On Air: Fighting In The Family

Charlie Cook

Charlie Cook


I did not have a brother growing up. I did not have anyone to fight with or one up every day. I do have a younger sister but, I’m guessing, fighting with her was not as satisfying as with a male sibling would be.
Without this firsthand knowledge I am still chalking up the very public “fight” between Zac Brown and Luke Bryan’s current song, “That’s My Kind of Night,” as fighting amongst brothers. In the end you want to still be friends and you certainly are not out to do any long-term harm to the relationship but you are making a point. With brothers it is, “I am the strong one.” With Zac? Who in the heck knows?
Often in the middle of a comment, I realize I am going in the wrong direction and stopping would be the best solution to what is sure to be a, “darn, I was so close to getting out of that situation.” Most statements that start with, “I really like ‘so and so’ but…” end badly.
I am not judging what Zac said about Luke’s song because he should be able to voice his opinion on anything he wants. He was so precise about this particular song that it is…actually fun for us who then get to comment on the brouhaha.
You might remember earlier this year, Ray Price had some choice comments about Blake Shelton. It had something to do with Blake’s head being too big to fit in any size hat.
I saw Blake in concert last week in Charleston, W.Va. and any ole hat would fit this most down to earth performer in the business. I chalk Mr. Price’s comments up to not correctly interpreting Blake’s statement that provoked the response. Additionally, this was not brothers fighting. This was more like getting lectured by your grandfather. (So that I’m not the next target, let me say that Ray Price is one of my all-time favorite singers and he too gets to say whatever the heck he wants.)
The format has evolved. The target is the ticket buying, music buying, radio listening consumer and they are ALWAYS right.
If Zac thinks, “this is the worst song I have ever heard”, he can ease the pain by trying a couple of other formats today where there isn’t a real live musical instrument in sight.
I love how Jason Aldean and Justin Moore have weighed in and come to Luke’s defense. Funny because Zac didn’t actually attack Luke so much as the song itself, but on Music Row, that is like saying your baby is ugly, because everything mastered and released is the “best song ever done.” Which of course is BS.
I like how the format is drawing lines and defining itself as broad. You can have songs about pick-ups and daisy duke shorts (and please Zac, do not wage a war on daisy duke shorts, come on, dude), as well as songs about losing a family member and pining after a loss. We can have songs about drinking and being a redneck, and songs about unrequited love. Actually there really are a lot of drinking songs in the format. Man who has that much time to drink, seriously?
Luke, the most recently crowned Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year, can withstand some playful criticism of one song. I, quite frankly, wish someone would tell him he moves like a white guy on stage. That would be more useful criticism.
(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of MusicRow.)

[Update]: Willie Nelson Will Perform at Southern Ground Music and Food Festival

Willie Nelson, September 9-14, 2011

Willie Nelson


[Update]: Although it was previously announced that Willie Nelson & Family would be canceling his appearance at this weekend’s Southern Ground Music and Food Festival in Nashville, he has been confirmed to perform as scheduled on Saturday (Sept. 28), according to his publicist. They have also invited friend Warren Haynes to sit-in on a couple of songs.
Additionally, Kenny Rogers has been added to the Friday evening (Sept. 27) lineup. Rogers will make a special appearance during Zac Brown Band’s “Super Set” on Friday evening.
Nelson’s forthcoming album, To All The Girls…, comes out Oct. 22.

English Joins Warner/Chappell Production Music

Tom English

Tom English


Tom English, who resigned as GM of 650 AM WSM last week, has joined Warner/Chappell Production Music as VP, Business Development. “I can’t tell you how excited I am to get to work for and with my Leadership Music classmate and friend, President and CEO Randy Wachtler,” says English in a statement.
Warner/Chappell Production Music’s brands have composed works for well-known TV shows, films, and companies, including the “Today” Show, ESPN, Disney, Capital One, DirecTV, Major League Baseball, Cox Communications and many others.
English’s last day at 650 AM WSM is slated for Friday, Sept. 27. English was appointed General Manager of 650 AM WSM in 2012. He has served in numerous capacities during his 30-year career in broadcasting. Previously, English served as VP/Market Manager for Clear Channel Radio in Nashville (including WSIX). He was with the station for eight years, and was named Clear Channel Innovation Award-winner in 2005 and 2006. He also served as chairman of the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters in 2008.

Live Nation's Artist Nation Launches G-Major Management

LiveNation250Artist Nation, the artist management division of Live Nation Entertainment, has partnered with music manager Virginia Davis to launch G-Major Management. Davis’ client roster includes Jewel and Thomas Rhett, and most recently added Danielle Bradbery, the season four winner of NBC’s The Voice.
“We are excited to be in business with Virginia, she is a superstar. The recent signing of Danielle Bradbery is a great beginning to what we know will be a flourishing business,” stated Live Nation Entertainment’s President and CEO, Michael Rapino.
“Partnering with Live Nation will enable G-Major to offer its artists a first-rate experience in the industry. I look forward to working together with Live Nation to continue to expand the G-Major artist roster,” said Davis.

Leadership Music's Off The Record Series Features Kenny Rogers

A capacity crowd turned out to hear music icon Kenny Rogers recount his Hall of Fame career at Leadership Music’s popular Off the Record series on Thursday (Sept. 26) at Nashville’s Sambuca restaurant. Radio Hall of Fame broadcast personality, Gerry House, hosted the 60-minute career retrospective, which ranged from Rogers’ legendary chart-topping songs to his twin 9-year-old sons.

Pictured (L-R): Gerry House and Kenny Rogers

Pictured (L-R): Gerry House and Kenny Rogers


Pictured (L-R): Red Light Management's Fletcher Foster and Kenny Rogers

Pictured (L-R): Red Light Management’s Fletcher Foster and Kenny Rogers


Pictured (L-R): Former Leadership Music President Lori Badgett, Rogers, and Diane Pearson, President-elect of Leadership Music.

Pictured (L-R): Former Leadership Music President Lori Badgett, Kenny Rogers, and Diane Pearson, President-elect of Leadership Music.


Pictured (L-R): Gerry House, Leadership Music Founding Council member Joe Moscheo, Kenny Rogers and Leadership Music Founding Council member Jim Ed Norman.

Pictured (L-R): Gerry House, Leadership Music Founding Council member Joe Moscheo, Kenny Rogers and Leadership Music Founding Council member Jim Ed Norman.

CMT Chronicles Cassadee Pope's Journey

Pictured (L-R):  Jimmy Harnen (Republic Nashville President/Big Machine Label Group EVP), Leslie Fram (CMT SVP Music Strategy), Cassadee Pope and Scott Borchetta (Big Machine Label Group President/CEO). Photo: Fred Breedon

Pictured (L-R): Jimmy Harnen (Republic Nashville President/Big Machine Label Group EVP), Leslie Fram (CMT SVP Music Strategy), Cassadee Pope and Scott Borchetta (Big Machine Label Group President/CEO). Photo: Fred Breedon


In anticipation of the Oct. 8 Republic Nashville CD release, titled Frame By Frame, Cassadee Pope revealed the first episode in a six-part CMT series at an exclusive viewing at Nashville event space Ruby Wednesday night (Sept. 25).
Hosted by the Country network and the Big Machine imprint, the evening featured beverage and appetizers in the courtyard before a screening and acoustic performance in the venue’s the main hall. CMT’s Sr. VP of Music Strategy Leslie Fram welcomed the crowd, before inviting Republic Nashville’s President and EVP of BMLG Jimmy Harnen to the stage. President/CEO of BMLG Scott Borchetta also shared remarks: “This is the program I wanted to make. CMT gave us the ability to continue telling the story.”
The first episode of Cassadee Pope: Frame By Frame features recording sessions at Blackbird studios in Nashville with MusicRow Producer of the Year Dann Huff and Borchetta in addition to visits to Arizona radio stations KNIX in Phoenix and KMLE in Tempe, Ariz. Each half-hour series will reveal behind-the-scenes footage of Pope’s journey through recording her album and music video, in addition to performance preparation for the CMT Music Awards and the release her first single to radio.
To end the evening’s event, The Voice season three winner performed new songs for the Nashville crowd, including “I Wish I Could Break Your Heart,” “Champagne,” “Eleven,” You Hear A Song,” “Good Times” and “Wasting All These Tears.”
The CMT series premieres to the public Friday, Oct. 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on the network in advance of Pope’s album, Frame By Frame, released four days later.

ole Signs Columbia Nashville's Farr

Pictured (L-R): Haley McLemore (377 Management), Tyler Farr, John Ozier (ole GM, Nashville Creative), and Ben Strain (ole Creative Director, Nashville).

Pictured (L-R): Haley McLemore (377 Management), Tyler Farr, John Ozier (ole GM, Nashville Creative), and Ben Strain (ole Creative Director, Nashville).


ole has signed a deal with songwriter and Columbia Nashville recording artist Tyler Farr. Farr’s breakout single, “Redneck Crazy,” was penned by Josh Kear, Mark Irwin, and Chris Tompkins.
“I have been watching Tyler’s career develop over the last several years and to be able to partner with him as ‘Redneck Crazy’ is peaking is a huge honor,” says ole’s John Ozier, GM, Nashville Creative. “Tyler has an unbelievable voice and is a great artist, but his songwriting is what really enthuses us at ole. Tyler has a wonderful team of people around him and we’re thrilled to be able to join that team and to help build on the momentum he has right now. The future of ole is extremely bright, and Tyler Farr is a big part of that moving forward.”
“John Ozier has been a friend for several years,” adds Farr, “so for me to be able to team up with ole and John, makes me feel at home.”
Farr recently gave an album preview performance at Nashville club The Stage, where he thanked Ozier, Columbia Nashville and the rest of his team for their part in his rising career.

Industry Ink (9-26-13)

Cheri Cranford

Cheri Cranford


Streamsound Records has added Cheri Cranford to the label’s administration team. Cranford will serve as Office Manager and can be reached at cheri@streamsound.com or 615-377-0495.
Originally from New York, Cranford moved to Nashville 35 years ago. Most of her music industry career was spent at Sony Music Nashville, formerly Arista Nashville and RCA Label Group. While at Sony, she was Manager, Office Services and Executive Assistant to the music industry’s top label-heads and handled all corporate events for Sony. Most recently, she worked as Manager, Human Resources and Executive Assistant to GM/Sr. VP, Program Sales at Rural Media Group/RFD-TV.

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caa logo11Creative Artists Agency will hold its annual Young Nashville Party on Oct. 3, beginning at 9:30 p.m. The party will be held at Anthem in Nashville. Proceeds from the event will aid Communities in Schools of Nashville. Tickets are $50; for more information, visit caayoungnashville.com.

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Producer and songwriter Dan Mitchell has been named the new president of Little General Records (LGR). The label, established in 2010, counts trio Taylor Made among its artists.
Mitchell co-wrote “If You’re Gonna Play In Texas, You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band” for Alabama and went on to write cuts by Moe Bandy, The Oak Ridge Boys, George Jones, Connie Smith and many others. Mitchell has produced projects by George Jones, Johnny PayCheck, Tiny Tim and, recently finished production on Deborah Allen‘s Christmas album, due out next month.

Pictured (left to right): Taylor Made's Greg Duckworth, Nashvill Music Media's Elise Anderson, Little General Records owner Greg Darby, Taylor Made's Wendy Williams, Dan Mitchell, and Taylor Made's Brian Duckworth.

Pictured (L-R): Taylor Made’s Greg Duckworth, Nashvill Music Media’s Elise Anderson, Little General Records owner Greg Darby, Taylor Made’s Wendy Williams, Dan Mitchell, and Taylor Made’s Brian Duckworth.

'CMA Country Christmas' To Tape in November

Jennifer Nettles

Jennifer Nettles


Jennifer Nettles is slated to host CMA Country Christmas for the fourth consecutive year; the holiday music special will tape on Friday, Nov. 8 beginning at 7:30 p.m. CT on ABC.
“It’s really a joy for me to get to host ‘CMA Country Christmas,’” Nettles said. “I have so much fun doing it! I love the holiday season, and for me to get to be a part of this show for the fourth year in a row is a really big honor. What I love about doing this gig is that it’s the closest I’ve gotten to the old classic television variety shows. It is entertainment that everybody in the family can find fun, and I hope it’s something that keeps happening for years and years and years.”
Artists scheduled to take part include Trace Adkins, Luke Bryan, Sheryl Crow, Lucy Hale, Nettles, Jake Owen, Kellie Pickler, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, and Michael W. Smith.
For the second year, audience members are being encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy to the taping to help make the holidays brighter for Nashville area children. The Nashville-based, non-profit group Generosity, will have volunteers on site with specially marked bins to collect the toys, which will be distributed to homeless families this holiday season. In 2012, the group collected more than 5,000 toys. Volunteers from Generosity will start accepting toys beginning Friday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. /CT at the Bridgestone Arena Plaza (corner of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, Nashville). You do not have to have a ticket to the show to drop off a toy.
“Our artists are extremely generous and so are our fans,” CMA Board President Ed Hardy said. “It is our goal to make sure no child goes without a present this Christmas and we are grateful to our partners at Generosity for helping to make this a dream come true for children in Nashville.”
Tickets for CMA Country Christmas are on sale now and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com; by calling (800) 745-3000; or in person at the Bridgestone Arena Box Office.