Rewind: 2012 MusicRow Chart No.1s

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Little Big Town

For 10 years, The MusicRow Chart has anointed weekly No. 1 songs in the country radio marketplace and in 2012, thirty-three different songs climbed to the top position. Congratulations to all the artists, songwriters and labels for these 2012 radio achievements.

Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley

Noteworthy accomplishments were made by both Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan who tied for bringing three titles to the No. 1 position in 2012, more than any other artist this year. The longest reigning No. 1 song this year was Little Big Town’s “Pontoon,” which remained atop the MusicRow chart for 5 consecutive weeks– the entire month of August.

The 11th Annual MusicRow Chart Awards, based on radio airplay reported by members of MusicRow‘s CountryBreakout radio panel, will be held during CRS in February.

MusicRow Chart: No. 1 Songs of 2012

1/5-12         Luke Bryan “I Don’t Want This Night To End” Capitol Nashville
1/19-26       The Band Perry “All Your Life” Republic Nashville
2/2               Keith Urban “You Gonna Fly” Capitol Nashville
2/9-16         Dierks Bentley “Home” Capitol Nashville
2/23             Keith Urban “You Gonna Fly” Capitol Nashville
3/1               Martina McBride “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” Republic Nashville
3/8               Taylor Swift “Ours” Big Machine
3/15-22        Lady Antebellum “Dancin’ Away With My Heart” Capitol Nashville
3/29-4/5       Blake Shelton “Drink On It” Warner Music
4/12-26        Rascal Flatts “Banjo” Big Machine Records
5/3-10           Eric Church “Springsteen”   EMI Records
5/17              Luke Bryan “Drunk On You” Capitol Nashville
5/24              Carrie Underwood “Good Girl” 19 Recordings/Arista
5/31              Eli Young Band “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” Republic Nashville
6/7-14           Toby Keith “Beers Ago” Show Dog – Universal
6/21-7/5        Dierks Bentley “5-1-5-0” Capitol Nashville
7/12              The Band Perry “Postcard From Paris” Republic Nashville
7/19              Kenny Chesney “Come Over” Blue Chair/Columbia
7/26              Keith Urban “For You” Capitol Nashville
8/2-30           Little Big Town “Pontoon” Capitol Nashville
9/06              Lady Antebellum “Wanted You More” Capitol Nashville
9/13              Miranda Lambert “Fastest Girl In Town” RCA Nashville
9/20              Carrie Underwood “Blown Away” 19/Arista Nashville
9/27              Jason Aldean  “Take A Little Ride” Broken Bow
10/4-11         Luke Bryan “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” Capitol Nashville
10/18            Jake Owen “The One That Got Away” RCA Nashville
10/25            Eric Church “Creepin’” EMI Nashville
11/1-8           Florida Georgia Line “Cruise” Republic Nashville
11/15            Greg Bates “Did It For The Girl” Republic Nashville
11/22            Rascal Flatts “Come Wake Me Up”  Big Machine Records
11/29            Dierks Bentley “Tip It On Back” Capitol Nashville
12/6              Brad Paisley “Southern Comfort Zone” Arista Nashville
12/13            Zac Brown Band “Goodbye In Her Eyes” Southern Ground/Atlantic

Stellar Gospel Music Awards in Nashville

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Kirk Franklin and Tina and Ericka Campbell of Mary Mary will co-host the 28th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards. The event returns to Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House Saturday, January 19, 2013.

With more than 30,000 fans voting online, Mary Mary leads the list of nominees with nine nominations based on their latest album, Go Get It. 

Charles Jenkins earned a Best New Artist nomination for his debut CD The Best of Both Worlds, and garnered recognition in seven additional categories including Artist of The Year and Song of The Year.

Other multiple nominees include Marvin Sapp and Fred Hammond with six each, and Andre Crouch and Isaac Carree with five apiece.

The Stellar Gospel Music Awards will feature live performances by Tamela Mann, Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago, Israel Houghton, Marvin Sapp, Tye Tribbett and Le’Andria Johnson, among others.

The Stellar Awards will air in broadcast syndication on 150 stations in over 125 markets around the country and on the GMC network from January 19 to March 3, 2013. Tickets to the awards ceremony at the Grand Ole Opry House are available through Ticketmaster. Related events include The Stellar Awards Pre-Show on Friday, January 18 and the Stellar Gospel Radio Awards and Showcase on Saturday, January 19.

For additional details, visit www.thestellarawards.com.

MusicRowPics: John Karl Artist Visit

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Earlier this month John Karl stopped by MusicRow headquarters to play an acoustic set, which included Karl’s first and current single, “Redneck Rich.”

“Your first single is important,” Karl said. “It’s like your first handshake with your audience.”

The New York native also played two songs he is considering for his second single, “Old River Road” and “I Believe.”

For more information on Karl, visit www.johnkarl.net.

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SiriusXM Radio To Air Live NYE Concerts

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SiriusXM Radio will present a lineup of live concerts, DJ sets and a New Year’s Eve music channel to usher in 2013. Listeners can hear a wide range of live concert music from across the country from entertainers including Willie Nelson, Gregg Allman, Widespread Panic, The Lumineers, Southside Johnny and Little Feat.

The live concert broadcasts will include: Willie Nelson from Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, Texas (Willie’s Roadhouse, channel 56); Gregg Allman at the House of Blues in New Orleans, La. (Classic Vinyl, channel 26); Widespread Panic at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. (Jam_On, channel 29); The Lumineers at Ogden Theatre in Denver, Colo. (The Spectrum, channel 28); Southside Johnny at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, N.J. (E Street Radio, channel 20); and Little Feat’s concert at The Hamilton in Washington, D.C. (Radio Margaritaville, channel 24).

Additionally, Real Jazz (Channel 67) will present NPR’s annual “Toast of the Nation” featuring coast to coast live jazz performances from Wynton Marsalis, John Scofield, Dee Alexander and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band.

The Pulse (Channel 10) will broadcast performances from the “Live in the Vineyard Concert” in Napa, Calif. featuring performances by Alanis Morissette, Gavin DeGraw, Grace Potter and Paloma Faith. The Spectrum (Channel 28) will air The Avett Brothers’ New Year’s Eve performance at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, N.C., immediately following the live Lumineers broadcast.

New Year’s Nation (Channel 3), will feature upbeat party songs from various music genres. The channel will launch at 3:00 p.m. ET on Monday (Dec. 31) and will air through Tuesday (Jan. 1) at 6:00 p.m. ET.

For more information on SiriusXM Radio’s New Year’s Eve programming, visit siriusxm.com/holiday.

American Voices Accepting Ensemble Applications

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American Voices, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is now accepting ensemble applications for the American Music Abroad 2013-2014 touring season. The deadline for applications is Jan. 18 at 5 p.m. PST.

To represent the full spectrum of the American musical landscape, musical ensembles from across the United States that specialize in Hip Hop, Rock & Roll, Jazz, Country and other American roots music including but not limited to Native American, Latin, Afro-Caribbean, Blues, Bluegrass, Cajun, Gospel and Zydeco are invited to apply for this international exchange program.

The American Music Abroad program offers the opportunity to conduct musical exchange tours overseas, particularly to countries not often visited by American musicians, to foster cross-cultural engagement and understanding. American Voices will produce a series of month-long, multi-country cultural exchange programs for approximately 10 ensembles drawn from a wide variety of American musical genres.

On Feb. 8, 2013, American Voices will announce up to 40 ensembles that will be invited to audition March 21-26. On April 9, the American Music Abroad finalists will be announced.

More information and applications for the 2013-2014 tours are available here.

 

Bluegrass Legend Comes To Nashville For NYE Concert

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The Del McCoury Band

Del McCoury and his band of ace musicians will help ring in 2013 in Nashville with plenty of Bluegrass music. The Del McCoury Band will perform at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. Joining them for the evening will be the Travelin’ McCourys and Keller Williams.

The Del McCoury Band includes Del and sons Ronnie McCoury (mandolin) and Rob McCoury (banjo), as well as, Alan Bartram (bass) and Jason Carter (fiddle).

The concert begins at 8 p.m. CT and doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets range from $35-$60.

The Del McCoury Band will kick off 2013 by joining fellow bluegrass heavyweights J.D. Crowe, Bobby Hicks, Jerry McCoury and Bobby Osborne for concerts in St. Bristol, Tenn. (Jan. 24) and in Bowling Green, Ky. (Jan. 25).

MusicRowPics: The Shuggah Pies Artist Visit

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On Tuesday (12/18), The Shuggah Pies visited the MusicRow Headquarters. The trio, formerly known as Pearl Heart, is made up of sisters Angela, Courtney and Amy.

The newly named Shuggah Pies played several songs, including their first single, “I’m Ready,” which can be purchased on iTunes. The sisters also played “Radio” and “Keep on Crying,” telling MusicRow to keep a lookout for new music in 2013.

For more information, visit theshuggahpies.com.

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Sugarland Performer Adds Role as Keynote Speaker

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Kristian Bush

Sugarland‘s Kristian Bush will deliver the keynote address to kick off the 4th annual Nashville Recording Workshop + Expo in 2013. The workshop and expo will return to Rocketown Event Center in downtown Nashville on February 15 & 16. Bush’s longtime collaborator, Tom Tapley, will join him for a look at the stages of a recent production.

NRW+E is designed to allow audio professionals to share their expertise with home studio owners, whether they be musicians, songwriters, producers or engineers. The event will also feature exhibits by leading audio gear manufacturers and an opening evening reception. The Nashville Recording Workshop + Expo 2013 is presented by the AES Nashville Section in conjunction with the Audio Engineering Society.

Previous artists highlighted at the Nashville Recording Workshop + Expo are Ricky Skaggs, Ben Folds and Keb Mo.

Weekly Register: It’s A Red Christmas!

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taylor390As we prepare to delve into the mysteries behind the year’s biggest music sales week, let me begin by wishing all Weekly Register readers a happy holiday and wonderful New Year.

Week 51 was a monster (ended 12-23-12), but unfortunately unable to muster a gain over 2011. Christmas week country album sales were off a slight .73%, but all-genre for the same one-week period was down a more substantial 15.8%. Meanwhile, lo and behold my stocking was stuffed with a special gift from the good folks at Nielsen SoundScan—a shiny TEA chart which as WR readers know converts track sales into handy album equivalents (10 tracks = one album) and will undoubtedly sharpen our 2013 analysis.

weeklygrid12-23-12The elves over at Big Machine, must have been working furiously right up ‘til the night before … since Ms. Swift’s Red (the color of Christmas) scanned another 276k units for the week, giving this project an impressive 2.866 million in 9 weeks! Oh yeah and please paste a “No. 1” sticker on it—it easily topped both the country album and Top 200 album lists. The singer-songwriter also was well represented atop the Digital Track list with “I Knew You Were Trouble” moving up to No. 1 with 221k weekly downloads and an RTD of 1.46 million.

Finally, consulting our nifty new TEA rankings, the precocious, ruby-lipped lass added to her weekly Red album sales with a total of 355k downloads from various Red tracks creating a weekly TEA albums total of 311k. The other part of our SS data surprise, “YTD TEA” shows Red with 3.535 million RTD. Tracks ‘n’ TEA added about 19% to Red’s total.

weeklygrid12-16-12Moving on, we also saw nice jumps for this year’s offerings from Lady Antebellum (No. 2; 78k), Blake Shelton (No. 4; 72k) and Scotty McCreery (No. 9; 48k). Little Big Town (No. 3; 72k) and Jason Aldean (No. 5; 69k) filled in the Top 5. Congrats are a few days premature, but “Cheers!” to Jason as his Night Train will pass the million scans mark before the end of next week.

There’ll be lots to discuss after the end of next week as we close out the stats and shift the analyzer machine into high gear.

But for now you’ll look pretty smart at this weekend’s cocktail parties if you just smile and say, “Yeah, country is doing better than the overall industry—up 3.1%, but not by a whole lot.” Then quietly add, “Labels continued to consolidate this year (Universal and EMI) but it’s exciting to see more than a third of the Top 25 country albums peppered with new faces and fresh sounds.”

Have a safe and happy new year!

 

The Fray, Love and Theft At Nashville’s NYE Bash

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The Fray

Nashville will ring in the New Year with an eclectic mix of music from The Fray, Love and Theft, Sixpence None The Richer, Striking Matches and Lennon and Maisy Stella as part of the fourth annual Music City’s “Bash on Broadway.”

This year will mark the inaugural New Year’s Eve “Bash on Broadway” Family Hour presented by Twice Daily. Lennon and Maisy Stella, (the sisters who portray Connie Britton’s daughters on ABC’s Nashville, and are real-life daughters of husband-wife duo The Stellas), will headline the new event.The Family Hour will also feature the raising of the 15-foot-tall music note (covered in over 150 LED lights), fireworks and discounted non-alcoholic beverages from 7 to 8 p.m. CT.

Love and Theft

Later in the evening, The Fray will headline, with additional performances by Sixpence None the Richer, Love and Theft and Striking Matches. Attendees of Music City’s “Bash on Broadway” will count down to the New Year with the “Music Note Drop®,” triggering a fireworks display and major confetti cannons as it reaches the midnight mark.