SPIN ZONE
- Rising Country star and established actress Lucy Hale (R) stopped by WUBE to visit with PD Grover Collins (L) in Cincinnati on her recent radio promo tour.
After spending nine weeks on the chart, Florida Georgia Line’s “Stay” crosses the border to No. 1 with 3175 spins. Meanwhile, Cassadee Pope’s “Wasting All These Tears” jumps to No. 2. Zac Brown Band’s “Sweet Annie” climbs to No. 3, while David Nail’s “Whatever She’s Got” leaps to No. 4. Cole Swindell’s “Chillin’ It” moves up two spots, landing at No. 5. Rounding out the Top 10 this week is Dierks Bentley’s “I Hold On” at No. 6, Lady Antebellum’s “Compass” at No. 7, Jake Owen’s “Days of Gold” at No. 8 and Scotty McCreery’s “See You Tonight” at No. 9. McCreery recently announced the dates for his upcoming See You Tonight tour. Finally, Love and Theft’s “If You Ever Get Lonely” breaks the Top 10, landing at No. 10.
Jason Aldean’s “When She Says Baby” is the week’s greatest gainer, rising to No. 28 with another 232 spins. Luke Bryan’s “Drink A Beer” also gains 232 spins, ascending to No. 15. Florida Georgia Line moves to the top of MusicRow’s chart with 210 more spins, while George Strait’s “I Got A Car” reaches No. 21 with an extra 143 spins. Lastly, Danielle Bradbery’s “The Heart of Dixie” jumps to No. 13 with 134 additional spins. The newcomer recently made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry.
MusicRow welcomes debuts from two singers this week, with Bush Hawg’s “More Than Corn” debuting at No. 77 and Kip Moore’s “Young Love” at No. 79.
News: CMT and Clear Channel Media have partnered to create programming across TV, radio and digital properties. The partnership marks the largest Country platform in radio and TV, with CMT reaching 92 million households and Clear Channel extending to 89 million listeners per month.
As a result of the partnership, CMT radio personality Cody Alan has been named the new host of Premiere Networks’ syndicated show After MidNite, which has been rebranded as CMT After Midnite With Cody Alan. His show will debut on Jan. 6.
Click here to read MusicRow’s full report.
Frozen Playlists: WKDZ, KSED, WOWF, WMCI, KWCK, KDXY, WMEV, WTHO, KYTN, WOKA, KMKS, WEIO, WBYZ, KRGI, KXIA, WJVL, WLJE, KFTX, KCJC, KVOM, WXXK, KYEZ, KZPK, KKOW, KGRT, WTCM
Funl/Flying Island’s Ty Herndon (L) recently visited with WSM’s Bill Cody (R) in promotion of his new material from his first album in seven years, Lies I Told Myself.
Craig Campbell/Keep Them Kisses Comin’/Acoustic Peach-Bigger Picture
December 9
Brad Paisley/The Mona Lisa/Arista Nashville
Charlie Worsham/Want Me Too/Warner Bros.-WAR
Court Yard Hounds/Sunshine/Columbia
December 16
Lindsay Ell/Trippin’ On Us/Stoney Creek
New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Bush Hawg/More Than Corn/RCA Nashville – 77
Kip Moore/Young Love/MCA Nashville – 79
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Jason Aldean/When She Says Baby/Broken Bow – 9
Thomas Rhett/Get Me Some Of That/Valory Music – 7
Brad Paisley/The Mona Lisa/Arista Nashville – 7
Kip Moore/Young Love/MCA Nashville – 7
Billy Currington/We Are Tonight/Mercury – 6
The Cadillac Three/The South/Big Machine – 5
Dan+Shay/19 You+Me/Warner Bros. – 4
Austin Webb/Slip On By/Streamsound – 4
Toby Keith/Shut Up and Hold On/Show Dog-Universal – 4
Luke Bryan/Drink A Beer/Capitol Nashville – 4
Seth Hopkins/Til The Town Burns Down/Harvest – 4
Bush Hawg/More Than Corn/RCA Nashville – 4
Tyler Farr/Whiskey In My Water /Columbia Nashville – 4
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Jason Aldean/When She Says Baby/Broken Bow – 232
Luke Bryan/Drink A Beer/Capitol Nashville – 232
Florida Georgia Line/Stay/Republic Nashville – 210
George Strait/I Got A Car/MCA – 143
Danielle Bradbery/The Heart of Dixie/Big Machine – 134
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
John Karl/Old River Road/Pour Boy – 209
Ry Bradley/New Kind Of Lonely/Crimson Q Records – 207
Robby Johnson/South of Me / Contrast Music Records – 202
Jared Blake/Countryfied/Skiddco Records- 186
Maggie Sajak/Wild Boy/Back East Records-GMV Nashville – 184
Atlantic/WMN’s Hunter Hayes recently played in front of his hometown in Lafayette, La. His latest single, “Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me,” featuring Jason Mraz, lands at No. 12. Pictured (L-R): KMDL’s Stephanie Crist, Hunter Hayes, and WMN’s Mark Niederhauser.
Taylor Swift, Keith Urban Booked For Grammy Nominations Concert
/by Jessica NicholsonPhoto by Jeff Lipsky
Taylor Swift and Keith Urban are among the artists slated to take part in “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!–Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night.” Swift, who is currently taking her Red Tour overseas, will participate in the event from Sydney, Australia. The 23-year-old entertainer was a co-host at last year’s event, which announces the Grammy nominees for all major categories. According to the preview video of the event, Urban will perform with Miguel.
Other artists confirmed for the event include Katy Perry, Robin Thicke, Drake and Macklemore & Lewis. LL Cool J returns to host the event.
“The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!–Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night!” will air live Friday, Dec. 6 from Los Angeles’ Nokia Theater, beginning at 10 p.m. ET.
To see a video preview of the nominations concert, watch below. The 56th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Jan. 26, 2014, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show will broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/P.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awrz-eTSQDM
Bryan, Shelton To Return As ACM Hosts for 2014
/by Lorie HollabaughThe show airs live on CBS from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Florida Georgia Line will host the 4th Annual ACM Fan Jam April 6 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, with live performances via remote airing during the awards show telecast. Other artists performing on the Fan Jam will be announced soon. An all-star concert special is also being planned for April 7; the concert special will feature top country acts and benefit the organization’s Lifting Lives program. ACM members can purchase tickets for the show beginning Dec. 10. General public tickets will go on sale Dec. 13.
For more information, visit acmcountry.com.
Artist Updates (12/2/13)
/by Lorie HollabaughFlorida Georgia Line
Florida Georgia Line is jumping on the Night Train to Canada with Jason Aldean for four dates on Aldean’s Night Train tour in February. The duo will play Oshawa, Hamilton, London and Ottawa on the Ontario dates. Florida Georgia Line has been newly crowned the #1 Most Played Country Artist at radio in Canada for 2013, having launched three consecutive, multi-week #1 smashes including the gold-certified “Round Here,” platinum-selling “Get Your Shine On” and six-times platinum “Cruise.” They released a deluxe edition of their debut album Here’s To The Good Times…This Is How We Roll Nov. 25.
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Naomi Judd
The American Humane Association will honor Naomi Judd with its Humane Legacy Award Dec. 7 at its Lady In Red Gala at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla. Judd will be recognized for her tireless dedication to helping the infirmed and society’s most vulnerable at the event, which will be hosted by the Tonight Show‘s Jay Leno. Proceeds from the “Night In Rio”-themed event will benefit the American Humane Association.
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Stephen Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman will play the Ryman Feb. 22 with the Afters and Josh Wilson. Tickets for the Nashville show go on sale Dec. 6. Chapman will be performing songs from his latest CD, The Glorious Unfolding. The CD is his 18th, and his first studio album of all originals in seven years. Highlights from the new project include the song “Together,” which Chapman wrote for his wife Mary Beth.
“In October, we celebrate our 29th anniversary,” he says, acknowledging the past five years since their youngest daughter (Maria Sue) was killed in a tragic accident. “Statistics show that 90% of marriages don’t survive the loss of a child. The fact that we are together celebrating 29 years of marriage is a testimony to God’s faithfulness and God’s grace.”
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McGrady Joins BMLG as Sr. Manager, Partnership Marketing
/by Jessica NicholsonSarah McGrady. Photo Credit: Steven C. Knapp
Sarah McGrady has joined Big Machine Label Group as Sr. Manager, Partnership Marketing. In her new role, McGrady will assist in managing and soliciting strategic partnerships for the label group’s Big Machine Records, The Valory Music Co. and Republic Nashville imprints. McGrady will also also manage artist affinity data to better position BMLG’s artist roster with a broad spectrum of brands.
McGrady previously worked at the Country Music Association. After joining the CMA in February 2009, McGrady was involved with major events such as CMA Music Festival, CMA Awards, CMA Country Christmas and CMA Marketing Summit. McGrady was also involved with developing the CMA EDU initiative across college and university campuses. McGrady is the current President of SOLID (Society of Leaders in Development), and has previously contributed to the PR Task Force with the WMBA (Women in Music Business Association) and volunteers with St. Jude, Habitat for Humanity and Cross Point Community Church.
“We are thrilled to welcome Sarah to the team. Her passion for the format and drive made her the perfect addition to our Partnerships division,” said John Zarling, SVP, Partnership Marketing & Promotion Strategy. “In a short time, Sarah’s been involved with an impressive list of brand deals, and we look forward to applying her creative thinking with promotions across our roster of artists.”
“I am thrilled to be joining the phenomenal team that is the Big Machine Label Group. Their strategic planning and innovation are unmatched and I am excited for the opportunity to combine two of my passions, brands and Country Music, to further the reach of their exceptional artist roster,” said McGrady.
McGrady can be reached at Sarah.McGrady@bmlg.net.
Wayne Mills Benefit Concert Slated for Dec. 4 in Nashville
/by Jessica NicholsonWayne Mills
A benefit concert will be held in honor of Wayne Mills at Tin Roof Nashville on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Mills, 44, died Saturday, Nov.23, after an apparent altercation outside a Nashville bar. The event will feature artists including Eric Lee Beddingfield, Jesse Keith Whitley, Kyle Wilson, Joey Allcorn, Bert David Newton, Trent Tomlinson, Shannon Lawson, Craig Wayne Boyd, Chris Gantry, Dave Gibson and many others. The event will begin at 7:50 p.m.
A full performance lineup is below.
7:50 PM – Welcome from Brandyn Steen & JR Roberson
8:00 – 8:15: The Southern Boys (Full Band)
8:20 – 8:40: Jared Wade, John Riggins, Jason Lawlor, Brian Warner
8:45 – 9:05: Zac Hacker, Rhean Boyer, Anthony K Culver, James Austin
9:10 – 9:30: Chad Wilson, Billy David Sidwell, Benjamin Phillips, Garrett Walker
9:35 – 9:55: Sean Rivers, Daryl Aldridge, James Williams, Brandon Atwell
10:00 – 10:20: Rexton Lee, Brad Cotter, Hunter Lawley, Steve Owen
10:25 – 11:05: Tim Scott, Craig Wayne Boyd, Joshua Morningstar, Tom Ghent, Chris Gantry
11:10 – 11:40: The Darlins, Jon Cook, Bernie Nelson, Dave Gibson
11:45 – 12:25: Shannon Lawson, Trent Tomlinson, Tom Tex Perkins, Dustin Bogue, Randall Clay
12:30 – 12:45: Bert David Newton (Full Band w/ Wayne Mills Band)
12:50 – 1:05: Joey Allcorn (Full Band w/ Wayne Mills Band)
1:10 – 1:25: Jesse Keith Whitley (Full Band w/ Wayne Mills Band)
1:30 – 1:45: Kyle Wilson (Full Band w/ Wayne Mills Band)
1:50 – 2:05: Eric Lee Beddingfield (Full Band w/ Wayne Mills Band)
2:10 AM: Closing Remarks from Brandyn Steen and JR Roberson
Aldean, Lambert, Gilbert Set To Headline Country Thunder in 2014
/by Lorie Hollabaugh“We feel it’s important to get the right mix of talent every year,” said Troy Vollhoffer, executive producer of the event. “We think we’ve gotten it right yet again. Our headliners are incredibly strong and we’ve backed them up with a good mix of hot, young talent, and classic artists who appeal to our entire demographic. We know that our fans are going to have a blast this summer!”
WMBA Presents Tunes For Tots Benefit Concert
/by Jessica NicholsonRepresentatives from the U.S. Marines will be in attendance to collect toys and donations for the Toys For Tots Foundation.
Singleton penned David Nail‘s “Red Light” and “Let It Rain,” as well as “Why Don’t We Just Dance” (recorded by Josh Turner) and “Watching Airplanes” (Gary Allan). Rosen is best-known for penning The Band Perry‘s “Better Dig Two,” Chris Young‘s “Neon,” and the tune “Fade Into You” (heard on ABC’s Nashville). Ramsey is the lead singer of Old Dominion and penned Craig Morgan‘s “Wake Up Lovin’ You”). Veltz is a writer behind Eli Young Band‘s “Drunk Last Night” and Young’s “Lonely Eyes.”
For more information, visit toysfortots.org or wmbanashville.org.
Weekly Chart Report (11/27/13)
/by Michael_SmithSPIN ZONE
After spending nine weeks on the chart, Florida Georgia Line’s “Stay” crosses the border to No. 1 with 3175 spins. Meanwhile, Cassadee Pope’s “Wasting All These Tears” jumps to No. 2. Zac Brown Band’s “Sweet Annie” climbs to No. 3, while David Nail’s “Whatever She’s Got” leaps to No. 4. Cole Swindell’s “Chillin’ It” moves up two spots, landing at No. 5. Rounding out the Top 10 this week is Dierks Bentley’s “I Hold On” at No. 6, Lady Antebellum’s “Compass” at No. 7, Jake Owen’s “Days of Gold” at No. 8 and Scotty McCreery’s “See You Tonight” at No. 9. McCreery recently announced the dates for his upcoming See You Tonight tour. Finally, Love and Theft’s “If You Ever Get Lonely” breaks the Top 10, landing at No. 10.
Jason Aldean’s “When She Says Baby” is the week’s greatest gainer, rising to No. 28 with another 232 spins. Luke Bryan’s “Drink A Beer” also gains 232 spins, ascending to No. 15. Florida Georgia Line moves to the top of MusicRow’s chart with 210 more spins, while George Strait’s “I Got A Car” reaches No. 21 with an extra 143 spins. Lastly, Danielle Bradbery’s “The Heart of Dixie” jumps to No. 13 with 134 additional spins. The newcomer recently made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry.
MusicRow welcomes debuts from two singers this week, with Bush Hawg’s “More Than Corn” debuting at No. 77 and Kip Moore’s “Young Love” at No. 79.
News: CMT and Clear Channel Media have partnered to create programming across TV, radio and digital properties. The partnership marks the largest Country platform in radio and TV, with CMT reaching 92 million households and Clear Channel extending to 89 million listeners per month.
As a result of the partnership, CMT radio personality Cody Alan has been named the new host of Premiere Networks’ syndicated show After MidNite, which has been rebranded as CMT After Midnite With Cody Alan. His show will debut on Jan. 6.
Click here to read MusicRow’s full report.
Frozen Playlists: WKDZ, KSED, WOWF, WMCI, KWCK, KDXY, WMEV, WTHO, KYTN, WOKA, KMKS, WEIO, WBYZ, KRGI, KXIA, WJVL, WLJE, KFTX, KCJC, KVOM, WXXK, KYEZ, KZPK, KKOW, KGRT, WTCM
Funl/Flying Island’s Ty Herndon (L) recently visited with WSM’s Bill Cody (R) in promotion of his new material from his first album in seven years, Lies I Told Myself.
Upcoming Singles
December 2
Craig Campbell/Keep Them Kisses Comin’/Acoustic Peach-Bigger Picture
December 9
Brad Paisley/The Mona Lisa/Arista Nashville
Charlie Worsham/Want Me Too/Warner Bros.-WAR
Court Yard Hounds/Sunshine/Columbia
December 16
Lindsay Ell/Trippin’ On Us/Stoney Creek
New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Bush Hawg/More Than Corn/RCA Nashville – 77
Kip Moore/Young Love/MCA Nashville – 79
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Jason Aldean/When She Says Baby/Broken Bow – 9
Thomas Rhett/Get Me Some Of That/Valory Music – 7
Brad Paisley/The Mona Lisa/Arista Nashville – 7
Kip Moore/Young Love/MCA Nashville – 7
Billy Currington/We Are Tonight/Mercury – 6
The Cadillac Three/The South/Big Machine – 5
Dan+Shay/19 You+Me/Warner Bros. – 4
Austin Webb/Slip On By/Streamsound – 4
Toby Keith/Shut Up and Hold On/Show Dog-Universal – 4
Luke Bryan/Drink A Beer/Capitol Nashville – 4
Seth Hopkins/Til The Town Burns Down/Harvest – 4
Bush Hawg/More Than Corn/RCA Nashville – 4
Tyler Farr/Whiskey In My Water /Columbia Nashville – 4
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Jason Aldean/When She Says Baby/Broken Bow – 232
Luke Bryan/Drink A Beer/Capitol Nashville – 232
Florida Georgia Line/Stay/Republic Nashville – 210
George Strait/I Got A Car/MCA – 143
Danielle Bradbery/The Heart of Dixie/Big Machine – 134
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
John Karl/Old River Road/Pour Boy – 209
Ry Bradley/New Kind Of Lonely/Crimson Q Records – 207
Robby Johnson/South of Me / Contrast Music Records – 202
Jared Blake/Countryfied/Skiddco Records- 186
Maggie Sajak/Wild Boy/Back East Records-GMV Nashville – 184
Atlantic/WMN’s Hunter Hayes recently played in front of his hometown in Lafayette, La. His latest single, “Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me,” featuring Jason Mraz, lands at No. 12. Pictured (L-R): KMDL’s Stephanie Crist, Hunter Hayes, and WMN’s Mark Niederhauser.
'MusicRow' No. 1 Song
/by Eric T. ParkerFlorida Georgia Line
Arguably the hottest duo in music today, Florida Georgia Line, lands atop our pre-Thanksgiving MusicRow Chart with “Stay.”
With five writers, Joey Moi, John Fred Young, Chris Robertson, Jon Lawhon and Ben Wells, the title has become top-selling Country track this week, having moved a total of 371k to date.
Not only is the band moving singles, but this week also marks the release of the eagerly anticipated Here’s To The Good Times: This Is How We Roll, deluxe version of their debut album. The double-disk project includes six additional tracks, six music videos and six behind-the-scenes videos.
And talk about swag, Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard took home four CMA Awards trophies at the start of the month, in addition to winning their first American Music Award this past Sunday (Nov. 24). On top of all that, the boys are nominated for eight ACA Awards on Dec. 10; the duo is also scheduled to perform at the awards show.
To catch them live, the duo will be out headlining their Here’s To The Good Times Tour through December on top of a slew of appearances through 2014. But feel free to watch them perform right now in the Peter Zavadil-directed music video for “Stay,” below.
Tracy Lawrence Celebrates 8th Annual "Mission Possible" Turkey Fry
/by Jessica NicholsonPictured (L-R): Chad Warrix, The Roys, Rick Huckaby, Tracy Lawrence, Rob Bironas, Rachel Bradshaw.
Photo by: ElectricHouse
Tracy Lawrence rallied the Nashville community on Tuesday (Nov. 26) during the 8th annual “Mission Possible” Turkey Fry. During the annual event, more than 500 turkeys were cooked to help feed those in need during this Thanksgiving holiday season.
“The real heroes are the volunteers,” said Tracy Lawrence. “I am so humbled each year by the outpouring of support from the community, to the sponsors and volunteers that stood in freezing rain to cook turkeys giving back to others in need. It’s a wonderful feeling.”
Since the event launched in 2006, the Tracy Lawrence “Mission Possible” Turkey Fry has brought in close to 7,000 turkeys and provided more than 46,000 meals to help the Nashville Rescue Mission feed the homeless in Middle Tennessee.
Pictured (L-R): Chad Warrix, The Roys, Rick Huckaby, Tracy Lawrence, Rob Bironas, Rachel Bradshaw.
Photo by: ElectricHouse
Pictured: Tracy Lawrence with the Sam’s Club team
Photo By: ElectricHouse