SPIN ZONE
Sony Music Nashville recording artist Angie Johnson recently performed at WEIO’s Barn Bash in promotion of this week’s No. 32 single, “Swagger.” Pictured (L-R): RG Jones, Sony Music Nashville; Kelly Green, WEIO GM; Angie Johnson; WEIO on-air personality Ken Folkes; and Sony Music Nashville’s Rusty Sherrill.
After spending 15 weeks on
MusicRow’s chart,
Darius Rucker’s “Radio” rides the airwaves to No. 1 with 3,111 spins. Meanwhile,
Keith Urban and
Miranda Lambert’s “We Were Us” quickly approaches the No. 1 spot, landing at No. 2 in its seventh week on the chart.
Eli Young Band’s “Drunk Last Night” climbs to No. 3, while
Eric Paslay’s “Friday Night” falls to No. 4.
The Band Perry’s “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely” sits at No. 5. Rounding out the Top 10 this week is
Jake Owen’s “Days of Gold” at No. 6,
Joe Nichols’ “Sunny and 75” at No. 7,
Cassadee Pope’s “Wasting All These Tears” at No. 8,
Brad Paisley’s “I Can’t Change The World” at No. 9 and
Love and Theft’s “If You Ever Get Lonely” at No. 10.
Lady Antebellum’s “Compass” is the week’s greatest gainer. The song continues to head north on
MusicRow’s chart, rising to No. 28 with another 368 spins.
George Strait’s “I Got A Car” makes a solid debut at No. 61 with 310 spins.
Florida Georgia Line’s “Stay” jumps to No. 18 with another 300 spins, while Urban and Lambert’s “We Were Us” reaches No. 2 with an added 246 spins. Finally,
Jerrod Niemann’s “Drink To That All Night” hits No. 57 with an extra 233 spins.
MusicRow welcomes five stellar debuts this week, with Strait’s “I Got A Car” debuting at No. 61,
Kacey Musgraves’ “Follow Your Arrow” at No. 64,
The Sins Country’s “Muscadine” at No. 77,
Will Hoge’s “Strong” at No. 78 and
Taylor Made’s “Somewhere Between” at No. 80.
Frozen Playlists: KWCK, WUCZ, KDKD, KFTX, KIAI, WXXK, WAAG
Lee Brice celebrated the kick-off of his headlining “The Otherside Tour” with some radio and industry friends at the House of Blues in Boston, Mass., on Oct. 10. Pictured (L-R): Ginny Rogers (WKLB,) John Innamorato (Livenation), Brice and Haley McLemore
Little River Band/You Dream, I’ll Drive/Frontiers
Mitch Goudy/Blow These Speakers Out/Third Floor Records
Blackjack Billy/Get Some/Bigger Picture
Sheryl Crow/Callin’ Me When I’m Lonely/Warner Bros.-WMN
Eric Church/The Outsiders/EMI Records Nashville
November 4
Tyler Farr/Whiskey In My Water/Columbia Nashville
Luke Bryan/Drink A Beer/Capitol
George Strait/I Got A Car/MCA Nashville
New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
George Strait/I Got A Car/MCA – 61
Kacey Musgraves/Follow Your Arrow/Mercury Nashville – 64
The Sins Country/Muscadine/GTR Nashville – 77
Will Hoge/Strong/Prospector-Crescendo – 78
Taylor Made/Somewhere Between/LG Records – 80
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
George Strait/I Got A Car/MCA – 27
Jerrod Niemann/Drink To That All Night/Arista Nashville – 17
Justin Moore/Lettin’ The Night Roll/Valory Music – 17
Kacey Musgraves/Follow Your Arrow/Mercury Nashville – 16
Eric Church/The Outsiders/EMI Nashville – 13
Lady Antebellum/Compass/Capitol – 13
Dan+Shay/19 You+Me/Warner Brothers – 12
Brett Eldredge/Beat Of The Music/Atlantic-Warner Bros. – 10
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Lady Antebellum/Compass/Capitol – 368
George Strait/I Got A Car/MCA – 310
Florida Georgia Line/Stay/Republic Nashville – 300
Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert/We Were Us/Capitol Nashville-Hit Red Records – 246
Jerrod Niemann/Drink To That All Night/Arista Nashville – 233
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Josh Pruno/Cut Offs/Lawrence Music Group – 210
Laura Bell Bundy/Two Step/Big Machine – 202
Ryan Broshear/Make Each Moment Last/Painted Horse – 200
Aaron Watson/July In Cheyenne/HTK Records – 197
LoCash Cowboys/Best Seat In The House/Average Joes Entertainment-Tenacity Records – 188
Thomas Rhett stopped by Nashville Mornings at 103 WKDF in Nashville prior to his It Goes Like This release on The Valory Music Co., which releases Tuesday, Oct. 29. Pictured (L-R): Becca Walls, Rhett, Marty McFly.
Lew Dickey (second from R) and JT Batson (R) poses with guests at the NASH Bash at Atlanta’s Terminal West, which featured host Kix Brooks and performances by Kellie Pickler, Laura Bell Bundy, Jaida Dreyer and Kenny Rogers. (Photo credit: Austin Holt)
Feek, Slater, Carter Slated For CMA Songwriters Series
/by Jessica NicholsonCarter is best known for her No. 1 smash, “Strawberry Wine,” which won CMA Song of the Year in 1997; In addition, she co-wrote the Kenny Chesney hit “You and Tequila,” which was nominated last year for CMA Song of the Year.
Feek is one half of the duo Joey + Rory. He wrote or co-wrote much of the duo’s current album, His and Hers, and has logged multiple No. 1’s including “Little More Country Than That” recorded by Easton Corbin and “Some Beach” recorded by Blake Shelton.
Slater is a singer/songwriter who has penned songs including “In My Daughters Eyes” recorded by Martina McBride, “Unstoppable” recorded by Rascal Flatts, and “The High Cost of Living” recorded by Jamey Johnson.
'MusicRow' No. 1 Song
/by Eric T. ParkerDarius Rucker
Darius Rucker’s latest single, “Radio,” has made it to the No. 1 spot on MusicRow’s radio chart–imagine that! Ninety-nine reporting stations from around the country spun the title 3,111 times this week to land it at our chart’s pinnacle.
Written by Ashley Gorley, Luke Laird and Rucker, the Capitol Nashville title finds a teenager enjoying the freedom of the road with memorable songs blaring on the radio. MusicRow‘s Robert K. Oermann calls the title: “Thumpy and funky…Lively, romping and impossible to resist.”
Rucker is up for CMA Single of the Year at the Nov. 6 live telecast for his 2013 single “Wagon Wheel,” which is also nominated for Song of the Year. He will film with the CMA Country Christmas two days following (Nov. 8) for a Christmas program to be broadcast nationally on ABC-TV Monday, Dec. 2. Rucker is also featured on Sandra Boynton’s Warner Bros. Frog Trouble children’s project, singing “Beautiful Baby.”
Toby Keith, Hunter Hayes Among Latest After Midnite Hosts
/by Lorie HollabaughAfter MidNite’s 20-week takeover began on Aug. 1 and runs through the end of the year. Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Kenny Rogers, and Darius Rucker are just a few of the guests who have already stopped in to help the show celebrate its milestone over the past few months. The show is nationally syndicated by Premiere Networks and can be heard on more than 230 affiliates by 2.7 million people weekly.
Toby Keith – Oct. 28 – Nov. 3
Lee Brice and Tyler Farr (featuring CMA Correspondents Jo Dee Messina and Craig Morgan) – Nov. 4 – 10
Hunter Hayes – Nov. 11 – 17
Randy Houser – Nov. 18 – 24
Little Big Town – Nov. 25 – December 1
MusicRowLife: Ashley Monroe Weds
/by Jessica NicholsonBlake Shelton officiated the nuptials, and Miranda Lambert (a fellow member of Pistol Annies) served as the maid of honor. The wedding took place at Blackberry Farm, the same location that Kelly Clarkson wed this past weekend.
Danks and Monroe met in 2011 and announced their engagement in September 2012.
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like CMAs – Street Closings Alert
/by Lorie HollabaughMonday, Oct. 28
Beginning at 6:00 AM/CT, the Northside lane of Demonbreun Street will close between Fourth and Fifth Avenues South.
Friday, Nov. 1
At 6:00 AM/CT, Fifth Avenue South will close between Demonbreun Street and Broadway. The right lane between the Hilton driveway and Broadway will remain open for northbound traffic only.
Saturday, Nov. 2
At 6:00 AM/CT, Sixth Avenue South will close between Demonbreun Street and Broadway.
Sunday, Nov. 3
At 6:00 AM/CT, Demonbreun Street will close between Fifth and Sixth Avenues South.
Monday, Nov. 4
At 9:00 AM/CT, Fifth Avenue South will completely close between Demonbreun Street and Broadway.
Wednesday, Nov. 6
-At 6:00 AM/CT, Sixth Avenue South will close between Korean Veterans Blvd. and Demonbreun Street.
-At 6:00 AM/CT, Fifth Avenue South will close between Korean Veterans Blvd. and Demonbreun Street.
-At 6:00 AM/CT, Demonbreun Street will close between Fifth and Fourth Avenues South.
-At 6:00 AM/CT, the Fourth Avenue Southbound curb lane (West) will close between Broadway and Demonbreun Street.
-At 6:00 AM/CT, Demonbreun Street will close between Eighth and Sixth Avenues South.
-At 6:00 AM/CT, Seventh Avenue South will close between Demonbreun Street and Broadway.
-At 6:00 AM/CT, McGavock Pike will close between Eighth and Seventh Avenues South.
Saturday, Nov. 9
At 8:00 AM/CT, the Northside lane of Demonbreun Street will close between Fourth and Fifth Avenues South.
Sunday, Nov. 10
At 8:00 AM/CT, the Northside lane of Demonbreun Street will close again between Fourth and Fifth Avenues South.
The Northside lane of Demonbreun Street will re-open between Fourth and Fifth Avenues South no later than 6:00 PM/CT on each day it is closed. Fourth Avenue South will re-open between Broadway and Demonbreun Street no later than 10:00 PM/CT on Wednesday, Nov. 6. All other roads will re-open no later than 4:00 AM/CT on Thursday, Nov. 7; except Fifth Avenue South, which will re-open between Demonbreun Street and Broadway no later than5:00 PM/CT on that day. In addition, Sixth Avenue South between Demonbreun Street and Broadway, and Demonbreun Street between Sixth and Fifth Avenues South will re-open no later than 6:00 AM/CT on Saturday, Nov. 9.
McBride, McCreery, Joey+Rory Win Big at ICM Awards
/by Jessica NicholsonMartina McBride
The 19th Annual ICM Faith, Family & Country™ Awards were held Oct. 24 at The Fellowship at Two Rivers to honor artists, songwriters, radio personalities and others in the genres of Christian and Inspirational Country Music. Winners included Rascal Flatts for “Mainstream Inspirational Country Song” and “Video,” Martina McBride for “Mainstream Country Female Artist” and Scotty McCreery for “Mainstream Country Male Artist,” Joey+Rory for Mainstream Country Duo or Group, along with the top Inspirational Country Music artists.
2013 ICM Winners:
ENTERTAINER:
Kali Rose
MALE VOCALIST:
Tommy Brandt
FEMALE VOCALIST:
Mary James
VOCAL DUO / VOCAL DUO PERFORMANCE:
Steve Richard & Laura Dodd
VOCAL GROUP OR BAND:
Sunday Drive
MAINSTREAM INSPIRATIONAL COUNTRY SONG:
“Changed” Rascal Flatts
MAINSTREAM COUNTRY MALE ARTIST:
Scotty McCreery
MAINSTREAM COUNTRY FEMALE ARTIST:
Martina McBride
MAINSTREAM COUNTRY DUO OR GROUP:
Joey+Rory
INSPIRATIONAL COUNTRY SONG:
“They Don’t Stay Little Long Enough” Chuck Hancock
SONGWRITER:
Chuck Hancock
VIDEO:
“Changed” – Rascal Flatts
MUSICIAN:
Dennis Agajanian
COMEDIAN:
Chonda Pierce
RADIO STATION/NETWORK:
Inspirational Country Radio Network
NEW ARTIST:
Charee White
YOUTH IN MUSIC AWARD:
The McDougal Kids
FAITH, FAMILY, & COUNTRY MOVIE:
Spirit of Love, the Mike Glenn Story – Film It Productions
Produced by Darla Rae
RADIO PERSONALITY:
Marty Smith
INSPIRATIONAL BLUEGRASS ARTIST:
The Roys
MUSIC EVANGELIST:
Russ Murphy
TELEVISION NETWORK:
RFD TV
2013 LIVING LEGEND:
Gene Higgins
Industry Ink (10/25/13)
/by Lorie HollabaughPictured (L-R): Scott Borchetta, Anne Stanchfield and Scott Nygaard of Target Corporation
Scott Borchetta honored the Target Corporation with the Spirit of Excellence Award earlier this week during the T.J. Martell Foundation’s 38th Honors Gala Tuesday night (Oct. 22) in New York. Borchetta is a past honoree himself of the gala, and introduced the award with a humorous video honoring Target’s commitment to music before his speech at the event.
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Catch This Music’s Rebekah Long, Shawn Bowling, Shona Robertson Burr, CTM owner Eddie Robba, Debi Cochran, Brandon Perdue and Brody Maves.
Catch This Music Recording Studio celebrated its two-year anniversary Wednesday (Oct. 23) in its back lot with a Fall cookout. Friends and clients gnoshed on brats and burgers while helping the studio celebrate its birthday.
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Carolyn Corlew
Longtime Charlie Daniels Band background vocalist Carolyn Corlew was crowned Ms. Senior America Thursday (Oct. 24) at the National pageant at Resorts Casino Hotel’s Superstar Theater in Atlantic City, NJ. The competition featured 34 women ages 60 and older from around the country. Corlew won the title of Ms. Senior Tennessee on April 27th.
“I am thrilled, honored and so excited about wearing this crown for the next year,” said Corlew. “These women were over the top – there were professional dancers, opera singers from Broadway…I sang a bluesy Etta James song and we had a 93 year old that rocked the competition. I’m blown away. From this point it’s spirit, mind and then body – it’s gotta come from within. I’ve got a 20-pound dress on and a crown and I’m proud to represent all the senior women of America!”
SunTrust adds Michael Ribas
/by Sherod RobertsonMichael Ribas
SunTrust has added Michael Ribas as Mortgage Loan Officer to its Personal Banking services in the Music Row office. Ribas brings over eight years of experience to his role, originating residential loans to SunTrust Music’s clientele, helping first time homebuyers and private wealth clients. He has a proven track record with SunTrust Mortgage, becoming a member of the Bank’s Chairman’s Club for being one of its top performers.
“Michael Ribas is service-oriented, highly motivated and passionate about helping clients with residential financing needs; he will be a great asset to our team,” says Andrew Kintz, Managing Director of SunTrust Sports & Entertainment division.
Ribas is a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and is involved with the Vanderbilt Alumni Committee. His hobbies include pick-up basketball and training for marathons.
Weekly Chart Report (10/25/13)
/by Michael_SmithSPIN ZONE
Sony Music Nashville recording artist Angie Johnson recently performed at WEIO’s Barn Bash in promotion of this week’s No. 32 single, “Swagger.” Pictured (L-R): RG Jones, Sony Music Nashville; Kelly Green, WEIO GM; Angie Johnson; WEIO on-air personality Ken Folkes; and Sony Music Nashville’s Rusty Sherrill.
After spending 15 weeks on MusicRow’s chart, Darius Rucker’s “Radio” rides the airwaves to No. 1 with 3,111 spins. Meanwhile, Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert’s “We Were Us” quickly approaches the No. 1 spot, landing at No. 2 in its seventh week on the chart. Eli Young Band’s “Drunk Last Night” climbs to No. 3, while Eric Paslay’s “Friday Night” falls to No. 4. The Band Perry’s “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely” sits at No. 5. Rounding out the Top 10 this week is Jake Owen’s “Days of Gold” at No. 6, Joe Nichols’ “Sunny and 75” at No. 7, Cassadee Pope’s “Wasting All These Tears” at No. 8, Brad Paisley’s “I Can’t Change The World” at No. 9 and Love and Theft’s “If You Ever Get Lonely” at No. 10.
Lady Antebellum’s “Compass” is the week’s greatest gainer. The song continues to head north on MusicRow’s chart, rising to No. 28 with another 368 spins. George Strait’s “I Got A Car” makes a solid debut at No. 61 with 310 spins. Florida Georgia Line’s “Stay” jumps to No. 18 with another 300 spins, while Urban and Lambert’s “We Were Us” reaches No. 2 with an added 246 spins. Finally, Jerrod Niemann’s “Drink To That All Night” hits No. 57 with an extra 233 spins.
MusicRow welcomes five stellar debuts this week, with Strait’s “I Got A Car” debuting at No. 61, Kacey Musgraves’ “Follow Your Arrow” at No. 64, The Sins Country’s “Muscadine” at No. 77, Will Hoge’s “Strong” at No. 78 and Taylor Made’s “Somewhere Between” at No. 80.
Frozen Playlists: KWCK, WUCZ, KDKD, KFTX, KIAI, WXXK, WAAG
Lee Brice celebrated the kick-off of his headlining “The Otherside Tour” with some radio and industry friends at the House of Blues in Boston, Mass., on Oct. 10. Pictured (L-R): Ginny Rogers (WKLB,) John Innamorato (Livenation), Brice and Haley McLemore
Upcoming Singles
October 28
Little River Band/You Dream, I’ll Drive/Frontiers
Mitch Goudy/Blow These Speakers Out/Third Floor Records
Blackjack Billy/Get Some/Bigger Picture
Sheryl Crow/Callin’ Me When I’m Lonely/Warner Bros.-WMN
Eric Church/The Outsiders/EMI Records Nashville
November 4
Tyler Farr/Whiskey In My Water/Columbia Nashville
Luke Bryan/Drink A Beer/Capitol
George Strait/I Got A Car/MCA Nashville
New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
George Strait/I Got A Car/MCA – 61
Kacey Musgraves/Follow Your Arrow/Mercury Nashville – 64
The Sins Country/Muscadine/GTR Nashville – 77
Will Hoge/Strong/Prospector-Crescendo – 78
Taylor Made/Somewhere Between/LG Records – 80
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
George Strait/I Got A Car/MCA – 27
Jerrod Niemann/Drink To That All Night/Arista Nashville – 17
Justin Moore/Lettin’ The Night Roll/Valory Music – 17
Kacey Musgraves/Follow Your Arrow/Mercury Nashville – 16
Eric Church/The Outsiders/EMI Nashville – 13
Lady Antebellum/Compass/Capitol – 13
Dan+Shay/19 You+Me/Warner Brothers – 12
Brett Eldredge/Beat Of The Music/Atlantic-Warner Bros. – 10
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Lady Antebellum/Compass/Capitol – 368
George Strait/I Got A Car/MCA – 310
Florida Georgia Line/Stay/Republic Nashville – 300
Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert/We Were Us/Capitol Nashville-Hit Red Records – 246
Jerrod Niemann/Drink To That All Night/Arista Nashville – 233
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Josh Pruno/Cut Offs/Lawrence Music Group – 210
Laura Bell Bundy/Two Step/Big Machine – 202
Ryan Broshear/Make Each Moment Last/Painted Horse – 200
Aaron Watson/July In Cheyenne/HTK Records – 197
LoCash Cowboys/Best Seat In The House/Average Joes Entertainment-Tenacity Records – 188
Thomas Rhett stopped by Nashville Mornings at 103 WKDF in Nashville prior to his It Goes Like This release on The Valory Music Co., which releases Tuesday, Oct. 29. Pictured (L-R): Becca Walls, Rhett, Marty McFly.
Lew Dickey (second from R) and JT Batson (R) poses with guests at the NASH Bash at Atlanta’s Terminal West, which featured host Kix Brooks and performances by Kellie Pickler, Laura Bell Bundy, Jaida Dreyer and Kenny Rogers. (Photo credit: Austin Holt)
Charlie Cook On Air: The Problem With Diary Measurement
/by contributorCharlie Cook
About six weeks ago I wrote about the incredible summer country music stations had in 2013. At the time I attributed some of that success to the amazing tour schedule this year by superstars like Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney and Blake Shelton. I don’t remember a year when fans could experience this much live music over a few weeks time.
Not only were the headliners creating this excitement but up and down the roster of opening acts legitimate superstars were coming to the market. Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen, Eric Church, Chris Young and on and on. It was one of those summers where, if you lived in a major market, you could stand still and watch the Top 40 come to life every weekend.
WKLB shot to the top of the PPM ratings in Boston for the first time during the summer, enjoying their best ratings ever. WYCD in Detroit, which has often been the number one station in town, too had a great couple of months while country concerts dominated second only to the Tigers. The same for Pittsburgh and WDSY.
I know having the performers come to town brings with it extra effort on the programming and promotion staffs and this extra effort is what drove the ratings, but at that time I wondered if the live performances or the strength of the music itself was the driver. I said I thought it was more the live music.
Now to be fair, many country stations, in PPM markets, did gangbuster this Summer and even markets where the superstars did not visit did well. The summer Nielsen Audio ratings are now in for diary markets and the results are more mixed than in PPM markets. Many things play into this.
First PPM, even with the limited amount of meters in the market, is much more reliable (and of course immediate) than the diary system. I am becoming more and more disenchanted with the diary system as Nielsen Audio struggles with finding people (under 50) willing to keep the diary. Add to this the challenge of having listeners keep an accurate record of their habits.
What did you have for lunch Tuesday? What station did you listen to from noon to 3 p.m.? What time did you get home Monday night? What was the final score of the Vikings/Giants game? (Yeah I know, who cares?)
There were 55 diary markets reported for the summer book that had Country stations in them. In those 55 markets I counted 89 country stations. Thirty-six of them were down and 44 were up. Many stayed the same. Some markets, like Tulsa and Albany, saw all three of their stations go up. Quite a feat that speaks to the format itself. Nine markets, each with at least two stations, saw all of the stations fall.
As an aside Jackson, Miss. went from 12 percent of the audience listening to Country music to 9.4 percent listening. Really? Have you been to Jackson? Do you really think less than 10 percent of the people in Jackson listen to Country music? It’s friggin’ Mississippi. Do you think Nielsen Audio needs to improve their measurement system in Jackson? That is the problem with diary measurement. But if we look at all 55 markets maybe we can get a feel for the format’s strength this past summer in smaller markets.
I wish the excitement of the live performances could trickle down to markets like Jackson, Dayton and Grand Rapids. I have a tendency to tell programmers to find a way to make similar excitement on the air but this may be easier said than done. There are a number of superstars bring their own excitement. This has been a good music year for a handful of big acts but what about all of the new acts that are not yet established on the radio? With Thomas Rhett being on the Aldean tour, this was a real boost for building his familiarity in the larger markets the tour played, but I wonder how that translates to smaller markets who have yet to see how exciting an act his really is.
This might also be the biggest year for new acts hitting the top of the charts. I’m not sure if the listener can differentiate between Rhett, Brett Eldridge, Tyler Farr, Eric Paslay, Charlie Worsham , et al. Now it is incumbent on the record companies and radio stations to make these acts as familiar in the smaller markets as in the large ones. This will help drive ratings everywhere.
(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of MusicRow.)