Carrie Underwood visited with KCYY/San Antonio APD Jeff Roper while on the road to promote “Blown Away,” which lands at No. 17 on the CountryBreakout Chart this week.
SPIN ZONE
There are still plenty of good summer days left, and Little Big Town’s “Pontoon” recognizes that by staying anchored in the CountryBreakout Chart’s No. 1 spot for a second consecutive week. But Love and Theft might soon be ready to steal the title away, as the duo’s “Angel Eyes” ascends to No. 2 with a total of 3286 spins. Zac Brown Band’s “The Wind” blows right in to the No. 3 spot, followed by Lady Antebellum’s “Wanted You More” at No. 4.
As always, there are a handful of the format’s heavy hitters moving quickly up the chart. But like Love and Theft, there are also an impressive number of new artists making inroads. Jana Kramer’s “Why Ya Wanna” has been charting nearly 30 weeks, and just jumped to No. 7 with a gain of almost 150 spins. Kramer’s WMN labelmate Hunter Hayes is on his second single with “Wanted,” and he rises to No. 14 with a big gain. Just behind Hayes at No. 15 and 16 are Republic Nashville’s Greg Bates with “Did It For the Girl” and Broken Bow’s Dustin Lynch with “Cowboys and Angels,” respectively.
Most of these newcomers are male solo or duo acts, like Jon Pardi (No. 23), Florida Georgia Line (No. 25), or Kip Moore (No. 33). But like Jana Kramer, a few solo female or female-fronted acts are getting some traction. RCA Nashville’s Joanna Smith is performing well at No. 21 with “We Can’t Be Friends” after 21 weeks charting. Big Machine’s Edens Edge is also moving quickly at No. 25 with second single “Too Good To Be True,” and Gwen Sebastian’s “Met Him in a Motel Room” is at No. 41. On the way are new offerings from Miss Willie Brown (No. 56) and Kelleigh Bannen (No. 59).
Frozen Playlists: KCJC, KVAY, KVOM, KVVP, KWEY, KXBZ, KYEZ, KYYK, WBKR, WGGC, WMEV, WOWF
Upcoming Singles
August 13
One Night Rodeo/Real Good/Fox Hill
Bucky Covington with Shooter Jennings/Drinking Side of Country/eOne
Tim Dugger/Tennessee/Curb
August 20
Flynnville Train/The One You Love/Whiskey Bent-Flying Island
Dierks Bentley/Tip It On Back/Capitol
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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Dierks Bentley/Tip It On Back/Capitol – 69
John Maison/Love Is A Trip/Big High Five – 76
Lucas Hoge/Do What Makes You Feel Good/Animal House Music Group – 77
Tim Culpepper/Pourin’ Whiskey On Pain – 78
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Luke Bryan/Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye/Capitol – 461
Toby Keith/I Like Girls That Drink Beer/Show Dog-Universal – 405
Jason Aldean/Take A Little Ride/Broken Bow – 367
Eric Church/Creepin’/EMI Nashville – 320
Brantley Gilbert/Kick It In The Sticks/Valory – 281
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Luke Bryan/Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye/Capitol – 32
Dierks Bentley/Tip It On Back/Capitol – 26
Toby Keith/I Like Girls That Drink Beer/Show Dog–Universal – 23
Brantley Gilbert/Kick It In The Sticks/Valory – 18
Parmalee/Musta Had A Good Time/Stoney Creek – 13
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Maggie Rose/I Ain’t Your Mama/RPM Entertainment – 181
Lauren Alaina/Eighteen Inches/Mercury-19 Records – 178
Chris Weaver Band/Standing In Line/American Roots Records – 177
Aaron Watson/Raise Your Bottle/HTK Records – 174
Katie Armiger/Better In A Black Dress/Cold River – 174
Jason Michael Carroll (center) recently stopped to visit with Renegade Radio Nashville's' Captain Jack (L) and Laura Lynn (R) and talk about his latest album “Numbers.”
Way Out West Nashville recording artist LiveWire recently caught up with friends from KKOW/Pittsburg, KS at the Labette County Fair. (L-R): LiveWire's Bobby Degonia, Cory Shultz, KKOW's Bobby in the Morning, LiveWire's Adam Hagerman, Andy Eutsler, Danny Bell, and Landon Rolfe.
Blake Shelton sat down with syndicated host Whitney Allen and team while out promoting his latest single "Over.” (L-R): producer Mike McNamee, Shelton, Whitney Allen, and 'Big Time With Whitney Allen' PD Steve Ringgold.
Aug/Sept ’12–On The Cover: Kenny Chesney
/by Caitlin RantalaChesney’s 13th studio album, Welcome to the Fishbowl, delivers great songs penned by Chesney himself and a diverse mix of top-shelf songwriters. Chesney, who produced the album with longtime collaborator Buddy Cannon, says that in making the album he felt “solid in his skin” in his roles as songwriter, producer and interpreter of songs. “I’d been through a lot emotionally since Hemingway’s Whiskey came out, and I think that’s reflected in this record,” he says. “My main goal when I went into the studio was to be honest with my fans and myself as a songwriter and a creative person. I do feel like, now more than ever, that I’m comfortable at being authentic, wherever that leads me. That’s why I’m proud of this record, because every song on it has been an evolution.”
Chesney says striking a balance between taking his fans in new directions and giving them what they want is a conscious choice that he specifically strived for on the previous album. “When you’ve been as blessed as I’ve been with all the songs I’ve had on the radio, it would be really easy to internally get complacent,” Chesney admits. “Any artist could be tempted to say, ‘this is what’s always worked, so this is what I’m gonna do.’ But, especially before I went in to cut Hemingway’s Whiskey, I realized that I just can’t keep re-releasing ‘Beer in Mexico’ every time. That song has its place, I love it and I’m proud I wrote it. But I really felt like it was time for me as an artist to find songs and write songs where the melodies were different and what it was saying was different. To be able to push myself as an artist, and more importantly push my audience but not alienate them, that’s a fine line to walk. And I think we did that with [Whiskey’s] ‘Somewhere with You’ and ‘You and Tequila,’ and I think there are several moments on this record that will do that, too.”
Chesney welcomes both veteran fans and newbies. “I’m excited about the people that have been on this train with me a long time, listened to my music, dreamed this dream with me and saw everything that has happened,” he says. “I’m excited for them to hear this music and the evolution of where it’s at, and where I’m going. And I’m also excited for those people that are at their first show, that never bought one of my records, that don’t know anything about me at all. If Welcome to the Fishbowl is their first Kenny Chesney record, I’m really glad that this is their first one. I’m that proud of it.”
Artist Name: Kenny Chesney
Hometown: Luttrell, TN
Birthday: March 26
Label: Blue Chair Records/Columbia Nashville
Current Album: Welcome To The Fishbowl
Current Single/Video: “Come Over”
Current Producer: Buddy Cannon & Kenny Chesney
Management: Morris Artists Management, Clint Higham
Booking: Dale Morris & Associates, Mike Betterton
Recent Hits: “The Boys of Fall,” “Somewhere With You,” “You & Tequila”
Awards: 4 time CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year
RIAA Certs to date: More than 30 million albums sold. More than 20 million digital transactions.
Interesting Facts: Produced two sports documentaries for ESPN, Boys of Fall and Color Orange: The Condredge Holloway Story.
Baldrica Resigns As Average Joes President
/by Freeman“I believe in Average Joes Entertainment and everything it stands for,” explains Baldrica. “I have loved every minute of my time at the helm, and I wish the company nothing but great success in the future. I will be forever grateful to Colt Ford, Shannon Houchins and the entire AJE family for the time we’ve spent together. This has been a very emotional and difficult decision to leave, but as my next opportunity plays out, it will become clear why this was the proverbial ‘offer I couldn’t refuse.'”
Baldrica originally joined the independent label as President in April 2011, following 17 years with Sony Music Nashville.
Love and Theft Single Certified Gold
/by Michelle“Angel Eyes” is the duo’s lead single from its self-titled album. The song was co-written by Jeff Coplan, Eric Paslay and Love and Theft member Eric Gunderson. The song holds the No. 2 position this week on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout chart as well as the Billboard and Mediabase country songs charts, and sits at No. 6 on the Billboard Digital Country Songs chart. The music video for “Angel Eyes” is rapidly approaching two million views on VEVO.com.
“Ever since I started playing music, it has been a dream of mine to have a song or album go gold,” says Gunderson. “Thank you to everyone who made this happen for us.” Love and Theft member Stephen Barker Liles adds, “Holy Moly! We are so excited about our first ever gold single. Anytime people spend their hard earned money, it’s an honor and we are truly humbled.”
The duo is having a blast out on the road this summer on Brad Paisley’s Virtual Reality World Tour, performing on the “Virtual Opry” stage through September 29.
Nashville Artists Join “MDA Show of Strength” Special
/by Caitlin RantalaThe show, featuring more than a dozen of today’s top entertainers, also will include inspirational “stories of strength” about families affected by muscular dystrophy and related diseases.
“We couldn’t be more excited about the show and the incredible talent we have lined up this year,” said MDA Interim President Valerie Cwik, M.D. “MDA is in business to save and enhance lives. Our show will both entertain and urge the American public to answer the call to support critically important research and services for more than a million Americans affected by neuromuscular diseases.”
In addition to Underwood, Bryan, Hot Chelle Rae and McGraw the following stars also are scheduled to appear: All-American Rejects, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, B.o.B, Brandy, Gavin DeGraw, Karmin, Carole King, Alanis Morissette, OneRepublic, Eva Simons, Paula Abdul, Max Adler, Jann Carl, Diana DeGarmo, Lou Ferrigno, Benji Madden, Joel Madden, Jesse McCartney, The Miz, Nancy O’Dell, Khloe Kardashian Odom, Pitbull, Alison Sweeney, Will.i.am, Ace Young and more.
“This year’s show gives everyone involved a unique opportunity,” said MDA Show of Strength Executive Producer RAC Clark. “We have a chance to tell a series of compelling stories about MDA families while delivering quality entertainment. In doing so, we can raise public awareness of MDA’s long-standing mission of help for today and hope for tomorrow.” Clark is a longtime executive producer of the Academy of Country Music Awards and the son of the late Dick Clark.
MDA Show of Strength, a three-hour prime-time broadcast special, will air on Sunday, Sept. 2, 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT. The show will include performances and celebrity appearances from Hollywood, Nashville and New York. The show will be broadcast over MDA’s Love Network of almost 150 television stations across the country and streamed from mda.org. Local cutaways in each market will feature area families, sponsors and MDA service programs. For a list of stations, visit mda.org/showofstrength/love-network.
Google Updates Search Algorithms
/by Freeman“This change is an important step in the right direction – a step we’ve been urging Google to take for a long time – and we commend the company for its action,” commented RIAA Chairman and CEO Cary Sherman in a response.
Google’s announcement goes on to say the company is now processing more copyright removal notices daily than the entirety of 2009. The company claims to have examined more than 4.3 million URLs in the past month, which will now be used in future searches.
Jana Kramer Sings Nationwide Insurance Jingle
/by Eric T. ParkerThe commercials debuted during the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics and will continue to air nationally throughout the next year.
Kramer’s debut single, “Why Ya Wanna,” broke into the Top 10 this week and has sold nearly half a million copies. She is currently on Brad Paisley’s Virtual Reality Tour through fall, performing on the “Virtual Opry Stage.”
Jana Kramer’s upcoming tour dates as follows:
August 10 – Bethel, NY–Bethel Woods Center for the Arts*
August 11 – Darien Lakes, NY–Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center*
August 12 – Arlington, WA–Festival of the Rivers
August 14 – Roseburg, OR–Stewart Park – Music on the Half Shell
August 16 – Tulsa, OK–BOK Center*
August 17 – Southaven, MS–Snowden Grove Park & Amphitheater*
August 18 – Dallas, TX–Gexa Energy Pavilion*
August 19 – Brownsville, OR–Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival
August 24 – Raleigh, NC–Time Warner Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek*
August 25 – Bristow, VA–Jiffy Lube Live*
September 13 – Virginia Beach, VA–Farm Bureau Live*
September 14 – Charlotte, NC–Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 15 – Atlanta, GA–Aaron’s Amphitheatre
September 27 – Jacksonville, FL–Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
September 28 – Tampa, FL–GARY Amphitheatre
September 29 – Wellington, FL–Cruzan Amphitheater
* Indicates Brad Paisley Virtual Reality tour date
Artist Updates (8/10/12)
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Photo: Kevin Hees
Lisa Marie Presley will make her Grand Ole Opry debut on Tuesday, August 21, in a show that also includes Rascal Flatts, Del McCoury Band, and the Time Jumpers. Presley’s new Americana-tinged album Storm & Grace (Universal Republic/XIX Recordings) was produced by T Bone Burnett. The singer’s father, the King of Rock & Roll Elvis Presley, made only one appearance on the Opry. In 1954, he sang his version of Bill Monroe’s “Blue Moon of Kentucky,” and received compliments on the arrangement from the bluegrass master.
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Country rockers Flynnville Train recently kept more than 5000 fans on their feet during a 75 minute set at the 31st Piknik Country Festival in Mragowo, Poland. The band performed songs including “Home,” “Nowhere Than Somewhere,” and new single “The One You Love.” Polish country singer Lonstar joined the group for a performance of “Last Good Time,” and also interviewed the group for Polish National Television. Following the show, Flynnville Train signed autographs for three hours.
Flynnville Train is interviewed by Lonstar for Polish National Television. (L- R): Joseph Shreve, Brian Flynn, Tommy Bales, Brent Flynn and Lonstar
MusicRowPics: Kelleigh Bannen Artist Visit
/by Caitlin RantalaEMI Records Nashville’s new artist Kelleigh Bannen visited MusicRow headquarters yesterday (8/9). The singer/songwriter shared four songs, including her single “Sorry on the Rocks.” The Nashville, TN native also played “Rose Colored Glasses,” “Oh My My,” and “Why Now Why,” all of which Bannen co-wrote.
Bannen, who just wrapped up a radio tour, is currently working with producers Paul Worley and Jerry Smith. “He’s always teaching,” she said of Worley. “He makes sure we have the right musicians in the room to get the best sound.”
“Sorry on the Rocks” is expected to be available on iTunes early in Sept, while her album is tentatively slated for release at the beginning of next year.
For more information on Bannen, visit kelleighbannen.com.
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Chris Knight To Release New Album
/by MichelleChris Knight is scheduled to release Little Victories on September 11 via Drifter’s Church Records and distributed by Thirty Tigers/RED. Produced by five-time Grammy winner Ray Kennedy (Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams), the album marks Knight’s first collection of new material in over four years, following seven critically acclaimed albums.
Special guests on the album include Buddy Miller, who lends his vocals to the album’s lead single, “In The Mean Time,” as well as “Missing You.” The album also features John Prine, who with Knight on the title track.
Knight, who wrote, or co-wrote each of the songs on the album presents a blunt picture of the socio-economic climate of his hometown of Slaughters, Kentucky (population 200), where he currently resides with his family.
Lead single “In The Mean Time” is currently available to download for free on Knight’s Facebook page.
Weekly Chart Report (8/10/12)
/by FreemanCarrie Underwood visited with KCYY/San Antonio APD Jeff Roper while on the road to promote “Blown Away,” which lands at No. 17 on the CountryBreakout Chart this week.
SPIN ZONE
There are still plenty of good summer days left, and Little Big Town’s “Pontoon” recognizes that by staying anchored in the CountryBreakout Chart’s No. 1 spot for a second consecutive week. But Love and Theft might soon be ready to steal the title away, as the duo’s “Angel Eyes” ascends to No. 2 with a total of 3286 spins. Zac Brown Band’s “The Wind” blows right in to the No. 3 spot, followed by Lady Antebellum’s “Wanted You More” at No. 4.
As always, there are a handful of the format’s heavy hitters moving quickly up the chart. But like Love and Theft, there are also an impressive number of new artists making inroads. Jana Kramer’s “Why Ya Wanna” has been charting nearly 30 weeks, and just jumped to No. 7 with a gain of almost 150 spins. Kramer’s WMN labelmate Hunter Hayes is on his second single with “Wanted,” and he rises to No. 14 with a big gain. Just behind Hayes at No. 15 and 16 are Republic Nashville’s Greg Bates with “Did It For the Girl” and Broken Bow’s Dustin Lynch with “Cowboys and Angels,” respectively.
Most of these newcomers are male solo or duo acts, like Jon Pardi (No. 23), Florida Georgia Line (No. 25), or Kip Moore (No. 33). But like Jana Kramer, a few solo female or female-fronted acts are getting some traction. RCA Nashville’s Joanna Smith is performing well at No. 21 with “We Can’t Be Friends” after 21 weeks charting. Big Machine’s Edens Edge is also moving quickly at No. 25 with second single “Too Good To Be True,” and Gwen Sebastian’s “Met Him in a Motel Room” is at No. 41. On the way are new offerings from Miss Willie Brown (No. 56) and Kelleigh Bannen (No. 59).
Frozen Playlists: KCJC, KVAY, KVOM, KVVP, KWEY, KXBZ, KYEZ, KYYK, WBKR, WGGC, WMEV, WOWF
Upcoming Singles
August 13
One Night Rodeo/Real Good/Fox Hill
Bucky Covington with Shooter Jennings/Drinking Side of Country/eOne
Tim Dugger/Tennessee/Curb
August 20
Flynnville Train/The One You Love/Whiskey Bent-Flying Island
Dierks Bentley/Tip It On Back/Capitol
• • • • •
New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Dierks Bentley/Tip It On Back/Capitol – 69
John Maison/Love Is A Trip/Big High Five – 76
Lucas Hoge/Do What Makes You Feel Good/Animal House Music Group – 77
Tim Culpepper/Pourin’ Whiskey On Pain – 78
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Luke Bryan/Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye/Capitol – 461
Toby Keith/I Like Girls That Drink Beer/Show Dog-Universal – 405
Jason Aldean/Take A Little Ride/Broken Bow – 367
Eric Church/Creepin’/EMI Nashville – 320
Brantley Gilbert/Kick It In The Sticks/Valory – 281
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Luke Bryan/Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye/Capitol – 32
Dierks Bentley/Tip It On Back/Capitol – 26
Toby Keith/I Like Girls That Drink Beer/Show Dog–Universal – 23
Brantley Gilbert/Kick It In The Sticks/Valory – 18
Parmalee/Musta Had A Good Time/Stoney Creek – 13
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Maggie Rose/I Ain’t Your Mama/RPM Entertainment – 181
Lauren Alaina/Eighteen Inches/Mercury-19 Records – 178
Chris Weaver Band/Standing In Line/American Roots Records – 177
Aaron Watson/Raise Your Bottle/HTK Records – 174
Katie Armiger/Better In A Black Dress/Cold River – 174
Jason Michael Carroll (center) recently stopped to visit with Renegade Radio Nashville's' Captain Jack (L) and Laura Lynn (R) and talk about his latest album “Numbers.”
Way Out West Nashville recording artist LiveWire recently caught up with friends from KKOW/Pittsburg, KS at the Labette County Fair. (L-R): LiveWire's Bobby Degonia, Cory Shultz, KKOW's Bobby in the Morning, LiveWire's Adam Hagerman, Andy Eutsler, Danny Bell, and Landon Rolfe.
Blake Shelton sat down with syndicated host Whitney Allen and team while out promoting his latest single "Over.” (L-R): producer Mike McNamee, Shelton, Whitney Allen, and 'Big Time With Whitney Allen' PD Steve Ringgold.