Weekly Chart Report (10/08/10)

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Atlantic/WMN artist Brett Eldredge has visited several stations on his recent radio tour including KIZN/Boise, ID. (L-R): KIZN PD Rich Summers and Eldredge.

SPIN ZONE
CountryBreakout Chart positions 1 through 3 are a repeat with Darius Rucker’s “Come Back Song” still at No. 1 for a third consecutive week. Sugarland’s “Stuck Like Glue” is piling on the spins at No. 2 but short of overtaking Rucker. Taylor Swift’s “Mine” looks strong at No. 3. Big Machine Label Group has three of the Top 5 spots, as The Band Perry’s “If I Die Young” gets a big push up to No. 4, and Rascal Flatts’ “Why Wait” lands at No. 5.

Chart movement is relatively slow at the moment, unless your name is Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban or Lady Antebellum. Urban’s “Put You In A Song” has rocketed to No. 19 in only four weeks, adding 337 spins in today’s chart alone. McGraw and Toby are neck and neck at No. 29 and 30, respectively. Greatest Spin Gain of the week goes to McGraw’s “Felt Good On My Lips,” which picks up 506 spins, though the 462 spin gain by Toby’s “Bullets In The Gun” is nothing to sneeze at. Right behind is Lady Antebellum’s “Hello World,” which quickly moves to No. 32 in its third week charting.

New additions include Troy Olsen’s “Good Hands” at No. 71, Rocket Club’s “One Thing Beautiful” at No. 73, Chris Heers’ “Happy Thought” at No. 76, Andy Velo’s “Hank It Up” at No. 78, and Mike Aiken’s “Love You Tonight” at No. 80.

Frozen Playlists: KNCQ, WCMS, WJVL, WKKW

Upcoming Singles
October 11
Craig Morgan/Still A Little Chicken Left On The Bone/BNA
Daniel Smith/Until I Close My Eyes For Good/DLS Records

October 18
Little Big Town/Kiss Goodbye/Capitol
Mark Cooke/Can’t Cheat In A Small Town/Cotton Valley
Christian Kane/The House Rules/Bigger Picture

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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Troy Olsen/Good Hands/EMI Records — 71
Rocket Club/One Thing Beautiful/Feather — 73
Chris Heers/Happy Thought — 76
Andy Velo/Hank It Up/Shalimar Pearl Group — 78
Mike Aiken/Love You Tonight/Aspirion — 80

Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Tim McGraw/Felt Good On My Lips/Curb — 506
Toby Keith/Bullets In The Gun/Show Dog – Universal — 462
Lady Antebellum/Hello World/Capitol — 407
Keith Urban/Put You In A Song/Capitol — 337
Zac Brown Band feat. Alan Jackson/As She’s Walking Away/Atlantic/Bigger Picture — 269

On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Sara Evans/A Little Bit Stronger/RCA — 227
Jewel/Ten/Valory — 199
Bellamy Brothers/Back In The Day/Bellamy — 178
Ken Domash/Ding Dang Darn It/Thunder Mountain/Spinville — 164
Chris Filer/John Deere, John 3:16/Lofton Creek — 164

Two Week Most Added*
Artist/song/label — New adds
Toby Keith/Bullets In The Gun/Show Dog – Universal — 22
Lady Antebellum/Hello World/Capitol — 20
Billy Currington/Let Me Down Easy/Mercury — 18
Tim McGraw/Felt Good On My Lips/Curb — 17
Lucy Angel/Only Woman Left/GForce — 14
Troy Olsen/Good Hands/EMI — 10

WGH 97.3 The Eagle Virginia Beach recently hosted a lunchtime concert with Columbia Nashville's Joanna Smith, who is out promoting her debut single "Gettin' Married." (L-R): Columbia Nashville's Cliff Blake, WGH PD John Shomby, Smith and WGH APD/MD Mark McKay.

Minneapolis based Rocket Club stopped by K-102 to deliver their new EP after a sold out (over capacity) show at the new Minneapolis location of Toby Keith's I Love This Bar. (L-R): KEEY-Clear Channel Minneapolis VP Programming/OM Gregg Swedberg; Rocket Club Members Matt Kirkwold, Chris Hawkey, Don Smithmier, and Brian Kroening; KEEY Mornings Mike Mussman

Broken Bow Records' James Wesley (L) and KMPS/PD Becky Brenner (R) take a moon walk at the Museum of Flight in Seattle on Oct. 1 as part of the 2010 USO Puget Sound Area Star Gala. The sold out event, benefitting local U.S. Troops and military familes, raised over $366,000.

Gloriana Joins sp[Oil]ed Campaign

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Vocal quartet Gloriana has signed on to raise awareness and funds for oil spill relief efforts in Louisiana. The sp[OIL]ed campaign is a photographic movement created by New Orleans photographer, Matthew Arthur, to raise funds for www.protectourcoastline.org, a nonprofit organization founded to raise money to help the fishermen, shrimpers, and natural wildlife of the Louisiana Coast. Gloriana, along with several other country artists, took a picture with “oil” on their hands, symbolizing the fact that solutions to the environmental and economic impact of the oil spill are in our “hands.”

“We are proud to be a part of this campaign to try and help out the workers and wildlife affected by the oil spill,” said Gloriana’s Tom Gossin. “The possible long-term effects could be detrimental. It’s important that we continue to aid Louisiana’s recovery.” For more information on sp[OIL]ed, please visit www.nicholaslandryevents.com/spOILed and www.protectourcoastline.org

Worley To Perform Free Concerts on Army Garrisons

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Darryl Worley kicks off his 2010 God & Country Tour Oct. 15 as a tribute to military families on various Army garrisons located across the U.S. The seven tour dates are free and open to the general public. Worley will be on hand prior to the nightly concerts to sign autographs and visit with servicemen and women and their families.

Worley’s seven song God & Country EP will be for sale at stops along the tour. A free download of the song “Unsung Heroes” will be available online at http://darrylworley.com/unsungheroes/ for members of the Armed Forces.

Worley has performed for soldiers both here and overseas. His Stars For Stripes Tour to Iraq in May 2010 was his eighth visit to the region and included full band and acoustic sets at several remote Forward Operating Bases for military  who rarely receive celebrity entertainment. He has been honored with the VFW’s Americanism Award, the USO Merit Award and the U.S. Army Appreciation Award.

For more information about the tour visit www.darrylworley.com

Toby Keith TV; Songwriters visit Martha’s Vineyard

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Toby Keith headlines CMT’s Invitation Only Oct. 8. In this one-hour special, Keith performs songs from his new album which hit stores this past Tuesday, including the title track “Bullets In the Gun,” plus opens up during a question and answer session.

(L-R) John Hamlin, SVP Music Events & Talent, CMT; Toby Keith; TK Kimbrell, Toby Keith manager. Photo: WireImage.com/Rick Diamond

The 2nd Annual Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters Festival, hosted by BMI, was held Sept. 24-26 on the tiny east coast island. Locals and vacationers enjoyed performances from an eclectic crew, which represented a cross-section of indie up-and-comers, successful young hit-makers, and renowned Nashville chart-toppers.
Pictured (l-r): (front row) singer/songwriters Thom Schuyler, Even Stevens, Mayaeni, Tom Douglas, and Keith Stegall; (back row) Storme Warren, singer/songwriter Laura Warshauer, BMI’s Samantha Cox and Leslie Roberts, singer/songwriters Arama, Courtney Jaye and Jeff Cohen, the Key West Songwriters Festival promoter Dani Holliday, singer/songwriters Cary Barlowe and Toby Lightman, the Key West Songwriters Festival director Charlie Bauer, singer/songwriter Shane Stevens, BMI’s Mary Loving, singer/songwriter Kylie Sackley, and BMI’s Mark Mason. Photo by Brett Johnson

New Revolution Adds Elliot

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(L-R) Andy Elliott, Jerrod Niemann, Joe Schuld

Radio promotion/artist development company New Revolution has added radio vet Andy Elliot to replace its Midwest rep Joe Schuld effective Oct. 11.

An 18-year veteran of KHKI, Elliott will be responsible for securing radio airplay for NRE clients in the same territory as Schuld, who is leaving to concentrate on his responsibilities as co-manager of break-through star Jerrod Neimann.

“I am proud to welcome Andy to our team,” said NRE co-owner Rob Dalton. “I am over-the-top impressed with his passion, enthusiasm and determination. Joe Schuld has been an intricate part of our success from the very beginning. He will be missed, but I am thrilled for him and I know he’ll do great things.” NRE is co-owned by Jeff Solima.

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Average Joes Entertainment Welcomes Tony Morreale

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Seasoned promotion and marketing professional, Tony Morreale has been added to the staff at Average Joes Entertainment, home to Colt Ford, Brantley Gilbert, Matt Stillwell, Josh Gracin.

“I’ve known and been working with everyone at Average Joes for over 2 years,” says Morreale. “I love the music and all of the people involved and respect their business savvy. It’s logical for me to work more closely with them.” Average Joes will continue its tradition by not giving Morreale an official title.

Morreale began in the country music business over 20 years ago.  He has worked for CBS Records in Nashville, Columbia Records, BNA Records and Show Dog. In May 2008, he started his own promotion and marketing company.

Morreale can be reached by at 615-595-2523 or tony@averagejoesent.com.

Photos: Chesney, The Roys, Bill Anderson, Danny Gokey

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The Sony Music Nashville staff celebrated the Billboard 200 and Country Album No. 1 debut of Kenny Chesney’s Hemingway’s Whiskey with a pizza lunch and a group photo of staffers holding inflatable No. 1 fingers.

Brother/sister duo The Roys have been busy at Skaggs’ Place Studios working on their upcoming CD, co-produced by Kentucky Thunder fiddler Andy Leftwich. Ricky Skaggs joined them to add his vocals to a track.

(L-R): Andy Leftwich, Elaine Roy, Ricky Skaggs and Lee Roy.

Country Music Hall of Famer Bill Anderson extends a welcome to actor Kevin Costner during his recent appearance (with band Modern West) at the Grand Ole Opry for "Spirit of Nashville Day."

American Idol alum Danny Gokey appeared on this week’s The Country Vibe with Chuck and Becca, airing 10:30 pm Saturdays on the CW-Nashville. (L-R): Gokey, host Chuck Long

Band Perry Woos Fans And Programmers

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The Band Perry, signed to Republic Nashville in 2009, is gaining momentum with both fans and programmers as its career begins to gain solid traction.

The band’s debut self-titled album is set to launch Oct. 12 and the timing couldn’t be better. TBP has moved up to the No. 4 spot on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout chart and its single “If I Die Young,” has is certified Gold by the RIAA for sales exceeding 500,000. Kimberly, Neil and Reid Perry have also caught the ears of CMA industry voters who have given the sibling trio its first CMA nomination for Vocal Group of The Year.

“If I Die Young,” is currently scanning about 40k downloads every week and TBP is soon to hit the road as part of Alan Jackson’s upcoming tour. They are managed by Bob Doyle & Associates.

Jim Free, Randy Goodman Get CMA Chairman’s Award

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(L-R) Steve Moore, Jim Free, Randy Goodman and Steve Buchanan.

At today’s CMA Board of Directors meeting (Oct. 6-7) in Nashville, Chairman Steve Buchanan and Chief Executive Officer Steve Moore surprised ex-officio Board member Jim Free and former President/Chairman Randy Goodman by presenting them with the CMA Chairman’s Award, which is given annually at the discretion of the Chairman of the Board.

Moore, praised Free’s passion for Country Music and tireless efforts on behalf of the format in Washington D.C. over the years. Free was instrumental in guiding and developing CMA’s successful Washington Board meetings in March, including securing top-tier legislators to discuss issues of importance to the music industry and introducing what has now become an ongoing relationship with the Library of Congress and Librarian of Congress Dr. James H. Billington.

Buchanan praised Goodman’s leadership, vision, and years of volunteer service to the Association. “Randy is a strategic thinker and action oriented leader who dedicated countless hours to making the CMA a better, more effective organization and he did just that,” Buchanan said. “The results of his efforts, which were always colored by his heart, passion, and sense of humor, will have a lasting, positive impact with immeasurable benefit to our Board and our industry.”

Armiger Set For “The Early Show”

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Katie Armiger is set to perform on The Early Show on CBS Saturday, October 9 to support the release of her new album Confessions of a Nice Girl. Armiger will perform a song from the album, as well as one of John Lennon’s songs as a special tribute to the artist on what would have been his 70th birthday. The performance will air at approximately 7:40 am CT (check local listings).

“I cannot wait to perform new music for everyone,” said Armiger. “I am beyond excited and honored to have been asked to help The Early Show On Saturday pay tribute to John Lennon who was and continues to be such a musical inspiration and icon.”

Confessions of a Nice Girl was released October 5 and features songs by Blair Daly, Bruce Wallace, Sarah Buxton, Rebecca Lynn Howard and more. Armiger is also being featured as the emerging artist on Channel One News’ “Hear It Now” music program this week.