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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.
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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.

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.

CMT and Clear Channel Media have joined forces to develop programming and events for its TV, radio, and digital properties. The new partnership will create the largest Country platform in radio and TV, with access to CMT’s 92 million households and Clear Channel’s 89 million listeners per month. The venture will allow cross-promotional opportunities across Clear Channel’s 125 stations in 105 markets and on iHeartRadio, the company’s free digital music service that recently reached the 40 million users mark, as well as on CMT’s multiple properties, including CMT Pure, CMT.com, and to the network’s seven million social media fans.
“I like to think there was an inevitability to this partnership,” said Brian Philips, President of CMT. “We know CCM+E’s leadership and we share their excitement and tenacity in working with music and talent to bring the most exciting entertainment to all of these platforms. On a personal note, I am ecstatic to once again work with former colleagues John Sykes and Tom Poleman, among CCM+E’s many forward-thinking creative executives. Country is enjoying a big moment. Clear Channel and CMT will capture it, celebrate it and spread the excitement across America to hundreds of millions.”
“We’re excited to join with CMT in this multi-faceted alliance, which will create one of the most powerful platforms in Country music,” said Tom Poleman, President of National Programming Platforms, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. “By leveraging our combined national broadcast, digital and event content, we’ll now have the opportunity to reach even more Country fans than ever before and provide even more unique experiences with music and artists, while also delivering unmatched results for our partners.
As a result of the new 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. He’ll make his debut on the new show Jan. 6th. The program celebrated its 20th year this year and reaches nearly two million weekly listeners on its over 200 stations, and will now be available on iHeartRadio. The show will originate from CMT Radio studio in Nashville.
“I feel like Jimmy Fallon right now!,” said Alan. “To be named host of such a highly regarded late-night franchise is an exciting and humbling honor.  We’ll bring new energy, lots of star power and deep resources only CMT and Clear Channel can deliver.  And with this new partnership, I can’t wait to give fans 360-degrees of country music coverage, across multiple media platforms.”
Premiere will be the exclusive distribution partner for CMT Radio Live with Cody Alan, effective Jan. 1, 2014. Premiere will handle all syndication and sales for the program. Details for a one-hour weekend program hosted by Alan will be announced later.

SPIN ZONE

Boston native and Red Sox fan, Joel Crouse (L) strikes a pose with WIL/St. Louis MD Danny Montana after a performance at Wild Country.

With the upcoming release of his fourth studio album, Days of Gold, on Dec. 3, Jake Owen is certainly enjoying “Days of Gold,” which tops MusicRow’s chart this week with 3199 spins. Meanwhile, Florida Georgia Line’s “Stay” comes closer to the top of the chart, landing at No. 2. Cassadee Pope’s “Wasting All These Tears” jumps to No. 3, while Zac Brown Band’s “Sweet Annie” leaps to No. 4. David Nail’s “Whatever She’s Got” moves to No. 5. Rounding out the Top 10 this week are The Band Perry’s “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely” at No. 6, Cole Swindell’s “Chillin’ It” at No. 7, Dierks Bentley’s “I Hold On” at No. 8, Lady Antebellum’s “Compass” at No. 9 and Scotty McCreery’s “See You Tonight” at No. 10.
Luke Bryan’s “Drink A Beer” is the greatest gainer for the third consecutive week, spilling onto No. 18 with another 448 spins. Jason Aldean’s “When She Says Baby” rises to No. 37 with an added 420 spins, while Toby Keith’s “Shut Up and Hold On” rushes to No. 36 with an extra 249 spins. Forbes recently named Keith 2013’s highest paid Country artist, with $65 million in annual earnings. Lady Antebellum’s “Compass” leads the band to No. 9 with 244 more spins. Finally, Florida Georgia Line’s “Stay” ascends to No. 2 with another 219 spins.
MusicRow’s chart welcomes debuts from four fantastic singers this week, with Thomas Rhett’s “Get Me Some Of That” debuting at No. 73, Billy Currington’s “We Are Tonight” at No. 75, Tim Sweeney’s “Baby I Try For You” at No. 77 and Ry Bradley’s “New Kind Of Lonely” at No. 80.
Frozen Playlists: KTJJ, KIAI, KKAJ, KZPK, WAAG, WXXK, KBOE

Kellie Pickler took time for a photo while signing her new album for fans after her performance at St. John’s Town Center in Jacksonville, Fla. on Saturday, Nov. 16. Pictured (L-R): Black River’s Mike Wilson, WQIK’s Cindy Spicer, Kellie Pickler, Black River’s Megan Boardman & Greg McCarn.

Dan + Shay recently visited WWQM on a Midwest-Northeast promo tour in promotion of the No. 55 Warner Bros. single, “19 You+Me.” Pictured (L-R): Dan Smyers, Fletcher Keyes (PD), Shay Mooney.