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DISClaimer Single Reviews (9/14/11)

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Country music has returned.

With Sunny Sweeney, Merle Haggard and newcomer Glenn Kearney leading the charge, this listening session was packed with hard-core sounds. There’s not a pop platter in the stack.

A lot of this week’s tunes are ballads, but some of these sounds can really rock your world.  Definitely turn it up when you put on Sunny, Kyle Park or our Disc of the Day winner, MCA’s Kip Moore. I was a huge fan of Kip’s “Mary Was the Marrying Kind,” and “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” delivers on that initial promise in spades.

Honky-tonk balladeer Kearney competes with Canada’s Ashley Robertson, New Orleans newcomer Josh Charles and Sea Gayle/Arista’s Brent Anderson for this week’s DisCovery Award. Inventive songsmith Brent gets the nod.

KYLE PARK/Make Or Break Me
Writer: Kyle Park/Ryan Beaver; Producer: Kyle Park; Publisher: Walk in the Park/St. Beaver, BMI; Winning Road (track) (www.kylepark.com)
—Produced with plenty of oomph—crashing guitars, thudding percussion, slippery steel and admirable energy. The driving, melodic country rocker has a splendid undertow beneath his boyish tenor delivery. Listenable in the extreme.

SUNNY SWEENEY/Drink Myself Single
Writer: Monty Holmes/Sunny Sweeney; Producer: none listed; Publisher: Funky Merle/EMI April/Ash Street/Richardson Zuleger/Bluewater/Big Music Machine/Three Minute Movie/Super 98, ASCAP/BMI; Republic Nashville (track)
—It’s a gutsy, gal honky-tonker loaded with drawling attitude. The steel-soaked track stirs up a ruckus while she serves notice that she’s going on a tear. It’s enough to make you believe in real country music all over again. Grade: A-plus.

GLENN KEARNEY/Broken Heart
Writer: Tommy Barnes; Producer: Steve Tveit; Publisher: Glenn Kearney, BMI; GK (www.glennkearneymusic.com)
—His aching baritone is as warm as a campfire on this weeper ballad. Classic sounding.

BRENT ANDERSON/Amy’s Song
Writer: none listed; Producer: Frank Rogers; Publisher: none listed; Sea Gayle/Arista (track)
—I like his soft, lightly rasping vocal delivery on this yearning salute to the Pure Prairie League 1975 hit “Amie.” The group’s alumni Craig Fuller and Vince Gill provide the vocal harmonies.

JOSH CHARLES/Life Ain’t Fair
Writer: Josh Charles/Milton L. Brown; Producer: none listed; Publisher: none listed; Downhome (www.joshcharlesmusic.com)
—This downbeat, hard-luck-in-hard-times lament is performed at a languid, resigned pace that underscores its message of defeat. Definitely a song for today.

JOSH THOMPSON/Change
Writer: Josh Thompson/Phil O’Donnell/Chris Wallin; Producer: Phil O’Donnell; Publisher: none listed, BMI/ASCAP; Columbia (CDX)
—The lyric’s message is the more things change, the more they stay the same. Josh’s plain-spoken delivery is set to a deliberate, shuffling tempo underscored by sighing, keening electric guitar work. At first listen, it seems a mite dull, but I have a feeling it could grow on me.

KIP MOORE/Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck
Writer: Kip Moore/Dan Couch; Producer: Brett James; Publisher: Music of Stage Three/Songs of Comman/Roll Through/BMG Chrysalis/Songs From the Couch, BMI; MCA Nashville (CDX)
—This former DisCovery Award winner has a cool, blue-collar-rocker vibe that gets more and more intense as this thumper progresses. I dig everything about this—the way it’s written, the way he wails it, the insistent percussion, the instrumental fade, everything.

FREDDY POWERS & MERLE HAGGARD/Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
Writer: Freddy Powers; Producer: Merle Haggard, Freddy Powers & Lou Bradley; Publisher: Air Fred, BMI; Hag (CDX) (www.freddypowers.com)
—Powers is a veteran country-jazz fusion man who has always been cooler than the breeze. He and Hag swap lines with warmth, camaraderie and gentle swingability here, while his guitar filligrees embellish the the track beautifully. The sound of two masters at work.

ASHLEY ROBERTSON/Return to Me
Writer: Ashley Robertson; Producer: Ashley Robertson; Publisher: none listed, SOCAN; AR (Canada) (www.ashleyrobertson.com)
—Minor key, melodically repetitive and faintly Celtic sounding. Utterly unprogramable.

SEAN PATRICK McGRAW/What I’d Do
Writer: Sean Patrick McGraw/Ann Chappell/Jason Jones; Producer: Sean Patrick McGraw; Publisher: none listed, ASCAP; Little Engine (track) (www.seanpatrickmcgraw.com)
—This longtime Music Row fave is back with a shuddering ballad of heartbreak and regret. The song is so tuneful and ultra hooky that if his version doesn’t strike paydirt, somebody else should cover it pronto. A super effort.

Industry Ink Tuesday (9/13/11)

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Nashville’s Exit/In marked its 40th anniversary with a series of concerts featuring performers from throughout the venue’s history. Among those taking the stage were Guy Clark, Griffin House, Clayton Bellamy, Marshall Chapman, Mac Gayden, Will Kimbrough, Tommy Womack, and Buzz Cason. Proceeds went to MusiCares. Pictured singing (L-R): Tracy Nelson and Dianne Davidson, the venue's first ever performer. Photo: Alan Mayor

• City National Bank and The Recording Academy® will present NSAI’s World’s Largest No. 1 Party on Mon., Sept. 19. The event runs 4 – 5:30 p.m. and honors the past year’s top songwriters in Nashville. Join them under the big tent in the NSAI parking lot (1710 Roy Acuff Place, the former Music Mill).

• Warner Music Nashville has added Raffaella Braun to the W.A.R. promotion team as West Coast Promotions Manager beginning Fri., Sept. 16. Braun most recently worked at Creative Artists Agency. She will report directly to Chris Palmer, W.A.R. VP of Promotion. Contact Braun beginning Friday at (973) 930-9118 or [email protected].

John Esposito, wife Chantel, and baby Isabella

• Also joining the Warner team is Isabella Heather Esposito, born Sept. 10 to President & CEO of Warner Music Nashville John Esposito and wife, Chantel. She is the couple’s first child and weighed in at 7lbs, 9oz, and 21.4 inches long. She joins siblings Jessica and Johnny. Espo happily reports that Isabella has already smiled at the sight of a Steelers Terrible Towel. Her other immediate plans include listening to Bruce Springsteen’s “Thunder Road.”

• Sony Music Nashville was named all-genre Label of the Year at the recent Trans World convention, and Sony Music Entertainment won Vendor of the Year. Trans World Entertainment Corporation operates over 400 stores, the majority of which are united under the brand name F.Y.E. (For Your Entertainment).

• Kent Earls, Senior VP of Creative at Universal Music Publishing Group, and hit songwriter Joe Doyle will lead a Songwriters Law Seminar on Oct. 1 at the Listening Room. Running 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., the event will cover copyright and collaboration, publishing contracts, and singer-songwriter recording agreements. Registration here or contact Brian Mencher for more information at [email protected], or (718) 390-3503.

Pictured are Jerry Foster (L) and Museum Editor Michael Gray (R). Photo: John Russell

• The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum honored Jerry Foster in its quarterly Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters series on Sept. 10. Throughout the program, which included archival recordings and videos, Foster discussed his forty-plus years writing songs, including his 19-year stint with Bill Rice as the songwriting duo Foster and Rice. The pair is one of the most decorated songwriting teams in ASCAP history with a catalog that includes “The Day the World Stood Still,” “Here Comes the Hurt Again” and “Thirty Nine and Holding.”

• SuperStar Records is launching with a new release by Grammy® winning producer, songwriter and solo artist Tom Hambridge. The new company was formed by Hambridge; entertainment attorney, television producer and creative architect Michael Holstein; and business executive, marketer, and entrepreneur John Heithaus. The SuperStar Records office is located at 9 Music Sq. S., Suite #276, Nashville, TN 37203. Call them at 866-803-5825 x101. BOOM! is Hambridge’s sixth solo album.

Johnny Reid Leads Canadian Country Music Awards

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Johnny Reid

Leading nominee Johnny Reid was the opening performer at last night’s Canadian Country Music Awards and went on to win three trophies. At the event in Hamilton, Ontario he received CMT Video of the Year for “Today I’m Gonna Try And Change The World,” Male Artist of the Year, and the coveted Fans’ Choice Award. His album A Place Called Love also won Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year at the previous night’s Gala Awards.

Dean Brody took home two 2011 Canadian Country Music Awards, Single of the Year for “Trial of Life,” and Album of the Year for Trial of Life. Terri Clark went home with Female Artist of the Year and trio Hey Romeo took Group or Duo of the Year. Last year’s New Artist Showcase winner Chad Brownlee won his first Canadian Country Music Award for Rising Star.

Canada’s biggest country artists graced the stage at Hamilton’s Copps Coliseum. Presenters included Deric Ruttan, Chantal Kreviazuk, Ronnie Dunn, Ron James, Howie Dorough and Michelle Wright as well as a rare duet by Doc Walker and Luke Bryan, collaborating on a performance of their songs that share the same name, “Country Girl.”

Fans’ Choice Award: Johnny Reid
Single Of The Year: “Trail In Life” Dean Brody
Album Of The Year: Trail In Life, Dean Brody
CMT Video Of The Year: “Today I’m Gonna Try And Change The World” Johnny Reid
Female Artist Of The Year: Terri Clark
Male Artist Of The Year: Johnny Reid
Group Or Duo Of The Year: Hey Romeo
Rising Star: Chad Brownlee

Steve Holy Releases New Album

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Curb Records artist Steve Holy releases his third studio album, Love Don’t Run, today, Sept. 13. Working again with producer and hit songwriter Lee Miller, Holy’s lead single is the title track written by Joe Leathers, Rachael Thibodeau and Ben Glover.

“I’m so proud of this album and grateful it’s finally out,” states Holy. “After the birth of my two daughters this is the third most exciting day of my life!”

Along with a steady climb up the country charts, “Love Don’t Run” has just reached the No. 3 spot on GAC’s Top 20 Countdown. Holy is touring nationally in support of the project.

Track listing:
1. If It Gets You Where You Wanna Go (Rodney Atkins, Rodney Clawson, Jim Collins)
2. Love Don’t Run (Joe Leathers, Rachael Thibodeau, Ben Glover)
3. Hauled Off And Kissed Me (Steve Holy, Jim Collins, Lee Thomas Miller)
4. Until The Rain Stops (Matt Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Matt Jenkins)
5. Heart Of A Hero (Kelly Roland, Nicole Witt, Pat Bunch)
6. Every Day Should End Like This (Steve Holy, Ross Copperman, Lee Thomas Miller)
7. Wonders (Steve Holy, Steve Rutledge, Joel Brentlinger)
8. Let The Sun Shine In (Steve Holy, Tony Martin, Lee Thomas Miller)
9. Like I’m Famous (Steven Dale Jones, Jeremy Spillman, Chris Cavanaugh)
10. Help Me Make It Through The Night (Kris Kristofferson)
11. Bonus Track: Good Morning Beautiful (Todd Cerney, Zack Lyle)

Americana Music Association Reveals Lifetime Achievement Honorees

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(L-R): Lucinda Williams, Gregg Allman, Jerry Douglas, Rick Hall, and Bob Harris

The Americana Music Association will honor Lucinda Williams, Gregg Allman, Jerry Douglas, Rick Hall, and Bob Harris with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Association’s Honors & Awards show Thurs., Oct. 13, 2011 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.

Lifetime Achievement for Songwriter—Songstress Lucinda Williams continues to make musical inroads as an artist, performer and celebrated tunesmith with her roots-grounded sound, influencing countless others along the way.

Lifetime Achievement for Performer—Living legend Gregg Allman has captivated audiences since his early days with The Allman Brothers Band, and continues to lead the charge of genre-melding Southern-bred rockers.

Lifetime Achievement for Instrumentalist—Dobro master Jerry Douglas is equally revered for his solo work, session playing, and as a longtime member of Alison Krauss and Union Station.

Lifetime Achievement for Executive (Jack Emerson Award)—Rick Hall fostered the seminal Muscle Shoals through his groundbreaking production work at FAME Studios, recording Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Etta James, The Osmonds, and Bobbie Gentry.

Trailblazer Award—Bob Harris is a celebrated radio host and journalist who advocates exceptional artistry via shows on the BBC and other outlets.

The Honors & Awards is the capstone event of the Americana Music Association’s Festival and Conference presented by Nissan, running October 12-15 in Nashville. Jim Lauderdale will again serve as master of ceremonies for the Honors & Awards, while Buddy Miller will lead an all-star house band. Among the other artists attending are Robert Plant and the Band of Joy, Hayes Carll, The Civil Wars, Elizabeth Cook, Justin Townes Earle, Jessica Lea Mayfield, The Secret Sisters, and more to be announced.

A limited number of awards show tickets, $35 and $65, are available through the Ryman Box Office or ryman.com.

Full Festival & Conference registration includes access to all panels and presentations, the revamped exhibit hall, invitations to all sanctioned parties, a ticket to the Honors and Awards Show, and priority admission to the evening performances. Registration is currently $350 for AMA members and $450 for non-members at americanamusic.org.

Don Williams To Receive ASCAP Golden Note Award

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Don Williams

ASCAP will honor country music star Don Williams with the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award during its 49th Annual Country Music Awards, taking place on Sun., Nov. 6, 2011 at Nashville’s Gaylord Opryland. The invitation-only event will also honor the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP’s most performed country songs from April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011, and present awards for Songwriter of the Year, Songwriter/Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Publisher of the Year.

ASCAP’s Golden Note Award is bestowed upon songwriters, composers and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones.  Past recipients include Garth Brooks, Lindsey Buckingham, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Alan Jackson, Quincy Jones, Reba McEntire, JD Souther, Stevie Wonder, André Previn and Tom Petty.

Commenting on the award to Williams, ASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams said, “Don is one of country music’s most successful performers of the past four decades. His knack for finding songs that speak directly to people’s hearts has earned him millions of fans worldwide. He is a true international country music star, and we are very proud to honor him with ASCAP’s Golden Note Award in recognition of his extraordinary career.”

Texas-born recording artist and songwriter Don Williams has enjoyed 45 Top Ten hits and 17 No. 1 singles. Williams’ career stared as a member of the mid-1960’s folk-pop trio, the Pozo-Seco Singers. His self-penned hits include “The Shelter of Your Eyes,” “Lay Down Beside Me,” “Love Me Over Again,” and his collaboration with Wayland Holyfield, “Till the Rivers All Run Dry.” Williams is closely associated with songwriters Bob McDill (“Amanda,” “It Must Be Love”), Holyfield (“You’re My Best Friend,” “Some Broken Hearts Never Mend”) and Danny Flowers (“Tulsa Time”), recording hit versions of their songs. Despite a well-known aversion to the spotlight, Williams has risen to international fame. His enduring place in music was recognized in 2010 with his election to the Country Music Hall of Fame.

BMG To Acquire Bug Music

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BMG Rights Management has entered into an agreement to acquire Bug Music.

Last week, reports pegged the sale to be valued at about $300 million. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal is expected to close by October.

Bug’s Nashville office is headed by VP John Allen, and Roger Murrah exited his post as Sr. VP earlier this summer.

Darrell Franklin serves as Executive VP of BMG Chrysalis’s Nashville operations.

BMG has been gobbling up other publishers in recent years, including Cherry Lane, Crosstown, S1 Songs, Stage Three, and EverGreen Copyrights, as well as a merger with Chrysalis Music.

Bug Music is a leading independent music publisher. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Los Angeles, Bug Music currently owns and/or manages copyrights, including evergreen classics and contemporary hits such as “Fever,” “What a Wonderful World,” “I Walk the Line,” “Summer in the City,” “The Real Slim Shady,” “Who Are You?,” “Under the Boardwalk,” and “The Passenger.”

Bug Music’s clients include the estates of musical legends Johnny Cash, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Woody Guthrie, Del Shannon and Stevie Ray Vaughan, as well as contemporary icons such as Iggy Pop, Kings of Leon, Ryan Adams, Wilco and The National. Bug Music also supports songwriters and artists through its Arthouse Entertainment joint venture with Kara DioGuardi, 2007 BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year and former American Idol judge.

“With the acquisition of Bug Music and its vast collection of evergreen and contemporary compositions, BMG further establishes itself as a leading music rights management company,” said Hartwig Masuch, CEO of BMG Rights Management. “We look forward to working with Bug Music’s exceptional roster of artists and songwriters.”

George Jones To Celebrate 80th Birthday At The Opry

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By Caitlin Rantala

George Jones celebrates his 80th birthday Monday, Sept. 12, and The Grand Ole Opry will host a special celebration for him during the Tuesday night Opry Sept. 13.

Artists set to perform include Alan Jackson, Montgomery Gentry, Joe Diffie, Pam Tillis, Oak Ridge Boys, Jamey Johnson, Blackberry Smoke and Eric Lee Beddingfield. Tickets to the event can be purchased at www.opry.com.

Radio listeners can also win tickets to Jones’ Grand Ole Opry birthday celebration by tuning into Nashville’s 650 AM WSM on Sept. 12. The broadcast can be heard worldwide from www.wsmonline.com and will feature a Jones classic every hour from midnight to 7 p.m.

Along with the concert, The Opry invites fans to submit their recipes for the Opry’s Birthday Bash Dessert Contest through the Opry’s Facebook page. The three recipes with the most votes will be prepared by a professional chef and judged by Jones on Sept. 13. The winner will receive a grand prize trip to the Opry’s Birthday Bash in October. The new Opry Backstage Grill may also choose to feature the dessert on their menu.

Toby Keith Offers Deluxe Edition Of Clancy’s Tavern

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Toby Keith is slated to release the regular and Deluxe editions of his new studio album Clancy’s Tavern on Oct. 25. The Deluxe Editon will include four additional classic covers recorded live from his Incognito Bandito show: Waylon Jennings’ “High Time (You Quit Your Low Down Ways),” Buck Owens’ “Truck Drivin’ Man,” Three Dog Night’s “Shambala” and Chuck Berry’s “Memphis.” Keith also included live recordings in the Deluxe Edition of Bullets In The Gun album last October.

Recorded at The Fillmore in New York City, the bonus tracks were produced by Toby Keith, Mills Logan and Kenny Greenberg. Keith’s backing band for the show included Greenberg, Chad Cromwell, Kevin “Swine” Grantt, Rob McNelley, Jim Hoke and Mica Roberts. Keith also produced the album’s 11 new studio tracks.

Clancy’s Tavern is being released globally, and Keith is supporting the international release with a 13 city European tour opening in Edinburgh five days after the album hits stores. The collection’s first single is “Made In America,” which spent two weeks at No. 1 on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Chart.

Clancy’s Tavern Track List:
1.”Made in America”
2. “I Need to Hear a Country Song”
3. “Clancy’s Tavern”
4. “Tryin’ to Fall in Love”
5. “Just Another Sundown”
6. “Beers Ago”
7. “South of You”
8. “Club Zydeco Moon”
9. “I Won’t Let You Down”
10. “Red Solo Cup”
11. “Chill-axin'”

Deluxe Edition only:
12. “High Time (You Quit Your Low Down Ways)”
13. “Truck Drivin’ Man”
14. “Shambala”
15. “Memphis”

Toby Keith’s Locked & Loaded Tour Presented by Ford F-Series
09.08.2011   Saratoga Springs, NY   Saratoga Performing Arts
09.09.2011   Philadelphia, PA   Susquehanna Bank Center
09.10.2011   Washington, DC   Jiffy Lube Live
09.14.2011   York, PA   York Fair
09.15.2011   Scranton, PA   Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountai
09.16.2011   Hartford, CT   Comcast Theatre
09.17.2011   Boston, MA   Comcast Center
09.23.2011   St. Louis, MO   Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
09.24.2011   Chicago, IL   First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
09.29.2011   Cincinnati, OH   Riverbend Music Center
09.30.2011   Detroit, MI   DTE Energy Music Theater
10.01.2011   Indianapolis, IN   Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
10.02.2011   Little Rock, AR  War Memorial Golf Course
10.07.2011   Charlotte, NC   Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
10.08.2011   Atlanta, GA   Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
10.09.2011   Mobile, AL   BayFest 2011
10.14.2011   Tampa, FL   1-800-ASK GARY Amphitheater
10.15.2011   West Palm Beach, FL   Cruzan Amphitheatre
10.30.2011   Edinburgh   Usher Hall
10.31.2011   Manchester   O2 Apollo
11.01.2011   London   Wembley Arena
11.03.2011   Amsterdam   Paradiso
11.05.2011   Munich   Kesselhaus
11.07.2011   Cologne   E Werk
11.08.2011   Hamburg   Gr Freiheit
11.11.2011   Helsinki   Finlandia Hall
11.12.2011   Basel   AVO Sessions
11.13.2011   Stockholm   Cirkus
11.15.2011   Oslo   Spektrum
11.17.2011   Copenhagen   Vega
11.19.2011   Berlin   Huxley’s Neue Welt

Weekly Chart Report (9/9/11)

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Toby Keith met with AfterMidnite's Robin Rhodes following a stop on his Locked & Loaded Tour Presented by Ford F-Series. His latest hit single, "Made In America" spent two weeks at No. 1 on the CountryBreakout Chart and appears on his October release Clancy's Tavern.

SPIN ZONE
CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee Keith Urban’s “Long Hot Summer” hangs on to the CountryBreakout Chart’s top spot despite a down-tick in spins, and George Strait’s “Here For A Good Time” zooms to No. 2 in prime position to take the top spot next week. Jake Owen’s “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” and Eli Young Band’s “Crazy Girl” both move upward in position to No. 4 and 5, respectively, and fellow Entertainer of the Year nominee Blake Shelton’s “God Gave Me You” picks up a 260 spin gain to make a big leap from from No. 10 – 6.

New to the Top 10 are co-Big Machine Label Groupers Brantley Gilbert and Taylor Swift. Gilbert’s “Country Must Be Country Wide” adds 92 spins and moves to No. 9, while Taylor Swift’s “Sparks Fly” seems to have caught fire as it jumps from No. 13 – 10. Swift is up for CMA Entertainer of the Year as well as Female Vocalist, the latter of which puts her against reigning winner Miranda Lambert. The Texas firebrand’s latest single (from upcoming Four The Record) “Baggage Claim” is one of her fastest rising at No. 14. Also worth mention is Lambert’s trio the Pistol Annies with Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe. The group’s first single “Hell on Heels” is up to No. 65 this week.

CMA Awards New Artist of the Year Nominees Luke Bryan and Chris Young are both putting some muscle behind their latest singles. Bryan’s “I Don’t Want This Night To End” flies up to No. 46 in its second week charting, and Young’s “You” is at No. 56 after two weeks. Also nominated in that category is Eric Church, whose “Drink In My Hand” is looking very strong at No. 27 after a 370 spin gain. Those three will be up against The Band Perry, whose “All Your Life” is at No. 21, and Thompson Square, whose “I Got You” is at No. 7.

Frozen Playlists: KIAI, KMKS, KTTI, WAAG, WCJW, WHWK, WTCM, WYVY

Upcoming Singles
September 12
Kevin Fowler/That Girl/Average Joes
Chris Young/You/RCA
Ashley Gearing/Me, My Heart and I/Curb
Andy Gibson/Wanna Make You Love Me/R&J
Kimberly Patrick/Living Good/Lamon

September 19
Blake Wise/Can’t Live Without/Broken Bow
The Lost Trailers/Underdog/Stokes Tunes/CO5
JaneDear Girls/Merry Go Round/Warner Bros./WMN
Bill Gentry/This Letter/Tenacity
Courtney Stewart/Telling You/Lamon

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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Zac Brown Band/Keep Me In Mind/Southern Ground/Atlantic — 55
Justin Haigh/All My Best Friends Are Behind Bars — 75
Coleman Brothers/Beer-Thirty/PVI — 77
Tyler Dean/That Smile/Curb — 78
Tyrone Vaughan/Downtime/Kick It Up — 79
Jesse Keith Whitley/Kentucky Thunder/Octabrook Records — 80

Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Jason Aldean/Tattoos On This Town/Broken Bow — 445
Zac Brown Band/Keep Me In Mind/Southern Ground/Atlantic — 417
Eric Church/Drink In My Hand/EMI Nashville — 370
Luke Bryan/I Don’t Want This Night To End/Capitol — 351
Lady Antebellum/We Owned The Night/Capitol — 345

Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Zac Brown Band/Keep Me In Mind/Southern Ground/Atlantic — 31
Luke Bryan/I Don’t Want This Night To End/Capitol — 26
Jason Aldean/Tattoos On This Town/Broken Bow — 22
Chris Young/You/RCA Nashville — 18
Andy Gibson/Wanna Make You Love Me/R&J Records — 17
Scotty McCreery/The Trouble With Girls/19 Ent./Mercury — 9
Eric Church/Drink In My Hand/EMI Nashville — 9

On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
The O’Donnells/She Leaves The Light On/Song Valley Music — 205
Ronnie Milsap/If You Don’t Want Me To (The Freeze)/Bigger Picture — 181
Lauren Alaina/Like My Mother Does/19 Ent./Mercury — 179
Andy Gibson/Wanna Make You Love Me/R&J Records — 170
Chris Cagle/Got My Country On/Bigger Picture — 165

 

Jason Aldean Celebrates his No. 1 single "Dirt Road Anthem" with members of his promo staff as well as songwriters Brantley Gilbert and Colt Ford.

Diamond Dust Records artist Buddy Jewell recently paid a visit to KFAV in Warrenton, MO. Jewell's latest single "Jesus, Elvis, and Me" is currently at No. 67 on the CountryBreakout Chart. (L-R): Buddy Jewell, KFAV's Steve Kaspar, Spin Doctors Promotions President Al Brock, KFAV PD Mike Thomas