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ACM Radio Winners & More Off-camerawinnersatthe42nd Annual Academy of Country Music AwardsincludeOn-AirPersonality(National)Bob Kingsley;(MajorMarket)Jim, DebandKevin–WFMS/Indianapolis;(MediumMarket) Charlie James& Pam Wilder–WCOS/Columbia,SC;(SmallMarket)Mike LawrenceandDana Carole–KHKX/Midland,TX.Radiostationwinnersare(MajorMarket)WSIX/Nashville;(MediumMarket)WIVK/Knoxville;and(SmallMarket)WPAP/Panama City, FL. OtherwinnersincludeProduceroftheYearDann Huff,AudioEngineerSteve Marcantonio, Glenn WorfonBass,Eddie BayersonDrums,Aubrey Haynie onFiddle,Brent MasonforGuitar,John Hobbs forPiano/Keyboards,Stuart DuncanforSpecialtyInstrument(s),andMichael JohnsonintheSteelGuitarcategory. Nashville’sGrandOleOpryHouseisVenueoftheYear,Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, CA is Nightclub, VarietyAttractions’Bill MagannistheDonRomeoTalentBuyeroftheYear,andMike SmardakatOutbackConcertsofTNisPromoteroftheYear.

The First Winter Arbitrons TheWinter2007ArbitronsforNewYork,LosAngelesandChicagowerereleasedtoday.(Allsharesandranksare12+.) InLA,KKGO-FM–CountrysincelateFebruary–posteda.812+,tiedfor34th.AcoupleotherLAnotes:Thereare31stationsbetweena1.0shareandthemarket-leading4.8postedbyUnivision’sRegionalMexicanKSCA-FM.And,howaboutEmmis’RhythmicACKMVN,whichdroppedCountryinmid-August2006?Itmoved.7-.9andtiedfor32nd.

IntheWindyCity,WUSNwasoff3.3-3.1.Itranked10thlastfallandtiedfor10thintheWinterbook.

McShay Departs KRMD KRMD/Shreveport,LAPDWes McShayhasresignedtheposthe’sheldsincelastJuly.He’llbeinShreveportforthenexttwoweeksandcanbereachedatwes.mcshay@cumulus.com.McShay’sbackgroundincludesstintsasWDAF-FM/KansasCityPD,ClearChannel/HuntsvilleOMandWKDF/NashvillePD. ThedepartureleavesaprimeopeningatCumulus.And,whilewe’reonthesubject,stillopenistheOMpostatthecompany’sLexington,KYclusterthatincludesCountryWLXX(TheBear).PreviousOMKevin KingtransferredtoCumulus’WSM-FM/NashvilleasPDaboutamonthago. Ifyou’reinterestedineitheroftheabove,contactCumulusVP/CountryCharlie Cookatcharlie.cook@cumulus.com. Or

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R&RNews/Talk/SportsEditorAl PetersonandAccountExecBrooke TrisselhaveleftR&RtopartnerwithCountry AircheckonNews•Talk•Sports AircheckwhichlaunchesFriday(5/4).Peterson,a35-yearbroadcastvet,isPresident/Editorofthenewventure,withTrisselservingasVP/Sales&Marketing.Detailsatwww.countryaircheck.com.

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WFMS/Indianapolis,KFRG/LosAngeles,WAMZ/Louisville,WGKX/Memphis,WSIX/Nashville,KNIX/Phoenix,KUPL/Portland,OR,WQDR/Raleigh-Durham,KUSS/SanDiego,KMPS/Seattle,KSD/St.Louis,WQYK/TampaandWMZQ/WashingtonDC.

Record News VeteranrecordpromotedRalph Carrollhasmovedto1421BaytowneCircle,MiramarBeach,FL32550.Hisnewphonenumberis850-608-6067.Hisemailremainsralph@rcarroll.net. LoftonCreekhasaddedPromotionAssistantAdelle Borchetta,whostartedlastweek.AdelleislabelpresidentMike Borchetta’sdaughter.

Industry News SESACSr.Director/CorporateRelationsEllen Bligh JoneshasbeenuppedtoAssoc.VPreportingtoPresident/COOPat Collins.JonesjoinedSESACin1996asManager/Advertising&Promotion. SongwritersCharlie WorshamandKyle HurlbutofNashvillewonthe7thAnnualCMT/NSAISongConcertfortheirsong,“Makin’Do”whileKeith Larsen’ssong,“HoldOn,”wontheCMTListenersChoiceAward. CMTisauctioningoffitemsfromthecustom-designedgiftbagsgiventocelebritieswhoparticipatedinthe2007CMTMusic Awards to benefit CMT One Country’s charitable efforts. Bidherewww.cmtauctions.com GACwillprovidepre-showcoveragelivefromthe“orangecarpet”duringthe2007 ACM Pre-Awards Special,whichairsonMay15at7pmET.

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May 15-42nd Annual ACM Awards.www.acmcountry.com

June 7-10 - CMA Music Festival. www.cmafest.com

June 13-15 - 7th Annual All About Music TV & Film Retreat www.myspace.com/allaboutmusictvandfilm

youcansendyourmaterialstohimatCumulusMedia,3535PiedmontRd.,Bldg14,Suite1400,Atlanta,GA,30305.

Garcia Programs KCCY EntercomWDAF(TheWolf)/KansasCityAPD/PromotionsDirectorJesse GarciahasbeennamedPDforClearChannelKCCY/ColoradoSprings.Garcia,whoselastdayinKCisMay11, fills the slot vacated in January with JoJo Turnbeaugh’sdepartureformorningsatLincolnFinancial’sKYGO/Denver.GarciahadalongronatWXXQ/Rockford,ILwherehestartedasajockandrisingtoOMfortheConnoisseurclustertherebeforedepartingforWDAFtwoyearsago.WolfPD Michael Cruiseishuntinghisnextpromotionsdirector.Resumestomcruise@entercom.com.

Radio NewsManagement: Cumulus/Mobile,ALDirector/SalesSarah LeftwichhasbeennamedMarketManagerofCumulus’Blacksburg,VAsix-stationcluster,whichincludesCountryWPSK.ShereplacesRon Gaylor.

Syndication:America’s Grand Ole Opry WeekendhasanACMAwardsspecialplannedforMay12.TheshowwillfeatureOpryperformancesbyartistsupforthisyear’sACMhonors.ContactWestwoodOneat480-607-4207fordetails.

Gig Alert:HuntsmanEntertainmentisseekingaparttimeNashville-basedaudioeditor.ContactRon Huntsmanatrh@huntsmanent.com. KFKF/KansasCityPDDale CarterislookingforsomeonewithCountryandTop40experiencetoreplacedepartingDir./Marketing&PromotionsRenee Fonner.SendresumestoCarteratKFKF,4717GrandAve.Suite600,KansasCity,MO,64112.

Crackberry Update: VeteranradioprogrammerDene HallamisworkingwiththesyndicatedMobyintheMorningshow.Reachhimatdenehallam@aol.com.

Music Fest Radio Remotes Set Premiere Radio will once again host the official CMA MusicFestivalradioremotesatthisyearsevent,setforJune6-8.StationsparticipatingincludeWKHX/Atlanta,WPOC/Baltimore,WKKT/Charlotte,WUSN/Chicago,WGAR/Cleveland,WCOL/Columbus,KYGO/Denver,WYCD/Detroit,

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Chart Chat CongratstoallthefolksatLyricStreet,Turner-NicholsmanagementandtheentireRascal Flattsorganizationontheband’seighthNo.1,“Stand.”It’sthethirdNo.1single–joining“MyWish”and“WhatHurtsTheMost”–fromtheir“MeAndMyGang”CD,whichhassoldmorethanfourmillionunitssinceitsApril2006release.Thetrio’snextalbumissetforaSept.25,2007release. Bytheway,justincaseyouhaven’tbeenkeepingupwiththePopcharts,theFlatts’“WhatHurtsTheMost”isNo.4onthisweek’sMediabaseACchart.TheformerNo.1AChit–whichofcoursespentfourweeksatNo.1ontopoftheCountryAircheck/Mediabasechart–actuallygrewfromNo.5toNo.4withabulletinthis,its49thweekontheACchart!

More On Music’s Post VT Role The Wilkinsons’song“NobodyDied”hasstruckapoignantchordwithradiolistenersfollowingtheVirginiaTechtragedy.Writtenby Tony HazeltonaftertheColumbinetragedyandrecordedbytheCanadiantrioforanRCA/Nashvillealbumthatwasneverreleased,thesongwasre-recordedbythebandfollowingtheAmishschooltragedylastOctober.FeaturedontheirnewalbumHome,thesong’svideowasshotasplannedtwodaysaftertheTechmassacreandcarriesananti-bullyingmessage.ThesyndicatedMoby in the Morningshowplayediteverydaylastweektotremendousresponse,andthesonghasbeenthesubjectofafewnewspaperarticlesaswell.Emailmoby@mobyinthemorning.comforacopy.

Artist News BigMachine’sJack IngramhasaddedtheRealAmerican

BIrThDaYs

Tuesday (5/1) –TimMcGraw,HelenDarling,IleneBerns,CarrieLong,LouieNewman(louie.newman@umusic.com),TanyaWelch

Wednesday (5/2) –LarryGatlin,TyHerndon,BrianJennings(brianjennings@clearchannel.com),BuzzLedford,TammyRagusa

Thursday (5/3) –BradMartin,ShaneMinor,JerrySalley,StoneyRichards(sdrichards@y108.com)

Friday (5/4) –RandyTravis,RickBarker,GeorgeCollier(gcollier@aspirionrecords.com),TimDuBois,SusanEaddy,MichaelMcNamara,RobertEllisOrrall

Saturday (5/5) –thelateTammyWynette,SammyAllred,DougBaker(doug.baker@sonybmg.com),MikeSeverson(mikeseverson@comcast.net)

Sunday (5/6) -JimmyDaleGilmore,CameronRandle,ReneeLeymon(renee.leymon@disney.com),LaurieGore(laurie.gore@umusic.com)

Monday (5/7)–KellyFletcher,NelsonLarkin,SamMcGuire(smcguire@clearchannel.com),ShawnWilliams(swilliams@sesac.com),HankAdamLocklin,(hlocklin@cmaworld.com)

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&AthleticClub,1703CrockettSpringsDr.offMoore’sLane.Kelly,latehusbandofLoftonCreek’sBarbara Kelly,passedawayMarch17. CondolencestoWOGK/Gainesville-Ocala,FLPD/morningco-hostBob “Mr. Bob” ForsterandfamilyonSaturday’spassingofhisfather,Bob Forster,whowasa1993inducteeintotheBroadcastersHallofFame. CondolencesalsogoouttoCurb/AsylumVP/PromotionAdrian MichaelsandfamilyonFriday’sdeathofhissister-in-law,Cindy Marrone. CondolencestoWCTQ/Sarasota,FLMD/PMDriverHeidi Deckerandfamilyonthepassingofhermother,Debbie Bates.

MusicMinute,aseriesofaudiotourdiaries,tohisRealAmericanMusicbrand.Theycanbefoundonhiswebsite,MySpacepageandhisCMT.comartistpage.Additionally,heandTaylor SwiftwillbefeaturedthroughoutthemonthofMayinCinemaSounds,amusicvideoprogramshowinginmovietheatresacrossthecountry. Theline-upofMarty Stuart’s Late Night Jam to benefit MusiCaresonJune6attheRymanAuditoriumwillincludeJohn Rich, Eric Church, Ashley Monroe, Pam Tillis, Porter Wagoner, Charley PrideandNeko Case. Rodney Atkins, Vince Gill, Craig MorganandCarrie Underwood are the first artists to sign up to play in the 17th AnnualCityofHopeCelebritySoftballgame,setforJune7atGreerStadiuminNashville.ThegamepitsGrand Ole Opry LiveagainstBlair Garner’sAfter MidNite. Little Big Town, Sarah Buxton, Jedd Hughes, The Bees andColbie CaillataresettoperformatTheRecordingAcademy’s9thAnnualGrammyBlockPartyinNashvilleonMay8.Theindustryfeteisinvite-onlyandfreeforRecordingAcademymembersandtheirguests. Lonestar’s third annual bowling party to benefit St. Jude’s willtakeplaceJune4attheHermitageLanesinNashville. Trent Tomlinson, Troy Gentry, Julie Roberts, Tracy Lawrence, Emerson DriveandDanielle Peckaresettobowl. Trent WillmonissettohostAmerica’s Top Cowboy,anewtwo-hourCMTspecialwhichpremieresMay19. OprymemberRalph StanleyisscheduledtoperformfortheQueen of EnglandandHRHPrince PhilipinRichmond,VAonThursday(5/3).Theperformanceispartof“Virginia’sRoyalWelcome”andfestivitiesforthe400thanniversaryofthefoundingofJamestown. Michael Petersonhaslaunchedanewwebsite,whichincludesaninteractivejukeboxandexclusiveaudioandvideofeatures.Visitatwww.michaelpetersonmusic.com.

Life Notes HeartiestcongratstoCRBExecutiveDirectorEd Salamon,whobecameaGrandpayesterdaywhenhisdaughterAnnandherhusbandGreggwelcomedMadeline Ann.

Chronicle AmemorialserviceforindustryveteranFred Kellyhasbeensetfor11amnextTuesday(5/8)attheNashvilleGolf

Tuesday (5/1) –JackIngram,Fox & Friends,(FOX);MirandaLambert,The View,(ABC);KennyChesney,GAC Specials;BlakeShelton,GAC Specials.

Wednesday (5/2) –MirandaLambert,GAC Nights;TracyByrd,Master Series,(GAC);BonJovi,Sugarland,MontgomeryGentry,CMT Crossroads.

Thursday (5/3) –AlanJackson,Tonight Show with Jay Leno,(NBC);BonJovi,The Ellen DeGeneres Show,(Syndicated);JohnAnderson,GAC Nights;GeorgeStrait,CMT Greatest Moments.

Friday (5/4) –CraigMorgan,ACM & GAC Present…

Saturday (5/5) –JoeNichols,JasonMichaelCarroll,AshleyMonroe,GeorgeJones,Grand Ole Opry Live,(GAC).

Sunday (5/6) –CarrieUnderwood,KennyChesney,Brooks&Dunn,MartinaMcBride,JasonAldean,DierksBentley,MirandaLambert,more,CMA Music Festival,(GAC).

Monday (5/7)–CarrieUnderwood,My Music Mix,(GAC);Heartland,ACM & GAC Present…;ElizabethCook,Edge of Country,(GAC).

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Thisweek’sreleasesinclude:

Miranda LambertCrazy Ex-Girlfriend (Columbia) ThesophomorealbumfromtheNashville Staralumnacontainsplentyofthe“GirlPower”anthemsLambertisfamousfor(“Gunpowder&Lead,”“Crazy

Ex-Girlfriend”)butalsofeaturestracksthatshowoffhersensitiveside(“LoveLetters,”“Desperation,”“Down”).Shenabssolowritingcreditonthreetracksand co-writing credit on five others. Patty Griffin and GillianWelcheachcontributedasongtotheproject.

Blake SheltonPure BS(WarnerBros.) Shelton’sfourthalbumstaystruetohistraditionalcountryrootswithcheatingsongs(“SheCan’tGetThat”),drinkingsongs(“TheMoreIDrink”)andevenanodetorurallifefeaturingcameosfrom

JohnAndersonandGeorgeJones(“TheLastCountrySong”).PaulWorleyproducedthreecutsandBobbyBraddockandBrentRowaneachproducedfour.

Upcoming releases:

May15 John AndersonEasy Money (WarnerBros./Raybaw) Little TexasThe Very Best Of Little Texas Live And Loud(Montage) Jason Meadows100% Cowboy(Baccerstick/CO5) Gretchen WilsonOne Of The Boys(Columbia)

May22Bobby PinsonSongs For Somebody(CashDaddy)

May29Jason AldeanRelentless(BBR)

Albumreleaseinfotonews@countryaircheck.com.

OurcondolencesalsogoouttoWGAR/ClevelandPDBrian Jenningsandfamilyonthepassingofhismother,Sylvia Anne Eckberg. A benefit fund has been established for Les Acree,whosufferedamassivestrokelastweek.DonationscanbesenttotheLes Acree Benefit Fund c/o SunTrust Bank, Attn: Beth Talley, 122617thAvenueSouth,Nashville,TN,37212.

The Week’s Top Stories HerearesomeofthebiggeststoriesfeaturedinCountry Aircheck TodaysinceourlastMusicEdition.Visitthearchivessectionofourwebsiteforcompletecoverageofthesestoriesandmore:www.countryaircheck.com.

• Broadcaster,executiveandcountrymusicpioneerIrving Waughpassedaway(4/27)afteranextendedillness.Hewas94.AnativeVirginian,Waughworkedinradioandtelevision,becameanexecutiveatWSM-AM/Nashville,helpedformtheCountryMusicAssociation, Fan Fair, and the first and longest running annualmusicawardsshowontelevision,theCMAAwards.AremembranceserviceatNashville’sSt.George’sEpiscopalChurchisscheduledforMay1at11:30am. (CAT 4/27)

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• ClearChannel/Charleston,SCOMandCountryWEZLPDScott Johnsonleftthestation(4/26).JohnsonjoinedtheclusterfromCC/Greenville,SCinNovember,2005,andstartedwiththecompanyin1998. (CAT 4/27)

• InnerBanksMediaswappedfrequenciesforCountryWWHA&WWNK/Greenville-NewBern-Jacksonville,NCandCHR/PopsimulcastWRHT&WRHD.TheCountrystation,formerlyat94.1&94.3,nowlandsat96.3&103.7andisbeingre-positionedas“ThunderCountry.”Mike “Mad Dawg” Biddle,previouslywithCurtisCountryWQDR/Raleigh,isprogrammingthestationandhostingmornings.FormerNextMediaWRNS/Greenville-NewBern-JacksonvilleMD Jeff HackettisinmiddayswithformerWRHT/WRHDpersonalityGina Grayworkingafternoons.(CAT 4/26)

• LeightonEnterprisesKYCK/GrandForks,NDmorninghostPhil O’ReillywasnamedPDforClearChannel(eventuallyThreeEagles)KIAI/MasonCity,IA.O’ReillytakesthepostleftvacantwithGary Murdock’sdepartureinDecembertolaunchCountryWKBQ/Covington,TN.Fornow,MurdockcontinuestovoicetrackmorningsandhandlemusicforKIAI. (CAT 4/25)

• News/TalkKCRS/Odessa-Midland,TXmiddayerAJ BattaliotookonmiddaydutiesatKBUL/Reno,followingtheMarch8departureofCleveland Wheeler(CAT3/8).HebeginsMay28.(CAT 4/27)

• KFKF&KMXV/KansasCityDirector/Marketing&PromotionsRenee FonnerisleavingtheWilksBroadcastGroupCountry/Top40comboforasimilarpostwithMaxMedia’sCountryWGH-FM&ContemporaryInspirationalWXEZ/Norfolk. (CAT 4/25)

• ThethirdannualLeadershipMusicDigitalSummitwasheldNashville(4/24),withmorethan500musicindustryandtechprofessionalsinattendance,anincreaseofmorethan10%over2006.(CAT 4/24)

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Toby Keith’s Friends Pony UpItwasatypicalweekendinOklahomaCity–afew

friendsgettin’togetherforacouplabeersandsomemusiconFridaynightandalittlegolfonSaturday.Butwhenyou’retheBigDogDaddy,well,thosefriendsincludeOklahomafootballcoachBob Stoops,formerDallasCowboy’sheadcoachandformerOUcoachBarry Switzer,HeismanTrophywinners Steve OwensandBilly SimmsandOklahomaGovernorBrad Henry.Theywereamongthefewhundredfriendswhowerepartofthefourthannual“Toby Keith&FriendsGolfClassic”held last weekend to benefit Ally’s House. While the final figures aren’tinyet,thisweekend’sdonationswilladdgreatlytothe$1.1 million raised in the first three years. HowcanIbesure?Well,Iwatchedwithamazementatthepairingparty’sauctionwhenonegroupofgolferspaid$31,000tohaveTobyplayintheirgroup.Then,Tobyauctionedadinnerfor20athisILoveThisBar&Grill.Asthingsprogressed,headdedStoops,SwitzerandeventheGovernortothedinner–andthensaidhe’dhaveeveryoneovertohishouse. Theendresultwastwopeopleeachspending$30ktojointheparty.Theliveandsilentauctionsincludeddreamvacations,DallasCowboysfootballticketsandateam-signedfootball,hugeOUpackagesandanumberofitemssignedbyGarth Brooks, Sammy Hagar, Bob Segerandahostofcountryartists.Restless Heart performedandsoundedbetterthanever. NotmuchtowriteaboutSaturday’sgolfgame,whichwasseverelyaffectedbyFridaynightandthegolf-cartmountedmargaritamachinesthatseemedtoshowupeverythirdhole.Itwasugly.Thecoolestthingwas20playerstakingaswingfrom112yards–withtheshotclosesttothepinwinningagorgeousFordtruckloadedwithgiftsfromthetourney’ssponsors.Greatweekend,greatcause. –L.H.

- Lon Helton,lon@countryaircheck.comChuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com

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2 1 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 14329 701 4638 225 40.176 1.876 121 0

1 2 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 14130 -277 4531 -213 39.868 -0.555 121 0

3 3 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 14021 508 4470 192 39.381 1.702 121 0

5 4 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 13302 1799 4351 523 36.613 4.816 121 0

4 5 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 12217 634 3865 185 33.929 2.33 121 0

7 6 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 11086 1328 3616 471 30.488 3.173 121 0

9 7 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 10304 768 3383 232 28.818 2.222 121 0

8 8 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 10241 612 3267 197 28.856 2.04 121 0

12 9 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 9275 761 3112 320 25.921 2.427 120 3

10 10 DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol) 9129 122 3050 53 24.502 0.387 119 1

15 11 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 8687 471 2762 138 23.713 1.894 121 0

16 12 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 8047 550 2603 179 22.125 1.802 121 1

14 13 GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA) 7373 -908 2513 -227 20.179 -2.188 121 1

17 14 JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 7276 50 2451 2 19.432 -0.153 120 0

18 15 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 7161 193 2459 86 18.528 0.431 121 0

19 16 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 7076 860 2175 230 18.398 1.788 120 4

20 17 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 6483 605 2181 186 16.917 1.45 120 0

21 18 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 6307 590 2053 170 16.661 1.915 121 1

22 19 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 5842 741 1841 229 14.912 2.565 121 6

23 20 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 5201 497 1732 127 12.945 1.021 119 3

26 21 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 4390 576 1521 206 11.471 1.424 121 5

25 22 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 4300 470 1331 121 11.455 0.962 117 7

27 23 ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 3898 511 1348 159 10.019 1.483 117 1

24 24 PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA) 3882 -188 1239 -36 9.799 -0.835 117 1

28 25 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 3621 493 1243 172 9.493 1.489 115 4

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37 26 KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 2984 1509 897 513 8.289 4.605 85 44

30 27 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 2740 254 960 105 6.805 0.853 111 4

29 28 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 2653 -2 916 -6 6.248 -0.009 112 1

31 29 CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity) 2423 128 889 33 6.671 0.583 107 2

33 30 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 2393 248 787 78 6.238 0.635 94 2

32 31 SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 2273 38 774 19 5.61 -0.009 103 3

34 32 TERRI CLARK/Dirty Girl (BNA) 1916 295 604 88 5.223 1.024 99 3

35 33 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) 1767 192 617 71 3.356 -0.341 91 12

36 34 DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine) 1632 107 550 22 3.98 0.157 94 3

38 35 WRECKERS/Tennessee (Warner Bros.) 1534 203 515 82 3.889 0.873 97 4

44 36 TIM MCGRAW/I Need You (w/Faith Hill) (Curb) 1417 537 433 188 4.08 1.514 57 34

40 37 LEE BRICE/She Ain’t Right (Curb/Asylum) 1399 182 547 59 2.918 0.214 85 3

39 38 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 1346 120 459 55 3.488 0.471 52 7

43 39 BON JOVI/(You Want To) Make A Memory (Mercury/IDJMG) 1267 276 349 103 3.237 1.001 83 2

47 40 TRACE ADKINS/I Wanna Feel Something (Capitol) 1169 370 362 110 2.768 1.005 54 2

42 41 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her... (Lyric Street) 1112 77 379 20 2.278 0.15 57 6

41 42 CATHERINE BRITT/What I Did Last Night (RCA) 991 -170 368 -33 2.119 -0.581 63 1

45 43 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 975 133 369 47 2.125 0.388 62 2

50 44 JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine) 871 309 238 108 2.475 0.961 49 10

48 45 HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Daisy (Stylesonic/Mercury) 870 202 312 79 1.802 0.358 49 2

46 46 VINCE GILL/What You Give Away (f/S. Crow) (MCA) 787 -45 241 -18 2.131 -0.088 48 4

49 47 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog) 712 137 253 33 1.279 0.275 36 3

Debut 48 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 676 301 157 73 1.433 0.469 33 16

Debut 49 CHRIS YOUNG/You’re Gonna Love Me (RCA) 564 96 214 20 1.035 0.276 31 1

Debut 50 LITTLE TEXAS/Missing Years (Montage) 494 -34 182 -13 1.01 -0.084 29 2

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Aircheck Add LeadersKEITH URBAN/IToldYouSo(Capitol) 44TIM MCGRAW/INeedYou(w/FaithHill)(Curb) 34MARTINA MCBRIDE/HowIFeel(RCA) 16JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’OurLoveSong(Arista) 12JACK INGRAM/MeasureOfAMan(BigMachine) 10JOE NICHOLS/AnotherSideOfYou(UniversalSouth)8VAN ZANT/ThatScaresMe(Columbia) 8CLAY WALKER/Fall(Curb/Asylum) 7KELLIE PICKLER/IWonder(BNA) 7TAYLOR SWIFT/TeardropsOnMyGuitar(BigMachine) 6TRENT TOMLINSON/JustMightHaveHer...(LyricStreet)6

Aircheck Point Gainers BILLY CURRINGTON/GoodDirections(Mercury) 1799KEITH URBAN/IToldYouSo(Capitol) 1509ALAN JACKSON/AWoman’sLove(Arista) 1328BIG & RICH/LostInThisMoment(WarnerBros.) 860EMERSON DRIVE/Moments(Midas/NewRevolution) 768TRACY LAWRENCE/FindOut...(RockyComfort/CO5)761TAYLOR SWIFT/TeardropsOnMyGuitar(BigMachine) 741RASCAL FLATTS/Stand(LyricStreet) 701TOBY KEITH/HighMaintenanceWoman(ShowDog) 634BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks(Arista) 612 Aircheck Spin GainersBILLY CURRINGTON/GoodDirections(Mercury) 523KEITH URBAN/IToldYouSo(Capitol) 513ALAN JACKSON/AWoman’sLove(Arista) 471TRACY LAWRENCE/FindOutWho...(RockyComfort/CO5) 320EMERSON DRIVE/Moments(Midas/NewRevolution) 232BIG & RICH/LostInThisMoment(WarnerBros.) 230TAYLOR SWIFT/TeardropsOnMyGuitar(BigMachine) 229RASCAL FLATTS/Stand(LyricStreet) 225RODNEY ATKINS/TheseAreMyPeople(Curb) 206BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks(Arista) 197

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Activator Point Gainers KEITH URBAN/IToldYouSo(Capitol) 2031TIM MCGRAW/INeedYou(w/FaithHill)(Curb) 1264MARTINA MCBRIDE/HowIFeel(RCA) 1172ALAN JACKSON/AWoman’sLove(Arista) 1101BILLY CURRINGTON/GoodDirections(Mercury) 938GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped(MCA) 929RODNEY ATKINS/TheseAreMyPeople(Curb) 775EMERSON DRIVE/Moments(Midas/NewRevolution) 732KELLIE PICKLER/IWonder(BNA) 674TRACY LAWRENCE/FindOut...(RockyComfort/CO5) 670

Activator Spin GainersKEITH URBAN/IToldYouSo(Capitol) 490TIM MCGRAW/INeedYou(w/FaithHill)(Curb) 307MARTINA MCBRIDE/HowIFeel(RCA) 252ALAN JACKSON/AWoman’sLove(Arista) 237BILLY CURRINGTON/GoodDirections(Mercury) 229GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped(MCA) 180EMERSON DRIVE/Moments(Midas/NewRevolution) 180RODNEY ATKINS/TheseAreMyPeople(Curb) 170JAKE OWEN/Startin’WithMe(RCA) 142TRACY LAWRENCE/FindOut...(RockyComfort/CO5) 141

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CMTBON JOVI/(YouWantTo)MakeAMemory(Mercury/IDJMG)

CMT PURE COUNTRY

KRISTINA CORNELL/LittleRedBalloon(LoftonCreek)

GACKRISTINA CORNELL/LittleRedBalloon(LoftonCreek)

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Aircheck ActivityHALFWAY TO HAZARD/Daisy (Stylesonic/Mercury) Moves48*-45*;870points,312spins 2ADDS:KXKC*, KXKT

VINCE GILL/What You Give Away (f/S. Crow) (MCA) Moves46*-46;787points,241spins 4ADDS:KDRK*, KFKF, KHKI*, WYCD*

FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog) Moves49*-47*;712points,253spins 3ADDS:KMLE*, WKDF*, WNKT*

MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) Debutsat48*;676points,157spins 16ADDS:KCYE, KFKF, KIXZ, KJUG, KMDL, KVOO, KXKT, KZSN, WCKT, WGH, WGNA, WKHX, WMIL, WQHK, WXTU, WYRK

CHRIS YOUNG/You’re Gonna Love Me (RCA) Debutsat49*;564points,214spins 1ADD:WSM

LITTLE TEXAS/Missing Years (Montage) Debutsat50;494points,182spins 2ADDS:KSON, WBCT

JAMIE O’NEAL/God Don’t Make Mistakes (Capitol) 462points,152spins 3ADDS:KDRK*, KSON, KXKT

VAN ZANT/That Scares Me (Columbia) 425points,143spins 8ADDS:KCCY, KIZN*, KJUG, WBCT, WDTW, WGNE, WPKX, WWQM

JERROD NIEMANN/I Love Women My Momma Can’t Stand (Category 5) 413points,173spins 1ADD:WMZQ

DARRYL WORLEY/Living In The Here And Now (903) 366points,133spins 2ADDS:KJUG, WGTY

DONOVAN CHAPMAN/All I Need (Category 5) 343points,121spins 0ADDS

Aircheck Add DatesMay 7 KEITH ANDERSON/SundayMorninginAmerica(Arista)MARTINA MCBRIDE/HowIFeel(RCA) JOE NICHOLS/AnotherSideofYou(UniversalSouth)WHISKEY FALLS/LastTrainRunning(Midas/NewRevolution)

May 14 TY HERNDON/MightyMightyLove(Pyramid)CARMEN RASMUSEN/Nothin’LikeTheSummer(LoftonCreek)GRETCHEN WILSON/OneofTheBoys(Columbia)

May 21STEVE HOLY/MenBuyTheDrinks(GirlsCallTheShots)(Curb)TRAVIS TRITT/YouNeverTakeMeDancing(Category5)

Aircheck Top RecurrentsKENNY CHESNEY/BeerInMexico(BNA) 9169TIM MCGRAW/LastDollar(FlyAway)(Curb) 8405RODNEY ATKINS/WatchingYou(Curb) 7777TRACE ADKINS/LadiesLoveCountryBoys(Capitol) 6553MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway(RCA) 6610JOE NICHOLS/I’llWaitForYou(UniversalSouth) 6299BRAD PAISLEY/She’sEverything(Arista) 5284CARRIE UNDERWOOD/BeforeHeCheats(Arista) 5282RASCAL FLATTS/MyWish(LyricStreet) 4354GEORGE STRAIT/ItJustComesNatural(MCA) 4112

LANCE MILLER/She Really Loves Me (Warner Bros.) 338points,142spins 1ADD:WBCT

RANDY ROGERS BAND/One More Goodbye (Mercury) 321points,65spins 0ADDS

Aircheck Activity includes songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays

1 1 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 14439 332 3209 48 2 2 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 13696 -259 3042 -60 4 3 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 13632 938 3082 229 3 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 13289 -565 2918 -150 5 5 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 12933 591 2828 91 7 6 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 10786 478 2392 105 9 7 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 10756 732 2410 180 11 8 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 10203 670 2218 141 6 9 DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol) 10084 -218 2300 -57 13 10 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 9452 272 2061 57 15 11 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 9396 929 2090 180 10 12 GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA) 9065 -516 1984 -156 17 13 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 8748 1101 1893 237 16 14 JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 8556 98 1924 16 18 15 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 8114 486 1793 102 19 16 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 7264 463 1602 118 20 17 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 7185 643 1584 142 21 18 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 6523 240 1462 59 22 19 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 6394 420 1397 90 24 20 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 5969 775 1312 170 23 21 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 5843 333 1292 56 25 22 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 5098 276 1136 77 26 23 ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 4787 195 1041 56 27 24 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 4495 674 975 138 40 25 KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol) 3592 2031 805 490 29 26 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 3429 149 743 39 28 27 PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA) 3256 -547 703 -128 30 28 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 3016 156 670 39 31 29 SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 2599 36 558 8 32 30 DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine) 2548 173 544 26

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33 31 TERRI CLARK/Dirty Girl (BNA) 2170 67 459 24 34 32 TRACE ADKINS/I Wanna Feel Something (Capitol) 2152 94 469 9 46 33 TIM MCGRAW/I Need You (w/Faith Hill) (Curb) 2133 1264 495 307 35 34 CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity) 2113 191 439 36 39 35 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might... (Lyric Street) 1925 227 430 58 37 36 WRECKERS/Tennessee (Warner Bros.) 1879 104 412 22 38 37 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) 1868 127 382 26 36 38 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 1849 18 424 9 42 39 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 1537 234 357 62 41 40 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 1440 54 308 11 43 41 LEE BRICE/She Ain’t Right (Curb/ Asylum) 1354 93 316 19 Debut 42 MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA) 1325 1172 280 252 57 43 JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine) 945 492 212 108 47 44 VINCE GILL/What You Give Away (f/S. Crow) (MCA) 925 178 195 42 45 45 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog) 911 10 194 -2 48 46 BON JOVI/(You Want To) Make A Memory (Mercury/IDJMG) 856 142 167 30 49 47 DONOVAN CHAPMAN/All I Need (Category 5) 786 101 147 20 44 48 CATHERINE BRITT/What I Did Last Night (RCA) 777 -236 154 -41 50 49 HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Daisy (Stylesonic/Mercury) 726 109 160 19 54 50 VAN ZANT/That Scares Me (Columbia) 606 99 125 28 51 51 CHRIS YOUNG/You’re Gonna Love Me (RCA) 601 42 110 3 55 52 DARRYL WORLEY/Living In The Here And Now (903 Music) 556 47 137 12 53 53 JERROD NIEMANN/I Love Women My... (Category 5) 504 -48 107 -16 56 54 WOODY BRADSHAW/The Last Thing... (Primoris/Spinville) 477 23 103 3 52 55 JAMIE O’NEAL/God Don’t Make Mistakes (Capitol) 468 -89 103 -18 58 56 AMY DALLEY/Good Kind Of Crazy (Curb) 410 37 83 7 Debut 57 JOE NICHOLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South) 342 304 74 68Debut 58 STEPHEN COCHRAN/Friday Night Fireside (Aria/Quarterback) 337 71 70 13 59 59 MEMARIE/Cry Like Memphis (Cupit) 302 31 91 9Debut 60 KRISTINA CORNELL/Little Red Balloon (Lofton Creek) 258 114 57 24

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