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Mellencamp & Fairchild Deliver Hopeby David M. Ross

"It struck me that Karen Fairchild's

voice not only sounds good in Little Big Town

but also works well with mine," says John

Mellencamp regarding the pair's newly

released duet video "A Ride Back Home." Shot

on the campus of Indiana University, most

of the shoot resides in and around the pews

of Beck Chapel. "When he writes something

it's as though he's speaking it, so it's a bit of

a challenge," says Fairchild. "I didn't want

to mess that up or get in the way, so I call it

kind of 'chasing' John."

Inspired from '30s and '40s American folk

songs, Mellencamp sees the lyric's darkness

as uplifting, delivering a message of hope.

Discussing great country folk recordings from

the Carter Family through Hank Williams

Mellencamp said, "Those records are not

perfectly made—they're pretty raw. The

emotion they capture is the essence. People

are not alone in their loneliness. If people

get any bit of that message from the video

it would be fantastic." View the video at

http://twurl.nl/i2ucpq

Wariner Previews Atkins Tributeby Peter Cronin On June 23, award-winning singer/

songwriter/guitarist/producer Steve

Wariner will release c.g.p., My Tribute to

Chet Atkins, a musical salute to his old

friend Chet Atkins. Recorded for Wariner’s

SelecTone Records, the 11-song collection

combines Atkins classics with Wariner

originals played in the style of the late six-

string legend. Wariner has recorded a series

of webisodes to introduce listeners to each

track. The first clip is already posted at

www.stevewariner.com, and a new one will

be posted every few days leading up to the

release date. In each webisode, Wariner

relates the story behind the song. Occasionally

he'll demonstrate one of the guitar licks he

plays in the song, and in each case viewers

will hear a preview of the featured track.

The abbreviation "c.g.p." stands for

"Certified Guitar Player," a title that Chet

bestowed on only four guitar pickers:

Tommy Emmanuel, John Knowles, the

late Jerry Reed, and Steve Wariner.

Over 3.000 FollowersKaren Fairchild and John Mellencamp

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Spin Zoneby Jon Freeman Post Mother’s Day, Keith Urban is still in charge of

the CountryBreakout™ Chart with “Kiss A Girl.” Dierks

Bentley, Sugarland, Montgomery Gentry and Lady

Antebellum are trailing slightly but still showing signs of

growth. Eli Young Band hangs in there at No. 6, followed

by Toby Keith’s “Lost You Anyway” moving up to No. 7

from No. 9. Team Sony rounds out the Top 10 with positive

gains on Brad Paisley’s “Then,” Kenny Chesney’s “Out

Last Night,” and Alan Jackson’s “Sissy’s Song.”

“Sounds Like Life To Me,” Darryl Worley’s second

release for Stroudavarious Records, is now at No. 17 after

a big push. Another group crashing the Top 20 party from

outside the major label complex is Emblem Records’

Gloriana, whose “Wild At Heart” is heating up at No. 20

and aided by their inclusion in Taylor Swift’s high-profile

Fearless Tour.

Surveying the top 40, there are a number of acts

bolstered by small and mid-size labels. Mark Chesnutt’s

“She Never Got Me Over You” is making strong headway,

moving to No. 26 in only 8 weeks. Katie Armiger’s

most recent single “Trail of Lies” is just behind at No. 27.

Charley Rivers is still showing some positive traction on

“Lovin’ In The Country," as are the Bellamy Brothers

and "Lord Help Me...” Finally, both Daryle Singletary’s

“Love You With The Lights On” and Tracy Lawrence’s

“Up To Him” pick up triple digit spin gains and propel to

No. 34 and No. 37, respectively.

Frozen: KBCN, KGWY, KJCS, KSED, WQLK

New On The Chart—Debuting This WeekArtist/song/label chart pos.

................Alex Woodard w/Sara Watkins/Reno/Woodshack 71

......................Lauren Briant/Butterfly Tattoo/Average Joes 73

.......................Aaron Watson/Rollercoaster Ride/Big Label 74

.........................Rebel Hearts/Jesse Dunn/RHR/Nine North 75

Lucky Seven Greatest Spin IncreaseArtist/song/label spin+

..................Taylor Swift/You Belong With Me/Big Machine 447

........................Miranda Lambert/Dead Flowers/Columbia 310

............James Otto/Since You Brought It Up/Warner Bros. 304

...............................................Brad Paisley/Then/Arista 288

Keith Urban"Kiss A Girl"Capitol Records Nashville

Urban’s “Kiss A Girl” is the

CountryBreakout™ Chart’s No. 1 song

for a second consecutive week and,

remarkably, it’s been on the chart less

than 10 weeks. Urban’s Escape Together

World Tour kicked off last Thursday

(5/7) in Uncasville, Connecticut and will

be supported by Jason Aldean and Little Big Town. The massive

trek across the US has dates scheduled through October.

#1

Show Dog Nashville artist Mac McAnally entertained radio at the

recent Jimmy Buffett show in Frisco, Texas. Mac was in town with the

Buffett tour as a member of the Coral Reefer Band and to promote his

new single "You First." (L-R): KPLX PD Mark Phillips, KVOO PD Luke

Jensen, WDTW former PD Scott Gaines, Show Dog Nashville’s SW Rep

Greg Sax, McAnally, KSCS' PD Crash Poteet and KITX's PD Will Payne.

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................................................Luke Bryan/Do I/Capitol 286

............Bucky Covington/I Want My Life Back/Lyric Street 283

.....................................Reba/Strange/Starstruck/Valory 268

On Deck—Soon To Be ChartingArtist/song/label spins

..................Burns & Poe/It's Always A Woman/Evergreen 262

...............Amanda Henkel/A Million And One/PLC Records 261

................................Charlie Allen/Proof/River Run/Big 7 258

..............Trent Tomlinson/Henry Cartwright's.../Carolwood 256

...............................Ricochet/Feel Like Fallin/mi Records 231

.....................Trace Adkins/All I Ask For Anymore/Capitol 226

.........................Vince Hatfield/Santa Barbara/Blue Moon 217

Joey+Rory/Play The Song/Vanguard/Sugar Hill/Nine North 216

.........Tanya Tucker/Love's Gonna Live Here/Saguaro Road 212

John Anderson/Cold Coffee/

............................... Country Crossing/Stroudavarious 205

Two Week Most Added*.............................................artist/song/label new adds

..............James Otto/Since You Brought It Up/Warner Bros. 62

.................................................Luke Bryan/Do I/Capitol 53

..............................Joe Nichols/Believers/Universal South 38

..............Bucky Covington/I Want My Life Back/Lyric Street 35

.............................Miranda Lambert/Dead Flowers/Capitol 35

................................Justin Moore/Small Town USA/Valory 25

....................Taylor Swift/You Belong With Me/Big Machine 23

..................................Charlie Allen/Proof/River Run/Big 7 23

.....Due West/I Get That All The Time/Bigger Than Me/9North 23

.......................Trace Adkins/All I Ask For Anymore/Capitol 22

...............Trent Tomlinson/Henry Cartwright's.../Carolwood 20

............................Lee Ann Womack/Solitary Thinkin’/MCA 20

*Total Adds rec’d over two weeks

Luke Bryan"Do I"Capitol Records Nashville

Bryan’s “Do I” still has significant

momentum, as it shoots to No. 49 in

its second week on the chart. Bryan’s

upcoming sophomore album Doin’ My

Thing is scheduled for an October 6

release. Recently Eventful.com and

Bryan announced that country fans across

the nation will have the chance to bring Luke Bryan’s album release

show to their city and, thanks to Eventful Demand, only the fans will

know the destination. Bryan will set his sights on whichever city

rallies and delivers the most Demands by the end of the competition.

Momentum Mover

Alex Woodard withSara Watkins"Reno"Woodshack Music

With assistance from fiddler and

vocalist Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek),

Alex Woodard’s “Reno” makes its big

debut at No. 71 this week. The San

Diego-based singer/songwriter’s

independently-released self-titled album is available online, and

he has dates lined up through summer with a variety of artists

including Shawn Mullins and Tyler Hilton.

Power Chart Debut

Taylor Swift"You Belong With Me"Big Machine Records

Also on a colossal headlining tour of the

US, Taylor Swift’s just-released “You

Belong With Me” is again our Greatest

Spin Gain. The song picked up a hefty

447 spins in the previous week to propel

it to No. 22. Swift also just launched a

special Mother’s Day promotion for her

song “The Best Day” and she self-produced its accompanying video.

Greatest Spin Gain

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In Your Own WordsJonathan YudkinProfessional Musician

Nashville, TN

Buy None, Get One FreeA response to the Mike Masnick

Leadership Music Digital Summit

Keynote

During the recent Leadership

Music Digital Summit I attended the

keynote address from Mike Masnick, a

technology blogger. Masnick promotes

a number of compelling new ideas for

marketing, but combines them with a

dangerous trend, the essential removal

of music from the "music" business. He even goes so far

as to suggest the end of copyright protection for music in

order to better "connect with fans." I believe these Copy-

left ideas—free music and the end of copyrights and

licensing—could lead to the devaluation of music creation

and production. As a local musician I found the address

disturbing and felt that Masnick should have tried harder

to achieve his goals without demonizing many of Nashville's

most important elements. Intellectual property rights are

how creative professionals get compensated for their

creations. It gives value to the artistic, cultural and

industrial contributions made by these individuals. The

value of these creations has been protected by the

constitution for over 200 years.

The Copyleft agenda wants to influence how we obtain

and consume music in favor of an easily controllable

music business. They would redefine the value placed on

these works. Some, like Masnick, believe intellectual

property should only be used as a gimmick to entice the

purchase of other product. Music to them is no more than

an advertisement. Its "buy none—get one free." These

captains of cyberspace treat music theft and piracy as

acceptable and unavoidable and would rather ignore

what it truly is. The "return to business" means to stop

wasting time with copyright and licensing issues and

spend that time selling more product. This leaves the

artistic creation at the center of attraction, but outside

the circle of revenue.

Hasty decisions are being made, perhaps out of fear

for the uncertain future. One popular band is giving away

their entire catalog with the purchase of a concert ticket.

Great, what's left to give away next year? Where will the

incentive be to create art that will just end up as the

plastic giveaway prize?

"Free music isn't necessarily the death of music sales," says Masnick. Of course it is when you are no longer selling the music. And remember, in most cases all you have to do to access this free music is provide your e-mail address to a marketing firm. This valuable personal information is the true and invisible currency of the

internet. So much for free. The musicians I work with want

to connect with fans who love and

appreciate the music they create, not

people who are drawn to the gimmick

of the month like bugs to a lantern.

Connecting with fans should focus on

the quality of the music, not the toy in

the cereal box.

We must not give up the fight

against piracy and theft. We cannot

adopt an "if you can't lick em, join em"

attitude just because we haven't yet been

able to stop people from stealing music.

Public awareness and understanding is

our greatest weapon. Authorities

cannot easily prosecute violators so we

have to deal with this on a societal level.

We have nothing to lose by pursuing the fight against

music theft and piracy, and nothing to gain if we don't.

"Do not go gentle into that good night" wrote Dylan

Thomas.

Week-At-A-Glanceby Jon Freeman Pray for good weather this week, because the

Grammy Block Party is on Tuesday (5/12)! The outdoor

gathering takes place at Owen Bradley Park and scheduled

performers include Jason Aldean, Melinda Doolittle,

Eli Young Band, the Gabe Dixon Band, Brandon

Heath with special guest Jason Ingram, and Sam &

Ruby.

In a slightly more weather-sheltered environment on

Wednesday (5/13), SOLID’s annual Crawfish Boil will

provide revelers with a bounty of freshwater

deliciousness. The fun starts at 5pm in the old UMG

Parking Garage. (60 Music Sq. W.)

Didn’t get your share of punishment in the Country

Music Marathon two weeks ago? The Music Row Road

Race to benefit St. Jude on Saturday (5/16) is a 5k run

offering one more, albeit considerably shorter, chance to

pound some pavement.

Singles hitting radio this week include Megan

Mullins’ “Long Past Gone,” Holly Williams’ “Mama,”

Shawna Russell’s “Fire In The Desert,” Zona Jones’

“Bluer Than Blue” and Cledus T. Judd’s “Garth Must Be

Busy” with assistance from Brooks & Dunn.

Click to see MusicRow Calendars

Jonathan Yudkin

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9 1 1 Keith Urban/Kiss A Girl/Capitol 3802/110 3 120 3682

11 3 2 Dierks Bentley/Sideways/Capitol 3571/109 3 107 3464

12 2 3 Sugarland/It Happens/Mercury 3546/98 1 27 3519

15 4 4 Montgomery Gentry/One In Every Crowd/Columbia 3454/99 3 87 3367

16 5 5 Lady Antebellum/I Run To You/Capitol 3365/110 1 25 3340

30 6 6 Eli Young Band/Always The Love Songs/Universal South 3285/103 1 38 3247

10 9 7 Toby Keith/Lost You Anyway/Show Dog Nashville 3224/109 8 243 2981

8 12 8 Brad Paisley/Then/Arista 3120/95 10 288 2832

7 11 9 Kenny Chesney/Out Last Night/BNA 3085/100 8 219 2866

13 10 10 Alan Jackson/Sissy's Song/Arista 2997/97 3 82 2915

13 13 11 Zac Brown Band/Whatever It Is/BPP/Atlantic 2844/98 7 183 2661

13 14 12 Blake Shelton/I'll Just Hold On/Warner Bros. 2705/109 5 129 2576

12 15 13 Randy Houser/Boots On/Universal South 2625/108 5 125 2500

22 7 14 Jason Aldean/She's Country/Broken Bow 2414/73 -25 -787 3201

17 8 15 Carrie Underwood/I Told You So/Arista 2390/72 -23 -714 3104

21 16 16 Jason Michael Carroll/Where I'm From/Arista 2388/87 5 122 2266

17 18 17 Darryl Worley/Sounds Like Life To Me/Stroudavarious Records 2305/100 8 169 2136

10 19 18 Billy Currington/People Are Crazy/Mercury 2270/92 9 183 2087

5 24 19 Reba/Strange/Starstruck/Valory 2226/102 14 268 1958

14 22 20 Gloriana/Wild At Heart/Emblem Music Group 2197/101 10 195 2002

14 20 21 Eric Church/Love Your Love The Most/Capitol 2176/103 6 131 2045

4 28 22 Taylor Swift/You Belong With Me/Big Machine 2169/101 26 447 1722

5 26 23 Darius Rucker/Alright/Capitol 2064/104 14 252 1812

10 27 24 Miley Cyrus/The Climb/Walt Disney/Hollywood/Lyric Street 1856/93 5 90 1766

7 29 25 Jack Ingram/Barefoot and Crazy/Big Machine 1773/95 9 145 1628

8 30 26 Mark Chesnutt/She Never Got Me Over You/Lofton Creek 1595/83 4 57 1538

14 32 27 Katie Armiger/Trail Of Lies/Cold River 1546/75 11 152 1394

19 31 28 Kellie Pickler/Best Days of Your Life/BNA 1541/70 8 110 1431

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15 33 29 Charley Rivers/Lovin' In The Country/ 1397/61 1 10 1387

9 34 30 Love And Theft/Runaway/Carolwood 1391/81 9 115 1276

4 39 31 Joe Nichols/Believers/Universal South 1338/91 22 243 1095

16 35 32 Bellamy Brothers/Lord Help Me Be.../Curb/Bellamy/Spinville 1284/63 1 10 1274

11 38 33 Jessica Harp/Boy Like Me/Warner Bros. 1258/72 11 121 1137

9 40 34 Daryle Singletary/Love You With The Lights On/E1 1206/65 13 137 1069

11 42 35 Justin Moore/Small Town USA/Valory Music 1201/71 25 243 958

4 45 36 Bucky Covington/I Want My Life Back/Lyric Street 1120/82 34 283 837

7 41 37 Tracy Lawrence/Up To Him/Rocky Comfort/Nine North 1120/69 12 121 999

15 17 38 Rascal Flatts/Here Comes Goodbye/Lyric Street 1100/37 -50 -1118 2218

11 37 39 Pat Green/Country Star/BNA 1005/57 -13 -151 1156

6 44 40 Jonathan Singleton & The Grove/Livin' In Paradise/Universal South 917/64 7 59 858

11 47 41 Jamey Johnson/High Cost Of Livin'/Mercury 858/53 16 121 737

7 46 42 Randy Travis/Turn It Around/Warner Bros. 840/46 8 60 780

8 48 43 River County/We're All Here/SVC 796/43 12 86 710

2 56 44 James Otto/Since You Brought It Up/Warner Bros. 793/62 62 304 489

5 50 45 Rick Huckaby/She Gets Me High/HeadCoach 752/57 21 128 624

2 66 46 Miranda Lambert/Dead Flowers/Columbia 686/52 82 310 376

18 49 47 Craig Morgan/God Must Really Love Me/BNA 637/38 -10 -68 705

12 52 48 Chris Filer/So Much Love (So Little Time)/3 Kidneys 627/39 6 37 590

2 69 49 Luke Bryan/Do I/Capitol 624/54 85 286 338

8 53 50 Bomshel/Fight Like A Girl/Curb 624/40 12 66 558

14 36 51 Trailer Choir/What Would You Say/Show Dog Nashville 605/33 -52 -650 1255

8 55 52 Clay Underwood/Behind These Walls/PCL Music 573/30 14 71 502

3 63 53 Lee Ann Womack/Solitary Thinkin'/MCA 542/39 39 153 389

3 59 54 Richie McDonald/Six Foot Teddy Bear/Stroudavarious Records 538/42 12 59 479

23 23 55 Cody McCarver/Look What You've Done/PLC Records 505/29 -75 -1490 1995

3 65 56 Due West/I Get That All The Time/Bigger Than Me / Nine North 504/48 32 122 382

5 58 57 Collin Raye/Mid Life Chrysler/Saguaro Road 497/36 2 11 486

14 57 58 Chuck Wicks/Man Of The House/RCA 493/33 1 4 489

4 61 59 Williams Riley/I'm Still Me/Golden/Nine North 479/29 20 79 400

3 70 60 Shawna Russell/Fire In the Desert/Way Out West 467/38 45 145 322

3 67 61 Mac McAnally/You First/Show Dog Nashville 460/41 23 87 373

4 60 62 Megan Munroe/Moonshine/ 436/31 7 27 409

14 21 63 Lance Miller/George Jones And Jesus/Big 7 Records 408/23 -80 -1627 2035

18 51 64 Tim McGraw/Nothin' To Die For/Curb 396/14 -36 -227 623

8 64 65 Darren Kozelsky/Good Day To Get Gone/Major 7th/Spinville/9North 387/32 -1 -2 389

6 68 66 Derek Joseph/No Cool Way/Little House Records 366/26 7 25 341

2 73 67 Mark Wills/Entertaining Angels/Tenacity Records 349/30 19 56 293

2 74 68 Billy McKnight & Mindy McCready/Sweeter/Lofton Creek 323/28 17 48 275

3 71 69 Chris Young/Getting You Home/RCA 316/19 4 13 303

18 43 70 Trace Adkins/Marry For Money/Capitol 311/16 -67 -631 942

1 76 71 Alex Woodard w/Sara Watkins/Reno/Woodshack Music 293/20 11 28 265

2 75 72 John Reinhardt/As Far As You Know/Big 7 Records 280/20 6 15 265

1 78 73 Lauren Briant/Butterfly Tattoo/Average Joes Entertainment 278/20 12 30 248

1 79 74 Aaron Watson/Rollercoaster Ride/Big Label 276/24 21 47 229

1 77 75 Rebel Hearts/Jesse Dunn/RHR / Nine North Records 276/25 10 25 251

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