March 4, 2010



» Big Add Wolf: "I feel like Charlie from Willie Wonka," says Lyric Street's Chris Palmer after winning the "West Coast Mike Pack" add package from Entercom's KKWF/Seattle, KBWF/San Francisco and KWJJ/Portland. Palmer received laminate No. 54 in the Bridge Bar from KBWF's Mike Krinik. "It's the first time the Bridge Bar ever paid me for going there," Palmer says. He now has the ability to score an add on all three stations simultaneously sometime before the end of the year. "We've encouraged them to use their adds wisely," says Entercom/KWJJ's Mike Moore, who says the idea came of "trying to send a message to the Nashville label and artist community that you will see a greater degree of cooperation from these three stations this year in terms of routing shows and doing group promotions."


» Four The Love Of Country: More 2010 CMA Music Festival performers have been added with Billy Currington, Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw and Kellie Pickler now set for the June 10-13 Nashville event. They join Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride, Reba, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and the Zac Brown Band on the bill.




» Long Road To A Label: We told you last month (CAT 2/8) that Big Machine was handling promotion for Universal Republic's Jaron And The Long Road To Love, but now it's official. The New York-based Universal Republic has announced its deal with the band's Jaronwood Records to exclusively distribute J&TLRTL, as well as other artists developed by the company. Big Machine is on point for the band's Country radio efforts.


» Congressional Record: The Library of Congress and CMA have partnered for a day-long tour, orientation and performance program for CMA Board members during next week's board meetings in Washington, DC. Performers include Kix Brooks, Lorrie Morgan, John Rich, Victoria Shaw and Bob DiPiero. CMA will donate a leather-bound DVD collection of CMA Awards and other broadcasts during the event.


» Touring Update: The 2010 Lilith Tour has added Martina McBride and the Courtyard Hounds (Dixie Chicks Martie & Emily) to the festival's bill. Other country artists performing are Loretta Lynn, Miranda Lambert and Sugarland. Details and markets here. In other concert news, Josh Kelley and Randy Montana will open Lady Antebellum's two-night, sold-out Ryman Auditorium shows March 10-11. "It’s funny to think about all the bands Josh and I started when we were little kids in Augusta," the trio's Charles Kelley says of brother Josh. "My favorite was named ‘Spork,’ and I was the drummer! We’ve come a long way, that’s for sure."


» Elle's Mack Person: Big Machine's Taylor Swift graces the March 16 cover of Elle. The story isn't available online yet, but the cover reads, "Gorgeous, talented, smart, rich – and we still like her." The mag's website offers Taylor quizzes here and here.




» Take A Chance On Me: Warner Bros.' Faith Hill has been added to the performance lineup for the March 15 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum induction ceremony honoring ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis and others. Hill joins Chris Isaak, Ronnie Spector, Fefe Dobson, Eric Burdon, Peter Wolf and Maroon 5's Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael for the New York City event airing live on FUSE-TV at 8:30pm ET.


» Crib Note: Congrats to Morris Management's Tiffany Benken and husband Tony Benken (Treehouse) on this morning's birth of daughter Ava Grace Benken. She is the couple's first child and already had the obvious good sense to wait until after CRS.


» Country Aircheck Today Top 5:  Here are the Top 5 songs for March 3:    

 

  1. JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 2210 points
  2. BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 2135 points
  3. BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 2107 points
  4. CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 2062 points
  5. EASTON CORBIN/A Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 2002 points

All daily airplay data is from Mediabase 24/7.


» Country Aircheck Today Top 5 Downloads: Here are Play MPE's Top 5 for March 3:
  1. ELI YOUNG BAND/Guinevere (Radio Edit) (Republic Nashville)
  2. BUCKY COVINGTON/A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How) (Lyric Street)
  3. TRAILER CHOIR/Rollin' Through The Sunshine (Show Dog-Universal)
  4. TOBY KEITH/Every Dog Has Its Day (Show Dog-Universal)
  5. JASON ALDEAN/Crazy Town (BBR) 


» Tube Check Tonight (3/4): Rascal Flatts, CSI (CBS); Danny Gokey, American Idol (FOX).

Tube Check Tomorrow (3/5): Gary Allan, Blake Shelton, Top 20 Country Countdown (GAC).




» 'Stache Ville: The WKKT/Charlotte morning team poses with performers at the station's St. Jude Concert For Hope, which raised more than $200,000. Morning host Paul Schadt (inset) even agreed to have Kellie Pickler shave off his 30-year mustache. Also, Darius Rucker let PM driver Todd Baker (not pictured) sing backup on "Alright" – watch here. Pictured (l-r) are Rodney Atkins, Schadt, Rucker, morning co-host Meg Butterly, Jason Michael Carroll, Pickler and AM producer Geof Knight.
 


» Work Hard, Wank Harder: Redneck/CO5's Gretchen Wilson (second from r) is greeted by WLHK/Indianapolis morning teamers Ed Wank (l) and Dave O'Brien as well as the First Lady of Indiana, Cheri Daniels.




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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