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NEWS
2015 CMA Awards Nominations
Final nominees for The 49th Annual CMA Awards were revealed this week in New York City. Eric Church and Little Big Town lead the nominations with >ive nods each. A special congrats to MusicRow reporter WHWY/Ft. Walton Beach, FL for being nominated for CMA Small Market Radio Station of the Year! For the full list, click here.
… No. 1 Challenge Coin-‐ ‘Sangria’ """""""""""""""
The writers of Blake Shelton’s “Sangria” received their No. 1 Challenge Coins for the song hitting the top of the MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart on June 25. Josh Osborne received his eighth challenge coin, JT Harding and Trevor Rosen both collected their second. All artists and songwriters that hit No. 1 receive the Challenge Coin, to see the full list of recipients, click here.
… Old Dominion Sets Full-‐Length Release,
Reveals Cover Art Old Dominion revealed the cover art via social media for a forthcoming RCA Nashville release. Titled Meat and Candy, the full length project will hit shelves Nov. 6. The band’s current single, “Break Up With Him,” was produced by Shane McAnally and gained early support from SiriusXM before the quintet signed with Sony Nashville in February 2015. For the full story, click here.
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SPINZONE "Top Ten— Florida Georgia Line jumped three spots to the No. 1 position this week with “Anything Goes.” Chris Janson’s “Buy Me A Boat” stayed put at No. 2 while Maddie & Tae moved up one to No. 3 with “Fly.” Also up one spot was Brett Eldredge’s “Lose My Mind” at No. 4 and Chris Young at No. 5 with “I’m Comin’ Over.” Jake Owen continues the “Real Life” movement, which is now at No. 6, followed by Old Dominion’s “Break Up With Him” at No. 7. The Brothers Osborne step up to No. 8 with “Stay A Little Longer” and Cam moves “Burning House” to No. 9. Luke Bryan is in the top 10 again with a quick moving “Strip It Down” at No. 10 after only six weeks on the chart. "Greatest Spin Gainers— For a third consecutive week, Carrie Underwood is the top spin gainer with “Smoke Break” up 387. Brad Paisley’s “Country Nation” had a big increase of 352 and Luke Bryan’s “Strip It Down” landed in the top 10 after 301 new plays. Mo Pitney is on a roll with his sophomore single “Boy And A Girl Thing” getting 205 additional spins. The Band Perry is gaining momentum for “Live Forever” after 176 more plays this week. "Debuts— Three songs debuted on the chart this week, led by Tim Hadler’s “1+1” at No. 78. Pat Waters showed up at No. 79 with “Like A Radio” and Hoyt Hughes Band debuted at No. 80 with “Stomp On.”
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COVERING THE SECONDARY RADIO MARKET SINCE 2002
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WLVK/Elizabethtown, KY welcomed Chris Young to the Freeman Lake Park for a big show. Pictured (L-‐R): Sony’s RG Jones, Gator's wife Beth, Young, Gator.
Pictured (L-‐R): Rosen, Osborne, Harding
"SINGLES CALENDAR "
September 14 Brad Paisley/Country Nation/Arista Nashville J. Michael Harter/Playing With Fire/Anozira Records-‐GMV Nashville Michael Ray/Real Men Love Jesus/Warner Bros.-‐ WEA Rachele Lynae/Quicksand/Momentum-‐In2une Music Dallas Smith/Kids With Cars/Blaster Records Rascal Flatts/I Like The Sound Of That/Big Machine Jon Pardi/Head Over Boots/Capitol Nashville "September 21 Alabama/Wasn’t Through Lovin’ You Yet/BMG Music Sam Hunt/Break Up In A Small Town/MCA Nashville Craig Morgan/When I’m Gone/Black River Zac Brown Band/Beautiful Drug/Southern Ground-‐Varvatos-‐BMLG Joe Nichols/Freaks Like Me/Red Bow Records Blackjack Billy/Night Light/Reviver Records Emily Vance/Serendipity/Emily Vance Music Jake Clayton/What Not To Do/Rebel Engine Ashley Gearing/Train Track/Curb Records Matt Gary/It’s On You/In2une Nashville "
ALBUMS CALENDAR "September 11 Brett Eldredge/Illinois/Warner Bros. Ben Folds/So There/New West Records Jewel/Picking Up The Pieces/Sugar Hill Records "September 18 Clare Dunn/Clare Dunn [EP]/MCA Leigh Nash/The State I’m In/Thirty Tigers Mac McAnally/A.K.A. Nobody/Mailboat Records Alabama/Southern Drawl/BMG Home Free/Country Evolution/Columbia Records Glen Campbell/British Live Performance Series [live]/Rainman Records
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"WEEKLY CHART DATA "
New On The Chart —Debuting This Week Artist/song/label—chart pos. Tim Hadler/1+1/Yocumtown Records— 78 Pat Waters/Like A Radio/Big Valley— 79 Hoyt Hughes Band/Stomp On/Blue Bolt— 80 "Greatest Spin Increase Artist/song/label—Spin Increase Carrie Underwood/Smoke Break/Arista Nashville— 387 Brad Paisley/Country Nation/Sea Gayle-‐Arista— 352 Luke Bryan/Strip It Down/Capitol Nashville— 301 Mo Pitney/Boy And A Girl Thing/Curb— 205 The Band Perry/Live Forever/Republic Nashville— 176 "Most Added Artist/song/label—No. of Adds Brad Paisley/Country Nation/Sea Gayle-‐Arista—26 Mo Pitney/Boy And A Girl Thing/Curb—16 Cassadee Pope/I Am Invincible/Republic Nashville— 8 Little Big Town/Pain Killer/Capitol Nashville— 7 The Band Perry/Live Forever/Republic Nashville—6 Brantley Gilbert/Stone Cold Sober/Valory— 6 Zac Brown Band/Beautiful Drug/Southern Ground-‐Varvatos-‐BMLG—5 "On Deck—Soon To Be Charting Artist/song/label—No. of Spins Blair Mathews/Ride/StoneyHill Records— 192 Simon Andersson/How Did I Get There— 190 Kayla Calabrese/Give/SMG Records— 189 Reba/Until They Don’t Love You/NASH Icon— 188 Angel Mary & The Tennessee Werewolves/Ramblin— 181 "Frozen Playlist— WDGG, WMKC, WMYL, WVMD
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Jerrod Niemann (L) was in Idaho for a show where he also enjoyed a little hang time with KIZN and KQFC PD Hank Aaron (R).
WWBE/Selinsgrove PA Shelly Marx (L) with her in-‐studio guest Rick Monroe (R). Monroe’s single “Great Minds Drink Alike” is moving up the chart!
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Artist Spotlight Macy Martin
Sponsored by: Go Time Records "Current Single: "Baby What Ya Doing" "Written By: Macy Martin & Kent Wells "Hometown: Bryan/College Station, TX "Career Accomplishments: First single, "Me With You", made it to No. 51 on the MusicRow Country Breakout Chart. Single "Back to Reality", made it to No. 57 on the MusicRow Country Breakout Chart—the music video for the single is still spinning on GAC, ZUUS Country, and several other regional outlets across the country. "Artist Facts: Started her non-‐pro>it, Macy's Toy Box, when she was just seven years old. Macy's Toy Box collects new and gently used toys and funds to support those less fortunate. Has a Scottish Fold Cat (the same kind of cat Taylor Swift owns) named Sweet Adeline Mae that travels with her. "Connect: macymartinmusic.com " "
WHMA Anniston AL WXFL Florence AL KCJC Russellville AR KCNY Conway AR KHBZ Harrison AR KDXY Jonesboro AR KQUS Hot Springs AR KWCK Searcy AR KTTI Yuma AZ KVAY Lamar CO WHWY Destin FL WTRS Ocala FL WPHR Ft Pierce FL WBYZ Baxley GA WOKA Douglas GA WTHO Thomson GA WUBB Savannah GA KBOE Oskaloosa IA KIAI Mason City IA KLMJ Hampton IA ""
KSMA Mason City IA KBKB Burlington IA KXIA Marshalltown IA KICR Sandpoint ID KTHK Idaho Falls ID WAAG Galesburg IL WIBL Normal IL WOOZ Carterville IL WDZQ Decatur IL WMCI Mattoon IL WIFE Connersville IN WYGB Franklin IN KAIR Atchison KS KKOW Pittsburg KS KVWF Wichita KS KYEZ Salina KS WBKR Owensboro KY WDHR Pikeville KY WKFC London KY WGGC Bowling Green KY
WKDZ Cadiz KY WLVK Elizabethtown KY KRRV Alexandria LA KXKZ Ruston LA WKPE Hyannis, MA WKTT Salisbury MD WVMD Cumberland MD WATZ Alpena MI WTCM Traverse City MI WJNR Iron Mountain MI WUPY Ontonagon MI WMKC Cheboygan, MI KZPK St. Cloud MN KYSM Mankato MN KBXB Sikeston MO KDKD Clinton MO KFAV Warrenton MO KWWR Mexico MO WQNZ Natchez MS KZZY Devils Lake ND KYCK Grand Forks ND "
KQBA Santa Fe, NM KRVN Lexington, NE KRGI Grand Island, NE WKPQ Hornell NY WFRY Watertown NY WDNB Liberty NY WOLF Syracuse NY KWHW Altus OK KITX Hugo OK KKAJ Ardmore OK KWOX Woodward OK KWEY Weatherford OK KRKT Albany OR WFGE State College PA WWBE Selinsgrove PA KYTN Union City TN WDKN Dickson TN WEIO Huntingdon TN WLLX Lawrenceburg TN WOWF Crossville TN WMYL Clinton, TN ""
WUCZ Carthage TN Renegade Radio Nashville TN KFTX Corpus Christi TX KGKL San Angelo TX KMKS Bay City TX KXOX Sweetwater TX KYYK Palestine TX WAKG Danville VA WMEV Marion VA WAXX Altoona, WI WCOW Sparta, WI WGLR Platteville WI WJMQ Shawano WI WBWI West Bend WI WJVL Janesville WI WQPC Prairie du Chien WI WDGG Huntington WV WKKW Morgantown WV WTNJ Mount Hope WV WKWS Charleston WV WTCR Huntington WV
MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart Reporting Stations
Click here to view a full list of MusicRow’s Challenge Coin recipients.
NO. 1 SONG "Florida Georgia Line continues their streak of chart toppers with “Anything Goes,” marking their eighth consecutive No. 1 on the MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart. The duo released four No. 1 songs from their debut album, Here For The Good Times. This second studio album, Anything Goes, has now also produced four No. 1 singles. Will they release another single from this record? Maybe, but their website teases that Tyler and Brian are already working on a third studio album. "“Anything Goes” was written by Edward "Felix" McTeigue, Craig Wiseman, and Chris Tompkins. This is the >irst No. 1 for McTeigue. Wiseman adds “Anything Goes” to his list of career accomplishments that includes his inclusion in the 2015 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees. Tompkins will receive his third No. 1 MusicRow Challenge Coin. He also co-‐wrote FGL’s “Dirt” and Dierks Bentley’s “Drunk On A Plane.” "FGL is currently taking their road party across the nation on the Anything Goes Tour with Frankie Ballard and Thomas Rhett. They will end the year with their 2nd annual “This Is How We Cruise” trip to Cozumel with a star-‐studded ship including Sam Hunt, Dustin Lynch, Frankie Ballard, RaeLynn, Chris Lane and more.
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14 3 1 Florida Georgia Line/Anything Goes/Republic Nashville 3374/99 5 172 3202 18 2 2 Chris Janson/Buy Me A Boat/Warner Bros. 3237/87 -1 -39 3276 35 4 3 Maddie & Tae/Fly/Dot Records 3195/95 1 35 3160 20 5 4 Brett Eldredge/Lose My Mind/Warner Bros. 3103/88 1 33 3070 16 6 5 Chris Young/I'm Comin' Over/RCA Nashville 2992/103 4 113 2879 15 7 6 Jake Owen/Real Life/RCA Nashville 2912/97 2 48 2864 18 8 7 Old Dominion/Break Up With Him/RCA Nashville 2885/98 2 65 2820 24 9 8 Brothers Osborne/Stay A Little Longer/EMI Nashville 2781/99 2 61 2720 10 10 9 Cam/Burning House/Arista Nashville 2672/101 5 126 2546 6 12 10 Luke Bryan/Strip It Down/Capitol 2618/93 13 301 2317 19 11 11 Darius Rucker/Southern Style/Capitol Nashville 2438/95 2 59 2379 14 13 12 Miranda Lambert/Smokin' and Drinkin'/RCA Nashville 2360/98 5 103 2257 12 14 13 Dierks Bentley/Riser/Capitol Nashville 2253/96 4 95 2158 12 1 14 Kenny Chesney/Save It For A Rainy Day/Blue Chair-Columbia 2187/60 -39 -1424 3611 21 15 15 Cole Swindell/Let Me See Ya Girl/Warner Bros. 2171/77 2 40 2131 7 16 16 Blake Shelton/Gonna/Warner Bros. 2169/91 4 85 2084 3 19 17 Carrie Underwood/Smoke Break/Arista Nashville 2139/94 22 387 1752 19 17 18 Erica Nicole/I'm Making Mine/GTR 1934/81 5 86 1848 14 18 19 Billy Currington/Drinking Town With A Football Problem/Mercury 1882/91 4 65 1817 9 20 20 Kelsea Ballerini/Dibs/Black River Ent. 1862/96 8 135 1727 6 23 21 Tim McGraw/Top Of The World/Big Machine 1726/88 11 171 1555 10 24 22 A Thousand Horses/(This Ain't No) Drunk Dial/Republic Nashville 1585/80 4 67 1518 6 27 23 Jason Aldean/Gonna Know We Were Here/Broken Bow 1549/85 10 135 1414 30 22 24 Parmalee/Already Callin' You Mine/Stoney Creek 1543/69 -3 -55 1598 11 25 25 Alan Jackson/Jim And Jack And Hank/EMI Records Nashville 1535/74 3 51 1484 8 26 26 Jerrod Niemann/Blue Bandana/Sea Gayle-Arista 1483/86 4 61 1422 17 28 27 Randy Houser/We Went/Stoney Creek 1369/78 0 2 1367 18 29 28 Branch & Dean/The Forgetter/SSM Nashville 1320/63 2 25 1295 13 30 29 Jason Pritchett/Good Show/BDMG 1307/70 2 25 1282 19 31 30 Dan + Shay/Nothin' Like You/Warner Bros. 1282/54 2 31 1251 11 32 31 Brian Collins/Shine A Little Love/Blue Light Entertainment 1281/76 6 72 1209 4 37 32 The Band Perry/Live Forever/Republic Nashville 1188/77 17 176 1012 15 33 33 Lee Brice/That Don't Sound Like You/Curb 1172/67 6 62 1110 12 35 34 Clare Dunn/Move On/MCA 1148/63 5 59 1089 14 34 35 Olivia Lane/You Part 2/Big Spark Music Group 1134/58 4 39 1095 13 36 36 Rick Monroe/Great Minds Drink Alike/MRG 1088/61 7 75 1013
Weeks Last Wk This Wk Spins/ % Spin Spins Last Wk On Chart Position Position Artist/Song/Label Reports Power +- # Spins
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Weeks Last Wk This Wk Spins/ % Spin Spins Last Wk On Chart Position Position Artist/Song/Label Reports Power +- # Spins
7 38 37 Easton Corbin/Yup/Mercury Nashville 1071/69 8 78 993 6 39 38 Tyler Farr/Better In Boots/Columbia Nashville 1064/70 13 126 938 12 40 39 The Cadillac Three/White Lightning/Big Machine 877/59 2 20 857 9 41 40 Bobby Wills/Crazy Enough/Willing Nashville 858/61 8 61 797 15 42 41 Joanna Mosca/Hand Out The Window/Dolce Diva 813/35 2 16 797 8 45 42 David Nail/Night's On Fire/MCA Nashville 752/52 9 63 689 3 52 43 Little Big Town/Pain Killer/Capitol Nashville 751/54 30 174 577 10 44 44 Denny Strickland/How Far You Wanna Go/Red Star Productions 748/43 5 33 715 6 49 45 Kacey Musgraves/Dime Store Cowgirl/Mercury Nashville 719/45 10 68 651 10 46 46 Keith Walker/Honky Tonk Shake/Motion Entertainment 696/42 5 32 664 7 47 47 Ronnie Dunn/Ain't No Trucks in Texas/Nash Icon 695/45 6 38 657 11 48 48 The Cains/Journey's End/GMV Nashville 685/43 4 28 657 10 50 49 Corey Smith/Feet Wet/Rounder/Sugarhill 661/37 7 41 620 2 76 50 Brad Paisley/Country Nation/Sea Gayle-Arista 618/47 132 352 266 9 51 51 Two Way Crossing/Car Trouble/J.Marlowe Records 618/38 6 37 581 8 53 52 Rainey Qualley/Me And Johnny Cash/Cingle 598/43 6 35 563 12 55 53 Tyler Barham/Just Two Kids/YN Records 546/31 8 42 504 9 58 54 LoCash/I Love This Life/Reviver Records 536/31 12 58 478 12 56 55 Sarah Dunn Band/Bye Bye/Audacity Records 536/24 7 34 502 16 57 56 Steven Tyler/Love Is Your Name/Dot Records 522/28 7 33 489 3 61 57 Canaan Smith/Hole In A Bottle/Mercury Nashville 521/44 15 68 453 6 60 58 Brandon Holland/Blame It On The Whiskey/Brandon Holland Music 492/36 8 36 456 2 72 59 Mo Pitney/Boy And A Girl Thing/Curb 490/44 72 205 285 5 63 60 Kayla Adams/Burn A Little Colder/SSM 475/37 11 48 427 12 59 61 Jana Kramer/I Got The Boy/Warner Bros. 426/29 -9 -42 468 5 65 62 Mary Fletcher/The Idea Of You/Red & Black Entertainment 420/25 10 38 382 11 64 63 Craig Campbell/Tomorrow Tonight/Red Bow 394/27 2 7 387 2 70 64 Brantley Gilbert/Stone Cold Sober/Valory Music 391/31 27 84 307 7 66 65 Sugarcane Jane/The Game/Arena 388/21 8 29 359 5 69 66 Soul Circus Cowboys/Gotta Get Me One Of Them/DiamonDisc-Kismet 366/25 17 52 314 5 68 67 JB & The Moonshine Band/Shotgun, Rifle, and a .45/ 357/27 3 9 348 31 62 68 Big & Rich/Run Away With You/New Revolution 347/20 -20 -85 432 2 78 69 Scotty McCreery/Southern Belle/Mercury Nashville 306/25 21 53 253 3 73 70 Bucky Covington/I Feel Ya/Barefootin' Inc 306/28 11 31 275 2 77 71 James Robert Webb/Makin' Love Tonight/Bison Creek 300/25 15 38 262 4 74 72 Alexandra Demetree/Outta My Head/SSM Nashville 299/21 10 26 273 8 71 73 Zane Williams/Jayton And Jill/Be Music and Entertainment 293/19 -1 -3 296 6 75 74 Lucy Angel/Crazy Too/New Revolution-G Force Entertainment 271/20 0 0 271 2 84 75 Eli Young Band w/ Andy Grammer/Honey I'm Good/Big Machine 261/16 37 70 191 3 79 76 Levi Riggs/Nothin' I Don't Love/Wind Ridge Records 253/20 1 2 251 3 80 77 Cody Johnson/Proud/ 237/19 -2 -4 241 1 83 78 Tim Hadler/1 + 1/Yocumtown Records 222/13 10 20 202 1 81 79 Pat Waters/Like A Radio/Big Valley 218/15 0 1 217 1 82 80 Hoyt Hughes Band/Stomp On/Blue Bolt 211/16 -1 -3 214
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