WAKG/Danville, VA Music Director Alan Rowe made his 9,800th broadcast this week. His first broadcast was July 10, 1971. Row is pictured here in the summer of 1972 in the control room at WYPR/Danville, VA. Congratulations from all of us at MusicRow!
SPIN ZONE
It’s CMA Music Festival week in Nashville, and the town is buzzing with activity. After the CMT Music Awards on Wednesday (6/6), show co-host Toby Keith’s “Beers Ago” emerges as the CountryBreakout Chart’s new No. 1 song. Brantley Gilbert’s “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” moves up to No. 2 as last week’s No. 1 “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” by Eli Young Band slips to No. 3. Dierks Bentley’s “5-1-5-0” pushes forward to No. 4, followed by another CMT show performer with the Band Perry’s “Postcard From Paris” at No. 5.
Other show performers fared well in this edition of the chart. Kenny Chesney’s sultry “Come Over” picked up the biggest spin increase and moved to No. 12 in its fourth week charting. Lady Antebellum performed the show opening with “We Owned The Night,” and the group’s latest single “Wanted You More” is up to No. 19. One of the night’s most memorable performances came from Little Big Town, whose summer-ready “Pontoon” motorboated up to No. 21.
Heidi Newfield poses this week with KUPL/Portland MD, Lola Montgomery. Newfield's latest single "Why'd You Have To Be So Good" is currently No. 62 on the CountryBreakout Chart.
Zac Brown Band debuted its new single “The Wind” on the show, and the song picked up the week’s highest debut at No. 54. Rascal Flatts closed the show with Journey on a medley of “Banjo” and “Don’t Stop Believin’” and now the trio’s new single “Come Wake Me Up is at No. 31.
Hank Williams Jr. also got a performance slot on the show and debuts at No. 73 with “That Ain’t Good.” Other debuts include Mark Wayne Glasmire’s “I Like You” at No. 75, The Mavericks’ “Born To Be Blue” at No. 78, T.J. Maddux’s “Hotter Than Fireworks” at No. 79, and Gwen Sebastian’s “Met Him in a Motel Room” at No. 80.
RADIO NEWS
Kudos to Bold Gold Media’s Thunder 102 WDNB/Liberty, NY on being a winner at Radio Ink’s second annual Digital Awards held earlier this week in California. Thunder 102 was awarded for the “Most Original Database/Digital Marketing Campaign” for its campaign to promote Brad Paisley’s concert at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Listeners had the opportunity to win tickets by locating the Paisley promotional listing on the station’s website and listening to the audio montage.
“We’re honored to receive this recognition. At Bold Gold we’re committed to providing the most advanced and exciting listener and sponsor experience…on air, online and in the mobile space,” said Bold Gold President Vince Benedetto.
Upcoming Singles
June 11
None listed
June 18
Gwen Sebastian/Met Him In A Motel Room/Flying Island
Craig Morgan/Corn Star/Black River
Casey James/Crying On A Suitcase/19/BNA
Denae Gardner/Welcome To America/4D Records
June 25
Maggie Rose/I Ain’t Your Mama/RPM
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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Zac Brown Band/The Wind/Southern Ground-Atlantic – 54
Hank Williams Jr./That Ain’t Good/Blaster Records – 73
Mark Wayne Glasmire/I Like You/Traceway – 75
The Mavericks/Born To Be Blue/Valory – 78
TJ Maddux/Hotter Than Fireworks – 79
Gwen Sebastian/Met Him In A Motel Room/Flying Island – 80
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Kenny Chesney/Come Over/BNA – 476
Zac Brown Band/The Wind/Southern Ground/Atlantic – 420
Big & Rich/That’s Why I Pray/Warner Bros. – 306
Rascal Flatts/Come Wake Me Up/Big Machine – 298
Little Big Town/Pontoon/Capitol – 285
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Zac Brown Band/The Wind/Southern Ground-Atlantic – 31
Big & Rich/That’s Why I Pray/Warner Bros. – 20
Rascal Flatts/Come Wake Me Up/Big Machine – 13
Little Big Town/Pontoon/Capitol – 12
Trace Adkins/Them Lips (On Mine)/Show Dog – Universal – 11
Jessie James/Military Man/Show Dog–Universal – 10
Lee Brice/Hard To Love/Curb – 9
Taylor Made/Some Things You Never Grow Out Of – 8
Greg Bates/Did It For The Girl/Republic Nashville – 8
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Lathan Moore/Nothin Like A Woman/Render Records – 169
Miranda Lambert/Fastest Girl In Town/RCA – 146
Daniel Smith/Sometimes Love – 146
David Frizzell/Say Hello To Heaven/Nashville America – 140
Tim Dugger/God For A Day/Curb – 139
