Claudia Lee (R) with Matt Sharp (L) of KTKS/Versailles, MO on the radio tour to promote her debut single “Hollywood Sunset.” Lee is also an accomplished actress who currently appears in the series “Hart of Dixie,” airing 8 pm CT Mondays on the CW Network.
SPIN ZONE
Are the holidays here yet? It’s like everything slows down after the CMA Awards and everyone falls into a turkey-induced stupor, which translates into a slow-moving CountryBreakout Chart. Lady Antebellum’s “We Owned The Night” is up top for its third consecutive week, beating out Jason Aldean’s “Tattoos On This Town,” Eric Church’s “Drink In My Hand,” The Band Perry’s “All Your Life,” and Zac Brown Band’s “Keep Me In Mind.”
But not all post-CMA Awards hangover is bad. It’s been quite a good thing for the launch of Faith Hill’s return single “Come Home,” which piled on 441 new spins and debuted way up the chart at No. 52. Keith Urban’s “You Gonna Fly” gets a big 301 spin increase, which moved it forward to No. 18. Other 200-plus spin gainers include Montgomery Gentry’s “Where I Come From” (No. 13), Dierks Bentley’s “Home” (No. 14), Kenny Chesney’s “Reality” (No. 15), Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup” (No. 19), and George Strait’s new “Love’s Gonna Make It Alright” (No. 39).
Frozen Playlists: KBCN, KSED, KVVP, KXBZ, KYYK, WKWS, WUCZ
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WIL's Cornbread camps out for the St. Louis Cardinals.
RADIO NEWS
WIL/St. Louis morning personality Cornbread has renewed a multi-year contract with the station. “The Cornbread Morning Show,” winner of CMA’s Major Market Personality of the Year honor in 2009, has been on the air since 2004. Most recently Cornbread camped out for 10 consecutive days to support the St. Louis Cardinals in the MLB World Series.
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Contact update: Captain Jack Aponte over at Nashville’s new Renegade Radio has a new email address. Reach him at renegaderadionashville@ymail.com.
Upcoming Singles
November 21
Sherry Lynn/Breakin’ Up Song/Steal Heart Music
November 28
Shawna Russell/Waitin’ On Sunrise/Way Out West
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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Faith Hill/Come Home/Warner Bros. — 52
Lauren Alaina/Georgia Peaches/19/Mercury — 71
Katie Armiger/Scream/Cold River — 76
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Faith Hill/Come Home/Warner Bros. — 441
Keith Urban/You Gonna Fly/Capitol — 301
George Strait/Love’s Gonna Make It Alright/MCA — 260
Dierks Bentley/Home/Capitol — 229
Kenny Chesney/Reality/BNA — 220
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Faith Hill/Come Home/Warner Bros. — 34
George Strait/Love’s Gonna Make It Alright/MCA — 14
Matt Nathanson f. Jennifer Nettles/Run/Vanguard — 8
Keith Urban/You Gonna Fly/Capitol — 7
Trace Adkins/Million Dollar View/Show Dog-Universal — 6
Scotty McCreery/The Trouble With Girls/19 Ent./Mercury — 5
Lauren Alaina/Georgia Peaches/19/Mercury — 5
Jake Owen/Alone With You/RCA — 5
Toby Keith/Red Solo Cup/Show Dog-Universal — 5
David Bradley/If You Can’t Make Money/Gecko Music Productions — 5
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Chris Weaver Band/Go Easy On Me — 144
Joanna Mosca w/ Richie McDonald/Where Does Good Love Go?/Dolce Diva — 144
Bryan Cole/Pride & Passion/Perfect Vision — 133
Bill Gentry/This Letter/Tenacity Records — 130
Her and Kings County/White Trash Country Boy/Warner Bros./WMN — 122
Jackie Arredondo/Rockin’ the Trailer/Gold Voice — 120
Montgomery Gentry took over Birmingham’s 102.5/The Bull to play guest DJ and chat up their new single “Where I Come From” which lands at No. 13 on our CountryBreakout Chart this week. (L-R): Eddie Montgomery, Bull morning host Dollar Bill Lawson, Bull PD Tom Hanrahan and Troy Gentry
Newcomer Madonna Nash recently performed at Nashville’s Hard Rock Café during CMA Awards week, and played mediator for two fans on opposing sides of one of college football’s legendary rivalries. Nash has also been making the rounds at radio to promote her single “Dirty Little Secret,” which is currently at No. 53 on the CountryBreakout Chart. (L-R): MusicRow Chart Director (and devoted Auburn fan) Jon Freeman, Madonna Nash, The Hot Seat VP Radio Services (and devoted Alabama fan) Jason Turner.
