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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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