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June 8, 2010
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» And They're Off:
 Early CMA Music Fest arrivals attended last night's (6/7) 20th Annual City Of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge and Darius Rucker & Friends Concert For St.
Jude Children's Research Hospital, as well as today's (6/8) Fourth Annual Country Weekly Fashion Show and Concert.
Keith Anderson, Luke Bryan and Whitney Duncan led the After MidNite With Blair Garner team to a 15-10 victory over the Grand Ole Opry bunch.
Between innings, Garner and the gang surprised Opry opponents Carrie Underwood and fiancé Mike Fisher with an impromptu wedding shower at home plate complete with Wal-Mart gag gifts.
At the sold-out WildHorse Saloon, Rucker headlined and led three-song sets by Radney Foster, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson and Jake Owen.
Surprise guest Kid Rock joined a combined performance of show closer "Family Tradition." And this morning, more than 20 artists modeled at the CW Fashion Show with hosts Clay Walker and GAC's Suzanne Alexander for Musicians On Call (MOC).
Walker displayed but did not model a pair of women's underwear emblazioned with the name of his new album She Won't Be Lonely Long.
An online auction for MOC is accessible here. |
» Stoney Creek's Lubitz Leaves:
 Stoney Creek West Coast rep Bill Lubitz is leaving the label to pursue other opportunities.
Lubitz joined the imprint upon its formation last March (CAT 3/27/09) and previously served as MD at KWNR/Las Vegas.
Reach him at 702-580-6886 or here.
Stoney Creek GM April Rider is seeking his replacement and can be reached at 615-320-1372 or here. |
» MBA Program:
 Bonneville's WIL/St.
Louis was recognized at the 2010 Missouri Broadcasters Association Annual Convention last weekend in Lake Ozark.
The station's St.
Jude radiothon event and no-performance-royalty PSAs were honored, as was AM driver Cornbread for Best DJ.
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» Macon His Way The Only Way He Knows How:
 Mercury has made Jamey Johnson's "Macon," a song from his upcoming double-CD album, available at online retailers and at his website here.
Johnson makes his Bonnaroo debut Sunday (6/13) and has a new free iPhone app available at the iTunes store.
His 25-cut The Guitar Song double album hits stores Sept.
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» Highway Song:
 Sirius XM's CMA Music Festival coverage will include backstage interviews and live performances on The Highway.
Dierks Bentley and Jack Ingram will perform acoustic sets from the channel's Nashville studios tomorrow (6/9) at 2pm ET and and Friday (6/11) at 6pm ET, respectively. |
» Going Yard: SOLID is partnering with MusiCares' Nashville Flood Relief Fund for the organization's 8th Annual Yard Sale Saturday (6/12) at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.
MusiCares will solicit yard sale items and SOLID will donate a portion of the proceeds to Music City flood victims.
If you'd like to donate items (memorabilia, CDs, etc.) contact SOLID Pres.
Katie Pope here. |
» Max Donation:
 For Lady Antebellum's sold-out June 10 fan club event benefitting Nashville flood relief June 10, Office Max will match every dollar donated up to $50,000.
"Our Nashville-based associates have participated in relief efforts since the flood occurred, and we are very excited to join Lady Antebellum in doing even more for this community," says EVP/Retail Operations Paul Hertz.
The fan club party performance will also be available to stream for a $5 minimum donation here. |
» Warning Sings:
 Singer/songwriter Patty Loveless and her husband/producer Emory Gordy, Jr.
have penned "Drive," the campaign song for DRIVE4COPD.
The song honors Patty's sister, who died at the age of 48 from chornic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The song is available for download free to anyone who takes a five-question screener to determine their risk for for the ailment here. |
» Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for June 7:
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MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 2231 points
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BRAD PAISLEY/Water (Arista) 2096 points
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JASON ALDEAN/Crazy Town (BBR) 1975 points
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CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 1809 points
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LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 1728 points
All daily airplay data is from Mediabase 24/7.
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» Country Aircheck Today Top 5 Downloads: Here are Play MPE's Top 5 for June 7:
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ERIC CHURCH/Smoke A Little Smoke (EMI Records)
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JULIANNE HOUGH/Is That So Wrong (Mercury)
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SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville)
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DAVE GIBSON/King Me (Savannah)
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ERIC CHURCH/Smoke A Little Smoke (Album Version) (EMI Records)
AMMIEWZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPG)
ZAC BROWN BAND/
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» Tube Check Tomorrow (6/9): Various Artists, CMT Music Awards Red Carpet 2010 & 2010 CMT Music Awards. |
» Alan Town: CMT Radio Live host Cody Alan (l) chills with John Rich (c) and Westwood One's Todd Alan (no relation) at the CMT Music Awards radio remotes in Nashville today (6/8). |
» Philly Cheese Take: WXTU/Philadelphia PD Shelly Easton poses with Montgomery Gentry's Eddie Montgomery (l) and Troy Gentry at the station's 26th Anniversary Show Saturday (6/5).
More than 32,000 listeners attended the free event, which included performances by Little Big Town, Jamey Johnson, Eric Church and Jack Ingram. |
» Rapids Deployment: Mercury's Easton Corbin hangs with WBCT/Grand Rapids staffers at the Intersection last weekend.
Pictured (l-r) are PD Dave Taft, Corbin, OM Doug Montgomery and weekender Melissa Limber. |
» Life Takes Visas: Performers at the 2010 CMA Global Artist Party gather outside Nashville's The Stage with industry attendees.
"This is the official start of CMA Music Fest," proclaimed CMA Chairman Steve Moore at the AristoMedia-organized event, which was hosted by Canadian artist Adam Gregory.
Back row (l-r) are Huffman-Rice's Chip Huffman, Moore, Cameron Clayton (New Zealand), David Bradley (UK), musical coord.
Mark Moffatt, Tim McKay (UK), Jaydee Bixby (Canada), Sinead Burgess (Australia) and Luke Austen (Australia).
Front row (l-r) are One More Girl (Canada), Alex J.
Robinson (Canada), Gregory and AristoMedia's Jeff Walker.
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