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Radio Woes: Citadel Files Bankruptcy Citadel Broadcasting
filed for bankruptcy
yesterday and
announced plans to
reorganize. The radio
station owner is trading controlling interest
in the company to its creditors in exchange
for a write-down on about $1.4 billion in debt.
Citadel says normal operations will continue
at its over 220 stations during the bankruptcy
and reorganization process.
The company took on a great deal of debt
when it purchased ABC Radio Networks a few
years ago. Adding to its financial problems
was a significant decrease in advertising
revenues. Citadel also experienced a 14
percent revenue drop in the third quarter,
which equated to a $21.3 million loss.
The radio business as a whole is struggling.
Colorado company NextMedia is in a situation
similar to Citadel, but on a smaller scale.
NextMedia filed for bankruptcy protection
under a pre-arranged plan that will hand
over control to its creditors. The privately
held company owns 36 stations.
The New York Times reports that Clear
Channel Communications sold $2.5 billion
in bonds last week through its Clear Channel
Outdoor affiliate, which will go toward paying
down some of its debt.
Actress Brittany Murphy Dead At 32 Actress Brittany Murphy,
known for roles in romantic
comedies starting with the
‘90s hit Clueless, died Sunday
morning at her Los Angeles
home. She was 32.
The LA County coroner
says her death appears to be from natural
causes, adding that foul play is not suspected,
and that her “medical history” may have
been a factor.
Following her breakout role in Clueless,
Murphy moved on up to Uptown Girls, Just
Married, and more serious roles in Girl,
Interrupted and 8 Mile.
She also appeared in the Sylvester
Stallone film The Expendables, which is
scheduled to be released next year.
Spin Zone by Jon Freeman
Here we have it, the final Country-
Breakout™ Chart of 2009. Before I launch
into my usual spin and trend analysis, I’d
like to update readers on some important
changes with MusicRow and the chart.
Our first chart edition of 2010 will be
compiled on Thursday, January 7 so reporting
will open at the beginning of that week
(Jan 4). In order to keep the information
Brittany Murphy
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Reba"Consider Me Gone"Starstruck/Valory Music Co.
In the final CountryBreakout™ Chart
installment of 2009, Reba’s “Consider Me
Gone” regains the No. 1 spot after falling
to the No. 2 spot for two weeks. In talking
about her current Valory/Starstruck album
Keep On Loving You, produced with Tony
Brown and Mark Wright, Reba touts the benefits of scaling back. “I always
thought bigger was better, but I like the intimacy of staying out there
onstage with my fans instead of going back and changing clothes fifteen
times,” she says. “I like that fourth wall being broken. I like what I’m
wearing and how I’m wearing my hair. I wear my cowboy boots and they
are more me than any other look I’ve ever had in my 33-year career.”
Reba’s 2010 North American tour with George Strait kicks off January 22
in Baltimore and closes April 10 in Des Moines.
#1
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Week-At-A-Glance
Going For AddsJanuary 4Alan Jackson/It’s Just That Way/
Arista
Taylor Swift/Fearless/Big Machine
Rascal Flatts/Unstoppable/Lyric
Street
January 11Steve Azar/Sunshine/Ride Records
Lady Antebellum/American Honey/
Capitol
February 1Sammy Kershaw/Better Than I
Used To Be/Big Hit Records
February 8Brady Seals/Been There Drunk
That/StarCity/Nine North
as timely as possible, the radio-oriented version of @MusicRow
(featuring the chart, data lists, etc.) will now appear on Fridays
instead of Mondays. We will no longer publish @MusicRow on
Monday, as we move to a twice a week schedule Wednesdays
and Fridays.
Secondly, there are criteria updates for our radio reporting
panel. Reporters will be expected to maintain between 35-70
currents in rotation, and only songs spinning 5 times or more
per week will count toward the current requirement. Songs
spinning less than 5 times per week will not be considered
in rotation. This will likely affect some of the current panel
membership, and announcements about panel departures/
additions will be made in early January. Additionally, panel
members will from time to time randomly be asked to supply
music scheduling logs to us for comparison and verification
of their submitted spins.
We thank you all for your support, and look forward to
seeing you in 2010!
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Brad Wolf"Tan Lines"Warner Music Nashville
Singer/Guitarist Brad Wolf’s “Tan Lines”
has quietly but quickly been making upward
progress on the CountryBreakout™ Chart.
This week it has broken through, after a
gain of 71 spins, to become the week’s
biggest debut at No. 68. The Caryville,
Tennessee native originally came to Nashville
for a weekend, hoping to hear some great music, and decided to stay. His
formidable guitar skills and presence in Nashville’s fabled honky-tonks
helped Wolf land a publishing deal with Warner-Chappell, and later,
sideman gigs with Marty Brown and Vern Gosdin. A brief involvement
with Warner Bros. followed, during which Wolf released the single
“Strictly Business”—used to soundtrack parts of The Apprentice TV
show. Wolf’s major label deal ultimately didn’t work out but he is back
on the scene with a new team and single. “I’ve lived every emotion
there is,” says Wolf, “and I put everything I’ve lived into my songs.”
Power Chart Debut
Alan Jackson"It's Just That Way"Arista Nashville
It’s nice to know you can depend on some
things. Take Alan Jackson, for instance. His
steady, workman-like output consistently
puts his albums and singles in the upper
reaches of the charts and earns him
numerous nominations at awards shows. His
latest, “It’s Just That Way,” is slated to go
for adds on January 4, but CountryBreakout™ panelists have already
begun spinning it enthusiastically. The comfortable love song bears the
Jackson signature style and will appear on his upcoming 2010 album
release. Jackson’s most recent release, Songs of Love and Heartache,
was a Cracker Barrel exclusive featuring two previously unreleased
songs. The CD was part of the Alan Jackson Collection, a complete line
of merchandise including clothing, food items and collectibles,
developed around the singer.
Momentum Mover
In the final chart edition of 2009, we end the year with
Reba’s “Consider Me Gone” back at No. 1. Reba previously
had the No. 1 two weeks ago, but was interrupted for two chart
cycles by Dierks Bentley’s “I Wanna Make You Close Your
Eyes,” which slips back to No. 2. Positions 3 through 7 remain
unchanged, with Darius Rucker, Tim McGraw, Miranda
Lambert, Toby Keith and George Strait all still showing
strong growth.
Brad Paisley’s “American Saturday Night” and Keith
Urban’s “‘Til Summer Comes Around” are neck and neck at
No. 13 and 14, respectively. Both picked up over 200 spins,
and look to be positioned for chart domination in early 2010.
Outdoing both in the spin gains department is Carrie
Underwood’s “Temporary Home,” currently at No. 32 and rising.
As always, there are quite a few artists from smaller
independent labels getting some listener ears. Cody McCarver
has always fared well on this chart, and his “White Trash With
Money” moves up to No. 25. BamaJam Records artist Matt
Kennon is part of a larger (but still independent) label family
related to Stroudavarious Records. His song “The Call” is at
No. 30 and becoming a sensation at secondary and major
market radio. Just behind Kennon at No. 31 is Bekka Bramlett
with “What’s On My Mind,” a first chart entry for the
Shongaloo Records singer. Many other artists supported by
independent labels dot the top 40, including Houston
County (Stroudavarious), Burns & Poe (Blue Steel),
SingleTree (Big 7), and Williams Riley (Golden).
Frozen Playlists: KCJC, KMKS, KNAH, KNCQ, KVOM, KXKZ, KYKX, KZPK, WJMQ, WQSI, WTRS
New On The Chart—Debuting This WeekArtist/song/label chart pos.
.................................................Brad Wolf/Tan Lines/Evergreen 68.........................................Hank Williams Jr./All The Roads/Curb 71
.............................Sean Hogan/Heartbreak Song/Lakeland Heart 73..............................................Jordan Carter/John Deere Letter 74
..............................Clay Walker/She Won't Be Lonely Long/Curb 75
Lucky Seven Greatest Spin IncreaseArtist/song/label spin+
...............................Carrie Underwood/Temporary Home/Arista 288.........................Keith Urban/Til Summer Comes Around/Capitol 280
................Toby Keith/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)/Show Dog 233............................Brad Paisley/American Saturday Night/Arista 230
............................................Taylor Swift/Fearless/Big Machine 228..........................Love and Theft/Dancing In Circles/Lyric Street 224
................................Lady Antebellum/American Honey/Capitol 221
On Deck—Soon To Be ChartingArtist/song/label spins
.......................................Amanda Henkel/Break My Stride/PLC 244..............................Anna Garrott/What A Way To Go/Blue Steel 244
............................................Taylor Swift/Fearless/Big Machine 228...........................The New Relics/Beautiful/Spinville/Blues Alley 215
................................Lady Antebellum/American Honey/Capitol 211...........Nathan Lee Jackson/Desperate Man/Star City/Nine North 193
.........................Ty Williams/Barn On The Rooftop/Cherry Heart 191..............................................................Chris Filer/Joy Ride 187
....................Veronica Ballestrini/Out There Somewhere/TimBob 181..............................Telluride/Stay/American Roots/Quarterback 180
Two Week Most Added*Artist/song/label new adds
.......................................Alan Jackson/It's Just That Way/Arista 40.................................Carrie Underwood/Temporary Home/Arista 39
............................Love and Theft/Dancing In Circles/Lyric Street 36.............Zac Brown Band/Highway 20 Ride/Atlantic/Bigger Picture 32
.............................................Taylor Swift/Fearless/Big Machine 20..................................Lady Antebellum/American Honey/Capitol 18
.....................The Band Perry/Hip To My Heart/Republic Nashville 18.....................................Chris Young/The Man I Want To Be/RCA 17
.................................................Brad Wolf/Tan Lines/Evergreen 16*Total Adds rec’d over two weeks
Carrie Underwood"Temporary Home"Arista Nashville/19 Records
For the second consecutive week, Carrie
Underwood’s “Temporary Home” is the
CountryBreakout™ Chart’s Greatest Spin
Gain. Programmers are latching onto the
song, giving it 288 new spins and moving it
to No. 32. Underwood recently received the
2009 Harmony Award at the Symphony Ball’s
25th anniversary event on Saturday, December 12. The Harmony Award
is presented annually at Nashville’s Symphony Ball to individuals who
have demonstrated continued interest and support of music in Nashville.
Underwood will further that support in 2010, when her 45 date Play On
Tour launches in Reading, PA March 11 with Craig Morgan and Sons of
Sylvia supporting.
Greatest Spin Gain
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20 2 1 Reba/Consider Me Gone/Starstruck/Valory 3925/105 2 63 3862
22 1 2 Dierks Bentley/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes/Capitol 3815/103 -1 -58 3873
16 3 3 Darius Rucker/History In The Making/Capitol 3614/105 1 22 3592
14 4 4 Tim McGraw/Southern Voice/Curb 3386/96 1 21 3365
18 5 5 Miranda Lambert/White Liar/Columbia 3260/94 3 110 3150
10 6 6 Toby Keith/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)/Show Dog Nashville 3161/103 8 233 2928
11 7 7 George Strait/Twang/MCA 2923/94 2 69 2854
13 9 8 Jason Aldean/The Truth/Broken Bow 2860/93 7 176 2684
14 10 9 Billy Currington/That's How Country Boys Roll/Mercury 2737/93 2 64 2673
26 8 10 Sarah Buxton/Outside My Window/Lyric Street 2728/102 1 27 2701
9 12 11 Blake Shelton/Hillbilly Bone/Warner Bros. 2663/105 7 164 2499
16 13 12 Josh Turner/Why Don't We Just Dance/MCA 2531/90 2 42 2489
7 16 13 Brad Paisley/American Saturday Night/Arista 2384/90 11 230 2154
6 19 14 Keith Urban/Til Summer Comes Around/Capitol 2356/100 13 280 2076
10 14 15 Eric Church/Hell On The Heart/Capitol 2304/102 4 97 2207
14 17 16 Gloriana/How Far Do You Wanna Go?/Emblem/Warner Bros. 2185/97 3 58 2127
28 11 17 Jake Owen/Eight Second Ride/RCA 2158/76 -15 -383 2541
11 20 18 Justin Moore/Backwoods/Valory Music 1995/98 2 39 1956
9 22 19 Joe Nichols/Gimmie That Girl/Universal South 1940/100 9 159 1781
19 21 20 Jason Michael Carroll/Hurry Home/Arista 1918/81 1 25 1893
13 24 21 Easton Corbin/A Little More Country Than That/Mercury 1849/81 6 104 1745
14 26 22 Steel Magnolia/Keep On Loving You/Big Machine 1709/88 6 90 1619
12 23 23 Jimmy Wayne feat. Daryl Hall & John Oates/Sara Smile/Valory Music 1700/82 -4 -76 1776
8 27 24 Randy Houser/Whistlin' Dixie/Universal South 1693/94 5 76 1617
19 28 25 Cody McCarver/White Trash With Money/E1/PLC 1655/71 5 73 1582
15 25 26 Phil Vassar/Everywhere I Go/Universal South 1541/77 -8 -138 1679
16 29 27 Josh Thompson/Beer On The Table/Columbia 1509/70 6 90 1419
34 15 28 Luke Bryan/Do I/Capitol 1404/43 -36 -786 2190
Weeks Last Wk This Wk Spins/ % Spin Spins Last Wk On Chart Position Position Artist/Song/Label Repts Power +- # Spins
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18 18 29 Lady Antebellum/Need You Now/Capitol 1391/40 -33 -699 2090
11 30 30 Matt Kennon/The Call/BamaJam 1336/82 4 54 1282
18 31 31 Bekka Bramlett/What's On My Mind/Shongaloo Records 1313/57 4 47 1266
3 38 32 Carrie Underwood/Temporary Home/Arista 1310/82 28 288 1022
21 32 33 Keni Thomas/Gunslinger/RBM/Tenacity 1250/58 2 22 1228
3 40 34 Zac Brown Band/Highway 20 Ride/Atlantic 1182/75 20 201 981
14 33 35 Kellie Pickler/Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You/RCA 1170/66 3 33 1137
13 36 36 Houston County/I Can't Make It Rain/Stroudavarious 1165/68 8 88 1077
6 37 37 Burns & Poe/Don't Get No Better Than That/Bluesteel Records 1148/62 12 123 1025
7 39 38 SingleTree/Ms. What's Her Name/Big 7 1114/66 12 118 996
13 35 39 Williams Riley/Country Livin'/Golden Music 1099/70 2 18 1081
15 34 40 Mica Roberts/Days You Live For/Show Dog Nashville 1073/57 -5 -56 1129
3 45 41 Love and Theft/Dancing In Circles/Lyric Street 968/73 30 224 744
10 42 42 Jack Ingram feat. Patty Griffin/Seeing Stars/Big Machine 908/57 3 24 884
4 47 43 Chris Young/The Man I Want To Be/RCA 871/56 23 165 706
4 46 44 The Band Perry/Hip To My Heart/Republic Nashville 836/61 15 108 728
17 44 45 Steve Richard/Stomp/Force MP 769/36 0 0 769
7 49 46 Rodney Atkins/Chasin' Girls/Curb 688/46 2 12 676
5 52 47 Gwen Sebastian/Hard Rain/Lofton Creek / Open Road 676/49 10 60 616
10 50 48 Bomshel/19 & Crazy/Curb 668/41 5 32 636
4 55 49 Montgomery Gentry/Oughta Be More Songs About That/Columbia 656/48 10 58 598
13 51 50 Jeff Sable/Rainy Days at the Beach/American Eagle Recordings 653/34 3 18 635
11 54 51 Richie Fields/Losing You/Joint Journey 622/33 3 21 601
11 53 52 Buddy Jewell/Somebody Who Would Die For You/New Revolution 617/38 2 10 607
10 56 53 Hannah McNeil/What Am I Getting Up For/Red/Jerry Duncan PromoSpinville 586/39 7 36 550
9 57 54 Sammy Sadler with Steve Wariner/I'll Always Have Denver/E1 570/37 8 40 530
3 62 55 Jonathan Singleton & The Grove/Look Who's Back In Love/Universal South 523/42 23 98 425
9 59 56 Bryan White/The Little Things/Just A Pup Records 510/31 5 23 487
5 60 57 Lee Ann Womack/There Is A God/MCA 504/35 4 20 484
2 72 58 Alan Jackson/It's Just That Way/Arista 500/40 61 189 311
5 61 59 Gretchen Wilson/Work Hard, Play Harder/Redneck Records 485/31 6 27 458
3 66 60 Mark Chesnutt/Going On Later On/Lofton Creek 463/32 18 72 391
2 69 61 Jessica Harp/A Woman Needs/Warner Music Nashville 435/35 32 105 330
12 65 62 Dion Pride/We All Gotta Live Here/WeBlast Records 386/23 -3 -10 396
5 67 63 Megan Munroe/Pennies In The Ocean/Diamond 374/23 3 10 364
2 71 64 Mark Wills/Crazy White Boy/Tenacity Records 368/31 18 56 312
5 70 65 Billy Joe Royal/Hard Rock to Roll/ 368/28 12 40 328
4 68 66 Mark Wayne Glasmire/Everything Is Gonna Be Alright/Traceway/Spinville 359/23 6 21 338
2 74 67 Darren Kozelksy/Real Superman/Major 7th/Spinville/Nine North 330/34 15 42 288
1 80 68 Brad Wolf/Tan Lines/Evergreen 324/29 28 71 253
17 41 69 Taylor Swift/Fifteen/Big Machine 313/14 -65 -579 892
2 73 70 Aaron Watson/The Road/Big Label/Edgehill 304/24 4 13 291
1 79 71 Hank Williams Jr./All The Roads/Curb 295/21 15 38 257
15 64 72 Carrie Underwood/Cowboy Casanova/Arista 292/8 -27 -108 400
1 76 73 Sean Hogan/Heartbreak Song/Lakeland Heart Records 284/19 8 20 264
1 83 74 Jordan Carter/John Deere Letter/ 265/17 14 32 233
1 86 75 Clay Walker/She Won't Be Lonely Long/Curb 257/21 24 49 208
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