Canada Country Aircheck Issue 6

Contents

The Story Behind “Forever Country: Celebrating CMA’s 50th Year!

New Music DMDS Report Radio News Nashville News

Keith Urban & Dallas Smith Wrap Western Tour

Brandy Clark Continues Big Day In US and UK

Forever Country is a cool single released by CMA as part of their 50th year.

“Forever Country” is a fresh take on three Country classics: John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again,” and Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.” Denver, Nelson, and Parton are all former CMA Entertainers of the Year.

“We all thought this music was something special, but to see the reaction from the fans and our friends at Country radio has been so rewarding,” said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer.

“And it is only the beginning, with the companion music video sneak peek on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Tuesday night. Now the fans will not only get to hear these great performances, but see the artists in a dreamlike setting.”

“Forever Country” features 30 CMA Award-winning

acts. The single was produced by CMA Award winner and CMA Board member Shane McAnally and the video was directed by Grammy Award-winning director Joseph Kahn.

Following the global roadblock of the “Forever Country” single, which premiered on hundreds of Country radio stations simultaneously on Sept. 16, interest skyrocketed and #ForeverCountry quickly became a top trending topic on Twitter, while the single quickly became a Top 10 on digital retailers, topping the Country sales list.

Fans fell in love: “#ForeverCountry is incredible! It feels like a love letter to every Country fan out there, young and old,” said Joey Grillo (@JoeyGrillo_). “#ForeverCountry is everything I love about Country Music in one. This is why I fell in love with the genre so many years ago,” said Alyssa (@alyssaa711).

“Just listened to the first radio play of #ForeverCountry. Such a great mix of voices old and new and a great celebration of Country Music,” said Alastair Clark (@cheesemeister97).

Universal Music Group Nashville is exclusively partnering with CMA to market and distribute “Forever Country” worldwide. The song is available now at all digital retail and streaming outlet partners.

CMA profits from the sales and streaming of “Forever Country” will benefit music education causes through the CMA Foundation.

The music video is set to an intricate medley of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again,” and Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.” The star-studded list of acts appearing in the music video includes the following CMA Award winners: Alabama, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Brett Eldredge, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Ronnie Milsap, Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, George Strait, Randy Travis, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and Trisha Yearwood.

On Thursday Canada Country Aircheck will have some special video interviews for you to watch about this project on our web site.

“The 50th Annual CMA Awards” will be hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Wednesday, Nov. 2 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Top DMDS Downloads for September 13th to September 19th SEPTEMBER 13TH 1.

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Brett Kissel f. Carolyn Dawn Johnson “I Didn’t Fall In Love With Your Hair” (Warner) Eric Church f. Rhiannon Giddens “Kill A Word” (Universal) Lauren Mayell “Better Believe” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo) Bobby Wills “Tougher Than Love” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo) The Rifle & The Writer “Gig & Colour” (Ribbon & Shell)

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Artists Of Then, Now & Forever “Forever Country” (Universal) Brett Kissel f. Carolyn Dawn Johnson “I Didn’t Fall In Love With Your Hair” (Warner) Bobby Wills “Tougher Than Love” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo) Steve Newsome “Enjoy The Ride” (Dog Rump Creek/L. Tutty Promo) Lauren Mayell “Better Believe” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)

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Brett Kissel f. Carolyn Dawn Johnson “I Didn’t Fall In Love With Your Hair” (Warner) Lauren Mayell “Better Believe” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo) Eric Church f. Rhiannon Giddens “Kill A Word” (Universal) Lauren Alaina “Road Less Traveled” (19/Universal) Bobby Wills “Tougher Than Love” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)

Most Added This Week High Valley “Every Weeks Goy A Friday” Brett Kissel w/Carolyn Dawn Johnson “I Didn’t Fall In Love With Your Hair”

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TUCKER BEATHARD “Rock On”

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Andrew Hyatt “That’s How I’m Livin”

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Brett Kissel f. Carolyn Dawn Johnson “I Didn’t Fall In Love With Your Hair” (Warner) Lauren Mayell “Better Believe” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo) Bobby Wills “Tougher Than Love” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo) Lauren Alaina “Road Less Traveled” (19/Universal) Tucker Beathard “Rock On” (Dot/Big Machine)

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Lauren Mayell “Better Believe” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo) Brett Kissel f. Carolyn Dawn Johnson “I Didn’t Fall In Love With Your Hair” (Warner) 3. Bobby Wills “Tougher Than Love” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo) 4. Andrea Nixon Innerglow (Indie) 5. Lauren Alaina “Road Less Traveled” (19/Universal)

Dallas Smith “Autograph” Dierks Bentley is not moving from the number 1 spot with “Different For Girls” which is number 1 for 5 weeks now Top Canadian on the Charts is Washboard Union with “Shot of Glory” at # 6 but is sliding down High Valley Soars to 30 Second Week on the chart with “Every Week’s Got A Friday”

INDIE RELEASES

Ryan Laird “Wear Me Out”

Bruin "Road Trip”

Steve Newsome “Enjoy The Ride”

Kimberley Dawn “Burn For You”

Shae Dupuy Dungarees “I’m Down” “Good For Me”

Elly Thorn

Lauren Mayell

Ray Mattie

“Sweet Millie”

“Better Believe”

JUST ANOTHER SMILE

FEATURED ARTIST BRUIN “ROAD TRIP”

Earlier this year Bruin was nominated for a Saskatchewan Country Music Award for Emerging Artist, Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year "Dirt Junkie". The 27th Annual Saskatchewan Country Music Awards took place in Saskatoon the weekend of April 22nd.

Bruin has had 4 singles - the first 4 singles released from his debut album - hit the Canadian Country Radio charts (Have a Drink With Me - #80. I Don't Need to Get Lucky Tonight - #87. These Days - #89 & Dirt Junkie - #91). His latest single (the title track off of his debut album) Dirt Junkie was released to radio nation-wide on May 2nd and in less than 24 hours hit #4 on the DMDS TOP 5 downloads alongside Chad Brownlee & the Zac Brown Band. In less than a week it also climbed to #6 on the DMDS Most Active Indies chart.

In January and February of this year (thanks to the support of Creative Saskatchewan) Bruin also embarked on a 9 show tour of Australia dubbed the 'Dirt Junkie Down Under Tour' that included a Main Stage performance at the Tamworth Country Music Festival (located in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia). The largest music festival in Australia that saw an attendance of over 50,000 in 2012. Forbes Magazine once referred to this Festival as one of the 'Coolest Festivals in the World'.

Watch Bruin’s video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wpmck16rqg

BRANDY CLARK CONTINUES BIG DAY IN U.S. AND U.K.

“I wanted [Big Day In A Small Town] to feel like it was Any Small Town, USA,” Brandy Clark says of her sophomore album that came out in mid-June, “but to be general, I think first you have to be specific,” she shared with Charles Monroe-Kane from a studio in Nashville on this week’s NPR’s To The Best of Our Knowledge when discussing the influence her hometown played in the process of writing for this record. With a series of C2C U.K. tour stops underway following last week’s sold out Hotel Café show in Los Angeles and a taping for the Audience Network to air this fall, it's clear Clark’s specificities are doing just what she hoped—relating.

In fact, earlier this year The Tennessean’s Cindy Watts referred to her as “a singer who can relate” in a cover story reminding readers of Clark’s humble beginnings upon moving from the 900-person town of Morton, Wash. “Brandy Clark was lured to Music City by hooky songs, recognizable names and dreams of fame.

Today, she’s one of country music’s leading women, lending a thoughtful, articulate voice to small town life.” The Wall Street Journal's Barry Mazor opined, "she’s a major country songwriter, consistently able to devise narrative portraits of down-home people (many of those stories haunting, some plain funny), and to furnish them with precise images and metaphors that stick. She’s also proved to be a winning singer with an unadorned and touching vocal style..."

Her new single, "Love Can Go To Hell," dubbed "a wistful break-up treatise ... which nails the sadness and anger of the post-love life over a pretty bed of layered acoustic instruments and a chugging groove" (Rolling Stone), is a prime example of her depictive writing on Big Day and was top 5 most-added at Country radio.

Of her voice, well, Clark's just happy to hear others joining it on tour. “I’m never happier than when I hear the crowd singing along to the words I’ve written/to the songs I’m singing,” shares the singer/songwriter. To have opportunities to really connect with shows like last week at Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles/tomorrow in Birmingham, England or when performing for fans on television, Clark adds, “I've gotten to see, hear and discover a lot of great music through series like those on the Audience Network or shows like last week where a friend would let me tag along, and I try to go into those shows asking myself, 'what would the younger version of me -- the one hoping for a chance, dreaming of an opportunity to pursue my passion for music want to hear/see?' And I think as long as people will show up, tune in, or listen to my songs, I'll show up anywhere I'm wanted!"

LOCASH HEADLINES LIVE NATION'S 'ONES TO WATCH' NATIONWIDE TOUR

Reviver Records duo LOCASH, who continue churning out hits with their second back-to-back Top 10 at No. 8 with “I Know Somebody,” will headline 17 dates this fall and early 2017 as part of Live Nation’s ‘Ones To Watch’ nationwide tour (dates below). Reviver Records recording artist Michael Tyler and BMLG Records hot newcomer Ryan Follese will also join LOCASH’s Preston Brust and Chris Lucas for select shows.

LOCASH continues their North American tour to promote THE FIGHTERS their first full-length album with Reviver Records. Recently, The Huffington Post profiled the duo’s success with their second Billboard Top 10 “I Know Somebody,” which followed their charttopping, RIAA Gold-Certified “I Love This Life.” “I Know Somebody” has already racked up 6.6 million streams and sold more than 100,000 units. The “I Know Somebody” video is currently on CMT and No. 3 on Great American Country’s Top 20 Countdown.

The duo are also featured in Comcast Built Ford Tough® dealer advertising campaigns across the country. LOCASH’s Chris Lucas and Preston Brust deliver infectious energy in the self-penned promotional song “Tough,” exclusively written and utilized for Ford

dealer promotional spots and advertisements. Click here to watch the Comcast Built Ford Tough® dealer advertising campaign featuring LOCASH. Michael Tyler’s debut single, “Crazy Last Night”, which world premiered on CMT, is gaining radio airplay across the country and was selected as one of Billboard’s Country Songs of the Summer Picks. MT, already a No. 1 songwriter, co-penned Dierks Bentley's two-week No. 1 smash "Somewhere on a Beach." MT also penned Jason Aldean’s “Laid Back” on the Platinum selling album Old Boots New Dirt, three songs on the LOCASH album The Fighters (“Shipwrecked,” “Ain’t Startin Tonight,” and “Moonwalkin”) and a Jason Aldean/Kelsea Ballerini duet “First Time Again” on Aldean’s new album They Don’t Know. Hailing from Thayer, Missouri, known as a railroad town, it’s ironic MT is the descendant of the late, great Jimmie Rodgers, known as "The Father of Country Music" who learned his craft around the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad. At the age of 13, over a Myspace meeting, MT met award-winning producer Michael Knox (Jason Aldean/Thomas Rhett/Kelly Clarkson/Trace Adkins). After a few years of sending songs and ideas back and forth, MT came to Nashville, Tenn. to play a show at Tootsies Orchid Lounge for their first face-to-face meeting. At that time, Knox was hired by peermusic Nashville to help restructure the creative department. After watching MT play a few shows, Knox felt it was time for him to make the move to Nashville as a peermusic songwriter. The future has just started for this young singer/songwriter who is on the road touring all over the country with his energetic live show.

Marking his solo country debut, Ryan Follese (Pronounced "fall-uh-ZAY") released his self-titled EP on BMLG Records. The RYAN FOLLESE EP ascended into the Top 5 on iTunes Country albums chart upon release and was recorded in Nashville with producers Dann Huff and Cameron Montgomery. Ryan co-wrote six of the tracks, including “Put A Label On It,” which

impacts Country radio this fall as his first official single.

During his successful run fronting American Music Award-winning band Hot Chelle Rae, Ryan co-wrote their 3X Platinum #1 worldwide smash “Tonight, Tonight” and toured in 16 countries, featuring arena dates with Taylor Swift. Ryan performed on the 2012 CMT Music Awards with Lady Antebellum and penned “Thug Story” with Taylor Swift and T-Pain; the 2009 show opener has since become one of the most played video clips in CMT history. The multiple-octave vocalist has since re-focused his songwriting to incorporate the storytelling lyrics and Nashville influences he was raised on, growing up surrounded with the Country music of his chart-topping songwriter parents Keith and Adrienne.

Collectively, their catalogue includes smashes for Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Lady Antebellum and Martina McBride. SiriusXM kickstarted the launch in June, selecting Ryan as their “Highway Find” and spinning his summer anthem “Float Your Boat.”

___________________________________ COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO HOST 2016 COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE CHARLIE DANIELS FOR INTERVIEW AND PERFORMANCE OCT. 29, 2016

The new exhibition Charlie Daniels: Million Mile Reflections will open Friday, Sept. 23, at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum. The museum will celebrate the opening of the new exhibit with a special program featuring the 2016 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 2 p.m. Hosted by museum editor Michael McCall, Daniels will discuss his career and perform a few songs.

A dynamic personality, a rousing performer, and a musical innovator, Daniels brought rock and blues motifs into mainstream country music. He began performing in his teens, in his native North Carolina, and, seven decades later, still records and tours as leader of the Charlie Daniels Band.

The program is included with museum admission and free to museum members. It will be streamed live at countrymusichalloffame.org/streaming. Seating is limited; guests can reserve tickets beginning Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. via countrymusichalloffame.org. Limited seating will be available at the door, day-of-show, for museum members or with museum admission. After the program Daniels will sign copies of the CD Gather ‘Round: A Charlie Daniels Sampler, available for purchase exclusively from the Museum Store.

Running through March 2017, Charlie Daniels: Million Mile Reflections will include stagewear, guitars, awards, photos and more from Daniels’ personal collection. Exhibition highlights include:  1979 Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, presented to the Charlie Daniels Band for “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”  1935 National Style O resonator guitar with nickelplated brass body and sandblasted Hawaiian scenes presented to Daniels by his friend Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd.  Daniels’ leather duster with fringe, beadwork, snakeskin overlays and silver and gold medallions, worn on the cover of his 1991 album Renegade.  The first royalty check received by Daniels and issued

by Elvis Presley Music Inc. in 1964. The check was written on January 24, 1964, twelve days after Presley recorded “It Hurts Me,” a song co-written by Daniels.

LEE BRICE, JUSTIN MOORE ANNOUNCE 2017 CO-HEADLINE 'AMERICAN MADE' TOUR

eloquent” (New York Times) power vocalist, songwriter and producer has celebrated five #1s including “I Drive Your Truck” and “Drinking Class” and was most recently honored by the RIAA during a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden for the platinum certification of his #1 radio single, “I Don’t Dance.” He quickly followed that career milestone with performances on NBC’s “The Voice,” “Today” and ABC’s “The Bachelor Live.”

“It's very exciting to get back out there as a headliner,” Justin says. “To be able to do it with my buddy Lee is even more exciting. I've been a fan of his for a long time. It's gonna definitely be a party every night. I hope the fans are as jacked up about it as we are.”

Lee Brice and Justin Moore, two of country music’s most dynamic performers, will ring in 2017 with their co-headlined “American Made” tour kicking off January 12 in Indianapolis at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse. William Michael Morgan and Brett Young round out the tour as direct support. (Morgan and Young’s specific markets are noted in the tour schedule below.)

Moore released his fourth album ‘Kinda Don’t Care’ — his third #1 debut on the Country charts — in August. The lead single from the album, the Top-5 and-rising “You Look Like I Need a Drink,” lines up right alongside his chart-topping Platinum and Gold-certified hits “Small Town USA,” “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away,” “Point at You” and “Lettin’ The Night Roll.” This also follows two Gold-certified albums ‘Justin Moore’ and ‘Outlaws Like Me.’ He debuted music from his new album last month with a live performance during the Fox & Friends’ All-American Summer Concert Series.

Lee Brice is a multiple ACM and CMA award winner with a GRAMMY nomination, six RIAA platinum singles – and more than 10 Million singles sold —under his belt. The “melodically

“When we put this tour together we thought about the fans first,” says Lee who kicked off 2016 with his own headlining “Life Off My Years” tour after being the only country artist in 2015 to perform in all 50 states. “I love playing live but what’s even more fun is interacting with the amazing people in the audience. That’s what it’s all about. I can’t wait to get out there to play the songs everyone already knows but we’re also planning to give these audiences a sneak peek into a few songs off the new record!”

Very First Concert in New Rogers Place Edmonton Was Keith Urban, Maren Morris & Dallas Smith

strobe lights, knee-bending guitarists and high-energy tunes about cars, girls, beer and church.

More than 18,000 fans poured into downtown’s silver saviour for a sold-out celebration of country-pop and civic history.

As written in the Edmonton Journal “Arenas aren’t particularly known for being acoustically astounding, but yes, Friday night’s show sounded pretty good — from the opening act to the headliners, from seats next to the stage to those in the nosebleeds. (Of course, it wasn’t nearly as loud or pristine the higher up you went.) The only real glitch? I don’t think Dallas Smith’s banjo player was actually plugged in during the first few songs of their set, but that’s the fault of a stage tech, not the arena.” They also wrote “Smith, on the other hand, charmed the crowd by slow-dancing with his Edmonton-bred wife, Kristen Jones, while he sang Autograph, the latest single from his third album, Side Effects. She looked terrified at first, then quickly warmed up to her husband’s shenanigans. Awwwww.“

When Keith Urban brought his Ripcord Tour to Edmonton along with Maren Morris and Dallas Smith they were the first act to play the new Rogers Place and as Keith said “It is so cool to be opening this night in this beautiful arena”. Maren Morris also commented on how great the arena was as well.

“Not to be outdone, Keith Urban let one young fan, St. Albert’s Hailey Benedict, perform a song after he pulled her and a friend on stage because he liked their guitarshaped signs. Double awwwww.”

The up ’n’ coming Texas-bred singer was the night’s first act, one of two openers on Keith Urban’s ripCORD World Tour stop in Edmonton, featuring twangy drawls,

Keith Urban and his band delivered a stellar set of tight and polished songs — including Blue Ain’t Your Colour, Kiss A Girl, We Were Us (with Morris) and Cop Car — in front of a huge screen and banks of ever-changing lights. He later moved to a small stage at the back of the venue for a handful of numbers, showing off his guitar ferocity and humble roots in the process.

RADIO NEWS THE RADIO SHOW STARTS IN NASHVILLE

Pillsbury Examines Radio's Financial Future at 2016 Radio Show Leading financial forecasters and radio group executives will provide insight on radio’s economic future in a session titled “Pillsbury’s Broadcast Finance Forecast- 2016 Leadership Breakfast,” Wednesday, September 21 from 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. at the 2016 Radio Show. Now in its 26th year, the session is again hosted by law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, with breakfast provided by Media Services Group.

Scott Flick, a partner at Pillsbury, will lead a discussion between top radio business executives and representatives from lending and investment firms. This year’s panel features Caroline Beasley, interim CEO, Executive Vice President and CFO, Beasley Media Group; Bill Hendrich, EVP of Radio, Cox Media Group; Larry Wilson, Founder and Chairman, Alpha Media; Garret Komjathy, Senior Vice President, Media & Communications Division, US Bank, NA; and Ray Shu, Managing Director/Team Leader, Tech, Media & Telecom, Capital One, N.A. Prior to the panel, J. Davis Hebert, CFA, Director, High Yield Media Cable & Telecom Research, Wells Fargo Securities, will present Wells Fargo’s annual report on the financial state of the radio industry.

S’mores Storytime with Programmers and OnAir Talent This seminar is on tomorrow. Programmers and on-air talent have some of the best stories about starting in radio. Reach beyond the classic conference session, have fun and be inspired as you join some of radio’s greatest talent on air and behind-the-scenes "around the campfire" for s’mores and story time. They will share their life lessons so you can better grow your career.

Thursday Putting the Passion into Your Programming They’re known as “passion formats.” Find out how top Spanish, Religious, Urban and Sports stations are reaching beyond standard format execution to connect deeper with their audiences through shared values and experiences.

Captivating Content: Defining Elements of the Most Listened to Podcasts Attendees will hear common traits of today’s most successful podcasts and discover why radio has the opportunity and resources to produce podcasts that can reach beyond and dominate the medium.

Art + Science: The Care and Feeding of the Quarter Hour With PPM being a game of inches, the tactical execution of your station is as important as the creativity of your product.

Learn from data experts and a well-respected talent coach how your station(s) can reach beyond conventional planning wisdom and develop a winning strategy.

RADIO NEWS 7 Things You Need To Know About Podcasting Today – Powered by RAB Find out what’s the latest in podcasting trends, revenue and marketing opportunities. This is the digital know how you don’t want to miss.

Creating Your Brand Empire Developing your brand is the cornerstone of building a successful business. It requires serious energy, tolerance and a lot of hustle to build positive brand value. Find out what successful organizations and marketing strategists have done to reach beyond their multi-media brand empires.

Wednesday Headliner: Cutting Edge Trends in Marketing Get the inside scoop on "Cutting Edge Trends in Marketing" from financial expert and syndicated radio host Dave Ramsey.

Featuring a conversation with musician and businessman John Rich on entrepreneurship and building a brand.

John would be a good one to talk to as he is starting a chain of restaurant’s and bars.

Bones of The Bobby Bones Show and Country Top 30 with Bobby Bones and Hubbard Radio’s Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart of Mornings with Eric and Kathy heard daily on Chicago’s The Mix 101.9.

RAB’s Erica Farber will moderate this lively Q&A panel which will provide unparalleled perspectives and practical takeaways and make for a can’t miss Radio Show session.

The breakfast will also feature the presentation of Radio Ink’s Radio Wayne Awards.

Country Entertainment at the Radio Show You would think being in Nashville there would be more country entertainment but there are only two country artists listed.

Tonight is LOCASH, formerly known as LoCash Cowboys, is an American country music duo composed of songwriters and vocalists Chris Lucas and Preston Brust. Examples of some of their most well-known tracks include “Here Comes Summer,” “Keep in Mind,” and “Best Seat in the House.” They have performed on the “TODAY Show,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” and on the historic stage of the Grand Ole Opry.

JENNIFER NETTLES

Advertiser Breakfast Visitors will hear how LifeLock, the leading brand in the identity theft protection category, leverages radio nationally and locally and see first-hand how the connections on-air talent have with their listeners help LifeLock achieve steady growth. Lina Calia, vice president, Paid Media , LifeLock and Kathryn Kercher, LifeLock Radio Consultant, will be joined at the Advertiser Breakfast by nationally syndicated Bobby

NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show, Thursday, Sept.

22, 6 p.m.

Grammy Award-winner Jennifer Nettles will perform at the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show, sponsored by HD Radio, a DTS Solution, on Thursday, September 22.

Nettles’ second solo studio album "Playing With Fire" was released in May 2016 with it’s lead single, “Unlove You,” continuing to climb the country music charts. The album came on the heels of a busy 2015, which saw Nettles embark

RADIO NEWS on her headline Playing With Fire Tour, which hit 20+ cities with openers Brandy Clark and Ryan Kinder. Nettles also made her acting debut on NBC’s critically-acclaimed and ratings success "Coat Of Many Colors" and returned to her hosting duties on ABC’s "CMA Country Christmas Special."

NEW MUSIC FROM KACEY MUSGRAVES

This seems like an interesting event but I would rather save my money and attend CRS which offers much more for country radio.

In the I don’t Get it Category You are in the radio business yet you are now offering a product that drives people away from radio.

THE NEW YORK POST reports, "iHEARTMEDIA will announce this week the launch of a major paid streaming service," adding it will, "include a $5-a-month ad-free radio station and a $10-a-month on-demand music service, according to people familiar with iHEARTMEDIA’s plans."

Some suspected the company would unveil the new offering at THE RADIOSHOW, happening now in NASHVILLE, but THE POST writes CEO, "BOB PITTMAN is expected to make the announcement during the company’s music festival in LAS VEGAS this week."

The report wasn't aware if iHEARTMEDIA was still in the process of securing music licenses before it launches.

And Since Dolly Has Been Touring Western Canada she is still getting ready for Christmas!

Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors - Circle of Love continues with the story of young Dolly Parton as the Parton Family experiences a true Christmas miracle drawing the Partons closer together than ever - with deepened faith and love for one another. The film delivers Christmas joy and peril as an unexpected blizzard threatens the Parton family while Dolly’s father (and his kids) make sacrifices to raise enough money to finally buy his loving wife the wedding ring he could never afford. Meanwhile, an important person in little Dolly’s life begins to see that her amazing voice and musical gift might just be made for something bigger than rural Tennessee.

CHRISTMAS IS COMING FAST! 28TH YEAR FOR A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS!

For 27 years listeners across Canada, USA and Europe have been entertained by A Country Christmas. A Country Christmas is a 12 hour special that is developed in such a way that it can run an hour a day leading up to Christmas and then repeated Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in full.

A Country Christmas is full of star power with the stars of country music talking about their favourite Christmas Memory or that special gift they got or their family tradition today. 12 hours of music, stories from the stars has made this a listener favourite. Each hour has a minimum of 15 songs an hour. For our Canadian affiliates Can Con is included. Don’t miss this special for your market. A Country Christmas is a market exclusive show. E-mail us today at steve.graham@coolbroadcasting.com

Looking Back at 2016 Looking Back at 2016 is a 12 hour special that looks back at the music, events and artists that made 2016 a great year for country music. This is not a countdown show it is a yearend reflection show. We have lots of stars drop by and talk about their year, their music and what’s ahead for 2017. This is a music intensive show that plays the hits that made 2016 another great year for country music. This is a perfect special to run between Christmas and New Years Day. Most of our affiliates run this New Years Eve and then repeat the special on New Years Day. Star Driven Music Intensive 12 hour special that keeps listeners tuned in! Order for your market today e-mail us at steve.graham@cool-broadcasting.com

STEVIE JEWEL HAS A “BAD HABIT”

AVAILABLE NOW ON DMDS!