M-T-M Artist Showcase: Dave Schmidt's Top 10 Super Country Hits


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Top 10 Super Country Hits - Ferbruary 3rd  - 4th Survey - Sixth Year
songs rated based on points system from radio and tv play

Artist/Song
  a.. 1 - Brad Paisely-Letter To Me
  b.. 2 - Rascal Flatts - Winner At A Losing Game
  c.. 3 - Taylor Swift - Our Song
  d.. 4- Sugarland - Stay
  e.. 5 - Billy Ray Cyrus w/ Miley Cyrus - Ready, Set, Don't Go
  f.. 6 - Carrie Underwood - So Small
  g.. 7 - Gary Allan - Watching Airplanes
  h.. 8 - Keith Urban - Everybody
  i.. 9 - Kenny Chesney/George Strait - Shiftwork
  j.. 10 - Rodney Atkins - Cleaning This Gun
Hot Rising Single
Taylor Swift - Picture To Burn

Keep An Eye On Single
George Strait - I Saw God Today

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M-T-M Artist Showcase
This years M-T-M Artist Showcase for music industry and fans alike will be 
held on Thursday, June 5th at the legendary Douglas Corner Cafe'. This 
showcase features only artists that are affiliated with or have appeared on 
a past M-T-M Radio Sampler CD's... Invitations Will be sent to Record 
Labels, Management Companies, Producers, Publishers and other Music Row 
Industry folk... Special Guest Emcees John Foster, Pete Schlegel(GAC Hotp 
Pick Artist) & Gilles Godard (CEO Ole' Music Nashville Office).. Special 
guest appearances by RCA Legend Razzy Bailey(www.razzybailey.com) and Hit 
singer/songwriter Billy Yates(www.billyyates.com) .... We are just starting 
the Artist selection phase for the showcase, As you know, in the past years 
the industry turn was really great.. Past Showcases have been mentioned In 
Country Music Weekly(the worlds largest country music magazine), Country 
Music News (Canada's largest country music magazine) and we have had in 
attendance folks from  numerous management and labels, and publishing 
affiliates. The feedback I got was it was the best multi-artist showcase 
that several industry people had ever been to.. This year I am hoping for 
the same thing..

The artist selection for the showcase will be made from a list of qualified 
artists.. The selection for performers will be based on recommendations from 
a couple friends of mine from the industry.. I will sit down with them and I 
will present them with bios, websites and of course I will play them a 
couple tracks..( basically we will be looking for artists that will be of 
major industry interest ) This selection will be held in early February.. 
8-10 artists will be selected to be in the showcase..  Upon selection for 
the showcase I will notify you either way.. If you are selected the cost for 
the showcase is $175.00 US... This is to help cover advertising costs (color 
postcard invitations, color posters, emails, etc) and rental of the night 
club, stage banners etc.. The fee is to be paid upon selection to be in the 
showcase, or your slot will be given to another artist.

*The showcase will consist of each artist performing 2 original songs 
acoustic.
**Absolutely no tracks or karaoke songs, this is a live showcase...

Options for the showcase..

*you may choose to perform an acoustic on your own (for those of you that 
can play and sing I Highly recommend) or have an accompaniment, If you are 
an artist and need a great guitarist and harmony accompaniment I highly 
recommend John Foster (www.tinridgeband.com). He is available and is willing 
for a small fee to sit down with you before the showcase and go over a 
couple things with you.. John has a phenomenal background within the 
industry..

Rehearsal at Douglas Corner will be limited if any at all, there is a 
warm-up area.. last year we had no rehearsals, but everyone did awesome..

Anyway, if you are interested in possibly being in the showcase I need to 
know ASAP so I can get your stuff ready for review..

Contact Mark Trail at - mtrail@marktrailmusic.com
Country Radio Sales Day at CRS-39 Set For March 7th, 2008



(Nashville, TN - January 30th, 2008) CRB, Inc.® has designated Friday, March 
7, Radio Sales Day at CRS-39. Participants will be able to learn about 
important topics that affect the Country format such as PPM and how to 
increase sales. Any General Sales Manager, Local Sales Manager or Account 
Executive that is not making budget and wants to succeed in a difficult year 
will attend the Radio Sales Day and leave with ideas that will help them 
succeed.

Registrants will be able to attend a full day of CRS activities as well as 
Friday night's annual New Faces of Country Music ShowTM. Friday's schedule 
will focus on radio sales topics. The four panels include: PPM: Our New 
World of Selling, Ten Great Sales Ideas, Overcoming Challenges, Radio in the 
Digital Age and I Wish I Said That - Words that get Results.

PPM is designed to improve measurement of audiences for radio, television 
and cable; however the PPM environment is creating new challenges. PPM, Our 
New World of Selling will have panelists who currently have PPM in their 
market and will educate attendees on how to sell in the PPM world. Buyers 
are faced with challenges; are consumers really listening to twice as many 
radio stations as previously thought?; is it really possible to go from top 
five to bottom five and vice versa? Some stations are seeing 10 times the 
number of listeners that they had with the diary. Every seller or manager 
who has PPM or is getting PPM in the next 18 months should attend as they 
will be provided with tools on how to prepare to sell in the PPM world.

Every sales person can use great sales ideas that they can apply in their 
market. By attending Ten Sales Ideas that even a PD would Love, attendees 
will be provided with ideas that will make them money in their market. Ideas 
will be shared on how to sell and make money on new CD launches. Are you in 
an NFL city or close by: there is an idea for a concert series - your PD 
will love the ideas, as the branding is good for your station. Included is a 
Hannah Montana Promotion that was well executed for a west coast Country 
station. Take these ideas back to your market!

Overcoming Challenges in a Difficult Environment will provide sellers with 
ideas on how to motivate their sales staffs. When your seller comes to you 
and indicates the market is down, how do you motivate them to make more 
calls and sell the power of the Country format. How does Country Radio - the 
most powerful format - play in your difficult environment? How do you 
attract new clients in a difficult environment? Are you doing everything you 
can to retain your radio stations best clients? With the television writers 
strike - does this create an opportunity for Country Radio? This panel will 
educate and provide tools for all sales mangers and account executives.

There will be a 48 percent increase in local online ad spending in 2008 to 
$12.6 billion and this will surpass radio spending in 2008. How do you 
capture part of this revenue? With 77% of American adults using the internet 
and the average adult spending more than nine hours per week on line Radio 
in the Digital Age will educate radio sellers on how to capitalize on radio 
and digital sales. This panel will be lead by Sheila Kirby who is Senior 
Vice President of Interep Innovations, where she drives group sales and 
revenue development. A leader in the industry, Sheila will share ideas on 
how to capture digital dollars and how your station can achieve your digital 
budget. This is a must attend session!

Have you ever had a client on your radio station and they did not get the 
results they were looking for? How can you improve the copy for your client? 
Wish I Had Said That: Words That Get Results will provide attendees with 
useful information on creating effective radio ads. Careful research will 
show that if you work for the client the rest takes care of itself and the 
money will continue to come in! Tim Miles is a Partner in the Wizard of Ads. 
Tim has created ads that have run in 80+ US markets, Canada, the UK, and 
Australia. His web copy has been viewed by hundreds of thousands. In 
addition to American Small Business, his thoughts have been published by 
Radio Ink, Direct Magazine, GrokDotCom, and Radio and Production, among 
others. In his five years at Boston-based MMB, Patrick Lindsay has done 
award-winning work on virtually every account at the agency, including 
Subway, Jiffy Lube, LL Bean, Harvard Business School, Atari Video Game and 
ESPN. He recently won the $100,000 Grand Prize at the Radio Mercury Awards 
in New York City for his Subway Radio Spot, "Badonkadonk". He is a graduate 
of the Creative Circus in Atlanta and the University of the South in 
Sewanee, TN.

Full registration to the Country Radio Seminar is $650 and is available 
through February 8th, 2008. After February 9th the on-site rate is $700.

CRS-39® takes place March 5th through March 7th, 2008 at the Nashville 
Convention Center. Complete seminar information may be obtained by 
contacting CRB, Inc.® at 615.327.4487 or by visiting www.crb.org. Country 
Radio Seminar is a registered trademark of Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.®

Peter & The Rowers Album To Feature Superstar Guests
The upcoming Peter & The Rowers album will feature the total of three duets 
with special star guests. One of them is the honky tonk legend Joe Diffie,, 
who is going to help out Peter Dula with the original "Lone Gone Loner". The 
great Buddy Jewell, the very first Nashville Star winner, will also lend his 
vocals to the project. The list of star guests concludes with the best Czech 
country artist  Petr Kocman, who will collaborate with Peter on "Lonesome 
Ride". The long-anticipated album "Honky Tonk Dream" is coming out this 
spring.

official website: www.therowers.eu
myspace: www.myspace.com/rowers

Charlie Daniels and National Bankers Trust Make a Stand for Truckers

(MEMPHIS, January 29, 2008) - Country music legend Charlie Daniels is 
partnering with National Bankers Trust to promote fair financial practices 
in the trucking industry. The sponsorship coincides with the release of 
Charlie's latest CD Deuces and will feature Charlie Daniels as a 
spokesperson and advocate for ethical, reasonable and sound financial 
services for truck drivers and owners.

"Truckers deserve the chance to build the American dream from the ground up, 
just like everybody else. It's high time for truckers to take a stand and 
demand a fair deal from factoring companies that lock you in and take you 
down, and have their money actually work for them instead of just the 
factoring companies," said Charlie Daniels.

"We're thrilled to be joining Charlie Daniels in support of responsible and 
fair financing for the trucking industry," said Dudley Boyd, CEO, National 
Bankers Trust. "Like any other business, small trucking companies must have 
access to financial services that maximize their cash flow today and give 
them tools to accumulate profit for growth and ultimately 
self-capitalization."

Charlie will be promoting fair financial practices in the trucking industry 
through a number of different advertising and public relations initiatives 
including radio ads. Charlie has a long history of supporting the trucking 
industry and is the official voice of Sirius Radio's Road Dog channel 147, a 
24-hour channel geared toward professional drivers and trucking culture.

About National Bankers Trust National Bankers Trust provides responsible and 
fair financial services to the transportation industry. Headquartered in 
Memphis Tennessee, the distribution hub of America, National Bankers Trust 
builds partnerships with its clients across America and offers proprietary 
lines of credit that maximize cash flow and facilitates capital formation. 
For more information call 1-877-255-8330.



Media Contact for National Bankers Trust:
Amy Simpson
Chandler Ehrlich
P: (901) 761 - 5748
E: asimpson@cecnet.com

Media Contact for Charlie Daniels: Christy Walker-Watkins
AristoMedia
P: (615) 269-7071 ext. 124
E: christy@aristomedia.com

Paula Szeigis
The Charlie Daniels Band
P: (615) 443-2112 ext. 123
E: paulacdb@aol.com

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and the #1 Band in Country Music History 
Alabama Make Critics' Smile

(Nashville, TN) - Last November, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and the 
legendary country music group Alabama came together to release the band's 
final album.

Alabama, the band with 42 #1 Hits brought their live album entitled, 
Alabama: The Last Stand exclusively to Cracker Barrel because it seemed like 
a perfect fit.  "The folks that eat at Cracker Barrel are the same folks 
that have attended our shows and listened to our music since we started," 
says electric guitar and fiddle player, Jeff Cook.  "We couldn't think of a 
better place to sale our last record!"

Since releasing the album on November 13th, the guys and Cracker Barrel have 
received nothing but praise from reviewers.

About.com says of the album, "You can hear some of Alabama's biggest hits 
performed live with an often unique delivery that won't be found on other 
albums."

Of the album, Country Weekly's Chris Neal writes, ".they're [the band] 
goosed along throughout by the enthusiasm of an audience that's audibly 
savoring its last chance to hear this - and to express its adoration for the 
guys who sang them."

Alabama's bass player Teddy Gentry believes lots of the album's success 
comes from the energetic live audiences that allowed them all to play their 
hearts out for this final project.  "All of those people that you hear 
yelling and screaming at the top of their lungs on this album.they're the 
ones that got us pumped to the roof so that we could play like no one else!" 
said Teddy.

The Nashville Muse's Doak Turner wrote, "There was nothing like seeing 
Alabama in concert - you knew you would get your money's worth with those 
awesome harmonies, the showmanship and excitement of the crowd. Those 
memories and smiles will come right back to you when listening to this great 
collection of our favorite Alabama songs on, The Last Stand."


Sticks and Stones Magazine gave 4.5 out of 5 boots and said of the album, 
"Like timeless holiday songs you grew up with, you love it each time you 
hear it.  With a captivating force that leaps off of the CD and grabs your 
attention, "The Last Stand" truly makes you feel like you're on the front 
row at the concert with Alabama."

The band's front man Randy Owen remembers enjoying recording the album.  In 
a recent interview with Challenge Magazine Randy said, "I remember seeing 
the lights on the crowd when we did 'Feels So Right.'"  "We started the song 
with a piano and the crowd went wild when we got to the melody."

Three years ago, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store began releasing exclusive 
music in their stores.  Cracker Barrel has sold more than 3 million records 
with big name artists in the country music industry including Alison Krauss 
and Union Station, Josh Turner, Charlie Daniels, Merle Haggard and Lonestar.

Alabama:  The Last Stand is available exclusively in all Cracker Barrel Old 
Country Store locations and online at www.crackerbarrel.com.

Media Contacts:
Webster & Associates Public Relations 615-777-6995
Newspaper: Megan Jakes / megan@websterpr.com
Magazines: Don Grubbs / don@websterpr.com
TV: Kirt Webster / kirt@websterpr.com
Online: Nick Carver / nick@websterpr.com
Syndicated Radio: Chelsey Shults / chelsey@websterpr.com
International: Marty Martel / marty@websterpr.com


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CRB Inc Expands Its Annual CRS Music Industry Town Meeting Agenda to a Full 
Day of Activities

(Nashville, Tennessee - January 28th, 2008) The Country Radio Broadcasters 
announced that Thursday, March 6th is Music Industry Town Meeting Day at 
CRS-39. On this day, members of the Nashville music community are invited to 
participate in a full day of activities, with several panels that directly 
address issues facing the music industry.

Panels will include:
* "Engaging the X/Y Consumer," a study of younger consumers and how to reach 
them effectively, presented by The Intelligence Group.

* "Research 101: Callout, Focus, Music Tests," an in-depth examination of 
call-out research, and how music testing is used by radio programmers to 
affect their programming decisions.

* Jose Cancela, a noted expert on Hispanic communications will present "The 
Power of Business in Español," offering valuable insight into the Latino 
market.

Thursday will also see the first ever Tech Track at CRS. The Tech Track is a 
half-day series of panels that focus on technological issues including 
growing an online presence, text message marketing, and a review of the 
current trends in consumer technology.

Town Meeting participants will be treated to performances by Keith Anderson 
and Montgomery Gentry at the Sony/BMG luncheon, and the BMI / Country 
Aircheck sponsored WCRS-Live songwriter showcase. Participants may also 
attend the evening showcases and the Exhibit Area Networking Hour.

The registration fee for this full day of education, networking and 
entertainment is $250.00.

"This year's CRS is putting additional emphasis on curriculum for the Music 
Industry," explained CRB Executive Director Ed Salamon. "2007 was a 
challenging year for many of the record labels and we hope that this agenda 
will provide them with the opportunity to find some solutions as well as 
create a better understanding of their relationship with the radio 
community."

A full schedule of the day's activities is listed below.
8:00 - 8:50 a.m. Bytes and Bagels: Tech 101 (Tech Track)
9:00 - 9:50 a.m. Again... This is Not A Test (Small Market)
9:00 - 9:50 a.m. Growing Online (Tech Track)
9:00 - 9:50 a.m. The Power of Business in Espanol with Jose Cancela
9:00 - 10:15 a.m. The Charts and Beyond
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Small Market Superstars (Small Market)
10:00 - 10:50 a.m. TXT WTF? (Tech Track)
10:00 - 10:50 a.m. How Do I Get To Be That Guy?
10:00 - 10:50 a.m. Morning Show Marvels (Sponsored by Big D and Bubba)
11:00 - 11:50 a.m. Book or Bust: A Look at Hot Tech Trends (Tech Track)
11:00 - 11:50 a.m. Woman to Woman
11:00 - 11:50 a.m. I'm Just A Song
12:00 - 1:50 p.m. Lunch & Performance (Sponsored by SonyBMG)
2:00 - 2:50 p.m. Sonic Architecture: It Ain't Imaging No Mo'
2:00 - 3:10 p.m. Flex Your Promo Pecs (Small Market)
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Engaging the X/Y Consumer CAA: The Intelligence Group 
(Sponsored by BMI)
3:00 - 3:50 p.m. 60 Seconds: An Awesome Idea Every Minute
3:05 - 3:55 p.m. Research 101: Callout, Focus, Music Tests (Sponsored by 
Mediabase)
4:10 - 5:30 p.m. WCRS Live! (Sponsored by BMI and Country Aircheck)
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Area Networking Hour (Sponsored by BMI)

For registration information for the Music Industry Town Meeting, contact 
the CRB office at (615) 327-4487 or visit www.crb.org.

Full registration to the Country Radio Seminar is $650 and is available 
through February 8th, 2008. After February 9th the on-site rate is $700.

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DAILEY & VINCENT TOP SIRIUS BLUEGRASS CHART WITH

"BY THE MARK"


#1 Song a Stand-Out Track on Duo's Self-Titled Debut, In Stores on January 
29




NASHVILLE, TENN.  (January 25, 2008)-New powerhouse duo Dailey & Vincent has 
reached the top of this week's Count Down Yonder Weekly Top 17 Songs of 
SIRIUS Bluegrass, just days before releasing their self-titled debut on 
Rounder Records.  "By the Mark," written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings 
and recorded with only Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent's vocals, guitar and 
mandolin, has been a stand-out track noted by reviewers and programmers, and 
a crowd-pleasing number during their live show.  The duo chose "By the Mark" 
as the first song they sang during their Grand Ole Opry debut on December 
29.



"We are so thankful to have found this song, which is deeply meaningful to 
us and seems to strike a chord with everyone who hears it," said Jamie 
Dailey.  "Thanks to everyone who requested 'By the Mark' and supported 
Dailey & Vincent."


Dailey & Vincent, a 12-song set featuring a broad spectrum of traditional 
bluegrass, country and gospel sounds, unified by the duo's breath-taking 
vocal strength and harmony as well as their virtuosic musicianship, will be 
released on January 29.  Dailey and Vincent celebrated the release with an 
industry party at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum in Nashville 
earlier this week, where their five-song performance resulted in two 
standing ovations.  They were guests of Eddie Stubbs on 650 AM WSM on 
Tuesday, January 22, and the coming week will find them doing interviews 
with Ned Luberecki of SIRIUS Satellite Radio, Kyle Cantrell of XM's 
Bluegrass Junction, and David Higgs' Bluegrass Breakdown on WPLN/Nashville. 
They will also perform on February 1 at Nashville's famed Station Inn and on 
February 2 during SPBGMA's 34th Annual Bluegrass Awards and 25th National 
Convention, held at the Music City Sheraton.


Dailey & Vincent, which was also produced by the duo, has earned early 
praise:


" . . . powerful combination of effusive vocals and fiery instrumentals . . 
."

Steven Stone, Vintage Guitar


"A brilliant 12-song tour de force, the CD heralds the two talented artists 
making high lonesome magic with flawless picking and seamless harmonies on a 
thoughtful collection of secular and sacred songs."

Jack Bernhardt, Raleigh News & Observer



"Dailey & Vincent is as close to a perfect bluegrass CD as I think I've ever 
heard."

Brance Gillihan, The Bluegrass Blog



For more information, including tour updates, please visit 
http://www.daileyvincent.com or http://www.rounder.com.




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