INSIDE COUNTRY RADIO by: Chuck Dauphin

INSIDE COUNTRY RADIO

by: Chuck Dauphin

Los Angeles, CA -  Dierks Bentley is back at it with a big time Country hit. "Every Miles A Memory" (Capitol/EMI) is the one that our programmers are raving about. Many of our reporters are also raving about those Pirates Of The Mississippi. They have a big hit that is moving fast up the chart of NMW entitled "Kickin’ Up Dust" (Evergreen). Montgomery Gentry are also winning friends and influencing programmers with "Some People Change" (Columbia/Sony).

George Strait can’t seem to give any of his money away, but he can hint to it as his "Give It Away" (MCA Nashville) single continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Lonestar is back with a winner in "Mountains" (BNA/RLG) and good old Neal McCoy keeps racking in the numbers with a great new single. "Tailgate" (903) is a super excellent entry that many of you should get on.

Alan Jackson is back like the Country star that he is with "Like Red On A Rose" (Arista/RLG). Monique Wells is proving some things out there at radio with "We Can Make It Work" (Floyd). It’s good to see that Jo Dee Messina has not forgotten us. "Its Too Late To Worry" (Curb) is her latest offering and that is a good thing. Chris Young is also picking up his share of attention as of late with the very lovable "Drinkin’ Me Lonely" (RCA/RLG).

Jason Aldean is rocking hard these days. His "Amarillo Sky" (Broken Bow) seems to be all over the place this week. If you want to talk "fast mover", how about Charlie Allen? His current "That Was Then This Is Now" (River Run) is about as strong as they come. We loved this track from the minute we heard it and it’s so great to see it doing so well out there on our Country chart.

Floyd Flowers is back with his best single to date. "Since You Moved Out, I Moved Her In" (Hologram) which was produced and is being promoted by James Williams is something these guys can be very proud of. You won’t believe what kind of promotion they have going with NFL teams just in time for the pre-season, and the actual season to come. We’ll have more on this very soon.

Trent Tomlinson is "on fire" with "One Wing In The Fire" (Lyric Street) this week. Tresa Jordan has been busting down the walls at radio with her "I Turn To Country" (South River Road). If all goes well this week you may even see her on the cover of this weeks magazine. Last week she blew us all away with a chart debut and look for some big weeks ahead on this one to be sure.

Michael O’Neal is also having a very impressive run at Country radio. "Who’s Bad Now" (Sleeping Trout) is the track that is getting picked up and spinning around the good old USA. Sean Kristopher is also moving towards the main chart with a strong single. "Lil Things" (Kountree Boyz) is turning out to be "big things". Look for this one explode in the coming weeks.

Alan Jackson is breaking this week with a new hit. "Like Red On A Rose" (Arista/RLG) is picking up a number of early reporters. Also getting a good share of action is the new single from Shooter Jennings. Their "Gone To Carolina" (Universal South) appears to be a real winner and should have some great weeks ahead. "Wait For Me" (Capitol/EMI) by none other than Bob Seger is also building stations. It’s so great to have Bob back, and this time out at the Country format.

ABOUT NMW:

New Music Weekly, has graced the pages of Billboard, R&R, Gavin, Friday Morning Quarterback, Music Connection, Inside Connection and most recently Soap Digest  has found  great success with their charting system which includes Top40, Adult Contemporary, Country, College, Americana, and Rock radio stations. Most recently with the formation of Backstage Entertainment's newly developed Spins Tracking System (STS) it has already impacted over 450 radio station since the beginning of 2005.

New Music Weekly has also been honored as  "Magazine Of the Year" award at the recent Los Angeles Music Awards. The weekly music trade magazine which has fast become the top chart breaking publication for new music and artists scored top honors during the event held in Hollywood, California.

The magazine which is heading towards its sixth year of publication boasts over 500 reporting radio stations in the genres of Top40, Adult Contemporary, Country, College, Jazz and Alternative/Rock. 

NMW has also found success with its Future Hits compilation CDs. This multi-format music sampler enables recording artists to get  their music  to  the hands of radio station program directors that will support new artists regardless of label affiliation. In addition, New Music Weekly owns and operate the New Music Radio Network which services it's syndicated radio specials to hundreds of Country and Mainstream radio stations .