March 25, 2009

Win Free Seats: The Oprah Winfrey Show is devoting an entire episode to country
music with guests to include Sugarland, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and Darius Rucker. The show tapes March 26 for a May airdate. Fans can apply to be audience members.

The Dark Night: Warner Bros.' Big Kenny is the latest to join the campaign for Earth
Hour 2009 with Dierks Bentley, Jo Dee Messina and Lady Antebellum. Kenny is feature in a PSA for the World Wildlife Fund singing "Go Tell It On the Mountain" and
encouraging fans to turn off their lights for an hour at 8:30pm local time Saturday
(3/28).

One Word. Plastics: Capitol's Lady A are also partnering with BRITA's FilterForGood
campaign to encourage fans to cut down on plastic water bottle waste. A special
message about the initiative will be featured in tomorrow's "Webisode Wednesday."


Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for March 23:

DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 2369 points
TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 2193 points
GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 2171 points
JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 1948 points
RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 1902 points

All daily airplay data is from Mediabase 24/7.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5 Downloads: Here are Play MPE's Top 5 for March 23:

KENNY CHESNEY/Out Last Night (Blue Chair/BNA)
BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD f/RANDY TRAVIS/I Told You So (19/Arista)
TOBY KEITH/Lost You Anyway (Show Dog)
RICHIE MCDONALD/Six-Foot Teddy Bear (Stroudavarious)

Tube Check Tonight (3/24): John Rich, Hannity's America (FOX News).


Tube Check Tomorrow (3/25): Martina McBride, Today (NBC) & Live With Regis And Kelly
(syndicated); John Rich, Glenn Beck (FOX News).

Tomorrow's Birthdays (3/25): the late Hoyt Axton; Jimmy Harnen; Scott Robinson.