Reporting in from Billboard Country Update and Country Aircheck:

There was 1 recurrent at Billboard: Gary Allan’s recent #1 hit. This coming week the Jason Aldean/Luke Bryan/Eric Church collab I expected to go recurrent last week will definitely go recurrent. There’s a chance that after its crazy label push last week Taylor’s Begin Again will fall out of the t10 and go recurrent at Billboard too. At Aircheck/Mediabase there were 3 recurrents: Jason/Luke/Eric, Chris Cagle, and CaseyJ. This coming week Brad Paisley will go current at Aircheck/Mediabase. 

Carrie’s Two Black Cadillacs had a solid week at Billboard gaining 1.813 million AIs and moving up 2 spots to #6. Blake closed to about 1.013 million AIs behind by outgaining 2BC by 404k AI. 2BC closed to 1.152 million AIs behind Dierks Bentley’s Tip It On Back by outgaining it by 991k, and judging from this morning’s MB update, the push for Dierks’s song is finally over. You can also expect Taylor Swift to crash hard this week. 2BC also gained 556k on LBT’s Tornado but LBT is 2.624 million AIs ahead and I expect them to stay ahead until they hit #1 (which will be after Tim McGraw’s 2nd week at #1). Look for 2BC to move up to #4 Billboard by the end of the week.

At Aircheck/Mediabase, 2BC had a solid week gaining 1012 points. Blake’s single closed to 1025 points behind by outgaining 2BC by 321 points. 2BC outgained Dierks’s song by 36 points but like I said, Tip It On Back took a pretty big hit this morning and is finally done. In fact 2BC passed Tip It On Back this morning to move up to #5. 2BC also closed slightly on LBT last week, outgaining them by 230 points to close the gap to 1974 points. I expect 2BC to have a pretty good week this week, and possibly pass The Band Perry and Taylor Swift to end the week at #3. Carrie is cohosting Country Countdown USA next week, which gives a hint as to when the label thinks 2BC is likely to hit #1. Odds are it will be the week after she cohosts CCUSA. 

Kelly’s Don’t Rush had a solid week at Billboard gaining 567k and moving up a spot to #30. DR isn’t going to pass anybody still bulleted in front of it but it should get some extra adds from making t30, and it’ll start getting countdown spins this weekend (and round 2 of countdown spins next weekend). The Tim/Taylor collab I’ve been predicting would pass DR the last couple of weeks will either pass this week now that the Taylor solo single has finally peaked or next week when Tim gets his 2nd week at #1 Billboard. Easton Corbin isn’t likely to pass in the next couple weeks: DR actually outgained All Over The Road this week by 195k. Jason Aldean’s lolzy new single 1994 is likely to pass this week but that will be offset by Jason’s collab with Luke and Eric going recurrent. I’m going to guess DR holds at #30 this week but there’s a possibility it’ll drop a spot to #31. That won’t affect any countdown spins it gets.

At Aircheck/Mediabase DR also made t30, gaining 359 points and moving up to #29. Jake Owen’s single outgained DR by 538 points and trails by 583 points. DR may hold it off this week because of countdown spins but it’s a matter of time before Jake passes, especially since Jake is going to make t30 Mediabase this week and start picking up countdown spins himself. There are no other immediate threats to pass – Jason’s new single will probably take 2 weeks to pass and the Tim/Taylor collab will probably take 2 or 3 weeks to pass. Look for DR to end the week either at #28 or #29 this week. The good thing is its t30 spot isn’t vulnerable to songs passing, so DR isn’t going to get countdown spins coming off. 

Idol-related ads: Columbia Nashville has a full page ad, half of which is devoted to Kelly’s DR celebrating the fact that it’s t30 on both charts now and talking about its strong feedback from female radio listeners, plus its new adds at stations like LA’s KKGO and syndicated programs like After Midnite. There’s a banner across the bottom of that ad saying a new CaseyJ single hits radio 4/1, so right around when I was predicting :) No hints of what that single might be but I’d guess we’ll get at least a hint at CRS depending on what CaseyJ performs at the Sony boat show (it’s an assumption he’ll play there). 

RCA Nashville has a full page ad for Tyler Farr, whose single just went for adds, but no mention of Tate’s single going for adds 3/11. There’s still next week and the week after that for ads, but I’m not feeling much interest or much of a push right now. I assume Tate will play the Sony CRS boat show this week and we’ll see how much he makes the rounds meeting radio people during CRS.

Recommended reading: Page 10 of Country Aircheck has the “after hours” guide to this week’s CRS events, which includes several of the big CRS events not on the official CRS schedule. That includes the Big Machine Label Group/CMT Radio CRS Kickoff showcase that will include performances by Tim McGraw, The Band Perry, Justin Moore, Thomas Rhett, and Cassadee Pope, who is also one of the BMLG acts scheduled to perform at the ACM Party For A Cause on April 5th in Vegas, which is one of the lead up events to the ACM Awards. Heh. Cassadee mentioned in a recent interview that she’s basically making pop/rock music but they’re marketing to country because the lyrics “tell stories.” This could be lolzy. Raelynn is not mentioned as one of the people on the BMLG lineup.

The Opry at CRS show is mentioned, with Scotty among the many performers. So is Thursday evening’s General Jackson Show & Cruise, which is Sony Nashville’s big showcase event, but no roster is mentioned (it’s generally not revealed in advance). Blake will be part of the Warner Nashville showcase on Wednesday night.

Any clues for what song is next for Carrie Underwood?  I was told by an Aritsta employee that it was originally going to be Cupid but because of all the gun stigma in the last several months they were now looking at NETY or OWT. Cupid tested the best in several big radio markets.

2/26/2013 – Itunes Top 1500 Singles and Albums (from LivePopBars)
 
Singles
18. One Direction – One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)
20. Olly Murs – Troublemaker (feat. Flo Rida)
30. Kelly Clarkson – Catch My Breath
38. Phillip Phillips – Home
45. Carrie Underwood – Two Black Cadillacs
61. One Direction – Kiss You
86. Carrie Underwood – Blown Away
89. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
106. Phillip Phillips – Gone, Gone, Gone
118. One Direction – Little Things
120. One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
125. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
177. Christina Aguilera – Just a Fool (with Blake Shelton)
192. Cher Lloyd – Want U Back
196. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time
204. MacKenzie Bourg – Everyone’s Got a Story
206. Carrie Underwood – Good Girl
207. Kelly Clarkson – Don’t Rush (feat. Vince Gill)
222. One Direction – Live While We’re Young
231. Casey James – Crying On a Suitcase
232. Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’
243. Vicci Martinez & Cee Lo Green – Come Along
260. Christina Aguilera & Blake Shelton – Just a Fool
267. Cher Lloyd – With Ur Love
290. Cher Lloyd – Oath (feat. Becky G)
293. Carly Rae Jepsen – Tonight I’m Getting Over You
294. One Direction – One Thing
308. One Direction – Kiss You
371. One Direction – Rock Me
427. Carly Rae Jepsen – Sweetie
439. Carrie Underwood – Before He Cheats
459. Mandisa & tobyMac – Good Morning (feat. TobyMac)
466. One Direction – She’s Not Afraid
467. Colton Dixon – You Are
477. Terry McDermott – Pictures
514. One Direction – Nobody Compares
517. Mandisa – Stronger
546. Jennifer Hudson – And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going (Highlights Version)
600. One Direction – They Don’t Know About Us
610. Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone
615. Carly Rae Jepsen – This Kiss
622. Kelly Clarkson – Dark Side
648. One Direction – Heart Attack
649. Carrie Underwood – Jesus, Take the Wheel
681. One Direction – Still the One
739. Christina Aguilera – Show Me How You Burlesque
746. Christina Aguilera – Your Body
758. Journey – Faithfully
804. Carrie Underwood – Cowboy Casanova
837. Kelly Clarkson – Mr. Know It All
872. Christina Aguilera – Beautiful
874. Christina Aguilera – Bound to You
885. One Direction – Loved You First
913. One Direction – Moments
921. Cher Lloyd – Swagger Jagger
974. Olly Murs – Heart Skips a Beat (feat. Chiddy Bang)
975. One Direction – Little Things
1036. One Direction – Up All Night
1065. Journey – Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
1073. Christina Aguilera – Fighter
1141. Kelly Clarkson – Because of You
1158. Carrie Underwood – Undo It
1203. Carrie Underwood – All-American Girl
1225. Carrie Underwood – How Great Thou Art
1240. Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway
1282. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
1283. One Direction – I Would
1352. Carrie Underwood – Temporary Home
1415. Christina Aguilera – Express
1418. Journey – Open Arms
1431. Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
1482. Journey – Any Way You Want It
1487. One Direction – Gotta Be You (2012 US Version)

 
Albums
46. Phillip Phillips – The World from the Side of the Moon (Deluxe)
56. Carrie Underwood – Blown Away
62. One Direction – Take Me Home (Yearbook Edition)
75. One Direction – Take Me Home
93. One Direction – Up All Night (Deluxe Version)
99. Kelly Clarkson – Greatest Hits – Chapter One
163. Journey – Journey: Greatest Hits
186. Colton Dixon – A Messenger
239. Cher Lloyd – Sticks & Stones
276. Phillip Phillips – The World from the Side of the Moon
340. Mandisa – What If We Were Real
345. One Direction – Up All Night
372. Carly Rae Jepsen – Kiss (Deluxe Version)
395. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (Deluxe Version)
398. Christina Aguilera – Lotus (Deluxe Version)
430. Pentatonix – PTX, Vol. 1
768. Carrie Underwood – Some Hearts
885. Carrie Underwood – Play On
906. Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway
937. Vicci Martinez – Vicci
1023. Daughtry – Daughtry
1058. Journey – Journey – Greatest Hits 1 & 2
1072. Carrie Underwood – Carnival Ride
1205. Carly Rae Jepsen – Kiss
1242. Daughtry – Break the Spell (Deluxe Version)
1382. Cassadee Pope – The Complete Season 3 Collection (The Voice Performance)
1399. Casey James – Casey James
1456. Scotty McCreery – Clear As Day
1494. Christina Aguilera – Stripped
 

I don’t know what caused this, but GGG go up. I understand that this is a trifle, but it’s pleasant. Waiting for the return of Top-100.

Chart News ?@chartnews

Global Singles Best Sellers in 2012 (IFPI): #1 @CarlyRaeJepsen, Call Me Maybe 12.5m
Global Singles Best Sellers in 2012 (IFPI): #5 @Maroon5, Payphone 9.1m
Global Singles Best Sellers in 2012 (IFPI): #7 @NickiMinaj, Starships 7.2m | #8 @Maroon5, One More Night 6.9m
Global Album Best Sellers in 2012 (IFPI): #3 @OneDirection, Up All Night 4.5m | #4 @OneDirection, Take Me Home 4.4m
Global Album Best Sellers in 2012 (IFPI): #9 @MumfordAndSons, Babel 2.3m | #10 @Maroon5, Overexposed 2.2m

Billboard Adult Contemporary: #1 (6 weeks) Home, Phillip @Phillips | #6 Catch My Breath, @Kelly_Clarkson (Greatest Gainer).
Billboard Adult Contemporary: #27 Just A Fool, @TheRealXtina Feat. @BlakeShelton (Top Debut).

Australian certifications (ARIA): @JamesArthur23’s Impossible & @NeonTrees’ Everybody Talks Platinum (70,000).

@jpfan2:disqus
Thanks!

I am hoping that his return to American Idol might push GGG up a bit more. There has to be some people left in the viewer that only bought Home and not album, that we can convince to get GGG, too.  LOL.

CHART DATE: 02/25/2013
LAST UPDATE: 02/26/2013 12:53:40
NOW IN: FINAL

LWTWartist / albumlabelpower index% change

1 1MUMFORD & SONSGLASSNOTE60,008-68%
BABEL
3 2BRUNO MARSATLANTIC48,836-43%
UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX
4 3JOSH GROBANREPRISE40,831-46%
ALL THAT ECHOES
8 4NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 45CAPITOL37,879-39%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
6 5LUMINEERSDUALTONE34,551-47%
LUMINEERS
1611PITCH PERFECTUME25,664-31%
SOUNDTRACK
920MAROON 5A&M/OCTONE17,697-68%
OVEREXPOSED
3021ONE DIRECTIONSYCO/COLUMBIA16,851-23%
TAKE ME HOME

3928LES MISERABLESREPUBLIC15,277-13%
SOUNDTRACK
2833CARRIE UNDERWOOD19/ARISTA NASHVILLE13,911-41%
BLOWN AWAY
3634PHILLIP PHILLIPS19/INTERSCOPE13,690-26%
WORLD FROM THE SIDE OF THE MOON

I have predicted 13K for “The World” two weeks ago, but have completely forgotten about Valentine’s Day and it’s uplifting power (not really celebrated in my neck of the woods).
Now Phil is going back to the numbers he would have posted if not the the VD bump.