The Power Source Top 20 would like to welcome two new affiliates to the two-hour show. KGOZ 101.7 FM in Trenton, Missouri and WKAX AM 1500 radio in Russellville, Alabama. These stations began airing the show in May. “We are extremely excited about the possibility of the Power Source Top 20 reaching the 100 station mark this year. We have been receiving tremendous feedback from the radio stations,” stated Jason Higgins of Power Source.

In anticipated celebration of what was to be the 90th birthday of Country music legend Eddy Arnold, his longtime recording home, RCA Nashville, had planned to approach radio stations with a request: to play the song, “To Life,” a track from his 2005 album, After All These Years, with the intention of earning one more chart hit and an historic milestone.
With the appearance of “To Life” on Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart, Eddy Arnold becomes the only Country artist in history to enjoy chart success in each of the past seven decades. He also acquires the career distinction of having the longest span of charted Country singles, beginning with “Each Minute Seems A Million Years” on June 30, 1945, and now with “To Life,” nearly 63 years later.
In praise of Arnold, Sony BMG Nashville Chairman Joe Galante hailed, “He is one of those rare singers whose voice is timeless and his success on the charts is now the same.” RCA Nashville Vice President, National Promotion, Keith Gale offered, “We are so thankful that Country radio joined us in this tribute to Eddy Arnold. We honored the man and his music. And… we did it together.”
Mr. Arnold’s contributions to the history of American popular music are manifold, and integral. He sold more than 85 million records, with 37 singles charting on the pop charts and many more impacting the Country charts. He ranks as Billboard magazine’s single most popular Country artist of all time. He was a star of the stage and screen, a public face of Nashville music, and a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Eddie Arnold brought elegance, sophistication and millions of fans to Country music. Eddy Arnold passed away on May 5, 2008 at the age of 89.

Nine major record labels filed suit against an online music provider accusing Project Playlist Inc. of a “massive infringement” of their copyrights to the songs of artists such as U2 and Gwen Stefani.
Project Playlist enables its users to easily find, play and share music with others for free, according to the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
The Website compiles a vast index of songs on the Internet and users can quickly and easily search the index for recordings by their favorite artists. “At the click of a mouse, Project Playlist instantly streams a digital performance of the selected recordings to the user, who can listen to it on his or her computer or mobile device,” the lawsuit said. “Project Playlist also has begun optimizing its site for use on iPhones and iPods,” the record companies said in the suit.
The Beverly Hills, California-based company, an affiliate of KR Capital Partners LLC, also allows its users to embed their personalized playlists on social network sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Blogger. The record companies said projectplaylist.com gets more than 600,000 daily users, nearly 9.5 million average page views per day.
“In short (Project Playlist’s) entire business amounts to nothing more than a massive infringement of the record companies’ copyrights,” the record companies said. They are seeking to enjoin Project Playlist from continuing to offer its customers free music and are also seeking unspecified damages.
The nine record labels are: Warner Music Group Corp’s Atlantic Recording Corp, Elektra Entertainment Group Inc and Warner Bros. Records Inc; EMI Group Plc’s Capitol Records LLC, Priority Records LLC and Virgin Records America Inc; and the Interscope Records, Motown Record Co LP and UMG Recordings Inc labels of Vivendi SA’s Universal Music Group.

On June 16, Jay Cruze took control of ACM medium market station of the year, Clear Channel’s WUSY of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He replaced Kris Van Dyke who left the station in April.
In addition to the daily operations of WUSY, Cruze will be the OM of the entire Chattanooga market which also includes Classic Country WLND and Rock WRXR.
Cruze moved from Clear Channel in Panama City, Florida where he programmed WPAP, last year’s small market ACM station winner.

Jerry Grimes has been named donor marketing director for the WAY-FM Media Group. He most recently spent three years as GM of Christian AC WMHK in Columbia, South Carolina which enjoyed an 8% increase in listener income last year.
Grimes will be moving to WAY-FM’s corporate office in Colorado Springs and help lead the strategy and tactics of its donor initiatives group-wide. His first day will be in early July.
WAY-FM senior vice president Dusty Rhodes says, “Jerry has a long and successful track record in marketing and donor development. Combine that with his leadership in radio and his solid understanding of Biblical stewardship, and I am very excited about his contribution to WAY-FM’s future growth.”

“Idols Give Back,” broadcast on Fox-TV in April was a parade of stars, but it was the closing number that got the attention of the Christian music world. “Idol Gives Back” is all about raising awareness and funds for charities in America and around the world that help those who need it most. This year’s charities were the Global Fund, Make It Right, Children’s Defense Fund, Malaria No More, Save The Children’s U.S. Program and the Children’s Health Fund.
After a mega host of singers and celebrities lending their talents for the cause, it was the last song that rocked the Christian audiences. The evening’s finale included the eight American Idol finalists, all dressed in white, singing Darlene Zschech’s “Shout To The Lord,” backed by a Gospel orchestra, and with confetti falling as the song ended.