It was a beautiful 57 degrees here in Tampa, Florida this morning and all I could think about was Dierks Bentley lyrics from various songs to describe the sunny day, so I thought I'd share with our president...
DBC: @DierksBentley Morning, D! Sun comes yellow, sun shining on me like a big spotlight...a good day to follow your congress, don't U think?
So I go on about my day, take a shower, eat breakfast, start the laundry....hmmm, I wonder if he tweeted back? Sure enough, 2 hours later....
DB: @dbcongress always a good day to follow you guys.thanks for being here! fired up for what is kind of the last day of this tour.
Thanks for making my day, D!
Source: Twitter
~Ronna
DBC Chair
Saturday, November 14, 2009
WATERLOO LUCKY FOR DBC REPS
Friday, the 13th was lucky for DB Congress Director of Promotions, Mona from Iowa. You know Mona! If you've received one of the hundreds of DB Congress T-Shirts in the last 2 years, you got it from Mona! She was front and center at the Dierks Bentley Waterloo, Iowa show last night and if that's not lucky enough, her photo appeared in the Courier! She promises a full blog, but for now, here's a few pics and a story from wcfcourier.com.
Nicole Hedgecock, left, of Des Moines, and Mona Purdy, center, of Spencer, are front and center as they watch Dierks Bentley perform at McElroy Auditorium in Waterloo, Iowa, on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. (DAWN J. SAGERT / Courier Staff Photographer)
*EDIT: Also, to the right of Mona, is DBC rep, Samantha from Wisconsin!
Nicole Hedgecock, left, of Des Moines, and Mona Purdy, center, of Spencer, are front and center as they watch Dierks Bentley perform at McElroy Auditorium in Waterloo, Iowa, on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. (DAWN J. SAGERT / Courier Staff Photographer)*EDIT: Also, to the right of Mona, is DBC rep, Samantha from Wisconsin!
Friday, November 13, 2009
BENTLEY: WATERLOO BLACK HAWK TODAY
Dierks Bentley is getting lots of hockey practice in lately. Conspicuously missing from the CMA Awards (*that is soooo wrong!), Dierks was playing a little late night hockey with a local Nashville team Wednesday night.
Then, this morning, he picked up some practice time with the Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawks, where he's performing his night job as country artist, singer, songwriter, entertainer tonight--probably as I type this.
WCSCourier.com wrote an article with some killer pictures and a video of Dierks and the team.
Country music star Dierks Bentley celebrates a goal as he practices with the Waterloo Black Hawks at their morning practice session at Young Arena Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Bentley, a huge hockey fan, was in town for a Friday evening concert at McElroy Auditorium. (RICK CHASE / Courier Staff Photographer)
Dierks himself posted a few Twitter pics and that distinctly DB humor on the topic:
Then, this morning, he picked up some practice time with the Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawks, where he's performing his night job as country artist, singer, songwriter, entertainer tonight--probably as I type this.
WCSCourier.com wrote an article with some killer pictures and a video of Dierks and the team.
Country music star Dierks Bentley celebrates a goal as he practices with the Waterloo Black Hawks at their morning practice session at Young Arena Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Bentley, a huge hockey fan, was in town for a Friday evening concert at McElroy Auditorium. (RICK CHASE / Courier Staff Photographer)
Dierks himself posted a few Twitter pics and that distinctly DB humor on the topic:
"good news: about to skate with the waterloo black hawks...bad news: can't find my cup. #fb"
"pic with the waterloo back hawks after practice.several of the guys wanted to know if i could hook them up with @taylorswift13 .good dudes #fb"
"I usually get a workout in before a show and this is a lot more fun than going to the gym," Bentley said when the morning pre-skate was over. "I just love playing hockey."
"The funny thing is I'd like to get these guy's autograph as much as they'd like to get mine," said Bentley. "I'm a huge fan of hockey, and these guys are so accomplished…I'm trying to bring hockey and country music a little closer." ~USHL
Thursday, November 12, 2009
STILL "EYE"-ING THE TOP 10
In its 16th chart week, Dierks Bentley's "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes" lands at #11 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. However, if you want, you can celebrate that it is #10 on the Mediabase Country Chart. Unfortunately ... that chart doesn't quite "count." Sure, a record label will boast that a song went to #1 on Mediabase (ie. Brad Paisley's "Welcome to the Future"), but many outlets regard the Billboard charts to be the be-all and end-all of chart reporting (so, realistically, "Welcome to the Future" ended Brad's streak of #1s at 10).
The main difference between the charts is that Mediabase assigns each song "points," which is a combination of spins which are weighted based on market size and it's rather convoluted and hard to decipher. Billboard's chart is based on audience impressions, which is a fancy way of saying the larger your audience, the higher you are. It's easy to track and fairly easy to predict, though the panels (stations reported) differ in market size, and number of stations that make up the panel (124 at Mediabase vs. 126 at Billboard).
Billboard and Mediabase also have charts whose panels are made up of stations in smaller markets. For Billboard it's the Indicator chart, and Mediabase has its Activator chart. These charts show what's being played in smaller markets, and can occasionally indicate how a song is going to go (ie. Toby Keith's "American Ride" hit #1 on the Indicator chart weeks before it hit #1 on the Billboard chart). IWMYCYE is #8 on this week's Indicator chart, and was in the top 10 for Most Increased Audience and Most Increased Plays. It was also in the top 10 for Most Increased Plays on the Billboard chart.
It's going to crack the top 10 this week on the Billboard chart, finally, and looks to make a fairly sizable jump from #11 to likely #8. With Lady A's big wins last night on the CMAs, it's likely that Capitol Nashville will set its sights on Luke Bryan's "Do I" for a #1 push, and then once it's peaked, IWMYCYE should see a sizable push from the promotions department. And, of course, with the efforts of the Congress behind it, we know this song is headed to #1!
~ Carrie S. (DBC Rep/Chart Reporter ~ NC)
The main difference between the charts is that Mediabase assigns each song "points," which is a combination of spins which are weighted based on market size and it's rather convoluted and hard to decipher. Billboard's chart is based on audience impressions, which is a fancy way of saying the larger your audience, the higher you are. It's easy to track and fairly easy to predict, though the panels (stations reported) differ in market size, and number of stations that make up the panel (124 at Mediabase vs. 126 at Billboard).
Billboard and Mediabase also have charts whose panels are made up of stations in smaller markets. For Billboard it's the Indicator chart, and Mediabase has its Activator chart. These charts show what's being played in smaller markets, and can occasionally indicate how a song is going to go (ie. Toby Keith's "American Ride" hit #1 on the Indicator chart weeks before it hit #1 on the Billboard chart). IWMYCYE is #8 on this week's Indicator chart, and was in the top 10 for Most Increased Audience and Most Increased Plays. It was also in the top 10 for Most Increased Plays on the Billboard chart.
It's going to crack the top 10 this week on the Billboard chart, finally, and looks to make a fairly sizable jump from #11 to likely #8. With Lady A's big wins last night on the CMAs, it's likely that Capitol Nashville will set its sights on Luke Bryan's "Do I" for a #1 push, and then once it's peaked, IWMYCYE should see a sizable push from the promotions department. And, of course, with the efforts of the Congress behind it, we know this song is headed to #1!
~ Carrie S. (DBC Rep/Chart Reporter ~ NC)
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