Top earners for 2010

On a quick personal note, there will be no blog next week because....I'm getting married!!  The big day is Sunday the 26th and we both took the following week off.  We have been planning for quite a while, so it's kind of unreal that we will be married in less than a week.

How about another week of free money?!!?!!  The "Money Song of the Day" is back again this week.  Marty will announce the song of the day at 7:20 every weekday morning and then he'll post it on our facebook page (www.facebook.com/1027wxbm) at 9:20.  Lynn will play the song between 10-2 and I'll play it between 2-7 and when you hear it, be the 35th caller to win a $100 Visa gift card that's good anywhere Visa is accepted.  Good luck and thanks for listening.  For complete contest rules visit www.wxbm.com

Forbes magazine just released their list of the worlds highest paid musicians.  There were no country artists at the top of the list, but the still made some pretty big money.  Here's a list of the top earners in country music:

1.  Toby Keith - $50 million
2.  Taylor Swift - $45 million
3.  Brad Paisley - $40 million
4.  Tim McGraw - $35 million
5.  Rascal Flatts - $34 million

I expected to see Kenny Chesney up there, but I forgot he didn't tour last year.  He still made $30 million though.  Wow.  Those numbers look pretty big, but, Toby brought in about one-fourth of what U2 did last year.  Here's the overall top earners list from all artists.  Get your barf bag ready:

1.  U2 - $195 million
2.  Bon Jovi - 125 million
3.  Elton John - 120 million

During CMA Music Fest, Martina McBride fans purchased over $150,000 worth of memorabilia including a dress Martina wore during a performance at the Grand Ole Opry, a personal tour of Martina's recording studio and several outfits that were worn in her "Teenage Daughters" video.  Martina donated all of that money to the YWCA Domestic Violence Shelter.  Martina will be in our area on July 16th when she plays the Wind Creek Casino in Atmore and her new CD featuring Teenage Daughters will be released August 23rd.

Vince Gill is working on a new CD.  Vince says there will be some darker material on this project including a song called "Threaten Me With Heaven".  Check it out here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EnsEz7QIH0  No release date scheduled for that project yet.

That's it for this week.  Be sure to scroll down through the upcoming CD's and concerts list.  Got some new stuff on there.  Newer additions will have a ** by it.  Have a great week and thank you for listening to Your Country 102.7 WXBM!

Upcoming CD's

June 21st
Justin Moore - "Outlaws Like Me"
July 12th
Blake Shelton - "Red River Blue"
Chris Young - "Neon"
July 26th
Eric Church - "Chief"
Ashton Shepherd - "Where Country Grows"
August
Dierks Bentley - "Diamonds"
August 2nd
**Trace Adkins - "Proud To Be Here"

August 23rd

**Martina McBride - "Teenage Daughters"
August 30th
**Jake Owen - "Barefoot Bluejean Nignt"

TBD

Sunny Sweeney (From A Table Away)

Terri Clark (expected this summer or fall)

Tim McGraw (Emotional Traffic)
Rodney Atkins (Take A Back Road)
Josh Turner

Upcoming Concerts

July 14th

Jason Aldean, Chris Young and Thompson Square - Wharf in Orange Beach

July 16th

Martina McBride - Wind Creek in Atmore

July 23rd

Miranda Lambert and Gary Allan - Wharf in Orange Beach
August 12th
Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson - IP in Biloxi
September 2nd
Clint Black - IP in Biloxi
September 7th
Trace Adkins - IP in Biloxi

More FREE MONEY!!!

Congrats to all our winners last week with the "Money $ong of the Day"!!  Good news.....if you missed it last week, it's back this week!!  Marty will announce the money song of the day at 7:20am and then he'll post it on our facebook page (www.facebook.com/1027wxbm) at 9:20.  That song will play once between 10a-2pm and again between 2p-7p.  When you hear it be the 35th caller to win!  That's it.  If you're the right caller you'll win a $100 Visa gift card that is good anywhere that Visa is accepted, so it's just like winning a $100 bill.  Thanks for listening and good luck from Davis Music Group and Your Country 102.7 WXBM!

Got a couple cool things in the news this week.  Shania Twain has signed on to do a two-year stint at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.  She will perform 60 shows a year for two years starting December 1st, 2012.  For concert and ticket info visit:  http://www.shaniainvegas.com/

Lady Antebellum announced their new CD will be called "Own The Night" and will be out September 13th.  The project is nearly completed and Lady A will spend most of the remainder of 2011 on the road promoting the new project.  As of now, they do not have any dates scheduled in the Pensacola area, but if that changes, we'll let you know.

Sounds like Jason Aldean may be working on a follow-up to his "My Kinda Party" CD.  He was recently asked if he will be recording any more hip-hop songs, he said "Probably quicker than you might think, as a matter of fact. So we'll have to see".  He also said that he will likely be working with a "well known" hip-hop star and has a couple things in the works, but doesn't want to give away too much right now.  Let the speculation begin.  I'll say Ludacris since the two of them performed at the CMT Music Awards last week.  We shall see. 

Got some great concerts coming to our area including Jason Aldean at the Wharf on July 14th, Miranda Lambert & Gary Allan on the 23rd and Keith Urban will begin the North American leg of his "Get Closer" tour this Thursday the 16th in Biloxi.  Big & Rich are also out on tour for the first time in over three years!  They are out with Gretchen Wilson, Cowboy Troy and Two-Foot Fred for a bunch of shows this year including a show August 12th at the IP in Biloxi.

That's it for this week.  As always, thanks so much for listening to WXBM!  Hope you have a great week!

Upcoming CD's

June 21st
Justin Moore - "Outlaws Like Me"
July 12th
**Blake Shelton - "Red River Blue"
**Chris Young - "Neon"
July 26th
**Eric Church - "Chief"
Ashton Shepherd - "Where Country Grows"
August
Dierks Bentley - "Diamonds"
August 2nd
Trace Adkins - "Proud To Be Here"
August 30th
Jake Owen - "Barefoot Bluejean Nignt"

October

Martina McBride - "Teenage Daughters"

TBD

Sunny Sweeney (From A Table Away)

Terri Clark (expected this summer or fall)

Tim McGraw (Emotional Traffic)
Rodney Atkins (Take A Back Road)
Josh Turner

Upcoming Concerts

July 14th

Jason Aldean, Chris Young and Thompson Square - Wharf in Orange Beach

July 23rd

Miranda Lambert and Gary Allan - Wharf in Orange Beach
August 12th
Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson - IP in Biloxi
September 2nd
Clint Black - IP in Biloxi
September 7th
Trace Adkins - IP in Biloxi

Free money!!!!

I just wanted to start out by saying that I was heavily medicated when I wrote last week's blog.  On May 27th, I got to experience my first kidney stone, and it was horrible.  I have had several broken bones and some other internal stuff, but this pain is so far beyond any of that.  Anyone who has ever had one knows what I'm talking about.  So anyway, I was all hopped up on pain medication last week when I wrote the blog and I honestly couldn't tell you what I wrote about.  Hopefully, at the very least, I remembered to use spell-check! 

Got some WXBM news for you this week.  First off, we've got a fun new way for you to win some $$$$$!!  We will play the "Money Song of the Day" two times every weekday.  Marty will announce the song of the day at 7:20am and then he'll post it on our facebook page (www.facebook.com/1027wxbm) at 9:20am.  That song will play at once between 10am - 2pm and again between 2pm - 7pm.  When it plays, be the 35th caller to win a $100 Visa gift card from Curb Records and WXBM!!  You can use the gift card wherever Visa is accepted, so it's pretty much like winning a $100 bill!  Thanks for playing, and good luck with that.

Also, it's about time we find Marty a morning co-host.  If you think you've got what it takes, then make a video (no more than three minutes long) and tell us why you would like to work with Marty at WXBM.  Then email us a link to your video:  hometownteamtryouts@wxbm.com   We will post videos on our facebook page for listeners to see.  It won't be a voting situation though.  We just want to share some of the videos, and then we'll invite some applicants to join Marty one morning on the air!!  Should be fun.  If you have any other questions, just give us a holler.

Something else I wanted to bring up, that probably won't be a popular topic, is that is hurricane season.  They are predicting an active season again as they always do, so we have to be ready for anything, just in case they're actually right this year.  First thing you should do is have a plan and know your plan.  Know where you'll go if you have to evacuate to the east, west or north.  It's also very important to make plans & arrangements for your pets too.  If you have to evacuate, you don't want to have to scramble at the last second.  Have a plan & know it.  Also remember that "the first 72 are on you".  It could take three days (or longer) to get supply trucks into our area if we get another really bad storm, so you need to have enough food and supplies to last at least that long.  Too many people rely on big-brother to jump in and take care of the situation.  As we have learned, that is a bad plan.  Be self sufficient.  Make a disaster supply kit today so you don't have to wait in line at the last second with everyone else.  A good kit should include:  a can opener, canned fruit, vegetables, meat, pasta, soup, crackers and other non-perishable food items, trash bags, napkins, paper towels, baby wipes and a really good first aid kit.  After the storm, be sure to check on your neighbors to make sure that they are OK.  If you have a generator, chainsaw or anything that runs on gas, fire it up just to be sure it's running like it's supposed to, and have enough gas on hand to be able to run it.  Also, if you have a generator, never, EVER run it indoors.  The exhaust is toxic and will kill you.  Don't even run it in your garage.  Make sure it is outside and that the exhaust fumes are being vented away from your doors & windows.  It's a shame that people can live through the storm and then end up dead because of their generator.  Unfortunately it happens every time we get a storm.  For more info on how to be prepared for hurricane season, visit the A-1 Small Engines Hurricane Center:  http://www.wxbm.com/hurricane_center.php

That's it for this week.  Good luck on winning that free money and as always, thanks for listening to Your Country 102.7 WXBM!