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March 4, 2019, Issue 642 Music Providing In New Ways For 10 years, Henry has lived in a nursing home as one of the estimated 5.7 million Americans with Alzheimer’s. A man who once loved singing and dancing, who would regularly take his kids on walks to perform “Singin’ In The Rain” – complete with jumping and swinging around poles – was reduced to barely speaking. That changed the day Music & Memory set up an iPod program at his nursing home. Launched in 2006, the New York-based program is on a mission to bring personalized music to the elderly and infirm nationwide. Not surprisingly, the country community has jumped in with support. headlined a 2017 ACM Lifting Lives event benefiting the non-profit organization. “The reason we all fell in love with music in the first place is because it reaches you at a depth that nothing else does,” noted LBT’s Jimi Westbrook at the time. To that point, back to Henry, whose once unresponsive face lights up with expression upon hearing his favorite music. (A 2012 video clip went viral. See it here.) The effect lasts beyond taking the A Bout Time: WKHX/Atlanta’s Scott Gaines (l) and Pearl’s headphones off, as Henry is able to recall listening to music and Chris Waters (r, who won) leave it all in the ring at the 15th Annual Ringside: A Fight For Kids gala Friday (3/1). learning dances when he was younger. “Cab Calloway was my number one guy,” says. The results are more than anecdotal. “In some sense, Henry is restored to him- Rumble Delivers The Hits The 15th Annual Ringside: A Fight For Kids gala was held self,” says Dr. Oliver Sacks, a neurologist. Friday (3/1), and as Saturday Night Live’s Stefon would say, “This “He has remembered who he is and he’s reac- place has everything!” Box- quired his identity for a while through the pow- ing matches, formal wear, er of music.” Music & Memory Founder Dan seated dinners, a DJ spin- Adam Cohen witnessed similar reactions in dementia ning ‘80s hits, a giant disco Davis Dan Cohen patients one after another but, when he started, ball, silent auction items, an none of the 16,000 long-term care facilities in open bar, a cigar lounge, Ja- the U.S. were utilizing iPods. So, he personally volunteered at a local son Aldean without a hat, the nursing home, creating personalized playlists for patients. guitarist from Matchbox 20 “After watching nursing home residents ‘light up’ after re-connect- and kids dressed as Michael ing with their music, I was motivated to work towards every person, Jackson were all gathered in no matter how challenged cognitively or physically, having access to one room to raise money for their favorite music,” Cohen says. (continued on page 9) The Charley Foundation, ©2019 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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ing this year, we will have given over a million dollars to children’s Sony Nashville crew at Rumble on the Row charities,” notes Miller. “I can’t believe we are hitting that mile- stone.” Anyone interested in participating in future Rumble on the Row events may contact Miller here. –Monta Vaden Dan + Shay Hit A Triple Hot on the heels of a Grammy win for Best Country Duo/ Group Performance, Warner Bros./WAR’s Dan + Shay launched The Tour Feb. 28 in New Orleans. “These are just two guys coming to hang out with their fans for a couple hours,” says WNOE/New Orleans PD Ashley Wilson, who attended the opening night. As the duo’s career continues to accelerate, so too does the rabidity of their fan base, all of whom were singing along throughout the entirety of the evening, Dan + Shay according to Wilson. which supports charitable organizations addressing the critical The show is divided into three acts, each with its own unique needs of children. feel, Wilson tells Country Aircheck. “The first act was high The evening’s main attraction – music biz boxing (seriously. it’s energy,” says Wilson. “Between the first two acts, the band left a thing.) – found Pearl’s Chris Waters defeating WKHX/Atlan- the stage and a video played showing where it all began – from ta’s Scott Gaines, Sony/Nashville’s Adam Davis knocking out signing their record deal, to radio tour, to their first big hits, to MGC Sports founder Alan Bullington, artist Andy Velo reigning now – including picking up their Grammy a couple weeks ago.” supreme over Riser House/Song Factory’s Brandon Perdue and When the duo returns for the second act, a set change transforms Phivestarr Productions’ Jenny Sciullo beating Loeb & Loeb’s the stage into a living room. “The guys were seated on a couch Farrah Usmani. The real winners, however, were the children. surrounded by lamps with a tapestry background on the video Warner Chappell VP/A&R and Ring Announcer Ryan Beuschel board,” explains Wilson. “Even though there were about 3,000 noted that the matchup between Usmani and Sciullo raised the most people in the room, it felt like they were having a one-on-one money in the history of the event, with Sciullo herself holding the conversation with you.” The final act is the encore, where Dan + record for highest Shay roll out “Speechless, “19 You + Me” and “Tequila.” total of donations “If I’m not mistaken, they played every single song from the lat- for The Charley est ,” notes Wilson. “Observing the crowd, all of them have Foundation. potential to be radio hits, because many of the fans knew every Final numbers single word. There were lots of girls, but it wasn’t just a girls’ night are not yet in, out. There were couples slow dancing all over the room, and there but The Char- were many families. I spoke to a mom who brought her 17-year- ley Foundation old son and 14-year-old daughter. While they made their way up founder Carolyn to the front to take it all in, mom hung toward the back, but she Miller tells Coun- was also singing to every song.” try Aircheck Opener Morgan Evans was the perfect complement, says that preliminary Wilson. “While Dan + Shay’s video board made the show a numbers show a spectacular production, it still remained intimate, and Morgan Chuck Wicks, Kasi Aldean, net of more than introduced this element,” she explains. “Fans are getting to and Brittany Aldean at Rumble on the Row $100,000. “Add- know Morgan, but after he involved them in almost every song, ©2019 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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MY TUNES: Hardy he’s made a connection that I’m certain they will follow up on in weeks to come.” Dan + Shay’s The Tour rolls on with a full ’s Hardy discusses his most slate of shows in coming months; see a full list of dates here. influential music: –Monta Vaden 1. Aerosmith: It was the first concert I went to — the Nine Lives Tour in Birmingham. It was dope. It was super dope. Seeing Steven Tyler Chart Chat on stage being a boss made me think being a Congrats to Jordan Davis, Royce Risser, rock star was really cool. Katie Dean, David Friedman and the 2. Lynyrd Skynyrd: My dad had me on all MCA promotion staff on landing this week’s Hardy rock ‘n’ roll, and that was the first band I really No. 1 with “Take It From Me.” The song is the took a big liking to. , “Free Bird” is the first song I can second consecutive chart-topper from Home ever remember hearing. That’s where a lot of my southern rock State. Writers are Jacob Davis, Jason Gantt influences come from musically, lyrically and melodically. and Jordan Davis. 3. Kid Rock: He is a huge influence. With likeDevil With- And kudos to Chris Palmer and the Jordan Davis out A Cause, I dig any music that is completely fresh and something Valory staff for notching 130 adds on that no one has ever done before. I think Devil Without A Cause ’s “,” topping this followed that trend, so I respect that a lot and I look up to his “don’t week’s board. give a shit attitude” and bad assness. If there’s any way that I can follow in that same category, I will. 4. Eminem: I listened to him a lot growing up. His phrasing News & Notes and the way that he rhymes words — I think he kind of subcon- (, and sciously taught me how to do that. When I’m writing, something ) will host Gretsch Presents the 6th Annual Georgia that I kind of pride myself on is phrasing and being able to On My Mind benefit concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium July rhyme really weird words and fit words where you don’t think 17. More here. that they’d be able to fit and making it work. Industry vet Mitch Ballard has been named Sr. Dir./Creative 5. /: I wanted to learn to sing of BMI’s Austin office, reporting to VP/CreativeJody Williams like him [Cornell], so that’s how I started developing my kind of and AVP/Creative Mason Hunter in Nashville. raspy tone…listening to him, Soundgarden and . Taste of Country Nights host Sam Alex was honored by his Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: alma mater, Illinois State University, with its Outstanding Young Greta Van Fleet. I know it’s highly-regarded, but I haven’t heard Alumni during a recent Founders Day event. Read more here. it. I refuse to listen to it, because I don’t think that it’s creative. I BMLG Records’ Brett Young has tapped Gavin DeGraw for think it’s copying somebody. a co-headlining show at The Joint in Las Vegas March 22. For “Important” piece or style of music you just don’t get: That ticketing and additional information, visit Young’s website here. is so hard. EDM, house music and songs with drops, because to me, and this probably just comes from ignorance — and I’m okay with that — but to me, they literally all sound exactly the same. The Week’s Top Stories An album you listened to incessantly: When I was in Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. college, I listened to the Alt-J record that came out in 2010 or • WRTB/Rockford, IL’s Gordon Mays added APD responsibili- 2011 incessantly. If I pick a classic, Animals by Pink Floyd. If I ties. (CAT 2/25) have more than a four or five hour drive somewhere, I’ll pretty • FBMM’s David Boyer was upped to VP/Owner. (CAT 2/26) much listen to that every single time. • Justin Taylor joined KHAY/Oxnard-Ventura, CA as OM/ An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen PD. (CAT 2/27) to right now: “Cold War” by Cautious Clay. That song is dope. • ACM Radio Award winners were announced. (CAT 2/28) I freaking love that song. He’s an awesome artist. He hasn’t • Amber Parker joined iHeartMedia/Tuscaloosa, AL as SVP/ blown up yet, but he’s going to. Programming. (CAT 3/1) ©2019 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Willing And Label: Warner Bros./WMN’s and label team at the Louisville stop of the Friends & Heroes 2019 Tour Friday (3/1).

Music Providing In New Ways music to thousands of care organizations throughout the U.S. and (continued from page 1) Canada. (See the list here) That includes training and educating elder care professionals, nursing home staff and family caregiv- And there’s Science to back it up. An April 2018 study pub- ers to build an iTunes library, create personalized playlists and to lished in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease reports acquire and manage music players. that “objective evidence from brain imaging shows personally “Despite the enormous sums of money spent on mood and meaningful music is an alternative route for communicating behavior altering medications that are often not particularly effec- with patients who have Alzheimer’s disease.” Similarly, a 2017 tive, nothing compares to these iPods when it comes to improving study by Brown University found quality of life,” remarks Cobble Hill (Brooklyn) Health Center discontinuation of antipsychotic President/CEO Tony Lewis. medications increased in Music For millions of families watching a loved one struggle with & Memory facilities (23.5% physical and cognitive difficulties caused by Alzheimer’s and de- to 24.4%) and those facilities mentia, Music & Memory offers a better quality of life with mean- demonstrated increased rates of ing and connection. Most importantly, it offers hope. And, for a reduction in behavioral problems lot of us, music not only provides a living, but could also one day (50.9% to 56.5%). (Read the full keep us connected to life. Find out more about Music & Memory studies here) here; donate gently used iPods here. –Caitlin DeForest Henry Music & Memory’s ongoing research has shown participants are more social – which is vitally important with isolating diseases – calmer, more cooperative and happier overall. “The more a song is associated with a life experience or heartfelt moment, the more impact it might have later in life,” Cohen says. “Playlists are Lon Helton, [email protected] like fingerprints; no two are identical. Certainly, is Chuck Aly, [email protected] popular. Overall, many of the Billboard Top 100 songs are most Caitlin DeForest, [email protected] common.” (See ’s PSA here) Monta Vaden, [email protected] So far, Music & Memory has brought personalized therapeutic (615) 320-1450

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March 4, 2019 SEEK & EMPLOY Here’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we’ll include AVAILABLE JOBS you in a future update. MIDWEST SOUTHEAST Entercom KILT/Houston has immediate open- Cumulus/Detroit has a Dir./Digital Content WSM-FM/Westwood One Nash Icon Net- ings for part-timers. Only applicants living in the opening for its three-station cluster, including work is looking for a Programming Asst./after- Houston area are being considered at present. Country WDRQ (NASH FM). Apply here. noon personality based in Nashville. Apply here. Send airchecks here; apply here. Marshalltown Broadcasting KXIA/Marshall- Beasley WQYK/Tampa PD Travis Daily is Entercom KILT/Houston is looking for a PD to town, IA is searching for a morning co-host. seeking an experienced afternoon drive producer. succeed Bruce Logan. Résumés and airchecks to Airchecks and résumés to PD JD Justice here. Materials to Daily here. Country Format Captain Mike Moore here. Townsquare/Grand Rapids, MI is search- Max Media’s WGH/Norfolk has a morning ing for an OM. Airchecks and résumés to Rick opening. Airchecks and résumés to VP/Program- WEST COAST Sarata here. ming Rusty James here. Cherry Creek/St. George, UT has an opening Bliss WJVL/Janesville, WI has an opening for Cumulus’ WSM-FM (Nash Icon)/Nash- for a Dir./Production. The cluster includes Country a part-time weekender. At least one year on-air ville has an opening for a part-timer. Duties will KCIN and KIYK, and the job comes with co-host experience is required. Airchecks and résumés to also include the Icon Network. Flexibility and on- responsibilities on cluster AC KREC. Materials PD Justin Brown here. air experience is required (no beginners). Materials including production and imaging samples here. KSE Radio Ventures/Denver is searching for to VP/Country Charlie Cook here. Redwood Empire KBBL/Santa Rosa, CA PD an engineer. Apply here. The cluster is also looking Cumulus’ WSM-FM (Nash Icon)/Nashville is Carey Edwards tells Country Aircheck that the for a full-time traffic coordinator; details and in search of on-air traffic reporters. Materials to station is looking for a new on-air talent to add application here. VP/Country Charlie Cook here. to its existing lineup. Applicants interested in this Mid-West Family WWQM/Madison, WI is on Guaranty WTGE/Baton Rouge has an opening for newly created position should send airchecks and the hunt for a morning co-host. Email airchecks, a middayer. Three to five years experience in Country résumés to Edwards here. résumés, and production samples here. is required, along with strong production, digital and Buck Owens KUZZ-A/Bakersfield, CA is on the MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI is looking for social media skills. Airchecks and résumés here. hunt for a full-time news director. Five years’ anchor a midday air talent. Send airchecks and résumés Cumulus WKDF/Nashville is seeking part-time experience required. Send aircheck, résumé, cover to OM Greg Cole here. air talent for weekends and fill-ins. Three years letter, and photo here; no zip files, please. Entercom WUSN/Chicago is seeking part-time of on-air experience and residing in the Nashville Buck Owens KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA is on the on-air talent. Apply here. area are required. Airchecks and résumés to hunt for an account executive. Prior experience in Midwest Communications is currently recruiting PD John Shomby here. sales and/or marketing is preferred; candidates future programming leaders. Ideal candidates Bristol WXBQ/Johnson City, TN is still must have basic knowledge of Microsoft Office should be able to coach and grow talent, excel at searching for a PD to succeed Bill Hagy. The right products. Send résumés here. music scheduling and creative imaging, possess candidate will also have on-air responsibilities. Buck Owens/Bakersfield, CA is looking for a good social media skills and be able to collaborate A minimum of five years as a Country PD is re- full-time receptionist. Résumés here. in maximizing sales opportunities and digital plat- quired. Airchecks and résumés here. Bonneville KNCI/Sacramento is searching for form growth. Submit résumés and airchecks here. Entercom WPAW/Greensboro, NC has an a midday personality. Apply here. NRG/Lincoln, NE is looking for an OM for the clus- opening for an afternoon jock. Apply here. Sonoma KFGY/Santa Maria, CA is on the hunt ter, which includes Country KFGE. Send résumés and Vallie Richards Donovan Consulting has an for a new morning co-host. Airchecks and résumés airchecks to Market Manager Ami Graham here. immediate PM drive opening at a legendary east to PD Dan Weir here. Cumulus/Youngstown, OH is seeking a coast Country station. Send airchecks and résumés cluster OM and Country WQXK PD. Complete to “Country Jobs” here. OTHER job description and application here; résumés and Summit WQNU/Louisville is looking for an Westwood One has a full-time on-air opening airchecks to Market Manager Bill Kelly here. APD/MD/on-air host. Submit materials here. for Mainstream Country announcer/music sched- Entercom WUSY/Chattanooga is on the hunt uler. Apply here. NORTHEAST for a midday on-air personality. Apply here. Consultant Joel Raab is looking for a Brand Aloha Station Trust WFRE/Frederick, MD has Summit WCYQ/Knoxville is looking for a PD. Manager for a Top 75 Market. Raab is also on the an opening for a weekend/fill-in talent. Those Send airchecks and résumés to Summit/Knoxville hunt for morning talent fro two different Top 50 Market stations. Send materials here. OM Rich Bailey here. living in the Frederick, MD, , DC Entertainment Marketing agency FlyteVu is on and Baltimore MD area can send airchecks and Hubbard WIRK/West Palm Beach is search- the hunt for a PR Co-Director who is passionate résumés to PD Brian Mo here. ing for a PD to succeed Sammy Cruise, who is about all things music, brands and entertainment. Binnie/Portland, ME has an opening for an stepping down to focus on his air shift. Interested Qualified candidates nationwide should contact on-air Promotions Assistant. The cluster includes candidates may apply here. FlyteVu’s Natalie Logan here. Country WTHT. Send airchecks and résumés to Summit is currently seeking on-air talent and OM Stan Bennett here. SOUTHWEST programmers for all formats, including their Binnie Media/Maine is searching for a Dir./ Cox/San Antonio is searching for a VP/MM. Country properties. Send résumés and airchecks to Traffic and a part-time Sales Assistant in Portland, Reach out to RVP/Radio Rob Babin here. 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March 4, 2019 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS JORDAN DAVIS ✔ 3 1 Take It From Me (MCA) 28104 4750 8703 1475 52.623 8.486 156 1

2 2 /Beautiful Crazy (River House/Columbia) 27900 1199 8563 367 52.953 1.934 156 0

4 3 SCOTTY MCCREERY/This Is It (Triple Tigers) 21635 -1380 6698 -442 44.321 -3.07 156 0

1 4 / (Capitol) 21416 -5746 6835 -1647 42.897 -8.16 156 0

5 5 /Millionaire (Mercury) 21186 511 6581 104 39.21 1.334 154 0

6 6 MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine) 20511 778 6232 221 40.118 1.975 155 0

8 7 MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA) 18916 1152 5814 325 34.466 1.881 156 0

7 8 RILEY GREEN/There Was This Girl (BMLGR) 18706 508 5959 147 33.308 0.868 156 0

11 9 BRETT YOUNG/Here Tonight (BMLGR) 16739 941 4960 233 31.342 2.201 156 0

9 10 /Down To The Honkytonk (Big Loud) 16607 289 5275 70 28.708 0.188 155 0

10 11 OLD DOMINION/Make It Sweet (RCA) 16581 748 5044 180 32.122 1.266 156 0

12 12 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Love Wins (Capitol) 14933 246 4497 114 28.319 0.392 154 0

14 13 /Eyes On You (Broken Bow) 14364 841 4349 287 25.374 1.656 151 0

13 14 /Night Shift (Capitol) 14289 479 4458 67 26.776 1.263 155 0

15 15 KELSEA BALLERINI/Miss Me More (Black River) 12988 915 3896 230 22.585 1.642 156 1

16 16 /On My Way To You (CoJo Music/WMN) 12633 636 3745 132 23.762 1.91 155 0

17 17 ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory) 12206 1339 3823 459 20.646 2.694 153 1

19 18 KANE BROWN/Good As You (RCA) ✔ 11600 1918 3541 559 20.17 3.13 154 1

18 19 /Love Someone (Atlantic/WMN) 10023 270 3000 102 18.254 1.061 149 0

22 20 /Whiskey Glasses (Big Loud) 9473 993 2924 318 15.699 1.624 147 1

20 21 TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory) 9227 132 2946 48 15.233 0.548 145 1

23 22 /Rumor (Curb) 7894 141 2366 73 13.413 0.754 145 4

25 23 /Talk You Out Of It (BMLGR) 7428 630 2247 161 11.693 0.347 146 1

24 24 /Caught Up In The Country (Curb) 7203 145 2318 37 12.135 0.081 131 0

26 25 RUNAWAY JUNE/Buy My Own Drinks (Wheelhouse) 6600 185 2137 67 10.136 0.024 134 1 ©2019 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

30 26 /Every Little Honky Tonk Bar (MCA) ✔ 6369 1699 1894 567 11.276 2.887 130 5

28 27 /Girl (Columbia) 6283 912 1719 273 9.911 0.636 124 3

27 28 LOCASH/Feels Like A Party (Wheelhouse) 5799 332 1895 109 7.583 0.335 119 0

THOMAS RHETT/Look What God Gave Her (Valory) ✔ DEBUT 5785 5785 1743 1743 12.108 12.108 130 130

32 30 B. GILBERT & L. ELL/What Happens In A Small Town (Valory) 5178 739 1528 213 7.439 0.842 128 8

31 31 /Raised On Country (RCA) 5161 529 1418 155 10.135 0.696 114 4

29 32 RANDY HOUSER f/H. LINDSEY/What Whiskey Does (Stoney Creek) 5002 176 1563 103 6.449 0.277 125 3

34 33 MADDIE & TAE/Friends Don't (Mercury) 4439 166 1380 58 5.891 0.084 125 2

36 34 ERIC CHURCH/Some Of It (EMI Nashville) 4418 694 1365 226 6.688 1.073 123 5

33 35 RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Life (Big Machine) 4336 54 1318 22 5.063 0.135 144 3

35 36 CARLY PEARCE/Closer To You (Big Machine) 4154 24 1288 16 5.02 0.099 135 4

38 37 COLE SWINDELL/Love You Too Late (Warner Bros./WMN) 3593 263 1025 89 5.272 0.323 92 2

37 38 MORGAN EVANS/Day Drunk (Warner Bros./WEA) 3564 37 1060 36 5.345 -0.075 101 2

KACEY MUSGRAVES/Rainbow (MCA) 3242 774 934 183 4.152 0.365 97 19

Debut 40 TENILLE TOWNES/Somebody's Daughter (Columbia) ✔ 3165 1346 1033 479 5.226 2.521 90 4

39 41 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Every Little Thing (Triple Tigers) 2990 202 913 91 3.807 0.054 106 2

40 42 /The Ones That Didn't Make It.. (Valory) 2977 288 867 92 4.801 0.64 81 0

45 43 LAUREN ALAINA/Ladies In The '90s (19/Mercury) 2620 362 832 97 2.985 0.537 95 1

42 44 CHRIS LANE/I Don't Know About You (Big Loud) 2539 79 701 37 3.951 0.179 72 2

46 45 /Nothing To Do Town (Curb) 2538 281 741 63 2.887 0.301 99 1

47 46 BROS. OSBORNE/I Don't Remember Me (Before..) (EMI Nashville) 2473 218 730 37 2.97 0.438 91 2

Debut 47 DAN + SHAY/All To Myself (Warner Bros./WAR) 2379 752 651 174 3.362 1.158 80 8

TIM MCGRAW/Thought About You (Columbia) 2324 75 703 25 3.117 -0.126 93 11

49 49 DYLAN SCHNEIDER/How Does It Sound (Placer Music/Cold River) 2294 199 807 51 2.801 0.093 72 1

50 50 JIMMIE ALLEN/Make Me Want To (Stoney Creek) 2198 182 698 60 2.861 0.064 88 2

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers THOMAS RHETT/Look What God Gave Her (Valory) 130 GEORGE STRAIT/Every Little Honky Tonk Bar (MCA) 1321 ✔ /Good Vibes (Warner Bros./WAR) 34 THOMAS RHETT/Look What God Gave Her (Valory) 1135 ✔ HARDY/Rednecker (Tree Vibez/Big Loud) 28 KACEY MUSGRAVES/Rainbow (MCA) 663 ✔ KIP MOORE/The Bull (MCA) 26 KANE BROWN/Good As You (RCA) 600 ✔ JASON ALDEAN/Rearview Town (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 24 ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory) 574 ✔ KACEY MUSGRAVES/Rainbow (MCA) 19 DAN + SHAY/All To Myself (Warner Bros./WAR) 504 /No Zip Code (Reviver) 14 DIERKS BENTLEY/Living (Capitol) 14 MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA) 486 TIM MCGRAW/Thought About You (Columbia) 11 RILEY GREEN/There Was This Girl (BMLGR) 460 B. GILBERT & L. ELL/What Happens In A Small Town (Valory) 8 CHASE RICE/Eyes On You (Broken Bow) 458 DAN + SHAY/All To Myself (Warner Bros./WAR) 8 MAREN MORRIS/Girl (Columbia) 427 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers THOMAS RHETT/Look What God Gave Her (Valory) 5785 ✔ GEORGE STRAIT/Every Little Honky Tonk Bar (MCA) 291 JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA) 4750 ✔ THOMAS RHETT/Look What God Gave Her (Valory) 238 KANE BROWN/Good As You (RCA) 1918 ✔ MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA) 152 GEORGE STRAIT/Every Little Honky Tonk Bar (MCA) 1699 ✔ JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA) 148 TENILLE TOWNES/Somebody's Daughter (Columbia) 1346 ✔ KACEY MUSGRAVES/Rainbow (MCA) 147 ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory) 1339 KANE BROWN/Good As You (RCA) 146 LUKE COMBS/Beautiful Crazy (River House/Columbia) 1199 ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory) 138 MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA) 1152 RILEY GREEN/There Was This Girl (BMLGR) 127 MORGAN WALLEN/Whiskey Glasses (Big Loud) 993 CHASE RICE/Eyes On You (Broken Bow) 104 BRETT YOUNG/Here Tonight (BMLGR) 941 CODY JOHNSON/On My Way To You (CoJo Music/WMN) 100 Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points THOMAS RHETT/Look What God Gave Her (Valory) 1743 JASON ALDEAN/Girl Like You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 19197 JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA) 1475 JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek) 13967 GEORGE STRAIT/Every Little Honky Tonk Bar (MCA) 567 LUKE COMBS/ (River House/Columbia) 13810 KANE BROWN/Good As You (RCA) 559 THOMAS RHETT/Sixteen (Valory) 13385 TENILLE TOWNES/Somebody's Daughter (Columbia) 479 /Good Girl (Broken Bow) 12300 ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory) 459 DAN + SHAY/Speechless (Warner Bros./WAR) 11079 LUKE COMBS/Beautiful Crazy (River House/Columbia) 367 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers) 9527 MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA) 325 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 8909 MORGAN WALLEN/Whiskey Glasses (Big Loud) 318 KANE BROWN/Lose It (RCA) 8207 CHASE RICE/Eyes On You (Broken Bow) 287 DIERKS BENTLEY f/BROS. OSBORNE/Burning Man (Capitol) 7883

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COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY A D D D AT E S DYLAN SCOTT/Nothing To Do Town (Curb) Moves 46-45* March 11 KING CALAWAY/World For Two (Stoney Creek) 2,538 points, 741 spins 1 add: WDRM

BROTHERS OSBORNE/I Don’t Remember Me (Before..) (EMI Nashville) March 18 None Listed Moves 47-46* 2,473 points, 730 spins 2 adds: WFUS, WPOC March 25 DUSTIN LYNCH/Ridin’ Roads (BBR) DAN + SHAY/All To Myself (Warner Bros./WAR) HUNTER HAYES/Heartbreak (Atlantic/WMN) Debuts at 47* 2,379 points, 651 spins 8 adds: KBQI, KCCY, WAVW, WDAF, *WHKO, *WKHX, WQMX, WTGE

TIM MCGRAW/Thought About You (Columbia) Remains at 48* 2,324 points, 703 spins 11 adds including: KAJA, KILT, KKGO, KSD, WAVW, WCOS, WEBG, WKKT, WMZQ, WPOC Send yours to [email protected]

DYLAN SCHNEIDER/How Does It Sound (Placer Music/Cold River) Remains at 49* 2,294 points, 807 spins CHECK OUT 3/8 1 add: WDAF Maren Morris Girl (Columbia) JIMMIE ALLEN/Make Me Want To (Stoney Creek) Featuring songs co-produced by Busbee Remains at 50* and Greg Kurstin with Morris, the 14-track 2,198 points, 698 spins album — her sophomore release on 2 adds: KDRK, WWYZ Columbia Nashville — includes title track “Girl,” second release “Common,” featuring GARTH BROOKS/Stronger Than Me (Pearl) Brandi Carlile, and “All My Favorite People,” featuring 2,062 points, 680 spins; no adds Brothers Osborne. ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Girl Goin’ Nowhere (Atlantic/WAR) 1,747 points, 541 spins March 29 3 adds: KWJJ, WDRM, WJVC George Strait Honky Tonk Time Machine (MCA) LoCash Brothers (Wheelhouse) HARDY/Rednecker (Tree Vibez/Big Loud) Jake Owen Greetings From…Jake (Big Loud) 1,711 points, 465 spins Eli Young Band This Is Eli Young Band (Greatest Hits) (Valory) 28 adds including: KCCY, KJUG, KKIX, KNCI, KNIX, KPLM, KRTY, KSOP, KWNR, KXLY April 5 Brooks & Dunn Reboot (Arista/Sony) Reba McEntire Stronger Than the Truth ()

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Chart Page 5 March 4, 2019 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations ADDS

2 LUKE COMBS 11420 -169 2568 7 52 0 1 Beautiful Crazy (River House/Columbia) 3 2 JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA) 11206 330 2516 148 53 0 4 3 CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury) 10333 291 2321 84 52 0 1 4 LUKE BRYAN/What Makes You Country (Capitol) 10088 -1673 2158 -348 50 0 6 5 RILEY GREEN/There Was This Girl (BMLGR) 9194 460 2034 127 52 0 8 6 MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine) 8497 -33 1887 -10 52 0 7 7 JAKE OWEN/Down To The Honkytonk (Big Loud) 8296 -242 1807 -29 51 0 9 8 MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA) 8257 486 1854 152 52 0 11 9 BRETT YOUNG/Here Tonight (BMLGR) 7872 395 1687 97 53 0 10 10 OLD DOMINION/Make It Sweet (RCA) 7629 71 1642 17 52 0 12 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Love Wins (Capitol) 7376 133 1541 34 53 0 13 12 JON PARDI/Night Shift (Capitol) 7058 -12 1492 -6 53 0 14 13 CODY JOHNSON/On My Way To You (CoJo Music/WMN) 7004 300 1452 100 53 0 15 14 KELSEA BALLERINI/Miss Me More (Black River) 5981 281 1248 50 52 1 16 15 CHASE RICE/Eyes On You (Broken Bow) 5423 458 1149 104 50 0 17 16 KANE BROWN/Good As You (RCA) ✔ 5310 600 1091 146 53 0 18 17 ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory) ✔ 5257 574 1141 138 50 0 19 18 BRETT ELDREDGE/Love Someone (Atlantic/WMN) 3929 254 829 68 51 0 20 19 TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory) 3808 181 828 35 48 0 21 20 MORGAN WALLEN/Whiskey Glasses (Big Loud) 3562 406 769 81 52 1 30 21 GEORGE STRAIT/Every Little Honky Tonk Bar (MCA) ✔ 3173 1321 730 291 47 6 22 22 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Talk You Out Of It (BMLGR) 3168 140 625 36 49 2 23 23 RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb) 3110 143 647 29 41 2 24 24 LEE BRICE/Rumor (Curb) 2986 128 618 50 48 1 26 25 MAREN MORRIS/Girl (Columbia) 2964 427 579 86 51 4 25 26 ERIC CHURCH/Some Of It (EMI Nashville) 2682 104 469 31 42 1 28 27 RUNAWAY JUNE/Buy My Own Drinks (Wheelhouse) 2287 220 496 37 40 1 27 28 & LINDSAY ELL/What Happens In A Small Town (Valory) 2127 17 397 14 45 5 29 29 LOCASH/Feels Like A Party (Wheelhouse) 2079 62 444 13 40 0 38 30 KACEY MUSGRAVES/Rainbow (MCA) ✔ 1834 663 372 147 35 16

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 31 31 CHRIS YOUNG/Raised On Country (RCA) 1745 122 371 26 44 4 32 32 CARLY PEARCE/Closer To You (Big Machine) 1728 107 332 11 40 0 33 33 TIM MCGRAW/Thought About You (Columbia) 1714 112 336 13 31 1 34 34 MADDIE & TAE/Friends Don't (Mercury) 1483 96 339 30 38 1 35 35 RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Life (Big Machine) 1364 -22 261 -6 36 0 37 36 RANDY HOUSER f/H. LINDSEY/What Whiskey Does (Stoney Creek) 1255 77 269 22 37 2 36 37 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Girl Goin' Nowhere (Atlantic/WAR) 1177 -4 237 1 24 1 Debut 38 THOMAS RHETT/Look What God Gave Her (Valory) ✔ 1135 1135 238 238 33 18 50 39 DAN + SHAY/All To Myself (Warner Bros./WAR) 1058 504 137 69 11 3 40 40 HARDY/Rednecker (Tree Vibez/Big Loud) 996 146 129 31 7 2 39 41 COLE SWINDELL/Love You Too Late (Warner Bros./WMN) 966 23 150 6 30 0 41 42 AARON WATSON/Kiss That Girl Goodbye (Big Label) 804 71 164 16 17 0 44 43 LAUREN ALAINA/Ladies In The '90s (19/Mercury) 724 82 132 16 18 1 42 44 MATT STELL/Prayed For You (Wide Open/Records/GCE) 720 -2 97 -5 5 0 60 45 TENILLE TOWNES/Somebody's Daughter (Columbia) 709 343 131 64 16 7 43 46 GARTH BROOKS/Stronger Than Me (Pearl) 697 -21 100 -12 13 0 45 47 DYLAN SCOTT/Nothing To Do Town (Curb) 667 29 144 4 18 1 Debut 48 JASON ALDEAN/Rearview Town (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 636 360 129 60 17 9 46 49 CHRIS LANE/I Don't Know About You (Big Loud) 595 -42 79 -4 7 0 47 50 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Every Little Thing (Triple Tigers) 588 -6 105 6 21 0 57 51 TRAVIS DENNING/After A Few (Mercury) 549 133 82 24 6 2 Debut 52 DIERKS BENTLEY/Living (Capitol) 544 385 84 50 13 4 48 53 RYAN HURD/Michigan For The Winter (RCA) 540 -50 54 -5 1 0 52 54 JOSH WARD/Ain't It Baby (---) 526 34 92 7 8 0 55 55 ADAM HAMBRICK/Rockin' All Night Long (Buena Vista/Capitol) 489 51 144 14 12 1 51 56 BACKSTREET BOYS/No Place (RCA) 480 -30 48 -3 1 0 Debut 57 MORGAN EVANS/Day Drunk (Warner Bros./WEA) 475 135 77 19 23 0 54 58 BROTHERS OSBORNE/I Don't Remember Me (Before..) (EMI Nashville) 473 12 83 0 10 0 Debut 59 BROOKS & DUNN w/L. COMBS/Brand New Man (Arista) 470 298 94 59 20 1 Debut 60 /I Hope (---) 450 250 45 25 1 0 ©2019 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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