COUNTRYBREAKOUT CHART COVERING SECONDARY RADIO SINCE 2002
Thursday, March 30, 2017 NEWS CHART ACTION Carrie Underwood Signs With UMG New On The Chart —Debuting This Week Universal Music Group Artist/song/label—chart pos. (UMG) has inked a new Tim McGraw & Faith Hill/Speak To A Girl/Arista Nashville—37 worldwide recording Little Big Town/Happy People/Capitol Nashville— 52 agreement with seven-time Carly Pearce/Every Little Thing/Big Machine— 74 GRAMMY® Award winner Reba/Back To God/Nash Icon— 78 and two-time ACM ! Entertainer of the Year, Greatest Spin Increase Carrie Underwood. Artist/song/label—Spin Increase Underwood’s label home will Tim McGraw & Faith Hill/Speak To A Girl/Arista Nashville—728 be Capitol Records Nashville, Garth Brooks/Ask Me How I Know/Pearl Records— 347 one of four labels that form UMG Nashville. Underwood Maren Morris/I Could Use A Love Song/Columbia Nashville—257 was previously signed with Old Dominion/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart/RCA Nashville—239 Sony Music Nashville’s Arista Sam Hunt/Body Like A Backroad/MCA Nashville—223 Nashville imprint. To read the Little Big Town/Happy People/Capitol Nashville— 220 full story, click here.! !Brett Young/In Case You Didn’t Know/BMLG—208 ! Most Added Artist/song/label—No. of Adds ! Tim McGraw & Faith Hill/Speak To A Girl/Arista Nashville— 51 No 1 Challenge Coin: “Bar At The End Of The World” Garth Brooks/Ask Me How I Know/Pearl Records—25 Little Big Town/Happy People/Capitol Nashville—18 Maren Morris/I Could Use A Love Song/Columbia Nashville—18 Old Dominion/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart/RCA Nashville—10 Dustin Lynch/Small Town Boy/Broken Bow— 8 !The Swon Brothers/Don’t Call Me/TSB Records—8 On Deck—Soon To Be Charting Artist/song/label—No. of Spins Michael Tyler/They Can’t See/Reviver— 135 Nick Hickman/Tipsy/Break The Cycle Entertainment—130 Mike Ryan/New Hometown— 114 Adam Craig/Just A Phase/Stoney Creek—109 Macy Martin/Broke Down/GTR— 106
! David Lee Murphy (L) with JT Harding (R) Hit songwriters David Lee Murphy and JT Harding were awarded their No. 1 Challenge Coin for co-writing Kenny Chesney’s “Bar At The End Of The World.” The duo wrote the single with Aimee Mayo. This is the third No. 1 song from Chesney’s album Cosmic Hallelujah. Since the MusicRow Challenge Coins were introduced in 2014, Harding has received four, Murphy has his second (both with Chesney), and Mayo is receiving her irst. To see the full list of coin recipients, click here. ! ! ! KRRV/Alexandria, LA was named the 2017 Large Market Radio Station of the Year by the Loui- Pictured (L-R): MusicRow’s Robert Oermann, Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, and siana Association of Broadcasters. Pictured (L -R) Miss Louisiana 2016 Justine Ker, KRRV’s Rick Monroe. Melissa Frost, and Fox Sports host Tim Brando.
Pictured (L-R): MusicRow’s Troy Stephenson with new KITX/Hugo, OK’s staff with Aaron Watson. artist Grayson Rogers.
Pictured (L-R): Carly Pearce with WGNE/Jacksonville, FL’s Ashley Wilson. Pictured (L-R): Kaitie Wade with Renegae Radio Nashville’s Captain Jack. Thursday, March 30, 2017
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Ali Morgan !Silverado Records Current Single: !“Crazy” Songwriter: !Ali Morgan Hometown: !North Aurora, Illinois Artist Bio: Inspired by today’s leading ladies of Country Music, 13- year-old singer/songwriter Ali Morgan is ready to make her mark on the genre. Crafting her own melodic songs, and sharing her thoughts and feelings along the way, Ali is ready to inspire a new generation of young country fans. When she’s not performing in her home area of Chicago, Ali is busy writing material for her debut EP. She’s performed recently at Nashville’s famed The Bluebird Cafe in addition to Belcourt Taps. Stay tuned for some amazing music from this !bright young star. Career Highlights: -Her debut single “Crazy” at 60k+ Spotify spins and growing in irst three weeks. -Featured on Country Hot Tracks on Apple Music/iTunes !-Has performed at The Bluebird Cafe
Thursday, March 30, 2017
CALENDAR NO. 1 SONG Singles April 3 James Robert Webb/Six Strings & The Truth/Bison Creek Records Little Big Town/Happy People/Capitol Nashville Thomas Rhett! w/ Maren Morris/Craving You/Valory Music Co April 10 Eric Church/Round Here Buzz/EMI Nashville Canaan Smith/Like You Like That/Mercury Nashville Charlie Worsham/Cut Your Groove/Warner Bros. Ray Scott/Livin’ This Way/Jethropolitan Records, LLC Walker McGuire/Til Tomorrow/Wheelhouse Records Kayla Calabrese/Me Time/Monarch Music Group Joe Lasher, Jr./Tap A Little Tail Light/M7 Entertainment !Tony McKee/Problem With Me Albums March 31 Trace Adkins/Something’s Going On/Wheelhouse Records The Mavericks/Brand New Day/Mono Mundo Recordings-Thirty Dierks Bentley takes his place in the No. 1 position this week with Tigers “Black.” It is the title track from his latest album, which was recently Rodney Crowell/Close Ties/New West Records certi ied Gold by the RIAA. Jaci Velasquez/Trust/Integrity Music ! Reba McEntire/Sing It Now (Songs of Faith and Hope) [vinyl]/Nash “Black” was written by Dierks along with familiar names Ashley Icon Records-CCM Gorley and Ross Copperman. Deana Carter/Did I Shave My Legs For This? (vinyl)/Capitol ! Nashville-UME Bentley will continue his tour throughout the summer, but only after Brett Young/Brett Young (vinyl)/BMLG Records hosting the ACM Awards this weekend along with Luke Bryan. In Marty Stuart/Way Out West addition to hosting, Dierks is nominated for three awards, including Matt Urmy/Out of the Ashes Male Vocalist, Album of the Year, and Vocal Event (“Different For Girls” ! with Elle King). April 7 ! Joey Martin Feek/If Not For You/Farmhouse Recordings-Capitol Christian Group !Brantley Gilbert/The Devil Don’t Sleep (vinyl)/Valory Music Group April 14 Click here to view a full list of MusicRow’s Bailey Bryan/So Far [EP]/300 Entertainment-Warner Music Challenge Coin recipients. Nashville
MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart Reporting Stations
WHMA Anniston AL KXIA Marshalltown IA KRRV Alexandria LA WDNB Liberty NY KGKL San Angelo TX WXFL Florence AL KTHK Idaho Falls ID KQKI Morgan City LA WOLF Syracuse NY KMKS Bay City TX WTDR Talladega AL KQBL Boise ID WKPE Hyannis, MA WCJW Warsaw NY KXOX Sweetwater TX KCJC Russellville AR WAAG Galesburg IL WVMD Cumberland MD WFRY Watertown NY KYYK Palestine TX KCNY Conway AR WOOZ Carterville IL WATZ Alpena MI KWHW Altus OK KMRK Odessa TX KDXY Jonesboro AR WGKC Urbana IL WTCM Traverse City MI KITX Hugo OK WAKG Danville VA KQUS Hot Springs AR WDZQ Decatur IL KZPK St. Cloud MN KWOX Woodward OK KICR Spokane WA KWCK Searcy AR WMCI Mattoon IL KYSM Mankato MN KWEY Weatherford OK WAXX Altoona WI KTTI Yuma AZ WRTB Rockford IL KCLQ Lebanon MO KRKT Albany OR WCOW La Crosse WI KRAZ Santa Barbara CA WIFE Connersville IN KWWR Mexico MO WFGE State College PA WGLR Platteville WI KVAY Lamar CO WYGB Franklin IN KFAV Warrenton MO WCFT Selinsgrove PA WJVL Janesville WI WHWY Destin FL KAIR Atchison KS WQNZ Natchez MS KIQK Rapid City, SD WQPC Prairie du Chien WI WBYZ Baxley GA KYEZ Salina KS KZZY Devils Lake ND WDKN Dickson TN WPCK Green Bay WI WTHO Thomson GA WGGC Bowling Green KY KRVN Lexington NE WLLX Lawrenceburg TN WDGG Huntington WV WUBB Savannah GA WKDZ Cadiz KY KQKX Norfolk NE WUCZ Carthage TN WKKW Morgantown WV KIAI Mason City IA WFGS Murray KY KRGI Grand Island NE Renegade Radio Nashville WTNJ Mount Hope WV KSMA Mason City IA WBKR Owensboro KY KQBA Santa Fe NM KFTX Corpus Christi TX WTCR Huntington WV ! !WDHR Pikeville KY WKPQ Hornell NY ! ! ! Thursday, March 30, 2017
Weeks % Spin On Chart Last Week This Week Artist / Song / Label Spins / Reports Power Spins +/-
20 2 1 Dierks Bentley / Black / Capitol Nashville 2772/85 2 52 33 3 2 Brantley Gilbert / The Weekend / Valory Music Co. 2770/80 7 170 24 4 3 Luke Combs / Hurricane / River House Artists-Columbia Nashville 2582/85 3 87 8 7 4 Sam Hunt / Body Like A Backroad / MCA Nashville 2476/78 10 223 10 6 5 Lady Antebellum / You Look Good / Capitol Nashville 2415/86 7 157 37 5 6 Darius Rucker / If I Told You / Capitol Nashville 2310/76 1 30 12 9 7 Rascal Flatts / Yours If You Want It / Big Machine 2255/85 6 134 18 8 8 Miranda Lambert / We Should Be Friends / RCA Nashville 2215/79 -2 -38 13 11 9 Brett Young / In Case You Didn’t Know / BMLG Records 2204/83 10 208 14 1 10 Kenny Chesney / Bar At The End Of The World / Columbia Nashville 2118/63 -28 -826 31 10 11 Trent Harmon / There’s A Girl / Big Machine 2083/79 2 47 8 13 12 Keith Urban w/ Carrie Underwood / The Fighter / Capitol Nashville 2002/78 7 126 12 15 13 Florida Georgia Line / God, Your Mama and Me / BMLG 1903/78 8 142 21 14 14 Justin Moore / Somebody Else Will / Valory Music Co. 1854/81 4 71 8 17 15 Blake Shelton / Every Time I Hear That Song / Warner Bros. 1827/78 12 192 18 16 16 Aaron Watson / Outta Style / Big Label Records 1778/77 3 45 8 22 17 Zac Brown Band / My Old Man / Southern Ground/Elektra 1705/83 8 127 22 20 18 Dan + Shay / How Not To / Warner Bros. 1673/64 5 87 18 18 19 Billy Currington / Do I Make You Wanna / Mercury Nashville 1657/75 2 28 28 21 20 Chris Lane / For Her / Big Loud Records 1586/72 0 0 13 23 21 Brothers Osborne / It Ain’t My Fault / EMI Records Nashville 1534/77 7 106 12 24 22 Cole Swindell feat. Dierks Bentley / Flatliner / Warner Bros. 1382/72 5 62 19 25 23 LoCash / Ring On Every Finger / Reviver Records 1218/67 4 45 10 27 24 Easton Corbin / A Girl Like You / Mercury Nashville 1124/67 12 123 5 28 25 Brett Eldredge / Something I’m Good At / Warner Bros. 1101/65 16 148 6 31 26 Midland / Drinkin’ Problem / Big Machine 1084/74 22 197 23 26 27 Morgan Wallen / The Way I Talk / Big Loud Records 1081/65 6 59 12 30 28 Mo Pitney / Everywhere / Curb Records 1023/67 10 91 19 29 29 Keith Walker / Me Too / 967/56 1 14 3 39 30 Old Dominion / No Such Thing As A Broken Heart / RCA Nashville 873/59 38 239 20 33 31 Jason Pritchett / Hung Over You / BDMG 861/50 8 63 5 37 32 Kip Moore / More Girls Like You / MCA Nashville 809/60 14 102 12 34 33 CJ Solar / Just Another Day In The Country / Sea Gayle 796/57 7 49 48 32 34 Craig Campbell / Outskirts Of Heaven / Red Bow Records 778/34 -7 -60 15 36 35 Drake White / Makin’ Me Look Good Again / BMLG 768/55 6 45 30 19 36 Dylan Scott / My Girl / Curb 763/42 -53 -856 1 0 37 Tim McGraw & Faith Hill / Speak To A Girl / Arista Nashville 728/51 0 728 10 38 38 Shane Owens / All The Beer In Alabama / AmeriMonte 699/51 10 63 5 43 39 Dustin Lynch / Small Town Boy / Broken Bow 644/50 29 146 11 40 40 Seth Ennis / Woke Up In Nashville / Arista Nashville 643/49 4 27 Weeks % Spin On Chart Last Week This Week Artist / Song / Label Spins / Reports Power Spins +/-
2 47 41 Maren Morris / I Could Use A Love Song / Columbia Nashville 622/50 70 257 16 41 42 William Michael Morgan / Missing / Warner Bros. 595/34 11 58 7 42 43 Rachael Turner / Hurts Don’t It / Rustic Records 544/42 5 26 9 45 44 Presley & Taylor / This Phone / Mercy Music City 535/38 14 64 4 44 45 Big & Rich / California / New Revolution 531/38 8 39 2 79 46 Garth Brooks / Ask Me How I Know / Pearl Records 478/37 265 347 13 46 47 Robby Johnson / Together / Contrast Music Records 478/31 4 19 16 48 48 Rick Trevino / Cowboys Like Me / Campo Negro Records 395/26 14 48 4 50 49 The Swon Brothers / Don’t Call Me / TSB Records 389/33 46 123 18 35 50 Tucker Beathard / Momma and Jesus / Big Machine 365/27 -50 -362 4 54 51 Rachel Holder / You Only Call Me When You’re Drunk / Curb 354/33 36 93 1 86 52 Little Big Town / Happy People / Capitol Nashville 330/29 200 220 7 52 53 Courtney Dickinson / So Over The Rainbow / 303/25 15 40 5 53 54 Kane Brown feat. Lauren Alaina / What Ifs / RCA Nashville 285/24 8 22 7 56 55 Dylan Jakobsen / Silverado / CB Music 282/22 16 38 5 59 56 Denny Strickland / We Don’t Sleep / Red Star Productions 265/25 14 33 8 51 57 Frankie Ballard / You’ll Accomp’ny Me / Warner Bros. 262/17 -2 -4 9 55 58 Jagertown / She Won’t Be Lonely / Break The Cycle Entertainment 259/18 5 13 2 65 59 A Thousand Horses / Preachin’ To The Choir / Big Machine 253/27 26 52 13 57 60 Tyler Hammond / Tough Girl / 242/16 1 2 2 72 61 Trace Adkins / Watered Down / Wheelhouse 234/19 46 74 9 60 62 Brecken Miles / I’m Good With That / Rhyme Partners 227/17 5 11 3 64 63 Smith & Wesley / The Little Things / 226/25 12 24 3 62 64 Rick Monroe / This Side Of You / MRG Recordings 217/23 6 12 4 69 65 Chelsea Bain / Drinkin’ Alone / Turn 3 Records 212/23 16 30 3 70 66 LanCo / Greatest Love Story / Arista Nashville 208/17 20 34 2 74 67 Tony Jackson / The Grand Tour / 207/19 34 53 24 68 68 RaeLynn / Love Triangle / Warner Bros. 207/13 13 24 5 66 69 Southern Halo / Living Like That / Southern Halo Records 206/22 6 11 11 63 70 Tim Elliott / What’s Not To Love / Boggs River Entertainment 203/19 0 -1 12 61 71 Kaitlyn Baker / To Pieces / Wise Records 203/17 -3 -7 5 67 72 Gretchen Wilson / Rowdy / Redneck Records 201/10 7 13 7 75 73 Drew Baldridge / Rebound / Cold River Records 199/15 34 51 1 85 74 Carly Pearce / Every Little Thing / Big Machine 180/17 61 68 2 76 75 Sarah Dunn Band / Figure It Out / Reznam Records 171/17 21 30 8 71 76 Jackie Lee / Getting Over You / Broken Bow Records 164/13 1 1 9 73 77 Mallory Johnson / Tupelo / Big Hit Records 155/16 0 0 1 82 78 Reba McEntire / Back to God / Nash Icon 151/11 25 30 8 78 79 Brian Milson / Gonna Be A Song Someday / First Short Road Productions 143/13 4 6 2 80 80 Kat Taylor / Shame On You / Janco 142/13 11 14
No. 1 Song Greatest Spin Increase Highest Debut SHOP MUSIC ROW MERCH musicroworiginal.com