Remembering the Rhinestone Cowboy

August 14, 2017, Issue 563 Remembering The Rhinestone Cowboy When Country Music Hall of Famer Glen Campbell died Tuesday (8/8) after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, he left a legacy of timeless classics and legions of fans. But to many inside the music industry, he was more than just a beloved superstar. Country Aircheck spoke with former associates about his humor, kind- ness and generosity. TKO Artist Management’s T.K. Kim- brell signed Campbell to his roster two years ago, taking over at the request of Campbell’s manager of more than 50 years, Stan Schneider. But Kimbrell’s rela- Glen Campbell tionship with Campbell already spanned decades. In 1981 while touring as Steve I’m Ready To Play: BMLG Records’ Florida Georgia Line (Tyler Wariner’s bass player, a 25-year-old Kimbrell got to jam with his Hubbard and Brian Kelley) onstage in Chicago’s Wrigley Field hero after a show in Cleveland, and a friendship was born. with Live Nation’s Brian O’Connell (c). See another big crowd Glen always remembered meeting me that night and some on page 9. of the ‘country’ jokes I told. He had heard every joke in the world. But I had some old country stories and he remembered those every Glen was funny. He had a great sense of humor. He and time I saw him. Toby [Keith] got a big kick out of each other. The last time Toby was I grew up watching him on TV [The Glen Campbell Good- around Glen, Toby had on a big pair of biker boots. He’d come time Hour]. He was himself on that show. The first time I was ever from a truck commercial shoot and was still “in uniform.” Glen around him, I felt like I’d known him my whole life. He had a way. looked at those biker boots and said, “Toby, how long did the doc- That’s why he was such a big TV star, in addition to his singing and tor say you had to wear those?” playing. Man, the entire world was mesmerized by his personality, – like they were corrective shoes. his down-home charm and his good looks. He always talked about When I started playing the power of TV. I think he wondered just how big “Gentle On My golf in the early ‘90s we became Mind,” “Galveston” and “Wichita Lineman” would’ve been without even closer, because he loved the power of TV. And they would’ve been huge. But seeing him golf. To get to spend three or four interacting on that show weekly ... and keep in mind, back then hours with him on the golf course there were three channels. There were 60 or 70 million people a was a real pleasure. There were week watching his show. Kimbrell and Campbell times when he was a scratch golf- I asked him one time, what was the secret to his success. He er. He always hit the ball really said, “I could always do what people asked me to do.” Whether it well. He had a great short game. And he’s one of the best putters was Phil Spector or Jimmy Bowen asking him to play a certain way, I’ve ever seen. Everything he did, he did it good. or Stan asking him to do this or that. Glen wasn’t afraid to work Glen had all the talent in the world. But from watching him, and do what [his team] felt was best. I learned how important it is to be nice to people. One day after ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Steve [Wariner] and Glen had recorded “The Hand That Rocks My life’s a whole lot better because I crossed paths with The Cradle,” we all went out to eat. He picked up the check him. My own father passed the same way and I used to say the and said, “I always put a good tip on checks – and I tell all my same thing about him. My dad was my favorite person I’ve ever people to do that, too. My name is on the credit card and I want come into contact with – and Glen reminded me of my dad, in the to treat people right. Things have been good for me.” That’s the dignity with which he dealt with [Alzheimer’s]. My heart goes to kind of guy he was. and will stay with Kim and the kids during this time. I want him to be remembered as a great family man. In Marty Gamblin spent more than 20 years running publishing the documentary I’ll Be Me, he said he was going to give Alzhei- company Glen Campbell Music as well as GC Management. mer’s a right hook. And he did. He fought a great fight. But let’s Glen absolutely loved listening to songs, particularly if face it, if not for his talent, we’d have never known what a family they were pretty rough demos. The worst thing was to pitch him a man he was, or how hard he fought this disease. fully produced record. I’ll never forget when Jimmy Webb sent me Like Kimbrell, Mississippi songwriter/guitarist Mac McAnally “Still Within The Sound Of My Voice.” After Glen and Keith Stegall first met the Arkansas superstar back in the ‘80s and the two found heard it, we took a kinship in their southern backgrounds. Years later, they recon- it over to Jimmy nected via mutual friends Kimbrell and Wariner. Bowen’s house. He had that larger-than-life thing, like Johnny Cash He was pro- had. You don’t cultivate that; you just have it. And in addition, he ducing Glen at had an inordinate amount the time. Jimmy of talent. It probably could said, “Glen, if have gone to a whole county you can come of people somewhere, but it up with an ar- all went to Glen Campbell rangement that instead. And he made really doesn’t tie up my good use of it. studio musicians In my life, I’ve proba- all day, we’ll do bly been over-appreciated it.” Glen loved Gamblin, Gene Autry, Campbell sometimes for what I’ve done. that kind of chal- Campbell and McAnally Over-honored a time or two. lenge – taking a But when somebody you have complex song and making it sound simple. a high regard for brags on He gave me total autonomy to run the company, but the one you, it really means something. One night Glen and I were sitting thing he asked was that we keep the door open for aspiring writers, in T.K.’s living room and I sang my song “Back Where I Come singers and musicians as long as it was legally possible. Eventually, From.” Glen jumped in and sang a harmony part over the top of lawsuits made accepting unsolicited material impossible, but we were it. At the end of the song, he put his hand on my shoulder and one of the last companies to stop doing that. Glen knew that if people said, “Son, that is good with five ‘Os’!” That meant a lot – and it hadn’t taken the time to help him along the way he wouldn’t have been means a lot, still. blessed with the career he had. That was his way of paying it forward. Glen would encourage anybody. They didn’t have to be any- One time he was listening in during a recording session where close to his level – because not many people are. He taught and during a break he said to the musicians, “You guys are amaz- me how to appreciate our gifts and the possibilities we have for ing! You have more talent in your whole body than I’ve got in my using them. You shouldn’t be embarrassed about having them. I’m little finger.” They started saying, “Wow, Glen, that’s so nice ...” a lot more bashful than Glen was. Watching how easily he’d jump until they realized what he really said. He just started laughing. He in and play a solo or sing with anybody – I’ve always been a little loved to make people laugh. more tiptoe-y about that. But a gift is to be shared. And he shared He could be as dignified as anyone with presidents and his gifts with anybody who was in the room with him, or who was royalty, but was always the humble, good ole boy son of Wes and near a TV or radio. He taught me that, and hopefully I’m going to Carrie Campbell from Billstown, AR. That’s what I loved most be a little more like him for the rest of my days. about him. ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Former Capitol promotion exec Bill Catino knew Campbell through working with Bowen, who ran Capitol for a time. Radio vet Nada Taha discusses her most Glen was always a gentleman and a very witty character. One morn- influential music: ing on our way into a meeting with Bowen at Sound Stage we detected 1. Fleetwood Mac: I give credit to my old a strong odor in the room, but no one wanted to say anything. Turns out, Top 40 PD, Brian Mack, for this one. When Bowen’s studio manager had brought her new puppy to work that day he learned of my lack of legendary music and it left a huge dump behind the couch. Glen walked in the room and knowledge, he made it his mission to educate obviously smelled the same odor. He looked around and said, “Well, me. We started with the documentary Sound Bowen, I see you’re up to your old tricks again!” City and with Fleetwood Mac and I fell in Producer Julian Raymond was at the helm of Campbell’s

Nada Taha love. We drank some scotch and dove deep albums including 2008’s Meet Glen Campbell and 2011’s Ghost into Rumours and the band's infamous history. On The Canvas. With Campbell, Raymond co-wrote and produced 2. The Lumineers' "Ho Hey": It was the first song I heard at the Grammy-winning “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from I’ll Be Me. a concert as an MD. I believed in it so passionately, I went into I felt a connection with Glen right from the beginning. He’s our music meeting that week and pushed for it to be added. still the funniest guy I ever met. One thing he always used to do We were the first station in the country to spin it. And while was come up to me, pat me on the belly and say, “You don’t look I know it would've been played at some point anyway, and I like you’ve been missing any meals.” He was hilarious. don't take credit, it was the moment that encapsulated what One day he was particularly upset about all the stuff being a music director was: to have seen a song played live going on with Alzheimer’s. and to take it to the radio days later. He called it “Part-Timer’s” 3. Shania Twain: Seeing her live in Nashville was a in his joking way. He said, "Nashville Moment." “I don’t understand why ev- 4. Shania Twain's Come On Over: If anyone knows me, erybody’s going on about they know I am obsessed with her. (Proof here.) And that's this thing. It’s not like thanks to this album. It shaped my love for country music and I’m gonna miss anyone helped me climb into this Nashville world. anyway.” Bingo, I wrote it 5. Maggie Rose: Most people don't know I brand down and we worked out manage and creatively direct Maggie. She's influenced me the song. [During all the professionally and personally. She's the epitome of a powerful recordings] he always had female in country music. She doesn't need to preach that whole last say whether we did Campbell and Raymond thing because she lives it every day. it or not, especially when • Highly regarded music you've actually never heard: we wrote together. He always had to be moved by the lyrics to be I didn't grow up in a music household. So I didn't grow up able to sing something. It was fun to work with him, because he on the Beatles, or Springsteen or the Stones, etc. Most of that definitely knew who Glen Campbell was, musically. music I have not heard. I was pretty familiar with his history because my parents • "Important" music you just don't get: I have never really really loved him. But listening to all his stories about The Wreck- gotten into heavy metal, like the screamo stuff. Just can't. ing Crew and the songs he did coming up – everything from The • An album you listened to incessantly: Any Kings of Leon Monkees, Mamas & The Papas, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole. He album. But recently, Kacey Musgraves' Pageant Material and used to talk about that a lot. It’s stuff you’d only read in a book. Bruno Mars' 24K Magic did not stop playing for six months. He educated me every day on how they did it – the Phil Spector • Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to stuff, the Beach Boys stuff. It was an amazing time for me to be right now (and why): Harry Styles' "Kiwi." It will pleasantly surprise around him and talk to him, because he remembered that stuff you. He was musically very vulnerable, raw and rock and roll. like it was yesterday. He was really proud of it and told me that • Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: I will be was his happiest time, when he was a session musician. judged for this but Shawn Mendes is my total jam out music. Glen was really smart. Going back to the Goodtime Hour, –Reach Taha here. think how hard that was. The camera’s rolling – go! You’re on. ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Making The Connect-A-Cut: Blue Chair/Columbia’s Kenny Chesney and friends at Mohegan Sun Arena. Pictured (l-r) are WJVC/Nas- sau’s Phathead and wife Dana, WJVC owner Vic Latino and wife Nicole, WRNX/Springfield, MA’s Amanda Jo Parker, Chesney, WRNX’s Kevin Johnson and fiancée Jen, WRNX’s Ashley Mascroft, WWYZ/Hartford’s Dave Symonds, WCTY/New London, CT’s Dave Elder, ES- PN’s Michael Anthony and Columbia’s Cliff Blake.

You’re acting, talking, singing. And as a guitar player? Forget But beyond that, the one thing I’ll remember the most it. Even at his age, he could fluidly clean pick a guitar better about him is the love story of Kim and Glen. She took care of him. than anyone I’ve ever seen. He was an incredible musician with She had his back. He loved her and she loved him, and was with incredible ears. His pitch was perfect. I’ve worked with some great him right up until the very end. They had a beautiful relationship. people, but he was in a league and a class of his own. That was really impressive. –Wendy Newcomer ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Organizers of the 5th Annual Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam will donate Chart Chat $2 of every ticket sold this year to St. Jude Children’s Research Congrats to Cole Swindell, Kristen Wil- Hospital. The festival is Sept. 1-3 in Panama City Beach. liams, Chris Palmer, Katie Bright and the WMN promotion team on securing this week’s No. 1 with “Flatliner.” The song is Swindell’s The Week’s Top Stories seventh-consecutive No. 1 single. Songwriters are Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com. Jaron Boyer, Matt Bronleewe and Swindell. • Taylor Lindsey was promoted to VP/A&R at Sony/Nashville( 8/7). And kudos to Matthew Hargis and • Kid Rock signed with Broken Bow Music Group/BMG (8/7). BMLG Records team on securing 47 adds for • Chad Taylor was named OM for Cumulus/Des Moines (8/8). FGL’s “Smooth,” topping this week’s board. Cole Swindell • Tyler Reese exited WEZL/Charleston, SC (8/8). • Glen Campbell passed away (8/8). • Brian Cleary added PD duties at WEZL/Charleston (8/9). News & Notes • Dawn Santolucito named Dir./Music & Promotion at WKLB/ Former Sling CEO Roger Lynch has been named CEO/Presi- Boston (8/10). dent of Pandora, effective Sept. 18. • Scott Gaines joined WKHX/Atlanta as APD/afternoon host (8/10). Neuhoff WKOA/Lafayette, IN adds Envision’s AmeriCountry • Cumulus reported Q2 2017 financials (8/14). content. Kayla Calabrese, Crystal Day, Travis Rice and Jager- town have signed with publicity firmBrickshore Media. Craig Morgan teamed with the Spirit of Blue Foundation Lon Helton, [email protected] to present a safety equipment grant to the Dickson County, TN Chuck Aly, [email protected] Sheriff’s Office. The grant includes 70 tourniquets along with tacti- Wendy Newcomer, [email protected] cal belt holders that will be issued to all patrol division and reserve Paul Williams, [email protected] deputies that serve the county. (615) 320-1450

Take Me Out To The Crowd: BMLG Records’ Florida Georgia Line, Big Loud’s Chris Lane and Backstreet Boys welcome a huge contin- gent of radio and industry folks backstage at Chicago’s Wrigley Field.

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Here’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send •Big Chris Hart info here and we’ll include you in a future update: Former KUUB/KWFP PD/MD/Prod. Dir./afternoon host 775-830-1320 Hall WPCV/Lakeland is looking for a morning show [email protected] co-host. Send materials here. •Crash Poteet iHeartMedia WMZQ/Washington is looking for an Former KVOO/Tulsa and WKWS/Charleston/WV PD APD/on air host. More here. 417-499-4046 [email protected] Cox KKBQ & KTHT/Houston are looking for a Dir./ Production and Account Executives for the cluster. Apply •Cheri Cranford here. Former GM Streamsound/Red Vinyl Music 615-473-6837 iHeartMedia WDRM/Huntsville, AL is looking for a [email protected] PD/afternoon host. Details here, send materials here. • Bethany Linderman Mississippi WOKK/Meridian, MS is looking for a PD/ Former WGNA/Albany morning co-host morning show co-host. Send materials here. 727-460-2389 [email protected] Cumulus KIZN/Boise is seeking a morning co-host. Apply here. • Mike Preston Former KKWF/Seattle PD Cumulus WIVK/Knoxville has openings in middays 206-979-2500 Apply here. [email protected]

Entercom KKWF/Seattle is looking for a morning show • Jeff Roper host. Details here. Former KCYY/San Antonio APD/MD/morning host 210-790-7099 Scripps WKTI/Milwaukee is looking for a DOS, GSM, [email protected] Dir./Production and Account Executives. More here. • Brian Hatfield Noise New Media is looking for a Mgr./Social Former KYGO/Denver APD/MD/on air Marketing & Advertising. Send materials here. 704-604-6554 [email protected] Searching •Kris Stevens Former WKKT/Charlotte afternoon host 610-762-8332 [email protected]

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July 2017 PPM Scoreboard 1,332,800. Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas with was second with 1,209,000. Country radio shares were up by 1% compared to last month. Of the 87 Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co- subscribing stations listed, 41 increased, 37 decreased and nine were flat. owned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates The cume leader was Mt. Wilson’s KKGO/Los Angeles with a station best in that statistic. Ranks are among subscribers.

June 6+ July 6+ June July June 6+ July 6+ June July Station/City Share Rank Share Rank Cume Cume Station/City Share Rank Share Rank Cume Cume WKHX/Atlanta 4.1 9 4.8 5 674,000 632,400 WNSH/New York (Middlesex) 3.6 10 3.8 10t 173,100 208,700 WUBL/Atlanta 4.2 7t 4.5 7 723,300 729,400 WKTI/Milwaukee 3.8 13 4.0 11 288,200 276,900 KASE/Austin^ 4.5 8 5.0 6 325,800 347,700 WMIL/Milwaukee 5.3 7 5.5 5t 346,000 352,900 KVET/Austin^ 6.2 3 6.1 2t 348,000 325,100 KEEY/Minneapolis 6.3 4t 6.2 4 657,000 652,000 KOKE/Austin 1.8 19 2.0 17 101,000 100,300 KMNB/Minneapolis 4.8 9t 4.1 11 659,600 568,300 WPOC/Baltimore 7.7 3 7.4 3 487,600 465,800 WKDF/Nashville^ 3.8 11t 3.9 11 244,700 262,100 WKLB/Boston 4.5 7 4.5 6 711,600 718,700 WSIX/Nashville 5.5 7 5.4 8 272,700 274,200 WBWL/Boston 2.4 17 2.5 16 494,300 512,900 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 4.4 10 4.1 10 273,000 276,600 WCTK/Providence (Boston) 0.5 24 0.7 24 147,900 170,300 WSM-AM/Nashville 1.8 16t 1.8 17 43,500 41,500 WKKT/Charlotte 6.4 1 5.7 4t 489,200 516,400 WSIX HD2/Nashville 1.0 20t 1.1 18t 60,800 66,200 WSOC/Charlotte 6.0 4 6.0 1 451,600 489,500 WNSH/New York (Nassau) 1.6 23 1.6 22 157,000 182,400 WEBG/Chicago 2.1 22 2.8 14t 863,700 866,400 WNSH/New York 1.7 20 2.1 17t 1,071,200 1,126,000 WUSN/Chicago 3.4 9 4.1 5 1,087,000 1,216,500 WWKA/Orlando 4.1 10 3.4 11 263,300 226,200 WNNF/Cincinnati 2.7 15 2.9 14 259,600 263,900 KMLE/Phoenix 4.2 6t 4.1 8 500,600 508,200 WUBE/Cincinnati^ 8.1 3 7.6 3 478,900 459,100 KNIX/Phoenix 3.6 11 3.2 11t 584,000 522,200 WYGY/Cincinnati^ 1.9 16 1.9 17 151,400 151,400 KSWG/Phoenix 0.5 33 0.6 31t 65,500 70,800 WGAR/Cleveland 6.9 6 6.6 7t 452,700 467,600 WXTU/Philadelphia 4.7 7t 4.0 10 833,900 721,700 WCOL/Columbus, OH 10.6 2 12.7 1 474,000 516,500 WDSY/Pittsburgh 4.4 10 4.6 9 367,700 371,800 KPLX/Dallas^ 6.1 1 5.6 1 1,209,000 1,236,000 WPGB/Pittsburgh 3.5 11 3.8 10 270,000 285,500 KSCS/Dallas^ 4.5 4 4.4 5 995,500 1,000,200 KWJJ/Portland 4.9 7 5.6 4 456,900 449,900 KWOF/Denver 2.2 19t 2.4 17 305,600 321,200 KUPL/Portland 4.4 8 4.9 6t 425,500 412,000 KYGO/Denver 6.6 1 6.5 1 570,500 591,000 WCTK/Providence 8.4 4 8.4 2t 405,500 413,900 WDRQ/Detroit 2.5 18 2.5 18 510,800 475,200 WNCB/Raleigh 3.7 11 4.1 11 242,000 251,900 WYCD/Detroit 6.2 2 5.5 4 761,700 755,800 WQDR/Raleigh 7.2 2 7.7 2 356,300 363,300 WPAW/Greensboro 6.3 6 7.0 5 290,200 254,800 KFRG/Riverside 4.0 5 5.0 3 336,000 339,000 WTQR/Greensboro 7.2 4 6.9 6 312,000 304,500 KBEB/Sacramento 2.9 14 3.1 12t 231,900 239,200 WWYZ/Hartford 8.8 2 8.3 2t 289,300 265,700 KNCI/Sacramento 5.8 4 6.0 4 339,400 347,000 KILT/Houston 3.0 16 3.9 10t 903,800 958,700 KNTY/Sacramento 2.8 15 2.6 15 210,000 195,600 KKBQ/Houston^ 4.6 6t 4.2 8 1,107,800 1,007,100 KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.6 21 1.6 23 191,700 183,100 KTHT/Houston^+ 1.9 21 1.8 21 468,600 466,100 KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 6.1 2t 6.0 3 309,300 309,000 WFMS/Indianapolis 6.7 3t 5.8 7 368,200 350,200 KSOP-AM/Salt Lake City ^+ 0.8 27 0.8 25t 45,300 52,600 WUBLWLHK/Indianapolis 5.4 7 6.1 5t 362,800 378,200 KUBL/Salt Lake City 4.7 8 4.8 8 370,600 390,800 WGNE/Jacksonville 4.4 7t 4.6 8 233,000 248,600 KAJA/San Antonio 4.8 5 5.2 5 544,900 509,400 WQIK/Jacksonville 12.2 1 11.6 1 292,000 280,300 KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.4 4 5.4 3t 599,500 611,200 KBEQ/Kansas City^ 3.5 14 3.5 14 306,600 308,600 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.2 23 1.2 22 138,500 122,700 KFKF/Kansas City^ 5.9 3 6.0 3 345,500 365,600 KSON/San Diego 5.7 2 5.4 4t 488,200 496,700 WDAF/Kansas City 3.8 12 4.1 12 270,300 287,000 KRTY/San Jose 5.1 5 4.7 5 250,100 209,200 KCYE/Las Vegas 4.7 6 3.7 10t 271,500 234,200 500 KKWF/Seattle 2.1 21 2.7 18t 452,500 469,500 KWNR/Las Vegas 4.8 5 4.9 3 275,100 274,600 KMPS/Seattle 4.5 8 4.9 6 550,300 508,000 KKGO/Los Angeles 2.8 14t 2.8 13t 1,332,800 1,262,900 KSD/St. Louis 4.0 12 4.2 9 518,600 499,200 WGKX/Memphis 5.9 7 5.5 7 185,200 199,700 WIL/St. Louis 6.5 4 6.0 5 602,200 560,600 WLFP/Memphis 3.2 11 3.4 11 126,400 127,600 WFUS/Tampa 4.2 8 4.4 8 451,300 468,600 WKIS/Miami 2.5 17 2.1 18t 424,500 417,200 WQYK/Tampa 4.6 6 4.7 5 415,300 391,500 WMZQ/Washington 3.5 12 3.2 12 567,700 557,500 WIRK/West Palm Beach 5.1 5t 4.5 7 169,800 173,200 419.2

392.8 392.3 395.3 382.0 386.2 381.3 380.8 379.8 376.3 400 370.0 370.3 370.3 362.0

326.5 Format-Wide PPM Ratings Aggregate share for Nielsen Audio subscribing stations month to month.

August 14, 2017 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

2 1 COLE SWINDELL 24189 1907 8306 604 52.148 3.07 156 0 Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔

1 2 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 23798 -2945 7987 -951 52.44 -6.274 159 0

3 3 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) ✔ 23292 1682 8065 637 51.923 5.099 159 0

6 4 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) ✔ 22174 1966 7561 776 48.506 4.784 159 0

5 5 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 21491 1156 7073 380 47.859 3.382 159 0

4 6 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 21193 641 7156 250 47.2 1.272 159 0

7 7 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 21183 1065 7164 296 46.831 2.981 159 0

8 8 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 16575 1636 5473 450 36.929 3.83 159 0

9 9 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 15554 889 5246 307 35.505 1.648 159 0

14 10 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 13687 1561 4562 474 30.448 4.3 158 1

11 11 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 13536 767 4618 261 29.059 2.65 158 0

13 12 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 13201 927 4311 264 28.46 2.326 156 1

15 13 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) ✔ 12970 1921 4206 636 27.44 5.411 152 1

12 14 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 12703 395 4548 135 26.081 0.959 158 0

16 15 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 11523 644 3963 213 23.943 1.824 158 0

18 16 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 10495 848 3554 270 21.006 2.319 154 1

19 17 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 9747 495 3265 184 19.837 0.849 159 1

22 18 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 9239 1032 3213 294 18.581 3.868 157 6

10 19 KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 8810 -5611 2868 -1954 23.322 -13.146 158 0

21 20 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 8809 198 3031 27 17.928 0.416 151 0

24 21 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 8590 1389 2933 516 16.877 2.377 145 4

23 22 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 8587 825 3184 252 15.779 2.107 145 1

25 23 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 7753 763 2732 249 14.295 1.825 152 3

26 24 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 6543 125 2311 50 12.769 0.274 145 4

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

36 26 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔ 5906 2250 2018 848 12.465 4.89 145 26

28 27 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 5770 174 1989 39 8.865 0.507 133 2

29 28 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 5352 258 1684 128 10.563 0.289 109 6

30 29 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 4768 51 1558 63 8.731 0.083 120 7

32 30 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony) 4708 465 1585 166 8.107 0.905 134 5

31 31 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 4681 122 1744 38 8.519 0.388 124 0

33 32 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 4339 152 1361 21 6.825 0.589 120 2

34 33 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 4249 348 1440 111 7.451 0.466 109 2

35 34 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 3969 206 1425 95 5.576 0.369 131 1

20 35 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 3638 -5070 1195 -1895 9.377 -6.96 156 0

39 36 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 3214 414 923 117 6.139 0.688 75 10

37 37 WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 3106 108 1000 5 6.845 0.216 105 0

40 38 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 3011 566 939 156 5.193 1.357 106 7

38 39 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 2824 -57 937 -5 4.6 -0.176 79 0

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 2530 731 813 171 4.979 2.526 100 19

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 2460 231 831 44 3.901 0.688 95 6

41 42 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 2411 73 806 38 4.049 -0.045 86 5

42 43 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 2398 150 938 59 3.174 0.246 108 4

45 44 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 1998 155 732 41 2.212 0.096 85 2

44 45 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 1932 48 713 46 2.375 -0.101 77 1

47 46 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (---) 1900 203 564 55 3.408 0.573 53 5

49 47 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 1794 135 656 70 2.443 0.151 84 9

48 48 PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 1688 0 590 -6 2.157 -0.034 70 3

50 49 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 1646 3 561 -21 2.136 -0.134 78 1

Debut 50 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 1613 182 510 59 2.234 0.195 65 3

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 47 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 1550 ✔ CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 42 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 830 ✔ ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 42 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 750 ✔ THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 26 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 553 ✔ BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 19 DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol) 513 ✔ LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 16 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 481 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 10 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 476 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 9 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 8 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 432 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 7 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 354 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 7 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 326 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 2250 ✔ THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 330 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 1966 ✔ KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 172 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 1921 ✔ LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 163 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 1907 ✔ OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 141 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 1682 ✔ MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 125 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 1636 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 95 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 1561 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 85 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 1389 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 83 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 1156 DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol) 79 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 1065 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 76

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 18388 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 848 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 776 SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 17123 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 637 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 14079 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 636 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 13296 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 604 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 12609 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 516 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 10337 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 474 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 7842 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 450 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 7635 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 380 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 7246 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 307 BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 7163 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY A D D D AT E S DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) Moves 44-45* August 21 1932 points, 713 spins Adam Wayne/Give All Your Love (Madalin) 1 add: WXBQ RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Us (Big Machine) Chase Bryant/Hell If I Know (Red Bow) SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes Brett Eldredge/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) Moves 47-46* 1900 points, 564 spins August 28 5 adds: KMLE, WLHK, WRBT, WCOS*, KKIX dylan scott/Hooked (Curb) Danielle Bradbery/Sway (BMLGR) CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) Rebel Hearts/Baby Doll (Rebel Hearts) Moves 49-47* 1794 points, 656 spins September 5 None Listed 9 adds: WDRQ*, KUPL, KASE, WQDR, WTQR, WCTQ, KXLY, WPOR, WPLM Send yours to [email protected]

PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) Remains 48* 1688 points, 590 spins CHECK OUT 8/18 3 adds: WDXB, KVOO, KHEY

JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) Josh Abbott Band Until My Voice Goes Out Moves 50-49* (Pretty Damn Tough) 1646 points, 561 spins; no adds Produced by Dwight Baker, the band’s latest release incorporates strings and a horn section MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) for the first time. Songs include single “Texas Debuts 50* Women, Tennessee Whiskey,” plus “Kinda Missing You,” 1613 points, 510 spins “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” and “The Night Is Ours.” 3 adds: WWGR, KJUG, WXBQ Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer Not Dark Yet DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol) (Silver Cross/Thirty Tigers) 1523 points, 512 spins Lynne and Moorer put their sibling harmony on 6 adds: KSON, KNCI, WDAF, WTGE, WRNS, KRYS songs by artists including the Louvin Brothers (“Every Time You Leave”), Jessi Colter (“I’m JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA) Looking For Blue Eyes”), Merle Haggard (“Silver 1401 points, 486 spins; no adds Wings”) and Kurt Cobain (“Lithium”).

MICHAEL TYLER/They Can’t See (Reviver) August 25 1381 points, 459 spins Old Dominion Happy Endings (RCA) 1 add: KNIX The Cadillac Three Legacy (Big Machine) Caroline Jones Bare Feet (True To The Song/Faction) Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Self-Titled (Fantasy) Mac McAnally Southbound (Mailboat)

Chart Page 5 August 14, 2017 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations ADDS

1 BILLY CURRINGTON 9915 -359 2276 -48 49 0 1 You Make Me Wanna (Mercury) 2nd Week at No. 1 5 2 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 9914 481 2247 125 52 0 2 3 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 9903 111 2241 46 52 0 6 4 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) ✔ 9714 553 2163 141 52 0 4 5 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 9658 189 2160 46 52 0 3 6 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 9554 -14 2095 17 52 0 7 7 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 8242 69 1841 22 50 0 8 8 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 7652 354 1720 76 52 0 11 9 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 6944 476 1468 95 52 0 10 10 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 6774 48 1456 58 51 0 12 11 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 6670 254 1495 52 52 0 13 12 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 6494 147 1429 68 52 1 15 13 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 5349 326 1178 85 50 0 19 14 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) ✔ 5270 750 1201 172 50 0 14 15 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 5207 120 1127 31 51 0 21 16 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) ✔ 5125 830 989 163 52 5 9 17 KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 4924 -2138 1095 -472 43 1 17 18 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 4832 143 1047 22 49 1 18 19 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 4668 33 980 25 52 0 23 20 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 4401 432 913 83 50 1 22 21 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 4279 127 945 73 51 0 24 22 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 4058 243 876 49 51 1 25 23 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 3604 32 759 6 49 0 27 24 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 3348 272 674 58 48 5 26 25 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 3105 -14 663 -2 49 0 34 26 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔ 2981 1550 605 330 41 21 20 27 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 2545 -1802 520 -385 39 0 28 28 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 2512 24 553 22 41 2 29 29 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 2344 107 554 26 46 0 30 30 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 2034 88 363 25 39 4

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 32 31 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 1689 225 285 38 34 4 31 32 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 1626 141 269 22 24 1 33 33 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 1542 79 312 16 34 0 35 34 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 1526 55 383 13 41 1 39 35 DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol) ✔ 1490 513 277 79 25 2 38 36 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 1265 281 220 47 27 5 37 37 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 1168 145 258 24 29 1 42 38 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 1064 220 168 63 15 7 36 39 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 1030 -218 186 -11 21 3 40 40 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony) 975 39 225 14 34 2 41 41 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 909 -29 178 -4 13 0 43 42 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 880 54 219 22 31 4 49 43 ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 842 213 147 40 11 5 45 44 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 827 83 141 27 13 8 44 45 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 822 76 117 7 22 0 48 46 OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 800 166 80 16 1 0 52 47 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 759 228 136 74 15 10 46 48 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 685 -13 116 10 22 1 47 49 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (---) 650 10 65 1 1 0 53 50 WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 603 86 172 20 20 0 51 51 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 578 0 90 1 6 0 57 52 ADAM DOLEAC/Whiskey's Fine (287 Records) 570 80 57 8 1 0 50 53 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 550 -50 55 -5 1 0 54 54 LUCAS HOGE/Dirty South (Rebel Engine/Star Farm) 529 14 95 7 7 1 55 55 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 527 13 102 1 12 0 Debut 56 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (---) 526 260 109 51 10 1 56 57 RONNIE DUNN/I Worship The Woman You... (Nash Icon/Valory) 505 12 169 3 8 0 Debut 58 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 498 129 58 16 3 1 59 59 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 480 10 48 1 1 0 58 60 CARLY PEARCE/If My Name Was Whiskey (Big Machine) 480 0 48 0 1 0 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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