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Morris’ ‘Bones’ Felice & Boudleaux Bryant: A Centennial Rattles No. 1 >page 5 Celebration Of Nashville’s Songwriting Pioneers

Morgan Wallen’s Dane Bryant London Surprise They’re present every time you hear “Love Hurts” in the with brother . “They didn’t start out thinking they >page 9 Aspercreme commercial. Or when “Rocky Top” plays at a were going to be country writers, and Dad never told anybody, Tennessee Volunteers game on TV. And they were there when ‘You’re a country writer’ or ‘You’re this or that.’ They thought, Jake Gyllenhaal and Rufus Wainwright sang “All I Have to ‘We’re songwriters. We’ll write anything.’ ” Do Is Dream” during an American Songbook concert at New It’s that Broadway mentality that drove the Bryants and Musgraves’ York’s prestigious Lincoln Center. thus set the template for the songwriting community in Music ‘Slow Burn’ Felice and Boudleaux Bryant were among Nashville’s first City. Tin Pan Alley songwriters fed the Great White Way Still Flickers full-time songwriters and the first full-time music for decades, holing up in Manhattan >page 10 songwriters inducted into the Country Music enclaves and churning out songs on a 9-5 Hall of Fame. Feb. 13 marks 100 years since basis. The Bryants took a similar approach Boudleaux was born in Moultrie, Ga., and to the craft. But rather than sitting in the couple will get its due that evening with a Music Row cubicles, they did the bulk of FGL, Aldean tribute concert at Schermerhorn Symphony their work at home, often with Boudleaux Hit The Bottle Center in Nashville. manning the notepad as Felice traded >page 10 The Bryants left a deep legacy, writing melodies and phrases from the kitchen songs that propelled the careers of The while she cooked. Everly Brothers, Little Jimmy Dickens, They treated their writing very much like Roy Clark, Charley Pride, The Osborne a business, compiling their lyrics in a series Makin’ Tracks: Brothers and Ray Price. Not that they of 500-page accounting ledgers, where they FELICE and Old Dominion were confined to country and bluegrass kept fastidious notes about what artists had BOUDLEAUX Gets Personal — the Bryants’ works also appear in the recorded them. They wrote regularly across >page 14 BRYANT catalogs of R&B icons Ray Charles and four decades, filling multiple ledgers, some Ruth Brown, rock bands R.E.M. and of which are on current display in a Country Nazareth, traditional pop crooners Dean Martin and Al Music Hall of Fame exhibit, “We Could: The Songwriting Country Coda: Martina, and rock-era pop figures Carly Simon, Leo Sayer Artistry of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant.” When T.G.’s ‘Devil’ and Simon & Garfunkel. “My folks knew volume was a friend,” says Del. “Eventually, Reigned “Some of the stuff is just clever wording and internal rhymes, you would find jewels.” >page 17 really like writing Broadway things — that’s what they thought The Bryants found inspiration in every way imaginable. they were doing,” says Del Bryant, a former BMI president/CEO They penned “Rocky Top” in 10 minutes as a diversion from a

who runs his parents’ publishing company, House of Bryant, concept album of songs about growing old they were fashioning BRYANT OF HOUSE COURTESY BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 10, 2020 | PAGE 2 OF 17 for Archie Campbell. “We Could” was Felice’s birthday present to Boudleaux when they had no money. “Bye Bye Love” was carved out with an unconventional rhythm machine. “He says, ‘Felice, I got this great idea,’ ” recalls Del. “They go out driving, and they start writing the idea he had, ‘Bye Bye Love,’ to the windshield wipers. Dad wrote a lot to windshield wipers’ rhythm in the car. If it was raining, man, there was a song coming on.” The couple was an interesting amalgam, a progressive pair who came from significantly different backgrounds. Felice grew up a passionate Sicilian with a difficult family life in Milwaukee. At age 8, she had the first of many dreams about an unidentified man with a beard. It was, it turned out, Boudleaux, whom she encountered on Valentine’s Day 1945, a day after he turned 25, when she Chris Janson (center) welcomed KXKT Omaha, Neb., executives when worked at the Schroeder Hotel. Boudleaux was playing violin for a touring he played Ralston Arena on Jan. 31. He’s flanked by iHeartMedia/ classical quartet, and their seemingly predestined meeting led the couple to Omaha senior vp programming Erik Johnson (left) and KXKT PD/music informally marry within a few days, later tying the knot officially in September. director Hoss Michaels. Boudleaux was a speed reader — he often knocked out a book daily in a 90-minute clip — and he was obsessed with words, owning a collection of dictionaries from multiple languages. His boys tried to find words that he did not know — they never did stump him — though he and Felice were able to hone his wide vocabulary into notably conversational songs. Del discovered how significant that was during his time at BMI. He had access to reams of data for more than 15 million musical works and recognized that his parents came to prominence while writing songs with much shorter titles than their peers. They were the first to have BMI songs with such streamlined titles as “Bye Bye Love,” “We Could,” “Love Hurts” and “Raining in My Heart.” “They took very, very commonplace experiences that many people could associate with and nailed them in the title for the first time,” says Del. “And that’s part of the magic.” Tyler Farr (center) visited with iHeartMedia/West Michigan senior vp Felice and Boudleaux spent much of their later years in Gatlinburg, Tenn. programming Dave Taft, who oversees WBCT Grand Rapids, while When a forest fire threatened the physical remnants of their legacy in November promoting new single “Only Truck in Town.” They’re accompanied by 2016, Del and Dane organized the collection and donated it to the Hall of Broken Bow Midwest promotion director Dawn Ferris. Fame, providing greater security for the memories from one of songwriting’s most influential duos. The Everlys’ driving “Wake Up Little Susie,” Ricky Van Shelton’s propellant “Hole in My Pocket,” Clark’s lush “Come Live With Me” and Red Foley’s bluesy “Midnight” covered a wide range of turf, helping country develop a diverse footprint. The Feb. 13 Schermerhorn concert likewise will reach across genres. The Nashville Symphony provides an orchestral undercurrent, while Jamey Johnson adds an outlaw-country flavor, The Milk Carton Kids offer folky harmonies, The War and Treaty bring rootsy soul, The McCrary Sisters contribute gospel texture, and Steve Tyrell injects a classic pop vibe. And The University of Tennessee’s Pride of the Southland Band is assuredly kicking Curb artist Filmore performed for Billboard staff in Nashville on Feb. 5. in a round of “Rocky Top.” It’s a fitting approach to Boudleaux’s centennial. From left: Billboard country correspondent Annie Reuter, Filmore, Del says, “We’re trying to do exactly what my parents’ music did: appeal to Billboard Country Update editor Tom Roland and Billboard senior chart a wide audience.” manager Jim Asker.

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ON THE CHARTS JIM ASKER [email protected] Strong ‘Bones’: Maren Morris Hits No. 1 On Country Airplay Chart, Marking First Solo Leader For A Woman Since Her Own ‘Girl’

Maren Morris earns her fourth No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as No. 7 high. It also reached No. 17 on the Triple A chart in December, aided by “The Bones” (Columbia Nashville) rises 2-1 on the list dated Feb. 15, up 11% a remix with adult alternative format mainstay (and fellow Columbia signee) to 37.3 million audience impressions in the week ending Feb. 9, according to Hozier. The track hits a new high on Adult Contemporary, lifting 21-17, and Nielsen Music/MRC Data. is nearing the Mainstream Top 40 tally. The song is the follow-up to Morris’ “Girl,” On the all-genre Radio Songs chart, “Bones” which topped the Aug. 3, 2019-dated chart, retains its No. 10 high, up 11% to 60.8 million in making her the first woman to rule Country audience. It’s the first song by a solo woman and Airplay with consecutive, proper singles in no accompanying billed artists to top Country lead roles since Kelsea Ballerini, whose “Dibs” Airplay and hit the Radio Songs top 10 since Taylor and “Peter Pan” led in March and September Swift’s “You Belong With Me” in 2009. Only five 2016, respectively. Just before Ballerini, Carrie other such hits also have achieved the feat: Swift’s Underwood completed such a twofer with “Love Story” (2008-09), Underwood’s “Before “Heartbeat” and “Church Bells,” which reigned He Cheats” (2006-07), Faith Hill’s “The Way You in March and July 2016, respectively. Love Me” (2000-01) and “Breathe” (1999-2000), Including featured roles since 2016, Lauren and Shania Twain’s “You’re Still the One” (1998). Alaina tallied consecutive Country Airplay No. 1s Since its release, “Bones” has drawn 694 with her own “Road Less Travelled” (March million in cumulative radio reach and 244 million 2017) and as featured on Kane Brown’s “What on-demand U.S. streams, and sold 172,000 Ifs” (October 2017). Morris also led with back- downloads. to-back chart-toppers when she was featured on “We released ‘The Bones’ a year ago as a Thomas Rhett’s “Craving You” in July 2017 and [promotional] track before the album, not with her own “I Could Use a Love Song” in January thinking it would be the second single,” Morris 2018 (discounting her three-week chart run with tells Billboard. “The fans have spoken on this one. “Dear Hate,” featuring Vince Gill, which reached It’s a real, gritty love song that I wrote years ago No. 29 in October 2017 but was not worked as a [with Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz sharing proper single). co-write credits]. I couldn’t be more proud that it MORRIS Meanwhile, “Bones” is the first Country Airplay has become one of the biggest songs of my career No. 1 by a solo woman without an accompanying to date.” artist since Morris’ “Girl.” Since then, Lindsay Ell and Brantley Gilbert ruled On the Hot Country Songs chart, which is fueled by airplay, streaming and together with “What Happens in a Small Town” in November 2019. (Expanding sales data, “Bones” bullets at its No. 2 high for a fifth week, also up less than to groups, Lady Antebellum led in January with “What If I Never Get Over 1% to 9.8 million U.S. streams in the week ending Feb. 6. On the all-genre, You,” with co-lead vocals by the trio’s Hillary Scott.) multimetric Billboard Hot 100, the track breaks into the top 20 for the first “Bones” is from Morris’ second LP, GIRL, which debuted at No. 1 on Top time (21-18). Country Albums in March 2019 and has yet to depart the chart’s top 25. The

song first entered the Adult Top 40 airplay list last June and now holds at its This story was written by Gary Trust, Billboard senior director of charts. IMAGESW HILL/GETTY TAYLOR BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 10, 2020 | PAGE 6 OF 17

AIRPLAY Country Airplay MONITORED BY

WKS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) PLAYS THIS LAST ON WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE Imprint/Label Artist THIS WEEK +/– THIS WEEK +/– RANK l1 2 25 THE BONES Columbia Nashville HH No. 1 (1 week) HH Maren Morris 37.305 +3.790 8033 643 1 l2 4 18 KINFOLKS MCA Nashville Sam Hunt 33.183 +2.673 7188 388 2 3 3 19 10,000 HOURS Warner Music Nashville/WAR Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber 28.306 -4.502 5479 -1164 5 4 1 37 HEARTACHE MEDICATION Capitol Nashville Jon Pardi 27.009 -11.481 5404 -2628 6 l5 6 55 MAKE ME WANT TO Stoney Creek Jimmie Allen 26.661 +1.074 6070 149 3 6 5 27 EVEN THOUGH I’M LEAVING River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 26.601 -2.517 5051 -301 8 l7 7 27 HOMESICK Zone 4/RCA Nashville Kane Brown 25.770 +0.855 5733 206 4 l8 8 22 WE BACK Macon/Broken Bow Jason Aldean 23.267 +1.554 5318 234 7 l9 10 36 HOMEMADE Big Loud Jake Owen 22.742 +2.558 4987 528 9 l10 9 16 WHAT SHE WANTS TONIGHT Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan 22.519 +1.361 4944 279 10 l11 11 42 SLOW DANCE IN A PARKING LOT MCA Nashville Jordan Davis 19.782 +0.815 4825 348 12 l12 14 34 DIVE BAR Pearl  Garth Brooks & Blake Shelton 19.619 +2.514 4875 536 11 l13 12 37 CATCH BMLG  Brett Young 19.590 +1.456 4339 321 14 l14 13 33 MORE HEARTS THAN MINE Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville/WEA Ingrid Andress 18.001 -0.003 4265 30 15 l15 15 27 I WISH GRANDPAS NEVER DIED BMLG  Riley Green 17.662 +1.182 4457 115 13 l16 16 18 I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW Curb/Big Machine Carly Pearce & Lee Brice 14.731 +0.823 3652 108 16 l17 19 24 I HOPE Warner Music Nashville/WAR Gabby Barrett 13.962 +1.717 3422 446 18 l18 17 48 AFTER A FEW Mercury  Travis Denning 12.756 +0.356 3484 150 17 l19 18 23 HOMECOMING QUEEN? Black River Kelsea Ballerini 12.653 +0.320 3394 9 19 l20 20 28 CHASIN’ YOU Big Loud Morgan Wallen 12.229 +0.400 3 117 194 20 l21 21 7 BEER CAN’T FIX Valory  Thomas Rhett Featuring Jon Pardi 12.216 +1.427 2821 378 21 l22 22 51 TO A T RCA Nashville Ryan Hurd 9.947 -0.054 2765 35 22 l23 25 6 NOBODY BUT YOU Warner Music Nashville/WMN HH Most Added HH Blake Shelton Duet With Gwen Stefani 9.911 +2.894 2345 617 24 l24 23 44 IN BETWEEN Triple Tigers Scotty McCreery 8.859 +0.534 2544 143 23 l25 28 3 DOES TO ME River House/Columbia Nashville HH Breaker/ Most Increased Audience HH Luke Combs Featuring Eric Church 8.680 +4.567 1637 810 29 26 24 23 MONSTERS EMI Nashville Eric Church 7.265 -0.236 2188 -94 25 l27 26 20 BLESSINGS BMLG  Florida Georgia Line 6.342 +0.233 1936 115 26 l28 27 34 HER WORLD OR MINE Warner Music Nashville/WEA Michael Ray 5.687 +0.503 1767 32 27 l29 29 14 DRINKING ALONE Capitol Nashville Carrie Underwood 4.358 +0.392 1341 83 30 l30 30 19 WHY WE DRINK Valory  Justin Moore 4.228 +0.312 1322 84 31

COUNTRY AIRPLAY CHART LEGEND

RANKINGS audience does not exceed are not still gaining enough MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE Country Airplay is ranked by the percentage of monitored audience points to bullet or if Most Increased Audience on total audience impressions station downtime for the they rank below No. 10 and Country Airplay lists the songs for the week ending Sunday format. Titles that decline post a third consecutive week with the greatest week-to-week based on monitored airplay in audience but increase in of (non-bulleted) audience increases in total audience. of 148 stations by Nielsen detections will also receive decline, regardless of total Music. Audience totals on a bullet if the total audience chart weeks. AIRPOWER the chart are derived, in part, erosion for the week does not Awarded on Country Airplay to using certain Nielsen Audio- exceed 3%. HOT SHOT DEBUT titles ranking inside top 20 in copyrighted Persons 12+ Awarded to the highest-ranking plays and audience rankings for audience estimates (under TIES new entry on Country Airplay. the first time, with increases in license © 2020, Nielsen Audio). On Country Airplay, if two both plays and audience. The list of all Country Airplay songs are tied in total MOST ADDED chart reporters can be viewed audience, the song with the The total number of new adds BREAKER on Nielsen Music’s platforms. larger increase in audience is officially reported to Billboard Awarded on Country Airplay placed first. by each reporting station, or to titles achieving airplay (at BULLETS by an automatic-add threshold least one detection) at 60% of l Awarded on Country Airplay RECURRENTS (seven plays for the first time reporting stations for the first to titles gaining audience On Country Airplay, descending in a chart tracking week, time. or remaining flat from the titles below No. 10 in either according to Nielsen Music) previous week. A song audience or detections are for stations that do not report © 2020 Prometheus Global Media, will also receive a bullet moved to recurrent after 20 adds. LLC if its percentage loss in weeks, provided that they BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 10, 2020 | PAGE 7 OF 17

AIRPLAY Country Airplay MONITORED BY

WKS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) PLAYS THIS LAST ON WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE Imprint/Label Artist THIS WEEK +/– THIS WEEK +/– RANK l31 32 28 WHAT COULD’VE BEEN Triple Tigers Gone West 4.128 +0.390 1270 79 32 l32 33 36 FAMILY TREE Capitol Nashville Caylee Hammack 3.867 +0.137 1761 101 28 33 31 32 LONELY IF YOU ARE Dack Janiels/Broken Bow Chase Rice 3.644 -0.160 1252 64 33 l34 34 8 BLUEBIRD Vanner/RCA Nashville HH Breaker HH Miranda Lambert 3.463 +0.468 9 11 161 37 l35 35 20 DROWNING RCA Nashville Chris Young 2.859 +0.129 839 45 39 l36 37 27 DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART Mercury  Maddie & Tae 2.749 +0.334 1007 80 34 l37 36 27 DETAILS Mercury  Billy Currington 2.603 +0.082 850 32 38 l38 39 13 ONE NIGHT STANDARDS Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville/WAR Ashley McBryde 2.461 +0.259 638 2 44 l39 38 23 FRONT SEAT Studio2bee/Legend Entertainment Rayne Johnson 2.254 -0.007 710 33 41 l40 40 18 NOW YOU KNOW 32 Bridge/EMI Nashville Jon Langston 2.167 +0.038 919 52 36 l41 41 22 SHE’S MINE MCA Nashville Kip Moore 2.012 +0.049 947 27 35 l42 42 11 DONE Warner Music Nashville/WAR HH Breaker HH Chris Janson 1.952 +0.016 655 78 43 l43 47 3 CHEATIN’ SONGS Big Machine Midland 1.803 +0.277 406 63 55 l44 43 19 I DO FOR YOU Riser House Dillon Carmichael 1.691 +0.087 671 10 42 l45 45 19 BREAK IT IN Valory  Eli Young Band 1.670 +0.119 609 30 46 l46 49 12 SOME GIRLS Combustion/River House/Columbia Nashville Jameson Rodgers 1.669 +0.252 770 39 40 l47 50 8 FIRE’T UP Valory  Brantley Gilbert 1.482 +0.105 507 43 50 48 46 17 GETTING GOOD 19/Mercury  Lauren Alaina 1.448 -0.079 636 - 11 45 l49 51 12 HEAD OVER HEELS Wheelhouse  Runaway June 1.435 +0.115 592 48 47 l50 52 9 EVERYWHERE BUT ON RECORDS/Arista Nashville Matt Stell 1.406 +0.145 553 51 48 l51 55 9 OVER DRINKING Capitol Nashville Little Big Town 1.140 +0.044 528 5 49 52 54 3 PICK HER UP Capitol Nashville Hot Country Knights Featuring Travis Tritt 1.117 -0.115 357 78 57 l53 57 9 WHAT I SEE Arista Nashville LANCO 1.042 +0.004 464 8 52 54 56 11 BIG, BIG PLANS Big Loud Chris Lane 1.003 -0.043 437 -17 54 55 58 5 PRETTY HEART MCA Nashville Parker McCollum 0.996 -0.030 103 -5 - l56 60 4 DIAMONDS Warner Music Nashville/WEA Morgan Evans 0.956 +0.005 308 11 58 l57 59 9 THAT’S WHY I LOVE DIRT ROADS Wheelhouse  Granger Smith 0.941 -0.024 388 0 56 58 53 8 I DON’T LOVE YOU Stoney Creek Lindsay Ell 0.940 -0.295 467 78 51 l59 NEW SOMEBODY LIKE THAT 19th & Grand/Reviver HH Hot Shot Debut HH  Tenille Arts 0.809 -0.066 460 29 53 l60 NEW ONE BEER Tree Vibez/Big Loud HARDY Featuring Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson 0.692 +0.209 172 49 -

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2/17 KING CALAWAY No Matter What CHRIS BANDI Stoney Creek Man Enough Now RECORDS 3/2 DYLAN SCOTT Nobody OLD DOMINION Curb Some People Do RCA Nashville LADY ANTEBELLUM What I’m Leaving For THE DESERT CITY BMLG RAMBLERS Hillbilly Rollin Stone TYLER FARR Crane Creek 60 Only Truck In Town Night Train/Broken Bow The collaboration — singer-songwriter HARDY’s second Country Airplay entry billed 2/24 HARDY FEATURING LAUREN as an artist, after “Rednecker” reached ANGELA OLIVER ALAINA & DEVIN No. 26 last August — bows with a 43% surge Ghosts In This Town DAWSON to 692,000 impressions. CCB Nashville One Beer ROBBY KLEIN ROBBY BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 10, 2020 | PAGE 8 OF 17

AIRPLAY Country Airplay MONITORED BY

MOST ADDED® NEW AND ACTIVE TITLE Imprint/Label Artist ADDS TOTAL TOTAL NOBODY BUT YOU Warner Music Nashville/WMN Blake Shelton Duet With Gwen Stefani 33 TITLE Imprint/Label Artist AUDIENCE STATIONS ADDS DOES TO ME River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs Feat. Eric Church 33 WHATCHA DRINKIN ‘BOUT Rebel Engine Stephanie Quayle 0.634 22 1 I DON’T LOVE YOU Stoney Creek Lindsay Ell 16 FOR MY MONEY EMI Nashville Brandon Lay 0.624 18 4 BEER CAN’T FIX Valory Thomas Rhett Feat. Jon Pardi 12 MOMMA’S HOUSE Broken Bow Dustin Lynch 0.534 14 10 CHEATIN’ SONGS Big Machine Midland 11 MOMMA’S HOUSE Broken Bow Dustin Lynch 10 FAMOUS Arista Nashville Adam Doleac 0.489 11 3 DROWNING RCA Nashville Chris Young 7 SOME PEOPLE DO RCA Nashville Old Dominion 0.416 5 0 PICK HER UP Capitol Nashville Hot Country Knights Feat. Travis Tritt 7 FOR MY DAUGHTER RCA Nashville Kane Brown 0.382 2 0 DRINKING ALONE Capitol Nashville Carrie Underwood 6 DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART Mercury Maddie & Tae 5 RECURRENTS MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE THIS TOTAL AUD. WEEK TITLE Imprint/Label Artist (IN MILLIONS) GAIN 1 ONE MAN BAND RCA Nashville Old Dominion 22.907 TITLE Imprint/Label Artist (IN MIILIONS) 2 WHAT IF I NEVER GET OVER YOU BMLG Lady Antebellum 20.725 DOES TO ME River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs Featuring Eric Church +4.567 THE BONES Columbia Nashville Maren Morris +3.790 3 RIDIN’ ROADS Broken Bow Dustin Lynch 20.517 NOBODY BUT YOU Warner Music Nashville/WMN Blake Shelton Duet With Gwen Stefani +2.894 4 WHISKEY GLASSES Big Loud Morgan Wallen 16.828 KINFOLKS MCA Nashville Sam Hunt +2.673 5 PRAYED FOR YOU Wide Open/RECORDS/Good Company/Arista Nashville Matt Stell 16.463 HOMEMADE Big Loud Jake Owen +2.558 6 REMEMBER YOU YOUNG Valory Thomas Rhett 13.427 DIVE BAR Pearl Garth Brooks & Blake Shelton +2.514 7 GOOD VIBES Warner Music Nashville/WAR Chris Janson 12.829 I HOPE Warner Music Nashville/WAR Gabby Barrett +1.717 8 LIVING Capitol Nashville Dierks Bentley 12.654 WE BACK Macon/Broken Bow Jason Aldean +1.554 9 BEER NEVER BROKE MY HEART River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 12.175 CATCH BMLG Brett Young +1.429 BEER CAN’T FIX Valory Thomas Rhett Featuring Jon Pardi +1.427 10 I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU Big Loud Chris Lane 12.058 MOST INCREASED PLAYS BILLBOARD COUNTRY BOXSCORE TITLE Imprint/Label Artist GAIN Gross Artist Attendance Ticket Price(s) Venue/Date(s) Capacity Promoter(s) DOES TO ME River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs Featuring Eric Church +810 $1,260,501 KEITH URBAN 8,067 CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, THE BONES Columbia Nashville Maren Morris +643 $224, $64 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas/Jan. 17-18 8,534 LIVE NATION NOBODY BUT YOU Warner Music Nashville/WMN Blake Shelton Duet With Gwen Stefani +617 $1,080,373 KEITH URBAN 6,473 CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, DIVE BAR Pearl Garth Brooks & Blake Shelton +536 $224, $64 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas/Jan. 10-11 7,730 LIVE NATION HOMEMADE Big Loud Jake Owen +528 $257,146 GREENSKY BLUEGRASS 5,642 ALL GOOD $80, $42.50 The Anthem, Washington, D.C./Jan. 30-31 12,000 PRESENTS I HOPE Warner Music Nashville/WAR Gabby Barrett +446 KINFOLKS MCA Nashville Sam Hunt +388 $241,962 LITTLE BIG TOWN 2,814 MESSINA TOURING $119.50, $19.50 Apollo Theatre, New York/Jan. 17-18 2,814 GROUP/AEG PRESENTS BEER CAN’T FIX Valory Thomas Rhett Featuring Jon Pardi +378 $207,224 LITTLE BIG TOWN 2,378 MESSINA TOURING SLOW DANCE IN A PARKING LOT MCA Nashville Jordan Davis +348 $134.50, $30.50 Carnegie Hall, New York/Jan. 16 2,378 GROUP/AEG PRESENTS CATCH BMLG Brett Young +316 Reported worldwide boxscore figures for Country artists. Boxscore figures should be submitted to Bob Allen by phone (615-891-1976), fax (615-891-2054) or email ([email protected]). TEXAS REGIONAL RADIO REPORT WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 9, 2020

THIS LAST WKS ON TW SPINS THIS LAST WKS ON TW SPINS WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE (Label) ARTIST SPINS +/– WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE (Label) ARTIST SPINS +/– l1 2 18 PRETTY HEART (Independent)  HH 1 Week at 1 HH Parker McCollum 1998 101 l11 13 13 ONE NIGHT IN TULSA (Independent)  Kylie Frey 1444 121 l2 3 19 FACTS AND LIES (Independent)  Jon Stork 1971 182 l12 12 18 BARROOM BUDDIES (Independent)  Dos Borrachos 1403 59 l3 4 25 GOOD TIMES (Independent)  Jesse Raub Jr. 1716 34 13 5 15 SAME KIND OF CRAZY AS ME (Rounder Rec)  Cody Jinks 1357 -306 l4 6 22 EVERY DAY KIND OF LOVE (Independent)  Kyle Park 1632 35 l14 16 14 COME BACK DOWN (Independent)  Flatland Cavalry 1270 97 l5 7 18 STRAIT TO JONES (Independent)  Clay Hollis 1576 26 15 14 17 DEAR COUNTRY MUSIC, (Independent)  Mike Ryan 1244 -4 l6 10 15 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (One Chord Song)  Stoney LaRue 1571 91 l16 15 17 I FOUND YOU (Independent)  Robert Ray 119 6 6 l7 9 17 I CAN GIVE YOU ONE (Independent)  David Adam Byrnes 1566 59 l17 18 7 ONE MORE SHOT OF WHISKEY (Independent)  Josh Ward 116 8 104 l8 8 13 WHISKEY’S WORKIN’ WELL (Independent)  Jamie Richards 1549 33 18 17 18 REAL SMALL TOWN (Independent)  Adam Hood 1044 -43 9 1 15 ASPHALT AND CONCRETE (Independent)  Bri Bagwell 1526 -401 19 19 19 ROAD TO YOU (Independent)  Micky & The Motorcars 969 -7 l10 11 14 SHE LOVES HORSES (Independent)  William Clark Green 1453 108 l20 23 16 DANCING IN THE RAIN (Independent)  Darrin Morris Band 964 57

Texas Regional Radio Report Top 100 is compiled from weekly online playlist reports from 86 radio stations located in Texas and surrounding states, including reports from specialty shows, internet and satellite radio outlets. Songs are ranked by total plays. For tracking, complete chart methodology and more information, visit www.texasregionalradio.com, or contact Dave Smith at 972-252-8777. Copyright 2020, Texas Regional Radio Report BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 10, 2020 | PAGE 9 OF 17

NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND

Jason Crabb to a recording deal with his Christian label, Red Street … Sun Broadcast Group acquired independent Envision Networks and will go forward under the SBG brand. Envision country products include Collin Raye’s Rewind Country, The Country Oldies Show, Power Country and Home Country With Slim Randles … United Stations Radio Networks added Knox Country 360 to its lineup. Launched in June 2018, the weekly broadcast is hosted by producer Michael Knox (Jason Aldean, Trace Adkins) and co-hosted by Shalacy Griffin … WSM-AM general sales manager Chris Kulick left his position to become Main Street Media new business development sales manager. Main Street’s properties include 11 weekly newspapers surrounding Nashville, such as The Murfreesboro Post, The Hendersonville Standard and The Dickson Post. Reach Kulick here … Steve and Tim Clenney filed paperwork to purchase WKJQ Parsons, Tenn., from their father, Ralph Clenney, InsideRadio.com reported … WHKO Dayton, Ohio, picked up new morning co-host Aaron ”Woody” Woods from sports/talk competitor WING-AM, according to Talkers.com … Chris Crowley was promoted to Townsquare/Buffalo, N.Y.,

TRISH KOO TRISH operations manager, Talkers.com reported. He will continue to serve as a The Oak Ridge Boys headlined the main stage during the Country brand manager for two stations, including country WYRK. Music Cruise in the Bahamas. From left: The Oak’s Duane Allen, Country Music Cruise executive producer Mike Robertson, The Oak’s ’ROUND THE ROW William Lee Golden, SarVista LIVE senior vp Mike Jason and The Oak’s Jenny Hall joined Sheltered Music as creative director after serving in Joe Bonsall and Richard Sterban. a similar capacity at Given Entertainment … Fourward Music added Los Angeles-based A&R/creative manager Joey McCarthy to the publishing team. He was previously a marketer for Grey Space Group … Florida Georgia COUNTRY CROSSES THE GLOBE Line signed with Full Stop Management, a Los Angeles-based firm affiliated Just a decade ago, country artists making a serious play overseas were with The Azoff Company … Taylor Swift joined the roster at Universal Music few and far between, but the business has made a distinct effort to pursue Group Publishing … Runaway June finalized a publishing agreement with a more global marketing agenda. BMG … Luke Preston, who has played bass on the road for Walker McGuire Morgan Wallen’s announcement on and Cale Dodds, signed a songwriting deal with Anthem Music … APA Feb. 7 that he was adding a second London Nashville added Doug Stone and Terry McBride to its concert booking date to a short United Kingdom club tour roster … Bluegrass band Sideline inked a booking agreement with Cumberland was a reminder of country’s progress. His Music Collective … Ryman Hospitality’s Circle channel added six markets to its Southern enunciations, country subject network: Atlanta; Phoenix; St. Louis; Kansas City; Mobile, Ala.; and Nashville, matter and redneck mullet make Wallen where it’s available at WSMV-TV channel 4.5 via antenna … A new country the kind of artist that many predicted would music drama, East Nasty, is in development for 20th Century Television. Set not work overseas. Yet even at a time when in East Nashville, the project is written and executive-produced by Jamie America’s standing in the world is shrinking, Rosengard (Empire). ultra-country material is finding an audience across the Atlantic, likely in part because the streaming paradigm has made it easier for consumers in foreign territories to discover the music. Admittedly, London venue The Garage WALLEN is a 600-seat club — not an arena or small theater — but country artists have been told repeatedly they need to build in other territories the same way they do in America. Wallen’s May 15-16 appearances are his first in the city as the top name on the bill, and the idea that the market for his music is strong enough to add a second date is certainly a positive sign. The news arrived among a flurry of country developments outside of America. Kane Brown launched his Worldwide Beautiful Tour in Dublin on Feb. 2. He followed that show with four more European dates ahead of a Feb. 29 U.S. tour launch. The Country Music Association also unveiled plans for an Introducing Nashville series of shows in three Pacific Rim countries during March. Cassadee Pope, Mitchell Tenpenny, Niko Moon and Abby Anderson are

on the bill, beginning March 23 in Brisbane, Australia, and ending March 30 LOWRY STEVE MOORE: in Tokyo. Justin Moore presented Nashville All that comes as the ninth annual Country2Country Festival is just weeks Fire Department assistant chief away, bringing such acts as Luke Combs, Darius Rucker, The Cadillac Three LANCO guitarist Eric Steedly Daryl Davis with a No. 1 plaque and Old Dominion to Amsterdam and Berlin March 6-8 and to Dublin, Glasgow traded his musical axe for a more for “The Ones That Didn’t Make It and London March 13-15. standard one when he met up with Back Home” during a Feb. 5 party iHeartMedia/Atlanta regional presented by BMI and ASCAP. RADIO & RECORDS® senior vp programming Meg The song’s video included footage RCA Nashville hired Sami Shea as manager of national promotion. She Stevens at Nashville’s Downtown from a Music City fire station. arrives from Cumulus/Westwood One, where she served as NASH campus Sporting Club during the In the back is co-writer Paul manager. Reach her here … Rascal Flatts bassist Jay DeMarcus signed iHeartCountry Summit. DiGiovanni. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 10, 2020 | PAGE 10 OF 17

NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND

MUSIC NOTES ON THIS DATE IN COUNTRY MUSIC

Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour is closing Feb. 11 in on a golden two years since its March 30, • 2017 — Little Big

2018, release, and its impact can still be felt in Town’s “Better Man,” a slow burn. The song “Slow Burn” inspired a written by Taylor new scented candle, marketed by Boy Smells. Swift, goes to No. 1 It mixes incense, black pepper, elemi, guaiac, on the Billboard Hot raspberry, tonka, amber and smoked papyrus Country Singles chart. LITTLE BIG TOWN

to create its fragrance in a $39 piece of wax SANDBOX COURTESY ENTERTAINMENT and wick. The product went on sale Feb. 5. Feb. 12 Two days later, female pop quintet Citizen • 2010 — Columbia releases Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Queen issued a lush a cappella version of Built Me” to radio. “Slow Burn” that nicely matches the song’s • 2008 — Emmylou Harris, Tom T. Hall, The Statler Brothers and title and demonstrates the elasticity of Ernest “Pop” Stoneman are announced as the newest members of MUSGRAVES ALEXA KING ALEXA Musgraves’ material. the Country Music Hall of Fame.

The new Sam Hunt album is finally finished and on the release schedule. Feb. 13 Southside is arriving April 3, two days before the Academy of Country Music • 2018 — Brett Young records “Here Tonight” at the Blackbird Studio Awards. A new Tim Rushlow album is likewise keyed to the calendar, as in Nashville. traditional-pop project Date Night arrived Feb. 7, a week before Valentine’s • 2005 — “Live Like You Were Dying” wins twice during the 47th Day. Other albums with newly assigned release dates include Ingrid Andress’ annual Grammy Awards at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. Authors Lady Like (March 27), Logan Ledger’s self-titled debut (April 3), Maddie & Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman earn best country song, and Tim Tae’s The Way It Feels (April 10), Corb Lund’s Agricultural Tragic (April 24) and McGraw claims best male country vocal performance. Lucinda Williams’ Good Souls Better Angels (April 24). The latter includes “Man Without a Soul,” a scathing political statement about President Donald Trump. Feb. 14 • 2015 — Luke Bryan is the celebrity monarch for the Krewe of After introducing Old Camp Peach Pecan Whiskey in 2016, Florida Georgia Endymion Parade during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Line launched another alcohol product, Wolf Moon Bourbon, in tandem with Jason Aldean. The beverage was announced Feb. 7 with initial availability Feb. 15 confined to a few markets before later national distribution. Likewise doing • 1995 — Glen Campbell plays a round of golf with three U.S. presidents business outside of the music space, Old Dominion’s Brad Tursi is affiliated — Bill Clinton, Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush — at the Bob with Da Toscano, a new Italian restaurant in New York under the direction of Hope Chrysler Classic in California. head chef Michael Toscano. Tursi’s brother, Drew Tursi, who died in 2017, was a student of Toscano. Feb. 16 • 2019 — Mitchell Tenpenny performs “Drunk Me” during his Grand Gene Watson’s membership in the Grand Ole Opry became official on Feb. 7 Ole Opry debut. when Steve Wariner conducted his induction. The recognition comes 45 years after Watson’s first top 10 single, “Love in the Hot Afternoon,” reached Feb. 17 Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. For his big night, Watson sang “Got No • 2014 — Radio host Bob Kingsley is the subject of a surprise party Reason Now for Goin’ Home,” “Fourteen Carat Mind” and “Farewell Party.” at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House marking 40 years of counting The induction comes amid a couple of noteworthy debuts. California-bred trio down the top 40 country hits. Performers include Garth Brooks, Temecula Road first appeared on the WSM-AM Nashville show on Feb. 1. Trisha Yearwood, Chris Young and The Eli Young Band. And Chris Bandi is primed to step into the circle on Feb. 25. Source: RolandNote.com, the Ultimate Country Music Database Top Headlines from .com Click on headlines below for more details

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SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA Hot Country Songs COMPILED BY

TWO COUNTRY THIS LAST WEEKS WKS ON TITLE Artist AIRPLAY PEAK WEEK WEEK AGO CHART PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL RANK POSITION HH HH 1 1 1 19 10,000 HOURS No. 1 (18 weeks) Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber 3 1 D.SMYERS (D.SMYERS,S.MOONEY,J.J.DILLON,J.REYNOLDS,J.D.BIEBER,J.BOYD) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR HH HH 2 2 2 49 THE BONES Airplay Gainer Maren Morris 1 2 l G.KURSTIN (M.MORRIS,J.ROBBINS,L.J.VELTZ) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE KINFOLKS 3 7 6 18 Sam Hunt 2 3 l Z.CROWELL (S.L.HUNT,Z.CROWELL,J.FLOWERS,J.OSBORNE) MCA NASHVILLE 4 3 4 45 ONE MAN BAND Old Dominion RC 2 S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,T. ROSEN,B.F.TURSI,J.OSBORNE) RCA NASHVILLE 5 4 3 35 EVEN THOUGH I’M LEAVING Luke Combs 6 2 S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,W.B.DURRETTE,R.M.L.FULCHER) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 6 5 5 35 HEARTACHE MEDICATION Jon Pardi 4 5 J.PARDI,B.BUTLER,R.GORE (J.PARDI,BARY DEAN,N.HEMBY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE HOMESICK 7 8 9 46 Kane Brown 7 7 l D.HUFF (K.BROWN,B.BERRYHILL,M.J.MCGINN,T.PHILLIPS) ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE I HOPE 8 10 10 41 Gabby Barrett 17 8 l R.COPPERMAN (Z.KALE,J.M.NITE,G.BARRETT) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR 9 9 7 38 WHAT IF I NEVER GET OVER YOU Lady Antebellum RC 5 D.HUFF (S.ELLIS,J.GREEN,R.J.HURD,L.J.VELTZ) BMLG 10 6 11 8 NOBODY BUT YOU Blake Shelton Duet With Gwen Stefani 23 6 S.HENDRICKS (T.L.JAMES,R.COPPERMAN,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WMN WHAT SHE WANTS TONIGHT 11 11 15 16 Luke Bryan 10 11 l J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (L.BRYAN,R.COPPERMAN,H.LINDSEY,J.M.NITE) CAPITOL NASHVILLE MAKE ME WANT TO 12 14 14 36 Jimmie Allen 5 12 l A.BOWERS,E.TORRES (J.ALLEN,P.SIKES,J.DENMARK) STONEY CREEK I WISH GRANDPAS NEVER DIED 13 13 13 27 Riley Green 15 13 l D.HUFF (R.GREEN,L.BONDS,B.GREEN) BMLG MORE HEARTS THAN MINE 14 12 12 31 Ingrid Andress 14 12 l S.ELLIS,I.ANDRESS (I.ANDRESS,S.ELLIS,D.SOUTHERLAND) A TLANTIC/WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WEA WE BACK 15 15 16 22 Jason Aldean 8 11 l M.KNOX (B.D.WARREN,B.WARREN,T.HUBBARD,J.M.SCHMIDT) MACON/BROKEN BOW HH H 16 24 24 25 HEARTLESS Digital & Streaming Gainer Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Featuring Morgan Wallen - 15 l DIPLO,KING HENRY,CHARLIE HANDSOME,J.MOI (T.W.PENTZ,H.A.ALLEN,M.WALLEN,E.K.SMITH,R.J.HURD,CHARLIE HANDSOME) MAD DECENT/COLUMBIA I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW 17 16 18 17 Carly Pearce & Lee Brice 16 16 l BUSBEE (C.PEARCE,L.COMBS,R.MONTANA,J.SINGLETON) CURB/BIG MACHINE HOMEMADE 18 20 21 21 Jake Owen 9 18 l J.MOI,D.COHEN (B.GOLDSMITH,J.MULLINS,D.PARKER,B.PINSON) BIG LOUD CHASIN’ YOU 19 18 19 25 Morgan Wallen 20 18 l J.MOI (J.MOORE,M.WALLEN,C.WISEMAN) BIG LOUD 20 17 17 22 HOMECOMING QUEEN? Kelsea Ballerini 19 14 J.ROBBINS (K.BALLERINI,J.ROBBINS,N.GALYON) BLACK RIVER SLOW DANCE IN A PARKING LOT 21 19 20 29 Jordan Davis 11 18 l P.DIGIOVANNI (J.DAVIS,L.L.FOWLER) MCA NASHVILLE CATCH 22 21 22 32 Brett Young 13 21 l D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,R.COPPERMAN,A.GORLEY) BMLG DIVE BAR 23 22 23 32 Garth Brooks & Blake Shelton 12 19 l G.BROOKS (M.ROSSELL,B.KENNEDY,T.G.BROOKS) PEARL TO A T 24 23 25 52 Ryan Hurd 22 23 l D.HUFF,A.ESHUIS (R.J.HURD,N.SPICER,L.J.VELTZ) RCA NASHVILLE BEER CAN’T FIX 25 27 27 6 Thomas Rhett Featuring Jon Pardi 21 25 l D.HUFF,J.BUNETTA,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,J.BUNETTA,Z.SKELTON,R.B.TEDDER) VALORY

COUNTRY SONGWRITERSTM COUNTRY PRODUCERSTM

#1 #1 1 5 WKS LAURA VELTZ  1 27 WKS DANN HUFF  2 JIMMY ROBBINS  2 DAN SMYERS  3 JOSH OSBORNE  3 JOEY MOI  4 LUKE COMBS  4 GREG KURSTIN  5 MAREN MORRIS  5 SCOTT MOFFATT  6 ROSS COPPERMAN  6 ZACH CROWELL  7 JON NITE  7 SHANE MCANALLY  8 RYAN HURD  8 SCOTT HENDRICKS  9 RAY FULCHER  9 ROSS COPPERMAN  NITE 10 SAM ELLIS  10 MICHAEL KNOX  KRYSTAL WHITNEY KRYSTAL

The weekly Country Songwriters and Country Producers charts are based on total points accrued by a songwriter and producer, respectively, for each attributed song that appears on the Hot Country Songs chart. As with Billboard’s yearly recaps, multiple writers or producers split points for each song equally (and the dividing of points will lead to occasional ties on rankings). BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 10, 2020 | PAGE 12 OF 17

SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA Hot Country Songs COMPILED BY

TWO COUNTRY THIS LAST WEEKS WKS ON TITLE Artist AIRPLAY PEAK WEEK WEEK AGO CHART PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL RANK POSITION AFTER A FEW 26 26 26 17 Travis Denning 18 25 l J.S.STOVER (T.DENNING,K.ARCHER,J.WEAVER) MERCURY 27 25 42 23 LONELY IF YOU ARE Chase Rice 33 25 C. DESTEFANO,C.RICE (C.RICE,L.RIMES,H.PHELPS) DACK JANIELS/BROKEN BOW BLESSINGS 28 28 28 13 Florida Georgia Line 27 28 l J.MOI,FLORIDA GEORIGA LINE (T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY,T.DOUGLAS,J.FRASURE,J.M.SCHMIDT,E.K.SMITH) BMLG BETTER TOGETHER 29 30 32 13 Luke Combs - 14 l S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,D.ISBELL,R.MONTANA) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE DOES TO ME 30 38 — 4 Luke Combs Featuring Eric Church 25 30 l S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,R.M.L.FULCHER,T.M.REEVE) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE IN BETWEEN 31 29 30 14 Scotty McCreery 24 27 l F.ROGERS (S.MCCREERY,F.ROGERS,J.L.ALEXANDER,J.SINGLETON) TRIPLE TIGERS MONSTERS 32 31 31 12 Eric Church 26 29 l J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,J.HYDE) EMI NASHVILLE HER WORLD OR MINE 33 33 33 15 Michael Ray 28 31 l S.HENDRICKS (J.PAULIN,T.DENNING,B.BEAVERS) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WEA 34 32 34 10 BLUEBIRD Miranda Lambert 34 32 J.JOYCE (M.LAMBERT,L.DICK,N.HEMBY) VANNER/RCA NASHVILLE DROWNING 35 34 35 20 Chris Young 35 18 l C.CROWDER,C.YOUNG (C.A.YOUNG,C.CROWDER,J.HOGE) RCA NASHVILLE DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART 36 35 36 29 Maddie & Tae 36 35 l J.ROBBINS,D.WELLS (M.MARLOW,T.DYE,J.SINGLETON,D.RUTTAN) MERCURY DRINKING ALONE 37 36 37 13 Carrie Underwood 29 36 l D.GARCIA,C.UNDERWOOD (C.UNDERWOOD,D.A.GARCIA,BRETT JAMES) CAPITOL NASHVILLE ONE BIG COUNTRY SONG 38 37 39 8 LOCASH RC 37 l 770 PRODUCTIONS (J.FRASURE,A.GORLEY,M.W.HARDY) WHEELHOUSE BIG, BIG PLANS 39 39 38 17 Chris Lane 54 33 l J.MOI (J.DURRETT,C.LANE,E.K.SMITH) BIG LOUD WHAT COULD’VE BEEN 40 40 43 10 Gone West 31 40 l J.KENNEY (C.CAILLAT,J.K.YOUNG,J.REEVES,D.J.REEVES,J.KENNEY) TRIPLE TIGERS ONE NIGHT STANDARDS 41 41 49 6 Ashley McBryde 38 41 l J.JOYCE (A.MCBRYDE,S.MCANALLY,N.HAYFORD) ATLANTIC/WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR COVER ME UP 42 42 44 14 Morgan Wallen - 35 l J.MOI,D.COHEN (M.J.ISBELL) BIG LOUD ONE BEER 43 45 45 6 HARDY Featuring Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson 60 42 l J.MOI,D.WELLS (M.W.HARDY,H.LINDSEY,J.MITCHELL) TREE VIBEZ/BIG LOUD THIS BAR 44 44 41 5 Morgan Wallen - 29 l J.MOI (M.W.HARDY,J.MORGAN,J.SCOTT,E.K.SMITH,R.VOJTESAK,M.WALLEN) BIG LOUD FAMILY TREE 45 46 46 20 Caylee Hammack 32 40 l M.REAVES,C.HAMMACK (C.HAMMACK,T.VERGES,G.SAMPSON) CAPITOL NASHVILLE WHY WE DRINK 46 NEW 1 Justin Moore 30 46 l J.S.STOVER,S.BORCHETTA (J.MOORE,C.BEATHARD,D.L.MURPHY,J.S.STOVER) VALORY GOT WHAT I GOT 47 50 — 5 Jason Aldean - 34 l M.KNOX (M.TYLER,A.PALMER,T.ARCHER) MACON/BROKEN BOW ANYTHING SHE SAYS 48 49 — 3 Mitchell Tenpenny Featuring Seaforth - 48 l J.M.SCHMIDT (M.TENPENNY,J.M.SCHMIDT,T.W.JORDAN,A.ALBERT) RISER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE FAMOUS Adam Doleac 49 RE-ENTRY 2 - 49 l A.SKIB (A.DOLEAC,B.HAMRICK,A.SKIB) ARISTA NASHVILLE GETTING GOOD Lauren Alaina 50 RE-ENTRY 2 48 43 l D.GARCIA (E.L.WEISBAND) 19/MERCURY

The week’s most popular country songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data from online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music. Descending titles below No. 25 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks.

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WEEKLY UNIT COUNT YEAR-TO-DATE YEAR-OVER-YEAR

ALBUM AUDIO VIDEO CONSUMPTION ON-DEMAND ON-DEMAND 2019 2020 CHANGE ALBUM CONSUMPTION This Week 1,030,000 1,083,076,000 270,909,000 Album ’19 4.52 million Consumption 4,516,000 5,043,000 11.7% ’20 5.04 million Last Week 1,041,000 1,083,049,000 276,851,000 Album Sales 891,000 818,000 -8.2% Change -1.1% 0.0% -2.1% TOTAL ON-DEMAND STREAMS Audio On-Demand 4,399,904,000 5,287,541,000 20.2% ’19 5.57 billion This Week Last Year 986,000 905,630,000 246,098,000 ’20 6.63 billion Change 4.5% 19.6% 10.1% Video On-Demand 1,169,937,000 1,339,094,000 14.5%

All data measures U.S. activity as of the week ending Feb. 6, 2020. All units counts are rounded to the nearest thousand. Album consumption units — also known as albums plus TEA plus SEA — consists of album sales; track-equivalent album (TEA) sales whereby 10 tracks equal one consumption unit; and stream equivalent albums (SEA) whereby 1,250 paid and/or 3,750 ad-supported audio on-demand streams (OAD) equal one consumption unit.

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SALES, DATA STREAMING & SALES COMPILED BY DATA COMPILED BY

COUNTRY COUNTRY TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS STREAMING SONGS DIGITAL SONG SALES

TITLE TITLE AGO POS. THIS THIS LAST LAST PEAK CERT. WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE THIS WEEK LAST WEEK WKS ON CHART THIS WEEK LAST WEEK WKS ON CHART WEEKS WEEKS

ON CHT ARTIST ARTIST 2 WEEKS 2 WEEKS IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL 10,000 HOURS NOBODY BUT YOU LUKE COMBS WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET 1 1 18 1 1 8 l DAN + SHAY & JUSTIN BIEBER  BLAKE SHELTON DUET WITH GWEN STEFANI  1 1 2 13 RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 595687*/SMN 1   THE BONES 10,000 HOURS LUKE COMBS THIS ONE’S FOR YOU l2 2 31 2 2 18 2 3 3 140 RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 538883*/SMN 3 1 MAREN MORRIS  DAN + SHAY & JUSTIN BIEBER  ONE MAN BAND I HOPE BLAKE SHELTON FULLY LOADED: GOD’S COUNTRY 3 3 24 3 3 23 3 2 5 8 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 607343/WMN 1 l OLD DOMINION  l GABBY BARRETT  HEARTLESS THE BONES MORGAN WALLEN IF I KNOW ME 4 10 25 4 4 25 4 4 6 88 BIG LOUD DIGITAL EX 0 3 l DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY FEAT. MORGAN WALLEN  MAREN MORRIS  I HOPE ONE MAN BAND DAN + SHAY DAN + SHAY 5 5 15 5 5 34 5 5 7 85 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 570796/WMN 1 1 l GABBY BARRETT  OLD DOMINION  KINFOLKS EVEN THOUGH I’M LEAVING 12 12 11 JASON ALDEAN 9 1 l6 6 16 l6 10 30 l6 MACON/BROKEN BOW/BMG 32944*/BBMG SAM HUNT  LUKE COMBS  EVEN THOUGH I’M LEAVING I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW KANE BROWN EXPERIMENT 7 4 23 7 11 10 7 7 9 65 ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE /SMN 0 1 LUKE COMBS  l CARLY PEARCE & LEE BRICE  TENNESSEE WHISKEY I WISH GRANDPAS NEVER DIED CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLER 8 7 148 8 9 27 8 9 10 249 MERCURY 019405*/UMGN 4 1 l CHRIS STAPLETON  RILEY GREEN  WHISKEY GLASSES HEARTLESS MAREN MORRIS GIRL 9 8 51 9 RE-ENTRY 9 8 8 48 COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 590186*/SMN 1 l MORGAN WALLEN  l DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY FEAT. MORGAN WALLEN  HEARTACHE MEDICATION MORE HEARTS THAN MINE OLD DOMINION OLD DOMINION 10 13 8 10 13 20 10 11 11 15 RCA NASHVILLE 589183*/SMN 1 l JON PARDI  INGRID ANDRESS  HOMESICK GOD’S COUNTRY THOMAS RHETT CENTER POINT ROAD 11 17 6 11 8 45 11 13 14 36 VALORY TR0400A*/BMLG 1 l KANE BROWN  BLAKE SHELTON  BEAUTIFUL CRAZY BEER NEVER BROKE MY HEART KANE BROWN KANE BROWN 12 14 92 12 RE-ENTRY 12 15 13 166 ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE 530947*/SMN 1 1 l LUKE COMBS  l LUKE COMBS  BEER NEVER BROKE MY HEART HOMESICK DUSTIN LYNCH TULLAHOMA 13 16 39 13 14 14 13 10 4 3 BROKEN BOW/BMG 85625/BBMG 4 l LUKE COMBS  KANE BROWN  SPEECHLESS TENNESSEE WHISKEY 30 30 218 TAYLOR SWIFT RED 1 14 15 81 14 15 210 l14 BIG MACHINE 310400A*/BMLG (18.98) 7 l DAN + SHAY  l CHRIS STAPLETON  ONE THING RIGHT THE GIT UP ELVIS PRESLEY THE ESSENTIAL ELVIS PRESLEY 15 12 31 15 20 36 15 16 15 47 RCA/SONY STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP 89048*/LEGACY (25.98) 1 12 MARSHMELLO & KANE BROWN  l BLANCO BROWN 

KACEY MUSGRAVES GOLDEN HOUR 16 9 9 WHAT IF I NEVER GET OVER YOU 16 17 15 KINFOLKS 16 20 20 92 MCA NASHVILLE 027921*/UMGN 0 1 LADY ANTEBELLUM  SAM HUNT  MEANT TO BE HEARTACHE MEDICATION JON PARDI HEARTACHE MEDICATION 17 18 115 17 18 10 17 21 19 19 CAPITOL NASHVILLE 030574*/UMGN 2 l BEBE REXHA & FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE  JON PARDI 

LADY ANTEBELLUM OCEAN 18 11 2 NOBODY BUT YOU 18 7 80 SPEECHLESS 18 17 16 12 BMLG LA0100A* 2 BLAKE SHELTON DUET WITH GWEN STEFANI  DAN + SHAY  JASON ALDEAN REARVIEW TOWN HOMECOMING QUEEN? CHASIN’ YOU 19 19 12 19 NEW 19 19 18 95 MACON/BROKEN BOW/BMG 538375642*/BBMG (538375730) 0 1 KELSEA BALLERINI  l MORGAN WALLEN 

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE CAN’T SAY I AIN’T COUNTRY 20 20 44 GOD’S COUNTRY 20 16 31 ONE THING RIGHT 20 23 23 51 BMLG FGL0400* 0 1 BLAKE SHELTON  MARSHMELLO & KANE BROWN  BLAKE SHELTON RELOADED: 20 #1 HITS CHASIN’ YOU BETTER TOGETHER 21 21 5 21 RE-ENTRY 21 18 21 224 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 551788/WMN 2 l MORGAN WALLEN  l LUKE COMBS  GEORGE STRAIT 50 NUMBER ONES TEQUILA LONELY IF YOU ARE 22 22 98 22 12 2 22 22 22 197 MCA NASHVILLE 000459/UMGN (25.98) 7 1 l DAN + SHAY  CHASE RICE  JOHNNY CASH THE ESSENTIAL JOHNNY CASH HEAVEN WHAT SHE WANTS TONIGHT 23 29 29 156 16 23 25 117 23 25 6 l COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 86290*/LEGACY (24.98/17.98) 3 l KANE BROWN  LUKE BRYAN  RILEY GREEN DIFFERENT ‘ROUND HERE WHAT SHE WANTS TONIGHT BEAUTIFUL CRAZY 24 27 26 19 11 24 NEW 24 RE-ENTRY BMLG BMXRG0100C VS EX l LUKE BRYAN  l LUKE COMBS  JON PARDI CALIFORNIA SUNRISE I WISH GRANDPAS NEVER DIED WHAT IF I NEVER GET OVER YOU 25 24 24 190 1 25 RE-ENTRY 25 21 31 CAPITOL NASHVILLE 024744*/UMGN 1 l RILEY GREEN  LADY ANTEBELLUM  Top Country Albums ranks the most popular country albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, The week’s top-streamed and top-selling paid download country songs, respectively, from sales reports based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming collected and provided by Nielsen Music. Charts update weekly on Tuesdays at www.Billboard.Biz/ equivalent albums). Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights charts. Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved. reserved. SALES DATA SALES DATA COMPILED BY COMPILED BY AMERICANA/ FOLK ALBUMS BLUEGRASS ALBUMS

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8 9 125 JAMES TAYLOR GREATEST HITS 7 NEW 1 TROUT STEAK REVIVAL THE LIGHT WE BRING 7 l7 WARNER BROS. 78094/RHINO (11.98) l7 TSRECORDS 4959* THE LUMINEERS III DELLA MAE HEADLIGHT 8 2 19 21 DUALTONE 5127* 1 8 8 1 3 ROUNDER 610077*/CONCORD 1 TYLER CHILDERS PURGATORY ROB ICKES / TREY HENSLEY WORLD FULL OF BLUES 9 7 7 47 HICKMAN HOLLER 001*/THIRTY TIGERS 4 9 12 — 9 COMPASS 4745* 3 12 11 251 THE LUMINEERS THE LUMINEERS 1 10 9 8 10 JUDY COLLINS / JONAS FJELD WITH CHATHAM COUNTY LINE WINTER STORIES 1 l10 DUALTONE 1608* 3 WILDFLOWER 1560/CLEOPATRA Americana/Folk Albums ranks the most popular Americana/folk albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, Bluegrass Albums ranks the most popular bluegrass albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming album sales. Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved. equivalent albums). Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 10, 2020 | PAGE 14 OF 17

MAKIN’ TRACKS TOM ROLAND [email protected] ‘Some People Do’: Old Dominion Turns Personal Pain Into A Public Inspiration

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you are.” “Just because you say this doesn’t mean you’re going to get forgiven,” he The words of 20th-century poet e.e. cummings get to the heart of being explains. “Sometimes the damage is done. So I like some of that language in an adult. It isn’t easy, or fun, to take responsibility for your own actions in the there because I do think we tend to tidy up shit so much in this town, songwise. short run. But in the long term, it’s the most graceful and productive way to live. And, you know, real life is not always resolved.” Some people figure that out in their 20s. Some people, even at age 73, never will. Rhett sang the vocal for the end-of-day work tape, and Frasure created a demo Old Dominion’s “Some People Do,” released that used an electric piano as the foundation. to radio via PlayMPE on Jan. 21, explores that Rhett considered it seriously for Center Point phenomenon in a dramatic way, capturing a Road, but ultimately decided it didn’t fit that proud man who finally admits his shortcomings project. When he passed, different members when a relationship is at a crossroads. It’s not of the Old Dominion team — particularly clear in the song whether the couple will survive Sony Music Nashville and Morris Higham the moment, but it is apparent that the singer Management — started lobbying for the band is choosing full-fledged manhood. And it’s to tackle “Some People Do,” though it was not presented in a way that makes his difficult an obvious fit. journey compelling and listenable. “It was hard to kind of imagine Old “It’s not an easy topic,” says Old Dominion Dominion doing it because they are a band vocalist Matthew Ramsey, one of the song’s and their playing is so integral,” says McAnally. four composers. “It wasn’t easy to write, and “The only thing they don’t have in the band is OLD DOMINION it’s not easy to sing every night.” a piano player — Trevor plays piano, but that’s But “in a world that’s gone crazy,” as the song not his main instrument. So it’s kind of hard to says, “Some People Do” has made a remarkable connection. Released as a gratis convince a band that doesn’t have a piano player to do a piano ballad.” track on May 3, 2019, it found an audience through streaming platforms months They spent two days at Sound Stage Studios with session keyboardist Dave before RCA issued the band’s self-titled album on Oct. 25. Cohen augmenting Old Dominion. They tried turning it into an anthemic ballad “Fan reaction was crazy,” recalls Ramsey. “Messages started pouring in about that involved the entire group, including guitarist Brad Tursi, bassist Geoff people’s lives and what they’ve gone through and how this song is helping them.” Sprung and drummer Whit Sellers. When those efforts failed, Ramsey was It’s likely working because the song is built on reality, captured in an unfiltered ready to throw in the towel, not wanting to waste any more of his bandmates’ moment as Ramsey was leaving a writing session at Nashville’s Rhythm House on time on a personal passion project. But it got one more shot. Jan. 5, 2018. Thomas Rhett and co-writers Jesse Frasure (“Dirt on My Boots,” “Trevor actually said, ‘Can we just try one more thing? The thing that makes “Road Less Traveled”) and Shane McAnally (“Nobody But You,” “Rainbow”) this song special is how simple that demo is. So can we just do that and see what already had written a radio-friendly uptempo song, and as they packed to leave, happens?’ ” recalls Ramsey. “He was right. And he saved it.” one of them questioned if anybody liked one difficult aspect of touring. The rest of the band sat out while Cohen replayed the piano part, replacing “Some people do,” quipped Ramsey. the demo’s original electronic sound with a tone that worked more like a distant, Rhett heard that as a song title. He sat down at the piano, moved his fingers muffled acoustic piano. across a few dark chords and sang what would become the chorus’ opening line: Ramsey did his final vocal later, singing in the dark at Blackbird Studio with “Some people quit drinkin’ too much.” McAnally and engineer Justin Niebank. His first renditions were on the mark, Ramsey followed with, “Some people quit lyin’,” reaching a fragile falsetto in tune and forceful. But something was missing. McAnally reminded him of the note with the last word. So much for leaving — they all recognized a song in emotional power from the day that they wrote it, how they couldn’t even look at progress and built the story of a man who reveals his internal evolution by asking each other without crying. Ramsey found the right mood after that, treating the for forgiveness in an intimate conversation. The words came quickly, with the song like a conversation and practically cracking on the high note in the chorus. end of the first verse locking in on the singer’s new outlook: “Most people don’t “The thing that makes this song is the falsetto lift,” says Frasure. “And the change, but some people do.” As he continues the “some people” line of thought, powerful thing about the recording compared to the demo [is] there’s so much he further elaborates his faults before quietly, cleverly, reframing that phrase: restraint in the tracking of the Old Dominion cut. The cut is even more emotional “Most wouldn’t forgive what I put you through/But I’m here tonight, hoping because of just how raw it is.” some people do.” What it taps into is even more raw and primal than Ramsey’s co-writers knew “I think if we had had that hook before we went in the room, we would have back in 2018. He was struggling in his own life at the time, and the process gave messed it up because we didn’t know where we were headed,” notes McAnally. him the courage to become one of the “some people” who takes responsibility “The chorus is about the singer, and then you flip it where the ‘some people do’ for his actions. is about the other person. And I just don’t think we would have done that. It just “This song sent me into therapy for the first time in my life,” he says. “The would have been too complicated, but it’s actually very simple when you hear it.” next day, I called a therapist because I felt like I needed to change. I wasn’t Simple, but powerful — so emotional, in fact, that McAnally and Ramsey the person that I knew I could be, and I wasn’t the person that I wanted to be.” struggled with their composure. Thus, as RCA Nashville builds toward a March 2 radio add date, Old “He couldn’t even look at me,” says Ramsey, “because he and I would just Dominion trusts that the emotional truth behind “Some People Do” will make burst into tears.” it one of the band’s most important releases. In “a world that’s gone crazy,” The second verse digs in deeply to underscore the sincerity of his apology. plenty of folks are standing at their own personal crossroads, wondering if they And when the song reaches the bridge, it peaks in a cliff-hanger moment: “So should take the more difficult path. After hearing the song, Ramsey hopes whether you kiss me or you close the door/Just know that I’m better than I that some people do. was before.” The mystery about the couple’s future is, Frasure believes, one “If just one person does that, then it’s succeeded,” he says. “I know the song of the strengths of “Some People Do.” did it for me.” BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 10, 2020 | PAGE 15 OF 17 Country Airplay Index

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Sony/ATV Lakeview, SESAC/Amplified Hour Songs, Publishing, BMI (R.J.Hurd, N.Spicer, L.J.Veltz) 22 Got Some Publishing, BMI/Riser House Tunes, SESAC (B. Jordan) 39 SESAC/Pedal Down Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Accent, Davis, B.Day, D.Ross, M.Whitworth) 45 ASCAP/Sounds Of Soperman Music Publishing, ASCAP/ W   G   Curb Songs, ASCAP/Dreamark Publishing, ASCAP (J.Allen, C   P.Sikes, J.Denmark) 5 WE BACK Songs Of TriScore, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane GETTING GOOD Weistribe Publishing, ASCAP/ Publishing Corp., BMI/Loyal Feather Music, BMI/ CATCH Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caliville Publishing, Thankful For This Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP MONSTERS Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Longer Chifforobe Songs, BMI/Free Dive Music, BMI/Big ASCAP/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Plain Jane Songs, (E.L.Weisband) 48 And Louder Music, BMI/Mammaw’s Fried Okra Music, Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/T Hubb BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/ BMI/Little Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Georgia Song Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., h   Publishing America, Inc., BMI (E.Church, J.Hyde) 26 Vibez, ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP (B.D.Warren, ASCAP (B.Young, R.Copperman, A.Gorley) 13 B.Warren, T.Hubbard, J.M.Schmidt) 8 HEAD OVER HEELS Magic Mustang Music MORE HEARTS THAN MINE What Is An CHASIN’ YOU BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Team Inc., BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/Songwriters Ingrid, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Straight From WHAT COULD’VE BEEN Maliburrito Music, Destiny, ASCAP/JMZL Music, ASCAP/Big Loud Mountain, of Platinum Pen Publishing, BMI/Legends Of Magic The Art Music, BMI/Songs For A Stone Heart, BMI/ BMI/Elehala Music, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing BMI/Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Mustang Music, SESAC/BMG Silver Songs, SESAC/Music Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Happy Rock Publishing, Corp., BMI/MRMD Music, BMI/Songs From Outter Space Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP (J.Moore, M.Wallen, Of Platinum Pen, SESAC/Hatchoo Music, SESAC/Sony/ ASCAP (I.Andress, S.Ellis, D.Southerland) 14 Music, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Carver Music, ASCAP C.Wiseman) 20 ATV Countryside, BMI/Songs Of XO, BMI/We In Good (C.Caillat, J.K.Young, J.Reeves, D.J.Reeves, J.Kenney) 31 Company, BMI/Big Deal Beats, BMI (H.Mulholland, J.Wayne, N   CHEATIN’ SONGS WC Music Corp., ASCAP/TipTop N.Cooke, T.Cecil, J.Mullins) 49 WHAT I SEE Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/Warner- Music, ASCAP/Tropical Cowboy Publishing, ASCAP/ NOBODY BUT YOU EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI/ Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Kitt Cass HEARTACHE MEDICATION Sony/ATV BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Concession 114 Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/ Publishing Corporation, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Countryside, BMI/Cowboy And Gus Publishing, BMI/ Songs LLC, GMR/Influence Media Music SPV, LLC, GMR/ Songs Of Freetown, BMI/Me Gusta Music, BMI (T.Howell, Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/Sony/ATV Happy Song Factory, BMI/Pulse Nation, BMI/Creative Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/ B.Lancaster, C.B.Baldwin, J.N.Spillman) 53 Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/ Pulse Music, BMI/These Are Pulse Songs, BMI/Songs Of Smackborne Music, ASCAP/Still Working For The Man Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing MV2, BMI (J.Pardi, Bary Dean, N.Hemby) 4 Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, WHAT SHE WANTS TONIGHT Sony/ATV Tree LLC, ASCAP (J.Carson, C.Duddy, M.Wystrach, S.McAnally, Inc., BMI (T.L.James, R.Copperman, S.McAnally, J.Osborne) 23 Publishing, BMI/Peanut Mill Songs, BMI/EMI Blackwood J.Osborne) 43 HER WORLD OR MINE Songs Of Universal, Music Inc., BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/BIRB Music, ASCAP/ Inc., BMI/I’m About To Go RED On Ya Music, BMI/BMG NOW YOU KNOW Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/ BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/ D   Platinum Songs US, BMI/Music Of Big Deal, BMI/Stalefish Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Mandy’s Nite Writer Music, ASCAP (L.Bryan, R.Copperman, H.Lindsey, Music, BMI (J.Paulin, T.Denning, B.Beavers) 28 Favorite Songs, BMI/Murphy The Wolf Music, BMI/Five J.M.Nite) 10 DETAILS WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Future Heartbeat Miles West Songs, BMI/Don’t Be A Gypsy, BMI (J.Langston, B.Clawson, B.Berryhill) 40 WHY WE DRINK Big Music Machine, BMI/Double Publishing, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., HOMECOMING QUEEN? Sony/ATV Accent, Barrel Ace Music, BMI/Seven Ring Circus Songs, BMI/ BMI/A Boy Named Ford, BMI/Slo Circus Music, ASCAP/ ASCAP/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/JRM3, ASCAP/ Little Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Roc Nation Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Rhythm House Red, Muse Magic, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing O   Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Old Desperados, LLC, ASCAP (M.Trussell, N.Galyon, S.L.Olsen) 37 Corp., BMI/A Boy Named Ford, BMI (K.Ballerini, J.Robbins, ASCAP/N2D Publishing Company, Inc., ASCAP/Carol N.Galyon) 19 ONE BEER Relative Music Group, BMI/BIRB Music, Vincent And Associates, LLC., ASCAP/Ole Red Cape DIAMONDS Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., ASCAP/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/West Pass Songs, ASCAP/Real Big Red Tunes, ASCAP (J.Moore, BMI/SongsbyME, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/CDS HOMEMADE BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Songs Of Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, C.Beathard, D.L.Murphy, J.S.Stover) 30 Words And Music, ASCAP/That Was EZ, BMI/Songs Of Big Deal, ASCAP/Go For The Goldsmith, ASCAP/Mullins Inc., BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (M.W.Hardy, H.Lindsey, Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI (M.Evans, C. It Over Music, BMI/Tree Vibez Music, LLC, BMI/Warner- J.Mitchell) 60 DeStefano, E.K.Bogart) 56 Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Works Of RHA Music, BMI/Oak Tree Swing Publishing, BMI/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/Not A Track Guy Music, BMI (B.Goldsmith, J.Mullins, D.Parker, B.Pinson) 9 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 10, 2020 | PAGE 16 OF 17 Hot Country Songs Index

TITLE Publishing-Licensing Org. COVER ME UP Fame Publishing Company LLC, HOMEMADE BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Songs Of O   (Songwriter) Chart Position BMI/Songs Of Emchant, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Big Deal, ASCAP/Go For The Goldsmith, ASCAP/Mullins Publishing America, Inc., BMI (M.J.Isbell) 42 It Over Music, BMI/Tree Vibez Music, LLC, BMI/Warner- ONE BEER Relative Music Group, BMI/BIRB Music, 10,000 HOURS Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/Shay Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Works Of RHA Music, ASCAP/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/West Pass Mooney Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., D   BMI/Oak Tree Swing Publishing, BMI/New Writers Of Sea Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, BMI/Big Ass Pile Of Dimes Music, BMI/Big Music Machine, Gayle Music, BMI/Not A Track Guy Music, BMI (B.Goldsmith, Inc., BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (M.W.Hardy, H.Lindsey, DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART Super Big J.Mitchell) 43 BMI/Buckeye26, ASCAP/Jreynmusic, ASCAP/WC Music Music, ASCAP/Seven Red Brids Publishing, ASCAP/Big J.Mullins, D.Parker, B.Pinson) 18 Corp., ASCAP/Bieber Time Publishing, ASCAP/Universal Music Machine, BMI/Jehovah Nissi Music, BMI/Jett Music, ONE BIG COUNTRY SONG Songs Of Roc Music Corp., ASCAP/Poo BZ Publishing Inc., ASCAP/ HOMESICK Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Kane ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankful For This Music, Brown Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Nation Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (D.Smyers, S.Mooney, J.J.Dillon, ASCAP/Doc And Maggie Music, SOCAN (M.Marlow, T.Dye, BMI/Telemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/Round Hill J.Reynolds, J.D.Bieber, J.Boyd) 1 BMI/Don’t Be A Gypsy, BMI/Smackworks Music, SESAC/ J.Singleton, D.Ruttan) 36 Kobalt Group Music Publishing, SESAC/Smack Blue, LLC, Songs II, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP/Relative SESAC/TDP Publishing, BMI  Music Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing A   DIVE BAR Rezemblance Music, BMI/Songs Of Reehits, (K.Brown, B.Berryhill, M.J.McGinn, T.Phillips) 7 America, Inc., BMI (J.Frasure, A.Gorley, M.W.Hardy) 38 AFTER A FEW I’m About To Go RED On Ya Music, BMI/Roy Rivers Publishing, BMI/Cowboy Hat Trick, BMI/Travis Denning Music, BMI/ole, BMI/Crack The Glass ASCAP/Major Bob Music, Inc., ASCAP/No Fences Music, I   ONE MAN BAND WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Songs, BMI/Stars And Stripes And Maple Leaf Music, ASCAP (M.Rossell, B.Kennedy, T.G.Brooks) 23 Smackville Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/ BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Sound Wagon Songs, I HOPE Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Revinyl House, Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Rezsongs, DOES TO ME Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg Music, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Nite Writer Music, ASCAP/Reehits World, ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/ ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Works Of RHA (T.Denning, K.Archer, J.Weaver) 26 ASCAP/Gabby Barrett Publishing Designee, BMI (Z.Kale, Smack Blue, LLC, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/ J.M.Nite, G.Barrett) 8 ASCAP/Unfair Entertainment, ASCAP/MeGusta Music, ANYTHING SHE SAYS Sony/ATV Countryside, Larkin Hill Publishing, BMI/Kirbfinder’s Mucho Love ASCAP/We’re Really Doin’ It Publishing, ASCAP/Universal BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP/ Music, BMI (L.Combs, R.M.L.Fulcher, T.M.Reeve) 30 I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW BMG Gold Music Corp., ASCAP/Turs And Chorus, ASCAP (M.Ramsey, T. Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Songs, ASCAP/For The Kids Gold, ASCAP/Redfeather Rosen, B.F.Tursi, J.Osborne) 4 DRINKING ALONE Carrie-Okie Music, BMI/ Publishing, ASCAP/Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg Publishing Corp., BMI/Big Sauce Songs, BMI/W.C.M. Universal Music - Brentwood-Benson Songs, BMI/D Music Corp., SESAC/That’s The Spot Publishing, SESAC/ Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Super Big ONE NIGHT STANDARDS Canned Biscuit Soul Music, ASCAP/Capitol CMG Genesis, ASCAP/Songs Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Songs, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Influence Media Music Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Buzz Light Beer Music, Of Brett, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP (C.Underwood, ASCAP (M.Tenpenny, J.M.Schmidt, T.W.Jordan, A.Albert) 48 Publishing Corp., BMI/Sullivan S Guns Music, BMI (C. SPV, LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/I Love D.A.Garcia, Brett James) 37 Pearce, L.Combs, R.Montana, J.Singleton) 17 RHA, SESAC/Smackworks Music, SESAC/Smack Blue, LLC, B   SESAC (A.McBryde, S.McAnally, N.Hayford) 41 DROWNING Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/They’ve IN BETWEEN Dagum Music, BMI/Austintatious BEER CAN’T FIX EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/ Gone To Plaid Publishing, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Tunes, BMI/Spirit Cataloge Holdings, S.A.R.L./Spirit Two S   Cricket On The Line, BMI/Music Of Big Family, BMI/ Big Crowd Publishing, ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, Nashville, ASCAP/House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/ Dragon Bunny Music, BMI/Patriot Games Publishing, ASCAP/Universal Tunes, SESAC/Songs For Owen Music, Party Of Five Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ SLOW DANCE IN A PARKING LOT Ole Red ASCAP/Write Me A Song Publishing, GMR/Downtown SESAC (C.A.Young, C.Crowder, J.Hoge) 35 Super Big Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, ASCAP (S.McCreery, Cape Songs, ASCAP/Jordan Davis Music, ASCAP/Amylase F.Rogers, J.L.Alexander, J.Singleton) 31 Songs ‘N Such, ASCAP/Matching Cowlicks Music, ASCAP/ Global Two, GMR (Thomas Rhett, J.Bunetta, Z.Skelton, E   R.B.Tedder) 25 WC Music Corp., ASCAP (J.Davis, L.L.Fowler) 21 I WISH GRANDPAS NEVER DIED Warner- EVEN THOUGH I’M LEAVING Big Music T   BETTER TOGETHER Big Music Machine, BMI/ Machine, BMI/50 Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Riley Green Publishing Designee, BMI  13 Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Sony/ Publishing, BMI/Island South, SESAC/Rosest Music, (R.Green, L.Bonds, B.Green)  THIS BAR Relative Music Group, BMI/Ransom Quarter ATV Countryside, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing SESAC/Larkin Hill Publishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane K   Note Music, ASCAP/Pie Cost Publishing, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., BMI/Sullivan S Guns Music, BMI (L.Combs, D.Isbell, Publishing Corp., BMI/Works For RHA Music, BMI (L. Corp., ASCAP/Torches And Pitchforks Music, BMI/Sony/ R.Montana) 29 Combs, W.B.Durrette, R.M.L.Fulcher) 5 KINFOLKS Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Bentween ATV Countryside, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Big The Pines, LLC, ASCAP/Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/Miller Loud Mountain, BMI (M.W.Hardy, J.Morgan, J.Scott, E.K.Smith, BIG, BIG PLANS Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/ F   Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Big Loud Crow Music, ASCAP/Kyler’s Kinda Night, ASCAP/Twelve6 R.Vojtesak, M.Wallen) 44 Dogwood, ASCAP/JFlow Records & Tapes, ASCAP/ Mountain, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Tree Vibez FAMILY TREE Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Sounds Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/ TO A T Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Lake Allegan Music, LLC, BMI/Ern Dog Music, BMI (J.Durrett, C.Lane, Like Chet Publishing, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., Pub Club, ASCAP/Red Like The Sunset Music, ASCAP/ E.K.Smith) 39 BMI/Low Z Music, BMI/1217 Songs, ASCAP/Still Working Smackborne Music, ASCAP (S.L.Hunt, Z.Crowell, J.Flowers, J.Osborne) 3 Spicer And Everyting Nicer, ASCAP/Ole Red Cape Songs, For The Woman, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing ASCAP/Big Music Machine, BMI/Never Veltz So Good BLESSINGS Big Loud Mountain, BMI/T Hubb LLC, ASCAP (C.Hammack, T.Verges, G.Sampson) 45 Publishing, BMI/Pranch Ringle Music, BMI/Round Hill L   Publishing, BMI (R.J.Hurd, N.Spicer, L.J.Veltz) 24 Works, BMI/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Sony/ATV FAMOUS Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, LONELY IF YOU ARE Sony/ATV Countryside, W   Countryside, BMI/Tomdouglasmusic, BMI/Warner- ASCAP/Sehr Laut, ASCAP/Songs Of Razor And Tie Music, BMI/Dack Janiels Publishing, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Telemitry Rhythm ASCAP (A.Doleac, B.Hamrick, A.Skib) 49 Inc., BMI/Koala T Tunes, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ WE BACK Songs Of TriScore, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane House Music, BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/ Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP (C.Rice, L.Rimes, Publishing Corp., BMI/Loyal Feather Music, BMI/ G   WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Volve H.Phelps) 27 Chifforobe Songs, BMI/Free Dive Music, BMI/Big Music, ASCAP/Ern Dog Music, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/T Hubb Inc., BMI/Tree Vibez Music, LLC, BMI (T.Hubbard, B.Kelley, GETTING GOOD Weistribe Publishing, ASCAP/ Thankful For This Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP M   Publishing, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Georgia Song T.Douglas, J.Frasure, J.M.Schmidt, E.K.Smith) 28 Vibez, ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP  (E.L.Weisband) 50 (B.D.Warren, MAKE ME WANT TO Red Lining Music, SESAC/ B.Warren, T.Hubbard, J.M.Schmidt) 15 BLUEBIRD Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Pink Dog Sony/ATV Lakeview, SESAC/Amplified Hour Songs, GOT WHAT I GOT Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/ Publishing, BMI/Emileon Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt SESAC/Pedal Down Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Accent, WHAT COULD’VE BEEN Maliburrito Music, Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Little Louder Songs, MTNoize, SESAC/Peermusic III, Ltd., BMI/Alexander Palmer Songs, BMI/MV2 Music, BMI/Hits Like Hurricane, ASCAP/Sounds Of Soperman Music Publishing, ASCAP/ BMI/Elehala Music, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Wrucke For You Curb Songs, ASCAP/Dreamark Publishing, ASCAP  Corp., BMI/MRMD Music, BMI/Songs From Outter Space BMI (M.Tyler, A.Palmer, T.Archer) 47 (J.Allen, Publishing, BMI (M.Lambert, L.Dick, N.Hemby) 34 P.Sikes, J.Denmark) 12 Music, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Carver Music, ASCAP h   (C.Caillat, J.K.Young, J.Reeves, D.J.Reeves, J.Kenney) 40 THE BONES International Dog Music, BMI/ MONSTERS Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Longer Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Jammy Rabbins Music, HEARTACHE MEDICATION Sony/ATV And Louder Music, BMI/Mammaw’s Fried Okra Music, WHAT IF I NEVER GET OVER YOU ASCAP/Round Hill Songs Jimmy Robbins, ASCAP/ Countryside, BMI/Cowboy And Gus Publishing, BMI/ BMI/Little Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Happy Rock Publishing, Extraordinary Alien Publishing, ASCAP/Oh Denise Happy Song Factory, BMI/Pulse Nation, BMI/Creative Publishing America, Inc., BMI (E.Church, J.Hyde) 32 ASCAP/Dalmatian Music, PRS/Universal-PolyGram Int. Publishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Pulse Music, BMI/These Are Pulse Songs, BMI/Songs Of Tunes, Inc., SESAC/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/hurd- MORE HEARTS THAN MINE What Is An BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., MV2, BMI (J.Pardi, Bary Dean, N.Hemby) 6 jamz, BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI/Never Veltz So Good BMI/Heroes And Halos Music, BMI (M.Morris, J.Robbins, Ingrid, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Straight From Publishing, BMI (S.Ellis, J.Green, R.J.Hurd, L.J.Veltz) 9 L.J.Veltz) 2 HEARTLESS I Like Turtles Music, ASCAP/KMR Music The Art Music, BMI/Songs For A Stone Heart, BMI/ Royalties II SCSp, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Happy Rock Publishing, WHAT SHE WANTS TONIGHT Sony/ATV Tree C   LLC, ASCAP/Duke City Music, BMI/KMR Music Royalties II ASCAP (I.Andress, S.Ellis, D.Southerland) 14 Publishing, BMI/Peanut Mill Songs, BMI/EMI Blackwood SCSp., SESAC/Kobalt Group Music Publishing, SESAC/Big Music Inc., BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/BIRB Music, ASCAP/ CATCH Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caliville Publishing, N   BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/ ASCAP/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Plain Jane Songs, Loud Mountain, BMI/Tree Vibez Music, LLC, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI (T.W.Pentz, H.A.Allen, M.Wallen, E.K.Smith, Nite Writer Music, ASCAP (L.Bryan, R.Copperman, H.Lindsey, BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/ NOBODY BUT YOU EMI Blackwood Music Inc., J.M.Nite) 11 Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., R.J.Hurd, Charlie Handsome) 16 BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Influence Media Music SPV, LLC, GMR/ ASCAP (B.Young, R.Copperman, A.Gorley) 22 HER WORLD OR MINE Songs Of Universal, WHY WE DRINK Big Music Machine, BMI/Double Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/ Barrel Ace Music, BMI/Seven Ring Circus Songs, BMI/ CHASIN’ YOU BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Team Inc., BMI/I’m About To Go RED On Ya Music, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/Music Of Big Deal, BMI/Stalefish Smackborne Music, ASCAP/Still Working For The Man Little Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Destiny, ASCAP/JMZL Music, ASCAP/Big Loud Mountain, Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Music, BMI (J.Paulin, T.Denning, B.Beavers) 33 Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Old Desperados, LLC, BMI/Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Inc., BMI (T.L.James, R.Copperman, S.McAnally, J.Osborne) 10 ASCAP/N2D Publishing Company, Inc., ASCAP/Carol Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP (J.Moore, M.Wallen, HOMECOMING QUEEN? Sony/ATV Accent, Vincent And Associates, LLC., ASCAP/Ole Red Cape C.Wiseman) 19 ASCAP/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/JRM3, ASCAP/ Songs, ASCAP/Real Big Red Tunes, ASCAP (J.Moore, Muse Magic, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing C.Beathard, D.L.Murphy, J.S.Stover) 46 Corp., BMI/A Boy Named Ford, BMI (K.Ballerini, J.Robbins, N.Galyon) 20 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 10, 2020 | PAGE 17 OF 17 CODA On Feb. 15, 1975, T.G. Sheppard’s (with the initials carrying no 45 Years Ago debut single, “Devil in the Bottle,” significance, he has insisted) — climbed 2-1 on Hot Country Songs. one that he reportedly adopted to Penned by Bobby David, the protect his day job because it was T.G. Sheppard song became Sheppard’s first of released on another label. 14 No. 1s among 29 top 10s that he He was subsequently able to Hoisted His tallied through 1987. make his career switch for good, Born William Browder in running up a string of hits that Humboldt, Tenn., Sheppard left included eight consecutive Hot First No. 1 home when he was just 15, moving Country Songs No. 1s in 1980-83. to Memphis to pursue a career in Now 75, Sheppard — who In 1975, “Devil in the Bottle” music and playing clubs under the is married to singer K e l l y stage name Brian Stacy. Lang — still performs regularly. became his first of 14 He later worked at RCA Records In September 2019, he released Hot Country Songs leaders as a promotion executive. While in his first album of all-new material that position, he recorded “Devil” in over 20 years, Mi d n i g h t under a new name — T.G. Sheppard in Memphis. —JIM ASKER

Sheppard, circa 1975.

REWINDING THE COUNTRY CHARTS MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIVES/GETTY IMAGES ARCHIVES/GETTY OCHS MICHAEL