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Thursday, May 12, 2016 NEWS CHART ACTION No. 1 Challenge Coin: “Somewhere On A Beach” New On The Chart —Debuting This Week ! Artist/song/label—chart pos. Michael Tyler /Middle Of A Memory/Warner Bros.— 57 and Jaron Boyer collected w/ /A Little More Love/Curb—72 MusicRow No. 1 Challenge Parmalee/Roots/Stoney Creek— 77 Coins as co-writers of Dierks Brian Pharaoh/Sorry/Spunkem Music— 79 Bentley’s “Somewhere on a Beach,” which topped the ! Greatest Spin Increase MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart on Thursday, April 21. Artist/song/label—Spin Increase ! /H.O.L.Y./Republic Nashville— 584 Boyer and Tyler wrote the hit Cole Swindell/Middle Of A Memory/Warner Bros.— 424 with Alexander Palmer, Dave /Church Bells/— 362 Kuncio, and Josh Mirenda. It’s /Wasted Time/Capitol Nashville— 241 the lead single from Bentley’s Jerrod Niemann w/ Lee Brice/A Little More Love/Curb—226 upcoming , Black, ! scheduled to release May 27. Most Added ! Tyler (L) with Boyer (R) Artist/song/label—No. of Adds Since 2014, every artist and Cole Swindell/Middle Of A Memory/Warner Bros.—29 songwriters who achieves a No. 1 song on the chart is rewarded with a coin. To see the full list of recipients, click here. Florida Georgia Line/H.O.L.Y./Republic Nashville—22 Jerrod Niemann w/ Lee Brice/A Little More Love/Curb—17 ! /The One You’re Waiting On/EMI Nashville— 17 CMT Music Awards Nominations Revealed /Parachute/Mercury— 12 ! /Wanna Be That Song/Warner Bros.—9 Chris Stapleton, Cam and Carrie /Holdin’ Her/Warner Bros.— 9 Underwood dominate this year’s CMT Music Awards nominations, ! with three each. The network On Deck—Soon To Be Charting nominated 12 videos for its Video of Artist/song/label—No. of Spins the Year category, while other Alexandra Demetree/You Still Think I'm Beautiful/SSM Nashville—185 categories include six nominees. Sam Austin/Savin' It Up For Saturday Night/Plateau— 180 The 2016 CMT Music Awards will Josh Christina/Kayla Ann—171 air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Alabama/Come Find Me/BMG— 170 Arena on Wednesday, June 8 at 8 Donica Knight/Love Ain't A Prize/MTS Records—165 p.m. ET. To read the full story, click !here. ! Announces Tour Date And New Single Brad Paisley‘s Life Ampliied World Tour will launch May 19 in Sacramento, California. He will welcome and Maddie & Tae in the tour’s supporting slots. is also on !the bill for certain dates. Paisley and Arista Nashville have also shipped a new single to country radio on Friday, May 12, with a special female guest. To read the full story including the list of tour dates, click here. ! ! Arista Nashville’s LANco and their label & management team visit with MusicRow staff

Carey Carlson (L) of WTCM/Traverse City MI, with Keith Walker, and Diane Richey (R) of Richey Promotions

Pictured L-R: WNCY/Green Bay’s Dan Stone, Carrie Underwood, WNCY’s Charlie McKenzie, Arista’s Luke Jensen

Troy House (L) of WKFC/London, KY welcomes artist Josh Christina

Pictured L-R: WCFT/Selinsgrove, PA’s Shelly Woods, artist Rachael Turner, WCFT’s Kyle Hunter, and The Harry Mann Ryan McCall (L) of WGLR/Platteville, WI with artist Camille Rae (R) Thursday, May 12, 2016

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Brad Puckett !Sponsored by: Phoenix Records Nashville Single: !“Start Your Engines” Written By: !Brad Puckett Hometown: Kingsport, TN ! Artist Facts: This is Brad's third national single. His irst "At Least I'm Feeling Again" co-written by the late Kim Williams, charted on the MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart. The follow-up video was aired on CMT and GAC. Brad's debut album won him Nashville Independent Country Artist of The Year. Brad's second single "Kiss Me In The Rain" did equally as well charting on MusicRow. Brad's latest release is a song that will get listeners driving faster in their cars. In an ode to NASCAR, Brad has captured the essence !of those famous words: "Start Your Engines.” Brad has consistently put on one of the best live shows in the business. He is headlining three major festivals this summer. He has the ability to captivate a crowd and keep it going to the last note of the last song. Brad feels that each show should be an event. Brad has sold over 25,000 copies of his debut and follow- !up album and this new album is poised for even greater success! !Brad's hobbies: Hunting, ishing and anything outdoors. Connect: www.bradpuckettmusic.com ! ! Thursday, May 5, 2016

CALENDAR NO. 1 SONG Singles May 16 Maddie & Tae/Sierra/Dot Records /I’ll Be Home Soon/Black River Entertainment Cyndi Thompson/Sippin’ Wine On The Water/in2une Nashville Southern Halo/Rewind/Southern Halo Records Garry Lee/America/Riverfront-SMG Nashville Joe Loftus/Those Days We Spent On The Farm/AMG Records Tony McKee/Lightning Bugs/GTR Farewell Angelina! /Shotgun Summer/in2une Nashville May 23 Brett Eldredge/Wanna Be That Song/Warner Bros. David McArthur/Good Old Fashioned Country Butt Woopin'/SMG Nashville ! May 30 /Hometown Girl/MCA Nashville Steve Dorian/Edge Of 18 Kenton Sich/Lover & Fighter/Riverfront Promotions-Nashville Cherie Brennan! /Life Is Fun/CBM Nashville In only 10 weeks, ’s “Huntin’, Fishin’, and Lovin’ Every May 13 Day” has landed at the top of the MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart. /Playing With Fire/Big Machine Records ! Rob Baird/Wrong Side of the River/Hard Luck Recording Company It is the fourth consecutive No. 1 single from Bryan’s Kill The Lights album and was written by Bryan along with . Sammy Kershaw/The Got Me/Big Hit Records-RED (songwriting trio of , , and .) Michaela Anne/Bright Lights and the Fame/Kingswood Records ! Hard Working Americans/Rest In Chaos/Melvin Records-Thirty Bryan is currently on his Kill The Lights Tour with and Tigers . Various/The Music of Nashville, Season 4, Volume 2/Big Machine ! Records Watch for Luke to perform on CMT Crossroads with on ! May 21. May 20 /If I’m Honest/Warner Bros. Records-Warner Music Nashville The Highwaymen (, , Kris Kristofferson, Click here to view a full list of )/The Highwaymen Live—American Outlaws [deluxe CD/ DVD/Blu-ray box set]/Columbia-Legacy MusicRow’s Challenge Coin recipients.

MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart Reporting Stations

WHMA Anniston AL KBKB Burlington IA KRRV Alexandria LA KRGI Grand Island NE KFTX Corpus Christi TX WXFL Florence AL KXIA Marshalltown IA WKPE Hyannis, MA WFRY Watertown NY KGKL San Angelo TX KCJC Russellville AR KTHK Idaho Falls ID WKTT Salisbury MD WDNB Liberty NY KMKS Bay City TX KCNY Conway AR WAAG Galesburg IL WVMD Cumberland MD WOLF Syracuse NY KXOX Sweetwater TX KDXY Jonesboro AR WIBL Normal IL WATZ Alpena MI KWHW Altus OK KYYK Palestine TX KQUS Hot Springs AR WOOZ Carterville IL WTCM Traverse City MI KITX Hugo OK KMRK Odessa, TX KWCK Searcy AR WDZQ Decatur IL WJNR Iron Mountain MI KKAJ Ardmore OK WAKG Danville VA KTTI Yuma AZ WMCI Mattoon IL WUPY Ontonagon MI KWOX Woodward OK WMEV Marion VA KVAY Lamar CO WRTB Rockford, IL KZPK St. Cloud MN KWEY Weatherford OK KICR Spokane WA WHWY Destin FL WIFE Connersville IN KYSM Mankato MN KRKT Albany OR WAXX Altoona, WI WTRS Ocala FL WYGB Franklin IN KBXB Sikeston MO WFGE State College PA WCOW Sparta, WI WPHR Ft Pierce FL KAIR Atchison KS KDKD Clinton MO WCFT Selinsgrove PA WGLR Platteville WI WBYZ Baxley GA KKOW Pittsburg KS KFAV Warrenton MO KYTN Union City TN WJMQ Shawano WI WTHO Thomson GA KYEZ Salina KS KWWR Mexico MO WDKN Dickson TN WJVL Janesville WI WUBB Savannah GA WBKR Owensboro KY WQNZ Natchez MS WEIO Huntingdon TN WQPC Prairie du Chien WI KBOE Oskaloosa IA WDHR Pikeville KY KZZY Devils Lake ND WLLX Lawrenceburg TN WDGG Huntington WV KIAI Mason City IA WKFC London KY KYCK Grand Forks ND WOWF Crossville TN WKKW Morgantown WV KLMJ Hampton IA WGGC Bowling Green KY KQBA Santa Fe, NM WMYL Clinton, TN WTNJ Mount Hope WV KSMA Mason City IA WKDZ Cadiz KY KRVN Lexington NE WUCZ Carthage TN WKWS Charleston WV ! Renegade Radio Nashville !WTCR Huntington WV Thursday, May 12, 2016

Weeks % Spin On Chart Last Week This Week Artist / Song / Label Spins / Reports Power Spins +/-

10 2 1 Luke Bryan / Huntin’, Fishin’, and Lovin’ Every Day / Capitol 3571/96 6 197 15 3 2 / T-Shirt / Valory Music Co. 3529/95 7 220 10 4 3 Blake Shelton / Came Here To Forget / Warner Bros. 3339/92 7 222 13 5 4 / Record Year / EMI Nashville 3146/98 4 116 7 8 5 Keith Urban / Wasted Time / Capitol Nashville 2913/94 9 241 25 6 6 / You Look Like I Need A Drink / Valory 2905/94 3 73 7 7 7 / Noise / Columbia Nashville 2901/93 4 109 21 9 8 / Fix / Big Loud Records 2685/91 2 56 28 10 9 Kip Moore / Running For You / MCA Nashville 2672/92 5 120 6 11 10 Carrie Underwood / Church Bells / Arista Nashville 2648/95 16 362 10 14 11 / American Country Love Song / RCA Nashville 2297/89 5 108 23 13 12 Frankie Ballard / It All Started With A Beer / Warner Bros. 2285/80 3 74 6 16 13 / Lights Come On / Broken Bow 2185/87 5 107 29 1 14 Dustin Lynch / Mind Reader / Broken Bow 2124/53 -37 -1255 15 17 15 CAM / Mayday / Arista Nashville 2037/84 1 21 15 18 16 Billy Currington / It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To / Mercury Nashville 1910/88 5 92 10 19 17 Sam Hunt / Make You Miss Me / MCA Nashville 1824/81 10 171 8 20 18 / Peter Pan / Black River 1781/89 14 212 13 21 19 Dan + Shay / From The Ground Up / Warner Bros. 1654/75 7 114 15 22 20 LoCash / I Know Somebody / Reviver Records 1587/85 4 63 18 23 21 Jennifer Nettles / Unlove You / Big Machine Records 1503/81 3 37 11 24 22 / 21 Summer / EMI Nashville 1484/78 8 109 2 38 23 Florida Georgia Line / H.O.L.Y. / Republic Nashville 1442/82 68 584 29 26 24 William Michael Morgan / I Met A Girl / Warner Bros. 1373/63 7 88 4 27 25 / Castaway / Southern Ground-John Varvatos-Dot 1347/77 13 157 19 25 26 Drake White / Livin’ The Dream / Dot 1346/74 2 20 5 28 27 Tucker Beathard / Rock On / Dot Records 1341/75 16 180 17 29 28 Olivia Lane / Make My Own Sunshine / Big Spark Music Group 1196/60 5 53 9 30 29 Brian Collins / Healing Highway / Blue Light Entertainment 1121/74 12 123 22 31 30 Robby Johnson / Hate Me Tonight / CMR Nashville 1067/41 10 95 16 32 31 Spencer’s Own / Livin’ in the Moment / Electric House 1008/57 4 39 9 33 32 Granger Smith / If The Boot Fits / Wheelhouse Records 992/61 4 42 15 34 33 Tony Jackson / Drink By Drink / DDS Entertainment 970/49 6 55 15 35 34 / Take Me Down / MCA Nashville 967/46 6 55 12 40 35 Jason Pritchett / Already A Dead Man / BDMG 921/53 12 95 8 39 36 / Used To Love You Sober / RCA Nashville 889/59 6 50 4 43 37 Aaron Watson / Bluebonnets / Thirty Tigers 860/69 15 113 18 37 38 / Jesus and Jones / Wheelhouse Records 849/50 -2 -14 3 48 39 Chris Stapleton / Parachute / Mercury 847/63 33 208 11 42 40 Clare Dunn / Tuxedo / MCA Nashville 785/43 4 33 Weeks % Spin On Chart Last Week This Week Artist / Song / Label Spins / Reports Power Spins +/-

8 41 41 / Song No. 7 / Stoney Creek Records 782/52 1 9 14 44 42 Broseph E Lee / Right Where She Wants Me / Broseph Music 777/39 5 35 12 45 43 Diana Upton-Hill / Southern Gentlemen / Third Floor Records 738/45 4 28 11 46 44 Smith & Wesley / Sweet Life / Garage Door Records 718/43 5 31 16 47 45 Eric Chesser / I Can’t Read Your Mind / Big Big Records Nashville 689/36 7 45 5 51 46 Lonestar / Never Enders / Shanachie Entertainment 550/45 10 49 8 50 47 James Robert Webb / How That Feels / Bison Creek Records 549/33 4 19 4 56 48 Brett Young / Sleep Without You / Republic 547/40 36 145 2 65 49 Alan Jackson / The One You’re Waiting On / EMI Nashville 540/48 63 208 14 53 50 Jake Worthington / Just Keep Falling In Love / 501/32 4 21 12 52 51 Jordan Rager / Southern Boy / Broken Bow 494/32 -1 -7 6 55 52 Mike Smith / Little Bit Of Us / 22 Records 477/30 12 51 4 60 53 Keith Walker / Friends With Boats / Keith Walker Music 453/35 23 85 3 64 54 Rachael Turner / Aftershock / Rustic Records 448/39 31 106 13 54 55 The Cains / Knock Knock / GMV Music 447/31 3 12 5 58 56 Craig Campbell / Outskirts Of Heaven / Red Bow Records 426/33 13 49 1 0 57 Cole Swindell / Middle Of A Memory / Warner Bros. 424/29 0 424 3 67 58 / Lonely Girl / Capitol Nashville 417/33 31 98 3 68 59 Casey Donahew / Feels This Right / Almost Country Entertainment 412/35 35 107 7 59 60 Love And Theft / Whiskey On My Breath / Curb Records 411/29 11 41 7 62 61 Charee White / Alive / Slugfest Records 399/25 11 40 7 61 62 Leslie Cours Mather / That Was The Whiskey / 391/26 9 31 11 63 63 Frank Ortega / Tell Me / Villa One Records 365/25 4 13 9 66 64 Jake Clayton / What Not To Do / Rebel Engine 359/21 11 36 2 73 65 Michael Ray / Think A Little Less / Warner Bros. 346/27 40 98 5 69 66 Kayla Calabrese / Happily Never After / Burning Ground Entertainment 317/21 8 23 11 36 67 / Southernality / Republic Nashville 317/23 -65 -576 6 70 68 Camille Rae / Shadows Dance Tonight / Break The Cycle Entertainment 308/20 7 21 5 72 69 Ryan Broshear / Spin Me / Painted Horse Records 292/21 12 31 5 71 70 Corey Smith / Blow Me Away / Concord/Sugarhill 290/20 8 21 2 79 71 Chris Janson / Holdin’ Her / Warner Bros 263/22 43 79 1 167 72 Jerrod Niemann w/ Lee Brice / A Little More Love / Curb 244/18 1256 226 3 75 73 Ashland Belle / Fastest Car / Overtone Music Group 243/16 10 23 6 74 74 Martina McBride / Reckless / Nash Icon 235/16 6 13 3 76 75 / It’s Your Move / 224/17 10 21 3 78 76 High Valley / Make You Mine / Warner Bros. 219/16 18 34 1 85 77 Parmalee / Roots / Stoney Creek Records 198/15 33 49 2 77 78 Tara Thompson / Someone To Take Your Place / Valory 196/14 5 9 1 81 79 Brian Pharaoh / Sorry / Spunkem Music 186/12 13 22 2 80 80 Kristen Kelly / Fire 186/12 11 19 No. 1 Song Greatest Spin Increase Highest Debut