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Meet Warner’s Matt Signore Named as incoming Warner Music Nashville COO as far back as July, Matt Signore brings 25 years of record business experience, a long history with WMN Chairman/CEO John Esposito and a few other Nashville connections to the role he started Jan. 1. CA: How did you end up in the music business? MS: I worked as a CPA in New York for a big accounting firm. Back in that day with those jobs, you hoped one of your clients would hire you. I had a friend who worked on the acquisition of Island Records by Polygram, went there and basically had a job for me. I was 26 years old, got a $3,000 raise and I could wear jeans to work. I came home and said, “I think I want to do this.” I wasn’t a musician and didn’t want to be in the music business, necessarily. But I went to work for Matt Signore Island and ultimately Island/Def Jam on the business side. How did you meet Espo? In 1994, he was the head of catalog sales at Polygram. He was Exclusive Club: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am tournament winner Jordan Spieth (l) and partner Jake Owen celebrate a big the guy trying to get labels to clear things for catalog work, and my weekend on the links. In addition to the pair placing third in boss was a pain in the ass. His first memory of me was as the fi- the Pro-Am, Owen was honored with the Arnie Award, which nance guy at Island who helped him get stuff done. When Universal he is holding. “Having my family there, and my cancer-free bought Polygram and created Island/Def Jam, Espo was GM. Dad caddying for me all week made it so special,” Owen says. I was going to leave the company in 2000, but he created a job for me. My title was basically “everybody’s best friend.” I was the business guy who helped all the operating departments do Bandtwango Funds The Fun Artists using crowd funding websites isn’t new – but industry better with their business operations. Promotion, sales, marketing vet John Alexander felt something was missing from the concept – they all have a business element to what they do. It was fasci- after a friend raised capital for her album. “She had this money, nating for me and really bonded the two of us. If he doesn’t make but didn’t know what to do with it,” says Alexander, who, with that opportunity for me, I probably (continued on page 6) business partner Carl Allocco, created Bandtwango. ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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“I thought it would be cool to have a company where you refunded. So it’s a way an artist can go out on the road without the help an artist raise funds to do a project, go on tour or raise risk of losing money. And it gives fans the opportunity to have a money for a charity, and help them in an artist development really cool experience with that artist.” way,” he explains. “And also help them by introducing them to A third company offering is called Special Projects, in which industry professionals who can assist. Bandtwango is a place Bandtwango works with artists to raise money for a charity, an where campaigns are marketed to an artist’s fan base, but when emergency situation that may involve a natural disaster, or a fan we put together a budget, there’s also a plan to budget in an whose family has a medical emergency. infrastructure. Alexander likens Bandtwango, which charges a flat 12 percent “For example, if an artist has a desire to work radio, we’ll build fee of money raised per campaign, to a “virtual management in radio promotion,” adds Alexander. “They might want to add a company.” “Another way of looking at it is, we’re like a label ser- social media marketing team, a publicist, or a distribution partner. vices team, without taking a lifelong percentage or signing away Or if they need a video director, we’d introduce them to a video di- publishing or signing any type of long-term contract. On the book- rector. We’ll make those services available as part of our services.” ing side, we’re like a concert promoter, because we’re not adverse Alexander’s past stops include marketing/branding posts to working with agencies or managers that may want help putting at GAC, Black River and Jones Radio, as well as artist manage- together a tour for their artist with unique incentives.” ment. He and Allocco spent most of last year fine-tuning their Whether working with a new artist, mid-level or heritage act, concept and in November, launched the company, which has a Alexander says Bandtwango’s goal is simple. “What we’re trying country music focus. They did a beta test with duo Hadley Park, to do is empower the artists, make them their own CEO,” he says. who are now being played on SiriusXM’s The “We want to steer them in the right direction. They can come to our Highway. “We put together a campaign for company, which has expertise in moving careers along and knows them that allowed them to fund an EP,” says how to market. We want Bandtwango to be a safe haven for them.” Alexander, “and now they have a great mar- Reach Alexander here. More on Bandtwango here. keting tool to move forward in their career.” –Wendy Newcomer Unlike most crowd funding sites, the connection doesn’t necessarily end when the goal is reached. “When you’re funded and Chart Chat you leave the program, we stay in touch,” he Congrats to Dustin Lynch, Carson John Alexander says. “You still have access to us. We’re still in James, Lee Adams, Jim Malito and the communication and artists can call us at any whole Broken Bow crew on securing this time if they need advice, guidance or they need to be connected week’s No. 1 with “Seein’s Red.” The song is with someone in any facet of the music business. We can try to his fourth consecutive chart-topper and the first facilitate that for them.” single from his upcoming album. Bandtwango’s current clients include season 15 American Idol And kudos to Capitol’s Bobby Young and finalist Jeneve Rose Mitchell and Go Long Entertainment’s Christi- Arista’s Josh Easler and their respective teams na Taylor, who launches a campaign to fund her radio promo tour on notching 64 adds for Keith Urban and Dustin Lynch Mar. 1. They’ll also be working with Red Light Management’s Tay- Carrie Underwood’s “The Fighter,” topping lor Kelly on launching an April 1 campaign for trio Maybe April. this week’s board. In addition, the company offers the live platform initiative Bandtwango Presents, with a late May kickoff at Long Island, NY 1,000-capacity venue Mulkahy’s. “We’re forming relation- News & Notes ships with smaller-capacity venues, performing arts centers and Registration is open for The T.J. Martell Foundation Young theaters,” says Alexander. “For example, we’ll put together an Professionals Council’s second annual Downtown Derby Bed intimate fan experience in five cities where an artist is popular. Race May 6 in Nashville. Register here. Learn more and do- We’ll hold dates with those theaters and put up a campaign on nate here. Bandtwango which will be a tiered participation initiative. If we Plowboy Records is celebrating five years with the launch of don’t meet our goal, those dates go away and the tickets are the Plowboy Legacy imprint and Need More Artist Manage- ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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ment with Ben Ewing as GM for all. More here. MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE John Berry, Buddy Jewell, Ray Scott and Cyndi Thom- son will be among the performers at the “South Georgia Strong” Arista’s Seth Ennis discusses his most tornado relief benefit concert in Tifton, GA, Feb. 26. Proceeds influential music: from the show will go to those affected by recent area storms. 1. Vince Gill: He’s an influence as a guitar Tickets are $30 and may be purchased at FreshTix.com. iDitty Inc. has teamed with Big Machine Label Group player, writer and singer. But also for the person and Curb Records to produce exclusive credentials for Justin he’s known for being, which is such a good guy. Moore and Lee Brice’s co-headlined American Made Tour. 2. Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour, Valdosta, MV2 Entertainment’s David Fanning launched his 30-town GA: In high school, we didn’t have much #musicFIRST tour of middle and high schools, running through May. Dates here. Seth Ennis to do on the weekends. I’d go to a friend’s house and play the guitar and we’d sing songs around a fire. When his tour came to our hometown, it The Week’s Top Stories was the first time I’d seen that atmosphere recreated on such Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • iHeartMedia/Springfield, MA’s John Thomas resigned. a big level. Luke can make that many people feel like they’re (2/13) all in his living room just hanging out. I’ve tried to model my • KVWF/Wichita’s Pat James is joining KHUT/Hutchinson, show after a lot of the things I saw there. KS. (2/13) 3. Miguel at The Tabernacle, Atlanta: He’s one of the • WLHK/Indianapolis MD/middayer JD Cannon is retiring. (2/10) • Entercom’s Dusty Hayes joined Townsquare/Shreveport, most talented entertainers I’ve ever seen live. LA as OM. (2/10) 4. Vince Gill’s Greatest Hits: My favorite song of his is “Pretty • WESC/Greenville, SC mainstay John Landrum exited after Little Adriana.”UPDATE That’s on there, and all of my other favorites, too. 36 years. (2/9) 5. “Farther Along”: I grew up singing that song. My mom’s • Radio vet Braden Smith joined Townsquare/Amarillo, TX dad was a dobro player and took us around to bluegrass as OM and KATP PD. (2/8) • WNSH/New York weekender talaent Katie Neal was promot- festivals. That’s where I was exposed to bluegrass and ed to middays. (2/8) southern gospel. I love that kind of music and that’s probably • KCYE/Las Vegas APD/afternooner Todd Michaels exited. (2/7) my favorite song out of that genre. • KKWF/Seattle PD Mike Preston is leaving after seven • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: years. (2/7) The Hamilton soundtrack. • “Important” music you just don’t get: Polka. Meet Warner’s Matt Signore • An album you listened to incessantly: Eric Church’s (continued from page 1) Chief: I always have it on repeat. follow a very different path. So he’s been a mentor and a friend • An obscure or non-country song everyone should all along the way. listen to right now: Lipstick Gypsy’s “The Cure.” Why join him in Nashville now? He left to run WEA [Distribution] and I joined him there in • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: When I 2005. In 2009 he left again for Nashville and within a few years was in eighth grade, our musical was High School Musical. I became President of WEA. His move to Nashville would have I played Zac Efron’s character, Troy Bolton. I’m telling you, been a perfect time for me to join him, but my kids were seven there are some jams on that soundtrack! years younger at the time and I just couldn’t leave my family. Now they’re 27, 24 and 18 – the youngest just left for college. Espo just

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signed a new deal, the [WMG Shared Services] division is open- At WEA we were just starting a division for the Warner Music ing in Nashville and [WMN SVP/Finance] Ken Williams is leaving Group around creation of content, whether it’s episodic content, to run that. So Espo brought me in for that as well as what I’ve short form, using traditional partners like YouTube and other- always done for him. wise. We started doing artist events in this beautiful common You had a town hall with the WMN staff. What was area in the New York office and then we asked, “Why are we not your message? capturing all of these moments?” Since then, they’ve installed Coming in as an outsider, but being close with Espo, having been cameras and it’s become a WMG group initiative. I know Brett around the business and with that ongoing relationship with WEA, it Eldredge’s release will was an opportunity to explain to them my role is much like it’s been involve additional video content. I don’t know how revenue gen- elsewhere. The engine of a label is A&R, marketing and promotion. erating this is going to be, but the idea is out there. We’re going Underpinning all that is the business side, so I work for Espo, [CMO] to learn from what has started to happen on the Warner level and Peter Strickland and [EVP/A&R] Scott Hendricks. What can I do on their figure it out. behalf that keeps them from spending more time on what they’re great For instance, Warner Sound in the Round and Pickin’ at? The label’s gotten bigger. How do you manage that? On The Patio could end up placed somewhere? Most of the artists here have expanded rights deals and the Yes. And from a revenue generation perspective, there are the engine that runs those artist services is WEA. That’s been in place, video content, sponsorship, and branded content considerations. but part of what he wants me to do is make sure people under- If we find a bigger way for those, that just enables more invest- stand that signing with WMN means the people in this building ment in A&R and marketing. and 100 people in New York also work for you. I’ll be that busi- Anything else we should know? ness person for everybody. My son is the CFO for 300 Entertainment, which Warner How has this experience been different so far? Nashville has a partnership with for Bailey Bryan. His name is also I’ve met more artists in a month than I’ve probably met in 20 Matt Signore. So earlier today I had a conversation with [WMN years, just because they’re here. They’re in the building, as are VP/A&R] Cris Lacy and I was like, “What are you talking about?” managers. We’re talking about their artists all day long and being She said, “I emailed you about that!” Um, no. That was my son. in this [proximity] means we can share what we’re seeing in their Reach Matt the elder here. –Chuck Aly business or the marketplace. My daughter is finishing her third year at Belmont and will be getting a doctorate in occupational therapy. She’s actually mad at me because she chose to do her clinical work in New Jersey, so she’s back up there and I’m down here. So I’ve gotten to know the town. And beyond Espo, I started at Polygram around Lon Helton, [email protected] the same time as Paul Barnabee and [Sony/Nashville’s] Ken Chuck Aly, [email protected] Robold. [WMN VP/Revenue] Ben Kline worked with me at Island Russ Penuell, [email protected] in New York. All these guys went down to Nashville and never Wendy Newcomer, [email protected] came back. That’s my plan, too. (615) 320-1450 When we interviewed the WMN team following the Radio & Streaming shift in September (CAW 9/26), Espo said you will “focus on revenue generation.” What does that mean?

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

2 1 DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) ✔ 26568 2244 8773 783 59.817 4.689 159 0

4 2 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) 23588 399 7831 230 53.253 0.158 159 0

6 3 CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 22338 1293 7506 453 50.565 3.56 159 0

1 4 THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory) 21603 -5137 7057 -1645 50.153 -9.761 159 0

7 5 BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista) ✔ 20931 2142 7148 781 47.033 4.083 159 0

8 6 MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) ✔ 20499 1753 6871 667 45.995 4.023 159 0

3 7 BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 19404 -4092 6117 -1285 46.965 -7.585 159 0

9 8 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 19260 1274 6265 440 44.91 3.286 159 0

11 9 ERIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville) 17076 1138 5629 319 39.059 1.783 159 0

10 10 MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 16001 -441 5151 -181 34.953 -1.53 159 0

12 11 LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) 15963 509 5263 161 37.547 1.431 159 0

13 12 LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 15355 427 5036 212 34.798 1.691 158 0

5 13 GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) 14970 -6486 4998 -2170 32.283 -15.227 159 0

15 14 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) ✔ 14377 1823 4680 537 33.443 4.766 158 0

14 15 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 12904 8 4378 49 28.224 0.558 157 0

16 16 KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 12055 811 3936 306 27.144 1.794 157 0

17 17 GARTH BROOKS/Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance (Pearl) 11530 388 3618 99 24.382 0.789 154 0

18 18 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 11487 632 3899 170 24.881 1.735 157 0

19 19 HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) 10304 240 3426 111 21.16 0.531 155 0

20 20 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 10204 884 3477 365 23.573 2.043 156 0

22 21 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 9073 625 2944 197 20.384 2.635 154 0

21 22 CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR) 8865 246 3185 83 17.019 0.564 155 0

23 23 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 8789 402 2834 109 17.545 0.711 153 0

25 24 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 7368 765 2359 214 14.312 1.686 147 5

24 25 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 7144 230 2463 93 13.843 0.152 148 2

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

26 26 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) 6512 54 2419 18 12.816 0.197 146 0

27 27 RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) 6433 47 2163 25 11.97 0.11 150 0

29 28 SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 6377 796 1950 181 13.869 -0.25 138 32

28 29 MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA) 5841 76 1849 -11 13.086 0.503 136 1

31 30 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 5790 774 1898 251 12.928 2.892 145 5

34 31 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) ✔ 5694 1473 1854 486 11.299 3.06 129 17

30 32 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 5634 213 1787 120 13.98 0.697 142 11

32 33 RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) 4590 -56 1422 -8 8.036 -0.112 118 2

35 34 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 4430 379 1469 103 6.839 0.836 118 3

37 35 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 4415 732 1501 223 7.804 1.869 125 11

33 36 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 4354 116 1503 45 7.062 0.141 127 2

39 37 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 4133 507 1349 240 8.067 1.051 104 8

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 3890 332 1151 106 7.714 0.656 96 14

36 39 PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) 3884 150 1486 66 5.37 0.32 127 1

38 40 JAKE OWEN/If He Ain't Gonna Love You (RCA) 3841 200 1243 51 6.256 0.541 125 2

40 41 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 3787 166 1269 46 5.047 0.4 126 0

44 42 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 3128 244 1037 81 4.386 0.491 107 6

43 43 CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow) 3022 -215 1021 -78 4.141 -0.344 113 0

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 2826 -534 887 -242 5.647 -3.095 103 31

46 45 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 2607 199 861 35 4.405 0.587 105 3

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 2426 12 814 -18 4.35 0.251 96 4

47 47 HUNTER HAYES/Yesterday's Song (Atlantic/WMN) 2092 -134 737 -46 2.594 -0.211 82 1

48 48 SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) 1932 51 661 9 1.721 0.024 100 5

50 49 DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (Dot) 1892 156 633 47 2.437 0.351 83 4

49 50 TUCKER BEATHARD/Momma And Jesus (Dot) 1777 5 666 13 1.924 -0.122 94 1

Country Aircheck Add leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 64 BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista) 1093 ✔ SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 32 SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 913 ✔ ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 31 KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 709 ✔ BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 19 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 551 ✔ FRANKIE BALLARD/You'll Accomp'ny Me (Warner Bros./WAR) 19 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 456 ✔ LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 17 KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 404 BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don't (Red Bow) 15 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 392 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 14 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 376 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 11 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 288 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 11 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 279 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 2244 ✔ BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista) 260 BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista) 2142 ✔ SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 160 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 1823 ✔ KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 145 MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 1753 ✔ KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 112 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 1473 ✔ JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 107 CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 1293 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 106 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 1274 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 96 ERIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville) 1138 DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 89 KEITH URBAN f/C. Underwood/The Fighter (Capitol) 893 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 87 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 884 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 79

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 12716 DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 783 BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista) 781 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/T.MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 12552 MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 667 KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol/Capitol) 10822 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 537 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) 10662 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 486 BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR) 8995 CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 453 BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) 8732 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 440 OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 7949 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 365 LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) 7636 ERIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville) 319 LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 6967 KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 306 KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 6912 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] February 13, 2017 Chart Page 4 CoUNTRy AIRCHECk ACTIVITy BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) A D D D AT E S Moves 46-45* 2,607 points, 861 spins 3 adds: KWOF, WDXB, WQNU February 21 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN) Moves 45-46* 2,426 points, 814 spins February 27 4 adds: WKDF*, WMZQ, WQMX, WRBT Midland/Drinkin’ Problem (Big Machine

HUNTER HAYES/Yesterday’s Song (Atlantic/WMN) March 6 Remains at 47 Lanco/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 2,092 points, 737 spins Big & Rich/California (B&R/New Rev) 1 add: WGTY Send yours to [email protected] SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) Remains at 48* 1,932 points, 661 spins 5 adds: KDRK, KTTS, KWEN*, KWOF, WPOR

DRAKE WHITE/Makin’ Me Look Good Again (Dot) Moves 50-49* 1,892 poins, 633 spins CHECK OUT 2/17 4 adds: KATC*, KHEY, WCTK, WDRQ* TUCKER BEATHARD/Momma And Jesus (Dot) Alison Krauss Windy City (Rounder) Moves 49-50* The bluegrass icon's first solo album in 17 years was 1,777 points, 666 spins produced by Buddy Cannon (Kenny Chesney, Willie 1 add: WYCT Nelson) and showcases her interpretation of country gems including "All Alone Am I," "You Don't Know MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) Me" and "Gentle On My Mind." Guests include Jamey 1,547 points, 594 spins Johnson and Dan Tyminski. 3 adds: KRYS, WMZQ, WQDR Jenny Gill The House Sessions (—) EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) Gill wrote or co-wrote five of the six songs on her 1,469 points, 535 spins debut EP. Produced by her father Vince Gill, the album 6 adds: KKBQ*, KVOO, WCOS, WCTK, WPCV*, WXCY also features guests Sheryl Crow, Willie Weeks, Jack Pearson and Jon Randall. WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 1,406 points, 530 spins Feb. 24 3 adds: KKBQ*, WBEE, WXCY Little Big Town The Breaker (Capitol) Aaron Watson Vaquero (BIG Label) DREW BALDRIDGE f/E. WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) Various The Shack: Music From And Inspired By The Original Motion 1,390 points, 625 spins; No adds Picture (Atlantic)

©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] February 13, 2017 Chart Page 5 2nd Week at No. 1 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds

2 1 DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 11562 277 2368 89 51 0 1 2 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) 11407 -264 2335 -35 52 0 4 3 CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 10643 -36 2205 9 52 0 5 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista) ✔ 10385 1093 2170 260 52 0 7 5 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) ✔ 9499 456 1910 107 52 0 6 6 MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 9422 184 1901 66 52 0 3 7 THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory) 8805 -2434 1786 -529 46 0 9 8 ERIC CHURCH f/RHIANNON GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville) 8549 134 1771 41 51 0 12 9 LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) 7869 -25 1589 11 52 0 13 10 LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 7481 177 1528 57 52 0 14 11 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 7152 392 1413 106 50 0 10 12 MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 7028 -1117 1472 -226 47 0 16 13 KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 6433 404 1269 112 51 0 19 14 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 6034 288 1262 79 51 1 ✔ 15 15 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 5918 -216 1196 -35 49 0 18 16 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 5909 69 1163 42 52 0 17 17 GARTH BROOKS/Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance (Pearl) 5854 -9 1169 3 51 0 20 18 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End Of The World (Blue Chair/Columbia) 5829 117 1145 29 51 1 21 19 HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) 5114 96 1021 24 47 0 22 20 CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR) 4880 102 979 27 48 1 25 21 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 4082 212 787 45 49 3 24 22 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 4060 157 775 40 47 0 23 23 MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA) 4010 32 802 12 51 0 26 24 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 3233 -83 671 -10 46 0 27 25 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 3021 265 597 69 46 3 28 26 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 2791 279 585 63 46 3 30 27 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 2513 148 484 34 37 2 32 28 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 2270 232 452 54 42 8 38 29 SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) ✔ 2264 913 444 160 37 17 29 30 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) 2142 -228 424 -38 37 0

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 31 31 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 2136 -41 402 -6 37 2 33 32 RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) 2022 53 381 4 37 0 34 33 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 1961 98 334 28 33 2 35 34 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 1813 18 306 1 24 1 42 35 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) ✔ 1672 551 332 96 30 17 36 36 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 1644 -132 332 -16 30 1 37 37 JAKE OWEN/If He Ain't Gonna Love You (RCA) 1604 -12 308 -1 37 0 41 38 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 1308 53 261 15 35 2 56 39 KEITH URBAN f/CARRIE UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) ✔ 1307 709 209 145 22 14 39 40 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 1221 -79 257 -17 37 1 44 41 RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) 1160 98 229 9 32 1 40 42 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 1116 -179 205 -21 23 0 43 43 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 1082 20 223 7 22 1 45 44 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 1000 -23 129 -3 6 0 46 45 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 902 -62 156 -13 16 0 60 46 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN) 826 376 132 87 12 10 47 47 BRETT YOUNG/You Ain't Here To Kiss Me (BMLGR) 800 10 80 1 1 0 50 48 THOMAS RHETT f/J. SPARKS/Playing With Fire (Valory) 700 -10 70 -1 1 0 51 49 DREW BALDRIDGE f/EMILY WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) 684 -10 100 -1 7 0 53 50 LUKE COMBS/She Got The Best Of Me (River House) 650 20 65 2 1 0 49 51 PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) 646 -75 143 -18 25 0 48 52 SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) 640 -100 115 -8 14 0 52 53 CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow) 581 -62 117 -12 20 0 55 54 HUNTER HAYES/Yesterday's Song (Atlantic/WMN) 544 -65 91 -7 9 0 58 55 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 470 -20 47 -2 1 0 57 56 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 470 -20 47 -2 1 0 59 57 MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) 440 -30 44 -3 1 0 Debut 58 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 430 20 43 2 1 0 54 59 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Dot) 382 -236 40 -23 3 0 Debut 60 RYAN FOLLESE/One Thing Right (BMLGR) 350 80 35 8 1 0