Issue 432 Chuck’S Wagon: Meet WPOC’S New PD Iheartmedia Top 40 WFLZ & Hot AC WMTX/Tampa PD Tom- My Chuck Is the Latest Pop Programmer to Add Country to His Resume

February 2, 2015, Issue 432 Chuck’s Wagon: Meet WPOC’s New PD iHeartMedia Top 40 WFLZ & Hot AC WMTX/Tampa PD Tom- my Chuck is the latest pop programmer to add Country to his resume. He recently took over as PD of the company’s WPOC/ Baltimore and Top 40 WIHT/Washington. Country Aircheck delivers an introduction. CA: Baltimore and Washington is a big change from Tampa isn’t it? TC: [Laughs] I was just talking to VP/Programming Meg Stevens and they’re getting ready for super snow up there. I’d just come back from lunch with my sunroof open and windows down just enjoying life. So I guess it is. Speaking of change, why make the transition to Country after so much success in Top 40? I just want to be the best and most versatile programmer I can be. It’s exciting to get out of my comfort zone and keep improving. And WPOC is extremely successful – a CMA Award-winning radio station. It’s been around for a long time and has an amazing leg- Havin’ A Big And Rich Time: B&R/New Revolution’s Big & acy. The people who used to program the station are some of the Rich play Westwood One’s client Super Bowl party at Dierks best and the staff there is awesome. [Morning Bentley’s Whiskey Row in Scottsdale, AZ. Pictured (l-r) are host] Laurie DeYoung is the current Major American Country Countdown and Kickin’ It With Kix’s Kix Market CMA Personality of the Year, so being Brooks, B&R’s Big Kenny, Cumulus’ John Dickey, B&R’s John on her team is really cool. But it really boils Rich and Westwood One’s Charles Steinhauer. down to trying to branch out and be more as a programmer. What’s been your connection with Follow-Up: 18-34s & Sample Size Country until now? Last week Country Aircheck examined the format’s record I joke that I’m a hillbilly from East Tennes- summer to year-end decline with the help of Nielsen VP/Pro- Tommy Chuck see and that I was born where country music gramming Business Partner Jon Miller (CAW 1/26). The drop was born. My dad and uncle ran a small AM station in Erwin, was especially noticeable in the younger dem- Tennessee. It doesn’t get any more country than that. I grew up os, which generated the following feedback on listening to great Country stations like WXBQ/Johnson City and sample size. WIVK/Knoxville. Whenever I listen to music for personal enjoy- Max Media/Norfolk VP/GM Dave ment, it’s always Country – Luke Bryan, Zac Brown Band, Blake Paulus: “In our market the 18-34 popula- Shelton, Carrie Underwood and Tim McGraw are who you’ll find tion base for Adults is 437,500 people. The on my iPod. And I love Kenny Chesney, who’s a fellow Tennessee PPM 18-34 in-tab for the Norfolk/Virginia Volunteer. Beach Holiday monthly is 238 people. That’s a little over one half of one percent of the As I’ve grown my career in Top (continued on page 10) Dave Paulus

February 2, 2015 Page 3 possible listener/population base. Since the average for meters in our marketplace is 2.3 per household, that’s likely around PAGE THREE PIC 103 homes. And the sampling of that demo is usually the lowest percentile of index for Nielsen (usually between 70 and 80%), so those households/meters are usually weighted significantly. “While [WLHK/Indianapolis PD] Fritz Moser spoke briefly about meters and some heavy usage, I felt like it was important for everyone to be aware of the math in my market and in most others before we draw any drastic conclusions on the viability of the format. That’s the “behind the curtain” stuff that rarely seems to get talked about much anymore. I know we can’t sample everyone, but really?” Emmis WLHK/Indianapolis PD Fritz Moser: “Agreed. With the sample size and decreasing PUMM [People Using Measured Media], it has become a game of inch- es. That’s where one or two meters makes all the difference. I’m sure getting and keeping Crew Jeans: KZLA/Los Angeles celebrates “Reba qualified meter holders is a challenge but if McEntire Day” with the lady herself (center, right) they aren’t helping radio measurement, boot many moons ago. Morning host Shawn Parr (center, ‘em out sooner to keep the panel active. I’m a Fritz Moser left) and promotion staffers donning more than a few simpleton, I know. pair of mom jeans literally rolled out the red carpet “Jon had a great point that the 18-34 decline isn’t just in a for the superstar ahead of a studio appearance. Show couple markets. However, comparing year to year is going to be off your best denim at pagethreepic@countryaircheck. more defining. We’ve noticed some cyclical swings during spring com. break, summer and Christmas. When our station is in front of 30,000 concert-goers during summer months we tend to do a In response, Miller points out the 18-34 data came from a little better, especially in younger demos. Looking at current Media nationwide sample of almost 20,000 panelists across 48 markets Monitors data here, it appears the new Classic Hip-Hop station in – more than sufficient to identify trends nationally. Look for a more our market will shake this demo up a bit as has been the trend in in-depth examination of PPM sample size in an upcoming issue. In other markets.” the meantime, share your own feedback here. iHeartMedia KWNR/Las Vegas PD JoJo Turnbeaugh: “Don’t get me started on the sample size here in Las Vegas. One meter Chart Chat in the Country life group is the difference be- Congrats to Luke Bryan, Royce Risser, tween hero and zero. There are about 1,000 Shane Allen, Katie Dean and the entire meters for more than 45 radio stations. The Capitol promotion staff on scoring this week’s panelists also are told that the meters are to No. 1 with “I See You.” Notably, the song is monitor their media usage; they have no idea JoJo the sixth chart-topper from Bryan’s Crash My it’s for radio. So how many of those 1000 Turnbeaugh Party, setting a new record for No. 1s from panelists are actually heavy radio users? We one album. have been waiting for two years to see the Country P1s get more Kudos are also extended to Norbert Nix Luke Bryan meters and it looks like – as of late – that it might be happening and the Columbia team for landing 61 adds right now. In the last month we have seen the best meter count for for Kenny Chesney w/Grace Potter’s “Wild Child,” topping the Country format in the last two years. Fingers crossed.” this week’s board.

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Church In The Lurch OFF THE RECORD: Aaron Watson “If you’ve seen this show somewhere on our tour so far, you’re probably wondering what the hell is going on,” said EMI/Nash- Big Label/Thirty Tigers’ Aaron Watson ville’s Eric Church to open Saturday’s (1/31) The Outsiders World puts an industry spin on the artist interview: Tour stop in Salt Lake City. “So am I.” I listened to KGNC/Amarillo when Church’s entire band and crew were hit with the flu, but he I was growing up, but my dad had control was feeling fine and decided to go on without them. “Every- of the radio so we listened to the Oldies one was wearing SARS masks station non-stop. I loved it. That’s timeless backstage,” says KEGA PD Jon music, great musicians and well-crafted Watkins of his visit to the meet- songs. Dad had a cleaning business and and-greet. KSOP PD Deb Turpin I can still see that little transistor radio we says she was excited when Church took with us wherever we were cleaning. broke the news to them back- Aaron Watson My dad’s record collection is stage: “I thought, ‘Nobody else is fantastic. Having all that vinyl at my fin- ever going to get this show.” Adds gertips was fun. There was Willie and Waylon, The Beatles, Buck KBUL PD Shawn Stevens, “Eric Owens and Frank Sinatra – all these different flavors. told us, ‘I have no idea what’s My mom always encouraged me to sing at church. Little about to take place ... however it did I know as I was growing up, I was kind of taking singing turns out, it turns out.’” lessons. I learned to carry a tune without an instrument. That’s It seems it turned out just a lost art these days. Singing a cappella in church gave me the fine. “It was the best show,” says ability to hear it and sing it. Watkins. “He came out with a My kids are all into music. Jake is 8, Jack is 7 and little little extra fire in his belly.” Ste- sister Jolie Kate is 5. Jake is into The Beatles and he knows every vens agrees, calling it “the most Eric Church song. Jolie Kate and I dance to Frank Sinatra every night before incredible thing I’ve ever seen. He she goes to bed. And Jack wrote me a song so I could sing it for just played his heart out. I mean the whole wide world to make the family money. we’ve all seen intimate performances, but this was like having Eric The first time I was played on the radio, it was this little Church in your living room with 15,000 of your closest friends.” station in Abilene that no longer exists. I made a CD that was in- “The comments from our listeners are still coming in, and credibly average. The guy at the station would put in my song to they’re phenomenal,” Turpin says. “He created a lot of believers fill time. Now, it may be a four-minute song, and there may only here.” She says the buzz is so big that people who weren’t there be a minute and a half of time there, but he’d play a minute and are asking if they can get tickets to the make-up show Church is a half of it and then just fade out and go into a commercial. coming back for May 25. With my new album The Underdog, we focused on Even acoustic, Church didn’t skimp on the tunes, playing a songwriting, lyrical integrity, melody, music. Everyone talks about full 90-minute set. “If he hadn’t said he was coming back, nobody the ‘new format.’ Well I’m here to do my thing. I told [producer] would have been throwing a fit,” says Stevens. “It’s just a bonus Keith Stegall I wanted to make the best record in country music that he’s coming back.” and he didn’t even chuckle. He said, “Let’s do it.” I wasn’t being All three programmers came away impressed. “Not everyone arrogant, I was being confident. It’s me pushing myself. can go up onstage by themselves and just take charge, but he Three years ago I tore a page out of the SkyMall catalog owned it,” Watkins says. Stevens says, “He gained a lot of respect. as a hint for my wife. All I wanted for Christmas was a record It would have been really easy to cancel that show. The majority of player that burns your record to CD. Christmas came and no re- people would have.” Turpin sums, “It just goes to show you what a cord player. Last year I made a big deal out of it. I’m still waiting. class act he is.” Maybe if you print this I’ll get a SkyMall record player next year. See how Church opened the show here. Reach Watkins here, Ed. Note: Sadly, after this interview SkyMall filed for bankruptcy. Stevens here and Turpin here. –Jess Wright There’s always Target, Mrs. Watson.

February 2, 2015 Page 7 MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Arista’s The Swon Brothers’ Colton and Zach discuss their most influential music. 1. The Eagles: Colton: Their records never get boring. They’re so versatile, from “Life In The Fast Lane” to “Peaceful Easy Feeling.” 2. The Eagles in concert, 2013: The Swon Brothers Zach: These guys are well into their sixties now and still rocking. We want to be able to tour for 40 years and still pack arenas with timeless songs. 3. How Great Thou Art: Colton: Growing up, we always heard our mom singing that song. She’s four foot nothing and has a big powerhouse voice. Hearing mom sing that is the best thing in the world. 4. Travis Tritt, T-R-O-U-B-L-E: Zach: It was the first CD I ever bought with my own money. I wore that thing out until you couldn’t get any musical sound to come out of it. It’s full circle too, because he is partly responsible for getting The Eagles back together when he remade “Take It Easy.” 5. George Jones: Colton: Every time I get on a plane I turn on George Jones. It’s very therapeutic. He’s one of the greatest voices in country music. •A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Colton: I’ve never listened to an entire Kiss record. Zach: I like The Beatles but I’ve never listened to an entire record. I feel bad about that. It’s on my list of things to do. •An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Colton: I don’t get the “screamo” music. I do understand it takes a lot to scream every night and still have a voice. I don’t know how people do it. •An album you listened to incessantly: Zach: I played Little Texas’ Greatest Hits. Those harmonies were great. We got to write with Tim Rushlow, who was the lead singer. It was cool to pick his brain. •One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Zach: Kings Of Leon’s “Comeback Story.” You get drawn in by the peaceful melody. The lyrics are the sim- plest words you’ve ever heard but really clever. •Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: Colton: Daft Punk will make you want to dance – and I don’t like to dance. Zach: Miley Cyrus’ “Party In The USA.” Every time that guitar kicks off, I get in a good mood. News & Notes Keystone’s KMAD-AM/Madill, OK has sold to North Texas Radio Group. WRD Entertainment’s KWOZ/Batesville, AR has become an affiliate ofEnvision ’s AudioChopShop imaging and production service. Former Lyric Street SVP/A&R Doug Howard was named Dean of the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Busi- ness at Belmont University in Nashville. Entries are being accepted until April 8 for the Mountain Soul Vocal Competition honoring Dolly Parton’s songwriting. Finalists will perform at the Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass event May 16 in Sevierville, TN. More here. Nashville-based Pop Up Music has signed singer/songwriter Clark Manson for publishing and artist development. Black River Publishing has signed writer/artist/producer Josh Okeefe to its roster. Artist News Shania: Still the One Live from Vegas will air Feb. 28 on ABC-TV. Big Machine’s The Cadillac Three launched the Aviators And Radiators Tour in Tampa Friday (1/30). ©2015 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] WE PROUDLY CONGRATULATE OUR CLIENTS ON THEIR 2015 ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS

2015 CO-HOSTS SINGLE OF THE YEAR BLAKE SHELTON & LUKE BRYAN Automatic MIRANDA LAMBERT ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Dirt JASON ALDEAN FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE LUKE BRYAN MIRANDA LAMBERT Drunk On A Plane FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE DIERKS BENTLEY I Don’t Dance MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR LEE BRICE JASON ALDEAN DIERKS BENTLEY SONG OF THE YEAR Automatic LUKE BRYAN MIRANDA LAMBERT ERIC CHURCH BRAD PAISLEY Drink A Beer BLAKE SHELTON LUKE BRYAN Give Me Back My Hometown FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR ERIC CHURCH MIRANDA LAMBERT I Hold On

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*SHARED AWARD NOMINATION February 2, 2015 Page 9 MCA’s Sam Hunt will headline the 6th Annual CountryMusi- Feb. 1. GAC’s Nan Kelley will host. Buy tickets here and donate cIsLove Concert, benefiting theChildren’s Heart Foundation, to Ballentine’s GoFundMe page here. Feb. 23 at Nashville’s Listening Room Cafe. Jana Kramer, The Trace Adkins, Ted Nugent, Tracy Lawrence, Craig Swon Brothers, Old Dominion and Austin Webb will also Morgan, Colt Ford, The Oak Ridge Boys and Michael W. perform. More here. Smith have been added to the lineup of the Charlie Daniels Republic Nashville’s The Band Perry will serve as curators 40th Anniversary Volunteer Jam Aug. 12 at Nashville’s Bridge- of the third annual Grammy Amplifier program, an online music stone Arena. Sean Hannity and Sirius/XM’s Storme Warren initiative aimed at mentoring emerging artists. Details here. will host. The concert will benefit American veterans through The Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus and NFL veteran and sports Journey Home Project. Full lineup here; buy tickets here and here. analyst Kevin Carter will co-host the 14th Annual Kevin Carter’s Kenny Rogers, Alabama’s Randy Owen, The Oak Ridge “Waiting For Wishes” Celebrity Waiters’ Dinner April 7 in Nash- Boys, Kathy Mattea, and Shenandoah featuring Marty Ray- ville to benefitThe Kevin Carter Foundation and Make-A- bon are among the artists set for the 2016 Country Music Cruise Wish Middle Tennessee. For dinner reservations, including an Jan. 16-23. More info here or by calling 877-266-2686. after-party ticket, contact Paige Dixon here. After-party tickets Dwight Yoakam will make his first-ever appearance at Mer- alone can be purchased here. leFest, the four-day festival in Wilkesboro, NC. He joins previously Dot’s Craig Wayne Boyd will perform prior to the Kobalt announced artists including Lee Ann Womack and Jim Lau- 400 Mar. 8 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway during pre-race festivi- derdale. Full lineup here; buy tickets here. ties for the 18th annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Lady Antebellum and Emmylou Harris are the first artists revealed for 7th Annual T.J. Martell Honors Gala to be held Mar. The Week’s Top Stories 30 at the Omni Hotel in Nashville. Nashville star Chip Esten will Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. host the event. Tickets are available here or by calling Tinti Mof- • Details on four tech and social media panels for CRS 2015 fatt at 615-256-2002. were released. (2/2) Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill and Cory • Artist and radio finalists for the 50th Annual ACM Awards were Chisel have teamed for the second annual Celebrity Barn Dance revealed. (1/30) & Benefit Concert Mar. 28 at The Jaeckle Centre in Thompson’s • Former Fox Sports producer CJ joined JVC’s WOTW (The Station, TN. Proceeds will benefitMusiCares , Music Health Al- Wolf)/Orlando for nights. (1/30) liance, Bonaparte’s Retreat and New Beginnings at Lake • iHeartMedia vet Jim Lawson added Regional Mgr. duties for Charles. Tickets here. iHeartMedia/Colorado and OM duties for Colorado Springs and Lorrie Morgan, Vince Gill, Pam Tillis, Jamey Johnson, Pueblo, which includes Country KCCY/Colorado Springs. (1/29) Darryl Worley and more will perform at the Feb. 18 benefit • CBS Radio/Pittsburgh events staffer Katie Zak was pro- concert I Am A Woman at Nashville’s Silver Dollar Saloon for late moted to Morning Show Producer for Jimmy & Monty on cluster industry vet Debbie Ballentine, who lost her battle with cancer Country WDSY. (1/28) ©2015 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] February 2, 2015 Page 10 like Country being family-friendly and patriotic. That aspect of it • Cumulus VP/Brand Solutions Paul O›Malley was named SVP/ makes it really special to me and something I really love. Strategic Sales Partnerships for Westwood One. (1/28) And there are Top 40 stations that do a lot to give back to their community, but it’s nothing like what the Country format Chuck’s Wagon: Meet WPOC’s New PD does. Take how the format comes together as one big family and (continued from page 1) raises money for St. Jude. I can remember standing out in the freezing rain helping [afternooner] Dex at US101 in Chattanooga 40, I’ve been lucky to have been in the same building with [WUSY] collect change for St. Jude and seeing a long line of cars drive US101 in Chattanooga, [WDXB] the Bull in Birmingham and [WFUS] through with fans of the station donating their time and their US103.5 here in Tampa. Some of the people I consider mentors and money. The Country format, radio, artists and fans all just come great friends are great Country programmers like Clay Hunnicutt, together and help their neighbor and that’s awesome. Doug Hammond, Tom Hanrahan and Travis Daily. Michael Bryan at Will you be based in Baltimore or Washington? WSIX/Nashville, who made this transition a couple of years ago, is Both and that will depend on where I’m most needed on any my lifelong best friend. All of those people and stations have molded given day. I want to be flexible and living in a place that’s between me along the way and helped prepare me for this. the two. If I need to spend half a day in one and half a day in How long have you known Michael? the other, then great. I’m going to have two offices, so we’ll have He’s from Greenville, TN and I’m from Erwin, TN and they’re to figure out organizational things like meetings. But these radio side by side. His dad ran the AM station in Greenville and my stations are both monsters and are very important to me and to dad ran the one in Erwin. I must’ve done my first board shift at the company. So I’ll be wherever I’m most needed. seven and I’m sure he did his at seven or younger, so we were What are your goals this year? at the radio station from the time we could walk. In high school The professional goals are pretty obvious in that we want Michael and I both worked on the radio as teenagers and would to keep WPOC in the top position and grow our lead. I want to talk all night on the hotlines while we were doing our shows, just develop the strongest possible relationship with my team and to dreaming about where we wanted to be one day. We stayed close be the leader that they expect and deserve. And there’s a whole through college and later he was the best man at my wedding. So new world of people to get to know. I know that all the people having my best friend go through this and have success with WSIX in Nashville are great to work with, so I’m excited to get to know is great. them. Otherwise it’s all about relationship-building, asking a lot There’s been an influx of Top 40 programmers to of questions, figuring out what I don’t know and getting rolling as Country in recent years. Why is that and is there an ad- quickly as possible. vantage to having that background? Personally, my wife and I have a three-year-old boy who I feel Country has become so mainstream that it’s just not that big like runs on jet fuel and a baby girl due in May. And we’re selling of a stretch. It’s certainly not as much of a leap as it would’ve been a house, buying a house, and moving across the country. There’s 20 years ago. And Michael, [CBS Radio’s] Rob Morris and Jeff a lot of excitement for my new job, but the goal is to not let that Kapugi and myself all really respect the format and appreciate all get in the way of what’s most important. One of my favorite that comes with it. And Country is really appealing. I happen to be quotes is “No amount of success in the office can justify a failure in a situation where I get to do it without giving up Top 40 since I’m in the home.” So I want to try to be true to that and make sure I’m also the Program Director of one of the biggest Top 40 stations in taking care of the home front through it all. America with Hot 99.5 in D.C. It’s really the best of both worlds. Welcome Chuck to the format here. –Russ Penuell Why is Country so appealing? The loyalty is remarkable. Fans are super loyal to artists and Lon Helton, [email protected] the artists are just as loyal to the fans. I’ve been part of Country meet-and-greets over the years and the way the artists treat their Chuck Aly, [email protected] fans is just amazing. I remember going to one of the Zac Brown Russ Penuell, [email protected] Band’s eat-and-greets and thinking, “This is unreal.” And it’s Jess Wright, [email protected] all the artists. There are certainly some Top 40 acts that do that, Wendy Newcomer, [email protected] you can’t say that about the format. And there’s the obvious stuff (615) 320-1450

February 2, 2015 Chart Page 1

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

3 1 LUKE BRYAN/I See You (Capitol) 23823 878 7819 337 57.304 1.438 149 0

1 2 ERIC CHURCH/Talladega (EMI Nashville) 23312 -629 7756 -173 55.862 -1.287 149 0

4 3 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Sun Daze (Republic Nashville) 21853 872 7275 259 52.094 2.274 148 0

6 4 THOMAS RHETT/Make Me Wanna (Valory) 20898 2124 6928 730 49.777 5.182 149 0

7 5 RANDY HOUSER/Like A Cowboy (Stoney Creek) 19633 1213 6851 420 46.876 2.78 149 0

8 6 BLAKE SHELTON f/A. MONROE/Lonely Tonight (Warner Bros./WMN) 18811 1643 6287 697 46.848 3.635 149 0

2 7 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Something In The Water (19/Arista) 18614 -4977 6224 -1712 43.662 -12.126 149 0

9 8 JASON ALDEAN/Just Gettin' Started (Broken Bow) 18253 1688 6113 660 42.537 2.077 149 0

11 9 BRETT ELDREDGE/Mean To Me (Atlantic/WMN) 16169 534 5205 154 40.348 1.61 149 0

10 10 CHASE BRYANT/Take It On Back (Red Bow) 15884 -7 5250 33 37.552 0.698 149 0

15 11 CHRIS YOUNG/Lonely Eyes (RCA) 14183 713 4594 242 34.702 2.088 149 0

13 12 DARIUS RUCKER/Homegrown Honey (Capitol) 13997 423 4631 87 34.648 0.484 149 0

14 13 LEE BRICE/Drinking Class (Curb) 13872 332 4553 146 33.731 0.472 149 0

5 14 KENNY CHESNEY/Til It's Gone (Blue Chair/Columbia) 13744 -6821 4516 -2278 35.382 -14.094 149 0

17 15 COLE SWINDELL/Ain't Worth The Whiskey (Warner Bros./WMN) 12338 1554 4106 462 30.575 4.855 148 1

16 16 RAELYNN/God Made Girls (Valory/Republic) 11001 -204 3698 -64 25.501 -0.499 148 0

19 17 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Freestyle (Capitol) 10542 705 3513 199 25.282 1.422 143 0

21 18 DIERKS BENTLEY/Say You Do (Capitol) 10309 1379 3511 495 24.548 3.238 148 2

20 19 JAKE OWEN/What We Ain't Got (RCA) 10235 756 3549 245 23.307 3.69 149 1

26 20 ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 9139 3652 2907 1197 19.985 7.705 147 10

22 21 TYLER FARR/A Guy Walks Into A Bar (Columbia) 8389 729 2748 217 19.839 2.569 146 1

24 22 SAM HUNT/Take Your Time (MCA) 8169 1251 2639 408 17.841 3.19 132 2

23 23 KRISTIAN BUSH/Trailer Hitch (Streamsound) 8008 414 2751 134 17.701 0.703 141 0

18 24 DAVID NAIL/Kiss You Tonight (MCA) 7795 -2520 2488 -943 18.487 -5.418 148 0

25 25 A THOUSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic) 7039 1510 2403 520 15.083 3.47 124 9

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

27 26 ERIC PASLAY/She Don't Love You (EMI Nashville) 6054 663 2025 177 11.252 1.886 139 0

28 27 EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) 5627 407 1855 144 10.663 0.769 134 2

29 28 TOBY KEITH/Drunk Americans (Show Dog) 5059 343 1708 34 11.368 2.342 134 3

31 29 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Little Red Wagon (RCA) 5020 767 1754 294 10.314 2.02 124 11

30 30 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't It (Mercury) 4799 497 1614 143 9.631 1.186 124 4

32 31 JOSH TURNER/Lay Low (MCA) 4423 329 1512 84 7.615 0.747 122 2

34 32 JOE NICHOLS/Hard To Be Cool (Red Bow) 4342 461 1440 146 8.355 1.176 120 2

33 33 KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) 4147 245 1515 100 9.617 0.581 120 3

36 34 GLORIANA/Trouble (Emblem/Warner Bros/WAR) 3877 497 1249 165 9.559 1.129 113 3

35 35 CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 3835 293 1307 114 6.67 0.382 109 2

KEITH URBAN f/ERIC CHURCH/Raise 'Em Up (Capitol) 3609 1942 1170 669 7.698 4.198 108 25

37 37 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 3557 247 1147 76 6.461 0.559 105 10

39 38 RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) 3113 283 1091 80 5 0.473 112 6

38 39 GARTH BROOKS/Mom (Pearl/RCA) 3055 -67 1116 6 5.08 -0.315 112 1

41 40 DUSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 2811 242 918 78 4.436 0.524 108 4

40 41 JON PARDI/When I've Been Drinkin' (Capitol) 2676 -63 949 27 4.407 -0.313 92 0

43 42 MICKEY GUYTON/Better Than You Left Me (Capitol) 2673 465 836 80 5.713 2.73 113 5

45 43 FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) 2284 119 652 54 4.336 0.037 86 9

48 44 REBA/Going Out Like That (Valory/Nash Icon) 2235 263 709 83 5.859 0.39 36 1

42 45 THE SWON BROTHERS/Pray For You (Arista) 2208 -1 793 34 2.688 0.004 108 0

TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 2196 1694 785 588 4.289 3.291 98 16

46 47 BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) 2128 91 817 49 3.43 0.107 87 5

JUSTIN MOORE/This Kind Of Town (Valory) 2047 40 751 -8 3.344 0.139 90 3

Debut 49 BRAD PAISLEY/Crushin' It (Arista) 1593 1255 553 425 2.979 2.345 85 18

Debut 50 CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 1451 186 554 50 1.942 0.276 75 3

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers KENNY CHESNEY w/GRACE POTTER/Wild Child (Blue Chair/Columbia) 61 ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 1603 ✔ KIP MOORE/I'm To Blame (MCA) 44 JASON ALDEAN/Just Gettin' Started (Broken Bow) 1224 ✔ PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 40 BLAKE SHELTON f/A. MONROE/Lonely Tonight (Warner Bros./WMN) 1112 ✔ KEITH URBAN f/ERIC CHURCH/Raise 'Em Up (Capitol) 25 A THOUSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic Nashville) 989 ✔ BRAD PAISLEY/Crushin' It (Arista) 18 KEITH URBAN f/ERIC CHURCH/Raise 'Em Up (Capitol) 956 TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 16 ✔ MIRANDA LAMBERT/Little Red Wagon (RCA) 11 LUKE BRYAN/I See You (Capitol) 918 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 10 TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 914 ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 10 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Little Red Wagon (RCA) 616 A THOUSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic Nashville) 9 BRAD PAISLEY/Crushin' It (Arista) 612 FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) 9 THOMAS RHETT/Make Me Wanna (Valory) 606 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 3652 ✔ ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 432 THOMAS RHETT/Make Me Wanna (Valory) 2124 ✔ JASON ALDEAN/Just Gettin' Started (Broken Bow) 311 KEITH URBAN f/ERIC CHURCH/Raise 'Em Up (Capitol) 1942 ✔ BLAKE SHELTON f/A. MONROE/Lonely Tonight (Warner Bros./WMN) 264 TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 1694 ✔ KEITH URBAN f/ERIC CHURCH/Raise 'Em Up (Capitol) 240 JASON ALDEAN/Just Gettin' Started (Broken Bow) 1688 ✔ LUKE BRYAN/I See You (Capitol) 228 BLAKE SHELTON f/A. MONROE/Lonely Tonight (Warner Bros./WMN) 1643 TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 225 COLE SWINDELL/Ain't Worth The Whiskey (Warner Bros./WMN) 1554 A THOUSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic Nashville) 216 A THOUSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic Nashville) 1510 THOMAS RHETT/Make Me Wanna (Valory) 162 DIERKS BENTLEY/Say You Do (Capitol) 1379 BRAD PAISLEY/Crushin' It (Arista) 156 BRAD PAISLEY/Crushin' It (Arista) 1255 SAM HUNT/Take Your Time (MCA) 150 Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top recurrents Points ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 1197 TIM MCGRAW/Shotgun Rider (Big Machine) 10562 THOMAS RHETT/Make Me Wanna (Valory) 730 SAM HUNT/Leave The Night On (MCA) 9757 BLAKE SHELTON f/A. MONROE/Lonely Tonight (Warner Bros./WMN) 697 BRAD PAISLEY/Perfect Storm (Arista) 9418 KEITH URBAN f/ERIC CHURCH/Raise 'Em Up(Capitol Nashville) 669 KEITH URBAN/Somewhere In My Car (Capitol) 8817 JASON ALDEAN/Just Gettin' Started (Broken Bow) 660 MADDIE & TAE/Girl In A Country Song (Dot) 6632 TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 588 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Day Drinking (Capitol) 6421 FRANKIE BALLARD/Sunshine & Whiskey (Warner Bros./WAR) 6404 A THOUSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic Nashville) 520 PARMALEE/Close Your Eyes (Stoney Creek) 6311 DIERKS BENTLEY/Say You Do (Capitol) 495 KENNY CHESNEY/American Kids (Blue Chair/Columbia) 6221 COLE SWINDELL/Ain't Worth The Whiskey (Warner Bros./WMN) 462 BRAD PAISLEY/Crushin' It (Arista) 425 BLAKE SHELTON/Neon Light (Warner Bros./WMN) 6052 ©2015 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] February 2, 2015 Chart Page 4 COUNTry AIrCHeCK ACTIVITy A D D D AT E S THE SWON BROTHERS/Pray For You (Arista) Moves 42-45* February 9 2,208 points, 793 spins MO PITNEY/Country (Curb) No adds Waterloo Revival/Hit The Road (Big Machine) TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings and Old Barstools (Big Machine) Debuts at 46* February 17 2,196 points, 785 spins Michael Ray/Kiss You In The Morning (Warner Bros./WEA) 16 adds including: KAWO, KEGA, KFGY, KKBQ*, KPLM, KUZZ, KWEN*, KWJJ, WCKT, WKXC Presley & Taylor/Lookin For A Cowboy (SMG) Jordyn Stoddard/Like Me ‘Til You Love Me (J Stodd) BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) Carrie Underwood/Little Toy Guns (19/Arista) Moves 46-47* 2,128 points, 817 spins 5 adds: WBCT, WGGY, WKIS, WUSH, WYRK FEBRUARY 23 DAVID FANNING/Doin’ Country Right (Red Bow) JUSTIN MOORE/This Kind of Town (Valory) LoCash/I Love This Life” (Reviver/Star Farm) Moves 47-48* Dan + Shay/Nothin’ Like You (Warner Bros./W.A.R.) 2,047 points, 751 spins 3 adds: KDRK, KSCS*, WCTQ

BRAD PAISLEY/Crushin’ It (Arista) Send yours to [email protected]. Debuts at 49* 1,593 points, 553 spins 18 adds including: KCYY*, KDRK, KEGA, KFGY, KKWF, KNTY, KTTS, KWJJ, KZSN, WGGY C H E C K O U T CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) Debuts at 50* Feb. 10 Love And Theft Whiskey On My Breath (RCA) 1,451 points, 554 spins Gretchen Peters Blackbirds (Scarlet Letter) 3 adds: KAWO, KXKT, WIRK JACKIE LEE/She Does (Broken Bow) Feb. 17 The Mavericks Mono (Valory) 1,357 points, 511 spins Aaron Watson The Underdog (BIG/Thirty No adds Tigers)

BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) Mar. 3 Shania Twain Shania: Still The One Live From 1,196 points, 422 spins Vegas (Mercury) 4 adds: KPLM, KZSN, WKXC, WXBQ Mar. 17 Allison Moorer Down To Believing (eOne) MADDIE & TAE/Fly (Dot) 1,139 points 416 spins 8 adds: KJUG, KKGO, KMLE, KUAD, WGH, WOGK, Mar. 24 Striking Matches Nothing But The Silence WUSH, WYCT (I.R.S.)

Mar. 31 Darius Rucker Southern Style (Capitol)

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds

3 1 LUKE BRYAN/I See You (Capitol) 9140 918 2339 228 54 0 4 2 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Sun Daze (Republic Nashville) 8598 388 2206 78 54 0 5 3 THOMAS RHETT/Make Me Wanna (Valory) 8587 606 2122 162 53 0 2 4 ERIC CHURCH/Talladega (EMI Nashville) 8538 -598 2200 -114 52 0 8 5 BLAKE SHELTON f/ASHLEY MONROE/Lonely Tonight (Warner Bros./WMN) 7909 1112 2008 264 54 0 7 6 RANDY HOUSER/Like A Cowboy (Stoney Creek) 7587 222 1916 78 50 0 9 7 JASON ALDEAN/Just Gettin' Started (Broken Bow) 7413 1224 1891 311 54 1 1 8 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Something In The Water (19/Arista) 7304 -1851 1808 -500 48 0 10 9 BRETT ELDREDGE/Mean To Me (Atlantic/WMN) 6239 213 1648 105 53 0 12 10 LEE BRICE/Drinking Class (Curb) 6027 471 1544 134 54 0 11 11 CHASE BRYANT/Take It On Back (Red Bow) 5852 288 1478 82 49 1 14 12 CHRIS YOUNG/Lonely Eyes (RCA) 5724 355 1392 95 53 0 13 13 DARIUS RUCKER/Homegrown Honey (Capitol) 5512 95 1390 23 50 0 17 14 COLE SWINDELL/Ain't Worth The Whiskey (Warner Bros./WMN) 5157 440 1273 97 54 0 15 15 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Freestyle (Capitol) 5144 191 1264 59 53 0 18 16 DIERKS BENTLEY/Say You Do (Capitol) 4866 290 1237 72 52 0 19 17 JAKE OWEN/What We Ain't Got (RCA) 4764 328 1192 78 52 0 6 18 KENNY CHESNEY/Til It's Gone (Blue Chair/Columbia) 4719 -2808 1214 -717 42 0 16 19 RAELYNN/God Made Girls (Valory/Republic) 4558 -333 1134 -55 48 0 21 20 TYLER FARR/A Guy Walks Into A Bar (Columbia) 3777 415 977 84 51 1 28 21 ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 3745 1603 953 432 53 10 22 22 KRISTIAN BUSH/Trailer Hitch (Streamsound) 3141 110 780 36 46 2 26 23 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Little Red Wagon (RCA) 2862 616 724 147 48 3 23 24 TOBY KEITH/Drunk Americans (Show Dog) 2803 -87 659 -27 44 0 27 25 SAM HUNT/Take Your Time (MCA) 2740 557 714 150 48 3 31 26 A THOUSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic Nashville) 2618 989 618 216 41 13 24 27 ERIC PASLAY/She Don't Love You (EMI Nashville) 2483 122 589 27 47 3 25 28 EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) 2439 190 601 43 47 2 30 29 JOSH TURNER/Lay Low (MCA) 1926 88 478 12 41 0 42 30 KEITH URBAN f/ERIC CHURCH/Raise 'Em Up (Capitol) 1815 956 503 240 41 14 ©2015 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com February 2, 2015 Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds

33 31 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't It (Mercury) 1748 203 417 53 39 4 32 32 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 1735 160 421 35 42 1 48 33 TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 1492 914 371 225 33 17 34 34 KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) 1356 130 317 18 31 3 38 35 REBA/Going Out Like That (Nash Icon/Valory) 1174 175 282 39 23 3 39 36 RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) 1136 150 292 33 32 1 41 37 GLORIANA/Trouble (Emblem/Warner Bros/WAR) 1024 115 264 25 29 0 55 38 BRAD PAISLEY/Crushin' It (Arista) 976 612 232 156 26 11 37 39 OLIVIA LANE/Steal Me Away (Big Spark/Star Farm) 954 -115 231 -13 21 0 40 40 JUSTIN MOORE/This Kind Of Town (Valory) 911 -28 234 -7 20 0 44 41 DUSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 869 137 230 26 23 0 43 42 MICKEY GUYTON/Better Than You Left Me (Capitol) 869 106 194 18 25 5 45 43 BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) 672 -3 169 5 27 0 46 44 THE SWON BROTHERS/Pray For You (Arista) 653 26 166 9 22 0 47 45 JON PARDI/When I've Been Drinkin' (Capitol) 563 -37 143 -10 18 0 Debut 46 KENNY CHESNEY/Wild Child w/Grace Potter (Blue Chair/Columbia) 540 364 184 94 16 10 51 47 CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 525 80 177 15 24 2 50 48 FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) 520 42 153 7 18 0 49 49 AARON WATSON/That Look (HTK) 479 -5 117 -2 10 0 53 50 MADDIE & TAE/Fly (Dot) 431 43 144 23 17 2 52 51 AUSTIN WEBB/All Country On You (Streamsound) 401 1 121 1 10 0 56 52 RODNEY ATKINS/Eat Sleep Love You Repeat (Curb) 398 62 78 9 6 0 57 53 MO PITNEY/Country (Curb) 380 127 66 19 5 1 59 54 CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 268 34 104 3 10 1 Debut 55 KIP MOORE/I'm To Blame (MCA) 221 163 101 72 15 5 Debut 56 BRIAN COLLINS/Never Really Left (Blue Light) 215 -1 50 0 6 0 Debut 57 WILL HOGE/Middle Of America (Cumberland/Thirty Tigers) 190 17 42 3 3 0 58 58 SHANE GAMBLE/Beautiful Work (Rt 50/Nine North) 188 -50 33 -13 4 0 Debut 59 JACKIE LEE/She Does (Broken Bow) 184 -6 41 -1 3 0 Debut 60 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Little Toy Guns (19/Arista) 168 168 54 54 10 1 ©2015 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com