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August 9, 2021, Issue 768 Hybrid WFH Plans Begin To Variant A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to the pandemic’s end: it didn’t, and the country business is responding accordingly. In the first of a two-part look at the evolving work environment, Country Aircheck reached out to decision makers at an unscientific sampling of companies and stations for an overview of how they are planning for, or adjusting plans for, working in-office. (Next week’s story will focus on a broader survey of industrywide views; take it here.) Hybrid Vigor: Across company sizes and types whose executives replied, only 5% are fully back in the office, 30% remain in work-from-home mode and 65% are in a hybrid arrangement. Rising COVID cases and the Delta variant seem to be shifting views, however. “There’s more caution and it’s coming up on every other phone call at this point,” says one label executive who declined to be named. “It’s frustrating because we thought after the shot this would all go away.” (Ed. Note: The vast majority of individuals contacted for this story declined attribution citing the need to not publicly speak for parent companies.) Plaque Stage: RCA’s Chris Young is surprised backstage Triple Tigers President Norbert Nix echoes at the Opry with a plaque commemorating more than the sentiments of many who were hoping for four billion Pandora streams by the company’s Beville Dunkerley (l) and Alina Thompson. Norbert Nix more face time with coworkers. “We have had some smaller staff meetings, and it is evident that in person human interaction has been sorely missed and is very necessary,” he says. “The creative process is better in person – much more impactful than a Zoom call.” A publishing executive Tour Launch: Zac Brown Band adds, “Maybe 85% of it is fine, but you miss those magic moments Thursday night (8/5) saw the kickoff of Zac of collaboration.” Brown Band’s The Comeback Tour at the The opportunity for more of those moments may now be PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ, about delayed. “We were pretty well down the road to opening the 40 miles outside of New York City. Audacy offices in full, but with a few of our vaccinated employees WNSH/New York MD/afternoon host Jesse contracting [COVID] we have slowed that down a bit,” says one Addy was in attendance and agreed to label GM. “The office is open for anyone that needs it, but we are double as Country Aircheck’s correspondent very mindful that we don’t need to take any chances in the name and share his experience. of the old way of doing things.” “The house track faded, and the band walked out onto a dark stage. Everyone got Jesse Addy (continued on page 20) ©2021 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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into position and launched into ‘Homegrown’ OFF THE RECORD with a splash of color and light on the first note,” he says. “The stage had five tall video An Off The Record conversation with panels in the back. The colors were very Monument VP/Promotion Luke Jensen: vibrant through the entire show. The energy of I listened to two stations growing ‘Homegrown’ as [the] first song [was] such a up. KHOK/Great Bend, KS, where Scott great move. Zac briefly addressed the crowd, Donovan was the morning host. He’s still there and we’ve become friends. That was saying, ‘We’re so glad to be back. Without the first station I ever set foot in, and it gave Caroline Jones you guys, we’d just be a bunch of people me the bug. When I turned 12 we moved to playing in a garage.’ Kansas City and I started listening to KBEQ, “Opener Caroline Jones made her debut as a guest player which was a Top 40 station at the time. I with ZBB. She stood out front to perform Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Big was not a country person at all, but in 1993 Love.’ The crowd really cheered when she let her vocals soar near Q104 flipped, I heard a Garth Brooks song the end of the song. She’s such a talent.” and went, “Wow, this is cool.” LUKE JENSEN In typical Zac Brown Band fashion, the show had a healthy The last couple years I was in radio dose of covers, including several surprises. Addy notes, “’Enter I knew I wanted to make the transition to records, and Scott Borchetta, Steve Hodges and Royce Risser were all Sandman’ has become a staple now, but wrapping up act one really helpful in talking to me about that. Then Gator Michaels gave me with [Adele’s] ‘Rolling In The Deep’ was a fun surprise. They took the opportunity. From a leadership standpoint, those guys led me down a 10-minute intermission before starting back up with a slow- that path. jammed ‘Dancing In The Dark,’ which was really cool. They Having radio experience as a PD and a jock has helped me then segued right into Kings of Leon’s ‘Sex On Fire,’ which was all the way through, including in this new role with Monument. I probably the loudest people were singing a cover all night. have an understanding of what my client base is going through on a “There was a moment about 40 minutes into the show [when] day-to-day basis. the crowd had settled in, the weather was perfect and everyone The first two weeks at Monument were crazy and some of the most sang ‘Free’ about as exciting of my professional life. I’ve known Walker Hayes for a long time. He came to visit my station in Tulsa, I got to work with him as a regional loud as they could – with on “You Broke Up With Me” and being reunited in this moment is pretty purpose,” Addy continues. special. And seeing radio’s response – they’re getting it. “The show closed with In my radio days, people hired me to be a PD and let me do that. ‘Chicken Fried’ [and] a That’s what my philosophy is with my team. They have a job to do, so do member of the US Navy it. Mine is to help them and give them the tools they need to be the best. was brought out during That’s been lost some places. Hire great people and let them be great. the song.” I grew up in cities and since I’ve moved to a more rural area outside The encore was Nashville I’ve felt the need to get a bit more countrified. Having more time a medley of covers at the house in the pandemic, I borrowed tractors and tore trees down. I even bought a chainsaw. These are things I’d never done before. including “Black Betty,” Working from home will stick. With this job, you’re at radio “I Want You To Want stations and shows, talking to people all the time. Very social. It’s nice Me,” “Two Tickets To at home to decompress without people around you. You can’t stay Paradise,” “La Bamba,” home seven days a week, but having more flexibility is great. “Jump,” “What’s Up?” Standing in Central Park wearing my Dr. Seuss hat and seeing and “Come Together.” Addy says, “Caroline Jones sang lead on Garth rise out of the stage is a moment I will never forget. And Eric Aerosmith’s ‘Love In An Elevator,’ which was not on anyone’s Church’s Carolina is a record I’ve worn out and will listen to until I die. bingo card. During this segment, easily the loudest singing by the A kid I went to high school with, Jason Sudeikis, has a show crowd was for ‘What’s Up’ by 4 Non-Blondes. called Ted Lasso. Seeing him having this success is surreal and we’re pretty into watching that show. As Addy sees it, “The magic of a Zac Brown Band show is Reach Jensen here. Zac puts a setlist together to allow the band to excel and connect

August 9, 2021 Page 12 OFF THE RECORD with the audience and then drops a song like ‘Colder Weather’ An Off The Record conversation with at just the right moment to get everyone on the same page.” See BMLGR/19 Recordings’ Laci Kaye Booth: upcoming tour dates here. Reach Addy here. –Chris Huff I didn’t realize until the pandemic how much my body appreciates self-care, how important Chart Chat it is for my body and mind and how Congratulations to Chase much physical damage stress can do. Rice, Carson James, Lee I’ve started sharing small Adams, Shelley Hargis clips of my demos and new songs Gaines, Renee Leymon and on social media. I love getting fans’ the Broken Bow promotion reactions! When they like something, team on notching a second LACI KAYE BOOTH it makes me super giddy and proud. week at No. 1 with “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen.” I just can’t wait to see what they think featuring Florida Georgia of this new collection. FGL and Chase Rice Line. It can be said that Rice I grew up listening to KYKS/Lufkin, TX. That’s where has never had a one-week No. 1, as both his chart-toppers have I heard all my favorite country songs growing up. I still now spent two weeks in the pole position. This is also the first remember hearing Miranda Lambert’s “Me And Charlie multi-week No. 1 for Broken Bow since Rice’s previous No. 1 Talking” for the first time. It was a game-changer. (“Eyes On You,” CAW 5/6/19). Songwriters are Cale Dodds, I haven’t heard myself on the radio yet but hopefully Corey Crowder, Hunter Phelps and Rice. will one day. I’m sure I’ll cry my eyes out! And kudos to Stacy Blythe and the Big Loud crew on racking My new self-titled collection is what I would describe up 84 adds for “Best Thing Since Backroads” by Jake Owen. as “Dreamy Country,” a genre I just came up with. It is very That sets a new add week record for Owen, whose previous best much inspired by all the great country music I grew up on was 68 adds for “I Was Jack (You Were Diane).” That song was but most importantly, the incredible music of Stevie Nicks and also Owen’s previous high debut on the chart (CAT 3/5/18), a feat Norah Jones — two incredible women who influenced me from matched with his No. 33 bow this week. a young age to write my own songs and tell my own stories. The most redneck thing I’ve done lately is going grocery shopping in my cheetah-print house slippers. News & Notes Entravision changed the call letters of KHHM/ I wish I had written George Strait’s “Marina Del Sacramento to KNTY following its flip to ”Real Country” (CAT Rey.” That song has been so special to me my entire life, and 8/2). The KNTY call letters had been on the 101.5 frequency, it’s what made me fall in love with country music. There’s a which was the home of Entravision’s previous country station in dreaminess about it … and the storytelling. I can picture it the market. every time I hear it. Attorney Eric Dodson Greenberg is joining Cox as EVP/ My favorite song on the radio right now is Lee Brice’s General Counsel/Corporate Secretary Aug. 16. “Memory I Don’t Mess With.” I first heard it several months ago The application deadline for Mentoring And Inspiring and completely fell in love. Now hearing it on the radio makes Women In Radio (MIW) and MRC Data’s “Elevating Women In me really happy. Audio: MIW & BDSRadio Mentorship” has been extended to Aug. I just started Sharp Objects on HBO. It’s based on a 10. Apply here. book I read last year that I loved. I’m finally getting around to watching the series. I love anything Thriller/Suspense/Mystery.

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Triple Threat: Triple Tigers’ Cam (r) with KWJJ/Portland’s Scott Roddy and the label’s Annie Brooks.

The Week’s Top Stories (8/2) here. Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • Todd Haller joined Bahakel/Chattanooga, TN as OM. • Country Aircheck Weekly reviewed best practices for (CAT 8/6) email marketing and offered a primer on ratings last week • Performers and presenters were added to the ACM

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Honors lineup. (CAT 8/5) As for vaccination, 89% of companies do not require the jab. • Faith Hill and Tim McGraw were cast in a Yellowstone “We’ve encouraged the vaccine, but it’s not mandatory,” says one prequel. (CAT 8/4) exec. “And it’s not really our business, either.” Another agrees, • Ralph Cipolla joined Audacy as Dir./Programming Insights. but adds, “No one who is not vaccinated is allowed to enter our (CAT 8/3) offices, including writers and clients.” • Townsquare/Casper, WY Dir./Content Donovan Short is “We strongly feel if you have a medical, religious or other retiring; Ian Delap will succeed him. (CAT 8/2) belief that prevents you from getting it, we need to respect • Chronicle: Jim Femino, Razzy Bailey. that,” says a label exec. “We have also encouraged very open communication with our various teams as to who is and isn’t vaccinated so each can make their own decisions as to Hybrid WFH Plans Begin To Variant proximity. We also realize that some of the major tours can’t (continued from page 1) afford not to require it.” Efficient, See: Offering managers comfort is the relative Mask & Receive: By contrast, responses from radio executives efficiency found during work-from-home lockdown. Only 5% generally reveal a long-settled hybrid model. “We’ve given all of said productivity went down during WFH, with 26% citing higher our programming and on-air staff the option and equipment to productivity and 68% seeing similar productivity to the prior work from home, but all of them chose to be back in the studios in-office norm. Still, those numbers could fall. “Productivity was about a month after the [pandemic’s start],” says one large market similar in lockdown,” says a high-ranked publishing executive. PD. “Sales and support continue to be optional and many are still “But I have concerns that it’s not sustainable. You need to be working from home.” able to make new relationships to keep our business going. Adds the GM of another large market station, “Jocks are always That is difficult to do not being in-person.” in the studio. The OM and I are in three days a week, sales people Returning to event coverage can be jarring for some. “At are in two days and promotions are in just one. We still have daily first, productivity was almost better – although barely,” says Zoom meetings.” a major market cluster PD. “But as it went on, people got Vax Machine: Concerts are returning, and only 14% of distracted and a little down. Because we couldn’t get out there respondent companies are not allowing travel or event coverage. and do stuff, we stopped thinking about doing that. When More than 17% of companies are doing so at pre-pandemic we loosened up, we wanted to be aggressive about owning levels. “Critical business travel can be approved,” says one events, so we kind of whiplashed out there. It’s been pretty label promotion exec. “Local business meetings and events are overwhelming since that time.” fine, but they need to be drivable. No hotels or flights without For many label regionals, WFH wasn’t a stretch. “Half of my approval.” A COO at another label adds, “We still view every team is in the field doing that on a permanent basis already,” event as voluntary at this point. With the delta concerns, I expect says one promotion VP. Adds another, “But it’s extremely less in-person attendance.” ©2021 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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difficult to get people’s reactions to music without in-person visits. Hats off to anyone who managed to get music broken during this time. Tough to do without touching, feeling and seeing the music. Variantable: More than 81% of respondents say their companies have no plans for a long-term policy, though most suggest a hybrid is likely. “This has been a paradigm change,” says an independent label SVP. “We can do significant parts of our business without the over-the-top travel budget and being on the road all the time. And we can focus our travel on the things that really need it. We’ll be more streamlined.” “Managing a WFH team has helped leaders think differently about productivity, and how individuals work best,” says CRB Exec. Dir. RJ Curtis. “That will remain. The work force is newly empowered and appears to be taking charge of the office and/or WFH structure. Not to mention, their own lives.” “Remote work is not for everyone and every position; some people don’t do well in that environment,” a label COO points out. “That is something we are not hearing RJ Curtis a lot about. We all have to be honest about that and put ourselves in the best environment to succeed.” This exec recommends the book Remote: Office Not Required for leading-edge thinking on the subject. And, as one company GM says, there’s still something to be said for group camaraderie. “It’s the culture of the company that will get a big boost once everyone can fully and safely gather again in person.” There’s one key word there, however, as Nix notes. “I don’t sense a full return to the office in the near future,” he says. “Our goal is a safe working environment. Period.” –Chuck Aly

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Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] August 9, 2021 Page 29 JUN CDM TOP TEN SHARE June 2021 CDM Scoreboard MAY JUN 2 1 WIVK/Knoxville 10.5 Here are June 2021 (three-month rolling to include newly re-subscribing stations.) 3 2 KXKT/Omaha 10.0 average, 4/1-6/23) Nielsen Audio Last month, 12 stations topped their 6t 3 WYRK/Buffalo 9.1 1 4 WUSY/Chattanooga 9.0 Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) respective markets, this month that --- 5 WZZK/Birmingham 8.4 ratings results listed alphabetically by number dropped to 10. Ranks (in 4 6 KUZZ/Bakersfield 8.3 market. Total shares among subscribers parenthesis) are among subscribers. A -- 7t WBEE/Rochester 8.2 6t 7t KFDI/Wichita 8.2 in CDM markets were up 0.5% month- “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a -- 9 WBBS/Syracuse 8.1 to-month from 418.9 to 420.9 (adjusted “t” indicates a tie. 10 10t WHKO/Dayton 8.0 -- 10t WBCT/Grand Rapids 8.0

May 2021 May 2021 Jun 2021 Jun 2021 May 2021 May 2021 June 2021 Jun 2021 Station/City CDM Share CDM Rank CDM Share CDM Rank Station/City CDM Share CDM Rank CDM Share CDM Rank WQMX/Akron, OH 6.8 2 7.7 1 WUSJ/Jackson, MS 4.3 5 3.6 6t WGAR/Akdron, OH (Cleveland) 2.6 13 2.6 14t WHJT/Jackson, MS + 3.2 9 2.4 9 WQXK/Akron, OH (Youngstown) 1.0 20 1.2 22 WIVK/Knoxville, TN 10.4 1 10.5 2 WGNA/Albany, NY 6.6 1 6.6 1 WCYQ/Knoxville, TN 5.6 5 4.8 5 WKLI/Albany, NY 2.4 12 3.2 8t WDKW/Knoxville, TN + 3.1 9 2.8 10 WKBE/Albany, NY + 0.3 23 0.4 27t WMYL/Knoxville, TN 1.2 12 1.4 13 KRST/Albuquerque, NM 3.7 5t 3.8 5t KSSN/Little Rock, AR 6.4 4t 6.0 5 KBQI/Albuquerque, NM 3.7 5t 3.8 5t KMJX/Little Rock, AR + 5.2 6 5.4 6 KBQI-HD2/Albuquerque, NM + 2.0 13 2.4 14t WAMZ/Louisville, KY 6.7 2 7.3 1 WCTO/Allentown, PA 7.5 3 7.7 3 WQNU/Louisville, KY 3.1 9t 2.8 12 KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA 8.9 1 8.3 1 WMAD/Madison, WI 4.7 4 4.5 6 KRJK/Bakersfield, CA 2.1 9 1.6 15 WWQM/Madison, WI 2.5 9t 1.8 13t KCWR/Bakersfield, CA + 1.0 12 0.9 18t WKSJ/Mobile, AL 4.9 4 6.6 3 WYNK/Baton Rouge, LA 5.4 4 5.5 4 WXBM/Mobile, AL 2.6 10t 2.6 10t WZZK/Birmingham, AL 7.8 3 8.4 2 KTOM/Monterey, CA 4.5 4 3.2 6t WDXB/Birmingham, AL 4.8 5 5.7 4t WNOE/New Orleans, LA 5.5 4 5.3 4 WYRK/Buffalo, NY 8.2 3 9.1 2 WRKN/New Orleans, LA 0.6 17 1.0 17 WEZL/Charleston, SC 5.4 2 4.9 2 KTST/Oklahoma City, OK 4.9 4t 5.0 3t WUSY/Chattanooga, TN 10.8 1 9.0 2t KJKE/Oklahoma City, OK 4.1 6 4.1 6 WUUQ/Chattanooga, TN + 4.4 5 5.6 5 KXXY/Oklahoma City, OK + 2.8 9 3.3 7t WOGT/Chattanooga, TN 0.9 10t 1.1 10t KNAH/Oklahoma City, OK + 1.8 14 1.9 14 KCCY/Colorado Springs, CO 4.8 4t 4.9 5t KXKT/Omaha, NE 9.5 1 10.0 1 KATC/Colorado Springs, CO 4.4 7t 3.8 8t KFFF/Omaha, NE + 2.7 10 2.7 13 WCOS/Columbia, SC 6.0 3 5.7 3 WKHK/Richmond, VA 8.0 1t 7.5 2t WWNQ/Columbia, SC 1.9 15 2.1 15t WBEE/Rochester, NY 7.9 1 8.2 1 WHKO/Dayton, OH 8.1 1 8.0 1 KXLY/Spokane, WA 5.6 2t 6.5 3 WCLI/Dayton, OH 1.2 12t 1.2 17t KDRK/Spokane, WA 4.5 6 4.6 7 WYDB/Dayton, OH 1.2 12t 1.5 15t KNHK/Spokane, WA + 2.6 12 2.4 14 WNKN/Dayton, OH + 0.9 17t 1.8 14 KISC-HD2/Spokane, WA 0.6 19 0.6 22 KHKI/Des Moines, IA 6.9 2 7.9 2 WRNX/Springfield, MA 3.9 4 3.5 5 KJJY/Des Moines, IA 5.4 5 5.7 4 WWYZ/Springfield, MA (Hartford) 0.9 13t 1.2 11t KXNO-HD2/Des Moines, IA 0.3 11t 0.3 14t WHLL-AM/Springfield, MA 0.5 17 0.2 19t KHEY/El Paso, TX 4.6 6 5.7 5 WBBS/Syracuse, NY 7.2 2 8.1 2 KSKS/Fresno, CA 3.4 9 3.7 5t WOLF/Syracuse, NY 4.1 6 3.9 7 KHGE/Fresno, CA 2.9 12 2.6 13 WFRG/Syracuse, NY 1.0 14 1.0 14 WWGR/Ft. Myers, FL 4.4 3 3.8 6t WKKO/Toledo, OH 8.5 1 7.9 1 WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL 2.3 12 2.1 13t WCKY/Toledo, OH + 1.6 10 1.0 10t WHEL/Ft. Myers, FL 1.9 15 2.1 13t WMIM/Toledo, OH 0.8 12t 1.0 10t WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI 6.8 2 8.0 2 KIIM/Tucson, AZ 7.2 2 7.0 2 WTNR/Grand Rapids, MI 1.6 15 1.0 18 KHUD/Tucson, AZ 2.4 12t 2.5 13 WRNS/Greenville, NC 8.2 1 7.7 2 KWEN/Tulsa, OK 6.2 2 4.8 5t WSSL/Greenville, SC 6.5 2 7.0 2 KXBL/Tulsa, OK + 5.3 5t 5.2 3t WESC/Greenville, SC 5.9 3 4.8 4t KVOO/Tulsa, OK 4.1 9 3.7 9 WKSF/Greenville, SC 1.5 14 1.8 15 KTGX/Tulsa, OK 3.0 11 3.1 12 WRBT/Harrisburg, PA 3.3 5 3.6 6 KFDI/Wichita, KS 8.2 1 8.2 1 WZCY/Harrisburg, PA 0.9 11t 0.8 14t KZSN/Wichita, KS 6.2 5t 6.0 6t WIOV/Harrisburg, PA 1.1 10 0.8 14t KFTI-AM/Wichita, KS 1.6 14 1.4 14 WFVY/Harrisburg, PA 0.9 11t 1.0 12 WGGY/Wilkes-Barre, PA 5.5 4 5.3 5 WDRM/Huntsville, AL 8.2 1 7.9 1 WCFT/Wilkes-Barre, PA 1.8 11 2.4 10 WWFF/Huntsville, AL 1.1 12 0.8 15t WSJR/Wilkes-Barre, PA 1.5 12 1.7 12t WMSI/Jackson, MS 4.1 6 4.2 5 WCTO/Wilkes-Barre, PA 0.9 13 1.2 15t ©2021 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

August 9, 2021 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

4 1 CHASE RICE f/FGL 31755 -302 8676 -81 40.87 -0.515 159 0 1 Drinkin’ Beer... (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR)

3 2 DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 28028 763 7666 194 34.599 1.108 159 0

5 3 JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 4 26275 1974 7299 557 34.152 2.615 160 0

4 4 LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 26138 993 7154 191 34.717 2.626 159 0

2 5 COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 25692 -5400 6881 -1620 32.321 -5.065 160 0

6 6 THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) 4 21696 2355 6038 631 28.111 3.73 160 0

7 7 LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) 4 21630 2508 5938 712 25.527 1.949 159 1

9 8 SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers) 18279 593 5063 201 22.922 0.977 160 1

8 9 KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 18206 -36 5163 67 19.927 -1.028 157 0

10 10 J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer... (River House/Columbia) 17653 1412 4871 431 21.137 1.444 160 0

11 11 ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) 15931 666 4558 135 18.578 0.922 157 0

13 12 OLD DOMINION/I Was On A Boat That Day (Arista) 15366 739 4222 198 18.037 0.992 160 0

12 13 LEE BRICE/Memory I Don't Mess With (Curb) 15215 216 4128 64 18.385 0.413 160 0

14 14 CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) 14487 121 4065 37 16.692 0.177 160 0

19 15 RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista) 12561 1083 3428 267 12.537 0.944 157 1

17 16 KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 12398 536 3532 161 14.716 0.993 158 1 -- 18 17 LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR) 12166 418 3276 140 13.152 0.576 160 0

20 18 J. ALLEN & B. PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek) 12120 724 3334 229 13.876 1.507 159 0

21 19 JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol) 11082 1238 3043 374 12.43 1.668 155 1

23 20 MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) 10088 766 2664 184 10.394 1.39 153 0

22 21 PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury) 9818 464 2578 84 10.184 0.805 155 0

33 22 J. ALDEAN & C. UNDERWOOD/If I... (Macon/Broken Bow/Capitol) 4 9158 4119 2411 1110 11.711 4.719 149 17

27 23 LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia) 9120 1604 2429 456 11.387 3.394 139 10

24 24 CALLISTA CLARK/It's 'Cause I Am (Big Machine) 8571 164 2415 45 8.957 0.835 154 0

26 25 ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR) 8480 962 2342 300 9.643 0.796 144 1 ©2021 Country Aircheck™ All rights reserved. Sign up at countryaircheck.com • Send news to [email protected] 4=Top 5 Point Gainers

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 25 26 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers) 8239 367 2162 85 8.085 0.454 149 0

28 27 DUSTIN LYNCH f/M. PORTER/Thinking 'Bout You (Broken Bow) 7966 628 2068 189 8.062 0.186 148 7

29 28 CHRIS STAPLETON/You Should Probably Leave (Mercury) 7611 847 2084 212 8.325 0.826 145 0

30 29 K. BALLERINI f/K. CHESNEY/Half Of... (Black River) 6636 3 1913 21 6.834 -0.19 151 2

31 30 PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA) 6355 575 1636 104 6.574 0.719 144 2

16 31 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) 5776 -6328 1708 -1563 7.684 -11.665 160 0

32 32 HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud) 5352 -68 1506 -1 4.639 -0.352 134 0

Debut 33 JAKE OWEN/Best Thing Since Backroads (Big Loud) 5206 5206 1432 1432 6.881 6.881 84 84

WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument) 5145 794 1449 227 5.296 0.933 98 20

36 35 ERIC CHURCH/Heart On Fire (EMI Nashville) 4481 541 1241 153 4.475 0.638 110 9

35 36 MATT STELL/That Ain't Me No More (Records/Arista) 4476 306 1235 78 4.362 0.237 123 2

38 37 JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA) 4451 675 1150 164 4.048 0.587 123 20

37 38 ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT/Drunk ... (RCA/Columbia) 4256 378 1192 134 3.952 0.113 80 3

41 39 GARTH BROOKS/That's What Cowboys Do (Pearl) 3914 644 1051 185 3.131 0.394 112 7

39 40 LAUREN ALAINA w/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury) 3875 186 1100 22 3.275 0.093 125 0

40 41 BRETT YOUNG/Not Yet (BMLGR) 3436 74 935 17 3.094 0.008 98 0

RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn't For Trucks (BMLGR) 3387 329 1027 84 2.141 0.022 112 19

42 43 CAITLYN SMITH f/OLD DOMINION/I Can't (Monument) 3237 126 971 55 1.983 0.008 103 1

46 44 TOBY KEITH/Old School (Show Dog) 3078 661 949 188 1.744 0.379 116 18

50 45 LARRY FLEET/Where I Find God (Big Loud) 2733 531 814 141 2.063 0.217 80 0

45 46 BROTHERS OSBORNE/I'm Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville) 2700 48 778 13 1.851 0.037 89 0

44 47 BRANTLEY GILBERT f/T. KEITH & HARDY/The Worst... (Valory) 2520 -195 629 -60 3.445 -0.601 91 3

49 48 DARIUS RUCKER/My Masterpiece (Capitol) 2304 93 665 14 2.339 0.135 95 0

47 49 D. BENTLEY f/BRELAND & HARDY/Beers... (Atlantic/Big Loud/Capitol) 2221 -174 598 -74 2.354 -1.086 68 12

Re-Enter 50 CHRIS BANDI/Would Have Loved Her (Records) 2167 34 685 -1 1.246 0.161 83 2

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers JAKE OWEN/Best Thing Since Backroads (Big Loud) 84 J. ALDEAN & C. UNDERWOOD/If I... (Macon/Broken Bow/Capitol) 2617 4 DYLAN SCOTT/New Truck (Curb) 40 JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 1297 4 JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA) 20 RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista) 721 4 WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument) 20 JAKE OWEN/Best Thing Since Backroads (Big Loud) 719 4 FRANK RAY/Country'd Look Good On You (Stoney Creek) 19 J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold… (River House/Columbia) 675 4 RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn't For Trucks (BMLGR) 19 LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 644 TOBY KEITH/Old School (Show Dog) 18 J. ALLEN & B. PAISLEY/Freedom... (Stoney Creek) 608 J. ALDEAN & C. UNDERWOOD/If I... (Macon/Broken Bow/Capitol) 17 JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol) 601 TIM MCGRAW/7500 OBO (Big Machine) 15 LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia) 550 GEORGE BIRGE/Beer Beer, Truck Truck (Records) 13 WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument) 530 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers JAKE OWEN/Best Thing Since Backroads (Big Loud) 5206 4 J. ALDEAN & C. UNDERWOOD/If I... (Macon/Broken Bow/Capitol) 490 J. ALDEAN & C. UNDERWOOD/If I... (Macon/Broken Bow/Capitol) 4119 4 JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 236 LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) 2508 4 RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista) 150 THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) 2355 4 JAKE OWEN/Best Thing Since Backroads (Big Loud) 136 JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 1974 4 LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia) 132 LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia) 1604 J. ALLEN & B. PAISLEY/Freedom... (Stoney Creek) 119 J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer... (River House/Columbia) 1412 J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold… (River House/Columbia) 118 JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol) 1238 LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 116 RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista) 1083 JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol) 109 LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 993 LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) 104 Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points JAKE OWEN/Best Thing Since Backroads (Big Loud) 1432 CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA) 25692 J. ALDEAN & C. UNDERWOOD/If I... (Macon/Broken Bow/Capitol) 1110 LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 22467 LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) 712 DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 15045 THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) 631 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 12779 JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 557 PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) 12342 LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia) 456 THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory) 12023 J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer... (River House/Columbia) 431 JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 11657 JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol Nashville) 374 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 10143 ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR) 300 LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) 9037 RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista) 267 SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA) 8984

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COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY ADD DATES LARRY FLEET/Where I Find God (Big Loud) Send yours to [email protected] Moves 50-45* 2733 points, 814 spins; No adds AUGUST 16 MITCHELL TENPENNY/Truth About You (Riser House/Columbia) BROTHERS OSBORNE/I’m Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville) KIDD G/Summer In A Small Town (Valory) Moves 45-46* ALAN JACKSON/You’ll Always Be My Baby (Written for 2700 points, 778 spins; No adds Daughters’ Weddings) (ACR/EMI Nashville)

B. GILBERT f/TOBY KEITH & HARDY/The Worst ... (Valory) AUGUST 23 Moves 44-47 FRANK RAY/Country’d Look Good On You (Stoney Creek) 2520 points, 629 spins RAY FULCHER/Girl In It (Black River) 3 adds: KASE, WTHT, WUSH*

DARIUS RUCKER/My Masterpiece (Capitol) AUGUST 30 Moves 49-48 MIDLAND/Sunrise Tells The Story (Big Machine) 2304 points, 665 spins; No adds MORGAN EVANS/Love Is Real (Warner/WEA)

D. BENTLEY f/BRELAND & HARDY/Beers... (Atlantic/Big Loud/Capitol) Moves 47-49 2221 points, 598 spins 12 adds: KHGE, KMLE*, KYGO*, WBCT, WKRO, WNCY, CHECK OUT WOGK, WRBT, WSSL, WUSY

CHRIS BANDI/Would Have Loved Her (Quartz Hill) AUGUST 13 Re-enters 50* TRACY LAWRENCE Hindsight 2020 Volume 2: 2167 points, 685 spins Price Of Fame (—) 2 adds: KKBQ, WDRM The release continues Lawrence’s celebration of his 30th anniversary in country music with NELLY & FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Lil Bit (Columbia/Records/BMLGR) 2138 points, 651 spins five new tracks, including “Price of Fame” 1 add: KSSN with Eddie Montgomery and a Tracy Byrd collaboration, along with five of his hits. TENILLE ARTS/Back Then, Right Now (Triple Tigers) 1956 points, 565 spins CLARE DUNN In This Kind Of Light 2 adds: KHKI*, WQYK (Big Yellow Dog)

Dunn produced and co-wrote the entire five- NATE BARNES/You Ain’t Pretty (Quartz Hill) 1895 points, 630 spins; No adds track collection from her family’s ranch in Colorado. She penned the first single, “How MORGAN WALLEN/Sand In My Boots (Big Loud) It Comes Off,” alongside Driver Williams 1850 points, 578 spins and Mike Walker, and additional contributions were made by 2 adds: WCKN, WSIX Whitney Phillips, Neil Mason and Karyn Rochelle.

CAM/Till There’s Nothing Left (Triple Tigers) 1849 points, 585 spins 2©2021 adds: Country WAMZ*, Aircheck™ WKKT — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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4 1 CHASE RICE f/FGL 11201 30 2274 -6 47 0 1 Drinkin’ Beer... (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR)

4 2 LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 10231 644 1986 116 48 0 6 3 JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 4 10196 1297 2075 236 47 0 3 4 DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 9954 266 2024 43 47 0 5 5 THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) 9252 260 1804 89 48 0 7 6 LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) 8320 444 1699 104 47 0 2 7 COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 8112 -2176 1618 -432 45 0 10 8 J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer Calling… (River House/Columbia) 4 7633 675 1472 118 47 0 8 9 ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) 7337 136 1483 25 47 0 11 10 SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers) 7221 390 1406 62 47 0 12 11 KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 7050 252 1448 70 47 0 13 12 LEE BRICE/Memory I Don't Mess With (Curb) 6722 194 1362 46 48 0 15 13 KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 6583 392 1275 86 47 1 14 14 OLD DOMINION/I Was On A Boat That Day (Arista) 6507 163 1233 8 46 0 17 15 JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol) 5951 601 1127 109 48 0 18 16 CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) 5043 -181 1030 -29 45 0 19 17 LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR) 4956 262 974 39 48 0 20 18 RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista) 4 4801 721 951 150 47 2 21 19 LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia) 4487 550 819 132 47 7 22 20 JIMMIE ALLEN & BRAD PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek) 4336 608 807 119 46 5 37 21 J. ALDEAN & C. UNDERWOOD/If I Didn't... (Macon/Broken Bow/Capitol) 4 4087 2617 768 490 47 19 16 22 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) 3935 -2184 781 -477 41 0 24 23 CHRIS STAPLETON/You Should Probably Leave (Mercury) 3337 385 683 70 47 2 23 24 ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR) 3262 166 633 23 46 2 26 25 MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) 3245 323 630 61 43 2 25 26 PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury) 2944 -4 663 4 45 0 27 27 ERIC CHURCH/Heart On Fire (EMI Nashville) 2909 -10 507 8 31 2 30 28 CALLISTA CLARK/It's 'Cause I Am (Big Machine) 2784 395 534 62 45 2 29 29 PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA) 2746 220 505 38 39 5 28 30 KELSEA BALLERINI f/KENNY CHESNEY/Half Of My Hometown (Black River) 2527 -21 492 -14 43 1

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 33 31 WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument) 2176 530 382 101 40 6 31 32 DUSTIN LYNCH f/MACKENZIE PORTER/Thinking 'Bout You (Broken Bow) 1880 172 403 32 45 6 35 33 GARTH BROOKS/That's What Cowboys Do (Pearl) 1863 311 393 44 38 0 32 34 JORDAN DAVIS f/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA) 1809 105 309 25 31 4 34 35 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers) 1756 174 362 33 39 1 36 36 HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud) 1553 68 331 7 40 0 38 37 ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT/Drunk ... (RCA/Columbia) 1396 67 272 18 31 0 39 38 LAUREN ALAINA w/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury) 1098 60 241 12 32 0 40 39 JACKSON MICHELSON/Tip Jar (Curb/MCC) 938 -13 185 0 22 0 45 40 TOBY KEITH/Old School (Show Dog) 917 157 192 55 32 8 42 41 BRETT YOUNG/Not Yet (BMLGR) 915 90 146 13 18 2 41 42 MATT STELL/That Ain't Me No More (Records/Arista) 889 43 189 12 31 0 43 43 MADDIE & TAE/Woman You Got (Mercury) 798 -9 129 1 13 1 50 44 RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn't For Trucks (BMLGR) 720 110 157 44 17 8 Debut 45 JAKE OWEN/Best Thing Since Backroads (Big Loud) 4 719 719 136 136 13 8 46 46 DAN + SHAY/Good Things (Warner/WAR) 670 30 67 3 1 0 48 47 RYAN GRIFFIN/Salt, Lime And Tequila (Independent) 660 30 66 3 1 0 47 48 SASHA SLOAN f/SAM HUNT/When It Was Over? (RCA) 660 20 66 2 1 0 44 49 TRAVIS DENNING/ABBY (Mercury) 654 -124 117 -18 13 0 54 50 DILLON CARMICHAEL/Hot Beer (Riser House) 586 90 130 20 17 0 49 51 MORGAN WADE/Wilder Days (Ladylike/Thirty Tigers) 570 -53 73 -5 4 0 51 52 BROTHERS OSBORNE/I'm Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville) 568 23 134 8 12 0 56 53 DARIUS RUCKER/My Masterpiece (Capitol) 557 93 119 22 21 0 Debut 54 TIM MCGRAW/7500 OBO (Big Machine) 540 340 90 55 14 3 Re-Enter 55 LUCAS HOGE/Get Lost (Forge Entertainment) 523 54 109 11 7 0 55 56 TIFFANY WOYS f/JORDAN FLETCHER/I Don't (Tiffany Woys) 492 14 102 5 8 0 Re-Enter 57 CAITLYN SMITH f/OLD DOMINION/I Can't (Monument) 458 111 114 26 25 0 59 58 SMITH & WESLEY/Under It With You Tonight (Dream Walkin') 456 23 92 6 7 0 57 59 DUSTIN LYNCH f/CHRIS LANE/Tequila On A Boat (Broken Bow) 440 -10 44 -1 1 0 Debut 60 ASHLEY BARRON/Pretend He's You (SSM) 437 39 89 8 6 0

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