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Pt. 2: Examining Race In The Industry In part one of this story, WXFL/Florence, AL OM/PD Fletcher Brown, Warner Music Nashville Dir./National Radio & Streaming James Marsh, BMG Dir./Creative Rakiyah Marshall and Big Loud VP/Marketing Candice Watkins discussed their experiences navigating an industry that is overwhelmingly white. Below, they discuss how ongoing events have shaped conversations with colleagues and what they hope for moving forward. [Ed. Note: Read the two parts combined here.] What has this year been like, and has the Fletcher Brown James Marsh industry response moved the needle for you? CW: You don’t Brookelyn: Warner/WEA’s Morgan Evans “with” iHeartCountry’s get change without Brooke Taylor at the 2020 iHeartCountry Festival. experiencing and talking about the tough things. So, while it’s been a Inside The CMT Music Awards tough year regarding As with other awards shows and television viewing in general, the racial unrest, we have CMT Music Awards were down in viewers, though social streaming Rakiyah Candice an opportunity to lean and engagement rose significantly. Below, VP/ Marshall Watkins in, engage and hopefully Music Events Margaret Comeaux shares change our sphere of how the CMT team put together a locationally influence in the country music industry. I’ve never had any hope ambitious show in unusual circumstances. that change is possible regarding racism. I’ve just thought it is CA: With the postponements and what it is. For some reason, this year – in this very dark room – shifting safety protocols, how many times the door opened. There’s a small crack with light coming in. I did you ball up the paper and start over? don’t know if it’ll actually happen, but I have hope for change. MC: That goes back to June where the show The Nashville community actually engaged and leaned in, and has historically been. We knew along with the Margaret I’ve never felt that in 14 years. (continued on page 15) rest of the entertainment and events world we Comeaux ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] © 2020 Sony Music Entertainment.

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WITH ... COLE SWINDELL

A day in the self-isolated life of Warner/WMN’s Social media has helped Cole Swindell: me keep in touch with fans. It’s The pandemic affected everything from another thing that has changed how we live to how we work … songwriting all this year with how much content over the internet on apps, communicating with is available. There is nothing friends and family on Facetime and texts. That’s for people to do, so they are all how you see people right now. over the internet. We can’t play My routine depends on the day, but I’m shows but can jump on Live and trying to write a lot and stay busy. Every now and play a few songs. It’s fun for me then, I can sneak in some golf. I’m doing that and my guys. while I can, but I am ready to get back on the I don’t know if Netflix was road and play some shows when that time comes. a hobby before, but it definitely Creativity was hindered for me at first, is now. I’m a little late but have but then it helped figuring out ways to keep been into Yellowstone lately. going. I never imagined writing songs over an My go-to quarantine snack app, but honestly, it’s been cool to see everyone has been Juice Bar in Nashville. adapting and doing what we have to do to still Good is going to come make music happen. I think that will change out of this. If nothing else, we Askin’ For A Baskin things in the future, too. If you can’t show up in are going to appreciate our person, you can Zoom and get the song done. time together … face to face. It also gave me the chance to get creative when Quarantining away from family has made me shooting a music video and allowed me more realize even though I try not to take things for everything. The first live show back will probably time to be involved with the editing process. granted, you still get caught up in the rush of feel like my first show ever.

would be postponing without really knowing when we would be through versions of being inside and then I was like, “Wait a minute, able to come back and how things would work. We did the CMT we live in a beautiful state with so many nearby venues we could use Celebrates show in June instead, hoping to somehow tackle the to create something really unique.” audience piece in the We were lucky in having a ViacomCBS task force in place to future. Because the Little Big Town make sure we were all safe. Once those guidelines were put into awards show is fan- place we were able to then start making decisions. Our shows have voted, it’s about our always embraced the outdoor performance aspect including the fans. That’s where we Parthenon with Carrie Underwood [last year], stages on Broadway set the event apart, so and downtown rooftops. So the idea wasn’t foreign to us, it was we were in a continual just on steroids. Let’s get out of the city a little bit. Let’s go places process of figuring out that may be familiar to our fans. Some of what saved people over how to do this and how the summer has been being outside after being locked in, so we it would look. We went wanted to embrace that. The music then leads you down the path to

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October 26, 2020 Page 7 the right combination of artist, location and creative. The audience Final thoughts? component was always in the back of our mind and ended up I don’t know that any of us realized the magnitude of this being the last part to come together as we waited on the city health undertaking when we walked into it, but having pulled this off will department. Having committed to performances being pre-taped, always stand out as one of the highlights of my career. From the we wanted some sort of viewing experience. So we were shooting artists and community to the team and on down the line, it took so the show, posting it, scouting locations and bringing it all together much effort, talent and flexibility. I don’t know that I’ve ever been just within the last few weeks. It was a pretty hectic process.. more proud of something CMT has done. Were any of those locations particularly challenging? Reach Comeaux here. –Chuck Aly Can we assume that without pre-taping, it would have been really hard to pull off live? Yeah, it would have. That would have meant a lot more Chart Chat satellite trucks to have it all connected. All the venues were very Congratulations to Jameson Rodgers, accommodating and it was a great experience. The crew – whether Steve Hodges, Shane Allen, Lauren it was from their days in the music video world or other baseline Thomas and the Columbia promotion team creative experience – were all pulling from the full expanse of on landing at No. 1 with “Some Girls.” The our careers to find solutions. This year opened things up to song is the debut single from Rodgers’ self-titled different toolkits, and it was fun to stretch in those ways. You’re debut EP. Songwriters are Hardy, C.J Solar out there without a ton of trucks, down and dirty just getting it and Jake Mitchell. done. Difficult, but I don’t think any location was any harder than And kudos to Bobby Young and the Capitol Jameson another. First and foremost, we wanted everyone to be safe and crew on notching 75 adds for Dierks Bentley’s Rodgers we accomplished that. When they got onsite, everyone knew we “Gone,” landing atop this week’s board. had all gone through the same testing regimes and so we could just be creative. In my mind, we set out to prove that we could have people tune in Wednesday and think, “Well, that felt like the #SquadGhouls: Scary Radio Stories CMT Music Awards.” That isn’t about place, it’s about the creative, The countdown to Halloween begins with radio and industry the energy and the tone onscreen. That is the same every year. pros sharing their real-life horror stories with Country Aircheck: Did putting together any of the locations or performances iHeartMedia KSD/St. Louis PD Gail Austin: “Lemp Mansion in stand out in terms of the production process? St. Louis is ranked Top 10 most haunted places in America. The They all had something unique about them. When I close Lemp family who built and occupied the home faced many tragic my eyes, I see the fireworks and cryo from the Gabby Barrett ends so … I checked in for the night. During my first Facebook performance at Bicentennial Park. That location was one where Live, I received a comment from a friend I rarely talk to, but who it was like, wow, I cannot believe we haven’t done anything here. is very intuitive: ‘Get out.’ The second video received another We’ve scouted it before, but comment from that it proved to be an amazing same friend, ‘Whatever home base for us. The other you do, don’t go to one I see is Little Big Town in sleep.’ At the time, front of Ruskin Cave. That I was a little chilled location was just magic and by the creepiness might have been the first one of the mansion but we scouted. We were able to was happy to hear take that fun song and make from her, even if it it really big and exciting in was a warning. A front of this massive cave. Gabby Barrett paranormal tour Then we also tucked a came through, and Here For The Boos: Gail Austin at Morgan Wallen performance inside. Walking around the locations, fellow broadcasters Lemp Mansion. we found beautiful pockets of space for stages at each one. from my iHeart sister ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

October 26, 2020 Page 11 stations had also been in a different part of the home. The tour hunters and they were able to pick up on some weird stuff on their left, and then there were three: the women of iHeartMedia/St. ghost gadgets, including audio of what sounds like a teenage Louis. We were preparing our full home tour when one of the three boy saying ‘Cody.’ Listen here. Last Halloween, I worked with Pat broadcasters shared she was super uncomfortable and wanted to from the morning show to prank Cody live on the air by playing go, and it was decided that two of the three were out. ‘ghost’ audio remotely through the board. Needless to say, she It was down to one … me. Still prepared to stay, I read the last was freaked out! But, it made for great radio!” Let Tack know if and final message from my friend: ‘Whatever you do, do not you heard “Cody” here. separate from your team.’ She would have no way of knowing about Cumulus WYZB/Ft. Walton Beach, FL middays Misti Douglas: that private conversation. That was it; we all packed up and left in “When I moved to Nashville in 2004, my first job was at High the middle of the night. The next morning, I received a photo via text Five Entertainment from some raw video my fellow broadcaster — the first of three to on the top floor of say she couldn’t stay — had captured. It is authentic, it is creepy and what is now the it’s no wonder she wanted to get out of there! You decide what you Big Loud building. think it is.” Send your non-warning messages to Austin here. There were only Entercom KFRG/Riverside, CA weekender Vicki Pepper: “The four of us working K-Frog studios are long thought to be haunted, and one night when on that floor, and I was working late on production, I found myself the only person left our department in the building. While I was working had our own door in Audition, audio from Audio Vault codes. We’d come started playing. At first, I thought I’d into work and, on A Scare Is Born: The Jacob maybe bumped the mouse with my several mornings, Schnell Haunted Mansion. elbow, until I realized the mouse was things would a good six inches away.” Share your be misplaced. techy ghost notes with Pepper here. Computers on with a few scrambled letters typed, drawers opened, Bonneville KNCI/Sacramento PD/ etc. At first, I thought maybe it the cleaning staff, but it would also afternoon host Joey Tack: “There happen on days where there was no cleaning crew scheduled. are certainly stories and legends One evening, my boss was working late, and all the doors were of our building being haunted. It’s locked. He saw a woman walk through the common area. He an old denim factory, which just got up to see what the person needed, but no one was there, and If You’ve Got It, Haunt It: sounds creepy, right? Morning show the doors were still locked. After that, we did a little research and Paranormal investigators co-host Cody spent the evening in found that it is indeed a well-documented haunted site! I never at KNCI/Sacramento. the building with some local ghost believed in ghosts until working there.” Learn more about the

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Jacob Schnell Haunted Mansion here; if you’re a Big Loud staffer, in front of the fireplace that looked like a little girl! I did some thank Douglas for the nightmares here. research, and no little girls ever lived in the house, but at one time, NRRA KRVN/Lincoln, NE morning host Lana Greene: “Sure, the entire subdivision had been a farm owned by a family with there was always the squeaky step or knocks on the bedroom wall little girls.” Send your theories to Shomby here. at night and the ever-present feeling of someone – or something –Caitlin DeForest & Monta Vaden – always watching. But it wasn’t until after we had moved to a new house in a new town that my little sister said something that sent a chill down my spine. One morning, I asked her if she had ever News & Notes experienced anything unexplained in our former house, and she Nashville’s Pet Community Center established Phrannie’s said, ‘I saw it.’ She told me she had been looking for one of her Phriends, a donor society for those contributing $1,000 or more shoes, and when she bent down to look under her bed, a woman annually to the nonprofit, to honor the latePhran Galante. in a red sweatshirt was reaching out to her. I’m glad we moved!” Donate to Phrannie’s Phriends here. Reach out … get it?! … to Greene here. Valory’s Eli Young Band will serve as guest host for Mt. Consultant John Shomby: “When we moved into our house Wilson KKGO/Los Angeles middays Nov. 2-27. Stream the in Virginia Beach in the mid 2000s, I noticed something in the station here. hallway of our 1960s built ranch home. It was a quick flash of Black Diamond Broadcasting is purchasing Country a little girl in a white dress, but I didn’t say anything to my wife WMPX/Midland, MI and Classic Hits sister WMRX from Steel at the time. I saw the same little girl – in the same white dress – Broadcasting. flash in front of our fireplace and give me a quick smile before Colonial Radio Group, Inc. is selling Country WPGI/ disappearing on multiple other occasions, and then I shared it Georgetown, SC to GT Radio, LLC for $275,000. with my wife. She never saw it but believe me because I was so Colonial Radio Group, Inc. is selling Country WUDE/ descriptive. Fast forward a few weeks later, and my daughter and Portville, NY and three FM translators in Olean, NY to Kristin her husband to visit. One morning at breakfast, my son-in-law Cantrell’s Southern Belle, LLC. and Seven Mountains asked if I had seen anything strange since we moved in. I asked Media of NY, Inc. for $200,000. Southern Belle will hold the him why, and he proceeded to tell me he had twice seen a little licenses while Seven Mountains will acquire the assets. girl in a white dress flashing by our fireplace, giving a quick smile Neuhoff COO Mike Hulvey (Chair), Cox EVP Bill Hendrich (Vice before turning to head down the hallway. Needless to say, it was Chair), Connoisseur CEO Jeff Warshaw (Finance Chair), Univision difficult to sleep that night. The longer we lived there, the fewer VP/GM/DOS Sabina Widmann (Secretary) and Entercom COO sightings I had, and within two years, she was gone. But, after our Susan Larkin (Immediate Past Chair) are the Radio Advertising move to Nashville, the new owners of our house sent a text to my Bureau (RAB) newly elected Board of Directors officers. wife asking if we had ever noticed anything strange when we lived The Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) had there. They proceeded to tell us they would see occasional flashes partnered with DK East Associates, a media specialty accounting

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WITH ... LANA GREENE

A day in the self-isolated life of Nebraska I’m fortunate to live in South Central Rural Radio Association KRVN/Lexington, NE Nebraska, which is already a somewhat Morning Host Lana Greene: “socially distanced” lifestyle, so most things are Trying to stay positive and keep my sanity getting back to normal. The kids are back in while doing a high-energy show as an extrovert school – with masks – and we have some live in a sheltered, introverted world was tough at concerts, events, rodeos and football games, first. When you get your energy from people but with new social distance restrictions. and external events, having that go away can I know how lucky I’ve been to work from play crazy mental games with you. It did to me. the studio for the entire time. Mad respect to We’ve split shifts in the office, which has meant all those who have been able to do shows producing the same amount of content in a from home. shorter time frame but also having to go without I tried picking up my guitar again, but seeing many of my favorite co-workers for it made my fingers hurt. I’m a creature of extended periods of time. comfort – and a bit of a wiener! At the beginning, we got creative with I binge-watch Discovery ID and on-air games and promotions. Our sports guy, paranormal documentaries. I grew up in Jayson Jorgensen, is a bit of a hoarder and has a haunted house (see page 13), so the classic games he’s purchased at garage sales paranormal fascinates me. over the years. He brought those to the studio, I started snacking on Cool-Whip and and we would play and put videos on social cookies, but now it’s cauliflower and celery. Space Glam media. We called it, Fine! We’ll Make Our Own I’m working on my “post-quarantine fluff.” Sports! The listeners really loved telling us about While I appreciate the added warmth during their childhood memories with the games. the upcoming cold months, the waistband on my We have four fabulous daughters, and pants was cutting off my circulation. to get to know my neighbors, time to spend with we’ve got all of my alpha females under one roof Pre-pandemic, I was running at a manic my friends, extra calls to my parents and even again right now. Finding things to keep them all pace and had something on my schedule every exercising, which I’ve heard is good for you. busy without killing each other has been tough, minute of every day. It wasn’t uncommon for While I wish it had come in a different form, but my husband is a football and weights coach, me to take short naps in my car in the station this major sifting of my life was a necessity, and so they’ve made makeshift workout equipment for parking lot! While I’m a workaholic, I was also I hope everyone has found a way to use this daily activity. We’ve played a lot of board games, missing out on other things. This has allowed horrible event to make something beautiful. made crafts, and taken up new hobbies. me more cuddles with my kids, the opportunity Exchange ghost stories with Greene here.

firm, to conduct a financial analysis of independent broadcaster for racism to be anything different than what it was. I hate that operations. Participation in the report is free for any IBA member it took eight minutes of someone’s knee to a neck to start this joining by October 31. More here. conversation, but I am also hopeful. It’s taken my blinders off and The BMI Foundation is accepting applications for its 2021 taken me out of my comfort zone of speaking about my race to scholarship season through January 2021. Details and applications here. others. I have friends reaching out often. “What about this idea? Lee Greenwood will receive the Casino Entertainment Legend Is it okay if I say that?” Things they would never do before. I don’t Award at the 8th Annual Casino Entertainment Awards (CEAs) need them to, but I’m glad it’s happening. For my job, there is a November 17. level of trust [to build with] country writers who lived the lifestyle Randy Rogers Band and Aaron Watson were among the I didn’t or were afraid of saying something wrong to me. Recent big winners at last week’s (10/19) 10th Annual T3R Texas Regional events have allowed them to now reach out, have that conversation Radio Music Awards held virtually via Facebook. See a complete list and base [their assessment on] my talents. of winners here. I don’t want to have this conversation today, but it’s clearly making a difference, because I’ve had emails from people I never Pt. 2: Examining Race In The Industry thought would reach out who are as red as it gets. Do we want to be seen different, but also be seen? I think it’s important. We’re (continued from page 1) brown, amazing people. We’re outstanding individuals. We have to People are having the tough conversations. Some are doing prove ourselves so that we can do our job well and work with more the work, some aren’t, and people will go at their own pace. But rednecks, but also be leveled like everyone else when it comes to something is happening, and that actually gets me excited. I would our talent. I’m answering seven questions at once, but the events love to be doing anything right now but sitting on Zoom talking that have taken place in the last couple months – I’ve seen good to you guys about race, but this conversation would never have already. As much as it’s depressing and sad to watch the news, I do happened a year ago. Have you ever done a story on race? think it’s making a difference in country music. CA: Never. That’s good to hear. Fletch, you have the added CW: Never. So that’s a good sign. Time will prove what’s dynamic of that direct contact with your audience. How performative and what’s real. Some key people with the influence has the conversation changed – or not – for you? to maybe change their culture are stepping up. And so, I’m FB: To echo what the young ladies have said about the hope for hopeful, not in a naive way. We could talk a year from now, and change, I believe change will happen. Existence by its very nature is I could be so disappointed, or maybe we will see a more diverse change. I, too, hate what it took to get this conversation started, but country music business. in 1955 it took the death of 14-year-old Emmitt Till in Mississippi to RM: A lot like Candice, I’ve never really felt there was hope kick off 13 years of civil rights struggle. Longer than that, really. ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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The greatest burden I’ve found being on the air is, unfortunately talking about the issues, because people are still dying, justice is and as Candice put it, being forced into a space of silence. When still not being served and racism is still alive. When you ask us to I turn on that microphone, I’m not talking to my colleagues, I’m answer these questions, dwell on these problems and [to seek] talking to my listening audience. Where I am, they have their own change from our other peers, it’s a lot. It creates a burden on sensibility. No one’s going to tell you the country audience is more us. So, think about these conversations and make sure they have progressive than rock or pop. So, I have to code switch and temper impact, so we’re not having them over and over again. Because my conversation about what’s going on when what I really want to we turn our computers off [after this] and we’re just mentally do is rage. drained. We’re reminded of the negativities with no action. “Yes, What gets me more than anything, and the thing that I can’t I am Black. I am the only one. People don’t like me in stores. carry, is that people are dead – in cities across the United States Confederate flags remind me of this.” There’s a revolving door of – as a result of this conversation. And I have to watch people negativity. You’re like, “I thought today was supposed to be a good immediately rush to why they deserve to die. These people are day, but I feel pretty down about myself.” Talk to us about other dead. I don’t really care what side of the argument they’re on. things, [too]. If you want to talk about the issue, let’s find impact. They’re dead. There’s no learning from that. There’s no evolving Let’s have action. from that. There’s no redemptive arc. They’re just dead. And I What can be done to make country as a business and as an can’t ever celebrate the death of another human being. That’s a entertainment experience more welcoming to more people, weight I will never carry. And it hurts not to be able to turn on the particularly underrepresented groups? microphone and start talking about it. I don’t discourage my air CW: Proximity is a catalyst for change. Get some color in your staff from venturing into these spaces, but I tell them we have to personal lives. If you are working in country music and you don’t remember we’re representing more than just our personal identity; have one person of color as a friend – not just a coworker – that we’re representing this company and station. There have been could be an area to be intentional about. Build relationships with radio personalities who’ve lost their jobs as recently as this summer people who don’t look like you. It’s a game changer. for saying the exact wrong thing, the exact wrong way on a hot FB: I couldn’t agree more with everything Candice just said. mic. You have to be careful. Throwing back to something James said, seeing people who I don’t sensor myself much on my Facebook, but I’ve found look like you doing jobs informs what you are capable of. That I’m exhausted trying to teach people. I don’t really care about is hugely important. Two things I would say to this industry – Confederate flags, but if you ask, no, I don’t like it or want to see radio, promotion, whoever – if you have the opportunity to start it. If you want to understand why I feel that way, ask, but I’m not a conversation one-on-one, do it. That’s obviously easier if you going to jump in your space and start pointing my finger at you. actually know the person, but don’t be afraid to do that. We’ve all I’m tired of having that same educational conversation, like about had the calls James described, but I would rather answer [direct] being 14 and watching my mother have adult panic attacks every questions like we’ve done in this interview. time she saw a truck with a Confederate flag on it because of her Also, I’ve been in community theater for 30 years and am often childhood in Natchez, Mississippi. That was real for her and for asked how we can get more African American participation. I tell me. That experience absolutely matters. And, I’m a little more open them it’s simple. If the only time you seek an actor of color is when about that on my social media, but on air, it’s tricky. a part calls for it, the message sent is that there is no place for us JM: I’m kind of in the same lane as Candice. All of our stories otherwise. Over time, we learned we don’t belong in that space. here are deeper than this topic. No knock on you, Chuck, but So, I’m fortunate to work in the country community, because I have most of this story isn’t going to be about the killer things Rakiyah, never felt unwelcome. That’s why Brad Paisley is my favorite. I’ve Fletch or Candice are doing. When all of this stuff went down with watched him, unsolicited, try to have this conversation numerous George Floyd – it’s been a long time since I felt that Black. Friends times. It’s one thing to be in a space that nobody is trying to push – friends! – called: “Man, I’m sorry. I just ... I didn’t know.” Hey, you out of. It’s another to have someone say, “I see you. Welcome. it’s good. I’m good. We’re all learning here. Phone rings again. I’m glad you’re here.” That endears me to Brad. So, leave the I’m like, “I’m not dead! Why are you calling me with these tones door open as an industry and, when someone who doesn’t look like we’re all at a funeral?” If you want to do something, call the like you sticks their head in, don’t flinch. Welcome them in; give Floyd family and help them. Don’t apologize to me – unless you’re them something to do. that person. I told my wife, “Please let this moment balance out.” JM: I like to challenge people, even at Country Aircheck. You Hopefully people will grow, even from this interview. But you can’t have an outlet that can go anywhere. There are school kids who live your life teaching all the time. We’re in a situation, doing the look like us and don’t know anything outside of the hip-hop best we can and trying to make sure the next generation has it a world. Maybe there’s a way to connect with some predominantly little bit easier. Black schools, bring us on a Zoom and show them this. We What I don’t want is what happens all the time. It’s a hot spot for have to start young and show them how to navigate any kind of about eight months. We throw money at it, scholarships, NAACP, culture, which is what our parents did for us. “Don’t be afraid marches. Then next year, where’s all that energy? I’m on the of the white guy. Look him in the eye, shake his hand, person diversity and inclusion team here, and I told them if we start, I’m to person.” If I see another damn intern walk in from Belmont rolling until you boot me out. Everybody wants to be the first to run with blue eyes ... Guys, we’re in Nashville. There have to be with it, but in the last few months we’re starting to see the silence. future media people at TSU who would die to know that instead “Let’s go back to status quo and hope the police don’t do anything of going to the Urban station, there’s opportunity right here. stupid again.” This is a marathon that’s been happening for a long Let them see Candice, Rakiyah and Fletch doing their thing, not time, and we’re just passing the baton forward. There’s no end. afraid of looking different. Open your mind. Open your heart. That’s the whole thing the young ladies were saying about hope. The rest will follow. Who didn’t expect that outcome with the Breonna Taylor case? Reach Brown here, Marsh here, Marshall here and Watkins here. Those of us who’ve been here for a while, do our reading and –Chuck Aly know our history, we’re expecting to be screwed. So, the marathon has to continue. Chuck needs to put this on his calendar to ask Lon Helton, [email protected] these questions next year at this time. Chuck Aly, [email protected] I already wrote it down. Caitlin DeForest, [email protected] RM: Touching on what he’s saying, having these conversations and interviews is exhausting. There is a mental health aspect to Monta Vaden, [email protected]

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MIDWEST SOUTHEAST Ruby Radio/Elko, NV VP/Programming Tom Chase is seeking on-air talent for the cluster Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case Cumulus WKAK/Albany, GA PD Bill Dollar is that includes Country KBGZ and Classic Country is searching for a morning co-host. See the looking for an afternoon personality/Production Dir. translator K263BD. Applicants can send cover complete posting here; send résumés and Apply here. letters, résumés and airchecks to Chase here. airchecks to Case here. Cumulus WKDF/Nashville PD Paul Williams Bonneville KYGO/Denver PD Brian Michel is Federated WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN OM Jimmy is looking for an afternoon personality with five-plus searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Knight is searching for a morning co-host to join years of experience. See the complete job posting Tracy Dixon. Reach Michel here, and apply here. incumbent Josh Michaels. Send résumés and and apply here. Frontier/Juneau, AK GM Cherie Curry airchecks to Knight here. Cumulus/Shreveport, LA is searching for a is seeking an OM/PD/on-air talent for the cluster GriffinKVOO/Tulsa OM Steve Hunter is VP/MM to succeed Aaron Criswell. See the complete that includes Country KTKU. Send résumés with seeking a morning show host or team. See the job posting and apply here. references and an aircheck to Curry here. complete job description here; send résumés and RWPC Pres. Scott Huskey is on the hunt Townsquare KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO Dir./ airchecks to Hunter here. for a PD/afternoon personality to join Gulf South Content Brad Hansen is looking for a morning MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD WTVY/Dothan, AL. The position will also include host or team to succeed Jordan Soto and Michael Jason Addams is looking to add a full-time on-air cluster-wide Digital Brand Mgr. responsibilities. Send Mason. View the complete job description here; personality for nights. Send résumés and airchecks résumés and airchecks here. send résumés and airchecks to Hansen here. to him here. Sun WXNX (Trump Country 93.7)/Fort Alpha KZKX/Lincoln, NE PD Rob Kelley Myers, FL has an immediate need for on-air and OTHER is searching for a morning co-host. Complete job programming talent to join the private, family- description and application here; reach Kelley here. owned television and radio company. Send résumés Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott and airchecks here. is searching for experienced OMs and PDs for NORTHEAST Hall VP/Programming & Country WPCV/ future openings. The company’s Country properties Lakeland, FL OM/PD Bob Walker is seeking include KAAR/Butte, MT; KCIN & KIYK/St. George, Forever WFGI/Johnstown, PA is seeking a a morning co-host to join incumbents Julie Kay UT; KMON/Great Falls, MT; KGGL/Missoula, MT; full-time morning co-host. Send résumés, airchecks and Dale Roberts (a.k.a. DJ Thee Trucker). KKXK/Montrose, MT; KWCD/Sierra Vista, AZ; KYSN/ and salary requirements here. Send résumés, cover letters, social media links and Wenatchee, WA; KYYZ/Williston, ND; and Classic WVRC WKKW/Morgantown, WV PD Mike airchecks to Walker here. Country KMON-AM/Great Falls, MT. Candidates with Vincent is searching for part-time on-air talent for Golden Isles/Brunswick, GA Dir./ a minimum of three-to-five years of experience and a weekend and fill-in positions. Send résumés and Programming Mark “The Shark” Ediss is looking background in programming multiple formats in small airchecks to him here. to add a utility player to the four-station cluster that to medium sized markets can send résumés, airchecks iHeartMedia/Baltimore RSVPP Jeff includes Country WRJY. Duties include traffic, front and programming philosophies to Elliott here. Kapugi is seeking a Dir./Creative Services desk, promotions and on-air. Send résumés and RWPC Co-President and consultant Scott for Country WPOC; programming duties and airchecks to Ediss here. Huskey is on the hunt for a Country PD/on-air weekend/fill-in airshifts are also possible. Apply talent in a medium market in the South. Send here; send résumés and creative composites to SOUTHWEST résumés and airchecks to him here. Kapugi here. PLA Media Exec. Dir. Mark Logsdon is Pamal WKLI/Albany, NY PD Jon Reilly is Townsquare KQBR/Lubbock, TX Brand seeking a part-time Coord./Publicity to work a looking for a morning co-host to join incumbent Mgr. Lance Ballance is seeking an APD/on-air minimum of 30 hours per week. Send résumés, Pete Kelly. Send résumés and airchecks here. personality to succeed Jan Miller. Send résumés references and writing samples here. Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA is looking for a and airchecks to him here. RWPC Pres. JJ Jobe is looking for a hands-on Market Mgr. for the cluster, which includes Country GM for a small Southeast market. Send cover letters WFLS. Interested candidates can see a complete job WEST COAST and résumés to him here. description and apply here. Kobalt Music Group is searching for a Mgr./ Alpha WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA Dir./ Badlands/Rapid City, SD is searching for a GM/DOS who can build, train and motivate a team Midwest Promotion for the In2une team to handle Content Bill West is searching for a morning co- multiple formats, including Country, Pop, Hot AC, host to succeed the retiring Jessica Cash. Apply for the cluster that includes Country KRKI. Interested parties can send résumés and references here. Rhythmic, Alternative and Active Rock. See the here; reach West here. complete job posting and apply here. 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September 2020 CDM Scoreboard

Here are September 2020 (three-month rolling average, 6/18-9/9) An asterisk (*) indicates a station for which CDM ratings were not Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings results available for the September 2020 ratings period. Non-subscribing listed alphabetically by market. Ranks are among subscribers. stations in published, subscribing markets are excluded.

August 2020 CDM August 2020 September 2020 September 2020 August 2020 August 2020 September 2020 September 2020 Station/City Share CDM Rank CDM Share CDM Rank Station/City CDM Share CDM Rank CDM Share CDM Rank WQMX/Akron, OH 6.5 2 6.9 2 WDKW/Knoxville, TN 3.1 9 3.5 6 WGNA/Albany, NY 6.6 1 7.3 1 WMYL/Knoxville, TN 1.0 13 1.0 9t WKLI/Albany, NY 2.0 15 1.9 14 WYSH-AM/Knoxville, TN 0.1 13 0.3 12t WRVE-F2+/Albany, NY 0.8 18t 1.0 18 WCYQ/Knoxville, TN 5.2 6 * * WFFG/Albany, NY 0.3 22t 0.7 19t KSSN/Little Rock, AR 7.0 4 7.1 3 KRST/Albuquerque, NM 4.7 4 4.6 2 KMJX/Little Rock, AR 3.5 11 4.9 6t KBQI/Albuquerque, NM 2.8 7t 3.1 5t KHLR/Little Rock, AR 1.3 14 1.6 12 KBQI-HD2/Albuquerque, NM 2.3 12 1.8 11 WAMZ/Louisville, KY 5.9 3 6.0 1 WCTO/Allentown, PA 9.1 3 8.5 3 WQNU/Louisville, KY 4.1 9 * * KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA 9.3 1 9.5 1 WMAD/Madison, WI 3.7 6t 3.0 6 KCWR/Bakersfield, CA 2.6 7t 2.1 9t WKSJ/Mobile, AL 6.2 4 7.0 4 KRJK/Bakersfield, CA 1.0 13t 1.0 13t WKNN/Mobile, AL 0.7 15 0.7 15 WYNK/Baton Rouge, LA 3.9 6 3.1 5t KTOM/Monterey, CA 2.7 9 3.5 4t WDXB/Birmingham, AL 5.6 5 4.7 2 WNOE/New Orleans, LA 4.9 3 5.1 4 WQSB/Birmingham, AL * * 0.1 16t WRKN/New Orleans, LA 0.5 19 0.4 18 WZZK/Birmingham, AL 6.1 2 * * WYNK/New Orleans, LA 0.2 20t 0.1 22t WYRK/Buffalo, NY 10.4 1 10.7 1 KTST/Oklahoma City, OK 5.2 3 5.0 4 WEZL/Charleston, SC 4.7 4 3.9 4t KJKE/Oklahoma City, OK 4.2 6 4.7 5 WUSY/Chattanooga, TN 10.3 1 12.7 1 KXXY/Oklahoma City, OK 3.7 8 3.5 9t WUUQ/Chattanooga, TN 4.0 5 4.2 5 KNAH/Oklahoma City, OK 2.4 11t 1.7 16 WOGT/Chattanooga, TN 1.9 9t 1.3 11 KXKT/Omaha, NE 8.4 2 9.0 2 KATC/Colorado Springs, CO 4.0 8 4.2 6 KFFF/Omaha, NE 2.4 11t 2.9 6 WCOS/Columbia, SC 6.7 2 7.3 2 WKHK/Richmond, VA 6.2 3 * * WWNQ/Columbia, SC 2.2 17t 1.7 16 WBEE/Rochester, NY 9.1 1 8.4 1 WHKO/Dayton, OH 10.5 1 9.9 1 WNBL/Rochester, NY 0.4 12 0.6 10 WCLI/Dayton, OH 2.2 10 2.4 9t WYRK/Rochester, NY 0.3 13t 0.2 13t WNKN/Dayton, OH 1.9 13 1.9 11t KXLY/Spokane, WA 5.3 4 5.6 2 WYDB/Dayton, OH 1.3 16 1.7 14 KDRK/Spokane, WA 4.0 9 4.5 6t KHKI/Des Moines, IA 7.4 3 8.0 2 KNHK/Spokane, WA 0.9 17t 2.1 13 KJJY/Des Moines, IA 4.0 6 4.3 5 KISC-FM2/Spokane, WA 1.3 14t 0.8 18t KXNO-FM2/Des Moines, IA 0.3 13t 0.4 11t WRNX/Springfield, MA 4.2 4 4.6 3 KHEY/El Paso, TX 6.7 4 5.6 6 WWYZ/Springfield, MA 0.8 8t 0.7 8t KSKS/Fresno, CA 3.0 9 3.9 6 WHLL-AM/Springfield, MA 0.6 10t 0.7 8t KHGE/Fresno, CA 2.3 13 2.6 10t WBBS/Syracuse, NY 8.9 1 8.7 1 WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL 2.3 12 1.8 10t WOLF/Syracuse, NY 4.6 6 4.1 6t WWGR/Ft. Myers, FL 6.2 2 * * WFRG/Syracuse, NY 2.1 11 3.0 9 WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI 8.8 1 9.0 1 WKKO/Toledo, OH 9.2 1 9.0 1 WTNR/Grand Rapids, MI 1.4 16 1.3 15t WMIM/Toledo, OH 1.6 10 1.8 9t WRNS/Greenville, NC 8.6 2 9.1 1 WCKY/Toledo, OH 1.2 11 1.2 11 WESC/Greenville, SC 6.1 3 7.1 1 KIIM/Tucson, AZ 6.7 1t 5.6 4 WSSL/Greenville, SC 4.9 5 5.9 2 KYWD/Tucson, AZ 1.2 17 1.0 17 WKSF/Greenville, SC 2.0 12 2.0 11 KWEN/Tulsa, OK 6.5 2 6.2 2 WRBT/Harrisburg, PA 4.5 5 5.5 4 KXBL/Tulsa, OK 5.9 4 5.1 6 WZCY/Harrisburg, PA 1.2 12 1.4 8t KVOO/Tulsa, OK 3.5 9 3.5 10t WGTY/Harrisburg, PA 0.7 14 0.9 11t KTGX/Tulsa, OK 2.7 12 2.6 13 WIOV/Harrisburg, PA 2.0 9 * * KZSN/Wichita, KS 6.9 3 6.3 2 WDRM/Huntsville, AL 9.1 1 9.2 1 KHUT/Wichita, KS 0.4 11t 0.4 11t WWFF/Huntsville, AL 1.6 12 2.0 11 KFDI/Wichita, KS 9.4 1 * * WMSI/Jackson, MS 4.2 9 4.6 4 KFTI-AM/Wichita, KS 0.8 15 * * WUSJ/Jackson, MS 4.7 8 3.5 7 WGGY/Wilkes-Barre, PA 7.0 4 7.6 3 WHJT/Jackson, MS 2.3 11 2.5 8t WSJR/Wilkes-Barre, PA 1.2 11t 0.8 12 WIVK/Knoxville, TN 11.5 1 11.3 1 WCFT/Wilkes-Barre, PA 1.2 11t 0.6 13t

October 26, 2020 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS JAMESON RODGERS ✔ 3 1 Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 26799 2828 8610 914 48.198 4.739 159 0

1 2 JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 25900 -2428 8343 -788 47.904 -2.631 159 0

5 3 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) ✔ 22067 1594 6747 480 41.327 4.173 158 0

4 4 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 21825 1118 7145 431 39.171 1.211 159 0

6 5 MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 20981 615 6699 129 39.095 1.761 159 0

8 6 BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 20387 1005 6676 344 34.828 1.099 159 0

7 7 HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 19730 212 6496 64 33.2 1.164 159 0

9 8 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 16463 -10 5187 8 29.22 0.38 157 0

11 9 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) ✔ 16009 1311 5119 442 27.218 2.688 155 0

10 10 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 14934 -145 4792 -19 26.211 -0.019 158 0

12 11 KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 14534 453 4587 132 25.1 0.551 159 1

13 12 DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR) 13557 120 4375 46 23.391 0.14 156 0

15 13 LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) 11975 494 3732 101 20.713 1.097 159 1

16 14 KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) 11611 367 3776 116 17.732 0.459 155 0

17 15 KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA) 10893 -175 3599 -98 17.754 0.205 156 0

19 16 DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 9395 442 3076 147 14.749 1.744 158 0 -- 18 17 CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) 9374 207 3064 97 15.545 -0.097 157 4

22 18 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 9189 782 2908 221 12.961 1.126 145 2

20 19 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 9074 407 2859 183 13.738 0.24 156 0

21 20 DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) 9057 475 2953 180 13.337 0.502 155 1

23 21 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 7995 769 2567 273 12.137 1.32 152 9

26 22 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) 7311 856 2236 349 12.684 0.529 146 20

25 23 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 7114 57 2317 51 9.075 0.172 153 1

28 24 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 6343 538 2096 160 9.052 1.21 145 4

14 25 TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine) 5826 -5720 1916 -1684 11.608 -12.833 159 0 ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

Chart Page 1 October 26, 2020

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

30 26 BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville) 5811 491 1907 158 7.18 0.341 146 2

29 27 DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 5787 124 1950 64 7.462 0.26 142 1

27 28 MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud) 5731 -99 1735 -18 9.498 -0.154 117 6

Debut 29 DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) ✔ 4613 4613 1484 1484 8.737 8.737 75 75

31 30 MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia) 4405 181 1413 65 5.684 0.092 130 1

32 31 PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) 4402 211 1474 29 5.192 0.109 112 2

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) ✔ DEBUT 4134 3576 1064 908 8.222 7.208 106 43 34 33 GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 4081 142 1354 38 5.169 0.12 124 9

33 34 TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA) 4036 56 1313 1 5.553 0.335 125 1

35 35 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 4002 165 1228 5 6.462 0.486 118 3

KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 3744 375 1147 136 6.045 0.723 105 14

36 37 BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN) 3420 -109 1063 -35 4.272 -0.199 115 0

38 38 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory) 3265 51 1096 40 3.205 0.132 118 0

24 39 ERIC CHURCH/Stick That In Your Country Song (EMI Nashville) 3210 -3948 1109 -1300 6.082 -4.28 157 0

40 40 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol) 3207 199 1025 93 2.997 0.063 102 1

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90’s (MCA) 3169 785 965 261 4.16 0.84 99 17

39 42 RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse) 3019 -45 1017 -9 3.388 -0.249 110 3

42 43 JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) 2612 51 820 24 2.75 -0.181 88 4

43 44 J. ALLEN & N. CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek) 2553 20 924 37 1.957 0.164 104 0

41 45 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) 2524 -88 775 -16 2.981 -0.279 79 5

44 46 COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 2408 -11 723 -5 3.645 0.254 75 0

46 47 ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista) 2297 144 726 53 2.408 0.165 84 5

47 48 ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who... (Home Grown/19th & Grand) 2086 -49 754 -35 2.078 0.006 79 0

48 49 CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) 2075 -10 675 14 2.019 -0.035 82 3

49 50 CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) 1981 29 736 6 0.963 0.004 86 0

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 75 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) 1202 ✔ KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA) 44 DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 1117 ✔ LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) 43 LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) 881 ✔ MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) 21 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 564 ✔ LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) 20 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 460 ✔ SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90's (MCA) 17 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 460 JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 15 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 369 KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 14 KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 268 LARRY FLEET/Where I Find God (Big Loud) 13 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 251 MEGHAN PATRICK/My First Car (Riser House) 10 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 239 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 4613 ✔ LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) 238 LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) 3576 ✔ DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 216 JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 2828 ✔ MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 177 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 1594 ✔ FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 164 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 1311 ✔ LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) 161 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 1118 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 130 BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 1005 BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 101 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) 856 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 88 SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90’s (MCA) 785 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 84 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 782 MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 74 Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 1484 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 23650 JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 914 LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 19932 LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) 908 GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR) 11461 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 480 MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud) 10489 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 442 LUKE BRYAN/One Margarita (Capitol) 10470 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 431 MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury) 10280 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) 349 SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA) 9758 BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 344 B. SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN) 8796 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 273 CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR) 8326 SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90’s (MCA) 261 MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia) 8323

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COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY A D D D AT E S MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) November 2 Moves 41-45 LEE BRICE/Memory I Don’t Mess With (Curb) 2,524 points, 775 spins GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl) 5 adds: KHGE, KMNB, WCTQ, WDRM, WWQM

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) November 9 Moves 44-46 ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville) 2,408 points, 723 spins; no adds JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/BBR) ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista) November 16 Moves 46-47* ADAM DOLEAC/Whiskey’s Fine (Arista) 2,297 points, 726 spins 5 adds: *KFDI, *KTTS, *WKHK, *WQNU, *WZZK TROY CARTWRIGHT/Hung Up On You (Warner/WAR)

ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who... (Home Grown Music/19th & Grand) Send yours to [email protected] Moves 47-48 2,086 points, 754 spins; no adds CHECK OUT 10/30 CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) Cam The Otherside (Triple Tigers/RCA) Moves 48-49* Over the last three years, Cam wrote her 11-track 2,075 points, 675 spins sophomore album in between LA, Nashville and New 3 adds: KHEY, *WCTO, WWGR York City with frequent collaborators Tyler Johnson and Jeff Bhasker. Harry Styles co-wrote ”Changes,” CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) Sam Smith co-penned ”Happier for You” and EDM producer Tim Moves 49-50* Bergling contributed the title track. 1,981 points, 736 spins; no adds Lady A On This Winter’s Night Deluxe (BMLGR) PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury) The trio expanded the collection to 16 songs, 1,906 points, 525 spins including four new tracks produced by Dann Huff: 4 adds: *KCYY, KVOO, *KWEN, *WHKO ”Wonderful Christmastime,” ”Christmas Through Your Eyes,” written by Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA) Hillary Scott, ”Little Saint Nick” and ”That Spirit Of Christmas.” 1,774 points, 530 spins 1 adds: WSLC Rayne Johnson (Verge/Mountain Road Records) Johnson’s debut, self-titled EP features nine songs, C. JOHNSON & R. MCENTIRE/Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN) including current single “Real Dang Good” and lead 1,682 points, 406 spins track “Front Seat.” He contributed to the writing process 2 adds: WCOL, WPAW with frequent collaborator and songwriter Joe Jordan.

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) Sam Grow Me And Mine (Average Joes) 1,398 points, 519 spins Grow wrote four of the five tracks on his Colt Ford and 9 adds: KCYE, WKLB, WKML, WKXC, WQYK, WRNS, WSOC, Noah Gordon-produced EP, including the recently- released title track, which follows fan favorite “Song About You” (Taylor Phillips, Joey Hyde, Kenton Bryant).

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2 JAMESON RODGERS 10595 -92 2308 37 46 1 1 Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 3 2 BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 10592 116 2173 101 48 0 1 3 JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 10290 -1405 2183 -289 47 0 4 4 MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 9851 221 1990 74 49 0 5 5 HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 9080 -256 1918 -34 48 0 6 6 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) ✔ 9004 460 1980 177 45 0 8 7 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 8209 369 1726 88 47 1 10 8 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 7347 -50 1502 21 47 0 9 9 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 7141 -385 1495 -42 47 0 11 10 KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 7067 184 1389 53 48 0 12 11 DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR) 6742 222 1388 63 48 0 13 12 LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) 5778 -111 1211 -1 47 0 14 13 CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) 5714 -162 1135 -14 49 0 15 14 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 5650 251 1211 84 47 1 7 15 TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine) 5427 -2570 1011 -524 45 0 17 16 DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 5357 96 1040 39 48 2 16 17 KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA) 4827 -466 1049 -89 45 0 18 18 KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) 4702 -84 1021 12 48 2 20 19 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) ✔ 4628 564 922 164 47 9 21 20 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 4199 460 868 130 44 2 25 21 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) ✔ 4114 1202 815 238 44 8 22 22 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 3483 239 646 52 44 1 24 23 BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville) 3136 95 619 37 46 1 23 24 DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) 3133 -92 736 -2 42 0 26 25 MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud) 2557 54 487 5 48 0 28 26 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 2285 25 502 4 45 2 27 27 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 2241 -47 471 -8 45 4 29 28 KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 2182 268 354 43 29 2 31 29 DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 1801 178 380 33 40 2 30 30 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) 1691 39 299 8 26 0

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 33 31 BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN) 1518 -74 287 -10 36 0 32 32 TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA) 1494 -110 297 -17 37 1 34 33 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol) 1458 -38 261 15 32 0 35 34 MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia) 1446 -46 286 -5 41 2 38 35 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory) 1264 93 228 3 30 0 37 36 GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 1259 -13 283 -8 35 0 36 37 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 1186 -142 214 -32 36 0 Debut 38 LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) ✔ 1139 881 225 161 23 9 Debut 39 DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) ✔ 1117 1117 216 216 28 11 40 40 LARRY FLEET/Where I Find God (Big Loud) 1024 219 167 62 19 8 39 41 ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) 947 5 173 -12 18 1 42 42 PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury) 895 113 152 18 17 1 41 43 RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse) 786 0 163 -4 25 0 46 44 COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 786 91 95 6 6 0 45 45 PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) 708 5 171 -1 32 1 47 46 JIMMIE ALLEN & NOAH CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek) 696 38 129 6 22 0 57 47 SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90’s (MCA) 648 192 116 16 21 1 44 48 CHRIS JANSON/Waitin' On 5 (Warner/WAR) 628 -95 93 -11 5 0 49 49 CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) 613 -12 97 -8 11 0 48 50 JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) 605 -27 143 10 14 2 52 51 CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) 554 0 138 2 20 0 54 52 ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who Loves You... (Home Grown/19th & Grand) 524 17 102 -2 13 0 43 53 OLD DOMINION/My Heart Is A Bar (RCA) 510 -270 51 -29 1 0 58 54 LAUREN ALAINA f/L. GRAHAM/What Do You Think Of (Mercury) 500 60 50 6 1 0 56 55 DREW PARKER/While You're Gone (Make Wake) 490 30 49 3 1 0 60 56 BOBBY MCCLENDON/Maybe Tonight (Star Farm) 469 46 89 9 5 0 53 57 CODY JOHNSON & REBA MCENTIRE/Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN) 440 -84 92 -12 10 0 59 58 DALLAS REMINGTON/Uncommon Man (Road Warrior) 437 13 85 3 6 0 55 59 RYAN HURD/Every Other Memory (RCA) 410 -85 41 -53 1 0 Debut 60 RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn't For Trucks (BMLGR) 378 52 65 11 14 0 ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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