Issue 720 PD Crosses Country from Couch Ed

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August 31, 2020, Issue 720 PD Crosses Country From Couch Ed. Note: Veteran programmer and CRB board officerJohn Shomby recently took a stationary road trip through Country radio at Country Aircheck’s behest. Here’s what he found: During my years as a day-to-day PD, I rarely had enough time to spend with my own radio station, let alone others in my market or across the country. But with unexpected time on my hands (who can relate?), I have been afforded the chance to sample Country stations in various markets from the comfort of my home office. I heard lots of good, solid and safe Country radio, but is that where we want to be heading into 2021 – considering everything that’s changing around us? Methodology: In partnership with Alexa, I set a goal of listening to at least one Country station in each of the top 50 markets. I Nauti By Nature: Warner/WAR’s Chris Janson (r) receives a John Shomby managed to actually get through the top 55 plaque commemorating “Buy Me A Boat” being certified 3x markets, making sure to get a balanced cross- platinum from the label’s Ben Kline Friday night (8/28) during section of stations owned by various companies. The dayparts or Live at the Ryman. portion of dayparts I heard depended on the time zone. I would start four or five hours of listening each day around 10am ET, finishing between 3pm and 5pm. That window was intentional, ACM Remotes Go Virtual as I thought it would offer a better feel for imaging, local feel, Moving from April in Las Vegas to Sept. 16 in Nashville, the promotion and personality. 55th Academy of Country Music Awards are setting more than a few Talk, With Personality: The patterns that emerged were precedents. Hailing from the Grand Ole Opry interesting and undeniable. Across 55 markets, all but two House, Ryman Auditorium and Bluebird Café, stations had a woman in middays and only three had a female this year’s event won’t be its typically busy and in PM drive. Those three stations had a male voice in middays. boozy industry gathering. One of the biggest No station had back-to-back female personalities. For the most differences is in reimagined radio remotes. part, the on-air approach was very basic – back-selling or front- ACM Radio Row will be held selling a song, a promo liner or typical show prep and country/ Sept. 14-15 in an Opryland Hotel pop culture news. Surprisingly, I heard very little about the ballroom with radio stations and groups pandemic or anything related to it. I could only single out three represented virtually, and a pared-down personalities in the top 55 who sounded extremely connected to list of artists moving through a widely their audience. Each had something to say every time the mic distanced, no-touch experience. Getting to opened, giving their stations a much stronger local feel. Overall, that plan was an evolution, however. lots of “live” but not a lot of “local” from the personality side. “It’s been constant change,” says ACM Sr. Mgr./Marketing (continued on page 7) Melissa Moldovan. “We’d get something set, and safety ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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guidelines would be updated.” Adds remotes producer Ellen Appleton-Adkins, “We’ve gone back to scratch 30 times trying to get it right and make it a great experience for everyone. We have to keep the artists, labels and management teams – and our staff – safe.” Physically, the set-up isn’t much different from the pipe-and-drape look familiar to anyone who’s been to an awards show remote (left). Wider gaps, fewer booths and the absence of actual radio personalities in favor of virtual participation are the main changes on-site. And safety starts before the remotes even begin. “Artists, crew and staff will all be tested prior to ACM Radio Row arriving then will receive a temperature check and health Schematic screening before they enter the ballroom,” Moldovan says. Unlike years past, the only artists participating will be performers, presenters and nominees to keep the numbers manageable. “The focus is on keeping people spread out,” Appleton-Adkins says. “Every artist gets their own pre-packaged and sanitized gear – mic and headphones – with a never-opened, new windscreen for the mic.” That gear stays with them as they go from station to station, and none of it will be reused in those two days. Wide Open Spaces: “When artists come through, they’ll have the floor to themselves in some ways,” ACM Radio Row she continues. “They won’t feel compelled to stop and Booth Layout shake hands. There will be no fans. It’s very easy, very secluded and they won’t have to interact with anyone in person beyond our team.” Adds Moldovan, “There’s one way in, the artists move in one direction, and there’s one exit door, so no uncomfortable situations where artists are crossing paths.” Each artist will only be allowed one person to accompany them rather than the typical gaggle of promotion and management staff. “They all understand and feel better about it,” Appleton-Adkins says. “One person per artist creates less traffic. The room is very big and is set up with a huge open space in the middle to help with distancing. Between that, masks and a much lower number of participants, we can protect everyone and have a successful event.” In the booths (left), artists will see two laptops, allowing them to switch between interviews before moving to the next location. “It’s no different from a typical remote, except there will be multiple stations at each stop, and one engineer in the booth plus the artist escort,” Appleton-Adkins says. “And even though ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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WITH ... NOAH SCHNACKY

A day in the self-isolated life of Big I find that I’m the most creative when Machine’s Noah Schnacky: I can be left alone to work. So, for me, it’s been I’ve gotten closer than ever to my fans, helpful being home so I could explore new ideas never had more time to be creative and been for songs and go deeper in my artistry. constantly tempted by the snacks in my house. I’ve never been closer to my fans, and So, it’s been a growing experience all around. that’s partly because of going live. Ironically, I’ve been feeling like I’m on The as I’ve gotten to know my fans more over live Truman Show, living the same day again and streams, it’s left me longing get back out on again. I wake up, eat the same breakfast with tour to see them in person. Watching the way the same coffee, work on content to put out on they connect with songs like “Meet The Man,” social media until the afternoon, workout, take “Maybe We Will” and “Feels Like Love” in the an hour or so break and go work for a couple videos they create gets me even more hyped to more hours at night. Then, my brother and I go watch their response in person. to the gas station to get snacks and come back I just finishedWaco on Netflix, which was to have a movie night. (Editor’s Note: They’re solid. We did the whole Harry Potter series, and I running out of movies, so send suggestions to @ think I’ve seen every action/comedy ever created NoahSchnacky) at this point. I’m also re-watching Friends in my I’m living in a pretty full house right now. free time, because it’s the best. It’s me, my three sisters, my two parents, my brother, Besides kettle popcorn, my brother and my dog and my sister’s best friend. I usually take I can’t seem to get enough of boiled peanuts. long drives at night to keep myself sane. They’ve become our tradition. I have adopted some new (and bad) eating I’ve never been closer to my family. habits. I’m obsessed with kettle popcorn right now. I’ve also had the opportunity to reach new fans Besides that, I’ve been getting pretty good at ukulele and share my music on a larger scale than ever Noah’s Ark and wake surfing, and I’ve been having fun learning before. I’ve been able to go wide with reach and how to use new social media platforms. deep with fans on a scale I never knew existed. stations aren’t with us physically, they’ll be there virtually through Chart Chat Zoom, Teams or WebEx. Our partitioned spaces will have that ACM Congratulations to Florida Awards look to make our radio partners feel like they came to the Georgia Line, Matthew Hargis, party and can share that with their listeners.” Michelle Kammerer and the Beyond video conference content, ACM will send broadcast BMLGR promotion team on level audio of each artist session to stations for on-air use. landing at No. 1 with “I Love My Appleton-Adkins says the goal, slightly secondary this year, is to Country.” The song is the first single keep one of country’s cornerstone events as top-of-mind as ever. from FGL’s forthcoming fifth studio Florida Georgia Line “There’s been a lot of discussion about how to make this safe but album. Songwriters are Corey also keep that feeling of celebration around the awards – a little Crowder, Ernest Keith Smith, Charlie Handsome, Kane normalcy we’ve been missing so much.” –Chuck Aly Brown, Chase McGill and Will Weatherly. ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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And kudos to Damon Moberly and the Mercury reps on moments. Country radio – across the nation – is very familiar, notching 85 adds for Chris Stapleton’s “Starting Over,” landing playing the biggest hits the most and being very careful with new atop this week’s board. music (meaning anything below No. 25 on the chart). Other than the two stations mentioned, I would hear newer music generally once or twice per listening session. The stars still rule. Lots of both News & Notes Lukes, Carrie, Jason, Thomas Rhett and FGL. Others filtering in Entercom’s Radio.com has launched as a native automotive with some frequency include Morgan Wallen, Kane Brown, Maren application on select General Motors (GM) vehicles. The in-dash Morris and Jon Pardi. application will be installed in nearly seven million compatible Say My Name: The positioning lines used by the largest Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac vehicles. percentage of stations were either “New Country” or the most- Deluge’s Madeline Merlo received her first Music Canada- used “No. 1 For New Country.” Produced imaging was very certified gold record with single “Neon Love.” music-oriented, selling the artists and upcoming songs two Legacy Communications has sold Country KZTL/ to three times per hour. Only about half of the stations used Paxton, NE and Rock sister KRNP/Sutherland, NE to Eagle pandemic-related production – some of it very entertaining, Communications. though, with quarantine, work-at-home and home-schooling references. Not surprisingly, Alexa and Google were a big part The Week’s Top Stories of just about every station’s imaging. Some clever, but most Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. simple and basic – how and where to find the station. Promoting • Ron Stone talked Independent Broadcasters Association streaming was definitely a big part of each station’s on-air and Lisa Purcell discussed Country Music Hall of Fame and presence. One company in particular had strong, entertaining Museum initiatives and events in last week’s (8/24) Country imaging on each of their stations – consistently topical, funny Aircheck Weekly. and relatable. Most imaging voices were male, with 25-30% • Cliff Dumas is joining KUZZ/Bakersfield for mornings. (CAT 8/28) of stations using a combination male-female approach. Two • Radio transitioned to storm coverage as Hurricane Laura made stations had a solo female imaging voice. On air giveaways landfall. (CAT 8/27) showed up a little more in May and June in the form of virtual • Beasley’s Tee Gentry was elevated to Regional OM tour meet-and-greets but were still very sparse compared to pre- overseeing Augusta and Fayetteville, NC. (CAT 8/27) pandemic. Overall, there was little call for listener involvement. • WKDF/Nashville afternoon personality Kelley Bradshaw- Commercial loads seemed to increase from April to June but Brock departed. (CAT 8/26) were still nowhere near prior levels. Breaks averaged three-to-four • Scott Chase was named Saga Dir./Group Programming. (CAT 8/25) minutes. Very few stations – I counted five total – sold themselves • Britt Pearson joined KIAI/Mason City, IA as PD/Morning as playing more music each hour. Those that did tout more music Host. (CAT 8/24) did it often and well. • Chronicle: Justin Townes Earle, Buddy King. Final Thoughts: Based on an admittedly limited sample, Country radio sounds safe and homogenous. Very few stations found ways to set themselves apart. Approaching it as a basic PD Crosses Country From Couch at-home worker, there were days everything seemed to sound (continued from page 1) alike, making it hard to distinguish stations from one another. If I were to issue a challenge to Country programmers/operators Press Play: Musically, 90% of the stations played the same – myself included – it would be to find ways to break the mold: current music, give or take a song or two. Two stations I heard Special music moments to highlight, a local personality who breaks made a concerted effort to play newer music more frequently along through, unique local events that beg attention and memorable with consistent song and artist identification. I also found a higher promotions that create talk. Consumers have so many music percentage of ‘90s and early 2000s gold than I expected; there media choices at their fingertips beyond radio. With the way habits was lots of Garth, Brooks & Dunn, Reba and older Tim McGraw are changing in this pandemic, there couldn’t be a better time to and Kenny Chesney. Not a lot of surprises, musically: good, solid strengthen those connections with listeners! hits throughout the day, but very little in the way of special music Reach Shomby here. CAC ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

August 31, 2020 SEEK & EMPLOY AVAILABLE JOBS MIDWEST weekend/fill-in airshifts are also possible. Apply Ruby Radio/Elko, NV VP/Programming here; send résumés and creative composites to Tom Chase is seeking on-air talent for the Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case Kapugi here. cluster that includes Country KBGZ and is searching for a morning co-host. See the Pamal WKLI/Albany, NY PD Jon Reilly is Classic Country translator K263BD. Applicants complete posting here; send résumés and looking for a morning co-host to join incumbent can send cover letters, résumés and airchecks airchecks to Case here. Pete Kelly. Send résumés and airchecks here. to Chase here. Hubbard WIL/St. Louis OM Tommy Alpha WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA Dir./ Bonneville KYGO/Denver PD Brian Mattern is looking for an MD/afternoon Content Bill West is searching for a morning Michel is searching for a morning co-host to personality with a minimum of two years on-air co-host to succeed the retiring Jessica Cash. join incumbent Tracy Dixon. Reach Michel here, experience, demonstrable ratings success stories Apply here; reach West here. and apply here. and impeccable references. See the complete Frontier/Juneau, AK GM Cherie Curry posting and apply here. SOUTHEAST is seeking an OM/PD/on-air talent for the cluster Federated WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN OM that includes Country KTKU. Send résumés with Jimmy Knight is searching for a morning Cumulus WKAK/Albany, GA PD Bill references and an aircheck to Curry here. co-host to join incumbent Josh Michaels. Send Dollar is looking for an afternoon personality/ Townsquare KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO résumés and airchecks to Knight here. Production Dir. Apply here. Dir./Content Brad Hansen is looking for a GriffinKVOO/Tulsa OM Steve Hunter is Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA is looking morning host or team to succeed Jordan Soto seeking a morning show host or team. See the for a Market Mgr. for the cluster, which includes and Michael Mason. View the complete job complete job description here; send résumés and Country WFLS. Interested candidates can see a description here; send résumés and airchecks to airchecks to Hunter here. complete job description and apply here. Hansen here. MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD Jason Addams is looking to add a full-time SOUTHWEST OTHER on-air personality for nights. Send résumés and Radio Ranch KRNH/Kerrville, TX is in airchecks to him here. Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark need of a PD/morning host with a strategic Elliott is searching for experienced OMs and programming mind and strong on-air skills. NORTHEAST PDs for future openings. The company’s Country Send résumés and airchecks here. properties include KAAR/Butte, MT; KCIN & KIYK/ Forever WFGI/Johnstown, PA is seeking St. George, UT; KMON/Great Falls, MT; KGGL/ a full-time morning co-host. Send résumés, WEST COAST Missoula, MT; KKXK/Montrose, MT; KWCD/Sierra airchecks and salary requirements here. Badlands/Rapid City, SD is searching for Vista, AZ; KYSN/Wenatchee, WA; KYYZ/Williston, WVRC WKKW/Morgantown, WV PD a GM/DOS who can build, train and motivate ND; and Classic Country KMON-AM/Great Mike Vincent is searching for part-time on-air a team for the cluster that includes Country Falls, MT. Candidates with a minimum of three- talent for weekend and fill-in positions. Send KRKI. Interested parties can send résumés and to-five years of experience and a background résumés and airchecks to him here. references here. in programming multiple formats in small iHeartMedia/Baltimore RSVPP Jeff Cameron KFLG/Big River, CA is looking to medium sized markets can send résumés, Kapugi is seeking a Dir./Creative Services for a morning personality with five-plus years of airchecks and programming philosophies to for Country WPOC; programming duties and on-air experience. See the complete posting here. Elliott here. SEEKING JOBS •Cactus Jack •Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) •AJ McCloud •Dan Mason Former Entercom/Phoenix Former on-air talent Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, AL- Dir./Production [email protected] APD/afternoons Pensacola, FL SVPP [email protected] 401-467-6737 [email protected] [email protected] 602-430-5908 256-503-2301 •Denis “Catfish” Miller •Dave Schaefer •Heather Stevens Former KSNI/Santa Maria, CA •Kristin Monica Former iHeartMedia/Farmington, NM Former WQXK/Youngstown, afternoon host Former WQNU/Louisville SVPP & Country KTRA PD OH middays [email protected] APD/mornings [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] •Cory Mikhals •Ginny Rogers Brophey •Tony Kelly Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host •Paul Cannell Former WBWL/Boston PD Former WUSN/Chicago morning [email protected] Former WRKN/New Orleans PD [email protected] producer [email protected] [email protected] •Katie Carmichael •Brittany Tully 708-642-8518 Former WTVY/Dothan, AL •Mac Daniels Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD morning co-host Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] •Greg Cole Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD •Brian Cleary •”Big” John Horton •Tim “Tiny” Burger [email protected] Former WEZL/Charleston, SC PD Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR Former KFDI/Wichita mornings 916-502-4734 [email protected] afternoon host [email protected] [email protected] •Jonathan West •Tom Travis •Steve Knoll Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons •Kris Richards Former iHeartMedia/Oklahoma Former KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR PD/ [email protected] Former WKJO/Smithfield, City SVPP on-air talent 320-774-9300 NC afternoons [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] •Doug Dodds •Chuck Knight •Tige Rodgers Former ZFKY/Grand Cayman PD/ •Jason Ryan Former iHeartMedia/Austin-San Former iHeart Custom Tige & Daniel morning host Former WWQM/Madison, WI nights Antonio RSVPP afternoon personality [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] August 31, 2020 SEEK & EMPLOY SEEKING JOBS (continued) •Daniel Baker •Toni Marie Former iHeart Custom Tige & Daniel Former KWJJ/Portland afternoon personality APD/middays [email protected] [email protected] SEEKER SPOTLIGHT •Bill Hickok •Brian “Wookie” Kostek Former KBMR/Bismark, ND Former WDSY/Pittsburgh morning host APD/MD/afternoons AMY NIC [email protected] [email protected] Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host •Cadillac Jack •Dave Conrad [email protected] Former WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI Former WYCD/Detroit afternoon host APD/middays [email protected] [email protected]

•Amy Nic •Chuck Edwards “My strongest skill is connecting to people and engaging Former WAMZ/Louisville Former WYCD/Detroit mornings [email protected] listeners. I have a spitfire personality. I love people, and afternoon host [email protected] people love me. I am real and I am fun!” •Terry Phillips Former Entercom/Detroit Dir./ • Ron “Keyes” Stevens Creative Services Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI [email protected] afternoon host •Corey Dillon •Brent Jones Former KNUC/Seattle afternoons/ [email protected] •Bernadette Gibbons Former Capitol Dir./ Former Entercom/New York Social Media Mgr. Midwest Promotion •Lee France Coord./Promotions [email protected] [email protected] Former KAGG/Bryan, TX PD/ [email protected] 615-482-5653 midday host •Jeff “Reyn” Reynolds [email protected] •Jeff Pierce Former Brewer WQLK/Richmond, •Kim Brixton Former Saga/Portland, ME OM IN mornings Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI •Scott Davidson [email protected] [email protected] mornings/middays Former WHOF-HD2/Canton, OH 765-465-0568 [email protected] PD/on-air host •Blair Thomas [email protected] Former WXCY/Wilmington, •David Sommers DE mornings Former WDJR/Dothan, AL PD •Mark McKay •Trace Hamilton [email protected] [email protected] Former Riser House Dir./ Former WEBG/Chicago night host Southeast Promotion [email protected] •Joe Bleacher •Tricia “TJ” Jenkins [email protected] Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE Former Cumulus/Westwood One •Daryl Thomas Ledyard Dir./Promotions nationally syndicated The Ty Bentli •Fletcher Keyes [email protected] Former WBBS/Syracuse Show morning host Former WWQM/Madison, WI PD on-air talent [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] •John Shomby Former Nash Dir./Programming & www.FletcherKeyes.com •Brian McKay •Shawn Carey WKDF/Nashville PD Former WXTU/Philadelphia Former KXXY/Oklahoma City [email protected] •Steve Richards middays, Dir./Production on-air talent Former Townsquare/Albany, [email protected] [email protected] •Brad King NY OM Former WBYT/South Bend, IN APD/ [email protected] •Christian “CHoff” Hoffer MD/middays •Guy David 901-481-2669 Former WBCT/Grand Rapids, [email protected] Former KYGO/Denver mornings [email protected] MI weekender •Ken Steel [email protected] •Dr. Don Carpenter Former WYCD/Detroit mornings Former WQMX/Akron •Joe Cassady [email protected] PD/afternoons •Ryan McCall Former Pritchard/Burlington, IA [email protected] Former WGLR/Platteville, WI •Joseph Pitt OM/middays MD/afternoons Former WRTB/Rockford, IL Regional [email protected] [email protected] MD/middays •Jody Wheatley [email protected] •Jason Pullman Former WQMX/Akron MD/ •David Dean 312-869-9728 Former WUSN/Chicago mornings Promotions Dir. Former KXDD/Yakima, [email protected] [email protected] WA afternoons •Tony Russell [email protected] Former KUPL/Portland mornings [email protected] •Presleigh Webb •Kelley Bradshaw-Brock •Dan Jessop 425-999-6127 Former KTCS/Fort Smth, AR Former WKDF/Nashville afternoons Former KKUT/Pleasant, UT mornings [email protected] Station Mgr. •Jake Byron [email protected] 423-802-4987 Former KUPL/Portland mornings [email protected] [email protected] •Jeff Hunt •Sean McMaster •Kasper •Adam Rondeau Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE Former Pamal/Albany, NY on-air Former WUSN/Chicago afternoons Former WCVL/Charlottesville, MD/evenings [email protected] [email protected] and www. VA mornings [email protected] KasperShow.com [email protected] 570-309-4698 ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] August 31, 2020 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

✔ 4 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE 25158 3948 7990 1252 43.821 5.369 157 0 1 I Love My Country (BMLGR)

3 2 LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) ✔ 23930 2416 7438 794 44.486 4.308 156 0

6 3 T. RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN/Be A... (Valory) ✔ 21350 1573 6944 511 38.673 3.68 156 0

5 4 KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 21280 1125 6570 368 38.32 2.494 157 0

9 5 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) ✔ 19702 2635 6244 885 34.722 4.319 157 0

8 6 KEITH URBAN/God Whispered Your Name (Capitol) 19182 487 5873 90 36.213 1.396 157 0

1 7 JUSTIN MOORE/Why We Drink (Valory) 18414 -7731 5819 -2471 37.868 -12.107 157 0

2 8 MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury) 18146 -4765 5606 -1447 39.971 -7.045 157 0

10 9 JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 17281 1539 5498 418 30.861 3.217 157 0

11 10 TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine) 16129 1196 5099 438 28.885 0.969 157 0

12 11 JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 15405 871 4851 306 27.107 1.977 157 0

13 12 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/One Night Standards (Warner/WMN) 14582 372 4698 122 25.591 0.726 155 0

14 13 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 13743 773 4332 275 25.451 1.839 156 0

15 14 CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) 13186 1023 3978 176 23.773 2.323 154 0

16 15 HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 12616 875 3951 294 20.906 1.189 152 1

17 16 BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 12109 810 3810 310 22.288 2.251 157 0 -- 18 17 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 11921 724 3644 202 20.675 1.727 152 0

19 18 KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA) 9918 64 3094 27 16.8 -0.254 154 0

20 19 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 9893 854 3091 323 17.303 1.517 154 1

22 20 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 9502 1018 2944 309 15.902 2.105 152 0

23 21 MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 9134 727 2796 233 16.543 1.263 148 5

21 22 BRAD PAISLEY/No I In Beer (Arista) 8964 91 2900 36 14.407 0.132 154 0

24 23 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 8931 855 2841 258 14.284 1.562 138 2

25 24 DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR) 8823 924 2701 308 15.243 1.691 152 3

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

27 26 KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 7860 513 2404 198 13.115 1.152 148 3

28 27 MIDLAND/Cheatin' Songs (Big Machine) 7303 234 2200 28 11.405 0.288 148 1

29 28 DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) 5694 189 1678 58 8.232 0.329 146 3

30 29 ERIC CHURCH/Stick That In Your Country Song (EMI Nashville) 5648 545 1855 220 7.358 0.007 141 7

31 30 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 5031 194 1485 48 7.5 0.087 145 3

33 31 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 4772 281 1413 63 6.79 0.495 113 5

Debut 32 CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) ✔ 4712 4712 1479 1479 9.281 9.281 85 85

32 33 LAUREN ALAINA/Getting Good (Mercury) 4673 -22 1612 17 4.696 -0.424 134 0

34 34 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 4368 243 1428 55 5.116 0.279 134 3

35 35 KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) 4303 520 1327 126 4.85 0.873 130 6

39 36 DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 4066 671 1198 221 6.019 0.55 124 21

36 37 DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 3772 181 1249 53 5.29 0.525 114 2

38 38 BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville) 3752 307 1174 91 4.462 0.153 108 2

37 39 BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN) 3691 176 1118 44 5.858 0.635 107 0

40 40 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 3486 257 1112 60 4.253 0.295 116 3

MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia) 2842 8 923 12 2.766 0.098 95 2

42 42 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 2821 110 855 17 5.393 0.727 93 1

43 43 PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) 2753 92 933 39 3.209 0.005 84 2

47 44 TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA) 2709 380 746 130 3.403 0.351 90 12

45 45 GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 2628 176 868 61 3.16 0.188 92 16

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse) 2607 44 791 6 2.683 -0.186 96 3

46 47 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory) 2410 69 766 13 2.89 0.182 101 1

J. ALLEN & N. CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek) 2325 259 788 73 2.041 0.175 95 12

49 49 ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who... (Home Grown/19th & Grand) 2062 44 746 25 2.128 0.016 67 1

50 50 JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) 1825 76 534 14 1.948 0.134 65 1

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) 85 CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) 1561 ✔ OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA) 31 LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 1230 ✔ DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 21 DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 913 ✔ LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse) 21 HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 884 ✔ GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 16 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 674 ✔ CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) 14 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR) 659 MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud) 14 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 622 J. ALLEN & N. CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek) 12 KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 594 TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA) 12 T. RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN/Be A... (Valory) 509 ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista) 9 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 475 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) 4712 ✔ LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 275 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR) 3948 ✔ CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) 274 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 2635 ✔ DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 192 LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 2416 ✔ HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 174 T. RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN/Be A Light (Valory) 1573 ✔ FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR) 165 JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 1539 T. RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN/Be A... (Valory) 129 TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine) 1196 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 125 KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 1125 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 116 CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) 1023 KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 111 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 1018 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 100 Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) 1479 LUKE BRYAN/One Margarita (Capitol) 17993 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR) 1252 CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR) 17117 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 885 MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud) 14403 LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 794 SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA) 13320 T. RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN/Be A Light (Valory) 511 B. SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN) 12534 TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine) 438 GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR) 11670 JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 418 MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia) 9368 KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 368 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA) 9219 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 323 L. COMBS f/E. CHURCH/Does To Me (River House/Columbia) 8622 B. SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 310 TRAVIS DENNING/After A Few (Mercury) 8203

Chart Page 3 August 31, 2020 A D D D AT E S COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) September 8 Remains at 45* CODY JOHNSON/Dear Rodeo (Warner/CoJo/WMN) 2,628 points, 868 spins 16 adds including: *KATC, *KHKI, *KIIM, *KIZN, KJKE, September 14 KMLE, *KPLX, *KRST, *WCTO, WDXB GARY ALLAN/Waste Of A Whiskey Drink (EMI Nashville) CHRIS JANSON/Waitin’ on 5 (Warner/WAR) RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse) ROBERT RAY/Think About You (Big Rig) Moves 44-46* 2,607 points, 791 spins September 21 3 adds: KJKE, WDAF, WNCY HIGH VALLEY/Grew Up On That (Warner/WEA) MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory) ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) Moves 46-47* Send yours to [email protected] 2,410 points, 766 spins 1 add: WQNU CHECK OUT 9/4 J. ALLEN & N. CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek) Remains at 48* Hardy A Rock (Big Loud) 2,325 points, 788 spins Produced by Joey Moi and co-produced by Derek Wells, 12 adds including: *KATC, *KHKI, *KIIM, *KIZN, *KPLX, with additional production on select tracks by David Garcia and Jake Mitchell, Hardy co-wrote all 12 songs – including *KUBL, *WCTO, *WFMS, *WGKX, *WIVK sophomore single “One Beer” featuring Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson – on his debut album alongside songwriters ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man... (Home Grown Music/19th & Grand) including Hillary Lindsey, Jessie Jo Dillon and Ashley Gorley. Remains at 49* 2,062 points, 746 spins Lauren Alaina Getting Over Him (Mercury) 1 add: WSSL Following March’s Getting Good, Alaina’s second project this year boasts first release “Run,” co-written by Alaina, Ben Johnson and Kennedi, and two duets: the JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) title track with labelmate Jon Pardi and “What Do You Remains at 50* Think Of” featuring Lukas Graham. 1,825 points, 534 spins 1 add: WXCY Tyler Rich Two Thousand Miles (Valory) A reference to the distance he travels between Los Angeles and Nashville, Rich penned eight of the 11 tracks Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) COLE SWINDELL/ on his debut album, including latest effort “Feels Like 1,744 points, 516 spins Home,” gold-certified “The Difference” and “Leave Her 1 add: WIL Wild.” The project was finished during quarantine, with Rich recording solo in Los Angeles while his producer Lindsay Rimes and CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) musicians were in Nashville. Hear more about the process here. 1,574 points, 601 spins Tell The People 14 adds including: *KATC, *KATM, *KHKI, *KIIM, *KIZN, Brett James (Songs of Brett/Label Logic/Ingrooves) *KPLX, *KRST, *WCTO, *WFMS, *WGKX James is the sole writer on all six songs: the timely title track, ballads “Like You Found Me” and “Right on LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol) Time,” Memphis blues style “Just Tell Me,” featuring 1,433 points, 451 spins horns accompanied by percussion, ‘70s southern rock- 6 adds: *KPLX, KRYS, *KUBL, WKSJ, WLFP, WSSL inspired “Southern Soul” and closer “Petty Fool.”

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1 THOMAS RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN 11567 509 2245 129 47 0 1 Be A Light (Valory) 2nd Week at No. 1 3 2 LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 11288 1230 2186 275 47 1 5 3 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR) ✔ 10087 659 2017 165 46 0 7 4 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) ✔ 9252 674 1743 125 47 0 6 5 JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 9069 422 1722 65 48 0 4 6 MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury) 8771 -1126 1718 -243 45 0 8 7 KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 8575 594 1660 111 45 0 2 8 JUSTIN MOORE/Why We Drink (Valory) 8321 -2368 1617 -469 45 0 10 9 TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine) 7719 417 1432 76 46 0 11 10 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/One Night Standards (Warner/WMN) 7330 188 1422 44 46 0 12 11 JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 7202 116 1365 26 47 0 Re-Enter 12 KEITH URBAN/God Whispered Your Name (Capitol) 6897 42 1355 29 45 0 13 13 BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 6651 439 1231 98 48 0 17 14 HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) ✔ 6134 884 1175 174 47 0 15 15 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 5960 622 1130 100 47 1 14 16 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 5798 120 1124 15 44 0 18 17 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 5669 475 1040 116 47 1 16 18 CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) 5154 -125 957 -26 41 0 20 19 KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA) 5146 404 983 84 45 0 19 20 BRAD PAISLEY/No I In Beer (Arista) 4907 161 931 17 45 0 22 21 DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR) 4288 451 802 96 46 3 21 22 KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 4223 270 784 58 47 3 24 23 MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 3971 390 748 78 49 6 25 24 ERIC CHURCH/Stick That In Your Country Song (EMI Nashville) 3921 399 680 100 46 0 23 25 LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) 3913 298 773 76 46 0 26 26 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 3576 434 642 72 44 5 27 27 MIDLAND/Cheatin' Songs (Big Machine) 2874 219 524 10 41 0 33 28 DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) ✔ 2507 913 446 192 36 18 30 29 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 2079 284 454 59 42 3 29 30 KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) 1986 161 364 44 42 1

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 28 31 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 1950 82 383 17 40 1 31 32 BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville) 1900 129 318 25 28 0 32 33 BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN) 1678 68 299 10 35 0 Debut 34 CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) ✔ 1561 1561 274 274 29 13 34 35 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 1529 120 220 17 16 0 36 36 LAUREN ALAINA/Getting Good (Mercury) 1494 212 325 41 34 0 35 37 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 1423 17 234 8 29 0 38 38 DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) 1273 220 264 38 35 0 37 39 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol) 1176 -3 167 1 13 0 39 40 MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia) 952 82 179 19 30 1 40 41 TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA) 912 53 150 12 17 0 43 42 RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse) 771 92 162 15 22 4 42 43 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 730 30 169 6 34 1 Re-Enter 44 JIMMIE ALLEN & NOAH CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek) 675 195 105 57 9 7 46 45 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory) 672 59 96 0 14 0 45 46 ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who Loves You... (Home Grown/19th & Grand) 661 12 138 5 14 1 49 47 OLD DOMINION/My Heart Is A Bar (RCA) 660 110 66 11 1 0 48 48 GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 630 65 132 25 20 8 44 49 COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 629 -36 80 -6 5 0 57 50 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 625 194 136 30 22 1 50 51 DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 561 64 130 10 21 0 47 52 PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) 534 -48 121 -1 14 0 55 53 RANDALL KING/Hey Cowgirl (Warner/WEA) 520 74 103 10 10 2 54 54 DANIELLE BRADBERY/Never Have I Ever (Big Machine/BMLGR) 508 62 61 5 4 0 56 55 KYLIE FREY/Spur Of The Moment (Deep Frey'd) 490 56 95 11 9 1 51 56 TIFFANY WOYS/Loved By You (Tiffany Woys) 455 -22 85 -3 8 0 52 57 CAM/Till There's Nothing Left (RCA/Triple Tigers) 440 -30 44 -3 1 0 53 58 BRELAND/My Truck (Atlantic) 430 -20 43 -2 1 0 Debut 59 CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) 427 178 112 55 20 8 59 60 BRETT ELDREDGE/Crowd My Mind (Warner/WMN) 410 40 41 4 1 0 ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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