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May 1, 2017, Issue 548 Big Numbers In Big D Working at a small Dallas directional AM – KBOX, Mac Daniels listened to “All Star Country” KPLX sign on with Willie Nelson’s “Whiskey River” in 1980. Daniels soon went to work for the then-Susquehanna station in nights, rising to MD and eventually APD. For the duration of his 14-year run, KSCS was “the competition, the enemy,” he says. Returning as PD for both stations in February 2016, Daniels has proved you can go home again – even if the furniture’s been moved around. KPLX has spent the last three months as the market’s No. 1 station 6+ and this March Mac Daniels as America’s largest cuming station. KSCS has risen to more than one million cume. Know Way: Broken Bow’s Jason Aldean in Fort Wayne, IN on With heritage air staffs on both and minimal differences in the the opening weekend of his You Don’t Know Tour. Pictured (l-r) approach to imaging and events, Daniels says music has been the are WQHK’s Dave Michaels, the label’s Dawn Ferris, Aldean key to both differentiating the stations and to ratings growth. and WBYT’s Jesse Garcia. “Texas Country” and “’90s To Now” positioned KPLX is the Hot AC, as Daniels hears it, with a core 25-54 target demo. The station has grown from a 4.4 to 6.0 6+ over the past year. “New Aldean Tour: Yes They Do Country” KSCS has moved from a shade under a million in 6+ Broken Bow’s Jason Aldean kicked off his They Don’t Know cume a year ago to 1.083 million this March, and is the Top Tour with RCA’s Chris Young and Kane Brown over the week- 40-leaning offering aimed 18-49. “But 25-54 is very important on end in Toledo, OH, Fort Wayne, both,” Daniels says. IN and Green Bay, WI. Team (In) Building: Overseeing two Country stations in “What a night with Jason,” a market is nothing new for Daniels, who programmed KASE & says Midwest WNCY/Apple- KVET/Austin for six years after stints at WMZQ/Washington, DC ton-Green Bay, WI MD/morn- and WYCD/Detroit. Since he lived the battle “back in the day,” ing co-host Charli McKenzie. Daniels wanted to “reignite the passion on both sides of the halls.” “You can tell why he was given He concentrated on KSCS, since it was striving against the strong Entertainer of the Year. I thought Wolf brand. “The KSCS staff was ready,” he says. the screams were going to make Mark “Hawkeye” Louis has been on the KSCS morning show me go permanently deaf. They since 1988 – he’s the longest running morning personality on couldn’t get enough.” In Fort the FM band in DFW. His longtime co-host, the late Terry Dorsey, Wayne, Federated WQHK PD/ retired in 2014. Louis is now surrounded by youthful co-hosts MD midday host Dave Mi- Jasmine and Konnected K. Michelle Rodriguez started at KPLX in chaels reports Aldean “opened Aldean with 2004 in promotion and on-air part time, switched to nights at with the new single ‘They Don’t McKenzie (continued on page 8) ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Know’ and I think from OFF THE RECORD: Midland the first note until the Jason Aldean end of the show, no Cameron Duddy from Big Machine’s one sat down. He was Midland puts an industry spin on the definitely on and glad artist interview: to be back on stage.” I grew up listening to KROQ/Los WQHK had Aldean sign Angeles and KRTH/Los Angeles. a set of “old barstools” My scariest memory of radio for a giveaway. tour? Perhaps it’s this hotel room I’m in Both McKenzie and right now. Once, we were with WUBE/ Michaels remarked that Cameron Duddy Cincinnati’s Grover Collins and we drove Kane Brown, drew one across the border into Sugartit, KY. But of the bigger crowds they that was one of my fondest memories! Without sounding too had seen for an opening mushy, after two decades of playing music, it’s really an honor act. “He had people’s to be out here doing this. attention the minute he All of our promo reps are fun to be around. [Former started singing,” observed McKenzie. “Kane Brown was the shock SVP/Promo] Jack Purcell was our first and I got to spend a of the show,” added Michaels. lot of time with him. He’s a musician, he plays drums. He “Chris Young, as always, was stellar,” says Michaels. He noted turned me on to music I hadn’t heard, while we were driving that during the first handful of songs, Young spent time signing hundreds of miles. He was a mentor to me. But also, Kris autographs from the stage and taking selfies with the audience, Lamb, he’s like a big brother. And Erik Powell is the drill “The fans loved it.” McKenzie added “The crowd was on their feet sergeant/football coach. They’re all really cool. his whole set. He sang nine No. 1 songs in a row.” We play modern traditional country music. We’re In Green Bay, Aldean’s band performed 22 songs including an influenced by ‘70s, ‘80s and early ‘90s country. We like to think of encore of “Big Green Tractor” and “She’s Country.” The tour has a ourselves as a cross between the Eagles and Dwight Yoakam. new dynamic new backdrop and pyro during Aldean’s set. I’m not really an impulse buyer. Spoiler alert: we’re not This week, Aldean is in Texas at the iHeartCountry Festival in making any money right now, so I have to be a good boy on the Austin and the Off The Rails Country Music Fest in Frisco. The tour road and think of my family. But I do have a penchant for cowboy kicks back in at Blossom Music Center in Ohio May 12. hats, and if I find a good one, it’s hard for me to resist. –Paul Williams Only Bob Dylan could have written “Like A Rolling Stone.” But I wish I could’ve been a fly on the wall to see the stream of consciousness that must’ve happened when he wrote that song. Chart Chat It’s probably one of the most powerful songs ever written. Congrats to Sam Hunt, Royce Risser, We always have a vial of tea tree oil with us on the road. Katie Dean, David Friedman and the ex- When you’re staying in the world’s worst motels, you sprinkle tended MCA promotion team on landing this that on your pillow. It makes the room smell better. week’s No. 1 with “Body Like A Back Road.” I never get annoyed by any interview question, but I The song is the first single from Hunt’s upcom- guess having to describe the meaning of “Drinkin’ Problem” ing album. is sort of annoying. There’s no real meaning. I don’t know if And kudos to Bobby Young and the there’s anything deeper than just the hook. Capitol staff on notching 49 adds for Jon Par- Sam Hunt If we were on radio tour, I’d love to be stuck in Phoenix. di’s “Heartache On The Dance Floor,” topping I love the desert heat. If I’m picking anywhere in the world, I’d this week’s board. say Paris. I love that city. No one’s ever “stuck” in Paris. Panel Changes: New reporters for this week’s chart are WKTI/ Milwaukee and WOKQ/Dover-Portsmouth, NH. New Activator panel reporters are WIOV/Lancaster, PA; WDEN/Macon, GA; ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE WGTR/Myrtle Beach, SC and KHAY/Oxnard, CA. No longer reporting are WPAW/Greensboro, NC and WNCB/Raleigh. Webster Public Relations CEO/President Kirt Webster discusses his most influential music: 1. David Frizzell & Shelly West, Celebrity News & Notes Theater, Phoenix: It was my first concert. WHSX/Bowling Green, KY adds Envision’s Collin Raye’s The duo had “You’re The Reason God Made Rewind Country. Oklahoma” out and Shelly was touring off of her The RAB Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group’s hit “Jose Cuervo” and “Flight 309 To Tennessee.” 10th Annual Rising Through The Ranks seminar will be August 2. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton’s Real 16-17 at the BMI Nashville office. Scholarship applications and Kirt Webster Love, HBO: Growing up, Kenny and Dolly were registration available here. everything country music was. I set a goal to move to Nashville Gene Watson and Moe Bandy’s Country’s Family Reunion and work for them. Here I am today, representing both artists, Presents The Gene and Moe Show will air nationwide on RFD-TV knowing everything I dreamed is completely how I envisioned it. in May. Check local listings here. 3. Janie Fricke: She was one of my first clients more than 20 Crystal Gayle, Patti Smith and Harry Shearer will be years ago. I’ll always remember how she took a chance and honored at the National Music Council’s 34th annual American gave me the opportunity to pursue my dream of doing PR/ Eagle Awards July 13 at the Summer NAMM Show in Nashville. publicity for country artists. PLA Media’s PLAtinum Acoustic Fan Jam II will be June 10 4. Hank Williams Jr.: I’ve been with Hank Jr. for 17 at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon. The lineup includes Jesse Rice, years. Hank opened doors for a broader, national and even Ben Rue, Matt Rogers, Lockwood Barr, Benji Harris, The international appeal for my company. He’s truly a trailblazer Darlins and Bailey James. and I’m thankful for his friendship. Grand Ole Opry member Jeannie Seely was recognized by 5. George Jones: I am so blessed to have had the opportunity her Pennsylvania home state House of Representatives with House to work with King George for several years before his passing. Resolution 259, which honors Seely on her 50th anniversary of I always laughed how he called me “Big Daddy.” It was truly an becoming an Opry member. honor to produce the “The Final No Show” tribute at Bridgestone Ty Herndon’s 2017 Concert For Love and Acceptance, hosted honoring his legacy. We also had a huge part in planning and by CMT’s Cody Alan June 8 at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon, has broadcasting his memorial service. We miss him every day. added Trent Harmon, Mickey Guyton and Dana Goldberg • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: I to the lineup. More here. don’t really listen to Top 40 pop. I’m not familiar with anything Circle S’ SaraBeth will kick off her eighth UK tour May 5 in that’s “hot” in the pop/R&B genre. London. Schedule here. • “Important” music you just don’t get: I honestly don’t The documentary film The Last Songwriter, directed by Mark “get” rap. Barger Elliott and starring Garth Brooks, Emmylou Harris • An album you listened to incessantly: Kenny Rogers’ and Jason Isbell, won an Audience Award following its premiere Something Inside So Strong. I wore out that tape when I was a at the Nashville Film Festival last weekend. teenager listening to it in my car. The 2017 Concert For Love adds Mickey Guyton, Dana • Obscure or non-country song everyone should Goldberg and Trent Harmon to the line up. The show is June 8 listen to right now: The USA for Africa “We Are The World” at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville. Get tickets here. collaboration includes some of the biggest icons of all time, like Kenny Rogers, Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper. The coolest thing about that video is picking out the artists we’ve worked The Week’s Top Stories with the past 20 years, including the three I just mentioned. Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I really love all • Jules Riley added KSD/St. Louis PD duties (4/24). the ‘80s acts and the timeless music that’s just fun to sing along to, • Fitz exited mornings at KKWF/Seattle (4/24). like K.T. Olsin’s “80’s Ladies” or Reba McEntire’s “Little Rock.” • Dave Parker was promoted to PD at WUSH/Norfolk (4/25).

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In The Know: The RCA portion of the You Don’t Know Tour pulls in a crowd in Green Bay. Pictured (l-r) are WME’s Braeden Rountree, the label’s Matt Galvin and Chris Young, WNCY’s Dan Stone, RCA’s Kane Brown, WNCY’s Charli McKenzie, the label’s Dennis Reese, EFG Management’s Martha Earls, WME’s Rob Beckham and Fitzgerald Hartley’s Larry Fitzgerald.

• WUBE/Cincinnati and WYCT/Pensacola won NAB Crystal returns after stops in Boston, New York and Los Angeles, among Awards (4/25). others. APD/MD/middayer Smokey Rivers has been at the station • iHeartCommunications extended its private term loan offers for 21 years. The staff is rounded out by 10 year station vet Mark (4/27). Phillips in afternoons, night jock Bill Bowen and Cumulus’ Blair • Lola Montgomery is leaving KSJJ/Bend, OR (4/28). Garner in overnights. Big Numbers In Big D Image Is Everything: Positioning may be different, but Dan- (continued from page 1) iels pushes a high-energy, fast-paced, freshly packaged imaging concept for both stations. The cluster’s Randall Wright juggles KSCS in 2011 and moved to middays four years ago. APD/MD those demands. Voices on KPLX are Barry Corbin, Lynne Hoffman Trapper does afternoons and is in his ninth year at the station, and Pat Garrett, while KSCS utilizes Dave Foxx, Allan Peck and followed by Cumulus’ Nash Nights Live. KellyKellyKelly. At KPLX, Lisa Taylor has been a fixture in mornings since 2007. Event differentiation is important, though tempered by a Daniels added co-host Trey Morgan last year after Skip Mahaf- balance that favors neither. “Wolf has 10 Man Jam at Billy Bob’s fey departed (CAT 8/17/16). Morgan was raised in Dallas and

No Coke. Pepsi: Reviver’s LoCash at the 2nd Annual Pepsi SpringJam in Panama City Beach, FL. Pictured (l-r) are PCB Entertainment’s Mark Sheldon, iHeartMedia’s Tom Hanrahan, LoCash’s Chris Lucas, SpringJam’s Rendy Lovelady, LoCash’s Preston Brust, PCBE’s Dave Trepanier and WDXB/Birmingham’s Dollar Bill Lawson.

Texas and Texas Mardi Gras at Fair Park,” he says. “KSCS has a 50+ times a week, three in the 40-50 spins-a-week range, three series of New Faces shows during the year.” The KSCS Country titles play 30-40 times a week and six in the 20-30 count. KSCS Fair has been retooled as CountryFest. Daniels also splits up the plays 27 current unique songs seven or more times per week, 41 club shows between the stations based on the artists – who’s on recurrents at seven-plus and only 116 gold more than once per the air where, for instance – and the specific station calendars. week. Three current songs are spinning 60+ times, eight titles in Both are at the venues, but only one the 30-40 range and four in the 20-30 weekly spin category. station’s personalities go onstage. KPLX’s local flair is clear with Aaron Watson as the fifth most- Both stations have presence for the played current last week, Casey Donahew twelfth and Cody big concerts at the outdoor amphi- Johnson thirteenth. That compares to the KSCS list where Watson theatre, soccer stadium, the 5,000 is ninth, Johnson eleventh and Donahew has no airplay. To refer- seat Verizon Theatre and American ence the three Texans’ music from a national view, on this week’s Airlines Center. On the community published chart Watson is at No. 44, with Johnson and Donahew service side, KPLX hosts an annual uncharted. As for Texas-based gold and recurrents, the only acts St. Jude Radiothon and KSCS works seeing more than one spin a week are on KSCS: Josh Abbott with Cooks Children’s Hospital and Band’s “Wasn’t That Drunk” and Randy Rogers Band’s “Kiss Me In the Children’s Miracle Network. The Dark,” both of which were worked nationally. Music Dialed: As for Daniels’ Overall, the approach is working nicely, and that may be un- most significant changes, “Making derstatement in an national ratings environment in which Country the music consistent was key,” he has seen annual declines. There are no complaints from Daniels. says. “It helps having Smokey and “It feels great to be back,” he says. “To be with this all-star team Trapper doing the logs, but I eyeball full of hard-working passionate people – some days it feels like I them daily. The shift in Cumulus never left.” –Paul Williams allowing local level music decisions also helped.” According to Media- base, KPLX is 36% current and KSCS is 34% current. KPLX is 21% Lon Helton, [email protected] recurrent and KSCS is 45%, while gold titles flip flop – 43% for Chuck Aly, [email protected] KPLX and 21% for KSCS. Wendy Newcomer, [email protected] KPLX is spinning 39 current titles seven or more times per Paul Williams, [email protected] week, with 29 recurrents at that pace and 240 gold titles spinning (615) 320-1450 more than once per week. There are two current songs playing

SJ Silver: Gathered for KRTY/San Jose’s 25th Anniversary Summer Kick Off Concert are (l-r) Capitol’s Paige Elliott, Warner Bros./ WMN’s William Michael Morgan, the station’s Nate Deaton and Jamie Jackson, Arista’s Cam, KRTY’s Tina Ferguson, Live Nation’s Aaron Siuda, Original Joes’ Brad Rocca and Capitol’s Jon Pardi.

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©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] May 1, 2017 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

2 1 SAM HUNT 27489 1694 9164 583 61.856 4.311 157 2 Body Like A Back Road (MCA) ✔

3 2 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) ✔ 24220 2258 8170 719 53.66 5.139 159 2

5 3 KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 21894 827 7442 265 48.234 1.375 159 2

7 4 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) ✔ 21225 2337 6989 880 46.95 4.153 159 2

6 5 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 21130 1406 7021 487 47.152 3.385 159 2

1 6 JOSH TURNER /Hometown Girl (MCA) 20147 -6027 6859 -1970 45.358 -11.732 159 2

8 7 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 18445 225 6449 129 40.076 0.177 158 2

4 8 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 17046 -4643 5669 -1604 42.118 -7.633 159 2

10 9 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 16626 1316 5592 385 35.928 1.006 159 2

9 10 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 16603 1063 5469 372 37.288 2.609 159 2

11 11 DARIUS RUCKER /If I Told You (Capitol) 14867 1309 4944 443 33.79 3.846 155 1

16 12 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 13436 1566 4342 463 30.361 4.405 158 3

13 13 KEITH URBAN f/CARRIE UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 13009 500 4250 182 29.289 0.64 157 2

12 14 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 12902 321 4392 120 28.758 0.875 158 3

17 15 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 12554 937 4051 278 27.214 2.539 153 1

15 16 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 12305 276 4105 139 27.375 0.763 159 2

19 17 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 11697 1620 4015 540 26.104 3.821 157 4

20 18 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 10912 1031 3688 409 21.833 1.369 154 4

24 19 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) ✔ 9896 1621 3281 552 19.485 3.175 158 5

21 20 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 9875 97 3470 57 21.055 0.564 157 3

23 21 THOMAS RHETT f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 9598 1213 3058 369 22.483 3.077 152 9

22 22 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 9563 694 3399 251 18.99 1.403 156 2

25 23 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista) 8302 288 2784 130 17.588 0.314 158 5

26 24 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 7029 458 2410 127 12.031 1.217 144 1

27 25 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 6783 397 2363 141 11.968 0.823 148 4

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 18 26 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 6544 -4161 2149 -1512 15.077 -7.188 154 1

29 27 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 6479 528 2123 166 13.825 2.412 133 7

30 28 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 6234 567 2113 270 12.554 0.764 140 5

28 29 RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) 6195 -215 2106 -24 12.377 -0.39 133 4

31 30 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 3936 182 1360 82 6.969 0.498 124 10

33 31 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 3832 462 1300 138 6.251 0.77 116 7

32 32 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 3803 333 1316 123 6.327 0.441 129 7

35 33 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 3439 213 1249 92 4.956 0.255 115 3

34 34 DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR) 3384 150 1154 77 5.351 0.165 103 4

36 35 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 3371 266 1113 95 5.733 0.264 118 10

37 36 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 3268 250 1129 67 6.373 0.758 93 3

38 37 SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) 3062 32 1111 21 3.957 0.249 121 3

40 38 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 3022 266 1031 100 4.786 0.495 107 6

39 39 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 3007 168 1010 35 4.762 0.682 110 4

42 40 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 2801 366 1011 105 5.08 0.919 90 7

41 41 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 2739 123 974 34 3.892 0.546 100 4

44 42 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 2384 210 726 73 3.881 0.311 80 4

43 43 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 2341 111 852 66 3.842 0.288 82 4

45 44 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 2308 207 572 89 4.745 0.224 46 3

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 2282 404 832 151 3.082 0.715 95 4

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 2139 400 796 151 3.066 0.446 99 14

50 47 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol) 1959 270 667 90 3.295 0.308 80 6

49 48 KANE BROWN f/LAUREN ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 1937 202 663 61 2.785 0.326 69 1

47 49 REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Valory/Nash Icon) 1771 -17 490 5 3.423 -0.197 22 0

Re-Enter 50 DREW BALDRIDGE f/EMILY WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) 1659 0 773 2 1.894 0.12 86 1

Country Aircheck Add leaders Adds Activator Top point Gainers JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 49 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 1066 ✔ DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 34 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 1056 ✔ PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 33 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 890 ✔ BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 18 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 796 ✔ JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 15 THOMAS RHETT F/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 738 ✔ ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 14 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 728 BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don't (Red Bow) 12 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 674 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 11 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros/WAR) 586 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 10 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 578 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 10 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 532 Country Aircheck Top point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 2337 ✔ LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 263 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 2258 ✔ BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 249 SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 1694 ✔ THOMAS RHETT F/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 191 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 1621 ✔ COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 185 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 1620 ✔ BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 175 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 1566 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 164 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 1406 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 142 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 1316 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 140 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 1309 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 134 THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 1213 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 131

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents points JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 15187 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 880 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 719 LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) 12528 SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 583 BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 10925 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 552 LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 9807 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 540 MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 9038 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 487 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 8958 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 463 DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 8195 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 443 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) 8163 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 409 BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 7916 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 385 THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory) 5991 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] May 1, 2017 Chart Page 4

CoUNTRY AIRCHeCk ACTIVITY A D D D AT E S ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) Moves 46-45* May 8 2282 points, 832 spins Jason Aldean/They Don’t Know (BBR) 4 adds: WKTI, KRST*, WWQM, WOKQ Chris Stapleton/Either Way (Mercury) ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) Moves 48-46* May 15 2139 points, 796 spins Tyler Farr/I Should Go To Church Sometime (Columbia) 14 adds: KKGO, KKBQ,*, WKLB, KSD, WIL, KCYE, WQDR, Josh Turner/All About You (MCA) WUSH, WXCY, WOGK, KXLY, WKSJ, KUAD, WOKQ May 22 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol) Wheeler walker jr./Summer In Kentucky (Pepperhill) Moves 50-47* 1959 points, 667 spins 6 adds: WDRQ*, WDAF, WKTI, WSIX, WXBQ, WOKQ Send yours to [email protected]

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) Moves 49-48* 1937 points, 663 spins 1 add: WDAF CHECK OUT 5/5

REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Nash Icon/Valory) Chris Stapleton From A Room: Volume 1 (Mercury) Moves 47-49* Stapleton’s first new record since his 2015 debut 1771 points, 490 spins; no adds was produced by Dave Cobb and takes its name from Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A. It features DREW BALDRIDGE f/E. WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) eight originals, including first single “Either Way” Re-enters at 50* and a cover of “Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning,” 1659 points, 773 spins made famous by Willie Nelson. 1 add: WKTI Colt Ford Love Hope Faith (Average Joes) BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) Ford’s sixth studio album was produced by Shannon 1,634 points 533 spins “Fat Shan” Houchins and Noah Gordon and 18 adds: WUSN, WUBL, WBWL, WKLB, WFUS, KCYY*, includes guests Brad Paisley (“Lookin’ For A Hand KWNR, KWEN*, WCTQ, WTGE, WGGY, WEZL, WPCV*, Out”), Toby Keith (“Time Flies”) and Charles and WKSJ, KMDL, WXBQ, WITL, WNCY Josh Kelley (“Young Americans”), among others.

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) Brandi Carlile Cover Stories (Legacy) 1620 points, 627 spins Carlile’s breakthrough 2007 album The Story is 3 adds: WSIX, KUZZ, KRYS commemorated with newly recorded versions of all 14 songs, with artists including Dolly Parton, Kris JACKIE LEE/Getting Over You (Broken Bow) Kristofferson and Margo Price. Proceeds benefit 1545 points, 597 spins charity War Child UK. 2 adds: WDRM, WOKQ

1 SAM HUNT 11559 -416 2567 -80 55 4 1 Body Like A Back Road (MCA) ✔ 3rd Week at No. 1 4 2 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) ✔ 11452 1066 2587 263 56 4 3 3 KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 10924 339 2433 53 56 4 7 4 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) ✔ 10053 1056 2301 249 56 4 2 5 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 9482 -1554 2166 -368 51 4 5 6 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 9379 293 2154 69 56 4 8 7 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 9317 525 2104 134 54 5 9 8 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End Of The World (Blue Chair/Columbia) 8125 532 1798 164 55 4 10 9 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros/WAR) 7872 586 1759 131 55 4 11 10 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 7674 728 1682 142 56 3 12 11 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 6923 184 1502 53 55 4 13 12 KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 6886 264 1512 82 56 4 14 13 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 6623 112 1402 47 55 4 16 14 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 6512 578 1468 140 56 4 18 15 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 6043 389 1300 73 56 3 ✔ 20 16 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 5774 796 1247 175 55 6 23 17 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 5331 890 1109 185 54 4 21 18 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 5306 412 1196 104 51 5 22 19 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 5148 309 1079 73 56 5 19 20 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista) 4951 -3 1160 -12 55 4 24 21 THOMAS RHETT f/M.MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) ✔ 4884 738 1020 191 54 6 17 22 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 4373 -1479 854 -339 44 0 25 23 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 4333 328 930 90 53 6 26 24 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 3813 129 739 34 54 3 27 25 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 3499 69 732 24 54 3 28 26 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 3104 201 585 51 49 0 29 27 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 2616 163 556 19 46 5 30 28 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 2224 259 459 57 45 5 31 29 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 1979 163 423 24 34 4 32 30 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 1868 71 360 20 31 6

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 35 31 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 1828 158 320 31 42 0 33 32 RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) 1801 148 414 33 36 3 34 33 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 1711 -22 343 -11 22 0 37 34 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol) 1657 222 304 50 32 3 36 35 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 1610 99 262 24 35 4 38 36 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 1450 24 267 18 39 2 39 37 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 1312 45 288 14 39 3 40 38 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 1156 -36 232 22 20 6 41 39 REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Nash Icon/Valory) 1086 66 295 22 16 4 50 40 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 1069 514 225 91 34 11 42 41 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 996 54 246 9 22 4 44 42 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 984 49 213 17 32 1 46 43 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 977 320 162 61 10 2 Debut 44 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 832 674 154 110 18 7 45 45 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 781 114 111 34 9 4 43 46 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 759 -199 144 0 11 0 48 47 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 756 122 151 29 28 0 47 48 DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR) 641 25 135 9 28 0 52 49 TODD O'NEILL/Love Again (Nash Next/Valory) 628 133 205 29 10 4 49 50 SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) 620 13 148 1 27 3 51 51 ELI YOUNG BAND/Skin And Bones (Valory) 536 -4 64 -1 3 0 57 52 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 505 116 96 16 13 3 53 53 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 495 -5 74 13 3 0 Debut 54 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 480 220 48 22 1 0 54 55 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 476 -8 98 -1 9 0 56 56 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 462 -5 97 4 13 5 55 57 JO SMITH/Old School Groove (Smack) 460 -20 46 -2 1 0 Debut 58 RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse) 430 190 43 19 1 0 59 59 A THOUSAND HORSES/Preachin' To The Choir (BMLGR) 413 36 64 4 8 0 Debut 60 JACOB DAVIS/What I Wanna Be (Black River) 381 30 71 9 12 0