June 18, 2018, Issue 606

Home , Cassadee Pope, Dylan Schneider, Graffiti U, Graffiti U World Tour, Kiss Somebody, Songs for the Saints

Inside View: CMT Music Awards Two weeks ago, CMT GM Frank Tanki noted the network’s larger CMA Fest footprint (CAW 6/4) – one that CMT Music Awards viewers may have noticed extended to the show itself. With multiple offsite performances and a venue home unaffected (sadly) by the hockey playoffs, this year’s event focused on new music and earned stable audience numbers (CAT 6/7). CMT VP/Music Events Margaret Comeaux walked Country Aircheck through putting the show together. CA: What was the adjustment, if any, to doing the first CMTMA’s since the departure of longtime network presi- dent Brian Philips? MC: Obviously he’d been here quite a few years, and under his leadership or Frank Tanki’s, our team does what it does. We rally, do our part and just come together to get the job done. When did the planning process for this show start and how did it evolve? Alright, Alright, Alright: Reviver’s David Lee Murphy and his Things always start for the next show the label team celebrate his No. 1 single “Everything’s Gonna moment we’re done with the current one. Cre- Be Alright,” his first since 1995, at the Columbus, OH stop of ativity tends to spark more creativity, so when the Trip Around The Sun Tour Saturday (6/16). Pictured (back, you’re in that mode you’re already thinking l-r) are Gator Michaels, Bob Reeves, Murphy, David Ross, Ben about new things you can do. But what drives Bieri and Dave Collins; (front, l-r) Paul Williams, Rick Hughes, it every year is the music. As releases come Kelly Ziegenfuss, Clay Henderson and Hayley Cowoski. Margaret out you begin to see the landscape of the year. Comeaux And it influences everything from the open, which we always want to keep timely, funny Tour Open: Writing On The Wall and innovative, to the individual performances. Keith Urban’s Graffiti U World Tour This happened to be a year where a lot of new music led us, and launched Friday (6/15) in St. Louis at the Hol- that isn’t always the case. lywood Casino Amphitheatre, bringing a crew What was the jumping off point for the open? of 93 people and 22 trailers with him on the We always try to find that thing in pop culture and this year North American leg of the 58-city tour. it seemed obvious. The world was watching the royal wedding “The show kicked off with the chorus of or talking about it – everything from gathering for watch parties ‘Meet Me in St. Louis,’ which of course was to people who stayed outside of it but still found themselves fitting, then he went into ‘Never Coming looking in a little bit. Down,’” reports KSD APD/MD Dusty Pan- Dusty horst. “With all of the lights and screens you Panhorst (continued on page 1) ©2018 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

June 18, 2018 Page 5 MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Fourward Founder Will Ward discusses his most influential music: 1. R.E.M.’s Murmur: I discovered it around 1985 as a freshman in high school. I was hooked on that band for decades. I may have even cried when they broke up because I knew it was for good, which made me feel like I had lost a part of my childhood. 2. Garth Brooks’ “The Dance”: I didn’t Will Ward grow up as a huge country fan. But when I moved back to Nashville, my first job was working at CAA, so I started listening to country like a mad man. I heard “The Dance” and realized good music is good music. It doesn’t matter what genre. 3. Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden: I was in college, it was my first time to NYC and I loved it. I couldn’t believe how music could create such a culture. I still go to Dead shows today when I can. 4. Zac Brown: When I first met Zac and soon after signed him and the band for management, I saw them play at a little bar in WIL’s Danny Montana, Daphne Broadway (wife of morning co-host Jerry Broadway), Urban and Cook. Birmingham and knew they would do well. But when I sat with Zac and had a beer and a chat, I knew he was going to be a massive star. He had this fire in his eyes and a humble fearlessness. would try and figure out where he was going to appear, then the 5. Gerry Rafferty’s “Right Down The Line”: When I screen raised up and he was standing right in the middle of the was seven, I was at summer camp at Ensworth School in stage. The crowd went nuts!” Nashville. The counselors were playing it over these huge WIL Dir./Marketing & Promotions Rachel Cook describes speakers in the gym. Many years later when I heard it again, I Urban’s stage as having a “very clean, high-tech feel. There were knew it had gotten in my soul. three massive video boards as part of the stage backdrop. The main one was a giant 3-D shaped diamond that tilted out towards • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: I still the crowd. The other two made a V shape above the diamond need to check out Jason Isbell’s The Nashville Sound. I keep hearing and ran parallel to the stage. All three served as a backdrop with how good it is, and I think he is amazing! video of Keith’s performance throughout the evening. • “Important” music you just don’t get: I was never into ‘80s “Keith’s fan engagement throughout the night was a huge part hair bands, but I did love their videos on MTV. The crazy Sunset Strip of the show,” says Cook. “A few songs in, Keith stopped to read a world in which these guys lived seemed so far away, but now I live sign that said, ‘My wife is making me hold this dumb sign. Please here … unfortunately or fortunately, not quite the lifestyle they did. get her onstage so I can sit down.’ Keith did just that. In what • An album you listened to incessantly: I loved Emmylou was a pretty good stretch of time, they called the lady’s friend but Harris’ Wrecking Ball. It always made me feel relaxed. I also used to there was a busy signal. So they recorded a video and then Keith told the husband, ‘Good job, Wade, now you can sit down.’ Fans play the soundtrack to Almost Famous a lot. loved it and started chanting Wade’s name. There was also a • An obscure or non-country song everyone should moment on the secondary stage where Keith brought a young girl listen to right now: Childish Gambino’s “This is America.” up and gave her his guitar.” Watch the video. Love it or hate it, you will be pretty stunned. Duet partners, while not in the flesh, were still represented, • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: Disco. Come with a video of Julia Michaels during “Coming Home” and a on, who can’t dance to a little Donna Summer or ABBA after a virtual Carrie Underwood singing “The Fighter.” Urban brought few drinks? Shhh! sister duo Larkin Poe (whom he discovered via Russell Crowe) onstage during “Where The Blacktop Ends.” He closed the show

June 18, 2018 Page 7 with “Wasted Time,” then encored with “For The Grace Of God” and “Horses.” “The set list was packed with songs from Graffiti U and Ripcord, but Keith made sure to also include fan favorites,” says Cook. “The production was flawless from start to finish, even though he admitted to changing the set list less than 24 hours be- fore show time. It was clear that Keith (and Kelsea) were genuinely happy and excited to finally be onstage.” “I’m always a huge fan of Keith’s shows,” says Panhorst. “He had a great balance of storytelling and songs, not to mention the guitar slaying that was happening. It was one of the hottest days we have had in St. Louis this year and it didn’t stop a person. The venue was packed from the first note to the last. He played many new songs but the crowd loved it. It was around 25 songs and two hours of pure awesomeness!” Earlier, a setting sun put a hot spotlight on opener Kelsea Bal- lerini, but Cook says Ballerini “took it in stride and performed her hits sandwiched between a few lesser-known tunes. She seemed very comfortable and confident and the crowd sang along as she closed with ‘Peter Pan,’ which she described as the song that ‘changed their lives.’” “She was fantastic,” adds Panhorst. “She had the crowd singing with her from the very first note. The only time she wasn’t moving onstage was when she broke it down acoustic for a song. If anyone there was not a fan of hers when they got there, I guar- antee they were when they left.” –Wendy Newcomer Dope, Pope: Cassadee Pope stops by Seacrest Studios at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital during ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp to perform for campers and participate in an Chart Chat on-air Q&A Friday (6/15). Pictured (l-r) are Fusion’s Daniel Congrats to David Lee Murphy, Kenny Miller, Vanderbilt’s Stuart Dill and Elizabeth Roof, Pope and Chesney, Bob Reeves and the entire Re- ACM’s Tommy Moore. viver promotion team on landing this week’s No. 1 with “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright.” For Murphy, it’s a 23-year span between • Former Cumulus/Atlanta GSM/RVP Kevin chart-toppers (“Dust On The Bottle”), while Re- Malone joined Community/Destin-Ft. Walton Beach, FL as viver reps Ben Bieri and Will Robinson are MM. (CAT 6/14) celebrating their first No. 1s. Songwriters are • Midwest/Evansville OM Rusty James joined Max Media/ Jimmy Yeary, Chris Stevens and Murphy. David Lee Norfolk as VP/Operations & Programming. (CAT 6/13) And a rare tie atop the Add Board, with Murphy • WXCY/Wilmington, DE evening host Jeff Hunt was promot- EMI Nashville’s Brandon Lay (“Yada Yada ed to MD. (CAT 6/12) Yada”) and Broken Bow’s Everette (“Slow Roll”) each notching 32 adds. Kudos to the respective promotion teams! Inside View: CMT Music Awards The Week’s Top Stories (continued from page 1) Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. I was on the phone with [CMTMA Exec. Producer] John Hamlin, • KWSV (The Ranch)/Simi Valley, CA weekender Diana who was traveling back from vacation. I just happened to be watch- DeVille moves to middays. (CAT 6/18) ing all this royal wedding stuff and said, “This just feels like it could • Mason and Remy are returning to St. Louis for afternoons at be the centerpiece for us this year.” He immediately jumped right WIL. (CAT 6/15) on it. The first thing out of his mouth was about [FGL’s] Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard. ©2018 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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It’s a whole production in and being in a smaller venue again and with our production designer of itself. We spend a lot of time Anne Brahic decided to create a set that could be in either venue. talking about it and he has such a We knew if we did end up in Bridgestone she’d be able to open it great relationship with the artists. up and make it even bigger. He spends a lot of time talking to What’s amazing is standing in Bridgestone looking at that set the right people, going over the and knowing with some adjustments it would have fit somewhere creative, making them comfortable. else. That kind of work gives us a real chance to You mentioned new succeed in creating a show country music fans music, and the Dierks Bentley love. It’s really important to us to have the fans collaboration with Brothers right up against the stage giving all that energy Osborne was as new as it back to the artists. As much as I’m disappointed gets. How were music deci- as a Preds fan, we were happy as producers to be Florida Georgia Line sions made? in that big room. We had the opportunity to in- Speaking of a bigger footprint, you had clude some songs that are first-lis- a lot going on outside Bridgestone, too. ten hits, and “Burning Man” really felt like an awards show song. We had three performances on Broadway The energy is amazing and it was a perfect fit in the framework of and one at Ole Red, plus the side stage inside the summer songs coming out now. We really got lucky in hitting a Bridgestone with five performances. When we patch of songs that all had great tempo. took that helicopter shot the first time and saw Good to be back in Bridgestone Arena? fans everywhere it kind of takes your breath away. It’s the dance we do. Obviously last year we were in a smaller We had Sam Hunt walking through the crowd for venue because “Downtown’s Dead,” which is the first time we’ve the Predators done that. Everything we do we try to put right were in the there at the feet of the audience, and it was really Blake Shelton Stanley Cup an exciting look. Final. We’ve Were there any performances you were learned a lot particularly keyed-in on? over the years With Little Big Town as hosts, obviously we wanted to start the and with last show right with them, the energy and tone. We had the golden year’s success orbs, bubbles and all those production things lined up and from we were able the moment we went live, all the pieces fell into place. But all the to take a step performances are your kids, so you want them all to look and feel back to look good. LBT are genuinely nice people, collaborative and creative, at things. We so working with them on everything from the script to the perfor- faced the sce- Little Big Town mance was a highlight. –Chuck Aly CAC nario of possibly ©2018 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

June 18, 2018 Page 12 SEEK & EMPLOY Available Jobs Scripps’ KVOO/Tulsa has an opening for an APD/on-air Here’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info personality. Apply here. here and we’ll include you in a future update: Entercom’s WPAW/Greensboro, NC has a newly created Cumulus WKDF/Nashville is seeking part-time air talent opening for a morning co-host. At least three years on-air for weekends and fill-ins. Three years of on-air experience and experience is required. Apply here. residing in the Nashville area are required. Airchecks and résumés KSE Radio Ventures/Denver is searching for an engineer. to PD John Shomby here. Apply here. Great Plains/Bloomington, IL is searching for an OM and Binnie/Portland, ME has an opening for an on-air promotions Country WIBL PD. Materials to Market Mgr. Megan Zimmer here. asssistant. The cluster includes Country WTHT. Send airchecks and Entercom WKIS/Miami is searching for a morning host Apply here. résumés to OM Stan Bennett here. Midwest Communications/Evansville, IN is seeking an OM CMA is seeking applicants for a newly created Strategist/ for the four-station cluster, which includes Classic Country WLFW. Integrated Marketing & Sales position. See more here; cover letter Airchecks and résumés to VP/MM Tim Huelsing here. and résumé here. Townsquare WPUR/Atlantic City is searching for a morning co- Buck Owens Productions’ KUZZ AM & FM/Bakersfield is host. Airchecks and résumés to Brand Mgr. Joe Kelly here. searching for a Sales Assistant in the Radio Sales and Camera Ads Entercom KILT/Houston has immediate openings for part- departments. Send résumés here. timers. Only applicants living in the Houston area are being iHeartMedia’s KNIX/Phoenix has an opening for a PD. Apply here. considered at present. Send airchecks here; apply here. Dick WRNS/Greenville, NC is looking for a morning host. Cumulus KLUR/Wichita Falls, TX has an opening for a PD. Send airchecks and résumés here. Materials to VP/Country Charlie Cook here. Vallie Richards Donovan Consulting has an immediate Mid-West Family WRTB/Rockford, IL is seeking a morning PM drive opening at a legendary east coast Country station. Send show co-host. Send airchecks and résumés to PD/morning host airchecks and résumés to “Country Jobs” here. Steve Summers here. Entercom’s WKIS/Miami is searching for an evening host. Apply here. Monticello Media has an opening for middays on WCYK/ Binnie Media/Maine is searching for a Dir./Traffic and a Charlottesville, VA as well as afternoons on WZGN and the part-time Sales Assistant in Portland, for its stations which include cluster’s production point person. Airchecks and résumés to PD Country WTHT and WBQQ. Send materials here. Uncle Pauly here. Midwest’s KVOX/Fargo has an unspecified on-air opening. CMT Radio has an opening for a Digital Content Producer. Send airchecks and résumés here. Materials to Exec. Producer Ashlee McDonald here. Consultant Joel Raab has two client stations looking for a PD and Curtis WQDR/Raleigh is searching for a Dir./Promotions. an APD/MD in two different Top 100 markets. Send materials here. Apply here. Summit’s WQNU/Louisville is looking for an APD/MD/on-air Rubber City WQMX/Akron has an opening for an OM and PD. host. Submit materials here. Materials here. CMA is looking for a Market Research Analyst and a Creative Cherry Creek/St. George, UT OM Dale Desmond is seeking a Content Project Manager. Send cover letter, résumé and salary Dir./Production for the seven station cluster, which includes Country requirements to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here. KIYK/KCIN. Candidates will also handle afternoon duties on the cluster’s Hot AC station. Airchecks and résumés to Group Program Dir. Mark Elliot here. Searching •Rosey Fitchpatrick Redwood Empire KBBL/Santa Rosa, CA has an opening for a Promotion/Marketing industry vet (MCA, Decca, Indie promo, WME) morning host. Materials to VP/Programming Brent Farris here. [email protected] Entercom’s KWJJ/Portland is adding an on-air personality to 615-944-7033 its Mike & Amy In The Morning show. Apply here. •Tommy & Joe Johnson Bliss WJVL/Janesville, WI has an opening for a part-time Former KUBL/Salt Lake City morning co-hosts weekender. At least one year on-air experience is required. [email protected] Airchecks and résumés to PD Justin Brown here. •Pam Russell Seven Mountains WNBT/Mansfield, PA has an opening Former UMG/Nashville VP/National Sales for an afternoon personality. Airchecks and résumés to VP/ [email protected] Programming JC Burton here. •Shane Collins Scripps continues its search for a WKTI/Milwaukee morning Former Summit Media/Louisville OM personality. At least two years on-air experience is required. Apply here. [email protected] Bristol WXBQ/Johnson City, TN is still searching for a PD •Natalie Kilgore to succeed Bill Hagy. The right candidate will also have on-air Former SouthComm VP/Marketing responsibilities. A minimum of five years as a Country PD is [email protected] required. Airchecks and resumes here. •Ron “Keyes” Stevens Cox/Orlando, which includes Country WWKA, has an opening Former KEKB/Grand Junction, CO morning host for an OM. Experience in Country is a plus. Send materials to VP/ [email protected] Programming Steve Smith here. •Jeremy Guenther Big Loud is seeking a National Dir./Promotion. Send résumés Former KSSN & KMJX/Little Rock MD, on-air; Capitol SW Regional and portfolios here. 501-590-4878 iHeartMedia/Nashville’s WSIX and WSIX-HD2 & W252CM [email protected] has an opening for a Dir./Promotions. Apply here. • Jeff Roper NRG WYTE/Wausau, WI is searching for a PD/morning Former KCYY/San Antonio APD/MD/morning host host. Airchecks and résumés to OM Tony Waitekus here. 210-790-7099 Riverbend KTHK/Idaho Falls, ID has an opening for an [email protected] afternoon personality. Airchecks and résumés here. ©2018 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

June 18, 2018 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

3 1 DAVID LEE MURPHY f/KENNY CHESNEY ✔ 22760 1961 8570 704 57.479 5.118 157 0 Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (Blue Chair/ Reviver)

1 2 DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol) 19790 -3712 7207 -1504 50.739 -9.02 157 0

5 3 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔ 19683 1803 7239 711 48.676 4.83 157 0

2 4 LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 19645 -2495 7228 -942 53.05 -4.663 157 0

6 5 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (BMLGR/Big Loud) ✔ 19038 1377 7307 460 47.043 2.856 157 0

4 6 BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 18874 803 6931 218 48.168 2.372 157 0

7 7 KENNY CHESNEY/Get Along (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA ) 18074 641 6657 156 45.783 2.294 157 0

8 8 JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 15517 385 5860 140 38.981 1.228 157 0

9 9 KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 13352 836 4938 382 33.254 1.121 157 0

10 10 MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 12578 993 4476 300 29.755 2.157 153 0

11 11 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 11987 614 4444 267 28.929 1.68 144 1

12 12 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cry Pretty (Capitol) 11337 266 4193 120 28.196 1.177 157 0

16 13 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 10501 773 3816 296 24.707 2.139 150 1

15 14 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 10484 717 3990 262 23.889 2.083 156 0

17 15 BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 10359 751 3915 342 25.174 2.228 156 0

18 16 SAM HUNT/Downtown's Dead (MCA) 9278 621 3317 260 22.907 1.096 148 1

20 17 THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 8962 762 3323 234 22.456 2.317 154 0

19 18 LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek) 8735 241 3338 40 19.408 0.497 150 0

23 19 JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The... (Broken Bow) ✔ 8435 1165 3088 487 21.151 2.948 152 3

22 20 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 7858 257 2826 69 17.158 1.258 150 0

21 21 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 7777 -41 3052 -4 17.511 -0.429 153 0

24 22 COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN) 7615 379 2883 169 16.742 0.875 153 1

31 23 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) ✔ 7439 2867 2709 1149 18.506 6.831 153 14

26 24 OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) 6795 560 2539 218 14.556 1.068 137 3

25 25 CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR) 6716 189 2558 70 13.647 0.328 148 0 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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

14 26 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 6653 -3336 2387 -1370 15.658 -7.643 155 0

28 27 LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 6417 896 2329 365 16.501 3.486 146 11

27 28 SUGARLAND f/T. SWIFT/Babe (UMGN/Big Machine) 5794 124 2161 74 11.111 0.193 146 3

29 29 CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine) 5777 315 2172 82 11.66 1.147 153 1

30 30 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville) 4937 96 1939 48 9.175 0.182 138 0

33 31 LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista) 4589 217 1600 60 8.198 0.613 144 1

32 32 MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) 4356 -121 1521 -62 7.672 -0.538 127 2

35 33 KELSEA BALLERINI/I Hate Love Songs (Black River) 3877 2 1471 6 6.237 -0.039 130 3

37 34 CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA) 3837 364 1285 63 7.743 1.052 109 2

38 35 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers) 3733 289 1300 99 7.122 0.582 129 2

36 36 KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA) 3698 -54 1423 23 6.307 -0.296 127 0

39 37 MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia) 3244 179 1130 52 7.979 0.54 113 3

40 38 TRENT HARMON/You Got 'Em All (Big Machine) 3111 117 1201 71 4.461 0.149 126 1

41 39 JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek) 2834 116 1188 50 4.68 0.316 113 1

MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine) 2772 568 898 150 5.098 0.761 106 14

34 41 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (Atlantic/WAR) 2256 -1767 657 -679 6.766 -2.996 111 0

44 42 CRAIG CAMPBELL/See You Try (Red Bow) 1906 117 792 42 2.763 0.376 100 3

46 43 CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury) 1786 81 740 26 2.439 -0.054 106 5

45 44 TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory) 1764 56 649 37 2.636 -0.055 85 3

47 45 AARON WATSON/Run Wild Horses (Big Label) 1595 89 547 -3 3.058 0.326 62 0

48 46 RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb) 1526 91 591 29 1.924 0.157 76 1

49 47 JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA) 1438 80 606 15 1.743 0.008 89 4

50 48 ERIC PASLAY/Young Forever (EMI Nashville) 1301 -19 474 -15 2.358 -0.076 65 1

Debut 49 DUSTIN LYNCH/Good Girl (Broken Bow) 1226 38 426 21 2.108 -0.048 69 2

Debut 50 TRAVIS DENNING/David Ashley Parker From... (Mercury) 1179 9 519 23 1.419 -0.013 91 1

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point ainers BRANDON LAY/Yada Yada Yada (EMI Nashville) 32 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) 1994 ✔ EVERETTE/Slow Roll (Broken Bow) 32 KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 1024 ✔ BRETT ELDREDGE/Love Someone (Atlantic/WMN) 28 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 950 ✔ DYLAN SCHNEIDER/How Does It Sound (Dylan Schneider/Placer) 24 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (BMLGR/Big Loud) 711 ✔ KANE BROWN/Lose It (RCA) 16 BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 623 ✔ FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) 14 LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 586 MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine) 14 JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The... (Broken Bow) 575 LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 11 THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 508 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Summer Fever (Capitol) 9 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 496 ABBY ANDERSON/Make Him Wait (Black River) 8 OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) 486 Country Aircheck Top Point ainers Activator Top Spin ainers FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) 2867 ✔ FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) 385 D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's... (Blue Chair/Reviver) 1961 ✔ KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 195 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 1803 ✔ DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 190 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (BMLGR/Big Loud) 1377 ✔ MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (BMLGR/Big Loud) 177 JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The... (Broken Bow) 1165 ✔ BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 145 MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 993 JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The... (Broken Bow) 118 LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 896 LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 110 KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 836 MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 109 BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 803 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 107 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 773 OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) 100 Country Aircheck Top Spin ainers Country Aircheck Top ecurrents Points FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) 1149 KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 17224 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 711 LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) 10886 D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything’s... (Blue Chair/Reviver) 704 BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (BMLGR/WBR) 10724 JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The... (Broken Bow) 487 JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) 10545 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (BMLGR/Big Loud) 460 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 9535 KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 382 DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 8965 LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 365 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 8954 BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 342 SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 7248 MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 300 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 6494 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 296 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 6170

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COTY AICECK ACTIVITY A D D D AT E S AARON WATSON/Run Wild Horses (Big Label) Moves 47*-45* June 25 1,595 points, 547 spins; No adds BLACKJACK BILLY/Straight Line Sober (Reviver) RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb) KANE BROWN/Lose It (RCA) Moves 48*-46* ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain’t (Valory) 1,526 points, 591 spins 1 add: WGNA July 2 JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA) None Listed Moves 49*-47* 1,438 points, 606 spins 4 adds: KZSN, WNCY, WSIX, WXCY July 9 None Listed ERIC PASLAY/Young Forever (EMI) Send yours to [email protected] Moves 50-48 1,301 points, 474 spins 1 add: KUBL* CHECK OUT 6/22 DUSTIN LYNCH/Good Girl (Broken Bow) Debuts at 49* Dan + Shay Dan + Shay (Warner Bros./WAR) 1,226 points, 426 spins Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney’s self-titled 2 adds: WDAF, WYRK third studio album was co-produced by Smyers and Warner Music Nashville EVP/A&R Scott TRAVIS DENNING/David Ashley Parker From... (Mercury) Hendricks (Blake Shelton, Michael Ray, William Debuts at 50* Michael Morgan). The 11-song project includes 1,179 points, 519 spins the lead single “Tequila,” written by Smyers, 1 add: KEEY Nicolle Galyon and Jordan Reynolds, “Keeping Score,” featuring Kelly Clarkson, and “Speechless,” the video for GRANGER SMITH/You’re In It (Wheelhouse) which uses footage from their weddings. 1,068 points, 431 spins 6 adds: KKBQ, KTEX, KUZZ, WDAF, WPCV*, WQYK July 13 Chris Lane Laps Around The Sun (Big Loud) JAMES BARKER BAND/Chills (UMGC/New Revolution) Krystal Keith Boulder (Show Dog) 1,040 points, 534 spins Rodney Crowell Acoustic Classics (RC1) 1 add: WQDR July 20 KANE BROWN/Lose It (RCA) Lori McKenna The Tree (CN) 1037 points, 361 spins Sarah Ross Nervous Breakdown (Average Joes) 16 adds including: KCCY, KCYY*, KFRG, KPLM, KRYS, KSD, KSSN July 27 Kenny Chesney Songs For The Saints (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA)

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1 DIERKS BENTLEY 11357 -1041 2457 -237 52 0 1 Woman, Amen (Capitol) 2nd eek at o. 1 2 2 BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 10929 -322 2398 -39 52 0 6 3 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (BMLGR/Big Loud) ✔ 10889 711 2416 177 53 0 4 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Get Along (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA ) 10813 99 2226 21 53 0 5 5 D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Blue Chair/Reviver) 10332 -11 2250 49 50 0 7 6 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔ 10289 950 2219 190 53 0 3 7 LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 9870 -1216 2138 -301 50 0 8 8 JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 9163 -74 1919 12 54 0 9 9 KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) ✔ 8799 1024 1818 195 54 0 10 10 MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 8152 441 1721 109 53 0 11 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cry Pretty (Capitol) 7618 66 1569 18 54 0 13 12 BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) ✔ 6549 623 1428 145 54 1 12 13 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 6360 130 1342 32 53 0 15 14 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 5983 477 1277 107 51 0 16 15 JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The Whiskey (Broken Bow) 5876 575 1228 118 54 1 17 16 THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 5638 508 1115 92 52 0 19 17 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 5072 333 1065 60 49 0 20 18 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 5033 496 1070 86 51 2 18 19 LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek) 4920 52 988 4 51 0 21 20 SAM HUNT/Downtown's Dead (MCA) 4908 417 1029 85 52 1 22 21 OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) 4609 486 932 100 54 1 24 22 SUGARLAND f/T. SWIFT/Babe (UMGN/Big Machine) 4296 438 873 80 52 2 23 23 COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN) 4234 145 851 31 52 1 32 24 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) ✔ 3967 1994 797 385 54 16 25 25 CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR) 3922 284 824 50 48 1 26 26 LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 3664 586 749 110 51 7 14 27 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 3574 -2016 790 -386 41 0 27 28 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 2549 83 528 18 42 0 28 29 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville) 2411 248 508 54 46 8 29 30 CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine) 2180 145 465 32 44 1

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 30 31 KELSEA BALLERINI/I Hate Love Songs (Black River) 2099 88 421 26 43 6 34 32 MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) 1732 74 373 10 42 0 33 33 CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA) 1685 14 308 6 39 0 35 34 LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista) 1600 174 350 32 40 2 36 35 AARON WATSON/Run Wild Horses (Big Label) 1402 85 285 16 23 1 40 36 MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine) 1311 255 228 73 24 10 42 37 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers) 1194 178 273 32 32 3 38 38 KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA) 1125 -20 258 -4 37 1 43 39 CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury) 1065 94 194 18 24 2 44 40 TRENT HARMON/You Got 'Em All (Big Machine) 1051 87 232 27 34 0 37 41 MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia) 1036 -134 266 -40 28 1 45 42 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Summer Fever (Capitol) 904 122 186 18 33 8 41 43 LUCAS HOGE/Power Of Garth (Forge Entertainment) 904 -119 163 -16 17 0 48 44 DEVIN DAWSON/Asking For A Friend (Atlantic/WEA) 624 54 92 7 5 0 54 45 TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory) 610 150 88 27 6 2 46 46 JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek) 596 -5 155 0 19 1 49 47 RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb) 580 41 140 8 26 1 51 48 JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA) 564 51 89 9 10 1 47 49 RYAN HURD/Diamonds Or Twine (RCA) 550 -50 55 -5 1 0 56 50 RAELYNN/Queens Don't (Warner Bros./WMN) 460 10 46 1 1 0 53 51 RADIO ROMANCE/The Weekend (Big Machine) 454 -46 132 -11 8 0 57 52 TRAVIS DENNING/David Ashley Parker From... (Mercury) 439 9 76 0 7 0 Debut 53 KACEY MUSGRAVES/Butterflies (MCA) 434 74 45 9 2 1 58 54 MADDIE & TAE/Friends Don't (Mercury) 412 8 72 1 8 0 55 55 CRAIG CAMPBELL/See You Try (Red Bow) 393 -60 99 -15 15 0 Debut 56 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Andy (I Can't Live Without You) (Atlantic/WAR) 380 30 38 3 1 0 60 57 WILD FEATHERS/Stand By You (Warner Bros.) 380 10 38 1 1 0 Debut 58 BRANDON LAY/Yada Yada Yada (EMI Nashville) 366 77 45 15 4 3 59 59 SOUTHERN HALO/Anything Is Possible (Southern Halo) 361 -9 69 -2 11 0 Debut 60 JAMES BARKER BAND/Chills (UMGC/New Revolution) 339 46 65 8 5 0 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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