Issue 566 Spring Blooms for Country Spring Diary Results Blossomed with Dozens of Country Stations at the Top of Their Markets

September 5, 2017, Issue 566 Spring Blooms For Country Spring Diary results blossomed with dozens of Country stations at the top of their markets. We asked several of these ratings win- ners what ingredients went into their secret sauce for spring. WXBQ/Johnson City, TN: PD Bill Hagy begins, “I had to look it up. It is 92 books in-a-row at No. 1 – a point of pride [over] a lot of years and attention to details.” Hagy notes every daypart and demo stays stable year-in and year-out except for the 18-34 cell he describes as “more of a yoyo.” He adds, “That demo came back very strong this Spring, more than a 10-point jump to 32 shares.” The annual spring NASCAR race landed at the beginning of the book and “generates a lot of enthusiasm” in the market. Numbers have remained strong in mornings for host Steve Stroud since Mark Andrews Dragon Around: MCA’s Sam Hunt and friends at the University of Alabama Birmingham. Pictured (l-r) are Country Aircheck’s Bill Hagy left in October. “We’ve talked to a number Paul Williams, Hunt, ESPN’s Marty Smith and Red Light’s of applicants but haven’t found the right Chuck Swaney. partner,” says Hagy, who spends one day a week at the station – usually a 10- to 12-hour marathon – since his “retirement” after 50 years at the helm (CAT 3/4/15). Sam Hunt Goes Long KCLR/Columbia, MO: A heritage airstaff MCA’s Sam Hunt returned to the University of Alabama that has “made an emotional connection with Birmingham, where he played quarterback, to celebrate the re- the audience” is one of the keys for Zimmer’s launch of the school’s football program after a two-year hiatus. ratings champ, according to PD Jamie Mac. Last Friday (9/1), he took the time to tour the new $20 million Their local cash contest started with asking training facility, address the team, hold a press conference and listeners to answer Family Feud style questions throw a touchdown pass to ESPN’s Marty Smith. Oh, then he online. “Then, when we did the contest on the played a “house party” on campus for more than 25,000 scream- air, the answers were based on local results from ing fans. Jamie Mac the 1,500 loyal listeners that responded to the Hunt ran the Blazers survey,” Mac explains. Here are a few: offense in 2006 and 2007 Q: Reason A Baby Might Be Cranky and, while there, picked up A: He or she is acting like their dad the guitar for the first time. When asked about his favorite Q: One Thing A Guy Does To Make A Woman Mad country artist he says, “Steve A: Talks Earle inspired my passion for songwriting.” Later he adds, “I Sam Hunt (l) with ESPN’s never thought about playing Marty Smith music in front of big crowds – I (continued on page 1) ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Starters: Lined up for Beasley corporate meetings are (l-r) BMI’s Jessica Frost, Sony’s Lauren Thomas, Columbia’s Shane Allen, Beasley’s Buzz Knight and Caroline Beasley, Columbia’s Tyler Farr, George Beasley, Curb’s Lee Brice, Beasley’s Justin Chase and DJ Stout and Curb’s Mike Rogers. would have been happy to just write songs.” His experience in During the tour, Hunt tells UAB Dir./Athletics Mark In- college helped shape his writing, too. “The diversity of my social gram how impressed he is. “It’s great to see the school did experiences here and connecting with people from different this right,” he says, noting the barber’s chair in the locker room backgrounds [contributed],” he says. One of his chart-toppers where players can get free haircuts. Ingram presented Hunt as a writer, “Cop Car,” is based on an actual experience. “That with a new UnderArmour jersey (the school switched from Nike happened right here,” he says, grinning. in a $1 million-plus deal this year), with his former No. 3 and Since his run with the team, UAB shuttered its football pro- “Hunt” on the back. gram for financial reasons, reviving it this season after a $44 The visit ended on the team’s new practice field. Head Coach million fundraising campaign by local businesses. “I’m here to Bill Clark introduced Hunt to the team and expressed how his get folks excited about the return of UAB Football, not for me or dedication to a career in music blossomed while he was at UAB. my music,” Hunt says, adding he’s hoping to be back for a few Hunt addressed the players briefly before they broke for the last games. “I’m so proud to see the rally from the students and the practice before their game Saturday vs. Alabama A&M. The Blaz- support of the city.” ers won 38-7. ©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 The day was captured by ESPN cameras and will be featured Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach and tonight (9/5) on Marty Smith’s America on ESPN2. Smith told Jess Carson of Big Machine's Midland Country Aircheck he “stumbled on video of Hunt slinging the discuss their most influential music: ball against Florida State” while doing research for the story. (See 1. History of Eagles Tour: I saw them the footage here.) A country fan who lives near Charlotte, Smith open the Forum a few years before Glenn was determined to include Hunt in his story. “I saw he was repre- Frey passed away. That week Jess sent me sented by Red Light and I called my pal Chuck Swaney to hook and Mark a work tape of "14 Gears" (a it up.” Swaney and Smith met when the former worked with North song we would later record that started us Carolinian Eric Church at EMI. See Smith’s feature on UAB’s Midland on our path as a band). It was serendipity return to football here. – seeing the Eagles in their element, singing perfect harmonies, The visit to the new facility ended with Hunt and Smith throw- playing hit after hit. It brought everything into focus. (CD) ing the football on the practice field, then the reporter running 2. Bruce Springsteen's Darkness On The Edge of Town: routes while the singer was slinging more passes. And the capper, Watch the documentary on The Boss making this album. It's a Smith catching the ball and taking it all the way to the end zone, meditation on hard work and overcoming the debilitating fear of punctuating the play by slamming the ball into the goal post pad. expectation. (CD) Hunt’s performance that night included him telling stories 3. Merle Haggard: Perhaps the most authentic American singer/ about his time in Birmingham including “the incident” at the songwriter in all of music. He had one of the most unique and airport where “Cop Car” was inspired. He and then-girlfriend perfectly controlled pleading voices. He was country, soul, blues and Hannah Lee Fowler (now wife) had parked too close the runway rock wrapped up into one perfectly fallible and lovable persona. I when the authorities came knocking on the window. personally worship the ground he walked on. (MW) 4. John Conlee's "Rose Colored Glasses": Saturday nights at The cool evening and enthusiastic fans made for a truly my family's country honky tonk, my mother would request it and the special pep rally for the school. After the concert, Hunt was off to Gary Skinner Trio would do a spot-on rendition that would bring the Atlanta where he was the guest picker on the 2017 debut of ESPN entire bar onto the dance floor, everyone singing drunkenly along. Gameday Saturday morning (9/2). He picked UCLA, Iowa, South John Conlee's recording captures a spirit that elevates your soul Carolina, LSU, Michigan, Tennessee and Alabama, who all won. straight into the heavens. (MW) His only loss was West Virginia to Virginia Tech.. And, yes, he wore 5. Bruce Springsteen: Seeing Bruce live made me reconsider his UAB hat. –Paul Williams what it means to be a great performer. The three of us saw him together in Dallas. It was like, "Class is in session." (JC) • Highly regarded music you've actually never heard: Ed Chart Chat Sheeran. I know he is one of the biggest artists in the world, but I Congrats to Old Dominion, couldn't recite two seconds of any of his records. (MW) Steve Hodges, Dennis Reese Old Dominion • "Important" music you just don't get: I'm a music nerd and and the RCA promotion team on enjoy everything, but DeadMau5 synth-pop sounds like robots trying scoring this week’s No. 1 with to kill each other. (MW) “No Such Thing As A Broken • An album you listened to incessantly: Bob Dylan's Desire. Heart.” The song is the first single Bob collaborated with Jacques Levy on songs so dense with narrative, from the band’s album Happy each one was a short story. Emmylou Harris sings on most of the Endings. Writers are Matthew songs. "Hurricane" is on that album. Some credit it for getting Rubin Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Brad Carter released from prison. How many people can say that about a Tursi and Jesse Frasure. song? (JC) And kudos to Katie Bright • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen and the WMN regionals on to right now: Jackson Browne's "Rosie." It's an incredible song notching 31 adds for Cole about going home alone with Rosie. (CD) • Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: “My son watches Swindell’s “Stay Downtown,” Sesame Street. The "Elmo's World" theme song is fire. (CD) topping this week’s board.

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News & Notes OFF THE RECORD: Walker McGuire The National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago will open Jordan Walker and Johnny a “100 Years of Radio” exhibit in Fall 2019. “This is an exciting McGuire of Wheelhouse’s Walker time as we get to innovate and modernize the presentation of our McGuire put an industry spin on the museum’s rich history,” says Chairman Kraig T. Kitchin. The artist interview: new display will feature microphones of iconic personalities and I grew up listening to KWFS/ instruments from live radio theater productions. More here. Wichita Falls, TX. Big D & Bubba in Rocking M has flipped Hot AC KKGQ/Wichita to Texas/ Walker McGuire the morning. (JW) Red Dirt Country «Kansas Country 92.3.» It will compete with The first time I heard “Til Scripps KFDI and Classic Country KTFI-AM, iHeartMedia KZSN Tomorrow” on the radio was in Pensacola, FL. We were in the back and Classic Country KVWF, which the company has agreed to of our bus. It was one of our most ridiculous Facebook posts ever, purchase from Connoisseur. No word from the station on staffing. because we were dancing around like it was a rap song. (JW) Charles Murphy joined Alaska Broadcast KYKU/Juneau Our driver Ron is a redneck guy from Kentucky – and he’d as Dir./News. be proud of me calling him that. His wife is a big foodie. We BMG will release Wanda Jackson’s autobiography Every went everywhere from New York City to San Diego on radio Night Is Saturday Night: A Country Girl’s Journey to the Rock & tour. Every time we’d stop for dinner, he’d send her a picture of Roll Hall of Fame Nov. 14. his food and she would blog about it. That’s one of my favorite John Conlee was recently awarded the first ever Legends memories. If you saw him – tattoos, really built and wears Award by the Kentucky Country Music Association. Harley Davidson shirts – he just doesn’t look like the kind of guy Southern Halo will perform on the British Country Music who’d take food pictures. (JW) Association Awards Oct. 22. Every time we go to a truck stop, I get a Gatorade and some Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers have signed a Welch’s Fruit Snacks. (JW) management deal with The Holland Group. Gatlin has also I’d love to have dinner with my great-granddad, Oscar signed with Huskins-Harris for daily business management. Joe Walker. He was an influential guy in my hometown and a baseball coach. He died when I was seven. We’d probably have a burger and a beer, and talk baseball and life. (JW) Spring Blooms For Country My last impulse buy was a way overpriced zip-up hoodie at (continued from page 1) the Nike Outlet in Seattle – which I for some reason bought in Q: Celebrity You Wouldn’t Want To Be Seated Next To On A Plane the summer. And I’d just had my wallet stolen at a McDonald’s, A: Kanye West (No. 1 answer) so Jordan had to buy it for me. (JM) Mac recognizes that not all listeners play along, so the station The most redneck thing I’ve done lately is use a bunch of tried to make the game fun for the “non-players.” Well-attended different tapes – Gorilla Glue tape, some duct tape – when one shows with Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia of our trailer wheel wells fell off. And that sucker has stayed on Line and Billy Currington also connected the there for about six months. (JM) dots on the music side during the ratings peri- I wish I’d written Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up In Blue.” It’s the od. perfect example of a troubadour song of a love journey. (JM) WCOW/Sparta, WI: PD/morning show My least favorite interview question ... this will sound co-host Arnie Andrews says the station rode sappy, but I could still be working a desk job selling software. a wave of ACM, CMA and Wisconsin Associa- So it’s really hard for me to find any tough questions. But it does tion of Broadcasters awards. “We made a big get monotonous telling how we met. I’ve probably answered deal out of it in all our imaging,” he says. They Arnie Andrews that 500 times this year. (JM) also added a Cash Jackpot contest in morning I’d love to be stuck in Santa Monica. It was incredibly beautiful. drive. Like KCLR, the game used Family Feud The people were awesome and the food was great. (JM) type questions and awarded CDs, gift cards and cash. It allowed players to stop at any time or risk it all for the jackpot. A couple

©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] September 5, 2017 Editorial: CMA Says Hush There was a time when awards season meant a cascade of packages and mailers, congratulatory advertising, banners, billboards, yard signs and general excitement. Those days ended two years ago when the CMA created a policy prohibiting the aforementioned as "vote solicitation." Beyond the strained logic in turning down the volume on pre-awards buzz, these rules are also patently unfair and potentially cast the CMA in a bad light with many of its members. Full disclosure: Country Aircheck has staunchly opposed this policy since its inception, in large part because it hurts our business. That CMA would prohibit a company from (l-r) Mike Burns-Gilbert (mid-day) Jason Brooks certain aspects (afternoons) William Hoffman (GM) Arnie Andrews (PD/Morings) Ben Butler (Mornings) of its normal Editorial operation is onerous. What music publisher wants to be told when/ of big concert events were also the center of the station’s promo- if it can pitch songs? Which labels wish for CMA to block tion efforts. “We gave away tickets to see Tim & Faith and did an the sale of their music? But while central to Country on-air show with the tour,” Andrews says. “Our CountryFest VIP Aircheck and a few other companies, those issues are Promotions lasted a month and a half of the book.” The event in Cadot, WI featured Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Thomas Rhett and to the side of several more important concerns for the Alabama plus another 30 acts. “It’s a destination for our listeners,” larger industry. he says. “We broadcast live the entire week- These policies (ACM has a similar rule prohibiting end.” Ratings were steady in all dayparts with direct mail and emails) were designed to eliminate market veteran Mike In The Midday seeing what had become costly and time consuming mailer an increase and new afternoon host Jason Brooks hitting the ground running in March. campaigns. Several of the biggest labels and most KIXQ/Joplin, MO: “We’ve got such prominent managers, fatigued with the arms race in a good formula in place,” says PD/morning producing elaborate marketing, pushed CMA and ACM host Randy Brooks. “The last 11 years to implement and enforce rules for the whole industry. there was one fluctuation and that’s when the Understandable, as it's difficult to tell an artist they aren't Randy Brooks station strayed from the plan.” He attributes music trends to any highs or lows. “Country worth the time and expense if the competing artist across is coming back to our roots, dancing with the one that brung us.” the street is getting a big push. Looking at his power recurrent research, he cites Blake Shelton’s So while these restrictions may be cost-effective for “A Guy With A Girl,” Morgan Wallen and Jon Pardi as performing perennial awards season favorites – big labels, top artists well for the station. In terms of contesting, the Secret Sound cash – the perhaps unintended consequence is that they are game is a staple. “Our listeners call and ask when it’s going to happen every year. And our first-ever St. Jude Radiothon really co- discriminatory toward others. For many, receiving a major alesced our audience.” Partners In Hope received tickets to a local awards nomination is a huge coup in and of itself, one Brantley Gilbert show for their pledge. The station also localized they might wish to shout from the rooftops. A nominated the effort by interviewing local patient families for custom story independent artist has a strong interest in raising their songs with Rascal Flatts’ “Every Day,” Darius Rucker’s “It Won’t Be profile with radio, publishers, songwriters, media and Like This For Long” and The Band Perry’s “If I Die Young.” Put- ting them together “was one of the most emotionally exhausting others in the CMA membership. Denying their ability to experiences you can have,” Brooks admits. He also cites Audience send mailers, advertise and raise banners/billboards is Development Group’s Tim Moore, a 10-year station partner, as a simply not fair. great competitive resource. Further, pitting CMA or ACM against certain Look for more from format market leaders next week. portions of their own constituencies sets a terrible –Paul Williams precedent. At best, these policies cloud the waters of collaboration necessary for a trade organization to function. At worst, they cast CMA and ACM as tools of Lon Helton, [email protected] the big against the small. Chuck Aly, [email protected] Finally, prohibiting marketing – any marketing – that Wendy Newcomer, [email protected] supports an upcoming awards show is nonsensical. Some Paul Williams, [email protected] artist camps will choose to go silent for fear of violating (615) 320-1450 the ban, others will work around it by omitting mention of the awards. In a sense, it's asking the country music industry to not make a big deal about its biggest deal. So, by all means, get excited about the nominations. ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at Just don't do it loudly. www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] September 5, 2017 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

2 1 OLD DOMINION 26827 1745 9050 562 59.389 2.727 159 0 No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) ✔

3 2 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) ✔ 26505 1923 8795 667 59.95 4.36 159 0

5 3 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 20409 1091 6830 437 46.156 2.781 159 0

8 4 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔ 19863 2574 6694 852 43.302 5.662 159 0

7 5 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) ✔ 19851 2244 6674 779 44.349 3.945 159 0

9 6 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) ✔ 17953 2299 5912 787 38.739 4.572 158 4

1 7 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 16085 -9523 5379 -3196 40.325 -14.704 159 0

10 8 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 15539 1018 5213 271 35.271 3.248 159 0

12 9 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 14492 815 4723 245 31.331 1.269 156 0

11 10 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 14202 517 4745 252 30.775 1.351 158 0

6 11 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 13661 -4085 4906 -1210 30.022 -9.478 159 0

13 12 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 13305 502 4747 119 27.728 1.074 158 0

14 13 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 13041 1333 4532 460 27.435 2.805 159 0

15 14 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 12686 1386 4300 474 27.934 3.737 159 1

4 15 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 12550 -11458 4275 -3879 28.858 -22.833 159 0

18 16 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 11875 1647 3973 559 26.473 3.915 156 0

16 17 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 11821 868 3904 270 24.848 1.385 159 0

17 18 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 11742 846 3925 232 24.482 1.827 154 0

20 19 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 10573 1006 3826 278 22.219 2.843 156 2

21 20 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 10213 939 3466 265 21.748 2.698 151 0

22 21 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 9763 1281 3347 426 17.38 2.154 156 0

23 22 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 8307 343 2948 109 17.13 0.884 155 0

26 23 LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 7403 1481 2371 411 16.139 1.144 148 19

24 24 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 7250 338 2562 139 14.281 0.754 147 2

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

25 26 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 6670 371 2203 111 13.21 2.011 137 7

29 27 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 6485 943 2198 310 12.439 1.706 141 1

27 28 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 6261 359 2284 188 9.59 0.274 141 1

31 29 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 6059 1715 1896 531 13.629 5.468 133 13

30 30 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 4886 159 1513 43 7.706 0.192 124 0

WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 4795 726 1425 221 8.543 0.797 110 26

36 32 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 4519 1105 1499 375 8.295 2.296 109 4

34 33 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 4398 562 1393 186 7.911 1.103 128 13

32 34 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 3961 -241 1346 -87 6.548 -0.567 112 0

35 35 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 3952 193 1454 78 5.188 0.299 132 0

37 36 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 3709 329 1203 85 5.833 0.796 120 2

39 37 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 3272 340 1027 106 6.375 0.357 110 3

42 38 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 3053 485 1143 138 3.681 0.405 123 10

38 39 WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 3035 -150 1042 1 6.546 -0.073 112 2

40 40 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 2989 128 1003 37 4.824 0.254 82 0

41 41 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 2791 135 913 37 5.186 0.329 93 0

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 2531 312 866 83 3.278 0.487 97 5

46 43 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 2295 339 740 111 4.056 0.664 67 6

45 44 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury Nashville) 2157 196 775 74 2.937 0.181 104 6

47 45 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 2043 290 629 53 3.24 0.84 77 7

53 46 ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 1887 412 709 145 2.764 0.406 83 6

51 47 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 1835 240 656 93 1.582 0.211 89 7

49 48 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 1706 81 642 11 2.474 0.305 89 0

50 49 DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin' (Warner Bros./WAR) 1703 97 611 37 2.389 -0.079 78 4

48 50 PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 1695 -1 617 14 2.135 -0.042 74 1

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN) 31 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 895 ✔ DREW BALDRIDGE/Guns & Roses (Cold River) 30 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 817 ✔ WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 26 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 667 ✔ LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 19 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 538 ✔ BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 17 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 517 ✔ BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 13 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 492 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 13 LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 483 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 10 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 482 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 10 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 465 DANIELLE BRADBERY/Sway (BMLGR) 9 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 412 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 2574 ✔ KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 195 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 2299 ✔ THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 170 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 2244 ✔ DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 158 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 1923 ✔ KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 136 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 1745 ✔ JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 134 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 1715 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 128 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 1647 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 112 LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 1481 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 106 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 1386 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 98 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 1333 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 92

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 17777 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 852 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 787 SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 16327 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 779 THOMAS RHETT/Craving You f/Maren Morris (Valory) 13857 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 667 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 12361 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 562 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 11658 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 559 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 10597 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 531 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 8371 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 474 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 7970 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 460 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 7121 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 437 BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 6693 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) September 11 Moves 47- 45* billy currington/Wake Me Up (Mercury) 2043 points, 629 spins DUSTIN COLLINS/Pieces (Big Risk) 7 adds: KCYY*, WDAF, WHKO*, WUSY, WTHT, WWQM, Blake Shelton/I’ll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) W1HC September 18 ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (Southern Ground/Elektra/WAR) JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don’t Care (Valory) Debuts 46* Old Dominion/Written in the Sand (RCA) 1887 points, 609 spins 6 adds: KFRG, KASE, WIRK, WNOE, WMAD, WGTY September 25 LITLLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) Runaway june/Wild West (Wheelhouse) Debuts 47* MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 1835 points, 565 spins Send yours to [email protected] 7 adds: WDRQ*, KSON, KSKS*, WYNK, KHEY, WWQM, KJUG CHECK OUT 9/8 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin’ Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) Moves 49- 48* Thomas Rhett Life Changes (Valory) 1706 points, 642 spins; no adds Rhett produced his third album with Dann Huff and Jesse Frasure. It features first single "Craving You" (with DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin’ (Warner Bros./WAR) Maren Morris) and current single "Unforgettable," along Moves 50-49* with "Smooth Like The Summer," "Marry Me" and "Drink 1703 points, 611 spins A Little Beer" (featuring TR's dad, Rhett Akins). 4 adds: WKIS, WBCT, KHEY, WYCT Toby Keith The Bus Songs (Show Dog) Keith's latest album contains road-worthy songs with PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) adult humor and self-explanatory titles including Moves 48-50* "Wacky Tobaccy," "Sh*tty Golfer" and newly recorded 1695 points, 617 spins versions of "Weed With Willie," "Runnin' Block," "Hell 1 add: KBQI No," "The Critic" and "Ballad Of Balad." Kip Moore Slowheart (MCA) JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA) Moore says his third offering is named after his band 1544 points, 539 spins and fans, both called The Slowhearts. He co-wrote 2 adds: WIL, WCOS 11 out of the 13 tracks and was the sole producer on seven. Songs include lead single "More Girls Like You," TYLER FARR/I Should Go To Church Sometime (Columbia) plus "Blonde" and "The Bull." 1465 points, 542 spins; no adds Dustin Lynch Current Mood (Broken Bow) Lynch’s label calls his new album “genre-bending” LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek) and it includes first single “Seein’ Red” and current 1365 points, 451 spins single “Small Town Boy.” He co-wrote 7 of the 13 4 adds: KSON, KJKE, WBBS, KRYS tracks including “Why We Call Each Other,” “State Lines” and “New Girl.”

Chart Page 5 September 5, 2017 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations ADDS

1 OLD DOMINION 10718 -161 2441 -33 50 0 1 No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 3rd Week at No. 1 3 2 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) ✔ 10123 667 2283 158 50 0 5 3 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 9022 307 2027 92 51 0 6 4 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 8842 465 1955 128 51 0 7 5 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 8308 492 1874 134 51 0 2 6 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 7922 -2575 1767 -631 49 0 10 7 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) ✔ 7496 517 1677 136 51 0 11 8 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) ✔ 7288 895 1667 195 49 1 8 9 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 7236 -103 1630 -16 51 0 4 10 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 6391 -3030 1438 -674 47 0 12 11 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 6377 60 1373 69 51 0 9 12 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 6281 -1043 1396 -233 44 0 13 13 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 6088 74 1352 47 50 0 14 14 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 5684 185 1278 42 48 0 20 15 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔ 5622 817 1183 170 50 1 17 16 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 5587 236 1255 72 49 0 16 17 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 5580 127 1211 39 50 0 19 18 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 5316 482 1150 98 51 0 18 19 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 5044 54 1082 35 50 0 21 20 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 4824 216 1005 26 50 1 23 21 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 3960 148 849 34 48 0 22 22 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big Label) 3930 60 829 9 49 3 24 23 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) ✔ 3846 538 845 106 49 3 25 24 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 3141 44 661 6 46 0 27 25 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 2775 163 562 44 47 3 26 26 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 2721 105 607 22 45 4 33 27 LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 2208 483 476 78 39 18 34 28 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLG) 2118 412 469 112 44 10 28 29 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLG) 2072 60 372 26 40 1 30 30 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 1990 58 390 31 40 1

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 31 31 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 1858 -64 329 8 36 1 35 32 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 1831 233 433 69 39 5 32 33 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 1651 -141 408 -35 38 0 29 34 DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol) 1583 -265 297 -60 18 0 40 35 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 1379 352 224 90 22 7 36 36 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 1329 14 276 4 27 0 37 37 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 1249 -14 233 7 20 3 46 38 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 1167 337 237 83 30 9 41 39 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 1112 96 221 24 30 2 38 40 ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 1090 -79 237 13 14 1 42 41 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 998 1 247 6 32 2 43 42 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 924 25 190 6 19 2 45 43 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 891 47 206 41 19 9 44 44 OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 783 -68 79 -13 2 0 47 45 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 684 -128 106 -19 22 0 49 46 CODY JOHNSON/Wild As You (Cojo) 661 -2 146 10 12 0 48 47 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 650 -115 102 -20 7 0 53 48 LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek) 618 0 70 -1 8 0 52 49 LUCAS HOGE/Dirty South (Rebel Engine/Star Farm) 608 -15 114 -2 7 0 54 50 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 570 -35 57 -4 1 0 56 51 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 562 7 122 6 10 0 57 52 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 559 29 77 8 5 1 50 53 ADAM DOLEAC/Whiskey's Fine (287) 550 -100 55 -10 1 0 51 54 DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin' (Warner Bros./WAR) 550 -87 76 -13 6 0 Debut 55 DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 525 36 77 10 6 2 Debut 56 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 523 76 87 22 12 1 59 57 RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Us (Big Machine) 504 -10 67 7 10 1 60 58 CARLY PEARCE/If My Name Was Whiskey (Big Machine) 500 10 50 1 1 0 Debut 59 KANE BROWN/Better Place (RCA) 480 70 48 7 1 0 Debut 60 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 460 10 46 1 1 0 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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