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July 31, 2017, Issue 561 All Roads Lead Back ... To Radio Steve Pleshe’s first run at KSKS/Fresno started in 1994, and he eventually rose to PD. In 2008 he made the jump to the label side and, after nearly 10 years on the road with RCA, Stream- sound and Black River doing West Coast promotion, he returned to the station as PD in May (CAT 5/2). Though not unheard of, the majority of migrations are radio to records, so Pleshe is able to bring an uncommon perspec- tive to his new old role. Understandably, there’s a high degree of familiarity, most of it welcome. MD/morning show co-host Jody Jo is still there. Her co-host Gnarley Charley also remains, though he was in nights a decade ago. “The GM, sales manager and regional sales manager are also still Steve Pleshe here,” says Pleshe. “The craziest thing for me is that the equipment in the studio is all the same,” he adds. “When the station was built in 1997, it was all cutting edge. Now we’re about to get all new gear. We just had Got The G And The B: Pearl’s Garth Brooks and Gwendolyn’s an engineer from corporate telling us about it.” Trisha Yearwood backstage with KSNI/Santa Maria, CA’s Jay Seeing airplay from the record label side has given him new Turner and Jessica Chavez (l-r). appreciation for the power of radio. “I love having the ability to help artists achieve their dreams by playing their songs,” he says. “That’s the reason I fell in love with radio. We just had Midland, Wiseman: Loud And Proud Canaan Smith and Tucker Beathard sell out a 3,500 seat venue With tomorrow’s (8/1) re-branding of the Big Loud companies here.” The transformational power of “being able to put on a (see page 3) and the two-year anniversary of Big Loud Records, show like that” carries more weight. Owner/ Managing Partner Craig Wiseman Light The Corners Of My Mind: Those kinds of growth reflects on how he went from hit songwriter to moments also drove his passion for label work. “I don’t hear this running an asylum, and why he’s proud to be from a lot of reps, but I loved the radio tours,” admits Pleshe. “I in the trenches with Country radio. was with Kelsea Ballerini on the first day of her radio tour. From By 2003 Wiseman had been a staff song- the moment she got off the plane to our first visit at KNTY/Sacra- writer for companies including Almo/Irving and mento, you could tell there was something special. Seeing the fans BMG, with No. 1s by Tracy Lawrence (“If The discover her – that was it.” Good Die Young”), Tim McGraw (“Everywhere”) and Kenny Chesney (“She’s Got It All”), to name There are other aspects of promotion he’ll remember well, too. Craig Wiseman And not all of it fondly. For instance, “Getting yelled at when your a few. But a late-night call from then-new song- artist does something for the station across the street, especially writer Luke Laird convinced him to strike out on his own. when you offered it to that station first.” “He and I were writing and we got a Kenny Chesney hold,” (continued on page 7) says Wiseman. “It was his first. He’d had a few beers and was so ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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fired up over a hold. It was cool to get swept back up in that and be

MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE reminded of what a blessing that really is. That crystallized it for me. I loved being around kids and watching their dreams come true. It Black River’s Jacob Davis discusses his most was so rewarding. I thought, ‘I want to be a publisher.’” influential music: Million Dollar Baby: Wiseman took a leap of faith – and 1. John Anderson, Municipal a very large withdrawal – to open publishing company Big Loud Auditorium, Shreveport: It was the first Shirt Industries in the fall of 2003. “I literally took a million concert I ever saw. I remember we were dollars out of my bank account and put it into a business check- sitting on the first or second row. I love that ing account,” he recalls. “I could have played it simple and sold song “Seminole Wind.” my catalog a few more times and been set for life. I was in my 2. Eric Church, Varsity Theatre, Baton mid-30s and was like, ‘What am I going to do – just sit around

Jacob Davis Rouge: I saw him when I was in college at and put money in the bank and that’s it?’ I would’ve felt like an LSU. I looked at him onstage and told my asshole. I got all of this through music; it seemed like I should be buddy who went with me, “I have to figure out how to do that. doing something with it.” For the rest of my life, I want to play music.” Songwriters signed to BLSI in its early days included Chris 3. Garth Brooks, Calgary, Alberta: There’s a reason he Tompkins (Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats”) and Rodney is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. It was one of the Clawson (Blake Shelton’s “Sure Be Cool If You Did”). “By 2012, best shows I’ve ever seen. with Rodney and Chris doing well, that’s when we thought, ‘Wow 4. The Avett Brothers: I saw them at this little theatre in man, this thing is really hitting,” he says. “We had seven or eight Baton Rouge. There were probably 300 people in the room. No. 1s that year and 25 singles. And we’d [signed a management One of the brothers was playing guitar and a kick drum with deal with] Florida Georgia Line. Everything was really starting to his foot, and the other was playing a banjo and a high-hat come together.” cymbal with his foot. They had us all captivated. Creative Control: Wiseman admits the company’s success 5. James Taylor, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville: To see didn’t happen without a few learning curve moments, including somebody who’s getting older and still be able to play guitar parting ways with some business-oriented employees. “From that like that ... I was blown away. His voice still sounded great. He point forward, the inmates were going to run the asylum. Only the was funny. I sang every word to every song. creative people [were] going to be in this building, period. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never “I literally fired everybody, looked at this intern kid [now-part- heard: Big Star. There was a Netflix documentary about them, ner Seth England] and said, ‘Alright man, me and you – let’s go and some of my co-writers were talking about this band. But I do this.’ He had great ears and a great work ethic. If you have couldn’t tell you one song of theirs. great creative people who work hard and they’re smart, you can • “Important” music you just don’t get: I’m probably make enough money to survive the mistakes and learn from them. going to get crucified within the music community for And the inmates have been running the asylum ever since.” this. I totally respect him, but I never was drawn to Bruce Brand Name: Fourteen years later, the company has expand- Springsteen. I’m reading his book right now, though. I told one ed into production, management, and a record label, Big Loud of my radio reps I didn’t “get” Springsteen and they got me the Records, which celebrated its two-year anniversary earlier this book and told me to read it. summer. What’s next? The re-branding, which becomes official • An album you listened to incessantly: James Taylor’s tomorrow (8/1). “We started off as Big Loud Shirt,” explains Wise- Greatest Hits. man. “Then we had Big Loud Productions and Big Loud Mountain • An obscure or non-country song everyone should – but everybody was just calling us Big Loud anyway. And there listen to right now: John Mayer’s “In The Blood.” It’s are still those entities within that. But we decided it’s all just ‘Big inspirational. Loud.’ [The rebrand includes all emails changing to @BigLoud. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: My band gives com and a new website.] me a hard time because I love the Iggy Azalea song “Fancy.” “This doesn’t change anything as far as staff and what we’re doing,” he adds. “The record label is doing so great with [Pres.]

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Clay Hunnicutt and [Natl. Dir./Promotion] Stacey Blythe and OFF THE RECORD: Levon’s Michael David Hall everybody over there. It could not be better. It was, ‘Let’s do this re-branding now, because things are really starting to take off. Michael David Hall of Columbia's Levon We’ll be busier a year from now, so we should just do this now.’” puts an industry spin on the artist interview: Gently Down The Stream: Looking at the broader land- We were in our shaky van on the way scape, Wiseman acknowledges the current legislative struggles back to Nashville after a show the first time songwriters are facing. “Right now we’re having setback after set- we heard "Ms. Marianne" on the radio. It was back,” he says. “We’re trying to make some headway on stream- on SiriusXM's The Highway. I had dreamed ing, but there are some billion dollar companies out there that about this moment my whole life. We had a have some sway. It’s definitely a moving target. But in general, big celebration in the van. I’m totally fired up. The thing I love the most is, streaming doesn’t Levon’s acknowledge genres anymore. They just call it ‘moods.’ Are you Michael David Hall One of the highlights of our radio tour was visiting KRTY/San Jose and playing at in a party mood or a chill mood? There are less and less people Club Rodeo. The radio station gave us a bottle of hot sauce to concerned about genre. Our record label has country acts, but we also have some very non-country acts that we’re going to be sign. If we get a No. 1 they're going to send us the bottle. It's breaking. I want to be the North American label that is breaking our goal to get that hot sauce back in the mail. multi-genre acts. Nobody is doing it – and we will do it.” We always get Lay's potato chips at truck stops because it's Take Me Home, Country Roads: The Nashville Songwriter good for our vocal cords. We keep bags of them in our guitar Hall of Famer still has his eye on the country prize, though. Wise- cases. Halfway through a set if your throat is getting sore or dry, man says he’s “back in the trenches and meeting with program di- you just eat some chips onstage. rectors, flying all over the country. It has been good to refresh those We're heavily influenced by '70s California country like relationships and appreciate what they do. We’re all in a position the Eagles and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. And we hope to where we could wake up tomorrow morning, read some headlines be half as good as them one day. and either go, ‘Hell yeah!’ or ‘Oh, shit.’ So anybody who’s in there My last impulse buy was at a gas station in west slugging it out, I really appreciate. I couldn’t be happier about the Tennessee. I decided our van needed one of those dream company, our team and my partners.” –Wendy Newcomer catchers to hang in the back window. I found one for three dollars. It was like the cherry on the sundae for the van. I wish I had written CSN&Y's "Carry On." I have never Chart Chat listened to that song and not gotten the chills. They do an Congrats to Keith Urban, Carrie unbelievable a cappella chorus. When I heard that song as a Underwood, Royce Risser, Bobby Young, David Friedman and the kid, I said, "I want to be in a band one day that sings together Capitol promotion staff, who narrow- just like this." And now it's happening. ly – tie-breaker narrowly – edged out Southwest drink tickets are incredibly important in this Billy Currington, Royce Risser, Damon band. They go like hotcakes. We fly very early and very late. Moberly, David Friedman and the Mer- Nothing helps you travel like a nice cocktail. cury promo crew, to take the No. 1 spot Carrie Underwood I'd love to be stuck in Phelps, WI. My family has a cabin with “The Fighter.” The first chart-topping and Keith Urban up there in the woods. It's paradise to me. That's where I do my points tie in Country Aircheck history re- fishing, swimming, wakeboarding, and golfing with my parents. sorted to the tie breakers which are, in order, plus-or-minus points, My least favorite interview question is, "Do you know spins and plus-or-minus spins. “The Fighter” is the fifth-consecutive you look like Thor?" I get it twice a week. Normally I respond, No. 1 from Ripcord. Songwriters are Urban and Busbee. "No, I've never heard that," because it makes it go away faster. And kudos to George Briner and the Valory crew on notch- They're like, "You're the country Thor!" No, I'm not. I'm the ing 83 adds for Thomas Rhett’s “Unforgettable,” topping this scrawny stepchild of Thor that never picked up the hammer. week’s board.

July 31, 2017 Page 7 News & Notes I was working with Chris Young at RCA, he didn’t even remember BMI and iHeartRadio will present the Island Hopper Song- playing a show for our station two years earlier.” writer Fest Sept. 22-Oct. 1 at locations along the beaches of Fort Seeing “both sides” doesn’t just apply to labels and radio, but Myers & Sanibel. Lineup and more info here. also to having multiple mentors with different programming philos- New South Classic Country WJXN/Jackson MS moved to 93.5. ophies. Dave Taylor programmed KSKS when Pleshe first joined the Nashville duo Towne has signed with Patriot Artists Agency station. Ken Boesen was next and promoted Pleshe to MD before for talent booking. departing for KWJJ/Portland in 2000 and being replaced by Mike Peterson. “With Ken, we’d look at charts and research to make music decisions, very analytical,” Pleshe says. “On the other hand, All Roads Lead Back ... To Radio I remember saying to Mike one time, ‘Hey I kind of like that Pat (continued from page 1) Green/Radney Foster ‘Texas In 1880.’ And he said, ‘Add it.’” Pleshe Weekly promotion conference calls are also a source of mem- rose to PD with Peterson’s departure to WUSN/Chicago in 2004. ories. “We had just gotten a No. 1 and we were all feeling pretty Another change: Station ownership from Peak to Cumulus. “Our good about ourselves,” he says of one instance. “But they started owner Todd Lawley was two floors down,” Pleshe recalls. “When the the call with the song that was struggling.” He also got admon- ratings came out, he was in my office. Now if I need to bounce stuff ished with the classic “the 11 o’clock news starts at 11 o’clock” off someone, I’ll call [Cumulus VP/Country] Charlie Cook.” when he was late for a call. “I worked at two labels after that and I Pleshe’s passion for radio never waned, but being home and was never late for a call again.” spending more time with his three children cinched the decision And then there was the time he flew in for team meetings. “Our that brought him back to broadcasting. “I missed all three of boss said, ‘Dan, you’re over budget. Matt, you’re over budget. their birthdays while I was on the road last year,” says Pleshe. Pleshe, you’re spending VP money out there.’ I kind of took that as “I’ve basically been traveling for as long as my 12-year-old can a badge of honor.” remember.” Minor league baseball games and trips to Dave & Program Addicts: Returning to broadcasting, the biggest Busters are back. “You know the old adage about people on their difference in Pleshe’s approach is a direct result of the decade he deathbed,” he says. “The label rep version is, no one ever says, ‘I spent working for record companies. “I’d like to think I have a lot wish I would’ve spent more time on the road.’” more respect for the label people,” he says. “The labels are paying Reach Pleshe here. –Paul Williams money, the artists are giving their time and the reps would probably rather be at home.” To that end, hotels, snacks backstage, Lon Helton, [email protected] sound and car service are now firmly on his radar. Chuck Aly, [email protected] “These people are road warriors,” Pleshe continues. “I know Wendy Newcomer, [email protected] we’re a only a blip, but we need to try to make them comfortable Paul Williams, [email protected] while they are here.” As to the “blip” remark, he recounts, “When (615) 320-1450 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] July 31, 2017 Page 8

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Available Jobs •Big Chris Hart Here’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info Former KUUB/KWFP PD/MD/Prod. Dir./afternoon host here and we’ll include you in a future update: 775-830-1320 [email protected] Cox KKBQ & KTHT/Houston are looking for a Dir./Production and Account Executives for the cluster. Apply here. •Crash Poteet Former KVOO/Tulsa and WKWS/Charleston/WV PD Broadway KEGA/Salt Lake City is looking for an APD/after- 417-499-4046 noon host. Send materials here. [email protected] iHeartMedia WDRM/Hunstville, AL is looking for a PD/after- •Cheri Cranford noon host. Details here, send materials here. Former GM Streamsound/Red Vinyl Music 615-473-6837 Mississippi WOKK/Meridian, MS is looking for a PD/morning [email protected] show co-host. Send materials here. • Bethany Linderman Cumulus KIZN/Boise is seeking a morning co-host. Apply here. Former WGNA/Albany morning co-host Beasley WKLB/Boston is looking for a Music Director. Info here. 727-460-2389 [email protected] Cumulus WNNF/Cincinnati is looking for a PD/on-air host. Apply here. • Mike Preston Former KKWF/Seattle PD Cumulus WIVK/Knoxville has openings in middays. 206-979-2500 Apply here. [email protected] Entercom KKWF/Seattle is looking for a morning show host. • Jeff Roper Details here. Former KCYY/San Antonio APD/MD/morning host Scripps WKTI/Milwaukee is looking for a DOS, GSM, Dir./Pro- 210-790-7099 [email protected] duction and Account Executives. More here. • Jim Day Former WIL/St. Louis morning host 314-258-4365 Searching [email protected] •Kris Stevens Former WKKT/Charlotte afternoon host • Rosey Fitchpatrick 610-762-8332 Former Dir./National Promotion [email protected] [email protected] •Broadway • Wayne Manning Former WWYZ/Hartford morning host Former Cold River Regional 860-929-2356 801-361-2993 [email protected] [email protected]

©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] July 31, 2017 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

5 1 KeITH URBAN f/C.UNDeRWOOD 24098 3053 8125 1038 52.763 6.235 158 0 The Fighter (Capitol) ✔

4 2 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) ✔ 24098 2281 8064 764 53.305 4.144 158 0

6 3 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 21506 1922 7398 700 47.365 4.326 156 0

2 4 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 19373 -3865 6361 -1205 44.093 -8.081 158 0

8 5 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 19365 1289 6669 460 41.496 2.815 159 0

7 6 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 19106 680 6564 177 41.262 1.347 159 0

9 7 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 18980 1025 6358 343 43.15 3.186 159 0

10 8 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 18035 1025 5997 312 41.162 2.129 159 0

11 9 DUsTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) ✔ 17842 1683 5780 480 39.828 4.163 159 0

1 10 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 17189 -7517 5870 -2394 37.454 -16.326 158 0

13 11 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 13755 1526 4668 499 29.97 3.414 159 0

12 12 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 13191 943 4497 366 29.782 2.493 158 0

14 13 BROTHeRs OsBORNe/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 12264 218 4323 50 25.285 1.339 158 0

15 14 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 11977 601 4085 222 24.902 1.114 158 0

16 15 CHRIs LANe/For Her (Big Loud) 11683 469 3853 133 24.22 1.388 154 0

17 16 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 10315 343 3573 136 21.075 1.186 154 2

18 17 KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 10090 1290 3452 410 21.999 4.504 151 2

19 18 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 10074 1307 3238 422 19.21 2.566 149 1

22 19 GARTH BROOKs/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 9021 880 2998 269 17.93 2.494 152 1

20 20 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 8669 257 3089 68 16.205 1.036 156 0

23 21 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 8519 616 2848 126 16.769 1.565 158 2

21 22 LOCAsH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 8411 104 2918 35 17.04 0.418 151 0

24 23 eRIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 6819 371 2565 157 12.112 1.032 143 2

27 24 CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 6722 1132 2453 387 12.241 2.066 146 15

26 25 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 6338 459 2272 171 11.458 1.513 141 1

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

29 26 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 6281 858 2109 356 12.414 1.797 135 7

25 27 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 6096 109 2143 75 11.971 0.516 141 2

30 28 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 4854 280 1713 113 7.209 0.624 127 1

32 29 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 4803 617 1671 178 8.171 1.105 127 9

31 30 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 4553 291 1350 72 9.569 0.966 93 12

33 31 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 4502 366 1657 125 8.256 0.679 122 2

35 32 CHRIs YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 4062 512 1252 155 7.688 1.107 103 7

34 33 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 4044 231 1275 83 5.962 0.142 114 0

36 34 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony) 3765 280 1259 85 6.252 0.6 120 6

37 35 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 3623 268 1211 108 6.292 0.359 105 3

38 36 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 3493 210 1248 57 4.976 -0.068 129 11

40 37 HIGH VALLeY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 2766 236 914 88 4.221 0.369 76 3

LW39 TW38 Artist/TitleWALKER (Label) MCGUIRE/ Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) Total2758 Points +/- Points145 Total922 Plays +/- 38Plays Audience6.123 +/-0.659 Aud Stations101 ADDS5

2946 2639 LUKEWALKeR COMBS/ HAYes/WhenYou It Broke Rains Up It Pours With (RiverMe (Monument/Arista) House/Columbia) 62812431 858641 2109687 356169 12.4144.843 1.7971.193 13558 137

2541 2740 EASTONLEE BRICE/ CORBIN/Boy (Curb)A Girl Like You (Mercury) 60962222 109-19 2143736 754 11.9713.693 -0.1180.516 14180 21

3044 2841 BIGKELSEA & RICH/ BALLERINI/CaliforniaLegends (B&R/New (Black Revolution) River) 48542117 280297 1713707 11393 7.2093.156 0.6240.353 12784 18

Debut32 2942 LANCO/THOMAsGreatest RHeTT/ LoveUnforgettable Story (Arista) (Valory) ✔ 48032040 2040617 1671694 178694 8.1715.196 1.1055.196 12783 839

31 30 AARONGRANGeR WATSON/ sMITH/OuttaHappens Style Like (Big) That (Wheelhouse) 45532006 291215 1350804 7267 9.5692.551 0.9660.369 9397 123

Debut33 3144 MORGANBRETT YOUNG/ WALLEN/Like TheI Loved Way You I Talk (BMLGR) (Big Loud) 45021995 366692 1657618 125211 8.2562.988 0.6791.053 12286 172

3543 3245 CHRIsDEVIN YOUNG DAWSON//LosingAll On Sleep Me (RCA)(Atlantic/WEA) 40621969 51239 1252627 1557 7.6882.812 1.1070 10374 70

3442 3346 MIRANDABROOKE EDEN/ LAMBERT/Act LikeTin You Man Don't (RCA) (Red Bow) 40441823 -130231 1275670 -6383 5.9622.016 -0.0740.142 11491 00

3647 3447 RUSSELLJORDAN DICKERSON/DAVIS/SinglesYours You Up(Triple (MCA) Tigers/Sony) 37651749 280-14 1259626 8537 6.2522.094 -0.2630.6 12080 64

3749 3548 JAKEPARMALEE/ OWEN/SundayGood CompanyMorning (Stoney (RCA) Creek) 36231601 26843 1211571 1085 6.2922.012 -0.0820.359 10567 32

3848 3649 ADAMJERROD CRAIG/ NIEMANN/Just A PhaseGod Made(Stoney A WomanCreek) (Curb) 34931596 -136210 1248565 -3457 4.9762.001 -0.068-0.264 12977 111

4050 3750 HIGHBRANTLEY VALLeY/ GILBERT/She's WithThe MeOnes (Atlantic/WEA) That Like Me (Valory) 27661570 23682 914574 8842 4.2211.871 0.3690.006 7679 37

39 38 WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 2758 145 922 38 6.123 0.659 101 5

46 39 WALKeR HAYes/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 2431 641 687 169 4.843 1.193 58 13

41 40 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 2222 -19 736 4 3.693 -0.118 80 1

44 41 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 2117 297 707 93 3.156 0.353 84 8

Debut 42 THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔ 2040 2040 694 694 5.196 5.196 83 83

GRANGeR sMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 2006 215 804 67 2.551 0.369 97 3

Debut 44 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 1995 692 618 211 2.988 1.053 86 17

43 45 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 1969 39 627 7 2.812 0 74 0

42 46 BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don't (Red Bow) 1823 -130 670 -63 2.016 -0.074 91 0

47 47 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 1749 -14 626 37 2.094 -0.263 80 4

49 48 PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 1601 43 571 5 2.012 -0.082 67 2

48 49 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 1596 -136 565 -34 2.001 -0.264 77 1

50 50 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 1570 82 574 42 1.871 0.006 79 7

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) 83 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 1394 ✔ LEVON/Ms. Marianne (Columbia) 20 KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 784 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 17 ✔ CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 15 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 773 ✔ WALKeR HAYes/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 13 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 722 ✔ AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 12 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 11 CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 682 ✔ LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 9 THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) 677 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 8 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 7 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 648 CHRIs sTAPLeTON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 7 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 610 CHRIs YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 7 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 7 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 597 MICHAeL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 7 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 571 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers KeITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 3053 ✔ BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 298 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 2281 ✔ KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 200 THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) 2040 ✔ KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 166 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 1922 ✔ CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 163 DUsTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 1683 ✔ JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 146 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 1526 THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) 143 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 1307 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 140 KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 1290 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 138 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 1289 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 127 CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 1132 DUsTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 127

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points THOMAs RHeTT f/M. MORRIs/Craving You (Valory) 21272 KeITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 1038 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 764 sAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 17675 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 700 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 13913 THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) 694 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 13465 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 499 BLAKe sHeLTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 12855 DUsTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 480 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 9475 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 460 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 8853 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 422 DAN + sHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 7736 KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 410 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/T. MCGRAW/May We... (BMLGR) 7637 CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 387 JOsH TURNeR/Hometown Girl (MCA) 7518 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY A D D D AT E S DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) Moves 43-45* August 7 1969 points, 627 spins; no adds Brandon Lay/Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers (EMI Nashville)

BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don’t (Red Bow) Moves 42-46 August 14 1823 points, 670 spins; no adds Chase rice/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) Zac Brown Band/Roots (Southern Ground/Elektra/WAR) Remains 47* 1749 points, 626 spins 4 adds: WKLB, WCTQ, KUZZ WOKQ August 21 Adam Wayne/Give All Your Love (Madalin Records) PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) Send yours to [email protected] Moves 49-48* 1601 points, 571 spins 2 adds: WYCD, WYRK

JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) Moves 48-49 1596 points, 565 spins CHECK OUT 8/1 1 add: KWNR Denny Strickland California Dreamin’ (Red Star) BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones Like Me (Valory) The 11-track project features current single “We Remains 50* Don’t Sleep,” plus “SloMo,” “Damn Babe” and full 1570 points, 574 spins band and acoustic versions of “Close My Eyes.” 7 adds: WBWL, KKWF, WGNE, WYRK, WUSY, WRNS, WNCY Strickland produced his debut album with Sean Giovanni (Big & Rich, Brett Michaels, Randy Houser). CHRIs sTAPLeTON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 1380 points, 484 spins August 4 7 adds: WQIK, WAMZ, KBQI, WRNS, WBUL, WXBQ, WUSJ Brett Eldredge Self-Titled (Atlantic/WMN) Eldredge’s new album includes current single CODY JOHNsON/With You I Am (Cojo) “Somethin’ I’m Good At” as well as “Castaway,” 1312 points, 215 spins; no adds “Love Someone,” “Superhero” and “Heartbreaker.” He co-penned all 12 tracks and once again JOsH TURNeR/All About You (MCA) worked with producer/co-writer Ross Copperman. 1294 points, 462 spins 3 adds: KKBQ*, WHKO*, KATM* Dylan Scott Self-Titled (deluxe edition) (Curb) The re-release of Scott’s 2016 album includes SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (---) three new tracks – “Hooked,” “Can’t Take Her 1238 points, 389 spins Anywhere,” and “Sleeping Beauty” (co-written with 5 adds: WEBG, WKLB, WGKX*, WAMZ, WBUL Lee Brice). “My Girl,” “Ballcap” and “Crazy Over Me” are also among the 16 tracks.

Chart Page 4 July 31, 2017 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations ADDS

2 KeITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD 9923 69 2216 -27 52 0 1 The Fighter (Capitol) 8 2 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) ✔ 9728 1394 2176 298 51 0 6 3 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 9372 255 2099 31 52 0 7 4 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) ✔ 9174 722 2035 146 52 0 4 5 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 9000 -358 1985 -121 52 0 9 6 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 8875 571 1962 127 52 0 1 7 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 8361 -1613 1816 -426 50 0 10 8 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 8352 353 1824 49 52 0 11 9 DUsTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 7714 562 1698 127 51 1 3 10 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 7600 -2238 1719 -511 45 0 15 11 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 6480 648 1460 140 52 0 12 12 BROTHeRs OsBORNe/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 6467 202 1459 18 52 0 13 13 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 6323 245 1285 30 51 1 14 14 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 6306 462 1335 99 51 0 19 15 KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔ 5366 784 1131 200 52 4 16 16 CHRIs LANe/For Her (Big Loud) 4950 108 1053 -1 51 1 17 17 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 4756 112 985 15 50 0 18 18 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 4697 109 1002 -8 51 0 22 19 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 4342 610 903 119 51 3 21 20 GARTH BROOKs/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 4118 136 900 27 47 0 20 21 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 4043 -130 826 4 49 0 25 22 KANE BROWN/What Ifs f/Lauren Alaina (RCA) ✔ 3857 773 855 166 49 6 24 23 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 3853 400 730 73 48 1 26 24 CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔ 3751 682 758 163 51 10 23 25 LOCAsH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 3579 -25 749 -26 49 0 27 26 eRIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 3447 513 745 103 49 2 28 27 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 3127 324 635 56 42 2 29 28 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 2995 249 635 51 49 1 30 29 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 2004 347 479 73 45 4 34 30 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 1720 597 359 138 34 8

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 32 31 CHRIs YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 1570 148 259 30 32 3 31 32 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 1478 22 361 12 38 2 35 33 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 1350 286 229 36 19 2 33 34 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 1273 126 211 27 32 1 37 35 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 1174 225 242 47 33 4 38 36 CHRIs sTAPLeTON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 1065 150 159 33 18 2 36 37 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 1037 43 237 7 22 0 39 38 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony) 842 64 193 11 29 2 41 39 GRANGeR sMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 800 104 157 2 10 1 43 40 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 788 175 108 18 9 1 47 41 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 723 180 172 65 26 6 Debut 42 THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) 677 677 143 143 29 8 40 43 CODY JOHNsON/Wild As You (Cojo) 661 -84 120 -25 13 0 42 44 WALKeR HAYes/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 645 -2 97 2 6 1 59 45 HIGH VALLeY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 638 205 91 26 10 1 44 46 AsHLeY MCBRYDe/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (---) 630 40 63 4 1 0 Debut 47 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLG) 628 313 99 41 13 3 45 48 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 610 20 61 2 1 0 Debut 49 DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol) 564 258 122 57 17 4 55 50 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 564 86 69 15 8 0 56 51 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 560 88 69 9 7 0 49 52 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 514 -4 102 0 13 0 50 53 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 507 3 112 1 10 0 Debut 54 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 494 198 87 29 10 2 52 55 CARLY PEARCE/If My Name Was Whiskey (Big Machine) 480 0 48 0 1 0 51 56 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 480 -20 48 -2 1 0 54 57 RONNIE DUNN/I Worship The Woman You... (Nash Icon/Valory) 478 0 165 3 8 0 58 58 LUCAs HOGe/Dirty South (Rebel Engine/Star Farm) 450 12 74 -1 6 0 57 59 TYLER FARR/I Should Go To Church Sometime (Columbia) 437 -22 55 -3 3 0 60 60 OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 420 -10 42 -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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