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April 10, 2017, Issue 545 RAC Clark: Inside The ACMs A conversation with 52nd ACM Awards Executive Producer RAC Clark: Let’s get right to the elephant: Ratings were down again. We had the insanity of the 50th where everything fell into place, and that’s a hard standard to hold to. I don’t know what the new normal is for awards shows in the spring, but we’re finding it out. And I really don’t know what else to do. We had great music, great partici- pation from our stars – I’m stumped. Can we do something different with marketing, with production? We had stiff competition – base- ball, Walking Dead and WrestleMania – but RAC Clark we always do. At the same time, it was Final Four weekend, which has always been good to us, and CBS had huge ratings. We’ll do an extensive debrief over the summer and get into all the different factors. Road Warriors: Team Lauren takes their No. 1 celebration on The show was well-received in the room and our radio the road to iHeartMedia/Nashville. Pictured (l-r) are Mercury’s readers gave it high marks last week. Jack Christopher, iHeartCountry’s Rod Phillips, Mercury’s Damon I will happily say technically flawless. I haven’t heard Moberly, UMG/Nashville’s Donna Hughes, , any complaints and from where I sat, every team hit their marks. UMGN’s Royce Risser, WSIX’s Gator Harrison, manager Trisha McClanahan and UMGN’s David Friedman. Having the Entertainer nominees open was so strong and such a simple concept. Why hasn’t that been done before? We’ve tried, but there’s usually one holdout. You can’t open CRS Revisited: Slicing & Dicing with, “Here are four of the five Entertainer nominees!” This year, One of CRS 2017’s best-received panels mixed original Carrie’s manager Ann Edelblute said, “We’re in. Why don’t you research from Stone Door Media Lab’s Jeff Green with commen- ask everybody else?” She gets producer credit on that one. tary from top record and radio execs on the ever-changing factors Talking about following the energy of that, and with Chuck that go into music decisions. Green’s research Berry’s untimely passing, we thought it was the right fit to put our identified five reliable early indicators of song hosts in their comfort zone as musicians. Then Joe Walsh was acceptance, while the panel offered valuable available and we did a two-minute version of “Johnny B. Goode” – and at times cautionary perspective. verse, chorus, solo. Green started with those five proven How did it go with Luke and Dierks in their second predictors: 12 or more Shazams-per-spin in time together hosting? their second chart week, No. 1 Most Added, They did great and put a lot of effort in. We brought in a new early Airborne status, 12 or more sales per writer, Paul Greenberg, and they committed to starting earlier and spin in chart week two, and fast Pandora chart really fine tuning the script. When we were discussing the mono- pacing. “Yes there are many exceptions,” says Jeff Green (continued on page 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 Universal Music Publishing writer discusses his most influential music: 1. KISS’ Asylum Tour, The Cajundome, Lafayette, LA: It was the first concert I ever attended. My mind was blown. After that show, there was no question about what I was going to do with my life. 2. Eddie Van Halen: I remember so clearly as a kid, sitting in front of the fireplace in Blair Daly my parents’ living room, watching MTV. The “Jump” video came on. As soon as Eddie shredded that solo, I was done. That next day, my parents ordered me a right-handed harmony acoustic from Sears for $25. I flipped the strings to make it lefty, and the rest is history. 3. Def Leppard’s Hysteria: I grew up in the ‘80s and am a huge fan of rock and hard rock. This band always had great songs. Also, Mutt Lange’s production on this record Fresh Grouper: A host of label, radio pros and guests converge is incredible. To this day, there aren’t many occasions when on Blue Chair/Columbia’s backstage at Tortuga. I’m writing a song or doing a demo, where I don’t pull out something from that book of tricks. Green. “Some songs don’t score well on any of these indicators ... 4. Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite For Destruction: This band and and still become big.” album were game changers for me. They came out of the same As for what programmers actually look to, Green’s survey Sunset StripUPDATE scene as most of the big ‘80s rock bands, but G N’ asked reporters to rank 38 factors that may impact their decision R did their own thing. They combined great songs with, what was making. The top three were artist stature, gut feeling, and tempo to me, the true spirit of rebellious, badass rock and roll. and sound. See the full piece here. 5. ’s “Teenage Dream”: I love great . I Following Green’s data presentation, Sony/ was an instant fan the first time I heard “I Kissed A Girl.” She’s the Nashville EVP/Marketing & New Business real deal. A superstar, onstage and off. And, she knows how to John Zarling said he looks at Spotify, write huge pop hits. I’ve been asked many times, if you could pick Pandora and other key streaming partners. one favorite pop song you didn’t write, what would it be. “Teenage Singles sales through iTunes and video data Dream” has been that song for me for a good while now. from YouTube and Vevo are important, too. • Highly regarded music you’ve never heard: Twenty As is market-specific streaming data. He also stressed the importance of looking for reasons One Pilots’ Blurryface. I’ve heard bits and pieces. But nothing John Zarling I’ve connected with to make me want to listen to the record. why one platform may be outperforming • “Important” music you just don’t get: Kanye West records. another. “What’s going on with that pool of • An album you listened to incessantly: Shinedown’s The listeners that is allowing that particular song to Sound Of Madness. over-index,” he asked. • Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen CBS VP/Programming and KMLE/Phoenix to right now: Chris Cornell’s “Nearly Forgot My Broken PD Tim Richards looks at Shazam, Spotify, Heart.” His voice is insane! He has it all. The soul, the range and video and extraordinary examples of social emotion. In my opinion, one of the best singers of my lifetime. engagement, but warned attendees to only • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: If I enjoy it, use mScores over multiple weeks and only on I’ll gladly admit it! songs with at least 150 spins. Richards also Tim Richards welcomes data from label partners and en- ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Soul’d Out: Backstage at Friday’s (4/7) opening of the Soul2Soul World Tour 2017 are (l-r) Sony’s Ken Robold and Lauren Thomas, Arista’s Josh Easler, Sony’s Randy Goodman, Tim McGraw, , Sony’s Steve Hodges, Columbia’s Shane Allen, and Sony’s John Zarling and Jim Catino. courages his fellow PDs to do the same without falling to cynicism. “We News & Notes live in an on-demand society,” he said. “We need to adapt or die.” Way Radio has flipped CountryWRVA/Campbell, TX from Zarling noted that the label’s task is to show how each artist “Thunder Country” to “107.1 Celebrate FM” as a Country, Classic is different through their charitable works, touring and imaging. Rock and Top 40 hybrid. “There are so many artists that frankly all of us on the label side are South 65 WHSX/Bowling Green, KY is the latest affiliate of challenged with finding that differentiating point,” he said. Zarling Envision Networks’ Collin Raye’s Country Rewind. also said an opportunity may exist for a third party to provide data Legacy launched Classic Country KRGI HD-4/Grand Island, to radio pros, who may be skeptical of what labels supply. NE on translator K278BR as “103.5 The Legend.” Richards emphasized the importance of treating labels as Timothy Walker transfered his 50% stake in WHLB & partners, not only in terms of the music and data they provide, but KZZM/Mason, TX to partner Charles Jordan III. also for the acts they bring to the table for station events. Green Saga WQNY/Ithaca, NY re-launched with imaging by Neil offered advice on using Shazam charts for tracking growth and Wilson and Benztown’s Brandings Country library. trends, and said Wikipedia views and data from Next Big Sound Geisler Radio’s Today In Country Music History will air epi- are free and useful (click here). See the entire presentation here. sode 4,000 Wednesday (4/12). –Paul Williams and American Young are among those performing at Providing Hope For Music City, a fundraiser for non-profit Hope Song April 11 at Nashville’s East Ivy Mansion. More info here. Chart Chat The 19th annual Grammy Block Party is May 2 at Nashville’s Congrats to Lauren Alaina, Royce Riss- Cumberland Park and open to Recording Academy members and er, Damon Moberly, David Friedman their guests. and the Mercury promotion staff on scoring will headline Nashville’s Independence Day this week’s No. 1 with “Road Less Trav- concert Let Freedom Sing! July 4 in Music City. The lineup also in- eled.” The song is Alaina’s first chart-topper. cludes Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jonny P and The Sisterhood. are Alaina, and Singer/ Steven McMorran has signed a publishing Meghan Trainor. deal with Major Bob Music. And kudos to Dennis Reese and the RCA Jana Kramer received the 2017 Voice of Empowerment crew on notching 50 adds for Miranda Lam- Award at Safe Horizon’s annual Champion Awards Dinner April bert’s “Tin Man,” topping this week’s board. Lauren Alaina 5. Watch her speech here. ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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The Grand Ole Opry has launched the merchandise subscrip- hit so hard so early only confirmed that people would really want tion service Opry Box, which includes themed merchandise and to see that. Then, with and , Cole the Inside The Circle magazine. More here. Swindell and Dierks, it became our collaboration hour. Before I’d even heard Reba’s album I wanted to find a way to involve the RAC Clark: Inside The ACMs Contemporary Christian audience and broaden the tent. Pairing (continued from page 1) her with Lauren Daigle was something she was very open to. logue, they hit on the idea of what people do when they’re in How did the Backstreet Boys and FGL performance Vegas. We talked about a video package, but those can fall a little come together? flat and the pictures were more their vibe. I worked with Backstreet Boys on Miss So was sort of an auxiliary host? USA last June and saw 30-40-year-old T-Mobile sponsored the New Artist categories and wanted one women go crazy. When I heard about person to present all three of those awards. She was their pick and “God, Your Mama, And Me,” I said we’ve we’ve had great experiences working with her, so that worked out got to do this and blend in one of their well. songs, too. BK, Tyler and the guys em- The “don’t change the channel” performances across braced it, but when they first rehearsed it, the tops of the hours were and Carrie Un- there wasn’t that moment when BK and Ty- derwood and the Tim McGraw and Faith Hill , right? ler joined in the choreography. I said, “You Backstreet Boys with What more could you want? And we followed up Keith and might want to try that.” They went for it and Florida Georgia Line Carrie with Lady Antebellum, and followed that moment was priceless. Our director Tim and Faith in the 10pm hour with a Glenn Weiss got the shot of Tim McGraw, string of collaborations. The challenge which has already become this classic meme. Ideally, you end the was transitioning from “Blue Ain’t Your show on that performance, but with FGL up for Entertainer, I didn’t Color” into “The Fighter.” What you may- feel it was appropriate. I don’t like to do that to folks. be didn’t see in the house was the first was Working in radio hosts Bobby Bones, Ty Bentli and a black-and-white performance with blue Storme Warren hit another level when WYCD/Detroit’s highlights, then into big, bright, vibrant Rob Stone was able to recognize the late Linda Lee. How colors for “Fighter.” We talked to both did those moments happen? Lady Antebellum camps about how to make that work for a We want radio involved. They’re our partners in getting the seven minute block of music. word out, and in discussion with CBS and Dick Clark Productions, I went to Nashville in January, which is when I usually go for we decided to try to get one from each of the major groups. We meetings with labels, managers and publicists. [UMG/Nashville’s] also had voiceovers from the ACM personality winners going into Mike Dungan and Cindy Mabe made me hip to “You Look Good.” every commercial. We initially had Rob and Linda as one of those I’m a horn freak and love to have them on the show as we did bumpers, but had to re-record it once he got to town and we last year with and Trombone Shorty. In discussions heard the bad news. Having him walk out to present developed with the label and their manager Daniel Miller, the idea was to get over the weekend. Chicago or Tower of Power, which eventually became the march- And how was the new building, T-Mobile Arena? ing band. Then it was ’s idea to include a little I’d done Miss USA there and visited DCP when they were doing bit of the hook of Bill Withers’ “Use Me.” Ultimately it was a very the Billboard awards. I like it, only because it’s a sports arena collaborative process taking the germ of an idea and blowing it and those long zipper screens that wrap around the arena add up. During rehearsal I stood on stage so I could really be blown something visually. It feels more compact and the seats are closer away by all those horns. to the stage, which makes it much louder and more raucous in the As much as the early part of the show blasted out house. It has its physical challenges, but we had a new co-execu- familiar hits, the last hour did seem to be the new music tive producer Baz Halpin, who has designed shows for Katy Perry, segment of the night. and P!nk. He helped design a huge look without taxing We knew Tim and Faith would be a big moment across the the crew too much. We were the heaviest show that’s ever been in 10pm hour no matter what the music was. The fact that the song the building. We went right up to the line. –Chuck Aly CAC ©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

2 1 LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) ✔ 26800 2385 8916 789 59.692 4.13 159 0

3 2 /Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 25543 1563 8296 502 58.085 3.575 159 0

5 3 / (MCA) ✔ 22931 2414 7466 943 52.025 4.553 157 0

1 4 LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) 22459 -3882 7505 -1225 52.304 -7.089 159 0

4 5 /Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 21731 -2235 7008 -833 50.319 -4.681 159 0

7 6 JOSH TuRNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) ✔ 21336 1851 7175 654 48.01 4.301 159 0

6 7 BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 20465 54 6833 184 46.254 0.148 159 0

9 8 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 17427 508 5925 180 39.005 1.222 158 0

10 9 /Black (Capitol) 17211 1455 5427 475 40.791 4.293 159 0

11 10 LuKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 16976 1264 5693 514 39.237 3.235 158 0

13 11 BRETT YOuNg/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 16049 1564 5203 442 36.224 4.094 159 1

12 12 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 15210 324 5055 43 35.562 1.019 159 0

14 13 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 14432 678 4695 208 32.52 1.577 159 1

15 14 /If I Told You (Capitol) 12448 488 4145 123 27.57 1.904 156 0

17 15 /Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 11235 1044 3814 393 24.569 1.801 157 0

18 16 KEITH URBAN f/C. uNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 10965 910 3555 354 24.889 1.404 154 0

16 17 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 10826 34 3627 67 23.349 0.509 155 0

19 18 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 10444 555 3490 254 23.544 1.155 158 1

20 19 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 10433 804 3428 251 21.021 1.926 152 2

23 20 FLORIDA gEORgIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 9672 1535 3024 496 21.55 2.951 149 5

21 21 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 9382 366 3278 186 19.353 0.947 153 0

25 22 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 8676 1162 2868 441 16.285 2.087 149 2

27 23 /Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 8067 923 2860 335 18.028 2.206 150 2

24 24 JuSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 8022 365 2799 169 15.587 1.273 156 3

32 25 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/ (Arista) ✔ 7615 1929 2440 688 17.36 3.382 154 8

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

30 26 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 6539 591 2098 257 13.158 1.829 148 8

29 27 RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) 6480 251 2122 51 12.772 1.964 126 3

31 28 CHRIS LANE/For Her () 6312 384 2146 119 9.851 0.348 144 2

33 29 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 5726 352 1977 153 8.9 0.795 143 2

34 30 /Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 5347 576 1674 137 11.264 1.24 134 4

35 31 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 5287 593 1636 210 10.339 0.964 116 6

28 32 / (RCA) 4955 -1745 1607 -659 10.142 -3.075 146 0

38 33 THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/ (Valory) ✔ 4711 1592 1417 423 11.445 3.437 127 30

22 34 f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville) 3570 -4860 1231 -1473 8.861 -13.135 159 0

36 35 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 3468 104 1117 40 6.563 0.453 107 5

37 36 LOCASH/ (Reviver) 3375 59 1166 56 5.682 0.009 113 2

39 37 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 3155 187 1095 67 4.381 0.112 103 2

41 38 /More Girls Like You (MCA) 3052 270 1023 54 4.702 0.559 102 3

42 39 SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) 2953 177 1023 27 3.585 0.445 119 1

40 40 WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR) 2949 81 939 13 4.409 0.049 97 2

43 41 MORgAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 2703 360 984 111 4.985 1.019 90 2

MAREN MORRIS/ (Columbia) 2547 778 834 263 4.537 1.248 97 9

26 43 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) 2438 -4741 990 -1774 4.998 -8.238 147 0

gARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 2418 509 817 181 3.417 0.893 98 11

44 45 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 2377 112 840 49 3.014 0.122 87 1

45 46 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORgAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 2082 -45 786 7 3.17 -0.155 77 4

47 47 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 2026 225 699 74 3.004 0.279 86 7

Debut 48 /Outta Style (Big) 1960 391 427 64 4.405 0.992 35 2 Debut 49 /Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 1888 386 527 128 3.086 0.581 59 10

49 50 DREW BALDRIDGE f/E. WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) 1726 27 808 17 1.952 0.119 85 1

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Country Aircheck Add leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 50 THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 1534 ✔ ERIC CHURCH/ (EMI) 43 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista) 1508 ✔ WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 36 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 1181 ✔ THOMAS RHETT f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 30 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 17 SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 1149 ✔ LITTLE BIg TOWN/Happy People (Capitol) 17 JOSH TuRNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 1014 ✔ gARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 11 BRETT YOuNg/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 919 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 10 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 850 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 9 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 740 /Cut Your Groove (Warner Bros./WAR) 8 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 8 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 707 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista) 8 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 668 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 2414 ✔ TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista) 330 LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 2385 ✔ THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 274 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista) 1929 ✔ SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 255 JOSH TuRNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 1851 ✔ JOSH TuRNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 211 THOMAS RHETT f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 1592 ✔ MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 177 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 1564 BRETT YOuNg/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 177 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 1563 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 175 FLORIDA gEORgIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 1535 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 147 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 1455 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 143 LuKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 1264 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 140

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 14400 SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 943 LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 789 BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 12688 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista) 688 LITTLE BIg TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) 11125 JOSH TuRNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 654 DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 10887 LuKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 514 FLORIDA gEORgIA LINE f/T. MCGRAW/ (BMLGR) 10021 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol’ Barstool (Broken Bow) 502 BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 9801 FLORIDA gEORgIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 496 /Today (Arista) 8471 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 475 CHRIS YOuNg f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 7774 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn’t Know (BMLGR) 442 THOMAS RHETT/ (Valory) 7641 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 441 KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol) 6838 April 10, 2017 Chart Page 5

CoUNTRy AIRCHECk ACTIVITy A D D D AT E S BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) Moves 44-45* April 17 2377 points, 840 spins Canaan Smith/Like You That Way (Mercury) 1 add: WDXB /She’s With Me (Atlantic/WEA) SARABETH/I Want It That Way (Circle S) WILLIAM MICHAEL MORgAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) DELTA RAE/A Long And Happy Life (Valory) Moves 45-46* Jerrod Niemann/God Made A Woman (Curb) 2082 points, 786 spins /Good Company (RCA) 4 adds: WGAR, KTST, WGTY, WYCT Lucas Hoge/Dirty South (Rebel Engine/Star Farm) DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) April 24 Moves 47-47* Brad Paisley/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 2026 points, 699 spins 7 adds: WNSH*, WPAW, WBEE, WAVW, KMDL, KUAD, WITL ERIC CHESSER/Good Times & Summer Days (Big-Big) RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) May 1 Moves 51-48* PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 1960 points, 427 spins /All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 2 adds: KATC*, KFRG

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) Send yours to [email protected] Moves 52-49* 1888 points, 527 spins 10 adds: KKWF, WNCB, KRST*, KXKT, KHEY, WRBT, KATC*, CHECK OUT 4/14 WPCV, WAVW, KKIX Bailey Bryan So Far (300 Entertainment/WMN) DREW BALDRIDGE f/EMILY WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) Bryan’s debut EP is available digitally and was Moves 49-50* produced by Dennis Matkosky. It features five songs 1726 points, 808 spins she co-wrote, including her first single, “Own It.” 1 add: WEZL Apr. 21 /What Ifs (RCA) Brad Paisley Love And War (Arista) 1689 points, 583 spins Charlie Worsham Beginning Of Things (Warner Bros./WMN) 1 add: WUSJ (Mining Light Music/Thirty Tigers) ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 1683 points, 600 spins April 28 4 adds: KFRG, KCYE, KBEQ, WQIK God’s Problem Child (Legacy) 50 Years of Blonde on Blonde REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Nash Icon/Valory) (Columbia) 1627 points, 438 spins; no adds April 10, 2017 Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds

2 1 LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 11257 201 2301 49 50 0 3 2 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 11224 740 2281 147 50 0 1 3 LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) 10841 -799 2171 -148 49 0 4 4 /Yeah Boy (Black River) 10481 617 2119 130 52 0 5 5 SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) ✔ 10390 1149 2081 255 52 0 6 6 JOSH TuRNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) ✔ 10208 1014 2088 211 51 0 9 7 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 8497 850 1697 175 49 0 8 8 LuKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 8422 452 1667 108 52 0 10 9 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 8037 626 1669 143 52 0 11 10 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End Of The World (Blue Chair/Columbia) 7524 406 1475 91 51 1 15 11 BRETT YOuNg/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 7036 919 1432 177 49 0 12 12 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 6937 707 1409 139 51 0 14 13 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 6540 396 1317 100 52 1 13 14 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 6349 186 1237 54 51 0 ✔ 16 15 KEITH URBAN f/C. uNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 6204 576 1206 129 51 0 17 16 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 5989 668 1177 140 51 0 18 17 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 5436 255 1047 50 49 0 19 18 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 5003 466 1017 111 52 0 20 19 FLORIDA gEORgIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 4952 584 993 123 51 3 26 20 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista) ✔ 4454 1508 906 330 52 9 21 21 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN) 4389 542 849 119 50 5 24 22 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 4233 485 855 99 45 5 23 23 JuSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 4141 357 773 69 47 2 25 24 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 3951 656 752 106 50 4 28 25 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 3267 610 575 104 45 2 27 26 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 2952 137 532 49 41 2 30 27 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 2620 150 478 19 43 1 29 28 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 2540 36 487 7 45 2 41 29 THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) ✔ 2490 1534 434 274 37 19 22 30 MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA) 2309 -1519 451 -316 34 0

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 33 31 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 2180 190 449 36 35 1 32 32 BILLY CuRRINgTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 2037 -106 385 -3 37 1 34 33 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big Label) 1600 139 338 35 20 0 35 34 RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) 1487 45 306 -2 30 0 45 35 gARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 1377 573 265 106 25 4 39 36 LITTLE BIg TOWN/Happy People (Capitol) 1327 169 220 30 22 1 37 37 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 1298 27 177 3 10 1 38 38 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 1261 93 238 19 29 0 36 39 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 1242 -29 207 -8 19 2 42 40 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 1212 271 205 54 24 4 Debut 41 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) ✔ 1208 1181 184 177 19 9 40 42 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 932 -40 128 -4 12 2 44 43 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 923 22 176 6 27 0 43 44 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 895 -21 165 -4 18 0 46 45 REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Nash Icon/Valory) 867 83 163 21 13 0 48 46 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 827 156 115 42 11 3 47 47 MORgAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 670 -100 109 -3 17 1 49 48 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 570 -90 57 -9 1 0 51 49 SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) 523 21 104 2 23 0 52 50 DELTA RAE/A Long And Happy Life (Valory) 498 8 51 2 2 0 50 51 DREW BALDRIDGE f/E. WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) 470 -45 81 -5 7 0 55 52 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORgAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 450 0 93 0 8 0 53 53 / And Bones (Valory) 440 -30 44 -3 1 0 58 54 JO SMITH/Old School Groove (Smack) 420 20 42 2 1 0 56 55 KEITH WALKER/Me Too (---) 413 -7 80 -1 8 0 57 56 DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR) 397 -14 70 -4 10 1 59 57 RYAN GRIFFIN/Back Seats & Burnt CDs (Ryan Griffin) 380 -20 38 -2 1 0 54 58 THOMAS RHETT f/J. SPARKS/Playing With Fire (Valory) 370 -90 37 -9 1 0 Re-Enter 59 CHUCK WICKS/Whole Damn Thing (Blaster) 358 24 72 6 5 0 Debut 60 A THOuSAND HORSES/Preachin' To The Choir (BMLGR) 318 13 52 2 8 0 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]