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Weekly | December 14, 2015, Issue 478 Podcasting Take Two “Netflix for Audio” is howScripps ’ Dir./Digital Solutions Group Rob McCracken described podcasting last week (CAW 12/7) as Country Aircheck explored the reach and appeal of the growing medium. This continuation of that story examines what podcasting could mean for radio and content professionals, how Scripps is working to be at the forefront of the medium and just how much fun podcasting can be. Whole New World: Programming vet and former KMPS/Seattle PD Ed Hill has been coaching podcasters since 2012 and is so bullish on the medium that he’s building his own network. Early to the fold are The Magnificent Seven: The 2015 Label Warren Brothers, who sat down with him at of the Year celebrates their seventh- Nashville’s Blackbird Studio over the summer consecutive title with the Country Rob McCracken to create a pilot show that’s expected soon. Aircheck crew and a cake. Pictured “If radio wants to turn this to their advantage, they’re going to (l-r) are CA’s Lon Helton, the label’s have to create a dedicated team,” Hill says. “A lot of these guys Bobby Young, CA’s April Johnson, see podcasting as an accoutrement; they don’t see it as a new UMGN’s Chris Schuler, Capitol’s Shane Allen, Brent Jones and Diane Lockner, frontier. Podcasting is the future of all media.” UMGN’s Donna Hughes and David Scripps views its radio and podcasting businesses separately, Friedman, the label’s Ashley Laws but does see some synergies. “They’re not totally clear yet, but we and Country Aircheck’s Chuck Aly. are having conversations on how our stations can use podcasting to experiment with content, grow their audiences and increase Luke, Zac Top 2015 Airplay time spent listening.” The company also has The Zac Brown Band had the No. 1 most-heard song of 2015 plans to offer a training program beginning in (“Homegrown”) and Luke Bryan was the overall most-heard Q1 for its broadcast radio and TV employees artist with three No. 1 singles and five weeks at the chart pinnacle. who are interested in becoming podcasters. “It Rankings are based on Country Aircheck/Mediabase data won’t be a mandate,” McCracken notes. “Just covering charts dated Nov. 17, 2014 through Nov. 9, 2015 and a comprehensive resource for those who want published in Country Aircheck’s December print issue. to start a podcast.” Beyond Bryan, the most-heard female artist was Carrie Fun Of It: Speculation about the future Underwood, who topped the list for the first time since 2010. aside, most every podcaster will tell you that Ed Hill Florida Georgia Line were the top duo/group and Kelsea they’re having fun. “Being able to sit down at Ballerini was the most-heard new artist of the year. the end of the week and talk about whatever While Ballerini’s ascent is hailed by those hoping for a shift we want is almost therapeutic,” says Silverfish Dir./Programming in the format’s gender balance, only one female and one duo/ Patrick Thomas. group made the year’s top 10 overall performers. On the other “And liberating,” adds Big D. “The podcast (continued on page 8) hand, three females among the top 10 new artists is an increase ©2015 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

December 14, 2015 Page 3 over last year’s two, when none ranked higher than eighth. Twenty of the year’s top 100 songs were voiced by women, up from PAGE THREE PIC 2014’s 18. The full Top 100, Top 10 performers and every record that made the Top 15 in ‘15 can be seen here. Top 10 Most-Heard Songs of 2015

1. ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (Varvatos/BMLG/Dot) 2. BILLY CURRINGTON/Don’t It (Mercury) 3. SAM HUNT/Take Your Time (MCA) 4. LUKE BRYAN/I See You (Capitol) 5. LEE BRICE/Drinking Class (Curb) 6. EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) 7. FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) Zac Brown 8. DARIUS RUCKER/Homegrown Honey (Capitol) 9. THOMAS RHETT/Make Me Wanna (Valory) 10. CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) Hat Trick: MCA’s Gary Allan (l) with KRMD/ Shreveport, LA’s James Anthony before a show at Hirsch Coliseum in 2003. Send your old photos to Country Radio’s Top 2015 Performers [email protected]. Overall 1. LUKE BRYAN (Capitol) Female 2. FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE (Republic Nashville) 1. CARRIE UNDERWOOD (19/Arista) 3. KEITH URBAN (Capitol) 2. KELSEA BALLERINI (Black River) 4. KENNY CHESNEY (Blue Chair/Columbia) 3. CAM (Arista) 5. JASON ALDEAN (Broken Bow) 4. JANA KRAMER (Elektra Nashville/WAR) 6. BLAKE SHELTON (Warner Bros./WMN) 5. MIRANDA LAMBERT (RCA) 7. TIM MCGRAW (Big Machine) 8. CARRIE UNDERWOOD (19/Arista) Duo/Group Carrie 9. SAM HUNT (MCA) Luke Bryan 1. FLORIDA Underwood 10. THOMAS RHETT (Valory) GEORGIA LINE (Republic Nashville) Male 2. ZAC BROWN BAND 1. LUKE BRYAN (Capitol) (Varvatos/BMLG/Dot) 2. KEITH URBAN (Capitol) 3. LITTLE BIG TOWN (Capitol) 3. KENNY CHESNEY (Blue Chair/Columbia) 4. MADDIE & TAE (Dot) 4. JASON ALDEAN (Broken Bow) 5. A THOUSAND HORSES 5. BLAKE SHELTON (Warner Bros./WMN) Florida Georgia Line (Republic Nashville)

December 14, 2015 Page 6 New Artists OFF THE RECORD: Maren Morris 1. KELSEA BALLERINI (Black River) 2. A THOUSAND HORSES Columbia’s Maren Morris puts an (Republic Nashville) industry spin on the artist interview: 3. CANAAN SMITH (Mercury) 4. MICHAEL RAY (Atlantic/WEA) I loved listening to KPLX/Dallas 5. CHASE BRYANT (Red Bow) growing up. It was also one of the first radio stations I ever got to visit! Kelsea Ballerini The first time I heard myself 2015 Label Chart Share on the radio it was obviously very 1. Capitol 14.4% emotional. I resisted taking a video 2. WMN 8.9% Maren Morris 3. Arista 6.4% because I really just wanted to soak in 4. Columbia 6.2% the moment. It never gets old. 5. Mercury 5.7% Luckily there have been no scary moments on my radio 5. Republic Nashville 5.7% tour so far, but my favorite memory has been seeing beautiful 5. WAR 5.7% parts of the country while listening to every NPR and TED Talk 8. RCA 5.3% 8. Valory 5.3% podcast in existence. 10. MCA 4.9% My favorite person to travel with is my friend Laura because she makes me laugh when things go wrong. Chart Chat Every time I’m at a truck stop I buy gum. And if I’m ever Congrats to Blake Shelton, Kevin in a Buc-ees, I grab Beaver Nuggets (don’t ask). Herring, Kristen Williams, Katie I’d love to have dinner with Jeff Buckley. He was so Bright, Chad Schultz, Rick Young, Mark young when he died and in his prime, and wrote some of the Niederhauser, Mallory Opheim, Lou Ramirez and Branden Bosler on scoring most beautiful lyrics. I’d also love for June Carter and Kurt this week’s No. 1 with “Gonna.” The song Cobain to be in attendance! extends his Country Aircheck record for I’d describe my project as new music with an old soul. It’s consecutive chart-toppers to an almost absurd fun, relatable, heartbreaking, but doesn’t take itself too seriously. 16. The WMN crew also notched 33 adds Blake Shelton for Cole Swindell’s “You Should Be Here,” My last impulse buy on the road was almonds. topping the last add board of the year. The most redneck thing I’ve done lately? I wrote a song about the Powerball lottery. My road essentials are hand sanitizer, throat spray, my News & Notes Midwest “Duke FM” stations WDKW/Knoxville; WGEE/ Bose headphones and Altoids. Appleton, WI; WWDK/Lansing, MI; KMJO/Fargo, ND; My least favorite interview question is, “What’s your WLFW/Evansville, IN; WDKE/Terre Haute, IN and KDWZ/ favorite song on the album?” because I never know how to Duluth, MT have added Envision’s The Stories That Made The answer! All the songs are my babies. Music feature. BMI has partnered with Artist Growth for “AG Accel,” a I’d love to be stuck in Paris because I find it so beautiful tool that captures artists› self-reported tour data and allows the and creatively inspiring. company to monitor its affiliated artists› successes for promotion opportunities. More here. ©2015 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

December 14, 2015 Page 8 Forever has agreed to purchase Radio Hanover’s Classic MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Country WHVR-AM/York, PA and sister Classic Hits WYCR for $2.6 million. The deal is pending FCC approval. Red Bow’s Craig Campbell discusses his Exile have signed with booking agency Buddy Lee most influential music: Attractions. 1. Travis Tritt: He is one of the most talented artists I’ve ever listened to. If you factor in all the things that make an artist The Week’s Top Stories unique: he wrote his own songs, he was Full coverage at countryaircheck.com an amazing musician and singer. He could • IRS/Nashville shuttered promotion (12/14). do anything – bluegrass, rock and roll, • BBRMG upped JoJamie Hahr to VP/Marketing; Mary Forest southern rock, gospel and country. There’s Findley joined Red Light to work with Bobby Bones (12/14). Craig Campbell not a Travis Tritt song in probably his first • Rick Froio joined Black River as EVP (12/14). five or six albums that I can’t sing along to. • Southern Ground disbanded its promo team, Zac Brown 2. Tracy Lawrence, Sticks And Stones: That was the first Band promotion moved to Dot (12/11). cassette I ever bought. I loved the title cut and thought Tracy was • Jules Riley will leave Scripps/Tulsa at the end of January one of the best country singers we’ve ever had. I still think that. (12/11). 3. The Statler Brothers, Radio Gospel Favorites: I grew • Beasley Rhythmic Oldies KOAS/Las Vegas PD John up in a really strong Southern Baptist home and we listened Candelaria was promoted to cluster OM (12/10). to a lot of southern gospel. I loved their harmonies and the • CBS Radio/Minneapolis’ Mick Anselmo was honored at his great hymns on that record. It had one of the best renditions of retirement party (12/9). “Amazing Grace” I’ve ever heard. 4. Clint Black, Killin’ Time: I’m one of many who’d agree that’s one of the greatest country albums ever released. There Podcasting Take Two were five or six No. 1s off that album. The quality of the songs, UPDATE (continued from page 1) lyrics and musicianship – it was a standout record. 5. My mom, Bertha Dukes: She never put out any albums allows us to push boundaries without repercussions. And a lot of but my mama grew up singing in church. When I was a kid times it’s a testing ground for the radio show.” singing hymns, I realized she wasn’t singing the song’s melody; “Podcasting is about being authentic, doing a show on what she was singing harmony. I didn’t know what harmony was at you’re passionate about and having total freedom to create the time. I just knew it sounded good. She was very inspiring. I what you want to create,” Hill offers. The big advantage for wanted to learn what she was doing! radio guys who are out of work or tired of speaking in three- • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: I’ve minute increments is that if you’re really good you can create seen Andrea Bocelli on Good Morning America a couple of times. a good income. It’s a lot of work and you have to build an What he does is very moving, but I don’t know anything about it. audience, but there are people making oodles of money.” • An “important” piece or style of music you just don’t And it’s not just for radio folks, as illustrated get: I’ve had people get mad at me for saying this, but The by RPM Management’s April Rider and Beatles. I still don’t see what the big fuss was about. Loudmouth owner/publicist Karen Tallier. • An album you listened to incessantly: Travis Tritt’s It’s All The longtime friends launched Nashville About To Change. Uncensored in late September, tapping their • An obscure or non-country song everyone should industry experience to pull back the curtain listen to right now: “Marvin Gaye” by Charlie Puth featuring on Music City. “It’s a whole different side that Meghan Trainor. fans don’t get to see, so we went for it,” Rider • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: It’s not a says. “We’ve got a lot to learn, but it’s low April Rider secret, but I do love southern gospel. budget, and with no gatekeepers you can be as creative as you want.”

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I Can’t Feel My Face, But I Love It: Radio and label friends join In2une’s Rachele Lynae and Matt Gary (both front row in blue) for a snowmobiling adventure in Beaver Creek, CO over the weekend. Among those attending the showcase and associated events (but not necessarily pictured) were Westwood One’s George King, KWOF/Denver’s Brad Hansen, KWNR/Las Vegas’ JoJo Turnbeaugh, WRNS/New Bern’s Carletta Blake and Crystal Legends, KTEX/McAllen’s JoJo Cerda, KCCY/Colorado Springs’ Adam Burnes and Brian Taylor, KKBQ/Kansas City’s TJ McEntire, WTGE/Baton Rouge’s Brian King, WQNU/Louisville’s Jess Tyler, WKML/Fayetteville’s Ashley Wilson, Country Aircheck’s Chuck Aly and the label’s Jamice Jennings and Cat Collins.

Tallier, a longtime fan of podcasts, understands the extra “I always remind attention it’s getting. “That [Podcast app] on your iPhone gives myself that technology you access to the world and an endless variety of topics,” she always grows says. “How great is it that you can easily search out content exponentially,” about why you’re single or anything else you could possibly be McCracken continues. interested in?” “It’s that old adage of Don’t Get Me Wrong: Podcasting and the proliferation of would you rather have on-demand content should definitely be on a million dollars today radio’s radar, McCracken says. “A shift in how or a penny doubled people consume media is happening right every day for 30 days. Big D, Patrick Thomas and Bubba before our eyes,” he argues. “Smartphones The million dollars is are everywhere, audio consumption is at an great; even on the 26th all-time high and consumers are connecting day it looks like you made the right decision. On the 28th day external audio to their cars in record everything changes and you realize how much money you walked numbers. It’s going to get even easier with away from. We are approaching the 28th day in audio.” the connected dash, which will fuel an even Explore coaching by Ed Hill here, reach McCracken here, Big D Karen Tallier bigger shift in audio consumption.” & Bubba here, Rider here and Tallier here. –Russ Penuell -CAC ©2015 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

December 14, 2015 Chart Page 1

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

2 1 BLAKE SHELTON/Gonna (Warner Bros./WMN) 27816 1119 8582 368 61.643 1.847 157 0

3 2 JASON ALDEAN/Gonna Know We Were Here (Broken Bow) 25120 549 7892 148 55.581 1.127 157 0

6 3 THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) ✔ 24502 3229 7608 1043 54.48 5.933 157 0

5 4 CAM/Burning House (Arista) ✔ 23686 1930 7410 544 52.398 4.646 156 0

8 5 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 22049 1462 6806 440 48.459 2.726 157 0

7 6 TIM MCGRAW/Top Of The World (Big Machine) 21682 1029 6747 386 48.871 1.973 157 0

9 7 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 20876 1643 6588 544 46.6 4.375 157 0

4 8 CHRIS YOUNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) 20037 -4259 6047 -1348 43.16 -10.591 157 0

1 9 DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 19501 -8206 5965 -2675 46.255 -15.097 157 0

13 10 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) ✔ 18637 2948 5869 954 39.028 3.799 157 0

11 11 SAM HUNT/Break Up In A Small Town (MCA) 17267 1324 5114 370 39.661 3.348 153 1

12 12 JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra/WAR) 17019 1082 5224 274 38.525 3.11 156 0

14 13 KELSEA BALLERINI/Dibs (Black River) 15884 590 4868 191 35.382 0.972 157 0

18 14 LUKE BRYAN f/KAREN FAIRCHILD/Home Alone... (Capitol) ✔ 15172 3301 4640 984 33.73 6.74 157 2

15 15 GRANGER SMITH/Backroad Song (Wheelhouse) 14795 1065 4587 302 31.543 2.302 157 0

16 16 RANDY HOUSER/We Went (Stoney Creek) 13634 293 4341 79 29.755 1.234 157 0

17 17 BRAD PAISLEY/Country Nation (Arista) 13299 515 4119 90 29.972 1.601 156 0

20 18 ZAC BROWN BAND/Beautiful... (Varvatos/BMLG/Dot) 12032 1086 3644 271 26.294 3.784 155 2

21 19 KEITH URBAN/Break On Me (Capitol) 11883 1450 3630 351 26.916 4.663 157 3

23 20 CHASE BRYANT/Little Bit Of You (Red Bow) 9886 737 3142 200 19.729 2.339 150 1

22 21 ERIC CHURCH/Mr. Misunderstood (EMI Nashville) 9859 704 3071 294 20.891 1.757 154 0

26 22 RASCAL FLATTS/I Like The Sound Of That (Big Machine) 9025 964 2783 282 18.224 1.975 148 1

24 23 A THOUSAND HORSES/(This Ain't No)... (Republic Nashville) 9003 705 2941 263 19.421 1.135 152 0

28 24 CHRIS STAPLETON/Nobody To Blame (Mercury) 8296 1233 2635 463 15.332 1.642 145 8

27 25 LEE BRICE/That Don't Sound Like You (Curb) 8278 305 2607 83 16.617 0.471 155 2

December 14, 2015 Chart Page 3

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

29 26 MICHAEL RAY/Real Men Love Jesus (Atlantic/WEA) 6298 1061 1946 346 10.542 1.198 132 2

19 27 BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) 6252 -4791 1687 -1451 15.852 -10.224 156 0

32 28 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Confession (Republic Nashville) 6159 1629 2003 540 12.187 2.914 143 25

40 29 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Heartbeat (19/Arista) ✔ 5822 2878 1843 938 13.224 6.947 140 30

25 30 DIERKS BENTLEY/Riser (Capitol) 5513 -2603 1732 -883 13.174 -5.147 136 0

34 31 BRETT ELDREDGE/Drunk On Your Love (Atlantic/WMN) 5287 1295 1549 418 10.49 2.696 128 13

30 32 TYLER FARR/Better In Boots (Columbia) 4600 -31 1445 40 6.921 -0.187 134 5

31 33 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Stone Cold Sober (Valory) 4584 23 1511 51 7.682 -0.406 137 3

33 34 DUSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow) 4562 188 1344 99 7.289 0.03 134 5

36 35 MADDIE & TAE/Shut Up And Fish (Dot) 4021 694 1257 193 7.805 3.021 116 12

35 36 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 3912 249 1299 97 5.53 -0.335 123 4

38 37 DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA) 3401 314 1034 76 5.661 0.819 101 5

37 38 EASTON CORBIN/Yup (Mercury) 3245 82 1061 35 5.046 0.234 105 1

GEORGE STRAIT/Cold Beer Conversation (MCA) 2827 -187 923 -26 6.266 -0.377 96 13

43 40 FRANKIE BALLARD/It All Started With A Beer (Warner Bros./WAR) 2809 423 848 94 4.419 0.63 105 9

41 41 CANAAN SMITH/Hole In A Bottle (Mercury) 2791 192 897 47 4.414 0.357 100 6

42 42 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Pain Killer (Capitol) 2756 185 887 29 4.099 0.553 105 2

Debut 43 OLD DOMINION/Snapback (RCA) 2524 955 612 237 5.267 2.105 69 32

48 44 JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory) 2263 392 726 127 3.712 0.965 83 6

44 45 DYLAN SCOTT/Crazy Over Me (Curb) 2227 -75 629 8 3.377 -0.277 68 7

45 46 KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA) 2226 157 715 36 3.288 0.311 89 8

46 47 ERIC PASLAY/High Class (EMI Nashville) 2199 201 714 82 2.97 0.193 92 3

47 48 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 2019 39 632 14 3.415 0.206 70 1

49 49 MO PITNEY/Boy & A Girl Thing (Curb) 1799 -66 618 11 2.157 -0.28 75 0

Re-Enter 50 CHRIS JANSON/Power Of Positive Drinkin' (Warner Bros./WAR) 1786 118 615 37 2.51 0.26 92 6 ©2015 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] December 14, 2015 Chart Page 4

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers COLE SWINDELL/You Should Be Here (Warner Bros./WMN) 33 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Heartbeat (19/Arista) 1189 ✔ OLD DOMINION/Snapback (RCA) 32 LUKE BRYAN f/KAREN FAIRCHILD/Home Alone (Capitol) 968 ✔ CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Heartbeat (19/Arista) 30 THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 938 ✔ FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Confession (Republic Nashville) 25 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 786 ✔ DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot) 16 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Confession (Republic Nashville) 752 ✔ CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) 14 /Nobody To Blame (Mercury) BRETT ELDREDGE/Drunk On Your Love (Atlantic/WMN) 13 CHRIS STAPLETON 734 GEORGE STRAIT/Cold Beer Conversation (MCA) 13 BRETT ELDREDGE/Drunk On Your Love (Atlantic/WMN) 654 MADDIE & TAE/Shut Up And Fish (Dot) 12 OLD DOMINION/Snapback (RCA) 573 FRANKIE BALLARD/It All Started With A Beer (Warner Bros./WAR) 9 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 506 TOBY KEITH/Beautiful Stranger (Show Dog) 9 ZAC BROWN BAND/Beautiful... (Varvatos/BMLG/Dot) 487 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers LUKE BRYAN f/KAREN FAIRCHILD/Home Alone... (Capitol) 3301 ✔ CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Heartbeat (19/Arista) 234 THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 3229 ✔ LUKE BRYAN f/KAREN FAIRCHILD/Home Alone... (Capitol) 208 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 2948 ✔ THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 176 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Heartbeat (19/Arista) 2878 ✔ BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 147 CAM/Burning House (Arista) 1930 ✔ FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Confession (Republic Nashville) 145 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 1643 CHRIS STAPLETON/Nobody To Blame (Mercury) 133 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Confession (Republic Nashville) 1629 OLD DOMINION/Snapback (RCA) 121 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 1462 BRETT ELDREDGE/Drunk On Your Love (Atlantic/WMN) 118 KEITH URBAN/Break On Me (Capitol) 1450 ERIC CHURCH/Mr. Misunderstood (EMI Nashville) 113 SAM HUNT/Break Up In A Small Town (MCA) 1324 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 112

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 1043 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) 13513 LUKE BRYAN f/KAREN FAIRCHILD/Home Alone... (Capitol) 984 OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 11837 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 954 COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 10347 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Heartbeat (19/Arista) 938 KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A Rainy... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 9654 CAM/Burning House (Arista) 544 BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 8862 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 544 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 7610 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Confession (Republic Nashville) 540 KEITH URBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) 7371 CHRIS STAPLETON/Nobody To Blame (Mercury) 463 LUKE BRYAN/Strip It Down (Capitol) 7352 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 440 CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 6064 BRETT ELDREDGE/Drunk On Your Love (Atlantic/WMN) 418 SAM HUNT/House Party (MCA) 5788

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY A D D D AT E S DYLAN SCOTT/Crazy Over Me (Curb) Moves 44-45* 2,227 points, 629 spins January 4 7 adds: KKWF, KWJJ, WCKT, WCTQ, WPGB, WPOR, WYCT drew baldridge/Dance With Ya (Cold River)

KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA) Moves 45-46* January 11 2226 points, 715 spins Jennifer Nettles/Unlove You (Big Machine) 8 adds: KFRG, KXKT, WAVW, WCOS, WEZL, WNCB, WSSL, cole swindell/You Should Be Here (Warner Bros./WMN) WZZK ERIC PASLAY/High Class (EMI Nashville) January 19 Moves 46-47* 2,199 points, 714 spins Trace adkins/Jesus And Jones (Wheelhouse) 3 adds: KFDI, KNCI, WLHK

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) Send yours to [email protected] Moves 47-48* 2,019 points, 632 spins 1 add: KWJJ

MO PITNEY/Boy & A Girl Thing (Curb) CHECK OUT 12/14 Remains at 49* 1,799 points, 618 spins; No adds Jan. 12 Robby Johnson Don’t Look Back (Contrast) CHRIS JANSON/Power of Positive Drinkin’ (Warner Bros./WAR) Re-enters at 50* Jan. 15 Hank Williams Jr. It’s About Time (Nash Icon) 1,786 points, 615 spins Brothers Osborne Pawn Shop (EMI Nashville) 6 adds: KILT, KMDL, KTST, WAVW, WFUS, WYRK Jan. 22 Steve Dorian Living (Self-Released) SCOTTY MCCREERY/Southern Belle (19/Interscope/Mercury) 1,781 points, 565 spins Jan. 29 Aubrie Sellers New City Blues (Carnival/Thirty 1 add: KFRG Tigers) Diana Corcoran In America (Krian Music JOE NICHOLS/Freaks Like Me (Red Bow) Group) 1,687 points, 597 spins 1 add: KKBQ* Feb. 5 Johnny Cash Koncert V Praze (In Prague-Live) (Columbia/Legacy) HANK WILLIAMS, JR./Are You Ready For The Country? (Nash Icon/ Big Machine) Feb. 12 Vince Gill Down To My Last Bad Habit (MCA) 1,428 points, 379 spins; No adds Wynonna Wynonna & The Big Noise (Curb)

Mar. 4 Loretta Lynn Full Circle (Legacy)

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

5 1 THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) ✔ 11088 938 2300 176 54 0 2 2 CAM/Burning House (Arista) 10909 376 2273 77 54 0 1 3 BLAKE SHELTON/Gonna (Warner Bros./WMN) 10733 -596 2221 -141 54 0 3 4 JASON ALDEAN/Gonna Know We Were Here (Broken Bow) 10524 59 2226 -4 53 0 6 5 TIM MCGRAW/Top Of The World (Big Machine) 10453 313 2189 68 54 0 7 6 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) ✔ 9724 786 2045 147 53 0 8 7 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 8888 199 1849 68 55 1 4 8 DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 7606 -2585 1597 -567 48 0 10 9 BRAD PAISLEY/Country Nation (Arista) 7176 91 1499 23 55 0 9 10 JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra/WAR) 7176 -260 1552 -60 53 0 11 11 KELSEA BALLERINI/Dibs (Black River) 7148 155 1513 29 54 0 13 12 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 7104 506 1507 112 50 0 17 13 LUKE BRYAN f/KAREN FAIRCHILD/Home Alone Tonight (Capitol) ✔ 6840 968 1439 208 55 0 13 14 RANDY HOUSER/We Went (Stoney Creek) 6801 211 1402 24 53 0 14 15 SAM HUNT/Break Up In A Small Town (MCA) 6542 158 1350 29 51 1 15 16 GRANGER SMITH/Backroad Song (Wheelhouse) 6510 403 1349 82 53 0 16 17 KEITH URBAN/Break On Me (Capitol) 6164 272 1307 53 55 0 18 18 ZAC BROWN BAND/Beautiful Drug (Varvatos/BMLG/Dot) 5303 487 1105 107 52 0 19 19 ERIC CHURCH/Mr. Misunderstood (EMI Nashville) 5044 403 1031 113 54 1 20 20 A THOUSAND HORSES/(This Ain't No) Drunk Dial (Republic Nashville) 4718 95 986 22 54 0 21 21 DIERKS BENTLEY/Riser (Capitol) 4514 98 922 -7 48 2 26 22 CHRIS STAPLETON/Nobody To Blame (Mercury) 4182 734 846 133 52 5 23 23 CHASE BRYANT/Little Bit Of You (Red Bow) 4174 330 842 81 52 2 24 24 RASCAL FLATTS/I Like The Sound Of That (Big Machine) 3881 201 806 46 45 3 25 25 LEE BRICE/That Don't Sound Like You (Curb) 3709 72 749 16 47 2 32 26 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Heartbeat (19/Arista) ✔ 3138 1189 649 234 47 14 29 27 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Confession (Republic Nashville) ✔ 3048 752 624 145 47 9 28 28 MICHAEL RAY/Real Men Love Jesus (Atlantic/WEA) 2878 439 619 85 49 2 27 29 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Stone Cold Sober (Valory) 2641 165 526 30 44 2 22 30 BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) 2277 -1787 506 -356 33 0

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 31 31 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 2206 186 452 38 46 2 30 32 GEORGE STRAIT/Cold Beer Conversation (MCA) 2148 -104 428 -16 39 1 35 33 BRETT ELDREDGE/Drunk On Your Love (Atlantic/WMN) 2054 654 420 118 41 8 33 34 DUSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow) 1755 109 378 23 40 1 36 35 MADDIE & TAE/Shut Up And Fish (Dot) 1736 347 391 81 40 3 34 36 EASTON CORBIN/Yup (Mercury) 1690 81 348 11 33 0 37 37 TYLER FARR/Better In Boots (Columbia) 1500 128 295 22 35 1 38 38 DYLAN SCOTT/Crazy Over Me (Curb) 1128 108 199 16 15 1 40 39 MO PITNEY/Boy & A Girl Thing (Curb) 1086 152 198 18 20 0 54 40 OLD DOMINION/Snapback (RCA) 1033 573 185 121 15 8 39 41 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Pain Killer (Capitol) 1013 2 219 2 21 0 42 42 JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory) 863 105 146 16 21 1 41 43 AARON WATSON/Getaway Truck (Big Label/Thirty Tigers) 782 3 167 0 17 1 44 44 DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA) 720 106 150 25 24 1 45 45 FRANKIE BALLARD/It All Started With A Beer (Warner Bros./WAR) 713 104 165 29 23 6 46 46 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 592 4 90 7 8 1 47 47 CHARLES KELLEY f/BENTLEY & PASLAY/The Driver (Capitol) 561 11 126 3 13 0 52 48 LINDSAY ELL/By The Way (Stoney Creek) 541 35 84 2 7 0 49 49 CANAAN SMITH/Hole In A Bottle (Mercury) 534 10 112 2 12 1 48 50 TOBY KEITH/Beautiful Stranger (Show Dog) 518 -14 131 -5 10 1 Debut 51 CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) 496 310 76 52 10 3 58 52 HANK WILLIAMS, JR./Are You Ready For The Country? (Nash Icon/Big Machine) 474 140 101 28 5 0 50 53 JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Amnesia (PDT) 455 -65 79 -5 6 0 51 54 JOE NICHOLS/Freaks Like Me (Red Bow) 448 -66 98 -13 13 1 56 55 ERIC PASLAY/High Class (EMI Nashville) 417 24 91 3 18 0 55 56 MAREN MORRIS/My Church (Columbia) 400 0 40 0 1 0 57 57 CHRIS JANSON/Power Of Positive Drinkin' (Warner Bros./WAR) 370 -2 80 -1 11 0 59 58 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Russelled) 350 20 35 2 1 0 43 59 BRIAN COLLINS/Shine A Little Love (Blue Light) 305 -309 62 -58 7 0 Re-Enter 60 CASSADEE POPE/I Am Invincible (Republic Nashville) 294 37 58 7 12 0 ©2015 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]