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It’s , Country Radio Seminar: An Older Folks >page 4 Medium Looks For Youthful Passion

Positive Thoughts From CRS has yet to earn a hit record, but she still reaches the masses, remaining the most-listened-to media, >page 10 commandeered a standing ovation from broadcasters with a but the actual time spent listening is dwindling, and 18- to new that was widely regarded as the stand-out musical 34-year-old country fans now devote more time to streaming moment of Country Radio Seminar. in an average week than they do to traditional broadcast radio. Was it a breakthrough moment? That can only be assessed by Additionally, programmers’ beliefs about the audience have not A Drink And A Nod programmers’ responses in the weeks and months ahead, but it kept up with changes in the playing field, or even their customers’ To Warner subtly pointed to radio’s current challenge: Do broadcasters play definition of radio. >page 11 it safe in a crowded media field? Or do they take a chance on a Younger listeners no longer view radio as a place that transmits talented artist who took her own risk on a song music from a tower, researcher Mark Ramsey that has the potential to change a listener’s life? said while unveiling a study of how consumers’ Guyton belted a gut-wrenching ballad, perceptions of broadcasting differ with PDs’ Big Machine’s New “What Are You Gonna Tell Her,” during the expectations. Most of them consider the Hospital Wing Nashville (UMGN) medium to be music on their phone, tablet, >page 11 showcase on Feb. 20 at Nashville’s Ryman desktop or in-car radio — whether transmitted

Auditorium. The song explores culture’s by satellite or AM/FM waves. Radio, said hypocritical treatment of women: Daddies’ Ramsey, is “whatever platform gives me the Makin’ Tracks: girls are told they can do anything, but when music I want when I want it.” Finds Purpose they step into world, they discover they GUYTON With so many options available, PDs who In ‘Leaving’ must fend off unwanted advances and are likely worry only about losing their audience to a rival >page 16 to get passed over in the workforce, only to hear broadcast signal are thinking way too small. that “it’s been that way all along.” Guyton’s tone and range were “Competition,” said Ramsey, “is anything that competes for awesome, the song was powerful, and her courageous portrait my attention.” of systemic injustice got the audience on its feet in the room. As a result, stations were encouraged to spread out in the Country Coda: Still, the post-show response was mixed. Some executives marketplace, with heavy presence in social media, podcasts and Cochran, Wariner viewed it as an important message, but privately insisted it both audio and video online. With the nation’s largest chain, No. 1 would never air on their station. Beasley country brand manager/ iHeartMedia, pursuing a business model that relies increasingly >page 19 WKLB Boston PD David Corey told a panel, “I would play on nationally broadcast shows and digital content, that changes that tomorrow.” the game for other stations in local markets. Competing outlets Commercial radio marks its 100th anniversary in November, may be able to use their local niche as a competitive weapon,

and CRS panelists acknowledged it as a platform in a quandary. It though being a part of the community is less important to listeners HOGE PEYTON BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 24, 2020 | PAGE 2 OF 19 than the music itself, according to Ramsey’s study. And those local talents will need to rise to the national quality level if they are to succeed. “DJ-hosted shows are a competitive advantage when they’re great,” said Ramsey. “They’re an obstacle when they’re not.” But finding great talent is increasingly difficult because the employee pool is influenced as much by the new media as the audience. “Students want to brand on social media,” noted University of Florida director of radio programming Rob Harder. “They don’t care so much about being on the air.” Complicating the issue, the music can’t be the only attraction. and Pandora are music-intensive, and they have built-in advantages, including Skip buttons and the subscriber option to avoid commercials. “If you are just a jukebox,” noted Townsquare senior vp programming Kurt (center) dropped by the syndicated Big D & Bubba show to Johnson in a later panel, “that isn’t really a differentiation.” promote his new EP Oh, Mother. He’s flanked by Derek “Big D” Haskins Plenty of artists found ways to differentiate themselves. (left) and Sean “Bubba” Powell. Knights, a side project, dressed in retro-redneck fashion for “Pick Her Up” during the UMGN show. New Big Machine artist came off as an energetic, updated American Fool-era John Mellencamp during the Feb. 21 lunch showcase. And ’s Feb. 19 delivery of the seminar-opening national anthem — wrought with flutter, scratch and force — set her apart as a new vocalist. A clinical panel showed how programmers can use such tools as streaming data, Shazam and most-added status to sort through the options and find the most likely hits for their markets. But even that presentation from Stone Door Media Lab partner Jeff Green came with a panel-ending caveat. “Music is supposed to be something that hits you in the feels,” observed MCA Nashville senior vp promotion Katie Dean, “so take this all with a grain of salt.” That passion for music was echoed throughout the seminar — as Indie artist Morgan Myles (center) performed for Billboard staff at the said during a keynote Q&A, “We all are in this room because, at some time, company’s Nashville office, including country correspondent Annie music did something to us.” And that’s where Guyton’s performance raises the Reuter and -based senior vp charts and data development biggest questions. As terrestrial broadcasting moves into its second century, Silvio Pietroluongo. it faces stiff competition from the other platforms that consumers think of as radio, as well as from video games, social media and TV. The on-air talent needs to be as crisp, inventive and engaging as possible to keep listeners. And the music, which researchers insist is still the biggest attraction for consumers, has to inspire them, too. “If you don’t give them the music that they want, they have other places to go,” Shopkeeper Management owner Marion Kraft, who manages and Tenille Townes, noted during a panel on women in country. So how will music directors respond to Guyton’s passionate song? Her performance clearly inspired the gatekeepers at the Ryman. Does broadcast radio want to take a chance that what inspires them might also inspire their audience? Radio’s dilemma is one that has sounded through the hallways at (center) met up with iHeartMedia employees in conjunction CRS since its inception, and it applies not just to programmers, but to every with a February concert at The Cannery in Nashville. With him are facet of the modern music business. WSIX Nashville assistant PD/music director Ryan McKiddy (left) and

“We need more shepherds,” said Kraft. “We need less sheep.” iHeartMedia executive vp country programming Rod Phillips. MEDIA SILVERFISH COURTESY NAIL:

BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 24, 2020 | PAGE 4 OF 19

ON THE CHARTS JIM ASKER [email protected] Sam Hunt Nets Sixth No. 1; ‘10,000 Hours’ Equals 20 Weeks; ’s New Music Is ‘Here’

Sam Hunt scores his sixth leader on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, and claiming the fourth-longest reign since the survey became an all-encompassing first since 2017, as “” (MCA Nashville) ascends 2-1 on the survey dated genre ranking in 1958. It passes the 19-week command of ’s Feb. 29, up 5% to 36.6 million audience impressions “Walk On By” in 1961-62. in the week ending Feb. 23, according to Nielsen The only to lead longer are Music/MRC Data. and Florida Line’s “Meant to Be” , , (50 weeks, 2017-18), Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a and Hunt co-authored the song, which previews Back Road” (34 weeks, 2017) and Florida Georgia Southside (due April 3), Hunt’s first LP since his 2014 Line’s “Cruise” (24 weeks, 2012-13). debut, Montevallo. “Hours” tops Country Streaming Songs for On the airplay-, streaming- and sales-powered a 15th week, with 14.7 million streams, and sold chart, “Kinfolks” holds at 7,000 in the week ending Feb. 20. It led Country its No. 3 high, also having drawn 7.8 million U.S. Airplay for two weeks beginning on the Jan. 25- streams (up 5%) and sold 3,000 downloads (up 1%) dated list. in the week ending Feb. 20. Hunt claims his first Country Airplay No. 1 CHESNEY, THEN AND ‘NOW’ Kenny Chesney since his crossover smash “Body Like a Back makes his 91st Country Airplay visit as “Here and Road,” which reigned for three weeks in May Now” (Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville/WEA) 2017. It ruled Hot Country Songs for 34 frames soars in at No. 25 with 5.1 million in radio reach, starting that February. He initially led the former aided by hourly plays on participating iHeartMedia chart with his debut hit, “” stations during its Feb. 21 release day. (the first of five singles from Montevallo), for a Chesney boasts the second-most Country week in November 2014, followed by “Take Your Airplay entries — after George Strait’s 100 — Time” (one, May 2015) and “House Party” (one, dating to the list’s January 1990 launch. (Garth September). “” reached Brooks now ranks third, with 90.) Chesney’s haul No. 2 in February 2016, and “” includes a record 30 No. 1s among 56 top 10s. ruled for a week in September 2016. “Kinfolks” “Here” follows Chesney’s “Tip of My Tongue,” follows stand-alone single “Downtown’s Dead,” which debuted at No. 20 last July and rose to No. 8 which peaked at No. 15 in June 2018. in December. The new single is the first from an Hunt will launch his Southside Summer expected this spring. HUNT Tour 2020 on May 28 in Charlotte, N.C. The trek is set to include supporting artists Brandi Cyrus, ‘CATCH’-Y TOP 10 Brett Young’s “Catch” (Big , ERNEST and . Machine Label Group) climbs into the Country Airplay top 10 (11-10), increasing by 10% to 21.3 million audience impressions. He adds his sixth top 10, a total 3,360 HOURS AT NO. 1 Dan + Shay and ’s “10,000 Hours” that includes four No. 1s. “Catch” follows “Here Tonight,” which led for two

(Warner Music Nashville/WAR) rules Hot Country Songs for a 20th week, weeks in April 2019. STAGECOACH FOR IMAGES DUDELSON/GETTY SCOTT PROMOTION

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AIRPLAY Country Airplay MONITORED BY

WKS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) PLAYS THIS LAST ON WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE Imprint/Label Artist THIS WEEK +/– THIS WEEK +/– RANK l1 2 20 KINFOLKS MCA Nashville HH No. 1 (1 week) HH Sam Hunt 36.568 +1.627 7787 307 1 2 1 27 THE BONES Columbia Nashville 32.206 -4.279 6472 -1397 4 l3 4 57 Stoney Creek 30.038 +3.180 6750 652 2 l4 3 29 HOMESICK Zone 4/RCA Nashville 28.886 +1.343 6480 361 3 l5 6 38 HOMEMADE Big Loud 25.949 +1.995 5641 441 5 l6 7 24 WE BACK Macon/Broken Bow 23.585 +0.495 5457 157 6 l7 9 18 WHAT SHE WANTS TONIGHT Capitol Nashville 23.549 +1.145 5161 154 8 l8 10 44 SLOW DANCE IN A PARKING LOT MCA Nashville Jordan Davis 21.755 +1.442 5082 172 9 9 8 36 DIVE BAR Pearl  & 21.664 -1.497 5202 -265 7 l10 11 39 CATCH BMLG  Brett Young 21.350 +1.900 4640 266 10 l11 12 35 Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville/WEA 18.712 +0.751 4513 236 12 l12 13 29 I WISH GRANDPAS NEVER DIED BMLG  Riley Green 18.479 +0.755 4645 152 11 l13 14 26 I HOPE Warner Music Nashville/WAR Gabby Barrett 17.435 +1.507 4021 226 13 l14 20 5 River House/Columbia Nashville HH Airpower HH Featuring Eric Church 15.033 +3.028 3024 688 19 l15 17 30 CHASIN’ YOU Big Loud 14.964 +1.288 3536 215 16 l16 15 20 I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW Curb/Big Machine & 14.887 +0.066 3724 35 14 l17 16 9 BEER CAN’T FIX Valory  Featuring 14.564 +1.040 3216 172 18 l18 18 50 Mercury  Travis Denning 13.780 +0.889 3704 215 15 l19 19 25 HOMECOMING QUEEN? Black River Ballerini 12.775 +0.365 3430 70 17 l20 21 8 NOBODY BUT YOU Warner Music Nashville/WMN HH Airpower HH Blake Shelton Duet With 12.404 +1.239 2835 217 20 l21 22 46 IN BETWEEN Triple Tigers Scotty McCreery 8.674 +0.074 2612 37 21 l22 23 25 MONSTERS EMI Nashville Eric Church 7.125 +0.061 2153 -157 22 l23 24 22 BLESSINGS BMLG  6.141 +0.072 1990 40 23 l24 25 36 HER WORLD OR MINE Warner Music Nashville/WEA Michael Ray 5.674 -0.127 1875 22 24 l25 NEW HERE AND NOW Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville/WEA HH Hot Shot Debut/ Most Increased Audience/Most Added HH Kenny Chesney 5.124 +5.124 738 738 37 l26 26 16 DRINKING ALONE Capitol Nashville 5.098 +0.501 1550 127 25 l27 27 21 WHY WE DRINK Valory  4.436 +0.087 1542 152 26 l28 29 34 LONELY IF YOU ARE Dack Janiels/Broken Bow 4.087 +0.330 1370 77 27 l29 28 10 BLUEBIRD Vanner/RCA Nashville Miranda Lambert 4.020 +0.191 1219 180 28 l30 31 22 DROWNING RCA Nashville 3.507 +0.613 999 136 31

COUNTRY AIRPLAY CHART LEGEND

RANKINGS audience does not exceed are not still gaining enough MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE Country Airplay is ranked by the percentage of monitored audience points to bullet or if Most Increased Audience on total audience impressions station downtime for the they rank below No. 10 and Country Airplay lists the songs for the week ending Sunday format. Titles that decline post a third consecutive week with the greatest week-to-week based on monitored airplay in audience but increase in of (non-bulleted) audience increases in total audience. of 148 stations by Nielsen detections will also receive decline, regardless of total Music. Audience totals on a bullet if the total audience chart weeks. AIRPOWER the chart are derived, in part, erosion for the week does not Awarded on Country Airplay to using certain Nielsen Audio- exceed 3%. HOT SHOT DEBUT titles ranking inside top 20 in copyrighted Persons 12+ Awarded to the highest-ranking plays and audience rankings for audience estimates (under TIES new entry on Country Airplay. the first time, with increases in license © 2020, Nielsen Audio). On Country Airplay, if two both plays and audience. The list of all Country Airplay songs are tied in total MOST ADDED chart reporters can be viewed audience, the song with the The total number of new adds BREAKER on Nielsen Music’s platforms. larger increase in audience is officially reported to Billboard Awarded on Country Airplay placed first. by each reporting station, or to titles achieving airplay (at BULLETS by an automatic-add threshold least one detection) at 60% of l Awarded on Country Airplay RECURRENTS (seven plays for the first time reporting stations for the first to titles gaining audience On Country Airplay, descending in a chart tracking week, time. or remaining flat from the titles below No. 10 in either according to Nielsen Music) previous week. A song audience or detections are for stations that do not report © 2020 Prometheus Global Media, will also receive a bullet moved to recurrent after 20 adds. LLC if its percentage loss in weeks, provided that they BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 24, 2020 | PAGE 7 OF 19

AIRPLAY Country Airplay MONITORED BY

WKS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) PLAYS THIS LAST ON WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE Imprint/Label Artist THIS WEEK +/– THIS WEEK +/– RANK l31 30 29 DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART Mercury  Maddie & Tae 3.385 +0.265 116 7 92 29 l32 33 15 Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville/WAR Ashley McBryde 2.772 +0.084 769 52 36 l33 32 29 DETAILS Mercury  2.707 +0.010 892 1 34 l34 34 25 FRONT SEAT Legend Entertainment Rayne Johnson 2.488 +0.134 735 33 38 l35 37 13 DONE Warner Music Nashville/WAR 2.434 +0.411 955 83 32 l36 35 24 SHE’S MINE MCA Nashville Kip Moore 2.362 +0.116 1018 17 30 l37 36 20 NOW YOU KNOW 32 Bridge/EMI Nashville Jon Langston 2.218 +0.133 949 12 33 l38 39 5 CHEATIN’ SONGS Big Machine Midland 2.179 +0.193 556 79 45 l39 40 21 BREAK IT IN Valory  1.879 +0.147 652 38 42 l40 41 21 I DO FOR YOU Riser House Dillon Carmichael 1.777 +0.050 686 -30 40 41 38 14 SOME GIRLS Combustion/River House/Columbia Nashville Jameson Rodgers 1.758 -0.121 806 -15 35 l42 43 19 GETTING GOOD 19/Mercury  1.555 +0.132 691 42 39 l43 42 11 EVERYWHERE BUT ON RECORDS/Arista Nashville HH Breaker HH 1.530 -0.014 682 34 41 l44 44 10 FIRE’T UP Valory  1.455 +0.071 527 31 46 l45 48 13 BIG, BIG PLANS Big Loud Chris Lane 1.337 +0.193 503 25 47 46 45 5 PICK HER UP Capitol Nashville Hot Country Knights Featuring 1.305 -0.065 439 9 51 l47 47 3 ONE BEER Tree Vibez/ HARDY Featuring Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson 1.234 +0.179 401 80 52 l48 52 11 WHAT I SEE Arista Nashville LANCO 1.202 +0.177 589 117 44 49 46 14 HEAD OVER HEELS Wheelhouse  Runaway June 1.187 -0.156 608 0 43 l50 50 7 PRETTY HEART MCA Nashville Parker McCollum 1.133 +0.028 137 0 - 51 49 11 OVER DRINKING Capitol Nashville 1.088 -0.005 488 -8 49 l52 53 6 DIAMONDS Warner Music Nashville/WEA Morgan Evans 0.974 +0.017 357 37 54 53 51 11 THAT’S WHY I LOVE DIRT ROADS Wheelhouse  Granger Smith 0.905 -0.138 378 -9 53 54 54 10 I DON’T LOVE YOU Stoney Creek 0.886 -0.041 478 1 50 l55 56 2 FOR MY MONEY EMI Nashville Brandon Lay 0.823 +0.153 286 62 57 l56 55 3 SOMEBODY LIKE THAT 19th & Grand/Reviver Tenille Arts 0.808 +0.092 497 60 48 l57 NEW WHAT I’M LEAVING FOR BMLG  Lady Antebellum 0.656 +0.423 194 129 - l58 57 2 MOMMA’S HOUSE Broken Bow 0.613 +0.033 298 14 56 l59 59 2 WHATCHA DRINKIN ‘BOUT Rebel Engine Stephanie Quayle 0.584 +0.125 207 9 59 l60 58 2 ANYTHING SHE SAYS Riser House/Columbia Nashville Mitchell Tenpenny Featuring Seaforth 0.576 -0.002 310 6 55

GOING FOR ADDS

3/2 OLD DOMINION Some People Do RCA Nashville Triple Tigers THE DESERT CITY RAMBLERS Hillbilly Rollin Stone 59 Crane Creek 3/9 Quayle makes her second Country Airplay JOHNNY MCGUIRE appearance, following “Selfish,” which I Can’t Even STEPHANIE reached No. 57 in May 2018. The new single, Wheelhouse QUAYLE Whatcha which she co-wrote, ranks at No. 59, up 27% Drinkin ’Bout to 584,000 audience impressions. MCGUIRE TERRY WYATT/GETTY IMAGES WYATT/GETTY TERRY PROMOTION

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AIRPLAY Country Airplay MONITORED BY

MOST ADDED® NEW AND ACTIVE TITLE Imprint/Label Artist ADDS TOTAL TOTAL HERE AND NOW Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville/WEA Kenny Chesney 48 TITLE Imprint/Label Artist AUDIENCE STATIONS ADDS DOES TO ME River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs Feat. Eric Church 17 SOME PEOPLE DO RCA Nashville Old Dominion 0.554 6 0 BLUEBIRD Vanner/RCA Nashville Miranda Lambert 16 FOR MY DAUGHTER RCA Nashville Kane Brown 0.467 2 1 DRINKING ALONE Capitol Nashville Carrie Underwood 13 MCA Nashville Sam Hunt 0.452 6 6 WHAT I SEE Arista Nashville LANCO 13 ONE BEER Big Loud HARDY Feat. Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson 10 NOBODY Curb Dylan Scott 0.425 11 3 WHY WE DRINK Valory Justin Moore 9 FAMOUS Arista Nashville Adam Doleac 0.404 15 3 DONE Warner Music Nashville/WAR Chris Janson 7 LEAVING LOVE BEHIND ZB Collective/BMG/Wheelhouse  0.398 31 3 WHAT I’M LEAVING FOR BMLG Lady Antebellum 7 HARD TO FORGET MCA Nashville Sam Hunt 6 RECURRENTS MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE THIS TOTAL AUD. WEEK TITLE Imprint/Label Artist (IN MILLIONS) GAIN 1 EVEN THOUGH I’M LEAVING River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 24.026 TITLE Imprint/Label Artist (IN MIILIONS) 2 10,000 HOURS Warner Music Nashville/WAR Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber 22.473 HERE AND NOW Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville/WEA Kenny Chesney +5.124 MAKE ME WANT TO Stoney Creek Jimmie Allen +3.180 3 ONE MAN BAND RCA Nashville Old Dominion 21.897 DOES TO ME River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs Featuring Eric Church +3.028 4 Capitol Nashville Jon Pardi 21.545 HOMEMADE Big Loud Jake Owen +1.995 5 RIDIN’ ROADS Broken Bow Dustin Lynch 19.054 CATCH BMLG Brett Young +1.900 6 WHAT IF I NEVER GET OVER YOU BMLG Lady Antebellum 16.490 KINFOLKS MCA Nashville Sam Hunt +1.627 7 Big Loud Morgan Wallen 16.120 I HOPE Warner Music Nashville/WAR Gabby Barrett +1.507 8 PRAYED FOR YOU Wide Open/RECORDS/Good Company/Arista Nashville Matt Stell 15.882 SLOW DANCE IN A PARKING LOT MCA Nashville Jordan Davis +1.442 9 GOOD VIBES Warner Music Nashville/WAR Chris Janson 12.069 HOMESICK Zone 4/RCA Nashville Kane Brown +1.343 CHASIN’ YOU Big Loud Morgan Wallen +1.288 10 REMEMBER YOU YOUNG Valory Thomas Rhett 11.353 MOST INCREASED PLAYS BILLBOARD COUNTRY BOXSCORE TITLE Imprint/Label Artist GAIN Gross Artist Attendance Ticket Price(s) Venue/Date(s) Capacity Promoter(s) HERE AND NOW Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville/WEA Kenny Chesney +738 $5,463,566 GEORGE STRAIT 35,778 MESSINA TOURING DOES TO ME River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs Featuring Eric Church +688 $247, $73 Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo./Jan. 25-26 35,778 GROUP/AEG PRESENTS MAKE ME WANT TO Stoney Creek Jimmie Allen +652 $648,389 ZAC BROWN BAND 10,586 HOMEMADE Big Loud Jake Owen +441 $199, $59 BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla./Feb. 1 10,586 ENTERCOM HOMESICK Zone 4/RCA Nashville Kane Brown +361 $607,431 9,027 OUTBACK $125.99, $21.20 Heritage Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio/Jan. 10 11,593 CONCERTS KINFOLKS MCA Nashville Sam Hunt +307 CATCH BMLG Brett Young +266 $552,597 LITTLE BIG TOWN 6,867 MESSINA TOURING $119, $20 Boch Center - Shubert Theatre, Boston, Mass./Feb. 7-8 6,867 GROUP/AEG PRESENTS MORE HEARTS THAN MINE Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville/WEA Ingrid Andress +236 $345,887 OLD DOMINION 5,159 MESSINA TOURING I HOPE Warner Music Nashville/WAR Gabby Barrett +226 $150, $35 Toyota Center, Kennewick, Wash./Feb. 6 5,159 GROUP/AEG PRESENTS NOBODY BUT YOU Warner Music Nashville/WMN Blake Shelton Duet With Gwen Stefani +217 Reported worldwide boxscore figures for Country artists. Boxscore figures should be submitted to Bob Allen by phone (615-891-1976), fax (615-891-2054) or email ([email protected]). REGIONAL RADIO REPORT WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 23, 2020

THIS LAST WKS ON TW SPINS THIS LAST WKS ON TW SPINS WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE (Label) ARTIST SPINS +/– WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE (Label) ARTIST SPINS +/– l1 2 27 GOOD TIMES (Independent)  HH 1 Week at 1 HH Jesse Raub Jr. 1896 101 11 3 20 PRETTY HEART (Independent)  Parker McCollum 1337 -394 2 1 21 FACTS AND LIES (Independent)  Jon Stork 1776 -360 l12 12 16 COME BACK DOWN (Independent)  Flatland Cavalry 1333 31 l3 8 15 WHISKEY’S WORKIN’ WELL (Independent)  Jamie Richards 1656 95 13 11 20 BARROOM BUDDIES (Independent)  Dos Borrachos 1327 -18 l4 7 19 I CAN GIVE YOU ONE (Independent)  David Adam Byrnes 1643 65 l14 15 19 DEAR COUNTRY MUSIC, (Independent)  Mike Ryan 1284 62 l5 9 15 ONE NIGHT IN TULSA (Independent)  Kylie Frey 1637 100 15 14 19 I FOUND YOU (Independent)  Robert Ray 119 5 -28 6 4 17 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (One Chord Song)  Stoney LaRue 1621 -7 l16 20 18 DANCING IN THE RAIN (Independent)  Darrin Morris Band 1098 84 7 5 24 EVERY DAY KIND OF LOVE (Independent)  Kyle Park 1619 -2 l17 18 20 REAL SMALL TOWN (Independent)  Adam Hood 1071 12 8 6 20 STRAIT TO JONES (Independent)  Clay Hollis 1557 -63 l18 19 21 ROAD TO YOU (Independent)  Micky & The Motorcars 1047 11 l9 10 16 SHE LOVES HORSES (Independent)  William Clark Green 1541 101 19 16 17 SAME KIND OF CRAZY AS ME (Rounder Rec)  Cody Jinks 1002 -151 l10 13 9 ONE MORE SHOT OF WHISKEY (Independent)  Josh Ward 1345 106 l20 27 5 RIVER ROAD DREAM (Independent)  Curtis Grimes 993 171

Texas Regional Radio Report Top 100 is compiled from weekly online playlist reports from 86 radio stations located in Texas and surrounding states, including reports from specialty shows, internet and satellite radio outlets. Songs are ranked by total plays. For tracking, complete chart methodology and more information, visit www.texasregionalradio.com, or contact Dave Smith at 972-252-8777. Copyright 2020, Texas Regional Radio Report BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 24, 2020 | PAGE 10 OF 19

NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND

Valory artist roster … Six new Country Radio Hall of Fame members were announced during the opening ceremonies of the Country Radio Seminar. Officially joining in the off-air category on June 24 are former Radio & Records vp/country editor Jim Duncan, KSCS Dallas/ WKHX Atlanta GM Victor Sansone and Beasley Media CEO George Beasley. On- air additions are WAXX

MITCHELL STRAUB MITCHELL Eau Claire, Wis., PD/music played music from its new album Country Fuzz director Tim Wilson; WYCD during a Billboard Live event at New York’s Bowery Ballroom on Feb. 12. Detroit personality Chuck From left: TC3’s , Pandora vp industry relations and Edwards; and KSCS Dallas artist marketing Jeff Zuchowski, TC3’s Kelby Ray and Neil Mason, and host Mark ”Hawkeye” Tim McGraw (left) re-signed with the Big Big Machine Label Group streaming manager Bekah Digby. Louis … The Academy of Machine Label Group. BMLG president/ Country Music revealed CEO announced the new COUNTRY RADIO, LABELS GET ALONG its radio award winners contract during a Feb. 21 luncheon at The annual Country Radio Seminar is historically an event in which record prior to CRS, with WUBE Country Radio Seminar. labels and radio stations try to entice cooperation from one another, under Cincinnati claiming large- the belief that a rising tide lifts all boats. market station of the year while four of its on-air talents — ”Big Dave” Such was the case during this year’s seminar, Feb. 19-21 at the Omni Chandler, Chelsie Shinkle, Jason Statt and Ashley Dawn — snagged Nashville Hotel, as the business generally embraced positivity in a difficult large-market on-air personality. Other on-air victors included The Bobby cultural era. Nearly every panel or event had some element of an artist or music Bones Show’s , Amy Brown, Dan ”Lunchbox” Chappell, executive thanking programmers for helping establish careers. Sometimes it Eddie Garcia, Morgan Huelsman and Ray Slater (national); WYCD hosts came across as pandering, while in other cases — such as Cody Johnson, who Rob Stone and Holly Hutton (major market); WYRK Buffalo, N.Y., hosts addressed the subject during a Warner Music Nashville lunchtime showcase on Clay Moden and Val Townsend (medium market); and WFLS Fredericksburg, Feb. 19 — the artist gave enough detail to establish that he truly understands Va., hosts Steve Waters and Jessica Cash (small market). Radio station the significance of the relationship. winners included KILT-FM Houston (major market); WUSY-FM Chattanooga, “I would like to be played on radio where all of my heroes were played,” Tenn. (medium market); and WYCT-FM Pensacola, Fla. (small market) … J.R. said Johnson. Jaus joins Melanie Mineau in the WQYK Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla., The music and radio industries are, of course, businesses. Money definitely morning show on March 2. Jaus spent the previous three years on-air at KCYY matters. But there was evidence throughout the seminar that artists and … Lisa Ballance was promoted to iHeartMedia/St. Louis vp sales executives think beyond the almighty dollar. For two business sectors that from sales manager, InsideRadio.com reported. The cluster includes country relish their community involvement, that is perhaps not a surprise. But in an KSD … Patton Advertising has agreed to buy WPFX Toledo, Ohio, from Toledo era when more is asked of fewer employees, it’s important for everyone in the Radio for $995,000, according equation to believe their cause is more than mercenary. to InsideRadio.com … Former A few of the insightful reminders and inspirational quotes from the WGAR Cleveland GM John convention include: Blassingame died Feb. 16 from • Kenny Chesney: “Music is the most healing thing we have in our lives.” early-onset Alzheimer’s, The • Miranda Lambert, on her MuttNation Foundation: “We started a Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. foundation, me and my mom, and over the years, we’ve raised over $4 million In lieu of flowers, the family and saved thousands of dogs’ lives and done shelter renovations… It’s a feel- asked that donations be made in good thing. No one can be pissed about saving a dog.” his name to the Benjamin Rose • Ginny Morris, Hubbard Broadcasting chairperson/CEO, on hiring Institute on Aging. employees: “Look for people with the courage to try and the wisdom to fail fast.” • Kurt Johnson, Townsquare senior vp programming: “Don’t hire talented ’ROUND THE ROW people. Hire good people who are talented.” Warner Chappell Nashville • Bill Hendrichs, executive vp: “Be honest, even if it hurts promoted Will Overton to director you. Trust and integrity are priceless.” of A&R from manager … Warner • Scott Borchetta, Big Machine Label Group president/CEO: “It’s an Chappell Nashville agreed to election year. Do the right thing.” a global publishing deal with • Carrie Underwood: “Be nice to people, and it can go a pretty long way.” singer- Tyler Booth, who is already signed to Sony RADIO & RECORDS® Music Nashville and Villa 40 for Big Loud Records hired marketing manager Kelcie Roberts, following a stint Former WSM-AM Nashville a recording deal … Anthem Music as 287 Entertainment digital marketing director. Reach her here … Reba personality Devon O’Day (left) Publishing purchased the catalog McEntire signed with Universal Music Group Nashville, which owns the was presented the of songwriter Steven Battey and bulk of her masters. She recorded for Mercury Nashville, now a UMGN Standing Ovation Award from the signed him to the songwriting imprint, from 1975-1983 and with UMGN’s MCA Nashville from 1983- Donelson-Hermitage Chamber of roster. Battey co-wrote Luke 2008 … Tim McGraw re-signed with Big Machine Label Group, his recording Commerce Women in Business by Combs’ “One Number Away”

home from 2012-2017 … Singer-songwriter Abbey Cone was added to the Seely. and Flo Rida’s “Sugar.” PHOTOGRAPHY MOSER BY MOMENTS AWARD: SEELY IMAGES. GETTY WYATT TERRY MCGRAW: BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 24, 2020 | PAGE 11 OF 19

NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND

MUSIC NOTES ON THIS DATE IN COUNTRY MUSIC

Wanting a record contract at Warner Feb. 25 Music Nashville? A bottle of the right • 2017 — Sam Hunt parks “” at No. 1 on the stuff might go a long way — or, at least, Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, where it remains for 34 weeks. that’s how it seemed when the label hosted • 2015 — performs “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” a showcase during the opening day of the for the first time publicly at the in Nashville during Country Radio Seminar. Cody Johnson, a Universal Music Group showcase on the opening day of the Country who had resisted signing with a label for Radio Seminar. years, “sat down and made a deal over margaritas” with WMN president/CEO Feb. 26 JOHNSON John Esposito, Johnson told the crowd. COURTESYARISTOMEDIA • 2018 — Columbia releases the Kenny Chesney’s contract decision Mitchell Tenpenny single “Drunk involved alcohol, too, though the way he told it, Esposito was not imbibing Me” to radio. when the deal went down. Chesney was in Key West, Fla., mixing “Get Along” • 1970 — records “A at the time, and he went to dinner with managers Dale Morris and Clint Good Year for the Roses” in a late- Higham, plus Matthew McConaughey and his wife, and they indulged in morning session at Nashville’s what Chesney called “Grandma’s cough medicine.” He called Esposito around Columbia Studio B. TENPENNY midnight, knowing that the executive would appreciate the song’s musicality, WRIGHT JIM and committed to the signing. “I don’t want everybody to think that I got Feb. 27 drunk and I signed with Warners,” said Chesney. “That’s not the way it is.” • 1990 — Arista releases Alan Jackson’s debut album, Here in the Apparently did not hurt the process, though. Real World. • 1980 — wins best country vocal performance, male, Big Machine Label Group held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 24 at for “The Gambler” during the 22nd annual Grammy Awards in Nashville’s Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt to open the . “You Decorated My Life” wins best country song for Big Machine Neighborhood, a neonatal intensive care wing. BMLG president/ songwriters Bob Morrison and Debbie Hupp. CEO Scott Borchetta and senior vp creative Sandi Spika Borchetta were joined by Thomas Rhett, Carly Pearce, and , Feb. 28 who are the namesake for a pediatric surgery center at the same hospital. • 2000 — Garth Brooks plays left field in Port St. Lucie, Fla., as the The Neighborhood is part of a $150 million Vanderbilt expansion project. New York Mets hold their first intrasquad game of spring training. Brooks is hitless in four at-bats, with a walk and two strikeouts. He As celebrates its 50th anniversary, one of ’s best- also lines into a double play. known graduates, Dobro player-steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar, dropped her second album on Feb. 21. Waltz for Abilene features a bundle of guest artists, Feb. 29 including Asleep founder . Ray Scott also released a new EP, • 1992 — Travis Tritt joins the , while Nowhere Near Done, on Feb. 21. Additionally, look for a concert album by The debuts on the show, “She’s in Love With the Boy.” Last Bandoleros, Live From Texas, on April 17. March 1 returns to TV with a new 10-episode series, Craig’s World, • 2005 — Contestant Carrie Underwood performs “” launching March 5 on the Circle Network. He previously hosted Craig Morgan during the Fox telecast of . All Access Outdoors for eight seasons on the Outdoor Channel and did a 2018 docu-series, Morgan Family Strong, for UP TV following the death of his son in March 2 a freak drowning accident. • 2019 — Thomas Rhett performs “Look What God Gave Her” as the musical guest on NBC’s . • 2010 — Lady Antebellum tops the slate of finalists with seven Top Headlines from .com nominations for the 45th annual Awards Click on headlines below for more details with “Need You Now” up for single record, song and video of the year.

Runaway June, Ingrid Andress & More Shine At Source: RolandNote.com, the Ultimate Country Music Database CRS 2020 New Faces Showcase

Programmers Suggest Ways To Get More Women Into Radio During Country Radio Seminar Panel

Garth Brooks On Last-Minute Adds To ‘Fun’ Album & Having ‘Some Ground To Cover’ On Massive New Tour Stage

‘The New Normal’: Why Indie Artists Are Releasing Music At A Much Faster Rate In 2020 Jeffrey Steele and The Sons of the Palomino raised money for nonprofit Crossroads Campus with a concert at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley, presented by dog food manufacturer Mod Squad Mutt. From left: Abbey Road Institute To Open First School Crossroads board member David Conrad, executive director Lisa In The U.S. Stetar, Mod Squad owner Alan Barton, Crossroads board member

Charles Strobel and Steele. PHOTOGRAPHY MEDLEY DAN BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 10, 2019 | PAGE 12 OF 19 PICTURE THIS: COUNTRY RADIO SEMINAR From an opening-day Audium showcase with and Jamie O’Neal to the closing-night New Faces show with Runaway June and Morgan Evans, downtown Music City was hopping with the 51st annual Country Radio Seminar Feb. 19-21 at the Omni Nashville Hotel. Music, a parade of panels, networking and a few signing announcements kept participants on the go for most of the 72-hour window. Here are a few images from CRS 2020.

Miranda Lambert (left) discussed her history and current path with CMT Radio featured current and former CMT Next Women Artist Management Group manager Garth Brooks greeted KCCS Productions of Country participants during a Feb. 20 after-hours event. of corporate communications Cindy owner Nan Kingsley when he played Bob From left: Caylee Hammack, CMT co-host Savannah Chrisley, Watts during an opening-day keynote Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley on Feb. 20. Tenille Townes, CMT co-host Cody Alan and RaeLynn. conversation.`

Eric Church (right) greeted Country Radio (center) headlined the Amazon Music Broadcasters executive director R.J. Curtis Country Heat showcase on Feb. 19. She posed with before tackling a keynote conversation on Amazon Music senior music curator Emily Cohen (left) sang for attendees at Feb. 20. and Amazon senior label relations manager Kelly Rich. the New Faces cocktail reception.

Ashley McBryde previewed songs from her album for visitors at the Warner Music Nashville suite on Feb. 20. From left: Beasley country brand manager/WKLB Boston Kenny Chesney received Country Radio PD David Corey, McBryde, WMN chairman/CEO John Scotty McCreery and Lindsay Ell Broadcasters’ humanitarian of the year Esposito and WMN senior vp radio and streaming Kristen paddled competitors during the Ping

BROOKS, LAMBERT, CHURCH, HARRISON, MCCREERY, ELL: COURTESY ARISTO MEDIA. HAMMACK: COURTESY CMT. BALLERINI: BALLERINI: CMT. COURTESY HAMMACK: MEDIA. ARISTO COURTESY ELL: MCCREERY, HARRISON, CHURCH, LAMBERT, BROOKS, NASHVILLE MUSIC WARNER COURTESY MCBRYDE: SCHOEN. KAYLA CHESNEY: IMAGES. GETTY SHEARER JOHN award during the opening-day luncheon. Williams. Pong Showdown on Feb. 20. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 24, 2020 | PAGE 13 OF 19

SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA Hot Country Songs COMPILED BY

TWO COUNTRY THIS LAST WEEKS WKS ON TITLE Artist AIRPLAY PEAK WEEK WEEK AGO CHART PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL RANK POSITION HH HH 1 1 1 21 10,000 HOURS No. 1 (20 weeks) Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber RC 1 D.SMYERS (D.SMYERS,S.MOONEY,J.J.DILLON,J.REYNOLDS,J.D.BIEBER,J.BOYD) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR 2 2 2 51 THE BONES Maren Morris 2 2 G.KURSTIN (M.MORRIS,J.ROBBINS,L.J.VELTZ) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 3 3 3 20 KINFOLKS Sam Hunt 1 3 l Z.CROWELL (S.L.HUNT,Z.CROWELL,J.FLOWERS,J.OSBORNE) MCA NASHVILLE 4 4 4 47 ONE MAN BAND Old Dominion RC 2 S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,T. ROSEN,B.F.TURSI,J.OSBORNE) RCA NASHVILLE 5 5 7 48 HOMESICK Kane Brown 4 5 l D.HUFF (K.BROWN,B.BERRYHILL,M.J.MCGINN,T.PHILLIPS) ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE 6 7 8 43 I HOPE Gabby Barrett 13 6 l R.COPPERMAN (Z.KALE,J.M.NITE,G.BARRETT) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR 7 6 5 37 EVEN THOUGH I’M LEAVING Luke Combs RC 2 S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,W.B.DURRETTE,R.M.L.FULCHER) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 8 9 12 38 MAKE ME WANT TO Jimmie Allen 3 8 l A.BOWERS,E.TORRES (J.ALLEN,P.SIKES,J.DENMARK) STONEY CREEK 9 8 6 37 HEARTACHE MEDICATION Jon Pardi RC 5 J.PARDI,B.BUTLER,R.GORE (J.PARDI,BARY DEAN,N.HEMBY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 10 10 10 10 NOBODY BUT YOU Blake Shelton Duet With Gwen Stefani 20 6 S.HENDRICKS (T.L.JAMES,R.COPPERMAN,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WMN 11 11 11 18 WHAT SHE WANTS TONIGHT Luke Bryan 7 11 l J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (L.BRYAN,R.COPPERMAN,H.LINDSEY,J.M.NITE) CAPITOL NASHVILLE HH HH 12 18 17 19 I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW Digital & Streaming Gainer Carly Pearce & Lee Brice 16 12 l (C.PEARCE,L.COMBS,R.MONTANA,J.SINGLETON) CURB/BIG MACHINE 13 12 13 29 I WISH GRANDPAS NEVER DIED Riley Green 12 12 l D.HUFF (R.GREEN,L.BONDS,B.GREEN) BMLG 14 14 15 24 WE BACK Jason Aldean 6 11 l M.KNOX (B.D.WARREN,B.WARREN,T.HUBBARD,J.M.SCHMIDT) MA CON/BROKEN BOW 15 13 14 33 MORE HEARTS THAN MINE Ingrid Andress 11 12 l S.ELLIS,I.ANDRESS (I.ANDRESS,S.ELLIS,D.SOUTHERLAND) ATLANTIC/WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WEA 16 19 19 27 CHASIN’ YOU Morgan Wallen 15 16 l J.MOI (J.MOORE,M.WALLEN,C.WISEMAN) BIG LOUD 17 17 21 31 SLOW DANCE IN A PARKING LOT Jordan Davis 8 17 l P.DIGIOVANNI (J.DAVIS,L.L.FOWLER) MCA NASHVILLE 18 16 18 23 HOMEMADE Jake Owen 5 16 l J.MOI,D.COHEN (B.GOLDSMITH,J.MULLINS,D.PARKER,B.PINSON) BIG LOUD 19 22 22 34 CATCH Brett Young 10 19 l D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,R.COPPERMAN,A.GORLEY) BMLG 20 21 20 24 HOMECOMING QUEEN? Kelsea Ballerini 19 14 J.ROBBINS (K.BALLERINI,J.ROBBINS,N.GALYON) BLACK RIVER 21 20 23 34 DIVE BAR Garth Brooks & Blake Shelton 9 19 G.BROOKS (M.ROSSELL,B.KENNEDY,T.G.BROOKS) PEARL HH HH 22 25 30 6 DOES TO ME Airplay Gainer Luke Combs Featuring Eric Church 14 22 l S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,R.M.L.FULCHER,T.M.REEVE) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 23 23 25 8 BEER CAN’T FIX Thomas Rhett Featuring Jon Pardi 17 23 l D.HUFF,J.BUNETTA,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,J.BUNETTA,Z.SKELTON,R.B.TEDDER) VALORY 24 24 26 19 AFTER A FEW Travis Denning 18 24 l J.S.STOVER (T.DENNING,K.ARCHER,J.WEAVER) MERCURY 25 27 29 15 BETTER TOGETHER Luke Combs - 14 l S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,D.ISBELL,R.MONTANA) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE

COUNTRY SONGWRITERSTM COUNTRY PRODUCERSTM

#1 #1 1 1 WK JOSH OSBORNE  1 29 WKS  2 LUKE COMBS  2 DAN SMYERS  3  3 SCOTT MOFFATT  4  4  TIE 5 LAURA VELTZ  5  TIE 5 MAREN MORRIS  6 ZACH CROWELL  7  7 SHANE MCANALLY  8 RAY FULCHER  8 SCOTT HENDRICKS  9  9 ROSS COPPERMAN  TIE 10 JORDAN DAVIS  COMBS 10 MICHAEL KNOX  TIE 10 LONNIE LEE FOWLER  DAVID BERGMAN DAVID

The weekly Country Songwriters and Country Producers charts are based on total points accrued by a songwriter and producer, respectively, for each attributed song that appears on the Hot Country Songs chart. As with Billboard’s yearly recaps, multiple writers or producers split points for each song equally (and the dividing of points will lead to occasional ties on rankings). BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 24, 2020 | PAGE 14 OF 19

SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA Hot Country Songs COMPILED BY

TWO COUNTRY THIS LAST WEEKS WKS ON TITLE Artist AIRPLAY PEAK WEEK WEEK AGO CHART PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL RANK POSITION 26 26 28 15 BLESSINGS Florida Georgia Line 23 26 J.MOI,FLORIDA GEORIGA LINE (T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY,T.DOUGLAS,J.FRASURE,J.M.SCHMIDT,E.K.SMITH) BMLG 27 28 27 25 LONELY IF YOU ARE Chase Rice 28 25 C. DESTEFANO,C.RICE (C.RICE,L.RIMES,H.PHELPS) DACK JANIELS/BROKEN BOW 28 30 32 14 MONSTERS Eric Church 22 28 l J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,J.HYDE) EMI NASHVILLE 29 29 31 16 IN BETWEEN Scotty McCreery 21 27 l F.ROGERS (S.MCCREERY,F.ROGERS,J.L.ALEXANDER,J.SINGLETON) TRIPLE TIGERS 30 31 34 12 BLUEBIRD Miranda Lambert 29 30 l J.JOYCE (M.LAMBERT,L.DICK,N.HEMBY) VANNER/RCA NASHVILLE 31 32 36 31 DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART Maddie & Tae 31 31 l J.ROBBINS,D.WELLS (M.MARLOW,T.DYE,J.SINGLETON,D.RUTTAN) MERCURY 32 33 33 17 HER WORLD OR MINE Michael Ray 24 31 l S.HENDRICKS (J.PAULIN,T.DENNING,B.BEAVERS) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WEA 33 34 35 22 DROWNING Chris Young 30 18 l C.CROWDER,C.YOUNG (C.A.YOUNG,C.CROWDER,J.HOGE) RCA NASHVILLE 34 38 43 8 ONE BEER HARDY Featuring Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson 47 34 l J.MOI,D.WELLS (M.W.HARDY,H.LINDSEY,J.MITCHELL) TREE VIBEZ/BIG LOUD 35 35 37 15 DRINKING ALONE Carrie Underwood 26 35 l D.GARCIA,C.UNDERWOOD (C.UNDERWOOD,D.A.GARCIA,) CAPITOL NASHVILLE HH HH 36 NEW 1 LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO Hot Shot Debut Russell Dickerson - 36 l D.HUFF,C.BROWN,R.DICKRESON (R.DICKERSON,C.BROWN,P.WELLING) TRIPLE TIGERS 37 37 39 19 BIG, BIG PLANS Chris Lane 45 33 l J.MOI (J.DURRETT,C.LANE,E.K.SMITH) BIG LOUD 38 40 41 8 ONE NIGHT STANDARDS Ashley McBryde 32 38 l J.JOYCE (A.MCBRYDE,S.MCANALLY,N.HAYFORD) ATLA NTIC/WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR 39 39 40 12 WHAT COULD’VE BEEN Gone West - 39 l J.KENNEY (C.CAILLAT,J.K.YOUNG,J.REEVES,D.J.REEVES,J.KENNEY) TRIPLE TIGERS 40 36 38 10 ONE BIG COUNTRY SONG LOCASH - 36 l 770 PRODUCTIONS (J.FRASURE,A.GORLEY,M.W.HARDY) WHEELHOUSE 41 42 42 16 Morgan Wallen - 35 l J.MOI,D.COHEN (M.J.ISBELL) BIG LOUD 42 41 — 2 HARD TO FORGET Sam Hunt - 41 l Z.CROWELL,L.LAIRD (S.L.HUNT,A.GORLEY,L.LAIRD,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE,A.GRISHAM,M.J.SHURTZ,R.HULL) MCA NASHVILLE 43 46 — 2 MY TRUCK - 43 l KAL V,T.TAYLOR (D.BRELAND,T.TAYLOR,K.AUSTIN,D.BARTON,T.ZEIGLER) BAD REALM/ATLANTIC 44 43 45 22 FAMILY TREE Caylee Hammack RC 40 l M.REAVES,C.HAMMACK (C.HAMMACK,T.VERGES,G.SAMPSON) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 45 NEW 1 Parmalee x - 45 l D.FANNING (M.THOMAS,K.BARD,N.W.SIPE) STONEY CREEK 46 45 44 7 Morgan Wallen - 29 l J.MOI (M.W.HARDY,J.MORGAN,J.SCOTT,E.K.SMITH,R.VOJTESAK,M.WALLEN) BIG LOUD 47 48 48 5 ANYTHING SHE SAYS Mitchell Tenpenny Featuring Seaforth 60 47 l J.M.SCHMIDT (M.TENPENNY,J.M.SCHMIDT,T.W.JORDAN,A.ALBERT) RISER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 48 44 46 3 WHY WE DRINK Justin Moore 27 44 l J.S.STOVER,S.BORCHETTA (J.MOORE,C.BEATHARD,D.L.MURPHY,J.S.STOVER) VALORY 49 47 47 7 Jason Aldean - 34 l M.KNOX (M.TYLER,A.PALMER,T.ARCHER) MACON/BROKEN BOW FAMOUS Adam Doleac 50 RE-ENTRY 3 - 49 l A.SKIB (A.DOLEAC,B.HAMRICK,A.SKIB) ARISTA NASHVILLE

The week’s most popular country songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data from online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music. Descending titles below No. 25 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks.

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WEEKLY UNIT COUNT YEAR-TO-DATE YEAR-OVER-YEAR

ALBUM AUDIO VIDEO 2019 2020 CHANGE CONSUMPTION ON-DEMAND ON-DEMAND ALBUM CONSUMPTION This Week 1,070,000 1,222,143,000 280,445,000 Album ’19 6.47 million Consumption 6,466,000 7,151,000 10.6% ’20 7.15 million Last Week 1,038,000 1,093,477,000 272,947,000 Album Sales 1,314,000 1,158,000 -11.9% Change 3.1% 11.8% 2.7% TOTAL ON-DEMAND STREAMS Audio On-Demand 6,247,212,000 7,503,095,000 20.1% ’19 7.92 billion This Week Last Year 981,000 928,710,000 252,445,000 ’20 9.40 billion Change 9.1% 31.6% 11.1% Video On-Demand 1,670,128,000 1,892,491,000 13.3%

All data measures U.S. activity as of the week ending Feb. 20, 2020. All units counts are rounded to the nearest thousand. Album consumption units — also known as plus TEA plus SEA — consists of album sales; track-equivalent album (TEA) sales whereby 10 tracks equal one consumption unit; and stream equivalent albums (SEA) whereby 1,250 paid and/or 3,750 ad-supported audio on-demand streams (OAD) equal one consumption unit.

For inquiries about any Nielsen Music data, please contact Josh Bennett at 615-807-1338 or [email protected] BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 24, 2020 | PAGE 15 OF 19

SALES, DATA STREAMING & SALES COMPILED BY DATA COMPILED BY

COUNTRY COUNTRY STREAMING SONGS DIGITAL SONG SALES

TITLE TITLE AGO POS. THIS THIS LAST LAST PEAK CERT. WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE THIS WEEK LAST WEEK WKS ON CHART THIS WEEK LAST WEEK WKS ON CHART WEEKS WEEKS

ON CHT ARTIST ARTIST 2 WEEKS 2 WEEKS IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL LUKE COMBS WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET 1 1 20 10,000 HOURS 1 1 10 NOBODY BUT YOU DAN + SHAY & JUSTIN BIEBER  BLAKE SHELTON DUET WITH GWEN STEFANI  1 1 1 15 RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 595687*/SMN 1   THE BONES I HOPE LUKE COMBS THIS ONE’S FOR YOU 2 2 33 2 2 25 2 2 2 142 1 l MAREN MORRIS  l GABBY BARRETT  l RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 538883*/SMN 3 ONE MAN BAND 10,000 HOURS BLAKE SHELTON FULLY LOADED: GOD’S COUNTRY l3 3 26 3 3 20 3 3 3 10 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 607343/WMN 1 OLD DOMINION  DAN + SHAY & JUSTIN BIEBER  HEARTLESS THE BONES MORGAN WALLEN IF I KNOW ME 4 4 27 4 4 27 4 4 4 90 3 l DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY FEAT. MORGAN WALLEN  l MAREN MORRIS  l BIG LOUD DIGITAL EX 0 I HOPE LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO TRAVELLER 5 5 17 5 11 2 5 5 8 251 1 l GABBY BARRETT  l RUSSELL DICKERSON  l MERCURY 019405*/UMGN 4   KINFOLKS TENNESSEE WHISKEY CARLY PEARCE CARLY PEARCE 6 7 18 6 12 212 6 NEW 1 6 l SAM HUNT  l CHRIS STAPLETON  l BIG MACHINE CP0200A*/BMLG   TENNESSEE WHISKEY ONE MAN BAND KANE BROWN EXPERIMENT 7 6 150 7 5 36 7 6 7 67 ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE /SMN 0 1 l CHRIS STAPLETON  OLD DOMINION  WHISKEY GLASSES I WISH GRANDPAS NEVER DIED 8 8 9 50 MAREN MORRIS GIRL 1 l8 8 53 8 6 29 l COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 590186*/SMN MORGAN WALLEN  RILEY GREEN  HOMESICK EVEN THOUGH I’M LEAVING DAN + SHAY DAN + SHAY 9 11 8 9 7 32 9 7 5 87 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 570796/WMN 1 1 l KANE BROWN  LUKE COMBS  I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW OLD DOMINION OLD DOMINION 10 9 94 10 9 12 10 9 10 17 RCA NASHVILLE 589183*/SMN 1 l LUKE COMBS  l CARLY PEARCE & LEE BRICE  EVEN THOUGH I’M LEAVING I WANT CRAZY JASON ALDEAN 9 11 10 25 11 RE-ENTRY 11 10 6 13 MACON/BROKEN BOW/BMG 32944*/BBMG 1 l LUKE COMBS  l   BRANTLEY GILBERT FIRE & BRIMSTONE HEARTACHE MEDICATION MORE HEARTS THAN MINE 12 RE-ENTRY 17 1 12 13 10 12 10 22 l VALORY BG0400A*/BMLG l JON PARDI  INGRID ANDRESS  BEER NEVER BROKE MY HEART HOMESICK KANE BROWN KANE BROWN 13 18 41 13 13 16 13 11 12 168 ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE 530947*/SMN 1 1 l LUKE COMBS  l KANE BROWN  SPEECHLESS DOES TO ME 14 14 15 49 ELVIS PRESLEY THE ESSENTIAL ELVIS PRESLEY 12 14 16 83 14 20 3 l RCA/SONY STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP 89048*/LEGACY (25.98) 1 l DAN + SHAY  l LUKE COMBS FEAT. ERIC CHURCH  MEANT TO BE KINFOLKS THOMAS RHETT 15 15 117 15 15 17 15 12 11 38 VALORY TR0400A*/BMLG 1 l BEBE REXHA & FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE  SAM HUNT  I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW GOD’S COUNTRY GOLDEN HOUR 16 RE-ENTRY 16 16 47 16 13 16 94 MCA NASHVILLE 027921*/UMGN 0 1 l CARLY PEARCE & LEE BRICE  BLAKE SHELTON  ONE THING RIGHT CHASIN’ YOU 17 16 — 237 ZAC BROWN BAND GREATEST HITS SO FAR... 3 17 12 33 17 24 3 l ROAR/SOUTHERN GROUND/ATLANTIC 546369/AG MARSHMELLO & KANE BROWN  l MORGAN WALLEN  CHASIN’ YOU HEARTLESS DUSTIN LYNCH TULLAHOMA 18 20 7 18 14 10 18 15 13 5 BROKEN BOW/BMG 85625/BBMG 4 l MORGAN WALLEN  DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY FEAT. MORGAN WALLEN  NOBODY BUT YOU BORN HERE LIVE HERE DIE HERE JASON ALDEAN 19 14 4 19 NEW 19 21 19 97 MACON/BROKEN BOW/BMG 538375642*/BBMG (538375730) 0 1 BLAKE SHELTON DUET WITH GWEN STEFANI  l LUKE BRYAN  MAKE ME WANT TO BEER NEVER BROKE MY HEART 20 25 21 226 BLAKE SHELTON RELOADED: 20 #1 HITS 2 20 17 2 20 19 39 l WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 551788/WMN JIMMIE ALLEN  LUKE COMBS  FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE CAN’T SAY I AIN’T COUNTRY 21 19 14 HOMECOMING QUEEN? 21 18 5 BETTER TOGETHER 21 20 20 53 BMLG FGL0400* 0 1 KELSEA BALLERINI  LUKE COMBS  JON PARDI HEARTACHE MEDICATION HEAVEN WHAT SHE WANTS TONIGHT 22 25 119 22 RE-ENTRY 22 18 17 21 CAPITOL NASHVILLE 030574*/UMGN 2 l KANE BROWN  l LUKE BRYAN  GEORGE STRAIT 50 NUMBER ONES GOD’S COUNTRY BEAUTIFUL CRAZY 23 22 46 23 21 81 23 23 22 199 MCA NASHVILLE 000459/UMGN (25.98) 7 1 l BLAKE SHELTON  LUKE COMBS  TIM MCGRAW NUMBER ONE HITS TEQUILA THE GIT UP 24 26 26 208 6 24 21 100 24 17 38 l CURB 79205 (13.98) 1 l DAN + SHAY  BLANCO BROWN  JON PARDI SUNRISE I WISH GRANDPAS NEVER DIED BEER CAN’T FIX 25 22 25 192 1 25 24 6 25 RE-ENTRY CAPITOL NASHVILLE 024744*/UMGN 1 l RILEY GREEN  l THOMAS RHETT FEAT. JON PARDI  Top Country Albums ranks the most popular country albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, The week’s top-streamed and top-selling paid download country songs, respectively, from sales reports based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming collected and provided by Nielsen Music. Charts update weekly on Tuesdays at www.Billboard.Biz/ equivalent albums). Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights charts. Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved. reserved. SALES DATA SALES DATA COMPILED BY COMPILED BY AMERICANA/ FOLK ALBUMS BLUEGRASS ALBUMS

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MAKIN’ TRACKS TOM ROLAND [email protected]

Lady Antebellum Explores The Bittersweet Sense Of Purpose In ‘Leaving’

Lady Antebellum vocalist calls during a ride to the Nashville of separation: “Every time I’m walking out that door/You know what I’m airport as the band heads to for a show, then to Los Angeles to tape leaving for.” an episode of NBC’s . The second verse tackled the job on the road, hinting at the satisfaction of “I literally just kissed my babies bye,” she says. life onstage in the first four lines before taking a slight departure. The melody Scott has experienced this difficult scenario often, separated from family ascends in subtle anticipation in line five as the singer considers “that last turn for days and weeks at a time as she travels to sing for fans in faraway cities. But home,” the moment when reunion is just a few miles away. It’s an important she also has seen it from the kids’ perspective. part of that verse, underscoring a feeling that Her parents, recording artist and anyone who has left home for a bit would relate guitarist-entrepreneur Lang Scott, toured to, regardless of their occupation. for years as members of Reba McEntire’s “It has to do with everybody, even though musical entourage. the second verse is kind of specific to like a The familiarity of that scene is a big reason road-dog life,” says Ellis. “It just has this Lady A took on its new single, “What I’m sort of universal heart thing that I think we Leaving For.” fortunately were able to tap on. It’s about the “I was driving home and got this email from life you’re leaving behind and the ownership Charles [Kelley], and it was just like, ‘Hey, you have over that and the responsibility.” listen to this,’ ” recalls Scott. “I basically burst They brought a slightly revised version of into tears and had to pull over because it’s just the pre-chorus back out as a bridge for “What so autobiographical.” I’m Leaving For,” and Premnath sang lead for Released by BMLG to country radio via the demo. PlayMPE on Feb. 2, “What I’m Leaving For” Once it fell into Kelley’s hands, Scott and does indeed tell a story that fits her life. The Lady A bandmate both gave first verse establishes a home with at least one it their approval, and it set up yet another young child and another on the way, and an emotional moment for Scott when they LADY ANTEBELLUM anticipatory pre-chorus finds the singer with recorded it at Starstruck Studios. She had her bags packed, ready to hit the road. The visited that building often when her parents second verse pinpoints the singer as a musician, and the chorus underscores worked with McEntire, so it brought a strong sense of familial nostalgia. the bittersweet truth: Mom struggles every time she has to leave home, but But other layers of a musical relationship were present, too. Producer Dann she — and the family — know that it’s one of the ways she’s supporting the Huff (Kane Brown, Riley Green) had played the guitar solo on “Does He Love husband and children she loves. You,” McEntire’s duet with Davis. And guitarist Derek Wells’ father, Kent “There’s two narratives there,” says songwriter Laura Veltz (“The Bones,” Wells, played in McEntire’s road band. “Speechless”). “It’s not just about keeping the roof over someone’s head. It’s “There was kind of a unity in the session,” remembers Huff. “Everybody’s about your calling, whether it’s a military family or a musician or even a woman listening to the lyrics, and how can you not be emotional when you hear a postpartum that really is meant to go back to work, which I can really relate song like this?” to. I love both narratives, the fact that it’s about taking care of your family, Haywood and Ilya Toshinsky built the foundational intro with acoustic but it’s also about taking care of your purpose.” guitar and Resonator guitar, respectively, and Huff overdubbed a simple Veltz developed the title and the theme from her own life: She was playing slide-guitar solo later in the process. Scott took the first lead, though she frequent corporate retreats and conferences on top of a busy songwriting had to leave the vocal booth at least once when she broke into tears. Kelley schedule. The money was good, but it came with a personal cost. sang the second verse, a decision they made on the fly to emphasize the “I was in my kitchen with my husband just talking over, ‘What is this worth? group dynamic. I’m leaving the family again. I’m leaving the kids,’ ” she recalls. “My question “It’s just liquid tension in their two voices,” says Huff. was fiscal. I was like, ‘What am I leaving for? It better be good because I’m not Additionally, Lady A picked out the appropriate spots to employ full three- going to leave my kids unless it’s substantial.’ ” part harmony. They used it to give the chorus extra tonal separation from Veltz brought that concept to a songwriting session at Universal Music the verses and to emphasize that ascendant melodic change at the “last turn Publishing Group Nashville on March 12, 2019, with (“More Hearts home” in verse two. Than Mine,” “What If I Never Get Over You”) and Los Angeles-based Micah “We all feel that overwhelming sense of joy when we know we’re heading Premnath, who has penned material for Gomez and The Wombats. home and everything else just fades into the background,” says Scott. “So it As they considered the emotions in the situation, Ellis toyed with a lilting felt like such a locking-arms moment for us vocally to be able to say in harmony acoustic guitar intro, and he started into the opening lines, weaving a lyrical how we all feel.” picture of kids’ toys on the lawn and family vacation plans across a lightly Lady A’s first BMLG single, “What If I Never Get Over You,” reached No. 1 syncopated melody. on Country Airplay on Jan. 18. “What I’m Leaving For” became an appropriate “There was something sort of trancey about those intervals and that phrasing follow-up, a song about separating from the family for work that’s likely to and melody,” he says. “It’s ultimately bittersweet. It’s hopeful, but yet it’s kind peak while the band is in the middle of its 40-date Ocean 2020 Tour with of a heartbreaking, melancholy sort of feeling.” Jake Owen and Maddie & Tae. The emotions of the song will likely make it The chorus kept the same basic feel, but they were able to differentiate it difficult to sing, predicts Scott, but that’s all the more reason they expect it from the verse by elevating the melody’s tonal center a hair and by settling to resonate with their fans. into more conventional phrasing. And by the end of that stanza, the melody “This is about as real and as timely as it gets for us,” she says. “So we just

cycles back down to its original base as the plot finds some unity in the dilemma want to continue to let everyone in on who we are and where we’re at.” SHORE DOVE BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 24, 2020 | PAGE 17 OF 19 Country Airplay Index

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Solar) 41 Publishing, BMI  29 Peer, BMI/Sound Wagon Songs, ASCAP (B.Gilbert, B.Day, BMI/Dack Janiels Publishing, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music (M.Lambert, L.Dick, N.Hemby)  J.Weaver) 44 Inc., BMI/Koala T Tunes, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ T   Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP (C.Rice, L.Rimes, THE BONES International Dog Music, BMI/ Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Jammy Rabbins Music, FOR MY MONEY WC Music Corp., ASCAP/BMG H.Phelps) 28 THAT’S WHY I LOVE DIRT ROADS ASCAP/Round Hill Songs Jimmy Robbins, ASCAP/ Gold Songs, ASCAP/Lanercost Publishing, ASCAP (B.Lay, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Climbing Extraordinary Alien Publishing, ASCAP/Oh Denise A.DeRoberts) 55 M   Windmills Music, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/ Publishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., CDS Words And Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Story Music BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., FRONT SEAT Totally Awesome Music, BMI (J. MAKE ME WANT TO Red Lining Music, SESAC/ Publishing, GMR/Spruce Road Publishing, GMR/Nite Jordan) 34 Sony/ATV Lakeview, SESAC/Amplified Hour Songs, Writer Music, ASCAP (C. DeStefano, J.M.Nite, B.Rempel, BMI/Heroes And Halos Music, BMI (M.Morris, J.Robbins, 53 L.J.Veltz) 2 SESAC/Pedal Down Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Accent, G.Smith)  G   ASCAP/Sounds Of Soperman Music Publishing, ASCAP/ W   BREAK IT IN Plaid Flag Music, BMI/McCarty And Curb Songs, ASCAP/Dreamark Publishing, ASCAP (J.Allen, Blake, LLC, BMI/South By Sea Music Publishing, BMI/ GETTING GOOD Weistribe Publishing, ASCAP/ P.Sikes, J.Denmark) 3 Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Big Thankful For This Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP WE BACK Songs Of TriScore, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Music Machine, BMI/Florida Songs Vibez, BMI/I Finally (E.L.Weisband) 42 MOMMA’S HOUSE Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing Corp., BMI/Loyal Feather Music, BMI/ Got Some Publishing, BMI/Riser House Tunes, SESAC (B. Publishing, ASCAP/Two Black Dogs, ASCAP/ole Music Chifforobe Songs, BMI/Free Dive Music, BMI/Big 39 H   Of Parallel, BMI/Lucky Mic Publishing, BMI/Round Hill Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/T Hubb Davis, B.Day, D.Ross, M.Whitworth)  Compositions, BMI/Ford Drives A Chevy, BMI/Shirt At Publishing, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP (B.D.Warren, C   HEAD OVER HEELS Magic Mustang Music Work, BMI/Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/BMG Inc., BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/Songwriters Cicada, SESAC (D.Schneider, M.Lotten, R.Clawson, J.T.Wilson) 58 B.Warren, T.Hubbard, J.M.Schmidt) 6 CATCH Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caliville Publishing, of Platinum Pen Publishing, BMI/Legends Of Magic ASCAP/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Plain Jane Songs, Mustang Music, SESAC/BMG Silver Songs, SESAC/Music MONSTERS Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Longer WHATCHA DRINKIN ‘BOUT Rebel Engine BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/ Of Platinum Pen, SESAC/Hatchoo Music, SESAC/Sony/ And Louder Music, BMI/Mammaw’s Fried Okra Music, Publishing LLC, BMI/Music Of Travellers Hollow, BMI/ ATV Countryside, BMI/Songs Of XO, BMI/We In Good BMI/Little Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music EbachMusic Publishing, ASCAP/Ryland Fisher Music, Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/VibeCity Music, ASCAP  ASCAP (B.Young, R.Copperman, A.Gorley) 10 Company, BMI/Big Deal Beats, BMI (H.Mulholland, J.Wayne, Publishing America, Inc., BMI (E.Church, J.Hyde) 22 (S.Quayle, R.Fisher, J.Ebach) N.Cooke, T.Cecil, J.Mullins) 49 59 CHASIN’ YOU BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Team MORE HEARTS THAN MINE What Is An Destiny, ASCAP/JMZL Music, ASCAP/Big Loud Mountain, HERE AND NOW Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/ Ingrid, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Straight From WHAT I‚ÄôM LEAVING FOR Universal Music BMI/Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP/ The Art Music, BMI/Songs For A Stone Heart, BMI/ Corp., ASCAP/Happy Rock Publishing, ASCAP/BMG Old Desperados, LLC, ASCAP/N2D Publishing Company, Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Happy Rock Publishing, Platinum Songs US, BMI/Mason Jar Moonshine Music Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP (J.Moore, M.Wallen, Publishing, BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI/Never Veltz So C.Wiseman) 15 Inc., ASCAP/Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/4TheKidz Music, ASCAP (I.Andress, S.Ellis, D.Southerland) 11 ASCAP (C.Wiseman, D.L.Murphy, D.A.Garcia) 25 Good Publishing, BMI (S.Ellis, M.R.Premnath, L.J.Veltz) 57 CHEATIN’ SONGS WC Music Corp., ASCAP/TipTop N   Music, ASCAP/Tropical Cowboy Publishing, ASCAP/ HER WORLD OR MINE Songs Of Universal, WHAT I SEE Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/Warner- Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Kitt Cass Inc., BMI/I’m About To Go RED On Ya Music, BMI/BMG NOBODY BUT YOU EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI/ Publishing Corporation, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Platinum Songs US, BMI/Music Of Big Deal, BMI/Stalefish BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Concession 114 Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/ Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/Sony/ATV Music, BMI (J.Paulin, T.Denning, B.Beavers) 24 Songs LLC, GMR/Influence Media Music SPV, LLC, GMR/ Songs Of Freetown, BMI/Me Gusta Music, BMI (T.Howell, Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/ Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/ B.Lancaster, C.B.Baldwin, J.N.Spillman) 48 Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing HOMECOMING QUEEN? Sony/ATV Accent, Smackborne Music, ASCAP/Still Working For The Man LLC, ASCAP (J.Carson, C.Duddy, M.Wystrach, S.McAnally, ASCAP/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/JRM3, ASCAP/ Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, WHAT SHE WANTS TONIGHT Sony/ATV Tree J.Osborne) 38 Muse Magic, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Inc., BMI (T.L.James, R.Copperman, S.McAnally, J.Osborne) 20 Publishing, BMI/Peanut Mill Songs, BMI/EMI Blackwood Corp., BMI/A Boy Named Ford, BMI (K.Ballerini, J.Robbins, Music Inc., BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/BIRB Music, ASCAP/ N.Galyon) 19 NOW YOU KNOW Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/ BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/ D   Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Mandy’s Nite Writer Music, ASCAP (L.Bryan, R.Copperman, H.Lindsey, J.M.Nite) 7 DETAILS WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Future Heartbeat HOMEMADE BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Songs Of Favorite Songs, BMI/Murphy The Wolf Music, BMI/Five Publishing, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Big Deal, ASCAP/Go For The Goldsmith, ASCAP/Mullins Miles West Songs, BMI/Don’t Be A Gypsy, BMI (J.Langston, BMI/A Boy Named Ford, BMI/Slo Circus Music, ASCAP/ It Over Music, BMI/Tree Vibez Music, LLC, BMI/Warner- B.Clawson, B.Berryhill) 37 WHY WE DRINK Big Music Machine, BMI/Double Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Works Of RHA Music, Barrel Ace Music, BMI/Seven Ring Circus Songs, BMI/ Roc Nation Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Rhythm House Red, Little Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music ASCAP (M.Trussell, N.Galyon, S.L.Olsen) 33 BMI/Oak Tree Swing Publishing, BMI/New Writers Of Sea O   Gayle Music, BMI/Not A Track Guy Music, BMI (B.Goldsmith, Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Old Desperados, LLC, J.Mullins, D.Parker, B.Pinson) 5 ASCAP/N2D Publishing Company, Inc., ASCAP/Carol DIAMONDS Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., ONE BEER Relative Music Group, BMI/BIRB Music, Vincent And Associates, LLC., ASCAP/Ole Red Cape BMI/SongsbyME, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/CDS ASCAP/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/West Pass HOMESICK Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Kane Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Songs, ASCAP/Real Big Red Tunes, ASCAP (J.Moore, Words And Music, ASCAP/That Was EZ, BMI/Songs Of C.Beathard, D.L.Murphy, J.S.Stover) 27 Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI (M.Evans, C. Brown Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Inc., BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (M.W.Hardy, H.Lindsey, 52 BMI/Don’t Be A Gypsy, BMI/Smackworks Music, SESAC/ J.Mitchell) 47 DeStefano, E.K.Bogart)  Kobalt Group Music Publishing, SESAC/Smack Blue, LLC, SESAC/TDP Publishing, BMI (K.Brown, B.Berryhill, M.J.McGinn, T.Phillips) 4 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE FEBRUARY 24, 2020 | PAGE 18 OF 19 Hot Country Songs Index

TITLE Publishing-Licensing Org. D   HOMESICK Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Kane NOBODY BUT YOU EMI Blackwood Music Inc., (Songwriter) Chart Position Brown Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART Super Big BMI/Don’t Be A Gypsy, BMI/Smackworks Music, SESAC/ Songs LLC, GMR/Influence Media Music SPV, LLC, GMR/ Music, ASCAP/Seven Red Brids Publishing, ASCAP/ 10,000 HOURS Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/Shay Kobalt Group Music Publishing, SESAC/Smack Blue, LLC, Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/ Mooney Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Big Music Machine, BMI/Jehovah Nissi Music, BMI/Jett SESAC/TDP Publishing, BMI (K.Brown, B.Berryhill, M.J.McGinn, Smackborne Music, ASCAP/Still Working For The Man BMI/Big Ass Pile Of Dimes Music, BMI/Big Music Machine, Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankful For This T.Phillips) 5 Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, BMI/Buckeye26, ASCAP/Jreynmusic, ASCAP/WC Music Music, ASCAP/Doc And Maggie Music, SOCAN/Sony/ATV Inc., BMI (T.L.James, R.Copperman, S.McAnally, J.Osborne) 10 Corp., ASCAP/Bieber Time Publishing, ASCAP/Universal Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP (M.Marlow, T.Dye, J.Singleton, I   D.Ruttan) 31 O   Music Corp., ASCAP/Poo BZ Publishing Inc., ASCAP/ I HOPE Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Revinyl House, BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (D.Smyers, S.Mooney, J.J.Dillon, DIVE BAR Rezemblance Music, BMI/Songs Of Reehits, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Nite Writer Music, ONE BEER Relative Music Group, BMI/BIRB Music, J.Reynolds, J.D.Bieber, J.Boyd) 1 BMI/Roy Rivers Publishing, BMI/Cowboy Hat Trick, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI (Z.Kale, J.M.Nite, ASCAP/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/West Pass ASCAP/Major Bob Music, Inc., ASCAP/No Fences Music, G.Barrett) 6 Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, A   ASCAP (M.Rossell, B.Kennedy, T.G.Brooks) 21 Inc., BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (M.W.Hardy, H.Lindsey, I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW BMG Gold J.Mitchell) 34 AFTER A FEW I’m About To Go RED On Ya Music, DOES TO ME Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg Music, Songs, ASCAP/For The Kids Gold, ASCAP/Redfeather BMI/Travis Denning Music, BMI/ole, BMI/Crack The Glass BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Works Of RHA Publishing, ASCAP/Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg ONE BIG COUNTRY SONG Songs Of Roc Songs, BMI/Stars And Stripes And Maple Leaf Music, Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/ Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Super Big Nation Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Sound Wagon Songs, Larkin Hill Publishing, BMI/Kirbfinder’s Mucho Love Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane BMI/Telemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/Round Hill ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP Music, BMI (L.Combs, R.M.L.Fulcher, T.M.Reeve) 22 Publishing Corp., BMI/Sullivan S Guns Music, BMI (C. Songs II, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP/Relative (T.Denning, K.Archer, J.Weaver) 24 Pearce, L.Combs, R.Montana, J.Singleton) 12 Music Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing DRINKING ALONE Carrie-Okie Music, BMI/ America, Inc., BMI (J.Frasure, A.Gorley, M.W.Hardy) 40 ANYTHING SHE SAYS Sony/ATV Countryside, Universal Music - Brentwood-Benson Songs, BMI/D IN BETWEEN Dagum Music, BMI/Austintatious BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP/ Soul Music, ASCAP/Capitol CMG Genesis, ASCAP/Songs Tunes, BMI/Spirit Cataloge Holdings, S.A.R.L./Spirit Two ONE MAN BAND WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Of Brett, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP (C.Underwood, Nashville, ASCAP/House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/ Smackville Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/ Publishing Corp., BMI/Big Sauce Songs, BMI/W.C.M. D.A.Garcia, Brett James) 35 Party Of Five Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Rezsongs, Music Corp., SESAC/That’s The Spot Publishing, SESAC/ Super Big Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, ASCAP (S.McCreery, ASCAP/Reehits World, ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/ Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Buzz Light Beer Music, DROWNING Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/They’ve F.Rogers, J.L.Alexander, J.Singleton) 29 Smack Blue, LLC, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP (M.Tenpenny, J.M.Schmidt, T.W.Jordan, A.Albert) 47 Gone To Plaid Publishing, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ ASCAP/Unfair Entertainment, ASCAP/MeGusta Music, Big Crowd Publishing, ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, I WISH GRANDPAS NEVER DIED Warner- ASCAP/We’re Really Doin’ It Publishing, ASCAP/Universal B   ASCAP/Universal Tunes, SESAC/Songs For Owen Music, Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Riley Green Publishing Music Corp., ASCAP/Turs And Chorus, ASCAP (M.Ramsey, T. BEER CAN’T FIX EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/ SESAC (C.A.Young, C.Crowder, J.Hoge) 33 Designee, BMI (R.Green, L.Bonds, B.Green) 13 Rosen, B.F.Tursi, J.Osborne) 4 Cricket On The Line, BMI/Music Of Big Family, BMI/ Dragon Bunny Music, BMI/Patriot Games Publishing, E   J   ONE NIGHT STANDARDS Canned Biscuit ASCAP/Write Me A Song Publishing, GMR/Downtown Songs, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Influence Media Music EVEN THOUGH I’M LEAVING Big Music JUST THE WAY Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/JM SPV, LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/I Love Global Two, GMR (Thomas Rhett, J.Bunetta, Z.Skelton, Machine, BMI/50 Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Thomas Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ASCAP/Kevin R.B.Tedder) 23 RHA, SESAC/Smackworks Music, SESAC/Smack Blue, LLC, Publishing, BMI/Island South, SESAC/Rosest Music, Bard Music, ASCAP/Margetts Road Music, ASCAP/Nolan SESAC (A.McBryde, S.McAnally, N.Hayford) 38 SESAC/Larkin Hill Publishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane W. Sipe Music, ASACP (M.Thomas, K.Bard, N.W.Sipe) 45 BETTER TOGETHER Big Music Machine, BMI/ Publishing Corp., BMI/Works For RHA Music, BMI (L. S   Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Sony/ Combs, W.B.Durrette, R.M.L.Fulcher) 7 K   ATV Countryside, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing SLOW DANCE IN A PARKING LOT Ole Red Corp., BMI/Sullivan S Guns Music, BMI (L.Combs, D.Isbell, F   KINFOLKS Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Bentween Cape Songs, ASCAP/Jordan Davis Music, ASCAP/Amylase R.Montana) 25 The Pines, LLC, ASCAP/Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/Miller Songs ‘N Such, ASCAP/Matching Cowlicks Music, ASCAP/ FAMILY TREE Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Sounds Crow Music, ASCAP/Kyler’s Kinda Night, ASCAP/Twelve6 WC Music Corp., ASCAP (J.Davis, L.L.Fowler) 17 BIG, BIG PLANS Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/ Like Chet Publishing, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., Dogwood, ASCAP/JFlow Records & Tapes, ASCAP/ Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Big Loud BMI/Low Z Music, BMI/1217 Songs, ASCAP/Still Working Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/ T   Mountain, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Tree Vibez For The Woman, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing Smackborne Music, ASCAP (S.L.Hunt, Z.Crowell, J.Flowers, Music, LLC, BMI/Ern Dog Music, BMI (J.Durrett, C.Lane, LLC, ASCAP (C.Hammack, T.Verges, G.Sampson) 44 J.Osborne) 3 THIS BAR Relative Music Group, BMI/Ransom Quarter E.K.Smith) 37 Note Music, ASCAP/Pie Cost Publishing, ASCAP/WC Music FAMOUS Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, L   Corp., ASCAP/Torches And Pitchforks Music, BMI/Sony/ BLESSINGS Big Loud Mountain, BMI/T Hubb ASCAP/Sehr Laut, ASCAP/Songs Of Razor And Tie Music, ATV Countryside, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Big Publishing, BMI/Pranch Ringle Music, BMI/Round Hill ASCAP (A.Doleac, B.Hamrick, A.Skib) 50 LONELY IF YOU ARE Sony/ATV Countryside, Loud Mountain, BMI (M.W.Hardy, J.Morgan, J.Scott, E.K.Smith, Works, BMI/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Sony/ATV BMI/Dack Janiels Publishing, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music R.Vojtesak, M.Wallen) 46 Countryside, BMI/Tomdouglasmusic, BMI/Warner- G   Inc., BMI/Koala T Tunes, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Telemitry Rhythm Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP (C.Rice, L.Rimes, W   House Music, BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/ GOT WHAT I GOT Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/ H.Phelps) 27 WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Volve MTNoize, SESAC/Peermusic III, Ltd., BMI/Alexander WE BACK Songs Of TriScore, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Music, ASCAP/Ern Dog Music, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Palmer Songs, BMI/MV2 Music, BMI/Hits Like Hurricane, LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO BMG Platinum Publishing Corp., BMI/Loyal Feather Music, BMI/ Inc., BMI/Tree Vibez Music, LLC, BMI (T.Hubbard, B.Kelley, BMI (M.Tyler, A.Palmer, T.Archer) 49 Songs US, BMI/Kailey’s Dream, BMI/Blue Corolla Chifforobe Songs, BMI/Free Dive Music, BMI/Big T.Douglas, J.Frasure, J.M.Schmidt, E.K.Smith) 26 Oklahoma, SESAC/Feel Your Creative Pulse Music, Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/T Hubb H   SESAC/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Songs Publishing, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Georgia Song BLUEBIRD Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Pink Dog Of Home Team Music, BMI/Tunes Of TrailerParker, BMI (R. Vibez, ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP (B.D.Warren, Publishing, BMI/Emileon Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt HARD TO FORGET Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/ Dickerson, C.Brown, P.Welling) 36 B.Warren, T.Hubbard, J.M.Schmidt) 14 Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Little Louder Songs, , LLC, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Wrucke For You ASCAP/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Story M   WHAT COULD’VE BEEN Maliburrito Music, Publishing, BMI (M.Lambert, L.Dick, N.Hemby) 30 Music Publishing, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/ BMI/Elehala Music, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Suzanne James Songs, GMR/Unichappell Music, Inc., MAKE ME WANT TO Red Lining Music, SESAC/ Corp., BMI/MRMD Music, BMI/Songs From Outter Space THE BONES International Dog Music, BMI/ BMI/Smackstreet Music, GMR/Warner Geo Met Ric Music, Sony/ATV Lakeview, SESAC/Amplified Hour Songs, Music, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Carver Music, ASCAP Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Jammy Rabbins Music, GMR/Influence Media Music SPV, LLC, GMR/Sony/ATV SESAC/Pedal Down Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Accent, (C.Caillat, J.K.Young, J.Reeves, D.J.Reeves, J.Kenney) 39 ASCAP/Round Hill Songs Jimmy Robbins, ASCAP/ Accent, ASCAP/Smackborne Music, ASCAP/Jamie Music ASCAP/Sounds Of Soperman Music Publishing, ASCAP/ Extraordinary Alien Publishing, ASCAP/Oh Denise Publishing Co., BMI (S.L.Hunt, A.Gorley, L.Laird, S.McAnally, Curb Songs, ASCAP/Dreamark Publishing, ASCAP (J.Allen, WHAT SHE WANTS TONIGHT Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., J.Osborne, A.Grisham, M.J.Shurtz, R.Hull) 42 P.Sikes, J.Denmark) 8 Publishing, BMI/Peanut Mill Songs, BMI/EMI Blackwood BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., Music Inc., BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/BIRB Music, ASCAP/ BMI/Heroes And Halos Music, BMI (M.Morris, J.Robbins, HEARTACHE MEDICATION Sony/ATV MONSTERS Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Longer BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/ L.J.Veltz) 2 Countryside, BMI/Cowboy And Gus Publishing, BMI/ And Louder Music, BMI/Mammaw’s Fried Okra Music, Nite Writer Music, ASCAP (L.Bryan, R.Copperman, H.Lindsey, Happy Song Factory, BMI/Pulse Nation, BMI/Creative BMI/Little Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music J.M.Nite) 11 C   Pulse Music, BMI/These Are Pulse Songs, BMI/Songs Of Publishing America, Inc., BMI (E.Church, J.Hyde) 28 MV2, BMI (J.Pardi, Bary Dean, N.Hemby) 9 WHY WE DRINK Big Music Machine, BMI/Double CATCH Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caliville Publishing, MORE HEARTS THAN MINE What Is An Barrel Ace Music, BMI/Seven Ring Circus Songs, BMI/ ASCAP/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Plain Jane Songs, HER WORLD OR MINE Songs Of Universal, Ingrid, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Straight From Little Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/ Inc., BMI/I’m About To Go RED On Ya Music, BMI/BMG The Art Music, BMI/Songs For A Stone Heart, BMI/ Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Old Desperados, LLC, Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., Platinum Songs US, BMI/Music Of Big Deal, BMI/Stalefish Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Happy Rock Publishing, ASCAP/N2D Publishing Company, Inc., ASCAP/Carol ASCAP (B.Young, R.Copperman, A.Gorley) 19 Music, BMI (J.Paulin, T.Denning, B.Beavers) 32 ASCAP (I.Andress, S.Ellis, D.Southerland) 15 Vincent And Associates, LLC., ASCAP/Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Real Big Red Tunes, ASCAP (J.Moore, CHASIN’ YOU BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Team HOMECOMING QUEEN? Sony/ATV Accent, MY TRUCK Daniel Preland Publishing Designee, BMI/ C.Beathard, D.L.Murphy, J.S.Stover) 48 Destiny, ASCAP/JMZL Music, ASCAP/Big Loud Mountain, ASCAP/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/JRM3, ASCAP/ No Quincydence Music Publishing, BMI/Kalvin Austin, BMI/Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Muse Magic, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Publishing Designee, BMI/Devon Barton, Publishing Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP (J.Moore, M.Wallen, Corp., BMI/A Boy Named Ford, BMI (K.Ballerini, J.Robbins, Designee, BMI/E.MilesMusic, BMI/Songs Of Universal, C.Wiseman) 16 N.Galyon) 20 Inc., BMI/Tatiana Zeigler Publishing Designee, BMI (D. Breland, T.Taylor, K.Austin, D.Barton, T.Zeigler) 43 COVER ME UP Fame Publishing Company LLC, HOMEMADE BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Songs Of BMI/Songs Of Emchant, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Big Deal, ASCAP/Go For The Goldsmith, ASCAP/Mullins N   Publishing America, Inc., BMI (M.J.Isbell) 41 It Over Music, BMI/Tree Vibez Music, LLC, BMI/Warner- Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Works Of RHA Music, BMI/Oak Tree Swing Publishing, BMI/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/Not A Track Guy Music, BMI (B.Goldsmith, J.Mullins, D.Parker, B.Pinson) 18 RON GALELLA, LTD./RON GALELLA COLLECTION VIA GETTY IMAGES (2) IMAGES GETTY VIA COLLECTION GALELLA LTD./RON GALELLA, RON —JIM ASKER —JIM

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