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September 6 2016, Issue 515 Radio, Record Reps & Harassment Sexual harassment of the type that brought down Fox News CEO Roger Ailes has been the subject of much attention. Less understood are the dynamics at play between companies. For instance, the landscape inhabited by reporting radio stations and record label promotion staffers seeking their favor. In more than a dozen off-the-record, background-only and not-for-attribution discussions with female and male regional record reps, label executives and radio pros, Country Aircheck has found an environment where a small number of PDs and MDs may be putting themselves and their companies at risk with unwelcome sexual advances, language and behavior. Further, because of the highly charged business relationships at stake, record companies may be knowingly sending female employees Philadelphia Seen Him: Capitol’s Keith Urban (c) in into problematic environments. Philadelphia with (l-r) WXCY/Wilmington, DE’s Brad Ground Level: "When you’re in it you don’t realize how Austin, the label’s Diane Lockner, consultant Joel Raab, bad it is," says a male former label executive who asked not WXTU’s Shelly Easton, WGTY/York’s Scott Donato and to be named. "But it’s bad. And it goes deeper than anyone WXTU’s Mark Razz. probably wants to admit. I’m no saint and things get pretty loose in this business. There’s no filter. that eventually soured after that married radio People say and It’s bad. And it goes exec made repeated propositions during CRS. do things that, "I had to call the front desk and ask them to looking back, deeper than anyone put privacy on my phone so he couldn't keep aren’t okay. I probably” wants to admit. calling," she says. "The next day I told my boss was part of that what happened, and he said, 'Oh, you can in some way. I handle it.' I started to cry because I knew this was beyond okay. It's like something we read knew about things I never did anything about. It’s unspoken, but Gloria Allred it’s really prevalent. Even the artists know. They see it." about in our women's magazines where he's Speaking on condition of anonymity, a female regional going to show up some day with a knife. It recalled her rookie stint in record promotion. "The first time I was not comfortable and I couldn't laugh it off." called [a station decision maker], he asked if he could lick my In numerous conversations, current and former regionals [genitals]," she says. "I hung up, called my boss and said, 'I'm not described unwanted advances, touching and innuendo, though doing this, I can't deal with that.'" Given another person at the all stressed the vast majority of female rep to male programmer interactions are completely professional. station to call on, the rep began a very professional relationship (continued on page 9) ©2016 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Songwriter/producer Nathan Chapman has signed a Chart Chat worldwide publishing agreement with Warner/Chappell Music. Congrats to Jake Owen, Steve Mark Chesnutt is extending his Tradition Lives Tour into next Hodges, Keith Gale and the RCA year. Dates here. promotion team on landing this week's No. Meghan Linsey is the honorary chair of the 25th Annual 1 song "American Country Love Song." The Nashville AIDS Walk and 5K Run Oct. 1. chart-topper is the first single from Owen's album American Love, which has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The Week's Top Stories Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. And kudos to Josh Easler and the Jake Owen • Promotion vet Will Robinson joined Reviver Entertainment Arista crew on notching 52 adds for Carrie Group's 1608 imprint as Mgr./Northeast-Midwest Promotion. Underwood's "Dirty Laundry," topping this week's board. (9/6) • iHeartMedia launched "The Big Legend at 98.3" in Nashville. News & Notes (9/6) Spotify’s John Marks, BBR Music Group’s Jon Loba • Valory regional Bradford Hollingsworth exited. (9/2) and duo Walker McGuire will be panelists at the final 2016 • iHeartMedia's Gator Harrison succeeded Michael Bryan MusicPreneur industry insight speaker series panel “Tech-Yea: as SVP/Programming and WSIX PD in Nashville. (9/1) How Tech is Changing Access to Music” Sept. 13 at the Nashville • Townsquare/Ft. Collins, CO's Jared Goldberg joined CBS Entrepreneur Center. More here. Radio's KMLE/Phoenix as APD/middayer. (9/1) Belmont student Anna Vaus has received the inaugural • The 10th Annual ACM Honors were held in Nashville. (8/31) Miranda Lambert "Women Creators" scholarship, honoring • CMA Broadcast nominees and awards show nominees were a female Belmont student who is majoring in music business, revealed. (8/31) songwriting or entertainment industry studies and is actively • Sony/Nashville Mgr./Marketing Kristen Kee exited. (8/30) working towards pursuing her dream of working in the music industry. Vaus will receive $40,000 in funds, beginning in the coming academic year. Seek & Employ Chris Janson, the Oak Ridge Boys, Lindsay Ell, Mo Available Jobs Pitney, LoCash, Tracy Byrd and Ricky Skaggs are among Here's a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info country artists participating in a new Parent Today's Teens PSA here and we'll include you in a future update. campaign. More here.

September 6, 2016 Page 6 Townsquare's WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH has an opening for an MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE air talent. Airchecks and resumes to OM JC Coffey here. Republic Nashville's Brett Young discusses Mornings are open at an unidentified Country station in the his most influential music: Southeast. The company is replacing "a CMA-award-winning 1. Gavin DeGraw: He's hands down, my morning show," the hosts of which are retiring after more than 20 most influential artist. I grew up leading years. Airchecks, resumes and salary requirements here. worship music, but I never really saw how that would transition into a career. I never AJG's WKKW/Morgantown, WV has an opening for a morning thought of pursuing music outside of the host. Materials here. church until I heard his first record, Chariot. Brett Young 2. Tim McGraw's "Don't Take The Consultant Joel Raab is looking for morning talent for future Girl": That song made me realize I loved openings with new client stations in large, medium and small country music. How do you tell that good of a story in three markets. Airchecks and resumes to him here. and a half minutes? 3. Gavin DeGraw's Chariot: I wore out that CD and had to Cox's KCYY/San Antonio has an opening in afternoons. Three buy another. And then I bought Chariot (Stripped) and wore that years of experience is required. Apply here. out. So I bought four copies in total – and then bought them digitally, too. Beasley's WQYK/Tampa has an opening for a morning host. 4. Boyz II Men & Mariah Carey in Irvine, CA: That was Airchecks and resumes to OM/PD Tee Gentry here. my first concert. I've always been drawn to good singers. 5: Tim McGraw, Dixie Chicks & The Warren Brothers: Curtis' WQDR/Raleigh has an opening for a Dir./Promotions. This was my first country concert. We had lawn seats. We took a Materials including a cover letter and salary history to Dir./Human cooler and a blanket and me and some of my best friends from Resources Nancy Ginger here. high schoolUPDATE went. We had a blast. I'm pretty sure it was Tim and Faith's anniversary that night, and he called her from the stage. iHeartMedia's WEBG/Chicago has an opening in afternoons. It was a really cool moment. Three years on-air experience and a four-year college degree is • Highly regarded music you've actually never heard: required. Apply here. There's a band out now that everyone's in love with called Twenty One Pilots. I haven't dove into that record yet, but I plan to. Adams' WKHI/Salisbury, MD has an opening for a PD/air • An "important" piece or style of music you just don't get: personality. Five years experience with at least two in Country I don't get hip-hop. There are some rappers that actually have programming is required. Airchecks and resumes here. content in their songs. But for the most part, I feel like it's somebody just talking about having money or hooking up with girls. Cumulus' KPLX/Dallas has a morning host opening. Materials to • An album you listened to incessantly: Edwin McCain's PD Mac Daniels here. Honor Among Thieves. For whatever reason, when you first start driving you always want to be driving, so I played that in my car. CBS Radio's KILT/Houston is searching for an evening talent. He's one of my favorite singers of all time. A minimum of two years experience is required along with "the • An obscure or non-country song everyone should swagger to be Houston's only local Country night show." Apply listen to right now: I'm obsessed with Sean McConnell, who here. sang the demo of Rascal Flatts' "Here Comes Goodbye." He has a song called "Tell The Truth" which is incredible. Cumulus/Columbia, MO has an opening for an OM. The • Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: I'm not cluster includes Country KBBM (Nash FM). Materials to VP/MM scared to admit it – but I've always been a Celine Dion fan. Phil Lewis here. Growing up, she was in regular rotation.

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Cumulus' KATM/Modesto, CA has an opening for a PD. OM CBS Radio's KNCI/Sacramento has an opening for a PD (CAT Richard Perry is accepting airchecks and resumes here. 6/27). At least five years programming experience is required and a four-year degree in a related field is preferred. Apply here. Valory has an opening for a Southeast Dir./Marketing & Promotion. Materials to SVP/Promotion George Briner here. Searching iHeartMedia/Huntsville has an opening for a PD for Country Doug Montgomery WDRM and Top 40 clustermate/translator W293AH (Kiss FM). Former iHeartMedia/Grand Rapids SVP/Programming, Airchecks and resumes to SVP/Programming Erich West here. Premium Choice PD and iHeartCountry Brand Coord. Non- compete has expired. Cherry Creek/Helena, MT has an opening for an OM and PD/ [email protected] morning host for Country KBLL. Airchecks and resumes to Group Kristen Kee PD Mark Elliott here. Former Sony/Nashville Mgr./Marketing [email protected] Neuhoff's WFMB/Springfield, IL has an opening for a morning co-host (CAT 7/28). Airchecks and resumes to PD Dave Hannah Martin Marsh here. Former ACM Lifting Lives Manager [email protected] Cumulus/Grand Rapids is searching for a cluster OM and Country WTNR (Nash FM) PD (CAT 7/22). Three years of cluster Tonya Campos management experience is required; airchecks, resumes and Former Mt. Wilson KKGO/Los Angeles PD ratings history here. [email protected] Dean Warfield Blakeney WBBN/Laurel, MS has an opening for morning co- Former WSM-AM/Nashville PD host. Resume and MP3 aircheck here. [email protected]

Forever WFGS/Murray, KY is searching for a PD. "We need a Kassidy Stewart strong leader who can continue to grow the Froggy brand across Former Hart Media/Bullseye Dir./Promotions & Content all platforms," says Dir./Programming Jared Mims. Materials to [email protected] him here. Larry "Big Red" Stevens Former KGRT/Las Cruces, NM PD/morning host Cumulus' WFMS/Indianapolis is still searching for a "live [email protected] and local" midday personality. Airchecks and resumes to OM/ PD Stephen Giuttari here. Kelley Cash Former KVOO/Tulsa personality Consultant Phil Hunt has openings for experienced PDs for [email protected] future openings at client stations. Materials here. Brian Hatfield Cumulus' WKHX/Atlanta is searching for an experienced Former KYGO/Denver APD/MD Executive Morning Show Producer for the station's Cadillac & [email protected] Dallas. View an in-depth job description and apply here. Rick Kennis Former WGTY/York, PA Dir./Promotions CBS Radio KMLE/Phoenix has an opening in mornings, joining [email protected] existing team Chris & Nina. Submit a resume and video here.

about things that happen because they're afraid they'll get outed," Radio, Record Reps & Harassment says a male radio executive. "The PD will hear about the label (continued from page 1) complaining and there will be ramifications with airplay. I would One former label executive put the number of reporting stations never burn the source, but I understand there's that fear." to which he'd be reluctant to send a new female rep in the high For his part, he asserts zero tolerance for programmers single digits. Others estimate the number of stations where a PD behaving unprofessionally. "If I hear that stuff, I put people on or MD has a poor reputation ranges from just a handful to as notice," he says, noting over-imbibing is something he's had to much as 10-15% of the panel. address. "I'll call the PD and say, 'I don't know if this is true or "The number of creepy radio folks is minimal," a female not, but you're getting quite the rep for [a certain behavior]. If regional says. "And let's face it, there are a couple of women who it is true, you need to knock it off or you're going to get fired. If get a little creepy. For the most part, there are good people out it's not true, you need to go above and beyond to change minds there who do stuff for the right reasons. It's just that handful." and attitudes.'" Label Response: Record company radio promotion looks to Perhaps unique to the music space, the working be an increasingly egalitarian field, with the percentage of female environment is what civilians might consider a party. Dinner staffers steadily increasing from 37% in 2010 to 44% this year. and drinks, backstage at a show with more drinks ... lines can On the other hand, with reporting stations still overwhelmingly get blurred. A female promotion rep recalls being startled programmed by men — 91% have a male PD — the opportunities in her greener days. "I remember going to dinner [with a for a sexually charged dynamic have increased. programmer] and all of a sudden I was like, 'Oh, he thinks it's Like most of corporate America and even the legal system, a date,'" she says. "I went to the bathroom, called my boss and record said, 'I will never come back here for dinner. It will be lunch companies and only, and you will be coming with me.'" I told my boss what happened, their HR efforts "It’s probably worse because it’s the music business," a and he said, ‘Oh, you can handle are focused male former label rep says. "We’re all having fun. We’re up late, ” it.’ I started to cry because I on harassment drinking and having a good time. Yeah, he stood on the table and knew this was beyond okay. from an internal said something he shouldn’t, but he was drunk. 'Oh, you know-so- perspective. and-so. He’s so dirty.'" Policing One male promotion executive says the party atmosphere's encounters between employees and counterparts at other boundaries are well-defined at his company. "We talk about companies typically isn't on the radar. "You want to know how we it all the time. Part of our job is being good hosts, but it's also handled it?" says one male label staffer no longer in promotion. knowing where the line is. We don't want any of our people to be "The way we handled it is we never handled it. Everyone was too drunk in front of radio people, regardless of how comfortable or scared. There was maybe an uncomfortable laugh when it was close they may be. That's just unprofessional." pointed out. I know of many occasions where if one female rep Legally Speaking: Nashville attorney Anne Martin with had gone sideways, it could have brought a whole company Bone McAllester Norton concentrates her practice in part on down. But they don’t because if they do, radio won’t talk to them. employment law, representing employers and The label can’t have reps that radio is afraid to talk to. So it keeps employees. "It's not that unusual a situation, going and it’s not fair. It’s a no-win situation." although I think there are parts of it that are "There's always an option," says another male label executive. unique to the industry," she says. "The sort "If you know they're heading into an uncomfortable situation, you of captive power [radio executives] have in can send someone else to cover or the VP can go with them. You being the client, and because there's a small can make sure they're not left alone with the person. I would never number of customers, if you have a poorly knowingly send a rep into an uncomfortable or contentious situation. behaving or unreasonable customer, the It's like a lot of other life situations – be smart, use your head." choice of just not doing business with them Anne Martin Party People: Radio companies may not be aware of doesn't exist." problematic behavior. "Record people don't really want to tell us For radio companies, employees who are out of line with staffers from other companies are a significant risk, according to ©2016 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] September 6, 2016 Page 10

Martin. "If the programmer is doing that to people outside of their reasonable adults who will take it seriously – all of those things business, there is some likelihood it's also occurring internally," will affect [the process]," she says. "Most employers want to do the she says. "Under Title 7 of the Tennessee Human Rights Act, right thing, and people who run companies are just people. Even because there's not an employer-employee relationship, there the good ones struggle. It's complicated." isn't necessarily liability. But it does trigger an obligation for that Likewise, speaking up is a tough call for someone who's employer to do something about it because they're now on notice being mistreated. "If you don't stand up for yourself, it may not be that they've got a problem employee." your fault, but you're essentially perpetuating [sexual harassment]," As for labels, once they've been notified of a problem, they she says, noting the offender will likely continue their behavior may have liability. "If they find out about it, they have an obligation until someone calls them out. "But when you have a career, bills not to put her at risk," Martin says. "And also not to retaliate to pay, a family to raise and you've worked hard to get where you against her. If they take her off that account or restrict her role, that are, that's a hard decision to make." could be seen as retaliation." The female regional who received a terrible response on her According to Los Angeles-based discrimination attorney first call to a station says experience has been a great teacher. Gloria Allred, whose clients include alleged victims of Bill "I have guys who will float it out there, half joking, but now I Cosby, speaking up is as important as it is difficult. "Fear is the immediately nip it in the bud," she says. "I got to the point where main weapon that is used to continue to victimize women," she I'd laugh and say something like, 'You know we're not dating, says. "They live in fear of taking any action, and then the sexual right?' They laugh, they're immediately comfortable and there's harassment just continues. " no weirdness." In some states including California, companies can be sued She has other suggestions for her peers. "Make friends with when an employee subjects a sales person to sexual harassment. other regionals. Meet for lunch, not dinner, or at least try to have "It really depends what the facts are," Allred says. "If a person is somebody else with you. There are great reps, male and female, physically sexually harassed, there may be other legal action that who will insist on sharing a dinner with you. Everybody watches can be taken against the harasser." out for one another. And always listen to your gut. If you're Fear of getting a reputation for stirring up trouble shouldn't wrong – great. If you're not wrong and you're in a situation where dissuade anyone from seeking advice. "Consult with an attorney it's really awkward and you're not able to deal with that person to see what seems to make sense under the circumstances," Allred anymore, it's a drag." says. "We do a lot of confidential settlements, and because it is The world of radio promotion hasn't had its Fox News confidential, future employers or other PDs would not know about moment ... yet. And the female reps Country Aircheck spoke what the facts were that led to the settlement, or even that there with seem to have ways for coping with a few overly entitled bad was a settlement." apples. But that doesn't mean they should have to. Martin agrees that lawsuits aren't necessarily the best solution. "It's a fun business and should be, but that doesn't give "Filing a charge with the EEOC or filing a lawsuit is not a great way anybody the right to take liberties," a male label executive says. to resolve problems," she says. "We have the best [legal] system in "This is still a business and we're all still people. How we treat the world, but it's risky, expensive, time-consuming and public. It's each other needs to reflect that." –Jess Wright, Chuck Aly disruptive to your life and your profession. Employers really should have a good leadership chain, HR department, open door policy and management structure so people feel they can complain and Lon Helton, [email protected] give the employer an opportunity to fix it. Do everything you can Chuck Aly, [email protected] internally before going externally." Russ Penuell, [email protected] Tough Choices: Martin is mindful of just how difficult the Jess Wright, [email protected] situation can be. "Employers are looking at their revenue streams, the person's role in the company, how much power they have, how Wendy Newcomer, [email protected] replaceable they are, how important the customer is, how delicate (615) 320-1450 the relationship is, whether managers on the radio station side are

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The cume leader was Mt. Wilson’s KKGO/Los Angeles with 1,244,700. August 2016 PPM Scoreboard Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas was second with 1,240,400. Country radio shares were down 3% compared to last month and down Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co- 7.9% compared to August 2015. Of the 88 subscribing stations listed, 30 owned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a increased, 50 decreased and nine were flat. station best in that statistic. Ranks are among subscribers.

July 6+ August 6+ July August July 6+ August 6+ July August Station/City Share Rank Share Rank Cume Cume Station/City Share Rank Share Rank Cume Cume WKHX/Atlanta 3.5 13 3.9 11 582,700 630,200 WKIS/Miami 2.2 18 2.0 20 426,200 413,900 WUBL/Atlanta 4.6 7 3.8 12 684,900 640,200 WNSH/New York (Middlesex) 3.8 9t 3.9 9 195,900 192,600 KASE/Austin^ 5.3 6t 5.1 7 350,500 331,500 WKTI/Milwaukee 3.0 14 3.4 12 286,100 297,000 KVET/Austin^ 5.9 3 5.7 3 344,200 313,900 WMIL/Milwaukee 6.3 3 5.7 5t 403,000 379,800 KOKE/Austin 2.3 16t 2.2 17 101,800 99,800 KEEY/Minneapolis 5.8 5t 5.5 7 714,000 682,800 WPOC/Baltimore 6.8 4 6.8 4 521,300 518,300 KMNB/Minneapolis 4.7 11 4.3 13 661,800 630,800 WKLB/Boston 4.4 6 4.7 6 785,100 800,100 WKDF/Nashville^ 3.7 12t 3.2 13 263,100 238,900 WBWL/Boston 2.3 16 2.5 17 530,500 564,500 WSIX/Nashville 4.0 10t 4.5 10 255,100 264,900 WCTK/Providence (Boston) 1.2 21 1.0 22 184,200 172,600 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 7.3 2 6.6 3 297,800 289,900 WKKT/Charlotte 6.4 3 6.0 3 464,900 451,300 WSM-AM/Nashville 2.0 16t 2.3 16 49,600 46,800 WSOC/Charlotte 7.5 1t 7.3 1t 473,100 480,800 WNSH/New York (Nassau) 2.6 16t 2.5 19t 189,800 197,700 WEBG/Chicago 2.4 18t 2.5 16 966,400 887,300 WNSH/New York 2.1 18 2.0 17t 1,175,200 1,082,400 WUSN/Chicago 3.0 12 2.9 12 1,227,200 1,216,700 WOTW/Orlando 1.0 19 1.2 18 99,900 117,300 WNNF/Cincinnati 3.4 12 3.2 13 308,700 273,100 WWKA/Orlando 3.7 12 4.0 12 216,300 223,100 WUBE/Cincinnati^ 7.6 3 8.9 2 521,100 562,800 KMLE/Phoenix 4.1 7t 4.0 8 655,800 581,500 WYGY/Cincinnati^ 1.1 18 1.1 18 172,000 154,500 KNIX/Phoenix 3.8 9 4.3 7 639,100 613,700 WGAR/Cleveland 7.2 4 6.3 6 494,400 456,700 WXTU/Philadelphia 5.2 6 5.3 6 934,200 861,700 WCOL/Columbus, OH 12.6 1 11.8 2 469,700 488,900 WDSY/Pittsburgh 7.0 3t 6.6 7 413,100 415,200 KPLX/Dallas^ 5.1 3 5.7 2 1,236,800 1,240,400 WPGB/Pittsburgh 4.6 9 3.7 10 338,600 311,700 KSCS/Dallas^ 3.3 9t 3.3 11 1,066,200 1,003,000 KWJJ/Portland 6.7 2t 6.0 3 559,900 527,300 KWOF/Denver 1.7 20t 1.8 19 257,500 278,900 KUPL/Portland 5.5 1 5.0 6t 494,200 447,500 KYGO/Denver 6.0 3 5.9 5 559,600 527,800 WCTK/Providence 8.2 3 7.0 4 393,100 389,400 WDRQ/Detroit 2.8 17 3.0 14t 597,700 540,600 WNCB/Raleigh 3.7 11t 3.5 13 223,300 219,000 WYCD/Detroit 4.7 9 4.6 9 803,300 814,600 WQDR/Raleigh 5.6 6 6.2 6 322,900 336,500 WPAW/Greensboro 4.8 6 4.5 7 237,400 216,700 KFRG/Riverside 3.2 6 3.4 6 342,500 342,100 WTQR/Greensboro 7.2 5 7.0 4 296,800 261,800 KBEB/Sacramento 3.5 10t 3.0 14 235,000 220,800 WWYZ/Hartford 9.5 2 10.1 2 306,600 302,100 KNCI/Sacramento 4.4 7 4.7 4t 335,800 344,700 KILT/Houston 3.6 11t 3.3 14 946,000 934,300 KNTY/Sacramento 2.1 17 2.1 17 192,400 175,900 KKBQ/Houston^ 5.9 5 5.2 5 1,098,800 1,079,000 KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.6 19t 1.7 20 199,400 206,100 KTHT/Houston^+ 2.8 17t 3.1 16 543,300 604,800 KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 5.9 5t 4.8 9t 335,200 296,000 WFMS/Indianapolis 5.6 6 5.7 5 342,800 324,900 KSOP-AM/Salt Lake City ^+ 1.5 21 1.0 22 44,500 46,900 WLHK/Indianapolis 5.1 7 4.7 8t 350,400 328,900 KUBL/Salt Lake City 5.3 8t 5.5 5 399,800 409,500 WUBG/Indianapolis 1.0 17t 0.9 17 113,400 103,900 KAJA/San Antonio 5.7 4 5.5 3 583,600 547,000 WGNE/Jacksonville 6.1 5t 5.0 8 238,600 234,300 KCYY/San Antonio^ 6.0 2 7.0 2 620,800 655,900 WQIK/Jacksonville 7.7 4 7.7 4 294,000 282,200 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.8 18t 1.6 20 142,300 143,400 KBEQ/Kansas City^ 4.5 8t 4.1 10t 286,000 295,600 KSON/San Diego 4.2 6 4.1 7t 439,400 414,400 KFKF/Kansas City^ 3.8 14 3.8 13t 324,100 305,300 KRTY/San Jose 4.7 5 5.0 4 186,100 218,000 WDAF/Kansas City 4.2 10 3.9 12 306,400 306,200 KKWF/Seattle 3.9 8t 3.3 12 525,400 496,700 KCYE/Las Vegas 3.1 13 3.2 14 231,900 229,500 KMPS/Seattle 3.9 8t 3.6 10t 517,000 540,200 KWNR/Las Vegas 5.6 4 4.3 7t 238,200 219,200 KSD/St. Louis 4.4 13 4.1 13 539,000 522,300 KKGO/Los Angeles 2.4 17t 2.4 17t 1,148,200 1,244,700 WIL/St. Louis 5.2 6t 5.8 5 514,500 516,300 WGKX/Memphis 4.6 8 4.4 9 201,700 199,000 WFUS/Tampa 4.3 9 4.0 11 454,500 429,300 WLFP/Memphis 3.3 10 2.7 13 132,800 123,400 WQYK/Tampa 4.8 5 4.7 8 438,400 459,300 WMZQ/Washington 3.4 12 3.4 10t 577,400 525,200 WIRK/West Palm Beach 4.5 6 4.7 4 163,700 165,800

Format-Wide PPM Aggregate share for Nielsen Audio subscribing stations month to month.

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

3 1 JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA) ✔ 30234 3115 8833 796 59.73 6.248 159 0

2 2 KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 29489 1668 8561 432 58.478 3.438 159 0

1 3 SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 25322 -4487 7327 -1380 50.834 -7.729 159 0

5 4 DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol) 24447 1206 7074 295 48.282 2.275 159 0

6 5 JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory) 23505 1067 7010 325 45.507 1.959 159 1

9 6 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A... (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 19224 2428 5689 648 37.604 4.664 158 1

8 7 TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot) 18941 1733 5706 551 37.283 3.879 151 0

7 8 BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way With... (Warner Bros./WMN) 18569 92 5461 110 36.18 -0.115 155 0

10 9 KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 18263 1709 5198 462 37.544 3.915 158 0

11 10 BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) ✔ 17730 2021 5228 650 34.982 2.935 158 0

12 11 LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 17287 1616 5140 502 34.838 3.911 156 0

4 12 DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR) 16780 -6733 4891 -2007 33.718 -11.466 159 0

14 13 LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) 15657 1295 4436 353 32.132 3.665 159 2

15 14 COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 15503 1275 4365 333 31.194 2.488 157 0

16 15 BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR) 14978 881 4208 211 28.994 2.089 155 1

13 16 ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot) 14665 255 4381 111 28.832 0.102 155 0

19 17 JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) 13649 1127 3984 287 27.344 4.388 158 0

17 18 BIG & RICH f/TIM MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution) 13047 -51 3989 14 24.475 -0.179 153 1

18 19 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Vice (RCA) 12952 401 3626 169 26.58 0.903 155 1

21 20 DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot) 11230 312 3092 33 20.093 0.77 156 3

22 21 OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 11102 1293 3204 395 20.348 2.996 152 2

23 22 TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) ✔ 11069 1773 3201 519 21.581 3.471 157 4

24 23 MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 10153 1313 2916 369 17.515 1.323 155 2

25 24 GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) 9514 843 2846 256 15.587 1.253 155 1

28 25 BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 7899 873 2216 254 14.384 1.538 143 7

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

27 26 BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville) 7480 308 2283 73 10.936 1.014 150 2

30 27 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/TIM MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 7300 1421 2141 448 14.584 3.177 131 14

29 28 CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury) 6494 436 1962 139 9.138 1.026 146 2

36 29 KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol) ✔ 5635 1863 1523 418 11.576 4.221 134 12

31 30 JERROD NIEMANN & LEE BRICE/A Little More Love (Curb) 5355 112 1524 9 7.438 0.279 124 3

32 31 HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) 5051 126 1445 72 7.32 -0.141 121 3

35 32 LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 5019 1241 1581 389 8.557 1.838 92 4

33 33 THOMAS RHETT/Vacation (Valory) 4889 141 1468 36 7.88 0.398 116 1

37 34 CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 4381 636 1238 178 7.95 2.196 110 3

34 35 CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR) 4203 25 1296 10 5.687 0.126 119 1

38 36 LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista) 4045 368 1024 81 5.666 0.588 102 3

40 37 DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 3870 413 1120 93 4.903 0.731 109 1

39 38 MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 3827 353 1132 79 6.069 0.481 96 0

42 39 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 3469 491 1074 106 5.123 0.603 108 4

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) 3287 486 956 106 3.965 1.099 101 8

41 41 THE BAND PERRY/Comeback Kid (Interscope/Mercury) 3283 26 905 37 4.308 -0.121 98 2

45 42 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 3190 468 879 121 5.87 0.813 92 5

43 43 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) 2903 -38 992 -4 4.218 -0.062 99 1

47 44 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 2796 383 832 86 4.751 0.879 84 6

46 45 EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury) 2641 126 818 37 2.885 0.312 97 1

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) DEBUT 2379 265 758 99 2.193 0.325 98 5

50 47 ELI YOUNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory) 2190 61 592 -19 3.326 0.176 69 0

49 48 PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) 2089 -48 669 -8 2.477 -0.157 80 1

48 49 JOSH ABBOTT BAND w/C. PEARCE/Wasn't That... (PDT/1608) 2082 -105 503 -3 3.866 -0.081 52 1

Re-Enter 50 GARY ALLAN/Do You Wish It Was Me? (EMI Nashville) 1946 19 562 -4 1.57 0.015 78 2 ©2016 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] September 6, 2016 Chart Page 3

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) 52 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met... (Warner Bros./WMN) 1059 ✔ ERIC CHURCH f/RHIANNON GIDDENS/Kill A... (EMI Nashville) 24 BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) 905 ✔ FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/TIM MCGRAW/May We... (BMLGR) 14 TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) 819 ✔ KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol) 12 OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 766 ✔ CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 10 KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 737 ✔ RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) 8 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) 683 BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 7 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 6 ERIC CHURCH f/RHIANNON GIDDENS/Kill... (EMI Nashville) 655 FRANKIE BALLARD/Cigarette (Warner Bros./WAR) 6 MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 648 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 5 COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 624 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 5 JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) 615 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA) 3115 ✔ WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met... (Warner Bros./WMN) 224 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A... (Warner Bros./WMN) 2428 ✔ BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) 190 BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) 2021 ✔ TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) 172 KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol) 1863 ✔ OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 171 TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) 1773 ✔ KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 150 TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot) 1733 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) 146 KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 1709 COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 142 KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 1668 MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 126 LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 1616 LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 124 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/TIM MCGRAW/May... (BMLGR) 1421 JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) 122 Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA) 796 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (BMLGR) 13448 BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) 650 JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow) 12922 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A... (Warner Bros./WMN) 648 ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville) 11687 TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot) 551 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista) 11529 TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) 519 KEITH URBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol) 11472 LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 502 THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory) 11273 KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 462 CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) 10917 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/TIM MCGRAW/May... (BMLGR) 448 DIERKS BENTLEY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol) 10525 KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 432 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 10102 KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol) 418 C. YOUNG & C. POPE/Think Of You (RCA/Republic Nashville) 8603 ©2016 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] September 6, 2016 Chart Page 4

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY A D D D AT E S EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury) Moves 46-45* September 12 2,641 points, 818 spins Brandy Clark/Love Can Go to Hell (Warner Bros./WMN) 1 add: WSLC Luke Combs/Hurricane (River House/Thirty Tigers) David Nail f/Brothers Osborne/Good at Tonight (MCA) DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) Morgan Wallen/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) Debuts at 46* 2,379 points, 758 spins 5 adds: WGKX*, WHKO*, WQNU, WUSJ, WYRK September 19 Jordan Rager/Now That I Know Your Name (BBR) ELI YOUNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory) Moves 50-47* September 26 2,190 points, 592 spins; no adds Dan + Shay/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) Send yours to [email protected] Moves 49-48* 2,089 points, 669 spins 1 add: KKBQ CHECK OUT 9/9 Jason Aldean They Don’t Know (Broken Bow) JOSH ABBOTT BAND w/CARLY PEARCE/Wasn’t That Drunk For Aldean’s seventh studio album, he teamed with (PDT/1608) longtime producer Michael Knox for a 15-track Moves 48-49 project that includes No. 1 “Lights Come On,” 2,082 points, 503 spins current single “A Little More Summertime” and “First Time 1 add: WQNU Again,” a duet with Kelsea Ballerini.

GARY ALLAN/Do You Wish It Was Me? (EMI/Nashville) Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris & Linda Re-enters at 50* Ronstadt The Complete Trio Collection (Rhino) 1,946 points, 562 spins The three-CD set contains 1987’s Trio, 1999’s Trio II 2 adds: KKIX, WQDR and a CD of alternate takes and unreleased music. Songs include “Those Memories Of You,” “After The Gold Rush” RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) and an a cappella version of “Calling My Children Home.” 1,880 points, 544 spins 2 adds: WEZL, WKMK The Time Jumpers Kid Sister (Rounder) Produced by band member Vince Gill and arranged by DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) Gill and the entire band, the 14-track album includes 1,839 points, 485 spins new and classic western swing and traditional country, 2 adds: KKIX, WPAW and is a tribute to late member Dawn Sears, who died in 2014.

MICKEY GUYTON/Heartbreak Song (Capitol) Billy Ray Cyrus Thin Line (Blue Cadillac) 1,827 points, 558 spins; no adds Cyrus’ new project features a cover of the Don Williams classic “Tulsa Time,” which boasts guest THOMPSON SQUARE/You Make It Look So Good (Stoney Creek) guitarist, Aerosmith’s Joe Perry. Other tracks include 1,632 points, 513 spins; no adds “Hey Elvis” and the title cut.

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

2 1 KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 11581 126 2405 31 51 0 3 2 JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA) 11346 119 2350 14 51 0 4 3 DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol) 11118 211 2265 38 52 0 1 4 SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 10088 -1885 2030 -413 49 0 5 5 JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory) 9613 274 2007 67 49 0 6 6 BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way With Words (Warner Bros./WMN) 9213 362 1951 87 52 0 8 7 TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot) 8389 514 1726 120 52 0 9 8 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 8162 1059 1717 224 49 0 11 9 KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The World On... (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔ 7683 737 1564 150 53 1 13 10 BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) ✔ 7255 905 1431 190 51 0 12 11 LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 7238 547 1486 124 52 0 14 12 COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 6936 624 1376 142 52 1 10 13 ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot) 6818 -253 1376 -53 49 0 16 14 JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) 6412 615 1298 122 53 0 7 15 DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR) 6360 -2229 1300 -459 40 0 15 16 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Vice (RCA) 6264 428 1256 113 50 0 18 17 LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) 5735 309 1164 64 53 1 19 18 BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR) 5343 378 1121 104 50 1 21 19 OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) ✔ 4996 766 1019 171 53 4 22 20 TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) ✔ 4898 819 995 172 49 4 20 21 BIG & RICH f/TIM MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution) 4758 -2 933 -4 42 0 23 22 MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 4611 648 937 126 52 2 26 23 BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 3659 435 749 110 46 3 25 24 BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville) 3611 262 730 44 48 0 24 25 DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot) 3498 139 728 21 44 0 28 26 GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) 3301 357 694 75 45 1 27 27 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/May We All f/Tim McGraw (BMLGR) 3249 297 652 67 48 4 29 28 KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol) 2978 548 563 117 42 8 30 29 CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury) 2652 436 553 89 39 1 Re-Enter 30 THOMAS RHETT/Vacation (Valory) 2199 -37 436 2 39 2

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 33 31 CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 1829 307 326 57 35 1 31 32 JERROD NIEMANN & LEE BRICE/A Little More Love (Curb) 1666 -7 339 -1 34 0 39 33 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) 1646 683 331 146 27 13 32 34 CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR) 1484 -88 299 -11 34 0 37 35 LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 1452 387 261 80 20 6 45 36 ERIC CHURCH f/RHIANNON GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville) 1387 655 278 110 23 7 34 37 HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) 1364 40 250 12 30 1 36 38 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 1304 187 226 26 24 1 35 39 THE BAND PERRY/Comeback Kid (Interscope/Mercury) 1155 -39 227 -5 22 0 38 40 EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury) 999 13 170 2 18 1 40 41 DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 995 48 209 12 27 1 43 42 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 949 188 195 33 24 0 41 43 ELI YOUNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory) 936 16 122 1 13 0 42 44 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 874 106 159 21 17 1 46 45 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) 726 60 155 20 12 0 44 46 RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) 724 -29 102 -1 9 0 49 47 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 656 112 129 24 20 0 48 48 TOBY KEITH/A Few More Cowboys (Show Dog) 640 29 126 4 13 0 Debut 49 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Thirty Tigers) 570 209 61 24 3 0 50 50 LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista) 543 14 114 4 22 0 47 51 JOSH ABBOTT BAND w/C. PEARCE/Wasn't That Drunk (PDT/1608) 491 -128 121 -39 8 0 53 52 GARY ALLAN/Do You Wish It Was Me? (EMI Nashville) 484 18 97 3 11 0 54 53 KEITH WALKER/Friends With Boats (---) 482 24 111 6 7 0 52 54 MICKEY GUYTON/Heartbreak Song (Capitol) 479 8 110 1 11 0 Debut 55 RONNIE DUNN w/KIX BROOKS/Damn Drunk (Nash Icon) 478 130 103 33 11 0 57 56 STEVE MOAKLER/Love Drunk (Creative Nation) 470 20 47 2 1 0 56 57 CODY JOHNSON/With You I Am (Cojo) 463 5 100 1 12 0 51 58 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 440 -40 44 -4 1 0 Debut 59 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 432 82 81 12 7 0 55 60 AARON LEWIS/That Ain't Country (Dot) 428 -30 47 -3 2 0