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December 11, 2017, Issue 580 Part Two: Route To Healing As detailed last week, the country community’s response in the days following the Route 91 Harvest festival evolved over the ensuing weeks and months. Country radio remained and remains a hub, though survivors have increasingly taken the task of healing and building community on themselves. “The biggest thing is the strength you see from listeners who were there,” says KKGO/Los Angeles Station Manager/PD Michael Levine. “There is an instant connection and people came together so quickly. So much strength has been found through this.” Social media played a big part. “After the first week we had mostly moved away from conversation about Las Vegas on the air,” Levine says. “Bringing up a Know Question: Pearl’s Garth Brooks celebrates his No. 1 tragic event is difficult. Some people want to move on, single “Ask Me How I Know” before the first of seven shows at some want to talk about it. So social media became the Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Saturday (12/9). Pictured (l-r) are songwriter Mitch Rossell, CRS’ Bill Mayne, Brooks and and outlet for ongoing interaction about the festival.” Gwendolyn’s Trisha Yearwood. Mental and emotional health expert Miles Adcox (see next story) applauds the direct connections afford- ed online. “Don’t wait on the counseling or mental Steps To Healing health community to facilitate, because often support Onsite CEO/Owner Miles Adcox sees the comes best peer-to-peer,” he says. “There will be country community’s response to Route 91 in a instances where counseling, therapy, help from a professional are very positive light. Adcox led a trauma discus- definitely called for, and I encourage and support that too.” sion in Nashville the week after the tragedy, United State: Some responses were a bit more old-school, as and he’s worked directly with many survivors. KFRG/Riverside PD Scott Ward recounts. “One of our contest regulars, He’ll also be a featured speaker at CRS 2018. “I’ve been really impressed with how the a good guy, one of the first things he did when he got home was come Miles Adcox down to the station and put a letter up in our lobby, which our GM industry stepped up in support of the people approved. It basically said, if you want to talk to somebody, call me.” who were lost and in support of each other,” he “That’s just one example of what we’ve seen over the past two says. “The Nashville mental health community stepped up and the months,” Ward continues. “There have been a lot of people com- counseling MGM pulled together was a huge effort.” ing together for fundraisers. You see them putting an arm around Going forward, Adcox says, “If I’m in a leadership role, I’m complete strangers.” going to lead by example and talk about my experience. We can “We see them in Vegas Strong Survivor shirts at our events,” says give people permission to talk about it, [not just] move on, wrap it KCYE/Las Vegas personality Ransom Garcia. up in a bow and say we’ve dealt with it.” “They want to talk and we listen. They go on Facebook and make Specifically, he points to three keys: connect, empathize and plans to get together. We have a close-knit country family.” The engage. “We all have a wide range of emotions,” he says. “Un- station has moved forward with weekly Monday and Thursday fortunately, we don’t really honor the ones that don’t feel good. night events at Gilley’s, featured 30 days of good news on-air and But the worst thing you can do in the grief or trauma recovery process is to disengage, disconnect, isolate, not talk about it. Every (continued on page 5) ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

December 11, 2017 Page 3 instinct you have may be to disconnect. It’s too overwhelming, the attempting to address the problem systemically, politically and emotions I’m feeling are too big, and I just need to box it up until through all the other channels, but there’s not much we can do. I’m ready to deal with it later. There’s actually some research to I don’t know that staying away from every risk is much different support people who debrief or talk about what they experienced from not driving on the interstate. We’re exposed. or how it’s impacting them early in the process versus those who “Now, if somebody has been extremely affected and is having don’t talk about it for years, and the emotional and physical im- panic attacks in crowds, they need to seek professional help. Don’t pact it has on them down the road is pretty substantial.” force yourself into an environment that adds more stress than value. Adcox urges anyone affected to be social and connect with others, But maybe we’re seeing so many people coming together from this even just one person. And those interactions don’t have to get into the event in such a loving and supportive way because music is medicine. worst memories of that day. “You don’t have to relive the details of It heals people. So don’t walk away from one of the most healing what happened,” he says. “As a matter of fact, that can actually work things on the planet. We’re going to have to gather for music to be against you. That’s one reason people shy away from [opening up]. It’s able to touch us in the same way.” –Wendy Newcomer like, ‘I can’t talk about it.’ Well, you don’t have to talk about everything you saw, and as a matter of fact it’s not really healthy.” Rather than dive into what happened, he suggests focusing Chart Chat on the associated emotions. “Explore and take inventory of what Congrats to Luke Bryan, Royce Riss- you feel even if it feels uncomfortable,” he says. “The only way I’ve er, Bobby Young, David Friedman and seen people genuinely willing to do that is if they have some sense the Capitol promotion team on landing this of empathy and grace on their process, and other people’s. We’re week’s No. 1 with “Light It Up.” The song all going to handle this differently based on other imprints in our is the first single from his new album What life, so a lot of people that saw this, they didn’t even have to be Makes You Country. Songwriters are Brad there for it to bring up other loss. Tursi and Bryan. “Understanding the emotions that are coming up actually low- And kudos to Byron Kennedy and the Luke Bryan ers your ambient stress level,” he continues. “Identifying and saying, Stoney Creek crew on notching 51 adds for ‘I’m feeling really sad today or I’m feeling really angry today’ – that Lindsay Ell’s “Criminal,” topping this week’s board. alone can do wonders versus not talking about it at all. “So connect, empathize and engage in self-care. People think of self- care as a spiritual practice like church, meditation or counseling, but it’s News & Notes way broader than that. It’s exercise, music, writing or taking a walk.” Rocking M Classic Country KVWF/Wichita flipped to That could even mean going to a concert. “Anywhere crowds all-Christmas. gather is exposed at this point, so there’s going to be a level of Moe Bandy’s autobiography, Lucky Me, will be released Jan. hyper-sensitivity for a lot of people,” Adcox says. “People are 26 and include a foreword written by former First Lady Barbara Bush. Preorder here. ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

December 11, 2017 Page 5 MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Sony/Nashville’s Ben Gallaher launched his 2017 Barbed Rebel Engine VP Carli McLaughlin discusses Tour today (12/11), marking his seventh consecutive year per- her most influential music: forming for inmates at correctional institutions in his home state of 1. VH1 Divas Live concert, 1998: A game- Pennsylvania. More info here. changer. As a New Yorker, my ears were Billy Yates’ Hit Songwriters in the Round will debut April 6 at untouched by country until I heard those three the Americana Theatre in Branson. Schedule and more info here. now-iconic words, “Let’s Go Girls.” That was it. I was determined to work in country music. Shania Part Two: Route To Healing Twain’s crossover success changed my course. Carli 2. Rosanne Cash, Avalon Theatre: (continued from page 1) McLaughlin Rosanne was on tour playing The List record added a Thankful Thursdays feature allowing listeners to call in and and when I found out the show was sold out, I figured it wasn’t express gratitude.” meant to be. Distraught to miss the chemistry of Rosanne and Adds KWNR/Las Vegas afternooner Big D, “Things are getting Jon Leventhal onstage, I checked for tickets the day of the show back to normal, although you really struggle with what normal is. to find out one ticket opened up ... in the front row. I drove the I’m not afraid to be out in my own city, but driving past Mandalay three hours and felt complete musical bliss. Bay is weird.” What’s not weird is the support being shown. “The 3. Dixie Chicks, “Top Of The World”: This song absolutely more we’re out at events, the more we are experiencing what I call blew my mind. One of those that marks a time in your life but unintentional healing,” he says. continues to evolve as you gain more life experiences. Patty Caring On: Artists have been a big part of that healing. Griffin’s ability as a wordsmith served as a major catalyst in my “Three days after Route 91 we had a show with LoCash at a local appreciation for songwriting. fair that had been on the books for months,” Ward says. “One 4. Willie Nelson’s 70th Birthday Party, Hammerstein of my first calls was to Preston [Brust] and Chris [Lucas] directly Ballroom: Willie, Clapton, Ray Charles, Shania, Mellencamp, asking what they thought. Jason Aldean had canceled shows – this Chesney, Sheryl Crow, Shelby Lynne, Steven Tyler ... enough said. was not an easy call. Without hesitation they said they wanted to 5. Stephanie Quayle’s Album Release, Ellen Theatre: come, be with everyone, do something to help start some healing Hearing Love The Way You See Me played start to finish with and bring a sense of community. We struggled with it a little bit. multiple chill bump moments (“Selfish” and “Ugly” had me They huddled with their management, we talked to CBS corporate holding back tears), a 2.5 hour meet and greet and that ah-ha and decided to go forward. We repositioned it as a celebration moment of, “Holy moly, we’re building the career of a future of life and love, and it was very positive. The next morning I was country music icon here.’” convinced it had been the right thing to do.” • Highly regarded music you’ve never heard: Chris Young watched Aldean’s Route 91 performance from the Embarrassed to say that I don’t own any Led Zeppelin but I wear stage, then performed in Fresno a week-and-a-half later. “It was out Robert Plant’s Band of Horses and Alison Krauss records. I an amazing night,” says KSKS MD Jody Jo Mize. “Our listeners have some catching up to do. are huge concert-goers. They’ve also put together fundraisers to • “Important” music you just don’t get: Green Day and help with medical bills and funeral expenses.” Nirvana. I totally get that they are important in rock history, but Back in Vegas, “The Coyote hosted a Luke Combs show on Nov. it just never clicked for me. 27 for a capacity crowd at Gilley’s and the emotions were intense,” • An album you played incessantly: Miranda Lambert’s says KCYE PD Shawn Stevens. “Even Luke had a tough time dealing The Weight Of These Wings. Can’t get enough. And Lori with returning so soon after, but he was happy that he did after experi- McKenna’s The Bird & The Rifle. encing the love the crowd showed him. It was a night of healing.” • Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen This Is Us: Included in the survivors, of course, are many to right now: Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons’ “Never from the business. “Everyone experiences and handles an event Meant To Love You” from the Old Believers record. like that differently,” says Levine, who was onstage. “For me, it was • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I love a good important to get back to the station and get involved in my work. show tune. The Rent Broadway soundtrack. I know every word. Figure out how our listeners and staff were affected. I didn’t take Reach McLaughlin here. the time to reflect as maybe I should have.” ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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“I was there with a girlfriend who was attending her first OFF THE RECORD: Jerrod Niemann country show,” says Broken Bow’s Layna Bunt. “I was standing next to Michael Levine. [KUZZ/Bakersfield PD] Brent Michaels was Curb’s Jerrod Niemann puts an industry there but left and was immediately in contact with me. He ended spin on the artist interview: up taking me to the airport the next day.” One of my most memorable moments Bunt has received an outpouring of support, but admits the of radio tour was playing on a St. Patrick’s adjustment was a struggle. “Getting back into work was a little dif- Day float. It was 19 degrees and I didn’t have ficult,” she says. “Going from this horrible event to calling (cheery a coat. A drunk guy in a kilt started a fire, voice), ‘Hey, can you play my record?!’ It seemed so insignificant. so they pushed the parade back an hour. I Broken Bow and BMG have been wonderful letting me have the Jerrod could already feel my throat glands swelling space and time I needed. Niemann from standing in the cold. It was hard to play “I have talked to a counselor, which has standing on a flatbed trailer, going up and down hills. There been really helpful,” she continues. “I don’t were people pointing at us and laughing, because they saw how tend toward being an anxious person, so hard it was for us to keep our balance. It was just part of the it’s good to know all the feelings I’m expe- journey (laughs). riencing are completely normal. It’s been My favorite person to travel with is my tour manager, Lee a process, but it’s a healing one. We’ve all Gomila. He’s intelligent in common sense and intellect, which is experienced losing someone, but this has a beautiful combination rarely gifted to anybody. Everywhere we given me a different perspective on how go, things run so smoothly. He’s quadruple checked every detail. fragile life is.” He’s an absolute treasure. Getting back to an Aldean show was Every time I’m at a truck stop I get cheap sunglasses. It’s important to her. “I went to see him in New funny – the ones you get for $6.99, you’ll have for three years. Orleans because I didn’t want my season If you’re stupid and actually buy an expensive pair, they get with him to end on that note,” Bunt says. smashed the next day. “I was very nervous and went back and forth about it a lot, but it My new music is the next chapter in my life, a snapshot of ended up being a great thing. Getting to be around and talk to where I am. My lyrics are stronger, and we’ve done our best to everybody was so therapeutic. Now, do I like being in a crowd? prop up those lyrics with the coolest vibes and sounds we could No. I’ve gone to a few shows since and everybody is very support- come up with. I hope everybody at radio will check it out. ive. It’s getting better and will just take time. I’m looking forward The most redneck thing I’ve done lately? I had a hay bale to starting fresh next year. mailed to me from my hometown. I partnered with Corsair for “This has changed me, possibly for the better,” Bunt adds. “At some sunflower seed whiskey, so we got the ingredients from least, that’s how I choose to look at it.” Liberal, Kansas and I had my friend from a farm I used to work A New Season: Looking ahead, Route 91 is sure to play a on, send me a bale that they actually used in the aromatics in part in future festival planning. In Bakersfield, the outdoor event the whiskey process. schedule was over by Oct. 1, and Michaels notes, “We haven’t I wish I’d written Conway Twitty’s “That’s My Job” (written seen any local effects [at the Crystal Palace] as far as attendance. by Gary Burr). That’s my favorite song. It hit me like a ton of But we have had discussions about safety and emergency plans bricks and made me realize the time we have on earth with for upcoming events for listeners and staff.” everybody is precious. “Making sure our employees and listeners are in secure and I have to have Homestyle Eggo Waffles with me on the healthy environments has always been of the utmost importance,” road, every morning. After a tour, I take home whatever’s left. Levine says. “When it’s not our event, our options are limited, but One time my wife said, “Why are there 12 boxes of Eggos in the the best strategy is to find good partners. Live Nation has always freezer?” been a wonderful partner, as is Stagecoach.” I’d love to be stuck in San Diego. I just have this affinity Ward suggests, “Maybe there will be more screening and we’ll with it. I always feel at home. It’s a gorgeous place. be safer. Maybe 2018 is a good year to go to an outdoor event.” –Chuck Aly, Paul Williams, Wendy Newcomer CAC ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] December 11, 2017 Page 8 Seek & Employ Available Jobs Scripps KVOO/Tulsa is looking for a morning show co-host here.

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Jingle Bells, Batman Smells: RCA’s Old Dominion, Reviver’s LoCash, Monument/Arista’s Walker Hayes, Valory’s Delta Rae, EMI Nashville’s Brandon Lay and WIL/St. Louis staffers at the station’s annual Jinglefest.

©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] December 11, 2017 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

2 1 LUKE BRYAN 22635 1964 8499 725 57.123 4.193 156 0 Light It Up (Capitol) ✔

4 2 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 21098 1621 7974 588 52.589 3.332 156 0

5 3 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) ✔ 18938 1506 7174 577 47.57 3.722 156 0

6 4 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 17844 1129 6771 411 45.119 2.635 156 0

3 5 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 17436 -2424 6448 -972 46.153 -5.72 156 0

7 6 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 16932 1066 6374 361 41.877 2.414 156 0

9 7 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) ✔ 16144 1916 5965 687 40.426 3.201 156 0

1 8 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 15746 -7120 6086 -2550 40.951 -16.263 156 0

8 9 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 15561 412 5768 115 38.185 1.194 156 0

11 10 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big Label) 11949 481 4577 179 29.954 1.044 155 1

13 11 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) ✔ 11500 1217 4316 493 28.9 3.587 156 0

12 12 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 10874 131 4327 103 26.671 0.056 153 0

14 13 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 10403 608 3860 274 25.721 1.608 149 0

15 14 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 9980 581 3795 174 23.033 1.319 149 0

16 15 OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 9715 862 3777 301 23.276 1.956 153 3

19 16 KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol) 8610 1188 3201 491 21.901 1.718 150 2

18 17 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 8316 566 3169 182 17.708 1.493 154 0

17 18 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 8146 222 3170 47 18.089 1.343 148 0

20 19 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 7876 691 3007 219 16.973 2.089 151 7

21 20 MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 7791 662 3045 212 18.508 1.626 150 3

24 21 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 6941 651 2535 184 15.504 1.879 126 3

22 22 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 6939 481 2609 179 16.455 1.365 144 1

25 23 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 6750 784 2743 299 13.126 1.45 146 4

23 24 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 6690 259 2607 139 13.335 0.676 143 0

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

27 26 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 5564 382 2010 114 10.386 1.025 137 1

28 27 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 5055 58 1987 23 10.048 -0.16 137 1

32 28 THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) 4589 1004 1707 358 11.061 2.435 129 18

29 29 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista) 4255 411 1603 152 9.621 0.962 146 5

31 30 DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 4180 449 1484 176 8.666 0.959 122 1

30 31 D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's... (Reviver/Blue Chair) 3907 133 1491 77 8.427 0.377 114 7

33 32 COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN) 3519 -27 1313 19 6.668 -0.311 118 7

34 33 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 3517 -1 1300 5 7.346 -0.213 108 3

35 34 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 3447 290 1208 121 5.9 0.383 119 4

36 35 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 3282 269 1141 70 5.651 0.61 104 1

37 36 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 3047 129 1223 52 4.236 0.23 124 0

40 37 JON PARDI/She Ain't In It (Capitol) 2804 385 1069 132 5.583 0.647 105 7

39 38 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 2603 143 958 56 3.872 0.146 103 3

38 39 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 2489 -11 920 3 4.764 0.073 101 4

42 40 KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 2257 97 830 55 4.433 0.092 80 5

41 41 PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 2207 26 942 42 3.944 -0.074 90 0

MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR) 2141 415 763 161 4.084 0.766 98 10

43 43 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 2068 63 880 26 3.216 0.054 114 3

44 44 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 1857 -91 805 -17 3.401 -0.226 83 5

47 45 DUSTIN LYNCH/I'd Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow) 1747 37 646 11 2.886 0.093 82 4

45 46 RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse) 1742 10 718 8 2.02 0.019 80 2

48 47 DANIELLE BRADBERY/Sway (BMLGR) 1557 0 663 7 2.229 -0.057 80 3

Debut 48 TAYLOR SWIFT/New Year's Day (Big Machine) 1547 426 533 174 2.872 0.611 79 8

Debut 49 BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (BMLGR/WBR) 1410 459 492 131 2.907 0.775 53 13

Debut 50 BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers (EMI Nashville) 1306 118 512 22 1.586 0.254 79 3

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek) 51 KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol) 1140 ✔ CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR) 43 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 740 ✔ JERROD NIEMANN/I Got This (Curb) 29 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 658 ✔ CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine) 22 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 574 ✔ CAM/Diane (Arista) 21 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 497 ✔ THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) 18 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 481 BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR) 13 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big Label) 412 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR) 10 THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) 412 MICHAEL TYLER/Hey Mama (Reviver) 8 CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury) 397 TAYLOR SWIFT/New Year's Day (Big Machine) 8 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 363 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 1964 ✔ KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol) 232 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 1916 ✔ BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 174 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) 1621 ✔ ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 144 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 1506 ✔ RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 103 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 1217 ✔ CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 100 KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol) 1188 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 95 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 1129 OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 94 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 1066 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 93 THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) 1004 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 90 OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 862 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big Label) 88

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 15916 LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 725 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 687 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 12919 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) 588 KANE BROWN/What Ifs f/Lauren Alaina (RCA) 12898 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 577 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 11659 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 493 SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 10520 KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol) 491 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 10207 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 411 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 7281 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 361 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 6570 THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) 358 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 6338 OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 301 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 5806

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COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY A D D D AT E S DUSTIN LYNCH/I’d Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow) Moves 47-45* January 2 1747 points, 646 spins None Listed 4 adds: WWYZ, WBCT, WXBQ, WNCY

RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse) January 8 Moves 44-46* LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 1742 points, 718 spins 2 adds: WBWL, WUSY January 16 DANIELLE BRADBERY/Sway (BMLGR) Walker McGuire/Lost (Wheelhouse) Moves 48-47* 1557 points, 663 spins 3 adds: WIL, WQDR, WWYZ January 22 Jillian Jacqueline/Reasons (Big Loud)) TAYLOR SWIFT/New Year’s Day (Big Machine) Debuts 48* Send yours to [email protected] 1547 points, 533 spins 8 adds: WKHX*, WNOE, WGKX*, WLFP, KIIM*, WYNK, KUZZ, WQMX

BEBE REXA f./FGL/Meant To Be (BMLGR/WBR) Debuts 49* 1410 points, 492 spins 13 adds: WNSH*, WDRQ*, KWJJ, KCYE, WDAF, WQDR, WUSH, WIRK, WHKO*, WGNA, KATC*, KCCY, WGTY CHECK OUT 12/8

BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers and Preachers (EMI Nashville) January 12 Debuts 50* Walker McGuire Self-Titled (Wheelhouse) 1306 points, 512 spins 3 adds: KASE, WUSY, WTHT January 19 CHASE BRYANT/Hell If I Know (Red Bow) LanCo Hallelujah Nights (Arista) 1301 points, 538 spins Devin Dawson Dark Horse (Atlantic/WMN) 2 adds: WTHT, WKXC John Conlee Classics 3 (Rose Colored Records)

BILLY CURRINGTON/Wake Me Up (Mercury) February 2 1293 points, 499 spins Montgomery Gentry Here’s To You (Average Joes) 2 adds: WDXB, WTGE February 9 BRAD PAISLEY/Heaven South (Arista) Wade Bowen Solid Ground (Thirty Tigers) 1273 points, 468 spins 3 adds: WWKA*, KDRK, WPOR April 29 Eric Church 61 Days In Church (EMI Nashville)

Chart Page 4 December 11, 2017 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations ADDS

2 BLAKE SHELTON 11486 316 2413 62 52 0 1 I’ll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) 1 2 LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 11370 90 2423 44 52 0 5 3 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) ✔ 10272 740 2195 174 52 0 6 4 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) ✔ 9838 658 2138 144 52 0 4 5 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 8587 -1679 1945 -300 48 0 7 6 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 8512 98 1816 13 52 0 8 7 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 8268 221 1826 65 51 0 3 8 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 8223 -2247 1769 -537 49 0 9 9 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) ✔ 7929 574 1707 103 52 0 10 10 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big Label) 7099 412 1592 88 50 0 11 11 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) ✔ 7017 497 1484 86 51 0 13 12 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 6322 363 1371 90 52 3 17 13 KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol) ✔ 6031 1140 1236 232 51 1 14 14 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 5471 261 1166 54 52 0 16 15 OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 5274 321 1138 94 51 7 15 16 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 5182 146 1039 24 50 0 19 17 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 4973 481 1061 93 48 0 20 18 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 4837 357 1035 95 50 0 18 19 MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 4572 59 920 25 51 0 23 20 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 4312 355 917 100 49 2 21 21 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 4184 -71 901 -10 46 0 24 22 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 4090 178 825 35 50 1 22 23 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 3751 -396 831 -88 47 0 25 24 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 3501 224 722 20 44 2 27 25 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 2972 160 638 39 48 3 26 26 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 2851 -41 538 0 47 0 28 27 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista) 2823 56 593 15 47 1 29 28 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 2754 239 539 49 46 4 32 29 THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) 2450 412 442 83 39 9 30 30 DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 2345 131 470 50 41 4

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 31 31 D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Reviver/Blue Chair) 2316 150 497 58 45 4 33 32 JON PARDI/She Ain't In It (Capitol) 2164 181 437 48 42 1 36 33 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 1920 209 370 30 40 1 34 34 COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN) 1870 -19 358 -12 37 0 35 35 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 1687 -104 345 -23 36 0 37 36 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 1423 -5 287 5 35 1 38 37 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 1379 99 221 15 32 2 39 38 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR) 1241 51 186 16 13 1 43 39 BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (BMLGR/WBR) 1033 202 136 40 19 2 42 40 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 1025 142 227 30 35 1 41 41 TAYLOR SWIFT/New Year's Day (Big Machine) 988 84 146 27 11 4 40 42 BRAD PAISLEY/Heaven South (Arista) 945 -198 170 -18 14 1 47 43 CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine) 801 132 98 30 4 4 48 44 REBA MCENTIRE/God And My Girlfriends (Nash Icon/Valory) 698 116 185 2 9 0 55 45 KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 693 253 139 49 13 5 46 46 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 640 -29 130 -7 17 0 45 47 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 621 -51 138 -9 26 0 44 48 DANIELLE BRADBERY/Sway (BMLGR) 567 -228 95 -22 15 0 Debut 49 CAM/Diane (Arista) 530 269 124 71 15 8 51 50 SHANIA TWAIN/We Got Something They Don't (Mercury) 501 -4 113 -2 13 0 53 51 SIR ROSEVELT/Something 'Bout You (Elektra/WAR) 490 30 49 3 1 0 50 52 ROSS ELLIS/Home For The Weekend (Big Deal) 490 -30 49 -3 1 0 52 53 RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse) 488 -5 111 -6 13 0 49 54 BROWN & GRAY/Top Down (NHMM) 476 -60 55 -6 2 0 54 55 MAGGIE ROSE/Pull You Through (---) 470 10 47 1 1 0 56 56 JOE NICHOLS/Never Gets Old (Red Bow) 430 10 79 2 6 0 Debut 57 CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury) 422 397 50 43 3 1 59 58 DUSTIN LYNCH/I'd Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow) 389 48 78 8 12 0 57 59 RAELYNN/Lonely Call (Warner Bros./WMN) 369 0 40 0 2 0 Debut 60 STEPHANIE QUAYLE/Selfish (Rebel Engine) 343 41 62 6 7 1 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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