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Chesney’s ‘Here’ Is Nashville Video Shoots Make Do ‘Now’ No. 1 >page 4 Amid COVID-Related Limitations
Rice, Janson The morning after a night of protest in downtown Nashville, video. Cole Swindell did a herky-jerky version of the moon- Concert Pushback Matt Stell snuck into the Fleet Street Pub in the city’s Printer’s walk in a NASA-themed shirt during the “Single Saturday >page 10 Alley, occupying the space for 12 hours as he portrayed 13 dif- Night” video. And Kane Brown shot appearances on two NBC ferent characters for the video to “If I Was a Bar.” shows — The Voice and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — In the end, the on the same day, project had Stell using a green screen Paisley, Greenwood interacting with to make “Cool Again” Line Up For 4th different versions look different on both >page 11 of himself, a clever, programs. humorous way to “The virus has build a story and definitely made mak- create online content ing videos more diffi- Ell, Hammack Share at a time when plenty cult,” says Brown. “In Release Dates of consumers are the past when we had >page 11 isolated and searching the opportunity to tape for entertainment. a performance like BROWN BRADBERY STELL It’s also a victory over The Voice, we would Makin’ Tracks: creative limitations, fly to L.A. and record Wallen Rooted In given that social-distancing practices related to the coronavirus in front of an audience with all of the show production. Now we ‘Hometown’ forced him to do the shoot as the lone on-camera actor, captured have to figure it out ourselves and try to still make it look good.” >page 15 by a skeletal three-person crew. And they have to make it safe, too. Record labels and video “My mind was geared on ‘What can I do without bar extras or production companies have all established guidelines for on- all these different patrons we’d have, including a bartender?’ ” set behaviors. Crews are kept small to make social distanc- says video director Dustin Haney. “I had pretty much nobody ing easier; masks are required, except for actors while they are Country Coda: to work with, so I kind of took that from there and went, ‘Well, being filmed; the production sites are scrubbed in advance of George Jones’ what if I just use Matt a bunch of times over?’ ” the shoot; hand sanitizer is plentiful; and all foods are boxed 40-Year Landmark The clip is just one of numerous examples of directors and and individually wrapped, eliminating the buffet setup that >page 18 producers finding ways to flex their creative muscle amid re- was previously standard for a shoot. strictions imposed by COVID-19. Danielle Bradbery took a Complicating matters, some video professionals are
sexy walk through a lonely field for her “Never Have I Ever” understandably squeamish about working in public spaces BERINATO. MATTHEW STELL: ZAVADIL. PETER BRADBERY: LLANES. JOSEPH BROWN:
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ADD IT / CONVERT IT NOW! 48% Shazams BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 29, 2020 | PAGE 2 OF 18 during the COVID era, forcing producers to hire from a smaller talent pool. The work, however, is fairly plentiful. With concerts on hold for the fore- seeable future, video is increasingly important as a vehicle for exposure. Both official and lyric videos, as well as TV and concert performances, are in larger demand, and since the crews are smaller, the productions generally cost less, allowing labels and artists to finance more shoots. But the creators are doing their best to heighten the quality, and variety, of the productions. The industry initially responded to self-isolation with a pa- rade of live, at-home Facebook and Instagram events. Those attempts quickly lost their novelty, and video pros made inventive adjustments within the pan- demic’s limitations, such as the split-screen effects director Haney employed in Stell’s “If I Was a Bar.” “Dustin came up with that cool idea,” explains Stell. “Necessity is the mother of invention. Figur- ing out the way that we could do something fun and creative within this space, sometimes it does almost help to have some boundaries to push against.”
To facilitate the collection and rollout of the vid- GICKER JOSH BARRET: eos, labels have made adjustments, too. At Big Ma- Gabby Barrett received RIAA-certified gold and platinum singles chine Label Group, creative content/asset manager for her debut, “I Hope,” during a June 23 livestream. From left: Red Seth Hellman developed three simple video kits, Light Management head of marketing Tom Lord, Barrett, Warner each of which includes an iPhone with dual-camera Music Nashville executive vp/GM Ben Kline and Red Light manager HANEY technology, a high-grade microphone, a tripod, in- Brooke Yancey. structions and return packaging. The label sends a kit to an artist, who can easily create the content and ship the kit back to the label, where the phone is sterilized and the materials are downloaded and distributed. Even when the business returns to some level of normalcy, the video kits are likely to remain a part of the BMLG creative department’s practices. “Especially with some of our artists that don’t live here in Nashville, it’s not easy to have them just, you know, ‘Hey, hop on over here tomorrow at four; we need some liners from you,’ or ‘We need just a little bit of content,’ ” notes senior vp creative Sandi Spika Borchetta. “Almost all of them actu- ally are really savvy with capturing things on their own phone. So this is a step above that.” BORCHETTA Given the current explosion in COVID-19 cases and the likelihood that a vaccine will not be avail- able until 2021, smaller video productions might be the only realistic alter- native for another year or so. BMLG employees and artists are flying rarely, if at all, for safety reasons, so most videos are made near the act’s locale. The lone exception so far is Bradbery’s “Never Have I Ever” clip. Since her home is a three-hour drive from Austin, she met director Peter Zavadil there and purposely conducted the shoot outdoors, which is Shawn Parr joined WQKZ Jasper, Ind., social media manager Lindsey currently considered to be a safer environment than Sipe for lunch at the Schnitzelbank restaurant during a visit to the an indoor site. station, which is among the early affiliates on his Key Networks show “It was a very, very small, stealth crew,” says Shawn Parr’s Across the Country. Borchetta. “They shot an interview with her, we got liners, they shot footage for the music video, and everybody was masked up. They had gloves ZAVADIL on, they stayed far apart, and it was very isolated.” While the video pros are finding ways to work around COVID, it becomes more difficult with each shoot to find new, cre- ative ways to react to the pandemic. “The videos are more cost-effective, and that’s great for the short term,” says Brown’s video director, Alex Alvga. “However, we can’t do performances like this indefinitely. I don’t think I’m speaking just for myself, but I do look forward to a time when we can get back to fuller performances.” Even when that time arrives, the coronavirus era will likely leave a mark because it’s forcing cre- ative adjustments and imprinting memories on the participants. “As different as it was, I’ll never forget it,” says Singer-songwriter Adam Sanders (“Ain’t Worth the Whiskey,” “Hell Swindell of the green-screen production behind of a Night”) inked a co-publishing deal with Round Hill Nashville. “Single Saturday Night.” “I’ll probably never shoot Clockwise from left: Round Hill senior vp Mark Brown, manager Bob ALVGA another video like it.” Squance and Sanders.
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ON THE CHARTS JIM ASKER [email protected] Kenny Chesney ‘Now’ Scores 31st Country Airplay No. 1; Gabby Barrett Strikes Gold With Top Five Country Albums Debut
Kenny Chesney’s “Here and Now” (Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville/ country album by a woman. The sum also marks the biggest opening stream- WMN) ascends 2-1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart dated July 4. In the ing week for a debut country set in 2020 and the third-largest debut stream- week ending June 28, the song’s audience impressions increased by 18% to ing frame for any such album this year (after Sam Hunt’s Southside, with 36.8 29.8 million, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. million, and Kelsea Ballerini’s Kelsea, with 16.7 million). The song is Chesney’s record-extending 31st leader. Dating to the list’s The 13-track set includes 12 songs co-authored by the 20-year-old Barrett, January 1990 launch, Tim McGraw ranks second with 29 No. 1s, Blake Shel- who finished in third place on ABC’s American Idol in 2018. First single “I Hope,” ton places third with 27, and Alan Jackson and George which led Country Airplay in April, was the first career- Strait follow with 26 apiece. opening No. 1 by a woman since Carly Pearce’s “Every “I remember cutting ‘Here and Now’ and how great it Little Thing,” which reigned in November 2017. felt,” Chesney tells Billboard. “But I also hoped it might re- On the airplay-, streaming- and sales-powered Hot mind really busy people what matters is: Be in the moment. Country Songs chart, “I Hope” holds at its No. 2 high. It I always try to cut songs that lift people up or say something leads Country Streaming Songs for a 12th week, with 13.5 about how we live because music can speak to those things million U.S. streams (up 15%). On Country Digital Song without preaching. Sales, it lifts 5-3 (7,000 sold, up 7%). “For this song to be my 31st No. 1,” he continues, “it tells Goldmine’s sophomore single, “The Good Ones,” pushes me to keep pushing, to keep trying to speak to people and 59-56 on Country Airplay (1.1 million, up 34%). create dialogues about what matters through my music. To me, when a song comes out of the radio that makes NEW TOP 10s Chris Janson earns his fifth Country Air- you smile and helps you live your life in the moment, what play top 10 and fourth in succession as “Done” (Warner could be better?” Music Nashville/WAR) bumps 12-7 (20.4 million, up 23%). “Here and Now” — written by David Garcia, David Lee It follows “Good Vibes,” which became his first leader in CHESNEY Murphy and Craig Wiseman — is the second single from October 2019. Chesney’s same-named LP, which debuted at the peak of “One Big Country Song” (Wheelhouse) by LOCASH — Top Country Albums, as well as the all-genre Billboard 200 dated May 16 the duo of Chris Lucas and Preston Brust — climbs 11-9 (20.2 million, up 12%). with 233,000 equivalent album units. First track “Tip of My Tongue” peaked It’s the pair’s third top 10 and first since its lone No. 1, “I Know Somebody,” led at No. 8 on Country Airplay in December 2019, the 56th of his 57 top 10s. in October 2016. “Song” hits the region in its 59th week, breaking the record Chesney rules Country Airplay for the first time since “Get Along” led for for the longest trip to the tier. It passes Travis Denning’s “After a Few,” which two frames in July 2018. He began his run of 31 No. 1s with his ninth of 91 reached the top 10 in its 57th frame (April 18); then Scotty McCreery’s “In chart entries (second only to Strait’s 100), “She’s Got It All,” which dominated Between” entered it in its 56th week (May 9). Both songs hit No. 1, leading the for three weeks beginning in August 1997. lists dated June 13 and 27, respectively. Plus, Maddie & Tae (Maddie Marlow and Tae Dye) achieve their first Coun- CHART RICHES Gabby Barrett’s first LP, Goldmine (Warner Music Nashville/ try Airplay top 10 since 2015 as “Die From a Broken Heart” (Mercury) jumps WMN), flies in at No. 4 on Top Country Albums. It starts with 20,000 units in 16-10 (18.9 million, up 24%). The duo lands its third top 10 after “Fly,” which the week ending June 25. It earned 15.98 million on-demand streams for its reached No. 9 in September 2015, and debut hit “Girl in a Country Song,”
songs in the tracking week, the largest opening streaming week ever for a debut which led for a week in December 2014. ANN ALLISTER
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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 19 HERE AND NOW Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville/WEA HH No. 1 (1 week) HH Kenny Chesney 29.821 +4.615 7232 549 1 l2 4 14 ONE MARGARITA Row Crop/Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan 28.939 +4.048 7174 658 2 l3 3 48 CHASIN’ YOU Big Loud Morgan Wallen 25.808 +0.693 5786 -350 5 l4 5 18 HARD TO FORGET MCA Nashville Sam Hunt 25.537 +4.256 6665 640 3 l5 8 28 BLUEBIRD Vanner/RCA Nashville Miranda Lambert 22.863 +2.713 5937 275 4 l6 7 26 NOBODY BUT YOU Warner Music Nashville/WMN Blake Shelton Duet With Gwen Stefani 21.653 +0.964 5241 90 7 l7 12 31 DONE Warner Music Nashville/WAR Chris Janson 20.379 +3.768 5151 562 8 8 6 23 DOES TO ME River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs Featuring Eric Church 20.298 -0.593 5038 -288 10 l9 11 59 ONE BIG COUNTRY SONG Wheelhouse LOCASH 20.211 +2.185 5399 269 6 l10 16 47 DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART Mercury Maddie & Tae 18.867 +3.594 5045 450 9 l11 14 13 BE A LIGHT Valory Thomas Rhett Featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban 18.693 +3.233 4814 587 11 12 1 64 IN BETWEEN Triple Tigers Scotty McCreery 18.454 -8.243 4144 -3001 15 l13 17 39 WHY WE DRINK Valory Justin Moore 18.369 +3.359 4651 381 13 l14 13 14 I LOVE MY COUNTRY BMLG Florida Georgia Line 18.264 +2.069 4719 404 12 l15 15 18 GOD WHISPERED YOUR NAME Hit Red/Capitol Nashville Keith Urban 16.854 +1.511 4533 2 11 14 l16 18 10 COOL AGAIN RCA Nashville Kane Brown 14.137 +3.062 3729 494 16 l17 19 33 ONE NIGHT STANDARDS Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville/WAR Ashley McBryde 12.133 +1.964 3523 265 17 l18 20 8 I CALLED MAMA McGraw/Big Machine Tim McGraw 11.158 +1.499 3168 201 18 l19 22 32 SOME GIRLS Combustion/River House/Columbia Nashville HH Airpower HH Jameson Rodgers 8.954 +1.740 2861 239 20 l20 21 52 LONELY IF YOU ARE Dack Janiels/Broken Bow HH Airpower HH Chase Rice 8.915 +1.266 2944 188 19 l21 23 12 GOT WHAT I GOT Macon/Broken Bow Jason Aldean 8.648 +1.688 2593 251 21 l22 NEW STICK THAT IN YOUR COUNTRY SONG EMI Nashville HH Hot Shot Debut/Breaker/Most Increased Audience/Most Added HH Eric Church 8.028 +8.028 1491 1491 31 l23 31 3 LOVIN’ ON YOU River House/Columbia Nashville HH Breaker HH Luke Combs 7.847 +3.306 1831 748 28 l24 25 11 NO I IN BEER Arista Nashville Brad Paisley 7.168 +1.099 2307 148 24 l25 27 29 EVERYWHERE BUT ON RECORDS/Arista Nashville Matt Stell 6.623 +1.344 2369 320 22 l26 26 25 PRETTY HEART MCA Nashville Parker McCollum 6.465 +1.056 1980 321 27 l27 30 12 ONE OF THEM GIRLS Curb Lee Brice 6.407 +1.529 2287 358 25 l28 28 42 SHE’S MINE MCA Nashville Kip Moore 6.233 +1.283 2308 261 23 l29 29 21 ONE BEER Big Loud HARDY Featuring Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson 5.942 +1.003 1992 70 26 l30 33 23 CHEATIN’ SONGS Big Machine Midland 4.455 +0.519 1667 205 29
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 JUNE 29, 2020 | PAGE 7 OF 18
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 32 15 AIN’T ALWAYS THE COWBOY Capitol Nashville Jon Pardi 4.346 +0.409 1534 87 30 l32 35 18 SOME PEOPLE DO RCA Nashville Old Dominion 4.200 +0.731 1326 229 33 l33 36 10 CHAMPAGNE NIGHT BMLG Lady A 3.811 +0.527 1338 132 32 l34 34 4 WORLDWIDE BEAUTIFUL RCA Nashville Kane Brown 3.750 +0.214 914 43 41 l35 38 5 MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN Big Loud Morgan Wallen 3.350 +0.883 878 199 43 l36 39 17 LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO Triple Tigers Russell Dickerson 3.230 +0.770 1239 163 36 l37 37 38 NOW YOU KNOW 32 Bridge/EMI Nashville Jon Langston 3.102 +0.534 1317 97 34 l38 41 31 BIG, BIG PLANS Big Loud Chris Lane 2.746 +0.461 995 82 39 l39 42 37 GETTING GOOD 19/Mercury Lauren Alaina 2.704 +0.423 1258 43 35 l40 40 19 MOMMA’S HOUSE Broken Bow Dustin Lynch 2.634 +0.274 116 9 98 37 l41 44 29 WHAT I SEE Arista Nashville LANCO 2.216 +0.283 1046 21 38 42 24 2 HOW THEY REMEMBER YOU Big Machine Rascal Flatts 2.151 -4.505 646 -682 48 l43 45 6 ALL NIGHT EMI Nashville Brothers Osborne 2.097 +0.184 714 53 47 l44 46 11 GABRIELLE Warner Music Nashville/WMN Brett Eldredge 2.067 +0.201 844 17 44 l45 48 20 SOMEBODY LIKE THAT 19th & Grand Tenille Arts 1.921 +0.175 934 58 40 l46 49 13 TO HELL & BACK Columbia Nashville Maren Morris 1.815 +0.211 742 9 45 l47 51 10 NOBODY Curb HH Breaker HH Dylan Scott 1.703 +0.223 884 44 42 l48 53 9 LADY BMLG Brett Young 1.634 +0.331 586 70 50 l49 50 11 GOOD TIME RCA Nashville Niko Moon 1.619 +0.103 553 15 52 l50 52 4 HOLE IN THE BOTTLE Black River Kelsea Ballerini 1.613 +0.210 538 33 54 l51 56 4 ALMOST MAYBES MCA Nashville Jordan Davis 1.543 +0.376 585 84 51 l52 54 6 MADE FOR YOU Big Loud Jake Owen 1.373 +0.100 445 17 56 l53 RE-ENTRY HARD DAYS Valory Brantley Gilbert 1.269 +0.614 502 140 55 l54 55 27 THAT’S WHY I LOVE DIRT ROADS Wheelhouse Granger Smith 1.257 +0.076 724 38 46 55 47 2 THE MAN WHO LOVES YOU THE MOST Home Grown/19th & Grand Zac Brown Band 1.196 -0.629 294 - 112 58 l56 59 3 THE GOOD ONES Warner Music Nashville/WAR Gabby Barrett 1.119 +0.286 425 66 57 l57 57 9 THIS IS US RECORDS/Columbia/Stoney Creek Jimmie Allen & Noah Cyrus 1.063 +0.163 614 30 49 58 58 6 JUST THE WAY Stoney Creek Parmalee x Blanco Brown 0.831 -0.039 540 -21 53 l59 NEW EVERY OTHER MEMORY RCA Nashville Ryan Hurd 0.817 +0.071 244 21 - l60 NEW THE STRANGER Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville/WMN Ingrid Andress 0.684 +0.135 267 30 59
GOING FOR ADDS
7/6 7/2 0 ALLIE COLLEEN DEREK JOHNSON Ain’t The Only Hell (My Right Beer Right Now Momma Raised) Star Farm Nashville Not Listed DWAIN MESSER CATHERINE ALTOMARE Ease My Troubled Mind Fields Of Gold N Crowd New Notes MO PITNEY Ain’t Bad For A Good Ol’ 7/ 1 3 Boy DANIELLE BRADBERY Not Listed Never Have I Ever TYLER FARR BMLG Soundtrack To A Small 22 JAKE SIMON Town Sundown I Still Think About You Night Train/Broken Bow Released June 25, the track enters Country Spaceshot ZAC BROWN BAND Airplay at No. 22 with 8 million impressions. LINDSAY ELL The Man Who Loves You ERIC CHURCH Helped by hourly plays on participating Want Me Back The Most Home Grown/19th & Grand Stick That in iHeartMedia stations on the day of its release, Stoney Creek Your Country it marks Church’s highest start, surpassing the TRAVIS DENNING Song Where That Beer’s Been No. 23 bow of “Desperate Man” in July 2018. Mercury Nashville JOHN PEETS JOHN BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 29, 2020 | PAGE 8 OF 18
AIRPLAY Country Airplay MONITORED BY
MOST ADDED® NEW AND ACTIVE TITLE Imprint/Label Artist ADDS TOTAL TOTAL STICK THAT IN YOUR COUNTRY SONG EMI Nashville Eric Church 82 TITLE Imprint/Label Artist AUDIENCE STATIONS ADDS LOVIN’ ON YOU River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 36 LIKE I KNEW YOU WOULD Big Machine Payton Smith 0.590 29 0 HOW THEY REMEMBER YOU Big Machine Rascal Flatts 15 MAN ENOUGH NOW RECORDS Chris Bandi 0.423 20 0 HARD DAYS Valory Brantley Gilbert 13 HEARTLESS Mad Decent/Columbia Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Featuring Morgan Wallen 0.406 5 1 MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN Big Loud Morgan Wallen 12 CHAMPAGNE NIGHT BMLG Lady A 8 SINGLE SATURDAY NIGHT Warner Music Nashville/WMN Cole Swindell 0.386 10 6 SOME PEOPLE DO RCA Nashville Old Dominion 8 THESE DAYS Big Loud MacKenzie Porter 0.361 21 2 PRETTY HEART MCA Nashville Parker McCollum 7 WE WERE RICH Wheelhouse Runaway June 0.250 5 4 HOLE IN THE BOTTLE Black River Kelsea Ballerini 7 ONE OF THEM GIRLS Curb Lee Brice 6 RECURRENTS MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE THIS TOTAL AUD. WEEK TITLE Imprint/Label Artist (IN MILLIONS) GAIN 1 AFTER A FEW Mercury Travis Denning 18.885 TITLE Imprint/Label Artist (IN MIILIONS) 2 I HOPE Warner Music Nashville/WAR Gabby Barrett 17.167 STICK THAT IN YOUR COUNTRY SONG EMI Nashville Eric Church +8.028 HERE AND NOW Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville/WEA Kenny Chesney +4.615 3 BEER CAN’T FIX Valory Thomas Rhett Featuring Jon Pardi 15.988 HARD TO FORGET MCA Nashville Sam Hunt +4.256 4 THE BONES Columbia Nashville Maren Morris 15.646 ONE MARGARITA Row Crop/Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan +4.048 5 I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW Curb/Big Machine Carly Pearce & Lee Brice 15.373 DONE Warner Music Nashville/WAR Chris Janson +3.768 6 HOMEMADE Big Loud Jake Owen 10.690 DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART Mercury Maddie & Tae +3.594 7 KINFOLKS MCA Nashville Sam Hunt 10.400 WHY WE DRINK Valory Justin Moore +3.359 8 EVEN THOUGH I’M LEAVING River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 9.914 LOVIN’ ON YOU River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs +3.306 9 ONE MAN BAND RCA Nashville Old Dominion 9.907 BE A LIGHT Valory Thomas Rhett Feat. Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban +3.233 COOL AGAIN RCA Nashville Kane Brown +3.062 10 RIDIN’ ROADS Broken Bow Dustin Lynch 9.791 MOST INCREASED PLAYS TITLE Imprint/Label Artist GAIN STICK THAT IN YOUR COUNTRY SONG EMI Nashville Eric Church +1491 LOVIN’ ON YOU River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs +748 ONE MARGARITA Row Crop/Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan +658 HARD TO FORGET MCA Nashville Sam Hunt +640 BE A LIGHT Valory Thomas Rhett Feat. Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban +587 DONE Warner Music Nashville/WAR Chris Janson +562 HERE AND NOW Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville/WEA Kenny Chesney +549 COOL AGAIN RCA Nashville Kane Brown +494 DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART Mercury Maddie & Tae +450 I LOVE MY COUNTRY BMLG Florida Georgia Line +404 BRYAN DENNING BRYAN: JIM WRIGHT JIM BRYAN: TEXAS REGIONAL RADIO REPORT WEEK ENDING JUNE 28, 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 1 15 RODEO CLOWN (Independent) HH 2 Weeks at 1 HH Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen 1907 85 11 12 24 NO HANDLE (Independent) The Panhandlers 116 7 -5 l2 2 17 YOU, ME AND A BOTTLE (Independent) Randy Rogers Band 1893 147 l12 17 12 EVERYDAYERS (Independent) James Lann 114 0 91 l3 3 20 FAMILY NAME (Independent) Cross Rags and Young 1687 1 l13 20 6 SPUR OF THE MOMENT (Independent) Kylie Frey 112 0 137 l4 4 19 BURY MY BONES (Independent) Whiskey Myers 1581 81 l14 15 23 RED DIRT TEXAS (Independent) Hayden Haddock 1114 5 l5 7 15 RADIO COWBOY (Independent) Jon Stork 1519 60 15 13 23 WE DON’T CARE ENOUGH TO FIGHT ANYMORE (Independent) Casey Baker 110 8 -24 l6 8 11 NEON TOWN (Independent) David Adam Byrnes 1454 18 16 16 24 THROUGH THE JUKEBOX (Independent) Donice Morace 1063 -9 7 5 27 THIS MORNING IT WAS TOO LATE (State Fair Records) Eleven Hundred Springs 1438 -50 l17 22 7 AIN’T A TRAIN (Independent) Cody Jinks 1063 134 l8 10 10 AS SOON AS YOU (Ten X Music Group) Bri Bagwell 14 11 106 18 6 21 I ONLY SEE YOU WITH MY EYES CLOSED (Independent) Reckless Kelly 1034 -441 l9 9 12 LET ME HOLD YOU TONIGHT (Little Red Truck) Deryl Dodd 1391 22 19 18 27 FAR FROM GOOD (Independent) Triston Marez 1006 -26 l10 14 15 FEELS LIKE COUNTRY MUSIC (Independent) Jon Wolfe 1255 127 l20 23 7 LITTLE BIT (Independent) Curtis Grimes 1001 81
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
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NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND
a.m. drive until a full-time replacement is installed … Binnie Media promoted Heath Cole to vp programming, according to InsideRadio.com. He was GM for Binnie’s Upper Valley stations in New Hampshire and Vermont. The chain’s country stations include WXLF and WZLF Claremont, N.H.; WTHT Portland, Maine; and WBYA Westbrook, Maine … WUBE Cincinnati midday personality Duke Hamilton will retire following his July 3 shift, InsideRadio.com reported. A 2003 inductee in the Country Radio Hall of Fame, he has been a WUBE employee since 1977 … Chris Jones was promoted to iHeartMedia/Atlanta senior vp sales from general sales manager, according to RadioInk.com. The cluster’s assets include country WUBL … Seven Mountains/State College, Pa., hired market manager Joe Wowk, RadioInk.com reported. Wowk spent seven years as vp broadcast media operations for Leighton, Pa., advertising agency Dealer World … Jason McCollim was transferred to iHeartMedia/Austin-San Antonio, where he’ll serve as senior vp programming, according to Talkers. com. He previously held the same position at iHeartMedia/Colorado Springs-
ZACH HYMAN ZACH Pueblo, Colo. His new responsibilities include four country stations: KASE and Dan + Shay sang “I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon” during a June 25 KVET Austin and KRPT and KAJA San Antonio … Premiere Networks promoted installment of the new HBO Max Sesame Street spinoff The Not-Too- Peter Tripi to executive vp affiliate sales from senior vp, Talkers.com reported. Late Show With Elmo! From left: Dan Smyers, Elmo and Shay Mooney. On-air talent in his sphere includes country personality Bobby Bones … Bones will host iHeartCountry 4th of July BBQ, a July 3 special that is televised on LIVE SHOWS ARE A VIRAL FLOP the CW and aired throughout the holiday weekend on iHeartCountry radio “Who is Chase Rice, and why is he killing his fans?” stations. Guests include Kane Brown, Lauren Alaina and Old Dominion … Jon Honolulu photographer Jade Moon’s Facebook post, linking to a Stereogum. Pardi voices the syndicated Westwood One radio special Celebrate the USA, com story about a packed concert, was just one example of the negative public- available July 3-5. ity created by live shows featuring Rice in Tennessee and Chris Janson in Filer, Idaho, on June 27. Both dates yielded photos of crowds that ignored coronavirus ’ROUND THE ROW safety measures, such as face masks and prudent social distancing, and both Nicolle Galyon’s female-driven label, Songs & Daughters, established a pub- artists took down images from their own social media accounts in the aftermath. lishing company, signing Tiera as the initial staff writer in conjunction with Janson said in a statement that producers of Idaho’s Hwy 30 Music Fest Big Loud Publishing and Warner Chappell Nashville … Dixie Chicks stream- “assured all performers and concert attendees they were safe and following lined their name to Chicks, in recognition of anti-Confederate sentiments all local guidelines.” stirred by the Black Lives Matter movement. The trio also tabbed Silva Art- Koe Wetzel, Jack Ingram, Sam Riggs and Ray Wylie Hubbard also ist Management to handle its career … Songwriter Hillary Lindsey (“Buy My were scheduled for the festival, though Janson received the biggest push- Own Drinks,” “Blue Ain’t Your Color”) signed a publishing deal with Concord back for appearing. Music … Singer-songwriter Jordan Rowe agreed to a co-publishing contract Rice issued a statement, noting that he has a drive-in show booked, but with Tape Room Music and River House Artists. He also enlisted River House otherwise advocated for following preventive guidelines: “The safer we are for management, represented by Zebb Luster. Additionally, Rowe tabbed now, the quicker we get to actual normal live shows, which I know we all want.” Creative Artists Agency as his concert booking firm … Livestream company The Brushy Mountain Group cut capacity at its Tennessee venue from 10,000 StageIt hired Stephen White as CEO, with founder Evan Lowenstein tak- people to 4,000, though less than 1,000 purportedly attended. Temperatures ing the role of executive chairman. White arrives from rights administration were taken before patrons entered, plenty of hand sanitizer was available, company Dubset, where he was also CEO. Reach White here … American Song- and social distancing was encouraged, though apparently fans disregarded it. writer is accepting entries through Oct. 31 for its 35th annual songwriting The show was the first in a summer series, but Brushy Mountain Group vp contest. A $10,000 cash award is part of the grand-prize package. Walker Brian May told Billboard that the remainder of the dates are being reevaluated. Hayes, Mickey Guyton and Grace Potter are among the judges. Go here for Artists and promoters alike will assuredly reference the feedback from these details … Former songwriter Charles Lawton Jiles died June 20, The Riverside concerts — as well as legal entanglements if any ticket holders later test posi- Press-Enterprise reported. A Bakersfield, Calif., musician who worked with tive for COVID-19 — as they assess future decisions about when, and under Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, Jiles also penned several songs that Patsy what conditions, it is safe to return to traditional live stages. Cline recorded. The best-known title, “Let the Teardrops Fall,” was used in the TV shows Northern Exposure and The Sopranos. RADIO & RECORDS® Patrick Sabatini joined Warner Music Nashville on June 29 as senior vp legal and business affairs. He was most recently Global Music Rights head of business and legal affairs … Big Loud hired Travis Carter as a label A&R consultant and day-to-day manager for singer-songwriter Ben Burgess. He was previously Warner/Chappell Nashville vp A&R, where Burgess was a member of the writing staff … Singer-songwriter Cam signed a recording deal with Triple Tigers and RCA New York. Her first single in the arrangement, “Classic,” will be released July 17 … Sony Music Nashville added Kameron Marlowe to the Columbia Nashville roster … Jeff Brown, the lead singer for Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome, was named vp records by Turnberry Records, a division of The Bluegrass Standard. Turnberry also signed recording artist Sammy Sadler … Entercom/Detroit senior vp/market manager Debbie Kenyon received the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Lifetime Achievement Award. Stations in her portfolio include country WYCD … Syndicated host Sam Alex is launching Camp Broadcast, a four-week Zoom program for aspiring voice talent that begins July 6. Go here for details … Katie Bright and Jason Cole Swindell used green-screen images and a coronavirus-related Pullman exited the WUSN Chicago morning show, Windy City media specialist plot to create his “Single Saturday Night” video, which premiered Robert Feder reported. Midday host Drew Walker extends his shift to cover June 25 on CMT. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 29, 2020 | PAGE 11 OF 18
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MUSIC NOTES ON THIS DATE IN COUNTRY MUSIC
At a time when patriotism is being tested, the Fourth of July brings some hope June 30 that a divided country can unify for at least 24 hours. Country acts are in- 1990 — Kenny Chesney begins an 11- volved in numerous Independence Day events. Trace Adkins and Lauren day tour of the former Soviet Union as a Alaina will take part in PBS’ A Capitol Fourth; Luke Bryan, Maren Morris member of a collegiate bluegrass group and Brad Paisley are on deck for NBC’s Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Spec- taking part in the International Folk Arts tacular; and Pat Green, Josh Turner, Lyle Lovett and Hunter Hayes play Festival in Moscow. Houston’s annual Freedom Over Texas, which will air across the Lone Star 1980 — Full Moon/Asylum releases State this year. Lee Greenwood has a new version of “God Bless the U.S.A.” Johnny Lee’s “Lookin’ for Love.” The due July 1 with Home Free and the United B-side is another song from the Urban LEE States Air Force Band, and he will join the Cowboy soundtrack, The Eagles’ Oak Ridge Boys on a July 3 TBN special. Ad- “Lyin’ Eyes.” ditionally, look for the Oaks, Sara Evans and Mark Wills when the Grand Ole Opry lands July 1 on the holiday. To top it off, Willie Nelson’s 2010 — Gov. Haley Barbour designates a 17-mile stretch of Mississippi annual Fourth of July Picnic will be staged Highway 23 as the Tammy Wynette Memorial Highway. this year as a virtual concert. July 2 Two of country’s brightest new females have 2019 — The RIAA certifies Russell Dickerson’s single “Blue albums on the way this summer. Lindsay Tacoma” platinum. Ell’s heart theory and Caylee Hammack’s 2018 — Morgan Evans performs “Kiss Somebody” on the ABC real- debut, If It Wasn’t for You, are both due ity show The Bachelorette. ADKINS KRISTIN BARLOWE KRISTIN Aug. 14. Meanwhile, a deep Johnny Cash box set, The Complete Mercury Recordings July 3 1986-1991, was just released on seven discs. And Skip Ewing, who has been 1993 — Garth Brooks introduces Alison Krauss as she joins the Grand in veritable seclusion for the last 20 years, will return with a 12-song project, Ole Opry. Wyoming, on Aug. 21. July 4 Garth Brooks has a penchant for talking about “the old stuff” when he plays 2015 — Dierks Bentley performs “Drunk on a Plane” and “Riser” live, and his June 27 concert had an old-time feel when it was beamed to revived during the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular on NBC. The drive-ins across the United States. Produced by Encore Live, the show alleg- annual holiday special also features Kelly Clarkson, Meghan Trainor, edly reached 350,000 people, who saw the G man through steamy windows James Taylor and Brad Paisley. The latter performs “River Bank” without the hassle of leaving their cars. He has, meanwhile, moved a Cincinnati and “Crushin’ It.” stadium show from Oct. 1 to May 1, 2021, thanks to coronavirus concerns. 1995 — Jo Dee Messina records “Heads Carolina, Tails California” at Sound Stage Studios in Nashville. A number of familiar names were prevalent on the list of nominees for the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, announced June 26. Fid- July 5 dler Michael Cleveland appears nine times among the finalists, while Doyle 2014 — Luke Bryan’s “Play It Again” arrives at No. 1 on the Billboard Lawson & Quicksilver slid onto the ballot in six different places. The awards Hot Country Songs chart. ceremony, slated for Oct. 1, also will add three new members to the IBMA Hall of Fame: Station Inn owner J.T. Gray, The Johnson Mountain Boys and July 6 “Calling Baton Rouge” originators New Grass Revival. 2017 — Jimmy Buffett brings out a surprise guest, Miranda Lam- bert, for background vocals on “Margaritaville” during a concert at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis. Top Headlines from .com 1970 — Capitol releases Merle Haggard’s The Fightin’ Side of Me. Click on headlines below for more details Source: RolandNote.com, the Ultimate Country Music Database In Tulsa, Trump Campaign Subverted Social Distancing One Sticker At A Time
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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 69 THE BONES No. 1 (17 weeks) Maren Morris RC 1 G.KURSTIN (M.MORRIS,J.M.ROBBINS,L.J.VELTZ) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE HH HH 2 2 2 61 I HOPE Digital & Streaming Gainer Gabby Barrett RC 2 l R.COPPERMAN (Z.KALE,J.M.NITE,G.BARRETT) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR HARD TO FORGET 3 3 5 20 Sam Hunt 4 3 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 ONE MARGARITA 4 6 9 15 Luke Bryan 2 4 l J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (M.R.CARTER,M.DRAGSTREM,J.THOMPSON) ROW CROP/CAPITOL NASHVILLE 5 4 3 45 CHASIN’ YOU Morgan Wallen 3 2 J.MOI (J.MOORE,M.WALLEN,C.WISEMAN) BIG LOUD BLUEBIRD 6 5 11 30 Miranda Lambert 5 5 l J.JOYCE (M.LAMBERT,L.DICK,N.HEMBY) VANNER/RCA NASHVILLE HH HH 7 10 12 18 HERE AND NOW Airplay Gainer Kenny Chesney 1 7 l B.CANNON,K.CHESNEY (C.WISEMAN,D.L.MURPHY,D.A.GARCIA) BLUE CHAIR/WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WEA 8 9 8 28 NOBODY BUT YOU Blake Shelton Duet With Gwen Stefani 6 2 S.HENDRICKS (T.L.JAMES,R.COPPERMAN,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WMN 9 7 6 37 I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW Carly Pearce & Lee Brice RC 5 BUSBEE (C.PEARCE,L.COMBS,R.MONTANA,J.SINGLETON) CURB /BIG MACHINE 10 8 4 24 DOES TO ME Luke Combs Featuring Eric Church 8 4 S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,R.M.L.FULCHER,T.M.REEVE) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART 11 13 16 49 Maddie & Tae 10 11 l J.M.ROBBINS,D.WELLS (M.MARLOW,T.DYE,J.SINGLETON,D.RUTTAN) MERCURY I LOVE MY COUNTRY 12 15 14 14 Florida Georgia Line 14 12 l C.CROWDER,T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY (K.BROWN,C.CROWDER,R.C.MCGILL,E.K.SMITH,CHARLIE HANDSOME,W.WEATHERLY) BMLG BE A LIGHT 13 16 15 13 Thomas Rhett Featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban 11 13 l D.HUFF (THOMAS RHETT,M.DRAGSTREM,J.MILLER,J.THOMPSON) VALORY GOD WHISPERED YOUR NAME 14 17 18 17 Keith Urban 15 14 l K.URBAN,D.MCCARROLL (C.AUGUST,M.CARTER,SHY CARTER,J.T.SLATER) HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE 15 14 13 26 BEER CAN’T FIX Thomas Rhett Featuring Jon Pardi RC 6 D.HUFF,J.BUNETTA,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,J.BUNETTA,Z.SKELTON,R.B.TEDDER) VALORY GOT WHAT I GOT 16 18 20 20 Jason Aldean 21 16 l M.KNOX (M.TYLER,A.PALMER,T.ARCHER) MACON/BROKEN BOW ONE BIG COUNTRY SONG 17 19 21 28 LOCASH 9 17 l 770 PRODUCTIONS (J.FRASURE,A.GORLEY,M.W.HARDY) WHEELHOUSE WHY WE DRINK 18 20 22 21 Justin Moore 13 18 l J.S.STOVER,S.BORCHETTA (J.MOORE,C.BEATHARD,D.L.MURPHY,J.S.STOVER) VALORY DONE 19 22 29 18 Chris Janson 7 19 l C.JANSON,T.CECIL (C.JANSON,M.OGLESBY,J.PAULIN,M.ROY) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR COOL AGAIN 20 23 23 10 Kane Brown 16 12 l D.HUFF (K.BROWN,J.HODGES,M.MCGINN,L.RIMES) RCA NASHVILLE ONE OF THEM GIRLS 21 26 26 11 Lee Brice 27 21 l B.GLOVER,K.JACOBS,L.BRICE (A.GORLEY,B.JOHNSON,D.DAVIDSON,L.BRICE) CURB ONE BEER 22 21 24 26 HARDY Featuring Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson 29 21 l J.MOI,D.WELLS (M.W.HARDY,H.LINDSEY,J.MITCHELL) BIG LOUD ONE NIGHT STANDARDS 23 25 25 26 Ashley McBryde 17 23 l J.JOYCE (A.MCBRYDE,S.MCANALLY,N.HAYFORD) ATLANTIC/WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR MY TRUCK 24 27 34 20 Breland - 24 l KAL V,T.TAYLOR (D.BRELAND,T.TAYLOR,K.AUSTIN,D.BARTON,T.ZEIGLER) BAD REALM/ATLANTIC PRETTY HEART 25 28 33 8 Parker McCollum 26 25 l JON RANDALL (P.MCCOLLUM,R.MONTANA) MCA NASHVILLE
COUNTRY SONGWRITERSTM COUNTRY PRODUCERSTM
#1 #1 1 2 WKS JOSH THOMPSON 1 39 WKS DANN HUFF 2 CRAIG WISEMAN 2 JAY JOYCE 3 LUKE COMBS 3 JOEY MOI 4 SHANE MCANALLY 4 ROSS COPPERMAN 5 HARDY 5 GREG KURSTIN 6 JON NITE 6 SCOTT MOFFATT TIE 7 GABBY BARRETT 7 SCOTT HENDRICKS TIE 7 ZACH KALE 8 BUSBEE 9 MATT DRAGSTREM 9 ZACH CROWELL 10 ASHLEY GORLEY 10 DEREK WELLS HARDY ROBBY KLEIN ROBBY
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 JUNE 29, 2020 | PAGE 13 OF 18
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 MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN 26 29 30 10 Morgan Wallen 35 12 l J.MOI (M.W.HARDY,E.K.SMITH,CHARLIE HANDSOME,M.WALLEN) BIG LOUD I CALLED MAMA 27 30 31 8 Tim McGraw 18 22 l T.MCGRAW,B.GALLIMORE (M.GREEN,L.MILLER,J.YEARY) MCGRAW/ BIG MACHINE LOVIN’ ON YOU 28 46 — 7 Luke Combs 23 19 l S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,T.ARCHER,R.M.L.FULCHER,J.MCNAIR) RI VER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE SOME GIRLS 29 34 39 14 Jameson Rodgers 19 29 l C.FARREN,M.J.CONES (M.W.HARDY,J.MITCHELL,C.J. SOLAR) COMBUSTION/RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE AIN’T ALWAYS THE COWBOY 30 33 37 9 Jon Pardi 31 30 l B.BUTLER,R.GORE,J.PARDI (B.KINNEY,J.THOMPSON) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 31 31 32 8 SIX FEET APART Luke Combs RC 10 C.MATTHEWS,L.COMBS (L.COMBS,B.COBB,R.SNYDER) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE EVERYWHERE BUT ON Matt Stell 32 RE-ENTRY 13 25 32 l A.BOWERS,M.STELL (M.STELL,P.SIKES,L.MILLER) RECORDS/ARISTA NASHVILLE SHE’S MINE 33 37 35 15 Kip Moore 28 29 l K.MOORE (K.MOORE,D.COUCH,S.STEPAKOFF) MCA NASHVILLE HH HH 34 NEW 1 THE GOOD ONES Hot Shot Debut Gabby Barrett 56 34 l R.COPPERMAN,Z.KALE (G.BARRETT,E.LANDIS,J.MCCORMICK,Z.KALE) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR 35 36 36 11 CHAMPAGNE NIGHT Lady A 33 27 S.MCANALLY,A.DEROBERTS (D.HAYWOOD,C.KELLEY,H.SCOTT,P.CONROY,E.R.DEAN,A.DEROBERTS,T.A.GEMZA,S.MCANALLY,M.R.MERLO,R.B.TEDDER,D.THOMSON) BMLG STICK THAT IN YOUR COUNTRY SONG 36 NEW 1 Eric Church 22 36 l J.JOYCE (D.NAISH,JEFFREY STEELE) EMI NASHVILLE LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO 37 39 38 14 Russell Dickerson 36 31 l D.HUFF,C.BROWN,R.DICKRESON (R.DICKERSON,C.BROWN,P.WELLING) TRIPLE TIGERS 38 38 40 6 ALMOST MAYBES Jordan Davis 51 34 P.DIGIOVANNI (J.DAVIS,J.FRASURE,H.LINDSEY) MC A NASHVILLE LADY 39 42 45 8 Brett Young 48 22 l D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,R.COPPERMAN,J.M.NITE) BMLG 40 32 28 3 WORLDWIDE BEAUTIFUL Kane Brown 34 28 D.HUFF (K.BROWN,SHY CARTER,R.J.HURD,J.M.SCHMIDT) RCA NASHVILLE 41 41 41 20 GETTING GOOD Lauren Alaina 39 33 D.GARCIA (E.L.WEISBAND) 19/MERCURY NO I IN BEER 42 48 44 7 Brad Paisley 24 42 l L.WOOTEN,D.HUFF (B.PAISLEY,K.LOVELACE) ARISTA NASHVILLE SOME PEOPLE DO 43 44 48 14 Old Dominion 32 39 l S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,J.FRASURE,S.MCANALLY,THOMAS RHETT) RCA NASHVILLE 44 43 47 19 JUST THE WAY Parmalee x Blanco Brown 58 31 D.FANNING (M.THOMAS,K.BARD,N.W.SIPE) STONEY CREEK 45 47 49 7 MOMMA’S HOUSE Dustin Lynch 40 45 Z.CROWELL (D.SCHNEIDER,M.LOTTEN,R.CLAWSON,J.T.WILSON) BROKEN BOW 46 45 42 14 THE OTHER GIRL Kelsea Ballerini x Halsey RC 19 R.COPPERMAN,S.MCANALLY,K.BALLERINI (K.BALLERINI,S.MCANALLY,R.COPPERMAN,A.FRANGIPANE) BLACK RIVER 47 24 — 2 THE MAN WHO LOVES YOU THE MOST Zac Brown Band 55 24 B.SIMONETTI,M.MANGANO,Z.BROWN (Z.BROWN,B.SIMONETTI,A.JAMES) HO ME GROWN/19TH & GRAND GOOD TIME Niko Moon 48 RE-ENTRY 4 49 45 l N.MOON,J.MURTY (N.MOON,J.MINTON,A.MOON,J.MURTY,M.TRUSSELL) RCA NASHVILLE SINGLE SATURDAY NIGHT Cole Swindell 49 RE-ENTRY 2 - 42 l M.R.CARTER (A.GORLEY,M.W.HARDY,M.HOLMES) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WMN THIS IS US Jimmie Allen & Noah Cyrus 50 RE-ENTRY 8 57 43 l A.BOWERS (N.CYRUS,T.HUBBARD,J.M.SCHMIDT,I.JUBER,D.EMILE II) RECORDS/COLUMBIA/STONEY CREEK
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 CONSUMPTION ON-DEMAND ON-DEMAND 2019 2020 CHANGE ALBUM CONSUMPTION This Week 1,256,000 1,377,131,000 132,753,000 Album ’19 25.85 million Consumption 25,851,000 28,709,000 11.1% ’20 28.70 million Last Week 1,263,000 1,392,072,000 129,905,000 Album Sales 4,987,000 4,134,000 -17.1% Change -0.6% -1.1% 2.2% TOTAL ON-DEMAND STREAMS Audio On-Demand 25,414,547,000 30,856,575,000 21.4% ’19 32.02 billion This Week Last Year 1,126,000 1,133,160,000 290,836,000 ’20 34.37 billion Change 11.5% 21.5% -54.4% Video On-Demand 6,611,715,000 3,513,809,000 -46.9%
All data measures U.S. activity as of the week ending June 25, 2020. All units counts are rounded to the nearest thousand. Album consumption units — also known as albums 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. Nielsen Music/MRC Data has reprocessed year-to-date figures to account for a change in methodology, resulting in a restatement in streaming data from a provider, which has resulted in a shift in some previously reported data, most notably for video streams. For inquiries about any Nielsen Music data, please contact Josh Bennett at 615-807-1338 or [email protected] BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 29, 2020 | PAGE 14 OF 18
SALES, DATA STREAMING & SALES COMPILED BY DATA COMPILED BY
COUNTRY COUNTRY TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS 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 I HOPE ONE MARGARITA LUKE COMBS WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET 1 1 35 1 2 12 l GABBY BARRETT LUKE BRYAN 1 1 1 33 RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 595687*/SMN 1 THE BONES HARD TO FORGET MORGAN WALLEN IF I KNOW ME l2 3 51 2 4 16 2 3 2 108 BIG LOUD 783* 0 2 MAREN MORRIS SAM HUNT HEARTLESS I HOPE LUKE COMBS THIS ONE’S FOR YOU 3 2 45 3 5 43 3 2 3 160 RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 538883*/SMN 3 1 DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY FEAT. MORGAN WALLEN l GABBY BARRETT HARD TO FORGET HOW THEY REMEMBER YOU NEW 1 GABBY BARRETT GOLDMINE 4 l4 4 12 l4 NEW l4 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 629930/WMN SAM HUNT RASCAL FLATTS CHASIN’ YOU STICK THAT IN YOUR COUNTRY SONG SAM HUNT SOUTHSIDE 5 5 25 5 NEW 5 4 4 12 MCA NASHVILLE 031776*/UMGN 1 l MORGAN WALLEN l ERIC CHURCH BLUEBIRD BLUEBIRD 6 7 269 CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLER 1 l6 6 8 6 6 15 l6 MERCURY 019405*/UMGN 4 MIRANDA LAMBERT MIRANDA LAMBERT TENNESSEE WHISKEY THE MAN WHO LOVES YOU THE MOST MAREN MORRIS GIRL 7 7 168 7 1 2 7 5 8 68 COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 590186*/SMN 0 1 l CHRIS STAPLETON ZAC BROWN BAND WHISKEY GLASSES THE BONES BLAKE SHELTON FULLY LOADED: GOD’S COUNTRY 8 8 71 8 8 45 8 7 5 28 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 607343/WMN 0 1 l MORGAN WALLEN MAREN MORRIS I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW BE A LIGHT DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY CHAPTER I: SNAKE OIL 9 9 20 9 9 13 9 8 6 4 MAD DECENT DIGITAL EX/COLUMBIA 6 l CARLY PEARCE & LEE BRICE THOMAS RHETT F/R. MCENTIRE, H. SCOTT, C. TOMLIN & K. URBAN ONE MARGARITA GOT WHAT I GOT ZAC BROWN BAND GREATEST HITS SO FAR... 10 17 6 10 12 9 10 9 9 255 ROAR/SOUTHERN GROUND/ATLANTIC 546369/AG 3 l LUKE BRYAN l JASON ALDEAN ONE MAN BAND CHASIN’ YOU DAN + SHAY DAN + SHAY 11 10 44 11 11 21 11 10 12 105 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 570796/WMN 1 1 l OLD DOMINION MORGAN WALLEN BEAUTIFUL CRAZY NOBODY BUT YOU 12 14 68 TIM MCGRAW 35 BIGGEST HITS 8 12 13 112 12 10 28 l12 CURB 79413 l LUKE COMBS BLAKE SHELTON DUET WITH GWEN STEFANI DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW KANE BROWN EXPERIMENT 13 21 3 13 7 30 13 11 10 85 ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE /SMN 1 1 l MADDIE & TAE CARLY PEARCE & LEE BRICE MEANT TO BE DOES TO ME MIRANDA LAMBERT WILDCARD 14 15 135 14 13 21 14 14 21 34 VANNER/RCA NASHVILLE 597873*/SMN 1 l BEBE REXHA & FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE LUKE COMBS FEATURING ERIC CHURCH NOBODY BUT YOU ONE OF THEM GIRLS KENNY CHESNEY HERE AND NOW 15 14 22 15 17 8 15 13 13 8 BLUE CHAIR/WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 631374/WMN 1 l BLAKE SHELTON DUET WITH GWEN STEFANI l LEE BRICE HERE AND NOW MY TRUCK KANE BROWN KANE BROWN 16 16 4 16 16 4 16 16 15 186 ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE 530947*/SMN 2 1 l KENNY CHESNEY l BRELAND DOES TO ME HALF THE MAN OLD DOMINION OLD DOMINION 17 11 13 17 NEW 17 17 16 35 RCA NASHVILLE 589183*/SMN 1 LUKE COMBS FEAT. ERIC CHURCH l JENNIFER SMESTAD MY TRUCK TENNESSEE WHISKEY THOMAS RHETT CENTER POINT ROAD 18 22 2 18 21 227 18 15 11 56 VALORY TR0400A*/BMLG 0 1 l BRELAND l CHRIS STAPLETON ELVIS PRESLEY THE ESSENTIAL ELVIS PRESLEY I LOVE MY COUNTRY I LOVE MY COUNTRY 18 18 67 12 19 RE-ENTRY 19 19 8 l19 RCA/SONY STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP 89048*/LEGACY (25.98) 1 l FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE l FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE GEORGE STRAIT 50 NUMBER ONES 10,000 HOURS DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART 20 18 38 20 22 3 20 19 19 217 MCA NASHVILLE 000459/UMGN (25.98) 7 1 l DAN + SHAY & JUSTIN BIEBER l MADDIE & TAE JASON ALDEAN 9 BEER NEVER BROKE MY HEART WHY WE DRINK 21 20 23 31 1 21 19 59 21 23 5 l MACON/BROKEN BOW/BMG 32944*/BBMG l LUKE COMBS l JUSTIN MOORE JOHNNY CASH THE ESSENTIAL JOHNNY CASH GOT WHAT I GOT BEER CAN’T FIX 22 25 24 174 16 22 20 4 22 18 20 l COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 86290*/LEGACY (24.98/17.98) 3 l JASON ALDEAN THOMAS RHETT FEATURING JON PARDI BLAKE SHELTON RELOADED: 20 #1 HITS ONE BEER GOD WHISPERED YOUR NAME 23 21 20 244 2 23 23 4 23 24 12 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 551788/WMN l HARDY FEAT. LAUREN ALAINA & DEVIN DAWSON l KEITH URBAN JON PARDI CALIFORNIA SUNRISE MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN LADY 24 23 22 210 1 24 RE-ENTRY 24 RE-ENTRY CAPITOL NASHVILLE 024744*/UMGN 1 l MORGAN WALLEN l BRETT YOUNG TYLER CHILDERS PURGATORY ONE OF THEM GIRLS SIX FEET APART 25 24 26 50 17 25 RE-ENTRY 25 20 8 l HICKMAN HOLLER 001*/THIRTY TIGERS l LEE BRICE LUKE COMBS 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
AGO AGO POS. POS. THIS THIS THIS LAST LAST LAST PEAK PEAK CERT. CERT. WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE WEEKS WEEKS WEEKS ON CHT ON CHT 2 WEEKS 2 WEEKS IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL 2 WEEKS IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL 1 NEW 1 BOB DYLAN ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS 1 1 NEW 1 YO-YO MA/STUART DUNCAN/EDGAR MEYER/CHRIS THILE NOT OUR FIRST GOAT RODEO 1 l COLUMBIA 978098 l SOUND POSTINGS/SONY CLASSICAL 973855*/SONY MASTERWORKS NEW 1 NEIL YOUNG HOMEGROWN 2 2 1 1 39 BILLY STRINGS HOME 1 l2 SILVER BOW/REPRISE 628761*/WARNER ROUNDER 610063*/CONCORD 3 1 1 215 CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLER 1 11 2 4 JAKE BLOUNT SPIDER TALES 2 MERCURY NASHVILLE 019405*/UMGN 4 l3 JAKE BLOUNT 0097*/FREE DIRT TYLER CHILDERS PURGATORY MANDOLIN ORANGE TIDES OF A TEARDROP 4 3 4 67 HICKMAN HOLLER 001*/THIRTY TIGERS 3 4 2 4 73 YEP ROC 2638* 1 7 9 172 JACK JOHNSON IN BETWEEN DREAMS 5 5 5 5 4 DOC WATSON AND GAITHER CARLTON DOC WATSON AND GAITHER CARLTON 4 l5 JACK JOHNSON/BRUSHFIRE /REPUBLIC (13.98) 2 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS 40235* KACEY MUSGRAVES GOLDEN HOUR THE STEELDRIVERS BAD FOR YOU 6 4 6 117 MCA NASHVILLE 027921*/UMGN 0 1 6 4 6 20 ROUNDER 610080*/CONCORD 1 HOZIER HOZIER THE DEAD SOUTH SUGAR & JOY 7 5 8 261 RUBYWORKS 309996*/COLUMBIA 2 1 7 6 8 37 SIX SHOOTER 129* 1
NEW 1 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD WORK HARD AND BE NICE 8 8 3 3 10 THE WHITE BUFFALO ON THE WIDOW’S WALK 1 l8 BOO BOO WAX 66493*/THIRTY TIGERS (66592) SNAKEFARM 862780* 9 6 7 178 SIMON & GARFUNKEL SIMON AND GARFUNKEL’S GREATEST HITS 3 10 7 6 CHOSEN ROAD APPALACHIAN WORSHIP: DELUXE EDITION 5 COLUMBIA 31350/LEGACY l9 SONG GARDEN 1255 NEW 1 BLACKBERRY SMOKE LIVE FROM CAPRICORN SOUND STUDIOS (EP) 10 9 14 16 SIERRA HULL 25 TRIPS 1 l10 3 LEGGED RECORDS 13* l10 ROUNDER 6100579*/CONCORD Americana/Folk Albums ranks the most popular Americana/folk albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, Bluegrass Albums ranks the most popular bluegrass albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming album sales. Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved. equivalent albums). Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 29, 2020 | PAGE 15 OF 18
MAKIN’ TRACKS TOM ROLAND [email protected]
Morgan Wallen Sticks To His ‘Hometown’ Roots By Exploring Classic Country Theme
Given that the genre is known as country music, it’s only natural that the idiom youthfulness in it. And I love that it sounds like people that really grew up spends plenty of time mining the advantages — and sometimes the disadvan- doing that stuff — you know, [are] truly in love with it.” tages — of life in a small community where everybody knows your business. So in love with it, in fact, that the protagonist still says goodbye at the close Naturally, one of the ways to do that is through a juxtaposition with of the stanza, choosing the lifestyle he knows over the uncertainty of love in a metropolis, and country has frequently mined that idea, particularly an unfamiliar city: “I can’t love you more than my hometown.” by exploring relationships that find one participant pining away in their The second verse further examines metropolitan problems: “City sky ain’t hometown while the other chases bright the same black,” a reference to street lights lights. It’s embedded in the stories of blocking out the stars, and the “map-dot Ronnie Milsap’s “Smoky Mountain shame” (a HARDY phrase) that they can’t Rain,” Tucker Beathard’s “Rock On,” work their different dreams out. David Frizzell & Shelly West’s “You’re “I’m pretty sure I almost flipped the the Reason God Made Oklahoma” and a table over because ‘map-dot shame’ is pair of Don Williams titles: “Tulsa Time” about the most stupid, awesome thing I’ve and “If Hollywood Don’t Need You.” ever heard in my life,” declares Ernest. “I It’s also at the heart of Morgan Wallen’s remember cussing profusely, yelling out new single, “More Than My Hometown,” the window of my room at Big Loud, say- a snapshot of a man valiantly attempting ing, ‘Ain’t it a map-dot shame ain’t nobody to offer support to his woman at the very on Music Row writing this damn song.’ ” moment she’s prepped to drive off for Los A bridge gave them more space to inject Angeles. It’s a statement about geography, yet another country-vs.-city comparison: but it’s also a song that Wallen sees as a “I need a house on a hill, girl, not in ’em.” symbol of deeper traits. “Obviously, the end is talking about “For me, it was like a way of saying, Beverly Hills,” says Wallen. “That’s just you know, ‘I love you, but I have to be my- the contrast that we came up with, and we self and I’m never really going to change felt that painted a pretty obvious picture.” that,’ ” he notes. “ ‘My Hometown’ is just They worked up a demo before the kind of a way of saying that I’m going to session was over, throwing some “ooh” stick to me and I’m going to be true to what harmonies underneath much of the song I’m doing. If that doesn’t necessarily go with those extra layers creating an Eagles- with what everybody else around you is like smoothness. It was obvious even that doing, that’s OK.” day where “More Than My Hometown” WALLEN Hailing from tiny Sneedville, Tenn., was headed. Wallen penned “More Than My Home- “I’m pretty sure Morgan had it on hold town” in Nashville during 2018 with three creatives from other Southern lo- by the time we were done,” says Ernest. cations: Philadelphia, Miss., native HARDY (“One Beer,” “God’s Country”); It was another 18 months before Wallen recorded the final version with Atlanta-derived songwriter-producer Charlie Handsome (Post Malone, producer Joey Moi (Florida Georgia Line, Jake Owen) at Nashville’s Ocean Breland); and Music City-born Ernest (“I Love My Country,” “Heartless”). Way in early 2020. Acoustic guitarist Bryan Sutton and electric guitarist HARDY brought the title to the writing session, and even though he is happy Tom Bukovac replayed the foundational hook, while drummer Jerry Roe that he relocated in Tennessee, he knew the sentiment firsthand. provided the relentless backbeat. Moi cut back on the “ooh” harmonies to “I just think about how hard it was for me to leave and some of the sacri- create a little more variance in the song’s flow. fices I had to make,” he reflects. “They’re all pleasure or leisure sacrifices, “All of the parts were happening at the same time,” says Moi of the demo. stuff like fishing every day and seeing the people that you grew up with and “Basically, I just needed to kind of take the chunks of stuff that they already you love every day, but I knew how hard that was.” had and create dynamics on it.” Handsome offered a tight guitar riff for a musical foundation, and they set Originally, Big Loud had planned to release the acerbic midtempo “This off on a piece that contrasts tough emotions with a tempo that has as much Bar” as a single, but Wallen thought it made sense to release a little extra music drive as the car in the song. “More Than My Hometown” is essentially a por- for fans to take in during coronavirus-related self-isolation. The response to trait of loneliness with a backbeat. “More Than My Hometown” made it a priority. Though its big-city/small-town “Man, that’s a great description,” says Ernest, “and ain’t that country music.” breakup was once a familiar plot, it’s no longer an everyday theme in the genre. The opening bars establish an ultra-country, small-town scenario: The “It’s a different kind of topic for country and the radio,” says Moi. couple’s mothers are best friends and their high school class expected them “Hometown” was shipped to country radio via PlayMPE on May 27, to form a long-lasting relationship with local roots, but the woman’s “big- and it scoots to No. 35 in its fifth charted week on the Country Airplay dream bags are all packed up and ready to go.” list dated July 4, capturing a widely held attitude with its commitment to It flows from there into a smooth, crisp chorus where the singer counts the territorial roots. ways that he loves her: “More than a California sunset” leads the metaphor “Coming from the country, there’s just something about it,” says Wal- parade, which reaches its high points with “More than the feelin’ when the len. “It’s not like you hate on people from the city or you even hate the city bass hits a hook/When the guy gets the girl at the end of the book.” yourself, but there’s something about home and there’s something about “Those two lines were all Morgan,” says HARDY. “He threw that out the people there. There’s something about it all that kind of just makes you
just like it was nothing. That chorus, man; I love what it says, and I love the not want to leave.” SHEARER JOHN BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 29, 2020 | PAGE 16 OF 18 Country Airplay Index
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E IN BETWEEN Dagum Music, BMI/Austintatious ONE MARGARITA Sony/ATV Cross Keys (Songwriter) Chart Position Tunes, BMI/Spirit Cataloge Holdings, S.A.R.L./Spirit Two Publishing, ASCAP/243 Music, ASCAP/Round Hill Songs EVERY OTHER MEMORY Songs Of Universal, Nashville, ASCAP/House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/ BLS JV, ASCAP/Matt Drag Music, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Inc., BMI/hurdjamz, BMI/Red Like The Sunset Music, Party Of Five Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Songs, ASCAP/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/Big Music A ASCAP/Anthem Entertainment, ASCAP/Spicer And Super Big Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, ASCAP (S.McCreery, Machine, BMI/Two Laine Collections, BMI (M.R.Carter, Everyting Nicer, ASCAP/Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/No F.Rogers, J.L.Alexander, J.Singleton) 12 M.Dragstrem, J.Thompson) 2 AIN’T ALWAYS THE COWBOY Peermusic Bridge Publishing, ASCAP (R.J.Hurd, N.Spicer, C.Taylor) 59 III, Ltd., BMI/Whiskey Tub Music, BMI/Big Music Machine, J ONE NIGHT STANDARDS Canned Biscuit BMI/Two Laine Collections, BMI 31 Songs, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Tempo Investments, (B.Kinney, J.Thompson) EVERYWHERE BUT ON Sony/ATV Accent, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/I Love RHA, SESAC/ ASCAP/Pedal Down Music, ASCAP/W.C.M. 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Osborne, A.DeRoberts) L ASCAP/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/Big Blue Nation GABRIELLE One O’Clock Road, Inc., BMI/Warner- Music, ASCAP/Natalia’s Music Money, BMI/Round ALMOST MAYBES Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/ Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Bearkiller Music, BMI/ LADY Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caliville Publishing, Hill Compositions, BMI/Love Cannons Publishing, Jordan Davis Music, ASCAP/Anthem Entertainment, Concord Publishing, BMI/International Dog Music, BMI/ ASCAP/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/EMI April Music, SESAC/W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC (A.Gorley, B.Johnson, ASCAP/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Telemitry Royal Peach Publishing, BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI Inc., ASCAP/Iris In The Sky With Diamonds, BMI/Nite D.Davidson, L.Brice) 27 Rhythm House Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane (B.Eldredge, I.Fitchuk, D.Tashian) 44 Writer Music, ASCAP (B.Young, R.Copperman, J.M.Nite) 48 Publishing Corp., BMI/BIRB Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold P Songs, ASCAP (J.Davis, J.Frasure, H.Lindsey) 51 GETTING GOOD Weistribe Publishing, ASCAP/ LONELY IF YOU ARE Sony/ATV Countryside, Thankful For This Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ BMI/Dack Janiels Publishing, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music B Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP (E.L.Weisband) 39 Inc., BMI/Koala T Tunes, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ PRETTY HEART Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP Corp., BMI/Parkermac Publishing, BMI/Sullivan S Guns (C.Rice, L.Rimes, Music, BMI (P.McCollum, R.Montana) 26 BE A LIGHT EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket GOD WHISPERED YOUR NAME BMG Gold H.Phelps) 20 On The Line, BMI/Matt Drag Music, ASCAP/Round Hill Songs, ASCAP/Gold Leaf Pages, ASCAP/Micah Carter Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/ Publishing Designee, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO BMG Platinum S Jack 10 Publishing, BMI/Songs Of The Corn, BMI/Warner- BMI/You Want How Much Of What Publishing, BMI/ Songs US, BMI/Kailey’s Dream, BMI/Blue Corolla Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Big Music Machine, Worldwide EMG Music B, BMI/Bro 2 Bro Publishing, BMI Oklahoma, SESAC/Feel Your Creative Pulse Music, SHE’S MINE Music Of Stage Three, BMI/Songs Of BMI/Two Laine Collections, BMI (Thomas Rhett, M.Dragstrem, (C.August, M.Carter, Shy Carter, J.T.Slater) 15 SESAC/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Songs Cornman, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/Songs From J.Miller, J.Thompson) 11 Of Home Team Music, BMI/Tunes Of TrailerParker, BMI (R. The Couch, BMI/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP THE GOOD ONES Gabby Barrett Publishing Dickerson, C.Brown, P.Welling) 36 (K.Moore, D.Couch, S.Stepakoff) 28 BIG, BIG PLANS Magic Mustang Music, BMI/ Designee, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/BMG Blue, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Big Loud BMI/Fox Landis Lyrics, BMI/Songs Of Jim McCormick, BMI LOVIN’ ON YOU Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg SOMEBODY LIKE THAT Oven Music Inc., Mountain, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Tree Vibez (G.Barrett, E.Landis, J.McCormick, Z.Kale) 56 Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/MV2 Music, BMI/Ziggys Z Music, SESAC/Tunes Of Big Deal Music, Music, LLC, BMI/Ern Dog Music, BMI (J.Durrett, C.Lane, BMI/Larkin Hill Publishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane SESAC/Songs Of Porterfied Music, SESAC (T.Arts, A.Kline, E.K.Smith) 38 GOOD TIME W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Niko Moon Publishing Corp., BMI/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/ A.M.Cruz) 45 Publishing, SESAC/Here Comes The Boom Music, BMI/ Stay Creative Music, BMI (L.Combs, T.Archer, R.M.L.Fulcher, BLUEBIRD Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Pink Dog Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/ J.McNair) 23 SOME GIRLS Harding Road Music, BMI/Songs Of Publishing, BMI/Emileon Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Anna Moon Publishing, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Watsky Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Little Louder Songs, Joshua Murty Publishing, ASCAP/Mark Trussell Music, M Music, LLC, BMI/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/ BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Wrucke For You ASCAP/Future Heartbeat Publishing, ASCAP (N.Moon, West Pass Music, BMI/New House Of Sea Gayle Music, Publishing, BMI (M.Lambert, L.Dick, N.Hemby) 5 J.Minton, A.Moon, J.Murty, M.Trussell) 49 MADE FOR YOU Plaid Flag Music, BMI/Sony/ATV ASCAP (M.W.Hardy, J.Mitchell, C.J. Solar) 19 Tree Publishing, BMI/Dixie Stars Music, ASCAP/Son Of a C GOT WHAT I GOT Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/ Carl Music, ASCAP/HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., SOME PEOPLE DO WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ MTNoize, SESAC/Peermusic III, Ltd., BMI/Alexander ASCAP (B.Davis, J.Hyde, N.A.Medley) 52 Smackville Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/ CHAMPAGNE NIGHT WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Palmer Songs, BMI/MV2 Music, BMI/Hits Like Hurricane, Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Telemitry Haywoodja Cut That Song, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane BMI (M.Tyler, A.Palmer, T.Archer) 21 THE MAN WHO LOVES YOU THE MOST Rhythm House Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/RADIOBULLETSPublishing, Weimerhound Music, BMI/Day For The Dead Publishing, Publishing Corp., BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/ BMI/W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC/EKT Publishing, SESAC/ H SESAC/Reach Music Tunes, SESAC/Simonetti Music Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Sllaight Music Publishing, SOCAN/Round Hill Songs BLS Publishing, SESAC/Kobalt Group Music Publishing, Group Ltd., GMR/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket JV, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Dat Damn Dean SESAC/Something To Be Proud Of Music, BMI/Songs Of On The Line, BMI/Tempo Investments, GMR/Warner Music, BMI/Songs In The Key Of Claire, ASCAP/Patriot HARD DAYS Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI (Z.Brown, Geo Met Ric Music, GMR (M.Ramsey, J.Frasure, S.McAnally, BMI/Indiana Angel Music, BMI/Don’t Be A Gypsy, BMI/ Thomas Rhett) 32 Games Publishing, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/ Spirit Of Nashville One, BMI (B.Gilbert, J.Bell, B.Berryhill, B.Simonetti, A.James) 55 G23 Publishing, SESAC/Eligible Music dba Songland J.Brunswick, L.Wall) 53 Television Publishing, SESAC/BMG Cicada, SESAC/Tempo MOMMA’S HOUSE Sony/ATV Cross Keys STICK THAT IN YOUR COUNTRY SONG Investments, GMR/Smackwood Music, GMR/Warner Publishing, ASCAP/Two Black Dogs, ASCAP/ole Music Hillbilly Science And Research Publishing, SESAC/ Geo Met Ric Music, GMR/MerloJamsPublishing, ASCAP/ HARD TO FORGET Universal Music Corp., Of Parallel, BMI/Lucky Mic Publishing, BMI/Round Hill Do Write Music, LLC/Jeffrey Steele Music, BMI (D.Naish, Deluge Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Between the Pines, LLC, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Compositions, BMI/Ford Drives A Chevy, BMI/Shirt At Jeffrey Steele) 22 ASCAP/Write Me A Song Publishing, GMR/Downtown Fund, ASCAP/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Work, BMI/Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/ Global Two, GMR (D.Haywood, C.Kelley, H.Scott, P.Conroy, Story Music Publishing, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, BMG Cicada, SESAC (D.Schneider, M.Lotten, R.Clawson, THE STRANGER Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/ E.R.Dean, A.DeRoberts, T.A.Gemza, S.McAnally, M.R.Merlo, GMR/Suzanne James Songs, GMR/Unichappell Music, J.T.Wilson) 40 What Is An Ingrid, BMI/Straight From The Art Music, R.B.Tedder, D.Thomson) 33 Inc., BMI/Smackstreet Music, GMR/Warner Geo Met Ric Music, GMR/Tempo Investments, GMR/Sony/ATV BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/SWMBMGBMI, BMI (I. Accent, ASCAP/Smackborne Music, ASCAP/Jamie Music MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN Relative Andress, R.Lafferty) 60 CHASIN’ YOU BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Team Publishing Co., BMI (S.L.Hunt, A.Gorley, L.Laird, S.McAnally, Music Group, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Big Destiny, ASCAP/JMZL Music, ASCAP/Big Loud Mountain, J.Osborne, A.Grisham, M.J.Shurtz, R.Hull) 4 Loud Mountain, BMI/Tree Vibez Music, LLC, BMI/Em Dog T BMI/Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP (J.Moore, M.Wallen, Inc., BMI/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/Sony/ATV C.Wiseman) 3 HERE AND NOW Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/ THAT’S WHY I LOVE DIRT ROADS Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP/ Countryside, BMI (M.W.Hardy, E.K.Smith, Charlie Handsome, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Climbing Old Desperados, LLC, ASCAP/N2D Publishing Company, M.Wallen) 35 Windmills Music, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/ CHEATIN’ SONGS WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Inc., ASCAP/Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/4TheKidz Music, CDS Words And Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Story Music TipTop Music, ASCAP/Tropical Cowboy Publishing, ASCAP (C.Wiseman, D.L.Murphy, D.A.Garcia) 1 N Publishing, GMR/Spruce Road Publishing, GMR/Nite ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Kitt Writer Music, ASCAP (C. DeStefano, J.M.Nite, B.Rempel, Cass Publishing Corporation, BMI/Sony/ATV Cross Keys G.Smith) 54 Publishing, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/Smack Hits, HOLE IN THE BOTTLE Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/ NOBODY Curb Congregation Songs, SESAC/Good GMR/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Tempo Vistaville Music, ASCAP/Steph Jones Who Music, ASCAP/ Vibes, Good Times Music, SESAC/Curb Songs, ASCAP/ Investments, GMR/Warner Geo Met Ric Music, GMR (J. Big Deal Hits, ASCAP/410 Music, ASCAP/Telemitry Songs Of Riser House, BMI (D.Scott, M.Alderman, D.Wilson) THIS IS US KMR II GT Publishing Limited, BMI/ Carson, C.Duddy, M.Wystrach, S.McAnally, J.Osborne) 30 Rhythm House Music, BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, 47 Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/ BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Round Hill Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/Georgia Songs II, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP (K.Ballerini, NOBODY BUT YOU EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Song Vibez, ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP/WC Music COOL AGAIN Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Kane 50 Corp., ASCAP/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI/Sparko Phone Brown Music, BMI/Songs For Owen Music, SESAC/ S.Jones, H.Lindsey, J.Frasure, A.Gorley) BMI/Endurance Romeo Charlie, BMI/Smack Of Ham Music, BMI/Medina Sound, BMI/DII Music LLC, BMI/BMG Kobalt Group Music Publishing, SESAC/McGinntellectual Songs, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/ Platinum Songs US, BMI/Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP (N. Property, SESAC/True Blue Works, SESAC/RP Music, HOW THEY REMEMBER YOU Son Of Ron Tempo Investments, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/ Cyrus, T.Hubbard, J.M.Schmidt, I.Juber, D.Emile II) 57 SESAC/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Koala T Tunes, BMI Songs, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/Smackborne Music, ASCAP/Still (K.Brown, J.Hodges, M.McGinn, L.Rimes) 16 Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/ Working For The Man Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Smackstreet Music, GMR/ TO HELL & BACK International Dog Music, BMI/ LLC, ASCAP/Built On Rock Music, ASCAP (M.Beeson, Warner Geo Met Ric Music, GMR (T.L.James, R.Copperman, Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Jay Gatsby Music, BMI/ D 42 S.McAnally, J.Osborne) 6 Revelry Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing J.Osborne, A.Shamblin) America, Inc., BMI/Oh Denise Publishing, BMI/Warner- Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (M.Morris, J.J.Dillon, DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART Super Big I NO I IN BEER New House Of Sea Gayle Music, Music, ASCAP/Seven Red Brids Publishing, ASCAP/ ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Own My Own Music L.J.Veltz) 46 Big Music Machine, BMI/Jehovah Nissi Music, BMI/Jett Publishing, ASCAP (B.Paisley, K.Lovelace) 24 Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankful For This I CALLED MAMA All Night Linda Music, BMI/ W Music, ASCAP/Doc And Maggie Music, SOCAN/Sony/ATV Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP (M.Marlow, T.Dye, J.Singleton, Tree Publishing, BMI/BMG Silver Songs, SESAC/Still NOW YOU KNOW Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/ D.Ruttan) 10 Working For All Inc., SESAC/Sonic Style Music, SESAC/ Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Mandy’s WHAT I SEE Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/Warner- BMG Cicada, SESAC/Cedar Church Music, BMI (M.Green, Favorite Songs, BMI/Murphy The Wolf Music, BMI/Five Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Neon Cross Music, L.Miller, J.Yeary) 18 Miles West Songs, BMI/Don’t Be A Gypsy, BMI (J.Langston, BMI/Concession 114 Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Countryside, DOES TO ME Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg Music, B.Clawson, B.Berryhill) 37 BMI/Songs Of Freetown, BMI/Me Gusta Music, BMI/ BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Works Of RHA, BMI/ Abundantiam Publishing, BMI (T.Howell, B.Lancaster, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Larkin Hill I LOVE MY COUNTRY Songs Of Universal, C.B.Baldwin, J.N.Spillman) 41 Publishing, BMI/Kirbfinder’s Mucho Love Music, BMI (L. Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/Plum Nelly, BMI/ O Combs, R.M.L.Fulcher, T.M.Reeve) 8 Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Big Tree Vibez Music, BMI/ Ern Dog Music, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Big Crowd ONE BEER Relative Music Group, BMI/BIRB Music, WHY WE DRINK Big Music Machine, BMI/Double Publishing, ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/Warner- ASCAP/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/West Pass Barrel Ace Music, BMI/Seven Ring Circus Songs, BMI/ DONE ole Red Vinyl Music, BMI/Buckkilla Music, BMI/ Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Mandy’s Favorite Little Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Songsfortatum Publishing, Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Old Desperados, LLC, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/Rounding Third Songs, BMI/Track House Worldwide Entertainment, BMI Inc., BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (M.W.Hardy, H.Lindsey, (K.Brown, C.Crowder, R.C.McGill, E.K.Smith, Charlie Handsome, J.Mitchell) 29 ASCAP/N2D Publishing Company, Inc., ASCAP/Carol Publishing, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Mitchell Marlow W.Weatherly) 14 Vincent And Associates, LLC., ASCAP/Ole Red Cape Music, ASCAP/KJM Music Publishing, ASCAP (C.Janson, Songs, ASCAP/Real Big Red Tunes, ASCAP (J.Moore, M.Oglesby, J.Paulin, M.Roy) 7 ONE BIG COUNTRY SONG Songs Of Roc C.Beathard, D.L.Murphy, J.S.Stover) 13 Nation Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Telemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/Round Hill WORLDWIDE BEAUTIFUL Songs Of Universal, Songs II, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP/Relative Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs Music Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing US, BMI/Worldwide EMG Music B, BMI/You Want How America, Inc., BMI (J.Frasure, A.Gorley, M.W.Hardy) 9 Much Of What Publishing, BMI/hurdjamz, BMI/Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP (K.Brown, Shy Carter, R.J.Hurd, J.M.Schmidt) 34 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 29, 2020 | PAGE 17 OF 18 Hot Country Songs Index
TITLE Publishing-Licensing Org. DONE ole Red Vinyl Music, BMI/Buckkilla Music, BMI/ J ONE NIGHT STANDARDS Canned Biscuit (Songwriter) Chart Position Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Songsfortatum Publishing, Songs, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Tempo Investments, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/Rounding Third JUST THE WAY Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/JM GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/I Love RHA, SESAC/ Publishing, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Mitchell Marlow Thomas Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ASCAP/Kevin Smackworks Music, SESAC/Smack Blue, LLC, SESAC/ A Music, ASCAP/KJM Music Publishing, ASCAP (C.Janson, Bard Music, ASCAP/Margetts Road Music, ASCAP/Nolan Smackstreet Music, GMR/Warner Geo Met Ric Music, W. Sipe Music, ASACP 44 AIN’T ALWAYS THE COWBOY Peermusic M.Oglesby, J.Paulin, M.Roy) 19 (M.Thomas, K.Bard, N.W.Sipe) GMR (A.McBryde, S.McAnally, N.Hayford) 23 III, Ltd., BMI/Whiskey Tub Music, BMI/Big Music Machine, E L ONE OF THEM GIRLS Caleb’s College Fund, BMI/Two Laine Collections, BMI (B.Kinney, J.Thompson) 30 ASCAP/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/Big Blue Nation EVERYWHERE BUT ON Sony/ATV Accent, LADY Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caliville Publishing, Music, ASCAP/Natalia’s Music Money, BMI/Round ALMOST MAYBES Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/ ASCAP/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/EMI April Music, Jordan Davis Music, ASCAP/Anthem Entertainment, ASCAP/Pedal Down Music, ASCAP/W.C.M. Music Corp., Hill Compositions, BMI/Love Cannons Publishing, SESAC/Presley Jake Music, SESAC (M.Stell, P.Sikes, L.Miller) Inc., ASCAP/Iris In The Sky With Diamonds, BMI/Nite SESAC/W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC (A.Gorley, B.Johnson, ASCAP/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Telemitry Writer Music, ASCAP 39 Rhythm House Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane 32 (B.Young, R.Copperman, J.M.Nite) D.Davidson, L.Brice) 21 Publishing Corp., BMI/BIRB Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold G LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO BMG Platinum THE OTHER GIRL Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/ Songs, ASCAP (J.Davis, J.Frasure, H.Lindsey) 38 Songs US, BMI/Kailey’s Dream, BMI/Blue Corolla Tempo Investments, GMR/Warner Geo Met Ric Music, GETTING GOOD Weistribe Publishing, ASCAP/ Oklahoma, SESAC/Feel Your Creative Pulse Music, GMR/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Endurance Romeo B Thankful For This Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ SESAC/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Songs Charlie, BMI/Smack Of Ham Songs, BMI/17Black Music, Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP 41 Of Home Team Music, BMI/Tunes Of TrailerParker, BMI BE A LIGHT EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket (E.L.Weisband) (R. BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI (K.Ballerini, S.McAnally, Dickerson, C.Brown, P.Welling) 37 R.Copperman, A.Frangipane) 46 On The Line, BMI/Matt Drag Music, ASCAP/Round Hill GOD WHISPERED YOUR NAME BMG Gold Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/ Songs, ASCAP/Gold Leaf Pages, ASCAP/Micah Carter LOVIN’ ON YOU Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg P Jack 10 Publishing, BMI/Songs Of The Corn, BMI/Warner- Publishing Designee, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/MV2 Music, Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI/You Want How Much Of What Publishing, BMI/ BMI/Larkin Hill Publishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane PRETTY HEART Warner-Tamerlane Publishing BMI/Two Laine Collections, BMI (Thomas Rhett, M.Dragstrem, Worldwide EMG Music B, BMI/Bro 2 Bro Publishing, BMI Publishing Corp., BMI/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/ 13 Corp., BMI/Parkermac Publishing, BMI/Sullivan S Guns J.Miller, J.Thompson) (C.August, M.Carter, Shy Carter, J.T.Slater) 14 Stay Creative Music, BMI (L.Combs, T.Archer, R.M.L.Fulcher, Music, BMI (P.McCollum, R.Montana) 25 28 BEER CAN’T FIX EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/ J.McNair) THE GOOD ONES Gabby Barrett Publishing S Cricket On The Line, BMI/Music Of Big Family, BMI/ Designee, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/BMG Blue, M Dragon Bunny Music, BMI/Patriot Games Publishing, BMI/Fox Landis Lyrics, BMI/Songs Of Jim McCormick, BMI SHE’S MINE Music Of Stage Three, BMI/Songs Of ASCAP/Write Me A Song Publishing, GMR/Downtown (G.Barrett, E.Landis, J.McCormick, Z.Kale) 34 THE MAN WHO LOVES YOU THE MOST Cornman, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/Songs From Global Two, GMR (Thomas Rhett, J.Bunetta, Z.Skelton, Weimerhound Music, BMI/Day For The Dead Publishing, The Couch, BMI/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP R.B.Tedder) 15 GOOD TIME W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Niko Moon SESAC/Reach Music Tunes, SESAC/Simonetti Music (K.Moore, D.Couch, S.Stepakoff) 33 Publishing, SESAC/Here Comes The Boom Music, BMI/ Publishing, SESAC/Kobalt Group Music Publishing, BLUEBIRD Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Pink Dog Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/ SESAC/Something To Be Proud Of Music, BMI/Songs Of SINGLE SATURDAY NIGHT Round Hill Songs Publishing, BMI/Emileon Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Anna Moon Publishing, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI (Z.Brown, II, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP/Relative Music Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Little Louder Songs, Joshua Murty Publishing, ASCAP/Mark Trussell Music, B.Simonetti, A.James) 47 Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Wrucke For You ASCAP/Future Heartbeat Publishing, ASCAP (N.Moon, Inc., BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Art In The Fodder Publishing, BMI (M.Lambert, L.Dick, N.Hemby) 6 J.Minton, A.Moon, J.Murty, M.Trussell) 48 MOMMA’S HOUSE Sony/ATV Cross Keys Music, BMI/Hark Molman Songs, BMI/BMG Platinum Publishing, ASCAP/Two Black Dogs, ASCAP/ole Music Songs US, BMI/Ju Jettsu Music, BMI THE BONES International Dog Music, BMI/ (A.Gorley, M.W.Hardy, GOT WHAT I GOT Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/ Of Parallel, BMI/Lucky Mic Publishing, BMI/Round Hill M.Holmes) 49 Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Jammy Rabbins Music, MTNoize, SESAC/Peermusic III, Ltd., BMI/Alexander Compositions, BMI/Ford Drives A Chevy, BMI/Shirt At ASCAP/Round Hill Songs Jimmy Robbins, ASCAP/ Palmer Songs, BMI/MV2 Music, BMI/Hits Like Hurricane, Work, BMI/Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/BMG SIX FEET APART Luke Combs Publishing Extraordinary Alien Publishing, ASCAP/Oh Denise BMI (M.Tyler, A.Palmer, T.Archer) 16 Cicada, SESAC (D.Schneider, M.Lotten, R.Clawson, J.T.Wilson) 45 Designee, BMI/Tiltawhirl Music, BMI/Teefus Criley’s Publishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Tunes, BMI/Carnival Music Publishing, BMI/Works Of 50 BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI/Heroes And Halos Music, H MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN Relative Egg Music, BMI/Catch Your Dream Publishing, BMI/Songs BMI (M.Morris, J.M.Robbins, L.J.Veltz) 1 Music Group, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Big Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/(SKMP), HARD TO FORGET Universal Music Corp., Loud Mountain, BMI/Tree Vibez Music, LLC, BMI/Em Dog BMI (L.Combs, B.Cobb, R.Snyder) 31 C ASCAP/Between the Pines, LLC, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Fund, ASCAP/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Inc., BMI/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/Sony/ATV SOME GIRLS Harding Road Music, BMI/Songs Of CHAMPAGNE NIGHT WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Story Music Publishing, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, Countryside, BMI (M.W.Hardy, E.K.Smith, Charlie Handsome, Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Watsky Haywoodja Cut That Song, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane GMR/Suzanne James Songs, GMR/Unichappell Music, M.Wallen) 26 Music, LLC, BMI/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/ Publishing Corp., BMI/RADIOBULLETSPublishing, Inc., BMI/Smackstreet Music, GMR/Warner Geo Met West Pass Music, BMI/New House Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC/EKT Publishing, SESAC/ Ric Music, GMR/Tempo Investments, GMR/Sony/ATV MY TRUCK Daniel Preland Publishing Designee, BMI/ ASCAP (M.W.Hardy, J.Mitchell, C.J. Solar) 29 Sllaight Music Publishing, SOCAN/Round Hill Songs BLS Accent, ASCAP/Smackborne Music, ASCAP/Jamie Music No Quincydence Music Publishing, BMI/Kalvin Austin, JV, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Dat Damn Dean Publishing Co., BMI (S.L.Hunt, A.Gorley, L.Laird, S.McAnally, Publishing Designee, BMI/Devon Barton, Publishing SOME PEOPLE DO WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Music, BMI/Songs In The Key Of Claire, ASCAP/Patriot J.Osborne, A.Grisham, M.J.Shurtz, R.Hull) 3 Designee, BMI/E.MilesMusic, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Smackville Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/ Games Publishing, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/ Inc., BMI/Tatiana Zeigler Publishing Designee, BMI (D. Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Telemitry G23 Publishing, SESAC/Eligible Music dba Songland HERE AND NOW Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/ Breland, T.Taylor, K.Austin, D.Barton, T.Zeigler) 24 Rhythm House Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Television Publishing, SESAC/BMG Cicada, SESAC/Tempo Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP/ Publishing Corp., BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/ Investments, GMR/Smackwood Music, GMR/Warner Old Desperados, LLC, ASCAP/N2D Publishing Company, N Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Geo Met Ric Music, GMR/MerloJamsPublishing, ASCAP/ Inc., ASCAP/Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/4TheKidz Music, Group Ltd., GMR/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket Deluge Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP (C.Wiseman, D.L.Murphy, D.A.Garcia) 7 NOBODY BUT YOU EMI Blackwood Music Inc., On The Line, BMI/Tempo Investments, GMR/Warner ASCAP/Write Me A Song Publishing, GMR/Downtown BMI/Endurance Romeo Charlie, BMI/Smack Of Ham Geo Met Ric Music, GMR (M.Ramsey, J.Frasure, S.McAnally, Global Two, GMR (D.Haywood, C.Kelley, H.Scott, P.Conroy, I Songs, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/ Thomas Rhett) 43 E.R.Dean, A.DeRoberts, T.A.Gemza, S.McAnally, M.R.Merlo, Tempo Investments, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/ R.B.Tedder, D.Thomson) 35 I CALLED MAMA All Night Linda Music, BMI/ Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/Smackborne Music, ASCAP/Still STICK THAT IN YOUR COUNTRY SONG Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Sony/ATV Working For The Man Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Hillbilly Science And Research Publishing, SESAC/Do CHASIN’ YOU BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Team Tree Publishing, BMI/BMG Silver Songs, SESAC/Still Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Smackstreet Music, GMR/ Write Music, LLC/Jeffrey Steele Music, BMI (D.Naish, Jeffrey Destiny, ASCAP/JMZL Music, ASCAP/Big Loud Mountain, Working For All Inc., SESAC/Sonic Style Music, SESAC/ Warner Geo Met Ric Music, GMR (T.L.James, R.Copperman, Steele) 36 BMI/Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud BMG Cicada, SESAC/Cedar Church Music, BMI (M.Green, S.McAnally, J.Osborne) 8 Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP (J.Moore, M.Wallen, L.Miller, J.Yeary) 27 T C.Wiseman) 5 NO I IN BEER New House Of Sea Gayle Music, I HOPE Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Revinyl House, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Own My Own Music THIS IS US KMR II GT Publishing Limited, BMI/ COOL AGAIN Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Kane BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Nite Writer Music, Publishing, ASCAP (B.Paisley, K.Lovelace) 42 Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/ Brown Music, BMI/Songs For Owen Music, SESAC/ ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI (Z.Kale, J.M.Nite, Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/Georgia Kobalt Group Music Publishing, SESAC/McGinntellectual G.Barrett) 2 O Song Vibez, ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP/WC Music Property, SESAC/True Blue Works, SESAC/RP Music, Corp., ASCAP/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI/Sparko Phone SESAC/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Koala T Tunes, BMI I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW BMG Gold ONE BEER Relative Music Group, BMI/BIRB Music, Music, BMI/Medina Sound, BMI/DII Music LLC, BMI/BMG (K.Brown, J.Hodges, M.McGinn, L.Rimes) 20 Songs, ASCAP/For The Kids Gold, ASCAP/Redfeather ASCAP/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/West Pass Platinum Songs US, BMI/Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP (N. Publishing, ASCAP/Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Cyrus, T.Hubbard, J.M.Schmidt, I.Juber, D.Emile II) 50 D Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Super Big Inc., BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (M.W.Hardy, H.Lindsey, Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane J.Mitchell) 22 W DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART Super Big Publishing Corp., BMI/Sullivan S Guns Music, BMI (C. Music, ASCAP/Seven Red Brids Publishing, ASCAP/ Pearce, L.Combs, R.Montana, J.Singleton) 9 ONE BIG COUNTRY SONG Songs Of Roc WHY WE DRINK Big Music Machine, BMI/Double Big Music Machine, BMI/Jehovah Nissi Music, BMI/Jett Nation Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Barrel Ace Music, BMI/Seven Ring Circus Songs, BMI/ Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankful For This I LOVE MY COUNTRY Songs Of Universal, BMI/Telemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/Round Hill Little Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Music, ASCAP/Doc And Maggie Music, SOCAN/Sony/ATV Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/Plum Nelly, BMI/ Songs II, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP/Relative Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Old Desperados, LLC, Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP (M.Marlow, T.Dye, J.Singleton, Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Big Tree Vibez Music, BMI/ Music Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing ASCAP/N2D Publishing Company, Inc., ASCAP/Carol D.Ruttan) 11 Ern Dog Music, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Big Crowd America, Inc., BMI (J.Frasure, A.Gorley, M.W.Hardy) 17 Vincent And Associates, LLC., ASCAP/Ole Red Cape Publishing, ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/Warner- Songs, ASCAP/Real Big Red Tunes, ASCAP (J.Moore, DOES TO ME Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg Music, Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Mandy’s Favorite ONE MARGARITA Sony/ATV Cross Keys C.Beathard, D.L.Murphy, J.S.Stover) 18 BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Works Of RHA, BMI/ Songs, BMI/Track House Worldwide Entertainment, BMI Publishing, ASCAP/243 Music, ASCAP/Round Hill Songs Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Larkin Hill (K.Brown, C.Crowder, R.C.McGill, E.K.Smith, Charlie Handsome, BLS JV, ASCAP/Matt Drag Music, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud WORLDWIDE BEAUTIFUL Songs Of Universal, Publishing, BMI/Kirbfinder’s Mucho Love Music, BMI (L. W.Weatherly) 12 Songs, ASCAP/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/Big Music Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs Combs, R.M.L.Fulcher, T.M.Reeve) 10 Machine, BMI/Two Laine Collections, BMI (M.R.Carter, US, BMI/Worldwide EMG Music B, BMI/You Want M.Dragstrem, J.Thompson) 4 How Much Of What Publishing, BMI/hurdjamz, BMI/ Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP (K.Brown, Shy Carter, R.J.Hurd, J.M.Schmidt) 40 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 29, 2020 | PAGE 18 OF 18 CODA 40 Years Ago ‘He Stopped Loving Her Today,’ George Jones’ Iconic Song, Hit No. 1 His skepticism about the song’s commercial chances was overwhelmingly proven wrong
On July 5, 1980, George Jones’ Not only did the ballad top the on April 6, 2013. He died just a few “He Stopped Loving Her Today” rose 2-1 chart, it was named song of the year weeks later in Nashville on April 26. on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. at the Country Music Association At his funeral, speakers included The legend earned his eighth of Awards in both 1980 and 1981. The former first lady Laura Bush, Kenny 13 No. 1s with the song, which Bobby Library of Congress has preserved it Chesney and Alan Jackson, the Braddock and Curly Putman cowrote. in the National Recording Registry latter of whom performed “Loving” to Reportedly on the day that Jones put the since 2008. close Jones’ memorial at Nashville’s single to tape (Feb. 6, 1980) at Columbia Jones, who was inducted into Grand Ole Opry House. The single Recording Studio in Nashville, he bet the Country Music Hall of Fame in reentered the May 11, 2013-dated producer Billy Sherrill that it wouldn’t 1992, performed what would be his Hot Country Songs chart at No. 21. make it to No. 1. last concert — in Knoxville, Tenn. — —JIM ASKER
Jones at London’s Country Music Festival in April 1981.
REWINDING THE COUNTRY CHARTS DAVID REDFERN/REDFERNS DAVID