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BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE [email protected] INSIDE Overcomes Multiple Challenges En Route To An Unlikely First Top 10 Stapleton, Tenille Arts won’t be taking home any trophies from the 2019, it entered the chart dated Feb. 15, 2020, at No. 59, just Barrett 56th annual Academy of (ACM) Awards on weeks before COVID-19 threw businesses around the world Rule Charts April 18 — competitor received the new female into chaos. Shortly afterward, Reviver was out of the picture. >page 4 artist honor in advance — but Arts has already won big by Effective with the chart dated May 2, 19th & Grand — headed overcoming an extraordinary hurdle to claim a precedent- by CEO Hal Oven — was officially listed as the lone associated setting top 10 single with her first bona label. Reviver executive vp/GM Gator Mi- fide hit. chaels left to form a consultancy in April Arts, who was named a finalist for new 2020 and tagged Arts and 19th & Grand ‘Circles’ TV female when nominations were unveiled as his initial clients. Former Reviver vp Feb. 26, moves to No. 9 on the Country Air- Jim Malito likewise shifted to >page 11 play chart dated April 17 in her 61st week 19th & Grand, using the same title. Four on the list. Co-written with producer Alex of the five current 19th & Grand regionals Kline (, Erin Enderlin) and Alli- are also working the same territory they son Veltz Cruz (“”), “Some- worked at Reviver. Makin’ Tracks: body Like That” is the first title by a female On April 9, Reviver founder/president Ian Munsick’s artist to reach country’s top 10 that was David Ross cited “a combination of lots of ‘Long Haul’ entirely produced and authored by women. different factors that led to us not being in >page 17 “When we got to the top 10 and started business with Tenille anymore.” He said, breaking that record, I couldn’t believe “Most of them are obvious,” though the only it,” says Arts during a layover at St. Louis one he would specify is the pandemic. Ross ARTS Lambert International Airport. “And ac- and executives with 19th & Grand all de- Country Coda: tually, Alex did an interview lately where clined to discuss the break, acknowledging she mentioned that she didn’t have a female producer that she that it is the subject of litigation. Arts is not being blamed for any ’s looked up to growing up because there really weren’t any. Here of the rancor. “She’s talented as hell,” said Ross. ‘News’ she is breaking these records and setting these new bars for fe- The split barely caused a ripple publicly. Even Arts was un- >page 20 male producers, but also being such a role model to the younger, certain about the circumstances, other than knowing that her new female producers out there.” original promotion team remained intact. The success of “” is particularly impres- “It was really interesting when things started to unravel with sive, given the challenges it faced. Released by 19th & Grand/ Reviver,” she says. “Hal just stepped up, and we continued on

Reviver to AM/FM country stations via PlayMPE on Dec. 3, the best that we could. I’m so thankful that the promotion staff DEEB RACHEL BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 12, 2021 | PAGE 2 OF 20 was so willing, and they were so invested with this song that they really wanted to continue working it and to make it happen.” Arts was willing to work, too, and she was uniquely positioned to do it. Many of the genre’s biggest acts took the pandemic-related opportunity to spend time with their families. Having established relationships with programmers through several rounds of radio promotion tours, Arts accepted scads of offers to do social media takeovers and other online events at radio, performing five different shows on a single day in one instance. “Everybody wanted to do virtual shows, and I was just ready and willing,

so they constantly were reaching out,” she says. “That was so great because FLUSCHE TERRAN I really got exposed to their audience. I couldn’t have done five shows in one Exactly 40 years after they played the inaugural concert at Billy Bob’s day had I been actually out on the road.” Texas, Larry, Steve & Rudy: The Gatlin Brothers headlined the Fort The Saskatchewan-born Arts has diligently pursued America’s country mar- Worth venue on April 1 and received plaques to commemorate the ket for more than a decade, traveling back and forth regularly from Canada to anniversary. From left: Billy Bob’s GM Marty Travis; Steve, Larry and from 2009 until 2015, when she moved to Music City after graduat- Rudy Gatlin; and Billy Bob’s entertainment director Robert Gallagher. ing from high school. She developed her songwriting skills at 19th & Grand and built confidence along the way in her clear, clean timbre. “She’s an amazing vocalist,” says producer Kline, noting that little coach- ing is required when they record Arts’ studio performances. “There’s not a whole lot to ask for.” A Jan. 29, 2018, appearance on ABC’s The Bachelor led Michaels to sign her at Reviver, and she performed “Somebody Like That” on national TV for the first time during a return visit on Jan. 6, 2020. Several previous singles — 2017’s “Cold Feet,” 2018’s “I Hate This” and 2019’s “Call You Names” — all earned critical attention, but “Somebody Like That” seems to have benefitted

from her teaming with Kline and Veltz Cruz. It’s one of four songs that trio LOWRY STEVE wrote on the 2020 Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between, and those The Fisk Jubilee Singers gave the first performance as PNC Plaza, four tracks are arguably her most forceful. a new outdoor stage, was unveiled April 7 at Nashville’s Ryman “It’s easy to talk about young women having confidence and a voice in a Auditorium. From left at the ribbon cutting: Opry Entertainment Group room with a male producer,” says Michaels. “I think it’s much less realistic president Colin Reed, Fisk Singers musical director Dr. Paul Kwami and than we think it is. I think they get squashed far too often. Tenille has a sense PNC Tennessee regional president Mike Johnson. of herself as an artist. It’s on [a level] I really haven’t seen very often. And I think that Alex really nurtured that and helped Tenille be able to express that.” Arts agrees that working with her female compadres makes it easier to ac- cess some of the most sensitive parts of her creativity. “We are such good friends now that nothing’s off the table when we go into a writing room,” she says. “That’s so exciting because we can be vulnerable with each other and really get down to the heart of everything.” Thus, Barrett may be the woman who gets the ACM new female trophy this year, but Arts has one of the most improbable impact stories of the year: overcoming label drama and a 60-week journey at radio during a pandemic to earn her first hit with an all-female creative team. “Normally I’m not a patient person,” she concedes, “but with this song, every week has been something new and exciting. You never know how many Galante Entertainment CEO received the J. William Denny times you’re going to get a top 10 single or anything like that. So I’m just here Award during the Country Music Association’s April 7 board meeting. for the ride.” He’s pictured with CMA CEO Sarah Trahern.

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ONBILLBOARD THE CHARTS COUNTRY JIM ASKER UPDATE [email protected] APRIL 12, 2021 | PAGE 4 OF 20 ON STHEa CHARTSmH JIMunt ASKER’ [email protected] Southside Rules Top Country ; BrettChris Y oungStapleton ‘Catc Overseesh’-es Fifth LeaHotder; Country Travis DenningSongs; Gabby Makes Barrett’s History ‘’ Tops ’s second studio full-length, and first in over five years, Southside (up 21%) in the tracking week. On Country Airplay, it hops 18-15 (11.9 mil- (MCA Nashville/Universal Music Group Nashville), debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s lion audience impressions, up 16%). TopChris Country Stapleton Albums’s “Startingchart dated Over” April (Mercury 18. In its Nashville) first week climbs (ending 2-1 inApril its 9), 33rd it Barrett becomes the first woman to notch two career-starting No. 1s on earnedweek 46,000 on Billboard equivalent’s airplay-, album sales- units, and including streaming-based 16,000 in Hot album Country sales, Songs ac- TRYCountry TO ‘CATCH’ Airplay sinceUP WITH YOUNG Ballerini Brett, who Young earnedachieves the honor his fifth with consecutive “Love cordingchart to (dated Nielsen April Music/MRC 17). Data. andMe Liketotal YouCountry Mean Airplay It” in July No. 20151 as “Catch” and “Dibs” (Big Machine in March Label 2016. Group) She made ascends it SouthsideStapleton marks scores Hunt’s his second second No. No. 1 on1 on the the list, after his breakthrough hit, three in a row when “Peter Pan”2-1, increasinghit No. 1 in 13% September to 36.6 million 2016. Sheimpressions. was the chart“Tennessee and fourth Whiskey,” top 10. It ruled follows for freshmantwo weeks LP in November 2015. first female to take her first threeYoung’s singles to first the summitof six chart since entries, Wynonna “Sleep Judd With - Montevallo“Starting, which Over” arrived gained at by the 23% summit to 25.3 in million No - outdid You,”so in 1992. reached No. 2 in December 2016. He vemberradio 2014 airplay and audience reigned for impressions nine weeks. in To the date, week followed with the multiweek No. 1s “In Case You Montevalloending April has earned 11, according 3.9 million to MRC units, Data, with 1.4as it Didn’tWORK Know” OF ARTS (two Tenille weeks, Arts June’ “Somebody 2017), “Like LikeI Loved millionvaults in 8-2album on the sales. Country Airplay chart. You”That” (three, (19th January & Grand) 2018), becomes “Mercy” her (two, first AugustHot MontevalloThe song has also spent drew 267 10.2 weeks million on the U.S. list, streams tying 2018)Country and Songs “Here top Tonight” 10, pushing (two, 11-9.April 2019).It bumps Luke(up Bryan 5%) in’s theCrash week My ending Party as April the 8sixth-longest- and rebounds 10-9“Catch” on Country completes Airplay, his longestup 3% to journey 19.8 million to No. 1, running2-1 for titles a second in the week chart’s atop 56-year Country history. Streaming havingimpressions, taken and46 weeks corralled to reach 5.7 million the apex. streams It out - OnSongs. the all-genre It first led Billboard the April 200, 3-dated Southside list, giving ar- paces(up 5%) the and 30-week sold 1,000 climb downloads of “Here (up Tonight.” 8%) in the Stapleton his first No. 1. The song sold 3,000 tracking week. The song is Arts’ second entry, rives at No. 5, awarding Hunt his second top 10 On , “Catch” pushes 7-5 for downloads (up 2%) in the same frame. HUNT YOUNG after “I Hate This” reached No. 41 in Febru- after the No. 3-peaking Montevallo. a new high. Stapleton wrote “Starting Over” with Dave ary 2019. Hunt first released the EPX2C , which debuted Cobb. It’s the lead single from his same-titled and peaked at No. 5 on in AugustSTAPLETON 2014. Following COMBSBARRETT ‘DOES’ IT AGAIN ’ “” (River House/Columbia album, which the pair produced. The set arrived ‘HELL OF A’ JOB banks his 18th Montevalloat No. 1 ,on Between Top Country the Pines: Albums Acoustic in November, Mixtape started at its No. 7 high in Nashville), featuring Eric ChurchHot Country, ascends Songs 11-8 on top Country 10 as “Hell Airplay, of a up View” 10% to Novemberbecoming 2015. his fourth leader. 24.7(EMI million Nashville) in audience. strides 12-10. The song The is song Combs’ ascends eighth 14-13 straight for a career-opening new high on MontevalloStapleton’s produced “Tennessee five Whiskey” singles, four opened of whichat No. hit46 the on Hotpinnacle Country of SongsCountry in topCountry 10, following Airplay, a up record by 3% run to 15.5of seven million consecutive impressions, out-of-the-gate, and drew 6.2 properly mil- Airplay:May 2015 “Leave and the reentered Night On,” at No. “Take 1 that Your November Time,” — “House the first Party” song to andever “Make reenter promotedlion streams No. (up 1 singles. 3%) and sold 2,000 (up 5%). 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It followstwo tracks “Hard that To took Forget,” 50 weeks which each became to enter his theseventh top 10: on HotThe Country song, which Songs she and wrote Country with Airplay, Zach Kale respectively,, Emily Landis in June and 2018.Jim McCor “Kin- Eastonleader last Corbin July. ’s “A Girl Like You,” which reached No. 10 in January 2018 be- folks”mick led, follows Country her Airplay launch on single Feb. “I 29, Hope.” becoming The smash Hunt’s hit seventh topped theNo. April 1. It hit 25, foreHunt’s peaking latest at No.is the 6 firstthat songFebruary, whose and title Aaron calls out Watson the ’90s’s “Outtato hit the Style,” top 10 which on No.2020, 3 on Hot Country Country Airplay Songs. chart. It also dominated Hot Country Songs for achievedCountry Airplay its No. 10(which high itself in December launched 2017.that decade, in January 1990). 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ranks at No. 2 a week after crowing the survey. April 2019) and ’ “90’s Country” (No. 52, December 2018). CMT. FOR IMAGES DIAMOND/GETTY RICK BARRETT: RMV/SHUTTERSTOCK. STAPLETON: eighth top 10, having corralled 8.2 million U.S. streams (up 96%) and 5,000 in From Powder Springs” traveled to No. 32 in September 2018. ETHAN MICHAEL YOUNG: VIA MARTIN/NHLI GETTY HUNT: IMAGES. IMAGES MILLER/GETTY

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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 4 44 THE GOOD ONES Warner Music Nashville/WAR HH No. 1 (1 Week) HH Gabby Barrett 25.671 +1.058 6986 237 2 l2 8 33 STARTING OVER Mercury Nashville 25.260 +4.786 7171 116 2 1 3 2 22 WHAT’S YOUR COUNTRY SONG Valory  25.169 -2.240 6530 -432 3 4 3 50 LADY BMLG  Brett Young 22.917 -4.460 5250 -1592 8 l5 6 60 MOMMA’S HOUSE Broken Bow 22.849 +0.395 6090 -13 5 l6 7 47 MADE FOR YOU Big Loud 21.881 +1.224 6107 479 4 7 5 47 Stoney Creek x 21.624 -2.676 4980 -747 9 8 1 31 LONG LIVE BMLG  20.838 -6.865 5394 -1989 7 l9 10 61 SOMEBODY LIKE THAT 19th & Grand Tenille Arts 19.834 +0.497 5649 164 6 l10 11 27 BREAKING UP WAS EASY IN THE 90’S MCA Nashville Sam Hunt 16.974 +0.954 4653 223 11 l11 13 43 HOW THEY REMEMBER YOU Big Machine 16.359 +0.702 4741 166 10 l12 12 51 NOBODY Curb  16.059 +0.410 4488 39 12 l13 14 23 EMI Nashville Eric Church 15.492 +0.393 4386 109 13 l14 18 13 River House/Columbia Nashville HH Airpower HH Luke Combs 13.639 +2.150 3564 473 16 l15 15 45 ALMOST MAYBES MCA Nashville Jordan Davis 13.589 +0.444 4045 38 14 l16 16 29 SETTLING DOWN Vanner/RCA Nashville 12.334 +0.535 3602 90 15 l17 17 25 GONE Capitol Nashville 11.950 +0.596 3564 99 17 l18 21 22 BLAME IT ON YOU Macon/Broken Bow 11.192 +0.552 3198 126 22 l19 20 13 UNDIVIDED McGraw/BMLG/Big Machine Tim McGraw & 10.916 +0.274 3336 118 19 l20 19 29 ONE TOO MANY Hit Red/Capitol Nashville Duet With P!nk 10.794 +0.031 3428 74 18 l21 23 19 RCA Nashville + 10.667 +1.486 3225 379 21 l22 22 13 MINIMUM WAGE Warner Music Nashville/WMN 10.608 +0.179 3273 24 20 l23 24 41 SINGLE SATURDAY NIGHT Warner Music Nashville/WMN 8.867 +0.115 3006 105 23 l24 25 10 Warner Music Nashville/WAR Dan + Shay 7.719 +0.089 2700 149 24 l25 26 25 WE DIDN’T HAVE MUCH Valory  6.850 +0.588 2297 195 27 l26 NEW WAVES Capitol Nashville HH Hot Shot Debut/Breaker/Most Increased Audience/Most Added HH 6.638 +6.638 1333 1333 34 l27 29 16 THINGS A MAN OUGHTA KNOW Broken Bow 6.563 +1.659 2320 525 26 l28 27 43 HARD DAYS Valory  5.939 +0.091 2150 3 28 l29 28 29 Big Machine 5.404 +0.072 2482 41 25 l30 31 19 DRINKIN’ BEER. TALKIN’ GOD. AMEN. Dack Janiels/BMLG/Broken Bow Featuring Florida Georgia Line 4.014 +0.783 1517 146 30

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 MRC detections will also receive decline, regardless of total Data. Audience totals on the a bullet if the total audience chart weeks. AIRPOWER 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 © 2021, 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 MRC Data’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 MRC Data) for previous week. A song audience or detections are stations that do not report © 2021 Billboard Media, LLC will also receive a bullet moved to recurrent after 20 adds. if its percentage loss in weeks, provided that they BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 12, 2021 | PAGE 7 OF 20

AIRPLAY Country Airplay MONITORED BY

WKS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) PLAYS THIS LAST ON WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE Imprint/Label Artist THIS WEEK +/– THIS WEEK +/– RANK l31 30 27 Wheelhouse  Elvie Shane 3.518 +0.046 1630 5 29 l32 34 24 WORSHIP YOU RCA Nashville Kane Brown 3.319 +0.198 1335 31 33 33 33 38 WINE, BEER, WHISKEY Capitol Nashville 3.212 -0.037 1427 -7 32 l34 32 18 SHALLOW Pearl  & 3.162 -0.068 1303 39 35 l35 35 23 YOU TIME Triple Tigers Scotty McCreery 2.933 +0.304 1471 105 31 l36 37 29 JUST ABOUT OVER YOU inDent/Mercury Nashville Priscilla Block 2.676 +0.158 1057 45 37 l37 38 5 LIKE A LADY BMLG  2.645 +0.351 979 164 38 l38 36 18 COLD BEER CALLING MY NAME Combustion/River House/Columbia Nashville Featuring Luke Combs 2.473 +0.216 960 52 39 l39 39 23 MEMORY I DON’T MESS WITH Curb  2.291 +0.026 1275 97 36 l40 42 25 WHISKEY AND RAIN Warner Music Nashville/WEA Michael Ray 1.863 +0.082 885 34 41 l41 40 11 FREEDOM WAS A HIGHWAY Stoney Creek & 1.785 -0.015 889 2 40 l42 41 5 KNOWING YOU Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville/WEA 1.735 -0.006 852 44 42 l43 43 20 Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville/WEA 1.733 +0.040 729 10 48 l44 45 12 HOME SWEET Triple Tigers 1.699 +0.238 830 90 43 l45 46 6 GETTING OVER HIM 19/Mercury Nashville Duet With 1.666 +0.137 547 -4 50 46 44 12 TEQUILA LITTLE TIME Capitol Nashville Jon Pardi 1.611 -0.052 821 -6 44 l47 47 8 MCA Nashville Parker McCollum 1.409 -0.013 432 12 55 l48 48 25 WAITIN’ ON 5 Warner Music Nashville/WAR 1.398 +0.129 788 22 45 l49 49 6 Arista Nashville With 1.301 +0.216 743 156 46 l50 50 30 BEERS TO CATCH UP ON Wheelhouse  LOCASH 1.228 -0.011 734 5 47 l51 60 3 IT’S ‘CAUSE I AM Big Machine 1.170 +0.536 346 116 58 l52 52 6 THAT AIN’T ME NO MORE RECORDS/Arista Nashville 0.998 +0.032 424 -14 56 53 54 19 HEAVEN ON DIRT Monument  Teddy Robb 0.853 -0.022 687 -42 49 l54 59 21 IF IT WASN’T FOR TRUCKS BMLG  Riley Green 0.775 +0.087 510 16 52 l55 56 6 GIVE HEAVEN SOME HELL Big Loud HARDY 0.743 +0.004 463 4 53 56 51 8 I CAN’T Monument  Featuring Old Dominion 0.736 -0.183 356 11 57 l57 NEW LOVE STORY (TAYLOR’S VERSION) Republic/MCA Nashville 0.710 +0.228 186 87 - 58 57 19 WHERE I FIND GOD Big Loud Larry Fleet 0.661 -0.078 438 -20 54 59 55 2 GOOD DAY (2021) Warner Music Nashville/WMN 0.638 -0.176 307 -5 59 60 58 11 NEED A BAR SOMETIMES Show Dog Nashville 0.621 -0.111 516 -27 51

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4/19 THOMAS RHETT The Valory

4/26 LUCAS HOGE Get Lost Not Listed 18

Aldean adds his 27th top 20 hit on Country JASON ALDEAN Airplay, a total that includes 22 No. 1s. His Blame It on You latest climbs 21-18 with a 5% bump to 11.2 million audience impressions. RHETT NICK RAU NICK TERRY WYATT/GETTY IMAGES FOR CMA

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AIRPLAY Country Airplay MONITORED BY

MOST ADDED® NEW AND ACTIVE TITLE Imprint/Label Artist ADDS TOTAL TOTAL WAVES Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan 76 TITLE Imprint/Label Artist AUDIENCE STATIONS ADDS CHASING AFTER YOU Arista Nashville Ryan Hurd With Maren Morris 21 ABBY Mercury Nashville Travis Denning 0.537 20 11 MEMORY I DON’T MESS WITH Curb Lee Brice 13 VILLAIN Back Block/Republic/ Lily Rose 0.419 16 3 ABBY Mercury Nashville Travis Denning 11 MY MASTERPIECE Capitol Nashville  0.414 23 3 IT’S ‘CAUSE I AM Big Machine Callista Clark 9 FOREVER AFTER ALL River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 8 GONE TOO SOON RCA Nashville Andrew Jannakos 0.407 26 2 WE DIDN’T HAVE MUCH Valory Justin Moore 8 MARTHA DIVINE Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville/WMN Ashley McBryde 0.401 29 0 SHALLOW Pearl Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood 8 WOULD HAVE LOVED HER RECORDS Chris Bandi 0.376 33 0 WORSHIP YOU RCA Nashville Kane Brown 6 COLD BEER CALLING MY NAME River House/Columbia Nashville Jameson Rodgers Feat. Luke Combs 6 RECURRENTS MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE THIS TOTAL AUD. WEEK TITLE Imprint/Label Artist (IN MILLIONS) GAIN 1 BETTER TOGETHER River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 18.737 TITLE Imprint/Label Artist (IN MIILIONS) 2 DOWN TO ONE Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan 17.180 WAVES Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan +6.638 STARTING OVER Mercury Nashville Chris Stapleton +4.786 3 Curb Lee Brice 16.358 FOREVER AFTER ALL River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs +2.150 4 Triple Tigers Russell Dickerson 14.904 THINGS A MAN OUGHTA KNOW Broken Bow Lainey Wilson +1.659 5 GOOD TIME RCA Nashville Niko Moon 10.696 FAMOUS FRIENDS RCA Nashville Chris Young + Kane Brown +1.486 6 BEERS AND SUNSHINE Capitol Nashville Darius Rucker 9.234 MADE FOR YOU Big Loud Jake Owen +1.224 7 LOVIN’ ON YOU River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 8.891 THE GOOD ONES Warner Music Nashville/WAR Gabby Barrett +1.058 8 Warner Music Nashville/WMN Blake Shelton Featuring Gwen Stefani 8.813 BREAKING UP WAS EASY IN THE 90’S MCA Nashville Sam Hunt +0.954 9 I HOPE Warner Music Nashville/WAR Gabby Barrett 8.670 DRINKIN’ BEER. TALKIN’ GOD. AMEN. Dack Janiels/BMLG/Broken Bow Chase Rice Feat. Florida Georgia Line +0.783 HOW THEY REMEMBER YOU Big Machine Rascal Flatts +0.702 10 BIG, BIG PLANS Big Loud  7.639 MOST INCREASED PLAYS TITLE Imprint/Label Artist GAIN WAVES Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan +1333 STARTING OVER Mercury Nashville Chris Stapleton +1162 THINGS A MAN OUGHTA KNOW Broken Bow Lainey Wilson +525 MADE FOR YOU Big Loud Jake Owen +479 FOREVER AFTER ALL River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs +473 FAMOUS FRIENDS RCA Nashville Chris Young + Kane Brown +379 THE GOOD ONES Warner Music Nashville/WAR Gabby Barrett +237 BREAKING UP WAS EASY IN THE 90’S MCA Nashville Sam Hunt +223 WE DIDN’T HAVE MUCH Valory Justin Moore +195 HOW THEY REMEMBER YOU Big Machine Rascal Flatts +166 JOSEPH LLANES JOSEPH TEXAS REGIONAL RADIO REPORT WEEK ENDING APRIL 11, 2021

THIS LAST WKS ON TW SPINS THIS LAST WKS ON TW SPINS WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE (Label) ARTIST SPINS +/– WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE (Label) ARTIST SPINS +/– l1 2 13 SETTLE ME DOWN (Independent) HH 1 Week at 1 HH Josh Abbott Band 1913 121 11 14 19 I BLEED (’s Wildcatter )  Sundance Head 1111 -6 l2 3 17 LOST IN A KISS (Independent)  George Navarro 1595 92 l12 17 13 MY HOME IS (Independent)  Saints Eleven 1087 92 l3 5 24 RECKLESS (Independent)  Cross Rags and Young 1491 59 13 1 20 BRINGING COUNTRY BACK (King Hall Music)  Chad Cooke Band 1084 -873 l4 4 21 FULL-TIME FOOL (Independent)  The Stateline Band 1475 31 l14 19 23 LET ME BREATHE (Independent)  Melissa Brooke 1084 117 l5 6 19 WINE WON’T WORK (Independent)  Ariel Hutchins 1465 88 l15 18 11 ROCK AND ROLL MAN (Independent)  Creed Fisher 1078 101 l6 12 21 A COWBOY CAN (Independent)  Josh Ward 1433 212 l16 26 4 QUEEN FOR A NIGHT (Almost Country)  Casey Donahew 1070 257 l7 8 12 I HOPE I’M HOLDING YOU (Independent)  Mark Powell 14 11 46 l17 16 14 COME HOME TO YOU (Independent)  Robert Ray 1062 66 l8 9 13 BETTER BY THE BEER (Independent)  Jake Bush 1379 74 l18 24 6 FRIENDS (Independent)  Curtis Grimes 1043 176 l9 11 11 POCKET FULL OF KISSES (Independent)  Bart Crow Band 1336 74 l19 20 7 STUCK WITH YOU (10X Music Group)  Brodie Lane 1015 66 l10 10 25 COWBOY’S DAUGHTER (Independent)  Scotty Alexander 1326 24 20 13 24 FINGERS AND THUMBS (Independent)  Teague Brothers Band 967 -226

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 2021, Texas Regional Radio Report

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NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND

’ROUND THE ROW High-profile Atlanta-based attorney Joel Katz joined Barnes & Thornburg as senior counsel for entertainment, media and sports. He resigned from Green- berg Traurig on Dec. 31 … Business management firm Farris, Self & Moore rehired operations manager Brittney Schoessel, a former client manager who will continue to double as The Listening Room operations manager. Ad- ditionally, five employees were promoted to client manager from client book- keeper: Tina , Taylor Baird, Gator Pizer, Hannah Haggery and Sarah Grissom. Reach Schoessel here, Banjo here, Baird here, Pizer here, Haggery here and Grissom here … The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum pro- moted Celene Aubry to Hatch Show Print director from manager and pro- moted Dana Romanello to associate director of museum sales from senior manager … Anna Proctor was upped to PLA Media coordinator from social media assistant … Former Starstruck Entertainment executives Cooper Anstett and Anthony Manker launched a management company, Group Projects, with initial clients Jake Scott, Josh Kerr, Josie Dunne and Paco Versailles. During their Starstruck tenure, Anstett was digital strategy manager and Manker was manager of music assets. Reach Anstett here and Shawn Parr’s Across the Country host Shawn Parr (center) MC’ed as Big Manker here … PLA Media added singer- Shane Michael Taylor to Machine Label Group was unveiled April 6 as the title sponsor of the its PR roster … Singer-songwriter Kendell Marvel signed with Concord Music inaugural IndyCar Music City Grand Prix, set for Aug. 8 in Nashville. Parr Publishing … Songwriter Paul Sikes (“,” “Everywhere But is flanked by BMLG artists of Lady A and Carly Pearce. On”) renewed his publishing deal with Endurance Music Group … and Annie Nelson were added to the board of directors … The Me- CLINT BLACK IS AROUND FOR TV chanical Licensing Collective is accepting suggestions for a Clint Black is circling May 22 on his calendar — or, at least, setting a reminder representative to serve on its operations advisory committee. Go here to submit for that date if he uses a digital scheduling tool. candidates … The Country Music Association presented Galante Entertainment That’s when his new series, Talking in Circles With Clint Black, will make CEO Joe Galante the J. William Denny Award and gave Country Music Hall its debut on the Circle Network, a joint venture assembled by the Opry Enter- of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young the Irving Waugh Award of Excellence. tainment Group and Gray Television. Jimmie Allen, Lindsay Ell and Ashley McBryde also received recognition Black’s weekly entry, set for 10 p.m. ET on Saturdays after Opry Live, is for acting as artist ambassadors for the CMA Foundation … The 18th annual labeled an “artist-to-artist conversation,” featuring the singer-songwriter Source Hall of Fame Awards will be held virtually with 20 women being rec- and his guests talking shop about the positives and pitfalls of their work in ognized posthumously, including former Leadership Music executive director the music business. Dale Franklin and late Mandrell Management tour manager Jeannie Ghent. Initial guests in the package include Darius Rucker, Keb’ Mo’, , Go here for the full list … The National Museum of African American Music , , and . and the CMA Foundation partnered for a songwriting education program in Talking in Circles is produced by Sound Off Productions, owned by New Nashville public schools, with , Reyna Roberts, Willie Jones and Jersey-based TV producer Domenic Cotter (Live From Daryl’s House, Go- Tiera mentoring students … Songwriter Bill Owens died April 7. The uncle tham Comedy Live). The show is filmed at Analog, in Nashville’s Hutton Hotel. of and Stella Parton, Owens co-founded Owe-Par Publishing with Dolly and penned ’ “Put It Off Until Tomorrow,” as well as RADIO & RECORDS® former hits by Bill Phillips and . Nashville promoted Margaret Tomlin to vp A&R from director. Reach her here … Distribution company Copperline hired Hannah Klotz as project manager, serving as liaison with partner firm The Orchard. She worked most recently as Redneck Riviera booking and entertainment manager … Mule Kick Productions executives KP Hawthorn and Adrienne Isom founded Mule Kick Records, with three acts — , Side Pony and Desert Hollow — signed to the roster. The Los Angeles-based production group is behind Palo- mania, a documentary about the historic club The Palomino due in 2022 … Big Machine Label Group will be the title sponsor for IndyCar’s inaugural Music City Grand Prix, slated for Aug. 6-8 … Scott Christensen was promoted to /Duluth, Minn.-Superior, Wis., vp/market man- ager from director of sales. The seven-station cluster includes country KTCO and KDKE … Lois Lewis takes on the midday slot at KWNR Las Vegas, where she worked from 2016-2018, RadioInk.com reported. She will continue on-air at two iHeartMedia/Phoenix stations: country KNIX and adult contemporary KMXP … Ron Chatman joined Audacy as country content co- ordinator, according to RadioInk.com. He previously served as West Coast affiliate relations representative for media software firm vCreative … Scott Hogle was promoted to iHeartMedia/Honolulu market president from senior vp sales, RadioInsight.com reported. Properties under his guidance include country KSSK-HD2 … WKAK Albany, Ga., installed SuiteRadio’s Bud & Broad- signed with Quartz Hill in a recording deal announced way, hosted by Bud Ford and Jerry Broadway, as its morning show on April 8, April 5. His first single for the label, “Home Run,” will be released according to RadioInsight.com … Door Knob label owner Gene Kennedy died digitally April 23. Standing, from left: Brown Sellers Brown April 1. He originally worked as a pop artist in Nashville before shifting into Management artist manager Shawn Pennington, Quartz Hill vp record promotion for Acuff-Rose’s Hickory label and Decca. Kennedy launched promotion and April Rider and Quartz Hill/BSB principal Door Knob in 1976, landing six times on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles with Paul Brown. Seated, from left: Quartz Hill/BSB principal Benny Brown, duets with his wife, Karen Jeglum Kennedy. Nichols and Quartz Hill/BSB principal Jason Sellers.

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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 2 3 33 STARTING OVER No. 1 (1 Week)/Airplay Gainer Chris Stapleton 2 1 l D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (C.STAPLETON,M.HENDERSON) MERCURY NASHVILLE THE GOOD ONES 2 1 2 42 Gabby Barrett 1 1 l R.COPPERMAN,Z.KALE (G.BARRETT,E.LANDIS,J.MCCORMICK,Z.KALE) W ARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR 3 3 1 22 WHAT’S YOUR COUNTRY SONG Thomas Rhett 3 1 D.HUFF,J.FRASURE (THOMAS RHETT,R.AKINS,J.FRASURE,A.GORLEY,P.WELLING) VALORY FOREVER AFTER ALL 4 8 10 24 Luke Combs 14 1 l CHIP MATTHEWS,J.D.SINGLETON,L.COMBS (L.COMBS,D.PARKER,R.WILLIFORD) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 5 5 5 44 BETTER TOGETHER Luke Combs RC 1 S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,D.ISBELL,R.MONTANA) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 6 4 8 31 LONG LIVE Florida Georgia Line 8 4 C.CROWDER,T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY (T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY,C.CROWDER,D.A.GARCIA,J.MILLER) BMLG 7 7 7 49 LADY Brett Young 4 7 D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,R.COPPERMAN,J.M.NITE) BMLG MOMMA’S HOUSE 8 9 11 46 Dustin Lynch 5 8 l Z.CROWELL (D.SCHNEIDER,M.LOTTEN,R.CLAWSON,J.T.WILSON) BROKEN BOW SOMEBODY LIKE THAT 9 11 13 28 Tenille Arts 9 9 l A.KLINE (T.ARTS,A.KLINE,A.M.CRUZ) 19TH & GRAND HELL OF A VIEW 10 12 12 24 Eric Church 13 10 l J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,C.BEATHARD,M.CRISWELL) EMI NASHVILLE MADE FOR YOU 11 15 15 14 Jake Owen 6 11 l J.MOI (B.DAVIS,J.HYDE,N.A.MEDLEY) BIG LOUD BREAKING UP WAS EASY IN THE 90’S 12 13 16 25 Sam Hunt 10 12 l Z.CROWELL (S.L.HUNT,C.LA CORTE,Z.CROWELL,E.K.SMITH,J.OSBORNE) MCA NASHVILLE HH HH 13 17 22 26 SETTLING DOWN Digital Gainer Miranda Lambert 16 13 l J.JOYCE (M.LAMBERT,L.DICK,N. HEMBY) VANNER/RC A NASHVILLE 14 14 9 25 DOWN TO ONE Luke Bryan RC 5 J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (K.FISHMAN,D.DAVIDSON,J.EBACH) CA PITOL NASHVILLE ALMOST MAYBES 15 18 18 47 Jordan Davis 15 15 l P.DIGIOVANNI (J.DAVIS,J.FRASURE,H.LINDSEY) MCA NASHVILLE 16 16 14 13 WASTED ON YOU - 1 J.MOI,J.DURRETT (M.WALLEN,E.K.SMITH,J.THOMPSON,CHARLIE HANDSOME) REPUBLIC/BIG LOUD GLAD YOU EXIST 17 19 17 9 Dan + Shay 24 16 l D.SMYERS (D.SMYERS,J.REYNOLDS,T.M.PARKS,S.MOONEY,R.L.TAYLOR) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR ONE TOO MANY 18 20 19 30 Keith Urban Duet With P!nk 20 13 l K.URBAN,PHD,CUTFATHER (D.H.DAVIDSEN,P.WALLEVIK,M.H.HANSEN,J.NORTON,C.TIGHE) HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE FAMOUS FRIENDS 19 23 21 9 Chris Young + Kane Brown 21 19 l C.YOUNG,C.CROWDER (C.YOUNG,C.R.BARLOWE,C.CROWDER) RCA NASHVILLE HH HH 20 NEW 1 MR. PERFECTLY FINE (TAYLOR’S VERSION) (FROM THE VAULT) Hot Shot Debut Taylor Swift - 20 l J.M.ANTONOFF,T.SWIFT (T.SWIFT) REPUBLIC/MCA NASHVILLE NOBODY 21 21 20 20 Dylan Scott 12 20 l M.ALDERMAN,C.GIBBS,J.E.NORMAN (D.SCOTT,M.ALDERMAN,D.WILSON) CURB HH HH 22 25 25 20 Streaming Gainer & Florida Georgia Line - 22 l J.M.SCHMIDT (T.HUBBARD,J.M.SCHMIDT,B.REDFERRIN,C.HAYNES, JR.) RECORDS/COLUMBIA GONE 23 22 24 25 Dierks Bentley 17 22 l D.GARCIA (N.GALYON,B.JOHNSON,N.MOON) CAPITOL NASHVILLE SAND IN MY BOOTS 24 24 23 13 Morgan Wallen - 5 l J.MOI (A.GORLEY,M.W.HARDY,J.OSBORNE) REPUBLIC/BIG LOUD SINGLE SATURDAY NIGHT 25 26 30 23 Cole Swindell 23 25 l M.R.CARTER (A.GORLEY,M.W.HARDY,M.L.HOLMAN) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WMN

COUNTRY SONGWRITERSTM COUNTRY PRODUCERSTM

#1 #1 1 4 WKS TAYLOR SWIFT  1 49 WKS  2 LUKE COMBS  2 DANN HUFF  TIE 3 CHRIS STAPLETON  3 JAY JOYCE  TIE 3 MIKE HENDERSON  4  5  5 SCOTT MOFFATT  6 COREY CROWDER  6 ALEX KLINE  7 ERNEST KEITH SMITH  7 COREY CROWDER  8  TIE 8 CHRIS STAPLETON  9  TIE 8 

10 TYLER HUBBARD  CROWELL 10 TAYLOR SWIFT  COURTESY TAPE ROOM MUSIC ROOM TAPE COURTESY

The weekly Country 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 APRIL 12, 2021 | PAGE 14 OF 20

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 BLAME IT ON YOU 26 28 29 10 Jason Aldean 18 26 l M.KNOX (K.M.ALLISON,J.EDWARDS,T.KENNEDY,M.TYLER,B.WHITE) M ACON/BROKEN BOW HOW THEY REMEMBER YOU 27 29 27 30 Rascal Flatts 11 24 l D.HUFF (M.BEESON,J.OSBORNE,A.SHAMBLIN) BIG MACHINE DRUNK (AND I DON’T WANNA GO HOME) 28 31 36 6 Elle King & Miranda Lambert - 21 l M.JOHNSON,B.PADDOCK (ELLE KING,M.JOHNSON) RCA UNDIVIDED 29 27 28 12 Tim McGraw & Tyler Hubbard 19 23 l C.CROWDER,T.HUBBARD,T.MCGRAW,B.GALLIMORE (T.HUBBARD,C.LOOCKE) MCGRAW/BMLG/BIG MACHINE 30 6 — 2 (TAYLOR’S VERSION) (FROM THE VAULT) Taylor Swift Featuring Maren Morris - 6 A.DESSNER,T.SWIFT (T.SWIFT,SCOOTER CARUSOE) REPUBLIC/MCA NASHVILLE MINIMUM WAGE 31 30 26 10 Blake Shelton 22 26 l S.HENDRICKS (C.CROWDER,N.GALYON,J.FRASURE) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WMN CHASING AFTER YOU 32 35 42 8 Ryan Hurd With Maren Morris 49 32 l A.ESHUIS,T.REIMER (B.ADDINGTON,J.FLOWERS) A RISTA NASHVILLE WINE, BEER, WHISKEY 33 33 33 35 Little Big Town 33 23 l LITTLE BIG TOWN (T.BROWN,K.FAIRCHILD,S.MCCONNELL,K.SCHLAPMAN,P.SWEET,J.WESTBROOK) CAPITOL NASHVILLE SOMEBODY’S PROBLEM 34 32 31 20 Morgan Wallen - 3 l J.MOI (M.WALLEN,R.CLAWSON,J.DURRETT,E.K.SMITH) REPUB LIC/BIG LOUD THINGS A MAN OUGHTA KNOW 35 38 34 4 Lainey Wilson 27 34 l J.JOYCE (L.WILSON,J.D.SINGLETON,J.NIX) BROKEN BOW DRINKIN’ BEER. TALKIN’ GOD. AMEN. 36 37 38 6 Chase Rice Featuring Florida Georgia Line 30 36 l C.CROWDER,C.RICE,T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY (C.RICE,C.CROWDER,H.PHELPS,C.DODDS) DACK JANIELS/BMLG/BROKEN BOW NEXT GIRL 37 39 35 16 Carly Pearce 29 31 l S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE (C.PEARCE,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) BIG MACHINE SHALLOW 38 36 32 23 Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood 34 30 l G.BROOKS (S.G.GERMANOTTA,M.D.RONSON,A.ROSSOMANDO,ANDREW WYATT) PEARL WORSHIP YOU 39 40 37 19 Kane Brown 32 24 l D.HUFF (K.BROWN,A.IZQUIERDO,M.J.MCGINN,CHARLIE HANDSOME) RCA NASHVILLE 40 34 49 8 LOVE STORY (TAYLOR’S VERSION) Taylor Swift 57 1 C.ROWE,T.SWIFT (T.SWIFT) REPUBLIC/MCA NASHVILLE WE DIDN’T HAVE MUCH 41 41 47 3 Justin Moore 25 41 l J.S.STOVER,S.BORCHETTA (P.DIGIOVANNI,R.MONTANA,J.S.STOVER) VALORY MY BOY 42 45 46 5 Elvie Shane 31 42 l O.CHARLES (E.SHANE,R.SUTTON,N.COLUMBIA,L.STARR) WHEELHOUSE STILL GOIN DOWN 43 43 41 20 Morgan Wallen - 8 l J.MOI (M.WALLEN,M.W.HARDY,CHARLIE HANDSOME) REPUBLIC/BIG LOUD 865 44 42 40 13 Morgan Wallen - 13 l J.MOI (J.BYRON,B.PENDERGRASS) REPUBLIC/BIG LOUD HARD DAYS 45 46 44 11 Brantley Gilbert 28 27 l D.HUFF (B.GILBERT,J.BELL,B.BERRYHILL,J.BRUNSWICK,L.WALL) VALORY MEMORY I DON’T MESS WITH 46 44 39 11 Lee Brice 39 38 l B.GLOVER,K.JACOBS,L.BRICE (L.BRICE,B.MONTANA,B.DAVIS) C URB WARNING 47 47 43 13 Morgan Wallen - 10 l J.MOI,CHARLIE HANDSOME (E.K.SMITH,A.GORLEY,CHARLIE HANDSOME) R EPUBLIC/BIG LOUD JUST ABOUT OVER YOU 48 50 48 9 Priscilla Block 36 40 l J.JOHNSON (P.BLOCK,S.JONES,E.K.KROLL) INDENT/MERCURY NASHVILLE DANGEROUS 49 49 45 13 Morgan Wallen - 17 l J.MOI (M.WALLEN,E.K.SMITH) REPUBLIC/BIG LOUD 50 48 — 3 YOU SHOULD PROBABLY LEAVE Chris Stapleton - 24 D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (C.STAPLETON,A.GORLEY,C.DUBOIS) MERCURY NASHVILLE

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

COUNTRY MARKET WATCH A Weekly National Music Sales Report

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

ALBUM AUDIO VIDEO CONSUMPTION ON-DEMAND ON-DEMAND 2020 2021 CHANGE ALBUM CONSUMPTION This Week 1,377,000 1,544,383,000 149,643,000 Album ’20 15.01 million Consumption 15,009,000 17,641,000 17.5% ’21 17.64 million Last Week 1,314,000 1,612,508,000 147,461,000 Album Sales 2,171,000 2,172,000 0.0% Change 4.8% -4.2% 1.5% TOTAL ON-DEMAND STREAMS Audio On-Demand 16,121,504,000 19,721,588,000 22.3% ’20 18.14 billion This Week Last Year 1,156,000 1,244,026,000 145,600,000 ’21 21.67 billion Change 19.1% 24.1% 2.8% Video On-Demand 2,020,857,000 1,939,034,000 -4.0%

All data measures U.S. activity as of the week ending April 8, 2021. 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.

For inquiries about any MRC Data, please contact Josh Bennett at 615-807-1338 or [email protected]

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SALES, DATA STREAMING & SALES COMPILED BY DATA COMPILED BY

COUNTRY COUNTRY TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS 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 STARTING OVER MR. PERFECTLY FINE (TAYLOR’S VERSION) (FROM THE VAULT) MORGAN WALLEN DANGEROUS: THE 1 2 32 1 NEW l CHRIS STAPLETON  l TAYLOR SWIFT  1 2 1 13 BIG LOUD 033180*/REPUBLIC 1   FOREVER AFTER ALL THE GOOD ONES MY SAVIOR l2 4 24 l2 2 24 2 1 — 2 CAPITOL NASHVILLE 033355/UMGN 1 LUKE COMBS  GABBY BARRETT  THE GOOD ONES DRUNK (AND I DON’T WANNA GO HOME) LUKE COMBS WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET 3 3 8 3 3 6 3 2 74 1 l GABBY BARRETT  ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT  l3 RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 595687*/SMN 2   TENNESSEE WHISKEY FOREVER AFTER ALL 4 3 201 LUKE COMBS THIS ONE’S FOR YOU 1 l4 5 209 l4 4 24 l4 RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 538883*/SMN 3 CHRIS STAPLETON  LUKE COMBS  CUTTIN’ GRASS, VOL. 2: THE COWBOY ARMS SESSIONS WASTED ON YOU LIL BIT RE-ENTRY 2 5 l5 6 13 l5 6 20 l5 HIGH TOP MOUNTAIN 44155*/THIRTY TIGERS MORGAN WALLEN  NELLY & FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE  WHAT’S YOUR COUNTRY SONG STARTING OVER MORGAN WALLEN IF I KNOW ME 6 7 7 6 5 32 6 5 4 149 BIG LOUD 783* 1 1 l THOMAS RHETT  CHRIS STAPLETON  BETTER TOGETHER WHAT’S YOUR COUNTRY SONG CHRIS STAPLETON STARTING OVER 7 8 28 7 7 21 7 6 5 21 MERCURY NASHVILLE 032689*/UMGN 1 l LUKE COMBS  THOMAS RHETT  GOOD TIME GOOD TIME CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLER 8 9 13 8 9 28 8 7 6 310 MERCURY NASHVILLE 019405*/UMGN 4 1 l NIKO MOON  l NIKO MOON  JUST THE WAY WINE, BEER, WHISKEY FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE LIFE ROLLS ON 9 25 9 9 12 39 9 8 7 8 BMLG FG0500A* 3 l PARMALEE X BLANCO BROWN  l LITTLE BIG TOWN  ONE OF THEM GIRLS FAMOUS FRIENDS GABBY BARRETT GOLDMINE 10 11 40 10 8 6 10 9 8 42 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 629930/WMN 4 l LEE BRICE  CHRIS YOUNG + KANE BROWN  LONG LIVE TENNESSEE WHISKEY 13 13 296 GREATEST HITS SO FAR... 3 11 10 7 11 10 264 l11 HOME GROWN 546369*/BMG l FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE  CHRIS STAPLETON  BETTER TOGETHER 11 12 53 SAM HUNT SOUTHSIDE 1 12 13 147 12 13 41 l12 MCA NASHVILLE 031776*/UMGN l LUKE COMBS  LUKE COMBS  I HOPE SALT, LIME & TEQUILA 12 11 20 LEE BRICE 7 13 12 76 13 NEW l13 CURB 79537* l GABBY BARRETT  l RYAN GRIFFIN  SAND IN MY BOOTS HELL OF A VIEW 14 14 169 EAGLES 5 14 14 13 14 17 17 l14 ASYLUM/ELEKTRA 103*/RHINO (18.98) l MORGAN WALLEN  l ERIC CHURCH  HELL OF A VIEW I HOPE 15 16 105 THE ESSENTIAL ELVIS PRESLEY 11 15 15 5 15 14 84 l15 RCA/SONY STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP 89048*/LEGACY (25.98) 1 l ERIC CHURCH  GABBY BARRETT  STRAIT OUT OF THE BOX HEARTLESS BLUENECK RE-ENTRY 125 9 16 17 83 16 NEW l16 MCA NASHVILLE 111263/UMGN (39.98/49.98) 8 l DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY FEAT. MORGAN WALLEN  l CHRIS HOUSMAN  SOMEBODY LIKE THAT SETTLIN’ DOWN 28 27 266 TAYLOR SWIFT FEARLESS 1 17 18 2 17 NEW l17 BIG MACHINE 0200*/BMLG (18.98) l TENILLE ARTS  l MIRANDA LAMBERT  MOMMA’S HOUSE LADY 16 17 91 PURGATORY 11 18 19 2 18 15 10 l18 HICKMAN HOLLER 001*/THIRTY TIGERS 0 l DUSTIN LYNCH  BRETT YOUNG  TIM MCGRAW NUMBER ONE HITS MR. PERFECTLY FINE (TAYLOR’S VERSION) (FROM THE VAULT) 10,000 HOURS 17 19 253 6 19 NEW 19 RE-ENTRY l19 CURB 79205 (13.98) 1 l TAYLOR SWIFT  l DAN + SHAY &   35 BIGGEST HITS GLAD YOU EXIST MADE FOR YOU 20 23 122 1 20 22 4 20 20 6 l20 SHOW DOG-UNIVERSAL 010334/UME (19.98) 1 l DAN + SHAY  l JAKE OWEN  BLAKE SHELTON FULLY LOADED: GOD’S COUNTRY MEANT TO BE YOU ALL OVER ME (TAYLOR’S VERSION) (FROM THE VAULT) 21 19 22 69 1 21 20 156 21 1 2 l WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 607343*/WMN 0 l BEBE REXHA & FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE  TAYLOR SWIFT FEAT. MAREN MORRIS  22 24 24 285 BLAKE SHELTON RELOADED: 20 #1 HITS 2 22 16 111 22 19 25 ONE TOO MANY l WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 551788/WMN MORGAN WALLEN  KEITH URBAN DUET WITH P!NK  KANE BROWN KANE BROWN LADY CHASING AFTER YOU 23 18 20 227 1 23 21 2 23 22 5 l ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE 530947*/SMN 2 l BRETT YOUNG  l RYAN HURD WITH MAREN MORRIS  BROOKS & DUNN THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION LIL BIT FREEDOM WAS A HIGHWAY 24 30 31 223 2 24 NEW 24 NEW l ARISTA NASHVILLE 18852/LEGACY (18.98/12.98) 4 l NELLY & FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE  l JIMMIE ALLEN & BRAD PAISLEY  KANE BROWN MIXTAPE, VOL. 1 (EP) 25 21 18 34 2 25 1 2 YOU ALL OVER ME (TAYLOR’S VERSION) (FROM THE VAULT) 25 25 4 BREAKING UP WAS EASY IN THE 90’S l RCA NASHVILLE 398449 WS EX/SMN TAYLOR SWIFT FEAT. MAREN MORRIS  SAM HUNT  Top Country Albums ranks the most popular country albums of the week, as compiled by MRC Data, based The week’s top-streamed and top-selling paid download country songs, respectively, from sales on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming reports collected and provided by MRC Data. Charts update weekly on Tuesdays at www.Billboard.Biz/ equivalent albums). Copyright 2021, Billboard Media, LLC and MRC Data. All rights reserved. charts. Copyright 2021, Billboard Media, LLC and MRC Data. All rights 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 STURGILL SIMPSON CUTTIN’ GRASS, VOL. 2: THE COWBOY ARMS SESSIONS STURGILL SIMPSON CUTTIN’ GRASS, VOL. 2: THE COWBOY ARMS SESSIONS 1 RE-ENTRY 2 1 1 5 4 17 1 l HIGH TOP MOUNTAIN 44155*/THIRTY TIGERS l HIGH TOP MOUNTAIN 44155*/THIRTY TIGERS 2 1 2 21 CHRIS STAPLETON STARTING OVER 1 1 1 25 STURGILL SIMPSON CUTTIN’ GRASS, VOL. 1: THE BUTCHER SHOPPE SESSIONS 1 MERCURY NASHVILLE 032689*/UMGN l2 HIGH TOP MOUNTAIN 58784*/THIRTY TIGERS (56285) 3 2 3 256 CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLER 1 2 2 40 GARY BREWER & THE RAMBLERS 40TH 1 MERCURY NASHVILLE 019405*/UMGN 4 l3 STRETCH GRASS 4050 4 6 302 HOZIER HOZIER 1 4 3 — 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH BLUEGRASS: SOUTHWESTERN ’S MUSICAL LEGACY 3 l4 RUBYWORKS/COLUMBIA 309996*/LEGACY 3 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS 40238 NEW 1 SHAKEY GRAVES ROLL THE BONES X 5 5 6 6 10 THE DEAD SOUTH SERVED LIVE 2 l5 DUALTONE SIX SHOOTER 144* 5 5 108 TYLER CHILDERS PURGATORY 2 6 8 7 42 YO-YO MA/STUART DUNCAN/EDGAR MEYER/CHRIS THILE NOT OUR FIRST GOAT RODEO 1 l6 HICKMAN HOLLER 001*/THIRTY TIGERS 0 SOUND POSTINGS/SONY CLASSICAL 973855*/SONY MASTERWORKS 6 9 219 SIMON & GARFUNKEL SIMON AND GARFUNKEL’S GREATEST HITS 3 12 15 22 STEEP CANYON RANGERS ARM IN ARM 2 l7 COLUMBIA 31350/LEGACY l7 YEP ROC 2698* 8 10 158 GOLDEN HOUR 1 14 — 10 DANNY BARNES MAN ON FIRE 3 l8 MCA NASHVILLE 027921*/UMGN 0 l8 ATO 9 7 11 261 THE LUMINEERS CLEOPATRA 1 13 12 46 THE WHITE BUFFALO ON THE WIDOW’S WALK 1 DUALTONE 1738* 1 l9 SNAKEFARM 862780* 10 16 123 JOHN MELLENCAMP THE BEST THAT I COULD DO 1978 - 1988 5 10 9 11 61 THE STEELDRIVERS BAD FOR YOU 1 l10 MERCURY 536738*/UME 3 ROUNDER 610080*/CONCORD Americana/Folk Albums ranks the most popular Americana/folk albums of the week, as compiled by MRC Data, Bluegrass Albums ranks the most popular bluegrass albums of the week, as compiled by MRC Data, based on album based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming sales. Copyright 2021, Billboard Media, LLC and MRC Data. All rights reserved. equivalent albums). Copyright 2021, Billboard Media, LLC and MRC Data. All rights reserved. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 12, 2021 | PAGE 17 OF 20

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Ian Munsick Digs In For The ‘Long Haul’ With A Sensitive Debut Single

The country & western format shed the “& western” part decades ago, but wise a basic tenet in the kind of long-haul relationship that the song symbolizes. Ian Munsick may have found a subtle way to bring it back. “I feel like you really have to know how to be alone to know what being in A Wyoming native with a sensitive voice and a cool sense of melody, his love is,” suggests Munsick. “If you’ve been in love your whole life, then you solo debut, Coyote Cry, doesn’t embody the old cowboy sound of don’t even know who you are on your own. You really have to know who you or , but it does hint at the range and terrain of the American Plains, are to give all of you to your partner, so I knew that we had to tackle that.” melding the vastness of the West with sturdy, compelling musical hooks. They wrote it in two separate sessions — “Long Haul” was, appropriately, Raised just east of the Bighorn Na- too good to rush — and as they com- tional Forest on a 70-acre chunk of land pleted that second round, they tagged (“Big,” he says, “but not huge”), Mun- the finale with a new musical section sick grew up with a postcard view of the and a pledge: “Girl, I’m in it ’til the end/ mountains available from his porch, en- Forever and again/I’m in it for the long hanced by the far-away sound of trains haul.” rolling in the distance and coyotes howl- “We felt that that was, lyrically, ing at night. After graduating from the way to kind of tie a bow on it,” Nashville’s Belmont University, he pe- notes Villa. riodically missed those atmospheric ac- The three co-produced the song at coutrements, and that hunger for home Kenney’s studio in Nashville’s Marathon is heard in “Long Haul,” his first Warner Village, with Kenney and Villa Music Nashville (WMN) single, which establishing a drum track and Munsick was released to terrestrial country radio playing most of the instruments, via PlayMPE on March 9. layering the project one piece at a time. Munsick authored it in August 2018 Many of those parts — acoustic guitar, with songwriter-producers Jamie a tremolo and banjo Kenney (Gone West, Marc Broussard) — provided light rhythm, purposely and Dave Villa (Twinnie, David developing a sense of movement for Archuleta), ambitiously attempting the song’s metaphoric journey through to explore long-term commitment and Wyoming. a specific place alongside the original “A big part of the rhythm is with a working title “Coyote Cry.” banjo in the chorus, and it’s almost like “It was a title that stood out, kind of you’re on a horse — but a slow, old horse that longing for your love,” explains that just sways back and forth,” suggests Munsick. “You know, like why do the Munsick. “You’re not riding through the coyotes cry? Is it because their hearts prairie. You’re on a trail, going-up-a- MUNSICK are broken or because they missed the mountain type of a groove. I think that one that they love? That’s kind of what a big part of the rhythm was being able I was going through, living in the heart of downtown urban Nashville. I was to close your eyes and just kind of sway back and forth in a hypnotizing way.” longing for the wide-open spaces of Wyoming.” Munsick topped off the hypnotizing effect with his vocal, a soft, bittersweet Neither of his co-writers had been to the Cowboy State, so they encouraged effort that manages to embrace the loneliness, the romance and the maturity Munsick to describe the topography, the sounds and the feelings of his home- in the song’s message. land. Its expansiveness is alluded to in the first line of the chorus, “It ain’t a “The tone that he used, it was soothing and was reassuring, a little bit more one-day ride,” and that helped them treat it as a bit of a journey, beginning in mellow, a little warmer,” says Kenney. “Finding that spot and getting com- the “mountains where the coyotes cry” and moving into “the canyon where fortable in that spot in his voice for this particular song, that was definitely the wild things hide.” From those challenges, the story shifts into more lush key for him.” surroundings — cottonwood trees and a “sagebrush sea” — before settling Part of what seals the performance is the breathiness Munsick applies to the into a quiet pledge: “I’m in it for the long haul.” end of most of the “Long Haul” phrases and the mannerly way he pronounces That line superceded “Coyote Cry” as a more suitable title. certain words; think of them as meticulously crafted Ian-nunciations. “The goal with the lyric was just, ‘Let’s make it this romantic journey where “Most of the inflections of his vocals were pretty calculated,” observes you’re showing her your world,’ you know, your world where you came from,” Villa. “Ian’s very picky with his vocal. He’s so focused in the studio, you know, says Kenney. “ ‘Long Haul’ was super beautiful because it’s a direct represen- he wants to get it right. He wants to make sure everything is fitting together.” tation of Ian’s soul on paper. I love that.” Guitarist Derek Wells added the final touches: icy, steely atmospherics Even the structure of “Long Haul” represents a journey, starting with a that approximated a , enhancing the isolated sensibility of the lonely sounding verse and gradually finding more freedom and optimism in American cowboy. the pre-chorus and the chorus proper. WMN targeted April 12 as the add date for “Long Haul,” offering “That verse, it’s like in this minor key, kind of romantic and sad, and then programmers a vulnerable voice and modern western viewpoint that occupies it hits that pre-[chorus], it opens up [into] that beautiful, bright, major chord,” its own stylistic lane. Underneath it all, Munsick captures a sense of home says Kenney. “You kind of come over that mountain in the sun when that major that’s primary to nearly everyone.

chord hits. And then to me, the chorus, it’s just a release.” “I can close my eyes and go back there now,” he says, “because it has a huge GREYWOOD Solitude is key to both the lifestyle and the sound of that first verse, and it’s like- .” BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 12, 2021 | PAGE 18 OF 20 Country Airplay Index

TITLE Publishing-Licensing Org. GONE Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/A Boy LONG LIVE Big Loud Mountain, BMI/T Hubb T   (Songwriter) Chart Position Named Ford, BMI/Ben There Wrote That Publishing, Publishing, BMI/Pranch Ringle Music, BMI/Round BMI/Artist 101 Publishing Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Hill Works, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Big Crowd TEQUILA LITTLE TIME Sony Countryside, Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Hits From The Tape Publishing, ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/Spirit BMI/Cowboy And Gus Publishing, BMI/Happy Song A   Room, BMI/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/W.C.M. Music Two Music Inc., ASCAP/4TheKidz Music, ASCAP/Spirit Factory, BMI/Ritten By Rhettro, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Corp., SESAC/Niko Moon Publishing, SESAC (N.Galyon, Vault Songs, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Publishing Corp., BMI/Sony Story Music Publishing, ALMOST MAYBES Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/ B.Johnson, N.Moon) 17 BMI/Jack 10 Publishing, BMI/Songs Of The Corn, BMI (T. GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/Suzanne James Jordan Davis Music, ASCAP/Anthem Entertainment, Hubbard, B.Kelley, C.Crowder, D.A.Garcia, J.Miller) 8 Songs, GMR (J.Pardi, R.Akins, L.Laird) 46 ASCAP/Roc Nation WC Publishing Designee, BMI/ GOOD DAY (2021) International Dog Music, BMI/ Telemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Bearkiller Music, BMI/Concord Royal Peach Publishing, LOVE STORY (TAYLOR’S VERSION) Taylor THAT AIN’T ME NO MORE New House Of Sea Publishing Corp., BMI/BIRB Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Swift Music, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Sony Tree Gayle Music, ASCAP/Music Of MAM, ASCAP/MV2 Music, Songs, ASCAP (J.Davis, J.Frasure, H.Lindsey) 15 Publishing Corp., BMI/One O’Clock Road, Inc., BMI (I. Publishing, BMI (T.Swift) 57 BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Fitchuk, D.Tashian, B.Eldredge) 59 BMI/ Music, BMI/Relative Music Group, BMI/ B   M   New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/West Pass Music, THE GOOD ONES GBF Music Global, BMI/Sony BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My BEERS TO CATCH UP ON Warner-Tamerlane Tree Publishing, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/ MADE FOR YOU Plaid Flag Music, BMI/Sony Tree Publishing, ASCAP/Nontypical Music, ASCAP (S.Ahnquist, Publishing Corp., BMI/Ritten By Rhettro, BMI/Ole BMG Blue, BMI/Fox Landis Lyrics, BMI/Songs Of Jim Publishing, BMI/Dixie Stars Music, ASCAP/Son Of a Carl N.Donley, M.W.Hardy, J.Mitchell, H.Phelps) 52 Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Real Big Red Tunes, ASCAP/ McCormick, BMI/Sony Countryside, BMI/Revinyl House, Music, ASCAP/HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., ASCAP Universal Music Corp., ASCAP (R.Akins, J.S.Stover, BMI (G.Barrett, E.Landis, J.McCormick, Z.Kale) 1 (B.Davis, J.Hyde, N.A.Medley) 6 THINGS A MAN OUGHTA KNOW Sony P.DiGiovanni) 50 Accent, ASCAP/Super Big Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, H   MEMORY I DON’T MESS WITH Love ASCAP/Sony Countryside, BMI (L.Wilson, J.D.Singleton, BLAME IT ON YOU Makena Cove Music, ASCAP/ Cannons Publishing, SESAC/W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC/ J.Nix) 27 BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Zona Blue Music, BMI/Lee 45 HARD DAYS Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Mike Curb Music, BMI/Is That The Train Music, BMI/ Music Publishing, BMI/Irishsonmusic, BMI/BMG Platinum BMI/Indiana Angel Music, BMI/Don’t Be A Gypsy, BMI/ Anthem Music Publishing I, BMI/Twangville Music, BMI/ TO BE LOVED BY YOU Warner-Tamerlane Songs US, BMI/Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/MTNoize, SESAC/ Spirit Of Nashville One, BMI (B.Gilbert, J.Bell, B.Berryhill, Songs About Jack, BMI/Write Or Die Music, BMI/Warner- Publishing Corp., BMI/Parkermac Publishing, BMI/Ritten SB21 Music Publishing, SESAC/BW Tunes, SESAC J.Brunswick, L.Wall) 28 Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (L.Brice, B.Montana, By Rhettro, BMI (P.McCollum, R.Akins) 47 (K.M.Allison, J.Edwards, T.Kennedy, M.Tyler, B.White) 18 B.Davis) 39 HEAVEN ON DIRT Haus Of Kings, ASCAP/Twin U   BREAKING UP WAS EASY IN THE 90’S Spires, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, MINIMUM WAGE A Boy Named Ford, BMI/Big Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Between the Pines, LLC, ASCAP/King Pen Songs, SESAC/Smackworks Music, Crowd Publishing, ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/ UNDIVIDED T Tree Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane ASCAP/BIPOD, ASCAP/Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/Miller SESAC/Kobalt Group Music Publishing, SESAC/Ben Lau, Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Publishing Corp., BMI/Straight Outta Georgia Songs, Crow Music, ASCAP/Kyler’s Kinda Night, ASCAP/Songs BMI (B.Ratcliff, P.Good, A.J.Babcock, B.Foster) 53 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (C.Crowder, SESAC/Tree Vibez Bus Vibez, SESAC/W.C.M. Music Corp., Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Ern Dog Music, BMI/Big Loud N.Galyon, J.Frasure) 22 SESAC (T.Hubbard, C.Loocke) 19 Mountain, BMI/Tree Vibez Music, LLC, BMI/Sony Accent, HELL OF A VIEW Sony Tree Publishing, BMI/ ASCAP/Smackborne Music, ASCAP  (S.L.Hunt, C.La Corte, Longer And Louder Music, BMI/Seven Ring Circus Songs, MOMMA’S HOUSE Sony Cross Keys Publishing, W   Z.Crowell, E.K.Smith, J.Osborne) 10 BMI/Little Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music ASCAP/Two Black Dogs, ASCAP/ole Music Of , Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Spirit Of Nashville One, BMI/Lucky Mic Publishing, BMI/Round Hill Compositions, WAITIN’ ON 5 ole Red Vinyl Music, BMI/Buckkilla C   BMI/Tunes Of Fluid, BMI/Rust And Chrome Music, BMI (E. BMI/Ford Drives A Chevy, BMI/Shirt At Work, BMI/ Music, BMI/Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Church, C.Beathard, M.Criswell) 13 Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/BMG Cicada, Proud Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP/Sony Songs CHASING AFTER YOU Songs Of Mojo Two, SESAC (D.Schneider, M.Lotten, R.Clawson, J.T.Wilson) 5 LLC, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Songs Of XO, ASCAP/Addington Music, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ HOME SWEET BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/ BMI/We In Good Company, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP/Highly Music That Is Russelled, BMI/Blue Corolla Oklahoma, MY BOY Rome Phrey Songs, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs BMI (C.Janson, Shy Carter, T.Cecil, C.Wiseman) 48 Combustible Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music SESAC/Feel Your Creative Pulse Music, SESAC/The Best I Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Rome Phrey Publishing, Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Get Ur Seek On, ASCAP (B. Could Do Publishing, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP (R. BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., WAVES Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/Miller Crow Music, Addington, J.Flowers) 49 Dickerson, C.Brown, C.Kelley) 44 BMI/Nick Columbia Publishing, ASCAP/Block Of Marble ASCAP/Kyler’s Kinda Night, ASCAP/Universal Music Music, BMI/Lee Starr Publishing, BMI/SNG Music, Corp., ASCAP/Lake Allegan Pub Club, ASCAP/Songs Of COLD BEER CALLING MY NAME Highly HOW THEY REMEMBER YOU Son Of Ron LLP, BMI/Sony Tree Publishing, BMI (E.Shane, R.Sutton, Universal, Inc., BMI (Z.Crowell, R.J.Hurd, R.C.McGill) 26 Combustible Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Songs, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Sony Cross N.Columbia, L.Starr) 31 Publishing LLC, ASCAP/One77 Songs, ASCAP/WC Music Keys Publishing, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/Smack WE DIDN’T HAVE MUCH Universal Music Corp., Corp., ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP/ Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, N   ASCAP/Paulywood Music, ASCAP/Sullivan S Guns Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Sonofgroceries ASCAP/Built On , ASCAP (M.Beeson, J.Osborne, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Tunes Music, BMI/Extremely Combustible Music, BMI/Songs A.Shamblin) 11 NEED A BAR SOMETIMES Peertunes, From The Red White And Blue School, ASCAP/Anthem Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Castle Ltd., SESAC/Marlow Sinclair Songs, SESAC/Reservoir Music Publishing II, ASCAP (P.DiGiovanni, R.Montana, Bound Music, Inc., SESAC (J.Rodgers, H.Phelps, Brett Tyler, I   Media Music, ASCAP/Mirendawrites, ASCAP/Raincreek J.S.Stover) 25 A.Vanderheym) 38 Publishing, ASCAP/Espiritu de Leon, BMI (C.Walker, J.Boyer, I CAN’T Songs Of The Corn, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane J.Mirenda, G.Birge) 60 WHAT’S YOUR COUNTRY SONG EMI D   Publishing Corp., BMI/Noodlehead Publishing, BMI/BMG Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI/ Platinum Songs US, BMI/For The Kids Platinum, BMI/ NEXT GIRL Smackborne Music, ASCAP/Sony Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Ritten By DRINKIN’ BEER. TALKIN’ GOD. AMEN. Legitimate Efforts Music, BMI/BMG Silver Songs, SESAC Accent, ASCAP/Warner Geo Met Ric Music, GMR/Tempo Rhettro, BMI/Telemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/Songs Sony Countryside, BMI/Dack Janiels Publishing, BMI/ (C.Smith, B.West, S.Wilson Jr.) 56 Investments-Smack Hits, GMR/Smackwood Music, GMR/ Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Tunes by TrailerParker, BMI/ Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/Big Crowd Publishing, For The Kids Gold, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (C. Songs Of Home Team Music, BMI/Round Hill Songs ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Nontypical Music, ASCAP/ IF IT WASN’T FOR TRUCKS Peermusic III, Pearce, S.McAnally, J.Osborne) 29 II, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP (Thomas Rhett, Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP/Cale Dodds Ltd., BMI/Sullivan S Guns Music, BMI/Back 40 Publishing R.Akins, J.Frasure, A.Gorley, P.Welling) 3 Publishing, ASCAP (C.Rice, C.Crowder, H.Phelps, C.Dodds) 30 International, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., NOBODY Curb Congregation Songs, SESAC/Good BMI (R.Green, Erik Dylan, R.Montana) 54 Vibes, Good Times Music, SESAC/Curb Songs, ASCAP/ WHERE I FIND GOD Jolly To the Roger, BMI/ F   Songs Of Riser House, BMI/Sony Countryside, BMI (D. Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Make It IT’S ‘CAUSE I AM Big Music Machine, BMI/Callista Scott, M.Alderman, D.Wilson) 12 Better Music, BMI/Sony Tree Publishing, BMI (L.Fleet, FAMOUS FRIENDS Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/ Clark Publishing, BMI/Never Veltz So Good Publishing, C.R.Harrington) 58 They’ve Gone To Plaid Publishing, BMI/W.C.M. Music BMI/Big Deal Beats, BMI/Smells Of Rich Mahogany, BMI O   Corp., SESAC/Roc Nation US Music, SESAC/Bennett’s (C.Clark, C.Jaymes, L.J.Veltz) 51 Dad’s Songs, SESAC/Songs Of Rhythm House Black, WHISKEY AND RAIN Warner-Tamerlane SESAC/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ONE TOO MANY Kobalt Songs Music Publishing Publishing Corp., BMI/Telemitry Rhythm House Music, ASCAP/Big Crowd Publishing, ASCAP (C.Young, C.R.Barlowe, J   LLC, ASCAP/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Big Music Machine, C.Crowder) 21 Inc., BMI/Reservoir 416, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ BMI/Two Laine Collections, BMI (J.Frasure, J.Thompson) 40 JUST ABOUT OVER YOU Scilla’s Song Shop James Norton Publishing Designee, ASCAP (D.H.Davidsen, P.Wallevik, M.H.Hansen, J.Norton, C.Tighe) 20 FOREVER AFTER ALL Big Music Machine, Publising, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., WINE, BEER, WHISKEY Razor And Tie Music BMI/50 Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/ BMI/91 Dogs Publishing, BMI/Emily Kroll Music, ASCAP (P. Publishing, BMI/Tofer The Musical, BMI/Warner- Works For RHA Music, BMI/Rowdy Rob Music, BMI/Sony Block, S.Jones, E.K.Kroll) 36 S   Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Silent Desert Music, Tree Publishing, BMI/Oak Tree Swing Publishing, BMI (L. BMI/Self Made Entertainment, BMI (T.Brown, K.Fairchild, 14 JUST THE WAY Sony Countryside, BMI/JM Thomas SETTLING DOWN Sony Tree Publishing, BMI/ S.McConnell, K.Schlapman, P.Sweet, J.Westbrook) 33 Combs, D.Parker, R.Williford)  Music, BMI/Sony Tunes LLC, ASCAP/Kevin Bard Music, Pink Dog Publishing, BMI/Emileon Songs, BMI/Songs FREEDOM WAS A HIGHWAY Sony Lakeview, ASCAP/Margetts Road Music, ASCAP/Nolan W. Sipe Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Songs Of WORSHIP YOU Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/ SESAC/Red Lining Music, SESAC/Sony Countryside, BMI/ Music, ASACP (M.Thomas, K.Bard, N.W.Sipe) 7 Universal, Inc., BMI/Wrucke For You Publishing, BMI (M. Kane Brown Music, BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/AIX Big Spaces Music, BMI/Sony Accent, ASCAP/Nepasongs, Lambert, L.Dick, N. Hemby) 16 Publishing, ASCAP/Kobalt Group Music Publishing, ASCAP (J.Allen, A.Bowers, M.Rogers) 41 K   SESAC/McGinntellectual Property, SESAC/True Blue SHALLOW Sony Songs LLC, BMI/Warner-Barham Works, SESAC/Krispy Pork Gang, BMI (K.Brown, A.Izquierdo, KNOWING YOU Songs Of Brett, ASCAP/WC Music Music LLC, BMI/SG Songs Worldwide, BMI/Warner-Olive M.J.McGinn, Charlie Handsome) 32 G   Corp., ASCAP/Something To Be Proud Of Music, BMI/3 Music LLC, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Concord Ring Circus, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/Pompano Publishing, BMI/Zelig Publishing, BMI/Stephaniesays Y   GETTING OVER HIM Lylas Music, BMI/Warner- Run Music, BMI/Songs For Ellie May, BMI (Brett James, Music, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/White Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Universal Music A.James, K.Higgins) 42 Bull Music Group, BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI YOU TIME Dagum Music, BMI/Spirit Two Nashville, Corp., ASCAP/Paulywood Music, ASCAP/WC Music (S.G.Germanotta, M.D.Ronson, A.Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt) 34 Corp., ASCAP/Weistribe Publishing, ASCAP/Sony Cross ASCAP/Fluid Tunes, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/ L   Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing Keys Publishing, ASCAP (Lauren Alaina, P.DiGiovanni, SINGLE SATURDAY NIGHT Round Hill Songs LLC, ASCAP (S.McCreery, F.Rogers, A.Eshuis) 35 E.L.Weisband) 45 II, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP/Relative Music LADY Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caliville Publishing, Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, GIVE HEAVEN SOME HELL Relative Music ASCAP/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Art In The Fodder Group, BMI/Rednecker Music, BMI/Round Hill Songs II, Inc., ASCAP/Iris In The Sky With Diamonds, BMI/Nite Music, BMI/Hark Molman Songs, BMI/BMG Platinum ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP/8 Minutes Twenty Writer Music, ASCAP (B.Young, R.Copperman, J.M.Nite) 4 Songs US, BMI/Ju Jettsu Music, BMI/Rednecker Music, Seconds Publishing, BMI/Artist Publishing Group West, BMI (A.Gorley, M.W.Hardy, M.L.Holman) 23 ASCAP/Big Blue Nation Music, ASCAP/Nontypical Music, LADY LIKE Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/What Is An ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP/ Ingrid, BMI/Straight From The Art Music, BMI/Songs For SOMEBODY LIKE THAT Oven Music Inc., WC Music Corp., ASCAP (M.W.Hardy, A.Gorley, B.Johnson, A Stone Heart, BMI/Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Happy BMI/Ziggys Z Music, SESAC/Tunes Of Big Deal Music, H.Phelps) 55 Rock Publishing, ASCAP (I.Andress, S.Ellis, D.Southerland) 43 SESAC/Songs Of Porterfied Music, SESAC (T.Arts, A.Kline, A.M.Cruz) 9 GLAD YOU EXIST Monet Music, BMI/Warner- LIKE A LADY W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC/EKT Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Spokane Boy Music, Publishing, SESAC/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/50 Year Plan, BMI/Jreynmusic, ASCAP/Buckeye26, ASCAP/Shay ASCAP/More Hot Sauce Please, ASCAP/Real Johnson STARTING OVER I Wrote These Songs, ASCAP/WC Mooney Music, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Beats And Publishing, ASCAP (H.Scott, D.M.Barnes, M.Buzz, M.Johnson, Music Corp., ASCAP/Straight Six Music, BMI/Wixen Music , ASCAP (D.Smyers, J.Reynolds, T.M.Parks, S.Mooney, B.Paddock) 37 Publishing, BMI (C.Stapleton, M.Henderson) 2 R.L.Taylor) 24 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 12, 2021 | PAGE 19 OF 20 Hot Country Songs Index

TITLE Publishing-Licensing Org. G   MEMORY I DON’T MESS WITH Love SOMEBODY’S PROBLEM Big Loud (Songwriter) Chart Position Cannons Publishing, SESAC/W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC/ Mountain, BMI/Bo Wallace Publishing, BMI/Round Hill GLAD YOU EXIST Monet Music, BMI/Warner- Mike Curb Music, BMI/Is That The Train Music, BMI/ Compositions, BMI/Ford Drives A Chevy, BMI/Shirt At 865 Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Blake Pendergrass Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Spokane Boy Music, Anthem Music Publishing I, BMI/Twangville Music, BMI/ Work, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/ Publishing Designee, BMI (J.Byron, B.Pendergrass) 44 BMI/Jreynmusic, ASCAP/Buckeye26, ASCAP/Shay Songs About Jack, BMI/Write Or Die Music, BMI/Warner- Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Em Dog Music, BMI/ Mooney Music, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Beats And Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (L.Brice, B.Montana, Jimmy Sad Publishing, BMI (M.Wallen, R.Clawson, J.Durrett, A   Banjos, ASCAP (D.Smyers, J.Reynolds, T.M.Parks, S.Mooney, B.Davis) 46 E.K.Smith) 34 R.L.Taylor) 17 ALMOST MAYBES Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/ MINIMUM WAGE A Boy Named Ford, BMI/Big STARTING OVER I Wrote These Songs, ASCAP/WC Jordan Davis Music, ASCAP/Anthem Entertainment, GONE Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/A Boy Crowd Publishing, ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/ Music Corp., ASCAP/Straight Six Music, BMI/Wixen Music ASCAP/Roc Nation WC Publishing Designee, BMI/ Named Ford, BMI/Ben There Wrote That Publishing, Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Publishing, BMI (C.Stapleton, M.Henderson) 1 Telemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane BMI/Artist 101 Publishing Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (C.Crowder, Publishing Corp., BMI/BIRB Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Hits From The Tape N.Galyon, J.Frasure) 31 STILL GOIN DOWN Big Loud Mountain, BMI/ Songs, ASCAP (J.Davis, J.Frasure, H.Lindsey) 15 Room, BMI/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/W.C.M. Music Round Hill Compositions, BMI/Relative Music Group, Corp., SESAC/Niko Moon Publishing, SESAC (N.Galyon, MOMMA’S HOUSE Sony Cross Keys Publishing, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., B   B.Johnson, N.Moon) 23 ASCAP/Two Black Dogs, ASCAP/ole Music Of Parallel, BMI/Sony Songs LLC, BMI (M.Wallen, M.W.Hardy, Charlie BMI/Lucky Mic Publishing, BMI/Round Hill Compositions, Handsome) 43 BETTER TOGETHER Big Music Machine, BMI/50 THE GOOD ONES GBF Music Global, BMI/Sony BMI/Ford Drives A Chevy, BMI/Shirt At Work, BMI/ Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/ Tree Publishing, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/ T   Sony Countryside, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/BMG Cicada, BMG Blue, BMI/Fox Landis Lyrics, BMI/Songs Of Jim SESAC (D.Schneider, M.Lotten, R.Clawson, J.T.Wilson) 8 Corp., BMI/Sullivan S Guns Music, BMI (L.Combs, D.Isbell, McCormick, BMI/Sony Countryside, BMI/Revinyl House, THINGS A MAN OUGHTA KNOW Sony R.Montana) 5 BMI (G.Barrett, E.Landis, J.McCormick, Z.Kale) 2 MR. PERFECTLY FINE (TAYLOR’S Accent, ASCAP/Super Big Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, VERSION) (FROM THE VAULT) Sony ASCAP/Sony Countryside, BMI (L.Wilson, J.D.Singleton, BLAME IT ON YOU Makena Cove Music, ASCAP/ H   J.Nix) 35 BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Zona Blue Music, BMI/Lee 45 Tree Publishing, BMI/Taylor Swift Music, BMI/Songs Of Music Publishing, BMI/Irishsonmusic, BMI/BMG Platinum HARD DAYS Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Universal, Inc., BMI (T.Swift) 20 U   Songs US, BMI/Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/MTNoize, SESAC/ BMI/Indiana Angel Music, BMI/Don’t Be A Gypsy, BMI/ MY BOY Rome Phrey Songs, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs UNDIVIDED T Tree Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane SB21 Music Publishing, SESAC/BW Tunes, SESAC Spirit Of Nashville One, BMI (B.Gilbert, J.Bell, B.Berryhill, Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Rome Phrey Publishing, J.Brunswick, L.Wall) 45 Publishing Corp., BMI/Straight Outta Georgia Songs, (K.M.Allison, J.Edwards, T.Kennedy, M.Tyler, B.White) 26 BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., SESAC/Tree Vibez Bus Vibez, SESAC/W.C.M. 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BMI/Ziggys Z Music, SESAC/Tunes Of Big Deal Music, Southside Independent Music Publishing, LLC, ASCAP/ Combs, D.Parker, R.Williford) 4 SESAC/Songs Of Porterfied Music, SESAC (T.Arts, A.Kline, External Combustion Music, ASCAP/House Of Sea Gayle A.M.Cruz) 9 Music, ASCAP (C.Stapleton, A.Gorley, C.DuBois) 50 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 12, 2021 | PAGE 20 OF 20 CODA On April 13, 1996, Lonestar’s “No In 1995-2012, Lonestar logged 25 Years Ago News” topped Billboard’s Hot Coun- 36 Hot Country Songs entries, in- try Songs chart. Penned by Phil cluding nine No. 1s among 18 Barnhart, Sam Hogin and Mark D. top 10s. The group achieved its Lonestar Sanders, the song was released as biggest crossover success with the the second single from the group’s power ballad “,” which led Made ‘News’ self-titled debut album. the chart for eight weeks in 1999 The set produced two other top and topped the all-genre Billboard 10 singles: the No. 8 hits “Tequila Hot 100 in 2000. It was the first With Its Talkin’ ” and “Runnin’ Away With song to lead both lists since Kenny My Heart.” Rogers and Dolly Parton’s “Islands Lonestar’s original lineup in the Stream” in 1983. First No. 1 comprised Michael Britt, Richie Lonestar is still active as a McDonald, Randy “Keech” four-man unit. Britt, Rainwater, In 1996, the group began its Rainwater, John Rich and Dean Sams and new lead vocalist Drew run of nine leaders on the Sams. In 1998, Rich departed and Womack — formerly of Sons of the later reemerged in 2004 as half of Desert — now fill out the lineup. Hot Country Songs chart Big & Rich (with Alphin). —JIM ASKER

Lonestar’s former lineup of (from left) Sams, Britt, Mc- Donald, Rainwater and Rich at the 32nd annual Awards in Universal City, Calif., in 1997.

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