Issue 671 One Week With: PD Brent Michaels Most of Us Can’T Completely Explain Our Jobs and Daily Duties, Let Alone Those of a Differing Field Within the Industry

September 16, 2019, Issue 671 One Week With: PD Brent Michaels Most of us can’t completely explain our jobs and daily duties, let alone those of a differing field within the industry. That fact started an interesting conversation between peers at a conference when a PD bluntly stated, “Honestly, I don’t know what half of you guys actually do.” Here’s hoping a new Country Aircheck series, One Week With, can help fill in the blanks, beginning with, naturally, a program director. In this case, KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA PD Brent Michaels, who agreed to be our guinea pi ... Brent Michaels uh, first subject. Who Do You Think You Are: The standard elevator pitch These Boots Were Made For Knockin’: Capitol’s Luke Bryan and answer to “what do you do?” can’t come close ... and even that team celebrate two week No. 1 “Knockin’ Boots.” Pictured (l-r) has a way of changing. “I used to say I am in charge of everything are KP Entertainment’s Kerri Edwards, the label’s Mike Dungan, that comes out of your speakers,” says Michaels. “But that’s no Mike Harris, Brent Jones, Brian Wright and Royce Risser, Bryan, longer the truth. I am in charge of everything the brand touches.” the label’s Chris Schuler and Bobby Young, songwriter Gordie Like Mufasa told Simba about “everything the light touches”? Cool! Sampson, the label’s David Friedman and songwriters Hillary Michaels easily identifies his daily benchmarks: hosting Lindsey and Jon Nite. middays, fielding record rep calls and emails, scheduling music, attending pre-scheduled weekly meetings and managing Country Biz Talks Country Music personnel. A typical day begins with a 4:30am PT wake-up, a Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns has been teased at CRS, workout, helping his wife get the kids ready for school and out the previewed in Country Aircheck Weekly and promoted at door and a 30-minute commute to the office with a 7am arrival. Country radio for months leading into last night’s (9/15) premier While he strives to leave work by 5:30pm each day, that varies episode, “The Rub,” which spanned the origins of country music dramatically depending upon after-hours commitments, concert through 1933. Country events, label dinners and unforeseen changes in the daily routine. radio pros and industry And it’s the between-the-benchmarks items that even opened executives were kind Michaels’ eyes as he allowed Country Aircheck inside his world. enough to share their “You don’t think about the extra responsibilities or the workload feedback with Country you’re carrying until you have to detail it and let someone else take Aircheck. an honest look at what you do each day.” So, what exactly does a KSOP/Salt Lake week with Michaels look like on paper? City PD Deb Turpin: Monday: He arrives at 7am to ensure the morning team “I’m obsessed! Learning has everything they need for the week. “Normally, this would how much influence This Is Country Music: Writer/Producer Dayton Duncan, Producer Julie Dunfey have happened last week, but I was in Nashville for meetings,” the Carters had on the and Ken Burns (continued on page 9) roots of country music ©2019 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

September 16, 2019 Page 4 was fascinating. I also didn’t know that WSM meant ‘We Shield WIRK/West Palm Beach morning host Tim Leary: Millions’ and how the insurance industry played into its history. I “Hearing about AP Carter driving all over the area in search of watched twice last night, and I feel grateful Ken Burns made this songs that had not yet been copyrighted so they had something series. It’s like a religious experience.” to record was amazing. Maybelle Carter inventing the scratch CRB Exec. Dir. RJ Curtis: “Gaining a deeper understanding way of playing the guitar was also a cool history lesson. I had no of how the technological breakthroughs of the time – specifically idea Bonnie and Clyde would stop during their crime spree to buy the phonograph and radio – were key in helping country become Jimmie Rodgers records. How did Ken Burns and his team find out mass appeal was one of my favorite parts of last night’s episode. about that? Will I watch the other seven episodes? Nah, I’m good. It was an important, detailed history and teed up every episode Kidding! Of course I’m watching! If I could, I’d blow vacation days that will come after, which I have already binged. There are many just to see it.” tear-inducing moments throughout, and anyone who watches will EMI Nashvile Dir./Southwest Promotion John Trapane: have a new level of appreciation and passion for the music we “The idea of Saturday night and Sunday morning was there in already love so much.” the beginning with Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family. These KVOO/Tulsa night jock Tanner Messer: “The influence two pillars of our format are very much still influencing what we of Jimmie Rodgers on Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Ernest Tubb are doing. Take any country song, and it fits into one of these two and others speaks volumes as to why he is the father of country categories almost 100 years later. Watching and seeing social music. Just when I begin to think I’m getting a grasp on the networks blow up with comments and realizing that we are a very timeline of country music, Ken Burns comes along and says, ‘but small part – but still a part – of this ongoing story and moving wait, there’s more!’” country music forward makes me proud.” KFFF/Omaha morning host Ritch Cassidy: “Knowing and Tune in to episode two, “Hard Times” tonight (9/16) on PBS, following Ken Burns’ previous work, I knew it would be in-depth, or stream the complete series here. –Monta Vaden but I had no idea the history the first episode would cover in terms of instrument origin and cultures dating back to the late 1600s. I’m excited to watch how Burns presents how different forms of Chart Chat country music were born and how every region brought their own Congratulations to Luke Bryan, Royce style of music to the forefront to sew the fabric of country music as Risser, Bobby Young, David Friedman, we know it today.” Chris Schuler and the Capitol promotion WNCY/Appleton-Green Bay, WI MD Charli McKenzie: team on landing second consecutive week at “Last night was a great introduction to Country Music, and I cannot No. 1 with “Knockin’ Boots.” The song is the wait to watch the rest of the series. I never knew the story about first single from Bryan’s forthcoming seventh Jimmie Rodgers needing to lay down in a bed during singing studio album. Songwriters are Jon Nite, because of his battle with Tuberculosis. What intense imagery.” Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson. Luke Bryan

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OFF THE RECORD: Aubrie Sellers And kudos to Lee Adams, Shelley Hargis Gaines and the Broken Bow reps on notching 75 adds for Jason Aldean’s Soundly Music’s Aubrie Sellers puts an “We Back,” topping this week’s board. industry spin on the artist interview: As a Nashville kid, I got to listen to a lot of the good stuff on WSM. Then as a pre- News & Notes teen, I loved to jam out to pop on 102.5 The Global Eyes Entertainment and The Holland Group Party and 107.5 The River. have created a strategic partnership to provide a wide range of artist management services focusing on the career development of I was driving down 8th Ave. S. and “Light country duo Jericho Rose. Of Day” came on SiriusXM The Highway. Tanya Tucker will appear at the Grammy Museum Oct. Aubrie Sellers I was alone, but screamed anyway. It just 3 with guests Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings for a sounds different coming through the radio. conversation and performance centered around her recently- I had just played Watershed Festival in released While I’m Livin’ album. Details here. Washington at this beautiful venue, and I had dry socket from Lorrie Morgan has released a cookbook, To Eat Or Not To getting my wisdom teeth out. So, on the way to our next station Eat. That Is The Question. The collection of recipes also features visits, my poor team had to get a dentist to open the office never before seen photos and stories from Morgan’s life and during off hours. When I got there, she said she had a dream career. More here. that a musician was going to visit her office, so I guess she’s a Curb’s Lee Brice, Warner/WMN’s Hunter Hayes and psychic dentist! Easton Corbin will perform at The Love Of Dogs Benefit My boyfriend (and guitar player) of four and a half years, Concert at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame CMA Ethan Ballinger, is an incredible musician and perfect road Theater Oct. 10. The performance will be followed by the companion. He keeps me sane and makes me feel like I’ve got Pedigree Foundation’s Fifth Annual Charity Golf Tournament at home with me all the time. Hermitage Golf Course Oct. 11. Details here. I am a major junk food junkie. I’m trying to be healthier now, Artists including Brad Paisley, Hunter Hayes, Jamie but I love those white powdered doughnuts and Reese’s sticks… O’Neal and Shenandoah will perform during the third annual and BBQ sunflower seeds… basically everything. ‘80s Dance Party to End Alz Sept. 29 at Nashville’s Wildhorse I wish I could have dinner with my grandfather, and I’d Saloon, benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association and hosted by have bacon and eggs and biscuits with peanut butter and syrup Kimberly Williams-Paisley and SiriusXM’s Storme Warren. Tickets here. like we used to eat for breakfast. My new record Far From Home is a personal record with a gritty, cinematic garage-country sound. I co-produced it with The Week’s Top Stories Frank Liddell at Sonic Ranch in TX, and it has 12 songs that are Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. close to my heart. • Read interviews with WHKO/Dayton’s Nancy Wilson and I wish I’d written “Bitter Sweet Symphony” by The Verve. The songwriter/producer Sharon Vaughn in last Monday’s (9/9) melody and the sentiment behind that song are so perfect. It Country Aircheck Weekly here. never gets old. • Sammy Cruise was named Townsquare/Portsmouth, NH I can’t go on the road without my kindle and journal. I OM and Country WOKQ/Portsmouth & WPKQ/Portland, ME love to read, and it’s amazing to have an entire library at my Brand Mgr., succeeding Robby Bridges. (CAT 9/13) fingertips. I need something to write in to stay sane. • Nikki Thomas joined WXBQ/Johnson City, TN as PD. I hate being asked, “What’s it like having famous parents.” (CAT 9/12) I just watched all of Homecoming on Amazon and thought • KHGE/Fresno’s Nick Cash exited. (CAT 9/11) it was really great. I can’t wait for the new season of The • Mel Wheeler/Roanoke’s Leonard Wheeler is stepping Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; that show is perfection. down, naming Brett Sharp GM and Nadra Scott VP/Sales. (CAT 9/10)

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• Joey Brooks was named SVP/Programming for iHeartMedia’s Hartford, CT and New Haven, CT markets. (CAT 9/9) One Week With: PD Brent Michaels (continued from page 1) explains Michaels. “I came to the office Saturday and Sunday, but I still want to be here to speak directly to the team going into the week.” He has an 8am HR meeting before taking a call with his consultant about ratings. By 9am, Michaels has the new Nielsen ratings downloaded. At 9:30am, he begins scheduling music for both KUZZ and sister KRJK. “I like to listen to new albums when I’m in my office,” notes Michaels. “It’s my life hack for keeping up with music.” Next, Michaels begins preparations for his air shift. “Show prep is still very important to me, because I am a live and local on-air personality in addition to being PD,” he says. Michaels gathers Dream Work: KUZZ’s (l-r) Vic D, Tanya, Steve Gradowitz, Kenn artist and pop culture information and local news and event McCloud, Brent Michaels and Geoff Emery. details for his show. His midday shift lasts until 3pm, after which he helps the endorsement deal before revising the spot and sending the client afternoon personality outline her show. Meetings with the GM new audio. He is out the door by 5pm. regarding ratings and a discussion with a sales person follow. At “Ratings were not as strong as we would have liked, but 4pm, he takes a phone meeting with a client about an ongoing overall the day was good,” remarks Michaels. “I did take a request

The Sunshine Band: LoCash’s Chris Lucas and Preston Brust, RCA’s Chris Young and Warner/WAR’s Chris Janson (front, l-r) close out the summer run of Young’s Raised On Country World Tour 2019 in Jacksonville, Tampa and West Palm Beach over the weekend.

September 16, 2019 Page 11 call during the lunch hour from a morning show meeting at 9:30 precedes a music meeting with woman who vividly described what MD Kenn McCloud. “Kenn was on vacation this week, but he still she wanted her boyfriend to do with wants to be a part of the meeting,” explains Michaels. “I sent him her when he got home. I had to my thoughts via text, and he responded with his considerations. It bleep most of it when replaying her was typically atypical for us. We do what we have to do to make it request for Luke Bryan’s ‘Knockin’ work, and I am thankful for technology that lets us do that.” Boots.’ Oh, and she was 70.” Just After his midday shift, Michaels meets with his night jock, another manic Monday. schedules music, returns additional phone calls and emails, Tuesday: Reconciling the meets with the GM about personnel issues and vacation time and prior day’s on-air logs and sorting handles more production before leaving for the day. through email before his 8am Friday: A day similar to Thursday, but with the addition of weekly sales meeting are the ensuring everything is ready for the weekend. “Multiple days morning priorities. The weekly worth of music scheduling is in order each Friday, plus creating meeting with his midday talent is Outrun The Wind: Michaels the Weekend Update memo that I send to let the staff know about at 8:30, followed by a 9:30 with is a hard workin’ man. what music we are adding, which promotions we are running and the morning show. Michaels also what to expect for the coming week,” says Michaels. spends time confirming a phoner He attends a client lunch, goes over with Florida Georgia Line for the next day’s morning show and the logs for the weekend, solidifies the triangulating staff vacation schedules. vacation calendar he has been massaging After his air shift, Michaels meets with the Dir./Promotions all week, dials in to a conference call for concerning the California Mid State Fair. “This somehow led into the CRS Agenda Committee and works on an impromptu discussion of female airplay in country music,” the station’s social media strategy after his Michaels says. At 5pm, he hits the road for the two-hour drive to air shift. Michaels also reviews the weekend Los Angeles to meet with his Capitol rep and attend a Hootie & calendar and assures all on-location remotes the Blowfish concert. “In any other industry, you wouldn’t classify and events are properly documented and Air Apparent: this as work, but attending shows, gathering content from artists staffed before leaving. Michaels helms and spending time with our partners at the record labels is part of Week End: “I’d like to say that this was a middays. it,” says Michaels. regular week, but I’m not certain there’s any Wednesday: A new set of challenges pops up, as shortly such thing,” laughs Michaels. “We take it as it comes. Yes, there are after the morning show completes their FGL phoner, the power to the must-dos, but there’s no way to predict a power outage, a last the entire building goes out. “I had to get the generator going and minute production change or a other short notice requests.” bring all the stations back online when it kicked in,” says Michaels. What did Michaels learn from having his week documented? “This set my schedule back quite a bit, but it’s one of those things “I didn’t expect you to be all up in my business the entire time,” you have to handle when it arises. I had the stations up quickly, jokes Michaels. “But, seriously, this was a great exercise. It showed production rooms back online within an hour and office phones me where I spend most of my time and helped me make a back up around the same time, so I was able to start returning conscious effort to balance my duties. music calls by 9am.” “As an on-air PD, I am responsible for the product, the Despite the setback, Michaels is able to move through his day brand, the image and the people. The on-air personalities are checking off client production needs, sales staff meetings and the charged with being the face of our station with listeners. I am weekly promotions staff meeting in addition to his air shift and responsible for organizing those efforts and being the face music scheduling. “Today was a long day, and I was still returning to people within the industry. My duties range from clerical to calls from record reps as I drove home,” notes Michaels. technical to creative, and to say I am proud of the work I do Thursday: The game of catch-up continues as Michaels would be an understatement.” returns calls from reps while scheduling music early in the day. His Reach Michaels here. –Monta Vaden CAC

Grin And Barrett: Warner/WAR’s Gabby Barrett performs at the annual CRB Board breakfast in Nashville. Pictured (back, l-r) are WMN’s Chad Schultz, Emmis/ Indianapolis’ Bob Richards, ThinkSwell’s Tim Gerst, Country Aircheck’s Chuck Aly, CFSS’ Matt Sunshine, McVay Media’s Mike McVay; (middle, l-r) Texas A&M’s Billy McKim, United Stations’ Andy Denemark, Emmis’ Charlie Morgan, WMN’s John Esposito, Entercom/Detroit’s Tim Roberts, Cox/Houston’s Johnny Chiang, WMN’s Tom Martens, Fall Media’s Dan Halyburton, Summit’s Beverlee Brannigan, SiriusXM’s Charlie Monk, consultant Joel Raab, CXO5 Partners’ Jeff James, KUZZ/Bakersfield’s Brent Michaels, WAR’s James Marsh; (front, l-r) CRB’s Sheree Latham, Chasity Crouch and Darcie Van Etten, Cumulus’ John Shomby, Barrett, Townsquare’s Kurt Johnson, Agenda Chair Judy Lakin, CRB’s RJ Curtis, WMN’s Kristen Williams, and CRB’s Brooke Sanders and Ashley Bourque.

September 16, 2019 SEEK & EMPLOY Here’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we’ll include you in AVAILABLE JOBS a future update.

MIDWEST SOUTHEAST seeking a morning host; play-by-play experience is Leighton KZPK/St. Cloud, MN is looking for a third Cumulus/Shreveport VP/Programming Operations a plus. Interested candidates may send résumés and voice to add to its Wild Wake Up with Kelly and Wood Greg Frey is looking for a day-to-day PD for Country airchecks to OM Cary Eldridge here. morning show. Interested personalities should send KRMD. Interested parties can apply here. Cox KKBQ/Houston Dir./Operations Johnny résumés and airchecks here. Dick WUBB/Savannah, GA is seeking a PD. OM Chiang is looking for an afternoon personality. See the iHeartMedia/North Ohio RSVP/Programming Gabe Reynolds is accepting résumés, airchecks and complete job posting and apply here. Keith Kennedy is searching for an SVP/Programming sample imaging scripts here. Townsquare/Killeen, TX Market Pres. David B. to join the Mansfield, OH cluster, which includes iHeartMedia WNOE/New Orleans is looking for a Smith is on the hunt for an OM for the cluster, which Country WNCO. Interested candidates should send PD. Apply here. includes Country KUSJ. Send résumés and airchecks to résumés and airchecks to Kennedy here. Cumulus WIVK/Knoxville is looking for its next PD. him here. Mid-West Family WUSW/Springfield, IL is seeking See a complete job posting and apply here. an on-air personality. Regional OM Mark Van Allen is Stephens KLAA/Alexandria, LA is searching for an WEST COAST accepting résumés and airchecks here. afternoon personality with the possibility of PD chores Townsquare/Boise is on the hunt for an OM who Midwest/Fargo, ND VP/MM Dan Cash is for Classic Country sister KBKK. OM/PD Scott Mills is can handle Brand Mgr. duties and an air shift on searching for a Brand Mgr. for Country KVOX & Classic accepting résumés and airchecks here. Country KAWO. Interested candidates should send Country KMJO. Interested applicants can view the full Forever WFGS/Murray, KY EVP/Programming, résumés and airchecks to SVP/Programming Kurt job posting here; submit résumés, airchecks and links to Digital & Sales Development Jared Mims is looking Johnson here. social media content to Cash here. for a midday talent. Send résumés and airchecks to Redrock/St. George, UT Pres./CEO Craig Mid-West Family KQYB/La Crosse, WI has an Mims here. Hanson is seeking Asst. OM/on-air talent for the opening for an afternoon personality. Interested West Virginia Radio WKKW/Morgantown, WV cluster, which includes Country KUTQ. The position will candidates should send résumés and airchecks here. Dir./Human Resources Jodi Hart is seeking a night include PD/Content Dir. duties for Top 40 KURR. Send Adams WBTU/Fort Wayne, IN is looking for a personality. Send résumés and airchecks to her here. résumés and airchecks here. midday personality. Send résumés and airchecks to OM New South/Jackson, MS GM Gwen Rakestraw is Momentum KJUG/Visalia, CA PD Rik McNeil is JJ Fabini and PD Randy Alomar here. looking to fill the newly created OM/Brand Mgr. position looking for a morning co-host. See the complete job Townsquare WXXQ/Rockford, IL OM/Brand for the cluster, which includes Country WUSJ & Classic posting here; résumés and airchecks to McNeil here. Mgr. “Sweet Lenny” Barber is on the hunt for an Country WHJT. Résumés, airchecks and social media Entercom KFRG/Riverside, CA PD Kevin Callahan afternoon talent who can also handle Dir./Production samples to her here. is searching for a morning co-host. Apply here. duties. Apply here. iHeartMedia KSSN/Little Rock, AR SVP/ Cumulus KIZN/Boise RVP Don Morin is looking Midwest WNCY/Appleton-Green Bay, WI Brand Programming Chad Heritage is searching for a for a PD/morning host. See the complete job posting Mgr. Dan Stone is seeking a night jock. Send résumés midday personality; APD/MD responsibilities are here, and send résumés, airchecks and references to and airchecks to him here. possible for the right candidate. See the complete job him here. Flood KUSO/Norfolk, NE GM Angie Stenger is posting and apply here. Buck Owens KUZZ/Bakersfield PD Brent looking for a PD/morning co-host. Send résumés and Gulf South WTVY/Dothan, AL PD John Garrett Michaels is searching for a morning personality. airchecks to her here. is on the hunt for a morning co-host. Send résumés, Interested candidates may send résumés and airchecks and references to him here. airchecks here. NORTHEAST Cumulus WDEN/Macon, GA OM/PD Bobby Reed Seven Mountains WIFT (Bigfoot Country)/Dubois, is seeking a morning co-host. See a complete job OTHER PA VP/Programming JC Burton is on the prowl for a description and apply here. Cold River Records SVP/Radio Promotion & Artist Production Dir./midday. Send résumés, airchecks and Hubbard WIRK/West Palm Beach OM & Dir./ Development John Ettinger is searching for a VP/ production samples to Burton here. Brand Content Bruce Logan is looking for an APD/ Radio Promotion. Send inquiries to Ettinger here. Townsquare/Poughkeepsie, NY Market Pres. MD/afternoon host. Reach him here. Consultant Joel Raab is looking for a morning show Jason Finkelberg is on the hunt for an OM/Brand Hall/Lakeland, FL is seeking an OM and Country co-host for a mid-sized market in the South. He is also Mgr. for the cluster, which includes Country WKXP. WPCV PD to succeed the retiring Mike James. on the hunt for an on-air PD for a reporting station in a Send résumés and airchecks to Finkelberg here. Apply here. Top 100 market. Send materials here. Forever WFGE/State College, PA OM/PD Chris Consultancy RWPC Pres. JJ Jobe is assisting a station Prospero is looking for a morning host. Send résumés SOUTHWEST in the southeast on the hunt for a PD/on-air personality. and airchecks to him here. Cumulus KSCS/Dallas is searching for a morning Send résumés and airchecks to Jobe here. Cumulus WCTO/Allentown, PA is searching for co-host for Hawkeye In The Morning. Airchecks and The Kim Komando Show is looking for an on-air call a morning co-host to join Sam Malone. Details and résumés to PD Mac Daniels here. screener/sidekick and a Mgr./Affiliate Relations. Apply application here. LCKM KFWR/Fort Worth, TX is searching for a PD/ here and here, respectively. Pamal/Albany COO Steve Borneman is seeking midday host. Send cover letters, résumés and airchecks a GM for the cluster, which includes Country WKLI. to OM Gerry Schlegel here. Send résumés and references to him here. East Texas Radio KSCH/Sulphur Springs, TX is

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September 16, 2019 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

1 LUKE BRYAN 27199 -439 8470 -100 51.754 -1.095 156 0 1 Knockin’ Boots (Capitol) 2nd Week at No. 1

3 2 DIERKS BENTLEY/Living (Capitol) 24682 882 7644 257 47.342 1.075 157 0

4 3 CHRIS LANE/I Don't Know About You (Big Loud) ✔ 21888 1374 6872 510 40.122 2.439 152 1

2 4 JUSTIN MOORE/The Ones That Didn't Make It... (Valory) 21241 -4993 6847 -1499 42.837 -7.37 157 0

7 5 RUNAWAY JUNE/Buy My Own Drinks (Wheelhouse) ✔ 19593 2038 6225 668 34.807 4.316 157 0

5 6 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Southbound (Capitol) 19497 465 6201 175 34.544 0.664 157 0

6 7 COLE SWINDELL/Love You Too Late (Warner/WMN) 18741 886 5893 327 33.157 1.194 157 0

9 8 CHRIS JANSON/Good Vibes (Warner/WAR) 17111 1085 5334 346 32.073 2.212 155 0

10 9 MATT STELL/Prayed For You (Wide Open/Records/GCE/Arista) 17015 1164 5351 365 31.469 2.741 155 0

8 10 B. GILBERT & L. ELL/What Happens In A Small Town (Valory) 16672 449 5349 166 30.009 1.493 156 0

12 11 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Every Little Thing (Triple Tigers) 15613 893 4626 258 28.413 1.943 156 1

13 12 KEITH URBAN/We Were (Capitol) 14444 32 4470 -8 26.697 0.305 157 0

14 13 KENNY CHESNEY/Tip Of My Tongue (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 13155 355 4084 114 23.546 0.503 157 0

15 14 LADY ANTEBELLUM/What If I Never Get Over You (BMLGR) 12418 740 3888 207 22.39 0.828 156 0

17 15 THOMAS RHETT/Remember You Young (Valory) 11497 722 3619 152 20.356 1.52 155 2

16 16 RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Life (Big Machine) 10844 -328 3306 -87 18.184 -0.566 156 0

18 17 MIRANDA LAMBERT/It All Comes Out In The Wash (RCA) 10588 155 3371 64 18.03 -0.277 156 1

19 18 TIM MCGRAW/Thought About You (Columbia) 10461 187 3244 61 15.947 0.421 156 0

20 19 GARTH BROOKS f/B. SHELTON/Dive Bar (Pearl) 9695 23 3113 56 16.368 0.37 154 0

21 20 OLD DOMINION/One Man Band (RCA) ✔ 9304 1217 2937 364 17.551 2.353 143 3

22 21 MIDLAND/Mr. Lonely (Big Machine) 7741 -71 2366 21 12.762 -0.074 154 2

24 22 JON PARDI/Heartache Medication (Capitol) 7695 351 2269 112 11.493 0.523 152 3

25 23 JIMMIE ALLEN/Make Me Want To (Stoney Creek) 7534 293 2367 62 11.496 0.556 152 0

23 24 HARDY/Rednecker (TVM/Big Loud) 7301 -112 2357 -28 10.716 -0.123 146 0

26 25 DUSTIN LYNCH/Ridin' Roads (Broken Bow) 7039 336 2202 115 11.36 0.425 139 1

Chart Page 1 September 16, 2019

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

40 26 LUKE COMBS/Even Though I'm Leaving (River House/Columbia) ✔ 6560 3114 1977 914 13.291 7.366 138 27

27 27 JORDAN DAVIS/Slow Dance In A Parking Lot (MCA) 5820 150 1857 60 8.316 0.044 147 0

28 28 ZAC BROWN BAND/Someone... (ZB Collective/BMG/Wheelhouse)5462 117 1754 45 8.689 0.297 133 1

JASON ALDEAN/We Back (Macon Music/Broken Bow) ✔ DEBUT 5330 5330 1603 1603 10.55 10.55 108 75

29 30 BLAKE SHELTON f/T. ADKINS/Hell Right (Warner/WMN) 5321 -4 1760 55 9.242 -0.538 139 8

30 31 TRISHA YEARWOOD/Every Girl In This Town (Gwendolyn/Pearl) 5245 297 1570 99 7.982 -0.432 132 1

INGRID ANDRESS/More Hearts Than Mine (Warner/WEA) 5030 584 1509 161 9.19 1.48 99 7

31 33 RYAN HURD/To A T (RCA) 4941 61 1413 7 8.011 0.17 111 1

33 34 DYLAN SCOTT/Nothing To Do Town (Curb) 4459 -78 1493 6 6.261 -0.108 133 0

35 35 TRAVIS DENNING/After A Few (Mercury) 4423 62 1326 28 6.718 0.29 129 1

36 36 KANE BROWN/Homesick (RCA) 4297 130 1178 25 7.832 0.304 108 3

37 37 BRETT YOUNG/Catch (BMLGR) 4132 71 1157 26 9.25 0.75 101 1

RILEY GREEN/I Wish Grandpas Never Died (BMLGR) 3786 27 1147 15 6.365 0.212 98 6

39 39 SCOTTY MCCREERY/In Between (Triple Tigers) 3654 -49 1118 -7 5.112 -0.206 128 3

41 40 CAYLEE HAMMACK/Family Tree (Capitol) 3408 47 1134 47 5.155 0.118 108 1

32 41 KELSEA BALLERINI/Homecoming Queen? (Black River) 3012 -1816 801 -652 4.478 -5.551 124 17

43 42 LOCASH/One Big Country Song (Wheelhouse) 3000 68 884 19 4.923 0.075 99 0

42 43 JAKE OWEN/Homemade (Big Loud) 3000 -71 892 -21 5.761 -0.049 101 2

45 44 MICHAEL RAY/Her World Or Mine (Warner/WEA) 2750 293 790 52 4.212 0.526 103 1

44 45 GONE WEST/What Could've Been (Triple Tigers) 2644 -199 785 -4 4.007 -0.469 95 1

KING CALAWAY/World For Two (Stoney Creek) 2414 75 812 15 2.402 0.089 93 1

48 47 MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia) 2314 350 615 44 3.55 0.857 70 3

47 48 CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) 2076 7 656 4 2.618 0.1 90 1

49 49 BLANCO BROWN/The Git Up (BMG/Broken Bow) 1962 17 633 2 2.162 0.119 69 1

Debut 50 CAROLINE JONES/Chasin' Me (Mailboat/New Revolution) 1822 65 640 40 1.189 -0.111 73 4

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers JASON ALDEAN/We Back (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 75 CHRIS LANE/I Don't Know About You (Big Loud) 1190 ✔ LITTLE BIG TOWN/Over Drinking (Capitol) 37 JASON ALDEAN/We Back (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 1165 ✔ NOAH SCHNACKY/I'll Be The One (Big Machine) 31 CHRIS JANSON/Good Vibes (Warner/WAR) 869 ✔ LUKE COMBS/Even Though I'm Leaving (River House/Columbia) 27 RUNAWAY JUNE/Buy My Own Drinks (Wheelhouse) 838 ✔ KELSEA BALLERINI/Homecoming Queen? (Black River) 17 MATT STELL/Prayed For You (Wide Open/Records/GCE/Arista) 746 ✔ ERIC CHURCH/Monsters (EMI Nashville) 10 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Every Little Thing (Triple Tigers) 676 BLAKE SHELTON f/T. ADKINS/Hell Right (Warner/WMN) 8 ELI YOUNG BAND/Break It In (Valory) 8 COLE SWINDELL/Love You Too Late (Warner/WMN) 666 INGRID ANDRESS/More Hearts Than Mine (Warner/WEA) 7 LUKE COMBS/Even Though I'm Leaving (River House/Columbia) 652 GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR) 6 INGRID ANDRESS/More Hearts Than Mine (Warner/WEA) 602 RILEY GREEN/I Wish Grandpas Never Died (BMLGR) 6 THOMAS RHETT/Remember You Young (Valory) 591 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers JASON ALDEAN/We Back (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 5330 ✔ CHRIS LANE/I Don't Know About You (Big Loud) 231 LUKE COMBS/Even Though I'm Leaving (River House/Columbia) 3114 ✔ JASON ALDEAN/We Back (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 224 RUNAWAY JUNE/Buy My Own Drinks (Wheelhouse) 2038 ✔ COLE SWINDELL/Love You Too Late (Warner/WMN) 156 CHRIS LANE/I Don't Know About You (Big Loud) 1374 ✔ RUNAWAY JUNE/Buy My Own Drinks (Wheelhouse) 155 OLD DOMINION/One Man Band (RCA) 1217 ✔ CHRIS JANSON/Good Vibes (Warner/WAR) 152 MATT STELL/Prayed For You (Wide Open/Records/GCE/Arista) 1164 MATT STELL/Prayed For You (Wide Open/Records/GCE/Arista) 151 CHRIS JANSON/Good Vibes (Warner/WAR) 1085 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Every Little Thing (Triple Tigers) 142 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Every Little Thing (Triple Tigers) 893 DIERKS BENTLEY/Living (Capitol) 126 COLE SWINDELL/Love You Too Late (Warner/WMN) 886 LADY ANTEBELLUM/What If I Never Get Over You (BMLGR) 123 DIERKS BENTLEY/Living (Capitol) 882 INGRID ANDRESS/More Hearts Than Mine (Warner/WEA) 117 Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points JASON ALDEAN/We Back (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 1603 LUKE COMBS/Beer Never Broke... (River House/Columbia) 19820 LUKE COMBS/Even Though I'm Leaving (River House/Columbia) 914 MORGAN WALLEN/Whiskey Glasses (Big Loud) 15356 RUNAWAY JUNE/Buy My Own Drinks (Wheelhouse) 668 DAN + SHAY/All To Myself (Warner/WAR) 13060 CHRIS LANE/I Don't Know About You (Big Loud) 510 BLAKE SHELTON/God's Country (Warner/WMN) 12241 MATT STELL/Prayed For You (Wide Open/Records/GCE/Arista) 365 JASON ALDEAN/Rearview Town (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 11907 OLD DOMINION/One Man Band (RCA) 364 LEE BRICE/Rumor (Curb) 10179 CHRIS JANSON/Good Vibes (Warner/WAR) 346 CHASE RICE/Eyes On You (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) 9688 COLE SWINDELL/Love You Too Late (Warner/WMN) 327 LUKE COMBS/Beautiful Crazy (River House/Columbia) 9264 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Every Little Thing (Triple Tigers) 258 ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory) 9211 DIERKS BENTLEY/Living (Capitol) 257 ERIC CHURCH/Some Of It (EMI Nashville) 8900

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COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY A D D D AT E S GONE WEST/What Could’ve Been (Triple Tigers) Moves 44-45 September 23 2,644 points, 785 spins B. RAY CYRUS & J. MCGUIRE/Chevys and Fords (Wheelhouse) 1 add: WAMZ CHRIS YOUNG/Drowning (RCA) ASHLEY MCBRYDE/One Night Standards (Warner/WAR) KING CALAWAY/World For Two (Stoney Creek) FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Blessings (BMLGR) Remains at 46* 2,314 points, 812 spins September 30 1 add: WCKN TENILLE TOWNES/Jersey On The Wall (I’m Just Asking) (Columbia) CJ SOLAR/Coming My Way (Sea Gayle) MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia) JUSTIN MOORE/Why We Drink (Valory) Moves 48-47* GEORGE STRAIT/The Weight Of The Badge (MCA) 2,314 points, 615 spins 3 adds: KAJA, WQNU, WWKA October 7 LAUREN ALAINA/Getting Good (Mercury) CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) CRAIG MORGAN/The Father, My Son, And The Holy... (Broken Bow) Moves 47-48* 2,076 points, 656 spins Send yours to [email protected] 1 add: WAMZ

BLANCO BROWN/The Git Up (BMG/Broken Bow) CHECK OUT 9/20 Remains at 49* Zac Brown Band The Owl 1,962 points, 633 spins (ZB Collective/BMG/Wheelhouse) 1 add: WPOR The group’s sixth album explores new sounds through collaborations with producers and writers including CAROLINE JONES/Chasin’ Me (Mailboat/New Revolution) Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd and Ryan Tedder (“Need This”), Re-enters at 50* Skrillex, Andrew Watt, Max Martin and Benny Blanco. 1,822 points, 640 spins 4 adds: *KASE, WBCT, *WCOS, *WEZL Riley Green Different Round Here (BMLGR) Green’s debut album features 14 tracks, including FILMORE/Slower (Curb) No. 1 “There Was This Girl” and current single “I Wish 1,817 points, 590 spins Grandpa’s Never Died,” a song he shares co-writing 1 add: WBUL credits posthumously alongside his two grandfathers. Colt Ford We The People (Average Joes) MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin’ You (Big Loud) The 14-song, seventh album from Ford includes 1,764 points, 557 spins collaborations with Jimmie Allen (“Back To Them 4 adds: KCYY, KYGO, WXTU, WZZK Backroads”), Mitchell Tenpenny (“Slow Ride”) and Michael Ray (“Nightcap”). MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury) 1,712 points, 494 spins TG Sheppard Midnight In Memphis (Select-O-Hits) 4 adds: KZSN, WBWL, WGNA, WMAD Sheppard co-produced his first solo country album in more than 20 years alongside Buddy Hyatt. The 13-track compilation features songs written by wife Kel- ly Lang and Barry Gibb, who contributed the title track.

Chart Page 4 September 16, 2019 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations ADDS

3 DIERKS BENTLEY 12827 453 2451 126 52 0 1 Living (Capitol) 1 2 LUKE BRYAN/Knockin' Boots (Capitol) 11746 -786 2300 -149 49 0 4 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Southbound (Capitol) 11187 372 2135 88 52 0 2 4 JUSTIN MOORE/The Ones That Didn't Make It... (Valory) 10570 -1810 2015 -311 48 0 5 5 RUNAWAY JUNE/Buy My Own Drinks (Wheelhouse) ✔ 10427 838 1974 155 51 0 6 6 CHRIS LANE/I Don't Know About You (Big Loud) ✔ 10098 1190 1920 231 51 0 7 7 COLE SWINDELL/Love You Too Late (Warner/WMN) 9462 666 1838 156 50 0 8 8 CHRIS JANSON/Good Vibes (Warner/WAR) ✔ 8936 869 1678 152 52 1 9 9 KEITH URBAN/We Were (Capitol) 8266 250 1546 39 52 0 12 10 MATT STELL/Prayed For You (Wide Open/Records/GCE/Arista) ✔ 7854 746 1516 151 49 1 11 11 BRANTLEY GILBERT & LINDSAY ELL/What Happens In A Small Town (Valory) 7480 115 1392 34 46 0 14 12 LADY ANTEBELLUM/What If I Never Get Over You (BMLGR) 7250 550 1333 123 52 0 13 13 KENNY CHESNEY/Tip Of My Tongue (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 7217 188 1314 45 51 0 15 14 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Every Little Thing (Triple Tigers) 7070 676 1314 142 51 0 16 15 MIRANDA LAMBERT/It All Comes Out In The Wash (RCA) 6822 454 1257 81 52 0 17 16 THOMAS RHETT/Remember You Young (Valory) 6623 591 1197 110 51 0 19 17 GARTH BROOKS f/B. SHELTON/Dive Bar (Pearl) 5086 205 936 33 50 0 18 18 RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Life (Big Machine) 4836 -116 900 -12 45 0 20 19 TIM MCGRAW/Thought About You (Columbia) 4813 -63 961 -6 45 0 21 20 OLD DOMINION/One Man Band (RCA) 4340 437 821 67 52 2 22 21 BLAKE SHELTON f/T. ADKINS/Hell Right (Warner/WMN) 4338 556 841 105 48 1 23 22 JON PARDI/Heartache Medication (Capitol) 4015 316 734 74 50 0 24 23 MIDLAND/Mr. Lonely (Big Machine) 3988 320 720 42 47 2 25 24 HARDY/Rednecker (TVM/Big Loud) 3579 108 678 18 48 0 26 25 LUKE COMBS/Even Though I'm Leaving (River House/Columbia) 3176 652 548 99 42 8 26 26 ZAC BROWN BAND/Someone I Used To Know (ZB Collective/BMG/Wheelhouse) 2725 300 512 63 44 1 31 27 INGRID ANDRESS/More Hearts Than Mine (Warner/WEA) 2460 602 476 117 32 3 27 28 JIMMIE ALLEN/Make Me Want To (Stoney Creek) 2374 169 467 35 43 1 30 29 RILEY GREEN/I Wish Grandpas Never Died (BMLGR) 2366 486 466 82 43 2 28 30 DUSTIN LYNCH/Ridin' Roads (Broken Bow) 2334 226 448 53 44 1

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 29 31 JORDAN DAVIS/Slow Dance In A Parking Lot (MCA) 2312 324 422 49 44 1 32 32 TRISHA YEARWOOD/Every Girl In This Town (Gwendolyn/Pearl) 1849 25 346 4 45 1 33 33 KANE BROWN/Homesick (RCA) 1814 315 302 43 36 0 Debut 34 JASON ALDEAN/We Back (Macon Music/Broken Bow) ✔ 1462 1165 282 224 23 16 35 35 CAYLEE HAMMACK/Family Tree (Capitol) 1359 107 260 14 30 0 36 36 TRAVIS DENNING/After A Few (Mercury) 1234 45 250 7 36 1 40 37 KELSEA BALLERINI/Homecoming Queen? (Black River) 1213 267 213 49 35 17 34 38 BRETT YOUNG/Catch (BMLGR) 1170 -202 204 -27 35 1 37 39 DYLAN SCOTT/Nothing To Do Town (Curb) 1139 -45 255 -6 38 0 38 40 SCOTTY MCCREERY/In Between (Triple Tigers) 1087 69 208 11 32 0 41 41 BILLY CURRINGTON/Details (Mercury) 872 34 132 4 8 0 42 42 MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud) 844 13 100 1 5 0 43 43 CODY JOHNSON/Nothin' On You (Warner/CoJo/WMN) 840 35 144 3 16 1 44 44 GONE WEST/What Could've Been (Triple Tigers) 826 22 126 4 13 0 39 45 JAKE OWEN/Homemade (Big Loud) 810 -148 128 -13 19 1 54 46 MARSHMELLO & KANE BROWN/One Thing Right (RCA) 734 160 75 16 4 0 Debut 47 ERIC CHURCH/Monsters (EMI Nashville) 733 336 130 55 14 5 47 48 LOCASH/One Big Country Song (Wheelhouse) 725 32 128 5 14 0 51 49 MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia) 688 60 111 9 12 2 45 50 RYAN HURD/To A T (RCA) 663 -117 148 -21 30 0 52 51 HARDY/Signed, Sober You (TVM/Big Loud) 630 40 63 4 1 0 48 52 TYLER RICH/Leave Her Wild (Valory) 628 -52 72 -4 3 0 Debut 53 GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 624 169 64 18 6 0 50 54 CHRIS STAPLETON/Tennessee Whiskey (Mercury) 585 -58 136 -5 15 0 53 55 MICHAEL RAY/Her World Or Mine (Warner/WEA) 580 -1 115 -1 15 0 57 56 CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) 540 24 62 4 4 1 56 57 CASEY DONAHEW/Let's Make A Love Song (Almost Country) 527 -27 106 -6 10 0 49 58 BLANCO BROWN/The Git Up (BMG/Broken Bow) 525 -134 139 -21 19 0 46 59 OLD DOMINION/Some People Do (RCA) 510 -260 51 -26 1 0 58 60 ELI YOUNG BAND/Break It In (Valory) 483 -19 58 -3 3 2 ©2019 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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