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Bryan’s ‘Margarita’: With CMA Fest Quieted By COVID-19, ‘One’ In 10 >page 4 Music Row Looks To 2020 Fill-Ins, And To 2021

Nashville Joins Had things gone as planned, 80,000 country fans would shoulder event in the sweat of a Midsouth June would have been National Protests converge on downtown June 4-7 for 300 or more a logistical impossibility under social-distancing guidelines — >page 10 performances and the opportunity for autographs and selfies not to mention an utter disaster if it led to infections that visitors with country’s stars during CMA Fest. brought back to other states and numerous foreign territories. Thanks to COVID-19, will sit quiet, the “I hate it that one of the asterisks on my career achievements streets are likely to have minimal foot traffic, when I leave this job will be, you know, ‘She’s Strait Gets and the Association will mark the one who had to make the decision to COVID ‘Write’ the occasion with a June 4 online panel for postpone the Fest for the first time in 48 >page 11 organization members, CMA Fest Through years,’ ” says Trahern. “But going into this the Years, about the festival’s history. week, it’s so clear that we couldn’t do it. It’s “I’m going to moderate it,” says CMA CEO just such a big event.” Sarah Trahern. “I have a feeling that going Replacing it isn’t really possible. Even if a Ford Motors into that, it’s going to be quite sad.” fan can share a Zoom screen with an artist, To Drive-In Sad is a good word for it. So is depressing, it’s not quite the same as an in-person selfie >page 11 confusing or just plain weird. hug. Even though a or Keith “It’s weird for the world,” says The Artist Urban performance can be viewed on an Management Group (AMG) CEO Rob Beck- iPad, it’s not the same as sharing the expe- Makin’ Tracks: ham (, ). “It’s not rience with thousands of strangers. Osbornes Rockin’ just the world of entertainment. It’s not just “The world has tried to replicate every- ‘All Night’ music and country music. I think that as a thing in the entertainment space, but the >page 16 whole, the world just stopped for a minute.” Dawson performed at a only thing you can’t replicate is a concert,” The festival, a Nashville tradition since packed Riverfront Park in notes Beckham. “Even though you can have 1972, is a landmark on the country calendar, Nashville during the 2019 CMA a live [show], like what we did with Brad an early stop on the intense summer touring Music Festival. on that Bud Light event we had a couple Country Coda: schedule that represents a major chunk of an- of weeks ago, there’s still not an audience When Keith’s nual revenue for much of the , particularly artists, there. There’s just no way to replicate that.” ‘Cowboy’ Reigned touring musicians, road crews and booking agencies. But with It is possible, however, to mark CMA Fest’s absence. In >page 19 over 100,000 Americans dead in about three months (according addition to the CMA member panel, the organization is expected to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) from a corona- to announce a two-part event in the next two weeks that will

virus that is not yet completely understood, holding a shoulder-to- take place this summer — most likely in July — while several BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 1, 2020 | PAGE 2 OF 19 artists are planning virtual fan club parties as a best-option alternative to events they had to cancel that would have taken place during the festival’s run. Among those acts are , and . That kind of solution is a good way to serve the existing audience, but the development of new fans is a major loss from CMA Fest’s cancellation, particularly for new and developing acts who might have caught the ear of a passing attendee in previous years. Such artists as , LANCO and Ryan Kinder have watched crowds grow during their sets by attracting people who simply liked a few notes or a chorus and stopped to watch the end of a performance. “It’s unfortunate for the artists, especially newer artists that really use this as kind of a launching pad to be able to have so many fans from literally around the world,” says F2 Entertainment president Fletcher Foster (, ). “Those fans can take it back to their community.” The AMG had seen and Kameron Marlowe gain that kind of initial traction last year and was expecting to earn CMA Fest exposure for Essex County and Alexis Wilkins. remotely performed “Soldier,” from his new God, “ really counting on those side stages — or the B stages, if you want Family, Country, on the May 25 edition of NBC’s Today. Sharing the to call it that — to be able to get fans to know who they are,” says Beckham. screen are Today co-hosts Hoda Kotb (left) and Jenna Bush Hager. The loss of those platforms “is hard. It’s very hard.” At the other end of the spectrum, some new members of the Country Music Hall of Fame had expected to deliver celebratory sets. In a typical year, the new class is announced sometime between February and April, then inducted during an October medallion ceremony. Thanks to the coronavirus, CMA has not yet announced the 2020 inductees. The reveal likely will happen in a month or so, notes Trahern. New Hall members will keep their status private until the announcement date, though holding the secret apparently has not been a problem for at least one new inductee. “Maybe they don’t all know,” says Trahern. Ultimately, it’s doubtful too many observers disagree with the decision to shut down the festival. Pandemic-related job losses prevented a large amount of fans from making the pilgrimage to Nashville, and playing to half-empty joined Time CEO/editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal on venues would have been detrimental to the event. Only one-quarter of con- May 28 for the magazine’s Time 100 Talks virtual series. sumers have asked for a refund, says Trahern, while the other 75% are in line to attend next year’s festival, to be held June 10-13, 2021. In the meantime, CMA has used the unexpected down time to update some policies and procedures, finalize marketing materials and strategies that will carry over to the 2021 event and even start work on the 50th CMA Fest, which will take place in 2022. For now, Nissan Stadium stays quiet, lower Broadway alcohol sales will re- main low, and Music Row staff who usually end the week with sore feet and sleep deprivation may rediscover that absence makes the heart grow fonder as they miss a CMA Fest that never happened. The Desert City Ramblers played a Zoom concert for WCTY New “Next Sunday night, I think I’ll be really emotional, just thinking, ‘OK, now London, Conn., listeners on May 15. From left: group members I can put this year behind us, and we can just have a killer 2021 show,’ ” says Brian McComas and Bart Walker, and WCTY promotions director

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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 1 19 River House/Columbia Nashville HH No. 1 (2 weeks) HH Featuring Eric Church 31.279 -2.488 8249 -2 1 l2 3 64 Mercury  Travis Denning 29.078 -0.422 7733 349 2 3 2 44 CHASIN’ YOU Big Loud 28.090 -4.310 6814 -776 3 4 4 22 NOBODY BUT YOU Warner Music Nashville/WMN Duet With Gwen Stefani 26.479 -2.396 6401 -8 5 l5 6 34 I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW Curb/Big Machine & 23.641 -0.474 6592 306 4 6 5 23 BEER CAN’T FIX Valory  Featuring 22.364 -3.945 5453 -635 7 l7 7 15 HERE AND NOW Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville/WEA 21.438 -0.358 5786 237 6 l8 9 60 IN BETWEEN Triple Tigers Scotty McCreery 18.756 -0.898 5382 114 8 l9 10 14 HARD TO FORGET MCA Nashville 18.429 +0.419 5082 446 9 l10 16 10 ONE MARGARITA Row Crop/Capitol Nashville HH Most Increased Audience HH 16.094 +1.856 4233 701 13 l11 11 24 BLUEBIRD Vanner/RCA Nashville 15.994 +0.777 4756 518 10 l12 12 55 ONE BIG COUNTRY SONG Wheelhouse  LOCASH 15.010 +0.264 4318 176 11 l13 14 14 Hit Red/Capitol Nashville 14.498 +0.216 4 111 182 14 l14 13 30 Capitol Nashville Carrie Underwood 14.447 -0.279 4249 191 12 l15 15 10 I LOVE MY COUNTRY BMLG  14.076 -0.173 3846 185 16 l16 17 35 WHY WE DRINK Valory  13.462 +0.043 3902 179 15 l17 18 27 DONE Warner Music Nashville/WAR 13.079 +0.022 3754 142 18 l18 20 43 Mercury  Maddie & Tae 12.415 +0.249 3843 142 17 l19 21 9 Valory  HH Airpower HH Thomas Rhett Featuring Reba McEntire, , Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban 12.068 +0.994 3352 456 19 l20 22 6 COOL AGAIN RCA Nashville 8.449 +0.232 2590 177 21 l21 23 29 ONE NIGHT STANDARDS Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville/WAR Ashley McBryde 8.070 +0.445 2637 108 20 l22 24 4 McGraw/Big Machine Tim McGraw 7.232 +0.467 2185 201 23 l23 25 48 LONELY IF YOU ARE Dack Janiels/Broken Bow 6.581 -0.163 2569 75 22 l24 27 7 Arista Nashville Brad Paisley 5.261 +0.267 1806 310 26 l25 26 28 SOME GIRLS Combustion/River House/Columbia Nashville 5.143 +0.092 2049 160 24 l26 28 38 SHE’S MINE MCA Nashville 4.142 -0.128 1849 62 25 l27 30 39 WHAT COULD’VE BEEN Triple Tigers Gone West 3.993 -0.109 1742 28 27 l28 29 21 PRETTY HEART MCA Nashville Parker McCollum 3.989 -0.144 1174 92 34 l29 34 8 GOT WHAT I GOT Macon/Broken Bow 3.940 +0.371 1472 202 29 l30 31 25 EVERYWHERE BUT ON RECORDS/Arista Nashville 3.900 +0.022 1672 176 28

COUNTRY AIRPLAY CHART LEGEND

RANKINGS audience does not exceed are not still gaining enough MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE Country Airplay is ranked by the percentage of monitored audience points to bullet or if Most Increased Audience on total audience impressions station downtime for the they rank below No. 10 and Country Airplay lists the songs for the week ending Sunday format. Titles that decline post a third consecutive week with the greatest week-to-week based on monitored airplay in audience but increase in of (non-bulleted) audience increases in total audience. of 148 stations by Nielsen detections will also receive decline, regardless of total Music. Audience totals on a bullet if the total audience chart weeks. AIRPOWER the chart are derived, in part, erosion for the week does not Awarded on Country Airplay to using certain Nielsen Audio- exceed 3%. HOT SHOT DEBUT titles ranking inside top 20 in copyrighted Persons 12+ Awarded to the highest-ranking plays and audience rankings for audience estimates (under TIES new entry on Country Airplay. the first time, with increases in license © 2020, Nielsen Audio). On Country Airplay, if two both plays and audience. The list of all Country Airplay songs are tied in total MOST ADDED chart reporters can be viewed audience, the song with the The total number of new adds BREAKER on Nielsen Music’s platforms. larger increase in audience is officially reported to Billboard Awarded on Country Airplay placed first. by each reporting station, or to titles achieving airplay (at BULLETS by an automatic-add threshold least one detection) at 60% of l Awarded on Country Airplay RECURRENTS (seven plays for the first time reporting stations for the first to titles gaining audience On Country Airplay, descending in a chart tracking week, time. or remaining flat from the titles below No. 10 in either according to Nielsen Music) previous week. A song audience or detections are for stations that do not report © 2020 Prometheus Global Media, will also receive a bullet moved to recurrent after 20 adds. LLC if its percentage loss in weeks, provided that they BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 1, 2020 | PAGE 7 OF 19

AIRPLAY Country Airplay MONITORED BY

WKS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) PLAYS THIS LAST ON WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE Imprint/Label Artist THIS WEEK +/– THIS WEEK +/– RANK l31 32 17 ONE BEER Big Loud HARDY Featuring & Devin Dawson 3.780 +0.002 1284 155 32 l32 33 19 CHEATIN’ SONGS Big Machine Midland 3.734 +0.034 1344 40 30 l33 37 8 ONE OF THEM GIRLS Curb  Lee Brice 3.274 +0.176 1300 111 31 l34 35 11 AIN’T ALWAYS THE COWBOY Capitol Nashville Jon Pardi 3.272 -0.041 1110 55 35 l35 36 14 SOME PEOPLE DO RCA Nashville Old Dominion 3.257 +0.128 939 58 38 l36 38 5 River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 2.939 -0.050 720 43 46 l37 39 34 NOW YOU KNOW 32 Bridge/EMI Nashville Jon Langston 2.424 -0.173 1222 33 33 l38 40 15 MOMMA’S HOUSE Broken Bow 2.293 +0.138 921 116 39 l39 45 6 CHAMPAGNE NIGHT BMLG  Lady Antebellum 2.262 +0.368 822 126 42 l40 41 33 GETTING GOOD 19/Mercury  Lauren Alaina 1.983 -0.160 1079 -12 36 l41 44 13 Triple Tigers 1.972 +0.014 900 33 40 l42 43 27 BIG, BIG PLANS Big Loud 1.909 -0.070 820 28 43 l43 46 16 SOMEBODY LIKE THAT 19th & Grand HH Breaker HH 1.811 +0.008 850 57 41 44 42 7 GABRIELLE Warner Music Nashville/WMN 1.803 -0.270 789 -17 44 l45 47 9 TO HELL & BACK Columbia Nashville 1.596 -0.111 676 56 47 l46 48 25 WHAT I SEE Arista Nashville LANCO 1.559 -0.098 961 16 37 l47 54 2 ALL NIGHT EMI Nashville HH Breaker HH Brothers Osborne 1.411 +0.377 523 152 50 l48 51 7 GOOD TIME RCA Nashville Niko Moon 1.387 +0.008 485 27 52 l49 53 6 NOBODY Curb  1.296 +0.086 650 72 48 50 49 24 I DON’T LOVE YOU Stoney Creek 1.287 -0.165 746 2 45 l51 55 5 LADY BMLG  Brett Young 1.250 +0.239 501 96 51 52 50 4 SENIOR YEAR Patoka Sounds Drew Baldridge 1.061 -0.339 258 -39 - l53 56 2 MADE FOR YOU Big Loud 0.983 +0.162 353 70 55 l54 57 23 THAT’S WHY I LOVE DIRT ROADS Wheelhouse  Granger Smith 0.966 +0.151 599 76 49 l55 NEW MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN Big Loud HH Hot Shot Debut HH Morgan Wallen 0.961 +0.692 234 158 - l56 58 5 THIS IS US RECORDS/Columbia/Stoney Creek & Noah Cyrus 0.800 +0.005 471 50 53 57 52 5 THE OTHER GIRL Black River Ballerini x Halsey 0.800 -0.441 304 -147 58 l58 60 2 JUST THE WAY Stoney Creek x 0.749 +0.038 394 57 54 59 59 13 FOR MY MONEY EMI Nashville Brandon Lay 0.667 -0.111 337 6 56 l60 RE-ENTRY LIKE I KNEW YOU WOULD Big Machine Payton Smith 0.596 +0.004 274 14 60

GOING FOR ADDS

6/8 Colder Than You AWAL Warner Music Nashville/WAR The Stranger Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville/WEA 55 Trash My Heart Monument

MORGAN Co-penned by the Sneedville, Tenn., native, WALLEN More Than “Hometown” marks his fourth Country My Hometown Airplay entry. It debuts at No. 55 with 961,000 audience impressions. SMITH JASON KEMPIN/GETTY IMAGES FOR COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM AND FAME OF HALL MUSIC COUNTRY FOR IMAGES KEMPIN/GETTY JASON BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 1, 2020 | PAGE 8 OF 19

AIRPLAY Country Airplay MONITORED BY

NEW AND ACTIVE TOTAL TOTAL TITLE Imprint/Label Artist AUDIENCE STATIONS ADDS WHATCHA DRINKIN ‘BOUT Rebel Engine Stephanie Quayle 0.558 24 0 ALMOST MAYBES MCA Nashville Jordan Davis 0.537 14 10 1, 2 MANY River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs & Brooks & Dunn 0.445 6 0 FAMOUS Arista Nashville Adam Doleac 0.413 29 2 ONLY TRUCK IN TOWN Night Train/Broken Bow  0.412 33 1 EVERY OTHER MEMORY RCA Nashville  0.383 14 8

RHETT QUAYLE RECURRENTS MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE THIS TOTAL AUD. WEEK TITLE Imprint/Label Artist (IN MILLIONS) GAIN 1 I HOPE Warner Music Nashville/WAR Gabby Barrett 18.390 TITLE Imprint/Label Artist (IN MIILIONS) 2 THE BONES Columbia Nashville Maren Morris 15.603 ONE MARGARITA Row Crop/Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan +1.856 BE A LIGHT Valory Thomas Rhett Feat. Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban +0.994 3 KINFOLKS MCA Nashville Sam Hunt 12.358 BLUEBIRD Vanner/RCA Nashville Miranda Lambert +0.777 4 HOMEMADE Big Loud Jake Owen 12.352 MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN Big Loud Morgan Wallen +0.692 5 ONE MAN BAND RCA Nashville Old Dominion 11.523 I CALLED MAMA McGraw/Big Machine Tim McGraw +0.467 6 MONSTERS EMI Nashville Eric Church 11.422 ONE NIGHT STANDARDS Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville/WAR Ashley McBryde +0.445 7 EVEN THOUGH I’M LEAVING River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 10.786 HARD TO FORGET MCA Nashville Sam Hunt +0.419 8 RIDIN’ ROADS Broken Bow Dustin Lynch 10.732 ALMOST MAYBES  Jordan Davis +0.393 9 CATCH BMLG Brett Young 9.979 ALL NIGHT EMI Nashville Brothers Osborne +0.377 GOT WHAT I GOT Macon/Broken Bow Jason Aldean +0.371 10 Big Loud Morgan Wallen 8.768 MOST INCREASED PLAYS TITLE Imprint/Label Artist GAIN ONE MARGARITA Row Crop/Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan +701 BLUEBIRD Vanner/RCA Nashville Miranda Lambert +518 BE A LIGHT Valory Thomas Rhett Feat. Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban +456 HARD TO FORGET MCA Nashville Sam Hunt +446 AFTER A FEW Mercury Travis Denning +349 NO I IN BEER Arista Nashville Brad Paisley +310 I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW Curb/Big Machine Carly Pearce & Lee Brice +306 HERE AND NOW Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville/WEA Kenny Chesney +237 GOT WHAT I GOT Macon/Broken Bow Jason Aldean +202 I CALLED MAMA McGraw/Big Machine Tim McGraw +201 PAISLEY BARRETT TEXAS REGIONAL RADIO REPORT WEEK ENDING MAY 31, 2020

THIS LAST WKS ON TW SPINS THIS LAST WKS ON TW SPINS WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE (Label) ARTIST SPINS +/– WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE (Label) ARTIST SPINS +/– l1 2 20 GOTTA GO BACK TO WORK (Independent)  HH 1 Week at 1 HH Jody Booth 1860 159 l11 18 11 RADIO COWBOY (Independent)  Jon Stork 113 2 147 l2 4 19 EVERY DAMN TIME (Independent)  Drew Fish Band 1809 155 l12 16 7 NEON TOWN (Independent)  David Adam Byrnes 113 0 142 l3 3 11 RODEO CLOWN (Independent)  Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen 1749 69 l13 15 20 NO HANDLE (Independent)  The Panhandlers 110 9 65 l4 5 17 I ONLY SEE YOU WITH MY EYES CLOSED (Independent)  Reckless Kelly 1662 11 l14 17 8 LET ME HOLD YOU TONIGHT (Little Red Truck)  110 8 122 l5 6 16 FAMILY NAME (Independent)  Cross Rags and Young 1523 55 l15 14 19 WE DON’T CARE ENOUGH TO FIGHT ANYMORE (Independent)  Casey Baker 1084 12 6 1 17 FOUR MINUTES (King Hall Music)  Chad Cooke Band 1490 -560 l16 21 19 RED DIRT TEXAS (Independent)  Hayden Haddock 1079 136 l7 7 23 THIS MORNING IT WAS TOO LATE (State Fair Records)  Eleven Hundred Springs 1420 71 l17 20 23 FAR FROM GOOD (Independent)  Triston Marez 1019 60 l8 8 13 YOU, ME AND A BOTTLE (Independent)  1400 85 l18 23 20 THROUGH THE JUKEBOX (Independent)  Donice Morace 1002 95 l9 9 24 COWBOY & THE GYPSY (Independent)  Mark Winston Kirk 1345 66 l19 25 6 AS SOON AS YOU (Ten X Music Group)  Bri Bagwell 982 106 l10 10 15 BURY MY BONES (Independent)  Whiskey Myers 1316 74 20 12 21 DROVE ME TO THE WHISKEY (Almost Country)  Casey Donahew 972 -147 RHETT: JOHN SHEARER, QUAYLE: AMARYLLIS LOCKHART, PAISLEY: JEFF LIPSKY, BARRETT: ROBBY KLEIN ROBBY BARRETT: LIPSKY, JEFF PAISLEY: LOCKHART, AMARYLLIS QUAYLE: SHEARER, JOHN RHETT:

Texas Regional Radio Report Top 100 is compiled from weekly online playlist reports from 86 radio stations located in Texas and surrounding states, including reports from specialty shows, internet and satellite radio outlets. Songs are ranked by total plays. For tracking, complete chart methodology and more information, visit www.texasregionalradio.com, or contact Dave Smith at 972-252-8777. Copyright 2020, Texas Regional Radio Report PROMOTION

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project management company, Lozen’s first recording client is Dave McElroy, whose “Trucker Hat” is the label’s first single … Shawn Parr’s Across the Country debuted in 16 markets on June 1, a launch date that was previously announced by Key Networks. Among the initial affiliates for the syndicated four-hour radio show, designed to air 6 a.m.-midnight Monday through Friday, are WGSQ Cookeville, Tenn.; WXFL Florence, Ala.; and WAKX Orlando-Daytona Beach, Fla. … Cox Media Group tabbed Daniel York as president/CEO, beginning May 29. He arrives at the multiplatform chain after serving as AT&T/DIRECTV senior executive vp/chief content officer. ’ROUND THE ROW CRAIG HILL CRAIG New York-based Music Choice announced it is joining most labels and numerous Foundry recording act Shenandoah got a quick course on safe radio chains to observe Blackout Tuesday on June 2. They will disconnect from recording methods from St. Thomas West critical-care team leader work in solidarity with the black community following the death of George Gary Woodward (far left) when it returned to the studio on May 21 for Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer … Fourward Music signed its first COVID-19-era session. From left: Foundry GM Cole Johnstone, singer- Abby Bannon to a publishing deal on May 29, the same day Shenandoah’s Marty Raybon, producer Buddy Cannon, Shenandoah’s she graduated from high school in Crawfordsville, Ind. She has enrolled at Mike McGuire and engineer Tony Castle. Nashville’s … Sony/ATV Nashville added singer-songwriter Kyle Clark to its publishing roster … ASCAP unveiled its ninth annual GPS PEACE, THEN VANDALISM IN NASHVILLE Project class, which connects eight on-the-verge with five to eight Several country-related businesses — including the and publishers in a developmental/educational format. This year’s writers include ’s Margaritaville restaurant, home of SiriusXM’s Music Row Ethan Baumgarner, Bailey Callahan, Stephen Carey, Morgan Johnston, Happy Hour — were vandalized following protests in Nashville on May 30, Jordan Keim, Kate Malone, Nell Maynard and Kaylee Rose … Five-piece though the property damage should not overshadow the importance of the I bluegrass band Nefesh Mountain signed a management deal with Rockit Will Breathe demonstration at Legislative Plaza in Nashville. Artist Entertainment, owned by Neal Spielberg and Barney Kilpatrick, and The event was one of dozens held across the United States as outrage grew a booking agreement with Madison House, with Brian Swanson tabbed as surrounding the death of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, at the hands responsible agent … Nashville music journalist Gayle Thompson established of a Minneapolis police officer who has been jailed on murder charges. EverythingNash.com, a website devoted to Music City entertainment, The Nashville property damage — which the protest’s organizers have con- dining and night life. Thompson is a 15-year vet who was recently affiliated demned and was likely inflicted by people who hijacked the event’s aftermath with PopCulture.com. Reach her here … The Country Music Association’s — was not in evidence during the peaceful demonstration that Mayor John CMA Foundation joined the National Association for Music Education and Cooper attended. An estimated 4,000 people were at the rally, which featured 53 national organizations to voice support for arts education as an essential a mix of races and age groups. More than 90% wore face masks, and many program for students in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic … Leadership attempted to remain socially distanced. Middle Tennessee has paused its current 10-month program and will resume The crowds erupted repeatedly into chants of “Black lives matter” and “No next spring, citing coronavirus-related concerns … The BMI Foundation justice, no peace,” with a series of speakers voicing anger over years of in- received a matching grant from Spotify’s COVID-19 Relief Fund and is offering equality and oppression for American blacks. Homemade signs underscored assistance to songwriters and concert presenters. Related organizations the sentiment: “We Hate Your Hate,” “White Silence Is Violence” and “Am seeking support are encouraged to inquire with the foundation here … Some I Next?” — the latter signifying the fear created by a series of black deaths in of late music veteran Phran Galante’s belongings are being auctioned online police custody. to benefit the Pet Community Center in Nashville. Go here for details … Steel In conjunction with Floyd’s killing and the protests, a ream of country guitarist Bucky Baxter died May 25 on Sanibel Island, Fla. He was best known artists has made social media statements in support of the push for equality, for his work with Bob Dylan and Steve Earle, but also contributed to albums including Thomas Rhett, Chris Young, Dan + Shay, , Maren by , and … Former Morris, Ingrid Andress, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw and Kane Brown. record promoter Stan Byrd died May 23. He worked with Warner Bros., The Nashville demonstration, scheduled for 3 p.m.-5 p.m., started at Leg- Asylum, Bandit and Columbia during his career, which included a run as the islative Plaza, an open area across from the Tennessee State Capitol that is head of indie promotion firm Chart Attack. Services will be scheduled later adjacent to War Memorial Auditorium, a building that housed the Grand Ole through Sellars Funeral Home in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. Opry in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The subsequent march paraded past another Opry home, the Ryman Auditorium, and through lower Broadway, a honky-tonk heaven that serves as part of the footprint for the annual CMA Music Festival. The route came within a block of the former Woolworth retail store, where the Nashville sit-ins in 1960 aided that era’s civil rights battle. The march also passed the National Museum of African-American Music, which will open across the street from the Ryman this fall. Its rise suggests that Nashville is making strides toward providing equality for all its citizens, though in the last two years, a police officer killed a black citizen in Music City. The city’s uneven racial record, which is shared by many communities, is at the heart of the nationwide outrage. But its real meaning was simplified by a youth who held a sign along Broadway in Nashville that summarized his own fears about his future: “Black Boys Have Dreams Too.” RADIO & RECORDS®

Big Loud announced the signing of singer-songwriter Ben Burgess to a WATERTOWN recording deal. He is featured in a track on the Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Kip Moore (left) premiered a half-hour documentary, Seven Days at album Chapter 1: Snake Oil, released May 29 … Lozen Entertainment Group the Rock, at the Stardust Drive-In Theatre in Watertown, Tenn., on formed a label, signing a distribution deal with Copperline Music Group. May 28 to celebrate the release of his album Wild World. He’s joined by Formed by Jennifer Boise and McKenzie Floyd in 2018 as a social media and SiriusXM host Storme Warren (center) and videographer P.J. Brown. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 1, 2020 | PAGE 11 OF 19

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MUSIC NOTES ON THIS DATE IN COUNTRY MUSIC

“Write this down, take a little note”: is invoking his own 1999 June 2 single “Write This Down” for a public service announcement that encourages • 2017 — Columbia releases Luke Texans to keep up the fight against the Combs’ debut album, This One’s for coronavirus. It’s a sure bet that songwriters You. Dana Hunt and Kent Robbins didn’t envision • 1990 — hits No. 1 their song becoming a vehicle for sanitation on the Billboard country singles chart advice: “Wash your hands regularly, wear a with “I’ve Cried My Last Tear for You.” face mask, and stay six feet apart from others in public.” Fortunately, Strait makes it cool, June 3

even downright patriotic, to do the right thing. • 2000 — Tim McGraw and Kenny McGRAW YORK NEW WNYC Chesney are arrested in Buffalo, N.Y., joins the still-small list of country for a backstage skirmish at Ralph Wilson Stadium during a George artists converting outdated movie venues into Strait tour, in which Chesney takes a ride on a policeman’s horse and concert settings. He booked performances at McGraw gets into a fight with officers. They are acquitted in May 2001. drive-in theaters in two Georgia towns: Jesup FORD (June 19-20) and Tiger (two June 21 mati- June 4 nees). Craig Campbell scheduled a similar block of four concerts June 5-7 at • 2015 — and Jack White are inducted into the Music the same two outlets. The Stardust Drive-In Theatre in Watertown, Tenn., has City Walk of Fame. likewise hosted at least two country events of late. Keith Urban inaugurated the concept with a May 14 show for Vanderbilt University Medical Center June 5 healthcare workers. And Kip Moore premiered a 30-minute documentary, • 1980 — The John Travolta movie Urban Cowboy premieres. It in- Seven Days at the Rock, on May 28 leading up to the release of his latest album, cludes music by , Johnny Lee, Mickey Gilley, Anne Wild World. The Moore event was a mix of new technology and nostalgia — Murray, Eagles, The Band, Jimmy Buffett, Bon- the sound was provided via an FM signal rather than the clunky metal speak- nie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt and J.D. Souther. ers that used to go with drive-in movies. Windows, however, still get foggy. • 1973 — holds his first Nashville recording session at Quadraphonic Studios, backed by a band that includes singer- For the second time, Tanya Tucker postponed a bundle of concerts, delaying songwriter Steve Goodman. shows through the end of August from her CMT Next Women of Country: Bring My Flowers Now Tour because of coronavirus restrictions. She did, however, June 6 add her name to the annual Concert for Love and Acceptance on June 30. Pre- • 2018 — Blake Shelton covers “Small Town Saturday Night” and sented this year as an online event, it also will feature Ty Herndon, Kristin “Drivin’ My Life Away” during the grand-opening concert for Chenoweth and CMT’s Cody Alan, with more performers to be announced. Nashville’s Ole Red club. Guests include Jon Pardi, Devin Dawson, Chris Janson, Dan + Shay, Michael Ray and Lauren Alaina. • 2005 — picks up two gold singles from the RIAA for “I The list of performers for CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Love This Bar” and his duet with , “Beer for My Horses.” Special continues to grow with Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Reba McEntire and Keith Urban among the newest add-ons to a lineup of close to 30 artists, June 7 actors and personalities. The June 3 event, featuring remote appearances that • 2010 — Capitol releases Eric Church’s “Smoke a Little Smoke” honor healthcare professionals and other COVID-19 front-line workers, like- to radio. wise boasts Florida Georgia Line, Kane Brown, Tim McGraw, Luke Combs and Miranda Lambert. June 8 • 2019 — welcomes hip-hop artist and surprise guitarist Keith Urban to perform crossover hit “Old Town Top Headlines from .com Road” during the CMA Music Festival at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Click on headlines below for more details Source: RolandNote.com, the Ultimate Country Music Database Music Industry Calling For A ‘Blackout’ In Response To George Floyd’s Death

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SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA Hot Country Songs COMPILED BY

TWO COUNTRY THIS LAST WEEKS WKS ON TITLE Artist AIRPLAY PEAK WEEK WEEK AGO CHART PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL RANK POSITION HH HH 1 1 1 65 THE BONES No. 1 (13 weeks) Maren Morris RC 1 G.KURSTIN (M.MORRIS,J.M.ROBBINS,L.J.VELTZ) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 2 2 2 41 CHASIN’ YOU Morgan Wallen 3 2 J.MOI (J.MOORE,M.WALLEN,C.WISEMAN) BIG LOUD 3 3 3 57 I HOPE Gabby Barrett RC 2 R.COPPERMAN (Z.KALE,J.M.NITE,G.BARRETT) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR DOES TO ME 4 4 5 20 Luke Combs Featuring Eric Church 1 4 l S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,R.M.L.FULCHER,T.M.REEVE) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 5 5 4 24 NOBODY BUT YOU Blake Shelton Duet With Gwen Stefani 4 2 S.HENDRICKS (T.L.JAMES,R.COPPERMAN,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WMN I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW 6 6 6 33 Carly Pearce & Lee Brice 5 6 l BUSBEE (C.PEARCE,L.COMBS,R.MONTANA,J.SINGLETON) CURB/BIG MACHINE AFTER A FEW 7 7 8 33 Travis Denning 2 7 l J.S.STOVER (T.DENNING,K.ARCHER,J.WEAVER) ME RCURY HARD TO FORGET 8 9 9 16 Sam Hunt 9 8 l Z.CROWELL,L.LAIRD (S.L.HUNT,A.GORLEY,L.LAIRD,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE,A.GRISHAM,M.J.SHURTZ,R.HULL) MCA NASHVILLE 9 8 7 22 BEER CAN’T FIX Thomas Rhett Featuring Jon Pardi 6 6 D.HUFF,J.BUNETTA,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,J.BUNETTA,Z.SKELTON,R.B.TEDDER) VALORY HH HH 10 10 12 11 ONE MARGARITA Airplay Gainer Luke Bryan 10 10 l J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (M.R.CARTER,M.DRAGSTREM,J.THOMPSON) ROW CROP/CAPITOL NASHVILLE BLUEBIRD 11 11 10 26 Miranda Lambert 11 10 l J.JOYCE (M.LAMBERT,L.DICK,N.HEMBY) VANNER/RCA NASHVILLE HH HH 12 16 14 10 I LOVE MY COUNTRY Digital & Streaming Gainer Florida Georgia Line 15 12 l C.CROWDER,FLORIDA GEORIGA LINE (C.CROWDER,E.K.SMITH,CHARLIE HANDSOME) BMLG HERE AND NOW 13 12 11 14 Kenny Chesney 7 11 l B.CANNON,K.CHESNEY (C.WISEMAN,D.L.MURPHY,D.A.GARCIA) BLUE CHAIR/WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WEA GOD WHISPERED YOUR NAME 14 14 15 13 Keith Urban 13 14 l K.URBAN,D.MCCARROLL (C.AUGUST,M.CARTER,SHY CARTER,J.T.SLATER) HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE IN BETWEEN 15 13 13 30 Scotty McCreery 8 13 l F.ROGERS (S.MCCREERY,F.ROGERS,J.L.ALEXANDER,J.SINGLETON) TRIPLE TIGERS DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART 16 15 16 45 Maddie & Tae 18 15 l J.M.ROBBINS,D.WELLS (M.MARLOW,T.DYE,J.SINGLETON,D.RUTTAN) MERCURY DRINKING ALONE 17 17 18 24 Carrie Underwood 14 17 l D.GARCIA,C.UNDERWOOD (C.UNDERWOOD,D.A.GARCIA,) CAPITOL NASHVILLE BE A LIGHT 18 18 17 9 Thomas Rhett Featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin & Keith Urban 19 13 l D.HUFF (THOMAS RHETT,M.DRAGSTREM,J.MILLER,J.THOMPSON) VALORY ONE BIG COUNTRY SONG 19 21 23 24 LOCASH 12 19 l 770 PRODUCTIONS (J.FRASURE,A.GORLEY,M.W.HARDY) WHEELHOUSE WHY WE DRINK 20 24 25 17 Justin Moore 16 20 l J.S.STOVER,S.BORCHETTA (J.MOORE,C.BEATHARD,D.L.MURPHY,J.S.STOVER) VALORY 21 20 20 6 COOL AGAIN Kane Brown 20 12 D.HUFF (K.BROWN,J.HODGES,M.MCGINN,L.RIMES) RCA NASHVILLE 22 19 19 4 SIX FEET APART Luke Combs 36 10 C.MATTHEWS,L.COMBS (L.COMBS,B.COBB,R.SNYDER) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE GOT WHAT I GOT 23 28 27 16 Jason Aldean 29 23 l M.KNOX (M.TYLER,A.PALMER,T.ARCHER) MACON/BROKEN BOW ONE BEER 24 25 24 22 HARDY Featuring Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson 31 23 l J.MOI,D.WELLS (M.W.HARDY,H.LINDSEY,J.MITCHELL) BIG LOUD ONE NIGHT STANDARDS 25 27 26 22 Ashley McBryde 21 23 l J.JOYCE (A.MCBRYDE,S.MCANALLY,N.HAYFORD) ATLANTIC/WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR

COUNTRY SONGWRITERSTM COUNTRY PRODUCERSTM

#1 #1 1 9 WKS LUKE COMBS  1 11 WKS JOEY MOI  2 SHANE MCANALLY  2 DANN HUFF  3 CRAIG WISEMAN  3  TIE 4 LAURA VELTZ  4 GREG KURSTIN  TIE 4 MAREN MORRIS  5 ROSS COPPERMAN  6  6  7 MORGAN WALLEN  7 SCOTT MOFFATT  8 JOSH THOMPSON  8 BUSBEE  9 HARDY  9 SCOTT HENDRICKS 

10 JON NITE  COMBS 10 FRANK ROGERS  JIM WRIGHT JIM

The weekly Country Songwriters and Country Producers charts are based on total points accrued by a songwriter and producer, respectively, for each attributed song that appears on the Hot Country Songs chart. As with Billboard’s yearly recaps, multiple writers or producers split points for each song equally (and the dividing of points will lead to occasional ties on rankings). BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 1, 2020 | PAGE 14 OF 19

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 26 26 30 7 ONE OF THEM GIRLS Lee Brice 33 25 B.GLOVER,K.JACOBS,L.BRICE (A.GORLEY,B.JOHNSON,D.DAVIDSON,L.BRICE) CURB 27 23 29 6 MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN Morgan Wallen 55 12 J.MOI (M.W.HARDY,E.K.SMITH,CHARLIE HANDSOME,M.WALLEN) B IG LOUD DONE 28 30 31 14 Chris Janson 17 27 l C.JANSON,T.CECIL (C.JANSON,M.OGLESBY,J.PAULIN,M.ROY) W ARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR 29 29 — 2 SECOND GUESSING Florida Georgia Line - 29 C.CROWDER,T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY (T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY,C.CROWDER,E.R.DEAN,A.DEROBERTS,S.MCANALLY,G.PALMER,B.SIMONETTI,R.B.TEDDER,G.WARBURTON) BMLG 30 31 28 10 THE OTHER GIRL x Halsey 57 19 R.COPPERMAN,S.MCANALLY,K.BALLERINI (K.BALLERINI,S.MCANALLY,R.COPPERMAN,A.FRANGIPANE) BLACK RIVER 31 33 41 5 AIN’T ALWAYS THE COWBOY Jon Pardi 34 31 B.BUTLER,R.GORE,J.PARDI (B.KINNEY,J.THOMPSON) CAPITOL NASHVILLE LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO 32 47 40 10 Russell Dickerson 41 32 l D.HUFF,C.BROWN,R.DICKRESON (R.DICKERSON,C.BROWN,P.WELLING) TRIPLE TIGERS 33 32 35 7 CHAMPAGNE NIGHT Lady Antebellum 39 27 S.MCANALLY,A.DEROBERTS (D.HAYWOOD,C.KELLEY,H.SCOTT,P.CONROY,E.R.DEAN,A.DEROBERTS,T.A.GEMZA,S.MCANALLY,M.R.MERLO,R.B.TEDDER,D.THOMSON) BMLG ALMOST MAYBES Jordan Davis 34 RE-ENTRY 2 - 34 l P.DIGIOVANNI (J.DAVIS,J.FRASURE,H.LINDSEY) MCA NASHVILLE 35 34 33 16 MY TRUCK - 26 KAL V,T.TAYLOR (D.BRELAND,T.TAYLOR,K.AUSTIN,D.BARTON,T.ZEIGLER) BAD REALM/ATLANTIC I CALLED MAMA 36 36 22 4 Tim McGraw 22 22 l T.MCGRAW,B.GALLIMORE (M.GREEN,L.MILLER,J.YEARY) MCGRAW/BIG MACHINE JUST THE WAY 37 37 34 15 Parmalee x Blanco Brown 58 31 l D.FANNING (M.THOMAS,K.BARD,N.W.SIPE) STONEY CREEK SHE’S MINE 38 41 43 11 Kip Moore 26 38 l K.MOORE (K.MOORE,D.COUCH,S.STEPAKOFF) MCA NASHVILLE SOME GIRLS 39 39 38 10 Jameson Rodgers 25 38 l C.FARREN,M.J.CONES (M.W.HARDY,J.MITCHELL,C.J. SOLAR) COMBUSTION/RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE SOME PEOPLE DO 40 42 46 10 Old Dominion 35 39 l S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,J.FRASURE,S.MCANALLY,THOMAS RHETT) RCA NASHVILLE LADY 41 40 32 4 Brett Young 51 22 l D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,R.COPPERMAN,J.M.NITE) BMLG HH HH 42 NEW 1 SINGLE SATURDAY NIGHT Hot Shot Debut - 42 l M.R.CARTER (A.GORLEY,M.W.HARDY,M.HOLMES) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WMN WHAT COULD’VE BEEN 43 38 36 26 Gone West 27 34 l J.KENNEY (C.CAILLAT,J.K.YOUNG,J.REEVES,D.J.REEVES,J.KENNEY) TRIPLE TIGERS EVERYWHERE BUT ON 44 43 37 10 Matt Stell 30 37 l A.BOWERS,M.STELL (M.STELL,P.SIKES,L.MILLER) RECORDS/ARISTA NASHVILLE GETTING GOOD 45 44 39 16 Lauren Alaina 40 33 l D.GARCIA (E.L.WEISBAND) 19/MERCURY PRETTY HEART 46 45 42 4 Parker McCollum 28 42 l (P.MCCOLLUM,R.MONTANA) MCA NASHVILLE NO I IN BEER 47 46 — 3 Brad Paisley 24 46 l L.WOOTEN,D.HUFF (B.PAISLEY,K.LOVELACE) ARISTA NASHVILLE CHEATIN’ SONGS 48 48 45 3 Midland 32 45 l D.HUFF,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE (J.CARSON,C.DUDDY,M.WYSTRACH,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) BIG MACHINE TO HELL & BACK 49 49 50 5 Maren Morris 45 44 l BUSBEE,M.MORRIS (M.MORRIS,J.J.DILLON,L.J.VELTZ) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE GOOD TIME Niko Moon 50 RE-ENTRY 2 48 45 l N.MOON,J.MURTY (N.MOON,J.MINTON,A.MOON,J.MURTY,M.TRUSSELL) RCA NASHVILLE

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

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

ALBUM AUDIO VIDEO CONSUMPTION ON-DEMAND ON-DEMAND 2019 2020 CHANGE ALBUM CONSUMPTION This Week 1,264,000 1,527,431,000 133,634,000 Album ’19 21.22 million Consumption 21,224,000 23,511,000 10.8% ’20 23.51 million Last Week 1,234,000 1,353,363,000 135,623,000 Album Sales 4,182,000 3,460,000 -17.3% Change 2.4% 12.9% -1.5% TOTAL ON-DEMAND STREAMS Audio On-Demand 20,754,656,000 25,170,748,000 21.3% ’19 26.20 billion This Week Last Year 1,086,000 1,118,221,000 281,264,000 ’20 28.13 billion Change 16.4% 36.6% -52.5% Video On-Demand 5,452,280,000 2,961,182,000 -45.7%

All data measures U.S. activity as of the week ending May 28, 2020. All units counts are rounded to the nearest thousand. Album consumption units — also known as albums plus TEA plus SEA — consists of album sales; track-equivalent album (TEA) sales whereby 10 tracks equal one consumption unit; and stream equivalent albums (SEA) whereby 1,250 paid and/or 3,750 ad-supported audio on-demand streams (OAD) equal one consumption unit. Nielsen Music/MRC Data has reprocessed year-to-date figures to account for a change in methodology, resulting in a restatement in streaming data from a provider, which has resulted in a shift in some previously reported data, most notably for video streams. For inquiries about any Nielsen Music data, please contact Josh Bennett at 615-807-1338 or [email protected] BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 1, 2020 | PAGE 15 OF 19

SALES, DATA STREAMING & SALES COMPILED BY DATA COMPILED BY

COUNTRY COUNTRY DIGITAL SONG SALES

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ON CHT ARTIST ARTIST 2 WEEKS 2 WEEKS IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL I HOPE ONE MARGARITA LUKE COMBS WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET 1 1 31 1 1 8 l GABBY BARRETT  LUKE BRYAN  1 2 1 29 RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 595687*/SMN 1   CHASIN’ YOU SINGLE SATURDAY NIGHT MORGAN WALLEN IF I KNOW ME l2 2 21 l2 NEW 2 3 3 104 783* 0 2 MORGAN WALLEN  COLE SWINDELL  LUKE COMBS THIS ONE’S FOR YOU 3 3 41 HEARTLESS 3 2 2 SECOND GUESSING 3 4 2 156 RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 538883*/SMN 3 1 DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY FEAT. MORGAN WALLEN  FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE  THE BONES HARD TO FORGET SAM HUNT SOUTHSIDE 4 4 47 4 5 12 4 5 4 8 MCA NASHVILLE 031776*/UMGN 1 MAREN MORRIS  l SAM HUNT  DOES TO ME NOBODY BUT YOU NEW 1 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE 6-PACK (EP) 5 l5 6 9 5 4 24 l5 BMLG DIGITAL EX LUKE COMBS FEAT. ERIC CHURCH  BLAKE SHELTON DUET WITH GWEN STEFANI  BLAKE SHELTON FULLY LOADED: GOD’S COUNTRY 6 5 16 I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW 6 11 17 CHASIN’ YOU 6 6 6 24 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 607343/WMN 0 1 CARLY PEARCE & LEE BRICE  MORGAN WALLEN  TENNESSEE WHISKEY DOES TO ME TRAVELLER 7 9 164 7 12 17 7 7 7 265 MERCURY 019405*/UMGN 4 1 l CHRIS STAPLETON  l LUKE COMBS FEAT. ERIC CHURCH  HARD TO FORGET I HOPE MAREN MORRIS GIRL 8 11 8 8 9 39 8 8 8 64 COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 590186*/SMN 0 1 l SAM HUNT  GABBY BARRETT  ONE MAN BAND SIX FEET APART 10 10 52 THOMAS RHETT CENTER POINT ROAD 1 9 7 40 9 6 4 l9 VALORY TR0400A*/BMLG 0 OLD DOMINION  LUKE COMBS  WHISKEY GLASSES THE BONES 13 14 251 GREATEST HITS SO FAR... 3 10 10 67 10 8 41 l10 ROAR/SOUTHERN GROUND/ATLANTIC 546369/AG l MORGAN WALLEN  MAREN MORRIS  KANE BROWN EXPERIMENT 11 8 18 NOBODY BUT YOU 11 13 11 BLUEBIRD 11 11 9 81 ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE /SMN 1 1 BLAKE SHELTON DUET WITH GWEN STEFANI  MIRANDA LAMBERT  AFTER A FEW BEER CAN’T FIX DAN + SHAY DAN + SHAY 12 12 7 12 16 16 12 12 11 101 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 570796/WMN 1 1 l TRAVIS DENNING  THOMAS RHETT FEAT. JON PARDI  TIM MCGRAW 35 BIGGEST HITS BLUEBIRD CHAMPAGNE NIGHT RE-ENTRY 65 8 13 13 4 13 7 7 l13 CURB 79413 l MIRANDA LAMBERT  LADY ANTEBELLUM  BEER CAN’T FIX I LOVE MY COUNTRY KENNY CHESNEY HERE AND NOW 14 16 5 14 22 4 14 9 5 4 BLUE CHAIR/WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 631374/WMN 1 l THOMAS RHETT FEAT. JON PARDI  l FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE  BE A LIGHT 15 12 31 OLD DOMINION OLD DOMINION 1 15 15 108 15 17 9 l15 RCA NASHVILLE 589183*/SMN l LUKE COMBS  THOMAS RHETT F/R. MCENTIRE, H. SCOTT, C. TOMLIN & K. URBAN  10,000 HOURS I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW NEW 1 JORDAN DAVIS JORDAN DAVIS (EP) 16 16 14 34 16 19 26 l16 MCA NASHVILLE DIGITAL EX/UMGN DAN + SHAY & JUSTIN BIEBER  CARLY PEARCE & LEE BRICE  MEANT TO BE MY WISH KANE BROWN KANE BROWN 17 18 131 17 15 34 17 14 13 182 ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE 530947*/SMN 2 1 l BEBE REXHA & FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE    BEER NEVER BROKE MY HEART TENNESSEE WHISKEY GEORGE STRAIT 50 NUMBER ONES 18 19 55 18 20 223 18 19 19 213 MCA NASHVILLE 000459/UMGN (25.98) 7 1 l LUKE COMBS  CHRIS STAPLETON  ELVIS PRESLEY THE ESSENTIAL ELVIS PRESLEY ONE MARGARITA GOT WHAT I GOT 19 23 2 19 21 5 19 17 16 63 RCA/SONY STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP 89048*/LEGACY (25.98) 1 12 l LUKE BRYAN  JASON ALDEAN  BLAKE SHELTON RELOADED: 20 #1 HITS I LOVE MY COUNTRY CHURCH IN A CHEVY 21 21 240 2 20 NEW 20 NEW l20 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 551788/WMN l FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE  l JORDAN DAVIS () 21 25 24 206 JON PARDI 1 21 20 32 KINFOLKS 21 23 8 GOD WHISPERED YOUR NAME l CAPITOL NASHVILLE 024744*/UMGN 1 SAM HUNT  KEITH URBAN () KELSEA BALLERINI KELSEA MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN GOD’S COUNTRY 22 17 5 22 RE-ENTRY 22 16 15 10 BLACK RIVER 2020* 2 MORGAN WALLEN  BLAKE SHELTON  MIRANDA LAMBERT WILDCARD TEQUILA WATCH THE WORLD DIE 23 23 22 30 1 23 21 110 23 NEW VANNER/RCA NASHVILLE 597873*/SMN l DAN + SHAY  l CODY JINKS  THE ESSENTIAL JOHNNY CASH HEAVEN WHY WE DRINK 24 29 38 170 16 24 22 131 24 1 l COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 86290*/LEGACY (24.98/17.98) 3 l KANE BROWN  JUSTIN MOORE  FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE HERE’S TO THE GOOD TIMES WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS ONE OF THEM GIRLS 25 30 32 268 2 1 25 RE-ENTRY 25 25 4 l REPUBLIC NASHVILLE 017773/BMLG l LUKE COMBS  LEE BRICE  Top Country Albums ranks the most popular country albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, The week’s top-streamed and top-selling paid download country songs, respectively, from sales reports based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming collected and provided by Nielsen Music. Charts update weekly on Tuesdays at www.Billboard.Biz/ equivalent albums). Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights charts. Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved. reserved. SALES DATA SALES DATA COMPILED BY COMPILED BY AMERICANA/ FOLK ALBUMS BLUEGRASS ALBUMS

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10 12 79 JOHN MELLENCAMP THE BEST THAT I COULD DO 1978 - 1988 6 NEW 1 DARYL MOSLEY THE SECRET OF LIFE 10 l10 MERCURY 536738*/UME (11.98/17.98) 3 l10 PINECASTLE 1241 Americana/Folk Albums ranks the most popular Americana/folk albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, Bluegrass Albums ranks the most popular bluegrass albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming album sales. Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved. equivalent albums). Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 1, 2020 | PAGE 16 OF 19

MAKIN’ TRACKS TOM ROLAND [email protected]

‘All Night’: Brothers Osborne Got The ‘Good’ If You Got The Time

If Brothers Osborne’s new “All Night” feels like a rock anthem, there’s you got something. I’ve got something, you got something.’ We’re like, ‘That’s good reason. cool. Let’s keep doing that.’ ” Spacious block power chords under John Osborne’s ripping guitar solo have It became an exercise. They made a list of compound words and familiar the same swaggering feel as Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock & Roll.” Ringing guitar phrases they could split — “I got the good, if you got the time,” “I got the moon, tones under T.J. Osborne’s “I got the fuse if you got the light” in the chorus if you got the shine” — and strung the best ones together in no particular order recall INXS’ “Need You Tonight” and ’ “Undercover of across the first two verses. the Night.” The locked-in foundation of drummer Adam Box and “The only downfall to songs like that is, poor T.J. — when you’re up onstage bassist Pete Stemberg pumps as ruthlessly as ZZ Top’s “Legs.” singing and any line can go anywhere, it’s a nightmare,” says John. “If you get Most of those similarities were unintended, though the latter one was defi- one word thrown in the beginning that’s supposed to be the end, the whole nitely not a coincidence. thing falls apart.” “Especially in the bridge section,” says John, “where it goes to the 32nd notes The word play in those verses feels smoky, while the celebratory chorus tran- or 16th notes — however you divide it — sitions into a party with little problem. on a high hat and it starts to sound a lot They also created an additional bridge like early-’80s ZZ Top, ‘She’s got legs,’ section, though it’s only subtly different that kind of driving groove. That’s what from the verses: It breaks from the “I we were going for. Really, it’s all about got the something…” template to cre- just a feeling and emotion more than ate a new kind of pairing — “What good something overtly deep.” is a saint, if you ain’t got the sinnin’.” Released by EMI Nashville to DeRoberts produced a demo for the country radio on May 5 via PlayMPE, Osbornes that day that incorporated a “All Night” is a compact performance Dr. Dre-style synthesizer, and they running two minutes 48 seconds retweaked it later in a second session. that showcases the heart of Brothers “We did two versions of it — one with Osborne: John’s proficient guitar the ridiculous Moog synth and then an- work, T.J.’s caramelized baritone and other without it — and I thought until a rollicking energy that draws from they went in the studio that they were country, Southern blues-rock and arena not going to do that,” says DeRoberts. rock. For the first time, the brothers used “We had no idea of what would soon their full road band — Box, Stemberg, be coming our way with the pandemic, guitarist Jason Graumlich and key- but it kind of in our minds was really boardist Billy Justineau — in the stu- BROTHERS OSBORNE perfect to have something that was just dio, and they conducted a fairly thor- easy to listen to,” notes T.J., “and some- ough preproduction cycle to make sure thing that would be pretty easy to kind of help you turn off all the noise and the band would know the songs well enough to adapt once sessions started check out from it all for a minute.” with producer Jay Joyce (Miranda Lambert, Eric Church). “All Night” is roughly 1 year old, penned at the East Nashville studio of “He operates on a wave that pretty much the rest of the population of Earth songwriter-producer Andrew DeRoberts (“The Weekend,” “Champagne does not operate on,” assesses John. “It’s really, really great, but it can be hard Nights”), who laid the groundwork for the song with simple preparation. He at times, especially for the band when they’re trying to learn the song on the had a drum track mapped before the Osbornes arrived, and he placed the right spot while Jay is producing at the speed in which he produces.” guitar at the right spot in the room to get a specific response. Joyce helped John shape the guitar solo section, particularly the chord struc- “I had this dumb realization,” recalls DeRoberts. “I was like, ‘Well, T.J. is ture underneath it, and he encouraged T.J. to put a stutter — “Get, get, get to a baritone singer, so they should have a song that has a baritone guitar riff.’ livin’ ” — in the second line of the chorus. He also placed a light electronic They had not had one up to that point. And so I had the drum track queued effect on T.J.’s voice in the bridge section to provide a little more separation up, and then I got my baritone guitar, hooked it up and turned a little combo from the verses. T.J. delivered his vocal within three passes on the mic, part amp on and kind of leaned it against the couch and sort of waited for them to of which is captured in a video of the sessions. show up. I knew that if John saw that out and it was already plugged in and “If you see me in there singing a vocal part, that’s made [while] tracking everything, then he would just start noodling around on it and eventually the vocal down,” says T.J. “Some people get together and do mock perfor- he’d probably land on something that we could write a song to.” mances, but what you see there is definitely all of us fucking putting shit down Meaning manipulation is a good songwriting tool? for this tune.” “I try to set our friends up to succeed is the way I like to think about it,” “All Night” was one of several tracks considered for the first single from muses DeRoberts. the duo’s forthcoming third album, picked in part because its jumble of No matter what he calls it, the plan worked. As soon as DeRoberts played pumped-up influences provides a welcome diversion in a tense culture. It the drum groove, John took the bait. debuted at No. 54 on the Country Airplay chart dated May 30 and moves “It sounded kind of disco or something,” recalls John. “He had a baritone to No. 47 in its second week. They hope it’s got chart legs — they know how guitar sitting next to me on the couch, and I picked it up. The first thing that to use them. I played was that opening riff — I don’t know why, I didn’t walk in there with “It was a pretty simple song lyrically, but really, the intention was to have it — and he was like, ‘Yeah, cool, keep doing that.’ So over that kind of disco something that wasn’t too overthought,” says T.J. “You know, re-

beat and that baritone guitar, T.J. just started going, ‘I got the something, if cently told me not every song has to be Socrates.” PEETS JOHN BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 1, 2020 | PAGE 17 OF 19 Country Airplay Index

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Music Corp., SESAC/EKT Publishing, SESAC/ BMI (M.Tyler, A.Palmer, T.Archer) 29 Vibes, Good Times Music, SESAC/Curb Songs, ASCAP/ Rhett)  Sllaight Music Publishing, SOCAN/Round Hill Songs BLS Songs Of Riser House, BMI (D.Scott, M.Alderman, D.Wilson) JV, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Dat Damn Dean T   Music, BMI/Songs In The Key Of Claire, ASCAP/Patriot H   49 Games Publishing, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/ G23 Publishing, SESAC/Eligible Music dba Songland HARD TO FORGET Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/ NOBODY BUT YOU EMI Blackwood Music Inc., THAT’S WHY I LOVE DIRT ROADS Television Publishing, SESAC/BMG Cicada, SESAC/Tempo Between the Pines, LLC, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, BMI/Endurance Romeo Charlie, BMI/Smack Of Ham Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Climbing Investments, GMR/Smackwood Music, GMR/Warner ASCAP/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Story Songs, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/ Windmills Music, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/ Geo Met Ric Music, GMR/MerloJamsPublishing, ASCAP/ Music Publishing, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/ Influence Media Music SPV, LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group CDS Words And Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Story Music Deluge Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, Suzanne James Songs, GMR/Unichappell Music, Inc., Ltd., GMR/Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/Smackborne Music, Publishing, GMR/Spruce Road Publishing, GMR/Nite ASCAP/Write Me A Song Publishing, GMR/Downtown BMI/Smackstreet Music, GMR/Warner Geo Met Ric Music, ASCAP/Still Working For The Man Music, BMI/Songs Of Writer Music, ASCAP (C. DeStefano, J.M.Nite, B.Rempel, Global Two, GMR (D.Haywood, C.Kelley, H.Scott, P.Conroy, GMR/Influence Media Music SPV, LLC, GMR/Sony/ATV Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI (T.L.James, G.Smith) 54 E.R.Dean, A.DeRoberts, T.A.Gemza, S.McAnally, M.R.Merlo, Accent, ASCAP/Smackborne Music, ASCAP/Jamie Music R.Copperman, S.McAnally, J.Osborne) 4 R.B.Tedder, D.Thomson) 39 Publishing Co., BMI (S.L.Hunt, A.Gorley, L.Laird, S.McAnally, THIS IS US KMR II GT Publishing Limited, BMI/ J.Osborne, A.Grisham, M.J.Shurtz, R.Hull) 9 Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/ NO I IN BEER New House Of Sea Gayle Music, Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/Georgia CHASIN’ YOU BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Team ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Own My Own Music Song Vibez, ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP/WC Music Destiny, ASCAP/JMZL Music, ASCAP/Big Loud Mountain, HERE AND NOW Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/ Publishing, ASCAP (B.Paisley, K.Lovelace) 24 Corp., ASCAP/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI/Sparko Phone BMI/Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP/ Music, BMI/Medina Sound, BMI/DII Music LLC, BMI/BMG Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP (J.Moore, M.Wallen, Old Desperados, LLC, ASCAP/N2D Publishing Company, NOW YOU KNOW Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/ Platinum Songs US, BMI/Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP (N. C.Wiseman) 3 Inc., ASCAP/Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/4TheKidz Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Mandy’s Cyrus, T.Hubbard, J.M.Schmidt, I.Juber, D.Emile II) 56 ASCAP (C.Wiseman, D.L.Murphy, D.A.Garcia) 7 Favorite Songs, BMI/Murphy The Wolf Music, BMI/Five CHEATIN’ SONGS WC Music Corp., ASCAP/TipTop Miles West Songs, BMI/Don’t Be A Gypsy, BMI (J.Langston, TO HELL & BACK International Dog Music, BMI/ Music, ASCAP/Tropical Cowboy Publishing, ASCAP/ I   B.Clawson, B.Berryhill) 37 Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Jay Gatsby Music, BMI/ Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Kitt Cass Revelry Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing Publishing Corporation, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack I CALLED MAMA All Night Linda Music, BMI/ O   America, Inc., BMI/Oh Denise Publishing, BMI/Warner- Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/Sony/ATV Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Sony/ATV Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (M.Morris, J.J.Dillon, Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/ Tree Publishing, BMI/BMG Silver Songs, SESAC/Still L.J.Veltz) 45 Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing Working For All Inc., SESAC/Sonic Style Music, SESAC/ ONE BEER Relative Music Group, BMI/BIRB Music, LLC, ASCAP (J.Carson, C.Duddy, M.Wystrach, S.McAnally, BMG Cicada, SESAC/Cedar Church Music, BMI  ASCAP/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/West Pass 32 (M.Green, Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, W   J.Osborne)  L.Miller, J.Yeary) 22 Inc., BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (M.W.Hardy, H.Lindsey, J.Mitchell) 31 COOL AGAIN Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Kane I DON’T LOVE YOU Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/ WHAT COULD’VE BEEN Maliburrito Music, Brown Music, BMI/Songs For Owen Music, SESAC/ Anthem Entertainment, ASCAP/Red Like The Sunset BMI/Elehala Music, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Kobalt Group Music Publishing, SESAC/McGinntellectual Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Yamomma, ASCAP/Alrighty Den ONE BIG COUNTRY SONG Songs Of Roc Corp., BMI/MRMD Music, BMI/Songs From Outter Space Property, SESAC/True Blue Works, SESAC/RP Music, Nation Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Music, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Carver Music, ASCAP Music, BMI/Songs Of Mojo Two, ASCAP/Songs Of A Carl BMI/Telemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/Round Hill (C.Caillat, J.K.Young, J.Reeves, D.J.Reeves, J.Kenney) 27 SESAC/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Koala T Tunes, BMI Music, ASCAP (A.Hambrick, M.Fuller, N.A.Medley) 50 Songs II, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP/Relative (K.Brown, J.Hodges, M.McGinn, L.Rimes) 20 Music Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW BMG Gold America, Inc., BMI (J.Frasure, A.Gorley, M.W.Hardy) 12 WHAT I SEE Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/Warner- D   Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Neon Cross Music, Songs, ASCAP/For The Kids Gold, ASCAP/Redfeather BMI/Concession 114 Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Countryside, Publishing, ASCAP/Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg ONE MARGARITA Sony/ATV Cross Keys BMI/Songs Of Freetown, BMI/Me Gusta Music, BMI/ DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART Super Big Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Super Big Publishing, ASCAP/243 Music, ASCAP/Round Hill Songs Abundantiam Publishing, BMI (T.Howell, B.Lancaster, Music, ASCAP/Seven Red Brids Publishing, ASCAP/ Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane BLS JV, ASCAP/Matt Drag Music, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud C.B.Baldwin, J.N.Spillman) 46 Big Music Machine, BMI/Jehovah Nissi Music, BMI/Jett Publishing Corp., BMI/Sullivan S Guns Music, BMI (C. Songs, ASCAP/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/Big Music Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankful For This Pearce, L.Combs, R.Montana, J.Singleton) 5 Machine, BMI/Two Laine Collections, BMI (M.R.Carter, Music, ASCAP/Doc And Maggie Music, SOCAN/Sony/ATV M.Dragstrem, J.Thompson) 10 WHY WE DRINK Big Music Machine, BMI/Double Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP (M.Marlow, T.Dye, J.Singleton, I LOVE MY COUNTRY Georgia Song Vibez, Barrel Ace Music, BMI/Seven Ring Circus Songs, BMI/ D.Ruttan) 18 Little Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music ASCAP/Big Crowd Publishing, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ONE NIGHT STANDARDS Canned Biscuit Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Old Desperados, LLC, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Big Loud Mountain, Songs, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Influence Media Music ASCAP/N2D Publishing Company, Inc., ASCAP/Carol DOES TO ME Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg Music, BMI/Tree Vibez Music, LLC, BMI/Ern Dog Music, BMI/Plum SPV, LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/I Love Vincent And Associates, LLC., ASCAP/Ole Red Cape BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Works Of RHA, BMI/ Nelly, BMI (C.Crowder, E.K.Smith, Charlie Handsome) 15 RHA, SESAC/Smackworks Music, SESAC/Smack Blue, LLC, Songs, ASCAP/Real Big Red Tunes, ASCAP (J.Moore, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Larkin Hill SESAC (A.McBryde, S.McAnally, N.Hayford) 21 C.Beathard, D.L.Murphy, J.S.Stover) 16 Publishing, BMI/Kirbfinder’s Mucho Love Music, BMI (L. IN BETWEEN Dagum Music, BMI/Austintatious Combs, R.M.L.Fulcher, T.M.Reeve) 1 Tunes, BMI/Spirit Cataloge Holdings, S.A.R.L./Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/ Party Of Five Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Super Big Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, ASCAP (S.McCreery, F.Rogers, J.L.Alexander, J.Singleton) 8 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 1, 2020 | PAGE 18 OF 19 Hot Country Songs Index

TITLE Publishing-Licensing Org. D   I LOVE MY COUNTRY Georgia Song Vibez, THE OTHER GIRL Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/ (Songwriter) Chart Position ASCAP/Big Crowd Publishing, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., Influence Media Music SPV, LLC, GMR/Warner Geo DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART Super Big ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Big Loud Mountain, Met Ric Music, GMR/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/ Music, ASCAP/Seven Red Brids Publishing, ASCAP/ BMI/Tree Vibez Music, LLC, BMI/Ern Dog Music, BMI/Plum Endurance Romeo Charlie, BMI/Smack Of Ham Songs, A   Big Music Machine, BMI/Jehovah Nissi Music, BMI/Jett Nelly, BMI (C.Crowder, E.K.Smith, Charlie Handsome) 12 BMI/17Black Music, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI (K. Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankful For This Ballerini, S.McAnally, R.Copperman, A.Frangipane) 30 AFTER A FEW I’m About To Go RED On Ya Music, Music, ASCAP/Doc And Maggie Music, SOCAN/Sony/ATV IN BETWEEN Dagum Music, BMI/Austintatious BMI/Travis Denning Music, BMI/ole, BMI/Crack The Glass Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP (M.Marlow, T.Dye, J.Singleton, Tunes, BMI/Spirit Cataloge Holdings, S.A.R.L./Spirit Two P   Songs, BMI/Stars And Stripes And Maple Leaf Music, D.Ruttan) 16 Nashville, ASCAP/House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/ BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Sound Wagon Songs, Party Of Five Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ PRETTY HEART Warner-Tamerlane Publishing ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP DOES TO ME Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg Music, Super Big Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, ASCAP (S.McCreery, Corp., BMI/Parkermac Publishing, BMI/Sullivan S Guns (T.Denning, K.Archer, J.Weaver) 7 BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Works Of RHA, BMI/ F.Rogers, J.L.Alexander, J.Singleton) 15 Music, BMI (P.McCollum, R.Montana) 46 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Larkin Hill AIN’T ALWAYS THE COWBOY Peermusic Publishing, BMI/Kirbfinder’s Mucho Love Music, BMI (L. J   S   III, Ltd., BMI/Whiskey Tub Music, BMI/Big Music Machine, Combs, R.M.L.Fulcher, T.M.Reeve) 4 BMI/Two Laine Collections, BMI (B.Kinney, J.Thompson) 31 JUST THE WAY Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/JM SECOND GUESSING Warner-Tamerlane DONE ole Red Vinyl Music, BMI/Buckkilla Music, BMI/ Thomas Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ASCAP/Kevin Publishing Corp., BMI/Big Loud Mountain, BMI/One ALMOST MAYBES Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/ Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Songsfortatum Publishing, Bard Music, ASCAP/Margetts Road Music, ASCAP/Nolan On The Way Music, BMI/Song Rancher Music, BMI/ Jordan Davis Music, ASCAP/Anthem Entertainment, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/Rounding Third W. Sipe Music, ASACP (M.Thomas, K.Bard, N.W.Sipe) 37 WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/ ASCAP/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Telemitry Publishing, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Mitchell Marlow Big Crowd Publishing, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., Rhythm House Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Music, ASCAP/KJM Music Publishing, ASCAP (C.Janson, L   BMI/Dat Damn Dean Music, BMI/Songs In The Key Of Publishing Corp., BMI/BIRB Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold M.Oglesby, J.Paulin, M.Roy) 28 Claire, ASCAP/Patriot Games Publishing, ASCAP/DTCM Songs, ASCAP (J.Davis, J.Frasure, H.Lindsey) 34 LADY Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caliville Publishing, Ave, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Warner Geo DRINKING ALONE Carrie-Okie Music, BMI/ ASCAP/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/EMI April Music, Met Ric Music, GMR/Smackwood Music, GMR/Tempo B   Universal Music - Brentwood-Benson Songs, BMI/D Inc., ASCAP/Iris In The Sky With Diamonds, BMI/Nite Investments, GMR/Round Hill Works, BMI/Simonetti Soul Music, ASCAP/Capitol CMG Genesis, ASCAP/Songs Writer Music, ASCAP (B.Young, R.Copperman, J.M.Nite) 41 Music Publishing, SESAC/Kobalt Group Music Publishing, BE A LIGHT EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket Of Brett, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP (C.Underwood, SESAC/Write Me A Song Publishing, GMR/Downtown On The Line, BMI/Matt Drag Music, ASCAP/Round Hill D.A.Garcia, Brett James) 17 LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO BMG Platinum Global Two, GMR/Sony/ATV Ballad, BMI (T.Hubbard, Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/ Songs US, BMI/Kailey’s Dream, BMI/Blue Corolla B.Kelley, C.Crowder, E.R.Dean, A.DeRoberts, S.McAnally, G.Palmer, Jack 10 Publishing, BMI/Songs Of The Corn, BMI/Warner- E   Oklahoma, SESAC/Feel Your Creative Pulse Music, B.Simonetti, R.B.Tedder, G.Warburton) 29 Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Big Music Machine, SESAC/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Songs BMI/Two Laine Collections, BMI (Thomas Rhett, M.Dragstrem, EVERYWHERE BUT ON Sony/ATV Accent, Of Home Team Music, BMI/Tunes Of TrailerParker, BMI (R. SHE’S MINE Music Of Stage Three, BMI/Songs Of J.Miller, J.Thompson) 18 ASCAP/Pedal Down Music, ASCAP/W.C.M. Music Corp., Dickerson, C.Brown, P.Welling) 32 Cornman, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/Songs From SESAC/Presley Jake Music, SESAC (M.Stell, P.Sikes, L.Miller) The Couch, BMI/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP BEER CAN’T FIX EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/ 44 (K.Moore, D.Couch, S.Stepakoff) 38 Cricket On The Line, BMI/Music Of Big Family, BMI/ M   Dragon Bunny Music, BMI/Patriot Games Publishing, G   MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN Relative SINGLE SATURDAY NIGHT Round Hill Songs ASCAP/Write Me A Song Publishing, GMR/Downtown Music Group, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Big II, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP/Relative Music Global Two, GMR (Thomas Rhett, J.Bunetta, Z.Skelton, GETTING GOOD Weistribe Publishing, ASCAP/ Loud Mountain, BMI/Tree Vibez Music, LLC, BMI/Em Dog Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, R.B.Tedder) 9 Thankful For This Music, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Art In The Fodder Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP (E.L.Weisband) 45 Inc., BMI/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/Sony/ATV Music, BMI/Hark Molman Songs, BMI/BMG Platinum BLUEBIRD Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Pink Dog Countryside, BMI (M.W.Hardy, E.K.Smith, Charlie Handsome, Songs US, BMI/Ju Jettsu Music, BMI (A.Gorley, M.W.Hardy, Publishing, BMI/Emileon Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt GOD WHISPERED YOUR NAME BMG Gold M.Wallen) 27 M.Holmes) 42 Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Little Louder Songs, Songs, ASCAP/Gold Leaf Pages, ASCAP/Micah Carter BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Wrucke For You Publishing Designee, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, MY TRUCK Daniel Preland Publishing Designee, BMI/ SIX FEET APART Luke Combs Publishing Publishing, BMI (M.Lambert, L.Dick, N.Hemby) 11 BMI/You Want How Much Of What Publishing, BMI/ No Quincydence Music Publishing, BMI/Kalvin Austin, Designee, BMI/Tiltawhirl Music, BMI/Teefus Criley’s Worldwide EMG Music B, BMI/Bro 2 Bro Publishing, BMI Publishing Designee, BMI/Devon Barton, Publishing Tunes, BMI/Carnival Music Publishing, BMI/Works Of 50 THE BONES International Dog Music, BMI/ (C.August, M.Carter, Shy Carter, J.T.Slater) 14 Designee, BMI/E.MilesMusic, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Egg Music, BMI/Catch Your Dream Publishing, BMI/Songs Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Jammy Rabbins Music, Inc., BMI/Tatiana Zeigler Publishing Designee, BMI (D. Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/(SKMP), ASCAP/Round Hill Songs Jimmy Robbins, ASCAP/ GOOD TIME W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Niko Moon Breland, T.Taylor, K.Austin, D.Barton, T.Zeigler) 35 BMI (L.Combs, B.Cobb, R.Snyder) 22 Extraordinary Alien Publishing, ASCAP/Oh Denise Publishing, SESAC/Here Comes The Boom Music, BMI/ Publishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/ N   SOME GIRLS Harding Road Music, BMI/Songs Of BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI/Heroes And Halos Music, Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Watsky BMI (M.Morris, J.M.Robbins, L.J.Veltz) 1 Anna Moon Publishing, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Joshua Murty Publishing, ASCAP/Mark Trussell Music, NOBODY BUT YOU EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Music, LLC, BMI/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/ ASCAP/Future Heartbeat Publishing, ASCAP (N.Moon, BMI/Endurance Romeo Charlie, BMI/Smack Of Ham West Pass Music, BMI/New House Of Sea Gayle Music, C   J.Minton, A.Moon, J.Murty, M.Trussell) 50 Songs, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/ ASCAP (M.W.Hardy, J.Mitchell, C.J. Solar) 39 Influence Media Music SPV, LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group CHAMPAGNE NIGHT WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ GOT WHAT I GOT Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/ Ltd., GMR/Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/Smackborne Music, SOME PEOPLE DO WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Haywoodja Cut That Song, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane MTNoize, SESAC/Peermusic III, Ltd., BMI/Alexander ASCAP/Still Working For The Man Music, BMI/Songs Of Smackville Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/ Publishing Corp., BMI/RADIOBULLETSPublishing, Palmer Songs, BMI/MV2 Music, BMI/Hits Like Hurricane, Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI (T.L.James, Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Telemitry BMI/W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC/EKT Publishing, SESAC/ BMI  23 5 Rhythm House Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Sllaight Music Publishing, SOCAN/Round Hill Songs BLS (M.Tyler, A.Palmer, T.Archer)  R.Copperman, S.McAnally, J.Osborne)  Publishing Corp., BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/ JV, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Dat Damn Dean Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Music, BMI/Songs In The Key Of Claire, ASCAP/Patriot H   NO I IN BEER New House Of Sea Gayle Music, Group Ltd., GMR/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket Games Publishing, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/ ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Own My Own Music On The Line, BMI (M.Ramsey, J.Frasure, S.McAnally, Thomas G23 Publishing, SESAC/Eligible Music dba Songland HARD TO FORGET Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/ Publishing, ASCAP (B.Paisley, K.Lovelace) 47 Rhett) 40 Television Publishing, SESAC/BMG Cicada, SESAC/Tempo Between the Pines, LLC, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund,   Investments, GMR/Smackwood Music, GMR/Warner ASCAP/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Story O T   Geo Met Ric Music, GMR/MerloJamsPublishing, ASCAP/ Music Publishing, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/ Deluge Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, Suzanne James Songs, GMR/Unichappell Music, Inc., ONE BEER Relative Music Group, BMI/BIRB Music, BMI/Smackstreet Music, GMR/Warner Geo Met Ric Music, TO HELL & BACK International Dog Music, BMI/ ASCAP/Write Me A Song Publishing, GMR/Downtown ASCAP/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/West Pass Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Jay Gatsby Music, BMI/ Global Two, GMR  GMR/Influence Media Music SPV, LLC, GMR/Sony/ATV Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, (D.Haywood, C.Kelley, H.Scott, P.Conroy, Accent, ASCAP/Smackborne Music, ASCAP/Jamie Music Revelry Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing E.R.Dean, A.DeRoberts, T.A.Gemza, S.McAnally, M.R.Merlo, Inc., BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (M.W.Hardy, H.Lindsey, America, Inc., BMI/Oh Denise Publishing, BMI/Warner- R.B.Tedder, D.Thomson) 33 Publishing Co., BMI (S.L.Hunt, A.Gorley, L.Laird, S.McAnally, J.Mitchell) 24 J.Osborne, A.Grisham, M.J.Shurtz, R.Hull) 8 Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (M.Morris, J.J.Dillon, L.J.Veltz) 49 CHASIN’ YOU BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Team ONE BIG COUNTRY SONG Songs Of Roc Destiny, ASCAP/JMZL Music, ASCAP/Big Loud Mountain, HERE AND NOW Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/ Nation Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP/ BMI/Telemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/Round Hill W   Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP (J.Moore, M.Wallen, Old Desperados, LLC, ASCAP/N2D Publishing Company, Songs II, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP/Relative C.Wiseman) 2 Inc., ASCAP/Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/4TheKidz Music, Music Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing WHAT COULD’VE BEEN Maliburrito Music, ASCAP (C.Wiseman, D.L.Murphy, D.A.Garcia) 13 America, Inc., BMI  19 BMI/Elehala Music, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing (J.Frasure, A.Gorley, M.W.Hardy)  Corp., BMI/MRMD Music, BMI/Songs From Outter Space CHEATIN’ SONGS WC Music Corp., ASCAP/TipTop Music, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Carver Music, ASCAP Music, ASCAP/Tropical Cowboy Publishing, ASCAP/ I   ONE MARGARITA Sony/ATV Cross Keys  43 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Kitt Cass Publishing, ASCAP/243 Music, ASCAP/Round Hill Songs (C.Caillat, J.K.Young, J.Reeves, D.J.Reeves, J.Kenney)  Publishing Corporation, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack I CALLED MAMA All Night Linda Music, BMI/ BLS JV, ASCAP/Matt Drag Music, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/Sony/ATV Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Sony/ATV Songs, ASCAP/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/Big Music WHY WE DRINK Big Music Machine, BMI/Double Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/ Tree Publishing, BMI/BMG Silver Songs, SESAC/Still Machine, BMI/Two Laine Collections, BMI (M.R.Carter, Barrel Ace Music, BMI/Seven Ring Circus Songs, BMI/ Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing Working For All Inc., SESAC/Sonic Style Music, SESAC/ M.Dragstrem, J.Thompson) 10 Little Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music LLC, ASCAP (J.Carson, C.Duddy, M.Wystrach, S.McAnally, BMG Cicada, SESAC/Cedar Church Music, BMI (M.Green, Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Old Desperados, LLC, 36 ASCAP/N2D Publishing Company, Inc., ASCAP/Carol J.Osborne) 48 L.Miller, J.Yeary)  ONE NIGHT STANDARDS Canned Biscuit Vincent And Associates, LLC., ASCAP/Ole Red Cape Songs, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Influence Media Music Songs, ASCAP/Real Big Red Tunes, ASCAP (J.Moore, COOL AGAIN Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Kane I HOPE Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Revinyl House, SPV, LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/I Love 20 Brown Music, BMI/Songs For Owen Music, SESAC/ BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Nite Writer Music, RHA, SESAC/Smackworks Music, SESAC/Smack Blue, LLC, C.Beathard, D.L.Murphy, J.S.Stover)  Kobalt Group Music Publishing, SESAC/McGinntellectual ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI (Z.Kale, J.M.Nite, SESAC (A.McBryde, S.McAnally, N.Hayford) 25 Property, SESAC/True Blue Works, SESAC/RP Music, G.Barrett) 3 SESAC/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Koala T Tunes, BMI ONE OF THEM GIRLS Caleb’s College Fund, (K.Brown, J.Hodges, M.McGinn, L.Rimes) 21 I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY NOW BMG Gold ASCAP/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/Big Blue Nation Songs, ASCAP/For The Kids Gold, ASCAP/Redfeather Music, ASCAP/Natalia’s Music Money, BMI/Round Publishing, ASCAP/Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg Hill Compositions, BMI/Love Cannons Publishing, Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Super Big SESAC/W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC (A.Gorley, B.Johnson, Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane D.Davidson, L.Brice) 26 Publishing Corp., BMI/Sullivan S Guns Music, BMI (C. Pearce, L.Combs, R.Montana, J.Singleton) 6 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JUNE 1, 2020 | PAGE 19 OF 19 CODA

On June 5, 1993, Toby Keith’s that includes 20 No. 1s among 27 Years Ago “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” jumped 42 top 10s. He also has rolled up 4-1 on Hot Country Songs for its first 10 chart-toppers among 23 top 10s of two weeks at the summit. on Top Country Albums, most re- Toby Keith Keith penned the song himself, cently reaching the top 10 with The weaving in lyrics that romanticize Bus Songs in 2017. Galloped To old Western movies and name- A fun fact regarding “Cowboy”: checking outlaw Jesse James and The song, which has a gunslinger Gunsmoke characters Miss Kitty and theme, has been piped through No. 1 On His Marshal Dillon. Having written or loudspeakers at sporting events for cowritten the bulk of his hits, he was years. In December 1993, Keith per- inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall formed it during halftime at Texas First Try of Fame in 2015. Stadium, where the Dallas Cow- Born in Clinton, Okla., Keith boys were hosting longtime rivals made his first of 74 Hot Coun- the Washington Redskins. Was the In 1993, he began his run of 20 try Songs appearances to date home team inspired? The Cowboys Hot Country Songs leaders with the single, starting a history romped to a 38-3 win. —JIM ASKER

REWINDING THE COUNTRY CHARTS

Keith at Mountain View, Calif.’s Shoreline Amphitheatre in

October 1993. IMAGES MOSENFELDER/GETTY TIM