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May 30, 2017, Issue 552 Hockey Country Put To The Test For those who don’t follow hockey or Carrie Underwood’s Instagram, the Nashville Predators are in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time, losing last night’s first in a best- of-seven series to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Be- yond the action on the ice, the faceoff between the Preds’ ever-growing fan footprint and next week’s CMA Music Festival (June 8-11) is quite the challenge. CMA CEO Sarah Trahern and her team are ready, however, as she tells Country Aircheck. “The tricky piece has been that there were Sarah Trahern so many scenarios for awhile,” Trahern says. “Starting a few weeks ago, CMT made their Speak Easy: Capitol’s Lady Antebellum open Club Labellum decision to move the CMT Music Awards to the Music City Center backstage on their new tour. Pictured (l-r) are Lady A’s Dave (CAT 5/9). And now we see that was a very wise decision. We Haywood, KRTY/San Jose’s Nate Deaton, the band’s Hillary started meeting with them first, coordinating loading docks and Scott, Nate’s wife Judy Deaton and Lady A’s Charles Kelley. logistics to make their experience smooth, since we have that big Fan Fair activation [in the same building]. As a community, we’ve been meeting with the Mayor’s office, the CVC, the Predators, Golden State Horned In CMT and Music City Gives Back.” The You Look Good Tour with Lady Antebellum, Kelsea Bal- Trahern sings the praises of CMA Sr. Dir./Live Events Chris lerini and Brett Young looked good to California radio pros in its Crawford. “Chris and his team were already so buttoned up on first weekend. Our assemblage of “beat reporters” were eager to Music Fest, we had the bandwidth to deal with these additional see the headliners after some time off logistical challenges that have come with adding other events.” the road, and came away impressed. While there’s no way to predict the future, here’s how the Pred- “When Lady A announced they ators’ schedule could play out: May 31, game two in Pittsburgh, a were going to take a break from re- “Preds Party in the Park” viewing will be held at downtown Nash- cording and touring in August 2015, ville’s Music City Walk of Fame Park; June 3 and 5, games three I thought we had heard their last,” and four in Nashville, will have expanded outdoor viewing parties admits KRTY/San Jose PD/morning on 5th and Broadway entitled “Broadway Smash: Preds Party with show co-host Julie Stevens. “After a Purpose” (more here); June 8, if necessary, will be game five in Saturday night’s show at Shoreline Pittsburgh, with game six potentially falling on Sunday, June 11 in Amphitheater in Mountain View, I am Nashville. That’s the final day of the festival, and likely the highest happy to report Lady A is baaaaack degree of difficulty for organizers in both camps. and better than they’ve ever been.” “We were really fortunate in the way the games fell out,” says But first, a word on the openers. Trahern. “The initial games will be away. Then we have games on Native Californian Young took the Lady Antebellum (continued on page 8) stage in a Sacramento Kings Jersey ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

May 30, 2017 Page 4 at Toyota Amphitheater in Wheatland and a Golden State Warriors Jersey at Shoreline. OFF THE RECORD: Ray Scott Stevens noted Young’s four-song set included two No. 1s. “The only complaint I had is there The Holland Group’s Ray Scott puts an wasn’t enough music,” she says, though he industry spin on the artist interview: did return later with Charles Kelley and Dave I grew up listening to WAKG/ Haywood to cover Tim McGraw’s “Something Danville, VA. They’ve always played a Like That.” good mix of stuff. One of the biggest Ballerini’s 50-minute set included mixed Julie Stevens memories of my childhood was, every covers of Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” and morning, I would hear my dad turn on Keith Urban’s “Blue Ain’t Your Color” with the radio and they’d play Steve Wariner’s songs from her debut album. She and Lady Ray Scott “Life’s Highway.” He loved that song. A’s Hillary Scott later donned matching denim The first time I heard myself on the jackets for a cover of Beyonce’s “Crazy In radio, I was on radio tour and we were driving through Phoenix Love.” “She just shares her whole self and and “My Kind Of Music” came on KNIX. It was kind of surreal. the audience is mesmerized from the first I used to enjoy traveling with my friend (singer/ note to the last wave goodbye,” Stevens says. “Oh, and did I mention that she plays guitar, songwriter) Ward Davis, because no matter what, I wasn’t the Brent Michaels drunkest guy. keyboard, and drums?” KUZZ/Bakersfield I always get beef jerky at truck stops. And I also make PD/middayer Brent Michaels also approved. sure I have ice for my Yeti. “Honestly, they were fantastic picks as open- I’d love to have dinner with my grandfather, Paul ers,” he says. “You can see they both have the Coleman. We’d both order a ribeye, done medium. potential to be big stars.” My new album is a collection of songs that go back On to the main event. “The stage is a great maybe 15 years. I wanted it to remind me of the music that lit accompaniment to the vibe of the show without a fire under me when I was young, that spoke to me the most being too much,” says KBEB/Sacramento and the loudest. And I think we did that. PD Bryan “B-Dub” Washington. “Many Bryan “B-Dub” moving parts on the stage match the vibe of Washington My last impulse buy was a king-size Whatchamacallit. It the song that is playing at the time.” The show had been so long since I’d had one! I may need a king-size opens on a dimly lit stage with a single trumpet brassiere before too long, though. A “bro.” player and one trombone player. “They light up The most redneck thing I’ve done lately is pee outside. the crowd just the two of them playing for what They could build a bathroom right inside the door of my seems like a good couple of minutes,” says house and I’d still walk outside. It’s an animal instinct. But I KRTY GM Nate Deaton. The lights come up don’t cock my leg. Only because my knee hurts. as the trio emerges from behind three columns I wish I’d written Bob McDill’s “Good Ole Boys Like Me,” singing “Downtown.” Deaton adds, “The two recorded by Don Williams. It’s a beautiful, brilliantly written guys playing the horns are present pretty much Nate Deaton song. It’s very nostalgic and reminds me of my childhood. all night and make a great show even better I can’t go on the road without my Yeti cup. It has to be with their presence.” Michaels agrees. “The full of ice at all times. And I have to have Dentyne Ice gum. horn section makes such a big difference on My least favorite interview question is about the most this tour. It made the production and band redneck thing I’ve done lately. It dredges up memories of a sound bigger.” painful past, full of rental trailers and debauchery. Meanwhile, the headliners themselves were I’d love to be stuck in Sedona, AZ. There’s magic in the fully recharged. KNCI/Sacramento morning air there. I’d also love to be sitting on the beach in Destin, FL show co-host Tom Mailey noted, “Charles at sunset with a cold beer. was full of energy and all over the stage like a hyperactive grade-schooler working the crowd Tom Mailey ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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and exhorting them to stand, sing, clap, cheer.” Stevens enjoyed MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Ballerini so much, she was worried Lady A might have been upstaged. “That was unfounded,” she says. “There is a new spark Warner/Chappell’s Courtney Cole and feeling to these guys that will knock you out.” discusses her most influential music: In addition to the covers with Young and Ballerini, Lady A 1. Miranda Lambert’s Revolution: The covered the Rolling Stones “Honky Tonk Women,” Shania Twain’s songwriting on that album really inspired me “You’re Still The One,” and honored the late Gregg Allman with and changed the way I approached writing. “Midnight Rider” during Saturday’s show. It was so real, honest and simple. Listening Mailey’s favorite moment was a “high-octane” version of to those songs made me feel like home. “Love Don’t Live Here.” “They turned it an almost-southern rock Courtney Cole raver, and absolutely killed it,” he says. Washington suggests, 2. Mariah Carey’s Daydream and “The entire crowd singing to their final song ‘Need You Now’ Music Box: When I was growing up, I had this little boom was probably the coolest moment.” Deaton counters, “The single box in my house and it had a microphone. I would sit in my ‘You Look Good’ is clearly a highlight of the night. The crowd room with those albums and try to hit every note. I feel like reaction to that live version with the horns just rocks the house.” she taught me how to sing. And Michaels sums it up: “I think you could tell that the band 3. Shania Twain: Everything about her influenced me. seemed genuinely excited to be back out performing as Lady A.” The tour rolls on in Albuquerque, Phoenix, Los Angeles and San Songs like “Any Man Of Mine,” “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!,” Diego this week. –Paul Williams “Honey, I’m Home,” “From This Moment On” – all of those songs exuded confidence and sass. 4. The Dixie Chicks: I loved their melodies, harmonies and Chart Chat down-home lyrics. And their all-around girl power. Congrats to Dierks Bentley, Royce 5. Celine Dion’s Let’s Talk About Love: That album just Risser, Bobby Young, David Friedman and the Capitol promotion staff on securing got me. And her vocal range, like Mariah Carey. Big voices this week’s No. 1 with “Black.” The song is the are my favorite. third consecutive chart-topper from the album • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never that shares the title. Songwriters are Ross heard: I have not yet listened to Beyoncé’s Lemonade record. Copperman, Ashley Gorley and Bentley. Dierks Bentley • “Important” music you just don’t get: I absolutely And kudos to Dennis Reese and the appreciate rock music, but I don’t think I ever just listen to RCA team for notching 32 adds with Chris Young’s “Losing Sleep,” topping this week’s board. rock bands. • An album you listened to incessantly: I’ve been listening to Jon Bellion’s album The Human Condition a ton News & Notes lately. It’s his production, and a lot of the sounds he uses are Brad Paisley invites all CMA Music Festival attendees to join unique. And his songwriting is on another level to me – very him to view the first-ever country music visual album – Love And stream-of-consciousness and emotional. War, his newest project – June 10 at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s CMA Theater. More here. • Obscure or non-country music everyone should Olivia Lane will host her fourth annual Diva Jam June 10 at listen to right now: Bon Iver. I feel like every record he puts The Listening Room Cafe, also featuring SaraBeth, Lucy Angel out is a piece of art. It’s all over the place. And very relaxing. and more. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: Carly Pearce will host Every Little Friday 2-4pm CT on Big Dashboard Confessional. Even though I’m pretty proud to Machine Radio. admit it. I love it. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo awarded 423 Texas high school graduates $8.4 million in scholarships May 24.

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Home Free will kick off their Home Free Live In Concert Tour there are people in the footprint. It may come down to changing Sept. 29 in Boise, ID. Schedule here. our labor schedules and some of our logistics.” Jesse Rice will headline the annual Loud Shirt Gala June 17 If there is a June 11 game, the biggest impact will be traffic. in Bristol, VA benefittingWaiting to Hear. More here. “We close down all of our daytime stages around 5:30, which is Charlie Daniels’ The Journey Home Project partnered with about the time they would be kicking off any pre-NHL events that The Shepherd’s Men Run to present a check for $10,000 for night,” Trahern says. the Share Military Initiative. More here. “So we don’t have to Sony/ATV Nashville’s Troy Tomlinson will be honored with make any changes the 2017 Inspiration Award at the Inspire Nashville Gala (benefit- to our booking. ing The Onsite Foundation) Oct. 24 at Marathon Music Works. We’re meeting with Tickets here. the Predators to see Clay Walker has signed with United Talent Agency for how we can contin- worldwide representation. ue to promote them Booker T. Jones and Wynonna Judd & The Big Noise and the Stanley Cup have been added to Marty Stuart’s 16th annual Late Night Jam Final throughout our June 7 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Details on a VIP package footprint during the benefiting MusiCares here. day.” With crowd safety at even higher The Week’s Top Stories priority in light of Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com. the recent terrorist • CMA Music Fest revealed free Ascend Ampitheatre show bombing in Man- headliners (5/22). chester, England, • Rascal Flatts return to Las Vegas for eight shows in October Trahern says every (5/22). precaution is being • DJ Stout named Beasley Format Captain (5/23). taken. “We certainly • Cox KKBQ & KTHT/Houston and West Texas KHKX/Mid- take the safety of land honored by TAB (5/24). our fans first and • Shelly Easton named VP/Music Programming for CBS Radio foremost, on a Philadelphia (5/25). year-round basis,” • Brian Hall promoted to SVP/Programming iHeartMedia Ashe- she says. “We’ve ville, NC (5/25). been meeting with • Kix Layton named SVP/Programming iHeartMedia Greenville, the police, FBI and SC (5/26). Homeland Security going back at least six months. We don’t Hockey Country Put To The Test get into specific (continued from page 1) plans with anybody, but I will just say the third and the fifth here in Nashville. And while we’re starting to Crowd Sourcing: Watching game that with so many one in Nashville. load in the Walk of Fame Park and the Music City Center around other events going then, it didn’t present too many challenges we couldn’t work on, we’ve had co- around. Everyone has really partnered together to make it a great ordinated security plan meetings. We would’ve done that whether experience for Nashville, and ideally, a great experience for the [the bombing in] Manchester took place or not. Predators fans and the people coming in from around the country “It’s an exciting time to be in Nashville and I just ask for every- for the Stanley Cup games. body’s patience with the traffic,” concludes Trahern. “The music “If we have a game six, which will be Sunday, June 11, that is going to be amazing. Let’s just hope the Predators do well and will probably be the most challenging day,” Trahern says. “But I win. It would be great to have a Stanley Cup celebration right feel like we have really strong plans together. Nobody would be after we’re celebrating a great Music Fest.” happier than me if we take the series in five,” she says, laughing. Reach Trahern here. –Wendy Newcomer Crowd management and logistics are one thing, but for the local country music and radio community, Sunday could pose quite a dilemma. “I was meeting with two industry leaders on our board,” says Trahern. “They both have acts performing Sunday night (6/11) at the stadium and said, ‘Oh this is going to be hard. I need to be at the stadium with my artist, but I’ll want to be watching the game at Bridgestone.’ I think that may be one of the biggest personal challenges – where do I go? How do I get game updates while I’m at the stadium?” Because the festival’s Nightly Concerts are across the Cumber- Lon Helton, [email protected] land River at Nissan Stadium, they won’t be affected by the Preda- Chuck Aly, [email protected] tors’ schedule. And, reports Trahern, neither will the performances Wendy Newcomer, [email protected] on the other side of the river at Ascend Amphitheater. “We have Paul Williams, [email protected] great shows there in the evening, which is new for us this year, on (615) 320-1450 Thursday, Friday and Saturday. But we didn’t book Sunday, just in case we had a game. It really doesn’t impact us, other than coordinating in places where we would normally be madly tearing stages down Sunday afternoon. We might be delayed because

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©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] May 30, 2017 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

3 1 DIERKS BENTLEY 26257 2487 8803 829 57.57 4.148 159 0 Black (Capitol) ✔

2 2 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 26109 549 8772 185 58.668 0.757 159 0

1 3 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 22886 -3831 7640 -1291 52.931 -6.271 159 0

5 4 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) ✔ 22183 1827 7431 699 49.339 3.634 158 0

6 5 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 20625 1356 7045 501 46.353 3.529 159 0

8 6 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) ✔ 19892 2728 6575 972 43.891 4.991 159 0

9 7 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 16738 1372 5563 460 38.888 3.209 159 1

12 8 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) ✔ 16158 1894 5330 709 35.131 3.244 157 0

14 9 THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) ✔ 15034 1653 4867 564 34.733 3.358 157 1

11 10 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 14775 415 4986 187 34.269 1.196 158 0

13 11 KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 14693 538 4976 175 33.617 1.308 158 1

LW15 12TW LADY Artist/Title ANTEBELLUM/ (Label) You Look Good (Capitol) Total14289 Points +/- Points962 Total4754 Plays +/-269 Plays Audience32.429 +/-2.527 Aud Stations159 ADDS0

16 13 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 13826 581 4666 225 29.672 1.772 156 0 3 1 DIERKS BENTLEY 26257 2487 8803 829 57.57 4.148 159 0 17 14 BlackMIDLAND/ (CapitolDrinkin' )Problem ✔ (Big Machine) 13823 816 4581 276 30.349 1.772 158 0 18 15 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 12515 949 4312 302 27.101 1.865 159 2 2 2 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 26109 549 8772 185 58.668 0.757 159 0 19 16 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 10826 132 3769 45 23.356 0.344 159 0 1 3 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 22886 -3831 7640 -1291 52.931 -6.271 159 0 21 17 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 10044 1289 3367 427 22.244 3.302 151 6 5 4 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) ✔ 22183 1827 7431 699 49.339 3.634 158 0 20 18 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista) 10039 193 3289 74 20.914 0.439 159 0 6 5 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 20625 1356 7045 501 46.353 3.529 159 0 7 19 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 9786 -8462 3252 -3199 23.615 -16.238 158 0 8 6 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) ✔ 19892 2728 6575 972 43.891 4.991 159 0 22 20 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 9134 1031 3048 342 19.713 2.286 148 1 9 7 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 16738 1372 5563 460 38.888 3.209 159 1 23 21 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 8636 608 3066 228 15.678 0.992 154 0 12 8 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) ✔ 16158 1894 5330 709 35.131 3.244 157 0 24 22 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 7799 254 2654 79 13.701 0.695 149 1 14 9 THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) ✔ 15034 1653 4867 564 34.733 3.358 157 1 25 23 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 7224 1055 2407 332 13.717 2.409 149 5 11 10 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 14775 415 4986 187 34.269 1.196 158 0 10 24 KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 7007 -8280 2372 -2909 17.543 -15.081 159 0 13 11 KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 14693 538 4976 175 33.617 1.308 158 1

1526 1225 LADYBRETT ANTEBELLUM/ ELDREDGE/Somethin'You Look I'm Good Good (Capitol) At (Atlantic/WMN) 142896423 962893 47542175 269310 32.42911.638 2.5271.093 159150 06

16 13 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 13826 581 4666 225 29.672 1.772 156 0

17 14 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 13823 816 4581 276 30.349 1.772 158 0

18 15 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 12515 949 4312 302 27.101 1.865 159 2

19 16 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 10826 132 3769 45 23.356 0.344 159 0

21 17 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 10044 1289 3367 427 22.244 3.302 151 6

20 18 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista) 10039 193 3289 74 20.914 0.439 159 0

7 19 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 9786 -8462 3252 -3199 23.615 -16.238 158 0

22 20 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 9134 1031 3048 342 19.713 2.286 148 1

23 21 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 8636 608 3066 228 15.678 0.992 154 0

24 22 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 7799 254 2654 79 13.701 0.695 149 1

25 23 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 7224 1055 2407 332 13.717 2.409 149 5

10 24 KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 7007 -8280 2372 -2909 17.543 -15.081 159 0

26 25 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 6423 893 2175 310 11.638 1.093 150 6 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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

27 26 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 6026 1094 2037 399 10.152 1.921 144 8

29 27 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 5344 832 1851 279 10.174 1.228 142 9

31 28 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 4989 722 1718 296 8.896 1.448 127 5

30 29 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 4968 493 1612 193 9.827 0.919 133 0

28 30 DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR) 4831 67 1604 68 8.121 0.111 125 2

33 31 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 4394 482 1530 147 8.106 1.979 126 3

32 32 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 4377 329 1570 94 6.598 1.054 128 6

34 33 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 4279 669 1444 262 7.508 1.196 110 9

36 34 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 4151 843 1394 272 7.748 1.785 109 11

35 35 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 3725 355 1370 135 6.585 0.673 117 3

37 36 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 3347 76 1220 21 6.107 -0.112 102 1

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 3309 344 1064 103 5.07 1.038 95 2

40 38 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 3309 276 1164 80 5.325 0.852 104 2

38 39 SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) 3304 105 1180 46 4.472 -0.214 124 1

39 40 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 3003 -72 1116 -11 5.273 -0.233 92 0

42 41 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 2846 -35 1007 56 4.322 -0.316 103 3

43 42 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 2618 128 892 33 3.93 -0.122 92 2

44 43 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 2561 188 913 38 3.658 0.296 106 4

CHRIS STAPLETON/Either Way (Mercury) 2411 64 801 19 3.89 -0.132 101 7

50 45 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 2252 332 799 58 3.374 0.507 88 1

47 46 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 2243 4 659 1 4.274 0.072 56 3

Debut 47 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 2128 222 735 88 3.079 0.427 76 4

46 48 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol) 2114 -200 699 -65 3.48 -0.457 90 0

48 49 WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 2109 -15 688 35 4.089 -1.003 85 4

49 50 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 2054 41 599 30 3.254 -0.142 56 2

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Country Aircheck Add leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 32 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 901 ✔ LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek) 24 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 780 ✔ GARY ALLAN/Mess Me Up (EMI Nashville) 18 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 610 ✔ CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 17 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 589 ✔ KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 15 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 578 ✔ RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 15 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 524 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 11 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 496 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 9 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 9 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 472 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 8 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 454 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 8 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 445 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 2728 ✔ DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 200 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 2487 ✔ DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 162 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 1894 ✔ DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 143 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 1827 ✔ BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 141 THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 1653 ✔ BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 135 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 1372 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 130 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 1356 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 113 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 1289 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 111 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 1094 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 107 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 1055 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 87

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA/Capitol) 23427 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 972 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 829 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 13645 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 709 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 11298 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 699 BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 10156 THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 564 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 9634 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 501 LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) 7723 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 460 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 7647 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 427 BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 7061 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 399 LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 6955 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 342 DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 6879 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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CoUNTRy AIRCHeCk ACTIVITy A D D D AT E S

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) June 5 Moves 50-45* Jordan Davis/Singles You Up (MCA) 2252 points, 799 spins Trent Tomlinson/That’s What’s Working Right Now (Mucho 1 add: KKBQ* Love/New Revolution) KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) Moves 47-46* June 12 2243 points, 659 spins RYAN HURD/Love In A Bar (RCA) 3 adds: KKWF, KCYE, WKXC Granger Smith/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) Brantley Gilbert/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) Re-enters 47* 2128 points, 735 spins June 19 4 adds: WIL, WKTI, WUSH, KJKE Lee Brice/Boy (Curb) Send yours to [email protected] LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol) Moves 46-48* 2114 points, 699 spins; no adds CHECK OUT 6/1

WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) Various The Music Of Nashville, Season 5 Volume Moves 48-49* 2 (Big Machine) 2109 points, 688 spins Cast members including Chris Carmack, Charles 4 adds: WDSY, WQNU, WPOR, WAVW Esten and Clare Bowen sing songs featured in the CMT series. Writers include Ashley Monroe, HIGH VALLEY/She’s With Me (Atlantic/WEA) Jonathan Singleton and Byron Hill. Moves 49-50* June 2 2054 points, 599 spins Luke Combs This One's For You (River House/ 2 adds: KVOO, WMAD Columbia) Combs co-wrote all 12 songs on his major label TODD O’NEILL/Love Again (Nash Next/Valory) debut, which features first single, the multi-week 1951 points, 546 spins; no adds No. 1 "Hurricane," plus "One Number Away" and "When It Rains It Pours." RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 1707 points, 583 spins A Thousand Horses Bridges (BMLGR) 15 adds:CHECK KPLX*, KWOF, OUT WDSY, KUBL*, 5/26 WFMS*, WKDF*, The band's 13-track second album includes current KIIM*, WCTO*, KHKI*, WIVK*, KATM*, KATC*, KIZN*, single "Preachin' to the Choir" along with seven WKSJ,Various WITL Country Faith America (Curb/Word) acoustic tracks, six of which were recorded live in Among the artists contributing patriotic songs are Brad the U.K. at the famed Metropolis Studios. BROOKE EDEN/PaisleyAct ("Country Like You Nation"), Don’t (RedTim McGraw Bow) ("If You're Wheeler Walker Jr. Ol' Wheeler (Pepperhill) 1601 points,Reading 585 This"), spins; Lee Briceno adds ("I Drive Your Truck"), LeAnn Rimes ("God Bless America") and Mo Pitney ("Country"). Comedian Ben Hoffman's alter ego's latest The album is the fifth in the Country Faith series based on the books album features titles including "Puss In Boots," of the same name. "Pictures On My Phone" and current single "Summers In Kentucky." ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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2nd Week at No. 1 1 BRETT YOUNG 10826 -246 2479 -57 52 0 1 In Case You Didn’t Know (BMLGR) 2 2 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 10130 -368 2326 -80 52 0 4 3 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 9942 454 2265 143 53 0 6 4 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 9116 524 2114 130 52 1 5 5 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 9037 -232 2033 -48 52 0 8 6 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 8322 610 1805 141 53 0 7 7 KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 7947 69 1757 10 53 0 9 8 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 7598 410 1636 81 52 0 13 9 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) ✔ 7222 901 1611 200 52 1 11 10 THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 6942 13 1462 8 52 0 12 11 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 6924 58 1510 5 53 0 10 12 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 6840 -95 1484 -20 53 0 14 13 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 6315 256 1358 42 53 0 16 14 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 6092 496 1309 107 53 0 15 15 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 5713 -230 1223 -46 52 1 17 16 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista) 5462 223 1282 36 52 0 18 17 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 5320 317 1086 65 52 1 19 18 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 4607 472 974 87 53 0 20 19 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) ✔ 4045 589 858 135 52 2 21 20 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 3887 445 759 66 50 3 23 21 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 3302 236 703 60 47 1 24 22 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) ✔ 3134 780 597 162 44 4 22 23 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 3074 -132 671 -27 47 2 27 24 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 2466 324 490 74 47 1 25 25 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 2403 158 500 48 35 0 30 26 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 2230 221 453 68 46 3 28 27 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 2220 159 451 29 29 1 26 28 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 2195 -40 508 10 43 0 31 29 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 2155 356 384 82 37 7 34 30 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 1921 327 422 69 39 1

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 29 31 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 1890 -122 365 -16 30 1 35 32 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 1889 440 419 113 39 8 32 33 CHRIS STAPLETON/Either Way (Mercury) 1886 160 413 40 42 3 36 34 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 1677 254 359 68 34 5 33 35 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol) 1608 -31 299 -11 32 0 38 36 DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR) 1480 136 340 32 40 1 37 37 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 1371 -20 303 -2 38 0 41 38 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔ 1313 578 196 111 15 9 39 39 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 965 -63 239 -11 29 0 40 40 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 940 55 144 9 13 1 42 41 TODD O'NEILL/Love Again (Nash Next/Valory) 895 166 249 42 11 0 43 42 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 699 -19 144 -2 27 0 45 43 ELI YOUNG BAND/Skin And Bones (Valory) 676 53 78 6 3 0 44 44 SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) 666 37 162 7 29 0 Debut 45 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 662 304 97 46 12 4 Debut 46 ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 600 231 60 21 1 0 46 47 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 572 23 163 6 17 0 48 48 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 535 -6 112 0 23 0 49 49 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 535 14 104 3 14 0 Debut 50 TYLER FARR/I Should Go To Church Sometime (Columbia) 494 136 69 17 6 0 50 51 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument) 490 13 49 0 1 0 51 52 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (---) 470 10 47 1 1 0 53 53 JO SMITH/Old School Groove (SmackRecords) 470 10 47 1 1 0 60 54 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 439 43 66 6 8 0 54 55 RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse) 430 -20 43 -2 1 0 55 56 CODY JOHNSON/Wild As You (Cojo) 418 -26 98 -3 11 0 Debut 57 BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 410 140 41 14 1 0 Debut 58 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 407 166 109 58 14 7 56 59 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 394 -29 57 2 3 0 59 60 A THOUSAND HORSES/Preachin' To The Choir (BMLGR) 390 -7 62 0 7 0 ©2017 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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