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June 1, 2020, Issue 707 Radio Reacts To A Tough Weekend Peaceful protests and civil unrest following last Monday’s (5/25) death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has Country radio programmers and personalities working to inform the public, ease tensions, offer support and help rebuild where needed. How stations have handled the current climate on-air differs as greatly as the cities in which they serve. iHeartMedia/Minneapolis OM & Country KEEY PD Gregg Swedberg has stood with his team in the center of the storm as Minneapolis became the epicenter last week. “When these things happen in your city, it’s very unsettling,” Swedberg tells Country Aircheck. “It’s tough to see places you drive past every day on fire. What we’re trying Broom For All Of Us: KFRG/Riverside, CA’s Kelli to do for the audience is provide a fairly Green, Dana Swearingen, Taylor Hill, Anthony apolitical sounding board to talk about these Donatelli, David Bugenske and Ginny Harman team with Gregg feelings. It’s part of our job to be part of this local volunteers for the San Bernardino Clean Up following Swedberg community and understand all the things area rioting. that are happening in it. Many of us don’t understand, so it’s difficult, but we are passing Commitment To Blackout Tuesday along every bit of information that comes to Scores of music industry businesses and organizations have us about curfews and closures while adding pledged support for #TheShowMustBePaused, otherwise news updates where we ordinarily wouldn’t known as Blackout Tuesday (6/2). Organizers aimed to hold the be doing news. Our Sports station has turned music industry accountable and provided resources for what is into a Talk station, and that’s all they are “not just a 24-hour initiative.” Statements posted to social media discussing. The Top 40 station has a larger by Nashville entities since Sunday reveal varying degrees of detail Chris Carr black audience and is doing a really good job about what that means (read them here), and several offer further reflecting what’s happening.” actionable suggestions below. KEEY morning personality Chris Carr has been unafraid to Warner Music Nashville has set the day aside to “disconnect tackle the issues and share with his listeners as they walk through from work, process this tragedy and focus on accountability and unfolding events together. “We are addressing everything, being change. We are committed to driving toward change, but need honest, genuine and real with our audience,” says Carr. “This everyone’s help to do so.” The company has shared the following affects our community and is an open forum with them, so we resources with employees: have been talking about everything from the beginning through • Text FLOYD to 55156 to sign the Justice for George Floyd petition. • Add your name to the Justice for George Floyd today: the horror of the issue itself, the (continued on page 5) petition at change.org. ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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• Donate to the Official George Floyd Memorial Fund set up by his family and to organizations like Black Lives Matter. The Academy of Country Music has been sharing artist posts on its socials and its pledge to participate tomorrow, as well. “We are suspending all business on Tuesday and have canceled all board calls and meetings,” says CEO Damon Whiteside. “I’m encouraging Academy staff to use the time for deep thinking, having conversations with friends and family and reflecting on our ACM Diversity and Inclusion Mission Statement and goals. I’m also suggesting everyone watch the first episode of the Ken Burns Country Music documentary, which illustrates the diverse roots of our genre. We hope to make the most of the day as staff, to consider how we can contribute to creating positive change.” For Curb, reflection means questioning as honestly as possible. “How can we learn from Damon Whiteside history?” asks VP/Marketing John Clore. “How can we listen long enough to actually hear and understand what is being said? There are various helpful ways to respond right now; my hope is that we can put some new, caring mindsets and action items into practice, not just tomorrow, but from now on.” “Beyond the public post, an all-staff email went out today encouraging everyone to John Clore take the day off for personal reflection,” says Big Loud VP/Marketing Candice Watkins. The company included a list of books and documentaries to aid in “understanding the big picture and history.” (See the list below.) In lieu of their weekly Tuesday paid staff lunch, Big Loud also urged staff to seek out a black-owned restaurant to order their lunch for the day on the company dime. “I thought Candice that was really cool and tasteful,” Watkins Watkins says. “No pun.” Noting that reflection and the ideas it may bring could be a long process, Big Loud has also set up a virtual suggestion box for staff. “If anyone has recommendations or suggestions for the company to consider – steps beyond donations that could make a personal impact locally or nationally – they can submit those, anonymously if they like. We’ll look into all those ideas and are already brainstorming on some.” Finally, MTSU is hosting “Being African-American in the Nashville Music Industry” Tuesday at 2pm CT. Speakers are Capitol artist Mickey Guyton, Riveter Management’s Charlene Bryant, Entertainment One’s Gina Miller, Producer Shannon Sanders, the Nashville Symphony’s Kortney Toney and Watkins. The Zoom meeting is open to all; register here. –Chuck Aly Resource list courtesy of Big Loud: Books: • White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism • How to be an Antiracist • Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption • Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria • I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness • White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide Documentaries: • When They See Us • 13th

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• Alan Jackson, Colt Ford and Craig Campbell are among Chart Chat the artists playing socially-distanced events. (CAT 5/27) Congratulations to Luke Combs, Steve • WCTK/Providence, RI’s Courtney Hodges, Shane Allen and the Columbia Kelley succeeded Madelyn “Maddie” Grimaldi on Cat promotion team on landing at No. 1 with Country Mornings. (CAT 5/26) “Does To Me,” featuring Eric Church for a • Eligible CMA members can now submit their 2020 CMA second consecutive week. The song is the third Broadcast Awards applications through June 17. (CAT 5/26) single from Combs’ second studio album, What You See Is What You Get, and is his Luke Combs eighth consecutive career No. 1. Songwriters Radio Reacts To A Tough Weekend are Ray Fulcher, Tyler Reeve and Combs. (continued from page 1) As reported last night (5/31) via Breaking News, all Mediabase Add Boards have been closed for the week. Country video, George Floyd’s death and everything that has happened Aircheck’s This Week’s Adds and the Adds columns in Country since. We talk about the difference between the peaceful protestors Aircheck Weekly are suspended, as well. Reporting and Auto and the people who are inciting chaos. All that being said, we Adds will resume next week. A statement posted to the Mediabase have also maintained many of our regular website reads: “In solidarity with the community, for a time of features and are encouraging smiles, too.” reflection and meaningful action, Mediabase will close Add Carr has aired phone calls and spoken on- Boards for the week. Auto Adds will not process this week. Any air with everyone from protestors to those station that has already reported adds will need to report them who have lost homes and businesses due to again next week.” vandalism and fire. He says the community has already begun to rally around those who The Week’s Top Stories have experienced destruction. Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. Outside of Minneapolis, chaos swirls in cities HeatherFroglear • Country weathers a cume crater and Bill Heltemes reflects on his coast to coast. Entercom KFRG/Riverside, CA 40-plus year career in last week’s (5/25) Country Aircheck Weekly. APD/MD/midday personality Heather Froglear says their focus • Daniel York was appointed Pres./CEO for Cox Media continues to be providing positive entertainment coupled with Group (CMG), succeeding Kim Guthrie. (CAT 5/29) localized information. “We are preparing for additional protests • Steel City KFKF/Kansas City celebrated 57 years in the tonight in San Bernardino and Riverside, and are informing format. (CAT 5/28) our audience of curfew times and what businesses will be shut ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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WITH ... CHASE RICE

A day in the self-isolated life of Dack his back yard. I also fish a lot, but nothing Janiels/Broken Bow’s Chase Rice: new there! Quarantine has completely Quarantine has hindered my changed my daily life since it has cancelled ability to create, but I had already finished touring. I’m spending more time at home recording The Album Part II, so I’m enjoying than I have in years. My new routine starts the down time before I fully dive into Part III. around 9am with a workout, then I read on Social media has been huge in my front porch. Sometime in the afternoon, staying close with fans. I’ve done live shows I hang out with my hockey buddies who I’ve online and have more planned. been quarantining with, or they come hang I’ve been bingeing Netflix’s Ozark. I out with me. About 4-5pm, we crack one love that show. open … and repeat the next day. I’ve laughed and sat around the I’m quarantining solo at my house, dinner table for a real meal with my friends but we’ve had the same crew of eight for more in the last three weeks than I have about three weeks now. We change it up by in the last 10 years. This will be a time we rotating between our four houses to keep never forget for the rest of our lives, so I from going mad. choose to live in it and enjoy it. I’ve made Ready Set Roll I’ve started playing putt-putt at one friends I’ll have for the rest of my life by buddy’s house a lot – he has a course in going through this together.

down,” she says. “We are in constant contact with our local law Becky Brenner has been in constant communication with the enforcement and local government to provide any pertinent company’s clients. For stations that may be questioning how information to our listeners. Our job is to be a positive distraction, to handle the current state of affairs since but because we all live in this community we serve, we can’t the format isn’t typically dealing with hard- ignore the hurt, worry and need for comfort during this difficult hitting news stories, Brenner advises leaning time.” As such, KFRG staffers gathered with listeners today (6/1) into authenticity. “Country music has always to aid in cleanup of damage done during riots that occurred this promoted human kindness, so it fits our profile weekend. Froglear says no music changes have been made to to promote that,” she says. “The response KFRG as a result of the riots, noting, “We on-air has to be authentic to the talent, and have so many uplifting and positive songs on if it is, listeners will be accepting. Be true to our playlist anyway.” what you believe and to the message of unity Becky Brenner Further north, Bonneville KNCI/ and coming together to make things better. If Sacramento PD/midday host Joey Tack says personalities are able to express their feelings in a way that is true, his personalities have taken a multi-pronged, I can’t believe listeners will find anything to disagree with.” multi-platform approach. In addition to Westwood One syndicated and Cumulus WKDF/Nashville- morning team Pat Still, Tom Mailey and based Morning Koffy with Paul Koffy and Joey Tack Cody Robinson sharing their thoughts Jasmine Sadry discussed their feelings from this weekend’s protests and marches, openly this morning (6/1). Koffy previously Tack, afternoon host Pacey Williams and night jock Doug are spent more than six years at KMNB/ providing local updates about community curfews as well as artist Minneapolis and now resides in Nashville, reactions. “We are also working on a virtual roundtable discussion which also hosted peaceful riots that were with our air talent and community leaders from all sides of the punctuated by violence over the weekend. issue to have a constructive conversation on the topic of equality Sadry shared her experience in Dallas in America,” says Tack. “We’re sharing stories of positivity in the Paul Koffy as protests broke out while she and her community, including people volunteering to clean up, and we boyfriend were dining out. The pair shared are showcasing powerful song lyrics that speak to current events.” their stories, which can be heard in podcast As far as music, Tack has pulled Jason Aldean’s “Burning It form here. Down” from rotation temporarily and is spiking in Tim McGraw’s Spinning the dial today, many stations “Humble And Kind,” Luke Bryan’s “Most People Are Good,” observed moments of reflection or opened Brooks & Dunn’s “Believe,” Kenny Chesney’s “Get Along” the phones to callers, while others took to and Garth Brooks’ “We Shall Be Free” and “The Change” in social media with thoughts, prayers and addition to spins for Thomas Rhett’s current single, “Be A Light.” inspirational music. Entercom WUSN/Chicago On a national level, Albright & O’Malley & Brenner Partner Jasmine Sadry has been heard playing topical songs

Good Times Add Times: MCA’s Jordan Davis toasts to his single, “Almost Maybes,” being most-added last week during a SW x SE Happy Hour. Pictured (l-r, top-bottom) are the label’s Royce Risser, Kaileen Mangan, Briana Galluccio, David Friedman and Miranda McDonald, WDRM/Huntsville’s Erich West, WQYK/Tampa’s Launa Phillips, WUSJ/Jackson, MS’ Nikki Brown, KSCS/Dallas’ Al Farb, WNOE/New Orleans’s Casey Carter, WKHX/Atlanta’s Lucas Phelan, Davis, the label’s Donna Passuntino, KMDL/Lafayette, LA’s Jude Walker, WUBL/Atlanta’s Otis Maher, the label’s Chris Schuler, KBEQ/Kansas City’s Todd Nixon and WSOC/Charlotte’s John Reynolds.

including Maren Morris’ “Dear Hate” and invited News-Talk sister WOKI personality Dierks Bentley’s “Home.” The company’s Hallerin Hilton Hill to give a prayer that WNSH/New York afternoon host Jesse Addy was then shared via IGTV here. Steel City took to Facebook Live to share artist reactions KFKF/Kansas City morning personality Dale and give his perspective on how to make Carter shared a statement via Facebook that a difference in the community, while KILT/ summed up the mission of the day: “Let’s be Houston provided on-air and online updates kinder than usual today … and judge each other by the content of our character … not regarding curfews and business closures Dale Carter the color of our skin.” –Monta Vaden Jesse Addy pertaining to protests and riots. KILT PD Chris Huff notes that next week, Houston will host Floyd’s funeral. Cumulus Country combo KSCS & KPLX/Dallas also provided updates on local curfews and closures across their outlets. Lon Helton, [email protected] Another iHeartMedia programmer says their Chuck Aly, [email protected] stations will be blacking out logos on station Caitlin DeForest, [email protected] websites and social media accounts tomorrow Monta Vaden, [email protected] as part of “Black Out Tuesday.” Cumulus (615) 320-1450 Chris Huff WIVK/Knoxville morning team Tony & Kris

©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] June 1, 2020 SEEK & EMPLOY AVAILABLE JOBS MIDWEST Entercom WBEE/Rochester, NY OM Bob résumés and airchecks to her here. Barnett is searching for a morning personality to join Stephens KXDD/Yakima, WA OM/PD Justin Zimmer KCLR/Columbia, MO is looking for an an ensemble cast on The Bee Morning Coffee Club. Henriksen is seeking an afternoon personality. Send APD/on-air talent. Send résumés and airchecks here. Send résumés and airchecks to Barnett here. résumés, airchecks, imaging samples and social media Federated/Fort Wayne, IN COO Brad Binnie Media VP/Programming Stan Bennett is links to him here. Williams is searching for a Market Mgr. for its six-station seeking a Dir./Programming Operations for the Maine Badlands/Rapid City, SD is searching for a GM/ cluster, including Country WQHK. Complete posting and and New Hampshire clusters, including Country DOS who can build, train and motivate a team for the applications here; résumés to Williams here. outlets WNHW/Concord, NH; WXLF/Manchester, NH; cluster that includes Country KRKI. Interested parties Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case is and WTHT/Portland, ME. The newly created position can send résumés and references here. searching for a morning co-host. See the complete will oversee programming, production and promotions Cameron KFLG/Big River, CA is looking for posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Case here. for the clusters, and a minimum of five years of radio a morning personality with five-plus years of on-air American Media KKOW/Pittsburg, KS PD Steve programming experience is required. Send résumés here. experience. See the complete posting here. “Shotgun” Kelly is seeking a “Jill of all Trades” to Ruby Radio/Elko, NV VP/Programming Tom handle an air shift, production and live broadcasts. SOUTHEAST Chase is seeking on-air talent for the cluster that Send résumés, airchecks, production samples, includes Country KBGZ and Classic Country translator personality websites and social links to him here. Gulf South Classic Country WDJR & Country K263BD. Applicants can send cover letters, résumés MacDonald/Saginaw, MI is seeking an OM WTVY/Dothan, AL is seeking a PD for both stations. and airchecks to Chase here. & Country WKCQ PD. Interested parties should send Send résumés and airchecks here. résumés, airchecks and economic expectations here. Summit VP/Programming Beverlee Brannigan OTHER Brewer WQLK/Richmond, IN PD Jim Callahan is is searching for a PD to join WCYQ/Knoxville. Send searching for a morning co-host to join Sean Lamb. Send résumés and airchecks to her here. Consultant Joel Raab is looking an on-air PD résumés, airchecks and production samples to him here. Entercom WPAW/Greensboro, NC PD Clay for a reporting station in a Top 100 market. Send Hooiser AM/FM Country WCJC/Marion, IN OM Walker is seeking a morning co-host to succeed Amy materials here. Vanessa Miller is seeking an afternoon personality Reed. Send résumés and airchecks to Walker here. RWPC Co-President and consultant Scott with cluster-wide Dir./Promotions and weekend on-air Cumulus WKAK/Albany, GA PD Bill Dollar is Huskey is on the hunt for a Country PD/on-air talent responsibilities. See the complete job description here, looking for an afternoon personality/Production Dir. in a medium market in the South. Send résumés and and send résumé and airchecks to Miller here. Apply here. airchecks to him here. Hubbard WIL/St. Louis OM Tommy Mattern Blakeney WBBN/Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS is RWPC Pres. JJ Jobe is seeking a GM for a small is looking for an MD/afternoon personality with a seeking a morning co-host and midday personality. market radio cluster in the South. Interested parties can minimum of two years on-air experience, demonstrable Résumés and airchecks can be sent here. send a résumé with references to him here. ratings success stories and impeccable references. See Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA is looking for a Summit National PD John Olsen is looking the complete posting and apply here. Market Mgr. for the cluster, which includes Country for on-air talent. The company’s Country stations WFLS. Interested candidates can see a complete job include WZZK/Birmingham; WQNU/Louisville; WKHK/ NORTHEAST description and apply here. Richmond, VA; and WCYQ/Knoxville, TN. Send résumés and airchecks to Olsen here. Townsquare/Augusta, ME OM Cooper Fox is SOUTHWEST Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott looking for a morning host to join Country WEBB. Send is searching for experienced OMs and PDs for future résumés and airchecks to him here. Townsquare/Killeen, TX Market Pres. David openings. The company’s Country properties include Forever WFGI/Johnstown, PA is seeking a full- B. Smith is looking for an OM/PD/on-air talent for the KAAR/Butte, MT; KCIN & KIYK/St. George, UT; KMON/ time morning co-host. Send résumés, airchecks and cluster, which includes Country KUSJ. Send résumés Great Falls, MT; KGGL/Missoula, MT; KKXK/Montrose, salary requirements here. and airchecks to Smith here. MT; KWCD/Sierra Vista, AZ; KYSN/Wenatchee, WA; WVRC WKKW/Morgantown, WV PD Mike KYYZ/Williston, ND; and Classic Country KMON- Vincent is seeking part-time on-air talent for weekend and WEST COAST AM/Great Falls, MT. Candidates with a minimum of fill-in positions. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Momentum KJUG/Visalia, CA PD Rik McNeil three-to-five years of experience and a background in Seven Mountains VP/Programming JC Burton programming multiple formats in small to medium sized is seeking a Country PD to join the Stroudsburg, PA is looking for a morning co-host. See the complete job posting here; résumés and airchecks to McNeil here. markets can send résumés, airchecks and programming cluster. Interested candidates should send résumés, philosophies to Elliott here. airchecks and social media examples to him here. RMG KOLC/Reno, NV VP/GM Tricia Gallenbeck is seeking a PD/on-air talent. Send SEEKING JOBS •Cactus Jack •Doug Dodds •Jason Ryan •Tim “Tiny” Burger Former Entercom/Phoenix Dir./Production Former ZFKY/Grand Cayman PD/mornings Former WWQM/Madison, WI nights Former KFDI/Wichita mornings [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 602-430-5908 •Jeff Davis •Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) •Chad Heritage Former Big Label Dir./Promotions •Heather Stevens Former on-air talent Former iHeartMedia/Little Rock SVPP/OM Former WQXK/Youngstown, OH middays [email protected] [email protected] 615-260-4975 & KSSN PD [email protected] 401-467-6737 [email protected] •AJ McCloud •Alex Guerra •Denis “Catfish” Miller Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL APD/ • Former Entervision/Sacramento MD/Promo Dir. Former KSNI/Santa Maria, CA Tom Travis afternoons [email protected] afternoon host Former iHeartMedia/Oklahoma City SVPP [email protected] 916-397-9353 [email protected] [email protected] 256-503-2301 630-335-3838 •Cory Mikhals •Chuck Knight •Kristin Monica •Tony Kelly Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host Former iHeartMedia/Austin-San Antonio Former WQNU/Louisville APD/mornings Former WUSN/Chicago morning producer [email protected] RSVPP [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 708-642-8518 •Katie Carmichael •Paul Cannell Former WTVY/Dothan, AL morning co-host Former WRKN/New Orleans PD •Dan Mason •Greg Cole [email protected] [email protected] Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, AL-Pensacola, Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD FL SVPP [email protected] •”Big” John Horton •Charlie Dean [email protected] 916-502-4734 Former KFSA/Ft. 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©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] June 1, 2020 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

1 LUKE COMBS f/ERIC CHURCH 27806 -175 8861 18 53.246 1.661 157 -- 1 Does To Me (River House/Columbia) 2nd Week at No. 1

3 2 TRAVIS DENNING/After A Few (Mercury) 26122 658 8104 208 50.407 1.956 157 --

2 3 MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud) 23255 -3551 7259 -1178 48.638 -3.978 157 --

4 4 C.PEARCE & L. BRICE/I Hope You're Happy Now (Big Machine/Curb) 22498 574 7127 235 42.268 0.852 157 --

6 5 KENNY CHESNEY/Here And Now (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 19991 873 6224 261 36.124 1.039 157 --

7 6 SCOTTY MCCREERY/In Between (Triple Tigers) 18549 174 5865 87 34.944 0.901 156 --

8 7 SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA) ✔ 17123 1343 5469 447 31.932 2.897 153 --

9 8 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA) ✔ 16339 1553 5115 513 27.254 2.074 157 --

10 9 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Drinking Alone (Capitol) 14824 480 4685 153 25.624 1.203 156 --

11 10 LOCASH/One Big Country Song (Wheelhouse) 14574 506 4599 136 25.386 1.221 156 --

-- 16 11 LUKE BRYAN/One Margarita (Capitol) ✔ 14407 1975 4489 664 26.426 3.243 147 --

12 12 KEITH URBAN/God Whispered Your Name (Capitol) 13780 473 4533 153 25.053 0.942 157 --

13 13 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR) 13634 520 4171 169 24.121 0.742 157 --

14 14 JUSTIN MOORE/Why We Drink (Valory) 13342 658 4210 179 23.851 0.99 157 --

17 15 CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR) 12973 570 4022 182 23.062 1.38 154 --

15 16 MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury) 12956 434 4159 116 21.972 1.06 154 --

18 17 ERIC CHURCH/Monsters (EMI Nashville) 11375 -448 3698 -135 20.115 -0.96 156 --

19 18 T. RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN/Be A... (Valory) ✔ 11190 1575 3573 523 19.988 2.818 150 --

20 19 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/One Night Standards (Warner/WMN) 9380 510 2844 70 14.908 1.35 151 --

22 20 KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) ✔ 8987 894 2758 251 13.933 1.776 151 --

21 21 CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) 8816 234 2765 52 14.136 0.531 152 --

23 22 TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine) 7515 514 2261 134 12.983 1.232 157 --

24 23 JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 6976 352 2163 111 9.036 0.351 146 --

26 24 KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA) 6673 174 2048 75 9.853 0.526 146 --

27 25 GONE WEST/What Could've Been (Triple Tigers) 6137 111 1950 58 9.018 0.031 144 --

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

28 26 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 6054 493 1847 162 9.21 0.276 146 --

29 27 BRAD PAISLEY/No I In Beer (Arista) 5778 855 1857 325 8.959 0.563 126 --

30 28 JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 5279 445 1562 166 7.565 1.588 131 --

31 29 MIDLAND/Cheatin' Songs (Big Machine) 4731 82 1477 31 6.859 0.068 125 --

32 30 HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 4704 396 1414 115 6.78 0.54 101 --

33 31 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 4638 451 1435 139 6.589 1.658 140 --

34 32 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 4401 348 1210 112 6.427 0.182 103 --

35 33 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 4214 172 1233 59 6.973 0.599 120 --

36 34 JON LANGSTON/Now You Know (32 Bridge/EMI Nashville) 3891 56 1294 -5 4.963 -0.002 129 --

37 35 LAUREN ALAINA/Getting Good (Mercury) 3771 93 1156 15 4.03 0.436 119 --

38 36 OLD DOMINION/Some People Do (RCA) 3511 248 1008 68 6.719 0.455 84 --

41 37 DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) 3426 341 1021 126 4.062 0.538 97 --

39 38 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 3191 -19 963 15 4.71 0.377 105 --

40 39 BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN) 3109 -46 874 8 4.774 -0.08 90 --

42 40 LANCO/What I See (Arista) 3080 23 964 23 2.817 0.096 108 --

43 41 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 2920 71 894 11 3.831 0.201 93 --

45 42 LUKE COMBS/Six Feet Apart (River House/Columbia) 2900 287 825 51 4.94 0.445 24 --

47 43 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Champagne Night (BMLGR) 2821 425 901 122 3.928 0.669 78 --

46 44 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 2641 190 917 82 2.773 0.065 100 --

50 45 MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia) 2332 102 709 41 2.541 0.09 76 --

48 46 DILLON CARMICHAEL/I Do For You (Riser House) 2258 -36 807 3 3.87 0.036 87 --

49 47 LINDSAY ELL/I Don't Love You (Stoney Creek) 2170 -101 754 -30 1.993 -0.169 90 --

Debut 48 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 2038 326 608 106 3.861 0.412 74 --

Debut 49 DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 2031 201 686 68 2.024 0.255 75 --

Debut 50 GRANGER SMITH/That's Why I Love Dirt Roads (Wheelhouse) 1891 258 627 85 2.191 0.404 89 --

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers Activator Point Gainers will return next week Adds will return next week

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers Activator Spin Gainers will return next week LUKE BRYAN/One Margarita (Capitol) 1975 ✔ T. RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN/Be A Light (Valory) 1575 ✔ MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA) 1553 ✔ SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA) 1343 ✔ KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 894 ✔ KENNY CHESNEY/Here And Now (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 873 BRAD PAISLEY/No I In Beer (Arista) 855 TRAVIS DENNING/After A Few (Mercury) 658 JUSTIN MOORE/Why We Drink (Valory) 658 BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville) 655 Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points LUKE BRYAN/One Margarita (Capitol) 664 B. SHELTON w/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN) 21064 T. RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN/Be A Light (Valory) 523 THOMAS RHETT f/J. PARDI/Beer Can't Fix (Capitol/Valory) 19495 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA) 513 GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR) 15484 SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA) 447 MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia) 12576 BRAD PAISLEY/No I In Beer (Arista) 325 SAM HUNT/Kinfolks (MCA) 10208 KENNY CHESNEY/Here And Now (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 261 JAKE OWEN/Homemade (Big Loud) 9318 KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 251 OLD DOMINION/One Man Band (RCA) 9266 C. PEARCE & L. BRICE/I Hope You're... (Big Machine/Curb) 235 BRETT YOUNG/Catch (BMLGR) 8634 TRAVIS DENNING/After A Few (Mercury) 208 DUSTIN LYNCH/Ridin' Roads (Broken Bow) 8174 CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR) 182 LUKE COMBS/Even Though I'm Leaving (River House/Columbia) 8034

Chart Page 3 June 1, 2020 COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY A D D D AT E S MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia) Moves 50-45* 2,332 points, 709 spins June 8 WALKER HAYES/Trash My Heart (Monument) DILLON CARMICHAEL/I Do For You (Riser House) Moves 48-46* LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol) 2,258 points, 807 spins INGRID ANDRESS/The Stranger (Warner/WEA) BOBBY MCCLENDON/Maybe Tonight (Star Farm) LINDSAY ELL/I Don’t Love You (Stoney Creek) ERIC CHESSER/Date Night (Big Big) Moves 49-47 WATERLOO REVIVAL/Something You Ain’t Ever Had (Show Dog) 2,170 points, 754 spins GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (WMN/WAR)

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 2,038 points, 608 spins June 15 Debuts at 48* CHRISSY METZ/Talking To God (EMI Nashville)

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 2,031 points, 686 spins June 22 Debuts at 49* LUKE COMBS/Lovin’ On You (River House/Columbia)

GRANGER SMITH/That’s Why I Love Dirt Roads (Wheelhouse) 1,891 points, 627 spins Debuts at 50*

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 1,670 points, 516 spins

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville) Send yours to [email protected] 1,646 points, 541 spins

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) 1,481 points, 391 spins CHECK OUT 6/12 PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) 1,341 points, 418 spins June 12 Gone West Canyons (Triple Tigers) KELSEA BALLERINI w/HALSEY/The Other Girl (Capitol/Black River) 1,341 points, 362 spins June 19 Gabby Barrett Goldmine (Warner/WAR) Clint Black Out of Sane (Blacktop Records/Orchard)

June 26 Tenille Townes The Lemonade Stand (Columbia/RCA)

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