Kingsley's In! Radio to Records: a Year In

July 11, 2016, Issue 507 Radio To Records: A Year In Almost a year to the day since one of the most dramatic transitions in recent memory (Breaking News 6/29/2015), former iHeartMedia executive Clay Hunnicutt has a top 10 record on the chart as President of Big Loud Records. Country Aircheck asked him what the last year has taught him about the record industry ... and radio. What has surprised you about the record business? The intricacies of publishing and the detail that goes into making sure everything is legal, everybody gets paid the way they’re supposed to and the songwriters and players get credit. There’s so much back office stuff happening that most people don’t see. A lot goes into making the music, writing the songs, and more, but once it’s done and mastered, what happens to get it out to the masses is pretty amazing. What have you learned about radio? Bronx Bombers: Prior to his Saturday night Yankee Stadium The companies are very different. I'd walk into some stations show, Garth Brooks met with Nashville guests, surprising them and the PD would joke, "Oh, you've never been here?" Well, I was all with Yankee pinstripes featuring their stitched-on names never invited. (laughs) The most interesting above the famed number “7” – reportedly the first time the thing is the uniqueness of every PD. They number had been issued since the Yanks retired Mickey Mantle’s make decisions for different reasons. Learning No. 7 jersey in 1969. Displaying the goods inside the Yankee’s the nuances of each PD's radio station is also indoor batting cage are (back row, l-r) Sarah Trahern, Steve interesting. I’ve always appreciated that every Buchanan, Ray Waddell, JR Schumann, Trisha Yearwood, Bill market is different, and I've realized that even Mayne, Blair Garner, Robert Deaton and John Hamlin. Kneeling more on this side. Some will share what works are (l-r) are Sherod Robertson, Shawn Parr, Garth Brooks, Lon in their market and what doesn't. They have Helton and Charlie Cook. Clay Hunnicutt that historical perspective. Have you picked up any nuggets you would use if you went back into radio? Kingsley's In! I'm not going back to radio, incidentally. The rumor was out On Nov. 17 Bob Kingsley will become there that this was just cover for riding out my non-compete with just the fifth inductee to theNational Radio iHeart. Not true. But yeah, sure. The moment you stop learning Hall Of Fame with ties to the Country format from other people, you're done in the business. and there may be no one more deserving of Any examples of things you would do? the distinction. He's been a household name There are a few PDs ahead of the curve looking at a complete for almost 40 years, is a member of the data package – research, sales, downloads, streaming, Shazam. Country Radio Hall Of Fame and has been The PDs who are willing to take a look at the entire field – the recognized with more industry awards than whole 100 yards – are getting a bigger most can count. Country Aircheck caught Bob Kingsley (continued on page 8) ©2016 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

July 11, 2016 Page 3 up with Kingsley for reaction to this latest honor and what turned what they're hearing. I can see 'em turn their radio up a dB or two and out to be an emotional look back at his career. saying, "Kingsley, man, he's talking about whoever!" Best Friend A Boy Can Have: The prevailing message? Count one observant member of the U.S. military among "I'm just over the top," Kingsley beams. "You know that feeling them, but for a different reason. "I got a note not long ago from sometimes when you just get overwhelmed? That's how this is. an airman that said, 'Hey, we just took this old radio console apart Every time I go to the Hall Of Fame website, I see people in there that's been in storage for like 30 years. Is that 'B-K' on it you?' It who were heroes to me as a kid." was. I did – I got underneath there one night and carved my name Serious heroes for a serious situation. Kingsley was bedridden on it. I was just getting ready to come back to the states all those and quarantined for more than a year during his youth after years ago and thought, 'I gotta leave my mark on this.'" contracting polio. His grandmother, the only person allowed near Congratulate Kingsley here. –Russ Penuell him, provided a radio that became his primary entertainment. "Those memories just came flooding back this morning," he admits. "I was just this scared-to-death kid. But that radio, man. Garth Storms Yankee Stadium I've got this big picture of laying there in bed listening to things like Garth Brooks marked his return to New York City 19 years The Lone Ranger, The Shadow, Amos & Andy, The Green Hornet after playing Central Park with a pair of Yankee Stadium shows and Jack Benny. And I see those names and think, 'I'm gonna Friday and Saturday nights. And, because not even Garth can be hanging in the hall with these people?' It's an honor almost control the weather, the two shows were decidedly different. beyond my scope of understanding." The Friday show – which you will likely be able to see in video Best Is History: Kingsley recovered, of course, and Rock 'n' form in the future – was described by the New York Times' Jon Roll followed. "I discovered KFWB-AM/Los Angeles," he says. "Al Caramanica as "a rousing hour and a half full of honky-tonk Jarvis and Joe Yocum did a countdown from nine to noon every anthems, aching ballads and lots and lots of running." Saturday morning and I never missed it. I was working as a box I was among a group of folks Garth brought to NYC for the boy at a local market not far from home and I would sneak out Saturday night show, which was delayed almost three hours by to people's cars – nobody locked their cars then – and get in and torrential rains and lightning that kept the lighting and camera turn the radio on. I had to hear the top 10 and I was always so crews out of the disappointed when the song I thought should be No. 1 was not. I towers. The only always believed a countdown was a good thing for a radio station." thing missing Kingsley's entry into radio came while serving in the U.S. from Saturday's Air Force. He landed a job as an announcer on Armed Forces show was all Radio's TFK while stationed in Iceland. "The first time I flipped that the running; microphone on I thought, 'Man I am absolutely in heaven,'" he the rain made says. "I didn't care – did not care – about making a dollar. I just the stage's wanted to play records on the radio." enormous circle And that he's done for almost 60 years. Radio history, no doubt. too dangerous KGBS-AM/Los Angeles and KLAC-AM/Los Angeles are on his resume, for full-speed the latter he programmed in the early '70s. He became Producer laps. I must of the Casey Kasem and Tom Rounds-created American Country add, though, Countdown in 1974 and took over as host in '78. A new distribution that some of deal in 2006 made him host of Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40. those gathered Mark My Words: What's been the best part of it all? "The same in the suite thing I'm looking forward to today," he says. "When I walk in that were taking door like I do every Monday and that theme hits, for the next four bets during or five hours I am there. Truly. I love the artists, the songs and the the rain delay as to whether or not Garth would realize it was too writers–even the new artists who nationally may not be big-time yet. I dangerous. Many felt that, in typical Garth fashion, he'd give it a know out there in their hometown somewhere their mother, friends or galloping go, regardless. somebody that knows them is listening, and they're thrilled to death at ©2016 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

July 11, 2016 Page 6 He put those questions to rest when he came out and told the MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE crowd he was going to do "a slightly different show." So he, and later wife Trisha Yearwood, merely walked the stage that took Broken Bow’s Jordan Rager discusses his them deep into the crowd for a more intimate evening than the most influential music: fans had perhaps anticipated. 1. Alan Jackson: My first memory of Prior to the show, Garth told me the giant ring around the stage music was at age four or five. I was riding was part of the stage originally custom-designed for Dublin's Croke in my granddad’s truck. We were going Park Stadium concerts, planned for July 2014 but canceled when fishing and his song “Here In The Real the city council was going to cut the number of shows from five to World” came on the radio. Even at that three. The circle – more like a race-track – measured 150-feet across young age I remember thinking, “I like the the diameter and was 10 feet above the rear of the stage, dropping sound of that. That’s really cool.” to four feet high as it reached into the crowd. There was room for 2. George Strait’s “The Chair:” It’s the 1800 fans inside the circle. Jordan Rager world’s greatest pickup line, first of all. I’ve Garth and Trisha treated the fans sitting through the delay always been drawn to that song because from the first time I to a show lasting more than two and a half hours. According heard it, I had no idea where it was going until the end. to setlist.fm, the night featured 26 songs, including a mid- 3. ‘90s Country: If you couldn’t tell, I’m a very big fan of set duet with Trisha on "In Another's Eyes," followed by four country music from that era. I love “Everywhere” by Tim more from her. Garth did seven songs acoustically, including McGraw and “Sunday In The South” by Shenandoah. Bob Seger's "Night Moves" and Billy Joel's "Piano Man." Friday 4. Eagles’ Hotel California: It was the first album I ever night featured 21 total tunes, five of which were Garth alone listened to front to back. I remember being younger and my dad on guitar. Oddly enough, Garth's Saturday set omitted Friday would play a lot of the Eagles. I’d hear it but not really hear it. At night's show-opener, a song even more appropriate for a 15 or 16, I actually listened – and I haven’t stopped loving it. concert that started at 11:50pm – "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til The 5. Kenny Chesney in Nashville, 2015: Me and a buddy Sun Comes Up.)" got ticketsUPDATE and it was the first time I ever got to see Chesney. He In full disclosure, we had to leave a little more than halfway played every song I could’ve hoped he would play. He never into the show to get back to Nashville. But from what I saw – and lost me. He was entertaining from start to finish. I remember I went down to the pit for some of the show – the fans' enthusiasm thinking, “That’s what I want to do.” for Garth wasn't dampened in the least. And he responded to • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: I their thunderous, albeit wet, reception noting, "Going through know they’re one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time, what you have gone through tonight … I should have come back and I’m a heavy metal fan, but I’ve never heard a single Iron to this great city a helluva lot sooner than this." The folks singing Maiden song in my life. and dancing in the pit heartily agreed. It was, after all, still Garth • “Important” music you just don’t get: Opera is performing at a level few artists ever achieve. – Lon Helton something I could never get on board with. • An album you played incessantly: Chris Stapleton’s Traveller. I have worn that thing out and I’m still not tired of it. Chart Chat I’ve bought two or three copies since it’s come out. Congratulations to Jason Aldean, • An obscure or non-country song everyone should Carson James, Lee Adams, Jim Malito listen to right now: Justin Bieber’s new record is pretty cool. and the Broken Bow promotion staff on If you had talked to me a year ago, I would’ve never said that "Lights Come On" reaching the No. 1 spot on or admitted it. I was forced to listen to it and now I love it. I’m this week's chart. The song is the first single officially a Belieber. from his upcoming album They Don't Know. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: Probably And kudos to Tim McGraw, Jack Bieber. I’m okay with being a fan now. I’ve even covered “Love Purcell, Erik Powell and the Big Machine Yourself” in my show. Everyone was digging it. team on "How I'll Always Be" notching 51 Jason Aldean adds, topping this week's board. ©2016 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

July 11, 2016 Page 8 News & Notes OFF THE RECORD: The Last Bandoleros Garth Brooks has signed with The GreenRoom for publicity representation. The firm will work closely with Brooks' Los Warner Bros./WAR’s The Last Angeles-based rep Nancy Seltzer & Associates. Bandoleros put an industry Skyville Live will broadcast performances by Charles Esten, spin on the artist interview: Chris Carmack, Clare Bowen, Lennon & Maisy Stella, Mark Diego Navaira: My father Collie, Colin Linden, JD Souther and Pam Tillis live from was a successful Tejano Nashville July 13. The episode will stream on AOL.com and go90. musician (Emilio) and was Songwriter Chris Tompkins has extended his publishing deal fortunate enough to cross over with Big Loud Shirt/Round Hill Music. Lotus KVMX/Bakersfield flipped to Spanish Oldies. to country music. He toured with The Last Bandoleros George Strait, Alan Jackson and Clay Walker. He’s the reason I discovered country music. The Week's Top Stories Jerry Fuentes: Diego and I worked at the same studio. Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. Country music is the music I learned how to produce on. Country Top 40's Bob Kingsley will be inducted into the Derek James: My first introduction to country was through National Radio Hall of Fame. (7/11) my guitar teacher. He showed me Chet Akins and Jerry Reed. And Ryman Hospitality WSM-AM/Nashville PD Dean Warfield my college roommate would wake me up every day with Travis exited. (7/11) Beasley KCYE/Las Vegas PD/morning co-host Kris Daniels Tritt’s “It’s A Great Day To Be Alive.” I was also invited to a cattle is vacating her PD role to focus on mornings. (7/8) drive a few years ago. I fell in love with being a cowboy. Black River Project Mgr./Creative Marisa Henderson DN: On a radio tour, you’re in a rush the entire time. We’ve left Coffin will join BBR Music Group. (7/8) some stuff behind. Once, Jerry left his wallet and another time I left iHeartMedia WGTR/Myrtle Beach's interim PD/morning co- my in-ear monitors. We were about three hours from playing a show host Adam Dellinger was named PD. (7/7) and our runner had to go back to the hotel and get them for me. Pearl's Garth Brooks will launch The Garth Channel on DJ: Warner got us an Entertainer Coach so we have our first SiriusXM Sept. 8. (7/7) tour bus. When we’re not in the bus, we’re usually in my Saturn CBS Corp. will take CBS Radio public by the end of the Station Wagon. I’m pretty sure it’s the last Saturn ever made. month. (7/6) DN: Jerry is always the one picking where we eat. Big River WXFL/Florence, AL midday personality Sherry St. John will be inducted into the Alabama Broadcasters JF: I’ve gotten really good at using Yelp. Association Hall of Fame. (7/6) DN: Let’s put it this way. If it doesn’t have four stars on Hubbard's WIL/St. Louis underwent multiple staff changes. (7/5) Yelp, The Last Bandoleros will not be eating there. CBS Radio/Detroit's Tim Roberts was promoted to VP/Music DJ: Every time we go into a gas station, since I’m a sucker Programming. (7/5) for orange Tic Tacs, I get those. And we’re all really into the spicy almonds. Radio To Records: A Year In JF: I would probably make Mexican food if I could cook for (continued from page 1) anyone. I’ve gotten pretty good at making salsa and guacamole. story. We also have influencers in our life that make us want to do I would want to have dinner with the author Malcolm Gladwell. what they are doing, and then other people who do things you DJ: I would invite Mario Batali and have him cook! don't ever want to do. JF: Dwight Yoakam, George Strait, Texas Tornados, and Like what? Eagles harmonies all put together in a blender with ice and It's funny to hear PDs – and I used to be one who did so I'll tequila –that’s our music. cop to it – complain about the sample rates for PPM. They aren't significant enough, the ratings are unstable, but then turn around ©2016 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] July 11, 2016 Page 9

Lanco Can: Arista’s Lanco bandmates are scattered among the throng of friends, Arista and Sony Nashville promoters and the Hill Entertainment management team on hand to help the guys celebrate a huge first-week number of radio adds at Nashville’s Losers earlier today. Stop by to wish them well tonight if you can – chances are good they’re still there. and drop your song based on an M Score, which is a direct Also, from a radio perspective, how you look at the artist correlation off of the same sample they're complaining about. and label is dictated by what company you work for. The other I also understand that can be a way out of playing a song they companies look at it as, "Well, that's a CBS artist." "That's an iHeart don't believe in. And that's okay. That's the nature of the business. artist." Because they took ownership and lifted them, which is a What about accessibility? very good thing. At the same time there's a backside. How is that I always prided myself on returning phone calls as fast going to impact me with Entercom, Townsquare and others. It can as I could because I wanted my phone calls returned. Not be a double-edged sword. everybody works that way, he says with a smile. Most of the Do you view competitive market situations differently now? PDs, 95%, have been amazing. Communication overall is In radio there were times I was on the heritage side and times fantastic. There are always people who don't want to talk, when I was the attacker. I understand why a heritage station would and right now we're only calling about one artist and single. want to protect its turf and why a new station would try to get into PDs are incredibly busy, and I know that. I always tell them I everything it possibly could. It never mattered to me what the other appreciate their response more than anything because I know guy does. If someone comes in with a bigger and better idea, that how busy they can be. Time is everything. means I got beat. Plain and simple. I’m not thinking proactively Have you ever given a former colleague or a young enough. PD/MD radio advice if you thought they were doing I've been in meet-and-greet situations in radio where the something wrong? heritage station wanted its own room so they wouldn't have to be No! That’s their kingdom and the way they work. in there with us, and that always made me feel bad for the artist, So you just bite your tongue if you see something out mainly. I'm as competitive as anybody, but it’s bad for business of whack? – artists, labels and radio – when it gets vindictive with refusing There’s no telling what’s going on that day, in that moment, at to play music. If you’re both reporters, we have to do business that radio station when you walk in with an artist. Like I said, most with both stations. My advice is to be the most creative, proactive, have been amazing on Chris Lane's radio tour. There have been and dynamic radio station you can to the artists, labels and your a few where something happened and an hour turned into 10 listeners and the rest will take care of itself. But we all have to deal minutes or the conference room turned into the break room and with it and everything isn't rational. (laughs) people were getting coffee. We laugh about it now. Those stories Any particular moments stand out for you in the run make our journeys memorable. And I've been on the other side you've had with Chris? where a meeting got set and I couldn't devote the time to a visit. In that three- to four-week period where so many core artists We don't take it personally. were dropping singles right around the ACMs, I'm really proud Do you have a different perspective now regarding On of our team for surviving that. A lot of people have believed in The Verge and other spin programs? Chris as an artist, and I’m really happy with the fighting spirit and You have to when you see the impact of spins on a new, passion of the team. There's that tribal mentality you see when independent label artist like Chris Lane, both positive and someone is wearing a Chris Lane shirt at a show. There's nothing negative. If you’re that [spin program's chosen] artist, it’s an more rewarding than seeing fans who are passionate for a brand amazing, positive impact. If you’re not that artist, it takes lots you've helped build. I get teary-eyed at shows when I see fans away. There are only so many songs a radio station can play in a singing the words to “Fix.” That means we’re doing our jobs. day. You have to figure out a way around it and push through. Reach Hunnicutt here. –Chuck Aly Do those factors complicate telling your story on the charts? Oh, it's been told back to us. The PDs are watching. Chris Lane Lon Helton, [email protected] did not get On The Verge, Maren Morris did instead and was well Chuck Aly, [email protected] deserving. There were a lot of PDs who assumed we got On The Russ Penuell, [email protected] Verge just because of my background. We still have people bring Jess Wright, [email protected] up our jumpstart with On The Verge, but every bit of this has been Wendy Newcomer, [email protected] done with blood, sweat, and tears. (615) 320-1450 ©2016 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] July 11, 2016 Page 10 The cume leader was Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas with 1,265,500. CBS Radio’s June 2016 PPM Scoreboard WUSN/Chicago was second with 1,198,300. Country radio shares were up 1.5 % compared to last month and down Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co- 4.8% compared to June 2015. Of the 89 subscribing stations listed, 50 owned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a increased, 31 decreased and 8 were flat. station best in that statistic. Ranks are among subscribers. May 6+ June 6+ May June May 6+ June 6+ May June Station/City Share Rank Share Rank Cume Cume Station/City Share Rank Share Rank Cume Cume WKHX/Atlanta 3.2 14 3.6 13 639,200 631,200 WKIS/Miami 2.5 16t 2.3 16t 441,200 439,400 WUBL/Atlanta 4.2 10 4.9 5 713,700 701,900 WNSH/New York (Middlesex) 3.5 10 4 8 175,700 174,400 KASE/Austin^ 5.0 6 5 6 343,900 310,400 WKTI/Milwaukee 2.9 14 3 13t 256,000 286,500 KVET/Austin^ 5.2 5 5.4 5 346,800 338,700 WMIL/Milwaukee 6.6 3 6.6 2 367,100 377,400 KOKE/Austin 2.8 15 2.3 15t 102,100 97,600 KEEY/Minneapolis 6.0 5 6.3 5 692,500 766,900 WPOC/Baltimore 7.7 3 7.1 4 550,000 580,800 KMNB/Minneapolis 4.7 13 5 9t 655,400 707,100 WKLB/Boston 4.2 8 4.6 6 801,600 828,600 WKDF/Nashville^ 2.9 13t 3.9 13 265,800 276,700 WBWL/Boston 2.9 14t 2.5 16 499,100 547,700 WSIX/Nashville 4.6 9 4 10t 280,400 275,40 WCTK/Providence (Boston) 0.8 22 1 22 174,700 178,300 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 5.8 5 5.9 6 297,800 305,600 WKKT/Charlotte 7.0 2 6.4 2t 508,300 482,500 WSM-AM/Nashville 2.1 16 2.2 16 499,000 54,800 WSOC/Charlotte 6.6 3 6.4 2t 509,000 515,000 WNSH/New York (Nassau) 2.5 17t 2.8 14t 220,600 216,800 WEBG/Chicago 2.0 22 2.3 20 814,200 931,500 WNSH/New York 2.0 20 2.1 17t 1,176,600 1,137,600 WUSN/Chicago 2.9 11 2.6 16t 1,135,900 1,198,300 WGH/Norfolk 5.0 6 5 7 285,200 278,600 WNNF/Cincinnati 2.6 14 3.1 12 289,900 314,500 WOTW/Orlando 1.3 1 1.4 16t 124,600 117,100 WUBE/Cincinnati^ 8.4 3 8.2 3 535,800 548,200 WWKA/Orlando 3.7 9 3.9 12 254,100 233,500 WYGY/Cincinnati^ 1.3 18t 1.2 18 160,600 153,500 KMLE/Phoenix 4.9 6 5 5 683,000 703,200 WGAR/Cleveland 7.2 4 7.5 3 449,300 505,600 KNIX/Phoenix 4.3 7 3.9 9t 679,700 614,800 WCOL/Columbus, OH 12.3 1 11.8 1 504,700 177,900 WXTU/Philadelphia 4.9 7t 5.5 5t 909,700 947,200 KPLX/Dallas^ 4.7 3t 4.7 3t 1,294,300 1,265,500 WDSY/Pittsburgh 5.7 6 6.2 6 396,600 437,200 KSCS/Dallas^ 3.5 9t 3.5 9t 1,095,200 1,055,700 WPGB/Pittsburgh 4.3 10 4.1 11 311,400 322,000 KWOF/Denver 2.0 20t 1.9 19 242,400 235,100 KWJJ/Portland 6.0 3 6.5 3 571,800 542,900 KYGO/Denver 5.0 4 5.6 3t 488,700 506,900 KUPL/Portland 5.3 5 4.6 6t 463,000 436,200 WDRQ/Detroit 2.5 18 2.8 16 532,300 574,100 WCTK/Providence 7.2 4 7.5 4 395,600 413,300 WYCD/Detroit 5.3 5t 5.3 6 835,700 884,000 WNCB/Raleigh 3.1 15 3.8 10t 233,900 233,600 WPAW/Greensboro 4.5 7 4.8 6t 240,000 236,900 WQDR/Raleigh 6.0 6 5.8 6 350,900 326,800 WTQR/Greensboro 6.7 5 6.4 5 288,800 285,000 KFRG/Riverside 3.9 5 3.5 6 370,700 385,400 WWYZ/Hartford 7.9 3 9 2 267,900 291,900 KBEB/Sacramento 3.3 11 3 12 225,000 221,000 KILT/Houston 3.7 12 4 10t 996,500 976,200 KNCI/Sacramento 4.3 7t 4.6 5 349,300 330,700 KKBQ/Houston^ 5.5 5 5.2 5 1,088,400 1,086,000 KNTY/Sacramento 2.2 16 2.3 17 202,100 201,300 KTHT/Houston^+ 2.9 18 2.9 16t 612,700 575,500 KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.9 19 1.7 20t 194,500 188,700 WFMS/Indianapolis 5.5 7t 5.3 7t 338,600 333,400 KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 4.6 8 5 8 315,900 317,800 KKGOWLHK/Indianapolis 6.3 5 5.3 7t 373,900 350,800 KSOP-AM/Salt Lake City ^+ 1.9 19 1.7 20t 59,300 49,000 WUBG/Indianapolis 0.9 18 1.1 16 111,300 100,200 KUBL/Salt Lake City 4.4 11 5.5 5t 393,500 443,400 WGNE/Jacksonville 5.7 7 5.9 6t 272,400 271,600 KAJA/San Antonio 5.4 3 5.4 3t 595,100 570,000 WQIK/Jacksonville 8.2 3t 8.1 3 329,500 310,500 KCYY/San Antonio^ 6.3 2 6.2 2 628,700 642,900 KBEQ/Kansas City^ 4.1 13 4.3 11 306,700 332,900 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.7 19 1.6 19t 97,000 122,200 KFKF/Kansas City^ 3.7 15 3.9 12 299,600 295,700 KSON/San Diego 3.8 10 4 8 477,000 439,500 WDAF/Kansas City 4.2 12 3.8 13 290,100 307,300 KRTY/San Jose 3.4 8t 3.7 6t 179,500 183,100 KCYE/Las 500Vegas 2.9 13 3.3 12 218,500 233,600 KKWF/Seattle 3.0 17t 3.1 15t 541,000 523,000 KWNR/Las Vegas 3.9 10 5.2 6 224,300 239,200 KMPS/Seattle 4.0 9 3.5 10t 548,400 551,200 KKGO/Los Angeles 2.1 20 2.3 17t 1,230,700 1,192,900 KSD/St. Louis 4.1 11t 4.2 14 544,500 536,900 WGKX/Memphis 4.2 8 4.7 8 210,300 201,500 WIL/St. Louis 4.4 10 4.9 9 533,300 509,900 WLFP/Memphis 2.5 13 2.9 11 119,000 128,100 WFUS/Tampa 4.7 6 4.8 6t 494,300 469,500 WQYK/Tampa 5.7 3 4.8 6t 483,900 437,400 WMZQ/Washington 3.3 12t 3.7 10t 585,700 661,800 WIRK/West Palm Beach 6.6 2 4.7 4t 176,800 183,600 411.2 407.4 407.2 403.8

392.2 392.0 391.3 385.4

368.6 363.3 400 361.5 359.9 358.9

Format-Wide PPM 316.1 Aggregate share for Nielsen Audio subscribing stations month to month.

300 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Hol Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

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

2 1 JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow) 30768 1408 9007 383 60.746 3.819 159 0

3 2 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista) 28768 1059 8402 246 56.955 2.151 159 0

4 3 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville) ✔ 26874 1781 7752 515 53.18 3.883 159 0

1 4 KEITH URBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol) 25007 -4972 7160 -1465 51.37 -7.845 159 0

5 5 ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville) 23767 1156 7006 354 47.153 2.214 159 0

6 6 KENNY CHESNEY/Noise (Blue Chair/Columbia) 23508 1020 6988 308 45.385 1.632 159 0

7 7 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) ✔ 22352 1524 6535 424 42.514 1.66 159 0

8 8 CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) ✔ 22313 1977 6489 496 44.315 4.092 157 1

10 9 DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔ 18916 955 5404 256 36.873 2.401 158 0

11 10 JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA) 17661 1301 5186 406 35.066 2.757 158 0

12 11 SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 16431 867 4639 248 32.505 1.94 159 0

16 12 KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) ✔ 15991 1440 4603 374 30.92 2.892 159 0

13 13 JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory) 15750 476 4581 91 30.69 1.216 158 0

14 14 DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA) 15083 136 4466 34 29.2 0.39 159 0

15 15 FRANKIE BALLARD/It All Started With A Beer (Warner Bros./WAR) 15035 237 4494 102 28.059 0.054 159 0

17 16 KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA) 13417 412 3870 99 25.162 0.622 157 1

18 17 BRAD PAISLEY f/DEMI LOVATO/Without A Fight (Arista) 12255 820 3437 258 24.558 1.536 159 1

19 18 ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot) 11479 462 3364 141 22.441 1.121 153 0

21 19 BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way... (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 11349 1450 3264 417 21.805 2.777 148 4

20 20 TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot) 11081 652 3321 180 20.896 1.123 146 0

22 21 DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol) 10511 954 3014 269 21.084 2.017 156 1

24 22 BIG & RICH f/TIM MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution) 10270 1233 3056 342 17.744 1.935 151 2

23 23 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 9872 388 3145 100 17.986 0.63 143 1

25 24 BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) 9420 831 2710 208 17.651 1.596 145 2

26 25 JENNIFER NETTLES/Unlove You (Big Machine) 8692 225 2509 82 14.452 -0.044 154 0

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

27 26 BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (Republic Nashville) 8401 568 2277 135 14.938 1.238 140 2

28 27 DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot) 8323 772 2301 178 14.26 0.587 143 1

29 28 LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 7939 954 2353 239 13.146 1.627 137 4

30 29 COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 6335 668 1809 206 10.583 0.791 139 2

31 30 BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville) 5159 266 1555 90 7.127 0.424 135 3

32 31 GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) 4788 503 1426 131 6.689 0.506 128 2

33 32 CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury) 4066 126 1240 40 5.59 0.234 126 4

THOMAS RHETT/Vacation (Valory) 3937 640 1153 182 6.726 1.144 94 11

34 34 HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) 3935 154 1081 30 5.884 0.248 90 3

35 35 JORDAN RAGER w/JASON ALDEAN/Southern Boy (Broken Bow) 3893 182 1216 62 5.242 0.177 125 4

37 36 BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 3794 311 1105 99 5.974 0.498 93 5

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 3679 656 982 153 5.649 0.871 98 12

MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 3658 1305 916 316 5.803 2.113 103 19

36 39 JERROD NIEMANN & LEE BRICE/A Little More Love (Curb) 3550 -21 1034 9 5.243 0.261 107 1

38 40 BRANDY CLARK/Girl Next Door (Warner Bros./WMN) 3358 -8 951 -26 4.342 0.111 106 0

41 41 CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 2640 232 782 83 4.229 0.456 83 5

CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR) 2537 220 811 69 2.669 0.156 95 4

DREW BALDRIDGE/Dance With Ya (Cold River) 2531 173 922 63 2.541 0.224 95 2

44 44 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) 2454 129 859 42 2.938 0.213 93 1

46 45 MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 2428 210 751 63 3.196 0.299 77 1

47 46 RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) 2325 295 631 62 2.532 0.358 74 6

48 47 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 2294 275 724 73 3.329 0.342 85 2

49 48 MADDIE & TAE/Sierra (Dot) 2107 183 599 67 2.19 0.111 76 3

50 49 EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury) 1920 35 552 15 2.418 0.067 71 3

Re-Enter 50 CLARE DUNN/Tuxedo (MCA) 1909 80 623 20 1.684 0.188 81 5 ©2016 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] July 11, 2016 Chart Page 3

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) 51 BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way... (Warner Bros./WMN) 748 ✔ LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista) 39 JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA) 747 ✔ DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 32 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 683 ✔ LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 25 TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) 610 ✔ MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 19 SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 540 ✔ DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 15 ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville) 495 OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 12 TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot) 482 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 11 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville) 474 THOMAS RHETT/Vacation (Valory) 11 BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (Republic Nashville) 448 TOBY KEITH/A Few More Cowboys (Show Dog) 9 LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 400 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) 1977 ✔ CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) 199 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville) 1781 ✔ BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way... (Warner Bros./WMN) 171 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 1524 ✔ JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 144 BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way... (Warner Bros./WMN) 1450 ✔ TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) 119 KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 1440 ✔ JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA) 108 JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow) 1408 ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville) 97 MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 1305 TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot) 91 JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA) 1301 SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 75 BIG & RICH f/TIM MCGRAW/Lovin'... (B&R/New Revolution) 1233 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville) 74 ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville) 1156 KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 73 Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville) 515 THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory) 16262 CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) 496 DIERKS BENTLEY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol) 15532 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 424 LUKE BRYAN/Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin'... (Capitol) 15464 BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way... (Warner Bros./WMN) 417 C. YOUNG & C. POPE/Think Of You (RCA/Republic Nashville) 12882 JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA) 406 BLAKE SHELTON/Came Here To Forget (Warner Bros./WMN) 11903 JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow) 383 OLD DOMINION/Snapback (RCA) 10938 KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 374 THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 10515 ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville) 354 TIM MCGRAW/Humble And Kind (Big Machine) 10481 BIG & RICH f/TIM MCGRAW/Lovin'... (B&R/New Revolution) 342 DUSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow) 9659 MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 316 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 9077 ©2016 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] July 11, 2016 Chart Page 4

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY A D D D AT E S MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) Moves 46-45* July 18 2,428 points, 751 spins Randy Houser/Chasing Down A Good Time (Stoney Creek) 1 add: WRNS trent harmon/There’s A Girl (Big Machine) Steven Tyler/We’re All Somebody From Somewhere (Dot) RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) Chase Rice/Everybody We Know Does (Columbia) Moves 47-46* JAKE MCVEY/Back Seat (Purple Cow) 2,325 points, 631 spins Jana Kramer/Circles (Elektra/WAR) 6 adds: KFRG, KPLX*, KUBL*, WDRQ*, WFMS*, WIVK* Eric Paslay/Angels In This Town (EMI/Nashville)

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) July 25 Moves 48-47* Trace Adkins/Lit (Wheelhouse) 2,294 points, 724 spins 2 adds: KKGO, WYCT August 1 Raelynn/Love Triangle (WMN) MADDIE & TAE/Sierra (Dot) Send yours to [email protected] Moves 49-48* 2,107 points, 599 spins 3 adds: WDRQ*, WKMK, WXBQ CHECK OUT 7/12

EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury) SaraBeth Full Speed Ahead (Circle S) Moves 50-49* The five-song EP includes four co-written by SaraBeth 1,920 points, 552 spins and a cover of The Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way.” 3 adds: KWJJ, WBCT, WDXB July 15 CLARE DUNN/Tuxedo (MCA) David Nail Fighter (MCA) Re-enters at 50* Nail’s fourth album features current single “Night’s 1,909 points, 623 spins On Fire” and boasts guests Brothers Osborne, Lori 5 adds: KIIM*, KPLX*, WDRQ*, WFMS*, WNSH* McKenna and Vince Gill, among others. He co-wrote seven of the 11 tunes and worked with longtime producer Frank Liddell. PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) 1,597 points, 534 spins Steven Tyler We’re All Somebody From Somewhere (Dot) 3 adds: KBEB, WCTQ, WFUS The Aerosmith front man’s country debut includes “Love Is Your Name,” “Red, White And You” and the ELI YOUNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel title track/current single. Tyler co-produced the album 1,396 points, 309 spins with T Bone Burnett, Dann Huff, Marti Frederiksen 8 adds: KBEQ, KHEY, KHGE, KJUG, KKBQ*, KWOF, WLHK, and The Cadillac Three’s Jaren Johnston. WUSH Confederate Railroad Lucky To Be Alive (BFD/RED) JOSH ABBOTT BAND f/C. PEARCE/Wasn’t That Drunk (PDT/1608) The band’s latest album features guests Willie Nelson, 1,307 points, 355 spins John Anderson, Colt Ford and former NFL coach, Jerry 1 add: WBWL Glanville. Included on the project is a 20th anniversary version of their signature song “Trashy Women.”

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds

2 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista) 11906 224 2475 58 54 0 3 2 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville) 11893 474 2421 74 54 0 1 3 JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow) 11667 -352 2392 -98 52 0 6 4 ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville) 10483 495 2170 97 53 0 5 5 KENNY CHESNEY/Noise (Blue Chair/Columbia) 10181 -266 2144 -47 52 0 4 6 KEITH URBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol) 9659 -1550 2004 -316 51 0 8 7 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) ✔ 9637 683 1985 144 52 0 10 8 JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA) ✔ 8152 747 1655 108 53 0 11 9 CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) ✔ 7879 849 1615 199 50 0 9 10 DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR) 7852 244 1620 44 52 0 12 11 KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 7244 339 1443 73 53 0 16 12 SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 6683 540 1332 75 52 1 13 13 FRANKIE BALLARD/It All Started With A Beer (Warner Bros./WAR) 6630 -196 1372 -26 51 0 14 14 JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory) 6409 38 1315 10 52 0 15 15 DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA) 6296 -1 1299 -12 51 0 17 16 ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot) 6272 194 1236 41 52 0 19 17 BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way With Words (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 5795 748 1194 171 54 3 18 18 KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA) 5531 173 1169 33 48 0 20 19 BRAD PAISLEY f/DEMI LOVATO/Without A Fight (Arista) 5275 364 1139 69 51 1 21 20 DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol) 4937 320 1005 69 53 0 22 21 TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot) 4739 482 946 91 48 2 23 22 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 4043 315 841 53 48 2 24 23 COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 3796 221 739 44 50 2 26 24 BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (Republic Nashville) 3454 448 631 65 43 3 25 25 BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) 3316 211 663 21 48 4 28 26 BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville) 3188 338 607 69 47 2 27 27 BIG & RICH f/TIM MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution) 3063 81 624 -8 39 0 30 28 LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 2978 313 614 66 43 0 29 29 JENNIFER NETTLES/Unlove You (Big Machine) 2959 126 611 34 41 0 31 30 DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot) 2597 249 529 50 42 2

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 32 31 OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 2409 312 398 54 33 4 33 32 THOMAS RHETT/Vacation (Valory) 1968 206 353 50 33 6 34 33 CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 1717 149 292 32 23 0 36 34 GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) 1593 70 345 5 38 1 35 35 CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury) 1570 30 325 8 37 2 37 36 BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 1490 88 274 15 32 1 39 37 MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 1339 165 246 50 24 3 38 38 JERROD NIEMANN & LEE BRICE/A Little More Love (Curb) 1250 -51 264 -6 33 0 52 39 TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) ✔ 1159 610 249 119 19 7 41 40 AARON WATSON/Bluebonnets (Big/Thirty Tigers) 1000 104 218 21 16 0 42 41 CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR) 920 63 168 6 18 0 48 42 HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) 912 222 154 29 21 1 40 43 OLIVIA LANE/Make My Own Sunshine (Big Spark) 911 -3 189 1 18 0 43 44 CLARE DUNN/Tuxedo (MCA) 758 -74 141 -2 14 4 44 45 JORDAN RAGER w/JASON ALDEAN/Southern Boy (Broken Bow) 727 -68 142 -24 23 2 45 46 BRANDY CLARK/Girl Next Door (Warner Bros./WMN) 651 -124 146 -14 22 0 51 47 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 651 87 136 24 16 1 57 48 THE LAST BANDOLEROS/Where Do You Go? (Warner Bros./WAR) 607 147 113 34 10 1 50 49 EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury) 595 -12 81 -7 7 0 47 50 JOSH ABBOTT BAND w/C. PEARCE/Wasn't That Drunk (PDT/1608) 582 -118 119 -14 7 0 49 51 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) 566 -49 111 -15 13 0 56 52 ELI YOUNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory) 530 62 78 16 6 1 54 53 JANA KRAMER/Circles (Elektra/WAR) 516 32 60 9 3 0 53 54 SMITHFIELD/Nothing But The Night (---) 500 -10 50 -1 1 0 Debut 55 MADDIE & TAE/Sierra (Dot) 482 180 96 35 15 2 55 56 RYAN FOLLESE/Float Your Boat (Republic Nashville) 480 0 48 0 1 0 Re-Enter 57 PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) 420 -47 97 -15 11 0 60 58 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Vinyl (Warner Bros./WMN) 390 40 39 4 1 0 Debut 59 RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) 376 60 85 13 7 0 Debut 60 KEITH WALKER/Friends With Boats (---) 358 47 83 8 7 0 ©2016 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]