COUNTRYBREAKOUT CHART COVERING SECONDARY RADIO SINCE 2002 Thursday, February 2, 2017 NEWS CHART ACTION ACM Announces Radio Awards Nominees New On The Chart —Debuting This Week The Academy of Country Music has Artist/song/label—chart pos. announced the full list of radio Presley & Taylor/This Phone— 66 awards nominees for the 52nd Hunter Hayes/Yesterday’s Song/Warner Bros.—72 Academy of Country Music Awards. Brian Milson/Gonna Be A Song Someday/First Short Road Productions— MusicRow CountryBreakout chart 73 panel stations and personalities were Jagertown/She Won't Be Lonely/Break The Cycle Entertainment—77 among those honored with ACM Darryl Ryan/Not Enough Town/7X7 Entertainment—78 radio nominations this year. WCOW- FM landed nominations in two Brecken Miles/I'm Good With That/Rhyme Partners—79 categories, including Radio Station of Mallory Johnson/Tupelo/Big Hit Records— 80 the Year (Small Market), and On-Air ! Personality of the Year (Small Market) for the station’s Ben Butler and Greatest Spin Increase Arnie Andrews. For more on this story, click here. Artist/song/label—Spin Increase ! Lady Antebellum/You Look Good/Capitol Nashville—444 Zac Brown Band Teams With Elektra, WAR Rascal Flatts/Yours If You Want It/Big Machine— 353 Brothers Osborne/Ain’t My Fault/EMI Nashville—237 Florida Georgia Line/God, Your Mama and Me/BMLG—234 !Kelsea Ballerini/Yeah Boy/Black River Entertainment—195 Most Added Artist/song/label—No. of Adds Lady Antebellum/You Look Good/Capitol Nashville—18 Easton Corbin/A Girl Like You/MCA Nashville—14 Florida Georgia Line/God, Your Mama and Me/BMLG—14 !Rascal Flatts/Yours If You Want It/Big Machine—13 On Deck—Soon To Be Charting Zac Brown Band has aligned with Elektra for the release of its upcoming Artist/song/label—No. of Spins album, MusicRow has conirmed. Welcome Home, the band’s ifth major Tyler Steel/This Town/Steel Music Group—109 label project, will release May 12 via Southern Ground/Elektra. Warner Gretchen Wilson/Rowdy/Redneck Records—117 Music Nashville’s WAR team will be working the project’s irst single, “My Sam Hunt/Body Like A Backroad/MCA Nashville—115 Old Man,” to country radio. Read the full story by clicking here. Jackie Lee/Getting Over You/Broken Bow—114 ! Frankie Ballard/You’ll Accomp’ny Me/Warner Bros.—112 Tim McGraw, Faith Hill Reveal Opening Acts For 2017 Soul2Soul Tour ! ! ! ! ! ! Tim McGraw and Faith Hill‘s 2017 Soul2Soul Tour will bring 26 opening acts out throughout the tour, each “hand selected” by the superstar couple to appear. To see the full list and more on this story, click here. ! Pictured (L-R): Westwood One’s George King, Warner Bros. Regional Raffaella Pictured (L-R): KFRG/San Bernardino, CA’s Lee Douglas, artist Casey Donahew and KFRG’s Braun, Warner Bros. artist Bailey Bryan, Westwood One’s Penny Mitchell and Liz Scott Ward. Adams. Pictured (L-R): iHeartCountry’s SVP/Programming Rod Pictured (L-R): MusicRow Publisher/Owner Sherod Robertson, artist CJ Solar and MusicRow’s Troy Stephenson. Phillips and artist Aaron Watson. Pictured (L-R): KATM/Modesto, CA’s DJ Walker, Warner Bros. artist Hunter Hayes and KATM’s Andy Winford. Pictured (L-R): Presley & Taylor with KRGI/Grand Island, NE’s Derek Beck. Thursday, February 2, 2017 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Rachael Turner !Sponsored by: Rustic Records Inc Current Single: !“Hurts Don’t It” Songwriter: !Larry Haack, Kerry Kurt Phillips, Michael Higgins Hometown: !Sugar Land, TX Rachael’s BIO: Rachael Turner's vocals and unique spin on traditional and modern country have brought a breath of fresh air to the genre. Originally from Sugar Land, Texas, Rachael now resides in Nashville and is signed to long-standing independent record label, Rustic Records. Her irst two singles peaked at No. 22 on the MusicRow CountryBreakout chart, including "Aftershock" which showcases Turner’s ability to blend classic country with modern inluences. Turner kicks off the New Year with the mid-tempo story-like song "Hurts Don't It." The new and current release showcases Turner's range and lexibility while capturing the emotional turmoil involved in inding the strength to leave a toxic romance. For more information, contact Rustic Records, Inc. at [email protected]. Career Highlights: -Her last two singles reached 22 on the MusicRow chart -She has opened a Dallas Mavericks Basketball game. -Rachael is one of this year's featured artists at the annual MusicRow CountryBreakout Awards to take place on Feb. 22, 2017. ! Website: RachaelTurnerMusic.com Rustic Records, Inc. Thursday, February 2, 2017 CALENDAR NO. 1 SONG Singles February 6 Sam Hunt/Body Like A Backroad/MCA Nashville Jamie Lee Thurston/Givin’ Up Breathin’/Thurston For Entertainment Adam Craig/Just A Phase/Stoney Creek Records Kane Brown Feat. Lauren Alaina/What Ifs/RCA Nashville Denny Strickland/We Don’t Sleep/Red Star Productions Christina Taylor/I Don’t Look Good In Your T-Shirt/Go Long Entertainment-SMG Nashville !Jeremy Bowman/American Party/SMG Nashville February 13 Brooke Eden/Act Like You Don’t/Red Bow Records Mo Pitney/Everywhere/Curb Records Frankie Ballard/You’ll Accomp’ny Me/Warner Bros-WAR Olivia Dvorak/Don’t Come Knocking/Spin Doctors Promotions !Cash Creek/The Hard Way/Heartland Records Nashville February 20 Jon Pardi and his boots have now secured back-to-back No. 1 songs Carly Pearce/Every Little Thing/Dot Records on the MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart, this week with “Dirt On My ! Boots.” The achievement follows Pardi’s irst chart-topper, “Head Over Albums Boots,” in March 2016. February 3 ! Reba McEntire/Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope/Nash Icon-Capitol “Dirt On My Boots” was written by Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure and Christian Music Group Ashley Gorley. The song is featured on Pardi’s California Sunrise album !Cypress Spring/Denim/Average Joes !from Capitol Nashville. February 10 Pardi was named to the list of artists on MusicRow’s Next Big Thing of Brett Young/Brett Young/BMLG Records 2017. Old Crow Medicine Show/Best Of ! Lari White/Old Friends, New Loves (double-disc EP) He is currently on the road with Dierks Bentley’s What The Hell Tour Cash Creek/The Hard Way/Heartland Records Nashville and will support Tim & Faith on their Soul2Soul outing during select ! dates. February 17 Alison Krauss/Windy City/Capitol Records Nikki Lane/Highway Queen/New West Records Jenny Gill/The House Sessions [EP] Click here to view a full list of MusicRow’s Challenge Coin recipients. MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart Reporting Stations WHMA Anniston AL KXIA Marshalltown IA KRRV Alexandria LA WDNB Liberty NY KGKL San Angelo TX WXFL Florence AL KTHK Idaho Falls ID KQKI Morgan City LA WOLF Syracuse NY KMKS Bay City TX WTDR Talladega AL WAAG Galesburg IL WKPE Hyannis, MA WCJW Warsaw NY KXOX Sweetwater TX KCJC Russellville AR WOOZ Carterville IL WVMD Cumberland MD WFRY Watertown NY KYYK Palestine TX KCNY Conway AR WGKC Urbana IL WATZ Alpena MI KWHW Altus OK KMRK Odessa TX KDXY Jonesboro AR WDZQ Decatur IL WTCM Traverse City MI KITX Hugo OK WAKG Danville VA KQUS Hot Springs AR WMCI Mattoon IL KZPK St. Cloud MN KWOX Woodward OK KICR Spokane WA KWCK Searcy AR WRTB Rockford IL KYSM Mankato MN KWEY Weatherford OK WAXX Altoona WI KTTI Yuma AZ WIFE Connersville IN KCLQ Lebanon MO KRKT Albany OR WCOW La Crosse WI KRAZ Santa Barbara CA WYGB Franklin IN KWWR Mexico MO WFGE State College PA WGLR Platteville WI KVAY Lamar CO KAIR Atchison KS KBXB Sikeston MO WCFT Selinsgrove PA WJVL Janesville WI WHWY Destin FL KYEZ Salina KS KFAV Warrenton MO KIQK Rapid City, SD WQPC Prairie du Chien WI WBYZ Baxley GA WGGC Bowling Green KY WQNZ Natchez MS WDKN Dickson TN WPCK Green Bay WI WTHO Thomson GA WKDZ Cadiz KY KZZY Devils Lake ND WEIO Huntingdon TN WDGG Huntington WV WUBB Savannah GA WFGS Murray KY KRVN Lexington NE WLLX Lawrenceburg TN WKKW Morgantown WV KIAI Mason City IA WBKR Owensboro KY KQKZ Norfolk NE WUCZ Carthage TN WTNJ Mount Hope WV KSMA Mason City IA WDHR Pikeville KY KRGI Grand Island NE Renegade Radio Nashville WTCR Huntington WV ! ! KQBA Santa Fe NM !KFTX Corpus Christi TX ! ! Thursday, February 2, 2017 Weeks % Spin On Chart Last Week This Week Artist / Song / Label Spins / Reports Power Spins +/- 18 2 1 Jon Pardi / Dirt On My Boots / Capitol Nashville 3068/87 6 178 29 5 2 Dustin Lynch / Seein’ Red / Broken Bow 2726/74 7 181 21 4 3 Lauren Alaina / Road Less Traveled / Mercury Nashville 2691/83 3 85 8 6 4 Luke Bryan / Fast / Capitol Nashville 2556/84 7 158 37 8 5 Michael Ray / Think A Little Less / Warner Bros. 2508/79 5 125 33 7 6 Josh Turner / Hometown Girl / MCA Nashville 2419/82 1 28 16 10 7 Kelsea Ballerini / Yeah Boy / Black River Ent 2389/83 9 195 25 9 8 Brantley Gilbert / The Weekend / Valory Music Co. 2344/78 5 111 8 12 9 Jason Aldean / Any Ol’ Barstool / Broken Bow 2297/83 9 188 15 1 10 Brad Paisley / Today / Arista Nashville 2248/62 -27 -830 12 13 11 Dierks Bentley / Black / Capitol Nashville 2107/83 7 136 15 11 12 Garth Brooks / Baby, Let’s Lay Down And Dance / Pearl Records 2050/70 -4 -91 6 16 13 Kenny Chesney / Bar At The End Of The World / Columbia Nashville 1908/82 11 183 10 14 14 Miranda Lambert / We Should Be Friends / RCA Nashville 1904/83 3 52 29 15 15 Darius Rucker / If I Told You / Capitol Nashville 1876/74 5 81 23 17 16 Trent Harmon / There’s A Girl / Big Machine 1645/78 5 72 20 18 17 Chris Lane / For Her / Big Loud Records 1463/71 5 63 13 20 18 Justin Moore / Somebody Else Will / Valory Music Co.