February 12, 2018, Issue 588

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Closing Time: New Faces Of Country Music Show performers and CRS/Country Aircheck Awards radio winners bring the 2018 event to a close Wednesday (2/7). Pictured (front, l-r) are Mercury’s Lauren Alaina, River House/Columbia’s Luke Combs, Big Machine’s Carly Pearce, Atlantic/WEA’s Michael Ray and WUSN/Chicago’s Marci Braun; (middle, l-r) Country Aircheck’s Lon Helton, WIVK/Knoxville’s Nikki Thomas, KNIX/Phoenix’s Lois Lewis, Midland’s Mark Wystrach and Jess Carson, WSIX/Nashville’s Gator Harrison and Ryan McKiddy and KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO’s Brian Gary; (back, l-r) KRTY/San Jose’s Nate Deaton, KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO’s Justin Tyler, Midland’s Cameron Duddy, Country Aircheck’s Chuck Aly, WAMZ/Louisville’s Jay Cruze, KUZZ/Bakersfield’s Brent Michaels and Cumulus’ Charlie Cook.

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I Can’t Feel My Face: CRS/Country Aircheck Awards label winners celebrate with the New Faces Of Country Music Show performers Wednesday (2/7). Pictured (front, l-r) are Mercury’s Lauren Alaina, River House/Columbia’s Luke Combs, Big Machine’s Carly Pearce, Atlantic/WEA’s Michael Ray;(middle, l-r) Capitol’s Bobby Young, MCA’s Katie Dean, Midland’s Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach and Jess Carson and Sony’s Lauren Thomas; (back, l-r) Country Aircheck’s Lon Helton and Chuck Aly, Big Machine’s Brooke Diaz, and Black River’s Mike Wilson, Rick Froio and Bill Macky.

Radio Reacts To CRS 2018 The CRS experience is different for everyone, so Country Aircheck reached out for a cross-section of thoughts and opinions, starting with a seminar rookie. KRTY/San Jose’s Jamie Jackson: I had such an amazing time and I am incredibly grateful to have been given this opportunity. As a Rusty Walker Scholarship winner, we met the board members on Monday. They welcomed us and [said] we can look for them and ask questions any time we feel the need. What

really impressed me was that while out and about at different sessions or hangs, a lot of them stopped me to ask how things were going. It was nice of them to take the time to do that. I enjoyed the smart speaker and streaming sessions. I also really enjoyed the Q&A with Brad Paisley – he has such a fun personality. One [limitation] I found in sessions was the lighting. It was pretty dark, which was fine

for the first day. But having activities every minute of the day into the late hours of the night (or early morning), and coming into that dark room for the first sessions of the day made it a little hard to keep your eyes open, no matter how compelling the information was. I saw and heard so much music in just a few days, with the Sony show being my favorite. I love the guitar pull style. I also really enjoyed the New Faces Show. Lauren Alaina’s “Three” and Michael Ray’s “Her World Or Mine” stood out. WIVK/Knoxville’s Nikki Thomas: In addition to the spectacular emceeing talents of Royce Risser, there were a lot of things I really enjoyed this year. This was my third or fourth year for the Programming Mentoring Breakfast and once again, we had some super-talented people come through. It’s always exciting to hear their ideas and answer their questions. I loved having Cumulus’ Mary Berner at the event as a speaker. She has such great presence and brings a wonderful energy into the room. Her leadership and insight make her one of the best in the business. Randy Lane’s 10 Trends Impacting Morning Radio was also very intriguing. Radio is constantly evolving and growing and CRS is a great chance to soak up so much information. I can’t imagine skipping a year!

New Faces Recap Big Machine’s Carly Pearce was “wined” by fellow artists in her intro video while CRS attendees dined at Wednesday’s (2/7) New Faces Of Country Music Show. Pearce kicked off the night with a set that included current single, “Hide The Wine” as well as her debut chart topper, “Every Little Thing.” Up next was Atlantic/WEA’s Michael Ray with hits “Kiss You In The Morning” and “Think A Little Less,” plus a new song from his upcoming album, “Her World Or Mine.” Big Machine’s Midland put their harmonies to good use on current single “Make A Little” and the trio’s debut No. 1, “Drinkin’ Problem.” “CRS changed our lives,” said

Jamie Jackson

Carly Pearce

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the band’s Mark Wystrach, referring to their 2017 BMLG Luncheon performance. “To come back one year later and be on the New Faces Show, after the year we’ve had, these are the kind of moments that bring you back, full-circle. ... Thank you for believing in us.” Opening her set at a piano with “Three,” Mercury’s Lauren Alaina packed a one-two punch with No. 1s “What Ifs” (a solo effort that night, without duet partner Kane Brown) and “Road Less Traveled,” as well as new single “Doin’ Fine.” River House/Columbia’s Luke Combs’ intro video revealed his red-bearded burly fans known as “Luke-Alikes” and even had one pretend to start his set. Combs closed the night with current

single “One Number Away” and his chart toppers, “When It Rains It Pours” and “Hurricane.” –Wendy Newcomer

Chart Chat Congrats to Old Dominion, Steve Hodges, Dennis Reese and the RCA promotion staff on securing this week’s No. 1 with “Written In The Sand.” The song is the second-chart topper from Happy Endings. Writers are Shane McAnally and the band’s Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen and Brad Tursi.

Luke Combs

Here’s Your Sign: Rachel Wammack’s signing with RCA becomes official during the Sony Music Nashville CRS Guitar Pull Tuesday (2/6). Pictured (l-r) are the label’s Jim Catino, Dennis Reese, Steve Hodges, Margaret Tomlin and Randy Goodman, Wammack, Maverick’s Clarence Spalding and the label’s Ken Robold, Taylor Lindsey and John Zarling.

Old Dominion

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And kudos to Shane Allen and the Columbia crew on notching 34 adds for Maren Morris’ “Rich,” topping this week’s board.

LBT & Friends Open Tour Little Big Town’s The Breakers Tour opened last week (2/8) in Oklahoma City, and KTST & KXXY’s Bill Reed was there to break the story for Country Aircheck. “I’ve been looking forward to Little Big Town’s first headlining tour to come through OKC, but was curious as to who they would tour with,” Reed says. “Kacey Musgraves and Midland are perfect choices [for] a night of great variety.” The latter opened the show on a small stage in the middle of the venue floor. “They were tight but also have a looseness about it that shows why they won’t be openers long,” Reed says. Musgraves showcased new material during her set. “She’s good in this setting and will grab more fans as the tour progresses,” he adds. “I’ve seen Little Big Town several times through the years – from our conference room to now headlining Chesapeake Energy Arena – and each time I come away thinking these guys really like performing and could do it no matter the setting,” Reed says. “’Oklahoma City, we used to just practice like this in our living room, so let’s cozy on up and play,’ they told the crowd. And play they did. My favorite part was seeing them on the smaller stage out front. Midland came out during ‘Day Drinking,’ handing out a few beers to the crowd on the way to the stage. LBT also covered ‘Wichita Lineman,’ which I was glad to see get a roar of approval from the crowd.”

CRS Session Recaps More comprehensive coverage of CRS 2018 is below. Access the CRS Daily Buzz for each day of the seminar here, here and here. Radio 2025: The Future is Now: This session highlighted

ways the industry can stay competitive moving forward. According to iHeartCountry’s Rod Phillips, “We are in the radio business, but it is really the content business, and it’s unlimited.” He pointed to the widening array of platforms for interacting with listeners – computer, mobile phone and traditional broadcasts. “It still starts with a great show,” Cumulus’ Mike McVay said, citing the importance of entertaining the audience. Not only should hosts engage fans on social media and cultivate their own brands, those who understand sales and advertising have an edge in the market, according to McVay. NYU music/technology professor Larry Miller said, “Some of the skills we need to develop are the ones that drove us to get into this business in the first place – the passion and love of storytelling.” Phillips agreed that a great host needs more than just a good voice and enunciation. McVay sees promise in upcoming generations. “I’m excited about Millennials,” he said. “They aren’t going to say ‘AM/FM,’ they just say ‘entertainment.’ They will break down barriers, and we will see things we never thought possible.” McVay also sees room to improve the radio experience for listeners and advertisers, by hiring copywriters to write better spots and playing fewer ads in a row with more frequent breaks. “Radio is still our core business, and it’s a good one,” summed Phillips. “Give listeners a reason to not listen to the music elsewhere.” BMLG Lunch: Wednesday’s event was a showcase of stars-in-the-making bookended by performances from two of country’s biggest hitmakers: Thomas Rhett and Sugarland. Rhett opened and charmed the room with “Marry Me.” The reunited duo of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush proved still-relevant, reminding attendees of their successful track record by performing hits “Baby Girl,” “All I Wanna Do,” “Something More” and “Stuck Like Glue.” Then the reinvigorated Sugarland took it up a notch with the comeback anthem “Still The Same.”

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Serving as emcee, BMLG President Scott Borchetta recounted working with Sugarland on their first album during his days at their former label home, Mercury. He noted that three artists BMLG launched in the last year all scored No. 1 hits, including Brett Young, Midland and Carly Pearce. Young took the midday stage to perform “Like I Loved You,” “In Case You Didn’t Know” and “Sleep Without You.” He said, “I know how many superstars there are in the format, and how many hours there are in the day. So thank you Country radio for taking a chance on me.” Tyler Rich, Drake White and Trent Harmon also took turns in the spotlight. Rich’s acoustic set included “Adrenaline” and “The Difference.” White introduced new songs “All Would Be Right With The World” and “Girl In Pieces.” Harmon’s vocal acrobatics and emotional delivery carried “You Got ‘Em All.” Art & Artist: Brad Paisley sat for an in-depth interview titled The Art and the Artist, which connected all the creative aspects of his life: songwriting, performing, music video production, painting and comedy. “Writing a song, doing a painting, creating a video concept, it’s all the same muscle,” he said. “Guitars are very similar to paint brushes.” As Paisley walked attendees through the highlights of his career -- convincing Joe Galante to release “I’m Gonna Miss Her” to radio, explaining what a music video was to Andy Griffith and hosting the CMA Awards with the flawless Carrie Underwood – he noted that the “greatest moment” of his entire life was having the first Bachelorette – Trista Sutter – in the midst of media blitz before her final reveal, appear in the “Celebrity” video and pick Little Jimmy Dickens. “I don’t need to do anything else in my career,” he said.

News & Notes Tanya Tucker, Lucas Hoge, Ray Scott, Dustin Collins, Jayne Denham, Tony Justice and Tyler Jordan will perform as part of Westwood One’s Red Eye Radio kick-off at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., March 22-24. Nicolle Gaylon, Danielle Bradbery, RaeLynn and Emily Weisband will perform at the CMA Songwriter Series in Wichita, KS, on Feb. 20. Tickets go on sale on Feb. 9 at CrownUptown.com. The Chapter Series Featuring Kristian Bush & Friends for St. Jude is set for Feb. 22 at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe with

performances by Bush, Hunter Hayes, Bobby Bones and Larkin Poe. Proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. More info here. MusiCares’ An Evening of Acoustic Country Music Benefiting Music People in Need will take place April 24 at Nashville’s AJ’s Good Time Bar with performances by Lee Ann Womack, Randy Rogers Band and Jackie Lee. All proceeds from ticket sales and the silent auction, plus 10% of all bar receipts, will benefit the organization. More info here.

The Week’s Top Stories Search for news and people in the archives at countryaircheck.com.• Reviver’s Clay Henderson was upped to National Dir./

Strategic Marketing • Keith Barton was named VP/GM for Max Media/Norfolk.• Steve Buchanan will retire from Ryman Hospitality and

Opry Ent. in June.• Lori Christian, Tony Grotticelli and Annie Ortmeier were

each promoted at UMG/Nashville.• ACM Radio award nominees were announced.• Brian Wright was upped to EVP/A&R at UMG/Nashville.• Results Radio/Redding, CA OM Lee Cagle left for an

undisclosed opportunity.• The 2018 Country Radio Hall of Fame inductees were

revealed.• Jordan Pettit joined Opry Entertainment Group as Dir./

Artist Relations & Programming Strategy.

Radio Reacts To CRS 2018 (continued from page 1)

KUZZ/Bakersfield’s Brent Michaels: I really enjoyed CRS and, in full disclosure, was a member of the Agenda Committee for the first time. I thought there were a wide variety of topics covered for programmers. I particularly enjoyed the metrics panel on Wednesday morning that showed potential indicators in predicting hits to [complement] a PD or MD’s gut instinct. I don’t know that they will change the way I make music decisions per se because I already look at many of the metrics they listed, but I’d give them slightly more weight than I am currently. I also thought the insightful look into Brad Paisley’s career was fantastic.

Brent Michaels

Brad Paisley

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Label Maker: Columbia’s Maren Morris celebrates gold certification of her first No. 1 single, “I Could Use A Love Song,” with her label team. Pictured (l-r) are the label’s Ken Robold, Jim Catino, Lauren Thomas, Lyndsay Church and Randy Goodman, Red Light’s Janet Weir, the label’s Cliff Blake and John Zarling, Morris and the label’s Ed Rivadavia, Liz Cost, Steve Hodges, Taylor Lindsey, Alaina Vehec, Shane Allen and Caryl Healy.

WWLY/Panama City, FL’s Melissa Miller: My first CRS was all about the music – the songwriters who created the songs, fresh talent, the stories behind the big hits, new tunes, all of it. It’s become the thing I look most forward to. Radio is so fast-paced and hectic at times, so it’s refreshing to be able to take a breath, listen to successful people who have been where we are now, and really focus on creating a better product for our listeners. I love that the seminar topics and panel discussions are timely, invoke creativity and, in many cases, provide step-by-step instructions. The research presentation changed the way I thought about smart speakers and helped me understand how vital that technology is. Podcasting: Where the Passion Pays Off and You Are A Brand: How to Build A Fan Base You Can Monetize inspired me to branch out into areas I’ve previously neglected. In conclusion: I love CRS. Literally everyone in radio could benefit from this event. WLHK/Indianapolis’ Fritz Moser: The Monday-Wednesday format makes things feel rushed to me and I’m glad we’ll be back to the normal schedule next year. I thought the Mary Berner

chat was enlightening. She seemed pretty transparent as to where the company had been and how she continues to change the culture while facing Cumulus’ many challenges. It also felt like this was the year of the smart speaker. There were lots of fresh ideas on how to bring our station to the Alexa party. Favorite evening events: Luke’s Super Bowl party did not disappoint – unless you were a Patriots fan. Garth at Layla’s was really

special, too. But just seeing colleagues and friends was probably the one thing I always look forward to. WIBF & WDBF/Lewistown, PA’s Dawn Ziegerer: I am a nerd. You could put me in any session and I will learn something. I enjoyed the Edison research about Alexa, and the Miles Adcox session was great. I also loved Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley and the mentoring breakfasts. I went to the session on sexual harassment and it was fine, [but] no new information. I thought it would be [more] thought provoking. For example, when is the “Time’s Up” campaign coming to country music? Why Hollywood and not the music industry? Instead, it was more of an HR session about what is appropriate and what isn’t. I’m from a small market [and] the CRS experience is different for a lot of us. We have to pay for our own plane tickets, hotel, registration, food, Ubers and more. The record labels aren’t paying for us to stay at the Omni and we can’t afford it. We travel in from all over the U.S., so we get to CRS exhausted. That said, CRS needs a nap room! We can’t just walk upstairs, and going back and forth between our hotels is costly. They had a meditation room, but I bet everyone fell asleep!

Melissa Miller

Fritz Moser

Dawn Ziegerer

Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.comChuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com

Wendy Newcomer, wendy@countryaircheck.com(615) 320-1450

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Seek & empLOyAvailable Jobs

Here’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we’ll include you in a future update:

Entercom KMNB/Minneapolis is searching for an OM/PD. Apply here.

iHeartMedia has a number of key PD openings including WQIK/Jacksonville and KBEB/Sacramento. Send materials to iHeartCountry format captain Rod Phillips here.

MWC Media Knoxville’s WIMZ Classic Rock is searching for a full-time night personality. Send airchecks and résumés to Brand Mgr. Randy Chambers here.

iHeartMedia/Huntsville is searching for a Dir./Promotions, a newly created position for the cluster that includes Country WDRM. Apply here.

W&B WLVK/Elizabethtown, KY has an opening for a morning co-host. Airchecks and résumés can be sent to Managing Partner/GM René Bell here.

Entercom KFRG/Riverside has a full-time on-air opening. Ap-ply here.

Southern Stone WKRO/Daytona Beach, FL has an opening for a PD/morning host. Send résumé, aircheck and success stories to consultant Jeff Sanders here and OM Tremble here.

Entercom KMLE/Phoenix has an opening for a morning host. Apply here.

Consultant Keith Hill has client station in a small market with a morning show opening. Send airchecks and résumés here.

Entercom WKIS/Miami is searching for an evening host. Apply here.

Mid-West’s WRTB/Rockford, IL has newly created on-air open-ing. Airchecks and résumés to PD Steve Summers here.

Beasley WQYK/Tampa is looking for a PD. Send materials here.

Cumulus KSCS/Dallas is looking for an APD/MD/afternoon host. Send materials here.

Binnie Media-Maine is searching for a Dir./Traffic and a part-time Sales Assistant in Portland, for its stations which include Country WTHT and WBQQ. Send materials here.

Midwest KVOX/Fargo has an unspecified on-air opening. Send airchecks and résumés here.

Hubbard KVRQ/Seattle is looking for a Program Direc-tor, morning show and on-air host here.

Cumulus KQFC/Boise is looking for an afternoon host who can also handle afternoon traffic and production for the five-station cluster. Details here.

Townsquare WXXQ/Rockford, IL is looking for an afternoon host who also has social media skills. Send materials here.

Consultant Joel Raab has two client stations looking for a PD and an APD/MD in two different Top 100 markets. Send materials here.

iHeartMedia WMZQ/Washington is looking for an MD/eve-ning host. Send materials here.

iHeartMedia/Tampa is looking for a Sr. Dir./Promotions. Apply here.

Cumulus WIVK/Knoxville is looking for a morning show Exec. Producer. Apply here.

Summit WQNU/Louisville is looking for an APD/MD/on-air host. Submit materials here.

Midwest WNCY/Green Bay-Appleton, WI is looking for an afternoon drive host. Send materials here.

Entercom KKWF/Seattle is looking for a morning show co-host. Details here.

Scripps WKTI/Milwaukee is looking for a morning show host here.

Scripps KVOO/Tulsa is looking for a morning show co-host here.

Saga WPOR/Portland, ME is looking for a PD. Details here.

CMA is looking for a Market Research Analyst and a Creative Content Project Manager. Send cover letter, résumé and salary requirements to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here.

Searching•JeremyGuentherFormer KSSN & KMJX/Little Rock MD, on-air; Capitol SW Regional501-590-4878jguenther01@gmail.com

•MarkLindowFormer WSJR/Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA PD724-494-5588lindowms@gmail.com

•KrisStevensFormer WKKT/Charlotte afternoon host610-762-8332radiobigkat@gmail.com

•JeffRoperFormer KCYY/San Antonio APD/MD/morning host210-790-7099ropershow@gmail.com

•BlakeNixonFormer In2une Regional and WMN Coordinator615-498-0988blake.nixon@comcast.net

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2 OLD DOMINIONWritten In The Sand (RCA)

22750 2334 8536 897 57.762 5.761 156 0

4 2 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 19676 744 7532 326 49.152 1.59 157 0

5 3 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 18846 1362 7177 469 46.937 4.388 157 0

7 4 THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) ✔ 18449 2380 6877 956 46.248 3.95 157 0

6 5 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 17371 386 6570 148 44.095 1.123 155 0

3 6 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 16812 -2961 6359 -962 44.293 -8.344 157 0

9 7 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) ✔ 16001 1922 6113 828 39.858 4.204 157 0

8 8 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 15456 405 5729 197 39.405 3.081 155 0

1 9 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 14677 -8152 5390 -3181 41.202 -16.051 157 0

12 10 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 13905 540 5008 187 34.551 1.381 157 0

10 11 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 13527 -60 4937 -16 33.603 0.061 153 0

15 12 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 12699 962 4578 314 31.188 2.739 154 0

17 13 LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) 12609 1369 4619 525 32.754 2.998 157 0

13 14 KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol) 12496 22 4510 17 30.76 -0.735 157 0

14 15 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 12483 535 4665 220 30.338 1.498 151 0

16 16 MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 11552 46 4357 10 27.681 -0.05 155 0

18 17 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 10589 156 3982 35 24.579 0.913 157 0

19 18 DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 9673 410 3591 158 22.579 1.028 155 1

20 19 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 8896 427 3268 144 19.262 0.801 153 0

21 20 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 8118 553 3103 232 18.167 1.18 150 1

22 21 D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's... (Reviver/Blue Chair) 7597 122 2892 9 18.21 0.398 145 1

26 22 BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (BMLGR/WBR) 6818 1234 2183 388 15.964 3.592 108 6

25 23 KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 6532 828 2303 333 14.526 1.634 138 6

38 24 JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) ✔ 6203 2976 2270 1130 14.818 6.797 145 22

23 25 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista) 6175 -63 2180 -59 13.858 0.304 152 0

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

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24 26 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 6075 328 2296 131 13.535 0.865 131 2

28 27 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR) 5992 822 2209 311 12.396 1.527 134 4

30 28 DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol) 5630 936 1944 285 12.231 1.922 136 12

27 29 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 5377 157 1830 36 9.761 0.107 120 1

29 30 LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek) 5138 17 2043 36 10.229 0.107 138 3

32 31 JON PARDI/She Ain't In It (Capitol) 4843 248 1822 72 11.622 0.557 132 3

39 32 BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 4588 1413 1567 429 10.773 3.366 127 10

31 33 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 4561 -124 1461 -51 8.354 -0.155 132 0

33 34 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 4046 122 1544 25 6.283 0.536 135 1

34 35 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 3880 0 1440 36 7.31 -0.1 129 0

35 36 LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 3862 73 1383 46 8.854 0.558 129 8

36 37 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 3809 176 1360 47 6.484 0.576 114 2

37 38 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 3494 136 1325 39 5.625 0.159 132 3

40 39 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 3060 64 1178 26 6.449 0.26 102 4

41 40 RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse) 2557 -179 974 -16 3.626 -0.778 101 1

CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR) 2514 -18 926 31 4.886 -0.085 96 2

42 42 DUSTIN LYNCH/I'd Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow) 2304 -231 837 -68 3.507 -0.667 98 1

DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 2207 167 739 58 5.577 -0.064 95 7

45 44 CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine) 1977 -54 722 -16 3.132 -0.429 107 2

46 45 SUGARLAND/Still The Same (UMG/Big Machine) 1892 -38 732 -3 2.571 -0.267 103 8

47 46 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville) 1884 84 722 2 3.035 0.299 91 3

47 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (Atlantic/WAR) 1853 882 641 230 4.977 3.667 77 14

48 JERROD NIEMANN/I Got This (Curb) 1733 327 586 73 5.057 2.302 68 4

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 1701 40 643 11 2.341 0.047 104 29

49 50 KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA) 1643 14 686 19 2.222 0.073 93 4

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersJASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) 1130

THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) 956

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 897

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 828

LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) 525

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 469

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 429

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (BMLGR/WBR) 388

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 333

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 326

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersJASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) 2976 ✔THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) 2380 ✔OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 2334 ✔CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 1922 ✔BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 1413 ✔LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) 1369

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 1362

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (BMLGR/WBR) 1234

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 962

DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol) 936

Activator Top Spin GainersCHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 387

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) 299

THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) 290

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 185

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 170

LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) 157

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 156

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 153

ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar... (Atlantic/WAR) 150

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 146

Activator Top Point GainersCHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 1718 ✔

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) 1491 ✔

THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) 1275 ✔

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 840 ✔

LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) 832 ✔

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 825

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 819

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 754

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 696

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 601

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 13691

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 11117

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 10242

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 10181

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 9980

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 9312

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 8785

BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) 8494

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 7946

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 6003

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds

MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) 34

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 29

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) 22

ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (Atlantic/WAR) 14

DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol) 12

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 10

LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista) 8

LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 8

SUGARLAND/Still The Same (UMG/ Big Machine) 8

BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 7

DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 7

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SUGARLAND/Still The Same (UMG/Big Machine) Moves 46-45 1,892 points, 732 spins 8 adds: KCYE, WITL, WKHK, WKML, WKXC, WTGE, WUSN, WYRK

BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville) Moves 47-46* 1,884 points, 722 spins 3 adds: KMLE, KSD, WMAD

ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (Atlantic/WAR) Debuts at 47* 1,853 points, 641 spins 14 adds including: KATM*, KBQI, KHKI*, KIZN*, KNIX, KSCS*, W1HC*, W1MC*, WCTO*, WFMS*

JERROD NIEMANN/I Got This (Curb) Debuts at 48* 1,733 points, 586 spins 4 adds: KKBQ, W1HC*, W1MC*, WKLB

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) Moves 48-49* 1,701 points, 643 spins 29 adds including: KBEB, KKIX, KNIX, KSD, KTST, KVOO, KWNR, KXKT, KZSN, WBBS

KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA) Moves 49-50* 1,643 points, 686 spins 4 adds: KHEY, WKKT, WQYK, WUSN BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers and Preachers (EMI Nashville) 1,612 points, 629 spins 4 adds: WKTI, WLHK, WUSN, WWKA*

LOCASH/Don’t Get Beter Than That (Reviver) 1,376 points, 495 spins 4 adds: KKIX, WCOS, WKHK, WKMK

CHASE BRYANT/Hell If I Know (Red Bow) 1,344 points, 597 spins 1 add: KFRG

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Febuary 20JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek)AARON WATSON/Run Wild Horses (BIG Label)BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR)

Febuary 26DENNY STRICKLAND/California Dreamin (Star Farm)

march 5CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin’ On (RCA)

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February 23Patric Darrah Northern Truth (Double Darrah)Glen Campbell Amazing Grace, 14 Hymns and Gospel Favorites (Gaither Music Group)

March 2Josh Grider Good People (–) March 16Scotty McCreery Seasons Change (Triple Tigers)Oak Ridge Boys 17th Avenue Revival (Lightning Rod)Shenandoah Reloaded (BMG)

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

2 1 OLD DOMINIONWritten In The Sand (RAC)

11486 825 2512 185 52 0

3 2 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) ✔ 11354 840 2466 156 53 0

4 3 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 10312 696 2222 146 53 0

7 4 THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) ✔ 10064 1275 2150 290 53 0

5 5 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 9915 601 2126 138 52 0

10 6 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) ✔ 8726 1718 1934 387 54 1

8 7 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 8504 194 1858 32 53 0

6 8 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 7779 -1216 1725 -235 47 0

9 9 KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol) 7429 259 1610 61 53 0

11 10 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 7366 565 1595 87 52 0

1 11 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 7197 -3526 1510 -829 48 0

12 12 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 7120 331 1524 78 49 0

13 13 LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) ✔ 7111 832 1477 157 53 1

17 14 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 6307 819 1327 170 52 0

14 15 MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 6158 182 1351 40 52 0

15 16 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 5968 243 1304 53 51 0

18 17 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 5736 418 1224 108 50 0

16 18 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 5694 169 1205 38 53 0

19 19 DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 5504 422 1247 105 53 0

20 20 D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Blue Chair/Reviver) 4747 94 988 24 53 1

22 21 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 4579 386 1027 82 49 0

21 22 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista) 4474 76 940 23 48 0

23 23 DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol) 3883 408 722 92 51 2

24 24 JON PARDI/She Ain't In It (Capitol) 3446 69 720 12 49 0

32 25 JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) ✔ 3342 1491 638 299 51 7

26 26 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR) 2717 454 600 97 44 7

25 27 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 2548 209 504 49 43 1

30 28 LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek) 2370 211 482 37 44 0

27 29 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 2355 98 507 21 42 1

31 30 KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 2335 420 465 77 47 10

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

37 31 BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 2309 754 468 153 43 7

29 32 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 2237 41 496 0 44 0

28 33 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 2135 -116 412 -3 42 0

34 34 LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 2114 461 381 76 41 1

36 35 BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR) 2038 431 400 94 45 1

33 36 CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR) 1702 -1 294 -1 23 0

35 37 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 1682 45 258 8 24 2

39 38 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 1515 116 334 21 40 1

38 39 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 1425 2 299 0 36 0

40 40 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 1103 16 254 6 35 0

44 41 CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine) 1007 -2 165 -3 14 0

42 42 SUGARLAND/Still The Same (UMG/Big Machine) 970 -80 183 -25 26 0

41 43 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville) 949 -106 166 -12 17 0

43 44 JERROD NIEMANN/I Got This (Curb) 934 -94 191 -15 17 0

45 45 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 920 -29 178 -7 29 0

46 46 STEPHANIE QUAYLE/Selfish (Rebel Engine) 742 10 137 1 15 0

48 47 MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 675 -8 139 -1 16 0

53 48 THOMAS RHETT/When You Look Like That (Valory) 660 100 66 10 1 0

52 49 LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista) 652 40 91 9 10 1

47 50 RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse) 645 -53 161 -12 16 0

51 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (Atlantic/WAR) 629 534 163 150 17 8

55 52 KEITH URBAN/Parallel Line (Capitol) 620 130 62 13 2 0

49 53 DUSTIN LYNCH/I'd Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow) 607 -25 108 -6 15 0

50 54 CARRIE UNDERWOOD f/LUDACRIS/The Champion (Capitol) 577 -54 63 -6 8 0

54 55 CAM/Diane (Arista) 570 19 137 1 17 0

51 56 CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury) 564 -51 59 -7 2 0

59 57 DANIELLE BRADBERY/Worth It (BMLGR) 493 33 50 4 3 0

57 58 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Reason (Atlantic/WMN) 490 20 49 2 1 0

56 59 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/American Scandal (Atlantic/WAR) 480 0 48 0 1 0

58 60 DEVIN DAWSON/Dark Horse (Atlantic/WEA) 440 -30 44 -3 1 0

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