No.  1  Challenge  Coin:  Dustin  Lynch  

!!Dustin  Lynch  visited  MusicRow’s  of2ice  to  accept  his  No.  1  Challenge  Coin  for  his  song  “Mind  Reader”  reaching  the  top  of  the  CountryBreakout  Chart  on  May  5,  2016.  It  is  Lynch’s  2irst  No.  1  on  MusicRow.  The  song  was  written  by  Ben  Hayslip  and  Rhett  Akins.  Each  artist  and  songwriter  that  has  a  No.  1  song  on  MusicRow  receives  the  challenge  coin.  To  see  the  full  list  of  recipients,  click  here.  !

Black  River  Entertainment  Signs  Jacob  Davis  

!Black  River  Entertainment  this  week  announced  the  signing  of  Jacob  Davis  to  the  Black  River  Records  artist  roster.  Davis  was  surprised  at  his  fan  club  party  at  Nashville’s  Sound  Stage  studios  last  week  with  a  record  deal.  See  a  video  of  the  surprise  and  read  more  by  clicking  here.  

!New  On  The  Chart  —Debuting  This  Week  Artist/song/label—chart  pos.  Thomas  Rhett/Vacation/Valory  Music  Co.—  61  Old  Dominion/Song  For  Another  Time/RCA  Nashville—76  Joe  Nichols/Undone/Red  Bow—  80  !Greatest  Spin  Increase  Artist/song/label—Spin  Increase  Blake  Shelton/She’s  Got  A  Way  With  Words/Warner  Bros—  594  Florida  Georgia  Line/H.O.L.Y./Republic  Nashville—393  Dierks  Bentley  w/  Elle  King/Different  For  Girls/Capitol  Nashville—350  Jason  Aldean/Lights  Come  On/Broken  Bow—237  Thomas  Rhett/Vacation/Valory  Music  Co.—  235  Kelsea  Ballerini/Peter  Pan/Black  River—  222  Chris  Young/Sober  Saturday  Night/RCA  Nashville—  204  Brad  Paisley  w/  Demi  Lovato/Without  A  Fight/Arista  Nashville—203  Tony  Jackson/Drink  By  Drink/DDS  Entertainment—202  Zac  Brown  Band/Castaway/Dot  Records—  188  !Most  Added  Artist/song/label—No.  of  Adds  Blake  Shelton/She’s  Got  A  Way  With  Words/Warner  Bros.—33  Thomas  Rhett/Vacation/Valory  Music  Co.—20  Chris  Young/Sober  Saturday  Night/RCA  Nashville—15  Old  Dominion/Song  For  Another  Time/RCA  Nashville—13  Dierks  Bentley  w/  Elle  King/Different  For  Girls/Capitol  Nashville—12  Maren  Morris/80s  Mercedes/Columbia  Nashville—9  Cassadee  Pope/Summer/Republic  Nashville—7  Homegrown  Band/Summer  Song/Homegrown  Ent—7  Gary  Allan/Do  You  Wish  It  Was  Me?/MCA  Nashville—7  Madison  Station/Back  In  The  Day/ABM  Music—7  Brett  Eldredge/Wanna  Be  That  Song/Warner  Bros.—7  Josh  Turner/Hometown  Girl/MCA  Nashville—7  !On  Deck—Soon  To  Be  Charting  Artist/song/label—No.  of  Spins  Cody  Joe  Hodges/Hellbent  on  Loving  You/Lamon  Records—212  Matt  Austin/Bad  Feelin'/SSM  Evolution—211  Allie  Louise/Stilettos/Sixth  Beat  Promotions—203  Josh  Goodlette/I  Don’t  Usually  Do  This—185  Cassadee  Pope/Summer/Republic  Nashville—  183  Southern  Halo/Rewind—  178  Brandy  Clark/Girl  Next  Door/Warner  Bros.—175  John  Anderson/Magic  Mama/Bayou  Boys  Music—174  Jessie  G/Drop  A  Line/Hook  &  Line—155

Thursday,  June  16,  2016

CHART  ACTIONNEWS

Dustin  Lynch  with  MusicRow’s  Sherod  Robertson

Pictured  (L-­‐R):  Robert  Filhart,  ASCAP;  Rick  Froio,  EVP,  Black  River  Entertainment;  T.D.  Ruth,  attorney;  Jacob  Davis;  Lauren  Kilgore,  attorney;  Gordon  Kerr,  CEO,  Black  River  Entertainment

Stanley  Music  Group’s  Mindy  Miller  (R)  makes  a  stop  at  MusicRow  to  chat  with  Troy  Stephenson  (L).

Go  Time  Records’  Macy  Martin  (L)  visits  with  Greg  Almond  (R)  of  WGGC/Bowling  Green,  KY.

Leah  Tunrer  (L)  meets  up  with  Brook  Stephens  (R)  of  KZPK/St.  Cloud,  MN  during  the  Winstock  Country  Music  Festival  in  Winsted,  MN.

Pictured  L-­‐R:  Sony  Music  Nashville’s  Keith  Gale  and  Parker  Fowler,  WUSY/Chattanooga,  TN’s  Melissa  (Mo)  Turner,  RCA’s  Kane  Brown,  WUSY’s  Dex  Poindexter,  Sony  Music  Nashville’s  Liz  Sledge

Pictured  L-­‐R:  Jordon,  Nate,  Morgan  of  Spencer's  Own,  Fletch  Brown  of  WXFL/Florence,  AL,  Quinn,  and  Nic  of  Spencer's  Own

Thursday,  June  16,  2016

ARTIST  SPOTLIGHTTony  McKee  Sponsored  by:  Go  Time  Records  !Current  Single:    “Lightning  Bugs”  !Writers:    Bill  DiLuigi,  Tony  McKee  !Hometown:    Campbellsville,  Kentucky  !Mini  Bio:    A  bit  of  a  contradiction  (he  counts  old  Hollywood  MGM  musicals  and  horror  2ilms  amongst  his  favorites,  he’s  from  Kentucky  but  has  never  cared  for  hunting),  it's  an  odd  and  unlikely  combination  of  attributes  that  de2ine  Tony  McKee  and  his  style.  After  a  lifetime  of  cultivating  his  sound,  his  debut  single  "Lightning  Bugs"  showcases  the  end  result:  a  blend  of  classic  country  and  genuine  nostalgia  with  some  unapologetic  honesty  mixed  in.  Bitten  by  the  music  bug  at  a  young  age,  McKee  performed  anywhere  and  everywhere  he  could,  from  leading  worship  to  taking  part  in  competitions  like  the  K-­‐Country  Showdown.  As  his  craft  progressed,  he  tried  his  hand  in  multiple  genres,  2irst  recording  a  gospel  album  and  touring  churches  and,  later,  recording  a  pop  album.  But  McKee  ultimately  found  his  way  back  to  his  roots  and  country  music,  working  with  producer  Kent  Wells  (Dolly  Parton)  to  record  "Lightning  Bugs,”  part  of  new  album  release,  American  Dream.    !  Interesting  Facts:  -­‐Huge  fan  of  classic  Hollywood  2ilms/musicals  and  actors  -­‐  particularly  James  Dean.  -­‐Wrote  scores  for  several  independent  horror  2ilms  while  living  in  LA.  !Connect:    www.tonymckeemusic.com  

Singles  June  20  Old  Dominion/Song  For  Another  Time/RCA  Nashville  Mickey  Guyton/Heartbreak  Song/Capitol  Nashville  Corey  Farlow/Sunshine  and  Blue  Eyes/Stanley  Music  Group  Dannie  Marie/Countin’  Down  Summertime  Last  Bandoleros/Where  Do  You  Go?/Warner  Bros.  SaraBeth/You  Rock  My  Rodeo/Circle  S  Records  !June  27  Maren  Morris/80s  Mercedes/Columbia  Nashville  Michael  Tyler/Crazy  Last  Night/Reviver  Records  Eli  Young  Band/Saltwater  Gospel/Valory  Music  Co.  !July  4/5  Chase  Bryant/Room  to  Breathe/Red  Bow  Records  Sarah  Dunn  Band/Dirty/Reznam  Records  !Albums  June  17  Jon  Pardi/California  Sunrise/Capitol  Records  Nashville  Derik  Hultquist/Southern  Iron/Carnival  Music-­‐Thirty  Tigers  Kris  Kristofferson/The  Cedar  Creek  Sessions  LOCASH/The  Fighters/Reviver  Records  !July  8  Kenny  Chesney/Some  Town  Somewhere/Columbia  Nashville-­‐Blue  Chair  Records  Sean  McConnell/Sean  McConnell/Rounder  Records  Mark  Chesnutt/Tradition  Lives/Row  Entertainment-­‐BFD-­‐RED  James  Dupré/Stoned  To  Death/Purfectt  Pitch  !July  15  David  Nail/Fighter/MCA  Nashville  Steven  Tyler/We’re  All  Somebody  From  Somewhere/Dot  Records  Confederate  Railroad/Lucky  To  Be  Alive  !July  29  Lori  McKenna/The  Bird  &  the  RiJle

Kenny  Chesney  reaches  the  top  of  the  MusicRow  CountryBreakout  chart  this  week  with  “Noise.”    !It  is  the  2irst  single  released  from  his  upcoming  album,  Some  Town  Somewhere,  to  be  released  by  Columbia  Nashville-­‐Blue  Chair  Records  on  July  8.  It  will  be  Chesney’s  seventeenth  studio  album.  !“Noise”  was  written  by  Chesney  along  with  hit-­‐makers  Ross  Copperman,  Shane  McAnally,  and  Jon  Nite.    !!Chesney  continues  to  sell  out  stadiums  on  his  Spread  The  Love  Tour,  which  continues  this  weekend  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin.  

Click  here  to  view  a  full  list  of  MusicRow’s  Challenge  Coin  recipients.

WHMA  Anniston  AL  WXFL  Florence  AL  KCJC  Russellville  AR  KCNY  Conway  AR  KDXY  Jonesboro  AR  KQUS  Hot  Springs  AR  KWCK  Searcy  AR  KTTI  Yuma  AZ  KVAY  Lamar  CO  WHWY  Destin  FL  WTRS  Ocala  FL  WPHR  Ft  Pierce  FL  WBYZ  Baxley  GA  WTHO  Thomson  GA  WUBB  Savannah  GA  KBOE  Oskaloosa  IA  KIAI  Mason  City  IA  KLMJ  Hampton  IA  KSMA  Mason  City  IA    KBKB  Burlington  IA    

KXIA  Marshalltown  IAKTHK  Idaho  Falls  ID  WAAG  Galesburg  IL  WIBL  Normal  IL  WOOZ  Carterville  IL  WDZQ  Decatur  IL  WMCI  Mattoon  IL  WRTB  Rockford,  IL  WIFE  Connersville  IN  WYGB  Franklin  IN  KAIR  Atchison  KS  KKOW  Pittsburg  KS  KYEZ  Salina  KS  WBKR  Owensboro  KY    WDHR  Pikeville  KY  WKFC  London  KY    WGGC  Bowling  Green  KY  WKDZ  Cadiz  KY  KRRV  Alexandria  LA  WKPE  Hyannis,  MA

WKTT  Salisbury  MD  WVMD  Cumberland  MD  WATZ  Alpena  MI    WTCM  Traverse  City  MI  WJNR  Iron  Mountain  MI  WUPY  Ontonagon  MI  KZPK  St.  Cloud  MN  KYSM  Mankato  MN  KBXB  Sikeston  MO  KDKD  Clinton  MO  KFAV  Warrenton  MO  KWWR  Mexico  MO  WQNZ  Natchez  MS  KZZY  Devils  Lake  ND  KYCK  Grand  Forks  ND  KQBA  Santa  Fe,  NM  KRVN  Lexington  NE  KRGI  Grand  Island  NE  WFRY  Watertown  NY  WDNB  Liberty  NY

WOLF  Syracuse  NY  KWHW  Altus  OK  KITX  Hugo  OK  KKAJ  Ardmore  OK  KWOX  Woodward  OK  KWEY  Weatherford  OK  KRKT  Albany  OR  WFGE  State  College  PA  WCFT  Selinsgrove  PA  KYTN  Union  City  TN  WDKN  Dickson  TN  WEIO  Huntingdon  TN  WLLX  Lawrenceburg  TN  WMYL  Clinton,  TN  WUCZ  Carthage  TN  Renegade  Radio  Nashville    KFTX  Corpus  Christi  TX  KGKL  San  Angelo  TX  

KMKS  Bay  City  TX  KXOX  Sweetwater  TX  KYYK  Palestine  TX  KMRK  Odessa,  TX  WAKG  Danville  VA  WMEV  Marion  VA  KICR  Spokane  WA  WAXX  Altoona,  WI  WCOW  Sparta,  WI  WGLR  Platteville  WI  WJMQ  Shawano  WI    WJVL  Janesville  WI  WQPC  Prairie  du  Chien  WI  WPCK  Green  Bay  WI  WDGG  Huntington  WV  WKKW  Morgantown  WV  WTNJ  Mount  Hope  WV  WKWS  Charleston  WV  WTCR  Huntington  WV  !!

MusicRow  CountryBreakout  Chart  Reporting  Stations  

Thursday,  June  16,  2016

CALENDAR

Weeks % SpinOn Chart Last Week This Week Artist / Song / Label Spins / Reports Power Spins +/-

Thursday, June 16, 2016

12 2 1 Kenny Chesney / Noise / Columbia Nashville 3468/93 4 12411 3 2 Carrie Underwood / Church Bells / Arista Nashville 3458/94 5 17311 4 3 Jason Aldean / Lights Come On / Broken Bow 3329/92 8 2377 8 4 Florida Georgia Line / H.O.L.Y. / Republic Nashville 3107/93 14 39330 5 5 Justin Moore / You Look Like I Need A Drink / Valory 3010/92 0 -426 7 6 Chris Lane / Fix / Big Loud Records 2872/88 4 11815 9 7 Jake Owen / American Country Love Song / RCA Nashville 2818/89 4 11733 6 8 Kip Moore / Running For You / MCA Nashville 2646/83 -6 -16413 12 9 Kelsea Ballerini / Peter Pan / Black River 2513/90 10 22215 10 10 Sam Hunt / Make You Miss Me / MCA Nashville 2501/85 4 9520 14 11 Billy Currington / It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To / Mercury Nashville 2297/89 4 8820 13 12 CAM / Mayday / Arista Nashville 2260/81 2 4118 15 13 Dan + Shay / From The Ground Up / Warner Bros. 2065/76 4 8420 16 14 LoCash / I Know Somebody / Reviver Records 2033/89 5 999 17 15 Zac Brown Band / Castaway / Southern Ground-John Varvatos-Dot 1987/84 10 18818 1 16 Eric Church / Record Year / EMI Nashville 1980/57 -43 -14715 19 17 Brad Paisley w/Demi Lovato / Without A Fight / Arista Nashville 1964/91 12 20316 18 18 Brothers Osborne / 21 Summer / EMI Nashville 1879/84 5 9010 21 19 Tucker Beathard / Rock On / Dot Records 1710/84 4 6723 20 20 Jennifer Nettles / Unlove You / Big Machine Records 1708/79 3 488 22 21 Chris Stapleton / Parachute / Mercury 1556/83 9 12924 23 22 Drake White / Livin’ The Dream / Dot 1534/71 8 1119 24 23 Aaron Watson / Bluebonnets / Thirty Tigers 1475/79 8 1153 33 24 Dierks Bentley w/ Elle King / Different For Girls / Capitol Nashville 1423/88 33 35014 25 25 Brian Collins / Healing Highway / Blue Light Entertainment 1412/76 5 6222 26 26 Olivia Lane / Make My Own Sunshine / Big Spark Music Group 1381/59 3 4621 27 27 Spencer’s Own / Livin’ in the Moment / Electric House 1319/65 4 5120 31 28 Tony Jackson / Drink By Drink / DDS Entertainment 1296/49 18 2026 32 29 Cole Swindell / Middle Of A Memory / Warner Bros. 1266/72 16 17814 29 30 Granger Smith / If The Boot Fits / Wheelhouse Records 1262/70 7 8517 30 31 Jason Pritchett / Already A Dead Man / BDMG 1162/56 6 647 35 32 Alan Jackson / The One You’re Waiting On / EMI Nashville 1097/67 17 1609 36 33 Brett Young / Sleep Without You / Republic 1069/57 15 13913 34 34 Randy Houser / Song No. 7 / Stoney Creek Records 1004/59 4 392 60 35 Blake Shelton / She’s Got A Way With Words / Warner Bros. 989/57 150 59416 38 36 Smith & Wesley / Sweet Life / Garage Door Records 944/48 3 2816 40 37 Clare Dunn / Tuxedo / MCA Nashville 938/48 3 2917 39 38 Diana Upton-Hill / Southern Gentlemen / Third Floor Records 937/51 3 2721 41 39 Eric Chesser / I Can’t Read Your Mind / Big Big Records Nashville 936/38 13 1056 42 40 Jerrod Niemann w/ Lee Brice / A Little More Love / Curb 919/61 16 124

Weeks % SpinOn Chart Last Week This Week Artist / Song / Label Spins / Reports Power Spins +/-

No. 1 Song Greatest Spin Increase Highest Debut

8 44 41 Rachael Turner / Aftershock / Rustic Records 783/51 11 7713 43 42 James Robert Webb / How That Feels / Bison Creek Records 764/39 7 495 47 43 Brett Eldredge / Wanna Be That Song / Warner Bros. 755/49 18 1139 46 44 Keith Walker / Friends With Boats / Keith Walker Music 726/42 10 6510 45 45 Lonestar / Never Enders / Shanachie Entertainment 717/49 6 388 49 46 Casey Donahew / Feels This Right / Almost Country Entertainment 710/41 17 1018 48 47 Charles Kelley / Lonely Girl / Capitol Nashville 685/41 8 494 50 48 Post Monroe / Red Hot American Summer / KCH 657/52 14 7912 51 49 Leslie Cours Mather / That Was The Whiskey / 603/25 21 1037 52 50 Chris Janson / Holdin’ Her / Warner Bros 548/39 12 5810 55 51 Craig Campbell / Outskirts Of Heaven / Red Bow Records 547/38 17 815 56 52 Maddie & Tae / Sierra / Dot Records 539/36 25 1077 54 53 Michael Ray / Think A Little Less / Warner Bros. 521/38 11 522 66 54 Chris Young / Sober Saturday Night / RCA Nashville 511/40 66 2044 59 55 Craig Morgan / I’ll Be Home Soon / Black River 509/38 22 924 58 56 Easton Corbin / Are You With Me / Mercury 509/37 21 8717 53 57 Jordan Rager / Southern Boy / Broken Bow 506/29 5 2210 61 58 Corey Smith / Blow Me Away / Concord/Sugarhill 457/25 23 8510 57 59 Kayla Calabrese / Happily Never After / Burning Ground Entertainment 449/26 6 268 62 60 Josh Kelley / It’s Your Move / 406/22 16 561 88 61 Thomas Rhett / Vacation / Valory 383/30 159 23513 28 62 Kane Brown / Used To Love You Sober / RCA Nashville 379/24 -68 -81711 64 63 Camille Rae / Shadows Dance Tonight / Break The Cycle Entertainment 362/21 9 292 69 64 Josh Turner / Hometown Girl / MCA Nashville 354/31 23 664 68 65 Donica Knight / Love Ain’t A Prize / MTS Records 352/28 21 6210 63 66 Ryan Broshear / Spin Me / Painted Horse Records 350/24 4 156 65 67 Parmalee / Roots / Stoney Creek Records 349/26 8 262 75 68 Darryl Worley / Rainmaker / Worleybird Records 342/27 39 962 76 69 Homegrown Band / Summer Song / Homegrown Entertainment 335/27 39 948 67 70 Ashland Belle / Fastest Car / Overtone Music Group 316/16 7 203 71 71 Hillary Scott & The Scott Family / Thy Will / 313/19 18 478 73 72 High Valley / Make You Mine / Warner Bros. 311/20 21 534 70 73 Alabama / Come Find Me / BMG 306/22 10 285 72 74 Alexandra Demetree / You Still Think I’m Beautiful / SSM Nashville 274/23 5 134 77 75 Sam Austin / Savin’ It Up For Saturday Night / Plateau 264/18 12 281 97 76 Old Dominion / Song For Another Time / RCA Nashville 260/20 157 1594 78 77 Brian Pharaoh / Sorry / Spunkem Music 233/15 8 185 79 78 Kristen Kelly / Fire / 231/14 8 174 80 79 Tara Thompson / Someone To Take Your Place / Valory 225/16 11 221 86 80 Joe Nichols / Undone / Red Bow 217/17 42 64