No.  1  Challenge  Coin:  LOCASH   !!! !!!!!!!!!!LOCASH  recently  dropped  by  MusicRow  to  pick  up  their  MusicRow  No.  1  Challenge  Coins  for  “I  Know  Somebody.”  That  single  topped  the  MusicRow  CountryBreakout  Chart  on  Aug.  25.  Written  by  Rhett  Akins,  Ross  Copperman  and  Jeremy  Stover,  the  single  comes  from  LOCASH’s  Reviver  Records  project,  The  Fighter.    Since  2014,  every  artist  and  songwriter  to  earn  a  No.  1  single  on  the  MusicRow  CountryBreakout  Chart  receives  a  coin.  To  see  the  full  list,  click  here.    !Miranda  Lambert  Reveals  Title,  Release  Date  For  

New  Album   !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Miranda  Lambert  will  release  a  new  album,  The  Weight  of  These  Wings,  on  Nov.  18  on  RCA  Nashville.  Frank  Liddell,  Glenn  Worf,  and  Eric  Masse  are  credited  as  producers  on  the  album,  which  features  the  lead  single  “Vice.”  Lambert  released  her  prior  album,  Platinum,  in  2014.  Lambert  announced  the  news  on  Tuesday  (Sept.  13)  via  a  social  media  video.    To  read  the  full  story,  click  here.  !!!

New  On  The  Chart  —Debuting  This  Week  Artist/song/label—chart  pos.  David  Nail  w/  Brothers  Osborne/Good  At  Tonight/MCA  Nashville—  71  Callie  Twisselman/Party  Lights/Sugar  Cube  Records—75  Madison  Station/Back  In  The  Day/ABM  Music—  76  Leslie  Cours  Mather/We  Are  America/LionEyes  Records—  77  George  Strait/Goin’  Goin’  Gone/MCA  Nashville—  79  Josh  Abbott  Band/Wasn’t  That  Drunk/1806—  80  !Greatest  Spin  Increase  Artist/song/label—Spin  Increase  Lauren  Alaina/Road  Less  Traveled/Mercury  Nashville—  314  Kenny  Chesney  w/  Pink/Setting  The  World  On  Fire/Columbia  Nashville—  309  Luke  Bryan/Move/Capitol  Nashville—285  Eric  Church/Kill  A  Word/EMI  Nashville—  283  Keith  Urban/Blue  Ain’t  Your  Color/Capitol  Nashville—  273  !Most  Added  Artist/song/label—No.  of  Adds  Lauren  Alaina/Road  Less  Traveled/Mercury  Nashville—17  David  Nail  w/  Brothers  Osborne/Good  At  Tonight/MCA  Nashville—17  George  Strait/Goin’  Goin’  Gone/MCA  Nashville—16  Chris  Lane/For  Her/Big  Loud  Records—15  Dylan  Scott/My  Girl/Curb  Records—  14  !On  Deck—Soon  To  Be  Charting  Artist/song/label—No.  of  Spins  Jon  Pardi/Dirt  On  My  Boots/Capitol  Nashville—175  Randy  Houser/Chasing  Down  A  Good  Time/Stoney  Creek—170  RaeLynn/Love  Triangle/Warner  Bros.—  161  Aaron  Goodvin/Woman  In  Love/Warner  Music  Canada-­‐AJG  Music  Group—156  Trace  Adkins/Lit/Wheelhouse  Records—  154

Thursday,  September  15,  2016

CHART  ACTIONNEWS

Pictured  L-­‐R:  MusicRow  owner/publisher  Sherod  Robertson,  LOCASH’s  Chris  Lucas  and  Preston  Brust.

Miranda  Lambert.  Photo:  Becky  Fluke

Pictured: (L - R) KTHK/Idaho Falls, ID Don Jarrett with Warner Bros.’ Chris Janson.

Pictured: (L - R) Eddie Edwards of WNOE/New Orleans, LA with Rebel Engine’s Stephanie Quayle.

Pictured: (L-R) WFRE/Frederick, MD’s Don Brake withCircle S Records’ SaraBeth.

Pictured: (L-R) Arista Nashville’s Seth Ennis, former NFL superstar and KC Chief Jared Allen, KBEQ PD Mike Kennedy and Arista regional Luke Jensen.

Pictured: (L - R) 1608’s Will Robinson, Reviver Record’s Erica Nicole and WBEE/Rochester APD/MD Billy Kidd.

Pictured: (L - R) Jarrett Jackson of KCJC/Russellville, AR with Mandolin Entertainment’s Skye Claire.

Thursday,  September  15,  2016

ARTIST  SPOTLIGHTJordan  Rager  Sponsored  By:  Broken  Bow  Records  !Single:  “Now  That  I  Know  Your  Name”-­‐                                      Radio  airplay  date  9/19  !Songwriters:  Jeremy  Stover,  Chris  Janson,  Jason  Gant  !Hometown:  Loganville,  GA  !Connect:  www.jordanrager.com  !Artist  Bio:  Jordan’s  competitive  drive,  instilled  in  him  at  such  a  young  age,  immediately  shines  through.  There  are  moments  at  the  plate  where  one  must  stand  and  deliver  –  and  Jordan,  unelinchingly,  does.  "When  I  go  to  a  show,  I  want  to  be  entertained  just  like  everybody  else.”  says  Rager.  “So  when  it's  me  onstage,  I  try  to  give  the  crowd  what  I  would  want  to  see.  When  the  groove  is  going,  the  band  is  rocking  and  I'm  rocking,  then  the  crowd  starts  giving  it  back  –  that's  as  good  as  it  gets."  !Fun  Facts:  1)  The  hot  newcomer  has  been  tapped  as  direct  support  for  Kane  Brown’s  30-­‐date  Ain’t  No  Stopping  Us  Now  Tour.      2)  Rager  has  over  28,000  YouTube  subscribers  and  4  MILLION  YouTube  views  to  his  credit.  !3)  The  star  has  made  a  name  for  himself  touring  across  the  country  opening  for  the  likes  of  Justin  Moore,  Randy  Houser,  Josh  Thompson,  Kip  Moore,  Love  &  Theft,  Craig  Campbell,  Rodney  Atkins,  and  more.      4)  He  is  currently  in  the  studio  completing  his  debut  album  with  celebrated  producer  Jeremy  Stover.      5)  Co-­‐wrote    “All  Out  Of  Beer”  on  Jason  Aldean’s  new  album,  They  Don’t  Know.  

Singles  September  19  Jon  Pardi/Dirt  On  My  Boots/Capitol  Nashville  Rick  Trevino/Cowboys  Like  Me/Campo  Negro  Records  Casey  Donahew/Kiss  Me/Almost  Country  Entertainment  Shari  Rowe/Take  That  Shot/Maven  Media  Jordan  Rager/Now  That  I  Know  Your  Name/Broken  Bow  !September  26  Tyler  Farr/Our  Town/Columbia  Nashville  Dan  +  Shay/How  Not  To/Warner  Bros  Jennifer  Nettles/Hey  Heartbreak/Big  Machine  Jeremy  Bowman/Like  A  Song  On  The  Radio/Funky  Cowboy  Records  !October  3  Brooke  Eden/Diamonds/Red  Bow  Records  Mallory  Johnson/Tupelo/Big  Hit  Records  James  Robert  Webb/Put  It  In  Drive/Bison  Creek  Records  Kaitlyn  Baker/To  Pieces/Wise  Records  !!Albums  September  16  Aaron  Lewis/SINNER/Dot  Records  Willie  Nelson/For  The  Good  Times:  A  Tribute  To  Ray  Price/Legacy  Recordings  !September  23  Luke  Bryan/Farm  Tour…Here’s  to  the  Farmer  [EP]/Capitol  Records  Nashville  Dwight  Yoakam/Swimmin’  Pools,  Movie  Stars…/Sugar  Hill  Records  Justin  Moore/Kinda  Don’t  Care  (Vinyl)/Valory  Music  Co.  Glen  Campbell/That  Christmas  Feeling  (Vinyl)/Capitol  Nashville-­‐UME  Merle  Haggard/Merle  Haggard’s  Christmas  Present  (Vinyl)/Capitol  Nashville-­‐UME  Trisha  Yearwood/ICON  Christmas/MCA  Nashville-­‐UME

Kenny  Chesney  secured  the  top  spot  this  week  on  the  MusicRow  CountryBreakout  Chart  with  “Setting  The  World  On  Fire,”  his  collaboration  with  pop  star  Pink.  !Chesney  will  also  be  awarded  the  500th  MusicRow  No.  1  Challenge  Coin.    !“Setting  The  World  On  Fire”  was  written  by  Ross  Copperman,  Matt  Jenkins,  and  Josh  Osborne.  It  is  the  second  single  from  his  upcoming  Columbia  Nashville  album,  Cosmic  Hallelujah.  The  album  is  scheduled  to  be  released  on  Oct.  28.  !It  is  being  reported  that  Chesney  will  not  tour  in  2017,  but  fans  can  catch  him  headlining  the  annual  Tortuga  Music  Festival  in  Ft.  Lauderdale  for  the  third  time  in  eive  years.

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

WHMA  Anniston  AL  WXFL  Florence  AL  WTDR  Talladega  AL  KCJC  Russellville  AR  KCNY  Conway  AR  KDXY  Jonesboro  AR  KQUS  Hot  Springs  AR  KWCK  Searcy  AR  KTTI  Yuma  AZ  KRAZ  Santa  Maria  CA  KVAY  Lamar  CO  WHWY  Destin  FL  WBYZ  Baxley  GA  WTHO  Thomson  GA  WUBB  Savannah  GA  KBOE  Oskaloosa  IA  KIAI  Mason  City  IA  KLMJ  Hampton  IA  !!

KSMA  Mason  City  IA  KXIA  Marshalltown  IA  KTHK  Idaho  Falls  ID  WAAG  Galesburg  IL  WIBL  Normal  IL  WOOZ  Carterville  IL  WGKC  Urbana  IL  WDZQ  Decatur  IL  WMCI  Mattoon  IL  WRTB  Rockford  IL  WIFE  Connersville  IN  WYGB  Franklin  IN  KAIR  Atchison  KS  KYEZ  Salina  KS  WBKR  Owensboro  KY    WDHR  Pikeville  KY  WGGC  Bowling  Green  KY  WKDZ  Cadiz  KY  !

KRRV  Alexandria  LA  WKPE  Hyannis,  MA  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  KFAV  Warrenton  MO  KWWR  Mexico  MO  KYLS  Farmington  MO  WQNZ  Natchez  MS  KZZY  Devils  Lake  ND  KRVN  Lexington  NE  KRGI  Grand  Island  NE  KQBA  Santa  Fe  NM  

WDNB  Liberty  NY  WOLF  Syracuse  NY  WCJW  Warsaw  NY  WFRY  Watertown  NY  KWHW  Altus  OK  KITX  Hugo  OK  KWOX  Woodward  OK  KWEY  Weatherford  OK  KRKT  Albany  OR  WFGE  State  College  PA  WCFT  Selinsgrove  PA  WDKN  Dickson  TN  WEIO  Huntingdon  TN  WLLX  Lawrenceburg  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  KICR  Spokane  WA  WAXX  Altoona  WI  WCOW  La  Crosse  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,  September  15,  2016

CALENDAR NO.  1  SONG

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

Thursday, September 8, 2016

7 2 1 Kenny Chesney w/ Pink / Setting The World On Fire / Columbia Nashville 3062/88 11 30914 7 2 Old Dominion / Song For Another Time / RCA Nashville 2660/89 11 2599 4 3 Miranda Lambert / Vice / RCA 2658/87 7 18322 6 4 Brett Young / Sleep Without You / Republic 2635/86 10 22919 5 5 Cole Swindell / Middle Of A Memory / Warner Bros. 2591/78 7 1649 10 6 Luke Bryan / Move / Capitol Nashville 2586/84 12 28512 9 7 Tim McGraw / How I’ll Always Be / Big Machine 2487/88 8 17613 11 8 Maren Morris / 80s Mercedes / Columbia Nashville 2439/86 7 1599 13 9 Jason Aldean / A Little More Summertime / Broken Bow 2396/81 9 19721 12 10 Chris Stapleton / Parachute / Mercury 2268/80 2 3415 15 11 Chris Young / Sober Saturday Night / RCA Nashville 2022/84 11 203

5 16 12 Keith Urban / Blue Ain’t Your Color / Capitol Nashville 2000/86 16 27327 14 13 Granger Smith / If The Boot Fits / Wheelhouse Records 1963/80 7 12715 1 14 Blake Shelton / She’s Got A Way With Words / Warner Bros. 1955/54 -31 -8876 18 15 Florida Georgia Line w/ Tim McGraw / May We All / BMLG Records 1951/87 16 27018 17 16 Brett Eldredge / Wanna Be That Song / Warner Bros. 1886/75 10 17419 19 17 Jerrod Niemann w/ Lee Brice / A Little More Love / Curb 1691/74 5 854 23 18 Carrie Underwood / Dirty Laundry / Arista 1515/79 18 23315 24 19 Josh Turner / Hometown Girl / MCA Nashville 1405/71 11 1444 31 20 Eric Church / Kill A Word / EMI Nashville 1253/76 29 28317 26 21 Easton Corbin / Are You With Me / Mercury 1192/64 6 6911 29 22 Darius Rucker / If I Told You / Capitol Nashville 1127/66 12 12320 27 23 Chris Janson / Holdin’ Her / Warner Bros 1118/59 6 599 32 24 Toby Keith / A Few More Cowboys / Show Dog Nashville 1007/55 11 10014 25 25 Thomas Rhett / Vacation / Valory 986/44 -16 -1857 34 26 Brantley Gilbert / The Weekend / Valory Music Co. 921/58 13 10612 33 27 Eli Young Band / Saltwater Gospel / Valory Music Co. 887/49 8 6912 35 28 Gary Allan / Do You Wish It Was Me? / EMI Records Nashville 858/45 8 646 36 29 The Band Perry / Comeback Kid / Mercury Nashville-Interscope Records 852/51 11 8520 37 30 Michael Ray / Think A Little Less / Warner Bros. 850/47 11 875 39 31 Ronnie Dunn w/ Kix Brooks / Damn Drunk / BMLG 822/49 22 1473 47 32 Lauren Alaina / Road Less Traveled / Mercury Nashville 803/50 64 31411 40 33 Dustin Lynch / Seein’ Red / Broken Bow 778/48 16 1055 42 34 Vince Gill / Me And My Girl / MCA Nashville 768/51 28 16617 38 35 Donica Knight / Love Ain’t A Prize / MTS-Donica Knight, Inc 764/43 7 495 43 36 LANco / Long Live Tonight / Arista Nashville 747/51 25 14715 41 37 Darryl Worley / Rainmaker / Worleybird Records 709/41 12 7510 44 38 Mickey Guyton / Heartbreak Song / Capitol Nashville 619/35 9 518 45 39 Presley & Taylor / My Hometown / SMG Records Nashville 593/41 10 5513 46 40 Southern Halo / Rewind / Southern Halo Records 538/37 4 21

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

No. 1 Song Greatest Spin Increase Highest Debut

10 49 41 Bobby Wills / Down by the River / MDM 537/40 10 508 53 42 Mark Chesnutt / Oughta Miss Me By Now / Row Entertainment 509/32 14 612 65 43 Chris Lane / For Her / Big Loud Records 505/42 72 2116 52 44 Runaway June / Lipstick / Wheelhouse Records 495/36 10 4717 50 45 Sam Austin / Savin’ It Up For Saturday Night / Plateau 476/30 3 154 68 46 Dylan Scott / My Girl / Curb 474/37 76 2055 61 47 Trent Harmon / There’s A Girl / Big Machine 468/31 33 11621 48 48 High Valley / Make You Mine / Warner Bros. 466/29 -5 -225 55 49 Eric Paslay / Angels In This Town / EMI Nashville 459/31 15 596 58 50 Smith & Wesley / You’re The One / Garage Door Records 445/40 16 6118 56 51 Alexandra Demetree / You Still Think I’m Beautiful / SSM Nashville 431/30 10 4010 59 52 Shane Owens / Country Never Goes Out Of Style / AmeriMonte Records 415/30 11 427 60 53 Macy Martin / Heart Sleeve Soul / GTR Records 409/30 14 5112 57 54 The Stickers / Ain’t Nothin’ Better / Wodarek Music 408/25 5 1923 51 55 Craig Campbell / Outskirts Of Heaven / Red Bow Records 373/23 -18 -8010 62 56 Steve Dorian / Edge of 18 / VIMH Music 363/30 6 2219 54 57 Parmalee / Roots / Stoney Creek Records 362/22 -11 -4520 21 58 Alan Jackson / The One You’re Waiting On / EMI Nashville 330/14 -76 -10596 69 59 Scott Brantley / How Summer Goes / Studio Gold Nashville 316/19 17 475 67 60 Jeff Bates / That Thing We Do / 315/23 16 4412 64 61 Josh Goodlett / I Don’t Usually Do This / 305/20 3 102 76 62 Cody Jinks / I’m Not The Devil / Cody Jinks Music 301/26 32 735 63 63 Cody Johnson / With You I Am / 295/22 -2 -610 66 64 Jessie G / Drop A Line / Hook & Line 282/21 2 53 73 65 Alex Smith / Load It Up / Lila 281/22 17 415 74 66 David Shelby / Back To Us / Highway South Records 265/20 12 296 70 67 SaraBeth / You Rock My Rodeo / Circle S Records 265/22 1 35 75 68 Sarah Dunn Band / Dirty / Reznam Records 264/24 12 295 72 69 Williams Honor / Send It To Me / All Hour Recordings 262/19 3 83 78 70 Aaron Lewis / That Ain’t Country / Dot Records 258/19 20 431 111 71 David Nail w/ Brothers Osborne / Good At Tonight / MCA Nashville 257/21 278 18921 22 72 Rachael Turner / Aftershock / Rustic Records 237/11 -82 -109114 77 73 Joe Nichols / Undone / Red Bow 225/14 0 115 30 74 Homegrown Band / Summer Song / Homegrown Entertainment 216/11 -78 -7571 83 75 Callie Twisselman / Party Lights / Sugar Cube Records 215/16 19 341 82 76 Madison Station / Back In The Day / ABM Music 201/16 7 141 81 77 Leslie Cours Mather / We Are America / LionEyes Records 195/15 1 26 80 78 John Anderson / Magic Mama / Bayou Boys Music 184/15 -7 -141 0 79 George Strait / Goin’ Goin’ Gone / MCA Nashville 181/16 0 1811 84 80 Josh Abbott Band / Wasn’t That Drunk / 1806 181/9 0 0