Kenny  Chesney  Reveals  Track  List,    Cover  For  New  Album  

Kenny  Chesney  has  announced  the  11  songs  and  an  album  cover  for  his  next  project,  Cosmic  Hallelujah.  The  project  will  be  released  by  Blue  Chair  Records/Columbia  Nashville  on  Oct.  28.  Chesney  delayed  the  original  release  date  after  Einding  “Setting  the  World  on  Fire”  and  recording  it  as  a  duet  with  Pink.  He  also  dropped  the  album’s  original  title,  Some  Town  Somewhere.  Cosmic  Hallelujah  is  Chesney’s  Eirst  new  album  since  2014’s  The  Big  Revival.  Read  the  full  story  here.  !The  Valory  Music  Co.  Signs  The  Church  Sisters  

The  Valory  Music  Co.  has  added  The  Church  Sisters  to  its  artist  roster.  Comprised  of  fraternal  twins  Savannah  and  Sarah,  the  20-­‐year-­‐old  Virginia  natives  have  been  touring  the  country  since  age  14.  They  have  released  the  video  for  their  rendition  of  Lukas  Graham’s  hit  “7  Years,”  which  can  be  seen  by  clicking  here.  The  duo  joins  the  roster’s  artists  including  Brantley  Gilbert,  Thomas  Rhett,  Justin  Moore,  Eli  Young  Band  and  Tara  Thompson.  The  full  story  can  be  found  here.   !Lee  Brice,  Justin  Moore  Plot  Co-­‐Headlining  Tour  

Lee  Brice  and  Justin  Moore  will  take  to  the  road  beginning  in  January  with  their  co-­‐headlining  American  Made  Tour.  The  trek  will  launch  Jan.  12  in  Indianapolis’  Bankers  Life  Fieldhouse.  William  Michael  Morgan  and  Brett  Young  round  out  the  tour  as  direct  support.  Read  the   story  with  a  list  of  dates/locations  by  clicking  here.    

New  On  The  Chart  —Debuting  This  Week  Artist/song/label—chart  pos.  Jon  Pardi/Dirt  On  My  Boots/Capitol  Nashville—  53  Artists  of  Then,  Now,  and  Forever/Forever  Country/MCA—  75  James  Dupree/Stoned  To  Death/Purfectt  Pitch  LLC—  76  RaeLynn/Love  Triangle/Warner  Bros.—  77  Randy  Houser/Chasing  Down  A  Good  Time/Stoney  Creek—78  Casey  Donahew/Kiss  Me/Almost  Country  Entertainment—  79  Aaron  Goodvin/Woman  In  Love/Warner  Music  Canada-­‐AJG  Music  Group—  80  !Greatest  Spin  Increase  Artist/song/label—Spin  Increase  Florida  Georgia  Line  w/  Tim  McGraw/May  We  All/BMLG  Records—  266  Jon  Pardi/Dirt  On  My  Boots/Capitol  Nashville—  259  Kenny  Chesney  w/  Pink/Setting  The  World  On  Fire/Columbia  Nashville—256  Carrie  Underwood/Dirty  Laundry/Arista  Nashville—249  Keith  Urban/Blue  Ain’t  Your  Color/Capitol  Nashville—  220  !Most  Added  Artist/song/label—No.  of  Adds  Jon  Pardi/Dirt  On  My  Boots/Capitol  Nashville—21  Artists  of  Then,  Now,  and  Forever/Forever  Country/MCA—  12  Chris  Lane/For  Her/Big  Loud  Records—  10  Dylan  Scott/My  Girl/Curb—  10  !On  Deck—Soon  To  Be  Charting  Artist/song/label—No.  of  Spins  Denny  Strickland/Get  A  Grip/Red  Star  Productions—  180  Mike  Smith/Green  Eyed  Girl—  167  Courtney  Dickinson/Young  Forever—  165  Trace  Adkins/Lit/Wheelhouse  Records—164  Luke  Combs/Hurricane/Thirty  Tigers—  162  

Thursday,  September  22,  2016

CHART  ACTIONNEWS

The  Church  Sisters.  Photo:  Joseph  Llanes

Lee  Brice  (L),  Justin  Moore  (R)

Pictured: Marie Osmond with KLMJ/Hampton, IA’s Mike Betten (R) and his wife Janet (L). Pictured: (L-R) Artist Amy Rose with MusicRow’s Troy Stephenson.

Pictured: (L - R) Artist Courtney Dickinson with Jesse from KIAI/Mason City, IA.

Pictured: (L - R) KTHK/Idaho Falls’ Don Jarrett with Dierks Bentley.

Pictured: (L - R) MusicRow’s Troy Stephenson, artist Mike Ryan and MusicRow’s Sherod Robertson.

Pictured: (L - R) JR Runyon from KCNY/Conway, AR with Mandolin Entertainment’s Skye Claire.

Thursday,  September  22,  2016

ARTIST  SPOTLIGHTAlex  Smith  Sponsored  By:  Lila  Records  !Single:  “Load  It  Up”                                Songwriters:    Alex  Smith  !Hometown:    Alexandria,  LA  !Website:  www.AlexSmithMusic.net  !Artist  Bio:  After  graduating  college  and  fulEilling  a  promise  to  his  parents,  Alex  Smith  moved  to  Nashville  to  continue  to  pursue  his  passion  of  music.  Upon  his  arrival  he  released  his  current  single,  “Load  It  Up,”  which  made  the  charts  within  weeks  of  its  release.  On  his  own  indie  label,  “Load  It  Up”  continues  to  speed  up  the  charts  each  week  with  genuine  listener  support  from  radio  airplay.  He  has  spent  the  last  six  weeks  visiting  radio  stations  and  greeting  fans  all  over  the  country.  He  is  always  active  on  his  website  and  Facebook  and  loves  to  interact  with  his  followers.  !Fun  Facts:  -­‐Alex  is  a  candy  addict…Favorite  Candy:  Sweet  Tart  Jelly  Beans.  !-­‐Didn’t  play  guitar  until  Guitar  Hero  came  out.  !-­‐His  father  and  grandfather  were  both  musicians.  !-­‐Opened  for  Brett  Eldredge  and  Uncle  Kracker.  !-­‐Couch-­‐hopped  for  two  summers  in  Nashville  before  moving  there  this  year.  

Connect  with  Alex:

Singles  September  26  Tyler  Farr/Our  Town/Columbia  Nashville  George  Strait/Goin’  Goin’  Gone/MCA  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  !October  10  Love  and  Theft/Candyland/Curb  Records  Kelsea  Ballerini/Yeah  Boy/Black  River  Ent  Ryan  Follesse/Put  A  Label  On  It/BMLG  Records  Tim  Elliott/What’s  Not  To  Love/Boggs  River  Entertainment  Jamie  Stever/This  Life  Ain’t  For  Everyone/Tri-­‐Mount  Entertainment  Drew  Baldridge  w/  Emily  Weisband/Rebound/Cold  River-­‐New  Revolution  Radio  Romance/Secrets  Tyler  Hammond/Tough  Girl  !Albums  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

With  only  being  on  the  chart  for  eight  weeks,  Kenny  and  P!nk  will  remain  at  No.  1  for  another  week  with  “Setting  The  World  On  Fire.”  !It  is  the  Eirst  time  in  two  years  that  a  song  has  been  No.  1  for  two  weeks  in  a  row.  In  addition,  Chesney  will  collect  his  sixth  MusicRow  No.  1  Challenge  Coin.  !Chesney  recently  released  the  track  list  and  cover  art  for  his  new  album,  Cosmic  Hallelujah.    !“Setting  The  World  On  Fire”  was  written  by  Ross  Copperman,  Matt  Jenkins,  and  Josh  Osborne.

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  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  22,  2016

CALENDAR NO.  1  SONG

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

Thursday, September 22, 2016

8 1 1 Kenny Chesney w/ Pink / Setting The World On Fire / Columbia Nashville 3318/88 8 25610 3 2 Miranda Lambert / Vice / RCA 2817/87 6 15915 2 3 Old Dominion / Song For Another Time / RCA Nashville 2799/89 5 13910 6 4 Luke Bryan / Move / Capitol Nashville 2798/84 8 21223 4 5 Brett Young / Sleep Without You / Republic 2763/86 5 12820 5 6 Cole Swindell / Middle Of A Memory / Warner Bros. 2708/77 5 11713 7 7 Tim McGraw / How I’ll Always Be / Big Machine 2657/89 7 17010 9 8 Jason Aldean / A Little More Summertime / Broken Bow 2597/81 8 20114 8 9 Maren Morris / 80s Mercedes / Columbia Nashville 2512/86 3 7322 10 10 Chris Stapleton / Parachute / Mercury 2230/78 -2 -386 12 11 Keith Urban / Blue Ain’t Your Color / Capitol Nashville 2220/86 11 2207 15 12 Florida Georgia Line w/ Tim McGraw / May We All / BMLG Records 2217/89 14 26616 11 13 Chris Young / Sober Saturday Night / RCA Nashville 2083/84 3 6128 13 14 Granger Smith / If The Boot Fits / Wheelhouse Records 2028/79 3 6519 16 15 Brett Eldredge / Wanna Be That Song / Warner Bros. 1936/75 3 5020 17 16 Jerrod Niemann w/ Lee Brice / A Little More Love / Curb 1767/76 4 765 18 17 Carrie Underwood / Dirty Laundry / Arista 1764/82 16 24916 19 18 Josh Turner / Hometown Girl / MCA Nashville 1548/76 10 1435 20 19 Eric Church / Kill A Word / EMI Nashville 1466/82 17 21318 21 20 Easton Corbin / Are You With Me / Mercury 1247/64 5 5512 22 21 Darius Rucker / If I Told You / Capitol Nashville 1192/66 6 6521 23 22 Chris Janson / Holdin’ Her / Warner Bros 1136/59 2 188 26 23 Brantley Gilbert / The Weekend / Valory Music Co. 1056/60 15 13510 24 24 Toby Keith / A Few More Cowboys / Show Dog Nashville 1044/55 4 3713 27 25 Eli Young Band / Saltwater Gospel / Valory Music Co. 990/51 12 1034 32 26 Lauren Alaina / Road Less Traveled / Mercury Nashville 973/59 21 17013 28 27 Gary Allan / Do You Wish It Was Me? / EMI Records Nashville 941/48 10 837 29 28 The Band Perry / Comeback Kid / Mercury Nashville-Interscope Records 920/52 8 6821 30 29 Michael Ray / Think A Little Less / Warner Bros. 910/48 7 606 31 30 Ronnie Dunn w/ Kix Brooks / Damn Drunk / BMLG 904/51 10 8212 33 31 Dustin Lynch / Seein’ Red / Broken Bow 857/49 10 7918 35 32 Donica Knight / Love Ain’t A Prize / MTS-Donica Knight, Inc 835/44 9 716 34 33 Vince Gill / Me And My Girl / MCA Nashville 815/53 6 476 36 34 LANco / Long Live Tonight / Arista Nashville 807/53 8 6016 37 35 Darryl Worley / Rainmaker / Worleybird Records 731/41 3 2211 38 36 Mickey Guyton / Heartbreak Song / Capitol Nashville 689/38 11 709 39 37 Presley & Taylor / My Hometown / SMG Records Nashville 674/44 14 813 43 38 Chris Lane / For Her / Big Loud Records 646/52 28 1415 46 39 Dylan Scott / My Girl / Curb 642/47 35 16814 40 40 Southern Halo / Rewind / Southern Halo Records 590/40 10 52

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

No. 1 Song Greatest Spin Increase Highest Debut

11 41 41 Bobby Wills / Down by the River / MDM 588/44 9 517 44 42 Runaway June / Lipstick / Wheelhouse Records 553/39 12 589 42 43 Mark Chesnutt / Oughta Miss Me By Now / Row Entertainment 548/33 8 396 49 44 Eric Paslay / Angels In This Town / EMI Nashville 547/34 19 886 47 45 Trent Harmon / There’s A Girl / Big Machine 533/35 14 6518 45 46 Sam Austin / Savin’ It Up For Saturday Night / Plateau 508/30 7 327 50 47 Smith & Wesley / You’re The One / Garage Door Records 501/43 13 5622 48 48 High Valley / Make You Mine / Warner Bros. 499/28 7 3319 51 49 Alexandra Demetree / You Still Think I’m Beautiful / SSM Nashville 475/31 10 448 53 50 Macy Martin / Heart Sleeve Soul / GTR Records 453/31 11 4413 54 51 The Stickers / Ain’t Nothin’ Better / Wodarek Music 446/26 9 3811 52 52 Shane Owens / Country Never Goes Out Of Style / AmeriMonte Records 446/31 7 311 81 53 Jon Pardi / Dirt On My Boots / Capitol Nashville 434/36 148 25911 56 54 Steve Dorian / Edge of 18 / VIMH Music 386/30 6 233 62 55 Cody Jinks / I’m Not The Devil / Cody Jinks Music 374/31 24 7320 57 56 Parmalee / Roots / Stoney Creek Records 367/22 1 524 55 57 Craig Campbell / Outskirts Of Heaven / Red Bow Records 359/22 -4 -142 71 58 David Nail w/ Brothers Osborne / Good At Tonight / MCA Nashville 342/27 33 856 60 59 Jeff Bates / That Thing We Do / 335/24 6 204 65 60 Alex Smith / Load It Up / Lila 331/26 18 506 63 61 Cody Johnson / With You I Am / 324/22 10 297 59 62 Scott Brantley / How Summer Goes / Studio Gold Nashville 323/20 2 713 61 63 Josh Goodlett / I Don’t Usually Do This / 312/20 2 77 67 64 SaraBeth / You Rock My Rodeo / Circle S Records 291/22 10 264 70 65 Aaron Lewis / That Ain’t Country / Dot Records 289/21 12 3111 64 66 Jessie G / Drop A Line / Hook & Line 289/21 2 76 68 67 Sarah Dunn Band / Dirty / Reznam Records 287/24 9 236 69 68 Williams Honor / Send It To Me / All Hour Recordings 283/19 8 212 79 69 George Strait / Goin’ Goin’ Gone / MCA Nashville 277/21 53 966 66 70 David Shelby / Back To Us / Highway South Records 274/20 3 915 73 71 Joe Nichols / Undone / Red Bow 232/15 3 72 77 72 Leslie Cours Mather / We Are America / LionEyes Records 231/18 18 362 75 73 Callie Twisselman / Party Lights / Sugar Cube Records 225/17 5 102 76 74 Madison Station / Back In The Day / ABM Music 213/17 6 121 0 75 Artists of Then, Now, and Forever / Forever Country / MCA 186/12 0 1861 87 76 James Dupre / Stoned To Death / Purfectt Pitch LLC 185/20 22 331 84 77 RaeLynn / Love Triangle / Warner Bros. 185/12 15 241 82 78 Randy Houser / Chasing Down A Good time / Stoney Creek 184/13 8 141 90 79 Casey Donahew / Kiss Me / Almost Country Entertainment 183/13 31 431 85 80 Aaron Goodvin / Woman In Love / Warner Music Canada-AJG Music Group 182/15 17 26