August 20, 2018, Issue 615
Equal Play: Part Two
Country radio’s top 100 songs of the year feature just 19 voiced by women. On the streaming side, the percentages are generally worse (YouTube Music/Google Play’s Country Hotlist is an exception at 24% female). While the numbers are in line with the decades-long reality in country music, tangible efforts are underway to change that. As detailed last week, CMT, Premiere/CMT and iHeartCountry are devoting air time and resources to female artists in a number of ways. But wait, there’s more... Cumulus Nash Nights Live co-host Elaina Smith recently partnered with Nash Country Daily for a multi-faceted project plainly called Elaina Smith Women Want To Hear Women. Blog posts, interviews, podcasts, performances and playlists explore various angles of the gender debate, and Smith repurposes some of that content for a weekly feature on Nash Nights Live. “I’m trying to help to challenge the narrative that women don’t want to hear women, which I’ve been told for years,” Smith explains. At the heart of the project is a podcast that features 15-20 minutes with rising female artists. “We chat about their experience as women in the industry, their personal and professional journeys, their music, and how they’re proving themselves not just as women but as artists in general,” Smith says. The conversations are personal and often instructive. “We cover the #MeToo movement and talk about experiences that may have made them uncomfortable or crossed lines,” Smith notes. “We spend a lot of time trying to reevaluate what the norm is and encouraging each other to go with our instincts and not accept that uncomfortable is normal. There’s advice for both women and men.” (continued on page 9)
Jesus Take The Third Wheel: Big Machine’s Carly Pearce and Atlantic/WEA’s Michael Ray (r) with WDRQ/Detroit’s Robby Bridges.
Save A Vet, Write A Song
More than 20 veterans or active duty military commit suicide each day, a number that hits close to home for CreatiVets founder and combat-wounded Marine Richard Casper. Navigating his own return to civilian life with the help of music led to the organization’s mission, but it took a little help from radio ... help he continues to seek.
Richard Casper
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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Reviver’s Tenille Arts discusses her most influential music: 1. The Dixie Chicks: They made me want to stay true to my country roots while recording my own music. 2. Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Built Me”: It feels like the writers knew my story before I did in this song. I strive to write like this. Tenille Arts 3. The Dixie Chicks’ Fly and Wide Open Spaces: My album is called Rebel Child and that song is kind of like my “Wide Open Spaces.” Real instruments and true stories. 4. P!nk: I got last-minute tickets with my mom to one of her shows, and I was amazed at her stage presence and how she brought her songs to life. Going on a headlining stadium tour is my dream, and I would love to have elements of what she did in my show. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: Up until a year ago, I hadn’t listened to John Mayer’s albums even though everyone told me to. I knew his hit songs were amazing, but it wasn’t until The Search for Everything album that I got totally hooked on his music. Now I listen to it all the time. • “Important” music you just don’t get: Screamo. I can’t tell what they are saying and it sounds so painful. • An album you listened to incessantly: Graceland by Paul Simon. It’s kind of like my family’s Christmas music, so it has a timeless feel to me. I love his creativity. • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: “Black Smoke Rising” by Greta Van Fleet! My boyfriend sent me their music over a year ago, and I’ve been obsessed with that song ever since. I love their sound and style. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: One Direction. I probably know every word to their songs. Sitting alone at home in Illinois, the former class clown-turnedrecluse wondered if he was about to be one of those statistics. Casper had served four years as a Marine infantryman, including a combat deployment in Fallujah, Iraq. “My Humvee was blown up four times and my buddy Luke was shot and killed beside me,” Casper says. “I had a brain injury, PTSD and all these symptoms I didn’t know how to deal with. I was going down such a bad path.
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At the same time, I had this urge inside me to tell my story – but I didn’t know how.” When a friend showed him some guitar chords, Casper turned a poem he’d written into a song about Luke. “But it still didn’t honor him the way I wanted to,” he says. Enter hit songwriter Mark Irwin (Alan Jackson’s “Here In The Real World,” Tim McGraw’s “Highway Don’t Care”), whom Casper met when he attended a songwriter round at Joe’s on Weed Street in Chicago. “Hey, have you ever written a song with a veteran or about a veteran?” Casper asked Irwin after the show. Irwin had (Billy Ray Cyrus’ Mark Irwin “Runway Lights”), and he agreed to write with Casper. “I just could see and hear the passion he had for wanting to not only write about his own story, but help other veterans,” says Irwin. “And I fully believe that music has all kinds of power ... a lot of it unexplored. The more I listened, the more I wanted to be a part of it. “ That session “changed everything” for Casper, who immediately wanted to share the experience with other veterans. One of his friends, Jesse, lost his leg in combat and has burns over 60% of his body. Casper raised money via GoFundMe, took Jesse to Nashville and set him up with songwriters Rob Blackledge, Noll Billings and Jeff Coplan. “That three-hour writing session did more for him than the six years he spent at the VA hospital,” notes Casper. “Before the session, he couldn’t talk to his wife or family. But then he wrote a song about it – and the first people he sang it to were his family. Because now it’s not his story anymore, it’s this song he’s excited about.” When a veteran writes their story into a song, Casper believes the process helps remap the brain to think about a negative past event in a positive light. “That was the moment I realized, ‘This needs to be a nonprofit,’” he says. With the guidance of philanthropist and Co-Founder Linda Tarrson, Casper started CreatiVets to help combat veterans heal through music, art and creative writing. Travel, lodging, food and logistics are covered by CreatiVets, with moral support from Casper. “I call them personally and tell them what I went through and how that felt to me,” he says. “I pick them up at the airport and take them to a writers round that night. I go with them to the writing session the next day. We create the idea of the song beforehand, so everything we reference from that point on isn’t their story, it’s their song. That’s what makes it easier to talk about.” Soldiers aren’t the only ones who benefit. Irwin remembers writing with Casper. “Seeing Richard’s thoughts come to life in the
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OFF THE RECORD: Ryan Kinder Ryan Kinder puts an industry spin on the artist interview: The first time I heard myself on the radio was on WUSY/Chattanooga when Gator Harrison was PD. I was on radio tour for my first single, “Kiss Me When I’m Down,” for about a week and came home on a Friday night. My wife told me something was wrong, but kept it vague, Ryan Kinder and said we needed to go to my buddy’s house. When we got there, my friends and family were there and it was a surprise listening party. It was a moment I had dreamed of since I was a kid. It never gets old, either. One time on radio tour we had to drive all night in the snow through Wyoming to get to a station on time. It was a 12hour drive and we were super tired. The drive itself was terrible, but I looked out the window and it really sunk in what I was doing. I was on the road doing what I loved. I’m going station to station to get my song played. I’ll never forget that. My new single “Stay” is the most honest song I have ever written. It’s a plea to the one you love to walk alongside you through life’s journey of ups and downs. Since writing it, I have found strength from this song in my career, as well. Music has been my companion and saving grace more times than I can count, and “Stay” reminds me of that. I’m a DIY guy, or I try to be at least. The last thing I made was a hanging stand for my dad’s bow and arrow out of one of my guitar stands. I don’t know if he uses it, but hey, I tried my best. I wish I had written “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” Allen Shamblin, who also co-wrote “The House That Built Me,” is one of my favorite writers of all time. It’s the perfect recording, with Bonnie Raitt singing and Bruce Hornsby playing the piano. My road essentials are my tennis shoes, so I can go for runs, and my headphones for flights. In college, the only way I could get through math homework was listening to either Classical music like Yo-Yo Ma, or ... Lil Wayne. Those were the two things that worked for me, for whatever reason. I’m currently streaming Scandal with my wife. We’re on season two and really like it so far. I’m also watching The West Wing. Aaron Sorkin is a genius.
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song and seeing his reaction, it just made me feel good,” he says. “Offering up this tiny shred of relief feels like I’m doing something good with God’s gift to me.” Recalling his days as a recluse, Casper credits Country radio with getting him off the couch. “I heard on the radio that LoCash were coming to a local bar,” he says. “I didn’t want to leave my house, but thought, ‘I’ll leave for this because it’s country music.’ It got to me when nobody else could. How are you going to reach the people who need help the most if they aren’t seeking it? Well, radio will find them.” And radio has. “One of our songs was played on Big D & Bubba and a veteran came through our program because of it,” says Casper. “He was pulling into his driveway and heard the opening line, ‘Oh my god, I’m going to die,’ turned it up and listened to the whole song. He was not seeking help before, but he discovered CreatiVets. Radio actually brought him to us.” Casper is pursuing radio interviews in hopes of reaching others who are fighting the silent battle he once fought. “CreatiVets isn’t technically trying to get the songs we wrote on the radio because it’s not a part of our mission,” he says, “but if one them does, it’s a huge benefit to us because it helps veterans learn about our programs.” Reach Casper here; donate to CreatiVets here; and get tickets to the CreatiVets Aug. 22 Five-Year Celebration in Nashville here. –Wendy Newcomer
Chart Chat
Congrats to Morgan Evans, Kristen Williams, Adrian Michaels, Chad Schultz and the WEA promotion staff on landing this week’s No. 1 with “Kiss Somebody.” The song is the first single from his self-titled EP. Writers are Chris DeStefano, Josh Osborne and Evans. And kudos to Stacy Blythe and the Big Loud crew on notching 54 adds with Jake Owen’s “Down To The Honkytonk,” topping this week’s board.
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News & Notes
Old Dominion’s headlining An Evening with Friends takes place at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium Sept. 18, benefiting The Opry Trust Foundation and The Ryan Seacrest Foundation. Tickets here.
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Satur-bae: Valory’s Thomas Rhett with radio friends at the MetLife Stadium stop of the 2018 Trip Around The Sun Tour Saturday (8/18).
Broadcast South’s WKZZ/Tifton, GA has added Collin Raye’s Rewind Country from Envision. Nashville Insider is adding 51 new affiliates this season, which begins Sept. 17. Major groups to carry the country music news TV show include Sinclair, Scripps, Hearst and Raycom. Industry vet Jennifer Herron became the first female disc jockey inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. More here. Tickets are now available for the 16th Source Hall of Fame Awards (CAT 3/15), taking place Sept. 25 at Nashville’s Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, here. The Dickson County Craig Morgan Foundation has updated its ongoing mission to enrich the lives of children in foster care and foster families in the area through fundraising that supports needs identified by the Department of Children’s Services and Child Advocacy Center in Dickson County, TN. More here.
The Week’s Top Stories
Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • KMNB/Minneapolis’ Paul Koffy departed. (8/16) • Beasley’s DJ Stout resigned. (8/15) • “Dr.” Chris Michaels joined Great Plains’ WIBL/Bloomington, IL. (8/14) • Mark Sturcken joined iHeartMedia/West Palm Beach & Ft. Pierce, FL. (8/13)
Equal Play: Part Two
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Take Up The Slack: A new station from Slacker Radio takes a similar approach. “We wanted to showcase the women who are making really good music in Nashville, but also tell their stories,” Country Format Captain Jess Wright says of #WCE (Woman Crush Everyday) Country. The station is hosted and curated by female artists, and solicits input from women in the music industry at large. A new app even allows contributors to add content remotely. “It basically turns a cell phone into a studio,” Wright explains. “We give [contributors] a VIP code that lets them be part of the station. Jess Wright They record whatever they want to say about whatever artist or song they want to talk about and broadcast it directly into our station.” Turn Of Events: In some cases local radio is amplifying the conversation. Former WQMX/Akron PD Sue Wilson made a point to showcase female artists with recurring events like the Chicks With Picks concert series and one-offs like Goat Yoga With Lindsay Ell. “Every man at the station thought it was Sue Wilson ridiculous,” Wilson recalls of the latter. “They
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Long May You Rain: Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA’s Kenny Chesney makes the best of a rain delay at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ Saturday (8/18). Pictured (back, l-r) are WKMK/Monmouth’s Brian Morelli, Chantel Esposito, the label’s John Esposito, WKHX/Atlanta’s Scott Gaines, WRBT/Harrisburg’s Newman, WKMK’s Mike Ryan, WCTO/Allentown’s Jerry Padden, WNSH/New York’s Mike Allan, Billboard’s Silvio Pietroluongo and daughter, WNSH’s Jesse Addy, Katie Neal and John Foxx and Jenn Miller; (front, l-r) the label’s Diane Monk, Denise Newman, WKMK’s Nina Siciliano, Michelle Allan, Chesney, Kat Foxx, the label’s Adrian Michaels and iHeart’s Rob Miller.
hadn’t heard of it and were very skeptical. We didn’t have a lot of in-house support, but [Promotions Director] Jody Wheatley and I pushed forward. The event sold out in less than 10 minutes.” Out-of-the-box thinking can elevate the gender debate, but it can also point to other important goals. “They [serve] the female target of our station,” Wilson says. “The goat yoga event benefited a local animal shelter, and Chicks With Picks raises money for a local program that provides mammograms for women who can’t afford them. Again, not Lindsay Ell only well-targeted to the demo, but win-win in that these women and their music is showcased.”
Next Question: Progress may be limited so far with regard to airplay and chart position, but many believe the tide will eventually turn. “The industry has made progress by being more open to, and more willing to play and support emerging female talent,” Premiere/CMT’s Cody Alan argues, pointing to the success of Maren Morris and Kelsea Ballerini over the last few years. “And thankfully, we’re hearing more female talent from the labels. That gives decision-makers more options, and increases the likelihood of exposing new female artists to the audience. However, there is still work to do.” “There are a lot of minds to change,” Smith observes. “There has been enough progress to keep ruffling feathers. As long as we keep the conversation going, at some point people can’t say no.” CMT’s Leslie Fram, too, is encouraged. “These are great first steps,” she says. “The next step would be getting these artists in regular rotation whether it’s in playlists or on the radio.” –Russ Penuell & Chuck Aly CAC
Springs Break: Capitol’s Luke Bryan in Saratoga Springs, NY. Pictured with Bryan are WGNA/ Albany’s Matty Jeff, Jess Sims, Chrissy Cavotta and Brian Cody, Grace Valente, Jack Voce, WFFG/Glens Falls, NY’s Chris O’Neil, the label’s Annie Sandor, WKLI/ Albany, NY’s Pete Kelly, Stephanie Rodriguez, Jon Reilly, Kristina Carlyle, Kevin Richards and Jake Allen and Big Loud’s Nikki Wood.
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AVAILABLE JOBS
SEEK & EMPLOY
Here’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we’ll include you in a future update. MIDWEST Cumulus WNNF (Nash FM)/Cincinnati is searching for a middayer who would also be the local producer for Ty, Kelly & Chuck. Apply here; PD/ APD Chris Clare is also accepting materials here. Entercom KMNB/Minneapolis has an opening in middays. Five years on-air experience in a medium or large market and strong production skills are required. Apply here. Townsquare/Grand Rapids, MI is searching for an OM. Airchecks and résumés to Rick Sarata here. Townsquare WXXQ/Rockford, IL has an opening for a Dir./Production/afternoon drive personality. Materials to OM/Brand Mgr. “Sweet Lenny Barber” here. Saga Classic Country WYXY/Champaign, IL has an opening for a morning host. Materials to Brand Mgr. Andy Roberts here. Great Plains/Bloomington, IL is searching for an OM and Country WIBL PD. Materials to Market Mgr. Megan Zimmer here. Midwest Communications/Evansville, IN is seeking an OM for the four-station cluster, which includes Classic Country WLFW. Airchecks and résumés to VP/MM Tim Huelsing here. Mid-West Family WRTB/Rockford, IL is seeking a morning show co-host. Send airchecks and résumés to PD/morning host Steve Summers here. Rubber City WQMX/Akron has an opening for an OM and PD. Materials here. Bliss WJVL/Janesville, WI has an opening for a part-time weekender. At least one year on-air experience is required. Airchecks and résumés to PD Justin Brown here. Scripps continues its search for a WKTI/ Milwaukee morning personality. At least two years on-air experience is required. Apply here. KSE Radio Ventures/Denver is searching for an engineer. Apply here. Midwest KVOX/Fargo has an unspecified onair opening. Send airchecks and résumés here. NORTHEAST Adirondack WFFG/Glens Falls, NY has an opening for a morning host. Airchecks and résumés to PD Chris O’Neil here. iHeartMedia/Washington-Baltimore has an opening for a Marketing Dir., which includes responsibilities for 10 stations in the region including Country WMZQ. Materials to Regional SVP/Programming Jeff Kapugi here. Townsquare WYRK/Buffalo is searching for a Brand Mgr. Resumes and demo to OM Bob Richards here.
iHeartMedia/Washington-Baltimore has an opening for a Digital PD. Materials to Regional SVP/Programming Jeff Kapugi here. Seven Mountains WNBT/Mansfield, PA has an opening for an afternoon personality. Airchecks and résumés to VP/Programming JC Burton here. Binnie/Portland, ME has an opening for an on-air Promotions Asssistant. The cluster includes Country WTHT. Send airchecks and résumés to OM Stan Bennett 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. SOUTHEAST Ocala WOGK/Gainesville, FL has an opening for an evening personality. Must be proficient in AudioVault, VoxPro and Adobe Audition. Airchecks and résumés to PD Mr. Bob here. iHeartMedia WKKT/Charlotte is searching for a morning co-host. Airchecks and résumés to Region SVP/Programming Meg Stevens here. Average Joes Entertainment is seeking entry/intermediate level graphic design and video production applicants for full-time employment. More info here; submit résumé and portfolio here. Cumulus WKDF/Nashville is seeking parttime air talent for weekends and fill-ins. Three years of on-air experience and residing in the Nashville area are required. Airchecks and résumés to PD John Shomby here. Entercom WKIS/Miami is searching for a morning host Apply here. Monticello Media has an opening for middays on WCYK/Charlottesville, VA as well as afternoons on WZGN and the cluster’s production point person. Airchecks and résumés to PD Uncle Pauly here. Curtis WQDR/Raleigh is searching for a Dir./Promotions. Apply here. Bristol WXBQ/Johnson City, TN is still searching for a PD to succeed Bill Hagy. The right candidate will also have on-air responsibilities. A minimum of five years as a Country PD is required. Airchecks and resumes here. Big Loud is seeking a National Dir./ Promotion. Send résumés and portfolios here. iHeartMedia/Nashville’s WSIX and WSIX-HD2 & W252CM has an opening for a Dir./Promotions. Apply here. Entercom WPAW/Greensboro, NC has a newly created opening for a morning co-host. At least three years on-air experience is required. Apply here.
CMA is seeking applicants for a newly created Strategist/Integrated Marketing & Sales position. See more here; cover letter and résumé here. Dick WRNS/Greenville, NC is looking for a morning host. Send airchecks and résumés here. Vallie Richards Donovan Consulting has an immediate PM drive opening at a legendary east coast Country station. Send airchecks and résumés to “Country Jobs” here. Entercom WKIS/Miami is searching for an evening host. Apply here. Summit WQNU/Louisville is looking for an APD/MD/on-air host. Submit materials here. SOUTHWEST LCKM KTFW/Dallas has an unspecified fulltime on-air opening for an experienced talent. Contact PD Mike Crow here. Ranch Radio Group KFXE/Ingram, TX has an opening for a PD/morning host. Airchecks and résumés here. Owens One KRJK/Bakersfield is searching for a MD/afternooner. Materials to PD Brent Michaels here. Noalmark KBIM/Roswell, NM has an opening for a morning host. Materials to GM Darryl Burkfield here. Entercom KILT/Houston has immediate openings for part-timers. Only applicants living in the Houston area are being considered at present. Send airchecks here; apply here. Cumulus KLUR/Wichita Falls, TX has an opening for a PD. Materials to VP/ Country Charlie Cook here. Riverbend KTHK/Idaho Falls, ID has an opening for an afternoon personality. Airchecks and résumés here. Scripps KVOO/Tulsa has an opening for an APD/on-air personality. Apply here. WEST COAST ACM Lifting Lives is searching for an Executive Director. The position will be based in Encino, CA, and successful nonprofit development experience is required. Apply here. Redwood Empire KBBL/Santa Rosa, CA has an opening for a morning host. Materials to VP/ Programming Brent Farris here. Entercom KWJJ/Portland is adding an on-air personality to its Mike & Amy In The Morning show. Apply here. iHeartMedia KNIX/Phoenix has an opening for a PD. Apply here. OTHER Consultant Joel Raab has two client stations looking for a PD and an APD/MD in two different Top 100 markets. Send materials here.
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SEARCHING •April Rider Former RPM Pres., Stoney Creek GM, Curb VP/ Promotion aprilriderhelm@me.com 615-714-1749 •James Anthony Former KRMD/Shreveport PD/on-air afternoondj@gmail.com 816-232-7915
•Rosey Fitchpatrick Promotion/Marketing industry vet (MCA, Decca, Indie promo, WME) roseyfitch99@gmail.com 615-944-7033 •Tommy & Joe Johnson Former KUBL/Salt Lake City morning co-hosts tommyjohnsonmail@gmail.com •Pam Russell Former UMG/Nashville VP/National Sales Pamwrussell@icloud.com •Shane Collins Former Summit Media/Louisville OM ShaneC1234@gmail.com
•Natalie Kilgore Former SouthComm VP/Marketing NatalieKilgore@outlook.com •Ron “Keyes” Stevens Former KEKB/Grand Junction, CO morning host ronstvns@yahoo.com •Jeremy Guenther Former KSSN & KMJX/Little Rock MD, on-air; Capitol SW Regional 501-590-4878 jguenther01@gmail.com
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TW
Artist/Title (Label)
August 20, 2018
Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
MORGAN EVANS ✔
25088
3548
7854
1098
46.487
5.74
158
0
2
JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The... (Broken Bow) ✔
24466
1735
7504
581
48.468
3.56
158
0
4
3
LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol)
23213
1124
7248
455
44.461 2.166
158
0
3
4
THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory)
23192
791
7081
244
45.887 3.238
158
0
1
5
BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR)
22293
-4824
7134
-1390
42.991 -8.584
157
0
6
6
CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud)
19947
768
6323
322
36.215 0.762
148
0
9
7
DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) ✔
19445
1662
5931
507
36.164 2.078
156
0
7
8
OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA)
19128
1021
5921
317
38.305 3.189
158
0
8
9
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR)
18195
134
5597
68
34.636 -0.049
157
0
10
10
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cry Pretty (Capitol)
17573
-180
5572
-57
31.836 0.053
158
0
12
11
RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers) ✔
14696
1672
4571
607
26.895 3.358
158
0
13
12
COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN)
13456
1183
4145
331
24.276 2.144
156
0
15
13
CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR)
12977
976
4124
267
1.866
154
0
17
14
GARTH BROOKS/All Day Long (Pearl)
11935
584
3754
208
22.257 1.495
158
0
21
15
ERIC CHURCH/Desperate Man (EMI Nashville)
10916
1069
3335
342
20.325 2.389
157
3
23
16
CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA) ✔
10711
1373
3081
427
19.806 2.664
148
10
19
17
CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine)
10332
182
3254
109
17.737 0.646
157
1
20
18
SUGARLAND f/T. SWIFT/Babe (UMGN/Big Machine)
10263
121
3089
114
18.433 0.148
155
1
24
19
MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia)
10030
943
3006
304
17.058 1.175
149
1
22
20
LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista)
9647
200
2892
120
157
0
11
21
LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol)
9458
-4502
2940
-1488
17.617 -8.275
158
0
25
22
MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia)
9004
392
2794
188
15.178 0.966
144
5
26
23
KANE BROWN/Lose It (RCA)
8645
844
2661
325
15.29
2.435
142
2
29
24
LUKE COMBS/She Got The Best Of Me (River House/Columbia)
7353
999
2173
296
14.02
3.392
140
6
14
25
KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol)
7323
-4827
2130
-1582
15.824 -11.88
158
0
5
1
2
Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA)
23.58
15.69
0.29
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TW
Artist/Title (Label)
Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
28
26
JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek)
7311
666
2265
228
13.411 1.792
145
3
18
27
JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory)
7271
-3239
2244
-1118
14.062 -4.871
156
0
27
28
BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville)
7110
-488
2358
-117
11.672 -0.223
146
0
30
29
KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA)
6656
354
2125
144
9.489
0.834
141
0
31
30
KELSEA BALLERINI/I Hate Love Songs (Black River)
5607
-50
1833
16
7.15
-0.051
145
2
32
31
MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine)
5351
196
1515
39
7.244
0.328
140
6
33
32
DIERKS BENTLEY f/BROS. OSBORNE/Burning Man (Capitol)
5076
958
1446
269
7.745
1.23
123
9
38
33
BLAKE SHELTON/Turnin' Me On (Warner Bros./WMN)
4345
1141
1243
361
7.134
2.096
120
15
34
34
CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury)
4180
220
1337
29
4.811
0.557
134
3
35
35
TRAVIS DENNING/David Ashley Parker From... (Mercury)
3826
171
1192
66
6.808 -0.228
122
4
42
36
RILEY GREEN/There Was This Girl (BMLGR)
3553
846
921
260
5.351
1.325
83
9
37
37
JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA)
3539
258
1092
87
4.613
0.678
117
7
36
38
TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory)
3422
132
1026
28
4.129
0.348
113
3
39
39
CRAIG CAMPBELL/See You Try (Red Bow)
3256
129
1126
47
4.049
0.187
113
1
40
40
DUSTIN LYNCH/Good Girl (Broken Bow)
3229
274
992
92
3.746
0.524
116
5
43
41
GRANGER SMITH/You're In It (Wheelhouse)
2646
-42
849
7
2.471 -0.232
101
1
41
42
AARON WATSON/Run Wild Horses (Big Label)
2614
-115
790
1
3.746 -0.032
83
3
44
43
SCOTTY MCCREERY/This Is It (Triple Tigers)
2535
45
854
35
2.469 -0.017
107
8
RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb)
2402
142
785
36
2.282
0.075
96
2
3.897 -0.672
92
0
46
45
LITTLE BIG TOWN/Summer Fever (Capitol)
1865
-342
476
-114
48
46
BRETT ELDREDGE/Love Someone (Atlantic/WMN)
1820
52
537
44
2.293
0.105
77
6
Debut 47
BRANDON LAY/Yada Yada Yada (EMI Nashville)
1811
233
530
55
1.59
0.314
80
2
49
CARLTON ANDERSON/Drop Everything (Arista)
1775
113
544
28
1.456
0.16
83
5
Debut 49
MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA)
1771
181
555
56
1.926
0.246
78
8
Debut 50
DAN + SHAY/Speechless (Warner Bros./WAR)
1750
609
520
168
2.774
0.92
69
9
48
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August 20, 2018 Country Aircheck Add Leaders
Activator Top Point Gainers
Adds
JAKE OWEN/Down To The Honkytonk (Big Loud)
54
LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol)
1248 ✔
RUNAWAY JUNE/Buy My Own Drinks (Wheelhouse)
26
RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers)
1116 ✔
JON PARDI/Night Shift (Capitol)
16
OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA)
1050 ✔
BLAKE SHELTON/Turnin' Me On (Warner Bros./WMN)
15
CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA)
1001 ✔
CHASE RICE/Eyes On You (Broken Bow)
13
BLAKE SHELTON/Turnin' Me On (Warner Bros./WMN)
889 ✔
CODY JOHNSON/On My Way To You (CoJo Music/WMN)
11
ERIC CHURCH/Desperate Man (EMI Nashville)
830
CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin’ On (RCA)
10
MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia)
776
DAN + SHAY/Speechless (Warner Bros./WAR)
9
THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory)
727
DIERKS BENTLEY f/BROS. OSBORNE/Burning Man (Capitol)
9
DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb)
648
RILEY GREEN/There Was This Girl (BMLGR)
9
CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR)
646
Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers
Activator Top Spin Gainers
MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA)
3548
JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns... (Broken Bow)
1735
RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers)
1672
DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb)
1662
CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin’ On (RCA)
1373
COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN)
1183
BLAKE SHELTON/Turnin' Me On (Warner Bros./WMN)
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol)
236
RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers)
233
CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA)
228
OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA)
197
BLAKE SHELTON/Turnin' Me On (Warner Bros./WMN)
176
MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia)
170
1141
ERIC CHURCH/Desperate Man (EMI Nashville)
165
LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol)
1124
CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR)
130
CODY JOHNSON/On My Way To You (CoJo Music/WMN)
1077
COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN)
130
ERIC CHURCH/Desperate Man (EMI Nashville)
1069
DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb)
129
Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA)
Country Aircheck Top Recurrents 1098
Points
KENNY CHESNEY/Get Along (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA)
20341
RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers)
607
DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR)
19188
JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns... (Broken Bow)
581
KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA)
15673
DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb)
507
LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia)
15174
LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol)
455
BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR)
9373
CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA)
427
JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)
9197
BLAKE SHELTON/Turnin' Me On (Warner Bros./WMN)
361
JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud)
8988
ERIC CHURCH/Desperate Man (EMI Nashville)
342
JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow)
8923
COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN)
331
DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)
8776
KANE BROWN/Lose It (RCA)
325
D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's... (Reviver/Blue Chair)
8469
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August 20, 2018
COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY LITTLE BIG TOWN/Summer Fever (Capitol) Moves 46-45 1,865 points, 476 spins; No adds BRETT ELDREDGE/Love Someone (Atlantic/WEA) Moves 48-46* 1,820 points, 537 spins 6 adds: KNIX, KTEX, WDAF, WDXB, WGH, WXTU BRANDON LAY/Yada Yada Yada (EMI Nashville) Debuts at 47* 1,811 pints, 530 spins 2 adds: KDRK, WKSJ CARLTON ANDERSON/Drop Everything (Arista) Moves 49-48* 1,775 points, 544 spins 5 adds: KWNR, WCTQ, WDAF, WWGR, WXBQ MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA) Debuts at 49* 1,771 points, 555 spins 8 adds: KAJA, KASE, KMNB, WAVW, WNCY, WNOE, WRNS, WUSY DAN + SHAY/Speechless (Warner Bros./WAR) Debuts at 50* 1,750 points, 520 spins 9 adds: KFRG, KILT, KKGO, KSSN, KYGO, WGKX, WMZQ, WRNX, WXBQ MADDIE & TAE/Friends Don’t (Mercury) 1,693 points, 571 spins 1 add: KUZZ JAMES BARKER BAND/Chills (UMGC/New Revolution) 1,672 points, 662 spinsl No adds JON PARDI/Night Shift (Capitol) 1,666 points, 476 spins 16 adds including: KAJA, KDRK, KKBQ*, KKGO, KKWF, KPLM, KWJJ, KWNR, WBCT, WCTQ
A D D DAT E S August 27
DANIELLE BRADBERY & THOMAS RHETT/Goodbye Summer (Valory/BMLGR) TENILLE ARTS/I Hate This (Dreamcatcher/Reviver) KEITH URBAN/Never Comin Down (Capitol) KENNY CHESNEY f/M. SMITH/Better Boat (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA)
September 4
LOCASH/Feels Like A Party (Wheelhouse)
September 10
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August 20, 2018 LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
Points
+/- Points
Plays
JASON ALDEAN f/MIRANDA LAMBERT
11828
474
2520
2
1
3
2
MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA)
11155
205
1
3
BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR)
11142
-385
5
4
LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) ✔
11064
1248
4
5
THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory)
10680
6
6
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR)
9524
8
7
OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) ✔
7
8
9
9
+/- Plays Stations ADDS
105
54
2413
41
53
0
2507
-59
51
0
2319
236
54
0
727
2233
102
54
0
160
1962
17
54
0
9232
1050
1945
197
54
0
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cry Pretty (Capitol)
9118
252
1927
26
53
0
DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb)
8377
648
1801
129
52
0
10 10
CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud)
7492
-141
1627
-38
50
0
13 11
GARTH BROOKS/All Day Long (Pearl)
6632
274
1369
44
53
0
14 12
CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR)
6494
646
1421
130
52
0
17 13
RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers) ✔
6326
1116
1392
233
52
1
16 14
COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN)
6269
624
1313
130
53
0
19 15
ERIC CHURCH/Desperate Man (EMI Nashville)
5659
830
1169
165
53
2
Drowns The Whiskey (Broken Bow)
0
18 16
SUGARLAND f/T. SWIFT/Babe (UMGN/Big Machine)
5054
209
1049
35
52
0
12 17
LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol)
5008
-2082
1134
-443
47
0
21 18
CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA) ✔
4913
1001
977
228
54
10
15 19
JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory)
4615
-1212
958
-269
46
0
20 20
KANE BROWN/Lose It (RCA)
4614
512
904
116
54
0
22 21
CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine)
4326
463
934
92
52
0
24 22
LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista)
4013
482
844
110
49
1
25 23
MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia)
3846
600
828
114
51
2
26 24
MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia)
3774
776
795
170
46
4
23 25
BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville)
3361
-484
693
-97
49
0
27 26
KELSEA BALLERINI/I Hate Love Songs (Black River)
2830
186
602
31
48
1
29 27
LUKE COMBS/She Got The Best Of Me (River House/Columbia)
2608
358
533
74
48
2
28 28
DIERKS BENTLEY f/BROS. OSBORNE/Burning Man (Capitol)
2608
347
489
69
45
2
30 29
JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek)
2606
410
547
88
43
4
35 30
BLAKE SHELTON/Turnin' Me On (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔
2555
889
490
176
44
13
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August 20, 2018 LW
Artist/Title (Label)
Points +/- Points
31 31
TW
KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA)
2354
298
Plays
501
+/- Plays
50
Stations Adds
46
4
32 32
MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine)
1875
29
367
-5
41
0
33 33
AARON WATSON/Run Wild Horses (Big Label)
1833
46
375
-5
43
0
34 34
CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury)
1668
-102
343
-21
38
0
36 35
TRAVIS DENNING/David Ashley Parker From... (Mercury)
1532
71
384
23
36
0
38 36
JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA)
1420
270
233
53
32
3
41 37
JAKE OWEN/Down To The Honkytonk (Big Loud)
1306
261
247
47
32
14
39 38
DUSTIN LYNCH/Good Girl (Broken Bow)
1290
160
246
26
26
1
42 39
BRANDON LAY/Yada Yada Yada (EMI Nashville)
1031
86
169
10
16
0
40 40
DEVIN DAWSON/Asking For A Friend (Atlantic/WEA)
1018
-45
135
-4
16
0
43 41
ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory)
979
104
124
18
15
0
44 42
TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory)
841
24
181
2
30
0
45 43
LUKE COMBS/Beautiful Crazy (River House/Columbia)
810
10
81
1
2
0
46 44
MORGAN WALLEN/Little Rain (Big Loud)
780
10
78
1
1
0
50 45
JON PARDI/Night Shift (Capitol)
712
101
138
22
13
1
47 46
RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb)
692
24
174
8
28
0
D. BRADBERY & T. RHETT/Goodbye Summer (Valory/BMLGR)
650
234
144
51
19
3
CRAIG CAMPBELL/See You Try (Red Bow)
642
72
162
15
26
0
Debut
47
52 48 49 49
STEPHANIE QUAYLE/Selfish (Rebel Engine)
607
-8
111
-1
16
0
48 50
BRETT ELDREDGE/Love Someone (Atlantic/WMN)
603
-36
84
-16
7
1
60 51
RILEY GREEN/There Was This Girl (BMLGR)
590
97
98
17
12
2
58 52
MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA)
566
64
68
7
7
1
59 53
RANDY HOUSER f/H. LINDSEY/What Whiskey Does (Stoney Creek)
551
52
99
10
11
0
53 54
SCOTTY MCCREERY/This Is It (Triple Tigers)
548
-2
124
-1
15
1
51 55
KENNY CHESNEY f/M. SMITH/Better Boat (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA)
541
-36
81
3
12
2
54 56
GRANGER SMITH/You're In It (Wheelhouse)
532
9
138
0
16
0
56 57
D.RUCKER f/ALDEAN/BRYAN/KELLEY/Straight To Hell (Capitol)
503
-12
92
-2
12
0
HUNTER HAYES/Dear God (Atlantic/WMN)
490
60
49
6
2
0
Debut
58
Debut
59
57 60
ROSS ELLIS/Ghosts (Big Deal)
480
40
48
4
1
0
RUNAWAY JUNE/Buy My Own Drinks (Wheelhouse)
478
-30
49
-3
3
0
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