Issue 557 - July 3, 2017 by Country Aircheck

July 10, 2017, Issue 558

Small Town To Big Platform

“For a small market station, this gives us the ability to create impact for an artist on a scale that compares with a large market.” That’s Big River Broadcasting/Florence, AL GM Nick Martin, shortly before Alabama Public Television’s debut broadcast of Muscle Shoals To Music Row Live, a one-hour weekly version of the radio company’s long-running program. The new partnership means adding APT’s four million households to the show’s local radio and national/international streaming video audience. “Now we can give that footprint to an artist on free, over-the-air public Nick Martin television,” Martin says. “And there are five or six other states stacking up with interest, which means we could eventually have 10-20 million.” The show might even cross over into profitability, Martin notes with a chuckle. Think Different: Calling MS2MRL a labor of love multiple times, Martin points to competitive issues spurring its development. “The idea was to create something different that would give us a programming edge,” he says of the Mike McKenzie show’s 2003 launch. “At the time, Clear Channel was in the market and we couldn’t outspend them or do some of what they did with the resources they had, so we started this as a way to differentiate. We started with artists and singer-songwriters telling the story behind the song.” Big River, part of Sam Phillips Music’s Florence and Muscle Shoals operations, also wanted to differentiate its interactions with performers. “We know how the industry works and heard all the stories about artists flying into markets to wine and dine radio,” Martin says. “Next thing you know, that’s all billed back to the artist. We wanted to be looked at in a different light, so we’d send a limo or bus to Nashville, bring the artists down and nobody is out a dime. It was a multi-platform opportunity started at a time when the labels didn’t really have that kind of thing.” (continued on page 8)

Hot Diggedy: A crowd gathers as KTOM/Monterey’s Sam Segovia and bride Vanessa celebrate their nuptials. Pictured (l-r) are Red Bow’s Kendra Whitehead, BBR’s Layna Bunt, Sam and Vanessa, The Big Time’s Jackie Stevens, WAR’s Raffaella Braun and WEA’s Ray Mariner.

River House’s Reality Show

What do Hootie, Zac and Luke Combs have in common – well, besides River House’s Lynn Oliver-Cline? Heavy touring in the Southeast preceding label interest, radio airplay, hit records and sales certs. And Oliver-Cline might add one other commonality: authenticity. ”I was an intern with Hootie & the Blowfish my senior year at the University of South Carolina in Lynn Oliver-Cline Columbia,” she says. After graduand Luke Combs

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Riser House’s Mitchell Tenpenny discusses his most influential music: 1. Michael Jackson: Every element of production, from his beats to melodies, were undeniable. I loved the way he danced. I mean, who didn’t try to imitate the moonwalk? 2. John Mayer: His live show is incredible. The way he can quiet a crowd on an acoustic Mitchell song is insane. 3. ‘NSync: They taught me how to Tenpenny harmonize. I have also always been obsessed with their melodies. 4. Keith Urban: Keith is just an all-around amazing artist. There is a reason he has been at the top of this industry for so long, because he is so talented. 5. Brooks & Dunn: They are also great, all-around artists. Brooks and Dunn are amazing entertainers and have some great hits. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: Everybody loves Imagine Dragons and I always hear how incredible they are, but I haven’t ever listened to their music. • “Important” music you just don’t get: Folk artists are amazing songwriters, but most of the time I don’t understand the melodies. • An album you listened to incessantly: The 1975’s selftitled debut album. • Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: There is a band called Issues, and their song “Hooligans” should be on everyone’s playlist. The whole track is impressive, with hard-core music and pop vocals. It goes from heavy scream to melodic vocals and it could not work better. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I’m obsessed with Katy Perry – everything about her. ation, her first full-time job was working in the management office and on the road with the band. “I started the day Cracked Rear View came out,” she says. “They called the music ‘Y’all-ternative,’ so I’m not surprised Darius Rucker has become a successful country artist.” Working with Hootie, Oliver-Cline had direct contact with the label and organized shows around the tour. “Everyone in a band or playing music in the Southeast wanted to open for them,” she

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says, noting venue constraints often made that difficult. Instead, she would find other locations and coordinate a post-show party announced from the stage in each market. Experience on the touring side didn’t dampen her dream of exploring other aspects of the business. “I tried to move to Nashville in 2004 and start my own publishing company, but I went flat broke,” she says. Instead of Nashville, she moved to Atlanta and worked for BMI, where she met Zac Brown and his longtime co-writer Wyatt Durette. She became a resource for them, setting up showcases and meetings, eventually joining Roar management. Once again, she was on the road in the Southeast with a band that was blowing up. “After a while, Zac said, ‘You don’t want to be on the road with a bunch of guys. What do you want to do?’” She still had a vision for publishing and, she recalls, “Zac said, ‘Let’s start a record company, too.’” Southern Ground Artists was born and Oliver-Cline moved to Nashville nine years after her first attempt. Her work at Southern Ground connected her with then-label president Ken Robold and marketer Paige Altone. After the label was shuttered, Oliver-Cline moved on to Thirty Tigers as VP/Marketing & Project Manager, still hoping to start her own publishing company. River House was her husband’s idea and the company launched in October 2015, one week before Oliver-Cline met Luke Combs through friend Chris Kappy. Combs was touring extensively in the Southeast, had his own EP and had shopped his music around town. “The rejections came with the advice that he should just concentrate on being a writer,” Oliver-Cline says. But when she listened, what she heard was “real, authentic.” She was in. Combs became River House’s first recording artist. Songwriters Ray Fulcher and Robert Williford signed to the publishing division and contributed to 10 of the 12 songs on Combs’ debut This One’s For You. The rest is well documented: Thirty Tigers’ promotion team took Combs› touring and streaming success to Country radio. (“Pam Newman is still a consultant for us,” she says). PDs ended up at packed shows and saw crowds already singing along. Momentum grew to the point where Oliver-Cline’s Southern Ground buddies Altone and Robold, now at Sony, were checking it out. “[Columbia’s] Bo Martinovich was a big fan too,” she adds. “So I think when [Sony EVP] Steve Hodges is walking down the hall hearing

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OFF THE RECORD: Ryan Hurd RCA’s Ryan Hurd puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI. They have a huge event called the B93 Birthday Bash. It was my first introduction into the country music concert world. As a songwriter, the first time I heard Ryan Hurd myself on the radio was driving down Wedgewood Avenue in Nashville. A song I wrote for Rascal Flatts called “Payback” came on. It was such a cool moment. I almost crashed my car. As an artist, the first time I heard my new single “Love In A Bar” on the radio, I was at WYNK/Baton Rouge, LA. They said they’d play it in 10 minutes so while we were driving, we had the station on. My family is from Chicago and I grew up in Kalamazoo, MI, so Chicago’s always been a really important market for me. To play shows for Chicago listeners was really neat. To have both WEBG and WUSN add me the first week – that was such a validating moment. I love truck stop coffee. It’s delicious, for some reason. I would love to have dinner with Willie Nelson. I don’t really care what we’d order. I’d get a beer and just listen to that dude’s stories. I have a horrible habit of buying merch tees. I go on people’s websites and look at all their merch because I’m interested in it, because we sell merch, too. And then I always end up buying something. So my last impulse buy was Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s Soul2Soul Tour concert tee. I’ll wear it onstage either tomorrow or tonight. That’s 100 percent happening. I wish I’d written “My Church” for Maren [Morris, Hurd’s fiancée]. But there are a couple of others out now on the radio – Morgan Wallen’s “The Way I Talk,” which I think is so smart. And Sam Hunt’s “Body Like A Back Road” for the copyright. We have a very specific tequila collection on the road – Espolon. That’s pretty important. My least favorite interview question is when people ask me what I think of Maren’s haircut. That’s a pretty rude question – like my opinion of that is important at all. I think it’s really hot, but that question bugs me. For the most part, I’ve been asked really good questions. I’d love to be stuck in Chicago. I just love it. It’s such a fun city.

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Luke’s music in three different offices, something clicked for everyone in the building.” The No. 1 party for Combs’ first single “Hurricane” is tomorrow (7/11) in Nashville. Having seen the model play out three times now, Oliver-Cline certainly believes the model is replicable. River House has signed Georgia singer-songwriter Faren Faren Rachels Rachels. “She will be on shows with Dwight Yoakam this month and touring with Luke this fall,” she says, adding confidently, “She is just so ... real.” Reach Oliver-Cline here. –Paul Williams

Chart Chat

Congrats to Thomas Rhett, George Briner, Ashley Sidoti and the Valory promotion staff on securing this week’s No. 1 “Craving You” featuring Maren Morris. The song is the lead single from an album due later this year. Writers are Julian Bunetta and Dave Barnes. And kudos to Bobby Young and the Capitol crew on notching 25 adds on Dierks Bentley’s “What The Hell Did I Say,” topping this week’s board.

News & Notes

Oh Boy Records will present The Songs of John Prine July 27 at Nashville’s Basement East featuring Brothers Osborne, Elizabeth Cook, Holly Williams, Jason Isbell, Levi Hummon and more. All proceeds benefit Nashville musician Jessi “Zazu” Wariner (Steve Wariner’s niece). Tickets here; read about Wariner’s cancer battle here. Singer/songwriter and Nashville star Charles Esten will host the One Single Year Celebration Concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CMA Theater July 19. More here. Scooter Brown Band have teamed with APA, BFD, David Corlew & Associates and 117 Entertainment Group for the release of their latest album, due this fall.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com.

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• CRB revealed 2017-18 officers and board members (7/5). • Brian Stephenson returned to KXDD/Yakima, WA (7/5). • Paige Elliott joined Columbia (7/5). • “Hot Rod” Thompson was named afternoon host at KNTY/ Sacramento (7/5). • David Field will receive the NAB National Radio Award at the 2017 Radio Show (7/6). • Jeni Adams departed monrings at Cumulus KIZN/Boise (7/6) • Randy “Shotgun” Shannon moved to mornings at WNCY/ Appleton-Green Bay (7/7).

Small Town To Big Platform

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Keep Your Day Job: The show aired two hours each Thursday night on the company’s two stations – WXFL/Florence and WLVS/Clifton, TN – and live-streamed at ms2mr.com. “We did 26 shows a year almost like TV flights – eight weeks on, then a break,” Martin says. “We had a fan base almost instantly. We had viewership in all 50 states and 20 countries around the world, and we popped a million streams really quick. We weren’t making any money, but we were doing what we set out to do.” MS2MRL quickly outgrew the local Holiday Inn and moved to a newly built Marriott with a conference center. “The bad thing was it was full set-up and tear-down for every show, which was just so labor intensive,” Martin says. “We’re just a small company. I was making calls to book it, Jerry Phillips [the late Sam’s son] was making calls. We still had a day job, too. We had radio stations to run.” Cutting back to monthly, the show found its groove and, eventually, interest from APT, fueled in part by a successful documentary about the local music scene. “When Muscle Shoals came out in

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2013, we APT’s Roy Clem (l) with started talking Big River’s Martin. to Big River about what they’re doing with their online series,” says APT Dir./ Programming Mike McKenzie. “The year after that is when serious talks started about making that into a TV program.” Remember My Name: Tapping the area’s music roots even further meant a venue change. “We started thinking about how to kick it up another notch and wondered if we could do it from one of the studios here,” Martin says. Talks started with Rick Hall and his son Rodney at FAME Studio about doing the show from their Studio A, and the idea was a hit. “When we told APT they were like, ‘Oh my God, how cool is this?’” MS2MRL started doing shows at FAME in May, with APT debuting the show last Thursday (7/6). WXFL PD Fletcher Brown hosts, and APT will mix new shows with selections from the show’s deep archives. Among the artists who’ve performed are Shenandoah, Steel Drivers, James Otto with Big Al Anderson, LoCash with Jason Matthews, Margo Price, Restless Heart, Danielle Peck and Drake White. If This Is Austin: Accelerating the learning process was an

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invitation extended by some folks several hundred miles west. “We touched base with the folks at Austin City Limits,” McKenzie says. “They had us out, gave us a tour and explained how their show came about. ACL has its own separate production unit from KLRU-TV and we hope to build the same dynamic in our partnership with Sam Phillips Music.” Martin admits how attractive ACL’s business model looks. “We’re certainly aware of the impact ACL has had nationally,” he says. “They could not have been more gracious and we learned a lot.” Turning a profit wasn’t a goal for MS2MRL, but Martin is cer-

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tainly open to the idea. “We’d like to get to a break-even point,” he half-jokes. “But it’s a great programming tool and was never about the money.” The show has had local sponsors, and with broader distribution through APT, the scale of opportunity grows. “We’ve had those aspirations for a long time, now we have the vehicle to get that further down the road,” Martin says, noting the learning curve in a partnership between a commercial broadcaster and a non-com. Brought To You By: “We don’t do commercials, but we do want sponsors and have some of that lined up already,” McKenzie

Home Run: Florida Georgia Line (c), Backstreet Boys, and the BMLG, Big Loud and extended FGL team celebrate the No. 1 ascension of “God, Your Mama, And Me” onstage at Boston’s Fenway Park. ©2017 Countr y Aircheck™ — All r ights reser ved. Sign up free at w w w.countr yaircheck .com. S end news to news@countr yaircheck .com

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says. “Once the show starts to broadcast and we keep spreading the word, we don’t think we’ll have any problem bringing on more of that corporate support. Big River has been able to make things work on their side for some time. The model is a little different, but good music is something people want to be connected with and this won’t lack for interest.” Martin suggests stations don’t have to be associated with Austin or Muscle Shoals to build similar vehicles. “We’re blessed to have that heritage in our back yard, but so many stations have con-

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nections to things we don’t – festivals and more,” he says. “There are opportunities out there for stations to seek out and create their own path in a way that sets them apart.” Reach Martin here. –Chuck Aly Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com Wendy Newcomer, wendy@countryaircheck.com Paul Williams, paul@countryaircheck.com (615) 320-1450

Whoever’s In New England: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill welcome friends to Boston. Pictured (l-r, back) are WKLI/Albany’s Jon Reilly, Michael Zuppio, Carol Adkins, WPOR/Portland’s Mark Jennings, KZSN/Wichita’s Brian Jennings, Arista’s Abi Fishbone, WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH’s JC Coffey, Kerry Welton, Hill, McGraw, WBWL/Boston’s Lance Houston, Brad Ulhmann, Lori Bryan, Em.co’s Jack Purcell, WPOR/Portland’s Jon Shannon; and (front, l-r) Arik Williams, WPOC/Baltimore’s Jeff St. Pierre, Amanda Shearer, Arista’s Josh Easler, WKLB/Boston’s David Corey and Em.co’s Scott Siman. ©2017 Countr y Aircheck™ — All r ights reser ved. Sign up free at w w w.countr yaircheck .com. S end news to news@countr yaircheck .com

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Seek & Employ Available 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: Beasley WKLB/Boston is looking for a Music Director. Info here. Buck Owens Productions KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA is looking for an afternoon news anchor. Send materials here. Cumulus WNNF/Cincinnati is looking for a PD/on-air host. Apply here. Cumulus' WIVK/Knoxville has openings in middays and mornings. Apply here. Aloha Trust WFRE/Frederick, MD is looking for a midday host with imaging skills. Send materials here. Entercom KKWF/Seattle is looking for a morning show host. Details here. Entercom KWJJ/Portland, OR is now accepting applications for part-time on-air positions. Send materials here. Cox WWKA/Orlando seeks a Dir./Branding & Programming. Apply here. GCC Bend's KSJJ/Bend, OR is searching for a morning show producer/air talent. Airchecks and resumes here. Zimmer/Cookeville, TN is searching for an engineer. Three years experience is required. Materials here.

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Artist/Title (Label)

Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS

25599

1731

8649

697

57.384 4.304

159

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) ✔

24537

1413

8109

406

55.024 3.062

158

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN)

23329

-2526

7821

-907

54.138 -3.357

159

RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine)

21086

714

7008

228

47.399 1.846

158

KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)

19035

859

6462

266

42.971 1.559

158

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

18060

560

6167

134

39.557 2.175

156

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

17081

953

5604

327

37.986 1.812

158

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

17019

680

5624

225

37.906 2.044

159

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

16741

-11

5770

36.842 -0.368

159

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR)

16652

-3619

5545

-1095

35.349 -10.957

159

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

16251

166

5585

118

35.779 0.387

159

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

15173

689

5128

250

34.167

159

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) ✔

13237

1650

4435

540

28.212 3.957

159

BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)

11595

504

4093

168

23.186 0.785

158

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

11448

182

3886

23.719 1.184

159

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) ✔

10511

1033

3523

333

22.63

2.778

158

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

10478

936

3582

263

21.64

2.677

158

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

10413

402

3432

124

21.026 1.181

154

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) ✔

9644

1137

3199

307

21.809 3.503

153

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

8888

426

3069

145

18.132 0.549

150

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN)

8619

480

2922

187

15.855 1.021

155

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

8356

372

2823

108

16.261 0.533

150

MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia)

7547

125

2522

13.698 -0.142

155

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

7204

532

2452

144

13.742 0.943

142

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

6496

666

2070

222

12.493 1.649

132

Craving You (Valory)

✔

1.23

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Artist/Title (Label)

Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

5901

591

2120

250

11.248 1.152

130

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

5690

318

1932

10.789 1.894

135

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

5492

316

2101

145

8.701

0.555

139

DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR)

4984

1734

8.287

0.006

129

BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)

4543

316

1623

119

7.723

0.71

125

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

4352

449

1538

133

8.444

1.256

115

BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution)

4268

105

1482

6.359

0.252

123

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

3818

1398

7.036

0.059

112

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

3811

956

1173

237

7.27

2.433

102

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

3802

185

1090

7.752

0.537

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

3606

565

1102

145

5.556

0.566

108

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

3416

221

1181

6.028

0.651

108

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN)

3270

-333

1250

-81

5.648 -0.689

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)

3215

105

1138

5.078

115

JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA)

3114

1004

5.331 -0.021

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony)

2905

136

978

4.411

0.094

107

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

2899

152

922

4.797

0.448

HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA)

2598

794

4.212

0.25

WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse)

2468

841

5.204 -0.103

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

2142

261

673

3.733

0.563

BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don't (Red Bow)

1969

112

720

2.161

0.235

JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb)

1648

108

550

2.091

0.052

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)

1525

176

494

2.067

0.19

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

1523

117

597

1.947

0.207

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

1427

207

459

1.948

0.225

Debut 50

0.345

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Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol)

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

744 ✔

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow)

684 ✔

THE CADILLAC THREE/Dang If We Didn't (Big Machine)

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

571 ✔

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

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

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

378 ✔

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

356 ✔

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

301

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

296

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury)

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

233

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

229

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

200

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)

1731

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

1650

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

1413

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow)

1137

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

1033

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JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow)

153

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

125

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

117

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

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

956

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

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

953

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

936

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)

859

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine)

714

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Points

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

19708

BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR)

16783

406

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

15451

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

333

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

11527

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

327

DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR)

11446

307

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

10840

KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)

266

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

9451

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

263

BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN)

7743

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

250

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

7270

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

250

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

6529

THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)

697

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

540

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow)

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July 10, 2017 COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY

A D D DAT E S

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) Moves 46-45* 2142 points, 673 spins 4 adds: KILT, WWGR, WKLI, KRST*

July 17

JOE NICHOLS/Never Gets Old (Red Bow) BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin’ (Warner Bros./WAR) CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don’t (Red Bow) Moves 47-46* 1969 points, 720 spins 2 adds: WQNU, WDRK

July 24

MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) WATERLOO REVIVAL/What Guy Wouldn’t (Showdog/New Revolution) Darius Rucker/For The First Time (Capitol) Fiona Culley/Act Like a Lady (Marro/in2une)

JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) Moves 48-47* 1648 points, 550 spins; no adds DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WMN) Moves 50-48* 1525 points, 494 spins 4 adds: WNOE, WLFP, WDXB, KSSN

July 31

LEVON/Ms. Marianne (Columbia) Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) Remains 49* 1523 points, 597 spins 4 adds: KCYE, WGNA, KRST*, KDRK JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) Debuts 50* 1427 points, 459 spins; no adds KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 1420 points, 496 spins 16 adds: KKGO, WEBG, WBWL, WKIS, KKWF, KUPL, WDSY, WPGB, KBEQ, WKMK, WEZL, WPOR, WTHT, WAVW, WKXC, KKIX PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 1337 points, 480 spins 1 add: KKIX RONNIE DUNN/I Worship The Woman You... (Nash Icon/Valory) 1328 points, 330 spins; no adds JACOB DAVIS/What I Wanna Be (Black River) 1224 points, 484 spins; no adds

CHECK OUT 7/14

Lewis Brice Self-Titled (Pump House Music/Straight 8/Kobalt) The EP’s six songs, including first single “Best Ex Ever,” are all co-written and co-produced by Brice with Brian Bunn, Dan Frizell and Ben Simonetti. Brother Lee Brice is executive producer and co-wrote the track “Alabama.”

July 17

Mitchell Tenpenny Linden Ave. (Riser House)

July 21

Sara Evans Words (Born To Fly) Parmalee 27861 (Stoney Creek)

July 28

Joe Nichols Never Gets Old (Red Bow) Lucas Hoge Dirty South (Rebel Engine)

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July 10, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

+/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS

10767

168

2412

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

10514

183

2335

RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine)

9569

-54

2142

-9

KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)

9511

-420

2137

-100

Craving You (Valory)

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN)

9261

-1484

2105

-323

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

8640

229

1902

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

8482

161

1873

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

7758

-3

1716

-8

10 9

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

7612

1691

11 10

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

7065

-141

1557

-37

12 11

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

6717

-7

1499

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR)

6502

-2629

1561

-545

13 13

BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)

6269

-80

1409

-25

14 14

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

6036

233

1335

16 15

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) ✔

5514

356

1216

15 16

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

5421

-21

1125

17 17

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN)

5085

-56

1055

19 18

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) ✔

4895

684

976

153

20 19

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

4362

151

963

21 20

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

4156

-36

922

22 21

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

3862

296

846

23 22

MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia)

3746

180

748

26 23

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔

3698

744

738

125

24 24

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

3512

764

25 25

BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)

3383

665

27 26

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros/WAR)

2869

-41

534

-6

28 27

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

2674

544

30 28

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

2635

200

572

29 29

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

2567

539

32 30

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

2058

571

379

117

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July 10, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

31 31

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

1866

301

Plays

374

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

34 32

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

1783

378

397

35 33

BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution)

1463

102

365

33 34

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

1386

-99

217

-20

36 35

DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR)

1264

-17

287

-2

37 36

JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA)

946

151

40 37

WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista)

943

103

43 38

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

867

173

213

39 39

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

836

-32

174

-10

38 40

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

816

-76

152

-14

41 41

BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR)

780

42 42

CODY JOHNSON/Wild As You (Cojo)

700

137

-3

45 43

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony)

616

146

46 44

JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb)

574

113

60 45

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

559

125

119

49 46

ELI YOUNG BAND/Never Land (Valory)

552

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

547

164

119

50 48

A THOUSAND HORSES/Preachin' To The Choir (BMLGR)

539

100

Debut 47 51 49

RONNIE DUNN/I Worship The Woman You... (Nash Icon/Valory)

530

177

59 50

LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol)

526

56 51

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)

510

104

47 52

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

509

-52

-10

55 53

LUCAS HOGE/Dirty South (Rebel Engine/Star Farm)

504

CARLY PEARCE/If My Name Was Whiskey (Big Machine)

490

Debut 54 44 55

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN)

489

-146

110

-26

58 56

ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (---)

480

48 57

SHANIA TWAIN/Life's About To Get Good (Mercury)

468

-92

101

-24

53 58

TYLER FARR/I Should Go To Church Sometime (Columbia)

466

-22

-9

54 59

LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury)

449

-27

100

-6

JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory)

440

Debut 60

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