Issue 561 - July 31, 2017 by Country Aircheck

July 31, 2017, Issue 561

All Roads Lead Back ... To Radio

Steve Pleshe’s first run at KSKS/Fresno started in 1994, and he eventually rose to PD. In 2008 he made the jump to the label side and, after nearly 10 years on the road with RCA, Streamsound and Black River doing West Coast promotion, he returned to the station as PD in May (CAT 5/2). Though not unheard of, the majority of migrations are radio to records, so Pleshe is able to bring an uncommon perspective to his new old role. Understandably, there’s a high degree of familiarity, most of it welcome. MD/morning show co-host Jody Jo is still there. Her co-host Gnarley Charley also remains, though he was in nights a decade ago. “The GM, sales manager and regional sales manager are also still Steve Pleshe here,” says Pleshe. “The craziest thing for me is that the equipment in the studio is all the same,” he adds. “When the station was built in 1997, it was all cutting edge. Now we’re about to get all new gear. We just had an engineer from corporate telling us about it.” Seeing airplay from the record label side has given him new appreciation for the power of radio. “I love having the ability to help artists achieve their dreams by playing their songs,” he says. “That’s the reason I fell in love with radio. We just had Midland, Canaan Smith and Tucker Beathard sell out a 3,500 seat venue here.” The transformational power of “being able to put on a show like that” carries more weight. Light The Corners Of My Mind: Those kinds of growth moments also drove his passion for label work. “I don’t hear this from a lot of reps, but I loved the radio tours,” admits Pleshe. “I was with Kelsea Ballerini on the first day of her radio tour. From the moment she got off the plane to our first visit at KNTY/Sacramento, you could tell there was something special. Seeing the fans discover her – that was it.” There are other aspects of promotion he’ll remember well, too. And not all of it fondly. For instance, “Getting yelled at when your artist does something for the station across the street, especially when you offered it to that station first.” (continued on page 7)

Got The G And The B: Pearl’s Garth Brooks and Gwendolyn’s Trisha Yearwood backstage with KSNI/Santa Maria, CA’s Jay Turner and Jessica Chavez (l-r).

Wiseman: Loud And Proud

With tomorrow’s (8/1) re-branding of the Big Loud companies (see page 3) and the two-year anniversary of Big Loud Records, Owner/ Managing Partner Craig Wiseman reflects on how he went from hit songwriter to running an asylum, and why he’s proud to be in the trenches with Country radio. By 2003 Wiseman had been a staff songwriter for companies including Almo/Irving and BMG, with No. 1s by Tracy Lawrence (“If The Good Die Young”), Tim McGraw (“Everywhere”) and Kenny Chesney (“She’s Got It All”), to name Craig Wiseman a few. But a late-night call from then-new songwriter Luke Laird convinced him to strike out on his own. “He and I were writing and we got a Kenny Chesney hold,” says Wiseman. “It was his first. He’d had a few beers and was so

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Black River’s Jacob Davis discusses his most influential music: 1. John Anderson, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport: It was the first concert I ever saw. I remember we were sitting on the first or second row. I love that song “Seminole Wind.” 2. Eric Church, Varsity Theatre, Baton Jacob Davis Rouge: I saw him when I was in college at LSU. I looked at him onstage and told my buddy who went with me, “I have to figure out how to do that. For the rest of my life, I want to play music.” 3. Garth Brooks, Calgary, Alberta: There’s a reason he is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. It was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. 4. The Avett Brothers: I saw them at this little theatre in Baton Rouge. There were probably 300 people in the room. One of the brothers was playing guitar and a kick drum with his foot, and the other was playing a banjo and a high-hat cymbal with his foot. They had us all captivated. 5. James Taylor, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville: To see somebody who’s getting older and still be able to play guitar like that ... I was blown away. His voice still sounded great. He was funny. I sang every word to every song. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: Big Star. There was a Netflix documentary about them, and some of my co-writers were talking about this band. But I couldn’t tell you one song of theirs. • “Important” music you just don’t get: I’m probably going to get crucified within the music community for this. I totally respect him, but I never was drawn to Bruce Springsteen. I’m reading his book right now, though. I told one of my radio reps I didn’t “get” Springsteen and they got me the book and told me to read it. • An album you listened to incessantly: James Taylor’s Greatest Hits. • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: John Mayer’s “In The Blood.” It’s inspirational. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: My band gives me a hard time because I love the Iggy Azalea song “Fancy.”

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fired up over a hold. It was cool to get swept back up in that and be reminded of what a blessing that really is. That crystallized it for me. I loved being around kids and watching their dreams come true. It was so rewarding. I thought, ‘I want to be a publisher.’” Million Dollar Baby: Wiseman took a leap of faith – and a very large withdrawal – to open publishing company Big Loud Shirt Industries in the fall of 2003. “I literally took a million dollars out of my bank account and put it into a business checking account,” he recalls. “I could have played it simple and sold my catalog a few more times and been set for life. I was in my mid-30s and was like, ‘What am I going to do – just sit around and put money in the bank and that’s it?’ I would’ve felt like an asshole. I got all of this through music; it seemed like I should be doing something with it.” Songwriters signed to BLSI in its early days included Chris Tompkins (Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats”) and Rodney Clawson (Blake Shelton’s “Sure Be Cool If You Did”). “By 2012, with Rodney and Chris doing well, that’s when we thought, ‘Wow man, this thing is really hitting,” he says. “We had seven or eight No. 1s that year and 25 singles. And we’d [signed a management deal with] Florida Georgia Line. Everything was really starting to come together.” Creative Control: Wiseman admits the company’s success didn’t happen without a few learning curve moments, including parting ways with some business-oriented employees. “From that point forward, the inmates were going to run the asylum. Only the creative people [were] going to be in this building, period. “I literally fired everybody, looked at this intern kid [now-partner Seth England] and said, ‘Alright man, me and you – let’s go do this.’ He had great ears and a great work ethic. If you have great creative people who work hard and they’re smart, you can make enough money to survive the mistakes and learn from them. And the inmates have been running the asylum ever since.” Brand Name: Fourteen years later, the company has expanded into production, management, and a record label, Big Loud Records, which celebrated its two-year anniversary earlier this summer. What’s next? The re-branding, which becomes official tomorrow (8/1). “We started off as Big Loud Shirt,” explains Wiseman. “Then we had Big Loud Productions and Big Loud Mountain – but everybody was just calling us Big Loud anyway. And there are still those entities within that. But we decided it’s all just ‘Big Loud.’ [The rebrand includes all emails changing to @BigLoud. com and a new website.] “This doesn’t change anything as far as staff and what we’re doing,” he adds. “The record label is doing so great with [Pres.]

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OFF THE RECORD: Levon’s Michael David Hall Michael David Hall of Columbia's Levon puts an industry spin on the artist interview: We were in our shaky van on the way back to Nashville after a show the first time we heard "Ms. Marianne" on the radio. It was on SiriusXM's The Highway. I had dreamed about this moment my whole life. We had a big celebration in the van. Levon’s Michael David Hall One of the highlights of our radio tour was visiting KRTY/San Jose and playing at Club Rodeo. The radio station gave us a bottle of hot sauce to sign. If we get a No. 1 they're going to send us the bottle. It's our goal to get that hot sauce back in the mail. We always get Lay's potato chips at truck stops because it's good for our vocal cords. We keep bags of them in our guitar cases. Halfway through a set if your throat is getting sore or dry, you just eat some chips onstage. We're heavily influenced by '70s California country like the Eagles and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. And we hope to be half as good as them one day. My last impulse buy was at a gas station in west Tennessee. I decided our van needed one of those dream catchers to hang in the back window. I found one for three dollars. It was like the cherry on the sundae for the van. I wish I had written CSN&Y's "Carry On." I have never listened to that song and not gotten the chills. They do an unbelievable a cappella chorus. When I heard that song as a kid, I said, "I want to be in a band one day that sings together just like this." And now it's happening. Southwest drink tickets are incredibly important in this band. They go like hotcakes. We fly very early and very late. Nothing helps you travel like a nice cocktail. I'd love to be stuck in Phelps, WI. My family has a cabin up there in the woods. It's paradise to me. That's where I do my fishing, swimming, wakeboarding, and golfing with my parents. My least favorite interview question is, "Do you know you look like Thor?" I get it twice a week. Normally I respond, "No, I've never heard that," because it makes it go away faster. They're like, "You're the country Thor!" No, I'm not. I'm the scrawny stepchild of Thor that never picked up the hammer.

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Clay Hunnicutt and [Natl. Dir./Promotion] Stacey Blythe and everybody over there. It could not be better. It was, ‘Let’s do this re-branding now, because things are really starting to take off. We’ll be busier a year from now, so we should just do this now.’” Gently Down The Stream: Looking at the broader landscape, Wiseman acknowledges the current legislative struggles songwriters are facing. “Right now we’re having setback after setback,” he says. “We’re trying to make some headway on streaming, but there are some billion dollar companies out there that have some sway. It’s definitely a moving target. But in general, I’m totally fired up. The thing I love the most is, streaming doesn’t acknowledge genres anymore. They just call it ‘moods.’ Are you in a party mood or a chill mood? There are less and less people concerned about genre. Our record label has country acts, but we also have some very non-country acts that we’re going to be breaking. I want to be the North American label that is breaking multi-genre acts. Nobody is doing it – and we will do it.” Take Me Home, Country Roads: The Nashville Songwriter Hall of Famer still has his eye on the country prize, though. Wiseman says he’s “back in the trenches and meeting with program directors, flying all over the country. It has been good to refresh those relationships and appreciate what they do. We’re all in a position where we could wake up tomorrow morning, read some headlines and either go, ‘Hell yeah!’ or ‘Oh, shit.’ So anybody who’s in there slugging it out, I really appreciate. I couldn’t be happier about the company, our team and my partners.” –Wendy Newcomer

Chart Chat

Congrats to Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Royce Risser, Bobby Young, David Friedman and the Capitol promotion staff, who narrowly – tie-breaker narrowly – edged out Billy Currington, Royce Risser, Damon Moberly, David Friedman and the Mercury promo crew, to take the No. 1 spot Carrie Underwood with “The Fighter.” The first chart-topping and Keith Urban points tie in Country Aircheck history resorted to the tie breakers which are, in order, plus-or-minus points, spins and plus-or-minus spins. “The Fighter” is the fifth-consecutive No. 1 from Ripcord. Songwriters are Urban and Busbee. And kudos to George Briner and the Valory crew on notching 83 adds for Thomas Rhett’s “Unforgettable,” topping this week’s board.

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News & Notes

BMI and iHeartRadio will present the Island Hopper Songwriter Fest Sept. 22-Oct. 1 at locations along the beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel. Lineup and more info here. New South Classic Country WJXN/Jackson MS moved to 93.5. Nashville duo Towne has signed with Patriot Artists Agency for talent booking.

All Roads Lead Back ... To Radio

(continued from page 1) Weekly promotion conference calls are also a source of memories. “We had just gotten a No. 1 and we were all feeling pretty good about ourselves,” he says of one instance. “But they started the call with the song that was struggling.” He also got admonished with the classic “the 11 o’clock news starts at 11 o’clock” when he was late for a call. “I worked at two labels after that and I was never late for a call again.” And then there was the time he flew in for team meetings. “Our boss said, ‘Dan, you’re over budget. Matt, you’re over budget. Pleshe, you’re spending VP money out there.’ I kind of took that as a badge of honor.” Program Addicts: Returning to broadcasting, the biggest difference in Pleshe’s approach is a direct result of the decade he spent working for record companies. “I’d like to think I have a lot more respect for the label people,” he says. “The labels are paying money, the artists are giving their time and the reps would probably rather be at home.” To that end, hotels, snacks backstage, sound and car service are now firmly on his radar. “These people are road warriors,” Pleshe continues. “I know we’re a only a blip, but we need to try to make them comfortable while they are here.” As to the “blip” remark, he recounts, “When

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I was working with Chris Young at RCA, he didn’t even remember playing a show for our station two years earlier.” Seeing “both sides” doesn’t just apply to labels and radio, but also to having multiple mentors with different programming philosophies. Dave Taylor programmed KSKS when Pleshe first joined the station. Ken Boesen was next and promoted Pleshe to MD before departing for KWJJ/Portland in 2000 and being replaced by Mike Peterson. “With Ken, we’d look at charts and research to make music decisions, very analytical,” Pleshe says. “On the other hand, I remember saying to Mike one time, ‘Hey I kind of like that Pat Green/Radney Foster ‘Texas In 1880.’ And he said, ‘Add it.’” Pleshe rose to PD with Peterson’s departure to WUSN/Chicago in 2004. Another change: Station ownership from Peak to Cumulus. “Our owner Todd Lawley was two floors down,” Pleshe recalls. “When the ratings came out, he was in my office. Now if I need to bounce stuff off someone, I’ll call [Cumulus VP/Country] Charlie Cook.” Pleshe’s passion for radio never waned, but being home and spending more time with his three children cinched the decision that brought him back to broadcasting. “I missed all three of their birthdays while I was on the road last year,” says Pleshe. “I’ve basically been traveling for as long as my 12-year-old can remember.” Minor league baseball games and trips to Dave & Busters are back. “You know the old adage about people on their deathbed,” he says. “The label rep version is, no one ever says, ‘I wish I would’ve spent more time on the road.’” Reach Pleshe here. –Paul Williams Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com Wendy Newcomer, wendy@countryaircheck.com Paul Williams, paul@countryaircheck.com (615) 320-1450

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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: Cox KKBQ & KTHT/Houston are looking for a Dir./Production and Account Executives for the cluster. Apply here. Broadway KEGA/Salt Lake City is looking for an APD/afternoon host. Send materials here. iHeartMedia WDRM/Hunstville, AL is looking for a PD/afternoon host. Details here, send materials here. Mississippi WOKK/Meridian, MS is looking for a PD/morning show co-host. Send materials here. Cumulus KIZN/Boise is seeking a morning co-host. Apply here. Beasley WKLB/Boston is looking for a Music Director. Info here. Cumulus WNNF/Cincinnati is looking for a PD/on-air host. Apply here. Cumulus WIVK/Knoxville has openings in middays. Apply here. Entercom KKWF/Seattle is looking for a morning show host. Details here. Scripps WKTI/Milwaukee is looking for a DOS, GSM, Dir./Production and Account Executives. More here.

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•Kris Stevens Former WKKT/Charlotte afternoon host 610-762-8332 radiochris1@gmail.com •Broadway Former WWYZ/Hartford morning host 860-929-2356 broadway.radio@yahoo.com

•Big Chris Hart Former KUUB/KWFP PD/MD/Prod. Dir./afternoon host 775-830-1320 bigchrishart@hotmail.com •Crash Poteet Former KVOO/Tulsa and WKWS/Charleston/WV PD 417-499-4046 okccrash@gmail.com •Cheri Cranford Former GM Streamsound/Red Vinyl Music 615-473-6837 cheri.cranford@comcast.net • Bethany Linderman Former WGNA/Albany morning co-host 727-460-2389 linderman.bethany@gmail.com • Mike Preston Former KKWF/Seattle PD 206-979-2500 pljpreston@aol.com • Jeff Roper Former KCYY/San Antonio APD/MD/morning host 210-790-7099 ropershow@gmail.com • Jim Day Former WIL/St. Louis morning host 314-258-4365 jimdayshow@gmail.com • Rosey Fitchpatrick Former Dir./National Promotion Roseyfitch99@gmail.com • Wayne Manning Former Cold River Regional 801-361-2993 imaviator@yahoo.com

July 31, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

KeITH URBAN f/C.UNDeRWOOD

24098

3053

8125

1038

52.763 6.235

158

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) ✔

24098

2281

8064

764

53.305 4.144

158

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔

21506

1922

7398

700

47.365 4.326

156

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

19373

-3865

6361

-1205

44.093 -8.081

158

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

19365

1289

6669

460

41.496 2.815

159

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

19106

680

6564

177

41.262 1.347

159

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

18980

1025

6358

343

3.186

159

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

18035

1025

5997

312

41.162 2.129

159

DUsTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) ✔

17842

1683

5780

480

39.828 4.163

159

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

17189

-7517

5870

-2394

37.454 -16.326

158

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

13755

1526

4668

499

3.414

159

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

13191

943

4497

366

29.782 2.493

158

BROTHeRs OsBORNe/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)

12264

218

4323

25.285 1.339

158

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

11977

601

4085

222

24.902 1.114

158

CHRIs LANe/For Her (Big Loud)

11683

469

3853

133

1.388

154

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

10315

343

3573

136

21.075 1.186

154

KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

10090

1290

3452

410

21.999 4.504

151

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

10074

1307

3238

422

19.21

2.566

149

GARTH BROOKs/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

9021

880

2998

269

17.93

2.494

152

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

8669

257

3089

16.205 1.036

156

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

8519

616

2848

126

16.769 1.565

158

LOCAsH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

8411

104

2918

0.418

151

eRIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

6819

371

2565

157

12.112 1.032

143

CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

6722

1132

2453

387

12.241 2.066

146

BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)

6338

459

2272

171

11.458 1.513

141

The Fighter (Capitol) ✔

43.15

29.97

24.22

17.04

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Artist/Title (Label)

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

6281

858

2109

356

12.414 1.797

135

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

6096

109

2143

11.971 0.516

141

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

4854

280

1713

113

7.209

0.624

127

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

4803

617

1671

178

8.171

1.105

127

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

4553

291

1350

9.569

0.966

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

4502

366

1657

125

8.256

0.679

122

CHRIs YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

4062

512

1252

155

7.688

1.107

103

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

4044

231

1275

5.962

0.142

114

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony)

3765

280

1259

6.252

0.6

120

JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA)

3623

268

1211

108

6.292

0.359

105

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)

3493

210

1248

4.976 -0.068

129

2766

236

914

4.221

40 LW

37 TW

HIGH VALLeY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) Artist/Title (Label)

WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse)

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

0.369

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

2758

145

922

6.123

0.659

101

29 46 26 39

LUKE COMBS/When RainsUp It Pours House/Columbia) WALKeR HAYes/YouItBroke With (River Me (Monument/Arista)

6281 2431

858 641

2109 687

356 169

12.414 4.843 1.797 1.193

135 58

7 13

25 41 27 40

EASTON CORBIN/A LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)Girl Like You (Mercury)

6096 2222

109 -19

2143 736

75 4

11.971 0.516 3.693 -0.118

141 80

30 44 28 41

BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

4854 2117

280 297

1713 707

113 93

7.209 3.156

0.624 0.353

127 84

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔

4803 2040

617 2040

1671 694

178 694

8.171 5.196

1.105 5.196

127 83

9 83

AARON WATSON/Outta StyleLike (Big)That (Wheelhouse) GRANGeR sMITH/Happens

4553 2006

291 215

1350 804

72 67

9.569 2.551

0.966 0.369

93 97

12 3

MORGAN WALLEN/The WayYou I Talk (Big Loud) BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved (BMLGR)

4502 1995

366 692

1657 618

125 211

8.256 2.988

0.679 1.053

122 86

2 17

35 43 32 45

CHRIs Sleep DEVINYOUNG/Losing DAWSON/All On Me (RCA) (Atlantic/WEA)

4062 1969

512 39

1252 627

155 7

7.688 2.812

1.107 0

103 74

34 42 33 46

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin ManDon't (RCA) BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You (Red Bow)

4044 1823

231 -130

1275 670

83 -63

5.962 0.142 2.016 -0.074

114 91

36 47 34 47

RUSSELL (Triple Tigers/Sony) JORDAN DICKERSON/Yours DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

3765 1749

280 -14

1259 626

85 37

6.252 0.6 2.094 -0.263

120 80

37 49 35 48

JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) Creek) PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney

3623 1601

268 43

1211 571

108 5

6.292 0.359 2.012 -0.082

105 67

38 48 36 49

ADAM CRAIG/Just A PhaseMade (Stoney Creek) (Curb) JERROD NIEMANN/God A Woman

3493 1596

210 -136

1248 565

57 -34

4.976 2.001 -0.068 -0.264

129 77

11 1

40 50 37 50

HIGH VALLeY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

2766 1570

236 82

914 574

88 42

4.221 1.871

0.369 0.006

76 79

WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse)

2758

145

922

6.123

0.659

101

WALKeR HAYes/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista)

2431

641

687

169

4.843

1.193

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

2222

-19

736

3.693 -0.118

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

2117

297

707

3.156

0.353

THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔

2040

694

5.196

GRANGeR sMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

2006

215

804

2.551

0.369

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

1995

692

618

211

2.988

1.053

2.812

32 29 42 Debut 31

33 31 44 Debut

Debut 42

Debut 44 43

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)

1969

627

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

1823

-130

670

-63

2.016 -0.074

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

1749

-14

626

2.094 -0.263

PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek)

1601

571

2.012 -0.082

JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb)

1596

-136

565

-34

2.001 -0.264

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

1570

574

1.871

0.006

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July 31, 2017 Country Aircheck Add Leaders THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) LEVON/Ms. Marianne (Columbia) BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) WALKeR HAYes/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) CHRIs sTAPLeTON/Broken Halos (Mercury) CHRIs YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) MICHAeL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA)

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds 83 20 17 15 13 12 11 9 8 7 7 7 7 7

1394 ✔

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

784 ✔

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

773 ✔

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

722 ✔

CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

682 ✔

THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory)

677

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

648

BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)

610

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

597

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

571

Activator Top Spin Gainers

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

3053

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

2281

THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory)

2040

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

1922

DUsTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

1683

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

298

KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

200

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

166

CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

163

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

146

1526

THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory)

143

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

1307

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

140

KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

1290

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

138

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

1289

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

127

CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

1132

DUsTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

127

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers KeITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)

1038

Points

THOMAs RHeTT f/M. MORRIs/Craving You (Valory)

21272

sAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

17675 13913

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

764

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

700

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory)

694

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

13465

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

499

BLAKe sHeLTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN)

12855

480

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

9475

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

460

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

8853

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

422

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

7736

KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

410

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

7637

CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

387

JOsH TURNeR/Hometown Girl (MCA)

7518

DUsTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

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July 31, 2017 COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY

A D D DAT E S

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) Moves 43-45* 1969 points, 627 spins; no adds

August 7

BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don’t (Red Bow) Moves 42-46 1823 points, 670 spins; no adds

August 14

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) Remains 47* 1749 points, 626 spins 4 adds: WKLB, WCTQ, KUZZ WOKQ PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) Moves 49-48* 1601 points, 571 spins 2 adds: WYCD, WYRK JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) Moves 48-49 1596 points, 565 spins 1 add: KWNR BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones Like Me (Valory) Remains 50* 1570 points, 574 spins 7 adds: WBWL, KKWF, WGNE, WYRK, WUSY, WRNS, WNCY CHRIs sTAPLeTON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 1380 points, 484 spins 7 adds: WQIK, WAMZ, KBQI, WRNS, WBUL, WXBQ, WUSJ CODY JOHNsON/With You I Am (Cojo) 1312 points, 215 spins; no adds JOsH TURNeR/All About You (MCA) 1294 points, 462 spins 3 adds: KKBQ*, WHKO*, KATM* SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (---) 1238 points, 389 spins 5 adds: WEBG, WKLB, WGKX*, WAMZ, WBUL

Brandon Lay/Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers (EMI Nashville)

Chase rice/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) Zac Brown Band/Roots (Southern Ground/Elektra/WAR)

August 21

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OUT 8/1

Denny Strickland California Dreamin’ (Red Star) The 11-track project features current single “We Don’t Sleep,” plus “SloMo,” “Damn Babe” and full band and acoustic versions of “Close My Eyes.” Strickland produced his debut album with Sean Giovanni (Big & Rich, Brett Michaels, Randy Houser).

August 4

Brett Eldredge Self-Titled (Atlantic/WMN) Eldredge’s new album includes current single “Somethin’ I’m Good At” as well as “Castaway,” “Love Someone,” “Superhero” and “Heartbreaker.” He co-penned all 12 tracks and once again worked with producer/co-writer Ross Copperman. Dylan Scott Self-Titled (deluxe edition) (Curb) The re-release of Scott’s 2016 album includes three new tracks – “Hooked,” “Can’t Take Her Anywhere,” and “Sleeping Beauty” (co-written with Lee Brice). “My Girl,” “Ballcap” and “Crazy Over Me” are also among the 16 tracks.

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July 31, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

+/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

KeITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD

9923

2216

-27

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) ✔

9728

1394

2176

298

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

9372

255

2099

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) ✔

9174

722

2035

146

The Fighter (Capitol)

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

9000

-358

1985

-121

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

8875

571

1962

127

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

8361

-1613

1816

-426

10 8

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

8352

353

1824

11 9

DUsTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

7714

562

1698

127

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

7600

-2238

1719

-511

15 11

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

6480

648

1460

140

12 12

BROTHeRs OsBORNe/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)

6467

202

1459

13 13

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

6323

245

1285

14 14

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

6306

462

1335

19 15

KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔

5366

784

1131

200

16 16

CHRIs LANe/For Her (Big Loud)

4950

108

1053

-1

17 17

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

4756

112

985

18 18

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

4697

109

1002

-8

22 19

BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)

4342

610

903

119

21 20

GARTH BROOKs/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

4118

136

900

20 21

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

4043

-130

826

25 22

KANE BROWN/What Ifs f/Lauren Alaina (RCA) ✔

3857

773

855

166

24 23

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

3853

400

730

26 24

CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔

3751

682

758

163

23 25

LOCAsH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

3579

-25

749

-26

27 26

eRIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

3447

513

745

103

28 27

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

3127

324

635

29 28

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

2995

249

635

30 29

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

2004

347

479

34 30

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

1720

597

359

138

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July 31, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

32 31

CHRIs YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

1570

148

Plays

259

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

31 32

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

1478

361

35 33

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

1350

286

229

33 34

JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA)

1273

126

211

37 35

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

1174

225

242

38 36

CHRIs sTAPLeTON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

1065

150

159

36 37

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

1037

237

39 38

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony)

842

193

41 39

GRANGeR sMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

800

104

157

43 40

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

788

175

108

47 41

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)

723

180

172

THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory)

677

143

Debut 42 40 43

CODY JOHNsON/Wild As You (Cojo)

661

-84

120

-25

42 44

WALKeR HAYes/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista)

645

-2

59 45

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

638

205

44 46

AsHLeY MCBRYDe/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (---)

630

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLG)

628

313

JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory)

610

Debut 47 45 48

Debut 49

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

564

258

122

55 50

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

564

56 51

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

560

49 52

JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb)

514

-4

102

50 53

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

507

112

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

494

198

Debut 54 52 55

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

480

51 56

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol)

480

-20

-2

54 57

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

478

165

58 58

LUCAs HOGe/Dirty South (Rebel Engine/Star Farm)

450

-1

57 59

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

437

-22

-3

60 60

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

420

-10

-1

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