Issue 563 - August 14, 2017 by Country Aircheck

August 14, 2017, Issue 563

Remembering The Rhinestone Cowboy

When Country Music Hall of Famer Glen Campbell died Tuesday (8/8) after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, he left a legacy of timeless classics and legions of fans. But to many inside the music industry, he was more than just a beloved superstar. Country Aircheck spoke with former associates about his humor, kindness and generosity. TKO Artist Management’s T.K. Kimbrell signed Campbell to his roster two years ago, taking over at the request of Campbell’s manager of more than 50 years, Stan Schneider. But Kimbrell’s relaGlen Campbell tionship with Campbell already spanned decades. In 1981 while touring as Steve Wariner’s bass player, a 25-year-old Kimbrell got to jam with his hero after a show in Cleveland, and a friendship was born. Glen always remembered meeting me that night and some of the ‘country’ jokes I told. He had heard every joke in the world. But I had some old country stories and he remembered those every time I saw him. I grew up watching him on TV [The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour]. He was himself on that show. The first time I was ever around him, I felt like I’d known him my whole life. He had a way. That’s why he was such a big TV star, in addition to his singing and playing. Man, the entire world was mesmerized by his personality, his down-home charm and his good looks. He always talked about the power of TV. I think he wondered just how big “Gentle On My Mind,” “Galveston” and “Wichita Lineman” would’ve been without the power of TV. And they would’ve been huge. But seeing him interacting on that show weekly ... and keep in mind, back then there were three channels. There were 60 or 70 million people a week watching his show. I asked him one time, what was the secret to his success. He said, “I could always do what people asked me to do.” Whether it was Phil Spector or Jimmy Bowen asking him to play a certain way, or Stan asking him to do this or that. Glen wasn’t afraid to work and do what [his team] felt was best.

I’m Ready To Play: BMLG Records’ Florida Georgia Line (Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley) onstage in Chicago’s Wrigley Field with Live Nation’s Brian O’Connell (c). See another big crowd on page 9.

Glen was funny. He had a great sense of humor. He and Toby [Keith] got a big kick out of each other. The last time Toby was around Glen, Toby had on a big pair of biker boots. He’d come from a truck commercial shoot and was still “in uniform.” Glen looked at those biker boots and said, “Toby, how long did the doctor say you had to wear those?” – like they were corrective shoes. When I started playing golf in the early ‘90s we became even closer, because he loved golf. To get to spend three or four hours with him on the golf course was a real pleasure. There were times when he was a scratch golfKimbrell and Campbell er. He always hit the ball really well. He had a great short game. And he’s one of the best putters I’ve ever seen. Everything he did, he did it good. Glen had all the talent in the world. But from watching him, I learned how important it is to be nice to people. One day after

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Steve [Wariner] and Glen had recorded “The Hand That Rocks The Cradle,” we all went out to eat. He picked up the check and said, “I always put a good tip on checks – and I tell all my people to do that, too. My name is on the credit card and I want to treat people right. Things have been good for me.” That’s the kind of guy he was. I want him to be remembered as a great family man. In the documentary I’ll Be Me, he said he was going to give Alzheimer’s a right hook. And he did. He fought a great fight. But let’s face it, if not for his talent, we’d have never known what a family man he was, or how hard he fought this disease. Like Kimbrell, Mississippi songwriter/guitarist Mac McAnally first met the Arkansas superstar back in the ‘80s and the two found a kinship in their southern backgrounds. Years later, they reconnected via mutual friends Kimbrell and Wariner. He had that larger-than-life thing, like Johnny Cash had. You don’t cultivate that; you just have it. And in addition, he had an inordinate amount of talent. It probably could have gone to a whole county of people somewhere, but it all went to Glen Campbell instead. And he made really good use of it. In my life, I’ve probably been over-appreciated sometimes for what I’ve done. Over-honored a time or two. Campbell and McAnally But when somebody you have a high regard for brags on you, it really means something. One night Glen and I were sitting in T.K.’s living room and I sang my song “Back Where I Come From.” Glen jumped in and sang a harmony part over the top of it. At the end of the song, he put his hand on my shoulder and said, “Son, that is good with five ‘Os’!” That meant a lot – and it means a lot, still. Glen would encourage anybody. They didn’t have to be anywhere close to his level – because not many people are. He taught me how to appreciate our gifts and the possibilities we have for using them. You shouldn’t be embarrassed about having them. I’m a lot more bashful than Glen was. Watching how easily he’d jump in and play a solo or sing with anybody – I’ve always been a little more tiptoe-y about that. But a gift is to be shared. And he shared his gifts with anybody who was in the room with him, or who was near a TV or radio. He taught me that, and hopefully I’m going to be a little more like him for the rest of my days.

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My life’s a whole lot better because I crossed paths with him. My own father passed the same way and I used to say the same thing about him. My dad was my favorite person I’ve ever come into contact with – and Glen reminded me of my dad, in the dignity with which he dealt with [Alzheimer’s]. My heart goes to and will stay with Kim and the kids during this time. Marty Gamblin spent more than 20 years running publishing company Glen Campbell Music as well as GC Management. Glen absolutely loved listening to songs, particularly if they were pretty rough demos. The worst thing was to pitch him a fully produced record. I’ll never forget when Jimmy Webb sent me “Still Within The Sound Of My Voice.” After Glen and Keith Stegall heard it, we took it over to Jimmy Bowen’s house. He was producing Glen at the time. Jimmy said, “Glen, if you can come up with an arrangement that doesn’t tie up my studio musicians all day, we’ll do Gamblin, Gene Autry, Campbell it.” Glen loved that kind of challenge – taking a complex song and making it sound simple. He gave me total autonomy to run the company, but the one thing he asked was that we keep the door open for aspiring writers, singers and musicians as long as it was legally possible. Eventually, lawsuits made accepting unsolicited material impossible, but we were one of the last companies to stop doing that. Glen knew that if people hadn’t taken the time to help him along the way he wouldn’t have been blessed with the career he had. That was his way of paying it forward. One time he was listening in during a recording session and during a break he said to the musicians, “You guys are amazing! You have more talent in your whole body than I’ve got in my little finger.” They started saying, “Wow, Glen, that’s so nice ...” until they realized what he really said. He just started laughing. He loved to make people laugh. He could be as dignified as anyone with presidents and royalty, but was always the humble, good ole boy son of Wes and Carrie Campbell from Billstown, AR. That’s what I loved most about him.

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Radio vet Nada Taha discusses her most influential music: 1. Fleetwood Mac: I give credit to my old Top 40 PD, Brian Mack, for this one. When he learned of my lack of legendary music knowledge, he made it his mission to educate me. We started with the documentary Sound City and with Fleetwood Mac and I fell in Nada Taha love. We drank some scotch and dove deep into Rumours and the band's infamous history. 2. The Lumineers' "Ho Hey": It was the first song I heard at a concert as an MD. I believed in it so passionately, I went into our music meeting that week and pushed for it to be added. We were the first station in the country to spin it. And while I know it would've been played at some point anyway, and I don't take credit, it was the moment that encapsulated what being a music director was: to have seen a song played live and to take it to the radio days later. 3. Shania Twain: Seeing her live in Nashville was a "Nashville Moment." 4. Shania Twain's Come On Over: If anyone knows me, they know I am obsessed with her. (Proof here.) And that's thanks to this album. It shaped my love for country music and helped me climb into this Nashville world. 5. Maggie Rose: Most people don't know I brand manage and creatively direct Maggie. She's influenced me professionally and personally. She's the epitome of a powerful female in country music. She doesn't need to preach that whole thing because she lives it every day. • Highly regarded music you've actually never heard: I didn't grow up in a music household. So I didn't grow up on the Beatles, or Springsteen or the Stones, etc. Most of that music I have not heard. • "Important" music you just don't get: I have never really gotten into heavy metal, like the screamo stuff. Just can't. • An album you listened to incessantly: Any Kings of Leon album. But recently, Kacey Musgraves' Pageant Material and Bruno Mars' 24K Magic did not stop playing for six months. • Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now (and why): Harry Styles' "Kiwi." It will pleasantly surprise you. He was musically very vulnerable, raw and rock and roll. • Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: I will be judged for this but Shawn Mendes is my total jam out music. –Reach Taha here.

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Former Capitol promotion exec Bill Catino knew Campbell through working with Bowen, who ran Capitol for a time. Glen was always a gentleman and a very witty character. One morning on our way into a meeting with Bowen at Sound Stage we detected a strong odor in the room, but no one wanted to say anything. Turns out, Bowen’s studio manager had brought her new puppy to work that day and it left a huge dump behind the couch. Glen walked in the room and obviously smelled the same odor. He looked around and said, “Well, Bowen, I see you’re up to your old tricks again!” Producer Julian Raymond was at the helm of Campbell’s albums including 2008’s Meet Glen Campbell and 2011’s Ghost On The Canvas. With Campbell, Raymond co-wrote and produced the Grammy-winning “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from I’ll Be Me. I felt a connection with Glen right from the beginning. He’s still the funniest guy I ever met. One thing he always used to do was come up to me, pat me on the belly and say, “You don’t look like you’ve been missing any meals.” He was hilarious. One day he was particularly upset about all the stuff going on with Alzheimer’s. He called it “Part-Timer’s” in his joking way. He said, “I don’t understand why everybody’s going on about this thing. It’s not like I’m gonna miss anyone anyway.” Bingo, I wrote it down and we worked out the song. [During all the recordings] he always had Campbell and Raymond last say whether we did it or not, especially when we wrote together. He always had to be moved by the lyrics to be able to sing something. It was fun to work with him, because he definitely knew who Glen Campbell was, musically. I was pretty familiar with his history because my parents really loved him. But listening to all his stories about The Wrecking Crew and the songs he did coming up – everything from The Monkees, Mamas & The Papas, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole. He used to talk about that a lot. It’s stuff you’d only read in a book. He educated me every day on how they did it – the Phil Spector stuff, the Beach Boys stuff. It was an amazing time for me to be around him and talk to him, because he remembered that stuff like it was yesterday. He was really proud of it and told me that was his happiest time, when he was a session musician. Glen was really smart. Going back to the Goodtime Hour, think how hard that was. The camera’s rolling – go! You’re on.

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Making The Connect-A-Cut: Blue Chair/Columbia’s Kenny Chesney and friends at Mohegan Sun Arena. Pictured (l-r) are WJVC/Nassau’s Phathead and wife Dana, WJVC owner Vic Latino and wife Nicole, WRNX/Springfield, MA’s Amanda Jo Parker, Chesney, WRNX’s Kevin Johnson and fiancée Jen, WRNX’s Ashley Mascroft, WWYZ/Hartford’s Dave Symonds, WCTY/New London, CT’s Dave Elder, ESPN’s Michael Anthony and Columbia’s Cliff Blake.

You’re acting, talking, singing. And as a guitar player? Forget it. Even at his age, he could fluidly clean pick a guitar better than anyone I’ve ever seen. He was an incredible musician with incredible ears. His pitch was perfect. I’ve worked with some great people, but he was in a league and a class of his own.

But beyond that, the one thing I’ll remember the most about him is the love story of Kim and Glen. She took care of him. She had his back. He loved her and she loved him, and was with him right up until the very end. They had a beautiful relationship. That was really impressive. –Wendy Newcomer

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Organizers of the 5th Annual Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam will donate $2 of every ticket sold this year to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The festival is Sept. 1-3 in Panama City Beach.

Chart Chat

Congrats to Cole Swindell, Kristen Williams, Chris Palmer, Katie Bright and the WMN promotion team on securing this week’s No. 1 with “Flatliner.” The song is Swindell’s seventh-consecutive No. 1 single. Songwriters are Jaron Boyer, Matt Bronleewe and Swindell. And kudos to Matthew Hargis and BMLG Records team on securing 47 adds for FGL’s “Smooth,” topping this week’s board.

News & Notes

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The Week’s Top Stories Cole Swindell

Former Sling CEO Roger Lynch has been named CEO/President of Pandora, effective Sept. 18. Neuhoff WKOA/Lafayette, IN adds Envision’s AmeriCountry content. Kayla Calabrese, Crystal Day, Travis Rice and Jagertown have signed with publicity firm Brickshore Media. Craig Morgan teamed with the Spirit of Blue Foundation to present a safety equipment grant to the Dickson County, TN Sheriff’s Office. The grant includes 70 tourniquets along with tactical belt holders that will be issued to all patrol division and reserve deputies that serve the county.

Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com. • Taylor Lindsey was promoted to VP/A&R at Sony/Nashville( 8/7). • Kid Rock signed with Broken Bow Music Group/BMG (8/7). • Chad Taylor was named OM for Cumulus/Des Moines (8/8). • Tyler Reese exited WEZL/Charleston, SC (8/8). • Glen Campbell passed away (8/8). • Brian Cleary added PD duties at WEZL/Charleston (8/9). • Dawn Santolucito named Dir./Music & Promotion at WKLB/ Boston (8/10). • Scott Gaines joined WKHX/Atlanta as APD/afternoon host (8/10). • Cumulus reported Q2 2017 financials (8/14). Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com Wendy Newcomer, wendy@countryaircheck.com Paul Williams, paul@countryaircheck.com (615) 320-1450

Take Me Out To The Crowd: BMLG Records’ Florida Georgia Line, Big Loud’s Chris Lane and Backstreet Boys welcome a huge contingent of radio and industry folks backstage at Chicago’s Wrigley Field.

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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: Hall WPCV/Lakeland is looking for a morning show co-host. Send materials here. iHeartMedia WMZQ/Washington is looking for an APD/on air host. More here. Cox KKBQ & KTHT/Houston are looking for a Dir./ Production and Account Executives for the cluster. Apply here. iHeartMedia WDRM/Huntsville, 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. 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. Noise New Media is looking for a Mgr./Social Marketing & Advertising. Send materials here.

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 • Brian Hatfield Former KYGO/Denver APD/MD/on air 704-604-6554 brianhat@aol.com

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July 2017 PPM Scoreboard

Country radio shares were up by 1% compared to last month. Of the 87 subscribing stations listed, 41 increased, 37 decreased and nine were flat. The cume leader was Mt. Wilson’s KKGO/Los Angeles with

Station/City WKHX/Atlanta WUBL/Atlanta KASE/Austin^ KVET/Austin^ KOKE/Austin WPOC/Baltimore WKLB/Boston WBWL/Boston WCTK/Providence (Boston) WKKT/Charlotte WSOC/Charlotte WEBG/Chicago WUSN/Chicago WNNF/Cincinnati WUBE/Cincinnati^ WYGY/Cincinnati^ WGAR/Cleveland WCOL/Columbus, OH KPLX/Dallas^ KSCS/Dallas^ KWOF/Denver KYGO/Denver WDRQ/Detroit WYCD/Detroit WPAW/Greensboro WTQR/Greensboro WWYZ/Hartford KILT/Houston KKBQ/Houston^ KTHT/Houston^+ WFMS/Indianapolis WUBLWLHK/Indianapolis WGNE/Jacksonville WQIK/Jacksonville KBEQ/Kansas City^ KFKF/Kansas City^ WDAF/Kansas City KCYE/Las Vegas 500 KWNR/Las Vegas KKGO/Los Angeles WGKX/Memphis WLFP/Memphis WKIS/Miami

July 6+ Share

June Cume

June 6+ Share

Rank

4.1 4.2 4.5 6.2 1.8 7.7 4.5 2.4 0.5 6.4 6.0 2.1 3.4 2.7 8.1 1.9 6.9 10.6 6.1 4.5 2.2 6.6 2.5 6.2 6.3 7.2 8.8 3.0 4.6 1.9 6.7 5.4 4.4 12.2 3.5 5.9 3.8 4.7 4.8 2.8 5.9 3.2 2.5

9 4.8 5 674,000 632,400 7t 4.5 7 723,300 729,400 8 5.0 6 325,800 347,700 3 6.1 2t 348,000 325,100 19 2.0 17 101,000 100,300 3 7.4 3 487,600 465,800 7 4.5 6 711,600 718,700 17 2.5 16 494,300 512,900 24 0.7 24 147,900 170,300 1 5.7 4t 489,200 516,400 4 6.0 1 451,600 489,500 22 2.8 14t 863,700 866,400 9 4.1 5 1,087,000 1,216,500 15 2.9 14 259,600 263,900 3 7.6 3 478,900 459,100 16 1.9 17 151,400 151,400 6 6.6 7t 452,700 467,600 2 12.7 1 474,000 516,500 1 5.6 1 1,209,000 1,236,000 4 4.4 5 995,500 1,000,200 19t 2.4 17 305,600 321,200 1 6.5 1 570,500 591,000 18 2.5 18 510,800 475,200 2 5.5 4 761,700 755,800 6 7.0 5 290,200 254,800 4 6.9 6 312,000 304,500 2 8.3 2t 289,300 265,700 16 3.9 10t 903,800 958,700 6t 4.2 8 1,107,800 1,007,100 21 1.8 21 468,600 466,100 3t 5.8 7 368,200 350,200 7 6.1 5t 362,800 378,200 7t 4.6 8 233,000 248,600 1 11.6 1 292,000 280,300 14 3.5 14 306,600 308,600 3 6.0 3 345,500 365,600 12 4.1 12 270,300 287,000 6 3.7 10t 271,500 234,200 5 4.9 3 275,100 274,600 14t 2.8 13t 1,332,800 1,262,900 7 5.5 7 185,200 199,700 11 3.4 11 126,400 127,600 17 2.1 18t 424,500 417,200

Rank

July Cume

419.2

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1,332,800. Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas with was second with 1,209,000. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates coowned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station best in that statistic. Ranks are among subscribers.

June 6+ Share

Station/City

WNSH/New York (Middlesex) 3.6 WKTI/Milwaukee 3.8 WMIL/Milwaukee 5.3 KEEY/Minneapolis 6.3 KMNB/Minneapolis 4.8 WKDF/Nashville^ 3.8 WSIX/Nashville 5.5 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 4.4 WSM-AM/Nashville 1.8 WSIX HD2/Nashville 1.0 WNSH/New York (Nassau) 1.6 WNSH/New York 1.7 WWKA/Orlando 4.1 KMLE/Phoenix 4.2 KNIX/Phoenix 3.6 KSWG/Phoenix 0.5 WXTU/Philadelphia 4.7 WDSY/Pittsburgh 4.4 WPGB/Pittsburgh 3.5 KWJJ/Portland 4.9 KUPL/Portland 4.4 WCTK/Providence 8.4 WNCB/Raleigh 3.7 WQDR/Raleigh 7.2 KFRG/Riverside 4.0 KBEB/Sacramento 2.9 KNCI/Sacramento 5.8 KNTY/Sacramento 2.8 KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.6 KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 6.1 KSOP-AM/Salt Lake City ^+ 0.8 KUBL/Salt Lake City 4.7 KAJA/San Antonio 4.8 KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.4 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.2 KSON/San Diego 5.7 KRTY/San Jose 5.1 KKWF/Seattle 2.1 KMPS/Seattle 4.5 KSD/St. Louis 4.0 WIL/St. Louis 6.5 WFUS/Tampa 4.2 WQYK/Tampa 4.6 WMZQ/Washington 3.5 WIRK/West Palm Beach 5.1

Rank

July 6+ Share

10 13 7 4t 9t 11t 7 10 16t 20t 23 20 10 6t 11 33 7t 10 11 7 8 4 11 2 5 14 4 15 21 2t 27 8 5 4 23 2 5 21 8 12 4 8 6 12 5t

Rank

400

370.3

370.0

376.3

July Cume

3.8 10t 173,100 208,700 4.0 11 288,200 276,900 5.5 5t 346,000 352,900 6.2 4 657,000 652,000 4.1 11 659,600 568,300 3.9 11 244,700 262,100 5.4 8 272,700 274,200 4.1 10 273,000 276,600 1.8 17 43,500 41,500 1.1 18t 60,800 66,200 1.6 22 157,000 182,400 2.1 17t 1,071,200 1,126,000 3.4 11 263,300 226,200 4.1 8 500,600 508,200 3.2 11t 584,000 522,200 0.6 31t 65,500 70,800 4.0 10 833,900 721,700 4.6 9 367,700 371,800 3.8 10 270,000 285,500 5.6 4 456,900 449,900 4.9 6t 425,500 412,000 8.4 2t 405,500 413,900 4.1 11 242,000 251,900 7.7 2 356,300 363,300 5.0 3 336,000 339,000 3.1 12t 231,900 239,200 6.0 4 339,400 347,000 2.6 15 210,000 195,600 1.6 23 191,700 183,100 6.0 3 309,300 309,000 0.8 25t 45,300 52,600 4.8 8 370,600 390,800 5.2 5 544,900 509,400 5.4 3t 599,500 611,200 1.2 22 138,500 122,700 5.4 4t 488,200 496,700 4.7 5 250,100 209,200 2.7 18t 452,500 469,500 4.9 6 550,300 508,000 4.2 9 518,600 499,200 6.0 5 602,200 560,600 4.4 8 451,300 468,600 4.7 5 415,300 391,500 3.2 12 567,700 557,500 4.5 7 169,800 173,200

392.8 381.3 380.8 379.8

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382.0 386.2

392.3 395.3

370.3

362.0

326.5

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Artist/Title (Label)

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

COLE SWINDELL

24189

1907

8306

604

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

23798

-2945

7987

-951

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) ✔

23292

1682

8065

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

22174

1966

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

21491

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

8 9

156

52.44 -6.274

159

637

51.923 5.099

159

7561

776

48.506 4.784

159

1156

7073

380

47.859 3.382

159

21193

641

7156

250

1.272

159

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

21183

1065

7164

296

46.831 2.981

159

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

16575

1636

5473

450

36.929

159

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

15554

889

5246

307

35.505 1.648

159

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

13687

1561

4562

474

30.448

4.3

158

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

13536

767

4618

261

29.059

2.65

158

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

13201

927

4311

264

28.46

2.326

156

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

12970

1921

4206

636

27.44

5.411

152

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

12703

395

4548

135

26.081 0.959

158

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

11523

644

3963

213

23.943 1.824

158

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

10495

848

3554

270

21.006 2.319

154

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

9747

495

3265

184

19.837 0.849

159

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

9239

1032

3213

294

18.581 3.868

157

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

8810

-5611

2868

-1954

23.322 -13.146

158

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

8809

198

3031

17.928 0.416

151

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

8590

1389

2933

516

16.877 2.377

145

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

8587

825

3184

252

15.779 2.107

145

BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)

7753

763

2732

249

14.295 1.825

152

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

6543

125

2311

12.769 0.274

145

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

6503

609

2297

237

10.862 1.019

137

Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔

52.148

47.2

3.07

3.83

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Artist/Title (Label)

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

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔

5906

2250

2018

848

12.465

4.89

145

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

5770

174

1989

8.865

0.507

133

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

5352

258

1684

128

10.563 0.289

109

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

4768

1558

8.731

0.083

120

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony)

4708

465

1585

166

8.107

0.905

134

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

4681

122

1744

8.519

0.388

124

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

4339

152

1361

6.825

0.589

120

JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA)

4249

348

1440

111

7.451

0.466

109

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)

3969

206

1425

5.576

0.369

131

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

3638

-5070

1195

-1895

9.377

-6.96

156

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

3214

414

923

117

6.139

0.688

WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse)

3106

108

1000

6.845

0.216

105

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

3011

566

939

156

5.193

1.357

106

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

2824

-57

937

-5

4.6

-0.176

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

2530

731

813

171

4.979

2.526

100

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

2460

231

831

3.901

0.688

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

2411

806

4.049 -0.045

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

2398

150

938

3.174

0.246

108

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

1998

155

732

2.212

0.096

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)

1932

713

2.375 -0.101

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (---)

1900

203

564

3.408

0.573

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

1794

135

656

2.443

0.151

PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek)

1688

590

-6

2.157 -0.034

JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb)

1646

561

-21

2.136 -0.134

MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA)

1613

182

510

2.234

Debut 50

0.195

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August 14, 2017 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

1550 ✔

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow)

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

830 ✔

ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

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

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

750 ✔

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

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

553 ✔

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

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

513 ✔

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

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

481

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

476

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN)

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

432

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

354

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

326

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

2250

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

1966

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

1921

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

1907

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

1682

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

1636

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

1561

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

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

1389

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

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

1156

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

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

1065

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

330

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

172

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

163

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

141

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

125

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Points

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

18388

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

17123

637

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

14079

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

636

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

13296

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

604

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

12609

516

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

10337

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

474

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

7842

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

450

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

7635

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

380

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

7246

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

307

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

7163

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

848

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

776

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

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

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August 14, 2017 COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) Moves 44-45* 1932 points, 713 spins 1 add: WXBQ SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes Moves 47-46* 1900 points, 564 spins 5 adds: KMLE, WLHK, WRBT, WCOS*, KKIX CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) Moves 49-47* 1794 points, 656 spins 9 adds: WDRQ*, KUPL, KASE, WQDR, WTQR, WCTQ, KXLY, WPOR, WPLM PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) Remains 48* 1688 points, 590 spins 3 adds: WDXB, KVOO, KHEY JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) Moves 50-49* 1646 points, 561 spins; no adds MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) Debuts 50* 1613 points, 510 spins 3 adds: WWGR, KJUG, WXBQ DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol) 1523 points, 512 spins 6 adds: KSON, KNCI, WDAF, WTGE, WRNS, KRYS JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA) 1401 points, 486 spins; no adds MICHAEL TYLER/They Can’t See (Reviver) 1381 points, 459 spins 1 add: KNIX

A D D DAT E S August 21

Adam Wayne/Give All Your Love (Madalin) RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Us (Big Machine) Chase Bryant/Hell If I Know (Red Bow) Brett Eldredge/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN)

August 28

dylan scott/Hooked (Curb) Danielle Bradbery/Sway (BMLGR) Rebel Hearts/Baby Doll (Rebel Hearts)

September 5 None Listed

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Chart Page 5

August 14, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

BILLY CURRINGTON

Points

+/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

9915

-359

2276

-48

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

9914

481

2247

125

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

9903

111

2241

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

9714

553

2163

141

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

9658

189

2160

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

9554

-14

2095

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

8242

1841

You Make Me Wanna (Mercury)

2nd Week at No. 1

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

7652

354

1720

11 9

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

6944

476

1468

10 10

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

6774

1456

12 11

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

6670

254

1495

13 12

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

6494

147

1429

15 13

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

5349

326

1178

19 14

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

5270

750

1201

172

14 15

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

5207

120

1127

21 16

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

5125

830

989

163

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

4924

-2138

1095

-472

17 18

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

4832

143

1047

18 19

BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)

4668

980

23 20

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

4401

432

913

22 21

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

4279

127

945

24 22

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

4058

243

876

25 23

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

3604

759

27 24

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

3348

272

674

26 25

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

3105

-14

663

-2

34 26

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔

2981

1550

605

330

20 27

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

2545

-1802

520

-385

28 28

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

2512

553

29 29

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

2344

107

554

30 30

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

2034

363

Chart Page 6

August 14, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

32 31

JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA)

1689

225

Plays

285

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

31 32

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

1626

141

269

33 33

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

1542

312

35 34

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

1526

383

39 35

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

1490

513

277

38 36

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

1265

281

220

37 37

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

1168

145

258

42 38

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

1064

220

168

36 39

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

1030

-218

186

-11

40 40

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony)

975

225

41 41

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

909

-29

178

-4

43 42

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)

880

219

49 43

ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

842

213

147

45 44

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

827

141

44 45

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

822

117

48 46

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

800

166

52 47

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

759

228

136

46 48

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

685

-13

116

47 49

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

650

53 50

WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse)

603

172

51 51

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

578

57 52

ADAM DOLEAC/Whiskey's Fine (287 Records)

570

50 53

JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory)

550

-50

-5

54 54

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

529

55 55

JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb)

527

102

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (---)

526

260

109

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

505

169

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)

498

129

59 59

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol)

480

58 60

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

480

Debut 56 56 57

Debut 58

Chart Page 7