Issue 591 - March 5, 2018 by Country Aircheck

March 6, 2018, Issue 591

Wholly Toledo: Shores Steps Down

Gas sold for $1.10 a gallon and cell phones weighed 11 pounds when Gary Shores was tapped to lead WKKO/Toledo as PD. Roughly 12,000 music logs later, the Country radio veteran is stepping away from those responsibilities. His focus moving forward will be on the station’s long-dominant morning show, a solo operation since the December passing of longtime friend and co-host Harvey Steele (CAT 1/2). Country Aircheck recently caught up with Shores for a chat that spanned the show’s history, the duo’s friendship and the future. Face Forward: “It’s something you can’t plan for,” Shores says of his partner’s death. “And when it happens, you just have to do Gary Shores what you think is best as far as telling the audience.” Shores, on vacation when the news came, returned to the studio with Steele’s daughter to inform WKKO listeners. He’d been admitted to a local hospital days earlier with diabetic ketoacidosis, the pair explained, and had died the previous day. His condition had been exacerbated by decades of health issues that years earlier necessitated two liver transplants in a single week. “It was the toughest day in my 45 years of radio – just terrible,” Shores says of the show that day. “But it had to be done.” Scientific Method: Shores & Steele launched 23 years ago in afternoon drive. “I was in WKKO afternoons at the time and he was doing a midday shift on our AM station,” Shores explains, noting that the pairing was a “science experiment” undertaken by his GM at the time. “There may have been some other afternoon teams in Country radio, but it was certainly new for Toledo, and it took off like a rocket. We were No. 1 every day.” A CMA Award for Medium Market Broadcast Personality followed the next year. “That was really the moment when we said, ‘I think we’re on to something,’” Shores recalls. “And that’s probably what put the station on the map both locally and nationally.” The (continued on page 9)

Chasing Paper: Team WUSY/Chattanooga raises an impressive $503,647 during their St. Jude radiothon. Pictured (holding signs, l-r) are the station’s Justin Cole, Mo Turner Wagner, Daniel Wyatt, Nichole Hartman, Styckman, Devon and Cowboy Kyle with fellow staffers and volunteers.

Clarence “The Legend” Spalding

Maverick’s Clarence Spalding received the “Bob Kingsley Living Legend Award” at a Feb. 28 dinner benefitting the Opry Trust Fund. Held on the Opry House stage, the event put Spalding in company with previous honorees Bob Kingsley, Joe Galante, Jim Ed Norman and Crook & Chase. Brooks & Dunn, Reba, Exile, Rascal Flatts, Terri Clark, Darius Rucker and Jason Aldean performed and offered anecdotes Kingsley, Spalding, Aldean about their manager.

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Cumulus VP/Country Formats Charlie Cook discusses his most influential music: 1. Bob Seger: I used to see him play The Hideout in East Detroit when I was in high school. It was Bob Seger and The Last Heard. Interestingly, that first album East Side Story was on Hideout Records so I’m sure the club Charlie Cook owner was a backer of some sort. I met Bob at the Grammys a few years ago and told him when I was first introduced to his music. He was surprised that there were any of us still around. 2. Steely Dan: I love everything about the intricacies of their music. 3. Tears For Fears: Again, their music is layered and deep. I saw them at Bridgestone Arena and they blew me away. 4. Rod Stewart opening for Three Dog Night at Olympia in Detroit: It was my first concert and my car was broken into that night. The cops laughed at me for parking where I did – like within the city limits. I loved the harmonies of Three Dog Night. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: Sturgill Simpson. I know I am supposed to listen to him. He is a huge act, sells out six shows at The Ryman in a blink. But I am a hit-oriented listener and I need a sing-along hook. I do not believe he is about that. • “Important” music you just don’t get: I do not get Bruce Springsteen. I went to a show once and was bored in 15 minutes. Again, because I don’t know much of his music, I am not invested. I understand the religious experience he fulfills for people from New York and New Jersey. I am another religion. I could not sit through an opera for a million dollars. Well, for a million dollars I could. All that wailing. Yuck. I really hate music that does not rhyme lyrically. It messes with my head. Heavy Metal – yuck. Might be why I do like Rap. • An album you listened to incessantly: Anita Baker’s Rapture. I could not get enough of that CD. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I like old AC music and Smooth Jazz: Phil Collins, Lionel Richie, Hall & Oates, Kenny Loggins, ELO, Boney James, Gerald Albright, Sade and Lindsey Webster.

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Reba was very much a surprise guest as she had to be in New York very early the next morning to announce the ACM nominees on CBS This Morning. Also on hand were Country industry colleagues who offered their own insights into Spalding’s life, career and personality. Half roast, half lighthearted recollections were delivered by artist manager Stan Moress, Sony/Nashville’s Randy Goodman, FBMM’s Mary Ann McCready, WMN’s John Esposito and Live Nation’s Brian O’Connell. “I feel like I birthed a baby,” said Moress, who first brought Spalding to Nashville to help with his artist roster. “I met Clarence in Kentucky where I watched him work with a very difficult promoter and knew I had to find a way to get him to Nashville. He helped make Nashville what it is today. I couldn’t be prouder of this guy.” Goodman, who noted his comments might sound a bit like psychoanalysis, said, “Clarence is one of the most fascinating and complex people I’ve ever met. For all his eccentricities, I’ve come to see him as one of the most steadfast, trustworthy and truthful people I have ever known. If a moral person speaks the truth no matter the consequences or circumstances, then Clarence comes as close to that idea as people in the pulpit. You tell the truth. Isn’t that what makes you better?” Aldean presented the award. “Clarence not only changed my life but my family’s lives,” he said. “If not for him, I don’t know what I’d be doing. I’d probably still be playing bars in Macon.” Spalding was surprised by the tribute, having been lured to the Opry House under false pretenses. “I’m gonna be brief because I’m sick of hearing about myself,” he began. “Normally I’m the guy in the back making fun of the guy up here, saying, ‘He’s not all that.’ And, ‘That’s bullshit.’ Tonight, I found myself saying that about me a lot. “I am honored to be up here and really appreciate the nice things people said about me. Finding out I’m a living legend is a big surprise to me. I thought I was doing an interview about the Opry, and I’m pissed. I had a great speech. But I should have known something was up. Usually when I pull in I’m told I can park anywhere in the gravel lot. When I pulled in tonight, the guard said I could park right there in the front. So I went from the gravel lot to a living legend in one fell swoop.” More from the night below. –Lon Helton

Quotebook

• “Ronnie and I got great advice and a daily referee. We sure as hell couldn’t have made it 20 years without him.” –Kix Brooks • “Weren’t you the first guy in Kentucky to drink near beer?” –Ronnie Dunn

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OFF THE RECORD: Rodney Atkins Curb’s Rodney Atkins puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to WMIK-AM/ Middlesboro, KY and WIVK/Knoxville. The first time I heard myself on the radio was on WOKI/Knoxville. I was opening for George Jones in ‘92. They let me play a few songs live and recorded it to Rodney play later. When I got back in my truck, they Atkins played it and I was able to hear myself. I thought, “That’s what I sound like? I’m in trouble!” When Curb first sent me on radio tour, I didn’t have a single out. I thank God for those days now, that I got to meet folks in Country radio. I’ll never forget when I was in Harrisburg, PA and Shelly Easton was the PD. She pulled me off to the side and said, “I don’t know what your first single should be, but whatever you do, don’t quit.” This was in ‘96 and it was 2006 before we had a No. 1 song. There were so many people back then who encouraged me and made me believe in myself when I didn’t. Even back in ‘94, I remember driving across Tennessee and Kentucky, visiting radio stations. What’s crazy is, they let me come in! And they were always so welcoming. ‘IVK let me come in back when I didn’t even have a record label. They made me feel like family. My favorite people to travel with are my wife Rose, our new baby, Ryder, and my son Elijah. Ryder likes the bus because it shakes and rattles. In the summertime, Eli, who’s 16, comes out with us and makes some summer money selling merch. Every time I’m at a truck stop I pick up a hat. Truck stops have the best ball caps. My new music is country. It’s got some grit. It’s a lot about where I’m at and where I’m going. It’s not a whole lot about where I was. My last impulse buy was a flannel hoodie. We went up north and I underestimated how cold it still was in Pennsylvania. I wish I’d written Charlie Daniels’ “The Devil Went Down To Georgia.” It’s one of the best story songs of all time, if not the best. My least favorite interview question is, “Tell us about your divorce.” (laughs) I’d love to be stuck in any city where there’s a good beach.

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• “Clarence once told us he never had any other artists like us. When we said ‘thanks,’ he said, ‘I didn’t mean that in a good way. I don’t have any artists who blow up my phone the way you guys do.’” – Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus • “You stick up for us and fight for us and there’s nothing more an artist could want from a manager.” –Terri Clark • “No one called him Clarence back then; he was known as Wolf. He was the best road manager, period. He was perfect. And he went on to be perfect as a manager.” – Exile’s Sonny LeMaire • “Clarence understood my dreams and visions and helped me even before he was my manager.” – Darius Rucker • “There’s no BS with Clarence. Don’t go to him to be coddled. Go to him for straightforward advice and pitch him only with the facts.” –John Esposito • “Clarence, you gotta be miserable hearing a bunch of people saying nice things about you. But you’re our guy. You’ve always been our guy. Thank you for being our guy.” – Brian O’Connell

Chart Chat

Congrats to Thomas Rhett, Chris Palmer, Ashley Sidoti and the Valory promotion team for securing this week’s No. 1 with “Marry Me.” The song is the third chart-topper from Life Changes. Writers are Shane McAnally, Ashley Gorley, Jesse Frasure and Rhett. And kudos to Stacy Blythe and the Big Loud reps on landing 60 adds for Jake Owen’s “I Was Jack (You Were Diane),” topping this week’s board.

Thomas Rhett

News & Notes

WBTU/Fort Wayne has signed a multi-year deal to syndicate The Bobby Bones Show through 2024. Country Music Hall of Famer Randy Travis has launched Diggin’ Up Songs, a digital campaign across Spotify, Twitter, Facebook and RandyTravis.com highlighting music curated by Travis. New songs will be added every two weeks. More here. The 26th Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival has launched the 2018 Festival app. More info on the April 3-7 event and free app here. Lee Ann Womack, Randy Rogers Band and Jackie Lee will perform acoustic sets at AJ’s Good Time Bar April 24 to benefit the MusiCares Foundation. More here.

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Birthday Suit: Reviver’s Michael Tyler, MCA’s Jordan Davis, Atlantic/WMN’s Devin Dawson, Big Machine’s Midland and Warner Bros./WAR’s Chris Janson at WJVC/Nassau’s 7th Birthday Celebration Guys With Guitars. Pictured (back, l-r) are Reviver’s Will Robinson, Tyler, the station’s Jay Letterman, Davis, Dawson, the station’s Diane Monk, Midland’s Cameron Duddy and Mark Wystrach, Big Machine’s Brooke Diaz and Midland’s Jess Carson; (front, l-r) the station’s Bill Powers, Janson and the station’s Phathead and Anna Cage.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • Cox’s RareCountry.com will cease operations March 31. • Spotify filed for an IPO under the ticker symbol “SPOT.” • UMG/Nashville VP National Sales Pam Russell exited.

Wholly Toledo: Shores Steps Down

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afternooners replaced the morning show in 2000 when it moved to an AC station in town. Shores & Steele didn’t miss a beat, going on to deliver a string of No. 1 books seldom replicated in the format.

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Seventeen: WIRK/West Palm Beach’s annual Rib Roundup takes on deeper meaning with students and teachers from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in attendance Saturday (3/3). The show’s performers stand behind them (top) during a 17-second silence honoring the lives lost during the Parkland school shooting. Below, the Sony contingent gathers for a group shot. Pictured (l-r) are Lanco’s Jared Hampton and Eric Steedly, River House/Columbia’s Luke Combs, Columbia’s Lyndsay Church, RCA’s Kane Brown and Liz Sledge, Lanco’s Tripp Howell, Arista’s Ali O’Connell and Lanco’s Brandon Lancaster and Chandler Baldwin. ©2018 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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E N T E RTA I N E R OF T H E Y E A R

JASON ALDEAN GARTH BROOKS LUKE BRYAN CHRIS STAPLETON

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

JASON ALDEAN THOMAS RHETT CHRIS STAPLETON CHRIS YOUNG FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

MIRANDA LAMBERT REBA MCENTIRE VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

BROTHERS OSBORNE FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE

NEW FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

DANIELLE BRADBERY RAELYNN

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

BLACK

DIERKS BENTLEY IT AIN’T MY FAULT

BROTHERS OSBORNE NEW VOCAL DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR

LANCO

MARRY ME

THOMAS RHETT WE SHOULD BE FRIENDS

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

FROM A ROOM VOL. 1

CHRIS STAPLETON LIFE CHANGES

THOMAS RHETT

MIRANDA LAMBERT VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR

CRAVING YOU

THOMAS RHETT* DEAR HATE

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR

BROKEN HALOS

CHRIS STAPLETON I’LL NAME THE DOGS

BLAKE SHELTON

VINCE GILL* FUNNY (HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY)

GLEN CAMPBELL* WHAT IFS

KANE BROWN*

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Gary Shores and the late Harvey Steele

Shores says a perfect mix of similarities and differences was the key to their success. “We were both radio geeks and both had a programmer’s mindset, so we understood how to get the job done,” he says. “But we were different people who had grown up in different parts of the country. I was a car guy, for example, and he was a hockey guy. He didn’t know anything about cars and I still don’t know shit about hockey. The chemistry was kind of magical and was there from the beginning.” Phase Forward: A lot will be different moving forward, of course, and not just because of Steele’s absence. Shores, 66, is craving more time for himself. “I’d talked with management even before we knew Harvey was as sick as he was,” Shores says of the decision to relinquish programming responsibilities. “I sound like a broken record, but I do my 70-80 hours every week. I don’t complain because it’s led to a lot of success, but it’s time. My wife is retired now and we want to spend more time together traveling and doing stuff with the kids, who are scattered all over the country.”

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While it might seem hard to give up control after so many years at the helm, Shores isn’t worried about it. “I don’t have a problem with that at all,” he says. “The radio station is certainly not broken. We’ve been No. 1 for over 20 years. So as far as taking direction, I don’t see a lot of changes. I’m sure somebody is going to want to put their own fingerprint on the station and they may have ideas that can improve it. That’s great and I would obviously encourage that.” Given the morning show’s history as a two-person operation, one of those ideas could be a co-host. And some have even suggested Steele’s daughter Kara as the perfect candidate. “She’s amazing,” Shores admits. “She works for Life Connection of Ohio, which is the organ procurement organization that helped Harvey get his liver transplants 20 years ago. I do plan to have her in from time to time to give updates on the charity fund that was set up when Harvey died. He helped a lot of people through his charity work over the years and we plan to return the favor by promoting that moving forward.” As for a new permanent co-host, “We haven’t gotten that far yet,” Shores says. “We’re going to crawl before we walk and see how the numbers shake out.” Shores is looking forward to some well-deserved downtime in any event. “Now comes the fun part,” he muses. “I’m going to let somebody else do all the busy work. I’ll be doing what got me into this business in the first place.” Reach Shores here. Donate to the Harvey J. Steele Memorial Fund through the Toledo Community Foundation here. –CA Staff

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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: Scripps KTTS/Springfield, MO is seeking a morning show cohost. Apply here.

Binnie Media-Maine is searching for a Dir./Traffic and a part-time Sales Assistant in Portland, for its stations which include Country WTHT and WBQQ. Send materials here. Midwest KVOX/Fargo has an unspecified on-air opening. Send airchecks and résumés here.

Vallie Richards Donovan Consulting has an immediate PM drive opening at a legendary east coast Country station. Send airchecks and résumés to “Country Jobs” here.

Hubbard KVRQ/Seattle is looking for a Program Director, morning show and on-air host here.

Cumulus WIOV/Lancaster, PA has an opening for a morning host. Apply here.

Cumulus KQFC/Boise is looking for an afternoon host who can also handle afternoon traffic and production for the five-station cluster. Details here.

Ingstad KXDD/Yakima, WA is searching for a MD/morning cohost. Send airchecks, résumés, social media samples and a cover letter here.

Townsquare WXXQ/Rockford, IL is looking for an afternoon host who also has social media skills. Send materials here.

Leighton KZPK/St. Cloud, MN is searching for a PD/morning host. Send airchecks and résumés to OM JJ Holiday here.

Consultant Joel Raab has two client stations looking for a PD and an APD/MD in two different Top 100 markets. Send materials here.

DBC Radio WUBB/Savannah, GA has a morning show opening. Send airchecks and résumés to OM Gabe Reynolds here.

iHeartMedia WMZQ/Washington is looking for an MD/ evening host. Send materials here.

Entercom KMNB/Minneapolis is searching for an OM/PD. Apply here.

iHeartMedia/Tampa is looking for a Sr. Dir./Promotions. Apply here.

iHeartMedia has a number of key PD openings including WQIK/Jacksonville and KBEB/Sacramento. Send materials to iHeartCountry format captain Rod Phillips here.

Cumulus WIVK/Knoxville is looking for a morning show Exec. Producer. Apply here.

MWC Media Knoxville’s WIMZ Classic Rock is searching for a full-time night personality. Send airchecks and résumés to Brand Mgr. Randy Chambers here. iHeartMedia/Huntsville is searching for a Dir./Promotions, a newly created position for the cluster that includes Country WDRM. Apply here. W&B WLVK/Elizabethtown, KY has an opening for a morning co-host. Airchecks and résumés can be sent to Managing Partner/ GM René Bell here. Entercom KFRG/Riverside has a full-time on-air opening. Apply here. Southern Stone WKRO/Daytona Beach, FL has an opening for a PD/morning host. Send résumé, aircheck and success stories to consultant Jeff Sanders here and OM Tremble here. Entercom KMLE/Phoenix has an opening for a morning host. Apply here. Entercom WKIS/Miami is searching for an evening host. Apply here. Mid-West’s WRTB/Rockford, IL has newly created on-air opening. Airchecks and résumés to PD Steve Summers here. Beasley WQYK/Tampa is looking for a PD. Send materials here. Cumulus KSCS/Dallas is looking for an APD/MD/afternoon host. Send materials here.

Summit WQNU/Louisville is looking for an APD/MD/on-air host. Submit materials here. Entercom KKWF/Seattle is looking for a morning show co-host. Details here. Scripps WKTI/Milwaukee is looking for a morning show host here. Saga WPOR/Portland, ME is looking for a PD. Details here. CMA is looking for a Market Research Analyst and a Creative Content Project Manager. Send cover letter, résumé and salary requirements to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here.

Searching •Jeremy Guenther Former KSSN & KMJX/Little Rock MD, on-air; Capitol SW Regional 501-590-4878 jguenther01@gmail.com •Kris Stevens Former WKKT/Charlotte afternoon host 610-762-8332 radiobigkat@gmail.com • Jeff Roper Former KCYY/San Antonio APD/MD/morning host 210-790-7099 ropershow@gmail.com • Blake Nixon Former In2une Regional and WMN Coordinator 615-498-0988 blake.nixon@comcast.net

March 5, 2018 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

THOMAS RHETT

22860

1564

8536

535

58.406 4.039

157

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

21388

1652

8254

642

53.967 3.285

157

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers)

19435

-3522

7227

-1318

50.864 -7.509

157

LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) ✔

18188

3091

6795

1128

44.715 5.261

157

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)

17570

875

6621

336

44.554 2.565

156

BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN)

17244

1273

6305

487

43.116 3.762

157

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

15961

1348

5783

458

39.718

3.84

155

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

15656

1603

5879

628

37.63

4.114

153

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR) ✔

12730

2253

4488

929

30.922

6.86

150

DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol)

12287

1057

4644

462

30.153 3.372

157

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) ✔

12223

1729

4515

727

4.379

157

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

11634

912

4292

262

26.496 2.519

157

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA)

10527

1532

3821

595

23.026 3.917

156

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

10508

-4528

4164

-1696

26.384 -10.784

157

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

10064

627

3617

220

22.278

153

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔

9320

2274

3397

870

23.274 6.438

153

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

9234

645

3463

173

19.717 1.334

154

D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's... (Reviver/Blue Chair)

8857

483

3377

200

21.105 1.108

148

DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol)

8367

1378

2998

579

19.217 3.061

148

MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR)

7280

760

2664

304

15.535 1.433

142

MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA)

6877

491

2631

201

15.032 0.183

139

CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud)

6266

391

2077

101

12.279

124

LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia)

6209

1368

2226

506

13.731 2.891

146

LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek)

5719

323

2260

100

11.001 1.036

145

JON PARDI/She Ain't In It (Capitol)

5286

257

2070

146

12.405 0.464

139

Marry Me (Valory)

31.76

1.52

0.97

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Artist/Title (Label)

KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol)

5103

-9330

1893

-3386

12.922 -20.062

157

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

4804

1638

8.785 -0.032

137

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA)

4798

807

1879

326

10.08

1.558

123

DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb)

4223

242

1543

114

7.564

0.458

127

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol)

4178

234

1563

7.701

0.448

138

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

3946

297

1524

125

7.318

1.172

138

JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory)

3918

719

1476

226

7.488

1.01

121

JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) ✔

3190

1246

9.444

5.372

0.432

110

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

CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR)

2930

310

1096

119

ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (Atlantic/WAR)

2724

972

6.975 -0.136

DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR)

2711

254

907

6.607

0.145

107

CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine)

2700

380

984

142

4.62

0.56

116

RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse)

2683

-75

1035

-5

3.813 -0.435

107

DUSTIN LYNCH/I'd Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow)

2571

225

972

3.776

0.145

105

SUGARLAND/Still The Same (UMG/Big Machine)

2456

372

1007

157

2.989

0.328

119

BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR)

2383

659

838

262

4.735

1.625

BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville)

2368

314

913

127

3.985

0.567

101

JERROD NIEMANN/I Got This (Curb)

2123

721

5.879

0.254

COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN)

2110

-573

736

-312

4.369 -3.392

106

KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA)

2088

246

840

100

3.001

0.379

CAM/Diane (Arista)

1988

261

720

3.077

0.656

686

2.343

0.065

BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers (EMI Nashville) 1763

Debut 48

LOCASH/Don't Get Better Than That (Reviver)

1536

184

605

2.483

0.16

Debut 49

LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista)

1534

296

520

104

2.38

0.578

Debut 50

MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia)

1426

117

530

2.328

0.177

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March 5, 2018 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud)

LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol)

1505 ✔

CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA)

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA)

1169 ✔

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers)

JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud)

1164 ✔

COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN)

ERIC PASLAY/Young Forever (EMI Nashville)

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN)

1145 ✔

JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory)

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow)

990 ✔

MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia)

LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia)

847

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR)

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

744

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA)

721

BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR)

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR)

584

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA)

MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR)

505

DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb)

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud)

3190

LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol)

3091

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN)

2274

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR)

2253

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow)

1729

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

1652

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

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol)

389

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN)

259

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA)

240

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow)

223

JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud)

219

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

179

1603

LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia)

173

THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory)

1564

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR)

165

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA)

1532

DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol)

1378

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA)

138

MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR)

125

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Points

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud)

1246

LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol)

1128

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

14740

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

12426

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR)

929

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

11632

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN)

870

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

11375

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow)

727

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

10304

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

642

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

628

MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine)

9609

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA)

595

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

9334

DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol)

579

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

9145

THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory)

535

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

8761

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

8675

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March 5, 2018

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA) Moves 47-45* 2,088 points, 840 spins 2 adds: KNCI, WWKA* CAM/Diane (Arista) Moves 48-46* 1,988 points, 720 spins 5 adds: KAWO, WGNE, WKTI, WSSL, WYRK BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers and Preachers (EMI Nashville) Moves 50-47* 1,763 points, 686 spins 1 add: KHEY LOCASH/Don’t Get Beter Than That (Reviver) Debuts at 48* 1,536 points, 605 spins 2 adds: WTHT, WWKA* LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista) Debuts at 49* 1,534 points, 520 spins 3 adds: KHEY, WCKN, WTHT MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) Debuts at 50* 1,426 points, 530 spins 13 adds including: KAJA, KNCI, KSON, KTEX, KUBL*, KUPL, WAVW, WIRK, WIVK*, WKLI JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek) 1,264 points, 518 spins 3 adds: KCYE, WRNS, WXBQ DREW BALDRIDGE/Guns & Roses (Cold River) 1,023 points, 489 spins; No adds DANIELLE BRADBERY/Worth It (BMLGR) 788 points, 284 spins 6 adds: KATC*, KSOP, PCCO, WCKT, WMIL, WPGB

A D D DAT E S March 12 Kelsea Ballerini/I Hate Love Songs (Black River) Jake Owen/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud)

March 19 Travis Denning/David Ashley Parker From Powder Springs (Mercury)

March 26 MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Columbia/Riser House) Smithfield/Hey Whiskey (Deluge/in2une) CALE DODDS/Take You Back (Warner Bros./WMN) Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

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March 16 Scotty McCreery Seasons Change (Triple Tigers) Oak Ridge Boys 17th Avenue Revival (Lightning Rod) Shenandoah Reloaded (BMG) March 23 Jordan Davis Home State (MCA) High Valley Farmhouse Sessions (Atlantic/WEA) March 30 Ashley McBryde Girl Going Nowhere (Atlantic/WAR) Mary Chapin Carpenter Sometimes Just The Sky (Lambent Light/Thirty Tigers) Lindi Ortega Liberty (Shadowbox Music Co.) Caroline Jones Bare Feet (Mailboat Records) April 6 Various Johnny Cash: Forever Words (Sony Legacy) Lindsay Lou Southland (–) Blackberry Smoke Find A Light (Thirty Tigers) Don Gibson The Best Of The Hickory Records Years (19701978) (Omnivore)

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March 5, 2018 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

+/- Points

Plays

CHRIS STAPLETON

11429

744

2519

Broken Halos (Mercury)

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

179

THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory)

10880

-104

2368

-2

LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) ✔

10182

1505

2180

389

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers)

10177

-1596

2238

-306

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)

9220

149

2037

BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN)

8780

340

1920

125

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

7835

396

1689

10 8

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

6984

222

1498

14 9

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) ✔

6823

990

1396

223

11 10

DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol)

6477

259

1421

15 11

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

5977

148

1276

13 12

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

5888

-21

1287

19 13

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔

5466

1145

1178

259

21 14

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) ✔

5304

1169

1070

240

17 15

DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol)

5188

397

1022

115

16 16

D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's Gonna Be... (Reviver/Blue Chair)

4907

1028

18 17

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

4876

168

1086

KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol)

4339

-2632

907

-601

22 19

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR)

4292

584

921

165

23 20

JON PARDI/She Ain't In It (Capitol)

3721

210

770

25 21

LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia)

3630

847

693

173

24 22

MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR)

3466

505

753

125

28 23

MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA)

2827

327

541

27 24

LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek)

2726

157

574

26 25

CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud)

2599

-101

556

34 26

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA)

2370

721

478

138

29 27

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol)

2202

-63

482

-4

33 28

CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR)

2100

434

376

31 29

DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR)

1944

330

32 30

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

1748

389

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March 5, 2018 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

36 31

JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory)

1523

335

324

25 32

ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (Atlantic/WAR)

1490

161

369

39 33

DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb)

1275

185

282

38 34

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

1243

120

271

40 35

BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville)

1217

172

223

JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) ✔

1164

219

Debut 36

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

37 37

JERROD NIEMANN/I Got This (Curb)

1076

-108

252

-18

41 38

CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine)

951

166

44 39

COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN)

944

132

170

43 40

LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista)

934

117

135

37 41

CAM/Diane (Arista)

900

202

193

45 42

STEPHANIE QUAYLE/Selfish (Rebel Engine)

879

168

53 43

BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR)

867

317

184

48 44

AARON WATSON/Run Wild Horses (Big Label)

804

146

170

42 45

SUGARLAND/Still The Same (UMGN/Big Machine)

784

-34

187

52 46

DUSTIN LYNCH/I'd Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow)

780

207

146

46 47

RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse)

697

-88

167

-19

MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia)

681

270

123

Debut 48 54 49

BRETT ELDREDGE/The Reason (Atlantic/WMN)

620

51 50

THOMAS RHETT/When You Look Like That (Valory)

620

58 51

CJ SOLAR/Airplane (Sea Gayle)

602

118

107

50 52

KEITH URBAN/Parallel Line (Capitol)

490

-150

-15

49 53

DEVIN DAWSON/Dark Horse (Atlantic/WEA)

490

-160

-16

57 54

BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers (EMI Nashville)

482

-13

Debut 55

SIR ROSEVELT/Something 'Bout You (Elektra/WAR)

464

56 56

OLD DOMINION/Stars In The City (RCA)

460

-40

-4

55 57

CARRIE UNDERWOOD f/LUDACRIS/The Champion (Capitol)

458

-80

-8

KELSEA BALLERINI/I Hate Love Songs (Black River)

446

322

TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory)

429

-21

-2

DANIELLE BRADBERY/Worth It (BMLGR)

416

-24

Debut 58 60 59

Debut 60

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