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October 3, 2016, Issue 519

Political Content: Off Limits?

“People who want to share their religious or political views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.” So says writer and humorist Dave Barry, your Facebook feed and many a radio program director. Is avoiding political talk still a smart onair approach in the midst of the most-talked-about presidential election in modern history? Country Aircheck tapped a leading radio talent coach, a Texas Radio Hall Of Famer and a veteran programmer to find out. Polarization Express: Air talent on music-based radio stations are generally directed to avoid political content completely, to do it a way that’s fluffy or funny, or to be an open book and engage at a level that’s Steve Reynolds comfortable and authentic. Talent coach Steve Reynolds says the best approach is the one that fits the talent’s connection with the audience. “It’s a lot like real life,” he argues. “If we have a deep relationship with someone, we can share political perspectives. But if we don’t, we shouldn’t as it’s too polarizing.” And polarizing Country Aircheck polled the industry’s ticket content is a surefire way preference last week. These are the results. to shrink an audience. Consider Facebook. A Donald Trump & Mike Pence 46% Pew study conducted Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 41% during the 2012 election Gary Johnson & Bill Weld 13% cycle found that 18% of social media users had blocked or hidden someone for political reasons. (continued on page 11)

2016 Presidential Poll Results

Musta Had A Good Time: Stoney Creek’s Parmalee at the 2016 BMI Island Hopper Songwriter Fest in Fort Meyers Beach, FL. Pictured are (l-r) songwriter Tim James, BMI’s Dan Spears, Parmalee’s Josh McSwain and Barry Knox, WCKT’s’ Mike Tyler and Amy Lynn, the band’s Matt Thomas, songwriter Danny Myrick and Parmalee’s Scott Thomas.

On The Write Track

In Nashville, it all begins with a song. And more and more, that song begins with a beat or a loop instead of a lyric. A mainstay of pop and R&B for decades, track-based writing is becoming the norm in country. Country Aircheck spoke to three of Music City’s Jimmy chart-topping “track guys” about why it’s Robbins increasingly the preferred method. Traccidental: Round Hill Music writer/ producer Jimmy Robbins moved to town five years ago and became a track guy out of necessity. “I wanted to make a record, but couldn’t afford a producer,” he says. “But I could afford the starter kit for Pro Tools. So I bought Pro Tools, taught myself and made a record. That was what I used to get a publishing deal.

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OFF THE RECORD: Aubrie Sellers Atlantic/WEA's Aubrie Sellers puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to WSM-AM/ Nashville because the Opry was on there. My dad [songwriter Jason Sellers] played with Ricky Skaggs when I was little, so we listened to that station a lot. The first time I heard myself was on Aubrie Sellers SiriusXM's The Highway. I was driving down the road and it was really exciting. I screamed. I was at airport security when I realized I'd left my computer in the rental car we'd just returned. Poor Stephanie [Holzer], my label rep, she sprinted all the way back and got it. Thank God it was still there and we made our flight! When my mom [Lee Ann Womack] went on her radio tour, I was seven. Before she left we went to Walmart and got a mama bear stuffed animal with a baby bear in its arms. I took the mama bear and she took the baby bear so I'd have something to remind me of her while she was gone. I kept it all these years. Now that I'm on my radio tour, I have mama bear with me again and she has the baby bear. I always get barbecue-flavored sunflower seeds at truck stops. Once I start eating them, I can't stop. I call my music garage country. I have a very country voice and I write country songs – but there's no acoustic guitar on my record. There's electric guitar and loud trashy drums, and cool sounds that come from rock records I love – and then there's steel guitar and all the sounds from country records I love. I wish I had written The Beach Boys' "In My Room." I recorded it as a bonus track on my album. I'm very introverted, so it feels like such a personal song to me. I have to have something to read and something to write in on the road. I forgot my journal on one of my radio tour trips recently and I felt like my arm was missing. A lot of people ask me about my mom and the "I Hope You Dance" video. I get it, and this is the first time anyone's seen me since then ... but I'm thinking, 'Wanna talk about my new record?' (laughs) People have been asking me about that video since I was eight years old!

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From then on, [publishers] used that as a selling point. They’d say, ‘He does tracks.’ And I’d say, ‘Well I don’t really, but I’ll try!’” Robbins tried and succeeded. Some of his cuts include Blake Shelton’s “Sure Be Cool If You Did,” Thomas Rhett’s “It Goes Like This” and the Keith Urban/Miranda Lambert Duet “We Were Us.” “It’s become one of the go-to asks for every writing session,” says Robbins. “When they’re setting up a session, they always try to put one trackminded person in there. Financially, for a publisher, you could save $30,000 a year on demos just by having your writers write with track people. But more than that, it’s turnaround. Rather than writing for two weeks and then booking a demo session and then picking your five favorites, you’re getting a pitchable song demo every day.” Quick Hits: L.A.-based DJ/producer and BMG/Chrysalis writer Alexander Palmer has worked with Iggy Azalea, Jason Derulo and Chris Brown, among others. Dierks Bentley’s “Somewhere On A Beach” was his first country hit. Palmer says the song started with a two-bar guitar loop guitarist/co-writer Dave Kuncio wrote. “I took that loop and built the rest of the track,” he says. “The original track could have been a hip hop or R&B record. I was thinking, ‘This could work for a Ty Dolla $ign or a Jeremih.’ But I was also going to play it for (co-writers) Jaron [Boyer] and Michael Tyler when I went Alexander to Nashville, hoping they would like it. We Palmer added some acoustics, wrote a bridge and structured it the way a country song would be arranged. I had a session that day with Jaron and Josh Mirenda, who’s an amazing lyricist. Jaron, Josh and Michael already had the concept of ‘Somewhere On A Beach.’ After that, it was done in 30 or 40 minutes.” Loop Dreams: “I don’t think I’ve written with someone else just strictly on a guitar in years,” says Big Loud Shirt’s Matt Dragstrem, who counts among his cuts Florida Georgia Line’s “Sippin’ On Fire,” Chris Lane’s “For Her” and Justin Moore’s recent No. 1 “You Look Like I Need A Drink.” Dragstrem feels a track can Matt lead he and his co-writers down new creative Dragstrem paths. “Sometimes people will get more open,” he says. “They’ll throw out ideas they wouldn’t normally throw out if they were just jamming on guitar. A lot of times I’ll play the loop and we’ll keep singing over it, trying to find the best idea, phrasing and melody.” Dragstrem wrote Moore’s hit with Natalie Hemby and Rodney Clawson. “I love the way [Moore] cut it, but mine was

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Row Entertainment's Mark Chesnutt discusses his most influential music: 1. George Jones: I love George's phrasing. Nobody phrased like him or had that type of voice. 2. Merle Haggard: I love Merle's tone of voice. He and George were my biggest influences. And I actually got to Mark Chesnutt hang out with them, get to know them and be friends with them. 3. Willie Nelson: I love Willie's style of singing. It's really beautiful. 4. Johnny Cash: He was different than anybody else. 5. Jerry Lee Lewis: He had so much soul. I think the country records he made in the '60s and '70s had more soul than his rock and roll records in the '50s. • Highly regarded music you've actually never heard: I've never heard Adele's music. I probably should, because I've heard she's great. • "Important" music you just don't get: I try to understand all music, because it's all an art form. A lot of people talk highly of these hip hop stars. They influence so many people – even in country music now. I've never understood that at all. The closest I got to understanding it was when I just happened to hear an Eminem song. I liked what he sounded like and the way he phrased his lyrics. • An album you listened to incessantly: Right now it happens to be my new record. I know that sounds like I'm pushing it, but I'm so proud of it. • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Well he's not obscure, but I think everybody should listen to Michael Bublé's "I Just Haven't Met You Yet." That song gets me in a good mood every time I hear it. • Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: I'm a huge Kiss fan. I've always loved them. I've probably been to 30 Kiss concerts. I love the makeup and the costumes. It's the most entertaining stuff I've ever seen. I still go see them when I get a chance. Twenty years ago when I first started out, my label didn't even want me to admit that. It used to be a guilty pleasure, but now I'm proud of it.

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probably 20 beats per minute slower, with an Eagles kind of country vibe to it,” he says. “We changed the key and I did a guy and girl version, just in case. But that song was from a track idea.” With so many blurred musical lines, what makes a track country? All three writers agree it’s the lyric. “In country, we’re still a lot more focused on writing a story-based song – even if the story is something as light as flirting with a girl in a bar,” explains Robbins. “And we’re much more strict lyrically about keeping the story linear and paying attention to tenses. In a pop song, you could be talking to a ‘her’ in the verse and then a ‘you’ in the chorus. In a country song that’s not going to happen unless you say, ‘And then he said to her ... ‘ The craft of the song is still there.” New Tricks: Robbins recalls introducing veteran hitmakers Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip to the track method. “I remember when we wrote “It Goes Like This,” Rhett and Ben had never really worked with a dude who does the demo right then and there and you build it as you go,” he says. “And Craig Wiseman was really quick to see something different happening and jump in. These guys who are so successful, yet still humble enough to say, ‘Hey you’re doing something different – let’s try that’ – those are the guys who are still kicking doors down.” Palmer, Dragstrem and Robbins are all writers who’ve also composed on piano or guitar. “The naysayers would say drum machines have no soul,” says Palmer. “That depends on your level of expertise as a track guy. It’s definitely just as emotional as starting on a guitar or piano.” “Nashville’s a melting pot of music,” says Dragstrem. “It isn’t just country music. The music’s changing and people who are coming here have listened to all kinds of music. And they want to create it differently. I’m thankful for people like Natalie and Rodney, so grateful these writers want to work with track guys, because they don’t have to. There are plenty of great writers who can sit down and write an amazing song on an acoustic guitar. Some people might call [tracks] a crutch, which is totally fine. But I love it, and I’ve been doing it now for almost 15 years. It’s just another instrument to create with.” –Wendy Newcomer

Chart Chat

Congrats to William Michael Morgan, Kristen Williams, Chris Palmer, Katie Bright and the entire WMN team on posting this week's No. 1 with "I Met A Girl." Morgan's debut single began its epic trek to the top on 11/2/15 when it debuted at No. 49 – 49 charts ago.

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Page 9 And kudos to George Briner and the Valory promo team on notching 57 ADDS with Thomas Rhett's "Star of the Show," tops on this week's add board.

News & Notes

Cromwell WMCI/Mattoon, IL Dir./Promotions and morning co-host Renee Fonner was inducted into the Lake Land College Distinguished Alumni Society Saturday (10/1). Reach her here. The 2nd Annual Peacock Invitational Golf Tournament in memory of Ryan Huie will be held Oct. 24 at Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, TN. Proceeds benefit Ryan’s Guitars Project. Contact Dan Harrell here for info. Zoe Communications has closed on its purchase of five Red Rocks/Wisconsin stations, including Country WHSM/ Hayward, WI. Silverado Records has signed with PLA Media for PR and marketing.

Artist News

Kellie Pickler, Randy Houser and Chuck Wicks will join Darryl Worley in headlining the 15th Annual Tennessee River Run concert in Savannah, TN Oct. 7-8. Tickets and more info here. Songwriter Paul Overstreet will be honored in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Poets and Prophets series Saturday (10/8) at 1:30pm. The event will be streamed here. Sheryl Crow has teamed with eBay For Charity to auction more than 100 items from her closet, with 100% of the proceeds going benefiting Stand Up To Cancer. Bid here through Oct. 13.

Brady Seals and Gordon Kennedy will kick off the weekly concert series Music City Pickers Live! Nov. 3 at The Factory at Franklin. Schedule here. Halfway To Hazard and John Berry will perform at the 2nd Annual Healing Hands Helping Heroes Benefit Nov. 10 at The Rosewall in Nashville. Tickets here. The Marshall Tucker Band, Ray Stevens, Aaron Tippin and Montgomery Gentry are among the performers for the Christmas 4 Kids benefit concert Nov. 21 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Tickets here. Additional tickets are now available for the Charlie Daniels 80th Birthday Volunteer Jam at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Nov. 30 here. EMI Nashville’s Eric Church will headline the second annual BMI Maui Songwriters Festival Dec. 1-3. Lee Ann Womack, Aubrie Sellers, Scotty Emerick, Liz Rose, Robert Earl Keen, Marti Frederiksen, Sean Douglas and Willie K will also perform. Larry Gatlin was honored with two BMI “Million-Air” awards for “Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer To You)” and “Broken Lady.” Duo Smithfield have partnered with Texas-based Rebecca Creek Distillery for an endorsement deal. Jo Dee Messina signed with Buddy Lee Attractions for booking representation. Rhett Akins signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Warner/Chappell Music. Duo Towne signed a publishing and artist development deal with Blue Tile Music. Davis Naish has re-signed an exclusive publishing agreement with 3 Ring Circus Music.

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The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • The Thirty Tigers promotion department shuttered. (10/3) • Longtime Cumulus WIVK/Knoxville middayer Colleen Addair is leaving. (10/3) • Cumulus WJSR/Wilkes-Barre’s Mike Vincent transferred to Melbourne as OM and WKHR PD. (9/30) • iHeartMedia VP/Special Programming Projects Tim “Romeo” Herbsters was promoted to SVP for the Pacific Northwest Region. (9/30) • The Pearl promotion staff expanded as VP/Radio Promotion Mandy McCormack rose to SVP. (9/29) • Programming veteran Don Gosselin joined Dot as regional. (9/29) • Steel City/Kansas City VP/Programming & Operations and KBEQ PD Mike Kennedy revealed retirement plans. (9/28) • CBS Radio will take on $1.5 billion of debt when it separates from CBS Corp. (9/28) • Cox/Orlando’s Obie Diaz joined the cluster’s WWKA in mornings. (9/27)

Political Content: Off Limits?

(continued from page 1) “People get so worked up,” observes Cumulus Dir./Nash Programming John Shomby. “During last week’s debate I saw someone post something to the effect of, ‘So we have to deal with these two?’ And all of a sudden both sides were just going at it. That’s the polarization right there.” Value Proposition: Shomby, whose responsibilities include oversight of the syndicated America’s Morning Show, counsels air

talent to search for the entertainment value in political narratives. AMS, after all, has to be just as enjoyable in liberal New York as in the conservative markets of the Deep South. “Things like Trump sniffling during last week’s debate or Hillary’s shorter podium,” he offers. “I try to let personalities know that this isn’t Talk radio. Listeners basically come to us for entertainment, not so we can tell them who to John Shomby vote for.” Ironically, it’s a lesson Shomby took to heart while waiting to cast his vote for president in 2012. “There were two guys in front of me talking and one mentioned that Hank Williams, Jr. had been in town the day before to stump for Mitt Romney,” he remembers. “And he basically looked at his friend and said, ‘I don’t understand how people think that a country singer is going to convince me to change my vote.’ And that’s exactly what people are saying when they hear air personalities who aren’t Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity or Glenn Beck trying to sway a political opinion.” Captain Obvious: The decision to air politically tinged content also depends on the significance of the narrative. The most-talked about election in modern history is hard to ignore. “You absolutely can talk about it and I’m a firm believer that you should talk about it,” contends Scripps KVOO/Tulsa morning host Rowdy Yates, noting that he and co-host Sunny Leigh are always on the lookout for the biggest story. “There’s always that one thing we need to mention at least once or twice every morning Rowdy Yates that people are going to be talking about

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Sirius Situation: Artists and radio pros unite during Las Vegas’ Route 91 Harvest festival over the weekend. Pictured (l-r) are SiriusXM’s Storme Warren, Arista’s Seth Ennis, Columbia’s Tyler Farr and SXM’s Buzz Brainard.

at the office water cooler or on social media,” Yates says. “And let’s face it, with the shit-show that is this election, it’s absolutely unavoidable. It must be talked about.” Yates joined KVOO in 2011 after 17 years at CBS Radio’s KILT/Houston and has heard it all when it comes to the on-air treatment of politics. “My last two jobs have been in red states,” he offers. “And I’ve been told to never mention anything positive about Democrats; to not talk about politics unless I’m saying something positive about Republicans; to not talk politics or religion at all because I’ll alienate half the audience; and even that listeners are anxiously waiting to hear my opinion – and I don’t subscribe to any of that. Generally, you’re walking a fine line between tune-out and just being informative and funny.” The Deep End: Five years in the market have arguably allowed Yates and Leigh to cultivate a fairly deep relationship with their audience. And as Reynolds explained earlier, that can provide more flexibility with political content. “I get deep enough where people wouldn’t have a hard time figuring out where I stand politically, but I certainly stop short of outright stumping for

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anyone,” Yates says. “I’ll tell you that I’m a Trump supporter only because I think he’s the lesser of two evils in this comedy of an election. But the first thing Sunny and I talked about the morning after the debate was how bad he came across and that I couldn’t watch more than 30 minutes of it because he looked like a whiny little crybaby. That’s an opinion that Sunny and I both shared.” Still, the hosts stay close to shore. “When [PD] Greg Mozingo first got here in March, I reminded him we were in an election year and had always been told not to talk about politics,” Yates recalls. “He looked me dead in the eye and said, ‘Why not? Especially if it’s funny.’ So when we talk about it, we just try for the most part to end with some sort of humorous tone.” Take an example that aired the morning after last week’s debate when a listener called to inquire about a rattlesnake Leigh had recently discovered in her garage. “They asked if she’d been able to get rid of it,” Yates remembers. “She and her family had been laughing about it during the debate because they’d named the snake Donald. As she said, only a woman could go in there and do what had to be done – cut his head off with a shovel!” Get Real: Air personalities can be authentic and compelling without revealing their political preferences, Reynolds notes. “This is why prep is so critical,” he argues. “We were in a brainstorm on this topic with a show last week when we suddenly realized how exhausted we were from the election and how much we just wanted it to be over. And we immediately realized that we’d hit on a universal angle no one could disagree with. So we came up with a few ideas that allowed the show to be authentic around politics without having to share how they feel about the candidates.” Enter Yates’ and Leigh’s “Voo Crew Eye On Politics” that ran as a benchmark during the most boisterous stretch of primaries. Doesn’t everyone like to razz politicians? “It was largely the biggest headline of the day with a simple punch line at the end,” Yates explains. “But there were people every day waiting to see who Sunny and I were going to skewer or lampoon.” The goal, Yates emphasizes, was fun and laughs. “Because the election this year for a lot of people has been laughable.” Reach Reynolds here, Yates here and Shomby here. -Russ Penuell Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com Russ Penuell, russ@countryaircheck.com Jess Wright, jess@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. Cumulus' WSJR/Wilkes-Barre has an opening for a PD/ afternoon personality. Apply here. The Nashville Entrepreneur Center's Project Music is searching for a Music Industry Lead. More here. Steel City's KBEQ/Kansas City has an opening for a PD. Materials here. CBS Radio's WUSN/Chicago has a part-time/weekend opening. Apply here. Zimmer's KCLR/Columbia, MO has an opening in middays. Airchecks and resumes here. Cumulus' WMDH/Muncie, IN is searching for a PD/afternoon personality. Apply here. Renda's WGNE/Jacksonville has an APD/MD/midday opening. Materials to OM Chuck Beck here.

Townsquare/Yakima, WA has an opening for an OM. Apply here.

Cumulus/Lexington has an opening for PD of Country combo WLXX & WVLK. Apply here. Midlands' WWNQ/Columbia, SC has on-air openings for all dayparts. Airchecks and resumes to Managing Partner/ Programming & Operations Keith Clark here. RWPC, Inc. Co-President and consultant Scott Huskey has a client opening for a first-time PD. Materials here. Townsquare's WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH has an opening for an air talent. Airchecks and resumes to OM JC Coffey here. Mornings are open at an unidentified Country station in the Southeast. The company is replacing "a CMA-award-winning morning show," the hosts of which are retiring after more than 20 years. Airchecks, resumes and salary requirements here. AJG's WKKW/Morgantown, WV has an opening for a morning host. Materials here. Consultant Joel Raab is looking for morning talent for future openings with new client stations in large, medium and small markets. Airchecks and resumes to him here. Cox's KCYY/San Antonio has an opening in afternoons. Three years of experience is required. Apply here. Beasley's WQYK/Tampa has an opening for a morning host. Airchecks and resumes to OM/PD Tee Gentry here. Curtis' WQDR/Raleigh has an opening for a Dir./Promotions. Materials including a cover letter and salary history to Dir./Human Resources Nancy Ginger here. iHeartMedia's WEBG/Chicago has an opening in afternoons. Three years on-air experience and a four-year college degree is required. Apply here.

Cumulus' KPLX/Dallas has a morning host opening. Materials to PD Mac Daniels here. CBS Radio's KILT/Houston is searching for an evening talent. A minimum of two years experience is required along with "the swagger to be Houston's only local Country night show." Apply here. Cumulus' KATM/Modesto, CA has an opening for a PD. OM Richard Perry is accepting airchecks and resumes here. Neuhoff's WFMB/Springfield, IL has an opening for a morning co-host (CAT 7/28). Airchecks and resumes to PD Dave Marsh here. Forever WFGS/Murray, KY is searching for a PD. "We need a strong leader who can continue to grow the Froggy brand across all platforms," says Dir./Programming Jared Mims. Materials to him here. Cumulus' WFMS/Indianapolis is still searching for a "live and local" midday personality. Airchecks and resumes to OM/ PD Stephen Giuttari here. Cumulus' WKHX/Atlanta is searching for an experienced Executive Morning Show Producer for the station's Cadillac & Dallas. View an in-depth job description and apply here. CBS Radio's KNCI/Sacramento has an opening for a PD (CAT 6/27). At least five years programming experience is required and a four-year degree in a related field is preferred. Apply here.

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• Jonathan West, jswest33@yahoo.com Former WUSN/Chicago swing talent • Rosey Fitchpatrick, Roseyfitch99@gmail.com Former SSM Dir./National Promotion • Dale O'Brian, dalevaught@windstream.net Former Cumulus WLXX & WVLK/Lexington PD • Wayne Manning, imaviator@yahoo.com Former Cold River Regional, 801-361-2993 • Doug Montgomery, dougmontgomery@icloud.com Former iHeartMedia/Grand Rapids SVP/Programming, Premium Choice PD and iHeartCountry Brand Coord. • Kristen Kee, kristen.kee@gmail.com Former Sony/Nashville Mgr./Marketing • Hannah Martin, hnmartin21@gmail.com Former ACM Lifting Lives Manager • Tonya Campos, t.campos@sbcglobal.net Former Mt. Wilson KKGO/Los Angeles PD Seeking VO/imaging work. • Kassidy Stewart, kassidy@goncc.com Former Hart Media/Bullseye Dir./Promotions & Content • Kelley Cash, kelleycashradio@gmail.com Former KVOO/Tulsa personality • Brian Hatfield, brianhat@aol.com Former KYGO/Denver APD/MD • Rick Kennis, rick@rickkennis.com Former WGTY/York, PA Dir./Promotions

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September 2016 PPM Scoreboard

The cume leader was Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas with 1,269,000. The company’s WNSH/New York was second with 1,216,000. 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.

Country radio shares were flat compared to last month and down 10% compared to September 2015. Of the 88 subscribing stations listed, 37 increased, 42 decreased and nine were flat.

July 6+ Share

Station/City

WKHX/Atlanta 3.9 11 5.2 WUBL/Atlanta 3.8 12 4.1 KASE/Austin^ 5.1 7 5.1 KVET/Austin^ 5.7 3 5.8 KOKE/Austin 2.2 17 2.5 WPOC/Baltimore 6.8 4 6.8 WKLB/Boston 4.7 6 5.0 WBWL/Boston 2.5 17 2.6 WCTK/Providence (Boston) 1.0 22 0.8 WKKT/Charlotte 6.0 3 4.6 WSOC/Charlotte 7.3 1t 7.2 WEBG/Chicago 2.5 16 2.7 WUSN/Chicago 2.9 12 2.8 WNNF/Cincinnati 3.2 13 2.7 WUBE/Cincinnati^ 8.9 2 8.2 WYGY/Cincinnati^ 1.1 18 1.2 WGAR/Cleveland 6.3 6 8.2 WCOL/Columbus, OH 11.8 2 10.4 KPLX/Dallas^ 5.7 2 5.8 KSCS/Dallas^ 3.3 11 3.3 KWOF/Denver 1.8 19 1.8 KYGO/Denver 5.9 5 5.6 WDRQ/Detroit 3.0 14t 3.5 WYCD/Detroit 4.6 9 4.4 WPAW/Greensboro 4.5 7 4.6 WTQR/Greensboro 7.0 4 6.5 WWYZ/Hartford 10.1 2 9.7 KILT/Houston 3.3 14 3.1 KKBQ/Houston^ 5.2 5 4.7 KTHT/Houston^+ 3.1 16 2.7 WFMS/Indianapolis 5.7 5 6.0 WUBL WLHK/Indianapolis 4.7 8t 4.7 WUBG/Indianapolis 0.9 17 1.0 WGNE/Jacksonville 5.0 8 4.3 WQIK/Jacksonville 7.7 4 7.3 KBEQ/Kansas City^ 4.1 10t 4.3 KFKF/Kansas City^ 3.8 13t 4.2 WDAF/Kansas City 500 3.9 12 3.8 KCYE/Las Vegas 3.2 14 2.7 KWNR/Las Vegas 4.3 7t 3.6 KKGO/Los Angeles 2.4 17t 2.7 WGKX/Memphis 4.4 9 4.0 WLFP/Memphis 2.7 13 3.0

416.4

July Cume

August Cume

5 630,200 11t 640,200 5t 331,500 3 313,900 15t 99,800 4 518,300 4 800,100 16 564,500 22 172,600 6 451,300 2 480,800 12 887,300 12 1,216,700 14t 273,100 2t 562,800 18 154,500 3 456,700 2 488,900 1 1,240,400 9t 1,003,000 19t 278,900 4 527,800 13 540,600 9t 814,600 6 216,700 5t 261,800 1 302,100 14 934,300 5 1,079,000 19 604,800 5 324,900 8 328,900 16t 103,900 8 234,300 4 282,200 9t 295,600 11 305,300 13 306,200 14t 229,500 10 219,200 14t 1,244,700 9 199,000 11 123,400

663,700 700,700 333,600 338,800 96,500 489,800 825,600 558,600 151,300 405,000 482,700 942,500 1,118,000 301,400 542,900 147,800 504,200 444,500 1,269,000 971,300 251,900 509,600 559,800 858,000 228,000 274,800 381,800 947,100 1,011,500 530,100 327,100 335,700 105,200 231,300 261,800 285,500 302,500 304,600 224,200 215,000 1,204,200 184,600 120,400

6+ Rank Rank August Share

July 6+ Share

Station/City

392.0

385.4 368.6

400

July Cume

6+ Rank Rank August Share

WKIS/Miami 2.0 20 1.9 WNSH/New York (Middlesex) 3.9 9 3.7 WKTI/Milwaukee 3.4 12 2.8 WMIL/Milwaukee 5.7 5t 5.9 KEEY/Minneapolis 5.5 7 5.5 KMNB/Minneapolis 4.3 13 4.1 WKDF/Nashville^ 3.2 13 3.3 WSIX/Nashville 4.5 10 4.5 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 6.6 3 5.9 WSM-AM/Nashville 2.3 16 2.3 WNSH/New York (Nassau) 2.5 19t 2.4 WNSH/New York 2.0 17t 1.9 WOTW/Orlando 1.2 18 1.0 WWKA/Orlando 4.0 12 4.7 KMLE/Phoenix 4.0 8 3.9 KNIX/Phoenix 4.3 7 4.0 WXTU/Philadelphia 5.3 6 4.7 WDSY/Pittsburgh 6.6 7 6.0 WPGB/Pittsburgh 3.7 10 4.0 KWJJ/Portland 6.0 3 5.7 KUPL/Portland 5.0 6t 4.9 WCTK/Providence 7.0 4 7.6 WNCB/Raleigh 3.5 13 3.4 WQDR/Raleigh 6.2 6 6.3 KFRG/Riverside 3.4 6 3.2 KBEB/Sacramento 3.0 14 3.2 KNCI/Sacramento 4.7 4t 5.8 KNTY/Sacramento 2.1 17 2.1 KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.7 20 1.5 KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 4.8 9t 4.9 KSOP-AM/Salt Lake City ^+ 1.0 22 1.2 KUBL/Salt Lake City 5.5 5 5.2 KAJA/San Antonio 5.5 3 6.1 KCYY/San Antonio^ 7.0 2 7.2 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.6 20 1.4 KSON/San Diego 4.1 7t 4.7 KRTY/San Jose 5.0 4 5.3 KKWF/Seattle 3.3 12 4.1 KMPS/Seattle 3.6 10t 3.5 KSD/St. Louis 4.1 13 4.2 WIL/St. Louis 5.8 5 5.9 WFUS/Tampa 4.0 11 4.6 WQYK/Tampa 4.7 8 5.4 WMZQ/Washington 3.4 10t 3.3 WIRK/West Palm Beach 4.7 4 4.4

420.8 392.2

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August Cume

19 413,900 398,100 9 192,600 174,900 15 297,000 260,300 5 379,800 340,500 8 682,800 722,000 13 630,800 642,600 13 238,900 257,300 10 264,900 277,900 4 289,900 302,300 16 46,800 48,000 18 197,700 190,100 18t 1,082,400 1,216,000 17 117,300 99,500 10t 223,100 243,400 9t 581,500 584,200 8 613,700 670,100 7t 861,700 804,200 7 415,200 370,800 10 311,700 292,900 4 527,300 484,100 8 447,500 414,500 4 389,400 379,900 13 219,000 232,300 5t 336,500 341,800 7 342,100 300,700 10 220,800 238,800 4 344,700 355,200 18 175,900 192,500 21 206,100 180,200 7 296,000 279,100 22 46,900 48,300 6 409,500 369,700 3 547,000 538,500 2 655,900 645,400 20t 143,400 145,600 5 414,400 436,900 3 218,000 211,300 7t 496,700 494,400 11t 540,200 525,800 13t 522,300 495,300 6 516,300 511,600 8 429,300 444,800 5 459,300 458,500 12 525,200 519,000 6 165,800 150,200

391.3 392.8 381.3 380.8

363.3 361.5 359.9 358.9

Format-Wide PPM Ratings

316.1

Aggregate share for Nielsen Audio subscribing stations month to month.

300

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October 3, 2016

Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 1

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

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 28129

3523

8388

1009

54.642 6.699

159

BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) ✔

27902

2700

8233

769

54.796 4.544

159

KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia)

25426

1848

7380

526

49.915 2.838

159

TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

24912

1181

7318

370

49.524 2.562

155

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) ✔

24009

2327

6847

644

48.789 5.442

159

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

23588

1410

7029

492

46.791 2.775

158

COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔

23167

2784

6532

830

46.274 4.362

158

DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol)

21829

-3419

6318

-1002

42.751 -6.636

159

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) ✔

20072

1952

5683

488

40.698 3.631

159

JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory)

18443

-8803

5479

-2679

39.086 -13.086

159

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

18113

875

5162

322

35.678 1.893

156

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Vice (RCA)

15408

830

4393

235

30.867 1.572

158

LW 17 TW 13

Artist/Title (Label) OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

Total Points +/-1475 Points Total Plays +/-358 Plays Audience Aud Stations 14836 4294 28.756 +/3.366 159 ADDS 2

4 15

1 14

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 28129 TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always BeMet (BigAMachine) 14608

3523 941

8388 4297

1009 321

54.642 29.018 6.699 1.893

159

0 1

3 14

2 15

BILLY Don't Hurt Lately Like It (B&R/New Used To (Mercury) BIG &CURRINGTON/It RICH f/T. MCGRAW/Lovin' Revolution) ✔

27902 14280

2700 589

8233 4342

769 170

54.796 27.517 4.544 1.251

159 154

1 0

6 16

3 16

KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia) DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

25426 14254

1848 733

7380 4041

526 257

49.915 26.447 2.838 2.274

159 157

5 18

4 17

TUCKER FLORIDABEATHARD/Rock GEORGIA LINE On f/T. (BMLG/Dot) MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

24912 13535

1181 1280

7318 3972

370 331

49.524 27.654 2.562 3.988

155 159

0 2

8 20

5 18

LUKE KEITHBRYAN/Move URBAN/Blue (Capitol) Ain't Your✔ Color (Capitol)

24009 12988

2327 1696

6847 3657

644 492

48.789 26.924 5.442 3.911

159 158

0 3

7 19

6 19

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

23588 12809

1410 621

7029 3632

492 220

46.791 24.338 2.775 0.61

158

9 21

7 20

COLE SWINDELL/Middle A Fits Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ GRANGER SMITH/If The Of Boot (Wheelhouse)

23167 12030

2784 766

6532 3470

830 167

46.274 21.048 4.362 1.247

158

1 0

2 22

8 21

DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different Girls (Capitol) BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That SongFor (Atlantic/WMN)

21829 11719

-3419 1273

6318 3450

-1002 367

42.751 -6.636 22.092 2.461

159 151

0 2

11 25

9 22

JASON Little MoreLaundry Summertime (Broken Bow) ✔ CARRIE ALDEAN/A UNDERWOOD/Dirty (19/Arista)

20072 9617

1952 1778

5683 2809

488 557

40.698 18.676 3.631 4.858

159 153

0 3

1 24

10 23

JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like(Mercury) I Need A Drink (Valory) CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute

18443 8804

-8803 550

5479 2575

-2679 141

39.086 -13.086 15.084 2.545

159 154

0 1

12 26

11 24

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR) BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville)

18113 8475

875 646

5162 2517

322 102

35.678 14.252 1.893 1.474

156 155

0 1

13 27

12 25

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Vice (RCA) LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury)

15408 7889

830 968

4393 2493

235 251

30.867 13.76 1.572 1.938

158 121

3 6

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

14836

1475

4294

358

28.756 3.366

159

TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine)

14608

941

4297

321

29.018 1.893

159

BIG & RICH f/T. MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution)

14280

589

4342

170

27.517 1.251

154

DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

14254

733

4041

257

26.447 2.274

157

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

13535

1280

3972

331

27.654 3.988

159

KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

12988

1696

3657

492

26.924 3.911

158

MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

12809

621

3632

220

24.338

158

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

12030

766

3470

167

21.048 1.247

158

BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN)

11719

1273

3450

367

22.092 2.461

151

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

9617

1778

2809

557

18.676 4.858

153

CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury)

8804

550

2575

141

15.084 2.545

154

BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville)

8475

646

2517

102

14.252 1.474

155

LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury)

7889

968

2493

251

121

13.76

0.61

1.938

October 3, 2016 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 3

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

JERROD NIEMANN & LEE BRICE/A Little More Love (Curb)

6993

367

2069

107

HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

6872

682

1970

CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA)

6468

692

ERIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

5807

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

0.934

139

181

10.305 0.893

132

1870

206

11.135 1.421

143

1194

1724

298

10.093 2.407

131

5781

577

1636

150

8.175

1.468

132

CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR)

5582

280

1701

7.691

0.575

132

MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA)

5151

397

1481

136

8.558

0.759

106

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

5129

487

1574

151

7.48

0.602

127

LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista)

4560

-39

1196

6.234 -0.164

118

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)

4289

223

1228

6.775

0.889

111

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

4075

164

1172

5.291

0.363

110

TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine)

4023

142

1168

7.869 -0.116

109

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

3701

308

1249

102

5.624

105

THE BAND PERRY/Comeback Kid (Mercury)

3395

-12

980

5.599 -0.273

108

EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury)

3027

-8

900

-12

3.676

0.048

102

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

2881

111

950

2.988

0.088

104

VARIOUS ARTISTS/Forever Country (CMA/MCA)

2869

-291

753

-45

5.807 -2.279

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

2691

1110

782

276

4.195

1.952

Debut 43

9.658

0.51

PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek)

2425

148

784

2.877

0.178

ELI YOUNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory)

2418

631

3.653

0.118

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

2355

605

2.86

0.051

CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow)

2195

310

690

2.257

0.058

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

2000

630

-14

2.172

0.234

MICKEY GUYTON/Heartbreak Song (Capitol)

1933

594

4.665 -0.021

THOMPSON SQUARE/You Make It Look So Good (Stoney Creek)

1783

566

2.419

Debut 50

0.017

October 3, 2016

Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Chart Page 5

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury)

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

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

870 ✔

BROOKE EDEN/Diamonds (Red Bow)

ERIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

845 ✔

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

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

843 ✔

ERIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

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

841 ✔

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

837

CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow)

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

826

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

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

689

JANA KRAMER/Circles (Elektra/WAR)

KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting... (Blue Chair/Columbia)

675

KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

673

TYLER FARR/Our Town (Columbia)

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

1110 ✔

Activator Top Spin Gainers

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A... (Warner Bros./WMN)

3523

COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

2784

BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury)

2700

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

2327

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

1952

KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia)

1848

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury)

278

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

212

ERIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

184

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

176

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

174

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

174

1778

COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

161

1696

KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

144

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

1475

TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine)

144

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

1410

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

143

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A... (Warner Bros./WMN)

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents 1009

Points

KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River)

16559

COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

830

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

14602

BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury)

769

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow)

10587

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

644

JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA)

10292

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

557

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista)

9926

KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia)

526

THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory)

9919

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

492

KEITH URBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol)

9633

KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

492

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (BMLGR)

9406

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

488

DIERKS BENTLEY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol)

8651

TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

370

ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville)

7922

October 3, 2016

COUNTRy AIRCHECk ACTIVITy ELI YOUNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory) Remains at 45* 2,418 points, 631 spins; no adds DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) Remains at 46* 2,355 points, 605 spins; no adds CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow) Moves 50-47* 2,195 points, 690 spins 12 adds including: KFRG, KHKI*, KIIM*, KJUG, KPLX*, KUBL*, WCKN, WCTO*, WFMS, WITL RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) Remains at 48* 2,000 points, 630 spins 2 adds: W1HC*, WPOR MICKEY GUYTON/Heartbreak Song (Capitol) Remains at 49* 1,933 points, 594 spins; no adds THOMPSON SQUARE/You Make It Look So Good (Stoney Creek) Debuts at 50* 1,783 points, 566 spins 1 add: WYNK GARY ALLAN/Do You Wish It Was Me? (EMI/Nashville) 1,728 points, 539 spins; no adds KANE BROWN/Thunder In The Rain (RCA) 1,677 points, 493 spins 1 add: KAWO CHASE RICE/Everybody We Know Does (Columbia) 1,630 points, 474 spins; no adds JANA KRAMER/Circles (Elektra/WAR) 1,505 points, 504 spins 11 adds including: KATM*, KHKI*, KIIM*, KPLX*, KUBL*, WCTO*, WDRQ*, WFMS*, WIVK*, WKDF*

Chart Page 7

A D D DAT E S October 10 Love And Theft/Candyland (Curb) Ryan Follese/Put A Label on It (BMLGR) Drew Baldridge/Rebound (Cold River) Kelsea Ballerini/Yeah Boy (Black River) BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista)

October 17

Aubrie Sellers/Sit Here and Cry (Atlantic/WEA) Josh Abbott Band/Amnesia (Reviver) Farewell Angelina/If It Ain’t With You (Dreamlined/Star Farm) Jake Owen/If He Ain’t Going To Love You (RCA)

October 24

Hunter Hayes/Yesterday’s Song (Atlantic/WMN) Josh Abbott Band/Amnesia (PDT/Reviver) Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

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OUT 10/7

Tucker Beathard Fight Like Hell (BMLG/Dot) Beathard co-penned all six tracks of the EP including debut single "Rock On." Co-writers include Jonathan Singleton, Marla Cannon and his father, hit songwriter Casey Beathard. Mo Pitney Behind This Guitar (Curb) Pitney's 12-song debut album features previous singles "Country," "Boy And A Girl Thing" and new single "Everywhere," co-written with Dean Dillon and Phil O'Donnell. Loretta Lynn White Christmas Blue (Legacy) Lynn's first holiday album in 50 years was produced by daughter Patsy Lynn Russell and John Carter Cash at the Cash Cabin Studio. It includes three originals (including the title cut), classics "Winter Wonderland and "Away In A Manger," and a recitation of "Twas The Night Before Christmas." Sylvia It's All In The Family (Red Pony) The '80s hitmaker took 14 years off from recording for a second career as a life coach, but now she's back. Sylvia co-wrote the majority of the 12 new songs and worked with producer/longtime collaborator John Mock. Brent Cobb Shine On Rainy Day (Low Country Sound/Elektra) Cobb's latest album was recorded live in four days in Nashville and produced by Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell). Songs include "Black Crow," "Solving Problems" and "Diggin' Holes."

October 3, 2016

Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 8 Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) ✔

11456

1110

2387

278

KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The World On... (Blue Chair/Columbia)

11374

675

2362

138

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN)

10911

352

2314

TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

10258

2160

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

9583

826

1974

212

DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol)

9214

-1203

1906

-282

COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

9212

837

1920

161

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

9053

210

1868

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) ✔

8695

870

1779

174

JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory)

7364

-2882

1510

-658

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Vice (RCA )

7058

263

1440

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

6858

450

1462

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

6570

406

1369

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

6356

841

1272

176

TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine)

6242

590

1320

144

KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

6058

673

1225

144

DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

5576

472

1172

108

MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

5484

468

1132

BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN)

5480

567

1167

131

BIG & RICH f/TIM MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution)

4758

283

961

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

4540

689

929

143

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

4480

186

944

CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury)

4008

368

850

BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville)

3672

765

ERIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville) ✔

3666

845

719

184

CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA)

3259

486

608

114

LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury)

3202

640

JERROD NIEMANN & LEE BRICE/A Little More Love (Curb)

2700

398

545

VARIOUS ARTISTS/Forever Country (CMA/MCA)

2562

629

535

140

HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

2438

340

449

October 3, 2016

Chart Page 9

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

2124

291

Plays

398

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR)

1735

156

351

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)

1553

303

-2

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

1538

166

321

TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine)

1510

277

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

1411

843

266

174

Debut 36 36

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

1340

-40

238

-7

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

1264

492

247

108

EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury)

1042

-119

187

-12

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

976

180

165

THE BAND PERRY/Comeback Kid (Mercury)

927

-87

178

-17

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Thirty Tigers)

879

-28

129

ELI YOUNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory)

817

-231

106

-24

LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista)

791

161

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

662

147

-2

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

640

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

632

-9

118

-1

MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA)

609

167

126

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

597

CODY JOHNSON/With You I Am (Cojo)

591

138

MICKEY GUYTON/Heartbreak Song (Capitol)

588

-41

120

-7

JANA KRAMER/Circles (Elektra/WAR)

553

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

535

105

TOBY KEITH/A Few More Cowboys (Show Dog)

522

-80

-32

RONNIE DUNN w/KIX BROOKS/Damn Drunk (Nash Icon/Valory)

497

109

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

471

Debut 56 58

AARON LEWIS/That Ain't Country (Dot)

450

FRANKIE BALLARD/Cigarette (Warner Bros./WAR)

445

-30

-3

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

443

404

105

OLD DOMINION/Wrong Turns (RCA)

420

Debut 59 60