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November 14, 2016, Issue 525

Family Time: Blair Garner Q&A

Radio is radio. Or is it? With Blair Garner’s return to overnights, the man who defined the space with After MidNite brings newfound perspective from his three-year run at the helm of America’s Morning Show. Country Aircheck asked him about designing The Blair Garner Show as it supplants Cumulus’ Kickin’ It With Kix on more than 100 stations. CA: So how’s it going so far? BG: It feels like an amazing homecoming. Most importantly, it’s been great for my family, which was the reason to make the change in the first place. The fact that I just voted and my kids got to experience that with their dad is something that wouldn’t have happened had I still been doing the morning show. Mornings are tough, but did that surprise you? No, but I thought I could segment things a little bit better. The machine of doing mornings is all-consuming, so when I was with the kids, I found I wasn’t mentally with them. You’re always thinking, “How can I use this on the show?” That’s good, but also doesn’t allow you to fully drink in moments with family. People doing mornings get the most press and promotional time, but the fact is there’s a significant price that they pay for taking on that shift. Blair Garner What’s different about the new show and what’s your schedule like now? I saw an opportunity to be less evergreen with the daypart and to be more in the moment and topical. I’ve built a studio at my house and it’s amazing what that allows. Take for example the CMAs. I can go to the show and come back and add in what has just happened, which allows us to live in the moment with the listeners. With the home studio and Nash campus [I have] the best of both worlds. To what degree are you live each night? It’s a mix and depends what’s going on. There are nights [without much] going on and I may have a family commitment to honor, so I can do the show in advance. Given my preference, we’d be live. We’re still finding our legs a little bit. (continued on page 6)

Core Vets: Big/Thirty Tigers’ Aaron Watson (fourth from left) with veterans at KAGG/Bryan, TX Friday (11/11).

Country’s Mane Event

Art imitates life ... and then inspires a book. Author (and former Country Aircheck staffer) Erin Duvall says a certain Nashville actor’s enviable tresses were the impetus for her new book Country Music Hair. “Connie Britton’s hair has its own Twitter account,” she explains. After discussing the idea with her editor, Duvall was on a mission to explore the non-musical roots of country – the bleachable, tease-able, perm-able ones. “In all walks of life, whether you’re a country singer or not, your hairstylist knows Erin Duvall more about you than anybody else,” says

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Universal Music Publishing Group Exec. VP/GM Kent Earls discusses his most influential music: 1. Charlie Daniels Band's "The Devil Went Down To Georgia": That song and subsequently the Volunteer Jams in the mid1980s at Starwood Amphitheatre (outside Nashville) began my love affair of both Kent Earl country and southern rock music and my first of many concerts at Starwood. 2. Randy Travis' "Forever and Ever, Amen," co-written by Don Schlitz and Paul Overstreet: The opening performance at this year CMA Awards reminded me when I bought the Always & Forever album, after I heard this crossover smash. 3. Garth Brooks: The No Fences and Ropin' the Wind albums, along with Garth's 1994 tour stop at MTSU's Murphy Center took country music to a new stratosphere. I was fortunate to begin my career in the industry at such a wonderful time. 4. U2's Rattle and Hum movie: I watched this "rockumentary" over and over for several years in college. I can still quote lines from it. Their music and lyrics are timeless. 5. Sam Hunt's Montevallo: He is a genre-defining superstar and an incredible hit songwriter. The first time I heard "Take Your Time" it blew me out of my chair. I'm so proud to work in this market where country radio has really embraced Sam and his music. • A highly regarded song or album you've never heard: The 2011 Grammy-winning Album of the Year by Arcade Fire, The Suburbs. I never got around to listening to it and now it seems too late. • "Important" music you just don't get: Frank Ocean. • An album you played incessantly: License To Ill by Beastie Boys. • Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: "Heathens" by Twenty One Pilots. It's a first listen hit that you sing all day long. • Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel because my daughters love it. My youngest makes me sing the first verse and chorus every night before bed. And it's the first song I ever heard use the phrase "frozen fractals all around."

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Duvall, who spent months chatting with artists and Nashville’s top stylists to get the inside scoop on some of country’s most iconic styles. “It’s a very intimate relationship, because you’re trusting them with a very important part of who you are.” As anyone who’s ever spent time in a salon knows, chair chat quickly goes from small talk to sharing details one might only confide in a therapist’s office. Duvall found that the case when interviewing hairstylist Nanette England, whose clients included the late Tammy Wynette. England not only styled Wynette’s wigs but got a backstage pass to the ups and downs of the star’s love life, including her turbulent marriage to George Jones. “Brenda Lee’s publicist put me in contact with Nanette,” says Duvall. “I called her and she said, ‘I’m cutting a friend’s hair. Come on over.’ I didn’t know what to expect when I got there. We sat down, I think she was having a cocktail – and she gave me an amazing interview.” Among England’s memories: washing Wynette’s hair in a truck stop bathroom sink (“You made the best of a bad situation.”); hanging out with Burt Reynolds when he dated Wynette (“He was very personable and fun.”); and witnessing June Carter Cash prevent a wardrobe malfunction for The Johnny Cash Show guest Linda Ronstadt. Nashville hairstylist and Trumps Salon owner Earl Cox revealed to Duvall that his former client Barbara Mandrell, who toured with Patsy Cline as her steel guitar player, did Cline’s hair on the road. Cox also divulged another secret behind a ‘90s star chopping her hair. “As a child of the ‘80s who is obsessed with ‘90s country music, one of my biggest memories was when Faith Hill cut her hair,” she says. “It was great being able to talk to Earl Cox and have him explain that there was no, ‘We wanted to make a big bold statement and cut her hair off.’ It was simply, her hair was unhealthy and they decided to start over.” Duvall says one of her favorite interviews was with ‘90s star Travis Tritt, who, at the insistence of his label, cut his hair at the beginning of his career – and then immediately regretted it. “He’s

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Watch Band: Curb’s Rodney Atkins and friends celebrate “Watching You” as the No. 1 song of Country Aircheck’s first decade. Pictured (l-r) are Curb Publishing’s Colt Murksi, producer Ted Hewitt, the label’s Jeff Tuerff, Samantha DePrez, Mike Rogers and Ryan Dokke, Atkins, CA’s Lon Helton, and Curb’s RJ Meacham, Benson Curb and Jim Ed Norman.

not someone I thought would be very passionate about his hair, but he had a lot to say,” she recalls. “His hair was a very important part of his brand, and I loved the way he talked about it.” Country Music Hair covers hairstyles from the 1960s through today – though Duvall says current hair trends are undefinable. “I think this is the era of ‘no look,’” she says. “This is the era of ‘You can do what you want.’ You can be Tyler Hubbard and have a man bun. There are no rules at the moment.” Buy Country Music Hair here. Reach Duvall here. –Wendy Newcomer

Chart Chat

Congrats to Cole Swindell, Kristen Williams, Chris Palmer, Katie Bright and the WMN promotion staff on securing this week’s No. 1 with “Middle Of A Memory.” The song is Swindell’s sixth consecutive chart-topper and the second from his current album You Should Be Here. And kudos to Bobby Young and the Capitol team on landing 42 adds for Dierks Bentley’s “Black,” topping this week’s board.

Cole Swindell

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News & Notes

Jamie Lynn Spears has signed with Ontourage Management. Songwriter Nick Donley signed a publishing agreement with MV2 Entertainment. Songwriter Dave Turnbull signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Air Hawg Music Publishing and Sea Gayle Music. T.G. Sheppard recently kicked off The Party Time Tour in celebration of the 35th Anniversary of his 1981 hit “Party Time.” Dates here. From now through Nov. 16, fans can nominate an artist to receive a figure at Madame Tussauds Nashville, opening this spring. Submit here. Martina McBride has teamed with the Disabled American Veterans by dedicating her song “We’ll Pick Up Where We Left Off” to raise awareness for the nonprofit and give veterans VIP concert tickets. More here.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • Westwood One’s Tim Seymour was promoted to SVP/ Operations. (11/14) • Entercom EVP/CFO Steve Fisher is stepping down. (11/14) • WKLB/Boston morning host Jeff Miles departed. (11/14) • CBS Radio’s Bob Philips was promoted to SVP/Sales. (11/11) • KWEN/Tulsa APD/afternooner Billy Sexauer exited. (11/11) • Nielsen revealed a PPM connectivity issue. (11/10) • WGKX/Memphis Dir./Promotions Haley West left the industry. (11/10) • Radio exec Harvey Wells joined Mid-West Family/

Springfield, IL as GM. (11/9) • WBWL/Boston’s Lance Houston and Colton Bradford switched dayparts. (11/9) • Cumulus reported earnings for Q3 2016. (11/8)

Family Time: Blair Garner Q&A

(continued from page 1)

How is music being handled and how does the playlist differ from the one that aired on Kickin’ It With Kix, which was very current intensive? One of the things I love about overnights is the opportunity to break new artists and we’ll continue with that forward-thinking mindset. At the same time, fewer songs are being played per hour just by virtue of the show being more personality driven than perhaps it had been. [Cumulus Dir./Nash Programming] John Shomby is ultimately in charge of the music and he’s also a proponent of new and emerging artists. I’m hoping to gear up a mechanism to engage new talent in Nashville while also staying true to the long-held radio belief of playing the hits, which includes some gold. Can you explain the show’s approach to artist news and the “A-Team?” A lot of the content gatekeepers today are are bloggers and social media [reporters/personalities], so rather than rip and read something from a prep site, I wanted to find a new approach to the idea of providing that content to overnight listeners. And that’s how I came to Nash Country Daily’s Lisa Konicki, CMChat’s Jessica Northey and Morning Hangover’s Kurt Bardella, who we call our “A-Team.” Lisa is at every party and event in Music City, so we say she’s in charge of the “Homeland,” or basically the middle of the country where it all originates. Jessica lives in Tucson and covers the West Coast. She’s taken a very unique approach to

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Hats Good: The Hats Off to High Hopes crew gathers after raising funds for children with special needs in Nashville Sunday (11/13). Pictured (l-r) are songwriters Lee Thomas Miller, Matt Jenkins, Shane McAnally, Tim Nichols, Trevor Rosen, Josh Osborne, Marv Green and Matthew Ramsey with event organizers Gail Powell and Cheryl Dean

covering country music by hosting Twitter interviews on Monday nights and has created a huge following for herself in the process. Kurt, whose daily prep sheet is blasted by email to many in Country radio, covers the East Coast. Their on-air reports, which air every other hour, allow us to hear firsthand what’s going on in the format. We call them the “A-Team” because they’re the best at what they do. How does your approach differ from the morning show or your last overnight show? One of the lessons I learned in mornings is that people really want to know you. When you go back and listen to someone like Paul Harvey, that’s when radio was at its absolute best. Now there’s no way I can compare to a Paul Harvey, but I can sure try. So rather than do this very sterile and homogenized show that doesn’t really give any indication of who I am, I can share my thoughts. For example, I can talk about my desire to have this election over and how exhausted we all are from it. I look forward to going in tonight and sharing what my experience was when I went to the polls today. On After MidNite, there may have been a little reticence on the part of my employers to share that kind of stuff. Is it fair to say you have more creative freedom compared with the morning show?

Yes, a lot more freedom. I feel fortunate that [Cumulus SVP/ Content & Programming] Mike McVay and [President/CEO] Mary Berner have taken a hands-off approach for the most part in taking over Kickin’ It With Kix. This all came as they said they wanted to turn control back over to local programmers and I’ve experienced that with respect to what I’m doing. I can honestly tell you now that what you hear on The Blair Garner Show is 100% by my design and I’m very proud of that. What’s the overriding goal for the show? When you start looking at the common threads between [the 15 million second and third shifters], you start seeing that often they are less-than-appreciated, sometimes disenfranchised people who may be working alone. The mission is to say thank you for what you do, thank you for keeping our country going and thanks for digging a little deeper to get it done. I’d like say thanks to everyone who supported me with America’s Morning Show, including Mary Berner, Mike McVay and John Shomby. And to those who are unaware that I’m back with an overnight show, please contact your local Cumulus affiliate relations person! We’re back, better than ever and it would be an honor to be on your radio station again. –Russ Penuell CAC

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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. Zimmer/Cookeville, TN is searching for an engineer. Three years experience is required. Materials here. Entercom's WPAW/Greensboro, NC has an opening for a PD. Materials to Dir./Country Programming Mike Moore here or OM Brian Douglas here. Leighton's KZPK/St. Cloud, MN has an opening in evenings. Airchecks, resumes and social media links here. Beasley's WKML/Fayetteville, NC is searching for an MD/ morning co-host. Materials to PD Dean Severance here. W&B's WLVK/Elizabethtown, KY is searching for an APD/ MD/afternooner. Materials to Owner/GM Rene Bell here. Townsquare/Amarillo, TX has an opening for an OM and Top 40 PD. Materials to Market President Brice Sheets here. iHeartMedia's WEBG/Chicago has an opening for a Dir./Promotions. Apply here. Scripps' WKTI/Milwaukee is searching for a PD/afternooner. Apply here. Adams' WBTU/Fort Wayne, IN has an opening for an APD/ middayer. Materials to PD Randy Alomar here. Bristol's WXBQ/Johnson City, TN has an opening on the morning show. Materials here. 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. CBS Radio's KILT/Houston is searching for an evening talent. A minimum of two years experience is required along with "the swag-

ger 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. 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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• Jeff Miles Former WKLB/Boston morning host radiojeff@icloud.com • Jessilynn Kidd Former Huntsman Entertainment Asst./Production & Coord. Social Media jessilynnkiddmusic@gmail.com • Chappel Fisher Formerly middays at WZZK/Birmingham djonair@aol.com • A.J. McCloud Former WDRM/Huntsville PD aj.mccloud@charter.net • Blake Nixon Former Warner Music Nashville Coord./Promotion blake.nixon@comcast.net • Brian Rickman Former Townsquare/Tyler, TX OM/PD brian.c.rickman@gmail.com • Rosey Fitchpatrick Former SSM Dir./National Promotion Roseyfitch99@gmail.com • Dale O'Brian Former Cumulus WLXX & WVLK/Lexington PD dalevaught@windstream.net • Wayne Manning, 801-361-2993 Former Cold River Regional imaviator@yahoo.com • Doug Montgomery Former iHeartMedia/Grand Rapids SVP/Programming, Premium Choice PD and iHeartCountry Brand Coord. dougmontgomery@icloud.com • Kristen Kee Former Sony/Nashville Mgr./Marketing kristen.kee@gmail.com • Hannah Martin Former ACM Lifting Lives Manager hnmartin21@gmail.com • Kassidy Stewart Former Hart Media/Bullseye Dir./Promotions & Content kassidy@goncc.com • Kelley Cash Former KVOO/Tulsa personality kelleycashradio@gmail.com • Brian Hatfield Former KYGO/Denver APD/MD brianhat@aol.com • Rick Kennis Former WGTY/York, PA Dir./Promotions rick@rickkennis.com

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Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 1

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

COLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

30983

1700

9169

504

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

29277

1782

8629

444

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR) ✔

26385

2090

7928

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) ✔ 25670

2255

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

24904

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

8 10

65.66

2.9

159

62.289 2.932

159

575

56.275 4.235

159

7786

678

54.542 5.163

159

-5809

7593

-1567

51.66 -13.534

159

23050

1691

7041

498

48.62

3.426

159

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

20338

1932

6026

472

42.834 4.862

158

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

19955

1108

6049

388

44.271 2.979

159

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

19469

1119

5879

358

42.348 2.423

159

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

17629

-3359

5130

-1119

41.226 -7.123

159

CARRIe UNDeRWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

16472

1159

4995

313

35.889

159

DRAKe WHITe/Livin' The Dream (Dot) ✔

16403

1709

4809

451

33.293 3.721

158

gRANgeR SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

14704

437

4446

128

30.036 0.887

159

MAReN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

14295

342

4195

119

28.749 0.437

159

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

13012

877

3893

310

29.011 2.021

159

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

12776

1554

3784

511

28.087

159

eRIC CHURCH f/R. gIDDeNS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

11467

529

3553

131

23.403 1.117

156

CHRIS STAPLeTON/Parachute (Mercury)

10590

556

3259

172

19.328 0.672

157

DUSTIN LyNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

10314

1152

3061

337

20.641

152

CHRIS yOUNg f/V. gILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA)

9938

640

2982

200

19.609 0.759

159

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

9202

311

2990

102

16.217 0.568

138

BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville)

9033

2830

15.479 0.286

155

BRAD PAISLey/Today (Arista)

8395

935

2484

217

18.225 2.482

153

HIgH VALLey/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

8289

561

2460

101

14.294 1.758

146

MICHAeL RAy/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA)

8126

886

2527

267

13.776 1.855

145

2.2

3.02

2.35

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Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 2

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

JeRROD NIeMANN & Lee BRICe/A Little More Love (Curb)

7876

296

2420

BRANTLey gILBeRT/The Weekend (Valory)

7219

492

2121

148

GARTH BROOKS/Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance (Pearl)

7148

707

2110

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

7008

180

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

6429

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

146

14.053 1.075

138

187

13.459 0.644

150

2206

10.613 -0.036

145

341

2011

10.754 0.671

143

6340

829

1774

210

11.218 1.766

141

KeLSeA BALLeRINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

5561

628

1574

134

11.992 1.737

135

LITTLe BIg TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)

5089

1705

1525

510

7.861

3.075

135

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

4742

365

1419

9.836

0.531

124

CRAIg CAMPBeLL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

4582

144

1613

9.417

0.132

122

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

4385

106

1391

5.69

0.13

128

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

4157

271

1015

7.106

0.632

DARIUS RUCKeR/If I Told You (Capitol)

3790

531

1240

161

6.551

2.374

126

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

2867

816

858

229

3.736

0.669

106

LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista)

2475

-2015

562

-608

4.702 -2.678

124

CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow)

2409

796

2.542

0.062

2.929 -0.063

11.861

0.62

PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek)

2395

858

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

2370

762

2.83

0.133

JAKE OWEN/If He Ain't Gonna Love You (RCA)

1997

214

515

2.71

0.092

RONNIe DUNN w/KIX BROOKS/Damn Drunk (Nash Icon/Valory)1934

163

486

3.713

0.651

KANE BROWN/Thunder In The Rain (RCA)

1898

-21

546

-1

2.331 -0.024

CHRIS LANe/For Her (Big Loud)

1846

173

655

1.989

0.343

THOMPSON SQUARE/You Make It Look So Good (Stoney Creek) 1844

620

2.949

0.119

CHASe RICe/Everybody We Know Does (Columbia)

1564

-43

450

-6

2.036 -0.078

JUSTIN MOORe/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

1563

383

527

142

1.905

Debut 50

0.335

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Country Aircheck Add leaders

Chart Page 3

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

DIeRKS BeNTLey/Black (Capitol)

LITTLe BIg TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)

1168 ✔

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

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

1007 ✔

WILLIAM MICHAeL MORgAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN)

DUSTIN LyNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

901 ✔

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

GARTH BROOKS/Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance (Pearl)

820 ✔

KeLSeA BALLeRINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

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

794 ✔

TUCKER BEATHARD/Momma And Jesus (Dot)

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

766

JAKE OWEN/If He Ain't Gonna Love You (RCA)

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

728

LITTLe BIg TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

702

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

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

694

DARIUS RUCKeR/If I Told You (Capitol)

BRAD PAISLey/Today (Arista)

614

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

2255

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

2090

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

1932

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

1782

DRAKe WHITe/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

1709

LITTLe BIg TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)

1705

COLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

LITTLe BIg TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)

224

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

189

DUSTIN LyNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

180

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

180

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

155

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

155

1700

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

152

1691

GARTH BROOKS/Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance (Pearl)

150

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

1554

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

147

CARRIe UNDeRWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

1159

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

128

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Points

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

678

BILLy CURRINgTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury)

14910

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

575

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

14283

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

511

MIRANDA LAMBeRT/Vice (RCA)

14011

LITTLe BIg TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)

510

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

9854

COLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

504

WILLIAM MICHAeL MORgAN/I Met A... (Warner Bros./WMN)

9703

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

498

TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

8738

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

472

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow)

8685

DRAKe WHITe/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

451

KeLSeA BALLeRINI/Peter Pan (Black River)

8580

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

444

THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory)

7875

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

388

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe/H.O.L.Y. (BMLGR)

7423

November 14, 2016

CoUNTRy AIRCHECk ACTIVITy KANE BROWN/Thunder In The Rain (RCA) Moves 44-45 1,919 points, 547 spins; No adds

THOMPSON SQUARE/You Make It Look So Good (Stoney Creek) Moves 47-46* 1,789 points, 582 spins 2 adds: KSSN, WLHK JAKE OWEN/If He Ain’t Gonna Love You (RCA) Moves 49-47* 1,783 points, 430 spins 11 adds including: KBQI, KJKe, KWJJ, KXKT, WCKT, WCTK, WGNA, WKSJ, WNCB, WTGE RONNIe DUNN w/KIX BROOKS/Damn Drunk (Nash Icon/Valory) Moves 50-48* 1,771 points, 451 spins; No adds CHRIS LANe/For Her (Big Loud) Moves 46-49 1,673 points, 581 pins 2 adds: KCCY, WSLC CHASe RICe/Everybody We Know Does (Columbia) Moves 48-50 1,607 points, 456 spins 1 add: WSSL

A D D DAT E S November 21

TYLER FARR/Our Town (Columbia) 1,474 points, 456 spins 17 adds including: KATC*, KHge, KHKI*, KIIM*, KPLX*, KUBL*, WBEE, WCKN, WCTQ*, WDRQ* Billy Currington/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) JOe NICHOLS/Undone (Red Bow) 1,471 points, 482 spins; No adds None Listed

November 28 December 5

Seth Ennis/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) Ryan Kinder/Close (Warner Bros./WEA) DRAKE WHITE/Makin’ Me Look Good Again (Dot) Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

Chart Page 4

CHECK OUT 11/18

Miranda Lambert The Weight Of These Wings (RCA) The double album – one disc named "The Nerve" and the other "The Heart" – contains current single "Vice," along with 23 other cuts including "Six Degrees Of Separation," "To Learn Her," "Ugly Lights" and "Tin Man." George Strait Strait Out Of The Box: Part 2 (MCA) This three-disc, 56-track Walmart exclusive features the Strait and Jamey Johnson-penned "Kicked Outta Country" and "You Gotta Go Through Hell," written by Strait, Bubba Strait and Dean Dillon. Classics include "Blue Clear Sky," "Give It Away," "Wrapped" and "Troubadour." High Valley Dear Life (Atlantic/WEA) Brother duo Brad and Curtis Rempel make their major label debut with an 11-track project produced by Seth Mosley and including lead single "Make You Mine," plus "I Ain't Changin'," "Roads We've Never Taken," "Soldier" and "Young Forever." Travis Tritt A Man And His Guitar – Live From The Franklin Theatre (Post Oak) The live double disc and DVD feature Tritt performing solo and unplugged with guests Marty Stuart and James Otto. Tritt sings his classics including "Help Me Hold On," "Anymore" and "Best of Intentions." Faith Hill Deep Tracks (Warner Bros.) Hill’s last album for the label includes non-single cuts from previous albums and three previously unreleased songs: “Boy,” “Why” and “Come To Jesus.” Various, Country Faith Volume 2 (Word/Curb) Among the artists on the latest album in the Country Faith series are Luke Bryan ("Pray About Everything"), Michael Ray ("Real Men Love Jesus"), George Strait ("I Saw God Today") and Wynonna ("Live With Jesus"). Robert Earl Keen Live Dinner Reunion (Dualtone) Keen's new double-disc project is a celebration of the 20th anniversary of his 1996 No. 2 Live Dinner. Guests include Lyle Lovett, Bruce Robison and Cory Morrow and Keen revisits his songs including "Gringo Honeymoon" and "Merry Christmas From The Fam-O-Lee." John Berry Christmas (Sony RED) The 10-track album includes new songs as well as holiday classics "Blue Christmas," "Mary Did You Know" and Berry's personal favorite, "O Holy Night," which he re-recorded for the first time in 23 years.

November 14, 2016

Chart Page 5

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

12536

420

2481

COLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

11924

-62

2391

-7

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

11820

702

2380

180

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

11099

368

2193

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

10915

558

2204

128

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

10045

694

2020

155

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

9812

-2848

1873

-626

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

9796

794

1953

152

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

9099

766

1805

155

CARRIe UNDeRWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

8668

359

1667

eRIC CHURCH f/R. gIDDeNS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

7089

100

1339

gRANgeR SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

6660

244

1331

MAReN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

6637

306

1326

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

6598

728

1254

147

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

6415

1007

1228

189

DRAKe WHITe/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

6370

1275

CHRIS yOUNg f/V. gILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA)

5204

383

1025

BRAD PAISLey/Today (Arista)

5121

614

982

CHRIS STAPLeTON/Parachute (Mercury)

5121

133

1011

GARTH BROOKS/Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance (Pearl) ✔

5001

820

947

150

BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville)

4579

211

894

DUSTIN LyNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) ✔

4473

901

820

180

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

4222

291

781

KeLSeA BALLeRINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

3466

182

632

JeRROD NIeMANN & Lee BRICe/A Little More Love (Curb)

3370

193

646

LITTLe BIg TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) ✔

3329

1168

643

224

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

3321

123

577

HIgH VALLey/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

3209

628

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

2984

340

579

MICHAeL RAy/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA)

2578

567

500

111

November 14, 2016

Chart Page 6

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

BRANTLey gILBeRT/The Weekend (Valory)

2439

184

Plays

458

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

2222

449

DARIUS RUCKeR/If I Told You (Capitol)

1772

327

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

1748

106

265

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

1273

-116

244

CRAIg CAMPBeLL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

1191

218

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

1085

305

181

DIeRKS BeNTLey/Black (Capitol)

1000

597

187

TYLER FARR/Our Town (Columbia)

988

173

JAKE OWEN/If He Ain't Gonna Love You (RCA)

921

157

CHRIS LANe/For Her (Big Loud)

879

143

CODY JOHNSON/With You I Am (Cojo)

739

152

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

676

136

DRAKe WHITe/Makin' Me Look Good Again (Dot)

660

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

638

127

SeTH eNNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista)

630

-10

-1

RYAN FOLLESE/Put A Label On It (BMLGR)

606

JUSTIN MOORe/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

606

174

124

DAVID NAIL F/BROS. OSBORNE/Good At Tonight (MCA)

602

-8

121

-1

CHASe RICe/Everybody We Know Does (Columbia)

587

-14

-7

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

585

-6

113

-1

geORge STRAIT/Goin' Goin' Gone (MCA)

549

-11

105

-7

Re-Enter 53

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

545

105

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

493

-3

CASSADEE POPE/Kisses At Airports (BMLGR)

460

LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista)

452

-405

-79

CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow)

435

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR)

420

170

Debut 58 60

DReW BALDRIDge f/e. WeISBAND/Rebound (Cold River)

407

OLD DOMINION/Wrong Turns (RCA)

400

-50

-5