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December 12, 2016, Issue 530

Cloud Nine: Charlie Cook Q&A

Cumulus’ WSM-FM (Nash Icon)/Nashville has spent nearly a year as the market’s top Country station 6+ and OM/PD Charlie Cook has overseen the station’s emergence. Doubling as VP/Country for the group, Cook has a unique perspective on the hybrid format and why it’s working so well in Nashville. CA: Obviously Cumulus Country is on quite a roll in Nashville, but we only see the boxcars. What’s going on once you dig into the demos? CC: It’s one thing to be the 6+ guy, but that takes in 60-yearolds and I totally get that is an advantage for WSM-FM over the other two. When you look at 25-54, which is what everyone cares about, in a bunch of different ways, ‘SM is in front. In 6am to midnight, WSM still does well and is the leading Country station with a 5.1. Last December, that was a 3.5. Average Quarter Hour Persons grew from 2,000 to 3,100 during that time, which is a 35% jump. TSL, cume and daily cume all went up. A lot of people look at Monday-Friday 6am to 7pm, and WSM is still the leading Country station in that window. We have a 5.4 share 25-54, up from a 3.3 in December Charlie Cook 2015. That’s up almost 40%. Have we stumbled onto something? Maybe we have. How do you define what you’ve stumbled on? There’s a significant portion of the listening population that wants a broader base of music. The thing about WSM-FM is we feel every song is a hit. Every song has a level of familiarity you don’t get on the contemporary-based stations. People get tired of current music quicker than they do gold. We also play a lot of music in mornings while [iHeart’s WSIX] and [Cumulus’ WKDF] are more personality driven. (continued on page 7)

Where’s The Blow? Capitol and UMG/Nashville staffers celebrate the label’s eighth consecutive Label of the Year win with eight-ball cupcakes courtesy of Country Aircheck. Pictured (l-r) are UMGN’s Chris Schuler, the label’s Ashley Laws, CA’s Lon Helton, Capitol’s Brent Jones, CA’s April Johnson, UMGN’s Donna Hughes, Capitol’s Bobby Young, UMGN’s David Friedman and Jason McColl, and the label’s Sarah Beth Watson.

Programming Note

As noted previously, today (12/12) was the final add-reporting day for Country Aircheck/Mediabase stations. Next Monday (12/19) will be the last chart of 2016 and the last full Country Aircheck Weekly will be delivered that evening. A charts-free weekly will be sent Thursday, Dec. 29. The first add reporting deadline of 2017 is 2pm CT Tuesday, Jan. 3. The add board will be published via email that day. The first chart of 2017 will be in Country Aircheck Weekly Jan. 9.

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The Gift That Keeps On Giving

No holiday playlist would be complete without Vince Vance & the Valiants' "All I Want For Christmas Is You." Written by Vance (aka Andy Stone) and Troy Powers and sung by "Valiantette" Lisa Layne, the 1989 classic might never have made it to Country radio if not for the unusual single artwork. WPOC/Baltimore's then-PD Bob Moody tells Country Aircheck he and then-MD Greg Cole and a few others were in their weekly music meeting when Vance's cone-shaped hair caught their attention. "Just from the way it looked, we all thought it was a heavy metal band," Moody says. "So we played it as a joke, expecting it to be terrible. Lisa Layne It turned out to be one of the best songs we've ever heard. I don't think anybody believed it at first. We just sat there and it got real quiet in the room. I said, 'Greg, would you play that again?' We were a pretty big station to be going outside of the box on this act nobody had ever heard of, that probably wasn't even country. We took it into the control room to the afternoon drive guy, Todd Grimsted. I said, 'Todd I just want you to play this in a segue. No Bob Moody intro, no back-sell. Just play it and see if we get any reaction.' He came into my office a couple hours later and said, 'I'm still getting calls from people wanting to know what that song was.' Everything about it was outstanding, starting with the song itself. And Lisa Layne's vocal is one of the best performances ever recorded. She's incredible." Layne first heard the song when Stone and Powers were writing it. "I wasn't thinking in terms of 'this might be a hit' because it was

just a song we were going to sing at Christmas shows," she remembers. "What you hear on the radio was a scratch vocal. I began to think it was maybe a big deal when the musicians on the recording – all really in-demand Nashville musicians – stuck around after their job had been done. They don't usually do that." Moody knew he had a hit on his hands. "One of our clues was when we started getting calls from retailers who were annoyed," he recalls. "They said, 'We've got people asking for this song and it's not on the Top 100. We don't even know what label it is. The rack jobber doesn't know anything about it.' We posted a list in the control room of local stores that had it in stock, because we were getting so many calls. "Around '92, we realized it was so big that instead of putting it on the Christmas playlist, we added it to our current playlist at Christmas," Moody adds. "We'd put it in as a medium the day after Thanksgiving, and a couple of weeks before Christmas, we'd put it in heavy. People would call and say, 'When are you going to start playing that song?'" Moody acknowledges 'POC wasn't the first station to play it, but probably the first in a major market. Stone even sent Moody printed sheet music to thank him (Stone had copy No. 1; Moody No. 2). "It was a little easier in those days," Moody says. "We had the latitude to take a chance on it. And that has to do with stations being programmed locally. If you're making decisions for a hundred radio stations, you can't put other people's careers in jeopardy. But it was a song that couldn't be denied. If your station wasn't going to play it, [your listeners] would go somewhere that

December 12, 2016

MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Brandon Lancaster from Arista’s LanCo discusses his most influential music: 1. Randy Travis’ “Three Wooden crosses:” The first time I heard that song, it completely changed my perspective on songwriting. I knew I LANco wanted to use music to tell stories. 2. Eric Church: In 2012 I saw Church at the Tivoli theater in Chattanooga. I had been to concerts my whole life, but I had never felt anything as electric as that night. I sang every word to every song and held a boot high in the air during “These Boots.” 3. Alabama: We are obviously huge fans of bands who’ve come before us and laid the foundation. Alabama’s anthemic songs and harmonies are definitely a huge influence on us. 4. Brad Paisley’s “Whiskey Lullaby:” I’ve always been a big folk and bluegrass fan, so combining Alison Krauss’ pure voice with Paisley’s ability to tell a story, it’s the ultimate musical combination for me. I still get chill bumps every time I listen to this haunting song. 5. Alan Jackson: All the guys in LANco go through his catalogue like crazy on the road. “Chattahoochee,” “Remember When,” “Drive,” “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow” ... His songs have gotten us through many late-night drives. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: Beyoncé. I know her older stuff, but it seems I’ve heard more buzz about her last two records. I’ve missed the boat on those. • “Important” music you just don’t get: K-Pop. I know it’s an absolutely huge genre but other than “Gangnam Style” I just can’t get through more than 10 seconds of it. Maybe if I lived in Korea for a time. • An album you listened to incessantly: Jason Isbell’s Southeastern. For the past year and a half it’s been the album I can thrown on vinyl and just let it take me to a special place. • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Jon Bellion’s new record The Human Condition. Music should speak truth. To me this album is an hour-long think piece on the current generation, yet it mixes incredible insight with addicting melodies and hooks. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I have no shame when it comes to music, but I might not shout at the top of a mountain admitting I think One Direction’s latest album is incredible.

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would." Moody thinks the song's Cinderella moment could happen today – but on YouTube. "Radio people are not in a position to take those chances now." Layne attributes the song's longevity to "that magical combination that doesn't happen often. The song, musicians, producer and the singer all came together at the right time for a timeless piece of music." The tune brought Layne more than just a hit song. "I ended up marrying the first DJ in the country to play the song," she says of then-KISX/Tyler, TX PD and air personality Ted Stewart, who played the demo before the single was released. "He was the love of my life. He passed away in 2008 from a heart attack." "All I Want For Christmas Is You" has been covered by country artists Sammy Kershaw (1994) and LeAnn Rimes (2004). Layne still performs the song in her solo shows and is touring again with Vance, who was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2010. "It is still so much fun," she says. "Every show has to end with that song." Reach Moody here; Layne here. –Wendy Newcomer

Chart Chat

Congrats to Old Dominion, Steve Hodges, Keith Gale and the RCA promotion team on securing this week's No. 1 with "Song Old Dominion For Another Time." The song is the second chart-topper from Meat And Candy ("Break Up With Him"). And kudos to Bobby Young and the Capitol team on landing 35 adds for Luke Bryan's "Fast," topping the last board of the year.

News & Notes

WIBW/Topeka, KS Farm Dir. Kelly Lenz was recently inducted into the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Reach him here. Warner Bros./WMN's Cole Swindell is featured on the live music series TuneIn Sessions tonight (12/12) at 8pm ET. Kelly Sutton hosts and the program is also available on-demand via the TuneIn app. More here. Artists including Chris Stapleton, Darryl Worley, 3 Doors Down, Shenandoah, .38 Special, TG Sheppard, Kelly Lang, Ray Scott, Guy Gilchrist and James Robert Webb will participate in tonight's (12/12) Christmas 4 Kids tour bus show at the Hendersonville, TN Walmart.

December 12, 2016

OFF THE RECORD: Phil Vassar American Soul LLC’s Phil Vassar puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to WLVA/Lynchburg, VA. It’s now WYYD, a Country station. The first time I heard myself on the radio was on WYYD. My single “Carlene” had just come out and I was doing their morning show. When my alarm went off to Phil Vassar wake me up, my song was on the radio. I thought I was dreaming. You never get tired of hearing your songs on the radio. I’ve been interviewed by people who had absolutely no idea who I was. In radio, guys will sometimes come over to country from pop, and not know I’m a piano player and a songwriter. One time a guy asked, “Do you write songs?” and I’d had 10 No. 1 songs at that point. And then he said, “Well I didn’t know you wrote, but I hear you’re a whale of a guitar player!” The PD called me later to apologize. But most of the guys in radio are really fun. It’s always hard to travel with your kids. Mine are grown now, but I see it all the time – parents lugging baby seats through airports, with that look on their faces. I know that look. I’ve been that guy. (laughs) You just want to help them! Every time I’m at a truck stop I pick up honey buns. It’s the worst food in the whole wide world for you. And I’m such a workout fanatic and try to stay healthy. But there’s something about those honey buns and those freaking apple pies. I would love to have sushi with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the two living Beatles. I haven’t done a new album in seven years. I’ve got a lot to say. It’s fun to have new material (American Soul) after so long. I’m going to try to do as many records as I can now. I think I’m on a roll. The most redneck thing I’ve done lately is probably pee outside. I’ve got 10 bathrooms, but sometimes I’ll just go outside and pee off the back porch. I wish I had written “Yesterday” by The Beatles or George Jones’ “He Stopped Loving Her Today” (written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman). They’re both really cool, melodically and lyrically. My least favorite interview question is “Boxers or briefs?” I’m like, “Seriously? Who wears underwear anymore?” I would love to be stuck in Chicago. I love the energy, the people. There’s something about that Chicago/Milwaukee/ Midwest area. I got to be in Chicago when the Cubs won the World Series. That’s hard to beat. The 2017 Nashville Meets London music festival will be July 2223 in London's Canada Square Park. The 2017 Young Entertainment Professionals (YEP) Board of Directors includes the CMA's Alina Thompson, Belmont's Caroline Melby, Sea Gayle's Christina Wiltshire, Gyrosity Projects' Garrison Snell, Shore Fire Media's Jaclyn Carter, Suit Music Management's Jarrod Holley, Creative Nation's Katie Roth and Turnipblood Entertainment/The Knight Agency's Rachel Knight. Farris, Self and Moore's Catherine Moore returns as Treasurer and Universal Music Publishing's Amelia Varni has been named Exec. Dir. More here.

Cloud Nine: Charlie Cook Q&A

(continued from page 1) They play five to seven songs and we play 11 or 12 per hour. I am also of the belief that television has taken over the morning. When I was a kid, the radio was on when I got up every

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morning. Now it’s the TV, and what is it? Talking heads sitting at a desk offering weather, traffic, inane entertainment news. By the time people get in the car they’ve had people talking to them for 45 minutes to an hour. So just play me a song. The other factor is [Nash Icon morning host] Marty McFly, who is a really likable talent and does a good job blending music with information. Those are the major factors. Are you concerned listeners will tire of hearing that great blast from the ‘90s the third or fifth time they hear it? I think about it every single day. It keeps me up, quite frankly. The fact is, a hit is a hit for a long time. No question you can go from “oh wow” to “oh no” very quickly. But ask the Classic Hits or Classic Rock stations if they’re making any new gold. They’re not. One of the keys is shuffling songs in and out. And we also play currents that have established themselves. The combination of currents and recurrents that differ month to month and keeping the gold fresh is a mix that works well. We’ve played Thomas Rhett’s “Die A Happy Man” 1,345 times since Dec. 2, 2015 and it still scores a +2.7 in M Score. It’s a top 15 song on the station [because] good songs are embraced by listeners. No gold plays that much, and they were all hits. Are you replicating Icon’s success elsewhere? Not to the extent we’ve seen in Nashville. In some markets, Icon stations have been relegated to poor signals, or they may be in a situation where the PD isn’t giving it the attention we are in Nashville. Maybe it’s not as sexy and that could be part of the reason it isn’t No. 1 other places around the country. But I still think it has a place in markets where there are one or two newer Country stations if proper care is given. And it does take a little more care. I really have to look at each hour and say, this current goes with this gold, or it doesn’t. What’s the predominant tempo of the hour? The other beautiful thing about Icon relative to a contemporary station is we have a lot more female music to select from. We can create a better variety of gender and tempo. I called this the summer of ballads in terms of current Country music. With Icon, we have more flexibility to moderate whatever the trend is with new music. Does Nashville have too many Country stations? Just like Rome is Catholic, Nashville is Country. People want to stay in touch with what’s happening in their hometown. So maybe they’re not P1s, but there’s that allegiance to put it on the dial someplace. Are you feeling the iHeart “Big Legend” translator at all? No, and I can’t figure out why they didn’t take it AC. There’s only one in the market and they could create some audience. Plus, Nash Icon is out doing things. We’re part of the fabric of the town and you need to be that, too [to compete]. You can’t just play back-to-back music. Do you see any parallels between Nashville and what’s happening with KPLX (The Wolf) & KSCS/Dallas? The Wolf plays a lot more current music, but they also play gold that KSCS doesn’t. And The Wolf isn’t just the No. 1 Country station, it’s the No. 1 station in the market. So maybe the audience does have interest in a wider variety of country. What does that say about current country music? Just look at the [PPM ratings] charts you publish every month and show me five markets where listening is up from a year ago. I don’t think you can. That answers the question. Turning to Nash-FM WKDF, how is the new makeup of the morning show working thus far? The audience is warming up to the combo of the three and we’ve seen that in the ratings. It’s not exploding because other stations in the market are doing things, including WSM-FM. iHeart is aggressively marketing their morning show. We are seeing TSL and share increasing and the show is doing well in other markets including Detroit. And it’s stabilizing and growing in New York, too. We’re very confident we have good people, they’re a good team and 2017 will be very positive. –Chuck Aly CAC

December 12, 2016

Available Jobs

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Seek & Employ

Here's a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we'll include you in a future update. CBS Radio's WUSN/Chicago has an opening for a PD. Apply here. Mid-Way's WRTB/Rockford, IL is searching for an afternoon personality. Reach Steve Summers about the position, which includes imaging duties, here. West Virginia Radio's WKWS/Charleston, WV has an opening for a PD/air personality. Materials to MM Bob Visotcky here. Beasley's WKLB/Boston has an opening for a morning show host. Airchecks and resumes to PD Mike Brophey here. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. CBS Radio's KNCI/Sacramento has an opening for a PD. At least five years programming experience is required and a fouryear degree in a related field is preferred. Apply here.

Searching

•Wes McShay Former Cumulus/Montgomery, AL OM/PD 208-758-5435 wesgardipe@gmail.com • Derek Gunn Former Stoney Creek regional and KBUL/Reno, NV PD Gunnderek@hotmail.com • 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 Former Cold River Regional 801-361-2993 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

December 5, 2016

Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 1

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

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

28158

1043

8561

312

59.777 2.316

157

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

27697

-1852

8326

-652

58.732 -3.97

157

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

26969

1581

8106

513

57.846 3.675

157

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

25558

2059

7962

662

53.767 3.993

157

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) ✔

23310

3489

7193

1020

49.295 6.305

157

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

22524

1242

7031

432

47.395 2.786

157

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

19355

2086

5964

718

42.535

157

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

18152

-5971

5471

-1802

157

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

17329

1335

5284

452

2.301

157

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

16463

937

4962

284

36.653 2.538

157

MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

15022

518

4588

160

31.172 1.212

157

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

14477

372

4356

29.961 1.093

156

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

14234

546

4409

182

30.904 1.201

157

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

13461

953

3963

259

28.188 1.993

157

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) ✔

12970

2003

3879

620

27.037 3.638

156

BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista)

12440

869

3732

280

27.953 2.248

157

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

11897

1191

3638

389

24.233 2.825

154

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

11698

680

3709

219

22.923 1.842

150

CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury)

11676

121

3687

23.551 0.962

157

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

10455

1167

3187

403

21.007 2.617

154

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)

10271

720

3143

196

21.01

1.958

148

HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

9964

172

3036

18.07

0.282

148

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

9200

404

2874

182

17.379 0.994

150

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

8511

317

2720

13.377 0.474

151

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

8090

813

2537

240

14.903 1.348

148

4.02

36.989 -14.062 36.25

December 12, 2016 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 2

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

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

7424

408

2263

143

15.343 1.712

152

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

6145

651

1870

177

12.432 1.437

139

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

5158

318

1798

11.012 1.047

131

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

5092

115

1638

7.236

0.423

137

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

4811

108

1608

8.05

0.488

134

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

4760

1089

1443

280

10.126 3.574

121

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

4549

272

1260

101

7.768

0.698

104

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) ✔

4477

3010

1386

1013

8.846

5.924

128

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

4047

276

1299

6.014

0.596

122

PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek)

3181

325

1116

3.92

0.091

116

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) DEBUT

3174

1781

954

538

5.612

3.055

110

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

3136

209

976

4.536

0.483

MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA)

2936

672

886

198

4.809

1.139

CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow)

2629

900

3.188

0.063

105

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

2467

161

821

2.694

0.38

111

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

2462

762

3.498

0.098

2348

150

783

3.834

0.345

4.207 -0.046

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

RONNIE DUNN w/K. BROOKS/Damn Drunk (Nash Icon/Valory) 2307

603

CHASE RICE/Everybody We Know Does (Columbia)

1949

549

2.703

0.067

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

1837

466

570

125

2.774

0.974

Debut 45 48

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

1807

120

540

2.681

0.305

TYLER FARR/Our Town (Columbia)

1798

566

1.48

0.043

HUNTER HAYES/Yesterday's Song (Atlantic/WMN)

1795

235

497

2.21

0.371

Debut 48 45

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

1766

-32

658

2.403 -0.145

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

1594

-29

549

2.059 -0.254

December 12, 2016

Country Aircheck Add leaders

Chart Page 3

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

1254 ✔

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

1248 ✔

JACKIE LEE/Getting Over You (Broken Bow)

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

802 ✔

MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA)

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

714 ✔

SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista)

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)

713 ✔

DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (Dot)

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

657

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

643

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA)

543

PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek)

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

508

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

480

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

3489

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

3010

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

2086

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

2059

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)

2003

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

1781

BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

260

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

245

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

152

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)

141

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

129

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

127

1581

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

122

1335

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

110

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

1242

MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA)

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

1191

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Points

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

1020

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

15030

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

1013

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

13870

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

718

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

11754

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

662

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

11414

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)

620

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

10170

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

538

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

8780

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

513

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

7764

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

452

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow)

7241

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

432

DIERKS BENTLEY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol)

6581

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

403

THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory)

6572

December 12, 2016

COUNTRy AIRCHECK ACTIVITy BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make Ya Wanna (Mercury) Debuts at 45* 1,837 points, 570 spins 14 adds including: KBEB, KBEQ, KHKI*, KKBQ, KTTS, KUZZ, KWNR, W1HC*, WBCT, WLHK LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) Moves 48-46* 1,807 points, 540 spins 15 adds including: KATM*, KAWO, KBEB, KCCY, KHGE, KSON, KUZZ, KXKT, WIL, WLHK TYLER FARR/Our Town (Columbia) Moves 46-47* 1,798 points, 566 spins 2 adds: KCYE, WWQM

Chart Page 4

A D D DAT E S January 3

KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End Of The World (Blue Chair/Columbia)

January 9 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn’t Know (BMLGR)

January 17

Brothers Osborne/It Ain’t My Fault (EMI Nashville) Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

HUNTER HAYES/Yesterday’s Song (Atlantic/WMN) Debuts at 48* 1,795 points, 497 spins 8 adds: KBEB, KFDI, KILT, WDRM, WITL, WKIS, WPGB, WWKA* THOMPSON SQUARE/You Make It Look So Good (Stoney Creek) Moves 45-49* 1,766 points, 658 spins 2 adds: KBEB, KWNR LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) Moves 49-50* 1,594 points, 549 spins 8 adds: KUBL*, WBWL, WITL, WNSH*, WWGR, WWKA*, WWYZ, WYRK JOE NICHOLS/Undone (Red Bow) 1,551 points, 515 spins 1 add: WFMS JANA KRAMER/Circles (Elektra/WAR) 1,468 points, 501 spins 1 add: KUZZ

C H E C K

OUT

Jan. 13 Natalie Hemby Puxico (CN Records) Jeannie Seely Written In Song (Smith Music Group) Jan. 27 Lauren Alaina Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope Mercury) Brantley Gilbert The Devil Don’t Sleep (Valory) Feb. 10 Brett Young (Self-Titled) BMLGR Feb. 24 Little Big Town The Breaker (Capitol) Aaron Watson/Vaquero (Big)

December 12, 2016

Chart Page 5

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

12390

211

2459

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

11880

210

2384

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

11729

2395

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) ✔

11189

1254

2220

260

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

11165

-1022

2226

-198

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

10791

190

2174

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

9619

657

1864

127

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory) ✔

8606

802

1663

152

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

7802

336

1560

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

7431

-119

1481

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) ✔

7118

713

1372

141

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

7061

-3420

1433

-647

BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista)

7025

-8

1352

-7

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

6939

193

1301

MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

6710

-203

1359

-39

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

6564

1313

CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury)

6504

1285

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

6124

238

1156

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) ✔

5598

714

1045

129

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

5476

208

1031

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

4798

508

914

110

HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

4204

115

828

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)

4196

829

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

4173

774

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

3703

480

702

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

3642

-21

693

-4

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

3196

381

628

MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA)

2935

543

550

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

2567

120

454

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) ✔

2139

1248

445

245

December 12, 2016

Chart Page 6

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

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

1981

200

Plays

349

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

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

1968

301

344

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

1728

643

346

122

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

1519

276

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

1304

-161

239

-14

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

1277

192

237

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

1258

-11

234

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

1152

188

229

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

1044

181

CODY JOHNSON/With You I Am (Cojo)

921

190

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

886

174

TYLER FARR/Our Town (Columbia)

869

-194

162

-21

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

846

-108

169

-24

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

840

157

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

837

171

RYAN FOLLESE/Put A Label On It (BMLGR)

767

104

-1

DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (Dot)

708

SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista)

694

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

630

147

134

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

568

107

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

561

-7

112

-1

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

536

PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek)

531

173

111

DREW BALDRIDGE f/E. WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River)

530

Re-Enter 53 58

Debut 56

CHASE RICE/Everybody We Know Does (Columbia)

497

-10

-1

LUKE COMBS/She Got The Best Of Me (River House)

450

240

CHRIS STAPLETON/Whiskey And You (Mercury)

450

-30

-3

GEORGE STRAIT/Goin' Goin' Gone (MCA)

446

-67

-11

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (---)

440

-60

-6

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

420

-70

-7