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February 6, 2017, Issue 535

Denver Radio: Get To Know Bo

KSE Hot AC KIMN/Denver PD/afternooner Bo Jaxon took the helm of Country sister KWOF (92.5 the Wolf) last month, filling a vacancy created with Ed Hill’s departure in November (CAT 1/4). The job is Jaxon’s first in Country, includes wakeups and comes under an owner known mostly for his sports franchises until purchasing KWOF and its clustermates from Wilks in 2015 (CAT 10/15/15). What’s all that mean for KWOF? Country Aircheck spoke to Jaxon to find out. CA: How did the PD opportunity unfold and what made it so attractive? BJ: I’ve always been a Country fan, along with my wife, son and two daughters. So when we had changes at the end of the year, I told management I’d like to get into that world. I also wanted to do mornings again because it would be easier on my family. My kids are 12, 15 and 19 and they’re all doing sports. Doing afternoons on KIMN I was missing a lot of that. I felt like I knew the format and I reminded them that we also had [KWOF MD] Greg Peters, who has great Country ears. So they agreed and Bo Jaxon it’s a team effort. Listeners are embracing our approach. It’s almost like they’ve been sitting there waiting for something different, so we’re off to a great start. We’re the shiny new toy. KSE acquired the cluster in 2015 and this is their first radio venture. How is their approach different from more traditional radio companies you’ve worked for? They’re a sports and entertainment company that owns the Denver Nuggets, L.A. Rams, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Mammoth and Colorado Rapids, (continued on page 7)

Doing Find: SiriusXM’s The Highway Finds Tour lineup visits the satcaster’s Nashville digs. Pictured (l-r) are Steve Moakler, Smithfield’s Trey and Jennifer, SXM’s Storme Warren and Drew Baldridge.

Hot Read: Dickey On Media Challenges New technologies and rapidly changing consumer behaviors are creating transformative structural challenges for almost every media business. Clear perspective and disciplined strategy are required to overcome those challenges. That’s the overriding message of The New Modern Media, the recently published and highly analytical book from Cumulus Vice Chairman and former Chairman/CEO Lew Dickey. Everything from print journalism to regulatory reform is addressed in the text, which Dickey Lew Dickey took almost a year to complete. Here are

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some excerpts relating to broadcast radio and the music industry. Broadcast Radio: Dickey is optimistic about radio largely because it still owns the means of distribution and its content. Further, radio’s value proposition remains strong and he expects it to maintain a dominant in-car advantage “well into the next decade.” “[Radio] remains strong as a free, convenient, entertaining, informative and local companion in the car,” he writes. “Radio has protected distribution, limited broadcast competition through the FCC and enjoys the lowest content rights fees in the music business. Radio’s content and distribution both have comparative strengths against most other media models.” That’s not to say radio’s challenges aren’t formidable, however. Dickey expects ad pricing to continue to erode, making the development of other revenue streams crucial. “Radio needs to expand its vision of the customer relationship, which it owns as the last mile distributor,” he argues, a suggestion harkening back to the development of Cumulus’ Nash brand when he was still CEO. “Radio has a unique relationship and loyal bond with listeners, which can be leveraged into an expanded business model including subscription-based audio on demand, live streaming, audio and video, live and recorded entertainment, themed events and digital commerce.” Viability is there, Dickey says, “but the business model has to evolve to create more advertising and sponsorship opportunities as well as a share of the listener’s entertainment dollar.” Music: Dickey sees even more disruption within the music industry. “Labels controlled their distribution when it was sold as a physical medium, but controlling digital distribution has been elusive and the free services have trained a generation of millennials that they don’t have to pay for music,” he writes. “Labels need to systematically attack both issues to preserve the viability of their industry or it will be increasingly difficult to show growth even though demand for their product is strong. Ultimately, the profitability of the industry will depend upon the size of the addressable market of consumers who believe in the intrinsic value of music content and are willing to foot the bill for a $100 annual music subscription.” This new landscape will give rise to other headaches as well, he argues. “The labels’ next existential threat will come from the most bankable artists and their management companies who have the newfound leverage to potentially circumvent the labels by going directly to radio, streaming services, SiriusXM and digital music stores, as well as continuing to deal directly with

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concert promoters,” Dickey explains. “Recorded music was the first entertainment medium to be disrupted by digital distribution and the threat continues almost two decades later as artists and managers aggressively work to capture greater value for the art in the face of declining revenues while their popularity as well as the consumption of their music is on the rise.” Dickey grants that subscription services are “growing nicely,” but points out that they collectively represent less than 15% of industry revenue. “On its present path, the music industry is slowly transitioning into primarily an ad-supported model with revenue growth relying on increasing the number of ad impressions in a market already burdened with oversupply.” he summarizes. Internet Radio: Dickey argues that the challenges ahead for internet radio businesses are many. “Consumers have not yet embraced subscription-based music streaming as they’ve done with video because they’ve been conditioned that premium music content is available on demand for free with inserted ads,” he says. “This naturally limits the addressable market for paid subscribers and negatively impacts the perceived value of the subscription offering.” And there’s more. “Largely unprofitable, internet radio companies are beginning to face growing challenges because they are low margin, ad-based digital distribution businesses that sell an undifferentiated product with low barriers to entry.” Dickey continues. “It’s an inviting target for key strategic competitors like Apple, Google and Amazon to aggressively compete for users in both on-demand and playlist services. Internet radio will also face increasing competition in spokenword content broadcasters looking to create new revenue streams as well as SiriusXM as they likely expand their digital product offerings as the transition occurs over time to the connected car.” The New Modern Media is published by a division of the Dickey family’s Modern Luxury publishing group and is available in Kindle and hardcover editions here. –Russ Penuell

Chart Chat

Congrats to Thomas Rhett, George Briner, Ashley Sidoti and the entire Valory promotion team on scoring this week’s No. 1 with “Star Of The Show.” The song is the fourth charttopper from Rhett’s current album Tangled Up. And kudos to Katie Dean and the MCA crew for landing 106 adds with Sam Hunt’s “Body Like A Back Road,” which tops this week’s board.

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Eagle Rock's Mark Collie discusses his most influential music: 1. Ray Charles, Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music: I felt like I got to know Ray Charles. But he also was introducing me to some great songwriters, like Hank Williams and Cindy Walker. 2. Johnny Cash At San Quentin: I was a young kid trying to play the guitar and looking for Mark Collie a musical hero – and he was mine. 3. Kris Kristofferson, Jesus Was A Capricorn: There was a guy who could write songs. A lot of people thought he couldn't sing. A lot of people thought I couldn't sing – and still do. (laughs) 4. Bobby Bare, Lullabys, Legends And Lies: Every song on that record is great. Every songwriter should allow themselves to hear Shel Silverstein's "Sure Hit Songwriter's Pen." It's brilliantly clever, satirical and brutally honest. 5. Waylon Jennings, Honky Tonk Heroes: That introduced me to Billy Joe Shaver and I didn't even know it. • Highly regarded music you've actually never heard: Shawn Mendes. I've heard a little bit of his work, but I guess I need to listen more to him. • An "important" piece or style of music you just don't get: People who make music in any genre don't do it just because they can. They need to. It's part of who they are. So, who am I do try to judge that? • An album you listened to incessantly: Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger. In high school I got a job at my hometown radio station WAAN-AM/Waynesboro, TN as a parttime DJ on the weekend. They had all these great albums I could listen to. I remember when they sent us this record. That changed my thinking. I was trying to write songs, and I fell in love with the conceptual way Willie wrote. • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: The Boxmasters, featuring Billy Bob Thornton, have a song called "What Did You To Today?" It has a great message. • Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: I don't hate to admit it, but a lot of people may not know I love to listen to Frank Sinatra.

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News & Notes

Ohana’s KXLW/Anchorage, AK has added Collin Raye’s Rewind Country from Envision. Focus 360 has extended its agreement with Entercom for ad representation on the Jelli platform, which provides increased accountability and ad campaign analytics. Singer-songwriter Crystal Yates has signed with Silverado Records for the second volume of its Silverado Signature Songwriter Series. David Fanning will launch a 29-city #musicFIRST tour of middle and high schools Feb. 8 in Hartselle, AL. Dates here. Aaron Tippin will kick off a 50-city tour Feb. 9 in Airway Heights, WA. Dates here. Josh Abbott Band’s JAB Cares initiative will fly Active Duty/ Veteran service members and their guests to San Diego for a live show at the House of Blues Mar. 24. More here. Andy Buckner has signed with C2 Media Relations. Lari White has signed with Absolute Publicity. Singer/songwriter Harrison Kindy has signed with SESAC and Major Bob Publishing. Sister Hazel will compete in a six runner 100-mile team relay race May 20-21 for the KEYS100 Ultramarathon charity, which raises money for The Cancer Foundation of the Florida Keys.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • Veteran sales exec Don Pollnow joined Cumulus/Green Bay, WI as VP/MM. (2/6) • Big Machine Label Group sales and marketing exec Kelly Rich is leaving. (2/6) • Sales vet Mike Saffer joined iHeartMedia/Tucson a Market President. (2/3) • Cumulus/Melbourne, FL OM Mike Vincent added PD duties for WHKR. (2/3) • Entercom and CBS Radio will merge with a combined station total of 244. (2/2) • Cumulus/Toledo Dir./Sales Cody Welling transferred to Shreveport as VP/MM. (2/2) • Warner/Chappell’s Ben Vaughn was promoted to President. (2/1) • ACM radio nominations were revealed. (2/1) • Veteran station manager Chris Monk joined Cumulus as Regional VP. (1/31) • Former iHeartMedia/Nashville SVPP Michael Bryan joined CAA. (1/31)

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Denver Radio: Get To Know Bo

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not to mention Altitude TV, the Outdoor Channel and [some of] Arsenal Football Club in London, so it’s a big company with great resources. That said, its businesses are all run differently. And since this is their first radio venture, they’ve been as open to learning our ways of dong things as we’ve been to theirs. The general attitude has been, “Okay, tell us about radio and what you need.” And as long as we can tell them why we need it, they’ve gotten it for us. One big difference is that there aren’t these big VPs over us telling us how to do things according to some company blueprint, which leaves a lot of room for creativity. How important are the company’s sports properties to the stations? Owning the sports franchises in town is very helpful. The Nuggets, for example, are very appealing from date-night and family-night perspectives. I mean you’ve got LeBron James, the Lakers and Golden State coming to town and those are big deals. So we use those opportunities across the board. They provide sports tickets locally for contesting and promotions, but it’s not like they’re just sitting there all the time for us to use. You’ve been in Denver for more than four years now. What’s the market like for radio? Very competitive, very compressed. There is some heritage, but it’s really become a melting pot and is similar to Vegas in its monster-growth days. There are tons of companies coming here and home values have skyrocketed, a lot of which has to do with tech and oil. And the marijuana industry has brought in a lot of people and companies. One thing I tell my jocks is that they can’t rest on their laurels or on the way they did things years ago. They can’t be afraid to tell their story because there are a lot of people who are brand new to the market. I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had with callers off the air who say they just moved here. To me that means there is a lot of new cume to capture and we just need to get a meter on them. Your direct competitor, KYGO, is obviously a wellknown and successful heritage Country station. How do you see KWOF in relation to it? They’re our direct competitor and have been the heritage here for a long time, but we feel we are the “new Country” station that’s after the 18-34 crowd. That’s apparent when we do concerts and club nights. So when we create promotions and contests it’s all about concert tickets and meet-and-greets. We’ve

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got to get them backstage and give listeners something they can’t get on their own. Our No. 1 goal is to satisfy that niche in the market. We’re very focused on new music, which we’re clear about in our “New Country” slogan. Overall we’re just going to be a lot hipper and more aggressive. What does that mean for the airstaff? We’re doing new, fun things, and that’s a focus I try to bring to the morning show. Life is so hard and the news is so depressing. You’ll drive yourself crazy with that. So we’re focused on being the listeners’ release and smile. And I’ve got a great staff around me who have bought in to that vision. Everybody rolls up their sleeves and puts their hands in. We’re entertainers, not just jocks. And when we go out in public, we’ve got to have an idea. We’ve got to do some great video for social tie-ins for the event we’re doing, for example. Not just enter-to-win boxes – no way. We want to have some fun with people and we want to engage with them. Other PDs may put chokers on, but I’ve never been like that. The biggest names in radio had the work ethic and vision to do things differently. They didn’t go in and read lines, so we’re not going to do that. Do you see KWOF’s smaller signal as a vulnerability? A lot of people have used that in the past, but I don’t. And KYGO has some signal issues, too. They’re just more minimal than ours. In theory we need get a little more strength in the south and we’re aware of it. But that’s out my control, you know? There’s plenty of territory they cover and there’s plenty of territory that I cover. So at the end of the day it’s mano a mano. I don’t have excuses. You gave me a challenge and I’m going to win in my own way. You can’t worry about what you can’t control. Your introduction to Nashville must be a new experience. How’s that going? Well they’re all my best friends right now! I have hundreds of emails I’m still catching up with. For me it’s just about getting to know everyone first and that’s what I’ve told them – just give me a clean start. I’m a good partner, I shoot straight and we’re going to have open dialogue. I just haven’t been able to catch up with everyone yet. I hope to fix that if I get out to CRS. I’m a handshake and look-you-in-the-eye type of guy, so I’m looking forward to that. Welcome Jaxon to the club here. –Russ Penuell Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com Russ Penuell, russ@countryaircheck.com Wendy Newcomer, wendy@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. Big Machine Label Group is searching for a sales, marketing and interactive executive with at least three years of record retail sales experience. Materials here. Average Joes has an opening for a receptionist/staff assistant. Resumes here. GCC Bend's KSJJ/Bend, OR is searching for a morning show producer/air talent. Airchecks and resumes here. iHeartMedia/Huntsville has a Dir./Creative Services opening. Materials to SVP/Programming Erich West here. Hall's WCTY/Norwich, CT is searching for an overnight talent. Materials to PD Dave Elder here. Cumulus' WIVK/Knoxville has an opening in middays. Apply here. iHeartMedia's WNCB/Raleigh has an opening for a PD. Apply here. Scripps' WKTI/Milwaukee is searching for a PD/afternooner. Apply here. Townsquare/Duluth, MN has an opening for a GM. Apply here. Mid-West Family'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. Leighton's KZPK/St. Cloud, MN has an opening in evenings. Airchecks, resumes and social media links 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. 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. 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. 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. Townsquare's WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH has an opening for an air talent. Airchecks and resumes to OM JC Coffey here. AJG's WKKW/Morgantown, WV has an opening for a morning host. Materials here. Cox's KCYY/San Antonio has an opening in afternoons. Three years of experience is required. Apply 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 • Chris Borchetta Former Star Farm Sr. Dir./Promotion chrisborchetta@gmail.com • Jim Day Former WIL/St. Louis morning host 314-285-4365 jimdayshow@gmail.com • JD Daniels Former WJMQ/Brand Mgr/ & Afternooner 920-277-5483 jddaniels.radio@gmail.com •Jeff Kapugi Former CBS Radio VP/Country, WUSN/Chicago PD jeffkapugi@gmail.com •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 • Chappel Fisher Formerly middays at WZZK/Birmingham djonair@aol.com • Brian Rickman Former Townsquare/Tyler, TX OM/PD brian.c.rickman@gmail.com • Rosey Fitchpatrick Former SSM Dir./National Promotion Roseyfitch99@gmail.com • 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 • 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

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

26740

1151

8702

260

59.914

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

24324

1163

7990

304

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

23496

-3914

7402

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)

23189

1032

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) ✔

21456

159

55.128 2.854

159

-1475

54.55 -8.139

159

7601

329

53.095 3.008

159

2023

7168

552

4.065

159

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

21045

654

7053

209

47.005 1.705

159

BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista)

18789

1156

6367

467

2.266

159

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

18746

1713

6204

614

41.972 2.984

159

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

17986

1487

5825

503

41.624 3.671

159

MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

16442

5332

-14

36.483 0.428

159

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

15938

147

5310

37.276 0.378

159

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

15454

150

5102

36.116 -0.039

159

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

14928

1020

4824

288

33.107 1.922

158

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)

12896

127

4329

27.666 -0.141

157

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

12554

1333

4143

474

28.677 2.713

158

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

11244

731

3630

224

1.324

157

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

11142

167

3519

23.593 0.431

154

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

10855

955

3729

249

23.146 2.471

157

HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

10064

243

3315

20.629 0.721

155

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

9320

909

3112

324

1.382

156

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

8619

264

3102

102

16.455 0.361

155

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

8448

353

2747

17.749 0.804

154

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

8387

233

2725

16.834 0.602

153

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

6914

528

2370

124

13.691 1.411

146

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

6603

690

2145

220

12.626 0.619

142

47.51

42.95

25.35

21.53

2.07

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Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 2

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

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

6458

173

2401

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

6386

2138

MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA)

5765

164

1860

5581

1769

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) ✔

DEBUT

12.619 0.444

146

150

12.583 0.626

135

1769

14.119 14.119

106

11.86

0.01

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) ✔

5421

2274

1667

618

13.283 7.085

131

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

5016

1076

1647

364

10.036

2.26

140

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

4646

194

1430

8.148

0.205

116

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

4238

307

1458

110

6.921

0.579

125

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

4221

834

1368

286

8.239

1.867

112

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

4051

258

1366

6.003

0.518

115

PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek)

3734

1420

5.05

-0.169

126

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

3683

785

1278

220

5.935

0.697

114

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

3641

408

1192

152

5.715

0.426

123

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

3626

725

1109

251

7.016

1.544

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

3621

540

1223

152

4.647

0.313

126

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

3558

917

1045

340

7.058

1.739

3360

1129

8.742

Debut 42

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) ✔ 3360

CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow)

3237

1099

4.485

0.041

113

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

2884

485

956

165

3.895

0.576

101

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

2414

-39

832

4.099 -0.337

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

2408

143

826

3.818

0.158

102

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

2226

134

783

2.805

0.323

SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista)

1881

160

652

1.697

0.228

TUCKER BEATHARD/Momma And Jesus (Dot)

1772

653

2.046 -0.017

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

1736

187

586

2.086

0.394

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Country Aircheck Add leaders SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

Chart Page 3

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds 106

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

1503 ✔

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

1351 ✔

KANE BROWN/What Ifs (RCA)

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old... (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)

1121 ✔

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

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

956 ✔

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

839 ✔

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

794

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

639

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

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

630

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista)

584

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

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

512

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

5581

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

3360

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

2274

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

2023

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

1713

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

284

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

278

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 236 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

176

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

163

1487

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

160

1333

BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista)

143

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

1163

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

136

BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista)

1156

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

123

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

1151

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

1769

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

1129

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Points

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

12959

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

12916

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

618

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/T.MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 12853

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

614

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

552

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

9282

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

503

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

9205

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

474

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

8593

BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista)

467

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

7751

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

364

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

7225

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

340

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

6860

12038

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COUNTRy AIRCHECK ACTIVITy LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) Moves 44-45* 2,414 points, 832 spins 2 adds: WMAD, WPAW BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) Remains at 46* 2,408 points, 826 spins 4 adds: KATC*, WRBT, WRNX, WSLC HUNTER HAYES/Yesterday’s Song (Atlantic/WMN) Remains at 47* 2,226 points, 783 spins 1 add: WNSH* SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) Moves 49-48* 1,881 points, 652 spins 3 adds: WPCV*, WSLC, WWYZ TUCKER BEATHARD/Momma And Jesus (Dot) Moves 48-49* 1,772 points, 653 spins 2 adds: KSKS*, WBBS DRAKE WHITE/Makin’ Me Look Good Again (Dot) Remains at 50* 1,736 points, 586 spins 1 add: KWNR MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 1,494 points, 588 spins 2 adds: KKWF, WRNS DREW BALDRIDGE f/E. WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) 1,421 points, 636 spins 1 add: KUAD WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 1,294 points, 501 spins 1 add: KSCS

A D D DAT E S February 13

Brooke Eden/Act Like You Don’t (Red Bow) CHUCK WICKS/Whole Damn Thing (Blaster) Frankie Ballard/You’ll Accomp’ny Me (Warner Bros./WAR) Keith Urban f/Carrie Underwood/The Fighter (Capitol) MO PITNEY/Everywhere (Curb)

February 21

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN)

February 27

Midland/Drinkin’ Problem (Big Machine Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

CHECK OUT 2/10

Brett Young Self-Titled (BMLGR) Young's debut includes his first single, the No. 1 "Sleep Without You," and current single "In Case You Didn't Know." The Dann Huffproduced project features 11 of the 12 cuts co-written by Young. Feb. 17 Alison Krauss Windy City (Rounder) Jenny Gill The House Sessions (—) Feb. 24 Little Big Town The Breaker (Capitol) Aaron Watson Vaquero (BIG Label) Various The Shack: Music From And Inspired By The Original Motion Picture (Atlantic) Mar. 3 Moonshine Bandits Baptized In Bourbon (Backroad/Average Joes)

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Chart Page 5

Artist/Title (Label)

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)

11671

2370

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

11284

639

2279

136

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

11239

-41

2315

-22

2nd Week at No. 1

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

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

10678

433

2196

BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista)

9292

584

1910

143

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

9238

630

1835

123

10 7

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) ✔

9044

839

1803

160

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

8693

-3

1836

-2

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

8416

-63

1730

-16

11 10

MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

8145

164

1698

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

8030

-1344

1618

-300

12 12

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

7894

249

1578

13 13

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

7304

140

1471

15 14

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

6759

956

1307

176

14 15

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)

6134

-5

1231

18 16

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

6029

393

1157

17 17

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

5864

1166

16 18

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

5840

1121

19 19

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

5747

459

1183

20 20

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

5712

794

1116

163

21 21

HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

5018

229

997

23 22

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

4778

433

952

24 23

MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA)

3978

790

25 24

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

3903

735

-3

28 25

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) ✔

3870

1503

742

278

26 26

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

3316

681

27 27

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

2756

111

528

30 28

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

2512

400

522

29 29

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

2370

155

462

31 30

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

2365

443

450

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Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

35 31

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

2177

512

408

34 32

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

2038

338

398

32 33

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

1968

125

377

36 34

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

1864

357

306

33 35

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

1795

305

38 36

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

1776

336

348

37 37

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

1617

119

309

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) ✔

1351

284

40 39

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

1299

292

274

39 40

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

1295

226

45 41

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

1255

427

246

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) ✔

1121

236

44 43

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

1062

195

216

42 44

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

1061

220

41 45

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

1024

132

43 46

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

964

169

-7

46 47

BRETT YOUNG/You Ain't Here To Kiss Me (BMLGR)

790

48 48

SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista)

739

123

51 49

PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek)

721

161

52 50

THOMAS RHETT f/J. SPARKS/Playing With Fire (Valory)

710

100

53 51

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

694

101

Debut 38

Debut 42

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

47 52

CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow)

643

-85

129

-15

50 53

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

630

-20

-2

49 54

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Dot)

618

-62

-5

54 55

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

610

112

57 56

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

598

149

59 57

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

490

55 58

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

490

60 59

MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia)

470

59 60

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

450