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Do What You New: CRS/Country Aircheck award winners, the 2017 New Faces artists and Country Aircheck staff following Friday’s CRSclosing New Faces show. Pictured (l-r) front are Granger Smith, William Michael Morgan, Maren Morris, Drake White and Jon Pardi; (middle, l-r) WRNS/Greenville, NC’s Carletta Blake, Big Loud’s Stacy Blythe, WUSY/Chattanooga’s Justin Cole, KUZZ/Bakersfield’s Brent Michaels, Bob Kingsley, GrassRoots’ Nancy Tunick, Big Machine’s Jack Purcell, WSIX/Nashville’s Amy Paige, WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN’s Jim Allgeier, KUPL/Portland’s Danny Dwyer, CA’s Russ Penuell and Lon Helton; (back, l-r) WSIX’s Ryan McKiddy and Gator Harrison, KFDI/Wichita, KS’ Carol Hughes, Big Loud’s Clay Hunnicutt, KAJA/San Antonio’s Bree Wagner, CA’s Paul Williams and April Johnson, KXKT/Omaha’s Hoss Michaels, CA’s Wendy Newcomer and Shelby Farrer, Big Machine’s Alex Valentine and CA’s Chuck Aly. See the full list of CRS/CA winners here. © 2 0 1 7 Co u n t r y A i rc h e c k ™ — A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . S i g n u p f re e a t w w w. c o u n t r y a i rc h e c k . c o m . S e n d n e w s t o n e w s @ c o u n t r y a i rc h e c k . c o m

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Radio Reacts To CRS ‘17

We came, we saw, we ... well, you fill in the blank. Country Aircheck asked a bevy of radio pros to give an assessment of CRS 2017, starting with a CRS rookie. KKGO/Los Angeles PD Michael Levine: I really enjoyed “Inside Studio G with Garth Brooks” as it was interesting to hear how the industry is changing from the artist’s perspective. The UMG/Nashville lunch was a real highlight. I enjoyed hearing the Lauren Alaina and Seth Ennis performance, which I think would be a perfect fit for Los Angeles if it gets released in the near future. I also enjoyed seeing the new artists from BMLG; Trent Harmon had an amazing performance. Michael Levine Overall, this was a fantastic event and is truly a must-attend for anyone working in country music. The ability to connect with the various record labels, artists, and programming teams from stations around the country helps make this truly special. WIVK/Knoxville PD Nikki Thomas: I loved the Edison Research presentation. Garth was great and, having lived so close to Silicon Valley, I always wondered why he chose Amazon for his online music. His explanation makes sense. The Ryman lunch was great as usual, and the performance by Lauren Alaina was the one that grabbed my heart. New artists? Walker McGuire are cool. Midland, too. It feels like country music is coming back. It was great to see someone with a steel guitar on the New Faces stage. Have we checked to see how long it’s been since that happened? Jon Pardi had a show in our market Nikki Thomas the next night – he’s so great live! A young guy who does web stuff for us didn’t even tell me he was on a panel and coming to CRS. He called me the next day so excited. “I didn’t know this was such a big deal! This is great! More people should know about this!” That’s a good sign. KZSN/Wichita PD Brian Jennings: The Programmers Breakfast is always incredible. It’s not about coming in and listening to people. It’s about kicking the tires and asking top PDs any question you may have. This is the best of CRS in its most personal form. On the music side, I am blown away by the talent of Midland. That performance was incredBrian Jennings ible. And that single “Drinkin’ Problem” haunts

Star Of The Show: CMT/Premier’s Cody Alan with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patient Kael prior to Friday’s New Faces dinner.

The Kids Are Alright

Friday’s (2/24) CRS New Faces Of Country Music show kicked off with Dot’s Drake White, who brought laughs with his video, which poked fun at White being mistaken for that other artist, R&B star Drake. White performed five songs including “It Feels Good,” “Livin’ The Dream” and “Makin’ Me Look Good Again,” which earned him a standing ovation. While the Warner table donned cowboy hats and waved them in CRS 2017’s New Faces of Country Music the air, Warner Bros./

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Atlantic/WEA's Aubrie Sellers discusses her most influential music: 1. Ralph Stanley: He's my favorite singer of all time. I got to sing on the last record he made before he passed away, which was incredible. I never thought that would happen. They call it "mountain soul" – and he has so much of it. Nobody else in the world sounds like him. Aubrie Sellers 2. Steve Earle: I envy his career because he always stuck to his guns and didn't follow any trends. He still makes great music. If you can have that kind of career, then you've made it. 3. Alison Krauss & Robert Plant's Raising Sand: I love that record. Alison is such a great singer and I've listened to a lot of Led Zeppelin. It's my two favorite worlds colliding. These two artists came together and created something totally new. 4. Loretta Lynn & Jack White's "Portland, Oregon": The guitar sounds on that song are amazing. It's classic country but presented in a new and different way. It never gets old to me. I will think it's cool forever. 5. Led Zeppelin: They were the first rock band I listened to. I was blown away. The way their guitars and drums sound on their records really influenced the production of my record. We took all the country stuff I love and made it new with a lot of those sounds from their records. • Highly regarded music you've actually never heard: I've obviously heard The Beatles, but I haven't gone through all their albums. Most musicians I know that are hardcore music lovers have listened to every single album and know every song. I know the hits, but I haven't listened to any of the deep cuts. • "Important" music you just don't get: I listen to everything from bluegrass to rock to classical, but I've never gotten into instrumental jazz. • An album you listened to incessantly: I know I just talked about Raising Sand, but I have seriously listened to that record more than any other one. • Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Jake Bugg. He's from England and has a song called "Lightning Bolt." I was blown away the first time I heard it. • Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: Any bad '90s rock music. I don't even want to say artist names. (laughs) But it's nostalgic!

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WMN’s William Michael Morgan’s five-song set featured “Vinyl,” “I Know Who He Is” and his first No.1, debut “I Met A Girl.” Wheelhouse’s Granger Smith’s video highlighted his DIY path to success, followed by songs including current single “If The Boot Fits” and chart-topping debut “Backroad Song.” Smith exited the stage only to return as alter ego Earl Dibbles, Jr., who shotgunned beer, sang “Country Boy Song” and tossed his autographed t-shirt into the crowd. “This is an amazing start to this year,” said Capitol’s Jon Pardi, whose showcase included “She Ain’t In It,” his first No. 1, “Head Over Boots,” and current single “Dirt On My Boots.” Columbia’s Maren Morris capped the night with a video highlighting her winning year, which included a Grammy for debut single “My Church.” Also in Morris’ set were “’80s Mercedes,” “Rich” and new single “I Could Use A Love Song.” Smith summed up the sentiments of all five when he said, “I’m not following my dream anymore. I caught it. I’m here! And thank God and Country radio for that fact.” –Wendy Newcomer

Chart Chat

Congrats to Little Big Town, Royce Risser, Bobby Young, David Friedman and the Capitol promotion team on scoring a second week at No. 1 with “Better Man.” And kudos to Katie Bright and the WMN regionals on notching 49 adds for Brett Eldredge’s “Somethin’ I’m Good At,” topping this Little Big Town week’s board.

CRS Panel Recaps

Sessions roundups are also available in the website archives and in the CRS Daily Buzz here. Coaching The Coaches: “Don’t chase money ... chase dreams.” That’s how ESPN/ABC-TV’s Kirk Herbstreit addressed the idea of talent motivation at this fast-paced session. Ace from the syndicated Ace & TJ Show said of coaches, “I need to know you think I can do the job. Believe in me.” He urged managers to be a fan first, then as a fan tell personalities how they can improve. One of the duo’s first encouraging signs came when they asked another successful morning radio team to give them feedback. “Sounds like you get it,” was the message from Jeff & Jer.

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Robin Meade from HLN’s Morning Express shared that when she was in Chicago, she let all the outside voices get in her head at the tender age of 26. She became an inauthentic “stuffed shirt,” believing critiques that she looked too young and needed to lower her voice. She even suffered from panic attacks. Since then, she has benefited from bosses who “let me be Robin Meade.” Herbstreit started his radio career after quarterbacking Ohio State’s football team. “I made $12,000 a year at Robin and Kirk my first job,” he said. He got into radio because he loved, and still loves, listening to Talk radio. Having played football, he welcomes coaching from others and advised players and former players interested in broadcasting to start in radio. He believes the medium made his transition to television easier. –Paul Williams Objects Are Larger Than They Appear: Bringing huge ideas to fruition in small markets takes many years of trial and error in learning the best ways to reach audiences and serve sponsorship clients. Sharing this central message were WBYT/

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South Bend, IN’s Jesse Garcia and Erika Ogle and KZPK/St. Cloud, MN’s JJ Holiday and Stephanie Theisen. For instance, WBYT’s Birthday Party has grown from 5,000 attendees in the first year to more than 40,000. A strategic nineweek promotional campaign and as many as 60 live remotes are behind that success. Working with sponsors on special seating areas, tailgate pre-parties, snapchat filters and parking lot sponsorships have increased cash flow and allowed charitable giving. “You cannot put a price tag on a free concert for listeners and their families,” Garcia said. In St. Cloud, the cold weather does not stop Wild 99’s listeners from camping overnight at the station’s ticket launch party for their CMA party event. Like WBYT’s a-win-to-get-in promotion, the 2,000-attendee party has become bigger than just the awards. Holiday added, “We want them to have fun and see the big stars,” Holiday said. “We jump in during the commercials and play some cool games.” Year-after-year sponsors have stayed on board and provided more than $50,000 in prizes and cash. Both small market stations leaned heavily on the support of station and cluster staff, as well as local volunteers. “When you talk about the triangle of the client, the listener and the radio station, these are benchmark promotions,” said moderator Tom Baldrica. “They started small and they ended up big.” –Brad Helton

Class Photo: The Black River Entertainment staff with artists Jacob Davis and Abby Anderson (top, center) at the company’s CRS showcase at Nashville’s The Bell Tower. ©2017 Countr y Aircheck™ — All r ights reser ved. Sign up free at w w w.countr yaircheck .com. S end news to news@countr yaircheck .com

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In The Trenches With Social Media: Snapchat filters, Twitter followers, Facebook Live. Engaging followers is getting more and more cluttered, making focused messaging increasingly important. Utilizing each in appropriate ways is key. As Facebook’s Malika Quemerais said, “If Facebook is your newspaper, Instagram is your magazine.” Snapchat has become an enormous contender in the social media space, yet finding a way to relay a message has become difficult in a four-second delivery. The addition of Snapchat’s “Stories” has provided a somewhat more reliable connection to fans. Shareablee’s Gloria Stitt said, “It’s really about consumption. Figure out what you are trying to say, who are you trying to Gloria Stitt say it to and what are your expectations.” Wheelhouse’s Granger Smith launched and grew a brand utilizing Facebook videos of alter-ego Earl Dibbles Jr. He is adamant about allowing people to “borrow” and share his videos. “If someone has stolen my video and put it on their account, that’s more views for me,” he said. He stressed the importance of loading clips to every social media site as a native video. “You cannot treat all platforms the same,” he said. “Take the Granger Smith extra time and post the video with the correct ratio, the correct frame-rate, the correct sizing for all your social media.” –Brad Helton BMLG Lunch: A Thousand Horses opened with Southern-rock sizzle in a set that included new single “Preaching To The Choir.” Michael Hobby and company are working on their second album for the label. Maddie & Tae showcased their harmonies in a buoyant set balanced by the steel-soaked ballad “Somebody Will.” A Thousand Horses Newcomers Carly Pearce,

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Trent Harmon, Midland and Midland Delta Rae filled out the lineup. Pearce dropped out of school at age 16 and got an onstage education by performing at Dollywood. She offered her debut single “Every Little Thing.” American Idol 2016 winner Harmon played his Top 20 hit “There’s A Girl,” then clearly moved the room with “You’ll Never Be Her.” President/CEO Scott Borchetta said it was the voice of Midland’s Mark Wystrach that caught his attention, likening it to the first time he heard Randy Travis sing. The trio’s acoustic set also resonated with attendees, particularly debut single “Drinkin’ Problem.” Delta Rae, comprised of siblings Ian Hölljes, Eric Hölljes, and Brittany Hölljes, and impressive vocalist Elizabeth Hopkins, closed showing off their impressive harmony skills. “I always take you with me,” Borchetta said at one point, adding that he is proud to share Country radio’s passion and power when he is in New York or Los Angeles. “I say, ‘Come down to our house and let me show you how it’s done.’” –Sarah Skates Toby Keith’s Way: The elephant in the room was addressed immediately as Toby Keith confronted his recent performance at the Presidential Inauguration. The upshot: Every time he’s been asked to perform at an inaugural event, he has. “In the end it just makes you stronger,” he said of the dust-up. Having performed 240 shows Toby Keith over an 11-year period for the USO, Toby’s patriotism has never wavered. “You have to know right from wrong, not right to left,” he said. He told of writing “Courtesy Of The Red White And Blue” on the back of his fantasy football sheet after 9/11. He played it for the first time acoustic for a couple thousand Marines, then decided it meant so much to them he wanted to release it. He detailed his trips to Iraq and Afghanistan and how the men and women he has met, and their families, have become a part of his extended tribe.

Ground & Pound: The WMN crew surprise Dan + Shay at the Ryman with platinum plaques for the song “From The Ground Up.” Pictured (l-r) are SB Projects’ Nano Tissera, Sandbox’s Todd Ramey, the label’s Lisa Ray, Sandbox’s Jason Owen, the label’s Chris Palmer and Scott Hendricks, Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, and WMN’s John Esposito, Matt Signore and Kristen Williams. ©2017 Countr y Aircheck™ — All r ights reser ved. Sign up free at w w w.countr yaircheck .com. S end news to news@countr yaircheck .com

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When his guitarist’s two-year-old daughter died from cancer, he decided to start the OK Kids Corral in Oklahoma City. Patients and their families at OU Medical Center and nearby facilities stay free at the home-away-from-home. Keith also explained that sometimes fear of success can be more stifling than fear of failure. He wants to live his life, not hide from the paparazzi. “I lead with my face, and figure it out later” he said. When asked about his musical influences he mentioned Roger Miller, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Bob Seger. His love for songwriting and being true to himself keep him going. “if it was all over tomorrow and I had laryngitis, I’d be a songwriter,” he added. –Paul Williams

News & Notes

Focus 360 has renewed its affiliate sales representation agreement with Envision for Powered by Jelli. Neal McCoy will kick off the 2017 Jamboree In The Hills with a free concert July 12 in Belmont County, OH. Brent Cobb’s 2017 tour schedule includes dates with Chris Stapleton, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, Little Big Town, Jamey Johnson, Margo Price and Nikki Lane. Schedule here. Maggie Rose signed with Starstruck Management and CAA in 2016. Her 2017 tour schedule includes dates with Martina McBride and Tim McGraw & Faith Hill. Schedule here. Eric Heatherly signed with Need More Artist Management for his recording and touring efforts. Live Arts and Attractions will be representing Steve Wariner’s multi-media show featuring his new album All Over The Map.

Radio Reacts To CRS ‘17

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me. We’re now going to make room for them! All five of the New Faces were awesome, but watching how hard Drake White works to entertain is really impressive. For newcomers, CRS is a great way to make connections. For veterans, it’s a family reunion. The CRB did a terrific job again this year. WGTY/York OM Scott Donato: Though the Keith Urban fueled guitar-off with Vince Gill and Chris Stapleton at the Ryman was one for the ages, my personal highlight was seeing Lauren Alaina blow the doors off the Mother Church with Scott Donato her performance of “Three.” She deserved that stage and the accolades after. As a whole, the New Faces show sort of represented a microcosm of what you’re hearing on the radio now – traditional sounds, some middle ground and some boundary pushing. The five artists all more than held their own. One New Faces improvement – bring back the funny intro videos! Drake White was really the only one who brought comedy to the equation. We already know the stats. [Funny] videos allow you to see the artist in a different light. WQMX/Akron OM Sue Wilson: I always learn a lot from the Edison Media Research panel. It’s interesting and informative to get a look at “real life” listeners and how radio is used during an average day. «Moving the Listeners” sparked a lively discussion on the merit of overnight spins vs. “real airplay.” “Dicing the Data” gave us some important indicators of which songs have the best chance of becoming hits. I learned a lot. Most inspirational was “Women Empowering Women.” I am now motivated to share whatever knowledge I have to mentor others. I also realized you are never to old to be mentored yourself! The Big Machine lunch and Trent Harmon’s Sue Wilson performance of the song “Her” blew me away.

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I also enjoyed the UMG Ryman show. New Faces was great and Drake White had the best performance of the night. My social media curator felt the social media sessions were lacking compared to prior years, though she enjoyed the session on millennials and was inspired by Garth’s talk. WUSH/Norfolk PD Brandon O’Brien: I always look forward to the Edison research panel and I enjoyed the BMLG lunch. I came into the office today and moved Trent Harmon from a daytime light to a full medium after that massive performance! The only recommendation I would give would be to have more scheduled Brandon on Wednesday afternoon. The day felt wasted. O’Brien If you work in the industry and didn’t attend, make it a priority to go next year. The relationships you make or strengthen, the info you learn and the memories you make are worth more than double the registration fee. WWQM/Madison PD Fletcher Keyes: Garth is so good at storytelling and so passionate. I wish I had him on my on-air staff. The Edison session spurred lots of promotion and interactive ideas to keep us in our listeners’ favorite space. The Farm Team session, and Victory in the Hallways were highlights as well. For stations that still have employees, like mine, humans are ground zero Fletcher Keyes for success. Recruiting, developing, and retaining stars is my most important job as a manager. WKNK/Panama City MD/middays Melissa Miller: “Small Markets That Do Big Things” was inspiring and full of information and ideas. One of the discussions was about the exact same event we have put on here for two years. It wasn’t until I was sitting in that room that I realized its [full] potential. The UMG Ryman performances were unforgettable. Lauren Alaina’s performance gave me chills and Keith Urban jamming with Vince Gill and Chris Stapleton was one of those moments Melissa Miller that remind you how amazing country music can be. New Faces made me fall a little more in love with our new talent. Drake White is very much on my radar now. The Gator Harrison segments were hilarious. This was my first year attending CRS, but it will definitely not be my last. KITX/Hugo, OK VP/GM Will Payne: Glenn Noblit did an exceptional job keeping up with Garth and keeping him on message. Plus, “80% of songwriters are gone from Nashville”? Wow. Toby Keith was a very emotional session – great stories that made you proud to be American. Granger Smith really laid out the road map to working social media for artists All new acts should listen to that session. The most impressive new artist performance was Midland Will Payne at BMLG’s lunch. I did not have a ticket to New Faces – first time in 23 years of attending. Nice to get back to the back half of the week for the seminar. The Omni is a nice improvement. WOKQ/Portsmouth OM JC Coffey: I got the most out of the Albright & O’Malley presentation. The UMG lunch was the highlight of the week. New Faces ran great and filled the set changes just right. Camera cuts to the award JC Coffey winners were a bit awkward. This was my first CRS and I had a fantastic time, enjoyed hearing new music, the panels were great and the chance to meet so many new faces was a thrill! –Paul Williams, Chuck Aly CAC

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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. iHeartMedia's KSD/St. Louis is searching for a PD. Apply here. The CMA has an opening for an Executive Assistant/Marketing. Materials to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here. CBS Radio's KMLE/Phoenix is searching for a MD/afternooner. Apply here. Signal's KHLR/Little Rock has an opening for a morning host. Materials here. The Big Time With Whitney Allen has an opening for a producer with social media experience. Airchecks and resumes here. New South's WUSJ/Jackson, MS needs an on-air, social media-savvy PD. Airchecks and resumes here. Townsquare's WPUR/Atlantic City, NJ has a midday opening. Materials here. Emmis' WLHK/Indianapolis has an opening for an MD/air personality. Apply here. Entercom's KKWF/Seattle is searching for a PD. Apply here. 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. W&B's WLVK/Elizabethtown, KY is searching for an APD/ MD/afternooner. Materials to Owner/GM Rene Bell 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. 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.

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• Jeff Roper Former KCYY/San Antonio APD/MD/morning host 210-790-7099 ropershow@gmail.com • 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

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)

26278

771

8677

296

58.966 1.697

159

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

24879

875

8146

200

56.453 2.191

159

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

24178

1426

7957

422

54.811 3.111

159

BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista)

23767

981

7926

244

2.306

159

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

23319

1436

7688

484

52.863 3.234

159

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

18656

577

6253

218

2.043

159

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) ✔

18313

1848

6101

671

42.257 3.195

159

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

18215

1191

6033

386

39.921 2.746

159

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

16221

121

5280

38.169 0.274

159

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

15529

-4976

4970

-1849

38.677 -8.097

159

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

14005

1045

4502

245

31.863 2.915

157

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)

13905

485

4656

112

30.717

158

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

12962

806

4434

215

28.435 1.858

158

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

12937

952

4360

338

29.544 1.884

157

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

11954

530

3852

184

25.481 1.494

155

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

11238

2232

3396

606

27.539 7.506

153

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

10962

860

3568

296

24.639 2.153

157

HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

10857

3570

-16

23.763 0.678

155

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

9226

145

2986

18.639 0.574

154

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

9170

303

3258

18.113 0.756

155

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

8887

872

2883

313

17.566 1.679

152

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) ✔

8875

1718

2938

580

17.594 2.927

145

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

8381

663

2909

191

15.986 1.447

150

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

6987

506

2311

172

14.757 1.002

152

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

6918

237

2345

12.671 0.522

151

2nd Week at No. 1

53.99

42.09

1.22

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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)

6677

2465

13.503 0.129

146

MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA)

6645

2197

14.159 0.353

141

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

6541

188

2141

101

149

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

5641

405

1899

166

10.665 0.731

137

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

4972

1656

1469

438

11.031 3.964

115

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

4955

307

1627

7.843

0.65

123

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

4785

181

1646

7.915

0.336

134

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

4771

549

1446

189

9.585

1.171

110

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

4738

537

1570

194

9.57

1.191

135

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

4730

190

1557

9.472

0.33

110

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

4465

-182

1403

-15

7.551 -0.405

118

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

4097

-119

1305

-45

7.827

0.01

134

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

3984

1359

5.211

0.119

127

PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek)

3863

1497

5.652

0.175

127

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

3269

-21

1124

4.31

-0.275

112

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

2997

131

934

5.114

0.301

108

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) ✔

2918

980

7.318

Debut 42

15.46

0.22

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

2572

864

4.457

0.053

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

2012

-101

716

-30

2.48

-0.217

SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista)

2009

-8

706

1.814

0.044

108

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

1999

647

2.45

-0.08

TUCKER BEATHARD/Momma And Jesus (Dot)

1974

-45

741

2.397

0.079

Debut 48

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

1904

938

747

325

3.642

1.691

Debut 49

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

1682

639

2.608

0.121

Debut 50

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

1611

-39

609

-2

2.421 -0.071

February 27, 2017

Country Aircheck Add leaders BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Valory/Nash Icon) KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

Chart Page 3

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds 49 30 18 16 16 11 11 9 7 6 6 6

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

1098 ✔

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

1012 ✔

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

823 ✔

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

780 ✔

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN)

759 ✔

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

756

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

695

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

644

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

639

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

519

Activator Top Spin Gainers

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN)

2918

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

2232

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

1848

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

1718

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

1656

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

210

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia Nash)

194

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

184

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

172

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

161

1436

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN)

155

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

1426

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

143

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

1191

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

142

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

1045

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

133

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

116

BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista)

981

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Points

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

17544

671

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

13829

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

606

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE.../May We All (BMLGR)

12217

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

580

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

11393

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

484

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

8661

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

438

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

8533

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

422

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

7760

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

386

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

7749

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

338

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

7633

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

325

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

7385

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN)

980

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

February 27, 2017

Chart Page 4

CoUNTRy AIRCHECK ACTIVITy

A D D DAT E S

SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) Moves 45-45* 2,009 points, 706 spins 4 adds: KRYS, KTEX, WDXB, WOGK

March 6

DRAKE WHITE/Makin’ Me Look Good Again (Dot) Moves 50-46* 1,999 points, 647 spins 2 adds: KAWO, WDXB

March 13

TUCKER BEATHARD/Momma And Jesus (Dot) Moves 48-47* 1,974 points, 741 spins 3 adds: WCKT, WKIS, WKLB BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN) Debuts at 48* 1,904 points, 747 spins 16 adds including: KJUG, KKBQ*, KMLE, KRTY, KTEX, KWEN*, WAMZ, WAVW, WBUL, WEBG MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) Debuts at 49* 1,682 points, 639 spins; No adds EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) Debuts at 50* 1,611 points, 609 spins 3 adds: WKSJ, WSLC, WXBQ WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 1,506 points, 564 spins 1 add: WDXB DREW BALDRIDGE f/E. WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) 1,393 pointsm 627 spins 1 add: KATC* KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 1,271 points, 371 spins 11 adds including: KDRK, KMLE, KNCI, KWNR, WAVW, WGTY, WKIS, WKSJ, WQHK, WTGE

Lanco/Greatest Love Story (Arista) Big & Rich/California (B&R/New Revolution) aubrie sellers/Liar Liar (Atlantic/WEA) Trace Adkins/Watered Down (Wheelhouse)

March 20

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February 27, 2017

Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 5 Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) nd

11644

-182

2332

-73

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

11162

639

2281

143

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

11161

110

2327

BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista)

11033

118

2271

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

10866

756

2206

184

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) ✔

9565

823

1917

172

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

9551

472

1976

107

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

9391

644

1903

133

10 9

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

8168

451

1599

11 10

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

7162

171

1441

14 11

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

7144

695

1469

142

13 12

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

6824

359

1368

12 13

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

6756

204

1348

15 14

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)

6557

324

1319

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

6189

-3287

1253

-691

2 Week at No. 1

17 16

HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

5569

237

1112

16 17

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

5547

-78

1109

-5

18 18

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

5398

217

1072

22 19

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

5042

1098

959

210

19 20

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

4947

505

961

112

20 21

MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA)

4291

-141

851

-15

21 22

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

4217

168

810

28 23

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) ✔

3945

1012

787

194

24 24

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

3809

252

778

25 25

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

3635

234

716

26 26

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

3432

214

713

30 27

KEITH URBAN f/CARRIE UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) ✔

3297

780

612

161

27 28

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

3248

124

631

29 29

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

3130

209

609

31 30

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

2368

434

February 27, 2017

Chart Page 6

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

37 31

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

2297

459

Plays

467

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

33 32

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

2290

173

393

32 33

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

2253

-76

444

-16

39 34

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

2135

519

393

116

34 35

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

2080

-26

396

-5

36 36

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

2030

138

405

35 37 8

38 39

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

1945

327

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

1748

-25

335

-8

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

1182

242

40 40

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

1180

-113

256

-24

44 41

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

933

-13

184

-3

46 42

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

760

-50

-5

Debut 43

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) ✔

759

155

49 44

PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek)

693

145

54 45

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

684

170

50 46

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

670

51 47

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

648

105

47 48

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

630

-30

-3

53 49

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

590

57 50

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

543

133

103

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

540

330

Debut 51

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

490

Debut 53

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

480

333

Re-Enter 54

CODY JOHNSON/With You I Am (Cojo)

472

111

55 52

KEITH WALKER/Me Too (---)

359

Debut 56

BRETT YOUNG/Memory Won't Let Me (BMLGR)

340

170

Debut 57

REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Valory/Nash Icon)

339

281

Debut 58

CHUCK WICKS/Whole Damn Thing (Blaster)

338

-9

-3

RYAN FOLLESE/One Thing Right (BMLGR)

330

CHRIS LANE/Let Me Love You (Big Loud)

320

59 55

Re-Enter 59 Debut 60