Issue 642 - March 4, 2019 by Country Aircheck

March 4, 2019, Issue 642

Music Providing In New Ways

For 10 years, Henry has lived in a nursing home as one of the estimated 5.7 million Americans with Alzheimer’s. A man who once loved singing and dancing, who would regularly take his kids on walks to perform “Singin’ In The Rain” – complete with jumping and swinging around poles – was reduced to barely speaking. That changed the day Music & Memory set up an iPod program at his nursing home. Launched in 2006, the New York-based program is on a mission to bring personalized music to the elderly and infirm nationwide. Not surprisingly, the country community has jumped in with support. Little Big Town headlined a 2017 ACM Lifting Lives event benefiting the non-profit organization. “The reason we all fell in love with music in the first place is because it reaches you at a depth that nothing else does,” noted LBT’s Jimi Westbrook at the time. To that point, back to Henry, whose once unresponsive face lights up with expression upon hearing his favorite music. (A 2012 video clip went viral. See it here.) The effect lasts beyond taking the headphones off, as Henry is able to recall listening to music and learning dances when he was younger. “Cab Calloway was my number one guy,” says. The results are more than anecdotal. “In some sense, Henry is restored to himself,” says Dr. Oliver Sacks, a neurologist. “He has remembered who he is and he’s reacquired his identity for a while through the power of music.” Music & Memory Founder Dan Cohen witnessed similar reactions in dementia Dan Cohen patients one after another but, when he started, none of the 16,000 long-term care facilities in the U.S. were utilizing iPods. So, he personally volunteered at a local nursing home, creating personalized playlists for patients. “After watching nursing home residents ‘light up’ after re-connecting with their music, I was motivated to work towards every person, no matter how challenged cognitively or physically, having access to their favorite music,” Cohen says. (continued on page 9)

A Bout Time: WKHX/Atlanta’s Scott Gaines (l) and Pearl’s Chris Waters (r, who won) leave it all in the ring at the 15th Annual Ringside: A Fight For Kids gala Friday (3/1).

Rumble Delivers The Hits

The 15th Annual Ringside: A Fight For Kids gala was held Friday (3/1), and as Saturday Night Live’s Stefon would say, “This place has everything!” Boxing matches, formal wear, Adam seated dinners, a DJ spinDavis ning ‘80s hits, a giant disco ball, silent auction items, an open bar, a cigar lounge, Jason Aldean without a hat, the guitarist from Matchbox 20 and kids dressed as Michael Jackson were all gathered in one room to raise money for The Charley Foundation,

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Sony Nashville crew at Rumble on the Row

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ing this year, we will have given over a million dollars to children’s charities,” notes Miller. “I can’t believe we are hitting that milestone.” Anyone interested in participating in future Rumble on the Row events may contact Miller here. –Monta Vaden

Dan + Shay Hit A Triple

which supports charitable organizations addressing the critical needs of children. The evening’s main attraction – music biz boxing (seriously. it’s a thing.) – found Pearl’s Chris Waters defeating WKHX/Atlanta’s Scott Gaines, Sony/Nashville’s Adam Davis knocking out MGC Sports founder Alan Bullington, artist Andy Velo reigning supreme over Riser House/Song Factory’s Brandon Perdue and Phivestarr Productions’ Jenny Sciullo beating Loeb & Loeb’s Farrah Usmani. The real winners, however, were the children. Warner Chappell VP/A&R and Ring Announcer Ryan Beuschel noted that the matchup between Usmani and Sciullo raised the most money in the history of the event, with Sciullo herself holding the record for highest total of donations for The Charley Foundation. Final numbers are not yet in, but The Charley Foundation founder Carolyn Miller tells Country Aircheck that preliminary numbers show a Chuck Wicks, Kasi Aldean, Jason Aldean net of more than and Brittany Aldean at Rumble on the Row $100,000. “Add-

Hot on the heels of a Grammy win for Best Country Duo/ Group Performance, Warner Bros./WAR’s Dan + Shay launched The Tour Feb. 28 in New Orleans. “These are just two guys coming to hang out with their fans for a couple hours,” says WNOE/New Orleans PD Ashley Wilson, who attended the opening night. As the duo’s career continues to accelerate, so too does the rabidity of their fan base, all of whom were singing along throughout the entirety of the evening, Dan + Shay according to Wilson. The show is divided into three acts, each with its own unique feel, Wilson tells Country Aircheck. “The first act was high energy,” says Wilson. “Between the first two acts, the band left the stage and a video played showing where it all began – from signing their record deal, to radio tour, to their first big hits, to now – including picking up their Grammy a couple weeks ago.” When the duo returns for the second act, a set change transforms the stage into a living room. “The guys were seated on a couch surrounded by lamps with a tapestry background on the video board,” explains Wilson. “Even though there were about 3,000 people in the room, it felt like they were having a one-on-one conversation with you.” The final act is the encore, where Dan + Shay roll out “Speechless, “19 You + Me” and “Tequila.” “If I’m not mistaken, they played every single song from the latest album,” notes Wilson. “Observing the crowd, all of them have potential to be radio hits, because many of the fans knew every single word. There were lots of girls, but it wasn’t just a girls’ night out. There were couples slow dancing all over the room, and there were many families. I spoke to a mom who brought her 17-yearold son and 14-year-old daughter. While they made their way up to the front to take it all in, mom hung toward the back, but she was also singing to every song.” Opener Morgan Evans was the perfect complement, says Wilson. “While Dan + Shay’s video board made the show a spectacular production, it still remained intimate, and Morgan introduced this element,” she explains. “Fans are getting to know Morgan, but after he involved them in almost every song,

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MY TUNES: Hardy Big Loud’s Hardy discusses his most influential music: 1. Aerosmith: It was the first concert I went to — the Nine Lives Tour in Birmingham. It was dope. It was super dope. Seeing Steven Tyler on stage being a boss made me think being a rock star was really cool. 2. Lynyrd Skynyrd: My dad had me on all Hardy rock ‘n’ roll, and that was the first band I really took a big liking to. I swear, “Free Bird” is the first song I can ever remember hearing. That’s where a lot of my southern rock influences come from musically, lyrically and melodically. 3. Kid Rock: He is a huge influence. With albums like Devil Without A Cause, I dig any music that is completely fresh and something that no one has ever done before. I think Devil Without A Cause followed that trend, so I respect that a lot and I look up to his “don’t give a shit attitude” and bad assness. If there’s any way that I can follow in that same category, I will. 4. Eminem: I listened to him a lot growing up. His phrasing and the way that he rhymes words — I think he kind of subconsciously taught me how to do that. When I’m writing, something that I kind of pride myself on is phrasing and being able to rhyme really weird words and fit words where you don’t think that they’d be able to fit and making it work. 5. Chris Cornell/Soundgarden: I wanted to learn to sing like him [Cornell], so that’s how I started developing my kind of raspy tone…listening to him, Soundgarden and Audioslave. Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: Greta Van Fleet. I know it’s highly-regarded, but I haven’t heard it. I refuse to listen to it, because I don’t think that it’s creative. I think it’s copying somebody. “Important” piece or style of music you just don’t get: That is so hard. EDM, house music and songs with drops, because to me, and this probably just comes from ignorance — and I’m okay with that — but to me, they literally all sound exactly the same. An album you listened to incessantly: When I was in college, I listened to the Alt-J record that came out in 2010 or 2011 incessantly. If I pick a classic, Animals by Pink Floyd. If I have more than a four or five hour drive somewhere, I’ll pretty much listen to that every single time. An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: “Cold War” by Cautious Clay. That song is dope. I freaking love that song. He’s an awesome artist. He hasn’t blown up yet, but he’s going to.

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he’s made a connection that I’m certain they will follow up on in weeks to come.” Dan + Shay’s The Tour rolls on with a full slate of shows in coming months; see a full list of dates here. –Monta Vaden

Chart Chat

Congrats to Jordan Davis, Royce Risser, Katie Dean, David Friedman and the MCA promotion staff on landing this week’s No. 1 with “Take It From Me.” The song is the second consecutive chart-topper from Home State. Writers are Jacob Davis, Jason Gantt and Jordan Davis. And kudos to Chris Palmer and the Jordan Davis Valory staff for notching 130 adds on Thomas Rhett’s “Look What God Gave Her,” topping this week’s board.

News & Notes

The Peach Pickers (Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip) will host Gretsch Presents the 6th Annual Georgia On My Mind benefit concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium July 17. More here. Industry vet Mitch Ballard has been named Sr. Dir./Creative of BMI’s Austin office, reporting to VP/Creative Jody Williams and AVP/Creative Mason Hunter in Nashville. Taste of Country Nights host Sam Alex was honored by his alma mater, Illinois State University, with its Outstanding Young Alumni during a recent Founders Day event. Read more here. BMLG Records’ Brett Young has tapped Gavin DeGraw for a co-headlining show at The Joint in Las Vegas March 22. For ticketing and additional information, visit Young’s website here.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • WRTB/Rockford, IL’s Gordon Mays added APD responsibilities. (CAT 2/25) • FBMM’s David Boyer was upped to VP/Owner. (CAT 2/26) • Justin Taylor joined KHAY/Oxnard-Ventura, CA as OM/ PD. (CAT 2/27) • ACM Radio Award winners were announced. (CAT 2/28) • Amber Parker joined iHeartMedia/Tuscaloosa, AL as SVP/ Programming. (CAT 3/1)

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Willing And Label: Warner Bros./WMN’s Blake Shelton and label team at the Louisville stop of the Friends & Heroes 2019 Tour Friday (3/1).

Music Providing In New Ways

(continued from page 1)

And there’s Science to back it up. An April 2018 study published in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease reports that “objective evidence from brain imaging shows personally meaningful music is an alternative route for communicating with patients who have Alzheimer’s disease.” Similarly, a 2017 study by Brown University found discontinuation of antipsychotic medications increased in Music & Memory facilities (23.5% to 24.4%) and those facilities demonstrated increased rates of reduction in behavioral problems (50.9% to 56.5%). (Read the full studies here) Henry Music & Memory’s ongoing research has shown participants are more social – which is vitally important with isolating diseases – calmer, more cooperative and happier overall. “The more a song is associated with a life experience or heartfelt moment, the more impact it might have later in life,” Cohen says. “Playlists are like fingerprints; no two are identical. Certainly, country music is popular. Overall, many of the Billboard Top 100 songs are most common.” (See Kenny Chesney’s PSA here) So far, Music & Memory has brought personalized therapeutic

music to thousands of care organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada. (See the list here) That includes training and educating elder care professionals, nursing home staff and family caregivers to build an iTunes library, create personalized playlists and to acquire and manage music players. “Despite the enormous sums of money spent on mood and behavior altering medications that are often not particularly effective, nothing compares to these iPods when it comes to improving quality of life,” remarks Cobble Hill (Brooklyn) Health Center President/CEO Tony Lewis. For millions of families watching a loved one struggle with physical and cognitive difficulties caused by Alzheimer’s and dementia, Music & Memory offers a better quality of life with meaning and connection. Most importantly, it offers hope. And, for a lot of us, music not only provides a living, but could also one day keep us connected to life. Find out more about Music & Memory here; donate gently used iPods here. –Caitlin DeForest

Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com Caitlin DeForest, caitlin@countryaircheck.com Monta Vaden, monta@countryaircheck.com (615) 320-1450

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AVAILABLE JOBS

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.

MIDWEST Cumulus/Detroit has a Dir./Digital Content opening for its three-station cluster, including Country WDRQ (NASH FM). Apply here. Marshalltown Broadcasting KXIA/Marshalltown, IA is searching for a morning co-host. Airchecks and résumés to PD JD Justice here. Townsquare/Grand Rapids, MI is searching for an OM. Airchecks and résumés to Rick Sarata here. Bliss WJVL/Janesville, WI has an opening for a part-time weekender. At least one year on-air experience is required. Airchecks and résumés to PD Justin Brown here. KSE Radio Ventures/Denver is searching for an engineer. Apply here. The cluster is also looking for a full-time traffic coordinator; details and application here. Mid-West Family WWQM/Madison, WI is on the hunt for a morning co-host. Email airchecks, résumés, and production samples here. MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI is looking for a midday air talent. Send airchecks and résumés to OM Greg Cole here. Entercom WUSN/Chicago is seeking part-time on-air talent. Apply here. Midwest Communications is currently recruiting future programming leaders. Ideal candidates should be able to coach and grow talent, excel at music scheduling and creative imaging, possess good social media skills and be able to collaborate in maximizing sales opportunities and digital platform growth. Submit résumés and airchecks here. NRG/Lincoln, NE is looking for an OM for the cluster, which includes Country KFGE. Send résumés and airchecks to Market Manager Ami Graham here. Cumulus/Youngstown, OH is seeking a cluster OM and Country WQXK PD. Complete job description and application here; résumés and airchecks to Market Manager Bill Kelly here.

SOUTHEAST WSM-FM/Westwood One Nash Icon Network is looking for a Programming Asst./afternoon personality based in Nashville. Apply here. Beasley WQYK/Tampa PD Travis Daily is seeking an experienced afternoon drive producer. Materials to Daily here. Max Media’s WGH/Norfolk has a morning opening. Airchecks and résumés to VP/Programming Rusty James here. Cumulus’ WSM-FM (Nash Icon)/Nashville has an opening for a part-timer. Duties will also include the Icon Network. Flexibility and onair experience is required (no beginners). Materials to VP/Country Charlie Cook here. Cumulus’ WSM-FM (Nash Icon)/Nashville is in search of on-air traffic reporters. Materials to VP/Country Charlie Cook here. Guaranty WTGE/Baton Rouge has an opening for a middayer. Three to five years experience in Country is required, along with strong production, digital and social media skills. Airchecks and résumés here. Cumulus WKDF/Nashville is seeking part-time air talent for weekends and fill-ins. Three years of on-air experience and residing in the Nashville area are required. Airchecks and résumés to PD John Shomby here. Bristol WXBQ/Johnson City, TN is still searching for a PD to succeed Bill Hagy. The right candidate will also have on-air responsibilities. A minimum of five years as a Country PD is required. Airchecks and résumés here. Entercom WPAW/Greensboro, NC has an opening for an afternoon jock. Apply here. Vallie Richards Donovan Consulting has an immediate PM drive opening at a legendary east coast Country station. Send airchecks and résumés to “Country Jobs” here. Summit WQNU/Louisville is looking for an APD/MD/on-air host. Submit materials here. Entercom WUSY/Chattanooga is on the hunt for a midday on-air personality. Apply here. Summit WCYQ/Knoxville is looking for a PD. Send airchecks and résumés to Summit/Knoxville OM Rich Bailey here. Hubbard WIRK/West Palm Beach is searching for a PD to succeed Sammy Cruise, who is stepping down to focus on his air shift. Interested candidates may apply here.

Entercom KILT/Houston has immediate openings for part-timers. Only applicants living in the Houston area are being considered at present. Send airchecks here; apply here. Entercom KILT/Houston is looking for a PD to succeed Bruce Logan. Résumés and airchecks to Country Format Captain Mike Moore here. WEST COAST Cherry Creek/St. George, UT has an opening for a Dir./Production. The cluster includes Country KCIN and KIYK, and the job comes with co-host responsibilities on cluster AC KREC. Materials including production and imaging samples here. Redwood Empire KBBL/Santa Rosa, CA PD Carey Edwards tells Country Aircheck that the station is looking for a new on-air talent to add to its existing lineup. Applicants interested in this newly created position should send airchecks and résumés to Edwards here. Buck Owens KUZZ-A/Bakersfield, CA is on the hunt for a full-time news director. Five years’ anchor experience required. Send aircheck, résumé, cover letter, and photo here; no zip files, please. Buck Owens KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA is on the hunt for an account executive. Prior experience in sales and/or marketing is preferred; candidates must have basic knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Send résumés here. Buck Owens/Bakersfield, CA is looking for a full-time receptionist. Résumés here. Bonneville KNCI/Sacramento is searching for a midday personality. Apply here. Sonoma KFGY/Santa Maria, CA is on the hunt for a new morning co-host. Airchecks and résumés to PD Dan Weir here.

OTHER Westwood One has a full-time on-air opening for Mainstream Country announcer/music scheduler. Apply here. Consultant Joel Raab is looking for a Brand NORTHEAST Manager for a Top 75 Market. Raab is also on the Aloha Station Trust WFRE/Frederick, MD has hunt for morning talent fro two different Top 50 an opening for a weekend/fill-in talent. Those Market stations. Send materials here. living in the Frederick, MD, Washington, DC Entertainment Marketing agency FlyteVu is on and Baltimore MD area can send airchecks and the hunt for a PR Co-Director who is passionate résumés to PD Brian Mo here. about all things music, brands and entertainment. Binnie/Portland, ME has an opening for an Qualified candidates nationwide should contact on-air Promotions Assistant. The cluster includes FlyteVu’s Natalie Logan here. Summit is currently seeking on-air talent and Country WTHT. Send airchecks and résumés to programmers for all formats, including their SOUTHWEST OM Stan Bennett here. Country properties. Send résumés and airchecks to Binnie Media/Maine is searching for a Dir./ Cox/San Antonio is searching for a VP/MM. Summit VP/Programming Beverlee Brannigan Traffic and a part-time Sales Assistant in Portland, Reach out to RVP/Radio Rob Babin here. here; apply for current Summit openings here. for its stations which include Country WTHT and Cumulus KSCS/Dallas is searching for a mornThe Music City Music Council has an opening WBQQ. Send materials here. ing co-host for Hawkeye In The Morning. Airchecks for Manager, reporting to the Mayor’s Office of Townsquare/Hudson Valley, NY has and résumés to PD Mac Daniels here. Economic & Community Development. Duties openings for part-time on-air talent and digital Cox Media Group/Houston is searching for a include acting as liaison between the city and contributors. The cluster includes Country WKXP Digital Media Sales Specialist. Apply here. music industry. Strong working knowledge of local & WZAD as well as Hot AC WCZK & Classic Rock Cox/Houston is also on the hunt for an IT Sysgovernment practices and the music industry are WPDH. Materials to OM Joe Limardi here. tems Manager. Apply here. required, as well as budget development and oversight experience. Cover letters and résumés iHeartMedia/Dover-Wilmington, DE is LCKM KTFW/Dallas has an unspecified partto Economic & Community Development Mgr. seeking a Board Op to support on-air talent. time on-air opening for an experienced talent. Audra Ladd here. Applications here. Contact PD Mike Crow here. ©2019 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

SEARCHING

•Jeremy Guenther Formerly with Riser House, Capitol and KSSN & KMJX/ Little Rock jguenther01@gmail.com 501-590-4878 •Chris Matthews Formerly with KBEB/Sacramento, KMLE/Phoenix, KAWO/Boise chrismatthewsdj@gmail.com •Terry Cooley Former Radio Mankato Dir./Programming Sinjin62@gmail.com

•Bo Matthews Former WIL/St. Louis PM Drive Host now offering voiceover services 1BoMatthews@gmail.com 636-575-6222 •Mike Nelson Former Riverbend/Idaho Falls, ID OM MikeEZ1@gmail.com •Cash Williams Former KTTS/Springfield, MO APD/MD CashOnRadio14@gmail.com

•Fritz Moser Former WLHK/Indianapolis PD MoserFritz@hotmail.com 317-414-0185 •Steve Albertsen Former NGR/Lincoln, NE OM SAlbertsen@Neb.RR.com 402-332-7666 •Andy Roberts Former WIXY/Champaign, IL PD AndyRoberts@gmail.com 217-637-4407

March 4, 2019 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

JORDAN DAVIS

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

✔

Take It From Me (MCA)

28104

4750

8703

1475

52.623 8.486

156

LUKE COMBS/Beautiful Crazy (River House/Columbia)

27900

1199

8563

367

52.953 1.934

156

SCOTTY MCCREERY/This Is It (Triple Tigers)

21635

-1380

6698

-442

44.321 -3.07

156

LUKE BRYAN/What Makes You Country (Capitol)

21416

-5746

6835

-1647

42.897 -8.16

156

CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury)

21186

511

6581

104

1.334

154

MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine)

20511

778

6232

221

40.118 1.975

155

MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA)

18916

1152

5814

325

34.466 1.881

156

RILEY GREEN/There Was This Girl (BMLGR)

18706

508

5959

147

33.308 0.868

156

BRETT YOUNG/Here Tonight (BMLGR)

16739

941

4960

233

31.342 2.201

156

JAKE OWEN/Down To The Honkytonk (Big Loud)

16607

289

5275

28.708 0.188

155

OLD DOMINION/Make It Sweet (RCA)

16581

748

5044

180

32.122 1.266

156

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Love Wins (Capitol)

14933

246

4497

114

28.319 0.392

154

CHASE RICE/Eyes On You (Broken Bow)

14364

841

4349

287

25.374 1.656

151

JON PARDI/Night Shift (Capitol)

14289

479

4458

26.776 1.263

155

KELSEA BALLERINI/Miss Me More (Black River)

12988

915

3896

230

22.585 1.642

156

CODY JOHNSON/On My Way To You (CoJo Music/WMN)

12633

636

3745

132

23.762

155

ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory)

12206

1339

3823

459

20.646 2.694

153

KANE BROWN/Good As You (RCA) ✔

11600

1918

3541

559

154

BRETT ELDREDGE/Love Someone (Atlantic/WMN)

10023

270

3000

102

18.254 1.061

149

MORGAN WALLEN/Whiskey Glasses (Big Loud)

9473

993

2924

318

15.699 1.624

147

TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory)

9227

132

2946

15.233 0.548

145

LEE BRICE/Rumor (Curb)

7894

141

2366

13.413 0.754

145

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Talk You Out Of It (BMLGR)

7428

630

2247

161

11.693 0.347

146

RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb)

7203

145

2318

12.135 0.081

131

RUNAWAY JUNE/Buy My Own Drinks (Wheelhouse)

6600

185

2137

10.136 0.024

134

39.21

20.17

1.91

3.13

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Artist/Title (Label)

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

GEORGE STRAIT/Every Little Honky Tonk Bar (MCA) ✔

6369

1699

1894

567

MAREN MORRIS/Girl (Columbia)

6283

912

1719

273

9.911

LOCASH/Feels Like A Party (Wheelhouse)

5799

332

1895

109

7.583

THOMAS RHETT/Look What God Gave Her (Valory) ✔ DEBUT

5785

1743

11.276 2.887

130

0.636

124

0.335

119

130

0.842

128

10.135 0.696

114

12.108 12.108

B. GILBERT & L. ELL/What Happens In A Small Town (Valory)

5178

739

1528

213

CHRIS YOUNG/Raised On Country (RCA)

5161

529

1418

155

RANDY HOUSER f/H. LINDSEY/What Whiskey Does (Stoney Creek) 5002

176

1563

103

6.449

0.277

125

MADDIE & TAE/Friends Don't (Mercury)

4439

166

1380

5.891

0.084

125

ERIC CHURCH/Some Of It (EMI Nashville)

4418

694

1365

226

6.688

1.073

123

RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Life (Big Machine)

4336

1318

5.063

0.135

144

CARLY PEARCE/Closer To You (Big Machine)

4154

1288

5.02

0.099

135

COLE SWINDELL/Love You Too Late (Warner Bros./WMN)

3593

263

1025

5.272

0.323

MORGAN EVANS/Day Drunk (Warner Bros./WEA)

3564

1060

5.345 -0.075

101

KACEY MUSGRAVES/Rainbow (MCA)

3242

774

934

183

4.152

0.365

TENILLE TOWNES/Somebody's Daughter (Columbia) ✔

3165

1346

1033

479

5.226

2.521

Debut 40

7.439

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Every Little Thing (Triple Tigers)

2990

202

913

3.807

0.054

106

JUSTIN MOORE/The Ones That Didn't Make It.. (Valory)

2977

288

867

4.801

0.64

LAUREN ALAINA/Ladies In The '90s (19/Mercury)

2620

362

832

2.985

0.537

CHRIS LANE/I Don't Know About You (Big Loud)

2539

701

3.951

0.179

DYLAN SCOTT/Nothing To Do Town (Curb)

2538

281

741

2.887

0.301

BROS. OSBORNE/I Don't Remember Me (Before..) (EMI Nashville) 2473

218

730

2.97

0.438

DAN + SHAY/All To Myself (Warner Bros./WAR)

2379

752

651

174

3.362

1.158

TIM MCGRAW/Thought About You (Columbia)

2324

703

3.117 -0.126

Debut 47

DYLAN SCHNEIDER/How Does It Sound (Placer Music/Cold River) 2294

199

807

2.801

0.093

JIMMIE ALLEN/Make Me Want To (Stoney Creek)

182

698

2.861

0.064

2198

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March 4, 2019 Country Aircheck Add Leaders THOMAS RHETT/Look What God Gave Her (Valory)

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds 130

GEORGE STRAIT/Every Little Honky Tonk Bar (MCA)

1321 ✔ 1135 ✔

CHRIS JANSON/Good Vibes (Warner Bros./WAR)

THOMAS RHETT/Look What God Gave Her (Valory)

HARDY/Rednecker (Tree Vibez/Big Loud)

KACEY MUSGRAVES/Rainbow (MCA)

663 ✔

KIP MOORE/The Bull (MCA)

JASON ALDEAN/Rearview Town (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

KANE BROWN/Good As You (RCA)

600 ✔

KACEY MUSGRAVES/Rainbow (MCA)

ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory)

574 ✔

DAVID LEE MURPHY/No Zip Code (Reviver)

DAN + SHAY/All To Myself (Warner Bros./WAR)

504

DIERKS BENTLEY/Living (Capitol)

MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA)

486

TIM MCGRAW/Thought About You (Columbia)

RILEY GREEN/There Was This Girl (BMLGR)

460 458 427

B. GILBERT & L. ELL/What Happens In A Small Town (Valory)

CHASE RICE/Eyes On You (Broken Bow)

DAN + SHAY/All To Myself (Warner Bros./WAR)

MAREN MORRIS/Girl (Columbia)

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

THOMAS RHETT/Look What God Gave Her (Valory)

5785

JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA)

4750

KANE BROWN/Good As You (RCA)

1918

GEORGE STRAIT/Every Little Honky Tonk Bar (MCA)

1699

TENILLE TOWNES/Somebody's Daughter (Columbia)

1346

ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory)

1339

LUKE COMBS/Beautiful Crazy (River House/Columbia) MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

GEORGE STRAIT/Every Little Honky Tonk Bar (MCA)

291

THOMAS RHETT/Look What God Gave Her (Valory)

238

MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA)

152

JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA)

148

KACEY MUSGRAVES/Rainbow (MCA)

147

KANE BROWN/Good As You (RCA)

146

1199

ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory)

138

1152

RILEY GREEN/There Was This Girl (BMLGR)

127

MORGAN WALLEN/Whiskey Glasses (Big Loud)

993

CHASE RICE/Eyes On You (Broken Bow)

104

BRETT YOUNG/Here Tonight (BMLGR)

941

CODY JOHNSON/On My Way To You (CoJo Music/WMN)

100

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Points

THOMAS RHETT/Look What God Gave Her (Valory)

1743

JASON ALDEAN/Girl Like You (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

19197

JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA)

1475

JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek)

13967

GEORGE STRAIT/Every Little Honky Tonk Bar (MCA)

567

LUKE COMBS/She Got The Best Of Me (River House/Columbia) 13810

KANE BROWN/Good As You (RCA)

559

THOMAS RHETT/Sixteen (Valory)

13385

TENILLE TOWNES/Somebody's Daughter (Columbia)

479

DUSTIN LYNCH/Good Girl (Broken Bow)

12300

ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory)

459

DAN + SHAY/Speechless (Warner Bros./WAR)

11079

LUKE COMBS/Beautiful Crazy (River House/Columbia)

367

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers)

9527

MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA)

325

DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR)

8909

MORGAN WALLEN/Whiskey Glasses (Big Loud)

318

KANE BROWN/Lose It (RCA)

8207

CHASE RICE/Eyes On You (Broken Bow)

287

DIERKS BENTLEY f/BROS. OSBORNE/Burning Man (Capitol)

7883

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March 4, 2019

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY DYLAN SCOTT/Nothing To Do Town (Curb) Moves 46-45* 2,538 points, 741 spins 1 add: WDRM BROTHERS OSBORNE/I Don’t Remember Me (Before..) (EMI Nashville) Moves 47-46* 2,473 points, 730 spins 2 adds: WFUS, WPOC DAN + SHAY/All To Myself (Warner Bros./WAR) Debuts at 47* 2,379 points, 651 spins 8 adds: KBQI, KCCY, WAVW, WDAF, *WHKO, *WKHX, WQMX, WTGE TIM MCGRAW/Thought About You (Columbia) Remains at 48* 2,324 points, 703 spins 11 adds including: KAJA, KILT, KKGO, KSD, WAVW, WCOS, WEBG, WKKT, WMZQ, WPOC DYLAN SCHNEIDER/How Does It Sound (Placer Music/Cold River) Remains at 49* 2,294 points, 807 spins 1 add: WDAF JIMMIE ALLEN/Make Me Want To (Stoney Creek) Remains at 50* 2,198 points, 698 spins 2 adds: KDRK, WWYZ GARTH BROOKS/Stronger Than Me (Pearl) 2,062 points, 680 spins; no adds ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Girl Goin’ Nowhere (Atlantic/WAR) 1,747 points, 541 spins 3 adds: KWJJ, WDRM, WJVC HARDY/Rednecker (Tree Vibez/Big Loud) 1,711 points, 465 spins 28 adds including: KCCY, KJUG, KKIX, KNCI, KNIX, KPLM, KRTY, KSOP, KWNR, KXLY

A D D DAT E S March 11 KING CALAWAY/World For Two (Stoney Creek)

March 18 None Listed

March 25

DUSTIN LYNCH/Ridin’ Roads (BBR) HUNTER HAYES/Heartbreak (Atlantic/WMN)

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March 4, 2019 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

+/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

Beautiful Crazy (River House/Columbia)

LUKE COMBS

11420

-169

2568

JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA)

11206

330

2516

148

CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury)

10333

291

2321

LUKE BRYAN/What Makes You Country (Capitol)

10088

-1673

2158

-348

RILEY GREEN/There Was This Girl (BMLGR)

9194

460

2034

127

MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine)

8497

-33

1887

-10

JAKE OWEN/Down To The Honkytonk (Big Loud)

8296

-242

1807

-29

MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA)

8257

486

1854

152

11 9

BRETT YOUNG/Here Tonight (BMLGR)

7872

395

1687

10 10

OLD DOMINION/Make It Sweet (RCA)

7629

1642

12 11

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Love Wins (Capitol)

7376

133

1541

13 12

JON PARDI/Night Shift (Capitol)

7058

-12

1492

-6

14 13

CODY JOHNSON/On My Way To You (CoJo Music/WMN)

7004

300

1452

100

15 14

KELSEA BALLERINI/Miss Me More (Black River)

5981

281

1248

16 15

CHASE RICE/Eyes On You (Broken Bow)

5423

458

1149

104

17 16

KANE BROWN/Good As You (RCA) ✔

5310

600

1091

146

18 17

ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory) ✔

5257

574

1141

138

19 18

BRETT ELDREDGE/Love Someone (Atlantic/WMN)

3929

254

829

20 19

TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory)

3808

181

828

21 20

MORGAN WALLEN/Whiskey Glasses (Big Loud)

3562

406

769

30 21

GEORGE STRAIT/Every Little Honky Tonk Bar (MCA) ✔

3173

1321

730

291

22 22

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Talk You Out Of It (BMLGR)

3168

140

625

23 23

RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb)

3110

143

647

24 24

LEE BRICE/Rumor (Curb)

2986

128

618

26 25

MAREN MORRIS/Girl (Columbia)

2964

427

579

25 26

ERIC CHURCH/Some Of It (EMI Nashville)

2682

104

469

28 27

RUNAWAY JUNE/Buy My Own Drinks (Wheelhouse)

2287

220

496

27 28

BRANTLEY GILBERT & LINDSAY ELL/What Happens In A Small Town (Valory)

2127

397

29 29

LOCASH/Feels Like A Party (Wheelhouse)

2079

444

38 30

KACEY MUSGRAVES/Rainbow (MCA) ✔

1834

663

372

147

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March 4, 2019 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

31 31

CHRIS YOUNG/Raised On Country (RCA)

1745

122

371

32 32

CARLY PEARCE/Closer To You (Big Machine)

1728

107

332

33 33

TIM MCGRAW/Thought About You (Columbia)

1714

112

336

34 34

MADDIE & TAE/Friends Don't (Mercury)

1483

339

35 35

RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Life (Big Machine)

1364

-22

261

-6

37 36

RANDY HOUSER f/H. LINDSEY/What Whiskey Does (Stoney Creek)

1255

269

36 37

ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Girl Goin' Nowhere (Atlantic/WAR)

1177

-4

237

THOMAS RHETT/Look What God Gave Her (Valory) ✔

1135

238

50 39

DAN + SHAY/All To Myself (Warner Bros./WAR)

1058

504

137

Debut 38

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

40 40

HARDY/Rednecker (Tree Vibez/Big Loud)

996

146

129

39 41

COLE SWINDELL/Love You Too Late (Warner Bros./WMN)

966

150

41 42

AARON WATSON/Kiss That Girl Goodbye (Big Label)

804

164

44 43

LAUREN ALAINA/Ladies In The '90s (19/Mercury)

724

132

42 44

MATT STELL/Prayed For You (Wide Open/Records/GCE)

720

-2

-5

60 45

TENILLE TOWNES/Somebody's Daughter (Columbia)

709

343

131

43 46

GARTH BROOKS/Stronger Than Me (Pearl)

697

-21

100

-12

45 47

DYLAN SCOTT/Nothing To Do Town (Curb)

667

144

JASON ALDEAN/Rearview Town (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

636

360

129

Debut 48 46 49

CHRIS LANE/I Don't Know About You (Big Loud)

595

-42

-4

47 50

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Every Little Thing (Triple Tigers)

588

-6

105

57 51

TRAVIS DENNING/After A Few (Mercury)

549

133

Debut 52

DIERKS BENTLEY/Living (Capitol)

544

385

48 53

RYAN HURD/Michigan For The Winter (RCA)

540

-50

-5

52 54

JOSH WARD/Ain't It Baby (---)

526

55 55

ADAM HAMBRICK/Rockin' All Night Long (Buena Vista/Capitol)

489

144

51 56

BACKSTREET BOYS/No Place (RCA)

480

-30

-3

MORGAN EVANS/Day Drunk (Warner Bros./WEA)

475

135

BROTHERS OSBORNE/I Don't Remember Me (Before..) (EMI Nashville)

473

Debut 59

BROOKS & DUNN w/L. COMBS/Brand New Man (Arista)

470

298

Debut 60

GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (---)

450

250

Debut 57 54 58

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