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August 31, 2020, Issue 720

PD Crosses Country From Couch

Ed. Note: Veteran programmer and CRB board officer John Shomby recently took a stationary road trip through Country radio at Country Aircheck’s behest. Here’s what he found: During my years as a day-to-day PD, I rarely had enough time to spend with my own radio station, let alone others in my market or across the country. But with unexpected time on my hands (who can relate?), I have been afforded the chance to sample Country stations in various markets from the comfort of my home office. I heard lots of good, solid and safe Country radio, but is that where we want to be heading into 2021 – considering everything that’s changing around us? Methodology: In partnership with Alexa, I set a goal of listening to at least one Country station in each of the top 50 markets. I managed to actually get through the top 55 John Shomby markets, making sure to get a balanced crosssection of stations owned by various companies. The dayparts or portion of dayparts I heard depended on the time zone. I would start four or five hours of listening each day around 10am ET, finishing between 3pm and 5pm. That window was intentional, as I thought it would offer a better feel for imaging, local feel, promotion and personality. Talk, With Personality: The patterns that emerged were interesting and undeniable. Across 55 markets, all but two stations had a woman in middays and only three had a female in PM drive. Those three stations had a male voice in middays. No station had back-to-back female personalities. For the most part, the on-air approach was very basic – back-selling or frontselling a song, a promo liner or typical show prep and country/ pop culture news. Surprisingly, I heard very little about the pandemic or anything related to it. I could only single out three personalities in the top 55 who sounded extremely connected to their audience. Each had something to say every time the mic opened, giving their stations a much stronger local feel. Overall, lots of “live” but not a lot of “local” from the personality side. (continued on page 7)

Nauti By Nature: Warner/WAR’s Chris Janson (r) receives a plaque commemorating “Buy Me A Boat” being certified 3x platinum from the label’s Ben Kline Friday night (8/28) during Live at the Ryman.

ACM Remotes Go Virtual

Moving from April in Las Vegas to Sept. 16 in Nashville, the 55th Academy of Country Music Awards are setting more than a few precedents. Hailing from the Grand Ole Opry House, Ryman Auditorium and Bluebird Café, this year’s event won’t be its typically busy and boozy industry gathering. One of the biggest differences is in reimagined radio remotes. ACM Radio Row will be held Sept. 14-15 in an Opryland Hotel ballroom with radio stations and groups represented virtually, and a pared-down list of artists moving through a widely distanced, no-touch experience. Getting to that plan was an evolution, however. “It’s been constant change,” says ACM Sr. Mgr./Marketing Melissa Moldovan. “We’d get something set, and safety

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ACM Radio Row Schematic

ACM Radio Row Booth Layout

Page 3 guidelines would be updated.” Adds remotes producer Ellen Appleton-Adkins, “We’ve gone back to scratch 30 times trying to get it right and make it a great experience for everyone. We have to keep the artists, labels and management teams – and our staff – safe.” Physically, the set-up isn’t much different from the pipe-and-drape look familiar to anyone who’s been to an awards show remote (left). Wider gaps, fewer booths and the absence of actual radio personalities in favor of virtual participation are the main changes on-site. And safety starts before the remotes even begin. “Artists, crew and staff will all be tested prior to arriving then will receive a temperature check and health screening before they enter the ballroom,” Moldovan says. Unlike years past, the only artists participating will be performers, presenters and nominees to keep the numbers manageable. “The focus is on keeping people spread out,” Appleton-Adkins says. “Every artist gets their own pre-packaged and sanitized gear – mic and headphones – with a never-opened, new windscreen for the mic.” That gear stays with them as they go from station to station, and none of it will be reused in those two days. Wide Open Spaces: “When artists come through, they’ll have the floor to themselves in some ways,” she continues. “They won’t feel compelled to stop and shake hands. There will be no fans. It’s very easy, very secluded and they won’t have to interact with anyone in person beyond our team.” Adds Moldovan, “There’s one way in, the artists move in one direction, and there’s one exit door, so no uncomfortable situations where artists are crossing paths.” Each artist will only be allowed one person to accompany them rather than the typical gaggle of promotion and management staff. “They all understand and feel better about it,” Appleton-Adkins says. “One person per artist creates less traffic. The room is very big and is set up with a huge open space in the middle to help with distancing. Between that, masks and a much lower number of participants, we can protect everyone and have a successful event.” In the booths (left), artists will see two laptops, allowing them to switch between interviews before moving to the next location. “It’s no different from a typical remote, except there will be multiple stations at each stop, and one engineer in the booth plus the artist escort,” Appleton-Adkins says. “And even though

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A day in the self-isolated life of Big Machine’s Noah Schnacky: I’ve gotten closer than ever to my fans, never had more time to be creative and been constantly tempted by the snacks in my house. So, it’s been a growing experience all around. I’ve been feeling like I’m on The Truman Show, living the same day again and again. I wake up, eat the same breakfast with the same coffee, work on content to put out on social media until the afternoon, workout, take an hour or so break and go work for a couple more hours at night. Then, my brother and I go to the gas station to get snacks and come back to have a movie night. (Editor’s Note: They’re running out of movies, so send suggestions to @ NoahSchnacky) I’m living in a pretty full house right now. It’s me, my three sisters, my two parents, my brother, my dog and my sister’s best friend. I usually take long drives at night to keep myself sane. I have adopted some new (and bad) eating habits. I’m obsessed with kettle popcorn right now. Besides that, I’ve been getting pretty good at ukulele and wake surfing, and I’ve been having fun learning how to use new social media platforms.

I find that I’m the most creative when I can be left alone to work. So, for me, it’s been helpful being home so I could explore new ideas for songs and go deeper in my artistry. I’ve never been closer to my fans, and that’s partly because of going live. Ironically, as I’ve gotten to know my fans more over live streams, it’s left me longing get back out on tour to see them in person. Watching the way they connect with songs like “Meet The Man,” “Maybe We Will” and “Feels Like Love” in the videos they create gets me even more hyped to watch their response in person. I just finished Waco on Netflix, which was solid. We did the whole Harry Potter series, and I think I’ve seen every action/comedy ever created at this point. I’m also re-watching Friends in my free time, because it’s the best. Besides kettle popcorn, my brother and I can’t seem to get enough of boiled peanuts. They’ve become our tradition. I’ve never been closer to my family. I’ve also had the opportunity to reach new fans and share my music on a larger scale than ever before. I’ve been able to go wide with reach and deep with fans on a scale I never knew existed.

stations aren’t with us physically, they’ll be there virtually through Zoom, Teams or WebEx. Our partitioned spaces will have that ACM Awards look to make our radio partners feel like they came to the party and can share that with their listeners.” Beyond video conference content, ACM will send broadcast level audio of each artist session to stations for on-air use. Appleton-Adkins says the goal, slightly secondary this year, is to keep one of country’s cornerstone events as top-of-mind as ever. “There’s been a lot of discussion about how to make this safe but also keep that feeling of celebration around the awards – a little normalcy we’ve been missing so much.” –Chuck Aly

Noah’s Ark

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Florida Georgia Line, Matthew Hargis, Michelle Kammerer and the BMLGR promotion team on landing at No. 1 with “I Love My Country.” The song is the first single Florida Georgia Line from FGL’s forthcoming fifth studio album. Songwriters are Corey Crowder, Ernest Keith Smith, Charlie Handsome, Kane Brown, Chase McGill and Will Weatherly.

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And kudos to Damon Moberly and the Mercury reps on notching 85 adds for Chris Stapleton’s “Starting Over,” landing atop this week’s board.

News & Notes

Entercom’s Radio.com has launched as a native automotive application on select General Motors (GM) vehicles. The in-dash application will be installed in nearly seven million compatible Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac vehicles. Deluge’s Madeline Merlo received her first Music Canadacertified gold record with single “Neon Love.” Legacy Communications has sold Country KZTL/ Paxton, NE and Rock sister KRNP/Sutherland, NE to Eagle Communications.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • Ron Stone talked Independent Broadcasters Association and Lisa Purcell discussed Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum initiatives and events in last week’s (8/24) Country Aircheck Weekly. • Cliff Dumas is joining KUZZ/Bakersfield for mornings. (CAT 8/28) • Radio transitioned to storm coverage as Hurricane Laura made landfall. (CAT 8/27) • Beasley’s Tee Gentry was elevated to Regional OM overseeing Augusta and Fayetteville, NC. (CAT 8/27) • WKDF/Nashville afternoon personality Kelley BradshawBrock departed. (CAT 8/26) • Scott Chase was named Saga Dir./Group Programming. (CAT 8/25) • Britt Pearson joined KIAI/Mason City, IA as PD/Morning Host. (CAT 8/24) • Chronicle: Justin Townes Earle, Buddy King.

PD Crosses Country From Couch

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Press Play: Musically, 90% of the stations played the same current music, give or take a song or two. Two stations I heard made a concerted effort to play newer music more frequently along with consistent song and artist identification. I also found a higher percentage of ‘90s and early 2000s gold than I expected; there was lots of Garth, Brooks & Dunn, Reba and older Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney. Not a lot of surprises, musically: good, solid hits throughout the day, but very little in the way of special music

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moments. Country radio – across the nation – is very familiar, playing the biggest hits the most and being very careful with new music (meaning anything below No. 25 on the chart). Other than the two stations mentioned, I would hear newer music generally once or twice per listening session. The stars still rule. Lots of both Lukes, Carrie, Jason, Thomas Rhett and FGL. Others filtering in with some frequency include Morgan Wallen, Kane Brown, Maren Morris and Jon Pardi. Say My Name: The positioning lines used by the largest percentage of stations were either “New Country” or the mostused “No. 1 For New Country.” Produced imaging was very music-oriented, selling the artists and upcoming songs two to three times per hour. Only about half of the stations used pandemic-related production – some of it very entertaining, though, with quarantine, work-at-home and home-schooling references. Not surprisingly, Alexa and Google were a big part of just about every station’s imaging. Some clever, but most simple and basic – how and where to find the station. Promoting streaming was definitely a big part of each station’s on-air presence. One company in particular had strong, entertaining imaging on each of their stations – consistently topical, funny and relatable. Most imaging voices were male, with 25-30% of stations using a combination male-female approach. Two stations had a solo female imaging voice. On air giveaways showed up a little more in May and June in the form of virtual tour meet-and-greets but were still very sparse compared to prepandemic. Overall, there was little call for listener involvement. Commercial loads seemed to increase from April to June but were still nowhere near prior levels. Breaks averaged three-to-four minutes. Very few stations – I counted five total – sold themselves as playing more music each hour. Those that did tout more music did it often and well. Final Thoughts: Based on an admittedly limited sample, Country radio sounds safe and homogenous. Very few stations found ways to set themselves apart. Approaching it as a basic at-home worker, there were days everything seemed to sound alike, making it hard to distinguish stations from one another. If I were to issue a challenge to Country programmers/operators – myself included – it would be to find ways to break the mold: Special music moments to highlight, a local personality who breaks through, unique local events that beg attention and memorable promotions that create talk. Consumers have so many music media choices at their fingertips beyond radio. With the way habits are changing in this pandemic, there couldn’t be a better time to strengthen those connections with listeners! Reach Shomby here. CAC

SEEK & EMPLOY

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AVAILABLE JOBS MIDWEST Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case is searching for a morning co-host. See the complete posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Case here. Hubbard WIL/St. Louis OM Tommy Mattern is looking for an MD/afternoon personality with a minimum of two years on-air experience, demonstrable ratings success stories and impeccable references. See the complete posting and apply here. Federated WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN OM Jimmy Knight is searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Josh Michaels. Send résumés and airchecks to Knight here. Griffin KVOO/Tulsa OM Steve Hunter is seeking a morning show host or team. See the complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks to Hunter here. MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD Jason Addams is looking to add a full-time on-air personality for nights. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. NORTHEAST Forever WFGI/Johnstown, PA is seeking a full-time morning co-host. Send résumés, airchecks and salary requirements here. WVRC WKKW/Morgantown, WV PD Mike Vincent is searching for part-time on-air talent for weekend and fill-in positions. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. iHeartMedia/Baltimore RSVPP Jeff Kapugi is seeking a Dir./Creative Services for Country WPOC; programming duties and

weekend/fill-in airshifts are also possible. Apply here; send résumés and creative composites to Kapugi here. Pamal WKLI/Albany, NY PD Jon Reilly is looking for a morning co-host to join incumbent Pete Kelly. Send résumés and airchecks here. Alpha WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA Dir./ Content Bill West is searching for a morning co-host to succeed the retiring Jessica Cash. Apply here; reach West here. SOUTHEAST Cumulus WKAK/Albany, GA PD Bill Dollar is looking for an afternoon personality/ Production Dir. Apply here. Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA is looking for a Market Mgr. for the cluster, which includes Country WFLS. Interested candidates can see a complete job description and apply here. SOUTHWEST Radio Ranch KRNH/Kerrville, TX is in need of a PD/morning host with a strategic programming mind and strong on-air skills. Send résumés and airchecks here. WEST COAST Badlands/Rapid City, SD is searching for a GM/DOS who can build, train and motivate a team for the cluster that includes Country KRKI. Interested parties can send résumés and references here. Cameron KFLG/Big River, CA is looking for a morning personality with five-plus years of on-air experience. See the complete posting here.

Ruby Radio/Elko, NV VP/Programming Tom Chase is seeking on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country KBGZ and Classic Country translator K263BD. Applicants can send cover letters, résumés and airchecks to Chase here. Bonneville KYGO/Denver PD Brian Michel is searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Tracy Dixon. Reach Michel here, and apply here. Frontier/Juneau, AK GM Cherie Curry is seeking an OM/PD/on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country KTKU. Send résumés with references and an aircheck to Curry here. Townsquare KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO Dir./Content Brad Hansen is looking for a morning host or team to succeed Jordan Soto and Michael Mason. View the complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks to Hansen here. OTHER Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott is searching for experienced OMs and PDs for future openings. The company’s Country properties include KAAR/Butte, MT; KCIN & KIYK/ St. George, UT; KMON/Great Falls, MT; KGGL/ Missoula, MT; KKXK/Montrose, MT; KWCD/Sierra Vista, AZ; KYSN/Wenatchee, WA; KYYZ/Williston, ND; and Classic Country KMON-AM/Great Falls, MT. Candidates with a minimum of threeto-five years of experience and a background in programming multiple formats in small to medium sized markets can send résumés, airchecks and programming philosophies to Elliott here.

SEEKING JOBS •Cactus Jack Former Entercom/Phoenix Dir./Production GoGoJack@msn.com 602-430-5908 •Heather Stevens Former WQXK/Youngstown, OH middays Heather.Stevens2019@gmail.com •Tony Kelly Former WUSN/Chicago morning producer KellyT_60468@yahoo.com 708-642-8518 •Greg Cole Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD GCole27000@gmail.com 916-502-4734 •Jonathan West Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons JSWest33@yahoo.com 320-774-9300 •Doug Dodds Former ZFKY/Grand Cayman PD/ morning host DougDoddsEmail@gmail.com

•Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) Former on-air talent ZimaGuy@gmail.com 401-467-6737 •Denis “Catfish” Miller Former KSNI/Santa Maria, CA afternoon host DenisMil@hotmail.com •Cory Mikhals Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host CoryProductions@icloud.com •Katie Carmichael Former WTVY/Dothan, AL morning co-host KatieOnTheRadio@outlook.com •”Big” John Horton Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoon host BigJohn@TheBigJohnShow.com •Kris Richards Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons FireCop947@yahoo.com •Jason Ryan Former WWQM/Madison, WI nights JROnTheAir@gmail.com

•AJ McCloud Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL APD/afternoons AJ.McCloud@charter.net 256-503-2301 •Kristin Monica Former WQNU/Louisville APD/mornings Kristin@RadioKristin.com •Paul Cannell Former WRKN/New Orleans PD PFCannell@gmail.com •Mac Daniels Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD MacDaniels@me.com •Tim “Tiny” Burger Former KFDI/Wichita mornings SendItToTim@gmail.com

•Dan Mason Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, ALPensacola, FL SVPP DLafayette@yahoo.com •Dave Schaefer Former iHeartMedia/Farmington, NM SVPP & Country KTRA PD DRSchaefer@gobrainstorm.net •Ginny Rogers Brophey Former WBWL/Boston PD GinnyBrophey@gmail.com •Brittany Tully Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD BriLynn718@gmail.com •Brian Cleary Former WEZL/Charleston, SC PD BRCleary@aol.com

•Tom Travis Former iHeartMedia/Oklahoma City SVPP TomTTravis@gmail.com

•Steve Knoll Former KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR PD/ on-air talent SteveKnoll@cox.net

•Chuck Knight Former iHeartMedia/Austin-San Antonio RSVPP ChuckKnightMedia@gmail.com

•Tige Rodgers Former iHeart Custom Tige & Daniel afternoon personality ClearedForTakeoff@yahoo.com

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SEEKING JOBS

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•Daniel Baker Former iHeart Custom Tige & Daniel afternoon personality BanielDaker@aol.com

•Toni Marie Former KWJJ/Portland APD/middays ToniMarieRadio@gmail.com

•Bill Hickok Former KBMR/Bismark, ND morning host BillHickok1950@gmail.com

•Brian “Wookie” Kostek Former WDSY/Pittsburgh APD/MD/afternoons BKostek24@gmail.com

•Dave Conrad Former WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI afternoon host DConrad82@gmail.com

•Cadillac Jack Former WYCD/Detroit APD/middays CadillacJackK@gmail.com

•Amy Nic Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host AmyNicRadioChick@gmail.com

•Chuck Edwards Former WYCD/Detroit mornings ChuckOn995@yahoo.com

•Ron “Keyes” Stevens Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI afternoon host RonStvns@yahoo.com •Lee France Former KAGG/Bryan, TX PD/ midday host LeeFranceWV@gmail.com •Scott Davidson Former WHOF-HD2/Canton, OH PD/on-air host Davidson1023@gmail.com •Trace Hamilton Former WEBG/Chicago night host TheTraceHamilton@gmail.com •Daryl Thomas Ledyard Former WBBS/Syracuse on-air talent DarylLedyard@gmail.com •Shawn Carey Former KXXY/Oklahoma City on-air talent Shawntze@sbcglobal.net •Christian “CHoff” Hoffer Former WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI weekender Christian@heychoff.com •Ryan McCall Former WGLR/Platteville, WI MD/afternoons RyanMcCall@yahoo.com •David Dean Former KXDD/Yakima, WA afternoons DaviDean5@gmail.com •Dan Jessop Former KKUT/Pleasant, UT Station Mgr. DanJessop@msn.com •Kasper Former WUSN/Chicago afternoons KasperShow@gmail.com and www. KasperShow.com

•Terry Phillips Former Entercom/Detroit Dir./ Creative Services Terry@TerryPhillips.com •Bernadette Gibbons Former Entercom/New York Coord./Promotions BernGibbons23@gmail.com •Jeff Pierce Former Saga/Portland, ME OM JefferyPierce@me.com •Blair Thomas Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE mornings BThomas330@yahoo.com •Joe Bleacher Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE Dir./Promotions Joe_Bleacher_Jr@hotmail.com •John Shomby Former Nash Dir./Programming & WKDF/Nashville PD JohnShomby@gmail.com •Brad King Former WBYT/South Bend, IN APD/ MD/middays BradKingRadio@yahoo.com •Dr. Don Carpenter Former WYCD/Detroit mornings Dr.DonCarpenter@gmail.com •Joseph Pitt Former WRTB/Rockford, IL Regional MD/middays JoePi7t@gmail.com 312-869-9728 •Tony Russell Former KUPL/Portland mornings Tony@TonyRussellInsurance.com 425-999-6127 •Jake Byron Former KUPL/Portland mornings JakeByronMedia@gmail.com •Adam Rondeau Former WCVL/Charlottesville, VA mornings BrondeauShow@gmail.com

SEEKER SPOTLIGHT AMY NIC Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host AmyNicRadioChick@gmail.com

“My strongest skill is connecting to people and engaging listeners. I have a spitfire personality. I love people, and people love me. I am real and I am fun!”

•Corey Dillon Former KNUC/Seattle afternoons/ Social Media Mgr. CoreyDillonRadio@gmail.com •Jeff “Reyn” Reynolds Former Brewer WQLK/Richmond, IN mornings JNolds0509@gmail.com 765-465-0568 •David Sommers Former WDJR/Dothan, AL PD DSommers997@yahoo.com •Tricia “TJ” Jenkins Former Cumulus/Westwood One nationally syndicated The Ty Bentli Show morning host Tricia.Jenkins21@gmail.com •Brian McKay Former WXTU/Philadelphia middays, Dir./Production BMackDJ@gmail.com •Guy David Former KYGO/Denver mornings GuyDavid02@gmail.com •Joe Cassady Former Pritchard/Burlington, IA OM/middays Joseph.Cassady215@gmail.com

•Brent Jones Former Capitol Dir./ Midwest Promotion DBJones615@gmail.com 615-482-5653 •Kim Brixton Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI mornings/middays KimBrixton@gmail.com •Mark McKay Former Riser House Dir./ Southeast Promotion MMcKay973@gmail.com •Fletcher Keyes Former WWQM/Madison, WI PD KeyesCreative@gmail.com www.FletcherKeyes.com •Steve Richards Former Townsquare/Albany, NY OM SVal622@sbcglobal.net 901-481-2669 •Ken Steel Former WQMX/Akron PD/afternoons KenSteelRadioGuy@gmail.com

•Jason Pullman Former WUSN/Chicago mornings PimpYourPromo@gmail.com

•Jody Wheatley Former WQMX/Akron MD/ Promotions Dir. JodyWheatley13@gmail.com

•Presleigh Webb Former KTCS/Fort Smth, AR mornings PresleighWebb@gmail.com

•Kelley Bradshaw-Brock Former WKDF/Nashville afternoons KellyBra13@gmail.com 423-802-4987

•Jeff Hunt Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE MD/evenings JeffreyJHunt@gmail.com 570-309-4698

•Sean McMaster Former Pamal/Albany, NY on-air SMC1167@gmail.com

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Artist/Title (Label)

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE

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

✔

I Love My Country (BMLGR)

25158

3948

7990

1252

43.821 5.369

157

LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) ✔

23930

2416

7438

794

44.486 4.308

156

T. RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN/Be A... (Valory) ✔ 21350

1573

6944

511

38.673

3.68

156

KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA)

21280

1125

6570

368

38.32

2.494

157

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) ✔

19702

2635

6244

885

34.722 4.319

157

KEITH URBAN/God Whispered Your Name (Capitol)

19182

487

5873

36.213 1.396

157

JUSTIN MOORE/Why We Drink (Valory)

18414

-7731

5819

-2471

37.868 -12.107

157

MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury)

18146

-4765

5606

-1447

39.971 -7.045

157

JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

17281

1539

5498

418

30.861 3.217

157

TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine)

16129

1196

5099

438

28.885 0.969

157

JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia)

15405

871

4851

306

27.107 1.977

157

ASHLEY MCBRYDE/One Night Standards (Warner/WMN)

14582

372

4698

122

25.591 0.726

155

MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista)

13743

773

4332

275

25.451 1.839

156

CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow)

13186

1023

3978

176

23.773 2.323

154

HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud)

12616

875

3951

294

20.906 1.189

152

BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN)

12109

810

3810

310

157

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA)

11921

724

3644

22.288 2.251 -202 20.675 1.727

152

KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA)

9918

3094

-0.254

154

JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol)

9893

854

3091

323

17.303 1.517

154

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers)

9502

1018

2944

309

15.902 2.105

152

MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud)

9134

727

2796

233

16.543 1.263

148

BRAD PAISLEY/No I In Beer (Arista)

8964

2900

14.407 0.132

154

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

8931

855

2841

258

14.284 1.562

138

DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR)

8823

924

2701

308

15.243 1.691

152

LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR)

8034

307

2467

132

12.336 0.536

153

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Artist/Title (Label)

KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

7860

513

2404

198

13.115 1.152

148

MIDLAND/Cheatin' Songs (Big Machine)

7303

234

2200

11.405 0.288

148

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

5694

189

1678

8.232

0.329

146

ERIC CHURCH/Stick That In Your Country Song (EMI Nashville)

5648

545

1855

220

7.358

0.007

141

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

5031

194

1485

7.5

0.087

145

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

4772

281

1413

6.79

0.495

113

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) ✔

4712

1479

9.281

Debut 32

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

LAUREN ALAINA/Getting Good (Mercury)

4673

-22

1612

4.696 -0.424

134

TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand)

4368

243

1428

5.116

0.279

134

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

4303

520

1327

126

4.85

0.873

130

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

4066

671

1198

221

6.019

0.55

124

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

3772

181

1249

5.29

0.525

114

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

3752

307

1174

4.462

0.153

108

BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN)

3691

176

1118

5.858

0.635

107

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

3486

257

1112

4.253

0.295

116

MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia)

2842

923

2.766

0.098

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

2821

110

855

5.393

0.727

PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

2753

933

3.209

0.005

TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA)

2709

380

746

130

3.403

0.351

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

2628

176

868

3.16

0.188

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse)

2607

791

2.683 -0.186

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

2410

766

2.89

0.182

101

J. ALLEN & N. CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek)

2325

259

788

2.041

0.175

ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who... (Home Grown/19th & Grand)

2062

746

2.128

0.016

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

1825

534

1.948

0.134

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August 31, 2020 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

1561 ✔

OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA)

LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia)

1230 ✔

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

913 ✔

LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse)

HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud)

884 ✔

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

674 ✔

CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat)

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR)

659

MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud)

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA)

622

J. ALLEN & N. CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek)

KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA)

594

TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA)

T. RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN/Be A... (Valory) 509

ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista)

JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol)

475

Activator Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

4712

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR)

3948

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

2635

LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia)

2416

T. RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN/Be A Light (Valory) 1573

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia)

275

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

274

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

192

HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud)

174

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR)

165 129

JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

1539

T. RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN/Be A... (Valory)

TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine)

1196

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

125

KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA)

1125

JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol)

116

1023

KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA)

111

1018

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA)

100

CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers)

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Points

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

1479

LUKE BRYAN/One Margarita (Capitol)

17993

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR)

1252

CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR)

17117

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

885

MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud)

14403

LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia)

794

SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA)

13320

T. RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN/Be A Light (Valory)

511

B. SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN)

12534

TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine)

438

GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR)

11670

JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

418

MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia)

9368

KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA)

368

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA)

9219

JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol)

323

L. COMBS f/E. CHURCH/Does To Me (River House/Columbia)

8622

310

TRAVIS DENNING/After A Few (Mercury)

8203

B. SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN)

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August 31, 2020

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) Remains at 45* 2,628 points, 868 spins 16 adds including: *KATC, *KHKI, *KIIM, *KIZN, KJKE, KMLE, *KPLX, *KRST, *WCTO, WDXB RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse) Moves 44-46* 2,607 points, 791 spins 3 adds: KJKE, WDAF, WNCY BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory) Moves 46-47* 2,410 points, 766 spins 1 add: WQNU J. ALLEN & N. CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek) Remains at 48* 2,325 points, 788 spins 12 adds including: *KATC, *KHKI, *KIIM, *KIZN, *KPLX, *KUBL, *WCTO, *WFMS, *WGKX, *WIVK ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man... (Home Grown Music/19th & Grand) Remains at 49* 2,062 points, 746 spins 1 add: WSSL JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) Remains at 50* 1,825 points, 534 spins 1 add: WXCY COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 1,744 points, 516 spins 1 add: WIL CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) 1,574 points, 601 spins 14 adds including: *KATC, *KATM, *KHKI, *KIIM, *KIZN, *KPLX, *KRST, *WCTO, *WFMS, *WGKX LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol) 1,433 points, 451 spins 6 adds: *KPLX, KRYS, *KUBL, WKSJ, WLFP, WSSL

A D D DAT E S September 8

CODY JOHNSON/Dear Rodeo (Warner/CoJo/WMN)

September 14

GARY ALLAN/Waste Of A Whiskey Drink (EMI Nashville) CHRIS JANSON/Waitin’ on 5 (Warner/WAR) ROBERT RAY/Think About You (Big Rig)

September 21

HIGH VALLEY/Grew Up On That (Warner/WEA) MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

CHECK OUT 9/4 Hardy A Rock (Big Loud) Produced by Joey Moi and co-produced by Derek Wells, with additional production on select tracks by David Garcia and Jake Mitchell, Hardy co-wrote all 12 songs – including sophomore single “One Beer” featuring Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson – on his debut album alongside songwriters including Hillary Lindsey, Jessie Jo Dillon and Ashley Gorley. Lauren Alaina Getting Over Him (Mercury) Following March’s Getting Good, Alaina’s second project this year boasts first release “Run,” co-written by Alaina, Ben Johnson and Kennedi, and two duets: the title track with labelmate Jon Pardi and “What Do You Think Of” featuring Lukas Graham. Tyler Rich Two Thousand Miles (Valory) A reference to the distance he travels between Los Angeles and Nashville, Rich penned eight of the 11 tracks on his debut album, including latest effort “Feels Like Home,” gold-certified “The Difference” and “Leave Her Wild.” The project was finished during quarantine, with Rich recording solo in Los Angeles while his producer Lindsay Rimes and musicians were in Nashville. Hear more about the process here. Brett James Tell The People (Songs of Brett/Label Logic/Ingrooves) James is the sole writer on all six songs: the timely title track, ballads “Like You Found Me” and “Right on Time,” Memphis blues style “Just Tell Me,” featuring horns accompanied by percussion, ‘70s southern rockinspired “Southern Soul” and closer “Petty Fool.”

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August 31, 2020 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

THOMAS RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN

7 6

+/- Points

Plays

11567

509

LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia)

11288

1230

2186

275

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR) ✔

10087

659

2017

165

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) ✔

9252

674

1743

125

JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

9069

422

1722

MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury)

8771

-1126

1718

-243

KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA)

8575

594

1660

111

JUSTIN MOORE/Why We Drink (Valory)

8321

-2368

1617

-469

10 9

TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine)

7719

417

1432

11 10

ASHLEY MCBRYDE/One Night Standards (Warner/WMN)

7330

188

1422

12 11

JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia)

7202

116

1365

KEITH URBAN/God Whispered Your Name (Capitol)

6897

1355

Re-Enter 12

Be A Light (Valory)

2nd Week at No. 1

2245

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

129

13 13

BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN)

6651

439

1231

17 14

HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) ✔

6134

884

1175

174

15 15

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA)

5960

622

1130

100

14 16

MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista)

5798

120

1124

18 17

JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol)

5669

475

1040

116

16 18

CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow)

5154

-125

957

-26

20 19

KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA)

5146

404

983

19 20

BRAD PAISLEY/No I In Beer (Arista)

4907

161

931

22 21

DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR)

4288

451

802

21 22

KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

4223

270

784

24 23

MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud)

3971

390

748

25 24

ERIC CHURCH/Stick That In Your Country Song (EMI Nashville)

3921

399

680

100

23 25

LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR)

3913

298

773

26 26

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers)

3576

434

642

27 27

MIDLAND/Cheatin' Songs (Big Machine)

2874

219

524

33 28

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) ✔

2507

913

446

192

30 29

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

2079

284

454

29 30

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

1986

161

364

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August 31, 2020 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

28 31

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

1950

383

31 32

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

1900

129

318

32 33

BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN)

1678

299

1561

274

Debut 34

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) ✔

1561

34 35

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

1529

120

220

36 36

LAUREN ALAINA/Getting Good (Mercury)

1494

212

325

35 37

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

1423

234

38 38

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

1273

220

264

37 39

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol)

1176

-3

167

39 40

MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia)

952

179

40 41

TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA)

912

150

43 42

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse)

771

162

42 43

TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand)

730

169

JIMMIE ALLEN & NOAH CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek)

675

195

105

46 45

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

672

45 46

ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who Loves You... (Home Grown/19th & Grand)

661

138

49 47

OLD DOMINION/My Heart Is A Bar (RCA)

660

110

48 48

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

630

132

Re-Enter 44

44 49

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

629

-36

-6

57 50

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

625

194

136

50 51

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

561

130

47 52

PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

534

-48

121

-1

55 53

RANDALL KING/Hey Cowgirl (Warner/WEA)

520

103

54 54

DANIELLE BRADBERY/Never Have I Ever (Big Machine/BMLGR)

508

56 55

KYLIE FREY/Spur Of The Moment (Deep Frey'd)

490

51 56

TIFFANY WOYS/Loved By You (Tiffany Woys)

455

-22

-3

52 57

CAM/Till There's Nothing Left (RCA/Triple Tigers)

440

-30

-3

53 58

BRELAND/My Truck (Atlantic)

430

-20

-2

CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat)

427

178

112

BRETT ELDREDGE/Crowd My Mind (Warner/WMN)

410

Debut 59 59 60

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