October 16, 2017, Issue 572

NSHoF 2017 Inductee: Jim McBride We’re spotlighting one inductee each week, leading up to the Oct. 23 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala. Alabama native McBride’s name was a near-constant presence on the charts in the ‘80s and ‘90s. His cuts include Johnny Lee’s “Bet Your Heart On Me,” Waylon Jennings’ “Rose In Paradise,” and Alan Jackson’s “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow,” “Someday” and “Chattahoochee.” Like a lot of kids, I bought records. One day, I wondered, “What is that name below the song title?” I found out it was the songwriter. Every great song I ever heard made me want to write. I was living in this little mill village and I thought, “Wouldn’t it be cool if I could invent something someday?” And it turned out, it was songs.

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Tennessee Risky: Mercury’s Chris Stapleton and team host some radio visitors backstage in Nashville Friday (10/13). Pictured (l-r) are WSIX’s Ryan McKiddy and Gator Harrison, Red Light’s Chuck Swaney, Stapleton, Cumulus’ Charlie Cook, UMG/Nashville’s David Friedman, Morgane Stapleton, and the label’s Jack Christopher.

2017 Fantasy Label Draft Finally, the moment no one has been waiting for – our annual gathering of six radio professionals drafting their dream record label of artists and executives, fantasy foot-ball-style. As in years past, each of this year’s team owners take turns selecting one Male, Female, Duo/Group and Rookie artist, as well as a Label President and VP/Promotion. Fun, trash talk and a wee bit of encouragement are the point, as there’s no scoring per se. This is the time, however, when we take a look back at the prior year (full draft here) and choose the team that looks the best with the gift of hindsight. In the case of 2016, it was WIVK/Knoxville’s Nikki Thomas: Female: Kelsea Ballerini Male: Sam Hunt Duo/Group: Old Dominion Rookie: Brett Young President: Mike Dungan VPP: Shane Allen Before we move on to 2017, a protest has been filed with the commissioner by Thomas’ fellow 2016 owner Gregg Swedberg of KEEY/Minneapolis. More on that later. Now we turn to this year’s team owners in their ran-domly assigned draft order: 1. WXCY/Wilmington’s Brad Austin 2. WKMK/Monmouth’s Brian Morelli 3. KKWF/Seattle’s Drew Bland 4. WTQR/Greensboro’s Casey Carter 5. WIL/St. Louis’ Danny Montana 6. KBEQ/Kansas City’s Todd Nixon (continued on page 7)

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I carried the mail for 14 years before I moved to Nashville. I had given up on writing. I’d had a little bit of success, but not much, and I had never made the move. I realized I was going to be miserable someday, not knowing if I could have made it. [NSHoF member] Curly Putman and I had a mutual friend, and Curly told him, “You know, I think Jim could have made it if he’d moved up here.” When our friend told me what Curly said, I thought, “Okay, it’s now or never. You’re not getting any younger.” So I got serious about it after I had a hit with Conway Twitty (“A Bridge That Just Won’t Burn”), and moved to Nashville in 1981. Curly was my first mentor. He told me, “I can’t help you unless you let me be honest with you. Can you handle that?” There’s all kinds of rules about songwriting – and I can show you a song that breaks every one of them. If it sounds right, it’s right. Stuart Harris and I wrote “Rose In Paradise.” Judy Harris was pitching songs to Loretta Lynn. She said, “I know it’s not for you, but I want to play you a song.” Loretta said, “Oh my Lord, Waylon Jennings needs to hear that!” Don Lanier had brought Loretta to Judy’s office, and Don worked with Jimmy Bowen, who was produc-ing Waylon. Don played it for Waylon, who’d just finished recording, but said, “If you’ll tell them to hold that song until I record again, I’ll cut it.” When he went back into the studio the next year, it was the first song he cut. Do you realize how unusual that is – for somebody to actually do what they said they were going to do, after that long? I have a huge stack of yellow legal pads. It’s fun to find the seeds of where some of these songs started. My family’s not allowed to look through them until after my death. (laughs) I make a mess. I write down anything that’s relative. Eventually, after the fourth or fifth page, there’s the finished song. When they wanted the lyrics to “Chasin’ That Neon Rain-bow” for Alan’s Country Music Hall of Fame exhibit, I said, “This is embarrassing, but it’s on four sheets of paper.” They said, “Well if you change one thing, we don’t want it!”

I’d had the idea for “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow” for two years. I never aspired to be an artist. I hadn’t even done song-writer shows. But when I met Alan, he started talking about what he was going through – traveling and not making any money. I said, “I think I’ve got an idea.” So we basically wrote his story from that title. When I had writer’s block, I would rent old movies. They didn’t have all the pyrotechnics and flash. They carried the story forward with dialogue. After about the second month [of writer’s block], it would get a little scary. But it always came back. And the funniest thing is, when it comes back, you could pick up a rock and there’s a great idea underneath it. I wish I’d written Don Gibson’s “(I’d Be) A Legend In My Time.” To me, it’s everything a country song should be. I still find it hard to believe I’m going to be in [the NSHoF] with all those people who made me want to be a songwriter. It’s just a blessing. You don’t think about this during all those years you’re writing; you’re just trying to get the next cut. To think of where I started, just dreaming of doing some-thing someday ... It’s like if you’re climbing a tree, this is the tallest tree in the forest. And the view is really good. I love the view.Read inductee Walt Aldridge’s profile here; read inductee Vern Gosdin’s profile here. –Wendy Newcomer

Chart Chat Congrats to Kane Brown, Steve Hodg-es, Dennis Reese and the RCA promotion team on notching this week’s No. 1 with “What Ifs,” also featuring Lauren Alaina. The song is Brown’s first chart-topper. Writers are Matthew McGinn, Jordan Schmidt and Brown. Kane Brown

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Sons Of The Palomino’s Jeffrey Steele discusses his most influential music:1. Creedence Clearwater Revival: I was eight the first time I heard “Born On The Bayou.” I freaked out and starting trying to mimic that voice. But I was taken with the songwriting, too. John Fogerty was from California. But he was writing about a place he’d never been to. His imagination took him there.2. Willie Nelson: He played a huge role in

my writing. When I started getting cuts, I was writing songs with a lot of words and a lot of story. One of the secrets I learned from Willie was, he would sing behind the beat. I used that tool as a way to get more lyrics into my verses.3. Allman Brothers: When I was a teenager, all I listened to was Brothers And Sisters and At Fillmore East. Growing up in California, I was really attracted to the southern rock vibe that didn’t exist in Los Angeles. I wanted to be in the south.4. Jimi Hendrix: I had an 8 ft. poster of him on my ceiling. He was left-handed, and I’m a left-handed guitar player, too. I loved the experimental things he did. When I came to Nashville, all that experimental stuff of what you could do with the genre was in the back of my mind. 5. Merle Haggard: Across the board, he’s the greatest songwriter of all time. It’s the simplicity of how he wrote those songs and got those stories across. It’s hard to be simple, where your lyric still has meaning, but it’s not trite. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: I don’t think I’ve ever listened to Beyoncé’s, Jennifer Lopez’s or Britney Spears’ music. • “Important” music you just don’t get: The Hamilton soundtrack and other Broadway stuff. I’m just not attracted to that. It’s too over-the-top for me.• An album you listened to incessantly: Beck’s Guero. I’m fascinated by it. • Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Air’s “Surfing On A Rocket.” I love the simplicity and power of it. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: Esquivel. He’s a composer from the ‘60s. He does all these crazy things, musically. Sometimes I’ll walk into a coffee shop and have him playing on my phone. It’s like my own personal soundtrack to ordering coffee.

MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE

Jeffrey Steele

And kudos to Stacy Blythe and the Big Loud crew on se-curing 61 adds on Chris Lane f/Tori Kelly’s “Take Back Home Girl,” topping this week’s board.

News & Notes Adams has closed on the acquisition of the four-station Red Hills cluster in Tallahassee, FL that includes WWOF-FM. GSB has purchased WVES/Accomac, VA and is currently simulcasting Classic Country WOWZ/Chincoteague, VA as it plans to re-launch the station in November. Hernando WWJB-AM & W222CI/Brooksville, FL and W280DK/Spring Hill, FL flip from Talk to Country as “The Boot,” with long-time WQYK/Tampa veteran Randy Price in mornings. NIA’s WYKB/Fernandina Beach-Jacksonville FL is now being operated by Delmarva Educational/Chesa-peake-Portsmouth as Classic Country “Jax Country 105.3.” NAB Joint Board Chairman Steve Newberry has joined the NAB as EVP/Special Projects. The Shalom Foundation’s Steve Moore, Vector Manage-ment’s Ken Levitan and industry vet, the late Kitty Moon Em-ery, were recently honored as Peace Ambassadors by Nashville Arts & Entertainment magazine. BMI will hold Speed Dating For Songwriters at the Nashville office (10 Music Square East) Oct. 18 at 4:30pm. Mark Chesnutt was presented the inaugural Trailblazer Award at the recent Texas Country Music Association Awards. Lee Roy Parnell has signed with 117 Publicity for exclusive PR representation. Lionel Richie has been added to All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers’ Farewell Concert Celebration Oct. 25 at Nash-ville’s Bridgestone Arena. Curtis Braly has signed with Agency33 for public relations representation. Sandra Lynn has signed with The Kinkead Entertain-ment Agency for booking representation. Lynn’s team also includes Johnstone Entertainment (management), AristoPR/AristoMedia (PR and video promotion) and Vaden Group (business management).

The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com.• Greg Mozingo stepped down at Scripps KVOO & KXBL/Tulsa (10/9).

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• CMA Broadcast Award winners were revealed (10/10). • Jake Kelly exited Scripps WKTI/Milwaukee mornings (10/10).• CBS Radio and Entercom revealed stations to be divested in merger (10/11). • Travis Moon adds afternoons at KUBL/Salt Lake City, Ra-mone to middays (10/12).• Tiffany Moon exited ACM after 15 years (10/13).• Jess Jennings was named PD at WCKN/Charleston, SC (10/13).• Chris Cruise moved to afternoons at sister Townsquare KAWO/Boise (10/13).• Cindy Spicer added Sr./PD duties for the iHeartMedia/Jack-sonville cluster (10/16).• Townsquare management team changes were revealed (10/16).

Casey Carter

Todd Nixon

DannyMontana

(continued from page 1)2017 Fantasy Label Draft Austin was confident at the top of the board. “The nerves aren’t there because I’m comforted by the fact that I can’t possibly do any worse than Brook Stephens did in 2015,” he says (see that draft here). He takes Kelsea Ballerini, starting a run on female artists. Surprise pick: Montana takes Taylor Swift as his female. “This is fantasy, right?” he says. “I can only dream that she would give us some country music again!” A few owners are supportive, but Morelli replies, “Living in 2013 is cool.” The whole first round: 1-1. Austin: Kelsea Ballerini, Female 1-2. Morelli: Lauren Alaina, Female 1-3. Bland: Cam, Female

1-4. Carter: Maren Morris, Female 1-5. Montana: Taylor Swift, Female 1-6. Nixon: Ashley McBryde, Female In rounds three and four, Carter raises the stakes with her label exec picks. “To prove that a Buckeye fan and a Michigan fan can peace-fully co-exist, I hereby hire Triple Tigers’ Kevin Herring as my Label President,” she says. Later, “I’m going with Warner’s Chris Palmer as my VP. If Herring’s running it, I want Palmer as my No. 2 (hehe ... No. 2).” Bland remarks, “Palmer tells great Kevin jokes. I mean, Palm-er is great at telling Kevin’s jokes. There we go.” Bland and Nixon have a a kerfuffle over their execs after Bland takes UMG/Nashville’s Royce Risser as his VP/Promotion. “I pick Royce because he’s called me a one way street for years,” Bland says. “Finally I can do something for him and add him to my fantasy team.” A few minutes later, Nixon tries to take the already chosen Risser as his Label President, prompting a quick response from Bland: “Dupli-cate pick defaults to David Friedman.” Nixon takes it in stride: “Friedman it is!” Full team rosters:Team AustinFemale: Kelsea BalleriniMale: Brett EldredgeDuo/Group: FGLRookie: Carly PearcePresident: John EspositoVPP: Shane Allen

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Team BlandFemale: CamMale: Luke BryanDuo/Group: Runaway JuneRookie: Morgan WallenPresident: Randy GoodmanVPP: Royce Risser

Team CarterFemale: Maren MorrisMale: Blake SheltonDuo/Group: MidlandRookie: Devin DawsonPresident: Kevin HerringVPP: Chris Palmer

Team MontanaFemale: Taylor SwiftMale: Sam HuntDuo/Group: Old DominionRookie: Kane BrownPresident: Scott BorchettaVPP: Steve Hodges

Team MorelliFemale: Lauren AlainaMale: Chris YoungDuo/Group: Brothers OsborneRookie: LanCoPresident: Clay HunnicuttVPP: Matthew Hargis

Team NixonFemale: Ashley McBrydeMale: Thomas RhettDuo/Group: Little Big TownRookie: Morgan EvansPresident: David FriedmanVPP: Bobby Young

Final Shots: Carter says, “In my best Urban Meyer/Sean Pey-ton voice, I’m feeling pretty good about my team, Chuck. They’ve been on the field, working hard in the off-season. We could ... go ... all ... the ... way!” Bland: “I think my team is scrappy but honestly, it’s a bunch that would probably prefer to celebrate after the game rather than actually play.” Morelli: “My artists are some of the best performers out there right now. My prez and VPP have the power to develop their artists effectively. I’m still feeling the sting of Team Bland drafting Morgan Wallen, but I didn’t have to scramble. I went straight for LanCo.” Austin: “Happy to lock up Kelsea and shocked I was able to snag Brett Eldredge late. Weakest part? Team owner, of course. Casey Carter’s team is solid. Tops after mine is Danny Montana’s. I’m still in love with Taylor ... and an ‘oh wow’ pick. Hunt, OD, Kane ... dammit, Danny!” Montana: “I was trying to look at this from a label’s revenue potential perspective and select artists who would drive sales and streaming. Knowing there are so many talented and capable label executives [allowed me] to first focus on selecting artists.” Nixon: “I’m rolling the dice for a big win with Ashley McBryde and Morgan Evans. All the teams have some great power hitters and dark horses that could take it all!” Overtime: With the 2017 season underway, some house-keeping on the 2016 season and an appeal from team owner Swedberg. (Ed. Note: Comments edited for length, clarity, punc-

tuation, spelling, basic fourth-grade grammar, abusive language, challenges to the commissioner’s authority and anything else I didn’t like.) “Look, I’m all for you just handing awards out to whoever you want, but just in case you’re keeping score: My squad won more ACM and CMA awards,” Swedberg says. “I have two of the top three earning artists in the format, two of the top five airplay artists and the most airplay of any female artist. Heck, the only member of my team who didn’t make top 50 airplay was Royce, mostly because he doesn’t work well with radio. We had the most spins, the most streams and were second in sales and Shazams.” He has a spreadsheet. Seriously. “But I get it, everyone likes Nikki,” Swedberg continues. “That’s probably worth lots of points. I can’t compete.” Oh wait, he’s not done. “Nobody in our draft was smart enough to pick Thomas Rhett. Duh. And I can’t figure out how you score label heads and promo people. Chart share? Revenue? Size of picture on the wall of The Palm? Let’s be honest, it’s kind of hard to figure out what the hell they do all day. If you’re judging label heads on how many times they say ‘fuck,’ Dungan edged out Espo.” –Chuck Aly

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Dodger, Over And Out: The Big Time’s Whitney Allen (l) and Jackie Stevens take in the LA Dodgers’ victory over the Chicago Cubs Sunday (10/15). Says Allen, “It’s why you stay to the end!”

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Cumulus WFMS/Indianapolis is searching for a midday host and afternoon host. Details here.

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Scripps WKTI/Milwaukee is looking for a morning show host here

BBRMG is looking for a Mgr./Marketing with two to four years of marketing and/or music business experience. Send résumés here.

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Searching•Kris StevensFormer WKKT/Charlotte afternoon host610-762-8332radiobigkat@gmail.com

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• Blake NixonFormer In2une Regional615-498-0988blake.nixon@comcast.net

• Jordan PettitFormer WMN VP/Promotion and Redbrandana Partnerjordan@redbrandana.com

• Ashlee McDonaldFormer iHeart Dir./Artist Operations and WMN Dir./Brand Management917-523-4113ashleemmcdonald@gmail.com

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3 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINAWhat Ifs (RCA)

26268 1978 8938 691 57.926 3.527 159 0

4 2 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) ✔ 22702 2066 7686 731 50.09 5.002 159 0

7 3 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔ 21566 2960 7239 1045 48.68 5.824 159 0

5 4 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 21535 1071 7344 462 47.303 2.485 159 0

1 5 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 20034 -5144 6835 -1567 45.665 -9.995 159 0

6 6 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 19890 919 6781 238 44.532 2.575 159 0

8 7 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 19697 1296 6675 386 42.145 2.59 159 0

2 8 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 18915 -6051 6530 -1956 43.218 -10.685 159 0

11 9 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 15469 1303 5170 400 33.408 2.491 158 1

14 10 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) ✔ 15424 1502 5189 509 33.779 4.067 159 0

12 11 LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 14906 915 4974 316 33.804 2.485 159 0

13 12 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 14340 364 4675 135 31.407 0.541 159 0

16 13 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) 13841 1356 4600 443 31.163 4.151 159 0

15 14 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 12976 375 4515 125 28.828 1.185 159 0

17 15 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 12132 301 4024 35 25.432 0.432 153 0

18 16 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 11810 748 3936 244 25.626 2.727 157 0

19 17 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 10724 1248 3518 471 22.251 2.506 155 1

20 18 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) ✔ 10616 1567 3367 480 22.515 4.622 158 2

21 19 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 9525 873 3208 291 20.008 1.896 156 1

22 20 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 8722 362 3077 71 16.503 0.847 155 0

23 21 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 8490 695 2881 246 17.275 1.624 145 0

24 22 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 8280 879 2624 297 16.619 2.748 143 4

26 23 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 8007 803 2784 283 14.183 0.995 141 16

25 24 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 7507 287 2732 95 12.009 0.524 147 0

9 25 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 7436 -7376 2655 -2588 16.387 -14.115 158 0

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

27 26 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 6395 271 2121 131 10.522 0.279 137 1

28 27 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 6367 1034 2051 330 11.923 1.588 146 6

29 28 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 5077 667 1787 231 7.5 1.088 144 4

32 29 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 4377 469 1565 136 6.581 0.571 131 15

33 30 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 4366 591 1455 181 7.649 1.069 103 4

31 31 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 4230 214 1414 61 7.345 0.095 127 2

35 32 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 4190 559 1423 189 6.7 1.063 107 6

34 33 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 3989 304 1277 53 6.864 0.623 115 5

36 34 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 3793 231 1312 101 5.596 0.457 120 1

37 35 MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 3703 679 1172 241 7.118 1.232 110 12

40 36 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 3663 784 1111 229 6.492 1.815 107 9

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 3656 776 1071 228 6.766 1.196 95 11

41 38 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 3040 184 947 58 5.814 0.685 94 4

38 39 ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 2907 -25 1039 -18 4.612 0.169 111 4

42 40 DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin' (Warner Bros./WAR) 2549 -122 898 -48 3.112 -0.299 102 0

44 41 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 2261 62 845 28 2.046 -0.07 107 3

48 42 DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 2016 277 668 76 2.953 0.673 82 2

45 43 PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 1954 -14 736 7 2.423 -0.182 81 0

47 44 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 1949 157 782 50 2.18 0.173 105 1

50 45 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 1939 245 648 82 2.123 0.26 90 3

46 46 COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN) 1938 34 685 48 2.981 0.077 78 3

47 JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA) 1866 173 705 51 2.991 0.512 90 0

48 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista) 1831 1282 511 357 5.314 3.773 81 28

49 49 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 1709 -7 579 20 2.06 0.044 74 1

50 LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek) 1677 145 612 43 2.175 0.177 76 1

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersTHOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 1045

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 731

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 691

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 509

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 480

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 471

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 462

BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) 443

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 400

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 386

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersTHOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 2960 ✔LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 2066 ✔KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 1978 ✔BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 1567 ✔LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 1502 ✔BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) 1356

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 1303

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 1296

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista) 1282

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 1248

Activator Top Spin GainersTHOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 289

BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) 285

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 194

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 178

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 171

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 158

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 138

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 128

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 125

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 110

Activator Top Point GainersBLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) 1396 ✔

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 1269 ✔

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 780 ✔

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros/WAR) 723 ✔

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 701 ✔

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 698

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 567

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 546

MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 541

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 500

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 20889

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 15293

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 12457

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 11685

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 11565

BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 10243

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 10121

THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 9312

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 9277

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 7970

Country Aircheck Add Leaders AddsCHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 61TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista) 28ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (Atlantic/WAR) 20DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 16CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 15DELTA RAE/No Peace In Quiet (Valory) 14MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 12OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 11BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 9KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 6LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 6RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Us (Big Machine) 6

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Darius Rucker When Was The Last Time (Capitol)Rucker’s fifth studio album was produced by Ross Copperman and features current single “For The First Time” and lead single “If I Told You.” Other tracks include “Don’t,” “Hands On

Me” and “Straight To Hell” (with Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Charles Kelley).

Chris Young Losing Sleep (RCA)Young co-wrote every song on his new project, which features the current single/title track “Losing Sleep,” plus tracks including “Holiday,” “Hangin’ On,” “Where I Go When I Drink” and

“Woke Up Like This.”

Tyminski Southern Gothic (Mercury)Tyminski, a 14-time Grammy winner and member of Alison Krauss’ Union Station, co-wrote all 13 tracks to pitch to other artists, but decided to record them himself. He describes the

album, produced by Jesse Frasure, as “holding up a mirror to society without judgment or opinions.”

Willie Nelson Willie Nelson and the Boys (Willie’s Stash, Vol. 2) (Legacy)The second release in the “Willie’s Stash Archival Recordings Series” was produced by Buddy Cannon and features 11 country classics

(including “Move It On Over” and “Cold, Cold Heart”) and one new song (“My Tears Fall”), performed by Nelson and his sons, Lukas and Micah Nelson.

Ruthie Collins Get Drunk And Cry (Curb)Collins’ wrote all 10 tracks on her debut album, which includes “Getting Out There,” “Boys And Beaches,” “Me And Emmylou” and “Pink Bic Lighter.”

CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) Moves 50-45* 1939 points, 648 spins 3 adds: WNOE, WGKX*, WTHT

COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN) Remains 46* 1938 points, 685 spins 3 adds: WYRK, WBCT, WCTQ

JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA) Debuts 47* 1866 points, 705 spins; no adds

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista) Debuts 48* 1831 points, 511 spins 28 adds: PCCO, W1HC*, W1MC*, KNIX, WJVC, KUPL, KAJA, KBEB, KASE, WIRK, WNOE, WAMZ, WSSL, WWGR, KVOO, WGNA, KBQI, WTGE, WXCY, KATM*, KATC*, WBBS, KXLY, WKSJ, WBUL, KFDI, KPLM, WNCY

DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) Remains 49* 1709 points, 579 spins 1 add: WAVW

LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek) Re-enters 50* 1677 points, 612 spins 1 add: WYNK

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 1585 points, 503 spins 6 adds: WWKA*, WQIK, WDXB, KATM*, WRBT, WXBQ

MAREN MORRIS/Dear Hate (Columbia) 1529 points, 465 spins 3 adds: KPLX*, KILT*, WQHK*

DANIELLE BRADBERY/Sway (BMLGR) 1426 points, 519 spins 3 adds: KFRG, WKMK, KBQI

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY C H E C K O U T 1 0 / 2 0

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october 23CRAIG WAYNE BOYD/Stuck In My Head (Copperline/1608)DUSTIN LYNCH/I’d Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow)JAMES BARKER BAND/Chills (UMGC/New Revolution)MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA)JON PARDI/She Ain’t In It (Capitol)

october 30None Listed

November 6TRACE ADKINS/Still A Soldier (Wheelhouse)

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations ADDS

2 1 KANE BROWN f/ L. ALAINAWhat Ifs (RCA)

10504 500 2427 138 49 0

4 2 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 10204 780 2303 194 51 0

5 3 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 9888 698 2230 178 51 0

7 4 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 9388 1269 2015 289 51 0

6 5 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 8782 298 1970 90 51 0

1 6 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 8588 -1672 1877 -392 47 0

3 7 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 8473 -1362 1898 -343 46 0

8 8 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 8435 723 1893 158 51 0

15 9 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN) 7078 1396 1487 285 51 0

10 10 LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 6834 350 1490 93 51 1

11 11 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 6759 393 1510 110 51 0

13 12 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 6287 546 1427 125 50 0

12 13 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 6008 60 1307 34 51 0

14 14 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 5944 218 1329 73 50 0

16 15 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 5170 -54 1153 -2 50 0

17 16 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 5153 567 1071 128 51 1

20 17 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 4747 701 1021 171 50 4

19 18 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 4682 308 1021 59 50 0

18 19 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 4594 129 1005 56 49 0

21 20 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 3830 171 838 38 46 0

23 21 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 3486 460 794 95 50 3

25 22 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 3335 437 722 110 46 9

24 23 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 3142 124 700 28 46 1

26 24 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 2912 216 670 36 45 2

27 25 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 2793 345 553 76 46 2

28 26 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 2404 267 505 72 39 8

29 27 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 2321 375 536 98 43 0

31 28 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 2037 230 417 59 42 3

32 29 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 1950 465 330 83 33 1

30 30 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 1815 -14 355 3 33 0

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds

36 31 MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 1730 541 299 100 30 7

32 32 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 1714 -33 332 -11 26 0

34 33 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 1590 168 361 47 40 4

37 34 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 1477 306 259 64 33 2

38 35 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 1413 353 249 76 22 1

40 36 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 1376 460 333 103 34 1

35 37 ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 1303 -2 314 7 33 0

36 38 OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 1088 333 247 89 27 8

42 39 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 1040 263 187 53 29 1

39 40 COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN) 1016 71 181 19 16 1

46 41 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 781 160 115 19 17 0

41 42 DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 776 -7 131 -5 10 1

43 43 MAREN MORRIS f/V. GILL/Dear Hate (Columbia) 712 -20 138 -18 25 4

44 44 CARLY PEARCE/If My Name Was Whiskey (Big Machine) 680 30 68 3 1 0

47 45 LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek) 653 37 85 8 8 1

48 46 JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA) 597 32 118 7 13 0

49 47 DANIELLE BRADBERY/Sway (BMLGR) 582 40 77 4 4 0

50 48 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Better Me (Average Joes) 522 -5 76 -2 6 0

53 49 BROWN & GRAY/Top Down (NHMM) 490 50 49 5 1 0

52 50 BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers (EMI Nashville) 463 20 68 2 4 0

54 51 JANA KRAMER/I've Done Love (---) 450 30 45 3 1 0

55 52 JAY ALLEN/Sounds Good To Me (Treehouse) 440 30 44 3 1 0

51 53 DUSTIN LYNCH/Love Me Or Leave Me Alone (Broken Bow) 430 -20 43 -2 1 0

54 RONNIE DUNN/That's Why They Make Jack... (Nash Icon/Valory) 420 139 148 56 8 0

56 55 RYAN HURD/Love In A Bar (RCA) 376 31 50 7 3 1

59 56 RAELYNN/Lonely Call (Warner Bros./WMN) 352 50 40 5 3 0

57 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Billions (Triple Tigers) 340 60 34 6 1 0

57 58 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 337 0 76 0 6 0

59 SETH ENNIS/Look At You (Arista) 330 30 33 3 1 0

58 60 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Tired Of Being Happy (Atlantic/WAR) 330 20 33 2 1 0

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