CHARTACTIONNEWSThursday,August31,2017

COUNTRYBREAKOUT CHARTCOVERING SECONDARY RADIO SINCE 2002

ChrisJansonLaborDayRadioSpecial

ChrisJansonhostsafreeFarewelltoSummerhour-longradiospecialbeginningSept.1.ItwillhighlighthisupcomingalbumEverybodyandhavesomefunsummertunes.RuntheinventoryfreespecialasoftenasyouwantfromFriday,9/1,throughMonday,9/4.Linktothespecialandshowclock.Questionsemailchrista@countrycontent.com.

TheSwonBrothersAnnounceFallTour

ZachandColton,TheSwonBrothers,aren’tpullinganypunchesastheygearupfortheirAboutLastNightTour,whichbeginsonSept.1inPortLavaca,Texas,withastringoffull-outdatespushingthroughtheendoftheyear.Toseethefulllistofdates,clickhere.

NewOnTheChart—DebutingThisWeekArtist/song/label—chartpos.BrandonLay/Speakers,BleachersAndPreachers/EMIRecordsNashville—76Jagertown/SmallTownSuperstars/G&NEntertainment—77RandallLeeRichards/AParadiseLife/OceansTen—78MartyHeddin/Hammered/NightlifeEntertainmentGroup/Dreamlined,LLC—79

GreatestSpinIncreaseArtist/song/label—SpinIncreaseLukeBryan/LightItUp/CapitolNashville—566ThomasRhett/Unforgettable/ValoryMusicCo.—230FloridaGeorgiaLine/Smooth/BMLGRecords—172KaneBrownfeat.LaurenAlaina/WhatIfs/RCANashville—152BrettYoung/LikeILovedYou/BMLG—150

MostAddedArtist/song/label—No.ofAddsLukeBryan/LightItUp/Capitol—37DanielleBradbery/Sway/BigMachine—10ColeSwindell/StayDowntown/WarnerBros.—8ZacBrownBand/Roots/SouthernGround/Elektra/WAR—7RussellDickerson/Yours/Gettin'Russelled—6JustinMoore/KindaDon'tCare/Valory—6DevinDawson/AllOnMe/WarnerBrothers—6DariusRucker/ForTheFirstTime/CapitolNashville—6

OnDeck—SoonToBeChartingArtist/song/label—No.ofSpinsJoeNichols/NeverGetsOld/RedBow—170LewisBrice/BestExEver/PumpHouseMusic—166JakeWorthington/BigTimeLonesome/W3Music—159

Pictured: Curtis Braly, Savannah Harmon, and Eric Chesser performed at WFRY/Watertown, NY’s recent Watertown Listener Showcase.

Pictured (L-R): KKWF/Seattle, WA’s PD Drew Bland, Aaron Watson, and BIG Label Records’ Gwen Foster.

Pictured: Little Feather with MusicRow’s Sherod Robertson.Pictured (L-R): Artist Katie Wade with KRGI/Grand Island, NE’s Adam “Shed” Jurgens.

Pictured (L-R): KEEY/ Minneapolis, MN’s APD Levi Jessen, WEA Radio and Streaming Manager Regional Shari Roth, Morgan Evans, and KEEY’s PD Gregg Swedberg.

Pictured (L-R): KTHK/Idaho Falls, ID’s The Hawk Afternoon pilot Cory Daniels, Rick Monroe, and KTHK’s PD Don Jarrett.

Thursday,August31,2017

ARTISTSPOTLIGHT

JamesMeadowsTowerMusicGroup

SingleCarolinaMoon

SongwriterBryanKirk

ProducerDavidCastle

HometownAbington,VA

Bio:Virginianative,JamesMeadowsisanASCAPafgiliatedsinger/songwriter.GrowingupdeepinthebeautifulhillsandhollersoftheAppalachianMountainsofSouthwestVirginiainstilledapassionandworkethicunlikeanyother.Eventhoughhehasperformedaroundthecountry,Meadowshasneverforgottenhisroots.ThoserootsrundeepthroughoutMeadows’music.HespenteightyearsinJohnsonCitywherehegraduatedwithadualdegreefromEastTennesseeStateUniversity.WhileincollegeMeadowsbecameinvolvedwiththeETSUBluegrass,OldTime,andCountryMusicprogramwherehehonedhissongwriting,vocal,andguitarskillsasheplayedinbandsfeaturingtopnotchtalentfromallovertheworld.In2005,JamesmadethefatefuldecisiontodebutasasoloactatthefamousDownHomeinJohnsonCity,TNonanopenmicnight.ItwasatthatverygirstperformancethatalocalstudioownerapproachedMeadows.HewasveryimpressedbyMeadows’performance,andencouragedMeadowstolethisoriginalmusicbeheard.Sincethatnight,Meadowshasbeenperfectinghiscraft.CountryfanshaveseenhimopenforheadlinerslikeHeidiNewgieldandBuckyCovington.Meadowsgarneredpraiseforhismesmerizingstageperformancesandgrippingsongwritingskillsfromcriticsandfansalike.

FormoreinformationonMeadowsvisit:jamesmeadowsmusic.comtowernashville.com

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SHOPMUSIC ROWMERCH

SinglesSeptember4SarahDunnBand/ACowboy’sFace/Reznam

September5ColeSwindell/StayDowntown/WarnerBros./WMNDrewBaldridge/Guns&Roses/ColdRiverRecords

September11SethEnnis/LookAtYou/AristaNashvilleBillyCurrington/WakeMeUp/MercuryDustinCollins/Pieces/BigRiskMeganGolden/IMissMissin’You/BurningGroundEntertainmentKimMcAbee/StandStillWithMe/Soigne’RecordsAdamWakeTield/BlameItOnMe

AlbumsSeptember1CashCreek/TheHardWayChapter2/HeartlandRecordsNashvilleErinEnderlin/WhiskeytownCrierTheGrascals/BeforeBreakfast/MountainHome

September8KipMoore/SLOWHEART/MCANashvilleThomasRhett/LifeChanges/TheValoryMusicCo.TobyKeith/TheBusSongs/ShowDogStephanieQuayle/LoveTheWayYouSeeMe/RebelEngineSeanMcConnell/Undone[acoustic]/RounderRecordsGreggAllman/SouthernBlood/RounderRecordsScooterBrownBand/AmericanSon/RedRiver-BFD-SonyOrchard

September15Big&Rich/DidItForThePartyVarious/ATributetoJohnD.Loudermilk/VectorRecordingsWillieWatson/FolksingerVol.2/AconyRecordsRadneyFoster/ForYouToSeeTheStars[book/album]/TheDevil’sRiverRecordsGeorgeStrait/PureCountry[vinyl]

RankingNo.1thisweekontheMusicRowCountryBreakoutchartisEricChurchwith“RoundHereBuzz.”ThismarksChurchesfourthsinglefromhisalbum,Mr.Misunderstood.

“RoundHereBuzz”waswrittenbyChurch,LukeDick,andJeffHyde.

Thelyricvideofor“RoundHereBuzz”hasgainedalmost3millionviewsonYouTube.Thevideocanbeviewedhere.

EachsongwriterandartistearningNo.1creditontheMusicRowChartreceivesaMusicRowChallengeCoin.Clickheretoviewafulllistof

recipients.

Thursday,August31,2017

CALENDAR NO.1SONG

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KRAZSantaBarbaraCAKVAYLamarCOWHWYDestinFLWBYZBaxleyGA

WTHOThomsonGAWUBBSavannahGAKIAIMasonCityIAKSMAMasonCityIAKXIAMarshalltownIA

KTHKIdahoFallsIDWAAGGalesburgILWOOZCartervilleILWGKCUrbanaILWDZQDecaturILWMCIMattoonILWRTBRockfordIL

WIFEConnersvilleINWYGBFranklinINKAIRAtchisonKSKYEZSalinaKS

WGGCBowlingGreenKYWKDZCadizKYWFGSMurrayKY

WBKROwensboroKYWDHRPikevilleKYKRRVAlexandriaLAKQKIMorganCityLA

WKPEHyannis,MAWVMDCumberlandMD

WATZAlpenaMIWTCMTraverseCityMIKZPKSt.CloudMNKYSMMankatoMNKCLQLebanonMOKWWRMexicoMOKFAVWarrentonMOWQNZNatchezMSKZZYDevilsLakeNDKRVNLexingtonNEKQKXNorfolkNE

KRGIGrandIslandNEKQBASantaFeNMWKPQHornellNYWDNBLibertyNYWOLFSyracuseNY

WCJWWarsawNYWFRYWatertownNYKWHWAltusOKKITXHugoOK

KWOXWoodwardOKKWEYWeatherfordOK

KRKTAlbanyORWFGEStateCollegePAWCFTSelinsgrovePAKIQKRapidCity,SDWDKNDicksonTNWEIOHuntingdonTNWKSRPulaskiTN

WLLXLawrenceburgTNWUCZCarthageTN

RenegadeRadioNashvilleKFTXCorpusChristiTXKGKLSanAngeloTX

KMKSBayCityTXKXOXSweetwaterTXKYYKPalestineTXKMRKOdessaTXWAKGDanvilleVAWMEVMarionVAKICRSpokaneWAWAXXAltoonaWIWCOWLaCrosseWIWGLRPlattevilleWIWJVLJanesvilleWI

WQPCPrairieduChienWIWPCKGreenBayWIWDGGHuntingtonWVWKKWMorgantownWVWTNJMountHopeWVWTCRHuntingtonWV

MusicRowCountryBreakoutChartReportingStations

Weeks % SpinOn Chart Last Week This Week Artist / Song / Label Spins / Reports Power Spins +/-

Thursday, August 31, 2017

22 2 1 Eric Church / Round Here Buzz / EMI Nashville 2734/87 4 9324 3 2 Maren Morris / I Could Use A Love Song / Columbia Nashville 2557/84 -2 -3932 4 3 Easton Corbin / A Girl Like You / Mercury Nashville 2487/85 1 2827 6 4 Kane Brown feat. Lauren Alaina / What Ifs / RCA Nashville 2410/75 7 15220 5 5 Brad Paisley / Last Time For Everything / Arista Nashville 2317/82 0 511 7 6 Luke Combs / When It Rains It Pours / Columbia 2286/83 3 6415 10 7 Chris Janson / Fix A Drink / Warner Music Nashville 2089/77 6 11423 1 8 Carly Pearce / Every Little Thing / Big Machine 2013/62 -26 -6955 13 9 Thomas Rhett / Unforgettable / Valory 1944/83 13 23027 11 10 Dustin Lynch / Small Town Boy / Broken Bow 1942/53 2 4141 9 11 LoCASH / Ring On Every Finger / Reviver Records 1916/68 -5 -10549 12 12 Chris Lane / For Her / Big Loud Records 1734/54 -4 -7025 14 13 LANco / Greatest Love Story / Arista Nashville 1704/72 4 6011 16 14 Kelsea Ballerini / Legends / Black River Entertainment 1592/76 8 11420 15 15 Jerrod Niemann / God Made A Woman / Curb 1506/71 -3 -4514 17 16 Chris Young / Losing Sleep / Sony Music 1452/66 6 8327 21 17 Denny Strickland / We Don’t Sleep / Red Star Productions 1297/54 12 13521 19 18 Jake Owen / Good Company / RCA Nashville 1274/63 2 3116 20 19 Josh Turner / All About You / MCA Nashville 1264/59 4 5026 18 20 Big & Rich / California / New Revolution 1258/59 -1 -147 24 21 Brett Young / Like I Loved You / BMLG 1207/67 14 15026 22 22 The Swon Brothers / Don’t Call Me / TSB Records 1152/53 3 3711 25 23 Brantley Gilbert / The Ones That Like Me / The Valory Music Co. 1137/66 9 944 31 24 Florida Georgia Line / Smooth / BMLG Records 1124/64 18 17213 23 25 Gary Allan / Mess Me Up / EMI Records Nashville 1090/55 3 288 26 26 Chris Stapleton / Broken Halos / Mercury Records 1066/66 6 5626 28 27 Rachel Holder / You Only Call Me When You’re Drunk / Curb 1064/51 7 6914 29 28 Lauren Alaina / Doin’ Fine / Mercury Nashville 1024/56 6 609 32 29 Little Big Town / When Someone Stops Loving You / Capitol Nashville 993/55 5 4420 30 30 Camille Rae / I Need Me / Break the Cycle Entertainment 991/53 4 3712 33 31 Granger Smith / Happens Like That / Wheelhouse Records 895/52 4 3810 34 32 Lee Brice / Boy / Curb 809/48 0 -22 71 33 Luke Bryan / Light It Up / Capitol 789/53 254 56617 35 34 Kylie Frey / Too Bad / Deep Frey’d Productions 752/49 5 389 37 35 Shane Owens / 19 / Amerimonte Records 743/53 9 649 39 36 Russell Dickerson / Yours / Gettin’ Russelled 707/45 13 8217 38 37 Jason Pritchett / Brand New Girl / Dynamite Music Group 677/38 5 338 27 38 Dierks Bentley / What The Hell Did I Say / Capitol 673/38 -33 -32910 43 39 Jordan Davis / Singles You Up / MCA Nashville 653/44 14 785 44 40 Darius Rucker / For The First Time / Capitol Nashville 652/45 19 103

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Weeks % SpinOn Chart Last Week This Week Artist / Song / Label Spins / Reports Power Spins +/-

No. 1 Song Greatest Spin Increase Highest Debut

22 41 41 Macy Martin / Broke Down / GTR Records 624/34 7 4015 40 42 High Valley / She’s With Me / Warner Bros. 620/41 1 713 42 43 Eric Chesser / Good Times & Summer Days / BIGBIG Records 612/39 6 343 53 44 Zac Brown Band / Roots / Southern Ground/Elektra/WAR 587/43 27 1246 47 45 Walker Hayes / You Broke Up With Me / Monument Records 527/34 12 5618 45 46 Joe Lasher Jr. / Tap A Little Tail Light / M7 Entertainment 523/40 1 326 36 47 Chelsea Bain / Drinkin’ Alone / Turn 3 Records 505/35 -26 -17912 51 48 Williams Honor / No Umbrella / Barfrog Music 497/31 6 308 52 49 Sara Evans / Marquee Sign / Born To Fly/ Star Farm Nashville 484/40 4 2013 49 50 Blane Howard / Promise To Love Her / Jawline Records 484/31 3 1621 50 51 Cody Johnson / Wild as You / COJO Music LLC 477/24 2 914 48 52 Walker McGuire / Til Tomorrow / Wheelhouse Records 456/32 -3 -1215 54 53 Kayla Calabrese / Me Time / Monarch Music Group 455/30 2 1021 46 54 Adam Craig / Just A Phase / Stoney Creek 450/29 -8 -3711 55 55 Scotty McCreery / Five More Minutes / 437/30 -2 -78 58 56 Mark Chesnutt / Hot / 400/27 3 1313 57 57 Tyler Farr / I Should Go To Church Sometime / Columbia Nashville 389/26 -1 -57 63 58 Devin Dawson / All On Me / Warner Brothers 350/26 23 669 59 59 Stephanie Quayle / Winnebago / Rebel Engine 349/25 6 2018 60 60 Jamie Lee Thurston / Givin’ Up Breathin’ / Thurston For Entertainment 347/20 12 374 61 61 Kevin Costner / Love Shine / Triple Creek Records, Inc/ Kevin’s Music LLC 332/31 11 348 62 62 Dan + Shay / Road Trippin’ / Warner Bros. 307/23 7 215 64 63 Lucas Hoge / Dirty South / Rebel Engine 303/23 7 212 75 64 Brett Eldredge / The Long Way / Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville/ WEA Radio 280/22 32 686 67 65 Rachel Stacy / Boomerang / Racy Records 274/22 8 218 65 66 Parmalee / Sunday Morning / Stoney Creek 271/16 2 67 66 67 Tim Elliott / Start Pourin’ Whiskey On It / Boggs River Entertainment 266/22 4 113 72 68 Waterloo Revival / What Guy Wouldn’t / Show Dog Nashville 250/19 14 314 68 69 Risa Binder / You Haul / Warehouse Records 250/22 2 63 69 70 Mallory Johnson / Good Mistake To Make / Big Hit Records 243/23 2 522 70 71 Michael Tyler / They Can’t See / Reviver Records 235/12 0 -13 77 72 Bailey James / Run Girl / Bar Frog Music 229/17 14 286 74 73 Jeremy Michael / Talk / Song Bus Records 226/18 6 134 73 74 Shotgun Wedding / South of Somewhere / SWAG Records 223/16 2 54 76 75 Pete Schlegel / I Don’t Drink Anymore / Pete Schlegel Music 219/19 5 111 84 76 Brandon Lay / Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers / EMI Records Nashville 207/17 28 451 83 77 Jagertown / Small Town Superstars / G&N Entertainment 204/22 22 371 81 78 Randall Lee Richards / A Paradise Life / Oceans Ten 199/19 11 201 82 79 Marty Heddin / Hammered / Nightlife Entertainment Group/Dreamlined, LLC 195/17 15 254 78 80 The Cadillac Three / Dang If We Didn’t / Big Machine 195/14 3 5