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Denver Radio: Get To Know Bo KSE Hot AC KIMN/Denver PD/afternooner Bo Jaxon took the helm of Country sister KWOF (92.5 the Wolf) last month, filling a vacancy created with Ed Hill’s departure in November (CAT 1/4). The job is Jaxon’s first in Country, includes wakeups and comes under an owner known mostly for his sports franchises until purchasing KWOF and its clustermates from Wilks in 2015 (CAT 10/15/15). What’s all that mean for KWOF? Country Aircheck spoke to Jaxon to find out. CA: How did the PD opportunity unfold and what made it so attractive? BJ: I’ve always been a Country fan, along with my wife, son and two daughters. So when we had changes at the end of the

year, I told management I’d like to get into that world. I also wanted to do mornings again because it would be easier on my family. My kids are 12, 15 and 19 and they’re all doing sports. Doing afternoons on KIMN I was missing a lot of that. I felt like I knew the format and I reminded them that we also had [KWOF MD] Greg Peters, who has great Country ears. So they agreed and it’s a team effort. Listeners are embracing our approach. It’s almost like they’ve been sitting

there waiting for something different, so we’re off to a great start. We’re the shiny new toy. KSE acquired the cluster in 2015 and this is their first radio venture. How is their approach different from more traditional radio companies you’ve worked for? They’re a sports and entertainment company that owns the Denver Nuggets, L.A. Rams, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Mammoth and Colorado Rapids,

Doing Find: SiriusXM’s The Highway Finds Tour lineup visits the satcaster’s Nashville digs. Pictured (l-r) are Steve Moakler, Smithfield’s Trey and Jennifer, SXM’s Storme Warren and Drew Baldridge.

Hot Read: Dickey On Media Challenges New technologies and rapidly changing consumer behaviors are creating transformative structural challenges for almost every media business. Clear perspective and disciplined strategy are required to overcome those challenges. That’s the overriding message of The New Modern Media, the recently published and highly analytical book from Cumulus Vice Chairman and former Chairman/CEO Lew Dickey. Everything from print journalism to regulatory reform is addressed in the text, which Dickey took almost a year to complete. Here are

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some excerpts relating to broadcast radio and the music industry. Broadcast Radio: Dickey is optimistic about radio largely because it still owns the means of distribution and its content. Further, radio’s value proposition remains strong and he expects it to maintain a dominant in-car advantage “well into the next decade.” “[Radio] remains strong as a free, convenient, entertaining, informative and local companion in the car,” he writes. “Radio has protected distribution, limited broadcast competition through the FCC and enjoys the lowest content rights fees in the music business. Radio’s content and distribution both have comparative strengths against most other media models.” That’s not to say radio’s challenges aren’t formidable, however. Dickey expects ad pricing to continue to erode, making the development of other revenue streams crucial. “Radio needs to expand its vision of the customer relationship, which it owns as the last mile distributor,” he argues, a suggestion harkening back to the development of Cumulus’ Nash brand when he was still CEO. “Radio has a unique relationship and loyal bond with listeners, which can be leveraged into an expanded business model including subscription-based audio on demand, live streaming, audio and video, live and recorded entertainment, themed events and digital commerce.” Viability is there, Dickey says, “but the business model has to evolve to create more advertising and sponsorship opportunities as well as a share of the listener’s entertainment dollar.” Music: Dickey sees even more disruption within the music industry. “Labels controlled their distribution when it was sold as a physical medium, but controlling digital distribution has been elusive and the free services have trained a generation of millennials that they don’t have to pay for music,” he writes. “Labels need to systematically attack both issues to preserve the viability of their industry or it will be increasingly difficult to show growth even though demand for their product is strong. Ultimately, the profitability of the industry will depend upon the size of the addressable market of consumers who believe in the intrinsic value of music content and are willing to foot the bill for a $100 annual music subscription.” This new landscape will give rise to other headaches as well, he argues. “The labels’ next existential threat will come from the most bankable artists and their management companies who have the newfound leverage to potentially circumvent the labels by going directly to radio, streaming services, SiriusXM and digital music stores, as well as continuing to deal directly with

concert promoters,” Dickey explains. “Recorded music was the first entertainment medium to be disrupted by digital distribution and the threat continues almost two decades later as artists and managers aggressively work to capture greater value for the art in the face of declining revenues while their popularity as well as the consumption of their music is on the rise.” Dickey grants that subscription services are “growing nicely,” but points out that they collectively represent less than 15% of industry revenue. “On its present path, the music industry is slowly transitioning into primarily an ad-supported model with revenue growth relying on increasing the number of ad impressions in a market already burdened with oversupply.” he summarizes. Internet Radio: Dickey argues that the challenges ahead for internet radio businesses are many. “Consumers have not yet embraced subscription-based music streaming as they’ve done with video because they’ve been conditioned that premium music content is available on demand for free with inserted ads,” he says. “This naturally limits the addressable market for paid subscribers and negatively impacts the perceived value of the subscription offering.” And there’s more. “Largely unprofitable, internet radio companies are beginning to face growing challenges because they are low margin, ad-based digital distribution businesses that sell an undifferentiated product with low barriers to entry.” Dickey continues. “It’s an inviting target for key strategic competitors like Apple, Google and Amazon to aggressively compete for users in both on-demand and playlist services. Internet radio will also face increasing competition in spoken-word content broadcasters looking to create new revenue streams as well as SiriusXM as they likely expand their digital product offerings as the transition occurs over time to the connected car.” The New Modern Media is published by a division of the Dickey family’s Modern Luxury publishing group and is available in Kindle and hardcover editions here. –Russ Penuell

Chart Chat Congrats to Thomas Rhett, George Briner, Ashley Sidoti and the entire Valory promotion team on scoring this week’s No. 1 with “Star Of The Show.” The song is the fourth chart-topper from Rhett’s current album Tangled Up. And kudos to Katie Dean and the MCA crew for landing 106 adds with Sam Hunt’s “Body Like A Back Road,” which tops this week’s board.

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Eagle Rock's Mark Collie discusses his most influential music:1. Ray Charles, Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music: I felt like I got to know Ray Charles. But he also was introducing me to some great songwriters, like Hank Williams and Cindy Walker. 2. Johnny Cash At San Quentin: I was a young kid trying to play the guitar and looking for a musical hero – and he was mine. 3. Kris Kristofferson, Jesus Was A

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News & Notes Ohana’s KXLW/Anchorage, AK has added Collin Raye’s Rewind Country from Envision. Focus 360 has extended its agreement with Entercom for ad representation on the Jelli platform, which provides increased accountability and ad campaign analytics. Singer-songwriter Crystal Yates has signed with Silverado Records for the second volume of its Silverado Signature Songwriter Series. David Fanning will launch a 29-city #musicFIRST tour of middle and high schools Feb. 8 in Hartselle, AL. Dates here. Aaron Tippin will kick off a 50-city tour Feb. 9 in Airway Heights, WA. Dates here. Josh Abbott Band’s JAB Cares initiative will fly Active Duty/Veteran service members and their guests to San Diego for a live show at the House of Blues Mar. 24. More here. Andy Buckner has signed with C2 Media Relations. Lari White has signed with Absolute Publicity. Singer/songwriter Harrison Kindy has signed with SESAC and Major Bob Publishing. Sister Hazel will compete in a six runner 100-mile team relay race May 20-21 for the KEYS100 Ultramarathon charity, which raises money for The Cancer Foundation of the Florida Keys.

The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage at countryaircheck.com.• Veteran sales exec Don Pollnow joined Cumulus/Green Bay, WI as VP/MM. (2/6)• Big Machine Label Group sales and marketing exec Kelly Rich is leaving. (2/6)• Sales vet Mike Saffer joined iHeartMedia/Tucson a Market President. (2/3)• Cumulus/Melbourne, FL OM Mike Vincent added PD duties for WHKR. (2/3)• Entercom and CBS Radio will merge with a combined station total of 244. (2/2)• Cumulus/Toledo Dir./Sales Cody Welling transferred to Shreveport as VP/MM. (2/2)• Warner/Chappell’s Ben Vaughn was promoted to President. (2/1)• ACM radio nominations were revealed. (2/1)• Veteran station manager Chris Monk joined Cumulus as Regional VP. (1/31)• Former iHeartMedia/Nashville SVPP Michael Bryan joined CAA. (1/31)

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not to mention Altitude TV, the Outdoor Channel and [some of] Arsenal Football Club in London, so it’s a big company with great resources. That said, its businesses are all run differently. And since this is their first radio venture, they’ve been as open to learning our ways of dong things as we’ve been to theirs. The general attitude has been, “Okay, tell us about radio and what you need.” And as long as we can tell them why we need it, they’ve gotten it for us. One big difference is that there aren’t these big VPs over us telling us how to do things according to some company blueprint, which leaves a lot of room for creativity. How important are the company’s sports properties to the stations? Owning the sports franchises in town is very helpful. The Nuggets, for example, are very appealing from date-night and family-night perspectives. I mean you’ve got LeBron James, the Lakers and Golden State coming to town and those are big deals. So we use those opportunities across the board. They provide sports tickets locally for contesting and promotions, but it’s not like they’re just sitting there all the time for us to use. You’ve been in Denver for more than four years now. What’s the market like for radio? Very competitive, very compressed. There is some heritage, but it’s really become a melting pot and is similar to Vegas in its monster-growth days. There are tons of companies coming here and home values have skyrocketed, a lot of which has to do with tech and oil. And the marijuana industry has brought in a lot of people and companies. One thing I tell my jocks is that they can’t rest on their laurels or on the way they did things years ago. They can’t be afraid to tell their story because there are a lot of people who are brand new to the market. I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had with callers off the air who say they just moved here. To me that means there is a lot of new cume to capture and we just need to get a meter on them. Your direct competitor, KYGO, is obviously a well-known and successful heritage Country station. How do you see KWOF in relation to it? They’re our direct competitor and have been the heritage here for a long time, but we feel we are the “new Country” station that’s after the 18-34 crowd. That’s apparent when we do concerts and club nights. So when we create promotions and contests it’s all about concert tickets and meet-and-greets. We’ve

got to get them backstage and give listeners something they can’t get on their own. Our No. 1 goal is to satisfy that niche in the market. We’re very focused on new music, which we’re clear about in our “New Country” slogan. Overall we’re just going to be a lot hipper and more aggressive. What does that mean for the airstaff? We’re doing new, fun things, and that’s a focus I try to bring to the morning show. Life is so hard and the news is so depressing. You’ll drive yourself crazy with that. So we’re focused on being the listeners’ release and smile. And I’ve got a great staff around me who have bought in to that vision. Everybody rolls up their sleeves and puts their hands in. We’re entertainers, not just jocks. And when we go out in public, we’ve got to have an idea. We’ve got to do some great video for social tie-ins for the event we’re doing, for example. Not just enter-to-win boxes – no way. We want to have some fun with people and we want to engage with them. Other PDs may put chokers on, but I’ve never been like that. The biggest names in radio had the work ethic and vision to do things differently. They didn’t go in and read lines, so we’re not going to do that. Do you see KWOF’s smaller signal as a vulnerability? A lot of people have used that in the past, but I don’t. And KYGO has some signal issues, too. They’re just more minimal than ours. In theory we need get a little more strength in the south and we’re aware of it. But that’s out my control, you know? There’s plenty of territory they cover and there’s plenty of territory that I cover. So at the end of the day it’s mano a mano. I don’t have excuses. You gave me a challenge and I’m going to win in my own way. You can’t worry about what you can’t control. Your introduction to Nashville must be a new experience. How’s that going? Well they’re all my best friends right now! I have hundreds of emails I’m still catching up with. For me it’s just about getting to know everyone first and that’s what I’ve told them – just give me a clean start. I’m a good partner, I shoot straight and we’re going to have open dialogue. I just haven’t been able to catch up with everyone yet. I hope to fix that if I get out to CRS. I’m a handshake and look-you-in-the-eye type of guy, so I’m looking forward to that. Welcome Jaxon to the club here. –Russ Penuell

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

2 1 THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory) 26740 1151 8702 260 59.914 2.07 159 0

3 2 DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 24324 1163 7990 304 55.128 2.854 159 0

1 3 BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 23496 -3914 7402 -1475 54.55 -8.139 159 0

4 4 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) 23189 1032 7601 329 53.095 3.008 159 0

6 5 GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) ✔ 21456 2023 7168 552 47.51 4.065 159 0

5 6 CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 21045 654 7053 209 47.005 1.705 159 0

7 7 BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista) 18789 1156 6367 467 42.95 2.266 159 0

8 8 MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) ✔ 18746 1713 6204 614 41.972 2.984 159 1

9 9 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 17986 1487 5825 503 41.624 3.671 159 0

10 10 MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 16442 48 5332 -14 36.483 0.428 159 0

11 11 ERIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville) 15938 147 5310 25 37.276 0.378 159 0

13 12 LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) 15454 150 5102 56 36.116 -0.039 159 0

14 13 LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 14928 1020 4824 288 33.107 1.922 158 2

15 14 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 12896 127 4329 27 27.666 -0.141 157 0

16 15 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 12554 1333 4143 474 28.677 2.713 158 1

18 16 KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 11244 731 3630 224 25.35 1.324 157 0

17 17 GARTH BROOKS/Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance (Pearl) 11142 167 3519 31 23.593 0.431 154 0

19 18 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 10855 955 3729 249 23.146 2.471 157 0

20 19 HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) 10064 243 3315 86 20.629 0.721 155 0

21 20 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 9320 909 3112 324 21.53 1.382 156 7

22 21 CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR) 8619 264 3102 102 16.455 0.361 155 0

25 22 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 8448 353 2747 86 17.749 0.804 154 2

23 23 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 8387 233 2725 55 16.834 0.602 153 2

26 24 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 6914 528 2370 124 13.691 1.411 146 2

29 25 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 6603 690 2145 220 12.626 0.619 142 5



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

28 26 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) 6458 173 2401 58 12.619 0.444 146 0

27 27 RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) 6386 40 2138 22 11.86 0.01 150 1

30 28 MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA) 5765 164 1860 78 12.583 0.626 135 1

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) ✔ 5581 5581 1769 1769 14.119 14.119 106 106

39 30 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) ✔ 5421 2274 1667 618 13.283 7.085 131 14

32 31 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 5016 1076 1647 364 10.036 2.26 140 11

31 32 RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) 4646 194 1430 35 8.148 0.205 116 0

33 33 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 4238 307 1458 110 6.921 0.579 125 1

36 34 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 4221 834 1368 286 8.239 1.867 112 14

34 35 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 4051 258 1366 87 6.003 0.518 115 1

35 36 PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) 3734 72 1420 35 5.05 -0.169 126 1

42 37 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 3683 785 1278 220 5.935 0.697 114 17

37 38 JAKE OWEN/If He Ain't Gonna Love You (RCA) 3641 408 1192 152 5.715 0.426 123 3

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 3626 725 1109 251 7.016 1.544 96 13

40 40 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 3621 540 1223 152 4.647 0.313 126 11

43 41 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 3558 917 1045 340 7.058 1.739 82 8

42 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) ✔ 3360 3360 1129 1129 8.742 8.742 72 72

38 43 CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow) 3237 75 1099 30 4.485 0.041 113 2

45 44 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 2884 485 956 165 3.895 0.576 101 4

44 45 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 2414 -39 832 55 4.099 -0.337 92 2

46 46 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 2408 143 826 39 3.818 0.158 102 4

47 47 HUNTER HAYES/Yesterday's Song (Atlantic/WMN) 2226 134 783 41 2.805 0.323 81 1

SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) 1881 160 652 41 1.697 0.228 95 3

48 49 TUCKER BEATHARD/Momma And Jesus (Dot) 1772 32 653 15 2.046 -0.017 93 2

50 50 DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (Dot) 1736 187 586 52 2.086 0.394 79 1

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersSAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 1769

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 1129

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 618

MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 614

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) 552

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 503

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 474

BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista) 467

RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 364

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 340

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersSAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 5581 ✔ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 3360 ✔LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 2274 ✔GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) 2023 ✔MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 1713 ✔JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 1487


DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 1163


THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory) 1151

Activator Top Spin GainersSAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 284




KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 163

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 160




JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 95

Activator Top Point GainersLADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 1503 ✔

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 1351 ✔

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old... (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 1121 ✔

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 956 ✔

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 839 ✔

KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 794




JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 512

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 12959

KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol/Capitol) 12916

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/T.MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 12853

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) 12038

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR) 9282

BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) 9205

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 8593

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) 7751

COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 7225

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 6860

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SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 106


KANE BROWN/What Ifs (RCA) 36

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 25

BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 17


LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 14

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 13

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 11

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 11

RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 11

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Brett Young Self-Titled (BMLGR)Young's debut includes his first single, the No. 1 "Sleep Without You," and current single "In Case You Didn't Know." The Dann Huff-produced project features 11 of the 12 cuts co-written by Young.

Feb. 17Alison Krauss Windy City (Rounder)Jenny Gill The House Sessions (—)

Feb. 24Little Big Town The Breaker (Capitol)Aaron Watson Vaquero (BIG Label)Various The Shack: Music From And Inspired By The Original Motion Picture (Atlantic)

Mar. 3Moonshine Bandits Baptized In Bourbon (Backroad/Average Joes)

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) Moves 44-45* 2,414 points, 832 spins 2 adds: WMAD, WPAW

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) Remains at 46* 2,408 points, 826 spins 4 adds: KATC*, WRBT, WRNX, WSLC

HUNTER HAYES/Yesterday’s Song (Atlantic/WMN) Remains at 47* 2,226 points, 783 spins 1 add: WNSH* SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) Moves 49-48* 1,881 points, 652 spins 3 adds: WPCV*, WSLC, WWYZ

TUCKER BEATHARD/Momma And Jesus (Dot) Moves 48-49* 1,772 points, 653 spins 2 adds: KSKS*, WBBS

DRAKE WHITE/Makin’ Me Look Good Again (Dot) Remains at 50* 1,736 points, 586 spins 1 add: KWNR

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 1,494 points, 588 spins 2 adds: KKWF, WRNS

DREW BALDRIDGE f/E. WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) 1,421 points, 636 spins 1 add: KUAD

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 1,294 points, 501 spins 1 add: KSCS

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February 13BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don’t (Red Bow)CHUCK WICKS/Whole Damn Thing (Blaster)FRANKIE BALLARD/You’ll Accomp’ny Me (Warner Bros./WAR)KEITH URBAN f/CARRIE UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)MO PITNEY/Everywhere (Curb)

February 21KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN)

February 27MIDLAND/Drinkin’ Problem (Big Machine

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Chart Page 5February 6, 2017


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

1 1 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) 11671 12 2370 20 53 0

3 2 DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 11284 639 2279 136 52 0

2 3 THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory) 11239 -41 2315 -22 52 0

4 4 CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 10678 433 2196 80 53 0

6 5 BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista) 9292 584 1910 143 53 0

8 6 MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 9238 630 1835 123 53 0

10 7 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) ✔ 9044 839 1803 160 53 0

7 8 GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) 8693 -3 1836 -2 49 0

9 9 ERIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville) 8416 -63 1730 -16 52 0

11 10 MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 8145 164 1698 29 50 0

5 11 BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 8030 -1344 1618 -300 46 0

12 12 LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) 7894 249 1578 48 53 0

13 13 LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 7304 140 1471 62 53 1

15 14 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) ✔ 6759 956 1307 176 51 0

14 15 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 6134 -5 1231 26 50 0

18 16 KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 6029 393 1157 74 51 0

17 17 GARTH BROOKS/Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance (Pearl) 5864 81 1166 25 53 0

16 18 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 5840 55 1121 12 53 0

19 19 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 5747 459 1183 95 52 0

20 20 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End Of The World (Blue Chair/Columbia) 5712 794 1116 163 52 2

21 21 HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) 5018 229 997 30 47 0

23 22 CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR) 4778 433 952 95 49 1

24 23 MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA) 3978 69 790 16 52 0

25 24 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 3903 15 735 -3 47 0

28 25 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) ✔ 3870 1503 742 278 50 6

26 26 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 3316 77 681 9 47 1

27 27 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 2756 111 528 34 46 5

30 28 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 2512 400 522 76 45 6

29 29 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) 2370 155 462 27 39 1

31 30 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 2365 443 450 75 33 6

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Chart Page 6February 6, 2017


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

35 31 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 2177 512 408 88 38 1

34 32 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 2038 338 398 55 36 2

32 33 RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) 1968 125 377 10 37 0

36 34 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 1864 357 306 63 28 6

33 35 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 1795 72 305 13 24 0

38 36 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 1776 336 348 58 28 3

37 37 JAKE OWEN/If He Ain't Gonna Love You (RCA) 1617 119 309 36 36 2

38 SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) ✔ 1351 1351 284 284 26 17

40 39 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 1299 292 274 60 36 5

39 40 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 1295 72 226 11 24 0

45 41 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 1255 427 246 72 30 8

42 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) ✔ 1121 1121 236 236 24 13

44 43 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 1062 195 216 28 21 0

42 44 RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) 1061 66 220 15 32 1

41 45 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 1024 26 132 5 7 1

43 46 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 964 0 169 -7 22 0

46 47 BRETT YOUNG/You Ain't Here To Kiss Me (BMLGR) 790 50 79 5 1 0

48 48 SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) 739 17 123 0 14 0

51 49 PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) 721 78 161 20 23 0

52 50 THOMAS RHETT f/J. SPARKS/Playing With Fire (Valory) 710 100 71 10 1 0

53 51 DREW BALDRIDGE f/E. WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) 694 93 101 17 7 2

47 52 CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow) 643 -85 129 -15 20 0

50 53 LUKE COMBS/She Got The Best Of Me (River House) 630 -20 63 -2 1 0

49 54 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Dot) 618 -62 63 -5 2 0

54 55 HUNTER HAYES/Yesterday's Song (Atlantic/WMN) 610 112 98 14 10 0

57 56 KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 598 149 64 13 7 0

59 57 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 490 50 49 5 1 0

55 58 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 490 0 49 0 1 0

60 59 MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) 470 60 47 6 1 0

59 60 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN) 450 40 45 4 1 0

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