Issue 472 - Country Aircheck

November 2, 2015, Issue 472

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Emcee Clamor: 49th Annual CMA Awards hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley (c) with gathered radio programmers and personalities at the CMA radio remotes orientation Sunday night (11/1) in Nashville.

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Write On The Money: SESAC celebrates songwriters and publishers at last night’s (11/1) 2015 Nashville Music Awards. Pictured (l-r) are SESAC’s Tim Fink, Country Songwriter of the Year Cary Barlowe, Song of the Year (“Homegrown”) writer Wyatt Durrette and SESAC’s Shannan Hatch.

Remotes Open CMA Week “Brad does most of the parodies,” Carrie Underwood said of her CMA Awards hosting partner in an interview at the radio remotes orientation last night (11/1). “Anything you don’t like, Brad usually does.” She and the referenced Brad Paisley hammed it up in typical fashion, proving that though some things have changed from last year, their quick wit isn’t one of them.

CMA board Radio Committee chair Clay Hunnicutt (now running label Big Loud) addressed the programmers and personalities gathered in the Music City Center, promising a strong slate of participating artists. “One of the things the radio committee did this year is establish a new criteria for artists to get into the room,” he said. “You have to have a No. 1, be on the charts, Hall of Famer, previous winner – things like that. What you’ll see is really the best of the best.”

The shift may cut the total number of artists making the rounds by a handful from last year’s 90, a smaller drop than expected. “Because of how great it went last year, a lot of artists saw how beneficial it was,” Hunnicutt said. As was pointed out later, stations can’t pass on an interview, so the roster of well-established artists should help participating stations get audio “you’ll actually use – not the famous, ‘We’ll can it and use it later,’” Hunnicutt said dryly. “If you say you don’t do that, you’re lying.” The main event, of course, was the press conference with Paisley and Underwood, whose hosting commitment precludes hours spent at the remotes. The Q&A format was slightly more controlled this year, with radio attendees reading pre-selected questions. ABC Radio’s Andrea Dresdale opened with one about gauging what jokes might be too mean to another artist. “It’s what would make you feel bad personally,” Paisley said. “It’s kind of an exercise in empathy ... putting yourself in that person’s position and asking, ‘Would that offend me?’ Then realizing we aren’t quite as easily offended as a few, so would that offend them?” Underwood added, “Between the two of us we know everybody pretty well and can usually say whether or not somebody would be okay with something. We hope everybody can laugh at themselves because ... we are not afraid to laugh at ourselves.” WQDR/Raleigh’s Mike Wheless inquired about the aforementioned comedy songs. “We didn’t do parodies the first year,” Paisley said. “The second year we were hosting I did Letterman the Monday before the awards show. He had somebody come on and sing the top 10 list. They were (continued on page 10)

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A Fine Line Of Compliance When Premiere’s syndicated The Bobby Bones Show drew a $1 million FCC fine for iHeartMedia over the misuse of EAS tones (CAT 5/19), many broadcasters began to question the extent to which today’s personalities are versed in the rules of the radio. “It wasn’t supposed to happen,” Bones says of the incident, without going into specifics in the September Country Aircheck print publication. So Country Aircheck asked some top-level programmers what they do to make sure those kinds of mistakes don’t happen. Cumulus SVP/Content & Programming Mike McVay says it begins with the first statement in a “Welcome to Cumulus” manual given to new PDs and air talents. “’Our number one responsibility is to protect the license,’” he says, paraphrasing the frequently updated document’s opening line. “We’ve included what to do and not to do, along with the things the NAB suggests like not using emergency sirens in commercials, stunts or bits because a driver may be looking around for the source.” Midwest VP/Programming Jeff McCarthy says protecting the license takes advanced and ongoing training, particularly for new personalities. Simulating various scenarios can also prepare jocks for virtually any situation that might come up. “If you’re just starting out we might put you in a production studio in advance and allow you to do a show,” he says. “It’s going through what the values are of the company and the radio station. What are the things we expect in terms of the type of content you’re going to have on the air? Where is the line? That’s really important and a lot of times we blur it.” McVay points out that no matter how many eventualities you plan for, some you figure out the hard way. “One of the things in our booklet is the seven words you cannot say,” he says. “We recently had an air talent spell out one of the words, thinking that would be ok. So we had to file the proper paperwork and reprimand the talent – the poor kid just didn’t know. We didn’t suspend him but we gave him a warning. Since then, we’ve added that to our manual.” “A lot of this starts at the top,” says McCarthy. “If you go back to when radio had smaller operators who were much more hands-on, they were conscious of those rules and regulations. Now that it’s become much more corporate, less attention is being paid.” He adds that Midwest still has that focus. “[Owner] Duke Wright follows the laws of the FCC to the letter,” he says. “You don’t ever want to explain to him why we got a fine from the FCC.”

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Can You Dig It? Indy promoter Mike Borchetta (c) with Nashville mayor Richard Fulton (l) and Cash Box’s Jim Sharp at the 1978 CMA convention. Have far out pictures of your own? Send them to [email protected].

McVay says a refresher never hurts, as others’ mistakes can be learning opportunities. “We instruct our program directors to take people through it, and after Mr. Bones got in trouble, we certainly sent it around to everybody and asked every air talent to acknowledge that they’d read and understood it,” he says. The bottom line, says McCarthy, is everyone needs to be on the same page before anyone goes on the air. “If you had a car you paid $5 million for, would you just hand the keys over to someone and say, ‘I’ll see you in five hours?’” he asks. “This is what happens way too often with radio stations. ‘Oh, they’re just a part-timer.’ At some point that part-timer is driving that car. They should never be allowed to go on the air before being prepped. It really comes down to the goal of the PD to educate that person, especially if they haven’t had the experience or education in the business.” Reach McVay here and McCarthy here. –Jess Wright

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Warner Bros./WEA’s Ryan Kinder puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to Birmingham’s WDXB and WZZK. The first time I heard myself on the radio, I was sitting in a car with my wife. We were about to go in the Kroger. We were both freaking out. I rolled down the window and yelled at the closest person to tell them I was on the radio. They came over and listened with us. My favorite people to travel with

are my manager Nick Garvin and my songwriting partner Luke Sheets. We’ve been buddies for so long and we know how to handle each other on extremely long road trips. I’d love to have dinner with Quincy Jones or the late Stevie Ray Vaughn. Quincy is the epitome of a music producer and musician. He’s one of the best, and I feel like he would have so many great stories. And Stevie Ray Vaughn is one of my favorite guitar players in the world. I would order wine and steaks. If Rob Thomas, Gavin DeGraw and John Mayer were melded together as one person and born in Alabama, you’d get a taste of my music. My last impulse buy was at a Guitar Center. We went in to buy miscellaneous gear and I ended up walking out with a brand new Telecaster. The most redneck thing I’ve done lately is beaver hunting at midnight at my family’s farm. Beavers are normally not a nuisance unless they’re cutting off the water supply to whatever lake or stream the deer or turkey drink from. They prevent growth of the species by damming up the river or lake. And they tear up the woods by making their dam. I have to have protein powder, workout clothes and tennis shoes with me on the road. I have to work out to stay healthy. If I’m not healthy that means I have to cancel a show, which means my band aren’t getting paid and the people around me aren’t getting taken care of. If I’m sick, I’m letting everybody down. I enjoy having somebody care enough to ask me questions, so there are no least favorite interview questions. I’d like to be stuck in Seaside, FL because it’s one of the most magical places in the world. They filmed The Truman Show in Seaside.

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Writers Rock That lady or gentleman in formal wear at tonight’s (11/2) 53rd Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards could have been one of Nashville’s top songwriters – or perhaps it was a member of the Secret Service. Trisha Yearwood was honored with the PRO’s Voice of Music Award, presented by former President Jimmy Carter, and celebrated with three tribute performances introduced by Justin Timberlake. Both are Yearwood’s personal friends. Lady Antebellum sang Yearwood’s “Walkaway Joe” while Reba performed “The Song Remembers When” and Garth Brooks’ daughter Allie Brooks sang “She’s In Love With The Boy.” Top winners included Ashley Gorley, Songwriter of the Year; Sam Hunt, Songwriter/Artist of the Year; “Leave The Night On” (written by Hunt and Josh Osborne, performed by Hunt), Song of the Year; and Warner/Chappell Music, Publisher of the Year. Logan’s Roadhouse CEO Sam Borgese was presented the Partners In Music Award, which recognizes an ASCAP licensee that has shown exceptional dedication in presenting ASCAP members’ music to the public. In total, ASCAP honored the writers and publishers behind 46 most-performed songs including songwriters Chris DeStefano, Brett James, Ben Hayslip, David Lee Murphy, Brad Paisley and Chris Tompkins. Artists attending included A Thousand Horses, Kelsea Ballerini, Lee Brice, Garth Brooks, Brothers Osborne, The Cadillac Three, Dan + Shay, Tyler Farr, Jewel, Maddie & Tae, Kip Moore, David Nail, Eric Paslay, Cassadee Pope, John Rich, Cole Swindell, the Swon Brothers and Lee Ann Womack. Top winners at last night’s (11/1) SESAC Nashville Music Awards included Cary Barlowe, Country Songwriter of the Year. Barlowe’s recent hits are Florida Georgia Line’s “Sun Daze” and Dustin Lynch’s “Where It’s At (Yep, Yep).” “Homegrown” (written by Zac Brown, Niko Moon and Wyatt Durrette) was named Country Song of the Year and Magic Mustang Music was awarded Publisher of the Year. Richard Leigh was presented the Songwriter Legacy Award and honored with Crystal Gayle’s and Reba’s performances of his classics “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” and “The Greatest Man I Never Knew,” respectively. Artists attending included Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott, Joe Nichols, Jerrod Niemann, Cole Swindell and Kelsea Ballerini. –Wendy Newcomer

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joking around about things in the news and made it a song. I thought, ‘Why can’t we do that?’ And that was the year we sang ‘Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Kanye.’ From there it was a bottomless pit.”

Nash Nights Live’s Elaina Smith got Paisley to admit that in his dream collaboration with Silentó, he’s much more comfortable performing the “Stanky Leg” than the Whip/Nae Nae. Asked if artists inquire whether they will be the subject of jokes before the show, Underwood demurred, “People ask us in confidence.” “I do think it’s very admirable Blake went on Seth Meyers and said, ‘Bring it,’” Paisley said. “So we will. He and I had a

few conversations here and there. He’s not someone that’s concerned at all, honestly. It’s really refreshing.” WOGI/Pittsburgh’s Jeremy “Danger Frog” asked Underwood about touring with a baby, and she detailed modifications to her bus. “All the doors and drawers have magnetic locks so he doesn’t fall down the trash chute,” she said. Paisley actually liked that idea. “That would be very Star Wars,” he said. “You could even make the walls [close in].” Asked soon after if Paisley might be tapped for babysitting, Underwood answered quickly, “Probably not. Because he thinks it’s okay that the baby goes down the trash chute.” Tune in for more Brad and Carrie on ABC-TV Wednesday (11/4).

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Chart Chat Congrats to Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley, Matthew Hargis and the entire Republic Nashville promotion staff on landing this week’s No. 1 with “Anything Goes.” The song is the fourth chart-topper from their current album by the same title. Staying at BMLG (and throwing in UMGN, too), kudos to Kris Lamb and the Dot reps for scoring 40 adds on Maddie & Tae’s “Shut Up And Fish,” topping this week’s board in a tie with Keith Urban’s “Break On Me.” So kudos to Shane Allen and the Capitol crew as well!

News & Notes The Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum will open the exhibit Keith Urban So Far... Nov. 20. It runs through May 2016. More here. Alison Krauss will perform with The Likely Culprits at

Valory’s Thomas Rhett discusses his most influential music:1. Hank Williams: I can vividly remember being in my living room at the age of five singing every Hank Williams, Sr. song that ever existed with my dad. To this day every time I hear “Tear In My Beer” or “Your Cheatin’ Heart” or “Window Shopping,” I go back to that living room. He definitely influenced the melodic and songwriting structure of what I do today.

2. Rolling Stones, Vanderbilt Stadium, 1998: Besides seeing my dad play, it was the first concert I ever saw. Watching Mick Jagger run around onstage is when I first wanted to be an entertainer. From that point forward I wanted to be in front of a camera or in talent shows. I tried to be the center of attention at all of our family get-togethers.3. Eric Church: “These Boots,” “Two Pink Lines,” “Sinners Like Me” and the title song from Carolina are the reasons I ever wanted to write songs in the first place. I got to write with him last year. It’s pretty cool to be able to write with someone you’ve looked up to since you were 15 years old.4. ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s Rock: I was in a punk rock band in middle school because I was such a huge fan of The Ramones. Led Zeppelin was also one of my favorite bands. If I could go back in time and see any band, it would be them.5. The Allman Brothers: I’ve looked up to Warren Haynes and Gregg Allman my whole life. Even though I’m not a great guitar player, I wish I could play like them.• An “important” piece or style of music you just don’t get: I used to listen to classical music in college while I studied because someone said you retain more information when you listen to Mozart, but I’ve never “gotten” it. I respect orchestra members as individual artists but I’ve never gotten super-hyped about classical music.• An album you listened to incessantly: I have listened to Eric Church’s Carolina 600 times. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: When I was in junior high I was at Rocketown in Nashville every weekend watching scream-o metal bands. Me and Jaren Johnston from The Cadillac Three completely dorked out on the bus to that music the other night for about three hours.

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The Pen Fund: Inspired By Hank Cochran Presents Songwriters 4 Songwriters: Ladies’ Night Nov. 10 in Nashville. Other performers include Jaida Dreyer, Shelly Fairchild, Bridgette Tatum and Trick Pony. More here. The Oct. 27 Charlie Daniels Birthday Bash raised more than $100,000 for The Journey Home Project. Merle Haggard, The Avett Brothers, Turnpike Troubadours and Jason Boland & The Stragglers will perform at the inaugural G Fest in Muskogee, OK June 16-18. More here. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will celebrate the holidays with the series Deck The Hall, featuring Ricky Skaggs and The Whites, Brenda Lee, Lonestar and the Oak Ridge Boys. Details here. Tracy Lawrence has partnered with All In to endorse its bucking bull Player’s Championship in 2016. Lawrence owns a bull in the championship draft and will appear at all events; he’ll donate any winnings to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Deana Carter has a role in the movie Painted Horses, scheduled for a spring 2016 release. Chris Cagle announced on Facebook he’s quitting the music business after a 15-year run. Singer/songwriter/producer Dustin Christensen has signed a publishing deal with Carnival Music. Songwriter/producer Byron Hill has signed an exclusive worldwide co-publishing agreement with Dan Hodges Music. Singer-songwriter Seth Ennis signed a co-publishing agreement with Warner/Chappell and Liz Rose.

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Country radio shares were down 4.2% compared to September 2015. Of the 90 subscribing stations that posted a 1.0 share or higher, 26 increased, 55 decreased and 9 were flat. The cume leader was Mt. Wilson’s KKGO/Los Angeles with

October 2015 PPM Scoreboard 1,233,800. CBS Radio’s WUSN/Chicago was second with 1,200,600. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station best in that statistic. Ranks are among subscribers.

WKHX/Atlanta 4.3 11 3.6 12t 626,200 692,900

WUBL/Atlanta 3.6 14 3.7 11t 642,600 704,600

KASE/Austin^ 6 2 5.4 3 362,000 386,700

KVET/Austin^ 5.4 3 5.8 2 322,900 339,800

KOKE/Austin 2.3 18 2.3 19 87,800 114,400

WPOC/Baltimore 8 2t 7.2 3 510,900 507,000

WKLB/Boston 5.6 4t 5 7 886,100 848,000

WBWL/Boston 3.2 11t 2.2 19 564,300 516,300

WCTK/Providence (Boston) 1.2 22 1 22 189,700 150,600

WKKT/Charlotte 9.8 1 9.6 1 540,000 498,700

WSOC/Charlotte 8.2 2 8 2 594,500 535,100

WEBG/Chicago (debuted 1/5) 2.4 19t 2 23 880,500 812,100

WUSN/Chicago 2.8 14 2.8 13t 1,143,300 1,200,600

WNNF/Cincinnati 2.3 14 2.3 16 262,400 265,900

WUBE/Cincinnati^ 9.5 2 9.3 2 569,900 580,000

WYGY/Cincinnati^ 1.7 17 1.9 18 218,800 237,500

WGAR/Cleveland 7.3 4 6.4 6 451,000 456,000

WCOL/Columbus, OH 10.8 1 10.1 2 495,700 472,300

WHOK/Columbus, OH 1.1 17 1.1 16 73,000 82,600

KPLX/Dallas^ 5.7 1 4.6 2 1,251,400 1,180,300

KSCS/Dallas^ 3.3 11 2.9 14t 894,900 835,000

KWOF/Denver 2.7 18 2.5 19 338,900 283,900

KYGO/Denver 5.7 3 4.5 7t 534,300 506,400

WDRQ/Detroit 3 16 2.7 16 488,800 460,100

WYCD/Detroit 4.8 8 4.7 8 795,900 808,700

WPAW/Greensboro 5.2 8 4.7 7 245,500 221,800

WTQR/Greensboro 7.2 4 7.5 3 302,300 314,600

WWYZ/Hartford 7.5 2 8.1 2 263,100 267,400

KILT/Houston 3.6 12t 3.7 11 904,100 1,057,200

KKBQ/Houston^ 5.2 5 5.4 4 1,216,000 1,183,400

KTHT/Houston^+ 2.4 18t 2.4 18t 525,100 549,500

WFMS/Indianapolis 5.2 6 5.2 7 354,300 383,000

WLHK/Indianapolis 7.6 2 6.8 3 402,300 398,300

WGNE/Jacksonville 4.8 8 5.3 7 232,000 242,600

WQIK/Jacksonville 8.8 2 8.6 2t 277,500 288,600

KBEQ/Kansas City^ 4.9 8 4 12 291,000 288,400

KFKF/Kansas City^ 3.9 13 4.8 8 266,700 265,600

WDAF/Kansas City 4.5 9 4.3 11 302,400 307,500

KCYE/Las Vegas 2.9 13t 2.4 16t 198,300 178,000

KWNR/Las Vegas 4.4 8 4.2 8 199,400 187,000

KKGO/Los Angeles 2.5 17t 2.6 18 1,189,500 1,233,800

WGKX/Memphis 4.6 9 5 7 198,500 190,700

WLFP/Memphis 3.1 11t 3 11 103,200 112,600

WKIS/Miami 3.2 17t 2.8 17 512,800 483,600

WNSH/New York (Middlesex) 2.9 13t 3 12t 157,700 157,000

WKTI/Milwaukee 3.4 12 3.2 14 245,800 243,700

WMIL/Milwaukee 6.7 2t 6.2 4t 378,400 388,400

KEEY/Minneapolis 7.3 4 6.7 5 778,200 710,700

KMNB/Minneapolis 6.5 5 5.4 7 783,700 685,200

WKDF/Nashville^ 4.2 9 4.2 9 264,900 268,700

WSIX/Nashville 5 8 4.9 8 293,300 267,100

WSM-FM/Nashville^ 3.9 10t 3.9 10 252,700 268,100

WSM-AM/Nashville 1.7 18 1.3 19 55,700 50,900

WNSH/New York (Nassau) 2.2 18t 2.8 16 193,400 202,200

WNSH/New York 1.6 20 1.8 20 1,003,300 980,900

WGH/Norfolk 4.8 6 5.1 6 255,400 251,700

WOTW/Orlando 1.1 20t 1.2 20t 94,900 110,000

WWKA/Orlando 5.4 8 4.8 8 302,500 303,900

KMLE/Phoenix 3.9 8t 4.1 8 634,300 669,100

KNIX/Phoenix 3.4 10t 4 9 563,100 627,200

WXTU/Philadelphia 6.3 2 5.8 3 927,200 852,700

WDSY/Pittsburgh 4.9 7 4.6 7 455,800 416,900

WPGB/Pittsburgh 3.2 10 2.7 10 291,900 268,500

KWJJ/Portland 8.3 2 8.7 1 589,000 565,900

KUPL/Portland 4.8 7 5.2 5 470,400 467,800

WCTK/Providence 8.9 1 7.7 3 373,000 363,300

WNCB/Raleigh 3.8 11 3.1 14 226,800 197,500

WQDR/Raleigh 9.2 1 8 2 353,700 369,800

KFRG/Riverside 4.5 5 5.3 4 281,600 355,100

KBEB/Sacramento 3.3 12t 2.9 15t 206,000 203,600

KNCI/Sacramento 5.1 3 4.7 5 341,500 343,800

KNTY/Sacramento 2.6 16 2.1 18 220,200 212,900

KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.4 22 1.8 19t 185,900 174,000

KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 5.7 4t 5.4 5t 287,200 298,300

KSOP-AM/salt Lake City ^+ 2.2 15 1.8 19t 36,200 42,100

KUBL/Salt Lake City 4.3 10 4.1 11t 306,600 346,700

KAJA/San Antonio 6.5 3 7.4 2 565,100 632,300

KCYY/San Antonio^ 7.4 2 7 3 621,500 704,100

KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 2.3 17t 2.5 16t 136,900 148,800

KSON/San Diego 5.1 3 5.3 2 505,200 497,300

KRTY/San Jose 3.6 7t 3.4 8t 173,700 154,300

KSJO/San Jose 1 29 0.9 29t 95,600 80,700

KKWF/Seattle 4.1 8t 4 9 566,200 522,200

KMPS/Seattle 4.5 6 5 5 546,900 629,200

KSD/St. Louis 4.7 11 4.1 13 547,300 539,100

WIL/St. Louis 5.5 7t 4.9 10 574,200 542,100

WFUS/Tampa 5.3 5 5 7t 495,700 510,300

WQYK/Tampa 5.2 6t 5.2 t 439,800 415,400

WMZQ/Washington 3.6 11 3.5 12t 678,300 654,200

WIRK/West Palm Beach 6.4 3 5.4 3 191,800 182,700

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

3 1 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) ✔ 28573 2560 8361 704 54.49 2.974 153 0

2 2 OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) ✔ 28022 1986 8291 551 53.936 4.79 154 0

4 3 COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 27310 1982 8009 507 53.805 4.034 154 0

5 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) 25216 727 7472 266 49.045 1.478 154 0

6 5 DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 23836 982 7015 250 46.942 2.914 154 0

7 6 CHRIS YOUNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) ✔ 23719 2759 6850 773 46.742 4.626 154 0

1 7 LUKE BRYAN/Strip It Down (Capitol) 22004 -5525 6475 -1698 44.216 -9.474 154 0

8 8 BLAKE SHELTON/Gonna (Warner Bros./WMN) 21924 1365 6325 452 43.084 1.891 154 0

10 9 JASON ALDEAN/Gonna Know We Were Here (Broken Bow) 19040 954 5526 218 37.828 1.777 154 0

13 10 TIM MCGRAW/Top Of The World (Big Machine) 17473 1041 4970 250 34.661 1.966 154 0

12 11 CAM/Burning House (Arista) 17239 439 5104 170 34.669 1.141 153 0

14 12 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 16368 1275 4709 421 32.019 2.161 154 1

9 13 CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 14510 -5276 4075 -1513 31.674 -9.714 153 0

15 14 BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) 14397 333 4289 160 27.466 0.94 153 1

16 15 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 14253 479 4336 99 27.88 1.412 154 0

17 16 KELSEA BALLERINI/Dibs (Black River) 13344 474 3913 116 25.693 1.205 154 0

19 17 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 13317 1411 4080 442 25.148 2.757 148 1

18 18 JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra/WAR) 13184 489 3900 173 25.866 1.508 152 1

21 19 THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 12688 1935 3630 560 24.488 4.804 154 2

20 20 RANDY HOUSER/We Went (Stoney Creek) 11955 1120 3611 332 21.705 2.771 153 2

22 21 BRAD PAISLEY/Country Nation (Arista) 11449 1412 3378 409 22.08 3.334 150 2

23 22 SAM HUNT/Break Up In A Small Town (MCA) 9708 438 2845 119 19.679 1.551 141 1

24 23 HUNTER HAYES/21 (Atlantic/WMN) 9385 324 2664 89 19.078 0.534 150 0

25 24 GRANGER SMITH/Backroad Song (Wheelhouse) 9364 1538 2679 471 16.037 2.7 132 13

27 25 A THOUSAND HORSES/(This Ain't No)... (Republic Nashville) 7556 494 2314 171 13.402 2.223 144 5



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

26 26 CHASE BRYANT/Little Bit Of You (Red Bow) 7416 227 2177 57 11.549 1.253 141 3

28 27 LEE BRICE/That Don't Sound Like You (Curb) 7414 413 2214 133 12.843 0.762 137 2

30 28 ZAC BROWN BAND/Beautiful... (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 6700 684 1849 172 11.247 1.435 125 4

29 29 DIERKS BENTLEY/Riser (Capitol) 6486 253 1922 101 10.138 0.503 130 2

33 30 RASCAL FLATTS/I Like The Sound Of That (Big Machine) 5530 349 1649 112 8.86 1.032 128 5

34 31 BILLY CURRINGTON/Drinkin' Town With A... (Mercury) 4402 98 1254 39 6.432 0.211 119 3

35 32 JERROD NIEMANN/Blue Bandana (Sea Gayle/Arista) 4329 78 1352 23 5.773 0.126 120 0

36 33 MICHAEL RAY/Real Men Love Jesus (Atlantic/WEA) 4089 397 1190 126 5.626 0.392 106 3

43 34 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Stone Cold Sober (Valory) 2927 615 883 201 3.851 0.9 100 8

39 35 TYLER FARR/Better In Boots (Columbia) 2890 236 881 90 3.457 0.241 108 7

KEITH URBAN/Break On Me (Capitol) ✔ 2762 2115 848 634 4.51 3.268 107 40

40 37 EASTON CORBIN/Yup (Mercury) 2724 212 825 71 3.425 0.179 98 6

41 38 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 2703 333 841 79 3.055 0.167 90 4

38 39 GEORGE STRAIT/Cold Beer Conversation (MCA) 2638 -33 759 22 5.985 -0.222 67 4

32 40 THE BAND PERRY/Live Forever (Republic Nashville) 2585 -2909 676 -887 5.911 -4.77 124 0

DUSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow) 2577 331 764 131 3.48 0.465 93 4

42 42 DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA) 2412 69 776 32 2.895 0.084 89 1

47 43 CANAAN SMITH/Hole In A Bottle (Mercury) 2383 171 706 32 2.978 0.134 82 0

44 44 CLARE DUNN/Move On (MCA) 2336 62 714 31 2.715 0.014 88 2

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Pain Killer (Capitol) 2159 -57 666 -27 2.266 -0.347 92 2

49 46 MO PITNEY/Boy & A Girl Thing (Curb) 2074 334 599 119 2.255 0.067 70 1

47 ERIC PASLAY/High Class (EMI Nashville) 1794 425 528 82 2.124 0.542 71 6

48 KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA) 1674 382 509 103 2.296 0.706 66 4

49 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 1605 242 516 52 2.012 0.306 61 2

50 LAUREN ALAINA/Next Boyfriend (19/Interscope/Mercury) 1581 202 502 53 1.886 0.256 59 2

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersCHRIS YOUNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) 773

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 704

KEITH URBAN/Break On Me (Capitol) 634

THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 560

OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 551

COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 507

GRANGER SMITH/Backroad Song (Wheelhouse) 471

BLAKE SHELTON/Gonna (Warner Bros./WMN) 452

LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 442

BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 421

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersCHRIS YOUNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) 2759 ✔FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 2560 ✔KEITH URBAN/Break On Me (Capitol) 2115 ✔OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 1986 ✔COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 1982 ✔THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 1935


BRAD PAISLEY/Country Nation (Arista) 1412

LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 1411


Activator Top Spin GainersKEITH URBAN/Break On Me (Capitol) 323


CHRIS YOUNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) 194


DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 182

THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 180

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) 177

JASON ALDEAN/Gonna Know We Were Here (Broken Bow) 144


JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra/WAR) 133

Activator Top Point GainersKEITH URBAN/Break On Me (Capitol) 1697 ✔GRANGER SMITH/Backroad Song (Wheelhouse) 1198 ✔THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 1087 ✔BLAKE SHELTON/Gonna (Warner Bros./WMN) 1058 ✔CHRIS YOUNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) 1056 ✔CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) 930


JASON ALDEAN/Gonna Know We Were Here (Broken Bow) 798

JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra/WAR) 731

DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 710

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A Rainy... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 16488

BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 14874

KEITH URBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) 10974

SAM HUNT/House Party (MCA) 10088

CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 9444

THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 8863

DUSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 7733

MICHAEL RAY/Kiss You In The Morning (Atlantic/WEA) 7506

ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 6881

JASON ALDEAN/Tonight Looks Good On You (Broken Bow) 6612

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds

KEITH URBAN/Break On Me (Capitol) 40

MADDIE & TAE/Shut Up And Fish (Dot) 40

RYAN KINDER/Tonight (Warner Bros./WEA) 32


JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory) 13

BRETT ELDREDGE/Drunk On Your Love (Atlantic/WMN) 10

CHRIS JANSON/Power Of Positive Drinkin' (Warner Bros./WAR) 10

LUKE BRYAN/Home Alone Tonight (Capitol) 10

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Stone Cold Sober (Valory) 8

TYLER FARR/Better In Boots (Columbia) 7

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Tim McGraw Damn Country Music (Big Machine)McGraw’s 14th studio album was produced with Byron Gallimore and features lead single “Top Of The World” and “Here Tonight,” a duet with daughter Gracie McGraw.

Hunter Hayes The 21 Project (Atlantic/WMN)The seven-song project includes current single “21” and explores the life of each track from acoustic to studio to live tour recordings. Hayes produced the limited-edition three-disc set with Dann Huff.

Old Dominion Meat and Candy (RCA)The band’s debut was produced by Shane McAnally and features current single “Break Up With Him” along with 11 tracks mostly written by the band, with a few co-writers including McAnally and Ross Copperman.

Cole Swindell Down Home Sessions (Warner Bros./WMN)The five-song collection is released via iTunes Nov. 6 and all other major digital retailers the following week. It includes , is available for pre-order today. Instantly available for those who pre-order: “Should’ve Ran After You” and “Shuttin’ It Down.”

Josh Abbott Band Front Row Seat (Thirty Tigers)Produced by Dwight A. Baker, the album includes single “Amnesia” plus collaborations with Shane McAnally, Zac Brown Band’s Wyatt Durette, Macy Maloy and Carly Pearce.

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Pain Killer (Capitol) Moves 46-45 2,159 points, 666 spins 2 adds: WBBS, WGH

MO PITNEY/Boy & A Girl Thing (Curb) Moves 49-46* 2,074 points, 599 spins 1 add: WITL

ERIC PASLAY/High Class (EMI Nashville) Debuts at 47* 1,794 points, 528 spins 6 adds: KHEY, WBCT, WHKO*, WKSJ, WPCV*, WQMX

KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA) Debuts at 48* 1,674 points, 509 spins 4 adds: KBEQ, WUSH, WXBQ, WYNK

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) Debuts at 49* 1,605 points, 516 spins 2 adds: KJUG, KRTY

LAUREN ALAINA/Next Boyfriend (19/Interscope/Mercury) Debuts at 50* 1,581 points, 502 spins 2 adds: WKLI, WQYK

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Southern Belle (19/Interscope/Mercury) 1,555 points, 477 spins 4 adds: KATM*, KAWO, KJKE, KPLM

JOE NICHOLS/Freaks Like Me (Red Bow) 1,509 points, 528 spins 1 add: KJUG

CHRIS JANSON/Power of Positive Drinkin’ (Warner Bros./WAR) 1,446 points, 467 spins 10 adds: KAWO, KFGY, KTTS, WDRM, WGGY, WKHX*, WKSJ, WPAW, WTHT, WWKA*

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November 9BRETT ELDREDGE/Drunk On Your Love (Atlantic/WMN)ASHLEY CAMPBELL/Remembering (Dot)

November 16JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need a Drink (Valory)FRANKIE BALLARD/It All Started With A Beer (Warner Bros./WAR)

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

3 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) 12334 930 2397 177 56 0

4 2 OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 12182 850 2379 142 55 0

6 3 CHRIS YOUNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) ✔ 11580 1056 2221 194 56 0

5 4 COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 11523 287 2267 91 55 0

1 5 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 11287 -779 2234 -125 54 0

8 6 BLAKE SHELTON/Gonna (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 10305 1058 1986 193 56 0

2 7 LUKE BRYAN/Strip It Down (Capitol) 9756 -2212 1903 -425 53 0

9 8 DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 9476 710 1882 182 52 1

11 9 JASON ALDEAN/Gonna Know We Were Here (Broken Bow) 8736 798 1699 144 54 0

10 10 CAM/Burning House (Arista) 8286 188 1589 20 54 0

12 11 TIM MCGRAW/Top Of The World (Big Machine) 8076 194 1547 42 56 1

13 12 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 7702 276 1491 94 55 0

7 13 CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 7164 -2170 1394 -422 46 0

17 14 JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra/WAR) 6966 731 1346 133 55 1

18 15 BRAD PAISLEY/Country Nation (Arista) 6872 692 1294 110 56 1

15 16 KELSEA BALLERINI/Dibs (Black River) 6862 94 1340 32 55 0

19 17 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 6477 610 1218 127 54 0

16 18 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 6454 161 1264 35 51 1

20 19 RANDY HOUSER/We Went (Stoney Creek) 6287 637 1192 117 53 2

22 20 THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) ✔ 6167 1087 1175 180 55 2

21 21 BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) 5320 95 1069 25 47 1

23 22 SAM HUNT/Break Up In A Small Town (MCA) 4676 306 895 54 49 1

25 23 A THOUSAND HORSES/(This Ain't No) Drunk Dial (Republic Nashville) 4243 287 803 52 51 2

26 24 DIERKS BENTLEY/Riser (Capitol) 4128 348 834 74 50 2

30 25 GRANGER SMITH/Backroad Song (Wheelhouse) ✔ 4021 1198 762 219 51 10

27 26 HUNTER HAYES/21 (Atlantic/WMN) 3802 272 707 40 44 0

28 27 LEE BRICE/That Don't Sound Like You (Curb) 3484 62 692 15 48 3

31 28 CHASE BRYANT/Little Bit Of You (Red Bow) 2621 32 496 7 44 2

32 29 ZAC BROWN BAND/Beautiful Drug (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 2603 149 478 31 43 1

33 30 RASCAL FLATTS/I Like The Sound Of That (Big Machine) 2455 3 480 -7 39 2

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

45 31 KEITH URBAN/Break On Me (Capitol) ✔ 2367 1697 463 323 35 20

34 32 GEORGE STRAIT/Cold Beer Conversation (MCA) 2357 200 424 36 30 2

24 33 THE BAND PERRY/Live Forever (Republic Nashville) 2240 -1842 428 -354 38 0

35 34 JERROD NIEMANN/Blue Bandana (Sea Gayle/Arista) 1793 18 358 4 37 0

39 35 MICHAEL RAY/Real Men Love Jesus (Atlantic/WEA) 1744 487 358 82 40 4

36 36 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 1717 184 305 41 30 4

38 37 BILLY CURRINGTON/Drinkin' Town With A... (Mercury) 1589 176 312 31 37 1

43 38 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Stone Cold Sober (Valory) 1523 664 279 106 24 9

37 39 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Pain Killer (Capitol) 1378 -28 287 -6 23 1

40 40 EASTON CORBIN/Yup (Mercury) 1344 162 245 25 26 1

44 41 CLARE DUNN/Move On (MCA) 813 10 138 -1 12 0

48 42 MO PITNEY/Boy & A Girl Thing (Curb) 768 184 143 32 19 3

46 43 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 675 54 101 7 6 1

47 44 DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA) 672 58 125 10 14 1

55 45 DYLAN SCOTT/Crazy Over Me (Curb) 640 235 87 35 9 2

53 46 TYLER FARR/Better In Boots (Columbia) 626 183 117 28 12 1

50 47 DUSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow) 597 67 135 16 11 0

48 KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA) 526 195 105 32 10 3

49 49 BRIAN COLLINS/Shine A Little Love (Blue Light) 524 -11 94 -1 12 1

52 50 THE CADILLAC THREE/White Lightning (Big Machine) 482 -35 71 -5 16 0

51 51 JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Amnesia (PDT) 465 -60 76 -6 6 0

52 JOE NICHOLS/Freaks Like Me (Red Bow) 429 120 83 22 15 0

54 53 AARON WATSON/Getaway Truck (Big Label/Thirty Tigers) 402 -12 83 -3 8 1

54 JT HODGES/Locks On Doors (Buffalo Sound) 400 170 40 17 1 0

55 CANAAN SMITH/Hole In A Bottle (Mercury) 389 84 88 14 12 1

56 OLD SOUTHERN MOONSHINE REVIVAL/Brand New Song (Killer Bear) 380 100 38 10 1 0

57 CHRIS JANSON/Power Of Positive Drinkin' (Warner Bros./WAR) 377 121 77 27 14 1

60 58 CHARLES KELLEY f/BENTLEY & PASLAY/The Driver (Capitol) 366 17 78 5 8 1

56 59 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Southern Belle (19/Interscope/Mercury) 364 -36 73 -6 8 0

60 LINDSAY ELL/By The Way (Stoney Creek) 363 159 45 22 4 0

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