September 5, 2017, Issue 566

Sam Hunt Goes Long MCA’s Sam Hunt returned to the University of Alabama Birmingham, where he played quarterback, to celebrate the re-launch of the school’s football program after a two-year hiatus. Last Friday (9/1), he took the time to tour the new $20 million training facility, address the team, hold a press conference and throw a touchdown pass to ESPN’s Marty Smith. Oh, then he played a “house party” on campus for more than 25,000 scream-ing fans. Hunt ran the Blazers offense in 2006 and 2007 and, while there, picked up the guitar for the first time. When asked about his favorite country artist he says, “Steve Earle inspired my passion for songwriting.” Later he adds, “I never thought about playing music in front of big crowds – I

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Dragon Around: MCA’s Sam Hunt and friends at the University of Alabama Birmingham. Pictured (l-r) are Country Aircheck’s Paul Williams, Hunt, ESPN’s Marty Smith and Red Light’s Chuck Swaney.

Spring Blooms For Country Spring Diary results blossomed with dozens of Country stations at the top of their markets. We asked several of these ratings win-ners what ingredients went into their secret sauce for spring. WXBQ/Johnson City, TN: PD Bill Hagy begins, “I had to look it up. It is 92 books in-a-row at No. 1 – a point of pride [over] a lot of years and attention to details.” Hagy notes every daypart and demo stays stable year-in and year-out except for the 18-34

cell he describes as “more of a yoyo.” He adds, “That demo came back very strong this Spring, more than a 10-point jump to 32 shares.” The annual spring NASCAR race landed at the beginning of the book and “generates a lot of enthusiasm” in the market. Numbers have remained strong in mornings for host Steve Stroud since Mark Andrews left in October. “We’ve talked to a number of applicants but haven’t found the right

partner,” says Hagy, who spends one day a week at the station – usually a 10- to 12-hour marathon – since his “retirement” after 50 years at the helm (CAT 3/4/15). KCLR/Columbia, MO: A heritage airstaff that has “made an emotional connection with the audience” is one of the keys for Zimmer’s ratings champ, according to PD Jamie Mac. Their local cash contest started with asking listeners to answer Family Feud style questions online. “Then, when we did the contest on the air, the answers were based on local results from the 1,500 loyal listeners that responded to the survey,” Mac explains. Here are a few: Q: Reason A Baby Might Be Cranky A: He or she is acting like their dad

Q: One Thing A Guy Does To Make A Woman Mad A: Talks

Sam Hunt (l) with ESPN’s Marty Smith

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Jamie Mac

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would have been happy to just write songs.” His experience in college helped shape his writing, too. “The diversity of my social experiences here and connecting with people from different backgrounds [contributed],” he says. One of his chart-toppers as a writer, “Cop Car,” is based on an actual experience. “That happened right here,” he says, grinning. Since his run with the team, UAB shuttered its football pro-gram for financial reasons, reviving it this season after a $44 million fundraising campaign by local businesses. “I’m here to get folks excited about the return of UAB Football, not for me or my music,” Hunt says, adding he’s hoping to be back for a few games. “I’m so proud to see the rally from the students and the support of the city.”

During the tour, Hunt tells UAB Dir./Athletics Mark In-gram how impressed he is. “It’s great to see the school did this right,” he says, noting the barber’s chair in the locker room where players can get free haircuts. Ingram presented Hunt with a new UnderArmour jersey (the school switched from Nike in a $1 million-plus deal this year), with his former No. 3 and “Hunt” on the back. The visit ended on the team’s new practice field. Head Coach Bill Clark introduced Hunt to the team and expressed how his dedication to a career in music blossomed while he was at UAB. Hunt addressed the players briefly before they broke for the last practice before their game Saturday vs. Alabama A&M. The Blaz-ers won 38-7.

Starters: Lined up for Beasley corporate meetings are (l-r) BMI’s Jessica Frost, Sony’s Lauren Thomas, Columbia’s Shane Allen, Beasley’s Buzz Knight and Caroline Beasley, Columbia’s Tyler Farr, George Beasley, Curb’s Lee Brice, Beasley’s Justin Chase and DJ Stout and Curb’s Mike Rogers.

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The day was captured by ESPN cameras and will be featured tonight (9/5) on Marty Smith’s America on ESPN2. Smith told Country Aircheck he “stumbled on video of Hunt slinging the ball against Florida State” while doing research for the story. (See the footage here.) A country fan who lives near Charlotte, Smith was determined to include Hunt in his story. “I saw he was repre-sented by Red Light and I called my pal Chuck Swaney to hook it up.” Swaney and Smith met when the former worked with North Carolinian Eric Church at EMI. See Smith’s feature on UAB’s return to football here. The visit to the new facility ended with Hunt and Smith throw-ing the football on the practice field, then the reporter running routes while the singer was slinging more passes. And the capper, Smith catching the ball and taking it all the way to the end zone, punctuating the play by slamming the ball into the goal post pad. Hunt’s performance that night included him telling stories about his time in Birmingham including “the incident” at the airport where “Cop Car” was inspired. He and then-girlfriend Hannah Lee Fowler (now wife) had parked too close the runway when the authorities came knocking on the window. The cool evening and enthusiastic fans made for a truly special pep rally for the school. After the concert, Hunt was off to Atlanta where he was the guest picker on the 2017 debut of ESPN Gameday Saturday morning (9/2). He picked UCLA, Iowa, South Carolina, LSU, Michigan, Tennessee and Alabama, who all won. His only loss was West Virginia to Virginia Tech.. And, yes, he wore his UAB hat. –Paul Williams

Chart Chat Congrats to Old Dominion, Steve Hodges, Dennis Reese and the RCA promotion team on scoring this week’s No. 1 with “No Such Thing As A Broken Heart.” The song is the first single from the band’s album Happy Endings. Writers are Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi and Jesse Frasure. And kudos to Katie Bright and the WMN regionals on notching 31 adds for Cole Swindell’s “Stay Downtown,” topping this week’s board.

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Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach and Jess Carson of Big Machine's Midland discuss their most influential music:1. History of Eagles Tour: I saw them open the Forum a few years before Glenn Frey passed away. That week Jess sent me and Mark a work tape of "14 Gears" (a song we would later record that started us on our path as a band). It was serendipity

– seeing the Eagles in their element, singing perfect harmonies, playing hit after hit. It brought everything into focus. (CD)2. Bruce Springsteen's Darkness On The Edge of Town: Watch the documentary on The Boss making this album. It's a meditation on hard work and overcoming the debilitating fear of expectation. (CD)3. Merle Haggard: Perhaps the most authentic American singer/songwriter in all of music. He had one of the most unique and perfectly controlled pleading voices. He was country, soul, blues and rock wrapped up into one perfectly fallible and lovable persona. I personally worship the ground he walked on. (MW)4. John Conlee's "Rose Colored Glasses": Saturday nights at my family's country honky tonk, my mother would request it and the Gary Skinner Trio would do a spot-on rendition that would bring the entire bar onto the dance floor, everyone singing drunkenly along. John Conlee's recording captures a spirit that elevates your soul straight into the heavens. (MW)5. Bruce Springsteen: Seeing Bruce live made me reconsider what it means to be a great performer. The three of us saw him together in Dallas. It was like, "Class is in session." (JC)• Highly regarded music you've actually never heard: Ed Sheeran. I know he is one of the biggest artists in the world, but I couldn't recite two seconds of any of his records. (MW)• "Important" music you just don't get: I'm a music nerd and enjoy everything, but DeadMau5 synth-pop sounds like robots trying to kill each other. (MW)• An album you listened to incessantly: Bob Dylan's Desire. Bob collaborated with Jacques Levy on songs so dense with narrative, each one was a short story. Emmylou Harris sings on most of the songs. "Hurricane" is on that album. Some credit it for getting Rubin Carter released from prison. How many people can say that about a song? (JC)• An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Jackson Browne's "Rosie." It's an incredible song about going home alone with Rosie. (CD)• Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: “My son watches Sesame Street. The "Elmo's World" theme song is fire. (CD)

MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE

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News & Notes The National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago will open a “100 Years of Radio” exhibit in Fall 2019. “This is an exciting time as we get to innovate and modernize the presentation of our museum’s rich history,” says Chairman Kraig T. Kitchin. The new display will feature microphones of iconic personalities and instruments from live radio theater productions. More here. Rocking M has flipped Hot AC KKGQ/Wichita to Texas/Red Dirt Country «Kansas Country 92.3.» It will compete with Scripps KFDI and Classic Country KTFI-AM, iHeartMedia KZSN and Classic Country KVWF, which the company has agreed to purchase from Connoisseur. No word from the station on staffing. Charles Murphy joined Alaska Broadcast KYKU/Juneau as Dir./News. BMG will release Wanda Jackson’s autobiography Every Night Is Saturday Night: A Country Girl’s Journey to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nov. 14. John Conlee was recently awarded the first ever Legends Award by the Kentucky Country Music Association. Southern Halo will perform on the British Country Music Association Awards Oct. 22. Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers have signed a management deal with The Holland Group. Gatlin has also signed with Huskins-Harris for daily business management.

Jordan Walker and Johnny McGuire of Wheelhouse’s Walker McGuire put an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to KWFS/Wichita Falls, TX. Big D & Bubba in the morning. (JW) The first time I heard “Til

Tomorrow” on the radio was in Pensacola, FL. We were in the back of our bus. It was one of our most ridiculous Facebook posts ever, because we were dancing around like it was a rap song. (JW) Our driver Ron is a redneck guy from Kentucky – and he’d be proud of me calling him that. His wife is a big foodie. We went everywhere from New York City to San Diego on radio tour. Every time we’d stop for dinner, he’d send her a picture of his food and she would blog about it. That’s one of my favorite memories. If you saw him – tattoos, really built and wears Harley Davidson shirts – he just doesn’t look like the kind of guy who’d take food pictures. (JW) Every time we go to a truck stop, I get a Gatorade and some Welch’s Fruit Snacks. (JW) I’d love to have dinner with my great-granddad, Oscar Joe Walker. He was an influential guy in my hometown and a baseball coach. He died when I was seven. We’d probably have a burger and a beer, and talk baseball and life. (JW) My last impulse buy was a way overpriced zip-up hoodie at the Nike Outlet in Seattle – which I for some reason bought in the summer. And I’d just had my wallet stolen at a McDonald’s, so Jordan had to buy it for me. (JM) The most redneck thing I’ve done lately is use a bunch of different tapes – Gorilla Glue tape, some duct tape – when one of our trailer wheel wells fell off. And that sucker has stayed on there for about six months. (JM) I wish I’d written Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up In Blue.” It’s the perfect example of a troubadour song of a love journey. (JM) My least favorite interview question ... this will sound sappy, but I could still be working a desk job selling software. So it’s really hard for me to find any tough questions. But it does get monotonous telling how we met. I’ve probably answered that 500 times this year. (JM) I’d love to be stuck in Santa Monica. It was incredibly beautiful. The people were awesome and the food was great. (JM)

OFF THE RECORD: WALkER MCGUIRE

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Q: Celebrity You Wouldn’t Want To Be Seated Next To On A Plane A: Kanye West (No. 1 answer) Mac recognizes that not all listeners play along, so the station tried to make the game fun for the “non-players.” Well-attended shows with Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line and Billy Currington also connected the dots on the music side during the ratings peri-od. WCOW/Sparta, WI: PD/morning show co-host Arnie Andrews says the station rode a wave of ACM, CMA and Wisconsin Associa-tion of Broadcasters awards. “We made a big deal out of it in all our imaging,” he says. They also added a Cash Jackpot contest in morning drive. Like KCLR, the game used Family Feud type questions and awarded CDs, gift cards and cash. It allowed players to stop at any time or risk it all for the jackpot. A couple

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of big concert events were also the center of the station’s promo-tion efforts. “We gave away tickets to see Tim & Faith and did an on-air show with the tour,” Andrews says. “Our CountryFest VIP Promotions lasted a month and a half of the book.” The event in Cadot, WI featured Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Thomas Rhett and Alabama plus another 30 acts. “It’s a destination for our listeners,”

he says. “We broadcast live the entire week-end.” Ratings were steady in all dayparts with market veteran Mike In The Midday seeing an increase and new afternoon host Jason Brooks hitting the ground running in March. KIXQ/Joplin, MO: “We’ve got such a good formula in place,” says PD/morning host Randy Brooks. “The last 11 years there was one fluctuation and that’s when the station strayed from the plan.” He attributes music trends to any highs or lows. “Country

is coming back to our roots, dancing with the one that brung us.” Looking at his power recurrent research, he cites Blake Shelton’s “A Guy With A Girl,” Morgan Wallen and Jon Pardi as performing well for the station. In terms of contesting, the Secret Sound cash game is a staple. “Our listeners call and ask when it’s going to happen every year. And our first-ever St. Jude Radiothon really co-alesced our audience.” Partners In Hope received tickets to a local Brantley Gilbert show for their pledge. The station also localized the effort by interviewing local patient families for custom story songs with Rascal Flatts’ “Every Day,” Darius Rucker’s “It Won’t Be Like This For Long” and The Band Perry’s “If I Die Young.” Put-ting them together “was one of the most emotionally exhausting experiences you can have,” Brooks admits. He also cites Audience Development Group’s Tim Moore, a 10-year station partner, as a great competitive resource. Look for more from format market leaders next week.

–Paul Williams

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Editorial: CMA Says Hush There was a time when awards season meant a cascade of packages and mailers, congratulatory advertising, banners, billboards, yard signs and general excitement. Those days ended two years ago when the CMA created a policy prohibiting the aforementioned as "vote solicitation." Beyond the strained logic in turning down the volume on pre-awards buzz, these rules are also patently unfair and potentially cast the CMA in a bad light with many of its members. Full disclosure: Country Aircheck has staunchly opposed this policy since its inception, in large part because it hurts our business. That CMA would prohibit a company from certain aspects of its normal operation is onerous. What music publisher wants to be told when/if it can pitch songs? Which labels wish for CMA to block the sale of their music? But while central to Country Aircheck and a few other companies, those issues are to the side of several more important concerns for the larger industry. These policies (ACM has a similar rule prohibiting direct mail and emails) were designed to eliminate what had become costly and time consuming mailer campaigns. Several of the biggest labels and most prominent managers, fatigued with the arms race in producing elaborate marketing, pushed CMA and ACM to implement and enforce rules for the whole industry. Understandable, as it's difficult to tell an artist they aren't worth the time and expense if the competing artist across the street is getting a big push. So while these restrictions may be cost-effective for perennial awards season favorites – big labels, top artists – the perhaps unintended consequence is that they are discriminatory toward others. For many, receiving a major awards nomination is a huge coup in and of itself, one they might wish to shout from the rooftops. A nominated independent artist has a strong interest in raising their profile with radio, publishers, songwriters, media and others in the CMA membership. Denying their ability to send mailers, advertise and raise banners/billboards is simply not fair. Further, pitting CMA or ACM against certain portions of their own constituencies sets a terrible precedent. At best, these policies cloud the waters of collaboration necessary for a trade organization to function. At worst, they cast CMA and ACM as tools of the big against the small. Finally, prohibiting marketing – any marketing – that supports an upcoming awards show is nonsensical. Some artist camps will choose to go silent for fear of violating the ban, others will work around it by omitting mention of the awards. In a sense, it's asking the country music industry to not make a big deal about its biggest deal. So, by all means, get excited about the nominations. Just don't do it loudly.

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Cox KKBQ & KTHT/Houston are looking for a Dir./Pro-duction and Account Executives for the cluster. Apply here. iHeartMedia WDRM/Huntsville, AL is looking for a PD/afternoon host. Details here; send materials here.

Mississippi WOKK/Meridian, MS is looking for a PD/morning show co-host. Send materials here.

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2 OLD DOMINIONNo Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

26827 1745 9050 562 59.389 2.727 159 0

3 2 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) ✔ 26505 1923 8795 667 59.95 4.36 159 0

5 3 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 20409 1091 6830 437 46.156 2.781 159 0

8 4 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔ 19863 2574 6694 852 43.302 5.662 159 0

7 5 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) ✔ 19851 2244 6674 779 44.349 3.945 159 0

9 6 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) ✔ 17953 2299 5912 787 38.739 4.572 158 4

1 7 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 16085 -9523 5379 -3196 40.325 -14.704 159 0

10 8 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 15539 1018 5213 271 35.271 3.248 159 0

12 9 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 14492 815 4723 245 31.331 1.269 156 0

11 10 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 14202 517 4745 252 30.775 1.351 158 0

6 11 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 13661 -4085 4906 -1210 30.022 -9.478 159 0

13 12 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 13305 502 4747 119 27.728 1.074 158 0

14 13 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 13041 1333 4532 460 27.435 2.805 159 0

15 14 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 12686 1386 4300 474 27.934 3.737 159 1

4 15 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 12550 -11458 4275 -3879 28.858 -22.833 159 0

18 16 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 11875 1647 3973 559 26.473 3.915 156 0

16 17 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 11821 868 3904 270 24.848 1.385 159 0

17 18 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 11742 846 3925 232 24.482 1.827 154 0

20 19 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 10573 1006 3826 278 22.219 2.843 156 2

21 20 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 10213 939 3466 265 21.748 2.698 151 0

22 21 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 9763 1281 3347 426 17.38 2.154 156 0

23 22 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 8307 343 2948 109 17.13 0.884 155 0

26 23 LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 7403 1481 2371 411 16.139 1.144 148 19

24 24 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 7250 338 2562 139 14.281 0.754 147 2

28 25 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 6885 999 2222 317 13.57 1.259 140 3

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

25 26 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 6670 371 2203 111 13.21 2.011 137 7

29 27 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 6485 943 2198 310 12.439 1.706 141 1

27 28 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 6261 359 2284 188 9.59 0.274 141 1

31 29 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 6059 1715 1896 531 13.629 5.468 133 13

30 30 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 4886 159 1513 43 7.706 0.192 124 0

WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 4795 726 1425 221 8.543 0.797 110 26

36 32 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 4519 1105 1499 375 8.295 2.296 109 4

34 33 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 4398 562 1393 186 7.911 1.103 128 13

32 34 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 3961 -241 1346 -87 6.548 -0.567 112 0

35 35 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 3952 193 1454 78 5.188 0.299 132 0

37 36 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 3709 329 1203 85 5.833 0.796 120 2

39 37 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 3272 340 1027 106 6.375 0.357 110 3

42 38 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 3053 485 1143 138 3.681 0.405 123 10

38 39 WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 3035 -150 1042 1 6.546 -0.073 112 2

40 40 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 2989 128 1003 37 4.824 0.254 82 0

41 41 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 2791 135 913 37 5.186 0.329 93 0

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 2531 312 866 83 3.278 0.487 97 5

46 43 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 2295 339 740 111 4.056 0.664 67 6

45 44 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury Nashville) 2157 196 775 74 2.937 0.181 104 6

47 45 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 2043 290 629 53 3.24 0.84 77 7

53 46 ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 1887 412 709 145 2.764 0.406 83 6

51 47 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 1835 240 656 93 1.582 0.211 89 7

49 48 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 1706 81 642 11 2.474 0.305 89 0

50 49 DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin' (Warner Bros./WAR) 1703 97 611 37 2.389 -0.079 78 4

48 50 PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 1695 -1 617 14 2.135 -0.042 74 1

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersKENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 852

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 787

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 779

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 667

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 562

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 559

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 531

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 474

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 460

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 437

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersKENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 2574 ✔KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 2299 ✔JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 2244 ✔DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 1923 ✔OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 1745 ✔FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 1715

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 1647

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 1481

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 1386

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 1333

Activator Top Spin GainersKANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 195

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 170

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 158

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 136

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 134

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 128

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 112

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 106

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 98

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 92

Activator Top Point GainersKANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 895 ✔

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 817 ✔

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 667 ✔

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 538 ✔

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 517 ✔

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 492

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 483

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 482

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 465

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 412

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 17777

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 16327

THOMAS RHETT/Craving You f/Maren Morris (Valory) 13857

BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 12361

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 11658

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 10597

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 8371

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 7970

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 7121

BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 6693

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds

COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN) 31

DREW BALDRIDGE/Guns & Roses (Cold River) 30

WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 26

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 19

BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 17

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 13

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 13

CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 10

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 10

DANIELLE BRADBERY/Sway (BMLGR) 9

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Thomas Rhett Life Changes (Valory)Rhett produced his third album with Dann Huff and Jesse Frasure. It features first single "Craving You" (with Maren Morris) and current single "Unforgettable," along with "Smooth Like The Summer," "Marry Me" and "Drink A Little Beer" (featuring TR's dad, Rhett Akins).

Toby Keith The Bus Songs (Show Dog)Keith's latest album contains road-worthy songs with adult humor and self-explanatory titles including "Wacky Tobaccy," "Sh*tty Golfer" and newly recorded versions of "Weed With Willie," "Runnin' Block," "Hell No," "The Critic" and "Ballad Of Balad."

Kip Moore Slowheart (MCA)Moore says his third offering is named after his band and fans, both called The Slowhearts. He co-wrote 11 out of the 13 tracks and was the sole producer on seven. Songs include lead single "More Girls Like You," plus "Blonde" and "The Bull."

Dustin Lynch Current Mood (Broken Bow)Lynch’s label calls his new album “genre-bending” and it includes first single “Seein’ Red” and current single “Small Town Boy.” He co-wrote 7 of the 13 tracks including “Why We Call Each Other,” “State Lines” and “New Girl.”

MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) Moves 47- 45* 2043 points, 629 spins 7 adds: KCYY*, WDAF, WHKO*, WUSY, WTHT, WWQM, W1HC

ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (Southern Ground/Elektra/WAR) Debuts 46* 1887 points, 609 spins 6 adds: KFRG, KASE, WIRK, WNOE, WMAD, WGTY

LITLLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) Debuts 47* 1835 points, 565 spins 7 adds: WDRQ*, KSON, KSKS*, WYNK, KHEY, WWQM, KJUG

LAUREN ALAINA/Doin’ Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) Moves 49- 48* 1706 points, 642 spins; no adds

DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin’ (Warner Bros./WAR) Moves 50-49* 1703 points, 611 spins 4 adds: WKIS, WBCT, KHEY, WYCT

PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) Moves 48-50* 1695 points, 617 spins 1 add: KBQI

JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA) 1544 points, 539 spins 2 adds: WIL, WCOS

TYLER FARR/I Should Go To Church Sometime (Columbia) 1465 points, 542 spins; no adds

LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek) 1365 points, 451 spins 4 adds: KSON, KJKE, WBBS, KRYS

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY

C H E C K O U T 9 / 8

September 11BILLY CURRINGTON/Wake Me Up (Mercury)DUSTIN COLLINS/Pieces (Big Risk)BLAKE SHELTON/I’ll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN)

September 18JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don’t Care (Valory) OLD DOMINION/Written in the Sand (RCA)

September 25RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse)MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine)

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

1 1 OLD DOMINIONNo Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

10718 -161 2441 -33 50 0

3 2 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) ✔ 10123 667 2283 158 50 0

5 3 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 9022 307 2027 92 51 0

6 4 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 8842 465 1955 128 51 0

7 5 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 8308 492 1874 134 51 0

2 6 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 7922 -2575 1767 -631 49 0

10 7 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) ✔ 7496 517 1677 136 51 0

11 8 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) ✔ 7288 895 1667 195 49 1

8 9 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 7236 -103 1630 -16 51 0

4 10 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 6391 -3030 1438 -674 47 0

12 11 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 6377 60 1373 69 51 0

9 12 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 6281 -1043 1396 -233 44 0

13 13 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 6088 74 1352 47 50 0

14 14 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 5684 185 1278 42 48 0

20 15 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔ 5622 817 1183 170 50 1

17 16 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 5587 236 1255 72 49 0

16 17 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 5580 127 1211 39 50 0

19 18 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 5316 482 1150 98 51 0

18 19 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 5044 54 1082 35 50 0

21 20 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 4824 216 1005 26 50 1

23 21 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 3960 148 849 34 48 0

22 22 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big Label) 3930 60 829 9 49 3

24 23 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) ✔ 3846 538 845 106 49 3

25 24 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 3141 44 661 6 46 0

27 25 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 2775 163 562 44 47 3

26 26 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 2721 105 607 22 45 4

33 27 LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol) 2208 483 476 78 39 18

34 28 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLG) 2118 412 469 112 44 10

28 29 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLG) 2072 60 372 26 40 1

30 30 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 1990 58 390 31 40 1

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

31 31 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 1858 -64 329 8 36 1

35 32 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 1831 233 433 69 39 5

32 33 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 1651 -141 408 -35 38 0

29 34 DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol) 1583 -265 297 -60 18 0

40 35 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 1379 352 224 90 22 7

36 36 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 1329 14 276 4 27 0

37 37 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 1249 -14 233 7 20 3

46 38 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 1167 337 237 83 30 9

41 39 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 1112 96 221 24 30 2

38 40 ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 1090 -79 237 13 14 1

42 41 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 998 1 247 6 32 2

43 42 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 924 25 190 6 19 2

45 43 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 891 47 206 41 19 9

44 44 OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 783 -68 79 -13 2 0

47 45 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 684 -128 106 -19 22 0

49 46 CODY JOHNSON/Wild As You (Cojo) 661 -2 146 10 12 0

48 47 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 650 -115 102 -20 7 0

53 48 LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek) 618 0 70 -1 8 0

52 49 LUCAS HOGE/Dirty South (Rebel Engine/Star Farm) 608 -15 114 -2 7 0

54 50 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 570 -35 57 -4 1 0

56 51 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 562 7 122 6 10 0

57 52 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 559 29 77 8 5 1

50 53 ADAM DOLEAC/Whiskey's Fine (287) 550 -100 55 -10 1 0

51 54 DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin' (Warner Bros./WAR) 550 -87 76 -13 6 0

55 DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 525 36 77 10 6 2

56 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 523 76 87 22 12 1

59 57 RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Us (Big Machine) 504 -10 67 7 10 1

60 58 CARLY PEARCE/If My Name Was Whiskey (Big Machine) 500 10 50 1 1 0

59 KANE BROWN/Better Place (RCA) 480 70 48 7 1 0

60 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 460 10 46 1 1 0

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