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November 16, 2020, Issue 731

CMA Awards: Radio Reacts

Last week’s 54th Annual CMA Awards (11/11) were hosted by Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker and was the first major awards show with a live audience – comprised only of nominees, performers and presenters – since March. As is tradition, Country Aircheck asked radio pros for their take on the show and discovered what they enjoyed – or didn’t – varied as greatly as the pajamas they wore to watch. WYGB/Columbus, IN PD/afternoon host Fritz Moser: “The show opening is always like fireworks for me. I’m on the sofa, snacks and bubble water on the coffee table, ready to be in awe. It was the same this time, and Fritz Moser it set the tone for the rest of the evening. The most surprising performance was Reba and Darius singing Mac Davis’ ‘In The Ghetto.’ Those words were written more than 50 years ago but could have been penned this past summer; it gave me goosebumps. Though it wasn’t the Kenny Rogers song I expected for a tribute, Little Big Town’s version of ‘Sweet Music Man’ was fitting for the night, and I went back to watch it a few more times, because I liked it so much.” WGTY/York, PA PD/morning host Scott Donato: “I would have preferred a medley for Kenny Rogers, as it’s hard to fathom not hearing ‘The Gambler,’ ‘Lady,’ or any other of his universal smashes. I was fully onboard with the concept of the show, though. CMA rolled out strict guidelines for everyone attending and did their best to keep things safe. While I knew the decision would be open to scrutiny, I don’t agree with those who labeled the awards ‘tone-deaf’ or ‘ignorant.’ Everyone was tested repeatedly for a set number of days, and several had to sit Scott Donato out for precautionary reasons. They tried to create a three-hour experience that soothed country fans, and just because people were celebrating music didn’t mean they weren’t aware of reality.” (continued on page 10)

The Best Is Rhett To Come: Valory’s Christy DiNapoli, Athena Puharic, Scott Borchetta, George Briner, Brooke Nixon, Chris Palmer and Ashley Sidoti (l-r) celebrate Thomas Rhett’s “What’s Your Country Song” being this week’s most-added and his highest debut.

Christmas Music Already?

The year of disruption rolls on as more than 100 stations in multiple formats have already flipped all-Christmas. These earlier-than-normal moves show the extent to which significant changes to listening levels and patterns have led to traditional radio rules being thrown out the window. Country Aircheck asked several PDs what this means for Country’s engagement with an audience that may be seeking escape in a stressful time. The all-Christmas phenomenon got its start Steve more than 20 years ago at AC KESZ/Phoenix, Geofferies a now-iHeartMedia station that flipped this

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year’s Christmas switch Nov. 6. Sister Country KNIX PD Steve Geofferies says KESZ’s early move will not affect his station’s plan. “The most important thing to remember about building a brand is to meet expectations,” he explains. “So for KNIX, we continue to play country music. We’ll work in Christmas music at the right time.” Of course, being in the same building as the market’s Christmas station has its advantages. “We see it as a great opportunity to cross-promote each station and build new audience for the following year,” Geofferies says. Bonneville KYGO/Denver PD Brian Michel also has a sister station that’s already jumped on the all-Christmas sleigh. “[AC] KOSI dominates every year with Christmas music,” he says. “We’re never going to out-Christmas KOSI. We’re still focused on being the best Country station we can and living up to the expectation of the audience.” For Michel, 2020 will be business Brian Michel as usual, adding, “There’s no inclination to play more or less Christmas music.” In 2019, KYGO and KNIX began adding Christmas music into rotation the day after Thanksgiving. Max Media WGH/Norfolk PD Eddie Haskell says he’s watching the stations in his market closely but doesn’t expect any major changes to his approach. “One started Nov. 1, which feels early to me,” he says. “The other hasn’t yet, so we’re keeping an eye on them. I know people are looking for comfort and relief from this crazy year, so we’ll likely play more than I normally would but still starting on Eddie Haskell Black Friday.”

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While the all-Christmas route is typically the domain of AC stations, there are a few Country stations that adopt the strategy, the most notable of which is Mount Wilson’s KKGO/Los Angeles. This will be the station’s fifth year to go all-Christmas, which it did the Monday before Thanksgiving last year. Crosstown iHeartMedia AC KOST made the flip on Michael Levine Nov. 5, and KKGO PD Michael Levine says that’s fine with him. “Their goals are different than ours,” he says. “It is always a balance trying to figure out the appropriate time in November to switch; however, based on our prior history and feedback from our listeners, we plan to stay with our original timeframe.” There are also a handful of Country stations that have already made the flip to all-Christmas. In Omaha, iHeartMedia Classic Country KFFF (93.1 The Wolf)/Omaha flipped last Monday (11/9), compared to last year when it didn’t flip until the day after Thanksgiving. KFFF flanks sister Country KXKT (Kat 103.7) and the duo’s PD Hoss Michaels says the move helps “keep some of those listeners from going across the street” to the market’s traditional AC Christmas music station, Summit’s KSRZ. Hoss Michaels As for the earlier than usual flip this year, Michaels adds “this year has been a struggle for so many. We felt that listeners might be looking for something positive and familiar. People just want this year to be done, and if that means hearing Christmas music, that could signal the end of the year is near and give them some hope for 2021.” –Chris Huff

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Chart Chat

Congratulations to Russell Dickerson, Kevin Herring, Raffaella Braun and the Triple Tigers promotion team on landing at No. 1 with “Love You Like I Used To” for the second consecutive week. The song is the lead single from Dickerson’s forthcoming Russell sophomore studio album, Southern Symphony. Dickerson Songwriters are Casey Brown, Parker Welling and Dickerson. And kudos to Chris Palmer, Ashley Sidoti and the Valory crew on notching 141 adds for Thomas Rhett’s “What’s Your Country Song,” landing atop this week’s board.

Preaching To The Press Room Choir

“The win is we all were here tonight together as country music, in-person, live, not on Zoom,” remarked newly crowned CMA Entertainer of the Year Eric Church during his acceptance speech. Later, looking out at a wall of faces via Zoom in the virtual press conference, he observed, “This is fucking weird.” “The hardest thing was to stand there in 2020 and understand that you win that award, but this year is more about what the losses are: loss of life, education, time playing,” Church responded when asked to elaborate on his earlier words. Looking to the future, he reiterated, “It’s gonna be music that Eric Church brings us out of this, I promise. It’s not gonna be politics. It’s not gonna be sports. It’s gonna be music. That is how we’re gonna leave COVID in the dust bin of history.” The biggest winner of the night, Maren Morris, used her platform to celebrate Black women in the genre who “don’t often get the credit they deserve.” She also explained why, in a year like 2020, she was unwilling to “phone it in and perch on the fence” in her writing. Citing “Better Maren Morris Than We Found It,”

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Morris said “It wasn’t given as a hand slap or to say ‘F you’ to all these people. It was saying, pleading, from a mother’s heart now, please, can we leave this better, just a little bit better, for our kids?” “Our ability to come together is unlike any genre,” voiced the (maybe) President of the Church Choir Luke Combs. “And our ability to be genuinely excited for each other is unlike any genre.” On his palpable excitement for Church’s EOTY win, Combs added, “Without him, there is no me. No one has ever deserved anything more than he deserved to win that trophy tonight.” Carly Pearce echoed Combs’ praise of the genre, which she credits with saving her “in a lot of ways.” Refusing to “shy away from honesty,” Pearce recounted the inspiration for “I Hope You’re Happy Now.” “It was my apology to my ex. I wanted to shine light on something that doesn’t make me, even as a female, look very good. I hurt somebody, and I unapologetically did it.” Closing, Pearce emphasized what the night, and the simple act of being together, symbolized. “It’s really special that we all get to at least be together, see each other and experience some sort of normalcy as far as bringing country music to fans. So many of my heroes – all of these artists – are coming together as the country music family and bringing a show to you. And that’s really cool.” It’s been a tough year for everyone (except maybe Jeff Charley Pride and Bezos or those Charmin bears). Jimmie Allen The same is true for New Artist of the Year Morgan Wallen, who in October admitted he had some “soul searching” to do. “It’s a little kick in the rear towards the top, I hope,” he conceded. Sharing how reflection and evaluation have affected his mindset, Wallen said, “I feel like I’m in a better spot. I feel like I’m back at home with myself now, which is nice.” “You talk about sharp. This is a sharp guy. When I was his age, I wasn’t that sharp,” joked Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Charley Pride of Jimmie Allen. “I stole it from you,” quipped Allen, who expressed he “would not be here” without Pride and host Darius Rucker during Country Strong 2020: Countdown to the CMA Awards (watch here). Allen recalled spending his last $100 to see Pride play at the 50th Annual CMA Awards. “To be able to present him with

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the award four years later, stand here next to him and have a song with him? Imagine one of the biggest dreams and accomplishing it. That’s what happened for me tonight.” Rucker called the opportunity to host “a dream come true” when he and co-host Reba McEntire stopped by the virtual press room at the end of the evening. McEntire summarized, “It was a wonderful, well-rounded show, great music, and there was a camaraderie in the audience tonight that was so much fun to watch.” —Caitlin DeForest

News & Notes

The Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) in partnership with Vipology has launched a Talent Available page here to assist displaced broadcasters with housing their demos. Turner WZBB/Stanleytown, VA has added Virtual News Center with remote local newscasts anchored by Marina Brett. Spotify has entered into an agreement to acquire podcast advertising and publishing platform Megaphone. Warner Chappell Music has unveiled a new custom anthem for the Tennessee Titans, “Get Loud (Titan Up),” written, recorded and produced by Brandon Ray and Christian Hale. Watch the video here. Tim McGraw, Chris Young, Cole Swindell, John Rich, Mitchell Tenpenny and David Tolliver will perform during Tracy Lawrence’s Mission:Possible Turkey Fry and Benefit Concert Nov. 24. Tickets here. Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley’s Univox Electric guitar, a collection of ephemera from Merle Haggard’s 1973 White House performance and Tanya Tucker stage clothing are included in the Artifacts of Hollywood and Music auction, taking place Nov. 28 here.

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The Good Guys Foundation , co-founded by Sound Emporium studio’s Juanita Copeland and a Nashville police sergeant, disbursed more than $10,000 to eight families.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • Industry vets found life beyond radio and the CMA radio remotes went virtual in last week’s (11/9) Country Aircheck Weekly. • More iHeartMedia cuts were made, including Anthony “The AntMan” Allen and Eddie Rupp. (CAT 11/13). • Eric Church received his first CMA Entertainer of the Year trophy; list of winners here. (CAT 11/12) • Beasley Media partnered with Entercom’s Radio.com for a content distribution deal. (CAT 11/11) • iHeartMedia/Northern Ohio RSVPP Keith Kennedy added SVP/Programming duties for the Cleveland cluster. (CAT 11/10) • ASCAP and BMI presented their country award winners virtually here and here, respectively. (CAT 11/9) • Brooke Taylor joined WSIX/Nashville for middays. (CAT 11/9)

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Westwood One syndicated host Elaina Smith: “I found myself very distracted by all the positive COVID-19 results, which had me questioning whether we were ready for even a small gathering when it comes to an awards show. Were we ready to see a big ballroom of people, socially distanced, but inside and no masks? The general public isn’t going to research CMA’s safety protocols and I worry that the country community didn’t come across well.

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An inside look at the new normal for Arista’s Robert Counts: The biggest change in my life has been not being able to tour and play shows, which is tough for a fairly new artist that needs to be out playing every weekend. Not too much has changed in my day-to-day – definitely not enough to make a fuss about. I was co-writing a lot before the pandemic hit, and that went from in-person hangs down on Music Row to more isolated video co-writes … haven’t been a huge fan of those, honestly. I wake up a little bit later these days. No reason to be up super early when the office is just across the hall. My routine hasn’t really changed – I just do more of it in a mask or by myself. I wake up, drink a cup of coffee, video co-write for a few hours, workout, eat some dinner, rinse and repeat. My girlfriend and I are quarantining together, and we haven’t driven each other crazy … yet. That probably bodes well for our future together! She’s awesome, and we never get sick of each other. I would’ve hated doing quarantine without her. She’s been able to slowly get back to work and not be confined to the house, so I’m sure getting a little space hasn’t been a bad thing. I’ve been able to explore the million things I was already interested in but never had time to work on. I’ve been working on my 4Runner and spent more time working on my golf game. I did a lot more wake surfing this summer. I have a buddy that has an isolated

barn/gym situation, so spent more time there, too. I’ve also been helping friends with different home improvement projects. Quarantine hasn’t doused my creativity altogether, but it’s definitely made it more difficult for me to get into that headspace. I’m a writer that enjoys the hang and vibing off the energy and shared experiences of the other humans in the room. Zoom co-writes have sterilized the vibe, in my opinion, but I suppose that was the point. I recently started a little Sunday morning IG Live series I’m calling Any Given Sunday. I jump on, chat, drink coffee and play songs. I wanted a way to connect with fans, and social media lives have been the perfect outlet … shameless plug: y’all come hang out with me on my IG Live every Sunday morning at 10:30am CT! (Watch the latest episode here.) What haven’t we binged might be a better question. My girlfriend and I are in the middle of Downton Abbey. Never in a million years would I have thought I could get into a show like this, which is probably why I’m so late to the party. But my girlfriend dragged me through the first episode, kicking and screaming, and I was hooked; it’s a great show. We’ve been bouncing between Downton, The Boys, Ozark, The Office and Parks & Rec. Sprinkle in a little UFC on Saturday nights and NFL on Sundays, and you’ve got my playlist. My go-to snack is Blue Diamond Sea Salt Almonds and this new thing Britt started buying

Maren Morris’ acceptance speech, on the other hand, was an excellent and classy reminder that there is not a lack of talent in country music when it comes to minorities, there is just a lack of normalcy. I also loved seeing Luke Combs lose his mind over Eric Church’s win in a moment where a lot of people might have been disappointed to lose. What I don’t Elaina Smith understand, though, was radio broadcast award winners not being highlighted. I’m also confused about why there wasn’t an in-memoriam segment. With Rascal Flatts and Florida Georgia Line both having to pull their performances, you would think there would have been time for these important segments.” WUBE/Cincinnati morning host “Big Dave” Chandler: “I didn’t see a need for an in-memoriam segment, because they had covered those bases nicely with all the tributes. Being a Tennessee boy, the Charlie Daniels Band was a huge part of my upbringing, and Fire On The Mountain is one of my all-time favorite albums, so I loved the opening. I was bummed Lee Brice couldn’t be there, Big Dave but Charles Kelley stepped in well, and the

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#WhatDoIKnow About Street Hockey called TruFru frozen fruit. It’s flash frozen fruit (raspberries, cherries, blueberries) frozen again with a layer of white chocolate and then again with a layer of milk chocolate. Go get some. They will change your snack game. The silver lining I’ve experienced is more time with my girlfriend and our two dogs and free time to dive into my hobbies. Life gets busy, and it’s like the whole world was forced to slow down … it hasn’t bothered me too much.

performance with Carly Pearce was fantastic. I agree it would’ve been nice to have the Broadcast Awards winners mentioned. We won for Personality of the Year, and to be honest, it was disappointing to not see us and the other winners get recognized. Country radio is still the lifeblood of the industry, and it should be paramount that it’s recognized on the show, especially this year, since we weren’t allowed to attend.” iHeartMedia/Minneapolis SVPP Gregg Swedberg: “I was excited to see some newer acts like Ashley McBryde, Brothers Osborne and Ingrid Andress get a shot on national television, and we in radio need to capitalize on the opportunity to raise these artists’ visibility by actually playing them. I caught myself saying, ‘I need to get that in a better rotation’ way too Gregg Swedberg often. It’s a three-hour commercial for our format, and if someone says, ‘[That performance was good and] I’d like to hear more of them,’ ideally, we in radio would oblige. Also, shout out to the acts who took the time to thank Country radio – we see you. Enough of the performances were pretaped it flowed smoothly, but it might have been a good idea to mix a laugh track in during the monologue, because it threw Darius and Reba a bit not having large, boisterous crowd reactions.” WXFL/Florence, AL OM/PD/afternoon host Fletcher Brown:

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“The live performances were some of the best I have seen in a while, but the canned audience applause and laughter made it a bit awkward, especially at the beginning. With so many wide shots, it was obvious the audience wasn’t making all that noise, and visually, it looked off. I was deeply moved by Charley Pride accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award, and I just want Fletcher Brown to give Maren Morris a hug for her honesty and appreciation of Black artists. The tributes were all very well done, but I was disappointed they didn’t mention John Prine, as our company has personal ties to him. The two moments that weren’t as on-the-mark for me were the Dolly Parton joke, which felt a little flat – no pun intended – and the cough heard ‘round the room. I thought Reba handled it like a master, but I was not cool with the online articles that came for her after that calling out the CMAs for being reckless.” KEEY/Minneapolis Chris Carr & Company morning host Chris Carr: “I loved Reba’s coughing quip, but since she’s an accomplished actress, will we ever really know if it was real or a bit? The clearing of the throat amid a pandemic came across as real, off-thecuff and brilliantly set up. Intentional or not, I Chris Carr laughed, and I love it when people just wing it. Watching Mickey Gilley sing along right next to Johnny Lee while Old Dominion played ‘Lookin’ For Love’ reminded me of two old friends hanging at a bar having a beer and jamming. Ingrid Andress’ performance caught my attention when the tears started flowing at the end; I know how much she loves her family, as her parents live way up here in Minnesota! Charley Pride was adorable. The man is 86 years young, won Entertainer of the Year 49 years ago and melted my heart with his Lifetime Achievement speech. Charley, take all the time you need, man. You, sir, are a country music treasure and so deserving!” KUBL/Salt Lake City PD/afternoon Travis Moon personality Travis Moon: “The Charley Pride honor was definitely an all-time favorite CMA moment. The overall look of the night was refreshing and different, and the package made you pay more attention to the performances. There were more opportunities for a personal connection to each performance without as many crowd shots, and it seemed more vivid. The pacing was good, and I felt closer to the action; the

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sound was also better than ever. What they did was perfect for the presentation, and I think this setup could be used for a new country music special that could be added to our yearly celebrations.” Silverfish Media Pres. and Big D & Bubba Exec. Prod. Patrick Thomas: “Having even a small audience is better than no audience, and made it much less sterile. It reminded me of the old CMAs when it was only industry folks in the seats. The opening was excellent, and I like the song choices, but I was disappointed that no one took a stab at the greatest country song of all time, Patrick Thomas ‘Drinkin’ My Baby Goodbye.’ Also, watching the artists’ reactions to each other’s performances is one of those things I didn’t realize was such an important part of the show until it wasn’t there at the ACMs.” KNCI/Sacramento MD Sonia Jimenez: “I always look forward to the crossover performance – like this year’s Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber and Gabby Barrett with Charlie Puth – as a way to build the bridge between the two genres. I did like the intimate feel of the acoustic performances, and those that were plugged-in were good contrasts that Sonia Jimenez didn’t overstep the tone of the scaled-down presentations. The performances that most stood out to me was Chris Stapleton – one guitar, one mic and Morgane – and our hometown star Jon Pardi; his Joe Diffie tribute was fun to watch, and he sounded great delivering it.” KCCY/Colorado Springs PD/afternoon personality Shawn Patrick: “If I were to pick one performance, I’m going with Jon Pardi’s tribute to Joe Diffie. As a lover of ‘90s country, I was happy to see it included, and Pardi was the perfect fit. I also cried like a baby when they showed Joe’s widow, Tara, at the end. I was honestly a little shocked ‘The Bones’ won both Single of the Year and Song of the Year; I thought Luke Combs would take one or the other, Shawn Patrick and ‘Even Though I’m Leaving’ deserved an award. I was happy the CMAs found a way to do a live event with a real audience, regardless of where it was held, but it did feel somewhat like a comedy club setup at times. Was it my favorite CMA Awards ever? No! But kudos to the team that pulled it off, as that surely was not easy to do, and some of us needed it badly.” –Monta Vaden CAC

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The Rhythm House husband/wife team on finding a semi-isolated rhythm: J: The pandemic has made us rework everything from daily songwriting to tracking records to just simply keeping up the Rhythm House family morale day-to-day when you see less of each other. S: It’s also given us more time together. In the days where Jesse is working from his studio in the house, we see more of each other. We’ve spent quite a bit of time at the beach, working, and have been able to bring some of our staff with us and get a lot done together, while still being able to take breaks in the day. J: From recording our Apple Radio show to songwriting to staff meetings ... everything is Zoom-based. We should have bought stock! S: My job has always been pretty mobile. Even when I worked at other publishing houses, since the invention of the smart phone, I’ve been able to take my job with me. I can pitch songs and set up cowrites from anywhere. Sometimes it’s hard to find a cut-off between work and home life, especially being together. But it’s nice to take an hour to play frisbee with the dog, then come back in feeling more energized to work without feeling guilty about it. Pandemic or no pandemic, it’s always about trying to find the balance, right? J: We discovered that when I feel out of control, I go further into work mode, and she tends to feel more withdrawn. We were moving in opposite directions, and had to learn to work smarter and be each other’s support through the chaos. We do a very good job at taking turns having “rough weeks” while the other paints the silver lining. This is a rough business in normal times, so in a crazy year like 2020, we had to make it our mantra to not add extra stress to each other. S: It’s important to keep up with our communication and therapy. I feel super lucky that I’ve found a partner who is open and willing to put in the necessary effort, but also say, hey I need help with this. I also learned we do just fine being together all the time. I knew I loved him, but I also have someone I really like being around! We get a ton more done when we can sit down with each other and hammer out some of our publishing to-do list. J: The first half of the year included everything from failed singles to restructuring the entire fabric of our Rhythm House partnerships due to the economic fallout. The turning point came around June when we accepted the new normal, buckled down and got back to the guerilla warfare songwriting and publishing we do best. I’m proud that we’ll be closing out 2020 with six Rhythm House singles on the charts in multiple genres. S: The restructuring was definitely a setback. There was a lot of unknown happening all around

us. Even though it’s hard for us to admit we don’t have all the answers or control, we can still get good work done and we have to focus on that. J: I dropped a “chill-out” music EP called Calm Springs. It sounds like what Sinatra would have had playing at pool parties in the late ‘50s and ‘60s. It was therapy for me and my friends, but ended up sounding great with cocktails. Also, my sneaker addiction went further off the rails. S: I had to get away from music and became obsessed with making the perfect sugar cookie. The process of baking and cooking has always been therapeutic for Jesse and Stevie me, but this was on another level The hours it takes to make the decorating, I had already perfected a chocolate cookies, color the icings chip cookie dough, and I just went hard with that. and decorate them helped There’s not a lot I could brag about, but that cookie me completely zone out. dough is irresistible. I had to start giving that away, I can’t focus on anything too. I got a lot of texts from friends going, “I hate else when I’m doing it, you, and I love you for giving me this.” which is necessary for me J: My wife is a bad ass. Coming out of a to really get out of my own crazy year health-wise in 2019 and into 2020, head. Then, there’s the bonus of having all these she would have been justified feeling defeated. cookies lying around. I had to start giving them However, she’s been a support and leader for all away so I could shed the quarantine 15! our entire company and myself. Our Creative J: Since I wear a lot of hats and always have, Mgr., Vanna Moua, has really found her I had to learn to be efficient with my writing and fearlessness and publishing skills during all of production. I miss being able to capture the artists’ this as well. I’m also proud that our staff writers vocals before they leave the office. I was always have been grinding through and getting cuts. proud of my quick turnaround on demos, and I’ve S: Vanna is amazing. We already knew how had to be more patient with that these days since valuable she was to us, but we seriously couldn’t do we are often waiting for vocals to be sent to us now. this without her. Our writers each have their own S: WFH shifted the productivity. In the office, I unique voices, and we are truly a family. We have would have those zone-out moments talking to the been intentional from the start about who we sign. writers, hanging in the kitchen or having a drink in It’s not only about talent, but about the hang and the lounge when their writes were over. That time is what they bring to the table personally. We have all now spent switching the laundry or starting dinner leaned on each other at different times throughout, while I’m in between pitches or calls. I miss seeing not only this crazy pandemic, everyone all together. The but since the inception of best ideas sometimes come Rhythm House. from those little catch-up Also, we just so happened meetings. We have to to be spending time with be more intentional with Shane McAnally and his that now. We have Zoom husband and kids right wellness checks with the before the shut-down. So, whole writing staff and it made sense for us to creative team to see quarantine together. We had how everyone is holding a small group hunker down up. It’s harder to keep together in this bubble for momentum and motivation with Michael Baum, Shane three months, and it kept us up sometimes, but when McAnally, Dash and Dylan sane through the hard times. we have everyone all We all shared some tears and “together,” it fills us up a whole lot of dark humor. again and gets us back on We’ve made these bonds that track. are unbreakable by going through something J: I’m currently bingeing … vodka. crazy together. I’ve seen Jesse shine beyond what S: I wish that wasn’t true [laughs]. Mine is he thought he was capable of. He’s an incredible more wine. Thankfully, those Zoom happy hours husband, writer, producer, publisher and then he have calmed down some! added radio show host to the list, in the craziest J: My go-to quarantine snack is … vodka. time to launch a show. S: Also, cookies! Before I started with the

SEEK & EMPLOY

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AVAILABLE JOBS MIDWEST Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case is searching for a morning co-host. See the complete posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Case here. Federated WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN OM Jimmy Knight is searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Josh Michaels. Send résumés and airchecks to Knight here. MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD Jason Addams is looking to add a full-time on-air personality for nights. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Alpha KZKX/Lincoln, NE PD Rob Kelley is searching for a morning co-host. Complete job description and application here; reach Kelley here. Midwest/Evansville, IN OM Aaron Santini is seeking a Prod. Asst./on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country WLYD. Send cover letters, résumés and airchecks to him here. Townsquare KOEL/Waterloo, IA PD/morning host Johnny Marks is looking for a morning co-host who is “social media savvy and regularly contributes content to the station’s website and social media account. See the complete job description and apply here.

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Forever WFGI/Johnstown, PA is seeking a fulltime morning co-host. Send résumés, airchecks and salary requirements here. WVRC WKKW/Morgantown, WV PD Mike Vincent is searching for part-time on-air talent for weekend and fill-in positions. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA is looking for a Market Mgr. for the cluster, which includes Country WFLS. Interested candidates can see a complete job description and apply here. Alpha WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA Dir./Content Bill West is searching for a morning co-host to succeed the retiring Jessica Cash. Apply here; reach West here. Adirondack WFFG/Glen Falls, NY PD Chris O’Neil is seeking a morning host to also assist with promotions, social media, voicing and producing

commercials and website management as needed. Send résumés and airchecks to him here.

SOUTHEAST Cumulus WKAK/Albany, GA PD Bill Dollar is looking for an afternoon personality/Production Dir. Apply here. Cumulus/Shreveport, LA is searching for a VP/MM to succeed Aaron Criswell. See the complete job posting and apply here. Sun WXNX (Trump Country 93.7)/Fort Myers, FL has an immediate need for on-air and programming talent to join the private, familyowned television and radio company. Send résumés and airchecks here. Hall VP/Programming & Country WPCV/ Lakeland, FL OM/PD Bob Walker is seeking a morning co-host to join incumbents Julie Kay and Dale Roberts (a.k.a. DJ Thee Trucker). Send résumés, cover letters, social media links and airchecks to Walker here. Golden Isles/Brunswick, GA Dir./ Programming Mark “The Shark” Ediss is looking to add a utility player to the four-station cluster that includes Country WRJY. Duties include traffic, front desk, promotions and on-air. Send résumés and airchecks to Ediss here. Saga WVVR/Clarksville, TN Dir./Group Programming Scott Chase is seeking a morning co-host to join incumbent Fletch. Send résumés and airchecks to Chase here.

SOUTHWEST

Townsquare KQBR/Lubbock, TX Brand Mgr. Lance Ballance is seeking an APD/on-air personality to succeed Jan Miller. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Cox Country Format Leader & Country KKBQ/ Houston PD Johnny Chiang is seeking a midday personality for KKBQ to succeed Christi Brooks. Complete job description and application here.

WEST COAST

for the cluster that includes Country KRKI. Interested parties can send résumés and references here. Bonneville KYGO/Denver PD Brian Michel is searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Tracy Dixon. Reach Michel here, and apply here. Frontier/Juneau, AK GM Cherie Curry is seeking an OM/PD/on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country KTKU. Send résumés with references and an aircheck to Curry here. Entercom is now searching for a Regional Dir./ Promotions for the Mountain Region, including Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix markets. The position will manage all promotions and related activity for all brands in the region, including Country KMLE/Phoenix. See the complete job description and apply here.

OTHER Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott is searching for experienced OMs and PDs for future openings. The company’s Country properties include KAAR/Butte, MT; KCIN & KIYK/St. George, UT; KMON/Great Falls, MT; KGGL/Missoula, MT; KKXK/Montrose, MT; KWCD/Sierra Vista, AZ; KYSN/Wenatchee, WA; KYYZ/Williston, ND; and Classic Country KMON-AM/Great Falls, MT. Candidates with a minimum of three-to-five years of experience and a background in programming multiple formats in small to medium sized markets can send résumés, airchecks and programming philosophies to Elliott here. PLA Media Exec. Dir. Mark Logsdon is seeking a part-time Coord./Publicity to work a minimum of 30 hours per week. Send résumés, references and writing samples here. RWPC Pres. JJ Jobe is looking for a hands-on GM for a small Southeast market. Send cover letters and résumés to him here. Kobalt Music Group is searching for a Mgr./ Midwest Promotion for the In2une team to handle multiple formats, including Country, Pop, Hot AC, Rhythmic, Alternative and Active Rock. See the complete job posting and apply here.

Badlands/Rapid City, SD is searching for a GM/DOS who can build, train and motivate a team

SEEKING JOBS •Cactus Jack Former Entercom/Phoenix Dir./Production GoGoJack@msn.com 602-430-5908

•Doug Dodds Former ZFKY/Grand Cayman PD/ morning host DougDoddsEmail@gmail.com

•Heather Stevens Former WQXK/Youngstown, OH middays Heather.Stevens2019@gmail.com

•Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) Former on-air talent ZimaGuy@gmail.com 401-467-6737

•Tony Kelly Former WUSN/Chicago morning producer KellyT_60468@yahoo.com 708-642-8518

•Denis “Catfish” Miller Former KSNI/Santa Maria, CA afternoon host DenisMil@hotmail.com

•Greg Cole Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD GCole27000@gmail.com 916-502-4734 •Jonathan West Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons JSWest33@yahoo.com 320-774-9300

•Cory Mikhals Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host CoryProductions@icloud.com

•AJ McCloud Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL APD/ afternoons AJ.McCloud@charter.net 256-503-2301

•Brittany Tully Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD BriLynn718@gmail.com •Steve Knoll Former KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR PD/ on-air talent SteveKnoll@cox.net

•Kristin Monica Former WQNU/Louisville APD/mornings •Bill Hickok Kristin@RadioKristin.com Former KBMR/Bismark, ND morning host BillHickok1950@gmail.com •Paul Cannell Former WRKN/New Orleans PD •Amy Nic PFCannell@gmail.com Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host AmyNicRadioChick@gmail.com •Mac Daniels Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD MacDaniels@me.com

•Ron “Keyes” Stevens Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI afternoons RonStvns@yahoo.com

•Tom Travis Former iHeartMedia/Oklahoma City SVPP •Lee France Former KAGG/Bryan, TX PD/midday host TomTTravis@gmail.com LeeFranceWV@gmail.com •Dave Schaefer •Scott Davidson •Kris Richards Former iHeartMedia/Farmington, NM Former WHOF-HD2/Canton, OH PD/ Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons SVPP & Country KTRA PD on-air host FireCop947@yahoo.com DRSchaefer@gobrainstorm.net Davidson1023@gmail.com •”Big” John Horton Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoons BigJohn@TheBigJohnShow.com

SEEK & EMPLOY

November 16, 2020

SEEKING JOBS

(continued)

•Trace Hamilton Former WEBG/Chicago night host TheTraceHamilton@gmail.com

•Jason Pullman Former WUSN/Chicago mornings PimpYourPromo@gmail.com

•Daryl Thomas Ledyard Former WBBS/Syracuse on-air talent DarylLedyard@gmail.com

•Jeff Hunt Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE MD/ evenings JeffreyJHunt@gmail.com 570-309-4698

•Shawn Carey Former KXXY/Oklahoma City on-air talent Shawntze@sbcglobal.net •Ryan McCall Former WGLR/Platteville, WI MD/ afternoons RyanMcCall@yahoo.com •David Dean Former KXDD/Yakima, WA afternoons DaviDean5@gmail.com •Kasper Former WUSN/Chicago afternoons KasperShow@gmail.com and www. KasperShow.com •Brian “Wookie” Kostek Former WDSY/Pittsburgh APD/MD/ afternoons BKostek24@gmail.com •Chuck Edwards Former WYCD/Detroit mornings ChuckOn995@yahoo.com •Terry Phillips Former Entercom/Detroit Dir./ Creative Services Terry@TerryPhillips.com •Bernadette Gibbons Former Entercom/New York Coord./Promotions BernGibbons23@gmail.com •Jeff Pierce Former Saga/Portland, ME OM JefferyPierce@me.com •Blair Thomas Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE mornings BThomas330@yahoo.com •Brad King Former WBYT/South Bend, IN APD/MD/middays BradKingRadio@yahoo.com and here •Dr. Don Carpenter Former WYCD/Detroit mornings Dr.DonCarpenter@gmail.com

•Brent Jones Former Capitol Dir./Midwest Promotion DBJones615@gmail.com 615-482-5653 •Kim Brixton Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI mornings/middays KimBrixton@gmail.com •Mark McKay Former Riser House Dir./ Southeast Promotion MMcKay973@gmail.com •Fletcher Keyes Former WWQM/Madison, WI PD KeyesCreative@gmail.com www.FletcherKeyes.com •Steve Richards Former Townsquare/Albany, NY OM SVal622@sbcglobal.net 901-481-2669

Former WQNU/Louisville APD/mornings Kristin@RadioKristin.com Visit her website here. “The small details make the biggest difference, and on-air, this can mean I have something planned out for every single break – down to editing for word economy. I also take time to polish everything from music logs to creating table tents for extra marketing at an event, to putting myself in the listeners’ shoes when thinking through a contest. Smaller details add an extra touch to every aspect of radio, and that takes the product from good to great!” •Jared “Marshall” Goldberg Former KMLE/Phoenix APD/middays & Cluster Dir./Digital Programming ImJaredGoldberg@gmail.com

•Jody Wheatley Former WQMX/Akron MD/Promotions Dir. JodyWheatley13@gmail.com •Kelley Bradshaw-Brock Former WKDF/Nashville afternoons KelleyBra13@gmail.com 423-802-4987

•Mike Allan Former WNSH/New York nights MikeAllanRadio@gmail.com

•Tim Taylor Former KWJJ/Portland afternoons Tim.Taylor1@comcast.net •Tim Richards Former Entercom/Phoenix VP/Branding, KMLE PD Tim915@gmail.com •Alek Halverson Former KKWF/Seattle Interim PD/afternoons AlekHalverson22@gmail.com •Mandy James Former KMNB/Minneapolis mornings MandyJKDSN@gmail.com •Chris “Fish” Shatek Former KMNB/Minneapolis middays/Dir. Creative & Imaging ChrisShatek@gmail.com

•Adam Rondeau Former WCVL/Charlottesville, VA mornings BrondeauShow@gmail.com

•Ginny Harman Former KFRG/Riverside mornings GinnyHarmanVO@gmail.com

•Corey Dillon Former KNUC/Seattle afternoons/Social Media Mgr. CoreyDillonRadio@gmail.com

•Nina D. Former KMLE/Phoenix afternoons MissNinaD@gmail.com

•Guy David Former KYGO/Denver mornings GuyDavid02@gmail.com Agent: David Brody, 877-888-1267

KRISTIN MONICA

•Tami Rumfelt Former WPAW/Greensboro afternoons TamiRumfelt@gmail.com

•Jake Byron Former KUPL/Portland mornings JakeByronMedia@gmail.com

•Brian McKay Former WXTU/Philadelphia middays, Dir./Production BMackDJ@gmail.com

SEEKER SPOTLIGHT

•Erin Austin Former KILT/Houston Asst. MD/middays ErinAustinOnline@gmail.com •Greg Raneiri Former KSON/San Diego APD/MD/nights G.Raneiri@gmail.com •Amber Rainey Former KSON/San Diego middays AmberRaineyOnAir@gmail.com

•Darlene Evans Former WKIS/Miami middays DarleneInc@yahoo.com •Nathan Cruise Former In2une Dir./Regional Promotion NCruise27@gmail.com 615-496-6356 •Mark “Skid” Lavin Former WOTW/Orlando Dir./Production & On-Air MarkLavin@yahoo.com 407-619-5346 •“Wes McShay” Gardipe Former Appaloosa Dir./Western Region Programming WesGardipe@gmail.com 307-899-0007 •JD Justice Former KCTO/Duluth, MN Brand Mgr./ mornings JDJusticeVoice@yahoo.com •Nicholas Nixon Former KFRG/Riverside personality Kn3ick@outlook.com 909-754-3031 •Kerry Wolfe Former WMIL/Milwaukee SVPP & PD KerryLWolfe@hotmail.com 414-788-3764 •Chase Daniels Former WRWD/Poughkeepsie, NY PD/afternoons ChaseDaniels106@gmail.com

•Keith Abrams Former iHeartMedia/Cleveland OM KeithAbrams961@gmail.com •Mark Lillie Former iHeartMedia/Farmington, NM Cluster PD Lillie.Mark@gmail.com 303/704-0700 •Michael Rivera Former KHEY/El Paso, TX & KBQI/ Albuquerque PD MJRivera1980@gmail.com •Mike McKay Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI Brand Mgr./mornings McKProd@charter.net •Jimmy Elliott Former WOVK/Wheeling, WV WPP/PD/ MD/mornings JimmyElliottSchlosser@gmail.com •JJ Cook Former iHeartMedia/Cedar Rapids, IA SVPP IowaViking@mchsi.com •Jim O’Hara Former iHeartMedia/Quad Cities, IA SVPP & Country WLLR PD/on-air JimOHara@mchsi.com •Anthony “The AntMan” Allen Former KASE & KVET/Austin PD TheAntMan@TheAntMan.co •Steve Powers Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, AL SVPP StevePowers961@yahoo.com •Jim Dorman Former iHeartMedia/Wichita SVPP & Country KZSN PD/middays JimDorman2@aol.com •Eddie Rupp Former iHeartMedia/Sarasota, FL SVPP/ OM & Country WCTQ middays ER-1001@hotmail.com •Mike Rowe Former WAMZ/Louisville nights MikeRoweRadio1@yahoo.com

Artist/Title (Label)

November 16, 2020

Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

RUSSELL DICKERSON

Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 2nd Week at No. 1

26522

-1126

8504

-338

49.249 -1.691

158

MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud)

24084

838

7803

258

43.861 1.434

159

BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN)

22227

-71

7089

-32

0.244

159

HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) ✔

22183

871

7141

294

37.967 1.244

159

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

21370

711

6977

234

37.963 1.587

156

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA)

19707

849

6283

322

33.691 0.885

157

JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) ✔

17604

940

5586

297

31.94

0.21

159

DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR)

16290

262

5182

29.1

0.746

156

MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista)

15665

-4063

5244

-1296

30.972 -6.461

159

LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR)

14820

4638

25.407 0.218

159

KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

14708

-454

4698

-113

26.309 -0.788

159

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

13231

321

4363

136

20.885 0.985

158

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) ✔

12321

1094

3839

326

21.562 2.049

157

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

12231

712

4050

233

20.482 2.544

159

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

11630

786

3737

263

18.673 0.519

157

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

11313

488

3717

152

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

10463

-142

3324

200 16.5 0.648 --18 16.927 0.111

157

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

10286

114

3385

0.128

158

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

9500

3058

14.565 -0.259

155

TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand)

8412

-18

2656

-15

10.86

0.116

156

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

7743

373

2292

135

13.17

0.317

145

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

7447

121

2430

10.78

0.176

148

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

6994

415

2301

123

9.393

1.268

150

MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud)

6654

349

2014

11.248 0.592

127

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory) ✔ DEBUT

6615

2030

13.982 13.982

142

141

38.59

15.88

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November 16, 2020 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

6537

101

2146

9.482

0.274

146

PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

6171

661

2010

170

8.304

1.576

126

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

5836

639

1933

222

7.531

0.382

143

MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia)

5270

-13

1754

6.336

0.168

134

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

5037

245

1462

8.104

0.768

125

KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol)

4890

1618

6.889 -0.331

127

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90’s (MCA)

4643

242

1436

124

6.486

0.373

118

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

4550

1453

7.364 -0.064

134

TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA)

4135

-79

1293

-46

5.697

0.287

128

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

3929

110

1295

3.601 -0.018

130

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse)

3574

1206

4.176

0.088

121

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville) ✔

3573

2410

1109

766

5.616

4.118

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

3475

392

1105

105

4.372

0.622

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol)

3288

-2

1099

-1

110

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

3236

-31

1046

3.7

0.315

3.126 -0.008

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

3056

433

939

110

3.122

0.162

112

J. ALLEN & N. CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek)

2579

-150

935

-46

1.958 -0.094

104

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

2495

-87

771

3.577

-0.17

PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury)

2410

695

3.07

0.086

JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory)

2391

362

792

110

4.42

1.684

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

2336

294

653

2.899

0.505

ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista)

2327

-81

727

-6

2.36

-0.084

OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA)

2150

-75

658

-19

2.402 -0.038

CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat)

1926

-378

743

-110

1.019

-0.26

C. JOHNSON & R. MCENTIRE/Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN)

1905

107

438

3.175

0.24

Debut 50

Chart Page 2

November 16, 2020 Country Aircheck Add Leaders THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory)

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds 141

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory)

1659 ✔ 1219 ✔

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA)

748 ✔

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

648 ✔

ADAM DOLEAC/Whiskey's Fine (Arista)

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

624 ✔

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

600

INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA)

JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol)

526 430

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90's (MCA)

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

TROY CARTWRIGHT/Hung Up On You (Warner/WAR)

HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud)

416

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

360

Activator Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory)

6615

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

2410

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

1094

JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud)

940 871

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory)

353

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

219

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA)

152

HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud)

131

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

119 117 107

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA)

849

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud)

838

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

786

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

712

JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol)

711

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory)

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents 2030

Points

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

22035

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

766

LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia)

17633

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

326

JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

15486

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA)

322

JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia)

13147

JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol)

297

GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR)

11042

HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud)

294

MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud)

9623

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

263

MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury)

8281

MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud)

258

B. SHELTON w/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN)

8106

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

234

LUKE BRYAN/One Margarita (Capitol)

8083

233

SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA)

8014

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

Chart Page 3

November 16, 2020

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn’t Have Much (Valory) Moves 50-45* 2,391 points, 792 spins 5 adds: *KFDI, KTST, *W1MC, *WKHK, WXTU KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA) Moves 49-46* 2,336 points, 653 spins 2 adds: WQMX, WXBQ ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista) Moves 44-47 2,327 points, 727 spins; no adds OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA) Remains at 48 2,150 points, 658 spins 2 adds: WLHK, WXCY CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) Moves 46-49 1,926 points, 743 spins 1 add: KXKT C. JOHNSON & R. MCENTIRE/Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN) Debuts at 50* 1,905 points, 438 spins 1 add: WAVW ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) 1,895 points, 645 spins; no adds LEE BRICE/Memory I Don’t Mess With (Curb) 1,753 points, 457 spins 4 adds: KMLE, *KPLX, WDAF, WXCY MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) 1,543 points, 451 spins 17 adds including: *KATC, *KATM, *KHKI, *KIIM, *KIZN, *KRST, *KUBL, *WCTO, *WFMS, *WGKX LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse) 1,392 points, 447 spins; no adds

A D D DAT E S November 23 None Listed

November 30 None Listed

December 6 None Listed

Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

CHECK OUT 11/20 Garth Brooks Fun (Pearl) The long-awaited 14-track 12th studio album includes “Dive Bar,” featuring Blake Shelton, and his duet with Trisha Yearwood on “Shallow” from A Star Is Born. Brooks is also releasing Triple Live Deluxe, covering the Garth Brooks World Tour with Yearwood and Stadium Tour, Friday (11/20). Lee Brice Hey World (Curb) The 15-track collection includes the title track, co-written by Brice alongside Dallas Davidson and Adam Wood, multi-week No. 1 “One Of Them Girls” and his duet with Carly Pearce, “I Hope You›re Happy Now.” Brice is celebrating the release with the Hey World Album Release Livestream Experience via Facebook Live and YouTube Live Friday (11/20) at 7pm CT here. Tim McGraw Machine Hits: 2013-2019 (Spirit Music Group/Big Machine) The 14-track collection highlights McGraw’s hits from 2013-2019, including “Shotgun Rider,” “Highway Don’t Care,” featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban, and “Humble & Kind,” as well as “May We All” with Florida Georgia Line and a cover of the Bellamy Brothers’ “Redneck Girl” featuring Midland. Lady A Ocean Deluxe Edition (BMLGR) With six additional tracks, the band offers up live renditions of “Let It Be Love (At Home Version)” and “What If I Never Get Over You (Live from 3rd and Lindsley).” The trio also recruited Thomas Rhett on “Heroes.”

Chart Page 4

November 16, 2020 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

MORGAN WALLEN

More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 2

Week at No. 1

11258

+/- Points

248

Plays

2407

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN)

10760

-104

2231

-20

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers)

9851

-574

2168

-106

HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud)

9351

416

2039

131

JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol)

8162

526

1674

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) ✔

8123

748

1711

152

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

8005

233

1700

MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista)

7303

-834

1500

-195

DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR)

6893

-170

1418

-18

10 9

KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

6856

-339

1338

-64

11 11

LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR)

6721

-155

1382

-38

12 12

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

6282

1221

15 13

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) ✔

6168

648

1244

117

13 14

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

6130

360

1224

16 15

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

5606

143

1211

17 16

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

5362

1067

18 17

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

4555

-68

965

20 18

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) ✔

4273

624

803

119

19 19

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

3907

855

21 20

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

3761

279

737

23 21

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

3590

600

758

107

22 22

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

3500

146

669

25 23

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

2962

178

622

26 24

KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol)

2877

220

559

24 25

MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud)

2804

-112

534

-22

27 26

TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand)

2652

564

30 27

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

2206

430

530

29 28

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

1990

152

351

28 29

MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia)

1912

-25

366

-12

31 30

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

1753

380

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Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville) ✔

1717

1219

313

219

Stations Adds

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory) ✔

1659

353

37 33

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90’s (MCA)

1368

224

260

33 34

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

1366

-56

241

-12

32 35

TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA)

1292

-168

283

-19

34 36

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

1245

-123

244

-23

36 37

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol)

1208

235

40 38

PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

1168

225

259

38 39

JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory)

1164

209

35 40

LARRY FLEET/Where I Find God (Big Loud)

1139

-54

178

-5

39 41

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

1073

201

42 42

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

1004

106

180

43 43

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse)

928

204

41 44

PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury)

888

-36

148

-17

44 45

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

870

224

45 46

CHRIS JANSON/Waitin' On 5 (Warner/WAR)

669

-44

104

-4

46 47

JIMMIE ALLEN & NOAH CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek)

632

-5

120

-4

47 48

DALLAS REMINGTON/Uncommon Man (Road Warrior)

596

-14

114

-2

50 49

RYAN HURD/Every Other Memory (RCA)

550

49 50

BOBBY MCCLENDON/Maybe Tonight (Star Farm)

523

-5

101

-1

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

512

299

54 52

CODY JOHNSON & REBA MCENTIRE/Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN)

502

58 53

LEE BRICE/Memory I Don't Mess With (Curb)

494

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

480

326

52 55

PARKER MCCOLLUM/Like A Cowboy (MCA)

472

-24

-2

55 56

DREW PARKER/While You're Gone (Make Wake)

470

59 57

LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia)

468

56 58

GONE WEST/I'm Never Getting Over You (Triple Tigers)

440

-10

-1

Debut 59

OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA)

437

226

Debut 60

CASEY DONAHEW/Bad Guy (Almost Country)

430

249

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