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September 26 2016, Issue 518

Inside WMN’s New Structure

“The deal is, if you say you’re in the promo department, you have to do 10 pushups. It is now called the Radio & Streaming department.” So says Warner Music Nashville Chairman/ CEO John Esposito, holding court in his office with the newly minted head of said department, SVP Kristen Williams, as well as Chief Marketing Officer Peter Strickland. Aided by some late Friday afternoon refreshments, Espo and company lay out the label group’s latest evolution. CA: Why this change and why now? JE: My decision was driven by trying to see where the puck is going and to recognize we have to reinvent ourselves on a regular John Esposito basis or we’re lemmings. It’s like free shows. Everybody bitches about them, but everyone is still doing them because we’re all afraid to be the one who stops. We know how important radio is, especially in country. They’re going to be here for a long time and engaging with them is going to be incredibly important. But when 65% of our marketing budget and half our Kristen overhead is promotion, it doesn’t recognize Williams the massively growing streaming reality. Country [streaming revenue] is a little behind, but we’re catching up. We’re in the mid-30s [percent of revenue] now. Nobody is breaking out champagne, but [the broader record business] hasn’t had year-on-year growth since 1998 and we’re on track to have it. We’re small labels down here and Peter everybody has one or two people devoted to Strickland streaming. How crazy is that when it’s half of overall revenue? Equally important, it’s a music discovery vehicle, too. I sat back and thought, if I’m going to continue to spend this much overhead on what we call a promo department, why don’t I take people (continued on page 8)

Fest To See: MCA’s Sam Hunt (c) takes in the High Roller with iHeartMedia’s Kevin LeGrett (l) and Rod Phillips while in Las Vegas for the iHeartRadio Music Festival.

Radio Show & Tell

The 2016 Radio Show closed Friday (9/23) in Nashville. Here are recaps of a few noteworthy sessions. Marketing Trends: “It’s gone stale, it’s become ineffective, and now there’s a recoil against brands that do it.” That’s financial expert and syndicated talk radio host Dave Dave Ramsey Ramsey Wednesday (9/21) talking about marketing by repetition. He pointed to two approaches that have worked to cut through that noise for his brand, starting with tribal marketing. “They will spread the word on you,” he says. “And no amount of radio advertising is going to offset that.” Ramsey says his listeners identify one another based on a phrase he uses when asked how he is: “Better than I deserve.”

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Page 3 The second approach was use of the story, because the human brain remembers stories best. The key, he said, is to make customers the hero while the radio station or the advertiser is the guide. Having listeners call his show to scream “I’m debt free!” evolved into a staple of his show. “I was interviewing the hero about how they slayed the dragon,” he said. “I was walking through the airport with a friend [when a] guy yelled, ‘Dave Ramsey! I’m calling you in November!’ My friend goes, ‘who’s that?’ I said, ‘I don’t know. That’s tribal talk. The hero just told the guide he’d be debt free in November.’” Underscoring those points was Big & Rich’s John Rich, who discussed his growing Redneck Riviera brand. “Personal experience is the biggest thing,” Rich said on his advice for radio marketing. “Come up with ways that, when a listener shows up at an event ... they go home and say, ‘I like those guys at that radio station, I’m rooting for those guys.’ It’s building loyalty with those people by giving them an experience they didn’t have before they ran into you.” Passion Programming: Thursday morning’s programming session focused on the “passion formats” – Spanish, Religious, Urban and Sports. K-Love President/CEO Mike Novak pointed to his time at KSON/San Diego as the inspiration for changing the K-Love network’s mantra to “Be the best radio network you can be that happens to be Christian.” A convenience store owner shared a secret to success that Novack passed on: “I do what most people want most of the time.” “Commit robbery,” urged Barrett Sports Media President Jason Barrett, saying great hosts steal listeners’ time and choice. iHeartMedia VP/Hispanic Operation Hector Marcano had a message for managers. “Treat the talent with respect,” he said. “If you do, they will take care of the listeners.” Radio One personality Madd Hatta stressed the importance of social media, particularly

for reaching younger generations. “If we don’t go to where they are, we will be left behind,” he said. Later, he included community involvement in that definition, noting how much priority he places on being on the ground and accessible in Houston. “I don’t care how big you are on social media or what TV shows you can get on ... I’m going to kill you on these streets.” He also led the room in several rounds of audience participation on the most important aspects of radio: “Ratings and revenue.” Quarter Hour Care: The average human attention span has fallen in recent years to eight seconds, opened talent coach Randy Lane Thursday afternoon. Talent can counter the quick out by planning/writing Randy Lane engaging teases, starting every content segment with a headline, teasing at the end of every content segment, teasing with appointments and by being a master storyteller. Humor, compelling stories and conflict/drama represent “A-level” content, while information, performance and contests, which the audience should be able to play along with, can be thought of as “B-level.” Univision SVP/Local Research Kathleen Bohan focused on the perils of being overly reliant on PPM data. “Every time your numbers go up, it’s not solely due to the brilliance of programming,” she said, likewise when ratings decline. A better strategy is to closely monitor programming strategy alongside PPM and other data sources (music Kathleen Bohan tests, listener panels, digital and social media metrics). Over time, she said, the approach can provide a more reliable account of what is and isn’t working.

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Oliveme's Marie Osmond discusses her most influential music: 1. Judy Garland: We were both child stars. I knew she knew how I felt. There was a loneliness, growing up. When you're the only girl in the family... I didn't know if I wanted to compete with my brothers, because what if I failed? When she sang "Somewhere Marie Osmand Over The Rainbow," it gave me the courage to believe in myself, to go to Nashville and record "Paper Roses." 2. Loretta Lynn: I saw her in concert right after "Paper Roses" was out. She had me come backstage and we had the best time. She said, "You are a country singer. Never quit singing." 3. Steve Perry: Because of him, I had the desire to learn to work at my voice as an instrument, to be able to sing multiple genres. 4. Zeffirelli's Madame Butterfly: I fell in love with the art, technique and power of opera. It was one of those jawdropping moments. I sing "Nessun Dorma" in our show in Las Vegas now. I studied opera 15 years before I ever sang it live. 5. Bob Hope: He was like a second father to me. He took me under his wing and I did so many USO tours with him. He had such a love of his country and God, and love for these men and women who sacrificed everything for our freedom. It really changed my life. • Highly regarded music you've actually never heard: Until recently, it was Chris Stapleton's Traveller. I'd heard his singles, but just downloaded the whole album. He's phenomenal. • An "important" piece or style of music you just don't get: I would say rap, but on my new album we have SisQo on "Give Me A Good Song." Watching him work in the studio gave me a new appreciation of it. • An album you listened to incessantly: I did the Donny & Marie show from age 14 through 20. When I turned 21, it was the first time in my life I was free. I remember buying the Christopher Cross album with "Sailing" on it, flying to New York City alone and playing it over and over. • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: "Somebody's Child" by Dan Truman (Diamond Rio) on his solo album, Faith. • Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: Being a Mormon and growing up in Utah, it probably sounds funny for me to say this, but ... the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Turn "Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing" up to 11 and tell me you don't feel something powerful. I double dog dare you!

UPDATE

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Cumulus VP/Programming Analytics & Strategy Ralph Cipolla cautioned attendees against “programming to PPM” by displaying a photograph of a Nashville Predators hockey game. “Radio is the game,” he reminded the audience. “PPM is the scoreboard. The chance of failure increases dramatically when the scoreboard becomes your game.” His recommendations: Embrace balance (know the rulebook, focus on and listen regularly to the product); be realistic with regard to the segment of the audience Ralph Cipolla being served and corresponding ratings; and program to people – not meters. –Jess Wright, Chuck Aly, Russ Penuell

Chart Chat

Congrats to Justin Moore, George Briner, Ashley Sidoti and the whole Valory team on scoring this week’s No. 1 with “You Look Like I Need A Drink.” The lead single from Kinda Don’t Care is his sixth chart-topper. And kudos to Tom Martens and the WAR crew on grabbing 39 adds for Dan + Shay’s “How Not To,” topping this week’s board.

Justin Moore

News & Notes

Adams recognized top performers at the company’s annual meeting in Nashville, including Las Cruces, NM GM Aaron Criswell (GM of the Year); Fort Wayne, IN GSM Kevin Musselman (GSM of the Year); Ocean City, MD Business Mgr. Joann Fitzhugh (Business Mgr. of the Year); and named Fort Wayne its Market of the Year. Drake Donovan Creative Services’ Drake Donovan has launched videoforradio.com, a showcase for station-generated video content and marketing ideas, as well as tutorials and panel discussions. Renegade Radio Nashville and VetLinx have partnered to honor veterans at the 35th Anniversary Star-Spangled Salute Oct. 9 in Nashville. More here. Musicians On Call has launched a Charity Buzz campaign where fans can bid to meet Luke Bryan and Little Big Town on the 2016 Kill The Lights Tour. Details here. John Prine was given the PEN Song Lyrics Award for Literary Excellence Sept. 19 at a ceremony at Boston’s John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

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Page 8 Jimmy Wayne was named the 2016 National “Angel in Adoption” by the Congressional Coalition of Adoption Institute. Darryl Worley will be the Santa Train celebrity guest on its 74th journey Nov. 19 and will perform live at the final stop in Kingsport, TN. More info here. Gary Morris will be inducted into the Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame Oct. 16 in Thornton, CO. Montgomery Gentry will perform Nov. 4 at Stoney’s Rockin’ Country in Las Vegas as part of the ACM Lifting Lives Club Shows schedule. Tickets here. Naomi Judd’s memoir River Of Time will release Nov. 6. More info here.

Inside WMN’s New Structure

(continued from page 1) with the skillsets to engage [decision makers] with compelling arguments for playing our music, and have them do that with the people who make the playlists? What are they going to be doing? JE: This was news to everybody in my team except for about six people. I said in the [label-wide] meeting, Kristen and [VP/ Radio & Streaming Chris] Palmer are going to help our streaming expert define who will engage and how, and it will be interesting to see who in the department gets excited about this. By the time the town hall was over five regionals had raised their hand and said, “I’m in! Can I write the business plan?” We’ll have one person per team as a starting point. Spotify has dozens, might be hundreds of people in the New York office. We can get Diane Monk to go down the street and take meetings with them. Similarly, we can get a regional to Cupertino [and Apple]. Just like at radio, it’s about getting a buzz in the building, not just leaving a CD with the PD.

To what extent is this about directly impacting consumers versus creating a story to take to radio? JE: They’re intertwined. Well before streaming was a thing, we published an ad in Country Aircheck that showed Hunter Hayes’ “Storm Warning” topping a sales-per-spin chart we developed for internal use. Radio paid attention and the song took off. It helped launch his career. It cut weeks off the artist development process. That’s the theme here. Radio is as dependent on artist development as we are. A lot of records are getting released. We release fewer than any. It’s a riskier business, but proof of our tenacity. Isn’t it better if the data is pointing a certain way to figure that out? Because we never get research until a song is top 20. This is another tool in that bag. Anything we can do to learn faster what the listener wants is in all of our best interest. At the same time, we’re eliminating a separate digital department. It’s now in our veins in everything we do. Our brand managers have to be integrating that into the marketing plan. Streaming is marketing, but at the same time the lines are blurring between marketing and commerce. For instance, Chad Schultz [now VP/Original Content] has been working to have our stuff as dominant as possible on radio websites. And a lot of that is original content because people want behind-the-scenes – the Brett-on-the-bus stuff. The gal who used to be part of the digital team doing a lot of that is now with Chad. And there will be opportunities for that content to go beyond marketing into being commercially viable. How else do the executive changes you’ve made complement this shift? JE: One of the reasons I chose Kristen, besides being the best promo person in this town, is she has a more worldly view. She’s very data driven and has a profound idea of the big picture.

Inter-Regional Men Of Mystery

Companies affiliations come and go, but Shano & Swano remain. That's right, Columbia's Shane Allen and Curb's Chuck Swaney embarked on their fifth annual Shano & Swano Monsters of the Midwest Tour and the tally was four states, nine days, 11 stations and 3,479.2 cocktails. Approximately. See if you can spot WBCT/Grand Rapids' Dave Taft, WITL/Lansing's Chris Tyler, WDRQ/Detroit's Robby Bridges and Jess Poxson, WNCY/Appleton's Charli McKenzie and Dan Stone, WMAD/ Madison's Katie Kruz, WWQM/Madison's Fletcher Keyes, WMIL/Milwaukee's Kerry Wolfe, KEEY/Minneapolis' Gregg Swedberg and Levi Jesson, Country Radio Hall of Famer Mick Anselmo, Mercury's Charlie Dean and KMNB/Minneapolis' Lauren MacLeash and TJ, WEBG/Chicago's Steve Stewart, and WUSN/Chicago's Marci Braun and Jeff Kapugi. While speculation is likely about who Chuck and Shane will be working for next year, the answer is quite apparent. They're working for you, radio. They're working for you.

Not having VP-level executives running each team is a different approach. How will that work? KW: We still have Chris Palmer, who oversees all three teams. With this model we have several people working with all three promotion teams. JE: Radio & Streaming teams. She’s going to be doing pushups. KW: Thank you! I’ve done this three times already today. It’s a unique position to see what’s going on with artists and initiatives that could work somewhere else. We still have a team dedicated so no balls are dropped, but more individuals who are part of all three. What do you say to your teams when they ask what this means right now? KW: They have asked, of course. And the answer is, our job and immediate focus with radio doesn’t change. The relationships we have built continue to be a No. 1 priority. As we gear up for the future, we will be implementing more streaming initiatives and building a platform for streaming partnerships while continuing to strengthen those at radio. What’s the chain of command now, and how will that incorporate Matt Signore? JE: Matt is going to come down at the end of the year as COO and focus on revenue generation. Everyone knows we’ve done 360 deals. Recorded music used to contribute 100% of revenue, but it’s nowhere near that now. Merchandise, sponsorship and touring are a significant part, but there’s more opportunity there. His role is to look across the platform and identify opportunities. Plus, Matt is going to take a lot of backroom crap off Peter’s plate so he can use his creative brain in marketing. It will also allow Peter the time with Kristen to make sure this vision is executed properly. How does Lisa Ray’s role change now that she is VP/ Brand Management?

PS: She will oversee day-to-day in the Brand Management department, which was my role until yesterday. I still retain oversight of Blake Shelton and Brett Eldredge, but she will now be head of that team of five. Chad’s role was kind of the first injection of interactive content into the radio space. We toyed with where he should be, and as we went down this road of streaming being part of the radio department, it began to make sense and evolve into what we’ve laid out. We didn’t just flip a switch. We made it part of our culture before we went down the path. Streaming has been very important company-wide at the radio and marketing levels. We had numerous workshops and think tanks on the way to this. Though the headcount is net neutral, tough decisions having five staffers depart... JE: I don’t take it lightly because people’s lives are affected. But if you don’t make the hard decisions they get made for you. People with pocket protectors start making the decisions. I’d rather be the one with the vision where, if it doesn’t work, they can get rid of me. I know this company expects me to deliver results, I have a certain overhead to do it and have to decide where to allocate that. To a person, everyone not just handled it like a trooper, but embraced it. Tears from one saying, I wish I could be part of it, but I understand why you did what you did. And it’s my nature when there’s a restructuring, that’s it. There are no more shoes to drop. This is the structure, these are the people, let’s put on our helmets and go deliver. –Chuck Aly, Lon Helton CAC

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Seek & Employ Available Jobs Here's a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we'll include you in a future update. Zimmer's KCLR/Columbia, MO has an opening in middays. Airchecks and resumes here. Cumulus' WMDH/Muncie, IN is searching for a PD/ afternoon personality. Apply here. Renda's WGNE/Jacksonville has an APD/MD/midday opening. Materials to OM Chuck Beck here. Townsquare/Yakima, WA has an opening for an OM. Apply here. Cumulus/Lexington has an opening for PD of Country combo WLXX & WVLK. Apply here. Midlands' WWNQ/Columbia, SC has on-air openings for all dayparts. Airchecks and resumes to Managing Partner/ Programming & Operations Keith Clark here. RWPC, Inc. Co-President and consultant Scott Huskey has a client opening for a first-time PD. Materials here. Townsquare's WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH has an opening for an air talent. Airchecks and resumes to OM JC Coffey here. Mornings are open at an unidentified Country station in the Southeast. The company is replacing "a CMA-award-winning morning show," the hosts of which are retiring after more than 20 years. Airchecks, resumes and salary requirements here. AJG's WKKW/Morgantown, WV has an opening for a morning host. Materials here. Consultant Joel Raab is looking for morning talent for future openings with new client stations in large, medium and small markets. Airchecks and resumes to him here. Cox's KCYY/San Antonio has an opening in afternoons. Three years of experience is required. Apply here. Beasley's WQYK/Tampa has an opening for a morning host. Airchecks and resumes to OM/PD Tee Gentry here. Curtis' WQDR/Raleigh has an opening for a Dir./Promotions. Materials including a cover letter and salary history to Dir./Human Resources Nancy Ginger here. iHeartMedia's WEBG/Chicago has an opening in afternoons. Three years on-air experience and a four-year college degree is required. Apply here. Cumulus' KPLX/Dallas has a morning host opening. Materials to PD Mac Daniels here. CBS Radio's KILT/Houston is searching for an evening talent. A minimum of two years experience is required along with "the swagger to be Houston's only local Country night show." Apply here. Cumulus' KATM/Modesto, CA has an opening for a PD. OM Richard Perry is accepting airchecks and resumes here. Valory has an opening for a Southeast Dir./Marketing & Promotion. Materials to SVP/Promotion George Briner here. Neuhoff's WFMB/Springfield, IL has an opening for a morning co-host (CAT 7/28). Airchecks and resumes to PD Dave Marsh here. Forever WFGS/Murray, KY is searching for a PD. "We need a strong leader who can continue to grow the Froggy brand across all platforms," says Dir./Programming Jared Mims. Materials to him here. Cumulus' WFMS/Indianapolis is still searching for a "live and local" midday personality. Airchecks and resumes to OM/ PD Stephen Giuttari here.

Cumulus' WKHX/Atlanta is searching for an experienced Executive Morning Show Producer for the station's Cadillac & Dallas. View an in-depth job description and apply here. CBS Radio's KNCI/Sacramento has an opening for a PD (CAT 6/27). At least five years programming experience is required and a four-year degree in a related field is preferred. Apply here.

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• Dale O'Brian Former Cumulus WLXX & WVLK/Lexington PD dalevaught@windstream.net • Wayne Manning Former Cold River Regional 801-361-2993 imaviator@yahoo.com • Doug Montgomery Former iHeartMedia/Grand Rapids SVP/Programming, Premium Choice PD and iHeartCountry Brand Coord. dougmontgomery@icloud.com • Kristen Kee Former Sony/Nashville Mgr./Marketing kristen.kee@gmail.com • Hannah Martin Former ACM Lifting Lives Manager hnmartin21@gmail.com • Tonya Campos Former Mt. Wilson KKGO/Los Angeles PD Seeking VO/imaging work. t.campos@sbcglobal.net • Kassidy Stewart Former Hart Media/Bullseye Dir./Promotions & Content kassidy@goncc.com • Kelley Cash Former KVOO/Tulsa personality kelleycashradio@gmail.com • Brian Hatfield Former KYGO/Denver APD/MD brianhat@aol.com • Rick Kennis Former WGTY/York, PA Dir./Promotions rick@rickkennis.com

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Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 1

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

JuSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory) ✔

27246

3489

8158

980

52.172 6.095

159

DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol)

25248

-4492

7320

-1324

49.387 -8.79

159

BILLY CuRRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) ✔

25202

2567

7464

840

50.252 5.124

158

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 24606

2047

7379

525

47.943 4.653

159

TuCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

23731

1594

6948

364

46.962 3.306

155

KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia)

23578

2210

6854

669

47.077 2.939

159

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

22178

1056

6537

316

44.016 2.589

158

LuKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) ✔

21682

2379

6203

772

43.347 3.763

159

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

20383

2308

5702

660

41.912 5.029

157

KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River)

19668

-6889

5604

-2081

39.837 -11.926

159

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

18120

2254

5195

649

37.067 4.995

159

BRETT YOuNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

17238

881

4840

256

33.785 1.834

156

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Vice (RCA)

14578

964

4158

263

29.295 2.032

155

BIG & RICH f/TIM MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution)

13691

135

4172

26.266 0.711

154

TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine)

13667

1278

3976

377

27.125 2.488

158

DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

13521

978

3784

332

24.173 1.717

157

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

13361

947

3936

318

1.838

157

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

12255

2023

3641

625

23.666 3.437

157

MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

12188

955

3412

248

23.728 2.643

158

KEITH uRBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol) ✔

11292

2475

3165

761

23.013

155

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

11264

811

3303

228

19.801 1.727

158

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

10446

1216

3083

411

19.631 2.713

149

BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way With... (Warner Bros./WMN)

10372

-8129

2937

-2485

23.229 -12.468

156

CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury)

8254

740

2434

164

12.539 1.562

153

CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) ✔

7839

2333

2252

707

13.818 3.804

150

25.39

5.13

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Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 3

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

BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville)

7829

2415

12.778 0.161

154

LAuREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury)

6921

610

2242

218

11.822 0.939

115

JERROD NIEMANN & LEE BRICE/A Little More Love (Curb)

6626

770

1962

279

8.724

0.459

137

HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

6190

353

1789

101

9.412

0.518

130

CHRIS YOuNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA)

5776

727

1664

218

9.714

0.993

141

CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR)

5302

603

1635

163

7.116

0.456

129

DuSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

5204

832

1486

233

6.707

1.043

127

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

4754

631

1345

151

7.799

1.031

102

JOSH TuRNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

4642

379

1423

127

6.878

0.598

124

ERIC CHuRCH f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

4613

1022

1426

266

7.686

1.965

118

LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista)

4599

272

1184

110

6.398

0.07

115

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)

4066

380

1172

117

5.886

0.432

108

RuNAWAY JuNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

3911

298

1148

104

4.928

0.272

108

TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine)

3881

342

1117

7.985

1.544

105

THE BAND PERRY/Comeback Kid (Mercury)

3407

165

971

5.872

0.752

107

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

3393

220

1147

5.114

0.499

104

VARIOuS ARTISTS/Forever Country (CMA/MCA)

3160

1551

798

353

8.086

3.504

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EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury)

3035

141

912

3.628

0.158

102

DARIuS RuCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

2770

106

892

2.9

0.252

103

ELI YOuNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory)

2377

-108

627

-17

3.535 -0.331

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

2304

591

2.809

0.226

PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek)

2277

748

2.699

0.05

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

1993

-28

644

1.938

0.036

Debut 49

MICKEY GuYTON/Heartbreak Song (Capitol)

1899

574

-2

4.686

0.409

Debut 50

CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow)

1885

231

598

2.199

0.23

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Country Aircheck Add leaders

Chart Page 4

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR)

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

1493 ✔

TYLER FARR/Our Town (Columbia)

LuKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

1468 ✔

VARIOuS ARTISTS/Forever Country (CMA/MCA)

DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

1178 ✔

JENNIFER NETTLES/Hey Heartbreak (Big Machine)

VARIOuS ARTISTS/Forever Country (CMA/MCA)

1057 ✔

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

1033 ✔

GEORGE STRAIT/Goin' Goin' Gone (MCA)

COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 1022

ERIC CHuRCH f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 1016

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

963

CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting... (Blue Chair/Columbia)

847

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

835

JORDAN RAGER/Now That I Know Your Name (Broken Bow)

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

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

3489

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

2567

KEITH uRBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

2475

LuKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

2379

CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

2333

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

2308

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

2254

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

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

345

LuKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

298

DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

251

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

250

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

232

VARIOuS ARTISTS/Forever Country (CMA/MCA)

210

KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia)

210

KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 2210

CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

207

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A... (Warner Bros./WMN)

2047

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

205

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

2023

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met... (Warner Bros./WMN)

178

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Points

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

980

SAM HuNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

15848

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

840

JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA)

12494

LuKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

772

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow)

11665

KEITH uRBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

761

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (BMLGR)

10468

CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

707

THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory)

10456

KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia)

669

CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista)

10306

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

660

KEITH uRBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol)

9848

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

649

DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR)

8936

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

625

ERIC CHuRCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville)

8745

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A... (Warner Bros./WMN)

525

DIERKS BENTLEY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol)

8526

September 26, 2016

COUNTRy AIRCHECk ACTIVITy ELI YOuNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory) Moves 47-45 2,377 points, 627 spins; no adds DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) Moves 49-46* 2,304 points, 591 spins; no adds PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) Moves 48-47* 2,277 points, 748 spins 1 add: WTGE RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) Moves 50-48* 1,993 points, 6444 spins 2 adds: KSCS*, WWQM MICKEY GuYTON/Heartbreak Song (Capitol) Debuts at 49* 1,899 points, 574 spins 1 add: KWNR CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow) Debuts at 50* 1,885 points, 598 spins 2 adds: KVOO, WBWL GARY ALLAN/Do You Wish It Was Me? (EMI/Nashville) 1,861 points, 564 spins 2 adds: WQMX, WTGE THOMAS RHETT/Vacation (Valory) 1,818 points, 416 spins; no adds THOMPSON SQuARE/You Make It Look So Good (Stoney Creek) 1,694 points, 539 spins; no adds KANE BROWN/Thunder In The Rain (RCA) 1,686 points, 492 spins 3 adds: WIVK*, WKML, WXBQ

Chart Page 5

A D D DAT E S October 3 Brooke Eden/Diamonds (Red Bow)

October 10

Love And Theft/Candyland (Curb) Ryan Follese/Put A Label on It (BMLGR) Drew Baldridge/Rebound (Cold River) Kelsea Ballerini/Yeah Boy (Black River)

October 17

Aubrie Sellers/Sit Here and Cry (Atlantic/WEA) Josh Abbott Band/Amnesia (Reviver) Jake Owen/If He Ain’t Going To Love You (RCA) Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

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OUT 9/30

William Michael Morgan Vinyl (Warner Bros./WMN) The 11-song collection, produced by Scott Hendricks and Jimmy Ritchey, features debut single "I Met A Girl," "Missing" and "Something To Drink About," among others. Aubrie Sellers New City Blues (Atlantic/WMN) Sellers is re-releasing her debut album of self-described "garage country" and including two new songs – covers of The Beach Boys' "In My Room" and The Zombies' "The Way I Feel Inside." Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Friends – Circlin' Back: Celebrating 50 Years (NGDB/Warner Music Nashville) This CD/DVD combo was recorded live at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium and features guests including Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Rodney Crowell and Jackson Browne. John Prine For Better, Or Worse (Oh Boy/Thirty Tigers) Prine's collection of country classics recorded as duets (plus one solo Prine cut) features guests Miranda Lambert, Lee Ann Womack, Kacey Musgraves and Alison Krauss, among others. Jim Lauderdale This Changes Everything (Sky Crunch) The NC native gives a nod to Texas music with Lone Star musicians and vocalists including Bobby Flores, Floyd Domino, Sunny Sweeney and Brennen Leigh. Rounding out the 11 tracks is his own take on George Strait's "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This" – one of 14 Lauderdale songs Strait has recorded.

September 26, 2016

Chart Page 6

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The World On Fire (Blue Chair/Columbia)

10699

847

2224

210

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN)

10559

833

2236

178

DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol)

10418

-757

2188

-147

BILLY CuRRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) ✔

10346

1493

2109

345

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

10246

667

2168

168

TuCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

10207

749

2116

150

LuKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) ✔

8843

1468

1805

298

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

8757

835

1762

157

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

8374

1022

1759

232

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) ✔

7825

1033

1605

250

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Vice (RCA)

6795

244

1365

BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way With Words (Warner Bros./WMN)

6608

-1886

1438

-384

BRETT YOuNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

6408

596

1365

145

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

6164

686

1271

144

TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine)

5652

238

1176

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

5515

1016

1096

205

KEITH uRBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

5385

755

1081

156

DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot) ✔

5104

1178

1064

251

MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

5016

334

1033

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

4914

496

1036

124

BIG & RICH f/TIM MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution)

4476

103

910

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

4294

447

902

CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

3851

963

786

207

CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury)

3640

425

770

BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville)

3603

124

732

LAuREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury)

3143

623

613

133

ERIC CHuRCH f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

2821

676

535

131

CHRIS YOuNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA)

2773

429

494

JERROD NIEMANN & LEE BRICE/A Little More Love (Curb)

2230

257

456

HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

2098

329

381

September 26, 2016

Chart Page 7

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

VARIOuS ARTISTS/Forever Country (CMA/MCA) ✔

1934

1057

395

210

DuSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

1832

468

347

Re-Enter 33

Stations Adds

CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR)

1579

332

324

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)

1531

311

305

TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine)

1485

283

272

DARIuS RuCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

1380

117

245

JOSH TuRNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

1371

185

293

EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury)

1161

209

199

ELI YOuNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory)

1048

130

THE BAND PERRY/Comeback Kid (Mercury)

1014

195

LuKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Thirty Tigers)

907

133

124

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

796

124

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

772

361

139

LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista)

717

144

146

RuNAWAY JuNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

643

149

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

641

-62

119

-29

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

630

MICKEY GuYTON/Heartbreak Song (Capitol)

629

-6

127

-2

TOBY KEITH/A Few More Cowboys (Show Dog)

602

-82

118

-16

CODY JOHNSON/With You I Am (Cojo)

590

131

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

568

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

509

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

504

146

Debut 51 51

Debut 53 52

FRANKIE BALLARD/Cigarette (Warner Bros./WAR)

475

RONNIE DuNN w/KIX BROOKS/Damn Drunk (Nash Icon)

466

102

JANA KRAMER/Circles (Elektra/WAR)

466

GARY ALLAN/Do You Wish It Was Me? (EMI Nashville)

457

-3

AARON LEWIS/That Ain't Country (Dot)

446

-26

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

442

OLD DOMINION/Wrong Turns (RCA)

420

130

Debut 60