Issue 796 - February 28, 2022 by Country Aircheck

February 28, 2022, Issue 796

20/22 Vision: CRS/Country Aircheck Awards winners and Country Aircheck staffers. See the full list of winners here. © 2 0 2 2 Co u n t r y A i rc h e c k ™ — A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . S i g n u p f re e a t w w w. c o u n t r y a i rc h e c k . c o m . S e n d n e w s t o n e w s @ c o u n t r y a i r c h e c k . c o m

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CRS: Forward Facing “Some Girls,” including one of “The Good Ones” having a “Hell Of A Year” played “Drinking Songs” until they were “Straight Up Sideways” as New Faces of Country Music returned Friday (2/25) to conclude CRS 2022. “It’s been quite a long time since we’ve played to a bunch of people sitting down in a hotel ballroom,” joked MCA’s Parker McCollum. “No one’s throwing beer, no one’s throwing bras … it’s kinda nice.” McCollum kicked the night off with current single “To Be Loved by You” followed by his first No. 1, “Pretty Heart,” “Hell Of A Year” and closer “I Can’t Breathe.” Following in the footsteps of his hero, Pat Green, McCollum is playing both the New Parker McCollum Faces and Houston Rodeo stages this year, a feat he credits Country radio with helping achieve … without sounding like he’s “kissing ass,” of course. “I never got that opportunity until Country radio decided to give the new guy a shot,” he admitted. “I appreciate it with all my heart.” Warner/WAR’s Gabby Barrett progressed through her journey of playing for “fruits and vegetables” at a grocery store to the New Faces stage with a set featuring “Jesus And My Mama;” her second No. 1, “The Good Ones;” an acoustic performance of “How Great Thou Art” leading into the Gabby Barrett No. 1 that started it all, “I Hope;” and current single “Pick Me Up.” (continued on page 11)

Face Time: New Faces of Country Music Parker McCollum, Lainey Wilson, Jameson Rodgers, Gabby Barrett and Walker Hayes (l-r) close CRS 2022.

HoS: Field, Goodman

Audacy CEO David Field touted the current “golden era of audio” as Friday’s (2/25) Heads of State session commenced. Pointing to the company’s commitment to podcasting and key metrics including “total listening hours” and “monthly average uniques,” he said one of the industry’s biggest challenges is the glut of content. David Field, Sarah Trahern “How do you serve that without and Randy Goodman driving [listeners] crazy?”

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Answering moderator and CMA CEO Sarah Trahern’s question about flipping WNSH/New York out of the format, Field said, “That was painful for us to do. We understood the weight of that decision.” He followed by emphasizing the company’s commitment. “Put in the context of 21 Country stations, we are leaning in hard and would be really happy to add more if it made sense elsewhere. [New York] was just a business decision.” Echoing one of Fields’ comments, Sony/Nashville Chairman/ CEO Randy Goodman said, “Breaking through the clutter has never been harder.” Hence, the company’s growing reliance on analytics. Mitigating the “lack of synchronicity between how radio is programing our music and how DSPs are curating and playlisting” is the focus of recent strategy shifts. “[Radio] is alive and well and will continue being a big part of our business. Radio is no longer the tip of the spear, but part of the holistic marketing mix.” –Chuck Aly

Stand By Your Brand

“A brand is a collection of perceptions that create emotional connections.” That’s the definition given by Essential Broadcast Media CEO Ebie McFarland as she moderated a discussion of the best ways to connect brands with artists and radio. New Heartland Founder/CEO Paul Jankowski said the essential question is, “Do the artist’s core values and the brand’s core values align?” In relation to radio, Empire KRTY/San Jose VP/GM Nate Deaton added, “Everything at a radio station comes back to the branding you do. When you tune into KRTY, we don’t want you to hear ‘country music,’ we want you to hear ‘KRTY music.’” When the topic of branding challenges arose, NASCAR Sr. Mgr./Multi-cultural & Youth Marketing Erica Wilkerson explained, “We banned the Nate Deaton, Erica Wilkerson, Paul Confederate Jankowski and Ebie McFarland flag, and we’re proud of that. NASCAR is about being inclusive, and if something stands in the way of that, we’re not afraid to remove it to attract new people.” Jankowski added, “When someone screws up, own up to it, fix it, rip off the rearview mirror and move on.” –Chris Huff

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Shelton Blakes Espo’s Record “I’ve never considered myself an artist; I’ve always just considered myself a singer,” said WMN’s Blake Shelton. Nevertheless, CRS 2022’s slate of panels and presentations officially closed Friday afternoon (2/25) as Country Aircheck’s Lon Helton conducted the “Artist Spotlight Interview” with Shelton. More than an hour of insights and laughter kicked off with the oftentalked-about but rarely seen Blake Shelton and New Faces video Shelton Lon Helton debuted two decades ago. The project, which Shelton called “way better than most of my music videos,” was an inside joke and a nod to the now-infamous “Bridge Bar Incident” (IYKYK), which happened a year prior to Shelton being named a New Face. The wide-ranging conversation had Shelton possibly breaking Warner Music Nashville Chairman/CEO John Esposito’s onstage F-bomb record. From early hits and misses to becoming a charttopping mainstay, Shelton lost a mullet and a cowboy hat, joined The Voice, and expounded on spirituality, being a husband to Gwen Stefani and a stepfather to her three boys. “When I was fortunate enough to start saying the word ‘no’ is when my career started changing directions,” he explained. Among the stories exchanged was the genesis of Shelton being “gifted” his nowsignature song, “Ol’ Red,” by writer Hoyt Axton on his 18th birthday and Shelton’s far-less-successful attempt at being the first to cut “I Wanna Talk About Me,” which went on to be a hit for Toby Keith. “Shit worked out, Lon,” Shelton explained, tipping his hat to Warner and Country radio. “I wanna make great records, and the moment I feel like I’m not relevant anymore, I don’t think I’m gonna make ‘em ... my reward is when I look back on 20 years and go, ‘How the fuck did that happen?!’” –Monta Vaden

That’s The Ticket: Touring

RCA’s Chris Young headlined “The Business Of Touring” Friday afternoon (2/25) with AEG Presents Dir./Artist DevelopmentGlobal Shelby Moran serving as moderator. Young was joined by WME Partner Nate Towne, The AMG Pres./CEO Rob Beckham and AEG Presents SVP/Global Touring & Talent Adam Weiser to dissect the current state of touring and the impact

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the live sector Adam Weiser, Nate Towne, Chris Young, has had on Rob Beckham and Shelby Moran the panelists. Topics covered included hard tickets versus soft tickets, how to know when to move up or down in venue size, routing a tour based on radio play and the effect of no-show attendees in a post-COVID era. “I’m probably the most annoying artist, because I look at everything,” quipped Young. Beckham added, “Every artist can be white-hot for a little while, but you won’t be white-hot forever,” as he explained the strategy behind Young’s moves from club gigs to arenas, while maintaining an eye on sell-out rates. Weiser added, “Everything has to be done with purpose.” All agreed that radio airplay is among the largest indicators of touring success with Towne saying, “You can feel the markets where radio has played the songs.” Beckham confirmed, “Radio is the super-sizer.” –Monta Vaden

BMLG Lunch: Art & Soul

The BMLG Luncheon showcased the range of the label group’s roster – from artists experiencing their first in-person CRS to those well-versed in ballroom performances and clinking cutlery. “You are the conduit for our listeners, for our fans,” Pres./CEO Scott Borchetta said by way of introduction. “Country music is their best friend. And your best friends are coming back to see you.”

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The show opened with Laci Kaye Booth’s rendition of Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” – sans skateboard and cranberry juice – followed by Conner Smith, who performed debut single “Learn From It.” Next up were Tiera Kennedy and Jackson Dean with “Found It In You” and “Don’t Come Laci Kaye Booth Lookin’,” respectively. Making her inperson CRS debut, Callista Clark premiered “Brave Girl” and a song written via Zoom during quarantine, “Gave It Back Broken.” Riley Green delivered platinum singles “There Was This Girl” and «I Wish Grandpas Never Died” – can you imagine how many Riley Green grandpas there’d be? – prior to Carly Pearce’s “What He Didn’t Do,” “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” and “29,” which earned the event’s first standing ovation. The second came during Lady A’s Hillary Scott-led “Worship What I Hate,” preceded by “Champagne Night” and “What A Song Can Do.” The trio closed the event with “What If I Never Get Over You.” “I’m so proud to Lady A be a part of this incredible label,” said Scott. “The artistry, the people. From the bottom of my heart, thanks for such an incredible place to make art, and thank y’all for playing it.” –Caitlin DeForest

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Hi, Women: Columbia’s Maren Morris hosts Sony/Nashville’s Girls Night Out during CRS with attendees including Country Radio Hall of Fame inductee Whitney Allen (inset, r).

Mental Health: Syndrome Solutions

Career/life coach Dan Mason led “I’m A Fraud: Dealing With Imposter Syndrome” with The Radio Fam owner/content creator Marie LeMaitre, former on-air personality turned Twitch content creator Kyle King and Throwback Brands CEO Tony Lorino. Each shared their battles with feeling unworthy while offering tips on overcoming the problem. Among the most important, Mason pointed to finding or creating a team with a high level of organizational safety. “Imposter Syndrome affects approximately 70% of high performers,” Mason assured the room. Many attendees nodded along as the panel explained how the issue contributed to their career trajectories and continues to impact daily life. Lorino offered, “Confidence is being willing to try.” King concurred, adding, “If you wait for the perfect setup, you’re never going to get started.” On dealing with feelings of unworthiness, LeMaitre explained, “Assess what is working best,” then continue tailoring the approach on a regular basis. Mason shared that he keeps a photo album on his phone labeled “Praise” with screen shots of emails, texts or notes offering support for his work. Indicators of Imposter Syndrome include: • Perfectionism • Falling into the comparison trap • Workaholism • Burnout • Shame –Monta Vaden

Flexibility In Leadership Strategy And Leadership, LLC Founder Liz Allen Fey presented a “TedTalk” styled “Leading Through An Ever Changing Landscape” during the Friday morning’s (2/25) session. She focused on navigating the world of working relationships and asked attendees to ponder, “How do we become more adaptable and adjustable? How do we do our best work together?”

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Fey noted the world has segued from employer-driven to employee-driven, with the shift propelled by the pandemic. “Flexibility is the word we need to think about,” she stated. “Talent now is a precious commodity.” Fey’s summarized advice includes: • Focus on improving positional perceptions. • Those who have the most flexibility have the most power. • Leadership is creating the circumstances for people to bring their best. • Apply the five levels of listening to determine if you should step in, step up or step out of a situation. –Monta Vaden

Format Findings

“Right now, Hip-Hop and R&B streaming is a beast; trying to get the hits is like drinking water through a fire hydrant,” said Cumulus/ Nashville VP/Urban Kenny Smoov during Friday’s (2/25) “Don’t Hate Us Cuz You Ain’t Us!” panel. Focused on determining what Country can learn from other formats, the session had WUBL/ Atlanta SVP/Programming Meg Stevens moderating. Smoov noted Urban’s ability to stay on top of trends and “go through the minefield” of songs stemming from social media, then programming those songs for radio. “We’re going to be in the moment and right there with the listeners,” he said. “When they’re doing it, we’re going to be doing it. When we don’t do that, we start to lose a little bit of our relevance.” Alternative KTCL/Denver PD Jeb “Nerf” Freedman said, “Taking risks is a big thing in Alternative radio that I’m not aware Country radio does very often.” He shared a story of discovering a band online then playing their song on-air all within a few hours. Top 40 WDCG/Raleigh personality Erica DeLong suggested Country radio lean into current events and share those moments on-air and online. Fellow panelist Smoov referenced the recent viral video of Luke Bryan changing a fan’s flat tire. “Can you imagine Usher changing someone’s tire?» he laughed. «That’s just not going to happen.» DeLong said country artists’ ability to “keep their crazy under wraps” goes a long way in connecting with listeners. –Addie Morton

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Ready, Willing & Table: CRS Thursday’s ping-pong tournament gets underway. UMGN’s Royce Risser (r) battles Kid Rock in the foreground.

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Kane Brown, Steve Hodges, Dennis Reese, Lauren Thomas and the RCA promotion team on landing this week’s No. 1 with “One Mississippi.” This is Brown’s seventh visit to the top of the chart. Geographically speaking, this is the first No. 1 Kane Brown song to name (or partially name) a state in its title since Parmalee’s “Carolina” in Dec. 2013. Songwriters are Ernest K. Smith, Jesse Frasure, Levon Gray and Brown. Kudos to Katie Dean and the MCA crew for racking 24 adds for Kassi Ashton’s “Dates In Pickup Trucks.” This is the first debut artist for MCA to top the CA/MA Add Board since Sam Hunt did so with “Leave The Night On” in June 2014.

News & Notes

Key Networks’ daily Shawn Parr’s Across The Country adds 13 new affiliates: WOAB/Ozark, AL, WQLC/Lake City, FL, WMAF/Madison, FL, WFDZ/Perry, FL, KCLK/Lewiston, ID, WVLK/Lexington, KY, KYLS/Farmington, MO, KNIM/ Marysville, MO, KELE/Mountain Grove, MO, KPWB/ Piedmont, MO, KUBQ/La Grande, OR, WVWZ/Lewiston, PA and WGRX/Fredericksburg, VA. More info here. ABC Audio is rolling out Air Power Country on its country RSS Feed, including “Country Life” hosted by Stephen Hubbard. More info here. WXBQ/Johnson City, TN and KLLL/Lubbock, TX have added Skyview Networks’ CT40 with Fitz to their programming. The Brent Cobb and Amy Ray-hosted 9th Annual Gretsch Presents Georgia on My Mind benefit concert returns to Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium May 10; lineup and tickets here. Carly Pearce is one of six 2022 inductees into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. More details here. State51 Music Group Head of Business Development Rob Weitzner has been named EVP/Revenue & Growth for Artist Growth. iHeartMedia KWBL/Denver midday personality Denise Plante has launched a national campaign supporting the American Cancer Society’s Researchers in honor of her late father, Frank Nelson. Support her mission here. Pearl’s Garth Brooks will return to Nissan Stadium April 16 for his makeup date from the 2021 rainout. It will be Brooks’ final stadium tour stop in Nashville and the only one in Tennessee. Tickets go on sale March 4 at 10am CT here. Rodney Crowell will be the featured artist at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (CMHoF) March 19 for the Poets And Prophets program. Details and ticketing information here. Ruby Radio/Elko, NV – which includes Country KBGZ/ Spring Creek, NV – has been sold to Global One Media, Inc. Pres./CEO Richard Hudson for $1,000,000.

CRS: Forward Facing

(continued from page 1) Barrett described the latter as a “laid back country song,” adding, “Like you haven’t heard one of those.” Both River House/ Columbia’s Jameson Rodgers and Broken Bow’s Lainey Wilson recalled their previous CRS experiences, the former playing the stage right outside the ballroom doors Jameson Rodgers and the latter sneaking in. “I [dreamed] of one day being on this stage, a part of this show, [and] everybody in here is responsible for that,” Rodgers said. Wilson echoed, “Everybody in this room has changed my life. All I’ve ever wanted was just a shot. And every single one of y’all here tonight gave that to me.” Rodgers followed his second No. 1, “Cold Beer Calling My Name,” with his first as an artist, “Some Girls,” and as a songwriter, “I Don’t Know About You.” Drawing from the line “I had every Eagles record,” he began next single “Missing One” with the opening vocals from “Seven Bridges Road.” Following an intro video featuring Cole Swindell, Jimmie Allen, Hardy and Tracy Lawrence donning her signature bell Lainey Wilson bottoms, Queen’s “Fat Bottomed Girls” bled into “Straight Up Sideways” as Wilson took the stage. “Y’all made my dreams come true with this song right here,” she said of “Things A Man Oughta Know” before offering a “sneak peek” of next single “Heart Like A Truck.” “I know all of us in this room have been wrung through the Walker Hayes damn ringer this past few years,” she said. “It’s been hard, but we have pulled through it. All of y’all here have a heart like a truck.” The self-proclaimed “oldest new face,” Monument’s Walker Hayes, closed out the show, and with it, CRS 2022. “It’s been a long journey for me,” he said. “It just makes this sweeter.” Starting with the high-energy “AA,” Hayes then dared the audience to “get up and dance” for “Fancy Like” – an assignment newly named Country Radio Hall of Famer Becky Brenner understood – and shared a song inspired by his late father, “Briefcase.” “My dad probably called [WKSJ/Mobile PD] Bill Black a million times,” he recalled. “Radio is very dear to my heart.” —Caitlin DeForest CAC

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January 2022 PPM Scoreboard Country saw its annual post-Christmas rebound in the January 2022 PPM Book (1/6/22-2/2/22). A full three quarters of PPM stations saw share increases, and the total share for the format rose from 281.3 to 326.7. The 16% increase is almost identical to the Holiday to January increases of 15% and 17% seen in the past two years. Despite the rebound, January 2022 ranks as the fifth lowest month for Country shares in the PPM era, and yearto-year shares are off 6.8%. The cume picture looks less rosy, as the total cume of all stations edged up just 1% from Holiday to

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WKHX/Atlanta WUBL/Atlanta KASE/Austin^ KVET/Austin^ KOKE/Austin WPOC/Baltimore WKLB/Boston WBWL/Boston WCTK/Boston (Providence) WKKT/Charlotte WSOC/Charlotte WUSN/Chicago WUBE/Cincinnati^ WNKN/Cincinnati+ WNNF/Cincinnati WYGY/Cincinnati^ WGAR/Cleveland WCOL/Columbus, OH KPLX/Dallas^ KSCS/Dallas^ KYGO/Denver KWBL/Denver WDRQ/Detroit WYCD/Detroit WPAW/Greensboro WTQR/Greensboro WWYZ/Hartford KILT/Houston KKBQ/Houston^ KTHT/Houston^+ WFMS/Indianapolis WLHK/Indianapolis WGNE/Jacksonville WQIK/Jacksonville KBEQ/Kansas City^ KFKF/Kansas City^ WDAF/Kansas City KCYE/Las Vegas KWNR/Las Vegas KKGO/Los Angeles WGKX/Memphis WLFP/Memphis WKIS/Miami WKMK/Middlesex (Monmouth)

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Rank 12 16 9 5 20t 3 8 18t 25t 9 6 18 5 16t 14 18 7t 5t 10t 12 3t 18 21 14 8 6t 2 12 11 21 6 9t 6 4 15 9 8 14t 12t 18 9 13t 15t 22

Jan ‘22 6+ Share 2.8 2.5 4.3 5.3 0.9 6.2 4.0 1.8 0.5 4.8 4.7 3.1 5.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 4.3 7.8 3.3 3.7 5.5 1.8 2.0 2.9 3.1 5.2 8.6 3.3 4.0 2.0 6.0 5.2 6.1 7.9329.0 2.4 4.0 4.2 2.6 2.7 2.3 4.7 2.6 3.3 1.6329.0

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January, and 11 stations recorded all-time low PPM cumes, including two of this month’s top 10 cume stations. Year-to-year cume is off 8.2%. KKBQ/ Houston retained its cume crown this month, while WCTK/Providence took the biggest share jump of any station this month to earn the largest share in the format for the first time since Holiday 2020. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; a “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station that is a recent subscriber for which ratings were not currently available. Ranks are among subscribers.

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KKBQ/Houston WUSN/Chicago KILT/Houston KSCS/Dallas KPLX/Dallas KKGO/Los Angeles WXTU/Philadelphia KNIX/Phoenix WKLB/Boston KCYY/San Antonio

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12t 323,700 282,800 14 293,200 348,100 10 149,500 168,800 6 237,800 219,700 23 58,300 55,500 4 256,300 307,500 8 436,900 412,900 17t 270,400 253,300 25t 82,100 75,900 7 271,100 241,500 8 340,300 251,800 10 629,300 704,400 5 301,300 293,200 15t 105,500 89,500 15t 150,300 114,900 18 98,500 98,800 9t 217,600 240,100 4 234,000 271,700 13 606,600 605,200 7t 566,700 623,700 2t 316,700 356,000 19 155,100 151,400 18t 203,600 207,900 14 348,600 349,100 10t 151,300 117,100 7 163,500 139,500 WUBL 2t 160,500 129,100 15 643,700 671,200 10 735,400 723,500 21 307,100 336,100 4 188,800 172,700 7 188,500 200,900 500 5 199,600 207,700 4 213,700 237,900 16 157,900 145,400 9 186,500 179,600 WUBL 7 246,600 267,500 13 123,600 137,100 12 143,200 158,700 17t 668,100 533,400 8t 111,200 129,800 12t 90,100 82,300 400 500 11 288,000 344.3 309,400 15 48,300 56,300 335.6 338.2

WMIL/Milwaukee 4.8 KEEY/Minneapolis 3.9 KMNB/Minneapolis 2.5 KLCI/Minneapolis+ 1.7 WKDF/Nashville^ 2.3 WSIX/Nashville 5.4 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 4.1 WGH/Norfolk 3.5 WUSH/Norforlk 3.8 WWKA/Orlando 3.9 WXTU/Philadelphia 2.9 KMLE/Phoenix 2.8 KNIX/Phoenix 2.8 WDSY/Pittsburgh 3.0 WPGB/Pittsburgh 2.4 WLYI/Pittsburgh^+ 1.4 WOGG/Pittsburgh^ 0.6 WOGI/Pittsburgh^ 1.5 KUPL/Portland 2.9 KWJJ/Portland 2.3 WCTK/Providence 7.8 WNCB/Raleigh 1.3 WQDR/Raleigh 3.9 KFRG/Riverside 4.4 KNCI/Sacramento 3.3 KNTY/Sacramento + 1.9 KYRV-HD2/Sacramento 0.3 KEGA/Salt Lake City 0.9 KSOP/Salt Lake City 6.5 KUBL/Salt Lake City 2.1 KAJA/San Antonio 4.4 KCYY/San Antonio^ 4.0 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 0.8 KRPT/San Antonio^+ 0.4 KSON/San Diego 3.7 KRTY/San Jose 4.0 KKWF/Seattle 2.7 KNUC/Seattle 1.9 KSD/St. Louis 5.6 WIL/St. Louis 4.4 WFUS/Tampa 3.9 WQYK/Tampa 355.2 355.5 354.63.4360.9 349.7 WMZQ/Washington 2.2 WIRK/West Palm Beach 2.3

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WCTK/Providence WWYZ/Hartford KSD/St. Louis WQIK/Jacksonville WCOL/Columbus KSOP/Salt Lake City WSIX/Nashville WMIL/Milwaukee WPOC/Baltimore WGNE/Jacksonville

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255,400 402,700 298,500 105,300 155,100 195,400 162,200 148,400 136,900 168,100 428,800 380,300 419,100 195,000 149,800 75,900 55,000 89,700 189,200 214,500 226,200 86,900 165,100 232,400 195,200 73,200 25,000 94,400 216,500 169,700 324,000 390,200 71,600 57,400 271,100 84,700 291,000 187,000 349,100 346,300 321,800 294,000 310,700 83,600

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February 28, 2022

SEEK & EMPLOY

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. Alpha KZEN/Columbus, NE Dir./Content David Gustafson is seeking a morning host. See the complete job description and apply here; reach Gustafson here. Midwest/Peoria, IL VP/MM Mike Wild is looking to add an OM for the cluster that includes Country WXCL. See the complete job description here; send résumés, cover letters and airchecks to Wild here. Townsquare KOEL/Waterloo, IA Dir./Content Johnny Marks is searching for a Brand Mgr./morning host. See the complete job description and apply here; send résumés and airchecks to Marks here. Zimmer KATI/Jefferson City, MO OM Jeremy Washington is seeking a PD/morning co-host. Send résumés, social media samples and airchecks to him here. Townsquare SVP/Content & Programming Kurt Johnson is looking for a Dir./Content for the Lansing, MI cluster that includes Country WITL. Send résumés and airchecks here. Cumulus/Bloomington, IL VP/MM Paula Williams is looking for an OM for the five-station cluster and PD for Country WBWN & Classic Country WJBC. Complete job description and application here. Cumulus WDRQ/Detroit PD David Corey is seeking a midday personality. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Ingstad/Thief River Falls, MN VP/Broadcasting Jake Weber is looking for a GM to oversee the cluster that includes Country KKDQ & Classic Country KKAQAM. Send résumés and cover letters to Weber here. Alpha/Dayton, OH is seeking a MM/DOS for the cluster that includes Classic Country WCLI. Complete job description and application here. Alpha/Mankato, MN MM Shannon Magers is looking for a Dir./Content for Country KYSM. Complete job description and application here. Townsquare WITL/Lansing, MI is searching for an Asst. Brand Mgr./morning host to succeed Cadillac Jack. Complete job description and application here. NRG WYTE/Wausau, WI GM Aleese Fielder is looking to add a morning co-host to join Brand Mgr./ morning personality Larry “Big Red” Wnorowski. See complete job description and application here. Townsquare KUSB/Bismarck, ND Brand Mgr. Rick Acker is seeking a talent to join the on-air team for a newly created future opening. Send résumés and airchecks here. Saga Group PD Scott Chase is searching for a PD/ morning host for Country WIXY/Champaign, IL. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. NORTHEAST Audacy/Rochester, NY VP/GM Sue Munn is looking for an OM for the five-station cluster that includes Country WBEE. Complete job description and application here. Townsquare/Atlantic City, NJ Dir./Content Joe Kelly is on the hunt for an Asst. Dir./Digital & Radio Content to join the cluster that includes Country WPUR. Complete job description and application here. Sieks is also searching for a Digital & Radio Content Leader/on-air host and a morning co-host for WOKQ; apply here and here, respectively. Townsquare WFRG/Utica, NY Market Pres. Karen Carey is seeking a Brand Mgr./Digital Content Leader. Complete job description and application here; send résumés and airchecks here. Connoisseur WFRE/Frederick, MD PD Andy Webb is searching for an APD/midday personality who is also a skilled social media and digital media content creator. Send résumés and airchecks to Webb here. Forever/Ocean City, MD MM Mark Schollenberger is looking for a morning personality to join Country WCHK. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. VerStandig WAYZ/Hagerstown, MD APD/MD Dan “Tiny” Michaels is searching for a prime-time on-air personality. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. SOUTHEAST Summit/Louisville OM Cagle is seeking a fulltime midday personality with at least two years of on-air

experience to join Country WQNU; PPM experience is a plus. Send résumés and airchecks to Cagle here. Mel Wheeler WSLC/Roanoke, VA Dir./HR Cheryl Skinner is looking for a midday personality. Send résumés and airchecks to her here. Gulf South WTVY/Dothan, AL GM Bryan Holladay is seeking an OM/PD/morning co-host who can also handle PD duties for Top 40 sister WKMX. Send résumés and airchecks here. Townsquare KMDL/Lafayette, LA PD Jude Walker is searching for a midday personality. Complete job description and application here. iHeartMedia WUBL/Atlanta SVP/Programming Meg Stevens is “looking for future stars” to join for mornings. Complete job posting and application here. Cumulus WIVK/Knoxville PD Rich Bailey is seeking a midday personality. Complete job description and application here; reach Bailey here. Saga Group PD Scott Chase is looking for a morning host to join WCVL/Charlottesville, VA. Complete job posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Chase here. Saga Classic Country WSIG/Harrisonburg, VA OM/PD Paul “Uncle Pauly” McDaniel is searching for a morning co-host. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. McDaniel is also seeking his own replacement as WSIG/Harrisonburg, VA PD following his move to the Charlottesville, VA market. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. ADX WYCT/Pensacola PD Brent Lane is looking for a midday personality. See the complete job description here; send résumés, social media samples and airchecks to Lane here. iHeartMedia EVP/Country Programming Strategy Rod Phillips and RSVP/Programming, Virginia-Carolina Region Chadwick “AJ” Hausknecht are seeking a PD/midday personality for Country WNCB/Raleigh to succeed Carson Blackley. Send résumés and airchecks to Phillips here and Hausknecht here. Summit/Birmingham Chief of Staff Kori White is looking for an APD/MD/afternoon personality for Country WZZK. Complete job posting here; send résumés and airchecks here. iHeartMedia/Arkansas-Texas SVPP Dave Ashcraft is searching for an APD to join Country KKIX/Fayetteville, AR. Candidates will also handle promotional duties for the cluster and a TBD airshift. Complete job posting and application here. Cumulus/Huntsville, AL VP/MM John Lewis and OM Steve Smith are seeking a Dir./Promotions & Marketing for the six-station cluster that includes Country WWFF. Complete job description and application here. Forever WOGY/Jackson, TN EVP Jared Mims is searching for a morning co-host who will also write and produce newscasts each morning. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Stephens Country KLAA & Classic Country KBBK/ Alexandria, LA SVPP Bob Thornton is looking for an experienced PD/on-air talent to join the cluster. Send résumés, references and airchecks to him here. South Georgia Broadcasters WBYZ/Baxley, GA PD Caleb Karnoutsos is seeking a morning host to succeed the retiring Alan DuPriest. Send résumés, cover letters and airchecks to Karnoutsos here. Consultancy RWPC Pres. JJ Jobe has a client at a small market cluster in the South looking for “an innovative, hardworking, hands on, trustworthy” GM. Send résumés and references here. Curtis/Lenoir, NC OM Dave Thomas is looking for an Asst. OM & Country WKVS midday personality. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. W&B/Elizabethtown, KY GM René Bell is seeking an on-air personality to do live mornings on Classic Hits WAKY and track middays on Country WLVK. Send résumés, salary requirements and airchecks to her here. Saga WVVR/Clarksville, TN PD Mike Sanders is looking for a morning host to join incumbent Mandi Michaels. Send résumés, social media links and airchecks to Sanders here. SOUTHWEST Cumulus VP/Country Charlie Cook is looking for a PD/midday personality for KAYD/Beaumont, TX. See the complete job description and apply here.

Alpha/Amarillo, TX MM Cal Hall is seeking a Content Dir./Brand Mgr. for the cluster that includes Country KGNC. Complete job description and application here. Cumulus KSCS/Dallas PD Mike Preston is looking to add a morning show producer to join Hawkeye In The Morning alongside Mark “Hawkeye” Louis and Michelle Rodriguez. Complete job description and application here. Townsquare/Midland-Odessa, TX Dir./Content Robb Rose is seeking his own successor as he steps down to handle Brand Mgr./on-air duties for Country KNFM. See the complete job description and application here. Cox/Houston VP/GM Keith Lawless is searching for an OM to lead the cluster that includes Country KKBQ. Complete job description and application here. iHeartMedia KHUD/Tucson SVPP Nick Bruns is looking for a midday host who can also handle afternoons on Top 40 sister KRQQ. See the complete job description and apply here. WEST COAST Cumulus KBUL/Reno, NV PD/morning host Bob Richards is seeking a full-time morning co-host to join The Moo Crew. Complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks to Richards here. Cumulus KATM/Modesto, CA PD Andy Winford is looking for a third-mic morning co-host to join DJ Walker and Jaimee Lee. See complete job description and apply here. Townsquare KAWO/Boise Brand Mgr. Chris Pickett is searching for a live midday personality. Job description and application here. Bicoastal/Centralia, WA OM/Sports Dir. & Country WMNT afternoon personality Ryan Trotter is heading up the search for his own successor. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. AGM Regional Mgr. Rich Watson is looking for a PD/morning host for Country KSNI/Santa Maria, CA. See the complete job posting here; send résumés, social links and airchecks here. Riverbend KTHK/Idaho Falls, ID Group PD Viktor Wilt is looking to add a PD/on-air talent to handle Country duties. See the complete job description here; send résumés, social media links and airchecks here. OTHER Townsquare Country Format Lead Doug Montgomery has immediate openings for PDs and morning talent. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. iHeartMedia EVP/Country Programming Strategy Rod Phillips has current openings for “great PDs in various size markets.” Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Pandora is adding a Dir./Country Programming to manage the programming and curation of country music destinations on the platform. See the complete job description and apply here. Townsquare Country Format Lead Doug Montgomery is searching for an Exec. Prod./Content Prod./on-air talent to join nationally syndicated Taste Of Country Nights. Complete job description and application here. Midwest VP/Programming Jeff McCarthy is currently recruiting future air talent and managers. Interested candidates can send résumés, programming materials and airchecks here. BBR Music Group has two current openings for Nashville-based staff: Dir./Streaming and Dir./Digital Marketing. Complete job descriptions and applications here and here, respectively. Riser House SVP/Promotion Bob Reeves is looking for a person with Country radio promotion experience – multi-regional experience is a bonus – to join the label’s expanding team. Send résumés to him here. ALSAC Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist Lisa Kerr is searching for a Sr. Dir./Music & Audio Engagement to join the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. See a complete job description and apply here. A Top 50 market Dir./Programming is currently searching for an on-air talent with APD/MD experience. Interested candidates can send résumés and airchecks here.

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February 28, 2022

SEEK & EMPLOY

SEEKING JOBS •Tony Kelly Former WUSN/Chicago morning producer KellyT_60468@yahoo.com 708-642-8518 •Greg Cole Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD GCole27000@gmail.com 916-502-4734 •Jonathan West Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons JonathanWestRadio@gmail.com 320-774-9300 •Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) Former on-air talent ZimaGuy@gmail.com 401-467-6737 •Cory Mikhals Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host CoryProductions@icloud.com •”Big” John Horton Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoon host BigJohn@TheBigJohnShow.com •Kris Richards Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons FireCop947@yahoo.com •AJ McCloud Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL APD/afternoons AJ.McCloud@charter.net 256-503-2301 •Mac Daniels Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD MacDaniels@me.com •Brittany Tully Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD BriLynn718@gmail.com •Bill Hickok Former KBMR/Bismark, ND morning host BillHickok1950@gmail.com

•David Dean Former KXDD/Yakima, WA afternoons DaviDean5@gmail.com •Brian “Wookie” Kostek Former WDSY/Pittsburgh APD/MD/afternoons BKostek24@gmail.com •Kim Brixton Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI mornings/middays KimBrixton@gmail.com •Mark McKay Former Riser House Dir./Southeast Promotion MMcKay973@gmail.com •Tim Taylor Former KWJJ/Portland afternoons Tim.Taylor1@comcast.net •Amber Rainey Former KSON/San Diego middays AmberRaineyOnAir@gmail.com •Tami Rumfelt Former WPAW/Greensboro afternoons TamiRumfelt@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 •Steve Powers Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, AL SVPP StevePowers961@yahoo.com •Jim Dorman Former iHeartMedia/Wichita SVPP & Country KZSN PD/middays JimDorman2@aol.com

•Amy Nic Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host AmyNicRadioChick@gmail.com

•Eddie Rupp Former iHeartMedia/Sarasota, FL SVPP/OM & Country WCTQ middays ER-1001@hotmail.com

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

•Amy Lynn Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL middays AmyLynnRadio@gmail.com

•Scott Davidson Former WHOF-HD2/Canton, OH PD/on-air host Davidson1023@gmail.com

•Bill “Stu” Stewart Former KASH/Anchorage, AK PD/morning co-host BStu1013@gmail.com

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

•Ashley King Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR afternoons AKingMarsh@gmail.com

•Ryan McCall Former WGLR/Platteville, WI MD/afternoons RyanMcCall@yahoo.com

•Jess Tyler Former WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH Brand Mgr./ MD/middays JTyler1999@yahoo.com

•Jim Pearson Former KDBL/Yakima, WA PD/mornings JimsCoolEmail@gmail.com 831-261-1822 •Aaron “Gator” Glass Former WQNU/Louisville mornings GatorGlass.53@gmail.com •Todd Elbrink Former Cox/Houston DOS TElbrink@icloud.com •Carly Quinn Former WGH/Norfolk morning co-host NewEnglandClamChowder2021@yahoo.com 757-617-8171 •Chuck Reeves Former KTFW/Dallas & KTWF/Wichita Falls, TX PD/afternoons ChuckReeves33@yahoo.com •Chuck “DZL” Thompson Former WKKT/Charlotte PD DZLradio@gmail.com 704-615-7095 •Jared Marlowe Former WWOF/Tallahassee weekender RadioJared@gmail.com •Dan Gallo Former KTHT/Houston morning co-host DanJGallo@hotmail.com •Chuck Akers Former KTHT/Houston morning co-host chuckakers@comcast.net •Ryan Wild Former WLHK/Indianapolis PD/middays WildOnAir@aol.com 815-353-6101 •Stephanie Crist Former KMDL/Lafayette, LA midday personality StephanieCrist1956@gmail.com •Kyle Murphy Former KSJB-AM/Jamestown, ND morning personality KyleMurphyRadio@gmail.com •Steph Peters Former WWQM/Madison, WI morning personality StephPeters888@gmail.com •Dan McKee Former Summit/Knoxville GSM DanMcKee01@gmail.com 865-405-8414 •Duane Shannon & Abby Summers Former WGKX/Memphis morning team DNAAcrossTheUSA@gmail.com

February 28, 2022 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

KANE BROWN

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

One Mississippi (RCA)

30673

3987

8527

1124

38.521 4.189

159

K. BALLERINI f/K. CHESNEY/Half Of My Hometown (Black River)

29284

1396

8062

353

37.846 1.789

159

MORGAN WALLEN/Sand In My Boots (Big Loud)

26854

-3922

7259

-1272

35.889 -3.763

158

PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA)

24628

766

6682

175

31.448 2.407

157

CODY JOHNSON/'Til You Can't (Warner/CoJo/WMN) 4

23399

2095

6563

615

27.89

1.395

158

SAM HUNT/23 (MCA) 4

22929

1833

6370

560

26.329

2.67

157

E. KING & M. LAMBERT/Drunk ... (RCA/Columbia)

22519

1459

6361

451

24.511 1.842

154

ERIC CHURCH/Heart On Fire (EMI Nashville)

19873

950

5483

248

23.011 1.055

159

D. BENTLEY w/BRELAND & HARDY/Beers... (Atlantic/Big Loud/Capitol) 4 18632

1585

5043

416

23.788 3.477

158

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers)

17439

631

4823

201

21.614 0.669

158

C. PEARCE & A. MCBRYDE/Never Wanted... (Big Machine/WMN) 16644

577

4675

140

19.915 1.104

158

BLAKE SHELTON/Come Back As A Country Boy (Warner/WMN)

15324

247

4149

-8

18.101 0.224

159

C. SWINDELL & L. WILSON/Never Say Never (Warner/WMN/BBR)

15174

785

4098

284

17.067 0.581

158

LUKE COMBS/Doin' This (River House/Columbia) 4

15006

1792

4222

529

18.071 2.115

156

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud)

13573

191

3734

16.126 0.029

157

KEITH URBAN/Wild Hearts (Capitol)

12463

671

3465

14.083 1.002

155

J. ALLEN & B. PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek)

12223

-6158

3377

164 --1654

17.822 -7.005

159

THOMAS RHETT/Slow Down Summer (Valory)

12154

479

3329

141

13.714 0.839

157

MIRANDA LAMBERT/If I Was A Cowboy (RCA)

11735

603

3303

165

12.353 0.964

156

JAKE OWEN/Best Thing Since Backroads (Big Loud)

11093

226

3125

11.647 0.697

157

LUKE BRYAN/Up (Capitol)

9978

602

2715

153

10.303 0.569

156

TIM MCGRAW/7500 OBO (Big Machine)

9634

480

2631

124

9.881

1.048

155

MAREN MORRIS/Circles Around This Town (Columbia)

8800

559

2379

213

8.911

0.646

154

WALKER HAYES/AA (Monument)

8713

1167

2436

312

8.216

0.829

147

JASON ALDEAN/Trouble With... (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

8552

549

2260

131

9.484

0.82

142

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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February 28, 2022 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

DAN + SHAY/Steal My Love (Warner/WAR)

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

7496

278

2062

7.226

0.472

147

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Damn Strait (Triple Tigers)

7449

933

2103

250

7.894

1.55

152

ERNEST f/MORGAN WALLEN/Flower Shops (Big Loud)

7155

814

1990

241

8.903

1.295

142

TOBY KEITH/Old School (Show Dog)

5341

-269

1619

-65

3.497 -0.482

141

DYLAN SCOTT/New Truck (Curb)

5083

163

1478

5.045

0.448

134

PARMALEE/Take My Name (Stoney Creek)

5045

267

1415

5.092

1.024

113

BROTHERS OSBORNE/I'm Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville)

5002

1437

4.496

0.049

140

FRANK RAY/Country'd Look Good On You (Stoney Creek)

4848

-305

1484

-59

3.063 -0.201

124

C. YOUNG w/M. TENPENNY/At The End Of A Bar (RCA)

4417

200

1169

3.655 -0.098

127

LEE BRICE/Soul (Curb)

4037

1090

115

TENILLE ARTS/Back Then, Right Now (19th & Grand)

4002

-21

1253

-2

2.149 -0.067

133

JUSTIN MOORE/With A Woman You Love (Valory)

3804

1119

4.543 -0.099

T. SWIFT f/C. STAPLETON/I Bet You Think About Me (Republic/MCA) 3511

109

1088

2.105

0.042

118

DUSTIN LYNCH/Party Mode (Broken Bow)

3457

617

861

169

2.75

0.164

3.57

0.26

CAROLINE JONES/Come In ... (Mailboat/New Revolution)

3192

-144

1012

-35

1.18

-0.232

MORGAN WADE/Wilder Days (Arista)

3053

-57

899

-18

1.53

-0.15

118

KENNY CHESNEY/Everyone She Knows (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 3020

725

772

178

2.354

0.452

CHRIS JANSON/Bye Mom (Warner/WAR)

2991

865

1.318 -0.042

103

OLD DOMINION/No Hard Feelings (Arista)

2847

750

2.849

102

MIDLAND/Sunrise Tells The Story (Big Machine)

2798

-52

774

1.932 -0.034

CHASE RICE/If I Were Rock & Roll (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow)

2424

721

1.211

0.059

NIKO MOON/Paradise To Me (RCA)

2122

-168

663

-49

1.243 -0.132

ZAC BROWN BAND/Out In... (Home Grown/Warner/WAR)

2039

111

572

1.597

0.089

Debut

I. ANDRESS w/S. HUNT/Wishful Drinking (Atlantic/Warner/WEA) 1970

559

1.607 -0.056

Debut

BRETT YOUNG/You Didn't (BMLGR)

575

1.005

1951

0.035

0.018

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 2

February 28, 2022 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Adds

Activator Top Point Gainers ERIC CHURCH/Heart On Fire (EMI Nashville)

737 4

CODY JOHNSON/’Til You Can't (CoJo/Warner/WMN)

683 4

D. BENTLEY f/BRELAND & HARDY/Beers... (Atlantic/Big Loud/Capitol) 590 4

KASSI ASHTON/Dates In Pickup Trucks (Interscope/MCA)

JACKSON DEAN/Don't Come Lookin' (Big Machine) JON PARDI/Last Night Lonely (Capitol) DUSTIN LYNCH/Party Mode (Broken Bow)

C. SWINDELL & L. WILSON/Never Say... (Warner/WMN/BBR)

578 4

ERNEST f/MORGAN WALLEN/Flower Shops (Big Loud)

MORGAN WADE/Wilder Days (Arista)

ERNEST f/MORGAN WALLEN/Flower Shops (Big Loud)

552 4

PARMALEE/Take My Name (Stoney Creek)

SAM HUNT/23 (MCA)

470

ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Talking (Valory)

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Damn Strait (Triple Tigers)

456

LADY A/What A Song Can Do (BMLGR)

THOMAS RHETT/Slow Down Summer (Valory)

437

MORGAN WALLEN/Wasted On You (Big Loud)

JASON ALDEAN/Trouble With... (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

369

RYAN HURD/Pass It On (Arista)

E. KING & M. LAMBERT/Drunk (And I...) (RCA/Columbia)

360

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers ERIC CHURCH/Heart On Fire (EMI Nashville)

150

CODY JOHNSON/’Til You Can't (CoJo/Warner/WMN)

148

SAM HUNT/23 (MCA)

125

C. SWINDELL & L. WILSON/Never Say... (Warner/WMN/BBR)

120

D. BENTLEY w/BRELAND & HARDY/Beers... (Atlantic/Big Loud/Capitol)

4 2095 4 1833 4 1792 4 1585 4

ERNEST f/MORGAN WALLEN/Flower Shops (Big Loud)

118

E. KING & M. LAMBERT/Drunk … (RCA/Columbia)

1459

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Damn Strait (Triple Tigers)

118

K. BALLERINI f/K. CHESNEY/Half Of... (Black River)

1396

D. BENTLEY f/BRELAND & HARDY/Beers... (Atlantic/Big Loud/Capitol)

114

WALKER HAYES/AA (Monument)

1167

E. KING & M. LAMBERT/Drunk (And I...) (RCA/Columbia)

KANE BROWN/One Mississippi (RCA) CODY JOHNSON/'Til You Can't (Warner/CoJo/WMN) SAM HUNT/23 (MCA) LUKE COMBS/Doin' This (River House/Columbia)

3987

ERIC CHURCH/Heart On Fire (EMI Nashville)

950

MAREN MORRIS/Circles Around This Town (Columbia)

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Damn Strait (Triple Tigers)

933

THOMAS RHETT/Slow Down Summer (Valory)

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Points

D. LYNCH f/M. PORTER/Thinking 'Bout You (Broken Bow)

20896

615

J. ALDEAN & C. UNDERWOOD/If I… (BMG/Broken Bow/Capitol)

20133

SAM HUNT/23 (MCA)

560

JORDAN DAVIS F/LUKE BRYAN/Buy Dirt (MCA)

19934

LUKE COMBS/Doin' This (River House/Columbia)

529

CHRIS STAPLETON/You Should Probably Leave (Mercury)

15249

E. KING & M. LAMBERT/Drunk … (RCA/Columbia)

451

WALKER HAYES/Fancy Like (Monument)

14031

KANE BROWN/One Mississippi (RCA) CODY JOHNSON/'Til You Can't (Warner/CoJo/WMN)

1124

DIERKS BENTLEY, BRELAND, HARDY/Beers... (Atlantic/Big Loud/Capitol)

416

LUKE COMBS/Cold As You (River House/Columbia)

13857

K. BALLERINI f/K. CHESNEY/Half Of... (Black River)

353

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

12899

WALKER HAYES/AA (Monument)

312

ZAC BROWN BAND/Same Boat (Home Grown/Warner/WAR)

10963

C. SWINDELL & L. WILSON/Never Say Never (Warner/WMN/BBR)

284

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

10730

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Damn Strait (Triple Tigers)

250

CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin'… (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR)

9960

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 3

February 28, 2022

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY MIDLAND/Sunrise Tells The Story (Big Machine) Moves 43-45* 2798 points, 774 spins; No adds CHASE RICE/If I Were Rock & Roll (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) Moves 47-46* 2424 points, 721 spins; No adds NIKO MOON/Paradise To Me (RCA) Moves 49-47 2122 points, 663 spins; No adds ZAC BROWN BAND/Out In The Middle (Home Grown/Warner/WAR) Moves 50-48* 2039 points, 572 spins 3 adds: WGH, WIL, WPAW

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Chart Page 4

February 28, 2022 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

CODY JOHNSON/’Til You Can't (CoJo/Warner/WMN) 4

10250

KELSEA BALLERINI f/KENNY CHESNEY/Half Of My Hometown (Black River)

10130

MORGAN WALLEN

Sand In My Boots (Big Loud)

Points

4th Week at No. 1

10857

+/- Points

-568

Plays

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

2107

-139

683

2022

188

2035

148

KANE BROWN/One Mississippi (RCA)

10073

-386

2035

-55

PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA)

9481

184

1889

Re-Enter 6

ERIC CHURCH/Heart On Fire (EMI Nashville) 4

8903

737

1773

150

SAM HUNT/23 (MCA)

7946

470

1571

125

E. KING & M. LAMBERT/Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home) (RCA/Columbia)

7575

360

1464

C. PEARCE & A. MCBRYDE/Never Wanted To Be That Girl (Big Machine/WMN)

7240

148

1458

D. BENTLEY f/BRELAND & HARDY/Beers On Me (Atlantic/Big Loud/Capitol) 4

7230

590

1427

114

BLAKE SHELTON/Come Back As A Country Boy (Warner/WMN)

6990

220

1346

11 12

LUKE COMBS/Doin' This (River House/Columbia)

6925

305

1329

13 13

COLE SWINDELL & LAINEY WILSON/Never Say Never (Warner/WMN/BBR) 4

6253

578

1220

120

14 14

MIRANDA LAMBERT/If I Was A Cowboy (RCA)

5567

-61

1086

-4

15 15

LUKE BRYAN/Up (Capitol)

5322

-174

1009

-13

10 10 9

16 16

JAKE OWEN/Best Thing Since Backroads (Big Loud)

5259

983

17 17

KEITH URBAN/Wild Hearts (Capitol)

5193

1020

18 18

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers)

5176

249

1068

19 19

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud)

4708

-143

957

-25

12 20

JIMMIE ALLEN & BRAD PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek)

4517

-1184

918

-254

20 21

THOMAS RHETT/Slow Down Summer (Valory)

4489

437

884

21 22

TIM MCGRAW/7500 OBO (Big Machine)

3958

305

823

23 23

JASON ALDEAN/Trouble With A Heartbreak (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

3571

369

664

22 24

MAREN MORRIS/Circles Around This Town (Columbia)

3537

330

682

24 25

WALKER HAYES/AA (Monument)

3325

351

635

25 26

ERNEST f/MORGAN WALLEN/Flower Shops (Big Loud) 4

3306

552

653

118

26 27

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Damn Strait (Triple Tigers)

3048

456

581

118

27 28

DAN + SHAY/Steal My Love (Warner/WAR)

2164

441

29 29

CHRIS YOUNG f/MITCHELL TENPENNY/At The End Of A Bar (RCA)

1799

316

30 30

JUSTIN MOORE/With A Woman You Love (Valory)

1690

198

336

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 5

February 28, 2022 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

28 31

TOBY KEITH/Old School (Show Dog)

1647

-255

339

-38

Stations Adds

32 32

DYLAN SCOTT/New Truck (Curb)

1526

135

303

31 33

OLD DOMINION/No Hard Feelings (Arista)

1479

250

-9

35 34

KENNY CHESNEY/Everyone She Knows (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

1376

287

244

33 35

BROTHERS OSBORNE/I'm Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville)

1210

-118

262

-16

34 36

FRANK RAY/Country'd Look Good On You (Stoney Creek)

1208

-17

275

-5

37 37

CHRIS JANSON/Bye Mom (Warner/WAR)

1114

217

38 38

PARMALEE/Take My Name (Stoney Creek)

1094

204

40 39

GABBY BARRETT/Pick Me Up (Warner/WAR)

996

148

133

39 40

TENILLE ARTS/Back Then, Right Now (19th & Grand)

940

201

42 41

LEE BRICE/Soul (Curb)

819

163

41 42

MORGAN WADE/Wilder Days (Arista)

814

-13

181

-7

47 43

MIDLAND/Sunrise Tells The Story (Big Machine)

704

143

45 44

ASHLEY COOKE/Never Til Now (Ashley Cooke/Back Blocks)

690

Re-Enter 45

CHASE RICE/If I Were Rock & Roll (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow)

664

118

43 46

CODY JINKS/Like A Hurricane (Late August)

655

-45

126

-10

46 47

RUTHIE COLLINS/Hypocrite (Sidewalk/Curb)

649

123

44 48

CONNER SMITH/Learn From It (Valory)

635

-41

-7

49 49

Re-Enter 50 52 51

BRETT YOUNG/You Didn't (BMLGR)

593

DUSTIN LYNCH/Party Mode (Broken Bow)

554

280

116

ZAC BROWN BAND/Out In The Middle (Home Grown/Warner/WAR)

546

48 52

MUSCADINE BLOODLINE/Dyin' For A Livin' (Stancaster)

511

-47

103

-11

51 53

TIFFANY WOYS/About Love (---)

507

54 54

SMITH & WESLEY/Let Me Know (Dream Walkin')

478

56 55

SPENCER CRANDALL/Made (---)

470

Debut 56

ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Talking (Valoy)

466

195

58 57

KAMERON MARLOWE/Steady Heart (Columbia)

460

55 58

AVERY ANNA/Narcissist (Warner)

460

-10

-1

57 59

WALKER HAYES/U Gurl (Monument)

440

53 60

RANDALL KING/Record High (Warner/WMN)

424

-47

-15

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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