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March 22, 2021, Issue 748

CRS Dive: When Sh*t Hits The Fan

A late addition to the CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience agenda, “When Sh*t Hits The Fan” was one of the most buzzed-about panels of the week. For attendees who took notes, revisited on-demand or returned to Country Aircheck CRS Buzz coverage to review – and for those who missed it – here’s a deeper tour of one of the week’s most information-packed sessions. Moderated by KUZZ/Bakersfield PD and CRS Agenda Committee Chair Brent Brent Michaels Michaels, panelists included ADX WYCT/ Pensacola OM Kevin King, Essential Broadcast Media owner/publicist Ebie McFarland, Triple 8 Founding Partner George Couri and Steadfast owner/artist manager Nick Hartley. The session came together shortly after the Downtown Nashville Christmas Day bombing (CAW 1/11) and Country radio’s move Kevin King to temporarily suspend airplay for Morgan Wallen (CAT 2/3). Not incidentally, the session aired shortly after the onset of major George Couri winter weather that shut down parts of the country entirely and left many Ebie McFarland areas, including entire sections of Texas, without power and water for weeks. As such, “When Sh*t Hits The Fan” can be broken into two categories: community disaster and PR crisis. Panelists discussed best practices for dealing Nick Hartley with sudden, sensitive situations that involve a station, personality or artist brand, and (continued on page 10)

Dave Cashews Band: Last week’s CMA Music Industry COVID Support (MICS) donation drive yields 14 road cases of goods to be distributed at Musically Fed’s food drive-thru Saturday (3/27). Pictured (l-r) are Musically Fed’s Maria Brunner, CMA’s Sarah Trahern and singer/songwriter Frankie Ballard.

Sky Is Limitless For Quayle, Kane The little Rebel Engine that did, Stephanie Quayle, took control of her career in 2013 through the launch of her own label and entertainment company. Quayle enlisted Carli McLaughlin Kane in 2015 and, by Oct. 2017, Kane was running the business. On the heels of announcing their more widely focused new venture Big Sky Music (CAT 2/2), the duo spoke with Country Aircheck about mission, identity and goals for 2021 and beyond. “This is something Carli and I had been discussing this past year – how Rebel Rebel: Quayle (l) much change we were wanting to and Kane. create,” begins Quayle. “Things we

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NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

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wanted to leave behind, some of the lessons we’ve learned, what we envisioned as the next part of our business partnership.” Quayle is the label’s flagship artist, although they’ve already received submissions, while Kane is running the company and eyeing expansion. “We’re putting in a structure and plans to take on more artists and be a home for great talent,” says Kane. The mission of being a “safe, inclusive, supportive home” for artists and creators with an emphasis on collaboration was born from Quayle’s personal experience in the industry … good and bad. “It goes back to when I first moved to town,” she says. “People would come into my life and say, ‘You’re great, now let’s change everything.’” This, coupled with seeing young, female artists being signed, shelved and dropped, drove Quayle to create another way, not only for herself, but for others. “That was part of the [previous] name, I mean, I’m the little Rebel Engine,” she laughs. In the spirit of collaboration, the label’s mentorship initiative aims to positively impact female artists, creators and young professionals starting out on their journey. “We have, specifically, a lot of experience with female artists and being females in this industry,” explains Kane. “So, the way we have it structured is developing a program where we can share wisdom and experience and the road Stephanie has taken. And if we can maybe truncate the lessons [and] provide tools for other women to excel, that’s the goal.” When Quayle and Kane reflected on what they’d accomplished and where they were going, the duo noticed the word “limitless” kept coming up. After some brainstorming, they chose a company name that reflected that feeling of being limitless, with a nod to Quayle’s Montana roots: Big Sky Music Group. “Stephanie started her own company, we built this team and we’ve been limitless in what we’ve done,” shares Kane. “Big Sky represents everything we are.” Looking ahead, Quayle plans to “put out more music than [she] ever [has] in a calendar year,” develop the mentorship program, get back out on the road and grow the company and its roster. “We are first and foremost focused on Stephanie’s career,” emphasizes Kane. “We have opened the door to allow opportunity to come to us when it comes to talent.” “I have come to realize everything happens on purpose at the perfect time,” closes Quayle. “We don’t have to force anything to happen, but just stay true to our purpose, true to the music and true to why we keep going. We just keep going, and that will make way for others.” Reach Kane here. —Caitlin DeForest

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Thomas Rhett, Chris Palmer, Ashley Sidoti and the Valory promotion team on landing this week’s No. 1. “What’s Your Country Song” is Rhett’s 17th visit to the top and the lead single from next month’s Country Again: Side A release. Songwriters are Ashley Gorley, Thomas Rhett Jesse Frasure, Parker Welling and Rhett. And kudos to Josh Easler and the Arista crew on scoring 54 first week adds for Ryan Hurd’s duet with his wife Maren Morris. “Chasing After You” leads this week’s add board.

News & Notes

EMI Nashville’s Brothers Osborne will serve as guest hosts for Mt. Wilson KKGO/Los Angeles middays March 29-April 23. Stream the station here. Former Kinkead Entertainment agent Dennis Kurtz has launched What’s Next Nashville with a focus on artist development and mentoring for independent artists. More here. Read the rest of News & Notes here.

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WI TH The Shady Ladies of Music City Podcast hosts Evelyn Shriver and Susan Nadler share how they’re spending their Quaran-Time. S: I’ve learned that I like quarantine lifestyle. I’ve always liked to stay at home, write, compose and daydream. Isolation suits me. E: My entire life during quarantine has revolved around what we are going to eat. I’m sick of it, but I have managed to down multiple jars of honey roasted peanuts! S: I find that I sleep longer and later, but don’t fall asleep as early. I work out virtually with my longtime trainer at least once a week and try to walk for at least 25 minutes a day. We eat dinner with the evening news and, truthfully, I am sick of wondering what to eat. E: My total social media effort is Facebook … and barely. Susan is big on Instagram. That’s our major communication tool. Sad as that is.

S: My big confession is that I binge-watch a lot of shows. Peaky Blinders and Tehran were two of my favorites, and The Queens Gambit was superlative. E: I’ve been bingeing on British mysteries, the Fran Leibovitz thing and way too much House Hunters International (looking for a less polarizing environment). S: I’ve had several close friends and a beloved sister die in 2020, so I’ve started praying every night before I go to sleep. It was a childhood routine that I’ve taken up again, and it makes me feel like I have some closure and have come full circle in my life. E: I guess the silver lining, if there is one, is a new sense of priorities. What’s worth taking a chance on and who is really important in your life. The second season premieres March 25 with guest Martina McBride. Listen here.

CRS Dive: When Sh*t Hits The Fan

(continued from page 1) how to act upon those situations instantly. Actions discussed included managing audience expectations, maintaining awareness of the conversation taking place around the event, advising artists or clients how to protect themselves in the public eye and a process for making business decisions in a charged listener/customer climate. The key best practices, as shared by the panelists, include: • Don’t be afraid to change the station to serve the community. • If your listeners are thinking about it, you should be talking about it. • Take your ego out of the equation; figure out how you can be as honest as possible and own your mistakes. • Look at the brand’s long-term trajectory and understand the goals for longevity. • Get outside counsel.

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Evelyn Shriver and Susan Nadler

• Repeat what you want repeated about you. • Focus on the big three: Authenticity, education and honesty. King, who could easily lead his own TED Talk on the topic, is quick to offer valuable action points for stations in the midst of a community tragedy. “Be familiar with the people distributing info, and make sure they’re familiar with you – local news, weather, first responders, local leaders and emergency operation centers,” says King. “Get to know them beforehand, because they will be too busy in a crisis to get to know you.” King breaks down radio needs into two categories – things you can see coming and things you can’t see coming – and also advises PDs, OMs and others in positions of leadership to have a “Rolodex” at the ready with trusted advisors in HR, PR and legal counsel roles. King also noted the importance of preparing for scenarios in advance, setting groundwork for how to execute station plans in any situation, being certain the staff understands the plan of execution for various emergencies, and that they know the proper

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FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

2020 ACM FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR BILLBOARD’S 2020 TOP COUNTRY ARTIST - FEMALE

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SINGLE & SONG OF THE YEAR

“THE BONES”

GRAMMY NOMINATED FOR BEST COUNTRY SONG RIAA 3X PLATINUM CERTIFIED 19 WEEKS AT NO. 1 ON THE BILLBOARD HOT COUNTRY SONGS CHART 2 WEEK NO. 1 SINGLE ON THE COUNTRY AIRPLAY CHARTS OVER 3.5 BILLION IN CUMULATIVE ALL-FORMAT RADIO REACH

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“BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT” “[“BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT”] ASKS US ALL TO LOOK AT OUR ACTIONS IN THESE DAYS OF INJUSTICE AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE ACTIONS YOU’LL BE PROUD OF.” – NPR ALL SONGS CONSIDERED

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FIRST IN BILLBOARD COUNTRY AIRPLAY CHART HISTORY

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GROUP OF THE YEAR SONG OF THE YEAR “SOME PEOPLE DO”

“’Some People Do’ is a band taking a risk with vulnerability and raw emotion when it’s much easier to play it safe.” – S H A N E M C A N A L LY

“I think inherently we’re all good people and want to be good people and it’s about that want to be the best person for the people that you love.” – M AT T H E W R A M S E Y, O L D D O M I N I O N

“To me, the measure of Country artists is their willingness to present their truth to their world. For Old Dominion to put out a song like ‘Some People Do’ is immensely brave and honest” – THOMAS RHETT

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communication channels. “Something will draw your station into community service,” states King. “Don’t learn as it happens.” He advised putting together a list of contacts by first visiting the website for your community’s local emergency operations centers. The discussion also addressed handling the station brand onair, online and on the streets in the midst of a crisis. Understanding the brand’s commitment level is key, and the situation typically continues to be an emergency long after national news coverage has subsided. To that end, McFarland advised, “The key is to be part of the bigger solution, long term, not just focusing on crisis management in that moment.” She points to the importance of remaining calm and collected while also knowing the client, station or personality brand in order to congruently employ the most effective strategy. McFarland shared an example of understanding the authenticity of a brand as she dealt with a PR situation involving client Darius Rucker. “There was a ... parody account on Twitter ... [who] said, ‘$500 to anyone who can prove Darius Rucker has The Best Of Patsy Cline,’ talking about a line in one of his hits,” McFarland said. “Thankfully, because Darius has been a client for a long time, we were able to text him and say, ‘Hey, send us a photo of your bookshelf with the Patsy Cline records on it.’ He did, and we tweeted back in response, ‘Make it payable to St. Jude.’ We took a moment where it was questioning authenticity ... and we were instead able to turn it into a light-hearted moment that benefited a great cause that is also part of his brand ... and de-escalated a situation.” “No matter how prepared, there will come a time when an artist or personality is misinterpreted on-air, online, in print ... be prepared to handle the effects of translating the intended message,” advised Couri. He explained the importance of clarity in communication between the brand and the mouthpiece, be it an artist and their team or a station and its personalities.

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Constant communication between all teammates reinforces how each person’s role plays into the brand’s overall strategy. And when addressing problems after they arise, Couri says honesty is paramount. “For the most part, if you’re honest with the public and tell them what’s going on, you can avoid some of the problems,” he explained. But if there is a mistake? “Own it!” emphasized Couri. “Stay calm. Don’t get emotional, and get your ego out of the way. The team will jump in and help.” Hartley added, “The truth gets out there more than ever. The idea of running from things and making up some other narrative doesn’t exist. Know what the truth is, what the artist [or personality] might have been trying to say. There are [also] times where there is click bait out there. You don’t need to jump into every rumor and every finger that points at you.” Calculated authenticity allows for genuine control of the narrative. “You have to have a unified voice and the same consistent messaging as a team,” he said. Moving on from a crisis or disaster can be a tricky call. The amount of time that passes will be unique for each situation and each market, but understanding the audience and the impact the event continues to have is the truest indicator. “If your listeners are thinking about it, you should still be talking about it,” King summed. If you missed “When Sh*t Hits The Fan” during CRS 2021, catch it on-demand here. Didn’t attend CRS 2021? There’s still time to get in on the discounted #FOMO rate and gain access to panels, interviews, workshops, Country Radio Hall of Fame inductions, CRS/Country Aircheck Award winners, digital artist liners, session takeaways and more with the $99 registration here. –Monta Vaden CAC

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. Cumulus/Detroit OM Mike Wheeler is searching for a Dir./Programming for Country WDRQ & Hot AC WDVD. See the complete job description and application here; send résumés and airchecks to Wheeler here. Midwest WDEZ/Wausau, WI OM Rusty James is looking for a Brand Mgr./on-air personality with strong music scheduling aptitude and digital and social media skills. Send résumés and airchecks to James here. Steel City KBEQ/Kansas City PD Todd Nixon is seeking an afternoon personality to succeed TJ McEntire. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. NORTHEAST 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. Saga Classic Country WSIG/ Harrisonburg, VA Dir./Group Programming Scott Chase and PD Paul “Uncle Pauly” McDaniel are searching for a morning co-host. Send résumés and airchecks to Chase here. VerStandig WAYZ/Hagerstown, MD is seeking an afternoon personality. Send résumés and airchecks here. SOUTHEAST Saga/Gainesville-Ocala, FL GM Howard Tuuri is looking for a Dir./Promotions for Country WOGK & Classic Rock sister WYND. Send résumés to him here. ADX WYCT/Pensacola OM Kevin King is seeking a full-time midday talent with additional duties that may include promotions and onair work for sister stations within the cluster. Interested candidates can send résumés and airchecks here. King is also searching for a WYCT/ Pensacola morning co-host to succeed Candy Cullerton who will serve alongside PD/morning host Brent Lane. Must be knowledgeable in digital content creation and be active on a variety

of social media outlets. Apply here; reaching King here. Golden Isle/Brunswick, GA Dir./ Programming Mark “The Shark” Ediss is seeking a successor for outgoing OM/PD/onair talent Paul Andresen. The cluster includes Country WRJY. Duties will include on-air, production, promotions, sales and handling technical issues. Send résumés and airchecks to Ediss here. Curtis/Lenoir, NC GM Charlene Hall is looking for an OM/on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country WKVS. See the complete job posting here; send résumés, programming philosophies and airchecks to Hall here. Beasley WKXC/Augusta, GA OM Tee Gentry is seeking an on-air personality to join the Kicks Wake Up Krew. Send résumés and airchecks to Gentry here. Summit/Louisville is searching for a GM to oversee the cluster that includes Country WQNU. Complete job description here; send résumés and cover letters here with the subject line General Manager Louisville. Curtis WQDR/Raleigh PD Mike Biddle is looking for a morning co-host to succeed Janie Carothers and join incumbent Mike Wheless for The Q Morning Crew. Three or more years of experience is required. See the complete posting here; send résumés, production samples, social media links, references and airchecks to Biddle here. Summit/Louisville OM Cagle is seeking a full-time midday personality with at least two years of on-air experience; PPM experience is a plus. Candidate should have an engaging presence, strong social media and tech skills, production and digital editing chops and the ability to communicate in an authentic way. Send résumés and airchecks to Cagle here. SOUTHWEST Townsquare KQBR/Lubbock, TX Brand Mgr. Lance Ballance is seeking an APD/onair personality to succeed Jan Miller. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. WEST COAST

KRKI. Interested parties can send résumés and references 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. Townsquare/Yakima, WA Dir./Content Brian Stephenson is looking for a Brand Mgr./ morning host for Country KDBL. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott is looking for an OM to join the Wenatchee, WA cluster, including handling Country KYSN PD duties. Send résumés and airchecks to Elliott here. Beasley/Las Vegas VP/MM Peter Burton is searching for Cat Thomas’ successor to handle OM & Urban AC KOAS PD duties. Details here; send cover letters and résumés to Burton here. Townsquare KXLB/Bozeman, MT Market Pres. Scott Souhrada is seeking a Dir./Content with on-air duties to succeed Dave Wooten. See the complete job description and apply here. OTHER Entercom is adding a Coord./Country Content to serve as a conduit between national programming and local stations and deploy format-wide promotions and initiatives. Candidates should be located in one of the following cities: Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Greensboro, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Norfolk, Richmond or Seattle. See the complete job description and apply here. RWPC Pres. JJ Jobe is looking for a Brand Mgr./PD to join a three-station cluster in Tennessee. Must-haves include excellent writing skills, on-air and production chops and experience with Wide Orbit and Adobe Audition. Send résumés and airchecks to Jobe here. Monument VP/Promotion Drew Bland is searching for a Coord./Promotion to handle administrative support for him and the team of regional promotion executives. See a complete job description and apply here; reach Bland here.

Badlands/Rapid City, SD is searching for a GM/DOS who can build, train and motivate a team for the cluster that includes Country

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

•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

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

•”Big” John Horton Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoon host BigJohn@TheBigJohnShow.com •Kris Richards Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons FireCop947@yahoo.com

•Mac Daniels Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD MacDaniels@me.com

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

•Dave Schaefer •Ron “Keyes” Stevens Former iHeartMedia/Farmington, NM SVPP Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI afternoons & Country KTRA PD RonStvns@yahoo.com DRSchaefer@gobrainstorm.net •Scott Davidson •Brittany Tully Former WHOF-HD2/Canton, OH PD/ Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD on-air host BriLynn718@gmail.com Davidson1023@gmail.com •Steve Knoll Former KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR PD/on-air talent SteveKnoll@cox.net

•AJ McCloud Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL APD/afternoons •Bill Hickok AJ.McCloud@charter.net Former KBMR/Bismark, ND morning host 256-503-2301 BillHickok1950@gmail.com

•Trace Hamilton Former WEBG/Chicago night host TheTraceHamilton@gmail.com •Daryl Thomas Ledyard Former WBBS/Syracuse on-air talent DarylLedyard@gmail.com

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SEEKING JOBS •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 •Blair Thomas Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE mornings BThomas330@yahoo.com •Dr. Don Carpenter Former WYCD/Detroit mornings Dr.DonCarpenter@gmail.com •Jake Byron Former KUPL/Portland mornings JakeByronMedia@gmail.com •Jeff Hunt Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE MD/evenings JeffreyJHunt@gmail.com 570-309-4698 •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 •Kelley Bradshaw-Brock Former WKDF/Nashville afternoons KelleyBra13@gmail.com 423-802-4987 •Tim Taylor Former KWJJ/Portland afternoons Tim.Taylor1@comcast.net •Ginny Harman Former KFRG/Riverside mornings GinnyHarmanVO@gmail.com

(continued) •Nina D. Former KMLE/Phoenix afternoons MissNinaD@gmail.com •Erin Austin Former KILT/Houston Asst. MD/middays ErinAustinOnline@gmail.com •Amber Rainey Former KSON/San Diego middays AmberRaineyOnAir@gmail.com •Jared “Marshall” Goldberg Former KMLE/Phoenix APD/middays & Cluster Dir./Digital Programming ImJaredGoldberg@gmail.com •Tami Rumfelt Former WPAW/Greensboro afternoons TamiRumfelt@gmail.com

SEEKER SPOTLIGHT EMILY BERMANN Former Joe’s Live Mgr./Marketing EmilyBermann@gmail.com 435-632-9452 Check out her work portfolio on LinkedIn here. “I love to solve problems and like taking the leaps of faith to see what works and doesn’t. For me, it’s about analyzing a situation, finding opportunities and adapting as needed. What sets me apart from everyone else is that I’m all-in; when you get me, you have me.”

•Mike Allan Former WNSH/New York nights MikeAllanRadio@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 •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 •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

•Claire Beverly Former KNUC/Seattle mornings ClaireBeverlyRadio@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

•Bryant “Ryder” Konold Former KNUC/Seattle mornings BryantRyderKonold@gmail.com •Jess Tyler Former WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH Brand Mgr./MD/middays JTyler1999@yahoo.com

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

•Mark Phillips Former KPLX/Dallas afternoons MarkP995@gmail.com 214-226-9076

•Mike Tyler Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL PD/afternoons RadioGuy.101@gmail.com

•Jim Pearson Former KDBL/Yakima, WA PD/mornings JimsCoolEmail@gmail.com 831-261-1822

•Amy Lynn Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL middays AmyLynnRadio@gmail.com •Jake McBride Former KKIX/Fayetteville, AR afternoons MrJakeMcBride@gmail.com •Bill “Stu” Stewart Former KASH/Anchorage, AK PD/ morning co-host BStu1013@gmail.com •Doug Kramer Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR mornings DougKramerLive@gmail.com •Ashley King Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR afternoons AKingMarsh@gmail.com •Matt Cruz Former KSSN/Little Rock, AR on-air/ promotions MatthewsPersonalEmail@gmail.com •Jeremy “Otis” Maher Former WUBL/Atlanta MD/afternoons JeyMaher20@yahoo.com

•Emily Bermann Former Joe’s Live Mgr./Marketing EmilyBermann@gmail.com 435-632-9452 •J.R. Gonzalez Former Steckline/Garden City, KS OM & KGBL mornings JRGonzalezRadio@gmail.com 713-853-7385 •Krystle Former WAYZ/Hagerstown, MD afternoons KrystleBonet@gmail.com 352-615-3192 •Brad Hansen Former Townsquare/Ft. Collins, CO OM & KUAD PD GetHansonNow@gmail.com 970-541-8261 •Aaron “Gator” Glass Former WQNU/Louisville mornings GatorGlass.53@gmail.com

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Artist/Title (Label)

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

What’s Your Country Song (Valory)

28687

3228

9144

1083

52.356

5.89

159

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 4

25090

2338

7907

725

46.116 4.588

159

PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

23268

-3810

7600

-1212

39.053 -8.511

158

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 4

21839

1190

6878

324

39.598

159

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 4

19116

1270

6301

504

35.066 1.347

157

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

19053

6314

33.667

0.34

158

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

18691

788

6022

227

32.47

1.903

158

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

17080

468

5354

120

29.663 0.829

158

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

15148

855

4988

323

26.435 2.478

159

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

14901

-3491

4777

-968

24.669 -6.804

155

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

14778

482

4774

160

24.606

159

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

14289

406

4478

112

23.698 0.785

159

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

13507

954

4437

309

2.054

159

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

12738

860

4108

305

22.241 2.155

153

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

12397

4019

20.636 -0.163

158

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

10619

423

3450

17.181 0.861

152

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

10607

675

3571

114 -247

18.25

2.579

154

T. MCGRAW & T. HUBBARD/Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR)

10476

421

3426

153

16.858

0.11

157

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

10351

415

3386

142

16.688 1.547

155

BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN)

9888

596

3173

182

16.766 1.954

159

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

8736

383

2736

165

13.966 0.903

151

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

8621

-241

2841

-64

12.499 -0.276

158

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

8334

1061

2570

342

12.804 1.429

153

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

8180

613

2718

198

12.313 1.218

143

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

7915

432

2574

107

10.529 1.037

158

23.11

3.3

0.57

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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Chart Page 1

March 22, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR)

7711

697

2496

204

11.653 1.559

154

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

6791

288

2234

1.224

155

LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 4

6312

2128

2011

622

11.331 3.841

129

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

5934

101

1959

9.593

0.048

149

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

4872

303

1701

116

6.176

1.338

131

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

4738

254

1419

6.291 -0.564

124

LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow)

4689

578

1604

190

5.331

0.759

135

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

4679

135

1503

4.514

0.159

141

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

4345

174

1352

5.009

0.29

123

SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers)

4344

1405

5.533 -0.006

140

GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl)

3867

311

1202

4.764

0.424

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

3828

1261

5.482

0.4

122

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

3197

-49

1022

3.915 -0.166

106

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

2726

137

854

3.594

0.299

JIMMIE ALLEN & BRAD PAISLEY/Freedom...(Stoney Creek)

2681

859

3.517

0.954

9.303

J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold... (River House/Columbia)

2587

135

797

3.586

0.594

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

2368

720

2.526 -0.032

LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse)

2336

-83

757

-36

2.155 -0.055

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers)

2296

738

3.497

0.104

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

2236

726

2.222

0.04

TEDDY ROBB/Heaven On Dirt (Monument)

2193

814

2.278

0.184

INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA)

2171

701

-6

2.487

0.374

LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR)

2144

-2638

646

-865

2.463 -6.822

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

1909

-265

472

-51

3.082 -0.484

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud)

1695

170

577

1.541

Debut 50

0.275

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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March 22, 2021 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Adds

Activator Top Point Gainers 1012 4

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

DARIUS RUCKER/My Masterpiece (Capitol)

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

830 4

KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

715 4

LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR)

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

591 4

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

484 4

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

438

INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA)

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

408

PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA)

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 364

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

356

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

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

290

RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista)

LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) HEATH SANDERS/Old School's In (Valory)

Activator Top Spin Gainers

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

3228

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

2338

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

2128

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

1270

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

1190

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA) KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville) SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA) JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

259 170 165 133 94

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

981

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

954

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

860

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

855

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

1061

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

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

4 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 4 LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 4 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 4 GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 4 CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

1083

Points

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

18751 18200

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

725

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

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

622

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

13974

504

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

13226

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

342

BLAKE SHELTON f/GWEN STEFANI/Happy... (Warner/WMN)

9102

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

324

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

8962

323

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

8913

KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

310

GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR)

8753

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

309

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

7508

305

MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia)

6830

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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March 22, 2021

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY CHRIS JANSON/Waitin’ On 5 (Warner/WAR) Moves 47-45* 2236 points, 726 spins 1 add: KKGO TEDDY ROBB/Heaven On Dirt (Monument) Moves 49-46* 2193 points, 814 spins 1 add: WWKA INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA) Moves 50-47* 2171 points, 701 spins 8 adds: KAWO, KMDL, KUAD, W1HC*, WGNA, WITL, WOKQ, WYRK LADY A/Like A Lady (Capitol) Moves 30-48 2144 points, 646 spins 14 adds, including: KJUG, KKGO, KNCI, WCKN, WIRK, WLHK, WMZQ, WPOC, WQYK, WRNS CODY JOHNSON & REBA McENTIRE/Dear... (CoJo/Warner/WMN) Moves 48-49 1909 points, 472 spins; No adds HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud) Debut 50* 1695 points, 577 spins 1 add: WAVW CAITLYN SMITH f/OLD DOMINION/I Can’t (Monument) 1691 points, 450 spins 2 adds: KCYE, KPLM

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MARCH 29

CALLISTA CLARK/It’s Cause I Am (Big Machine) THREE DAYS DIRTY/Talegate (Copper1Music) TRAVIS DENNING/Abby (Mercury)

APRIL 5

CAM/Till There’s Nothing Left (Triple Tigers)

APRIL 12

IAN MUNSICK/Long Haul (Warner/WEA)

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CARRIE UNDERWOOD My Savior (Capitol) Produced by Underwood alongside David Garcia, My Savior consists of 13 covers of traditional gospel hymns Underwood grew up singing. Highlights include a duet with CeCe Winans on “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” and an appearance from NeedToBreathe’s Bear Rinehart on “Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus.”

APRIL 2

LESLIE JORDAN Company’s Comin’ (Platoon)

KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 1688 points, 489 spins 19 adds, including: KCCY, KJUG, KKWF, KSCS*, KZSN, WBWL, WKSJ, WNSH, WQDR, WRBT LAUREN ALAINA f/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury) 1644 points, 444 spins 4 adds: KPLM, WCOL, WSOC, WUSJ ©2021 Countr y Aircheck™ — All r ights reser ved. Sign up free at w w w.countr yaircheck .com. S end news to news@countr yaircheck .com

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March 22, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

THOMAS RHETT

Points

3rd Week at No. 1

What’s Your Country Song (Valory)

11629

+/- Points

Plays

484

2472

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

9827

-316

2040

-59

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 4

9763

1012

2084

259

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

9616

-425

2082

-60

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 4

8925

715

1861

165

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 4

8305

591

1761

133

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

7707

-18

1597

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

7180

198

1466

11 9

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

6372

176

1330

12 10

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

6370

245

1356

14 11

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

5786

123

1122

13 12

TIM MCGRAW & TYLER HUBBARD/Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR)

5706

-304

1156

-35

16 13

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

5487

214

1123

17 14

KEITH URBAN W/P!NK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol)

5485

408

1083

15 15

BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN)

5375

1080

Re-Enter 16

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

5307

1120

10 17

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

5185

-1284

1257

-261

20 18

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

5084

356

1050

18 19

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

5002

162

1053

19 20

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

4712

-100

930

-12

21 21

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

4479

-98

875

-16

22 22

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

4230

438

825

23 23

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

4031

248

798

24 24

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

3937

364

729

25 25

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR)

3590

119

685

27 26

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

3450

830

662

170

26 27

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

2722

-66

583

-24

29 28

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

2351

290

518

28 29

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

2313

470

32 30

LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow)

1777

184

338

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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March 22, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

31 31

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

1762

167

Plays

347

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

34 32

GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl)

1450

144

312

30 33

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

1442

-171

287

-22

33 34

SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers)

1406

299

35 35

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

1167

229

36 36

CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen. (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR)

1113

213

38 37

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

885

-118

163

-20

37 38

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

830

-250

143

-21

42 39

TIM DUGGER/You're Gonna Love Me (Curb/MCC)

806

151

39 40

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud)

762

-137

148

-4

56 41

KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

742

290

138

40 42

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

731

-74

164

-7

45 43

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

690

-3

145

-1

43 44

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

675

-55

127

47 45

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

594

-36

126

-7

41 46

LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR)

574

-230

114

-44

48 47

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

520

-70

-7

49 48

ERIC CHURCH/Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones (EMI Nashville)

480

-90

-9

51 49

LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse)

472

-56

114

-20

55 50

TIFFANY WOYS/Do Ya (Tiffany Woys)

462

60 51

TEDDY ROBB/Heaven On Dirt (Monument)

444

116

46 52

LILY ROSE/Villain (Big Loud)

434

-215

-23

53 53

JAMESON RODGERS f/LUKE COMBS/Cold Beer… (River House/Columbia)

434

-42

-8

58 54

KYLIE FREY/I Do Thing (Deep Frey'd)

423

-2

57 55

PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA)

409

-30

-4

ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT/Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go...) (RCA)

400

-8

-3

RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn't For Trucks (BMLGR)

385

50 58

RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista)

378

-189

-27

52 59

LARRY FLEET/Where I Find God (Big Loud)

359

-148

-21

DAVE MCELROY/Let It Flow (Tantum Town/Free Flow)

344

Debut 56 Re-Enter 57

Debut 60

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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