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Big Dreams In A Small Town

May 9, 2016, Issue 498

A small market PD and a board op with aspirations of making it to Columbus, GA are now iHeartMedia’s flagship multi-market afternoon drive show. Tige & Daniel went from mornings at WTQR/Greensboro to nights on multiple stations (CAT 7/18/14) before moving to WSIX/Nashville and taking on afternoons in 22 markets. Country Aircheck caught up with the show’s Tige Rodgers and Daniel Baker to see how life has changed for them in the two years since going big time. CA: How did you start on the air together? TR: I was running stations in Auburn, AL when this kid came in looking for a job and said, “I can work Saturdays.” I was looking for someone to run Auburn football games, and nobody could work Saturdays in that town, so I thought he was lying to get the job. But he said, “I know nothing about sports,” and sure enough, he didn’t. DB: He was like the big boss of the radio stations. TR: But I really didn’t want to do it, because in order to be on the radio you had to do a thousand things. And I always thought, man, if we could get a job where we could just worry about the radio show, that would be slick. A lot of people want to be in management, and I was fighting my way out. So Daniel worked for me in afternoons and we became buds. We wanted to do a Tige & Daniel show together after that. There was just no budget at that time and in our size market, so we ended up moving to [WGTR] Myrtle Beach where the budgets were a little bigger. That was our first time doing mornings together. DB: Our big goal was to get from Auburn, AL all the way to Columbus, GA. So to be in Nashville is pretty surreal. We were just thinking, “If we could ever get over to Columbus, GA we’d be so happy.” (continued on page 8)

Made The Bed: WAR’s Chris Palmer (r) and (l-r) daughter and wife Ailee and Dana Palmer, friend Darren Koch, former WAR regional Abby Law, WEA’s Jordan Pettit and friend Erin Creighton win the Squeaky Spring award and raise $10,000 for the FTL Sarcoma Fund in Saturday’s (5/7) Nashville Downtown Derby Bed Race, hosted by the TJ Martell Foundation.

...Interviews Continued

Last week Country Aircheck explored the skills required to conduct compelling artist interviews (CAW 5/2). Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40 Bureau Chief Rob Simbeck, WUSN/Chicago’s Lisa Dent and America’s Morning Show’s Kelly Ford covered research and preparation, tricks for putting guests at ease, structuring productive questions and more. Dent returns this week and two leading Country consultants join

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the conversation to discuss questions of length, making the guest the star and common mistakes. Short Is Sweet: What do consultants think makes a good interview? “Short is the short answer,” contends Hunt Media’s Phil Hunt. “I was talking once to Larry King and he said to me at one point, ‘Lots of people think I’m rude to my guests when I cut them off, but when they’re on the air I have to protect the listeners’ time.’ So do we.” One way to do that is to break the interview into smaller pieces, an approach that also carries TSL benefits. “Milk it for more occasions of listening,” submits Albright & O’Malley & Brenner’s Becky Brenner. As for the pieces themselves, Brenner says it depends largely on how compelling the content is. “But in the new ADD world we live in, very few interviews are effective beyond three minutes unless the person being interviewed is an incredible storyteller,” she adds. All About That Guest: “If you turn me on, 95% of the time my guest should be talking,” Larry King is fond of saying. Brenner largely agrees and says interviews must be conducted with the understanding that the artist is the star. “Avoid the ‘I’ word and that need to tell your own similar experience,” she explains. “Make it all about them.” Dent goes a step further. “I try to give artists the opportunity to do what they do best,” she offers, recalling her experience with EMI Nashville’s Eric Paslay. “He’s such Phil Hunt a great songwriter, so I gave him a list of eight items – one was the Cubs, one was the Blackhawks’ first playoff loss and another was Katy Perry’s attempt to buy a convent in Los Angeles.” Ten minutes later Paisley

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debuted “Eight Holy Acres.” “By the end of the day Katy Perry had even heard the song,” Dent continues. “So here I had an artist who thought he was just coming in for an interview, and by the end of the day, he’d written a song Katy Perry had heard and responded to. I just try to bring out the best in them and hopefully it’ll make for the best radio I can provide.” (Hear the result here.) Good – And Bad – Ideas: Yes, there are such things as lame questions. “I aim for something different than what I always hear on the radio,” Dent says. “It makes me crazy when there’s precious airtime wasted on where someone’s playing tomorrow night Becky Brenner or whether they’re on the bus or not – things that are of no interest to anyone.” What is of interest? Ask the audience. “If you have enough lead time, ask your listeners to email their questions for the artist. If they’re picked, have them record the question so it can be used on the air.” The effort builds loyalty, Hunt suggests. “The person picked will never forget it and neither will their mom and ‘nem. It sounds awesome and I’m always amazed at the insightful questions asked by the Country radio audience.” Otherwise, keep questions relatable. “Getting too artsy crafty is a common mistake,” Hunt continues. “Most people don’t care who played rhythm guitar on a certain song. Talking about whether or not they do the dishes at home or what kind pet they have is more relatable and real. Remember, at the end of the day, it’s still ‘three chords and the truth.’” Reach Hunt here, Brenner here and Dent here. –Russ Penuell

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE WPCV/Lakeland APD/MD/ middayer Jeni Taylor discusses her most influential music: 1. Wynonna’s “She Is His Only Need:” This was my dad’s all-time favorite song. With him being in Heaven now, it always touches me in the most special way when I hear it. Besides, it’s Wy! 2. Kenny Chesney’s “What I Jeni Taylor Need To Do:” This song reminds me of a very special time in my life – and person – and will always bring a smile to face that stretches ear-to-ear. 3. Patsy Cline: All Patsy, everything. She is the queen and will always be my number one musical icon. 4. Tim McGraw’s 2014 Sundown Heaven Town Tour: Dad died in January of that year so needless to say, it was the worst time in my life. Having Tim bring us all up onstage and let me belt out the lead line to “I Like It, I Love It” was like Daddy had reached down from Heaven and made my dreams come true. I will forever be grateful to Tim and everyone who made that night happen. 5. Kenny Rogers’ “Twenty Years Ago:” I can’t hear this song without crying. The story is so beautiful and American soldiers hold such a special place in my heart. • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: The Beatles. I know they’re iconic, but I can’t get into them at all. • An album you played incessantly: Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems. One of the best albums ever made start to finish. I never get tired of it. • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: “Life Is Worth Living” by Justin Bieber. Believe it or not, if you need inspiration in any aspect of your life, this should bring it. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: Actually, nothing. I definitely have crazy and very vast musical tastes, but I’m proud of it all. Every song. – Reach Taylor here.

UPDATE

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Chart Chat

Congrats to Dierks Bentley, Royce Risser, Shane Allen, David Friedman and the Capitol promo team on scoring this week’s No. 1 with “Somewhere On A Beach.” The song is the first single from Bentley’s new album Black. And kudos to Kristen Williams and the WMN crew on landing 53 adds for Cole Swindell’s “Middle Of A Memory,” topping this week’s board.

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Radio News

MRN Sr. Mgr./Radio Partnerships and live event producer Steve “Kid Cruz” Tate has joined the syndicated network’s NASCAR USA as country correspondent. Ohana KXLW/Anchorage, AL has added Envision’s The Stories That Make The Music. B&R/New Revolution’s John Rich will talk about his branding firm and its ventures with keynote speaker Dave Ramsey at the RAB/NAB 2016 Radio Show in Nashville Sept. 21. Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA, which includes Country WFLS, raised $1,112,000 for local charities in 36 hours with the 2016 Community Give. Renegade Radio Nashville will broadcast a free, four-day concert in Nashville June 9-12 to benefit Musicians On Call. Live On Broadway artists include Lorrie Morgan, Darryl Worley, Exile and Jamie O’Neal. Details here.

Industry News

Red Light Management singer/songwriter Logan Brill has signed with publisher Warner/Chappell Music and moved from BMI to ASCAP. Songwriter Marv Green has extended his worldwide co-publishing agreement with Warner/Chappell Music and This Music. Singer/songwriter Josh Martin has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Sony/ATV and Carole-Ann Mobley. Musicians On Call has launched a year-long Half A Million Moments campaign to celebrate having played for half a million patients, families and caregivers. More here. SOLID awarded its 2016 scholarship to MTSU student Gregory Smith, who will now also be paired with an industry mentor for his fall semester. Entries are being accepted for the 2016 Vanda & Young

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OFF THE RECORD: Nicole Witt Nicole Witt from Dreamlined/in2une’s Farewell Angelina puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to KTTS/ Springfield, MO. The deejays were funny and they played great country music. The first time we heard ourselves on the radio was at WIVK/Knoxville. Gunner put us on live during drive time. It was the Nicole Witt second station on our radio tour. It was super exciting to hear the band live on the air for the first time! We were playing in New York City and I left my phone in a Starbucks bathroom. We set up the “find iPhone” feature and about 45 minutes later a guy named Mark called and said his buddy had bought my phone for 40 bucks. He had the idea to call the number and make sure it wasn’t stolen. So we arranged to meet Mark. We found him standing on a corner with my phone and [someone’s] iPad. We figured out Mark was running a nice side business. We recovered my phone for 40 bucks. The last thing I bought at a truck stop was two Tony Justice CDs. He’s a truck driver/singer whose music is in all the truck stops. He cut a song of mine called “Brothers Of The Highway” that George Strait put on his Troubadour record in 2008. Our music is four women who sing, play and write songs. We are very high-energy – a cross between the Eagles, Dixie Chicks and Old Dominion, with a little bit of Little Big Town. My last impulse buy was the dress I recently wore at our Wildhorse Saloon show in Nashville. It was a little expensive. I probably shouldn’t have done it. The most redneck thing I’ve done lately ... well, it might be the way I look at the airport right now. I couldn’t stand to wear my heeled boots anymore because frankly, they’ve been on my feet for eight weeks. So I’m wearing flip flops but my toes are not “done.” I wish I had written Hugh Prestwood’s “The Song Remembers When,” recorded by Trisha Yearwood. It’s the truth and it takes you back. You can smell, see, taste, touch everything you were living at the time. That song is a masterpiece. I have to have red lipstick on the road. We call it my “personality.” If I’m lacking personality, I put it on and all of a sudden I have it, like magic!

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Songwriting Competition, which benefits Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia. More here. Sylvia has signed with Webster PR for publicity representation. The CMA Music Festival’s CMA World GlobaLive!, a free, international country music showcase, will be June 6 on the outdoor stage at Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Nashville. More here. SOLID’s Music Row Yard Sale & Auction has officially changed its name to the Nashville Music Market. The 14th annual event takes place June 11. More here.

Artist News

Drake White has teamed with Ford Motor Company in five U.S. cities to participate in local service projects. Details here. Montgomery Gentry, Diamond Rio, Phil Vassar, Olivia Lane and Lucas Hoge are among the artists added to the Jan. 14-19, 2017 Country Cruising lineup. More here.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • Ed Hill joined KWOF/Denver. (5/9) • Brad Hansen will join KRST/Albuquerque. (5/9) • iHeartMedia KAJA & KRPT/San Antonio APD/MD Bree Wagner added the same duties for KASE & KVET/Austin. (5/6) • Steve Hunter joined Scripps/Tulsa as OM. (5/6) • Cumulus reported decreased Q1 revenues. (5/5) • JT Bosch joined WMZQ/Washington. (5/4) • Bob Raleigh left Cumulus and WIVK/Knoxville. (5/3)

Big Dreams In A Small Town (continued from page 1) TR: The DJs would come over to Auburn from Columbus and say, “Man, Columbus is crazy! Girls leave notes on our car and stuff.” We were like, “We’ve got to get to Columbus.” Between mornings and your current afternoon shift, iHeartMedia had you on at night. Was that a tough adjustment? TR: That was a couple jobs later when we made it to Greensboro. We knew there was a national morning talent [Premiere’s Bobby Bones], and we were like, “He’s going to be doing a big time show.” So we wondered how we fit into that. We were fine, we were doing well in Greensboro, and then [thenRegional SVP/Programming] Rod Phillips said, “What would you

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think about doing a show in a different time slot, but it could be on in different cities?” I thought, I wonder if they were just trying to figure out what to do with us, or if this is for real? DB: I was scared at first, because we figured there’s a chance you get put on at night and they forget about you. But as far as the move itself goes, I was a little tired of getting up at 4am. That sucks. TR: Doing mornings almost ruined my life. You get off work at 10:00, nobody else is off work, so even if you have buddies, which I don’t, I couldn’t call them at 10 or 11. And then when everybody gets off work, you have to be wrapping up and going to bed. It was really difficult, at least for me. My personal life and lifestyle have improved [since leaving mornings]. And then you moved to Nashville. TR: When we got here we didn’t know they were going to put us on in afternoons. We started in nights. When they said they wanted us to move, that was huge. Nights was fun, but afternoon drive in Nashville does not suck. Five years before that we were in an unranked market in Auburn. It’s been pretty fast and we can’t believe our luck. I mean, there’s more than two Walmarts in this city. It’s crazy. To what do you attribute your ascension? TR: Daniel’s the funniest guy I know. The other thing was an accident. I’m insecure by nature, about everything. It could be the job, does my wife still like me, am I going to make the mortgage this month. The positive side effect of that is that we’ve always been open to coaching. There’s a lot of talent out there who are probably insecure but they put walls up. We listen to people. Most people we listen to are a lot smarter than us, and we followed their direction, and I think that helped us along. DB: I agree with the first part about how funny I am. And we’ve always been open to criticism. It doesn’t hurt our feelings. It doesn’t upset us, and we’ll do it if somebody says you need to shorten this or do that. How has your show changed since the addition of so many markets? TR: They gave us a producer. We didn’t know what a producer did, and no one told us. And then Mari [Mueller] comes in, and she’s great, and we were honest with her and told her we’re not sure what she’s supposed to do. Mueller: I didn’t initially know, either. So I’m their best and worst producer ever. TR: So that was an adjustment. But I think any time you can take busy work off the personalities, it helps with the show. You can really get bogged down and [sound] drained once you’re on the air. DB: Another thing that really helped is Bobby [Bones] was really nice to us. One of our first nights in town, I think it was a Raging

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Idiots show, he brought us out onstage. He was really welcoming. What about how you sound? TR: We used to feel tight when we’d talk three or four minutes. Now we’re real tight. We’ve learned a lot about how to get to the point quicker. A break could be four minutes long or 50 seconds long, but adding that extra three minutes doesn’t make it any funnier. DB: We’re really just kind of talking, and my main goal when we’re doing a break is to make Tige laugh. That’s how we’ll know when to get out. I wish we could plan that, it would make things a lot easier. TR: I run the board. My goal is to get out on the high point of the break. But with him I have no idea when it’s coming. Sometimes we’ll even talk about it before, but things will just pop in his head 10 seconds before the line he’s supposed to say, and I’ve got to get out there. There is some planning, but a lot times I don’t think even Daniel knows what he’s about to say. Tige became a first-time dad last year. How has that affected the show? TR: It’s absolutely life-changing, not only emotionally, but your lifestyle is totally different. I don’t think I could have done a morning show and do what I’m doing now. But we’ve also never had that perspective on the show before. We did things about kids but now I really get it when we do. Daniel’s still the single guy who can go out and party, so I think it’s better for the show. I would like to say on record the reason I had a child was for my career. DB: When you have a friend with a kid, all they talk about is the kid’s sleep. Five months of, what time did Mac go to sleep? Did he sleep through the night? Where do you go from here? TR: Our main goal has always been to not get fired. That’s it. It’s been an amazing success so far. We want to grow the show. [WSIX PD] Michael Bryan says there’s nothing on the air quite like it. It’s kind of strange, but different. DB: We describe the show as current events, hilarious commentary and Tige. TR: We can always say, “Why aren’t we on in this city?” But it’s our job to do a hell of a show, hope they know we exist and come to us if there’s an opportunity. DB: We’re on in Milwaukee. We’re like Laverne and Shirley. We remember them from reruns – they skipped. If we ever go to Milwaukee, we’re going to do that. We are going to redo the shot from the opening of Laverne and Shirley. –Jess Wright -CAC

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Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 1

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

DIERKS BENTLEY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol)

29029

1583

8979

475

62.765 3.365

158

C. YOuNG & C. POPE/Think Of You (RCA/Republic Nashville)

27333

-1040

8424

-349

59.199 -1.985

158

OLD DOMINION/Snapback (RCA)

26974

1351

8446

462

57.844 2.498

158

DuSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow) ✔

25367

2220

7857

689

54.633

157

BLAKE SHELTON/Came Here To Forget (Warner Bros./WMN)

22166

1424

6917

502

47.296 2.778

158

TIM MCGRAW/Humble And Kind (Big Machine)

21191

917

6532

268

46.994 1.684

158

THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory) ✔

21156

2787

6646

918

45.113

158

LuKE BRYAN/Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin'... (Capitol) ✔

20965

2384

6582

898

45.219 2.721

158

MAREN MORRIS/My Church (Columbia)

18428

800

5807

300

38.583 0.515

158

KEITH uRBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol)

16307

1175

5000

365

35.904 3.286

157

KENNY CHESNEY/Noise (Blue Chair/Columbia)

16122

225

4982

135

35.479 0.308

158

JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol)

14303

128

4652

29.774 0.335

158

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Confession (Republic Nashville)

13771

-7106

4178

-2207

157

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow) ✔

12732

1784

4003

550

28.596 4.369

158

ERIC CHuRCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville)

12335

423

3968

150

26.339 1.078

158

CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista)

11569

1716

3592

570

23.407 3.692

158

CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud)

11416

190

3486

24.243 0.541

151

FRANKIE BALLARD/It All Started With A Beer (Warner Bros./WAR) 11018

707

3546

197

21.699 0.882

158

JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA)

10290

411

3302

201

22.697 1.184

155

DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA)

10237

432

3319

161

20.953 1.374

157

KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA)

9935

1590

2999

497

18.086 2.146

152

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

9745

927

3044

263

20.213 2.158

155

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

9547

1125

2987

442

17.908 1.223

155

CANAAN SMITH/Hole In A Bottle (Mercury)

9064

660

2772

187

147

LEE BRICE/That Don't Sound Like You (Curb)

8287

-7409

2373

-2493

157

3.3

5.33

31.07 -12.364

17.72

1.093

22.186 -12.261

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Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 2

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

SAM HuNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

7766

1516

2328

450

13.888 2.217

149

TuCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

7499

646

2490

190

14.649 2.166

117

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

6300

615

2004

190

11.254 0.956

139

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 5814

349

1979

101

10.744 0.465

121

KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River)

5591

590

1691

199

0.961

135

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville)

5433

1132

1572

190

11.782 1.082

136

JENNIFER NETTLES/Unlove You (Big Machine)

5328

251

1576

9.688

0.249

140

DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

5021

115

1640

7.795

0.582

130

ERIC PASLAY/High Class (EMI Nashville)

4891

-23

1620

-2

7.197

0.026

136

ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot)

4646

1251

1394

400

8.845

2.449

118

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

3879

262

1227

106

6.932

0.659

116

CAM/Mayday (Arista)

3591

306

1159

5.429

0.425

120

KANE BROWN/Used To Love You Sober (RCA)

3314

167

1011

4.749

0.051

104

BRETT YOuNG/Sleep Without You (Republic Nashville)

3161

252

815

5.403

0.665

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

3098

277

896

5.438

0.669

JORDAN RAGER w/JASON ALDEAN/Southern Boy (Broken Bow) 2862

951

4.102

-0.09

104

BRANDY CLARK/Girl Next Door (Warner Bros./WMN)

2590

293

745

3.902

0.608

TRACE ADKINS/Jesus And Jones (Wheelhouse)

2544

-223

843

-69

3.412

-0.14

BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville)

2436

773

3.244 -0.361

HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

2227

620

3.247 -0.042

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

2063

679

5.104

2.561 -0.047

Debut 46

9.595

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

2027

-49

687

RANDY HOuSER/Song Number 7 (Stoney Creek)

1796

588

2.158

0.083

Debut 49

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

1672

1481

552

488

3.862

3.584

Debut 50

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

1457

207

527

1.849

0.331

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Chart Page 3

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

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

CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista)

1525 ✔

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville)

LuKE BRYAN/Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin'... (Capitol)

1296 ✔

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

CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury)

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville)

1174 ✔

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

THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory)

1004 ✔

BLAKE SHELTON/Came Here To Forget (Warner Bros./WMN)

984 ✔

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

896

DuSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow)

863

SAM HuNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA)

823

CHARLES KELLEY/Lonely Girl (Capitol)

KEITH uRBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol)

780

TuCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

SAM HuNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

775

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot)

HILLARY SCOTT/THE SCOTT FAMILY/Thy Will (EMI Nashville)

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory)

2787

LuKE BRYAN/Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin'... (Capitol)

2384

DuSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow)

2220

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

2063

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow)

1784

CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista)

317

LuKE BRYAN/Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin'... (Capitol)

273

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville)

270

THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory)

243

BLAKE SHELTON/Came Here To Forget (Warner Bros./WMN)

211

1716

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

184

KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA)

1590

KEITH uRBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol)

182

DIERKS BENTLEY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol)

1583

DuSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow)

179

SAM HuNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

1516

KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA)

173

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

1481

SAM HuNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

160

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Points

THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory)

918

RASCAL FLATTS/I Like The Sound Of That (Big Machine)

14966

LuKE BRYAN/Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin'... (Capitol)

898

COLE SWINDELL/You Should Be Here (Warner Bros./WMN)

12546

DuSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow)

689

THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (BMLG/Republic)

11569

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

679

CHASE BRYANT/Little Bit Of You (Red Bow)

9944

CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista)

570

LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver)

9281

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow)

550

GRANGER SMITH/Backroad Song (Wheelhouse)

9164

BLAKE SHELTON/Came Here To Forget (Warner Bros./WMN)

502

BRETT ELDREDGE/Drunk On Your Love (Atlantic/WMN)

8507

KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA)

497

ZAC BROWN BAND/Beautiful Drug (SG/Varvatos/Dot)

8037

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

488

CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Heartbeat (19/Arista)

7866

DIERKS BENTLEY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol)

475

BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville)

7353

May 9, 2016

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COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) Moves 47-45* 2,227 points, 620 spins 3 adds: KSSN, WMZQ, WQDR

A D D DAT E S May 16

Farewell angelina/Shotgun Summer (Dreamlined/in2une) Maddie & tae/Sierra (Dot) Craig Morgan/I’ll Be Home Soon (Black River)

COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) Debuts at 46* 2,063 points, 679 spins 53 adds including: KAJA, KASE, KBEB, KCYE, KCYY*, KEEY, KHEY, KHGE, KJuG, KKIX

May 23

runaway jUne/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) Brett Eldredge/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) Easton Corbin/Are You With Me (Mercury)

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) Moves 48-47* 2,027 point, 687 spins 2 adds: KIIM*, WBWL

May 31

Josh turner/Hometown Girl (MCA)

RANDY HOuSER/Song Number 7 (Stoney Creek) Moves 49-48* 1,796 points, 588 spins, no adds JERROD NIEMANN & LEE BRICE/A Little More Love (Curb) Debuts at 49* 1,672 points, 552 spins 19 adds including: KEEY, KFRG, KMLE, KRYS, KSOP, KuAD, KuPL, KWOF, WBEE, WBWL CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts of Heaven (Red Bow) Debuts at 50* 1,457 points, 527 spins 9 adds: KBQI, KHEY, WAMZ, WBuL, WDXB, WNOE, WPCV*, WQDR, WuSH DREW BALDRIDGE/Dance With Ya (Cold River) 1,449 points, 590 spins 1 add: WGTY MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 1,366 points, 475 spins 4 adds: KPLM, KuPL, WDAF, WYCD MARTINA MCBRIDE/Reckless (Nash Icon) 1,334 points, 366 spins; No adds

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May 9, 2016

Chart Page 5

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

DIERKS BENTLEY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol)

12472

484

2592

107

C. YOuNG & C. POPE/Think Of You (RCA/Republic Nashville)

10894

-1226

2242

-260

OLD DOMINION/Snapback (RCA)

10846

-74

2301

-12

BLAKE SHELTON/Came Here To Forget (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔

10588

984

2233

211

TIM MCGRAW/Humble And Kind (Big Machine)

10492

-25

2215

LuKE BRYAN/Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin'... (Capitol) ✔

10294

1296

2166

273

DuSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow)

10260

863

2157

179

THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory) ✔

9589

1004

2027

243

MAREN MORRIS/My Church (Columbia)

8681

604

1808

105

KENNY CHESNEY/Noise (Blue Chair/Columbia)

7727

438

1617

KEITH uRBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol)

7650

780

1590

182

JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol)

6898

1410

ERIC CHuRCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville)

6820

598

1425

CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista) ✔

6388

1525

1335

317

FRANKIE BALLARD/It All Started With A Beer (Warner Bros./WAR)

5915

528

1185

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow)

5878

712

1261

148

JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA)

5676

460

1167

103

CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud)

5289

106

1041

-1

DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA)

5123

559

1068

108

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

5020

325

1060

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

4726

896

977

184

KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA)

3725

823

782

173

TuCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

3418

506

654

CANAAN SMITH/Hole In A Bottle (Mercury)

3292

316

685

KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River)

3109

384

655

SAM HuNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

3080

775

659

160

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville) ✔

2486

1174

530

270

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

2465

580

525

125

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

2123

305

456

ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot)

2090

523

451

108

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Chart Page 6

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

CAM/Mayday (Arista)

2007

220

394

JENNIFER NETTLES/Unlove You (Big Machine)

1957

191

375

DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

1796

377

BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville)

1540

257

ERIC PASLAY/High Class (EMI Nashville)

1531

-87

329

-16

KANE BROWN/Used To Love You Sober (RCA)

1325

-22

251

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

1262

262

BRETT YOuNG/Sleep Without You (Republic Nashville)

1063

254

173

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

1061

102

226

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

1022

-82

234

-20

OLIVIA LANE/Make My Own Sunshine (Big Spark)

787

161

Debut 42

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

750

155

CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury)

709

184

139

AARON WATSON/Bluebonnets (Big/Thirty Tigers)

682

169

STEVE MOAKLER/Suitcase (Creative Nation)

680

130

MARTINA MCBRIDE/Reckless (Nash Icon)

668

-131

139

-31

CHRIS STAPLETON/Fire Away (Mercury)

630

-1

RANDY HOuSER/Song Number 7 (Stoney Creek)

617

134

CLARE DuNN/Tuxedo (MCA)

603

TRACE ADKINS/Jesus And Jones (Wheelhouse)

589

-152

124

-30

JORDAN RAGER w/JASON ALDEAN/Southern Boy (Broken Bow)

588

-24

117

-5

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA)

550

160

JANA KRAMER/Said No One Ever (Elektra/WAR)

510

-70

-7

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

503

437

Debut 54 55

JOSH ABBOTT BAND w/C. PEARCE/Wasn't That Drunk (PDT/1608)

470

-40

-1

BRANDY CLARK/Girl Next Door (Warner Bros./WMN)

464

MAREN MORRIS/80's Mercedes (Columbia)

450

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

441

132

MARGO PRICE/Four Years Of Chances (Third Man)

430

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

424

Debut 58 58

Debut 60