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September 12 2016, Issue 516

Harassment Revisited

Response to “Radio, Record Reps & Harassment” in last week’s (9/6) Country Aircheck Weekly was, not surprisingly, voluminous. In addition to countless troubling “me, too” stories, respondents made clear their view that the issues are worse and more pervasive than first reported. “It’s not just radio, it’s artists too,” wrote several female regionals. Added a male PD, “I once had a female rep hit on me and I had to call her boss.” A female programmer says, “I’ve been [propositioned inappropriately] by male regionals and nationals.” Beyond the responses, Country Aircheck also reached out to female executives in records, radio and artist management for more answers and, hopefully, a path toward solutions. Face The Problem: At some point in their careers, most women in the industry have experienced harassment, but one former label exec says it lessened as she climbed the ranks. “The chair you’re in makes a difference,” she says. “People look at VP or National differently than a regional or coordinator. Maybe there’s a little more liberty that can be taken with a regional or coordinator.” Having had those experiences early Gloria Allred on can often make a female exec better prepared to help regionals who are going through it now. “It’s probably a lot less intimidating to come to a female supervisor and share that experience than it is with a male,” says a current label exec, who points out that help isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. (continued on page 10)

Circus Freaks: Broken Bow’s Jason Aldean (back, center) spends time with radio friends in Boston for his Six String Circus Tour stop at Fenway Park. He’s pictured with (back, l-r) WBWL’s Lance Houston, the label group’s JoJamie Hahr, America’s Morning Show’s Ty Bentli, WKLB’s Dawn Santolucito, AMS’ Chuck Wicks, WKLB”s Ginny Brophey, Country Aircheck’s Lon Helton, AMS’ Kelly Ford, WRNX/Springfield, MA’s John Thomas, Cumulus/Nashville’s John Shomby, WKLB’s Mike Brophey, WUBE/Cincinnati’s Grover Collins and BBR’s Carson James; (front, l-r) WKLB’s Christina Serrano, BBR’s Lee Adams and Jon Loba, WPOR/Portland, ME’s Jon Shannon and WBWL’s Jessica Callahan.

How To Buy Your Hometown Station

Consultant and former CBS Radio/Pittsburgh VPP Keith Clark is living the full-circle radio life many only dream about as a partner in the purchase of WWNQ (The Dude) in his hometown of Columbia, SC (CAT 5/25). Here's how it came to pass: As a pre-med student at the University of South Carolina, Clark never considered a career in radio. "There was a DJ at a

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Contemporary Christian station in town who loved the Beach Boys and called himself 'Smiling Brian Wilson' on the air," he says. On a whim, Clark stopped by the station and introduced himself. "They took me back to the studio to meet this guy. He never talked about it on air, but he was blind. He had everything in braille and sounded so cool despite this very serious limitation. I don't know why, but he took a liking to me, told me I had a good voice for radio and I started hanging out. I realized radio was what I wanted to do. Not medicine." Part-time production work led to Sunday Keith Clark morning board ops and the familiar rise through radio – St. Louis, Winston-Salem, Jacksonville, Cleveland and then Pittsburgh. His time as Dir./ Creative Services for Urban KMJM/St. Louis was where he discovered his talent wasn't an on-air fit. "That's where I realized my passion was building and designing brands," he says. As OM and eventually VP/Programming for a succession of owners in Pittsburgh, culminating in CBS Radio, Clark got his first Country experience with WDSY. After leaving CBS Radio in 2011, Clark joined Vallie Richards Donovan as a consultant, eventually moving home when his son decided to attend USC. Having worked with Hometown Columbia's Kirk Litton on a number of projects, Clark was thrilled when the majority shareholder decided to move on. "The opportunity was for Kirk to buy and own it outright and he asked if I would be involved," Clark says. "Isn't it every radio person's dream to own a station in their hometown? We closed August 2." That's the good news. The challenge is, as Clark says, "Being a standalone against Cumulus, iHeartMedia and Alpha. There's the emotional side of being thrilled to own a radio station in your

Page 3 hometown. Then there's the business reality of doing that. WCOS has been around since I was a kid. It's the heritage station with the resources of iHeart." Clark's counter is Radio 101. "Our position is that we're locally owned and operated," he says. "Decisions we make are not partially or entirely determined by someone on a regional or national level. We can build a station that will do whatever is needed to engage the local communities of Columbia and the Midlands." Live and local is more than lip service, he asserts. "Everyone talks about it, but for so many reasons a lot of stations could be picked up out of their market and plopped down somewhere else and no one would know the difference." Instead, The Dude is angling for "an intense integration into the community." The first step is no step at all – simply embracing the existing moniker. "'The Dude' was not my idea," he says. "In fact, it was created by a friend of mine, Dave Cobb. The concept was to create a human connection with the audience like Jack did for Adult Hits and Hank does for Classic Country. Not only does the station have the 'Dude 'tude' – an attitude and personality – we play dudes, male or female, who are the most iconic artists. Everything we do supports that." The station is currently running music and imaging to reintroduce the brand. Live personalities are being sought (Gig Alert here) and Clark aims to be fully staffed by the end of the year. As for programming, "The goal is to hand off day-to-day operations to a PD at some point, but right now it's more efficient for me to handle it." His other area of emphasis will be promotions, whether it's with the university or the area's many military installations. The company owns ColaDaily, a local digital news service that

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE

Marushka Media’s Jackie Marushka discusses her most influential music: 1. Jimmy Wayne’s “Where You’re Going”: First, his voice slays me. Second, it’s autobiographical and underscores his nevergive-up spirit. Whenever I’m mentoring girls at Rocketown or Youth Connections I always reference this song. It’s just that powerful. 2. Midnight Ramble House Concert, Jackie Woodstock, 2013: It was at Levon Helm’s Marushka studio, anchored by Jackson Browne who, that night, played with Levon’s band. Being in that room was life changing. I still get chills thinking about how Levon’s presence filled the room. 3. Lee Brice’s “A Woman Like You”: It was playing in my car when I left my very first meeting with Lee. Shortly after that meeting, he hired me to be his publicist. He was my first client when I launched out on my own after leaving Sony, almost four years ago. 4. Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You”: Her delivery set the bar for any other song I’ve ever listened to. 5. Michaela Anne’s Bright Lights and The Fame: The entire album will take your breath away. I especially love “Everything I Couldn’t Be,” which Michaela co-wrote with one of my favorite producers, Dave Brainard (Brandy Clark’s 12 Stories). • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: I’m working my way through the Philip Glass catalog. I can’t say enough about Koyaanisqatsi, which I first heard at Lincoln Center. • “Important” music you just don’t get: Honestly, it took a while to “get” Bob Dylan. Now he makes all the sense in the world. PS: Thank you, Regina McCrary! • An album you listened to incessantly: Angaleena Presley’s American Middle Class. It’s a concept record, often compared to Willie Nelson’s Red Headed Stranger. This album is proof of Angaleena’s genius as both a producer and writer. • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Andrew Leahey’s “The Good Life” from his Skyline In Central Time album. It features gorgeous electric guitars (think Petty) and takes you back to why you love American Rock and Roll. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: No shame and no guilt (I’m a committed yogi) – though I think it’d surprise people to know I’m a big fan of bands like Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Slipknot, Motorhead, Fantasyche and Pantera. Who’s with me?

UPDATE

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provides updates on WWNQ. His wife Marie is a company VP and also worked with him at CBS/Pittsburgh as the cluster's Sr. Mgr./ Events. Clark produces RedCup Country, a weekly Saturday night show with roughly 40 affiliates through United Stations. He continues to consult for Vallie Richards Donovan and works closely with Floridabased Marc Radio. "I'm a busy guy," he admits, noting WWNQ is a welcome addition. "It's exciting to be involved in so many different aspects of radio. Country is my favorite format and has been since my first Garth Brooks show." Reach him here. –Chuck Aly

Chart Chat

Congrats to Kelsea Ballerini, Mike Wilson, Bill Macky and the entire Black River team on scoring this week's No. 1 with "Peter Pan." The song is the third consecutive chart-topper from her self-titled debut album. And kudos to Katie Dean and the MCA crew for notching 27 adds on David Nail's "Good At Tonight," which also features Brothers Osborne. The song tops this week's add board.

Kelsea Ballerini

News & Notes

Max Media/Norfolk, which includes Country WGH, has signed on with Sun's Shazam For Radio. Singer/songwriter/producer Ross Copperman has signed with Rezonant Music Publishing. Lorrie Morgan and Mo Pitney will headline the sixth annual Music with a Mission benefit for the Nashville Rescue Mission Oct. 2 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. More here. Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Brothers Osborne and Buddy Miller are among the performers for the Sept. 26 Skyville Live. More here. Americana Music Association Mgr./Marketing & Coord/ AmericanaFest Sarah Comardelle has been promoted to Dir./ Marketing & Research. Singer/songwriter Kylie Morgan has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Smacksongs.

Seek & Employ Available Jobs

Here's a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we'll include you in a future update.

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Cumulus/Lexington has an opening for PD of Country combo WLXX & WVLK. Apply here. Midlands WWNQ/Columbia, SC has on-air openings for all dayparts. Airchecks and resumes to Managing Partner/ Programming & Operations Keith Clark here. RWPC, Inc. Co-President and consultant Scott Huskey has a client opening for a first-time PD. Materials here. Townsquare's WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH has an opening for an air talent. Airchecks and resumes to OM JC Coffey here. Mornings are open at an unidentified Country station in the Southeast. The company is replacing "a CMA-award-winning morning show," the hosts of which are retiring after more than 20 years. Airchecks, resumes and salary requirements here. AJG's WKKW/Morgantown, WV has an opening for a morning host. Materials here. Consultant Joel Raab is looking for morning talent for future openings with new client stations in large, medium and small markets. Airchecks and resumes to him here. Cox's KCYY/San Antonio has an opening in afternoons. Three years of experience is required. Apply here. Beasley's WQYK/Tampa has an opening for a morning host. Airchecks and resumes to OM/PD Tee Gentry here. Curtis' WQDR/Raleigh has an opening for a Dir./Promotions. Materials including a cover letter and salary history to Dir./Human Resources Nancy Ginger here. iHeartMedia's WEBG/Chicago has an opening in afternoons. Three years on-air experience and a four-year college degree is required. Apply here. Adams' WKHI/Salisbury, MD has an opening for a PD/ air personality. Five years experience with at least two in Country programming is required. Airchecks and resumes here. Cumulus' KPLX/Dallas has a morning host opening. Materials to PD Mac Daniels here. CBS Radio's KILT/Houston is searching for an evening talent. A minimum of two years experience is required along with "the swagger to be Houston's only local Country night show." Apply here. Cumulus/Columbia, MO has an opening for an OM. The cluster includes Country KBBM (Nash FM). Materials to VP/MM Phil Lewis here. Cumulus' KATM/Modesto, CA has an opening for a PD. OM Richard Perry is accepting airchecks and resumes here. Valory has an opening for a Southeast Dir./Marketing & Promotion. Materials to SVP/Promotion George Briner here. iHeartMedia/Huntsville has an opening for a PD for Country WDRM and Top 40 clustermate/translator W293AH (Kiss FM). Airchecks and resumes to SVP/Programming Erich West here.

Cherry Creek/Helena, MT has an opening for an OM and PD/morning host for Country KBLL. Airchecks and resumes to Group PD Mark Elliott here. Neuhoff's WFMB/Springfield, IL has an opening for a morning co-host (CAT 7/28). Airchecks and resumes to PD Dave Marsh here. Cumulus/Grand Rapids is searching for a cluster OM and Country WTNR (Nash FM) PD (CAT 7/22). Three years of cluster management experience is required; airchecks, resumes and ratings history here. Blakeney WBBN/Laurel, MS has an opening for morning co-host. Resume and MP3 aircheck here. Forever WFGS/Murray, KY is searching for a PD. "We need a strong leader who can continue to grow the Froggy brand across all platforms," says Dir./Programming Jared Mims. Materials to him here. Cumulus' WFMS/Indianapolis is still searching for a "live and local" midday personality. Airchecks and resumes to OM/ PD Stephen Giuttari here. Consultant Phil Hunt has openings for experienced PDs for future openings at client stations. Materials here. Cumulus' WKHX/Atlanta is searching for an experienced Executive Morning Show Producer for the station's Cadillac & Dallas. View an in-depth job description and apply here. CBS Radio KMLE/Phoenix has an opening in mornings, joining existing team Chris & Nina. Submit a resume and video here. CBS Radio's KNCI/Sacramento has an opening for a PD (CAT 6/27). At least five years programming experience is required and a four-year degree in a related field is preferred. Apply here.

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Dale O'Brian Former Cumulus WLXX & WVLK/Lexington PD dalevaught@windstream.net Wayne Manning Former Cold River Regional (801)361-2993 imaviator@yahoo.com Doug Montgomery Former iHeartMedia/Grand Rapids SVP/Programming, Premium Choice PD and iHeartCountry Brand Coord. dougmontgomery@icloud.com Kristen Kee Former Sony/Nashville Mgr./Marketing kristen.kee@gmail.com

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Hannah Martin Former ACM Lifting Lives Manager hnmartin21@gmail.com Tonya Campos Former Mt. Wilson KKGO/Los Angeles PD t.campos@sbcglobal.net Dean Warfield Former WSM-AM/Nashville PD deanwarfield@comcast.net Kassidy Stewart Former Hart Media/Bullseye Dir./Promotions & Content kassidy@goncc.com Larry "Big Red" Stevens Former KGRT/Las Cruces, NM PD/morning host breakfastwithbigred@gmail.com Kelley Cash Former KVOO/Tulsa personality kelleycashradio@gmail.com Brian Hatfield Former KYGO/Denver APD/MD brianhat@aol.com Rick Kennis Former WGTY/York, PA Dir./Promotions rick@rickkennis.com

Harassment Revisited

(continued from page 1) “The conversation begins with whether the rep wants to handle it herself and is she coming to me just for advice, or if she’s already tried and feels it’s time for someone else to step in. If it’s the latter, I would absolutely directly call the programmer in question and have that conversation myself, and hope it’s a done issue at that point.” Responding to a male radio exec quoted last week, a female radio exec says she’d be more direct if she found out an employee was harassing a regional. “I would deal with it in the very same manner as if I was dealing with an internal issue,” she says. “I would say, ‘I’ve heard this. Tell me about this particular situation. I want to hear your side.’ I would make it clear in no uncertain terms that the behavior is not okay.” She says she’d step in regardless of whether her employee was the harasser or the victim. “As managers, it’s our job to protect our employees and to make sure they’re behaving in a professional way. So whether my employees are being harassed by someone from the outside, or whether they’re not representing themselves and our company well, I’ve got an issue.” If the victim was her employee, she says she’d have no problem calling the record rep’s supervisor. “Sometimes the person it happens to feels very powerless. I would feel like it’s my responsibility. How dare you make that person feel that way? That behavior is not okay. I’m going to call and we’re going to reset the expectations for a visit here.” Speak Now: Many people on the receiving end of harassment are either afraid to say anything, think it won’t do any good or discover things don’t change even when they do. “That’s a big part of why I left,” says a former regional who is no longer in the industry. “I talked to my boss and he wasn’t being supportive. I got to the point where I wouldn’t travel with a certain artist. I thought about pressing charges against the guy – looking back I regret not doing it. I was scared of the character assassination. Nashville is brutal when you’re not in good graces.” When an artist made repeated inappropriate comments to another regional during a meeting at the label, no one came to her defense. “No, they just laughed and when it was over they were like, ‘Boy, he really likes you,’” she says. Those experiences notwithstanding, a former label exec says she always felt supported by her employers, but never pushed it

Page 10 far. “I was completely supported to the very top, to the chairman of the company,” she says. “I have been through HR, but I was just venting. I didn’t want it to go any further, because I didn’t want to be that person. I’ve seen where women have spoken out and have never worked again. Or it took them a long time to come back.” The radio executive says not only is she supported in addressing issues like these, it’s expected. “From my boss all the way up, no one would stand for that,” she says. “If I didn’t take action, they would not be ok with that.” TCB: Short of calling anyone’s boss, the executives agree on steps that can be taken to prevent or stop unwanted behavior. “It’s probably not a popular opinion, but as women we have a responsibility to set a precedent,” says a current female label exec. “The way you dress, how you act, just generally how you conduct yourself in a business situation, you’re setting a precedent.” In the face of unwelcome behavior, a clear message must be sent. “There are times where you’ve set the boundary and the person is too ignorant or disrespectful to even care and they push it,” she says. “But at that point it’s on me to say, ‘Whoa – misunderstanding.’ You just need to say, ‘Hey, I’m sorry if I gave off this impression, but this is not how I work. This is strictly a business relationship, a friendship. But this is not acceptable and I do not tolerate it.’ But it has to be said.” “Whether you’re a woman or a man, you have to stand up for yourself and speak up in that moment,” agrees an artist manager. “You need to empower yourself at the same time. Don’t cry that you’ve been harassed if you’re not handling it in that moment. If you are and it continues, then you do something more about it.” “I’ve got a few years in the business, and in general I believe that women have more power to speak up than they believe they do,” says the radio exec. “I’ve talked to some of the reps who have told me some horrific stories of what they’ve dealt with, and when we talked through what they did about it, I’ve always walked away feeling sad that they didn’t speak up for themselves more.” Record Keeping: Los-Angeles based discrimination attorney Gloria Allred says speaking up and including evidence is imperative. “It’s important that the victim document what’s happening to her – what was said, how it was said, when it was said,” she says. “Any emails, texts, voicemails. And that she let the harasser know that it’s not welcome. She should look at her employee handbook to find out what she can do if she’s the victim of harassment, to whom she should report. And she should report.” Documentation is an area where one label exec is wellprepared. “I save everything,” she says. “Pictures of [male genitals], videos of them [masturbating], emails asking for a ‘one-on-one’ meeting where he’ll pay for the room and fly me on a jet.” She says she hasn’t ever gotten to the point of sending those items to anyone’s bosses, but she felt it necessary to keep them to protect herself. And in the future? “If I could write a book anonymously, I would. And I’d name names.” She pauses. “And you would be shocked at the names.” One thing many female industry vets agree on is the need to mentor younger women – and men – so they can help prevent and deal with harassment. “When I came to town I had a group of women mentor me,” says the former label exec. “They sat me down before I even started and said, ‘Here are the rules: as a woman in this business, here are the things you don’t do. You don’t cross the line with radio, with artists, with fans.’ I’ve used that throughout my career with any young person coming in, man or woman. I tell them the same rules.” “It’s our responsibility as female promo vets to set an example and to guide them, to be mentors in that regard,” says another. “There’s a responsibility for us as veterans to be a place of secrecy, of confidence. We all get busy, a lot of us have families we go home to at the end of day, but if it’s lunch once a week or coffee once a week, or even if it’s just a 20-minute phone call, we need to be there for each other more.” –Jess Wright CAC

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Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 1 Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

KeLSeA BALLeRINI/Peter Pan (Black River) ✔

31197

1708

9040

479

61.607 3.129

159

DIeRKS BeNTLeY f/e. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol)

25778

1331

7381

307

51.573 3.291

159

JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA)

24164

-6070

7189

-1644

47.933 -11.797

159

JUSTIN MooRe/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory)

23622

117

7061

45.744 0.237

159

WILLIAM MICHAeL MoRGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 20811

1587

6220

531

40.526 2.922

158

TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

20329

1388

6090

384

39.588 2.305

153

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

19958

2228

5875

647

4.238

158

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

19811

-5511

5674

-1653

41.852 -8.982

159

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

19683

1420

5665

467

40.994

158

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

19052

483

5602

141

36.269 0.089

155

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) ✔

18940

1653

5577

437

38.194 3.356

158

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

17122

1465

4846

410

35.212

3.08

159

CoLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

16599

1096

4666

301

33.894

2.7

157

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

15883

905

4423

215

30.989 1.995

155

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

14792

1143

4287

303

29.724

158

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

14562

-103

4307

-74

29.029 0.197

155

MIRANDA LAMBeRT/Vice (RCA)

13375

423

3770

144

27.959 1.379

155

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

13363

316

4060

25.043 0.568

153

DRAKe WHITe/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

12161

931

3346

254

21.783

157

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

11657

588

3381

180

23.338 1.757

157

oLD DoMINIoN/Song For Another Time (RCA)

11637

535

3350

146

21.29

0.942

153

MAReN MoRRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

10722

569

3033

117

19.65

2.135

157

GRANGeR SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

10196

682

3001

155

17.237

1.65

156

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

8776

877

2480

264

15.061 0.677

146

FLoRIDA GeoRGIA LINe f/TIM MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 8202

902

2378

237

16.153 1.569

146

39.22

3.45

2.38

1.69

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Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 2 Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville)

7746

266

2360

11.38

0.444

151

KeITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol) ✔

7321

1686

1949

426

15.164 3.588

144

CHRIS STAPLeToN/Parachute (Mercury)

6628

134

2034

0.352

148

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

5605

586

1780

199

10.031 1.474

102

JeRRoD NIeMANN & Lee BRICe/A Little More Love (Curb)

5498

143

1562

0.562

126

HIGH VALLeY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

5270

219

1508

7.662

0.342

124

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

5094

713

1423

185

8.972

1.022

124

THOMAS RHETT/Vacation (Valory)

4903

1429

-39

8.041

0.161

116

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

4419

216

1382

6.08

0.393

121

LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista)

4204

159

1055

5.856

0.19

104

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

4071

201

1157

5.235

0.332

114

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

4029

560

1202

128

5.876

0.753

119

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

3916

1155

6.339

0.27

CARRIe UNDeRWooD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) ✔ DEBUT

3576

2013

950

492

6.183

3.459

104

9.49

RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse)

3456

169

998

4.383

0.418

102

THE BAND PERRY/Comeback Kid (Mercury)

3298

920

5.584

1.276

101

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

3222

881

5.963

0.093

BRANTLeY GILBeRT/The Weekend (Valory)

3092

296

882

4.962

0.211

CRAIG CAMPBeLL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

3023

120

1030

4.352

0.134

101

eASToN CoRBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury)

2921

280

878

3.375

0.49

eRIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDeNS/Kill A... (EMI Nashville) DEBUT

2620

995

861

363

4.004

1.567

DARIUS RUCKeR/If I Told You (Capitol)

2519

140

815

2.456

0.263

eLI YoUNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory)

2179

-11

582

-10

3.38

0.054

PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek)

2117

678

2.575

0.098

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

2101

262

529

2.376

0.549

Debut 50

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Chart Page 3

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

DAVID NAIL f/BROS. OSBORNE/Good At Tonight (MCA)

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

966 ✔

CARRIe UNDeRWooD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

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

728 ✔

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

CARRIe UNDeRWooD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

692 ✔

eRIC CHURCH f/RHIANNoN GIDDeNS/Kill A... (EMI Nashville)

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

687 ✔

BRANDY CLARK/Love Can Go To Hell (Warner Bros./WMN)

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

591 ✔

FLoRIDA GeoRGIA LINe f/TIM MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

KeITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

583

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

WILLIAM MICHAeL MoRGAN/I Met A... (Warner Bros./WMN)

532

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

eRIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDeNS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

466

KeITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

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

463

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

FLoRIDA GeoRGIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We... (BMLGR)

443

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

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

2228

CARRIe UNDeRWooD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

2013

KeLSeA BALLeRINI/Peter Pan (Black River)

1708

KeITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

1686

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

1653

WILLIAM MICHAeL MoRGAN/I Met... (Warner Bros./WMN)

1587

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

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

178

CARRIe UNDeRWooD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

140

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

136

KeITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

132

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

123

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

122

1465

WILLIAM MICHAeL MoRGAN/I Met A... (Warner Bros./WMN)

122

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

1420

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

TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

1388

FLoRIDA GeoRGIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

DIeRKS BeNTLeY f/e. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol)

1331

eRIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDeNS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Points

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

647

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

13681

WILLIAM MICHAeL MoRGAN/I Met A... (Warner Bros./WMN)

531

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow)

12776

CARRIe UNDeRWooD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista)

492

FLoRIDA GeoRGIA LINe/H.O.L.Y. (BMLGR)

12406

KeLSeA BALLeRINI/Peter Pan (Black River)

479

THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory)

10985

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

467

KeITH URBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol)

10801

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

437

CARRIe UNDeRWooD/Church Bells (19/Arista)

10586

KeITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

426

DIeRKS BeNTLeY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol)

10321

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol)

410

eRIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville)

9708

TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

384

JoN PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol)

9211

eRIC CHURCH f/RHIANNoN GIDDeNS/Kill A... (EMI Nashville)

363

CHRIS LANe/Fix (Big Loud)

9080

September 12, 2016

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY eASToN CoRBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury) Remains at 45* 2,921 points, 888 spins 1 add: WTQR eRIC CHURCH f/RHIANNoN GIDDeNS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville) Debuts at 46* 2,620 points, 861 spins 17 adds including: KCYE, KHEY, KJKE, KRYS, KXKT, WAVW, WDRM, WDXB, WGGY, WGH DARIUS RUCKeR/If I Told You (Capitol) Moves 46-47* 2,519 points, 815 spins 1 add: WNCY eLI YoUNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory) Moves 47-48 2,179 points, 582 spins 1 add: WNCY PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) Moves 48-49* 2,117 points, 678 spins 2 adds: KVOO, WRBT DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) Debuts at 50* 2,101 points, 529 spins 2 adds: KBEQ, KHEY GARY ALLAN/Do You Wish It Was Me? (EMI/Nashville) 1,929 points, 562 spins 3 adds: KBQI, WGNA, WNCB RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) 1,913 points, 579 spins 3 adds: KeeY, KSSN, WITL JOSH ABBOTT BAND w/CARLY PEARCE/Wasn’t That Drunk (PDT/1608) 2,892 points, 462 spins; no adds

Chart Page 4

A D D DAT E S September 19

Jordan Rager/Now That I Know Your Name (BBR) Jon Pardi/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

September 26

Dan + Shay/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) Jennifer Nettles/Hey Heartbreak (Big Machine) Tyler Farr/Our Town (Columbia)

October 3 None Listed

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OUT 9/16

Willie Nelson For The Good Times: A Tribute To Ray Price (Legacy) Nelson teamed with producer Fred Foster and conductor/arranger Bergen White to honor his late friend by covering songs including “Invitation To The Blues,” “Heartaches By The Number” and “Crazy Arms.” He’s joined by The Time Jumpers on six songs and the Nashville String Machine for the orchestral tracks. Aaron Lewis Sinner (Dot) Lewis penned nine of the 11 tracks and recorded the album in 16 hours with producer Buddy Cannon (Kenny Chesney, George Jones). The album features Willie Nelson on the title track and the Bruce Robison-penned, Dixie Chicks-covered “Travelin’ Soldier.” Sept. 23 Luke Bryan Farm Tour ... Here’s To The Farmer (Capitol) Dwight Yoakam Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars… (Sugar Hill) Sept. 30 William Michael Morgan Vinyl (Warner Bros./WMN) Aubrie Sellers New City Blues (Atlantic/WMN) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Friends – Circlin’ Back: Celebrating 50 Years (NGDB/Warner Music Nashville)

September 12, 2016

Chart Page 5

Artist/Title (Label)

KeLSeA BALLeRINI/Peter Pan (Black River)

10979

-602

2288

-117

DIeRKS BeNTLeY f/e. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol)

10860

-257

2226

-39

JUSTIN MooRe/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory)

9552

-61

1989

-18

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

9321

108

1976

JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA)

9203

-2143

1909

-441

WILLIAM MICHAeL MoRGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN)

8694

532

1839

122

TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot)

8650

261

1778

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

8649

966

1742

178

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

7982

728

1567

136

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA)

7521

-2566

1513

-517

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver)

7471

233

1535

CoLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN)

7015

1409

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow)

6438

1284

-14

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) ✔

6422

687

1286

122

MIRANDA LAMBeRT/Vice (RCA)

6211

-53

1244

-12

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR)

5531

188

1162

oLD DoMINIoN/Song For Another Time (RCA)

5176

180

1044

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

5132

234

1026

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

4516

-242

915

-18

MAReN MoRRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia)

4407

-204

902

-35

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

4122

463

836

DRAKe WHITe/Livin' The Dream (Dot)

3816

318

788

FLoRIDA GeoRGIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

3692

443

732

KeITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol)

3585

583

702

132

GRANGeR SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse)

3534

234

738

BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville)

3466

-145

691

-39

CHRIS STAPLeToN/Parachute (Mercury)

2895

243

602

2nd Week at No. 1

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

CARRIe UNDeRWooD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) ✔

2338

692

471

140

THOMAS RHETT/Vacation (Valory)

2075

-125

408

-28

LAUReN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) ✔

2044

591

384

123

September 12, 2016

Chart Page 6

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

CHRIS YoUNG f/VINCe GILL/Sober Saturday Nightl (RCA)

2039

210

Plays

353

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

eRIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDeNS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

1853

466

351

JeRRoD NIeMANN & Lee BRICe/A Little More Love (Curb)

1743

358

HIGH VALLeY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA)

1490

125

283

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

1320

-163

270

-29

DARIUS RUCKeR/If I Told You (Capitol)

1287

-17

222

-4

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

1258

263

244

eASToN CoRBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury)

1040

178

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

1005

205

eLI YoUNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory)

937

125

THE BAND PERRY/Comeback Kid (Mercury)

896

-259

168

-59

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

877

154

-5

BRANTLeY GILBeRT/The Weekend (Valory)

812

156

159

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

718

-6

102

CRAIG CAMPBeLL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow)

682

-44

143

-12

ToBY KeITH/A Few More Cowboys (Show Dog)

645

127

LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista)

617

127

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Thirty Tigers)

602

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

580

140

MICKeY GUYToN/Heartbreak Song (Capitol)

547

119

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

490

-1

120

-1

RoNNIe DUNN w/KIX BRooKS/Damn Drunk (Nash Icon)

487

101

-2

CODY JOHNSON/With You I Am (Cojo)

479

103

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

477

-7

-1

STEVE MOAKLER/Love Drunk (Creative Nation)

460

-10

-1

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

460

AARoN LeWIS/That Ain't Country (Dot)

453

Debut 58

FRANKIe BALLARD/Cigarette (Warner Bros./WAR)

438

Debut 59

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

415

KeITH WALKeR/Friends With Boats (---)

412

-70

-17