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July 17, 2017, Issue 559

Together Again For The First Time

There’s more to the new WWYZ/Hartford morning pairing than the typical late career format jump. Many years ago, Cory Myers met a friend at the suburban Hartford nightclub Fantasia. While there, she had a conversation with the booth deejay about her interest in radio. Myers spent a year-and-a-half as an intern for that deejay, Damon Scott, at Hot AC WTIC-FM before moving on to a career that culminated in her now two-decade run at crosstown Country WWYZ. Last month, Scott joined Myers in mornings at WWYZ. As for the club, it’s now called Cadillac Ranch. And, yes, they play country. Cory Myers Chemistry Lab: With their history, Scott and Myers have an obvious chemistry that may actually be combustible. “I have a couple of working titles for this story,” jokes Scott. “’The Future of Country Music’ or ‘Two Meteors Collide.’” With that, he and Myers are off to the races, finishing each other’s sentences without skipping a beat. Scott left his afternoon post at CBS Radio last month after 28 years. “I can’t say enough Damon Scott about how they treated me,” says Scott. “Not only did they let me do my last show, they threw a party for me. They are friends, not just co-workers” He admits that an hour into that last shift, he remembered he didn’t have to play the music that was on the log. “See ya, Kelly Clarkson, say hello to Color Me Badd,” he says. A number of factors contributed to his departure from WTIC. “The stars aligned,” he says. “My deal didn’t have all the i’s dotted and t’s crossed. [The merger with Entercom] is coming, and I got the call [from iHeart]. Plus, how ridiculous is it for someone my age to say things like, ‘The new Lil Yachty drops Friday’?” Scott surmised he was being contacted for a shift at iHeart’s Classic Hits WHCN, “Which would have been a stretch,” he admits. Then he found out it was mornings with his former intern “it felt right,” he says. (continued on page 7)

My Guy: The Curb crew celebrates Dylan Scott’s first No. 1 “My Girl” today in Nashville. Pictured (l-r) are Jim Ed Norman, Mike Rogers, Scott, Taylor Childress, Ryan Dokke and RJ Meacham. See the whole Curb family on page 7.

You Say Goodbye, I Say Tony & Kris

Two months ago, Tony Randall and Kris Rochester were Splitsville. By the end of this month, Tony & Kris will be Knoxville’s new morning show at Cumulus’ WIVK. “The original plan was to start [today], but we Tony & figured out that just wasn’t feasible,” RanKris dall tells Country Aircheck, noting the new target is July 31. “We’re still in Nashville, getting packed, setting up temporary housing and getting ready to rock.” Pulling the plug on their USRN-syndicated morning show in May after 25 years as an on-air team, the two were moving on with new plans. “We were

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Big Machine’s Carly Pearce discusses her most influential music: 1. Alison Krauss & Union Station, Live: Her voice is so brilliant. That band is so unbelievable. I want my band to be a really big deal and a part of my brand. I got that from watching and listening to how she has Union Station as such a focal point. Carly Pearce 2. Dolly Parton: I quit high school when I was 16 and convinced my dad to let me home school, because I saw an audition to sing in the country show at Dollywood. From a business standpoint, look at all the things Dolly has done. She’s an amazing songwriter. And I love the way she gives back to her hometown community. 3. Dixie Chicks’ Home Tour: I grew up singing bluegrass, so that tour was the perfect blend; a stamp on the era of country music that made me fall in love with it, start studying it and want to be a part of it. They had this way of bringing a little bit of spice, edge and quirkiness to country music in a fun way. 4. Trisha Yearwood: I’m such a fan of character and tone in people’s voices. No matter where I am, if a Trisha Yearwood song comes on, I’m gonna know that voice. And she’s always cut really great songs. 5. Vince Gill: I’m such a big lover of true singers. It’s so hard for anyone to just stand with an acoustic guitar and sing. And that’s where he shines the most. And that tone. There will never be another voice like that. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: My friends make fun of me because I don’t really listen to Top 40 radio very much. I love country and bluegrass. • “Important” music you just don’t get: I don’t understand EDM. I have respect for it, but I’m never going to want to turn it on and just casually listen to it. • An album you listened to incessantly: Sara Evans’ Born To Fly. I never get sick of it. It shaped a lot of what I wanted to do in country. • Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Nickel Creek’s “Reasons Why.” Sara Watkins’ voice is so beautiful and the melody is, too. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I still love the Y2K pop – Destiny’s Child, Backstreet Boys. If you’re next to me on a treadmill, you’re gonna hear some ‘NSync songs in my headphones.

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all set to do our own thing,” Randall says. “It wasn’t long before we got the initial call. If we’d kept doing what we were doing, we wouldn’t have been available. We happened to be free and [outgoing WIVK morning duo] Andy & Alison decided to stop doing what they’d been doing. Cumulus wanted a show with some heritage rather than starting fresh and it just clicked.” What’s changed isn’t their desire to work together as much as the environment in which they work. “We weren’t having fun in that form of what we were doing,” Randall says. “The opportunity to get back with a local team at a big station with some oomph would have been something we would have stayed together for. And it turns out, that’s exactly the situation that presented itself.” Rochester was going to focus on songwriting, something he will still be able to pursue. Randall had podcasting opportunities lined up that he’s been able to put on pause. “It just hadn’t been that long,” Randall says. “We barely had time to enjoy time off and sleep like regular guys.” The move has echoes of an earlier time. “What’s most exciting is thinking about the fun we had back in our San Diego days,” Randall says. The duo parlayed great success at KSON into a jump to crosstown KUSS and eventually more stations. “Syndication was a dream and fun to a point, but we missed the ability to react to local stories and work with a sales and promotion staff to build bigger than life moments,” Randall says. “The thought of joining a legendary station, much like KSON, and melding into that heritage is like all the best parts of radio.” He also notes the duo will gain be working – indirectly – with Cumulus’ John Dimick and Greg Frey, who also share in KSON’s legacy. “We’ve done this before when we joined KSON, but we were way younger and didn’t know that much. With the benefit of 25 years of experience, it’s much more enjoyable. We’ll learn the city, get married to it and have fun.” They’ve also got a weekend new music show in the works, though not for syndication. “Some folks picked that out incorrectly,” he says. “That’s just something locally we’re going to have some fun with.” Randall, for one, can also look forward to adding a lot more orange to his wardrobe. “Luckily, I don’t have a team I’m passionate about, so I’ll be picking up some Vols gear,” he says of the University of Tennessee allegiance Knoxville almost demands. “Kris was born and raised in Alabama, but he’s not obnoxious about it and it will be something we can have fun with – listeners will surely poke at him and give him some lip. He’s also just a huge college football fan in general.” Even more, both are huge fans of local radio. “He and I were friends before we were radio partners, and because of that friendship it’s so exciting to jump back in,” Randall says. “It didn’t feel

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OFF THE RECORD: Jordan Davis MCA’s Jordan Davis puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to KXKS/Shreveport and KRMD/Shreveport. The first time I heard myself on the radio without me knowing it was coming on was in Houston in a Sprouts parking lot. It was pretty shocking. The good thing is, my Jordan Davis southwest rep Miranda McDonald was with me and she got it on video. Sometimes on radio tour the mornings can get early and the nights go on late. There was a day where we woke up in Philadelphia, flew to Cincinnati, went back to the airport and flew to Pittsburgh and performed, and then drove to Boston. Four cities in one day – that’s a lot of travel. And a lot of Southwest points. My two favorite people to travel with are Miranda, because she’s hilarious, and my west coast rep, Anna Johnson. Any time Anna hears one of our [MCA] artists on the radio, she about breaks into tears. It’s pretty funny to see that. I’d love to have dinner with John Prine. I’m a huge fan and I’ve never met him. And I’m a big steak guy, so I’d order a filet mignon, rare. My music is honest, fun and 100 percent me. I’ve written every song. Songwriting is a big thing for me. When people hear my music, I want them to think it sounds personable. My last impulse buy was a guitar. It’s a 1972 Gibson Country Western. I bought it in Chicago. A buddy of mine sent me a picture of it and I told him to buy it and I’d pay him back. I did not need it, but I do love that I have it now. I don’t know if this is redneck or crazy, but I went out off the coast of Virginia for three days and tagged sharks with a company called Ocearch. We didn’t tag a big one but we caught a couple smaller sharks. It was the best fishing trip I’ve ever been on. I wish I’d written John Prine’s “Hello In There.” It’s perfectly heartbreaking. He couldn’t have written it any better. My least favorite interview question is, “What do you use on your beard?” People always ask me that. And I do use a beard shampoo and beard oil, but that makes me sound like a diva. I answer a lot of questions about the beard. (laughs)

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like we’d said everything we wanted to say, but we couldn’t say it in a way that felt right with how we were set up before. Now we can.” –Chuck Aly

Chart Chat

Congrats to Dylan Scott, Ryan Dokke, Mike Rogers, RJ Meacham and the whole Curb promotion staff on landing Scott’s first No. 1 with “My Girl.” The song hails from his self-titled debut album. Writers are Scott and Josh Kerr. And kudos to Matthew Hargis and the BMLG Records team on notching 46 adds with Brett Young’s “Like I Loved You,” topping this week’s board.

Dylan Scott

News & Notes

Cumulus WJBC/Bloomington, IL agreed to a new five-year partnership to air Illinois State football and basketball games. Former Cumulus WNSH/New York midday host Shila Nathan has been named morning show co-host for iHeartMedia Rhythmic AC WISX/Philadelphia. Jennifer Gidel joined Blue Lark’s radio promotion team to oversee Spotify and Texas/Red Dirt stations. Former Davis, Dirickson partner Landon Dirickson has opened Dirickson Law focusing on entertainment, intellectual property, general business and corporate law. His clients include Hunter Hayes, Jay DeMarcus and Walker Hayes. Zac Brown Band and Keith Urban are among the performers joining Joe Walsh’s first Vetsaid benefit Sept. 20 at Eaglebank Arena in Fairfax, VA. Details here. Old Dominion have partnered with Bud Light, kicking off with a July 24 show at Blue Bar in Nashville. Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle Of Love has been nominated for an Emmy in the Television Movie category. The awards telecast airs live Sept. 17 from Los Angeles. Music Health Alliance and Health:Further are partnering for the Health:Further Festival Aug. 22-25 in Nashville. Details here. Lorrie Morgan signed with Agency 33 for tour press.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com. • CBS/Entercom’s leadership team was outlined (7/10).

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Hear Hear: BMLG’s Scott Borchetta and Sandi Spika Borchetta (second and third from left, front) join attendees and honorees at the 17th Annual So The World May Hear Awards presented by the Starkey Hearing Foundation in St. Paul Sunday (7/16). The Borchettas received the Humanitarian Award for their involvement with Starkey as well as other charitable causes including the TJ Martell Foundation, Hands On Nashville, Music Has Value, Outnumber Hunger and City of Hope. OWN Network’s Erik Logan introduced the couple, lauding their generosity with time as well as money.

• 2017 NAB Marconi nominees were revealed (7/10). • Susan Larkin was named RVP for Entercom (7/11). • Sarah Sullivan left WPOR/Portland, ME (7/11). • Dale Turner’s last show on WDKN/Dickson, TN is this Friday (7/12). • Kyle Due was named PD at KAJA & KRPT/San Antonio (7/13). • Chris Walus exited iHeartMedia Delaware/Maryland (7/13). • PD Lance Houston renewed, Shaileen Santoro was promoted in Boston (7/14). • Tommy Bodean left iHeartMedia/Jacksonville (7/14).

Together Again For The First Time

(continued from page 1)

For Myers, feeling right wasn’t in the cards, but it had nothing to do with Scott. The week the new morning pairing was announced, “My boyfriend and his three sons moved in,” she explains. Cue Scott humming the My Three Sons theme. “Then they told us Broadway was leaving the show and Damon was coming on board.” The next day, Myers’ father died. In true radio fashion, she copes with humor. “People said, ‘I’m so sorry. I just heard the news.’ I thought they were talking about Damon.” Alarm Clock: Scott addresses the shift to mornings first: “I am 53 and have two kids

under the age of two. I haven’t slept in two years.” As for changing formats, he notes, “I was born and raised in Kansas.” Myers interrupts, “He has been making fun of me for 20 years. Every time I saw him out he’d pull his pants up to his nipples and ask for an autographed banjo.” Nevertheless, Scott welcomes the change. “Hey, I love Ed Sheeran and pizza, but after 50 in a row can we warm up something else in the oven?” Of course, Scott’s status as Myers’ seventh co-host in 20 years has earned a “black widow” comment or five. “I was worried when they introduced me at a sales meeting that [staff] would say, ‘We don’t want to get to know you, you might not be here long,’” Scott says. “I keep looking for the fighter pilot helmet with all the Xs on it.” Myers plays along. “I prefer to think about it as a football helmet with touchdown stickers,” she says. Wax On, Wax Off: Scott’s relative unfamiliarity with the music isn’t something they’re running from. “She’s my country music sensei,” he says. “Tell me of this ‘Dierks Bentley.’” Listener interaction at station events has been positive, and Scott has already seen the difference in country’s “nice and approachable” artists. Myers summarizes, “He’s perfect [as] himself. He’s always done Damon. When I was his intern he told me three things: Never get an ego, you can always be replaced. Never forget your listeners. And never sleep with your listeners.” Scott adds a fourth: “And when a kid walks up in a club, just say, ‘I ain’t got time for ya, punk.’ Or it just might come back to haunt you.” –Paul Williams

Team Building: The Curb crew toasts Dylan Scott’s No. 1 “My Girl.” ©2017 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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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: Beasley WKLB/Boston is looking for a Music Director. Info here. Buck Owens Productions KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA is looking for an afternoon news anchor. Send materials here. Cumulus WNNF/Cincinnati is looking for a PD/on-air host. Apply here. Cumulus’ WIVK/Knoxville has openings in middays. Apply here. Aloha Trust WFRE/Frederick, MD is looking for a midday host with imaging skills. Send materials here. Entercom KKWF/Seattle is looking for a morning show host. Details here. Entercom KWJJ/Portland, OR is now accepting applications for part-time on-air positions. Send materials here. Cox WWKA/Orlando seeks a Dir./Branding & Programming. Apply here. GCC Bend’s KSJJ/Bend, OR is searching for a morning show producer/air talent. Airchecks and resumes here. Zimmer/Cookeville, TN is searching for an engineer. Three years experience is required. Materials here.

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•Broadway Former WWYZ/Hartford morning host 860-929-2356 broadway.radio@yahoo.com

•Big Chris Hart Former KUUB/KWFP PD/MD/Prod. Dir./afternoon host 775-830-1320 bigchrishart@hotmail.com •Travis Moon Former KAJA/KASE/KVET PD travismooncountry@hotmail.com

•Crash Poteet Former KVOO/Tulsa and WKWS/Charleston/WV PD 417-499-4046 okccrash@gmail.com •Cheri Cranford Former GM Streamsound/Red Vinyl Music 615-473-6837 cheri.cranford@comcast.net • Bethany Linderman Former WGNA/Albany morning co-host 727-460-2389 linderman.bethany@gmail.com • Mike Preston Former KKWF/Seattle PD 206-979-2500 pljpreston@aol.com • Jeff Roper Former KCYY/San Antonio APD/MD/morning host 210-790-7099 ropershow@gmail.com • Jim Day Former WIL/St. Louis morning host 314-258-4365 jimdayshow@gmail.com • Rosey Fitchpatrick Former Dir./National Promotion Roseyfitch99@gmail.com • Wayne Manning Former Cold River Regional 801-361-2993 imaviator@yahoo.com •Roger Fregoso Former Big Loud Regional rogerfregoso29@gmail.com

Sugar Kane: RCA’s Kane Brown is surprised with a gold certification for “What Ifs” today in Nashville. Pictured (l-r) are the label’s Nicole Walden, Café Nashville’s Jody and Jodi Van Alin, Sony’s R.G. Jones and Jenny Shearin, the label’s Liz Sledge, Brown, the RIAA’s Liz Kennedy, Café Nashville’s Ruby Cortez, Sony’s Steve Hodges, Silverfish’s Patrick Thomas, RCA’s Matt Galvin and Sony’s Lauren Thomas.

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June 2017 PPM Scoreboard

Country radio shares were up by 1% compared to last month. Of the 86 subscribing stations listed, 43 increased, 35 decreased and 8 were flat. The cume leader was Mt. Wilson’s KKGO/Los Angeles with

Station/City WKHX/Atlanta WUBL/Atlanta KASE/Austin^ KVET/Austin^ KOKE/Austin WPOC/Baltimore WKLB/Boston WBWL/Boston WCTK/Providence (Boston) WKKT/Charlotte WSOC/Charlotte WEBG/Chicago WUSN/Chicago WNNF/Cincinnati WUBE/Cincinnati^ WYGY/Cincinnati^ WGAR/Cleveland WCOL/Columbus, OH KPLX/Dallas^ KSCS/Dallas^ KWOF/Denver KYGO/Denver WDRQ/Detroit WYCD/Detroit WPAW/Greensboro WTQR/Greensboro WWYZ/Hartford KILT/Houston KKBQ/Houston^ KTHT/Houston^+ WFMS/Indianapolis WUBLWLHK/Indianapolis WGNE/Jacksonville WQIK/Jacksonville KBEQ/Kansas City^ KFKF/Kansas City^ WDAF/Kansas City KCYE/Las Vegas 500 KWNR/Las Vegas KKGO/Los Angeles WGKX/Memphis WLFP/Memphis WKIS/Miami

June 6+ Share

May Cume

May 6+ Share

Rank

3.9 4.0 4.6 6.1 1.8 7.7 5.1 2.2 0.5 5.8 6.6 2.1 2.9 2.3 7.4 1.4 7.1 9.2 6.3 4.3 2.0 6.0 3.0 5.8 6.6 6.3 7.8 3.3 4.4 2.0 6.5 5.6 4.9 11.9 4.4 5.7 4.5 4.9 4.6 2.8 5.2 2.4 2.1

12 4.1 9 645,500 674,000 11t 4.2 7t 662,100 723,300 7 4.5 8 316,800 325,800 4 6.2 3 367,000 348,000 20 1.8 19 94,400 101,000 3 7.7 3 488,300 487,600 5 4.5 7 722,500 711,600 15t 2.4 17 458,600 494,300 25 0.5 24 145,600 147,900 4 6.4 1 445,000 489,200 2 6.0 4 506,500 451,600 22 2.1 22 814,600 863,700 12t 3.4 9 1,073,400 1,087,000 15 2.7 15 251,500 259,600 3 8.1 3 488,200 478,900 18 1.9 16 139,300 151,400 5 6.9 6 442,700 452,700 2 10.6 2 442,300 474,000 1 6.1 1 1,317,500 1,209,000 6 4.5 4 1,077,600 995,500 20 2.2 19t 271,800 305,600 2 6.6 1 526,900 570,500 18 2.5 18 518,600 510,800 4t 6.2 2 760,500 761,700 4 6.3 6 279,000 290,200 5 7.2 4 288,400 312,000 3 8.8 2 263,700 289,300 14 3.0 16 940,100 903,800 7t 4.6 6t 1,166,400 1,107,800 21 1.9 21 497,300 468,600 4t 6.7 3t 340,200 368,200 7 5.4 7 368,300 362,800 8 4.4 7t 262,400 233,000 1 12.2 1 275,900 292,000 10 3.5 14 337,500 306,600 3 5.9 3 356,200 345,500 8t 3.8 12 318,700 270,300 5t 4.7 6 255,900 271,500 7 4.8 5 255,000 275,100 14 2.8 14t 1,314,300 1,332,800 7 5.9 7 188,500 185,200 13t 3.2 11 121,500 126,400 20 2.5 17 440,600 424,500

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June Cume

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1,332,800.Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas was second with 1,209,000. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station best in that statistic. Ranks are among subscribers.

May 6+ Share

Station/City

WNSH/New York (Middlesex) 3.4 WKTI/Milwaukee 3.7 WMIL/Milwaukee 5.3 KEEY/Minneapolis 5.6 KMNB/Minneapolis 4.1 WKDF/Nashville^ 4.3 WSIX/Nashville 5.3 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 4.6 WSM-AM/Nashville 1.6 WNSH/New York (Nassau) 2.1 WNSH/New York 2.5 WWKA/Orlando 4.4 KMLE/Phoenix 4.1 KNIX/Phoenix 3.7 KSWG/Phoenix 0.7 WXTU/Philadelphia 4.3 WDSY/Pittsburgh 4.4 WPGB/Pittsburgh 2.9 KWJJ/Portland 4.6 KUPL/Portland 4.5 WCTK/Providence 7.6 WNCB/Raleigh 3.6 WQDR/Raleigh 7.7 KFRG/Riverside 4.7 KBEB/Sacramento 3.1 KNCI/Sacramento 5.6 KNTY/Sacramento 3.3 KEGA/Salt Lake City 2.0 KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 5.3 KSOP-AM/Salt Lake City ^+ 1.1 KUBL/Salt Lake City 5.5 KAJA/San Antonio 4.7 KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.4 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.0 KSON/San Diego 5.2 KRTY/San Jose 4.2 KKWF/Seattle 2.5 KMPS/Seattle 4.6 KSD/St. Louis 4.2 WIL/St. Louis 6.1 WFUS/Tampa 4.5 WQYK/Tampa 4.8 WMZQ/Washington 3.5 WIRK/West Palm Beach 5.9

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June 6+ Share

12 13 5t 7 12 10 7 9 18t 20t 15 9 7 9t 32 8t 10 11 7 8 4 13 2 3 14 4 11t 21 6 25 3t 6 2 24 4 7t 18 6 11 6t 8 6 11t 3

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June Cume

3.6 10 172,400 173,100 3.8 13 272,000 288,200 5.3 7 343,700 346,000 6.3 4t 612,300 657,000 4.8 9t 574,400 659,600 3.8 11t 233,400 244,700 5.5 7 267,100 272,700 4.4 10 263,900 273,000 1.8 16t 47,800 43,500 1.6 23 162,200 157,00 1.7 20 1,138,100 1,071,200 4.1 10 259,000 263,300 4.2 6t 531,000 500,600 3.6 11 580,800 584,000 0.5 33 103,200 65,500 4.7 7t 799,900 833,900 4.4 10 341,500 367,700 3.5 11 252,600 270,000 4.9 7 424,500 456,900 4.4 8 415,900 425,500 8.4 4 400,600 405,500 3.7 11 236,800 242,000 7.2 2 403,000 356,300 4.0 5 365,700 336,000 2.9 14 246,200 231,900 5.8 4 373,300 339,400 2.8 15 250,300 210,000 1.6 21 205,600 191,700 6.1 2t 282,500 309,300 0.8 27 41,400 45,300 4.7 8 378,800 370,600 4.8 5 514,600 544,900 5.4 4 602,300 599,500 1.2 23 133,400 138,500 5.7 2 454,000 488,200 5.1 5 218,600 250,100 2.1 21 497,100 452,500 4.5 8 527,900 550,300 4.0 12 541,600 518,600 6.5 4 602,600 602,200 4.2 8 450,300 451,300 4.6 6 431,000 415,300 3.5 12 539,400 567,700 5.1 5t 184,400 169,800

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Artist/Title (Label)

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

DYLAN SCOTT

25882

1345

8658

549

THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)

24639

-960

8168

RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) ✔

22301

1215

KEITH uRBAN f/C. uNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)

19978

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN)

1.846

158

-481

55.895 -1.489

159

7488

480

49.818 2.419

158

943

6749

287

43.862 0.891

158

19562

-3767

6509

-1312

45.571 -8.567

159

BILLY CuRRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) ✔

19426

2345

6495

891

43.178 5.192

158

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

18612

552

6367

200

41.068 1.511

156

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

17540

521

5861

237

39.323 1.417

159

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

17356

615

6045

275

37.714 0.872

159

JuSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

16975

724

5796

211

37.341 1.562

159

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

16060

887

5425

297

36.468 2.301

159

DuSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) ✔

14663

1426

4869

434

31.986 3.774

159

BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)

11493

-102

4096

22.912 -0.274

158

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

11094

583

3778

255

24.026 1.396

159

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

10890

412

3743

161

22.459 0.819

158

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

10788

375

3583

151

21.654 0.628

154

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

10653

-795

3588

-298

21.68 -2.039

159

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow)

10640

996

3562

363

24.852 3.043

155

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

9276

388

3226

157

0.628

152

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN)

8472

-147

2961

15.22 -0.635

155

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

8101

-255

2800

-23

15.779 -0.482

151

MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia)

7589

2574

14.719 1.021

156

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)

7556

1060

2475

405

13.731 1.238

143

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

7374

170

2531

14.137 0.395

147

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔

7011

1110

2448

328

139

My Girl (Curb)

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56.87

18.76

13.99

2.742

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July 17, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

5878

188

2004

ERIC CHuRCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

5833

341

2206

105

9.555

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

5248

896

1863

325

BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)

4975

432

1806

183

BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution)

4349

1530

LuKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia)

4151

340

1338

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

4110

292

DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR)

4101

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

11.401 0.612

137

0.854

140

9.475

1.031

126

8.389

0.666

129

6.297 -0.062

125

165

8.063

0.793

120

1508

110

7.86

0.824

117

-883

1397

-337

6.888 -1.399

129

3959

157

1141

8.093

0.341

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

3726

310

1301

120

6.629

0.601

112

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

3532

-74

1092

-10

5.424 -0.132

110

JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA)

3400

286

1093

5.997

4.883 -0.195

117

0.666

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)

3169

-46

1147

RuSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony)

3118

213

1046

4.899

0.488

111

CHRIS YOuNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

3027

128

972

5.339

0.542

HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA)

2571

-27

798

4.04

-0.172

WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse)

2536

862

5.509

0.305

3.956

0.223

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

2221

704

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN)

2124

-1146

813

-437

3.942 -1.706

BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don't (Red Bow)

1921

-48

697

-23

2.142 -0.019

JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb)

1718

588

2.292

0.201

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

1702

282

576

2.829

0.352

Debut 47 48

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)

1670

145

542

2.352

0.285

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

1582

627

1.867

-0.08

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

1516

510

2.087

0.139

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July 17, 2017 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

BRETT YOuNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

BILLY CuRRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

867 ✔

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

KANE BROWN f./L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)

783 ✔

DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin' (Warner Bros./WAR)

LuKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia)

671 ✔

JOE NICHOLS/Never Gets Old (Red Bow)

DuSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

630 ✔

LuKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia)

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow)

544 ✔

DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol)

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

456

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

415

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

413

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

387

LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol)

JuSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

376

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

BILLY CuRRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

2345

DuSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

1426

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

1345

RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine)

1215

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

1110

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)

1060

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

BILLY CuRRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

194

KANE BROWN f./L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)

168

LuKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia)

130

DuSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

129

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow)

118

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

118 107

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow)

996

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

KEITH uRBAN f/C. uNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)

943

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

896

JuSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

887

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Points

SAM HuNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

18953

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

15480

480

LuKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

15323

DuSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

434

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR)

11757

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)

405

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

10442

363

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

10142

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

328

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

9387

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

325

JOSH TuRNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

8195

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

297

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

7428

KEITH uRBAN f/C. uNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)

287

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

6708

BILLY CuRRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

891

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

549

RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine)

JASON ALDEAN/They Don’t Know (Broken Bow)

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July 17, 2017 COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don’t (Red Bow) Moves 46-45* 1921 points, 697 spins 2 adds: WQDR, WKXC JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) Moves 47-46* 1718 points, 558 spins 1 add: KWOF KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) Debuts 47* 1702 points, 576 spins 7 adds: WPOC, WQNu, WTGE, WuSY, KDRK, WMAD, WYCT DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WMN) Remains 48* 1670 points, 542 spins 3 adds: WXTU, WBWL, WSIX GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) Remains 49* 1582 points, 627 spins 5 adds: KBEQ, WGNE, WuSY, WOGK, WKSJ JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) Remains 50* 1516 points, 510 spins 6 adds: KKWF, WQYK, WWKA*, WSIX, WYNK, WMAD PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 1415 points, 519 spins 2 adds: WKLB, WWQM BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones Like Me (Valory) 1358 points, 466 spins 7 adds: WKHX*, WuBE, WWKA*, WAMZ, WDXB, WYNK, WBUL RONNIE DuNN/I Worship The Woman You... (Nash Icon/Valory) 1350 points, 350 spins; no adds

A D D DAT E S July 24

MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) WATERLOO REVIVAL/What Guy Wouldn’t (Showdog/New Revolution) Darius Rucker/For The First Time (Capitol) Fiona Culley/Act Like a Lady (Marro/in2une)

July 31

LEVON/Ms. Marianne (Columbia)

August 7

Brandon Lay/Speakers, Bleachers And Preacher (EMI Nashville) Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

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July 17, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

+/- Points

Plays

DYLAN SCOTT

10812

298

2419

My Girl (Curb)

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)

10292

-475

2325

-87

KEITH uRBAN f/C. uNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)

9714

204

2192

RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine)

9638

2170

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

8938

456

1991

118

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

8766

126

1958

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

8032

275

1771

JuSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

7988

376

1776

BILLY CuRRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) ✔

7584

867

1693

194

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN)

7504

-1757

1754

-351

11 9 5

10 11

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

7478

413

1664

107

14 12

DuSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) ✔

6666

630

1464

129

13 13

BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)

6592

323

1492

16 14

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

5808

387

1224

15 15

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

5556

1233

18 16

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) ✔

5440

544

1094

118

17 17

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN)

4661

-424

955

-100

19 18

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

4510

148

1002

20 19

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

4303

146

941

23 20

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

4113

415

805

21 21

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

4024

162

869

22 22

MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia)

3857

111

767

25 23

BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)

3505

123

694

24 24

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

3477

-36

757

-7

26 25

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

3019

150

573

28 26

ERIC CHuRCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

2904

268

624

30 27

LuKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) ✔

2729

671

509

130

27 28

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

2712

559

29 29

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

2692

126

565

32 30

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) ✔

2566

783

565

168

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July 17, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

31 31

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

1528

-338

343

-31

Stations Adds

34 32

CHRIS YOuNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

1428

230

33 33

BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution)

1427

-36

360

-5

35 34

DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR)

1195

-69

268

-19

36 35

JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA)

1028

169

40 36

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

954

138

177

38 37

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

952

242

39 38

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

888

184

37 39

WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista)

797

-146

106

42 40

CODY JOHNSON/Wild As You (Cojo)

770

147

45 41

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

760

201

141

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

725

369

Debut 42 41 43

BRETT YOuNG/Mercy (BMLGR)

720

-60

-6

43 44

RuSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony)

669

159

50 45

LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol)

630

104

44 46

JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb)

602

115

47 47

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

593

129

51 48

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)

551

112

52 49

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

539

46 50

ELI YOuNG BAND/Never Land (Valory)

532

-20

-2

48 51

A THOuSAND HORSES/Preachin' To The Choir (BMLGR)

529

-10

-1

60 52

JuSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory)

510

49 53

RONNIE DuNN/I Worship The Woman You... (Nash Icon/Valory)

508

-22

175

-2

56 54

ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (---)

480

53 55

LuCAS HOGE/Dirty South (Rebel Engine/Star Farm)

470

-33

-6

54 56

CARLY PEARCE/If My Name Was Whiskey (Big Machine)

470

-20

-2

59 57

LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury)

470

104

58 58

TYLER FARR/I Should Go To Church Sometime (Columbia)

459

-8

-2

Debut 59

HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA)

436

Debut 60

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol)

430

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