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Zac Brown: Homecoming King Where else would Zac Brown Band open their Welcome Home Tour but Atlanta’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park? WKHX PD Scott Lindy was there Friday (5/12) and WUBL nighttime personality Paul Aaron on Saturday (5/13) to witness the local-band-made-good’s homecoming. “I’m a huge fan and it was my first time seeing them,” says Aaron, adding, “They played lots of songs from the new album [Welcome Home].”

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Solid Backbeat: New Sony/Nashville signing The Sisterhood play in Key West over the weekend. Pictured (l-r) are Ruby Stewart (Rod’s daughter), Sony drum intern Randy Goodman and Alyssa Bonagura, daughter of Baillie & The Boys’ Michael Bonagura and Kathie Baillie.

Wicked Pissah Beantown Hoobanger Or, in English, “really great Country party in Boston.” Ask Ken-ny, Luke, Jason, Zac or anyone who has played Gillette, Fenway or any of the smaller venues – New England is a great Country market. And you don’t have to tell that to the folks at Beasley’s WKLB, who four years ago (then as Greater Media) posted back-to-back No. 1 books. A year later, iHeartMedia crashed in with WBWL on June 13, 2014. Here’s a deeper look at where the battle stands today, in many respects a classic “heritage vs. new” competition. Right at the top are March PPM numbers, where WKLB is ninth 6+ with a 4.1 and 634,600 cume. WBWL is 17th with a 2.3 and 438,900 cume. When WBWL launched, WKLB was No. 2 with a

7.0 share and 909,000 cume. So the Country audience is approaching 1.1 million, but share is down roughly half a point. Be Kind Rewind: Dialing back to WBWL’s summer 2014 launch, the station operated commercial-free through Labor Day with The Bobby Bones Show in mornings. Sister Top 40 WXKS/Boston’s street team was employed at country concerts and events, and PD/mid-dayer Lance Houston transferred in from WPOC/Baltimore (Breaking News 8/25/14). The original 1,700 watt signal was upgraded to 13.5kW in August of 2015. Today, the lineup still begins with Bones, followed in middays by Jessica Callahan, a September 2014 addition from Top 40 WXXX/Burlington, VT. Sister WKSJ/Mobile’s Colton Bradford joined in May 2015 and handles afternoons. Houston has shifted to nights. Across the street, the WKLB staff is settled in

after moving through several iterations over the past three years. “We have given the station a fresh coat of paint,” says 21-year PD Mike Brophey, a 2014 Country Radio Hall of Fame inductee. “Our personalities are more upbeat.” In mornings, latest addition Jackson Blue from Rhythmic clustermate WBQT joins Hannah Byrom. “Their chemistry is

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On the 25th anniversary of the release of "Achy Breaky Heart," Flatwood Productions' Billy Ray Cyrus puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry on WSM-AM/Nashville on my grandpa's AM radio, all the way from Russell, KY. The first time I heard myself on the radio was on WTCR/Huntington, WV. I'd

released a song in 1985 or '86 called "It Ain't Over Till It's Over." My goal was always for my music to be heard around the world. Twenty-five years ago on Memorial Day Weekend, we were at Rolling Thunder in Washington, D.C. at the Vietnam Veterans Wall, sponsored by WMZQ. It was a huge event for me personally because of my song "Some Gave All" and what it meant to the veterans. Don Von Tress, who wrote "Achy Breaky Heart," is a two-term Vietnam veteran. To see Don put his hands on that wall ... and then we sang "Some Gave All" there at the wall, followed by "Achy Breaky Heart" and everybody sang and danced. I knew something very big was happening. The new Spanish version of "Achy Breaky Heart" just fell together like it was meant to be. We cut this little magic track out of Muscle Shoals with Ronnie Milsap on the keyboards, just hammering it. Caballo Dorado are a great group from Mexico who've had the song out for 25 years themselves. That song united people. Hearing people sing it in different languages was the greatest compliment in the world. My brother is my favorite person to travel with, because I know he's got my back. He knows where I need to be and when I need to be there. I wish I'd written "Achy Breaky Heart," but I wouldn't want to take that away from Don Von Tress. He wrote it and I got the blessing of hearing it at the right time. I was looking for one more song for my debut album and that thing landed in my lap. I have this cup that Liam Hemsworth bought me. If you have ice in it, it stays cold. If you have coffee in it, it stays hot. I call it my "Liam Cup." I take it with me everywhere I go. I would love to be stuck in Mexico. We're going to do some shows there. I may just stay there for awhile.

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“[Usually] when the act onstage says, ‘We’d like to play some new music for ya’ ... a large percentage of the audience goes to get a beer or take a bathroom break,” says Lindy. “Everyone stayed put for Zac’s new songs. ‘Family Table’ and ‘Roots’ got big applause. One of the best closeup shots of Zac’s face on the video screens was when he sang ‘Roots.’ His look was so intense. Eyes closed tight, he looked as if he could have been alone in a room somewhere miles from the stage. When the song ended he opened his eyes, the crowd cheered and we all saw that genuine big ol’ Zac Brown grin that had us all smiling along. He looked like an advertisement for happiness.” In addition to new music and hits, ZBB also played a handful of covers. Aaron reports the band put its own spin on The Who’s “Baba O’Riley,” Kings Of Leon’s “Use Somebody,” Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” and Travis Tritt’s “It’s A Great Day To Be Alive,” written by opener Darrell Scott. “Darrell was onstage for a lot of the show with Zac, including their cover of the Allman Brothers’ ‘Whipping Post,’” says Lindy. “He took a turn on one of the ‘Whipping Post’ solos and killed it. Clay Cook did Greg Allman proud with the vocals, capturing the misery of the song’s lyrics. Coy Bowles and Clay Cook traded off on guitar leads, too. The song was amazing.”

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Lindy’s favorite moments? “The groove from ‘Free’ into Van Morrison’s ‘Into The Mystic’ and back,” he says. “It seemed like the entire amphitheater was singing along. The opening of ‘Chick-en Fried’ made the entire place erupt, as we knew it would. That song never disappoints. Guns ‘N Roses’ ‘Paradise City,’ Zac’s final encore, was a huge crowd pleaser.” For Aaron, the highlight was Welcome Home’s lead single, “My Old Man.” “The moment of the night was when Zac’s dad came out during that song,” he says. “The crowd went wild.” Aaron was impressed with the triple-screen setup behind the band. “They flashed matching photos and video for the songs they played,” he says. “The screens sometimes would have Zac in the middle singing, with his bandmates in the others playing or singing along,” adds Lindy. “There was very good camera work and tight, up-close shots that showed Zac’s face full of emotion and lost in his own music. Really cool.” See the band’s tour dates here. Reach Aaron here; reach Lindy here. –Wendy Newcomer and Paul Williams

Chart Chat Congrats to Luke Combs, Steve Hodg-es, Shane Allen and the Columbia pro-motion staff on landing this week’s No. 1 with “Hurricane.” The song is Combs’ first chart-top-per and the first single from his album This One’s For You, out June 2. Writers are Thomas Archer, Taylor Phillips and Combs.

300/WAR’s Bailey Bryan discusses her most influential music:1. Chance the Rapper: He writes what’s true to him. As a songwriter, that’s what I want to do – and hopefully, in a unique way that no one else really is.2. Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book: In that album, he combines gospel and Hip Hop and cool, honest storytelling. I really admire that. That’s something I want to do in my

career as a country artist. 3. Taylor Swift’s Red: That was a transitional album for her. She did a really good job combining a lot of different influences and still paying close attention to the songwriting. The lyrics touched my heart. That’s another thing I want to do in my music, especially as someone who has a lot of different influences, genre-wise. 4. Beyoncé at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville: Because Beyoncé. 5. Needtobreathe: I’ve been a fan of them since their very first album. Again, it’s honest lyrics and really simple, yet beautiful melodies that capture your heart. You don’t even realize until later that the lyrics are also brilliant. Songwriting is a huge thing for me in what’s influential; that’s the part of this I’m most passionate about. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: The Breaker by Little Big Town. The reason I haven’t heard it is, I’m waiting until I have a 30-minute period where I can listen to it all the way through and take it in – because I know it’s going to be amazing. • “Important” music you just don’t get: I don’t think there’s a type of music I’ve heard where I haven’t been able to find one song I connect with. • An album you listened to incessantly: Maren Morris’ Hero. I feel like every song on that album is a hit. Just a “roll down the windows in your car and sing it at the top of your lungs” album, even though you will never sound like Maren Morris because her voice is perfect.• Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: How about an album? I recommend an album called Telefone by a girl called Noname. If you like poetic lyrics and a spoken-word vibe, this obscure album is for you. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I can get into some pop punk like 5 Seconds of Summer. Not that there’s anything wrong with listening to that.

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Hurry Plane: The Sony and Columbia team surprises Luke Combs at the airport Monday afternoon (5/15) to celebrate his No. 1 “Hurricane.” Pictured (l-r) are Columbia’s Lyndsay Church, manager Chris Kappy, Sony’s Jenny Shearin Columbia’s Shane Allen and Sam Borenstein, Sony’s Lauren Thomas, Combs, and Sony’s Taylor Lindsey, Rachel Knaak, Margaret Tomlin, Christy Garbinski, Paige Altone, and Mary Catherine Kinney.

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And kudos to Allen and the crew for doubling up to also have the top of the add board with Tyler Farr’s “I Should Go To Church Sometime.”

News & Notes KPNC/Oklahoma City has added Envision Networks Coun-try Content Service. KXBL/Tulsa has moved JPR’s Jeremy Show from nights to afternoons after six months with the station. Warner Music Nashville will kick off the 8th Annual Pickin’ On The Patio with Hunter Hayes May 24 on the WMN patio at 20 Music Square East. Billy Currington, Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls, singer/songwriters Trea Landon, Jon Langston, Cole Taylor and a surprise guest have been added to the Fourth Annual Jameson Irish Whiskey Presents Georgia On My Mind hosted by the Peach Pickers May 16 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. More here. Mark Wills has signed exclusively with The Kinkead En-tertainment Agency for booking representation. Company CEO Bob Kinkead serves as Wills’ agent. Singer/songwriter Terry McBride has signed with talent agen-cy ArtistLive in Nashville for domestic and international booking.

The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com.• CMT Music Awards revealed new venue and nominees (5/8).• Tim Foisset was promoted to VP/Streaming at Warner Music Nashville (5/9). • Holly Hutton added WYCD/Detroit MD duties (5/9).• WCKN/Charleston, SC sold to Saga (5/10).• JoJo Turnbeaugh returned to Denver as RVPP for iHeartMedia (5/10).

• John Esposito named Innovator of the Year (5/11).• Randy “Bubba” Black exited KSTN/Stockton, CA (5/12).

fantastic,” Brophey says. Station stalwart Carolyn Kruse remains in middays and Kevin Kennedy has held down afternoons for the past two years. “He’s one of the best on the phones I’ve seen,” Brophey raves. “He lights it up.” Renee Castle moved from Nashville to take over evenings in February 2016. “The staff all gets along really well, and that enthusiasm comes out on the air,” says Brophey. To his “fresh paint” com-ment, that upbeat sound came with some significant tenured departures. Afternoon host Steve Kelly left after 17 years, night host Keith Stephens departed after a 14-year run, and heritage morning show John Willis and Lori Grande had been at the sta-tion more than 12. Beasley’s acquisition of Greater Media closed Nov. 1. For Brophey, the sale was a homecoming of sorts as he worked for Beasley-owned WXTU/Philadelphia before he moved to Boston in 1996. And he’s a fan. “They are giving us the tools and enthu-siasm to compete,” he says, pointing to direct mail as a positive addition to his marketing efforts. Carry A Tune-In: Musically speaking, WBWL is the more current of the two stations, with WKLB splitting its more familiar slice between recurrent and gold titles. The Bull is 50% current, 30% recurrent and 20% gold. In a Mediabase snapshot last week there were two current titles in a hyper spin category – 90+ plays a week – four in the 60-70 spin range 10 in the 30-40 category, six in the 20s, and eight in the teens.

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Meanwhile, WKLB checks in at 40% current, 34% recurrent and 26% gold. Four titles are in the max spin 60-play range, 10 in the 30s, four in the 20s and five in the teens. “And our rotations are a bit tighter than they used to be,” adds Brophey. New artists are a point of musical variation between the stations. “We thought High Valley’s different sound made sense,” tells Brophey. “We played them early and often.” He also pointed to Kip Moore and Drake White contributing “unique sounds [that] give the station texture.” For Houston, Kane Brown and Clare Dunn were easy to jump on early. “To be at a sold-out show at Toby’s I Love This Bar and hear the fans sing Clare’s ‘Tuxedo’ that loud, is amazing,” he says. The Bull also featured album cuts from Luke Bryan and Sam Hunt before they were singles and Houston has shied away from some of the more traditional sounding artists. That’s The Ticket: Boston and its surrounds are terrific tour stops for country artists, and both stations work hard on their own events as well. WKLB bookends summer with their Fifth Annual Landsdowne Street Party outside of Fenway this Sunday (5/21), closing in the same spot with another event in August. WBWL has expanded its on-air local music showcase Back-yard Country by adding live events at the Hard Rock. The Bobby Bones Show has been active in coming to the market for Raging Idiots shows, book signings and now Bones’ comedy tour. “The last Raging Idiots presale sold out in an hour,” says Houston. “And then the public on-sale sold out in 11 minutes.” Bones’ book signing went on for four hours. “The manager at the Barnes & Noble at Fenway said it was their biggest in years,” recalls Houston. The

station has also taken over Loretta’s Last Call, a Country bar across the street from Fenway Park, on Thursday nights and hosted a series of concerts at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar. Many of country’s marquee tours will come through over the summer, though there are other ways Boston is embracing the genre. “The smaller venues are being more active in booking Country acts, too,” Brophey notes. Beyond the local Hard Rock and House of Blues, traditional rock clubs have been offering more country. In addition to ticket giveaways for upcoming concerts, both stations lean heavily on national contesting. WKLB is in the middle of the Beasley cash contest “The Mega Money Song,” which plays about six times 8am-7pm. Listeners can text to win $1,000. The Bull is promoting $1,000 hourly weekdays 6am to 9pm via text and win through an iHeart national giveaway. There are local contests, too. “We gave away a Ford Truck, with Eric Church concert tickets as qualifying prizes,” Houston says. Multi-Sport Town: For upstart The Bull, continuing to grow into the market means focusing on the leader. “We know battling a heritage station is not an easy task,” says Houston. “We see there’s an appetite for a station that is new, fresh and exciting.” And while Brophey is mindful of the challenge, he’s also looking at an entertainment landscape that includes the Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics. To wit, he’s not completely devastated that the Bruins aren’t still in the NHL playoffs. “I love and support my teams, but my ratings are better off,” he admits. “May is looking strong.” Boston’s April PPM ratings arrive tomorrow (5/16).

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Wide Welcome: Southern Ground/Elektra/WAR’s Zac Brown Band and friends at the launch of the Welcome Home 2017 Tour over the weekend outside Atlanta. Pictured (l-r) are the label’s Tom Martens, ZBB’s Chris Fryar and Matt Mangano, Warner Music Nashville’s Kristen Williams, ZBB’s Clay Cook, WUBL’s Otis, ZBB’s Coy Bowles and Zac Brown, WKHX PD Scott Lindy’s fiancée Shelley Taylor, Lindy, ZBB’s Jimmy De Martini, Daniel De Los Reyes and John Driskell Hopkins, and the label’s Tom Starr.

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Here are Winter 2017 (1/5-3/29) Nielsen Audio diary ratings results listed alphabetically by market. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Non-subscribing stations in published markets are excluded.

Winter 2017 Diary Scoreboard

12+ Share Last BookStation/City 12+ Share Fall 2016

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.

WQMX/Akron 5.5 (1) 7.6 (1)

KBQI/Albuquerque^ 4.2 (4t) 3.5 (6)

KBQI-HD2/Albuquerque^+ 2.4 (12) 2.2 (12t)

KBZU/Albuquerque^ 1.7 (15t) 2.0 (14)

KRST/Albuquerque^ 3.7 (7) 2.8 (11)

WCKN/Charleston, SC 3.0 (12) 3.5 (9)

WEZL/Charleston, SC 4.0 (8) 4.1 (7)

WIWF/Charleston, SC 3.2 (11) 3.3 (11t)

WOGT/Chattanooga, TN 1.3 (16) 1.4 (14)

WUSY/Chattanooga, TN 12.4 (1) 12.3 (1)

WUUQ/Chattanooga+ 4.6 (6) 5.6 (6)

KATC/Colorado Springs 4.4 (6) 4.6 (6)

WCOS/Columbia, SC 5.6 (4) 5.8 (3t)

KHKI/Des Moines^ 5.4 (6) 5.9 (5)

KJJY/Des Moines^ 4.1 (9) 5.5 (6)

KHEY/El Paso 5.4 (7) 5.6 (6)

WQSL/Greenville, NC^ 2.4 (8) 1.9 (9)

WRNS/Greenville, NC^ 8.9 (2) 7.8 (2)

WRBT/Harrisburg 5.8 (4) 4.1 (4t)

WZCY/Harrisburg 2.0 (8) 2.3 (8)

WDRM/Huntsville, AL 10.3 (1) 12.2 (1)

WWFF/Huntsville, AL 1.5 (11t) .6 (12)

WJXN/Jackson, MS^+ 1.3 (12) 2.0 (10)

WMSI/Jackson, MS 4.0 (5) 2.9 (7)

WUSJ/Jackson, MS^ 3.8 (6t) 5.3 (5)

KHLR/Little Rock 2.1 (13) 1.4 (14)

KMJX/Little Rock^+ 6.0 (5) 5.3 (5t)

KSSN/Little Rock^ 6.7 (4) 5.3 (5t)

WMAD/Madison 3.8 (8) 3.7 (6)

WWQM/Madison^ 5.7 (4) 3.5 (7t)

WKSJ/Mobile 7.7 (3) 6.4 (4)

KTOM/Monterey 3.2 (6) 2.7 (10)

KRMD/Shreveport, LA 4.0 (6) 3.5 (3)

KDRK/Spokane 3.5 (11) 4.8 (5t)

KIIX/Spokane 1.0 (16) 2.0 (14)

KXLY/Spokane 3.7 (10) 4.8 (5t)

WRNX/Springfield, MA 5.0 (2) 5.2 (2)

WBBS/Syracuse 10.9 (1) 10.1 (1)

WOLF/Syracuse 2.6 (8) 3.0 (9)

WKKO/Toledo^ 9.1 (1) 8.3 (1)

KFDI/Wichita^ 9.1 (1) 9.8 (1)

KFTI-AM/Wichita^+ 1.2 (15t) .9 (17t)

KVWF/Wichita 2.7 (14) 3.7 (10)

KZSN/Wichita 6.7 (2) 4.8 (8)

WGTY/York, PA 9.8 (1) 7.3 (1)

WHVR-AM/York, PA+ 2.1 (7) 1.0 (11)

WZCY/Harrisburg (York, PA) 1.8 (8) 2.7 (7)

12+ Share Last BookStation/City 12+ Share Fall 2016

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2 LUKE COMBSHurricane (River House/Columbia)

26733 1082 8951 341 59.963 2.341 159 0

4 2 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLG) ✔ 24435 1928 8103 623 55.039 4.957 159 0

1 3 SAM HuNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 24258 -1772 8006 -647 56.063 -2.805 158 1

3 4 KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 23769 1194 8148 480 52.283 2.609 159 0

5 5 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 22928 721 7716 234 51.407 1.483 159 0

6 6 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 18889 11 6679 118 41.058 -0.467 158 0

8 7 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) ✔ 18735 1767 6142 548 41.74 4.234 155 0

7 8 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 18425 1017 6255 418 40.661 2.434 159 0

10 9 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) ✔ 16151 1414 5214 445 37.137 3.261 158 0

12 10 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 14530 1291 4770 309 33.941 3.405 158 0

11 11 KEITH uRBAN f/CARRIE UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 14222 835 4733 311 32.272 1.916 157 0

13 12 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 13711 519 4582 162 30.937 1.09 158 0

14 13 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 13423 743 4388 237 29.714 1.961 155 0

16 14 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 12938 1168 4348 356 26.555 2.34 156 2

15 15 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 12767 206 4380 105 28.413 0.403 159 0

18 16 THOMAS RHETT f/MARREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) ✔ 12457 1528 4009 481 29.004 4.487 155 1

17 17 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) ✔ 12416 1452 4044 400 26.701 4.435 158 0

20 18 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 10602 638 3728 175 21.381 1.355 157 0

19 19 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 10306 218 3597 79 22.483 0.445 159 2

22 20 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista) 9759 805 3236 241 20.036 1.784 159 0

23 21 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken... (RCA) 8046 597 2706 214 17.134 1.621 143 5

24 22 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 7710 615 2692 211 13.933 1.089 151 2

25 23 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 7198 281 2487 110 12.456 0.681 148 2

26 24 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 7069 792 2450 263 14.647 1.813 143 1

28 25 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 5595 762 1866 242 8.388 1.002 137 16

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29 26 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 5031 724 1765 281 7.975 0.674 140 11

21 27 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End Of... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 4672 -5110 1511 -1675 11.289 -13.443 159 0

30 28 DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR) 4227 339 1394 78 6.482 0.875 120 2

31 29 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 4191 392 1444 106 8.705 2.386 132 1

32 30 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 4173 402 1381 142 6.725 0.481 130 5

34 31 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 4068 604 1373 179 6.677 1.516 117 4

33 32 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 4015 475 1461 192 5.643 0.336 122 3

35 33 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 3554 123 1248 73 5.445 0.027 120 3

37 34 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 3355 142 1163 52 6.409 0.156 99 3

36 35 SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In (Arista) 3216 -30 1138 -15 4.517 0.221 121 0

42 36 ERIC CHuRCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 3140 470 1134 157 5.235 0.787 111 5

39 37 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 3025 84 1084 44 5.682 0.335 92 2

41 38 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 3016 197 988 121 4.622 0.33 118 21

40 39 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 2929 108 1060 45 4.324 0.299 101 1

48 40 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 2892 634 940 182 5.303 0.987 91 13

43 41 KANE BROWN f/LAuREN ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 2783 272 917 90 3.845 0.496 91 14

49 42 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 2628 580 855 165 4.215 0.885 93 9

45 43 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 2430 79 865 10 3.793 0.171 89 3

46 44 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 2418 96 875 22 3.513 0.087 98 1

47 45 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol) 2324 59 764 -11 4.194 0.432 88 2

44 46 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 2269 -94 640 25 4.31 -0.347 51 3

47 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 2265 1056 752 349 3.76 1.342 89 15

50 48 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 1884 78 641 37 2.612 0.064 70 8

49 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 1826 258 500 85 3.168 0.373 50 5

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersBRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 623

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 548

THOMAS RHETT f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 481

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 480

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLG) 445

DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 418

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 400

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 356

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 349

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 341

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersBRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 1928 ✔DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 1767 ✔THOMAS RHETT f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 1528 ✔MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 1452 ✔FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 1414 ✔BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 1291

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 1194


LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia Nash) 1082

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 1056

Activator Top Spin GainersCOLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 197

CHRIS STAPLETON/Either Way (Mercury) 196



KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 131



DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 106

BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 98

DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR) 86

Activator Top Point GainersBLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 1041 ✔

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And... (BMLGR) 870 ✔

DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 790 ✔

KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 729 ✔

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 708 ✔



KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 581

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 577


Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 216

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 197




KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA Nashville) 157

KEITH uRBAN/The Fighter f/Carrie Underwood (Capitol) 150


THOMAS RHETT/Craving You f/Maren Morris (Valory) 134

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 121

Country Aircheck Add leaders AddsTYLER FARR/I Should Go To Church Sometime (Columbia) 32JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA) 29CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 21KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 16JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 15KANE BROWN f/LAuREN ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 14JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 13BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 11BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 9CHRIS STAPLETON/Either Way (Mercury) 8JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 8WALKER MCGuIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 8


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Rascal Flatts Back To Us (Big Machine) The trio’s 10th studio album features first single “Yours If You Want It,” and guest vocalist Lauren Alaina on “Are You Happy Now.” The group’s Jay DeMarcus produced 12 of the 13 tracks (10 songs

are on the standard album, with three more on the Amazon-exclusive deluxe version).

Various Country Faith America (Curb)The fifth album in the Country Faith series features artists including Brooks & Dunn, Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes and Brad Paisley singing patriotic songs. It’s available at

Cracker Barrel stores as well as digital outlets.

Maggie Rose Dreams > Dollars (—)Rose co-wrote and co-produced all five tracks on her latest EP, which includes lead single “Body On Fire,” plus “Too Many Love Songs,” “More Dreams Than Dollars,” “I Won’t” and “We’ll Grow Out Of It.”

James Robert Webb Honky Tonk Revival (Bison Creek)Oklahoman Webb’s new album features first single “Six Strings And The Truth,” plus his take on George Strait’s “Nobody In His Right Mind Would’ve Left Her”

and the late George Jones’ “He Stopped Loving Her Today.”

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol) Moves 47-45* 2324 points, 764 spins 2 adds: WAMZ, WBuL

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) Moves 44-46* 2269 points, 640 spins 3 adds: WMIL, WYRK, WKSJ

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) Debuts 47* 2265 points, 752 spins 15 adds: WDRQ*, KWOF, WCTK, KJKE, WLFP, WYRK, WSSL, WCKT, WTGE, KHEY, WXCY, KDRK, WKSJ, WSLC, WNCY

JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) Moves 50-48* 1884 points, 641 spins 8 adds: KKBQ*, KBEB, WQIK, WCKT, WTGE, WEZL, KCCY, KXLY

HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) Debuts 49* 1826 points, 500 spins 5 adds: WCTK, WuSH, WGNE, WYRK, WBCT

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) Debuts 50* 1798 points, 689 spins 3 adds: WKLB, WGNE, WDXB

TODD O'NEILL/Love Again (Nash Next/Valory) 1734 points, 474 spins 2 adds: W1MC*, WKLI

WALKER MCGuIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 1714 points, 536 spins 8 adds: W1HC*, W1MC*, WFMS*, WNOE, WKHK, KIIM*, KSSN, KIZN*

CHRIS STAPLETON/Either Way (Mercury) 1679 points, 557 spins 8 adds: WNSH*, KKGO, KSOP, KCYE, WDXB, KCCY, WPOR, KPLM

DREW BALDRIDGE/Rebound (Cold River) 1615 points, 746 spins 1 add: WIL

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may 22WHEELER WALKER JR./Summers In Kentucky (Peppermill)CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)LAuREN ALAINA/Doin’ Fine (Mercury)

may 30LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek)CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA))GARY ALLAN/Mess Me Up (EMI Nashville)

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1 1 LUKE COMBSHurricane (River House/Columbia)

11289 -179 2581 -29 55 0

3 2 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 10900 471 2493 109 54 0

5 3 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 10055 141 2306 46 55 0

2 4 KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 9890 -932 2233 -168 54 0

7 5 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔ 9149 790 2051 180 54 0

6 6 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 8789 -352 2016 -78 52 1

8 7 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 8756 509 1948 141 55 0

12 8 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) ✔ 7621 870 1743 197 54 0

11 9 KEITH uRBAN f/CARRIE UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) ✔ 7620 729 1694 150 55 0

15 10 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 7182 1041 1538 216 55 0

10 11 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 6966 -15 1502 8 54 0

13 12 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 6947 311 1508 78 55 0

14 13 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 6909 651 1478 172 54 0

18 14 THOMAS RHETT f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 6401 665 1350 134 54 0

16 15 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 5832 -208 1254 -31 55 0

21 16 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) ✔ 5739 708 1245 170 55 1

19 17 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 5736 101 1294 28 51 0

20 18 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 5374 -6 1154 18 55 0

22 19 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista) 5334 374 1264 92 54 0

23 20 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken... (RCA) 4420 440 902 120 54 4

24 21 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 3928 318 825 75 55 2

25 22 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 3288 96 665 64 49 8

27 23 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 3141 577 657 121 50 4

27 24 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 3026 128 655 39 47 0

17 25 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End Of The World (Blue Chair/Columbia) 2597 -3194 517 -741 36 0

29 26 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 2585 581 555 157 46 7

28 27 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 2108 -35 454 0 42 0

35 28 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 2085 462 406 83 35 4

31 29 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia Nashville) 2084 204 404 48 43 4

30 30 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 1976 74 381 8 29 1

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds

32 31 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 1914 83 389 15 23 0

34 32 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 1900 263 328 54 38 1

33 33 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol) 1652 -2 308 -7 33 1

39 34 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 1574 435 285 104 21 7

37 35 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 1485 90 330 30 35 3

40 36 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 1480 386 257 63 32 6

41 37 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 1381 392 295 82 34 4

38 38 ERIC CHuRCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 1363 31 297 20 27 1

45 39 CHRIS STAPLETON/Either Way (Mercury) 1223 344 239 43 29 10

43 40 DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR) 1200 252 278 57 33 4

47 41 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 1026 252 207 36 17 3

44 42 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 945 45 144 0 14 1

42 43 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 878 -88 220 -21 20 0

48 44 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 718 58 144 11 26 2

50 45 TODD O'NEILL/Love Again (Nash Next/Valory) 685 51 203 -2 11 1

46 46 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 667 -118 118 -28 10 0

51 47 SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) 614 15 148 1 26 0

55 48 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 596 88 126 20 22 0

49 KANE BROWN f/LAuREN ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 556 144 164 45 17 7

50 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 548 508 65 61 5 3

60 51 KENNY CHESNEY/Rich And Miserable (Blue Chair/Columbia) 543 85 60 13 5 0

52 52 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 531 -2 104 -3 12 0

53 53 ELI YOUNG BAND/Skin And Bones (Valory) 526 10 63 1 3 0

58 54 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 470 0 47 0 1 0

45 55 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 466 -45 73 -15 6 0

56 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (--) 460 210 46 21 1 0

57 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument) 460 20 46 2 1 0

55 58 DREW BALDRIDGE f/EMILY WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) 449 -49 77 -6 11 0

59 JOHN MAYER/In The Blood (Columbia) 442 -57 48 -17 5 1

59 60 JO SMITH/Old School Groove (Smack) 440 -20 44 -2 1 0

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