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Kids In The Hall: The 2018 Class of Country Radio Hall of Fame inductees (l-r): Steve Harmon and Scott Evans (Harmon And Evans) formerly of KPLX/Dallas and WXTU/Philadelphia; Chris Ritchie and Alison Mencer (Andy & Alison) formerly of WIVK/Knoxville; Tim Fox, Tracy Berry, and Bill Barrett KKNU/Eugene, OR’s Barrett, Fox & Berry; and Albright, O’Malley & Brenner’s Michael O’Malley.

Morning Producer Hat Trick (Pt. 2)Producers of active, multidimensional radio shows – particularly those in morning drive – wear a variety of hats. The best, as illus-trated in part one of this series, are all-in-one content developers, social media gurus, audio and video editors, project managers and even talent coaches. That’s fertile ground for developing programmers and on-air talent, of course, which is why this week Country Aircheck enlists exactly those people to share their

perspective on the position. Here they cover the nature of the producer/talent re-lationship, effective hiring practices and how to get the most of out the gig. Close To Home: “They’re the traffic cops of an active morning show,” KKBQ/Houston morning host Tim Tuttle offers.

“But more importantly, they’re the buffer between you and man-agement, you and sales, you and everybody else. They keep us clear of a lot of the minutia that happens in radio so we’re able to be creative. That’s probably their most important task.”For that reason among others, producers need a strong rapport with the on-air colleagues they serve. “It’s the most intimate re-lationship on a morning show,” explains crosstown KILT morning host George Lindsey. “You’re talking to each oth-er all day long, or a lot of times are texting.” Lindsey’s producer, Kyle King, most often uses the conversations to float ideas. “He’s asking, ‘What if we did this,’ or say-ing, ‘Hey, I just saw this, did you see it?’” Lindsey con-tinues. “And the job doesn’t stop with the morning show. If anything that’s when it starts.”

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Ready, Fire, Fame: CRHoF Inductions Gratitude, humor and warm memories permeated Wednes-day night’s (6/20) Country Radio Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards ceremony in Nashville. Emmis New York SVP/MM Charlie Morgan received the President›s Award and recalled his first CRS before thanking his fellow CRB board members. «This has become more than a board or an event,” said Morgan. “It’s my professional frater-nity, filled with people who mean so much to me. It’s particularly odd and discomfort-ing to be standing here tonight, receiving an award for something that I feel I should be thanking everybody for. So I do.” Steve Wariner was honored with the

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Ginger Beard Man: KUZZ/Bakersfield helps EMI Nashville’s Eric Paslay blend in at the Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace Friday (6/22).

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CRB Artist Career Achievement Award. CRB Exec. Dir. Bill Mayne’s introduction was commandeered by surprise guests Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood. “This town is full of some very talented people, and some very nice people,” said Brooks. “To find somebody who’s very talented and nice, there’s only a handful.” “I don’t like him,” deadpanned Yearwood. “First of all, I would like to thank all the little people I’ve stepped on along the way,” joked Wariner. “Around the age of 12, I realized that making music was what I wanted to do for the rest

of my life. ... I am so thankful to each and every Music Director, every DJ, every consultant who ever added or played my music. There are so many artists way more deserving of this award – but none who could ever be more appreciative.” “Two quick questions,” asked Steve Harmon, formerly of KPLX/Dallas and WXTU/Philadelphia’s Harmon & Evans. “Can this induction be revoked? And, does this mean I don’t have to work anymore?” The duo’s acceptance speech was a trip down memory lane, with Scott Evans recalling doing in-stores and going hat shopping with a then-unknown Garth Brooks. “What many managers hope from a morning show team is that one and one equals three,” says Harmon. “It doesn’t always happen. But for me, it happened. A guy who found a way to make me laugh for 18 years at six in the morning, my friend Scott Evans.” Added Evans, “We will be eternally grateful to the committee who decided we were worthy of this incredible honor.”

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KKNU/Eugene, OR’s Bill Barrett, Tim Fox and Tracy Ber-ry (Barrett, Fox And Berry) shined the spotlight on their listeners. “We are with them every day sharing our lives with them,” said Barrett. “And they in turn do the same. That’s the beauty of local, live radio – connecting with people and being of service. It’s great to get up in the morning with a sense of purpose. Radio has given me that.” “I thank all of you in this industry for recognizing small-mar-ket, locally owned Country radio,” said Berry. Fox added, “We will keep doing this until we’ve had the perfect show. It’s been 21 years so far and we haven’t had it yet.” Albright, O’Malley & Brenner’s Michael O’Malley focused his acceptance on the importance of being a mentor. “How much time do we spend on the phone with each other, trying to find the next great talent? And we wind up [saying], ‘Ah geez, the talent’s just not what it used to be.’ Mentoring and being committed to that could change everything. Thanks to all of you who have set the standard and raised the bar high. I hope I lived up to your expectations and your goals.” Chris Ritchie and Alison Mencer (formerly WIVK/Knox-ville’s Andy & Alison) remembered their humble beginnings – Ritchie, whose first radio job included reading obituaries on the air, and Mencer, who answered a newspaper ad for a station re-ceptionist and worked her way up through the ranks. “It’s amazing that one decision I made 33 years ago brought me to this point right now,” said Mencer. “I was a single mom waiting on tables at Ruby Tuesdays, when I got a call saying I’d bounced another rent check. I knew I had to make a change.” Ritchie reminisced about asking former WIVK VP/GM, the late Bobby Denton, for money to paint Mencer’s house Tennessee Vols orange while she was on vacation. “I said we needed $4,000 to paint it and another $2,000 to fix it when she gets pissed off about it. We were busted on that one before we got it done – but Bobby approved the idea.” The late Lisa McKay (former Curtis Media/Raleigh VP/Programming and WQDR PD) was inducted by Curtis Pres./COO Trip Savery and her partner Bill Campbell. Savery nominated McKay for the Hall after ‘QDR won its third CMA Station of the Year award last fall. “When I made

that nomination, none of us knew that within two months of that CMA award, we’d lose her, and as quickly as we did.” “I would like you to look at Lisa right now,” said Campbell, pointing to McKay’s photo on a projection screen sidestage. “If she were here tonight, the first thing she would say is, ‘Seven dollars for a beer?’ She would be so proud. She won a lot of awards, but she didn’t do it to win awards – she just loved the competition.” Campbell said McKay’s liver cancer diagnosis came only three weeks before she died. “Three days before she passed away, we were at our last visit with the doctor. He said, ‘You have about three days to maybe two weeks to live.’ And Lisa sat up in the bed and said, ‘You know I’m an organ donor.’ The doctor said, ‘Your body’s riddled with cancer. We can’t take your organs.’ And Lisa jokingly said, ‘Ah, another dream shattered.’ To which the doctor laughed. I know a lot of you know Lisa and didn’t get to say goodbye. But when told she had three days to live, her first reaction was to say, ‘I’m an organ donor. I can help somebody else.’ That’s the Lisa McKay Blake I’d like you to remember.” –Wendy Newcomer

Chart Chat Congrats to Morgan Wallen, Stacy Blythe and the Big Loud promotion team on landing this week’s No. 1 with “Up Down,” which features Florida Georgia Line. The song is Wallen’s first chart-topper; songwriters are Michael Hardy, Brad Clawson and CJ Solar. And kudos to Andy Elliott and the Pearl crew on landing a whopping 135 adds for Garth Brooks’ “All Day Long,” topping this week’s board and near the all-time one-week high of 145 for Carrie Underwood’s “Smoke Break” in 2015.

News & Notes Alpha has added SBG’s The Hit List With Fitz more than 20 of its Country stations. Get info from SBG’s Ron Rivlin here. Envision has added Beasley’s WKML/Fayetteville, NC to its Focus 360 Powered By Jelli affiliates list. Lynn Anderson was posthumously honored with the Lynn Anderson Rose Garden at Nashville’s Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home and Memorial Park. More here.

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People Persons: Perhaps no major market Country program-mer understands that more than Cox/Houston Dir./Operations Johnny Chiang. The 27-year company veteran attributes that successful tenure in large part to skills he developed in his early 20s as a producer for then-CBS Radio News/Talk KNX-AM. “I learned so much,” he says. “It was the talents’ show, but I did my best every day to contribute. I would send them show ideas every single night, back then by fax.” More than anything, the job taught Chiang how to manage people. “I learned how to work with different personalities, and how to work with and coach talent,” he says, noting the unique dynamic he faced at the time. “It was the first major market talk show where the two primary talent were women. And the weather and news guy was married to one of the women. Just imagine the balancing act I had to play: babysitter, psychiatrist, everything.” The biggest single lesson: “You can’t treat everyone the same,” Chiang says. “You have to figure out what each person’s per-sonalities are like and what their hot buttons are in order to be

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effective. I got to learn that when I was 21, so it was invaluable. It really helped me take the next step to managing an entire team.” Breaking & Entering: The job of producer is often seen as an entry-level position and in most cases it is. Still, talent and pro-grammers agree that there are specifics to look for when hiring. “You don’t want a producer who thinks like you,” Lindsey offers. “Yes, it’s an intimate relationship and they need to understand you, but my ideas aren’t always the greatest even though I think they are. It’s important to have somebody who can say, ‘I don’t know about that. What if we did this?’” Lindsey points to his relationship with King, who’s approaching his 120-day mark with the show, as a prime example. “We couldn’t be more different,” Lindsey continues. “He is as liberal as they come [and thinks] everybody gets a participation trophy or should. I’m about as conservative as they come. But we do have the same values when it comes to work ethic and quality of the show.”Navigating differences isn’t easy in any relationship, much less one with talent-size egos. “That’s the toughest thing, especially if you haven’t worked with a producer before,” Lindsey grants. “You’ve just got to talk it out – hyper communication I call it. The worst thing a morning show and its producer can do is not talk to each other.” The PD can help. “My role is to keep the team happy and healthy,” says Entercom/Houston and KILT VP/Programming Bruce Logan. “So I do one-on-ones with each member so I can referee any grievances or mild irritations.”When it comes to hiring, Logan is interested more in organiza-tional chops than the ability to deliver content. “Above all else the morning show producer should be organized,” he says. “Their primary job is keeping the show on track and focused. While every

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New Revolution’s Casey Donahew has partnered with eques-trian footwear and apparel company Ariat. More here. The syndicated radio and TV program Sunday’s Kind of Coun-try has signed with ProMO Image for exclusive PR representation. Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Daniels and his non-profit The Journey Home Project have signed with Abso-lute Publicity for PR representation.

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Sugar High: UMGN/Big Machine’s Sugarland play Denver’s Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre Thursday (6/21). Pictured are the label’s Kris Lamb, KWOF’s Jenny D, the label’s Brooke Diaz, Westwood One’s George King, Carrie Jane, The Big Time With Whitney Allen’s Jackie Stevens, KWBL’s Bryan “B-Dub” Washington, KYGO’s Guy David, the duo’s Kristian Bush, Chelsea Washington, Chelsea Thomas, the duo’s Jennifer Nettles, Amber Parker, KYGO’s Tracy Dixon, KCCY’s Jason McCollim, KYGO’s John E. Kage and Patrick Knight, KCCY’s Brian Taylor and KWOF’s Bo Jaxon.

On A Dark Dessert Highway, Cool Whip In My Hair: Mercury’s Chris Stapleton, MCA’s Clare Dunn and Vince Gill at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX Saturday (6/23). Stapleton opened for the Eagles, featuring Gill filling in for the late Glenn Frey.

show is different, I don’t usually look to the producer to direct content. That should be coming from the hosts. But the producer helps in making sure nothing important is missed.” Flexibility is important, too. “Tim and I have been together for 26 years, so we know each other’s strengths and how to adapt to each other,” offers KKBQ morning co-host Kevin Kline. “New producers are coming in to a new situation, so they have to be able to adjust us quickly. “ Point Of Interview: Given his own history in the position, it’s not surprising how seriously Chiang approaches the hiring pro-cess. “I like to ask what they want to do,” he says. “I’d rather hear someone say they like to be behind the scenes; that they’d rather be the king maker rather than the king. Maybe I’m biased that way, but the last thing I need is a producer who wants to be bigger than the star they’re producing.” The interview unfolds from there. “I say things like, ‘You listen to the show. What would you do with it?’” Chiang continues. “And if they can honestly and coherently describe the role of each mem-ber of the morning show to me, that’s important.” Logan says it’s also important for members of the show to get a say. “A morning show is cast similar to a TV sitcom, so it’s important that all the pieces fit together,” Logan adds. “With that

said, I allow great influence from the show on who the producer is because we are adding a person to their ‘family.’” Finally, Chiang says programmers should recognize they’re hiring for the short term. “It’s a tough gig,” he explains. “Unless you’re an executive producer for Stern, you’re not making a ton of money. And to wake up at two or three in the morning to go deal with prima donna talent? It gets old quick.” Sage Advice: As for those interested in becoming a producer, “Be honest with yourself,” Chiang counsels. “Think about your everyday life. If you have to be the center of attention and it kills you when you’re not, then maybe this job is not for you.” On the other hand, Chiang notes, a fondness for building things can be a positive. “What I would say then is get yourself into a radio station as an intern or maybe on the promotions team,” he continues. “Then go hang out with the PD and with the morning show.” There’s advice for management and talent, too. “If you’re a PD, GM or morning show talent and think a producer is nothing more than a board op or a coffee fetcher, you’re missing out,” Chiang concludes. “You have an opportunity to grow someone to help you. The position is what you make of it.” Reach Tuttle and Kline through their producer here, Lindsey here, Logan here and Chiang here. CAC

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Here’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we’ll include you in a future update: Noalmark’s KBIM/Roswell, NM has an opening for a morning host. Materials to GM Darryl Burkfield here. iHeartMedia/Washington-Baltimore has an opening for a Digital PD. Materials to Regional SVP/Programming Jeff Kapugi here. Buck Owens Productions KRJK/Bakersfield is searching for a full time on-air personality. Send airchecks and résumés to PD Brent Michaels here. Cumulus WKDF/Nashville is seeking part-time air talent for weekends and fill-ins. Three years of on-air experience and residing in the Nashville area are required. Airchecks and résumés to PD John Shomby here. Great Plains/Bloomington, IL is searching for an OM and Country WIBL PD. Materials to Market Mgr. Megan Zimmer here. Entercom WKIS/Miami is searching for a morning host Apply here. Midwest Communications/Evansville, IN is seeking an OM for the four-station cluster, which includes Classic Country WLFW. Airchecks and résumés to VP/MM Tim Huelsing here. Townsquare WPUR/Atlantic City is searching for a morning co-host. Airchecks and résumés to Brand Mgr. Joe Kelly here. Entercom KILT/Houston has immediate openings for part-timers. Only applicants living in the Houston area are being considered at present. Send airchecks here; apply here. Cumulus KLUR/Wichita Falls, TX has an opening for a PD. Materials to VP/Country Charlie Cook here. Mid-West Family WRTB/Rockford, IL is seeking a morning show co-host. Send airchecks and résumés to PD/morning host Steve Summers here. Monticello Media has an opening for middays on WCYK/Charlottesville, VA as well as afternoons on WZGN and the cluster’s production point person. Airchecks and résumés to PD Uncle Pauly here. CMT Radio has an opening for a Digital Content Producer. Materials to Exec. Producer Ashlee McDonald here. Curtis WQDR/Raleigh is searching for a Dir./Promotions. Apply here. Rubber City WQMX/Akron has an opening for an OM and PD. Materials here. Cherry Creek/St. George, UT OM Dale Desmond is seeking a Dir./Production for the seven station cluster, which includes Country KIYK/KCIN. Candidates will also handle afternoon duties on the cluster’s Hot AC station. Airchecks and résumés to Group Program Dir. Mark Elliot here. Redwood Empire KBBL/Santa Rosa, CA has an opening for a morning host. Materials to VP/Programming Brent Farris here. Entercom’s KWJJ/Portland is adding an on-air personality to its Mike & Amy In The Morning show. Apply here. Bliss WJVL/Janesville, WI has an opening for a part-time weekender. At least one year on-air experience is required. Airchecks and résumés to PD Justin Brown here.

Seven Mountains WNBT/Mansfield, PA has an opening for an afternoon personality. Airchecks and résumés to VP/Programming JC Burton here. Scripps continues its search for a WKTI/Milwaukee morning personality. At least two years on-air experience is required. Apply here. Bristol WXBQ/Johnson City, TN is still searching for a PD to succeed Bill Hagy. The right candidate will also have on-air responsibilities. A minimum of five years as a Country PD is required. Airchecks and resumes here. Cox/Orlando, which includes Country WWKA, has an opening for an OM. Experience in Country is a plus. Send materials to VP/Programming Steve Smith here. Big Loud is seeking a National Dir./Promotion. Send résumés and portfolios here. iHeartMedia/Nashville’s WSIX and WSIX-HD2 & W252CM has an opening for a Dir./Promotions. Apply here. NRG WYTE/Wausau, WI is searching for a PD/morning host. Airchecks and résumés to OM Tony Waitekus here. Riverbend KTHK/Idaho Falls, ID has an opening for an afternoon personality. Airchecks and résumés here. Scripps’ KVOO/Tulsa has an opening for an APD/on-air personality. Apply here. Entercom’s WPAW/Greensboro, NC has a newly created opening for a morning co-host. At least three years on-air experience is required. Apply here. KSE Radio Ventures/Denver is searching for an engineer. Apply here. Binnie/Portland, ME has an opening for an on-air promotions asssistant. The cluster includes Country WTHT. Send airchecks and résumés to OM Stan Bennett here. CMA is seeking applicants for a newly created Strategist/Integrated Marketing & Sales position. See more here; cover letter and résumé here. iHeartMedia’s KNIX/Phoenix has an opening for a PD. Apply here. Dick WRNS/Greenville, NC is looking for a morning host. Send airchecks and résumés here. Vallie Richards Donovan Consulting has an immediate PM drive opening at a legendary east coast Country station. Send airchecks and résumés to “Country Jobs” here. Entercom’s WKIS/Miami is searching for an evening host. Apply here. Binnie Media/Maine is searching for a Dir./Traffic and a part-time Sales Assistant in Portland, for its stations which include Country WTHT and WBQQ. Send materials here. Midwest’s KVOX/Fargo has an unspecified on-air opening. Send airchecks and résumés here. Consultant Joel Raab has two client stations looking for a PD and an APD/MD in two different Top 100 markets. Send materials here. Summit’s WQNU/Louisville is looking for an APD/MD/on-air host. Submit materials here. CMA is looking for a Market Research Analyst and a Creative Content Project Manager. Send cover letter, résumé and salary requirements to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here.

Searching•James AnthonyFormer KRMD/Shreveport PD/on-airafternoondj@gmail.com816.232.7915•Rosey FitchpatrickPromotion/Marketing industry vet (MCA, Decca, Indie promo, WME)roseyfitch99@gmail.com615-944-7033

•Tommy & Joe JohnsonFormer KUBL/Salt Lake City morning co-hoststommyjohnsonmail@gmail.com•Pam RussellFormer UMG/Nashville VP/National SalesPamwrussell@icloud.com•Shane CollinsFormer Summit Media/Louisville OMShaneC1234@gmail.com

•Natalie KilgoreFormer SouthComm VP/MarketingNatalieKilgore@outlook.com•Ron “Keyes” StevensFormer KEKB/Grand Junction, CO morning hostronstvns@yahoo.com•Jeremy GuentherFormer KSSN & KMJX/Little Rock MD, on-air; Capitol SW Regional

501-590-4878jguenther01@gmail.com• Jeff RoperFormer KCYY/San Antonio APD/MD/morning host210-790-7099ropershow@gmail.com

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5 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGLUp Down (BMLGR/Big Loud)

21801 2763 8270 963 54.882 7.839 157 0

6 2 BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 21722 2848 8073 1142 53.408 5.24 157 0

3 3 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 21099 1416 7786 547 53.644 4.968 157 0

7 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Get Along (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA ) 18879 805 6936 279 47.477 1.694 157 0

1 5 D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's... (Blue Chair/Reviver) 18620 -4140 7051 -1519 49.515 -7.964 157 0

8 6 JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 16742 1225 6295 435 41.583 2.602 157 0

2 7 DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol) 13915 -5875 4924 -2283 38.728 -12.011 157 0

9 8 KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 13539 187 5070 132 33.196 -0.058 157 0

10 9 MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 13383 805 4807 331 30.758 1.003 154 1

11 10 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 12382 395 4554 110 30.188 1.259 144 0

12 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cry Pretty (Capitol) 11610 273 4354 161 29.589 1.393 157 0

15 12 BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 11314 955 4246 331 28.287 3.113 156 0

13 13 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 10910 409 3973 157 25.884 1.177 152 2

14 14 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 10875 391 4116 126 25.626 1.737 156 0

17 15 THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 10252 1290 3847 524 25.711 3.255 156 2

19 16 JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The Whiskey (Broken Bow) 9437 1002 3521 433 23.851 2.7 155 3

16 17 SAM HUNT/Downtown's Dead (MCA) 9242 -36 3407 90 22.737 -0.17 148 0

23 18 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) ✔ 9223 1784 3392 683 22.76 4.254 156 3

18 19 LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek) 9090 355 3474 136 19.883 0.475 151 1

21 20 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 8232 455 3201 149 18.117 0.606 153 0

27 21 LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) ✔ 7895 1478 2933 604 19.463 2.962 150 4

20 22 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 7848 -10 2852 26 17.015 -0.143 150 0

24 23 OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) 7801 1006 2857 318 19.224 4.668 141 4

22 24 COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN) 7584 -31 2875 -8 16.729 -0.013 153 0

25 25 CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR) 6739 23 2587 29 13.633 -0.014 150 2

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5 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGLUp Down (BMLGR/Big Loud)

21801 2763 8270 963 54.882 7.839 157 0

6 2 BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 21722 2848 8073 1142 53.408 5.24 157 0

3 3 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 21099 1416 7786 547 53.644 4.968 157 0

7 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Get Along (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA ) 18879 805 6936 279 47.477 1.694 157 0

1 5 D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's... (Blue Chair/Reviver) 18620 -4140 7051 -1519 49.515 -7.964 157 0

8 6 JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 16742 1225 6295 435 41.583 2.602 157 0

2 7 DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol) 13915 -5875 4924 -2283 38.728 -12.011 157 0

9 8 KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 13539 187 5070 132 33.196 -0.058 157 0

10 9 MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 13383 805 4807 331 30.758 1.003 154 1

11 10 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 12382 395 4554 110 30.188 1.259 144 0

12 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cry Pretty (Capitol) 11610 273 4354 161 29.589 1.393 157 0

15 12 BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 11314 955 4246 331 28.287 3.113 156 0

13 13 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 10910 409 3973 157 25.884 1.177 152 2

14 14 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 10875 391 4116 126 25.626 1.737 156 0

17 15 THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 10252 1290 3847 524 25.711 3.255 156 2

19 16 JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The Whiskey (Broken Bow) 9437 1002 3521 433 23.851 2.7 155 3

16 17 SAM HUNT/Downtown's Dead (MCA) 9242 -36 3407 90 22.737 -0.17 148 0

23 18 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) ✔ 9223 1784 3392 683 22.76 4.254 156 3

18 19 LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek) 9090 355 3474 136 19.883 0.475 151 1

21 20 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 8232 455 3201 149 18.117 0.606 153 0

27 21 LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) ✔ 7895 1478 2933 604 19.463 2.962 150 4

20 22 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 7848 -10 2852 26 17.015 -0.143 150 0

24 23 OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) 7801 1006 2857 318 19.224 4.668 141 4

22 24 COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN) 7584 -31 2875 -8 16.729 -0.013 153 0

25 25 CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR) 6739 23 2587 29 13.633 -0.014 150 2

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29 26 CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine) 6144 367 2302 130 12.483 0.823 153 0

28 27 SUGARLAND f/T. SWIFT/Babe (UMGN/Big Machine) 6070 276 2158 -3 12.998 1.887 148 2

GARTH BROOKS/All Day Long (Pearl) ✔ 5496 5496 2083 2083 15.464 15.464 135 135

30 29 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville) 4987 50 1964 25 9.263 0.088 139 1

31 30 LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista) 4897 308 1711 111 8.726 0.528 145 1

32 31 MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) 4419 63 1573 52 8.035 0.363 127 0

33 32 KELSEA BALLERINI/I Hate Love Songs (Black River) 3947 70 1497 26 6.199 -0.038 132 2

35 33 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers) 3938 205 1364 64 7.899 0.777 134 5

34 34 CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA) 3910 73 1305 20 8.014 0.271 109 0

36 35 KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA) 3700 2 1433 10 6.078 -0.229 128 1

38 36 TRENT HARMON/You Got 'Em All (Big Machine) 3221 110 1222 21 4.495 0.034 126 0

37 37 MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia) 3145 -99 1117 -13 7.353 -0.626 115 2

39 38 JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek) 3115 281 1258 70 5.816 1.136 117 4

40 39 MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine) 2943 171 960 62 5.494 0.396 108 2

42 40 CRAIG CAMPBELL/See You Try (Red Bow) 2068 162 855 63 2.75 -0.013 102 2

44 41 TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory) 1893 129 674 25 2.861 0.225 86 1

45 42 AARON WATSON/Run Wild Horses (Big Label) 1877 282 640 93 3 -0.058 71 9

43 43 CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury) 1860 74 765 25 2.645 0.206 108 2

44 KANE BROWN/Lose It (RCA) 1776 739 617 256 3.794 1.521 83 46

46 45 RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb) 1587 61 603 12 2.133 0.209 80 4

47 46 JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA) 1528 90 638 32 1.907 0.164 90 1

47 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Summer Fever (Capitol) 1390 484 524 130 4.398 2.656 77 10

50 48 TRAVIS DENNING/David Ashley Parker From... (Mercury) 1288 109 557 38 1.645 0.226 92 1

48 49 ERIC PASLAY/Young Forever (EMI Nashville) 1288 -13 482 8 2.205 -0.153 66 1

50 GRANGER SMITH/You're In It (Wheelhouse) 1225 157 513 82 1.606 0.237 75 3

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersGARTH BROOKS/All Day Long (Pearl) 2083

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 1142

MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (BMLGR/Big Loud) 963

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) 683

LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 604

DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 547

THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 524

JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 435

JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns... (Broken Bow) 433

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 331

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersGARTH BROOKS/ All Day Long (Pearl) 5496 ✔BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 2848 ✔MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (BMLGR/Big Loud) 2763 ✔FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) 1784 ✔LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 1478 ✔DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 1416

THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 1290

JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 1225

OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) 1006

JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns... (Broken Bow) 1002

Activator Top Spin GainersGARTH BROOKS/All Day Long (Pearl) 475

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) 365

DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 253

LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 201

THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 188

JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 182

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 163

JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns... (Broken Bow) 144

BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 143

MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (BMLGR/Big Loud) 119

Activator Top Point GainersGARTH BROOKS/All Day Long (Pearl) 2228 ✔

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) 1622 ✔

DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 1116 ✔

LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 1014 ✔

THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 944 ✔

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 754

JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 710

JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns... (Broken Bow) 672

BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 631

SAM HUNT/Downtown's Dead (MCA) 545

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 17872

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 16095

LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) 10751

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) 9907

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR) 9745

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 9302

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 8739

DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 7674

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 7416

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 6281

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds

GARTH BROOKS/All Day Long (Pearl) 135

KANE BROWN/Lose It (RCA) 46

D.RUCKER f/ALDEAN/BRYAN/KELLEY/Straight To Hell (Capitol) 30

ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory) 23

CARLTON ANDERSON/Drop Everything (Arista) 20

BRANDON LAY/Yada Yada Yada (EMI Nashville) 12

BRETT ELDREDGE/Love Someone (Atlantic/WMN) 10

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Summer Fever (Capitol) 10

RILEY GREEN/There Was This Girl (BMLGR) 10

AARON WATSON/Run Wild Horses (Big Label) 9

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RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb) Moves 46-45* 1,587 points, 603 spins 4 adds: KDRK, KHEY, WBCT, WNOE

JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA) Moves 47-46* 1,528 points, 638 spins 1 add: WLHK

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Summer Fever (Capitol) Re-enters at 47* 1,390 points, 524 spins 10 adds: KFRG, KJUG, KKGO, KRST*, KSON, W1HC*, W1MC*, WKKT, WNSH*, WSOC

TRAVIS DENNING/David Ashley Parker From... (Mercury) Moves 50-48* 1,288 points, 557 spins 1 add: KFRG

ERIC PASLAY/Young Forever (EMI) Moves 48-49* 1,288 points, 482 spins 1 add: KUZZ

GRANGER SMITH/You’re In It (Wheelhouse) Debuts at 50* 1,225 points, 513 spins 3 add: KNCI, WRBT, WSSL

DUSTIN LYNCH/Good Girl (Broken Bow) 1,211 points, 427 spins 4 adds: KWJJ, WPOR, WSSL, WWKA*

JAMES BARKER BAND/Chills (UMGC/New Revolution) 1,143 points, 580 spins; No adds

SCOTTY MCCREERY/This Is It (Triple Tigers) 1,089 points, 459 spins 3 adds: KKBQ, KMLE, KWJJ

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July 2MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA)DIERKS BENTLEY f/BROS. OSBORNE/Burning Man (Capitol)

July 9LUKE COMBS/She Got The Best Of Me (Columbia)

July 16ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Radioland (Atlantic/RCA)LEE BRICE/Rumor (Curb)

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Riley Green In A Truck Right Now(BMLG Records)Produced by Dann Huff, the EP features four songs, all of which were co-written by Green (“There Was This Girl,” “Same Old Song,” “Break Up More Often” and “In A Truck Right Now”).

July 6Vidalia Look At Us Now (DSR/Legless Entertainent)Jesse Allen I’m Steppin In (JA Country)

July 13Chris Lane Laps Around The Sun (Big Loud)Krystal Keith Boulder (Show Dog)Rodney Crowell Acoustic Classics (RC1)

July 20Lori McKenna The Tree (CN)Sarah Ross Nervous Breakdown (Average Joes)

July 27Kenny Chesney Songs For The Saints (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA)

August 10Various Elvis Presley - Where No One Stands Alone (RCA/Legacy Recordings)

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

4 1 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGLUp Down (BMLGR/Big Loud)

11414 526 2535 119 53 0

6 2 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔ 11405 1116 2472 253 53 0

2 3 KENNY CHESNEY/Get Along (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA ) 10874 -137 2288 10 54 0

3 4 BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 10768 -161 2403 5 51 0

7 5 JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 9872 710 2101 182 54 0

8 6 KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 9197 398 1903 85 54 0

9 7 MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 8906 754 1884 163 53 0

1 8 DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol) 8677 -2681 1799 -658 52 0

5 9 D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Blue Chair/Reviver) 8529 -1803 1838 -412 47 0

10 10 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cry Pretty (Capitol) 7734 116 1594 25 54 0

11 11 BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 7180 631 1571 143 54 0

12 12 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 6612 252 1416 74 53 0

15 13 THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) ✔ 6582 944 1303 188 53 0

14 14 JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The Whiskey (Broken Bow) 6549 672 1372 144 54 0

13 15 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 6275 292 1336 59 51 0

23 16 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) ✔ 5590 1622 1162 365 54 3

19 17 SAM HUNT/Downtown's Dead (MCA) 5453 545 1132 103 53 1

17 18 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 5391 358 1156 86 52 0

18 19 LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek) 5267 302 1057 59 52 1

16 20 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 5130 57 1084 19 49 1

20 21 OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) 4932 324 990 58 54 2

25 22 LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) ✔ 4678 1014 950 201 54 4

22 23 COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN) 4312 78 880 29 53 2

21 24 SUGARLAND f/T. SWIFT/Babe (UMGN/Big Machine) 4170 -127 845 -28 52 0

24 25 CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR) 3976 54 830 6 49 0

27 26 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville) 2660 249 561 53 45 1

26 27 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 2574 25 536 8 43 0

28 28 CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine) 2386 206 522 57 45 1

29 29 KELSEA BALLERINI/I Hate Love Songs (Black River) 2347 247 466 45 47 2

30 GARTH BROOKS/All Day Long (Pearl) ✔ 2228 2228 475 475 41 30Debut

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

30 31 MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) 1768 36 378 5 42 0

31 32 CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA) 1714 29 311 3 40 0

33 33 AARON WATSON/Run Wild Horses (Big Label) 1645 242 351 66 31 8

34 34 MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine) 1591 281 285 57 26 1

32 35 LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista) 1554 -46 344 -6 40 3

35 36 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers) 1345 151 307 34 31 1

41 37 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Summer Fever (Capitol) 1188 283 246 60 37 5

39 38 TRENT HARMON/You Got 'Em All (Big Machine) 1162 110 250 18 35 0

38 39 CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury) 1092 26 198 4 23 1

37 40 STEPHANIE QUAYLE/Selfish (Rebel Engine) 1064 -2 202 0 17 0

36 41 KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA) 1041 -84 244 -14 37 0

40 42 MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia) 1023 -12 267 1 32 1

42 43 LUCAS HOGE/Power Of Garth (Forge Entertainment) 946 42 171 8 17 0

69 44 KANE BROWN/Lose It (RCA) 840 537 153 88 16 6

45 45 JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek) 678 82 175 20 24 0

47 46 JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA) 655 90 101 12 7 0

44 47 TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory) 651 42 92 4 6 0

43 48 DEVIN DAWSON/Asking For A Friend (Atlantic/WEA) 647 23 97 5 6 1

46 49 RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb) 635 55 150 10 26 0

48 50 RYAN HURD/Diamonds Or Twine (RCA) 630 80 63 8 1 0

50 51 RAELYNN/Queens Don't (Warner Bros./WMN) 523 63 56 10 8 0

53 52 KACEY MUSGRAVES/Butterflies (MCA) 469 34 50 5 2 0

52 53 TRAVIS DENNING/David Ashley Parker From... (Mercury) 463 24 86 10 7 1

56 54 CRAIG CAMPBELL/See You Try (Red Bow) 453 60 114 15 15 0

54 55 DUSTIN LYNCH/Good Girl (Broken Bow) 435 2 89 -2 11 0

55 56 MADDIE & TAE/Friends Don't (Mercury) 418 6 75 3 8 0

59 57 BRANDON LAY/Yada Yada Yada (EMI Nashville) 399 33 52 7 4 0

51 58 RADIO ROMANCE/The Weekend (Big Machine) 391 -63 122 -10 8 0

57 59 WILD FEATHERS/Stand By You (Warner Bros.) 390 10 39 1 1 0

58 60 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Andy(I Can't Live Without You) (Atlantic/WAR) 390 10 39 1 1 0