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Wiseman: Loud And Proud With tomorrow’s (8/1) re-branding of the Big Loud companies (see page 3) and the two-year anniversary of Big Loud Records, Owner/ Managing Partner Craig Wiseman reflects on how he went from hit songwriter to running an asylum, and why he’s proud to be in the trenches with Country radio. By 2003 Wiseman had been a staff song-writer for companies including Almo/Irving and BMG, with No. 1s by Tracy Lawrence (“If The Good Die Young”), Tim McGraw (“Everywhere”) and Kenny Chesney (“She’s Got It All”), to name a few. But a late-night call from then-new song-writer Luke Laird convinced him to strike out on his own. “He and I were writing and we got a Kenny Chesney hold,” says Wiseman. “It was his first. He’d had a few beers and was so

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Got The G And The B: Pearl’s Garth Brooks and Gwendolyn’s Trisha Yearwood backstage with KSNI/Santa Maria, CA’s Jay Turner and Jessica Chavez (l-r).

All Roads Lead Back ... To Radio Steve Pleshe’s first run at KSKS/Fresno started in 1994, and he eventually rose to PD. In 2008 he made the jump to the label side and, after nearly 10 years on the road with RCA, Stream-sound and Black River doing West Coast promotion, he returned to the station as PD in May (CAT 5/2). Though not unheard of, the

majority of migrations are radio to records, so Pleshe is able to bring an uncommon perspec-tive to his new old role. Understandably, there’s a high degree of familiarity, most of it welcome. MD/morning show co-host Jody Jo is still there. Her co-host Gnarley Charley also remains, though he was in nights a decade ago. “The GM, sales man-ager and regional sales manager are also still here,” says Pleshe.

“The craziest thing for me is that the equipment in the studio is all the same,” he adds. “When the station was built in 1997, it was all cutting edge. Now we’re about to get all new gear. We just had an engineer from corporate telling us about it.” Seeing airplay from the record label side has given him new appreciation for the power of radio. “I love having the ability to help artists achieve their dreams by playing their songs,” he says. “That’s the reason I fell in love with radio. We just had Midland, Canaan Smith and Tucker Beathard sell out a 3,500 seat venue here.” The transformational power of “being able to put on a show like that” carries more weight. Light The Corners Of My Mind: Those kinds of growth moments also drove his passion for label work. “I don’t hear this from a lot of reps, but I loved the radio tours,” admits Pleshe. “I was with Kelsea Ballerini on the first day of her radio tour. From the moment she got off the plane to our first visit at KNTY/Sacra-mento, you could tell there was something special. Seeing the fans discover her – that was it.” There are other aspects of promotion he’ll remember well, too. And not all of it fondly. For instance, “Getting yelled at when your artist does something for the station across the street, especially when you offered it to that station first.”

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fired up over a hold. It was cool to get swept back up in that and be reminded of what a blessing that really is. That crystallized it for me. I loved being around kids and watching their dreams come true. It was so rewarding. I thought, ‘I want to be a publisher.’” Million Dollar Baby: Wiseman took a leap of faith – and a very large withdrawal – to open publishing company Big Loud Shirt Industries in the fall of 2003. “I literally took a million dollars out of my bank account and put it into a business check-ing account,” he recalls. “I could have played it simple and sold my catalog a few more times and been set for life. I was in my mid-30s and was like, ‘What am I going to do – just sit around and put money in the bank and that’s it?’ I would’ve felt like an asshole. I got all of this through music; it seemed like I should be doing something with it.” Songwriters signed to BLSI in its early days included Chris Tompkins (Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats”) and Rodney Clawson (Blake Shelton’s “Sure Be Cool If You Did”). “By 2012, with Rodney and Chris doing well, that’s when we thought, ‘Wow man, this thing is really hitting,” he says. “We had seven or eight No. 1s that year and 25 singles. And we’d [signed a management deal with] Florida Georgia Line. Everything was really starting to come together.” Creative Control: Wiseman admits the company’s success didn’t happen without a few learning curve moments, including parting ways with some business-oriented employees. “From that point forward, the inmates were going to run the asylum. Only the creative people [were] going to be in this building, period. “I literally fired everybody, looked at this intern kid [now-part-ner Seth England] and said, ‘Alright man, me and you – let’s go do this.’ He had great ears and a great work ethic. If you have great creative people who work hard and they’re smart, you can make enough money to survive the mistakes and learn from them. And the inmates have been running the asylum ever since.” Brand Name: Fourteen years later, the company has expand-ed into production, management, and a record label, Big Loud Records, which celebrated its two-year anniversary earlier this summer. What’s next? The re-branding, which becomes official tomorrow (8/1). “We started off as Big Loud Shirt,” explains Wise-man. “Then we had Big Loud Productions and Big Loud Mountain – but everybody was just calling us Big Loud anyway. And there are still those entities within that. But we decided it’s all just ‘Big Loud.’ [The rebrand includes all emails changing to @BigLoud.com and a new website.] “This doesn’t change anything as far as staff and what we’re doing,” he adds. “The record label is doing so great with [Pres.]

Black River’s Jacob Davis discusses his most influential music:1. John Anderson, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport: It was the first concert I ever saw. I remember we were sitting on the first or second row. I love that song “Seminole Wind.” 2. Eric Church, Varsity Theatre, Baton Rouge: I saw him when I was in college at LSU. I looked at him onstage and told my

buddy who went with me, “I have to figure out how to do that. For the rest of my life, I want to play music.”3. Garth Brooks, Calgary, Alberta: There’s a reason he is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. It was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen.4. The Avett Brothers: I saw them at this little theatre in Baton Rouge. There were probably 300 people in the room. One of the brothers was playing guitar and a kick drum with his foot, and the other was playing a banjo and a high-hat cymbal with his foot. They had us all captivated. 5. James Taylor, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville: To see somebody who’s getting older and still be able to play guitar like that ... I was blown away. His voice still sounded great. He was funny. I sang every word to every song.• Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: Big Star. There was a Netflix documentary about them, and some of my co-writers were talking about this band. But I couldn’t tell you one song of theirs.• “Important” music you just don’t get: I’m probably going to get crucified within the music community for this. I totally respect him, but I never was drawn to Bruce Springsteen. I’m reading his book right now, though. I told one of my radio reps I didn’t “get” Springsteen and they got me the book and told me to read it.• An album you listened to incessantly: James Taylor’s Greatest Hits.• An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: John Mayer’s “In The Blood.” It’s inspirational.• Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: My band gives me a hard time because I love the Iggy Azalea song “Fancy.”

MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE

Jacob Davis

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Michael David Hall of Columbia's Levon puts an industry spin on the artist interview: We were in our shaky van on the way back to Nashville after a show the first time we heard "Ms. Marianne" on the radio. It was on SiriusXM's The Highway. I had dreamed about this moment my whole life. We had a big celebration in the van. One of the highlights of our radio tour was visiting KRTY/San Jose and playing at

Club Rodeo. The radio station gave us a bottle of hot sauce to sign. If we get a No. 1 they're going to send us the bottle. It's our goal to get that hot sauce back in the mail. We always get Lay's potato chips at truck stops because it's good for our vocal cords. We keep bags of them in our guitar cases. Halfway through a set if your throat is getting sore or dry, you just eat some chips onstage. We're heavily influenced by '70s California country like the Eagles and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. And we hope to be half as good as them one day. My last impulse buy was at a gas station in west Tennessee. I decided our van needed one of those dream catchers to hang in the back window. I found one for three dollars. It was like the cherry on the sundae for the van. I wish I had written CSN&Y's "Carry On." I have never listened to that song and not gotten the chills. They do an unbelievable a cappella chorus. When I heard that song as a kid, I said, "I want to be in a band one day that sings together just like this." And now it's happening. Southwest drink tickets are incredibly important in this band. They go like hotcakes. We fly very early and very late. Nothing helps you travel like a nice cocktail. I'd love to be stuck in Phelps, WI. My family has a cabin up there in the woods. It's paradise to me. That's where I do my fishing, swimming, wakeboarding, and golfing with my parents. My least favorite interview question is, "Do you know you look like Thor?" I get it twice a week. Normally I respond, "No, I've never heard that," because it makes it go away faster. They're like, "You're the country Thor!" No, I'm not. I'm the scrawny stepchild of Thor that never picked up the hammer.

OFF THE RECORD: LEvON’S MICHAEL DAvID HALL

Levon’s Michael David Hall

Clay Hunnicutt and [Natl. Dir./Promotion] Stacey Blythe and everybody over there. It could not be better. It was, ‘Let’s do this re-branding now, because things are really starting to take off. We’ll be busier a year from now, so we should just do this now.’” Gently Down The Stream: Looking at the broader land-scape, Wiseman acknowledges the current legislative struggles songwriters are facing. “Right now we’re having setback after set-back,” he says. “We’re trying to make some headway on stream-ing, but there are some billion dollar companies out there that have some sway. It’s definitely a moving target. But in general, I’m totally fired up. The thing I love the most is, streaming doesn’t acknowledge genres anymore. They just call it ‘moods.’ Are you in a party mood or a chill mood? There are less and less people concerned about genre. Our record label has country acts, but we also have some very non-country acts that we’re going to be breaking. I want to be the North American label that is breaking multi-genre acts. Nobody is doing it – and we will do it.” Take Me Home, Country Roads: The Nashville Songwriter Hall of Famer still has his eye on the country prize, though. Wise-man says he’s “back in the trenches and meeting with program di-rectors, flying all over the country. It has been good to refresh those relationships and appreciate what they do. We’re all in a position where we could wake up tomorrow morning, read some headlines and either go, ‘Hell yeah!’ or ‘Oh, shit.’ So anybody who’s in there slugging it out, I really appreciate. I couldn’t be happier about the company, our team and my partners.” –Wendy Newcomer

Chart Chat Congrats to Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Royce Risser, Bobby Young, David Friedman and the Capitol promotion staff, who narrow-ly – tie-breaker narrowly – edged out Billy Currington, Royce Risser, Damon Moberly, David Friedman and the Mer-cury promo crew, to take the No. 1 spot with “The Fighter.” The first chart-topping points tie in Country Aircheck history re-sorted to the tie breakers which are, in order, plus-or-minus points, spins and plus-or-minus spins. “The Fighter” is the fifth-consecutive No. 1 from Ripcord. Songwriters are Urban and Busbee. And kudos to George Briner and the Valory crew on notch-ing 83 adds for Thomas Rhett’s “Unforgettable,” topping this week’s board.

Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban

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News & Notes BMI and iHeartRadio will present the Island Hopper Song-writer Fest Sept. 22-Oct. 1 at locations along the beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel. Lineup and more info here. New South Classic Country WJXN/Jackson MS moved to 93.5. Nashville duo Towne has signed with Patriot Artists Agency for talent booking.

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Weekly promotion conference calls are also a source of mem-ories. “We had just gotten a No. 1 and we were all feeling pretty good about ourselves,” he says of one instance. “But they started the call with the song that was struggling.” He also got admon-ished with the classic “the 11 o’clock news starts at 11 o’clock” when he was late for a call. “I worked at two labels after that and I was never late for a call again.” And then there was the time he flew in for team meetings. “Our boss said, ‘Dan, you’re over budget. Matt, you’re over budget. Pleshe, you’re spending VP money out there.’ I kind of took that as a badge of honor.” Program Addicts: Returning to broadcasting, the biggest difference in Pleshe’s approach is a direct result of the decade he spent working for record companies. “I’d like to think I have a lot more respect for the label people,” he says. “The labels are paying money, the artists are giving their time and the reps would prob-ably rather be at home.” To that end, hotels, snacks backstage, sound and car service are now firmly on his radar. “These people are road warriors,” Pleshe continues. “I know we’re a only a blip, but we need to try to make them comfortable while they are here.” As to the “blip” remark, he recounts, “When

I was working with Chris Young at RCA, he didn’t even remember playing a show for our station two years earlier.” Seeing “both sides” doesn’t just apply to labels and radio, but also to having multiple mentors with different programming philos-ophies. Dave Taylor programmed KSKS when Pleshe first joined the station. Ken Boesen was next and promoted Pleshe to MD before departing for KWJJ/Portland in 2000 and being replaced by Mike Peterson. “With Ken, we’d look at charts and research to make music decisions, very analytical,” Pleshe says. “On the other hand, I remember saying to Mike one time, ‘Hey I kind of like that Pat Green/Radney Foster ‘Texas In 1880.’ And he said, ‘Add it.’” Pleshe rose to PD with Peterson’s departure to WUSN/Chicago in 2004. Another change: Station ownership from Peak to Cumulus. “Our owner Todd Lawley was two floors down,” Pleshe recalls. “When the ratings came out, he was in my office. Now if I need to bounce stuff off someone, I’ll call [Cumulus VP/Country] Charlie Cook.” Pleshe’s passion for radio never waned, but being home and spending more time with his three children cinched the decision that brought him back to broadcasting. “I missed all three of their birthdays while I was on the road last year,” says Pleshe. “I’ve basically been traveling for as long as my 12-year-old can remember.” Minor league baseball games and trips to Dave & Busters are back. “You know the old adage about people on their deathbed,” he says. “The label rep version is, no one ever says, ‘I wish I would’ve spent more time on the road.’” Reach Pleshe here. –Paul Williams

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Available JobsHere’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we’ll include you in a future update:

Cox KKBQ & KTHT/Houston are looking for a Dir./Production and Account Executives for the cluster. Apply here.

Broadway KEGA/Salt Lake City is looking for an APD/after-noon host. Send materials here.

iHeartMedia WDRM/Hunstville, AL is looking for a PD/after-noon host. Details here, send materials here.

Mississippi WOKK/Meridian, MS is looking for a PD/morning show co-host. Send materials here.

Cumulus KIZN/Boise is seeking a morning co-host. Apply here.

Beasley WKLB/Boston is looking for a Music Director. Info here.

Cumulus WNNF/Cincinnati is looking for a PD/on-air host. Apply here.

Cumulus WIVK/Knoxville has openings in middays.Apply here.

Entercom KKWF/Seattle is looking for a morning show host. Details here.

Scripps WKTI/Milwaukee is looking for a DOS, GSM, Dir./Pro-duction and Account Executives. More here.

Searching•Kris StevensFormer WKKT/Charlotte afternoon host610-762-8332radiochris1@gmail.com

•BroadwayFormer WWYZ/Hartford morning host860-929-2356broadway.radio@yahoo.com

•Big Chris HartFormer KUUB/KWFP PD/MD/Prod. Dir./afternoon host775-830-1320bigchrishart@hotmail.com

•Crash PoteetFormer KVOO/Tulsa and WKWS/Charleston/WV PD417-499-4046okccrash@gmail.com

•Cheri CranfordFormer GM Streamsound/Red Vinyl Music615-473-6837cheri.cranford@comcast.net

• Bethany LindermanFormer WGNA/Albany morning co-host 727-460-2389linderman.bethany@gmail.com

• Mike PrestonFormer KKWF/Seattle PD 206-979-2500pljpreston@aol.com

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

• Jim DayFormer WIL/St. Louis morning host314-258-4365jimdayshow@gmail.com

• Rosey FitchpatrickFormer Dir./National PromotionRoseyfitch99@gmail.com

• Wayne ManningFormer Cold River Regional801-361-2993imaviator@yahoo.com

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5 KeITH URBAN f/C.UNDeRWOODThe Fighter (Capitol)

24098 3053 8125 1038 52.763 6.235 158 0

4 2 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) ✔ 24098 2281 8064 764 53.305 4.144 158 0

6 3 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 21506 1922 7398 700 47.365 4.326 156 0

2 4 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 19373 -3865 6361 -1205 44.093 -8.081 158 0

8 5 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 19365 1289 6669 460 41.496 2.815 159 0

7 6 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 19106 680 6564 177 41.262 1.347 159 0

9 7 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 18980 1025 6358 343 43.15 3.186 159 0

10 8 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 18035 1025 5997 312 41.162 2.129 159 0

11 9 DUsTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) ✔ 17842 1683 5780 480 39.828 4.163 159 0

1 10 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 17189 -7517 5870 -2394 37.454 -16.326 158 0

13 11 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 13755 1526 4668 499 29.97 3.414 159 0

12 12 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 13191 943 4497 366 29.782 2.493 158 0

14 13 BROTHeRs OsBORNe/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 12264 218 4323 50 25.285 1.339 158 0

15 14 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 11977 601 4085 222 24.902 1.114 158 0

16 15 CHRIs LANe/For Her (Big Loud) 11683 469 3853 133 24.22 1.388 154 0

17 16 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 10315 343 3573 136 21.075 1.186 154 2

18 17 KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 10090 1290 3452 410 21.999 4.504 151 2

19 18 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 10074 1307 3238 422 19.21 2.566 149 1

22 19 GARTH BROOKs/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 9021 880 2998 269 17.93 2.494 152 1

20 20 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 8669 257 3089 68 16.205 1.036 156 0

23 21 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 8519 616 2848 126 16.769 1.565 158 2

21 22 LOCAsH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 8411 104 2918 35 17.04 0.418 151 0

24 23 eRIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 6819 371 2565 157 12.112 1.032 143 2

27 24 CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 6722 1132 2453 387 12.241 2.066 146 15

26 25 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 6338 459 2272 171 11.458 1.513 141 1

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

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

29 26 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 6281 858 2109 356 12.414 1.797 135 7

25 27 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 6096 109 2143 75 11.971 0.516 141 2

30 28 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 4854 280 1713 113 7.209 0.624 127 1

32 29 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 4803 617 1671 178 8.171 1.105 127 9

31 30 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 4553 291 1350 72 9.569 0.966 93 12

33 31 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 4502 366 1657 125 8.256 0.679 122 2

35 32 CHRIs YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 4062 512 1252 155 7.688 1.107 103 7

34 33 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 4044 231 1275 83 5.962 0.142 114 0

36 34 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony) 3765 280 1259 85 6.252 0.6 120 6

37 35 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 3623 268 1211 108 6.292 0.359 105 3

38 36 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 3493 210 1248 57 4.976 -0.068 129 11

40 37 HIGH VALLeY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 2766 236 914 88 4.221 0.369 76 3

39 38 WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 2758 145 922 38 6.123 0.659 101 5

46 39 WALKeR HAYes/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 2431 641 687 169 4.843 1.193 58 13

41 40 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 2222 -19 736 4 3.693 -0.118 80 1

44 41 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 2117 297 707 93 3.156 0.353 84 8

42 THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔ 2040 2040 694 694 5.196 5.196 83 83

GRANGeR sMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 2006 215 804 67 2.551 0.369 97 3

44 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 1995 692 618 211 2.988 1.053 86 17

43 45 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 1969 39 627 7 2.812 0 74 0

42 46 BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don't (Red Bow) 1823 -130 670 -63 2.016 -0.074 91 0

47 47 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 1749 -14 626 37 2.094 -0.263 80 4

49 48 PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 1601 43 571 5 2.012 -0.082 67 2

48 49 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 1596 -136 565 -34 2.001 -0.264 77 1

50 50 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 1570 82 574 42 1.871 0.006 79 7

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

29 26 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 6281 858 2109 356 12.414 1.797 135 7

25 27 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 6096 109 2143 75 11.971 0.516 141 2

30 28 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 4854 280 1713 113 7.209 0.624 127 1

32 29 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 4803 617 1671 178 8.171 1.105 127 9

31 30 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 4553 291 1350 72 9.569 0.966 93 12

33 31 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 4502 366 1657 125 8.256 0.679 122 2

35 32 CHRIs YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 4062 512 1252 155 7.688 1.107 103 7

34 33 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 4044 231 1275 83 5.962 0.142 114 0

36 34 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony) 3765 280 1259 85 6.252 0.6 120 6

37 35 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 3623 268 1211 108 6.292 0.359 105 3

38 36 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 3493 210 1248 57 4.976 -0.068 129 11

40 37 HIGH VALLeY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 2766 236 914 88 4.221 0.369 76 3

39 38 WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 2758 145 922 38 6.123 0.659 101 5

46 39 WALKeR HAYes/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 2431 641 687 169 4.843 1.193 58 13

41 40 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 2222 -19 736 4 3.693 -0.118 80 1

44 41 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 2117 297 707 93 3.156 0.353 84 8

42 THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔ 2040 2040 694 694 5.196 5.196 83 83

GRANGeR sMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 2006 215 804 67 2.551 0.369 97 3

44 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 1995 692 618 211 2.988 1.053 86 17

43 45 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 1969 39 627 7 2.812 0 74 0

42 46 BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don't (Red Bow) 1823 -130 670 -63 2.016 -0.074 91 0

47 47 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 1749 -14 626 37 2.094 -0.263 80 4

49 48 PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 1601 43 571 5 2.012 -0.082 67 2

48 49 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 1596 -136 565 -34 2.001 -0.264 77 1

50 50 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 1570 82 574 42 1.871 0.006 79 7

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersKeITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 1038

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 764

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 700

THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) 694

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 499

DUsTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 480

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 460

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 422

KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 410

CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 387

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersKeITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 3053 ✔BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 2281 ✔THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) 2040 ✔COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 1922 ✔DUsTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 1683 ✔JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 1526

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 1307

KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 1290

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 1289

CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 1132

Activator Top Spin GainersBILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 298

KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 200

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 166

CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 163

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 146

THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) 143

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 140

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 138

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 127

DUsTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 127

Activator Top Point GainersBILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 1394 ✔

KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 784 ✔

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 773 ✔

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 722 ✔

CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 682 ✔

THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) 677

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 648

BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 610

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 597

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 571

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

THOMAs RHeTT f/M. MORRIs/Craving You (Valory) 21272

sAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 17675

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 13913

BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 13465

BLAKe sHeLTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 12855

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 9475

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 8853

DAN + sHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 7736

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/T. MCGRAW/May We... (BMLGR) 7637

JOsH TURNeR/Hometown Girl (MCA) 7518

Country Aircheck Add Leaders AddsTHOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) 83LEVON/Ms. Marianne (Columbia) 20BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 17CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 15WALKeR HAYes/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 13AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 12ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 11LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 9KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 8BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 7CHRIs sTAPLeTON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 7CHRIs YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 7LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 7MICHAeL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 7

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Denny Strickland California Dreamin’ (Red Star)The 11-track project features current single “We Don’t Sleep,” plus “SloMo,” “Damn Babe” and full band and acoustic versions of “Close My Eyes.” Strickland produced his debut album with Sean

Giovanni (Big & Rich, Brett Michaels, Randy Houser).

August 4Brett Eldredge Self-Titled (Atlantic/WMN)Eldredge’s new album includes current single “Somethin’ I’m Good At” as well as “Castaway,” “Love Someone,” “Superhero” and “Heartbreaker.” He co-penned all 12 tracks and once again

worked with producer/co-writer Ross Copperman.

Dylan Scott Self-Titled (deluxe edition) (Curb)The re-release of Scott’s 2016 album includes three new tracks – “Hooked,” “Can’t Take Her Anywhere,” and “Sleeping Beauty” (co-written with Lee Brice). “My Girl,” “Ballcap” and “Crazy Over

Me” are also among the 16 tracks.

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) Moves 43-45* 1969 points, 627 spins; no adds

BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don’t (Red Bow) Moves 42-46 1823 points, 670 spins; no adds

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) Remains 47* 1749 points, 626 spins 4 adds: WKLB, WCTQ, KUZZ WOKQ

PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) Moves 49-48* 1601 points, 571 spins 2 adds: WYCD, WYRK

JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) Moves 48-49 1596 points, 565 spins 1 add: KWNR

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones Like Me (Valory) Remains 50* 1570 points, 574 spins 7 adds: WBWL, KKWF, WGNE, WYRK, WUSY, WRNS, WNCY

CHRIs sTAPLeTON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 1380 points, 484 spins 7 adds: WQIK, WAMZ, KBQI, WRNS, WBUL, WXBQ, WUSJ

CODY JOHNsON/With You I Am (Cojo) 1312 points, 215 spins; no adds

JOsH TURNeR/All About You (MCA) 1294 points, 462 spins 3 adds: KKBQ*, WHKO*, KATM*

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (---) 1238 points, 389 spins 5 adds: WEBG, WKLB, WGKX*, WAMZ, WBUL

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY

C H E C K O U T 8 / 1

August 7BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers (EMI Nashville)

August 14CHAse RICe/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow)FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (Southern Ground/Elektra/WAR)

August 21ADAM WAYNE/Give All Your Love (Madalin Records)

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

2 1 KeITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOODThe Fighter (Capitol)

9923 69 2216 -27 52 0

8 2 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) ✔ 9728 1394 2176 298 51 0

6 3 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 9372 255 2099 31 52 0

7 4 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) ✔ 9174 722 2035 146 52 0

4 5 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 9000 -358 1985 -121 52 0

9 6 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 8875 571 1962 127 52 0

1 7 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 8361 -1613 1816 -426 50 0

10 8 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 8352 353 1824 49 52 0

11 9 DUsTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 7714 562 1698 127 51 1

3 10 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 7600 -2238 1719 -511 45 0

15 11 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 6480 648 1460 140 52 0

12 12 BROTHeRs OsBORNe/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 6467 202 1459 18 52 0

13 13 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 6323 245 1285 30 51 1

14 14 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 6306 462 1335 99 51 0

19 15 KeNNY CHesNeY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔ 5366 784 1131 200 52 4

16 16 CHRIs LANe/For Her (Big Loud) 4950 108 1053 -1 51 1

17 17 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 4756 112 985 15 50 0

18 18 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 4697 109 1002 -8 51 0

22 19 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 4342 610 903 119 51 3

21 20 GARTH BROOKs/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 4118 136 900 27 47 0

20 21 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 4043 -130 826 4 49 0

25 22 KANE BROWN/What Ifs f/Lauren Alaina (RCA) ✔ 3857 773 855 166 49 6

24 23 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 3853 400 730 73 48 1

26 24 CHRIs JANsON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔ 3751 682 758 163 51 10

23 25 LOCAsH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 3579 -25 749 -26 49 0

27 26 eRIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 3447 513 745 103 49 2

28 27 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 3127 324 635 56 42 2

29 28 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 2995 249 635 51 49 1

30 29 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 2004 347 479 73 45 4

34 30 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 1720 597 359 138 34 8

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

32 31 CHRIs YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 1570 148 259 30 32 3

31 32 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 1478 22 361 12 38 2

35 33 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 1350 286 229 36 19 2

33 34 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 1273 126 211 27 32 1

37 35 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 1174 225 242 47 33 4

38 36 CHRIs sTAPLeTON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 1065 150 159 33 18 2

36 37 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 1037 43 237 7 22 0

39 38 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony) 842 64 193 11 29 2

41 39 GRANGeR sMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 800 104 157 2 10 1

43 40 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 788 175 108 18 9 1

47 41 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 723 180 172 65 26 6

42 THOMAs RHeTT/Unforgettable (Valory) 677 677 143 143 29 8

40 43 CODY JOHNsON/Wild As You (Cojo) 661 -84 120 -25 13 0

42 44 WALKeR HAYes/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 645 -2 97 2 6 1

59 45 HIGH VALLeY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 638 205 91 26 10 1

44 46 AsHLeY MCBRYDe/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (---) 630 40 63 4 1 0

47 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLG) 628 313 99 41 13 3

45 48 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 610 20 61 2 1 0

49 DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol) 564 258 122 57 17 4

55 50 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 564 86 69 15 8 0

56 51 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 560 88 69 9 7 0

49 52 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 514 -4 102 0 13 0

50 53 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 507 3 112 1 10 0

54 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 494 198 87 29 10 2

52 55 CARLY PEARCE/If My Name Was Whiskey (Big Machine) 480 0 48 0 1 0

51 56 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 480 -20 48 -2 1 0

54 57 RONNIE DUNN/I Worship The Woman You... (Nash Icon/Valory) 478 0 165 3 8 0

58 58 LUCAs HOGe/Dirty South (Rebel Engine/Star Farm) 450 12 74 -1 6 0

57 59 TYLER FARR/I Should Go To Church Sometime (Columbia) 437 -22 55 -3 3 0

60 60 OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 420 -10 42 -1 1 0

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