March 6, 2018, Issue 591

Clarence “The Legend” Spalding Maverick’s Clarence Spalding received the “Bob Kingsley Living Legend Award” at a Feb. 28 dinner benefitting the Opry Trust Fund. Held on the Opry House stage, the event put Spalding in company with previous honorees Bob Kingsley, Joe Galante, Jim Ed Norman and Crook & Chase. Brooks & Dunn, Reba, Exile, Rascal Flatts, Terri Clark, Darius Rucker and Ja-son Aldean performed and offered anecdotes about their manager.

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Chasing Paper: Team WUSY/Chattanooga raises an impressive $503,647 during their St. Jude radiothon. Pictured (holding signs, l-r) are the station’s Justin Cole, Mo Turner Wagner, Daniel Wyatt, Nichole Hartman, Styckman, Devon and Cowboy Kyle with fellow staffers and volunteers.

Wholly Toledo: Shores Steps Down Gas sold for $1.10 a gallon and cell phones weighed 11 pounds when Gary Shores was tapped to lead WKKO/Toledo as PD. Roughly 12,000 music logs later, the Country radio veteran is stepping away from those responsibilities. His focus moving

forward will be on the station’s long-domi-nant morning show, a solo operation since the December passing of longtime friend and co-host Harvey Steele (CAT 1/2). Country Aircheck recently caught up with Shores for a chat that spanned the show’s history, the duo’s friendship and the future. Face Forward: “It’s something you can’t plan for,” Shores says of his partner’s death. “And when it happens, you just have to do what you think is best as far as telling the au-

dience.” Shores, on vacation when the news came, returned to the studio with Steele’s daughter to inform WKKO listeners. He’d been admitted to a local hospital days earlier with diabetic ketoacidosis, the pair explained, and had died the previous day. His condition had been exacerbated by decades of health issues that years ear-lier necessitated two liver transplants in a single week. “It was the toughest day in my 45 years of radio – just terrible,” Shores says of the show that day. “But it had to be done.” Scientific Method: Shores & Steele launched 23 years ago in afternoon drive. “I was in WKKO afternoons at the time and he was doing a midday shift on our AM station,” Shores explains, noting that the pairing was a “science experiment” undertaken by his GM at the time. “There may have been some other afternoon teams in Country radio, but it was certainly new for Toledo, and it took off like a rocket. We were No. 1 every day.” A CMA Award for Medium Market Broadcast Personality fol-lowed the next year. “That was really the moment when we said, ‘I think we’re on to something,’” Shores recalls. “And that’s probably what put the station on the map both locally and nationally.” The

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Reba was very much a surprise guest as she had to be in New York very early the next morning to announce the ACM nominees on CBS This Morning. Also on hand were Country industry colleagues who offered their own insights into Spalding’s life, career and personality. Half roast, half lighthearted recollections were delivered by artist manager Stan Moress, Sony/Nashville’s Randy Goodman, FBMM’s Mary Ann McCready, WMN’s John Esposito and Live Nation’s Brian O’Connell. “I feel like I birthed a baby,” said Moress, who first brought Spalding to Nashville to help with his artist roster. “I met Clarence in Kentucky where I watched him work with a very difficult promoter and knew I had to find a way to get him to Nashville. He helped make Nashville what it is today. I couldn’t be prouder of this guy.” Goodman, who noted his comments might sound a bit like psycho-analysis, said, “Clarence is one of the most fascinating and complex people I’ve ever met. For all his eccentricities, I’ve come to see him as one of the most steadfast, trustworthy and truthful people I have ever known. If a moral person speaks the truth no matter the consequences or circumstances, then Clarence comes as close to that idea as people in the pulpit. You tell the truth. Isn’t that what makes you better?” Aldean presented the award. “Clarence not only changed my life but my family’s lives,” he said. “If not for him, I don’t know what I’d be doing. I’d probably still be playing bars in Macon.” Spalding was surprised by the tribute, having been lured to the Opry House under false pretenses. “I’m gonna be brief because I’m sick of hearing about myself,” he began. “Normally I’m the guy in the back making fun of the guy up here, saying, ‘He’s not all that.’ And, ‘That’s bullshit.’ Tonight, I found myself saying that about me a lot. “I am honored to be up here and really appreciate the nice things people said about me. Finding out I’m a living legend is a big surprise to me. I thought I was doing an interview about the Opry, and I’m pissed. I had a great speech. But I should have known something was up. Usually when I pull in I’m told I can park anywhere in the gravel lot. When I pulled in tonight, the guard said I could park right there in the front. So I went from the gravel lot to a living legend in one fell swoop.” More from the night below. –Lon Helton

Quotebook •“Ronnie and I got great advice and a daily referee. We sure as hell couldn’t have made it 20 years without him.” –Kix Brooks •“Weren’t you the first guy in Kentucky to drink near beer?” –Ronnie Dunn

Cumulus VP/Country Formats Charlie Cook discusses his most influential music:1. Bob Seger: I used to see him play The Hideout in East Detroit when I was in high school. It was Bob Seger and The Last Heard. Interestingly, that first album East Side Story was on Hideout Records so I’m sure the club owner was a backer of some sort. I met Bob at the Grammys a few years ago and told him when I was first introduced to his music.

He was surprised that there were any of us still around. 2. Steely Dan: I love everything about the intricacies of their music. 3. Tears For Fears: Again, their music is layered and deep. I saw them at Bridgestone Arena and they blew me away. 4. Rod Stewart opening for Three Dog Night at Olympia in Detroit: It was my first concert and my car was broken into that night. The cops laughed at me for parking where I did – like within the city limits. I loved the harmonies of Three Dog Night. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: Sturgill Simpson. I know I am supposed to listen to him. He is a huge act, sells out six shows at The Ryman in a blink. But I am a hit-oriented listener and I need a sing-along hook. I do not believe he is about that. • “Important” music you just don’t get: I do not get Bruce Springsteen. I went to a show once and was bored in 15 minutes. Again, because I don’t know much of his music, I am not invested. I understand the religious experience he fulfills for people from New York and New Jersey. I am another religion. I could not sit through an opera for a million dollars. Well, for a million dollars I could. All that wailing. Yuck. I really hate music that does not rhyme lyrically. It messes with my head. Heavy Metal – yuck. Might be why I do like Rap. • An album you listened to incessantly: Anita Baker’s Rapture. I could not get enough of that CD. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I like old AC music and Smooth Jazz: Phil Collins, Lionel Richie, Hall & Oates, Kenny Loggins, ELO, Boney James, Gerald Albright, Sade and Lindsey Webster.

MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE

Charlie Cook

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•“Clarence once told us he never had any other artists like us. When we said ‘thanks,’ he said, ‘I didn’t mean that in a good way. I don’t have any artists who blow up my phone the way you guys do.’” – Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus • “You stick up for us and fight for us and there’s nothing more an artist could want from a manager.” –Terri Clark •“No one called him Clarence back then; he was known as Wolf. He was the best road manager, period. He was perfect. And he went on to be perfect as a manager.” – Exile’s Sonny LeMaire • “Clarence understood my dreams and visions and helped me even before he was my manager.” – Darius Rucker •“There’s no BS with Clarence. Don’t go to him to be coddled. Go to him for straightforward advice and pitch him only with the facts.” –John Esposito •“Clarence, you gotta be miserable hearing a bunch of people saying nice things about you. But you’re our guy. You’ve always been our guy. Thank you for being our guy.” – Brian O’Connell

Chart Chat Congrats to Thomas Rhett, Chris Palm-er, Ashley Sidoti and the Valory promotion team for securing this week’s No. 1 with “Mar-ry Me.” The song is the third chart-topper from Life Changes. Writers are Shane McAnally, Ashley Gorley, Jesse Frasure and Rhett. And kudos to Stacy Blythe and the Big Loud reps on landing 60 adds for Jake Ow-en’s “I Was Jack (You Were Diane),” topping this week’s board.

News & Notes WBTU/Fort Wayne has signed a multi-year deal to syndicate The Bobby Bones Show through 2024. Country Music Hall of Famer Randy Travis has launched Dig-gin’ Up Songs, a digital campaign across Spotify, Twitter, Face-book and RandyTravis.com highlighting music curated by Travis. New songs will be added every two weeks. More here. The 26th Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival has launched the 2018 Festival app. More info on the April 3-7 event and free app here. Lee Ann Womack, Randy Rogers Band and Jackie Lee will perform acoustic sets at AJ’s Good Time Bar April 24 to bene-fit the MusiCares Foundation. More here.

Curb’s Rodney Atkins puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to WMIK-AM/Middlesboro, KY and WIVK/Knoxville. The first time I heard myself on the radio was on WOKI/Knoxville. I was opening for George Jones in ‘92. They let me play a few songs live and recorded it to play later. When I got back in my truck, they played it and I was able to hear myself. I

thought, “That’s what I sound like? I’m in trouble!” When Curb first sent me on radio tour, I didn’t have a single out. I thank God for those days now, that I got to meet folks in Country radio. I’ll never forget when I was in Harrisburg, PA and Shelly Easton was the PD. She pulled me off to the side and said, “I don’t know what your first single should be, but whatever you do, don’t quit.” This was in ‘96 and it was 2006 before we had a No. 1 song. There were so many people back then who encouraged me and made me believe in myself when I didn’t. Even back in ‘94, I remember driving across Tennessee and Kentucky, visiting radio stations. What’s crazy is, they let me come in! And they were always so welcoming. ‘IVK let me come in back when I didn’t even have a record label. They made me feel like family. My favorite people to travel with are my wife Rose, our new baby, Ryder, and my son Elijah. Ryder likes the bus because it shakes and rattles. In the summertime, Eli, who’s 16, comes out with us and makes some summer money selling merch. Every time I’m at a truck stop I pick up a hat. Truck stops have the best ball caps. My new music is country. It’s got some grit. It’s a lot about where I’m at and where I’m going. It’s not a whole lot about where I was. My last impulse buy was a flannel hoodie. We went up north and I underestimated how cold it still was in Pennsylvania. I wish I’d written Charlie Daniels’ “The Devil Went Down To Georgia.” It’s one of the best story songs of all time, if not the best. My least favorite interview question is, “Tell us about your divorce.” (laughs) I’d love to be stuck in any city where there’s a good beach.

OFF THE RECORD: RODNEY ATkINS

Rodney Atkins

Thomas Rhett

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The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage at countryaircheck.com.• Cox’s RareCountry.com will cease operations March 31. •Spotify filed for an IPO under the ticker symbol “SPOT.” •UMG/Nashville VP National Sales Pam Russell exited.

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afternooners replaced the morning show in 2000 when it moved to an AC station in town. Shores & Steele didn’t miss a beat, going on to deliver a string of No. 1 books seldom replicated in the format.

Birthday Suit: Reviver’s Michael Tyler, MCA’s Jordan Davis, Atlantic/WMN’s Devin Dawson, Big Machine’s Midland and Warner Bros./WAR’s Chris Janson at WJVC/Nassau’s 7th Birthday Celebration Guys With Guitars. Pictured (back, l-r) are Reviver’s Will Robinson, Tyler, the station’s Jay Letterman, Davis, Dawson, the station’s Diane Monk, Midland’s Cameron Duddy and Mark Wystrach, Big Machine’s Brooke Diaz and Midland’s Jess Carson; (front, l-r) the station’s Bill Powers, Janson and the station’s Phathead and Anna Cage.

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Seventeen: WIRK/West Palm Beach’s annual Rib Roundup takes on deeper meaning with students and teachers from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in attendance Saturday (3/3). The show’s performers stand behind them (top) during a 17-second silence honoring the lives lost during the Parkland school shooting. Below, the Sony contingent gathers for a group shot. Pictured (l-r) are Lanco’s Jared Hampton and Eric Steedly, River House/Columbia’s Luke Combs, Columbia’s Lyndsay Church, RCA’s Kane Brown and Liz Sledge, Lanco’s Tripp Howell, Arista’s Ali O’Connell and Lanco’s Brandon Lancaster and Chandler Baldwin.

N E W F E M A L E V O C A L I S T O F T H E Y E A R

DANIELLE BRADBERYRAELYNN

N E W V O C A L D U O / G R O U P O F T H E Y E A R

LANCO

A L B U M O F T H E Y E A R

FROM A ROOM VOL. 1

CHRIS STAPLETONLIFE CHANGES

THOMAS RHETT

S I N G L E R E C O R D O F T H E Y E A R

BROKEN HALOS

CHRIS STAPLETONI’LL NAME THE DOGS

BLAKE SHELTON

S O N G O F T H E Y E A R

TIN MAN

MIRANDA LAMBERTWHISKEY AND YOU

CHRIS STAPLETON

V I D E O O F T H E Y E A R

BLACK

DIERKS BENTLEYIT AIN’T MY FAULT

BROTHERS OSBORNEMARRY ME

THOMAS RHETTWE SHOULD BE FRIENDS

MIRANDA LAMBERT

V O C A L E V E N T O F T H E Y E A R

CRAVING YOU

THOMAS RHETT* DEAR HATE

VINCE GILL* FUNNY (HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY)

GLEN CAMPBELL*

WHAT IFS

KANE BROWN*

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JASON ALDEANGARTH BROOKSLUKE BRYANCHRIS STAPLETON

M A L E V O C A L I S T O F T H E Y E A R

JASON ALDEANTHOMAS RHETTCHRIS STAPLETONCHRIS YOUNG

F E M A L E V O C A L I S T O F T H E Y E A R

MIRANDA LAMBERTREBA MCENTIRE

V O C A L D U O O F T H E Y E A R

BROTHERS OSBORNEFLORIDA GEORGIA LINE

V O C A L G R O U P O F T H E Y E A R

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KANE BROWNBRETT YOUNG

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Shores says a perfect mix of similarities and differences was the key to their success. “We were both radio geeks and both had a programmer’s mindset, so we understood how to get the job done,” he says. “But we were different people who had grown up in different parts of the country. I was a car guy, for example, and he was a hockey guy. He didn’t know anything about cars and I still don’t know shit about hockey. The chemistry was kind of magical and was there from the beginning.” Phase Forward: A lot will be different moving forward, of course, and not just because of Steele’s absence. Shores, 66, is craving more time for himself. “I’d talked with management even before we knew Harvey was as sick as he was,” Shores says of the decision to relinquish programming responsibilities. “I sound like a broken record, but I do my 70-80 hours every week. I don’t complain because it’s led to a lot of success, but it’s time. My wife is retired now and we want to spend more time together traveling and doing stuff with the kids, who are scattered all over the country.”

While it might seem hard to give up control after so many years at the helm, Shores isn’t worried about it. “I don’t have a problem with that at all,” he says. “The radio station is certainly not broken. We’ve been No. 1 for over 20 years. So as far as taking direction, I don’t see a lot of changes. I’m sure some-body is going to want to put their own fingerprint on the station and they may have ideas that can improve it. That’s great and I would obviously encourage that.” Given the morning show’s history as a two-person operation, one of those ideas could be a co-host. And some have even suggested Steele’s daughter Kara as the perfect candidate. “She’s amazing,” Shores admits. “She works for Life Connection of Ohio, which is the organ procurement organization that helped Harvey get his liver transplants 20 years ago. I do plan to have her in from time to time to give updates on the charity fund that was set up when Harvey died. He helped a lot of people through his charity work over the years and we plan to return the favor by promoting that moving forward.” As for a new permanent co-host, “We haven’t gotten that far yet,” Shores says. “We’re going to crawl before we walk and see how the numbers shake out.” Shores is looking forward to some well-deserved downtime in any event. “Now comes the fun part,” he muses. “I’m going to let somebody else do all the busy work. I’ll be doing what got me into this business in the first place.” Reach Shores here. Donate to the Harvey J. Steele Memorial Fund through the Toledo Community Foundation here. –CA Staff

Gary Shores and the late Harvey Steele

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Seek & empLoyAvailable Jobs

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

Scripps KTTS/Springfield, MO is seeking a morning show co-host. Apply 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.

Cumulus WIOV/Lancaster, PA has an opening for a morning host. Apply here.

Ingstad KXDD/Yakima, WA is searching for a MD/morning co-host. Send airchecks, résumés, social media samples and a cover letter here.

Leighton KZPK/St. Cloud, MN is searching for a PD/morning host. Send airchecks and résumés to OM JJ Holiday here.

DBC Radio WUBB/Savannah, GA has a morning show opening. Send airchecks and résumés to OM Gabe Reynolds here.

Entercom KMNB/Minneapolis is searching for an OM/PD. Apply here.

iHeartMedia has a number of key PD openings including WQIK/Jacksonville and KBEB/Sacramento. Send materials to iHeartCountry format captain Rod Phillips here.

MWC Media Knoxville’s WIMZ Classic Rock is searching for a full-time night personality. Send airchecks and résumés to Brand Mgr. Randy Chambers here.

iHeartMedia/Huntsville is searching for a Dir./Promotions, a newly created position for the cluster that includes Country WDRM. Apply here.

W&B WLVK/Elizabethtown, KY has an opening for a morning co-host. Airchecks and résumés can be sent to Managing Partner/GM René Bell here.

Entercom KFRG/Riverside has a full-time on-air opening. Apply here.

Southern Stone WKRO/Daytona Beach, FL has an opening for a PD/morning host. Send résumé, aircheck and success stories to consultant Jeff Sanders here and OM Tremble here.

Entercom KMLE/Phoenix has an opening for a morning host. Apply here.

Entercom WKIS/Miami is searching for an evening host. Apply here.

Mid-West’s WRTB/Rockford, IL has newly created on-air opening. Airchecks and résumés to PD Steve Summers here.

Beasley WQYK/Tampa is looking for a PD. Send materials here.

Cumulus KSCS/Dallas is looking for an APD/MD/afternoon host. Send materials 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 KVOX/Fargo has an unspecified on-air opening. Send airchecks and résumés here.

Hubbard KVRQ/Seattle is looking for a Program Director, morning show and on-air host here.

Cumulus KQFC/Boise is looking for an afternoon host who can also handle afternoon traffic and production for the five-station cluster. Details here.

Townsquare WXXQ/Rockford, IL is looking for an afternoon host who also has social media skills. Send materials 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.

iHeartMedia WMZQ/Washington is looking for an MD/evening host. Send materials here.

iHeartMedia/Tampa is looking for a Sr. Dir./Promotions. Apply here.

Cumulus WIVK/Knoxville is looking for a morning show Exec. Producer. Apply here.

Summit WQNU/Louisville is looking for an APD/MD/on-air host. Submit materials here.

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

Scripps WKTI/Milwaukee is looking for a morning show host here.

Saga WPOR/Portland, ME is looking for a PD. Details 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•JeremyGuentherFormer KSSN & KMJX/Little Rock MD, on-air; Capitol SW Regional501-590-4878jguenther01@gmail.com•KrisStevensFormer WKKT/Charlotte afternoon host610-762-8332radiobigkat@gmail.com•JeffRoperFormer KCYY/San Antonio APD/MD/morning host210-790-7099ropershow@gmail.com•BlakeNixonFormer In2une Regional and WMN Coordinator615-498-0988blake.nixon@comcast.net

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2 THOMAS RHETTMarry Me (Valory)

22860 1564 8536 535 58.406 4.039 157 0

3 2 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 21388 1652 8254 642 53.967 3.285 157 0

1 3 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 19435 -3522 7227 -1318 50.864 -7.509 157 0

7 4 LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) ✔ 18188 3091 6795 1128 44.715 5.261 157 0

5 5 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 17570 875 6621 336 44.554 2.565 156 0

6 6 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 17244 1273 6305 487 43.116 3.762 157 0

9 7 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 15961 1348 5783 458 39.718 3.84 155 0

11 8 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 15656 1603 5879 628 37.63 4.114 153 0

16 9 BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR) ✔ 12730 2253 4488 929 30.922 6.86 150 10

12 10 DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 12287 1057 4644 462 30.153 3.372 157 0

15 11 JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) ✔ 12223 1729 4515 727 31.76 4.379 157 0

14 12 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 11634 912 4292 262 26.496 2.519 157 0

18 13 KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 10527 1532 3821 595 23.026 3.917 156 0

8 14 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 10508 -4528 4164 -1696 26.384 -10.784 157 0

17 15 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 10064 627 3617 220 22.278 1.52 153 0

21 16 BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 9320 2274 3397 870 23.274 6.438 153 5

19 17 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 9234 645 3463 173 19.717 1.334 154 0

20 18 D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's... (Reviver/Blue Chair) 8857 483 3377 200 21.105 1.108 148 1

22 19 DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol) 8367 1378 2998 579 19.217 3.061 148 4

23 20 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR) 7280 760 2664 304 15.535 1.433 142 5

24 21 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 6877 491 2631 201 15.032 0.183 139 4

25 22 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 6266 391 2077 101 12.279 0.97 124 2

29 23 LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 6209 1368 2226 506 13.731 2.891 146 4

26 24 LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek) 5719 323 2260 100 11.001 1.036 145 5

28 25 JON PARDI/She Ain't In It (Capitol) 5286 257 2070 146 12.405 0.464 139 1

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10 26 KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol) 5103 -9330 1893 -3386 12.922 -20.062 157 0

30 27 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 4804 34 1638 64 8.785 -0.032 137 1

31 28 MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 4798 807 1879 326 10.08 1.558 123 7

32 29 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 4223 242 1543 114 7.564 0.458 127 8

33 30 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 4178 234 1563 95 7.701 0.448 138 4

35 31 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 3946 297 1524 125 7.318 1.172 138 4

36 32 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 3918 719 1476 226 7.488 1.01 121 17

33 JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) ✔ 3190 3190 1246 1246 9.444 9.444 60 60

40 34 CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR) 2930 310 1096 119 5.372 0.432 110 6

39 35 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (Atlantic/WAR) 2724 86 972 62 6.975 -0.136 89 5

41 36 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 2711 254 907 97 6.607 0.145 107 5

43 37 CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine) 2700 380 984 142 4.62 0.56 116 3

37 38 RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse) 2683 -75 1035 -5 3.813 -0.435 107 4

42 39 DUSTIN LYNCH/I'd Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow) 2571 225 972 90 3.776 0.145 105 2

44 40 SUGARLAND/Still The Same (UMG/Big Machine) 2456 372 1007 157 2.989 0.328 119 5

BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 2383 659 838 262 4.735 1.625 97 7

46 42 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville) 2368 314 913 127 3.985 0.567 101 4

45 43 JERROD NIEMANN/I Got This (Curb) 2123 48 721 22 5.879 0.254 73 1

COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN) 2110 -573 736 -312 4.369 -3.392 106 27

47 45 KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA) 2088 246 840 100 3.001 0.379 98 2

48 46 CAM/Diane (Arista) 1988 261 720 81 3.077 0.656 91 5

BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers (EMI Nashville) 1763 41 686 18 2.343 0.065 95 1

48 LOCASH/Don't Get Better Than That (Reviver) 1536 184 605 90 2.483 0.16 70 2

49 LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista) 1534 296 520 104 2.38 0.578 71 3

50 MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) 1426 117 530 72 2.328 0.177 75 13

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersJAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 1246

LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) 1128

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR) 929

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 870

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) 727

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 642

HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 628

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 595

DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol) 579

THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) 535

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersJAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 3190 ✔LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) 3091 ✔BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 2274 ✔BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR) 2253 ✔JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) 1729 ✔CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 1652

HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 1603

THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) 1564

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 1532

DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol) 1378

Activator Top Spin GainersLUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) 389

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 259

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 240

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) 223

JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 219

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 179

LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 173

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR) 165

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 138

MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR) 125

Activator Top Point GainersLUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) 1505 ✔

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 1169 ✔

JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 1164 ✔

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 1145 ✔

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) 990 ✔

LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 847

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 744

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 721

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR) 584

MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR) 505

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 14740

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) 12426

WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 11632

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 11375

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 10304

MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) 9609

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 9334

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 9145

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 8761

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 8675

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds

JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 60

CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA) 48

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers) 48

COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN) 27

ERIC PASLAY/Young Forever (EMI Nashville) 24

JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 17

MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) 13

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR) 10

DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 8

BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 7

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 7

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KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA) Moves 47-45* 2,088 points, 840 spins 2 adds: KNCI, WWKA*

CAM/Diane (Arista) Moves 48-46* 1,988 points, 720 spins 5 adds: KAWO, WGNE, WKTI, WSSL, WYRK

BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers and Preachers (EMI Nashville) Moves 50-47* 1,763 points, 686 spins 1 add: KHEY

LOCASH/Don’t Get Beter Than That (Reviver) Debuts at 48* 1,536 points, 605 spins 2 adds: WTHT, WWKA*

LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista) Debuts at 49* 1,534 points, 520 spins 3 adds: KHEY, WCKN, WTHT

MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) Debuts at 50* 1,426 points, 530 spins 13 adds including: KAJA, KNCI, KSON, KTEX, KUBL*, KUPL, WAVW, WIRK, WIVK*, WKLI

JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek) 1,264 points, 518 spins 3 adds: KCYE, WRNS, WXBQ

DREW BALDRIDGE/Guns & Roses (Cold River) 1,023 points, 489 spins; No adds

DANIELLE BRADBERY/Worth It (BMLGR) 788 points, 284 spins 6 adds: KATC*, KSOP, PCCO, WCKT, WMIL, WPGB

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march 12KELSEA BALLERINI/I Hate Love Songs (Black River)JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud)

march 19TRAVIS DENNING/David Ashley Parker From Powder Springs (Mercury)

march 26MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Columbia/Riser House)SMITHFIELD/Hey Whiskey (Deluge/in2une)CALE DODDS/Take You Back (Warner Bros./WMN)

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March 16Scotty McCreery Seasons Change (Triple Tigers)Oak Ridge Boys 17th Avenue Revival (Lightning Rod)Shenandoah Reloaded (BMG)

March 23Jordan Davis Home State (MCA)High Valley Farmhouse Sessions (Atlantic/WEA)

March 30Ashley McBryde Girl Going Nowhere (Atlantic/WAR)Mary Chapin Carpenter Sometimes Just The Sky (Lambent Light/Thirty Tigers)Lindi Ortega Liberty (Shadowbox Music Co.)Caroline Jones Bare Feet (Mailboat Records)

April 6Various Johnny Cash: Forever Words (Sony Legacy)Lindsay Lou Southland (–)Blackberry Smoke Find A Light (Thirty Tigers) Don Gibson The Best Of The Hickory Records Years (1970-1978) (Omnivore)

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

3 1 CHRIS STAPLETONBroken Halos (Mercury)

11429 744 2519 179 53 0

2 2 THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) 10880 -104 2368 -2 52 0

6 3 LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) ✔ 10182 1505 2180 389 52 0

1 4 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 10177 -1596 2238 -306 50 0

5 5 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 9220 149 2037 16 52 0

7 6 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 8780 340 1920 125 51 0

8 7 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 7835 396 1689 98 52 0

10 8 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 6984 222 1498 45 50 1

14 9 JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) ✔ 6823 990 1396 223 51 0

11 10 DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 6477 259 1421 64 51 0

15 11 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 5977 148 1276 23 52 0

13 12 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 5888 -21 1287 20 49 0

19 13 BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 5466 1145 1178 259 52 1

21 14 KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) ✔ 5304 1169 1070 240 50 2

17 15 DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol) 5188 397 1022 115 53 1

16 16 D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's Gonna Be... (Reviver/Blue Chair) 4907 12 1028 15 51 0

18 17 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 4876 168 1086 42 50 0

9 18 KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol) 4339 -2632 907 -601 45 0

22 19 BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR) 4292 584 921 165 50 3

23 20 JON PARDI/She Ain't In It (Capitol) 3721 210 770 58 50 0

25 21 LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 3630 847 693 173 50 13

24 22 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR) 3466 505 753 125 45 1

28 23 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 2827 327 541 59 45 4

27 24 LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek) 2726 157 574 47 46 4

26 25 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 2599 -101 556 4 44 0

34 26 MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 2370 721 478 138 45 10

29 27 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 2202 -63 482 -4 43 1

33 28 CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR) 2100 434 376 80 39 0

31 29 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 1944 51 330 35 23 2

32 30 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 1748 54 389 15 39 1

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

36 31 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 1523 335 324 88 33 10

25 32 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (Atlantic/WAR) 1490 161 369 41 26 3

39 33 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 1275 185 282 33 37 1

38 34 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 1243 120 271 28 38 1

40 35 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville) 1217 172 223 40 19 2

36 JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) ✔ 1164 1164 219 219 20 14

37 37 JERROD NIEMANN/I Got This (Curb) 1076 -108 252 -18 14 0

41 38 CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine) 951 14 166 5 12 1

44 39 COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN) 944 132 170 1 29 10

43 40 LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista) 934 117 135 19 14 1

37 41 CAM/Diane (Arista) 900 202 193 27 26 2

45 42 STEPHANIE QUAYLE/Selfish (Rebel Engine) 879 91 168 21 15 1

53 43 BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 867 317 184 61 20 5

48 44 AARON WATSON/Run Wild Horses (Big Label) 804 146 170 22 20 1

42 45 SUGARLAND/Still The Same (UMGN/Big Machine) 784 -34 187 25 32 0

52 46 DUSTIN LYNCH/I'd Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow) 780 207 146 42 24 1

46 47 RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse) 697 -88 167 -19 16 1

48 MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) 681 270 123 50 21 2

54 49 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Reason (Atlantic/WMN) 620 80 62 8 1 0

51 50 THOMAS RHETT/When You Look Like That (Valory) 620 10 62 1 1 0

58 51 CJ SOLAR/Airplane (Sea Gayle) 602 118 107 19 13 2

50 52 KEITH URBAN/Parallel Line (Capitol) 490 -150 49 -15 1 0

49 53 DEVIN DAWSON/Dark Horse (Atlantic/WEA) 490 -160 49 -16 1 0

57 54 BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers (EMI Nashville) 482 -13 96 2 13 0

55 SIR ROSEVELT/Something 'Bout You (Elektra/WAR) 464 71 66 13 9 0

56 56 OLD DOMINION/Stars In The City (RCA) 460 -40 46 -4 1 0

55 57 CARRIE UNDERWOOD f/LUDACRIS/The Champion (Capitol) 458 -80 47 -8 3 0

58 KELSEA BALLERINI/I Hate Love Songs (Black River) 446 322 53 40 6 2

60 59 TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory) 429 -21 43 -2 2 0

60 DANIELLE BRADBERY/Worth It (BMLGR) 416 -24 56 12 7 2

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