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Alright, Alright, Alright: Reviver’s David Lee Murphy and his label team celebrate his No. 1 single “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,” his first since 1995, at the Columbus, OH stop of the Trip Around The Sun Tour Saturday (6/16). Pictured (back, l-r) are Gator Michaels, Bob Reeves, Murphy, David Ross, Ben Bieri and Dave Collins; (front, l-r) Paul Williams, Rick Hughes, Kelly Ziegenfuss, Clay Henderson and Hayley Cowoski.

Inside View: CMT Music Awards Two weeks ago, CMT GM Frank Tanki noted the network’s larger CMA Fest footprint (CAW 6/4) – one that CMT Music Awards viewers may have noticed extended to the show itself. With multiple offsite performances and a venue home unaffected (sadly) by the hockey playoffs, this year’s event focused on new music and earned stable audience numbers (CAT 6/7). CMT VP/Music Events Margaret Comeaux walked Country Aircheck through putting the show together. CA: What was the adjustment, if any, to doing the first CMTMA’s since the departure of longtime network presi-dent Brian Philips? MC: Obviously he’d been here quite a few years, and under his leadership or Frank Tanki’s, our team does what it does. We rally, do our part and just come together to get the job done.

When did the planning process for this show start and how did it evolve? Things always start for the next show the moment we’re done with the current one. Cre-ativity tends to spark more creativity, so when you’re in that mode you’re already thinking about new things you can do. But what drives it every year is the music. As releases come out you begin to see the landscape of the year. And it influences everything from the open, which we always want to keep timely, funny and innovative, to the individual performances.

This happened to be a year where a lot of new music led us, and that isn’t always the case. What was the jumping off point for the open? We always try to find that thing in pop culture and this year it seemed obvious. The world was watching the royal wedding or talking about it – everything from gathering for watch parties to people who stayed outside of it but still found themselves looking in a little bit.

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Tour Open: Writing On The Wall Keith Urban’s Graffiti U World Tour launched Friday (6/15) in St. Louis at the Hol-lywood Casino Amphitheatre, bringing a crew of 93 people and 22 trailers with him on the North American leg of the 58-city tour. “The show kicked off with the chorus of ‘Meet Me in St. Louis,’ which of course was fitting, then he went into ‘Never Coming Down,’” reports KSD APD/MD Dusty Pan-horst. “With all of the lights and screens you

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Fourward Founder Will Ward discusses his most influential music:1. R.E.M.’s Murmur: I discovered it around 1985 as a freshman in high school. I was hooked on that band for decades. I may have even cried when they broke up because I knew it was for good, which made me feel like I had lost a part of my childhood.2. Garth Brooks’ “The Dance”: I didn’t grow up as a huge country fan. But when

I moved back to Nashville, my first job was working at CAA, so I started listening to country like a mad man. I heard “The Dance” and realized good music is good music. It doesn’t matter what genre. 3. Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden: I was in college, it was my first time to NYC and I loved it. I couldn’t believe how music could create such a culture. I still go to Dead shows today when I can.4. Zac Brown: When I first met Zac and soon after signed him and the band for management, I saw them play at a little bar in Birmingham and knew they would do well. But when I sat with Zac and had a beer and a chat, I knew he was going to be a massive star. He had this fire in his eyes and a humble fearlessness. 5. Gerry Rafferty’s “Right Down The Line”: When I was seven, I was at summer camp at Ensworth School in Nashville. The counselors were playing it over these huge speakers in the gym. Many years later when I heard it again, I knew it had gotten in my soul. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: I still need to check out Jason Isbell’s The Nashville Sound. I keep hearing how good it is, and I think he is amazing! • “Important” music you just don’t get: I was never into ‘80s hair bands, but I did love their videos on MTV. The crazy Sunset Strip world in which these guys lived seemed so far away, but now I live here … unfortunately or fortunately, not quite the lifestyle they did. • An album you listened to incessantly: I loved Emmylou Harris’ Wrecking Ball. It always made me feel relaxed. I also used to play the soundtrack to Almost Famous a lot. • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Childish Gambino’s “This is America.” Watch the video. Love it or hate it, you will be pretty stunned. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: Disco. Come on, who can’t dance to a little Donna Summer or ABBA after a few drinks? Shhh!

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would try and figure out where he was going to appear, then the screen raised up and he was standing right in the middle of the stage. The crowd went nuts!” WIL Dir./Marketing & Promotions Rachel Cook describes Urban’s stage as having a “very clean, high-tech feel. There were three massive video boards as part of the stage backdrop. The main one was a giant 3-D shaped diamond that tilted out towards the crowd. The other two made a V shape above the diamond and ran parallel to the stage. All three served as a backdrop with video of Keith’s performance throughout the evening. “Keith’s fan engagement throughout the night was a huge part of the show,” says Cook. “A few songs in, Keith stopped to read a sign that said, ‘My wife is making me hold this dumb sign. Please get her onstage so I can sit down.’ Keith did just that. In what was a pretty good stretch of time, they called the lady’s friend but there was a busy signal. So they recorded a video and then Keith told the husband, ‘Good job, Wade, now you can sit down.’ Fans loved it and started chanting Wade’s name. There was also a moment on the secondary stage where Keith brought a young girl up and gave her his guitar.” Duet partners, while not in the flesh, were still represented, with a video of Julia Michaels during “Coming Home” and a virtual Carrie Underwood singing “The Fighter.” Urban brought sister duo Larkin Poe (whom he discovered via Russell Crowe) onstage during “Where The Blacktop Ends.” He closed the show

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I was on the phone with [CMTMA Exec. Producer] John Hamlin, who was traveling back from vacation. I just happened to be watch-ing all this royal wedding stuff and said, “This just feels like it could be the centerpiece for us this year.” He immediately jumped right on it. The first thing out of his mouth was about [FGL’s] Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard.

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with “Wasted Time,” then encored with “For The Grace Of God” and “Horses.” “The set list was packed with songs from Graffiti U and Ripcord, but Keith made sure to also include fan favorites,” says Cook. “The production was flawless from start to finish, even though he admitted to changing the set list less than 24 hours be-fore show time. It was clear that Keith (and Kelsea) were genuinely happy and excited to finally be onstage.” “I’m always a huge fan of Keith’s shows,” says Panhorst. “He had a great balance of storytelling and songs, not to mention the guitar slaying that was happening. It was one of the hottest days we have had in St. Louis this year and it didn’t stop a person. The venue was packed from the first note to the last. He played many new songs but the crowd loved it. It was around 25 songs and two hours of pure awesomeness!” Earlier, a setting sun put a hot spotlight on opener Kelsea Bal-lerini, but Cook says Ballerini “took it in stride and performed her hits sandwiched between a few lesser-known tunes. She seemed very comfortable and confident and the crowd sang along as she closed with ‘Peter Pan,’ which she described as the song that ‘changed their lives.’” “She was fantastic,” adds Panhorst. “She had the crowd singing with her from the very first note. The only time she wasn’t moving onstage was when she broke it down acoustic for a song. If anyone there was not a fan of hers when they got there, I guar-antee they were when they left.” –Wendy Newcomer

Chart Chat Congrats to David Lee Murphy, Kenny Chesney, Bob Reeves and the entire Re-viver promotion team on landing this week’s No. 1 with “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright.” For Murphy, it’s a 23-year span between chart-toppers (“Dust On The Bottle”), while Re-viver reps Ben Bieri and Will Robinson are celebrating their first No. 1s. Songwriters are Jimmy Yeary, Chris Stevens and Murphy. And a rare tie atop the Add Board, with EMI Nashville’s Brandon Lay (“Yada Yada Yada”) and Broken Bow’s Everette (“Slow Roll”) each notching 32 adds. Kudos to the respective promotion teams!

The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage at countryaircheck.com.• KWSV (The Ranch)/Simi Valley, CA weekender Diana DeVille moves to middays. (CAT 6/18)• Mason and Remy are returning to St. Louis for afternoons at WIL. (CAT 6/15)

• Former Cumulus/Atlanta GSM/RVP Kevin Malone joined Community/Destin-Ft. Walton Beach, FL as MM. (CAT 6/14)• Midwest/Evansville OM Rusty James joined Max Media/Norfolk as VP/Operations & Programming. (CAT 6/13)• WXCY/Wilmington, DE evening host Jeff Hunt was promot-ed to MD. (CAT 6/12)

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Dope, Pope: Cassadee Pope stops by Seacrest Studios at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital during ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp to perform for campers and participate in an on-air Q&A Friday (6/15). Pictured (l-r) are Fusion’s Daniel Miller, Vanderbilt’s Stuart Dill and Elizabeth Roof, Pope and ACM’s Tommy Moore.

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It’s a whole production in and of itself. We spend a lot of time talking about it and he has such a great relationship with the artists. He spends a lot of time talking to the right people, going over the creative, making them comfortable. You mentioned new music, and the Dierks Bentley collaboration with Brothers Osborne was as new as it gets. How were music deci-sions made? We had the opportunity to in-clude some songs that are first-lis-

ten hits, and “Burning Man” really felt like an awards show song. The energy is amazing and it was a perfect fit in the framework of the summer songs coming out now. We really got lucky in hitting a patch of songs that all had great tempo. Good to be back in Bridgestone Arena? It’s the dance we do. Obviously last year we were in a smaller venue because the Predators were in the Stanley Cup Final. We’ve learned a lot over the years and with last year’s success we were able to take a step back to look at things. We faced the sce-nario of possibly

being in a smaller venue again and with our production designer Anne Brahic decided to create a set that could be in either venue. We knew if we did end up in Bridgestone she’d be able to open it up and make it even bigger. What’s amazing is standing in Bridgestone looking at that set and knowing with some adjustments it would have fit somewhere else. That kind of work gives us a real chance to succeed in creating a show country music fans love. It’s really important to us to have the fans right up against the stage giving all that energy back to the artists. As much as I’m disappointed as a Preds fan, we were happy as producers to be in that big room. Speaking of a bigger footprint, you had a lot going on outside Bridgestone, too. We had three performances on Broadway and one at Ole Red, plus the side stage inside Bridgestone with five performances. When we took that helicopter shot the first time and saw fans everywhere it kind of takes your breath away. We had Sam Hunt walking through the crowd for “Downtown’s Dead,” which is the first time we’ve done that. Everything we do we try to put right there at the feet of the audience, and it was really an exciting look. Were there any performances you were particularly keyed-in on? With Little Big Town as hosts, obviously we wanted to start the show right with them, the energy and tone. We had the golden orbs, bubbles and all those production things lined up and from the moment we went live, all the pieces fell into place. But all the performances are your kids, so you want them all to look and feel good. LBT are genuinely nice people, collaborative and creative, so working with them on everything from the script to the perfor-mance was a highlight. –Chuck Aly CACLittle Big Town

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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: 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. Buck Owens Productions’ KUZZ AM & FM/Bakersfield is searching for a Sales Assistant in the Radio Sales and Camera Ads departments. Send résumés 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•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 Regional501-590-4878jguenther01@gmail.com• Jeff RoperFormer KCYY/San Antonio APD/MD/morning host210-790-7099ropershow@gmail.com

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3 DAVID LEE MURPHY f/KENNY CHESNEYEverything’s Gonna Be Alright (Blue Chair/ Reviver)

22760 1961 8570 704 57.479 5.118 157 0

1 2 DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol) 19790 -3712 7207 -1504 50.739 -9.02 157 0

5 3 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔ 19683 1803 7239 711 48.676 4.83 157 0

2 4 LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 19645 -2495 7228 -942 53.05 -4.663 157 0

6 5 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (BMLGR/Big Loud) ✔ 19038 1377 7307 460 47.043 2.856 157 0

4 6 BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 18874 803 6931 218 48.168 2.372 157 0

7 7 KENNY CHESNEY/Get Along (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA ) 18074 641 6657 156 45.783 2.294 157 0

8 8 JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 15517 385 5860 140 38.981 1.228 157 0

9 9 KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 13352 836 4938 382 33.254 1.121 157 0

10 10 MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 12578 993 4476 300 29.755 2.157 153 0

11 11 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 11987 614 4444 267 28.929 1.68 144 1

12 12 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cry Pretty (Capitol) 11337 266 4193 120 28.196 1.177 157 0

16 13 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 10501 773 3816 296 24.707 2.139 150 1

15 14 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 10484 717 3990 262 23.889 2.083 156 0

17 15 BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 10359 751 3915 342 25.174 2.228 156 0

18 16 SAM HUNT/Downtown's Dead (MCA) 9278 621 3317 260 22.907 1.096 148 1

20 17 THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 8962 762 3323 234 22.456 2.317 154 0

19 18 LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek) 8735 241 3338 40 19.408 0.497 150 0

23 19 JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The... (Broken Bow) ✔ 8435 1165 3088 487 21.151 2.948 152 3

22 20 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 7858 257 2826 69 17.158 1.258 150 0

21 21 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 7777 -41 3052 -4 17.511 -0.429 153 0

24 22 COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN) 7615 379 2883 169 16.742 0.875 153 1

31 23 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) ✔ 7439 2867 2709 1149 18.506 6.831 153 14

26 24 OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) 6795 560 2539 218 14.556 1.068 137 3

25 25 CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR) 6716 189 2558 70 13.647 0.328 148 0

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14 26 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 6653 -3336 2387 -1370 15.658 -7.643 155 0

28 27 LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 6417 896 2329 365 16.501 3.486 146 11

27 28 SUGARLAND f/T. SWIFT/Babe (UMGN/Big Machine) 5794 124 2161 74 11.111 0.193 146 3

29 29 CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine) 5777 315 2172 82 11.66 1.147 153 1

30 30 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville) 4937 96 1939 48 9.175 0.182 138 0

33 31 LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista) 4589 217 1600 60 8.198 0.613 144 1

32 32 MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) 4356 -121 1521 -62 7.672 -0.538 127 2

35 33 KELSEA BALLERINI/I Hate Love Songs (Black River) 3877 2 1471 6 6.237 -0.039 130 3

37 34 CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA) 3837 364 1285 63 7.743 1.052 109 2

38 35 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers) 3733 289 1300 99 7.122 0.582 129 2

36 36 KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA) 3698 -54 1423 23 6.307 -0.296 127 0

39 37 MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia) 3244 179 1130 52 7.979 0.54 113 3

40 38 TRENT HARMON/You Got 'Em All (Big Machine) 3111 117 1201 71 4.461 0.149 126 1

41 39 JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek) 2834 116 1188 50 4.68 0.316 113 1

MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine) 2772 568 898 150 5.098 0.761 106 14

34 41 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (Atlantic/WAR) 2256 -1767 657 -679 6.766 -2.996 111 0

44 42 CRAIG CAMPBELL/See You Try (Red Bow) 1906 117 792 42 2.763 0.376 100 3

46 43 CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury) 1786 81 740 26 2.439 -0.054 106 5

45 44 TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory) 1764 56 649 37 2.636 -0.055 85 3

47 45 AARON WATSON/Run Wild Horses (Big Label) 1595 89 547 -3 3.058 0.326 62 0

48 46 RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb) 1526 91 591 29 1.924 0.157 76 1

49 47 JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA) 1438 80 606 15 1.743 0.008 89 4

50 48 ERIC PASLAY/Young Forever (EMI Nashville) 1301 -19 474 -15 2.358 -0.076 65 1

49 DUSTIN LYNCH/Good Girl (Broken Bow) 1226 38 426 21 2.108 -0.048 69 2

50 TRAVIS DENNING/David Ashley Parker From... (Mercury) 1179 9 519 23 1.419 -0.013 91 1

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersFLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) 1149

DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 711

D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything’s... (Blue Chair/Reviver) 704

JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The... (Broken Bow) 487

MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (BMLGR/Big Loud) 460

KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 382

LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 365

BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 342

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 300

DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 296

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersFLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) 2867 ✔D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's... (Blue Chair/Reviver) 1961 ✔DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 1803 ✔MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (BMLGR/Big Loud) 1377 ✔JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The... (Broken Bow) 1165 ✔MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 993

LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 896

KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 836

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 803

DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 773

Activator Top Spin GainersFLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) 385

KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 195

DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 190

MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (BMLGR/Big Loud) 177

BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 145

JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The... (Broken Bow) 118

LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 110

MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 109

CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 107

OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) 100

Activator Top Point GainersFLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) 1994 ✔

KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 1024 ✔

DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 950 ✔

MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (BMLGR/Big Loud) 711 ✔

BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 623 ✔

LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 586

JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The... (Broken Bow) 575

THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 508

DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 496

OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) 486

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 17224

LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) 10886

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (BMLGR/WBR) 10724

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) 10545

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 9535

DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 8965

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 8954

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 7248

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 6494

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 6170

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BRANDON LAY/Yada Yada Yada (EMI Nashville) 32

EVERETTE/Slow Roll (Broken Bow) 32

BRETT ELDREDGE/Love Someone (Atlantic/WMN) 28

DYLAN SCHNEIDER/How Does It Sound (Dylan Schneider/Placer) 24

KANE BROWN/Lose It (RCA) 16

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) 14

MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine) 14

LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 11

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Summer Fever (Capitol) 9

ABBY ANDERSON/Make Him Wait (Black River) 8

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AARON WATSON/Run Wild Horses (Big Label) Moves 47*-45* 1,595 points, 547 spins; No adds

RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb) Moves 48*-46* 1,526 points, 591 spins 1 add: WGNA

JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA) Moves 49*-47* 1,438 points, 606 spins 4 adds: KZSN, WNCY, WSIX, WXCY

ERIC PASLAY/Young Forever (EMI) Moves 50-48 1,301 points, 474 spins 1 add: KUBL*

DUSTIN LYNCH/Good Girl (Broken Bow) Debuts at 49* 1,226 points, 426 spins 2 adds: WDAF, WYRK

TRAVIS DENNING/David Ashley Parker From... (Mercury) Debuts at 50* 1,179 points, 519 spins 1 add: KEEY

GRANGER SMITH/You’re In It (Wheelhouse) 1,068 points, 431 spins 6 adds: KKBQ, KTEX, KUZZ, WDAF, WPCV*, WQYK

JAMES BARKER BAND/Chills (UMGC/New Revolution) 1,040 points, 534 spins 1 add: WQDR

KANE BROWN/Lose It (RCA) 1037 points, 361 spins 16 adds including: KCCY, KCYY*, KFRG, KPLM, KRYS, KSD, KSSN

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June 25BLACKJACK BILLY/Straight Line Sober (Reviver)KANE BROWN/Lose It (RCA)ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain’t (Valory)

July 2None Listed

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Dan + Shay Dan + Shay (Warner Bros./WAR)Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney’s self-titled third studio album was co-produced by Smyers and Warner Music Nashville EVP/A&R Scott Hendricks (Blake Shelton, Michael Ray, William Michael Morgan). The 11-song project includes the lead single “Tequila,” written by Smyers,

Nicolle Galyon and Jordan Reynolds, “Keeping Score,” featuring Kelly Clarkson, and “Speechless,” the video for which uses footage from their weddings.

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)

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

1 1 DIERKS BENTLEYWoman, Amen (Capitol)

11357 -1041 2457 -237 52 0

2 2 BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 10929 -322 2398 -39 52 0

6 3 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (BMLGR/Big Loud) ✔ 10889 711 2416 177 53 0

4 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Get Along (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA ) 10813 99 2226 21 53 0

5 5 D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Blue Chair/Reviver) 10332 -11 2250 49 50 0

7 6 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔ 10289 950 2219 190 53 0

3 7 LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 9870 -1216 2138 -301 50 0

8 8 JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 9163 -74 1919 12 54 0

9 9 KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) ✔ 8799 1024 1818 195 54 0

10 10 MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 8152 441 1721 109 53 0

11 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cry Pretty (Capitol) 7618 66 1569 18 54 0

13 12 BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) ✔ 6549 623 1428 145 54 1

12 13 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 6360 130 1342 32 53 0

15 14 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 5983 477 1277 107 51 0

16 15 JASON ALDEAN f/M. LAMBERT/Drowns The Whiskey (Broken Bow) 5876 575 1228 118 54 1

17 16 THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 5638 508 1115 92 52 0

19 17 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 5072 333 1065 60 49 0

20 18 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 5033 496 1070 86 51 2

18 19 LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek) 4920 52 988 4 51 0

21 20 SAM HUNT/Downtown's Dead (MCA) 4908 417 1029 85 52 1

22 21 OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) 4609 486 932 100 54 1

24 22 SUGARLAND f/T. SWIFT/Babe (UMGN/Big Machine) 4296 438 873 80 52 2

23 23 COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN) 4234 145 851 31 52 1

32 24 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Simple (BMLGR) ✔ 3967 1994 797 385 54 16

25 25 CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR) 3922 284 824 50 48 1

26 26 LUKE BRYAN/Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset (Capitol) 3664 586 749 110 51 7

14 27 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 3574 -2016 790 -386 41 0

27 28 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 2549 83 528 18 42 0

28 29 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville) 2411 248 508 54 46 8

29 30 CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine) 2180 145 465 32 44 1

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

30 31 KELSEA BALLERINI/I Hate Love Songs (Black River) 2099 88 421 26 43 6

34 32 MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) 1732 74 373 10 42 0

33 33 CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA) 1685 14 308 6 39 0

35 34 LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista) 1600 174 350 32 40 2

36 35 AARON WATSON/Run Wild Horses (Big Label) 1402 85 285 16 23 1

40 36 MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine) 1311 255 228 73 24 10

42 37 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers) 1194 178 273 32 32 3

38 38 KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA) 1125 -20 258 -4 37 1

43 39 CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury) 1065 94 194 18 24 2

44 40 TRENT HARMON/You Got 'Em All (Big Machine) 1051 87 232 27 34 0

37 41 MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia) 1036 -134 266 -40 28 1

45 42 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Summer Fever (Capitol) 904 122 186 18 33 8

41 43 LUCAS HOGE/Power Of Garth (Forge Entertainment) 904 -119 163 -16 17 0

48 44 DEVIN DAWSON/Asking For A Friend (Atlantic/WEA) 624 54 92 7 5 0

54 45 TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory) 610 150 88 27 6 2

46 46 JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek) 596 -5 155 0 19 1

49 47 RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb) 580 41 140 8 26 1

51 48 JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA) 564 51 89 9 10 1

47 49 RYAN HURD/Diamonds Or Twine (RCA) 550 -50 55 -5 1 0

56 50 RAELYNN/Queens Don't (Warner Bros./WMN) 460 10 46 1 1 0

53 51 RADIO ROMANCE/The Weekend (Big Machine) 454 -46 132 -11 8 0

57 52 TRAVIS DENNING/David Ashley Parker From... (Mercury) 439 9 76 0 7 0

53 KACEY MUSGRAVES/Butterflies (MCA) 434 74 45 9 2 1

58 54 MADDIE & TAE/Friends Don't (Mercury) 412 8 72 1 8 0

55 55 CRAIG CAMPBELL/See You Try (Red Bow) 393 -60 99 -15 15 0

56 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Andy (I Can't Live Without You) (Atlantic/WAR) 380 30 38 3 1 0

60 57 WILD FEATHERS/Stand By You (Warner Bros.) 380 10 38 1 1 0

58 BRANDON LAY/Yada Yada Yada (EMI Nashville) 366 77 45 15 4 3

59 59 SOUTHERN HALO/Anything Is Possible (Southern Halo) 361 -9 69 -2 11 0

60 JAMES BARKER BAND/Chills (UMGC/New Revolution) 339 46 65 8 5 0Debut

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