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Do What You New: CRS/Country Aircheck award winners, the 2017 New Faces artists and Country Aircheck staff following Friday’s CRS-closing New Faces show. Pictured (l-r) front are Granger Smith, William Michael Morgan, Maren Morris, Drake White and Jon Pardi; (middle, l-r) WRNS/Greenville, NC’s Carletta Blake, Big Loud’s Stacy Blythe, WUSY/Chattanooga’s Justin Cole, KUZZ/Bakersfield’s Brent Michaels, Bob Kingsley, GrassRoots’ Nancy Tunick, Big Machine’s Jack Purcell, WSIX/Nashville’s Amy Paige, WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN’s Jim Allgeier, KUPL/Portland’s Danny Dwyer, CA’s Russ Penuell and Lon Helton; (back, l-r) WSIX’s Ryan McKiddy and Gator Harrison, KFDI/Wichita, KS’ Carol Hughes, Big Loud’s Clay Hunnicutt, KAJA/San Antonio’s Bree Wagner, CA’s Paul Williams and April Johnson, KXKT/Omaha’s Hoss Michaels, CA’s Wendy Newcomer and Shelby Farrer, Big Machine’s Alex Valentine and CA’s Chuck Aly. See the full list of CRS/CA winners here.

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Radio Reacts To CRS ‘17 We came, we saw, we ... well, you fill in the blank. Country Aircheck asked a bevy of radio pros to give an assessment of CRS 2017, starting with a CRS rookie. KKGO/Los Angeles PD Michael Levine: I really enjoyed “Inside Studio G with Garth Brooks” as it was interesting to hear how the industry is changing from the artist’s perspective.

The UMG/Nashville lunch was a real highlight. I enjoyed hearing the Lauren Alaina and Seth Ennis performance, which I think would be a perfect fit for Los Angeles if it gets released in the near future. I also enjoyed seeing the new artists from BMLG; Trent Harmon had an amazing performance. Overall, this was a fantastic event and is truly a must-attend for anyone working in country

music. The ability to connect with the various record labels, artists, and programming teams from stations around the country helps make this truly special. WIVK/Knoxville PD Nikki Thomas: I loved the Edison Research presentation. Garth was great and, having lived so close to Silicon Valley, I always wondered why he chose Amazon for his online music. His explanation makes sense. The Ryman lunch was great as usual, and the performance by Lauren Alaina was the one that grabbed my heart. New artists? Walker McGuire are cool. Midland, too. It feels like country music is coming back. It was great to see someone with a steel guitar on the New Faces stage. Have we checked to see how long it’s been since that happened? Jon Pardi had a show in our market the next night – he’s so great live! A young guy who does web stuff for us didn’t even tell me he was on a panel and coming to CRS. He called me the next day so excited. “I didn’t know this was such a big deal! This is great! More people should know about this!” That’s a good sign.

KZSN/Wichita PD Brian Jennings: The Programmers Breakfast is always incredible. It’s not about coming in and listening to people. It’s about kicking the tires and asking top PDs any question you may have. This is the best of CRS in its most personal form. On the music side, I am blown away by the talent of Midland. That performance was incred-ible. And that single “Drinkin’ Problem” haunts

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The Kids Are Alright Friday’s (2/24) CRS New Faces Of Country Music show kicked off with Dot’s Drake White, who brought laughs with his video, which poked fun at White being mistaken for that other artist, R&B star Drake. White performed five songs including “It Feels Good,” “Livin’ The Dream” and “Makin’ Me Look Good Again,” which earned him a standing ovation. While the Warner table donned cowboy hats and waved them in the air, Warner Bros./

Star Of The Show: CMT/Premier’s Cody Alan with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patient Kael prior to Friday’s New Faces dinner.

CRS 2017’s New Faces of Country Music

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Atlantic/WEA's Aubrie Sellers discusses her most influential music:1. Ralph Stanley: He's my favorite singer of all time. I got to sing on the last record he made before he passed away, which was incredible. I never thought that would happen. They call it "mountain soul" – and he has so much of it. Nobody else in the world sounds like him.2. Steve Earle: I envy his career because he always stuck to his guns and didn't follow any

trends. He still makes great music. If you can have that kind of career, then you've made it.3. Alison Krauss & Robert Plant's Raising Sand: I love that record. Alison is such a great singer and I've listened to a lot of Led Zeppelin. It's my two favorite worlds colliding. These two artists came together and created something totally new.4. Loretta Lynn & Jack White's "Portland, Oregon": The guitar sounds on that song are amazing. It's classic country but presented in a new and different way. It never gets old to me. I will think it's cool forever.5. Led Zeppelin: They were the first rock band I listened to. I was blown away. The way their guitars and drums sound on their records really influenced the production of my record. We took all the country stuff I love and made it new with a lot of those sounds from their records.• Highly regarded music you've actually never heard: I've obviously heard The Beatles, but I haven't gone through all their albums. Most musicians I know that are hardcore music lovers have listened to every single album and know every song. I know the hits, but I haven't listened to any of the deep cuts.• "Important" music you just don't get: I listen to everything from bluegrass to rock to classical, but I've never gotten into instrumental jazz. • An album you listened to incessantly: I know I just talked about Raising Sand, but I have seriously listened to that record more than any other one.• Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Jake Bugg. He's from England and has a song called "Lightning Bolt." I was blown away the first time I heard it.• Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: Any bad '90s rock music. I don't even want to say artist names. (laughs) But it's nostalgic!

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WMN’s William Michael Morgan’s five-song set featured “Vi-nyl,” “I Know Who He Is” and his first No.1, debut “I Met A Girl.” Wheelhouse’s Granger Smith’s video highlighted his DIY path to success, followed by songs including current single “If The Boot Fits” and chart-topping debut “Backroad Song.” Smith exited the stage only to return as alter ego Earl Dibbles, Jr., who shotgunned beer, sang “Country Boy Song” and tossed his autographed t-shirt into the crowd. “This is an amazing start to this year,” said Capitol’s Jon Pardi, whose showcase included “She Ain’t In It,” his first No. 1, “Head Over Boots,” and current single “Dirt On My Boots.” Columbia’s Maren Morris capped the night with a video highlighting her winning year, which included a Grammy for de-but single “My Church.” Also in Morris’ set were “’80s Mercedes,” “Rich” and new single “I Could Use A Love Song.” Smith summed up the sentiments of all five when he said, “I’m not following my dream anymore. I caught it. I’m here! And thank God and Coun-try radio for that fact.” –Wendy Newcomer

Chart Chat Congrats to Little Big Town, Royce Risser, Bobby Young, David Friedman and the Capitol promotion team on scoring a second week at No. 1 with “Better Man.” And kudos to Katie Bright and the WMN regionals on notching 49 adds for Brett El-dredge’s “Somethin’ I’m Good At,” topping this week’s board.

CRS Panel Recaps Sessions roundups are also available in the website archives and in the CRS Daily Buzz here. Coaching The Coaches: “Don’t chase money ... chase dreams.” That’s how ESPN/ABC-TV’s Kirk Herbstreit addressed the idea of talent motivation at this fast-paced session. Ace from the syndicated Ace & TJ Show said of coaches, “I need to know you think I can do the job. Believe in me.” He urged managers to be a fan first, then as a fan tell personalities how they can improve. One of the duo’s first encouraging signs came when they asked another successful morning radio team to give them feed-back. “Sounds like you get it,” was the message from Jeff & Jer.

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Class Photo: The Black River Entertainment staff with artists Jacob Davis and Abby Anderson (top, center) at the company’s CRS showcase at Nashville’s The Bell Tower.

Robin Meade from HLN’s Morning Express shared that when she was in Chicago, she let all the outside voices get in her head at the tender age of 26. She became an inauthentic “stuffed shirt,” believing critiques that she looked too young and needed to lower her voice. She even suffered from panic attacks. Since then, she has benefit-ed from bosses who “let me be Robin Meade.” Herbstreit started his radio career after quarterbacking Ohio State’s football team. “I made $12,000 a year at my first job,” he said. He got into radio because he loved, and still loves, listening to Talk radio. Having played football, he welcomes coaching from others and advised players and former players interested in broadcasting to start in radio. He believes the medium made his transition to television easier. –Paul Williams Objects Are Larger Than They Appear: Bringing huge ideas to fruition in small markets takes many years of trial and error in learning the best ways to reach audiences and serve sponsorship clients. Sharing this central message were WBYT/

South Bend, IN’s Jesse Garcia and Erika Ogle and KZPK/St. Cloud, MN’s JJ Holiday and Stephanie Theisen. For instance, WBYT’s Birthday Party has grown from 5,000 attendees in the first year to more than 40,000. A strategic nine-week promotional campaign and as many as 60 live remotes are behind that success. Working with sponsors on special seating areas, tailgate pre-parties, snapchat filters and parking lot spon-sorships have increased cash flow and allowed charitable giving. “You cannot put a price tag on a free concert for listeners and their families,” Garcia said. In St. Cloud, the cold weather does not stop Wild 99’s listen-ers from camping overnight at the station’s ticket launch party for their CMA party event. Like WBYT’s a-win-to-get-in promotion, the 2,000-attendee party has become bigger than just the awards. Holiday added, “We want them to have fun and see the big stars,” Holiday said. “We jump in during the commercials and play some cool games.” Year-after-year sponsors have stayed on board and provided more than $50,000 in prizes and cash. Both small market stations leaned heavily on the support of station and cluster staff, as well as local volunteers. “When you talk about the triangle of the client, the listener and the radio station, these are benchmark promotions,” said moderator Tom Baldrica. “They started small and they ended up big.” –Brad Helton

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Ground & Pound: The WMN crew surprise Dan + Shay at the Ryman with platinum plaques for the song “From The Ground Up.” Pictured (l-r) are SB Projects’ Nano Tissera, Sandbox’s Todd Ramey, the label’s Lisa Ray, Sandbox’s Jason Owen, the label’s Chris Palmer and Scott Hendricks, Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, and WMN’s John Esposito, Matt Signore and Kristen Williams.

In The Trenches With Social Media: Snapchat filters, Twitter followers, Facebook Live. Engaging followers is getting more and more cluttered, making focused messaging increasingly important. Utilizing each in appropriate ways is key. As Face-book’s Malika Quemerais said, “If Facebook is your newspa-per, Instagram is your magazine.” Snapchat has become an enormous contender in the social media space, yet finding a way to relay a message has be-come difficult in a four-second delivery. The addition of Snapchat’s “Stories” has provid-ed a somewhat more reliable connection to fans. Shareablee’s Gloria Stitt said, “It’s really about consumption. Figure out what you are trying to say, who are you trying to say it to and what are your expectations.” Wheelhouse’s Granger Smith launched and grew a brand

utilizing Facebook videos of alter-ego Earl Dibbles Jr. He is adamant about allowing people to “borrow” and share his videos. “If someone has stolen my video and put it on their account, that’s more views for me,” he said. He stressed the importance of loading clips to every social media site as a native video. “You cannot treat all platforms the same,” he said. “Take the extra time and post the video with the correct ratio, the correct frame-rate, the

correct sizing for all your social media.” –Brad Helton BMLG Lunch: A Thousand Horses opened with Southern-rock sizzle in a set that included new single “Preach-ing To The Choir.” Michael Hob-by and company are working on their second album for the label. Maddie & Tae showcased their harmonies in a buoyant set bal-anced by the steel-soaked ballad “Somebody Will.” Newcomers Carly Pearce,

Trent Harmon, Midland and Delta Rae filled out the lineup. Pearce dropped out of school at age 16 and got an onstage education by performing at Dol-lywood. She offered her debut single “Every Little Thing.” Amer-ican Idol 2016 winner Harmon played his Top 20 hit “There’s A Girl,” then clearly moved the room with “You’ll Never Be Her.” President/CEO Scott Borchetta said it was the voice of Mid-land’s Mark Wystrach that caught his attention, likening it to the first time he heard Randy Travis sing. The trio’s acoustic set also reso-nated with attendees, particularly debut single “Drinkin’ Problem.” Delta Rae, comprised of siblings Ian Hölljes, Eric Hölljes, and Brittany Hölljes, and impressive vocalist Elizabeth Hopkins, closed showing off their impressive harmony skills. “I always take you with me,” Borchetta said at one point, adding that he is proud to share Country radio’s passion and power when he is in New York or Los Angeles. “I say, ‘Come down to our house and let me show you how it’s done.’” –Sarah Skates Toby Keith’s Way: The elephant in the room was addressed immediately as Toby Keith confronted his recent performance at the Presidential Inauguration. The upshot: Every time he’s been asked to perform at an inaugural event, he has. “In the end it just makes you stronger,” he said of the dust-up. Having performed 240 shows over an 11-year period for the USO, Toby’s patriotism has never wa-vered. “You have to know right from wrong, not right to left,” he said. He told of writing “Courtesy Of The Red White And Blue” on the back of his fantasy football sheet after 9/11. He played it for the first time acoustic for a couple thousand Marines, then decided it meant so much to them he wanted to release it. He detailed his trips to Iraq and Afghanistan and how the men and women he has met, and their families, have become a part of his extended tribe.

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me. We’re now going to make room for them! All five of the New Faces were awesome, but watching how hard Drake White works to entertain is really impressive. For newcomers, CRS is a great way to make connections. For veterans, it’s a family reunion. The CRB did a terrific job again this year. WGTY/York OM Scott Donato: Though the Keith Urban fueled guitar-off with Vince Gill and Chris Stapleton at the Ryman was one for the ages, my personal highlight was seeing Lauren Alaina blow the doors off the Mother Church with her performance of “Three.” She deserved that stage and the accolades after. As a whole, the New Faces show sort of represented a mi-crocosm of what you’re hearing on the radio now – traditional sounds, some middle ground and some boundary pushing. The five artists all more than held their own. One New Faces improve-ment – bring back the funny intro videos! Drake White was really the only one who brought comedy to the equation. We already know the stats. [Funny] videos allow you to see the artist in a dif-ferent light. WQMX/Akron OM Sue Wilson: I always learn a lot from the Edison Media Research panel. It’s interesting and informative to get a look at “real life” listeners and how radio is used during an average day. «Moving the Listeners” sparked a lively discussion on the merit of overnight spins vs. “real airplay.” “Dicing the Data”

gave us some important indicators of which songs have the best chance of becoming hits. I learned a lot. Most inspirational was “Women Empowering Women.” I am now motivated to share whatever knowledge I have to mentor others. I also realized you are never to old to be mentored yourself! The Big Machine lunch and Trent Harmon’s performance of the song “Her” blew me away.

I also enjoyed the UMG Ryman show. New Faces was great and Drake White had the best performance of the night. My social me-dia curator felt the social media sessions were lacking compared to prior years, though she enjoyed the session on millennials and was inspired by Garth’s talk. WUSH/Norfolk PD Brandon O’Brien: I always look forward to the Edison research panel and I enjoyed the BMLG lunch. I came into the office today and moved Trent Harmon from a daytime light to a full medium after that massive performance! The only recommendation I would give would be to have more scheduled on Wednesday afternoon. The day felt wasted. If you work in the industry and didn’t attend, make it a priority to go next year. The relationships you make or strengthen, the info you learn and the memories you make are worth more than double the registration fee. WWQM/Madison PD Fletcher Keyes: Garth is so good at

storytelling and so passionate. I wish I had him on my on-air staff. The Edison session spurred lots of promotion and interactive ideas to keep us in our listeners’ favorite space. The Farm Team session, and Victory in the Hallways were highlights as well. For stations that still have employees, like mine, humans are ground zero for success. Recruiting, developing, and retaining stars is my most important job as a manager.

WKNK/Panama City MD/middays Melissa Miller: “Small Markets That Do Big Things” was inspiring and full of in-formation and ideas. One of the discussions was about the exact same event we have put on here for two years. It wasn’t until I was sitting in that room that I realized its [full] potential. The UMG Ryman performances were unfor-gettable. Lauren Alaina’s performance gave me chills and Keith Urban jamming with Vince Gill and Chris Stapleton was one of those moments that remind you how amazing country music can be. New Faces made me fall a little more in love with our new talent. Drake White is very much on my radar now. The Gator Harrison segments were hilarious. This was my first year attending CRS, but it will definitely not be my last. KITX/Hugo, OK VP/GM Will Payne: Glenn Noblit did an exceptional job keeping up with Garth and keeping him on mes-

sage. Plus, “80% of songwriters are gone from Nashville”? Wow. Toby Keith was a very emotion-al session – great stories that made you proud to be American. Granger Smith really laid out the road map to working social media for artists All new acts should listen to that session. The most impressive new artist performance was Midland at BMLG’s lunch. I did not have a ticket to New

Faces – first time in 23 years of attending. Nice to get back to the back half of the week for the seminar. The Omni is a nice improvement. WOKQ/Portsmouth OM JC Coffey: I got the most out of the Albright & O’Malley presen-tation. The UMG lunch was the highlight of the week. New Faces ran great and filled the set changes just right. Camera cuts to the award winners were a bit awkward. This was my first CRS and I had a fantastic time, enjoyed hearing new music, the panels were great and the chance to meet so many new faces was a thrill! –Paul Williams, Chuck Aly

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When his guitarist’s two-year-old daughter died from cancer, he decided to start the OK Kids Corral in Oklahoma City. Patients and their families at OU Medical Center and nearby facilities stay free at the home-away-from-home. Keith also explained that sometimes fear of success can be more stifling than fear of failure. He wants to live his life, not hide from the paparazzi. “I lead with my face, and figure it out later” he said. When asked about his musical influences he mentioned Roger Miller, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Bob Seger. His love for songwriting and being true to himself keep him going. “if it was all over tomorrow and I had laryngitis, I’d be a songwriter,” he added. –Paul Williams

News & Notes Focus 360 has renewed its affiliate sales representation agreement with Envision for Powered by Jelli. Neal McCoy will kick off the 2017 Jamboree In The Hills with a free concert July 12 in Belmont County, OH. Brent Cobb’s 2017 tour schedule includes dates with Chris Stapleton, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, Little Big Town, Jamey Johnson, Margo Price and Nikki Lane. Schedule here. Maggie Rose signed with Starstruck Management and CAA in 2016. Her 2017 tour schedule includes dates with Marti-na McBride and Tim McGraw & Faith Hill. Schedule here. Eric Heatherly signed with Need More Artist Manage-ment for his recording and touring efforts. Live Arts and Attractions will be representing Steve Wari-ner’s multi-media show featuring his new album All Over The Map.

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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. iHeartMedia's KSD/St. Louis is searching for a PD. Apply here. The CMA has an opening for an Executive Assistant/Marketing. Materials to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here. CBS Radio's KMLE/Phoenix is searching for a MD/afternoon-er. Apply here. Signal's KHLR/Little Rock has an opening for a morning host. Materials here. The Big Time With Whitney Allen has an opening for a producer with social media experience. Airchecks and resumes here. New South's WUSJ/Jackson, MS needs an on-air, social me-dia-savvy PD. Airchecks and resumes here. Townsquare's WPUR/Atlantic City, NJ has a midday opening. Materials here. Emmis' WLHK/Indianapolis has an opening for an MD/air personality. Apply here. Entercom's KKWF/Seattle is searching for a PD. Apply here. Big Machine Label Group is searching for a sales, mar-keting and interactive executive with at least three years of record retail sales experience. Materials here. Average Joes has an opening for a receptionist/staff assistant. Resumes here. GCC Bend's KSJJ/Bend, OR is searching for a morning show producer/air talent. Airchecks and resumes here. iHeartMedia/Huntsville has a Dir./Creative Services open-ing. Materials to SVP/Programming Erich West here. Hall's WCTY/Norwich, CT is searching for an overnight talent. Materials to PD Dave Elder here. Cumulus' WIVK/Knoxville has an opening in middays.Apply here. iHeartMedia's WNCB/Raleigh has an opening for a PD.Apply here. Scripps' WKTI/Milwaukee is searching for a PD/afternooner. Apply here. Townsquare/Duluth, MN has an opening for a GM. Apply here. Mid-West Family's WRTB/Rockford, IL is searching for an afternoon personality. Reach Steve Summers about the position, which includes imaging duties, here. West Virginia Radio's WKWS/Charleston, WV has an opening for a PD/air personality. Materials to MM Bob Visotcky here. Beasley's WKLB/Boston has an opening for a morning show host. Airchecks and resumes to PD Mike Brophey here. Zimmer/Cookeville, TN is searching for an engineer. Three years experience is required. Materials here. W&B's WLVK/Elizabethtown, KY is searching for an APD/MD/afternooner. Materials to Owner/GM Rene Bell here. iHeartMedia's WEBG/Chicago has an opening for a Dir./Pro-motions. Apply here. Adams' WBTU/Fort Wayne, IN has an opening for an APD/middayer. Materials to PD Randy Alomar here. Bristol's WXBQ/Johnson City, TN has an opening on the morning show. Materials here. Zimmer's KCLR/Columbia, MO has an opening in middays. Airchecks and resumes here. Cumulus' WMDH/Muncie, IN is searching for a PD/afternoon personality. Apply here. Cumulus/Lexington has an opening for PD of Country combo WLXX & WVLK. Apply here. Midlands' WWNQ/Columbia, SC has on-air openings for all dayparts. Airchecks and resumes to Managing Partner/Program-ming & Operations Keith Clark here. AJG's WKKW/Morgantown, WV has an opening for a morn-ing host. Materials here.

Cox's KCYY/San Antonio has an opening in afternoons. Three years of experience is required. Apply here. CBS Radio's KNCI/Sacramento has an opening for a PD. At least five years programming experience is required and a four-year degree in a related field is preferred. Apply here.

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

1 1 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) 26278 771 8677 296 58.966 1.697 159 0

2 2 CHRIS YOUNG f/V. Gill/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 24879 875 8146 200 56.453 2.191 159 0

4 3 MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 24178 1426 7957 422 54.811 3.111 159 0

3 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista) 23767 981 7926 244 53.99 2.306 159 0

5 5 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 23319 1436 7688 484 52.863 3.234 159 0

7 6 ERIC CHURCH f/R. GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville) 18656 577 6253 218 42.09 2.043 159 0

10 7 LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) ✔ 18313 1848 6101 671 42.257 3.195 159 0

8 8 LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 18215 1191 6033 386 39.921 2.746 159 1

11 9 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 16221 121 5280 50 38.169 0.274 159 0

6 10 DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 15529 -4976 4970 -1849 38.677 -8.097 159 0

13 11 KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 14005 1045 4502 245 31.863 2.915 157 0

12 12 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 13905 485 4656 112 30.717 1.22 158 1

14 13 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 12962 806 4434 215 28.435 1.858 158 0

15 14 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 12937 952 4360 338 29.544 1.884 157 0

16 15 GARTH BROOKS/Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance (Pearl) 11954 530 3852 184 25.481 1.494 155 0

20 16 SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) ✔ 11238 2232 3396 606 27.539 7.506 153 5

18 17 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 10962 860 3568 296 24.639 2.153 157 0

17 18 HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) 10857 29 3570 -16 23.763 0.678 155 0

19 19 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 9226 145 2986 90 18.639 0.574 154 1

21 20 CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR) 9170 303 3258 49 18.113 0.756 155 0

24 21 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 8887 872 2883 313 17.566 1.679 152 1

26 22 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) ✔ 8875 1718 2938 580 17.594 2.927 145 7

25 23 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 8381 663 2909 191 15.986 1.447 150 0

30 24 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 6987 506 2311 172 14.757 1.002 152 1

27 25 RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) 6918 237 2345 69 12.671 0.522 151 1

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

28 26 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) 6677 87 2465 2 13.503 0.129 146 0

29 27 MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA) 6645 96 2197 84 14.159 0.353 141 3

31 28 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 6541 188 2141 101 15.46 0.22 149 6

32 29 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 5641 405 1899 166 10.665 0.731 137 6

42 30 KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) ✔ 4972 1656 1469 438 11.031 3.964 115 18

33 31 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 4955 307 1627 91 7.843 0.65 123 4

35 32 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 4785 181 1646 85 7.915 0.336 134 4

37 33 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 4771 549 1446 189 9.585 1.171 110 9

39 34 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 4738 537 1570 194 9.57 1.191 135 11

36 35 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 4730 190 1557 76 9.472 0.33 110 4

34 36 RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) 4465 -182 1403 -15 7.551 -0.405 118 0

38 37 JAKE OWEN/If He Ain't Gonna Love You (RCA) 4097 -119 1305 -45 7.827 0.01 134 0

40 38 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 3984 89 1359 30 5.211 0.119 127 1

41 39 PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) 3863 5 1497 1 5.652 0.175 127 0

43 40 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 3269 -21 1124 2 4.31 -0.275 112 1

44 41 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 2997 131 934 29 5.114 0.301 108 2

42 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) ✔ 2918 2918 980 980 7.318 7.318 49 49

45 43 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 2572 19 864 20 4.457 0.053 97 0

47 44 HUNTER HAYES/Yesterday's Song (Atlantic/WMN) 2012 -101 716 -30 2.48 -0.217 83 0

49 45 SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) 2009 -8 706 14 1.814 0.044 108 4

50 46 DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (Dot) 1999 10 647 4 2.45 -0.08 86 2

48 47 TUCKER BEATHARD/Momma And Jesus (Dot) 1974 -45 741 16 2.397 0.079 99 3

48 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 1904 938 747 325 3.642 1.691 84 16

49 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 1682 55 639 17 2.608 0.121 79 0

50 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 1611 -39 609 -2 2.421 -0.071 64 3

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersBRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 980

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) 671

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 606

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 580

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 484

KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 438

MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 422

LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 386

KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 338

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 325

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersBRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 2918 ✔SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 2232 ✔LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) 1848 ✔LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 1718 ✔KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 1656 ✔JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 1436



KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 1045

BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista) 981

Activator Top Spin GainersSAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 210

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia Nash) 194


LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) 172

KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 161

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 155


JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 142



Activator Top Point GainersSAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 1098 ✔

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 1012 ✔

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) 823 ✔

KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 780 ✔

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 759 ✔


JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 695




Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 17544

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory) 13829

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE.../May We All (BMLGR) 12217

BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 11393

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) 8661

KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol/Capitol) 8533

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR) 7760

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) 7749

BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) 7633

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 7385

Country Aircheck Add leaders AddsBRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 49MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 30KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 18BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 16REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Valory/Nash Icon) 16KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 11ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 11FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 9LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 7BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 6DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 6LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 6

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Seth Ennis Mabelle (Arista)Ennis' debut EP contains four songs, all co-written by the Georgia native, including first single "Woke Up In Nashville." It was produced by Corey Crowder and the physical album (available only at Ennis' shows) contains a fifth song.

Moonshine Bandits Baptized In Bourbon (Backroad/Average Joes)The group's new album, which fuses country with rap, includes first single "I'm A HellRazor" and features guests Uncle Kracker, David Allan Coe, Colt Ford, Jelly Roll and The Lacs, among others.

Mar. 10Josh Turner Deep South (MCA)Marty Stuart Way Out West (Superlatone)Sunny Sweeney Trophy (Thirty Tigers)Various Nashville Soundtrack Season 5 – Vol. 1 (Big Machine)

Mar. 17Michael Tyler 317 (Reviver)Steve Moakler Steel Town (CN Records)Camille Rae Come Find Me (Break The Cycle Entertainment)

SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) Moves 45-45* 2,009 points, 706 spins 4 adds: KRYS, KTEX, WDXB, WOGK

DRAKE WHITE/Makin’ Me Look Good Again (Dot) Moves 50-46* 1,999 points, 647 spins 2 adds: KAWO, WDXB

TUCKER BEATHARD/Momma And Jesus (Dot) Moves 48-47* 1,974 points, 741 spins 3 adds: WCKT, WKIS, WKLB

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN) Debuts at 48* 1,904 points, 747 spins 16 adds including: KJUG, KKBQ*, KMLE, KRTY, KTEX, KWEN*, WAMZ, WAVW, WBUL, WEBG

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) Debuts at 49* 1,682 points, 639 spins; No adds

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) Debuts at 50* 1,611 points, 609 spins 3 adds: WKSJ, WSLC, WXBQ

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 1,506 points, 564 spins 1 add: WDXB

DREW BALDRIDGE f/E. WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) 1,393 pointsm 627 spins 1 add: KATC*

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 1,271 points, 371 spins 11 adds including: KDRK, KMLE, KNCI, KWNR, WAVW, WGTY, WKIS, WKSJ, WQHK, WTGE

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march 6LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution)AUBRIE SELLERS/Liar Liar (Atlantic/WEA)

march 13TRACE ADKINS/Watered Down (Wheelhouse)

march 20CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Dot)

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

1 1 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) 11644 -182 2332 -73 52 0

4 2 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 11162 639 2281 143 53 0

2 3 CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 11161 110 2327 29 53 0

3 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Today (Arista) 11033 118 2271 24 53 0

5 5 MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 10866 756 2206 184 53 0

9 6 LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) ✔ 9565 823 1917 172 53 0

7 7 ERIC CHURCH f/RHIANNON GIDDENS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville) 9551 472 1976 107 53 0

8 8 LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 9391 644 1903 133 53 0

10 9 JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 8168 451 1599 86 51 0

11 10 KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 7162 171 1441 56 52 0

14 11 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 7144 695 1469 142 52 0

13 12 KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End Of The World (Blue Chair/Columbia) 6824 359 1368 92 52 0

12 13 DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 6756 204 1348 58 53 0

15 14 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 6557 324 1319 65 50 0

6 15 DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 6189 -3287 1253 -691 44 0

17 16 HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) 5569 237 1112 48 47 0

16 17 GARTH BROOKS/Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance (Pearl) 5547 -78 1109 -5 50 0

18 18 CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR) 5398 217 1072 41 49 0

22 19 SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) ✔ 5042 1098 959 210 50 6

19 20 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 4947 505 961 112 50 0

20 21 MIRANDA LAMBERT/We Should Be Friends (RCA) 4291 -141 851 -15 52 0

21 22 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 4217 168 810 33 47 0

28 23 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) ✔ 3945 1012 787 194 50 6

24 24 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 3809 252 778 44 47 1

25 25 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 3635 234 716 46 48 1

26 26 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 3432 214 713 47 49 0

30 27 KEITH URBAN f/CARRIE UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) ✔ 3297 780 612 161 44 6

27 28 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 3248 124 631 30 47 0

29 29 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 3130 209 609 44 45 3

31 30 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 2368 29 434 1 38 0

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Chart Page 6February 27, 2017


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

37 31 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 2297 459 467 91 41 2

33 32 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 2290 173 393 30 33 2

32 33 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) 2253 -76 444 -16 37 0

39 34 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN) 2135 519 393 116 27 4

34 35 RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) 2080 -26 396 -5 37 1

36 36 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 2030 138 405 16 39 1

35 37 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 1945 50 327 10 24 1

8 38 JAKE OWEN/If He Ain't Gonna Love You (RCA) 1748 -25 335 -8 37 2

38 39 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 1182 50 242 11 23 1

40 40 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 1180 -113 256 -24 34 0

44 41 RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) 933 -13 184 -3 26 0

46 42 BRETT YOUNG/You Ain't Here To Kiss Me (BMLGR) 760 -50 76 -5 1 0

43 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) ✔ 759 759 155 155 17 11

49 44 PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) 693 50 145 9 26 0

54 45 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 684 170 84 28 4 3

50 46 THOMAS RHETT f/J. SPARKS/Playing With Fire (Valory) 670 40 67 4 1 0

51 47 HUNTER HAYES/Yesterday's Song (Atlantic/WMN) 648 33 105 5 14 0

47 48 LUKE COMBS/She Got The Best Of Me (River House) 630 -30 63 -3 1 0

53 49 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 590 19 72 6 3 0

57 50 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 543 133 103 26 12 2

51 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 540 330 54 33 1 0

55 52 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 490 20 49 2 1 0

53 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 480 333 81 52 8 7

54 CODY JOHNSON/With You I Am (Cojo) 472 3 111 0 7 0

59 55 KEITH WALKER/Me Too (---) 359 0 76 0 8 0

56 BRETT YOUNG/Memory Won't Let Me (BMLGR) 340 170 34 17 1 0

57 REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Valory/Nash Icon) 339 281 67 57 12 6

58 CHUCK WICKS/Whole Damn Thing (Blaster) 338 -9 69 -3 6 0

59 RYAN FOLLESE/One Thing Right (BMLGR) 330 20 33 2 1 0

60 CHRIS LANE/Let Me Love You (Big Loud) 320 40 32 4 1 0

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