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Inside The Interview Television journalist Charlie Rose said recently that a good interview is one where the guest is “engaged and real and revealing.” The absolute best, he said, were those where guests were “so in the moment that they went beyond where they ever imagined they might go.” WUSN/Chicago morning co-host and 2016 Country Radio Hall of Fame inductee Lisa Dent offers a similar definition for radio. “Good interviews get content that has never been aired before

and causes the guest to share something personal they never thought of sharing and that the world doesn’t know about them.” But how is that done? Country Aircheck attempted to find out. No Excuses: Comprehensive research comes first and it’s rarely lost on the guest. “It’s not helpful to ask questions like ‘where ya from’ or ‘what was your first single’ when you should know,” argues Rob Simbeck, who has interviewed artists as Bob Kingsley’s Nashville Bureau Chief for more than 20

years. “They want you to come in with respect for them and the work they put into their craft by knowing as much as possible; meters go off in their heads when you don’t.” The good news is that good information is relatively easy to find. “In the age of social media there is no excuse for any interviewer anywhere not to know as much about most artists as their mother knows,” Simbeck continues. “You may have to page back through mountains of social media, blogs or videos, but it’s there.” That’s not to say other media should be discounted; look everywhere and look for depth. “I look for print media interviews they’ve done because it seems like more is revealed in print,” Dent offers. Pay close attention to personal interests. “There’s a great Barbara Walters book I read in college,” recalls America’s Morning Show co-host Kelly Ford. “It basically argued that if you can get someone talking about themselves, you’re usually good.

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Hall Of Fame: RCA’s Miranda Lambert squeezes in a group photo backstage at the iHeartCountry Festival Saturday (4/30) in Austin with (l-r) iHeart’s Steve Geofferies, Jackie Tigue, Marc Chase, Tom Poleman and Meg Stevens.

iHeart Draws A Crowd A new captain, expanded offerings, a cautious marshal and potential homelessness were among the storylines at Saturday’s (4/30) iHeartCountry Festival in Austin. “This was a whole new level, obviously,” says format captain Rod Phillips, who was enjoying his first run through the event in his current role. “We’re proud of the team that puts this event together,” he tells Country Aircheck. “They do a nice job making it better every year, [but] watching it behind the scenes was even more impressive. They just don’t miss a beat. We get tremendous feedback from our label partners that this is one of the best-run shows out there. That wasn’t a surprise, but it’s cool to be a part of that experience and participating in all the things that go into making that happen.” As in its first two years, the show benefits from iHeart’s rotating stage and another top-shelf lineup: Florida Georgia Line, Chris Young, Zac Brown Band, Thomas Rhett, Brett Eldredge, Sam

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Hunt, Lee Brice, The Raging Idiots, Cole Swindell, Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert, in that order, performed short sets. The Idiots played two songs, ZBB topped out at seven. Notable moments included the debut of FGL’s “H.O.L.Y.”, Chris Young and Cassadee Pope on their new chart-topper, ZBB’s cover of Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy,” and Lee Brice and Jerrod Niemann rolling out “A Little More Love.” “The artists are so great at doing all the associated things from meeting with listeners to advertiser integrations,” Phillips says. “Even if there’s a question mark at management coming in, by the time they get here everybody is just in. They do what it takes to get it done and move on.” New this year and where Phillips was most involved was the Daytime Village on a plaza outside the Frank Erwin Center. Performing were Chris Lane, Maren Morris, Granger Smith, LoCash and the aforementioned Idiots. Opening at 3pm, the plaza featured food trucks, vendors, merch tents, a mechanical bull ride and sponsor activations

including Flonase, Aaron’s and Firestone. Within 30 minutes, the standing area in front of the stage was full. Fifteen minutes later, the call came over the radio that the Austin fire marshal was closing the plaza. From that point forward, hundreds formed in two lines hoping to get in as others exited, or gathered around the fence line to listen and watch. “You never know with a free show if people will come stand in the Austin sun to take it in,” says Phillips, who was relieved to only see one person pass out from the Texas heat and humidity. “There’s the concern you’re going to have 500 people and a lot of empty space. But we had a great up-and-coming lineup of artists and had to turn people away.” An expanded village is likely next year, but the question is where. The Frank Erwin Center is slated for demolition. “I’ve heard it’s eventually coming down,” Phillips says. “They’ve been doing construction around it for two years now, but we don’t have official word.” Backstage, speculation was that iHeart will have to find a new home in 2017. Wherever it’s held, the iHeartCountry Festival is now fully Phillips’ responsibility after the 2016 slate was put together by his predecessor, Clay Hunnicutt. “That starts immediately,” Phillips says. “In fact, [National Programming Platforms President] Tom Poleman and I have been talking about that since about midnight Saturday. What do we do next?” Certainly, the plan includes continued focus on the festival as a platform cornerstone. “A marquee event like this helps to build the iHeartCountry brand, but it’s only important if it helps the local stations build their image,” Phillips says. “That’s why we do it. It’s about being an iHeartCountry station meaning something, having something special to provide the listener. Otherwise, it’s just one show in one town.” Watch this year’s festival on AT&T’s Audience Network May 13 at 9pm ET. –Chuck Aly

Village Idiots: The Raging Idiots’ Bobby Bones (r) and Eddie Garcia with Natalie Stovall (l) and Lindsay Ell.

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KVOO/Tulsa's Greg Mozingo discusses his most influential music:1. Rod Stewart & Aerosmith: There are two concerts I attended because they were my wife Kim's favorite: Rod Stewart in Columbia SC in the '90s and Aerosmith in Memphis in 2002. She is a huge fan and both shows were absolutely fantastic. 2. Best of Eddie Rabbitt: Before

college I had very little exposure or a taste for country music. A Sigma Chi fraternity brother introduced me to his 8-track copy of Rabbitt's '70s hits. "Rocky Mountain Music" was the first song I ever played as a Country DJ on WLWI/Montgomery, AL in 1981. 3. Journey's Escape: I'm a big fan of the band. I recall buying Escape on vinyl in the summer of 1981. Then later, on cassette, CD, and i-Tunes. The icing on the cake was when "Don’t Stop Believing" from that album was used in the final Sopranos episode. Sweet.4. Randy Travis' Storms of Life: In my opinion, the Neo-Traditional movement led by Randy was a big deal for Country radio and set up the country boom of the '90s and a stretch of time in radio that was very fun to be a part of. 5. Fleetwood Mac's Rumours: The soundtrack of my high school years. It seems like they were on the radio all the time. And of course Stevie Nicks with her skirts, shawls and platform boots was way cool – and hot. • A highly regarded song or album you've never heard: The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. • "Important" music you just don't get: David Bowie's Life on Mars.• An album you played incessantly: Eagles Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975).• Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Kenny Chesney's "Tin Man." A great song and performance that was released twice but never a hit. The first time, Kenny was unknown, and the second time was during the "pop country" boom. A traditional sound that might work now.• Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: I own every album by the Carpenters.

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Chart Chat Congrats to Chris Young, Cassadee Pope, Keith Gale, Matthew Hargis and the RCA and Republic Nashville promotion departments on scoring this week’s No. 1 with “Think Of You.” The song is the second chart-topper from Young’s I’m Comin’ Over album, and Pope’s first No. 1. Extra kudos to Hargis and the gang, who may have problems, but 99 aren’t one. Florida Georgia Line’s “H.O.L.Y.” registered that many adds today, topping this week’s board.

News & Notes Accountant/controller JoAnn Johnson has joined Beasley/Las Vegas as Business Mgr. Reach her here. Producer/songwriter Jason Deere has signed an exclusive songwriting agreement with Million Midnights Music. Carl Geisler’s daily, two-minute syndicated feature Today In Country Music History is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. The program airs on 25 stations. More here.

Artist News Charley Pride will celebrate his 50th anniversary in the business with a tour that kicks off April 30 in Albuquerque, NM. See the dates here. Darryl Worley is set to host this year’s Waddell & Reed 2016 charity golf tournament benefiting Christmas 4 Kids May 6 at Nashville’s Hermitage Golf Course. More here. Colt Ford will headline the inaugural Nashville Bike Week, a 10-day motorcycle rally and festival at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch and Camp Grounds Sept. 14-24, 2017 in Hurricane Mills, TN. More info here. Mark Chesnutt has signed with Webster Public Relations for publicity representation.

The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage at countryaircheck.com.• Cumulus’ American Country Countdown Awards aired on FOX-TV. (5/2)• iHeartMedia/Phoenix’s Paul Kelley was promoted to Area SVP/Programming for the Arizona region. (5/2)

Chris Young and Cassadee Pope

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Find out what turns somebody’s crank, what excites them, and the interview almost takes care of itself.” (Find Walters’ book here).

Not prepping is the other option. “There are radio people who pride themselves on going in not knowing anything,” Simbeck concedes. “’My thing,’ they’ll say, ‘is to go in fresh like my listener would and learn as I go.’ And those invariably are the absolute worst possible interviews.” Comfy Counts: Larry King received a note from Frank Sinatra after a rare and revealing interview with the singer that read, “You make the camera disappear.” “When

the interview subject has confidence in the interviewer, they’ll go anywhere with them,” King has said of their conversation. The importance of putting guests at ease can’t be overlooked. Enter a little interview radio foreplay. “I’ve seen Bob do this,”

Simbeck recalls. “We had an album release special on George Strait coming up and had a lot of time with him. They talked horses for the first 10 or 15 minutes. It was just Bob’s way of making sure George was in the groove. There are people like George and Alan [Jackson] who are great about getting information out, but who you really have to work with as interview subjects. You need to engage them.” To that end, “authentic and genuine always wins,” Ford promises. “That’s not to say you should walk in before the interview and say, ‘Look, I didn’t have a lot of time and I don’t know anything about you.’ That’s insulting. Approach it like you’ve just sat down with them at a coffee shop or bar. It’s just about finding common ground and getting people to trust you. Maybe it’s taking a shot or telling a joke – just genuine human interaction.” “I want them to get into a cadence of conversation,” Dent adds. “I knew in a recent interview, for example, that Martina McBride was really comfortable when she said, ‘Well shit, Lisa!’ If you can get them to forget they’re on the air and to think they’re just talking to you like they’re a friend, then you’ve got it!” Specifically Authentic: Friends listen. “If you’re listening, you’ll hear something that sparks the follow-up question that’s so important,” Ford says. “A lot of people make the mistake of not asking questions at all, but leading their guests through [the guest’s] own story, which doesn’t leave much for them to say in response. It’s more of a ‘I did all my research and this is what I know about you.’ It throws them off.” Specificity is key. “That’s what sparks stories in interviews,” Simbeck argues. “Things like knowing their kids’ names and that

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• AMG/San Luis Obispo, CA’s Pepper Daniels was named Dir./Country & News/Talk Programming for that cluster and Santa Maria, CA. (4/29)• Mapleton KDRK/Spokane MD/morning co-host Jamie Patrick was promoted to Asst. OM of the cluster. (4/29)• Nielsen Audio released Winter 2016 diary ratings. (4/25-29)• Former iHeartMedia WFUS/Tampa APD Ryan Nelson returned as APD/afternoon personality and PD of the company›s WCTQ/Sarasota, FL. (4/28)• The CRS Agenda Committee added 10 new members. (4/27)• City of Hope will honor industry veteran Bruce Hinton. (4/26).

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they just had a birthday. Then you can ask about the birthday party, for example.” General topics can solicit interesting content, but the questions have to be framed properly. “Maybe you found out that they liked a certain artist as a kid,” Simbeck continues. “You might ask which album or when they would put it on. Was it when they were happy? Sad? In the truck? What? The more specific you get, the better chance you have of sparking something in them.” Dent has basically benchmarked the approach. “I started something called Lisa’s Last Question,” she explains. “I’ll ask, ‘What’s the last thing you bought your mom that cost over $5,000?’ They know the answer to that. Then you get an answer that gives you questions two, three and four.” Be authentic, Ford contends. “I assume other country fans are like I am,” she says. “Sometimes we want to hear an artist’s take on things we’re talking about with our friends. I almost want to hear every artists’ take on the presidential campaign right now. I’m not looking for a big, long opinion, but what do they think? That’s how you get a feel for who someone is and that makes you want to root for them.” To Tape or Not to Tape: That is the question. PPM has changed the game in many respects, but air talent still have their preferences. “I love live,” Ford insists. “If I can overthink something, I will, and I’ll re-do it over and over again if I’m able. Live is do or die, so there’s extra incentive for both the artist and myself to do a good job. Subconsciously they’re thinking what I’m thinking: We’re jumping out of the plane, so we’d better pull the parachute. Unfortunately, radio doesn’t quite lend itself to live anymore.” Dent is all about that tape – no rip cord. “I like tape simply because I want it to be great,” she says. “And I want to keep it quick. I’m only going to air three minutes of an interview, so it better be the three best minutes. That said, we recently had Eric

Fix This: Big Loud’s Chris Lane at the iHeartCountry Festival’s Daytime Village. Pictured (l-r) are the label’s Clay Hunnicutt, iHeart’s Marissa Morris, Lane, iHeart’s Tom Poleman and Big Loud’s Seth England.

Paslay in studio and it was live and fabulous.” Stay Tuned: Find out how “fabulous” next week as Country Aircheck explores the Paslay example and others. Plus, two leading Country radio consultants share their own tips and tricks and detail what it means for an interview to be radio ready. In the meantime, hear insight from Larry King here and Charlie Rose here. Reach Simbeck here, Dent here and Ford here. –Russ Penuell

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I Feel Good Today: Valory’s Thomas Rhett pulls a crew in close backstage in Austin. Pictured (l-r) are the label’s George Briner, G-Major’s Virginia Davis, iHeart’s Mason and Alabama, Rhett, iHeart’s Remy, BMLG’s Scott Borchetta and iHeart’s Gregg Swedberg.

Line Dance: Premiere’s Alissa Pollack (c) backstage with (l-r) her husband Robert Kennedy, Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard and Premiere’s Robin Rhodes.

Closer Closer: Atlantic/WMN’s Brett Eldredge with the label team backstage in Austin. Pictured (l-r) are Chad Schultz, Katie Bright, Kristen Williams, Eldredge and Peter Strickland.

I Love This Line: iHeart’s Rod Phillips, LoCash’s Preston Brust, Reviver’s Gator Michaels, iHeart’s Tom Poleman, LoCash’s Chris Lucas and the label’s David Ross backstage at the Daytime Village.

Parton Me: Capitol’s Keith Urban (r) with Premiere/CMT’s Cody Alan in Austin.

Mine’s Cooler Than Yours: The Bobby Bones Show’s Lunchbox astride choice backstage transportation.

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Here are Winter 2016 (12/31-3/23) Nielsen Audio diary ratings results from April 18-22, listed alphabetically by market. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Non-subscribing stations in published markets are excluded.

Winter Diary Scoreboard

12+ Share Last BookStation/City 12+ Share Last BookStation/City12+ Share Winter 2016

Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station best in that statistic.

WQMX/Akron 6.9 (1) 8.0 (1) WCKN/Charleston, SC 3.0 (12t) 4.9 (5) WEZL/Charleston, SC 4.4 (7) 4.3 (8) WIWF/Charleston, SC 3.7 (9) 2.3 (13) WOGT/Chattanooga, TN 0.9 (14) 2.4 (11t) WUSY/Chattanooga, TN 11.2 (1) 12.1 (1) WUUQ/Chattanooga, TN 5.5 (6) 3.0 (9) KATC/Colorado Springs 5.0 (3t) 4.2 (7t) WCOS/Columbia, SC 6.9 (3) 5.5 (4) WOMG/Columbia, SC 1.2 (12) 1.0 (12) KJJY/Des Moines^ 3.6 (10) 4.9 (7) KHKI/Des Moines^ 5.6 (5) 5.6 (5) WRNS/Greenville, NC^ 9.0 (2) 8.1 (3) WQSL/Greenville, NC^ 2.2 (7) 2.0 (7t) WDRM/Huntsville, AL 10.5 (1) 12.3 (1) WJXN/Jackson, MS 2.6 (10) 2.3 (10) WUSJ/Jackson, MS 7.1 (5) 4.7 (6) WMSI/Jackson, MS 4.8 (6) 4.3 (7) KHLR/Little Rock 2.4 (13) 1.6 (13) KSSN/Little Rock^ 7.2 (3) 6.1 (5)

KMJX/Little Rock^+ 5.2 (8) 7.2 (4) WWQM/Madison 4.7 (6) 6.0 (5) WMAD/Madison 3.2 (9) 2.9 (10t) WKSJ/Mobile 6.5 (4) 8.1 (3) KTOM/Monterey 3.6 (6) 2.9 (8) KYZZ/Monterey 1.2 (14) 0.6 (15t) KRMD/Shreveport, LA 3.1 (9t) 4.3 (3) KDRK/Spokane 5.0 (5t) 3.5 (9t) KIIX/Spokane 2.6 (14) 1.7 (14) KXLY/Spokane 6.0 (2) 4.8 (5) WRNX/Springfield, MA 4.3 (4) 4.7 (4) WBBS/Syracuse 9.9 (1) 10.8 (1) WOLF/Syracuse 3.7 (7) 1.8 (11) WCKY/Toledo 1.8 (11) 1.0 (11t) WKKO/Toledo^ 8.3 (2) 9.5 (1) WMIM/Toledo^ 0.7 (13t) 0.5 (14) KFDI/Wichita^ 9.4 (1) 8.5 (1) KFTI-AM/Wichita^+ 1.3 (17) 1.1 (16) KVWF/Wichita 2.6 (13t) 4.2 (9t) KZSN/Wichita 5.4 (4t) 5.6 (4)

12+ Share Winter 2016

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

3 1 C. YOUNG & C. POPE/Think Of You (RCA/Republic Nashville) ✔ 28420 2391 8820 841 61.254 5.33 158 0

2 2 DIERKS BENTLEY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol) 27492 1424 8550 365 59.465 2.723 158 0

4 3 OLD DOMINION/Snapback (RCA) 25672 1224 8033 406 55.418 3.022 158 0

6 4 DUSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow) 23188 814 7209 292 51.384 2.735 157 0

1 5 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Confession (Republic Nashville) 20918 -6621 6426 -2148 43.499 -15.529 157 0

8 6 BLAKE SHELTON/Came Here To Forget (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 20775 2328 6448 759 44.561 4.072 158 0

7 7 TIM MCGRAW/Humble And Kind (Big Machine) 20319 728 6309 216 45.381 2.117 158 0

5 8 RASCAL FLATTS/I Like The Sound Of That (Big Machine) 18737 -4223 5753 -1407 39.554 -8.631 158 0

10 9 LUKE BRYAN/Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin'... (Capitol) 18616 1120 5719 331 42.562 2.723 158 0

11 10 THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory) 18400 1197 5759 392 39.828 2.404 158 0

14 11 MAREN MORRIS/My Church (Columbia) 17663 616 5542 163 38.12 1.116 158 0

15 12 KENNY CHESNEY/Noise (Blue Chair/Columbia) 15934 718 4884 283 35.237 1.51 158 0

9 13 LEE BRICE/That Don't Sound Like You (Curb) 15731 -1801 4901 -551 34.492 -2.533 157 0

17 14 KEITH URBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol) ✔ 15160 2205 4663 718 32.66 6.235 157 1

16 15 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 14203 528 4593 132 29.485 1.466 158 0

18 16 ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville) 11940 1342 3846 421 25.303 2.01 158 1

19 17 CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) 11238 832 3486 263 23.71 1.746 151 0

22 18 JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow) 10956 1498 3461 489 24.238 3.332 157 3

20 19 FRANKIE BALLARD/It All Started With A Beer (Warner Bros./WAR) 10325 405 3363 145 20.833 1.533 158 0

23 20 JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA) 9890 740 3112 279 21.529 1.4 152 0

29 21 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista) ✔ 9864 2493 3033 723 19.734 5.795 158 5

21 22 DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA) 9816 267 3169 110 19.585 1.232 156 1

24 23 JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory) 8842 355 2805 104 18.098 0.243 153 1

27 24 DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR) 8443 530 2566 152 16.72 1.11 155 1

25 25 CANAAN SMITH/Hole In A Bottle (Mercury) 8408 166 2589 38 16.629 0.176 146 0

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

26 26 KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA) 8360 243 2517 82 15.965 0.172 151 2

30 27 TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot) 6859 605 2306 237 12.484 0.603 111 6

32 28 SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 6251 1121 1879 337 11.671 1.943 142 17

31 29 BIG & RICH f/TIM MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution) 5685 265 1814 75 10.298 0.988 138 1

35 30 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 5469 846 1882 326 10.28 0.876 118 4

28 31 CHRIS STAPLETON/Nobody To Blame (Mercury) 5381 -2418 1779 -826 13.086 -5.398 158 0

33 32 JENNIFER NETTLES/Unlove You (Big Machine) 5078 238 1530 85 9.439 0.945 138 3

37 33 KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 5007 812 1498 223 8.65 1.676 130 11

34 34 ERIC PASLAY/High Class (EMI Nashville) 4915 84 1623 39 7.171 -0.011 135 0

36 35 DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot) 4907 448 1594 139 7.213 0.52 130 2

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville) ✔ 4180 4180 1365 1365 10.703 10.703 99 99

39 37 BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) 3624 545 1128 146 6.288 1.052 116 7

ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot) 3401 1369 1000 448 6.412 2.259 109 26

38 39 CAM/Mayday (Arista) 3285 29 1060 20 5.004 0.124 119 2

KANE BROWN/Used To Love You Sober (RCA) 3147 244 960 70 4.698 0.285 101 10

49 41 BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (Republic Nashville) 2909 1128 766 256 4.738 2.502 73 5

41 42 JORDAN RAGER w/JASON ALDEAN/Southern Boy (Broken Bow) 2855 53 933 -18 4.192 0.097 103 2

43 43 LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 2821 458 815 93 4.769 1.019 90 4

42 44 TRACE ADKINS/Jesus And Jones (Wheelhouse) 2767 336 912 84 3.552 0.557 91 0

44 45 BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville) 2368 106 748 57 3.605 0.12 90 2

45 46 BRANDY CLARK/Girl Next Door (Warner Bros./WMN) 2297 95 702 30 3.294 0.174 80 1

46 47 HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) 2206 9 615 22 3.289 0.167 73 2

48 48 GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) 2080 120 688 57 2.619 0.268 87 2

50 49 RANDY HOUSER/Song Number 7 (Stoney Creek) 1701 79 576 15 2.075 -0.075 83 2

50 DREW BALDRIDGE/Dance With Ya (Cold River) 1532 112 620 44 1.742 0.14 72 2Debut

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersFLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville) 1365

C. YOUNG & C. POPE/Think Of You (RCA/Republic Nashville) 841

BLAKE SHELTON/Came Here To Forget (Warner Bros./WMN) 759

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista) 723

KEITH URBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol) 718

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow) 489

ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot) 448

ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville) 421

OLD DOMINION/Snapback (RCA) 406

THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory) 392

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersFLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville) 4180 ✔CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista) 2493 ✔C. YOUNG & C. POPE/Think Of You (RCA/Republic Nashville) 2391 ✔BLAKE SHELTON/Came Here To Forget (Warner Bros./WMN) 2328 ✔KEITH URBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol) 2205 ✔JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow) 1498

DIERKS BENTLEY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol) 1424

ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot) 1369

ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville) 1342

OLD DOMINION/Snapback (RCA) 1224

Activator Top Spin GainersCARRIE UNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista) 249

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville) 240

BLAKE SHELTON/Came Here To Forget (Warner Bros./WMN) 202

LUKE BRYAN/Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin'... (Capitol) 190

DUSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow) 187

KEITH URBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol) 173

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow) 168

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 118

THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory) 118

KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 115

Activator Top Point GainersFLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville) 1226 ✔

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista) 1106 ✔

KEITH URBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol) 909 ✔

BLAKE SHELTON/Came Here To Forget (Warner Bros./WMN) 908 ✔

DUSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow) 875 ✔

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow) 844

LUKE BRYAN/Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin'... (Capitol) 781

KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 690

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 612

ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville) 560

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

COLE SWINDELL/You Should Be Here (Warner Bros./WMN) 14856

THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (BMLG/Republic) 12157

CHASE BRYANT/Little Bit Of You (Red Bow) 11534

BRETT ELDREDGE/Drunk On Your Love (Atlantic/WMN) 9761

GRANGER SMITH/Backroad Song (Wheelhouse) 9411

LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver) 9049

ZAC BROWN BAND/Beautiful Drug (SG/Varvatos/Dot) 8691

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Heartbeat (19/Arista) 8667

BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 8085

LUKE BRYAN f/KAREN FAIRCHILD/Home Alone... (Capitol) 7080

Country Aircheck Add Leaders AddsFLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville) 99CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury) 57CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR) 30PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) 29ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot) 26SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 17KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 11KANE BROWN/Used To Love You Sober (RCA) 10BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) 7JERROD NIEMANN & LEE BRICE/A Little More Love (Curb) 6MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 6TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot) 6

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Keith Urban Ripcord (Capitol)Urban’s eighth studio album features current single “Wasted Time” and previous hits “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” and “Break On Me” along with special guests Carrie Underwood

(“The Fighter”) and Pitbull (“Sun Don’t Let Me Down”).

Cole Swindell You Should Be Here (Warner Bros./WMN)The follow-up to Swindell’s platinum debut album includes the title cut/current single and was produced by Michael Carter. Other songs on the

12-track project include “Flatliner,” “Stay Downtown” and “No Can Left Behind.”

Mary Chapin Carpenter The Things That We Are Made Of (Lambent Light)Carpenter returns with an 11-song album produced by Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson) and including “The Blue Distance,”

“What It Means To Travel” and “Map Of My Heart.”

Cyndi Lauper Detour (Sire)Lauper’s Tony Brown-produced album features her takes on classics “Walkin’ After Midnight” and current single “Funnel Of Love,” plus guests Emmylou Harris, Jewel, Alison Krauss and a duet

with Vince Gill (“You’re The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly”).

Ryan Beaver Rx (St. Beaver/Parallel)Beaver co-produced the album with Jeremy Spillman and Ryan Tyndell and it includes single “Dark” plus “Rum And Roses” and “If I Had A Horse.”

Sammy Arriaga Banjos N’ Bongos (Latium)The Cuban country singer’s debut EP was produced by Lalo Guzman and features six songs including current single “Cold In Miami,” “Margarita Talk” and “Lifeguard Stand.”

BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville) Moved 44-45* 2,368 points, 748 spins 2 adds: KSD, WHKO*

BRANDY CLARK/Girl Next Door (Warner Bros./WMN Moved 45-46* 2,297 points, 702 spins 1 add: WKLB

HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) Moves 46-47* 2,206 points, 615 spins 2 adds: KRYS, WYRK

GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) Remains at 48* 2,080 points, 688 spins 2 adds: KATC,* KSCS*

RANDY HOUSER/Song Number 7 (Stoney Creek) Moves 50-49* 1,701 points, 576 spins 2 adds: KDRK, WKXC

DREW BALDRIDGE/Dance With Ya (Cold River) Moves 51-50* 1,532 points, 620 spins 2 adds: WBCT, WCKN

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITYC H E C K O U T 5 / 6

May 9HILLARY SCOTT & THE SCOTT FAMILY/Thy Will (EMI Nashville)

May 16FAREWELL ANGELINA/Shotgun Summer (Dreamlined/in2une)MADDIE & TAE/Sierra (Dot)CRAIG MORGAN/I’ll Be Home Soon (Black River)

May 23None Listed

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

1 1 C. YOUNG & C. POPE/Think Of You (RCA/Republic Nashville) 12120 258 2502 63 53 0

2 2 DIERKS BENTLEY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol) 11987 411 2485 64 54 0

3 3 OLD DOMINION/Snapback (RCA) 10920 283 2313 58 54 0

5 4 TIM MCGRAW/Humble And Kind (Big Machine) 10517 73 2193 30 54 0

6 5 BLAKE SHELTON/Came Here To Forget (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 9604 908 2022 202 54 0

7 6 DUSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow) ✔ 9398 875 1978 187 53 0

9 7 LUKE BRYAN/Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin'... (Capitol) 8998 781 1893 190 54 0

11 8 THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory) 8585 473 1784 118 54 0

4 9 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Confession (Republic Nashville) 8406 -2133 1783 -460 46 0

12 10 MAREN MORRIS/My Church (Columbia) 8078 214 1703 37 54 0

13 11 KENNY CHESNEY/Noise (Blue Chair/Columbia) 7289 264 1522 56 53 0

14 12 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 6888 -41 1394 8 52 0

15 13 KEITH URBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol) ✔ 6870 909 1408 173 54 1

8 14 LEE BRICE/That Don't Sound Like You (Curb) 6847 -1427 1384 -306 47 0

17 15 ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville) 6223 560 1326 109 53 0

18 16 FRANKIE BALLARD/It All Started With A Beer (Warner Bros./WAR) 5387 219 1086 41 51 1

20 17 JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA) 5216 237 1064 62 54 2

19 18 CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) 5182 88 1042 22 48 0

23 19 JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow) 5166 844 1113 168 53 0

24 20 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista) ✔ 4863 1106 1018 249 53 4

21 21 JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory) 4695 84 975 24 54 1

22 22 DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA) 4563 88 960 24 47 2

25 23 DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR) 3831 186 793 33 50 2

26 24 CANAAN SMITH/Hole In A Bottle (Mercury) 2977 23 622 5 45 2

28 25 TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot) 2911 512 566 92 43 3

27 26 KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA) 2902 198 609 49 44 5

29 27 KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 2725 690 578 115 50 6

33 28 SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 2305 612 499 118 40 10

37 29 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 1885 531 400 106 37 7

34 30 BIG & RICH f/TIM MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution) 1817 129 397 25 36 2

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

35 31 DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot) 1792 251 375 51 38 6

30 32 CAM/Mayday (Arista) 1787 -84 352 -8 36 2

31 33 JENNIFER NETTLES/Unlove You (Big Machine) 1766 -10 341 6 35 0

32 34 ERIC PASLAY/High Class (EMI Nashville) 1618 -96 345 -11 41 0

39 35 ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot) 1567 469 343 100 33 4

38 36 BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville) 1473 206 243 34 26 1

36 37 KANE BROWN/Used To Love You Sober (RCA) 1347 -74 249 -7 30 0

38 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (Republic Nashville) ✔ 1226 1226 240 240 21 19

41 39 BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) 1164 116 243 19 23 0

40 40 GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) 1104 32 254 8 21 1

41 LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 959 20 201 4 20 1

45 42 BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (Republic Nashville) 809 173 126 34 20 6

47 43 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Reckless (Nash Icon) 799 191 170 36 17 0

42 44 OLIVIA LANE/Make My Own Sunshine (Big Spark) 759 4 157 3 16 1

43 45 TRACE ADKINS/Jesus And Jones (Wheelhouse) 742 75 154 15 20 1

44 46 CHRIS STAPLETON/Fire Away (Mercury) 627 -30 64 -3 3 0

46 47 ERIC CHURCH/Three Year Old (EMI Nashville) 620 10 62 1 1 0

48 48 JORDAN RAGER w/JASON ALDEAN/Southern Boy (Broken Bow) 612 14 122 4 11 0

51 49 AARON WATSON/Bluebonnets (Big/Thirty Tigers) 591 72 149 15 14 1

50 50 JANA KRAMER/Said No One Ever (Elektra/WAR) 580 60 96 6 5 1

49 51 RANDY HOUSER/Song Number 7 (Stoney Creek) 575 -21 125 -3 15 1

54 52 STEVE MOAKLER/Suitcase (Creative Nation) 550 100 55 10 1 0

53 CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury) 525 419 100 80 10 9

52 54 CLARE DUNN/Tuxedo (MCA) 523 17 85 7 13 0

53 55 JOSH ABBOTT BAND w/C. PEARCE/Wasn't That Drunk (PDT/1608) 511 31 84 13 5 0

55 56 BRANDY CLARK/Girl Next Door (Warner Bros./WMN) 447 37 71 8 10 1

58 57 MAREN MORRIS/80's Mercedes (Columbia) 430 80 43 8 1 0

56 58 MARGO PRICE/Four Years Of Chances (Third Man) 400 0 40 0 1 0

59 59 OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 390 40 39 4 1 0

57 60 BRIAN COLLINS/Healing Highway (Blue Light) 384 26 74 7 10 0

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