Cornbread Talks Retirement Quitting at the height of success seems foreign to most radio folks, which is why so many were surprised by last summer’s revelation that Hubbard WIL/St. Louis morning man Cornbread was retiring (CAT 8/18). He had a successful 11-year tenure with the station and is arguably one of the industry’s most unique and creative talents. In this Country Aircheck exclusive, he explains his decision and hints at his future. You had a particularly good run in St. Louis, so why end it? I’m just ready for a little bit of rest and time with family. The loyalty of the fan base has been beautiful and the city has been so good to me. Sometimes you just want to readjust your life and check things off a bucket list – do some skydiving, go Rocky Mountain climbing and find a bull named Fu Manchu like Tim McGraw did in the song. It really is no more and no less than that. I’d given them notice a while back and they kept going, “C’mon, sign up for five more years.” And I was like, “Five more years?” But I gave them plenty of time to find a show and the split was amicable. So you’re not done with radio? We had literally just gotten done with the final show and were in this limousine coming back. I was feeling good and somebody called and said, “Are you ready to come back?” Come on man! Let me sleep in until seven or eight o’clock for at least a little while. What the future is going to bring I don’t know. If there’s some-thing exciting out there with an energetic staff who want to do it right, likes to do big things and are willing to promote and make beautiful radio, that could be in my future. But right now I’m en-joying putting my six-year-old little girl on the bus. We watch some cartoons together in the morning, share some juice in the sippy cup and put her on the bus. It makes me happy. What was the goal when you started? We went from Temple, TX to Tyler to Wichita with two or three years in each place. I was going to do my three years here, but found the girl of my dreams and (continued on page 11)

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Country By The Tail They may have a new promotion team with familiar faces, but what is Thirty Tigers? For starters, the name is taken from the Dr. Seuss book I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! “It sounded mysterious and very can-do,” says President/Co-Founder David Macias of the moniker for his 14-year-old company. Piercing the mystery is a recent No. 1 album debut with Aaron Watson and a string of successful launches the quietly successful label is now banking on finishing in a big way. “We are essentially a label with a different business model,” says Macias, whose career in the record business includes a long tenure at Arista/Nashville. Distributed by Sony RED, the company has worked with artists as diverse as Will Hoge, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Jason Isbell and Lucinda Williams.

In The Key Of Awesome: RCA staff and artists help Chris Young celebrate a BMI Million Air award for his “Aw Naw” during the Key West Songwriters Festival last week. Pictured (l-r) are Matt Galvin, Dan Nelson, Josh Easler, Keith Gale, Josh Dorr, Young, Parker Fowler, David “Bubba” Berry, Liz Sledge and Larry Santiago.

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“RED loves the idea of being in business with Lucinda, but it’s untenable for them to do individual contracts with a multitude of artists,” Macias says. “We can aggregate those artists and are a big enough business to be great advocates for them. It works well for both parties.” Artists own their masters and can earn 70% of revenue. “We recoup our expenses, of course,” Macias says. “But an Americana act who sells 150,000 records can net $650,000. That changes lives when artists can buy homes, raise families and have insur-ance. So it’s beneficial for the artist, most of whom stay with us.” Operationally, Thirty Tigers looks much like any other label, with each release having a project manager to interact with sales, digital, social media, marketing and other departments. Publicity is outsourced while Americana, Triple A and non-commercial pro-motion has been handled in-house for years with much success. And that’s where Country comes in. Macias has worked with veteran promot-er Pamela Newman on a project basis, beginning with the Eli Young Band’s 2005 release Level. Macias calls it a good example of “hitting our limitation. Pam lit a fire that turned into a real conflagration at radio, but we weren’t in a position to carry it further. They are a band that’s capable of having big hits and they needed the infrastructure to support that.” More recently, the scenario has replicated with Chase Rice and Old Dominion. Rice’s single scanned 42,000 copies in its first week. “A lot of touring and social media work had been done in the years before we came on board,” Macias says. “We jumped in and added fuel to the fire and were able to help fund that be-cause with $14 million in billing last year, we have the risk capital when it makes sense.” Promotion was handled by RPM initially and then Columbia. “We had a top 5 hit, sold a ton of records and generated a lot of Spotify streams,” Macias says. “Chase keeps the majority of the revenue and has done incredibly well. It’s been a great experience for all concerned.” As for Old Dominion, Thirty Tigers responded to early buzz on SiriusXM’s The Highway by targeting terrestrial radio. “As is my M.O., because I’m just one person if I’m going to go after something it’s going to be big stations in big markets,” Newman says. Adds Macias, “As it has with her in the past, it grew into getting legit airplay at legit stations. I totally understand the guys’ decision [to sign with RCA], but it made us reconciled not to let that happen anymore. “By nature, I’m a competitive guy,” he continues. “It’s not in my nature to not finish. Plus, it’s not a good look for us. We don’t want to be, ‘Oh, they’re great guys and helped us get started.’ We have finished the job in other genres; we’re now going to do it in country.” With Newman as VP/Promotion & Artist Development, the company has fielded regionals Ken Rush, Denise Roberts and Stephanie O’Donnell. “Regions are, generally speaking, wherever you can get something done,” Newman says. The plan is to work three artists at Country radio – the aforementioned Watson, Love And Theft and Granger Smith. “I can’t say we will never have a baby band that we’re starting from scratch, but I’ve always felt strongly that when I come to you at radio I’m not going to ask you to start at the beginning and do the hard stuff,” Newman says. “When I call, we are already going to have a story happening – a touring base, record sales and social followings.” Macias echoes, “We place a big emphasis on marketing around narrative. We may have surprised some people with Aaron’s No. 1 album debut, but that was eight months in the making. We also believe having an amazing team – management, booking – is a point of differentiation. Same with the music. Pam and I take it as a

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good thing when something isn’t right down middle of road.” Now, Thirty Tigers just wants to follow those on-ramp success-es all the way onto the freeway. “As a company, the revenue is there,” Newman says. “We’ve gotten several projects to the point where it was a no brainer to go further and invest. Now, if we see those signs that a record is reacting, we can feed a little more into it.” Macias adds, “Or a lot.” Reach Newman here and Macias here. –Chuck Aly

Chart Chat Congrats to Keith Urban, Eric Church, Royce Risser, Shane Allen and the Cap-itol promotion staff on scoring this week’s No. 1 with Urban’s “Raise ‘Em Up,” featuring Church. The song is the fourth chart-topper from his current album Fuse. And kudos to Keith Gale and team RCA on landing 36 adds for Old Dominion’s “Break Up With Him,” which tops this week’s board.

News & Notes LKCM KKAJ/Ardmore, OK has added Westwood One’s Teri Landreth in a 90-second daily entertainment report and as an additional imaging voice. Stoney Creek’s Parmalee are sharing personalized Spotify playlists each week in May and revealing fun facts about them-selves for fans who call (615) 645-1020. Fans can also enter to win a custom “parMAYlee-fied” iPhone 6 here. Streamsound’s Austin Webb has teamed with Bob Tomes Ford in McKinney, TX for an upcoming ad campaign that features Webb and his “All Country On You.” decibel’s Ray Scott has partnered with Team Cocktail to create a personal line of signature swag which includes apparel, adult beverage accessories and specialty home décor items. See the Ray Scott Collection here. Trace Adkins, Thompson Square, Craig Morgan, Joe Nichols, Parmalee, Blackjack Billy, Charlie Worsham, Lindsay Ell and James Wesley are among the performers on the Country Cruising cruise Oct. 23-30. Neal McCoy will host. More here. Crystal Gayle has joined the lineup of the Concert for Love and Acceptance June 12 at Nashville’s City Winery, supporting LGBT acceptance. Ty Herndon hosts. More here.

Summit Media WKHK/Richmond PD Buddy Van Arsdale discusses his most influential music:1. Tina Turner/What’s Love Got To Do With It: I was working in the Quad Cities, Iowa and Illinois when this song came out. I was hooked at the intro. I kept thinking, “I know that voice.” When I found it was Tina Turner I headed to the nearest place where I could buy the album.2. B.B. King and Creedence Clear-water Revival, Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis: It was my first concert and I went

with friends from high school. We came for Creedence, but B.B. King was the best. Those blues songs just hit home. I worried the concert would be raided because people were smoking pot. My friends told me to “just relax and take a toke.”3. Glen Campbell, Davenport, Iowa, 1984: Even with only a few hundred people in the audience, he performed like it was a full house in Las Vegas. It was one of the best concerts I have ever seen. And I got to meet him afterwards.4. Dreamgirls on Broadway, New York City: It was my first visit to New York and the girl I was dating surprised with me with tickets. I was floored by the intimacy of the venue and the performances were so incredible – especially Jennifer Holliday.5. George Strait, Richmond Coliseum: Not a lot of theatrics, but from the first song until the last I was thorough-ly entertained and singing every line. As close as I was to the stage, I’m surprised I didn’t throw him off because I can’t sing worth a sh**!•An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill. It’s like fingernails on a chalkboard.•An album you played incessantly: Santana’s Abraxus. There’s something about Latin beats set to rock and those great guitar licks from Carlos Santana.•Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Ty Herndon’s “Right About Now.” It did well when we played it on WSM-FM in Nashville, but it never did much beyond that. It is one my favorite songs on my iPod. •Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: The Bee Gees. But every time I hear “How Deep Is Your Love” or “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart,” I’m busted.

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Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis of IRS/Nashville’s Striking Matches put an industry spin on the artist interview: SZ: I grew up listening to WXTU in Philly. A lot of people don’t think there’s a big country following in Philadelphia, but it’s huge there.

JD: I listened to WSRV/Atlanta, which was then an oldies station, and the country station WKHX/Atlanta. SZ: Our first spin was in Stockton, California and I freaked out. It was really cool. I think I cried. JD: We were coming in for a radio visit and after, they said, “Well come on in here and we’ll play you.” SZ: We were in San Antonio and I broke a guitar string. I changed it real quick – it was right before we started playing. And then in the middle of the first song, I broke another one. Then Justin broke one the next day and I broke a mandolin string. JD: It was getting ridiculous at that point. We were snapping them left and right. SZ: Every time we’re at a truck stop I pick up water. It would be coffee but we have a hard time drinking truck stop coffee. JD: We’re not proud of it. It’s inconvenient that we’re coffee snobs. JD: I wish I could have dinner with Hunter S. Thomp-son. I would order to go just in case he got too weird. Or Jerry Reed. Same thing, I’d order to go. SZ: I’d have dinner with Patsy Cline. I would order a lobster because to me, lobster represents a special occasion. SZ: My last impulse buy was a book called All The Light We Cannot See. I just liked the cover and the title. It turned out to be a fantastic book. JD: I bought dark chocolate knockoffs of Reese’s at Trader Joe’s. SZ: I bring my own blanket everywhere we go. I bought it on a mountain in Colorado and it looks like a poncho. We sleep in a lot of hotels and buses now. Having something that feels familiar really helps me sleep better. SZ: I’d love to be stuck in San Francisco. The weather is awesome, the sushi is awesome and you’re only an hour and a half from Napa Valley. JD: I’d like to be stuck in Paris [said the fluent-in-French Davis, en français].

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The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage at countryaircheck.com.• iHeartMedia WKSJ/Mobile night personality Colton Brad-ford moved to sister WBWL/Boston in the same shift. (5/11)• Curtis WQDR/Raleigh APD/middayer J.J. resigned for work outside of radio. (5/11)• Broadcasting vet Tori Lynn joined Cumulus WIWF/Charles-ton, SC in afternoons. (5/8)• Cox KWEN/Tulsa morning personality Jim “Carey” Day joined WIL/St. Louis in mornings, along with existing WIL week-ender Jeane Garth. (5/7)• Midwest flipped Active Rock WVRX/Knoxville to Classic Coun-try as “Duke FM.” (5/7)• New South WUSJ/Jackson, MS afternooner Reid Thrush joined Cumulus WOGT/Chattanooga as PD. (5/6)• CBS Radio KNCI/Sacramento MD Matt Vieira joined Stoney Creek as Dir./West Coast Promotion. (5/5)• iHeartMedia WSIX/Nashville APD/MD/night personality Tyler Reese exited. (5/5)

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we had a family. I was supposed to go from here to New York or Chicago and be the Country Howard Stern. There was an urgency to it and I wanted to rule the radio world, but radio changed a little bit and my family situation changed. Stability became more important than me going out and pursuing it aggressively. There are those who can go all-in and those who lean more towards family. God bless anybody that can do both. Why were you so successful in St. Louis? It wasn’t easy. There are a lot of people who say, “Oh you just sort of walked into St. Louis and took control.” That’s not it. This is one of those cities that says, “Show me it’s real.” It takes a year or two of proving day in and day out that you are doing everything in your power for the community, like with our Race for the Cure. It’s almost like Field of Dreams; build it and they will come. We built this Race for the Cure team with blueprints from Wichita and the team doubled every year to the point that we had 8,200 listeners and were raising more money than any team in the country – all because we believed in it. People know authenticity when they hear it. When you’re passionate about something, people gravitate towards that. From Free Breakfast Friday to marrying hundreds of people underneath the Gateway Arch on Valentine’s Day. I even got my license and married people personally as the Right Reverend Cornbread! We did a lot of things where people showed up because they wanted to be a part of something. Everybody wants to be part of some-thing. It’s just finding somebody they will follow and knowing that person believes in it as much as they do. The kinds of things you’re talking about are a lot of work. Did that start to wear on you after a while? There was a meeting I had with the suits at one point, which included some consultants and a couple of the big wiggies. They said, “You’ve been the caring country boy and that’s going to take you a long way. You don’t have to do that anymore. You’re good at being funny, so just be funny and let’s stop all the other.” They just didn’t think we needed to put so much effort into those things because they said people already knew me as that guy. But I don’t do it so people know me as that guy, I do it because it’s what I believe. When you lose focus on one of the pillars of what you’re about, that’s when you feel off. I’d never listened to consultants

before. I’d take the good advice, throw away the bad and move forward with what my instincts told me. This was PPM and suppos-edly a whole new world, so I did it. I scaled back the show and got rid of some of the big things we did. That was two or three years ago and probably the beginning of the end for me because I wasn’t doing the show I loved to do anymore. I love making people laugh, but I want to leave this place better than when I got here. And when I could no longer use this radio show – this one big vehicle that we have to make the city and peoples’ lives better – I felt like I wasn’t doing what I was put here to do. What’s your impression of the state of radio currently? There are still pockets of greatness, beauty and creativity, but it seems like they aren’t as deep as they used to be. Shows are sounding more similar. The prep is different, too. Before, you had to prep an hour for an hour. Now it seems like everything is con-solidated to the point that everybody’s getting the same service. Every time you hear a different show you’re hearing the same damn bit; sometimes with the same punch line! And I’m going, “C’mon man! At least write a punch line!” So I worry about that. Radio has a lot of competition and they’re going to need flavor and to be different. And you’ve retired? I don’t really consider it retired, but that’s how the radio station framed it. I’ve got another business and some property I’ve been spending a lot of time nurturing, so I’m not just laying around in my bathrobe until noon. Everybody’s been saying, “Man, you’ve got too much still left in the tank.” Yeah, but you don’t have to run yourself out of gas before you pull over to the side of the road and look at the mountains for a while. –Russ Penuell

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The Big Arrival: Valory’s Brantley Gilbert and RCA’s Old Dominion are among supporting acts for Kenny Chesney’s Big Revival Tour stop in Indianapolis Saturday (5/9). Pictured are (back, l-r) OD’s Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi and Trevor Rosen, WLHK/Indianapolis’ Fritz Moser, Gilbert, WQNU/Louisville’s Jess Tyler, WUBE/Cincinnati’s Grover Collins, Columbia’s Bo Martinovich, OD’s Matt Ramsey, Valory’s Shari Roth, EMI Nashville’s Chris Fabiani and OD’s Whit Sellers; (Front, l-r) WQNU’s Diaz, WLHK’s Lisa Wall, Valory’s George Briner and Morris Management’s Scot Michaels.

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

2 1 KEITH URBAN f/ERIC CHURCH/Raise 'Em Up (Capitol) 27489 2113 7944 683 61.709 3.448 151 0

3 2 TYLER FARR/A Guy Walks Into A Bar (Columbia) 26137 770 7679 204 59.079 1.795 151 0

4 3 BILLY CURRINGTON /Don't It (Mercury) 25113 1303 7280 371 56.862 3.675 151 0

5 4 A THOUSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic Nashville) 24321 1915 7066 554 55.509 4.296 150 0

6 5 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Sippin' On Fire (Republic Nashville) 22351 1714 6490 536 50.553 2.529 150 0

1 6 DIERKS BENTLEY/Say You Do (Capitol) 21160 -6083 6179 -1679 45.694 -16.306 151 0

9 7 KENNY CHESNEY w/GRACE POTTER/Wild Child (Blue Chair/Columbia)19650 955 5779 322 43.403 2.355 151 0

11 8 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Little Toy Guns (19/Arista) 17514 2025 5082 572 38.494 2.788 151 0

10 9 EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) 16536 775 4735 232 36.836 1.556 148 0

12 10 TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 16273 790 4784 207 38.186 2.043 151 0

13 11 KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) 15672 878 4550 234 35.385 1.872 151 0

18 12 BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) 14589 2008 4146 619 33.17 3.753 151 0

15 13 CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 14137 820 4093 213 29.08 1.92 147 1

19 14 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 13966 1403 3979 360 30.995 3.244 151 1

14 15 BRAD PAISLEY/Crushin' It (Arista) 13853 365 4025 127 31.279 0.863 151 0

16 16 ERIC PASLAY/She Don't Love You (EMI Nashville) 13545 470 3992 126 29.231 1.418 151 0

7 17 LEE BRICE/Drinking Class (Curb) 13396 -7137 3624 -2159 29.391 -15.977 151 0

17 18 FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) 13244 432 3839 118 29.314 1.526 151 0

20 19 BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) 12453 777 3624 188 27.289 2.419 147 2

21 20 JASON ALDEAN/Tonight Looks Good On You (Broken Bow) 12370 919 3607 270 28.341 2.795 151 0

22 21 MICHAEL RAY/Kiss You In The Morning (Warner Bros./WEA) 11772 783 3438 137 24.566 2.99 149 14

24 22 RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) 8309 245 2504 63 16.562 0.891 144 0

23 23 GLORIANA/Trouble (Emblem/Warner Bros/WAR) 8141 60 2420 24 17.9 0.382 143 0

25 24 DUSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 7723 417 2318 155 13.562 0.668 140 0

26 25 LUKE BRYAN/Games (Capitol) 7718 936 2245 286 16.848 2.182 90 5

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

27 26 ERIC CHURCH/Like A Wrecking Ball (EMI Nashville) 7571 949 2222 241 14.21 1.424 131 1

28 27 KIP MOORE/I'm To Blame (MCA) 6693 443 1881 97 14.134 0.953 138 3

29 28 MADDIE & TAE/Fly (Dot) 6329 140 1834 28 13.712 0.039 143 1

42 29 ZAC BROWN BAND/Loving You Easy (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 5777 2814 1515 741 12.225 5.876 122 18

34 30 THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 5690 1217 1505 323 11.009 2.386 116 11

30 31 MICKEY GUYTON/Better Than You Left Me (Capitol) 5258 40 1523 26 10.275 0.077 140 2

32 32 CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 5133 476 1444 115 8.738 0.612 127 2

31 33 REBA/Going Out Like That (Nash Icon/Valory) 5091 141 1375 54 14.526 0.663 56 1

33 34 BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) 4557 27 1438 23 7.343 0.063 125 1

BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 4141 1249 990 320 10.08 4.137 99 20

35 36 DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 4137 222 1203 68 9.742 0.265 111 1

36 37 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 4127 330 1258 109 7.166 0.662 113 1

38 CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 4071 3427 1289 1065 8.321 7.103 66 21

37 39 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Long Stretch Of Love (Capitol) 3755 193 997 85 7.299 0.684 97 3

BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 3345 119 981 57 5.945 0.416 91 3

ELI YOUNG BAND/Turn It On (Republic Nashville) 3297 252 897 49 5.849 0.654 93 4

45 42 COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 3238 411 918 144 5.747 0.566 88 5

39 43 KACEY MUSGRAVES/Biscuits (Mercury) 3185 117 862 10 7.472 0.515 92 2

40 44 AUSTIN WEBB/All Country On You (Streamsound) 3089 26 1024 14 4.631 0.036 93 2

44 45 GARY ALLAN f/CHRIS STAPLETON/Hangover Tonight (MCA) 2844 2 896 21 3.832 -0.125 108 1

46 46 MO PITNEY/Country (Curb) 2742 40 904 23 4.011 0.226 87 1

47 47 JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra Nashville/WAR) 2373 -26 773 -4 4.169 -0.021 86 2

48 48 THOMPSON SQUARE/Trans Am (Stoney Creek) 2205 62 654 2 3.179 0.098 79 0

49 49 DRAKE WHITE/It Feels Good (Dot) 2126 47 607 5 2.701 -0.029 78 2

50 OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 1875 456 497 106 3.811 0.893 68 36Debut

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Country aircheck Top Spin GainersCHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 1065

ZAC BROWN BAND/Loving You Easy (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 741

KEITH URBAN f/ERIC CHURCH/Raise 'Em Up (Capitol) 683

BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) 619

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Little Toy Guns (19/Arista) 572

A THOUSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic Nashville) 554

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Sippin' On Fire (Republic Nashville) 536

BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't It (Mercury) 371

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 360

THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 323

Country aircheck Top Point GainersCHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 3427 ✔ZAC BROWN BAND/Loving You Easy (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 2814 ✔KEITH URBAN f/ERIC CHURCH/Raise 'Em Up (Capitol) 2113 ✔CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Little Toy Guns (19/Arista) 2025 ✔BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) 2008 ✔A THOUSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic Nashville) 1915FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Sippin' On Fire (Republic Nashville) 1714LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 1403

BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't It (Mercury) 1303

BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 1249

activator Top Spin GainersCHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 191

ZAC BROWN BAND/Loving You Easy (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 181

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Sippin' On Fire (Republic Nashville) 180

THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 138

BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 135

LUKE BRYAN/Games (Capitol) 120

RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) 119

BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) 109

KIP MOORE/I'm To Blame (MCA) 96

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Little Toy Guns (19/Arista) 88

activator Top Point GainersCHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 1039 ✔FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Sippin' On Fire (Republic Nashville) 976 ✔ZAC BROWN BAND/Loving You Easy (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 845 ✔THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 639 ✔BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 635 ✔LUKE BRYAN/Games (Capitol) 630

RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) 619

BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) 519

KIP MOORE/I'm To Blame (MCA) 420

BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) 388

Country aircheck Top Recurrents Points

ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 16277

SAM HUNT/Take Your Time (MCA/Capitol) 15578

COLE SWINDELL/Ain't Worth The Whiskey (Warner Bros./WMN) 10643

LUKE BRYAN/I See You (Capitol) 9581

CHRIS YOUNG/Lonely Eyes (RCA) 8298

DARIUS RUCKER/Homegrown Honey (Capitol) 7964

THOMAS RHETT/Make Me Wanna (Valory) 7882

SAM HUNT/Leave The Night On (MCA) 7475

BRETT ELDREDGE/Mean To Me (Atlantic/WMN) 6910JASON ALDEAN/Just Gettin' Started (Broken Bow) 6111

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OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 36

LEE BRICE/That Don't Sound Like You (Curb) 29

CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 21

BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 20

ZAC BROWN BAND/Loving You Easy (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 18JACKIE LEE/Headphones (Broken Bow) 16

SAM HUNT/House Party (MCA) 15

MICHAEL RAY/Kiss You In The Morning (Warner Bros./WEA) 14

DARIUS RUCKER/Southern Style (Capitol) 12

RACHELE LYNAE/Whole Lotta Nothin' (Momentum/In2une) 11

THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 11

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GARY ALLAN f/CHRIS STAPLETON/Hangover Tonight (MCA) Moves 44-45* 2,844 points, 896 spins No adds

MO PITNEY/Country (Curb) Remains at 46* 2,742 points, 904 spins 1 add: WGNA

JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra/WAR) Remains at 47 2,373 points, 773 spins 2 adds: KMLE, WRNX

THOMPSON SQUARE/Trans Am (Stoney Creek) Remains at 48* 2,205 points, 654 spins No adds

DRAKE WHITE/It Feels Good (Dot) Remains at 49* 2,126 points, 607 spins 2 adds: KCYY*, KSSN

OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) Debuts at 50* 1,875 points, 497 spins 34 adds including: KAJA, KASE, KCYE, KCYY*, KKBQ*, KKIX, KKWF, KNCI, KSCS*, KSSN

WATERLOO REVIVAL/Hit The Road (Big Machine) 1,814 points, 597 spins 1 add: WRNX

CAM/My Mistake (Arista) 1,614 points, 501 spins No adds

CHASE BRYANT/Little Bit Of You (Red Bow) 1,581 points, 517 spins 5 adds: KFRG, KNIX, WIRK, WNCY, WQDR

TOBY KEITH/35 MPH Town (Show Dog) 1,524 points, 500 spins 2 adds: WKMK, WRNX

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May 18RANDY HOUSER/We Went (Stoney Creek)LOVE AND THEFT/Whiskey On My Breath (Thirty Tigers)ASHLEY CLARK/Greyhound (IRS Nashville)

May 26LUCY ANGEL/Crazy Too (G-Force/New Revolution)CHRIS YOUNG/I’m Comin’ Over (RCA)

JUNE 1THE CADILLAC THREE/White Lightning (Big Machine)

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May 19 Jon Pardi The B Sides, 2011-2014 (Capitol) Logan Mize Pawn Shop Guitar (Arista)

May 26 John Anderson Goldmine (Bayou Boys Music) The Lacs Outlaw In Me (Average Joes)

June 2 Maddie & Tae Start Here (Dot) Billy Currington Summer Forever (Mercury) KT Oslin Simply (Red River) Kentucky HeadHunters with Johnnie Johnson Meet Me In Bluesland (Alligator) Rainey Qualley Turn Down The Lights (Cingle) Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard Django & Jimmie (Legacy)

June 9 Montgomery Gentry Folks Like Us (Blaster) Ashley Clark Greyhound (IRS/Nashville)

June 30 Easton Corbin About To Get Real (Mercury)

July 24 Ashley Monroe (Title TBA) (Warner Bros./WMN)

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

1 1 KEITH URBAN f/ERIC CHURCH/Raise 'Em Up (Capitol) 10925 -145 2338 -12 55 0

2 2 TYLER FARR/A Guy Walks Into A Bar (Columbia) 10569 138 2199 1 54 0

4 3 A THOUSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic Nashville) 9986 353 2125 73 54 0

3 4 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't It (Mercury) 9965 324 2136 76 54 0

5 5 KENNY CHESNEY w/GRACE POTTER/Wild Child (Blue Chair/Columbia) 9606 323 2018 76 56 0

6 6 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Sippin' On Fire (Republic Nashville) 9363 976 1977 180 53 0

7 7 TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 8376 228 1723 31 56 0

8 8 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Little Toy Guns (19/Arista) 8219 289 1746 88 55 0

9 9 EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) 7143 221 1469 54 53 1

10 10 KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) 6885 148 1436 35 54 0

16 11 BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) 6702 519 1447 109 56 0

11 12 BRAD PAISLEY/Crushin' It (Arista) 6688 61 1395 10 55 0

15 13 FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) 6675 353 1437 51 56 0

13 14 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 6498 -6 1419 9 56 1

17 15 JASON ALDEAN/Tonight Looks Good On You (Broken Bow) 6008 202 1288 53 55 0

19 16 BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) 5634 388 1149 75 53 1

18 17 CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 5611 47 1199 15 54 0

20 18 MICHAEL RAY/Kiss You In The Morning (Warner Bros./WEA) 4399 126 926 16 52 4

21 19 LUKE BRYAN/Games (Capitol) 4258 630 891 120 51 2

25 20 RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) 3538 619 728 119 43 4

22 21 ERIC CHURCH/Like A Wrecking Ball (EMI Nashville) 3422 324 751 51 51 1

24 22 MADDIE & TAE/Fly (Dot) 3330 348 698 71 49 0

23 23 GLORIANA/Trouble (Emblem/Warner Bros/WAR) 3205 219 677 49 47 1

26 24 KIP MOORE/I'm To Blame (MCA) 3202 420 702 96 48 3

28 25 DUSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 2604 224 580 51 46 3

31 26 THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 2590 639 529 138 44 9

27 27 MICKEY GUYTON/Better Than You Left Me (Capitol) 2443 25 499 5 46 3

33 28 ZAC BROWN BAND/Loving You Easy (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 2406 845 530 181 46 4

30 29 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Long Stretch Of Love (Capitol) 2223 74 474 9 42 1

29 30 REBA/Going Out Like That (Nash Icon/Valory) 2190 -114 484 -6 34 0

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

37 31 BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 1817 635 390 135 33 5

32 32 ELI YOUNG BAND/Turn It On (Republic Nashville) 1520 -46 338 -6 31 1

48 33 CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 1437 1039 275 191 21 11

34 34 GARY ALLAN f/C. STAPLETON/Hangover Tonight (MCA) 1417 -113 315 -2 34 1

35 35 CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 1271 9 282 8 36 1

41 36 COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 1224 269 294 52 28 7

39 37 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 1202 130 277 24 32 2

36 38 AUSTIN WEBB/All Country On You (Streamsound) 1177 -25 265 -7 18 0

38 39 GEORGE STRAIT/Let It Go (MCA) 1173 26 262 8 21 0

42 40 DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 1048 122 234 28 26 0

40 41 KACEY MUSGRAVES/Biscuits (Mercury) 995 -66 226 -8 23 0

43 42 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 892 14 206 7 26 0

44 43 TOBY KEITH/35 MPH Town (Show Dog) 798 -56 197 -13 23 0

46 44 BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) 750 36 158 13 24 0

45 45 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 660 -61 148 -1 11 0

47 46 JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra Nashville/WAR) 592 98 172 23 12 2

50 47 BROOKLYHN WOODS/(When You Love A) Wild Thing (PCG/Nine North) 443 73 81 11 6 0

51 48 JOHN KING/On Your Lips (Black River) 364 0 70 0 9 0

59 49 CAM/My Mistake (Arista) 333 123 65 17 9 1

49 50 LOGAN MIZE/Can't Get Away From A Good... (Arista) 330 -50 88 -12 7 0

53 51 SAM HUNT/House Party (MCA) 320 -6 118 -15 14 0

52 52 THOMPSON SQUARE/Trans Am (Stoney Creek) 314 -26 102 13 11 0

58 53 RACHELE LYNAE/Whole Lotta Nothin' (Momentum/In2une) 300 78 56 17 7 5

55 54 DRAKE WHITE/It Feels Good (Dot) 288 4 93 7 7 0

56 55 WATERLOO REVIVAL/Hit The Road (Big Machine) 248 -18 58 -4 7 0

54 56 AARON WATSON/That Look (Big/Thirty Tigers) 238 -55 61 -13 6 0

57 DARIUS RUCKER/Southern Style (Capitol) 236 161 46 31 5 2

58 CHRIS STAPLETON/Traveller (Mercury) 236 98 52 24 11 1

60 59 OLIVIA LANE/You Part 2 (Big Spark/Star Farm) 231 51 31 1 3 0

60 CHRIS WEAVER BAND/Time Has Wings (American Roots) 189 6 36 1 4 0

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