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Family Time: Blair Garner Q&A Radio is radio. Or is it? With Blair Garner’s return to overnights, the man who defined the space with After MidNite brings newfound perspective from his three-year run at the helm of America’s Morning Show. Country Aircheck asked him about designing The Blair Garner Show as it supplants Cumulus’ Kickin’ It With Kix on more than 100 stations. CA: So how’s it going so far? BG: It feels like an amazing homecoming. Most importantly, it’s been great for my family, which was the reason to make the change in the first place. The fact that I just voted and my kids got to experience that with their dad is something that wouldn’t have happened had I still been doing the morning show. Mornings are tough, but did that surprise you? No, but I thought I could segment things a little bit better. The machine of doing mornings is all-consuming, so when I was with the kids, I found I wasn’t mentally with them. You’re always thinking, “How can I use this on the show?” That’s good, but also doesn’t allow you to fully drink in moments with family. People doing mornings get the most press and promotional time, but the fact is there’s a significant price that they pay for taking on that shift. What’s different about the new show and what’s your schedule like now? I saw an opportunity to be less evergreen with the daypart and to be more in the moment and topical. I’ve built a studio at my house and it’s amazing what that allows. Take for example the CMAs. I can go to the show and come back and add in what has just happened, which allows us to live in the moment with the listeners. With the home studio and Nash campus [I have] the best of both worlds. To what degree are you live each night? It’s a mix and depends what’s going on. There are nights [without much] going on and I may have a family commitment to honor, so I can do the show in advance. Given my preference, we’d be live. We’re still finding our legs a little bit.

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Core Vets: Big/Thirty Tigers’ Aaron Watson (fourth from left) with veterans at KAGG/Bryan, TX Friday (11/11).

Country’s Mane Event Art imitates life ... and then inspires a book. Author (and former Country Aircheck staffer) Erin Duvall says a certain Nashville actor’s enviable tresses were the impetus for her new book Country Music Hair. “Connie Britton’s hair has its own Twitter account,” she explains. After discussing the idea with her editor, Duvall was on a mission to explore the non-musical roots of country – the bleachable, tease-able, perm-able ones. “In all walks of life, whether you’re a country singer or not, your hairstylist knows more about you than anybody else,” says

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Duvall, who spent months chatting with artists and Nashville’s top stylists to get the inside scoop on some of country’s most iconic styles. “It’s a very intimate relationship, because you’re trusting them with a very important part of who you are.” As anyone who’s ever spent time in a salon knows, chair chat quickly goes from small talk to sharing details one might only confide in a therapist’s office. Duvall found that the case when interviewing hairstylist Nanette England, whose clients included the late Tammy Wynette. England not only styled Wynette’s wigs but got a backstage pass to the ups and downs of the star’s love life, including her turbulent marriage to George Jones. “Brenda Lee’s publicist put me in contact with Nanette,” says Duvall. “I called her and she said, ‘I’m cutting a friend’s hair. Come on over.’ I didn’t know what to expect when I got there. We sat down, I think she was having a cocktail – and she gave me an amazing interview.” Among England’s memories: washing Wynette’s hair in a truck stop bathroom sink (“You made the best of a bad situation.”); hanging out with Burt Reynolds when he dated Wynette (“He was very personable and fun.”); and witnessing June Carter Cash prevent a wardrobe malfunction for The Johnny Cash Show guest Linda Ronstadt. Nashville hairstylist and Trumps Salon owner Earl Cox revealed to Duvall that his former client Barbara Mandrell, who toured with Patsy Cline as her steel guitar player, did Cline’s hair on the road. Cox also divulged another secret behind a ‘90s star chopping her hair. “As a child of the ‘80s who is obsessed with ‘90s country music, one of my biggest memories was when Faith Hill cut her hair,” she says. “It was great being able to talk to Earl Cox and have him explain that there was no, ‘We wanted to make a big bold statement and cut her hair off.’ It was simply, her hair was unhealthy and they decided to start over.” Duvall says one of her favorite interviews was with ‘90s star Travis Tritt, who, at the insistence of his label, cut his hair at the beginning of his career – and then immediately regretted it. “He’s

Universal Music Publishing Group Exec. VP/GM Kent Earls discusses his most influential music:1. Charlie Daniels Band's "The Devil Went Down To Georgia": That song and subsequently the Volunteer Jams in the mid-1980s at Starwood Amphitheatre (outside Nashville) began my love affair of both country and southern rock music and my first of many concerts at Starwood.

2. Randy Travis' "Forever and Ever, Amen," co-written by Don Schlitz and Paul Overstreet: The opening performance at this year CMA Awards reminded me when I bought the Always & Forever album, after I heard this crossover smash. 3. Garth Brooks: The No Fences and Ropin' the Wind albums, along with Garth's 1994 tour stop at MTSU's Murphy Center took country music to a new stratosphere. I was fortunate to begin my career in the industry at such a wonderful time. 4. U2's Rattle and Hum movie: I watched this "rockumentary" over and over for several years in college. I can still quote lines from it. Their music and lyrics are timeless. 5. Sam Hunt's Montevallo: He is a genre-defining superstar and an incredible hit songwriter. The first time I heard "Take Your Time" it blew me out of my chair. I'm so proud to work in this market where Country radio has really embraced Sam and his music. • A highly regarded song or album you've never heard: The 2011 Grammy-winning Album of the Year by Arcade Fire, The Suburbs. I never got around to listening to it and now it seems too late. • "Important" music you just don't get: Frank Ocean. • An album you played incessantly: License To Ill by Beastie Boys. • Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: "Heathens" by Twenty One Pilots. It's a first listen hit that you sing all day long. • Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel because my daughters love it. My youngest makes me sing the first verse and chorus every night before bed. And it's the first song I ever heard use the phrase "frozen fractals all around."

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not someone I thought would be very passionate about his hair, but he had a lot to say,” she recalls. “His hair was a very important part of his brand, and I loved the way he talked about it.” Country Music Hair covers hairstyles from the 1960s through today – though Duvall says current hair trends are undefinable. “I think this is the era of ‘no look,’” she says. “This is the era of ‘You can do what you want.’ You can be Tyler Hubbard and have a man bun. There are no rules at the moment.” Buy Country Music Hair here. Reach Duvall here.

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Watch Band: Curb’s Rodney Atkins and friends celebrate “Watching You” as the No. 1 song of Country Aircheck’s first decade. Pictured (l-r) are Curb Publishing’s Colt Murksi, producer Ted Hewitt, the label’s Jeff Tuerff, Samantha DePrez, Mike Rogers and Ryan Dokke, Atkins, CA’s Lon Helton, and Curb’s RJ Meacham, Benson Curb and Jim Ed Norman.

Chart Chat Congrats to Cole Swindell, Kristen Williams, Chris Palmer, Katie Bright and the WMN promotion staff on securing this week’s No. 1 with “Middle Of A Memory.” The song is Swindell’s sixth consecutive chart-topper and the second from his current album You Should Be Here. And kudos to Bobby Young and the Capitol team on landing 42 adds for Dierks Bentley’s “Black,” topping this week’s board.

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How is music being handled and how does the playlist differ from the one that aired on Kickin’ It With Kix, which was very current intensive? One of the things I love about overnights is the opportunity to break new artists and we’ll continue with that forward-thinking mindset. At the same time, fewer songs are being played per hour just by virtue of the show being more personality driven than perhaps it had been. [Cumulus Dir./Nash Programming] John Shomby is ultimately in charge of the music and he’s also a proponent of new and emerging artists. I’m hoping to gear up a mechanism to engage new talent in Nashville while also staying true to the long-held radio belief of playing the hits, which includes some gold. Can you explain the show’s approach to artist news and the “A-Team?” A lot of the content gatekeepers today are are bloggers and social media [reporters/personalities], so rather than rip and read something from a prep site, I wanted to find a new approach to the idea of providing that content to overnight listeners. And that’s how I came to Nash Country Daily’s Lisa Konicki, CMChat’s Jessica Northey and Morning Hangover’s Kurt Bardella, who we call our “A-Team.” Lisa is at every party and event in Music City, so we say she’s in charge of the “Homeland,” or basically the middle of the country where it all originates. Jessica lives in Tucson and covers the West Coast. She’s taken a very unique approach to

News & Notes Jamie Lynn Spears has signed with Ontourage Management. Songwriter Nick Donley signed a publishing agreement with MV2 Entertainment. Songwriter Dave Turnbull signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Air Hawg Music Publishing and Sea Gayle Music. T.G. Sheppard recently kicked off The Party Time Tour in celebration of the 35th Anniversary of his 1981 hit “Party Time.” Dates here. From now through Nov. 16, fans can nominate an artist to receive a figure at Madame Tussauds Nashville, opening this spring. Submit here. Martina McBride has teamed with the Disabled American Veterans by dedicating her song “We’ll Pick Up Where We Left Off” to raise awareness for the nonprofit and give veterans VIP concert tickets. More here.

The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage at countryaircheck.com.• Westwood One’s Tim Seymour was promoted to SVP/Operations. (11/14)• Entercom EVP/CFO Steve Fisher is stepping down. (11/14)• WKLB/Boston morning host Jeff Miles departed. (11/14)• CBS Radio’s Bob Philips was promoted to SVP/Sales. (11/11)• KWEN/Tulsa APD/afternooner Billy Sexauer exited. (11/11)• Nielsen revealed a PPM connectivity issue. (11/10)• WGKX/Memphis Dir./Promotions Haley West left the industry. (11/10)• Radio exec Harvey Wells joined Mid-West Family/

Springfield, IL as GM. (11/9)• WBWL/Boston’s Lance Houston and Colton Bradford switched dayparts. (11/9)• Cumulus reported earnings for Q3 2016. (11/8)

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covering country music by hosting Twitter interviews on Monday nights and has created a huge following for herself in the process. Kurt, whose daily prep sheet is blasted by email to many in Country radio, covers the East Coast. Their on-air reports, which air every other hour, allow us to hear firsthand what’s going on in the format. We call them the “A-Team” because they’re the best at what they do. How does your approach differ from the morning show or your last overnight show? One of the lessons I learned in mornings is that people really want to know you. When you go back and listen to someone like Paul Harvey, that’s when radio was at its absolute best. Now there’s no way I can compare to a Paul Harvey, but I can sure try. So rather than do this very sterile and homogenized show that doesn’t really give any indication of who I am, I can share my thoughts. For example, I can talk about my desire to have this election over and how exhausted we all are from it. I look forward to going in tonight and sharing what my experience was when I went to the polls today. On After MidNite, there may have been a little reticence on the part of my employers to share that kind of stuff. Is it fair to say you have more creative freedom compared with the morning show?

Yes, a lot more freedom. I feel fortunate that [Cumulus SVP/Content & Programming] Mike McVay and [President/CEO] Mary Berner have taken a hands-off approach for the most part in taking over Kickin’ It With Kix. This all came as they said they wanted to turn control back over to local programmers and I’ve experienced that with respect to what I’m doing. I can honestly tell you now that what you hear on The Blair Garner Show is 100% by my design and I’m very proud of that. What’s the overriding goal for the show? When you start looking at the common threads between [the 15 million second and third shifters], you start seeing that often they are less-than-appreciated, sometimes disenfranchised people who may be working alone. The mission is to say thank you for what you do, thank you for keeping our country going and thanks for digging a little deeper to get it done. I’d like say thanks to everyone who supported me with America’s Morning Show, including Mary Berner, Mike McVay and John Shomby. And to those who are unaware that I’m back with an overnight show, please contact your local Cumulus affiliate relations person! We’re back, better than ever and it would be an honor to be on your radio station again. –Russ Penuell

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Hats Good: The Hats Off to High Hopes crew gathers after raising funds for children with special needs in Nashville Sunday (11/13). Pictured (l-r) are songwriters Lee Thomas Miller, Matt Jenkins, Shane McAnally, Tim Nichols, Trevor Rosen, Josh Osborne, Marv Green and Matthew Ramsey with event organizers Gail Powell and Cheryl Dean

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Here's a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we'll include you in a future update. Zimmer/Cookeville, TN is searching for an engineer. Three years experience is required. Materials here. Entercom's WPAW/Greensboro, NC has an opening for a PD. Materials to Dir./Country Programming Mike Moore here or OM Brian Douglas here. Leighton's KZPK/St. Cloud, MN has an opening in evenings. Airchecks, resumes and social media links here. Beasley's WKML/Fayetteville, NC is searching for an MD/morning co-host. Materials to PD Dean Severance here. W&B's WLVK/Elizabethtown, KY is searching for an APD/MD/afternooner. Materials to Owner/GM Rene Bell here. Townsquare/Amarillo, TX has an opening for an OM and Top 40 PD. Materials to Market President Brice Sheets here. iHeartMedia's WEBG/Chicago has an opening for a Dir./Pro-motions. Apply here. Scripps' WKTI/Milwaukee is searching for a PD/afternooner. 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. Cumulus' WSJR/Wilkes-Barre has an opening for a PD/after-noon personality. Apply here. The Nashville Entrepreneur Center's Project Music is searching for a Music Industry Lead. More here. Steel City's KBEQ/Kansas City has an opening for a PD. Mate-rials here. CBS Radio's WUSN/Chicago has a part-time/weekend open-ing. Apply 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. Renda's WGNE/Jacksonville has an APD/MD/midday open-ing. Materials to OM Chuck Beck here. Townsquare/Yakima, WA has an opening for an OM. 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. RWPC, Inc. Co-President and consultant Scott Huskey has a client opening for a first-time PD. Materials here. Townsquare's WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH has an opening for an air talent. Airchecks and resumes to OM JC Coffey here. Mornings are open at an unidentified Country station in the Southeast. The company is replacing "a CMA-award-winning morning show," the hosts of which are retiring after more than 20 years. Airchecks, resumes and salary requirements here. AJG's WKKW/Morgantown, WV has an opening for a morn-ing host. Materials here. Consultant Joel Raab is looking for morning talent for future openings with new client stations in large, medium and small mar-kets. Airchecks and resumes to him here. Cox's KCYY/San Antonio has an opening in afternoons. Three years of experience is required. Apply here. Beasley's WQYK/Tampa has an opening for a morning host. Airchecks and resumes to OM/PD Tee Gentry here. Curtis' WQDR/Raleigh has an opening for a Dir./Promotions. Materials including a cover letter and salary history to Dir./Human Resources Nancy Ginger here. CBS Radio's KILT/Houston is searching for an evening talent. A minimum of two years experience is required along with "the swag-

ger to be Houston's only local Country night show." Apply here. Cumulus' KATM/Modesto, CA has an opening for a PD. OM Richard Perry is accepting airchecks and resumes here. Neuhoff's WFMB/Springfield, IL has an opening for a morning co-host (CAT 7/28). Airchecks and resumes to PD Dave Marsh here. Cumulus' WFMS/Indianapolis is still searching for a "live and local" midday personality. Airchecks and resumes to OM/PD Ste-phen Giuttari here. Cumulus' WKHX/Atlanta is searching for an experienced Ex-ecutive Morning Show Producer for the station's Cadillac & Dallas. View an in-depth job description and apply here. CBS Radio's KNCI/Sacramento has an opening for a PD (CAT 6/27). At least five years programming experience is required and a four-year degree in a related field is preferred. Apply here.

Searching• Jeff MilesFormer WKLB/Boston morning [email protected]• Jessilynn KiddFormer Huntsman Entertainment Asst./Production & Coord. Social [email protected]• Chappel FisherFormerly middays at WZZK/[email protected]• A.J. McCloudFormer WDRM/Huntsville [email protected]• Blake NixonFormer Warner Music Nashville Coord./[email protected]• Brian RickmanFormer Townsquare/Tyler, TX OM/[email protected]• Rosey FitchpatrickFormer SSM Dir./National [email protected]• Dale O'BrianFormer Cumulus WLXX & WVLK/Lexington [email protected]• Wayne Manning, 801-361-2993Former Cold River [email protected]• Doug MontgomeryFormer iHeartMedia/Grand Rapids SVP/Programming, Premium Choice PD and iHeartCountry Brand [email protected]• Kristen KeeFormer Sony/Nashville Mgr./[email protected]• Hannah MartinFormer ACM Lifting Lives [email protected]• Kassidy StewartFormer Hart Media/Bullseye Dir./Promotions & [email protected]• Kelley CashFormer KVOO/Tulsa [email protected]• Brian HatfieldFormer KYGO/Denver APD/[email protected] • Rick KennisFormer WGTY/York, PA Dir./[email protected]

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

2 1 COLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 30983 1700 9169 504 65.66 2.9 159 0

3 2 JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) ✔ 29277 1782 8629 444 62.289 2.932 159 0

4 3 BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR) ✔ 26385 2090 7928 575 56.275 4.235 159 0

5 4 FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) ✔ 25670 2255 7786 678 54.542 5.163 159 0

1 5 LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) 24904 -5809 7593 -1567 51.66 -13.534 159 0

6 6 OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 23050 1691 7041 498 48.62 3.426 159 0

9 7 BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) ✔ 20338 1932 6026 472 42.834 4.862 158 0

8 8 KeITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol) 19955 1108 6049 388 44.271 2.979 159 0

10 9 TIM MCgRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) 19469 1119 5879 358 42.348 2.423 159 0

7 10 KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 17629 -3359 5130 -1119 41.226 -7.123 159 0

11 11 CARRIe UNDeRWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) 16472 1159 4995 313 35.889 2.2 159 0

13 12 DRAKe WHITe/Livin' The Dream (Dot) ✔ 16403 1709 4809 451 33.293 3.721 158 0

14 13 gRANgeR SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) 14704 437 4446 128 30.036 0.887 159 0

15 14 MAReN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 14295 342 4195 119 28.749 0.437 159 0

16 15 THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory) 13012 877 3893 310 29.011 2.021 159 0

17 16 BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 12776 1554 3784 511 28.087 3.02 159 2

18 17 eRIC CHURCH f/R. gIDDeNS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville) 11467 529 3553 131 23.403 1.117 156 0

19 18 CHRIS STAPLeTON/Parachute (Mercury) 10590 556 3259 172 19.328 0.672 157 2

21 19 DUSTIN LyNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 10314 1152 3061 337 20.641 2.35 152 3

20 20 CHRIS yOUNg f/V. gILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 9938 640 2982 200 19.609 0.759 159 4

23 21 LAUReN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 9202 311 2990 102 16.217 0.568 138 1

22 22 BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville) 9033 54 2830 31 15.479 0.286 155 0

26 23 BRAD PAISLey/Today (Arista) 8395 935 2484 217 18.225 2.482 153 3

24 24 HIgH VALLey/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) 8289 561 2460 101 14.294 1.758 146 2

27 25 MICHAeL RAy/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 8126 886 2527 267 13.776 1.855 145 2



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

25 26 JeRROD NIeMANN & Lee BRICe/A Little More Love (Curb) 7876 296 2420 58 11.861 0.62 146 0

29 27 BRANTLey gILBeRT/The Weekend (Valory) 7219 492 2121 148 14.053 1.075 138 2

30 28 GARTH BROOKS/Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance (Pearl) 7148 707 2110 187 13.459 0.644 150 5

28 29 CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR) 7008 180 2206 21 10.613 -0.036 145 2

31 30 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 6429 341 2011 97 10.754 0.671 143 1

32 31 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 6340 829 1774 210 11.218 1.766 141 10

33 32 KeLSeA BALLeRINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 5561 628 1574 134 11.992 1.737 135 13

39 33 LITTLe BIg TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) 5089 1705 1525 510 7.861 3.075 135 11

36 34 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 4742 365 1419 38 9.836 0.531 124 2

35 35 CRAIg CAMPBeLL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) 4582 144 1613 42 9.417 0.132 122 1

37 36 RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) 4385 106 1391 46 5.69 0.13 128 4

38 37 RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) 4157 271 1015 82 7.106 0.632 94 2

40 38 DARIUS RUCKeR/If I Told You (Capitol) 3790 531 1240 161 6.551 2.374 126 8

DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 2867 816 858 229 3.736 0.669 106 21

34 40 LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista) 2475 -2015 562 -608 4.702 -2.678 124 0

CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow) 2409 81 796 28 2.542 0.062 95 2

41 42 PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) 2395 20 858 33 2.929 -0.063 93 1

42 43 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 2370 23 762 6 2.83 0.133 82 2

47 44 JAKE OWEN/If He Ain't Gonna Love You (RCA) 1997 214 515 85 2.71 0.092 78 11

48 45 RONNIe DUNN w/KIX BROOKS/Damn Drunk (Nash Icon/Valory)1934 163 486 35 3.713 0.651 31 0

45 46 KANE BROWN/Thunder In The Rain (RCA) 1898 -21 546 -1 2.331 -0.024 72 0

CHRIS LANe/For Her (Big Loud) 1846 173 655 74 1.989 0.343 97 3

46 48 THOMPSON SQUARE/You Make It Look So Good (Stoney Creek) 1844 55 620 38 2.949 0.119 80 4

50 49 CHASe RICe/Everybody We Know Does (Columbia) 1564 -43 450 -6 2.036 -0.078 64 1

50 JUSTIN MOORe/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 1563 383 527 142 1.905 0.335 70 6Debut



Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersFLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 678

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR) 575

BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 511

LITTLe BIg TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) 510

COLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 504

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 498

BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 472

DRAKe WHITe/Livin' The Dream (Dot) 451

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) 444

KeITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol) 388

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersFLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 2255 ✔BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR) 2090 ✔BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 1932 ✔JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) 1782 ✔DRAKe WHITe/Livin' The Dream (Dot) 1709 ✔LITTLe BIg TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) 1705

COLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 1700

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 1691


CARRIe UNDeRWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) 1159

Activator Top Spin GainersLITTLe BIg TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) 224


DUSTIN LyNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 180

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 180

TIM MCgRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) 155


BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 152

GARTH BROOKS/Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance (Pearl) 150

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory) 147

BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR) 128

Activator Top Point GainersLITTLe BIg TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) 1168 ✔

BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 1007 ✔

DUSTIN LyNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 901 ✔

GARTH BROOKS/Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance (Pearl) 820 ✔

BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 794 ✔

TIM MCgRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) 766

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory) 728

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 702


BRAD PAISLey/Today (Arista) 614

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents PointsBILLy CURRINgTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) 14910

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 14283

MIRANDA LAMBeRT/Vice (RCA) 14011

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 9854

WILLIAM MICHAeL MORgAN/I Met A... (Warner Bros./WMN) 9703

TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot) 8738

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow) 8685

KeLSeA BALLeRINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 8580

THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 7875

FLORIDA geORgIA LINe/H.O.L.Y. (BMLGR) 7423

Country Aircheck Add leaders AddsDIeRKS BeNTLey/Black (Capitol) 42

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 31

WILLIAM MICHAeL MORgAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 23

DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 21

KeLSeA BALLeRINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 13

TUCKER BEATHARD/Momma And Jesus (Dot) 13

JAKE OWEN/If He Ain't Gonna Love You (RCA) 11

LITTLe BIg TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) 11

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 10

DARIUS RUCKeR/If I Told You (Capitol) 8

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Miranda Lambert The Weight Of These Wings (RCA)The double album – one disc named "The Nerve" and the other "The Heart" – contains current single "Vice," along with 23 other cuts including "Six Degrees Of Separation," "To Learn Her," "Ugly Lights" and "Tin Man."

George Strait Strait Out Of The Box: Part 2 (MCA)This three-disc, 56-track Walmart exclusive features the Strait and Jamey Johnson-penned "Kicked Outta Country" and "You Gotta Go Through Hell," written by Strait, Bubba Strait and Dean Dillon. Classics include "Blue Clear Sky,"

"Give It Away," "Wrapped" and "Troubadour."

High Valley Dear Life (Atlantic/WEA)Brother duo Brad and Curtis Rempel make their major label debut with an 11-track project produced by Seth Mosley and including lead single "Make You Mine," plus "I Ain't Changin'," "Roads We've Never Taken," "Soldier" and "Young Forever."

Travis Tritt A Man And His Guitar – Live From The Franklin Theatre (Post Oak)The live double disc and DVD feature Tritt performing solo and unplugged with guests Marty Stuart and James Otto. Tritt sings his classics including "Help Me Hold On,"

"Anymore" and "Best of Intentions."

Faith Hill Deep Tracks (Warner Bros.)Hill’s last album for the label includes non-single cuts from previous albums and three previously unreleased songs: “Boy,” “Why” and “Come To Jesus.”

Various, Country Faith Volume 2 (Word/Curb)Among the artists on the latest album in the Country Faith series are Luke Bryan ("Pray About Everything"), Michael Ray ("Real Men Love Jesus"), George Strait ("I Saw God Today") and Wynonna ("Live With Jesus").

Robert Earl Keen Live Dinner Reunion (Dualtone)Keen's new double-disc project is a celebration of the 20th anniversary of his 1996 No. 2 Live Dinner. Guests include Lyle Lovett, Bruce Robison and Cory Morrow and Keen revisits his songs including "Gringo Honeymoon" and "Merry

Christmas From The Fam-O-Lee."

John Berry Christmas (Sony RED)The 10-track album includes new songs as well as holiday classics "Blue Christmas," "Mary Did You Know" and Berry's personal favorite, "O Holy Night," which he re-recorded for the first time in 23 years.

KANE BROWN/Thunder In The Rain (RCA) Moves 44-45 1,919 points, 547 spins; No adds

THOMPSON SQUARE/You Make It Look So Good (Stoney Creek) Moves 47-46* 1,789 points, 582 spins 2 adds: KSSN, WLHK

JAKE OWEN/If He Ain’t Gonna Love You (RCA) Moves 49-47* 1,783 points, 430 spins 11 adds including: KBQI, KJKe, KWJJ, KXKT, WCKT, WCTK, WGNA, WKSJ, WNCB, WTGE

RONNIe DUNN w/KIX BROOKS/Damn Drunk (Nash Icon/Valory) Moves 50-48* 1,771 points, 451 spins; No adds

CHRIS LANe/For Her (Big Loud) Moves 46-49 1,673 points, 581 pins 2 adds: KCCY, WSLC

CHASe RICe/Everybody We Know Does (Columbia) Moves 48-50 1,607 points, 456 spins 1 add: WSSL

TYLER FARR/Our Town (Columbia) 1,474 points, 456 spins 17 adds including: KATC*, KHge, KHKI*, KIIM*, KPLX*, KUBL*, WBEE, WCKN, WCTQ*, WDRQ*

JOe NICHOLS/Undone (Red Bow) 1,471 points, 482 spins; No adds

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November 21BILLy CURRINgTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

November 28None Listed

December 5SeTH eNNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista)RyAN KINDeR/Close (Warner Bros./WEA)DRAKe WHITe/Makin’ Me Look Good Again (Dot)

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

2 1 JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) 12536 420 2481 76 54 0

3 2 COLe SWINDeLL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 11924 -62 2391 -7 53 0

4 3 FLORIDA geORgIA LINe f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 11820 702 2380 180 54 0

5 4 OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 11099 368 2193 73 54 0

6 5 BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR) 10915 558 2204 128 54 2

7 6 KeITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol) 10045 694 2020 155 54 0

1 7 LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) 9812 -2848 1873 -626 49 0

8 8 BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) ✔ 9796 794 1953 152 53 0

9 9 TIM MCgRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) 9099 766 1805 155 53 0

10 10 CARRIe UNDeRWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) 8668 359 1667 75 54 0

12 11 eRIC CHURCH f/R. gIDDeNS/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville) 7089 100 1339 26 52 0

13 12 gRANgeR SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) 6660 244 1331 56 51 0

14 13 MAReN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 6637 306 1326 75 53 0

16 14 THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory) 6598 728 1254 147 53 0

17 15 BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 6415 1007 1228 189 54 4

15 16 DRAKe WHITe/Livin' The Dream (Dot) 6370 83 1275 15 50 0

19 17 CHRIS yOUNg f/V. gILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 5204 383 1025 68 53 1

20 18 BRAD PAISLey/Today (Arista) 5121 614 982 91 54 0

18 19 CHRIS STAPLeTON/Parachute (Mercury) 5121 133 1011 24 47 0

22 20 GARTH BROOKS/Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance (Pearl) ✔ 5001 820 947 150 52 1

21 21 BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville) 4579 211 894 33 51 0

24 22 DUSTIN LyNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) ✔ 4473 901 820 180 46 4

23 23 LAUReN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury) 4222 291 781 50 46 0

25 24 KeLSeA BALLeRINI/Yeah Boy (Black River) 3466 182 632 48 49 4

28 25 JeRROD NIeMANN & Lee BRICe/A Little More Love (Curb) 3370 193 646 29 42 0

32 26 LITTLe BIg TOWN/Better Man (Capitol) ✔ 3329 1168 643 224 46 5

26 27 JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 3321 123 577 20 44 0

27 28 HIgH VALLey/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) 3209 16 628 3 43 0

29 29 CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR) 2984 340 579 60 44 1

33 30 MICHAeL RAy/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 2578 567 500 111 41 6

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

30 31 BRANTLey gILBeRT/The Weekend (Valory) 2439 184 458 43 41 5

31 32 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 2222 13 449 13 39 1

34 33 DARIUS RUCKeR/If I Told You (Capitol) 1772 87 327 24 35 2

35 34 LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 1748 106 265 9 18 0

36 35 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 1273 -116 244 6 26 0

37 36 CRAIg CAMPBeLL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) 1191 90 218 16 30 1

42 37 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 1085 305 181 66 26 9

59 38 DIeRKS BeNTLey/Black (Capitol) 1000 597 187 92 19 10

38 39 TYLER FARR/Our Town (Columbia) 988 62 173 7 14 1

41 40 JAKE OWEN/If He Ain't Gonna Love You (RCA) 921 86 157 27 13 3

40 41 CHRIS LANe/For Her (Big Loud) 879 28 143 3 17 0

43 42 CODY JOHNSON/With You I Am (Cojo) 739 10 152 3 14 0

46 43 RONNIe DUNN w/KIX BROOKS/Damn Drunk (Nash Icon/Valory) 676 71 136 15 8 0

49 44 DRAKe WHITe/Makin' Me Look Good Again (Dot) 660 70 66 7 1 0

51 45 RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) 638 87 127 22 20 2

44 46 SeTH eNNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) 630 -10 63 -1 1 0

52 47 RYAN FOLLESE/Put A Label On It (BMLGR) 606 96 82 16 8 1

56 48 JUSTIN MOORe/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 606 174 124 43 16 4

45 49 DAVID NAIL F/BROS. OSBORNE/Good At Tonight (MCA) 602 -8 121 -1 13 0

47 50 CHASe RICe/Everybody We Know Does (Columbia) 587 -14 83 -7 6 0

48 51 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 585 -6 113 -1 16 0

50 52 geORge STRAIT/Goin' Goin' Gone (MCA) 549 -11 105 -7 9 0

53 RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) 545 27 105 11 20 2

54 54 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 493 -3 68 1 5 0

57 55 CASSADEE POPE/Kisses At Airports (BMLGR) 460 40 46 4 1 0

39 56 LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista) 452 -405 79 -79 17 0

58 57 CHASE BRYANT/Room To Breathe (Red Bow) 435 23 87 5 9 0

58 FLORIDA geORgIA LINe/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 420 170 42 17 1 0

60 59 DReW BALDRIDge f/e. WeISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) 407 10 48 1 4 0

55 60 OLD DOMINION/Wrong Turns (RCA) 400 -50 40 -5 1 0

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