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Totes MaGoats: Stoney Creek’s Lindsay Ell (r) with WQMX/Akron’s Sue Wilson at the station’s Goat Yoga Night.

Chesney Lets ’Er Trip Kenny Chesney opened his 2018 Trip Around The Sun tour at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium Saturday (4/21), and several radio pros were there to soak in the moment. “Kenny Chesney is one of the only people I know who can have a monstrous stadium tour, take a year off, and come

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Inside The ACMs With RAC Clark Country Aircheck unpacks the 53rd ACM Awards with Exec. Producer RAC Clark. CA: First, congrats on a show that was very well re-ceived, both by the industry and by viewers. Did you see

a 12% viewership bump coming? RC: No I didn’t. We were all hopeful – CBS, DCP, the Academy – that between music, Reba and the retro moments we’d see good num-bers. We were lucky to get some of the biggest hits on the charts, and I really liked all the new music, too. Having Carrie Underwood show up for the first time didn’t hurt, either. I haven’t seen the minute-by-minute [ratings], but based on the roughs, the 9:30, 10 and 10:30 half-

hours were great. The network is happy. They’re always in search of that elusive 18-49 [demo] and having younger artists like Kane Brown and Lauren Alaina is part of that. Before we get to the show itself, what was the process of getting from October 1 to developing the dedication that opened the show? By returning to Las Vegas, I knew we would have to do some-thing to find the right tone. And I knew we had CMAs, AMAs and the Grammys ahead of us, so we purposefully waited to see what everyone else was doing. Once the Grammys were over I reached out to [Jason Aldean’s managers] Chris Parr and Clarence Spalding to let them know we felt Jason was the most appropriate person to start off the show and address what happened. And he said yes. We went through many permutations of song choices, other people joining – including those who had been at Route 91. Eventually we came to what was said. One song can’t express what needs to be expressed.

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back night one, note one and pick up exactly where he left off,” SiriusXM’s JR Schumann tells Country Aircheck. “It was an incredible show. He is one of the greatest entertainers that our format has ever seen.” The excitement and energy started early, with Chesney filming the music video for his latest single “Get Along” at the pre-show tailgate. “He came out and did a pop-up show in the tailgate,” WFUS’ Sarah Jacobs says. “It was so cool to shoot the music video with the fans who were there tailgating.” The impromptu video shoot didn’t take away from opening acts Brandon Lay, Old Dominion and Thomas Rhett, says Schumann. “The crowd came early. The stadium had to be at least 70% full when Old Dominion took the stage.” “They played hit after hit, then Thomas Rhett came out and served up his,” says WWKA/Orlando’s Ashley Stegbauer. “They’re all such heavy hitters, you almost forget that you’re there to see Kenny.” Hard to forget when the lights come down, however. “Kenny started the show with a minute-long video of him getting ready for

the tour, tropical locations and a shot of him in the upper decks of Raymond James in a Buccaneers helmet,” Jacobs says. “The crowd went nuts. I assume he’ll cater that part to each market.” “It was just full-throttle the entire show,” Schumann adds. “The coolest moment had to be when he sang ‘Get Along,’ and the major-ity of the crowd already knew every word. You would’ve thought that song had been in his repertoire for years. It was pretty remarkable.” Other highlights included Thomas Rhett singing Uncle Kracker’s part on “When The Sun Goes Down” and Old Dominion’s Matthew Ramsey and Brad Tursi joining Chesney for “Save It For A Rainy Day,” which they co-wrote with the late Andrew Dorff. “It was super sweet, because Kenny talked a little bit about Matt and Brad, and how he respects them and thinks that they’re big stars,” Stegbauer says. Chesney’s setlist spanned his career, including “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,” though sans David Lee Murphy. Chesney finished with an encore of “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy.” “There was consistent energy from start to finish,” Jacobs says. “There was no ‘this is a good time to get a beer’ moment. No one left disappointed.” –Erin Duvall

Get Along: Blue Chair/Warner Bros.’ Kenny Chesney kicks off his Trip Around The Sun Tour in Tampa Saturday (4/21). Pictured (front, l-r) are the label’s Adrian Michaels, WFUS’ Cindy Spicer, the label’s Diane Monk, Chesney, the label’s Kristen Williams, WWKA/Orlando’s Ashley Stegbauer, WQYK’s Kevin Ebel’s guest and WCTQ/Sarasota, FL’s Eddie Rupp’s guest and Rupp; (back, l-r) WCKT/Ft. Myers’ Mike Tyler, the label’s John Esposito, SiriusXM’s J.R. Schumann, WPCV/Lakeland’s Mike James’ guest and James, WOGK/Gainesville’s Louis Stokes, WFUS’ Ryan Nelson, WQYK’s Cadillac Jack and guest, Stegbauer’s guest and Ebel.

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Curb’s Rodney Atkins discusses his most influential music:1. Alabama: There was a flea market near our house and you could get bootleg 8-tracks. I had this crazy 8-track tape with Alabama, Charlie Daniels and Foreigner’s 4 all on one tape. I wanted to be Alabama. 2. Charlie Daniels: When I was six years old I asked my parents, ‘How do you get to

be Charlie Daniels when you grow up?’3. Foreigner’s 4: I wanted to sing along with them. Their stuff is timeless. That’s always been something I’ve tried to accomplish in making music; to have songs that people want to sing with you.4. Dwight Yoakam: I grew up in east Tennessee/southeastern Kentucky, in that coalmining world. Dwight sang songs that were cool and fresh, but were things I could relate to at the same time.5. Garth Brooks: He brought out the dreamer in me. He made me want to learn how to write songs and learn how to make a living with music. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: I’ve had my head down, trying to finish my new music, so there’s a lot I haven’t heard – like Justin Timberlake’s new album.• “Important” music you just don’t get: I didn’t get the Beatles when I was a kid – until I heard Elvis’ version of “Something.” It made me go, “Whoa, they wrote that song.” As a teenager, that made me go back and re-discover the Beatles. And after that, I was blown away by everything they ever did.• An album you listened to incessantly: Ray Charles’ Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music: My parents had this album when I was a little kid. I didn’t know who was singing – I just knew I liked it. I listened to it all the time.• An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Colter Wall’s “Motorcycle.” He’s a cool kid. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: Right now it’s nursery rhymes (laughs). They’re beautiful. They make you feel like Christmas songs do.

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Chart Chat Congrats to Bebe Rex-ha, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Matthew Hargis, Michelle Kammerer and the whole BMLG Records crew on landing this week’s No. 1 with “Meant To Be.” The song is Rexha’s first country No. 1. Writers are Josh Miller, David Garcia, Rexha and Hubbard. And kudos to Kris Lamb and the Big Machine team on landing 73 adds for Sugarland’s “Babe” featuring Taylor Swift and topping this week’s board.

The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage at countryaircheck.com.• Travis Daily joined Beasley/Tampa as OM and PD of WQYK. (BN 4/20)• Ralph Salierno was named VP/GM of Monticello/Charlot-tesville, VA. (CAT 4/20)• Justin Nesci joined iHeartMedia as EVP/Advanced Audio & Data Revenue. (CAT 4/19) • Bill Mayne will step down from his CRB post. (BN 4/18)• Nate Reed was upped to Dir./Marketing & Radio Ops for Cox/Tulsa. (CAT 4/17)• Danny Bess joined Warner Music Nashville as VP/Finance. (CAT 4/17)• Hunter Meyer was named PD/morning co-host of WUBB/Savannah, GA. (CAT 4/16)

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At that point, it’s a spoken word segment and Jason’s idea to have others join him. He and his team led the charge there. I wanted to make sure he had a platform to address his feelings and knew from talking to him it was important to be sensitive to everyone involved, from those who lost their lives and were injured to first responders and beyond. Leading question: Why is Reba the best? She’s just so seasoned. This is something she’s done so well before, and she’s done just about everything under the sun – sitcoms, Broadway, films, performing. Watch her on a talk show.

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The Bellamy Brothers’ Howard and David Bellamy put an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to WHBO-AM/Tampa Bay, which was a country station. And all the way down in Florida we used to get a station out of Cincinnati, WCKY, with Wayne Raney. (Howard)

The first time I heard (debut single) “Let Your Love Flow” on the radio, I was traveling with Jim Stafford. We’d played the Sierra Tahoe Casino and were snowed in. Roger Miller, Alice Cooper and Rip Taylor were all playing up the street from us. There was a party in Jim’s suite and they all came. I had the actual single record with me, but it wasn’t officially released yet. There was a radio station in the casino. Rip knew the DJ and told him he wouldn’t leave until the guy played it. I was embarrassed and headed back up to the room – and then I heard it on the radio. Roger deemed it a hit record, on the spot. Thank goodness he was right! (Howard) Once we had a promotion guy con us into driving from Florida to Spokane, to play a free show. We didn’t even have a bus yet; we had a van. There was supposed to be expense money, but that never happened. (Howard) This is when we learned about the word “recoupment.” Which never happened. We were about $3,000 in debt at the end of that trip. (David) Our old steel player, Danny Jones, was fun to travel with. He wouldn’t have done well in this day and time because he was so politically incorrect. (laughs) He knew how to play steel, fish and chase women. That was about it. (David) Our new book is a chronological tale, from our childhood through the music business – all the countries we’ve been to and stories about songs. (David) My last impulse buy was a pair of sunglasses. (David) I bought a cow on impulse. My family’s always been afraid for me to go off by myself in my truck, because I bring things home. (Howard) The most redneck thing we’ve done lately? Our new reality show. (Howard) Our least favorite interview question is, “Are you really brothers?” (Howard) We want to say, “Where in the hell have you been for 42 years?” (David) We’d love to be stuck in Nouméa, New Caledonia. It’s a French island in the South Pacific. It’s a pretty good place to get stuck. (David)

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She’s fantastic and completely authentic. A consummate profes-sional, always prepared and enjoys what she’s doing. She wrote me a note after the show saying she wasn’t as nervous as usual and had so much fun. We all have that “here we go” moment when the lights come on, but she brought the A-game. Every time we’ve had her on the show she has gotten a stand-ing O – even if she’s just presenting. She’s so beloved. To answer your leading question: She’s the best because she is the best. No disrespect to our prior hosts at all, but it’s Reba. The flashbacks were a new and well-received addi-tion. Where did that come from and will we see it again? The reason we called them flashbacks is to have them as part of the show going forward, though I don’t know if it will be about a year, an artist or an album specifically. This genre has such rich history and people love to hear those familiar songs again. The idea came from thinking about a performance for Reba being the 25th anniversary of “Does He Love You.” The germination went from there and I have to credit DCP’s Mark Bracco [EVP/Programming & Development], who came in with the idea. What are the stories we might not be aware of behind some of the performances? The lyric video for Keith Urban’s song drove the creative on that. Carrie’s performance was the moment the audience was waiting for, which we’d worked for weeks to keep under wraps. Even the title. We called it “Beautiful Noise” for eight weeks, even though we all knew it was her – wink-wink, nod-nod. So there was mystery and intrigue right up until the single was released the week of the show. Kelsea Ballerini came in with the idea of descending from the ceiling and we thought it would look great on the satellite stage so we could capture all the graphics behind her. With Bebe Rexha and FGL, it’s a quick song at only 2:48, but we wanted to super-size it for television and I’m glad they were open to the choir and gospel feel. How much of an emphasis was there on tone, even in the jokes? It’s definitely not a political show. We’re not one of those that wants to take a stand. We didn’t tell anyone they couldn’t say any-thing, but the idea was to have the audience just enjoy the show. Reba had a couple of fun digs, but it was Reba and we didn’t

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Capitol’s Hill: Capitol’s Little Big Town are honored for their support of music education and MusiCares at the Recording Academy’s Grammys On The Hill Awards in Washington, D.C. Wednesday (4/18). Pictured (l-r) are LBT’s Phillip Sweet, SESAC’s John Josephson, The Recording Academy’s Daryl Friedman and Neil Portnow, Rep. Judy Chu, LBT’s Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook and Kimberly Schlapman and Rep. Doug Collins.

Sneak Peaks: Capitol’s Dierks Bentley and Live Nation’s Brian O’Connell preview their inaugural Seven Peaks Music Festival at Denver’s The Fillmore. Pictured (l-r) are SiriusXM’s Storme Warren, KWBL’s B-Dub, KATC’s Bayli Jones, KCCY’s Brian Taylor, KWOF’s Bo Jaxon, KATC’s Alisha Scott, KYGO’s Patrick Knight, Bentley, KCCY’s Jiana Norton, WW1’s George King, KCCY’s Amber Parker and O’Connell.

belabor any of it. The tone of the music was inspirational, too. “Get Along,” “Most People Are Good,” “Keeper Of The Flame,” “Woman, Amen” and “I Lived It” among others. All of it goes into people staying tuned in. We just wanted to be that warm blanket. No big pop star and the numbers are up. Was that on purpose? Country is big enough to carry its own self, thank you very much? Or did it just not work to have an out-of-format star? We had a lot of pop in the show. Bebe, Julia Michaels and Kelly

Clarkson, though they’re younger pop stars and all compatible with the audience. We always look for a big pop star to kick up the younger demos. A lot of calls went out, but it just didn’t click this year. Final thoughts? I love doing this show, the people I work with, the artists and the Nashville industry. This is my 20th and I’m constantly amazed at what comes our way musically every year. –Chuck Aly

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Here’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we’ll include you in a future update:

Cumulus’ WIOV/Lancaster, PA has an opening in afternoons. Three to five years on-air experience is required. Apply here.

Scripps’ KVOO/Tulsa has an opening for an APD/on-air personality. Apply here.

Entercom’s WPAW/Greensboro, NC has a newly created opening for a morning co-host. At least three years on-air experience is required. Apply here.

Dick Broadcasting’s WRNS/Greenville-New Bern, NC has an afternoon drive opening. Airchecks and résumés here.

KSE Radio Ventures/Denver is searching for an engineer. Apply here.

Arista/Nashville is seeking a Regional Mgr./Promotions. Apply here.

Binnie/Portland, ME has an opening for an on-air promotions asssistant. The cluster includes Country WTHT. Send airchecks and résumés to OM Stan Bennett here.

CMA is seeking applicants for a newly created Strategist/Integrated Marketing & Sales position. See more here; cover letter and résumé here.

Buck Owens Productions’ KUZZ AM & FM/Bakersfield is searching for a Sales Assistant in the Radio Sales and Camera Ads departments. Send résumés here.

Saga’s WPOR/Portland, ME has an opening for a morning co-host. Airchecks and résumés to PD Crash Poteet here.

iHeartMedia’s KNIX/Phoenix has an opening for a PD. Apply here.

Dick WRNS/Greenville, NC is looking for a morning host. Send airchecks and résumés here.

Cumulus’ WIOV/Lancaster, PA is searching for a morning co-host. Apply here.

Vallie Richards Donovan Consulting has an immediate PM drive opening at a legendary east coast Country station. Send airchecks and résumés to “Country Jobs” here.

DBC Radio’s WUBB/Savannah, GA has a morning show opening. Send airchecks and résumés to OM Gabe Reynolds here.

Entercom’s KMNB/Minneapolis is searching for an OM/PD. Apply here.

iHeartMedia has a number of key PD openings including WQIK/Jacksonville and KBEB/Sacramento. Send materials to iHeartCountry format captain Rod Phillips here.

Entercom’s WKIS/Miami is searching for an evening host. Apply here.

Mid-West’s WRTB/Rockford, IL has newly created on-air opening. Airchecks and résumés to PD Steve Summers here.

Beasley’s WQYK/Tampa is looking for a PD. Send materials here.

Binnie Media/Maine is searching for a Dir./Traffic and a part-time Sales Assistant in Portland, for its stations which include Country WTHT and WBQQ. Send materials here.

Midwest’s KVOX/Fargo has an unspecified on-air opening. Send airchecks and résumés here.

Cumulus’ KQFC/Boise is looking for an afternoon host who can also handle afternoon traffic and production for the five-station cluster. Details here.

Consultant Joel Raab has two client stations looking for a PD and an APD/MD in two different Top 100 markets. Send materials here.

iHeartMedia’s WMZQ/Washington is looking for an MD/evening host. Send materials here.

iHeartMedia/Tampa is looking for a Sr. Dir./Promotions. Apply here.

Cumulus’ WIVK/Knoxville is looking for a morning show Exec. Producer. Apply here.

Summit’s WQNU/Louisville is looking for an APD/MD/on-air host. Submit materials here.

Scripps’ WKTI/Milwaukee is looking for a morning show host here.

CMA is looking for a Market Research Analyst and a Creative Content Project Manager. Send cover letter, résumé and salary requirements to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here.

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2 BEBE REXHA f/FGLMeant To Be (WBR/BMLGR)

23368 744 8630 268 58.98 1.133 154 0

5 2 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) ✔ 22777 2365 8437 899 57.834 5.5 157 0

3 3 JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) 22721 1197 8375 451 58.787 3.289 157 0

6 4 KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 21082 685 7823 359 52.621 1.097 157 0

4 5 LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) 18732 -1778 6870 -736 51.204 -4.126 157 0

1 6 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 17519 -6433 6538 -2464 44.239 -15.184 156 0

8 7 DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 17168 882 6454 317 42.675 2.067 157 0

7 8 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 16969 -857 6420 -320 43.462 -2.001 154 0

10 9 LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 14938 1134 5627 529 36.68 2.567 157 0

9 10 BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 14185 234 5226 183 36.586 0.877 157 0

11 11 DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol) 14160 853 5031 303 36.563 1.919 157 0

12 12 D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's... (Reviver/Blue Chair) 13152 194 4868 34 32.885 0.737 155 0

13 13 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR) 11837 761 4465 325 29.035 1.637 154 1

15 14 JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 11179 1152 4147 466 28.533 2.771 156 0

14 15 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 10474 -178 4030 -42 23.655 -1.673 155 0

16 16 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 9204 215 3244 144 20.102 0.2 141 2

26 17 KENNY CHESNEY/Get Along (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA ) ✔ 9026 3186 3289 1186 23.946 7.531 157 4

17 18 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 8911 395 3306 126 19.729 1.164 154 0

18 19 MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 8562 235 3130 -17 17.884 1.201 145 6

20 20 LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek) 7912 25 2994 26 16.645 -0.096 149 0

22 21 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 7761 884 2677 354 18.024 2.873 150 5

21 22 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 7299 384 2689 105 15.38 1.442 151 4

23 23 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 7098 328 2562 122 14.288 1.103 145 1

28 24 KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) ✔ 6933 1257 2530 520 17.581 2.386 147 4

24 25 JON PARDI/She Ain't In It (Capitol) 6727 -4 2627 18 15.583 0.216 149 0

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25 26 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 6345 294 2261 67 13.309 1.976 149 1

27 27 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 6035 328 2399 144 13.308 0.321 141 2

29 28 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 5305 -83 2038 27 10.394 -0.152 139 0

30 29 COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN) 5199 70 1920 41 9.808 0.061 134 2

32 30 BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 5153 1080 1830 293 10.982 2.852 137 13

31 31 CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR) 4556 187 1684 31 8.381 0.398 139 5

33 32 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cry Pretty (Capitol) 4358 289 1669 99 10.355 -1.688 148 27

34 33 CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine) 3828 50 1490 14 6.34 0.187 139 1

35 34 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (Atlantic/WAR) 3768 184 1377 35 8.686 -0.803 106 1

36 35 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville) 3535 45 1351 43 6.283 0.067 125 3

36 SUGARLAND f/T. SWIFT/Babe (UMGN/Big Machine) ✔ 3181 3181 1183 1183 9.136 9.136 73 73

LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista) 2741 491 904 150 4.152 0.617 113 19

39 38 KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA) 2708 143 1050 65 4.486 0.324 109 1

40 39 MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) 2533 172 846 32 4.728 0.286 98 3

THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) ✔ 2526 2154 893 732 5.229 4.473 114 26

44 41 TRENT HARMON/You Got 'Em All (Big Machine) 2484 353 886 90 3.403 0.73 108 5

37 42 DUSTIN LYNCH/I'd Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow) 2398 -730 812 -297 4.676 -1.047 111 0

48 43 OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) 2390 476 775 164 4.907 1.1 87 12

46 44 CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA) 2366 351 859 106 4.298 1.051 93 2

47 45 KELSEA BALLERINI/I Hate Love Songs (Black River) 2252 289 828 100 3.788 0.475 100 4

JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek) 2163 134 861 41 3.162 -0.323 101 12

49 47 JERROD NIEMANN/I Got This (Curb) 1812 -4 592 21 5.036 0.001 82 1

48 MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia) 1804 549 699 187 2.819 1.166 90 12

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers) 1789 238 655 52 2.844 0.676 96 9

50 50 LOCASH/Don't Get Better Than That (Reviver) 1602 -28 639 5 2.568 0.042 80 1

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersKENNY CHESNEY/Get Along (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA) 1186

SUGARLAND f/T. SWIFT/Babe (UMGN/Big Machine) 1183

BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 899

THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 732

LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 529

KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 520

JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 466

JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) 451

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 359

DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 354

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersKENNY CHESNEY/Get Along (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA) 3186 ✔SUGARLAND f/T. SWIFT/Babe (UMGN/Big Machine) 3181 ✔BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 2365 ✔THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 2154 ✔KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 1257 ✔JASON ALDEAN/You Make It Easy (Broken Bow) 1197



BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 1080

DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 884

Activator Top Spin GainersKENNY CHESNEY/Get Along (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA ) 495

SUGARLAND f/T. SWIFT/Babe (UMGN/Big Machine) 202

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cry Pretty (Capitol) 140


KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 121

THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 109

MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia) 95



MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR) 82

Activator Top Point GainersKENNY CHESNEY/Get Along (BlueChair/WarnerBros/WEA ) 2006 ✔

SUGARLAND f/T. SWIFT/Babe (UMGN/Big Machine) 932 ✔

THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 722 ✔

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cry Pretty (Capitol) 704 ✔

KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) 581 ✔




MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia) 283

MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR) 267

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) 9741

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 9125

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 9119

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 8763

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) 8582

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 7121

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 7048

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 6999

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 6718

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 6671

Country Aircheck Add Leaders AddsSUGARLAND f/T. SWIFT/Babe (UMGN/Big Machine) 73CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury) 58CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cry Pretty (Capitol) 27RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb) 26THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) 26PARMALEE/Hotdamalama (Stoney Creek) 22WALKER HAYES/Craig (Monument/Arista) 20LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista) 19BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 13JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek) 12MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia) 12OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) 12

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KELSEA BALLERINI/I Hate Love Songs (Black River) Moves 47-45* 2,252 points, 828 spins 4 adds: WEZL, WQNU, WRBT, WWKA*

JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek) Moves 45-46* 2,163 points, 861 spins 12 adds including: KATC*, KHKI*, KIIM*, KIZN*, KPLX*, KRST*, WCTO*, WFMS*, WGKX*, WKHX*

JERROD NIEMANN/I Got This (Curb) Moves 49-47* 1,812 points, 592 spins 1 add: KCCY

MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia) Debuts at 48* 1,804 points, 699 spins 12 adds including: KHKI*, KIIM*, KIZN*, KNIX, KRST*, KUBL*, KUZZ, WCTO*, WKDF*, WKHX*

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Drunk Me (Triple Tigers) Debuts at 49* 1,789 points, 655 spins 9 adds: KILT, KUZZ, W1HC*, WDRQ*, WEZL, WLFP, WOKQ, WQDR, WRNS

LOCASH/Don’t Get Better Than That (Reviver) Remains at 50* 1,602 points, 639 spins 1 add: WWQM

CAM/Diane (Arista) Moves 43-51 1,489 points, 562 spins; No adds

DANIELLE BRADBERY/Worth It (BMLGR) 1,387 points, 546 spins 2 adds: KUBL*, WKLI

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Keith Urban Graffiti U (Capitol)Urban’s ninth studio album includes collaborations with Julia Michaels on his current single “Coming Home,” plus Kassi Ashton (“Drop Top”), Lindsay Ell (“Horses”), Shy Carter (“My Wave”) and wife Nicole Kidman, who sang background vocals on “Female.”

Willie Nelson Last Man Standing (Legacy/Sony)Arriving two days before his 85th birthday (4/29), Last Man Standing is Nelson’s 11th studio album, with 11 new tracks co-penned by Nelson and longtime collaborator Buddy Cannon, who also produced the project.

Morgan Wallen If I Know Me (Big Loud Records)Wallen’s Joey Moi-produced debut album follows his 2016 EP The Way I Talk. It includes 14 tracks, six of which he co-penned, including the lead single “Up Down” featuring Florida Georgia Line.

Southern Halo Just Like In The Movies (–)Produced by Catt Gravitt and Gerald O’Brien, the 14-track project features 10 songs written or co-written by lead vocalist/guitarist Natalia Morris. The first single “Anything Is Possible” was written by Gravitt and Carl Falk.

A D D DAT E SApril 30DEVIN DAWSON/Asking For A Friend (Atlantic/WEA)SHANE OWENS/Lie (Reviver/1608)DAVISSON BROTHERS BAND/Po Boyz (Dreamlined)

May 7SCOTTY MCCREERY/This Is It (Triple Tigers)GRANGER SMITH/You’re In It (Wheelhouse)

May 14ALEXANDRA DEMETREE/Coastin’ (SSM Nashville)

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

1 1 JASON ALDEANYou Make It Easy (Broken Bow)

12042 -123 2588 6 51 0

3 2 BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGRR) 10759 -6 2370 30 51 0

6 3 KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) 10125 75 2095 42 50 0

4 4 BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 10065 -338 2156 -97 47 0

2 5 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 10049 -1843 2182 -414 48 0

9 6 LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia) 8881 332 1928 139 51 0

7 7 DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol) 8829 43 1926 -5 51 0

5 8 LUKE BRYAN/Most People Are Good (Capitol) 8662 -1610 1894 -330 46 0

8 9 BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) 8583 -128 1792 -15 51 0

10 10 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 7603 -480 1572 -129 45 0

11 11 DIERKS BENTLEY/Woman, Amen (Capitol) 7497 -15 1588 26 52 0

12 12 D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Reviver/Blue Chair) 7300 8 1573 4 50 0

13 13 MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud/BMLGR) 6658 267 1422 82 50 1

15 14 JAKE OWEN/I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (Big Loud) 6042 387 1250 82 50 0

14 15 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 5828 -528 1285 -95 49 0

23 16 KENNY CHESNEY/Get Along (BlueChair/WarnerBros/WEA) ✔ 5212 2006 1096 495 51 13

16 17 MORGAN EVANS/Kiss Somebody (Warner Bros./WEA) 4762 -218 971 -12 51 2

17 18 LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek) 4376 -268 916 -48 49 0

18 19 JON PARDI/She Ain't In It (Capitol) 4262 -168 931 -37 50 0

19 20 CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud) 4136 -43 846 -9 48 1

22 21 KEITH URBAN f/J. MICHAELS/Coming Home (Capitol) ✔ 4125 581 887 121 49 1

21 22 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 3888 -34 838 -8 49 0

20 23 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 3850 -102 797 -26 47 0

24 24 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 3242 123 674 33 45 1

25 25 COLE SWINDELL/Break Up In The End (Warner Bros./WMN) 3107 57 622 28 49 0

26 26 DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR) 3034 167 628 55 48 2

30 27 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cry Pretty (Capitol) ✔ 2859 704 585 140 43 14

27 28 DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) 2617 -104 568 -3 48 2

28 29 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 2400 -82 533 2 44 0

29 30 CHRIS JANSON/Drunk Girl (Warner Bros./WAR) 2330 -109 491 -9 44 2

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

32 31 BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 2112 283 459 90 50 9

31 32 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (Atlantic/WAR) 2031 116 528 50 36 4

34 33 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Shoot Me Straight (EMI Nashville) 1575 -17 324 13 37 1

33 34 CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 1444 -151 322 -30 37 1

40 35 STEPHANIE QUAYLE/Selfish (Rebel Engine) 1276 64 240 12 21 0

39 36 KELSEA BALLERINI/I Hate Love Songs (Black River) 1221 -7 225 15 20 0

52 37 THOMAS RHETT/Life Changes (Valory) ✔ 1211 722 178 109 22 12

36 38 CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine) 1196 -111 260 -18 37 1

35 39 DUSTIN LYNCH/I'd Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow) 1170 -255 210 -31 32 0

38 40 AARON WATSON/Run Wild Horses (Big Label) 1145 -87 238 -13 20 0

37 41 CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA) 1112 -126 201 -19 21 0

41 42 MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia) 1010 -30 194 -5 25 0

43 SUGARLAND f/T. SWIFT/Babe (UMGN/Big Machine) ✔ 932 932 202 202 29 14

43 44 CJ SOLAR/Airplane (Sea Gayle) 836 -25 139 -6 14 0

44 45 OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA) 755 -3 142 20 13 2

42 46 CAM/Diane (Arista) 671 -316 123 -82 17 0

47 47 LOCASH/Don't Get Better Than That (Reviver) 614 1 120 -3 11 0

48 48 LANCO/Born To Love You (Arista) 614 41 140 45 17 7

46 49 MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine) 613 -14 81 0 6 2

49 50 RAELYNN/Queens Don't (Warner Bros./WMN) 600 40 60 4 1 0

50 51 DANIELLE BRADBERY/Worth It (BMLGR) 579 38 91 6 9 1

59 52 JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek) 567 172 132 52 14 7

53 53 TRENT HARMON/You Got 'Em All (Big Machine) 563 81 134 19 17 3

54 MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia) 484 283 150 95 18 7

57 55 KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA) 470 32 117 16 27 1

58 56 RYAN HURD/Diamonds Or Twine (RCA) 460 30 46 3 1 0

51 57 TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory) 459 -61 47 -5 2 1

55 58 JERROD NIEMANN/I Got This (Curb) 424 -46 66 -14 11 0

59 BRETT ELDREDGE/Haven't Met You (Atlantic/WMN) 420 180 42 18 1 0

56 60 WILD FEATHERS/Big Sky (Warner Bros.) 420 -30 42 -3 1 0

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