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Industry Adjusts: Part Two
   The country community’s first confirmed coronavirus-related
passing (see pages 10-11) has added unwelcome sadness to
pandemic-related industry upheaval and uncertainty. Nevertheless,
                    the business of country music soldiers on. Last
                    week (CAW 3/23), industry leaders reacted
                    to the crisis and discussed adjusting to the
                    new realities faced by their consumers. This
                    week, they look at the changing workplace
                    paradigm and find some silver linings.
                        “Communication is everything,” says
                    Townsquare SVPP Kurt Johnson. “We
   Kurt Johnson     have group meetings daily and company
                    updates regularly. And then it’s one-on-one
                    conversations – lots of them to keep each
                    market’s local needs at the forefront. It’s a
                    challenge we’re up for, and our local teams                                                    Winner Winner, Catfish Dinner: Capitol’s Luke Bryan and his
                    are doing amazing work as they always do.”                                                     team celebrate taking “What She Wants Tonight” to No. 1.
                        Internally and externally, communication is                                                Pictured (top to bottom) are the label’s Annie Sandor, Chris
                    at the core of the radio business. “iHeartRadio                                                Schuler, Bobby Young, David Friedman, Brent Jones, Mara
                    programming jumped in immediately,                                                             Sidweber, Ashley Knight, Katelyn Lester, Megan Youngblood
                    providing a ton of equipment for personalities                                                 and Royce Risser, KP Entertainment’s Kerri Edwards, co-
     Rod Phillips   to provide companionship and content from                                                      producers Jody Stevens and Jeff Stevens, Bryan and the
                    make-shift home studios,” says iHeartCountry                                                   label’s Donna Hughes.
                    Brand Manager Rod Phillips. Work-
                    from-home has already facilitated sharing
                    information on weekends, even if the news
                                                                                                                 Pro Take: WFH Strategies
                                                                                                                     Quarantine. Probably not a word you used more than a
                    is sad. “We already felt it with these recent                                                handful of times prior to this month. And yet, here you are,
                    passings, as we were able to update content                                                  working from home, tracking your show from
                    and information very quickly,” Phillips says.                                                a closet, fending off pets mid-break – all the
                    “So that may be one of the benefits moving                                                   while trying to balance homeschooling and
                    forward.”                                                                                    being confined with family. Thankfully, friends
        Jon Loba        Many companies are Zoom-ing into the                                                     and Countrymen (and women) have already
                    new reality. “We kept all our regular meetings,                                              blazed this trail and are willing to share tips,
and I demanded we do it by video,” says BMG/BBR Music Group                                                      tricks and best practices.
EVP Jon Loba. “There’s no room for, ‘Well, I don’t look good.’                                                       Broken Bow VP/Promotion Lee Adams,
Video helps eliminate the distance. I                                                                            who first began her work-from-home journey
added a few more video conferences              (continued on page 7)                                            in 1995, broke down her approach for co-               Lee Adams

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workers in such a way that BMG Global added her thoughts to               travel, office hours, face-to-face meetings and friendly side-hugs
the company intranet (read her complete memo here). They are:             in short order. But in the meantime, here’s to making the most of
    • Have a routine.                                                     the cards that have been dealt, even if that means working from
    • Move around.                                                        atop a card table. –Monta Vaden
    • Walk away from the computer.
    • Leave your house.
    • Beware of the time.                                                 Chart Chat
    • Communicate with each other.                                           Congratulations to Luke Bryan, Royce Risser, Bobby
    • Use and enjoy this opportunity.                                     Young, David Friedman, Chris Schuler and the Capitol
    Similarly, Center For Sales Strategy Managing Partner and             promotion team on landing at No. 1 with
CRB Board member Matt Sunshine, whose company is entirely                 “What She Wants Tonight.” The song is the
                       at-home based, recently shared his best            second single from Bryan’s forthcoming
                       practices for a successful work-from-home          seventh studio album, Born Here Live Here
                       experience during a CRS360 webinar. His            Die Here, and is his 22nd career No. 1.
                       detailed take:                                     Songwriters are Hillary Lindsey, Ross
                           • Proper Mindset: Set parameters for           Copperman, Jon Nite and Bryan.
                       yourself and know when to start and end your           Kudos to Matthew Hargis and the BMLG
                       day. Give yourself scheduled breaks, because       Records crew on notching 114 adds for
                                                                          Florida Georgia Line’s “I Love My Country,”               Luke Bryan
                       it’s easy to suddenly realize you have been
                       sitting at your desk for 10 consecutive hours.     topping this week’s board.
    Matt Sunshine                                                             One additional note regarding Maren Morris’ “The Bones,”
                       Define a private space at home with limited
distractions. Be sure to use a calendar to schedule all activities,       which regained its bullet this week, ensuring it will be on the chart
including time to connect with coworkers and catch up. And stay           a full eight weeks past its second week at No. 1 (2/17). While not
away from distractions when you are in work mode.                         a stat Country Aircheck tracks, hats off to the Morris and the
    • Get Ready For Work: Select proper attire. Maybe not                 Sony and Columbia teams for the longest post-peak chart life for
the same clothes you would wear to the office, but get yourself           a song in recent memory.
in work mode. Let your family know you are working, and treat
it as such. You’re not on vacation! But, do make time for social
interactions with coworkers.                                              CRS Agenda Makes The Call
    • Have The Required Tools: You will need dependable                       The 51st annual Country Radio Seminar may have only
WiFi (preferably not a hot spot), a headset, monitor, printer             wrapped a month ago, but it feels closer to a year. Despite
and access to office supplies – delivery is best, especially in           coronavirus dominating the narrative, KUZZ/
the current situation. You should also have Microsoft Teams or            Bakersfield PD Brent Michaels and KNCI/
Slack for instant messaging with coworkers and screen-sharing             Sacramento PD Joey Tack – CRS Agenda
videoconferencing such as Zoom. You should also have a                    Committee Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively
proper office setup in your home and work from a desk or table.           – have been hard at work (from home) on
Sunshine is adamant that employees never work from their bed              restructuring the process. And they want you,
with a laptop.                                                            as noted below.
    • Communication: Communicating with coworkers in this                     “Joey and I have already had several
setting is different than seeing each other daily. Remember to be         brainstorming meetings – virtual meetings,
                                                                          of course – to outline a new way to conduct        Brent Michaels
both flexible and responsive. Also, be patient with one another.
Technology comes with a learning curve. Finally, be present. Call,        the Agenda Committee, and we are both
text, email and share screens even more than usual, and increase          excited to introduce changes,” says Michaels. Adds Tack, “We
your talk time with coworkers and clients to reassure everyone you        are committed to making this a productive, beneficial and fun
are there for them.                                                       experience for everyone involved.” Among the changes are a
    With any luck, the industry will return to its regularly scheduled    reorganized committee with five Section Leaders in Programming,
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                     My Tunes: Avenue Beat
                                                                             Labels, Sales, Tech and Streaming. Likewise, the new structure
                            Avenue Beat’s Sam Backoff, Savana                includes a slightly smaller committee.
                            Santos and Sami Bearden discuss                       “In the past, there have been members who didn’t feel like
                            their most influential music:                    they were properly utilized or given enough to do, so we are
                            Bearden: 1. Kelsea Ballerini at                  focusing on narrowing the committee [to ensure] each person
                            Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley: We saw               is given a task that best suits their skills,” notes Michaels, who
                            her on one of our first trips to Nashville,      has participated in the Agenda Committee since 2017. Tack is
                            and we knew we were watching someone             beginning his second year with the team. “There were times [in my
                            special.                                         first year] I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to be doing or how
        Avenue Beat         2. Jon Bellion’s The Human                       to help,” he says. “We want to eliminate those feelings and make
                            Condition: We all have some different            certain everyone feels like they are contributing.”
musical tastes, but that was something we could always put on                     Your Name Here: Michaels and Tack are looking for
and everyone would be 100% happy!                                            committee members who are passionate about radio and CRS itself,
Backoff: 3. Justin Bieber: When I was 14-15, I saw him and it
                                                                             excited about the event, open-minded and
honestly changed me. I begged my mom to let me go to the show.
We were all the way in the very back, but I cried when he walked
                                                                             creative, collaborative and ready to go all-in
out. I sang every word to every song with my whole heart. When               on creating a complete educational experience.
I think back to that night, I just want our music to make other              “We don’t care if you’re a major-market PD, a
people feel the same joy I felt that night.                                  small-market midday personality, a label head,
4. JP Saxe and Julia Michael’s “If The World Was Ending”:                    just starting in the industry or are in an industry-
This song made me burst into tears the first time the chorus hit. It’s       adjacent role,” says Tack. “If you have ideas
such a simple concept, but it just hits. The writing is incredible. I sent   and are ready to work, we want to hear from
it to Savana and Sami to listen to immediately, and we all became            you. Period.” Michaels echoes the sentiment,                 Joey Tack
obsessed. We’re out here trying to write songs that swell up those           adding, “The best teams are made up of
kinds of intense emotions.                                                   people from all walks of life. This committee is no exception.”
5. Haim: Savana and I saw them in concert about five years                        Virtual brainstorming sessions are being planned within the
ago in St. Louis. We were standing in the audience in awe of                 five teams to generate the largest possible pool of panel ideas.
how incredible they were. To see three badass women up there                 That process is being supported by guidance from CSS Founding
shredding on the guitar, drums and vocals, plus their overall stage          Partner and CRB Board member Matt Sunshine, who is an
presence and cool girl vibes, made us fall in love with them. Seeing         expert in brainstorming methodology. “We are going to have
them inspired us to want to make our own live show really cool, too.         the opportunity to generate more exciting, topical and thought-
• Bearden: I’ve never really listened to David Bowie ... I                   provoking panel ideas this year with his assistance,” says Tack,
know, I know, I totally suck!                                                who also notes a focus on creating content for CRS 2021 that will
• Backoff: Some people don’t get musical theatre, but that’s
                                                                             entice attendees to spend more time in sessions. Later this year,
what we grew up on! We actually met doing a musical theatre camp,
so on rainy days, you can catch us listening to the Rent soundtrack,
                                                                             the committee will come together for a couple days to flesh out
Shrek The Musical or Dear Evan Hansen. People may think it’s nerdy,          their pool of ideas, select the best to move forward and present
but we stand by it. Theatre kids forever!                                    their slate to the CRB Board. “This process starts in April or May
• Santos: Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour: This has to be                       and isn’t complete until the final day of CRS 2021,” Michaels
one of the greatest albums I’ve heard in a long time. It’s a piece           explains. “It requires time, communication and great teamwork,
of art from start to finish. I remember the first time I heard it all the    but it is one of the most rewarding things I do each year.”
way through – my face was just like        .                                      Committee membership does have its benefits. “This is one
• An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen                      of the greatest networking opportunities in our industry,” says
to right now: “Breathe Deeper” by Tame Impala, because                       Michaels. “You are being given the opportunity to represent
taaaame impaaaalaaaa baybee. You can’t go wrong.                             yourself and your company while working for a year among
• My guilty pleasure music is definitely classical. I love to turn           peers from all walks of life and industry. The relationships you
it on when I don’t want to think about anything.                             will form are invaluable.” Adds Tack, “If you are looking to flex

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your creative muscles, elevate your professional profile and work            The nature of communication has changed not just
toward advancing your career, there’s no better place.”                  quantitatively, but qualitatively. “I notice more in-depth
   Applications for the CRS 2021 Agenda Committee will be                conversations,” Loba says. “It’s not bounce-in, bounce-out.
accepted here through April 3. Questions, ideas or requests for          There’s more robust discussion since there are fewer distractions.
more info can be sent to Michaels here and Tack here.                    The negative is starting at 7am and looking up to see its 10pm
                                                    –Monta Vaden         and maybe we didn’t bother to have lunch.”
                                                                             UMG/Nashville’s meeting schedule has continued unabated.
                                                                         “The most important change is I told everyone to copy the whole
The Week’s Top Stories                                                   company on everything we’re doing on email,” says Chairman/
   Full coverage at countryaircheck.com.                                 CEO Mike Dungan. “Even if it’s insignificant, we need ideas
• Country radio and industry leaders discuss their new normal            coming from everywhere. Hit the ‘all-company’ button. I’ve
and the life and career of Kenny Rogers is remembered in last            already had a few complaints about that, but too bad.”
week’s (3/23) Country Aircheck Weekly.                                       Video happy hours and celebratory toasts (see photo, page 1)
• Cameron Broadcasting/Laughlin, NV VP/                                  are among the innovations. “We’ve gotten really good with work
Operations Craig Powers will be joining Curb | Word                      flow app Slack and video conferencing,” says Warner Chappell
Entertainment. (CAT 3/27)                                                CEO Ben Vaughn, noting the company’s “New Hat Challenge.”
• Ongoing coronavirus updates and resources here.                        “It’s kind of fun,” Vaughn explains. “Wear your most-fun hat. It’s
• WXCY/Wilmington, DE Dir./Promotions Joe Bleacher exited.               always interesting to see what people are bringing to the table.”
(CAT 3/26)                                                                   Alpha Format Captain MoJoe Roberts also points to
• WWOF/Tallahassee, FL shuffled its on-air lineup. (CAT 3/25)            maintaining morale and good cheer. “We’ve created an Alpha/
• Country Music Hall of Famer Kenny Rogers passed away from              Portland Facebook group for some levity, and most of our teams
natural causes. (CAT 3/21 & 3/23)                                        are meeting daily via Google Hangouts to brainstorm and share
• The 55th Academy of Country Music Awards will air live Sept. 16        ideas,” he says.
on CBS. (CAT 3/23)                                                           Cloud Mine: For Vaughn and other publishers, the creative
                                                                         wheels – among others – are still spinning. “To the extent they
Industry Adjusts: Part Two                                               want to, we’re helping writers do remote writing sessions,”
                                            (continued from page 1)      he says. “The big one is administration – royalties and writer
                                                                         payments. We just got every writer in Nashville switched off paper
since we don’t get that normal in-office interaction and banter.
                                                                         checks. Pitching songs is one you can definitely do remotely, and
Additional meetings have also been added on global and
                                                                         people have plenty of time right now to listen. We’re closing deals
national levels. That’s partially for connectivity and how things
                                                                         and are excited about the new writers we’re signing. We’ve also
are changing by the minute, but it’s also a good emotional and
                                                                         recommitted to listening to catalog and getting our taggings up to
psychological check. Is everyone doing okay?”
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date, as well as putting together some best-of-uncut-songs playlists.          Plus, he’s as busy as ever. “Someone asked if I could get with
And we’re close to setting up a virtual sync [film & TV] music camp       them tomorrow,” Vaughn says. “I looked at my schedule and
to replace one we had scheduled.”                                         said, ‘I really can’t. What do you have later in this week?’ I’m just
     The Sony/ATV roster is also engaged in                               booked solid. It’s encouraging to know people are working at
virtual writing sessions. “We’re saying to                                moving the ball forward for all the stakeholders in the industry.”
producer writers, if you’ve got some completed                                 “We’re very active,” Gaston agrees. “Labels, artists and
tracks, let’s send to them to artists or writers                          producers are listening to songs. I saw more holds come through
who are going to write topline melody,” says                              yesterday – double the normal activity. Everybody is confined and,
Sony/ATV CEO Rusty Gaston. “To lyric                                      right now, they’re listening.” At the same time, a lot of songwriters
writers, we’re asking if we can send something                            are writing solo. “By the summer of ‘22 there are going to be
they have to a production-oriented writer.”                               more 100% songs on Country Aircheck’s chart than we’ve seen
                                                          Rusty Gaston
    Only in the gig since January, Gaston is                              in our lifetime,” he says.
learning a new company amid radically shifting                                 Busy at home can have a downside, however. “Being forced to
dynamics. “Being new, what I’m trying to do is put an emphasis on         take advantage of technology at a higher level doesn’t mean we
relationship,” he says. “Let’s get our creative people on the phone       want to work from home in our pajamas forever, but it does show
with our writers. Triple down on the relationship, look at how the        new ways to be super efficient,” Phillips says. “The flip side of that
beginning of the year went and target a six month strategic plan.”        is, it’s always on. If you get done with dinner
    Likewise, those with a heavy live music workload can use the          and want to jump back in, it’s waiting on you.
pause in other ways. “This is the time to think about all the things      If you get sucked in and never get away from
we couldn’t when we were so busy with the day-to-day,” says               it, your creativity can be impacted.”
Maverick’s Clarence Spalding. “We have things we have to do                    Some may benefit from being less busy.
in cancelling, moving and putting out press releases, but when it         “One thing the artists may not be publicly
settles down, look at each act – and at ourselves – and be more           saying is that they’re glad to have a break,”
aspirational. Look down the road and ask, ‘Why haven’t we ever            Big Loud partner Seth England says.
...’. I told the team, ‘You can’t hurt my feelings by telling me it       “Several have called and told me they can’t
seems really simple that we should be doing this or that.’ If an          remember the last time they had two weeks              Seth England
idea takes two or three years to develop, I don’t care. Take a look.      off. Give it two more weeks and they may be
Punch holes in it. Put it in motion. We have plenty of downtime.          saying something else, but the silver lining is a mental stop.
This is not going to be over April 15.”                                        “This might be showing us we sometimes overuse the artists
     The Bright Side: Even with the enormous hit the touring              in the realm of art and commerce,” he says. “All of us. If we and
industry is taking, Spalding finds himself encouraged. “I have a lot      radio go on without artists on those exhaustive schedules, we
of young agents and promoters in my life,” he says. “You have to          might learn something that helps everyone. Morgan Wallen wants
be fearful, but these kids have stepped up and delivered day after        to win, and good on him. But maybe we find
day. They’re well prepared and doing a hell of a job. Nobody              out just how much we actually need an artist’s
wants to be put through these things – and I’ve been through a            physical presence to make it all work.”
few in my life including a shooting – but we’re watching the next              Fundamentally, a we’re-in-this-together
generation step up and deliver.”                                          attitude serves everyone – now and in the
     “This new challenge will only make us stronger, smarter and          future. “I’m bullish that the country industry
more determined when we’re no longer physically separated,” Sony/         and the world will rebound and be more
Nashville Chairman & CEO Randy Goodman. “What will get us                 robust and smarter,” says Entercom Country
through is patience, grace and respect for ourselves and each other.”     Format Captain Tim Roberts. “A sense of
     Vaughn agrees. “Maybe because I’m a dyed-in-the-wool                 unity, collaboration and cooperation is needed           Tim Roberts
country music fan, but I think we shine in times like this because        to defeat something that threatens every
our songs and lyrics are about real life,” he says. “Creativity is        person worldwide. Safety is the No. 1 word and our company
going to blossom in a new way because of this, and there’s a              mantra right now. It’s critical.” 		                –Chuck Aly CAC
good chance country music is at the forefront of that.”
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Remembering Joe Diffie
Here’s a small fraction of the posts made on social media
following Joe’s passing.
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Remembering Joe Diffie
March 30, 2020
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    Midwest WNWN/Battle Creek, MI PD                                          Gulf South WTVY/Dothan, AL PD                                           McNeil is looking for a morning co-host.
Miggy Santos is searching for a morning                                   John Garrett is on the hunt for a morning                                   See the complete job posting here; résumés
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Send résumés, airchecks, production                                       complete job posting and apply here.                                        Streaming Kristen Williams is searching
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company’s WIBF/Lewistown, PA. Send                                        to Smith here.                                                              Hanson is inviting radio pros to apply to
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LW   TW     Artist/Title (Label)                                        Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

3    1      LUKE BRYAN               ✔                                     24576     2553      7739       815      44.91    4.988     157      0
            What She Wants Tonight (Capitol)

4    2      BRETT YOUNG/Catch (BMLGR)                                      22778      982      6974       352     43.523 1.573        157      0

5    3      JORDAN DAVIS/Slow Dance In A Parking Lot (MCA)                 22052      814      7072       179     42.209 1.727        157      0

1    4      JAKE OWEN/Homemade (Big Loud)                                  21904     -4866     7247     -1289     43.086 -7.834       157      0

8    5      GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR) ✔                            21478     2278      6937       815     38.058 3.085        156      0

2    6      KANE BROWN/Homesick (RCA)                                      20279     -2372     6569      -609     41.103 -4.549       157      0

7    7      INGRID ANDRESS/More Hearts Than Mine (Warner/WEA)              19722      373      6413       181     35.573 0.531        157      0

10   8      BLAKE SHELTON w/G. STEFANI/Nobody But... (Warner/WMN) ✔ 18405            1987      5822       585     33.578 4.032        157      1

11   9      THOMAS RHETT f/J. PARDI/Beer Can't Fix (Valory)                17872     1799      5647       607     32.277 2.322        157      0

12   10     MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud)                           17225     1229      5308       384     32.144 2.425        156      0

9    11     MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia)                              17001      451      5104       114     32.626 0.687        155      0

15   12     LUKE COMBS f/E. CHURCH/Does To Me (River House/Columbia) 16245           1538      5121       554     27.975 2.237        157      0

14   13     C. PEARCE & L. BRICE/I Hope You're... (Big Machine/Curb)       15690      579      4938       224     27.693 0.798        157      0

16   14     TRAVIS DENNING/After A Few (Mercury)                           15347      983      4674       159     27.766 2.141        156      0

18   15     KENNY CHESNEY/Here And Now (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)             12169     1095      3788       391     21.652     1.63     157      0

19   16     SCOTTY MCCREERY/In Between (Triple Tigers)                     11272      972      3533      267    19.424 1.783          155      0
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17   17     KELSEA BALLERINI/Homecoming Queen? (Black River)               10011     -2431     3296      -752 16.863 -4.108           157      0

21   18     CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Drinking Alone (Capitol)                      9246      1189      2892       394     14.636 3.263        153      3

20   19     ERIC CHURCH/Monsters (EMI Nashville)                           8999       587      3028       191     15.174 1.929        154      0

22   20     LOCASH/One Big Country Song (Wheelhouse)                       8619       958      2761       299     14.981 1.482        151      3

6    21     JASON ALDEAN/We Back (Macon Music/Broken Bow)                  8246     -11135 2766         -3438     14.003 -19.641      157      0

23   22     MICHAEL RAY/Her World Or Mine (Warner/WEA)                     7738       496      2288       132     12.582 0.703        144      1

13   23     RILEY GREEN/I Wish Grandpas Never Died (BMLGR)                 7560      -7843     2564     -2573     17.916 -9.752       157      0

24   24     JUSTIN MOORE/Why We Drink (Valory)                             7258       839      2321       258     11.437 1.309        150      2

27   25     KEITH URBAN/God Whispered Your Name (Capitol)                  7212      1458      2284       498     12.279 2.298        149      4
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LW    TW      Artist/Title (Label)                                         Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

25    26      CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow)          7032       638      2156       180     10.592     0.95     143      1

26    27      MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA)                                  6810       716      2138       199      9.23     1.537     141      9

28    28      MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury)                  6773      1141      2245       417     10.216 1.561        142      4

30    29      CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR)                                  5884       777      1811       204      9.175    1.625     141      12

32    30      SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA) ✔                                 5873      1848      1825       595      9.073    2.851     125      28

31    31      CHRIS YOUNG/Drowning (RCA)                                      5686       985      1748       335      9.216    1.669     122      3

29    32      GONE WEST/What Could've Been (Triple Tigers)                    5484        73      1693       61       8.195    0.129     135      1

33    33      ASHLEY MCBRYDE/One Night Standards (Warner/WMN)                 4980      1058      1560       344      6.467    1.222     121      6

              FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR) DEBUT            4674      4674      1445      1445      9.714    9.714     114     114

34    35      KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA)                                      4139       257      1316       78       5.665    0.474     131      0

35    36      BILLY CURRINGTON/Details (Mercury)                              3787        13      1099       25       5.643 -0.081       117      6

36    37      JON LANGSTON/Now You Know (32 Bridge/EMI Nashville)             3740       128      1236       53       4.499     0.11     114      0

37    38      JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia)               3708       408      1178       144      4.502    0.495     121      3

39    39      MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Wide Open/Records/Arista)         3287       261      1031       75       4.703    0.715     114      7

38    40      RAYNE JOHNSON/Front Seat (Legend/In2une)                        3224       192      844        42       5.056 -0.068        77      3

41    41      MIDLAND/Cheatin' Songs (Big Machine)                            2978       312      870        101      3.699    0.353     104      5

40    42      LAUREN ALAINA/Getting Good (Mercury)                            2969       165      940        42        2.4     0.017     112      1

46    43      HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (TVM/Big Loud)           2784       542      781        101      4.001     1.05      69      5

42    44      ELI YOUNG BAND/Break It In (Valory)                             2641        54      746        10       4.214    0.234      89      0

44    45      LADY ANTEBELLUM/What I'm Leaving For (BMLGR)                    2556       238      729        73       4.734 -0.085        84      2

              RUNAWAY JUNE/Head Over Heels (Wheelhouse)                       2495        17      755        11       3.797    0.197      99      6

50    47      OLD DOMINION/Some People Do (RCA)                               2433       352      670        105      3.432    0.895      65      1

45    48      DILLON CARMICHAEL/I Do For You (Riser House)                    2398       125      815        42       4.016    0.351      81      0

49    49      CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)                            2350       265      702        69       3.15     0.368      81      0

47    50      LITTLE BIG TOWN/Over Drinking (Capitol)                         2340       156      685        79       3.318    0.011     106      0

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders                                    Adds       Activator Top Point Gainers
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR)                   114       GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR)                          1351 ✔
MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia)                            36
                                                                           ASHLEY MCBRYDE/One Night Standards (Warner/WMN)            1215 ✔
SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA)                                     28
CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR)                                    12       FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR)             1150 ✔
ADAM HAMBRICK/Forever Ain't Long Enough (Buena Vista/Capitol)     10       SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA)                              1016 ✔
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA)                                     9
                                                                           CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Drinking Alone (Capitol)                   844 ✔
DIXIE CHICKS/Gaslighter (Columbia/In2une)                          7
JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol)                        7       INGRID ANDRESS/More Hearts Than Mine (Warner/WEA)           830
MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Wide Open/Records/Arista)            7       KEITH URBAN/God Whispered Your Name (Capitol)               818
ASHLEY MCBRYDE/One Night Standards (Warner/WMN)                    6
                                                                           THOMAS RHETT f/J. PARDI/Beer Can't Fix (Valory)             758
BILLY CURRINGTON/Details (Mercury)                                 6
JIMMIE ALLEN & NOAH CYRUS/This Is Us (SC/Records/Columbia)         6       B. SHELTON w/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN)         700
RUNAWAY JUNE/Head Over Heels (Wheelhouse)                          6       LUKE COMBS f/E. CHURCH/Does... (River House/Columbia)       686

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers                                         Activator Top Spin Gainers
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR)                  4674   ✔   GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR)                            298
LUKE BRYAN/What She Wants Tonight (Capitol)                     2553   ✔   ASHLEY MCBRYDE/One Night Standards (Warner/WMN)              235
GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR)                               2278   ✔   FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR)               220
B. SHELTON w/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN)             1987   ✔   SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA)                                198
SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA)                                   1848   ✔   CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Drinking Alone (Capitol)                    178
THOMAS RHETT f/J. PARDI/Beer Can’t Fix (Valory)                 1799       INGRID ANDRESS/More Hearts Than Mine (Warner/WEA)            156
LUKE COMBS f/E. CHURCH/Does To Me (River House/Columbia)        1538       THOMAS RHETT f/J. PARDI/Beer Can't Fix (Valory)              148
KEITH URBAN/God Whispered Your Name (Capitol)                   1458       BLAKE SHELTON w/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN) 142
MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud)                            1229       KEITH URBAN/God Whispered Your Name (Capitol)                129
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Drinking Alone (Capitol)                       1189       BRETT YOUNG/Catch (BMLGR)                                    120

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers                                          Country Aircheck Top Recurrents                            Points
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR)                  1445       SAM HUNT/Kinfolks (MCA)                                     17899
LUKE BRYAN/What She Wants Tonight (Capitol)                      815       LUKE COMBS/Even Though I'm... (River House/Columbia)        14663
GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR)                                815       DAN + SHAY & J. BIEBER/10,000 Hours (Warner/WAR)            11907
THOMAS RHETT f/J. PARDI/Beer Can’t Fix (Valory)                  607       DUSTIN LYNCH/Ridin' Roads (Broken Bow)                      11360
SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA)                                    595       OLD DOMINION/One Man Band (RCA)                             10818
B. SHELTON w/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN)              585       MATT STELL/Prayed For You (Wide Open/Records/GCE/Arista)     9044
LUKE COMBS f/E. CHURCH/Does To Me (River House/Columbia)         554       MORGAN WALLEN/Whiskey Glasses (Big Loud)                     8863
KEITH URBAN/God Whispered Your Name (Capitol)                    498       JON PARDI/Heartache Medication (Capitol)                     8791
MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury)                   417       CHRIS JANSON/Good Vibes (Warner/WAR)                         8711
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Drinking Alone (Capitol)                        394       JIMMIE ALLEN/Make Me Want To (Stoney Creek)                  8704

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COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY
LADY ANTEBELLUM/What I’m Leaving For (BMLGR)                                                  A D D DAT E S
   Moves 44-45*
   2,556 points, 729 spins
   2 adds: WIRK, WYCT
                                                                           April 6
                                                                           JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Broken Bow)
RUNAWAY JUNE/Head Over Heels (Wheelhouse)
   Moves 43-46*
   2,495 points, 755 spins
                                                                           April 13
   6 adds: KCYE, KKGO, WDRM, WQNU, WRNX, WXCY                              TUCKER BEATHARD/You Would Think (Warner/WAR)

OLD DOMINION/Some People Do (RCA)
   Moves 50-47*                                                            April 20
   2,433 points, 670 spins                                                 KELSEA BALLERINI w/HALSEY/The Other Girl (Black River)
   1 add: *W1HC

DILLON CARMICHAEL/I Do For You (Riser House)
   Moves 45-48*
   2,398 points, 815 spins; no adds

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)
   Remains at 49*                                                          Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com
   2,350 points, 702 spins; no adds

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Over Drinking (Capitol)
    Moves 47-50*
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    2,340 points, 685 spins; no adds
                                                                                              Sam Hunt Southside (MCA)
LANCO/What I See (Arista)                                                                     Hunt’s sophomore album — the follow-
   2,153 points, 705 spins; no adds                                                           up to 2014’s Montevallo — features six
                                                                                              previously-released tracks and 12 total,
DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma’s House (Broken Bow)                                                       including “Body Like A Back Road,”
   2,056 points, 639 spins                                                                    “Kinfolks” and “Sinning With You.»
   2 adds: KDRK, WUSJ
                                                                                              Ashley McBryde Never Will (Warner/WAR)
BRANTLEY GILBERT/Fire’t Up (Valory)                                                           McBryde follows 2018’s Girl Going
   1,992 points, 664 spins                                                                    Nowhere with the Jay Joyce-produced Never
   1 add: WRNS                                                                                Will. The sophomore effort boasts 11 tracks,
                                                                                              including lead single “One Night Standards”
JON PARDI/Ain’t Always The Cowboy (Capitol)                                                   and latest release “Martha Divine.”
   1,929 points, 551 spins
   7 adds: KCCY, KNUC, KTTS, WIRK, WKHK, WRNS, WUSJ                        April 10
                                                                           Maddie & Tae The Way It Feels (Mercury)
LINDSAY ELL/I Don’t Love You (Stoney Creek)                                John Anderson Years (Easy Eye Sound)
   1,906 points, 616 spins; no adds

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

2    1       LUKE BRYAN                                                                    11998       518       2260      104      50      0
             What She Wants Tonight (Capitol)
1    2       JAKE OWEN/Homemade (Big Loud)                                                 11530      -977       2268     -149      48      0
5    3       BRETT YOUNG/Catch (BMLGR)                                                     11015       621       2116      120      50      0
3    4       JORDAN DAVIS/Slow Dance In A Parking Lot (MCA)                                10418      -124       2013       -5      50      0
6    5       INGRID ANDRESS/More Hearts Than Mine (Warner/WEA)                             10279       830       2011      156      49      0
10 6         GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR) ✔                                           9567       1351       1875      298      50      0
8    7       THOMAS RHETT f/J. PARDI/Beer Can't Fix (Valory)                               9502        758       1737      148      50      0
9    8       LUKE COMBS f/E. CHURCH/Does To Me (River House/Columbia)                      9421        686       1730      117      50      0
4    9       KANE BROWN/Homesick (RCA)                                                     9326      -1197       1832     -225      44      0
11 10        BLAKE SHELTON w/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN)                        8610        700       1573      142      49      0
12 11        CARLY PEARCE & LEE BRICE/I Hope You're Happy Now (Big Machine/Curb)           7853        138       1536      39       50      0
13 12        TRAVIS DENNING/After A Few (Mercury)                                          7596        121       1395      28       50      1
14 13        MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud)                                          7387        331       1425      59       50      0
15 14        KENNY CHESNEY/Here And Now (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)                            6512        434       1177      78       50      0
16 15        ERIC CHURCH/Monsters (EMI Nashville)                                          5836         86       1086      14       50      0
17 16        SCOTTY MCCREERY/In Between (Triple Tigers)                                    5467        385       1061      70       48      1
19 17        CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Drinking Alone (Capitol) ✔                                   5146        844       967       178      49      1
18 18        MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA)                                                4898        235       858       43       49      2
20 19        KEITH URBAN/God Whispered Your Name (Capitol)                                 4703        818       847       129      49      3
21 20        JUSTIN MOORE/Why We Drink (Valory)                                            4262        552       817       95       49      1
22 21        CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR)                                                3508        403       592       65       42      6
23 22        MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury)                                3293        336       646       79       44      0
24 23        MICHAEL RAY/Her World Or Mine (Warner/WEA)                                    3138        185       562       38       45      1
25 24        LOCASH/One Big Country Song (Wheelhouse)                                      2696        423       500       80       41      2
29 25        ASHLEY MCBRYDE/One Night Standards (Warner/WMN) ✔                             2590       1215       497       235      41      7
33 26        SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA) ✔                                               2016       1016       378       198      39     14
27 27        CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow)                        1946        266       377       41       41      1
31 28        CHRIS YOUNG/Drowning (RCA)                                                    1678        460       304       97       39      3
28 29        KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA)                                                    1545         24       296        -3      40      3
30 30        GONE WEST/What Could've Been (Triple Tigers)                                  1435         73       295        9       38      3

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    LW   TW      Artist/Title (Label)                                                            Points +/- Points   Plays   +/- Plays   Stations Adds
 Debut 31        FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR) ✔                               1150       1150       220       220       27     13
     32 32       DIXIE CHICKS/Gaslighter (Columbia/In2une)                                      1111        -38       223        -3       29      0
     38 33       LADY ANTEBELLUM/What I'm Leaving For (BMLGR)                                   1097        257       159        38       13      1
     39 34       MIDLAND/Cheatin' Songs (Big Machine)                                           1055        258       212        70       18      4
     47 35       JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia)                              916         268       202        51       30      6
     42 36       MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Wide Open/Records/Arista)                        909         214       163        43       28      0
     35 37       LAUREN ALAINA/Getting Good (Mercury)                                           905         13        193         2       26      0
     37 38       JON LANGSTON/Now You Know (32 Bridge/EMI Nashville)                            904         41        198        15       32      1
     36 39       BILLY CURRINGTON/Details (Mercury)                                             837         -32       159        -5       29      0
     34 40       ELI YOUNG BAND/Break It In (Valory)                                            816         -80       136        -12      11      0
 Debut 41        JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol)                                    804         492       145        95       18      4
     41 42       STEPHANIE QUAYLE/Whatcha Drinkin 'Bout (Rebel Engine)                          804         20        147         5       15      0
     40 43       LINDSAY ELL/I Don't Love You (Stoney Creek)                                    737         -55       134        -6       13      0
 Debut 44        PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)                                682         216       69         22        3      0
     44 45       RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers)                      668         12        101         2        7      1
     48 46       TAYLA PARX f/FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Fight (Atlantic)                             660         20        66          2        1      0
     49 47       MORGAN WALLEN/This Bar (Big Loud)                                              650         46        65          4        1      0
     53 48       LITTLE BIG TOWN/Over Drinking (Capitol)                                        647         117       115        20       19      1
     46 49       OLD DOMINION/Midnight Mess Around (RCA)                                        590         -60       59         -6        1      0
     60 50       RAYNE JOHNSON/Front Seat (Legend/In2une)                                       529         57        117        13       23      0
Re-Enter 51      RUNAWAY JUNE/Head Over Heels (Wheelhouse)                                      526         102       120        20       14      1
 Debut 52        RANDALL KING/She Gone (Warner/WEA)                                             502         71        98         15        9      1
 Debut 53        ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Martha Divine (Warner Music/WAR)                                500         80        50          8        1      0
     57 54       DILLON CARMICHAEL/I Do For You (Riser House)                                   490          1        104         0       17      0
     50 55       DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)                                        490         -65       53         -3        9      0
     58 56       GRANGER SMITH/That's Why I Love Dirt Roads (Wheelhouse)                        489          8        92          0       16      0
     55 57       ANGIE K/Real Talk (Good Company)                                               460         -40       46         -4        1      0
Re-Enter 58      TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (Reviver)                                      456          0        101         1       13      0
     51 59       LANCO/What I See (Arista)                                                      448         -83       102        -19      11      0
 Debut 60        LUKE COMBS f/BROOKS & DUNN/1, 2 Many (River House/Columbia)                    440         10        44          1        1      0
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