May 8, 2017, Issue 549
Meet RCA’s Dennis Reese
Named RCA SVP/Promotion in March (Breaking News 3/27),
Dennis Reese brings an extensive background in Pop and Rock
promotion from his days with Epic, Capitol, Elektra and Columbia.
He jumped to the label world in 1993 after programming stops including then-Rhythmic Top 40 WHQT/Miami, then-Top 40 WHLY/
Orlando and Top 40 WCKZ/Charlotte.
CA: How did you get into radio?
DR: I was always into music. Every week we’d ride our bikes
to buy 45s and I would do talk-ups in my house pretending I was
on the radio.
What were those early records?
Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” and
Steppenwolf’s “Magic Carpet Ride.” We got enough bottle money
to buy two that day. I’m happy to say I still
own those 45s. My grandmother watched The
Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour and I became
a huge fan. Huge. I bought “Rhinestone Cowboy” and “Southern Nights” on 45 and still
own those, too.
He was my gateway into country, but
Y-100 [Top 40 WHYI/Miami] is the reason I
got into radio. In the late ‘70s they would do
a 20-minute music sweep as Rock 100 and
Dennis Reese
then do a 20-minute block the next hour of
just dance songs as Disco 100. You would hear a Kansas song in
the Rock 100 stuff, but Donna Summer over here. That’s crazy to
think about now, but they were the No. 1 station and owned both
genres. So the music tastes I have are extreme.
Sony/Nashville EVP Steve Hodges has an opening.
Who calls who?
I knew Steve and [Columbia SVP] Shane Allen from my days
at Capitol. A mutual friend called and told me Steve was looking
to replace Keith Gale, who’s going to manage Jake Owen. He
said my name came up. I called Steve and said, “You know how
crazy I am about Nashville. I would love to talk.” He said let’s do
this the right way and get [Sony/Nashville CEO] Randy Goodman
in the loop calling [Epic CEO] L.A. Reid.
(continued on page 7)
Love Can Build A Bridgestone: Gearing up for Luke Bryan
– and opener Adam Craig – in Nashville Friday (5/5) are
Cumulus’ Charlie Cook, Stoney Creek’s Chris Loss, WSIX/
Nashville’s Ryan McKiddy, SC’s Heather Propper and Andrea
Knipp, KILT/Houston’s Monica Lunsford and Cumulus/
Nashville’s John Shomby.
Radio On Luke Tour Launch
Luke Bryan’s Huntin’ Fishin’ & Lovin’ Every Day Tour opened with
a pair of hometown shows at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Friday and
Saturday (5/5-6). And radio pros were
there ... as were a few surprises.
Luke Bryan
Bryan opens his set “behind a
see-through curtain, so to speak,”
says Cumulus Nash Dir./Programming and WKDF/Nashville PD
John Shomby. “And it’s a great
song to kick it off – ‘Move.’” An
extended stage thrust brings the
action, and Bryan, closer to the
audience. “That made about 20
rows feel as if they were in the front
row,” Shomby says.
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OFF THE RECORD: Jacob Davis
Black River’s Jacob Davis puts an
industry spin on the artist interview:
I grew up listening to KRMD/
Shreveport, LA. The Louisiana Hayride
used to be in Shreveport. It was like a
mini Nashville back in the day. Elvis, Hank
Williams, they all played the Hayride.
Shreveport radio was very important and
they held on to that legacy of the Hayride.
Jacob Davis
The first time I heard myself on the
radio was on WIRK/West Palm Beach, FL. They told us to be
listening at a certain time. I thought I was prepared, but it
overtook me. Everybody got quiet and we just drank it in.
My best and worst memory of radio tour are one and
the same. We did our WNOE/New Orleans visit on Mardi
Gras with the PD, David Dean, on Bourbon Street. It was a
total party. My worst memory is Wednesday morning. We were
all in really bad shape.
I would love to have dinner with Will Ferrell. I would get
a chili dog, just because I think he’d think that was funny.
My music is funky, soulful and makes you want to dance.
I grew up loving guys who just left it all on the stage. We tried
to take our live show and put it on tape – and I feel like we’ve
been successful with it.
My last impluse buy was a Tempur-Pedic neck pillow. I
paid $50 for it and it’s been the best investment I’ve made on
the road.
The most redneck thing I’ve done lately? I bought a
kiddie pool, filled it up with water and sat in it in my back
yard, drinking beer. And loved every minute of it.
I wish I’d written Brothers Osborne’s “Stay A Little
Longer.” It’s the catchiest song to come out on country radio in
a long time. I love them. I love the lyrics and it just gets stuck
in my head.
I’m a big two-pillow guy. I always sleep with two. It gets
annoying when we’re traveling in the van or on a bus, but
luckily at hotels, they stack those beds full of pillows.
I’d love to be stuck in Portland, ME. I fell in love with it.
It’s right on the water, it’s beautiful and the people were so
nice. And I could be wrong, but I think there are more craft
breweries in Portland than any other city in the country. And I
love some craft beer.
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Luke Bryan and
Carrie Underwood
WSIX/Nashville APD/MD/evening host Ryan McKiddy calls
the energy “amazing.” He adds, “Every seat in the venue was
filled Friday and Saturday night and his signature Luke dance
moves were part of many songs. There was never a dull moment as fans sang along with hit after hit.”
A Nashville opener probably lent itself to top shelf surprises.
“Karen Fairchild came on to do ‘Home Alone Tonight’ and then
Luke jumped on the piano and she sang ‘Girl Crush’ – a nice
little left turn in the show,” Shomby says. “Also, ‘Mountain Music’
and ‘Sweet Caroline’ were interesting add-ons. Both made the
audience nuts!” Although, that’s a relative description of the audience’s state of mind. “They were crazy the whole night,” he adds.
The magic wasn’t
over, as McKiddy reports,
Luke Bryan and
“The surprises continued
Cole Swindell
the next night [with] Cole
Swindell and Carrie Underwood joining Luke.”
Bryan closes the show
with “Huntin’...” and
the encore consists of “I
Don’t Want This Night To
End” and “Country Girl,”
which Shomby calls “two
of the best to end with.”
Support acts Adam
Craig and Brett El-
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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE
Peppermill’s Wheeler Walker. Jr. discusses his
most influential music:
1. Louvin Brothers’ Satan is Real: I love
harmonies and these are the best who’ve ever
done it. I was sucked in by the cover, and then I
realized the music was even better.
2. Dwight Yoakam’s “Lonesome Roads”: I
used to sing and strum guitar to this over and over
Wheeler until I sounded just like Dwight ... still not there yet.
Walker Jr.
3. Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds
In Country Music: People in the press always talk about how
Sturgill introducing me to Dave Cobb is what got my career off the
ground. And that’s probably true. But this album probably helped
me more than the intro, because this is what got me excited about
country music again, after years of thinking it was dead and gone.
4. Waylon Jennings’ Honky Tonk Heroes: Two of my favorite artists of all time – Waylon Jennings and Billy Joe Shaver
– combined forces to make one of the greatest country records
of all time. It’s so bare bones, I’ll bet if this came out today,
they’d probably call it “indie rock.”
5. The Beatles (a.k.a. the White Album): You can listen to
this and hear pretty much every genre of music. It’s got rock,
hard rock, folk, country, classical ... and even experimental
music, like “Revolution 9” – which sucks but you forgive them
because it’s The Beatles.
• Highly regarded music you’ve never heard: I don’t think I
could name or recognize a single Justin Bieber song. I don’t
know if you could call him “highly regarded” but he’s a big
enough superstar that you’d think I would’ve heard something.
• “Important” music you just don’t get: Radiohead’s Kid
A. Everyone says it was the best album of the past decade.
Bores me to tears.
• An album you played incessantly: Right out of high
school I went through a huge Bowie phase. Probably listened to
his album Low non-stop for a year.
• Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen
to right now: Not really obscure to most people, but country
fans probably haven’t heard Anderson .Paak’s “Come Down”.
They should. Right now.
• Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I never apologize for what I listen to. But I think people might be surprised I love
Miley Cyrus’ Bangerz album. Perfect pop tunes. That and Taylor
Swift’s 1989. I make fun of pop-country, but I love great pop.
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dredge make favorable
Luke Bryan and Karen Fairchild
impressions as well.
“Adam got rolling with
his cover of Gary Allan’s
‘Watching Airplanes’
about the middle of his
set and the audience
responded to him really
well after that,” Shomby
says. “Brett Eldredge has
headliner potential and
you could see it
that night.”
McKiddy loved the
personal touch. “Both
shared memories of
when they first moved to
town, [attending] shows
at Bridgestone or playing on lower Broadway and dreaming of
playing onstage at Bridgestone,” he says.
Shomby sums: “Luke’s shows are always a party and this was
no exception.”
The tour continues this weekend in Bristow, VA and Hartford, CT.
–Paul Williams
Chart Chat
Congrats again to Sam Hunt, Royce
Risser, Katie Dean, David Friedman
and the MCA promotion team on earning a
second week at No. 1 with “Body Like A Back
Road.” The song is the first single from Hunt’s
upcoming album.
And kudos to Damon Moberly and
the Mercury team on landing 79 adds for
Chris Stapleton’s “Either Way,” topping this
week’s board.
Sam Hunt
News & Notes
Darius Rucker will headline the 19th annual Tiger Jam private concert May 20 at the Las Vegas MGM Grand Hotel & Casino.
The concert is part of a two-day charity event that benefits the Tiger
Woods Foundation’s college-access programs. More here.
Zac Brown Band’s May 13 concert at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Alpharetta GA will be live-streamed on Twitter.
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Sara Evans, Bobby Bones and Trent Harmon have been
added to the June 10 27th annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball
Game presented by Staples at Nashville’s First Tennessee Park
(CAT 4/26).
Variety.com reports ABC-TV has a deal with producers FremantleMedia and Core Media Group to revive American Idol,
which ran for 15 seasons on FOX-TV. The new AI has a possible
March premiere and would air Sunday nights. No word yet on if
original host Ryan Seacrest or previous judges will return.
The Mix Group now offers auditions of its imaging production audio with format appropriate music here.
The Week’s Top Stories
Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com.
• Cara Denis returned to WLHK/Indianapolis as MD/afternoon
host (5/1).
• Megan Joyce was promoted to SVP/Business & Legal Affairs at
Warner Music Nashville (5/1).
• Steve Pleshe was named PD at KSKS/Fresno (5/2).
• KKNU/Eugene earned two Oregon Association of Broadcasters Awards (5/2).
• Daniel Lee was promoted to VP/Creative at BMG (5/3).
• Columbia Nashville posted a Mgr./Regional Promotion position (5/3).
• CRS added to the Agenda Committee (5/4).
Meet RCA’s Dennis Reese
(continued from page 1)
And that’s how it happened. I hadn’t met Randy, but had heard
enough to know he’s great. Steve is one of the coolest dudes
out there in understanding the format, what it’s been through
and its growing pains. He knows how to take all the new data,
digest it and get it back out to our partners. Very smart guy who
has busted a lot of great records.
Why were you so enamored of Nashville?
I accomplished so much in Pop, but I had fallen in love with
country. My first step into it was 2004. The then-president of
Capitol wouldn’t work Keith Urban’s “You’ll Think Of Me” because
he was signed through Nashville, not L.A. They called me and I
thought, why the hell not? I’ll never forget seeing Keith at Madison
Square Garden and thinking, ‘This guy isn’t country, he’s a f-ing
rock god. Top five guitar player!’ I worked more songs with Keith
then got into Lady Antebellum, Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Luke
Bryan. I would joke that if I got the shot, I’d go to Nashville because those guys have a better life. They’re not grinding through
New York, subways and shitty weather.
When this happened it was hard to deny. Also, the timing was
great in watching what Steve was doing with Maren Morris. When
I first heard “My Church,” I thought, “I want to be part of this.”
Similar to what we’re doing with Kane Brown. The superstars are
amazing and I’ve been so blessed to work with [top] artists, but
nothing felt better than driving around the country for five weeks
with an artist nobody knew named Katy Perry. You’re watching
something happen with every visit. You could see the programmers who were getting it and made sure to record the performance and get the liners done.
Coming over from a world that’s maybe a few
beats ahead in adopting new models, what perspective do you bring?
Streaming seems to be a new gatekeeper, but radio is more
important than ever because it solidifies a hit. It’s the stamp
of approval and the companion people still go to. Streaming
services don’t have that personal interaction and touch. As a
music company, our challenge is to break new music and artists.
The very simple reason is that Classic Rock doesn’t exist without
Album Rock, and that’s true across the board. If you’re not nurturing and growing new artists – labels, radio, streaming – what
are we really doing?
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What can Country do to shore up its base?
I love when a jock gets on the air and talks about how excited
they are about a song or show they just saw instead of reading a
nine-second liner about nothing. They have a lot of power with
listeners. There’s a trust that comes from their audience, which is
why they get paid to do live commercial reads. That’s where the
power is.
Certainly your background speaks for itself, but how
is the familiarization with the format going?
I’ve made a commitment to do a lot of listening and not a
whole lot of talking. Many people I already know because they
came from the Pop side or are running both stations in the cluster.
I had people telling me it’s a whole different world, and I appreciate that. The artists work hard, and they care about their fans
and radio. This is so much easier than having an artist who is on
hip-hop time. Trashing hotel rooms, showing up late and ditching
the meet-and-greet isn’t rock cool. That’s just dumb. Nashville’s
got that right and it’s been paying off all day long. But I will never
badmouth what I was part of; those were life changing experiences and I wouldn’t be here without every chapter.
And the reception so far?
People have been so welcoming. Internally and externally.
I’m going to learn from them and can only hope I have some-
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thing they can benefit from. The music, the artistry, the boundaries that are being pushed – I love it. I told Randy, I don’t like the
easy road. The success is great, but it doesn’t keep you sharp.
I like sweating it out a bit, too, because it puts pressure on the
team to deliver.
For those who haven’t felt your presence yet, what
can radio expect from a Dennis Reese-led RCA?
We are going to be passionate about what we do, not to say
they haven’t been in the past. Their success has proven that. We’re
going to challenge radio, not in a negative way but in a respectful
way because it’s what our artists expect us to do. When they sign
to RCA they expect to get a certain level of work ethic, intensity, respect and don’t-take-no-for-an-answer attitude. If they didn’t want
that, they could put their music out independently.
I love all kinds of radio, all kinds of platforms. Wherever people can go find new music and artists, that’s where I want RCA to
be. Radio is at a great yet critical point. It’s still where people discover and fall in love with music. Though used differently, it’s still
very much a part of their life. And radio has the same responsibility
to listeners that we have to our artists in exceeding expectations.
We’re going to do that for our artists as well as our radio partners.
Reach Reese here.
–Chuck Aly CAC
We So Fancy: iHeartCountry brand team in the house at the iHeartCountry Festival in Austin. Pictured (l-r) are Gregg Swedberg,
Gator Harrison, iHeartMedia’s Brad Hardin and Tom Poleman, and Rod Phillips, Steve Geofferies and Chad Heritage.
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Seek & Employ
Available Jobs
Here's a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info
here and we'll include you in a future update:
Albany Broadcasting WKLI/Albany is looking for a morning
show co-host. Send materials here.
Cox WWKA/Orlando seeks a Dir./Branding & Programming.
Apply here.
Ryman Hospitality Properties seeks a Dir./Opry Programming & Artist Initiatives. Apply here.
The CMA has an opening for an Executive Assistant/Marketing.
Materials to HR Consultant Sarah Pinson here.
GCC Bend's KSJJ/Bend, OR is searching for a morning show
producer/air talent. Airchecks and resumes here.
Cumulus' WIVK/Knoxville has an opening in middays.
Apply here.
Zimmer/Cookeville, TN is searching for an engineer. Three
years experience is required. Materials here.
WFON/Fond du Lac, WI has an opening for a morning
show co-host. Aircheck, social media samples, and resume to
Barry Mardit Media Consulting here.
BiCoastal Media is searching for a PD/on air host to launch
a new station in the Pacific Northwest. Send materials here.
Searching
• Bethany Linderman
Former WGNA/Albany morning co-host
727 460-2389
[email protected]
• Mike Preston
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206 979-2500
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• Jeff Roper
Former KCYY/San Antonio APD/MD/morning host
210-790-7099
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• Jim Day
Former WIL/St. Louis morning host
314-258-4365
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•Wes McShay
Former Cumulus/Montgomery, AL OM/PD
208-758-5435
[email protected]
• Jeff Miles
Former WKLB/Boston and KCYY/San Antonio morning host
469 667-3890
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Former Dir./National Promotion
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TW
1
1
2
2
3
Artist/Title (Label)
SAM HUNT
Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
2nd Week at No. 1
26030
-1459
8653
-511
58.868 -2.988
157
0
LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) ✔
25651
1431
8610
440
57.622 3.962
159
0
3
KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)
22575
681
7668
226
49.674
159
0
4
4
BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR)
22507
1282
7480
491
50.082 3.132
159
0
5
5
DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)
22207
1077
7482
461
49.924 2.772
159
0
7
6
BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)
18878
433
6561
112
41.525 1.449
158
0
10
7
DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR)
17408
805
5837
368
38.227 0.939
159
0
11
8
DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) ✔
16968
2101
5594
650
37.506 3.716
155
0
6
9
JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)
15725
-4422
5296
-1563
38.369 -6.989
159
0
12
10
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR)
14737
1301
4769
427
33.876 3.515
158
0
13
11
KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)
13387
378
4422
172
30.356 1.067
157
0
17
12
BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔
13239
1542
4461
446
30.536 4.432
158
1
14
13
RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine)
13192
290
4420
28
29.847 1.089
158
0
15
14
DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)
12680
126
4151
100
27.753 0.539
155
2
16
15
LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)
12561
256
4275
170
0.635
159
0
18
16
COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)
11770
858
3992
304
24.215 2.382
154
0
19
17
MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)
10964
1068
3644
363
22.266 2.781
158
0
21
18
THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) ✔
10929
1331
3528
470
24.517 2.034
154
2
20
19
ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)
10088
213
3518
48
22.038 0.983
157
0
22
20
JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)
9964
401
3553
154
20.026 1.036
157
1
9
21
KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia)
9782
-6844
3186
-2406
24.732 -11.196
159
0
23
22
TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista)
8954
652
2995
211
18.252 0.664
159
1
27
23
OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)
7449
970
2492
369
15.513 1.688
138
5
25
24
BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)
7095
312
2481
118
12.844 0.876
149
1
24
25
CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)
6917
-112
2377
-33
11.775 -0.256
146
2
Body Like A Back Road (MCA)
28.01
1.44
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TW
28
26
BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)
6277
43
2187
74
29
27
RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)
5845
-350
1967
-139
31
28
KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)
4833
1001
1624
324
7.386
30
29
BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN)
4307
371
1484
124
34
30
DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR)
3888
504
1316
162
32
31
LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)
3799
-4
1338
22
35
32
MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia)
3771
400
1239
33
33
EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)
3540
101
38
34
DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)
3464
39
35
GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)
37
36
Debut 38
Artist/Title (Label)
Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
12.834
0.28
142
2
133
0
1.135
121
5
7.301
0.332
129
5
5.607
0.256
118
15
6.319 -0.008
131
2
126
6.244
0.511
125
7
1269
20
5.307
0.351
119
4
442
1194
163
5.161
0.375
113
6
3431
424
1175
165
5.418
0.656
117
7
SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista)
3246
184
1153
42
4.296
0.339
121
0
MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)
3213
-55
1111
-18
6.253
-0.12
96
3
CHRIS STAPLETON/Either Way (Mercury) ✔
3124
3124
1114
1114
7.675
7.675
79
79
11.421 -0.956
40
39
WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN)
2941
140
1040
29
5.347
0.267
90
0
41
40
BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution)
2821
82
1015
41
4.025
0.133
100
0
CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)
2819
435
867
141
4.292
0.411
97
17
46
42
ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)
2670
531
977
181
4.448
1.382
106
7
48
43
KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)
2511
574
827
164
3.349
0.564
77
8
44
44
AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)
2363
55
615
43
4.657 -0.088
48
2
43
45
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)
2351
10
855
3
3.622
-0.22
86
4
45
46
ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)
2322
40
853
21
3.426
0.344
97
2
47
47
LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol)
2265
306
775
108
3.762
0.467
86
6
Debut 48
JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)
2258
1098
758
375
4.316
1.966
78
16
Debut 49
BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)
2048
414
690
157
3.33
0.335
84
12
Debut 50
JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA)
1806
295
604
122
2.548
0.283
62
2
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Country Aircheck Add Leaders
CHRIS STAPLETON/Either Way (Mercury)
JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow)
CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)
JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)
WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse)
DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR)
BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)
KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)
DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)
ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)
GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)
MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia)
PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek)
Activator Top point Gainers
Adds
79
54
17
16
16
15
12
8
7
7
7
7
7
Country Aircheck Top point Gainers
COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)
927 ✔
CHRIS STAPLETON/Either Way (Mercury)
879 ✔
THOMAS RHETT f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)
853 ✔
MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)
698 ✔
DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)
572 ✔
KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)
553
BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)
553
DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)
535
DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR)
488
BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR)
376
Activator Top Spin Gainers
CHRIS STAPLETON/Either Way (Mercury)
3124
DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)
2101
BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN)
1542
LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)
1431
THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)
1331
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR)
BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR)
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)
197
CHRIS STAPLETON/Either Way (Mercury)
196
THOMAS RHETT f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)
196
MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)
145
KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)
131
1301
DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)
125
1282
DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR)
112
JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)
1098
DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)
106
DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)
1077
BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)
98
MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)
1068
DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR)
86
Country Aircheck Top Recurrents
Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers
points
JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)
14451
650
JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)
13991
BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR)
491
LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)
10768
THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)
470
BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN)
10389
DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)
461
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)
8754
BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN)
446
LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury)
8749
LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)
440
MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA)
8515
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR)
427
LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)
8409
JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)
375
DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)
7674
OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)
369
BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN)
7511
CHRIS STAPLETON/Either Way (Mercury)
DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)
1114
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COUNTRy AIRCHeCk ACTIVITy
A D D DAT E S
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)
Moves 43-45*
2351 points 855 spins
4 adds: WDRQ*, KBEQ, WDXB, WBCT
May 15
ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)
Moves 45-46*
2322 points, 853 spins
2 adds: WKLB, WPGB
May 22
LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol)
Remains 47*
2265 points, 775 spins
6 adds: KWJJ, WQDR, WFMS*, WWYZ, WTGE, WAVW
JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)
Debuts 48*
2258 points, 758 spins
16 adds: KKGO, KSON, KYGO, KUPL, KWJJ, WUBE, WIRK,
WAMZ, KTEX, WDXB, WIVK*, WRNS, KXLY, WWQM,
WBUL, WDRM
BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)
Debuts 49*
2048 points 690 spins
12 adds: WXTU, KMLE, KNIX, KWJJ, KBEB, WKDF*, WNOE,
KRST*, WCKN, KAWO, KFDI, WOKQ
JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA)
Debuts 50*
1806 points 604 spins
2 adds: KCYE, WKXC
LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)
1684 points, 650 spins
2 adds: KSON, WRNX
DREW BALDRIDGE f/E. WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River)
1643 points, 753 spins; no adds
HIGH VALLEY/She’s With Me (Atlantic/WEA)
1568 points 415 spins
5 adds: WLFP, WEZL, KSSN, WGTY, KKIX
Tyler Farr/I Should Go To Church Sometime (Columbia)
Josh Turner/All About You (MCA)
Wheeler walker jr./Summers In Kentucky (Peppermill)
CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)
May 30
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May 8, 2017
LW
2
TW
1
Artist/Title (Label)
Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
LUKE COMBS
11468
16
2610
23
55
0
Hurricane (River House/Columbia)
3
2
KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)
10822
-102
2401
-32
55
0
4
3
BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR)
10429
376
2384
83
55
0
1
4
SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)
10092
-1466
2301
-266
52
1
6
5
DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)
9914
535
2260
106
55
0
7
6
BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)
9141
-176
2094
-10
53
0
9
7
DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR)
8359
488
1871
112
54
0
10 8
DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) ✔
8247
572
1807
125
55
1
JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)
7130
-2352
1672
-494
48
0
11 10
RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine)
6981
59
1494
-8
54
0
12 11
KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)
6891
5
1544
32
55
0
14 12
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR)
6752
239
1546
78
55
0
13 13
LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)
6636
13
1430
28
54
0
17 14
COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔
6257
927
1306
197
54
1
16 15
BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN)
6141
367
1322
75
55
0
5
9
15 16
ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)
6040
-3
1285
-15
55
0
KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End Of The World (Blue Chair/Columbia)
5792
-2334
1258
-540
48
0
21 18
THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) ✔
5736
853
1216
196
54
3
18 19
DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)
5635
328
1266
70
51
0
19 20
JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)
5380
232
1136
57
55
0
23 21
MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) ✔
5030
698
1075
145
53
2
20 22
TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista)
4960
10
1172
12
54
0
24 23
OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)
3981
168
782
43
54
2
25 24
BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)
3610
110
750
18
54
4
8
17
26 25
BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN)
3192
89
601
16
48
0
27 26
CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)
2898
282
616
60
46
1
28 27
BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)
2564
340
536
77
50
6
29 28
GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)
2143
164
454
31
42
1
36 29
KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)
2004
553
398
131
40
9
30 30
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)
1902
34
373
13
29
2
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LW
Artist/Title (Label)
Points +/- Points
31 31
TW
MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia)
1880
52
Plays
356
+/- Plays
36
Stations Adds
42
2
33 32
AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)
1832
120
374
31
23
1
34 33
LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol)
1654
-3
315
11
36
1
34 34
DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)
1637
26
274
12
37
2
40 35
BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista)
1622
553
323
98
30
6
32 36
RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)
1536
-265
358
-56
34
0
37 37
EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)
1395
84
300
12
35
0
38 38
ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)
1333
177
277
45
27
7
45 39
JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)
1139
358
181
70
18
7
44 40
JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow)
1094
262
194
40
19
4
42 41
LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)
989
5
213
0
33
2
41 42
BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution)
966
-30
241
-5
22
0
48 43
DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR)
948
307
221
86
33
6
43 44
JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA)
900
-77
144
-18
18
1
CHRIS STAPLETON/Either Way (Mercury) ✔
879
879
196
196
24
14
46 46
LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)
785
27
146
2
11
0
52 47
CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)
774
270
171
75
16
3
47 48
MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)
661
-95
133
-18
25
0
Debut 45
39 49
REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Nash Icon/Valory)
642
-444
156
-139
13
0
49 50
TODD O'NEILL/Love Again (Nash Next/Valory)
634
-13
205
-5
10
0
50 51
SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista)
599
-22
147
-1
27
0
56 52
JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb)
534
72
107
10
16
0
51 53
ELI YOUNG BAND/Skin And Bones (Valory)
516
-20
62
-2
3
0
53 54
CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)
511
16
88
14
12
0
55 55
WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN)
508
31
106
8
12
0
JOHN MAYER/In The Blood (Columbia)
499
134
65
22
9
0
DREW BALDRIDGE f/E. WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River)
498
126
83
18
13
0
54 58
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)
470
-10
47
-1
1
0
57 59
JO SMITH/Old School Groove (SmackRecords)
460
0
46
0
1
0
KENNY CHESNEY/Rich And Miserable (Blue Chair/Columbia)
458
308
47
32
4
0
Debut 56
Re-Enter 57
Debut 60
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