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River House’s Reality Show What do Hootie, Zac and Luke Combs have in common – well, besides River House’s Lynn Oliver-Cline? Heavy touring in the Southeast preceding label interest, radio airplay, hit records and sales certs. And Oliver-Cline might add one other commonali-ty: authenticity. ”I was an intern with Hootie & the Blowfish my senior year at the University of South Carolina in Columbia,” she says. After gradu-
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Hot Diggedy: A crowd gathers as KTOM/Monterey’s Sam Segovia and bride Vanessa celebrate their nuptials. Pictured (l-r) are Red Bow’s Kendra Whitehead, BBR’s Layna Bunt, Sam and Vanessa, The Big Time’s Jackie Stevens, WAR’s Raffaella Braun and WEA’s Ray Mariner.
Small Town To Big Platform “For a small market station, this gives us the ability to create impact for an artist on a scale that compares with a large market.” That’s Big River Broadcasting/Florence, AL GM Nick Mar-
tin, shortly before Alabama Public Televi-sion’s debut broadcast of Muscle Shoals To Music Row Live, a one-hour weekly version of the radio company’s long-running program. The new partnership means adding APT’s four million households to the show’s local radio and national/international streaming video audience. “Now we can give that foot-print to an artist on free, over-the-air public television,” Martin says. “And there are five or six other states stacking up with interest, which means we could eventually have 10-20 million.” The show might even cross over into profitability, Martin notes with a chuckle. Think Different: Calling MS2MRL a labor of love multiple times, Martin points to compet-itive issues spurring its development. “The idea was to create something different that would give us a programming edge,” he says of the show’s 2003 launch. “At the time, Clear Chan-
nel was in the market and we couldn’t outspend them or do some of what they did with the resources they had, so we started this as a way to differentiate. We started with artists and singer-songwriters telling the story behind the song.” Big River, part of Sam Phillips Music’s Florence and Muscle Shoals operations, also wanted to differentiate its interactions with performers. “We know how the industry works and heard all the stories about artists flying into markets to wine and dine radio,” Martin says. “Next thing you know, that’s all billed back to the artist. We wanted to be looked at in a different light, so we’d send a limo or bus to Nashville, bring the artists down and nobody is out a dime. It was a multi-platform opportunity started at a time when the labels didn’t really have that kind of thing.”
Nick Martin
Mike McKenzie
Lynn Oliver-Cline and Luke Combs
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ation, her first full-time job was working in the management office and on the road with the band. “I started the day Cracked Rear View came out,” she says. “They called the music ‘Y’all-ternative,’ so I’m not surprised Darius Rucker has become a successful coun-try artist.” Working with Hootie, Oliver-Cline had direct contact with the label and organized shows around the tour. “Everyone in a band or playing music in the Southeast wanted to open for them,” she
says, noting venue constraints often made that difficult. Instead, she would find other locations and coordinate a post-show party announced from the stage in each market. Experience on the touring side didn’t dampen her dream of exploring other aspects of the business. “I tried to move to Nash-ville in 2004 and start my own publishing company, but I went flat broke,” she says. Instead of Nashville, she moved to Atlanta and worked for BMI, where she met Zac Brown and his longtime co-writer Wyatt Durette. She became a resource for them, setting up showcases and meetings, eventually joining Roar management. Once again, she was on the road in the South-east with a band that was blowing up. “After a while, Zac said, ‘You don’t want to be on the road with a bunch of guys. What do you want to do?’” She still had a vision for publish-ing and, she recalls, “Zac said, ‘Let’s start a record company, too.’” Southern Ground Artists was born and Oliver-Cline moved to Nashville nine years after her first attempt. Her work at Southern Ground connected her with then-label president Ken Robold and marketer Paige Altone. After the label was shuttered, Oliver-Cline moved on to Thirty Tigers as VP/Mar-keting & Project Manager, still hoping to start her own publishing company. River House was her husband’s idea and the company launched in October 2015, one week before Oliver-Cline met Luke Combs through friend Chris Kappy. Combs was touring extensively in the Southeast, had his own EP and had shopped his music around town. “The rejections came with the advice that he should just concentrate on being a writer,” Oliver-Cline says. But when she listened, what she heard was “real, authentic.” She was in. Combs became River House’s first recording artist. Songwriters Ray Fulcher and Robert Williford signed to the publishing division and contributed to 10 of the 12 songs on Combs’ debut This One’s For You. The rest is well documented: Thirty Tigers’ promotion team took Combs› touring and streaming success to Country radio. (“Pam Newman is still a consultant for us,” she says). PDs ended up at packed shows and saw crowds already singing along. Momentum grew to the point where Oliver-Cline’s Southern Ground buddies Altone and Robold, now at Sony, were checking it out. “[Colum-bia’s] Bo Martinovich was a big fan too,” she adds. “So I think when [Sony EVP] Steve Hodges is walking down the hall hearing
Riser House’s Mitchell Tenpenny discusses his most influential music:1. Michael Jackson: Every element of production, from his beats to melodies, were undeniable. I loved the way he danced. I mean, who didn’t try to imitate the moonwalk?2. John Mayer: His live show is incredible. The way he can quiet a crowd on an acoustic song is insane. 3. ‘NSync: They taught me how to harmonize. I have also always been obsessed
with their melodies. 4. Keith Urban: Keith is just an all-around amazing artist. There is a reason he has been at the top of this industry for so long, because he is so talented. 5. Brooks & Dunn: They are also great, all-around artists. Brooks and Dunn are amazing entertainers and have some great hits.• Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: Everybody loves Imagine Dragons and I always hear how incredible they are, but I haven’t ever listened to their music. • “Important” music you just don’t get: Folk artists are amazing songwriters, but most of the time I don’t understand the melodies. • An album you listened to incessantly: The 1975’s self-titled debut album.• Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: There is a band called Issues, and their song “Hooligans” should be on everyone’s playlist. The whole track is impressive, with hard-core music and pop vocals. It goes from heavy scream to melodic vocals and it could not work better. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I’m obsessed with Katy Perry – everything about her.
MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE
Mitchell Tenpenny
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RCA’s Ryan Hurd puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI. They have a huge event called the B93 Birthday Bash. It was my first introduction into the country music concert world. As a songwriter, the first time I heard myself on the radio was driving down Wedgewood Avenue in Nashville. A song I
wrote for Rascal Flatts called “Payback” came on. It was such a cool moment. I almost crashed my car. As an artist, the first time I heard my new single “Love In A Bar” on the radio, I was at WYNK/Baton Rouge, LA. They said they’d play it in 10 minutes so while we were driving, we had the station on. My family is from Chicago and I grew up in Kalamazoo, MI, so Chicago’s always been a really important market for me. To play shows for Chicago listeners was really neat. To have both WEBG and WUSN add me the first week – that was such a validating moment. I love truck stop coffee. It’s delicious, for some reason. I would love to have dinner with Willie Nelson. I don’t really care what we’d order. I’d get a beer and just listen to that dude’s stories. I have a horrible habit of buying merch tees. I go on people’s websites and look at all their merch because I’m interested in it, because we sell merch, too. And then I always end up buying something. So my last impulse buy was Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s Soul2Soul Tour concert tee. I’ll wear it onstage either tomorrow or tonight. That’s 100 percent happening. I wish I’d written “My Church” for Maren [Morris, Hurd’s fiancée]. But there are a couple of others out now on the radio – Morgan Wallen’s “The Way I Talk,” which I think is so smart. And Sam Hunt’s “Body Like A Back Road” for the copyright. We have a very specific tequila collection on the road – Espolon. That’s pretty important. My least favorite interview question is when people ask me what I think of Maren’s haircut. That’s a pretty rude question – like my opinion of that is important at all. I think it’s really hot, but that question bugs me. For the most part, I’ve been asked really good questions. I’d love to be stuck in Chicago. I just love it. It’s such a fun city.
OFF THE RECORD: RYAN HURD
Ryan Hurd
Luke’s music in three different offices, some-thing clicked for everyone in the building.” The No. 1 party for Combs’ first single “Hurricane” is tomorrow (7/11) in Nash-ville. Having seen the model play out three times now, Oliver-Cline certainly believes the model is replicable. River House has signed Georgia singer-songwriter Faren Rachels. “She will be on shows with Dwight Yoakam this month and touring with Luke
this fall,” she says, adding confidently, “She is just so ... real.” Reach Oliver-Cline here. –Paul Williams
Chart Chat Congrats to Thomas Rhett, George Briner, Ashley Sidoti and the Valory promotion staff on secur-ing this week’s No. 1 “Craving You” featuring Maren Morris. The song is the lead single from an album due later this year. Writers are Julian Bunetta and Dave Barnes. And kudos to Bobby Young and the Capitol crew on notching 25 adds on Dierks Bentley’s “What The Hell Did I Say,” topping this week’s board.
News & Notes Oh Boy Records will present The Songs of John Prine July 27 at Nashville’s Basement East featuring Brothers Osborne, Eliz-abeth Cook, Holly Williams, Jason Isbell, Levi Hummon and more. All proceeds benefit Nashville musician Jessi “Zazu” Wariner (Steve Wariner’s niece). Tickets here; read about Wari-ner’s cancer battle here. Singer/songwriter and Nashville star Charles Esten will host the One Single Year Celebration Concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CMA Theater July 19. More here. Scooter Brown Band have teamed with APA, BFD, David Corlew & Associates and 117 Entertainment Group for the release of their latest album, due this fall.
The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com.
Faren Rachels
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• CRB revealed 2017-18 officers and board members (7/5). • Brian Stephenson returned to KXDD/Yakima, WA (7/5). • Paige Elliott joined Columbia (7/5). • “Hot Rod” Thompson was named afternoon host at KNTY/Sacramento (7/5). • David Field will receive the NAB National Radio Award at the 2017 Radio Show (7/6). • Jeni Adams departed monrings at Cumulus KIZN/Boise (7/6)• Randy “Shotgun” Shannon moved to mornings at WNCY/Appleton-Green Bay (7/7).
Keep Your Day Job: The show aired two hours each Thurs-day night on the company’s two stations – WXFL/Florence and WLVS/Clifton, TN – and live-streamed at ms2mr.com. “We did 26 shows a year almost like TV flights – eight weeks on, then a break,” Martin says. “We had a fan base almost instantly. We had viewership in all 50 states and 20 countries around the world, and we popped a million streams really quick. We weren’t making any money, but we were doing what we set out to do.” MS2MRL quickly outgrew the local Holiday Inn and moved to a newly built Marriott with a conference center. “The bad thing was it was full set-up and tear-down for every show, which was just so labor intensive,” Martin says. “We’re just a small com-pany. I was making calls to book it, Jerry Phillips [the late Sam’s son] was making calls. We still had a day job, too. We had radio stations to run.” Cutting back to monthly, the show found its groove and, eventu-ally, interest from APT, fueled in part by a successful documentary about the local music scene. “When Muscle Shoals came out in
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2013, we started talking to Big River about what they’re doing with their online series,” says APT Dir./Programming Mike McK-enzie. “The year after that is when serious talks started about making that into a TV program.” Remember My Name: Tapping the area’s music roots even further meant a venue change. “We started thinking about how to kick it up another notch and wondered if we could do it from one of the studios here,” Martin says. Talks started with Rick Hall and his son Rodney at FAME Studio about doing the show from their Studio A, and the idea was a hit. “When we told APT they were like, ‘Oh my God, how cool is this?’” MS2MRL started doing shows at FAME in May, with APT debut-ing the show last Thursday (7/6). WXFL PD Fletcher Brown hosts, and APT will mix new shows with selections from the show’s deep archives. Among the artists who’ve performed are Shenandoah, Steel Drivers, James Otto with Big Al Anderson, LoCash with Jason Matthews, Margo Price, Restless Heart, Danielle Peck and Drake White. If This Is Austin: Accelerating the learning process was an
APT’s Roy Clem (l) withBig River’s Martin.
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Home Run: Florida Georgia Line (c), Backstreet Boys, and the BMLG, Big Loud and extended FGL team celebrate the No. 1 ascension of “God, Your Mama, And Me” onstage at Boston’s Fenway Park.
invitation extended by some folks several hundred miles west. “We touched base with the folks at Austin City Limits,” McKenzie says. “They had us out, gave us a tour and explained how their show came about. ACL has its own separate production unit from KL-RU-TV and we hope to build the same dynamic in our partnership with Sam Phillips Music.” Martin admits how attractive ACL’s business model looks. “We’re certainly aware of the impact ACL has had nationally,” he says. “They could not have been more gracious and we learned a lot.” Turning a profit wasn’t a goal for MS2MRL, but Martin is cer-
tainly open to the idea. “We’d like to get to a break-even point,” he half-jokes. “But it’s a great programming tool and was never about the money.” The show has had local sponsors, and with broader distribution through APT, the scale of opportunity grows. “We’ve had those aspirations for a long time, now we have the vehicle to get that further down the road,” Martin says, noting the learning curve in a partnership between a commercial broadcaster and a non-com. Brought To You By: “We don’t do commercials, but we do want sponsors and have some of that lined up already,” McKenzie
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Whoever’s In New England: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill welcome friends to Boston. Pictured (l-r, back) are WKLI/Albany’s Jon Reilly, Michael Zuppio, Carol Adkins, WPOR/Portland’s Mark Jennings, KZSN/Wichita’s Brian Jennings, Arista’s Abi Fishbone, WOKQ/Ports-mouth, NH’s JC Coffey, Kerry Welton, Hill, McGraw, WBWL/Boston’s Lance Houston, Brad Ulhmann, Lori Bryan, Em.co’s Jack Purcell, WPOR/Portland’s Jon Shannon; and (front, l-r) Arik Williams, WPOC/Baltimore’s Jeff St. Pierre, Amanda Shearer, Arista’s Josh Easler, WKLB/Boston’s David Corey and Em.co’s Scott Siman.
says. “Once the show starts to broadcast and we keep spreading the word, we don’t think we’ll have any problem bringing on more of that corporate support. Big River has been able to make things work on their side for some time. The model is a little different, but good music is something people want to be connected with and this won’t lack for interest.” Martin suggests stations don’t have to be associated with Austin or Muscle Shoals to build similar vehicles. “We’re blessed to have that heritage in our back yard, but so many stations have con-
nections to things we don’t – festivals and more,” he says. “There are opportunities out there for stations to seek out and create their own path in a way that sets them apart.” Reach Martin here.
–Chuck Aly
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2 THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRISCraving You (Valory)
25599 1731 8649 697 57.384 4.304 159 0
3 2 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) ✔ 24537 1413 8109 406 55.024 3.062 158 0
1 3 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 23329 -2526 7821 -907 54.138 -3.357 159 0
4 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 21086 714 7008 228 47.399 1.846 158 0
6 5 KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 19035 859 6462 266 42.971 1.559 158 0
7 6 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 18060 560 6167 134 39.557 2.175 156 0
10 7 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 17081 953 5604 327 37.986 1.812 158 0
9 8 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 17019 680 5624 225 37.906 2.044 159 0
8 9 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 16741 -11 5770 72 36.842 -0.368 159 0
5 10 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 16652 -3619 5545 -1095 35.349 -10.957 159 0
11 11 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 16251 166 5585 118 35.779 0.387 159 0
12 12 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 15173 689 5128 250 34.167 1.23 159 0
14 13 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) ✔ 13237 1650 4435 540 28.212 3.957 159 0
16 14 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 11595 504 4093 168 23.186 0.785 158 0
15 15 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 11448 182 3886 11 23.719 1.184 159 0
19 16 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) ✔ 10511 1033 3523 333 22.63 2.778 158 5
18 17 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 10478 936 3582 263 21.64 2.677 158 2
17 18 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 10413 402 3432 124 21.026 1.181 154 1
20 19 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) ✔ 9644 1137 3199 307 21.809 3.503 153 2
21 20 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 8888 426 3069 145 18.132 0.549 150 0
22 21 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 8619 480 2922 187 15.855 1.021 155 1
23 22 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 8356 372 2823 108 16.261 0.533 150 1
24 23 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 7547 125 2522 56 13.698 -0.142 155 0
25 24 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 7204 532 2452 144 13.742 0.943 142 3
26 25 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 6496 666 2070 222 12.493 1.649 132 4
LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
28 26 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 5901 591 2120 250 11.248 1.152 130 10
27 27 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 5690 318 1932 77 10.789 1.894 135 2
29 28 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 5492 316 2101 145 8.701 0.555 139 4
30 29 DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR) 4984 59 1734 51 8.287 0.006 129 0
31 30 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 4543 316 1623 119 7.723 0.71 125 3
33 31 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 4352 449 1538 133 8.444 1.256 115 8
32 32 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 4268 105 1482 52 6.359 0.252 123 2
34 33 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 3818 99 1398 42 7.036 0.059 112 5
LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 3811 956 1173 237 7.27 2.433 102 12
35 35 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 3802 185 1090 55 7.752 0.537 72 6
40 36 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 3606 565 1102 145 5.556 0.566 108 9
37 37 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 3416 221 1181 83 6.028 0.651 108 5
36 38 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 3270 -333 1250 -81 5.648 -0.689 96 0
38 39 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 3215 105 1138 54 5.078 0.345 115 0
39 40 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 3114 66 1004 8 5.331 -0.021 91 3
42 41 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony) 2905 136 978 62 4.411 0.094 107 2
43 42 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 2899 152 922 44 4.797 0.448 87 3
44 43 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 2598 94 794 28 4.212 0.25 68 2
45 44 WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 2468 78 841 38 5.204 -0.103 92 1
46 45 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 2142 261 673 80 3.733 0.563 73 4
47 46 BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don't (Red Bow) 1969 112 720 46 2.161 0.235 89 2
48 47 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 1648 108 550 27 2.091 0.052 74 0
50 48 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 1525 176 494 38 2.067 0.19 64 4
49 49 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 1523 117 597 61 1.947 0.207 83 4
50 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 1427 207 459 46 1.948 0.225 64 0Debut
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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersTHOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 697
DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 540
DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 406
JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 333
BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 327
JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 307
KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 266
KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 263
OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 250
KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 250
Country Aircheck Top Point GainersTHOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 1731 ✔DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 1650 ✔DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 1413 ✔JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 1137 ✔JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 1033 ✔LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 956
BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 953
KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 936
KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 859
RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 714
Activator Top Spin GainersJASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 153
KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 125
LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 117
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 97
JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 80
KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 61
DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 59
GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 47
LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 39
ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 39
Activator Top Point GainersKENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 744 ✔
JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 684 ✔
LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 571 ✔
KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 378 ✔
JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 356 ✔
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 301
GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 296
DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 233
LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 229
ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 200
Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points
SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 19708
BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 16783
LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 15451
DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 11527
DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 11446
JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 10840
JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 9451
BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 7743
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 7270
JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 6529
Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds
DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol) 25
KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 16
THE CADILLAC THREE/Dang If We Didn't (Big Machine) 16
LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 12
KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 10
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 9
CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 8
LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 7
AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 6
BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 6
CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 6
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Lewis Brice Self-Titled (Pump House Music/Straight 8/Kobalt)The EP’s six songs, including first single “Best Ex Ever,” are all co-written and co-produced by Brice with Brian Bunn, Dan Frizell and Ben Simonetti. Brother Lee Brice is executive producer and co-
wrote the track “Alabama.”
Mitchell Tenpenny Linden Ave. (Riser House)Tenpenny named his album after the street on which his late grandmother Donna Hilley (former President/CEO of SONY/ATV) lived. He co-wrote the six-song EP and titles include “Truck I Drove In High School,” “Mixed Drinks”
and “Laid Back.”
July 21Sara Evans Words (Born To Fly)Parmalee 27861 (Stoney Creek)
LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) Moves 46-45* 2142 points, 673 spins 4 adds: KILT, WWGR, WKLI, KRST*
BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don’t (Red Bow) Moves 47-46* 1969 points, 720 spins 2 adds: WQNU, WDRK
JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) Moves 48-47* 1648 points, 550 spins; no adds
DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WMN) Moves 50-48* 1525 points, 494 spins 4 adds: WNOE, WLFP, WDXB, KSSN
GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) Remains 49* 1523 points, 597 spins 4 adds: KCYE, WGNA, KRST*, KDRK
JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) Debuts 50* 1427 points, 459 spins; no adds
KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 1420 points, 496 spins 16 adds: KKGO, WEBG, WBWL, WKIS, KKWF, KUPL, WDSY, WPGB, KBEQ, WKMK, WEZL, WPOR, WTHT, WAVW, WKXC, KKIX
PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 1337 points, 480 spins 1 add: KKIX
RONNIE DUNN/I Worship The Woman You... (Nash Icon/Valory) 1328 points, 330 spins; no adds
JACOB DAVIS/What I Wanna Be (Black River) 1224 points, 484 spins; no adds
COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY
C H E C K O U T 7 / 1 4
July 17JOE NICHOLS/Never Gets Old (Red Bow)BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)DAN + SHAY/Road Trippin’ (Warner Bros./WAR)CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)LEWIS BRICE/Best Ex Ever (Pump House Music/Straight 8/Kobalt)
July 24MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA)WATERLOO REVIVAL/What Guy Wouldn’t (Showdog/New Revolution)DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol)FIONA CULLEY/Act Like a Lady (Marro/in2une)
July 31LEVON/Ms. Marianne (Columbia)
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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations ADDS
2 1 THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRISCraving You (Valory)
10767 168 2412 37 52 0
3 2 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 10514 183 2335 30 52 0
5 3 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 9569 -54 2142 -9 52 0
4 4 KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 9511 -420 2137 -100 53 0
1 5 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN) 9261 -1484 2105 -323 49 0
7 6 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 8640 229 1902 39 53 0
8 7 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 8482 161 1873 27 53 0
9 8 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 7758 -3 1716 -8 53 0
10 9 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 7612 67 1691 3 53 1
11 10 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 7065 -141 1557 -37 53 0
12 11 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 6717 -7 1499 3 52 0
6 12 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 6502 -2629 1561 -545 44 0
13 13 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 6269 -80 1409 -25 53 1
14 14 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 6036 233 1335 59 52 0
16 15 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) ✔ 5514 356 1216 80 53 1
15 16 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 5421 -21 1125 6 51 1
17 17 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 5085 -56 1055 7 51 0
19 18 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) ✔ 4895 684 976 153 52 1
20 19 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 4362 151 963 33 51 1
21 20 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 4156 -36 922 0 50 1
22 21 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 3862 296 846 47 49 3
23 22 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 3746 180 748 29 50 0
26 23 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔ 3698 744 738 125 51 2
24 24 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 3512 16 764 6 48 1
25 25 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 3383 14 665 3 46 1
27 26 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros/WAR) 2869 -41 534 -6 46 1
28 27 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 2674 22 544 0 40 0
30 28 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 2635 200 572 39 45 3
29 29 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 2567 97 539 20 46 2
32 30 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) ✔ 2058 571 379 117 33 6
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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds
31 31 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 1866 301 374 97 36 8
34 32 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) ✔ 1783 378 397 61 39 6
35 33 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 1463 102 365 29 39 1
33 34 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 1386 -99 217 -20 22 1
36 35 DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR) 1264 -17 287 -2 36 0
37 36 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 946 28 151 2 18 0
40 37 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 943 90 103 12 6 1
43 38 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 867 173 213 30 23 2
39 39 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 836 -32 174 -10 29 0
38 40 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 816 -76 152 -14 23 0
41 41 BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 780 20 78 2 1 0
42 42 CODY JOHNSON/Wild As You (Cojo) 700 2 137 -3 14 0
45 43 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony) 616 54 146 9 17 0
46 44 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 574 13 113 5 12 0
60 45 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 559 125 119 22 17 1
49 46 ELI YOUNG BAND/Never Land (Valory) 552 0 65 0 2 0
47 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 547 164 119 27 9 2
50 48 A THOUSAND HORSES/Preachin' To The Choir (BMLGR) 539 5 100 4 8 0
51 49 RONNIE DUNN/I Worship The Woman You... (Nash Icon/Valory) 530 28 177 7 8 0
59 50 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 526 76 76 11 9 3
56 51 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 510 56 104 18 23 0
47 52 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 509 -52 56 -10 5 0
55 53 LUCAS HOGE/Dirty South (Rebel Engine/Star Farm) 504 29 82 4 6 0
54 CARLY PEARCE/If My Name Was Whiskey (Big Machine) 490 60 49 6 1 0
44 55 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 489 -146 110 -26 25 1
58 56 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (---) 480 30 48 3 1 0
48 57 SHANIA TWAIN/Life's About To Get Good (Mercury) 468 -92 101 -24 11 1
53 58 TYLER FARR/I Should Go To Church Sometime (Columbia) 466 -22 60 -9 4 0
54 59 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 449 -27 100 -6 10 0
60 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 440 40 44 4 1 0Debut
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