Inside The CMT Music Awards CMT SVP/Music Events & Talent John Hamlin gives the backstory on the 2015 CMT Music Awards including which team ponied up for a big production, who improvised their skit and why overnight ratings aren’t applicable anymore. CA: What was the vision for this year and how well did you meet it? JH: The vision is for a show that feels like anything could happen and you don’t want to miss it. The general admission floor gives it a distinct and unique personality. Other shows try to put a pit of fans up against the stage, but no one else does what we do in seeking that European rock festival feel. Opening with Lady Antebellum and Zedd, we were really going for that jumping-at-the-same-time Euro-rock feel. You seemed to have a larger presence outside the Bridgestone. The footprint was slightly bigger and we moved it 70 yards down Broadway toward the water. Last year we also had a stage

on the Bridgestone plaza, but it looks so much better on Broadway that we just did one this time. You can’t buy lighting like that. Darius Rucker played at the top of the show and the sun had just gone down behind the Renaissance Hotel. The light was very even and shaded. An hour later we had Florida Georgia Line at dusk and it looked great with their fire pots going off. (continued on page 6)

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B&D, Reba: Caesar’s Pals, Us “I remember being in Mexico and having a lot of tequila,” Ronnie Dunn said to Kix Brooks and Reba early in Friday’s show (6/19) in Las Vegas. “At breakfast the next day – about two in the afternoon – you all said we’re going to Caesars.” That’s one explanation for Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together In Vegas, which rolled out officially to media after Wednesday’s launch. “We’re Brooks and Dunn and ‘Tire,” Reba said, contracting her last name. The trio rose from a large riser at the center of the Colosseum’s stage – an immense expanse Brooks quipped was built for Celine Dion’s cast of 70. Moving arches on each side shifted throughout the show for more intimate framing, while a massive screen behind set visual context to the songs. Alternating between B&D and Reba stretches, the well-paced show opened with all three on “Play Something Country” and “Why Haven’t I Heard From You.” The duo’s “Little Miss Honky Tonk” kicked off the night’s first medley. Reba exited the stage as “Red Dirt Road”

State Of The Reunion: Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together In Vegas opens at The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace Friday (6/19). Pictured (l-r) are Ronnie Dunn, Colleen Marks, Reba, Bob Kingsley, SiriusXM’s John Marks, Kix Brooks, Kinglsey’s wife Nan and Premiere’s Robin Rhodes.

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P A G E T H R E E P I C

Segue Party: Managing somehow to look exactly the same as he does today, then-Atlantic artist Neal McCoy (r) has some studio fun with then-KNIX/Phoenix morning-teamers (l-r) Tim Hattrick and Willy D. Loon of the Tim & Willy show. McCoy was touring radio in support of his 1999 album The Life Of The Party. How well have you held up over the years? Let us know by sending your pics to pagethreepic@countryaircheck.com.

opened a run for B&D. She returned with “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia,” her current single “Going Out Like That” and “Whoever’s In New England.” Prior to “Hillbilly Deluxe,” Brooks & Dunn copped to trying to bring a hound onstage during the first show. “First night and last night,” Dunn lamented of the stubborn beast, that apparently had to be dragged onstage despite being well-rehearsed. “Never work with dogs and children,” Brooks said. “First rule of show business.” All three took to stools for an acoustic breakdown that included “If You See Him, If You See Her” and “Fear Of Being Alone.” Later, “I Believe” brought the crowd to its feet, and seats went equally unused on “Boot Scootin’ Boogie,” “My Maria” and “Fancy.” The show closed with “Only In America” and a star spangled confetti shower. Confirmed dates remain in June, July and December (details here), but don’t be surprised if more are added. –Chuck Aly

Chart Chat Congrats to Kelsea Ballerini, Mike Wilson, Bill Macky, Steve Pleshe, Jane O’Malia, Joe Carroll, Megan Boardman and Taylor Weil on landing this week’s No. 1 with “Love Me Like You Mean It.” The song is Ballerini’s and Black River’s first chart-topper, and the first debut Country single from a woman to reach the chart pinnacle since Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus Take The Wheel” in 2006.

Reba with Brooks & Dunn

Kelsea Ballerini

Kudos as well to Keith Gale and the RCA crew for landing 33 adds on Miranda Lambert’s “Smokin’ And Drinkin’” to top this week’s board.

And 45 minutes later we had Kenny Chesney in the pitch dark with fireworks. Three completely different looks that worked perfectly. How did you choose the hosts, and how did they do? Finding hosts for an awards show is really hard – it’s live TV and some people are more into that than others. Erin Andrews is someone I’ve been thinking about for a while. She’s popular on FOX Sports and Dancing With The Stars, was an absolute pleasure to work with and a great comfort because we knew she would be

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WPOC/Baltimore MD/morning co-host Jeff St. Pierre discusses his most influential music.1. Brad Paisley/Online: This was the first song I heard as I was driving to WPOC on my first day. I thought, “What am I getting myself into?” But it grew on me and I fell in love with it.2. Jimmy Eat World, Clarity: This album was unlike anything I had ever heard and inspired me in so many different ways. It is hands down my favorite album of all time and they are my favorite band.

3. Bryan Adams/Everything I Do, I Do It For You: When I was 10 years old I heard this on the radio. I had no idea who sang it or what it was called but I needed to know. So I listened to Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 the following Sunday. I woke up at 6am and listened to every minute – only to find that it was the No. 1 song that week.4. David Nail, I’m About To Come Alive: He has one of most incredible voices in country music. Every song is fantastic. It’s so rare for me to find an album I can listen to from start to finish without wanting to skip a track.5. The Beastie Boys, Hello Nasty Tour: It was my first major concert. I’d see local bands all the time, but the Beastie Boys concert showed me what being a performer was all about. It really pushed my love of music to the next level.•Highly regarded music you’ve never heard: Garth Brooks’ self-titled and No Fences albums. I’ll be honest, prior to joining the Country world in 2008 I had very little interest in country music. There are so many classics I haven’t gotten into yet. I’m working on it.•An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Don McLean’s “American Pie.” But when I was working for a classic rock station, it gave me plenty of time to run to the bathroom.•An album you played incessantly: Wade Bowen’s The Given. I would annoy my PD to no end trying to convince him to add songs to our playlist. He’s an incredible artist. •One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: All Time Low’s latest, Future Hearts. I’d suggest “Missing You” and “Runaways.”•Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: It’s embarrassing how many plays Jordin Sparks’ “Double Tap” has on my iTunes.

Reach St. Pierre here.

MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE

Jeff St. Pierre

News & Notes The FCC has accepted for filing an application allowing Radio 7 Media to acquire Hot AC WDXE/Loretto, TN and Classic Country WDXE-AM/Lawrenceburg, TN from Lakewood. R7M has operated the stations via LMA since April. As part of the deal, R7M will also acquire sister Pulaski Country simulcast WKSR & WKSR-AM/Pulaski, TN. The agreement is pending FCC approval. WME Entertainment’s Jay Williams has been named President of the Music Health Alliance 2015-16 Board of Directors. Newly appointed members include Wrinkled Records’ Sandy Knox and Girlilla Marketing’s Jennie Smythe. See the full list here. Singer/songwriter Lori McKenna has signed with Creative Nation for publishing and management. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will honor Sun Records founder Sam Phillips with the exhibition Flyin’ Saucers Rock & Roll: The Cosmic Genius of Sam Phillips, opening Aug. 28. The George Jones White Lightning signature brand of moonshine received highest honors in the 2015 SIP Awards, with White Lightning Apple Pie taking home a Platinum Medal for Unaged Flavor Infused Whiskey/Moonshine. The cast of Opry Entertainment’s and Fox Theatricals’ Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical features Justin Guarini, Rose Hemingway, Ken Clark, Ryah Nixon, Rob Morrison, Kevin Cahoon and PJ Benjamin. The musical runs Sept. 2-Oct. 11 at Dallas Theater Center. Charlie Daniels’ 40th Anniversary Volunteer Jam happens Aug. 12 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Proceeds will benefit The Journey Home Project and The Predators Foundation. Ted Nugent, Trace Adkins, Alabama and Montgomery Gentry are among the guests. More here. Gloriana, Trace Adkins, Rodney Atkins, Jana Kramer, Bucky Covington and Maggie Rose will perform at the Northwoods Music Festival in Minong, WI in August. More here.

Cingle/Star Farm's Rainey Qualley puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to WKSF/Asheville and WFBC/Asheville. The first time I heard myself on the radio was the first day of my radio tour. We'd stopped at WIVK/Knoxville. There's a video on my Instagram of me listening to the recorded version. It was awesome. My favorite person to travel with is my sister, Sarah Margaret. She's my best friend. If she were here, these long car

rides would be more enjoyable. Not that I don't enjoy my band mates, who are in the car flipping me off right now! I really love peanut butter. At the hotels in the morning, I steal a couple of packets and put them in my purse. I don't know if this is redneck or just lazy, but every time we leave a station and I'm done for the day, I immediately change into sweatpants. Right now I'm in the car wearing a dress but it's underneath a big sweatshirt and sweatpants. I always take Emergen-C with me on the road. I drink it every morning. Waking up early and traveling all the time, I have to do what I can to keep from getting sick. I get a little uncomfortable when people ask a lot of questions about my mom [actress Andie MacDowell]. I'm very proud of her. I'm not trying to hide the fact that I'm her daughter, but I want to be able to do things on my own merit. I wish I had written Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind." It's one of my favorite songs to sing. It has a tremendous melody and the lyrics are so honest and heartfelt. It's poetic without trying too hard. It's a perfect song.

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OFF THE RECORD: RAINEY QUALLEYfast on her feet. Brittany Snow became a very attractive candidate with the success of Pitch Perfect 2. We want to get people of the moment as hosts or someone with really good chops. By putting a seasoned actress with a seasoned broadcast professional, it felt like the best of both worlds. We were really happy. Brittany had one spot of dead air. She wasn’t cued properly. Right at that moment the stage manager was hit in the head by a fan and got distracted. Brittany was standing there for five seconds before the camera man jumped in and cued her. Other than that it was pretty flawless. How did the comedy clips come together? The motif for the films of everyone taking Uber – only in Nashville it’s Guuber – that came to me as I was walking out of the truck after last year’s show. I told a couple people but couldn’t imagine someone wouldn’t come with that idea in a year’s time. But no one did – Fallon, Kimmel, nobody. I got lucky. Having a clever idea helps with talent, and our talent producer Suzanne Bender was integral in getting that done. And once you get one big star, a lot more will follow. We booked Arnold Schwarzenegger and Justin Bieber on the same day. It was like, bingo! We got it. Adding Rick Springfield was so unexpected and he was such a good sport. Why did you pair Alan Jackson with Steven Tyler? We started with them in the Guuber skit, Steven driving Alan around. Then we said, let’s experiment and put Alan in the front seat and have them sing “Don’t Rock The Jukebox.” It was sort of an inside-the-industry joke having the singer of the American Rolling Stones singing the line, “My heart ain’t ready for the Rolling Stones.” Then, out of nowhere, Alan goes, “What about this one?” And he starts this corny version of “Walk This Way.” That was all Alan and completely improvised. Who knew he had such a great sense of humor? Priceless. Which performances stood out to you? Carrie Underwood was over the top, of course. But the two

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breakouts for me were Sam Hunt and Jake Owen. Jake, his management and the label had the wherewithal and conviction to help with production to give him a chance to do what Luke Bryan and Little Big Town have done on this show in recent years. Luke had a breakout moment with us on “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” with a lot of choreography and dancers, and LBT did the same with “Pontoon,” bringing in a boat and really standing out. “Real Life” was

able to do the same thing for Jake because all the entities went the extra mile, and Jake owned it. The choreography was a little risky for him because he’d never done it before, but he hit it out of the park. Sam’s “House Party” was just the perfect song at the perfect moment for

what we are as a show. He came out dressed in white, the band was in white and he fed off the audience doing what he does. He really took advantage of his first full-song performance on an awards show. But really, there wasn’t a flat performance all night. Ratings were down this year. How concerning is that? [Viewership] always builds over several days. And our overall cume was up from previous years in a challenging ratings environment. We were coming off a month with more music shows than ever – iHeart’s country show, the Billboard show, ACM Duets. There was lots of competition on broadcast TV in May, so there may have been some viewer fatigue. We were slightly down in the premiere, but with cable you make it up on reruns and 17 million people ended up watching it over the course of the next few days. You don’t get reruns on broadcast TV. We used to get the numbers at 11am the next morning and

that was that, but it’s not accurate to judge from that anymore. So many people are using DVRs, watching on mobile devices or online. We’re just like the recorded music business in finding new ways to be ubiquitous. And let’s not forget, this was the first time we put the show on another channel at the same time – TV Land. So that ate some of the [premiere] numbers. We also simulcast on 124 iHeartMedia stations, so more people heard the show than ever before. And cume is what matters to advertisers. So another successful show... It was a tremendous success on many levels. I’m biased, but I was really happy with it, which is the curse and the burden. How do you top it? We have about 30 seconds to pat ourselves on the back before we look at next year and try to figure out how to beat it. –Chuck Aly CAC

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Packer Mentality: Valory’s Brantley Gilbert (c) with (l-r) Green Bay Packers Josh Sitton, T.J. Lang, Bryan Bulaga and David Bakhtari and a gift they gave him backstage at Lambeau Field for Kenny Chesney’s Big Revival Tour stop.

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

2 1 KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) ✔ 28908 3640 8403 975 59.03 7.394 154 0

4 2 BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 26206 1955 7556 643 53.658 3.912 154 0

3 3 CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Little Toy Guns (19/Arista) 25310 966 7325 292 50.954 1.91 154 0

6 4 EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) 23564 413 6851 106 48.613 0.987 153 0

7 5 TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) ✔ 23031 1656 6735 441 47.167 2.9 154 0

9 6 JASON ALDEAN/Tonight Looks Good On You (Broken Bow) ✔ 21993 2361 6396 733 44.643 3.051 154 0

1 7 KENNY CHESNEY w/G. POTTER/Wild... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 20764 -6336 5972 -1849 43.091 -12.314 154 0

8 8 CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 20722 1083 5986 446 41.948 2.589 154 0

10 9 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 18427 222 5276 91 37.954 0.539 154 0

12 10 BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) 16993 624 4912 147 34.814 1.892 153 0

5 11 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Sippin' On Fire (Republic Nashville) 16669 -7056 4557 -2184 37.653 -11.999 154 0

14 12 MICHAEL RAY/Kiss You In The Morning (Warner Bros./WEA) 16416 747 4768 219 33.217 1.751 154 0

13 13 BRAD PAISLEY/Crushin' It (Arista) 16300 11 4759 40 34.145 0.214 154 0

15 14 FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) 15895 555 4623 195 32.459 0.337 154 0

16 15 LuKE BRYAN/Kick The Dust Up (Capitol) 15880 1272 4440 305 32.308 2.7 153 2

17 16 ZAC BROWN BAND/Loving... (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 15049 755 4305 251 31.903 1.383 154 0

18 17 DuSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 13477 1048 3827 239 26.284 2.854 153 1

19 18 ERIC CHuRCH/Like A Wrecking Ball (EMI Nashville) 11481 422 3447 136 20.644 1.671 150 0

21 19 THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 10739 989 3025 319 20.473 1.643 136 1

24 20 SAM HuNT/House Party (MCA) ✔ 10614 1803 2996 517 20.237 3.985 148 14

25 21 CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 10404 1605 3054 460 18.46 2.512 130 5

20 22 RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) 10067 -257 2958 -52 18.836 -0.189 150 0

22 23 BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 9595 655 2680 183 20.196 2.304 138 2

23 24 MADDIE & TAE/Fly (Dot) 9084 246 2630 103 18.123 0.44 151 0

26 25 KIP MOORE/I'm To Blame (MCA) 8826 280 2521 105 16.813 0.375 145 2

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

27 26 CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 7719 490 2229 84 12.304 1.113 141 1

30 27 COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 6255 439 1703 129 10.947 0.757 122 3

36 28 JAKE OWEN/Real Life (RCA) 6239 1635 1732 370 11.849 4.391 125 7

28 29 LADY ANTEBELLuM/Long Stretch Of Love (Capitol) 6231 163 1634 47 12.119 0.313 129 5

34 30 DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 6218 579 1614 87 12.66 1.537 125 4

29 31 REBA/Going Out Like That (Nash Icon/Valory) 6190 348 1766 136 15.16 0.359 72 4

32 32 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 5875 184 1814 67 9.086 0.44 136 1

33 33 BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) 5798 143 1799 25 7.961 0.129 129 3

31 34 MICKEY GuYTON/Better Than You Left Me (Capitol) 5735 16 1784 21 7.61 -0.249 146 1

35 35 OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 5521 496 1355 136 9.313 1.036 110 5

37 36 KEITH uRBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) 4693 183 1256 -65 8.803 -1.31 122 20

38 37 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 4240 312 1225 83 6.878 0.808 109 3

41 38 MO PITNEY/Country (Curb) 3840 432 1119 103 5.743 0.614 99 0

39 39 AuSTIN WEBB/All Country On You (Streamsound) 3722 212 1204 32 7.19 2.103 102 4

40 40 JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra/WAR) 3669 193 1100 28 5.87 0.182 109 5

CHRIS YOuNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) 3213 345 981 121 5.073 0.644 101 10

43 42 HuNTER HAYES/21 (Atlantic/WMN) 2912 223 861 85 6.395 0.405 104 8

43 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 2609 1569 708 440 4.846 2.951 78 31

45 44 DRAKE WHITE/It Feels Good (Dot) 2503 402 733 102 2.894 0.503 89 2

46 45 CHASE BRYANT/Little Bit Of You (Red Bow) 2169 75 693 23 2.968 0.152 83 1

47 46 THOMPSON SQuARE/Trans Am (Stoney Creek) 2036 11 655 42 2.349 -0.017 88 3

48 47 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 1955 56 668 26 2.848 0.118 65 1

48 DARIuS RuCKER/Southern Style (Capitol) 1768 56 516 23 2.413 -0.028 75 8

49 49 TOBY KEITH/35 MPH Town (Show Dog) 1764 -15 525 -18 1.893 0.287 86 2

50 50 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Folks Like Us (Blaster) 1748 1 521 -8 2.391 -0.011 64 1

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersKELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) 975

JASON ALDEAN/Tonight Looks Good On You (Broken Bow) 733

BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) 643

SAM HuNT/House Party (MCA) 517

CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 460

CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 446

TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 441

FLORIDA-GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 440

JAKE OWEN/Real Life (RCA) 370

THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 319

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersKELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) 3640 ✔JASON ALDEAN/Tonight Looks Good On You (Broken Bow) 2361 ✔BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) 1955 ✔SAM HuNT/House Party (MCA) 1803 ✔TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 1656 ✔JAKE OWEN/Real Life (RCA) 1635CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 1605FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 1569

LuKE BRYAN/Kick The Dust Up (Capitol) 1272

CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 1083

Activator Top Spin GainersFLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 237

JASON ALDEAN/Tonight Looks Good On You (Broken Bow) 236

SAM HuNT/House Party (MCA) 212

KEITH uRBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) 199

CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 156

LuKE BRYAN/Kick The Dust Up (Capitol) 139

KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) 134

TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 124

CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 112

DuSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 111

Activator Top Point GainersJASON ALDEAN/Tonight Looks Good On You (Broken Bow) 1207 ✔SAM HuNT/House Party (MCA) 1151 ✔FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 1140 ✔KEITH uRBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) 949 ✔CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 915 ✔LuKE BRYAN/Kick The Dust Up (Capitol) 713

TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 635

THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 620

DuSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 601

BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) 574

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

BILLY CuRRINGTON/Don't It (Mercury) 14607

A THOuSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic Nashville) 13218

ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 11367

SAM HuNT/Take Your Time (MCA) 11174

KEITH uRBAN f/ERIC CHuRCH/Raise 'Em Up (Capitol) 8028

COLE SWINDELL/Ain't Worth The... (Warner Bros./WMN) 7805

DIERKS BENTLEY/Say You Do (Capitol) 7749

TYLER FARR/A Guy Walks Into A Bar (Columbia) 7506

LuKE BRYAN/I See You (Capitol) 7225

CHRIS YOuNG/Lonely Eyes (RCA) 6445

Country Aircheck Add leaders AddsMIRANDA LAMBERT/Smokin' And Drinkin' (RCA) 33CLARE DuNN/Move On (MCA) 32FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 31KEITH uRBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) 20KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A Rainy... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 20SAM HuNT/House Party (MCA) 14CAM/Burning House (Arista) 11CHRIS YOuNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) 10THE CADILLAC THREE/White Lightning (Big Machine) 10BILLY CuRRINGTON/Drinkin' Town With A... (Mercury) 8DARIuS RuCKER/Southern Style (Capitol) 8DIERKS BENTLEY/Riser (Capitol) 8HuNTER HAYES/21 (Atlantic/WMN) 8TYLER FARR/Withdrawals (Columbia) 8

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Kacey Musgraves Pageant Material (Mercury)Musgraves recorded the majority of her second album (including first single “Biscuits”) live in Nashville’s RCA Studio A. As with her first album,

she produced it with Shane McAnally and Luke Laird, and wrote with writers including Josh Osborne and Brandy Clark.

Canaan Smith Bronco (Mercury)Smith’s 10-song debut album features current hit “Love You Like That” and also includes the tracks from his self-titled EP, released in March. Smith wrote the title cut about his brother, whom he lost at a

young age.

June 30 Easton Corbin About To Get Real (Mercury) JB and the Moonshine Band Mixtape (Light It Up)

July 17 Alan Jackson Angels And Alcohol (EMI/ACR) Moonshine Bandits Blacked Out (Backroad/ Average Joes)

CHASE BRYANT/Little Bit Of You (Red Bow) Moves 46-45* 2,169 points, 693 spins 1 add: WEBG

THOMPSON SQuARE/Trans Am (Stoney Creek) Moves 47-46* 2,036 points, 655 spins 3 adds: KNIX, KXKT, WYRK

LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) Moves 48-47* 1,955 points, 668 spins 1 add: WYRK

DARIuS RuCKER/Southern Style (Capitol) Debuts at 48* 1,768 points, 516 spins 8 adds: KAJA, KSD, WCTQ, WDXB, WIL, WNSH*, WSLC, WTGE

TOBY KEITH/35 MPH Town (Show Dog) Remains at 49 1,764 points, 525 spins 2 adds: KBEQ, WMZQ

MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Folks Like Us (Blaster) Remains at 50* 1,748 points, 521 spins 1 add: WGGR

THE CADILLAC THREE/White Lightning 1,624 points, 534 spins 10 adds: KATC*, KHEY, KIIM*, KRST*, KSOP, WCKT, WKMK, WKXC, WPOR, WQNu BILLY CuRRINGTON/Drinkin’ Town With A Football... (Mercury) 1,610 points, 494 spins 7 adds: KJuG, KKBQ*, KNCI, KNIX, KTEX, WNCY, WPCV*, WYCD

RANDY HOuSER/We Went (Stoney Creek) 1,485 points, 538 spins 2 adds: KTST, WBEE

RAELYNN/For A Boy (Republic/Valory) 1,365 points, 463 spins; No adds

COUNTRy AIRCHECK ACTIVITy

JUNE 29A THOuSAND HORSES/(This Ain’t No) Drunk Dial (Republic Nashville)BLACKJACK BILLY/Why God Made Summertime (Reviver)KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A Rainy Day (Blue Chair/Columbia)RAINEY QuALLEY/Me And Johnny Cash (Cingle/Star Farm)DIERKS BENTLEY/Riser (Capitol)

JUly 6CAM/Burning House (Arista)

JUly 13JAMES OTTO/Somewhere Tonight (Blaster)ASHLEY CAMPBELL/Remembering (Dot)

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

3 1 KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) 11442 569 2289 134 55 0

4 2 BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) 11265 574 2244 86 57 0

2 3 CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Little Toy Guns (19/Arista) 11192 124 2232 12 56 0

5 4 EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) 10551 432 2133 90 55 1

6 5 TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 10464 635 2080 124 56 0

1 6 KENNY CHESNEY w/GRACE POTTER/Wild Child (Blue Chair/Columbia) 9969 -1248 1939 -319 52 0

9 7 JASON ALDEAN/Tonight Looks Good On You (Broken Bow) ✔ 9550 1207 1908 236 55 0

8 8 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 9217 282 1828 39 57 1

10 9 CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) ✔ 8790 915 1753 156 55 0

11 10 BRAD PAISLEY/Crushin' It (Arista) 7994 288 1589 64 56 0

13 11 FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) 7889 375 1550 61 56 0

12 12 BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) 7542 152 1485 34 54 0

14 13 ZAC BROWN BAND/Loving You Easy (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 7245 296 1436 51 55 0

16 14 MICHAEL RAY/Kiss You In The Morning (Warner Bros./WEA) 7039 499 1379 65 53 0

17 15 LuKE BRYAN/Kick The Dust Up (Capitol) 6808 713 1371 139 54 1

7 16 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Sippin' On Fire (Republic Nashville) ✔ 5801 -3392 1120 -690 44 0

18 17 DuSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 5789 601 1137 111 53 1

20 18 THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 5583 620 1061 100 52 0

19 19 ERIC CHuRCH/Like A Wrecking Ball (EMI Nashville) 5435 477 1086 72 54 1

26 20 SAM HuNT/House Party (MCA) ✔ 4936 1151 967 212 54 6

24 21 BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 4723 505 944 89 55 3

22 22 KIP MOORE/I'm To Blame (MCA) 4542 98 877 19 50 0

23 23 MADDIE & TAE/Fly (Dot) 4512 359 886 51 51 0

21 24 RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) 4510 -92 900 -19 44 0

25 25 CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 4432 485 908 112 52 2

27 26 LADY ANTEBELLuM/Long Stretch Of Love (Capitol) 3531 203 721 33 51 2

28 27 JAKE OWEN/Real Life (RCA) 3365 464 688 102 51 5

30 28 COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 3280 426 621 61 47 5

31 29 REBA/Going Out Like That (Nash Icon/Valory) 2760 319 525 60 34 0

29 30 MICKEY GuYTON/Better Than You Left Me (Capitol) 2735 -104 571 -18 46 0

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

34 31 KEITH uRBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) ✔ 2687 949 561 199 43 13

32 32 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 2563 264 487 19 41 4

33 33 CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 2562 480 497 80 42 2

35 34 CHRIS YOuNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) 2052 268 419 44 35 5

39 35 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 1897 461 341 72 35 1

37 36 HuNTER HAYES/21 (Atlantic/WMN) 1820 287 356 57 30 2

58 37 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 1598 1140 319 237 25 13

38 38 DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 1480 112 302 22 30 2

36 39 AuSTIN WEBB/All Country On You (Streamsound) 1461 44 288 5 28 0

40 40 JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra Nashville/WAR) 1413 206 265 23 25 0

45 41 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 1329 188 183 20 11 0

47 42 OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 1212 120 233 20 30 1

43 43 MO PITNEY/Country (Curb) 1094 46 202 12 26 0

44 44 TOBY KEITH/35 MPH Town (Show Dog) 922 -124 178 -20 25 1

48 45 BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) 915 28 190 3 22 0

46 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Smokin' And Drinkin' (RCA) 912 519 191 103 21 12

49 47 DARIuS RuCKER/Southern Style (Capitol) 827 -5 172 3 14 0

42 48 KACEY MuSGRAVES/Biscuits (Mercury) 800 -257 179 -42 12 0

52 49 BILLY CuRRINGTON/Drinkin' Town With A... (Mercury) 699 230 147 48 17 3

53 50 RANDY HOuSER/We Went (Stoney Creek) 667 149 114 12 9 0

51 KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A Rainy Day (Blue Chair/Columbia) 628 478 110 95 16 10

50 52 LEE BRICE/That Don't Sound Like You (Curb) 622 -32 150 -9 13 0

51 53 OLIVIA LANE/You Part 2 (Big Spark) 576 59 106 15 11 0

60 54 DRAKE WHITE/It Feels Good (Dot) 532 122 95 16 13 0

55 THE CADILLAC THREE/White Lightning (Big Machine) 521 269 67 34 6 1

56 THOMPSON SQuARE/Trans Am (Stoney Creek) 480 170 82 21 8 1

55 57 STEVEN TYLER/Love Is Your Name (Dot) 459 63 99 13 17 0

54 58 LOGAN MIZE/Can't Get Away From A Good... (Arista) 458 -33 73 -12 7 0

59 A THOuSAND HORSES/(This Ain't No) Drunk Dial (Republic Nashville) 382 243 57 28 5 2

60 JT HODGES/Ray Bans (Buffalo Sound) 370 190 37 19 1 0

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