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A Real Page Turner After seven years of marriage, his wife surprised him by asking for a divorce. His son struggled with drug addiction, violated probation and was sentenced to 10 years in the Tennessee State Prison system. Meanwhile, the story’s protagonist was traveling across the country with artists and bands, and living “the high life” with radio friends. No, this is not the latest plot line for CMT’s Nashville. This is real life. Turner’s Big Radio & Record Adventure by radio and label vet Dale Turner is drawn from journals kept during a five-decade career in entertainment. (continued on page 8)

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Prison Pose: Big Machine’s Rascal Flatts and WUSN/Chicago’s Marci Braun get a good laugh over the weekend at the Windy City Lake Shake after warning the label’s Alex Valentine that the rap squat is so 2014.

Hall Class Goes Deep From insightful to inspirational, last week’s Country Radio Hall of Fame inductions in Nashville gave a glimpse of the people who make this industry great. Read in-depth stories from this year’s class in our June print issue here. CRB Board President Charlie Morgan introduced 2017 President’s Award recipient, UMG/Nashville’s Mike Dungan, who reiterated his commitment to Country Radio Seminar. Thanking his staff, artists and family, Dungan said, “I also want to thank everyone in radio. Well, almost everyone in radio, for being terrific partners in bringing the world’s greatest music, country music, to its place of dominance in our culture.” Martina McBride’s longtime label head Joe Galante introduced the Artist Career Achievement honoree, calling her voice “virtually unmatched.” Noting most credit any emotional dysfunction to their upbringing, McBride said, “I kind of trace mine

back to Country radio. But it’s okay because it made me strong. All the hard work we put in ... made all the success that much sweeter.” She told stories of her radio tours and made a point to thank by name all the regionals and promotion execs she worked with along the way. “I always wanted to have songs on the radio and to have songs that mattered,” she said. “You guys allowed me to do both. Thank you.” On to the Class of 2017: Valory’s George Briner inducted his “brother from a different mother” Westwood One’s Tim Closson, regaling the crowd with a series of

favorite stories and hinting at others he couldn’t tell. “What a ride,” Closson began. “It’s not over yet, but none of it happens without the people I’ve talked about tonight.” He thanked his wife and family, mentors and colleagues. Extending an

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“The book is separated into three parts,” he says. “My youth growing up in St. Louis until I was 18, my radio days, and my 26 years in the music business.” Turner started in radio in 1970 and was on air for 14 years at stations in San Antonio, Terre Haute, Little Rock, Nashville, Cincinnati and Memphis. He moved to the record side in 1983, spending 14 years at RCA and 12 at Lyric Street. He went back to radio five years ago doing mornings at WDKN/Dickson, TN, just down the road from his home in Kingston Springs. “A group of us were interested in buying the station, but I’m glad we didn’t,” Turner says. “I took that money and paid off my house.” He stopped by the station one day to meet the new owners and the next thing he knew, he was on the air in mornings. “I wrote the book as a legacy for my children,” Turner explains. The task also gave him the opportunity to write an acceptance speech, of sorts, showing his appreciation to mentors and others who helped him along the way. “It’s not like I’m ever going into any kind of Hall of Fame, but I wanted to say thanks.” As many with long careers in this business know, wild stories are easy to come by. Turner “took one for the team” when he was on the air at WSAI/Cincinnati. He agreed to mud wrestle the smallest member of the famed “Chicago Knockers” women’s mud wrestling team. After advising him to take off his glasses, the five-foot 90-pound “Blonde Bombshell” pinned him after two quick rounds. In his first month as an RCA regional, Turner rode the Alabama tour bus through the Midwest. For his initiation, tour manager Greg Fowler left him locked in the bus by himself in Ames, Iowa. He had fallen asleep and had no idea where he was and where everyone went. The next week, he was sent to Chicago with

Ronnie Milsap to visit all three Country stations. “I got chewed out for not securing a limo,” he recalls. “I thought I was saving the company money.” Milsap rolled with it all, including when Turner ran out of film in his camera after the first radio visit. Turner chuckles, “He played along, even offering to take some of the pictures.” Writing only became difficult when Turner was chronicling two passages. “The ending of my seven-year marriage to my high school sweetheart was devastating,” he says. “I spent six months living in a bottle of vodka.” His fortunes turned on a blind date to a Cincinnati Reds game. He’s been married to his date, Pat, for 35 years. The other difficult topic was “the chaos of my son’s drug addiction,” he says, noting the book has brought father and son closer. “Mark told me he discovered things about me from the book, he didn’t even know.” Publishing wasn’t without challenges. Turner had a deal with Readers Digest, but walked away after months of going back and forth. “They would call every two or three days telling me I had to

Signing On: Turner (r) with Spotify’s John Marks at a book signing.

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take stories about certain people out of the book,” he says. “They were afraid to get sued.” Turner ended up self-publishing through Amazon and CreateSpace. “There are only a couple stories I left out,” he adds. So, yes, he names names and doesn’t hold back. He promises to put those stories on his website. Dale and Pat are planning a summer book tour to the markets where he worked in radio. And as half the proceeds are being donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, he suggests, “If any Country Cares partners want to interview me on the air, I have great stories about Rascal Flatts, Ronnie Milsap, Alabama, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Billy Ray Cyrus and more. Plus we can raise some money for the hospital.” Get the book here, reach Turner here, see his website here. –Paul Williams

Chart Chat Congrats to Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Matthew Hargis and the BMLG Records promotion team on landing this week’s No. 1 with Florida Georgia Line’s “God, Your Mama, And Me” featuring the Backstreet Boys. The song is the third chart-topper from their Dig Your Roots album. Songwriters are Josh Kear, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson. And kudos to Bobby Young and the Capitol crew for notching 29 adds on Little Big Town’s “When Someone Stops Loving You,” topping this week’s board. With a tip of the hat to Stone Door Media Lab’s Jeff Green, LBT snaps a streak of 10 consecutive weeks with a different male solo artist as No. 1 Most Added, which had never happened before in Country Aircheck history. The run also set a record for consecutive weeks with a male artist as most-added, though the previous span in 2006 included three artists who held the top spot for two weeks. In this year’s 25 weeks to date, a female solo artist has been No. 1 most added just once: Miranda Lambert’s “Tin Man.”

News & Notes The Big D & Bubba Morning Show added affiliate Leighton KWNO/Winona, MN.

Florida Georgia Line

SmackSongs’ Walker Hayes discusses his most influential music:1. Harry Chapin’s “Cats In The Cradle”: That song was set apart lyrically from anything I was hearing at that time. Back when you actually went to a store and bought an album, I bought his live album at Peaches. So I didn’t just get a series of tracks; I heard all the stories he told before he sang these songs. And he

also surrounded them with humor. Little did I know I would want to end up doing that for a living.2. Tim McGraw’s “Don’t Take The Girl”: This song changed my life. I was in seventh grade. I wasn’t even old enough to understand why it meant so much to me. I just knew it was great. 3. Tupac Shakur’s All Eyez On Me: I was a huge Hip Hop fan growing up. I was obsessed with him. I had that album in my car for an entire summer.4. Jimmy Buffett, Fins Tour, Pensacola, FL: It was the first concert I ever saw. It blew my frickin’ mind. I actually got kicked out for drinking beer underage, but eventually made it to more of his shows. He was a big influence on anyone in Mobile. He has that coastal vibe.5. Kenny Chesney: He’s hands-down the most entertaining live performer I’ve ever seen. The beach balls are flying everywhere. There are TV screens bigger than I’ve ever seen, and usually 80,000 + people singing the songs with you in the nosebleeds. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: I have not purchased Sam Hunt’s Montevallo. It’s super embarrassing because my producer, Shane McAnally, is his producer. I’m ashamed and I need to get that album, because I love everything I’ve heard from him. I don’t know, it might be having six kids, or work – I just haven’t yet.• “Important” piece or style of music you just don’t get: I never really got the whole Phish/Widespread Panic battle. It was almost like the Auburn/Alabama rivalry.• An album you listened to incessantly: John Mayer’s Room For Squares probably stayed in my CD changer for a year and never came out. • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Lorde’s “Liability.”• Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I’m not sick of the songs from the Frozen soundtrack.

MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE

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Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Famer Jeffrey Steele puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to KHJ-AM/Los Angeles. There were five of us kids, and any time we were in the station wagon, that’s what was on. The first time I heard myself on the radio was one of those classic moments where I was driving over a hill and the

song came on ... and then the station faded out. I only heard maybe half of the first verse and then it faded away into some news program on another station. I’ve forgotten a lot of my radio tour memories. I had to. (laughs) Somewhere in Texas, Boy Howdy visited a small station and then had to go play a rodeo for them. We drove around the arena on the back of a Cadillac convertible singing songs off the album. But we weren’t plugged in, so nobody could hear us! We were just looking at each other going, “What the hell did we sign up for?” The people in the arena were probably thinking, “What are they yelling about?” I travel everywhere with my wife Stephanie. My whole career, I was traveling and missed a lot of quality time with my family. Now that the kids are grown, if I book a gig, she comes with me. It’s so fun. My new album Sons Of The Palomino is: Guy loves classic country, guy finds songs he wrote years ago that are too country for Country radio now. Guy gets talked into recording them. Band tells guy to go write some more. Guy plays songs for some of his respected friends in the industry and they ask if they can sing on the record. Guy finds a rhinestone jacket in his closet and starts playing shows again. My last impulse buy was a house in Florida. We lost our son about 10 years ago and right after that happened, we spent a lot of time in Florida on vacations. I’m really not too impulsive on buying stuff – but that’s a big one. It’s a place for us to come and remember, and make new memories. It helped us heal our broken hearts. I wish I’d written Willie Nelson’s “Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground.” I’m mesmerized by the simplicity and structure of it. It’s so crafted, but it sounds so spontaneous. It’s all the things as a songwriter that you try to do every day, and you usually don’t.

OFF THE RECORD: JEFFREY STELLE

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Black River launched Black River Americana and signed Carolina Story to the label and for publishing. Nashville In Concert tour producer Opry Entertainment donated £10,000 to the British Red Cross “UK Solidarity Fund” on behalf of the touring cast. The fund was set up by the British Red Cross to help victims of terror attacks throughout the UK. Reviver’s Michael Tyler is featured in CMT’s Summer Of Music campaign, which features a sweepstakes that includes a trip for two to the 2018 CMT Music Awards. More here. Corizon Health has teamed with Mark Collie, who will serve as the company’s Music Therapy Ambassador and launch a prison music expression program at two Tennessee correctional facilities. Songwriter Neil Medley has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with HoriPro Entertainment Group.

The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com.• Ally & Andy exited mornings on WDSY/Pittsburgh (6/19). • Jay Jones joined Broken Bow Music Group (6/19). • Dallas McCade was named MD at WKHX/Atlanta (6/20). • WRKN/New Orleans moved to 106.1 (6/20).• NAB elected a new board (6/21).• Damon Scott moved to mornings at WWYZ/Hartford, Broadway exited (6/22).• “The Bear” retired from WNCY/Appleton-Green Bay (6/23).

Joseph Formicola, Barry Mardit

invitation to stand to basically everyone in the room who knows him, Closson said, “I asked in the beginning how in the world a farm kid from Minnesota makes it to the Hall of Fame. Yes, hard work, dedication, the power of positive thinking, competitive will to win and a lot of luck along the way. But most of all, being surrounded by great people. To

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All A Board: Warner Music Nashville’s John Esposito (c) hosts a listening and showcase event for CRB board and agenda committee members at the company’s Nashville office. Pictured (l-) are consultant Joel Raab, Scripps’ Beverlee Brannigan, Emmis’ Charlie Mor-gan, Townsquare’s Kurt Johnson, CBS Radio’s Tim Roberts, Brett Eldredge, WMN’s Peter Strickland, Espo, consultant Becky Brenner, Devin Dawson, WMN’s Scott Hendricks, Matt Signore and Kristen Williams, iHeartCountry’ Rod Phillips and Cumulus’ Mike McVay.

all those folks who were standing, you are all the reason for my success.” Consultant and former WWWW/Detroit PD Barry Mardit inducted the late Joe Wade Formicola. Calling him a master of “what goes on in between the songs,” Mardit described “the

Joe that I know.” Among the many stories was one of an on-air plea for a $10,000 check for St. Jude Kids, which a listener quickly fulfilled. “If you knew Joe, you had a friend in Formicola,” Mardit said. Formicola’s son Joseph accepted on behalf of his father. “He lived and breathed radio, which is why I know he deserves this award as his greatest achievement.” Father-in-law Owen Keavney inducted Buck Owens Productions and KUZZ/Bakersfield’s Mel Owens. “There’s no way I can talk about Mel in three minutes,” he said

of his first reaction to being asked, noting he was then told the event was not a roast. “They said, ‘You’re just going to introduce him and talk about his achievements.’ That created another little problem for me. How am I ever going to fill three minutes?”

Owens credited the people around him for the station’s success. “We have people who have been there 20, 30 and 40 years and it’s because they enjoy it,” he said. He thanked his wife and extended family, current and former staff and consultants, closing with a story about his famous uncle. “Twice a year we would play golf for four or five days. Buck liked to call those corporate meetings. He’d say, ‘Lets get around to the bonuses.’ He wanted to get paid. Michael [Owens] and I would say, ‘Since

it’s a corporate meeting, don’t we need to vote on this?’ And Buck would say, ‘Well, yeah. You boys go ahead and vote and when you’re done voting, do it the way I told you.’” WRNS/New Bern, NC’s Jim Mantel was introduced by his daughter Elizabeth Mantel, who is also in radio at WYRK/Buffalo. She told about a “Christmas Break-Ins” promotion Mantel poured his own money into. “More than that, there was no afterglow. They didn’t go on the radio and tell everyone.” Mantel reeled of a list of those who he worked for or with who are in the Hall of Fame, as well as crediting other colleagues for making him better. He thanked his wife Melinda for “35 wonderful ... 34 wonderful years. There was that year in Houston when nobody was happy.” He thanked family, especially those whose experiences were mined for show prep. “My dad didn’t think I was all that funny,” he said in closing. “If he told me once, he said at least half a million times, ‘One of these days that smart mouth is going to get you in trouble.’ I only wish he’d lived long enough to see what this mouth actually accomplished.” WYCD/Detroit’s Tim Roberts inducted the late Linda Lee. “She was always fighting for the common man or woman,” he said. “Fighting for Alzheimer’s, diabetes, the American Cancer Society and helping us win radio station of the decade for St. Jude.” As for her own fight, “She wouldn’t let anyone be down about it,” he said. “She had us all convinced she was going to be the 1% to beat stage four cancer. Unfortunately she lost that battle. But she won the battles in our hearts every day. The outpouring of love after her passing was unbelievable.” To that point, Detroit’s own Kid Rock came to the stage to handle the formal induction, with Lee’s daughter Gina Mills accepting. She shared, “I know she is looking down beaming with pride and joy.” KPLX & KSCS/Dallas’ Mac Daniels inducted Beasley’s Charlie

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Ochs. Ticking off his many accomplishments, Daniels drew special attention to Ochs’ two Purple Hearts, two Bronze Stars and an Army commendation for valor. He described an executive known for “passion for radio, honesty, patience and leadership.” Ochs thanked friends and family, particularly wife Margaret,

who left a career in oil well firefighting to jump on “the crazy radio train.” Citing business associates including Bill Figenshu and Mel Karmazin, he expressed appreciation for all the ways he was pushed to be better. Among Ochs many stories were a few about Joe Ladd, including the time he “gave away $25,000 on the second day of a month-long contest.” Ochs closed with some paraphrased song lyrics: “I went hang-gliding. I went stock car racing. I won the

buffalo race on one named Billy Blue. I loved Margaret deeper. Spoke to her sweeter. And someday I hope you get the chance to live like you were dying.” Introduced by Dave Collins, The Good Morning Guys’ Todd Harding, Brian Gary and Susan Moore were praised for doing radio for the right reasons. Moore thanked Country radio, her husband, Miss America scholarships, Mary Tyler Moore “for showing us how to play with the big boys in broadcasting” and Ingstad Broadcasting. In joining Harding and Gary 15 years ago she said, “I found my home. These men are fun, funny, kind, smart, generous, a little naughty and a day-to-day joy.” Harding said, “It is honestly the thrill of my life to be here tonight. Radio has more than exceeded every dream I’ve had. My only regret is that my mom and dad couldn’t be here tonight.

Camp Fired Up: Curb’s Jerrod Niemann with ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp campers during a karaoke event at Nashville’s Winner’s Bar & Grill. The eighth annual event is a partnership between ACMLL and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Develop-mental Disabilities.

They’re still alive ... they just couldn’t make the trip.” He thanked his wife, then turned to his 29 years with Gary. “ I believe he’s the greatest broadcaster who’s ever worked in the state of Colorado and maybe one of the best in the nation.” “I gotta agree with Todd,” Gary said. “I’m pretty freakin’ awesome.” He thanked his wife and family, then delivered the most inspirational portion of the evening. “What I want to talk about is how lucky we are to do what we do. By the way, I see the empty tables and I will come to your house and deliver this speech. “We get to play music and talk to people. We get to set the mood for the day. We can actually change the world.” Later he added, “That’s what our music does. These guys who bust their asses to write, record and give us these songs are the ones I want to thank. It’s because of country music our listeners will open the door and let us into their lives. “I am in this because I love music, what it does and can do. And I love the power of radio. Nobody does it better than Country. God bless every one of you.” –Chuck Aly

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Available JobsHere’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we’ll include you in a future update: Cumulus WKHX/Atlanta is looking for an afternoon drive host. Apply here.

Buck Owens Productions KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA is looking for an afternoon news anchor. Send materials here.

Cumulus WNNF/Cincinnati is looking for a PD/on-air host. Apply here.

Cumulus’ WIVK/Knoxville has openings in middays and mornings. Apply here.

Aloha Trust WFRE/Frederick, MD is looking for a midday host with imaging skills. Send materials here.

Entercom KKWF/Seattle is looking for a morning show host. Details here.

Midwest WNCY/Appleton-Green Bay, WI is seeking an on-air host who is compelling, social media savvy, interactive, organized and solid with promotions. Airchecks here.

Entercom KWJJ/Portland, OR is now accepting applications for part-time on-air positions. Send materials here.

Cox WWKA/Orlando seeks a Dir./Branding & Programming. Apply here. GCC Bend’s KSJJ/Bend, OR is searching for a morning show producer/air talent. Airchecks and resumes here.

Zimmer/Cookeville, TN is searching for an engineer. Three years experience is required. Materials here.

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2 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINEGod, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR)

25352 1808 8475 620 55.668 3.391 159 0

3 2 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 23657 1276 8000 410 52.993 2.951 159 0

4 3 THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) ✔ 22286 1434 7408 516 49.839 3.469 159 0

6 4 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) ✔ 20783 1522 6937 483 46.113 3.23 158 1

1 5 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 19261 -5018 6557 -1770 40.829 -12.795 159 0

8 6 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 18642 1286 6239 385 42.535 2.674 158 0

9 7 KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 17571 767 5969 196 40.108 2.262 158 0

11 8 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 16040 572 5597 339 34.176 -0.056 156 0

10 9 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 15970 -76 5352 29 36.655 -0.193 159 0

13 10 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 15696 1215 5291 393 34.938 3.113 159 0

12 11 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 15435 593 5237 182 34.087 1.531 159 0

14 12 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) ✔ 14866 1661 4839 522 33.203 4.135 158 0

15 13 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 13946 1137 4627 367 31.973 3.088 159 2

7 14 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 13665 -5341 4341 -1930 32.65 -9.232 158 0

16 15 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 11557 275 3901 6 25.402 0.965 159 0

17 16 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 10531 721 3741 244 21.128 1.935 158 0

19 17 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 9849 1093 3357 387 20.371 3.9 157 3

18 18 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 9711 610 3210 194 19.503 2.09 153 0

20 19 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 9272 845 3202 354 18.682 1.241 156 3

23 20 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 8423 1171 2848 397 17.069 2.021 150 12

24 21 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 7898 721 2749 223 14.899 1.746 148 7

25 22 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 7763 887 2664 308 14.164 1.254 149 2

22 23 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 7676 141 2542 59 14.361 -0.031 154 1

26 24 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 7573 1210 2587 441 15.085 2.441 143 5

27 25 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 6935 797 2266 262 12.974 0.797 154 10

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

28 26 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 6307 859 2200 308 11.925 1.624 138 5

31 27 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 5154 662 1622 178 9.676 1.931 119 8

30 28 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 5064 236 1773 61 8.153 0.566 133 3

29 29 DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR) 5023 51 1706 72 8.373 0.258 129 1

36 30 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔ 4657 1295 1609 471 8.8 2.557 116 15

32 31 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 4634 264 1740 115 7.911 0.484 135 7

33 32 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 3981 146 1378 42 6.026 0.287 118 4

35 33 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 3897 434 1370 165 6.424 0.621 121 5

34 34 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 3740 58 1356 4 6.898 0.261 107 1

39 35 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 3490 378 1230 98 6.129 0.735 107 8

37 36 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 3453 163 1281 53 6.083 -0.056 95 0

38 37 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 3440 272 975 80 7.022 0.722 64 0

40 38 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 3035 112 1058 33 4.635 0.197 114 2

42 39 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 3026 322 1057 106 5.018 0.586 102 6

41 40 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 2853 141 904 13 4.652 0.693 97 2

43 41 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 2826 190 922 41 4.807 0.366 85 1

49 42 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony) 2536 327 845 102 3.904 1.09 102 4

48 43 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 2502 243 748 73 4.005 0.472 66 1

45 44 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 2332 -24 774 16 3.354 -0.145 78 3

44 45 WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 2297 -95 765 -3 5.479 -0.554 91 2

46 46 TODD O'NEILL/Love Again (Nash Next/Valory) 2198 -115 629 -6 5.95 -0.528 29 0

47 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 1764 1112 579 377 3.08 1.801 77 17

48 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 1657 950 499 334 2.974 1.502 62 24

49 BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don't (Red Bow) 1416 -329 571 -93 1.714 -0.094 87 3

50 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 1408 -19 506 3 1.373 -0.036 73 0

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28 26 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 6307 859 2200 308 11.925 1.624 138 5

31 27 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 5154 662 1622 178 9.676 1.931 119 8

30 28 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 5064 236 1773 61 8.153 0.566 133 3

29 29 DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR) 5023 51 1706 72 8.373 0.258 129 1

36 30 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔ 4657 1295 1609 471 8.8 2.557 116 15

32 31 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 4634 264 1740 115 7.911 0.484 135 7

33 32 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 3981 146 1378 42 6.026 0.287 118 4

35 33 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 3897 434 1370 165 6.424 0.621 121 5

34 34 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 3740 58 1356 4 6.898 0.261 107 1

39 35 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 3490 378 1230 98 6.129 0.735 107 8

37 36 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 3453 163 1281 53 6.083 -0.056 95 0

38 37 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 3440 272 975 80 7.022 0.722 64 0

40 38 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 3035 112 1058 33 4.635 0.197 114 2

42 39 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 3026 322 1057 106 5.018 0.586 102 6

41 40 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 2853 141 904 13 4.652 0.693 97 2

43 41 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 2826 190 922 41 4.807 0.366 85 1

49 42 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony) 2536 327 845 102 3.904 1.09 102 4

48 43 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 2502 243 748 73 4.005 0.472 66 1

45 44 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 2332 -24 774 16 3.354 -0.145 78 3

44 45 WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 2297 -95 765 -3 5.479 -0.554 91 2

46 46 TODD O'NEILL/Love Again (Nash Next/Valory) 2198 -115 629 -6 5.95 -0.528 29 0

47 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 1764 1112 579 377 3.08 1.801 77 17

48 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 1657 950 499 334 2.974 1.502 62 24

49 BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don't (Red Bow) 1416 -329 571 -93 1.714 -0.094 87 3

50 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 1408 -19 506 3 1.373 -0.036 73 0

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersFLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 620

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 522

THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 516

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 483

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 471

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 441

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 410

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 397

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 393

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 387

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersFLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 1808 ✔BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 1661 ✔DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 1522 ✔THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 1434 ✔KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 1295 ✔RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 1286

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 1276

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 1215

JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 1210

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 1171

Activator Top Spin GainersJON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 185

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 171

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 164

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 152

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 150

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 148

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 140

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 121

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 113

THOMAS RHETT f/ M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 111

Activator Top Point GainersDUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 837 ✔

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 782 ✔

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 691 ✔

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 679 ✔

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 614 ✔

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 593

BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 566

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 558

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 554

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 529

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA/Capitol) 20054

BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 17652

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 17517

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 11105

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 9337

BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 8061

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol) 7615

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow) 7509

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 6702

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol) 6633

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds

LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 29

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 24

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 17

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 15

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 12

RAELYNN/Lonely Call (Warner Bros./WMN) 12

WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 12

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 11

MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 10

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 9

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The Judds The Judds – All-Time Greatest Hits (Curb)The 21-song set features Wynonna and Naomi Judd’s Top 10 hits including “Mama He’s Crazy,” “Why Not Me,” “Give A Little Love” and also “Flies On The Butter (You Can’t Go Home Again),” a song they recorded in 2011.

Sons of the Palomino Sons (TK)Hit songwriter Jeffrey Steele welcomes an all-star cast on his new album of newly penned traditional country tunes. Guests include Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, John Rich, John Anderson, Jamey Johnson and Gretchen Wilson.

Jim Lauderdale London Southern (Sky Crunch)Lauderdale created his latest album both while on a U.K. tour and also back in the States, and recorded it in London. His co-writers include fellow country hitmakers Odie Blackmon and Kendell Marvel, plus Dan Penn and John Oates.

WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) Moves 44-45 2297 points, 765 spins 2 adds: WFUS, WSSL

TODD O’NEILL/Love Again (Nash Next/Valory) Remains 46 2198 points, 629 spins; no adds

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) Debuts 47* 1764 points, 579 spins 17 adds: KWJJ, KAJA, KBEQ, WCTK, WGNE, KJKE, WGKX*, WKHK, WSSL, WGNA, KHGE, KXKT, WTGE, KSSN, WAVW, WWQM, KMDL

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) Debuts 48* 1657 points, 499 spins 24 adds: WNSH*, KSCS*, WKHX*, WKLB, WDRQ*, KEEY, WQYK, KAJA, KUBL*, WKDF*, WGH, WGKX*, WSSL, KIIM*, KVOO, KHGE, KSKS*, WCTO*, KHKI*, WTGE, KHEY, KATM*, KATC*, KTTS

BROOKE EDEN/Act Like You Don’t (Red Bow) Re-enters 49* 1416 points, 571 spins 3 adds: KKBQ, KWEN*, KSSN

JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) Debuts 50* 1408 points, 506 spins; no adds

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 1300 points, 498 spins 4 adds: KWEN*, KHGE, KHEY, WDRM

PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 1223 points, 446 spins; no adds

CODY JOHNSON/With You I Am (Cojo) 1118 points, 180 spins; no adds

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY

C H E C K O U T 6 / 3 0

July 3None listed

July 10THE CADILLAC THREE/Dang If We Didn’t (Big Machine)KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol)

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)

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

1 1 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINEGod, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR)

10605 124 2466 36 54 0

2 2 BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN) 10375 181 2353 53 55 0

4 3 THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 10082 477 2252 111 54 0

5 4 DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) ✔ 9846 691 2183 164 54 1

7 5 KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 9110 324 2053 86 55 0

8 6 RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 9011 291 1956 79 54 0

3 7 DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR) 8625 -1370 1978 -309 50 0

9 8 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 8241 224 1802 52 55 0

10 9 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 8186 525 1776 110 55 0

11 10 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 7775 232 1703 51 55 0

12 11 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 7012 326 1549 93 55 0

13 12 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 6978 554 1587 152 55 0

6 13 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 6716 -2242 1545 -479 45 0

16 14 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 6238 529 1367 148 54 1

14 15 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 5920 42 1334 44 55 0

19 16 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) ✔ 5129 614 1062 140 51 3

15 17 ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 5127 -744 1111 -152 49 0

20 18 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) ✔ 5018 837 1066 171 54 3

22 19 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) ✔ 4485 782 986 185 55 6

18 20 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 4419 -141 924 0 52 1

21 21 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 4146 227 920 53 53 2

23 22 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 3973 593 840 113 50 4

24 23 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 3522 370 679 63 51 4

25 24 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 3315 319 671 90 52 8

27 25 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 3264 566 641 88 46 1

28 26 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 3239 558 706 121 49 5

26 27 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 3214 278 709 56 47 5

29 28 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 2819 155 508 30 42 2

30 29 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 2457 118 510 26 42 0

34 30 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔ 2440 679 508 150 39 4

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

31 31 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 2280 92 499 22 41 1

33 32 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 2092 299 464 64 45 1

35 33 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 1536 -100 272 -25 32 0

37 34 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 1383 69 221 10 19 2

39 35 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 1268 137 312 24 34 2

38 36 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 1245 54 310 11 39 1

47 37 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 1134 490 180 98 19 11

40 38 TODD O'NEILL/Love Again (Nash Next/Valory) 1010 31 305 12 11 0

41 39 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 931 42 152 3 19 1

43 40 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 894 71 167 10 11 3

42 41 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 879 0 193 2 31 1

45 42 BRETT YOUNG/Mercy (BMLGR) 780 110 78 11 1 0

44 43 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 746 -4 81 6 11 1

48 44 CODY JOHNSON/Wild As You (Cojo) 630 -8 133 -1 14 0

49 45 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN) 599 9 131 3 25 0

50 46 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 581 48 109 6 12 0

57 47 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 566 126 58 14 5 0

51 48 A THOUSAND HORSES/Preachin' To The Choir (BMLGR) 560 28 103 6 13 0

55 49 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony) 549 90 133 14 16 1

46 50 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 543 -102 78 -14 7 1

52 51 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 507 -4 88 -2 22 1

52 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 505 303 149 99 15 7

54 53 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (---) 490 20 49 2 1 0

54 LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) 479 95 107 16 10 0

56 55 TYLER FARR/I Should Go To Church Sometime (Columbia) 472 14 67 1 5 0

59 56 ELI YOUNG BAND/Never Land (Valory) 470 40 47 4 1 0

57 LUCAS HOGE/Dirty South (Rebel Engine/Star Farm) 468 64 76 11 7 1

58 RONNIE DUNN/I Worship The Woman You... (Nash Icon/Valory) 442 152 155 59 8 0

53 59 SHANIA TWAIN/Life's About To Get Good (Mercury) 441 -51 108 -2 19 5

60 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 440 50 64 6 7 0Debut

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