Remotes Control Location remotes remain useful sales tools, but in the face of rapidly changing technology and national dayparts, chal-lenges and opportunities abound for programmers. Country Aircheck asked around about this time-honored radio tactic, what’s changed over the years and best practices – both on-site and on-air. Late Or Great? Understandably, there are varying views of remotes’ relevance in an ultra-connected world. Lloyd Lane WCJW/Warsaw, NY PD RJ Jordan sees them as a necessary evil. “Like most PDs I view remotes as clutter,” he says. “So we need to just make the best of it. I’d love to say we have super-compelling remote broadcasts from client locations, but we’re in a time where the world of entertainment is available on your mobile phone and you can Skype someone across the world. So how much magic is there in broadcasting live from a parking lot?” Jordan remembers a time when remotes had more juice. “Back in the day you’d bring out the mobile turntables and there’d be a little board, and it would look like you put the radio station in the station vehicle and brought it to the remote,” he says. “It was show time. The personalities were true celebrities.” Journal/Tulsa OM and Country KVOO PD Jules Riley has a go-and-grab mindset. “Any time we have the opportunity to interact with our audience or gain new listeners it’s a win for us,” she says. “We are in a very competi-tive Country market and everything matters in the war for listeners.” CBS Radio WXTU/Philadelphia PD Shelly Easton looks for balance. “There’s a sweet spot there,” she says. “It depends on what’s going on at the remote and how in tune (continued on page 9)

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An Exec’s Open Book Shelia Shipley Biddy remembers the exact moment she decided to write The Music In My Rearview Mirror. It was the late ‘80s and she’d just been made VP/Promo-tion at MCA/Nashville. “And it hit me,” says Biddy. “It was almost 10 years to the month [since a job interview in which the VP/GM at Monument Records] told me I would never be able to rise to an executive level position at Monument or any other record label. And I thought, ‘Wow, what a story of inspiration,’ so I started jotting things down. The book was 30 years in the making.” Biddy entered the music industry in the late ‘70s as Monument’s receptionist – a position she interviewed for six times

We’ll Come To New York: Manhattanite and BMLG label mate Taylor Swift welcomes Florida George Line to Times Square during ABC-TV’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. Pictured (l-r) are Tyler Hubbard, Swift and Brian Kelley.

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What The Kat Drug In: Then-Broken Bow artist Craig Morgan with KATM (Kat Country 103)/Modesto, CA personality Dave “Mr. Wonderful” Holmes in the early 2000s. Have a picture of your own with carts in the background? Send them to pagethreepic@countryaircheck.com.

and got after the aforementioned exec’s departure. In 1979 she moved to RCA in the entry-level position of Coord./Marketing & Promotion. Post-RCA she went to John Dorris’ Hallmark Direction Company for a brief time before being hired by Jimmy Bowen at MCA as Mgr./Promotion in 1984. Biddy worked her way up through the ranks in radio promotion, which was, back then, a man’s world. While MCA’s VP/Promotion she was asked to re-launch and run sister label Decca – becoming the first female to ever helm a Nashville label. During her MCA/Decca years, Biddy championed the careers of some of country’s biggest stars, including George Strait, Trisha Yearwood and Mark Chesnutt and then-newcomers Lee Ann Womack and Gary Allan. But long before she broke the glass ceiling, Biddy endured challenges that might have derailed a less-determined person. Her idyllic early childhood – buoyed by a strong mother and grandmother – was nearly shattered by a father who battled drug and alcohol addiction, abused her mother and threatened to kill the family he later abandoned. “The hardest part of the book was telling any part of the personal side of my life,” says Biddy. “I felt ashamed of some of the things my Dad did. I never really talked about it to anyone outside my individual circle. But it changed me. It made me stronger. It taught me to fight, from a very early age, and to stand up for that which I believed. It helped shape me into an independent person.” Another subject Biddy unflinchingly addresses in the book is the mental and sexual harassment she endured from a supervisor in her early days at MCA. “It was horrible,” she says. “I used to break out in a cold sweat when I would see him coming. He’d eat off your plate. You weren’t allowed to be out of his sight. [He’d call] you at all hours of the night. It was just intimidation. Thank-fully it didn’t last very long. Those were tough years for women in the industry.” While in promotion, Biddy worked 139 No. 1 country singles. Her book gives an insider’s view of what it was like behind the scenes of Country’s “boom” years – discovering and breaking new talent (Biddy brought Alabama to RCA), label “signing wars” and the down-to-the-last-second competition on chart day. She was mentored by industry legends including Bowen and Joe Galante. She recognized the drive of then-indie promoter Scott Borchetta, now BMLG President/CEO, and hired him to be on her MCA promo team. She hired and mentored women in the business including Lee Adams, now-BBR’s VP/Natl. Promotion and RPM’s April Rider. Biddy describes the Decca years as her “dream job. It was the epitome of success for me. And when Owen Bradley [the legend-ary producer who helmed the label in the late ‘50s] told me how

proud he was of me ... For him to pay me that compliment was something I’ll always treasure.” After a 1999 corporate merger shuttered Decca, Biddy held posts at indie labels (including Flying Island) before joining Music Health Alliance as Dir./Operations in 2013. [Find out more about MHA here.] “I’ve had a blessed career,” she says. “I cherish every one of those No. 1 records, but I cherish what I’m doing now, too. Every day we see such need. I’m still in the music business – I’m just in a different side of it. And when someone says to you, ‘I don’t know what I would’ve done without your care,’ at the end of the day that’s more rewarding than a No. 1 record.” –Wendy Newcomer Order Biddy’s book here and Amazon will donate 5% to Music Health Alliance.

Chart Chat Congrats to Tim McGraw, Jack Pur-cell and the whole Big Machine staff on scoring the first chart-topper of 2015 with “Shotgun Rider,” which just happens to also be the last chart-topper of 2014. Tim McGraw

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Red Bow’s Chase Bryant puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to K99 KRYS /Corpus Christi, Texas. Lou Ramirez was the voice. They called him “Cactus Lou.” He’s now a rep for Warner Bros. It was my first exposure to Country radio. We were out on the east coast in the Carolinas doing a radio tour and I was sicker than a dog, throwing up. I’d sing a song, walk out, go to the restroom and

spill my guts, then go back in and do it again. Whether you’re sick or healthy, you’ve gotta push through it. Emergen-C and Throat Coat tea are the two biggest things I use on the road. And drink lots of water. You’ve gotta stay hydrated. My favorite road companion is my dad. He’s my best friend. My least favorite is sometimes my tour manager. When I’m trying to sleep, he leaves the TV on in his bunk all night and snores louder than anybody I know. But I like to keep him around so I just put up with it. I’d like to have dinner with Mike Campbell from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He’s one of my favorite guitar play-ers ever. We’d have Italian food, probably some Alfredo, in Los Angeles. Or sushi would be good, too. My music is young but hopefully it’s something everybody can relate to, no matter what age they are or where they’re at in life. It’s definitely riff-driven, story-driven and melodically-driven. I wish I had written “Please Come To Boston” by Dave Loggins. It’s everything I’ve always wanted to say in a song and it’s already been done. Dave took the words out of my mouth years before I was around. I have to have my computer and iPad on the road with me. Not because I want to text but because I’ve got to keep up with eBay. I buy a lot of guitar gear. And I’m always looking for deals on Craigslist in every city. My least favorite interview question is “What do you put in your hair?” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that. So now I just say I put my finger in a light socket.

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And kudos to Teddi Bonadies and the entire Stream-sound promotion crew on landing 29 adds for Austin Webb’s “All Country On You,” topping this week’s board.

Remembering Little Jimmy “Jimmy made more out of his time on earth than anyone I’ve ever known; an incredible life in every measurable way,” said Brad Paisley about Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame member Little Jimmy Dickens, who died Jan. 2. “Longevity? Yes, practically unheard of. Faith? Totally and wholeheartedly. Humor? There was no one funni-er, or with a better sense of it.” Read Paisley’s full letter. Here are some of the many tributes that poured in after Dickens’ passing: Grand Ole Opry: “We’ve lost a friend, family member and true national treasure. Words cannot express how much we’ll miss Little Jimmy Dickens.” Carrie Underwood: “I know why it’s raining in Nashville. Little Jimmy is in heaven now making the angels laugh so hard, they’re crying. We’ll miss you, friend!” Dolly Parton: «I often perform one of Little Jimmy›s best-known songs, ‹I›m Little But I›m Loud.› I›ve always related to him and loved him as a person, as a friend and as an entertainer. He will always be loved and remembered.» Dustin Lynch: “Celebrating Little Jimmy Dickens tonight. What an honor spending time and sharing the stage with him.” Lady Antebellum: “So incredibly sad about the passing of Little Jimmy Dickens. Country music has lost one of its biggest personalities and the Opry stage will never be the same. Prayers for his family!” Chris Young: “RIP Little Jimmy Dickens. Loved fishing with you, loved your music, and loved you as a person most of all.”

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Martina McBride: “So sorry to hear about Little Jimmy Dickens. He brought much joy and laughter to us all and always was so sweet to me.” The Band Perry: “Little Jimmy Dickens – the first person to greet us at the Opry for our first performance. Thanks for the memory.” Jake Owen: “We also lost an incredible man, musician, and hero to country music this week. God bless Little Jimmy Dickens.” Randy Houser: “Just heard Little Jimmy Dickens passed away. What a life of 94 years. Rest in peace and thank you for being good to us young bucks.” Hank Williams, Jr: “Little Jimmy Dickens was a friend. He was the last living connection to my father, Hank Williams. My father even nicknamed Little Jimmy “Tater” after his song “Take an Old Cold ‘Tater (And Wait).” ... The angel band has added another frontman. Now, my father and Tater can hunt and fish together in paradise.” [Read the full Ten-nessean article.] Little Big Town: “Thanks for the sunshine you brought into all our lives. Your joy, laughter and legacy will live forever.“

Sidewalk And Roll Supplementing the year-end print issue’s first quarter music preview is this roundup of plans from Sidewalk’s VP/Promo-tion Lori Hartigan: “We are happy to bring new talented artists to radio that offer the whole package,” she says. Dylan Scott’s single “Lay It On Me” remains a strong-testing priority with “more than 16,000 in sales for the fun, hooky, up-tempo

Little Jimmy Dickens and The Band Perry

song about a first kiss.” The label is also intro-ducing Ruthie Collins with an ongoing radio tour. First single “Ramblin’ Man” is a tribute to Hank Williams, Sr., and impacts in March. Hartigan says it “blends a traditional sound with a cool hipness factor – something unique and special.” She adds, “Dylan and Ruthie are both writers, singers, musicians and performers. The first quarter is an excit-ing time for Sidewalk/Curb!”

News & Notes Alpha Media has closed on its purchase of six California stations from Buckley, including Country KUBB/Merced (CAT 10/10/14). Delmarva Educational Association’s Chesapeake-Ports-mouth has closed on its purchase of Renda/Jacksonville Country WMUV (Bull 100.7) and AC WSOS, and has flipped them both to a simulcast of sister Christian AC WTRJ/Orange Park, FL. Renda retains two stations in Jacksonville, including one of two remaining Country stations in the market, WGNE. Envision welcomed 35 new affiliates in December, which took advantage of services including The Rooster and Ameri-Country prep and the Westar Music Library. More on Envision’s offerings here. Kenny Rogers will join the rest of the original members of The First Edition Jan. 17 for a panel discussion at the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The panel is in support of the exhibit Kenny Rogers: Through The Years. More info here.

The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage at countryaircheck.com.• Nielsen Audio released the first of its Fall 2014 diary rat-ings. (1/5)• iHeartMedia flipped Regional Mexican WNUA/Chicago to Country. (1/5)• iHeartMedia WSIX/Nashville night show Tige & Daniel switched dayparts with APD/MD/afternooner Tyler Reese. (1/5)

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the client is with making it a good experience for listeners once they get there.” People Loving People: With many stations piping in airshifts from other markets, showing up at the dealership has its benefits. “Being live and local gives us a huge advan-tage anyway,” Easton says, noting that having live bodies in all dayparts except overnights makes being at events much easier. “In this ensemble cast there are people who are great at different things,” she says. “That helps a lot when we’re sending people out, especially if they have a relationship with that business and they’re branded together.” Riley agrees, and says it’s not just about remotes. “The cool thing about having more live talent is that we have more opportunities for our listeners to interact with them. You can see them at the local restaurant or hardware store. You know they just dealt with the same snow storm or traffic jam or wa-ter main break you did. You can go talk to the woman who’s on the air every day when you’re having your lunch. Every time you go out you’ve got to be prepared and be ready to talk to people and press the flesh.” Tracking From Town: Onrushing technology is helpful for more reasons than the virtual jock at the competitor who can’t have a physical presence. Easton has ‘XTU’s remote breaks pre-recorded at the station, which takes pressure off the talent so they can focus on the event. “We show up prepared to have fun and interact with people,” she says. “We play games for prizes. That’s just one example of a way we spin something out of really not much.” That strategy correlates with Jordan’s first goal, which is not hurting the sound of the station during a shift in which each break is essentially a commercial. Still, he wants his per-sonalities prepared to throw their prep out the window. “On occasion, something that becomes more of a home run than the song we have sitting on deck walks through the door,” he says. “A Buffalo Bills player might show up or a funny listener might have a great story. That’s a win on the air and it lends some of the sizzle of the radio station to the client’s event as well. That’s where having a great staff with good judgment helps.” Otherwise, Jordan says, “keep it simple, stupid.” The KISS principle applies in all areas. “From a visual perspective we want huge presence, and our promotions team does a great job with that,” says Riley. “Even if you’re not go-ing to stop by the remote, I want to make that connection with you as you drive by, especially in a diary market where we rely on recall.” More With Less: Where all stations are on a level field is in generally diminishing budgets. “The bigger question is has everything gotten so tight that the creativity is not what it once was?” Easton asks. “Certainly if we want to continue to be successful and grow it’s going to have to be about the sizzle. That’s what we strive for, we try to give it all the sizzle.” “I would love for every remote to be a huge event, to bring a house band, a celebrity, a street team, tons of prizes to give away,” says Jordan. “But I don’t have the resources.” Ultimately, a successful group effort involves engaged personalities, management of client expectations, and a draw. “We’ve got to have a reason to be out there from an advertis-er’s side, there’s got to be a pull, something you can only get during that time,” says Riley, who adds keeping the magic also requires making remotes a bit of a rarity. “You don’t want to flood the market with too many remotes and events. We don’t want it to become commonplace, but we do want to make sure there’s something special every time you go out there, and that can be as simple as a pair of tickets to a hot show.”

“It’s a combination of the whole team that makes what could be only a commercial into something that is so much more for the client, for the listener and for the air talent,” Easton says. Reach her here, Riley here and Jordan here. – Jess Wright

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WKIS/Miami’s Dina B discusses her most influential music.1. George Strait/She’ll Leave You With a Smile: This is my favorite George song. I saw him in Tampa in 2008. Even though I was already working in radio I couldn’t get a meet-and-greet. At the end of the show I stood by the stage and he kneeled in front of me and shook my hand. 2. George Strait, The Cowboy Rides

Away Tour, Atlanta: He said years from now he’ll still hear the cheer and roar of the crowds and he’ll never forget us. I started to tear up, knowing this was probably the final time I’d ever see him live. 3. Tim McGraw/Please Remember Me: I’m sure we all have had a relationship that makes us relate to some of these lyrics. I feel the same way about Rascal Flatts’ “Prayin’ For Day-light” and Gary Allan’s “Smoke Rings In The Dark.”4. Brad Paisley/I’m Still A Guy: It was perfect timing with how metrosexuals were really taking off with manscaping, etc. Here comes talented funny guy Brad putting out a record that females can laugh about and men will be proud to sing. 5. Eric Church, Chief: I’ve been a supporter of Eric’s since “How ‘Bout You.” When he hit us up with Chief and finally got the credit he deserved, I was thrilled. He’s a little rock and roll and bad boy mixed with the Carolinas and I love it. 6. Taylor Swift, Red: She opened the country format up and gave us added exposure. Her tours are like a Broadway show. She’s caught a lot of flack, but I can throw Red on in the car and not have to skip one song. That is a great piece of work and not easy to accomplish. •Highly regarded song I’ve never heard: Led Zeppelin, “Whole Lotta Love.” •An important piece of music I just don’t get: “Come To-gether” by The Beatles. I love the song but half of the lyrics are weird and I don’t understand them, but oddly I know every line. For example: “He got toe jam football, he got monkey finger, he shoot coca-cola.” •An album I played nonstop: Dixie Chicks, Fly. •An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Maroon 5, “Maps” and Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass.” •Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I’m 100% Italian so I was raised listening to good ole Frank Sinatra. Some may find that dorky but if Frank is on, watch out, I’ll be singing loud and proud.

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

-- 1 TIM MCGRAW/Shotgun Rider (Big Machine) 22758 -- 7570 -- 54.224 -- 149 0

-- 2 BRAD PAISLEY/Perfect Storm (Arista) 22686 -- 7478 -- 54.104 -- 149 0

-- 3 KENNY CHESNEY/Til It's Gone (Blue Chair/Columbia) 21918 -- 7187 -- 52.809 -- 149 0

-- 4 ERIC CHURCH/Talladega (EMI Nashville) 20293 -- 6708 -- 48.697 -- 149 0

-- 5 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Something In The Water (19/Arista) 20208 -- 6852 -- 48.579 -- 149 0

-- 6 PARMALEE/Close Your Eyes (Stoney Creek) 19353 -- 6586 -- 45.839 -- 149 0

-- 7 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Sun Daze (Republic Nashville) 18074 -- 5972 -- 43.259 -- 148 0

-- 8 LUKE BRYAN/I See You (Capitol) 16773 -- 5396 -- 41.815 -- 149 0

-- 9 RANDY HOUSER/Like A Cowboy (Stoney Creek) 15166 -- 5237 -- 36.16 -- 148 0

-- 10 CHASE BRYANT/Take It On Back (Red Bow) 13571 -- 4488 -- 31.956 -- 149 0

-- 11 THOMAS RHETT/Make Me Wanna (Valory) 13523 -- 4443 -- 32.804 -- 149 0

-- 12 BRETT ELDREDGE/Mean To Me (Atlantic/WMN) 13230 -- 4340 -- 32.341 -- 149 0

-- 13 JASON ALDEAN/Just Gettin' Started (Broken Bow) 13057 -- 4240 -- 32.411 -- 149 1

-- 14 BLAKE SHELTON f/A. MONROE/Lonely Tonight (Warner Bros./WMN) 12872 -- 4213 -- 31.388 -- 149 0

-- 15 DARIUS RUCKER/Homegrown Honey (Capitol) 12350 -- 4149 -- 30.344 -- 149 0

-- 16 LEE BRICE/Drinking Class (Curb) 11319 -- 3761 -- 26.888 -- 149 1

-- 17 CHRIS YOUNG/Lonely Eyes (RCA) 10887 -- 3504 -- 25.715 -- 146 0

-- 18 RAELYNN/God Made Girls (Valory) 10513 -- 3572 -- 24.049 -- 148 0

-- 19 DAVID NAIL/Kiss You Tonight (MCA) 9977 -- 3420 -- 23.171 -- 148 0

-- 20 MADDIE & TAE/Girl In A Country Song (Dot) 9906 -- 3262 -- 23.224 -- 149 0

-- 21 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Freestyle (Capitol) 7993 -- 2709 -- 18.8 -- 143 3

-- 22 JAKE OWEN/What We Ain't Got (RCA) 7545 -- 2698 -- 15.293 -- 144 1

-- 23 COLE SWINDELL/Ain't Worth The Whiskey (Warner Bros./WMN) 7316 -- 2488 -- 15.082 -- 138 13

-- 24 DAN + SHAY/Show You Off (Warner Bros./WAR) 7260 -- 2282 -- 18.391 -- 145 0

-- 25 DIERKS BENTLEY/Say You Do (Capitol) 6536 -- 2186 -- 13.236 -- 137 13

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

-- 26 KRISTIAN BUSH/Trailer Hitch (Streamsound) 6073 -- 2075 -- 12.818 -- 138 2

-- 27 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Feelin' It (19/Interscope/Mercury) 5935 -- 1934 -- 16.541 -- 148 0

-- 28 TYLER FARR/A Guy Walks Into A Bar (Columbia) 5833 -- 1964 -- 12.386 -- 138 1

-- 29 TOBY KEITH/Drunk Americans (Show Dog-Universal) 4530 -- 1586 -- 8.063 -- 127 2

-- 30 EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) 4100 -- 1363 -- 7.452 -- 123 8

-- 31 SAM HUNT/Take Your Time (MCA) 3913 -- 1246 -- 7.725 -- 107 15

-- 32 ERIC PASLAY/She Don't Love You (EMI Nashville) 3806 -- 1281 -- 6.626 -- 127 4

-- 33 THE BAND PERRY/Gentle On My Mind (Republic Nashville) 3793 -- 1295 -- 9.729 -- 111 3

-- 34 JOSH TURNER/Lay Low (MCA) 3554 -- 1189 -- 6.222 -- 115 1

-- 35 KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) 3380 -- 1248 -- 7.406 -- 103 5

-- 36 BILLY CURRINGTON /Don't It (Mercury) 3364 -- 1119 -- 6.035 -- 108 1

-- 37 JOE NICHOLS/Hard To Be Cool (Red Bow) 3356 -- 1196 -- 5.515 -- 114 1

-- 38 GARTH BROOKS/Mom (Pearl/RCA) 3177 -- 1012 -- 5.965 -- 101 2

-- 39 GLORIANA/Trouble (Emblem/Warner Bros/WAR) 2982 -- 955 -- 7.51 -- 100 5

-- 40 CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 2725 -- 944 -- 4.591 -- 101 2

-- 41 JERROD NIEMANN/Buzz Back Girl (Sea Gayle/Arista) 2624 -- 951 -- 4.027 -- 128 0

-- 42 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Headlights (Blaster) 2320 -- 828 -- 3.301 -- 98 2

-- 43 JON PARDI/When I've Been Drinkin' (Capitol) 2280 -- 781 -- 3.565 -- 88 3

-- 44 DUSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 2185 -- 729 -- 3.155 -- 91 1

-- 45 SWON BROTHERS/Pray For You (Arista) 1925 -- 689 -- 2.24 -- 99 1

-- 46 JUSTIN MOORE/This Kind Of Town (Valory) 1759 -- 670 -- 2.995 -- 82 1

-- 47 RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) 1742 -- 604 -- 2.39 -- 87 4

-- 48 BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) 1645 -- 634 -- 2.851 -- 72 2

-- 49 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 1458 -- 510 -- 2.66 -- 67 13

-- 50 JACKIE LEE/She Does (Broken Bow) 1263 -- 474 -- 1.601 -- 80 0

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders AddsAUSTIN WEBB/All Country On You (Streamsound) 29MIRANDA LAMBERT/Little Red Wagon (RCA) 21SAM HUNT/Take Your Time (MCA) 15A THOUSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic Nashville) 14COLE SWINDELL/Ain't Worth The Whiskey (Warner Bros./WMN) 13DIERKS BENTLEY/Say You Do (Capitol) 13LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 13EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) 8FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) 5GLORIANA/Trouble (Emblem/Warner Bros/WAR) 5KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) 5

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Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

KEITH URBAN/ Somewhere In My Car (Capitol) 11769

SAM HUNT/ Leave The Night On (MCA) 11518

LITTLE BIG TOWN/ Day Drinking (Capitol) 9638

FRANKIE BALLARD/ Sunshine & Whiskey (Warner Bros./WAR) 8449

BLAKE SHELTON/ Neon Light (Warner Bros./WMN) 8104

LUKE BRYAN/ Roller Coaster (Capitol) 7539

JASON ALDEAN/ Burnin' It Down (Broken Bow) 7473

KENNY CHESNEY/ American Kids (Blue Chair/Columbia) 7298

DUSTIN LYNCH/ Where It's At (Broken Bow) 7015

LADY ANTEBELLUM/ Bartender (Capitol) 6990

BIG & RICH/ Look At You (B&R/New Revolution) 6346

DIERKS BENTLEY/ Drunk On A Plane (Capitol) 6243

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/ Dirt (Republic Nashville) 6230

COLE SWINDELL/ Hope You Get... (Warner Bros./WMN) 5758

CHASE RICE/ Ready Set Roll (Columbia) 5638

LUKE BRYAN/ Play It Again (Capitol) 5178

JOE NICHOLS/ Yeah (Red Bow) 5142

BILLY CURRINGTON/ We Are Tonight (Mercury) 4994

BRANTLEY GILBERT/ Bottoms Up (Valory) 4919

JASON ALDEAN/ When She Says Baby (Broken Bow) 4786

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Jan. 19 Ralph Stanley Ralph Stanley & Friends: Man Of Constant Sorrow (Cracker Barrel)

Feb. 17 The Mavericks Mono (Valory) Aaron Watson The Underdog (BIG/Thirty Tigers)

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SWON BROTHERS/Pray For You (Arista) Moves 47-45* 1,925 points, 689 spins 1 add: KUZZ

JUSTIN MOORE/This Kind of Town (Valory) Moves 48-46* 1,759 points, 670 spins 1 add: KTEX

RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) Moves 49-47* 1,742 points, 604 spins 4 adds: KASE, WGTY, WUSH, WXTU*

BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) Moves 50-48* 1,645 points, 634 spins 2 adds: WGKX*, WTQR

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) Debuts at 49* 1,458 points, 510 spins 13 adds including: KASE, KBEQ, KILT, KKBQ*, KNCI, KSKS*, KWEN*, KXKT, WGTY, WKKT

JACKIE LEE/She Does (Broken Bow) Debuts at 50* 1,263 points, 474 spins No adds

JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Hangin’ Around (Atlantic/WEA) 1,154 points, 378 spins No adds

WILL HOGE/Middle Of America (Cumberland/Thirty Tigers) 1,123 points, 396 spins 2 adds: WKMK, WTGE

CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 1,103 points, 417 spins No adds

RODNEY ATKINS/Eat Sleep Love You Repeat (Curb) 1,032 points, 330 spins 2 adds: WKMK, WNCY

COuNTRy AiRChECk ACTiviTy

JANuARy 12MICKEY GUYTON/Better Than You Left Me (Capitol)FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR)REBA/Going Out Like That (NASH Icon/Valory)MIRANDA LAMBERT/Little Red Wagon (RCA)

JANuARy 20RACHELE LYNAE/Whole Lotta Nothin’ (Momentum/in2une)A THOUSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic Nashville)THE VIC HARRIS BAND/Rowdy Ass Cowboy (Airwave)DAVISSON BROTHERS BAND/Jesse James (Star Farm)ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (Southern Ground)BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution)

JANuARy 26MADDIE & TAE/Fly (Dot)

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A D D DAT E S

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

-- 1 BRAD PAISLEY/Perfect Storm (Arista) 8626 -- 2171 -- 53 0

-- 2 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Something In The Water (19/Arista) 8542 -- 2156 -- 54 2

-- 3 KENNY CHESNEY/Til It's Gone (Blue Chair/Columbia) 8518 -- 2154 -- 54 0

-- 4 TIM MCGRAW/Shotgun Rider (Big Machine) 8387 -- 2178 -- 53 0

-- 5 ERIC CHURCH/Talladega (EMI Nashville) 8339 -- 2141 -- 54 0

-- 6 PARMALEE/Close Your Eyes (Stoney Creek) 7703 -- 1979 -- 53 0

-- 7 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Sun Daze (Republic Nashville) 6781 -- 1754 -- 53 0

-- 8 RANDY HOUSER/Like A Cowboy (Stoney Creek) 6753 -- 1692 -- 53 0

-- 9 LUKE BRYAN/I See You (Capitol) 6256 -- 1631 -- 52 1

-- 10 BRETT ELDREDGE/Mean To Me (Atlantic/WMN) 5642 -- 1451 -- 54 0

-- 11 THOMAS RHETT/Make Me Wanna (Valory) 5477 -- 1385 -- 54 0

-- 12 DARIUS RUCKER/Homegrown Honey (Capitol) 5382 -- 1325 -- 52 0

-- 13 BLAKE SHELTON f/ASHLEY MONROE/Lonely Tonight (Warner Bros./WMN) 5315 -- 1375 -- 53 0

-- 14 CHASE BRYANT/Take It On Back (Red Bow) 5184 -- 1275 -- 49 1

-- 15 JASON ALDEAN/Just Gettin' Started (Broken Bow) 5113 -- 1285 -- 53 1

-- 16 LEE BRICE/Drinking Class (Curb) 5099 -- 1294 -- 53 1

-- 17 MADDIE & TAE/Girl In A Country Song (Dot) 4758 -- 1191 -- 50 0

-- 18 RAELYNN/God Made Girls (Valory) 4665 -- 1137 -- 49 1

-- 19 CHRIS YOUNG/Lonely Eyes (RCA) 4273 -- 1049 -- 51 3

-- 20 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Freestyle (Capitol) 4231 -- 1029 -- 53 0

-- 21 DAVID NAIL/Kiss You Tonight (MCA) 4160 -- 997 -- 47 0

-- 22 JAKE OWEN/What We Ain't Got (RCA) 4013 -- 1017 -- 52 0

-- 23 DIERKS BENTLEY/Say You Do (Capitol) 3130 -- 799 -- 50 6

-- 24 COLE SWINDELL/Ain't Worth The Whiskey (Warner Bros./WMN) 2849 -- 745 -- 49 11

-- 25 TOBY KEITH/Drunk Americans (Show Dog) 2810 -- 669 -- 46 0

-- 26 DAN + SHAY/Show You Off (Warner Bros./WAR) 2587 -- 663 -- 46 0

-- 27 TYLER FARR/A Guy Walks Into A Bar (Columbia) 2494 -- 663 -- 46 3

-- 28 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Feelin' It (19/Interscope/Mercury) 2251 -- 560 -- 41 0

-- 29 KRISTIAN BUSH/Trailer Hitch (Streamsound) 1894 -- 465 -- 39 7

-- 30 THE BAND PERRY/Gentle On My Mind (Republic Nashville) 1890 -- 496 -- 42 1

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

-- 31 GARTH BROOKS/Mom (Pearl/RCA) 1868 -- 470 -- 40 0

-- 32 ERIC PASLAY/She Don't Love You (EMI Nashville) 1535 -- 365 -- 37 2

-- 33 EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) 1469 -- 369 -- 35 4

-- 34 JOE NICHOLS/Hard To Be Cool (Red Bow) 1383 -- 338 -- 30 2

-- 35 JOSH TURNER/Lay Low (MCA) 1229 -- 328 -- 32 2

-- 36 KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) 1073 -- 267 -- 27 0

-- 37 SAM HUNT/Take Your Time (MCA) 994 -- 280 -- 29 10

-- 38 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't It (Mercury) 988 -- 247 -- 26 2

-- 39 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 976 -- 229 -- 25 10

-- 40 OLIVIA LANE/Steal Me Away (Big Spark/Star Farm) 948 -- 209 -- 18 0

-- 41 JUSTIN MOORE/This Kind Of Town (Valory) 874 -- 221 -- 20 1

-- 42 GLORIANA/Trouble (Emblem/Warner Bros/WAR) 705 -- 177 -- 18 2

-- 43 JERROD NIEMANN/Buzz Back Girl (SeaGayle/Arista) 699 -- 173 -- 26 0

-- 44 DUSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 669 -- 156 -- 24 3

-- 45 BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) 591 -- 149 -- 18 2

-- 46 JON PARDI/When I've Been Drinkin' (Capitol) 545 -- 124 -- 13 1

-- 47 SWON BROTHERS/Pray For You (Arista) 497 -- 130 -- 19 2

-- 48 RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) 488 -- 153 -- 14 0

-- 49 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Headlights (Blaster) 419 -- 107 -- 17 0

-- 50 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Little Red Wagon (RCA) 416 -- 125 -- 14 8

-- 51 AARON WATSON/That Look (Big/Thirty Tigers) 336 -- 88 -- 9 0

-- 52 CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 310 -- 116 -- 11 1

-- 53 DYLAN SCOTT/Lay It On Me (Sidewalk) 297 -- 97 -- 7 0

-- 54 SHANE GAMBLE/Beautiful Work (Rt 50/Nine North) 275 -- 49 -- 6 0

-- 55 RODNEY ATKINS/Eat Sleep Love You Repeat (Curb) 230 -- 44 -- 6 1

-- 56 CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 217 -- 86 -- 8 1

-- 57 BRIAN COLLINS/Never Really Left (Blue Light) 197 -- 43 -- 5 0

-- 58 JACKIE LEE/She Does (Broken Bow) 190 -- 42 -- 3 0

-- 59 WILL HOGE/Middle Of America (Cumberland/Thirty Tigers) 174 -- 39 -- 6 0

-- 60 THE RAILERS/Kinda Dig The Feeling (Warner Bros./WMN) 163 -- 28 -- 5 0

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