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1 Country Update BILLBOARD.COM/NEWSLETTERS OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 1 OF 26 INSIDE Luke Combs Bests The Fied >page 4 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE Tom.Roand@biboard.com Skaggs, Gimbe, West Enter Ha Of Fame In Emotiona Ceremony CMT Tosses Country s Saad >page 10 Maren, Crow, Isbe Up For Pos >page 10 Tripe 8 Adds Four >page 12 Makin Tracks: Adam Hambrick Launches Rockin >page 20 Country Coda: Gary Aan s Boys Made Noise >page 26 The Country Music Ha of Fame recognized three subgenres impact with the induction of new members during its medaion ceremony in Nashvie on Oct. 21: Ricky Skaggs represented buegrass, ate fidder Johnny Gimbe was a key proponent of western swing, and the ate Dottie West stood for femaes, who appear in such sma percentages on country payists that they might as we be a subgenre instead of a gender. The three were haied as gorious exceptions by Ha of Fame and Museum CEO Kye Young, who recognized them for their assistance in conveying music as a means of expression and ascension. The evening s music supported that notion as numerous industry attendees at the invitation-ony event confessed to shedding tears over performances. Chris Stapeton deivered a haunting guitar-and-voca version of The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn, a gospe song that Skaggs has performed on at east three separate abums. Americana duo The War and Treaty offered a funky, big-voiced version of West s A Lesson in Leavin, bostered by bassist Michae Rhodes sonic somersauts and guitarist Brent Mason s wah-wah-fused rhythm. David Ba kicked off the ive moments with a cover of the Bob Wis- Ricky Skaggs entered the Country Music Ha of Fame during a medaion ceremony on Oct. 21. From eft: Ha of Fame and Museum CEO Kye Young, Skaggs and Garth Brooks. George Strait hit Right or Wrong with The Time Jumpers fidde section Kenny Sears, Joe Spivey and Larry Frankin practicay singing through their bows to ceebrate Gimbe. With the new additions, a tota of 136 paques wi hang in the museum s Rotunda. Some existing Ha of Famers witnessed the ceremony, incuding Randy Travis, Charie Danies, The Oak Ridge Boys, Bi Anderson and guitarist Harod Bradey. The new inductees and their iving predecessors a add to a egacy in the genre estabished by earier generations, incuding Hank Wiiams, Patsy Cine, Johnny Cash and George Jones. They were working on a buiding, said Skaggs. And they buit we. Skaggs constructed the country portion of his egacy on a deep buegrass foundation and precocious mandoin chops that aowed him to pay with the three pioneers of buegrass Bi Monroe, The Staney Brothers and Lester Fatt & Ear Scruggs before the age of 10. His rise in the eary 1980s counterbaanced the pop- and disco-infuenced sounds that creeped into country at the time, and Garth Brooks who officiay inducted Skaggs suggested his mix of mountaininfuenced sounds and wid instrumentas waked a fine ine SKAGGS: TERRY WYATT/GETTYIMAGES

2 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 2 OF 26 between crazy and genius. I m going to side [with] genius, said Brooks. Rising to that expectation, Skaggs ended the night by paying Monroe s 95-year-od Gibson F-5 mandoin to create one of the tear-inducing moments, trading vocas with Brooks whie eading the room in the ceremony s traditiona coser, Wi the Circe Be Unbroken. Skaggs spoke repeatedy to the instrument You sound awesome, he compimented it personifying its roe in Monroe s egend. Gimbe s own instrumenta prowess made him a significant figure in the jazz/bues/country hybrid, western swing. In addition to recordings by Wis and Strait, he payed with swing pioneer Miton Brown and Wis admirer Mere Haggard. Gimbe additionay won five Country Music Association instrumentaist of the year trophies whie paying on hits by Charey Pride, Doy Parton and Wiie Neson. He brought in a smie and a augh, said Connie Smith whie presenting his meda to his widow and chidren. Thank goodness, added daughter Cindy Gimbe, that his bronze paque captured his big smie. Smies were hard to come by for West, whose famiy of origin was mired in poverty in a McMinnvie, Tenn., househod dominated by an abusive, acohoic father. His reign was so terrorizing that West s mother practiced aughing in a mirror so she woudn t forget how, said Young. She came to Nashvie at a time when cosed doors fet ike ocked bank vauts in the mae-dominated country music business, recaed CMA CEO Sarah Trahern. But West persisted, heping to knock down those doors for women. She caimed the first-ever Grammy for a country femae recording in 1965, became one of country s then-rare distaff songwriters and contributed one of the entries when women occupied each of the top five sots on Biboard s country singes chart for the first time in history on Apri 19, That deveopment woud be difficut for many current observers to recognize. Ony five women appear in the top 40 sots on the current Country Airpay chart. Thus, West s induction is a reminder of the stature women have previousy hed in the genre. Everything happens when it s supposed to, said Jeannie Seey of West s timing. Brenda Lee, fighting back tears, officiay wecomed West into the ha and visiby represented the ate singer s impact by bringing to the stage many of the femae artists in the audience who owe a debt to West s exampe, incuding Seey, Smith, Emmyou Harris, Trisha Yearwood and Jan Howard. It s going to take a viage to induct this one, quipped Lee. As it does every year, the Ha of Fame viage expanded by three. Skaggs, West and Gimbe added to such predecessors as The Carter Famiy, Aan Jackson and Tammy Wynette give current and future generations a worthy target. This, said West s daughter Shey West, is the epitome. Jimmie Aen stopped by Cumuus Nashvie studios to guest on the syndicated Ty, Key and Chuck show. From eft: Ty Benti, Key Ford, Aen and Chuck Wicks. Mitche Tenpenny visited WDXB Birmingham, Aa., as he promotes his current singe, Drunk Me. From eft: Coumbia Nashvie Southeast regiona promotion manager Lyndsay Church, Tenpenny and WDXB PD Tom Hanrahan. Abby Anderson and Devin Dawson caught up with WCTK Providence, R.I., staff when they performed at the Ryan Center on Oct. 11. From eft: WCTK personaity Maddie Grimadi, Anderson, Ha Communications vp programming Bob Waker and Dawson.

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4 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 4 OF 26 ON THE CHARTS JIM ASKER jim.asker@biboard.com Luke Combs First Sooist To Send First Four Singes To No. 1 On Country Airpay Chart As She Got The Best Of Me Reigns Singer-songwriter Luke Combs becomes the first sooist to score four straight career-opening eaders on Country Airpay as She Got the Best of Me (River House/Coumbia Nashvie) cimbs 2-1 on the Oct. 27-dated ist. Best moves to the summit with an 8 percent hike to 40.3 miion audience points in the week ending Oct. 21, according to Niesen Music. On the airpay, streaming and saes-based Hot Country Songs chart, Best bumps 4-2 for a new peak. The 28-year-od Combs, originay from Ashevie, N.C., first topped Country Airpay with debut hit Hurricane, for two weeks, starting on the chart dated May 27, 2017, and foowed with When It Rains It Pours, which aso dominated for two frames, beginning Nov. 4, 2017, and third singe One Number Away, which ed on June 9. Best aso competes Combs fastest trip to No. 1 on Country Airpay, moving up to the penthouse in its 16th week. Hurricane, Rains and Number needed 30, 28 and 24 weeks, respectivey. Best is one of five songs added to the deuxe version of Combs debut LP, This One s for You. The set bowed atop the June 24, 2017-dated Top Country Abums chart, returned to the top a week shy of a year ater foowing the arriva of its deuxe edition (dubbed This One s for You Too) and has spent 15 tota weeks at No. 1. COMBS Combs is the third artist overa to send four career-opening singes to No. 1 on Country Airpay since the ist aunched in January 1990, and the first since Forida Georgia Line. The duo s first four singes Cruise, Get Your Shine On, Round Here and Stay rued between 2012 and Prior to FGL, another famous twosome, Brooks & Dunn, ratted off No. 1s with its first four singes ( Brand New Man, My Next Broken Heart, Neon Moon, Boot Scootin Boogie ) in 1991 and The ast comparabe chart achievement for a sooist before Combs? Cint Back notched four Hot Country Songs eaders with his first four reeases. Starting his run in 1989, just before the inception of the Niesen Music-based Country Airpay chart, he bowed with Better Man, Kiin Time, Nobody s Home and Wakin Away. NO NEED TO GO NOWHERE FAST Forida Georgia Line and Bebe Rexha s Meant to Be (Warner Bros./Big Machine Labe Group) stretches its record domination on Hot Country Songs to 47 weeks. It aso tops Country Streaming Songs for a record-extending 43rd week with 12.2 miion U.S. streams (up 1 percent) in the week ending Oct. 18. ALLEN, EVANS & TENPENNY IN TOP 10 Jimmie Aen s debut singe, Best Shot (Stoney Creek), becomes his first top 10 on Hot Country Songs, rising On Country Airpay, it vauts 10-5, surging 20 percent to 28.5 miion in audience. Concurrenty, Aen s debut abum, the 15- track Mercury Lane (Stoney Creek/BMG/BBMG), reeased Oct. 12, arrives on Top Country Abums at No. 11, earning 7,000 equivaent abum units (3,000 in traditiona abum saes) in its first week. Aso on Top Country Abums, Morgan Evans first U.S. LP, Things That We Drink To (Warner Bros./ Warner Music Nashvie), opens at No. 9 with 7,000 equivaent abum units (4,000 in traditiona abum saes). The Austraian singer-songwriter co-penned a 11 tracks on the set, incuding new singe Day Drunk, which debuts at No. 55 on Country Airpay with 1.4 miion audience impressions (up 99 percent). Lead singe Kiss Somebody hit No. 3 on Country Airpay in August. Pus, Mitche Tenpenny taies his first Hot Country Songs top 10 as his aunch singe, Drunk Me (River House/Coumbia Nashvie), hops It buets at No. 6 on Country Digita Song Saes (7,000 sod, up 2 percent); at No. 11, its highpoint, on Country Airpay (22.1 miion, up 4 percent); and at No. 12 on Country Streaming Songs (5.6 miion, up 1 percent). COMBS: GETTY IMAGES

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6 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 6 OF 26 Country Airpay AIRPLAY MONITORED BY THIS LAST WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist THIS +/ THIS +/ RANK SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME R iver House/Coumbia Nashvie HH No. 1 (1 week) HH Luke Combs BREAK UP IN THE END W arner Bros./WMN HH Most Increased Audience HH Coe Swinde HANGIN ON R CA Nashvie Chris Young BLUE TACOMA T ripe Tigers Russe Dickerson BEST SHOT S toney Creek Jimmie Aen HOTEL KEY R CA Nashvie Od Dominion RICH C oumbia Nashvie Maren Morris SIMPLE B MLG Forida Georgia Line DRUNK GIRL W arner Bros./WAR Chris Janson LOSE IT Z one 4/RCA Nashvie Kane Brown AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) PLAYS DRUNK ME R iser House/Coumbia Nashvie Mitche Tenpenny ALL DAY LONG P ear Garth Brooks TURNIN ME ON W arner Bros./WMN Bake Sheton SPEECHLESS W arner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay DESPERATE MAN E MI Nashvie Eric Church LAST SHOT M CA Nashvie Kip Moore BABE B ig Machine Sugarand Featuring Tayor Swift BURNING MAN C apito Nashvie BURN OUT B ig Machine MILLIONAIRE M ercury GOOD GIRL B roken Bow Dierks Bentey Featuring Brothers Osborne HH Airpower HH Midand HH Airpower HH Chris Stapeton Dustin Lynch Thomas Rhett TAKE IT FROM ME M CA Nashvie Jordan Davis NEON CHURCH M cgraw/coumbia Nashvie Tim McGraw Riey Green Scotty McCreery Jason Adean Jake Owen Michae Ray Kenny Chesney Featuring Mindy Smith SIXTEEN V aory HH Most Added HH THERE WAS THIS GIRL B MLG THIS IS IT T ripe Tigers 29 6 GIRL LIKE YOU M acon/broken Bow DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK B ig Loud ONE THAT GOT AWAY A tantic/wea 32 9 BETTER BOAT B ue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA ACCESS THE BEST IN MUSIC. A DIG ITA L V E RS ION OF E V E RY ISS UE, FE ATURI NG: COVER STORIES. SPECIAL REPORTS. CHARTS. REVIEWS INTERVIEWS. EVENT COVERAGE & MORE AVAILABLE FRE E TO CURRENT BILLBOARD SUBSCRIBERS biboard.com / ipad

7 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 7 OF 26 THIS LAST WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) THIS +/ THIS +/ RANK ON MY WAY TO YOU CoJo/WMN Cody Johnson LOVE WINS Capito Nashvie Carrie Underwood NIGHT SHIFT Capito Nashvie Jon Pardi NEVER COMIN DOWN Hit Red/Capito Nashvie Keith Urban THE DIFFERENCE Vaory Tyer Rich HERE TONIGHT BMLG Brett Young DAVID ASHLEY PARKER FROM POWDER SPRINGS Mercury Travis Denning LOVE AIN T Vaory Ei Young Band MAKE IT SWEET RCA Nashvie Od Dominion LOVE SOMEONE Atantic/WMN Brett Edredge CAUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY Curb Rodney Atkins Featuring The Fisk Jubiee Singers GOODBYE SUMMER Vaory/BMLG Daniee Bradbery With Thomas Rhett EYES ON YOU Dack Janies/Broken Bow HH Breaker HH Chase Rice YOU RE IN IT Wheehouse Granger Smith BACK TO LIFE Big Machine Rasca Fatts FRIENDS DON T Mercury Maddie & Tae WHAT WHISKEY DOES Stoney Creek Randy Houser Featuring Hiary Lindsey YADA YADA YADA EMI Nashvie Brandon Lay RUMOR Curb Lee Brice Country Airpay BRING IT ON OVER Mercury Biy Currington FEELS LIKE A PARTY Wheehouse LOCASH WHISKEY GLASSES Big Loud HH Breaker HH Morgan Waen DROP EVERYTHING Arista Nashvie Carton Anderson NEW WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY Capito Nashvie HH Hot Shot Debut HH Luke Bryan NEW DAY DRUNK Warner Bros./WEA Morgan Evans DAMAGE RCA Nashvie Rache Wammack FLOATIN Sturgeon Genera Unce Kracker HOW DOES IT SOUND Dyan Schneider/Pacer Dyan Schneider I WON T BE SORRY Bue Chair/Reviver David Lee Murphy S COUNTRY Monument/Arista Nashvie Waker Hayes GOING FOR ADDS PLAYS AIRPLAY MONITORED BY 10/29 JUSTIN MOORE The Ones That Didn t Make It Back Home Vaory LUCAS HOGE Hey Christmas Forge BRICE: GETTY IMAGES; HOGE: JEN WOOD 49 LEE BRICE Rumor The baad from Brice s sef-tited LP (Nov. 3) increases by 39 percent to 1.8 miion audience impressions and darts on Country Airpay. On Hot Country Songs, it eaps MICHAEL TYLER Remember These Words Reviver PISTOL ANNIES Got My Name Changed Back RCA Nashvie RAELYNN Taigate Warner Bros./WMN HOGE

8 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 8 OF 26 Country Airpay AIRPLAY MONITORED BY MOST ADDED TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist ADDS SIXTEEN Vaory Thomas Rhett 26 GIRL LIKE YOU Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean 19 NEON CHURCH McGraw/Coumbia Nashvie Tim McGraw 15 WHISKEY GLASSES Big Loud Morgan Waen 14 WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY Capito Nashvie Luke Bryan 13 BACK TO LIFE Big Machine Rasca Fatts 10 MAKE IT SWEET RCA Nashvie Od Dominion 10 LADIES IN THE 90S 19/Mercury Lauren Aaina 10 NEVER COMIN DOWN Hit Red/Capito Nashvie Keith Urban 8 SPEECHLESS Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay 7 MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist GAIN (IN MIILIONS) BREAK UP IN THE END Warner Bros./WMN Coe Swinde BEST SHOT Stoney Creek Jimmie Aen SPEECHLESS Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay SIXTEEN Vaory Thomas Rhett SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME River House/Coumbia Nashvie Luke Combs HANGIN ON RCA Nashvie Chris Young RICH Coumbia Nashvie Maren Morris MILLIONAIRE Mercury Chris Stapeton THIS IS IT Tripe Tigers Scotty McCreery LOSE IT Zone 4/RCA Nashvie Kane Brown NEW AND ACTIVE TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist TOTAL AUDIENCE TOTAL STATIONS ADDS I DON T KNOW ABOUT YOU Big Loud Chris Lane BUY MY OWN DRINKS Wheehouse Runaway June MISS ME MORE Back River Kesea Baerini I DON T REMEMBER ME (BEFORE YOU) EMI Nashvie Brothers Osborne MORE MCA Nashvie Care Dunn LADIES IN THE 90S 19/Mercury Lauren Aaina RECURRENTS THIS TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist TOTAL AUD. (IN MILLIONS) 1 SUNRISE, SUNBURN, SUNSET Capito Nashvie Luke Bryan TEQUILA Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay HEAVEN Zone 4/RCA Nashvie Kane Brown ONE NUMBER AWAY River House/Coumbia Nashvie Luke Combs DROWNS THE WHISKEY Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean Feat. Miranda Lambert GET ALONG Bue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA Kenny Chesney YOU MAKE IT EASY Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean SMALL TOWN BOY Broken Bow Dustin Lynch HOOKED Curb Dyan Scott LIFE CHANGES Vaory Thomas Rhett MOST INCREASED PLAYS TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist GAIN BREAK UP IN THE END Warner Bros./WMN Coe Swinde BEST SHOT Stoney Creek Jimmie Aen +817 SPEECHLESS Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay +686 SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME River House/Coumbia Nashvie Luke Combs +603 HANGIN ON RCA Nashvie Chris Young +590 SIXTEEN Vaory Thomas Rhett +582 NEON CHURCH McGraw/Coumbia Nashvie Tim McGraw +496 DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK Big Loud Jake Owen +461 LOSE IT Zone 4/RCA Nashvie Kane Brown +412 GIRL LIKE YOU Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean +408 BILLBOARD COUNTRY BOXSCORE Gross Artist Attendance Ticket Price(s) Venue/Date(s) Capacity Promoter(s) $981,340 KEITH URBAN 12,022 SAKAMOTO $95.21, $57.28 Rogers Pace, Edmonton, Aberta/Sept ,022 ENTERTAINMENT $879,709 KEITH URBAN 10,786 SAKAMOTO $95.21, $57.28 Scotiabank Saddedome, Cagary, Aberta/Sept ,786 ENTERTAINMENT $850,570 KEITH URBAN 9,303 COLORADO BELLE, EDGEWATER $400, $55 Laughin Event Center, Laughin, Nev./Oct. 5 11,598 CASINO RESORTS $820,362 KEITH URBAN 11,379 $110, $41.50 Verizon Wireess Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Apharetta, Ga./Juy 29 12,531 LIVE NATION $810,247 KEITH URBAN 10,264 $99.50, $20 Stapes Center, Los Angees/Oct. 6 13,331 AEG Reported wordwide boxscore figures for Country artists. Boxscore figures shoud be submitted to Bob Aen by phone ( ), fax ( ) or emai (bob.aen@biboard.com). TEXAS REGIONAL RADIO REPORT ENDING OCTOBER 21, 2018 THIS LAST WKS ON CHART TITLE (Labe) ARTIST TW SPINS DEATH, DYIN & DEVILED EGGS (Independent) HH 1 Week at 1 HH Wade Bowen THE NIGHT IS OURS (JAB) Josh Abbott Band KEEP IT COUNTRY (Independent) Mark Powe DAMN GOOD GOODBYE (Independent) Mike Ryan FRIDAY S COMING (Independent) Pat Green SITTIN HERE (Independent) Jesse Raub Jr. w/cody Johnson ON MY WAY TO YOU (CoJo Music) Cody Johnson MIRROR, MIRROR (Independent) Randa King LIFE IS (Mies Power) Cameran Neson MY SOUTH (Independent) Nataie Rose SPINS +/ THIS LAST WKS ON CHART TITLE (Labe) ARTIST TW SPINS IF YOU WERE A COWBOY (Independent) Bri Bagwe THAT GOT THE GIRL (Independent) Casey Donahew WHISKEY AND PRIDE (CM Music) Cory Morrow A TORNADO WARNING (Thirty Tigers) Turnpike Troubadours MUST BE THE WHISKEY (Rounder Rec) Cody Jinks YOU RE IN IT (Independent) Granger Smith CAN T LET A GOOD THING GET AWAY (Independent) Cay Hois BEACH PLEASE (Independent) Kevin Fower HONEYWINE (Independent) Fatand Cavary FALLING TOO FAST (Independent) Jason Cassidy f/ Heather Litte SPINS +/ Texas Regiona Radio Report Top 100 is compied from weeky onine payist reports from 86 radio stations ocated in Texas and surrounding states, incuding reports from speciaty shows, internet and sateite radio outets. Songs are ranked by tota pays. For tracking, compete chart methodoogy and more information, visit or contact Dave Smith at Copyright 2018, Texas Regiona Radio Report

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10 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 10 OF 26 NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND Gadys Knight (center) performed I Can t Make You Love Me and Hep Me Make It Through the Night with Litte Big Town s Karen Fairchid (eft) and Kimbery Schapman during the CMT Artists of the Year specia on Oct. 17. CMT HELPS WOMEN RISE UP Three years after a radio consutant dismissed women as mere tomatoes that garnish the genre s mae ettuce, CMT tossed the saad metaphor and made femae creatives the foca point of the annua CMT Artists of the Year specia at Nashvie s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Oct. 17. Women notaby outnumbered men in the proceedings, as Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Kesea Baerini, Lady Antebeum s Hiary Scott and Litte Big Town s Karen Fairchid and Kimbery Schapman earned this year s honors. The ceebration came at a crucia time in women s cutura storyine. October is the one-year anniversary of the #MeToo movement, raising awareness of sexua abuse and harassment. President Donad Trump s demeaning rhetoric caing women Miss Piggy and Horseface, for exampe have fanned the fames. And the recent confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh amid aegations of a drunken rape attempt exempified how women are often forced to endure victimization from mae authority figures. Country music has experienced severa years with women underrepresented in payists. The current Country Airpay chart, for exampe, features ony two Morris and Sugarand s Jennifer Nettes among the top 30 tites. As a resut, country radio has narrowed the scope of its sound, sometimes tossing aside unique and we-crafted femae recordings in favor of unadventurous men. Having successfu roe modes is important for youth particuary those who are treated as minorities and CMT s effort at counterbaancing the genre s trend was haied as an important step by many of the femae honorees. I m a mom of three girs, said Scott. It s a gift that my mom gave me and my baby sister, that there s no dream too big, and if we work hard and we re kind, we can see what the word has to offer. Many of country s pioneering women were ceebrated, incuding Artist of a Lifetime Loretta Lynn. And some of the acts mentioned incuding Reba McEntire, Faith Hi and Shania Twain were part of an era when women were programmed in more representative numbers. Twenty years ago, for exampe, the Hot Country Songs chart dated Oct. 24, 1998, featured four femaes in the top 10 and seven in the top 20. Fairchid read a ist of roughy 30 femae artists incuding Lindsay E, Kaie Shorr and Jana Kramer deserving of more attention. Women, added Morris, are making emotiona, bad-ass music right now. The pubic is, unfortunatey, unabe to consume what it doesn t know exists. Thus, the CMT ceebrants recognized that the dearth of femae exposure can t be bamed on the women themseves. Said Lambert: It s reay not a refection on us at a. RADIO & RECORDS Sony Music Nashvie promoted Jim Catino to executive vp A&R from senior vp Sony Music Nashvie and The Orchard reached a deveopment dea with Fairground Saints, a trio featuring Eijah Edwards, Meg McAister and Mason Van Vain. The first reease in the partnership, Somewhere Down the Line, wi be issued Oct. 26 Shreveport, La., native Wiie Jones joined the roster at Back River Reviver announced the signing of singer-songwriter Aaron Goodvin. A Canadian Country Music Association award winner, his first reease in the new agreement is expected in 2019 R.J. Curtis starts Nov. 12 as Country Radio Broadcasters executive director, transitioning into the post as incumbent Bi Mayne prepares his departure in May A former radio programmer, Curtis is Nashvie editor of A Access CRB is offering custom radio iners from participating artists to broadcasters who register for Country Radio Seminar by Oct. 29 WGAR Ceveand introduced Steve Wazz as morning drive co-host with existing staff personaity LeeAnn Sommers on Oct. 22. Wazz arrives from top 40 WDCG Raeigh-Durham, N.C., where he was assistant PD/afternoon host KSCS Daas-Fort Worth morning personaity Jasmine Sadry has eft the station, according to The Fort Worth Star-Teegram Cristina Mayer joined iheartmedia/washington, D.C.- Batimore as marketing director, according to Takers.com. She previousy was production manager for New York-based Mimi Brown Studio. Country stations covered in her new position incude WPOC Batimore and WMZQ Washington, D.C. New Hampshire-based Binnie Media promoted Massimo Rosati to president from regiona saes manager. The company s hodings incude a country simucast at WNHW Concord and WXLF Hanover. ROUND THE ROW Tripe 8 Management added four new empoyees, bringing the staff to 42 members. Creative director Evan Kaufmann spent the ast 10 years as Los Angees-based executive producer/director at Detai Fims. Managers Shawn Pennington and Cara Kozuak both arrive from Pennington Entertainment, which ceases operations. Pennington, who founded the company, brings Thompson Square to the new arrangement and wi aso work with The Ei Young Band. Kozuak was marketing director. New Tripe 8 creative manager Aena Moran worked independenty as a producer/engineer manager Mountain Entertainment founder Marty Winsch reocated to Nashvie from Greenvie, S.C. His cients incude singer-songwriter Erin Enderin ( Last Ca, Monday Morning Church ) and recording artist Ange Snow. Reach Winsch here Two former Buddy Lee Attractions agents, Mike Meade and Amy Ayward, estabished Acceeration Music Group with six initia cients: Suzanne Aexander, Bone Feather, Ty Herndon, Brody Ray, Darry Worey and Michee Wright. Reach Meade here and Ayward here Creative Artists Agency estabished an invitation-ony networking summit for coege students, The Hubb, aunching with an event in Nashvie on Oct. 21 United Taent Agency hosted over 200 students at its first Digita Summit at Nashvie s Bemont University on Oct. 18 Country Music Association board president Jody Wiiams and board chairman Bi Simmons received awards for service on Oct. 16. CMA CEO Sarah Trahern was surprised with the CMA Chairman s Award at the same gathering The CMA named Kassi Ashton, Travis Denning and Jameson Rodgers as the first beneficiaries of its KixStart Artist Schoarship program, a yearong deveopmenta campaign Voting for the 52nd annua CMA Awards coses Oct. 23 The Academy of Country Music renamed 10 of its awards, most notaby changing vocaist categories to artist. Thus mae vocaist of the year becomes mae artist. The ACM wi accept submissions for its 54th edition between Dec. 3 and Jan. 4. Go here for an overview of the changes. Aaron Watson (right) visited KPLX Daas-Fort Worth personaity Mark Phiips on Oct. 6.

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12 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 12 OF 26 NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND MUSIC NOTES When Garth Brooks took part in the Country Music Ha of Fame medaion ceremony on Oct. 21, the 800-seat theater was a stark contrast from the tens of thousands of seats he has been contempating in a series of shows. The previous night, he payed for a reported 84,000 peope at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., where weather forced a one-hour deay to the concert s start. Brooks, of course, used fire and rain in a concert specia during his earier days, and Mother Nature provided him with rain, and even some snow, for this show, which airs as a CBS specia on Dec. 2. It s the first in a series of at east 30 stadium concerts that he deiver over the next three years. With a contentious SILVAS (eft), SHIRES, ISBELL Eection Day ahead (Nov. 6), WME and Endeavor Impact presented Party at the Pos, a morning concert for roughy 1,000 peope at Nashvie s Ascend Amphitheater on Oct. 20 that preceded a march to the Howard Office Buiding for mass eary voting. Shery Crow, Jason Isbe, Amanda Shires, Biy Ray Cyrus and Lucie Sivas provided some of the taent, with a surprise appearance by Maren Morris. The roout of guest performers for the 52nd annua Country Music Association Awards is underway. Carrie Underwood, set to co-host with Brad Paisey for the 11th straight year, wi naturay sing at east one song during the proceedings. Other eary reveas incude Keith Urban, Kesea Baerini, Od Dominion, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan and Dan + Shay. Trisha Yearwood and Litte Big Town s Kimbery Schapman are among the artists who ve hosted cooking shows. Martina McBride does her own Juia Chid imitation with Martina s Tabe, a series that combines recipes and cooking tips with home gatherings for friends, incuding some famous ones: Schapman, Faith Hi and Shery Crow. The Food Network show premieres Nov. 18. Top Headines from Cick on the headines beow for more detais.com Licensing Experts Wanted: Now That The Music Modernization Act Is Law, Who Wi Lay It Down? Why Music Executives Seek Lawyers With Conficts Of Interest: It s A Very Incestuous Business Biboard Live Music Awards 2018 Nominations: Fu List Incudes Tayor Swift, Ed Sheeran And Beyoncé Music Industry Is Missing Out On $2.65B A Year From Stores Improper Streaming, Says Study Jeff Lynne Looks Back On Traveing Wiburys And The 30th Anniversary of Vo. 1: It Was A Marveous Time ON THIS DATE IN COUNTRY MUSIC Oct Johnny Cash performs at Carnegie Ha in New York. In the audience are Bob Dyan and Janis Jopin. Oct Kesea Baerini fips the switch to change the coor of the Grand Oe Opry s barn backdrop as the Opry goes BALLERINI pink to raise awareness about breast cancer issues. The same evening, LANCO makes its Opry debut Don Wiiams and Jimmy Dean are inducted into the Country Music Ha of Fame. Oct Tim McGraw scatters some of his father s ashes on the pitcher s mound at Phiadephia s Citizens Bank Park before a Word Series game, won 5-4 by the Phiies against the Tampa Bay Rays. Tayor Swift sings the nationa anthem Martina McBride performs Rose Garden and This One s For the Girs in a guest appearance on the ABC competition Dancing With the Stars. Oct Mercury reeases Chris Stapeton s Nobody to Bame to radio Doy Parton and Jane Fonda appear at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to honor 9 to 5 co-star Liy Tomin as she receives the Mark Twain Prize for comedy. Oct Anne Murray sings You Needed Me, and Exie throws in Kiss You A Over on a Wofman Jack-hosted instament of The Midnight Specia. Oct David Lee Murphy s Dust on the Botte reaches No. 1 on the Biboard country chart. Oct Vaory reeases Thomas Rhett s debut abum, It Goes Like This Aan Jackson records Where Were You (When the Word Stopped Turning). Source: RoandNote.com, the Utimate Country Music Database Luke Bryan visited the staff at WOGK Gainesvie-Ocaa, Fa., when his Farm Tour stopped in Archer, Fa., on Oct. 4. From eft: WOGK PD Mr. Bob Forster, Bryan, WOGK personaity Kathy Dugan, WOGK music director Rick Big Red Brooks and WOGK host Lewis Stokes. BALLERINI: SARAH BARLOW

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15 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 15 OF 26 THIS LAST TWO S AGO WKS ON CHART TITLE PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) Hot Country Songs Artist IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL MEANT TO BE HH No. 1 (47 Weeks) HH Bebe Rexha & Forida Georgia Line WILSHIRE (B.REXHA,T.HUBBARD,J.MILLER,D.A.GARCIA) WARNER BROS./BMLG SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME Luke Combs S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,R.SNYDER,C.WILSON) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE TEQUILA Dan + Shay D.SMYERS,S.HENDRICKS (D.SMYERS,J.REYNOLDS,N.GALYON) WARNER BROS./WAR BREAK UP IN THE END HH Airpay Gainer HH Coe Swinde M.R.CARTER (J.M.NITE,C.MCGILL,J.J.DILLON) WARNER BROS./WMN SIMPLE Forida Georgia Line J.MOI (T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY,M.HARDY,M.HOLMAN) BMLG SPEECHLESS Dan + Shay D.SMYERS,S.HENDRICKS (D.SMYERS,S.MOONEY,J.REYNOLDS,L.VELTZ) WARNER BROS./WAR BLUE TACOMA Russe Dickerson C.BROWN (R.DICKERSON,C.BROWN,P.WELLING) TRIPLE TIGERS LOSE IT Kane Brown D.HUFF (K.BROWN,C.MCGILL,W.WEATHERLY) ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE BEST SHOT Jimmie Aen A.BOWERS (J.ALLEN,J.LONDON,J.P.WILLIAMS) STONEY CREEK DRUNK ME Mitche Tenpenny J.M.SCHMIDT,M.TENPENNY (M.TENPENNY,J.M.SCHMIDT,J.WILSON) RISER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE HANGIN ON Chris Young C.YOUNG,C.CROWDER (C.YOUNG,C.CROWDER,J.HOGE) RCA NASHVILLE HOTEL KEY Od Dominion S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,T. ROSEN,J.OSBORNE) RCA NASHVILLE RICH Maren Morris BUSBEE,M.MORRIS (M.MORRIS,J.J.DILLON,L.VELTZ) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE DRUNK GIRL Chris Janson S.HENDRICKS (C.JANSON,SCOOTER CARUSOE,T.DOUGLAS) WARNER BROS./WAR DESPERATE MAN Eric Church J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,R.W.HUBBARD) SUNRISE, SUNBURN, SUNSET J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (Z.CROWELL,R.HURD,C.MCGILL) EMI NASHVILLE Luke Bryan CAPITOL NASHVILLE DROWNS THE WHISKEY Jason Adean Featuring Miranda Lambert M.KNOX (J.THOMPSON,J.MIDDLETON,B.KINNEY) MACON/BROKEN BOW BURNING MAN Dierks Bentey Featuring Brothers Osborne R. COPPERMAN,J.R.STEWART (L.DICK,B.PINSON) CAPITOL NASHVILLE TURNIN ME ON Bake Sheton S.HENDRICKS (B.SHELTON,J.L.ALEXANDER,J.OSBORNE) WARNER BROS./WMN BEAUTIFUL CRAZY Luke Combs S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,W.B.DURRETTE,R.WILLIFORD) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE ALL DAY LONG Garth Brooks G.BROOKS (M.ROSSELL,B.KENNEDY,T.G.BROOKS) PEARL LAST SHOT Kip Moore K.MOORE (K.MOORE,D.COUCH,D.L.MURPHY) MCA NASHVILLE BABE Sugarand Featuring Tayor Swift K.BUSH,J.NETTLES,J.RAYMOND (T.SWIFT,P.T.MONAHAN) BIG MACHINE MILLIONAIRE Chris Stapeton D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (K.WELCH) MERCURY GOOD GIRL Dustin Lynch Z.CROWELL (D.LYNCH,J.EBACH,A.ALBERT) BROKEN BOW COUNTRY AIRPLAY RANK SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY PEAK POSITION RC RC RC 4 RC GETTY IMAGES 24 CHRIS STAPLETON Miionaire In its 39th week on Hot Country Songs, Miionaire banks a new high, bumping Its gains by 19 percent to 11.5 miion audience impressions, as it ifts on Country Airpay, and increases by 2 percent to 3.2 miion U.S. streams. 38 KENNY CHESNEY Featuring MINDY SMITH Better Boat The coaboration becomes Chesney s 67th top 40 Hot Country Songs hit and Smith s first, in her first chart visit (41-38). It rises on Country Airpay, up 12 percent to 5.8 miion in audience.

16 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 16 OF 26 TWO S AGO Hot Country Songs THIS LAST WKS ON CHART TITLE PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) Artist IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK Jake Owen J.MOI (R.CLAWSON,L.LAIRD,S.MCANALLY) BIG LOUD TAKE IT FROM ME Jordan Davis P.DIGIOVANNI (J.DAVIS,J.DAVIS,J.GANTT) MCA NASHVILLE MAKE IT SWEET HH Digita & Streaming Gainer HH Od Dominion S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,T. ROSEN,W.SELLERS,G.SPRUNG,B.TURSI,S.MCANALLY) RCA NASHVILLE BURN OUT Midand D.HUFF,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE (J.CARSON,C.DUDDY,M.WYSTRACH,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) BIG MACHINE GIRL LIKE YOU Jason Adean M.KNOX (M.TYLER,J.BOYER,J.MIRENDA) MACON/BROKEN BOW THIS IS IT Scotty McCreery F.ROGERS,D.WELLS,A.ESHUIS (S.MCCREERY,F.ROGERS,A.ESHUIS) TRIPLE TIGERS NEON CHURCH Tim McGraw B.GALLIMORE,T.MCGRAW (B.GOLDSMITH,R.E.LIPSEY,B.M.STENNIS) MCGRAW/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE SIXTEEN Thomas Rhett D.HUFF,J.FRASURE,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,S.M.DOUGLAS,JOE LONDON) VALORY THERE WAS THIS GIRL Riey Green D.HUFF (R.GREEN,ERIK DYLAN) BMLG NIGHT SHIFT Jon Pardi B.BUTLER,J.PARDI (T.BROWN,P.LARUE,B.MONTANA) CAPITOL NASHVILLE ON MY WAY TO YOU Cody Johnson T.W.WILLMON (BRETT JAMES,T.LANE) COJO/WMN LOVE WINS Carrie Underwood D.GARCIA,C.UNDERWOOD (C.UNDERWOOD,D.A.GARCIA,BRETT JAMES) CAPITOL NASHVILLE BETTER BOAT Kenny Chesney Featuring Mindy Smith B.CANNON,K.CHESNEY (L.ROSE,T.MEADOWS) BLUE CHAIR/WARNER BROS./WEA THE DIFFERENCE Tyer Rich J.RAYMOND,L.RIMES (R.AKINS,B.BURGESS,D.DAWSON,J.DURRETT) VALORY RUMOR Lee Brice L.BRICE,J.STONE,K.JACOBS,D.FRIZSELL (L.BRICE,K.JACOBS,A.GORLEY) CURB HERE TONIGHT Brett Young D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,B.CAVER,J.EBACH,C.KELLEY) BMLG ONE THAT GOT AWAY Michae Ray S.HENDRICKS (J.FRASURE,T. ROSEN,M.RAMSEY,J.OSBORNE) ATLANTIC/WEA HOMESICK Kane Brown D.HUFF (K.BROWN,B.BERRYHILL,M.J.MCGINN,T.PHILLIPS) ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE EYES ON YOU Chase Rice C. DESTEFANO (C.RICE,C. DESTEFANO,A.GORLEY) DACK JANIELS/BROKEN BOW MUST VE NEVER MET YOU Luke Combs S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,J.SINGLETON,R.WILLIFORD) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 46 NEW 1 THINGS THAT WE DRINK TO HH Hot Shot Debut HH Morgan Evans C. DESTEFANO (M.EVANS,C. DESTEFANO,J.OSBORNE) WARNER BROS./WEA 47 NEW 1 WHISKEY GLASSES Morgan Waen J.MOI (B.BURGESS,K.KADISH) BIG LOUD 48 RE-ENTRY 2 NEVER COMIN DOWN Keith Urban J.KERR,K.URBAN (K.URBAN,J.KERR,J.ABRAHART,SHY CARTER) HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE DAVID ASHLEY PARKER FROM POWDER SPRINGS Travis Denning J.S.STOVER (T.DENNING,J.R.STEWART,J.L.ALEXANDER) MERCURY HOUSTON, WE GOT A PROBLEM Luke Combs S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,R.MONTANA,J.SINGLETON) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE COUNTRY AIRPLAY RANK SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY PEAK POSITION The week s most popuar country songs, ranked by radio airpay audience impressions as measured by Niesen Music, saes data as compied by Niesen Music and streaming activity data from onine music sources tracked by Niesen Music. Descending tites beow No. 25 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks. Year-Over-Year Abum Saes ALBUM SALES DIGITAL TRACKS SALES miion 12.4 miion miion 54.8 miion 39.7 miion For week ending Oct. 18, Figures are rounded. Compied from a nationa sampe of retai store and rack saes reports coected and provided by Niesen Music. COUNTRY MARKET WATCH A Weeky Nationa Music Saes Report Weeky Unit Saes ALBUMS DIGITAL ALBUMS* DIGITAL TRACKS This Week 227,000 64, ,000 Last Week 325,000 98, ,000 Change -30.2% -34.7% -3.3% This Week Last Year 341, , ,000 Change -33.4% -40.7% -31.0% *Digita abum saes are aso counted within abum saes. YEAR-TO-DATE Overa Unit Saes CHANGE Abums 15,786,000 12,417, % Digita Tracks 54,760,000 39,696, % Saes by Abum Format CHANGE Physica 10,544,000 8,817, % Digita 5,242,000 3,611, % For inquiries about any Niesen Music data, pease contact Josh Bennett at or josh.bennett@niesen.com

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18 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 18 OF 26 SALES, DATA COMPILED BY STREAMING & SALES DATA COMPILED BY THIS LAST 2 S AGO S ON CHT TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL AMERICANA/ FOLK ALBUMS TITLE CERT. PEAK POS. ERIC CHURCH DESPERATE MAN EMI NASHVILLE */UMGN 1 LUKE COMBS THIS ONE S FOR YOU RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE */SMN 1 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD CRY PRETTY CAPITOL NASHVILLE */UMGN JASON ALDEAN REARVIEW TOWN MACON/BROKEN BOW/BMG */BBMG ( ) 0 1 DAN + SHAY DAN + SHAY WARNER BROS /WMN CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLER MERCURY */UMGN 3 1 KANE BROWN KANE BROWN ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE */SMN 1 1 THOMAS RHETT LIFE CHANGES VALORY TR0300A/BMLG NEW MORGAN EVANS THINGS THAT WE DRINK TO 1 9 WARNER BROS /WMN BRETT YOUNG BRETT YOUNG BMLG BY0100A* 1 2 JIMMIE ALLEN MERCURY LANE 11 NEW 1 11 STONEY CREEK/BMG /BBMG JON PARDI CAPITOL NASHVILLE */UMGN CALIFORNIA SUNRISE 0 1 CHRIS STAPLETON MERCURY */UMGN FROM A ROOM: VOLUME ZAC BROWN BAND GREATEST HITS SO FAR ROAR/SOUTHERN GROUND/ATLANTIC /AG 3 COLE SWINDELL WARNER BROS /WMN ALL OF IT 1 SAM HUNT MCA NASHVILLE /UMGN MONTEVALLO NEW COLTER WALL 1 YOUNG MARY S 006*/THIRTY TIGERS SONGS OF THE PLAINS 17 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS /WMN RELOADED: 20 #1 HITS 2 THOMAS RHETT VALORY RT0200A/BMLG TANGLED UP 1 2 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE BMLG 0300* DIG YOUR ROOTS 1 1 OLD DOMINION RCA NASHVILLE */SMN HAPPY ENDINGS 1 TIM MCGRAW CURB (13.98) NUMBER ONE HITS 1 6 KENNY CHESNEY BLUE CHAIR/WARNER BROS /WMN SONGS FOR THE SAINTS 1 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE */UMGN WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY 1 CHRIS STAPLETON MERCURY */UMGN FROM A ROOM: VOLUME Top Country Abums ranks the most popuar country abums of the week, as compied by Niesen Music, based on muti-metric consumption (bending traditiona abum saes, track equivaent abums, and streaming equivaent abums). Copyright 2018, Prometheus Goba Media, LLC and Niesen Music, Inc. A rights reserved. SALES DATA COMPILED BY COUNTRY STREAMING SONGS THIS LAST WKS ON CHART TITLE ARTIST MEANT TO BE BEBE REXHA & FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE HEAVEN KANE BROWN TENNESSEE WHISKEY CHRIS STAPLETON TEQUILA DAN + SHAY SPEECHLESS DAN + SHAY BEAUTIFUL CRAZY LUKE COMBS SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME LUKE COMBS LOSE IT KANE BROWN SIMPLE FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE WHAT IFS KANE BROWN FEAT. LAUREN ALAINA HURRICANE LUKE COMBS DRUNK ME MITCHELL TENPENNY YOU MAKE IT EASY JASON ALDEAN BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD SAM HUNT MARRY ME THOMAS RHETT DIE A HAPPY MAN THOMAS RHETT MERCY BRETT YOUNG BEST SHOT JIMMIE ALLEN SMALL TOWN BOY DUSTIN LYNCH ONE NUMBER AWAY LUKE COMBS BREAK UP IN THE END COLE SWINDELL WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS LUKE COMBS BLUE TACOMA RUSSELL DICKERSON IN CASE YOU DIDN T KNOW 24 RE-ENTRY BRETT YOUNG DESPERATE MAN ERIC CHURCH COUNTRY DIGITAL SONG SALES The week s top-streamed and top-seing paid downoad country songs, respectivey, from saes reports coected and provided by Niesen Music. Charts update weeky on Tuesdays at charts. Copyright 2018, Prometheus Goba Media, LLC and Niesen Music, Inc. A rights reserved. THIS LAST WKS ON CHART TITLE ARTIST SPEECHLESS DAN + SHAY MAKE IT SWEET OLD DOMINION SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME LUKE COMBS 4 NEW THINGS THAT WE DRINK TO MORGAN EVANS SIMPLE FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE DRUNK ME MITCHELL TENPENNY LOSE IT KANE BROWN TEQUILA DAN + SHAY TENNESSEE WHISKEY CHRIS STAPLETON BEST SHOT JIMMIE ALLEN DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK JAKE OWEN MEANT TO BE BEBE REXHA & FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE BEAUTIFUL CRAZY LUKE COMBS HEAVEN KANE BROWN BURNING MAN DIERKS BENTLEY FEAT. BROTHERS OSBORNE DESPERATE MAN 16 RE-ENTRY ERIC CHURCH MILLIONAIRE CHRIS STAPLETON BREAK UP IN THE END 18 RE-ENTRY COLE SWINDELL RICH MAREN MORRIS BLUE TACOMA RUSSELL DICKERSON 21 NEW GIRL LIKE YOU JASON ALDEAN DROWNS THE WHISKEY JASON ALDEAN FEAT. MIRANDA LAMBERT 23 NEW TURNIN ME ON BLAKE SHELTON DRUNK GIRL CHRIS JANSON 25 NEW BORN TO LOVE YOU LANCO THIS LAST 2 S AGO S ON CHT ARTIST TITLE IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL 1 NEW ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS 1 CONCORD 00750* LOOK NOW 1 CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLER MERCURY NASHVILLE */UMGN NEW KURT VILE BOTTLE IT IN 1 3 MATADOR 1146* CHRIS STAPLETON MERCURY NASHVILLE */UMGN FROM A ROOM: VOLUME NEW JOHN HIATT 1 NEW WEST 6452* THE ECLIPSE SESSIONS 5 HOZIER RUBYWORKS */COLUMBIA HOZIER NEW COLTER WALL 1 YOUNG MARY S 006/THIRTY TIGERS SONGS OF THE PLAINS 7 THE LUMINEERS CLEOPATRA DUALTONE 1738* 1 1 SIMON & GARFUNKEL SIMON AND GARFUNKEL S GREATEST HITS COLUMBIA 31350/LEGACY CHRIS STAPLETON FROM A ROOM: VOLUME MERCURY NASHVILLE */UMGN 0 1 Americana/Fok Abums ranks the most popuar Americana/fok abums of the week, as compied by Niesen Music, based on muti-metric consumption (bending traditiona abum saes, track equivaent abums, and streaming equivaent abums). Copyright 2018, Prometheus Goba Media, LLC and Niesen Music, Inc. A rights reserved. CERT. PEAK POS. 23 BLAKE SHELTON Turnin Me On The track arrives at No. 23 on Country Digita Song Saes, up 50 percent to 3,000 sod after the Oct. 16 arriva of its new vertica video. It pushes on Country Airpay (17.5 miion in audience, up 9 percent) and cimbs into the Hot Country Songs top 20 (25-19). GETTY IMAGES

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20 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 20 OF 26 MAKIN TRACKS TOM ROLAND New Artist Adam Hambrick Rockin With His Debut Singe The tite of Adam Hambrick s debut singe, Rockin A Night Long, suggests an arena anthem in the vein of 38 Specia s Rockin Into the Night or KISS Rock & Ro A Nite. So when its jangy intro eads into a conversationa opening verse, the first experience of Rockin is surprisingy mid. But the biggest surprise isn t reay about HAMBRICK tempo or tone. Instead, it s the arc of the story itsef. When the third verse arrives, the rockin at the heart of the story competes an evoution from first-verse carousing after midnight into rocking a baby. The transition occurs so subty that it wi take severa exposures for some peope to ock in on that meaning, and for Hambrick, that s amost a reief. I spent a ot of time eary on wondering if we actuay naied it or if this [was] too predictabe, admits Hambrick. When the istener istens to it the first time, are they just going to be ike, OK, he s going to put a baby in it. The more I payed it at the Buebird [Cafe], and there woud be pregnant adies in the audience crying, that s how you knew I fee ike we had done something right. Hambrick who has earned hits as a songwriter on Dan + Shay s How Not To and Justin Moore s Somebody Ese Wi ironicay got into the song by focusing on activities his mother had warned him were ikey wrong. She was fond of the adage Nothing good ever happens after midnight, but Hambrick didn t necessariy agree. Co-writer Pete Good sided with him. We were writing about a these awesome memories you woudn t have had if you woud ve went to bed eary, says Good. Appropriatey, Hambrick conceived the idea in the wee hours of the morning around March His newborn daughter, Gracie, needed comforting, and he gave his wife, Merritt, a break by taking the night shift on botte feeding. As he rocked his gir to seep, he started singing and making up words about it. I was ike, I shoud write a big, dumb hit [about] rockin a night ong, he recas. I probaby sat there for an hour just muing over what it coud be. The more I thought about it, the more I reaized this is kind of a common thread: If you re a kid, you re staying up a night being rebeious and making memories. If you re an adut, you re staying up a night being responsibe and making memories. I don t know what it is about the night, but it just has a way of making you remember things and making you aive. Other co-writers passed when Hambrick pitched that idea at a few sessions, but Good and songwriter Key Archer ( For Her, Seep Without You ) were up for it. Hambrick had one caveat: If he didn t fee ike they captured it, he intended to write it again at a ater date. The idea, he thought, was too good to waste. Good and Archer both took it as a chaenge. We were both cose enough to Adam to understand where he was coming from on it, and to be quite honest, I fet fairy confident we woud get it, says Archer. I wasn t reay worried about it. Hambrick aready had the journey mapped out. Verse one woud ceebrate chasing girs after dark; verse two woud re-create his first after-midnight kiss with Merritt before they moved to rockin a baby in the end. The chorus was the tricky part because we wanted each chorus to be the same, says Good. We didn t want to keep changing yrics in the chorus. Hambrick naturay moved to a meody in the process that takes advantage of the breaking point in his voice, a vunerabe spot that hints at the ate-night fatigue in the storyine. That s just where I m most comfortabe singing, and that s where my voice best connects with peope for whatever reason, he says. Once it was finished, Hambrick created a very basic work tape, then enisted guitaristsongwriter-producer Andrew DeRoberts to oversee a more traditiona demo. Rockin woud be idea for Hambrick if he were to sign a recording dea, but the song was so good that they decided to pitch it to a few estabished artists and see if anyone bit on it. Hambrick was sti a guy with a new baby, trying to stay afoat, and as much as you have to have a certain amount of confidence in yoursef, we kind of know how things can go, notes Archer. There was no guarantee he was even going to get a record dea. But I don t think we woud have given that song to just anybody. Rasca Fatts and Keith Urban both put it on hod, and Luke Bryan s team showed some interest but passed. It was sti in Hambrick s contro when he signed with Universa Music Group Nashvie in December 2017, and he returned to DeRoberts to produce the fina version. I was istening to the demo, and I was ike, Gosh, whoever made that shoud have done a better job, recas DeRoberts. And he was ike, We, it was you. DeRoberts buit the foundation for the master at his home studio, paying a oop of the basic chord progression on a keyboard, then ayering a series of stringed instruments around it to create a guitar-based haze. They took that track to Nashvie s Sound Emporium on Jan. 23. The musicians payed sensitivey, their parts purposey framing Hambrick s tae whie finding sma moments for a itte meodic enhancement. Stee guitarist Justin Schipper stumbed on a simpe arpeggio that DeRoberts turned into an instrumenta bridge, and bass payer Tony Lucido dropped a discrete descending pattern in before the fina chorus ramped up to its fina peak. This is a cassic country song, says DeRoberts. This is a true story with three parts and a big revea in the third verse. We just dressed it up in a sighty more modern way not just modern for the sake of being modern, but modern in a way that I hope gives Adam a signature. When the song comes on the radio, I want peope to know immediatey that that s Adam. Capito considered mutipe options for Hambrick s debut singe before puing the trigger on Rockin A Night Long, which was reeased to country radio via PayMPE on Sept. 17. It was, in Hambrick s view, a great introductory piece since it gives him a way to share eements of his story with the country fan base. Additionay, as he has payed concerts and done his first radio promotion tour, it has kept him connected to his famiy even when he performs it thousands of mies away from his Nashvie home. It doesn t matter where I am or how tired I am, he says. In the first verse of that song, I m on Shioh Road in Corinth, Miss. Second verse of that song, I m in coege and I m dating my wife. In the third verse, I am in a bedroom rocking a baby to seep, contempating my ife s choices. And I ove that part about the song. It aways tethers me to where I ve been, and it aso propes me to somewhere new. ERIC RYAN ANDERSON

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22 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 22 OF 26 THIS LAST WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist PLAYS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) THIS +/ THIS SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME River House/Coumbia Nashvie HH No. 1 (2 weeks) HH Luke Combs HANGIN ON RCA Nashvie Chris Young BREAK UP IN THE END Warner Bros./WMN Coe Swinde LOSE IT Zone 4/RCA Nashvie Kane Brown RICH Coumbia Nashvie Maren Morris BEST SHOT Stoney Creek Jimmie Aen DRUNK GIRL Warner Bros./WAR Chris Janson BLUE TACOMA Tripe Tigers Russe Dickerson ALL DAY LONG Pear Garth Brooks SIMPLE BMLG Forida Georgia Line DRUNK ME Riser House/Coumbia Nashvie Mitche Tenpenny LAST SHOT MCA Nashvie Kip Moore TURNIN ME ON Warner Bros./WMN Bake Sheton BURNING MAN Capito Nashvie Dierks Bentey Feat. Brothers Osborne DESPERATE MAN EMI Nashvie Eric Church SPEECHLESS Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK Big Loud Jake Owen Country Indicator BURN OUT Big Machine Midand TAKE IT FROM ME MCA Nashvie Jordan Davis MILLIONAIRE Mercury Chris Stapeton GIRL LIKE YOU Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean GOOD GIRL Broken Bow Dustin Lynch NEON CHURCH McGraw/Coumbia Nashvie HHMost Increased Pays HH Tim McGraw SIXTEEN Vaory Thomas Rhett BETTER BOAT Bue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA Kenny Chesney Feat. Mindy Smith THERE WAS THIS GIRL BMLG Riey Green NEVER COMIN DOWN Hit Red/Capito Nashvie Keith Urban LOVE WINS Capito Nashvie Carrie Underwood THIS IS IT Tripe Tigers Scotty McCreery NIGHT SHIFT Capito Nashvie Jon Pardi BILLBOARD COUNTRY INDICATOR PANEL 109 STATIONS Abiene, Texas Aexandria, La. Amario, Texas Ashevie, N.C. Atantic City, N.J. Beaumont, Texas Beckey, W. Va. Bioxi, Miss. Boomington, I. Buefied, W. Va. Burington, Vt. Cape Girardeau, Mo. Chareston, W. Va Coege Station, Texas Coorado Springs. Coumbia, Mo. Coumbus, Ga. Cookevie, Tenn. Dothan, Aa. Duuth, Minn. Eau Caire, Wis. Eizabeth City, N.C. Erie, Pa. Eugene, Ore. Evansvie, Ind. KEAN KRRV KGNC WKSF WPUR KYKR WJLS WZKX WIBL WHKX WOKO KEZS WKWS WQBE KAGG KCCY KCLR WKCN WSTH WGSQ WTVY KKCB WAXX WRSF WTWF KKNU WKDQ Fargo, N.D. Fayettevie, N.C. Fagstaff, Ariz. Fint, Mich. Forence, Aa. Forence, S.C. Ft. Coins, Coo. Ft. Smith, Ark. Frederick, Md. Fredericksburg, Va. Green Bay, Wis. Hagerstown, Md. Hot Springs, Ark. Huntington, Ky. Huntington, W. Va. Idaho Fas, Idaho Jackson, Miss. Janesvie, Wis. Jonesboro, Ark. Jopin, Mo. Kaamazoo, Mich. Kaispe, Mont. Kingmah, Ariz. Lafayette, Ind. Laredo, Texas Lansing, Mich. KBVB WSTH WKML KAFF WFBE WXFL WEGX KUAD KTCS WFRE WFLS WNCY WAYZ KQUS WDGG WTCR KTHK WMSI WUSJ WJVL KDXY KIXQ WNWN KDBR KFLG WKOA KRRG WITL Laure, Miss. Lebanon, N.H. Lincon, Neb Longview, Texas Lubbock, Texas Lufkin, Texas Marshatown, Iowa Mason City, Iowa Medford, Ore. Meridian, Miss. Miwaukee, WI. Montgomery, Aa. Morgantown, W. Va. Muskegon, Mich. New London, Conn. Odessa, Texas Pam Springs, Caif. Pensacoa, Fa. Peoria, I. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Rapid City, S.D. Rockford, I. Rocky Mount, N.C. Saginaw, Mich. St. Coud, Minn. Saina, Kan. Saisbury, Md. San Angeo, Texas WBBN WXXK KFGE KYKX KLLL KYKS KXIA KIAI KRWQ WOKK WKTI WLWI WKKW WMUS WCTY KHKX KPLM WXBM WXCL WRWD KOUT WXXQ WDWG WCEN KZPK KYEZ WKTT KGKL San Luis Obispo, Caif. KKJG Santa Barbara, Caif. KRAZ Santa Maria, Caif. KSNI Sheboygan, Wis. WBFM Savannah, Ga. WJCL WUBB Shreveport, La. KXKS Sioux Cty, Iowa KSUX South Bend, Ind. WBYT Springfied, I. WFMB Springfied, Mo. KTTS Terre Haute, Ind. WTHI Topeka, Kan. WIBW Traverse City, Mich. WTCM Tupeo, Miss. WWZD Utica, N.Y. WFRG Victor Vaey, CA. KATJ Waco, Texas WACO Wausau, Wis. WDEZ Wheeing, W. Va. WOVK Wiiamsport, Pa. WILQ Yakima, Wash. KXDD Youngstown, Ohio WQXK WWGY Westwood One HOT COUNTRY MAINSTREAM COUNTRY Music Choice TODAY S COUNTRY Sirius XM THE HIGHWAY

23 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 23 OF 26 THIS LAST WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist PLAYS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) THIS +/ THIS DAVID ASHLEY PARKER FROM POWDER SPRINGS Mercury Travis Denning ON MY WAY TO YOU CoJo/WMN Cody Johnson GOODBYE SUMMER Vaory/BMLG Daniee Bradbery w/ Thomas Rhett THE DIFFERENCE Vaory Tyer Rich ONE THAT GOT AWAY Atantic/WEA Michae Ray LOVE AIN T Vaory Ei Young Band THAT GOT THE GIRL Amost Country/Thirty Tigers Casey Donahew BRING IT ON OVER Mercury Biy Currington WHAT WHISKEY DOES Stoney Creek Randy Houser Feat. Hiary Lindsey CAUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY Curb Rodney Atkins Feat. The Fisk Jubiee Singers YADA YADA YADA EMI Nashvie Brandon Lay BACK TO LIFE Big Machine Rasca Fatts HERE TONIGHT BMLG Brett Young LOVE SOMEONE Atantic/WMN Brett Edredge FRIENDS DON T Mercury Maddie & Tae AMERICAN GIRLS Sea Gaye CJ Soar WHISKEY GLASSES Big Loud Morgan Waen NEW WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY Capito Nashvie HHHot Shot Debut/Most Added HH Luke Bryan MAKE HIM WAIT Back River Abby Anderson NEW MAKE IT SWEET RCA Nashvie Od Dominion YOU RE IN IT Wheehouse Granger Smith MUST BE THE WHISKEY Rounder/Concord Cody Jinks MORE MCA Nashvie Care Dunn FEELS LIKE A PARTY Wheehouse LOCASH COASTIN SSM Nashvie Aexandra Demetree THE IN BETWEEN Captain & Bear Cash Campbe MAYBE Pateau Sam Austin Country Indicator 58 NEW MISS ME MORE Back River Kesea Baerini DROP EVERYTHING Arista Nashvie Carton Anderson A DAY WITHOUT One Country/Nine North Abi RANKINGS Country Airpay is ranked by tota audience impressions for the week ending Sunday based on monitored airpay of 149 stations by Niesen BDS. Audience totas on the chart are derived, in part, using certain Arbitron Inc. copyrighted Persons 12+ audience estimates (under icense 2018, Arbitron Inc.) Country Indicator is tabuated using reported payists and Niesen BDS-monitored airpay at 109 stations, ranked by tota pays. BULLETS Awarded on Country Airpay to tites gaining audience or remaining fat from the previous week. A song wi aso receive a buet if its percentage oss in audience does not exceed the percentage of monitored station downtime for the format. Tites that decine in audience but increase in detections wi aso receive a buet if the tota audience erosion for the week does not exceed 3%. Buets are awarded on Country Indicator to tites gaining pays or remaining fat from the previous week. TIES On Country Airpay, if two songs are tied in tota audience, the song with the arger increase in audience is paced first. On Country Indicator, if two songs are tied in tota pays, the song with the arger increase in pays is paced first. RECURRENTS On Country Airpay, descending tites beow No. 10 in either audience or detections are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks, provided that they are not sti CHARTS LEGEND gaining enough audience points to buet or if they rank beow No. 10 and post a third consecutive week of (non-bueted) audience decine, regardess of tota chart weeks. On Country Indicator, descending, non-bueted tites beow No. 10 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks or if they post a third consecutive week of decine in pays after 10 weeks. HOT SHOT DEBUT Awarded to the highest-ranking new entry on Country Airpay and Country Indicator, respectivey. MOST ADDED The tota number of new adds officiay reported to Biboard by each reporting station, or by an automatic-add threshod (seven pays for the first time in a chart tracking week, according to Niesen BDS) for stations that do not report adds. MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE/ PLAYS Most Increased Audience on Country Airpay and Most Increased Pays on Country Indicator ist the songs with the greatest week-to-week increases in tota audience or pays, respectivey. AIRPOWER Awarded on Country Airpay to tites ranking inside top 20 in pays and audience rankings for the first time, with increases in both pays and audience. BREAKER Awarded on Country Airpay to tites achieving airpay (at east one detection) at 60% of reporting stations for the first time Prometheus Goba Media, LLC

24 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 24 OF 26 Country Airpay Index TITLE Pubishing-Licensing Org. (Songwriter) Chart Position 90 S COUNTRY Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/Spark In Your Pocket, BMI/Songs Of Smack, BMI/Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR/LYRX Pubishing, LLC, BMI (W.Hayes, S.McAnay, LYRX) 60 A ALL DAY LONG Rezembance Music, BMI/Songs Of Reehits, BMI/Roy Rivers Pubishing, BMI/Cowboy Hat Trick, ASCAP/Major Bob Music, Inc., ASCAP/No Fences Music, ASCAP (M.Rosse, B.Kennedy, T.G.Brooks) 12 BABE Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Tayor Swift Music, BMI/Monoman Music, ASCAP (T.Swift, P.T.Monahan) 17 B BACK TO LIFE W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Bennett s Dad s Songs, SESAC/Songs Of Rhythm Back, SESAC/Niko Moon Pubishing, SESAC/Roc Nation US Music, SESAC/ Shay Mooney Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Farm Thang Music, BMI/Me Gusta Music, BMI (C.R.Barowe, N.Moon, S.Mooney, F.Wihem) 45 BEST SHOT Red Lining Music, SESAC/Ampified Hour Songs, SESAC/Caste Bound Music, Inc., SESAC/Rio Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/Bonde Leading Bind, BMI (J.Aen, J.London, J.P.Wiiams) 5 BETTER BOAT Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Liz Rose Music, LLC, BMI/It s Kier Music, BMI/She And I, LLC, BMI/Songs Of Mighty Isis Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI (L.Rose, T.Meadows) 30 BLUE TACOMA BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/ Provident Music Group, ASCAP/Hibiy Science And Research Pubishing, SESAC/Traieriy Music, SESAC/ Stephen Harris, BMI/Tyer Barksdae, BMI (R.Dickerson, C.Brown, P.Weing) 4 BREAK UP IN THE END EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Nite Writer Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Pum Ney, BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI/Big Ass Pie Of Dimes Music, BMI (J.M.Nite, C.McGi, J.J.Dion) 2 BRING IT ON OVER Round Hi Compositions, BMI/Nataia s Music Money, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankfu For This Music, ASCAP/Pinetucky Road Pubishing, ASCAP/Teemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI (D.Davidson, R.Akins, B.Haysip, J.Frasure) 50 BURNING MAN Emieon Songs, BMI/Litte Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/New Writers Of Sea Gaye Music, BMI/Not A Track Guy Music, BMI (L.Dick, B.Pinson) 18 BURN OUT WB Music Corp., ASCAP/TipTop Music, ASCAP/Tropica Cowboy Pubishing, ASCAP/Warner- Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Kitt Cass Pubishing Corporation, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR/Songs Of Back River, ASCAP/One Litte Indian Creek Music, ASCAP (J.Carson, C.Duddy, M.Wystrach, S.McAnay, J.Osborne) 19 C CAUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Vove Music, ASCAP/Goes Something Like THIS Music, BMI/Warner- Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Make It Matter Music, BMI/Sixteen Stars Music, BMI (C.Harrington, J.M.Schmidt, M.Waker) 41 D DAMAGE Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Rache Wammack Pubishing, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Tomdougasmusic, BMI/Weddings Music, BMI/ Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI (R. Wammack, T.Dougas, D.H.Hodges) 56 DAVID ASHLEY PARKER FROM POWDER SPRINGS I m About To Go RED On Ya Music, BMI/Travis Denning Music, BMI/oe, BMI/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/SWMBMGBMI, BMI/Lonesome Viny Music, BMI/Thankfu For This Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Damn Country Music, ASCAP (T.Denning, J.R.Stewart, J.L.Aexander) 37 DAY DRUNK Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/SongsbyME, BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/CDS Words And Music, ASACP/Hey Kiddo Music, ASCAP/ Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP (M.Evans, C. DeStefano, L.Robbins) 55 DESPERATE MAN Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/ Longer And Louder Music, BMI/Snake Farm Pubishing, SESAC/BMG Siver Songs, SESAC (E.Church, R.W.Hubbard) 15 THE DIFFERENCE Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Mr. Buck Lucky, BMI/ Bump Into Genius Music, BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI/ Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI (R.Akins, B.Burgess, D.Dawson, J.Durrett) 35 DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK Round Hi Works, BMI/Big Loud Proud Crowd, BMI/Round Hi Compositions, BMI/Shirt At Work, BMI/Sony/ATV Story Music Pubishing, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/ Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR (R.Cawson, L.Laird, S.McAnay) 28 DROP EVERYTHING Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Matt Drag Music, ASCAP/Round Hi Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP (R.Akins, M.Dragstrem, A.Gorey) 53 DRUNK GIRL oe Red Viny Music, BMI/Buckkia Music, BMI/Scramber Music, ASCAP/Abbotts Creek Music Two, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/ Tomdougasmusic, BMI (C.Janson, Scooter Carusoe, T.Dougas) 9 DRUNK ME Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Vove Music, ASCAP/Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/BMG Siver Songs, SESAC (M.Tenpenny, J.M.Schmidt, J.Wison) 11 E EYES ON YOU Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Dack Janie s Pubishing, BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/ CDS Words And Music, ASACP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP (C.Rice, C. DeStefano, A.Gorey) 43 FEELS LIKE A PARTY oe Purpe Cape Music, BMI/Mars Marey Music, BMI/Big Loud Mountain, BMI/ Round Hi Works, BMI/T Hubb Pubishing, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/Big Crowd Pubishing, ASCAP (P.Brust, C.Lucas, T.Hubbard, C.Crowder) 51 F FLOATIN Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/ Gaje Music, BMI/Interna Combustion Music, BMI/One77 Songs, BMI/Southside Independent Music Pubishing, LLC, BMI/Kickin Grids Music, BMI/Leo Rosewater Pubishing, ASACP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (M.Shafer, B.Day, Z.Maoy) 57 FRIENDS DON T Super Big Music, ASCAP/Seven Red Brids Pubishing, ASCAP/Jehovah Nissi, BMI/Big Machine Music, BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Memory Days, SESAC/Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC (M.Marow, T.Dye, J.M.Nite, J.Ebach) 46 G GIRL LIKE YOU Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/MTNoize, SESAC/Jaron Boyer Music, SESAC/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (M.Tyer, J.Boyer, J.Mirenda) 27 GOODBYE SUMMER Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Cricket On The Line, BMI/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/ Songs For Buddy.ASCAP/Dragon Bunny Music, BMI (Thomas Rhett, J.Bunetta, J.Johnston, R.Akins) 42 GOOD GIRL Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/Warner- Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Memory Days, SESAC/ Buzz Light Beer Music, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP (D.Lynch, J.Ebach, A.Abert) 21 H HANGIN ON EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Goodbye Pants Music, BMI/Songs From The Rose Hote, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/EMI Foray Music, SESAC/ Write 2 Be Free Music, SESAC (C.Young, C.Crowder, J.Hoge) 3 HERE TONIGHT Super Big Music, ASCAP/ Caivie Pubishing, ASCAP/Songs Of Back River, ASCAP/Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/Memory Days, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/The Best I Coud Do Pubishing, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (B.Young, B.Caver, J.Ebach, C.Keey) 36 HOTEL KEY Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP/Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/ ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/MeGusta Music, ASCAP/Unfair Entertainment, ASCAP/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP (M.Ramsey, T. Rosen, J.Osborne) 6 HOW DOES IT SOUND Two Back Dogs, ASCAP/ Sony/ATV Cross Keys Pubishing, ASCAP/Songs For Buddy.ASCAP/Songs From The Rose Hote, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (D.Schneider, J.Johnston, C.Crowder) 58 I I WON T BE SORRY Od Desperados, LLC, ASCAP/ N2D Pubishing Company, Inc., ASCAP/Caro Vincent And Associates, LLC., ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Pubishing, ASCAP (D.L.Murphy, P.Jenkins, J.Seers) 59 L LAST SHOT WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Point Break Pubishing, ASCAP/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP/Songs From The Couch, BMI/Od Desperados, LLC, ASCAP/N2D Pubishing Company, Inc., ASCAP/Caro Vincent And Associates, LLC., ASCAP (K.Moore, D.Couch, D.L.Murphy) 16 LOSE IT Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/Pum Ney, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Mandy s Favorite Songs, BMI/Track House ENT, BMI (K.Brown, C.McGi, W.Weathery) 10 LOVE AIN T EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Pain Jane Songs, BMI/Rezoant Music, BMI/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR (R.Copperman, A.Gorey, S.McAnay) 38 LOVE SOMEONE Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Paris Not France Music, BMI/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Rezoant Music, BMI/Pain Jane Songs, BMI/Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Heather Feather Songs, BMI (B. Edredge, R.Copperman, H.Morgan) 40 LOVE WINS Carrie-Okie Music, BMI/Universa Music - Brentwood Benson Pubishing, ASCAP/D Sou Music, ASCAP/Capito CMG Genesis, ASCAP/Songs Of Brett, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (C.Underwood, D.A.Garcia, Brett James) 32 M MAKE IT SWEET Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/ Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/ Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP/Rezsongs, ASCAP/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Smack Bue, LLC, ASCAP/Unfair Entertainment, ASCAP/MeGusta Music, ASCAP/Tiny Handstand, ASCAP/ Sharkues Music, ASCAP/We re Reay Doin It Pubishing, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR (M.Ramsey, T. Rosen, W.Seers, G.Sprung, B.Tursi, S.McAnay) 39 MILLIONAIRE Universa Tunes, SESAC/Spur 66 Music, SESAC (K.Wech) 20 N NEON CHURCH BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Songs Of Big Dea, ASCAP/Go For The Godsmith, ASCAP/Big Dea Beats, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/Dead Aim Music, BMI/The Stennis Mightier Music, BMI/Young Guns Pubishing, LLC, BMI (B.Godsmith, R.E.Lipsey, B.M.Stennis) 24 NEVER COMIN DOWN Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/MAROMA Music, BMI/Songs Of Back River, ASCAP/ Whistepig Winners, ASCAP/James Abrahart Pubishing Designee, SESAC/Artist 101 Pubishing Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., PRS/You Want How Much Of What Pubishing, PRS/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI (K. Urban, J.Kerr, J.Abrahart, Shy Carter) 34 NIGHT SHIFT Maxx Music, BMI/Let The Road Pave Itsef, BMI/Razor And Tie Music Pubishing, BMI/Mike Curb Music, BMI/Rain Town Music, BMI (T.Brown, P.LaRue, B.Montana) 33 O ONE THAT GOT AWAY Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Teemitry Productions, BMI/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smackvie Music, ASCAP (J.Frasure, T. Rosen, M.Ramsey, J.Osborne) 29 ON MY WAY TO YOU WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Songs Of Brett, ASCAP/Atas Music Pubishing, ASCAP/ Externa Combustion Music, ASCAP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Heytone Music, ASCAP (Brett James, T.Lane) 31 R RICH Internationa Dog Music, BMI/Nettwerk One B Music, BMI/Unimited, BMI/Revery Music, BMI/Jay Gatsby Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Oh Denise Pubishing, BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI (M.Morris, J.J.Dion, L.Vetz) 7 RUMOR Mike Curb Music, BMI/Curb Songs, ASCAP/ Jacobsong, ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/ Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (L.Brice, K.Jacobs, A.Gorey) 49 S SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Pubishing, BMI/Litte Extra Songs, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP/No Cats Round Here Music, ASCAP/Heart Scarred Songs, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Super LCS Pubishing, BMI (L. Combs, R.Snyder, C.Wison) 1 SIMPLE Hubb Pubishing, BMI/Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Pranch Ringe Music, BMI/Round Hi Works, BMI/ Reative Music Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/BMG Bumbebee, BMI/ Rygo Music, BMI/Art In The Fodder Music, BMI/Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI (T.Hubbard, B.Keey, M.Hardy, M.Homan) 8 SIXTEEN EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI/Sony/ATV Baad, BMI/Eastman Pond Pubishing, BMI/Big Dea Beats, BMI/Brodsky Spensive Pubishing, BMI/Nice Life, BMI (Thomas Rhett, S.M.Dougas, Joe London) 22 SPEECHLESS Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Shay Mooney Music, BMI/Warner- Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Buckeye26, ASCAP/ Jreynmusic, ASCAP/Big Music Machine, BMI/Never Vetz So Good Pubishing, BMI (D.Smyers, S.Mooney, J.Reynods, L.Vetz) 14 T TAKE IT FROM ME Oe Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/ Jordan Davis Music, ASCAP/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/ MeGusta Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/ Songs Of Red Bandana, BMI (J.Davis, J.Davis, J.Gantt) 23 THERE WAS THIS GIRL Riey Green Pubishing Designee, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/ Peermusic III, Ltd., BMI/Tawnes Van Hwke Pubishing, BMI (R.Green, Erik Dyan) 25 THIS IS IT Dagum Music, BMI/Austintatious Tunes, BMI/Spirit Two Nashvie, ASCAP/Fuid Tunes, ASCAP/ Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Ice House Tunes, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP (S.McCreery, F.Rogers, A.Eshuis) 26 TURNIN ME ON Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/ Thankfu For This Music, ASCAP/Damn Country Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP (B.Sheton, J.L.Aexander, J.Osborne) 13 W WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Peanut Mi Songs, BMI/Round Hi Compositions, BMI/Nataia s Music Money, BMI/ Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP (L.Bryan, D.Davidson, A.Gorey) 54 WHAT WHISKEY DOES EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Litte Britches Music, BMI/Gattis Music, BMI/ Rezonate Music, ASCAP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/BIRB Music, ASCAP (R.Houser, K.Gattis, H.Lindsey) 47 WHISKEY GLASSES Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Mr. Buck Lucky, BMI/Bump Into Genius Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Aegro, ASCAP/Over- Thought Under-Appreciated Songs, ASCAP (B.Burgess, K.Kadish) 52 Y YADA YADA YADA Mid South Mood Maker Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Heather Feather Songs, BMI/Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI (B.Lay, H.Morgan, M.Reeves) 48 YOU RE IN IT Spirit Two Nashvie, ASCAP/Fuid Tunes, ASCAP/Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Bock Of Marbe Music, BMI/SNG Music, LLP, BMI/Rizer Point Pubishing, BMI (F.Rogers, J.Adams, M.Neser) 44

25 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 25 OF 26 Hot Country Songs Index TITLE Pubishing-Licensing Org. (Songwriter) Chart Position A ALL DAY LONG Rezembance Music, BMI/Songs Of Reehits, BMI/Roy Rivers Pubishing, BMI/Cowboy Hat Trick, ASCAP/Major Bob Music, Inc., ASCAP/No Fences Music, ASCAP (M.Rosse, B.Kennedy, T.G.Brooks) 21 B BABE Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Tayor Swift Music, BMI/Monoman Music, ASCAP (T.Swift, P.T.Monahan) 23 BEAUTIFUL CRAZY Big Machine Music, BMI/ Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Pubishing, BMI/Works Of RHA Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Rowdy Rob Music, BMI (L.Combs, W.B.Durrette, R.Wiiford) 20 BEST SHOT Red Lining Music, SESAC/Ampified Hour Songs, SESAC/Caste Bound Music, Inc., SESAC/Rio Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/Bonde Leading Bind, BMI (J.Aen, J.London, J.P.Wiiams) 9 BETTER BOAT Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Liz Rose Music, LLC, BMI/It s Kier Music, BMI/She And I, LLC, BMI/Songs Of Mighty Isis Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI (L.Rose, T.Meadows) 38 BLUE TACOMA BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/ Provident Music Group, ASCAP/Hibiy Science And Research Pubishing, SESAC/Traieriy Music, SESAC/ Stephen Harris, BMI/Tyer Barksdae, BMI (R.Dickerson, C.Brown, P.Weing) 7 BREAK UP IN THE END EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Nite Writer Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Pum Ney, BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI/Big Ass Pie Of Dimes Music, BMI (J.M.Nite, C.McGi, J.J.Dion) 4 BURNING MAN Emieon Songs, BMI/Litte Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/New Writers Of Sea Gaye Music, BMI/Not A Track Guy Music, BMI (L.Dick, B.Pinson) 18 BURN OUT WB Music Corp., ASCAP/TipTop Music, ASCAP/Tropica Cowboy Pubishing, ASCAP/Warner- Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Kitt Cass Pubishing Corporation, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR/Songs Of Back River, ASCAP/One Litte Indian Creek Music, ASCAP (J.Carson, C.Duddy, M.Wystrach, S.McAnay, J.Osborne) 29 D DAVID ASHLEY PARKER FROM POWDER SPRINGS I m About To Go RED On Ya Music, BMI/Travis Denning Music, BMI/oe, BMI/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/SWMBMGBMI, BMI/Lonesome Viny Music, BMI/Thankfu For This Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Damn Country Music, ASCAP (T.Denning, J.R.Stewart, J.L.Aexander) 49 DESPERATE MAN Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/ Longer And Louder Music, BMI/Snake Farm Pubishing, SESAC/BMG Siver Songs, SESAC (E.Church, R.W.Hubbard) 15 THE DIFFERENCE Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Mr. Buck Lucky, BMI/ Bump Into Genius Music, BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI/ Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI (R.Akins, B.Burgess, D.Dawson, J.Durrett) 39 DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK Round Hi Works, BMI/Big Loud Proud Crowd, BMI/Round Hi Compositions, BMI/Shirt At Work, BMI/Sony/ATV Story Music Pubishing, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/ Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR (R.Cawson, L.Laird, S.McAnay) 26 DROWNS THE WHISKEY Big Music Machine, BMI/Two Laine Coections, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Better Boat Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Songs Of Red Bandana, BMI/Tom Tom Leis Music, BMI (J.Thompson, J.Middeton, B.Kinney) 17 DRUNK GIRL oe Red Viny Music, BMI/Buckkia Music, BMI/Scramber Music, ASCAP/Abbotts Creek Music Two, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/ Tomdougasmusic, BMI (C.Janson, Scooter Carusoe, T.Dougas) 14 DRUNK ME Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Vove Music, ASCAP/Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/BMG Siver Songs, SESAC (M.Tenpenny, J.M.Schmidt, J.Wison) 10 E EYES ON YOU Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Dack Janie s Pubishing, BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/ CDS Words And Music, ASACP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP (C.Rice, C. DeStefano, A.Gorey) 44 G GIRL LIKE YOU Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/MTNoize, SESAC/Jaron Boyer Music, SESAC/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (M.Tyer, J.Boyer, J.Mirenda) 30 GOOD GIRL Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/Warner- Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Memory Days, SESAC/ Buzz Light Beer Music, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP (D.Lynch, J.Ebach, A.Abert) 25 H HANGIN ON EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Goodbye Pants Music, BMI/Songs From The Rose Hote, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/EMI Foray Music, SESAC/Write 2 Be Free Music, SESAC (C.Young, C.Crowder, J.Hoge) 11 HERE TONIGHT Super Big Music, ASCAP/ Caivie Pubishing, ASCAP/Songs Of Back River, ASCAP/Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/Memory Days, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/The Best I Coud Do Pubishing, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (B.Young, B.Caver, J.Ebach, C.Keey) 41 HOMESICK Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Don t Be A Gypsy, BMI/Smackworks Music, SESAC/ Kobat Group Music Pubishing, SESAC/Smack Bue, LLC, SESAC/TDP Pubishing, BMI (K.Brown, B.Berryhi, M.J.McGinn, T.Phiips) 43 HOTEL KEY Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP/Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/ ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/MeGusta Music, ASCAP/Unfair Entertainment, ASCAP/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP (M.Ramsey, T. Rosen, J.Osborne) 12 HOUSTON, WE GOT A PROBLEM Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Pubishing, BMI/Suivan S Guns, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Super Big Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, ASCAP (L.Combs, R.Montana, J.Singeton) 50 L LAST SHOT WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Point Break Pubishing, ASCAP/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP/Songs From The Couch, BMI/Od Desperados, LLC, ASCAP/N2D Pubishing Company, Inc., ASCAP/Caro Vincent And Associates, LLC., ASCAP (K.Moore, D.Couch, D.L.Murphy) 22 LOSE IT Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/Pum Ney, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Mandy s Favorite Songs, BMI/Track House ENT, BMI (K.Brown, C.McGi, W.Weathery) 8 LOVE WINS Carrie-Okie Music, BMI/Universa Music - Brentwood Benson Pubishing, ASCAP/D Sou Music, ASCAP/Capito CMG Genesis, ASCAP/Songs Of Brett, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (C.Underwood, D.A.Garcia, Brett James) 37 M MAKE IT SWEET Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/ Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/ Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP/Rezsongs, ASCAP/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Smack Bue, LLC, ASCAP/Unfair Entertainment, ASCAP/MeGusta Music, ASCAP/Tiny Handstand, ASCAP/ Sharkues Music, ASCAP/We re Reay Doin It Pubishing, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR (M.Ramsey, T. Rosen, W.Seers, G.Sprung, B.Tursi, S.McAnay) 28 MEANT TO BE BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/ Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Kiss Me If You Can Music, BMI/T Hubb Pubishing, BMI/Round Hi Works, BMI/ Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Songs Of The Corn, BMI/Jack 10 Pubishing, BMI/Universa Music - Brentwood Benson Pubishing, ASCAP/D Sou Music, ASCAP/Capito CMG Genesis, ASCAP (B.Rexha, T.Hubbard, J.Mier, D.A.Garcia) 1 MILLIONAIRE Universa Tunes, SESAC/Spur 66 Music, SESAC (K.Wech) 24 MUST VE NEVER MET YOU Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Pubishing, BMI/Super Big Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, ASCAP/Works Of RHA Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI (L.Combs, J.Singeton, R.Wiiford) 45 N NEON CHURCH BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Songs Of Big Dea, ASCAP/Go For The Godsmith, ASCAP/Big Dea Beats, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/Dead Aim Music, BMI/The Stennis Mightier Music, BMI/Young Guns Pubishing, LLC, BMI (B.Godsmith, R.E.Lipsey, B.M.Stennis) 32 NEVER COMIN DOWN Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/MAROMA Music, BMI/Songs Of Back River, ASCAP/ Whistepig Winners, ASCAP/James Abrahart Pubishing Designee, SESAC/Artist 101 Pubishing Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., PRS/You Want How Much Of What Pubishing, PRS/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI (K. Urban, J.Kerr, J.Abrahart, Shy Carter) 48 NIGHT SHIFT Maxx Music, BMI/Let The Road Pave Itsef, BMI/Razor And Tie Music Pubishing, BMI/Mike Curb Music, BMI/Rain Town Music, BMI (T.Brown, P.LaRue, B.Montana) 35 O ONE THAT GOT AWAY Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Teemitry Productions, BMI/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smackvie Music, ASCAP (J.Frasure, T. Rosen, M.Ramsey, J.Osborne) 42 ON MY WAY TO YOU WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Songs Of Brett, ASCAP/Atas Music Pubishing, ASCAP/ Externa Combustion Music, ASCAP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Heytone Music, ASCAP (Brett James, T.Lane) 36 R RICH Internationa Dog Music, BMI/Nettwerk One B Music, BMI/Unimited, BMI/Revery Music, BMI/Jay Gatsby Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Oh Denise Pubishing, BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI (M.Morris, J.J.Dion, L.Vetz) 13 RUMOR Mike Curb Music, BMI/Curb Songs, ASCAP/ Jacobsong, ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/ Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (L.Brice, K.Jacobs, A.Gorey) 40 S SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Pubishing, BMI/Litte Extra Songs, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP/No Cats Round Here Music, ASCAP/Heart Scarred Songs, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Super LCS Pubishing, BMI (L. Combs, R.Snyder, C.Wison) 2 SIMPLE Hubb Pubishing, BMI/Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Pranch Ringe Music, BMI/Round Hi Works, BMI/ Reative Music Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/BMG Bumbebee, BMI/ Rygo Music, BMI/Art In The Fodder Music, BMI/Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI (T.Hubbard, B.Keey, M.Hardy, M.Homan) 5 SIXTEEN EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI/Sony/ATV Baad, BMI/Eastman Pond Pubishing, BMI/Big Dea Beats, BMI/Brodsky Spensive Pubishing, BMI/Nice Life, BMI (Thomas Rhett, S.M.Dougas, Joe London) 33 SPEECHLESS Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Shay Mooney Music, BMI/Warner- Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Buckeye26, ASCAP/ Jreynmusic, ASCAP/Big Music Machine, BMI/Never Vetz So Good Pubishing, BMI (D.Smyers, S.Mooney, J.Reynods, L.Vetz) 6 SUNRISE, SUNBURN, SUNSET Highy Combustibe Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Southside Independent Music Pubishing, LLC, ASCAP/Atas Music Pubishing, ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Pubishing, ASCAP/I Love Pizza Music, ASCAP/Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Pum Ney, BMI (Z. Crowe, R.Hurd, C.McGi) 16 T TAKE IT FROM ME Oe Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/ Jordan Davis Music, ASCAP/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/ MeGusta Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/ Songs Of Red Bandana, BMI (J.Davis, J.Davis, J.Gantt) 27 TEQUILA WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/Buckeye26, ASCAP/Jreynmusic, ASCAP/Warner- Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/A Gir Named Charie, BMI (D.Smyers, J.Reynods, N.Gayon) 3 THERE WAS THIS GIRL Riey Green Pubishing Designee, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/ Peermusic III, Ltd., BMI/Tawnes Van Hwke Pubishing, BMI (R.Green, Erik Dyan) 34 THINGS THAT WE DRINK TO Warner- Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/SongsbyME, BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/CDS Words And Music, ASACP/ Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP (M.Evans, C. DeStefano, J.Osborne) 46 THIS IS IT Dagum Music, BMI/Austintatious Tunes, BMI/Spirit Two Nashvie, ASCAP/Fuid Tunes, ASCAP/ Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Ice House Tunes, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP (S.McCreery, F.Rogers, A.Eshuis) 31 TURNIN ME ON Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/ Thankfu For This Music, ASCAP/Damn Country Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP (B.Sheton, J.L.Aexander, J.Osborne) 19 W WHISKEY GLASSES Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Mr. Buck Lucky, BMI/Bump Into Genius Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Aegro, ASCAP/Over- Thought Under-Appreciated Songs, ASCAP (B.Burgess, K.Kadish) 47

26 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 PAGE 26 OF 26 CODA REWINDING THE COUNTRY CHARTS 15 Years Ago Gary Aan Notched A Big Litte No. 1 In 2003, Aan ed Hot Country Songs with Tough Litte Boys On Oct. 25, 2003, singersongwriter Gary Aan s Tough Litte Boys cimbed 2-1 on Biboard s Hot Country Songs chart for its first of two weeks at the summit. Penned by Harey Aen and Don Sampson, Tough was reeased as the first singe from Aan s LP See If I Care, which debuted and peaked at No. 2 on Top Country Abums. The set produced a second Hot Country Songs No. 1 when Nothing On but the Radio ed for two weeks in December The native Southern Caifornian has posted 31 Hot Country Songs appearances. His debut singe, the No. 7-peaking Her Man, became his first of 11 top 10s, a tota that incudes four No. 1s. Aan first ed in March 2003 with Man to Man (his 15th entry) and most recenty reigned in February 2013 with Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain). On Top Country Abums, Aan has taied three No. 1s among eight top 10s. His atest, the 2013 LP Set You Free, debuted atop both Top Country Abums and the agenre Biboard 200, marking his first chart-topper on the atter ist. Now 50, Aan sti tours and records reguary. JIM ASKER Aan in R. DIAMOND/WIREIMAGE