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1 Country Update BILLBOARD.COM/NEWSLETTERS APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 1 OF 19 INSIDE Kesea, Combs Make Chart News >page 4 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE Tom.Roand@biboard.com ACM Surprise: How Goden Hour Brought Six Nominations To A Hack Of A Trades Zac Brown Band s Great Escape >page 9 Austin Bashes Boster Lineups >page 10 Country Singer Shifts To Poitics >page 10 Makin Tracks: HARDY Gets Rednecker >page 14 Country Coda: Historic Keith Whitey Moment >page 19 When Ian Fitchuk showed up at a Nashvie studio on Feb. 20 for a Cary Pearce recording session, the moment had an awkward air about it. The Academy of Country Music had announced its nominations just hours earier, and Fitchuk who had never been an ACM finaist appeared six different times on the baot. He was up for producer of the year, and Kacey Musgraves Goden Hour which he co-produced with Musgraves and buddy Danie Tashian was in the running for abum. Fitchuk aso became the first person nominated simutaneousy in four different musician categories: bass payer, drummer, piano/keyboards payer and speciaty instrument(s) payer of the year. At east three peope at the Feb. 20 session Pearce, drummer Aaron Stering and guitarist Derek Wes were feow nominees, but Fitchuk was the FITCHUK center of the conversation. For someone who makes his iving in a support roe, that spotight brought some uneasiness. I fet a itte sheepish, says Fitchuk during a break at a session in north Nashvie, where he s producing new music for Canadian singer-songwriter Katheen Edwards. I have troube accepting recognition. Fitchuk has gotten penty in recent years, particuary the kind musicians want most numerous cas for repeat business as he has steadiy buit his reputation in Nashvie. He pays keyboards on most of the tracks on Maren Morris new Gir abum and contributes piano and/or drums on the atest abums by Shania Twain, Chase Rice, Lucie Sivas, Midand, Ruston Key and Brett Edredge. Fitchuk aso pays bass on Dierks Bentey s The Mountain, which wi compete with Goden Hour for abum of the year when the ACMs are handed out Apri 7 in Las Vegas. He s such a musica guy, says The Mountain co-producer Ross Copperman. [Engineer] Reid Shippen actuay tod me after we booked Ian on the session, You know, Ross, Ian doesn t reay do bass on sessions, but I know what a great musician he is. Reid was that confident in him. We few him out to Teuride [Coo.] to be the bass payer. Fitchuk s approach to the instrument shows a nuanced uniqueness. In Bentey s current singe, Living, the bass ifts and ros quiety from one measure into the next through the first verse, creating subte movement to hep push the narrative

2 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 2 OF 19 forward without caing attention to Fitchuk. He ceary works we with others. The fact that Ian pays drums doesn t hurt, says Bentey. He and [drummer] Matt [Chamberain] reay spoke we together on a musica communicationa eve. Fitchuk is we trained for that sort of communication. The Chicago native s parents are cassica musicians with side pursuits: His father pays vioa but earned his coege degree by studying voice; his mother is a futist who is aso a member of a bagpipe band. Both are music teachers as we, and they schooed their son by exampe to med persona creativity into the needs of the group. The younger Fitchuk was particuary enamored of pop records that featured compex arrangements or emotions, and he moved to Nashvie in 2000 to study jazz piano at Bemont University. That didn t ast ong he joined jam band The Dahia Lamas and toured ong enough to reaize he preferred steady oca work over the grind of the road. Producing an abum by singer-songwriter Griffin House in 2004 heped him transition into reguar studio work, and Fitchuk became a part of Nashvie s underground scene. Two 2009 projects Landon Pigg s meanchoy track Faing in Love in a Coffee Shop and Mindy Smith s moody abum Stupid Love made a particuar impression within the community, though it was years before that became apparent. Both Musgraves and Morris cited Smith s abum as an infuence. It just goes to show: Do your best at a times, refects Fitchuk. The seeds that you pant, you don t have contro over how they re going to grow in the end. Morris had firted with Fitchuk as a producer before she instead anded with busbee, but she recommended Fitchuk to Musgraves, who worked with him and Tashian to write and produce the first five tracks for what became Goden Hour. Her management, Sandbox Entertainment, thought so highy of the work that the company sef-financed the abum and unveied it to Universa Music Group Nashvie ony after it was competed. Commercia expectations were not particuary high It seemed too arty, says Fitchuk but the abum s mix of acoustic and programmed eements, pus its moody vibe, connected at a deep eve with her audience and the Nashvie music community. She has this meanchoic voice that is both comforting and sad at the same time, he says. Then we have that song Happy & Sad. The topic of that song somewhat frames, I think, the abum as a whoe, which isn t just trying to make you fee one way or another. It s trying to accept the human experience as a compex and ayered experience. Not surprisingy, Fitchuk has ayered more work atop the notoriety Goden Hour has yieded. His professiona dance card of ate has incuded Edwards, Edredge, Lady Antebeum and Litte Big Town, and he s expecting to work with non-country acts Leon Bridges and Haiee Steinfed. Some of those efforts have been joint projects with Tashian, who is ikewise a feow band member in Skyine Mote, a Feetwood Mac-ike ensembe they formed on the side with Nashvie singer-songwriters Sarah Buxton and Kate York. Fitchuk primariy pays drums with the unit, which opened for Musgraves during her recent fournight stand at Nashvie s Ryman Auditorium in advance of a forthcoming EP. Meanwhie, Fitchuk s versatiity is evident on Musgraves Rainbow, which is currenty No. 38 on Country Airpay. His piano is the soe instrument backing her on the recording, taken from perhaps 11 attempts on 11 different days; she sang it at the cose of each Goden Hour recording session, and the singe is the best take of those informa performances. He was the one visibe musician when she performed it at the Grammy Awards, where Goden Hour earned abum of the year, and it was much ike the day that he secured those ACM nominations a bit awkward. After he fubbed some chords in the dark at dress rehearsa, he asked for a ight on the keyboard, but it was never cear unti the on-camera ive performance started that that request had been fufied. He froze sighty at the bridge, missed a chord and, for a spit second, harbored a fear that without that chord, the whoe song woud fa apart. It did not Rainbow was one of the highights of the teecast and Fitchuk does what comes naturay in expaining that situation: He puts the focus on the artist. Kacey, thank God, came back in, and everything was fine, he says. It was terrifying, but I thought she did a great job. Fitchuk, who cas himsef a hack of a trades, can thus be taken at face vaue when he ooks ahead with humiity to the ACMs, downpaying his roe as a singe musician and focusing on how he syncs up with the arger group, in which he ceary beongs. I don t necessariy expect to win any of those musician categories, he says. I don t. I m just thankfu that of a those peope in a those categories, pretty much most of them are reay cose friends. Bake Sheton wecomed Brooks & Dunn as guest advisors for four episodes of the current season of NBC s The Voice. From eft: Ronnie Dunn, Sheton and Kix Brooks. Rodney Atkins headined a March 26 instament of the Country Music Association s CMA Songwriters Series at Nashvie s Listening Room during the Tin Pan South Songwriters Festiva. From eft: songwriter Shane Minor ( Chiin It ), Atkins and songwriter Rose Facon ( Friday Night ). Dustin Lynch visited Cumuus syndicated morning program, The Ty Benti Show, in support of new singe Ridin Roads. From eft: Benti, Lynch and Benti Show co-hosts Tricia T.J. Jenkins and Chuck Wicks. Scotty McCreery (center) ceebrated the chart-topping success of This Is It with co-writers/co-producers Aaron Eshuis (eft) and Frank Rogers during a March 20 No. 1 party hosted by ASCAP and BMI. ATKINS: HUNTER BERRY CMA. MCCREERY: ED RODE

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4 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 4 OF 19 ON THE CHARTS JIM ASKER jim.asker@biboard.com Kesea Baerini Adds One More Hot Country Songs Top 10; Luke Combs Extends Airpay Reign Kesea Baerini nets her sixth top 10 on Biboard s Hot Country Songs chart, which combines airpay, streaming and saes data, as Miss Me More (Back River) jumps 14-8 on the ist dated Apri 6. The track is the just the second top 10 for a femae artist unaccompanied by another act in 2019, foowing Maren Morris Gir (No. 9). That s as many as in the same span ast year when the same two artists hit the top 10: Baerini with Legends (No. 10 peak) and Morris with I Coud Use a Love Song (No. 7). In 2017, two soo women aso reached the region through the same stretch (Lauren Aaina and Carrie Underwood), down from six in 2016 and three in Miss re-enters Country Streaming Songs at a new No. 14 high, up 30 percent to 5.5 miion U.S. streams in the week ending March 28, according to Niesen Music, whie ogging 7,000 sod in the same frame (down 2 percent) as it ifts 6-4 on Country Digita Song Saes. The track bumps on Country Airpay, with a 5 percent boost to 19.6 miion audience impressions in the week ending March 31. Baerini is supporting Key Carkson on the atter s Meaning of Life Tour and advising for Carkson on NBC s The Voice. Miss, which Baerini co-wrote, is her first Hot Country Songs top 10 since Legends. She ed the ist for two weeks starting Sept. 24, 2016, with Peter Pan. BALLERINI UP TO THE TOP 10 Jake Owen banks his ninth Hot Country Songs top 10 as Down to the Honkytonk (Big Loud) eaps It boasts 24.2 miion impressions (up 8 percent) as it cimbs 10-7 on Country Airpay, 4.9 miion U.S. streams (up 36 percent) and 5,000 sod (up 7 percent). A TOAST FOR WALLEN Aso on Hot Country Songs, Morgan Waen s Whiskey Gasses (Big Loud) bumps to become his second top 10. It s up 11 percent to 8,000 sod, 9 percent to 16.2 miion in radio reach and 8 percent to 6.2 miion U.S. streams. Waen first hit the top 10 with Up Down (featuring Forida Georgia Line; No. 5, June 2018). ONE HAPPY MAN Luke Combs continues his historic run atop a five of Biboard s country charts simutaneousy: Hot Country Songs, Country Airpay, Country Streaming Songs, Country Digita Song Saes and Top Country Abums. He concurrenty eads the ists for a third frame. Ony Kane Brown has previousy achieved the feat, on Oct. 28, Combs Beautifu Crazy (River House/Coumbia Nashvie) rues Country Airpay for a sixth week (40.1 miion, up ess than 1 percent), marking the ist s ongest-eading No. 1 since Thomas Rhett s Die a Happy Man, which dominated for six weeks beginning in January Crazy is the 21st song to top Country Airpay for at east six weeks in the chart s 29- year history and is two frames shy of the record: Aan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett s It s Five O Cock Somewhere, which ed for eight weeks in Crazy aso commands Hot Country Songs and Country Streaming Songs (13.4 miion, up 11 percent) for a sixth week. On Country Digita Song Saes, it prevais for a seventh week (11,000 sod, down 9 percent). Meanwhie, Combs debut LP, This One s for You, ogs a 30th week at No. 1 on Top Country Abums (25,000 equivaent abum units, up 3 percent). The set is just the 11th to reach the miestone since the chart aunched in 1964 and is the first since Lady Antebeum s Need You Now (31 weeks on top) in It s the first abum by a soo mae to reach the threshod since Biy Ray Cyrus Some Gave A (34 weeks ), passing the 29-week reigns of Chris Stapeton s Traveer ( ) and Tim McGraw s Not a Moment Too Soon (1994). PARDI CLOCKS IN Jon Pardi adds his fourth Country Airpay top 10 as Night Shift (Capito Nashvie) strides 13-9 (21 miion, up 10 percent). He coects his first top 10 since 2017 s No. 3-peaking Heartache on the Dance Foor, which foowed the No. 1s Dirt on My Boots and Head Over Boots. GOOD TIME Kane Brown banks his fourth Country Airpay top 10 as Good as You (Zone 4/RCA Nashvie) hops (20.9 miion, up 11 percent). It foows his No. 1s Lose It, Heaven and What Ifs (featuring Lauren Aaina). JORDAN STRAUSS/INVISION/AP DECISIVE INTELLIGENCE. DELIVERED DIGITALLY. CLICK HERE FOR FREE DELIVERY DIGITAL NEWSLETTERS

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6 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 6 OF 19 Country Airpay WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) PLAYS AIRPLAY MONITORED BY +/ +/ RANK BEAUTIFUL CRAZY River House/Coumbia Nashvie HH No. 1 (6 weeks) HH Luke Combs HERE TONIGHT BMLG Brett Young ONE THAT GOT AWAY Atantic/WEA Michae Ray THERE WAS GIRL BMLG Riey Green MAKE IT SWEET RCA Nashvie Od Dominion EYES ON YOU Dack Janies/Broken Bow Chase Rice DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK Big Loud Jake Owen MILLIONAIRE Mercury Chris Stapeton NIGHT SHIFT Capito Nashvie Jon Pardi GOOD AS YOU Zone 4/RCA Nashvie Kane Brown MISS ME MORE Back River Kesea Baerini LOVE AIN T Vaory Ei Young Band ON MY WAY TO YOU CoJo/WMN Cody Johnson LOVE WINS Capito Nashvie Carrie Underwood LOOK WHAT GOD GAVE HER Vaory Thomas Rhett WHISKEY GLASSES Big Loud Morgan Waen LOVE SOMEONE Atantic/WMN Brett Edredge RUMOR Curb Lee Brice EVERY LITTLE HONKY TONK BAR MCA Nashvie HH Airpower HH George Strait GIRL Coumbia Nashvie Maren Morris TALK YOU OUT OF IT BMLG Forida Georgia Line CAUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY Curb Rodney Atkins Featuring The Fisk Jubiee Singers SOME OF IT EMI Nashvie Eric Church NEW GOD S COUNTRY Warner Bros./WMN HH Hot Shot Debut/ Breaker/ Most Increased Audience/ Most Added HH Bake Sheton RAISED ON COUNTRY RCA Nashvie Chris Young WHAT HAPPENS IN A SMALL TOWN Vaory Brantey Gibert + Lindsay E BUY MY OWN DRINKS Wheehouse Runaway June FEELS LIKE A PARTY Wheehouse LOCASH SOMEBODY S DAUGHTER Coumbia Nashvie Tenie Townes ALL TO MYSELF Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay BILLBOARD COUNTRY AIRPLAY PANEL 150 STATIONS Akron, OH Abany, N.Y. Abuquerque, N.M. Aentown, Pa. Atanta Augusta, Ga. Austin, Texas Bakersfied, Caif. Batimore Baton Rouge, La. Birmingham, Aa. Boise, Idaho Boston Buffao, N.Y. Chareston, S.C. Charotte, N.C. Chattanooga, Tenn. Chicago Cincinnati Ceveand Coorado Springs, Coo. Coumbia, S.C. Coumbus, Ohio Corpus Christi, Texas Daas Dayton, Ohio Denver Des Moines, Iowa WQMX WGNA KBQI KRST WCTO WKHX WUBL WKXC KASE KUZZ WPOC WYNK WDXB WZZK KAWO KIZN WBWL WKLB WYRK WEZL WCKN WKKT WSOC WUSY WEBG WUSN WUBE WGAR KATC KCCY WCOS WCOL KRYS KPLX KSCS WHKO KYGO KHKI Detroit E Paso, Texas Ft. Myers, Fa. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Fresno, Caif. Gainesvie, Fa. Grand Rapids, Mich. Greensboro, N.C. Greenvie, S.C. Harrisburg, Pa. Hartford, Conn. Houston Huntsvie, Aa. Indianapois Jacksonvie, Fa. Johnson City, Tenn. Kansas City Knoxvie, Tenn. Lafayette, La. Lakeand, Fa. Las Vegas Lexington, Ky. Litte Rock, Ark. Los Angees Louisvie, Ky. Madison, Wis. McAen, Texas WDRQ WYCD KHEY WCKT WWGR WQHK KSKS WOGK WBCT WTQR WSSL WRBT WWYZ KILT KKBQ WDRM WFMS WLHK WGNE WQIK WXBQ KBEQ WDAF KFKF WCYQ WIVK KMDL WPCV KCYE KWNR WBUL KSSN KKGO WAMZ WQNU WWQM WMAD KTEX Memphis Miami Miwaukee, WI. Minneapois Mobie, Aa. Monmouth/Ocean, N.J. Monterey, Caif.. Nashvie Nassau, N.Y. New Bern, N.C. New Oreans New York Norfok, Va. Okahoma City, Oka. Omaha, Neb. Orando, Fa. Oxnard-Ventura, CA Phiadephia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portand, Maine Portand, Ore. Providence, R.I. Raeigh, NC Reno, Nevada WGKX WLFP WKIS WKTI WMIL KEEY KMNB WKSJ WKMK KTOM WKDF WSIX WJVC WRNS WNOE WNSH WGH WUSH KJKE KTST KXKT WWKA KHAY WXTU KMLE KNIX WDSY WOGI WPGB WPOR WTHT KUPL KWJJ WCTK WQDR KBUL KOLC Richmond, Va. Riverside, Caif. Roanoke, Va. Rochester, N.Y. Sacramento, Caif. St. Louis Sat Lake City San Antonio, Texas San Diego San Jose, Caif. Sarasota, Fa. Seatte Spokane, Wash. Springfied, Mass. Stockton, Caif. Syracuse, N.Y. Tampa, Fa. Tucson, Ariz. Tusa, Oka. Visaia, Caif. Washington, D.C. West Pam Beach, Fa. Wichita, Kan. Wikes Barre, Pa. Wimington, De. York, Pa. WKHK KFRG WSLC WBEE KBEB KNCI KNTY KSD WIL KSOP KUBL KAJA KCYY KSON KRTY WCTQ KKWF KMPS KXLY WRNX KATM WBBS WFUS WQYK KIIM KTGX KVOO KWEN KJUG WMZQ WIRK KFDI KZSN WGGY WXCY WGTY

7 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 7 OF 19 Country Airpay WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) GOING FOR ADDS PLAYS AIRPLAY MONITORED BY +/ +/ RANK REARVIEW TOWN Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean THE ONES THAT DIDN T MAKE IT BACK HOME Vaory Justin Moore WHAT WHISKEY DOES Stoney Creek Randy Houser Featuring Hiary Lindsey LOVE YOU TOO LATE Warner Bros./WMN Coe Swinde EVERY LITTLE THING Tripe Tigers Russe Dickerson CLOSER TO YOU Big Machine Cary Pearce BACK TO LIFE Big Machine Rasca Fatts RAINBOW MCA Nashvie Kacey Musgraves I DON T KNOW ABOUT YOU Big Loud Chris Lane DAY DRUNK Warner Bros./WEA Morgan Evans THOUGHT ABOUT YOU McGraw/Coumbia Nashvie Tim McGraw LADIES IN THE 90S 19/Mercury Lauren Aaina I DON T REMEMBER ME (BEFORE YOU) EMI Nashvie Brothers Osborne REDNECKER Tree Vibez/Big Loud HARDY GOOD VIBES Warner Bros./WAR Chris Janson LIVING Capito Nashvie Dierks Bentey NOTHING TO DO TOWN Curb Dyan Scott NEW KNOCKIN BOOTS Capito Nashvie Luke Bryan PRAYED FOR YOU Wide Open/RECORDS/Good Company Matt Ste GIRL GOIN NOWHERE Atantic/WAR Ashey McBryde MAKE ME WANT TO Stoney Creek Jimmie Aen NEW RIDIN ROADS Broken Bow Dustin Lynch BETTER OFF GONE Big Yeow Dog Logan Mize TO A T RCA Nashvie Ryan Hurd AFTER A FEW Mercury Travis Denning ROCKIN ALL NIGHT LONG Buena Vista/Capito Nashvie Adam Hambrick NEW MY MIRACLE Arista Nashvie Brad Paisey SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW Southern Ground/Wheehouse Zac Brown Band ALCOHOL YOU LATER Riser House/Coumbia Nashvie Mitche Tenpenny RE-ENTRY HOUSTON, WE GOT A PROBLEM River House/Coumbia Nashvie Luke Combs JOHN SALANGSANG/INVISION/AP 48 LUKE BRYAN Knockin Boots Bryan s payfu new singe previews his abum expected by ate It debuts at No. 48 on Country Airpay with 2 miion impressions, marking his 35th career entry. 4/8 CAROLINE JONES Chasin Me Maiboat/New Revoution LUKE BRYAN Knockin Boots Capito Nashvie QUEEVA How Do You Know CMD RACHEL WAMMACK Enough RCA Nashvie 4/15 ABBY ANDERSON Good Lord Back River CAYLEE HAMMACK Famiy Tree Capito Nashvie 4/22 KOLT BARBER Cowboy Jerry Duncan LUCAS HOGE That Be The Day Forge ROB MAYES Coser AWAL/AristoMedia

8 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 8 OF 19 Country Airpay AIRPLAY MONITORED BY MOST ADDED TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist ADDS GOD S COUNTRY Warner Bros./WMN Bake Sheton 80 SOME OF IT EMI Nashvie Eric Church 19 KNOCKIN BOOTS Capito Nashvie Luke Bryan 19 HEARTBREAK Atantic/WMN Hunter Hayes 13 THOUGHT ABOUT YOU McGraw/Coumbia Nashvie Tim McGraw 10 LIVING Capito Nashvie Dierks Bentey 10 RIDIN ROADS Broken Bow Dustin Lynch 10 RAINBOW MCA Nashvie Kacey Musgraves 9 REARVIEW TOWN Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean 9 MY MIRACLE Arista Nashvie Brad Paisey 8 MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist GAIN (IN MIILIONS) GOD S COUNTRY Warner Bros./WMN Bake Sheton ONE THAT GOT AWAY Atantic/WEA Michae Ray HERE TONIGHT BMLG Brett Young LOOK WHAT GOD GAVE HER Vaory Thomas Rhett EYES ON YOU Dack Janies/Broken Bow Chase Rice GOOD AS YOU Zone 4/RCA Nashvie Kane Brown NIGHT SHIFT Capito Nashvie Jon Pardi KNOCKIN BOOTS Capito Nashvie Luke Bryan GIRL Coumbia Nashvie Maren Morris DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK Big Loud Jake Owen TITLE Imprint/Labe NEW AND ACTIVE Artist TOTAL AUDIENCE TOTAL STATIONS WORLD FOR TWO Stoney Creek King Caaway HEARTBREAK Atantic/WMN Hunter Hayes RIVAL Arista Nashvie LANCO SHALLOW Big Machine Daniee Bradbery Feat. Parker McCoum IF MY HEART HAD A HEART Awake Cassadee Pope DARK HORSE Atantic/WEA Devin Dawson RECURRENTS ADDS TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist TOTAL AUD. (IN MILLIONS) 1 GIRL LIKE YOU Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean IS IT Tripe Tigers Scotty McCreery BEST SHOT Stoney Creek Jimmie Aen SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME River House/Coumbia Nashvie Luke Combs TAKE IT FROM ME MCA Nashvie Jordan Davis SPEECHLESS Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay GOOD GIRL Broken Bow Dustin Lynch SIXTEEN Vaory Thomas Rhett TEQUILA Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY Capito Nashvie Luke Bryan MOST INCREASED PLAYS TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist GAIN GOD S COUNTRY Warner Bros./WMN Bake Sheton ONE THAT GOT AWAY Atantic/WEA Michae Ray +726 LOOK WHAT GOD GAVE HER Vaory Thomas Rhett +657 HERE TONIGHT BMLG Brett Young +580 GIRL Coumbia Nashvie Maren Morris +502 EYES ON YOU Dack Janies/Broken Bow Chase Rice +496 MAKE IT SWEET RCA Nashvie Od Dominion +478 SOME OF IT EMI Nashvie Eric Church +477 NIGHT SHIFT Capito Nashvie Jon Pardi +446 GOOD AS YOU Zone 4/RCA Nashvie Kane Brown +368 BILLBOARD COUNTRY BOXSCORE Gross Artist Attendance Ticket Price(s) Venue/Date(s) Capacity Promoter(s) $2,972,763 ERIC CHURCH 31,570 MESSINA TOURING $149, $29 Greensboro Coiseum, Greensboro, N.C./March ,570 GROUP/AEG PRESENTS $1,275,949 BLAKE SHELTON 13,785 MESSINA TOURING $129, $29 Xce Energy Center, St. Pau, Minn./March 15 13,785 GROUP/AEG PRESENTS $1,049,614 BLAKE SHELTON 11,760 MESSINA TOURING $129, $18.75 Wes Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa/March 14 11,760 GROUP/AEG PRESENTS $927,588 BLAKE SHELTON 7,780 MESSINA TOURING $129, $49 Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis./March 16 7,780 GROUP/AEG PRESENTS $353,937 DIERKS BENTLEY 4,735 LIVE NATION, $87.43, $72.35 Tribute Communities Centre, Oshawa, Ont./Jan. 19 4,735 SPECTRA PRESENTS 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 MARCH 24, 2019 WKS ON CHART TITLE (Labe) ARTIST TW SPINS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN I LOVE YOU AND I M LEAVIN (Rounder Rec) HH 1 Week at 1 HH Cody Jinks RUN AWAY WITH YOU (Independent) Robert Ray I M YOUR ONLY FLAW (Independent) Josh Abbott Band CHEAT ON ME (Independent) Bri Bagwe WALK AWAY (Independent) Mark Powe HAD A THING (Independent) Curtis Grimes NONE YA (Independent) Hayes Car CRAZY PEOPLE (Independent) Randy Rogers Band GONER (Independent) Wiiam Cark Green TOP OF MY HEART (Cory Morrow Music) Cory Morrow SPINS +/ WKS ON CHART TITLE (Labe) ARTIST TW SPINS COUNTRY SONG TO SING (Independent) Kevin Fower KISS THAT GIRL GOODBYE (Independent) Aaron Watson OTHER SIDE OF THE RADIO (Independent) Mike Ryan AIN T ENOUGH BEER (Independent) Kyie Frey LEAVE HER WILD (Dean Dion s Widcatter ) Sundance Head WHATEVER IT TAKES (King Ha Music) Chad Cooke Band ON MY WAY TO YOU (CoJo Music) Cody Johnson BEER BUCKET LIST (Siverado) David Adam Byrnes PAY NO RENT (Independent) Turnpike Troubadours HARD HEADED HEART (Independent) Cay Hois 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 2019, Texas Regiona Radio Report

9 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 9 OF 19 NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND JASON DAVIS/GETTY IMAGES FOR 20TH CENTURY FOX With her song Hod On featured on the soundtrack for the movie Breakthrough, Mickey Guyton attended the fim s Nashvie premiere on March 14. From eft: Breakthrough star Chrissy Metz and producer DeVon Frankin, and Guyton. ZAC BROWN BAND AT BRIDGESTONE I don t care what it says in the newspaper; this is the greatest country in the word. Zac Brown s procamation, a setup to the signature Zac Brown Band hit Chicken Fried, summarized the band s biggest success during a March 28 stop at Nashvie s Bridgestone Arena. Across two hours and 20 minutes, the group spun through a variety of styes country baads, cassic-rock pieces, isand-fecked chi music and Southern funk to effect an escape from the daiy stresses of modern American cuture. The set incuded more than two dozen tites, scads of soos and a surprise appearance by rock-bass veteran Biy Sheehan (David Lee Roth, Mr. Big), who journeyed through a fearess cacophony of sound during an extended cover of The Aman Brothers Band s Whipping Post. Except for the presence of a coupe sodiers in fu saute in the midst of Chicken Fried, Brown s set was noticeaby absent of production trickery. Large video screens used sometimes-fantastica animation to enhance the escapism, but the band reied mosty on tastefu musicianship and a sma modicum of choreographed motion to make its emotiona point. (The bocking was ragged enough that Brown actuay wandered in front of fidder Jimmy De Martini, cumsiy messing up a videocam ange during an extended soo). Guitarists Brown, Coy Bowes and Cay Cook a had opportunities to stretch out instrumentay and dispay their technica skis, as did De Martini in the fever-pitched pickin on The Charie Danies Band s The Devi Went Down to Georgia. But three we-received baads Coder Weather, Free and Highway 20 Ride underscored the strength and passion in Brown s ead voice and the enduring connection of a we-tod story. Their Chicken Fried aegiance to their country payed we, but even stronger was Brown and company s wide-ranging brand of country music. RADIO & RECORDS The Reviver Entertainment Group chose Apri Foos Day to announce a new imprint, DAVMORECORDS, guided by Reviver Records president Gator Michaes. The abe s moniker derives from the first names of Reviver Entertainment Group president/ceo David Ross and his father, veteran pubishing/promotion executive Moe Shuman. New signees Thompson Square and Aaron Goodvin were assigned to DAVMORECORDS... Joe Diffie started Apri 1 as the midday personaity at KXBL Tusa, Oka. The Pickup Man singer wi voice-track the shows remotey, usuay from his home in Nashvie... KXKC Lafayette, La., added Danita Madonado as afternoon-drive host and web/socia media manager. It marks a return to radio for Madonado, who spent the ast seven years as the Midand-Odessa, Texas-based owner of the Baze socia media firm... Ashey Bourque rejoined Country Radio Broadcasters on Apri 1 as project manager/associate director brand marketing and strategic partnerships. She spent the ast two years as an event panner with Chancey Charm and the George Jones Museum. Reach her here... Connoisseur Media swapped nine stations invoving iheartmedia and the Aoha Trust. The dea gives iheartmedia seven stations in Erie, Pa., and Mina, N.Y., whie Connoisseur picks up two signas in Frederick, Md., incuding country WFRE... Westwood One anded The Ty Benti Show as the first American country radio program to air in the United Kingdom. The show wi air during afternoon drive on Country Hits Radio, a nationa signa aunched by Bauer Media... Caretta Bake joined WGAR Ceveand as PD, InsideRadio. com reported. She wi arrive Apri 8 from WNCB Raeigh-Durham, N.C., where she served as PD/midday host... Andrea Burtscher was promoted to KMLE Phoenix music director, according to InsideRadio.com. She adds the roe to her existing duties as Entercom/Phoenix marketing/promotions director... KXBL/KVOO Tusa, Oka., PD Brian Jennings eft the station after 15 months, Takers.com reported... Chuck Knight was named iheartmedia/ San Antonio-Austin regiona senior vp programming, according to Takers. com. Country signas in the territory incude KAJA and KRPT San Antonio and KASE and KVET Austin. ROUND THE ROW The RIAA hired Jackie Jones as vp artist and industry reations in Nashvie. She was previousy CMT director of music and taent The Academy of Country Music made six staff changes, incuding two new hires and four promotions. Newcomers incude ACM Lifting Lives and strategic partnerships coordinator Tayor Wof and events assistant Daniee Bardier. Wof was previousy an HCA human resources coordinator, whie Bardier is a former radio executive who spent 2018 as a sponsorship and event coordinator for Boston-based Harpoon Brewery. The ACM promoted executive vp finance and operations Tom Torii, from senior vp; director strategic partnerships Jen Heaton, from senior manager; manager events Lanni Gagnon, from coordinator; and manager awards and membership Carrie Tekautz, from coordinator The Country Music Association promoted Catharine McNey to senior director of communications after ess than 18 months as a director. Concurrenty, the CMA retained Stephanie Shank as manager of production and taent reations. She worked previousy for CMA as a freeance communications manager. Reach McNey here and Shank here Zac Brown Band signed with Wiiam Morris Endeavor Singer-songwriter Sam Riggs signed a pubishing dea with Major Bob Music. Riggs is aready affiiated with Tripe 8 Management Universa Music Pubishing Nashvie signed Caire Wright to her first songwriting contract Sam Outaw secured representation with The Anvi Management. He wi make his Grand Oe Opry debut on May 3 The 2019 American Music Awards are sated for Nov. 24 on ABC Margaret Lewis Warwick died March 29 in Louisiana. As a songwriter, she penned David Houston s Mountain of Love, Narve Fets Reconsider Me and a handfu of Jeannie C. Riey singes. Warwick and her husband, Aton Warwick, owned the rights to The Louisiana Hayride, a former barn dance show aired by KWKH Shreveport, La. A ceebration of ife is panned for Apri 2 at Shreveport s Municipa Auditorium, which previousy housed The Hayride. The famiy suggests memoria contributions be made in Warwick s memory to an anima rescue agency. New Warner Music Nashvie signee Tucker Beathard (center) stopped in at WFMS Indianapois during his radio promotion tour. He s shown with WMN Northeast/Midwest manager/war radio and streaming Anna Cage and Cumuus/Indianapois operations manager Christopher Boomer Layfied.

10 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 10 OF 19 NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND DAVID MCCLISTER MUSIC NOTES The ineups for two annua country-centered Austin bashes took stronger shape on Apri 1 with taent announcements for Wiie Neson s signature Fourth of Juy Picnic and for Jack Ingram s contribution to the two-day Mack, Jack & McConaughey benefit with former footba coach Mack Brown and actor Matthew McConaughey. Neson s show, sated for Circuit of the Americas Austin 360 Amphitheater, wi feature Luke Combs, Jamey Johnson, Aison Krauss, Steve Eare & The Dukes, Nathanie Rateiff & The Night Sweats and Hayes Car, among others, on Independence Day. The Jack Ingram & Friends show on Apri 26 at the Austin City Limits Live Moody Theater boasts Wade Bowen, Butch Waker, Hoy Wiiams and more to be named. A previousy announced Apri 25 Mack, Jack & McConaughey concert featuring Chris Stapeton is aready sod out. C.W. McCa, best known for his 1975 INGRAM miion-seing novety Convoy, managed to become mayor of Ouray, Coo. So maybe one of The Lost Traiers can make it in the U.S. Senate. Stokes Nieson, who sang ead on the defunct band s 2008 hit Hoer Back, announced on March 29 his candidacy for the seat of retiring Tennessee Sen. Lamar Aexander. Eariest competition for the Brentwood, Tenn., resident comes from a Democratic attorney, James Macker. Eection Day is sti 18 months away, so the fied wi ikey expand. Wanda Jackson announced her retirement from touring on March 28, citing trave and safety issues. A member of the Rock & Ro Ha of Fame, she garnered three top five country singes in the 1950s and 1960s whie estabishing hersef as a femae pioneer in rockabiy. Now 81, she sti pans to make pubic appearances, though she be more seective about the commitments on her caendar. Aaron Watson set a June 21 reease date for his next abum, Red Bandana, with current singe Kiss That Gir Goodbye pacing the 20-track coection. Watson shares the reease date with Buddy & Juie Mier, whose Breakdown on 20th Ave. South represents their first abum in a decade. Aso on the way are Wi Carter s Good Bad Idea on Apri 12 and Jenny Toman s There Goes the Neighborhood on Juy 19. Top Headines from Cick on headines beow for more detais Jason Adean Coud Make History At 2019 ACM Awards.com How Shoud Artists, Managers And Labes React To The Grammys Change In Their Eigibiity Year? Eages vs. Michae Jackson: Questions Linger Over Best-Seing Abum of A Time European Union Passes Sweeping Copyright Reforms, Ending Safe Harbor For YouTube ON DATE IN COUNTRY MUSIC Apri Reba McEntire brings out two surprise acts during a concert at the Thompson-Boing Arena in Knoxvie, Tenn.: Brooks & Dunn join her on Cowgirs Don t Cry, and Key Carkson appears for Because of You Litte Texas tops the Biboard country chart for the first time with My Love. CLARKSON Apri Warner Bros. reeases Bake Sheton s Honey Bee to radio Brad Paisey receives the Nashvie Songwriters Association Internationa s songwriter/artist of the year award. Apri Kane Brown coects patinum awards from the RIAA for his sef-tited abum and for the singe Heaven. Apri The Country Music Association announces Aan Jackson, the ate Jerry Reed and songwriter Don Schitz as the 2017 inductees in the Country Music Ha of Fame. Apri The Academy of Country Music hais George Strait as artist of the decade during a taping for a CBS-TV specia at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Coumbia reeases Montgomery Gentry s debut abum, Tattoos & Scars. Apri Carrie Underwood performs Something in the Water as American Ido airs for the ast time on Fox Marty Robbins records E Paso and Big Iron in the same session at Bradey Fim & Recording Studio in Nashvie whie cutting the entire Gunfighter Baads and Trai Songs abum in a singe day. Apri MLB s San Diego Padres pay their first game at the new Petco Park. Rhett Akins, Chad Brock and Darye Singetary perform Take Me Out to the Bagame, and former President Jimmy Carter throws the first pitch. The Padres beat the San Francisco Giants, 4-3. Source: RoandNote.com, the Utimate Country Music Database Buddy Hoy To Join Roy Orbison On Hoogram Tour Aaron Watson hung with KFDI Wichita, Kan., assistant PD/music director Caro Hughes (eft) and Big Labe director of West promotion Gwen Foster when he payed the Cotiion on March 22.

11 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 11 OF 19 Hot Country Songs TWO S WKS ON TITLE Artist AGO CHART PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL BEAUTIFUL CRAZY HH No. 1 (6 weeks) HH Luke Combs S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,W.B.DURRETTE,R.WILLIFORD) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE TEQUILA Dan + Shay D.SMYERS,S.HENDRICKS (D.SMYERS,J.REYNOLDS,N.GALYON) WARNER BROS./WAR MEANT TO BE Bebe Rexha & Forida Georgia Line WILSHIRE (B.REXHA,T.HUBBARD,J.MILLER,D.A.GARCIA) WARNER BROS./BMLG HERE TONIGHT Brett Young D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,B.CAVER,J.EBACH,C.KELLEY) BMLG SPEECHLESS Dan + Shay D.SMYERS,S.HENDRICKS (D.SMYERS,S.MOONEY,J.REYNOLDS,L.VELTZ) WARNER BROS./WAR EYES ON YOU Chase Rice C. DESTEFANO (C.RICE,C. DESTEFANO,A.GORLEY) DACK JANIELS/BROKEN BOW GOOD AS YOU Kane Brown D.HUFF (K.BROWN,B.BERRYHILL,S.CARTER,T.PHILLIPS,W.WEATHERLY) ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE MISS ME MORE HH Streaming Gainer HH Kesea Baerini F.G.WHITEHEAD,J.MASSEY (K.BALLERINI,D.H.HODGES,B.MCLAUGHLIN) BLACK RIVER DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK Jake Owen J.MOI (R.CLAWSON,L.LAIRD,S.MCANALLY) BIG LOUD WHISKEY GLASSES HH Digita Gainer HH Morgan Waen J.MOI (B.BURGESS,K.KADISH) BIG LOUD ONE THAT GOT AWAY HH Airpay Gainer HH Michae Ray S.HENDRICKS (J.FRASURE,T. ROSEN,M.RAMSEY,J.OSBORNE) ATLANTIC/WEA LOOK WHAT GOD GAVE HER Thomas Rhett D.HUFF,J.BUNETTA,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,R.AKINS,J.BUNETTA,J.K.HINDLIN,A.MALIK,J.H.RYAN) VALORY THERE WAS GIRL Riey Green D.HUFF (R.GREEN,ERIK DYLAN) BMLG MAKE IT SWEET Od Dominion S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,T. ROSEN,W.SELLERS,G.SPRUNG,B.TURSI,S.MCANALLY) RCA NASHVILLE GIRL Maren Morris G.KURSTIN,M.MORRIS (M.MORRIS,S.AARONS,G.KURSTIN) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE NIGHT SHIFT Jon Pardi B.BUTLER,J.PARDI (T.BROWN,P.LARUE,B.MONTANA) CAPITOL NASHVILLE RUMOR Lee Brice L.BRICE,J.STONE,K.JACOBS,D.FRIZSELL (L.BRICE,K.JACOBS,A.GORLEY) CURB TALK YOU OUT OF IT Forida Georgia Line J.MOI (M.HARDY,H.PHELPS,J.ROGERS,A.VANDERHEYM) BMLG 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 LOVE AIN T Ei Young Band D.HUFF (R.COPPERMAN,A.GORLEY,S.MCANALLY) VALORY CAUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY Rodney Atkins Featuring The Fisk Jubiee Singers R.ATKINS,T.HEWITT,B.BOLLINGER (C.HARRINGTON,J.M.SCHMIDT,M.WALKER) CURB LOVE SOMEONE Brett Edredge R. COPPERMAN,B.ELDREDGE (B.ELDREDGE,R.COPPERMAN,H.MORGAN) ATLANTIC/WMN RAINBOW Kacey Musgraves I.FITCHUK,D.TASHIAN,K.MUSGRAVES (N.HEMBY,S.MCANALLY,K.MUSGRAVES) MCA NASHVILLE EVERY LITTLE HONKY TONK BAR George Strait C.AINLAY,G.STRAIT (G.STRAIT,B.STRAIT,D.DILLON) MCA NASHVILLE COUNTRY AIRPLAY RANK SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY PEAK POSITION 1 1 RC 1 RC RC MORRIS: JORDAN STRAUSS/INVISION/AP. HAMBRICK: JASON KEMPIN/GETTY IMAGES FOR AMAZON MUSIC 15 MAREN MORRIS Gir Gir cimbs on Hot Country Songs. It rises by 22 percent to 10.3 miion in audience as it pushes on Country Airpay and gains by 7 percent to 6.8 miion U.S. streams. 45 ADAM HAMBRICK Rockin A Night Long The debut singe from the Arkansas native re-enters Hot Country Songs at No. 45. It gains a boost of 24 percent to 1.8 miion streams whie bueting at No. 56 on Country Airpay (1.1 miion impressions, up 6 percent).

12 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 12 OF 19 Hot Country Songs SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY TWO S AGO WKS ON CHART TITLE PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) Artist IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL I DON T KNOW ABOUT YOU Chris Lane J.MOI (A.GORLEY,M.HARDY,H.PHELPS,J.RODGERS) BIG LOUD THE BONES Maren Morris G.KURSTIN (M.MORRIS,J.ROBBINS,L.VELTZ) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE ALL TO MYSELF Dan + Shay D.SMYERS,S.HENDRICKS (D.SMYERS,S.MOONEY,N.GALYON,J.REYNOLDS) WARNER BROS./WAR SOME OF IT Eric Church J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,J.HYDE,C.DANIELS,B.PINSON) EMI NASHVILLE RAISED ON COUNTRY Chris Young C.CROWDER,C.YOUNG (C.YOUNG,C.R.BARLOWE,C.CROWDER) RCA NASHVILLE REARVIEW TOWN Jason Adean M.KNOX (N.THRASHER,B.PINSON,K.LOVELACE) MACON/BROKEN BOW WHAT HAPPENS IN A SMALL TOWN Brantey Gibert + Lindsay E D.HUFF (B.GILBERT,R.AKINS,B.BERRYHILL,J.DUNNE) VALORY SOMEBODY S DAUGHTER Tenie Townes J.JOYCE (T.TOWNES,L.LAIRD,BARY DEAN) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE LOVE YOU TOO LATE Coe Swinde M.R.CARTER (C.SWINDELL,MICHAEL RAY,B.KINNEY) WARNER BROS./WMN REDNECKER HARDY J.MOI,D.COHEN (A.ALBERT,M.HARDY,J.M.SCHMIDT) TREE VIBEZ/BIG LOUD BUY MY OWN DRINKS Runaway June D.HUFF (H.MULHOLLAND,J.WAYNE,N.COOKE,H.LINDSEY,J.KEAR) WHEELHOUSE I HOPE Gabby Barrett R. COPPERMAN (Z.KALE,J.M.NITE,G.BARRETT) GABBY BARRETT/RED LIGHT MANAGEMENT NASHVILLE CLOSER TO YOU Cary Pearce BUSBEE (H.LINDSEY,G.SAMPSON,T.VERGES) BIG MACHINE 39 RE-ENTRY 7 NOTHING TO DO TOWN Dyan Scott M.ALDERMAN,C.GIBBS,J.E.NORMAN (D.SCOTT,M.ALDERMAN,C.TAYLOR) CURB FEELS LIKE A PARTY LOCASH C.CROWDER,T.HUBBARD (P.BRUST,C.LUCAS,T.HUBBARD,C.CROWDER) WHEELHOUSE TO A T Ryan Hurd D.HUFF,A.ESHUIS (R.J.HURD,N.SPICER,L.VELTZ) RCA NASHVILLE RIDIN ROADS Dustin Lynch Z.CROWELL (D.LYNCH,A.GORLEY,Z.CROWELL) BROKEN BOW 43 NEW 1 WORLD FOR TWO HH Hot Shot Debut HH King Caaway R. COPPERMAN,R.DEATON (R.COPPERMAN,J.OSBORNE,J.ABRAHART) 24 ENTERTAINMENT/STONEY CREEK BACK TO LIFE Rasca Fatts J.DEE,G.LEVOX,J.D.ROONEY (C.R.BARLOWE,N.MOON,S.MOONEY,F.WILHELM) BIG MACHINE 45 RE-ENTRY 2 ROCKIN ALL NIGHT LONG Adam Hambrick J.S.STOVER (A.HAMBRICK,K.ARCHER,P.GOOD) BUENA VISTA/CAPITOL NASHVILLE 46 NEW 1 GOD S COUNTRY Bake Sheton S.HENDRICKS (M.HARDY,J.M.SCHMIDT,D.DAWSON) WARNER BROS./WMN WHAT WHISKEY DOES Randy Houser Featuring Hiary Lindsey K.GATTIS (R.HOUSER,K.GATTIS,H.LINDSEY) STONEY CREEK 48 RE-ENTRY 12 PRAYED FOR YOU Matt Ste A.BOWERS,M.STELL (M.STELL,A.BOWERS,A.VELTZ) WIDE OPEN/RECORDS/GOOD COMPANY 49 RE-ENTRY 2 ONE MAN BAND Od Dominion S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,T. ROSEN,B.TURSI,J.OSBORNE) RCA NASHVILLE 50 NEW 1 EVERY LITTLE THING Russe Dickerson C.BROWN (R.DICKERSON,P.WELLING,C.BROWN) TRIPLE TIGERS 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. COUNTRY AIRPLAY RANK PEAK POSITION Year-Over-Year Abum Saes DIGITAL TRACKS SALES miion 2.53 miion miion miion 8.30 miion For week ending March 28, 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 198,000 53, ,000 Last Week 207,000 57, ,000 Change -4.3% -7.0% -3.6% This Week Last Year 282,000 75, ,000 Change -29.8% -29.3% -27.5% *Digita abum saes are aso counted within abum saes. YEAR-TO-DATE Overa Unit Saes CHANGE Abums 3,395,000 2,539, % Digita Tracks 11,395,000 8,304, % Saes by Abum Format CHANGE Physica 2,426,000 1,754, % Digita 970, , % For inquiries about any Niesen Music data, pease contact Josh Bennett at or josh.bennett@niesen.com

13 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 13 OF 19 SALES, DATA COMPILED BY STREAMING & SALES DATA COMPILED BY 2 S AGO S ON CHT TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS ARTIST TITLE IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL LUKE COMBS RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE */SMN ONE S FOR YOU 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 2019, Prometheus Goba Media, LLC and Niesen Music, Inc. A rights reserved. AMERICANA/ FOLK ALBUMS CERT. PEAK POS. MAREN MORRIS GIRL COLUMBIA NASHVILLE */SMN 1 DAN + SHAY DAN + SHAY WARNER BROS /WMN 0 1 CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLER MERCURY */UMGN 3 1 KACEY MUSGRAVES GOLDEN HOUR MCA NASHVILLE */UMGN 1 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE CAN T SAY I AIN T COUNTRY BMLG FGL0400* JASON ALDEAN REARVIEW TOWN MACON/BROKEN BOW/BMG */BBMG ( ) 0 1 KANE BROWN ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE */SMN KANE BROWN 1 1 KANE BROWN ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE /SMN EXPERIMENT 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD CAPITOL NASHVILLE */UMGN CRY PRETTY 0 1 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE /UMGN (25.98) 50 NUMBER ONES 7 1 THOMAS RHETT VALORY TR0300A/BMLG LIFE CHANGES 1 1 MORGAN WALLEN BIG LOUD DIGITAL EX IF I KNOW ME 11 JON PARDI CALIFORNIA SUNRISE CAPITOL NASHVILLE */UMGN 1 1 ZAC BROWN BAND GREATEST HITS SO FAR ROAR/SOUTHERN GROUND/ATLANTIC /AG BRETT YOUNG BRETT YOUNG BMLG BY0100A* BLAKE SHELTON RELOADED: 20 #1 HITS WARNER BROS /WMN 2 JORDAN DAVIS MCA NASHVILLE /UMGN HOME STATE 6 KELSEA BALLERINI BLACK RIVER 2017 UNAPOLOGETICALLY 3 CHRIS STAPLETON MERCURY */UMGN FROM A ROOM: VOLUME CHRIS STAPLETON MERCURY */UMGN FROM A ROOM: VOLUME BRETT YOUNG BMLG BMBY200A* TICKET TO L.A TIM MCGRAW RE-ENTRY 166 CURB (13.98) NUMBER ONE HITS 1 6 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE */UMGN WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY CODY JOHNSON AIN T NOTHIN TO IT COJO */WMN 1 SALES DATA COMPILED BY COUNTRY STREAMING SONGS WKS ON CHART TITLE ARTIST BEAUTIFUL CRAZY LUKE COMBS MEANT TO BE BEBE REXHA & FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE TENNESSEE WHISKEY CHRIS STAPLETON TEQUILA DAN + SHAY HEAVEN KANE BROWN SPEECHLESS DAN + SHAY GIRL MAREN MORRIS SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME LUKE COMBS TALK YOU OUT OF IT FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE TAKE IT FROM ME JORDAN DAVIS WHISKEY GLASSES MORGAN WALLEN IN CASE YOU DIDN T KNOW BRETT YOUNG YOU MAKE IT EASY JASON ALDEAN MISS ME MORE 14 RE-ENTRY KELSEA BALLERINI LOOK WHAT GOD GAVE HER THOMAS RHETT RUMOR LEE BRICE GOOD AS YOU KANE BROWN EYES ON YOU CHASE RICE MILLIONAIRE CHRIS STAPLETON IS IT SCOTTY MCCREERY BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD SAM HUNT WHAT IFS KANE BROWN FEAT. LAUREN ALAINA HURRICANE LUKE COMBS THE BONES MAREN MORRIS HERE TONIGHT BRETT YOUNG 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 2019, Prometheus Goba Media, LLC and Niesen Music, Inc. A rights reserved. WKS ON CHART TITLE ARTIST BEAUTIFUL CRAZY LUKE COMBS LOOK WHAT GOD GAVE HER THOMAS RHETT WHISKEY GLASSES MORGAN WALLEN MISS ME MORE KELSEA BALLERINI GOOD AS YOU KANE BROWN SPEECHLESS DAN + SHAY RAINBOW KACEY MUSGRAVES RUMOR LEE BRICE TEQUILA DAN + SHAY DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK JAKE OWEN GIRL MAREN MORRIS EYES ON YOU CHASE RICE MILLIONAIRE CHRIS STAPLETON I HOPE GABBY BARRETT TENNESSEE WHISKEY CHRIS STAPLETON TALK YOU OUT OF IT FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE HERE TONIGHT BRETT YOUNG MAKE IT SWEET OLD DOMINION NIGHT SHIFT JON PARDI ON MY WAY TO YOU CODY JOHNSON MEANT TO BE BEBE REXHA & FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME 22 RE-ENTRY LUKE COMBS 23 NEW SOME OF IT ERIC CHURCH 24 HEAVEN RE-ENTRY KANE BROWN 25 NEW SHALLOW DANIELLE BRADBERY FEAT. PARKER MCCOLLUM 2 S AGO S ON CHT ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL TITLE 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 2019, Prometheus Goba Media, LLC and Niesen Music, Inc. A rights reserved. CERT. PEAK POS. HOZIER WASTELAND, BABY! RUBYWORKS */COLUMBIA 1 CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLER MERCURY NASHVILLE */UMGN 3 1 KACEY MUSGRAVES MCA NASHVILLE */UMGN GOLDEN HOUR 1 4 NEW ANDREW BIRD 1 WEGAWAM/LOMA VISTA */CONCORD MY FINEST WORK YET 4 HOZIER RUBYWORKS */COLUMBIA HOZIER MUMFORD & SONS DELTA GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD 0240*/GLASSNOTE 1 CHRIS STAPLETON FROM A ROOM: VOLUME MERCURY NASHVILLE */UMGN 0 1 SIMON & GARFUNKEL SIMON AND GARFUNKEL S GREATEST HITS COLUMBIA 31350/LEGACY CHRIS STAPLETON FROM A ROOM: VOLUME MERCURY NASHVILLE */UMGN BRANDI CARLILE BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU RE-ENTRY 15 1 LOW COUNTRY SOUND/ELEKTRA */EMG 23 ERIC CHURCH Some of It The track zooms by 32 percent to 3,000 sod as it arrives on Country Digita Song Saes at No. 23. On Hot Country Songs, it pushes DAVID BECKER/GETTY IMAGES

14 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 14 OF 19 MAKIN TRACKS TOM ROLAND HARDY s Rednecker Vauts Him From Ace Songwriter To Budding Voca Star Ridicuous battes in redneck history: August 1973: A diner at a Memphis restaurant breaks Jerry Lee Lewis nose after Lewis cas the man s femae companion a redneck whore. December 1985: Johnny Paycheck shoots a patron at an Ohio bar after the man asks the singer if he has ever eaten turte meat. December 2010: A Forida traier park resident is arrested for breaking his neighbor s gasses in an argument about the ate Conway Twitty s sexua orientation. Add to that hodgepodge of beieve-it-ornot fights a fictitious augher HARDY s debut singe, Rednecker. The tite isn t even a rea word, and the chorus is a itany of pride in stuff that most peope woud ikey not want to argue about: whose accent is the most Southern, who can stuff more chewing tobacco between their cheek and gum, who ives in a smaer town. It means different things for different peope, says HARDY. I have a ot of peope that come up and te me it s hiarious, and a ot of peope come up and te me it s badass. I think that s one reay coo thing about that song. It s a statement song, but depending on the istener, some peope just get humor out of it. Some peope get offended and think that I m taking to them, which is fine because that s kind of what the song stands for. Rednecker was a ate-night mistake HARDY during a January 2018 songwriting retreat in Winter Park, Coo. A bevy of writers odged in a arge, private house and had a fairy reaxing routine for a few days: ski in the morning, write songs in the afternoon and hang out at night. There s a sma amount of uncertainty about some of the detais To be honest, it was a itte fuzzy because we were in Coorado, confesses HARDY but that initia writing session took pace in the attic room occupied by co-writer Jordan M. Schmidt ( You Make It Easy, Drunk Me ), somewhere around 2 a.m. Schmidt payed a track he had written that day for HARDY and cowriter Andy Abert ( Good Gir, If the Boot Fits ), and Abert offered an unfitered critique. I was ike, Man, this track is reay good; it just needs to sound a itte rednecker, remembers Abert. HARDY just had his eyes ight up, and so did Jordan, and then we were just ike, OK, we aren t eaving this room ti we write that song. It came aong fast. HARDY chipped in the opening ine of the chorus, My town s smaer than your town, and Schmidt threw out the next: And I got a bigger buck and bass on my wa. It was unusua. They had no guitars and no actua instruments in the room, so they just hammered out yrics with an eye toward consistent phrasing. The chorus wound to its utimate, ridicuous concusion You may think that you re redneck/but I m rednecker than you and they setted in next on the verses. The opening stanza recognized the back-roads cred of the song s antagonist, whie the second verse et the protagonist buid his own smatown quaifications even higher. The writers found a number of images that screamed sma town incuding a Mossy Oak hat, a Southern Pride tattoo and a foorboard covered in Sim Jim wrappers whie steering cear of cichés. I honesty give a ot of that credit to HARDY, says Abert. That s sort of his expertise. He s from a rea sma town in Mississippi, and he sees things and has ived that ife for a ong time and knows things about the detais that have otherwise not been referenced before and are beyond the ciché. The song woudn t be the same if we had wrote it with anybody but him. Weeks went by after they returned to Nashvie before they decided to finish Rednecker. They added a bridge, which aowed them to drop in a Dae Earnhardt reference. Listen, says Schmidt, you ve got to get as many Earnhardt references as you can in a song caed Rednecker. They aso put together a meody and the supporting arrangement during that second writing session, with Schmidt driving that part of the conversation under the infuence of a new purchase: an EverTune guitar, which never goes out of tune. He commandeered the demo, too, and once the production kicked in, they took Rednecker more seriousy. I kind of aways just considered it this joke song, admits Schmidt. I was ike, I bet we do a demo someday, but it s not reay high on anybody s priority ist. And then once we did the demo, we were a ike, Hoy shit, this is awesome. I think peope are going to dig this. Indeed, Bake Sheton took a hard ook at Rednecker as a possibe coaboration. Granger Smith was interested, too, but HARDY had undergone a transformation in the months after they had written it. HARDY had penned severa Forida Georgia Line hits incuding Simpe, Tak You Out of It and the Morgan Waen coaboration Up Down and FGL and Big Loud were obbying HARDY to become an artist. He took his time making that decision. We woud tak to him a itte bit, and I woud see him four months ater, and I m ike, Wow, you ook ike you ost weight. He s ike, Yeah, I ost 20 pounds. recas producer Joey Moi (Jake Owen, FGL). Two months ater, he s down ike another 15 pounds. You coud see he was starting to reay contempate doing the artist thing and getting himsef excited about it. Finay we a started taking and he wanted to do it. HARDY was convinced Rednecker had big potentia, and he persuaded his co-writers to nix the Sheton and Smith opportunities so he coud tacke it. Once he signed with Big Loud, Moi and co-producer/keyboard payer Dave Cohen buit a new track from the ground up, amping up the Southern rock eements, then taking a group of musicians into Ocean Way to fi it out. HARDY oved that big adrenaine-stye rock, says Moi. The ideoogica stamp of the record was to just kind of make sure it rocked, make sure the drums were rea big, make sure the soos were ike Southern rock. It s not twangy banjo. We kind of avoided a of the modern, super-poppy gags that are going on and kept it more rock/southern rock-type stuff. Rednecker emerged as the most-streamed track from HARDY s debut EP, and the connection was papabe as fans passionatey sang the words verbatim at ive shows. Big Loud reeased it to country radio via PayMPE on Feb. 1; it rides to No. 44 in its eighth week on Country Airpay as it estabishes him with country isteners as a new sma-town spokesman. That one just represents my sound, says HARDY. It was a good way to ead off and introduce peope to who I am and kind of what my yrics, what my songwriting is ike, what my sound is. It just sounds ike a cornerstone, kind of a career song, if it takes off. It s a ridicuous redneck batte that s absoutey worth the fight. ROBBY KLEIN

15 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 15 OF 19 WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist PLAYS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) +/ HERE TONIGHT BMLG HH No. 1 (2 weeks) HH Brett Young ONE THAT GOT AWAY Atantic/WEA Michae Ray THERE WAS GIRL BMLG Riey Green BEAUTIFUL CRAZY River House/Coumbia Nashvie Luke Combs MAKE IT SWEET RCA Nashvie Od Dominion EYES ON YOU Dack Janies/Broken Bow Chase Rice NIGHT SHIFT Capito Nashvie Jon Pardi ON MY WAY TO YOU CoJo/WMN Cody Johnson MISS ME MORE Back River Kesea Baerini GOOD AS YOU Zone 4/RCA Nashvie Kane Brown LOVE AIN T Vaory Ei Young Band DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK Big Loud Jake Owen LOVE WINS Capito Nashvie Carrie Underwood WHISKEY GLASSES Big Loud Morgan Waen Country Indicator LOOK WHAT GOD GAVE HER Vaory Thomas Rhett LOVE SOMEONE Atantic/WMN Brett Edredge EVERY LITTLE HONKY TONK BAR MCA Nashvie George Strait TALK YOU OUT OF IT BMLG Forida Georgia Line RUMOR Curb Lee Brice GIRL Coumbia Nashvie Maren Morris SOME OF IT EMI Nashvie Eric Church CAUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY Curb Rodney Atkins Feat. The Fisk Jubiee Singers WHAT HAPPENS IN A SMALL TOWN Vaory Brantey Gibert & Lindsay E REARVIEW TOWN Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean RAISED ON COUNTRY RCA Nashvie Chris Young BUY MY OWN DRINKS Wheehouse Runaway June FEELS LIKE A PARTY Wheehouse LOCASH RAINBOW MCA Nashvie Kacey Musgraves WHAT WHISKEY DOES Stoney Creek Randy Houser Feat. Hiary Lindsey KISS THAT GIRL GOODBYE BIG Labe Aaron Watson 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

16 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 16 OF 19 WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist PLAYS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) +/ LIVING Capito Nashvie Dierks Bentey ALL TO MYSELF Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay THOUGHT ABOUT YOU McGraw/Coumbia Nashvie Tim McGraw CLOSER TO YOU Big Machine Cary Pearce BACK TO LIFE Big Machine Rasca Fatts NEW GOD S COUNTRY Warner Bros./WMN HH Hot Shot Debut/Most Increased Pays/Most Added HH Bake Sheton LADIES IN THE 90S 19/Mercury Lauren Aaina I DON T REMEMBER ME (BEFORE YOU) EMI Nashvie Brothers Osborne EVERY LITTLE THING Tripe Tigers Russe Dickerson LOVE YOU TOO LATE Warner Bros./WMN Coe Swinde REDNECKER Tree Vibez/Big Loud Hardy THE IN BETWEEN Captain & Bear Cash Campbe A LITTLE ON THE REDNECK SIDE Dream Wakin Smith & Wesey GOOD VIBES Warner Bros./WAR Chris Janson ROCKIN ALL NIGHT LONG Buena Vista/Capito Nashvie Adam Hambrick NOTHING TO DO TOWN Curb Dyan Scott THE ONES THAT DIDN T MAKE IT BACK HOME Vaory Justin Moore SOMEWHERE BETWEEN I LOVE YOU AND I M LEAVIN Rounder/Concord Cody Jinks GIRL GOIN NOWHERE Atantic/WAR Ashey McBryde IF I WAS A COWBOY Rebe Engine Stephanie Quaye AFTER A FEW Mercury Travis Denning Country Indicator SOMEBODY S DAUGHTER Coumbia Nashvie Tenie Townes GET AWAY High4Records/Curve Music/Grassroots Ryan Sims NEW KNOCKIN BOOTS Capito Nashvie Luke Bryan DAY DRUNK Warner Bros./WEA Morgan Evans I DON T KNOW ABOUT YOU Big Loud Chris Lane SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW ZB Coective/BMG/Wheehouse Zac Brown Band THE BULL MCA Nashvie Kip Moore LOVE TO TRY THEM ON Amerimonte Shane Owens NEW MAKE ME WANT TO Stoney Creek Jimmie Aen 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 2019, 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

17 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 17 OF 19 Country Airpay Index TITLE Pubishing-Licensing Org. (Songwriter) Chart Position A AFTER A FEW I m About To Go RED On Ya Music, BMI/Travis Denning Music, BMI/oe, BMI/Crack The Gass Songs, BMI/Stars And Stripes And Mape Leaf Music, BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Sound Wagon Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP (T.Denning, K.Archer, J.Weaver) 55 ALCOHOL YOU LATER Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Sam Sumser Music, ASCAP/Lava Music, ASCAP/ Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP/Lucky Mic Pubishing, BMI/Music Of Parae, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI (M.Tenpenny, S.Sumser, M.Lotten) 59 ALL TO MYSELF Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Shay Mooney Music, BMI/Warner- Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/A Gir Named Charie, BMI/Buckeye26, ASCAP/Jreynmusic, ASCAP (D.Smyers, S.Mooney, N.Gayon, J.Reynods) 30 B BACK TO LIFE W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/ Bennett s Dad s Songs, SESAC/Songs Of Rhythm House 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) 37 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) 1 BETTER OFF GONE Year Of The Dog Music, ASCAP/Shakapubishing, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP (A.Stokasa, D.Woods) 53 BUY MY OWN DRINKS BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/BMG Siver Songs, SESAC/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/ Rezonate Music, ASCAP/BIRB Music, ASCAP/Champagne Whiskey Pubishing, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/Music Of Patinum Pen, SESAC/Wid Wid West Songs, SESAC/ Thunder Cookie, SESAC/Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/ Songwriters of Patinum Pen Pubishing, BMI/Hannah Muhoand Music, BMI (H.Muhoand, J.Wayne, N.Cooke, H.Lindsey, J.Kear) 27 C CAUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Vove Music, ASCAP/Goes Something Like Music, BMI/Warner- Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Make It Matter Music, BMI/Sixteen Stars Music, BMI (C.Harrington, J.M.Schmidt, M.Waker) 22 CLOSER TO YOU BIRB Music, ASCAP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/1217 Songs, ASCAP/Sti Working For The Woman, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP/Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Low Z Music, BMI (H. Lindsey, G.Sampson, T.Verges) 36 D DAY DRUNK Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/SongsbyME, BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/CDS Words And Music, ASCAP/Hey Kiddo Music, ASCAP/ Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP (M.Evans, C. DeStefano, L.Robbins) 40 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) 7 E EVERY LITTLE HONKY TONK BAR Day Money Music, ASCAP/HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., ASCAP/Living For The Night Music, BMI/HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., BMI/Ohio Creek Music, BMI/ Dean s Cabin Pubishing, LLC, BMI (G.Strait, B.Strait, D.Dion) 19 EVERY LITTLE THING BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/Kaiey s Dream, BMI/So Essentia Tunes, SESAC/Not Just Another Song Pubishing, SESAC/Hibiy Science And Research Pubishing, SESAC/Traieriy Music, SESAC (R.Dickerson, P.Weing, C.Brown) 35 EYES ON YOU Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Dack Janie s Pubishing, BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/ CDS Words And Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP (C.Rice, C. DeStefano, A.Gorey) 6 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) 28 GIRL Internationa Dog Music, BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI/Sony/ATV Music Pubishing (Austraia) Pty Ltd., APRA/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Kurstin Music, ASCAP (M.Morris, S.Aarons, G.Kurstin) 20 F G GIRL GOIN NOWHERE Songs Of Song Factory, BMI/Universa Tunes, SESAC (A.McBryde, J.Bussey) 50 GOD S COUNTRY Reative Music Group, BMI/ Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/ WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/ We-Vove Music, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI (M.Hardy, J.M.Schmidt, D.Dawson) 24 GOOD AS YOU Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/ Kane Brown Music, BMI/Don t Be A Gypsy, BMI/ Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., PRS/You Want How Much Of What Pubishing, PRS/TDP Pubishing, BMI/Track House Wordwide Entertainment, BMI/Mandy s Favorite Songs, BMI (K.Brown, B.Berryhi, S.Carter, T.Phiips, W.Weathery) 10 GOOD VIBES oe Red Viny Music, BMI/Spirit Two Nashvie, ASCAP/Mier Crow Music, ASCAP/Round Hi Songs II, ASCAP/Caeb s Coege Fund, ASCAP (C.Janson, Z.Crowe, A.Gorey) 45 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) 2 HOUSTON, WE GOT A PROBLEM Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Pubishing, BMI/Suivan S Guns Music, BMI/ Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Super Big Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, ASCAP (L.Combs, R.Montana, J.Singeton) 60 H I I DON T KNOW ABOUT YOU Round Hi Songs II, ASCAP/Caeb s Coege Fund, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Pubishing, ASCAP/Reative Music Group, BMI/One77 Songs, ASCAP/ Highy Combustibe Music, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP (A.Gorey, M.Hardy, H.Pheps, J.Rodgers) 39 I DON T REMEMBER ME (BEFORE YOU) Trampy McCauey, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Songstein Pubishing, ASCAP/A The Kings Pens, ASCAP/ Round Hi Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/Matt Drag Music, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/ Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR (J. Osborne, T.J. Osborne, M.Dragstrem, S.McAnay) 43 K KNOCKIN BOOTS BIRB Music, ASCAP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Sti Working For The Woman, ASCAP/ Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Nite Writer Music, ASCAP (H.Lindsey, G.Sampson, J.M.Nite) 48 L LADIES IN THE 90S Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Lyas Music, BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Teemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/ WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Cookie Jar Music LLP, PRS (Lauren Aaina, J.Frasure, A.Wadge) 42 LIVING EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Pain Jane Songs, BMI/Rezoant Music, BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Nite Writer Music, ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/DudeTunes, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP (R.Copperman, J.M.Nite, A.Gorey, D.Bentey) 46 LOOK WHAT GOD GAVE HER EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI/ Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Music Of Big Famiy, BMI/Dragon Bunny Music, BMI/Don Wyan Music, BMI/Maru La La, BMI/ MaruSongs, LLC, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/Rap Kingpin Music, ASCAP/ Prescription Songs, LLC., ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP (Thomas Rhett, R.Akins, J.Bunetta, J.K.Hindin, A.Maik, J.H.Ryan) 15 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) 12 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) 17 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) 14 LOVE YOU TOO LATE Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Coden Rainey Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Pubishing, ASCAP/243 Music, ASCAP/Peermusic III, Ltd., BMI/Whiskey Tub Music, BMI (C.Swinde, Michae Ray, B.Kinney) 34 M MAKE IT SWEET Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., 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) 5 MAKE ME WANT TO Red Lining Music, SESAC/ Sony/ATV Lakeview, SESAC/Ampified Hour Songs, SESAC/Peda Down Music, ASCAP/Sounds Of Soperman Music Pubishing, ASCAP/Curb Songs, ASCAP/Dreamark Pubishing, ASCAP (J.Aen, P.Sikes, J.Denmark) 51 MILLIONAIRE Universa Tunes, SESAC/Spur 66 Music, SESAC (K.Wech) 8 MISS ME MORE Songs Of Back River, ASCAP/KNB Music, ASCAP/3 Weddings Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Bob Ochoa s Homemade Sasa, ASCAP (K.Baerini, D.H.Hodges, B.McLaughin) 11 MY MIRACLE Not Listed (Not Listed) 57 N 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) 9 NOTHING TO DO TOWN Curb Songs, ASCAP/ Curb Congregation Songs, SESAC/Music Good Vibes Pubishing, BMI/Good Times Music, SESAC/Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/No Bridge Pubishing, ASCAP (D. Scott, M.Aderman, C.Tayor) 47 O THE ONES THAT DIDN T MAKE IT BACK HOME Big Music Machine, BMI/Doube Barre Ace Music, BMI/Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Pauywood Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Pum Ney, BMI/Oe Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Rea Big Red Tunes, ASCAP (J.Moore, P.DiGiovanni, C.McGi, J.S.Stover) 32 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/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Sony/ATV Cross Keys Pubishing, ASCAP (J.Frasure, T. Rosen, M.Ramsey, J.Osborne) 3 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) 13 P PRAYED FOR YOU Peda Down Music, ASCAP/ Big Spaces Music, BMI/Tunes Of Big Dea Music, SESAC/ Songs Of Porterfied Music, SESAC/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP (M.Ste, A.Bowers, A.Vetz) 49 R RAINBOW HappyGoWrucke, BMI/Creative Puse Music, BMI/These Are Puse Songs, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/351 Music, BMI/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI (N.Hemby, S.McAnay, K.Musgraves) 38 RAISED ON COUNTRY Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/They ve Gone To Paid Pubishing, BMI/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Roc Nation US Music, SESAC/Songs Of Rhythm House Back, SESAC/Bennett s Dad s Songs, SESAC/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/Big Crowd Pubishing, ASCAP (C.Young, C.R.Barowe, C.Crowder) 25 REARVIEW TOWN Songs Of Peer Ltd., ASCAP/ Team Thrash, ASCAP/Songs Of Peer, BMI/New Writers Of Sea Gaye Music, BMI/Not A Track Guy Music, BMI/ New House Of Sea Gaye Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Own My Own Music Pubishing, ASCAP (N.Thrasher, B.Pinson, K.Loveace) 31 REDNECKER Buzz Light Beer Music, ASCAP/ Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Reative Music Group, BMI/ WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Vove Music, ASCAP (A.Abert, M.Hardy, J.M.Schmidt) 44 RIDIN ROADS Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/ Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Round Hi Songs II, ASCAP/Caeb s Coege Fund, ASCAP/Spirit Two Nashvie, ASCAP/Mier Crow Music, ASCAP/Kyer s Kinda Night, ASCAP (D.Lynch, A.Gorey, Z.Crowe) 52 ROCKIN ALL NIGHT LONG Oe Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Red Like The Sunset Music, ASCAP/Stars And Stripes And Mape Leaf Music, BMI/Crack The Gass Songs, BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Garda Songs, SESAC/King Pen Songs, SESAC/Songs Of Downtown, SESAC (A.Hambrick, K.Archer, P.Good) 56 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) 18 S SOMEBODY S DAUGHTER Year Of The Dog Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Story Music Pubishing, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/Be Barry Quiet, BMI/Creative Puse Music, BMI/Puse Nation, BMI (T.Townes, L.Laird, Bary Dean) 29 SOME OF IT Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Longer And Louder Music, BMI/Mammaw s Fried Okra Music, 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 (E.Church, J.Hyde, C.Danies, B.Pinson) 23 SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW Weimerhound Music, BMI/Day For The Dead Pubishing, SESAC/Reach Music Tunes, SESAC/Andrew Watt Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/Siva Moon Pubishing, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Simonetti Music Pubishing, SESAC/Kobat Group Music Pubishing, SESAC/Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Mendes Music, BMI (Z.A.Brown, A.Wotman, N.Moon, B.Simonetti, S.Mendes) 58 T TALK YOU OUT OF IT Reative Music Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/Who Wants To Buy My Pubishing, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Highy Combustibe Music, ASCAP/One77 Songs, ASCAP/Caste Bound Music, Inc., SESAC (M.Hardy, H.Pheps, J.Rogers, A.Vanderheym) 21 THERE WAS GIRL Riey Green Pubishing Designee, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/ Peermusic III, Ltd., BMI/Tawnes Van Hawke Pubishing, BMI (R.Green, Erik Dyan) 4 THOUGHT ABOUT YOU Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/The Country And Western Music, BMI/Round Hi Works, BMI/Big Loud Proud Crowd, BMI/ Big Loud Brad Music, BMI/Big Loud Brett Songs, BMI (L.T.Mier, B.Warren, B.D.Warren) 41 TO A T Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Lake Aegan Pub Cub, ASCAP/Red Like The Sunset Music, ASCAP/ Spicer And Everyting Nicer, ASCAP/Oe Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Big Music Machine, BMI/Never Vetz So Good Pubishing, BMI (R.J.Hurd, N.Spicer, L.Vetz) 54 W WHAT HAPPENS IN A SMALL TOWN Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Indiana Ange Music, BMI/Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Don t Be A Gypsy, BMI/Revery Music, BMI/Badandsmgmt, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI (B.Gibert, R.Akins, B.Berryhi, J.Dunne) 26 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) 33 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/Rezven Music, ASCAP/Moving Targest In The Dark, ASCAP (B. Burgess, K.Kadish) 16

18 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 18 OF 19 Hot Country Songs Index TITLE Pubishing-Licensing Org. (Songwriter) Chart Position A ALL TO MYSELF Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Shay Mooney Music, BMI/Warner- Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/A Gir Named Charie, BMI/Buckeye26, ASCAP/Jreynmusic, ASCAP (D.Smyers, S.Mooney, N.Gayon, J.Reynods) 28 B BACK TO LIFE W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/ Bennett s Dad s Songs, SESAC/Songs Of Rhythm House 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) 44 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) 1 THE BONES Internationa Dog Music, BMI/ Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Jammy Rabbins Music, ASCAP/Round Hi Songs Jimmy Robbins, ASCAP/ Extraordinary Aien Pubishing, ASCAP/Oh Denise Pubishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI (M.Morris, J.Robbins, L.Vetz) 27 BUY MY OWN DRINKS BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/BMG Siver Songs, SESAC/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/ Rezonate Music, ASCAP/BIRB Music, ASCAP/Champagne Whiskey Pubishing, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/Music Of Patinum Pen, SESAC/Wid Wid West Songs, SESAC/ Thunder Cookie, SESAC/Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/ Songwriters of Patinum Pen Pubishing, BMI/Hannah Muhoand Music, BMI (H.Muhoand, J.Wayne, N.Cooke, H.Lindsey, J.Kear) 36 C CAUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Vove Music, ASCAP/Goes Something Like Music, BMI/Warner- Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Make It Matter Music, BMI/Sixteen Stars Music, BMI (C.Harrington, J.M.Schmidt, M.Waker) 22 CLOSER TO YOU BIRB Music, ASCAP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/1217 Songs, ASCAP/Sti Working For The Woman, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP/Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Low Z Music, BMI (H. Lindsey, G.Sampson, T.Verges) 38 D 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) 9 E EVERY LITTLE HONKY TONK BAR Day Money Music, ASCAP/HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., ASCAP/Living For The Night Music, BMI/HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., BMI/Ohio Creek Music, BMI/ Dean s Cabin Pubishing, LLC, BMI (G.Strait, B.Strait, D.Dion) 25 EVERY LITTLE THING BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/Kaiey s Dream, BMI/So Essentia Tunes, SESAC/Not Just Another Song Pubishing, SESAC/Hibiy Science And Research Pubishing, SESAC/Traieriy Music, SESAC (R.Dickerson, P.Weing, C.Brown) 50 EYES ON YOU Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Dack Janie s Pubishing, BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/ CDS Words And Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP (C.Rice, C. DeStefano, A.Gorey) 6 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) 40 F GIRL Internationa Dog Music, BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI/Sony/ATV Music Pubishing (Austraia) Pty Ltd., APRA/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Kurstin Music, ASCAP (M.Morris, S.Aarons, G.Kurstin) 15 G GOD S COUNTRY Reative Music Group, BMI/ Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/ WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/ We-Vove Music, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI (M.Hardy, J.M.Schmidt, D.Dawson) 46 GOOD AS YOU Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/ Kane Brown Music, BMI/Don t Be A Gypsy, BMI/ Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., PRS/You Want How Much Of What Pubishing, PRS/TDP Pubishing, BMI/Track House Wordwide Entertainment, BMI/Mandy s Favorite Songs, BMI (K.Brown, B.Berryhi, S.Carter, T.Phiips, W.Weathery) 7 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) 4 H I I DON T KNOW ABOUT YOU Round Hi Songs II, ASCAP/Caeb s Coege Fund, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Pubishing, ASCAP/Reative Music Group, BMI/One77 Songs, ASCAP/ Highy Combustibe Music, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP (A.Gorey, M.Hardy, H.Pheps, J.Rodgers) 26 I HOPE Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Reviny House, BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Nite Writer Music, ASCAP/Gabby Barrett Pubishing Designee, BMI (Z.Kae, J.M.Nite, G.Barrett) 37 L LOOK WHAT GOD GAVE HER EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI/ Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Music Of Big Famiy, BMI/Dragon Bunny Music, BMI/Don Wyan Music, BMI/Maru La La, BMI/ MaruSongs, LLC, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/Rap Kingpin Music, ASCAP/ Prescription Songs, LLC., ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP (Thomas Rhett, R.Akins, J.Bunetta, J.K.Hindin, A.Maik, J.H.Ryan) 12 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) 21 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) 23 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) 20 LOVE YOU TOO LATE Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Coden Rainey Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Pubishing, ASCAP/243 Music, ASCAP/Peermusic III, Ltd., BMI/Whiskey Tub Music, BMI (C.Swinde, Michae Ray, B.Kinney) 34 M MAKE IT SWEET Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., 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) 14 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) 3 MISS ME MORE Songs Of Back River, ASCAP/KNB Music, ASCAP/3 Weddings Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Bob Ochoa s Homemade Sasa, ASCAP (K.Baerini, D.H.Hodges, B.McLaughin) 8 N 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) 16 NOTHING TO DO TOWN Curb Songs, ASCAP/ Curb Congregation Songs, SESAC/Music Good Vibes Pubishing, BMI/Good Times Music, SESAC/Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/No Bridge Pubishing, ASCAP (D. Scott, M.Aderman, C.Tayor) 39 O ONE MAN BAND Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/ Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/ Rezsongs, ASCAP/Reehits Word, ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Smack Bue, LLC, ASCAP/Unfair Entertainment, ASCAP/We re Reay Doin It Pubishing, ASCAP/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP (M. Ramsey, T. Rosen, B.Tursi, J.Osborne) 49 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/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Sony/ATV Cross Keys Pubishing, ASCAP (J.Frasure, T. Rosen, M.Ramsey, J.Osborne) 11 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) 19 P PRAYED FOR YOU Peda Down Music, ASCAP/ Big Spaces Music, BMI/Tunes Of Big Dea Music, SESAC/ Songs Of Porterfied Music, SESAC/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP (M.Ste, A.Bowers, A.Vetz) 48 R RAINBOW HappyGoWrucke, BMI/Creative Puse Music, BMI/These Are Puse Songs, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/351 Music, BMI/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI (N.Hemby, S.McAnay, K.Musgraves) 24 RAISED ON COUNTRY Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/They ve Gone To Paid Pubishing, BMI/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Roc Nation US Music, SESAC/Songs Of Rhythm House Back, SESAC/Bennett s Dad s Songs, SESAC/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/Big Crowd Pubishing, ASCAP (C.Young, C.R.Barowe, C.Crowder) 30 REARVIEW TOWN Songs Of Peer Ltd., ASCAP/ Team Thrash, ASCAP/Songs Of Peer, BMI/New Writers Of Sea Gaye Music, BMI/Not A Track Guy Music, BMI/ New House Of Sea Gaye Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Own My Own Music Pubishing, ASCAP (N.Thrasher, B.Pinson, K.Loveace) 31 REDNECKER Buzz Light Beer Music, ASCAP/ Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Reative Music Group, BMI/ WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Vove Music, ASCAP (A.Abert, M.Hardy, J.M.Schmidt) 35 RIDIN ROADS Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/ Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Round Hi Songs II, ASCAP/Caeb s Coege Fund, ASCAP/Spirit Two Nashvie, ASCAP/Mier Crow Music, ASCAP/Kyer s Kinda Night, ASCAP (D.Lynch, A.Gorey, Z.Crowe) 42 ROCKIN ALL NIGHT LONG Oe Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Red Like The Sunset Music, ASCAP/Stars And Stripes And Mape Leaf Music, BMI/Crack The Gass Songs, BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Garda Songs, SESAC/King Pen Songs, SESAC/Songs Of Downtown, SESAC (A.Hambrick, K.Archer, P.Good) 45 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) 17 S SOMEBODY S DAUGHTER Year Of The Dog Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Story Music Pubishing, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/Be Barry Quiet, BMI/Creative Puse Music, BMI/Puse Nation, BMI (T.Townes, L.Laird, Bary Dean) 33 SOME OF IT Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Longer And Louder Music, BMI/Mammaw s Fried Okra Music, 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 (E.Church, J.Hyde, C.Danies, B.Pinson) 29 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) 5 T TALK YOU OUT OF IT Reative Music Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/Who Wants To Buy My Pubishing, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Highy Combustibe Music, ASCAP/One77 Songs, ASCAP/Caste Bound Music, Inc., SESAC (M.Hardy, H.Pheps, J.Rogers, A.Vanderheym) 18 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) 2 THERE WAS GIRL Riey Green Pubishing Designee, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/ Peermusic III, Ltd., BMI/Tawnes Van Hawke Pubishing, BMI (R.Green, Erik Dyan) 13 TO A T Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Lake Aegan Pub Cub, ASCAP/Red Like The Sunset Music, ASCAP/ Spicer And Everyting Nicer, ASCAP/Oe Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Big Music Machine, BMI/Never Vetz So Good Pubishing, BMI (R.J.Hurd, N.Spicer, L.Vetz) 41 W WHAT HAPPENS IN A SMALL TOWN Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Indiana Ange Music, BMI/Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Don t Be A Gypsy, BMI/Revery Music, BMI/Badandsmgmt, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI (B.Gibert, R.Akins, B.Berryhi, J.Dunne) 32 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/Rezven Music, ASCAP/Moving Targest In The Dark, ASCAP (B. Burgess, K.Kadish) 10 WORLD FOR TWO EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Pain Jane Songs, BMI/Rezoant Music, BMI/ Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP/Smackvie Music, ASCAP/ Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Lets Get Brunch Pubishing, BMI/Artist 101 Pubishing Group, BMI (R.Copperman, J.Osborne, J.Abrahart) 43

19 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE CODA 30 Years Ago Keith Whitey Scored His Last No. 1 Before Passing I m No Stranger to the Rain topped Hot Country Songs APRIL 1, 2019 PAGE 19 OF 19 On Apri 8, 1989, Keith Whitey s I m No Stranger to the Rain began a two-week stay atop Biboard s Hot Country Songs chart. Penned by Sonny Curtis and Ron Heard, the baad appeared on Whitey s second abum, Don t Cose Your Eyes, his ast reeased during his ifetime. R ain hit No. 1 just before he died of acoho poisoning at his Nashvie home on May 9, He was 33. Rain became Whitey s third of five Hot Country Songs No. 1s (among 10 top 10s), foow ing When You Say Not hing at A and Don t Cose Your Eyes. He posthumousy added his fourth and fifth eaders, I Wonder Do You Think of Me and It Ain t Nothin, in Born in Ashand, Ky., Whitey began as a buegrass artist. He eventuay moved to Nashvie and signed with RCA Records in In 1986, he married country singer Lorrie Morgan. After Whitey s passing, she added her vocas to his previousy recorded Ti a Tear Becomes a Rose, which hit No. 13 on Hot Country Songs in It aso won voca event of the year at the 1990 Country Music Association Awards. JIM ASKER Whitey, circa WARING ABBOTT/MICHAEL OCHS ARCHIVES/GETTY IMAGES R EW I N D I N G THE C O U N T RY C H A RT S