The Ballad Of Wheeler Walker Jr.: How Do You Market An R-Rated Country Album?

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1 Country Update BILLBOARD.COM/NEWSLETTERS Brett Young Makes Case For No. 1 >page 4 ACM Honors Wiie, Kesea, Church >page 8 CMA Fest Keeps On Rockin >page 9 Makin Tracks: Devin Dawson s A On Me >page 13 Stark Report: Sound Emporium GM On Art & Coffee >page 14 Country Coda: Somethin Bout Kip Moore >page 19 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE Tom.Roand@biboard.com The Baad Of Wheeer Waker Jr.: How Do You Market An R-Rated Country Abum? Wheeer Waker Jr. did the unthinkabe. With a new abum, O Wheeer, due June 2 via Pepperhi/ Thirty Tigers, he shot a figurative midde finger to country radio, which is sti the biggest means of exposure for the genre. After the abum s first singe, Summers in Kentucky, faied to receive a singe add, he issued a press reease on May 22, decaring war on the medium and expressing outrage at its irreevance. It s hardy the first time that Waker who may, or may not, in reaity be comedian Ben Hoffman, affiiated with Comedy Centra and The Late Late Show with WALKER JR. James Corden has gotten indignant with the media. His debut abum, Redneck Shit, debuted at No. 9 on Biboard s Country Abums chart and hit No. 1 on Comedy Abums. He was infuriated when he discovered the music was considered humorous. I was yeing at my peope that I was on the comedy charts, he remembers. And then I went, What number is it? And they said, One. I said, We, there it is. I have a No. 1 abum. That s fine. Whether he considers it comedy or not, Waker is navigating a road not taken by many. He concedes during a engthy sitdown interview at his pubicist s office that his music is fithy c ountry : oads of four-etter words and sexua references, targeting a format that considers itsef safe for famiies. There s itte precedent. David Aan Coe issued two R-rated projects, 1978 s Nothing Sacred and 1982 s Underground Abum. He sod them through biker magazines and back channes, never q uaifying for a chart. Canadian band Showdown got penty of attention by dropping F-bombs in the 1980 singe The Rodeo Song, but it, too, was iteray off the charts. Thus, when Redneck Shit grazed the top 10 on Top Country Abums, it perhaps gave Waker hope of breaking into the mainstream. Summers in Kentucky was the safest choice from O Wheeer. The tite was more suitabe than many from an abum that boasts Pussy King, Fuckin Around, Finger WALKER JR.: DAVID MCCLISTER INSIDE MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 1 OF 19

2 Juy 30, 2016 biboard.com BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 2 OF 19 Up My Butt and If My Dick Is Up, Why Am I So Down. But even Summers in Kentucky was a bit much its chorus opens with a reference to cunniingus and graphicay aments the effects of chidbirth on a woman s genitas. Waker understands why radio woudn t pay that, but he s pissed nonetheess. I refuse to make edited versions for the radio, he insists. Those motherfuckers at Spotify won t put me on any of their payists, [and] that s apparenty the new radio. Who s the biggest guy out there now? It s probaby Kendrick Lamar. I mean, that s as dirty a record as mine. That s got kids istening to it a over the pace. Why can t country be in that word? I don t reay understand it. Waker had hoped the presidentia eection might signa a new era for his kind of music. After a, the red states many of which are aso some of country s most favorabe markets sent Donad Trump to the White House, even after the eak of an Access Hoywood tape in which he said his fame gave him ots of eeway with women. Grab em by the pussy, Trump infamousy said. It doesn t seem ike he knows his way around a pussy, because I don t think that s how it works, deadpans Waker. He suggests that the controversy shoud have opened up the mainstream to his music. I can now say for a fact that I ve heard things just as dirty on Meet the Press, says Waker, which is kind of fucked up. Waker has met with resistance pretty much from the beginning. When he recorded Redneck Shit under the guidance of producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapeton, Sturgi Simpson), the musicians were perpexed by the yrics they were backing. Especiay at first, [they were] ike, Can you reay say this? recounts Waker. But it s a free country, I m paying for the record, putting it out mysef. I can say whatever the fuck I want. Finding a pace to say it is a itte more difficut. Radio is ceary out. Latenight TV seems to be uninterested, too. So he has found ess traditiona outets. Waker did a stint on Howard Stern s SiriusXM show; he has estabished a podcast, where his guests have incuded Stapeton and Biy Joe Shaver; and his Twitter account ets him occasionay fire back at his detractors by simpy teing them to eat pussy. Which is, in its own odd way, a method of promoting the music. He has aso found a wiing partner in PornHub, which ranks among the top 50 most-visited sites on the Internet, according to Aexa.com. A buddy of mine, you coud isten to his abum a week eary on NPR, says Waker, expaining the ogic of using a porn site to promote his music. I was ike, Fuck, that sucks, man. Because NPR obviousy won t pay my record. But who the fuck istens to abums eary on NPR? Let s go where the fucking audience is. What if I had a the word s masturbators, you know? It s a pretty good audience. Like every man in the word, pus haf of women. They pretty much have to buy it onine. Amazon and itunes carry Waker, but most retai chains have responded to Redneck Shit and O Wheeer the same way as country radio: by not offering the product. Waker s reaction is the essentiay the same one he has eveed at country radio: They can fuck off. Bake Sheton met with staff from WWKA Orando, Fa., when he payed the Country 500 music festiva in Daytona Beach on May 27. From eft are WWKA music director Ashey Stegbauer, Sheton and WWKA morning personaity Obie Diaz. Dustin Lynch met up with WGNA Abany, N.Y., PD Matty Jeff as the Brad Paisey tour roed into town on May 18. From eft: BBR Music Group vp radio syndication and group strategy Renee Leymon, Jeff and Lynch. Lauren Aaina and her guests dressed in onesies for a May 24 No. 1 party ceebrating her singe Road Less Traveed. From eft: ASCAP co-writer Meghan Trainor, Aaina and BMI co-writer Jesse Frasure. ALAINA: STEVE LOWRY; LETTERMAN: JASON SHALTZ TAYLOR VS. KIMYE PR pros on the batte of the pop-star megabrands CAMERON STRANG VS. THE HATERS AVAILABLE FREE TO CURRENT BILLBOARD SUBSCRIBERS Warner s CEO takes on his (many) critics as abe surges Nick & Demi FRIENDS WITH (CAREER) BENEFITS Disney pas Jonas and Lovato pair up for an ambitious arena tour, as they tak tween stardom ( I have PTSD, cracks Demi), high-profie Twitter feuds and, yes, the upcoming eection: We ve both evoved, says Nick ACCESS THE BEST IN MUSIC. A DIGITAL VERSION OF EVERY ISSUE, FEATURING: COVER STORIES. SPECIAL REPORTS. REVIEWS. INTERVIEWS EVENT COVERAGE & MORE

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4 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 4 OF 19 ON THE CHARTS JIM ASKER jim.asker@biboard.com Case Cosed: Brett Young Earns First Country Airpay No. 1; Sam Hunt s Road Ros On Brett Young achieves his first No. 1 on Biboard s Country Airpay chart (dated June 10) as In Case You Didn t Know (Big Machine Labe Group/ BMLG Records) ascends 2-1, increasing 3 percent to 46 miion audience impressions in the week ending May 28, according to Niesen Music. The baad, which the 36-year-od Young wrote with Trent Tominson, Tyer Reeve and Kye Schienger, hits the summit in its 25th week. It foows Young s debut singe, Seep Without You, which peaked at No. 2 on Country Airpay (Dec. 10, 2016) and No. 3 on Hot Country Songs (Dec. 3). (Both songs are from Young s sef-tited debut LP.) Case hods at its No. 2 high for a seventh straight week on the atter YOUNG ist. Aided by a 69-cent sae price in the itunes Store, Case sports a 56 percent surge with 46,000 downoads sod as it buets at No. 3 on Country Digita Song Saes. It retains its No. 2 high on Country Streaming Songs with 9 miion U.S. streams (down 4 percent). There are fewer greater rewards for a songwriter than when you write a song that impacts someone s ife, says Young. I think as a writer that may be one of our biggest inspirations and chaenges. And when it happens it s simpy the most fantastic feeing a songwriter can have. WKLB Boston program director Mike Brophey tes Biboard that the ove song connected with isteners as soon as we started paying it. It [aso] gained noticeabe excitement with isteners through sociamedia chatter. NO STOP SIGN Sam Hunt s Body Like a Back Road (MCA Nashvie) eads Hot Country Songs for a 16th week. Fueing its continuing domination are 16.3 miion U.S. cicks (down 2 percent), eading Road to aso top Country Streaming Songs for a 16th frame. It drops to No. 2 after 16 weeks atop Country Digita Song Saes, athough it gains 11 percent to 53,000 sod and remains at No. 3 on Country Airpay after eading the survey for three weeks (starting on the chart dated May 6), with 41.2 miion in audience (down 3 percent). With a sweet 16 weeks at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs, Road ties Buck Owens Love s Gonna Live Here ( ) as the fifth-ongest-eading No. 1 in the history of the chart, which began as an a-encompassing song scorecard for the genre in Forida Georgia Line s Cruise eads with 24 weeks in charge in 2012 and THEY RE BACK Whie Chris Stapeton s From A Room: Voume 1 (Mercury/ Universa Music Group Nashvie) eads Top Country Abums for a second week (2-1; 50,000 equivaent abum units, down 33 percent), Rasca Fatts Back to Us (Big Machine/BMLG) bounds arrives at No. 2 with 30,000 units (25,000 in pure saes). On the a-genre Biboard 200, the set arrives at No. 11. The abum is the trio s 12th top 10 on Top Country Abums, a sum that incudes eight No. 1s. Aso on Top Country Abums, The Voice: The Compete Season 12 Coection (Repubic), featuring singer-songwriter Lauren Duski, debuts at No. 4 (19,000). Duski, who competed for coach Bake Sheton s team, finished second to Chris Bue. Deja Vu, an origina song that she performed on the season finae (May 22), debuts at No. 1 on Country Digita Song Saes (86,000 downoads sod) and No. 4 on Hot Country Songs. The second song that Duski sang on the finae was Garth Brooks 1990 Hot Country Songs No. 1 The Dance. Her take enters Country Digita Song Saes at No. 4 (37,000) and Hot Country Songs at No. 18. NEW TOP 10s Dyan Scott scores his first Country Airpay top 10, with his third chart entry, My Gir (Curb), cimbing 11-9, rising 9 percent to 26.2 miion impressions. Pus, Thomas Rhett s Craving You (Vaory), featuring Maren Morris, jumps on Country Airpay (26.2 miion, up 16 percent). It s Rhett s eighth Country Airpay top 10 and Morris second, foowing her aunch singe, My Church, which peaked at No. 9 on the chart dated May 21, YOUNG: MINDY SMALL/WIREIMAGE

5 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 5 OF 19 WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) +/ +/ RANK IN CASE YOU DIDN T KNOW BMLG HH No. 1 (1 week) HH Brett Young BLACK Capito Nashvie Dierks Bentey BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD MCA Nashvie Sam Hunt HURRICANE River House/Coumbia Nashvie Luke Combs IF I TOLD YOU Capito Nashvie Darius Rucker HOW NOT TO Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay Country Airpay GOD, YOUR MAMA, AND ME BMLG HH Most Increased Audience HH Forida Georgia Line Feat. Backstreet Boys EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT SONG Warner Bros./WMN Bake Sheton MY GIRL Curb Dyan Scott CRAVING YOU Vaory Thomas Rhett Featuring Maren Morris YOURS IF YOU WANT IT Big Machine Rasca Fatts THE FIGHTER Hit Red/Capito Nashvie Keith Urban Featuring Carrie Underwood YOU LOOK GOOD Capito Nashvie Lady Antebeum FLATLINER Warner Bros./WMN Coe Swinde DRINKIN PROBLEM Big Machine Midand SOMEBODY ELSE WILL Vaory Justin Moore MY OLD MAN Southern Ground/Eektra/WAR Zac Brown Band NO SUCH THING AS A BROKEN HEART RCA Nashvie Od Dominion SPEAK TO A GIRL McGraw/Arista Nashvie Tim McGraw & Faith Hi DO I MAKE YOU WANNA Mercury HH Airpower HH Biy Currington FOR HER Big Loud Chris Lane IT AIN T MY FAULT EMI Nashvie Brothers Osborne MORE GIRLS LIKE YOU MCA Nashvie Kip Moore SOMETHIN I M GOOD AT Atantic/WMN Brett Edredge SMALL TOWN BOY Broken Bow Dustin Lynch EVERY LITTLE THING Big Machine Cary Pearce RING ON EVERY FINGER Reviver LOCASH I COULD USE A LOVE SONG Coumbia Nashvie Maren Morris MAKIN ME LOOK GOOD AGAIN Dot/BMLG Drake White THEY DON T KNOW Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean PLAYS AIRPLAY MONITORED BY BILLBOARD COUNTRY AIRPLAY PANEL 148 STATIONS 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 Denver Des Moines, Iowa WGNA KBQI KRST WCTO WKHX WUBL WKXC KASE KUZZ WPOC WYNK WDXB WZZK KAWO KIZN WBWL WKLB WYRK WCKN WEZL WKKT WSOC WUSY WEBG WUSN WUBE WGAR KATC WCOS WCOL KRYS KPLX KSCS KWOF 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 KTEX Memphis Miami Miwaukee 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. Phiadephia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portand, Maine Portand, Ore. Providence, R.I. Raeigh, N.C. Richmond, Va. Riverside, Caif. Roanoke, Va. Rochester, N.Y. WGKX WLFP WKIS WMIL KEEY KMNB WKSJ WKMK KTOM WKDF WSIX WJVC WRNS WNOE WNSH WGH WUSH KJKE KTST KXKT WWKA WXTU KMLE KNIX WDSY WOGI WPGB WPOR WTHT KUPL KWJJ WCTK WNCB WQDR WKHK KFRG WSLC WBEE Sacramento, Caif. St. Louis Sat Lake City San Antonio, Texas San Diego San Jose, Caif. Sarasota, Fa. Seatte Shreveport, La. Spokane, Wash. Springfied, Mass. Springfied, Mo. 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. KBEB KNCI KNTY KSD WIL KEGA KSOP KUBL KAJA KCYY KSON KRTY KSJO WCTQ KKWF KMPS KXKS KXLY WRNX KTTS KATM WBBS WFUS WQYK KIIM KTGX KVOO KWEN KJUG WMZQ WIRK KFDI KZSN WGGY WXCY WGTY

6 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 6 OF 19 WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) +/ +/ RANK HEARTACHE ON THE DANCE FLOOR Capito Nashvie Jon Pardi ASK ME HOW I KNOW Pear Garth Brooks ROUND HERE BUZZ EMI Nashvie Eric Church THE WAY I TALK Big Loud Morgan Waen WHAT IFS Zone 4/RCA Nashvie Kane Brown Featuring Lauren Aaina A GIRL LIKE YOU Mercury Easton Corbin OUTTA STYLE BIG Labe Aaron Watson EITHER WAY Mercury Chris Stapeton CALIFORNIA B$R/Thirty Tigers/New Revoution Big & Rich TIN MAN Vanner/RCA Nashvie Miranda Lambert TIME FOR EVERYTHING Arista Nashvie Brad Paisey JUST A PHASE Stoney Creek Adam Craig WOKE UP IN NASHVILLE Arista Nashvie Seth Ennis SHE S WITH ME Atantic/WEA High Vaey TIL TOMORROW Wheehouse Waker McGuire GREATEST LOVE STORY Arista Nashvie HH Breaker HH LANCO LOVE AGAIN Nash Next/Vaory Todd O Nei GOOD COMPANY RCA Nashvie Jake Owen FIX A DRINK Warner Bros./WAR Chris Janson HAPPY PEOPLE Capito Nashvie Litte Big Town YOURS Tripe Tigers Russe Dickerson LOSING SLEEP RCA Nashvie Chris Young Country Airpay THEY CAN T SEE Reviver Michae Tyer ACT LIKE YOU DON T Red Bow Brooke Eden PREACHIN TO THE CHOIR BMLG A Thousand Horses SUNDAY MORNING Stoney Creek Parmaee NEW FIVE MORE MINUTES Dagum HH Hot Shot Debut HH Scotty McCreery :59 (CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) Atantic/WMN The Raiers NEW GOD MADE A WOMAN Curb Jerrod Niemann NEW WHAT I WANNA BE Back River Jacob Davis GOING FOR ADDS PLAYS AIRPLAY MONITORED BY KEVIN WINTER/GETTY IMAGES FOR STAGECOACH 59 JERROD NIEMANN God Made a Woman The song enters Country Airpay at No. 59 with 862,000 audience impressions (up 14 percent), marking Niemann s 13th appearance on the survey. The officia video for the baad features Niemann s wife, Morgan. 6/5 JAKE WORTHINGTON Big Time Lonesome W3 JOE SCHMIDT Over Time Jerry Duncan JORDAN DAVIS Singes You Up MCA Nashvie KENNY CHESNEY A The Pretty Girs Bue Chair/Coumbia Nashvie 6/12 ALEXANDRA DEMETREE Outta My Head SSM Nashvie BRANTLEY GILBERT The Ones That Like Me Vaory CURTIS BRALY Song You Can Drink A Beer To Go Time GRANGER SMITH Happens Like That Wheehouse RYAN HURD Love In A Bar RCA Nashvie 6/19 LEE BRICE Boy Curb

7 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 7 OF 19 Country Airpay AIRPLAY MONITORED BY MOST ADDED TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist ADDS YOURS Tripe Tigers Russe Dickerson 16 FIX A DRINK Warner Bros./WAR Chris Janson 16 SMALL TOWN BOY Broken Bow Dustin Lynch 15 RING ON EVERY FINGER Reviver LOCASH 14 HEARTACHE ON THE DANCE FLOOR Capito Nashvie Jon Pardi 14 I COULD USE A LOVE SONG Coumbia Nashvie Maren Morris 10 DOIN FINE 19/Interscope/Mercury Lauren Aaina 10 NO SUCH THING AS A BROKEN HEART RCA Nashvie Od Dominion 9 THEY DON T KNOW Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean 9 MORE GIRLS LIKE YOU MCA Nashvie Kip Moore 8 MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist GAIN (IN MIILIONS) GOD, YOUR MAMA, AND ME BMLG Forida Georgia Line Feat. Backstreet Boys CRAVING YOU Vaory Thomas Rhett Featuring Maren Morris EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT SONG Warner Bros./WMN Bake Sheton IF I TOLD YOU Capito Nashvie Darius Rucker BLACK Capito Nashvie Dierks Bentey HOW NOT TO Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay DO I MAKE YOU WANNA Mercury Biy Currington YOU LOOK GOOD Capito Nashvie Lady Antebeum NO SUCH THING AS A BROKEN HEART RCA Nashvie Od Dominion MY GIRL Curb Dyan Scott TITLE Imprint/Labe NEW AND ACTIVE Artist RECURRENTS TOTAL AUDIENCE TOTAL STATIONS ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS Bue Chair/Coumbia Nashvie Kenny Chesney A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE Vaory Deta Rae DOIN FINE 19/Interscope/Mercury Lauren Aaina LIKE YOU THAT WAY Mercury Canaan Smith I SHOULD GO TO CHURCH SOMETIME Coumbia Nashvie Tyer Farr HAPPENS LIKE THAT Wheehouse Granger Smith TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist TOTAL AUD. (IN MILLIONS) 1 DIRT ON MY BOOTS Capito Nashvie Jon Pardi HOMETOWN GIRL MCA Nashvie Josh Turner ANY OL BARSTOOL Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean A GUY WITH A GIRL Warner Bros./WMN Bake Sheton THE END Vaory Brantey Gibert FAST Capito Nashvie Luke Bryan MAY WE ALL BMLG Forida Georgia Line Feat. Tim McGraw WANNA BE THAT SONG Atantic/WMN Brett Edredge SEEIN RED Broken Bow Dustin Lynch THINK A LITTLE LESS Atantic/WEA Michae Ray ADDS MOST INCREASED PLAYS TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist GAIN GOD, YOUR MAMA, AND ME BMLG Forida Georgia Line Feat. Backstreet Boys +947 IF I TOLD YOU Capito Nashvie Darius Rucker +682 BLACK Capito Nashvie Dierks Bentey +654 MY GIRL Curb Dyan Scott +619 CRAVING YOU Vaory Thomas Rhett Featuring Maren Morris +580 EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT SONG Warner Bros./WMN Bake Sheton +506 HOW NOT TO Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay +408 SOMEBODY ELSE WILL Vaory Justin Moore +383 NO SUCH THING AS A BROKEN HEART RCA Nashvie Od Dominion +364 SMALL TOWN BOY Broken Bow Dustin Lynch +351 BILLBOARD COUNTRY BOXSCORE Gross Artist Attendance Ticket Price(s) Venue/Date(s) Capacity Promoter(s) $1,162,223 ERIC CHURCH 20,313 MESSINA TOURING $85, $20 Greensboro (N.C.) Coiseum/May 20 seout GROUP/AEG PRESENTS $1,100,193 ERIC CHURCH 16,113 MESSINA TOURING $89, $28 Verizon Center, Washington, D.C./May 19 seout GROUP/AEG PRESENTS $650,722 ERIC CHURCH 8,500 MESSINA TOURING $89, $35 Santander Arena, Reading, Pa./May 18 seout GROUP/AEG PRESENTS $631,985 CHRIS STAPLETON 12,499 $65, $30 KeyArena, Seatte/March 28 16,348 $443,396 THOMAS RHETT 10,535 $54.75, $25 Ervin J. Nutter Center, Dayton, Ohio/March 11 10,908 LIVE NATION LIVE NATION 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 MAY 28, 2017 WKS ON CHART TITLE (Labe) ARTIST TW SPINS WILD AS YOU (Independent) HH 1 week at 1 HH Cody Johnson DON T FORGET WHERE YOU COME FROM (Independent) Kye Park SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN (Independent) Drew Fish Band WISH YOU WERE HERE (Independent) Cody Jinks SECOND HAND SMOKE (Deep Creek Records) Sam Riggs CREEK DON T RISE (Bi Grease Rec) Wiiam Cark Green A LIFE WHERE WE WORK OUT (Independent) Fatand Cavary BEER PRESSURE (Independent) Bri Bagwe DEEP BLUE ME (Independent) Case Hardin WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEBODY (Independent) Jamie Richards SPINS +/ WKS ON CHART TITLE (Labe) ARTIST TW SPINS RIGHT ABOUT NOW (Independent) Curtis Grimes STONE (Independent) Whiskey Myers HELLO WORLD (Texas Like That) Zane Wiiams CHANGE MY MIND (Independent) Josh Ward PEOPLE LIKE ME (Independent) Dustin Sonnier SHE LL HAVE YOU BACK (Litte Red Truck) Dery Dodd w/ Roger Creager TOO BAD (Independent) Kyie Frey f/randy Rogers HEART BROKE (Independent) Pat Waters NOBODY BUT YOU (Independent) Troy Cartwright SHE LL PUT THE HURT ON YOU (Independent) Jesse Raub Jr 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 2017, Texas Regiona Radio Report

8 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 8 OF 19 NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND LoCash threw out the ceremonia pitch before a Batimore Orioes baseba game at Camden Yards on May 21. From eft: pitcher Dyan Bundy, LoCash s Preston Brust, the Orioe Bird, LoCash s Chris Lucas and outfieder Adam Jones. ACM HONORS STRAIT, CHURCH, NELSON George Strait, Eric Church, Wiie Neson and Kesea Baerini wi be among the artists du jour when the Academy of Country Music presents its Specia Awards during the 11th annua ACM Honors on Aug. 23 at Nashvie s Ryman Auditorium. Strait wi receive the Ciffie Stone Icon Award, recognizing his impact on spreading the genre s popuarity; Baerini wi take the Gene Weed Miestone Award for outstanding achievement; and Neson wi caim the Poet s Award for songwriting, aongside Toby Keith and the ate She Siverstein. Church, who incuded Pedge Aegiance to the Hag in his tour-cosing show on May 27 in Nashvie, gets the second Mere Haggard Spirit Award for foowing an individuaistic career path. Doy Parton is schedued to receive the Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award for humanitarian efforts; Reba McEntire and Bob Kingsey have been seected for the Mae Boren Axton Service Award, recognizing their contributions to the ACM; and TV drama Nashvie wi be honored with the Tex Ritter Fim Award. Humbe and Kind author Lori McKenna wi aso be ceebrated as songwriter of the year. The ACM Honors wi be shot and aired as a CBS specia at a ater date for the second straight year. MOVERS & SHAKERS Beasey Media designated D.J. Stout as country format captain, serving as a resource for the genre s stations in six different markets. Stout continues in his roe as WSOC Charotte operations manager/pd iheartmedia appointed two digita PDs: Rob Whiteside takes the roe in the Virginia/Caroina region, which comprises 11 markets, connecting him to such country outets as WYYD Roanoke, Va.; WKKT Charotte, N.C.; and WNCB Raeigh, N.C. Kesey Maxon gets the tite at iheartmedia/ Hartford, Conn., where the properties incude country WWYZ. Whiteside transfers from the iheartmedia Centra region, where he was digi- STOUT ta operations director. Maxon sides to Hartford from iheartmedia/providence, R.I. The mutigenre Sheet Happens prep service hired Steve Harmon for affiiate reations and content creation. A 22-year veteran of Premiere Networks Team BitBoard show prep, he won three Biboard Awards as country air taent of the year during a stint at KPLX Daas-Fort Worth. Reach him here Big Machine artist Cary Pearce aunched a weeky Friday afternoon show, Every Litte Thing, on May 26 on the abe s onine station, BigMachineRadio.com Jeff Hiborn rises Juy 6 to Hubbard/Brainerd, Minn., GM from genera saes manager, according to The Brainerd Dispatch, repacing the retiring Mike Boen. Hiborn wi oversee six properties, incuding country KBLB Two iheartmedia empoyees were promoted to vp programming in Caroina markets, Takers.com reported. Kix Layton takes the tite for the five-station custer in Greenvie, S.C., where he was aready PD of country WESC and WSSL. Brian Ha was upped to vp in Ashevie, N.C., from director of tak programming. The five-station group incudes country WKSF. ROUND THE ROW Phyis Stark started May 30 as senior content editor for Cox Media Group s RareCountry.com. Stark wi continue to write The Stark Report, a coumn she has suppied for the Biboard Country Update since Reach her for RareCountry matters here Kesea Baerini signed a ongterm pubishing dea with Sony/ATV Disney Music Group signed mutigenre songwriter Tina Paro to a songwriting agreement Universa Music Group Nashvie added singersongwriter Travis Denning to the company s artist roster Independent artist Lewis Brice wi reease his sef-tited debut EP on Juy 14 through Pump House Music in a venture with STARK Straight 8 Entertainment and Kobat. Brice aso aigned with Wiiam Morris Endeavor for booking, BMI for performing rights, E.J. Bernas for radio promotion, Wiatr & Associates for business management and 117 Entertainment Group for pubicity Aman Brothers Band co-founder Gregg Aman died May 27 at his Georgia home. In addition to infuencing innumerabe modern country acts, the Southern-rock pioneer aso earned a country hit as a songwriter when Wiie Neson covered Midnight Rider in 1979 for the movie The Eectric Horseman. Jason Adean was on hand May 25 as the Country Music Ha of Fame and Museum offered an industry preview of a new exhibit, Jason Adean: Asphat Cowboy. From eft are Maverick Entertainment manager Chris Parr, Adean, museum CEO Kye Young and Maverick manager Carence Spading. Kane Brown paid a visit to the WKLB Boston morning show. From eft are RCA director regiona promotion Northeast Dan Neson, WKLB morning personaity Jackson Bue, Brown, WKLB assistant PD/music director Ginny Rogers and WKLB morning personaity Hannah Byrom. ALDEAN:TERRY WYATT/GETTY IMAGES

9 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 9 OF 19 NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND MUSIC NOTES When the Country Music Association hods its annua summer festiva specia on ABC, it is typicay caed CMA Music Festiva: Country s Night to Rock. Country fans can rock throughout the entire festiva this year as Cracker Barre ays out 644 rocking chairs during the event (June 8-11), each rigged with a counter. If the chairs get rocked a tota of 150,000 times, Cracker Barre wi contribute $15,000 to the CMA Foundation. The restaurant chain is sponsoring the CMA s Ascend Amphitheater stage at the outset of a three-year dea. The three-night program features themed shows: BIG & RICH Big & Rich bring the party on June 8, Sara Evans heads an a-femae ineup on June 9, and Warner Music Nashvie showcases seven acts incuding Dan + Shay and Hunter Hayes on June 10. Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood nabbed two of the best options in a whoe bagfu of great songs, covering Good Oe Boys Like Me and Maggie s Dream on tribute abum Gente Giants: The Songs of Don Wiiams, reeased May 26. Aso among the 11 tracks are Pisto Annies remake of Tusa Time, Dierks Bentey s cover of Some Broken Hearts Never Mend and Aison Krauss take on Ti the Rivers A Run Dry. Other abums on the way incude A Thousand Horses Bridges (due June 2), Wade Hayes Od Country Song (June 9) and Sheby Lynne and Aison Moorer s Not Dark Yet (Aug. 18). A group of Nashvie acts are aso offering a compiation, Strange Freedom: Songs of Love and Protest, on Juy 14 to raise money for Panned Parenthood. Among the contributors: Mary Gauthier, Wi Kimbrough and Radney Foster. A year ago it was Chris Stapeton. This year, Sturgi Simpson wi open three stadium shows for Guns N Roses. The dates in question: Denver s Mie High Stadium on Aug. 2; Litte Rock, Ark. s War Memoria Stadium on Aug. 5; and Miami s Marins Stadium on Aug. 8. With femae strugges in mainstream country sti a topic, the University of Texas Press wi pubish a book in September that ceebrates their contributions to the genre. Woman Wak the Line: How the Women of Country Changed Our Lives, edited by journaist Hoy Geason, features 27 entries about femae artists written by other women. Topics incude Rosanne Cash s tribute to June Carter Cash, Entertainment Weeky reporter Madison Vain s assessment of Loretta Lynn s impact on reproductive issues and Tayor Swift s understanding of former teen star Brenda Lee. ON DATE IN COUNTRY MUSIC May Brad Paisey pays Wecome to the Future and Then at PBS Nationa Memoria Day Concert from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capito. Aso featured: Lione Richie, Coin Powe and Gary Sinise Biy Ray Cyrus and Achy Breaky Heart begin a five-week stay at the top of the Biboard country chart. May Keie Picker concudes a five-show USO tour of American bases in the Midde East Lee Ann Womack makes her Grand Oe Opry debut, singing Never Again, Again. June Capito Records signs its first country recording artist, Tex Ritter. PICKLER June Shania Twain receives a star on the Hoywood Wak of Fame Garth Brooks drops in on commencement at West Centra High Schoo in Hartford, S.D. His surprise visit is a show of support for Kesey Hoffman, a cancer patient he befriended in 2000 through the Make-a-Wish Foundation. June Coumbia reeases Maren Morris abum Hero Capito reeases Litte Big Town s Day Drinking to radio. June Loretta Lynn and Jack White are inducted into the Music City Wak of Fame Marty Stuart and Keith Urban duet on Mama Tried during the second Late Night Jam at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashvie. The benefit aso features Wynonna Judd, Connie Smith, The Kentucky HeadHunters, Cedus T. Judd and an onstage marriage. Source: RoandNote.com, the Utimate Country Music Database Top Headines from Cick on headines beow for more detais.com Scott Borchetta s Big Machine Launches Vodka Brand iheartmedia Pushes Back Deadine On Crucia Debt Negotiations Live Music After Manchester: Concert Business Faces Security Chaenges Chris Corne Fans Say Goodbye To A Rock Star At Hoywood Forever Cemetery: We Are Not Aone Huka Begins Layoffs As Pemberton Festiva Crisis Continues To Unfod New MCA artist Jordan Davis was embraced by KBEQ Kansas City music director T.J. McEntire when he payed a radio showcase in New Oreans. Darius Rucker posed with Kate Upton on May 20 at the 19th annua Tiger Jam, a fundraiser for the Tiger Woods Foundation in Las Vegas. RUCKER: POWERS IMAGERY

10 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 10 OF 19 Hot Country Songs SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY BRICE: MIKE WINDLE/GETTY IMAGES FOR IHEARTMEDIA; PARDI: RICK DIAMOND/GETTY IMAGES FOR CRS TWO S WKS ON TITLE Artist AGO CHART PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL CERTIFIED BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD HH No. 1 (16 weeks) HH Sam Hunt Z.CROWELL (S.HUNT,Z.CROWELL,J.OSBORNE,S.MCANALLY) MCA NASHVILLE IN CASE YOU DIDN T KNOW HH Digita Gainer HH Brett Young HURRICANE Luke Combs D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,T.REEVE,K.SCHLIENGER,T.TOMLINSON) BMLG 1 2 S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,T.PHILLIPS,T.ARCHER) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE NEW 1 DEJA VU HH Hot Shot Debut HH Lauren Duski C.TARPLEY (C.TARPLEY,L.E.DUSKI,D.D.HENIG) REPUBLIC IF I TOLD YOU Darius Rucker R. COPPERMAN (R.COPPERMAN,J.M.NITE,S.MCANALLY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE BLACK Dierks Bentey R. COPPERMAN (D.BENTLEY,R.COPPERMAN,A.GORLEY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE GOD, YOUR MAMA, AND ME HH Airpay Gainer HH Forida Georgia Line Featuring Backstreet Boys J.MOI (J.KEAR,H.LINDSEY,G.SAMPSON) BMLG THE FIGHTER Keith Urban Featuring Carrie Underwood BUSBEE,K.URBAN (K.URBAN,BUSBEE) HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE CRAVING YOU Thomas Rhett Featuring Maren Morris J.BUNETTA,D.HUFF,JOE LONDON,THOMAS RHETT (D.M.BARNES,J.BUNETTA) VALORY DIRT ON MY BOOTS Jon Pardi B.BUTLER,J.PARDI (R.AKINS,J.FRASURE,A.GORLEY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE HOW NOT TO Dan + Shay D.SMYERS,S.HENDRICKS (A.HAMBRICK,P.DIGIOVANNI,K.BARD) WARNER BROS./WAR YOU LOOK GOOD Lady Antebeum BUSBEE (H.LINDSEY,R.HURD,BUSBEE) CAPITOL NASHVILLE MY GIRL Dyan Scott M.ALDERMAN,J.E.NORMAN (D.SCOTT,J.KERR) CURB EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT SONG Bake Sheton S.HENDRICKS (A.MAYO,C.LINDSEY,B.WARREN,B.D.WARREN) WARNER BROS./WMN YOURS IF YOU WANT IT Rasca Fatts J.DEMARCUS,G.LEVOX,J.D.ROONEY (A.DORFF,J.SINGLETON) BIG MACHINE DRINKIN PROBLEM Midand S.MCANALLY,D.HUFF,J.OSBORNE (J.CARSON,C.DUDDY,M.WYSTRACH,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) BIG MACHINE FLATLINER Coe Swinde M.CARTER (C.SWINDELL,M.BRONLEEWE,J.BOYER) WARNER BROS./WMN 18 NEW 1 THE DANCE Lauren Duski B.APPLEBERRY (T.ARATA) REPUBLIC 19 NEW 1 BOY Lee Brice L.BRICE,J.STONE,K.JACOBS,D.FRIZSELL (J.M.NITE,N.GALYON) CURB EITHER WAY Chris Stapeton D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (C.STAPLETON,TIM JAMES,K.MARVEL) MERCURY MY OLD MAN Zac Brown Band D.COBB (Z.BROWN,N.MOON,B.SIMONETTI) SOUTHERN GROUND/ELEKTRA/WAR ANY OL BARSTOOL Jason Adean M.KNOX (J.THOMPSON,D.RUTTAN) MACON/BROKEN BOW NO SUCH THING AS A BROKEN HEART Od Dominion S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,T. ROSEN,B.TURSI,J.FRASURE) RCA NASHVILLE WHAT IFS Kane Brown Featuring Lauren Aaina D.HUFF (K.BROWN,M.MCGINN,J.M.SCHMIDT) ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE SOMEBODY ELSE WILL Justin Moore S.BORCHETTA,J.S.STOVER (K.ARCHER,A.HAMBRICK,T.OTTOH) VALORY The tribute to Brice s two sons, Takoda and Ryker, is the ead singe from his fourth studio fu-ength, due Nov. 3. Boy debuts at No. 19 on Hot Country Songs and No. 5 (a career-best bow) on Country Digita Song Saes with 24,000 first-week downoads. 19 LEE BRICE Boy 40 JON PARDI Heartache on the Dance Foor PEAK POSITION The third singe from Caifornia Sunrise swings on Hot Country Songs. It s supported by its 8 percent increase to 5.7 miion in audience, as it buets at No. 31 on Country Airpay, and a 16 percent hike to 1.5 miion U.S. streams

11 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 11 OF 19 Hot Country Songs SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY TWO S WKS ON TITLE Artist AGO CHART PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL CERTIFIED SMALL TOWN BOY Dustin Lynch Z.CROWELL (R.AKINS,B.HAYSLIP,K.FISHMAN) BROKEN BOW SPEAK TO A GIRL Tim McGraw & Faith Hi B.GALLIMORE,T.MCGRAW,F.HILL (SHY CARTER,D.GIBSON,J.SPARGUR) MCGRAW/ARISTA NASHVILLE IT AIN T MY FAULT Brothers Osborne J.JOYCE (J. OSBORNE,T.J. OSBORNE,L.T.MILLER) EMI NASHVILLE FOR HER Chris Lane J.MOI (M.DRAGSTREM,K.ARCHER,S.BUXTON) BIG LOUD DO I MAKE YOU WANNA Biy Currington D.HUFF (A.GORLEY,Z.CROWELL,M.JENKINS,J.FLOWERS) MERCURY TIN MAN Miranda Lambert F.LIDDELL,G.WORF,E.MASSE (M.LAMBERT,J.INGRAM,J.R.STEWART) VANNER/RCA NASHVILLE GHOST IN HOUSE Lauren Duski B.APPLEBERRY (H.PRESTWOOD) REPUBLIC SOMETHIN I M GOOD AT Brett Edredge R. COPPERMAN,B.ELDREDGE (B.ELDREDGE,T.DOUGLAS) ATLANTIC/WMN MORE GIRLS LIKE YOU Kip Moore K.MOORE,D.GARCIA (K.MOORE,S.L.OLSEN,J.MILLER,D.A.GARCIA) MCA NASHVILLE I COULD USE A LOVE SONG Maren Morris BUSBEE,M.MORRIS (M.MORRIS,J.ROBBINS,L.VELTZ) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE BROKEN HALOS Chris Stapeton D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (C.STAPLETON,M.HENDERSON) MERCURY 37 NEW 1 ONE NUMBER AWAY Luke Combs S.MITCHELL,JACKIE BOYZ (L.COMBS,S.A.BATTEY,S.MITCHELL,R.WILLIFORD) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE MAKIN ME LOOK GOOD AGAIN Drake White R. COPPERMAN,J.S.STOVER (D.WHITE,M.CRISWELL,S.MINOR) DOT/BMLG EVERY LITTLE THING Cary Pearce BUSBEE (C.PEARCE,BUSBEE,E.SHACKELTON) BIG MACHINE HEARTACHE ON THE DANCE FLOOR Jon Pardi B.BUTLER,J.PARDI (J.PARDI,B.BUTLER,B.LONG) CAPITOL NASHVILLE THEY DON T KNOW HH Streaming Gainer HH Jason Adean M.KNOX (J.BOYER,J.MIRENDA,K.ALLISON) MACON/BROKEN BOW RING ON EVERY FINGER LOCASH L.RIMES (THOMAS RHETT,J.KEAR,J.FRASURE) REVIVER ROUND HERE BUZZ Eric Church J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,J.HYDE,L.DICK) EMI NASHVILLE LOSING SLEEP Chris Young C.CROWDER,C.YOUNG (C.YOUNG,J.HOGE,C. DESTEFANO) RCA NASHVILLE THE WAY I TALK Morgan Waen J.MOI (J.L.ALEXANDER,B.HAYSLIP,C.MCGILL) BIG LOUD 46 NEW 1 THERE S A TEAR IN MY BEER Lauren Duski & Bake Sheton B.APPLEBERRY (H.WILLIAMS) REPUBLIC 47 NEW 1 SOMEBODY ELSE S HEART Lady Antebeum BUSBEE (D.HAYWOOD,C.KELLEY,H.SCOTT,S.MCANALLY,BUSBEE) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 48 NEW 1 ASK ME HOW I KNOW Garth Brooks M.A.MILLER (M.ROSSELL) PEARL TIME FOR EVERYTHING Brad Paisey L.WOOTEN,B.PAISLEY (B.PAISLEY,S.AHNQUIST,B.ANDERSON,C.DUBOIS,M.RYAN) ARISTA NASHVILLE HAPPY PEOPLE Litte Big Town J.JOYCE (L.MCKENNA,H.WHITTERS) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 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 8.2 miion miion 38.4 miion 29.5 miion For week ending May 25, 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 397, ,000 1,605,000 Last Week 543, ,000 1,397,000 Change -26.9% -27.1% 14.9% This Week Last Year 560, ,000 1,942,000 Change -29.1% -35.9% -17.4% *Digita abum saes are aso counted within abum saes. YEAR-TO-DATE Overa Unit Saes CHANGE Abums 9,607,000 8,243, % Digita Tracks 38,369,000 29,460, % Saes by Abum Format CHANGE Physica 5,946,000 5,535, % Digita 3,309,000 2,709, % For inquiries about any Niesen Music data, pease contact Josh Bennett at or josh.bennett@niesen.com

12 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 12 OF 19 SALES, DATA COMPILED BY STREAMING & SALES DATA COMPILED BY 2 S AGO S ON CHT TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL 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 2017, Prometheus Goba Media, LLC and Niesen Music, Inc. A rights reserved. AMERICANA/ FOLK ALBUMS TITLE CHRIS STAPLETON MERCURY */UMGN FROM A ROOM: VOLUME NEW RASCAL FLATTS 1 BIG MACHINE /BMLG BACK TO US 2 ZAC BROWN BAND SOUTHERN GROUND/ELEKTRA /AG WELCOME HOME 1 4 NEW LAUREN DUSKI THE VOICE: THE COMPLETE SEASON 12 COLLECTION 1 REPUBLIC DIGITAL EX 4 CHRIS STAPLETON MERCURY */UMGN TRAVELLER 2 1 BRETT YOUNG BMLG BY0100A* BRETT YOUNG 2 KEITH URBAN HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE */UMGN ( AMS & WSEX) RIPCORD 1 1 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE BMLG 0300* DIG YOUR ROOTS 1 SAM HUNT MCA NASHVILLE /UMGN MONTEVALLO CERT. PEAK POS. THOMAS RHETT TANGLED UP VALORY RT0200A/BMLG 1 2 ZAC BROWN BAND GREATEST HITS SO FAR... ROAR/SOUTHERN GROUND/ATLANTIC /AG 3 MIRANDA LAMBERT THE WEIGHT OF THESE WINGS VANNER/RCA NASHVILLE */SMN 1 KANE BROWN KANE BROWN ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE /SMN 1 JASON ALDEAN THEY DON T KNOW MACON/BROKEN BOW 2227/BBMG 1 JON PARDI CALIFORNIA SUNRISE CAPITOL NASHVILLE */UMGN 1 BRANTLEY GILBERT THE DEVIL DONT SLEEP VALORY BG0300/BMLG 1 DIERKS BENTLEY BLACK CAPITOL NASHVILLE */UMGN 0 1 LUKE BRYAN KILL THE LIGHTS CAPITOL NASHVILLE /UMGN 1 1 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS /WMN IF I M HONEST 0 1 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE REPUBLIC NASHVILLE /BMLG HERE S TO THE GOOD TIMES 2 1 COLE SWINDELL WARNER BROS /WMN YOU SHOULD BE HERE 0 2 WILLIE NELSON LEGACY * GOD S PROBLEM CHILD 1 LITTLE BIG TOWN CAPITOL NASHVILLE */UMGN THE BREAKER 1 MAREN MORRIS COLUMBIA NASHVILLE */SMN HERO LUKE BRYAN CRASH MY PARTY CAPITOL NASHVILLE /UMGN 2 1 SALES DATA COMPILED BY COUNTRY STREAMING SONGS WKS ON CHART TITLE ARTIST BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD SAM HUNT IN CASE YOU DIDN T KNOW BRETT YOUNG HURRICANE LUKE COMBS DIE A HAPPY MAN THOMAS RHETT H.O.L.Y. FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE TENNESSEE WHISKEY CHRIS STAPLETON DIRT ON MY BOOTS JON PARDI BLUE AIN T YOUR COLOR KEITH URBAN WHAT IFS KANE BROWN FEAT. LAUREN ALAINA THE END BRANTLEY GILBERT MAY WE ALL FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE FEAT. TIM MCGRAW BLACK DIERKS BENTLEY THE FIGHTER KEITH URBAN FEAT. CARRIE UNDERWOOD GOD, YOUR MAMA, AND ME FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE FEAT. BACKSTREET BOYS SMALL TOWN BOY DUSTIN LYNCH MY GIRL DYLAN SCOTT CRAVING YOU THOMAS RHETT FEAT. MAREN MORRIS HOW NOT TO DAN + SHAY HOMETOWN GIRL JOSH TURNER HOUSE PARTY SAM HUNT BREAK UP IN A SMALL TOWN SAM HUNT WANNA BE THAT SONG 22 RE-ENTRY BRETT ELDREDGE ANY OL BARSTOOL JASON ALDEAN PLAY IT AGAIN LUKE BRYAN IF I TOLD YOU DARIUS RUCKER 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 2017, Prometheus Goba Media, LLC and Niesen Music, Inc. A rights reserved. WKS ON CHART TITLE ARTIST 1 NEW DEJA VU LAUREN DUSKI BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD SAM HUNT IN CASE YOU DIDN T KNOW BRETT YOUNG 4 NEW THE DANCE LAUREN DUSKI 5 NEW BOY LEE BRICE GHOST IN HOUSE LAUREN DUSKI EITHER WAY CHRIS STAPLETON HURRICANE LUKE COMBS THE FIGHTER KEITH URBAN FEAT. CARRIE UNDERWOOD IF I TOLD YOU DARIUS RUCKER YOU LOOK GOOD LADY ANTEBELLUM CRAVING YOU THOMAS RHETT FEAT. MAREN MORRIS GOD, YOUR MAMA, AND ME FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE FEAT. BACKSTREET BOYS 14 NEW ONE NUMBER AWAY LUKE COMBS DRINKIN PROBLEM MIDLAND 16 NEW THERE S A TEAR IN MY BEER LAUREN DUSKI & BLAKE SHELTON BETTER MAN 17 RE-ENTRY LITTLE BIG TOWN TENNESSEE WHISKEY CHRIS STAPLETON DIRT ON MY BOOTS JON PARDI 20 NEW SOMEBODY ELSE S HEART LADY ANTEBELLUM FLATLINER COLE SWINDELL FEAT. DIERKS BENTLEY WHAT IFS KANE BROWN FEATURING LAUREN ALAINA SMALL TOWN BOY DUSTIN LYNCH TIN MAN MIRANDA LAMBERT 25 RE-ENTRY YOURS IF YOU WANT IT RASCAL FLATTS 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 2017, Prometheus Goba Media, LLC and Niesen Music, Inc. A rights reserved. CERT. PEAK POS. CHRIS STAPLETON FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 1 MERCURY NASHVILLE /UMGN 1 CHRIS STAPLETON MERCURY NASHVILLE */UMGN TRAVELLER 2 1 THE LUMINEERS DUALTONE 1738* CLEOPATRA 0 1 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA * THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING LORD HURON STRANGE TRAILS IAMSOUND 066* 1 SIMON & GARFUNKEL SIMON AND GARFUNKEL S GREATEST HITS COLUMBIA 31350/LEGACY 6 HOZIER RUBYWORKS */COLUMBIA HOZIER 1 1 THE LUMINEERS DUALTONE 1608* THE LUMINEERS 1 1 ED SHEERAN ELEKTRA */AG MAC DEMARCO OLD DOG CAPTURED TRACKS 260* 3 20 LADY ANTEBELLUM Somebody Ese s Heart The cut from the group s sixth studio LP, Heart Break, due June 9, arrives on Country Digita Songs at No. 20 with 10,000 downoads. It begins at No. 47 on Hot Country Songs. RICK DIAMOND/GETTY IMAGES

13 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 13 OF 19 MAKIN TRACKS TOM ROLAND Former YouTube Phenom Devin Dawson Puts It A On The Line In Debut Singe It s the Christmas gift that keeps on giving. On Dec. 23, 2014, Bemont University student Louisa Wendorff posted a video to YouTube with cassmate Devin Dawson that mashed up the Tayor Swift songs Bank Space and Stye. Swift brought extra attention to it when she praised the video on socia media, and to date, it has racked up neary 34 miion views. Dawson had originay panned to pursue songwriting, rather than artistry, when he moved to Nashvie. But he subsequenty wrote his name over the bank space on an Atantic recording contract, and it s just one of the professiona changes he has witnessed as a direct resut of that YouTube post. Not ony did it hep me get into the eye of the abes and a that, but it heped me get a pubishing dea, it heped me get a manager, it heped me get an agent, it heped me get a of these things, says Dawson. It reay heped everything. If that hadn t happened, I woud sti be here doing what I do, but it just might have taken onger. Now everything s happening at ightning speed. Warner Music Nashvie shipped his debut singe, A On Me, to radio via PayMPE on Apri 10. Dawson shot the video on May 3, sang it on Late Night With Seth Meyers in his nationa TV debut on May 4 and performed it again during his Grand Oe Opry debut on May 5. My ife is fu of firsts right now, says Dawson. If A On Me shoud become his first hit, he be abe to trace the song s roots back to Nov. 3, That s when Dawson co-wrote it at the home of his guitarist Austin Tayor Smith, DAWSON who rents a pace in Nashvie s Antioch neighborhood. At the time, Dawson was roughy six months into a pubishing dea with Warner/Chappe and Neon Cross Music, a contract that came directy from the YouTube video. He was writing five to seven songs a week, but in the midst of that creative furry, he had no specific song agendas as they set up shop in Smith s six-waed basement studio. So Dawson pued up his smartphone, where he found the prospective tite, A On Me. We kind of did a itte Russian rouette on a my ideas, says Dawson, and that thing just kind of caught my eye that morning. They focused stricty on the words to start, treating it much ike a crossword or the Jumbe puzze straight out of the newspaper. I iteray just started isting a these things for the idea of put it a on me you know, the burden, the weight, everything, recas Dawson. We went a the way down through the chorus and kind of just isted things: When it don t add up you can count on me, When you re mad you can put the fa on me, Ca on me a these things that are on me, right? We just reay wanted to expain what that a was. We kind of, for ack of a better term, just kind of word-vomited it out. With that coection of ideas in pace, they turned their attention to the musica eements, searching for the right sound to match the sentiment. We went through at east three or four different grooves, recas Smith. It took onger than usua before we anded on the one that we did. But honesty from there, the chorus wrote itsef, reay. We had aready typed out everything that we wanted in it. The chorus is mosty smooth and gurging, riding atop a pair of chords a 1 and a 2-minor that take a soufu detour from the typica country progression. The end of the chorus presented a minor road bock. It needed to come to a hat, and they accompished that by shifting from the breezy texture into a staccato mode Put. It. A. On. Me. that s the sonic equivaent of pumping the brakes. As cheery and reassuring as the chorus might be, the verses took on a darker tone. Fears, troubes, the weight of the word, a set up the kind of burdensome persona strugge that makes peope want to pair up in the first pace. It kind of needed to go there, says Smith of that darker thread. I think it woud ve been too happy [without it]. They made an iphone work tape, which Dawson subsequenty payed for his brother, Jacob Durrett, who was keen on producing a fu-fedged demo. Dawson came up with an acoustic guitar riff for the intro during that session, and Durrett buit a oop and a bass part into the demo, which ifted the song to another eve. It was enough of an improvement that Dawson vounteered to give Durrett a 10 percent cut on the songwriting royaties, essentiay reducing his own share to 40 percent. That s how he is with everything in ife, says Smith. He s a very genuine person. A On Me was a key song maybe the song, says Dawson that got him signed. He cut it with producer/neon Cross owner Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Litte Big Town), who used Dawson s band a Bemont aumni: guitarist Nick Dimaria, drummer Kip Aen, Smith and bass payer Sam Rodberg. They eaned toward acoustic and cassic sounds, set up at the outset with two guitars meshing atop Joyce s Hammond B-3, which is amost indiscernibe underneath. That s Jay messing with your ears, says Smith. He ikes to do that. The track was recorded amost entirey ive at the East Nashvie studio, incuding Dawson s reedy vocas, simiar in tone to Eiot Soan of the 90s pop band Bessid Union of Sous. There s ike itte oose parts of it. Some parts aren t exacty on time, says Dawson of his performance. That one iteray is the most ive one on the record. The most prominent overdubs maybe the ony overdubs are Smith s three harmony parts, some of which tested his upper range. The hardest thing about it was singing a the choruses an octave above Devin, way up high, says Smith. I m sure it sounded hiarious without headphones on. A On Me was the frontrunner as a singe amost immediatey, hoding on to that status despite a ate surge from another track, the brooding Dark Horse. I d consider it somewhat of a fagship song, says Dawson, of A On Me. This is what I want to sound ike, this is what I want to say, this is the groove I want to dance to, these are the meodies I want to sing. Whether or not A On Me becomes the defining song for a new hit artist coud take months, maybe years, to know for certain. But even then, it wi bear some sort of debt to the Swift mashup, a happenstance creative effort that became a surprise pop-cuture moment. There s a direct correation to that and everything that goes on in my ife, says Dawson. That reay heped kind of take me into the eye a itte bit, and honesty, it kind of gave me this extra confidence to be an artist.

14 May 14, 2016 biboard.com From eft: Camia Cabeo, Ay Brooke Hernandez, Dinah Jane Hansen, Normani Kordei and Lauren Jauregui BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 14 OF 19 THE STARK REPORT PHYLLIS STARK Juanita Copeand Keeps Nashvie Studio Sound Emporium Perking Don t ask Juanita Copeand for a cup of coffee. As the president/gm of busy Nashvie recording studio Sound Emporium, she works in a segment of the industry that has ong been dominated by men, and has made it a point to hep break stereotypes. She empoys femae engineers whenever possibe, but notices they often have to work harder than men to earn respect because the immediate perception when they wak into a studio is that they re someone s girfriend, says Copeand. Musicians and other studio visitors wi ook at her and say, Hey, can you get me a cup of coffee? I on purpose did not earn how to make coffee ever, because, No. 1, I don t drink it, and No. 2, just because I have breasts and a vagina doesn t mean I have to make coffee. With that, Copeand puts the industry on notice that she s meant to be taken seriousy. After a career that incuded stints with Mercury Records, Amo Sounds, Pioneer Music Group and American Federation of Musicians Loca 257, she joined Sound Emporium as studio manager in 2005 and says the pace quicky became her home. She was promoted to her current roe ast year, and retained that position after owner George Shinn donated the studio to nearby Lipscomb University, which was announced in May. Copeand and her fu-time staff of five wi become empoyees of the university once the transfer of ownership sod to Shinn, a phianthropist and former owner of the NBA s Charotte/New Oreans Hornets franchise. On May 15, Lipscomb University announced that Shinn was gifting the faciity to the schoo. And whie students enroed in Lipscomb s contemporary music program wi have access, Copeand has been tasked with keeping it operating as a profitabe commercia studio used by the music industry at arge. Whie it has become increasingy difficut for recording studios to make money, Copeand says Sound Emporium is probaby one of the busiest studios in town, and we ve been abe to reinvest profits into getting more gear, more microphones, and we ve invested in our staff. We have a 401k that is funded by the studio. She adds, We ve been sef-sufficient for a very ong time. With the studio now running at 90 percent booked, Copeand says, Last year was our best year we ve had here in probaby 20 years... We are not just surviving. We re thriving. Being proud of its history, Copeand has decorated the studio was with od photos. When it became cear Cement was gravey i, she worked with the Nashvie Historica Commission to rush through a historica marker that now sits outside the buiding, and was abe to show Cement the mock-ups just days before he died in Cement s response: That s coo as shit. coses, a transaction expected to be competed by June 30. Copeand hods the keys to a studio with a rich history. Founded by producer-songwriter and 2013 Country Music COPELAND With the studio s 50th anniversary coming up in two years, Copeand says Lipscomb is committed to preserving the history here. I cried [with joy] when I was tod that. Under the Ha of Fame inductee Cowboy Jack Cement in 1969, the studio has hosted recording sessions with Garth Brooks, Jimmy Buffett, Johnny Cash, Kenny Chesney, Evis Costeo, Aan Jackson, Aison Krauss and Robert Pant, Yo-Yo Ma, Wiie Neson, R.E.M., Tayor Swift, Pharre Wiiams and many more stars. In addition, the fim soundtracks for Wak the Line, O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Cod Mountain were a recorded at Sound Emporium under famed producer T Bone Burnett. In 1979, Cement sod the studio, and the name was changed from Jack Cement Recording Studios to Sound Emporium. Grammy-nominated producer Garth Fundis purchased it in 1992 and ran it unti 2011, when it was university s patronage, she says she no onger has to worry about the studio one day being sod and turned into a Starbucks. What sets us apart from every other studio is there s a heart here, she says. This pace is where art is made. But it ives and breathes, and peope are emotionay attached here because we care... This studio is more than a job to me. It s my ife. When she took over, Copeand says Sound Emporium needed a woman s touch. I was abe to change a few things around here and reay take care of peope, rather [than having it] just be a buiding peope came to record [in]. Just don t ask her for a cup of coffee. 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15 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 15 OF 19 Country Indicator WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist PLAYS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) +/ IN CASE YOU DIDN T KNOW BMLG HH No. 1 (3 weeks) HH Brett Young IF I TOLD YOU Capito Nashvie Darius Rucker BLACK Capito Nashvie Dierks Bentey GOD, YOUR MAMA, AND ME BMLG Forida Georgia Line Feat. Backstreet Boys HOW NOT TO Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT SONG Warner Bros./WMN Bake Sheton THE FIGHTER Hit Red/Capito Nashvie Keith Urban Feat. Carrie Underwood YOURS IF YOU WANT IT Big Machine Rasca Fatts YOU LOOK GOOD Capito Nashvie Lady Antebeum CRAVING YOU Vaory Thomas Rhett Feat. Maren Morris FLATLINER Warner Bros./WMN Coe Swinde MY GIRL Curb Dyan Scott DRINKIN PROBLEM Big Machine Midand SOMEBODY ELSE WILL Vaory Justin Moore MY OLD MAN Southern Ground/Eektra/WAR Zac Brown Band NO SUCH THING AS A BROKEN HEART RCA Nashvie Od Dominion IT AIN T MY FAULT EMI Nashvie Brothers Osborne SPEAK TO A GIRL McGraw/Arista Nashvie Tim McGraw & Faith Hi DO I MAKE YOU WANNA Mercury Biy Currington SOMETHIN I M GOOD AT Atantic/WMN Brett Edredge MORE GIRLS LIKE YOU MCA Nashvie Kip Moore FOR HER Big Loud Chris Lane SMALL TOWN BOY Broken Bow Dustin Lynch I COULD USE A LOVE SONG Coumbia Nashvie Maren Morris OUTTA STYLE BIG Labe Aaron Watson A GIRL LIKE YOU Mercury Easton Corbin HEARTACHE ON THE DANCE FLOOR Capito Nashvie Jon Pardi THEY DON T KNOW Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean TIN MAN Vanner/RCA Nashvie Miranda Lambert TIME FOR EVERYTHING Arista Nashvie Brad Paisey BILLBOARD COUNTRY INDICATOR PANEL 106 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 Coumbia, Mo. Coumbus, Ga. Cookevie, Tenn. Dothan, Aa. Duuth, Minn. Eau Caire, Wis. Eizabeth City, N.C. Erie, Pa. Eugene, Ore. Evansvie, Ind. Fargo, N.D. KEAN KRRV KGNC WKSF WPUR KYKR WJLS WZKX WIBL WHKX WOKO KEZS WKWS WQBE KAGG KCLR WKCN WSTH WGSQ WTVY KKCB WAXX WRSF WTWF KKNU WKDQ KBVB WSTH 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. Laure, Miss. 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 WBBN Lebanon, N.H. Lincon, Neb Longview, Texas Lubbock, Texas Lufkin, Texas Mason City, Iowa Medford, Ore. Meridian, Miss. 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 San Luis Obispo, Caif. WXXK KFGE KYKX KLLL KYKS KIAI KRWQ WOKK WLWI WKKW WMUS WCTY KHKX KPLM WXBM WXCL WRWD KOUT WXXQ WDWG WCEN KZPK KYEZ WKTT KGKL 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 MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 16 OF 19 Country Indicator WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist PLAYS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) +/ ASK ME HOW I KNOW Pear Garth Brooks RING ON EVERY FINGER Reviver LOCASH ROUND HERE BUZZ EMI Nashvie Eric Church HAPPY PEOPLE Capito Nashvie Litte Big Town MAKIN ME LOOK GOOD AGAIN Dot/BMLG Drake White EITHER WAY Mercury Chris Stapeton CALIFORNIA B$R/New Revoution Big & Rich EVERY LITTLE THING Big Machine Cary Pearce THE WAY I TALK Big Loud Morgan Waen GOOD COMPANY RCA Nashvie Jake Owen FIX A DRINK Warner Bros./WAR Chris Janson WILD AS YOU CoJo Cody Johnson WHAT IFS Zone 4/RCA Nashvie Kane Brown Feat. Lauren Aaina WOKE UP IN NASHVILLE Arista Nashvie Seth Ennis PREACHIN TO THE CHOIR BMLG A Thousand Horses JUST ANOTHER DAY IN THE COUNTRY Sea Gaye CJ Soar MISSING Warner Bros./WMN Wiiam Michae Morgan LOVE AGAIN Nash Next/Vaory Todd O Nei FIGURE IT OUT Reznam/Nine North Sarah Dunn Band ALL THE BEER IN ALABAMA Amerimonte/Grassroots Shane Owens GREATEST LOVE STORY Arista Nashvie LANCO NEW LOSING SLEEP RCA Nashvie Chris Young WHAT I WANNA BE Back River Jacob Davis LIKE YOU THAT WAY Mercury Canaan Smith GOD MADE A WOMAN Curb Jerrod Niemann ALL ABOUT YOU MCA Nashvie Josh Turner SIDE OF YOU MRG Rick Monroe NEW DOIN FINE 19/Interscope/Mercury Lauren Aaina NEW WINNEBAGO Rebe Engine/Star Farm Stephanie Quaye THAT S WHAT S WORKING RIGHT NOW Mucho Love/New Revoution Trent Tominson RANKINGS Country Airpay is ranked by tota audience impressions for the week ending Sunday based on monitored airpay of 151 stations by Niesen BDS. Audience totas on the chart are derived, in part, using certain Arbitron Inc. copyrighted Persons 12+ audience estimates (under icense 2017, Arbitron Inc.) Country Indicator is tabuated using reported payists and Niesen BDS-monitored airpay at 106 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 MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 17 OF 19 Country Airpay Index TITLE Pubishing-Licensing Org. (Songwriter) Chart Position A ANY OL BARSTOOL Big Music Machine, BMI/ Two Laine Coections, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Doc And Maggie Music, SOCAN/Thankfu For This Music, ASCAP (J.Thompson, D.Ruttan) 22 ASK ME HOW I KNOW Roy Rivers Pubishing, BMI (M.Rosse) 48 B BLACK Big White Tracks, ASCAP/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Songs By Red Room, BMI/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (D.Bentey, R.Copperman, A.Gorey) 6 BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Sam Hunt Pubishing, ASCAP/Highy Combustibe Music, ASCAP/I Love Pizza Music, ASCAP/ Songs Of Southside Independent Music Pubishing, LLC, ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Pubishing, ASCAP/Atas Music Pubishing, ASCAP/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Pubishing America, Inc., ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/ Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR (S.Hunt, Z.Crowe, J.Osborne, S.McAnay) 1 BOY EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Jon Mark Nite Music, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/A Gir Named Charie, BMI (J.M.Nite, N.Gayon) 19 BROKEN HALOS WB Music Corp., ASCAP/House Of Sea Gaye Music, ASCAP/Spirit Cataog Hodings, S.a.r../ Spirit Two Nashvie, ASCAP/Straight Six Music, BMI (C. Stapeton, M.Henderson) 36 CRAVING YOU BMG God Songs, ASCAP/ Lawnwrangers, ASCAP/Dragon Bunny Music, BMI (D.M.Barnes, J.Bunetta) 9 C D THE DANCE BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Morganactive Songs, Inc., ASCAP/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP (T. Arata) 18 DEJA VU Latitude 45 Pubishing, BMI/Dan Henig Pubishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Itsef And Evenyre Music, BMI (C.Tarpey, L.E.Duski, D.D.Henig) 4 DIRT ON MY BOOTS EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Brooks County Boy Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Rio Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/ Teemitry Productions, BMI/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (R.Akins, J.Frasure, A.Gorey) 10 DO I MAKE YOU WANNA Externa Combustion Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Southside Independent Music Pubishing, LLC, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Atas Music Pubishing, ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Pubishing, ASCAP (A.Gorey, Z.Crowe, M.Jenkins, J.Fowers) 30 DRINKIN PROBLEM WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Jess Carson Pubishing Designee, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Vaqueros Gaacticos Pubishing, BMI/Tropica Cowboy Pubishing, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobat Songs Pubishing America, Inc., ASCAP/Songs Of Back River, ASCAP/ One Litte Indian Creek Music, ASCAP (J.Carson, C.Duddy, M.Wystrach, S.McAnay, J.Osborne) 16 E EITHER WAY WB Music Corp., ASCAP/New Sea Gaye Music, ASCAP/Spirit Cataog Hodings, S.a.r../Spirit Two Nashvie, ASCAP/Music Of Windswept, ASCAP/3 Ring Music, ASCAP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Songs Of Windswept Pacific, BMI/Songs Of Thortch, BMI (C. Stapeton, Tim James, K.Marve) 20 EVERY LITTLE THING BMG God Songs, ASCAP/ For The Kids Patinum, BMI/7189 Music Pubishing, BMI/Better Boat Music, BMI/Songs Of Endurance, BMI/ Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI (C.Pearce, busbee, E.Shacketon) 39 EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT SONG Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/The Queen Of Dot Dot Dot, BMI/Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Chris Lindsey Songs, ASCAP/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Sagequinnjude Music, BMI/Famove Songs, BMI (A.Mayo, C.Lindsey, B.Warren, B.D.Warren) 14 F THE FIGHTER Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/ Mary Rose Music, BMI/7189 Music Pubishing, BMI/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI (K.Urban, busbee) 8 FLATLINER Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Coden Rainey Music, BMI/Forest For The Trees Music, SESAC/ So Essentia Tunes, SESAC/Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/Jaron Boyer Music, SESAC (C.Swinde, M.Broneewe, J.Boyer) 17 FOR HER Round Hi Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Stars And Stripes And Mape Leaf Music, BMI/Bux Tone Music, BMI (M.Dragstrem, K.Archer, S.Buxton) 29 GHOST IN HOUSE Universa Music - Careers, BMI/Universa Music MGB NA, LLC, BMI (H. Prestwood) 32 G GOD, YOUR MAMA, AND ME Year Of The Dog Music, ASCAP/Champagne Whiskey Pubishing, BMI/HiarodyRathbone Music, ASCAP/BMG Firefy, ASCAP/Dash8 Music, ASCAP (J.Kear, H.Lindsey, G.Sampson) 7 H HAPPY PEOPLE Maps And Records Music, BMI/ Creative Puse Music, BMI/These Are Puse Songs, BMI/ Scramber Music, ASCAP/Carniva Beats, ASCAP (L. McKenna, H.Whitters) 50 HEARTACHE ON THE DANCE FLOOR Goden Vaut Music, BMI/Rancho Fiesta Music, BMI/Bi Buter Music, BMI/Bongsongs, SESAC/Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC (J.Pardi, B.Buter, B.Long) 40 HOW NOT TO Oe Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Red Like The Sunset Music, ASCAP/Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Pauywood Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ASCAP/Kevin Bard Music, ASCAP (A.Hambrick, P.DiGiovanni, K.Bard) 11 HURRICANE 50 Egg, BMI/Straight Dimes, BMI/ Big Machine Music, BMI/Intune Pubishing, BMI/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI (L.Combs, T.Phiips, T.Archer) 3 I I COULD USE A LOVE SONG Internationa Dog Music, BMI/Round Hi Songs Jimmy Robbins, ASCAP/Jammy Rabbins Music, ASCAP/Extraordinary Aien Pubishing, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Oh Denise Pubishing, BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI (M.Morris, J.Robbins, L.Vetz) 35 IF I TOLD YOU EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Songs By Red Room, BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/ Jon Mark Nite Music, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR (R.Copperman, J.M.Nite, S.McAnay) 5 IN CASE YOU DIDN T KNOW Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caivie Pubishing, ASCAP/Brown Hound Pubishing, BMI/Kye Schienger Productions, ASCAP/Big Spaces Music, BMI/Boothee Music, BMI/Big Mosquito Music, BMI/Ampified Admin., BMI (B.Young, T.Reeve, K.Schienger, T.Tominson) 2 IT AIN T MY FAULT WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Trampy McCauey, ASCAP/A The Kings Pens, ASCAP/ Songstein Pubishing, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/The Country And Western Music, BMI (J. Osborne, T.J. Osborne, L.T.Mier) 28 L TIME FOR EVERYTHING New House Of Sea Gaye Music, ASCAP/Songs For Margo, ASCAP (B. Paisey, S.Ahnquist, B.Anderson, C.DuBois, M.Ryan) 49 LOSING SLEEP EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Goodbye Pants Music, BMI/EMI Foray Music, SESAC/Write 2 Be Free Music, SESAC/Words And Troube, BMI (C.Young, J.Hoge, C. DeStefano) 44 M MAKIN ME LOOK GOOD AGAIN EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Reverend Jack Music, ASCAP/Sony/ ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Dixey Bar Music, BMI/Code Six Chares Music, BMI (D.White, M.Criswe, S.Minor) 38 MORE GIRLS LIKE YOU WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Point Break Pubishing, ASCAP/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Jack 10 Pubishing, BMI/Songs Of Cornman, BMI/ Universa Music - Brentwood Benson Pubishing, ASCAP/D Sou Music, ASCAP/Capito CMG Genesis, ASCAP (K.Moore, S.L.Osen, J.Mier, D.A.Garcia) 34 MY GIRL Curb Songs, ASCAP/Songs Of Back River, ASCAP (D.Scott, J.Kerr) 13 MY OLD MAN Day For The Dead Pubishing, SESAC/Simonetti Music Pubishing, SESAC/Siva Moon Pubishing, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC (Z.Brown, N.Moon, B.Simonetti) 21 N NO SUCH THING AS A BROKEN HEART Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/ Kobat Songs Pubishing America, Inc., ASCAP/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Smack Bue, LLC, SESAC/Unfair Entertainment, ASCAP/Big Dea Notes, ASCAP/Wooden Ships, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Teemitry Productions, BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI (M.Ramsey, T. Rosen, B.Tursi, J.Frasure) 23 O ONE NUMBER AWAY Works For RHA Music, BMI/ Ma B. Pubishing, ASCAP/Razor & Tie Music Pubishing, LLC, ASCAP/The Bicyce Music Company, ASCAP/Tunes of R And T Direct, SESAC/Sef Shrevident Music, SESAC/ Rowdy Rob Music, BMI (L.Combs, S.A.Battey, S.Mitche, R.Wiiford) 37 R RING ON EVERY FINGER Big Machine Music, BMI/Big Yeow Dog Music, ASCAP/Major Bob Music, Inc., ASCAP/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI (Thomas Rhett, J.Kear, J.Frasure) 42 ROUND HERE BUZZ Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Longer And Louder Music, BMI/Litte Lounder Songs, BMI/Mammaw s Fried Okra Music, BMI/Emieon Songs, BMI (E.Church, J.Hyde, L.Dick) 43 S SMALL TOWN BOY EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankfu For This Music, ASCAP/Pay It Again Entertainment, BMI/Round Hi Works, BMI (R. Akins, B.Haysip, K.Fishman) 26 SOMEBODY ELSE S HEART WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Haywoodja Cut That Song, ASCAP/The Best I Coud Do Pubishing, ASCAP/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/ EKT Pubishing, SESCA/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR/7189 Music Pubishing, BMI/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI (D.Haywood, C.Keey, H.Scott, S.McAnay, busbee) 47 SOMEBODY ELSE WILL Stars And Stripes And Mape Leaf Music, BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Oe Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Red Like The Sunset Music, ASCAP/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/Songs For Ee, BMI (K. Archer, A.Hambrick, T.Ottoh) 25 SOMETHIN I M GOOD AT Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Paris Not France Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Tomdougasmusic, BMI (B.Edredge, T.Dougas) 33 SPEAK TO A GIRL BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., PRS/You Want How Much Of What Pubishing, PRS/ Major 3rd Music Pubishing Ltd, PRS/Big Dea Beats, BMI/Brodsky Spensive Pubishing, BMI/Nice Life, BMI (Shy Carter, D.Gibson, J.Spargur) 27 THERE S A TEAR IN MY BEER Rightsong Music Inc., BMI/Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, BMI (H. Wiiams) 46 T THEY DON T KNOW Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/ Jaron Boyer Music, SESAC/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP/This Is Magic Mustang Music, ASCAP (J.Boyer, J.Mirenda, K.Aison) 41 TIN MAN Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Pink Dog Pubishing, BMI/Beat Up Ford Pubishing, BMI/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/SWMBMGBMI, BMI/Lonesome Viny Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI (M.Lambert, J.Ingram, J.R.Stewart) 31 W THE WAY I TALK WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Damn Country Music, ASCAP/Thankfu For This Music, ASCAP/Pinetucky Road Pubishing, ASCAP/Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Round Room Recoreds, ASCAP (J.L.Aexander, B.Haysip, C.McGi) 45 WHAT IFS Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/Smacksters Music, ASCAP/Smack Bue, LLC, SESAC/Kobat Group Music Pubishing, SESAC/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Vove Music, ASCAP (K.Brown, M.McGinn, J.M.Schmidt) 24 Y YOU LOOK GOOD HiarodyRathbone Music, ASCAP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Lake Aegan Pub Cub, ASCAP/7189 Music Pubishing, BMI/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI (H.Lindsey, R.Hurd, busbee) 12 YOURS IF YOU WANT IT Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Morendorffin Music, BMI/Super Big Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, ASCAP (A.Dorff, J.Singeton) 15 PAISLEY

18 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 18 OF 19 Hot Country Songs Index TITLE Pubishing-Licensing Org. (Songwriter) Chart Position 11:59 (CENTRAL STANDARD TIME) EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/EMI Music Pubishing Austraia Pty Ltd., APRA/Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/ Dontcamebrett Musicm, BMI/oe Canaco Pubishing, ASCAP (L.Rimes, J.Beavers, M.Rogers) 58 A ACT LIKE YOU DON T Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/ American Daughter Music, BMI/Caste Bound Music, Inc., SESAC/We Be Pawtying, SESAC/Rio Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/Teemitry Productions, BMI (B.Eden, C.R.Barowe, J.Frasure) 54 ASK ME HOW I KNOW Roy Rivers Pubishing, BMI (M.Rosse) 32 B BLACK Big White Tracks, ASCAP/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Songs By Red Room, BMI/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (D.Bentey, R.Copperman, A.Gorey) 2 BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Sam Hunt Pubishing, ASCAP/Highy Combustibe Music, ASCAP/I Love Pizza Music, ASCAP/ Songs Of Southside Independent Music Pubishing, LLC, ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Pubishing, ASCAP/Atas Music Pubishing, ASCAP/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Pubishing America, Inc., ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/ Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR (S.Hunt, Z.Crowe, J.Osborne, S.McAnay) 3 C CALIFORNIA J Money Music, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Crowd, BMI/Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/Victown Music, BMI (J.D.Rich, R.Cawson, V.McGehee) 39 CRAVING YOU BMG God Songs, ASCAP/ Lawnwrangers, ASCAP/Dragon Bunny Music, BMI (D.M.Barnes, J.Bunetta) 10 D DO I MAKE YOU WANNA Externa Combustion Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Southside Independent Music Pubishing, LLC, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Atas Music Pubishing, ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Pubishing, ASCAP (A.Gorey, Z.Crowe, M.Jenkins, J.Fowers) 20 DRINKIN PROBLEM WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Jess Carson Pubishing Designee, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Vaqueros Gaacticos Pubishing, BMI/Tropica Cowboy Pubishing, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobat Songs Pubishing America, Inc., ASCAP/Songs Of Back River, ASCAP/ One Litte Indian Creek Music, ASCAP (J.Carson, C.Duddy, M.Wystrach, S.McAnay, J.Osborne) 15 E EITHER WAY WB Music Corp., ASCAP/New Sea Gaye Music, ASCAP/Spirit Cataog Hodings, S.a.r../Spirit Two Nashvie, ASCAP/Music Of Windswept, ASCAP/3 Ring Music, ASCAP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Songs Of Windswept Pacific, BMI/Songs Of Thortch, BMI (C. Stapeton, Tim James, K.Marve) 38 EVERY LITTLE THING BMG God Songs, ASCAP/ For The Kids Patinum, BMI/7189 Music Pubishing, BMI/Better Boat Music, BMI/Songs Of Endurance, BMI/ Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI (C.Pearce, busbee, E.Shacketon) 26 EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT SONG Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/The Queen Of Dot Dot Dot, BMI/Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Chris Lindsey Songs, ASCAP/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Sagequinnjude Music, BMI/Famove Songs, BMI (A.Mayo, C.Lindsey, B.Warren, B.D.Warren) 8 F THE FIGHTER Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/ Mary Rose Music, BMI/7189 Music Pubishing, BMI/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI (K.Urban, busbee) 12 FIVE MORE MINUTES Dagum Music, BMI/ Spirit Cataog Hodings, S.a.r../Spirit Two Nashvie, ASCAP/House Of Sea Gaye Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Dixey Bar Music, BMI (S.McCreery, R.Rogers, M.Criswe) 57 FIX A DRINK oe Red Viny Music, BMI/Buckkia Music, BMI/New House Of Sea Gaye Music, ASCAP/ Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (C.Janson, C.DuBois, A.Gorey) 49 FLATLINER Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Coden Rainey Music, BMI/Forest For The Trees Music, SESAC/ So Essentia Tunes, SESAC/Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/Jaron Boyer Music, SESAC (C.Swinde, M.Broneewe, J.Boyer) 14 FOR HER Round Hi Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Stars And Stripes And Mape Leaf Music, BMI/Bux Tone Music, BMI (M.Dragstrem, K.Archer, S.Buxton) 21 G A GIRL LIKE YOU Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Rio Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/Teemitry Productions, BMI/Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI (A. Gorey, J.Frasure, R.Akins) 36 GOD MADE A WOMAN Not Listed (Not Listed) 59 GOD, YOUR MAMA, AND ME Year Of The Dog Music, ASCAP/Champagne Whiskey Pubishing, BMI/HiarodyRathbone Music, ASCAP/BMG Firefy, ASCAP/Dash8 Music, ASCAP (J.Kear, H.Lindsey, G.Sampson) 7 GOOD COMPANY Curb Congregation Songs, SESAC/Sixteen Stars Music, BMI/HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., BMI/Big Dea Beats, BMI (M.Aderman, T.Ceci, J.Muins) 48 GREATEST LOVE STORY Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Concession 114 Music, BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI (B.Lancaster) 46 H HAPPY PEOPLE Maps And Records Music, BMI/ Creative Puse Music, BMI/These Are Puse Songs, BMI/ Scramber Music, ASCAP/Carniva Beats, ASCAP (L. McKenna, H.Whitters) 50 HEARTACHE ON THE DANCE FLOOR Goden Vaut Music, BMI/Rancho Fiesta Music, BMI/ Bi Buter Music, BMI/Bongsongs, SESAC/Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC (J.Pardi, B.Buter, B.Long) 31 HOW NOT TO Oe Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Red Like The Sunset Music, ASCAP/Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Pauywood Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ASCAP/Kevin Bard Music, ASCAP (A.Hambrick, P.DiGiovanni, K.Bard) 6 HURRICANE 50 Egg, BMI/Straight Dimes, BMI/ Big Machine Music, BMI/Intune Pubishing, BMI/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI (L.Combs, T.Phiips, T.Archer) 4 I I COULD USE A LOVE SONG Internationa Dog Music, BMI/Round Hi Songs Jimmy Robbins, ASCAP/Jammy Rabbins Music, ASCAP/Extraordinary Aien Pubishing, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Oh Denise Pubishing, BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI (M.Morris, J.Robbins, L.Vetz) 28 IF I TOLD YOU EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Songs By Red Room, BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/ Jon Mark Nite Music, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Kobat Music Group Ltd., GMR (R.Copperman, J.M.Nite, S.McAnay) 5 IN CASE YOU DIDN T KNOW Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caivie Pubishing, ASCAP/Brown Hound Pubishing, BMI/Kye Schienger Productions, ASCAP/Big Spaces Music, BMI/Boothee Music, BMI/Big Mosquito Music, BMI/Ampified Admin., BMI (B.Young, T.Reeve, K.Schienger, T.Tominson) 1 IT AIN T MY FAULT WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Trampy McCauey, ASCAP/A The Kings Pens, ASCAP/ Songstein Pubishing, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/The Country And Western Music, BMI (J. Osborne, T.J. Osborne, L.T.Mier) 22 J JUST A PHASE Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/ EMI Music Pubishing Austraia Pty Ltd., APRA/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Dontcamebrett Musicm, BMI (A.Craig, L.Rimes, J.Beavers) 42 L TIME FOR EVERYTHING New House Of Sea Gaye Music, ASCAP/Songs For Margo, ASCAP (B. Paisey, S.Ahnquist, B.Anderson, C.DuBois, M.Ryan) 41 LOSING SLEEP EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Goodbye Pants Music, BMI/EMI Foray Music, SESAC/Write 2 Be Free Music, SESAC/Words And Troube, BMI (C.Young, J.Hoge, C. DeStefano) 52 LOVE AGAIN Caste Bound Music, Inc., SESAC/We Be Pawtying, SESAC/Rio Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/Teemitry Productions, BMI/Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caivie Pubishing, ASCAP (C.R.Barowe, J.Frasure, B.Young) 47 M MAKIN ME LOOK GOOD AGAIN EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Reverend Jack Music, ASCAP/Sony/ ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Dixey Bar Music, BMI/Code Six Chares Music, BMI (D.White, M.Criswe, S.Minor) 29 MORE GIRLS LIKE YOU WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Point Break Pubishing, ASCAP/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Jack 10 Pubishing, BMI/Songs Of Cornman, BMI/ Universa Music - Brentwood Benson Pubishing, ASCAP/D Sou Music, ASCAP/Capito CMG Genesis, ASCAP (K.Moore, S.L.Osen, J.Mier, D.A.Garcia) 23 MY GIRL Curb Songs, ASCAP/Songs Of Back River, ASCAP (D.Scott, J.Kerr) 9 MY OLD MAN Day For The Dead Pubishing, SESAC/Simonetti Music Pubishing, SESAC/Siva Moon Pubishing, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC (Z.Brown, N.Moon, B.Simonetti) 17 N NO SUCH THING AS A BROKEN HEART Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/ Kobat Songs Pubishing America, Inc., ASCAP/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Smack Bue, LLC, SESAC/Unfair Entertainment, ASCAP/Big Dea Notes, ASCAP/Wooden Ships, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Teemitry Productions, BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI (M.Ramsey, T. Rosen, B.Tursi, J.Frasure) 18 OUTTA STYLE Tunes From HTK, BMI (A.Watson) 37 O P PREACHIN TO THE CHOIR Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Heather Feather Songs, BMI/Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hi Works, BMI/Big Loud Proud Crowd, BMI/Big Loud Brad Music, BMI/Big Loud Brett Songs, BMI (H.Morgan, M.Waen, B.Warren, B.D.Warren) 55 R RING ON EVERY FINGER Big Machine Music, BMI/Big Yeow Dog Music, ASCAP/Major Bob Music, Inc., ASCAP/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI (Thomas Rhett, J.Kear, J.Frasure) 27 ROUND HERE BUZZ Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Longer And Louder Music, BMI/Litte Lounder Songs, BMI/Mammaw s Fried Okra Music, BMI/Emieon Songs, BMI (E.Church, J.Hyde, L.Dick) 33 S SHE S WITH ME Spruce Road Pubishing, GMR/Sony/ATV Tunes, GMR/Centricity Tunes, GMR/ CentricSongs, SESAC/The Stennis Mightier Music, BMI/ Young Guns Pubishing, LLC, BMI/Dead Aim Music, BMI/ Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI (B. Rempe, S.Mosey, B.Stennis) 44 SMALL TOWN BOY EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankfu For This Music, ASCAP/Pay It Again Entertainment, BMI/Round Hi Works, BMI (R. Akins, B.Haysip, K.Fishman) 25 SOMEBODY ELSE WILL Stars And Stripes And Mape Leaf Music, BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Oe Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Red Like The Sunset Music, ASCAP/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/Songs For Ee, BMI (K. Archer, A.Hambrick, T.Ottoh) 16 SOMETHIN I M GOOD AT Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Paris Not France Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Tomdougasmusic, BMI (B.Edredge, T.Dougas) 24 SPEAK TO A GIRL BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., PRS/You Want How Much Of What Pubishing, PRS/ Major 3rd Music Pubishing Ltd, PRS/Big Dea Beats, BMI/Brodsky Spensive Pubishing, BMI/Nice Life, BMI (Shy Carter, D.Gibson, J.Spargur) 19 SUNDAY MORNING Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Songs By JMT, BMI/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Rezoant Music, BMI/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Pubishing America, Inc., ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP (M.Thomas, R.Copperman, J.Osborne) 56 T THEY CAN T SEE Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/MTNoize, SESAC/Jaron Boyer Music, SESAC/Scribbin Dixie Music, ASCAP (M.Tyer, J.Boyer, B.Hood) 53 THEY DON T KNOW Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/ Jaron Boyer Music, SESAC/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP/This Is Magic Mustang Music, ASCAP (J.Boyer, J.Mirenda, K.Aison) 30 TIL TOMORROW Extremey Corrosive Music, BMI/ Music Of Atas Hodings, BMI/On Cor Music, BMI/PAJ Music, BMI/Write Write Write Music, SESAC/Batter s Box, SESAC/Od Guns And Young Buetts, SESAC (J.Waker, J.McGuire, B.Carper, T.Matthews) 45 TIN MAN Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Pink Dog Pubishing, BMI/Beat Up Ford Pubishing, BMI/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/SWMBMGBMI, BMI/Lonesome Viny Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI (M.Lambert, J.Ingram, J.R.Stewart) 40 W THE WAY I TALK WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Damn Country Music, ASCAP/Thankfu For This Music, ASCAP/Pinetucky Road Pubishing, ASCAP/Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Round Room Recoreds, ASCAP (J.L.Aexander, B.Haysip, C.McGi) 34 WHAT IFS Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/Smacksters Music, ASCAP/Smack Bue, LLC, SESAC/Kobat Group Music Pubishing, SESAC/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Vove Music, ASCAP (K.Brown, M.McGinn, J.M.Schmidt) 35 WHAT I WANNA BE Not Listed (Not Listed) 60 WOKE UP IN NASHVILLE WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Charged Kitsune Music, ASCAP/Songs From The Rose Hote, ASCAP/Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/ Sku Town Sounds, BMI/Weddings Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI (S.Ennis, B.Day, D.H.Hodges) 43 Y YOU LOOK GOOD HiarodyRathbone Music, ASCAP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Lake Aegan Pub Cub, ASCAP/7189 Music Pubishing, BMI/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI (H.Lindsey, R.Hurd, busbee) 13 YOURS Hibiy Science And Research Pubishing, SESAC/Traieriy Music, SESAC/So Essentia Tunes, SESAC/Not Just Another Song Pubishing, SESAC/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/Kaiey s Dream, BMI (P.Weing, C.Brown, R.Dickerson) 51 YOURS IF YOU WANT IT Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Morendorffin Music, BMI/Super Big Music, ASCAP/Jett Music, ASCAP (A.Dorff, J.Singeton) 11

19 CODA 5 Years Ago Moore Drove His Truck To No. 1 The artist, who is currenty scaing Hot Country Songs, notched his first eader R EW I N D I N G THE C O U N T RY C H A RT S MAY 30, 2017 PAGE 19 OF 19 On June 2, 2012, Kip Moore s Girs Like You, the current sin Somethin Bout a Truck, which he ge from the 37-year-od Tifton, wrote with Dan Couch, revved 3-1 Ga., native, reaches new highs on on Biboard s Hot Country Songs C ountry Airpay (No. 23) and Hot chart, marking his first No. 1. The Countr y Songs (No. 34) on the song, from Moore s debut abum, June 10 charts and is the ead track Up A Night, marked his break- from his third fu-ength, due ater through in his second Hot Country this year. Songs visit; his debut singe, Mary As Moore excusivey tes BiWas the Marrying Kind, reached board, he pans to pay a bonus to No. 45 in Moore has banked the authors of cuts on the set that two other top 10s on the chart, both aren t reeased as singes, saying, from the set: Beer Money, which I m hoping that we can hep kick hopped to No. 7, and Hey Pretty back to the songwriters that are Gir (No. 8). strugging in town. JIM ASKER Moore at the ACM Experience in March 2012 in Las Vegas. FRAZER HARRISON/ACMA2012/GETTY IMAGES FOR ACM BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE