BILLBOARD.COM/NEWSLETTERS SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 1 OF 22. How Country Artists Survive And Thrive On The Red Carpet

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1 Country Update BILLBOARD.COM/NEWSLETTERS SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 1 OF 22 INSIDE BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE Tom.Roand@biboard.com Dustin Bustin 2017 Airpay Marks >page 4 Country Sti Batting Hurricanes >page 10 Chris Stapeton, Scotty McCreery: Live Surprises >page 12 Meghan Linsey Takes A Knee To Make A Stand >page 12 Makin Tracks: Luke Bryan s Neurotic Hit >page 17 Country Coda: Dierks Bentey s First No. 1 >page 22 How Country Artists Survive And Thrive On The Red Carpet It s chaotic, unpredictabe, potentiay defating and physicay taxing. And most artists and media want to be part of it. Formery reserved for the most excusive of events, the red carpet has become a more frequent piece of the music and entertainment andscape. Awards shows, movie premieres, Ha of Fame inductions, TV tapings and charity events have incorporated the carpet into their pre-show ritua, primariy to draw media attention. It ooks impressive on the sma screen: scads of famous peope dressed to the hit, aughing and sharing their enthusiasm for the big moment. But the reaity is uncomfortabe, especiay if the carpet is outdoors. No one oves to get dressed up and then sweat on a carpet whie you stand in ine, says Essentia Broadcast Media CEO Ebie McFarand, who counts Eric Church, Kenny Chesney and Darius Rucker among her cients. The actua process of a carpet is not gamorous, it s not sexy, so to have it make sense and to fee worthwhie, it needs to have that sense of Wow, somebody istened to me. I know that that wasn t wasted time. The fina round of voting for the 51st annua Country Music HAYES LOCASH ELL Association Awards wi begin Oct. 2, signaing the arriva of the most concentrated red-carpet period on the genre s caendar. The CMT Artists of the Year TV specia (Oct. 18), the Country Music Ha of Fame induction (Oct. 22), the Nashvie Songwriters Ha of Fame ceremony (Oct. 23), the SESAC Awards (Nov. 5), the ASCAP Awards (Nov. 6), the BMI Awards (Nov. 7) and the CMAs (Nov. 8) a invove a dressy media ine. Depending on their arriva time and the size of the event, artists coud wait minutes just to start their way through a chaotic parade that starts with posing for photographers before wading one by one through the journaists who get on average about three minutes for an interview. The media itsef usuay has ony a sketchy idea who wi be waking the carpet and itte time to prepare for interviews that might not actuay happen, so it becomes a fy-by-the-seat-of-your-pants operation. Everybody s unprepared, to be franky honest, but you can definitey answer a question and ead it into other things, says red-carpet pro Lindsay E. Artists and presenters and entertainers you can t possiby keep up with everybody. That eads to penty of awkward encounters. HAYES: ROBBY KLEIN. ELL: FORD FAIRCHILD

2 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 2 OF 22 You worry about putting them in that scenario where they are not set up for success, but there s no way to crash-course someone on what s going on with your artist, says McFarand. I ve had some moments where it amost took the artist mentay off their game because they caed them the wrong name or asked how their wife was and they re divorced. It happened to LoCash right after the duo announced the name of its website, LoCashMusic.com, to viewers. The guy, on ive TV, caed us LANco, recas Preston Brust with a augh. You just ro with it. A thick skin certainy heps. Penty of media gets bypassed in the ine for strategic reasons or because of time constraints. On the fip side, artists are occasionay aware that particuar media decined to speak with them. Or they get brushed aside by someone higher in the ceebrity pecking order. What you don t want is Garth Brooks to wak by, says A Thousand Horses guitarist Zach Brown, because then you just have to wait. There are coping mechanisms. Parmaee waked the gray carpet at the CMT Music Awards in June with acoho fasks. These aren t props, insisted guitarist Josh McSwain. Despite the ess-than-idea conditions, the red carpets serve mutipe functions. Artists have some time to catch up with each other, the photos get penty of coverage, the interviews are used to drive immediate tune-in or to buid future stories, and it creates a famiiarity between the acts and the reporters who cover them. Many of the peope on both sides of the vevet rope in October and November wi aso be on the carpet for the Academy of Country Music Awards next spring, the CMTs in June and the ACM honors next fa. For new acts, the carpets function with media the way that radio promotion tours work with broadcasters, estabishing a eve of trust for future encounters. The rea payoff is with the reationships that were forged with the media, says McFarand. Severa years down the road, there s a sense that I know this person. I m teing my story to the word through them, but I fee safe in doing so. For the immediate carpet, there are numerous ways to evauate its success. E says 10 good interviews is a worthy carpet, whie A Thousand Horses Michae Hobby says it s easiest just to read the paper on Monday. Hunter Hayes sees it more phiosophicay. When I finish, if I fet ike I was just trying to figure out how to tak the whoe time, or [overthinking] the whoe time, then I m ike, We, shucks, says Hayes. If I fet ike I don t reay remember what I just said, I just jumped in and was totay present and was ike a itte vunerabe probaby said some things I wish I coud take back that s a good interview. That s a good carpet. As uncomfortabe and jumbed as it might be, the red carpet utimatey operates much ike the backstage pass: It ooks more exciting from the outside than it actuay is, but it s usefu to careers and carries a itte prestige. When I wak past the security guys, I aways wak sow, says Michae Ray, ike, Yeah, I m supposed to be here. I beong. Granger Smith visited with WSLC Roanoke, Va., staff when he payed the Bergund Center Coiseum on Sept. 14. From eft: WSLC music director Rache Rodes-Metcaf, Smith, Me Wheeer/Roanoke operations manager Brett Sharp and Wheehouse director of Northeast promotion Brittany Peegrino. Luke Combs performed Sept. 13 at the York Fair in Pennsyvania on a stage sponsored by WGTY. From eft: WGTY PD Scott Donato, Combs and Coumbia Nashvie director of Northeast regiona promotion Ciff Bake. Kenny Chesney (right) joined Virgin Group founder Richard Branson at a Sept. 20 party in Nashvie foowing the groundbreaking for a Virgin Hote on Music Row. CHESNEY: JOHN SHEARER/GETTY IMAGES THE DEBUT SINGLE FROM jackson micheson IMPACTING 10/9

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4 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 4 OF 22 ON THE CHARTS JIM ASKER jim.asker@biboard.com No Sma Feat: Lynch Remains No. 1; Big & Rich s Party Gets Started Marking a first this year, the same song dominates Biboard s Country Airpay chart (dated Oct. 7) for four weeks. Dustin Lynch s Sma Town Boy (Broken Bow) taies a fourth week at the summit, earning 42.5 miion audience impressions (down 4 percent) in the week ending Sept. 24, according to Niesen Music. Boy scores the ongest No. 1 stay since Thomas Rhett s Die a Happy Man reigned for six frames starting on the survey dated Jan. 2, Sometimes you have a song that everyone knows is the right one: the artist, abe, radio and isteners, Broken Bow Records vp promotion Lee Adams tes Biboard. Ceary, Boy is that song. The track, written by Rhett Akins, Ben Haysip and Kye Fishman, is Lynch s fifth tota and consecutive Country Airpay No. 1 among six top 10s. His debut hit, Cowboys and Anges, reached No. 2 in Boy is the perfect song for the core country audience, and it connected immediatey, says WYCD Detroit PD Tim Roberts. It tested power from day one and is just a rare song that never burns. I coud pay it for another eight weeks in heavy rotation. For other programmers, Boy took a minute to connect LYNCH with audiences. The interesting thing is it did start a bit sow in research, says KRTY San Jose, Caif., GM Nate Deaton. A ot of times, ong-running [hit] songs jump out immediatey, but this one took a bit onger to kick in. Once it did, however, it was huge. It has the perfect end-of-summer groove. Boy is now hafway to the ongest ro at No. 1 in the Country Airpay chart s 27-year history: eight weeks. Two songs have accompished that feat Lonestar s 1999 smash Amazed and Aan Jackson and Jimmy Buffet s It s Five O Cock Somewhere (2003). BIG (& RICH) DEBUT On Top Country Abums, the sixth fu-ength abum by Big & Rich, Did It for the Party (B&R/Thirty Tigers), opens at No. 2, earning 27,000 units (26,000 in pure saes) in its first week (ending Sept. 21). The duo, Kenny Aphin and John Rich, makes its highest Top Country Abums debut since Between Raising He and Amazing Grace began at No. 1 on the chart dated June 23, 2007 (with 103,000 sod). The new set marks the duo s sixth Top Country Abums top 10. On the a-genre Biboard 200, Party starts at No. 9. Esewhere on Top Country Abums, Thomas Rhett s Life Changes (Vaory/ Big Machine Labe Group) rues for a second week with 39,000 equivaent abum units (down 68 percent). The abum aso aunches at No. 9 on the Biboard 200 and at No. 1 on Country Abum Saes. NEW TOP 10s Whie Sam Hunt s Body Like a Back Road (MCA Nashvie) eads for a record-extending 33rd week on the streaming-, airpay- and saes-driven Hot Country Songs, two acts achieve top 10 success on the chart for the first time. LANco s Greatest Love Story (Arista Nashvie) jumps 14-9, buoyed by mutipe new chart peaks: It ogs a 22 percent hike to 16,000 downoads sod, romping 9-5 on Country Digita Song Saes; increases 13 percent to 3.3 miion U.S. streams to ift on Country Streaming Songs; and gains by 12 percent to 17.9 miion in radio audience as it rises on Country Airpay. Story is the band s second charted singe, foowing Long Live Tonight, which peaked at Nos. 32 and 46, respectivey, on Country Airpay and Hot Country Songs. Cary Pearce s debut singe, Every Litte Thing (Big Machine), pushes on Hot Country Songs. It enters the top 10 on Country Digita Song Saes for the first time (12-9; up 16 percent to 11,000 sod) and returns to its high on Country Airpay (10-9; increasing 10 percent to 26.1 miion). DRINK TO THAT Chris Janson notches his second Country Airpay top 10 as Fix a Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) pushes (23.5 miion, up 12 percent). It foows 2015 s No. 3-peaking Buy Me a Boat. JEFF HAHNE/GETTY IMAGES

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6 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 6 OF 22 WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) PLAYS +/ +/ RANK SMALL TOWN BOY Broken Bow HH No. 1 (4 weeks) HH Dustin Lynch ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS Bue Chair/Coumbia Nashvie Kenny Chesney HEARTACHE ON THE DANCE FLOOR Capito Nashvie Jon Pardi Country Airpay WHAT IFS Zone 4/RCA Nashvie Kane Brown Featuring Lauren Aaina THEY DON T KNOW Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean MORE GIRLS LIKE YOU MCA Nashvie Kip Moore UNFORGETTABLE Vaory Thomas Rhett WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS River House/Coumbia Nashvie Luke Combs EVERY LITTLE THING Big Machine Cary Pearce FIX A DRINK Warner Bros./WAR Chris Janson I COULD USE A LOVE SONG Coumbia Nashvie Maren Morris IT AIN T MY FAULT EMI Nashvie Brothers Osborne ASK ME HOW I KNOW Pear Garth Brooks LIGHT IT UP Capito Nashvie Luke Bryan GREATEST LOVE STORY Arista Nashvie LANCO RING ON EVERY FINGER Reviver LOCASH ROUND HERE BUZZ EMI Nashvie Eric Church I LL NAME THE DOGS Warner Bros./WMN HH Airpower/Most Increased Audience HH Bake Sheton SMOOTH BMLG Forida Georgia Line TIME FOR EVERYTHING Arista Nashvie Brad Paisey LOSING SLEEP RCA Nashvie Chris Young LIKE I LOVED YOU BMLG Brett Young A GIRL LIKE YOU Mercury Easton Corbin OUTTA STYLE BIG Labe Aaron Watson YOURS Tripe Tigers Russe Dickerson ALL ON ME Atantic/WEA Devin Dawson YOU BROKE UP WITH ME Monument/Arista Nashvie Waker Hayes TIN MAN Vanner/RCA Nashvie Miranda Lambert CALIFORNIA B$R/Thirty Tigers/New Revoution Big & Rich LEGENDS Back River Kesea Baerini AIRPLAY MONITORED BY BILLBOARD COUNTRY AIRPLAY PANEL 147 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 Dayton, Ohio 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 WHKO 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. Lancaster, Pa. 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 WIOV 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. Portsmouth-Dover, NH Providence, R.I. Raeigh, N.C. Richmond, Va. Riverside, Caif. 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 WOKQ WCTK WNCB WQDR WKHK KFRG Reno, Nevada 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. KBUL KOLC WSLC WBEE KBEB KNCI KNTY KSD WIL KSOP KUBL KAJA KCYY KSON KRTY WCTQ KKWF KMPS KXLY WRNX KATM WBBS WFUS WQYK KIIM KVOO KWEN KJUG WMZQ WIRK KFDI KZSN WGGY WXCY WGTY

7 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 7 OF 22 WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) +/ +/ RANK SHE S WITH ME Atantic/WEA High Vaey BOY Curb Lee Brice BROKEN HALOS Mercury Chris Stapeton FIVE MORE MINUTES Tripe Tigers HH Breaker HH Scotty McCreery HAPPENS LIKE THAT Wheehouse Granger Smith ONES THAT LIKE ME Vaory Brantey Gibert SINGLES YOU UP MCA Nashvie Jordan Davis THE LONG WAY Atantic/WMN Brett Edredge GET TO YOU Atantic/WEA Michae Ray WRITTEN IN THE SAND RCA Nashvie Od Dominion ROOTS Southern Ground/Eektra/WAR Zac Brown Band ROAD TRIPPIN Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay SUNDAY MORNING Stoney Creek Parmaee STAY DOWNTOWN Warner Bros./WMN Coe Swinde FOR THE FIRST TIME Capito Nashvie Darius Rucker HOOKED Curb Dyan Scott WHEN SOMEONE STOPS LOVING YOU Capito Nashvie Litte Big Town THREE CHORDS & THE TRUTH Dack Janies/Broken Bow Chase Rice DOIN FINE 19/Interscope/Mercury Lauren Aaina WAITING ON YOU Stoney Creek Lindsay E SWAY Big Machine Daniee Bradbery ALL ABOUT YOU MCA Nashvie Josh Turner Country Airpay BACK TO US Big Machine Rasca Fatts NEW MAKE A LITTLE Big Machine HH Hot Shot Debut HH Midand WAKE ME UP Mercury Biy Currington RE-ENTRY NEVER GETS OLD Red Bow Joe Nichos DRINK A LITTLE BEER Vaory Thomas Rhett Featuring Rhett Akins LOVE IN A BAR RCA Nashvie Ryan Hurd I SHOULD GO TO CHURCH SOMETIME Coumbia Nashvie Tyer Farr NEW BETTER ME Average Joes Montgomery Gentry GOING FOR ADDS PLAYS AIRPLAY MONITORED BY 10/2 10/16 KATIE DARBY/INVISION/AP 56 JOE NICHOLS Never Gets Od Nichos 25th Country Airpay appearance re-enters at No. 56, increasing 34 percent to 908,000 audience impressions. The traditiona-sounding song is the tite track from his atest abum, which debuted and peaked at No. 15 on the Top Country Abums chart dated Aug. 19. DAN TYMINSKI Boodine Mercury Nashvie KID ROCK Tennessee Mountain Top Top Dog/BMG/Red Bow WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN Viny Warner Bros./WMN 10/9 CHARLES PARKER Bring Back The Sun Mach 3/Jerry Duncan JACKSON MICHELSON Roin Curb ASHLEY MCBRYDE A Litte Dive Bar In Dahonega Atantic/WAR DELTA RAE No Peace In Quiet Vaory DUSHANE BAND Can t Sow Down KES

8 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 8 OF 22 Country Airpay AIRPLAY MONITORED BY MOST ADDED TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist ADDS THAT S WHY THEY MAKE JACK DANIELS Big Machine Ronnie Dunn 18 I LL NAME THE DOGS Warner Bros./WMN Bake Sheton 16 LIKE I LOVED YOU BMLG Brett Young 12 WRITTEN IN THE SAND RCA Nashvie Od Dominion 11 YOU BROKE UP WITH ME Monument/Arista Nashvie Waker Hayes 10 LEGENDS Back River Kesea Baerini 10 KINDA DON T CARE Vaory Justin Moore 10 ROOTS Southern Ground/Eektra/WAR Zac Brown Band 7 HOOKED Curb Dyan Scott 7 MAKE A LITTLE Big Machine Midand 7 MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist GAIN (IN MIILIONS) I LL NAME THE DOGS Warner Bros./WMN Bake Sheton WHAT IFS Zone 4/RCA Nashvie Kane Brown Featuring Lauren Aaina HEARTACHE ON THE DANCE FLOOR Capito Nashvie Jon Pardi ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS Bue Chair/Coumbia Nashvie Kenny Chesney UNFORGETTABLE Vaory Thomas Rhett LIGHT IT UP Capito Nashvie Luke Bryan THEY DON T KNOW Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean FIX A DRINK Warner Bros./WAR Chris Janson EVERY LITTLE THING Big Machine Cary Pearce WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS River House/Coumbia Nashvie Luke Combs TITLE Imprint/Labe NEW AND ACTIVE Artist RECURRENTS TOTAL AUDIENCE TOTAL STATIONS KINDA DON T CARE Vaory Justin Moore WILD WEST Wheehouse Runaway June LONELY CALL Warner Bros./WMN RaeLynn THAT S WHY THEY MAKE JACK DANIELS Big Machine Ronnie Dunn MOVIN ON Kevin Fower Kevin Fower SPEAKERS, BLEACHERS AND PREACHERS EMI Nashvie Brandon Lay TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist TOTAL AUD. (IN MILLIONS) 1 BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD MCA Nashvie Sam Hunt NO SUCH THING AS A BROKEN HEART RCA Nashvie Od Dominion DO I MAKE YOU WANNA Mercury Biy Currington IN CASE YOU DIDN T KNOW BMLG Brett Young CRAVING YOU Vaory Thomas Rhett Featuring Maren Morris MY GIRL Curb Dyan Scott HURRICANE River House/Coumbia Nashvie Luke Combs DRINKIN PROBLEM Big Machine Midand SOMEBODY ELSE WILL Vaory Justin Moore HOMETOWN GIRL MCA Nashvie Josh Turner ADDS MOST INCREASED PLAYS TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist GAIN I LL NAME THE DOGS Warner Bros./WMN Bake Sheton +719 WHAT IFS Zone 4/RCA Nashvie Kane Brown Featuring Lauren Aaina +561 ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS Bue Chair/Coumbia Nashvie Kenny Chesney +447 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS River House/Coumbia Nashvie Luke Combs +426 LIGHT IT UP Capito Nashvie Luke Bryan +386 HEARTACHE ON THE DANCE FLOOR Capito Nashvie Jon Pardi +363 LIKE I LOVED YOU BMLG Brett Young +340 FIX A DRINK Warner Bros./WAR Chris Janson +316 THEY DON T KNOW Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean +299 UNFORGETTABLE Vaory Thomas Rhett +294 BILLBOARD COUNTRY BOXSCORE Gross Artist Attendance Ticket Price(s) Venue/Date(s) Capacity Promoter(s) $813,685 JASON ALDEAN 19,443 $71.75, $31.75 USANA Amphitheatre, West Vaey, City, Utah/Sept. 14 seout $775,338 JASON ALDEAN 11,205 $80.25, $40.25 Pepsi Center, Denver/Sept ,967 $773,405 JASON ALDEAN 16,905 $71.75, $31.75 PNC Bank Arts Center, Homde, N.J./Sept. 9 seout $738,065 JASON ALDEAN 15,337 $71.75, $31.75 Iseta Amphitheater, Abuquerque/Sept. 16 seout $717,233 JASON ALDEAN 18,161 $71.75, $30.75 Coasta Credit Union Music Park, Raeigh, N.C./Sept.8 18,719 LIVE NATION LIVE NATION LIVE NATION 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 SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 WKS ON CHART TITLE (Labe) ARTIST TW SPINS COUNTRY SONG (Independent) HH 1 week at 1 HH Casey Donahew Band NO WORDS (Independent) Cody Jinks MOVIN ON (KF Music) Kevin Fower TEXAS WOMEN, TENNESSEE WHISKEY (Independent) Josh Abbott Band BIG TIME LONESOME (Independent) Jake Worthington RESTLESS (Independent) Jake Ward CONFORMITY (Independent) Nataie Rose MEET ME TONIGHT (Independent) Randy Rogers Band DRINKIN DAYS (Greenhorse) Pat Green HOW I WANNA BE (Repubic) Sundance Head SPINS +/ WKS ON CHART TITLE (Labe) ARTIST TW SPINS RADIO (No Big Dea) Reckess Key ARMADILLO (Independent) Junior Gordon NEW ORLEANS (Independent) Shane Smith & The Saints MINE AGAIN (I D BE A FOOL) (Lightning Rod) Daton Domino HAPPENS LIKE THAT (Independent) Granger Smith RIVER FLOATIN (Independent) Jason Cassidy SIPPIN ON SHINE (Independent) Jerrett Zoch and The OSR Band RAINY DAY MONEY (Texas Evoution) Mark McKinney LITTLE BIT OF RUST (Independent) Wi Hoge DON T CALL (Independent) Bri Bagwe 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

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10 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 10 OF 22 NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND Doy Parton made a surprise appearance during the inaugura edition of the syndicated tak show Picker & Ben, which debuted Sept. 18. From eft: executive producer Faith Hi, Keie Picker, Parton and Ben Aaron. COUNTRY CONTINUES HURRICANE AID With Hurricane Maria making its way toward the Atantic Coast, country artists are sti assisting in bringing awareness and doars to the recovery effort from mutipe tropica onsaughts. The dangerous drama from high winds and fooding has died down in Texas and Forida, but even now, some victims from Hurricane Harvey in Houston are being moved to new sheters a fu month after the storm hit the Lone Star State s coast. Here are some of the ways the country community has been ending a hand: George Strait who owns a home in Rockport, Texas joined Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to tour the town, which was one of the hardest-hit communities in the region. Kenny Chesney estabished a Love for Love City Fund to hep rebuid the Virgin Isands, where Hurricane Irma destroyed his vacation home whie severa neighbors were using the structure to try and ride out the rain. He even used his persona pane to reconnect two teens with their mother in Phiadephia. Cint Back, Don Heney and Lye Lovett banded together for a Nov. 28 benefit concert at Bass Performance Ha in Fort Worth, Texas. The Randy Rogers Band raised $100,000 with its ninth annua Gof Jam and associated concert. Proceeds are being spit between the Heath Aiance for Austin Musicians and the MusiCares Hurricane Reief Fund. RaeLynn booked an Oct. 18 concert at the Cub Bar & Gri inside New York s Madison Square Garden with receipts earmarked for hurricane reief. Kree Harrison, Jenny Gi, Mindy Smith, Emiy West, The Sisterhood s Ayssa Bonagura and Tonic s Emerson Hart pan to cover 80s baads to aid the cause in an Oct. 6 benefit at Nashvie s 3rd & Lindsey. MOVERS AND SHAKERS David Dean joined KWNR Las Vegas as PD, transferring within the iheartmedia structure from a simiar post at WNOE New Oreans Chris Randoph debuts as afternoon-drive host for WFMS Indianapois on Oct. 2. He previousy handed mornings at hot adut contemporary WXMA Louisvie, Ky. Juie Kansy wi join WPCV Lakeand, Fa., as morning co-host in October. She was most recenty with Cumuus/Shreveport (La.), where the stint incuded a run as operations manager for the custer, which counts country KRMD among its properties. Reach her here Eddie Edwards took an on-air post with WUUU Covington, La., foowing his association with WNOE New Oreans Cox Media/Tusa (Oka.) promoted Cathy Gunther to market vp; country KWEN is one of the nine TV and radio brands under her watch. She was previousy vp/gm for the company s three Tusa TV stations WIL St. Louis moved Josh J.T. Hoeman to middays from the night shift. Assistant PD/music director Danny Montana fis the evening daypart CBS Radio wi present its third veterans-themed Stars and Strings concert on Nov. 15 at the Chicago Theatre, with Brad Paisey, Chris Young, Darius Rucker, Kesea Baerini, Sam Hunt, Lady Antebeum and Lindsay E Scripps/ Miwaukee hired Frank Monroe as production director for country WKTI and news/tak WTMJ-AM, InsideRadio.com reported. Monroe hed the same tite and hosted middays previousy for adut contemporary WZSR Woodstock, I. C.J. Lusk eft the morning show at WHKX Atanta, and Rowdy Yates ended his morning run at KVOO Tusa, Oka., according to Takers.com Former Radio Advertising Bureau president/ CEO Gary Fries died, InsideRadio. com reported. He ran the RAB from and remained president emeritus after stepping down. ROUND THE ROW Katie Rose joined Warner Music Nashvie as senior pubicity manager. She was previousy a pubicist for Big Machine Labe Group Pau McGuire joined the oe staff in Toronto to produce content and host shows on the pubishing company s YouTube mutichanne network. He has worked as a host for CMT Canada David Lee Murphy signed a recording dea with Reviver Entertainment Group. The abe wi reease his abum No Zip Codes, produced by Kenny Chesney and Buddy Cannon (Wiie Neson, Reba McEntire) Indie abe Hypermedia Nashvie, owned by songwriter Max T. Barnes ( Love, Me, How Your Love Makes Me Fee ), signed the Bostonbased Darren Bessette Band to a recording contract Jada Vance joined the artist roster at Kore Pubic Reations Buegrass band Wiiamson Branch inked with Pinecaste, with an abum expected in 2018 Nashvie venue The Listening Room wi reopen Sept. 26 in its new ocation, 618 Fourth Ave. S. The officia grand opening is panned for Oct. 14 The Grammy Museum grant program is accepting submissions for music-reated preservation and scientific research projects through Oct. 1. Go here for more info The seventh annua Touring Career Workshop is sated for Oct. 25 at Nashvie s Soundcheck Annex. Go here for more info A memoria service for ate Country Music Ha of Fame member Don Wiiams is schedued for 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 27 at the Ha of Fame s CMA Theater Songwriter Mark Seby died Sept. 18, CMT.com reported. He authored Dixie Chicks There s Your Troube. Easton Corbin (right) caught a moment with former President George W. Bush during a Sept. 20 party ceebrating the opening of a Wonders of Widife Nationa Museum and Aquarium in Springfied, Mo. Darius Rucker ceebrated with Grand Oe Opry GM Say Wiiams when he observed his fifth anniversary as a Grand Oe Opry member on Sept. 20. New Warner Music Nashvie artist Ashey McBryde met up with KNTY Sacramento, Caif., PD Tosh Jackson during one of the initia stops on her first radio promotion tour. PARTON:GEORGE BURNS JR.

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12 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 12 OF 22 NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND MUSIC NOTES Chris Stapeton made a big impact on concert stages the weekend of Sept , earning shoutouts from Codpay and P!nk when he payed the iheartradio Music Festiva in Las Vegas on Sept. 22 and making a surprise appearance on Sept. 23 with Justin Timberake at the Pigrimage Music Festiva in Frankin, Tenn. Scotty McCreery was a surprise addition, too, when he opened for Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood on Sept. 22 in Sioux Fas, S.D. Esewhere in the iveconcert business, Darius Rucker booked an Oct. 19 date at the historic Apoo Theater, and Jason Adean seected an Oct. 20 show in Louisvie, Ky., as this year s Concert for the Cure. Lee Roy Parne and Baiie & The Boys wi pay a Nov. 2 show at City Winery Nashvie for nurses and veterans, and Exie announced a free Oct. 17 fan appreciation show at the Widhorse Saoon, with guests TBA. McCREERY (eft) and BROOKS In the wake of President Donad Trump s divisive rhetoric over NFL payers kneeing during the nationa anthem, former Stee Magnoia member Meghan Linsey took a knee on Sept. 24 after she sang the nationa anthem before the Tennessee Titans game in Nashvie. Both the Titans and the Seatte Seahawks stayed off the fied during the performance in their own dispay of unity. Linsey ater issued a statement of appreciation for the fag, but aso said, A symbo is nothing without the peope it represents, incuding those who fee mistreated, beaten down and disregarded. Athough autumn ony just arrived, country acts are aready prepping for Christmas. Dyan Scott s first hoiday EP, Merry Christmas, wi arrive Oct. 13 with remakes of Jinge Be Rock, White Christmas and Santa Caus Is Comin to Town, among others. The ate Roy Orbison s voca on the Wiie Neson-penned Pretty Paper is being reframed with a string section for a new abum, A Love So Beautifu: Roy Orbison With the Roya Phiharmonic Orchestra. And Sara Evans wi head out Dec. 1 for an eight-concert Christmas tour, beginning in Lincon City, Ore., and winding up Dec. 16 in Mayetta, Kan. Two behind-the-scenes payers wi get their due in the coming weeks. Songwriter Steve Dorff ( I Cross My Heart, Every Which Way but Loose ) tes his tae in I Wrote That One, Too A Life in Songwriting From Wiie to Whitney, to be pubished Nov. 1 by Backbeat Books. And bassist Dave Pomeroy (Don Wiiams, Keith Whitey) ceebrates 40 years in Music City with an Oct. 5 Nashiversary show at Dougas Corner. He is president of the American Federation of Musicians Loca 257. Top Headines from Cick on headines beow for more detais.com ON DATE IN COUNTRY MUSIC Sept Vaory reeases the Thomas Rhett abum Tanged Up Jake Owen signs with RCA Records. Sept Dierks Bentey wecomes a surprise guest to his show at Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver: Maren Morris sings My Church with him. Opening act Randy Houser joins the two of them on Bad Ange. Sept. 27 OWEN 2012 Rodney Atkins performs at a campaign ray for Repubican presidentia candidate Mitt Romney in Springfied, Ohio. In the set: Farmer s Daughter, These Are My Peope and Romney s campaign theme, It s America Vince Gi invites Rasca Fatts to join the Grand Oe Opry during a Tuesday edition of the show. The group teams with Gi on Whenever You Come Around. Sept Montgomery Gentry performs He Yeah during the season premiere of the NBC-TV series Las Vegas Diamond Rio scores a No. 1 singe in Biboard with Beautifu Mess. Sept Arista reeases Carrie Underwood s Something in the Water to radio. Sept George Jones and Frances Preston, head of the songwriter agency BMI, earn a pace in the Country Music Ha of Fame during the 26th annua Country Music Association Awards at Nashvie s Grand Oe Opry House George Strait records Famous Last Words of a Foo and If You Ain t Lovin (You Ain t Livin ) at the Sound Stage Studios in Nashvie. Oct Kenny Rogers sings Lucie and Daytime Friends on Hee Haw, the same weekend he marries show reguar Marianne Gordon. Source: RoandNote.com, the Utimate Country Music Database American Ido : Luke Bryan Set As Second Judge SiriusXM Competes $480 Miion Pandora Investment Why Tayor Swift Trademarks Her Lyrics And Why Other Acts May Foow Suit U.S. Music Industry s Revenue Growth Acceerates As Paid Streaming Subscriptions Rise 50 Percent RFD-TV Scrambes To Repace Beoved Marty Stuart Show Reba McEntire presented the ASCAP Christian Music song of the year award to songwriter Coby Wedgeworth on Sept. 19 at the Frankin Theatre in Tennessee. From eft: ASCAP president/chairman Pau Wiiams and vp Nashvie membership Michae Martin, McEntire, ASCAP CEO Eizabeth Matthews and executive vp membership John Titta. McENTIRE: ED RODE

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14 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 14 OF 22 TWO S AGO WKS ON CHART TITLE PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) Hot Country Songs Artist IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD HH No. 1 (33 weeks) HH Sam Hunt Z.CROWELL (S.HUNT,Z.CROWELL,J.OSBORNE,S.MCANALLY) MCA NASHVILLE WHAT IFS Kane Brown Featuring Lauren Aaina D.HUFF (K.BROWN,M.MCGINN,J.M.SCHMIDT) ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE SMALL TOWN BOY Dustin Lynch Z.CROWELL (R.AKINS,B.HAYSLIP,K.FISHMAN) BROKEN BOW WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Luke Combs S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,R.FULCHER,J.WALKER) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE HEARTACHE ON THE DANCE FLOOR Jon Pardi B.BUTLER,J.PARDI (J.PARDI,B.BUTLER,B.LONG) CAPITOL NASHVILLE UNFORGETTABLE Thomas Rhett D.HUFF,J.FRASURE,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,J.FRASURE,A.GORLEY,S.MCANALLY) VALORY ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS Kenny Chesney B.CANNON,K.CHESNEY (N.GALYON,T.L.JAMES,J.OSBORNE) BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE THEY DON T KNOW Jason Adean M.KNOX (J.BOYER,J.MIRENDA,K.ALLISON) MACON/BROKEN BOW GREATEST LOVE STORY LANCO J.JOYCE (B.LANCASTER) ARISTA NASHVILLE EVERY LITTLE THING Cary Pearce BUSBEE (C.PEARCE,BUSBEE,E.SHACKELTON) BIG MACHINE CRAVING YOU Thomas Rhett Featuring Maren Morris J.BUNETTA,D.HUFF,JOE LONDON,THOMAS RHETT (D.M.BARNES,J.BUNETTA) VALORY MORE GIRLS LIKE YOU Kip Moore K.MOORE,D.GARCIA (K.MOORE,S.L.OLSEN,J.MILLER,D.A.GARCIA) MCA NASHVILLE LIGHT IT UP Luke Bryan J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (L.BRYAN,B.TURSI) CAPITOL NASHVILLE I LL NAME THE DOGS HH Airpay Gainer HH Bake Sheton S.HENDRICKS (M.DRAGSTREM,B.HAYSLIP,J.THOMPSON) WARNER BROS./WMN I COULD USE A LOVE SONG Maren Morris BUSBEE,M.MORRIS (M.MORRIS,J.ROBBINS,L.VELTZ) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE IT AIN T MY FAULT Brothers Osborne J.JOYCE (J. OSBORNE,T.J. OSBORNE,L.T.MILLER) EMI NASHVILLE FIX A DRINK Chris Janson B.ANDERSON,C.DUBOIS (C.JANSON,C.DUBOIS,A.GORLEY) WARNER BROS./WAR LOSING SLEEP HH Digita & Streaming Gainer HH Chris Young C.CROWDER,C.YOUNG (C.YOUNG,J.HOGE,C. DESTEFANO) RCA NASHVILLE LIKE I LOVED YOU Brett Young D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,J.LEE) BMLG ROUND HERE BUZZ Eric Church J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,J.HYDE,L.DICK) EMI NASHVILLE SMOOTH Forida Georgia Line J.MOI (T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY,N.GALYON,J.M.SCHMIDT) BMLG ASK ME HOW I KNOW Garth Brooks M.A.MILLER (M.ROSSELL) PEARL YOURS Russe Dickerson C.BROWN (P.WELLING,C.BROWN,R.DICKERSON) TRIPLE TIGERS RING ON EVERY FINGER LOCASH L.RIMES (THOMAS RHETT,J.KEAR,J.FRASURE) REVIVER YOU BROKE UP WITH ME Waker Hayes S.MCANALLY (W.HAYES,K.SACKLEY,T.ARCHER) MONUMENT/ARISTA NASHVILLE COUNTRY AIRPLAY RANK SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY PEAK POSITION RC RC STAPLETON: JEFF KRAVITZ/ACMA2017/FILMMAGIC FOR ACM. LAMBERT: JOHN SHEARER/GETTY IMAGES 31 CHRIS STAPLETON Broken Haos The track jumps on Hot Country Songs, up 43 percent with 5,000 downoads sod, 38 percent to 2.1 miion U.S. streams and 22 percent to 4.2 miion in radio audience. Stapeton was one of many country artists who took part in the Sept. 12 Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Reief Teethon TV broadcast. 26 MIRANDA LAMBERT Tin Man The baad cimbs in its 23rd week on Hot Country Songs. It s supported by its bump (7.1 miion, up 13 percent) to a new Country Airpay peak and 12 percent saes hike (to 6,000) as it rises on Country Digita Song Saes. The song aso gains by 7 percent to 1.2 miion U.S. streams.

15 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 15 OF 22 TWO S AGO Hot Country Songs WKS ON CHART TITLE PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) Artist IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL TIN MAN Miranda Lambert F.LIDDELL,G.WORF,E.MASSE (M.LAMBERT,J.INGRAM,J.R.STEWART) VANNER/RCA NASHVILLE ALL ON ME Devin Dawson J.JOYCE (D.DAWSON,J.DURRETT,A.SMITH) ATLANTIC/WEA TIME FOR EVERYTHING Brad Paisey L.WOOTEN,B.PAISLEY (B.PAISLEY,S.AHNQUIST,B.ANDERSON,C.DUBOIS,M.RYAN) ARISTA NASHVILLE FOUND YOU Kane Brown D.HUFF (K.BROWN,B.BERRYHILL,J.MULLINS,T.PHILLIPS) ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE A GIRL LIKE YOU Easton Corbin A.GORLEY,W.KIRBY (A.GORLEY,J.FRASURE,R.AKINS) MERCURY BROKEN HALOS Chris Stapeton D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (C.STAPLETON,M.HENDERSON) MERCURY LEGENDS Kesea Baerini F.G.WHITEHEAD,J.MASSEY (K.BALLERINI,F.G.WHITEHEAD,H.LINDSEY) BLACK RIVER FIVE MORE MINUTES Scotty McCreery F.ROGERS (S.MCCREERY,R.ROGERS,M.CRISWELL) TRIPLE TIGERS MARRY ME Thomas Rhett D.HUFF,J.FRASURE,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,J.FRASURE,A.GORLEY,S.MCANALLY) VALORY OUTTA STYLE Aaron Watson M.ALTMAN,A.WATSON (A.WATSON) BIG LABEL BOY Lee Brice L.BRICE,J.STONE,K.JACOBS,D.FRIZSELL (J.M.NITE,N.GALYON) CURB CALIFORNIA Big & Rich B.KENNY,J.D.RICH (J.D.RICH,R.CLAWSON,V.MCGEHEE) B$R/THIRTY TIGERS/NEW REVOLUTION WRITTEN IN THE SAND Od Dominion S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,T. ROSEN,B.TURSI,S.MCANALLY) RCA NASHVILLE LIFE CHANGES Thomas Rhett D.HUFF,J.FRASURE,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,R.AKINS,J.FRASURE,A.GORLEY) VALORY 40 NEW 1 BETTER ME HH Hot Shot Debut HH Montgomery Gentry NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) AVERAGE JOES SINGLES YOU UP Jordan Davis P.DIGIOVANNI (J.DAVIS,S.D.JONES,J.EBACH) MCA NASHVILLE SIXTEEN Thomas Rhett D.HUFF,J.FRASURE,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,S.M.DOUGLAS,JOE LONDON) VALORY HAPPENS LIKE THAT Granger Smith G.SMITH,F.ROGERS,D.WELLS (G.SMITH,J.M.SCHMIDT,A.ALBERT,T.HUBBARD,J.WILSON) WHEELHOUSE WHEN SOMEONE STOPS LOVING YOU Litte Big Town J.JOYCE (H.LINDSEY,C.MCGILL,L.MCKENNA) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 44 RE-ENTRY 6 45 RE-ENTRY RE-ENTRY 5 48 RE-ENTRY SHE S WITH ME S.MOSLEY,M.O CONNOR (B.REMPEL,S.MOSLEY,B.STENNIS) GRAVE D.HUFF,J.FRASURE,THOMAS RHETT (C. DESTEFANO,H.LINDSEY,J.MILLER) High Vaey ATLANTIC/WEA Thomas Rhett VALORY THE LONG WAY Brett Edredge R. COPPERMAN,B.ELDREDGE (B.ELDREDGE,M.ROGERS) ATLANTIC/WMN ONES THAT LIKE ME D.HUFF (B.GILBERT,B.CHAFFIN,B.PINSON) LEAVE RIGHT NOW J.BUNETTA,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,J.BUNETTA,E.DREWETT,J.H.RYAN) SWEETHEART J.BUNETTA,D.HUFF,JOE LONDON,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,R.AKINS,S.M.DOUGLAS,J.SPARGUR) Brantey Gibert VALORY Thomas Rhett VALORY Thomas Rhett VALORY COUNTRY AIRPLAY RANK SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY PEAK POSITION The week s most popuar country songs, ranked by radio airpay audience impressions as measured by Niesen Music, saes data as compied by Niesen Music and streaming activity data from onine music sources tracked by Niesen Music. Descending tites beow No. 25 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks. Year-Over-Year Abum Saes DIGITAL TRACKS SALES miion 14.3 miion miion 66.5 miion 50.6 miion For week ending Sept. 21, 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 331, ,000 1,075,000 Last Week 435, ,000 1,124,000 Change -23.9% -36.0% -4.4% This Week Last Year 428, ,000 1,466,000 Change -22.7% -17.9% -26.7% *Digita abum saes are aso counted within abum saes. YEAR-TO-DATE Overa Unit Saes CHANGE Abums 17,359,000 14,331, % Digita Tracks 66,584,000 50,697, % Saes by Abum Format CHANGE Physica 11,319,000 9,521, % Digita 6,040,000 4,809, % For inquiries about any Niesen Music data, pease contact Josh Bennett at or josh.bennett@niesen.com

16 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 16 OF 22 SALES, DATA COMPILED BY STREAMING & SALES DATA COMPILED BY 2 S AGO S ON CHT TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS ARTIST IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL TITLE THOMAS RHETT VALORY TR0300A/BMLG LIFE CHANGES 1 2 NEW BIG & RICH 1 B$R 2/THIRTY TIGERS DID IT FOR THE PARTY 2 DUSTIN LYNCH BROKEN BOW 7934/BBMG CURRENT MOOD 2 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. CERT. PEAK POS. LUKE COMBS ONE S FOR YOU RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE */SMN CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLER MERCURY */UMGN 2 1 KANE BROWN KANE BROWN ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE */SMN BRETT YOUNG BRETT YOUNG BMLG BY0100A* 0 2 SAM HUNT MONTEVALLO MCA NASHVILLE /UMGN 3 1 JON PARDI CALIFORNIA SUNRISE CAPITOL NASHVILLE */UMGN 0 1 CHRIS STAPLETON FROM A ROOM: VOLUME MERCURY */UMGN FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE DIG YOUR ROOTS BMLG 0300* 1 1 OLD DOMINION HAPPY ENDINGS RCA NASHVILLE */SMN 1 THOMAS RHETT VALORY RT0200A/BMLG TANGLED UP 1 2 KEITH URBAN HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE */UMGN ( AMS & WSEX) RIPCORD 1 1 KIP MOORE MCA NASHVILLE */UMGN SLOWHEART 3 ZAC BROWN BAND GREATEST HITS SO FAR ROAR/SOUTHERN GROUND/ATLANTIC /AG 3 MAREN MORRIS COLUMBIA NASHVILLE */SMN HERO 0 1 BROTHERS OSBORNE EMI NASHVILLE */UMGN PAWN SHOP 3 JASON ALDEAN MACON/BROKEN BOW 2227/BBMG THEY DON T KNOW 1 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS /WMN RELOADED: 20 #1 HITS 2 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE /UMGN KILL THE LIGHTS 2 1 ERIC CHURCH EMI NASHVILLE */UMGN MR. MISUNDERSTOOD 0 2 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE REPUBLIC NASHVILLE /BMLG HERE S TO THE GOOD TIMES 2 1 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE /UMGN CRASH MY PARTY 2 1 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE A*/BMLG (18.98) RED 4 1 AMERICANA/ FOLK ALBUMS SALES DATA COMPILED BY COUNTRY STREAMING SONGS WKS ON CHART TITLE ARTIST BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD SAM HUNT WHAT IFS KANE BROWN FEAT. LAUREN ALAINA WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS LUKE COMBS UNFORGETTABLE THOMAS RHETT SMALL TOWN BOY DUSTIN LYNCH HURRICANE LUKE COMBS HEARTACHE ON THE DANCE FLOOR JON PARDI TENNESSEE WHISKEY CHRIS STAPLETON BLUE AIN T YOUR COLOR KEITH URBAN DIE A HAPPY MAN THOMAS RHETT H.O.L.Y. FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE IN CASE YOU DIDN T KNOW BRETT YOUNG CRAVING YOU THOMAS RHETT FEAT. MAREN MORRIS DIRT ON MY BOOTS JON PARDI DRINKIN PROBLEM MIDLAND GREATEST LOVE STORY LANCO NO SUCH THING AS A BROKEN HEART OLD DOMINION 18 NEW LOSING SLEEP CHRIS YOUNG 19 NEW LIKE I LOVED YOU BRETT YOUNG LIGHT IT UP LUKE BRYAN I LL NAME THE DOGS BLAKE SHELTON MAY WE ALL FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE FEAT. TIM MCGRAW I COULD USE A LOVE SONG MAREN MORRIS THE FIGHTER KEITH URBAN FEAT. CARRIE UNDERWOOD 25 RE-ENTRY GOD, YOUR MAMA, AND ME FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE FEAT. BACKSTREET BOYS 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 WHAT IFS KANE BROWN FEAT. LAUREN ALAINA BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD SAM HUNT WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS LUKE COMBS UNFORGETTABLE THOMAS RHETT GREATEST LOVE STORY LANCO SMALL TOWN BOY DUSTIN LYNCH I LL NAME THE DOGS BLAKE SHELTON HEARTACHE ON THE DANCE FLOOR JON PARDI EVERY LITTLE THING CARLY PEARCE 10 NEW BETTER ME MONTGOMERY GENTRY IN CASE YOU DIDN T KNOW BRETT YOUNG LIKE I LOVED YOU BRETT YOUNG IT AIN T MY FAULT BROTHERS OSBORNE LIGHT IT UP LUKE BRYAN DRINKIN PROBLEM MIDLAND ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS KENNY CHESNEY CRAVING YOU 17 RE-ENTRY THOMAS RHETT FEAT. MAREN MORRIS TENNESSEE WHISKEY CHRIS STAPLETON LOSING SLEEP 19 RE-ENTRY CHRIS YOUNG YOU BROKE UP WITH ME WALKER HAYES TIN MAN MIRANDA LAMBERT I COULD USE A LOVE SONG 22 RE-ENTRY MAREN MORRIS MARRY ME THOMAS RHETT WHEN SOMEONE STOPS LOVING YOU 24 RE-ENTRY LITTLE BIG TOWN FOUND YOU KANE BROWN 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. GREGG ALLMAN SOUTHERN BLOOD ROUNDER */CONCORD CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLER MERCURY NASHVILLE */UMGN 2 1 CHRIS STAPLETON FROM A ROOM: VOLUME MERCURY NASHVILLE */UMGN 0 1 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE */REPUBLIC ALL THE LIGHT ABOVE IT TOO 1 5 NEW YUSUF 1 CAT-O-LOG/DECCA/VERVE */VLG THE LAUGHING APPLE 5 THE LUMINEERS DUALTONE 1738* CLEOPATRA 0 1 NEIL YOUNG REPRISE */WARNER BROS. HITCHHIKER 3 8 NEW THE LONE BELLOW WALK INTO A STORM 1 DESCENDANT/MASTERWORKS */SONY MASTERWORKS 8 HOZIER RUBYWORKS */COLUMBIA HOZIER ED SHEERAN + ELEKTRA */AG CHRIS YOUNG Losing Seep After its officia video was reeased Sept. 14, the tite track from Young s Oct. 20 abum bounds by 50 percent to 7,000 sod and reenters Country Digita Song Saes at No. 19. It aso debuts at No. 18 on Country Streaming Songs (4.1 miion U.S. streams, up 20 percent). JOHN SHEARER/GETTY IMAGES

17 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 17 OF 22 MAKIN TRACKS TOM ROLAND Luke Bryan s Light It Up Suited For Country Payists And Therapists Couches Dictionary.com defines neurosis as a reativey mid personaity disorder typified by excessive anxiety or indecision and a degree of socia or interpersona maadjustment. It s a term more often associated with psychoanaysts, but its meaning is suddeny reevant in country music, thanks to Luke Bryan. Not because he has a personaity disorder heck, ots of introverts are ikey jeaous of his gregarious nature but because he has introduced the word neurotic into mainstream country through his singe Light It Up. I get so neurotic about it, baby is the opening ine of the chorus as Bryan pays the roe of a guy stressed out by an unresponsive girfriend. From the moment he wakes up, he focuses on his cephone, knowing she has read his texts and feeing emotionay tortured by a ca that never comes. Neurotic was an interesting word, says Bryan. You don t hear that in a country song. And it s the right word. It totay captures what you re going through when you re checking your phone ike that. Od Dominion guitarist Brad Tursi is responsibe for that word. It was part of a handfu of ines he had used as a backbone for an idea that he brought to a songwriting session at Bryan s house in We re so obsessed with these phones, says Tursi. You can become sort of neurotic waiting for someone to hit you back. BRYAN Appropriatey, the word neurotic spurred some indecision. The first time I heard him say, Neurotic, I was ike, That s interesting. I m not sure we can keep the word in here, and we kind of moved on from it, recas Bryan. Tursi adds that they kind of kept it in there as a pacehoder. There was penty of other work to do. Musicay, Tursi had created an ascendant chord progression that begged for resoution. Lyricay, he had set up the haf-crazed focus on the phone. But the piece didn t have a name. When you don t have a tite to a song, you re aways backing yoursef into a corner, says Bryan. You kind of have to write toward this unfinished product or unfinished situation, and when we arrived at the payoff ine If you re ooking for my ove, then ight it up that worked because that s exacty the scenario. The chorus itsef became fairy expansive. It requires 30 seconds to wind through its 13 ines. It s actuay two chunks of materia the first two ines have a distinct meodic arc with eongated notes that hep identify Bryan s tonaity. The ast haf is a wordy, fast-paced section that backs up the phone obsession I wake up, I check it/i shower and I check it before coming back to the tite. The next time Tursi had a demo session schedued, he sid Light It Up into the mix, and the chord structure s rhythm shifted sighty to the afterbeats, enhancing the tension and the angst that were aready in the song. Tursi sang the ead part, then sent it to Bryan, who became a itte more obsessive about the track. The big thing for me was when Brad went and demoed the song, notes Bryan. The production of it was perfecty done, and I coudn t stop istening to the song. He brought it to producers Jeff Stevens and Jody Stevens, and they a recognized that it shoud be part of the next abum. One of the things on the demo that I heard was a sort of ascending [arpeggiated] piano thing, says Jody. It reminds me of a ringer on your cephone. It pays from the beginning of the song pretty much to the end. But when they started recording on Apri 11-12, they eft out Light It Up, creating a itte neurosis, perhaps, for Tursi. We wrote it so ong ago, he says. When he didn t record the song, I was just thinking, This song is never going to make it. I guess we missed it. In fact, Bryan and the Stevenses were ikey stewing over the word neurotic. Jeff doube-checked its meaning in the dictionary and they kept ooking for a better synonym, but never found one. It was such a funny word that I think that coud ve been one of the reasons why we skipped it on the first session, says Jeff. I don t remember that specificay, but when you re going through songs, if you ve got a ot of them that you ike, the smaest thing coud kick you off of something and on to something ese. Neurotic remained when they cut Light It Up during a June 20 tracking session on Starstruck Recording Studios on Music Row. Jody prepped some ight programming for the date, and the musicians payed on top of it, capturing the fina track on their second take. It s good to have that [programming], says Jody. It immediatey fees more ike a record from the first downbeat, instead of doing that stuff afterward. So whie we re in the studio, Luke gets to hear what a that wi sound ike. Drummer Greg Morrow ed the charge, firting with Keith Moon-stye bombast as the song progressed. That s the most rock n ro drums that we ve ever had on Luke s records, says Jeff. Right at the top of the ast chorus and in the midde of the chorus, there s two drum fis that are incredibe. This was ike the second take, and man, it s just word-cass rock. Bryan had itte troube handing the fina vocas in the studio, though that ong chorus is a potentia hazard in concert. When you re in the studio recording it, you can pause, he says. But when you re ive and it s midway through the set and you re sweating and you re out of breath, it takes on a whoe nother shape and form. You have to earn when to get your breath and when to come up for air. When Bryan and Od Dominion payed the Watershed Festiva in George, Wash., on Juy 30, Bryan tod Tursi Light It Up woud be the first singe. That s ike the kiss of death, says Tursi. I tod him, Oh great, now this song s not going to make the record, and we just started aughing. Capito reeased it to radio via PayMPE on Aug. 23, and it immediatey it up the airwaves, reaching No. 14 on the Oct. 7 Country Airpay chart in a scant five weeks and No. 13 on Hot Country Songs, which measures airpay, saes and streaming. Bryan is famiiar with the concept of the unrequited text message, though fortunatey, he s not experiencing it at home. Me and my wife use text messages to make up, he says. I guess we ve texted, I m sorry, I ove you, probaby more than we ve spoken those words to each other. As ong as we re apoogizing and saying we ove each other, we re going down the right path, whether it s vocay or through text. It s a perfect scenario: Bryan can capture the meaning of the word neurotic without reay experiencing it. BRYAN: CARLOS RUIZ

18 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 18 OF 22 WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist PLAYS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) +/ ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS Bue Chair/Coumbia Nashvie HH No. 1 (1 week) HH Kenny Chesney THEY DON T KNOW Macon/Broken Bow Jason Adean HEARTACHE ON THE DANCE FLOOR Capito Nashvie Jon Pardi WHAT IFS Zone 4/RCA Nashvie Kane Brown Feat. Lauren Aaina MORE GIRLS LIKE YOU MCA Nashvie Kip Moore WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS River House/Coumbia Nashvie Luke Combs EVERY LITTLE THING Big Machine Cary Pearce IT AIN T MY FAULT EMI Nashvie Brothers Osborne SMALL TOWN BOY Broken Bow Dustin Lynch UNFORGETTABLE Vaory Thomas Rhett FIX A DRINK Warner Bros./WAR Chris Janson Country Indicator ROUND HERE BUZZ EMI Nashvie Eric Church I COULD USE A LOVE SONG Coumbia Nashvie Maren Morris LIGHT IT UP Capito Nashvie Luke Bryan GREATEST LOVE STORY Arista Nashvie LANCO ASK ME HOW I KNOW Pear Garth Brooks TIME FOR EVERYTHING Arista Nashvie Brad Paisey OUTTA STYLE BIG Labe Aaron Watson A GIRL LIKE YOU Mercury Easton Corbin SMOOTH BMLG Forida Georgia Line RING ON EVERY FINGER Reviver LOCASH I LL NAME THE DOGS Warner Bros./WMN HH Most Increased Pays/Most Added HH Bake Sheton LOSING SLEEP RCA Nashvie Chris Young LIKE I LOVED YOU BMLG Brett Young CALIFORNIA B$R/New Revoution Big & Rich YOURS Tripe Tigers Russe Dickerson TIN MAN Vanner/RCA Nashvie Miranda Lambert LEGENDS Back River Kesea Baerini THE ONES THAT LIKE ME Vaory Brantey Gibert ALL ON ME Atantic/WEA Devin Dawson 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

19 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 19 OF 22 WKS ON CHART TITLE Imprint/Labe Artist PLAYS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) +/ BROKEN HALOS Mercury Chris Stapeton WHEN SOMEONE STOPS LOVING YOU Capito Nashvie Litte Big Town ROOTS Southern Ground/Eektra/WAR Zac Brown Band YOU BROKE UP WITH ME Monument/Arista Nashvie Waker Hayes WILD AS YOU CoJo Cody Johnson HAPPENS LIKE THAT Wheehouse Granger Smith BOY Curb Lee Brice SINGLES YOU UP MCA Nashvie Jordan Davis DOIN FINE 19/Interscope/Mercury Lauren Aaina ALL ABOUT YOU MCA Nashvie Josh Turner THE LONG WAY Atantic/WMN Brett Edredge FOR THE FIRST TIME Capito Nashvie Darius Rucker ROAD TRIPPIN Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay DIRTY SOUTH Rebe Engine/Star Farm Lucas Hoge FIVE MORE MINUTES Tripe Tigers Scotty McCreery STAY DOWNTOWN Warner Bros./WMN Coe Swinde WRITTEN IN THE SAND RCA Nashvie Od Dominion KINDA DON T CARE Vaory Justin Moore SHE S WITH ME Atantic/WEA High Vaey TOO BAD Deep Frey d Kyie Frey Feat. Randy Rogers GOOD TIMES & SUMMER DAYS BigBig Eric Chesser SPEAKERS, BLEACHERS AND PREACHERS EMI Nashvie Brandon Lay GET TO YOU Atantic/WEA Michae Ray WHAT GUY WOULDN T Show Dog Nashvie Wateroo Reviva NEW HEART BREAK Capito Nashvie HH Hot Shot Debut HH Lady Antebeum Country Indicator WHERE WE D BE 3AM Vibe/Nine North Linde LaChance SWAY Big Machine Daniee Bradbery Amerimonte Shane Owens NEW MAKE A LITTLE Big Machine Midand BACK TO US Big Machine Rasca Fatts RANKINGS Country Airpay is ranked by tota audience impressions for the week ending Sunday based on monitored airpay of 147 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

20 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 20 OF 22 Country Airpay Index TITLE Pubishing-Licensing Org. (Songwriter) Chart Position A ALL ABOUT YOU Round Hi Songs Big Loud Songs, ASCAP/Big Loud Shirt Industries, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP (C.Wiseman, J.Weaver) 52 ALL ON ME Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/JJ Music Inc., BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI/Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Two Sixteen Pubishing, ASCAP (D.Dawson, J.Durrett, A.Smith) 26 ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/A Gir Named Charie, BMI/ BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/SWMBMGBMI, BMI/Once In A Bue Tune Music, BMI/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Pubishing America, Inc., ASCAP (N.Gayon, T.L.James, J.Osborne) 2 ASK ME HOW I KNOW Roy Rivers Pubishing, BMI (M.Rosse) 13 BACK TO US Caste Bound Music, Inc., SESAC/We Be Pawtying, SESAC/3 Weddings Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI/Two Laine Coections, BMI (C.R.Barowe, D.H.Hodges, J.Thompson) 53 B BETTER ME Not Listed (Not Listed) 60 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) 32 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) 33 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) 29 D DOIN FINE Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Lyas Music, BMI/Better Boat Music, BMI/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/Jam Writers Group, BMI/Heo I Love You Music, BMI (Lauren Aaina, E.Shacketon, busbee) 49 DRINK A LITTLE BEER Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Teemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Pinetucky Road Pubishing, ASCAP/Thankfu For This Music, ASCAP (R.Akins, J.Frasure, B.Haysip) 57 E 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) 9 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) 34 F 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) 10 FOR THE FIRST TIME Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/ GrowingMusic, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Funky Friar Music, ASCAP/Scramber Music, ASCAP/Abbotts Creek Music Two, ASCAP (D.Rucker, D.George, Scooter Carusoe) 45 GET TO YOU Year Of The Dog Music, ASCAP/oe Green Viny Music, ASCAP (A.Stokasa, P.Dovgayuk) 39 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/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI (A.Gorey, J.Frasure, R.Akins) 23 GREATEST LOVE STORY Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Concession 114 Music, BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI (B.Lancaster) 15 H HAPPENS LIKE THAT Cimbing Windmis Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/We-Vove Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hi Works, BMI/T Hubb Pubishing, BMI/ Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC (G.Smith, J.M.Schmidt, A.Abert, T.Hubbard, J.Wison) 35 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/Songs Of Song Factroy, BMI/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI (J.Pardi, B.Buter, B.Long) 3 HOOKED WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Songs From The Rose Hote, ASCAP/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Koaa T Tunes, BMI/SongsbyME, BMI (L.Rimes, S.Ennis, M.Evans) 46 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) 11 I LL NAME THE DOGS Round Hi Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/Matt Drag Music, ASCAP/Pinetucky Road Pubishing, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankfu For This Music, ASCAP/Big Music Machine, BMI/Two Laine Coections, BMI (M.Dragstrem, B.Haysip, J.Thompson) 18 I SHOULD GO TO CHURCH SOMETIME Sixteen Stars Music, BMI/HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., BMI/Harding Road Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/Watsky Music, ASCAP/Dixie Stars Music, ASCAP/HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., ASCAP/Dead Ahead Music, ASCAP (B. Addington, M.Hardy, S.Turner) 59 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) 12 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) 20 LEGENDS Songs Of Back River, ASCAP/KNB Music, ASCAP/Write Me Like You Mean It, ASCAP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Rezonant Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP (K. Baerini, F.G.Whitehead, H.Lindsey) 30 LIGHT IT UP Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Peanut Mi Songs, BMI/Big Dea Notes, ASCAP/Wooden Ships, ASCAP (L.Bryan, B.Tursi) 14 LIKE I LOVED YOU Super Big Music, ASCAP/ Caivie Pubishing, ASCAP/Big Machine Music, BMI/ oe Purpe Cape Music, BMI/Honey Lee Music, BMI (B. Young, J.Lee) 22 THE LONG WAY Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Paris Not France Music, BMI/oe Canaco Pubishing, ASCAP (B. Edredge, M.Rogers) 38 LOSING SLEEP EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Goodbye Pants Music, BMI/EMI Foray Music, SESAC/ Write 2 Be Free Music, SESAC/CDS Words And Music, ASACP/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP (C.Young, J.Hoge, C. DeStefano) 21 LOVE IN A BAR Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/Lake Aegan Pub Cub, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI (R.Hurd, J.Hyde) 58 M MAKE A LITTLE Not Listed (Not Listed) 54 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) 6 N NEVER GETS OLD Creative Puse Music, BMI/ These Are Puse Songs, BMI/Highway 76 Songs, BMI/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Great Day At This Music, BMI/ Watch This Gir Pubishing, BMI (S.Moaker, C.Harrington) 56 ONES THAT LIKE ME Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Indiana Ange Music, BMI/ Parae Music Pubishing, LLC, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Pubishing America, Inc., ASCAP/Bobby s Lyrics, Land And Livestock, BMI/Do Write Music, LLC, BMI (B.Gibert, B.Chaffin, B.Pinson) 36 OUTTA STYLE Tunes From HTK, BMI (A.Watson) 24 RING ON EVERY FINGER 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) 16 O R ROAD TRIPPIN WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Shay Mooney Music, ASCAP/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/Twintipskier Music, ASCAP (D.Smyers, S.Mooney, M.Johnson) 42 ROOTS Day For The Dead Pubishing, SESAC/Reach Music Tunes, SESAC/Siva Moon Pubishing, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Simonetti Music Pubishing, SESAC/ Kobat Group Music Pubishing, SESAC/Poppsootamus Music, SESAC (Z.Brown, N.Moon, B.Simonetti, C.Bowes) 41 ROUND HERE BUZZ Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Longer And Louder Music, BMI/Litte Louder Songs, BMI/Mammaw s Fried Okra Music, BMI/Emieon Songs, BMI (E.Church, J.Hyde, L.Dick) 17 S SHE S WITH ME Spruce Road Pubishing, GMR/ Capito CMG Zenith, 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/Capito CMG Ampifier, SESAC (B. Rempe, S.Mosey, B.Stennis) 31 SINGLES YOU UP Oe Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/ Word Music, LLC, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/Memory Days, SESAC/ W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC (J.Davis, S.D.Jones, J.Ebach) 37 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) 1 SMOOTH Big Loud Mountain, BMI/T Hubb Pubishing, BMI/Pranch Ringe Music, BMI/Round Hi Works, BMI/ Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/A Gir Named Charie, BMI/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Vove Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (T.Hubbard, B.Keey, N.Gayon, J.M.Schmidt) 19 STAY DOWNTOWN Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/No Bridge Pubishing, ASCAP/Round Hi Songs Big Loud Songs, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP (C. Tayor, M.Dragstrem) 44 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/ Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP (M. Thomas, R.Copperman, J.Osborne) 43 SWAY Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/One Voice Goba Pubishing, BMI/Cana Music Pubishing BV, BUMA/ Warner/Chappe Music Scandinavia AB, STIM/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankfu For This Music, ASCAP (D.Bradbery, J.Fransson, E.Weisband) 51 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) 5 THREE CHORDS & THE TRUTH Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Dack Janie s Pubishing, BMI/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Rezoant Music, BMI/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP (C.Rice, R.Copperman, J.M.Nite) 48 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) 28 U UNFORGETTABLE EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Cricket On The Line, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Teemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/ Kobat Songs Pubishing American, Inc., GMR (Thomas Rhett, J.Frasure, A.Gorey, S.McAnay) 7 W WAITING ON YOU Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Lindsay E Music, BMI/Oe Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Red Like The Sunset Music, ASCAP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Lanercost Pubishing, ASCAP (L.E, A.Hambrick, A.DeRoberts) 50 WAKE ME UP One Litte Indian Creek Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Back River, ASCAP/Extraordinary Aien Pubishing, ASCAP/Universa Music Corp., ASCAP/ Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (J.Osborne, J.Robbins, A.Gorey) 55 WHAT IFS Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/Smackworks Music, SESAC/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) 4 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Big Machine Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Pubishing, BMI/Works Of RHA Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Atas Music Pubishing, ASCAP/Extremey Combustibe Music, BMI/PAJ Music, BMI (L.Combs, R.Fucher, J.Waker) 8 WHEN SOMEONE STOPS LOVING YOU HiarodyRathbone Music, ASCAP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Pum Ney, BMI/ Maps And Records Music, BMI/Creative Puse Music, BMI/These Are Puse Songs, BMI (H.Lindsey, C.McGi, L.McKenna) 47 WRITTEN IN THE SAND ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/MeGusta Music, ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Unfair Entertainment, ASCAP/Big Dea Notes, ASCAP/Wooden Ships, ASCAP/Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Pubishing America, Inc., ASCAP/ Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobat Songs Pubishing American, Inc., GMR (M.Ramsey, T. Rosen, B.Tursi, S.McAnay) 40 Y YOU BROKE UP WITH ME Songs Of Smack, BMI/Spark In Your Pocket, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/Razor And Tie, APRA/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI (W.Hayes, K.Sackey, T.Archer) 27 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) 25

21 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 21 OF 22 Hot Country Songs Index TITLE Pubishing-Licensing Org. (Songwriter) Chart Position A ALL ON ME Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/JJ Music Inc., BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI/Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Two Sixteen Pubishing, ASCAP (D.Dawson, J.Durrett, A.Smith) 27 ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/A Gir Named Charie, BMI/ BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/SWMBMGBMI, BMI/Once In A Bue Tune Music, BMI/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Pubishing America, Inc., ASCAP (N.Gayon, T.L.James, J.Osborne) 7 ASK ME HOW I KNOW Roy Rivers Pubishing, BMI (M.Rosse) 22 B BETTER ME Not Listed (Not Listed) 40 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 Songs Pubishing American, Inc., 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) 36 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) 31 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) 37 CRAVING YOU BMG God Songs, ASCAP/ Lawnwrangers, ASCAP/Dragon Bunny Music, BMI (D.M.Barnes, J.Bunetta) 11 E 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) 10 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) 33 F 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) 17 FOUND YOU Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Don t Be A Gypsy, BMI/Big Dea Beats, BMI (K.Brown, B.Berryhi, J.Muins, T.Phiips) 29 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/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI (A.Gorey, J.Frasure, R.Akins) 30 GRAVE EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP/CDS Words And Music, ASACP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Rezonant Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Songs Of The Corn, BMI/Jack 10 Pubishing, BMI (C. DeStefano, H.Lindsey, J.Mier) 46 GREATEST LOVE STORY Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Concession 114 Music, BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI (B.Lancaster) 9 H HAPPENS LIKE THAT Cimbing Windmis Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/We-Vove Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hi Works, BMI/T Hubb Pubishing, BMI/ Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC (G.Smith, J.M.Schmidt, A.Abert, T.Hubbard, J.Wison) 43 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/Songs Of Song Factroy, BMI/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI (J.Pardi, B.Buter, B.Long) 5 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) 15 I LL NAME THE DOGS Round Hi Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/Matt Drag Music, ASCAP/Pinetucky Road Pubishing, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankfu For This Music, ASCAP/Big Music Machine, BMI/Two Laine Coections, BMI (M.Dragstrem, B.Haysip, J.Thompson) 14 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) 16 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) 28 LEAVE RIGHT NOW EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI/Dragon Bunny Music, BMI/ Big Dea Beats, BMI/Warner/Chappe Music Pubishing Ltd., PRS/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI/Bob Erotik Music, BMI/The Famiy Songbook, BMI/ Music Of Big Dea, BMI (Thomas Rhett, J.Bunetta, E.Drewett, J.H.Ryan) 49 LEGENDS Songs Of Back River, ASCAP/KNB Music, ASCAP/Write Me Like You Mean It, ASCAP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Rezonant Music Pubishing LLC, ASCAP (K. Baerini, F.G.Whitehead, H.Lindsey) 32 LIFE CHANGES EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Cricket On The Line, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Teemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/ WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/ Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP (Thomas Rhett, R.Akins, J.Frasure, A.Gorey) 39 LIGHT IT UP Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Peanut Mi Songs, BMI/Big Dea Notes, ASCAP/Wooden Ships, ASCAP (L.Bryan, B.Tursi) 13 LIKE I LOVED YOU Super Big Music, ASCAP/ Caivie Pubishing, ASCAP/Big Machine Music, BMI/ oe Purpe Cape Music, BMI/Honey Lee Music, BMI (B. Young, J.Lee) 19 THE LONG WAY Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Paris Not France Music, BMI/oe Canaco Pubishing, ASCAP (B. Edredge, M.Rogers) 47 LOSING SLEEP EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Goodbye Pants Music, BMI/EMI Foray Music, SESAC/ Write 2 Be Free Music, SESAC/CDS Words And Music, ASACP/EMI Apri Music, Inc., ASCAP (C.Young, J.Hoge, C. DeStefano) 18 M MARRY ME EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI/Rio Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/Teemitry Productions, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/ Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobat Songs Pubishing American, Inc., GMR (Thomas Rhett, J.Frasure, A.Gorey, S.McAnay) 34 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) 12 ONES THAT LIKE ME Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Indiana Ange Music, BMI/ Parae Music Pubishing, LLC, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Pubishing America, Inc., ASCAP/Bobby s Lyrics, Land And Livestock, BMI/Do Write Music, LLC, BMI (B.Gibert, B.Chaffin, B.Pinson) 48 OUTTA STYLE Tunes From HTK, BMI (A.Watson) 35 RING ON EVERY FINGER 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) 24 O R ROUND HERE BUZZ Sony/ATV Tree Pubishing, BMI/Longer And Louder Music, BMI/Litte Louder Songs, BMI/Mammaw s Fried Okra Music, BMI/Emieon Songs, BMI (E.Church, J.Hyde, L.Dick) 20 S SHE S WITH ME Spruce Road Pubishing, GMR/ Capito CMG Zenith, 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/Capito CMG Ampifier, SESAC (B. Rempe, S.Mosey, B.Stennis) 45 SINGLES YOU UP Oe Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/ Word Music, LLC, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/Memory Days, SESAC/ W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC (J.Davis, S.D.Jones, J.Ebach) 41 SIXTEEN EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI/Sony/ATV Baad, BMI/Eastman Pond Pubishing, BMI/Big Dea Beats, BMI/Brodsky Spensive Pubishing, BMI/Nice Life, BMI (Thomas Rhett, S.M.Dougas, Joe London) 42 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) 3 SMOOTH Big Loud Mountain, BMI/T Hubb Pubishing, BMI/Pranch Ringe Music, BMI/Round Hi Works, BMI/ Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/A Gir Named Charie, BMI/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Vove Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (T.Hubbard, B.Keey, N.Gayon, J.M.Schmidt) 21 SWEETHEART EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Cricket On The Line, BMI/Sony/ATV Baad, BMI/Eastman Pond Pubishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Big Dea Beats, BMI/ Brodsky Spensive Pubishing, BMI/Nice Life, BMI (Thomas Rhett, R.Akins, S.M.Dougas, J.Spargur) 50 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) 8 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) 26 U UNFORGETTABLE EMI Backwood Music Inc., BMI/ Cricket On The Line, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Teemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Sadie s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/ Kobat Songs Pubishing American, Inc., GMR (Thomas Rhett, J.Frasure, A.Gorey, S.McAnay) 6 W WHAT IFS Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/Smackworks Music, SESAC/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) 2 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Big Machine Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Pubishing, BMI/Works Of RHA Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerane Pubishing Corp., BMI/Atas Music Pubishing, ASCAP/Extremey Combustibe Music, BMI/PAJ Music, BMI (L.Combs, R.Fucher, J.Waker) 4 WHEN SOMEONE STOPS LOVING YOU HiarodyRathbone Music, ASCAP/BMG God Songs, ASCAP/Songs Of Universa, Inc., BMI/Pum Ney, BMI/ Maps And Records Music, BMI/Creative Puse Music, BMI/These Are Puse Songs, BMI (H.Lindsey, C.McGi, L.McKenna) 44 WRITTEN IN THE SAND ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/MeGusta Music, ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Unfair Entertainment, ASCAP/Big Dea Notes, ASCAP/Wooden Ships, ASCAP/Smackvie Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/Kobat Songs Pubishing America, Inc., ASCAP/ Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobat Songs Pubishing American, Inc., GMR (M.Ramsey, T. Rosen, B.Tursi, S.McAnay) 38 Y YOU BROKE UP WITH ME Songs Of Smack, BMI/Spark In Your Pocket, BMI/Songs Of Kobat Music Pubishing America, Inc., BMI/Razor And Tie, APRA/BMG Patinum Songs, BMI (W.Hayes, K.Sackey, T.Archer) 25 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) 23

22 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 PAGE 22 OF 22 CODA 14 Years Ago Dierks Bentey Roed To His First No. 1 What Was I Thinkin became Bentey s first of 11 Hot Country Songs eaders On Sept. 27, 2003, What Was I Thinkin, singer-songwriter Dierks Bentey s aunch singe, rose 2-1 on Hot Country Songs, marking his first eader on his first try. Penned by Bentey, Deric Ruttan and Brett Beavers, Thinkin recounts a date gone south featuring a beauty from South Aabama named Becky, a shotgun-wieding dad and car chases. Bentey s beoved dog Jake, who died in 2016, co-starred in the video. Thinkin introduced Bentey s sef-tited first LP, which debuted and peaked at No. 4 on Top Country Abums (Sept. 6, 2003) and yieded additiona singes My Last Name and How Am I Doin, which peaked at Nos. 17 and 4 on Hot Country Songs, respectivey. Bentey has notched 35 Hot Country Songs appearances incuding 11 No. 1s among 21 top 10s and six Top Country Abums No. 1s, incuding his most recent, 2016 s Back. Now 41, he won the Horizon Award for best new artist at the 2005 Country Music Association Awards. He is up for the mae vocaist trophy at this year s show, which is set for Nov. 8. JIM ASKER REWINDING THE COUNTRY CHARTS Bentey with Jake in December 2003 in Chicago. PAUL NATKIN/WIREIMAGE