Remotes Control. An Exec s Open Book. January 5, 2015, Issue 429

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1 Remotes Control Location remotes remain useful sales tools, but in the face of rapidly changing technology and national dayparts, challenges and opportunities abound for programmers. Country Aircheck asked around about this time-honored radio tactic, what s changed over the years and best practices both on-site and on-air. Late Or Great? Understandably, there are varying views of remotes relevance in an ultra-connected world. Lloyd Lane WCJW/Warsaw, NY PD RJ Jordan sees them as a necessary evil. Like most PDs I view remotes as clutter, he says. So we need to just make the best of it. I d love to say we have super-compelling remote broadcasts from client locations, but we re in a time where the world of entertainment is available on your mobile phone and you can Skype someone across the world. So how much magic is there in broadcasting live from a parking lot? Jordan remembers a time when remotes had more juice. Back in the day you d bring out the mobile turntables and there d be a little board, and it would look like you put the radio station in the station vehicle and brought it to the remote, he says. It was show time. The personalities were true celebrities. Journal/Tulsa OM and Country KVOO PD Jules Riley has a go-and-grab mindset. Any time we have the opportunity to interact with our audience or gain new listeners it s a win for us, she says. We are in a very competitive Country market and everything matters in the war for listeners. CBS Radio WXTU/Philadelphia PD Shelly Easton looks for balance. There s a sweet spot there, she says. It depends on what s going on at the remote and how in tune RJ Jordan January 5, 2015, Issue 429 Jules Riley Shelly Easton (continued on page 9) We ll Come To New York: Manhattanite and BMLG label mate Taylor Swift welcomes Florida George Line to Times Square during ABC-TV s Dick Clark s New Year s Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest. Pictured (l-r) are Tyler Hubbard, Swift and Brian Kelley. An Exec s Open Book Shelia Shipley Biddy remembers the exact moment she decided to write The Music In My Rearview Mirror. It was the late 80s and she d just been made VP/Promotion at MCA/Nashville. And it hit me, says Biddy. It was almost 10 years to the month [since a job interview in which the VP/GM at Monument Records] told me I would never be able to rise to an executive level position at Monument or any other record label. And I thought, Wow, what a story of inspiration, so I started jotting things down. The book was 30 years in the making. Biddy entered the music industry in the late 70s as Monument s receptionist a position she interviewed for six times

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3 and got after the aforementioned exec s departure. In 1979 she moved to RCA in the entry-level position of Coord./Marketing & Promotion. Post-RCA she went to John Dorris Hallmark Direction Company for a brief time before being hired by Jimmy Bowen at MCA as Mgr./Promotion in Biddy worked her way up through the ranks in radio promotion, which was, back then, a man s world. While MCA s VP/Promotion she was asked to re-launch and run sister label Decca becoming the first female to ever helm a Nashville label. During her MCA/Decca years, Biddy championed the careers of some of country s biggest stars, including George Strait, Trisha Yearwood and Mark Chesnutt and then-newcomers Lee Ann Womack and Gary Allan. But long before she broke the glass ceiling, Biddy endured challenges that might have derailed a less-determined person. Her idyllic early childhood buoyed by a strong mother and grandmother was nearly shattered by a father who battled drug and alcohol addiction, abused her mother and threatened to kill the family he later abandoned. The hardest part of the book was telling any part of the personal side of my life, says Biddy. I felt ashamed of some of the things my Dad did. I never really talked about it to anyone outside my individual circle. But it changed me. It made me stronger. It taught me to fight, from a very early age, and to stand up for that which I believed. It helped shape me into an independent person. Another subject Biddy unflinchingly addresses in the book is the mental and sexual harassment she endured from a supervisor in her early days at MCA. It was horrible, she says. I used to break out in a cold sweat when I would see him coming. He d eat off your plate. You weren t allowed to be out of his sight. [He d call] you at all hours of the night. It was just intimidation. Thankfully it didn t last very long. Those were tough years for women in the industry. While in promotion, Biddy worked 139 No. 1 country singles. Her book gives an insider s view of what it was like behind the scenes of Country s boom years discovering and breaking new talent (Biddy brought Alabama to RCA), label signing wars and the down-to-the-last-second competition on chart day. She was mentored by industry legends including Bowen and Joe Galante. She recognized the drive of then-indie promoter Scott Borchetta, now BMLG President/CEO, and hired him to be on her MCA promo team. She hired and mentored women in the business including Lee Adams, now-bbr s VP/Natl. Promotion and RPM s April Rider. Biddy describes the Decca years as her dream job. It was the epitome of success for me. And when Owen Bradley [the legendary producer who helmed the label in the late 50s] told me how January 5, 2015 P A G E T H R E E P I C Page 3 What The Kat Drug In: Then-Broken Bow artist Craig Morgan with KATM (Kat Country 103)/Modesto, CA personality Dave Mr. Wonderful Holmes in the early 2000s. Have a picture of your own with carts in the background? Send them to pagethreepic@ countryaircheck.com. proud he was of me... For him to pay me that compliment was something I ll always treasure. After a 1999 corporate merger shuttered Decca, Biddy held posts at indie labels (including Flying Island) before joining Music Health Alliance as Dir./Operations in [Find out more about MHA here.] I ve had a blessed career, she says. I cherish every one of those No. 1 records, but I cherish what I m doing now, too. Every day we see such need. I m still in the music business I m just in a different side of it. And when someone says to you, I don t know what I would ve done without your care, at the end of the day that s more rewarding than a No. 1 record. Wendy Newcomer Order Biddy s book here and Amazon will donate 5% to Music Health Alliance. Chart Chat Congrats to Tim McGraw, Jack Purcell and the whole Big Machine staff on scoring the first chart-topper of 2015 with Shotgun Rider, which just happens to also be the last chart-topper of Tim McGraw

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5 January 5, 2015 Page 5 And kudos to Teddi Bonadies and the entire Streamsound promotion crew on landing 29 adds for Austin Webb s All Country On You, topping this week s board. Remembering Little Jimmy Jimmy made more out of his time on earth than anyone I ve ever known; an incredible life in every measurable way, said Brad Paisley about Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame member Little Jimmy Dickens, who died Jan. 2. Longevity? Yes, practically unheard of. Faith? Totally and wholeheartedly. Humor? There was no one funnier, or with a better sense Little Jimmy Dickens and Brad Paisley of it. Read Paisley s full letter. Here are some of the many tributes that poured in after Dickens passing: Grand Ole Opry: We ve lost a friend, family member and true national treasure. Words cannot express how much we ll miss Little Jimmy Dickens. Carrie Underwood: I know why it s raining in Nashville. Little Jimmy is in heaven now making the angels laugh so hard, they re crying. We ll miss you, friend! Dolly Parton: «I often perform one of Little Jimmy s bestknown songs, I m Little But I m Loud. I ve always related to him and loved him as a person, as a friend and as an entertainer. He will always be loved and remembered.» Dustin Lynch: Celebrating Little Jimmy Dickens tonight. What an honor spending time and sharing the stage with him. Lady Antebellum: So incredibly sad about the passing of Little Jimmy Dickens. Country music has lost one of its biggest personalities and the Opry stage will never be the same. Prayers for his family! Chris Young: RIP Little Jimmy Dickens. Loved fishing with you, loved your music, and loved you as a person most of all. Little Jimmy Dickens with Dustin Lynch OFF THE RECORD: Chase Bryant Red Bow s Chase Bryant puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to K99 KRYS / Corpus Christi, Texas. Lou Ramirez was the voice. They called him Cactus Lou. He s now a rep for Warner Bros. It was my first exposure to Country radio. We were out on the east coast in the Carolinas doing a radio tour and I was Chase Bryant sicker than a dog, throwing up. I d sing a song, walk out, go to the restroom and spill my guts, then go back in and do it again. Whether you re sick or healthy, you ve gotta push through it. Emergen-C and Throat Coat tea are the two biggest things I use on the road. And drink lots of water. You ve gotta stay hydrated. My favorite road companion is my dad. He s my best friend. My least favorite is sometimes my tour manager. When I m trying to sleep, he leaves the TV on in his bunk all night and snores louder than anybody I know. But I like to keep him around so I just put up with it. I d like to have dinner with Mike Campbell from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He s one of my favorite guitar players ever. We d have Italian food, probably some Alfredo, in Los Angeles. Or sushi would be good, too. My music is young but hopefully it s something everybody can relate to, no matter what age they are or where they re at in life. It s definitely riff-driven, story-driven and melodically-driven. I wish I had written Please Come To Boston by Dave Loggins. It s everything I ve always wanted to say in a song and it s already been done. Dave took the words out of my mouth years before I was around. I have to have my computer and ipad on the road with me. Not because I want to text but because I ve got to keep up with ebay. I buy a lot of guitar gear. And I m always looking for deals on Craigslist in every city. My least favorite interview question is What do you put in your hair? I can t tell you how many times I ve heard that. So now I just say I put my finger in a light socket.

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7 Martina McBride: So sorry to hear about Little Jimmy Dickens. He brought much joy and laughter to us all and always was so sweet to me. The Band Perry: Little Jimmy Dickens the first person to greet us at the Opry for our first performance. Thanks for the memory. Jake Owen: We also lost an incredible man, musician, and hero to country music this week. God bless Little Jimmy Dickens. Randy Houser: Just heard Little Jimmy Dickens passed away. What a life of 94 years. Rest in peace and thank you for being good to us young bucks. Hank Williams, Jr: Little Jimmy Dickens was a friend. He was the last living connection to my father, Hank Williams. My father even nicknamed Little Jimmy Tater after his song Take an Old Cold Tater (And Wait).... The angel band has added another frontman. Now, my father and Tater can hunt and fish together in paradise. [Read the full Tennessean article.] Little Big Town: Thanks for the sunshine you brought into all our lives. Your joy, laughter and legacy will live forever. Little Jimmy Dickens and The Band Perry Little Jimmy Dickens with Little Big Town Sidewalk And Roll Supplementing the year-end print issue s first quarter music preview is this roundup of plans from Sidewalk s VP/Promotion Lori Hartigan: We are happy to bring new talented artists to radio that offer the whole package, she says. Dylan Scott s single Lay It On Me remains a strong-testing priority with more than 16,000 in sales for the fun, hooky, up-tempo January 5, 2015 Page 7 song about a first kiss. The label is also introducing Ruthie Collins with an ongoing radio tour. First single Ramblin Man is a tribute to Hank Williams, Sr., and impacts in March. Hartigan says it blends a traditional sound with a cool hipness factor something unique Dylan Scott Ruthie Collins and special. She adds, Dylan and Ruthie are both writers, singers, musicians and performers. The first quarter is an exciting time for Sidewalk/Curb! News & Notes Alpha Media has closed on its purchase of six California stations from Buckley, including Country KUBB/Merced (CAT 10/10/14). Delmarva Educational Association s Chesapeake-Portsmouth has closed on its purchase of Renda/Jacksonville Country WMUV (Bull 100.7) and AC WSOS, and has flipped them both to a simulcast of sister Christian AC WTRJ/Orange Park, FL. Renda retains two stations in Jacksonville, including one of two remaining Country stations in the market, WGNE. Envision welcomed 35 new affiliates in December, which took advantage of services including The Rooster and Ameri- Country prep and the Westar Music Library. More on Envision s offerings here. Kenny Rogers will join the rest of the original members of The First Edition Jan. 17 for a panel discussion at the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The panel is in support of the exhibit Kenny Rogers: Through The Years. More info here. The Week s Top Stories Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. Nielsen Audio released the first of its Fall 2014 diary ratings. (1/5) iheartmedia flipped Regional Mexican WNUA/Chicago to Country. (1/5) iheartmedia WSIX/Nashville night show Tige & Daniel switched dayparts with APD/MD/afternooner Tyler Reese. (1/5)

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9 Remotes Control (continued from page 1) the client is with making it a good experience for listeners once they get there. People Loving People: With many stations piping in airshifts from other markets, showing up at the dealership has its benefits. Being live and local gives us a huge advantage anyway, Easton says, noting that having live bodies in all dayparts except overnights makes being at events much easier. In this ensemble cast there are people who are great at different things, she says. That helps a lot when we re sending people out, especially if they have a relationship with that business and they re branded together. Riley agrees, and says it s not just about remotes. The cool thing about having more live talent is that we have more opportunities for our listeners to interact with them. You can see them at the local restaurant or hardware store. You know they just dealt with the same snow storm or traffic jam or water main break you did. You can go talk to the woman who s on the air every day when you re having your lunch. Every time you go out you ve got to be prepared and be ready to talk to people and press the flesh. Tracking From Town: Onrushing technology is helpful for more reasons than the virtual jock at the competitor who can t have a physical presence. Easton has XTU s remote breaks pre-recorded at the station, which takes pressure off the talent so they can focus on the event. We show up prepared to have fun and interact with people, she says. We play games for prizes. That s just one example of a way we spin something out of really not much. That strategy correlates with Jordan s first goal, which is not hurting the sound of the station during a shift in which each break is essentially a commercial. Still, he wants his personalities prepared to throw their prep out the window. On occasion, something that becomes more of a home run than the song we have sitting on deck walks through the door, he says. A Buffalo Bills player might show up or a funny listener might have a great story. That s a win on the air and it lends some of the sizzle of the radio station to the client s event as well. That s where having a great staff with good judgment helps. Otherwise, Jordan says, keep it simple, stupid. The KISS principle applies in all areas. From a visual perspective we want huge presence, and our promotions team does a great job with that, says Riley. Even if you re not going to stop by the remote, I want to make that connection with you as you drive by, especially in a diary market where we rely on recall. More With Less: Where all stations are on a level field is in generally diminishing budgets. The bigger question is has everything gotten so tight that the creativity is not what it once was? Easton asks. Certainly if we want to continue to be successful and grow it s going to have to be about the sizzle. That s what we strive for, we try to give it all the sizzle. I would love for every remote to be a huge event, to bring a house band, a celebrity, a street team, tons of prizes to give away, says Jordan. But I don t have the resources. Ultimately, a successful group effort involves engaged personalities, management of client expectations, and a draw. We ve got to have a reason to be out there from an advertiser s side, there s got to be a pull, something you can only get during that time, says Riley, who adds keeping the magic also requires making remotes a bit of a rarity. You don t want to flood the market with too many remotes and events. We don t want it to become commonplace, but we do want to make sure there s something special every time you go out there, and that can be as simple as a pair of tickets to a hot show. January 5, 2015 MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Page 9 WKIS/Miami s Dina B discusses her most influential music. 1. George Strait/She ll Leave You With a Smile: This is my favorite George song. I saw him in Tampa in Even though I was already working in radio I couldn t get a meet-and-greet. At the end of the show I stood by the stage and he kneeled in front Dina B of me and shook my hand. 2. George Strait, The Cowboy Rides Away Tour, Atlanta: He said years from now he ll still hear the cheer and roar of the crowds and he ll never forget us. I started to tear up, knowing this was probably the final time I d ever see him live. 3. Tim McGraw/Please Remember Me: I m sure we all have had a relationship that makes us relate to some of these lyrics. I feel the same way about Rascal Flatts Prayin For Daylight and Gary Allan s Smoke Rings In The Dark. 4. Brad Paisley/I m Still A Guy: It was perfect timing with how metrosexuals were really taking off with manscaping, etc. Here comes talented funny guy Brad putting out a record that females can laugh about and men will be proud to sing. 5. Eric Church, Chief: I ve been a supporter of Eric s since How Bout You. When he hit us up with Chief and finally got the credit he deserved, I was thrilled. He s a little rock and roll and bad boy mixed with the Carolinas and I love it. 6. Taylor Swift, Red: She opened the country format up and gave us added exposure. Her tours are like a Broadway show. She s caught a lot of flack, but I can throw Red on in the car and not have to skip one song. That is a great piece of work and not easy to accomplish. Highly regarded song I ve never heard: Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Love. An important piece of music I just don t get: Come Together by The Beatles. I love the song but half of the lyrics are weird and I don t understand them, but oddly I know every line. For example: He got toe jam football, he got monkey finger, he shoot coca-cola. An album I played nonstop: Dixie Chicks, Fly. An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Maroon 5, Maps and Meghan Trainor, All About That Bass. Music you d rather not admit to enjoying: I m 100% Italian so I was raised listening to good ole Frank Sinatra. Some may find that dorky but if Frank is on, watch out, I ll be singing loud and proud. Reach Dina B here. It s a combination of the whole team that makes what could be only a commercial into something that is so much more for the client, for the listener and for the air talent, Easton says. Reach her here, Riley here and Jordan here. Jess Wright Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com Russ Penuell, russ@countryaircheck.com Jess Wright, jess@countryaircheck.com Wendy Newcomer, wendy@countryaircheck.com (615)

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11 January 5, 2015 Chart Page 1 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS -- 1 TIM MCGRAW/Shotgun Rider (Big Machine) BRAD PAISLEY/Perfect Storm (Arista) KENNY CHESNEY/Til It's Gone (Blue Chair/Columbia) ERIC CHURCH/Talladega (EMI Nashville) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Something In The Water (19/Arista) PARMALEE/Close Your Eyes (Stoney Creek) FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Sun Daze (Republic Nashville) LUKE BRYAN/I See You (Capitol) RANDY HOUSER/Like A Cowboy (Stoney Creek) CHASE BRYANT/Take It On Back (Red Bow) THOMAS RHETT/Make Me Wanna (Valory) BRETT ELDREDGE/Mean To Me (Atlantic/WMN) JASON ALDEAN/Just Gettin' Started (Broken Bow) BLAKE SHELTON f/a. MONROE/Lonely Tonight (Warner Bros./WMN) DARIUS RUCKER/Homegrown Honey (Capitol) LEE BRICE/Drinking Class (Curb) CHRIS YOUNG/Lonely Eyes (RCA) RAELYNN/God Made Girls (Valory) DAVID NAIL/Kiss You Tonight (MCA) MADDIE & TAE/Girl In A Country Song (Dot) LADY ANTEBELLUM/Freestyle (Capitol) JAKE OWEN/What We Ain't Got (RCA) COLE SWINDELL/Ain't Worth The Whiskey (Warner Bros./WMN) DAN + SHAY/Show You Off (Warner Bros./WAR) DIERKS BENTLEY/Say You Do (Capitol)

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13 January 5, 2015 Chart Page 2 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS KRISTIAN BUSH/Trailer Hitch (Streamsound) SCOTTY MCCREERY/Feelin' It (19/Interscope/Mercury) TYLER FARR/A Guy Walks Into A Bar (Columbia) TOBY KEITH/Drunk Americans (Show Dog-Universal) EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) SAM HUNT/Take Your Time (MCA) ERIC PASLAY/She Don't Love You (EMI Nashville) THE BAND PERRY/Gentle On My Mind (Republic Nashville) JOSH TURNER/Lay Low (MCA) KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) BILLY CURRINGTON /Don't It (Mercury) JOE NICHOLS/Hard To Be Cool (Red Bow) GARTH BROOKS/Mom (Pearl/RCA) GLORIANA/Trouble (Emblem/Warner Bros/WAR) CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) JERROD NIEMANN/Buzz Back Girl (Sea Gayle/Arista) MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Headlights (Blaster) JON PARDI/When I've Been Drinkin' (Capitol) DUSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) SWON BROTHERS/Pray For You (Arista) JUSTIN MOORE/This Kind Of Town (Valory) RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) JACKIE LEE/She Does (Broken Bow)

14 January 5, 2015 Chart Page 3 Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds AUSTIN WEBB/All Country On You (Streamsound) 29 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Little Red Wagon (RCA) 21 SAM HUNT/Take Your Time (MCA) 15 A THOUSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic Nashville) 14 COLE SWINDELL/Ain't Worth The Whiskey (Warner Bros./WMN) 13 DIERKS BENTLEY/Say You Do (Capitol) 13 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 13 EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) 8 FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) 5 GLORIANA/Trouble (Emblem/Warner Bros/WAR) 5 KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) 5 C H E C K O U T 1 / 6 Jan. 19 Ralph Stanley Ralph Stanley & Friends: Man Of Constant Sorrow (Cracker Barrel) Feb. 17 The Mavericks Mono (Valory) Aaron Watson The Underdog (BIG/Thirty Tigers) Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points KEITH URBAN/ Somewhere In My Car (Capitol) SAM HUNT/ Leave The Night On (MCA) LITTLE BIG TOWN/ Day Drinking (Capitol) 9638 FRANKIE BALLARD/ Sunshine & Whiskey (Warner Bros./WAR) 8449 BLAKE SHELTON/ Neon Light (Warner Bros./WMN) 8104 LUKE BRYAN/ Roller Coaster (Capitol) 7539 JASON ALDEAN/ Burnin' It Down (Broken Bow) 7473 KENNY CHESNEY/ American Kids (Blue Chair/Columbia) 7298 DUSTIN LYNCH/ Where It's At (Broken Bow) 7015 LADY ANTEBELLUM/ Bartender (Capitol) 6990 BIG & RICH/ Look At You (B&R/New Revolution) 6346 DIERKS BENTLEY/ Drunk On A Plane (Capitol) 6243 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/ Dirt (Republic Nashville) 6230 COLE SWINDELL/ Hope You Get... (Warner Bros./WMN) 5758 CHASE RICE/ Ready Set Roll (Columbia) 5638 LUKE BRYAN/ Play It Again (Capitol) 5178 JOE NICHOLS/ Yeah (Red Bow) 5142 BILLY CURRINGTON/ We Are Tonight (Mercury) 4994 BRANTLEY GILBERT/ Bottoms Up (Valory) 4919 JASON ALDEAN/ When She Says Baby (Broken Bow) 4786 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Aircheck Point Gainers will return next week. Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Aircheck Spin Gainers will return next week. Activator Top Point Gainers Activator Point Gainers will return next week. Activator Top Spin Gainers Activator Spin Gainers will return next week.

15 January 5, 2015 Chart Page 4 Country aircheck activity SWON BROTHERS/Pray For You (Arista) Moves 47-45* 1,925 points, 689 spins 1 add: KUZZ JUSTIN MOORE/This Kind of Town (Valory) Moves 48-46* 1,759 points, 670 spins 1 add: KTEX RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) Moves 49-47* 1,742 points, 604 spins 4 adds: KASE, WGTY, WUSH, WXTU* BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) Moves 50-48* 1,645 points, 634 spins 2 adds: WGKX*, WTQR LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) Debuts at 49* 1,458 points, 510 spins 13 adds including: KASE, KBEQ, KILT, KKBQ*, KNCI, KSKS*, KWEN*, KXKT, WGTY, WKKT JANUARY 12 Mickey Guyton/Better Than You Left Me (Capitol) Frankie Ballard/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) Reba/Going Out Like That (NASH Icon/Valory) MIRANDA LAMBERT/Little Red Wagon (RCA) JANUARY 20 Rachele Lynae/Whole Lotta Nothin (Momentum/in2une) A Thousand Horses/Smoke (Republic Nashville) THE VIC HARRIS BAND/Rowdy Ass Cowboy (Airwave) Davisson Brothers Band/Jesse James (Star Farm) ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (Southern Ground) BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) January 26 MADDIE & TAE/Fly (Dot) A D D D AT E S Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com. JACKIE LEE/She Does (Broken Bow) Debuts at 50* 1,263 points, 474 spins No adds JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Hangin Around (Atlantic/WEA) 1,154 points, 378 spins No adds WILL HOGE/Middle Of America (Cumberland/Thirty Tigers) 1,123 points, 396 spins 2 adds: WKMK, WTGE CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 1,103 points, 417 spins No adds RODNEY ATKINS/Eat Sleep Love You Repeat (Curb) 1,032 points, 330 spins 2 adds: WKMK, WNCY

16 January 5, 2015 Chart Page 5 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Add -- 1 BRAD PAISLEY/Perfect Storm (Arista) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Something In The Water (19/Arista) KENNY CHESNEY/Til It's Gone (Blue Chair/Columbia) TIM MCGRAW/Shotgun Rider (Big Machine) ERIC CHURCH/Talladega (EMI Nashville) PARMALEE/Close Your Eyes (Stoney Creek) FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Sun Daze (Republic Nashville) RANDY HOUSER/Like A Cowboy (Stoney Creek) LUKE BRYAN/I See You (Capitol) BRETT ELDREDGE/Mean To Me (Atlantic/WMN) THOMAS RHETT/Make Me Wanna (Valory) DARIUS RUCKER/Homegrown Honey (Capitol) BLAKE SHELTON f/ashley MONROE/Lonely Tonight (Warner Bros./WMN) CHASE BRYANT/Take It On Back (Red Bow) JASON ALDEAN/Just Gettin' Started (Broken Bow) LEE BRICE/Drinking Class (Curb) MADDIE & TAE/Girl In A Country Song (Dot) RAELYNN/God Made Girls (Valory) CHRIS YOUNG/Lonely Eyes (RCA) LADY ANTEBELLUM/Freestyle (Capitol) DAVID NAIL/Kiss You Tonight (MCA) JAKE OWEN/What We Ain't Got (RCA) DIERKS BENTLEY/Say You Do (Capitol) COLE SWINDELL/Ain't Worth The Whiskey (Warner Bros./WMN) TOBY KEITH/Drunk Americans (Show Dog) DAN + SHAY/Show You Off (Warner Bros./WAR) TYLER FARR/A Guy Walks Into A Bar (Columbia) SCOTTY MCCREERY/Feelin' It (19/Interscope/Mercury) KRISTIAN BUSH/Trailer Hitch (Streamsound) THE BAND PERRY/Gentle On My Mind (Republic Nashville) Country Aircheck All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at

17 January 5, 2015 Chart Page 6 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds GARTH BROOKS/Mom (Pearl/RCA) ERIC PASLAY/She Don't Love You (EMI Nashville) EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) JOE NICHOLS/Hard To Be Cool (Red Bow) JOSH TURNER/Lay Low (MCA) KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) SAM HUNT/Take Your Time (MCA) BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't It (Mercury) LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) OLIVIA LANE/Steal Me Away (Big Spark/Star Farm) JUSTIN MOORE/This Kind Of Town (Valory) GLORIANA/Trouble (Emblem/Warner Bros/WAR) JERROD NIEMANN/Buzz Back Girl (SeaGayle/Arista) DUSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) JON PARDI/When I've Been Drinkin' (Capitol) SWON BROTHERS/Pray For You (Arista) RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Headlights (Blaster) MIRANDA LAMBERT/Little Red Wagon (RCA) AARON WATSON/That Look (Big/Thirty Tigers) CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) DYLAN SCOTT/Lay It On Me (Sidewalk) SHANE GAMBLE/Beautiful Work (Rt 50/Nine North) RODNEY ATKINS/Eat Sleep Love You Repeat (Curb) CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) BRIAN COLLINS/Never Really Left (Blue Light) JACKIE LEE/She Does (Broken Bow) WILL HOGE/Middle Of America (Cumberland/Thirty Tigers) THE RAILERS/Kinda Dig The Feeling (Warner Bros./WMN) Country Aircheck All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at