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Even In A Pandemic: Country Cares Looking toward the new radiothon roadmap being developed, Country Aircheck spoke with KRST/Albuquerque, NM PD Bev Rainey and WRWD/Poughkeepsie, NY PD Chase Daniels – both
of whom have executed Country Cares For St. Jude Kids radiothons during the pandemic. Additionally, ALSAC/St. Jude Mgr./Radio & Music Development John Ortiz offers insight into how the organization is adapting along with radio. Wired For Sound: At the beginning of March, Rainey was just a few weeks into her new gig at KRST and looking forward to executing her first (the station’s second) St. Jude radiothon. Then, the world closed. The first move was postponement, but when it became clear the quarantine wasn’t ending soon, Rainey made the call to move forward. As she told her staff, “I don’t see why we can’t do this, even if it’s remotely. Raising some money is better than none, so let’s just pick a date and, no matter what is going on in the world, let’s do this for St. Jude.” KRST personalities live-streamed the two-day event from their home studios on-air and across all their social media platforms. Not only could people listen on the radio, but “people could visually see us in our homes, all coming together, working together, split-screen – even if we were eating lunch,” Rainey says. An engineer at the station coordinated guest appearances and created a virtual green room to let personalities know who was ready to join and when. They also had a staff-only
live chat on the side of each screen for internal communication. “We had special guests including Brantley Gilbert, and clients were able to join during the hours they had sponsored,” Rainey says. (continued on page 9)
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Non-Profit Feeds The Music Last month, a drive-through food distribution event in Nashville provided 22,000 meals – assisting music industry professionals facing food insecurity during the pandemic (CAT 7/20). The organization behind it, Musically Fed, started as a passion project for Insight Management Owner/CEO Maria Brunner, but has morphed into a 501(c)(3) non-profit that feeds the underserved by repurposing food from music industry events and concerts. Brunner and Warner Music Nashville VP/Radio & Streaming Marketing Chad Schultz – who serves on the board for Musically Fed – detail the organization’s mission, purpose and how the industry can help. “I started Musically Fed in honor of my husband, who was a proud Vietnam veteran,” says Brunner. “I truly didn’t understand
IT Phone Home: Warner/Nashville Chairman/CEO John Esposito is surprised with the 2020 CMA Jo Walker Meador International Award by CMA’s Sarah Trahern (top) and Milly Olykan during a WMN virtual staff meeting Friday (8/14). “I am teary-eyed,” admitted Esposito. “I promise you, our commitment to this has only just begun. Thank you, thank you, thank you.”
the meaning of that until his sudden passing. In reaching out to other Vietnam vets in Phoenix, I learned that many of them were in need. Those who live on the streets don’t eat on a regular basis, and what they do eat isn’t necessarily healthy. Many local organizations were – and still are – struggling to help.” It was when Brunner looked around backstage at a U2 concert and saw the amount of unused food in catering that she hit upon the idea for Musically Fed. “I thought I could feed a lot of people if I were to take the unused food from catering concerts, events and music industry gatherings – meetings and awards shows – and repackage and repurpose it for local non-profit organizations and those in need,” explains Brunner. The mission grew quickly, and Schultz was among the first recruits. “She was doing the tour stops that came through Phoenix but wanted to expand, and I told her Blake [Shelton] would absolutely be into it.” Schultz connected Brunner to Shelton’s team, as well as to Kenny Chesney’s and Zac Brown Band’s camps. “[WMN Chairman/CEO] John Esposito was instrumental early on, as well, as he’s very passionate about the environment and saw this as an opportunity to not only do good but also reduce waste,” Schultz says. Warner’s “Green Team” has since volunteered for Musically Fed at multiple events. The label has also donated food from all its events. Musically Fed quickly grew from providing approximately 800 meals per year in the Phoenix area to nearly 40,000 meals nationwide via tours. “We’ve been invited to the Grammy Awards weekend and CMA Fest, and we have mobilized volunteers quickly in both instances,” says Brunner. “Warner again stepped up for us during CMA Fest and allowed us to base our operations out of their
building on Music Row. From the Grammy events, we were able to provide more than 8,400 meals. The amount of good we can do with unused catering is massive.” Participating tours/artists include Brantley Gilbert, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Justin Timberlake, Shawn Mendes, Florida Georgia Line, Heart, Iron Maiden, Journey, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Keith Urban and Lady A. (Complete list here.) Local distribution varies. “We typically look at who the venue has previously partnered with, if anyone, but I have been shocked to find that most venues have never donated food before,” explains Brunner. She and her team do the leg work to find nearby veterans’ organizations, food pantries, missions and charitable organizations to which they can donate. “Fortunately, most of these stadiums and arenas are in downtown areas where there are multiple organizations within a couple miles,” she says. When COVID-19 shut down the touring industry, Brunner and her team were more determined than ever. “We emptied out refrigerators and freezers at both arenas in Phoenix and distributed more than 14,000 meals in the valley area, and we worked with three entities in Los Angeles to repurpose everything they had onsite, as well,” Brunner says. “With UCLA Food Services alone, we were able to provide more than 16,000 meals, and at the Staples Center, we distributed 22,000.” Brunner understood the need was growing in Nashville and worked with Schultz to bring similar relief. “Maria is a master of logistics, and she has worked wonders with getting food donated from restaurants and other organizations,” says Schultz. “No one can stretch a dollar further.” The Nashville event included a partnership with Brad and Kimberly Paisley’s The Store, but the drive-through event itself was specifically for industry workers directly affected by the loss of touring revenues. “We wanted to take care of riggers and
production crews, stage managers and roadies, and all of the people that keep these acts rolling,” says Brunner. After securing a warehouse and working with Minneapolis-based Loaves & Fishes food pantry, Brunner and her Musically Fed team of volunteers – including the Warner Music Nashville team – were able to execute a drive-through where cars were gifted with three food drops including fresh produce, dry goods and pre-packed meals. “To me, success is the ability to feed those who are in need, whether it is 10 or 10,000,” says Brunner. “The Nashville event was definitely a success, and we are looking to duplicate it in Atlanta next.” Brunner notes and applauds the participation and assistance from Rhino Staging & Events Solutions, Jake Berry and Charlie Hernandez, as well as Ben Jumper from Soundcheck. “They were absolutely key to the Nashville initiative, and without them, we would not have been able to pull it off.” Find out more about Musically Fed’s mission and directives here, watch the Musically Fed video here and contact Brunner about donating food or money – or with general inquiries – here.
–Monta Vaden
Chart Chat Congratulations to Maddie & Tae’s Maddie Marlow and Taylor Dye, Royce Risser, Damon Moberly, David Friedman, Chris Schuler and the Mercury promotion team on landing at No. 1 with “Die From A Broken Heart.” The song is the second single from the duo’s second
studio album, The Way It Feels. Songwriters are Deric Ruttan, Jonathan Singleton, Marlow and Dye. And kudos to Katie Dean and the MCA crew on notching 58 adds for Taylor Swift’s “Betty,” landing atop this week’s board.
News & Notes Austin Radio Network KOKE/Austin night host Scott Bennett has been added to the Fishnet Syndication lineup with his two-hour weekly The Dance Hall show, which is being made available for barter. Details here. And Austin Radio Network KOKE/Austin afternoon co-host Rita Ballou has been named Fishnet Syndication The Red Dirt Flirt host. The weekly show is available on an all-barter basis. More here. Impact/Boise has rebranded as Iliad Media Boise, LLC. or Iliad Media Group. The cluster includes Country KQBL.The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF) has launched the Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Resource Center, a website dedicated to helping media companies and industry professionals create and sustain a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) has transitioned its 28th Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival to a free, virtual event. Set for October 20-24, the festival will feature pre-recorded performances from songwriters nationwide. More here. Nashville-based Venture Music will launch Venture Academy Online, a 12-week course surrounding digital strategies in the industry, September 10. Information here. Brooke Mansfield and Meagan Bennington have joined Nashville-based artist management first The AMG as Sr. Mgr./Maddie and TaeMaddie and Tae
“We had people popping in the whole time, so it’s like they were joining us in the studio but all from remote locations.” The station raised more than $87,000, slightly below 2019’s total but far exceeding their expectations. Distance Learning: In Poughkeepsie, Daniels’ team knew the station’s 30th annual Country Cares radiothon would be vastly different than the previous 29. The event had been hosted in the high-traffic center court of a local mall, making it easy for St. Jude staff, patients, families, sponsors and listeners to take part. Originally scheduled for March, the event was pushed to May as Daniels hoped for full reopening. Like KRST, the WRWD team soon realized a quick resolution was unlikely and began work on a new plan. “We set up a remote operation for the radiothon outside the studio in the station’s large performance room so that if there was more than one person in the room, they were safely distanced,” Daniels says. “Not only did we have a lot of material that needed to be pre-recorded that would typically be ‘live in the moment,’ but we had to get more aggressive on our digital game to make up for the presence we would typically have at our local mall.” Guest appearances were live-streamed, and social platforms were consistently updated with special moments and large donations. “We couldn’t deny the climate created by the pandemic, but we didn’t let that drag us down,” Daniels says. “The best message we could provide was that no matter what was happening right now, childhood cancer wasn’t taking a break. The ‘we are all in this together’ messaging really rang true in getting our listeners involved and knowing they were making a difference.” The station raised more than $150,000 after topping $174,000 last year. Tour Support: This was also the year the Country Cares seminar planned to move from January to October, but pandemic safety means plans for the fall have been cancelled. Those in-
A day in the self-isolated life of Big Machine/BMLGR’s Danielle Bradbery: My life went from traveling and seeing people all the time to not doing that at all. We’re figuring out different ways we can continue to do things like writing or playing shows virtually. I typically wake up, make myself some breakfast, (hopefully) get a workout in, write a song that day… it depends. Go get Starbucks — with a mask on, of course — and try to stay creative. It’s different every day. I have a roommate, but he’s been back home in Texas for most of quarantine, so it feels like I’m by myself most of the time. Although, with everything being shut down, I’ve been able to spend a lot more time with my family and boyfriend, which has been really nice.
Some days I feel super creative, and some I don’t at all. It’s a roller coaster of a time right now. I write here and there, and we’re in the process of gathering songs for my next project and working on new ideas. The ability to go live has helped keep my connection with fans. It’s the only way we have right now to communicate, and I feel like people appreciate it. We’re trying to find ways to be there for our fans any way we can. I binged the show Outer Banks on Netflix recently, and now I’m bouncing back and forth between other shows. I’m also trying to read a lot more. My go-to quarantine snack is watermelon. I love some good fruit! The silver lining I’ve experienced is spending more time with my family and boyfriend, and I love it!
Filming the “Never Have I Ever” music video during a pandemic.
WITH ... DANIELLE BRADBERY
Digital Marketing and Mgr./Marketing, respectively. Reach Mansfield here and Bennington here. Havas Sports & Entertainment Managing Dir. Daniel Dao has joined entertainment marketing agency FlyteVu in the newly created EVP/Accounts role. Futuri boasts audience engagement technology has seen rapid growth as many continue to work remotely during the pandemic. More here. Syndicated Knox Country 360 host Michael Knox has launched the Knox Country App to deliver a personalized experience for his radio and podcast audience. The free app is available in the Apple App and Google Play stores.Writer/journalist Rob Simbeck’s latest book, The Southern Wildlife Watcher: Notes of a Naturalist, is being released Aug. 28. Ole Red is launching a new competition series, Ole Red Battle of the Bands, Aug. 19.
The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage at countryaircheck.com.• An update on the Top 100 Power Gold songs and how married couple Charlie and Debbie Nance make it work behind the mics and at home are included in last week’s (8/10) Country Aircheck Weekly. • WGNA/Albany, NY’s Matty Jeff was elevated to Dir./Content for the cluster. (CAT 8/14)• Zac Davis was named iHeartMedia/Greensboro, NCVP/Programming. (CAT 8/13)• The 2020 Country Music Hall of Fame inductees are Marty Stuart, Hank Williams Jr. and Dean Dillon. (CAT 8/12)• Brian Davis joined Cumulus/Appleton-Oshkosh, WI as OM and Country WPKR PD. (CAT 8/11)• Tommy BoDean was named Cumulus/Melbourne, FL OM and Country WHKR & Top 40 WAOA PD. (CAT 8/10)• Jeff Davis and Roger Fregoso joined Riser House as Dir./East Coast Regional Promotion and Dir./West Coast Regional Promotion, respectively. (CAT 8/10)• Chronicle: J. Douglas “J. Doug” Williams, Reggie Bates, Tom Annastas.
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person experiences at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are invaluable, so the organization developed a work-around. “When a DJ says to the listener, ‘We really need you to support St. Jude ... I was there last month or last week and here’s what I saw,’ listeners believe them,” Ortiz says. Now, personalities, sponsors and even listeners can and take a virtual tour. “We have everything from a self-guided tour where you can watch a video, or you can take a tour with a patient – in many cases now an employee of St. Jude – who takes you through the hospital to show you the work being done.” View here. Like radio and many other business and charities, the financial impact of the pandemic has been felt at ALSAC/St. Jude. “We’ve certainly been affected, especially as stations began to postpone events,” says Ortiz. “But now most are rescheduling, and so far, the events we’ve had have exceeded our expectations. “The most important thing is that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital continues its research and treatment of our patients,” he continues. “That has not let up. If anything, there has been the added need to be sure that they are protecting St. Jude patients from exposure to COVID-19.” In sum, critical work is still underway, and Country stations and listeners still have the will to support it. “Truthfully, we were blown away,” says Daniels. “So many different factors effected this year, but hearing so many different names, towns, and cities coming in to donate was very moving. We made sure we didn’t lose sight of the main focus: raising money for the children and families of St. Jude.”
Pandemic Primer: Here are a few best practices shared by our panel. • Be passionate, be true and be you! We opened up about everything, right down to conversations we had about feeling uncertain of having a radiothon this year. There was no sugar coating. We were upfront with our listeners, and they responded with mass generosity. (Daniels) • Take the virtual tour. So many artists, PDs, GMs and on-air personalities have been to St. Jude and walked the walk. That validates it for the listener. (Ortiz) • Take advantage of the fact that many are listening from home by live streaming to your social media platforms for greatest reach. (Rainey) • Pre-record as much as possible for quality sound on interview segments and stories with patients and families. (Daniels) • When featuring an artist, limit an actual performance unless they can do a soundcheck and you can be assured of quality sound. (Rainey) • Ask listeners to be a Partner in Hope with a $19 monthly donation. While many stations want to ask for more, we’ve found that $19 is doable for many people right now. (Ortiz) Reach Rainey here, Daniels here and Ortiz here. –Sue Wilson
A day in the self-isolated life of Griffin KVOO/Tulsa morning co-host Cash “Brooks” Williams: I’ve been working from the station the entire time, although at the beginning, I would leave immediately following my show. Any meetings were happening via Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Some of that is still happening, but we’ve had some small group meetings in person recently. We changed up some programming initially and did away with certain features that seemed out-of-touch at the onset of everything, but we reached a point that our audience was drained by talk of the pandemic. We understood people were no longer coming to us for information but to avoid the tiring story, so we transitioned into talking about new information that was impossible to avoid but tried to focus on the good of everything and bringing back some normalcy. It has been a fine line to walk of not having our heads buried in the sand, but also giving our listeners a much-needed escape. We’ve been able to do Zoom calls with artists and hosted a trivia night on Facebook with a few listeners featuring The Office-themed questions. It was awesome … that’s what she said! And, I live about two-and-half hours from my family and a good portion of my friends, so my trips back have been few and far between. We’ve used technology to stay connected.In Oklahoma, we haven’t been as affected as some other areas have, so my non-work
routine is still similar to pre-quarantine. I’ve spent a lot of time outside working in my yard, playing with my dogs, golfing and adventuring. I wouldn’t be doing anything too different had the pandemic not hit, because most of my hobbies weren’t really affected. Also, I’ve gotten a lot done around the house and put in a fire pit and fill in a pit in my backyard – shout-out to Leslie Knope. I golfed as a kid and would go once or twice a year with my dad and brothers. Recently, I went on a streak of playing three-to-five times per week. Now, though, it’s too hot. Also, I’m bad. I did almost get a hole-in-one recently, though!My two dogs have enjoyed having me home more. With the amount of time we’ve spent together lately, I had hoped they’d listen to me more. That is not the case; they still do whatever they want. You won’t believe this, but I haven’t binge-watched a single thing, because I don’t have internet at home. Go ahead and pick your jaw up off the floor. I have internet on my phone if I need to do anything, but I just don’t trust myself with binging. It starts with one episode, then all of the sudden, it’s 4am, and I have to work in an hour. I have started reading a book about The Office, though, but after starting off hot, I got distracted. That happens to me a lot. I also don’t keep a lot of food in my house, because I’m not quite an adult. I do
have a great ice cream place within a mile of my neighborhood, so I get a lot of chocolate shakes. Again…not quite an adult. I still have a job, and that’s my silver lining. I’ve felt so much guilt with so many people being laid off or furloughed, not only in our business, but in all businesses. Forward all of the internet bundle package deals you can find to Williams here.
Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case is searching for a morning co-host. See the complete posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Case here. Hubbard WIL/St. Louis OM Tommy Mattern is looking for an MD/afternoon personality with a minimum of two years on-air experience, demonstrable ratings success stories and impeccable references. See the complete posting and apply here. Federated WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN OM Jimmy Knight is searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Josh Michaels. Send résumés and airchecks to Knight here. Alpha KIAI/Mason City, IA is in need of a PD/morning host. See the complete posting and apply here. Griffin KVOO/Tulsa OM Steve Hunter is seeking a morning show host or team. See the complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks to Hunter here.
NORTHEAST
Forever WFGI/Johnstown, PA is seeking a full-time morning co-host. Send résumés, airchecks and salary requirements here. WVRC WKKW/Morgantown, WV PD Mike Vincent is seeking part-time on-air talent for weekend and fill-in positions. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. iHeartMedia/Baltimore RSVPP Jeff Kapugi is seeking a Dir./Creative Services
for Country WPOC; programming duties and weekend/fill-in airshifts are also possible. Apply here; send résumés and creative composites to Kapugi here.
SOUTHEAST
Cumulus WKAK/Albany, GA PD Bill Dollar is looking for an afternoon personality/Production Dir. Apply here. Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA is looking for a Market Mgr. for the cluster, which includes Country WFLS. Interested candidates can see a complete job description and apply here.
SOUTHWEST
Radio Ranch KRNH/Kerrville, TX is in need of a PD/morning host with a strategic programming mind and strong on-air skills. Send résumés and airchecks here.
WEST COAST
Badlands/Rapid City, SD is searching for a GM/DOS who can build, train and motivate a team for the cluster that includes Country KRKI. Interested parties can send résumés and references here. Cameron KFLG/Big River, CA is looking for a morning personality with five-plus years of on-air experience. See the complete posting here. Ruby Radio/Elko, NV VP/Programming Tom Chase is seeking on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country KBGZ and Classic Country
translator K263BD. Applicants can send cover letters, résumés and airchecks to Chase here. Bonneville KYGO/Denver PD Brian Michel is searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Tracy Dixon. Reach Michel here, and apply here. Frontier/Juneau, AK GM Cherie Curry is seeking an OM/PD/on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country KTKU. Send résumés with references and an aircheck to Curry here.
OTHER
RWPC Co-President and consultant Scott Huskey is on the hunt for a Country PD/on-air talent in a medium market in the South. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. RWPC Pres. JJ Jobe is seeking a GM for a small market radio cluster in the South. Interested parties can send a résumé with references to him here. Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott is searching for experienced OMs and PDs for future openings. The company’s Country properties include KAAR/Butte, MT; KCIN & KIYK/St. George, UT; KMON/Great Falls, MT; KGGL/Missoula, MT; KKXK/Montrose, MT; KWCD/Sierra Vista, AZ; KYSN/Wenatchee, WA; KYYZ/Williston, ND; and Classic Country KMON-AM/Great Falls, MT. Candidates with a minimum of three-to-five years of experience and a background in programming multiple formats in small to medium sized markets can send résumés, airchecks and programming philosophies to Elliott here.
“My strongest skill is going to be experience. I have 37 years in the industry, the last 23 of which were with the same company. What sets me apart is music discipline, strategic thinking and systems knowledge.”
50 49 J. ALLEN & N. CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek) 2109 -2 728 1 1.968 0.059 83 0
50 ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who... (Home Grown/19th & Grand) 2022 123 712 65 2.22 0.163 65 6
LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
Debut
Debut
August 17, 2020
Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersMADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury) 789
LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 708
DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR) 674
B. SHELTON w/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 510
JUSTIN MOORE/Why We Drink (Valory) 509
LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 431
KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 389
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR) 358
MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 334
JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 266
Country Aircheck Top Point GainersMADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury) 2444 ✔LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 2417 ✔DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR) 1932 ✔JUSTIN MOORE/Why We Drink (Valory) 1670 ✔B. SHELTON w/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 1441 ✔LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 1340
KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 1273
MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 1010
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR) 1008
KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 745
Activator Top Spin GainersDAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR) 364
B. SHELTON w/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 225
LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 163
MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 111
KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 109
KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 106
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR) 100
JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 99
JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 84
JUSTIN MOORE/Why We Drink (Valory) 73
Activator Top Point GainersDAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR) 1924 ✔
B. SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 1098 ✔
LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 911 ✔
MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 612 ✔
KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 508 ✔
JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 466
PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 464
KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 444
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR) 420
JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 378
Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points
LUKE BRYAN/One Margarita (Capitol) 21298
SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA) 16744
MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud) 15828
B. SHELTON w/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN) 13205
GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR) 12198
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA) 10980
L. COMBS f/E. CHURCH/Does To Me (River House/Columbia) 9890
MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia) 9767
TRAVIS DENNING/After A Few (Mercury) 9516
T. RHETT & J. PARDI/Beer Can't Fix (Valory/Capitol) 8065
Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds
TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA) 58
ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista) 33
DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR) 18
DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 14
KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 8
MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 8
RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse) 8
A THOUSAND HORSES/A Song To Remember (Elektra/Warner/WEA) 7
CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 7
CAM/Classic (RCA/Triple Tigers) 6
ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who... (Home Grown/19th & Grand) 6
Tim McGraw Here On Earth (BMLGR)The album is his first solo project in five years and first project since returning to Big Machine earlier this year. The 16-track collection includes lead single “I Called Mama” and boasts contributions from writers including
Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Lori McKenna, Ross Copperman and Jon Nite.
Josh Turner Country State of Mind (MCA)The 12-song collection pays homage to Turner’s “Mount Rushmore of Country Music.” Collaborations include John Anderson (“I’ve Got It Made”), Kris Kristofferson (“Why Me”), Randy Travis (“Forever And
Ever, Amen”), Chris Janson (“Country State Of Mind”), Maddie & Tae (“Desperately”) and Runaway June (“You Don’t Seem To Miss Me”).
Kree Harrison Chosen Family Tree (One Vision)Harrison produced her sophomore album alongside Jordan Lehning and Skylar Wilson. It features 12 songs including the title track — co-written with Fancy Hagood, Audra Mae and Skylar Wilson — and
the Harrison, Joey Hyde and Trent Dabs-penned latest single “Lie With Me.”
Tucker Beathard King (Warner/WAR)The second installment of his debut double album sees Beathard with co-producer, co-writer and lead guitar and drum credits throughout the 13-song set. The project is titled in tribute to the middle name of
Beathard’s late brother, Clay, who also inspired the album’s final track, ”I Ain’t Without You,” written with his father Casey.
A D D DAT E SAugust 24MICKEY GUYTON/Heaven Down Here (Capitol)LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow)
August 31THREE DAYS DIRTY/Bumper Crop (Copper 1 Music)LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse)TRACE ADKINS/Better Off (Verge Records)OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA)
September 8CODY JOHNSON/Dear Rodeo (Warner/CoJo/WMN)