Country Update

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Country Update

Country Update
BILLBOARD.COM/NEWSLETTERS
Keith Urban
Gets A ‘Break’
On Chart
>page 4
Bobby Bones Calls On
Stars For ‘5 Stars’
>page 10
Zac Brown:
Ballparks And
Recreation
>page 11
Makin’ Tracks:
Dierks Bentley’s
‘Somewhere
On A Beach’
>page 16
Stark Report:
The Road Back
For WSLC’s
Robynn Jaymes
>page 18
Country Coda:
Martina McBride’s
‘Wild’ No. 1
>page 23
BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE
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Academy Of Country Music Makes
Major Voting Change… For Now
As the final round of balloting opened Feb. 29 for the 51st
annual Academy of Country Music Awards, voting members of
the ACM carried an extra bit of power in the process.
After an eight-year experiment intended to improve consumer engagement — and Nielsen ratings — the ACM has abandoned fan-voting for entertainer of the year and its three newartist categories, thanks
to the cost of participation and several rifts that
had developed among
artists.
The program was controversial from the start.
Kenny Chesney, after
winning the first fan vote
for entertainer in 2008,
criticized the process
CHESNEY
ROMEO
backstage, complaining
that instead of acknowledging artists’ hard work, the vote had devolved into a marketing contest that rewarded people for “seeing how hard you can
push people’s buttons on the Internet.”
But in 2015, the controversy seeped into the ACM board
room, leading ACM CEO Bob Romeo to reluctantly cancel plans
for fan voting beginning with the 2016 ceremony, scheduled
for April 3 in Las Vegas.
“Fundamentally, I still believe the fans should have input,” he
says. “I don’t believe there’s anything wrong with them having
input in the final five, but we found out our best intentions were
starting to, if you want to use the word, bite us in the behind.”
As a result, entertainer finalists Jason Aldean, Garth
Brooks, Luke Bryan, Eric Church and Miranda Lambert —
and the 14 total candidates for new male vocalist, new female
and new vocal duo or group — have to put their focus on industry voters instead of their
fan base if they intend to
campaign.
At least some of those
artists are comfortable
with that. A year ago,
three different acts got
into heated disagreements, accusing their
competition of breaking the accepted rules.
BRYAN
Romeo declined to name
the acts or the perceived
infractions, though he does say he did not believe any artists
were intentionally cheating.
The biggest of the rules in fan voting was that an artist was
not to give anything away in exchange for a vote — no free
downloads or concert tickets, for example. A board member,
speaking on background, said some artists were engaging in
negative promotion, putting down their opponents to build up
their own case.
“At the end of the day, that’s just something the academy
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can’t be behind,” says Romeo. “It’s a no-win for the academy to be put in a
position that would [set up] acts to bicker to each other.”
However, that was not the lone problem. The growth of digital media created policing issues. Initially, the ACM attempted to avoid cheating by allowing only one vote to be cast from a specific IP address, a number that tracks
a computer or digital device when it connects to the Internet. But as smartphones, iPads and other devices have given individuals an increasing number
of connections, it’s conceivable that a single user could still have five or more
ways to vote, notes Romeo.
Complicating that situation, the ACM typically allowed voters to cast one
vote per day for a specific period. If the voting period was two weeks, that
could create as many as 70 legal votes from one fan who was hyper-motivated
to see their favorite performer win.
Artists found clever, if obvious, ways to encourage voting. In perhaps the
most famous example, Taylor Swift shot a video with her cat, Meredith, to
mobilize her followers, tagging the clip with a message to “vote now and every
day through April 1st at VoteACM.com.”
In a 2013 campaign, which TopSpin details here, Bryan’s website was
temporarily fitted with a splash screen that encouraged visitors to vote for him,
even allowing them to click through to the voting page on the ACM’s site. Fans
who went the extra mile and posted a message on Facebook or Twitter telling
their friends how to vote also received a free video download.
The potential payoff for a successful campaign is obvious. But not every
artist feels comfortable asking for votes. It’s akin to being a salesperson — a
Donald Trump, if you will — and many acts likely fear that going on the digital stump waters down the emotional messages that are ideally at the heart
of their work. Artists with that viewpoint are at a disadvantage in fan voting.
“I had a few artists tell me last year that they just didn’t feel like campaigning,” allows Romeo. “Some people have an issue with that, so that starts a
split in the nominees — three of ’em like fan voting; two of ’em don’t care for
it. That was an issue for some of those people.”
The antagonism wasn’t entirely relegated to the artists. Labels have routinely waged campaigns on behalf of their acts, though the cost of wooing the
industry — or, at least, reminding them an act is on the ballot — is typically
smaller. Romeo indicated campaigns for entertainer of the year were regularly running $100,000-$150,000. “That was never our intent,” he says.
Adding to the issue, according to the board member, other awards shows
have enacted fan voting and social media components. The volume of calls
to action for self-serving goals is beginning to create fatigue among many
artists’ fan bases.
In the end, removing fan voting eliminates a discrepancy. The winner, for
example, of entertainer will now be voted on by the same people who select
the male or female vocalist winner.
But it’s a change that may not be forever.
“It’ll come back,” predicts Romeo. “We’re just ahead of our time. It’ll come
back.”
Thomas Rhett celebrated two chart-topping singles, “Crash and Burn”
and “Die a Happy Man,” during a No. 1 party on Feb. 22 at Bartaco in
Nashville. From left: producer Dann Huff, “Happy Man” songwriter
Sean Douglas, Rhett, “Happy Man” songwriter Joe London and “Crash
and Burn” songwriter/producer Jesse Frasure.
Brandy Clark stopped by KBEB Sacramento, Calif., on a radio
promotion tour behind her Warner Music Nashville single “Girl Next
Door.” She is pictured with WMN West Coast regional Rick Young (left)
and KBEB PD J.J. Ryan.
Aubrie Sellers met up with SiriusXM senior director of country
programming J.R. Schumann (right) when she opened for Chris
Stapleton at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Feb. 20. Joining in the
photo is Red Light vp promotion Ed Green.
RHETT: ERIKA GOLDRING; SELLERS: KEVIN GRACE
ON THE CHARTS JIM ASKER [email protected]
Keith Urban’s Lucky No. 1 ‘Break’;
Sister Hazel Goes Country
Country
UPDATE
factor, too,” WWQM Madison, Wis., PD Fletcher Keyes tells Billboard. “Artistically, he weaves from one lane to another, in a positive and exciting way. He’s
also ever-present in other media with a positive, caring persona.”
Adds Universal Music Group Nashville chairman/CEO Mike Dungan, “Keith
continues to bring fresh, challenging, game-changing life to everything he does.”
SWEET SIXTEEN On Hot Country Songs, Thomas Rhett’s “Die a Happy
Man” (Valory) holds the No. 1 spot for a 16th week (the last 15 in succession). The song is now tied for the third-most weeks
at No. 1, dating to the chart’s 1958 inception as an
all-encompassing genre ranking, with Buck Owens’
“Love’s Gonna Live Here” (1963). Florida Georgia
Line’s “Cruise” (2012-13) reigns with 24 weeks on
top, followed by Leroy Van Dyke’s “Walk On By”
(19 weeks, 1961).
A LITTLE BIT ROCK While Chris Stapleton leads
Top Country Albums for a 14th week with Traveller
(44,000), veteran pop/rock group Sister Hazel makes
its Top Country Albums debut, as Lighter in the Dark
(Croakin’ Poets) arrives at No. 4 (8,000). The 14-song
set includes a collaboration with another artist that
has made the transition to country, Darius Rucker (of
Hootie & The Blowfish), who is featured on the set’s
“Prettiest Girl at the Dance.” The LP also starts at No. 3
on Folk Albums and No. 12 on Top Rock Albums.
HIGH PRAISE On Country Digital Songs, Maren Morris
lifts 4-1 with her debut single, “My Church” (Columbia Nashville/Sony Music Nashville) (34,000 downloads sold). The country
music anthem is Morris’ first No. 1 on a Billboard songs chart.
Says SMN executive vp promotion/artist development Steve Hodges, “When
the perfect storm aligns, it’s fun to watch a hit rise to the top. The audience is
reacting [to “Church”], then buying it.”
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Keith Urban’s “Break on Me” (Hit Red/Capitol Nashville) vaults 6-1 to become his 19th No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart (dated March 12).
The song surges by 12 percent to 44.6 million audience impressions in the
tracking week, according to Nielsen Music.
Upon hearing the news, Urban told Billboard, “I’m amazed, I’m touched, and
I’m deeply moved by these 19 No. 1s. All I can say is wow and thanks to country
radio and Capitol. I’m so grateful that I get to do what I do. I love it more and
more. I want to say thank you to my father, too. He put country music in my
blood. I wish he were here to see this.”
Urban’s No. 1s sum lifts him into a tie for fifth place
with Brad Paisley for the most Country Airplay leaders in the chart’s 26-year history, passing Garth Brooks
(18). Tim McGraw leads with 27, followed by Kenny
Chesney, Alan Jackson and George Strait (26 each);
Blake Shelton (21); and Brooks & Dunn and Toby Keith
(20 each).
“Break” makes the biggest jump to the top this decade and the greatest since Rascal Flatts’ “Here Comes
Goodbye” also roared 6-1 on April 25, 2009. Ricky Van
Shelton boasts the biggest positional surge to No. 1 in
the chart’s archives, having hurtled 9-1 with “Keep It
Between the Lines” (Oct. 12, 1991).
Penned by Ross Copperman and Jon Nite, “Break”
is the second single from Urban’s forthcoming album
Ripcord. Launch track “John Cougar, John Deere,
John 3:16” peaked at No. 2 on both Country Airplay
and Hot Country Songs. Back as a celebrity judge for
URBAN
the final season of Fox’s American Idol (with Jennifer
Lopez and Harry Connick Jr.), Urban is gearing up for
his Ripcord World Tour, beginning June 2 in Kansas City, Mo., and featuring
opening acts Maren Morris and Brett Eldredge.
Urban first reached No. 1 on Country Airplay with “But for the Grace of God”
in 2001 and has maintained his clout since. “There’s no question that the songs
that Keith records are the most important reason for his success. But he is a big
Country Airplay
AIRPLAY
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44.625
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8275
1210
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Carrie Underwood
43.684
+1.148
7682
452
2
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WE WENT S toney Creek
Randy Houser
41.131
+0.533
7669
269
3
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BEAUTIFUL DRUG S outhern Ground/John Varvatos/Dot
Zac Brown Band
38.573
+1.933
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5
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BACKROAD SONG W
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6
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HOME ALONE TONIGHT C apitol Nashville
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DRUNK ON YOUR LOVE A
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AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS)
PLAYS
Granger Smith
36.736
-7.453
6636
-895
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Luke Bryan Featuring Karen Fairchild
34.184
-7.893
5976
-961
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Brett Eldredge
33.725
+2.604
6028
673
6
10
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YOU SHOULD BE HERE W
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Cole Swindell
33.068
+2.338
5814
557
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8
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DIE A HAPPY MAN V alory
Thomas Rhett
31.886
-4.074
4950
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DIBS B lack River
Kelsea Ballerini
31.812
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CONFESSION R epublic Nashville
13
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I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT B ig Machine
30.935
+1.918
5832
339
8
30.853
+0.671
5552
284
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Rascal Flatts
29.038
+1.157
5142
238
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Chris Stapleton
23.215
+0.263
4495
169
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SNAPBACK R CA Nashville
Old Dominion
23.166
+0.866
4355
238
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MY CHURCH C olumbia Nashville
Maren Morris
21.610
+0.845
4140
126
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MIND READER B roken Bow
Dustin Lynch
19.433
+1.562
3916
248
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THAT DON’T SOUND LIKE YOU C urb
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THINK OF YOU R CA Nashville/Republic Nashville
SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH C apitol Nashville
Lee Brice
19.031
+1.180
3822
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Chris Young Duet With Cassadee Pope
18.135
+2.074
3487
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Dierks Bentley
18.029
+2.463
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REAL MEN LOVE JESUS A
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HUMBLE AND KIND M
cGraw/Big Machine
STONE COLD SOBER V alory
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HEAD OVER BOOTS C apitol Nashville
26
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SHUT UP AND FISH D
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30
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28
Chase Bryant
Florida Georgia Line
Michael Ray
15.198
+0.866
3498
219
Tim McGraw
14.718
+2.358
3000
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22
Brantley Gilbert
13.018
+0.870
2928
116
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Jon Pardi
12.884
+1.103
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Maddie & Tae
10.530
+0.278
2452
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25
Thomas Rhett
10.317
+2.055
2097
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FIX B ig Loud
Chris Lane
10.312
-0.389
2335
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CA Nashville
David Nail
8.401
+0.143
2050
-17
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Tyler Farr
8.359
-0.032
2147
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Frankie Ballard
7.579
+0.260
2148
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T-SHIRT V alory
BILLBOARD COUNTRY AIRPLAY PANEL — 151 STATIONS
Albany, N.Y.
WGNA
Albuquerque, N.M.
KBQI
KRST
Allentown, Pa.
WCTO
Atlanta
WKHX
WUBL
Augusta, Ga.
WKXC
Austin, Texas
KASE
Bakersfield, Calif.
KUZZ
Baltimore
WPOC
Baton Rouge, La.
WYNK
Birmingham, Ala.
WDXB
WZZK
Boise, Idaho
KAWO
KIZN
BostonWBWL
WKLB
Buffalo, N.Y.
WYRK
Charleston, S.C.
WCKN
WEZL
Charlotte, N.C.
WKKT
WSOC
Chattanooga, Tenn.
WUSY
ChicagoWEBG
WUSN
CincinnatiWUBE
ClevelandWGAR
Colorado Springs, Colo.
KATC
Columbia, S.C.
WCOS
Columbus, Ohio
WCOL
Corpus Christi, Texas
KRYS
DallasKPLX
KSCS
DenverKWOF
KYGO
Des Moines, Iowa
KHKI
KJJY
DetroitWYCD
El Paso, Texas
KHEY
Ft. Myers, Fla.
WCKT
WWGR
Ft. Wayne, Ind.
WQHK
Fresno, Calif.
KSKS
Gainesville, Fla.
WOGK
Grand Rapids, Mich.
WBCT
Greensboro, N.C.
WPAW
WTQR
Greenville, S.C.
WESC
WSSL
Harrisburg, Pa.
WRBT
Hartford, Conn.
WWYZ
HoustonKILT
KKBQ
Huntsville, Ala.
WDRM
IndianapolisWFMS
WLHK
Jacksonville, Fla.
WGNE
WQIK
Johnson City, Tenn.
WXBQ
Kansas City
KBEQ
WDAF
KFKF
Knoxville, Tenn.
WCYQ
WIVK
Lafayette, La.
KMDL
Lakeland, Fla.
WPCV
Las Vegas
KCYE
KWNR
Lexington, Ky.
WBUL
Little Rock, Ark.
KSSN
Los Angeles
KKGO
Louisville, Ky.
WAMZ
WQNU
Madison, Wis.
WWQM
McAllen, Texas
KTEX
MemphisWGKX
WLFP
MiamiWKIS
MilwaukeeWMIL
MinneapolisKEEY
KMNB
Mobile, Ala.
WKSJ
Monmouth/Ocean, N.J.
WKMK
Monterey, Calif..
KTOM
Nashville
WKDF
WSIX
WSM-FM
Nassau, N.Y.
WJVC
New Bern, N.C.
WRNS
New Orleans
WNOE
New York
WNSH
Norfolk, Va.
WGH
WUSH
Oklahoma City, Okla.
KJKE
KTST
Omaha, Neb.
KXKT
Orlando, Fla.
WWKA
PhiladelphiaWXTU
Phoenix
KMLE
KNIX
PittsburghWDSY
WOGI
WPGB
Portland, Maine
WPOR
WTHT
Portland, Ore.
KUPL
KWJJ
Providence, R.I.
WCTK
Raleigh, N.C.
WNCB
WQDR
Richmond, Va.
WKHK
Riverside, Calif.
KFRG
Roanoke, Va.
WSLC
Rochester, N.Y.
WBEE
Sacramento, Calif.
KBEB
KNCI
KNTY
St. Louis
KSD
WIL
Salt Lake City
KEGA
KSOP
KUBL
San Antonio, Texas
KAJA
KCYY
San Diego
KSON
San Jose, Calif.
KRTY
KSJO
Santa Rosa, Calif.
KFGY
Sarasota, Fla.
WCTQ
SeattleKKWF
KMPS
Shreveport, La.
KXKS
Spokane, Wash.
KXLY
Springfield, Mass.
WRNX
Springfield, Mo.
KTTS
Stockton, Calif.
KATM
Syracuse, N.Y.
WBBS
Tampa, Fla.
WFUS
WQYK
Tucson, Ariz.
KIIM
Tulsa, Okla.
KTGX
KVOO
KWEN
Visalia, Calif.
KJUG
Washington, D.C.
WMZQ
West Palm Beach, Fla.
WIRK
Wichita, Kan.
KFDI
KZSN
Wilkes Barre, Pa.
WGGY
Wilmington, Del.
WXCY
York, Pa.
WGTY
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Justin Moore
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Canaan Smith
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Dan + Shay
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Dylan Scott
4.008
+0.399
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Eric Paslay
3.919
+0.355
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186
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William Michael Morgan
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Jennifer Nettles
3.878
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Chris Janson
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+0.070
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Big & Rich Featuring Tim McGraw
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AIRPLAY
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Drake White
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Sam Hunt
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NEXT BOYFRIEND 1 9/Interscope/Mercury
Lauren Alaina
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BY THE WAY S toney Creek
Lindsay Ell
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THE DRIVER C apitol Nashville
Charles Kelley Featuring Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
1.745
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Brandy Clark
1.614
+0.503
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Trace Adkins
1.584
+0.118
665
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USED TO LOVE YOU SOBER R CA Nashville
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DANCE WITH YA C old River
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SLEEP WITHOUT YOU R epublic Nashville
NEW
Billy Currington
1.530
-0.079
424
16
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Brothers Osborne
1.436
+0.730
194
104
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Kane Brown
1.405
+0.256
321
76
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I KNOW SOMEBODY R eviverLoCash
1.281
+0.371
347
137
54
BEAUTIFUL STRANGER S how Dog Nashville
Toby Keith
1.196
+0.005
433
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Drew Baldridge
0.832
+0.038
364
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MAKE YOU MISS ME M
CA Nashville
NEW
MAKE YOU MINE A
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NEW
DADDY’S MONEY R ed Bow
HH Hot Shot Debut HH
Brett Young
0.629
+0.112
108
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Sam Hunt
0.548
+0.288
147
92
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High Valley
0.479
+0.100
127
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Brooke Eden
0.453
+0.253
220
131
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GOING FOR ADDS
3/7
ALLIE LOUISE
Stilettos
Sixth Beat
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KANE
BROWN
Used To
Love You
Sober
At No. 53 on Country Airplay
for a second week (up 22 percent to
1.4 million in audience), the track surges
40-29 on Hot Country Songs. A remix,
released Feb. 23 on Brown’s new label,
RCA Nashville, helps spur a 118 percent
increase to 14,000 downloads sold.
TUCKER
BEATHARD
Rock On
Dot
3/14
IRON COWBOY
FEAT. CATHY
PATY
Love Me Alone
SMG Nashville
BRIAN COLLINS
Healing Highway
Blue Light
NEON SUMMER
I Ain’t Leavin’ Till
I’m Famous
Marco
FAREWELL
ANGELINA
Hillbilly 401K
in2une Nashville/Dreamlined
SAM HUNT
Make You Miss
Me
MCA Nashville
GRANGER SMITH
If The Boot Fits
Wheelhouse
TAMMIE DAVIS
Read The
Headlines
Vidustin
JAKE OWEN
American
Country Love
Song
RCA Nashville
STEVE MOAKLER
Suitcase
Creative Nation
3/21
JANA KRAMER
Said No One Ever
Elektra Nashville/WAR
JOSH ABBOTT
BAND FEAT.
CARLY PEARCE
Wasn’t That
Drunk
Pretty Damn Tough/1608
LAUREN
LIZABETH
To Be Young
Nine North/Turnpike/Edgehill
Country Airplay
MOST ADDED®
AIRPLAY
MONITORED BY
NEW AND ACTIVE
TITLE Imprint/LabelArtist ADDS
32
22
21
19
17
16
13
11
10
10
Eric Church
arner Bros./WAR
Dan + Shay
LOVIN’ LATELY B
$R/New Revolution
B
ig & Rich Feat. Tim McGraw
T-SHIRT V
alory
T
homas Rhett
MAYDAY A
rista Nashville
Cam
I MET A GIRL W
arner Bros./WMN
HUMBLE AND KIND B
ig Machine
Tim McGraw
SOUTHERN BOY B
roken Bow
Jordan Rager with Jason Aldean
CRAZY OVER ME C
urb
Dylan Scott
DADDY’S MONEY R
ed Bow
Brooke Eden
ADDS
Clare Dunn
0.413
8
6
IF THE BOOT FITS W
heelhouse
Granger Smith
0.408
2
2
GO ON WITHOUT ME A
tlantic
Brett Eldredge
0.383
0
0
RECKLESS N
ash Icon
Martina McBride
0.340
0
0
SHE’S GONE B
laster
Chuck Wicks
0.324
19
0
M
att Gary
0.312
25
0
TUXEDO M
CA Nashville
IT’S ON YOU 1 7/in2une
RECURRENTS
MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE
GAIN
TITLE Imprint/LabelArtist (IN MIILIONS)
BREAK ON ME. H
it Red/Capitol Nashville
Keith Urban
tlantic/WMN
Brett Eldredge
SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH C
apitol Nashville
Dierks Bentley
HUMBLE AND KIND M
cGraw/Big Machine
Tim McGraw
arner Bros./WMN
Cole Swindell
Eric Church
THINK OF YOU R CA Nashville/Republic Nashville Chris Young Duet With Cassadee Pope
T-SHIRT V
alory
T
homas Rhett
BEAUTIFUL DRUG S
outhern Ground/John Varvatos/Dot
Zac Brown Band
LITTLE BIT OF YOU R
ed Bow
Chase Bryant
TOTAL
TOTAL
TITLE Imprint/LabelArtist AUDIENCE STATIONS
+4.730
+2.604
+2.463
+2.358
+2.338
+2.149
+2.074
+2.055
+1.933
+1.918
THIS
WEEK TITLE Imprint/LabelArtist
TOTAL AUD.
(IN MILLIONS)
1
I LOVE THIS LIFE R
eviver
LoCash
22.354
2
STAY A LITTLE LONGER E MI NashvilleBrothers Osborne
22.201
3
BREAK UP IN A SMALL TOWN M
CA NashvilleSam Hunt
19.649
4
I’M COMIN’ OVER R
CA NashvilleChris Young
16.510
5
GONNA W
arner Bros./WMNBlake Shelton
15.149
6
SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY B
lue Chair/Columbia NashvilleKenny Chesney
14.993
7
NOTHIN’ LIKE YOU W
arner Bros./WARDan + Shay
13.410
8
GONNA KNOW WE WERE HERE B
roken BowJason Aldean
13.342
9
BREAK UP WITH HIM R
CA NashvilleOld Dominion
12.426
10
BURNING HOUSE A
rista NashvilleCam
9.948
BILLBOARD COUNTRY BOXSCORE
MOST INCREASED PLAYS
GAIN
Gross
Artist
Attendance
BREAK ON ME. H
Keith Urban
tlantic/WMN
Brett Eldredge
HUMBLE AND KIND M
cGraw/Big Machine
Tim McGraw
arner Bros./WMN
Cole Swindell
SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH C
apitol Nashville
Dierks Bentley
THINK OF YOU R CA Nashville/Republic Nashville Chris Young Duet With Cassadee Pope
Eric Church
T-SHIRT V
alory
T
homas Rhett
HEARTBEAT 1 9/Arista Nashville
Carrie Underwood
BEAUTIFUL DRUG S
outhern Ground/John Varvatos/Dot
Zac Brown Band
+1210
+673
+574
+557
+543
+507
+502
+473
+452
+437
$1,211,978
$99, $49
$898,482
$79, $39
$702,335
$79, $39
$576,858
$71.62, $35.45
$509,495
$72.32, $28.49
BLAKE SHELTON
Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich./Feb. 20
BLAKE SHELTON
KFC Yum! Center, Louisville/Feb. 19
BLAKE SHELTON
U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati/Feb. 18
BRAD PAISLEY
Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary/Feb. 18
BRAD PAISLEY
Rexall Place, Edmonton/Feb. 19
15,102
sellout
16,154
sellout
13,234
sellout
11,324
sellout
11,042
sellout
Ticket Price(s)
Venue/Date(s)
Capacity
Promoter(s)
LIVE NATION
LIVE NATION
LIVE NATION
AEG LIVE
AEG LIVE
Reported worldwide boxscore figures for Country artists. Boxscore figures should be submitted to Bob
Allen by phone (615-891-1976), fax (615-891-2054) or email ([email protected]).
TEXAS REGIONAL RADIO REPORT
WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 2016
THIS
WEEK
LAST WKS ON
WEEK CHART TITLE (Label)ARTIST
TW
SPINS
SPINS
+/–
THIS
WEEK
1952
137
11
CAST NO STONES ( Independent)
119
11
l
12
l
17
Jake Ward 1761
13
10
RINGING IN THE YEAR (Independent)
Randy Rogers Band 1736
-5
13
7
21
GETAWAY TRUCK (Independent)
Jason Cassidy 1702
50
21
COUNTRY MUSIC GOLD ( Vision)
90
14
l
15
l
15
Kylie Frey 1607
24
9
THE LUCKY ONES ( Independent)
Whiskey Myers 1507
94
16
12
22
AMNESIA ( PDT)
Kyle Park 1487
38
20
13
ALL I SEE IS YOU ( Independent)
21
17
l
18
l
19
l
37
6
HERE’S TO YOU ( Independent)
23
11
FEELS LIKE HOME ( Smith)
20
18
25
HOLY RELIC SALE ( Independent)
1
l
2
l
2
15
LONESTAR PARADISE (RROC) HH 1 week at 1 HH 5
16
TAKE MY HAND ( Independent)
3
3
19
NEON BLUES (Thirty Tigers)
4
l
5
l
6
l
7
l
8
l
4
20
REST OF FOREVER ( Independent)
6
19
RODEO MAN (Independent)
10
17
WHERE THE SUN DON’T SHINE ( Independent)
8
17
COME ON (Independent)
9
14
SUNSHINE ( Texas Evolution)
Mark McKinney 1451
9
1
30
TONIGHT WE RIDE ( Smith)
Micky & The Motorcars 1410 -462
10
11
15
WINNING HAND (Independent)
Matt Kimbrow
Cory Morrow 1380
-8
LAST WKS ON
WEEK CHART TITLE (Label)ARTIST
TW
SPINS
SPINS
+/–
Cody Jinks 1251
164
Turnpike Troubadours 1244
Aaron Watson 1144
Prophets and Outlaws
1114
Sam Riggs 1020
79
-326
4
166
Josh Abbott Band
972
Shane Smith & The Saints
957
16
Zane Williams
949
352
Deryl Dodd
920
52
Jason Boland & The Stragglers
897
-85
-354
Texas Regional Radio Report Top 100 is compiled from weekly online playlist reports from 86 radio stations located in Texas and surrounding states, including reports from specialty
shows, internet and satellite radio outlets. Songs are ranked by total plays. For tracking, complete chart methodology and more information, visit www.texasregionalradio.com, or
contact Dave Smith at 817-283-7984. Copyright 2016, Texas Regional Radio Report
MATT SPERLING
NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND
Carrie Underwood (center) met with Country Music Association senior
vp marketing and strategic partnerships Damon Whiteside and CEO
Sarah Trahern backstage during her Feb. 22 tour stop at the Wells
Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
BOBBY BONES PREPS FOR 5 STARS
If you’re hearing someone who sounds like Luke Bryan deliver a unique take
on the Gettysburg Address, or Carrie Underwood’s angelic voice lamenting
her partner “peeing on the toilet seat” in a love-gone-wrong song, you’ve no
doubt gotten hold of the first full-length comedy album from Bobby Bones &
The Raging Idiots.
The duo — comprising nationally syndicated country radio morning host
Bones and his show’s media producer and on-air personality Eddie Garcia
— is readying its first full-length project for a March 18 release date on Black
River Entertainment. The album’s comically manipulative title, The Critics
Give It 5 Stars, was no accident.
“Let’s hope people accidentally mistake the album title for a real review,”
says Bones.
The project is packed with collaborations with A-list country stars including
Underwood, Brad Paisley, Charles Kelley, Kelsea Ballerini and an uncredited Garth Brooks. Some of Nashville’s top songwriters also helped compose
the tracks, including writer-artists Kristian Bush and Thompson Square’s
Keifer Thompson. Bryan does not appear on the album, but is impersonated
by a spot-on Garcia.
While Bones has developed relationships with many artists through his
radio show, he didn’t expect to land all the guest stars he eventually did. “I
would ask and expect ‘no’ every single time,” he admits. “We got really lucky
that a lot of these people are just fun, cool people that don’t take themselves
too seriously. Nobody really said no.”
Bones says working with some of Nashville’s hit writers elevated his game.
“I can write little dopey songs, but to watch … whoever I was working with
actually sit there and craft out what they do, it was really an experience and
a learning tool for me.”
Go here for the full story.
—Phyllis Stark
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Alpha Media closed on its purchase of 114 stations from Digity Radio, a move
that gives Alpha a total of 251 outlets in 53 markets. Among the country stations it picked up in the deal are WIRK West Palm Beach, Fla.; KIAI Mason
City, Iowa; and KZKX Lincoln, Neb. … WCTQ Sarasota, Fla., was moved to
92.1 FM, replacing adult contemporary WLTQ. The station continues to simulcast at 106.5 through March 7, when a new brand takes over WCTQ’s
previous frequency … Bud Ford and Jerry Broadway launch as the morning
team at WIL St. Louis on March 14. The duo previously spent three years onair at KTGX Tulsa, Okla. … Renee Castle was scheduled to debut Feb. 29 on
the night shift at WKLB Boston. She had been a personality at WKDF Nashville … KHLR Little Rock, Ark., added Amber Glaze and Drew Mitchell as
the morning team on Feb. 22. Both arrive from classic rock stations — Glaze
from KFXJ Wichita, Kan., and Mitchell from KKPT Little Rock. KHLR PD Mike
Kennedy is currently accepting airchecks and résumés for afternoon drive
here … WDSY Pittsburgh promoted Maria D’Antonio from weekends to mid-
days, filling a position vacated when
Ally Butler moved to mornings on
Feb. 22 … Indiana-based Local Radio
Networks hired Donna Halverson
as vp regional affiliate sales for its
24-hour formats, including mainstream country and classic country.
She was previously a national marketing executive with the Radio &
Television Business Report. Reach
her here … Apex/Charleston, S.C.,
added Aaron Wilborn as vp/GM
for its five-station cluster, including
country WCKN, RadioInfo.com reported. Wilborn was previously market manager for iHeartMedia/Jacksonville (Fla.), where the properties
include country WQIK … Nick Coe Jennifer Nettles sat down with
was promoted to Cumulus/Boise CMT Hot 20 host Cody Alan when
(Idaho) director of sales, according she played in Beaver Creek, Colo.,
to RadioInfo.com. He previously led on Feb. 13 during the CMT Next
sales for three of the cluster’s five Women of Country Tour.
stations, including country KQFC;
country KIZN is added to his duties with the new assignment … Locally owned
KQSC Colorado Springs, Colo., launched an outlaw country format in January, InsideRadio.com reported.
‘ROUND THE ROW
Sony Music Nashville revamped its promotion and marketing teams. Josh Easler
was promoted to Arista vp promotion from RCA director national promotion,
replacing Lesly Tyson. Columbia vp promotion Norbert Nix was also let go,
with SMN executive vp promotion and artist development Steve Hodges
taking on the role on a temporary basis. Additionally, Lauren Thomas was
boosted to the newly-created SMN director national promotion from Arista
regional manager. Arista director national promotion Andy Elliott was not
retained. Additional promotions include Bob Foglia to manager of strategic
marketing from marketing and media manager and Lyssa Wheaton to SMN
manager of marketing from marketing coordinator. Other departures include
Columbia director of national promotion R.J. Meacham, Columbia director
of regional promotion Dave Dame and director of media content Chris
Melancon … Hart Street Entertainment hired Luke Duran as management
director, assigned to new client Alex Marie Brinkley. He previously handled dayto-day management for indie bands Miami Horror and Viceroy … Shenandoah
signed a management deal with Johnstone Entertainment, established by former
Morris-Higham Management artist manager Cole Johnstone. Reach Johnstone
here … Rounder signed Nashville singer-songwriter Sean McConnell to a
recording deal … ole purchased the catalog of songwriter Tony Martin (“Time
Is Love,” “Just to See You Smile”)
and holds co-publishing rights on
his future compositions … Black
R iver si g ne d B e n C a v e r to
a s on g w r it i n g dea l … M a r l a
Cannon-Goodman (“Ten Rounds
With Jose Cuervo,” “Rock On”)
joined the roster of songwriters at
Carnival Music … The International
Entertainment Buyers Association
added seven new members to its
board of 37. Newcomers include
Eric Bresler, AEG Facilities; Brad
G arret t, Police Productions;
Adam Kornfield, Artist Group
International; Angela MilesCassadee Pope visited on-air with
Powell, Ticketmaster; Scott Pang,
WNSH New York afternoon drive
ICM Partners; Megan Wilson,
host Jesse Addy on Sept. 25 in
Red Light Management; and John
advance of a tour stop with Chris
Zarling, Big Machine Label Group.
Young the same night.
NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND
MUSIC NOTES
SOUTHERN REEL
Zac Brown Band’s upcoming Black Out the Sun Tour includes five shows
at four major-league stadiums. Drake White & The Big Fire serve as openers during the summer schedule, which launches May 19 in Hartford, Conn.
The stadium gigs include Minneapolis’ Target Field on May 28, Houston’s Minute Maid Park on Aug. 12,
New York’s Citi Field on Aug. 19 and
Boston’s Fenway Park Aug. 20-21. It’s
the third straight year ZBB has played
Fenway. Its booking in 2015 covered
three nights.
Trisha Yearwood’s appearance on
Fox’s live TV production The Passion on March 20 is enhanced with a
soundtrack album, The Passion: New
Orleans, due March 18 on Deep Well/
Virgin. Yearwood contributes five
cuts to the 16-song package, which
also features Chris Daughtry, Prince
Royal, Seal, Michael W. Smith and
BROWN
Yolanda Adams. Other albums on
the way — or just released — include
Mary Chapin Carpenter’s The Things That We Are Made Of on May 6 (Lambent Light/Thirty Tigers), William Michael Morgan’s self-titled EP on March
18 (Warner Music Nashville), Gene Watson’s Real.Country.Music. on Feb. 26
(Fourteen Carat Music) and the multi-artist Opry 9.0, Vol II: Discoveries From
the Circle on March 8 (Grand Ole Opry). The latter includes Opry performances
from Chris Janson, Lindsay Ell and Mo Pitney.
Danny Rader (Thomas Rhett, Florida Georgia Line) has the rare distinction
of being nominated in two different categories — guitar player and specialty
instrument(s) player of the year — in the Academy of Country Music’s Studio
Recording Awards. Winners of those eight trophies, plus nine Industry Awards,
will be recognized in the fall during the annual ACM Honors at Nashville’s
Ryman Auditorium. Go here for the complete list of recording and industry
nominees.
Adley Stump, a country singer who competed on Blake Shelton’s team on The
Voice in 2012, was one of three program winners in the Grammy Amplifier
program, presented by the Recording Academy and Hyundai. Announced by
Sam Hunt with hip-hop artist Big Sean and rocker Lzzy Hale, the winners
receive a recording session with an academy-associated producer, an opening slot for a noted artist and a music video shot with a significant director.
Stump is currently in the studio.
GOOD WORKS
Two country stations in Florida — WXBM Pensacola and WYZB Fort Walton –
were among 14 Cumulus outlets in three markets that went into action to aid
the community after a tornado swept through Pensacola on Feb. 23.
One of 30 twisters reported that day in the Southeast, the funnel broke
trees, downed power lines, rolled vehicles and destroyed 24 apartments and
70 homes. The Cumulus stations set up eight donation spots at malls, music
venues and car dealerships to accept monetary donations as well as such necessities as household cleaners, tarps, clothing and nonperishable food.
Go here for more info.
ON THIS DATE IN COUNTRY MUSIC
Feb. 29
• 2004 — Alison Krauss performs during the
Oscar Awards in a $2 million pair of shoes with
Sting, Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett at the
Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
• 1968 — Johnny Cash and June Carter announce
their plans to marry during the 10th annual
Grammy Awards in Nashville, as they collect the
trophy for best country & western duet, trio or group
for “Jackson.”
KRAUSS
March 1
• 2013 — Surprise! Taylor Swift appears during the Country Radio
Seminar’s New Faces Show to sing “Cruise” with Florida Georgia
Line at the Nashville Convention Center.
• 1991 — Arista Records, which represents Alan Jackson, Exile and
Pam Tillis, among others, stops servicing country radio stations with
vinyl singles.
March 2
• 2006 — Former American Idol winner Carrie Underwood returns
to the Fox-TV show to perform “Jesus, Take the Wheel.”
March 3
• 2001 — Toby Keith warms up the top spot on the Billboard country
singles chart with “You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This.”
March 4
• 2015 — Vince Gill and Lorrie Morgan make cameo appearances on
ABC’s Nashville as Lennon and Maisy Stella’s characters make their
Grand Ole Opry debut.
• 2010 — Rascal Flatts has a guest role on the CBS-TV drama CSI:
Crime Scene Investigation. The script has bass player Jay DeMarcus
electrocuted in the opening scene as the band plays “Unstoppable.”
March 5
• 1986 — MCA releases Steve Earle’s album Guitar Town.
• 1963 — A plane crash in Camden, Tenn., claims the lives of Patsy
Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and pilot Randy
Hughes as they return to Nashville from a charity concert in Kansas
City.
March 6
• 2012 — Lady Antebellum performs a surprise five-song mini-concert
at The Grove in Los Angeles to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of
Oreo cookies. In the set list: “Need You Now” and “Happy Birthday.”
Source: RolandNote.com, the Ultimate Country Music Database
TWEET OF THE WEEK
Josh Abbott (@joshabbottband) may not sound like a gourmet, but he seems
to believe variety is truly the spice of life:
“Casino buffets: the only place you can have General Tso’s Chicken, hushpuppies, & pizza all on one plate and people won’t think you’re high”
To follow BCU, go to Twitter.com/bbcountryupdate.
Curb Group CEO Jim Ed Norman was surprised with the Bob Kingsley
Living Legend Award on Feb. 24 at the Grand Ole Opry House.
Proceeds from the event aided the Opry Trust Fund. From left on the
Opry stage: Kingsley, Kenny Rogers, Grand Ole Opry vp/GM Pete
Fisher, Norman and Don Henley.
Hot Country Songs
THIS
WEEK
1
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WEEK
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TWO
WEEKS WKS ON TITLE
AGO
CHART PRODUCER (SONGWRITER)
1
23 DIE A HAPPY MAN
D.HUFF,J.FRASURE (THOMAS RHETT,S.M.DOUGLAS,JOE LONDON)
6
5
2
8
10
11
3
9
4
12
13
11
46
15
18
7
19
24
23
17
39
Z.CROWELL (C.UNDERWOOD,Z.CROWELL,A.GORLEY)
YOU SHOULD BE HERE
M.CARTER (C.SWINDELL,A.GORLEY)
BREAK UP IN A SMALL TOWN
Z.CROWELL,S.MCANALLY (S.HUNT,Z.CROWELL,S.MCANALLY)
DRUNK ON YOUR LOVE
R. COPPERMAN,B.ELDREDGE (B.ELDREDGE,R.COPPERMAN)
BREAK ON ME.
N.CHAPMAN,K.URBAN (J.M.NITE,R.COPPERMAN)
MY CHURCH
BUSBEE,M.MORRIS (BUSBEE,M.MORRIS)
HOME ALONE TONIGHT
J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (J.STEVENS,C.TAYLOR,J.DREYER,T.CECIL)
BEAUTIFUL DRUG
Z.BROWN (Z.BROWN,N.MOON)
BACKROAD SONG
F.ROGERS,G.SMITH (G.SMITH,F.ROGERS)
CONFESSION
J.MOI (R.CLAWSON,R.COPPERMAN,M.JENKINS)
WE WENT
D.GEORGE (J.WILSON,M.ROGERS,J.KING)
NOBODY TO BLAME
14
17
16
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S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,T. ROSEN,B.TURSI)
15
15
23
J.DEMARCUS,RASCAL FLATTS (M.TRAINOR,J.FRASURE,S.MOONEY)
19
20
6
B.GALLIMORE,T.MCGRAW (L.MCKENNA)
17
22
9
C.CROWDER,C.YOUNG (C.YOUNG,C.CROWDER,J.HOGE)
18
20
23
21
24
22
29
25
19
18
25
21
26
27
36
28
LEE BRICE
That Don’t
Sound Like
You
6
27
16
35
20
18
11
15
Artist
IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL
HH No. 1 (16 weeks) HH
HEARTBEAT
14
21
GETTY IMAGES
18
D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (C.STAPLETON,B.BALES,R.BOWMAN)
SNAPBACK
I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT
HUMBLE AND KIND
THINK OF YOU
SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH
R. COPPERMAN (M.TYLER,J.BOYER,A.PALMER,D.KUNCIO,J.MIRENDA)
LITTLE BIT OF YOU
D.GEORGE,C.BRYANT (C.BRYANT,D.GEORGE,A.GORLEY)
MIND READER
M.J.CONES (R.AKINS,B.HAYSLIP)
THAT DON’T SOUND LIKE YOU
J.STONE,L.BRICE (L.BRICE,R.AKINS,A.GORLEY)
HEAD OVER BOOTS
B.BUTLER,J.PARDI (J.PARDI,L.LAIRD)
TENNESSEE WHISKEY
D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (D.DILLON,LINDA HARGROVE)
T-SHIRT
D.HUFF,J.FRASURE (A.GORLEY,L.LAIRD,S.MCANALLY)
STONE COLD SOBER
D.HUFF (B.GILBERT,BRETT JAMES,D.LAYUS)
Co-written by Brice with
Rhett Akins and Ashley Gorley,
the single gains by 4 percent in overall
activity and 7 percent to 19 million in radio
audience, holding at No. 21 on Hot Country
Songs and No. 18 on Country Airplay.
SALES, AIRPLAY &
STREAMING DATA
COMPILED BY
HH Airplay Gainer HH
Thomas Rhett
V
ALORY
Carrie Underwood
19/ARISTA NASHVILLE
Cole Swindell
W
ARNER BROS./WMN
Sam Hunt
M
CA NASHVILLE
Brett Eldredge
A
TLANTIC/WMN
CERTIFIED
PEAK
POSITION
1
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2
3
1
2
5
Keith Urban
6
Maren Morris
7
H
IT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE
C
OLUMBIA NASHVILLE
Luke Bryan Featuring Karen Fairchild
C
APITOL NASHVILLE
Zac Brown Band
S
OUTHERN GROUND/JOHN VARVATOS/DOT
Granger Smith
W
HEELHOUSE
Florida Georgia Line
R
EPUBLIC NASHVILLE
Randy Houser
S
TONEY CREEK
Chris Stapleton
M
ERCURY
Old Dominion
R
CA NASHVILLE
Rascal Flatts
B
IG MACHINE
Tim McGraw
M
CGRAW/BIG MACHINE
Chris Young Duet With Cassadee Pope
R
CA NASHVILLE/REPUBLIC NASHVILLE
Dierks Bentley
C
APITOL NASHVILLE
Chase Bryant
R
ED BOW
Dustin Lynch
B
ROKEN BOW
Lee Brice
C
URB
Jon Pardi
C
APITOL NASHVILLE
Chris Stapleton
M
ERCURY
Thomas Rhett
V
ALORY
Brantley Gilbert
V
ALORY
3
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18
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1
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25
47
The second single from his debut album,
Buy Me a Boat — following the title track,
which hit No. 2 on Hot Country Songs —
debuts at No. 47. It bullets at No. 40 on
Country Airplay (3.7 million, up 2 percent).
CHRIS
JANSON
Power Of
Positive
Drinkin’
Hot Country Songs
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31
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C.AINLAY,F.LIDDELL,G.WORF (J.SINGLETON,D.RUTTAN)
30
33
12
D.HUFF (M.MARLOW,T.DYE,P.SALLIS,A.SCHERZ)
32
35
11
M.ALTMAN (J.JOHNSTON,N.MASON,J.S.STOVER)
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34
41
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35
37
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42
50
Michael Ray
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TLANTIC/WEA
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Kane Brown
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CA NASHVILLE
David Nail
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CA NASHVILLE
Maddie & Tae
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OT
Frankie Ballard
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ARNER BROS./WAR
Dan + Shay
W
ARNER BROS./WAR
Justin Moore
V
ALORY
Eric Church
E MI NASHVILLE
Eric Church
E MI NASHVILLE
Kip Moore
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CA NASHVILLE
Dylan Scott
C
URB
Chris Stapleton
M
ERCURY
Chase Rice
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17
17
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S.HENDRICKS (B.WARREN,B.WARREN,L.MILLER,A.SANDERS)
HH Digital & Streaming Gainer HH
USED TO LOVE YOU SOBER
M.MCVANEY (K.BROWN,M.MCVANEY,J.HOGE)
NIGHT’S ON FIRE
SHUT UP AND FISH
IT ALL STARTED WITH A BEER
FROM THE GROUND UP
D.SMYERS,S.HENDRICKS (D.SMYERS,S.MOONEY,C. DESTEFANO)
YOU LOOK LIKE I NEED A DRINK
J.S.STOVER,J.RAYMOND,S.BORCHETTA (R.CLAWSON,M.DRAGSTREM,N.HEMBY)
RECORD YEAR
J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,J.HYDE)
MR. MISUNDERSTOOD
J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,C.BEATHARD)
RUNNING FOR YOU
B.JAMES,K.MOORE (K.MOORE,T.VERGES,B.DALY)
CRAZY OVER ME
M.ALDERMAN,J.E.NORMAN (D.SCOTT,M.ALDERMAN)
TRAVELLER
D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (C.STAPLETON)
WHISPER
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C. DESTEFANO (C. DESTEFANO,J.M.NITE,C.RICE)
HOLE IN A BOTTLE
Canaan Smith
M
ERCURY
Jennifer Nettles
B
IG MACHINE
Lauren Alaina
39
Eric Paslay
E MI NASHVILLE
Charles Kelley Featuring Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
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APITOL NASHVILLE
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B.BEAVERS,J.ROBBINS (C.SMITH,B.BEAVERS,D.COUCH)
UNLOVE YOU
D.HUFF (J. NETTLES,B.CLARK)
NEXT BOYFRIEND
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BUSBEE (L.ALAINA,E.WEISBAND,M.MCVANEY)
HIGH CLASS
J.FRASURE,M.ALTMAN (E.PASLAY,C.CROWDER,J.FRASURE)
THE DRIVER
P.WORLEY (C.KELLEY,E.PASLAY,A.STOKLASA)
I MET A GIRL
J.RITCHEY,S.HENDRICKS (T. ROSEN,S.HUNT,S.MCANALLY)
POWER OF POSITIVE DRINKIN’
B.ANDERSON,C.DUBOIS,C.JANSON (C.JANSON,MARK IRWIN,C.DUBOIS)
LOVIN’ LATELY
NEW
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RE-ENTRY
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Z.CROWELL,S.MCANALLY (S.HUNT,Z.CROWELL,J.FLOWERS)
RE-ENTRY
3
D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (C.STAPLETON,J.BEAVERS)
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POSITION
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J.KING,J.CATINO (J.WILSON,D.PITTENGER,N.COOKE)
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CERTIFIED
Chris Lane
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Tyler Farr
J.MOI (S.BUXTON,J.FRASURE,A.STOKLASA)
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Chris Janson
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Big & Rich Featuring Tim McGraw
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$R/NEW REVOLUTION
Sam Hunt
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Chris Stapleton
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ERCURY
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Nielsen Music. Descending titles below No. 25 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks.
COUNTRY MARKET WATCH
A Weekly National Music Sales Report
YEAR-TO-DATE
’15
’16
Overall Unit Sales
Weekly Unit
’15 Sales
Year-Over-Year
ALBUM SALESAlbum Sales
3.8 million
’14
3.4 million
DIGITAL TRACKS SALES
18.2 million
000.0 million
’16
14.1 million
For week ending February 26, 2016. Figures are rounded. Compiled from
a national sample of retail store and rack sales reports collected and
provided by Nielsen Music.
DIGITAL
ALBUMS*
DIGITAL
TRACKS
This Week
472,000
148,000
1,734,000
Last Week
562,000
185,000
1,984,000
-16.0%
-20.0%
-12.6%
458,000
172,000
2,186,000
3.1%
-14.0%
-20.7%
Change
’15
ALBUMS
This Week Last Year
Change
Albums
Digital Tracks
2015
2016
CHANGE
3,828,000
3,377,000
-11.8%
18,179,000
14,109,000
-22.4%
Sales by Album Format
2015
2016
Physical
2,361,000
2,174,000
9.0%
Digital
1,466,000
1,202,000
-18.0%
*Digital album sales are also counted within album sales.
For inquiries about any Nielsen Music data, please contact Josh Bennett at 615-807-1338 or [email protected]
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SISTER HAZEL
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CROAKIN’ POETS 278
MCA NASHVILLE 024354/UMGN
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Kill The Lights
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defined as current if they are less than 18 months old or older than 18 months but still residing in the Billboard
200’s top 100. Charts update weekly on Thurdays at www.Billboard.Biz/charts. Copyright 2016, Prometheus
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THOMAS RHETT ( Valory/BMLG)
YOU SHOULD BE HERE
COLE SWINDELL ( Warner Bros./WMN)
HEARTBEAT
CARRIE UNDERWOOD ( 19/Arista Nashville/SMN)
HUMBLE AND KIND
TIM MCGRAW ( McGraw/Big Machine/BMLG)
DRUNK ON YOUR LOVE
BRETT ELDREDGE ( Atlantic/WMN)
SAM HUNT ( MCA Nashville/UMGN)
SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH
DIERKS BENTLEY ( Capitol Nashville/UMGN)
THINK OF YOU
CHRIS YOUNG DUET WITH CASSADEE POPE ( RCA Nashville/SMN)
HOME ALONE TONIGHT
LUKE BRYAN FEAT. KAREN FAIRCHILD ( Capitol Nashville/UMGN)
GIRL CRUSH
LITTLE BIG TOWN (Capitol Nashville/UMGN)
NOBODY TO BLAME
CHRIS STAPLETON ( Mercury/UMGN)
CONFESSION
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE (Republic Nashville/BMLG)
SNAPBACK
OLD DOMINION ( RCA Nashville/SMN)
BEAUTIFUL DRUG
ZAC BROWN BAND (John Varvatos/Southern Ground/BMLG/Republic)
TENNESSEE WHISKEY
CHRIS STAPLETON ( Mercury/UMGN)
USED TO LOVE YOU SOBER
KANE BROWN ( Zone 4)
BACKROAD SONG
GRANGER SMITH ( Wheelhouse/BBMG)
HEAD OVER BOOTS
JON PARDI ( Capitol Nashville/UMGN)
MIND READER
DUSTIN LYNCH ( Broken Bow/BBMG)
DIBS
KELSEA BALLERINI ( Black River)
WE WENT
RANDY HOUSER ( Stoney Creek/BBMG)
BREAK ON ME.
KEITH URBAN ( Hit Red/Capitol Nashville/UMGN)
I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT
RASCAL FLATTS ( Big Machine/BMLG)
T-SHIRT
THOMAS RHETT ( Valory/BMLG)
TAKE YOUR TIME
26 7 70 S AM HUNT ( MCA Nashville/UMGN)
BURNING HOUSE
27 15 36 CAM (Arista Nashville/SMN)
BETTER IN BOOTS
28 28 8 TYLER FARR ( Columbia Nashville/SMN)
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19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 500876/SMN
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I’m Comin’ Over
GILBERT
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VALORY BG0200A/BMLG
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ROTHERS OSBORNE ( EMI Nashville/UMGN)
FROM THE GROUND UP
30 32 3 DAN + SHAY (Warner Bros./WMN)
THAT DON’T SOUND LIKE YOU
31 30 24 LEE BRICE ( Curb)
HOUSE PARTY
32 25 48 SAM HUNT ( MCA Nashville/UMGN)
I LOVE THIS LIFE
33 40 27 LOCASH (Reviver)
FIX
34 43 7 CHRIS LANE ( Big Loud)
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
35 27 4 CHRIS STAPLETON ( Mercury/UMGN)
STRIP IT DOWN
36 31 32 LUKE BRYAN ( Capitol Nashville/UMGN)
STONE COLD SOBER
37 36 12 BRANTLEY GILBERT ( Valory/BMLG)
IT ALL STARTED WITH A BEER
38 42 6 FRANKIE BALLARD ( Warner Bros./WMN)
PICTURE
39 37 12 KID ROCK FEAT. SHERYL CROW (Lava/AG)
I’M COMIN’ OVER
40 35 42 CHRIS YOUNG ( RCA Nashville/SMN)
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
41 NEW MORGANE STAPLETON WITH CHRIS STAPLETON (Elektra/AG)
I GOT THE BOY
42 41 54 JANA KRAMER ( Elektra Nashville/WMN)
MR. MISUNDERSTOOD
43 38 17 ERIC CHURCH ( EMI Nashville/UMGN)
KICK THE DUST UP
44 45 41 LUKE BRYAN ( Capitol Nashville/UMGN)
CRUISE
45 50 168 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE (Republic Nashville/BMLG)
ALL SUMMER LONG
46 RE-ENTRY KID ROCK ( Top Dog/Atlantic/AG)
WHISPER
47 33 3 CHASE RICE ( Dack Janiels/Columbia Nashville/SMN)
BUY ME A BOAT
48 49 44 CHRIS JANSON ( Warner Bros./WMN)
TRAVELLER
49 34 7 CHRIS STAPLETON ( Mercury/UMGN)
SHUT UP AND FISH
50 NEW MADDIE & TAE (Dot/Republic/BMLG)
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CHRIS YOUNG
DRUNK ON YOUR LOVE
BRETT ELDREDGE
STRIP IT DOWN
LUKE BRYAN
BACKROAD SONG
GRANGER SMITH
BEAUTIFUL DRUG
ZAC BROWN BAND
CRUISE
THINK OF YOU
CHRIS YOUNG DUET WITH CASSADEE POPE
PLAY IT AGAIN
LUKE BRYAN
SNAPBACK
OLD DOMINION
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on leading online music services. Charts update weekly on Thurdays at www.Billboard.Biz/charts. Copyright
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MAKIN’ TR ACKS TOM ROLAND [email protected]
Dierks Bentley’s Grimy ‘Beach’
Is Just Another ‘Plane’ Ol’ Hit
Dierks Bentley didn’t originally think of “Somewhere on a Beach” as a sequel
to “Drunk on a Plane,” but the similarities between the two songs were pretty
obvious to many around him.
Both center on the main character traveling by air to a sandy resort as he
grapples with a broken heart. Cementing the ties between the two, the “Somewhere on a Beach” video, which launched Feb. 26, was shot in Puerto Morelos, Mexico — a village near Cancun, the destination in “Drunk on a Plane”
— and it features a Seth Rogen-like character who played a secondary role
in the “Drunk” vid.
Bentley almost axed “Drunk on a Plane” from the Riser album during production in 2013, and he had reservations about making “Beach” a lead single
as he put together his forthcoming project, Black.
“When I go into album mode, I get very serious, and
I’m trying to really write about stuff that’s happening in
my life,” he says. “I have great people around me that
don’t direct me. They might nudge me here and there
and be like, ‘Man, don’t take yourself too seriously. It’s
OK to put something out that’s fun. You are known for
that.’ And then I’m like, ‘I am?’ They’re like, ‘Yeah.’ ”
Fun is at the heart of “Somewhere on a Beach.”
The chorus shout-out — “She’s got a body/And she’s
naughty” — is a provocative phrase that has never been
uttered in a country single before, and it’s all surrounded
by a buzzing, grimy guitar initiated by Jedd Hughes,
the same guy who played the woozy lick in “Drunk on
a Plane.”
“I thought that this could be the ‘Drunk on a Plane’
moment on this record,” producer Ross Copperman
(Brett Eldredge, Eli Young Band) says. “And I thought
BENTLEY
it was an essential piece.”
“Somewhere on a Beach” originated from two different pieces that were started during the summer of 2015. The title came out of
a Gulf Coast excursion by songwriters Jaron Boyer (“Hell of a Night”); Josh
Mirenda, a developing artist Boyer is producing; and Michael Tyler, whom
Reviver recently signed as an artist.
“We came up with the idea when we were in Destin,” says Boyer. “We had
a few lyrics, but we didn’t really finish it.”
Meanwhile, Los Angeles-based songwriter-producer Dave Kuncio, who’s
had writing credits on tracks by Selena Gomez and Prince Royce, built an
elaborate track in June 2015 around a spacious, two-bar guitar lick.
“I was just jamming one day and kind of stumbled into the riff and thought
it was cool,” recalls Kuncio (pronounced “COON-see-oh”). “It was kind of a
happy little accident.”
It had the tone and the pacing of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Under the Bridge,”
though he had a different direction in mind for the end product.
“It originally started as kind of a hip-hop idea,” says Kuncio. “I’ve been kind
of immersed in that world in the past year-and-a-half, so when I came up with
the riff, I wasn’t originally thinking a country song. I thought it could be more
of a soulful, Justin Timberlake-type thing.”
Kuncio had no words for it, but he created an instrumental bed for an entire
song, including a bridge section, and stored it.
The following month, Kuncio met pop/hip-hop producer Fuego (Chris
Brown, Jason Derulo) — aka Alex Palmer — during a writing retreat. Fuego
subsequently came over to Kuncio’s house for a songwriting session, and when
they finished another song, Kuncio brought the other track out of storage for
some feedback. Fuego liked it and did a little work on it that day, then got permission to take it along when he headed to Nashville.
Fuego introduced it during a writing date on Music Row with Boyer and
Mirenda, who assumed Fuego had created the entire track. “We didn’t even
know Dave was on the song,” says Boyer.
As they fiddled with it, Tyler popped into the writing room unexpectedly.
Boyer invited him to sit in on the session, and once Tyler heard the track, he
announced it was time to finish the “Somewhere on a Beach” song they had
started in Destin. “Then we took off with it,” says Boyer. “M.T. lucked into a
freaking big ol’ hit that day.”
As is often the case when a group project gets going, the origin of the
“body”/“naughty” rhyme is sketchy. So is the “gettin’ sun/gettin’ some”
couplet that comes later in the chorus. Either way, the guy gets his revenge
on the ex as he boasts about a new, insatiable relationship, which may — or
may not — be real.
“Sometimes guys can lie,” cautions Boyer. “Like if
a girl asks how we’re doing, we’ll be like, ‘Oh, yeah,
I’m doing great. I got a new girlfriend.’ This was just
conversation, like this guy could be lying to her. You
never know.”
They made a demo with Tyler singing high notes over
the guitar riff, plus a series of synthetic drum sounds
and sonic effects. It generated instant interest on Music
Row. Florida Georgia Line put it on hold for a bit, and
producer Michael Knox (Jason Aldean, Thomas
Rhett) made it part of his pitch as he shopped Tyler
for a recording deal.
When Bentley’s executive producer, Arturo Buenahora Jr. (Eric Church), heard it, he recommended
it to Bentley, who eventually won the battle.
The tracking session was a bit of a party. Guitarist
Danny Rader provided the spare chord chunking, and
Hughes found a nasty lead tone that gave “Beach” a
little more of a grinding edge.
“Jedd Hughes was sitting down with a bottle of Wild Turkey, just playing
that solo over and over and over and over again,” says Bentley. “We already
had it, [but he was] just like, ‘No, let me play it again,’ because it felt so good.”
The track as a whole, however, wasn’t quite right.
“We did not nail it in the moment,” admits Copperman. “It was the wrong
tempo, and — kind of like with ‘Drunk on a Plane’ — I ended up taking that track
home and totally, totally reconstructing it.”
Rader helped reimagine a lot of the guitar work during overdubs at Copperman’s house, and Bentley repeatedly popped in during odd hours when his
kids — and Copperman’s — were sleeping to take another shot at the vocals.
“In its demo form, it’s almost like an urban delivery of the lyric,” says Bentley.
“We’re different people. [At first], I was too much like him. [Later], I’m singing too much like myself. I just kept going back and forth to get it locked in.”
Copperman had inserted some programmed percussion effects, similar to
the demo, and as Bentley started circulating the song among trusted allies, that
element felt uncomfortable. So that got reworked, too.
“The last time through it, we were like, ‘Strip all that stuff out. Let’s make
this track just sound like vinyl,’ ” says Bentley.
Like “Drunk on a Plane,” “Beach” has superceded Bentley’s expectations.
Capitol Nashville released it to radio via Play MPE on Jan. 19, and it has soared
to No. 18 on Hot Country Songs in just six weeks, making it the fastest-rising
single in his 13-year career. It was one of four contenders as the lead single from
Black, and Bentley is understandably confident they made the right choice.
“Anyone that hears this song can obviously tell this is a different project than
the one before, and it’s going to be great for the summer, so everything feels
like it’s coming together,” says Bentley. “Everything is just kind of stacked up,
really setting up the possibility of really having one of our biggest years yet.”
THE STARK REPORT PHYLLIS STARK [email protected]
Despite Life-Changing Medical Ordeal,
WSLC’s Jaymes Keeps Looking Ahead
Once a prominent figure at radio industry events and conventions, Robynn
Jaymes has been largely off the radar in recent years while battling a serious
illness and struggling to stay afloat amid mounting medical bills.
While not cured of the chronic pancreatitis that put her in the hospital for
40 days in late 2011 and nearly claimed her life, Jaymes has been bravely
fighting back. Even amid additional medical and personal setbacks, the midday host at Roanoke, Va.’s WSLC (Star Country) has emerged from the ordeal
with a profound appreciation for what life now brings her way. “I thought I
was grateful before,” she says, “but I can tell you that I have a whole bigger
sense of gratitude now than ever before.”
Jaymes has spent her whole 30-year career in country radio, beginning at
WYYD Roanoke, where she rose through the
ranks to PD before moving to crosstown rival
WSLC for mornings in 2001. Her health was
good until four-and-a-half years ago, when she
came down with what she first thought was
just the flu — that is, until she began vomiting blood.
“I was in shock by the time they took me
to the emergency room,” she recalls. “I was
out of it, so I just heard the doctor say, ‘You
have pancreatitis,’ which meant nothing to
me at that time. My only reference was Patrick Swayze, who had pancreatic cancer. So
I knew it was some serious stuff, whatever it
was. They admitted me to the hospital right
away, and I don’t even remember the first week
I was [there].”
By then, her organ had gone into a state
called a pancreatic flare-up, which Jaymes says
causes it to “auto-digest itself, which is really
creepy. It sounds like a bad horror movie.” Her
other vital organs also became inflamed and
began to shut down. During those early days
in intensive care, she says hospital staff “asked
me for my end-of-life choices … I remember
thinking, ‘This is how it ends?’ ”
JAYMES
She was soon transferred to a hospital in
Charlottesville, Va., that was equipped with a
pancreas division and was put on a feeding tube. “You have to just completely
rest your pancreas,” she explains. “It can’t work at all. I couldn’t even smell
food, because if you smell food, you start to salivate, and that makes your
pancreas want to start working.”
She was off the air from the Wheeler Broadcasting-owned station for nearly
a year and faced five surgeries during that time. “When they first got it under
control in Charlottesville, they told me [I’d be out] two to three months, and
that sounded crazy to me. I thought, ‘Oh, I’ll be back to work before then.’ But
no, it was 10 months before I came back. It was like dealing with the flu every
day. You’re nauseous and you have pain … [from] internal swelling. I just really
had no idea I could hurt that bad on the inside. The nausea’s the really hard
part to deal with. I can push through the pain, but the nausea’s really challenging, and I still have that.”
When she returned, station president/GM Leonard Wheeler offered her the
less taxing midday shift, and she gratefully accepted. But things haven’t been
easy. Three years ago she lost her mother to cancer. “She was … a huge encouragement to me to keep going on those days when I thought I couldn’t,” says
Jaymes. “I try to carry her tremendous courage and bravery with me every day.”
Then in fall 2015 she developed a stomach condition called gasteoparesis
as a result of being treated with antibiotics for bronchitis. That had her off the
air for another month until her return early in 2016.
In addition to the physical burden, the whole ordeal has taken a financial
toll. Despite having good insurance through her employer, the combination
of not working and her portion of what she calls the “monster” medical bills
eventually caused Jaymes to lose everything. “The first bill I got when I got
out of the hospital was in excess of $100,000,” she says. “I lost my house. I lost
my savings. I live in the basement of a friend’s house now. Kind of humbling
at this point in my life and career, you know? It’s not where I thought I’d be.”
As a radio broadcaster, Jaymes has been involved with scores of fundraisers, but was humbled when her community came together to hold one for her.
While she was grateful, she admits, “It starts
a depression.”
After returning to the airwaves, she began
sharing her difficult journey with her listeners. She says, “I’ve tried to be very transparent about it. The listeners have been just simply amazing. I can’t get over the community
here.” Fans now often stop her when they see
her around town and tell her they’re praying
for her.
Although she continues to regain strength,
Jaymes will deal with pancreatitis for the rest
of her life, and the food restrictions have put a
damper on socializing. “Think about how social food is,” she says, noting that her dietary
restrictions have “changed things completely.
If [friends] say, ‘Come over for dinner,’ I have
to say, ‘I can only eat this, this and this.’ Really not big options.
“I can eat cardboard,” she jokes of her
dietician-regulated intake. Off the menu are
red meat, red sauces, pizza and all spices. She
must also set alerts on her phone to remind
herself to take all of her medications.
While she’s not yet ready to declare herself
a “comeback kid,” jokes Jaymes, “I’m in training for it every day.” Meanwhile, she’s enjoying a new outlook on life. “Each day, I’m excited to wake up and continue to do what I love, and I feel blessed.” Topping
her gratitude list are Wheeler, Star Country PD/morning man Brett Sharp,
morning co-host Boomer and the rest of the team who covered for her, even
combining morning drive and her midday slot into one long shift to fill the gap
during her absences. “It’s a huge deal, and they’re very supportive,” she says.
These days, says Jaymes, “I appreciate crazy things [like] just walking out
the front door [and seeing the sun.] On the cloudy days, I look for the colors. I
get to do so much, and I’ve had the opportunity to do so much in my life, with
my career, that I’m just super thankful for everything that’s come my way.”
She also has a newfound sense of empathy. “I can relate so quickly to people
now that are going through a struggle,” she says. “I want to be an encouragement and try to say something [to] let them know [to] keep going. On the
dark days, you really do need it. I did.” On her show and Web page, she has
added a feature called “Warm and Fuzzy,” in which she shares a daily inspirational story.
While she says the whole experience still feels “surreal” and “like someone else’s story,” Jaymes has managed to hold on to her sanity, her faith and
her positivity.
“After all I’ve been through,” she says. “I still feel blessed.”
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+200
8.924
WE WENT Stoney Creek Randy Houser
4377
+104
8.408
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3853
+74
7.571
17
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Keith Urban
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+363
7.263
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+135
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6.998
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Brett Eldredge
3790
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NOBODY TO BLAME M
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3404
+125
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SNAPBACK R CA Nashville Old Dominion
2927
+192
5.315
11
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I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT B ig Machine Rascal Flatts
2898
+92
5.408
14
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MY CHURCH C olumbia Nashville Maren Morris
2664
+199
4.729
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THAT DON’T SOUND LIKE YOU C urb Lee Brice
2625
+77
4.930
15
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MIND READER B roken Bow Dustin Lynch
2529
+234
4.650
17
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THINK OF YOU R epublic Nashville/RCA Nashville Chris Young Duet with Cassadee Pope
2481
+317
4.606
18
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SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH C apitol Nashville Dierks Bentley
2454
+293
4.558
16
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REAL MEN LOVE JESUS A
tlantic/WEA Michael Ray
2316
+69
4.336
19
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HUMBLE AND KIND B ig Machine Tim McGraw
2226
+294
4.053
21
24
HEAD OVER BOOTS C apitol Nashville Jon Pardi
2080
+160
3.736
20
25
STONE COLD SOBER V alory Brantley Gilbert
2071
+139
3.899
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1876
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1603
+97
2.949
25
12
FIX B ig Loud Chris Lane
1574
+177
2.734
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32
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1459
+123
2.541
27
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T-SHIRT V alory Thomas Rhett
1397
+277
2.500
28
17
YOU LOOK LIKE I NEED A DRINK V alory Justin Moore
1270
+152
2.246
29
27
HOLE IN A BOTTLE M
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1133
+71
1.931
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+294
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Eric Church
967
1.721
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GETAWAY TRUCK BIG Label/Thirty Tigers Aaron Watson
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779
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631
+161
0.979
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630
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1.195
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557
+102
1.054
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CRAZY OVER ME C urb Dylan Scott
550
+68
0.840
40
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IT DON’T HURT LIKE IT USED TO M
ercury Billy Currington
482
+29
0.765
44
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MAYDAY A
rista Nashville Cam
469
+139
0.746
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I MET A GIRL W
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427
+88
0.662
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BEAUTIFUL STRANGER S how Dog Nashville Toby Keith
418
+4
0.573
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heelhouse Trace Adkins
382
+57
0.504
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LIVIN’ THE DREAM D
ot Drake White
345
+9
0.628
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MAKE MY OWN SUNSHINE B ig Spark Olivia Lane
313
+22
0.437
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309
+2
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214
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Brothers Osborne
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SOUTHERN BOY B roken Bow Jordan Rager with Jason Aldean
162
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SOUTHERNALITY R epublic Nashville A Thousand Horses
108
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108
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CHARTS LEGEND
RANKINGS
Country Airplay is ranked by
total audience impressions
for the week ending Sunday
based on monitored airplay of
151 stations by Nielsen BDS.
Audience totals on the chart are
derived, in part, using certain
Arbitron Inc. copyrighted
Persons 12+ audience
estimates (under license ©
2016, Arbitron Inc.) Country
Indicator is tabulated using
reported playlists and Nielsen
BDS-monitored airplay at 106
stations, ranked by total plays.
station downtime for the format.
Titles that decline in audience
but increase in detections will
also receive a bullet if the total
audience erosion for the week
does not exceed 3%. Bullets are
awarded on Country Indicator to
titles gaining plays or remaining
flat from the previous week.
BULLETS
TIES
On Country Airplay, if two songs
are tied in total audience, the song
with the larger increase in audience
is placed first. On Country Indicator,
if two songs are tied in total plays,
the song with the larger increase in
plays is placed first.
remaining flat from the previous
week. A song will also receive
a bullet if its percentage loss
in audience does not exceed
the percentage of monitored
RECURRENTS
On Country Airplay, descending
titles below No. 10 in either
audience or detections are moved
to recurrent after 20 weeks,
provided that they are not still
l Awarded on Country Airplay
to titles gaining audience or
gaining enough audience points
to bullet or if they rank below No.
10 and post a third consecutive
week of (non-bulleted) audience
decline, regardless of total chart
weeks. On Country Indicator,
descending, non-bulleted titles
below No. 10 are moved to
recurrent after 20 weeks or if they
post a third consecutive week of
decline in plays after 10 weeks.
HOT SHOT DEBUT
Awarded to the highest-ranking
new entry on Country Airplay and
Country Indicator, respectively.
MOST ADDED
The total number of new adds
officially reported to Billboard by
each reporting station, or by an
automatic-add threshold (seven plays
for the first time in a chart tracking
week, according to Nielsen BDS) for
stations that do not report adds.
MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE/
PLAYS
Most Increased Audience on
Country Airplay and Most
Increased Plays on Country
Indicator list the songs with the
greatest week-to-week increases
in total audience or plays,
respectively.
AIRPOWER
Awarded on Country Airplay to
titles ranking inside top 20 in
plays and audience rankings for
the first time, with increases in
both plays and audience.
BREAKER
Awarded on Country Airplay
to titles achieving airplay (at
least one detection) at 60% of
reporting stations for the first
time.
© 2016 Prometheus Global Media, LLC
TITLE P ublishing-Licensing Org.
(Songwriter) C hart Position
21 SUMMER W
B Music Corp., ASCAP/Trampy McCauley,
ASCAP/All The Kings Pens, ASCAP/Songstein Publishing,
ASCAP/Big Loud Shirt Industries, ASCAP (J. Osborne, T.J.
Osborne, C.Wiseman) 5 2
B BACKROAD SONG Climbing Windmills, BMI/
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/House Of Sea Gayle
Music, ASCAP (G.Smith, F.Rogers) 5
BEAUTIFUL DRUG D ay For The Dead Publishing,
SESAC/Southern Ground, SESAC/Reach Music Tunes, SESAC (Z.
Brown, N.Moon) 4
BEAUTIFUL STRANGER Tokeco Tunes, BMI/
Bobby’s Lyrics, Land And Livestock, BMI/Do Write Music, LLC,
BMI (T.Keith, B.Pinson) 5 5
BETTER IN BOOTS Legends Of Magic Mustang
Music, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/This Is Magic Mustang
Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Music Of Platinum Pen,
SESAC/Hatchoo Music, SESAC/Thunder Cookie, SESAC (J.Wilson,
D.Pittenger, N.Cooke) 2 9
BREAK ON ME. EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Jon Mark
Nite Music, ASCAP/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Songs By
Red Room, BMI (J.M.Nite, R.Copperman) 1
BY THE WAY M
agic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/Warner-
Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Lindsay Ell Music, BMI/
Country Paper, BMI/Creative Nation Music, BMI/Songs Of
Universal, Inc., BMI (L.Ell, B.D.George, L.Laird) 4 7
C CONFESSION B ig Red Toe, BMI/Farm Town Songs, BMI/
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Songs By Red Room, BMI/WB
Music Corp., ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP/
External Combustion Music, ASCAP (R.Clawson, R.Copperman,
M.Jenkins) 1 2
CRAZY OVER ME Curb Songs, ASCAP/Curb
Congregation Songs, SESAC (D.Scott, M.Alderman) 3 6
D DADDY’S MONEY W
arner-Tamerlane Publishing
Corp., BMI/Muddy Magnolia Music, BMI/Mama’s Exit
Publishing, BMI/Music Of Parallel, BMI/Downtown DMP Songs,
BMI (K.North, J.Wilson, T.McHugh) 6 0
DANCE WITH YA W
Corp., BMI/THiS Music, BMI/Goes Something Like This Music,
BMI/Songs of Sunset Beach, BMI/SONGS MP Publishing, BMI
(D.Baldridge, C.Yarber, J.Mitchell) 5 6
DIBS S ongs Of Black River, ASCAP/KNB Music, ASCAP/DHM
Administration, ASCAP/Nyssa Music, ASCAP/Jason Duke Music,
ASCAP (K.Ballerini, J.Kerr, R.Griffin, J.Duke) 1 0
DIE A HAPPY MAN EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/
Cricket On The Line, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.,
BMI/Eastman Pond Publishing, BMI/Music Of Big Deal, BMI/
Nice Life, BMI/Frederic And Reid Music, BMI/BMG Platinum
Songs, BMI (Thomas Rhett, S.M.Douglas, Joe London) 9
THE DRIVER W
B Music Corp., ASCAP/30A Getaway
Songs, ASCAP/Spirit Catalog Holdings, S.a.r.l./Five Stone
Publishing, ASCAP/Spirit Two Nashville Music, Inc., ASCAP/
Year Of The Dog Music, ASCAP/Words & Music (C.Kelley, E.Paslay,
A.Stoklasa) 4 8
DRUNK ON YOUR LOVE S ony/ATV Countryside,
BMI/Paris Not France Music, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc.,
BMI/Ross Copperman Songs, BMI (B.Eldredge, R.Copperman) 7
F FIX R ound Hill Works, BMI/Big Loud Proud Crowd, BMI/
Bux Tone Music, BMI/Rio Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/Telemitry
Productions, BMI/Year Of The Dog Music, ASCAP (S.Buxton,
J.Frasure, A.Stoklasa) 2 7
Country Airplay Index
B Music Corp., ASCAP/
Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing
Corp., BMI/Shay Mooney Music, ASCAP/EMI April Music, Inc.,
ASCAP/CDS Words And Music, ASACP (D.Smyers, S.Mooney, C.
DeStefano) 35
G GIRL NEXT DOOR H ighway 508 Songs, ASCAP/House
LIVIN’ THE DREAM S ony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/
Tomdouglasmusic, BMI/Sony/ATV Harmony, ASCAP/Texa Rae
Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Creative Nation
Music, BMI (T.Douglas, J.Johnston, L.Laird) 4 2
LOVIN’ LATELY B ig Love Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt
Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/J Money Music, ASCAP/
Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., ASCAP/StyleSonic
Music, LLC, BMI (W.K.Alphin, J.D.Rich, T.McGraw) 4 1
Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/Nettwerk One B Music, BMI/Revelry
Music, BMI/Jay Gatsby Music, BMI/Nettwerk One Music Limited
M Canada, SOCAN/Universal Music Corporation, ASCAP/Smack Ink,
MAKE
YOU
MINE
C
entricity
Music Publishing, ASCAP/
ASCAP (B.Clark, J.J.Dillon, S.McAnally) 4 9
Bluenort Records, SOCAN/CentricSongs, SESAC/2 Hour Songs,
H SESAC/Pickin Publishing, BMI/Songs Of Kickingbird, BMI (B.
Rempel, S.Mosley, B.Stennis) 5 9
HEAD OVER BOOTS G olden Vault Music, BMI/The
Song Factory, LLC, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Creative
MAKE YOU MISS ME U niversal Music Corporation,
Nation Music, BMI (J.Pardi, L.Laird) 2 4
ASCAP/Three Mules Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Black River,
ASCAP/Sonic Geo Music, ASCAP/Calhoun Enterprises, ASCAP/
HEARTBEAT Carrie-Okie Music, BMI/External Combustion
RPM Global Publishing, BMI/Hori Productions America, ASCAP
Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Southside Independent Music
(S.Hunt, J.Osborne, M.Ramsey) 5 8
Publishing, LLC, ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Publishing,
ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music,
MAYDAY M
arvelous Oaks Records, ASCAP/One Year
ASCAP/Sadie’s Favorite Songs, ASCAP (C.Underwood, Z.Crowell,
YesterdayPublishing, BMI/Creative Pulse Music, BMI/These Are
A.Gorley) 2
Pulse Songs, BMI (C.Ochs, T.Johnson) 4 5
HIGH CLASS W
B Music Corp., ASCAP/Five Foot Sixteen
Publishing, ASCAP/Songs From The Rose Hotel, ASCAP/Rio
Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/Telemitry Productions, BMI (E.Paslay,
C.Crowder, J.Frasure) 3 7
HOLE IN A BOTTLE B MG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Skinny
Fat Nashville Music, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Music Of Big
Deal, BMI/Stalefish Music, BMI/Songs From The Couch, BMI (C.
Smith, B.Beavers, D.Couch) 3 2
HOME ALONE TONIGHT Sony/ATV Tree
Publishing, BMI/Universal Music Corporation, ASCAP/Red Vinyl
Music, Inc., BMI/Sixteen Stars Music, BMI/HoriPro Entertainment
Group, Inc., BMI (J.Stevens, C.Taylor, J.Dreyer, T.Cecil) 6
HUMBLE AND KIND Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/
Hoodie Songs, BMI (L.McKenna) 2 2
I I KNOW SOMEBODY EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/
Brooks County Boy Music, BMI/Songs By Red Room, BMI/EMI
April Music, Inc., ASCAP/ole Songs Of Countrywood, ASCAP (R.
Akins, R.Copperman, J.S.Stover) 5 4
I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT Year Of The Dog
Music, ASCAP/Rio Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/Warner-Tamerlane
Publishing Corp., BMI/Shay Mooney Music, ASCAP/MTrain Music,
ASCAP (M.Trainor, J.Frasure, S.Mooney) 1 3
I MET A GIRL R eHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/Smacktown
Music, ASCAP/Universal Music Corporation, ASCAP/Three Mules
Music, ASCAP/Smack Ink, ASCAP (T. Rosen, S.Hunt, S.McAnally) 3 8
IT ALL STARTED WITH A BEER Sony/ATV
Harmony, ASCAP/Texa Rae Music, ASCAP/Nettwerk One B
Music, BMI/Revelry Music, BMI/Nevada House Music, BMI/Ole
Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Real Big Red Tunes, ASCAP (J.Johnston,
N.Mason, J.S.Stover) 3 0
IT DON’T HURT LIKE IT USED TO Coconut
Hut Publishing, ASCAP/Castle Bound Music, Inc., SESAC/We Be
Pawtying, SESAC/BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., PRS/
You Want How Much Of What Publishing, BMI/Worldwide
EMG Music B, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI (B.Currington,
C.R.Barlowe, S.Carter) 5 1
J JESUS AND JONES o le Purple Cape Music, BMI/ole,
BMI/Rack City Publishing, BMI/BMG Blue, BMI/Songs Of Jim
McCormick, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Sony/ATV Acuff
Rose Music, BMI/Six Ring Circus Songs, BMI (T.Farr, J.McCormick,
C.Beathard) 5 0
L LITTLE BIT OF YOU O rbison Music, LLC, BMI/BMG
Platinum Songs, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Funky Friar Music,
ASCAP/Sadie’s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/Combustion Engine
Music, ASCAP (C.Bryant, D.George, A.Gorley) 1 1
MIND READER EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Rhettro
Music, BMI/Brooks County Boy Music, BMI/WB Music Corp.,
ASCAP/Thankful For This Music, ASCAP (R.Akins, B.Hayslip) 1 7
MY CHURCH International Dog Music, BMI/BMG
Platinum Songs, BMI/Hello I Love You Music, BMI (busbee,
M.Morris) 1 6
N NEXT BOYFRIEND W
Corp., BMI/Lylas Music, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankful
For This Music, ASCAP/A Frank Entertainment, ASCAP/Song
House Publishing, ASCAP/Kobalt Music Publishing America,
Inc., ASCAP (L.Alaina, E.Weisband, M.McVaney) 4 6
NIGHT’S ON FIRE S uper Big Music, ASCAP/Jett
Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Doc And Maggie Music,
SOCAN/Thankful For This Music, ASCAP (J.Singleton, D.Ruttan) 2 8
NOBODY TO BLAME W
B Music Corp., ASCAP/House
Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/Quackhead Music, BMI/Sony/ATV
Tree Publishing, BMI (C.Stapleton, B.Bales, R.Bowman) 1 4
P POWER OF POSITIVE DRINKIN’ R ed Vinyl
Music, Inc., BMI/Buckkilla Music, BMI/House Of Sea Gayle
Music, ASCAP/Green Vinyl Music, ASCAP (C.Janson, Mark Irwin,
C.DuBois) 4 0
R RAISED ON IT U niversal Music Corporation, ASCAP/
Three Mules Music, ASCAP/External Combustion Music,
ASCAP/Songs Of Southside Independent Music Publishing,
LLC, ASCAP/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/JFLO Music, BMI/
Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP (S.Hunt, Z.Crowell,
J.Flowers) 4 4
REAL MEN LOVE JESUS EMI Blackwood Music
Inc., BMI/Sagequinnjude Music, BMI/Famlove Songs, BMI (B.
Warren, B.Warren, L.Miller, A.Sanders) 2 1
RECORD YEAR S ony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Longer
And Louder Music, BMI/Little Louder Songs, BMi/Mammaw’s
Fried Okra Music, BMI (E.Church, J.Hyde) 3 4
RUNNING FOR YOU M
usic Of Stage Three, BMI/
Songs Of Cornman, BMI/Roll Through Music, BMI/BMG
Platinum Songs, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Songs
From The Engine Room, BMI/Southside Independent Music
Publishing, LLC, BMI/Internal Combustion Music, BMI/Kickin’
Grids Music, BMI (K.Moore, T.Verges, B.Daly) 3 3
S SHUT UP AND FISH S uper Big Music, ASCAP/Big
Machine Music, BMI/Song Alert Publishing, SESAC/Tunes of R
And T Direct, SESAC (M.Marlow, T.Dye, P.Sallis, A.Scherz) 2 5
SLEEP WITHOUT YOU S uper Big Music, ASCAP/
Caliville Publishing, ASCAP/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Stars
And Stripes And Maple Leaf Music, BMI/Wordspring Music, LLC,
SESAC (B.Young, K.Archer, J.Ebach) 5 7
SNAPBACK Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/Smackville
Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., ASCAP/
ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Unfair
Entertainment, ASCAP/Songs Of Big Deal, ASCAP/BMG Gold
Songs, ASCAP/Wooden Ships, ASCAP (M.Ramsey, T. Rosen,
B.Tursi) 1 5
SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH P eermusic III,
Ltd., BMI/Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/Jaron Boyer Music, SESAC/
BMG Silver Songs, SESAC/Fuego Songs Publishing, SESAC/
David Ryan Music, ASCAP/The Real Brain Publishing, BMI/WB
Music Corp., ASCAP/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP (M.Tyler, J.Boyer,
A.Palmer, D.Kuncio, J.Mirenda) 2 0
SOUTHERN BOY S ongs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/
Creative Nation Music, BMI/These Are Pulse Songs, BMI/
Creative Pulse Music, BMI/Pulse Nation, BMI/ole Songs Of
Countrywood, ASCAP/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP (L.Laird,
B.Dean, J.S.Stover) 4 3
STONE COLD SOBER W
arner-Tamerlane
Publishing Corp., BMI/Indiana Angel Music, BMI/External
Combustion Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Brett, ASCAP/Atlas Music
Publishing, ASCAP/Yawyer Three Music, ASCAP (B.Gilbert, Brett
James, D.Layus) 2 3
T THAT DON’T SOUND LIKE YOU M
ike Curb
Music, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Brooks County Boy
Music, BMI/External Combustion Music, ASCAP/Out Of The
Taperoom Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Southside Independent
Music Publishing, LLC, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (L.Brice,
R.Akins, A.Gorley) 1 8
THINK OF YOU EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/
Goodbye Pants Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing
Corp., BMI/Songs From The Rose Hotel, ASCAP/WB Music
Corp., ASCAP/EMI Foray Music, SESAC/Write 2 Be Free Music,
SESAC (C.Young, C.Crowder, J.Hoge) 1 9
T-SHIRT External Combustion Music, ASCAP/Songs Of
Southside Independent Music Publishing, LLC, ASCAP/WB
Music Corp., ASCAP/Atlas Music Publishing, ASCAP/Songs
Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Creative Nation Music, BMI/Universal
Music Corporation, ASCAP/Smack Ink, ASCAP (A.Gorley, L.Laird,
S.McAnally) 2 6
U UNLOVE YOU Jennifer Nettles Publishing, ASCAP/
House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/Highway 508 Songs, ASCAP
(J. Nettles, B.Clark) 3 9
USED TO LOVE YOU SOBER S ongs Of
Universal, Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/EMI Foray Music,
SESAC/Write 2 Be Free Music, SESAC/B Frank Entertainment,
BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Song
House Publishing, ASCAP (K.Brown, M.McVaney, J.Hoge) 5 3
W WE WENT Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/
W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/ole Canalco Publishing, ASCAP/Ole
Ole, ASCAP/Songs Of Razor And Tie Music, ASCAP/Songs Of
Black River, ASCAP (J.Wilson, M.Rogers, J.King) 3
Y YOU LOOK LIKE I NEED A DRINK R ound
Hill Works, BMI/Farm Town Songs, BMI/Big Loud Proud Crowd,
BMI/Round Hill Songs, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/
HappyGoWrucke, BMI/Creative Pulse Music, BMI/These Are
Pulse Songs, BMI (R.Clawson, M.Dragstrem, N.Hemby) 3 1
YOU SHOULD BE HERE S ony/ATV Tree Publishing,
BMI/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie’s Favorite Songs,
ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (C.Swindell, A.Gorley) 8
Hot Country Songs Index
TITLE P ublishing-Licensing Org.
(Songwriter) C hart Position
B BACKROAD SONG C limbing Windmills, BMI/
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/House Of
Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP ( G.Smith, F.Rogers) 1 0
BEAUTIFUL DRUG D ay For The Dead
Publishing, SESAC/Southern Ground, SESAC/Reach
Music Tunes, SESAC (Z.Brown, N.Moon) 9
BETTER IN BOOTS Legends Of Magic Mustang
Music, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/This Is Magic
Mustang Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/
Music Of Platinum Pen, SESAC/Hatchoo Music, SESAC/
Thunder Cookie, SESAC (J.Wilson, D.Pittenger, N.Cooke) 2 7
BREAK ON ME. E MI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Jon
Mark Nite Music, ASCAP/EMI Blackwood Music Inc.,
BMI/Songs By Red Room, BMI (J.M.Nite, R.Copperman) 6
BREAK UP IN A SMALL TOWN Universal
Music Corporation, ASCAP/Three Mules Music, ASCAP/
External Combustion Music, ASCAP/Who Wants
To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP/Songs Of Southside
Independent Music Publishing, LLC, ASCAP/Smack
Ink, ASCAP/Sam Hunt Publishing, ASCAP/I Love Pizza
Music, ASCAP ( S.Hunt, Z.Crowell, S.McAnally) 4
C CONFESSION B ig Red Toe, BMI/Farm Town
Songs, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Songs By
Red Room, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Who Wants
To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP/External Combustion
Music, ASCAP ( R.Clawson, R.Copperman, M.Jenkins) 1 1
CRAZY OVER ME C urb Songs, ASCAP/Curb
Congregation Songs, SESAC (D.Scott, M.Alderman) 3 8
D DIE A HAPPY MAN E MI Blackwood Music
Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane
Publishing Corp., BMI/Eastman Pond Publishing, BMI/
Music Of Big Deal, BMI/Nice Life, BMI/Frederic And
Reid Music, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI ( Thomas
Rhett, S.M.Douglas, Joe London) 1
THE DRIVER W
B Music Corp., ASCAP/30A
Getaway Songs, ASCAP/Spirit Catalog Holdings,
S.a.r.l./Five Stone Publishing, ASCAP/Spirit Two
Nashville Music, Inc., ASCAP/Year Of The Dog Music,
ASCAP/Words & Music (C.Kelley, E.Paslay, A.Stoklasa) 4 5
DRUNK ON YOUR LOVE S ony/ATV
Countryside, BMI/Paris Not France Music, BMI/EMI
Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Ross Copperman Songs,
BMI (B.Eldredge, R.Copperman) 5
F FIX R ound Hill Works, BMI/Big Loud Proud Crowd,
BMI/Bux Tone Music, BMI/Rio Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/
Telemitry Productions, BMI/Year Of The Dog Music,
ASCAP (S.Buxton, J.Frasure, A.Stoklasa) 2 6
B Music Corp.,
ASCAP/Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane
Publishing Corp., BMI/Shay Mooney Music, ASCAP/EMI
April Music, Inc., ASCAP/CDS Words And Music, ASACP
(D.Smyers, S.Mooney, C. DeStefano) 3 3
H HEAD OVER BOOTS G olden Vault Music,
BMI/The Song Factory, LLC, BMI/Songs Of Universal,
Inc., BMI/Creative Nation Music, BMI (J.Pardi, L.Laird) 2 2
HEARTBEAT C arrie-Okie Music, BMI/External
Combustion Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Southside
Independent Music Publishing, LLC, ASCAP/Who
Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP/WB Music
Corp., ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/
Sadie’s Favorite Songs, ASCAP ( C.Underwood, Z.Crowell,
A.Gorley) 2
HIGH CLASS W
B Music Corp., ASCAP/Five Foot
Sixteen Publishing, ASCAP/Songs From The Rose
Hotel, ASCAP/Rio Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/Telemitry
Productions, BMI ( E.Paslay, C.Crowder, J.Frasure) 4 4
HOLE IN A BOTTLE B MG Gold Songs, ASCAP/
Skinny Fat Nashville Music, BMI/BMG Platinum
Songs, BMI/Music Of Big Deal, BMI/Stalefish Music,
BMI/Songs From The Couch, BMI (C.Smith, B.Beavers,
D.Couch) 4 1
HOME ALONE TONIGHT S ony/ATV Tree
Publishing, BMI/Universal Music Corporation, ASCAP/
Red Vinyl Music, Inc., BMI/Sixteen Stars Music, BMI/
HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., BMI (J.Stevens,
C.Taylor, J.Dreyer, T.Cecil) 8
HUMBLE AND KIND S ongs Of Universal, Inc.,
BMI/Hoodie Songs, BMI (L.McKenna) 1 6
I I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT Y ear Of The
Dog Music, ASCAP/Rio Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/WarnerTamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Shay Mooney
Music, ASCAP/MTrain Music, ASCAP ( M.Trainor, J.Frasure,
S.Mooney) 1 5
I MET A GIRL R eHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/
Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Universal Music
Corporation, ASCAP/Three Mules Music, ASCAP/Smack
Ink, ASCAP ( T. Rosen, S.Hunt, S.McAnally) 4 6
IT ALL STARTED WITH A BEER S ony/
ATV Harmony, ASCAP/Texa Rae Music, ASCAP/
Nettwerk One B Music, BMI/Revelry Music, BMI/
Nevada House Music, BMI/Ole Red Cape Songs,
ASCAP/Real Big Red Tunes, ASCAP (J.Johnston, N.Mason,
J.S.Stover) 3 2
L LITTLE BIT OF YOU O rbison Music, LLC, BMI/
BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/
Funky Friar Music, ASCAP/Sadie’s Favorite Songs,
ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP ( C.Bryant,
D.George, A.Gorley) 1 9
LOVIN’ LATELY B ig Love Music, BMI/Songs Of
Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/J Money
Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc.,
ASCAP/StyleSonic Music, LLC, BMI ( W.K.Alphin, J.D.Rich,
T.McGraw) 4 8
M MIND READER E MI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/
Rhettro Music, BMI/Brooks County Boy Music, BMI/WB
Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankful For This Music, ASCAP (R.
Akins, B.Hayslip) 2 0
MR. MISUNDERSTOOD S ony/ATV Tree
Publishing, BMI/Longer And Louder Music, BMI/Sony/
ATV Acuff Rose Music, BMI/Six Ring Circus Songs, BMI
(E.Church, C.Beathard) 3 6
MY CHURCH International Dog Music, BMI/BMG
Platinum Songs, BMI/Hello I Love You Music, BMI
(busbee, M.Morris) 7
N NEXT BOYFRIEND W
arner-Tamerlane
Publishing Corp., BMI/Lylas Music, BMI/WB Music
Corp., ASCAP/Thankful For This Music, ASCAP/A Frank
Entertainment, ASCAP/Song House Publishing,
ASCAP/Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., ASCAP
(L.Alaina, E.Weisband, M.McVaney) 4 3
NIGHT’S ON FIRE S uper Big Music, ASCAP/
Jett Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Doc And
Maggie Music, SOCAN/Thankful For This Music, ASCAP
(J.Singleton, D.Ruttan) 3 0
NOBODY TO BLAME W
B Music Corp., ASCAP/
House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/Quackhead Music,
BMI/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI ( C.Stapleton, B.Bales,
R.Bowman) 1 3
P PARACHUTE W
B Music Corp., ASCAP/Ken
Tucky Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/
Dontcallmebrett Musicm, BMI (C.Stapleton, J.Beavers) 5 0
POWER OF POSITIVE DRINKIN’ R ed
Vinyl Music, Inc., BMI/Buckkilla Music, BMI/House Of
Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/Green Vinyl Music, ASCAP (C.
Janson, Mark Irwin, C.DuBois) 4 7
R RAISED ON IT U niversal Music Corporation,
ASCAP/Three Mules Music, ASCAP/External
Combustion Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Southside
Independent Music Publishing, LLC, ASCAP/EMI
Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/JFLO Music, BMI/Who
Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP ( S.Hunt, Z.Crowell,
J.Flowers) 4 9
REAL MEN LOVE JESUS E MI Blackwood
Music Inc., BMI/Sagequinnjude Music, BMI/Famlove
Songs, BMI ( B.Warren, B.Warren, L.Miller, A.Sanders) 2 8
RECORD YEAR S ony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/
Longer And Louder Music, BMI/Little Louder Songs,
BMi/Mammaw’s Fried Okra Music, BMI (E.Church,
J.Hyde) 3 5
RUNNING FOR YOU M
usic Of Stage Three,
BMI/Songs Of Cornman, BMI/Roll Through Music, BMI/
BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc.,
BMI/Songs From The Engine Room, BMI/Southside
Independent Music Publishing, LLC, BMI/Internal
Combustion Music, BMI/Kickin’ Grids Music, BMI ( K.
Moore, T.Verges, B.Daly) 3 7
S SHUT UP AND FISH S uper Big Music, ASCAP/
Big Machine Music, BMI/Song Alert Publishing, SESAC/
Tunes of R And T Direct, SESAC (M.Marlow, T.Dye, P.Sallis,
A.Scherz) 3 1
SNAPBACK C arrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/Smackville
Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc.,
ASCAP/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/Smacktown Music,
ASCAP/Unfair Entertainment, ASCAP/Songs Of Big
Deal, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Wooden Ships,
ASCAP (M.Ramsey, T. Rosen, B.Tursi) 1 4
SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH P eermusic
III, Ltd., BMI/Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/Jaron Boyer
Music, SESAC/BMG Silver Songs, SESAC/Fuego Songs
Publishing, SESAC/David Ryan Music, ASCAP/The Real
Brain Publishing, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Music
Of The Corn, ASCAP ( M.Tyler, J.Boyer, A.Palmer, D.Kuncio,
J.Mirenda) 1 8
STONE COLD SOBER W
arner-Tamerlane
Publishing Corp., BMI/Indiana Angel Music, BMI/
External Combustion Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Brett,
ASCAP/Atlas Music Publishing, ASCAP/Yawyer Three
Music, ASCAP ( B.Gilbert, Brett James, D.Layus) 2 5
T TENNESSEE WHISKEY U niversal-Songs Of
PolyGram International, BMI/EMI Algee, BMI (D.Dillon,
Linda Hargrove) 2 3
THAT DON’T SOUND LIKE YOU M
ike
Curb Music, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/
Brooks County Boy Music, BMI/External Combustion
Music, ASCAP/Out Of The Taperoom Music, ASCAP/
Songs Of Southside Independent Music Publishing,
LLC, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (L.Brice, R.Akins,
A.Gorley) 2 1
THINK OF YOU E MI Blackwood Music Inc.,
BMI/Goodbye Pants Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane
Publishing Corp., BMI/Songs From The Rose Hotel,
ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/EMI Foray Music,
SESAC/Write 2 Be Free Music, SESAC ( C.Young, C.Crowder,
J.Hoge) 1 7
TRAVELLER W
B Music Corp., ASCAP/Ken Tucky
Music, ASCAP ( C.Stapleton) 3 9
T-SHIRT E xternal Combustion Music, ASCAP/Songs
Of Southside Independent Music Publishing, LLC,
ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Atlas Music Publishing,
ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Creative Nation
Music, BMI/Universal Music Corporation, ASCAP/
Smack Ink, ASCAP (A.Gorley, L.Laird, S.McAnally) 2 4
U UNLOVE YOU Jennifer Nettles Publishing,
ASCAP/House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/Highway
508 Songs, ASCAP (J. Nettles, B.Clark) 4 2
USED TO LOVE YOU SOBER S ongs Of
Universal, Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/EMI Foray
Music, SESAC/Write 2 Be Free Music, SESAC/B Frank
Entertainment, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing
America, Inc., BMI/Song House Publishing, ASCAP ( K.
Brown, M.McVaney, J.Hoge) 2 9
W WE WENT Legends Of Magic Mustang Music,
SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/ole Canalco
Publishing, ASCAP/Ole Ole, ASCAP/Songs Of Razor
And Tie Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Black River, ASCAP ( J.
Wilson, M.Rogers, J.King) 1 2
WHISPER E MI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Jon Mark
Nite Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Dack
Janiel’s Publishing, BMI (C. DeStefano, J.M.Nite, C.Rice) 4 0
Y YOU LOOK LIKE I NEED A DRINK
Round Hill Works, BMI/Farm Town Songs, BMI/Big
Loud Proud Crowd, BMI/Round Hill Songs, ASCAP/
Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/HappyGoWrucke, BMI/
Creative Pulse Music, BMI/These Are Pulse Songs, BMI
(R.Clawson, M.Dragstrem, N.Hemby) 3 4
YOU SHOULD BE HERE S ony/ATV Tree
Publishing, BMI/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/
Sadie’s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP
(C.Swindell, A.Gorley) 3
CODA
20 Years Ago
Martina McBride’s
‘Angels’ Ascended
To No. 1
Back in 1996, the singer
scored her first of five
Hot Country Songs leaders
On March 2, 1996, then 29-yearold Martina McBride rose to No. 1
on Hot Country Songs for the first
time with “Wild Angels.” The title
cut of her second album, written by
Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison and
Harry Stinson, marked McBride’s
10th chart entry after her signing
with RCA Records in 1990. The
story song follows a young couple
being protected by forces from above.
Born Martina Mariea Schiff in
Sharon, Kan., the singer performed
in her father’s band, The Schiffters.
In 1988, she married sound engineer
John McBride, who joined Garth
Brooks’ production team. Accompanying her husband on the road, McBride occasionally sold merchandise
for Brooks and ultimately became
his opening act.
McBride has scored 20 Hot Country Songs top 10s (including five
No. 1s), plus five Top Country Albums leaders, including 2014’s Everlasting. She released the title track
to Reckless, her 13th studio album
and first on the Nash Icon label, on
Feb. 26, ahead of the set’s expected
arrival this spring.
—JIM ASKER
McBride, shown here in concert,
has scored 55 career Hot Country
Songs hits from 1992-2012.
MICK HUTSON/REDFERNS
R EW I N D I N G
THE
C O U N T RY
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