Country Update
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Country Update
Country Update BILLBOARD.COM/NEWSLETTERS INSIDE FGL, Urban Still Reign >page 4 CMA Tries To Curb Campaigning >page 9 Paisley’s Flood Relief Raises $567K So Far >page 10 Makin’ Tracks: The Last Bandoleros’ ‘Where Do You Go?’ >page 14 Stark Report: The Impact Of Randy Travis’ Storms Of Life >page 15 Country Coda: Ricky Skaggs’ ‘Highway 40 Blues’ >page 20 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 1 OF 20 [email protected] Love Story: The Impact Of Taylor Swift’s First Decade When “Tim McGraw” slipped onto Billboard’s Hot C ountry Songs chart at No. 60 on July 1, 2006, the single earned a thumbnail breakout synopsis, courtesy of now-deceased country chart manager Wade Jessen: “Singer gets first national chart SWIFT ink exclusively in Billboard. Song title name-checks fellow artist.” It was a rather quiet beginning for Taylor Swift, who in the ensuing decade managed to conquer country and, in an unprecedented move, transition fully into life as a pop artist with her latest album, 1989, without even a hiccup. Swift, of course, was a mere 16 years old when she made that “Tim McGraw” debut, defying a few basic tenets in the process. She insisted on writing her own songs, mining real-life experiences and worming her way into a format that was historically viewed as a place where adults sang grown-up songs for other adults. She had her battles. Radio research — particularly in the early years — showed males in the upper demos were chilly. But teenage girls loved her. She became a bonding element for those girls and their mothers, and — boom! — a country star was born. In fact, the country landscape is much different today, thanks in part to Swift and her insistence on following a game plan that many considered unorthodox. “It was always really uncanny to me,” says Cassetty Entertainment president Todd Cassetty, who worked with Swift on videos, social media campaigns and at least one NBC TV special. “In the early days, she would make decisions that ‘adults’ would question, and she was always right. She’s just acutely aware of what her fan base wants.” Country is viewed much more favorably in the current media landscape than it was when Swift debuted in 2006, and while she didn’t create that change alone, it’s safe to say that she played a role in that shift. Listed below are a handful of ways that Swift i nfluenced the evolution of the genre, s ometimes on her own, sometimes in tandem with other acts or in lockstep with the culture as a whole: The audience grew younger. While country radio has long embraced a wide 25-54 demographic as its target a udience, it historically skewed toward the 35-plus s egment. Music Row • BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE has wanted to lower the median age since at least the early 1980s, but it never has been more successful than during Swift’s rise. One could argue, in fact, that the bro-country fad — which temporarily brought in a ton of 25-34 listeners — might not have occurred if Swift hadn’t shown that younger listeners were open to country. “She introduced a new age group to this format because of her sound and because of her writing,” says Nash Network director of programming John Shomby, who has been in Swift’s c orner since meeting her on her first radiopromotion tour when he was WGH Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Va., PD. “She wrote for that specific age and was the first one to ever do that.” Online metrics became a meaningful way to influence radio. Swift established a MySpace page on Aug. 31, 2005 — the day before Big Machine officially launched as a label — and she subsequently amassed more than 45 million streams through that site. Big Machine Label Group president/CEO Scott Borchetta used that data to prove to skeptical stations that an audience indeed existed for his artist. Employing social media and/or streaming service info to prove an act’s viability to radio is now standard operating procedure. Social media became a way to engage the audience. Swift figured out quickly that cat photos and personal messages could demonstrate to her audience that she is one of them. Instead of giving a story to media and p raying that reporters would not only care, but convey her intended meaning, she went straight to fans, flipping the process along the way. It doesn’t work for every artist, but it does for many, who — like Swift — now put out their message on social media and let traditional reporters take the story to a wider audience after they have already left a trail. Young women felt they had a voice. The number of females on the country chart tailed off in recent years, an ironic development since Swift i nspired so many younger women to put their inner world to music. Kelsea Ballerini is the most obvious success story, though some of the other c ontenders tried to duplicate Swift’s approach instead of using it as a guide. “When we first started [the Song Suffragettes showcase] two years ago, we jokingly called it ‘Taylor Swift-itus,’ ” says Cassetty. “Everybody was trying to mimic her. That’s started to dissipate. I think a lot of young women are trying to find their own voice now, but a lot of them were definitely inspired to pick up a guitar because of Taylor Swift.” Staging is more elaborate at many arena shows. Such acts as Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Shania Twain and Reba McEntire had previously incorporated big production elements — like high-quality video, dancers and overhead conveyors — into the concert experience, but no one has made it as seamless and theatrical as Swift. “She created an experience,” observes Shomby. “She definitely has had an influence on what a live show looks like.” The two-year album cycle became more of an industry standard. In 2006, the typical country act cranked out a new album every 12-18 months. Swift has followed a 24-month cycle like clockwork, putting out a new project in a late-October/early-November window every even-numbered year. Wait times still vary, but two years looks more like the industry norm than it did before. Country music now thinks globally. As a genre that’s native to the United States, it was natural to consider America’s borders as the limit for country. Some previous acts, such as Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton, thought outside the box, but no one chased international territories more aggressively than Swift, who even started a world tour in Singapore — hardly a bastion of country heritage. “They were thinking international very early on,” says Cassetty. Leaving the format no longer carries the stigma it once did. Strident country fans are angry about the direction of modern country, but recent Country Music Association research reaffirms what radio has known for a while: The genre’s listeners engage in multiple formats. Where country radio once turned its back on artists who “left the format” — Gary Morris took on an operatic part in Les Miserables, and Restless Heart dared to release a pop-only single; both saw their country careers dive — Swift was forthcoming about making a pop album with 1989. Radio is different now, too. In the pre-consolidation era, country programmers felt abandoned when a country artist targeted a different audience. Now, the PD for a radio cluster simply finds Swift moving from the country brand to another station in their portfolio. Swift hasn’t tried to return to country, though many expect she eventually will, and it appears to many that the door remains open to her. “I don’t think anybody has faulted her for what she has done,” says Shomby. “It was a natural progression, and I don’t think anybody would fault her for coming back.” JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 2 OF 20 • • High Valley visited KKBQ Houston as the duo continues an extensive radio promotion tour. From left: KKBQ operations manager Johnny Chiang, High Valley’s Curtis Rempel, KKBQ assistant PD/music director Christi Brooks, High Valley’s Brad Rempel and Warner Music Nashville manager of radio promotion Stephanie Holzer. • • • • Granger Smith (right) performed “Backroad Song” and “If the Boot Fits” for listeners on June 27 during a visit with WDRM Huntsville, Ala., assistant PD/ music director A.J. McCloud. Trent Harmon (left) visited WNSH New York personality Jess Addy on June 23 in the early stages of his first radio promotion tour. Spencer’s Own joined KAWO Boise, Idaho, personalities Rick Dunn and Carly Cash to meet fans during the Boise Music Festival. From left are band members Jordon and Quinn Williams, Dunn, band member Nate Williams, Cash and Spencer’s Own members Nic and Morgan Williams. SPENCER’S OWN: ELECTRIC HOUSE • BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 4 OF 20 ON THE CHARTS JIM ASKER [email protected] FGL’s ‘H.O.L.Y.’ Reign; Urban Wastes No Time Landing 20th No. 1 can resonate in different ways, depending [on] where you are in life. Plus, I’m a sucker for hooks, and I just wanted, one day, to get [a lyrical mention of Guns N’ Roses’] ‘Sweet Child of Mine’ into one of my songs. It’s an awesome title that just rolls off the tongue.” CHASE IS ON Chase Rice’s “Everybody We Know Does” (Dack Janiels/ Columbia Nashville) debuts at No. 26 on Hot Country Songs. Fueled by firstweek sales of 26,000, the song also launches at No. 2 on Country Digital Songs, tying his best bow and rank on the list; his debut hit, “Ready Set Roll” (2014), and “Whisper,” his single prior to “Everybody,” both also began and peaked at No. 2 on the sales tally. ‘RED’ HOT Dustin Lynch’s “Seein’ Red” (Broken Bow) debuts on Hot Country Songs at No. 31, his highest career start. It’s powered most heavily by its No. 8 entrance on Country Digital Songs (20,000), matching Lynch’s best rank on the chart; he first hit No. 8 on Country Digital Songs with his 2012 breakthrough, “Cowboys and Angels.” OVER-’TIME’ Keith Urban’s “Wasted Time” (Hit Red/ RUCKER RETURNS Darius Rucker’s new ballad “If I Capitol Nashville) paces Billboard’s Country Airplay chart Told You” (Capitol Nashville), the maiden single from for a second week, increasing by 6 percent to 49 million in his upcoming fifth solo album, arrives at No. 46 on Hot audience. Urban’s 20th Country Airplay No. 1 is his first Country Songs and No. 43 on Country Airplay (2.9 million FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE multiweek leader since “Somewhere in My Car” parked in in audience). Rucker, who has scored six No. 1s each on the most coveted spot for two weeks in December 2014. Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay, charts his first Written by Urban, Greg Wells and James Abrahart, “Time” is the third entry on the lists since “Southern Style,” which peaked at Nos. 38 and 33 on single from Urban’s album Ripcord, which arrived as his fifth No. 1 on Top the surveys, respectively, in 2015. Country Albums (dated May 28). It follows the Country Airplay No. 1 “Break on Me” and the No. 2-peaking “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16.” ON THE CHARTS, ON THE AIR On the latest episode of Billboard’s Chart Beat “I’ve had a lot people ask me if I feel that the best days of my life are behind podcast, producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Mary me,” Urban tells Billboard about the meaning of “Time.” “For me, personally, Chapin Carpenter) and Americana Music Assn. executive director Jed Hilly the song isn’t so much about yearning for another time as it is a reminder that discuss all things Americana, including the stable growth of the genre and the life is right now. It’s brief, and being alive and in the moment doesn’t take much. recent renaming of Billboard’s Folk Albums chart to Americana/Folk A lbums. It’s remembering the beauty, in the simplest ways. I think these kinds of songs Listen to the podcast here. NOW, ONE WEEKLY EDITION, EVERY MONDAY Country The country music industry’s must-have source for news, charts, analysis and features. UPDATE Sign up for FREE delivery every Monday www.billboard.com/newsletters • Airplay, album sales, track sales and streaming charts, as well as the all-encompassing Hot Country Songs chart. • Expert commentary and insights by Tom Roland, Phyllis Stark and Jim Asker. FGL: JEREMY COWART Florida Georgia Line, the duo of Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley, continues to rule three of Billboard’s country songs charts with “H.O.L.Y” (Republic Nashville). The Nate Cyphert-, William Larsen- and busbee-penned first single from FGL’s third studio full-length, Dig Your Roots (due Aug. 26), tops Billboard’s airplay-, sales- and streaming-based Hot Country Songs chart (dated July 16) for a ninth week. It also crowns Country Digital Songs for a ninth frame, up by 14 percent to 79,000 downloads sold in the week ending June 30, according to Nielsen Music. Since bowing at the Country Digital Songs summit (May 21), the track has moved 730,000 downloads to date. “H.O.L.Y.” additionally leads Country Streaming Songs for a ninth week, up by 10 p ercent to 6.9 million U.S. streams for the week. On Country Airplay, the song pushes 5-4 with an 11 percent increase to 39.9 million audience impressions. FGL holds one of the most vaunted records in Hot C ountry Songs history (dating to the chart’s 1958 inception as a multimetric survey), as its debut single, “Cruise,” topped the survey for an unprecedented 24 weeks in 2012-13. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 6 OF 20 Country Airplay THIS WEEK LAST WEEK WKS ON CHART 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 l 5 l 6 l 7 l 8 l 1 14 2 14 LIGHTS COME ON B roken Bow 3 14 CHURCH BELLS 1 9/Arista Nashville 5 10 H.O.L.Y. R epublic Nashville AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) PLAYS TITLE Imprint/LabelArtist THIS WEEK +/– THIS WEEK WASTED TIME H it Red/Capitol Nashville 49.003 +2.944 7932 -58 2 1 6 22 RECORD YEAR E MI Nashville 8 15 NOISE B lue Chair/Columbia Nashville 10 30 FIX B ig Loud HH No. 1 (2 weeks) HH HH Most Increased Audience HH 9 40 HEAD OVER BOOTS C apitol Nashville 9 7 23 T-SHIRT V alory 10 4 17 11 l 1 l2 13 l 14 l 15 l 1 l6 17 l 1 l8 19 l 20 l 21 l 2 l2 23 l 2 l4 25 l 26 l 27 l 2 l8 29 l 30 l AIRPLAY MONITORED BY Keith Urban +/– RANK Jason Aldean 48.551 +3.884 8224 537 Carrie Underwood 44.220 +2.453 7550 211 3 Florida Georgia Line 39.887 +3.956 6895 615 4 6 Eric Church 36.182 +2.751 6220 279 Kenny Chesney 34.842 +2.859 6325 406 5 Chris Lane 32.471 +5.706 5577 666 8 Jon Pardi 32.203 +1.790 5818 241 7 Thomas Rhett 30.673 -2.625 4789 -403 10 HUNTIN’, FISHIN’ & LOVIN’ EVERY DAY C apitol Nashville Luke Bryan 30.639 -9.668 5297 -1841 9 11 22 FROM THE GROUND UP W arner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay 26.398 +1.963 4763 352 11 12 18 AMERICAN COUNTRY LOVE SONG R CA Nashville Jake Owen 24.994 +2.229 4543 287 12 13 19 MAKE YOU MISS ME M CA Nashville Sam Hunt 23.420 +1.688 4158 186 15 16 35 YOU LOOK LIKE I NEED A DRINK V alory Justin Moore 22.575 +2.936 4208 281 13 14 48 NIGHT’S ON FIRE M CA Nashville David Nail 22.100 +0.827 4174 83 14 17 16 PETER PAN B lack River Kelsea Ballerini 20.415 +2.247 3910 202 17 15 33 IT ALL STARTED WITH A BEER W arner Bros./WAR Frankie Ballard 20.403 +0.637 4109 174 16 18 37 RUNNING FOR YOU M CA Nashville Kip Moore 17.940 +1.618 3438 157 18 19 8 WITHOUT A FIGHT A rista Nashville HH Airpower HH Brad Paisley Featuring Demi Lovato 17.183 +2.602 3024 257 19 20 14 Zac Brown Band 15.084 +0.921 3001 127 20 CASTAWAY S outhern Ground/John Varvatos/Republic/Dot 22 5 SHE’S GOT A WAY WITH WORDS W arner Bros./WMN 23 6 DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS C apitol Nashville Blake Shelton 15.005 +2.984 2662 479 23 Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King 13.699 +1.930 2494 306 21 17 ROCK ON D ot 25 Tucker Beathard 13.377 +0.772 2840 16 21 24 39 I MET A GIRL W arner Bros./WMN 27 22 IT DON’T HURT LIKE IT USED TO M ercury William Michael Morgan 12.921 +1.641 2834 213 22 Billy Currington 11.050 +1.713 2278 134 26 25 26 LOVIN’ LATELY B $R/New Revolution Big & Rich Featuring Tim McGraw 10.898 +0.860 2544 185 24 28 19 SLEEP WITHOUT YOU R epublic Nashville 30 21 Brett Young 9.703 +0.905 1958 205 28 I KNOW SOMEBODY R eviverLoCash 9.463 +1.796 1933 187 26 25 UNLOVE YOU B ig Machine 30 Jennifer Nettles 9.375 -0.006 2212 121 27 29 30 LIVIN’ THE DREAM D ot Drake White 9.121 +0.449 1933 188 29 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 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE THIS WEEK LAST WEEK WKS ON CHART 31 l 32 l 3 l3 34 l 35 l 3 l6 37 l 38 l 3 l9 31 9 32 20 35 7 33 19 36 4 Country Airplay TITLE Imprint/LabelArtist +/– Cole Swindell 7.360 +1.016 1499 137 31 Brothers Osborne 4.869 +0.120 1348 87 32 Brett Eldredge 4.470 +0.518 958 160 37 High Valley 4.364 +0.120 955 20 38 Old Dominion 4.364 +0.452 823 149 41 Granger Smith 4.291 +0.257 1172 50 33 Thomas Rhett 4.047 +1.040 866 233 40 Jerrod Niemann & Lee Brice 3.743 +0.253 1014 66 36 HH Breaker HH SONG FOR ANOTHER TIME R CA Nashville 18 3 VACATION V alory 39 9 A LITTLE MORE LOVE C urb IF THE BOOT FITS W heelhouse 38 10 PARACHUTE M ercury 40 37 23 SOUTHERN BOY B roken Bow 41 l 4 l2 43 l 4 l4 45 l 4 l6 47 l 48 l 49 l 50 l 51 l 53 2 42 21 Chris Stapleton 3.546 +0.012 1053 5 35 3.369 -0.321 1061 -2 34 Maren Morris 3.330 +1.939 621 348 47 39 Brandy Clark 3.073 +0.108 946 97 Darius Rucker 2.931 +2.931 423 423 54 Chris Young Featuring Vince Gill 2.767 +0.590 649 101 45 43 GIRL NEXT DOOR S late Creek/Warner Bros./WMN HH Hot Shot Debut/Most Added HH 43 4 46 9 HOLDIN’ HER W arner Bros./WAR 44 9 ARE YOU WITH ME M ercury 45 12 OUTSKIRTS OF HEAVEN R ed Bow 48 11 THINK A LITTLE LESS A tlantic/WEA 51 22 DANCE WITH YA C old River 50 5 LIPSTICK W heelhouse Runaway June SOBER SATURDAY NIGHT R CA Nashville 52 5 HOMETOWN GIRL M CA Nashville 52 49 7 SIERRA D ot 53 47 13 54 l 55 l 56 l 56 3 55 16 NEW RANK Jordan Rager With Jason Aldean 80S MERCEDES C olumbia Nashville IF I TOLD YOU C apitol Nashville PLAYS THIS WEEK MAKE YOU MINE A tlantic/WEA 34 AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) +/– 21 SUMMER E MI Nashville WANNA BE THAT SONG A tlantic/WMN AIRPLAY MONITORED BY THIS WEEK MIDDLE OF A MEMORY W arner Bros./WMN 40 NEW JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 7 OF 20 Chris Janson 2.250 +0.257 740 54 Easton Corbin 2.141 +0.035 537 21 51 Craig Campbell 2.085 +0.007 718 15 44 Michael Ray 2.032 +0.164 643 41 46 Drew Baldridge 1.964 +0.323 794 122 42 1.837 +0.169 537 161 50 Josh Turner 1.765 +0.257 568 43 48 Maddie & Tae 1.638 -0.159 470 -5 53 Josh Abbott Band With Carly Pearce 1.581 -0.305 294 -44 57 SALTWATER GOSPEL V alory Eli Young Band 1.393 +0.801 238 143 60 SUMMER R epublic Nashville Cassadee Pope 1.314 +0.173 304 27 56 Clare Dunn 1.291 +0.084 554 -19 49 WASN’T THAT DRUNK P retty Damn Tough/1608 TUXEDO M CA Nashville 57 54 9 ROOTS S toney CreekParmalee 1.191 -0.076 493 13 52 58 l 57 2 YOU MAKE IT LOOK SO GOOD S toney Creek Thompson Square 1.169 +0.064 378 24 55 59 41 2 Dustin Lynch 0.862 -2.111 164 -233 - The Last Bandoleros 0.775 +0.363 247 86 59 60 l NEW SEEIN’ RED B roken Bow WHERE DO YOU GO? C herrytree/Warner Bros./WAR GOING FOR ADDS 7/11 DUSTIN LYNCH Seein’ Red Broken Bow LANCO Long Live Tonight Arista Nashville 14 JUSTIN MOORE You Look Like I Need A Drink The lead single from Moore’s fourth studio album, Kinda Don’t Care (due Aug. 12), hits the Country Airplay top 15 in its 35th week (16-14; 22.6 million in audience, up 15 percent). On Hot Country Songs, it bounces 27-25, further aided by a 10 percent gain to 676,000 U.S. streams. LAUREN ALAINA Road Less Traveled 19/Interscope/Mercury PRESLEY & TAYLOR My Hometown SMG Nashville TIM MCGRAW How I’ll Always Be Big Machine 7/18 CHASE RICE Everybody We Know Does Dack Janiels/Columbia Nashville JAKE MCVEY Back Seat Purple Cow JANA KRAMER Circles Elektra Nashville/WAR MIKE SMITH Green Eyed Girl EMS RANDY HOUSER Chasing Down A Good Time Stoney Creek TRENT HARMON There’s A Girl Big Machine 7/25 KELSEY HICKMAN Gone GTR TRACE ADKINS Lit Wheelhouse BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 8 OF 20 Country Airplay MOST ADDED® AIRPLAY MONITORED BY NEW AND ACTIVE TITLE Imprint/LabelArtist ADDS 31 25 22 18 15 14 13 13 11 11 IF I TOLD YOU Capitol Nashville Darius Rucker SHE’S GOT A WAY WITH WORDS W arner Bros./WMN Blake Shelton 80S MERCEDES C olumbia Nashville Maren Morris SONG FOR ANOTHER TIME R CA Nashville Old Dominion A LITTLE MORE LOVE C urb Jerrod Niemann & Lee Brice VACATION V alory T homas Rhett HOLDIN’ HER W arner Bros./WAR Chris Janson LIPSTICK W heelhouse R unaway June SLEEP WITHOUT YOU Republic Nashville Brett Young SALTWATER GOSPEL V alory Eli Young Band ADDS J oe Nichols 0.644 24 4 SOMEONE TO TAKE YOUR PLACE V alory T ara Thompson 0.466 19 0 HOW I’LL ALWAYS BE B ig Machine Tim McGraw 0.375 2 1 Aaron Watson 0.345 4 1 Mickey Guyton 0.309 16 11 L uke Bryan 0.272 1 1 UNDONE R ed Bow BLUEBONNETS B IG Label HEARTBREAK SONG C apitol Nashville MOVE C apitol Nashville RECURRENTS MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE GAIN TITLE Imprint/LabelArtist (IN MIILIONS) FIX B ig Loud Chris Lane H.O.L.Y. R epublic Nashville Florida Georgia Line LIGHTS COME ON B roken Bow Jason Aldean SHE’S GOT A WAY WITH WORDS W arner Bros./WMN B lake Shelton WASTED TIME H it Red/Capitol Nashville Keith Urban YOU LOOK LIKE I NEED A DRINK V alory Justin Moore IF I TOLD YOU Capitol Nashville Darius Rucker NOISE B lue Chair/Columbia Nashville Kenny Chesney RECORD YEAR E MI Nashville Eric Church WITHOUT A FIGHT A rista Nashville B rad Paisley Feat. Demi Lovato TOTAL TOTAL TITLE Imprint/LabelArtist AUDIENCE STATIONS +5.706 +3.956 +3.884 +2.984 +2.944 +2.936 +2.931 +2.859 +2.751 +2.602 THIS WEEK TITLE Imprint/LabelArtist TOTAL AUD. (IN MILLIONS) 1 SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH C apitol NashvilleDierks Bentley 30.158 2 THINK OF YOU R CA Nashville/Republic NashvilleChris Young Duet With Cassadee Pope 24.789 3 CAME HERE TO FORGET W arner Bros./WMNBlake Shelton 23.556 4 HUMBLE AND KIND M cGraw/Big MachineTim McGraw 20.613 5 SNAPBACK R CA NashvilleOld Dominion 19.453 6 DIE A HAPPY MAN V alory Thomas Rhett 19.051 7 MIND READER B roken BowDustin Lynch 16.747 8 I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT B ig MachineRascal Flatts 15.161 9 I LOVE THIS LIFE R eviver LoCash 14.544 10 YOU SHOULD BE HERE W arner Bros./WMNCole Swindell 13.713 BILLBOARD COUNTRY BOXSCORE MOST INCREASED PLAYS TITLE Imprint/LabelArtist GAIN FIX B ig Loud C hris Lane H.O.L.Y. R epublic Nashville Florida Georgia Line LIGHTS COME ON B roken Bow Jason Aldean SHE’S GOT A WAY WITH WORDS W arner Bros./WMN Blake Shelton IF I TOLD YOU Capitol Nashville Darius Rucker NOISE B lue Chair/Columbia Nashville K enny Chesney FROM THE GROUND UP W arner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay 80S MERCEDES C olumbia Nashville Maren Morris DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS C apitol Nashville Dierks Bentley Feat. Elle King AMERICAN COUNTRY LOVE SONG R CA Nashville Jake Owen +666 +615 +537 +479 +423 +406 +352 +348 +306 +287 Gross Artist Attendance Capacity Promoter(s) $4,812,602 $246, $56 $2,022,400 $119.49, $30.60 $824,242 $136, $35 $817,664 $133, $39 $815,190 $76, $46 KENNY CHESNEY Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wis./June 18 DIXIE CHICKS Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto/June 21-22 DIXIE CHICKS Saratoga Perf. Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y./June 11 DIXIE CHICKS Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, Pa./June 24 CARRIE UNDERWOOD Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland/May 18 41,342 sellout 30,477, 31,351 two shows 15,943 24,599 12,157 16,532 12,270 sellout MESSINA TOURING GROUP/AEG LIVE Ticket Price(s) Venue/Date(s) LIVE NATION LIVE NATION LIVE NATION 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 JULY 3, 2016 THIS WEEK LAST WKS ON WEEK CHART TITLE (Label)ARTIST TW SPINS SPINS +/– THIS WEEK HH 1 week at 1 HH Aaron Watson 2093 196 12 WHERE THE SEEDS FALL (Independent) 79 11 l 12 l 13 Rich O’Toole 1705 15 9 DAY ONE (Greenhorse) Brandon Jenkins 1634 5 13 5 21 BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH (Independent) Curtis Grimes 1189 Casey Donahew Band 1536 73 25 RHINESTONE WORLD (Mis B Havin) Breelan Angel 1139 57 37 14 l 15 l 17 William Clark Green 1506 21 11 ME AND THESE BOOTS (Independent) Kylie Frey 1108 114 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 l 5 l 6 l 7 l 8 16 LITTLE THAT WE’RE LIVIN’ ON ( Independent) 11 8 SAN ANTONE (Independent) 8 1 21 SINGIN’ THING (Independent) 9 l 10 l 9 15 WASN’T THAT DRUNK ( Pretty Damn Tough) 10 12 SELLOUT SONG (Independent) 2 14 BLUEBONNETS (JULIA’S SONG) ( BIG Label Thirty Tigers) 4 21 BACK TO BACK ( Independent) 3 22 THE FLAG (Red Dirt Legend Recordings) 7 17 FEELS THIS RIGHT ( Almost Country) 6 19 NEXT BIG THING ( Independent) LAST WKS ON WEEK CHART TITLE (Label)ARTIST TW SPINS Matt Kimbrow 1252 Pat Green 1216 SPINS +/– 73 61 -347 Cameran Nelson 1447 83 16 12 25 DEAR MUSIC, (Independent) Randy Rogers Band 1422 175 17 16 25 SLEEPING ON YOUR SIDE (Independent) Jon Wolfe 1385 -530 18 l 22 15 ONE BOOT IN THE GRAVE ( Independent) Mario Flores 995 34 Bart Crow Band 1096 -128 Luke Robinson 1051 -42 Josh Abbott f./ Carly Pearce 1361 25 19 20 19 HEART OF BREAKING UP (Independent) Cooder Graw 924 -75 Kevin Fowler f/ Zane Williams 1344 60 20 l 23 17 HOPELESS ROMANTIC (Independent) Julia Hatfield 916 5 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 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 9 OF 20 NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND Bayou Outdoor Supercenter … KXDD Yakima, Wash., morning personality Dewey Boynton retired July 1 after 44 years in radio … Two changes are afoot at WYCD Detroit, RadioInfo.com reports: Tim Roberts was promoted to CBS Radio/Detroit vp programming from WYCD operations manager, while Roxanne Steele took over WYCD middays, shifting from top 40 sister WDZH … Scott LeTourneau is hosting mornings at KLEN Cheyenne, Wyo., and afternoons at KWYY Casper, Wyo., according to RadioInfo.com. He was previously a personality at Westwood One … iHeartMedia appointed Tony Banks as Central division director of talent development, InsideRadio.com reported. He’ll work with 300 stations in 52 markets, based in St. Louis. He was previously Midwest senior vp programming. JESS VALIYI ‘ROUND THE ROW Former Hot Chelle Rae vocalist Ryan Follese sat in on an edition of the Happy Hour on SiriusXM’s The Highway as he launched his first country single, “Float Your Boat.” From left: Big Machine Label Group executive vp Jimmy Harnen, SiriusXM senior director of country music programming J.R. Schumann, Follese, SiriusXM personality Buzz Brainard and Switched On Entertainment president/CEO John Hamlin. CMA RESTRUCTURES VOTING As the Country Music Association (CMA) sent out the first ballots on July 5 for its 50th annual awards, the organization hoped a new feature will reduce the unseemly campaigning that accompanies the process. The 2016 vote introduces Nominee Showcase, a centralized location for the second and final ballots that will give backers of the nominees a chance to attach vital information — such as statistics, credits, sound files and videos — that members can access while making their decisions. The move is intended to satisfy multiple issues. By providing a specific locale for info about the nominees, it gives voters an easy-to-reference tool for comparison and is expected to reduce the volume of solicitations CMA members have typically received. It similarly cuts expenses for labels and managers, since the new, free service is intended to eliminate the need for costly email blasts and physical mailers. Additionally, it may give the electorate better information in some of the less-publicized categories — particularly musician of the year, where the candidates do not typically solicit votes and the membership has not received information about their accomplishments during the eligibility period. CMA is offering a July 20 tutorial for nominees’ representatives, with the second round of balloting slated for Aug. 15-24 and the final ballot set for Oct. 10. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will host the 50th annual awards on Nov. 2 on CBS. It will be the ninth straight time they have co-hosted the show. MOVERS & SHAKERS Emmis/Indianapolis senior vp/market manager Charlie Morgan was re-elected Country Radio Broadcasters president for 2016-2017. New additions to the board include Curb vp country promotion Ryan Dokke, Sony Music Nashville chairman/CEO Randy Goodman, Big Machine Label Group d irector of strategic research Dave Kelly and iHeartCountry senior vp p rogramming Rod Phillips. Go here for the full list of CRB board members. Registration for the 2017 Country Radio Seminar (Feb. 22-24, 2017) opens July 12 with a discounted rate of $429 for a limited time … WTRS Gainesville-Ocala, Fla., revamped its format as a country/rock hybrid on June 29, a dopting new call letters: WXUS. Bo Hamilton continues as PD … KOSO Modesto, Calif., traded an adult contemporary format for country on July 1. The on-air lineup includes The Bobby Bones Show, morning; Greg Lane, midday; and Christina Martinez, afternoon drive … WOMG Columbia, S.C., dropped its country format July 1 in favor of classic hits … Adams Radio/Las Cruces, N.M. welcomed Scott Brocato for on-air shifts at country KGRT and classic hits KSNM. He was most recently a personality for CBS Radio/St. Louis … Melinda Coyer and Derek James started July 5 as the morning team at KRMD Shreveport, La., which dropped its “Nash” branding. It’s a return to on-air work for Coyer, who went into radio sales and marketing and worked for Business First Bank. James previously did mornings for KRMD and remained in the market with CMT made four adjustments to its executive team with two hires and two promotions. New vp consumer marketing Rory Levine spent seven years with BBC America, most recently serving as American Institute of Graphic Arts director of marketing and communications. New vp program planning Tessa Jordan was recently Nickelodeon director of brand and content management. Heather DeVaney Graffagnino was promoted to vp production management from senior director, and Quinn Brown was raised to vp production from executive producer … Hedley Entertainment hired Anthony Corder as director of publishing and added Dean Dillon (“Marina Del Rey,” “Tennessee Whiskey”) to the writing roster at the firm. Corder was previously Dark Horse Institute music business instructor. Reach Corder here … Warner/Chappell Nashville promoted B.J. Hill to vp A&R from senior director. Hill will split his time between Warner/Chappell and Rhythm House, a new company formed by songwriter-producer Jesse Frasure (“Fix,” “Crash and Burn”) in tandem with Warner/Chappell and Roc Nation. Frasure was previously Major Bob vp A&R … Dave Cobb’s Low Country Sound and Warner/Chappell Nashville signed co-publishing deals with songwriters Adam Hood, Charlie Pate and Aaron Raitiere… Big Machine Music added Emily Landis to its writing corps … Average Joes duo The Lacs formed a new label, Barn Burner, with plans to release music by Racket County, a band the duo formed with tour mates Hard Target. Average Joes will handle distribution … Music Health Alliance will honor Hazel Smith as a Music Row Storyteller on Aug. 15 at Well Placed Smile in Nashville, with receipts earmarked for MHA. Go here for tickets… Pioneering guitarist Scotty Moore died June 28 in Nashville. His work with Elvis Presley on “That’s All Right,” “Heartbreak Hotel” and “Don’t Be Cruel,” to name just a few, set a standard for future musicians. Moore’s ventures also included a studio, Music City Recorders, that hosted hit sessions in the 1970s for John GOLDSTONE Conlee, Moe Bandy and Ronnie McDowell … Thirty Tigers partner/vp sales Bob Goldstone died July 3 of injuries from a biking accident near his home in Pegram, Tenn. Thirty Tigers president/founder David Macias referred to Goldstone as “the beating, loving heart” of the company. Goldstone’s résumé included stints with Tower Records, Capricorn and Mercury Nashville. Services are pending. Lorrie Morgan (center) reunited with her former booking agency when she signed with Buddy Lee Attractions. She is pictured with Conway Entertainment Group president Tony Conway (left) and BLA senior vp David Kiswiney. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 10 OF 20 NASHVILLE & NATIONAL TOM ROLAND MUSIC NOTES ON THIS DATE IN COUNTRY MUSIC The Band Perry is the latest act affected by heightened security issues. The group’s July 3 concert at the Freeman Stage at PAISLEY Bayside in Selbyville, Del., was p ostponed 15 minutes before its scheduled start following threats that were called into the box office. According to The Wilmington News Journal, two men were agitated when they discovered the show was sold out and began contemplating ways they could gain access, including the use of firearms. Local media circulated photos of the suspects, and one turned himself in to police on July 4. The concert has been rescheduled for Aug. 17. An Oct. 18 street date has been assigned for Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of Guy Clark. Written by his former publicist Tamara Saviano, who also produced the album This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark, the 406page effort was started in 2008 and finished this spring just days prior to his May 17 death. More than 200 people were interviewed for the work, and Saviano was also granted access to the journals of Clark’s wife, songwriter Susanna Clark (“Come From the Heart,” “Easy From Now On”). Texas A&M University Press is publishing the book as part of a series on Texas music. Curb duo American Young will release its self-titled debut on Aug. 5 after finishing the 12-song project with co-producer Lee Brice. The pair comprises songwriter Jon Stone, who co-wrote Brice’s “A Woman Like You,” and Kristy Osmunson, formerly one-half of the female duo Bomshel. The twosome collectively wrote 11 of the album’s tracks. Top Headlines from Click on headlines below for more details July 5 • 2013 — Luke Bryan makes a surprise appearance during an Alabama show in Orange Beach, Ala. He provides a vocal assist on “Love in the First Degree.” • 2011 — “Drop everything now”: Big Machine releases Taylor Swift’s “Sparks Fly” to radio. July 6 • 2 008 — Kix Brooks runs with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. • 1991 — Alan Jackson begins a three-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard country singles chart with “Don’t Rock the Jukebox.” BROOKS July 7 • 2012 — Eric Church writes “Talladega” with Luke Laird at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. • 1956 — After an introduction from Carl Smith, Johnny Cash makes his Grand Ole Opry debut at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, p erforming “I Walk the Line,” “Get Rhythm” and “So Doggone L onesome.” Backstage, Cash also meets future wife June Carter for the first time. July 8 • 2015 — The Zaxby’s restaurant chain introduces a new TV commercial for its house zalad featuring Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett. July 9 • 1996 — Curb releases LeAnn Rimes’ debut album, Blue. • 1981 — Merle Haggard records “Big City” and “Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)” at Britannia Studios in Hollywood. July 10 • 1976 — Charlie Daniels plays during a Southern rock fundraiser for presidential candidate Jimmy Carter at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla., with The Marshall Tucker Band, The Outlaws and Bonnie Bramlett. Lynyrd Skynyrd cancels, citing illness. • 1966 — Bill Monroe performs on the same bill with Flatt & Scruggs at a bluegrass festival at Whippoorwill Park near Warrenton, Va. It marks the first time Monroe has been willing to share the stage with his former band members since they left him in 1948. Source: RolandNote.com, the Ultimate Country Music Database .com Apple In Talks To Acquire Jay Z’s Tidal: Report 25 People Taken To Hospitals During Kenny Chesney Concert Spotify Claims Apple Is Keeping An Update Out Of Its App Store Lawyer Who Sued Led Zeppelin Suspended From Practicing Law Department Of Justice To Deny Consent Decree Amendment Dan + Shay met with WDSY Pittsburgh music director Brian “Wookie” Kostek when the duo played the market on June 26. From left: Dan Smyers, Kostek and Shay Mooney. BROOKS: BRETT WARREN Brad Paisley raised more than half his stated goal of $1 million within the first six days of launching a GoFundMe page to help citizens in his native West Virginia recover from a ghastly flood that hit the state on June 23. He seeded the fund with a $100,000 personal donation and had earned $567,000 in pledges from 5,305 people as of July 5. Paisley is unfortunately more familiar with floods than he cares to be — the 2010 Nashville flood destroyed guitars and equipment that he owned and forced his crew to remake parts of the set for that year’s tour at the last minute. Floods also impacted the Midwest: classic country KFTI Wichita, Kan., shut down during the weekend when water in the station’s facility put the station’s transmitter at risk. Waters were receding July 5, though the station remained offline that afternoon. Five Scripps/Wichita sister stations remained in operation. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 11 OF 20 Hot Country Songs THIS WEEK 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 l 5 6 l 7 8 9 10 l 11 LAST WEEK 1 3 4 8 2 9 6 7 10 11 5 12 l 13 l 14 l 15 l 16 l 12 17 18 l 19 l 20 l 21 22 l 23 l 24 l 25 l TWO WEEKS WKS ON TITLE AGO CHART PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) 1 10 H.O.L.Y. J.MOI (BUSBEE,N.CYPHERT,W.W.LARSEN) 5 6 7 2 11 9 4 8 10 3 13 14 14 18 20 38 29 24 21 24 15 Artist IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL HH No. 1 (9 weeks) HH CHURCH BELLS M.BRIGHT (Z.CROWELL,BRETT JAMES,H.LINDSEY) LIGHTS COME ON M.KNOX (B.KELLEY,T.HUBBARD,J.M.SCHMIDT,J.ROBBINS,B.WARREN,B.WARREN) WASTED TIME G.WELLS,K.URBAN (K.URBAN,G.WELLS,J.ABRAHART) HUNTIN’, FISHIN’ & LOVIN’ EVERY DAY J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (L.BRYAN,D.DAVIDSON,R.AKINS,B.HAYSLIP) RECORD YEAR J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,J.HYDE) HEAD OVER BOOTS B.BUTLER,J.PARDI (J.PARDI,L.LAIRD) T-SHIRT D.HUFF,J.FRASURE (A.GORLEY,L.LAIRD,S.MCANALLY) SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH R. COPPERMAN (M.TYLER,J.BOYER,A.PALMER,D.KUNCIO,J.MIRENDA) FROM THE GROUND UP D.SMYERS,S.HENDRICKS (D.SMYERS,S.MOONEY,C. DESTEFANO) HUMBLE AND KIND B.GALLIMORE,T.MCGRAW (L.MCKENNA) PETER PAN F.G.WHITEHEAD,J.MASSEY (K.BALLERINI,F.G.WHITEHEAD,J.LEE) MAKE YOU MISS ME 15 16 28 14 15 17 S.MCANALLY,R. COPPERMAN (R.COPPERMAN,A.GORLEY,J.JOHNSTON) 16 17 15 B.CANNON,K.CHESNEY (K.CHESNEY,R.COPPERMAN,S.MCANALLY,J.M.NITE) 17 19 28 13 12 17 21 24 22 20 23 26 25 27 20 25 21 14 22 29 23 24 18 BENTLEY: GETTY IMAGES 14 DIERKS BENTLEY Featuring ELLE KING Different For Girls 5 6 41 25 29 8 10 27 SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY Z.CROWELL,S.MCANALLY (S.HUNT,J.OSBORNE,M.RAMSEY) AMERICAN COUNTRY LOVE SONG NOISE FIX J.MOI (S.BUXTON,J.FRASURE,A.STOKLASA) HH Airplay Gainer HH CAME HERE TO FORGET R. COPPERMAN (S.MCANALLY,J.T.HARDING) HH Streaming Gainer HH SHE’S GOT A WAY WITH WORDS S.HENDRICKS (W.EARP,A.ALBERT,M.BEESON) NIGHT’S ON FIRE MY CHURCH 3 4 2 6 0 IT ALL STARTED WITH A BEER M.ALTMAN (J.JOHNSTON,N.MASON,J.S.STOVER) HH Digital Gainer HH CASTAWAY 3 0 YOU LOOK LIKE I NEED A DRINK J.S.STOVER,J.RAYMOND,S.BORCHETTA (R.CLAWSON,M.DRAGSTREM,N.HEMBY) 19 BLAKE SHELTON She’s Got A Way With Words 1 9 0 1 12 13 14 14 16 2 18 19 David Nail 20 W ARNER BROS./WMN 0 5 Frankie Ballard W ARNER BROS./WAR 22 Brad Paisley Featuring Demi Lovato A RISTA NASHVILLE Zac Brown Band 23 Justin Moore V ALORY 24 S OUTHERN GROUND/JOHN VARVATOS/REPUBLIC/DOT Z.BROWN (Z.BROWN,N.MOON,W.DURRETTE,C.BOWLES,J.D.HOPKINS) 6 Blake Shelton C OLUMBIA NASHVILLE BUSBEE,M.MORRIS (BUSBEE,M.MORRIS) Written by J.T. Harding and Shane McAnally, the song made its late-night TV premiere when Bentley and King performed it on CBS’ The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on June 27. It lifts 21-18 on Hot Country Songs and re-enters the Country Digital Songs top 10 (11-10; 19,000 sold, up 11 percent). 2 Chris Lane B IG LOUD Blake Shelton M CA NASHVILLE Maren Morris C.AINLAY,F.LIDDELL,G.WORF (J.SINGLETON,D.RUTTAN) PEAK POSITION 1 W ARNER BROS./WMN Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King C APITOL NASHVILLE DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS B.PAISLEY,L.WOOTEN (B.PAISLEY,K.LOVELACE,L.T.MILLER) CERTIFIED B LUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE S.HENDRICKS (C.WISEMAN,D.RUTTAN) WITHOUT A FIGHT Florida Georgia Line R EPUBLIC NASHVILLE Carrie Underwood 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE Jason Aldean B ROKEN BOW Keith Urban H IT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE Luke Bryan C APITOL NASHVILLE Eric Church E MI NASHVILLE Jon Pardi C APITOL NASHVILLE Thomas Rhett V ALORY Dierks Bentley C APITOL NASHVILLE Dan + Shay W ARNER BROS./WAR Tim McGraw M CGRAW/BIG MACHINE Kelsea Ballerini B LACK RIVER Sam Hunt M CA NASHVILLE Jake Owen R CA NASHVILLE Kenny Chesney 23 The track bolts 24-19 on Hot Country Songs with the chart’s greatest gain in streaming following the June 28 release of its official video. It arrives on Country Streaming Songs at No. 22 with 1.8 million U.S. streams (up 4 percent) and also lifts 17-14 on Country Digital Songs (16,000, up 27 percent). BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 12 OF 20 Hot Country Songs THIS WEEK 26 l 27 l 28 l 29 l 30 l 31 l 32 l 33 l 34 l 35 l 36 l 37 l 38 l 39 l 40 l 41 l 42 l 43 l 44 l 45 l 46 l TWO WEEKS WKS ON TITLE AGO CHART PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) EVERYBODY WE KNOW DOES NEW 1 LAST WEEK Artist IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL HH Hot Shot Debut HH 32 8 28 26 13 29 27 8 30 28 23 1 NEW 33 34 13 32 30 22 34 37 10 35 33 27 38 43 10 44 47 6 36 31 12 37 38 14 39 44 3 40 40 18 41 42 5 45 41 11 47 49 4 46 45 9 1 NEW 47 42 35 18 48 l 49 l 50 l 50 48 3 1 NEW 49 50 7 CERTIFIED PEAK POSITION Chase Rice 26 Thomas Rhett D.HUFF,J.FRASURE (THOMAS RHETT,T.ALLEN,H.BROWN,M.DICKERSON,S.M.DOUGLAS,G.GOLDSTEIN,L.L.JORDAN,C.W.MILLER,L.OSKAR,A.SCHULLER,H.E.SCOTT,JOE LONDON,E.FREDERIC,J.RYAN) V ALORY ROCK ON Tucker Beathard A.PETRAGLIA (T.BEATHARD,C.BEATHARD,M.CANNON-GOODMAN) D OT MIDDLE OF A MEMORY Cole Swindell M.CARTER (C.SWINDELL,A.GORLEY,Z.CROWELL) W ARNER BROS./WMN RUNNING FOR YOU Kip Moore B.JAMES,K.MOORE (K.MOORE,T.VERGES,B.DALY) M CA NASHVILLE SEEIN’ RED Dustin Lynch M.J.CONES (T.KENNEDY,K.ALLISON,S.BOGARD,J.SEVER) B ROKEN BOW IT DON’T HURT LIKE IT USED TO Billy Currington D.HUFF (B.CURRINGTON,C.R.BARLOWE,S.CARTER) M ERCURY UNLOVE YOU Jennifer Nettles D.HUFF (J. NETTLES,B.CLARK) B IG MACHINE SLEEP WITHOUT YOU Brett Young D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,K.ARCHER,J.EBACH) R EPUBLIC NASHVILLE I MET A GIRL William Michael Morgan J.RITCHEY,S.HENDRICKS (T. ROSEN,S.HUNT,S.MCANALLY) W ARNER BROS./WMN THY WILL Hillary Scott & The Scott Family R.SKAGGS,B.HERMS (H.SCOTT,E.L.WEISBAND,B.HERMS) H ST/EMI NASHVILLE WANNA BE THAT SONG Brett Eldredge R. COPPERMAN,B.ELDREDGE (B.ELDREDGE,R.COPPERMAN,SCOOTER CARUSOE) A TLANTIC/WMN PARACHUTE Chris Stapleton D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (C.STAPLETON,J.BEAVERS) M ERCURY 21 SUMMER Brothers Osborne J.JOYCE (J. OSBORNE,T.J. OSBORNE,C.WISEMAN) E MI NASHVILLE SONG FOR ANOTHER TIME Old Dominion S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,T. ROSEN,B.TURSI,M.JENKINS) R CA NASHVILLE LOVIN’ LATELY Big & Rich Featuring Tim McGraw B.KENNY,J.D.RICH (W.K.ALPHIN,J.D.RICH,T.MCGRAW) B $R/NEW REVOLUTION I KNOW SOMEBODY LoCash L.RIMES (R.AKINS,R.COPPERMAN,J.S.STOVER) R EVIVER LIVIN’ THE DREAM Drake White R. COPPERMAN,J.S.STOVER (T.DOUGLAS,J.JOHNSTON,L.LAIRD) D OT 80S MERCEDES Maren Morris BUSBEE,M.MORRIS (M.MORRIS,BUSBEE) C OLUMBIA NASHVILLE TUXEDO Clare Dunn C.DUNN,B.WEST (C.DUNN,BRETT JAMES,B.WEST) M CA NASHVILLE IF I TOLD YOU Darius Rucker R. COPPERMAN (R.COPPERMAN,J.M.NITE,S.MCANALLY) C APITOL NASHVILLE MAYDAY Cam J.BHASKER,T.JOHNSON (C.OCHS,T.JOHNSON) A RISTA NASHVILLE SOBER SATURDAY NIGHT Chris Young Featuring Vince Gill C.CROWDER,C.YOUNG (C.YOUNG,B.WARREN,B.WARREN) R CA NASHVILLE MAKE YOU MINE High Valley S.MOSLEY (B.REMPEL,S.MOSLEY,B.STENNIS) A TLANTIC/WEA WASN’T THAT DRUNK Josh Abbott Band With Carly Pearce D.BAKER,J.ABBOTT (M.J.MCGINN,N.A.MEDLEY,E.L.WEISBAND) P RETTY DAMN TOUGH/1608 27 C. DESTEFANO (J.BUSSEY,T.DENNING) 31 SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY D ACK JANIELS/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE VACATION 26 27 26 31 32 24 34 33 33 34 31 35 39 40 41 41 44 45 46 32 48 49 47 The week’s most popular country songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data from online music sources tracked by 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 Year-Over-Year ALBUM SALESAlbum Sales ’15 ’16 13.4 million ’14 12.1 million DIGITAL TRACKS SALES 60.6 million 000.0 million ’16 47.3 million For week ending June 30, 2016. Figures are rounded. Compiled from a national sample of retail store and rack sales reports collected and provided by Nielsen Music. ALBUMS DIGITAL ALBUMS* DIGITAL TRACKS This Week 404,000 132,000 1,837,000 Last Week 504,000 167,000 1,832,000 -19.8% -21.0% 0.3% 548,000 208,000 2,406,000 -26.3% -36.5% -23.6% Change ’15 Overall Unit Sales Weekly Unit ’15 Sales This Week Last Year Change 2015 2016 CHANGE Albums 13,355,000 12,057,000 -9.7% Digital Tracks 60,648,000 47,307,000 -22.0% Sales by Album Format 2015 2016 Physical 8,415,000 7,886,000 9.0% Digital 4,940,000 4,171,000 -15.6% *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] CHANGE BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 13 OF 20 SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY IF I’M HONEST 3 5 3 3 VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL COUNTRY, VOLUME 9 BLACK WARNER BROS. 555352/WMN () SONY MUSIC/UNIVERSAL 024990/UME () 4 7 5 5 DIERKS BENTLEY 5 3 4 8 KEITH URBAN 6 1 — 2 JON PARDI 7 l 11 8 8 9 6 10 10 CAPITOL NASHVILLE 024745*/UMGN (024745) HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE 023591*/UMGN () CAPITOL NASHVILLE 024744*/UMGN () + RORY 10 20 JOEY FARMHOUSE/GAITHER 49134*/CAPITOL CMG () 7 8 COLE SWINDELL WARNER BROS. 554671/WMN () RHETT 12 40 THOMAS VALORY RT0200A/BMLG () 6 4 MAREN MORRIS COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 516885*/SMN () 11 l BRYAN 12 16 47 LUKE CAPITOL NASHVILLE 022813/UMGN () 12 9 13 l 14 l 15 88 15 17 36 RE-ENTRY 15 16 14 17 l 19 18 22 l YOU SHOULD BE HERE TANGLED UP HERO 9 4 DAN + SHAY 2 OBSESSED PLAYING WITH FIRE BROWN BAND JEKYLL + HYDE 23 25 28 62 ZAC SOUTHERN GROUND/JOHN VARVATOS/BMLG 022962/REPUBLIC () KANE BROWN 25 21 24 15 ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE 531694/SMN () 33 30 29 YOU SHOULD BE HERE COLE SWINDELL(Warner Bros./WMN) LIGHTS COME ON JASON ALDEAN(Broken Bow/BBMG) 34 35 9 ROCK ON TUCKER BEATHARD(Dot/BMLG) l l 19 18 l 20 24 l THE FIRST TIME MEAT AND CANDY SEEIN’ RED DUSTIN LYNCH(Broken Bow/BBMG) 6 SHE’S GOT A WAY WITH WORDS BLAKE SHELTON(Warner Bros./WMN) 14 WASTED TIME KEITH URBAN(Hit Red/Capitol Nashville/UMGN) 8 VACATION THOMAS RHETT(Valory/BMLG) 18 14 24 SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH DIERKS BENTLEY(Capitol Nashville/UMGN) RELOADED: 20 #1 HITS DOMINION 27 26 34 OLD RCA NASHVILLE 513496/SMN () 32 29 36 TENNESSEE WHISKEY CHRIS STAPLETON(Mercury/UMGN) l 17 19 l DAMN COUNTRY MUSIC A SAILOR’S GUIDE TO EARTH PETER PAN KELSEA BALLERINI(Black River) 16 13 17 AMERICAN COUNTRY LOVE SONG JAKE OWEN(RCA Nashville/SMN) MR. MISUNDERSTOOD SIMPSON 11 STURGILL ATLANTIC 551380*/AG (551380) YOUNG 24 28 25 33 CHRIS RCA NASHVILLE 506963/SMN () 10 THY WILL HILLARY SCOTT & THE SCOTT FAMILY(HST/EMI Nashville/UMGN) DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS 35 34 15 UNLOVE YOU JENNIFER NETTLES(Big Machine/BMLG) DIERKS BENTLEY FEAT. ELLE KING( Capitol Nashville/UMGN) FROM THE GROUND UP 36 33 27 SNAPBACK 11 4 21 OLD DOMINION(RCA Nashville/SMN) DAN + SHAY(Warner Bros./WMN) IF I TOLD YOU RECORD YEAR 37 NEW DARIUS RUCKER(Capitol Nashville/UMGN) 12 12 18 ERIC CHURCH(EMI Nashville/UMGN) NIGHT’S ON FIRE 38 49 16 DAVID NAIL(MCA Nashville/UMGN) 13 9 24 T-SHIRT THOMAS RHETT(Valory/BMLG) 14 17 l 15 16 l WARNER BROS. 549775/WMN () BALLERINI 20 22 22 59 KELSEA BLACK RIVER 2015 () 21 13 23 7 8 13 l 8 NEW l 9 10 13 l 10 11 5 l HYMNS 0 SHELTON 19 20 21 36 BLAKE WARNER BROS. 551788/WMN () 29 22 17 CAME HERE TO FORGET BLAKE SHELTON(Warner Bros./WMN) 31 25 24 IT ALL STARTED WITH A BEER FRANKIE BALLARD(Warner Bros./WMN) 2 MCGRAW 18 18 19 34 TIM MCGRAW/BIG MACHINE TM0300A/BMLG () l 13 CHURCH BELLS CARRIE UNDERWOOD(19/Arista Nashville/SMN) 6 35 HEAD OVER BOOTS JON PARDI(Capitol Nashville/UMGN) STORYTELLER BIG MACHINE JN0100A/BMLG () 7 6 CARRIE UNDERWOOD JENNIFER NETTLES 5 CALIFORNIA SUNRISE RANDY TRAVIS ON THE OTHER HAND: ALL THE NUMBER ONES 7 EVERYBODY WE KNOW DOES 27 23 152 COUNTRY GIRL (SHAKE IT FOR ME) LUKE BRYAN(Capitol Nashville/UMGN) CHASE RICE(Dack Janiels/Columbia Nashville/SMN) FIX 17 HUNTIN’, FISHIN’ AND LOVIN’ EVERY DAY 28 32 25 CHRIS LANE(Big Loud) LUKE BRYAN(Capitol Nashville/UMGN) NEW 30 31 l 1 CHURCH 16 17 20 35 ERIC EMI NASHVILLE 024200*/UMGN () ARTIST (IMPRINT/LABEL) NOISE 14 KENNY CHESNEY(Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville/SMN) 3 24 HUMBLE AND KIND TIM MCGRAW(McGraw/Big Machine/BMLG) MONTEVALLO WARNER BROS. 555555/WMN () 26 27 l 5 SAM HUNT 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 510539*/SMN () 9 H.O.L.Y. FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE( Republic Nashville/BMLG) TITLE RIPCORD KILL THE LIGHTS MCA NASHVILLE 021502/UMGN () ARTIST (IMPRINT/LABEL) WKS ON CHART BLAKE SHELTON 1 TITLE LAST WEEK 6 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 l WKS ON CHART 1 1 LAST WEEK 4 TRAVELLER THIS WEEK 2 STAPLETON 61 CHRIS MERCURY 019405*/UMGN () Title PEAK POS. 2 WEEKS AGO 2 IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL (PRICE) CERT. LAST WEEK 2 WEEKS ON CHT THIS WEEK 1 ARTIST THIS WEEK COUNTRY DIGITAL SONGS TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS 22 MAKE YOU MISS ME SAM HUNT(MCA Nashville/UMGN) 5 CASTAWAY ZAC BROWN BAND(Southern Ground/John Varvatos/BMLG/Republic) 39 36 24 THINK OF YOU CHRIS YOUNG DUET WITH CASSADEE POPE( RCA Nashville/SMN) 40 39 l 41 47 l 2 SONG FOR ANOTHER TIME OLD DOMINION(RCA Nashville/SMN) 2 IT DON’T HURT LIKE IT USED TO BILLY CURRINGTON(Mercury/UMGN) 42 40 5 PARACHUTE CHRIS STAPLETON(Mercury/UMGN) 43 l RE-ENTRY SLEEP WITHOUT YOU BRETT YOUNG(Republic Nashville/BMLG) 44 2 2 AIN’T NO STOPPING US NOW KANE BROWN(Zone 4/RCA Nashville/SMN) 45 45 l 4 WANNA BE THAT SONG BRETT ELDREDGE(Atlantic/WMN) 46 38 67 THAT’S MY KIND OF NIGHT 21 15 25 MY CHURCH LUKE BRYAN(Capitol Nashville/UMGN) MAREN MORRIS(Columbia Nashville/SMN) DIE A HAPPY MAN 47 41 125 NEED YOU NOW 22 21 41 THOMAS RHETT(Valory/BMLG) LADY ANTEBELLUM(Capitol Nashville) 0 I’M COMIN’ OVER CHAPTER I (EP) The week’s most popular country albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music. Albums are 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 Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved. l 23 43 l 24 26 l 3 WITHOUT A FIGHT BRAD PAISLEY FEAT. DEMI LOVATO(Arista Nashville/SMN) 8 MIDDLE OF A MEMORY COLE SWINDELL(Warner Bros./WMN) 48 l 49 l NEW RE-ENTRY THERE’S A GIRL TRENT HARMON(19/Republic/Dot/BMLG) BREAK UP IN A SMALL TOWN SAM HUNT(MCA Nashville/UMGN) 50 44 13 FISHIN’ IN THE DARK 25 20 51 DRUNK ON A PLANE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND(Warner Bros./Rhino) DIERKS BENTLEY(Capitol Nashville/UMGN) Top-selling paid download country songs compiled from sales reports collected and provided by Nielsen Music. Charts update weekly on Thurdays at www.Billboard.Biz/charts. Copyright 2016, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved. GETTY IMAGES HILLARY SCOTT & THE SCOTT FAMILY Thy Will 9 2 40 3 13 4 4 16 5 l 6 l 7 l 8 l 9 l 5 14 6 48 10 10 12 9 7 11 8 7 H.O.L.Y. FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE DIE A HAPPY MAN THOMAS RHETT HUNTIN’, FISHIN’ & LOVIN’ EVERY DAY LUKE BRYAN T-SHIRT THOMAS RHETT MAKE YOU MISS ME SAM HUNT BREAK UP IN A SMALL TOWN SAM HUNT RECORD YEAR ERIC CHURCH CHURCH BELLS CARRIE UNDERWOOD PETER PAN KELSEA BALLERINI 18 SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH IERKS BENTLEY D WKS ON CHART ARTIST LAST WEEK TITLE THIS WEEK WKS ON CHART l 2 l 3 l 1 1 Following the June 20 arrival of the song’s official video, “Thy Will” gains by 25 percent to 627,000 U.S. streams and by 4 percent to 9,000 sold, pushing 31-30 on Country Digital Songs. The lead single from Love Remains, due July 29, also strides 38-36 on Hot Country Songs and 3-2 on Hot Christian Songs. LAST WEEK THIS WEEK COUNTRY STREAMING SONGS 30 SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY TITLE ARTIST HEAD OVER BOOTS 11 12 11 J ON PARDI l 12 8 13 l 14 l 15 l 20 13 18 16 15 17 17 18 14 19 l 19 HUMBLE AND KIND 17 T IM MCGRAW FROM THE GROUND UP 4 DAN + SHAY LIGHTS COME ON 8 JASON ALDEAN AMERICAN COUNTRY LOVE SONG 6 JAKE OWEN TENNESSEE WHISKEY 35 CHRIS STAPLETON TAKE YOUR TIME 79 SAM HUNT SNAPBACK 20 OLD DOMINION CRUISE 168 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE 20 16 16 CAME HERE TO FORGET LAKE SHELTON B Country Streaming Songs -The week’s top Country streamed radio songs, on-demand songs and videos on leading online music services. Charts update weekly on Thurdays at www.Billboard.Biz/charts. Copyright 2016, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 14 OF 20 MAKIN’ TR ACKS TOM ROLAND [email protected] The Last Bandoleros Hope To Travel Far With ‘Where Do You Go?’ The first single in an artist’s career is crucial. It establishes a sonic baseline as the melodies were built. Those harmonies change from song to song — for the act, and every move after that — whether it’s building on that sound sometimes the guys even switch parts in the middle of a song — creating a or moving away from it — is part of the artistic storyline. complex web that forces them to work as a team to pull it off. Rarely, however, is that first single as central to an act as “Where Do “We’re all lead singers,” says James, “so it’s been kind of fun to hear which You Go?” is for The Last Bandoleros. It’s not just because it’s the group’s vocal texture we all agree on — ‘You sound best on that verse’ or ‘Diego sounds i ntroductory release — it’s also the first song it wrote, and in fact, the band great on this chorus.’ Every chorus, we’re pretty much all singing, but that’s only exists because it wrote the song. what makes it really fun to be a part of this band. It’s vocally so stimulating.” “It started as a writing project,” says drummer Emilio Navaira IV. “As soon “I’m rarely on top,” adds Fuentes, “because I can’t sing as high.” as that happened, it was like, ‘This is something else. It’s special. It’s a band.’ ” “He’s rarely on top,” corrects Diego, “because he’s lazy.” Much like one of their influences, The Beatles, the Bandoleros are a group More laughter ensues. that operates with a lot of playful sarcasm, as they did in a Warner Music As they sewed up “Where Do You Go?,” the bridge took a unique turn. Nashville (WMN) conference room while discussing the track. Emilio was Instead of injecting a new melody, they held out some long harmonic notes d issecting the frustrating push/pull romance in around the 2:15 mark, rebuilding the energy the same “Where Do You Go?” As he wrapped the evaluation, way The Beatles did in “Twist and Shout.” From there, he suddenly halted and stammered, and the whole senthey made space for a frenetic button accordion solo, tence completely fell apart. played on the final version by Chris Arocha, who had “He was just cataloging the one-night stands he’s worked in Emilio Sr.’s band. had in his head,” guitarist Derek James joked. The Bandoleros recorded most of the instrumental Emilio didn’t miss a beat. parts together, then overdubbed the vocals in Brooklyn, “It only took me 30 seconds,” he riffed. the way the bulk of their album was made. That kind of verbal sparring and laughter were present “What you hear on the recording, that’s what you’re at the start when the Bandoleros — i ncluding guitarist going to get live,” says Diego. Jerry Fuentes and Navaira’s brother, bass player Diego It still wasn’t officially a band. The guys continued to Navaira — held their first writing session roughly twopursue other projects, and Fuentes was actually trying and-a-half years ago in San A ntonio. In some ways, it to get a songwriting/producing deal when he met with represented the melding of two p artnerships. The Cherrytree Music founder Martin Kierszenbaum, Navairas had played in a band fronted by their father, whose Los Angeles firm has worked with the likes of Emilio Navaira, a Tejano/country singer who landed Lady Gaga, Feist and Far East Movement. Three or six titles on Hot Country Songs in the 1990s under the four songs in, Fuentes played “Where Do You Go?,” name Emilio. Meanwhile, Fuentes formed the other and the meeting took a different turn. Kierszenbaum partnership after moving from S an A ntone to New offered a management deal on the spot. THE LAST BANDOLEROS York, where he and James became r oommates and put As the band was formalized, Emilio continued to work together a basement studio in Brooklyn. on other projects and wasn’t always available. As a result, Mutual friends introduced Fuentes to the Navaira brothers, and after he co-wrote “Where Do You Go?,” played on the album and tours with the Banthey musically hit it off, Fuentes brought James along to Texas to do some doleros, but is not officially a member of the trio. (“I’m the drummer with the songwriting. They were specifically thinking country as they started in on bad timing,” he deadpans.) But he continues to play a big part in the Bandoleros’ “Where Do You Go?,” though their various backgrounds practically g uaranteed live presentation, appearing for all intents and purposes as part of the group. it would be atypical. WMN executive vp A&R Scott Hendricks saw the band on Oct. 3, 2015, “Derek’s original singer-songwriter music had this train-beat kind of flair,” at the Austin City Limits Festival. It signed with WMN, and “Where Do You says Fuentes. “Diego and [his brother] Emilio grew up with Tejano music in Go?” became the obvious first single. San Antonio, and I grew up producing and working in studios, so we all kind “ ‘Where Do You Go?’ was not only the first song,” says James. “It really, more of had these [different] influences.” than any other song, is kind of in the middle and has the best representation “Where Do You Go?” “started with the verse,” continues Fuentes. “We all of the variety of sounds that we have in our music.” put guitars in our hands, and we literally started throwing out ideas. It just During the first week of its radio promotion tour, the band repeatedly ran becomes a whirlpool of ideas.” into programmers who had known the senior Emilio, and Diego phoned his That concoction includes thick, accomplished harmonies — a la Restless dad with some of the feedback. The following week, the Bandoleros were in Heart or Little Texas — layered over a rambunctious backbeat akin to the Fort Pierce, Fla., when Emilio died on May 16. That cast a shadow over their Dwight Yoakam/Buck Owens version of “Streets of Bakersfield.” That upbeat efforts, though the Navairas focus on the positive aspects of their father’s sound rubs against the lyric, which finds a confused guy obsessing about a guidance rather than his departure. woman who’s both flirtatious and elusive. “I don’t know if we’d be doing this if it wasn’t for him,” explains Diego. “We were kind of going for like a [Rolling] Stones ‘Satisfaction’ or like a “Now after playing a few shows after his death, I find it to be very therapeutic Beatles ‘Day Tripper’ kind of thing,” says Diego. “The sound is up and happy, and actually feel a bit close to him onstage.” but the lyric is not. Not that it’s sad, but he’s sort of screwed up or twisted by “I love that we’re continuing what he did, but with our own spin on it,” adds this female.” Emilio. “That makes me feel really, really proud.” It was absolutely a group effort. WMN released “Where Do You Go?” to radio via Play MPE on June 6. It “Derek would have a lyric here, Emilio would write a guitar riff, Diego would debuts at No. 60 on the Country Airplay chart as the Bandoleros work to take come up with a chorus hook, and it literally manifested itself,” notes Fuentes. it to another level. It’s central to their sound; they hope to make it central to In addition to the Tex-Mex framework, they instinctively created h armonies the entire format. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 15 OF 20 THE STARK REPORT PHYLLIS STARK [email protected] Thirty Years On, Randy Travis’ Storms of Life Still Reigns Over Country Music It has been 30 years since Randy Travis released his groundbreaking debut up on the music scene at a time when the post-Urban Cowboy phase had swung album, Storms of Life, sparking a new traditionalist movement in the format toward a pop sensibility … Randy’s baritone popped out of the radio speakers and, according to the radio programmers who spun its singles, profoundly with his more traditional approach. He got listeners’ attention because he influencing country not just at the time but for decades to come. sounded different … and was fresh, young, handsome and magnetic p erforming Released by Warner Bros. in June 1986, Storms spawned four hits on Hot live. It’s no wonder those first singles tested into our gold libraries for years Country Songs: the No. 1s “On the Other Hand” and “Diggin’ Up Bones,” and years.” the No. 2-peaking “No Place Like Home” and the No. 6 “1982.” Its success “Right in the heart of the mid-’80s down cycle, the country format began to positioned Travis to scoop up the Country Music Assn.’s Horizon Award that re-energize again on the success of Storms and a fresh, new look,” says WBEE fall. In total, he has enjoyed 16 No. 1s in his career and 14 additional top 10s. Rochester, N.Y., operations manager Bob Barnett. “An unknown 27-year-old, And the songs from Storms are still being spun three decades later. “Diggin’ hatless, clean-shaven, good-looking country singer helped kick the f ormat out Up Bones” got 36 spins across all the country stations monitored by Nielsen of its pop-country love affair down a more organic, pure, traditional path.” Music for the week ending June 26. “On the Other Hand” got 31. Competing labels “redirected A&R efforts to find more artists like Travis,” In June, Travis was honored with the Country Radio Broadcasters’ Career he says, calling the singer “a game-changer” since his success “reset the path Achievement Award in Nashville, just a few months that resulted in the format’s ratings and sales surge of before he’s scheduled to be inducted into the Country the ’90s.” Music Hall of Fame. At the CRB event, fellow country “Randy created a tsunami in our country world that star Josh Turner paid tribute with a medley of five T ravis every programmer in America benefited from,” agrees songs, including “Diggin’ Up Bones,” and called Travis WKSJ Mobile, Ala., PD Bill Black. “I vividly remember a “hero.” the first time I sat at my desk and listened to Randy’s Travis is still fighting his way back from a 2013 stroke first single. After too many years of the Urban Cowboy that affected his voice and mobility, so his wife, Mary, tunes and homogenized country sound, it was i ncredibly spoke for him at the CRB event. Calling her spouse a refreshing to hear honest, from-the-heart country music “fighter” and a “warrior” she said, “He lived the songs filled with poignant, clever lyrics.” that he sang … [and] left us a beautiful body of work that “When Randy came along, country music and country will live on forever and ever.” radio were in a down period,” recalls radio consultant Countr y radio programmers heartily agree. “I Joel Raab. “His success with a new traditional sound wouldn’t just say [Storms of Life] changed country music: made what was old new again. Remarkably though, it I’d say it saved country music,” says KRTY San Jose, had a fresh sound that crossed generational appeal.” TRAVIS Calif., PD Julie Stevens. CBS Radio Detroit vp music Fellow radio consultant Alan Sledge says Travis “helped programming Tim Roberts calls it “one of the most the country music industry — and radio — pivot to what important and impactful country albums of all time. b ecame an explosion of a new country dynasty that “There’s no question that Storms and those smash began in the early ’90s.” singles completely changed country music forever and “There was something new, fresh and exciting about in a massive, positive way,” says Roberts. “Randy was Randy Travis,” says WKLB Boston PD Mike Brophey. “I an international superstar overnight and influenced so hadn’t been in country radio too long when Storms came many other acts to come afterward, including the class out, but still for me … it represented a break from oldof ’89 with Clint Black, Alan Jackson, Garth [Brooks] school, household-name country artists and provided and Travis Tritt.” a look to the future. Randy’s voice and the strength of Programmers who were working in radio at the time the lyrics put very traditional songs on the charts that clearly remember Travis’ impact and how l isteners were new — but belonged. i mmediately responded to him. As Stevens recalls, “I can remember being on the air in Philadelphia “We were mired in the crap-tastic sound that was Urban singing ‘Diggin’ Up Bones’ at the top of my lungs,” adds Cowboy. That [Travis] album landed on my desk and I Brophey. “It was one of the songs that really allowed me couldn’t get it on the air fast enough. George Strait was to participate in traditional country music and not feel booked to play the San Jose Center for the Performing Brannigan and Travis, circa 1986. like I was looking back to the ’60s … He drew attention to Arts. The promoter added Randy Travis to that show, the format and appealed to both upper and lower demos.” and it sold out fast. When he walked out onstage that night, he got a standing But Cumulus Media vp country Charlie Cook remembers that Travis’ ovation. It wasn’t just us programmers who recognized what a godsend this success “did not come without a hiccup.” First single “On the Other Hand” kid was. It was the audience that saw it as well.” famously peaked initially at an inauspicious No. 67. After the success of “1982,” Roberts was working at WPCM Greensboro, N.C., when “On the Other however, it was rereleased and topped the chart. “It might have been because Hand” was climbing the chart and remembers heading to a club gig only to find Randy was a 180-degree change from what was on the radio at that time,” it so packed he had to park a mile away. When he finally arrived, he d iscovered says Cook of the initial stiff. “Randy was traditional, and that deep voice was to his surprise the overflow crowd was there to see Travis. country with a capital C.” But, he adds, once Travis hit his stride, “there was “Randy connected immediately with the listener,” says now semi-retired no stopping him, and I believe that he opened so many eyes and ears.” WXBQ Johnson City, Tenn., operations manager Bill Hagy. “People could not Three decades later, the legacy of Travis and his debut album live on in the get enough of Randy Travis. [But] the interesting thing to me is how well that country format, something Brophey says the singer should be very proud of. sound has stood the test of time.” Adds Barnett, “As a wise man once told me, ‘If you don’t know where you’re Scripps Media vp programming Beverlee Brannigan says, “Randy showed going, any road will take you there.’ Storms of Life was the road map.” BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 16 OF 20 Country Indicator THIS WEEK LAST WEEK WKS ON CHART l 2 l 3 l 2 14 LIGHTS COME ON B roken Bow 3 14 CHURCH BELLS 1 9/Arista Nashville Carrie Underwood 4 10 H.O.L.Y. R epublic Nashville Florida Georgia Line 4 1 14 WASTED TIME H it Red/Capitol Nashville Keith Urban l 6 l 7 l 8 l 9 l 10 l 11 l 12 l 13 l 14 l 5 15 NOISE B lue Chair/Columbia Nashville Kenny Chesney 6 21 RECORD YEAR EMI Nashville Eric Church 8 42 1 5 TITLE Imprint/LabelArtist AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) PLAYS THIS WEEK +/– THIS WEEK +131 8.975 4765 +128 9.002 4706 +326 8.645 4416 -485 8.117 4373 +103 7.922 4344 +176 8.019 HEAD OVER BOOTS C apitol Nashville Jon Pardi 3969 +174 7.461 HH No. 1 (1 week) HH Jason Aldean 4814 9 18 AMERICAN COUNTRY LOVE SONG R CA Nashville Jake Owen 3227 +163 5.647 10 21 FROM THE GROUND UP W arner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay 3109 +209 5.857 14 30 FIX B ig Loud +390 HH Most Increased Plays HH Chris Lane 3047 5.496 12 16 PETER PAN B lack River Kelsea Ballerini 2938 +173 5.238 11 35 YOU LOOK LIKE I NEED A DRINK V alory Justin Moore 2869 +81 5.273 15 18 MAKE YOU MISS ME M CA Nashville Sam Hunt 2706 +93 4.698 16 33 IT ALL STARTED WITH A BEER W arner Bros./WAR Frankie Ballard 2693 +93 5.020 15 13 50 NIGHT’S ON FIRE M CA Nashville David Nail 2650 -16 4.715 l 17 l 18 l 19 l 20 l 21 l 22 l 23 l 2 l4 25 l 26 l 27 l 2 l8 29 l 3 l0 17 37 RUNNING FOR YOU M CA Nashville Kip Moore 2501 +69 4.625 18 8 WITHOUT A FIGHT A rista Nashville Brad Paisley Feat. Demi Lovato 2482 +152 4.430 19 12 CASTAWAY S outhern Groud/Varvatos/Republic/Dot Zac Brown Band 2456 +164 4.654 21 4 SHE’S GOT A WAY WITH WORDS W arner Bros./WMN Blake Shelton 2139 +301 3.805 20 6 DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS C apitol Nashville Dierks Bentley Feat. Elle King 2046 +203 3.640 22 14 ROCK ON D ot Tucker Beathard 1762 +115 2.966 24 35 I MET A GIRL W arner Bros./WMN William Michael Morgan 1651 +162 3.019 23 23 IT DON’T HURT LIKE IT USED TO M ercury Billy Currington 1618 +63 2.624 25 9 MIDDLE OF A MEMORY W arner Bros./WMN Cole Swindell 1415 +78 2.408 26 19 21 SUMMER E MI Nashville Brothers Osborne 1389 +104 2.169 29 13 SLEEP WITHOUT YOU R epublic Nashville Brett Young 1293 +166 2.041 27 25 UNLOVE YOU B ig Machine Jennifer Nettles 1260 +9 2.147 28 25 LOVIN’ LATELY B $R/New Revolution Big & Rich Feat. Tim McGraw 1212 +67 2.123 30 22 I KNOW SOMEBODY R eviver LoCash 1204 +137 2.109 31 28 LIVIN’ THE DREAM D ot Drake White 1043 +42 1.771 16 BILLBOARD COUNTRY INDICATOR PANEL — 106 STATIONS Abilene, Texas KEAN Alexandria, La. KRRV Amarillo, Texas KGNC Asheville, N.C. WKSF Atlantic City, N.J. WPUR Beaumont, Texas KYKR Beckley, W. Va. WJLS Biloxi, Miss. WZKX Bloomington, Ill. WIBL Bluefield, W. Va. WHKX Burlington, Vt. WOKO Cape Girardeau, Mo. KEZS Charleston, W. Va WKWS WQBE College Station, Texas KAGG Columbia, Mo. KCLR Columbus, Ga. WKCN WSTH Cookeville, Tenn. WGSQ Dothan, Ala. WTVY Duluth, Minn. KKCB Eau Claire, Wis. WAXX Elizabeth City, N.C. WRSF Erie, Pa. WTWF Eugene, Ore. KKNU Evansville, Ind. WKDQ Fargo, N.D. KBVB WSTH Fayetteville, N.C. WKML Flagstaff, Ariz. KAFF Flint, Mich. WFBE Florence, Ala. WXFL Florence, S.C. WEGX Ft. Collins, Colo. KUAD Ft. Smith, Ark. KTCS Frederick, Md. WFRE Fredericksburg, Va. WFLS Green Bay, Wis. WNCY Hagerstown, Md. WAYZ Hot Springs, Ark. KQUS Huntington, Ky. WDGG Huntington, W. Va. WTCR Idaho Falls, Idaho KTHK Jackson, Miss. WMSI WUSJ Janesville, Wis. WJVL Jonesboro, Ark. KDXY Joplin, Mo. KIXQ Kalamazoo, Mich. WNWN Kalispell, Mont. KDBR Kingmah, Ariz. KFLG Lafayette, Ind. WKOA Laredo, Texas KRRG Lansing, Mich. WITL Laurel, Miss. WBBN Lebanon, N.H. Lincoln, Neb Longview, Texas Lubbock, Texas Lufkin, Texas Mason City, Iowa Medford, Ore. Meridian, Miss. Montgomery, Ala. Morgantown, W. Va. Muskegon, Mich. New London, Conn. Odessa, Texas Palm Springs, Calif. Pensacola, Fla. Peoria, Ill. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Rapid City, S.D. Rockford, Ill. Rocky Mount, N.C. Saginaw, Mich. St. Cloud, Minn. Salina, Kan. Salisbury, Md. San Angelo, Texas San Luis Obispo, Calif. WXXK KFGE KYKX KLLL KYKS KIAI KRWQ WOKK WLWI WKKW WMUS WCTY KHKX KPLM WXBM WXCL WRWD KOUT WXXQ WDWG WCEN KZPK KYEZ WKTT KGKL KKJG Santa Barbara, Calif. KRAZ Santa Maria, Calif. KSNI Sheboygan, Wis. WBFM Savannah, Ga. WJCL WUBB Shreveport, La. KXKS Sioux Cty, Iowa KSUX South Bend, Ind. WBYT Springfield, Ill. WFMB Springfield, Mo. KTTS Terre Haute, Ind. WTHI Topeka, Kan. WIBW Traverse City, Mich. WTCM Tupelo, Miss. WWZD Utica, N.Y. WFRG Victor Valley, CA.KATJ Waco, Texas WACO Wausau, Wis. WDEZ Wheeling, W. Va. WOVK Williamsport, Pa. WILQ Yakima, Wash. KXDD Youngstown, Ohio WQXK WWGY Westwood One HOT COUNTRY MAINSTREAM COUNTRY Music Choice TODAY’S COUNTRY Sirius XM THE HIGHWAY BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 17 OF 20 Country Indicator AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) THIS WEEK LAST WEEK WKS ON CHART THIS WEEK +/– THIS WEEK l 32 l 3 l3 34 l 35 l 36 l 37 l 38 l 3 l9 40 l 41 l 42 l TITLE Imprint/LabelArtist 32 10 PARACHUTE M ercury Chris Stapleton 972 +30 1.392 33 18 IF THE BOOT FITS W heelhouse Granger Smith 883 +67 1.393 37 4 VACATION V alory Thomas Rhett 822 +144 1.075 34 14 BLUEBONNETS B IG Label Aaron Watson 808 +58 1.244 40 4 SONG FOR ANOTHER TIME R CA Nashville Old Dominion 795 +182 1.445 36 5 SOBER SATURDAY NIGHT R CA Nashville Chris Young Feat. Vince Gill 776 +92 1.308 35 9 A LITTLE MORE LOVE C urb Jerrod Niemann & Lee Brice 763 +33 1.191 38 7 WANNA BE THAT SONG A tlantic/WMN Brett Eldredge 720 +53 1.029 39 26 MAKE MY OWN SUNSHINE B ig Spark Olivia Lane 669 +4 0.985 41 16 HEALING HIGHWAY B lue Light Brian Collins 523 +5 0.738 43 5 HOMETOWN GIRL M CA Nashville Josh Turner 455 +32 0.714 44 6 HOLDIN’ HER W arner Bros./WAR Chris Janson 444 +113 0.576 43 42 20 TUXEDO M CA Nashville Clare Dunn 433 -6 0.624 44 l 45 l 4 l6 47 l 4 l8 49 l 50 l 51 l 52 l 53 l 54 l 55 l 56 l 57 l 57 2 80S MERCEDES C olumbia Nashville Maren Morris 429 +228 0.573 397 +390 0.593 58 59 31 HOW I’LL ALWAYS BE B ig Machine NEW HH Hot Shot Debut/Most Added HH Tim McGraw PLAYS 50 14 MAKE YOU MINE A tlantic/WEA High Valley 368 +81 0.591 45 11 OUTSKIRTS OF HEAVEN R ed Bow Craig Campbell 350 +19 0.625 46 20 SOUTHERN BOY B roken Bow Jordan Rager w/ Jason Aldean 339 +10 0.522 48 8 FRIENDS WITH BOATS K eith Walker Keith Walker 303 +13 0.431 52 17 GIRL NEXT DOOR S late Creek/Warner Bros./WMN Brandy Clark 292 +17 0.340 49 10 ROOTS S toney Creek Parmalee 290 0 0.536 51 5 I’LL BE HOME SOON B lack River Craig Morgan 284 +3 0.458 54 3 SUMMER R epublic Nashville Cassadee Pope 276 +31 0.426 53 5 ARE YOU WITH ME M ercury Nashville Easton Corbin 261 +7 0.356 55 9 SOUTHERN GENTLEMEN T hird Floor Diana Upton-Hill 258 +15 0.368 56 12 SPIN ME R yan Broshear Ryan Broshear 212 +5 0.278 DO YOU WISH IT WAS ME? E MI Nashville Gary Allan 185 +47 0.321 WASN’T THAT DRUNK P retty Damn Tough/1608 Josh Abbott Band Feat. Carly Pearce 174 -5 0.256 NEW 4 59 l NEW THY WILL H ST/EMI Nashville Hillary Scott & The Scott Family 172 +11 0.225 60 NEW THINK A LITTLE LESS A tlantic/WEA Michael Ray 172 -2 0.297 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 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE TITLE P ublishing-Licensing Org. (Songwriter) C hart Position JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 18 OF 20 Country Airplay Index I IF I TOLD YOU E MI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/ 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) 3 2 80S MERCEDES International Dog Music, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI (M.Morris, busbee) 4 1 A AMERICAN COUNTRY LOVE SONG E MI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Songs By Red Room, BMI/ Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie’s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Harmony, ASCAP/Texa Rae Music, ASCAP ( R.Copperman, A.Gorley, J.Johnston) 1 2 ARE YOU WITH ME P retty Woman Publishing, LLC, BMI/Super Phonic Music, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Orbison Music, LLC, BMI/Turn Me On Music, BMI/ Crazy Water Music, ASCAP/Little Blue Egg, ASCAP/ Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., ASCAP ( T.L.James, T.McFadden, S.McAnally) 4 6 C CASTAWAY D ay For The Dead Publishing, SESAC/ Southern Ground, SESAC/Life On Fire Music, SESAC/ Poppsolotamus Music, BMI/Brighter Shade Publishing, BMI (Z.Brown, N.Moon, W.Durrette, C.Bowles, J.D.Hopkins) 2 0 CHURCH BELLS E xternal Combustion Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Southside Independent Music Publishing, LLC, ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP/Atlas Music Publishing, ASCAP/ WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Songs Of Brett, ASCAP/ HillarodyRathbone Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (Z.Crowell, Brett James, H.Lindsey) 3 D DANCE WITH YA W arner-Tamerlane Publishing 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) 4 9 DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS S mack Hits, GMR/ Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/Songs Of SMP, ASCAP/ Mighty Seven Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Heavy Metal Disco, ASCAP ( S.McAnally, J.T.Harding) 2 2 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) 7 FROM THE GROUND UP W 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) 1 1 G GIRL NEXT DOOR H ighway 508 Songs, ASCAP/ House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/Nettwerk One B Music, BMI/Revelry Music, BMI/Jay Gatsby Music, BMI/ Nettwerk One Music Limited Canada, SOCAN/Universal Music Corporation, ASCAP/Smack Ink, ASCAP ( B.Clark, J.J.Dillon, S.McAnally) 4 2 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) 8 HOLDIN’ HER R ed Vinyl Music, Inc., BMI/Buckkilla Music, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Eldorotto Music Publishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (C.Janson, J.Otto) 4 5 H.O.L.Y. B MG Platinum Songs, BMI/Pulse Ventures, BMI/BRRCOFFEE, BMI/IDAP Music, ASCAP/BMG Rights Management Scandinavia AB, STIM ( busbee, N.Cyphert, W.W.Larsen) 4 HOMETOWN GIRL D owntown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/ Son Of Ron Songs, ASCAP/Diver Dann Music, ASCAP/ International Dog Music, BMI ( M.Beeson, D.Tashian) 5 1 HUNTIN’, FISHIN’ & LOVIN’ EVERY DAY S ony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Peanut Mill Songs, BMI/ EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Two Chord Georgia Music, BMI/Brooks County Boy Music, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Tar-Cam-Knox Music, ASCAP/Thankful For This Music, ASCAP ( L.Bryan, D.Davidson, R.Akins, B.Hayslip) 1 0 Songs By Red Room, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/ Jon Mark Nite Music, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR ( R.Copperman, J.M.Nite, S.McAnally) 43 IF THE BOOT FITS Tree Vibez Music, LLC, ASCAP/ Major Bob Music, Inc., ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP/ Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI (J.M.Schmidt, A.Albert, M.Tenpenny) 3 6 I KNOW SOMEBODY E MI 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) 2 8 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) 2 4 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) 1 7 IT DON’T HURT LIKE IT USED TO C oconut 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) 2 5 L LIGHTS COME ON B ig Loud Mountain, BMI/ Round Hill Works, BMI/Pranch Ringle Music, BMI/T Hubb Publishing, BMI/Tree Vibez Music, LLC, ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/Major Bob Music, Inc., ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP/Round Hill Songs Jimmy Robbins, ASCAP/Jammy Rabbins Music, ASCAP/Extraordinary Alien Publishing, ASCAP (B.Kelley, T.Hubbard, J.M.Schmidt, J.Robbins, B.Warren, B.Warren) 2 LIPSTICK M agic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/WarnerTamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Little Duchess Music, BMI/Songwriters of Platinum Pen Publishing, BMI/ Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Thunder Cookie, SESAC/Hatchoo Music, SESAC/Music Of Platinum Pen, SESAC/Hannah Mulholland Publishing, BMI/Hyper Hobby Music, SESAC/Tri Star Sports and Enterainment Group, SESAC/ Fabulicious Music, SESAC/Do Write Music, LLC, BMI/ Round Hill Works, BMI/Music From Riding Songs, BMI/ Songs of Colton Entertainment, BMI (J.Wayne, N.Cooke, H.Mulholland, C.Hobby, E. Hoffman, R.L.Howard) 5 0 A LITTLE MORE LOVE S mack Hits, GMR/ Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Songs By Red Room, BMI/HappyGoWrucke, BMI/Creative Pulse Music, BMI/These Are Pulse Songs, BMI/Hello Jerry, SESAC (S.McAnally, R.Copperman, N.Hemby, K.Neumann) 3 8 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) 30 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) 2 6 MIDDLE OF A MEMORY S ony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Colden Rainey Music, BMI/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie’s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/External Combustion Music, ASCAP/ Atlas Music Publishing, ASCAP/Songs Of Southside Independent Music Publishing, LLC, ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP (C.Swindell, A.Gorley, Z.Crowell) 3 1 N 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) 1 5 NOISE S ony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, BMI/Basuare Music, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Songs By Red Room, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Jon Mark Nite Music, ASCAP ( K. Chesney, R.Copperman, S.McAnally, J.M.Nite) 6 O OUTSKIRTS OF HEAVEN Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Full Of Bulls Music, ASCAP/Ole Ole, ASCAP ( C.Campbell, D.Turnbull) 4 7 P PARACHUTE W B Music Corp., ASCAP/Ken Tucky Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/ Dontcallmebrett Musicm, BMI (C.Stapleton, J.Beavers) 3 9 PETER PAN S ongs Of Black River, ASCAP/KNB Music, ASCAP/ole Purple Cape Music, BMI/Honey Lee Music, BMI (K.Ballerini, F.G.Whitehead, J.Lee) 1 6 R 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) 5 ROCK ON B ig Music Machine, BMI/Fayde 49 Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, BMI/Six Ring Circus Songs, BMI/Scrambler Music, ASCAP/My My My Music, ASCAP (T.Beathard, C.Beathard, M.Cannon-Goodman) 2 3 ROOTS M usic Of Big Deal, BMI/The Stennis Mightier Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Dead Aim Music, BMI/Young Guns Publishing, LLC, BMI/ Parallel Music Publishing, LLC, BMI (J.Mullins, B.Stennis, B.Bollinger) 5 7 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) 1 8 S SALTWATER GOSPEL N ot Listed ( Not Listed) 5 4 SEEIN’ RED M agic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/Warner- Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/This Is Magic Mustang Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Casa Del Amour Music, SESAC/Little Champion Music, ASCAP/ Big Deal Notes, ASCAP/Leighalu Music, ASCAP ( T.Kennedy, K.Allison, S.Bogard, J.Sever) 5 9 SHE’S GOT A WAY WITH WORDS W estern Legend Music, BMI/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Son Of Ron Songs, ASCAP (W.Earp, A.Albert, M.Beeson) 2 1 SIERRA S uper Big Music, ASCAP/Big Machine Music, BMI (M.Marlow, T.Dye, A.Scherz) 5 2 SLEEP WITHOUT YOU S uper Big Music, ASCAP/ M Caliville Publishing, ASCAP/Downtown DMP Songs, MAKE YOU MINE C entricity Music Publishing, BMI/Stars And Stripes And Maple Leaf Music, BMI/ ASCAP/Bluenort Records, SOCAN/CentricSongs, SESAC/2 Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC Hour Songs, SESAC/Pickin Publishing, BMI/Songs Of (B.Young, K.Archer, J.Ebach) 2 7 Kickingbird, BMI ( B.Rempel, S.Mosley, B.Stennis) 3 4 SOBER SATURDAY NIGHT E MI Blackwood MAKE YOU MISS ME U niversal Music Music Inc., BMI/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI/Goodbye Pants Corporation, ASCAP/Sam Hunt Publishing, ASCAP/Three Music, BMI/Sagequinnjude Music, BMI ( C.Young, B.Warren, Mules Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Black River, ASCAP/Sonic B.Warren) 4 4 Geo Music, ASCAP/Calhoun Enterprises, ASCAP/RPM Global Publishing, BMI/Hori Productions America, ASCAP SONG FOR ANOTHER TIME C arrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., (S.Hunt, J.Osborne, M.Ramsey) 1 3 ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Unfair Entertainment, ASCAP/Songs Of Big Deal, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Wooden Ships, ASCAP/Atlas Music Publishing, ASCAP/Highly Combustible Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Jenkalenk Tunes, ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP ( M.Ramsey, T. Rosen, B.Tursi, M.Jenkins) 3 5 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 0 SUMMER U niversal Music Corporation, ASCAP/It’s The Coolest Publishing, ASCAP/Canal Music Publishing BV, BUMA/Stars And Stripes And Maple Leaf Music, BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Better Boat Music, BMI ( C.Pope, K.Archer, E.Shackelton) 5 5 T THINK A LITTLE LESS E MI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Jon Mark Nite Music, ASCAP/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Creative Nation Music, BMI/Country Paper, BMI/Pulse Nation, BMI/Extraordinary Alien Publishing, ASCAP (J.M.Nite, Thomas Rhett, B.Dean, J.Robbins) 4 8 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) 9 TUXEDO B MG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Leer Jet 87 Publishing, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Songs Of Brett, ASCAP/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/For The Kids Platinum, BMI/Legitimate Efforts Music, BMI (C.Dunn, Brett James, B.West) 5 6 U UNLOVE YOU Jennifer Nettles Publishing, ASCAP/ House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/Highway 508 Songs, ASCAP (J. Nettles, B.Clark) 2 9 V VACATION E MI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Far Out Music, Inc., ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/ Eastman Pond Publishing, BMI/Frederic And Reid Music, BMI/Songs From The Boardwalk Music Publishing, LLC, BMI/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/The Family Songbook, BMI/Music Of Big Deal, BMI/ Bob Erotik Music, BMI/Artist 101 Publishing Group, BMI/ The Viking Pimp Music, BMI/Honua Songs, BMI/Nice Life, BMI (Thomas Rhett, T.Allen, H.Brown, M.Dickerson, S.M.Douglas, G.Goldstein, L.L.Jordan, C.W.Miller, L.Oskar, A.Schuller, H.E.Scott, Joe London, E.Frederic, J.Ryan) 3 7 W WANNA BE THAT SONG S ony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Paris Not France Music, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Songs By Red Room, BMI/ Scrambler Music, ASCAP/Abbott’s Creek Music, ASCAP ( B. Eldredge, R.Copperman, Scooter Carusoe) 3 3 WASN’T THAT DRUNK Thankful For This Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Universal Music Corporation, ASCAP ( M.J.McGinn, N.A.Medley, E.L.Weisband) 53 WASTED TIME S ongs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/ Mary Rose Music, BMI/Firehouse Cat Music, ASCAP/ BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/360 Music, SESAC/Ray Daniels, SESAC/Jayded Ink Publishing, SESAC ( K.Urban, G.Wells, J.Abrahart) 1 WHERE DO YOU GO? A rboretum Music, ASCAP/ Melt My Mind Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., ASCAP/Kickin’ed Music, ASACP/Derek James Music, ASCAP/Dayside Songs, ASCAP (J.Fuentes, E.Navaira, D.J.Breslow, D.Navaira) 6 0 WITHOUT A FIGHT N ew House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/ClearBox Rights, ASCAP/Making The Turn Music, ASCAP/The Country And Western Music, BMI/ Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI ( B.Paisley, K.Lovelace, L.T.Miller) 1 9 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 BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/HappyGoWrucke, BMI/Creative Pulse Music, BMI/These Are Pulse Songs, BMI (R.Clawson, M.Dragstrem, N.Hemby) 1 4 YOU MAKE IT LOOK SO GOOD B MG Platinum Songs, BMI/Sixteen Stars Music, BMI/Universal Tunes, SESAC/Buzzcut Music, SESAC/Brave Sons Cuts, BMI (M.Dodson, T.Cecil, J.Bussey, M.Lane) 5 8 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 19 OF 20 Hot Country Songs Index TITLE P ublishing-Licensing Org. (Songwriter) C hart Position I IF I TOLD YOU E MI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/ 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) 3 9 80S MERCEDES International Dog Music, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI (M.Morris, busbee) 4 4 A AMERICAN COUNTRY LOVE SONG E MI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Songs By Red Room, BMI/ Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/ Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie’s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Harmony, ASCAP/Texa Rae Music, ASCAP ( R.Copperman, A.Gorley, J.Johnston) 1 4 C CAME HERE TO FORGET R ound Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Doc And Maggie Music, SOCAN/Thankful For This Music, ASCAP ( C.Wiseman, D.Ruttan) 1 7 CASTAWAY D ay For The Dead Publishing, SESAC/ Southern Ground, SESAC/Life On Fire Music, SESAC/ Poppsolotamus Music, BMI/Brighter Shade Publishing, BMI (Z.Brown, N.Moon, W.Durrette, C.Bowles, J.D.Hopkins) 2 4 CHURCH BELLS E xternal Combustion Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Southside Independent Music Publishing, LLC, ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP/Atlas Music Publishing, ASCAP/ WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Songs Of Brett, ASCAP/ HillarodyRathbone Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (Z.Crowell, Brett James, H.Lindsey) 2 D DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS S mack Hits, GMR/ Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/Songs Of SMP, ASCAP/ Mighty Seven Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Heavy Metal Disco, ASCAP ( S.McAnally, J.T.Harding) 1 8 E EVERYBODY WE KNOW DOES U niversal Tunes, SESAC/Buzzcut Music, SESAC/I’m About To Go RED On Ya Music, BMI/ole, BMI (J.Bussey, T.Denning) 2 6 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) 1 6 FROM THE GROUND UP W 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) 1 0 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) 7 H.O.L.Y. B MG Platinum Songs, BMI/Pulse Ventures, BMI/BRRCOFFEE, BMI/IDAP Music, ASCAP/BMG Rights Management Scandinavia AB, STIM ( busbee, N.Cyphert, W.W.Larsen) 1 HUMBLE AND KIND S ongs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Hoodie Songs, BMI (L.McKenna) 1 1 HUNTIN’, FISHIN’ & LOVIN’ EVERY DAY S ony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Peanut Mill Songs, BMI/ EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Two Chord Georgia Music, BMI/Brooks County Boy Music, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Tar-Cam-Knox Music, ASCAP/Thankful For This Music, ASCAP ( L.Bryan, D.Davidson, R.Akins, B.Hayslip) 5 Songs By Red Room, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/ Jon Mark Nite Music, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR ( R.Copperman, J.M.Nite, S.McAnally) 46 I KNOW SOMEBODY E MI 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) 4 2 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 5 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) 2 2 IT DON’T HURT LIKE IT USED TO C oconut 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) 3 2 L LIGHTS COME ON B ig Loud Mountain, BMI/ Round Hill Works, BMI/Pranch Ringle Music, BMI/T Hubb Publishing, BMI/Tree Vibez Music, LLC, ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/Major Bob Music, Inc., ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP/Round Hill Songs Jimmy Robbins, ASCAP/Jammy Rabbins Music, ASCAP/Extraordinary Alien Publishing, ASCAP (B.Kelley, T.Hubbard, J.M.Schmidt, J.Robbins, B.Warren, B.Warren) 3 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) 43 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 M MAKE YOU MINE C entricity Music Publishing, ASCAP/Bluenort Records, SOCAN/CentricSongs, SESAC/2 Hour Songs, SESAC/Pickin Publishing, BMI/Songs Of Kickingbird, BMI ( B.Rempel, S.Mosley, B.Stennis) 4 9 MAKE YOU MISS ME U niversal Music N NIGHT’S ON FIRE S uper Big Music, ASCAP/Jett T THY WILL W .B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/EKT Publishing, Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Doc And Maggie Music, SOCAN/Thankful For This Music, ASCAP (J.Singleton, D.Ruttan) 2 0 SESCA/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankful For This Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/G650 Music, BMI (H. Scott, E.L.Weisband, B.Herms) 3 6 NOISE S ony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, BMI/Basuare Music, T-SHIRT E xternal Combustion Music, ASCAP/Songs Of BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Songs By Red Room, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Jon Mark Nite Music, ASCAP ( K. Chesney, R.Copperman, S.McAnally, J.M.Nite) 1 5 P PARACHUTE W B Music Corp., ASCAP/Ken Tucky Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/ Dontcallmebrett Musicm, BMI (C.Stapleton, J.Beavers) 3 8 PETER PAN S ongs Of Black River, ASCAP/KNB Music, ASCAP/ole Purple Cape Music, BMI/Honey Lee Music, BMI (K.Ballerini, F.G.Whitehead, J.Lee) 1 2 R 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) 6 ROCK ON B ig Music Machine, BMI/Fayde 49 Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, BMI/Six Ring Circus Songs, BMI/Scrambler Music, ASCAP/My My My Music, ASCAP (T.Beathard, C.Beathard, M.Cannon-Goodman) 2 8 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 0 S SEEIN’ RED M agic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/Warner- Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/This Is Magic Mustang Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Casa Del Amour Music, SESAC/Little Champion Music, ASCAP/ Big Deal Notes, ASCAP/Leighalu Music, ASCAP ( T.Kennedy, K.Allison, S.Bogard, J.Sever) 3 1 SHE’S GOT A WAY WITH WORDS W estern Legend Music, BMI/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Son Of Ron Songs, ASCAP (W.Earp, A.Albert, M.Beeson) 1 9 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/W.B.M. 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Nettles, B.Clark) 3 3 V VACATION E MI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Far Out Music, Inc., ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/ Eastman Pond Publishing, BMI/Frederic And Reid Music, BMI/Songs From The Boardwalk Music Publishing, LLC, BMI/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/The Family Songbook, BMI/Music Of Big Deal, BMI/ Bob Erotik Music, BMI/Artist 101 Publishing Group, BMI/ The Viking Pimp Music, BMI/Honua Songs, BMI/Nice Life, BMI (Thomas Rhett, T.Allen, H.Brown, M.Dickerson, S.M.Douglas, G.Goldstein, L.L.Jordan, C.W.Miller, L.Oskar, A.Schuller, H.E.Scott, Joe London, E.Frederic, J.Ryan) 2 7 W WANNA BE THAT SONG S ony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Paris Not France Music, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Songs By Red Room, BMI/ Scrambler Music, ASCAP/Abbott’s Creek Music, ASCAP ( B. Eldredge, R.Copperman, Scooter Carusoe) 3 7 WASN’T THAT DRUNK Thankful For This Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Universal Music Corporation, ASCAP ( M.J.McGinn, N.A.Medley, E.L.Weisband) 50 WASTED TIME S ongs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/ Mary Rose Music, BMI/Firehouse Cat Music, ASCAP/ BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/360 Music, SESAC/Ray Daniels, SESAC/Jayded Ink Publishing, SESAC ( K.Urban, G.Wells, J.Abrahart) 4 WITHOUT A FIGHT N ew House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/ClearBox Rights, ASCAP/Making The Turn Music, ASCAP/The Country And Western Music, BMI/ Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI ( B.Paisley, K.Lovelace, L.T.Miller) 2 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 BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/HappyGoWrucke, BMI/Creative Pulse Music, BMI/These Are Pulse Songs, BMI (R.Clawson, M.Dragstrem, N.Hemby) 2 5 BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE CODA 33 Years Ago Ricky Skaggs Raced To No. 1 He dominated Hot Country Songs before making history on the Bluegrass Albums chart JULY 5, 2016 | PAGE 20 OF 20 On July 9, 1983, Ricky Skaggs’ “Highway 40 Blues” sped to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, marking his fifth consecutive No. 1. The Larry Cordle-penned track, from Skaggs’ f irst Top C ountry A lbums chart-topper, Highways and Heartaches, won airplay thanks to Skaggs’ love of bluegrass mixed with radio-friendly hooks. A master of many instruments, Skaggs received his first mandolin at age 5. By his teens, he, along with now-deceased Keith Whitley, joined Ralph Stanley’s Clinch Mountain Boys. Skaggs joined Vince Gill and Patty Loveless to perform Gill’s “Go Rest High on That Mountain” at S tanley’s funeral service last week (June 28). A member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1982 — the youngest ever at the time — Skaggs has scored 11 No. 1s on Hot Country Songs and four on Top Country Albums. He has notched a record seven leaders on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart (which launched in 2002), including his most recent entry, 2013’s Cluck Ol’ Hen: Live, with Bruce Hornsby. Most r ecently, Skaggs, 61, p roduced Hillary Scott & The Scott Family’s C hristian/countr y album Love Remains, due July 29. —JIM ASKER Skaggs performing in Chicago in November 1984. PAUL NATKIN/WIREIMAGE R EW I N D I N G THE C O U N T RY C H A RT S
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