Kelsea Ballerini rules the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart with fifth career No. 1, “Miss Me More

“MISS ME MORE” MARKS FIFTH CAREER COUNTRY RADIO #1 

FOR KELSEA BALLERINI

Black River Entertainment recording artist KELSEA BALLERINI rules the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart this week with her fifth career No. 1, “Miss Me More.” Notching the first chart-topping single for a female artist in Country music in 15 months, Ballerini was also the last woman in the genre to hit No. 1 with “Legends” in February 2018.

“Miss Me More”(writers David Hodges, Brett McLaughlin and Ballerini) rose 3-1 netting 27275 points ( +3557) with 8,421 radio spins (+1151) and a 49.974 million audience (+6.702 million) from 156 tracking stations (156 ADDS) for the tracking week June 2 to June 8, 2019 and published chart dated June 10, 2019.







“Whether it’s a partner, friend, colleague, situation, or chapter of life, sometimes we lose a piece of ourselves to someone,” shares Ballerini. "This song is all about choosing to spend our energy in a way that lets us be the best version of ourselves for the right people – when they come along. I’m so proud that this song and message got the megaphone of Country radio. Thank you so much for this #1!”

Additionally, Ballerini is the only female artist in Country music, including female duos and groups, to achieve No. 1 with her first three consecutive singles – PLATINUM-certified “Love Me Like You Mean It,” “Dibs,” “Peter Pan” – from a debut album [GOLD-certified THE FIRST TIME].

* Collectors Item * The first female Country Airplay No.1 Single since "Legends" by @KelseaBallerini (Feb 24, 2018) Cc @GrlPwrCountry pic.twitter.com/suVKzCHVzL

— Country Routes News (@CRoutesNews) June 9, 2019

Black River’s SVP of Radio Promotion Mike Wilson finds this No. 1 song especially sweet, “Special thanks to Country Radio for all of the support on Kelsea. You have been big supporters of this song since you first heard it, and now, this is the icing on the cake.”

As seen on Billboard’s This Week’s 5 Must-Hear Songs and with more than 1.5 billion career global streams, “Miss Me More” is Ballerini’s eighth career GOLD-certified single. Penning the bold anthem with David Hodges and Brett McLaughlin, the smash hit recently inspired her widely-successful first headline arena tour – THE MISS ME MORE TOUR – with BRETT YOUNG (plus special guest BRANDON RATCLIFF).

Spotlighting her “powerful voice and magnetic energy” (Entertainment Tonight), her “bold and brazen performance” (Entertainment Tonight) of “Miss Me More” at last week’s 2019 CMT Music Awards was noted among several “Best Performance” lists including The Washington Post and Redbook.

The knockout nominated music video has earned more than 11 million streams on YouTube. Watch “Miss Me More” here:

Kelsea Ballerini participated in a surprise meet-and-greet with fans at Xfinity Fan Fair X and received the news that her single “Miss Me More” hit No. 1 at country radio. Photo: Kimberly Whiting/CMA

Kelsea Ballerini Earns Fifth No. 1 Country Radio Single With “Miss Me More” https://t.co/aA9R7WWjO5 pic.twitter.com/rPBnYPvWrG

— MusicRow Magazine (@MusicRow) June 10, 2019

On the audience based Billboard Country Airplay chart (dated June 15, 2019) “Miss Me More” moved 3-2 in its 33rd chart frame netting a 35.589 million audience (+3.999 million) and 7,674 radio spins (+ 811). It was one place behind Big Loud’s Morgan Wallen’s 2-week No.1 Whiskey Glasses (37.247 million audience, down -3.973 million; 7,237 spins).

Will the Black River team (Mike Wilson, Bill Macky) continue to push the song to bag a second week at #1 on Mediabase in the hope of snagging an additional Billboard Country Airplay No.1? 
There was a 2.6 million audience gap between Morgan Wallen’s declining song.

As of Wednesday June 12, on the Mediabase chart Miss Me More held at No.1 with 7,729 spins and a 45.764 audience (down 4.2 million) with Warner Music Nashville pushing the climbing Brett Eldredge single “Love Someone” (7,310 spins; 43.824 audience).

Following the award show with a Thursday (6/6) slot during this year’s CMA Fest, “Kelsea Ballerini wows the crowd on day one,” hailed People, as she played a handful of hits including a surprise onstage collaboration of her “arena-ready anthem” (Billboard), “This Feeling,” with THE CHAINSMOKERS. Making Billboard’s “Best Collaborations” list, CMT also applauded Ballerini and her special guests when they “turned the stadium into a club.”

Fresh off hosting her third consecutive year of ABC’s CMA Fest with THOMAS RHETT, the three-hour primetime concert airs at 8/7c p.m. on August 4 from Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN.

** BREAKING NEWS **

Ballerini appeared as a celebrity guest artist in a new episode of Songland, NBC’s brand-new songwriting competition which aired Tuesday at 10/9c p.m. Award winning singer-songwriter Shane McAnally tweeted:

So happy that someone from MY turf is coming to NBCSongland! She's a lyrical & melodic magician. I've learned so much from Kelsea Ballerini & tonight you'll get a masterclass in songwriting from the woman who currently has the #1 song at country radio! KelseaBallerini’s love language - a little bit of sass with a lot of sentiment.

If you want to catch the latest hitmaking duo “Fringe & Feathers” (@KelseaBallerini & @EsterDean ) - you gotta tune into @NBCSongland TONIGHT!! Here’s a sneak peek.... pic.twitter.com/Yvf5o8Tapf

— Shane McAnally (@shanemcanally) June 12, 2019

The Black River artiste has picked "Better Luck Next Time" as her next single during her appearance. Watch the episode here (US residents only).

Billboard shared: It was co-written by the show's contestant Darius Coleman, Ryan Tedder and Ballerini. "I'm so over you/Got myself together/You're out of my mind/Now all that I can say is/Better luck next time," she sings in an uncharacteristically yet refreshing pop tune about getting cheated on. Listen to the audio here.

Kelsea’s “Better Luck Next Time” is sitting at #1 on the iTunes pop chart and #2 on the iTunes all genre chart! WOW! pic.twitter.com/ZBjMtR4zDy

— Kelsea Central (@KelseaCentral) June 12, 2019

A new track “We Were Like” has also been released. Ask and you shall receive 💕 -Team KB link: https://orcd.co/wewerelike)

A fan tweeted Such a wonderful tribute to summer and summer romance...I cannot wait for KB3!!!!!

“We Were Like" is a fan favorite that missed the cut on the Unapologetically Deluxe album.

Kelsea is on the line up for Radio 2’s Live in Hyde Park 2019. Tickets are on sale NOW! https://bbc.in/2HXuUWV

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ABOUT KELSEA BALLERINI:
With more than 1 billion global streams, two-time GRAMMY nominee Kelsea Ballerini’s sophomore album, UNAPOLOGETICALLY, features the #1 hits “Legends” and “Miss Me More,” as a part of the original 12-track compilation all written or co-written by the acclaimed singer-songwriter. UNAPOLOGETICALLY (Deluxe Edition) includes four additional tracks like her collaboration with The Chainsmokers, “This Feeling.” Since her 2015 breakout, the Black River Entertainment recording artist has been honored by ACM, Billboard, and CMT, among several others, and was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry this year as the newest and youngest current member.