The CRB Board of Directors is proud to announce the Lisa McKay Women in Radio Scholarship program, which will debut at CRS 2022.
Read MoreAward-winning country superstar, Blake Shelton, has been announced as the featured artist for “The Artist Interview,” sponsored by BMI, at CRS 2022. Shelton will sit down with Country Aircheck Publisher/CEO and host of Westwood One's Country Countdown USA, Lon Helton, and will speak candidly on his epic career, artistic process, and what's on the horizon.
Read MoreCRS announced today the launch of a new series, "CRS Heads Of State," that will occur during CRS '22 (Feb. 23-25, 2022). Featuring a mix of the industry’s most prominent leaders and highest-profile CEOs, including Caroline Beasley (CEO/Beasley), Ginny Morris (CEO/Hubbard), Bob Profitt (CEO/Alpha Media), and Bill Wilson (CEO/Townsquare) representing radio; Scott Borchetta (President/CEO, BMLG), Mike Dungan (Chairman/CEO, UMG), John Esposito (Chairman/CEO, WMN), Randy Goodman (Chairman/CEO, Sony), and Jon Loba (President, BMG) representing record label; and Joel Denver (All Access Media Group), Erica Farber (RAB), Lon Helton (Country Aircheck/Country Countdown USA), and Mike McVay (McVay Media) serving as moderators, the “CRS Heads Of State Series” will usher attendees into the corner office of the biggest radio and label companies for daily exclusive, one-on-one conversations. More prominent “Heads of State” are being added and will be announced in the coming days.
Read MoreCountry music’s largest industry gathering, CRS, is set to return in person at Omni Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 23-25. Registration for CRS 2022 opens August 17 at 10 a.m. CT at the Early Bird Rate of $549 per person and will be available for purchase at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com. Effective August 19, the rate will increase to $649 per person.
Read MoreThe Country Radio Broadcasters have announced the Class of 2021 Country Radio Hall of Fame inductees. This year’s list includes four off-air radio broadcasters and four on-air radio personalities. The off-air honorees are Bob Call, RJ Curtis, Bill Hagy, and Norm Schrutt. The on-air honorees are Heather Froglear, Buzz Jackson, Bob Pickett, and Angie Ward.
Read MoreCountry Radio Broadcasters, Inc® has announced the individuals who will serve on the 2021-2022 CRS Agenda Committee under Chairman Brent Michaels (KUZZ/Bakersfield) and Vice-Chair Joey Tack (KNCI/Sacramento). They are Jeana Adkinson (Alpha Media), Carletta Blake (WGAR/Cleveland), Zena Burns (Futuri Media), Hannah Byrom (WCTO-FM/LeHigh Valley), Maynard Cohen (iHeart), Chris Cruise (Throwback2k), Amy Dillon (Brewer Broadcasting), Shelley Hargis-Gaines (Broken Bow), Ali Matkosky (Big Loud), Billy McKim (Associate Professor, Texas A&M University), Annie Ortmeier (UMG Nashville), Jesse Tack(WUBE/Cincinnati), Michelle Tigard-Kammerer (BMLG Records), Monta Vaden (Country Aircheck), and Adam Weiser (AEG Live).
Read MoreCountry Radio Seminar has announced legendary artist, songwriter, producer and Bee Gees founding member, Sir Barry Gibb, and multi-award-winning artist, Brad Paisley, are scheduled to appear during CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience.
Read MoreThe lineup has been announced for the “Team UMG at the Ryman” luncheon, to be held during CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience. Comprised of emerging and established artists from Universal Music Group (UMG) Nashville’s roster, this year’s event will feature a headline appearance by Eric Church and additional performances by Lauren Alaina, Priscilla Block, Jon Pardi, and Parker McCollum.
Read MoreCountry Radio Seminar has released details on four mentoring breakfasts and four workshops that will take place during CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience. This year’s breakfasts are Programming Mentoring (sponsored by vCreative), Believers (sponsored by Curb Records), Label Mentoring,and Women’s Mentoring (sponsored by NuVoodoo Media), and scheduled workshops are Imaging, Music Scheduling, Awards Submission, and Aircheck.
Read MoreCRS 2021: The Virtual Experience will host a special session, sponsored by AllAccess.com, featuring two of Country Music’s newest, most prominent trailblazers, 2020 CMA Male Vocalist of the Year, Luke Combs, and 2020 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, Maren Morris. During a rare and exclusive Q&A session, to be held Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 3 p.m. CT, Combs and Morris will open a conversation into how their roles as artists matter in the changing culture of Country music.
Read MoreCountry Radio Seminar has released the lineup for the third annual Warner Music Nashville Luncheon, to be held Feb. 17 at Noon CT during CRS: 2021 The Virtual Experience. Headlined by Dan + Shay with additional performances by Brett Eldredge, Cole Swindell, Drew Parker, Ian Munsick, Michael Ray, Robyn Ottolini, and Shy Carter, this year’s Warner Music Nashville Luncheon is one of the many exciting shows that are part of the expanded, four-day CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience agenda.
Read MoreCountry Radio Seminar has announced additional performers joining multi-platinum performer and 2020 ACM Entertainer of the Year, Thomas Rhett, on the annual “Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley.” Hosted by Fitz of “Country Top 40’s” legendary countdown, the event will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 17 during CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience. Thomas Rhett’s special guests who are set to appear are Rhett Akins (“Get Me Some of That,” “Boys ‘Round Here,” and “When She Says Baby”) and Parker Welling (“Blue Tacoma,” “Love You Like I Used To” and “Every Little Thing”). This year’s “Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley” is sponsored by Country Top 40 with Fitz and First Horizon.
Read MoreThe much-anticipated lineup has been released for the 4th annual “Amazon Music Presents: Country Heat at CRS.” The show, to be held during CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. CT, will be headlined by Tim McGraw (Big Machine Records) and will also feature performances by Kameron Marlowe (Columbia Nashville), Priscilla Block (Mercury Nashville), Shy Carter (Warner Music Nashville), and Track45 (Stoney Creek Records).
Read MoreCRS 2021: The Virtual Experience has added YouTube’s Kevin Allocca to the first-ever Streaming Summit agenda, set for Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Allocca, Head of Culture & Trends for YouTube, will sit down for a unique, intimate fireside chat with Billboard’s Executive Editor, West Coast and Nashville, Melinda Newman.
Read MoreThe Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. has announced Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern as the 2020 CRB President’s Award recipient. The award will be presented during “CRS Honors,” the official launch to CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience, on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at 12:30 p.m. CT, immediately following the morning sessions of the all-new CRS Streaming Summit.
Read MoreThe Country Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2020 will be honored during CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience. Due to COVID restrictions, the annual Country Radio Hall Of Fame induction ceremony and dinner could not be held as a live event. Country Radio Broadcasters will now feature individual presentations presented by Curb Records in the morning and afternoon of each day, Wednesday, Feb. 17, through Friday, Feb. 19. Exact times will be available through www.CountryRadioSeminar.com closer to the event.
Read MoreCountry Radio Broadcasters, Inc® will present this year’s first CRS360 on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 1 p.m. CT. January’s installment of CRS360 will offer examples of creative imaging, along with pro tips and best practices for writing, producing, workflow, and more. This Imaging Workshop is a prequel to next month’s CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience, which will present several more focused, hands-on workshop opportunities.
Read MoreCountry Radio Broadcasters (CRB) has announced the lineup for the CRS 2021 New Faces of Country Music® Show. To be held Feb. 19 during CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience, the show lineup includes Tenille Arts (19th & Grand), Travis Denning (Mercury), HARDY (Big Loud), Ashley McBryde (Warner/WMN), and Matt Stell (Records/Arista).
Read MoreMulti-platinum performer and 2020 ACM Entertainer of the Year, Thomas Rhett, will appear on the annual “Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley,” to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 17, during CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience. Thomas Rhett’s special guests who will be joining the lineup will be announced at a later date. This year’s “Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley” is sponsored by Skyview Networks.
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