CRS Preview: Country Radio’s Annual Marathon Includes Stops for Hall of Fame, Humanitarian Award, Panels & More
It’s an annual rite of passage for the country radio industry and Nashville music community that tests the stamina (and alcohol tolerance) of its participants every year.
Set for Feb. 19-21 at the downtown Nashville Convention Center and the adjacent Renaissance Hotel, Country Radio Seminar attracts radio personnel, artists, label execs, media and nearly everyone involved in the country music industry for three days of panels, parties, exhibits, showcases, guest speakers and educational presentations.
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“The best advice I have ever received about CRS [is] ‘Don’t get killed on the first night . . . it’s a marathon, not a sprint,’” says Don Gosselin, operations manager at WNOE New Orleans. “If you have downtime at CRS, you’re not doing it right.”
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It’s nearly non-stop activity during the three-day event, and it concludes Friday night with the annual CRS New Faces Show featuring performances from Brett Eldredge, Tyler Farr, Cassadee Pope, Thomas Rhett and Charlie Worsham. This year’s performers were selected by country radio personnel, who had an opportunity to vote on the lineup.
A New Faces Show after party, the last official event on the agenda, will give attendees a chance to meet the cast of the upcoming TNT series “Private Lives of Nashville Wives,” which premieres later this month.
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