CRS Starts Tuesday In Nashville

It’s CRS Week in Nashville as the annual Country Radio Seminar kicks into gear Wednesday through March in the Convention Center.

Country Radio Seminar has announced the lineups for the UMG Nashville events at CRS 2013.

Wednesday’s “Team UMG at the Ryman” luncheon will feature artists from the Universal Music Group roster.  Artists set to perform include Billy Currington, Brothers Osborne, Chris Stapleton, Darius Rucker, David Nail, Dierks Bentley, Drake White, Eric Church, Eric Paslay, Josh Turner, Kacey Musgraves, Kelleigh Bannen, Lady Antebellum, Lauren Alaina, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Mickey Guyton, Randy Montana, Scotty McCreery and Vince Gill.

“Team UMG at the Ryman” will be held at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 27 inside the Ryman Auditorium.  A box lunch will be provided inside the Convention Center prior to the show.

On Thursday, Feb. 28, the Capitol and MCA Records Luncheon will take place in the Convention Center’s Performance Hall.  MCA’s Gary Allan will headline the show and Capitol’s Jon Pardi is scheduled to open.

Gary Allan recently celebrated a No. 1 album and No. 1 single when his ninth studio album Set You Free topped the Billboard Top 200 and Billboard Country album charts the same week he earned his fifth No. 1 single with “Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain).”

Northern California native, Jon Pardi released his hit single “Missin’ You Crazy” last year from his upcoming debut album.  His next single “Up All Night” will be released to Country radio this month.

Capitol Record’s Little Big Town is also confirmed to kick off the seminar with a performance of the national anthem at the opening ceremonies on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. The group will be accompanied by the U.S. Marine color guard.

Planned events offer a broad range of performances, educational sessions and networking opportunities for country radio professionals to learn about what’s new in the industry.

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Highlights include: a keynote address from Emmis Communications’ Jeff Smulyan and sessions on mobile music consumption trends, social media, effective promotions and marketing.

Edison Research will present a video-based ethnographic study about how people listen to country music, and there will be other sessions on understanding listener demographics.

Cumulus Media CEO Lew Dickey will discuss country radio’s comeback in New York City will the launch of NASH.FM.

In addition, the conference is also host to the Artist and Radio Humanitarian Awards and an introduction to the “New Faces of Country Music.”