Lady A, Carly Pearce, Riley Green, Callista Clark, Laci Kaye Booth, Jackson Dean, and Tiera Kennedy to perform Friday, Feb. 25
(Nashville, TN – Jan. 27, 2022) A dynamic lineup has been announced for one of Country Radio Seminar’s most anticipated events, the Big Machine Label Group luncheon, to be held Friday, Feb. 25. This year’s lineup will feature performances by Lady A, Carly Pearce, Riley Green, Callista Clark, Laci Kaye Booth, Jackson Dean, and Tiera Kennedy.
“So many times, our lifeblood of new artists make an indelible mark on the BMLG CRS stage, and I expect this year to be no different… and one of the best,” says Big Machine Label Group President and CEO Scott Borchetta. “Anchored by the iconic Lady A, Carly Pearce will be the lead example of artist development at its finest. The reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year will show the way for newcomers Callista Clark, Tiera Kennedy, and Laci Kaye Booth, while Riley Green and Jackson Dean will throw down their unique Country brands that will scorch the stage. You don’t want to miss it…”
The Big Machine Label Group luncheon will be held on Friday, Feb. 25 in the Broadway Ballroom (CRS Performance Hall) at Omni Nashville, beginning at Noon.
As previously announced, Callista Clark will also perform the National Anthem during CRS Honors on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Clark was recently named an iHeartCountry On The Verge Artist, and her debut single, “It’s ‘Cause I Am,” has entered the Top 20 as Country radio’s most successful new artist debut of 2021.
Registration for CRS 2022 is open and available for purchase at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com. CRS will be held Wednesday, Feb. 23 through Feb. 25, 2022. Single-day passes are also being made available. Single-day passes (limited to two-day passes per person) will be $249. Day passes include access to panels, speakers, luncheons and networking destinations on the day of pass purchase, with the exception of Friday’s New Faces of Country Music show. Day passes will only be available for purchase on-site.
Everyone attending CRS 2022 will be required to provide documentation of full COVID-19 vaccinations or a negative COVID test result, to be completed within 48-hours of arrival at the event. If attendees cannot provide either, rapid antigen and PCR tests will be available upon arrival and conducted on-site at no cost to attendees. CRB has engaged the services of 3P America for end-to-end digital compliance, using its mobile-based, proprietary application, 3P Smart Verify.
For more information, visit www.CountryRadioSeminar.com and follow CRS on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Additional information can be obtained by calling 615-327-4487.
About Country Radio Seminar: Country Radio Seminar is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas and business practices in the Country music industry, with specific emphasis on issues relevant to Country radio. Country Radio Seminar 2022 is set for Feb. 23-25 at the Omni Nashville Hotel. Registration for Country Radio Seminar is currently $649 per person and is available for purchase at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com.
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About LADY A: Built around rich vocal harmony, vivid emotional writing and a smooth fusion of Country, Rock and Pop, Lady A have long been a model of mainstream success. Their 11 No. 1s, 18 million albums sold, 34 million tracks, five billion digital streams and a global touring footprint prove the point. Known for their 9X PLATINUM hit “Need You Now,” which is the highest certified song by a Country group, they have earned CMA Awards Vocal Group of the Year trophies three years in a row and countless other honors including five GRAMMY® Awards, Billboard Music Awards, People’s Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards, a Tony Award. They recently wrapped their 34-city LADY A: WHAT A SONG CAN DO TOUR with special guests Carly Pearce, Niko Moon and Tenille Arts, where “fans were singing and dancing side-by-side to the sound of Lady A’s signature harmonies,” (Newsday). A portion of the ticket sales went towards LadyAID, the group’s philanthropic fund. For more information visit www.LadyAMusic.com.
About CARLY PEARCE: Fiercely rooted in the classics, the girl who left her Kentucky home and high school at 16 to take a job at Dollywood has grown into a woman who embraces the genre’s forward progression and is confident in what she wants to say. The committed songwriter navigated disappointment, loss and resilience across the 15-track 29: WRITTEN IN STONE (Big Machine Records). The arc of realizing, accepting and moving on wiser for the experience resonated with both fans and caught the attention of music critics from Billboard, NPR, Rolling Stone, The New York Times touting her on their year-end Best of Lists. Carly performed the collection in its entirety throughout the initial run of her sold-out THE 29 TOUR and has added more shows for 2022, partnering with PLUS1 so that $1 of every ticket will go to support tornado recovery efforts in Kentucky. The Grand Ole Opry member (fittingly invited by Dolly Parton) and CMA Female Vocalist of the Year is now living out her childhood dream. Lighting a fire with her debut album EVERY LITTLE THING and the PLATINUM-certified history making title track, Carly’s 2X PLATINUM-certified “I Hope You’re Happy Now” with Lee Brice won both the CMA and ACM Music Event, plus ACM Single of the Year. Billboard deemed “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” as one of the Top Songs of 2021, noting Carly and Ashley McBryde’s Top 15-and-rising “gut-punch duet.” Carly will also join Kenny Chesney’s HERE AND NOW TOUR in 2022.
ABOUT RILEY GREEN: Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, Riley Green was raised on the sounds of traditional Country, Bluegrass, and Southern Gospel music. He learned the spirit of songwriting and performing at a young age while spending time with his grandfather, Bufford Green, who ran the Golden Saw Music Hall. Riley shared the stage with him and other men of his generation, laying a foundation for the songs he’d craft in the years to come. His full-length debut album DIFFERENT ‘ROUND HERE was released in 2019 via BMLG Records and has produced GOLD-certified No. 1 hit “There Was This Girl” and PLATINUM-certified single “I Wish Grandpa’s Never Died” – a song People praised “might take him to a whole new stratosphere,” and one he shares co-writing credits posthumously alongside his two grandfathers. Highlighting his Southern roots and relatability, he co-wrote each track offering a perspective Rolling Stone describes as “Drinks-in-the-air Nineties country at an Alabama vs. Auburn tailgate.” Green recently released BEHIND THE BAR, a seven song collection which features “If It Wasn’t For Trucks,” a song MusicRow praises saying “Riley’s great country vocal, honest presentation and true-to-life lyrics raise this one head and shoulders above the rest.” Named 2020 ACM Awards New Male Artist of the Year, Billboard describes Riley’s music as “accessible, winning songs” while American Songwriter proclaims his “storytelling talents shine bright.” Whiskey Riff further notes he is part of a small group who have “brought country back to its roots: the blue-collar sounds for the working man, by the working man.” Named a CMT “Listen Up Artist” and one of MusicRow’s 2019 “Next Big Things he was also voted as one of CRS’ 2020 New Faces and was named MusicRow’s Breakout Artist of the Year at their Country Breakout Awards. Currently on his own headlining tour, Green has previously hit the road with Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Jon Pardi and Dierks Bentley. For more information and upcoming tour dates visit RileyGreenMusic.com.
About CALLISTA CLARK: Every song has a story and at just 18 years old Callista Clark has a lot to say. Like so many talented singer/songwriters that paved the way before her, the young songstress wields her creative gifts as both a defense and an instrument of peace as she puts her heart on display with her debut collection Real To Me, out now via Big Machine Records. Blending her love for authentic, timeless classics with the sounds of her Georgia roots, Clark “commands her career from its breakthrough beginnings” (American Songwriter). Gearing up for the release, she collaborated with many of Country music’s leading songwriters including Jonathan Singleton, Laura Veltz, Nicolle Galyon, and Emily Shackleton, among others. The proof that Clark can hold her own among Nashville’s most prominent is evident as she was recently named an iHeartCountry On The Verge Artist and her debut single, “It’s ‘Cause I Am” has entered the Top 20 as Country radio’s most successful new artist debut of 2021. She made her national television debut earlier this year with an interview and performance of the single on Live with Kelly & Ryan who touted her as “the next big thing in Country music.” Coming off of a whirlwind few months, she shows no signs of slowing down and was recently featured as the only Country artist in BILLBOARD’s annual “21 Under 21” list and the youngest member ever named to CMT’s Next Women of Country Class of 2022. Her inspiring videos with which Scooter Braun (SB Projects) and Scott Borchetta (Big Machine Label Group) took notice, have amassed over 130 million views across all socials + YouTube. For more information and upcoming tour dates, visit CallistaClark.com and follow along with Callista’s journey on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.
About LACI KAYE BOOTH: While fans nationwide may have come to know and love Laci Kaye Booth on the American Idol stage, the Nashville-by-way-of-Texas newcomer reintroduces herself with her self-titled collection out now via BMLG Records/19 Recordings. With her deeply personal and heartfelt lyrics, Booth showcases all the facets of herself as she blends her raw and velvet-like sound with the echoes of her Country influences. Booths pays tribute to the those influences and the strong women who’ve inspired her life and her music with her debut single “Shuffle.” Co-written alongside Derrick Southerland and Sam Ellis, the powerhouse vocalist has received a warm welcome from Country radio with the track as she puts her unique “dreamy Country” sound on display, making it unmistakable why she’s been coined “Country music’s next superstar” (People). The 25-year-old artist has already made a name for herself and grown a dedicated fanbase as a season favorite competing on Season 17 of American Idol and after placing in the Top 5, she took the leap and moved to Nashville to fully immerse herself in writing and Country music. After meeting with Scott Borchetta and Jimmy Harnen of Big Machine Label Group, she knew she found her label home with them, 19 Recordings and her producer Dann Huff. Through word of mouth in the Nashville songwriting community she quickly proved herself and became a sought-after artist to work with. Recently named as part of CMT’s Next Women of Country Class of 2022, she will soon be an identifiable voice in Country music – one that makes you turn the volume all the way up, because you’ve simply never heard anything like her before. Follow along with more of Laci’s journey via Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
About JACKSON DEAN: Odenton, Maryland native Jackson Dean is a singer/songwriter known for his old school, gritty style of Country. Mature beyond his years, Jackson has a daring and carefree spirit, having moved out at 18 years old to live in a cinderblock, concrete floor, one-room shack on the back of his grandfather’s property with no heat and no plumbing. Bringing that same sense of adventure to his songwriting, Jackson writes both independently and alongside outliers like Luke Dick, classic writers like Casey Beathard and everyone in between. Jackson shows people how real music can be as he captures the reality of the life he has lived in his debut collection JACKSON DEAN out now via Big Machine Records. Featured on the soundtrack for Netflix’s