Industry Items: CMT Awards Date, CRS Panel

Save The Date: The 2010 CMT Music Awards will take place June 9, 2010 in Nashville.

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The popular consumer focus group panel will return to Country Radio Seminar® 41 when the event hits Nashville Feb. 24-26, 2010. This will be the first time a live focus group has been held at Country Radio Seminar since CRS 35. “Normal People: From the Mouths of the Consumer” is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 26 at 10 AM/CST. The live focus group provides a candid glimpse into the minds and opinions of the Country music consumer, from high school students to career-oriented professionals. Panelists will represent a generous cross-section of regional Country radio markets of varying sizes.

Several other events that have not been featured in recent years are also expected to return for CRS 41. As previously announced, Taylor Swift will perform at the Music City Jam, and financial expert Dave Ramsey will deliver the Keynote Address. The early bird rate of $499 expires Friday, Oct. 30.