CRS Scholarship Program Created in Rusty Walker’s Honor
CRS is now accepting applications for its inaugural Rusty Walker Scholarship program, created in honor of Country Radio Hall of Fame member Rusty Walker who passed away in May 2012.
The scholarship will provide an all-expense paid trip and attendance to CRS 2013, Feb. 27-March 1, 2013. Included are airfare, hotel expenses, and one ticket to the Country Radio Hall of Fame Dinner. Three scholarships will be awarded.
Interested applicants must fill out an online application and write a paragraph explaining why he/she deserves to be considered. Eligible applicants must be employed full-time at a radio station and a first time CRS attendee.
Applications can be submitted through Friday, Nov. 16 at countryradioseminar.com. Winners will be announced Monday, Dec. 3.
In other CRS news, the deadline for CRS Digital Liners is Oct. 31, the same day the $399 Early Bird registration rate ends. Direct radio inquiries to kristen@crb.org and artist inquiries to chasity@crb.org.

Atlantic/WMN artist Hunter Hayes is set to release an iTunes exclusive live EP, which will be available for $3.99 tomorrow (10/16).
It’s hard to believe, but the 46th Annual CMA Awards are right around the corner. The show airs live on ABC Thursday, Nov. 1, 8-11 pm/ET from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena and newly added to the performance lineup are nominees Eli Young Band, Brantley Gilbert, Lady Antebellum, and Blake Shelton. Tickets are sold out for “Country Music’s Biggest Night,” which will also feature previously announced artists Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, co-host Brad Paisley, co-ost Carrie Underwood, and Zac Brown Band. See a full list of nominees
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Audio monitoring web service TuneSat is currently offering a free 30-day trial for up to 100 tracks so creators and copyright owners can see uses of their music. Using fingerprinting technology, the service can detect plays from television and the web. Creators can take action to collect on royalties they would not have otherwise received. After 30 days, subscribers can continue the service for $10/month for up to 10 tracks. More information
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Consumers have no shortage of choices when it comes to digital music, and they sometimes wind up juggling devices for different experiences. In an attempt to solve that puzzle, Microsoft is launching Xbox Music, an all-in-one music service available on Xbox 360, Windows 8, Windows RT PCs and tablets, and Windows Phone 8.
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Hatch Show Print, the venerable letter press shop owned and operated by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, is getting a new home. In late 2013, Hatch will move from its current location at 316 Broadway into a new, custom space inside the expanded museum.