CRS New Faces Of Country 2018 Talent Announced

The artists selected to perform at the Country Radio Seminar (CRS) 2018 New Faces of Country Music show on Feb. 7, 2018, have been announced. Slated to appear at the closing night event of the seminar are Lauren Alaina (UMG), Luke Combs (Sony), Michael Ray (Warner) and BMLG’s Midland and Carly Pearce.

Co-sponsored by the Academy of Country Music (ACM) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the annual new artist showcase is one of the most-anticipated events each year at CRS. Performances will be powered by Live Nation and take place in the CRS Performance Hall.

Dinner tickets for the 2018 New Faces of Country Music Show are sold-out. The $599 regular registration rate for CRS 2018, held Monday, Feb. 5-7 at the Omni Nashville Hotel, is available at CountryRadioSeminar.com. On Dec. 5, the CRS rate increases to the final rate of $699. In addition, a limited number of Omni Hotel rooms are still available.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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