Rewind: MusicRow Magazine Events 2019
MusicRow Magazine honored some of country radio’s most-played artists this year, as well as a few of Nashville’s most industry-impacting female executives and several of the country music industry’s breakthrough artists and publishers in 2019. We take a look back at this year’s awards events.
MusicRow Magazine’s Meet & Greet and CountryBreakout Awards
The 17th Annual MusicRow Magazine Meet & Greet and CountryBreakout Awards featured performances from this year’s Independent Artist of the Year CJ Solar, as well as fellow indie artist Chance McKinney. The event was held Feb. 13 at The Listening Room in Nashville. This year’s award winners were determined by airplay accumulations on the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart in 2018. The event was sponsored by business management firm Vaden Group/Elliott Davis.
2019 MusicRow CountryBreakout Award Winners:
Independent Artist of the Year – CJ Solar
Reporter of the Year – Derek Beck
Songwriter of Year–Shane McAnally
Label of the Year – Capitol Records Nashville
Male Artist of Year – Jason Aldean
Female Artist of the Year – Kelsea Ballerini
Group/Duo of the Year – Florida Georgia Line
Breakout Artist of the Year – Jordan Davis
MusicRow Magazine’s Eighth Annual Rising Women On The Row Awards
The eighth annual Rising Women On The Row awards ceremony, held March 26 at the Omni Hotel Nashville, honored six deserving top executives for their impact on the country music industry. The 2019 honorees included Sandi Spika Borchetta (Big Machine Label Group, Sr. VP Creative), Janine Ebach (former Curb|Word Music Publishing, VP), Kelly Janson (Kelly Janson Management, Manager), Meredith Jones (Creative Artists Agency, Agent), Lenore Kinder (Paradigm Talent Agency, Agent), and Jennifer Turnbow (NSAI, Sr. Director of Operations).
City National Bank, Tri Star Sports and Entertainment Group, and Loeb & Loeb were the presenting sponsors for the event.
31st Annual MusicRow Awards
The 31st annual MusicRow Awards were held June 26 at Nashville’s War Memorial Auditorium. The evening’s awards were voted on by MusicRow Magazine members; the evening was co-hosted by MusicRow Magazine’s Sherod Robertson, along with television personality/host Alecia Davis. Television personality Kathie Lee Gifford also made a special appearance. Sponsors included CAA, Vaden Group/Elliott Davis, Keller Turner Andrews Ghanem, City National Bank, Ram Trucks and Todd Cassetty.
2019 MusicRow Awards Winners:
Producer of the Year: Dann Huff
Label of the Year: UMG Nashville
Talent Agency of the Year: CAA
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year: Jordan Reynolds
Breakthrough Artist-Writer of the Year: Jimmie Allen
Male Songwriter of the Year: Josh Osborne
Female Songwriter of the Year: Hillary Lindsey
Song of the Year: “Girl Goin’ Nowhere” — Songwriter(s): Ashley McBryde, Jeremy Bussey
Robert K. Oermann Discovery Artist of the Year: Tenille Townes
Breakthrough Artist of the Year: Ashley McBryde
Artist of the Year: Luke Combs
Save The Date: MusicRow Magazine’s 2020 Events:
MusicRow Magazine CountryBreakout Meet & Greet and Awards: Feb. 19
MusicRow Magazine’s Rising Women On The Row: March 25
MusicRow Magazine’s MusicRow Awards, presented by City National Bank: Aug. 11
**NEW FOR 2020: MusicRow Summit, presented by City National Bank: Aug. 10 at Cambria Hotel in Nashville. This conference is laser-focused on the Nashville music industry, will enhance the connectivity of industry members, highlight a variety of key issues affecting our business segments and optimize the brain trust on Music Row. Attendance will be limited to 300 registrants to enhance the quality of engagement of the attending industry members.
- CMA Honors Robert Deaton With Chairman’s Award - December 4, 2020
- Nashville Symphony, Nashville Musicians Association Reach Agreement - December 4, 2020
- Zach Williams’ “Chain Breaker” Is Most-Added On ‘MusicRow’ CountryBreakout Radio Chart - December 4, 2020
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