MusicRow’s 20th Annual CountryBreakout Award Winners [Full List]

In place of the annual Country Radio Meet & Greet and CountryBreakout Awards, MusicRow is virtually announcing the winners of the 20th annual CountryBreakout Awards today (Feb. 23). Follow along on all of MusicRow‘s online platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Now in its 20th year, the MusicRow CountryBreakout Awards celebrate those who have dominated country radio’s secondary market. Winners in eight categories are determined by spins on the secondary market stations that report to the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart panel each week.

Each winner is featured in MusicRow‘s Country Radio & Streaming issue, also out today (Feb. 23).

The winners for the 2022 CountryBreakout Awards will be updated live below:

Reporter of the Year – WDHR’s Jeff Meek

Songwriter of the Year – Josh Osborne

Label of the Year – Capitol Records Nashville

Independent Artist of the Year – James Robert Webb

Breakout Artist of the Year – Priscilla Block

Group/Duo of the Year – Dan + Shay

Female Artist of the Year – Miranda Lambert

Male Artist of the Year – Luke Combs

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LB Cantrell is Editor/Director of Operations at MusicRow magazine, where she oversees, manages and executes all company operations. LB oversees all MusicRow-related content, including the publication’s six annual print issues and online news. She is a Georgia native and a graduate of the Recording Industry Management program at Middle Tennessee State University.

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