MusicRow’s 2023 CountryBreakout Award Winners [Full List]

MusicRow virtually announced the winners of the 21st annual CountryBreakout Awards throughout the day today (Feb. 28). Winners were spotlighted across all of MusicRow’s online platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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. 28).

The winners for the 2023 CountryBreakout Awards will be updated live below:
Reporter of the Year – WVNW’s Erik Lane
Songwriter of the Year – Ashley Gorley
Label of the Year – Warner Music Nashville
Independent Artist of the Year – Cody Jinks
Breakout Artist of the Year – Jackson Dean
Group/Duo of the Year – Old Dominion
Female Artist of the Year – Miranda Lambert
Male Artist of the Year – Morgan Wallen

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LB Cantrell

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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