CRS Releases Full 2025 Agenda
Country Radio Seminar (CRS) has revealed its full agenda at a glance for CRS 2025, taking place Feb. 19-21.
The organization will continue to reveal talent lineups for various events and luncheons over the next few weeks. The CRS App is set to officially launch during the first week of February.
Tuesday, February 18, 2025:
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Express Badge Pick Up Only
Wednesday, February 19, 2025:
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM: CRS Registration Open
8:00 – 8:50 AM: Y’all Means All: Diversity Breakfast
9:00 – 9:50 AM: Streaming 101: Everything You Want to Know / DMS
9:00 – 9:50 AM: Know All the Sales Angles as a PD
10:00 – 10:50 AM: Stop Trying So Hard: Become a Better Content Creator
10:00 – 10:50 AM: Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork: Capitalizing on the Country Moment in Streaming / DMS
11:00 – 11:50 AM: Cycle of a Song: Ella Langley “You Look Like You Love Me”/DMS
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM: Pre-Lunch Performance Featuring Remy Garrison
12:00 – 1:50 PM: Lunch and Performance Sponsored by Warner Music Nashville
2:00 – 2:50 PM: CRS Honors
3:00 – 3:50 PM: Why Can’t We Be Friends: The Label, Radio, and Streaming Relationship / DMS
3:00 – 3:50 PM: Are You AI Curious?
4:00 – 5:00 PM: Programming Networking Happy Hour
6:00 – 8:30 PM: Amazon Music Presents Country Heat at CRS 2025
Thursday, February 20, 2025
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM: CRS Registration Open
8:30 – 9:20 AM: Sound Off: What Is “Mainstream” Country?
8:30 – 9:20 AM: Showcase Your Assets
9:30 – 10:30 AM: CRS Research Presentation
10:30 – 11:30 AM: Honky Tonk to TikTok: Country Music’s Wild Five-Year Ride by the Numbers
11:30 AM – 1:50 PM: Team UMG at the Ryman
2:30 – 3:20 PM: Cycle of a Song: Tucker Wetmore – “Wind Up Missin’ You”/DMS
3:30 – 4:00 PM: Sustaining Momentum: How to Turn Moments Into a Career / DMS
4:00 – 4:50 PM: Artist Interview: Old Dominion
7:00 – 9:00 PM: Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley Featuring Sponsored by Country Top 40 with Fitz, Skyview Networks, and First Horizon Bank, with Bar Sponsored by ASCAP
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM: BBR Music Group Decades Party: Hits of the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s & Beyond
Friday, February 21, 2025
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM: CRS Registration Open
7:30 – 8:45 AM: Women’s Networking Breakfast Sponsored by Nu VooDoo Media
8:00 – 9:00 AM / 9:00 – 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Workshop Alley: Skills That Kill/ Be an Extraterrestrial/AI
8:50 – 9:40 AM: Culture: The C Word You Should Say
8:50 – 9:40 AM: All Shook Up: AI’s Legal Impact on the Country Music Industry
10:00 – 11:00 AM: We’ve Got Some Help: How to Embrace Crossover Artists and the New Audience
10:00 – 11:00 AM: Artist Development: The Sparks Behind the Streams
11:10 – 11:40 AM: Evolving Your Playlist: F*#@ the Format
11:10 – 11:40 AM: 30 Sales Ideas in 30 Minutes
11:10 – 11:40 AM: Everyday I’m (Side) Hustling: Give Yourself a Raise
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM: Pre-Lunch Performance Featuring Robby Johnson
12:00 – 1:50 PM: Lunch and Performance Sponsored by BMLG
2:00 – 2:50 PM: Cycle of a Song: Dasha – “Austin”/DMS
3:00 – 3:50 PM: The Conversation: Eric Church and JellyRoll Get the Last Word at CRS 25
5:15 – 6:30 PM: New Faces Cocktail Reception
6:30 – 10:00 PM: New Faces of Country Music Dinner and Performance Sponsored by ACM and Charity Partner St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Online registration for CRS 2025 will close today (Jan. 17) at which point the cost will increase to the walk-up rate of $799, which can be purchased onsite at the Omni.
