Meet Your 2021 New Faces Candidates
• Country Radio Broadcasters (CRB) has released the list of nine nominees for this year’s New Faces of Country Music® Show voting. The nominated artists for the show, to be held during CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience in Feb. 2021, are Tenille Arts (19th & Grand), Travis Denning (Mercury), HARDY (Big Loud), Ryan Hurd (RCA), Ashley McBryde (Warner/WMN), Parker McCollum (MCA), Niko Moon (RCA), Jameson Rodgers (River House/Columbia), and Matt Stell (Records/Arista).
Voting for the Class of 2021 will open Nov. 30 at 10am CT at CountryRadioSeminar.com and will run through 11:59pm CT on Friday, Dec. 4. The five acts garnering the most votes will perform in the show. To view the New Faces of Country Music® qualification criteria, visit CountryRadioSeminar.com.
The New Faces of Country Music® voter criteria has been expanded to include a wider representation of the Country music industry. Eligible voters must now be full-time employees primarily involved in the programming, promotion and distribution of Country music, from the following types of companies: broadcast radio, satellite radio, television outlets, and digital service providers, while expressly excluding those with vested interests in individual artists or musical works such as labels, managers, agents and publishers.
Formed in 1970, the annual New Faces of Country Music® Show is one of the most anticipated events at Country Radio Seminar. Five emerging artists who have achieved significant success at Country Radio during the qualification period are selected each year to perform. The New Faces of Country Music® Show has played a pivotal role in the careers of almost every major Country star.
CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience will run from Tuesday, Feb. 16, through Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, and the New Faces of Country Music® Show will close out the event. Registration for CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience is only $199 per person at CountryRadioSeminar.com and includes access to the 2021 New Faces of Country Music® Show.
