"Music is moving faster than ever, [while] the charts are going slower than ever," said one exec at the recently concluded Country Radio Seminar in Nashville.
The breakthrough artists will perform during the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville next year.
This marks the end of an era for Brooks, who has hosted 'American Country Countdown' for nearly two decades.
With his latest album F-1 Trillion, Post Malone did what few have been able to do before him: succeed in crossing over.
WUBE in Cincinnati took home its fourth win for large market radio station of the year.
George Birge, Dillon Carmichael, Corey Kent and Conner Smith were also on Country Radio Seminar's closing showcase.
This year's crop includes on-air personalities Cody Alan, Pat Still and Tom Malley.
Cook also serves as operations manager for Cumulus' Nashville cluster and program director for Nashville country stations WKDF and WSM-FM Nashville.
Acts like Brittney Spencer, Hannah Dasher and Tigirlily are employing unorthodox strategies to build their audiences.
