Nashville, Tenn (Top40 Charts/ AristoMedia) Arista Nashville's
Ronnie Dunn and Columbia Nashville's
Joanna Smith have been announced as the headliners for this year's Sony
Music Nashville luncheon at CRS 2011, to be held March 2-4, 2011.
The Sony
Music Nashville luncheon is held Thursday, March 3, from 12:30 p.m. -; 2:20 p.m. in the CMA Performance Hall inside the Nashville Convention Center.
"It's such a pleasure to have
Ronnie Dunn and
Joanna Smith representing the exciting new musical future of Sony
Music Nashville on the stage of our CRS luncheon this year, says Sony
Music Nashville Chairman and CEO, Gary Overton.
A reduced $399 Early Bird registration rate for CRS 2011 remains in effect through Friday, Feb. 18. The On-Site rate increases to $499 on Feb. 19. For more information on CRS 2011 events, agenda items and panels, visit www.CRB.org. CRS 2011 is March 2-4, 2011, in downtown Nashville, Tenn.
About Ronnie Dunn:
As one half of the most successful duo in Country music history,
Ronnie Dunn helped define the Country landscape over the past 20 years. He now builds on his 30-million-selling history in
Brooks & Dunn with his Arista Nashville solo debut album, slated for release later this year. The album's stirring first single is "Bleed Red, at radio now, with the digital single releasing February 8. Keep up with Ronnie and listen to "Bleed Red now at www.RonnieDunn.com.
About
Joanna Smith:
Joanna Smith grew up in the small Georgia farm community of Crestview, Unincorporated. She knew she was destined to sing Country music when at age five she told a judge at a talent contest, "I am already a Country music singer, but I don't get to get onstage much. With no connections in
Music City, she set out writing and singing demos, and in a little over a year signed her first publishing deal. Since then, she has had two songs cut ("Flying By on Billy Ray Cyrus' latest record, Home At Last) and last fall, she signed a contract with Columbia Nashville and a publishing deal with Sony/ATV-Monument.
Joanna has opened for
Blake Shelton,
Josh Turner and
Wynonna Judd. She was recently named one of Billboard Magazine's "Artists To Watch In 2011, as well as "One To Watch in 2011 by Roughstock.com and one of the "New Faces On The
Music Scene by Variety Magazine. For more information, be sure to visit www.joannasmithofficial.com
