Jim Collins, Andy Gibson, Aaron Lewis, Bobby Pinson To Headline Kcrs Live! Showcase At CRS 2012

Nashville, Tenn. (Top40 Charts/ Aristo PR) Jim Collins, Andy Gibson, Aaron Lewis, Bobby Pinson To Headline KCRS Live! Showcase At CRS 2012(Nashville, Tenn. - Jan. 12, 2012) - Jim Collins, Andy Gibson, Aaron Lewis and Bobby Pinson have been announced as the lineup at this year's KCRS Live! showcase, to be held Wednesday, Feb. 22, at CRS 2012.

Nashville-based independent label R&J Records is sponsoring KCRS Live! The showcase will be held from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. inside the Nashville Convention Center in rooms 204-205.

"R&J Records is thrilled to be hosting KCRS Live! again this year," says R&J Records' Bill Catino. "Our industry and lives would be pretty boring without the music, and it all begins with a song. We have an amazing lineup again this year, which includes BMI Songwriter of the Year Bobby Pinson, hit writer Jim Collins, R&J/DMP artist/songwriter Andy Gibson, and last but not least, Rock superstar Aaron Lewis, whose performance last year at KCRS Live! had everyone waiting to hear more."

CRS 2012 is held Feb. 22-24, 2012, in downtown Nashville, Tenn. $499 Regular Rate registration expires Friday, Jan. 27. On-Site registration increases to $599 effective Jan. 28. Visit www.CountryRadioSeminar.com to register today.

About the 2012 KCRS Live! songwriters and artists:
About Jim Collins - Jim Collins has written some of Country music's biggest hits for Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley and Jason Aldean.

About Andy Gibson - R&J/DMP artist and songwriter Andy Gibson's debut release as a songwriter was "Don't You Wanna Stay" for Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson. His latest hit single is "Wanna Make You Love Me."

About Aaron Lewis - Rock superstar Aaron Lewis has sold more than 14 million albums to date, including more than 300,000 copies of his 2011 R&J Records debut Country release, Town Line. Lewis will perform cuts at KCRS Live! from his new, soon-to-be released Country album, produced by R&J Records President James Stroud.

About Bobby Pinson - BMI Songwriter of the Year Bobby Pinson has penned hits for Sugarland, Toby Keith, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton and more.

About Country Radio Seminar:
Country Radio Seminar is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas and business practices in the Country music industry, with specific emphasis on issues relevant to Country radio. CRS 2012 will be held Feb. 22-24, 2012, in downtown Nashville, Tenn., at the Nashville Convention Center. Visit www.CountryRadioSeminar.com for more information. Country Radio Seminar is a property of Country Radio Broadcasters.