Country stars battle industry executives in ping pong tournament

Country Radio Seminar (CRS) is thrilled to announce the return of the highly anticipated Paddle Royale 16-player Ping Pong Tournament. Paddle Royale, which has been growing each year, with over 800 in attendance last year, is expected to be one of the many fun highlights of CRS 2024. Players include artists Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Sam Hunt, Russell Dickerson, Tyler Hubbard, returning Champion Chris Lane and industry executives Kurt Bardella of the Morning Hangover, Johnny Chiang of SiriusXM/Pandora, Michelle Kammerer of Amazon Music, Annie Ortmeier or Triple Tigers Records, Jackie Tigue of iHeartMedia, Jay Williams of WME, Kristen Williams of Warner Music Nashville, and more to be announced!

Tennessee Titans play-by-play man Mike Keith returns to call the action, and will be joined by Rob & Holly from Audacy WYCD/Detroit, providing sideline reporting.

The tournament will take place on Wednesday, February 28th, immediately following “Amazon Music Presents: Country Heat” at the Omni Nashville Hotel’s Legends D-G on the second floor. Doors open at 8:30 pm, and the tournament starts at 9 pm.

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 2024 is set for February 28th through March 1st at the Omni Nashville Hotel.