Ask Not What Country Music Can Do For You:
“The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of a nation, is very close to the center of a nation’s purpose ... and is a test of the quality of a nation’s civilization,” President John F. Kennedy told Look Magazine 60 years ago. Country Aircheck takes a look inside the quality of the nation’s civilization with a glimpse at the making of the recent 56th Annual CMA Awards with Exec. Prod. Robert Deaton and the changes being made at River House Artists with the onboarding of newly minted VP/Promotion & Artist Development Lance Houston. All that and more in last night’s (11/21) Country Aircheck Weekly here.
The CRS 2026
Print Special
featuring: Hey-Hi, AI: Emerging Uses
Best CRS Takeaways Ever
Label Contacts • New Faces
Travis Daily: The Interview
Inside This Issue:
MC-Yay At Ryman Lunch
Disruption Junction
You Look Like You Love Me
The Day Ahead
The 2026 Grammy
Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2026 Grammy Nominees