Reigning CMA Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town has been tapped to present a panel about perseverance in the country music industry at next year’s CRS (Country Radio Seminar), which will be hosted by longtime radio personality Bob Kingsley. The session will take place in Nashville during the annual convention, which runs February 19th – 21st. 

The members of Little Big Town remained (and still remain) steadfast in their goals of achieving musical success despite the trials, tribulations, personal tragedies and triumphs they experienced over the past 14 years. During the panel, they will share stories about their perseverance as a band, which eventually landed them a #1 album, 2 #1 singles, a Grammy Award, ACM/CMA Vocal Group of the Year and various awards and accolades.

Throughout their career, the group, made up of members Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook, and Phillip Sweet, have stuck together through several challenging label changes. They received their first record deal with Mercury Nashville Records before moving to Sony’s Monument Records, where they released their debut album. From there, the band went from the small independent label, Equity Music Group, to their current label, Capitol Records, which was later taken over by major label, Universal Music Group.

“It’s an honor to be asked to be a part of CRS this year and especially the chance to share some of our story as a band through the last 14 years,” said Little Big Town. “It’s definitely been about perseverance for us.”

“Throughout every challenge the band has had, they’ve continued to establish and develop so many relationships and give back in so many ways,” said Bob Kingsley.  “Their ability to adapt to situations and stay ahead is a hard feat, and one that we can all learn from.”

Little Big Town are currently scaling the country charts with their latest single, “Sober.” They’re also nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Your Side of the Bed.”

LBT (their story of perseverance) OC: (Kimberly) …perseverance. :43
KAREN: “We were just actually pursuing the wonderful, ‘cause we knew it was out there, but we were just really believing in ourselves and there weren’t too many people around us that were believing in us.[laughs]” PHILLIP: “And there wasn’t a lot to complain about. I mean, we were working part time jobs at that time, so when we got a chance to go out and sing, we were like, ‘This is great! I love this!” KIMBERLY: “This a dream come true.” PHILLIP: “This is way better than that gig I got back at home.” KAREN: “And we never thought about quitting. We were just always moving forward and kept showing up to gigs, ‘cause it really is a story about chasing a dream and…” JIMI: “And friendship.” KAREN: “And friendship.” JIMI: “And just not giving up.” KIMBERLY: “Perseverance.”