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Music Biz 2025 Roundup: Award Winners, Panel Recaps & More

This Music Biz 2025 roundup covers award winners and panel recaps from this year's conference.

The event was hosted by Lecrae, an artist with nearly 4 million album consumption units accumulated in the U.S., as well as a business executive who founded and runs Reach Records, an Atlanta-based label with a roster that includes himself, Andy Mineo, Trip Lee, Tedashii and Hulvey. First up, Colleen Theis won the Leading Light Award, which is presented to a company or executive that has supported their staff via internal initiatives aimed at improving mental health, wellbeing and work/life balance. Finally, Equal Access was presented with the Agent of Change Award for the organization’s efforts “to empower artists and managers from underrepresented demographics in country music by providing financial resources, training and networking opportunities,” according to its website.

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