NASHVILLE, TN (March 15, 2023) – CONNER SMITH proved to be one of Country music’s most hotly-anticipated new artists when he took the Big Machine Label Group CRS luncheon stage this year, kicking off with his latest hit “Take It Slow.” BMLG’s Chairman and CEO Scott Borchetta and The Valory Music Co.’s President George Briner surprised the rising singer/songwriter with a plaque commemorating the RIAA GOLD-certified hit, which has achieved 500,000 sales and streaming units to date. Smith then turned up the heat with an energetic performance of his new ripper of a single “Creek Will Rise” (The Valory Music Co,), slated to impact Country radio on April 3. Smith is currently headlining his IF I WENT TO COLLEGE TOUR presented by the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour before joining Luke Bryan’s COUNTRY ON TOUR this summer.