The Lone River founder helped set the stage for Lainey Wilson, the Record Breaker Award honoree presented by Lone River Ranch Water at Billboard's 2024 Country Power Players.
Katie Beale Brown:
Welcome to Texas. I'm the founder of Lone River, creators of Ranch Water and Ranch Rita, both of which I hope you drink a lot of tonight. If not, open a can. We are so grateful to be a part of this event and to be able to celebrate these incredible artists today. I started Lone River because I wanted to give people an idea of where I come from in far west Texas, where my family has been ranching for over 100 years. And Love River is more than a drink to us. It is part of our culture and represents the values of the American West. And these are the values around which we have made each decision. It's brought us to all the people we've had the opportunity to work with, people like Lainey Wilson. And tonight we will honor a woman who knows something about celebrating where she comes from. She has inspired millions of people on her whirlwind world tour and I am very lucky to call her a friend. So tonight, without further ado, I'm honored to say that Lainey Wilson is the recipient of this year's Record Breaker Award, and here to present the honor to her is none other than three-time ACM Award nominee Kelsea Ballerini.
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