May 2008
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> ole Launches Major Campaign Behind Rebecca Everett EP

ole is blowing the whistle on Rebecca Everett.

To promote Emergency, Rebecca’s new five-song EP, the company has manufactured a limited number of unique medic alert whistles.

Each whistle contains a USB flash drive sporting the entire J.C. Smith-produced ...
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>Gettin' Cuts - ole Nashville Ramps Up

Through a combination of aggressive pitching, passionate songwriting, strong contacts and tenacity, the ole Nashville team has landed an impressive number of high profile country music cuts on Music Row.

In the first quarter alone, ole has landed cuts on No.1 Billboard Top Country Retail Albums ...
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> New U.S. Album, TV Series Pushes Pedal To The Metal For Road Hammers

Two years after their debut album The Road Hammers flew past Canadian platinum sales out of the gate, our brothers and sisters south of the border will finally get a chance to discover what all the excitement is about.

On June 24, the Road Hammers will debut their new Blood, Sweat & Steel album ...
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> ole Strikes Admin Deal with Toronto's Jonsworth Productions

Jonsworth Productions Inc.-- home to the recently aired award-winning CITY-TV series Across the River to Motor City -- has signed a global administration agreement for ole to administer the worldwide music rights of the company's television properties.

Under the terms ...
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> Hollywood Comes to Nashville

ole along with ASCAP are partnering to sponsor this major screenwriters' event in Nashville at the end of May.

"Television has become the new radio," says Gilles Godard, ole Chief Creative Officer, Nashville “and with the tremendous reach offered by the movie industry to launch new music and often set the platform for ...
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> Haydain Neale Continues Remarkable Recovery

It's been almost nine months since Jacksoul singer and ole/Tanjola songwriter Haydain Neale was injured in a serious accident.

On April 15, Haydain and his family issued the following statement:

April 15, 2008

We would like to first of all, thank everyone for their continued ...
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> Meet ole's....Tony Crago: Creative Coordinator

ole's newest team member -- Tony Crago -- is one step closer to his dream.

The recently hired Creative Co-ordinator for ole’s L.A. office, Crago has always aspired to become a music supervisor.

In order to reach his goal ...
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>ole notes

NXNE Showcase To Feature ole/Last Gang Writers

The North By North East Music Festival -- the Toronto-based equivalent to Austin, Texas' prestigious South By South West -- will showcase three ole/Last Gang signings at The Wrong Bar on June 12. ...
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> FOCUS SONGS
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SELECTS
"Free Like Love"
  - Kelly Archer / Justin Weaver / Casey Kessel
(Female / Country-pop crossover / Uptempo)


"Lost In Your Love"
  - Tebey / Mark Feist
(Female / Ballad / Pop)


"Rumours"
  - Mladen / Tom Lewis / Tina Brown
(Female / Uptempo / Pop-rock crossover)


PICTURE THE MUSIC
"Hit ’Em"
  - Farenheit feat. Sean Paul
(Hip hop / Reggae / Dance)


"Aujourd’hui"
  - Rebecca Everett
(Pop / Dance)


"Keep On Truckin’"
  - The Road Hammers
(Southern Rock / Country)


VIDEOS
"Put Your Hands On Me"
Rebecca Everett


"Beautiful Life"
Doc Walker


"It’s Too Late"
Rides Again



"After Tonight"
Justin Nozuka


"Stay With Me (Always)"
Dru


"Life We Live"
Let’s Go To War


> NEW RELEASES


Kelly Rowland
Ms. Kelly - Diva Deluxe
(Columbia/SonyBMG)
"No Man No Cry"



George Strait
Troubadour
(MCA Nashville)
"It Was Me"



Westlife
Back Home
(SonyBMG)
"I’m Already There"


Tim McGraw
Greatest Hits - Limited Edition
(Curb/EMI)
"Something Like That"


Martina McBride
Live In Concert
"Where Would You Be"



Jason Blaine
Make My Move
(Koch)
"Flirtin’ With Me"
"Good Day To Get Gone"


Doc Walker
Beautiful Life
(Open Road/Universal)


The Road Hammers
Blood Sweat And Steel
(Montage)
"I’m A Road Hammer"
"Keep On Truckin’"


Rebecca Everett
Emergency - EP
(ole)


Deric Ruttan
First Time In A Long Time
"California Plates"
"Maria"


Camille Miller
Somewhere Near The Truth
(SOP)


Justin Nozuka
Holly
(Coalition Ent.)
"After Tonight"



> NOW SHOWING

Watch for:

"Clubjumpin’"
Che’Nelle
"The Hills"

"After Tonight"
Justin Nozuka
"Scott Baio is 46.and Pregnant"

"Have Pity"
"Take This Heart"
IV Thieves
"Wildfire" (ABC Family)

"La Le La La"
Kinnie Starr
"Fashion Television"

"Shiver"
Shezelle
"renegadepress.com" (APTN)

"Girls Don’t Cry"
Cadence Grace
"renegadepress.com" (APTN)

DOMESTIC SINGLES CHARTS (week ending May 17, 2008)
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LW
WKS
ARTIST/SONG/LABEL CHART
61 84 8 Doc Walker /Beautiful Life /OPEN ROAD Billboard: Canadian Hot 100 Singles
33 33 - Doc Walker /Beautiful Life /OPEN ROAD Canadian Hits Charts (Airplay) Top 100 Singles
6 6 10 Doc Walker /Beautiful Life /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country National Airplay
38 40 27 Jason Blaine /Flirtin' With Me Canadian Country National Airplay
42 41 29 Willie Mack /Don't Waste Your Pretty /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country National Airplay
4 - - Shane Yellowbird /I Remember The Music /306 RECORDS Canadian Country Recurrent Airplay
19 17 13 Rides Again /Infected /LAST GANG Canadian Rock National Airplay
49 43 4 DRU /Stay With Me (Always) Canada Hot AC National Airplay
DOMESTIC ALBUM CHARTS (week ending May 17, 2008)
TW
LW
WKS
ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG(s)/LABEL CHART
10 New 1 Tim McGraw /Greatest Hits: Limited Edition/Something Like That /EMI (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: 200
18 8 5 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: 200
112 New 1 Martina McBride /Live In Concert (CD/DVD) /Where Would You Be (on DVD portion) /SONY BMG Billboard: 200
- New 1 Blake Shelton /Pure BS Deluxe Edition/What I Wouldn't Give /WARNER Billboard: 200
10 New 1 Tim McGraw /Greatest Hits: Limited Edition/Something Like That /EMI (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
18 8 5 George Strait /It Was Me /Troubadour/MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
120 New 1 Martina McBride /Live In Concert (CD/DVD) /Where Would You Be (on DVD portion) /SONY BMG Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
41 45 49 Jason Aldean/Relentless/I Break Everything I Touch/BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Independent Albums
48 New 30 Craig Morgan/Little Bit Of Life/The Ballad of Mr. Jenkins /BROKEN BOW RECORDS Billboard: Top Pop Catalog Albums
81 95 77 Akon/Konvicted/Once In A While /UNIVERSAL Billboard: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
1 New 1 Tim McGraw/Greatest Hits: Limited Edition/Something Like That/EMI (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: Top Country Albums
3 1 5 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
19 New 1 Martina McBride /Live In Concert (CD/DVD) /Where Would You Be (on DVD portion) /SONY BMG Billboard: Top Country Albums
32 30 11 Chris Cagle /My Life's Been A Country Song /It's Good To Be Back /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
36 33 49 Jason Aldean/Relentless/I Break Everything I Touch/BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Country Albums
40 38 16 Anne Murray/Duets/Another Pot O' Tea /EMI MUSIC Billboard: Top Country Albums
55 56 31 Faith Hill/Hits/The Way You Love Me /WARNER Billboard: Top Country Albums
58 57 53 Blake Shelton/Pure BS/What I Wouldn't Give /WARNER Billboard: Top Country Albums
61 61 65 Jason Michael Carroll/Waiting In The Country/Looking At You /ARISTA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
5 New 79 Craig Morgan/Little Bit Of Life/The Ballad of Mr. Jenkins /BROKEN BOW RECORDS Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
7 6 389 Tim McGraw/Greatest Hits/Something Like That/EMI Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
16 10 303 Martina McBride/Greatest Hits/I Love You, Where Would You Be /SONY Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
9 8 37 Joe Bonamassa/Sloe Gin/Dirt In My Pocket /INDEPENDENT Billboard: Top Blues Albums
12 10 12 DRU /Stay With Me (Always) Billboard: Top Emerging Canadian Artists
22 25 11 Rides Again /Rides Again /Infected /LAST GANG Billboard: Top Emerging Canadian Artists
29 30 12 Justin Nozuka/From The Heart: 2008/After Tonight /WARNER Billboard: Top Emerging Canadian Artists
17  18 25 Anne Murray/Duets/Another Pot O' Tea /EMI MUSIC CANADA Top Selling Albums in Canada
32  New 1 Doc Walker /Beautiful Life /Annabelle, Beautiful Life, Echo Road, A Little Love Along The Way, On The Heals Of A Heartache, One Last Sundown, Stay Brave, Without Your Love /OPEN ROAD Top Selling Albums in Canada
44 31 5 Willie Mack /Country Hits 2008 /Gotta Get Me A Cadillac /UNIVERSAL CANADA Top Selling Albums in Canada
85 68 5 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Top Selling Albums in Canada
47 45 134 James Blunt /Back To Bedlam/ You're Beautiful /WARNER Top Selling Alternative Albums in Canada
1 2 15 Anne Murray/Duets/Another Pot O' Tea /EMI MUSIC CANADA Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
3 New 1 Doc Walker /Beautiful Life /Annabelle, Beautiful Life, Echo Road, A Little Love Along The Way, On The Heals Of A Heartache, One Last Sundown, Stay Brave, Without Your Love /OPEN ROAD Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
4 3 5 Willie Mack /Country Hits 2008 /Gotta Get Me A Cadillac /UNIVERSAL CANADA Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
8 6 5 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
14 New 1 Martina McBride /Live In Concert (CD/DVD) /Where Would You Be (on DVD portion) /SONY BMG Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
25 30 45 Shane Yellowbird /Country Hits 2007 V.2 /Smile, I'm Already There /BMG Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
33 42 4 Lonestar /From Here To There: Greatest Hits /I Love You, Where Would You Be /SONY Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
39 32 18 Martina McBride/Greatest Hits/I Love You, Where Would You Be /SONY Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
42 25 5 Deric Ruttan /First Time In A Long Time/California Breaks, Maria Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
18 18 34 Kanye West/Graduation/Drunk And Hot Girls /UNIVERSAL Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
31 26 77 Akon/Konvicted/Once In A While /UNIVERSAL Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM CHARTS (week ending May 17, 2008)
TW
LW
WKS
ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG(s)/LABEL CHART
14 Re-Entry - Westlife/Back Home/I'm Already There /RCA ARIA (Australia) Top 50 Albums
20 20 5 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE ARIA (Australia) Top 20 Country Albums
37 36 77 Akon/Konvicted/Once In A While /UNIVERSAL ARIA (Australia) Top 40 Urban Albums
19 20 7 Anne Murray/Duets/Another Pot O' Tea /EMI MUSIC CANADA RIANZ (New Zealand) Top 40 Albums
 
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