July 2008
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> ole Lands Award-Winning Jody Williams Music Catalogue

When highly revered Nashville music executive Jody Williams decided to wind down his namesake publishing company and find a new home for his 3,320-song catalogue -- one that includes several tracks off the current multi-platinum Billboard country chart-topper Taylor Swift -- one place came to mind ...
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> Jody Williams Music Catalogue - The Hits Keep on Coming

There's a lot of activity coming out of ole's newest purchase - the Jody Williams Music catalogue.

The triple platinum self-titled debut from Taylor Swift - number one on the Billboard Country Albums chart – contains several songs ...
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> Rising Star Shiloh Joins ole and Universal Music

One of the newest members of the ole stable is also its youngest. Fifteen year old Shiloh. Signed to a publishing deal in June via a co-venture deal with Tanjola, she has impressed everyone at ole with her mature lyrics and star power.

Shiloh is currently recording her ...
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> ole's Roger Springer - The Finest Songs Of His Career

When ASCAP-award-winning songwriter Roger Springer says he’s writing the best songs of his career, it’s no idle talk.

Especially since the creator of the Mark Chesnutt chart-toppers “Thank God For Believers” and “It’s A Little Too Late” is a respected veteran who has been generating hits ...
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> ole Summer/Fall Releases Ramping Up

Platinum country hit maker Gretchen Wilson, American Idol finalist Kristy Lee Cook, rookie pop recording sensations Kreesha Turner and Shiloh are just some of the artists looking to make the late summer/fall 2008 calendar a busy one for ole.

The brand new Gretchen Wilson ...
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> ole: Songs Without Borders

Recent song placements in Europe and Australia, as well as a number of ole writers getting their passports stamped outside the United States and Canada, show ole’s strength as a global provider of world class music and talent.

In terms of the 38,000 song-plus ...
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> ole's Summer Singles

It's summertime and the temperature is SCORCHING at ole!!! The publisher is topping the charts in Nashville with Dierks Bentley and has two more big singles on the way from Gretchen Wilson and American Idol alum Kristy Lee Cook!

ole kicked off summer '08 with ...
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> ole Signs Vancouver's Screen Siren Pictures To Admin Deal

ole is pleased to announce the signing of Screen Siren Pictures Inc. to a multi-year, worldwide administration agreement.

Under the terms of the deal, ole will provide its global administration expertise for all current documentaries, feature ...
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>OLE SPONSORS ASCAP FILM & TV SCORING WORKSHOP

ole's commitment to songwriters and the songwriting community continues this month with sponsorship of ASCAP’s Television & Film Scoring Workshop with Richard Bellis.

The workshop is aimed at composers pursuing film and TV music as a career. ASCAP has selected 12 ...
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>ole Response Time: Same Day Service

Everybody wants it now and yesterday would be even better. At ole we work to deliver same day service for clients needing quick answers about their songs or fast clearance for synch requests.

"Quick clearances are a priority for me," says Jennifer Beavis, ole ...
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>Meet ole's Jennifer Correia: Legal Assistant

When Jennifer Correia recently made the transition from corporate giant Loblaw Companies Limited (“LCL”) to legal assistant to ole General Counsel Carla Crozier, it was a bit of an adjustment.

ole is a more intimate workplace,” says the Toronto-born, Mississauga ...
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>ole notes

Taylor Swift Celebrates Fifth Straight Week At No. 1 and Sets New Billboard Chart Record

As she celebrates her fifth straight week at No. 1 atop the Billboard Top Country Albums chart with her self-titled debut, Taylor Swift has officially entered the record books as the first solo female ...
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> FOCUS SONGS
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SELECTS
"You Shine"
  - Mladen / Barlow
(Male / Pop/Rock / Ballad)


"Believers Like You"
  - Kelly Archer / Justin Weaver / Fred Wilhelm
(Female / Country / Midtempo)


"My Little Miracle"
  - Mark Feist / Wayne Hector
(Male / Rock / Midtempo)


PICTURE THE MUSIC
"No Man No Cry"
  - Kelly Rowland
(R&B / Soul / Heartbreak)


"Picture To Burn"
  - Taylor Swift
(Country / Teen / Angry)


"O My Heart"
  - Mother Mother
(Alt Rock / Indie / Quirky)


VIDEOS
"After Tonight"
Justin Nozuka


"Put Your Hands On Me"
Rebecca Everett


"Beautiful Life"
Doc Walker


"Infected"
Rides Again


"Stay With Me (Always)"
Dru


"Life We Live"
Let’s Go To War


> NEW RELEASES


Taylor Swift
Beautiful Eyes
(Big Machine)
"Tim McGraw"
"Picture To Burn"
"Teardrops On My Guitar"



Jordan Pruitt
Permission To Fly
(Hollywood)
"Unconditional"



Kreesha Turner
Passion
(EMI)
"Dear John"



Diana Ross
Everything Is Everything
(Hip-O Select/Universal)
"What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?"


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


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


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"



Mark Chesnutt
Rollin’ With The Flow
(Lofton Creek)
"Woman"


The Higgins
Real Thing
(Open Road/Universal)
"Real Thing"


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


Jaydee Bixby
Cowboys And Cadillacs
(HRM)
"Old Fashioned Girl"
"My So Called Life"
"Broken Windows"
"Slow Me Down"



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


Doc Walker
Beautiful Life
(Open Road/Universal)


Lighthouse
One Fine Morning
(now available digitally)


Lighthouse
Sunny Days
(now available digitally)


Lighthouse
Thoughts Of Moving On
(now available digitally)


Lighthouse
Can You Feel It
(now available digitally)


Lighthouse
Good Day
(now available digitally)

 

DOMESTIC SINGLES CHARTS (week ending July 18, 2008)
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ARTIST/SONG/LABEL CHART
73 80 14 Dierks Bentley /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Billboard: Hot 100 Singles
20 16 22 Taylor Swift /Teardrops On My Guitar /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Recurrent Singles
44 45 14 Dierks Bentley /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Billboard: Hot 100 Airplay
22 19 14 Taylor Swift /Teardrops On My Guitar /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Recurrent Airplay
17 New 1 Justin Nozuka /After Tonight /COALITION ENT RECORDS Billboard: Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
73 73 18 Taylor Swift /Picture To Burn /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Pop 100
6 5 26 Dierks Bentley /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Billboard: Hot Country Songs
16 14 6 Taylor Swift /Picture To Burn /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Country Recurrent
7 6 28 Taylor Swift /Teardrops On My Guitar /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
70 New - Jaydee Bixby /Old Fashioned Girl /HRM Canadian Hits Charts (Airplay) Top 100 Singles
19 31 3 Jaydee Bixby /Old Fashioned Girl /HRM Canadian Country National Airplay
36 32 21 Dierks Bentley /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Canadian Country National Airplay
43 39 22 Taylor Swift /Picture To Burn /BIG MACHINE Canadian Country National Airplay
141 - - Jaydee Bixby /Old Fashioned Girl /HRM Canadian Country Most Increased Plays
5 - - Willie Mack /Don't Waste Your Pretty /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country Recurrent Airplay
7 - - Shane Yellowbird /I Remember The Music /306 RECORDS Canadian Country Recurrent Airplay
43 42 22 Rides Again /Infected /LAST GANG Canadian Rock National Airplay
26 24 23 Taylor Swift /Teardrops On My Guitar /BIG MACHINE Canadian AC National Airplay
20 - - James Blunt /You're Beautiful /WARNER Canadian AC Recurrent Airplay
DOMESTIC ALBUM CHARTS (week ending July 18, 2008)
TW
LW
WKS
ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG(s)/LABEL CHART
17 14 89 Taylor Swift /Taylor Swift /Tim McGraw, Picture To Burn, Teardrops On My Guitar, Tied Together With A Smile, Stay Beautiful, Cold As You, Mary's Song (Oh My My My) /BIG MACHINE Billboard: 200
54 47 17 Taylor Swift /Now 27 /Teardrops On My Guitar /SONY BMG Billboard: 200
58 60 14 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: 200
100 106 9 Dierks Bentley /Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Billboard: 200
102 127 31 Blake Shelton /Pure BS/What I Wouldn't Give /WARNER Billboard: 200
151 180 36 Josh Turner /Everything Is Fine /South Carolina Low Country /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: 200
17 14 89 Taylor Swift /Taylor Swift /Tim McGraw, Picture To Burn, Teardrops On My Guitar, Tied Together With A Smile, Stay Beautiful, Cold As You, Mary's Song (Oh My My My) /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
57 48 17 Taylor Swift /Now 27 /Teardrops On My Guitar /SONY BMG Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
61 63 14 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
105 110 9 Dierks Bentley /Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
107 134 28 Blake Shelton /Pure BS/What I Wouldn't Give /WARNER Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
171 Re-Entry 34 Josh Turner /Everything Is Fine /South Carolina Low Country /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
197 Re-Entry 189 Tim McGraw /Greatest Hits /Something Like That /EMI Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
31 42 57 Jason Aldean/Relentless/I Break Everything I Touch/BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Independent Albums
39 35 4 Justin Nozuka/Holly/After Tonight /COALITION ENT RECORDS Billboard: Top Independent Albums
33 32 344 Tim McGraw /Greatest Hits /Something Like That /EMI Billboard: Top Pop Catalog Albums
4 3 17 Taylor Swift /Now 27 /Teardrops On My Guitar /SONY BMG Billboard: Top Compilation Albums
46 49 17 Taylor Swift /Now 27 /Teardrops On My Guitar /SONY BMG Billboard: Top R&B /Hip-Hop Albums
1 1 89 Taylor Swift /Taylor Swift /Tim McGraw, Picture To Burn, Teardrops On My Guitar, Tied Together With A Smile, Stay Beautiful, Cold As You, Mary's Song (Oh My My My) /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Country Albums
9 9 14 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
20 20 9 Dierks Bentley /Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
21 24 62 Blake Shelton /Pure BS/What I Wouldn't Give /WARNER Billboard: Top Country Albums
25 30 36 Josh Turner /Everything Is Fine /South Carolina Low Country /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
32 34 58 Jason Aldean /Relentless /I Break Everything I Touch /BROKEN BOW RECORDS Billboard: Top Country Albums
34 33 10 Tim McGraw /Greatest Hits: Limited Edition /Something Like That /EMI (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: Top Country Albums
50 47 74 Jason Michael Carroll /Waiting In The Country /Looking At You /ARISTA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
57 46 34 Trisha Yearwood /Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love /We Tried /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Country Albums
58 56 40 Faith Hill/Hits/The Way You Love Me /WARNER Billboard: Top Country Albums
59 35 2 Mark Chesnutt /Rollin' With The Flow /Woman /LOFTON CREEK Billboard: Top Country Albums
60 55 20 Chris Cagle /My Life's Been A Country Song /It's Good To Be Back /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
67 50 2 The Road Hammers /Blood Sweat & Steel /I'm A Road Hammer, Keep On Truckin' /MONTAGE Billboard: Top Country Albums
70 62 25 Anne Murray /Duets /Another Pot O' Tea /EMI MUSIC Billboard: Top Country Albums
75 New 1 Lonestar /Playlist: The Very Best Of Lonestar /Smile, I'm Already There /BNA/LEGACY Billboard: Top Country Albums
4 3 398 Tim McGraw/Greatest Hits/Something Like That/EMI Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
16 15 128 Josh Turner /Your Man /Me And God, Gravity, Way Down South, Angels Fall Sometimes, White Noise /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
18 22 312 Martina McBride/Greatest Hits/I Love You, Where Would You Be /SONY Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
22 17 88 Craig Morgan/Little Bit Of Life/The Ballad of Mr. Jenkins /BROKEN BOW RECORDS Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
24 18 132 Jason Aldean/Jason Aldean/Lonesome, USA /BROKEN BOW RECORDS Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
10 10 9 Justin Nozuka/Holly/After Tonight /COALITION ENT RECORDS Billboard: Top Heatseekers
6 4 45 Joe Bonamassa/Sloe Gin/Dirt In My Pocket /INDEPENDENT Billboard: Top Blues Albums
12 12 3 Jaydee Bixby /Cowboys & Cadillacs /Old Fashioned Girl /HRM Billboard: Top Emerging Canadian Artists
15 15 21 DRU /Stay With Me (Always) Billboard: Top Emerging Canadian Artists
30 Re-Entry 13 Justin Nozuka /From The Heart: 2008 /After Tonight /WARNER Billboard: Top Emerging Canadian Artists
29 27 76 Taylor Swift /Taylor Swift /Tim McGraw, Picture To Burn, Teardrops On My Guitar, Tied Together With A Smile, Stay Beautiful, Cold As You, Mary's Song (Oh My My My) /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Albums in Canada
88 96 14 Willie Mack /Country Hits 2008 /Gotta Get Me A Cadillac /UNIVERSAL CANADA Top Selling Albums in Canada
105 97 7 Shane Yellowbird /More Country Heat '08/I Remember The Music /SONY BMG CANADA
Doc Walker/More Country Heat '08/What Do You See /SONY BMG CANADA
Top Selling Albums in Canada
151 130 43 Kanye West/Graduation/Drunk And Hot Girls /UNIVERSAL Top Selling Albums in Canada
1 1 76 Taylor Swift /Taylor Swift /Tim McGraw, Picture To Burn, Teardrops On My Guitar, Tied Together With A Smile, Stay Beautiful, Cold As You, Mary's Song (Oh My My My) /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
6 8 14 Willie Mack /Country Hits 2008 /Gotta Get Me A Cadillac /UNIVERSAL CANADA Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
9 9 7 Shane Yellowbird /More Country Heat '08/I Remember The Music /SONY BMG CANADA
Doc Walker/More Country Heat '08/What Do You See /SONY BMG CANADA
Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
19 20 14 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
20 18 24 Anne Murray /Duets /Another Pot O' Tea /EMI MUSIC Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
24 21 9 Dierks Bentley /Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
25 51 7 Jason Blaine /Make My Move /Flirtin' With Me, Good Day To Get Gone /KOCH Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
38 32 2 The Higgins /Real Thing /Real Thing /OPEN ROAD Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
32 30 10 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
36 34 54 Josh Turner /Country Hits 2007 V.2 /Me And God /UNIVERSAL CANADA
Shane Yellowbird /Country Hits 2007 V.2 /They're All About You /UNIVERSAL CANADA
Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
17 15 43 Kanye West/Graduation/Drunk And Hot Girls /UNIVERSAL Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
30 32 86 Akon/Konvicted/Once In A While /UNIVERSAL Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM CHARTS (week ending July 18, 2008)
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WKS
ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG(s)/LABEL CHART
16 11 24 Kelly Rowland/Ms. Kelly/No Man, No Cry /COLUMBIA ARIA (Australia) Top 40 Urban Albums
54 54 34 Westlife/Back Home/I'm Already There /RCA IRMA (Ireland) Top 100 Individual Artist Albums
 
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