August 2008

> ole NEWS > ole Scores Third Straight CCMA Publisher of the Year Nomination It’s a three-peat! ole, the 2007 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Publishing Company of the Year, has been nominated for repeat honors at this year’s CCMA Industry Awards. It’s the third year in a row that the “majorly indie” music publisher has been selected ... (Read the full story.) > ole Tracks on Three Top 10 Billboard Albums This month marks another ole first: three Top 10 albums on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart feature ole songs. On August 2, Taylor Swift was positioned at #1 and #2 on Billboard with her Beautiful Eyes EP and her self- ... (Read the full story.) >Long Lost Lighthouse Albums Now Available Digitally! For the first time since the late 1970s – and the very first time digitally -- classic albums by the esteemed pioneering Canadian rock orchestra Lighthouse are back in circulation. Now that ole has completely digitized the Lighthouse song library and master recordings it purchased in 2006, ... (Read the full story.) > Peace Arch Entertainment: ole Admin Client On A Roll With a pair of Golden Globe nominations, six Emmy nods, and a dozen Gemini nominations for The Tudors to its credit, ole admin client Peace Arch Entertainment Group is riding a hot streak. Production for the third season of the highly-acclaimed series, starring ... (Read the full story.) > ole Ramps Up Country Music Week With 'hitsville' ole plans to expand its sponsorship of Country Music Week, held September 5-8 this year in Winnipeg, Manitoba. For the first time, ole will be sponsoring Monday afternoon’s Great Guitar Pull. Participants for the September 8 event are being confirmed ... (Read the full story.) > Doc Walker Scores Six CCMA Nominations Better back up the bus: Doc Walker may just need the additional storage space following the telecast of the Canadian Country Music Awards on September 8. The Portage la Prairie, Manitoba band – which features ole/Roots Three Music’s Chris Thorsteinson and ... (Read the full story.) >New Albums from Mother Mother and O'Luge Two Last Gang Publishing (LGP)/ole artists O’Luge and Mother Mother will release much anticipated new albums next month. Out September 9th is Movements from O’Luge - a musical collaboration between Orville 'Wyz' Malcolm and ole's Jeffrey A. Holdip ... (Read the full story.) > ole's David Kopatz: Translating Songs Into Hits David Kopatz, the L.A.-based songwriter whose music is administered by ole, has been writing for a Russian version of the Disney smash hit movie and CD series High School Musical. The name of the song is “Falling Into You,” and Kopatz reports that ... (Read the full story.) >Now! That's What I Call Country ole has a heavy release schedule over the next few months. In addition to hot first singles from Gretchen Wilson and Kristy Lee Cook, cuts on the latest edition of the multi-platinum series Now! That's What I Call Country are just a few of the notable releases. Recent hits from Taylor Swift ... (Read the full story.) >ole Writers At Work ole writers busy at work in studio ... (Read the full story.) >Ring In The Holidays With Sounds From ole It's never too early to think about the holidays! Whether you are looking for synchs or covers, there is a wide range of holiday selections in every style (including acoustic, rock, pop, country and R&B) from ole's extensive catalogue ... (Read the full story.) >ole notes American Idol Finalist Kristy Lee Cook Asks Why Wait For Your “15 Minutes Of Shame?” Why Wait – the debut album from American Idol finalist Kristy Lee Cook and featuring the co-write “15 Minutes Of Shame” with ole’s Kelly Archer ... (Read the full story.)

> FOCUS SONGS (click   to listen and   to stop) SELECTS "Pieces Of Me"   - Steven Lee Olsen / Didrik Thott / Carl Frederik (Male / Pop / R&B / Uptempo) "Being Gone"   - Liz Rose / Sally Barris (Female / Country / Ballad) "Safe With Me"   - Tebey / Sebastian Thott / Carl Bjorsell (Male / Pop / Ballad / Epic) PICTURE THE MUSIC "Drivin’"   - Let's Go To War (Electronic / Hip Hop / Pop) "15 Minutes Of Shame"   - Kristy Lee Cook (Country / Pop / Fun) "Unconditional"   - Jordan Pruitt (Pop / Teen / Positive) GREAT HOLIDAY SONGS "Winter Wish"   - Jaylene Johnson (Pop / Acoustic / Feel-good) "I Wanna Be Your Santa Claus"   - Willie Mack / Jason McCoy (Country / Rock / Fun) "Moments Like This"   - Peabo Bryson (AC / R&B / Reflective) "Christmases When You Were Mine"   - Taylor Swift (Country / Acoustic / Love) VIDEOS "After Tonight" Justin Nozuka "Picture To Burn" Taylor Swift "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 Gretchen Wilson (SonyBMG) "Don't Do Me No Good" Kristy Lee Cook (19/Arista) "15 Minutes Of Shame" Jordan Pruitt Permission To Fly (Hollywood) "Unconditional" The Higgins Real Thing (Open Road/Universal) "Real Thing" Mother Mother O My Heart (Last Gang Records) O’Luge Movements (Last Gang Records) Now That’s What I Call Country! (UMVD) "Picture To Burn" "Trying To Stop Your Leaving" Kidz Bop Kids Vol. 14 (Kidz Bop) "Teardrops On My Guitar" Taylor Swift Beautiful Eyes (Big Machine) "Tim McGraw" "Picture To Burn" "Teardrops On My Guitar" Kreesha Turner Passion (EMI) "Dear John" Jimmy Wayne Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) "True Believer" 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" Rebecca Everett Emergency (ole) 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" 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)

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