December 2008
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> For Taylor Swift and ole it's 'Merry Swiftmas'

Taylor Swift’s single “White Horse” is Country Radio’s Most Added Single and as of this moment, Swift’s total career sales have surpassed 5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Add to that that Taylor was named Billboard’s Top Country Artist and Top Country Songwriter ...
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> Fresh TV Inks ole Admin Deal

Fresh TV, a Toronto full-service production and development company best known for the hit series 6Teen and Total Drama Island, has signed a worldwide music rights admin agreement with ole.

Under the terms of the deal, ole will administer the music rights ...
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> ole and Ellis Entertainment Expand Admin Agreement

It’s been nearly a year since Toronto-based Ellis Entertainment appointed ole its North American administrator of its catalogue music rights.

Now on the eve of its 45th anniversary, Ellis has decided to expand the agreement to include the entire ...
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> ole Co-Ventures Score Canadian Radio Music Award Nominations

The 2009 Canadian Radio Music Awards have announced their final nominees for Best Songs, and in the final five are three ole co-venture tracks: “Infected”, “Old-Fashioned Girl”, and “Precious Love”.

“Infected,” written by ole/Last Gang Publishing’s Rides Again...
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> Ralph Murphy And ole Give Back To MusiCounts With '21st Century Christmas'

Thanks to the generosity of songwriter and ASCAP vice-president Ralph Murphy and an advance of the administration proceeds for “21st Century Christmas” from ole, the CARAS music education initiative MusiCounts is $1000 richer.

Initially established by the ...
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> ole/Roots Three Music's Bruce Wallace Is In Demand

Since he signed his very first publishing contract with ole/Roots Three Music in June 2006 as the co-venture’s very first songwriter, Bruce Wallace has been on a tear.

Thanks to an effective combination of terrific songwriting and aggressive pitching by the ole/Roots Three staff ...
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> Holidays Greetings from ole

As we at ole and our various co-venture and administration partners wish you the best of the Holiday season, a few of our songwriter artists have taken the time to spread messages of good tidings and joy ...
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> The Story Behind The ole Song 'Something Like That'

It was “the little song that could.”

According to Keith Follese – co-writer of the ole-published 1999 chart-topper “Something Like That,” his big Tim McGraw hit overcame a lot of obstacles on the way to ruling the country charts ...
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> ole notes

ole’s Kelly Archer Cooks Up Top 30 hit with “15 Minutes Of Shame”

ole would like to congratulate Kelly Archer for cracking the Radio & Records’ Top 30 with her Kristy Lee Cook hit “15 Minutes Of Shame.”....
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SELECTS
"Waiting To Fall"
  - Mladen / Justin Forsely / Adam King
(Male / Rock / Ballad)

"Attention"
  - Alonzo / Corey Peterson / Theodore Thomas / Maurice Carmon
(Female / Pop/Dance / Electronic)

"Run Baby Run"
  - Bruce Wallace / Rachel Proctor
(Female / Country / Dark)

PICTURE THE MUSIC
"White Horse"
  - Taylor Swift
(Acoustic / Country / Ballad)

"Don't Love Me"
  - Let's Go To War
(Hip hop / R&B / Uptempo)

"Stilletos"
  - Rebecca Everett
(Pop / Electronica / Indie)

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
"O My Heart"
Mother Mother
"Till It Feels Like Cheating"
Jewel
"How Do I Get There"
Aaron Pritchett
"Seasons"
Dru
"15 Minutes Of Shame"
Kristy Lee Cook
"After Tonight"
Justin Nozuka
"Real Thing"
The Higgins
"I Wanna Be Your Santa Claus"
Willie Mack & Jason McCoy
"Picture To Burn"
Taylor Swift
"Infected"
Rides Again
> NEW RELEASES


Taylor Swift
Fearless
(Big Machine)
"Fearless"
"Tell Me Why"
"White Horse"

Beyoncé
I Am…Sasha Fierce
(Columbia)
"Disappear"
"Satellites"
*Canada Only

Martina McBride
Playlist
(Sony Legacy)
"It’s My Time"
"Where Would You Be"

Danny
Set Your Body Free
(SonyBMG Sweden)
"Kiss You All Over (Feel Like Making Love)"

Tohoshinki
Mirotic
(Avex)
"Flower Lady"

Peter Fox
Stadtaffe
(Warner)
"Schüttel Deinen Speck"

Mother Mother
O My Heart
(Last Gang Records)

Anne Murray
Anne Murray’s Christmas Album
(EMI)
"Another Pot O’ Tea"

Crossin’ Dixon
Crossin’ Dixon
(Broken Bow)
"Don’t Waste Your Pretty"

Craig Morgan
That’s Why
(SonyBMG)
"Ordinary Angels"

Dru
The One
(Fontana North)

Various Artists
Christmas On The Open Road
(Open Road / Universal)
"Christmas When You Were Mine" - Taylor Swift
"I Wanna Be Your Santa Claus" - Willie Mack & Jason McCoy
"21st Century Christmas" - Jaydee Bixby
"Merry Christmas To All" - Doc Walker

DOMESTIC SINGLES CHARTS (week ending December 20, 2008)
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 ARTIST/SONG/LABEL CHART
52 47 4 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot 100 Singles
59 53 4 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Pop 100
30 24 4 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Digital Tracks
31 24 4 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Digital Songs
26 37 2 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Country Songs
43 47 - Aaron Prichett /How Do I Get There /604 Canadian Hits Charts (Airplay) Top 100 Singles
58 60 - Doc Walker /One Last Sundown /OPEN ROAD Canadian Hits Charts (Airplay) Top 100 Singles
78 75 - Jason Blaine /Good Day To Get Gone /KOCH Canadian Hits Charts (Airplay) Top 100 Singles
13 12 8 Aaron Prichett /How Do I Get There /604 Canadian Country National Airplay
18 17 5 Doc Walker /One Last Sundown /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country National Airplay
23 22 13 Jason Blaine /Good Day To Get Gone /KOCH Canadian Country National Airplay
45 42 17 The Higgins /Real Thing /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country National Airplay
6 - - Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Canadian Country Most Added
118 - - Doc Walker /One Last Sundown /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country Most Increased Plays
9 - - Doc Walker /Beautiful Life /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country Recurrent Airplay
DOMESTIC ALBUM CHARTS (week ending December 20, 2008)
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WKS
 ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG(s)/LABEL CHART
2 2 4 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: 200
32 29 111 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
67 69 36 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: 200
101 87 15 Dierks Bentley /Now That's What I Call Country /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /UMVD
Taylor Swift /Now That's What I Call Country /Picture To Burn /UMVD 		Billboard: 200
139 146 29 Tim McGraw /Greatest Hits: Limited Edition /Something Like That /EMI (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: 200
140 157 19 Kidz Bop Kids /Kidz Bop Vol. 14/Teardrops On My Guitar /RAZOR & TIE Billboard: 200
162 179 20 Taylor Swift /Beautiful Eyes/Picture To Burn, Teardrops On My Guitar, Tim McGraw /BIG MACHINE (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: 200
195 Re-Entry 16 Jewel /Perfectly Clear /Till It Feels Like Cheatin' /VALORY Billboard: 200
2 2 4 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
33 30 111 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
78 Re-Entry 5 Taylor Swift /The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection /Christmases When You Were Mine /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
81 83 36 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
127 107 15 Dierks Bentley /Now That's What I Call Country /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /UMVD
Taylor Swift /Now That's What I Call Country /Picture To Burn /UMVD		 Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
186 191 28 Tim McGraw /Greatest Hits: Limited Edition /Something Like That /EMI (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
187 Re-entry 16 Kidz Bop Kids /Kidz Bop Vol. 14/Teardrops On My Guitar /RAZOR & TIE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
49 46 9 Craig Morgan /Greatest Hits /That's What I Love About Sunday /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Independent Albums
13 Re-Entry 5 Taylor Swift /The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection /Christmases When You Were Mine /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Pop Catalog Albums
10 8 15 Dierks Bentley /Now That's What I Call Country /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /UMVD
Taylor Swift /Now That's What I Call Country /Picture To Burn /UMVD		 Billboard: Top Compilation Albums
6 New 1 Taylor Swift /The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection /Christmases When You Were Mine /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Digital Albums
8 7 4 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Digital Albums
1 6 4 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Internet Albums
1 1 4 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Country Albums
5 5 111 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
14 14 36 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
19 17 15 Dierks Bentley /Now That's What I Call Country /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /UMVD
Taylor Swift /Now That's What I Call Country /Picture To Burn /UMVD		 Billboard: Top Country Albums
26 26 32 Tim McGraw /Greatest Hits: Limited Edition /Something Like That /EMI (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: Top Country Albums
32 34 21 Taylor Swift /Beautiful Eyes/Picture To Burn, Teardrops On My Guitar, Tim McGraw /BIG MACHINE (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: Top Country Albums
38 71 27 Jewel /Perfectly Clear /Till It Feels Like Cheatin' /VALORY Billboard: Top Country Albums
49 54 15 Jimmy Wayne /Do You Believe Me Now /True Believer /VALORY Billboard: Top Country Albums
52 52 10 Craig Morgan /Greatest Hits /That's What I Love About Sunday /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Country Albums
53 63 58 Josh Turner /Everything Is Fine /South Carolina Low Country /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
62 61 7 Craig Morgan /That's Why /Ordinary Angels /SONY BMG Billboard: Top Country Albums
65 66 31 Dierks Bentley /Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
66 48 59 Faith Hill /Hits /The Way You Love Me /WARNER Billboard: Top Country Albums
1 New 8 Taylor Swift /The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection /Christmases When You Were Mine /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
62 66 10 Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL Billboard: Top 100 European Albums
25 - - Jaydee Bixby /Cowboys & Cadillacs /Old Fashioned Girl /HRM Billboard: Top 2008 Emerging Canadian Artists
28 - - Dru /The One /Stay With Me (Always) /FONTANA NORTH Billboard: Top 2008 Emerging Canadian Artists
42 - - The Higgins /Real Thing /Real Thing /OPEN ROAD Billboard: Top 2008 Emerging Canadian Artists
7 8 4 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Albums in Canada
18 14 3 Beyoncé /I Am...Sasha Fierce /Disappear, Satellites /WORLD MUSIC/COLUMBIA Top Selling Albums in Canada
22 20 9 Anne Murray /Anne Murray's Christmas Album /Another Pot O' Tea /MANHATTAN/EMI Top Selling Albums in Canada
64 54 3 Jaydee Bixby /Country Hits 2009 /Old Fashioned Girl /UNIVERSAL CANADA
Aaron Prichett /Country Hits 2009 /How Do I Get There /UNIVERSAL CANADA 		Top Selling Albums in Canada
74 69 2 Taylor Swift /Women & Songs 12 /Teardrops On My Guitar /WARNER MUSIC CANADA Top Selling Albums in Canada
75 73 4 Doc Walker /Country Heat 2009 /Beautiful Life /SONY BMG
Jason Blaine /Country Heat 2009 /Flirtin' With Me /SONY BMG 		Top Selling Albums in Canada
91 92 98 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
125 New 1 Road Hammers /CMT Number Ones /I'm A Road Hammer /KOCH Top Selling Albums in Canada
142 136 3 Anne Murray /Duets /Another Pot O' Tea /EMI MUSIC CANADA Top Selling Albums in Canada
153 159 35 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Top Selling Albums in Canada
189 Re-Entry 33 Willie Mack /Country Hits 2008 /Gotta Get Me A Cadillac /UNIVERSAL CANADA Top Selling Albums in Canada
191 Re-Entry 4

Doc Walker /Christmas On The Open Road /Merry Christmas To All /OPEN ROAD/UNIVERSAL
Taylor Swift /Christmas On The Open Road /Christmases When You Were Mine /OPEN ROAD/UNIVERSAL
Willie Mack /Christmas On The Open Road /I Wanna Be Your Santa Claus /OPEN ROAD/UNIVERSAL

 Top Selling Albums in Canada
15 8 3 Beyoncé /I Am...Sasha Fierce /Disappear, Satellites /WORLD MUSIC/COLUMBIA Top Selling Digital Albums in Canada
22 13 4 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Digital Albums in Canada
1 1 4 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
5 5 3 Jaydee Bixby /Country Hits 2009 /Old Fashioned Girl /UNIVERSAL CANADA
Aaron Prichett /Country Hits 2009 /How Do I Get There /UNIVERSAL CANADA 		Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
5 6 4 Doc Walker /Country Heat 2009 /Beautiful Life /SONY BMG
Jason Blaine /Country Heat 2009 /Flirtin' With Me /SONY BMG 		Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
9 10 98 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
17 New 1 Road Hammers /CMT Number Ones /I'm A Road Hammer /KOCH Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
19 18 46 Anne Murray /Duets /Another Pot O' Tea /EMI MUSIC CANADA Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
23 24 36 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
24 31 3

Doc Walker /A Canadian Country Christmas /Merry Christmas To All /UNIVERSAL CANADA

Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
31 34 36 Willie Mack /Country Hits 2008 /Gotta Get Me A Cadillac /UNIVERSAL CANADA Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
32 38 4

Doc Walker /Christmas On The Open Road /Merry Christmas To All /OPEN ROAD/UNIVERSAL
Taylor Swift /Christmas On The Open Road /Christmases When You Were Mine /OPEN ROAD/UNIVERSAL
Willie Mack /Christmas On The Open Road /I Wanna Be Your Santa Claus /OPEN ROAD/UNIVERSAL

 Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
3 2 3

Beyoncé /I Am...Sasha Fierce /Disappear, Satellites /WORLD MUSIC/COLUMBIA

Top Selling R&B Albums in Canada
27 29 17 Kreesha Turner /Passion /Dear John /EMI Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
31 25 65 Kanye West /Graduation /Drunk And Hot Girls /UNIVERSAL Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
32 33 108 Akon /Konvicted/Once In A While /UNIVERSAL Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM CHARTS (week ending December 20, 2008)
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WKS
 ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG(s)/LABEL CHART
21 19 10 Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL Austria Top Albums
3 3 4 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE ARIA (Australia) Top 20 Country Albums
4 4 4 Doc Walker /Hit Country 2009 /Beautiful Life /ABC/UMA ARIA (Australia) Top 20 Country Albums
8 5 16 Taylor Swift /Best of Country Music Channel 2008 (Disc Two - The Best of USA & Canada Country 2008) /Teardrops On My Guitar /EMI ARIA (Australia) Top 20 Country Albums
9 9 10 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) /UNIVERSAL ARIA (Australia) Top 20 Country Albums
12 Re-Entry 5 Jasmine Rae /Look It Up /My Own Thing /ABC ARIA (Australia) Top 20 Country Albums
67 73 10 Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL Official Swiss Charts Top 100 Albums
17 - - Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL German Top 100 Longplay Albums
 
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