January 2009
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> ole PURCHASES WGBH MUSIC RIGHTS

ole has expanded an existing relationship with WGBH to include a worldwide majority ownership interest in the music rights of the entire WGBH program catalogue.

WGBH is the single largest producer of television and on-line programming for the Public Broadcast System ...
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> ole inks deal with CCI Entertainment

ole has entered into a worldwide co-ownership music rights agreement with Canadian film and television producer CCI Entertainment.

Under the terms of the deal, CCI Entertainment’s library of current music compositions and all future compositions created, owned, controlled or ...
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> Taylor Swift's Star Keeps Rising

“You’re not going to believe this, but…”

In a recent article in The Tennessean, Taylor Swift confessed how she kept receiving phone calls from her Big Machine Records label boss in December introduced by the words, “You’re not going to believe this ...
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> ole In Synch in 2009

ole has kicked off 2009 with a record number of film and TV synchs.

The Liz Rose song “Life Is Good,” performed by Brittini Black, will be featured in New In Town starring Renée Zellewegger and Harry Connick Jr. The film debuts in theatres January 30.

The song “Wonder Why,&rdquo ...
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> Road Hammers, Eric Church Highlight ole First Quarter Releases

It’s a busy first quarter for ole songs and songwriters.

Big Machine will be releasing karaoke versions of Taylor Swift’s albums. Debut album Taylor Swift will be in stores January 27, with the multi-platinum 2008 album Fearless coming later this year. ...
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> It's a Hollywood Showcase and a Lunch

Hollywood’s Hotel Café is the place, February 11 is the date: ole’s Kelly Archer and ole/Roots Three Music’s Steven Lee Olsen and Kaci Bolls will be performing a showcase for a room full of Hollywood top music supervisors.

Archer is fresh from her top 30 ...
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> ole Renews Writer Agreements

ole is pleased to announce the renewal of writer agreements with songwriters Willie Mack, Kelly Archer, Roger Springer and Roots Three Music writers, Kaci Bolls, and Steven Lee Olsen.

The returning line-up represents both prolific and accomplished songwriting veterans and promising new ...
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> ole's Tebey: Frequent Flyer

No writer on the ole roster racked up as many frequent flyer points as Nashville-based Tebey.

When he’s not composing country music at home with his usual collaborators, he’s hopping on a plane to write somewhere around the world.

“He’s such an active writer, ...
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> Meet...Stevie Erickson: Creative Manager, Nashville

After serving as a consultant following ole’s purchase last July of the Jody Williams Music catalogue, ole is pleased to announce that Stevie Erickson has joined full-time as Creative Manager, Nashville.

Erickson, a Gulfport, Mississippi native and former A&R manager for ...
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> ole notes

Mother Mother’s O My Heart Tops With iTunes., Tours U.S. Supporting Sam Roberts

Vancouver-based ole/Last Gang Publishing signing Mother Mother did extremely well in year-end polls for its sophomore album O My Heart. ...
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 > FOCUS SONGS
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SELECTS
"Falling"
  - Rupert Gayle / Alex Greggs
(Male / Pop / Uptempo)

"Romeo"
  - Steven Lee Olsen / Carl Falk / Carl Bjorstell
(Male / Pop / Midtempo)

"The Bad Thing About A Good Memory"
  - Gilles Godard / Willie Mack / Roger Springer
(Male / Country / Midtempo)

PICTURE THE MUSIC
"Picture This"
  - Kaci Bolls
(Acoustic / Pop / Uptempo)

"Friendly Star"
  - Judy Garland
(Vocal / Standard / Ballad)

"A Long Way From Home"
  - Brian Melo
(Rock / Pop / Ballad)

GREAT LOVE SONGS
"What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life"
  - Dusty Springfield

"Getting It On"
  - Jacksoul

"Lover Of Mine"
  - Alannah Myles

"Loving Me 4 Me"
  - Christina Aguilera

"Just You Just Me"
  - Nat King Cole

"When You're In Love"
  - Jane Powell & Howard Keel

"The Way You Love Me"
  - Faith Hill

"You're Beautiful"
  - James Blunt

"I'm Already There"
  - Westlife

"I Love You"
  - Martina McBride

VIDEOS
"One Last Sundown"
Doc Walker
"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
> NEW RELEASES


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

Taylor Swift
Karaoke
(Big Machine)
"Tim McGraw"
"Teardrops On My Guitar"
"Picture To Burn"
"Mary’s Song"
"Cold As You"
"Stay Beautiful"
"Tied Together With A Smile"

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

The Road Hammers
The Road Hammers II
(Open Road Recordings)
"Cowboy Til I Die"
"Goodbye Dust"
"Girl Who Likes To Truck"

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)"

Mother Mother
O My Heart
(Last Gang Records)

Tohoshinki
Mirotic
(Avex)
"Flower Lady"

Peter Fox
Stadtaffe
(Warner)
"Schüttel Deinen Speck"

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

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

Dru
The One
(Fontana North)

DOMESTIC SINGLES CHARTS (week ending January 16, 2009)
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LW
WKS
 ARTIST/SONG/LABEL CHART
31 38 9 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot 100 Singles
60 70 3 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot 100 Airplay
54 51 9 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Pop 100
88 78 11 Taylor Swift /Fearless /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Pop 100
26 31 9 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Digital Tracks
30 36 9 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Digital Songs
15 20 7 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Country Songs
12 14 7 Taylor Swift /Teardrops On My Guitar /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrent Tracks
15 50 - Aaron Pritchett /How Do I Get There /604 Canadian Hits Charts (Airplay) Top 100 Singles
53 53 - Doc Walker /One Last Sundown /OPEN ROAD Canadian Hits Charts (Airplay) Top 100 Singles
68 76 - Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Canadian Hits Charts (Airplay) Top 100 Singles
95 91 - Jason Blaine /Good Day To Get Gone /KOCH Canadian Hits Charts (Airplay) Top 100 Singles
11 11 13 Aaron Pritchett /How Do I Get There /604 Canadian Country National Airplay
15 13 10 Doc Walker /One Last Sundown /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country National Airplay
19 21 5 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Canadian Country National Airplay
28 26 18 Jason Blaine /Good Day To Get Gone /KOCH Canadian Country National Airplay
45 48 17 Shane Yellowbird /I Remember The Music /306 RECORDS Canadian Country National Airplay
4 - - Deric Ruttan /California Plates /ON RAMP Canadian Country Most Added
15 - - Doc Walker /Beautiful Life /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country Recurrent Airplay
17 - - Taylor Swift /Picture To Burn /BIG MACHINE Canadian Country Recurrent Airplay
DOMESTIC ALBUM CHARTS (week ending January 16, 2009)
TW
LW
WKS
 ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG(s)/LABEL CHART
1 1 9 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: 200
27 36 116 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
98 116 41 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: 200
159 153 20 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
170 Re-Entry 23 Kidz Bop Kids /Kidz Bop Vol. 14/Teardrops On My Guitar /RAZOR & TIE Billboard: 200
176 Re-Entry 33 Tim McGraw /Greatest Hits: Limited Edition /Something Like That /EMI (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: 200
1 1 9 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
27 36 116 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
107 129 41 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
192 175 20 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
42 45 13 Craig Morgan /Greatest Hits /That's What I Love About Sunday /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Independent Albums
9 10 20 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
2 3 9 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Digital Albums
45 44 3 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 Digital Albums
2 4 9 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Internet Albums
1 1 9 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Country Albums
23 3 116 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
13 13 41 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
22 19 20 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
25 27 37 Tim McGraw /Greatest Hits: Limited Edition /Something Like That /EMI (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: Top Country Albums
35 36 20 Jimmy Wayne /Do You Believe Me Now /True Believer /VALORY Billboard: Top Country Albums
40 46 36 Dierks Bentley /Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
42 41 15 Craig Morgan /Greatest Hits /That's What I Love About Sunday /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Country Albums
49 51 64 Faith Hill /Hits /The Way You Love Me /WARNER Billboard: Top Country Albums
51 55 63 Josh Turner /Everything Is Fine /South Carolina Low Country /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
65 62 32 Jewel /Perfectly Clear /Till It Feels Like Cheatin' /VALORY Billboard: Top Country Albums
70 63 12 Craig Morgan /That's Why /Ordinary Angels /SONY BMG Billboard: Top Country Albums
22 22 82 Jason Aldean /Relentless /I Break Everything I Touch /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
25 23 86 Blake Shelton /Pure BS /What I Wouldn't Give /WARNER Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
42 45 15 Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL Billboard: Top 100 European Albums
5 5 9 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Albums in Canada
11 10 8 Beyoncé /I Am...Sasha Fierce /Disappear, Satellites /WORLD MUSIC/COLUMBIA Top Selling Albums in Canada
89 104 8 Jaydee Bixby /Country Hits 2009 /Old Fashioned Girl /UNIVERSAL CANADA
Aaron Pritchett /Country Hits 2009 /How Do I Get There /UNIVERSAL CANADA 		Top Selling Albums in Canada
91 70 103 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
101 96 7 Taylor Swift /Women & Songs 12 /Teardrops On My Guitar /WARNER MUSIC CANADA Top Selling Albums in Canada
101 100 9 Doc Walker /Country Heat 2009 /Beautiful Life /SONY BMG
Jason Blaine /Country Heat 2009 /Flirtin' With Me /SONY BMG 		Top Selling Albums in Canada
138 133 6 Road Hammers /CMT Number Ones /I'm A Road Hammer /KOCH Top Selling Albums in Canada
165 150 3 Kanye West /Graduation /Drunk And Hot Girls /UNIVERSAL Top Selling Albums in Canada
170 168 2 Kreesha Turner /Passion /Dear John /EMI Top Selling Albums in Canada
9 12 9 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Digital Albums in Canada
15 9 8 Beyoncé /I Am...Sasha Fierce /Disappear, Satellites /WORLD MUSIC/COLUMBIA Top Selling Digital Albums in Canada
1 1 9 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
3 4 8 Jaydee Bixby /Country Hits 2009 /Old Fashioned Girl /UNIVERSAL CANADA
Aaron Pritchett /Country Hits 2009 /How Do I Get There /UNIVERSAL CANADA 		Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
8 2 103 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
10 6 9 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
12 10 6 Road Hammers /CMT Number Ones /I'm A Road Hammer /KOCH Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
23 24 41 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
37 42 51 Anne Murray /Duets /Another Pot O' Tea /EMI MUSIC CANADA Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
38 36 41 Willie Mack /Country Hits 2008 /Gotta Get Me A Cadillac /UNIVERSAL CANADA Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
3 3 8

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

Top Selling R&B Albums in Canada
26 22 70 Kanye West /Graduation /Drunk And Hot Girls /UNIVERSAL Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
28 27 22 Kreesha Turner /Passion /Dear John /EMI Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
34 36 113 Akon /Konvicted/Once In A While /UNIVERSAL Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM CHARTS (week ending January 16, 2009)
TW
LW
WKS
 ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG(s)/LABEL CHART
12 18 14 Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL Austria Top Albums
42 Re-Entry 2 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE ARIA (Australia) Top 50 Albums
1 1 9 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE ARIA (Australia) Top 20 Country Albums
5 5 14 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
9 9 9 Doc Walker /Hit Country 2009 /Beautiful Life /ABC/UMA ARIA (Australia) Top 20 Country Albums
10 12 21 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
32 19 12 Jill Johnson /Baby Blue Paper /Baby Blue Paper, If You're Looking For The Real Thing, Say Something, You Think You're The Man /LION HEART Official Sweden Charts Top 60 Albums
51 36 3 Danny Saucedo /Set Your Body Free /Kiss You All Over (Feel Like Making Love) /SONY Official Sweden Charts Top 60 Albums
34 49 14 Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL Official Swiss Charts Top 100 Albums
9 11 - Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL German Top 100 Longplay Albums
 
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