February 2009
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> ole tanjola Signs Multi-Platinum Writer/Producer/Remixer Alex Greggs

When it came to choosing his next co-publisher, Alex Greggs – the writing, production and remixing mastermind behind Riprock ‘n’ Alex G. and the South Rakkas Crew – chose a familiar route: ole tanjola.

“I’ve known (tanjola Managing Partner) Ivan (Berry) for 15 years, ...
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> Shiloh Signs U.S. Deal With Universal Republic

Now that she’s signed a U.S. deal with Universal Republic, ole tanjola singer and songwriter Shiloh can’t wait for summer.

Once her new album comes out on Republic, home to artists Cobie Caillat, 3 Doors Down, Amy Winehouse and others, it’ll be time for her to hit the road ...
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> Taylor Swift Back To No. 1 - Album Certified Triple Platinum - Fearless Tour Announced

After a one-week absence, Taylor Swift is back on top of the Billboard charts with her No. 1 album Fearless.

Thanks to Swift’s recent Grammy Awards performance with Miley Cyrus, Fearless – which contains three ole songs, including her current ...
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> ole's LA Showcase a Smash Success

It was a recipe for success from the very start. With ole’s Kelly Archer and roots three music’s Kaci Bolls and Steven Lee Olsen taking the stage for a set of dynamic performances and a delicious lunch by Phillip’s famous BBQ, the ole L.A. showcase was a smash. ...
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> ole's Willie Mack Helps Power Road Hammers II

Canada country sensations The Road Hammers are returning with a new album, and ole’s Willie Mack is trucking right along.

The prolific Texas songwriter has contributed three songs to Road Hammers II, written with Road Hammer principals Jason McCoy, Clayton Bellamy and Chris Byrne ...
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> Amberwood Entertainment Rolls Out Rollbots

Rollbots, the new Amberwood Entertainment CGI animated series whose worldwide music rights are owned by ole, rolled out its premiere on Canada’s YTV February 7.

And while Canada was the initial country to air the first of 26 half-hour episodes from the Ottawa-based animation specialists, it ...
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> ole Songs Factor In Numerous Juno Nominations

When it comes to vying for the 38th Annual Juno Awards, a number of artists may be standing on the podium thanks in part to the ole songs they chose for their repertoire.

Nowhere is this more noticeable in the Country Recording of the Year category, where ole songwriters contributed ...
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> ole Hit Kit: Elizabeth Spear's Top 10 ole Pop Songs for February 2009

Welcome to a new monthly feature in your ole newsletter.

Every month, a different member of ole’s Creative team will spotlight 10 ole songs that they feel have enormous market potential.

We kick it off with Elizabeth Spear, ...
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> ole Sponsors Tin Pan South For Third Consecutive Year

For the third year in a row, ole is supporting Tin Pan South as a major sponsor.

Tin Pan South is the annual Nashville Songwriting Association International’s (NSAI) prestigious songwriters festival runs March 31-April 4 ...
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> ole Lands Two Cuts On Martina McBride's Shine

Circle March 24 in your calendars: that’s the release date for country music superstar Martin McBride’s new album Shine, featuring two brand new ole songs.

The first, “Lies” is co-written by ole’s Gerald O’Brien with Catt Gravitt ...
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> ole Spotlight on Keith Follese

In 1997, songwriter Keith Follese rode one of the hottest streaks on the Billboard Country Charts: two of his songs were No. 1 for 10 weeks in a row.

The two chart-topper songs, now in the ole catalogue, were Faith Hill’s “The Way You Love Me” and Martina McBride’s ...
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> Meet ole's Tessa Stratton: Executive Assistant, Nashville

She began her ole life as an intern.

A year later, Tessa Stratton is thrilled to help ole Chief Creative Officer Gilles Godard as his executive assistant.

Stratton, who earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Nashville’s renowned Belmont University ...
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> ole notes

ole Writers And Projects Score Canadian Music Week Award Nominations

ole, ole/roots three music and ole/Last Gang writers and projects are up for several nominations in upcoming awards shows to be presented at Canadian Music Week the March 13th weekend ...
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SELECTS
"Things I Should’ve Said"
  - Kelly Archer / Blair Daly / Troy Verges
(Female / Country-Pop / Uptempo)

"Blisters & Bones"
  - Ben Dunk / Paul Gigliotti
(Male / Rock / Uptempo)

"Love Don't Cost A Thing"
  - Gerald O’Brien / Catt Gravitt / Tatania Hancheroff
(Female / Pop / Uptempo)

PICTURE THE MUSIC
"Goodbye, You Suck"
  - Shiloh
(Pop / Rock / Uptempo)

"Gone Gone Gone"
  - The New Deal
(Electronic / Instrumental / Uptempo)

"I Faked It"
  - Carmen & Camille
(Pop / Rock / Uptempo)

VIDEOS
"White Horse"
Taylor Swift
"Runnin’"
Doman & Gooding ft. Dru & Lincoln
"Goodbye, You Suck"
Shiloh
"Homegrown"
The Road Hammers
"One Last Sundown"
Doc Walker
"O My Heart"
Mother Mother
"Till It Feels Like Cheating"
Jewel
"How Do I Get There"
Aaron Pritchett
> NEW RELEASES


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

Doman & Gooding
Runnin’ ft. Dru & Lincoln
(Positiva Records)
"Runnin’"

The Road Hammers
The Road Hammers II
(Open Road Recordings)
"Homegrown"
"Cowboy Til I Die"
"Girl Who Likes To Truck"
"Goodbye Dust"
"I’ve Got The Scars To Prove It"

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

Martina McBride
Shine
(RCA)
"Lies"
"Walk Away"

Kevin Borg
The Beginning
(Sony BMG Sweden)
"Streetlights"

Randy Travis
I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits Of Randy Travis
(Warner Bros.)
"Not Your Cross To Bear"

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"

Eric Church
Carolina
(Capitol Nashville)
"Longer Gone"
"My Heart’s Got A Memory"

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

Mother Mother
O My Heart
(Last Gang Records)
"all songs"

Shea Fisher
Shea
(ABC)
"My Suitcase"

Peter Fox
Stadtaffe
(Warner)
"Schüttel Deinen Speck"

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

DOMESTIC SINGLES CHARTS (week ending February 21, 2009)
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LW
WKS
 ARTIST/SONG/LABEL CHART
39 40 13 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot 100 Singles
43 47 7 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot 100 Airplay
60 62 13 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Pop 100
40 45 13 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Digital Tracks
46 50 13 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Digital Songs
10 10 11 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Country Songs
41 42 - Doc Walker /One Last Sundown /OPEN ROAD Canadian Hits Charts (Airplay) Top 100 Singles
44 48 - Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Canadian Hits Charts (Airplay) Top 100 Singles
52 46 - Aaron Pritchett /How Do I Get There /604 Canadian Hits Charts (Airplay) Top 100 Singles
99 New - Deric Ruttan /California Plates /ON RAMP Canadian Hits Charts (Airplay) Top 100 Singles
8 12 9 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Canadian Country National Airplay
12 10 14 Doc Walker /One Last Sundown /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country National Airplay
17 13 17 Aaron Pritchett /How Do I Get There /604 Canadian Country National Airplay
25 29 4 Deric Ruttan /California Plates /ON RAMP Canadian Country National Airplay
35 34 22 Jason Blaine /Good Day To Get Gone /KOCH Canadian Country National Airplay
3 - - Deric Ruttan /California Plates /ON RAMP Canadian Country Most Added
64 - - Deric Ruttan /California Plates /ON RAMP Canadian Country Most Increased Plays
63 - - Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Canadian Country Most Increased Plays
10 - - Doc Walker /Beautiful Life /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country Recurrent Airplay
DOMESTIC ALBUM CHARTS (week ending February 21, 2009)
TW
LW
WKS
 ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG(s)/LABEL CHART
4 2 13 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: 200
32 33 120 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
55 41 2 Taylor Swift /Radio Disney Jams 11 /Teardrops On My Guitar /DISNEY Billboard: 200
113 102 45 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: 200
165 158 24 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
172 169 37 Tim McGraw /Greatest Hits: Limited Edition /Something Like That /EMI (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: 200
175 188 20 Dierks Bentley /Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Billboard: 200
4 2 13 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
32 34 120 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
56 42 2 Taylor Swift /Radio Disney Jams 11 /Teardrops On My Guitar /DISNEY Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
125 116 45 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
195 187 24 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
45 43 15 Craig Morgan /Greatest Hits /That's What I Love About Sunday /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Independent Albums
4 4 2 Taylor Swift /Radio Disney Jams 11 /Teardrops On My Guitar /DISNEY Billboard: Top Compilation Albums
11 10 24 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
8 11 13 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Digital Albums
8 6 13 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Internet Albums
2 1 13 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Country Albums
3 3 120 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
20 15 45 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
26 22 24 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
28 24 41 Tim McGraw /Greatest Hits: Limited Edition /Something Like That /EMI (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: Top Country Albums
29 26 40 Dierks Bentley /Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
38 38 24 Jimmy Wayne /Do You Believe Me Now /True Believer /VALORY Billboard: Top Country Albums
39 40 67 Josh Turner /Everything Is Fine /South Carolina Low Country /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
41 43 19 Craig Morgan /Greatest Hits /That's What I Love About Sunday /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Country Albums
43 45 68 Faith Hill /Hits /The Way You Love Me /WARNER Billboard: Top Country Albums
63 60 36 Jewel /Perfectly Clear /Till It Feels Like Cheatin' /VALORY Billboard: Top Country Albums
8 8 87 Jason Aldean /Relentless /I Break Everything I Touch /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
24 Re-Entry 145 Jason Aldean /Jason Aldean /Lonesome, USA /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
10 18 19 Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL Billboard: Top 100 European Albums
7 5 13 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Albums in Canada
9 9 12 Beyoncé /I Am...Sasha Fierce /Disappear, Satellites /WORLD MUSIC/COLUMBIA Top Selling Albums in Canada
80 63 107 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
106 91 13 Doc Walker /Country Heat 2009 /Beautiful Life /SONY BMG
Jason Blaine /Country Heat 2009 /Flirtin' With Me /SONY BMG 		Top Selling Albums in Canada
95 83 11 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
154 133 11 Taylor Swift /Women & Songs 12 /Teardrops On My Guitar /WARNER MUSIC CANADA Top Selling Albums in Canada
160 128 10 Road Hammers /CMT Number Ones /I'm A Road Hammer /KOCH Top Selling Albums in Canada
175 167 42 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Top Selling Albums in Canada
13 9 13 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Digital Albums in Canada
22 15 12 Beyoncé /I Am...Sasha Fierce /Disappear, Satellites /WORLD MUSIC/COLUMBIA Top Selling Digital Albums in Canada
1 1 13 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
6 2 107 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
8 4 13 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 6 12 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
18 12 10 Road Hammers /CMT Number Ones /I'm A Road Hammer /KOCH Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
20 16 45 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
28 61 41 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
38 38 45 Willie Mack /Country Hits 2008 /Gotta Get Me A Cadillac /UNIVERSAL CANADA Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
38 88 5 Tara Oram /Chasing The Sun /Taste Of The Good Life, Go To Bed Angry, What Didn't Kill Me, Ain't Gonna Happen /OPEN ROAD Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
1 2 12

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

Top Selling R&B Albums in Canada
33 37 74 Kanye West /Graduation /Drunk And Hot Girls /UNIVERSAL Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
40 38 117 Akon /Konvicted/Once In A While /UNIVERSAL Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
41 36 26 Kreesha Turner /Passion /Dear John /EMI Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM CHARTS (week ending February 21, 2009)
TW
LW
WKS
 ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG(s)/LABEL CHART
6 7 18 Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL Austria Top Albums
6 7 6 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE ARIA (Australia) Top 50 Albums
1 1 13 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE ARIA (Australia) Top 20 Country Albums
4 4 19 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
8 7 13 Doc Walker /Hit Country 2009 /Beautiful Life /ABC/UMA ARIA (Australia) Top 20 Country Albums
29 26 99 Akon /Konvicted/Once In A While /UNIVERSAL ARIA (Australia) Top 40 Urban Albums
9 11 16 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
18 19 18 Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL Official Swiss Charts Top 100 Albums
2 4 - Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL German Top 100 Longplay Albums
 
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