March 2009
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> ole Songcamp Lands First Single: Teairra Mari Featuring Flo Rida

With over 40 songs generated by its first U.S. Pop Urban Songcamp held last summer at Musicians Institute in L.A., ole has landed its first cut – and it’s a biggie.

Co-written by ole’s Tebey, Lonny Bereal, Tiffany Fred and The Runners, “Cause A Scene,” by Teairra Mari ...
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> ole Names Qiana Conley New Creative Director West Coast

ole is pleased to announce that Qiana Conley joins our Los Angeles office as Creative Director West Coast, effective April 6.

Formerly Director of Creative/A&R, Television and Film for Notting Hill Music Publishing, Conley brings nine years of publishing and record company experience ...
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> International Edition of Taylor Swift's Fearless Features Five ole Tunes

Taylor Swift is already a North American phenomenon, with her latest CD Fearless surpassing 2.5 million copies in sales and topping The Billboard 200 retail album charts for 11 of the first 12 weeks it’s been in the stores.

However, Swift’s global presence is about to get much b ...
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> ole's Robert Ott Featured on 2009 Billboard Music and Money Panel

“Company Continues Aggressive Acquisition Path”

Earlier this month, ole Chairman & CEO Robert Ott participated on a panel during the 2009 Billboard Music & Money Symposium, a one-day event held at the St. Regis, New York. During the presentation ...
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> New Releases: Martina McBride 'Shines' With Gerald O'Brien and Liz Rose ole Tracks

It’s Spring and ole songs are popping up everywhere on the pop and country fronts, as new releases by country superstar Martina McBride and contemporary country singer and songwriter Eric Church all boast ole content.

Kicking things off is ole’s Gerald ...
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> ole Lands Multiple Film and TV Placements

ole has landed co-venture client, Last Gang Publishing’s “Panurge”, a track in the new independent feature film Made In China.

Directed by Judi Krant and distributed by Beachwood Pictures, Made In China premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas on March 15. ...
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> ole's Jennifer Hyland's Top 10

Each month we feature the top ten songs in the ole catalogue as selected by one of the staff in our creative Group. Here are the Top 10 pics from our Strategic Marketing Manager in LA, Jennifer Hyland. ...
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> ole's Gerald O'Brien Lands Martina Cut: Big Year Ahead

They say good things come to those who wait.

For ole’s Gerald O’Brien, it’s been 12 nail-biting months before he discovered his song “Lies,” would be on Martina McBride’s new album SHINE, out March 24.

O’Brien says “Lies,” co-written ...
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> ole Staff Tapped For Expertise

A number of key ole staffers including Chairman & CEO Robert Ott; Senior Administration Manager Jennifer Beavis, Strategic Marketing Manager Jennifer Hyland and Creative Manager Elizabeth Spear – were all tapped for their expertise at recent music industry panels ...
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> The Story Behind the ole Song: 'I'm Already There'

In a strange way, Lonestar may have The Backstreet Boys to thank for their number one chart-topper “I’m Already There.”

According to Frank Myers, who co-wrote the massive ole hit with Lonestar singer (at the time) Richie McDonald and Gary Baker, it was Baker’s tardiness ...
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> ole notes

Doc Walker, Taylor Swift’s Fearless Nab CMW Indie Awards

ole/roots three music artists Doc Walker – Chris Thorsteinson, Dave Wasyliw and Murray Pulver – won Favorite Country Artist/Group of the Year and Taylor Swift’s multi-platinum Fearless was named ...
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SELECTS
"Sleep Walking"
  - Steven Lee Olsen / Michael Linney / Lauren Evans
(Male / Pop / Midtempo)

"Break The Levee"
  - Tebey / Lauren Evans / Kevin Randolf
(Female / Pop / Power ballad)

"Fairytales"
  - Fera
(Female / Country / Uptempo)

PICTURE THE MUSIC
"Lies"
  - Martina McBride
(Country / AC / Ballad)

"Black Velvet"
  - The Lost Fingers
(Jazz / Ballad / Campy)

"Body Of Years"
  - Mother Mother
(Rock / Indie / 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"
"Teardrops On My Guitar"
"Mary’s Song (Oh My My My)"

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

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

The Lost Fingers
Lost In The 80’s
(Tandem/Distribution Select)
"Black Velvet"

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"

Eric Church
Carolina
(Capitol Nashville)
"Longer Gone"

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

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

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

Shea Fisher
Shea
(ABC)
"My Suitcase"

Victoria Banks
When You Can Fly
(On Ramp/EMI)
"When You Can Fly"

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

DOMESTIC SINGLES CHARTS (week ending March 21, 2009)
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 ARTIST/SONG/LABEL CHART
29 31 18 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot 100 Singles
29 31 12 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot 100 Airplay
56 57 18 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Pop 100
33 37 18 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Digital Tracks
36 37 18 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Digital Songs
5 6 16 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Country Songs
31 39 - Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Canadian Hot 100 (Airplay) Singles
51 53 - Road Hammerst /Homegrown /OPEN ROAD Canadian Hot 100 (Airplay) Singles
57 60 - Deric Ruttan /California Plates /ON RAMP Canadian Hot 100 (Airplay) Singles
82 70 - Doc Walker /One Last Sundown /OPEN ROAD Canadian Hot 100 (Airplay) Singles
50 New 1 Doman & Gooding /Runnin' /POSITIVA/EMI Canadian CHR/Mainstream National Airplay
8 9 14 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Canadian Country National Airplay
15 17 16 Road Hammerst /Homegrown /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country National Airplay
16 18 9 Deric Ruttan /California Plates /ON RAMP Canadian Country National Airplay
26 22 19 Doc Walker /One Last Sundown /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country National Airplay
39 29 22 Aaron Pritchett /How Do I Get There /604 Canadian Country National Airplay
49 40 27 Jason Blaine /Good Day To Get Gone /KOCH Canadian Country National Airplay
10 - - Doc Walker /Beautiful Life /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country Recurrent Airplay
DOMESTIC ALBUM CHARTS (week ending March 21, 2009)
TW
LW
WKS
 ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG(s)/LABEL CHART
5 2 18 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: 200
35 35 125 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
96 103 7 Taylor Swift /Radio Disney Jams 11 /Teardrops On My Guitar /DISNEY Billboard: 200
120 108 50 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: 200
176 175 42 Tim McGraw /Greatest Hits: Limited Edition /Something Like That /EMI (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: 200
182 183 29 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
5 2 18 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
36 36 125 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
103 110 7 Taylor Swift /Radio Disney Jams 11 /Teardrops On My Guitar /DISNEY Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
131 115 50 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
48 Re-Entry 49 Jason Aldean /Relentless /I Break Everything I Touch /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Pop Catalog Albums
10 9 18 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Digital Albums
13 12 18 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Internet Albums
6 8 7 Taylor Swift /Radio Disney Jams 11 /Teardrops On My Guitar /DISNEY Billboard: Top Compilation Albums
11 12 29 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
1 1 18 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Country Albums
4 5 125 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
18 16 50 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
25 24 46 Tim McGraw /Greatest Hits: Limited Edition /Something Like That /EMI (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: Top Country Albums
26 26 29 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
34 36 29 Jimmy Wayne /Do You Believe Me Now /True Believer /VALORY Billboard: Top Country Albums
39 38 45 Dierks Bentley /Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
41 40 72 Josh Turner /Everything Is Fine /South Carolina Low Country, Why He Was Raised /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
44 43 24 Craig Morgan /Greatest Hits /That's What I Love About Sunday /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Country Albums
53 57 73 Faith Hill /Hits /The Way You Love Me /WARNER Billboard: Top Country Albums
73 Re-Entry 16 Craig Morgan /That's Why /Ordinary Angels /SONY BMG Billboard: Top Country Albums
3 3 92 Jason Aldean /Relentless /I Break Everything I Touch /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
6 7 150 Jason Aldean /Jason Aldean /Lonesome, USA /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
7 7 24 Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL Billboard: Top 100 European Albums
18 New 1 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Mary's Song (Oh My My My), Teardrops On My Guitar, Tell Me Why /UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL Billboard: Top 100 European Albums
18 17 4 Shiloh /TBD /Goodbye You Suck /UNIVERSAL Billboard: Top Emerging Canadian Artists
22 New 1 Doman & Gooding /Runnin' /Runnin' /POSITIVA/EMI Billboard: Top Emerging Canadian Artists
10 7 18 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Albums in Canada
12 11 17 Beyoncé /I Am...Sasha Fierce /Disappear, Satellites /WORLD MUSIC/COLUMBIA Top Selling Albums in Canada
62 53 5 Taylor Swift /Family Jams 2 /Teardrops On My Guitar /UNIVERSAL Top Selling Albums in Canada
79 75 112 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
83 65 3 Road Hammers /II /Cowboy 'Til I Die, A Girl Who Loves To Truck, Goodbye Dust, Homegrown, I've Got The Scars To Prove It /OPEN ROAD Top Selling Albums in Canada
127 89 3 Kreesha Turner /Passion /Dear John /EMI Top Selling Albums in Canada
144 122 17 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
176 150 18 Doc Walker /Country Heat 2009 /Beautiful Life /SONY BMG
Jason Blaine /Country Heat 2009 /Flirtin' With Me /SONY BMG 		Top Selling Albums in Canada
180 168 15 Road Hammers /CMT Number Ones /I'm A Road Hammer /KOCH Top Selling Albums in Canada
12 12 18 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Digital Albums in Canada
45 49 12 Beyoncé /I Am...Sasha Fierce /Disappear, Satellites /WORLD MUSIC/COLUMBIA Top Selling Digital Albums in Canada
2 1 18 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
6 6 12 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
7 4 3 Road Hammers /II /Cowboy 'Til I Die, A Girl Who Loves To Truck, Goodbye Dust, Homegrown, I've Got The Scars To Prove It /OPEN ROAD Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
12 10 17 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
22 16 18 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
23 19 15 Road Hammers /CMT Number Ones /I'm A Road Hammer /KOCH Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
28 27 50 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
47 47 45 Dierks Bentley /Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
1 1 17

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

Top Selling R&B Albums in Canada
16 11 31 Kreesha Turner /Passion /Dear John /EMI Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
45 38 79 Kanye West /Graduation /Drunk And Hot Girls /UNIVERSAL Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM CHARTS (week ending March 21, 2009)
TW
LW
WKS
 ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG(s)/LABEL CHART
3 3 23 Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL Austria Top Albums
5 6 10 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE ARIA (Australia) Top 50 Albums
1 1 17 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE ARIA (Australia) Top 20 Country Albums
6 5 23 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
18 19 17 Doc Walker /Hit Country 2009 /Beautiful Life /ABC/UMA ARIA (Australia) Top 20 Country Albums
25 37 101 Akon /Konvicted/Once In A While /UNIVERSAL ARIA (Australia) Top 40 Urban Albums
11 9 2 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Mary's Song (Oh My My My), Teardrops On My Guitar, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE IRMA (Ireland) Top 100 Individual Artist Albums
2 New 1 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE RIANZ (New Zealand) Top 40 Albums
26 13 4 Kevin Borg /Streetlights /Streetlights /COLUMBIA/SONY MUSIC Official Sweden Charts Top 60 Singles
12 22 21 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
30 New 1 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Mary's Song (Oh My My My), Teardrops On My Guitar, Tell Me Why, White Horse /UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL Official Sweden Charts Top 60 Albums
55 60 3 Justin Nozuka /Holly /After Tonight /MUSIKVERTRIEBL Official Swiss Charts Top 100 Singles
8 5 23 Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL Official Swiss Charts Top 100 Albums
17 5 2 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless; Mary's Song (Oh My My My); Teardrops On My Guitar; Tell Me Why; No Man, No Cry/MERCURY Official UK Charts Co. Top 200 Albums
8 2 - Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless; Mary's Song (Oh My My My); Teardrops On My Guitar; Tell Me Why/ South Korea. Top 25 Albums
1 1 2 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Mary's Song (Oh My My My), Teardrops On My Guitar, Tell Me Why /UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL Taiwan G-Music Western Top Albums Chart
6 9 2 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Mary's Song (Oh My My My), Teardrops On My Guitar, Tell Me Why /UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL Taiwan G-Music Combo Top Albums Chart
1 2 - Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL German Top 100 Longplay Albums
 
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