May 2009
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The launch of musicnow on May 4th means that life just got a whole lot easier for music users.

musicnow offers immediate access to ole’s 40,000+ song catalogue. This powerful ...
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> ole Signs Linda Good to Sync/Admin Deal
ole’s latest sync admin signing is respected singer/songwriter and film/television composer, Linda Good.

No stranger to sync success, Good has previously placed her tunes on such hit television series as HBO’s Entourage; CBS’ Swingtown; ABC’s Men In Trees ...
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> In Canada, The Bucks Starts With Exclusive Sub-Publisher ole
What do James Blunt’s smash hit, “You’re Beautiful,” several tracks from Beyoncé’s multi-platinum, I Am Sasha Fierce, and Mercury Prize winner, Roni Size, have in common?

They’re all part of the massive 100,000-title song catalogue of leading U.K. independent music ...
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> ole/Last Gang Sign Magneta Lane and Silver Starling
Co-venture ole/Last Gang Publishing has signed Toronto’s Magneta Lane and Montreal’s Silver Starling to songwriting deals.

The female trio, Magneta Lane, which includes lead singer/guitarist Lexi Valentine, bassist Francine Dibacco and drummer, Nadia King, previously released two albums ...
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> 4th Annual ole/ASCAP Fishing Tournament Hits a High Note
ASCAP’s Ralph Murphy summed it up best, “It was as much fun as you could have and survive.”

Murphy was referring to the essential networking event of the year, namely, the Key West Songwriters Festival. It’s the fourth time ole and ASCAP have teamed up for the ...
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> New Releases: ole's Willie Mack Delivers The Journey June 23
After writing over 1000 songs in the past eight years, Willie Mack decided it was time for a breather.

So, at the end of a grueling schedule to promote his Headlights And Tailpipes album, the prolific ole songwriter took a few months at the end of 2008 to reacquaint ...
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> Follow Steven Lee Olsen on the Tuesday Music Club
You can keep up with the latest developments in the solo career of ole roots three music’s Steven Lee Olsen through the Tuesday Music Club that you can access through his website at www.stevenleeolsen.com.

To promote his new four-song EP, Introducing…Steven Lee Olsen, ...
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> Anne Atcheson Joins ole as Executive Assistant
Anne Atcheson joined ole in April as Executive Assistant to Chairman & CEO, Robert Ott.

Armed with a solid administration, legal and finance background, Anne brings strong skills as an Executive Assistant and in copywriting, budget planning and worldwide event ...
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> ole's Sean Mulligan'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 General Manager / Director, U.S. Film, Television & Media in Los Angeles, Sean Mulligan. ...
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> ole notes
Shiloh’s “Goodbye, You Suck” Snags MuchMusic Video Award Nomination

ole tanjola’s Shiloh is a finalist in the brand new MuchMusic Video Award category UR FAVE with the song “Goodbye, You Suck,” co-written by the 16-year-old singing/ songwriting sensation ...
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> FOCUS SONGS
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SELECTS
"Roads"
  - Tebey / Didrik Thott / Sebastian Thott / Carl Bjorstell
(Male/Pop/Ballad/Inspirational)


"Empty Canvas"
  - Kelly Archer / Troy Verges / Angelo
(Female/Country/Uptempo)


"Drop Dead"
  - Shiloh / Rob Wells / Greg Johnson
(Female/Pop-rock/Uptempo)


PICTURE THE MUSIC
"Caught In Your Glow"
  - Silver Starling
(Rock/Indie/Midtempo)


"Cause A Scene"
  - Teairra Mari feat. Flo Rida
(Urban/R&B/Uptempo)


"Dr. Kildare (Theme)"
  - Cult TV Classics
(Instrumental Score/Dramatic/Midtempo)


VIDEOS
"Cause A Scene"
Teairra Mari


"My Suitcase"
Shea Fisher


"I’ve Got The Scars To Prove It"
The Road Hammers


"Bad Girl"
Massari


"Living The Impossible"
Steven Lee Olsen


"Go To Bed Angry"
Tara Oram


"White Horse"
Taylor Swift


"Runnin’"
Doman & Gooding ft. Dru & Lincoln


"One Last Sundown"
Doc Walker


"Body of Years"
Mother Mother


> 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"



Loverboy
Greatest Hits…The Real Thing
(Sony Music Entertainment Canada)
"The Real Thing"


Eric Church
Carolina
(Capitol Nashville)
"Longer Gone"


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


Theo Tams
Give It Away
(Sony Music Entertainment Canada)
"Here We Go Again"


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



Younha
Part A: Peace, Love & Ice Cream
(Lion Media)
"Breakout"


Shea Fisher
Shea
(ABC)
"My Suitcase"



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


Coco Love Alcorn
Joyful
(Sound Of Pop)
"All Songs"

 

DOMESTIC SINGLES CHARTS (week ending May 22, 2009)
TW
LW
WKS
ARTIST/SONG/LABEL CHART
23 18 5 Taylor Swift /White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Hot Recurrent Singles
55 62 4 Road Hammers /I've Got The Scars To Prove It /OPEN ROAD Canadian Hot 100 (Airplay) Singles
57 53 4 Doman & Gooding /Runnin' /POSITIVA/EMI Canadian Hot 100 (Airplay) Singles
17 17 10 Doman & Gooding /Runnin' /POSITIVA/EMI Canadian CHR/Mainstream National Airplay
1 - - Doman & Gooding /Runnin' /POSITIVA/EMI Canadian CHR/Mainstream Most Added
16 17 4 Road Hammers /I've Got The Scars To Prove It /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country National Airplay
20 24 4 Tara Oram /Go To Bed Angry /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country National Airplay
31 26 18 Deric Ruttan /California Plates /ON RAMP Canadian Country National Airplay
35 38 28 Doc Walker /One Last Sundown /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country National Airplay
37 36 25 Road Hammers /Homegrown /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country National Airplay
7 - - Doc Walker /Beautiful Life /OPEN ROAD Canadian Country Recurrent Airplay
30 29 12 Mother Mother /Body Of Years /LAST GANG RECORDS Canadian Rock National Airplay
DOMESTIC ALBUM CHARTS (week ending May 22, 2009)
TW
LW
WKS
ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG(s)/LABEL CHART
7 7 27 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: 200
46 48 134 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
138 156 8 Eric Church /Carolina /Longer Gone /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Billboard: 200
158 115 59 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: 200
195 Re-Entry 15 Taylor Swift /Radio Disney Jams 11 /Teardrops On My Guitar /DISNEY Billboard: 200
7 7 27 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
46 48 134 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
162 182 8 Eric Church /Carolina /Longer Gone /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
187 126 59 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Comprehensive Albums
10 11 27 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Digital Albums
7 9 16 Taylor Swift /Radio Disney Jams 11 /Teardrops On My Guitar /DISNEY Billboard: Top Compilation Albums
11 12 38 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
3 3 27 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Billboard: Top Country Albums
12 11 134 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
21 26 8 Eric Church /Carolina /Longer Gone /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
24 20 59 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
32 22 8 Martina McBride /Shine //Lies, Walk Away /RCA Billboard: Top Country Albums
34 30 55 Tim McGraw /Greatest Hits: Limited Edition /Something Like That /EMI (USA-WALMART ONLY) Billboard: Top Country Albums
37 36 38 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
43 45 54 Dierks Bentley /Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory /Trying To Stop Your Leaving /CAPITOL NASHVILLE Billboard: Top Country Albums
49 49 33 Craig Morgan /Greatest Hits /That's What I Love About Sunday /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Country Albums
51 52 38 Jimmy Wayne /Do You Believe Me Now /True Believer /VALORY Billboard: Top Country Albums
11 17 159 Jason Aldean /Jason Aldean /Lonesome, USA /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
12 13 101 Jason Aldean /Relentless /I Break Everything I Touch /BNA/RCA Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
21 NEW 1 Jamey Johnson /The Dollar /It Was Me /BROKEN BOW Billboard: Top Country Catalog Albums
21 12 33 Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL Billboard: Top 100 European Albums
25 27 10 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
6 5 10 Doman & Gooding /Runnin' /Runnin' /POSITIVA/EMI Billboard: Top Emerging Canadian Artists
28 22 5 Mother Mother /O My Heart /Body Of Years /LAST GANG RECORDS Billboard: Top Emerging Canadian Artists
17 NEW 1 Doman & Gooding /Z103.5 HITMIX 2009 /Runnin' /UNIVERSAL Top Selling Albums in Canada
19 29 27 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Albums in Canada
25 25 26 Beyoncé /I Am...Sasha Fierce /Disappear, Satellites /WORLD MUSIC/COLUMBIA Top Selling Albums in Canada
45 43 5 K-OS /YES! /Astronaut, Fun, Gotham City /UNIVERSAL Top Selling Albums in Canada
115 74 52 Lost Fingers /Lost In The 80's /Black Velvet /DISTRIBUTION SELECT Top Selling Albums in Canada
116 176 12 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
177 155 2 Doc Walker /Country Heat 2009 /Beautiful Life /SONY BMG
Jason Blaine /Country Heat 2009 /Flirtin' With Me /SONY BMG
Top Selling Albums in Canada
194 Re-Entry 13 Taylor Swift /Family Jams 2 /Teardrops On My Guitar /UNIVERSAL Top Selling Albums in Canada
25 30 27 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Digital Albums in Canada
32 41 25 Beyoncé /I Am...Sasha Fierce /Disappear, Satellites /WORLD MUSIC/COLUMBIA Top Selling Digital Albums in Canada
43 42 5 K-OS /YES! /Astronaut, Fun, Gotham City /UNIVERSAL Top Selling Digital Albums in Canada
2 5 27 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
12 12 121 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
14 23 12 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
25 18 27 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
33 21 8 Martina McBride /Shine //Lies, Walk Away /RCA Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
43 42 59 George Strait /Troubadour /It Was Me /MCA NASHVILLE Top Selling Country Albums in Canada
45 38 26 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
3 4 26 Beyoncé /I Am...Sasha Fierce /Disappear, Satellites /WORLD MUSIC/COLUMBIA Top Selling R&B Albums in Canada
7 6 5 K-OS /YES! /Astronaut, Fun, Gotham City /UNIVERSAL Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
45 36 40 Kreesha Turner /Passion /Dear John /EMI Top Selling R&B Albums In Canada
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM CHARTS (week ending May 22, 2009)
TW
LW
WKS
ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG(s)/LABEL CHART
9 10 32 Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL Austria Top Albums
5 5 20 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE ARIA (Australia) Top 50 Albums
1 1 27 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE ARIA (Australia) Top 20 Country Albums
9 12 33 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
10 8 11 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
4 10 12 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Tell Me Why, White Horse /BIG MACHINE RIANZ (New Zealand) Top 40 Albums
20 15 11 Taylor Swift /Fearless /Fearless, Mary's Song (Oh My My My), Teardrops On My Guitar, Tell Me Why /BIG MACHINE VG (Norway) Top 40 Albums
21 12 9 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
76 67 12 Justin Nozuka /Holly /After Tonight /MUSIKVERTRIEBL Official Swiss Charts Top 100 Singles
34 26 32 Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL Official Swiss Charts Top 100 Albums
22 16 11 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
3 1 11 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
20 15 11 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
5 4 - Peter Fox /Stadtaffe /Schüttel Deinen Speck (Samples "Temptation") /DOWNBEAT/UNIVERSAL German Top 100 Longplay Albums
 
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