ole Taps Respected Veteran McCarty as President

Music-publishing veteran Michael McCarty is bringing his wealth of experience to the helm of ole...

ole artists and writers will benefit from McCarty's 20-plus years in the music industry—the last 15 as President of EMI Publishing Canada...

ole and Cookie Jar Entertainment Seal Co-ownership and Worldwide Administration Pact

ole has struck a music publishing co-ownership and worldwide administration deal with Cookie Jar Entertainment for their growing music catalogue. This agreement includes Cookie Jar's massive collection...

ole, Scholastic Media Ink Admin Deal

ole has announced an important music publishing administration deal with Scholastic Media...

BMG Creative Deal Produces Early Returns

The exclusive multiyear reciprocal deal between ole and BMG Rights Management GMBH is showing signs of bearing fruit, as both companies generate creative opportunities for each others' copyrights in their respective territories...

ole Writer David Kopatz places Song on Idol Winner's Latest

American Idol winner, Jordin Sparks, has gotten a boost from L.A.-based ole songwriter, David Kopatz. Kopatz wrote "S.O.S (Let the Music Play)," which appears on Sparks' new album, "Battlefield," released July 21. He then had the rare opportunity to work with her in shaping the cut for the album...

ole co-venture with tanjola pays off for songwriter Gayle

ole's partnership with tanjola is paying big dividends for veteran Canadian songwriter Rupert Gayle, who benefited from the co-venture by placing multiple cuts on a pair of albums, including one by teen sensation (and fellow tanjola artist) Shiloh, and another by R&B artist Massari...

Top Cuts and Placements for July

Taylor Swift's "Teardrops On My Guitar," co-written by Liz Rose, was included in more than 7 million McDonald's Happy Meals as a featured release by Kidz Bop...

Series of deals expands ole's reach

ole has completed several major deals this summer, including new partnerships with Cookie Jar Entertainment and Scholastic.

Aggressively pursuing opportunities to expand its global reach and potential revenue streams...

ole reaps early benefits from musicnow

ole's new musicnow online song-search engine is paying dividends early...

Roots Three's Steven Lee Olsen Picks Up Speed

Country singer Steven Lee Olsen's star continues to rise in his third year with ole partner Roots Three Music

"Steven Lee is really coming into his own as a writer," says Roots Three founder and President Ron Kitchener...

Shiloh Earns 2 MMVA Nominations

ole/tanjola artist Shiloh's star continues to rise with a pair of nominations -- for Pop Video of the Year and New Artist -- at the Much Music Video Awards in June.

"The fact that she was nominated without even having an album out yet is pretty incredible," notes Elizabeth Spear, ole Senior Creative Manager...

ole, Last Gang Extend Partnership

The recent success and growing exposure of Vancouver pop band Mother Mother has led ole to continue its fruitful co-venture with Toronto's Last Gang Publishing.

The co-venture has spurred the success of Mother Mother, which has gained recognition through exposure in TV and film. The band's song "Wrecking Ball" was recently featured...

ole Works to Expand Ad Placements

ole joined top industry leaders in New York City in June to explore new revenue streams for its artists by way of increased ad placements...

ole Keeps on the Cutting Edge of IP/Copyright Issues.

Copyright issues seem to evolve day by day in the world of digital music, and ole is making sure to keep abreast of changes as they happen. To that end, Jennifer Beavis, Senior Director, Administration, attended the second World Copyright Summit in Washington, D.C., in June to take part in the industry's dialogue about managing artists' intellectual property...

ole-Sponsored Panel a Hit at Nashville Screenwriters Conference

ole fostered greater understanding of and opportunities for film placements by sponsoring a session at the 11th Annual Nashville Screenwriters Conference in May. It was ole's second year sponsoring the event, which was sold out...

Summer Party Sizzles with ole Success Stories

ole celebrated its second-quarter releases, syncs and placements at its Fourth Annual Summer Patio Party in Toronto in June, with teen sensation Shiloh joining the festivities to regale attendees with tales of her recent travels to Nashville and Los Angeles...

New Procedures Help Track Income of Songwriters, Clients

Always striving to improve service to ole writers and clients to make sure they are paid correctly, Senior Director Administration, Jennifer Beavis, and her team have streamlined critical back-office procedures to more efficiently monitor payments to their roster of talent...

Bucks Partnership Extended

ole has extended its partnership with U.K.-based Bucks Music Group to continue exclusive representation of Bucks' 100,000-title catalog in Canada...

ole has been nominated once again for Publisher of the Year at the 2009 Canadian Country Music Awards. ole has won the past two years. Co-venture partner Roots Three Music garnered three nominations...

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 Nashville Creative Director, Shane Barrett.