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Friday, July 30, 2010

Lyric Street Promotion Team To Exit Aug. 20

As expected following Rascal Flatts’ move from Lyric Street Records to Big Machine Records, the Lyric Street promotion team has been laid off, effective Aug. 20. Read More

Monday, June 28, 2010

Big Machine Adds Two To Staff

The Big Machine Label Group has added two new staffers to its team in Nashville. Ashley Heron joins in the newly created role of director of strategic marketing for the company, reporting to VP of sales, marketing and interactive Kelly Rich. Read More

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Readers Say Quality, Not Quantity Is The Real Artist Issue

Gregg Swedberg In last Thursday’s column, we posed the question “Are there too many new country artists out right now?” With feedback from all sides, including radio programmers, label reps and artist managers, there was no clear answer to the question. But the topic definitely touched a nerve, based on the volume of reader mail it generated, including a thought … Read More

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Disney Shutters Lyric Street, Promo Team Stays On For Now

Disney Shutters Lyric Street, Promo Team Stays On For Now Disney Music Group (DMG) made the surprise announcement today that it is closing operations at its Nashville-based label, Lyric Street Records, which was in its 13th year of operation. The closure will be phased, with most of the label’s promotion team kept in place for the time being to continue to market and promote the label’s current records.… Read More

Friday, April 2, 2010

Leymon Exits Lyric Street

Leymon Exits Lyric Street Renee Leymon has resigned from her senior director of promotion post at Lyric Street Records, where she has worked for 12 years. Today is her last day with the label. Read More

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Fowler Joins The Lyric Street Roster

Fowler Joins The Lyric Street Roster Lyric Street Records has signed Texas country artist Kevin Fowler to its roster. A native of Amarillo, Texas, Fowler previously had a Nashville label deal with Equity Records. Read More

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Carolwood Records Shuts Down; Staff And Artists Merge With Lyric Street

Carolwood Records Shuts Down; Staff And Artists Merge With Lyric Street The Walt Disney Company-owned country label Carolwood Records has been shuttered after about a year of operation. The move resulted in three job losses, and some restructuring at sister label Lyric Street Records. Read More

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