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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2014 22:29:23 GMT -5
It looks like Warner Music Nashville has parted ways with several artists, most of whom never even released a single for them. Jon Wolfe, James Dupre, and Johnny Gates & The Invite are no longer listed on the WMN website. It also appears that Cowboy Troy is no longer with them either as he is also no longer listed.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Nov 19, 2014 23:11:56 GMT -5
It hasn't yet. The artist roster will likely stay the same but staff members at SDU in the affected departments will be leaving. So I never quite understood where show dog stood in relation to universal. What's the actual change here?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2014 23:18:51 GMT -5
It hasn't yet. The artist roster will likely stay the same but staff members at SDU in the affected departments will be leaving. So I never quite understood where show dog stood in relation to universal. What's the actual change here? UMG now provides A&R, creative, finance, and marketing/sales for Show Dog. Show Dog is really only independent in terms of its radio promotion team. Matt can probably offer more insight though. This is probably a great move for both UMG and Show Dog, but I think it would be best for Show Dog to just operate as a 5th UMG imprint and to get some help from Mike Dungan for their promo team. That's their big issue--their inability to get any hits at radio. The way their label is structured actually seems to be a pretty good set up.
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Post by sabre14 on Nov 19, 2014 23:39:07 GMT -5
Joel Crouse is no longer listed on Show Dog's website. I believe Joel did part ways with Show Dog-Universal. I haven't heard a peep from him since his album dropped along with being taken off the label's website. I checked wikipedia too just for some more (albeit shaky info) and he's listed as a former artist there too and the page for Show Dog hasn't been updated since early November. Shame too since I was a fan of Joel's music. Don't know if he can land on a major label or a relatively strong independent label but he is young enough (22) where I think he still has a good future in the music making business.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2014 0:35:17 GMT -5
Thanks! I was aware of these signings, I just haven't updated the first post of this thread in a few weeks. But, going to do that right now... Also, welcome to the board! :)
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Post by cws3030 on Nov 20, 2014 1:01:07 GMT -5
So I never quite understood where show dog stood in relation to universal. What's the actual change here? UMG now provides A&R, creative, finance, and marketing/sales for Show Dog. Show Dog is really only independent in terms of its radio promotion team. Matt can probably offer more insight though. This is probably a great move for both UMG and Show Dog, but I think it would be best for Show Dog to just operate as a 5th UMG imprint and to get some help from Mike Dungan for their promo team. That's their big issue--their inability to get any hits at radio. The way their label is structured actually seems to be a pretty good set up. In my opinion... Agreed a great move for both.. It'll mean all the in house staff for Show Dog will be let go except for the promo team. Show Dog will use Universal's A&R, Marketing, & etc. It's almost like Universal just added a new radio team, though Toby will keep certain ownerships of the Show Dog roster.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2014 1:23:14 GMT -5
I read in the music row article that SDU was referred to as Show Dog Nashville, have they reverted to that name as part of the re-structure. In addition they omitted JT Hodges, is he still with them? I saw the link too and I hope JT hasn't been let go. www.musicrow.com/2014/11/universal-music-group-nashville-show-dog-nashville-announce-joint-venture-restructuring/Although if JT is in fact no longer with Show Dog, perhaps he could wind up somewhere else. The guy has serious talent. I absolutely believe that both "Hunt You Down" and "Goodbyes Made You Mine" would have been big breakthrough hits if he were on another label (Warner, BMLG, BBR, etc). It might just be an omission by Music Row, too. The 2nd-to-last paragraph in that link above lists only 18 artists under UMG so I'm guessing that the writer either a) didn't do their homework or b) just decided to omit some of the lesser-known artists for whatever reason. Because, for UMG artists, they left off David Nail, Sam Hunt, Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Canaan Smith, Chris Stapleton, Jon Pardi, Joey Hyde, Mickey Guyton, Eric Paslay, Brothers Osborne, Kelleigh Bannen, and new signee Clare Dunn. Anyway, the first post is all updated now. I also updated all of the links to the label websites. ETA: @smoothdancer pointed out to me that Blaster Records has a new website ( here). I'm not sure why they left the old website up rather than just taking it down, but anyway...they have a very interesting new band on their roster: Redneck Zombie Killers. Their bio ( here) is one of the strangest things I've ever read. I don't think we'll be hearing too much of this group on the airwaves, lol.
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Post by rsmatto on Nov 20, 2014 10:50:37 GMT -5
I read in the music row article that SDU was referred to as Show Dog Nashville, have they reverted to that name as part of the re-structure. In addition they omitted JT Hodges, is he still with them? I saw the link too and I hope JT hasn't been let go. www.musicrow.com/2014/11/universal-music-group-nashville-show-dog-nashville-announce-joint-venture-restructuring/Although if JT is in fact no longer with Show Dog, perhaps he could wind up somewhere else. The guy has serious talent. I absolutely believe that both "Hunt You Down" and "Goodbyes Made You Mine" would have been big breakthrough hits if he were on another label (Warner, BMLG, BBR, etc). It might just be an omission by Music Row, too. The 2nd-to-last paragraph in that link above lists only 18 artists under UMG so I'm guessing that the writer either a) didn't do their homework or b) just decided to omit some of the lesser-known artists for whatever reason. Because, for UMG artists, they left off David Nail, Sam Hunt, Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Canaan Smith, Chris Stapleton, Jon Pardi, Joey Hyde, Mickey Guyton, Eric Paslay, Brothers Osborne, Kelleigh Bannen, and new signee Clare Dunn. Anyway, the first post is all updated now. I also updated all of the links to the label websites. ETA: @smoothdancer pointed out to me that Blaster Records has a new website ( here). I'm not sure why they left the old website up rather than just taking it down, but anyway...they have a very interesting new band on their roster: Redneck Zombie Killers. Their bio ( here) is one of the strangest things I've ever read. I don't think we'll be hearing too much of this group on the airwaves, lol. They don't list every artist on those rosters in these stories so it's entirely possible SDU still has JT. The label basically is a 5th imprint now with the A&R, marketing, publicity, etc being handled by UMG. The fact that Toby's music (which was set to come out soon) was pushed is telling too. They're looking at getting him back on the radio so I wouldn't be surprised if his album doesn't have one or two more outside cuts on it when it comes out. (It was supposed to only have the current single from outside sources).
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Post by Dustin J. on Nov 20, 2014 13:59:40 GMT -5
It looks like Warner Music Nashville has parted ways with several artists, most of whom never even released a single for them. Jon Wolfe, James Dupre, and Johnny Gates & The Invite are no longer listed on the WMN website. It also appears that Cowboy Troy is no longer with them either as he is also no longer listed. I had a feeling it was just a matter of time before Johnny Gates & The Invite were released...but, dang...Sony hung on to them forever and now the band has pretty much nothing to show for it.
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Post by rsmatto on Nov 20, 2014 14:27:35 GMT -5
Cowboy Troy's picture is still up on the label's wall in reception. So he's still there. Jon Wolfe was just distributed by WMN's ILG.
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Post by gardyfan on Nov 25, 2014 13:08:28 GMT -5
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Post by tonyei31 on Nov 28, 2014 23:45:14 GMT -5
I know Wikipedia is not a "source" but I see they no longer list Chris Stapleton under the UMG Mercury Nashville umbrella in the article. They still have him on UMG's website. Not sure how quick things move with the labels websites but something worth noting nonetheless (especially with his lack of touring upcoming)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2014 1:30:50 GMT -5
I know Wikipedia is not a "source" but I see they no longer list Chris Stapleton under the UMG Mercury Nashville umbrella in the article. They still have him on UMG's website. Not sure how quick things move with the labels websites but something worth noting nonetheless (especially with his lack of touring upcoming) UMG updated their website a few weeks ago and Chris is still listed on the main page, but not on Mercury's page. I found this to be very curious as well. All of the artists show on the main page and when you break it down by label (Capitol, EMI, Mercury, MCA), they are all accounted for except for Chris--he's not listed under Mercury or any of the other 3 for that matter. I hope he's still with UMG. My guess is that he's still with Mercury or perhaps they'll try to release his album through Lost Highway and not even bother with radio.
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Post by tonyei31 on Nov 29, 2014 8:41:12 GMT -5
I know Wikipedia is not a "source" but I see they no longer list Chris Stapleton under the UMG Mercury Nashville umbrella in the article. They still have him on UMG's website. Not sure how quick things move with the labels websites but something worth noting nonetheless (especially with his lack of touring upcoming) UMG updated their website a few weeks ago and Chris is still listed on the main page, but not on Mercury's page. I found this to be very curious as well. All of the artists show on the main page and when you break it down by label (Capitol, EMI, Mercury, MCA), they are all accounted for except for Chris--he's not listed under Mercury or any of the other 3 for that matter. I hope he's still with UMG. My guess is that he's still with Mercury or perhaps they'll try to release his album through Lost Highway and not even bother with radio. Classic case of a guy who was signed by somebody who really believed in him but 'left' before the artist made his debut. He didn't have the support from the label umbrella after that happened. Tragic if it's the case. Not a better male voice in the entire industry. I hope he is still with them but I do believe this is the one and only shot for him to get his name out there (and he might not even want that, who knows?). I just feel, as a diehard 'fanboy', that he is a voice that needs to be heard by all. I am not a jealous person and want to keep his skill "to myself". His voice needs to be heard by all. Shows you the dire landscape of country radio when "What are you listening to" didn't get traction.
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Post by sabre14 on Dec 1, 2014 12:46:22 GMT -5
Reviver Records has launched their Nashville operation today (12/1). The labels first official signing is LoCash, formerly the LoCash Cowboys. All Access
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Post by sabre14 on Dec 1, 2014 14:31:13 GMT -5
Seemed like everyone kind of knew it was going to be under the BBR umbrella but glad to hear that it's finally official. Thanks for the news Matt. :)
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Post by rsmatto on Dec 1, 2014 14:42:28 GMT -5
Seemed like everyone kind of knew it was going to be under the BBR umbrella but glad to hear that it's finally official. Thanks for the news Matt. :) Well, it was obvious to me because he was a 'name' artist at a label party. Now, songwriters and developing artists go to those parties all the time (and many were there too) but to have perhaps country's biggest 'free agent' there, that meant to me that he was signing soon (which he hinted at). He's a very good guy and I'm happy my buddy Chuck got the scoop (if it couldn't be me).
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Post by bigfan101 on Dec 1, 2014 18:57:06 GMT -5
Seemed like everyone kind of knew it was going to be under the BBR umbrella but glad to hear that it's finally official. Thanks for the news Matt. :) Well, it was obvious to me because he was a 'name' artist at a label party. Now, songwriters and developing artists go to those parties all the time (and many were there too) but to have perhaps country's biggest 'free agent' there, that meant to me that he was signing soon (which he hinted at). He's a very good guy and I'm happy my buddy Chuck got the scoop (if it couldn't be me). Got any insider access to a Maggie Rose signing?
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Post by hosssulpizio on Dec 1, 2014 23:22:18 GMT -5
I didn't know that Maggie Rose got dropped.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2014 23:28:36 GMT -5
I didn't know that Maggie Rose got dropped. She technically didn't. Her label home (RPM) technically still exists, but they basically ran out of money and had to shut down their radio promotion team (and without a radio team, there's no way for an artist to get their music played on radio). I am pretty sure that the management part of RPM is technically still active, but if Maggie is ever going to be a hitmaker with country radio, she'll need to sign with an actual label or RPM will have to find a way to fund a radio promo staff (the 2nd option doesn't seem likely at all, though). It's more likely that Maggie will wind up signing with another label sooner or later, just as Craig Campbell has done now with Red Bow (after Bigger Picture, Craig's previous label home, also shut down its radio promo team earlier this year).
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Post by onebuffalo on Dec 2, 2014 10:39:49 GMT -5
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Post by rsmatto on Dec 2, 2014 12:31:20 GMT -5
Well, it was obvious to me because he was a 'name' artist at a label party. Now, songwriters and developing artists go to those parties all the time (and many were there too) but to have perhaps country's biggest 'free agent' there, that meant to me that he was signing soon (which he hinted at). He's a very good guy and I'm happy my buddy Chuck got the scoop (if it couldn't be me). Got any insider access to a Maggie Rose signing? As Jamie says, Maggie's management company still exists and is promoting singles, just not sending stuff to radio. They'll be looking for a partner at some point, I suspect but until then, The Highway is just fine as a partner for her music.
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Post by sabre14 on Dec 9, 2014 16:23:32 GMT -5
As mentioned before, because of the Show Dog restructuring its worldwide arrangement with UMG, a number of positions have been eliminated at the label, which I believe was previously mentioned but it's now official.
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Post by rsmatto on Dec 11, 2014 16:05:49 GMT -5
Show Dog is now just Show Dog Nashville. NOT Show Dog Universal. Also, Reviver Records has launched and signed LOCASH and Samantha Landrum. LOCASH was formerly known as the LoCash Cowboys.
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Post by sabre14 on Dec 11, 2014 16:26:10 GMT -5
Show Dog is now just Show Dog Nashville. NOT Show Dog Universal. Also, Reviver Records has launched and signed LOCASH and Samantha Landrum. LOCASH was formerly known as the LoCash Cowboys.
The Reviver Records and LOCASH was posted on the previous page.
Sorry I left the "Universal" in there. Old habits.
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Post by bigfan101 on Dec 17, 2014 9:26:49 GMT -5
Country/Rocker Craig Wayne Boyd won the Voice last night and ensured himself a record deal with Universal Republic. Previous winners have signed with the BMLG Group - Cassadee Pope, Republic Nashville and Danielle Bradbery, Big Machine Records - but with Borchetta's new partnership with Idol could CWB sign elsewhere?
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Post by cws3030 on Dec 17, 2014 13:24:41 GMT -5
Country/Rocker Craig Wayne Boyd won the Voice last night and ensured himself a record deal with Universal Republic. Previous winners have signed with the BMLG Group - Cassadee Pope, Republic Nashville and Danielle Bradbery, Big Machine Records - but with Borchetta's new partnership with Idol could CWB sign elsewhere? According to a MusicRow ARTICLE today he will get a contract with "Universal Music Group". Makes me wonder if he'll end up over on a UMG Nashville label.
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Post by rsmatto on Dec 17, 2014 16:00:45 GMT -5
UMG could also include the new label I.R.S. Nashville too. "UMG" includes all labels under their umbrella and Capitol Music Group may want him instead of UMG Nashville's branch. I.R.S. is not a part of the UMG Nashville stable but is a Nashville label that is launching Striking Matches and 4 or more other acts in 2015.
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