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Post by joey2002 on Oct 1, 2012 23:19:54 GMT -5
Clearly it is very wrong, I want to make that clear, but most of us are forgiving by nature. If someone like Alan Jackson is truly sorry and changes his ways, (most) of the public will forgive and forget. We all screw up in one way or another, so who are we to judge? This has just unfolded, so only time will tell what has happened and how Jason and his family will handle it.
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Post by mairy on Oct 2, 2012 6:29:24 GMT -5
New Catherine Britt music video:
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2012 11:16:29 GMT -5
Updated: Court of Appeals Sides with Tim McGraw in Curb Records CaseThe Court of Appeals of Tennessee in Nashville on Tuesday upheld a November 2011 Chancery Court ruling that denied Curb Record's request for a preliminary injunction that would prevent Tim McGraw from signing with another record company. The court fully affirmed what Chancellor Russell Perkins ruled in November, basically, that McGraw was free to leave his contract with Curb and record under another label. McGraw signed with Big Machine Records in May.
The ruling could finally bring to an end the long and complicated case centered on whether or not McGraw has fulfilled his contractual obligations to Curb.
"The Court of Appeals has affirmed the Chancellor's ruling that Tim McGraw is now finished with being an artist on Curb Records," McGraw attorney Bill Ramsey of Neal & Harwell in Nashville tells Billboard.biz. "He's now a Big Machine artist and he is no longer a Curb artist."
Speaking with Billboard.biz Wednesday, John Unger of Bowen & Unger, the firm representing Curb, said: "It is important to note that Curb Records has never done anything that it was not entitled to do, nor has it failed to do anything that it was required to do, under the terms of its contract with Tim McGraw. This is borne out by the fact that in his counterclaim McGraw never alleges that Curb breached the recording contract by releasing 'Greatest Hits' albums or by failing to release 'Emotional Traffic.'"
A press release issued by Curb Wednesday reads in part: "The fundamental issue in this case is whether Tim McGraw fully performed under his contract with Curb Records. That issue has yet to be ruled on by any court, and will be the subject of a full trial on the merits scheduled for later this year. As to that fundamental issue, however, the Court of Appeals in its ruling yesterday reiterated the earlier sentiment expressed by the trial court that Curb Records has shown some likelihood of success on its breach of contract claims, and that Curb Records will be entitled to seek to recover compensatory damages from Mr. McGraw at the upcoming trial.
"The only legal effect of the ruling by the Court of Appeals yesterday was to affirm the trial court's earlier decision that one of the remedies requested by Curb Records against Mr. McGraw, injunctive relief (i.e., a ruling by the court preventing Mr. McGraw from recording elsewhere until he had fully performed under his recording agreement with Curb Records), was not appropriate under the particular facts and circumstances of this case. We respectfully disagree with today's ruling by the Court of Appeals on that issue, and we intend to continue to pursue this issue, including through the further appeals process as appropriate, in light of the significance of the underlying principles involved."
Later Wednesday, Ramsey responded: "In response to the lengthy press release of Curb Records, Mr. McGraw and his counsel need only refer to the rulings of the Trial Court and the Court of Appeals. Those rulings are very clear and speak for themselves."
The Curb/McGraw dispute dates back to May of 2011 when Curb Records filed a breach of contract suit in Davidson County Chancery Court against McGraw in relation to McGraw's recording agreement with label. Eleven days later, McGraw filed a counter suit against Curb seeking advance payment and recording-fund reimbursement, unspecified damages, and a jury trial. McGraw's counter-suit also asked that McGraw's "Emotional Traffic" album be deemed his last album due to the label and for the singer to be "free to begin recording for himself or any other party as of July 23, 2011."
Curb alleged in its original complaint that McGraw's tracks for the "Emotional Traffic," released in January, were recorded too early prior to its delivery "in a transparent tactic to attempt to fulfill his contractual recording commitment to Curb prematurely in breach of the recording agreement." McGraw's counter suit countered that the material for "Traffic" was recorded and mastered in early 2009-2010, and Curb was holding the album "hostage from country music fans for the purpose of compelling Tim McGraw to serve perpetually under a contract that he has already fully and faithfully completed."
The suit added that Curb's "repeated serial releases of what it characterizes as greatest hits albums is obviously a naked attempt to create a perpetual recording contract, forcing Tim McGraw into a repressive environment of indefinite duration." Curb has maintained throughout that McGraw is still a Curb recording artist, stating through its publicist in June that: "Tim McGraw is still an artist on the Curb Records' label; Big Machine had no right to sign Tim McGraw until his contract with Curb Records is over; the new music advertised by Tim McGraw and Big Machine, or that Big Machine may choose to release before the Court ruling, is still owned by Curb Records; and when the Court does rule, it will agree that Tim McGraw has breached his Recording Agreement with Curb Records." McGraw, his management company Red Light, and his attorneys, have held steadfast in supporting their belief that McGraw is done with Curb. And in May it was announced that McGraw had not only signed with Scott Borchetta's Big Machine Records, but that 20 tracks had been cut. One of them, "Truck, Yeah," was a summer hit performed by McGraw on the recently concluded Brothers of the Sun tour with Kenny Chesney. A Big Machine record from McGraw is set for release in February, and, while Curb believes any tracks recorded would be for a Curb album, Tuesday's appellate court decision states otherwise. Well before the lawyers stepped in, McGraw had long expressed his unhappiness at Curb, his only label home for 20 years, until he signed with Big Machine. McGraw's dissatisfaction with the label has been well documented, much of it centered on McGraw's belief that Curb had repackaged his hits too many times, having released at least four collections since 2006. But the opinion issued Tuesday states, "all recordings made after December 1, 2011, belong to McGraw," as well as, "We find no error in the trial court's preliminary determination regarding the ownership of masters." And, in conclusion, "We affirm the judgment of the trial court and assess the costs of this appeal against the appellant, Curb Records." There is no basis for a federal appeal by Curb, but the label could request the Tennessee Supreme Court for the right to appeal, which the Tennessee Supreme could deny.
Curb attorney Jay Bowen could not immediately be reached for comment. Source: Billboard
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Post by musicbuff78 on Oct 2, 2012 17:46:12 GMT -5
You mean to tell me that people would actually be with him??? I can't stop but laugh.
And no offense to you that are fans....but liking him and wanting to cheat with him is almost as bad (if not worse) than liking his music!
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Post by Fanofctrymusic on Oct 2, 2012 18:05:36 GMT -5
Brittany Kerr Apologizes for "Lapse In Judgment" with Jason Aldean ow.ly/2stQIP
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Post by carriekins on Oct 2, 2012 21:18:56 GMT -5
Darius Rucker was just invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
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Post by renee75 on Oct 2, 2012 21:28:11 GMT -5
Oh, good for him! :) He must be thrilled.
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Post by carriekins on Oct 2, 2012 21:34:48 GMT -5
^^ According to the Opry Twitter account, his response was "WOW WOW WOW." Then tears. Brad Paisley invited him, popping out of the audience. (I'm on my phone, sorry for the lack of links.)
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Post by Fanofctrymusic on Oct 2, 2012 22:13:10 GMT -5
Grand Ole Opry Grand Ole Opry @opry BREAKING NEWS! @bradpaisley just invited @dariusrucker to become a member of the Opry!! #OpryMoment http://instagram.com/p/QTY5KIKGtc
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 3, 2012 1:13:28 GMT -5
Very happy for Darius Rucker. He definitely has one of the absolute best voices in country music and totally deserves to be a member of the Opry. Although, I do feel like it seems just a tad premature given that he's only had two albums thus far.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2012 1:25:16 GMT -5
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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 3, 2012 9:27:18 GMT -5
Wow, that was awesome... I got goosebumps! Congrats to him, he's definitely a great Country artist!
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Post by carriekins on Oct 3, 2012 9:57:24 GMT -5
Very happy for Darius Rucker. He definitely has one of the absolute best voices in country music and totally deserves to be a member of the Opry. Although, I do feel like it seems just a tad premature given that he's only had two albums thus far. I don't think there's much rhyme or reason when people get invited. Dierks was invited in 2005 while promoting Modern Day Drifter, whereas Blake and Rascal Flatts were around for a decade roughly before their invites came. I'm happy for Darius and I think he'll be a great member for the Opry - his reaction alone was enough to make me feel okay about it. That being said, there are artists like Sunny Sweeney who've played the Opry 300 times and haven't gotten invites. I'd like to see some lesser-known, less-mainstream artists invited, as well.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2012 13:39:26 GMT -5
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Post by Fanofctrymusic on Oct 3, 2012 13:43:01 GMT -5
Hope Keith had something strong in that cup.
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Post by rsmatto on Oct 3, 2012 14:32:02 GMT -5
He looked incredibly worried too. I get why they put him after Nicki but I don't see where Nicki makes it through this show. She'll get kicked off or Mariah will quit.
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Post by renee75 on Oct 3, 2012 14:40:45 GMT -5
Keith looks like he'd rather be having an ice-water enema. I can't think why AI hired Nicki Minaj. I've never met a single person who likes her.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2012 15:37:28 GMT -5
I just don't get how some people can act like that...does she really think she's all that important? I mean, I can see why they went with Mariah for the show, but honestly, I think a lot of the more casual viewers of the show will wind up getting turned off by Nicki. And I think Keith could wind up being a big winner, in terms of exposure, just because he's got a great 'normal' personality...he's very kind and sincere. You can never have too much of that. So I could see some people being 'turned on' to Keith's brand of music. Hopefully he survives the drama that the women--Nicki in particular--create..
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Oct 3, 2012 15:37:33 GMT -5
Stuff like this is why I don't watch talent shows like this anymore (unless I'm ridiculously bored); there's nothing memorable or worthwhile out there now. I love Keith Urban to death (well, almost), but even he won't convince me to go back to watching AI. About Nicki, what...a...brat. It's so sad that a lot of today's pop stars are way too full of themselves; no wonder I find most of today's pop music disposable.
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 3, 2012 18:11:57 GMT -5
Garth Brooks will end his Las Vegas residency in November according to the Taste of Country.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 4, 2012 7:40:34 GMT -5
Nicki Minaj is mainly there for the drama, but lbr she's not a universally hated person or anything, either. She's one of the biggest Pop and Rap stars of today, and while she's eccentric and bitchy, people will be tuning in to see her just as much as people will be turned off by her antics.
As an aside, when I went to the clip, I just heard Nicki sprouting off expletives and such, but I didn't hear what Mariah said that initiated her response. So, Mariah may actually be just as much to blame for the argument.
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Post by meuirmao on Oct 4, 2012 12:26:05 GMT -5
CMA Celebrates October As 'Country Music Month' Events surrounding “Country Music Month” will be leading up to “THE 46TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” which will take place at BRIDGESTONE ARENA in NASHVILLE, TN and on ABC-TV on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1st. To find out the CMA events and industry activities planned for the month visit www.cmaworld.com/country-music-month
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 4, 2012 15:07:24 GMT -5
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 4, 2012 16:53:53 GMT -5
This is country news and other non-singles discussions how? Didn't WE all age another 15 years between 1997 to 2012?
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Post by renee75 on Oct 4, 2012 17:59:28 GMT -5
Her hair was so cute back then! :) It's still nice, but that flippy look is adorable on her.
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Post by rsmatto on Oct 6, 2012 10:50:28 GMT -5
This is country news and other non-singles discussions how? Didn't WE all age another 15 years between 1997 to 2012? Yes, and you'll not be seeing Roughstock post those kind of articles (they're too easy). But we are starting some 'best of' kind of song-lists sometime in early 2013. As for more timeworthy news, www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/columbia-coo-steve-barnett-in-line-to-head-1007973342.storySo it looks like UMG will keep the Capitol Labels separate on the rock side so my suspicions about keeping them separate on the country side after the merger was probably correct. In fact, I really just think they'll Change EMI Nashville's name to something w/more UMG heritage, perhaps "Decca" or something. I still think they COULD swap some artists with UMG but it's possible nothing happens except that the label groups are now 'cousins in the UMG ecosystem', just like Show Dog-Universal and BMLG are.
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Post by LBTrocks on Oct 6, 2012 11:24:42 GMT -5
Keith looks like he'd rather be having an ice-water enema. I can't think why AI hired Nicki Minaj. I've never met a single person who likes her. You're lucky...I've met people who say stuff like "she's awesome" and "she is the best artist ever!!" I'm sure they picked her for ratings, and that's probably why they picked Mariah as well...Keith will be good for the show, however I feel they picked him simply because they wanted to draw in the country artist and his large fanbase. AI is all about ratings, IMO, and I am very glad I don't watch it.
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Post by avalyn on Oct 7, 2012 13:27:49 GMT -5
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Post by Mack on Oct 7, 2012 16:55:06 GMT -5
I can't think why AI hired Nicki Minaj. I've never met a single person who likes her. Well, I'm sure that means that everyone in the world hates her, then. I think she looks better now. She's aging really nicely.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Oct 7, 2012 17:28:59 GMT -5
Agreed on Sara. I often have trouble discerning faces (seems to be prosopagnosia), but I can recognize Sara and she does look good.
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