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IBMA Noms streaming live • Lay-offs at Sony NY • Nashville’s new venue • Ann Powers on today’s country • LA Times live reviews of Toby Keith, Eric Church, Wanda Jackson

RCA Inks Love And Theft

RCA Nashville has signed Love and Theft. The country duo, made up of Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles, is busy working on a new album. Lyric Street Records, which is now closed, released the band’s debut album World Wide Open, containing the 2009 hit “Runaway.”

Hall of Fame Hosts Connie Smith Residency

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is prepping its 2011 Artist-in-Residence series with Connie Smith. She’ll be joined onstage at the Ford Theater by some of her favorite collaborators for the intimate performances.

DISClaimer Single Reviews (8/17/11)

We sometimes forget that the Americana field has more than its share of name-brand stars. […]

DIY ‘U’ Showcases Digital Artist Career Tool

The DIY series is designed to introduce ASCAP members to various technology companies and this edition featured the Topspin direct-to-fan platform and Topspin Sr. Director of Artist Services Nashville, Wayne Leeloy.

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