Dean Brody Signs With ole/Roots Three

Roots Three Music/ole, a co-venture between ole music publishing and Roots Three, publishing division of RGK Entertainment Group, has signed songwriter and Open Road Records artist Dean Brody to a worldwide publishing deal. Brody, an emerging songwriting talent and rising country star, is currently at No. 6 on the Mediabase Canadian country chart with the single […]

Rooney Welcomes Little Rascal

Rascal Flatts member Joe Don Rooney and wife Tiffany Fallon welcomed their second child on Tuesday, September 7, a daughter named Raquel Blue, who made her debut into the world at 4:26 PM CST. Raquel weighed in at 7 pounds and is 18 inches long. Mother and daughter are doing well. “Tiffany and I are so […]

Swift Comic Enters 2nd Printing

Taylor Swift’s comic book, Fame: Taylor Swift has earned a second printing with a new cover scheduled to be released in October. Created by Bluewater Productions the visual storybook traces the young star’s development from young singer/songwriter to mega-selling recording artist and shows her dedication from an early age. The Swift bio was written by […]

“Banker to the Stars” Dies


Clarence Reynolds Jr., known as “the banker to the stars,” died Tuesday, September 7, at age 82. Reynolds was a graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Banking of the South, where he was class president. Reynolds began working at Commerce Union Bank in 1946 and remained there for the next 41 years. 

The […]

ASCAP Offers Pop Songwriters Workshop

The ASCAP Foundation is seeking submissions for its 2010 Nashville Pop Songwriters Workshop, which is part of an ongoing series of workshops designed to focus on the development and education of promising new pop songwriters. Writers interested in applying for participation in the ASCAP Foundation Nashville Pop Songwriters Workshop should submit the following: • A […]

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