Reuters - It may have seemed like a fad at
first, but the resurgence of vinyl is now turning into a nice
niche business for the major labels. With EMI's announcement
that it would reissue eight classic albums in the format, all
four majors are now onboard the vinyl bandwagon.
Reuters - Crystal Shawanda, whose surname
means "dawn of a new day," is a full-blooded Ojibwa and was
born and raised on a reservation in Ontario, Canada. But the
singer-songwriter calls her move to Nashville "inevitable." -- read full article
Reuters - In classic country fashion,
once-bitten, twice-shy Jamey Johnson owes at least part of his
new record deal to not one, but two breakups. -- read full article
AP - Travis Dryden spent his childhood listening to his parent's records. And then he left them behind with the other detritus of his pre-college years to be sold for pennies at a yard sale.
AP - Her parents are in the middle of a tawdry divorce, her brother is in jail and she's cut off contact with her mom because of her mother's teenage boyfriend. It would seem that with all the drama engulfing Brooke Hogan these days, the last place she'd want to be is in front of the cameras.
AP - Every so often, Ron Sexsmith runs into the music executive who curated Bob Marley's "Legend" disc — the prototype for a phenomenally successful career retrospective — and the man asks if it's time to give the Canadian singer-songwriter the same treatment.
