Nashville, TN December 13, 2010 — When Merle Haggard tells a reporter that he sees Joe Nichols as an artist who will carry his own musical legacy forward, you pay attention. In his young career, Nichols has received four Grammy nominations, won every conceivable “best new artist” award, and had the New York Times name […]

Nashville, TN December 8, 2010 — Joe Nichols’ hit single “Gimmie That Girl” is the second most played song of 2010, according to trade magazine Country Aircheck. The gold certified single hit the top of the charts in May, and became the first single of 2010 to hold the #1 spot on the music charts […]

Raw, Poignant "Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)" Is Keith's First Solo Nod (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) Toby Keith's first solo GRAMMY nomination in the "Best Male Country Vocal Performance" category is a fitting tribute to his late friend Wayman Tisdale, an accomplished and respected jazz bass player and basketball legend. It is also an acknowledgement of the […]

Nashville, Tenn. (November 12, 2010) — Recently honored at the BMI Awards for penning one of country’s “Top 50 Songs of the Year” with “Boots On,” Show Dog-Universal Music recording artist, Randy Houser will reveal his strategies of songwriting on NBC’s Weekend TODAY in an exclusive segment titled “Secrets of Songwriters.” Houser invites co-anchor Amy […]

NASHVILLE, TN – March 10, 2010 – We’ve started a new home for artists and music in Nashville!  In addition to Capitol Nashville, named imprint of the year by Billboard and label of the year by Country Radio Seminar this month, EMI is launching EMI Records Nashville.