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Rascal Flatts Sign with Big Machine Records in USA
Open Road Recordings is ecstatic to announce that the next Rascall Flatts record, "Nothing Like This", will be released in Canada on November 16th!

DOC WALKER ANNOUNCE FREE SHOW IN KELOWNA!
On July 20th, Kelowna, BC will be treated to a very special free performance: Doc Walker's Dock Party – Live in Kelowna, at The Waterfront Park Island Stage.

The concert will be shot by CMT Canada for a future television special, as well as a live CD & DVD release.

Doc Walker's current single "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me", has spent four weeks inside the top 5 at radio and is #2 this week on the Chevy Cross Canada countdown!

Dean Brody Travels to Puerto Rico
Dean Brody is excited to announce the release of his brand new single "Roll That Barrel Out" to radio today (Monday, July 5th).

"Roll That Barrel Out was influenced by the time I've spent on the ocean here in Canada, and the Caribbean," Dean explains. "The lives of working fisherman and stories of pirates and 'rum running' fascinate me. The song was also influenced by the Jamaican folk song, 'The Banana Boat Song,' made famous by Harry Belafonte. I wanted to write a song that captured these themes and the story of Jamal just came to me."

The new video for "Roll That Barrel Out" was shot last week in Puerto Rico – and will be debuting on CMT Canada in the coming weeks. Dean's new album Trail In Life will be released in Canada on August 17th.

Ridley Bent's "Rabbit on My Wheel" Receives Rave Reviews
Ridley Bent's third album Rabbit On My Wheel, released June 15, has received rave reviews across Canada.

Bruce Leperre from the Winnipeg Free Press says:

"Stylistically, Bent's country is rooted in tradition but you'll still hear elements of pop, blues, swing and even a hint of funk. Vocally, he wraps his unique phrasing around engaging words in a unique presentation."

… and Kerry Doole from Exclaim! Magazine raves:

"This is a bright light on the oft-dull landscape of conventional Canadian country."

Rabbit On My Wheel is available in-stores & online now!

2010 CCMA NOMINATIONS
Nominees for the second ballot have been confirmed for the 2010 CCMA Awards. Nominated for Single of the Year are – Doc Walker's If I Fall, Dean Brody's Dirt Roads Scholar and Johnny Reid's Dance With Me. Dean Brody's self-titled album will also be competing against Doc Walker's fifth album, Go, for Album of the Year.

Male Artist of the Year nominees have been narrowed down to Dean Brody, Johnny Reid and Steven Lee Olsen – while Female Artist of the Year could potentially land in the hands of 2009's Rising Star recipient, Tara Oram.

Summer on the Open Road is in Stores Now!
Summer On The Open Road is your soundtrack to the summer! The new compilation features songs from Emerson Drive, The Road Hammers, Ridley Bent, Jason McCoy, Jack Ingram, Tara Oram, Johnny Reid and many more. Doc Walker's never been released "Tailgate Revolution" and exclusive tracks from Steven Lee Olsen and The Wilsons can also be heard. Summer On The Open Road is available in-stores now!

BIG Summer for Open Road!
The Higgins, Jewel & Ridley Bent are all gearing up to release new studio albums this June!

Jewel presents "Sweet and Wild" Deluxe Album on June 8th
Jewel’s second release on Valory Music/Open Road, SWEET AND WILD DELUXE ALBUM (in-stores June 8th), will offer fans not one – but two versions of the songs on the album. The alternate versions of the studio tracks will be acoustic in nature and will represent the songs in their original state.

“The only other difference is how I color my songs. My fundamental songwriting has not changed one bit,” Jewel says. “Now I can add weeping steel to emphasize a poignant lyric…or I can use a rolling picked banjo to bring an uplifting movement to a chorus, instead of layering another electric guitar to get some lift. To drive this point home, I decided to release a double album called “Sweet and Mild.” It's the exact same record and the exact same sequence, but it's all solo acoustic. Zero production. Just me and my guitar. These are the tracks I cut at my home studio by myself.”