Thursday, July 30, 2009

Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow...

Gretchen Wilson and Columbia Records have "parted ways." Surprising? Expected?

They haven't really had much success with her since Redneck Woman, but I wouldn't call her a one-hit-wonder either. The surprising thing to me was that the record label put out a press release on it. Normally these things happen quietly and people don't know it's happened until months later when someone publicly asks "hey, when's that ______ album coming out?"

1 comment:

bll said...

Not a shock at all. I suss more and more artists will release their own music with distribution deals (a la Garth and Pearl Records) rather than sign with a label. The internet has changed everything.

Good to see you back blogging, J. Your insight is always valued.