NEWS IN BRIEF Taylor Swift Combats Internet Crimes Against Kids Tue. September 18.2007 5:53 PM EDT
Taylor Swift and Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen have joined the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) to launch Delete Online Predators, a new statewide public education campaign that will fight Internet crime against children. The campaign will distribute Internet safety information and materials to parents and middle school students in Tennessee. "Chatting with friends and surfing the Internet is cool. But it's important to stay safe. Be smart about keeping your identity private online," Swift said. Reba Duets Among New Releases Tue. September 18.2007 5:53 PM EDT Reba McEntire released Reba Duets on Tuesday (Sept. 18) on MCA Nashville. Musical partners include Kelly Clarkson on the hit single, "Because of You." McEntire was recently named Woman of the Year by Billboard magazine. ... Other new releases include Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time's Took Down and Put Up (Lonesome Day), Mary Gauthier's Between Daylight and Dark (Lost Highway), Emmylou Harris' Songbird (Rhino), Jim Lauderdale's The Bluegrass Diaries (Yep Roc) and Carolyn Mark's Nothing Is Free (Mint). Joe Nichols, Sara Evans Get Platinum Certifications Tue. September 18.2007 5:53 PM EDT Albums by Joe Nichols and Sara Evans have achieved platinum status for shipments of 1 million copies each, the RIAA announced Tuesday (Sept. 18). Nichols' Man With a Memory, released in 2002, is his first recording to reach the platinum level. Evans' 2005 release, Real Fine Place, is her third platinum album. In other certifications, Big & Rich's Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace and Bon Jovi's Lost Highway are now certified gold for shipments of 500,000 copies. Dualtone Founders Sell Company to Partner Tue. September 18.2007 5:53 PM EDT Dualtone Music Group founders Dan Herrington and Scott Robinson have sold their shares of the record label to partner Cal Turner III, who also operates the Cal IV Entertainment music publishing company in Nashville. Established in 2001, Dualtone has released albums by Guy Clark, June Carter Cash, Bobby Bare, Charlie Robison, Radney Foster, BR549, David Ball and others. As part of the company's restructuring, Robinson will remain in his current position as president and Herrington will leave the company. Both will retain a minority profit interest in Dualtone. Kay --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
