With the closing of Nashville's Lyric Street Records, the Walt Disney-owned label that was home to Rascal Flatts, Bucky Covington, Love & Theft and several other fan favorites, the move has shifted some artists to another label under the Disney umbrella, while a few are now unfortunately left without a record deal.Joining Rascal Flatts at Disney will be Bucky Covington, Tyler Dickerson and Kevin Fowler. The other artists on the Lyric Street roster -- Sarah Buxton, Love & Theft and The Parks have been dropped from the label entirely.
While the unexpected move was a disappointment for all the artists, Rascal Flatts member Jay Demarcus says his group is as committed as ever to their upcoming project. "Although we are saddened for the people at Lyric Street whom we have worked so closely with over the last 10 years" he says on Twitter, "we are still very much excited about the new album we are currently making and bringing that new music to our fans." Later, he added even more reassurance to their devoted fans, adding resolutely that the move "doesn't affect us one bit."
Rascal Flatts are nominated for an ACM Award t for Top Vocal Group of the Year, will perform during the ceremony, set to air live from Las Vegas on Sunday, April 18 at 8:00 PM ET on CBS.
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thenamenowinuseat 4-16-2010
Sad news. Thank God that Sarah Buxton's album made it out first (and finally). It was soooo close to not happening, wow.
I hate this for the artists that got their hopes up - but yay for Kevin Fowler! I'm surprised and crossing my fingers. He deserves SO much success. Really surprised they aren't keeping Love & Theft and am so sad for The Parks. They were just making headway (and I went to college with Clint). I hope they all land somewhere that treats them right.
ibatxrnat 4-17-2010
It's a sad day in country music. Love and Theft does not deserve this and they have so much potential. They are so good to their fans and radio and I truly hope someone else picks them up and allows them to achieve their dreams.