Proving that seven decades into her unprecedented career new ground continues to be charted, Dolly Parton is presented with a staggering 47 new sales certifications from around the world to kick off the New Year. The certifications are for Jolene, 9 to 5, I Will Always Love You, Islands in the Stream, Here You Come Again, and more.
–Copperline, a global music distributor has entered into a record deal with the Cash Is King record label. The new company is home to flagship artist Callie Twisselman. Both Cash Is King and Twisselman are represented by acclaimed artist manager Danny Nozell and Justis Mustaine of CTK Enterprises. Her debut single, “Two Hands,” is now available.
Brock’s big break came out of a breakup. He recorded a cover of the song “Hello Walls,” written by Willie Nelson and popularized by Faron Young, and uploaded it to Facebook. “I was a little upset. A little intoxicated as well,” Brock said. “I basically made this video for her. One person. It was meant for one person.” Now the video has been seen by millions. One of these was musician and artist manager Brynn Arens. This led to the record deal. Arens’ first message to Brock was not returned. He was involved with other management at the time. Persistent, Arens called Brock’s sister Amanda, who owns Ohana’s 1950s Diner in Tupper Lake. He thought she was Brock’s manager because of the videos of him playing she posted on Facebook. He told her he had showed Brock’s videos to record labels and they wanted to see him.