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    • Jan 24, 2001
    Label chief Scott Hendricks tells the staff at Virgin Records the Nashville branch is being closed. Chris Cagle and Clay Davidson are moved to the roster of Virgin's corporate sister, Capitol Records
    Mar 13, 2001
    Charley Pride receives a Hall of Fame medallion during the first official function at the new Country Music Hall of Fame in downtown Nashville. Robyn Young also accepts one for his late father, Faron Young
    Mar 15, 2001
    MCA's Tony Brown and Mercury's Luke Lewis say, during a panel at Austin's South By Southwest conference, they don't listen to country radio because it's "boring." As a producer, Brown says he's partially to blame for the genre's lackluster sound
    Mar 17, 2001
    Two days after two record executives said country radio is "boring," The Tennessean quotes Capitol Records chief Mike Dungan: "A big chunk of what they call country radio right now is nothing but bad adult contemporary records"
    Apr 17, 2001
    Music City Records releases Charley Pride's "A Tribute To Jim Reeves," purported to be the first CD using technology that prevents unauthorized copying
    Apr 30, 2001
    The Country Music Association announces a new slogan designed to bring closet fans out of the woodwork: "Country. Admit it. You love it"
    May 17, 2001
    A new $37-million Country Music Hall of Fame opens in downtown Nashville. On hand are Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, George Jones, Emmylou Harris, Diamond Rio, Martina McBride, Bill Anderson and ribbon-cutters Charley Pride, Brenda Lee and Kitty Wells
    Jul 13, 2001
    Reba McEntire and Martina McBride top the biggest all-female lineup in country music history as the Girls Night Out Tour debuts at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay. Also on the bill: Sara Evans, Jamie O'Neal and Carolyn Dawn Johnson
    Aug 18, 2001
    The Girls Night Out Tour--the largest all-female concert lineup in country music history--closes in Louisville after 25 shows. On the bill: Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Jamie O'Neal and Carolyn Dawn Johnson
    Oct 4, 2001
    The Country Music Association decides to postpone the start of its controversial branding campaign, "Country. Admit it. You love it." The CMA says it will wait until 2002 to begin its advertising, though the slogan is actually never used



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