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    • Jan 3, 2002
    SoundScan sales figures for country music are revealed for the calendar year 2001, showing the genre sold 67.2 million albums, an increase of 1.2%
    Feb 13, 2002
    Sirius Satellite Radio marks the launch of its service in Jackson, Mississippi, with a party at Cowboy Maloney's. On hand: Tracy Lawrence, Randy Travis, Earl Scruggs and Rhonda Vincent
    Jul 1, 2002
    Gaylord Entertainment sells Acuff-Rose Music, the first Nashville publishing company, to Sony/ATV/Tree for $157 million. The transfer involves three buildings on Music Row and 55,000 songs, including titles by Hank Williams, Don Gibson, Dallas Frazier and Roy Orbison, among others
    Sep 30, 2002
    Neil Portnow succeeds Mike Greene as the head of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which presents the Grammy awards. Portnow had worked for Arista, EMI and Zomba
    Sep 30, 2002
    The five biggest record distribution companies settle a price-fixing suit with 41 states, agreeing to pay $143 million, though they do not admit any wrongdoing. The companies include BMG, EMI, Warner-Elektra-Atlantic, Sony and Universal
    Oct 7, 2002
    The Nashville chapter of the musician's union marks its 100th anniversary with a show at the Grand Ole Opry House. Headliners include George Jones, Willie Nelson, Brenda Lee, The Jordanaires, Ray Price, Charlie McCoy and Gene Watson
    Nov 4, 2002
    WSM Radio debuts its channel on Sirius Satellite Radio. The development means the Grand Ole Opry will be heard from coast-to-coast
    Jan 2, 2003
    SoundScan reports country music sales grew by 12.3% during 2002, while total music sales dropped by 8.7%. Consumers bought 77 million country albums during the previous 12 months
    Jun 12, 2003
    Radio & Records reports Sony Music has dropped a bevy of artists: BlackHawk, Mark Chesnutt, Tammy Cochran, Clint Daniels, Billy Gilman, Cledus T. Judd, Little Big Town, Brad Martin and Pam Tillis
    Nov 6, 2003
    Sony and BMG announce plans to merge their operations. The deal puts Columbia and Epic in the same corporate entity as former rivals RCA, BNA and Arista



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