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    • Jul 17, 2000
    Mike Dungan takes over as the head of Capitol's country division, three days after Pat Quigley's departure. During the next decade, the label will represent Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Keith Urban and Little Big Town, among others
    Sep 13, 2000
    Tim DuBois, the former head of Arista Records' country division, resigns from Gaylord Entertainment after seven months
    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
    Dec 20, 2001
    Tim DuBois and Tony Brown sign papers in Nashville establishing the Universal South label. The first artist to find success with the company is Joe Nichols
    Aug 1, 2002
    Record producer Paul Worley takes over as an executive vice president at Warner Bros. Records in Nashville
    Aug 7, 2002
    MCA Nashville chief Bruce Hinton announces his retirement in a staff meeting, after 19 years of leadership. Luke Lewis, the head of Universal sisters Mercury and Lost Highway, takes over at MCA as well
    Jan 23, 2003
    Gaylord Entertainment announces the retirement of chairman emeritus Edward Gaylord. He presided over the company when it amassed TNN, CMT and the Grand Ole Opry as a central company in country music
    May 2, 2003
    Allen Butler leaves his post as the president of Sony's Nashville division, a position he's held for nearly 10 years
    May 5, 2003
    John Grady takes over as the head of Sony Nashville, overseeing the careers of such acts as The Dixie Chicks, Travis Tritt, Patty Loveless and Billy Gilman
    Mar 3, 2004
    After the company is bought by Edgar Bronfman Jr., Warner Bros. fires Nashville division chief Jim Ed Norman, ending a 20-year run in the position



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