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Jul 8, 1998

Roy Orbison's estate sues Sony Music for $12 million in Nashville, charging that the label misrepresented its royalty rates

Jul 11, 1998

Readers of The Tennessean receive a cassette that features two Martina McBride songs, "A Broken Wing" and "Valentine," with the morning paper. RCA spent $30,000 for the campaign, which raises the singer's profile and courts awards votes from Country Music Association members

Jul 12, 1998

The Nashville Zoo names Tim McGraw an honorary zookeeper

Jul 19, 1998

Lucinda Williams performs at Nashville nightclub 3rd & Lindsley. Emmylou Harris steps out of the crowd to join her on four songs

Jul 22, 1998

Terri Clark breaks her hand in a motorcycle accident in Nashville

Jul 22, 1998

The Tennessean reports George Jones and MCA Records have parted company

Jul 24, 1998

Tanya Tucker files a $300,000 lawsuit against Capitol Records, charging the label neglected her career in favor of a male labelmate. Observers initially believe the other artist is Garth Brooks, but later discover it is Trace Adkins

Aug 1, 1998

The Tennessean reports that Mindy McCready has broken up with her fiance, actor Dean Cain, of TV's "Lois & Clark"

Aug 2, 1998

While in town for Vince Gill's golf tournament, shock rocker Alice Cooper reports an abandoned package in a restroom at the Nashville airport to authorities. It contains no bombs, though--just fireworks and bottle rockets

Aug 3, 1998

Mary Chapin Carpenter is among the featured artists when Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair plays Starwood Amphitheatre in Nashville. The highlight: a mass chorus with Bonnie Raitt, McLachlan, Carpenter, Emmylou Harris and Beth Nielsen Chapman

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