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	<description>HORIPRO Entertainment Group, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Tokyo, Japan-based HORIPRO Inc., whose companies include talent agencies representing artists, actors, entertainers, and models, as well as film and television production capabilities. HORIPRO Inc. Japan also proudly houses two premier, internationally-focused music subsidiaries: prominent music publisher, Taiyo Music, and the WHD record label.</description>
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		<title>Phil Barton // MusicRow Awards Nominee for Breakthrough Songwriter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HoriPro&#8217;s Phil Barton is nominated alongside co-writer Johnny Bulford for Breakthrough Songwriter of the year at the 24th annual MusicRow Awards, earning recognition for their #1 song, &#8220;A Woman Like You.&#8221; The MusicRow Awards will be hosted by BMI at the organization&#8217;s offices on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.]]></description>
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HoriPro&#8217;s Phil Barton is nominated alongside co-writer Johnny Bulford for Breakthrough Songwriter of the year at the  24th annual <em>MusicRow</em> Awards, earning recognition for their #1 song, &#8220;A Woman Like You.&#8221;<br />
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The <em>MusicRow</em> Awards will be hosted by BMI at the organization&#8217;s offices on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.</p>
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		<title>Lee Brice // Hard 2 Love Debuts as #1 Digital Country Album</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 19:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lee Brice&#8217;s sophomore album, Hard 2 Love, debuts as the #1 Digital Country Album, as well as #2 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, with the first week&#8217;s sales reaching over 46,000 units. Last month, the record&#8217;s lead single, &#8220;A Woman Like You,&#8221; co-written by HoriPro&#8217;s Phil Barton, with Jon Stone and Johnny Bulford, topped [...]]]></description>
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<p>Lee Brice&#8217;s sophomore album, <em>Hard 2 Love,</em> debuts as the #1 Digital Country Album, as well as #2 on the <em>Billboard</em> Country Albums chart, with the first week&#8217;s sales reaching over 46,000 units.  </br><br />
Last month, the record&#8217;s lead single, &#8220;A Woman Like You,&#8221; co-written by HoriPro&#8217;s Phil Barton, with Jon Stone and Johnny Bulford, topped the Country Aircheck/Mediabase and <em>Billboard</em> Country Songs charts at #1.</p>
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		<title>Rival Sons // Face of Light Video</title>
		<link>http://horipro.com/artist-news/2012/05/02/rival-sons-face-of-light-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 19:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Rival Sons debuted the music video for their song, &#8220;Face of Light,&#8221; featured on their recent album, Pressure &#038; Time .]]></description>
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<center>On Monday, Rival Sons debuted the music video for their song, &#8220;Face of Light,&#8221; featured on their recent album, <em>Pressure &#038; Time </em>.</p>
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		<title>Lee Krabel</title>
		<link>http://horipro.com/staff-profile-nash/2012/04/13/lee-krabel-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lee Krabel started his path in the music industry at Nashville&#8217;s Belmont University, graduating with a bachelors degree in Business Administration. Soon after graduation, Lee was hired by acclaimed independent publisher Sea Gayle Music where he stayed for almost 3 years before coming to HoriPro.</p>
<p><strong>CONTACT</strong><br />
tel. (615) 255-9837</p>
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		<title>#1 / &#8220;A Woman Like You&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Lee Brice’s “A Woman Like You,” co-written by HoriPro’s Phil Barton, along with Jon Stone and Johnny Bulford, is #1 on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase and Billboard Country Songs charts. &#8220;A Woman Like You&#8221; marks Phil Barton&#8217;s first #1 single in the United States, having had over 800 placements in Australia, and numerous cuts in [...]]]></description>
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<p>Today, Lee Brice’s “A Woman Like You,” co-written by HoriPro’s Phil Barton, along with Jon Stone and Johnny Bulford, is #1 on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase and Billboard Country Songs charts.  </p>
<p>&#8220;A Woman Like You&#8221; marks Phil Barton&#8217;s first #1 single in the United States, having had over 800 placements in Australia, and numerous cuts in Canada.  </p>
<p>Congratulations to all three writers!</br><br />
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		<title>Dori Caymmi&#8217;s Poesia Musicada // JazzTimes Review</title>
		<link>http://horipro.com/artist-news/2012/03/27/dori-caymmis-poesia-musicada-jazztimes-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JazzTimes reviewed Dori Caymmi&#8217;s latest album, Poesia Musicada, in their April issue, out on newsstands now. Reviewer Bill Demain marks the record as &#8220;a son&#8217;s love letter to his dad,&#8221; stating, &#8220;these 13 songs sound as if their melodies were born out of seashores, sunsets, and saudade- that hard-to-translate Portuguese word that captures an aching, [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://jazztimes.com/">JazzTimes</a> reviewed Dori Caymmi&#8217;s latest album, <em>Poesia Musicada,</em> in their April issue, out on newsstands now.<br />
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Reviewer Bill Demain marks the record as &#8220;a son&#8217;s love letter to his dad,&#8221;  stating, &#8220;these 13 songs sound as if their melodies were born out of seashores, sunsets, and <em>saudade</em>- that hard-to-translate Portuguese word that captures an aching, nostalgic yearning.&#8221;<br />
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For the complete review, pick up the new issue of JazzTimes.<br />
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		<title>Michael Gresham &amp; Jill Spencer // New to the HoriPro Family</title>
		<link>http://horipro.com/horipro-news/2012/03/14/michael-gresham-jill-spencer-join-the-horipro-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HoriPro Entertainment Group is proud to announce the signing of Michael Gresham and Jill Spencer to an exclusive co-publishing deal through Gresham and Spencer’s company, Brand Music Group.]]></description>
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HoriPro Entertainment Group is proud to announce the signing of Michael Gresham and Jill Spencer to an exclusive co-publishing deal through Gresham and Spencer’s company, Brand Music Group.</br><br />
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		<title>Billboard Magazine // HoriPro Ranks Again on Top 10 Country Publishers Airplay Chart</title>
		<link>http://horipro.com/horipro-news/2012/03/13/billboard-magazine-horipro-ranks-again-on-top-10-country-publishers-airplay-chart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second consecutive quarter, HoriPro made the Billboard Top 10 Country Publishers Airplay chart, ranking in at #9.]]></description>
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<p>For the second consecutive quarter, HoriPro made the Billboard Top 10 Country Publishers Airplay chart, ranking in at #9.<br />
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		<title>Scotty McCreery&#8217;s Clear As Day // RIAA Platinum Certification</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scotty McCreery&#8217;s debut album, Clear As Day has received platinum certification from the RIAA. The record&#8217;s title track was co-written by HoriPro&#8217;s Phil O&#8217;Donnell along with Casey Beathard and Adam Wheeler.]]></description>
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Scotty McCreery&#8217;s debut album, <i>Clear As Day</i> has received platinum certification from the RIAA.  The record&#8217;s title track was co-written by HoriPro&#8217;s Phil O&#8217;Donnell along with Casey Beathard and Adam Wheeler.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;A Woman Like You&#8221; // #1 on the iTunes US Country Chart</title>
		<link>http://horipro.com/artist-news/2012/02/23/a-woman-like-you-1-on-the-itunes-us-country-chart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Lee Brice&#8217;s latest single, &#8220;A Woman Like You,&#8221; hit #1 on the iTunes US Country Chart. Co-written by HoriPro&#8217;s Phil Barton along with Jon Stone and Johnny Bulford, the song will be featured on Brice&#8217;s sophomore album.]]></description>
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Today, Lee Brice&#8217;s latest single, &#8220;A Woman Like You,&#8221; hit #1 on the iTunes US Country Chart.  Co-written by HoriPro&#8217;s Phil Barton along with Jon Stone and Johnny Bulford, the song will be featured on Brice&#8217;s sophomore album.<br />
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