Lyric Street Records is an American
record labelIn the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
specializing in
country musicCountry music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains...
. The label is part of the Disney Music Group, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company. President Randy Goodman, formerly a general manager for
RCA RecordsRCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986.-The RCA family of labels:RCA is the name of three different co-owned record...
, founded the label in 1997.
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Lyric Street Records is an American
record labelIn the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
specializing in
country musicCountry music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains...
. The label is part of the Disney Music Group, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company. President Randy Goodman, formerly a general manager for
RCA RecordsRCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986.-The RCA family of labels:RCA is the name of three different co-owned record...
, founded the label in 1997.
The label launched a subsidiary label, Carolwood Records, in late 2008.
Jessica AndrewsJessica Danielle Andrews is an American country music singer. At age 15 in mid-1999, she made her debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with the single "I Will Be There for You", from her debut album Heart Shaped World, released in 1999 on DreamWorks Records Nashville.Andrews...
is the first artist signed to this subsidiary label, followed by
Trent TomlinsonTrent Tomlinson is an American country music artist. After several failed attempts at finding a record deal, Tomlinson was signed to Lyric Street Records in 2005, with his debut album Country Is My Rock, released in early 2006. This album produced three Top 40 singles on the U.S...
(who was formerly signed to Lyric Street proper) and
Love and TheftLove and Theft is an American country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006. It is composed of Brian Bandas, Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson, all three of whom sing lead vocals and play guitar...
.
Artists on Lyric Street
- Sarah Buxton
Sarah Buxton is an American country music artist, signed to the independent Lyric Street Records. She has charted four singles on the Billboard country charts: "Innocence" at #31, "That Kind of Day" at #26 and "Space" at #38, as well as "Outside My Window." In addition, she co-wrote Keith Urban's...
- Bucky Covington
William Joel "Bucky" Covington III is an American country music singer. He placed eighth on the 5th season of the Fox Network's talent competition series American Idol. In December 2006, he signed a recording contract with Lyric Street Records. His self-titled debut album, produced by Mark Miller...
- Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts is an American country music band founded in Columbus, Ohio. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus , and Joe Don Rooney...
- SHeDAISY
SHeDAISY is a Grammy Award-nominated American country music group founded in the late 1980s by sisters Kristyn Robyn Osborn , Kelsi Marie Osborn , and Kassidy Lorraine Osborn , all natives of Magna, Utah...
Artists previously signed
- John Berry
John Edward Berry is an American country music artist. Active as a recording artist since 1979, he has recorded more than fifteen studio albums, including one platinum album and two gold albums...
- Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus is a Grammy Award-nominated American country music singer, songwriter and actor, best known for his #1 single "Achy Breaky Heart." Cyrus, a multi-platinum selling recording artist, has scored a total of eight top-ten singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart...
- Kevin Denney
Kevin Denney is an American country music artist. Signed to Lyric Street Records in 2001, he made his debut on the country music scene with the release of his self-titled album , which produced three chart singles, including "That's Just Jessie", a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &...
- Ashley Gearing
Ashley Gearing is an American country music artist.Ashley Gearing made her chart debut in 2003 with the song "Can You Hear Me When I Talk to You?", which peaked at #36 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
- Josh Gracin
Joshua Mario Gracin is a country music singer. A former member of the United States Marine Corps, he first gained public attention as the fourth-place finalist on the second season of the Fox Networks talent competition American Idol.After his elimination from the show, Gracin completed his...
- Kerry Harvick
Kerry Harvick is an American country music artist. At age 19, she performed on a local radio show, where she was discovered by Don Light, who signed her to a publishing contract with Cal IV Entertainment. Her first cut as a songwriter was "'Til Nothing Comes Between Us", a Top 20 hit for John...
- Sonya Isaacs
Sonya Isaacs is an American country and Christian music singer. Isaacs grew up near Morrow, Ohio, and graduated from Little Miami High School in 1992. She and several of her family members make up the gospel music band called The Isaacs...
- Kortney Kayle
Kortney Wilson is a female country music singer. Between 2001 and 2002, she issued two singles as Kortney Kayle on Lyric Street Records, however her debut album never materialized. Her highest charting single was "Unbroken by You", which reached #50 in 2001. In 2001, Kayle also made several...
- Marcel
Marcel Francois Chagnon is an American country music singer and songwriter known by the singular name Marcel. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, he released his debut album You, Me, and the Windshield that year and charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts with the single "Country...
- Brian McComas
Brian McComas is an American country music artist. Originally signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2001, McComas charted two minor singles in 2001 and 2002. A year later, he switched to Lyric Street Records, charting the Top Ten single "99.9% Sure " on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
- Ragsdale
- Rushlow
Rushlow was an American country music band founded in 2003 by Tim Rushlow, who was originally the lead vocalist of the country music band Little Texas until 1997, when he left for a solo career...
- Deric Ruttan
Deric Ruttan is a Canadian country music artists from Bracebridge, Ontario. Signed to Lyric Street Records in 2003, he made his chart debut on the U.S. and Canadian country music charts that year with the release of his single "When You Come Around". His self-titled debut album was released that...
- Sawyer Brown
Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller...
- Lisa Shaffer
Lisa Shaffer is an American country music singer. Formerly signed to Lyric Street Records, she released her debut single, "Just One," in May 2007. The song peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. She is an alumna of Northern Kentucky University.-Singles:...
- Phil Stacey
Joel Philip "Phil" Stacey is an American singer who first gained national attention on season 6 of the television talent show American Idol. After being eliminated from the competition on May 2, 2007, he was signed to a recording contract with Lyric Street Records...
- Aaron Tippin
Aaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music artist and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Records in 1990...
- Chuck Wagon and the Wheels
Chuck Wagon and the Wheels was a country music group with a professional wrestling theme. It was composed of three members: Chuck Wagon , Carl "Cal" Pyle , and Sid Sequin . The group signed to Lyric Street Records in 2000, releasing their album Off the Top Rope that year...
- Lari White
Lari Michele White is an American country music artist and actress. She first gained national attention in 1992 as a winner on You Can Be a Star, a talent competition which aired on The Nashville Network...
Artists on Carolwood
- Jessica Andrews
Jessica Danielle Andrews is an American country music singer. At age 15 in mid-1999, she made her debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with the single "I Will Be There for You", from her debut album Heart Shaped World, released in 1999 on DreamWorks Records Nashville.Andrews...
- Love and Theft
Love and Theft is an American country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006. It is composed of Brian Bandas, Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson, all three of whom sing lead vocals and play guitar...
- The Parks
- Ruby Summer
- Trent Tomlinson
Trent Tomlinson is an American country music artist. After several failed attempts at finding a record deal, Tomlinson was signed to Lyric Street Records in 2005, with his debut album Country Is My Rock, released in early 2006. This album produced three Top 40 singles on the U.S...
(formerly on Lyric Street)