Alan Jackson and his record label, Sony Music Nashville, are splitting. His manager says the country music superstar is in negotiations with 3 record labels to find a new home.
The label announced the split in a short statement 20 January 2011 and the country singer confirmed it with a statement of his own a little later. The partnership started in 1989 when Jackson was the first artist signed to Arista Nashville, now a Sony imprint, and has yielded dozens of No. 1 hits and tens of millions in album sales.
"I've had a great run with Arista, going all the way back to the beginning of my career when I signed with Tim DuBois," Jackson said in a statement released by his management company, the co-op. "I've gotten to work with some real great people along the way and we accomplished a lot. It just seems to me like the time may be right to change things up a bit and see what comes next."
Jackson's manger, Nancy Russell, told The Associated Press that Jackson could be close to closing a new record deal and said "there's three options that look really good." She said Jackson suspended the relationship in September 2010, but agreed to work with the label on a greatest hits compilation released last fall.
"We're actually excited about it," said Russell. "I'm a little sentimental about endings but it's always fun to go with fresh starts."
The 52-year-old singer has made an indelible mark on country music, helping to launch a return to the traditional sound of the genre at a time when it had changed in the 1990s. The two-time Country Music Association entertainer of the year has had 35 No. 1 hits, including "As She's Walking Away," his recent collaboration with the Zac Brown Band.
The statement from Sony thanked Jackson for "their long association and many hit records achieved as a result of that association." The release called it "an amicable parting." Spokesman Chris Melancon says Sony has no further comment.
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