Stepping in for Ms. Holly...it's the Rampant Ego Show! ;-)

[lwoodbloo]

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[drexplosivo]

It's interesting to me that the A&R man is "Artist & Relationships" in the broader pop world, but in Nashville, where the Brill Building-style machine is the norm A&R is known by it's old name "Artists & Repertorie".

Also, Avril Levigne has really come into her own as a songwriter. Witness "Since you've been gone" by Kelly Clarkson. Decent tune.

[lwoodbloo]

Pardon me, Jeremy, but you're right. It IS artist and repertoire.

[drexplosivo]

I was given to understand that you are also correct, and that the LA and NYC based A&R folks are "artist and relationships" and it was only Nashville that still used the older term.

[lwoodbloo]

Hmmmm.

It's interesting though, the semantic difference there.