As for the length of the partnership with Republic, Lipman won’t disclose details of the deal, but says, “It’s as long as they want it to be. Lennox confirms that Nickelback has “an extensive tour planned with Live Nation” to follow up their international Here & Now tour. Since the 2011 release of Nickelback’s previous album, Kroeger helped produce and co-write his wife Avril Lavigne’s self-titled album, released last fall. The music band Nickelback showed up in the US scene in 2000, with its second cd album The State (Breathe, Cowboy Hat, Deep, Diggin’ This, Hold Out Your Hand, Leader Of Men, Leader Of Men (Acoustic), Not Leavin’ Yet, Old Enough, One Last Run, Worthy To Say), which encountered a big success. 18), and hit digital retailers the following day. “Edge of a Revolution” will make its world premiere on Clear Channel on Monday (Aug. “And that’s what I convinced these guys - I said, ‘You’re a legacy act, and as far as I’m concerned, your trajectory is right into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and I want to be a part of that.'” “For me, on behalf of Republic and this company, it’s about how we can make a difference in their career,” says Lipman. To right that wrong, Lipman and Lennox recently flew to a studio in Maui, along with Republic’s Executive VP Charlie Walk and Executive VP of Marketing Jim Roppo, to hear Chad Kroeger and co.’s new music and, according to Lennox, “present a collective strategy to Nickelback.” Lennox adds that the group was “blown away” by the new tunes, and that “Chad and the band’s writing is, I think, better than ever.” “Unfortunately, like many people, I had the opportunity to sign them and blanked, and missed one of the biggest opportunities of my career.” “I’ve been a fan of the band since their inception,” Lipman tells Billboard.

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