Ronnie Dunn
has apparently parted company with Sony Music's Arista label after being associated
with the imprint for more than two decades. He announced his exit on Facebook last week, although the posting was later deleted.
A source at Sony Music Nashville declined comment Monday (June 11) when contacted by
CMT.com. Dunn's career rocketed
in 1991 when
Brooks & Dunn's debut single for Arista,
"Brand
New Man," topped
Billboard's country songs chart for two weeks. Their next three singles --
"My
Next Broken Heart," "Neon
Moon" and
"Boot Scootin' Boogie" -- also spent multiple
weeks at No. 1. Their reign as country's top duo continued with numerous No. 1 singles until Dunn and partner
Kix
Brooks performed their last concert together in 2010. Arista released Dunn's self-titled solo debut album in June 2011.
The first single,
"Bleed Red," reached No. 10 on
Billboard's
country chart in 2011. It was followed later that year by
"Cost of
Livin'," which peaked at No. 19. His most recent single,
"Let
the Cowboy Rock," peaked at No. 31. His solo album has sold more than 200,000 copies. Brooks, who has been working on
his own album, recently released "New to This Town," a collaboration with
Joe
Walsh, as his first solo single for Arista.
