Word has it that country breakout (and RCA Nashville artist) Chris Young has inked a new pub deal with UMPG. We're also told that Kent Earls and Uni's Nashville team are currently celebrating—and beating the summer heat—with a new variation on the waterslide known as the bourbonslide.

Young is repped for legal by Jess Rosen at Greenberg Traurig.

You'll see a lot more about Kent and the rest of the Music City crowd in our brand-new, extremely glossy Nashville special issue. Stay tuned for updates.

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