The Shires have signed to BMG on an international deal that will team them up with Nashville-based Broken Bow Records.

The label will release Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes’ next album globally, with an option to establish a longer term relationship.

“When they were looking around for a deal they knew that the two things that BMG had become known for was working with established artists and that country music had come on our agenda,” BMG’s president, repertoire & marketing ...