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===2010s: Concord, 40th anniversary, John Strohm=== In April 2010, Los Angeles, California–based [[Concord Music Group]] acquired Rounder Records, adding the latter's 3,000 titles to its own 10,000. Irwin, Nowlin and Leighton-Levy remained in creative and advisory roles. In an interview with ''The Boston Globe'', Leighton-Levy said: "We felt this was better than simply trying to soldier on alone. It's not an exit strategy. Concord acquired Rounder wanting it to continue what it is doing."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/04/rounder-records-purchased-by-concord-music-group.html|title=Concord Music Group Buys Rounder Records|website=pastemagazine.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-06|date=2010-04-15}}</ref> To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Rounder produced a concert at the [[Grand Ole Opry]]. Broadcast on [[PBS]] in March 2010, ''The Rounder Records 40th Anniversary Concert'' was released on DVD to benefit [[The Recording Academy|NARAS]]'s Grammy in the Schools Program. Performers included Krauss, Carpenter, Martin, Thomas, Fleck, and Peyroux.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704299804575095580934398368|title=Rounder Records at 40|last=Mazor|first=Barry|date=2010-03-03|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2019-07-06|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/cbx2/|title=BBC - Music - Review of Various Artists - Rounder Records' 40th Anniversary Concert|last=Barraclough|first=Nick|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> In 2014, Rounder moved from Cambridge to Nashville, Concord's base of operations.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/10/15/rounder-records-moving-music-city/ZVEM50m96AEzpobVygjCIN/story.html | title=Rounder Records moving to Music City | last1=Fernandes | first1=Deirdre | work=The Boston Globe | language=en-US | date=2013-10-16 | access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> In April 2015, Concord merged its new acquisition, the North Carolina–based label, [[Sugar Hill Records (bluegrass label)|Sugar Hill]], with the Rounder Label Group. Founded in the late 1970s, the Sugar Hill catalog included records by Ricky Skaggs, [[Lee Ann Womack]], [[Sarah Jarosz]], Liz Longley, [[Corey Smith (musician)|Corey Smith]], [[Kasey Chambers]], [[Sam Bush]], [[moe.]], and Bryan Sutton and Black Prairie.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/industries/music/2015/04/01/concord-music-group-acquires-nashvilles-sugar-hill-records/70803578/ | title=Concord Music Group acquires Nashville's Sugar Hill Records | first=Nate | last=Rau | date=2015-04-01 | work=The Tennessean | language=en | access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> [[John Strohm (musician)|John Strohm]], a musician and entertainment lawyer, became Rounder's president in 2017, as Virant moved to a senior creative role. An attorney at the Nashville law firm Loeb & Loeb at the time, Strohm had been instrumental in developing the careers of [[Alabama Shakes]], [[Sturgill Simpson]], [[The Civil Wars]], [[Dawes (band)|Dawes]], and [[Bon Iver]], among others.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8022293/rounder-records-john-strohm-president-exclusive | title=Rounder Records Names John Strohm New President: Exclusive | first=Melinda | last=Newman | date=2017-11-02 | magazine=Billboard | access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref> A guitarist, drummer, and songwriter, Strohm spent half of his career playing in critically acclaimed alternative bands including the Blake Babies, [[Antenna (band)|Antenna]], and [[the Lemonheads]]. He also released two albums as a solo artist, ''Vestavia'' in (1999) and ''Everyday Life'' in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/entertainment/2017/11/former_birmingham_resident_joh.html|title=Former Birmingham resident John P. Strohm named president of Rounder Records|last=Colurso|first=Mary|date=2017-11-02|website=al.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/02/john-strohm-on-the-future-of-streaming-interview.html|title=Alabama Shakes, Bon Iver Atty John Strohm Sees 'More Opportunities Than Ever' For Indie Musicians [INTERVIEW]|website=hypebot|access-date=2019-07-06|date=2016-02-04}}</ref>
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