America's Inpop Records make it through the "three year itch."

THE FRANKLIN, Tennessee-based record company Inpop are close to signing a mainstream deal for their singer/songwriter Mat Kearney. Peter Furler, frontman for the Newsboys and a partner in Inpop, recently told Billboard about the growth of the company whose roster includes Newsboy Phil Joel, Shane & Shane, Ian Eskelin, Tree63, Superchick and Paul Colman, "We've made it through that three-year itch. They say, 'Either you fold or keep going.' It has been awesome. We have a lot of things happening." CR

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