BOB SEGER THINKING ABOUT LEAVING LONG-TIME RECORD LABEL

The platinum award Bob Seger just got for his Face The Promise album might also signal the end of his relationship with his long-time record company. Seger has been with Capitol Records for almost all of his nearly 40-year career, but a recent downsizing forced out many of the people that Seger and his management have known and worked with. A source in the Seger organization told billboard.com, "We don't know anybody there anymore. All the guys that got us to do (Face The Promise) are gone."

On top of that, Seger's office has released a picture of him and the Silver Bullet Band getting their platinum awards in Detroit on March 17th, which was the last show of their Face The Promise tour. But the picture is titled "Will Seger Turn The Page?," and the caption says, "ironically, new label representatives for Capitol Records... did not attend" the ceremony.

Seger is working on a live CD and DVD from the tour that should be out this fall, and it appears that he will consider all options for releasing them.

If it happens, Seger would be the second high-profile artist to leave Capitol in recent days. Just last week, Paul McCartney announced his decision to sign with the Starbucks label Hear Music for his next album.