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Depeche Mode is ready to crank
From the outside, the scene looked like just another Depeche Mode gig, with a crush of stylishly attired music fans gathered on a street corner in downtown Austin, Texas. Inside the bare-bones warehouse, though, it was clear that this veteran English...
Tags: Concerts, David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (tv program), England, Music
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SXSW 2013: The music stories to watch
On the final night of the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, last year, a young folk-rock trio from Denver took the makeshift stage at a church a few blocks away from the main action down on 6th Street. The church was about half full,...
Tags: Live Nation, YouTube, Fine Artists, Whitney Houston, Disc Jockeys
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Henry Grossman's fab moments with the Beatles
It began in 1964 as a Time magazine photo assignment for Henry Grossman to cover the Beatles' debut appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." It developed over the years into a deep friendship between Grossman and the group, one that allowed him rare access...
Tags: Paul McCartney, Julian Lennon, George Harrison, John Lennon, Human Accomplishments
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Universal Music agrees to sell Sanctuary Records
Universal Music Group has entered into an agreement to sell Sanctuary Records -- home to such rock and heavy metal acts as Black Sabbath and Megadeth -- for $62 million, according to a person with knowledge of the transaction. The sale, to BMG Rights...
Tags: Music Industry, Radiohead (music group), Coldplay (music group), Music, Sony Corp.
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Countdown to the Grammys: Band camp - on a major scale
Staples Center is bustling with activity ahead of Sunday's Grammy Awards. Red carpets are being rolled out, producers are going over the run of the show, and chart-topping artists are polishing their performances. Just two miles away, in USC's Grand...
Tags: Politics, Sears, Peter Cincotti, Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities
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Hollywood executives predict technology-fueled changes
During Grammy week, when musicians take center stage, Universal Music Group Chairman Lucian Grainge is attracting a fair amount of attention as well. Billboard magazine placed Grainge at the top its Power 100 list -- thanks in part to his...
Tags: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (tv program), U2 (music group), Amy Winehouse, Eurythmics (music group), Sons of Anarchy (tv program)
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Universal's bid for EMI music division approved
Regulators in the U.S. and Europe on Friday approved Universal Music Group’s $1.9 billion acquisition of the music division of EMI Group Ltd., giving the Los Angeles-based music company control of the Beatles music catalogue and the iconic Abbey...
Tags: Politics, Joaquin Almunia , Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Music, Government
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Madeleine Brand leaving KPCC; Alex Cohen stepping in
KPCC-FM (89.9) morning show co-host Madeleine Brand is leaving the station and will be replaced by Alex Cohen as the in-studio partner of A Martinez. Brand announced Friday that she’s leaving the station to pursue other career opportunities....
Tags: Radio, NPR, Entertainment
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'Big Jon' Platt, a music-publishing power, joins Warner/Chappell
He is known to artists such as Kanye West and Beyonce simply as "Big Jon." Jon Platt, a music-publishing veteran of EMI responsible for signing top hip-hop and R&B talent including Usher, Drake, Ludacris and others, announced Monday that he's landed at...
Tags: Young Jeezy, Beyonce, Kanye West, Music, Sony Corp.
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European regulators to deliberate Universal-EMI deal Friday
The European Commission's competition committee is scheduled Friday to deliberate whether it will approve Universal Music Group's proposed $2.2-billion merger with EMI Music, according to industry officials. If approved by antitrust regulators in...
Tags: Antitrust Issues, Book, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Music, Sony Corp.
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Universal EMI deal heats up in Europe
The climate is heating up for Universal Music Group in Brussels as the company shuttles its proposal to buy EMI's recorded music business through Europe's labyrinthine antitrust approval process. The pending $1.9-billion acquisition, announced in...
Tags: Music Industry, Federal Trade Commission, Antitrust Issues, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Richard Branson
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BMG wants to buy Coldplay's British label Parlophone
BMG Rights Management has raised its hand as a potential buyer for Parlophone Records, a boutique record label in Britain whose artists include Coldplay, Chemical Brothers and Sigur Ros, according to a music executive familiar with the discussions. BMG...
Tags: Coldplay (music group), Book, Music, Sony Corp., Companies and Corporations
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