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Rolling Stones Sign Deal With Universal, Leave EMI (Update2)
July 25 (Bloomberg) -- The Rolling Stones left EMI Group Ltd. after 20 years for Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group, the second high-profile act to quit the label since Guy Hands 's private-equity firm acquired it last year.
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Fergie, Sugarland to sing at W. Springfield fair
Country duo Sugarland, American Idol winner Jordan Sparks and pop singer Fergie will perform at The Big E fair in West Springfield.
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Johnny Griffin, Jazzman Who Played With Coltrane, Monk, Dies
July 25 (Bloomberg) -- Johnny Griffin , the jazz musician who was once billed as the ``world's fastest saxophonist'' and played alongside Thelonious Monk, Lionel Hampton and John Coltrane , has died. He was 80.
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Universal Music scores Rolling Stones deal
LONDON — Vivendi's Universal Music has signed an exclusive, long-term worldwide recording agreement with The Rolling Stones, in a deal that will be a blow to the band's previous record company EMI.
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Kyle Riabko on 'Spring Awakening'
Kyle Riabko, a Canadian music artist, had never seen a Broadway show prior to "Spring Awakening." He succeeded Jonathan Groff in the lead role of Melchoir earlier this summer.
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The Rolling Stones Land At Universal
The halls at EMI won't be rocking as much as they used to, as the label's premier band says goodbye to the record company and inks a deal with Universal Music Group.
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Exploring America's orchestras... with Henry Fogel
A few months ago in Eugene, Oregon, I experienced a performance of Anton Bruckner's Seventh Symphony that started me thinking about the place of Bruckner's music in orchestral repertoire and how it has changed over my lifetime.
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Rolling Stones switch recording deal to Universal
The Rolling Stones, the world's top-earning music act last year, have signed a long-term, exclusive worldwide contract with Vivendi SA's Universal Music, dealing a major blow to the group's former recording company, EMI Group PLC. Universal said on Friday that the new deal covered both future albums by the Stones and their back catalog including such albums as "Sticky Fingers" and "Black and ...
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Fee plan to combat net piracy
Music industry heads say New Zealand should look into charging internet users a fee to download music which will help tackle illegal file-sharing.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Napster Takes a Chance on ABBA MP3s
If you ran out to see the film version of the musical Momma Mia!, Napster hopes you'll rush to their music store buy the entire ABBA catalog in DRM-free MP3 format.
DesignTechnica |
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Rolling Stones Sign Deal With Universal, Leave EMI (Update1)
July 25 (Bloomberg) -- The Rolling Stones , the world's top- earning music act last year, signed up with Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group, leaving EMI Group Plc after more than 20 years on the label.
Bloomberg.com |
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Rolling Stones switch recording deal to Universal
By JANE WARDELL LONDON (AP) -- The Rolling Stones, the world's top-earning music act last year, have signed a long-term, exclusive worldwide contract with Vivendi SA's Universal Music, dealing a major blow to the group's former recording company, EMI Group PLC.
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Fergie, Jordin Sparks to sing at Big E fair
WEST SPRINGFIELD - Country duo Sugarland, American Idol winner Jordan Sparks and pop singer Fergie will perform at The Big E fair in West Springfield. The fair announced...
Boston Herald |
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Rolling Stones switch recording deal to Universal
LONDON - The Rolling Stones, the world's top-earning music act last year, have signed a long-term, exclusive worldwide contract with Vivendi SA's Universal Music,...
Boston Herald |
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All You Ever Wanted to Know About Bele Chere
Bele Chere, the annual music, arts and food festival in Asheville, N.C. is expected to bring thousands into Asheville on July 25-July 27. So wspa.com has collected all the stories on Bele Chere telling you all you need to know to have a great experience at Bele Chere.
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Singer Earl Lee Nelson dead at 79
R&B singer and musician Earl Lee Nelson has died in his Los Angeles home at the age of 79, his family said.The Louisiana native, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, was an early member of the Hollywood Flames and sang lead on the doo-wop group's biggest hit, Buzz Buzz Buzz.He was later known as half of the soul-music duo Bob & Earl, which penned the famous song, Harlem Shuffle, The Los ...
Moldova.org |
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Disney stars team up with Muppets for show
Some of Disney Channel's biggest stars are teaming up with the Muppets for Studio DC: Almost Live, a new U.S. special to air next month, the network said.Slated to appear are human celebrities Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, Ashley Tisdale, Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Brenda Song and Phill Lewis, as well as famous Muppets like Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear.The half-hour, ...
Moldova.org |
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Find your place at the Vail International Dance Festival
EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado — Maybe you’re a ballet snob who knows a pirouette from a plie. Or perhaps you’re a closet “Dancing with the Stars” freak who longs to see ballroom up close.
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Guitarist Joe Beck Dead at 62
Joe Beck, an acclaimed jazz guitarist whose career began in the 1960s, died of complications from lung cancer on July 22nd in Woodbury, Conn. Beck would have turned 63 on July 29th.
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Greekfest In Middletown Kicks Off This Weekend
The congregations of two Middletown churches will celebrate their Greek heritage this weekend. Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church will be holding its annual Greek fest this weekend. There will be a Greek dinner and traditional music and dancing from Greece.
The Kentucky Post |
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PlayStation Network Update: 07/24/2008
Games, demos, sale prices. A great, great week on the PSN Wow is all I can say. I have no idea how anyone can have any complaints about this weeks update. New games...check, new demos...check, PSP downloadable game...check, tons of media...check. Oh wait, there are no PS1 classics and people will still moan about lack of trophy support and in-game music, I for one am very happy (and poor) as a ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Singer Earl Lee Nelson dead at 79
LOS ANGELES, July 25 (UPI) -- R&B singer and musician Earl Lee Nelson has died in his Los Angeles home at the age of 79, his family said.
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Rolling Stones switch recording deal to Universal
(AP:LONDON) The Rolling Stones, the world's top-earning music act last year, have signed a long-term, exclusive worldwide contract with Vivendi SA's Universal Music, dealing a major blow to the group's former recording company, EMI Group PLC.
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Subterranean songwriting blues
Beyond the din of popular music, the chimes of artistic freedom can be heard.
The Age |
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Clio, Michigan: Three local teens are instrumental core of gospel music's Vaughn Family
CLIO -- Before his performance of Josh Turner's "Long Black Train" Monday night at the Clio Amphitheater, Dylan Grantham drew a few snickers out of the crowd of nearly 200.
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