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Sony does music solo as Sony BMG disbands
Sony Corp has agreed to purchase Bertelsmann's 50 percent stake in their Sony BMG music joint venture for around $900 million, ending a four-year venture that never lived up to its promise.
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Kids' choice of music may reveal suicidal tendencies
Sydney, August 5 : Doctors can determine whether a teenager is at the risk of developing a mental illness or committing suicide just by asking him or her what type of music they prefer, according to a new study.
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News: NPD: iTunes retains U.S. music retail lead
According to the latest data from The NPD Group, iTunes remained the largest U.S.-based music retailer through the first half of 2008. From January to June, iTunes was the number one retailer, followed by Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Amazon, and Target. “We expect Apple will consolidate its lead in the retail music market, as CD sales continue to slow,” said Russ Crupnick, entertainment industry analyst ...
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Social.fm, the company formerly known as Mercora, has closed down. The service, which allowed users to stream their music collections to each other, cites no reasons for shutting up shop.
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Sony to buy out Bertelsmann's half of music venture
Sony on Tuesday reaches an agreement to buy out the half it doesn’t own in the Sony BMG music venture from Bertelsmann in a $1.2 billion deal.
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Bertelsmann sells 50% stake to Sony
Sony Corp. will fully own music giant Sony BMG, home to Alicia Keyes and Leona Lewis, after German company exits joint venture in $1.2B deal.
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Sony does music solo as Sony BMG disbands
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Sony buys out BMG stake in Sony BMG label
Sony today announced that it has bought out Bertelsmann's 50 percent stake in Sony BMG and will now completely own its music label. The new label, named Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (SMEI), ends the short four-year run of Sony BMG and will let Sony create a "total entertainment experience" where the electronics giant can more closely integrate it...
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'Rooms' With a View Of Young Punk Love
"Rooms" is an appealing relationship rock-musical that establishes, once and for all, that Scotland is for tortured lovers.
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Singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, who regularly sells out arenas at home in Australia, apologized Sunday night to the Birchmere audience for taking advantage of the venue's hushed ambiance by starting with four downbeat ballads. "A rather depressing beginning," she said, launching into "Leave the...
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Sony to take control of Sony BMG for $1.2 billion
The music company will be renamed Sony Music Entertainment and will become a unit of Sony Corporation of America, the two companies said in a joint statement today. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval, the companies said.
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McFarlane: Modern Lute Music In Date Only
Apart from Renaissance fairs and Sting albums, the lute makes relatively few public appearances these days. And when it does grace a concert stage, it's generally in the service of centuries-old repertoire.
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Vocalocity Cures Summertime Blues and Makes Vacation a Reality
With the first weeks of summer officially gone, millions of workers are still looking to take advantage of spending a week at the beach, touring an exotic location or simply visiting friends and relatives who live across the country.
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Ex-Eurythmic Stewart tours again as "band leader"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dave Stewart was half of the musical duo Eurythmics in the 1980s but when his partnership with singer Annie Lennox faded, the artist found other outlets for his creativity.
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Ex-Eurythmic Stewart tours again as "band leader"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dave Stewart was half of the musical duo Eurythmics in the 1980s but when his partnership with singer Annie Lennox faded, the British artist found other outlets for his creativity.
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Nashville offers more than just music
NASHVILLE -- Nashville is the heart of country music, but it also has a rock scene, history, art, competitive business and natural beauty.
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Artists Series boasts beloved shows, popular musicians
It's big, it's brash, it's blues, it's Kool, it follows the yellow brick road and it's got lots of Broadway from the classics to the cutting-edge. The 72nd annual Marshall Artists Series has just been announced and is packed from October to April with unique touring shows. PHOTO GALLERY AND SCHEDULE.
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Sony buys Bertelsmann's Sony BMG stake for $1.2B
Bertelsmann AG will sell its 50-percent stake in music business Sony BMG to Sony Corp. in a $1.2 billion deal, the companies announced Tuesday, giving the Japanese company full ownership of the joint venture whose roster of artists include Alicia Keys and Leona Lewis.
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New Software From Sonos Gives Customers Even More Music to Enjoy
Sonos®, Inc., the leading developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the home, today released Sonos System Software 2.6.
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Mayhem on the mountain enjoyable
MOOSIC – Just walking from the parking lot, it was obvious what kind of show the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain was hosting on Sunday afternoon. Drums thumped incessantly, the singers growled and screamed, guitars wailed and band after band ground out a head-banging rhythm.
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Sony Buys Bertelsmann's 50 Percent Stake In Sony BMG For $1.2 Billion
As expected, Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE). and Bertelsmann AG have reached an agreement that has Sony buying Bertelsmann's 50 percent stake in Sony BMG for $1.2 billion. The music company will be called Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. Sony and Bertelsmann AG originally created the Sony BMG joint venture in August 2004. Details ...
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Sonos Gives Music Lovers a State of the Art Multi-Room Music Experience
Sonos®, Inc., the leading developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the home, today introduced a new state-of-the-art multi-room music system.
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Music Review: Rick Nelson - Garden Party
Garden Party was Rick Nelson's last commercially successful album and one of his best. In the late 1950s and early 1960s there was Elvis Presley and then there was Ricky Nelson. Elvis was a musical and cultural phenomenon but Ricky Nelson would be a solid number two and sell millions of albums and chart thirty top forty singles during the years 1957-1962. He rose to prominence as an actor on ...
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Music Artists Give Troops Thanks for Service to America
A host of singers and song writers performed at the Warner Theater Saturday to thank area service members and their families.
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Hurray! to Announce Second Quarter of 2008 Financial Results and Host Conference Call on August 21, 2008
Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd. , a leader in artist development, music production and wireless music distribution and other wireless value-added service in China, today announced that it will release its financial results for the second quarter of 2008 shortly after the close of the US financial markets on August 21, 2008.
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