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Sony does music solo as Sony BMG disbands
Sony Corp agreed to buy Bertelsmann's 50 percent stake in their Sony BMG music joint venture for around $900 million, ending a four-year venture that never managed to beat the music industry's woes.
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Sony does music solo as Sony BMG disbands
By Nicola Leske and Kiyoshi Takenaka
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Big Chill podcast: spoken word highlights
Ty presents the best of the spoken word content at the 2008 Big Chill festival at Eastnor. We hear from Jean Binta Breeze, John Hegley, Bill Bailey, Kim Trusty, Ital Source, D'Archetypes and Toby Litt
Guardian Unlimited |
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Steven Curtis Chapman will headline at Magic Springs
Christian music superstar Steven Curtis Chapman will light up the Timberwood Amphitheater stage at 8 p.m. Saturday. He has sold more than 10 million albums and has nine gold and platinum albums. He has also won five Grammy awards and 51 Gospel Music Association Awards, more than any other artist in history.
Hot Springs Village Voice |
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Witness pre-show features Southern Gospel Quartet
The Celebration Quartet from Hot Springs Baptist Church will provide special Witness pre-show music this Friday. Veteran Witness soloist and board member Dewayne White has been in the production for 17 years. For the first 14 years he sang the roles of Judas, James, or John. Two years ago, the pivotal lead role of Apostle Peter was added to his repertoire.
Hot Springs Village Voice |
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Menzel finds true gift with songs that connect with fans
Idina Menzel is best known on stage as Maureen, the bisexual artist in "Rent," or the green-hued outcast witch in "Wicked." But now she's working to cross over into the pop realm with her debut album "I Stand," produced/co-written by Glen Ballard, who pushed Alanis Morissette into the spotlight.
The Flint Journal |
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Flint man's song to provide soundtrack for X-Games on ESPN
FLINT, Michigan -- Jamie Lane of Flint has been a part of the local music scene for years. Now, one of his songs has the potential of being heard around the world.
The Flint Journal |
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The Inquisition: Glen Campbell
Music has always come easy for Glen Campbell -- his gift for ballads ("Wichita Lineman") and rodeo-bar staples ("Rhinestone Cowboy") made him the king of country pop, but it's away from the mic where life's been hard -- drug abuse, divorces, a much-ridiculed mug shot from a 2003 DUI arrest. Now he's releasing the strangest album of his 46-year career: Meet Glen Campbell , a collection of ...
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The Stooges’ gear stolen
Thieves made off with a truckload of The Stooges’ musical equipment after the band played a festival show in Canada yesterday (August 4).
Dotmusic via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Texas Mother Wins NBC's 'Nashville Star'
Melissa Lawson beat fellow finalist Gabe Garcia on Monday night for the title on the country music reality series. Shawn Mayer came in third. The 32-year-old Lawson was overjoyed at winning, shouting "Oh my God!" She then performed her new single "What If It All Goes Right."
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Can't Miss It: Tuesday
HOW MANY BOYS, HOW MANY GIRLS : A Chorus Line opens at the Paramount tonight. It's being sold on the TV commercials as the best Broadway musical EVAR, and we'd have to agree. Seattlest will be the one singing along with every single word (and dancing along with every bit of choreography in our seat). This is the show, at least in part, responsible for our life-long love affair with music ...
Seattlest |
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Jazz Cruise Set for November--Guests Include Andy Bey, Regina Carter and More
The Jazz Cruise from Jazz Cruises LLC will have more than 100 musicians and vocalists on board during the eighth annual sailing from Nov. 9-16.
JazzTimes Magazine |
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Biography
Born in Montreal, John Labelle has been a jazz fan for as long as he can remember. From an early age, he listened to the great big band vocalists, including Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Rosemary Clooney; and, of course, Frank Sinatra, who would later become one of his greatest influences.
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Last.fm Wants to be Bigger in Japan
The popular UK-based music streaming and discovery service Last.fm announced that it has expanded its on-demand listening and streaming radio services on the Japanese version of the site with content from Universal Music, IODA , The Orchard , and CD Baby . According to Last.fm, this means that its Japanese outpost now has close to 3.5 million tracks available on its streaming radio ...
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Sony goes solo as Sony BMG disbands
FRANKFURT/TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp <6758.T> 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.
Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News |
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Sony goes solo as Sony BMG disbands
Sony Corp (6758.T) 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.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 's Howard to Perform in Concert Sept. 4
Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard, who recently made his Broadway debut as Brick in the Debbie Allen-directed revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, will perform in concert Sept. 4 at Joe's Pub.
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Eikenberry, Tucker, McIntyre, LaManna, Sapp, Irving and More Cast in York's Enter Laughing
Complete casting has been announced for the York Theatre Company's upcoming production of Enter Laughing: The Musical, which will begin performances at the Off-Broadway venue Sept. 3.
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Rockers aim to get kids moving
TORONTO - Canadian rockers including Sam Roberts, Randy Bachman of the Guess Who, and Bedouin Soundclash are among the musicians set to get kids moving on the get-fit TV show, "Roll Play."
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Community event brings police, residents closer
Concerned citizens will get a chance to speak with officers from their local police stations today as part of the 25th annual National Night Out, an annual event organizers say aims to bring communities together to aid in crime prevention.
The San Francisco Examiner |
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China’s Rumble With Globalization – Part II
LONDON: In the 30 years since Deng Xiaoping launched China on the path to the market, no country has benefited more from globalization.
YaleGlobal Online |
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James Taylor to Release Covers on September 30
James Taylor and me: not dead yet. James Taylor is once again teaming with Starbucks' Hear Music label to release a new album, this one an album of covers named Covers due in stores September 30. The album is Taylor's first studio release since 2002's October Road and his second for Hear Music. He partnered with the label to release One Man Band, a live CD/DVD, last...
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Disney Block Party Cancelled
A children’s music tour from Disney scheduled for Hartford has been cancelled.
NBC 30 Connecticut |
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Catholic choirs to battle it out
Over 10 Catholic Church choirs from the Greater Gaborone area are billed to slug it out this coming weekend in an annual music festival.
Mmegi |
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Tu Unik back at weddings
After three years of inactivity, Afro-pop group Tu Unik, have changed face and are now back with those wedding songs.
Mmegi |
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