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18-03-2010-8:41:06 7267743790 Live Nation has spilled the dates and venues for the eight of the thirty six planned stops for the 2010 return of the Lilith Fair touring festival. http://encore.celebrityaccess.com?encoreId=238&articleId=34450 http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/index.php#when 18-03-2010-8:41:06 1845738288 After singing soldiers and harmonious priests, a group of English fishermen is the latest unorthodox band to sign a major-label recording contract. http://encore.celebrityaccess.com?encoreId=238&articleId=34461 http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/index.php#when 18-03-2010-8:41:06 7707591903 LONDON (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) -- Veteran London agent Nigel Hassler has taken a bow at Helter Skelter and joined his former colleagues at the London offices of the Creative Artist Agency. http://encore.celebrityaccess.com?encoreId=238&articleId=34465 http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/index.php#when 18-03-2010-8:41:06 5139418711 This week In the Hot Seat: Andrea Orbeck, 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