INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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Plant (AP) Led Zeppelin Reunite For Ertegun Tribute & Demand Crashes Ticket SightLed Zeppelin will perform a one-time comeback concert in memory of Ahmet Ertegun, a co-founder of Atlantic Records. |
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| Four Independent Music Companies Join Forces In New Entertainment Company Backstage rumours have been going on for a while, but now it’s finally official: artist management firms, MSF Music and Mana Music join forces with concert promoter and booking agency The Alternative. |
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| No Ants At Electric Picnic After a smattering of rain and some traffic problems on the first day, 30,000 fans were treated to a weekend of music and sunshine at the Electric Picnic festival which was held on August 31st - September 2nd in Stradbally, County Laois in the Republic of |
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| Sony-BMG Merger Likely On Track For Approval EU antitrust regulators are reportedly poised to unconditionally affix a stamp of approval to the Sony-BMG merger, according to a report in the Financial Times. |
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| Emma Entertainment Appoints China Live Event Experts Adam Wilkes And Robb Spitzer Emma Entertainment has appointed Adam Wilkes as Director of Live Events, Operations and A. Robb Spitzer as Director of Live Events, Marketing. |
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| Armin Rahn Opens New Division Munich-based Armin Rahn Agency & Management has announced the launch of a new division entitled "New Challenges." |
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| Chinese Rock Festival Features Some Surprises Some of the biggest names of rock played last weekend at the Beijing Pop Festival in China, much to the surprise of many observers. |
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Belinda Latin MTV Award Noms AnnouncedMTV Latin America has announced this year's nominees for the 6th Los Premios MTV Latin America and Mexican pop star Belinda tops the list with 5 noms. |
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Wheatley Justice Approves Wheatley Sentence AppealAustralian promoter Glenn Wheatley has been given permission to appeal the thirty month vacation he received as a result of his conviction on tax fraud. |
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Lord Birt Lord John Birt Joins EMIThe EMI Group has announced the appointment of Lord John Birt to its Supervisory Board, which is chaired by Guy Hands. |
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| Musicians To Play Mount Everest Gig Mike Peters, frontman for Welsh alt-rock outfit The Alarm is organizing a unique fund raising gig on Mount Everest. |
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| Hong Kong Disney Celebrates Anniversary Hong Kong Disneyland celebrated its second anniversary Wednesday amid disappointing attendance and reported labor problems. |
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| London's Marquee Club Re-Opens Like a phoenix rising anew from the ashes, the legendary Marquee Club will once again open its doors for business. |
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Maria Callas Maria Callas Memorabilia To Be AuctionedA collection of Maria Callas memorabilia from her husband's estate, including letters, photographs and musical scores, will be auctioned later this year. |
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Bocelli Pavarotti Receives Last Standing OvationLuciano Pavarotti received a final, tearful standing ovation at his somber funeral. |
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Joe Zawinul Jazz Legend Joe Zawinul Dies At 75Jazz legend Joe Zawinul, who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz fusion and performed and recorded with Miles Davis, died early Tuesday, a hospital official said. He was 75. |
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