INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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| UK Virgin Megastores Sold British billionaire Sir Richard Branson has announced that he has sold his UK & Irish chain of record shops, Virgin Megastores to the Zavvi Entertainment Group the London Times reported. |
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 Guy Hands Terra Firma Talks About EMI PlansEMI's new owners, private equity giant Terra Firm has announced plans to implement major "cost cutting" measures at the troubled label group. |
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 Johnny Rotten Sex Pistols Reunite For One-Time ConcertThe Sex Pistols are reuniting for a concert to mark the 30th anniversary of their only album, "Never Mind the Bollocks." |
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| Popkomm 2007 Off And Running Popkomm Berlin is underway, and with 886 exhibitors from 57 different countries, this year's Popkomm is more international than ever. |
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 50 Cent 50 Cent Cancels 3 European Performances50 Cent, who is in a much-hyped battle of album sales with Kanye West, has canceled several performances in Europe. |
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| Jazz Returns To MOBO The MOBO (Music of Black Origin) awards sparked controversy in 2006 when they inexplicably dropped the jazz and world music categories from their annual awards show. |
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 Kanye West Beats 50 Cent Again - At MobosKanye West has 50 Cent's number. |
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 Streisand AEG Takes Legal Action Over Unsold TixLast summer's Barbra Streisand date at the 02 Arena in London apparently wasn't quite the smash hit that venue operators AEG hoped it would be. |
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| EMI Record Label’s Innovative ’A&R 2.0’ Website "Scoutr" EMI’s Angel Music Group has re-launched its label website with specific focus on its role as an online A&R demo submission system. |
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 Sting Sting Needs To RelaxPolice front man Sting has been spotted leaving Relax, one of Hamburg's most notorious bordellos. |
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 Streisand No Return To Oz For Babs?Barbra Streisand is planning a 2008 Asian tour with stops in New Zealand but not Australia. |
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| Hamburg's Reeperbahn Festival Set To Fly The Reeperbahn Festival is set to make a return triumphant to the city of Hamburg from September 27 to the 29th. |
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 Mstislav Rostropovich (AP) Rostropovich Art Fetches More Than $40MAn art collection belonging to the late Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich has been sold to a private buyer for substantially more than $40 million, Sotheby's auction house said Monday. |
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 Aldemaro Romero Venezuelan Pianist, Composer Romero DiesVenezuelan pianist and composer Aldemaro Romero, whose music was interpreted by artists from Tito Puente to Dean Martin, died Saturday. He was 79. |
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 Prince Prince Of Internet?According to Variety “Singer, songwriter and musician Prince is initiating legal proceedings against YouTube and other major websites for breach of copyright over the unauthorized use of his music.” |
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 Pavoratti Luciano Pavarotti Divides His EstateLuciano Pavarotti left half his estate to his second wife and half to his four daughters, including three from his first marriage, an attorney said Tuesday. |
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