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EMI sold to Universal for $2.2B in two-part deal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — EMI Group Ltd., home of The Beatles and Coldplay, has been sold in two parts for $4.1 billion. Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group said Friday that it has agreed to buy the recording division of EMI for 1.2 billion pounds ($1.9...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Politics, The Beatles (music group), Music Industry, Citigroup Incorporated
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Website to pay $950K for posting Beatles hits
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A website that sold Beatles songs online for 25 cents apiece before they became legally available has agreed to pay record companies nearly $1 million to settle a federal lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton Tucker...Tags: Judges, The Beatles (music group), Coldplay (music group), Economy, Business and Finance, Lawyers
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Wentworth Media Launches to Finance, Produce Movies
ReutersMay 18 (TheWrap.com) - A group of entertainment veterans have launched Wentworth Media & Arts, a London-based independent film finance, production and distribution company, led by the former chairman of EMI, Eric Luciano Nicoli, the company announced on...Tags: Finance, Entertainment, Downton Abbey (tv program), Film Festivals, Movies
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Swedish prosecutor asks court to block file-sharer Pirate Bay
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors have launched a new attempt to close down the popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, asking a court to block internet addresses used to access the site. The Pirate Bay, one of the world's biggest file-...Tags: Entertainment, Punishment, Prosecution, Sweden, Lawyers
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Fiscales suecos piden bloquear sitio de intercambio de archivos Pirate Bay
ReutersESTOCOLMO, 15 mayo (Reuters) - Fiscales suecos lanzaron una nueva ofensiva para intentar cerrar el popular sitio para compartir archivos The Pirate Bay, pidiendo a un tribunal que bloquee las direcciones de Internet usadas para acceder a esa página. The...Tags: Sony Corp., File Sharing, Computer Networking and Internet
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Warner Music wins EU okay for Parlophone buy
ReutersBRUSSELS, May 15 (Reuters) - Warner Music won EU regulatory approval on Wednesday to buy the Parlophone Label Group from Vivendi's Universal Music Group for 487 million pounds ($743.01 million). World No. 1 recorded music company Universal is selling...Tags: Politics, Music Industry, Entertainment, Music, Antitrust Issues
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Depeche Mode is ready to crank
From the outside, the scene looked like just another Depeche Mode gig, with a crush of stylishly attired music fans gathered on a street corner in downtown Austin, Texas. Inside the bare-bones warehouse, though, it was clear that this veteran English...Tags: Staples Center, England, Entertainment, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (tv program), Music
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SXSW 2013: The music stories to watch
On the final night of the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, last year, a young folk-rock trio from Denver took the makeshift stage at a church a few blocks away from the main action down on 6th Street. The church was about half full,...Tags: Neil Young, Dr. Dre (music artist), Denmark, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Yeah Yeah Yeahs (music group)
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Henry Grossman's fab moments with the Beatles
It began in 1964 as a Time magazine photo assignment for Henry Grossman to cover the Beatles' debut appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." It developed over the years into a deep friendship between Grossman and the group, one that allowed him rare access...Tags: John Lennon, Human Accomplishments, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, England
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Universal Music agrees to sell Sanctuary Records
Universal Music Group has entered into an agreement to sell Sanctuary Records -- home to such rock and heavy metal acts as Black Sabbath and Megadeth -- for $62 million, according to a person with knowledge of the transaction. The sale, to BMG Rights...
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Countdown to the Grammys: Band camp - on a major scale
Staples Center is bustling with activity ahead of Sunday's Grammy Awards. Red carpets are being rolled out, producers are going over the run of the show, and chart-topping artists are polishing their performances. Just two miles away, in USC's Grand...
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Hollywood executives predict technology-fueled changes
During Grammy week, when musicians take center stage, Universal Music Group Chairman Lucian Grainge is attracting a fair amount of attention as well. Billboard magazine placed Grainge at the top its Power 100 list -- thanks in part to his...Tags: U2 (music group), Advertising, Entertainment, David Cameron, Television
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