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February 3, 2023
Gary Glitter Released From Prison After Serving Half Of His Sentence
GARY GLITTER (real name: PAUL FRANCIS GADD) has been released from a British prison after serving half of his 16-year sentence after being convicted in 2015 of sexually abusing three young girls, all under the age of 13. GLITTER's biggest song was … more »
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January 22, 2023
Veteran U.K. Music Exec Emmy Lovell Named SoundCloud Global Head Of Music
SOUNDCLOUD has named veteran BRITISH music executive EMMY LOVELL as its Global Head Of Music. She will be based in LONDON and report to Chief Content & Marketing Officer LAUREN WIRTZER-SEAWOOD. LOVELL will lead SOUNDCLOUD’s global music … more »
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January 20, 2023
Veteran U.K. Music Exec Emmy Lovell Named SoundCloud Global Head Of Music
SOUNDCLOUD has named veteran BRITISH music executive EMMY LOVELL as its Global Head Of Music. She will be based in LONDON and report to Chief Content & Marketing Officer LAUREN WIRTZER-SEAWOOD. LOVELL will lead SOUNDCLOUD’s global music … more »
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January 19, 2023
David Crosby, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Member Of Both The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, Dead At 81
DAVID "CROZ" CROSBY, a two-time ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME inductee as a member of both THE BYRDS and CROSBY, STILLS & NASH, who straightened out his life after almost dying from a cocaine addiction, passed away at 81. His wife JAN issued … more »
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January 18, 2023
Warner Music Group Taps Tim Matusch As EVP/Strategy & Operations
TIM MATUSCH has been named EVP/Strategy & Operations at WARNER MUSIC GROUP by newly named CEO ROBERT KYNCL, described as a “new function” at the music company, based in NEW YORK. MATUSCH was previously YOUTUBE Managing Director, … more »
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January 11, 2023
Jeff Beck, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Guitarist For Yardbirds, Passes At 78
JEFF BECK, a guitar innovator who was inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME in 1992 as a member of the YARDBIRDS, and again in 2009 on his own, passed away yesterday at the age of 78 after suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis. Considered one … more »
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January 9, 2023
Alpha Media Asks FCC To OK Up To 100% Foreign Ownership
ALPHA MEDIA HOLDINGS INC., the post-bankruptcy version of the radio broadcasting company, has asked the FCC in a petition for declaratory ruling to allow up to 100% foreign ownership of the company. The petition notes that ALPHA is now owned by … more »
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December 31, 2022
Canadian Country-Folk Legend Ian Tyson, Half Of Ian & Sylvia, Passes At 89
CANADIAN Folk and Country legend IAN TYSON, CM AOE, died on DECEMBER 29th from ongoing health complications at his ranch in southern ALBERTA, CANADA at 89. TYSON was inducted into the CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME in 1989, and was inducted … more »
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December 31, 2022
Dame Vivienne Westwood, Famed British Punk Fashion Designer And Malcolm McLaren Partner, Dead At 81
DAME VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, known for creating the punk fashions with MALCOLM McLAREN for their LONDON shop SEX, passed away surrounded by her family in CLAPHAM, SOUTH LONDON, representatives said in a statement. Her husband and creative partner, … more »
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December 31, 2022
April Wine Singer Myles Goodwin Will No Longer Tour With Group
MILES GOODWYN, singer, guitarist, writer, producer and leader of CANADIAN rock stalwarts APRIL WINE, has announced his departure from touring with the group. He will continue to lead the band and he will continue to write new material for the band and … more »
