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August 9, 2010
Grammy Foundation, MusiCares Elect New Boards
The Boards of THE GRAMMY FOUNDATION and MUSICARES FOUNDATION have elected new Officers and Directors. COCA-COCA/NORTH AMERICA Chief Marketing Officer BEATRIZ R. PEREZ will serve as the GRAMMY FOUNDATION's Chair, with former SNOCAP CEO RUSTY RUEFF elected … more »
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August 5, 2010
will.i.am To Receive BMI President's Award
BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. (BMI) will present the BMI President’s Award to WILL.I.AM during the organization’s annual Urban Awards ceremony FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th. Staged at the PANTAGES THEATRE in HOLLYWOOD, the invitation-only event salutes the … more »
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August 2, 2010
New Michael Jackson Album Due By Christmas
MTV reports a new MICHAEL JACKSON album featuring 10 previously unreleased tracks will be released late this year. The LP currently has no title, but tracks are known to include songs that JACKSON recorded with WILL.I.AM in 2006, as well as several … more »
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June 2, 2010
Micky Dolenz Named Co-Chair Of Performance Rights Group
MICKY DOLENZ has been selected as Co-Chair of musicFIRST wing of THE GRAMMY COMMITTEE; fighting for proper performance rights. DOLENZ will lead a contingent that has included artists such as LYLE LOVETT, SHERYL CROWE and WILL.I.AM. The legislation would … more »
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February 2, 2010
New Artists Re-record 'We Are The World'
Producer QUINCY JONES and singer/songwriter LIONEL RICHIE, the producer and co-writer of the iconic 1985 philanthropic anthem "We Are The World," have confirmed that they have teamed with producer/musician WYCLEF JEAN and Grammy-winning … more »
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January 28, 2010
Doug Morris Gets A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP Chairman/CEO DOUG MORRIS was presented with a Star on the HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME JANUARY 26th. It was star number 2,399 and on-hand for the ceremony were WILL.I.AM and MARY J. BLIGE, who helped honor their boss by giving brief … more »
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November 23, 2009
Taylor Swift Is The Big Winner At The AMA Awards
The NOKIA THEATER in LOS ANGELES hosted the AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS last night, with 19-year-old TAYLOR SWIFT winning the most awards, five, including being named 2009's favorite artist -- but the late MICHAEL JACKSON suprised all by winning four AMA … more »
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November 2, 2009
Rihanna Rolls Out 'Rated R' Tracklist
RIHANNA has announced the tracklist for her fourth studio album, RATED R, which will be released 11/23 on DEF JAM. The album, and it's smash lead single "Russian Roulette" go on sale at midnight tonight on iTUNES. Fans who pre-order … more »
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October 21, 2009
Performance Fee Fight Gets Public Media Attention
The battle over a performance fee has spilled into the mainstream media, with USA TODAY reporting TODAY that "members of Congress, already bruised by the struggles over the health care overhaul, had better get ready for another bitter fight, this … more »
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August 27, 2009
$905 Million In Revs For BMI
BMI has earned more than $905 million in revenues for its 2009 fiscal year, including its subsidiary LANDMARK DIGITAL SERVICES. The company also announced that it increased royalty distributions to more than $788 million for the songwriters, composers … more »