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Rolling Stone Magazine Goes Monthly, Cuts Annual Issues in Half, Sets Annual Subscription Price at Whopping $59.99
Rolling Stone magazine still gathers no moss. Recently purchased by Penske Media (Variety, Deadline), the once premier rock mag is cutting its annual number...
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Charts: Beyonce & Jay Z, Kanye Are Not Selling Enough Downloads or Streams to Get Hits
Drake released a new album today. It went straight the top of iTunes, and most of its tracks are lodged on the iTunes singles...
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Record Industry Coup as Prince’s Entire Catalog Moves to Sony from Warner Bros., Singer No Longer a “Slave”
Prince hated Warner Bros. He changed his name to a symbol to get away from them, and then wrote "Slave" on his face to...
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Two Weeks Later: Still No Word from amFAR on How Much Cannes Celeb Gala Made
Here's a reminder: it's been two weeks since embattled charity am FAR gave its annual gala in Cannes. And there's still no word from...
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Second Stunning Blow for Producer of “Roseanne” and “Cosby” as Syndication Revenue Vanishes
What happened today to "Roseanne" doesn't just affect the star who caused all this destruction.
"Roseanne" is produced by Carsey Werner Television, owned by Tom...
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Grammy Scandal: NARAS President Neil Portnow Under Fire as MusiCares Longtime Dedicated Chief Removed
Variety just broke a part of this story, but it's a whopper: MusiCares, the very important philanthropic part of the Grammy Awards, is suddenly...
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One Week Later, amFAR Provides No Accounting for Cannes Gala, Refuses to Respond to Queries
A week ago tonight, amFAR held its annual fundraiser in Cannes at the Hotel duCap Eden Roc. Since then, there has not been a...
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Record Sales Plunge as Top Artists– Justin Timberlake, U2, even Taylor Swift– Sell Fractions of Previous Numbers
Record sales are being touted these days as on a comeback. All you hear is: streaming will save us.
But things are pretty dire. For...