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Janet Jackson New Album is Like Vanity Recording, She’s Paying the Freight for Everything
Before you get too excited about Rhythm Nation Records, Janet Jackson's new label with BMG, take a breath. Janet and her Qatari businessman husband...
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Sony Leaks: CEO Asked for Memo on How to Take Record Company All Digital
The leaked Sony files on Wikileaks are pouring out odd sorts of information. For instance: Sony CEO Michael Lynton asked Dave Goldberg, head of...
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Taylor Swift Gives Most of Catalog to Jay Z for Streaming–Still Not on Spotify
Big news in the pop world: Most of Taylor Swift's catalog is streaming on Jay Z's TidalHiFi today with the exception of her current...
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Jay Z Launches $20 A Month Streaming Service With Help from Pals Madonna, Kanye, Beyonce, Nikki Minaj
Remember: I told you that Jay Z had a summit meeting back on February 6th in Pasadena. Madonna, Kanye, Beyonce, Nikki Minaj, Coldplay, Rihanna,...
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Jay Z Launches Tidal Streaming Hi Def Music Service Today
Jay Z is launching his streaming music service, called Tidal, on March 30th in the US. This is the service I told you he...
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Hyatt Hotel Heir’s $100 Million Never Seen, Unfinished Jazz Movie Re-shooting Again This Spring
You wouldn't think this is possible. But Dan Pritzker's $100 million jazz movie "Bolden!" is re-shooting again. Pritzker is from the Hyatt Hotels family...
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Taylor Swift Dumped Spotify, But She’s Streaming Everywhere Else 20K Copies A Week
UPDATE Hits Daily Double explains:
"Taylor Swift is streaming due to the higher number on our Sales Plus Streaming chart. The difference between Taylor’s album...
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Sirius Radio Loses Key Motion in Pre- 1972 Cases; Judge Rules Against Them; The Turtles Continue to Make Serious Inroads for Digital Royalties
EXCLUSIVE Sirius XM has lost its motion for reconsideration in the case brought against them by the Turtles over pre-1972 recordings. The satellite radio...