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What Year is It? One Fifth of iTunes Top 100 Is Oldies, from “Sweet Caroline” to “You’re So Vain” to “Call Me Maybe”

by Roger Friedman - March 1, 2021 11:51 am

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Taylor Swift Updated “Love Story” is a Tragedy for Scooter Braun, Shamrock Capital, with 125K in Sales

by Roger Friedman - February 19, 2021 11:38 am

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Beach Boys Cash Out: Brian Wilson, Rest of Group, Sells Rights to Everything to Irving Azoff Company

by Roger Friedman - February 18, 2021 11:25 am

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MONDAY UPDATED Taylor Swift Socks it to Scooter Braun, Shamrock Cap with 6 Million Streams in One Day for New “Love Story”

by Roger Friedman - February 14, 2021 12:39 pm

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Taylor Swift’s Re-record “Love Story” Goes to Number 1, Basically Junks Shamrock Cap’s $300 Mil Purchase of Her Masters

by Roger Friedman - February 12, 2021 10:48 am

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Report: Movie Box Office On Track for Lowest in 25 Years as Spielberg-Lucas “Blockbuster Implosion” Omen Prevails

by Roger Friedman - August 14, 2017 12:32 pm

Reports now, according to Exhibitor Relations: if things continue as they have, this will be the lowest box office in a quarter century. While...

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Leonardo DiCaprio’s St. Tropez Bash Made $15 Mil Less Than Last Year, Even with Madonna, Sean Penn, and Lenny Kravitz as Attractions

by Roger Friedman - July 30, 2017 2:06 pm

This past week, Leonardo DiCaprio's St. Tropez bash for his personal foundation raised $30 million according to the group's announcement. That's $15 million less...

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Legendary Friars Club — Raided Last February by Postal Inspectors — Waiting for Word from US Attorney’s Office

by Roger Friedman - July 27, 2017 12:22 pm

It was last October when I first reported there was trouble at the Friars Club. A former employee had filed a sex...

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Paul McCartney: Now We Know Why Sony Music Publishing Settled So Fast– They’ve Lost Bruce Springsteen (in the UK)

by Roger Friedman - July 6, 2017 9:25 pm

UPDATED To say the least, last week's announcement that Sony-ATV Music Publishing and Paul McCartney had settled over Paul's portion of the rights to...

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Broadway: Box Office Sharp Downturn as “Hello, Dolly!” Cools Off, “Glass Menagerie” Sets Closing

by Roger Friedman - May 9, 2017 1:18 pm

The Broadway box office was up, up, and away for a few weeks. But all of a sudden there's been a big cooling off....

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CBS Drops People’s Choice Awards After 4 Decades, Show Moves to Low End E! Channel

by Roger Friedman - April 7, 2017 11:53 am

The four decade run of the People's Choice Awards at CBS is over. The people have apparently voted-- low ratings finally sent the annual...

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Fifth Avenue Shocker: Ralph Lauren Polo Shutting Main Store in Shadow of Trump Tower, A List Eatery Remains

by Roger Friedman - April 4, 2017 10:41 am

Is Donald Trump killing off businesses in the Trump Tower neighborhood? This morning, Ralph Lauren announced they are closing their Fifth Avenue store. It's not...