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On December 19, Waylon Jennings had his left foot amputated after complications related to his diabetes. The surgery was performed in Phoenix, where ...
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ARTISTdirect Names Pop/Crossover Promotion VP
Effective immediately, record promotions veteran Michael Whited has been named ARTISTdirect's vice president of pop and crossover promotion. Whited reports directly to Marc ...
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Pressplay Subscription Music Service Launched
Pressplay, the new Internet subscription music service which is backed by major labels Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and EMI Recorded Music, ...
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George Harrison Benefit Single
Proceeds from the British re-release of George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" will go to the Material World Charitable Foundation, which aids charities around ...
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Matt "Guitar" Murphy Fundraiser
Matt "Guitar" Murphy, the 72-year-old guitarist, recently suffered a stroke, and David "Lefty" Foster, who has sung with Murphy for the past two ...
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SoundScan 2001 Year-End Music Report
2001 Top 10 Selling Albums. Title/Artist/ Units Sold 1. Hybrid Theory / Linkin Park / 4,812,852 2. Hotshot ...
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U2 Earns Eight Grammy Nominations
By ANTHONY BREZNICAN AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) — Veteran rockers U2 grabbed a leading eight Grammys nominations Friday, including record, ...
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Producer, Author Julia Phillips Dead At 57
Movie producer, author Julia Phillips died January 1 of cancer in her Hollywood, California home. She was 57. Phillips was diagnosed with the ...
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Clear Channel Entertainment Sues Over Q Prime NYC Shed
Clear Channel Entertainment filed a lawsuit December 21 challenging New York City's decision to award the contract for a new 19,200-seat amphitheater on ...
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ARTISTdirect Exits Agency Business; Muller To CAA
ARTISTdirect is exiting the talent agency business after its board of directors determined the company faced limited prospects for increasing the value of ...
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