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No More 98.7 Kiss FM In NYC? Sad Day In Radio.
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After 30 years as spirited and often ferocious rivals, WBLS (107.5 FM) and WRKS (98.7 FM, Kiss-FM) will become one.
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Cash Money Records Sued Again For Non Payment Of Royalties!
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Cash Money Records once again finds themselves the defendants in a lawsuit, this time from music giant EMI over unpaid royalties.
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Michael Jackson Music Back Catalog Stolen By Hackers
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Sony has confirmed reports that a number of Michael Jackson tracks were stolen from its website by hackers.
More than 50,000 digital files – including unreleased material – were said to have been hijacked, but the company refused to disclose specific details.
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Ne-Yo Appointed Senior Vice President Of A&R For Motown Records
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In the latest step to strengthen the new Motown Records, a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), acclaimed artist Ne-Yo will move from Def Jam Recordings to Motown along with his label imprint Compound Entertainment, and will also take on a creative role at Motown as the new Senior Vice President of A&R, it was announced today by Barry Weiss, Chairman & CEO of Universal Republic and Island Def Jam Motown, and Ethiopia Habtemariam, Senior Vice President, Motown Records.
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The Grammys Charged With Snubbing Hip-Hop
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NEW YORK – Since its beginnings in the 1970s, rap music has transformed from an underground, street-based sound to a definitive part of pop culture, transcending race and becoming one of the strongest – and most prolific – voices of today’s generation. But at the Grammy Awards, rap has had a long-lasting losing streak in the top categories.
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Cee Lo Green Explains Why He Changed The Lyrics To Imagine
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Cee Lo Green says he added an endorsement of religion to John Lennon’s “Imagine” out of “peace and love and unity,” not disrespect.
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Record Sales On The Rise Again
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – U.S. album sales rose more than 3 percent last year for the first gain since 2004 – a sign that rising digital sales are finally stemming the decade-long decline of compact discs.
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