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Universal betting on lower prices to boost CD sales (Reuters)

Reuters - Universal Music Group (UMG) is embarking on one of the most ambitious efforts yet to boost U.S. CD sales, with the test of a new pricing structure designed to sell most new releases by current artists at $10 or less at retail.
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:37:39 GMT


Songwriter Harrell expands his hitmaking business (Reuters)

Reuters - Just three months ago, Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell was standing onstage at Los Angeles' Staples Center accepting the song of the year Grammy Award for Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" with co-writers Chris "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "the-Dream" Nash.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:33:14 GMT


Influential Big Star member Alex Chilton dies (AP)

FILE - Alex Chilton of the 1970's rock band 'Big Star' performs at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, in this March 19, 2004 file photo. Chilton, who topped the charts as a teen and later became a cult hero with the band Big Star, died Wednesday March 17, 2010. He was 59. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett, File)AP - Alex Chilton, the singer and guitarist who had a No. 1 hit as a gravel-voiced teen with "The Letter" and went on to influence a generation of musicians through his work with Big Star, died Wednesday in New Orleans. He was 59.



Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:37:53 GMT


`Butterfly' back, and so is New York City Opera (AP)

AP - Having disappeared from Lincoln Center for a season, New York City Opera is taking tiny steps toward recovery.
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:25:10 GMT


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