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Producer and record executive was, according to Quincy Jones, the ‘silent architect of so many deals it would make your head spin’Clarence Avant, a longtime Hollywood insider whose work as a record executive, promoter, mentor and dealmaker earned him t…
Dealmaker and ardent Brexit critic to leave senior posts at firm he founded more than 20 years agoPrivate equity tycoon Guy Hands referenced a Beatles song as he informed staff of his decision to leave the buyout firm he founded two decades ago.The bil…
Poll finds one-third of over-50s go to more festivals now than they did in their youth, as lineups also get olderMore than one-third of people over the age of 50 go to more music festivals now compared with when they were younger, a study had found.Old…
Vinyl boom continues with another major leap and Taylor Swift’s Midnights leading the packVinyl sales in the US are up 21.7% for the first half of 2023 over the same period last year, according to a new music industry report.The vinyl resurgence is its…
Huge increase in fraud accompanies record number of UK live entertainment tickets sold in 2022Concert ticket scams have soared by more than 500% over the last year, with those defrauded losing an average of £110, as criminals target fans of leading act…
Two dembow progenitors are suing superstars including Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee – in a case that also names Justin Bieber – claiming that they deserve credit for birthing the genreWith the release of their song Fish Market in 1989, the Jamaican duo C…
Strong sang on the label’s first hit Money in 1960 and went on to co-write landmark songs including Heard It Through the Grapevine and WarBarrett Strong, a singer and songwriter who rose to fame as the vocalist on Motown’s first hit single Money (That’…
Rapper Yung Gravy’s hit Betty (Get Money) made authorised use of Never Gonna Give You Up’s melody, but lawsuit argues vocal ‘imitation’ was unacceptableIs it possible for a rickroll to go too far? Twenty-six-year-old rapper Yung Gravy may be about to f…
American withdrew after recording guest vocals on the Mancunian’s yet-to-be-released new albumMorrissey has spoken out after Miley Cyrus dropped out of a guest spot on his upcoming album, denying the singer had done so over his political stances, which…