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Sony considering sale of unit that owns Beatles songs: WSJ

4140 days ago

Reuters — (Reuters) - Sony Corp is considering a sale of its Sony/ATV Music Publishing unit, which owns the rights to most of the Beatles' songs, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing the company's leaked internal emails. more info

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Joe Cocker, raspy-voiced British singer, dies at 70

4141 days ago

Reuters — (Reuters) - Joe Cocker, whose distinctive raspy voice and soulful musical renditions made him a favorite of his peers with hits like Beatles' cover "With a Little Help from My Friends" and "You Are So Beautiful," died on Monday. He was 70. more info

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Singer Joe Cocker dies at age 70

4141 days ago

Reuters — (Reuters) - The raspy-voiced, Grammy-winning singer Joe Cocker, best known for his cover of the Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends" and "You Are So Beautiful," has died, his agent said on Monday. He was 70. more info

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Joe Cocker, RIP

4142 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — Singer Joe Cocker, best known for his cover of the Beatles' With A Little Help From My Friends, has died aged 70. The singer song-writer from Sheffield had a career lasting more than 40 years with hits including You Are... more info

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Watch 550 Celebrities Answer “Lennon Or McCartney?”

4142 days ago

Stereogum — Lennon or McCartney? Since the dawn of time, when man was capable of communicating only through guttural noises, primitive gesticulation, and humming a few bars of his favorite Beatles hits, this is the question that has been on the lips of people wh... more info

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Ringo Starr, Lou Reed among 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees

4148 days ago

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, the late rocker Lou Reed, punk group Green Day and singer Bill Withers are among the 2015 inductees named on Tuesday to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. more info

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Ringo Starr joins Rock Hall of Fame

4148 days ago

The Telegraph — Beatles drummer Ringo Starr finally gets into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Green Day, Lou Reed and Bill Withers more info

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Aieeee! MoMA to host Yoko Ono exhibition

4152 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Yoko Ono — transgressive conceptual artist, widow of John Lennon, bane of Beatles fans, peace activist and enduring feminist icon — will receive a major solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2015, the organization announced o... more info

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Listen To This: This Water Is Healing

4153 days ago

Perez Hilton — Those Brits do bropop better than anyone else!! We think it's because of The Beatles. Their impact is still felt! Our latest U.K. obsession is James Bay! You may not know him now but his song Hold Back The River is going to be one of the biggest song... more info

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This Week's Interesting Music Releases - December 9, 2014

4155 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — Vinyl reissues are the highlight of this week's new music, including an R.E.M. 12-disc 7" singles box set and three Beatles compilations (1, 1962-1966, 1967-1970). New releases include Cracker's Berkeley To Bakersfield and The Smashing Pumpkins' Monu... more info

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