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U2’s stock option deal with Live Nation will cost the concert giant $19 million: The band has moved to sell the 1.6 million shares they acquired in their 12-year deal with the company. U2 was guaranteed $25 million when the contract w... more info
ContactMusic — Irish rock band U2 are set to make around $25 million (GBP17 million) if they go ahead with reported plans to sell their shares in music events company Live Nation.
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Yahoo! Music — Reuters - Live Nation Inc will lose about $19 million as Irish rock band U2 moved to sell its shares in the company, the Wall Street Journal said, citing regulatory filings and people familiar with the matter. more info
New York Post — RELEASING a greatest hits album is as much a staple of the music biz as demanding a case of whiskey in the contract rider. And while some artists such as The Beatles or U2 have a massive amount of stellar material to funnel into a hits package... more info
Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Olympic Studios face the financial crisis.A London recording studio, which has seen The Rolling Stones, Oasis, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix through its doors, may close because of money problems.The staff at the 42 year-old Olympic Studiosin Barnes ... more info
NME — A London recording studio, which has seen The Rolling Stones, Oasis, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix through its doors, may close because of money problems. more info
Spinner.com — Filed under: NewsSpinner.com: Bono has won a Nobel peace honor for his humanitarian efforts. The activist U2 frontman was given the annual Man of Peace award in Paris on Friday for his crusades to conquer African debt, poverty and disease.
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NME — U2 singer Bono has been awarded with the 'Man of Peace' prize by the Nobel peace laureates for helping to tackle African debt, poverty and disease. more info