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Depeche Mode is ready to crank

2013-04-24 06:30:00

From the outside, the scene looked like just another Depeche Mode gig, with a crush of stylishly attired music fans gathered on a street corner in downtown Austin, Texas. Inside the bare-bones warehouse, though, it was clear that this veteran English...

SXSW 2013: The music stories to watch

2013-03-11 06:30:00

On the final night of the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, last year, a young folk-rock trio from Denver took the makeshift stage at a church a few blocks away from the main action down on 6th Street. The church was about half full,...

Henry Grossman's fab moments with the Beatles

2013-03-02 07:00:00

It began in 1964 as a Time magazine photo assignment for Henry Grossman to cover the Beatles' debut appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." It developed over the years into a deep friendship between Grossman and the group, one that allowed him rare access...

Universal Music agrees to sell Sanctuary Records

2013-02-14 18:26:00

Universal Music Group has entered into an agreement to sell Sanctuary Records -- home to such rock and heavy metal acts as Black Sabbath and Megadeth -- for $62 million, according to a person with knowledge of the transaction. The sale, to BMG Rights...

Countdown to the Grammys: Band camp - on a major scale

2013-02-07 07:00:00

Staples Center is bustling with activity ahead of Sunday's Grammy Awards. Red carpets are being rolled out, producers are going over the run of the show, and chart-topping artists are polishing their performances. Just two miles away, in USC's Grand...

Hollywood executives predict technology-fueled changes

2013-02-08 14:35:00

During Grammy week, when musicians take center stage, Universal Music Group Chairman Lucian Grainge is attracting a fair amount of attention as well. Billboard magazine placed Grainge at the top its Power 100 list -- thanks in part to his...

Andrew Loog Oldham on Rolling Stones film 'Charlie Is My Darling'

2012-11-20 06:00:00

HBO’s “Crossfire Hurricane” isn’t the only new documentary to offer a revealing glimpse into the half-century career of the Rolling Stones. Also just out is “Charlie Is My Darling,” which follows the band on a short...

Universal's bid for EMI music division approved

2012-09-21 13:36:00

Regulators in the U.S. and Europe on Friday approved Universal Music Group’s $1.9 billion acquisition of the music division of EMI Group Ltd., giving the Los Angeles-based music company control of the Beatles music catalogue and the iconic Abbey...

Madeleine Brand leaving KPCC; Alex Cohen stepping in

2012-09-21 14:42:00

KPCC-FM (89.9) morning show co-host Madeleine Brand is leaving the station and will be replaced by Alex Cohen as the in-studio partner of A Martinez. Brand announced Friday that she’s leaving the station to pursue other career opportunities....

'Big Jon' Platt, a music-publishing power, joins Warner/Chappell

2012-09-10 13:32:00

He is known to artists such as Kanye West and Beyonce simply as "Big Jon." Jon Platt, a music-publishing veteran of EMI responsible for signing top hip-hop and R&B talent including Usher, Drake, Ludacris and others, announced Monday that he's landed at...

European regulators to deliberate Universal-EMI deal Friday

2012-09-06 21:24:00

The European Commission's competition committee is scheduled Friday to deliberate whether it will approve Universal Music Group's proposed $2.2-billion merger with EMI Music, according to industry officials. If approved by antitrust regulators in...

Universal EMI deal heats up in Europe

2012-07-18 08:09:00

The climate is heating up for Universal Music Group in Brussels as the company shuttles its proposal to buy EMI's recorded music business through Europe's labyrinthine antitrust approval process. The pending $1.9-billion acquisition, announced in...

Coldplay is among the bands Universal Music Group will lose under a European Union ruling allowing its acquisition of EMI's music division to proceed.

2012-09-21 12:32:04

Universal Music is expected to retain The Beatles' catalog currently held by EMI.

2012-09-07 07:15:02

Lucian Grainge, chief executive of Universal Music Group, at a congressional hearing on the company's $1.9-billion bid for EMI.

2012-06-21 00:00:00