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Future 25: Sam Taylor, EVP of Creative at Kobalt

Publishing has historically been full of horror stories about artists or songwriters signing away their copyrights for eternity. But Kobalt, an independent outlet, promotes a different model: more flexible deals in which writers retain ownership of the songs they have written, keep more income from their songs than they might …

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The Band Plot 50th Anniversary Reissue of Self-Titled Second LP

The Band will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their classic self-titled second album with a reissue boasting several unreleased tracks and the first official release of their performance at Woodstock. The set will arrive November 15th via Capitol/UMe. To accompany the reissue announcement, the Band shared a previously unreleased alternate …

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Mark Ronson Apologizes for Sapiosexual Comment

Mark Ronson opened up about his coming out as sapiosexual during a recent interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain. Or so it seemed. During Rolling Stone‘s interview — which was presented live on Wednesday at Ralph Lauren’s New York City Prince Street location (the full version will be available next …

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Steven Van Zandt Cancels Tour Leg Due to Illness

Steven Van Zandt has canceled most of the tour dates of his recent leg due to illness. “I thought I could shake this sinusitis, but it doesn’t seem to be going away,” the E Street Band member said in a statement. “I’ve never canceled shows before. I feel terrible about …

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