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  • April 2008
    • Jay-Z to Sign Record $150M Deal

      Jay-Z to Sign Record $150M Deal

      Rapper Jay-Z is about to decamp from record label Def Jam and sign a $150 million deal with concert promoter Live Nation, reports the New York Times. The deal, Live Nation's biggest to date, will give the superstar financial backing for tours, his own record label and other related ventures such as talent consulting. It reflects the ongoing scramble in the music business as CD sales plunge and fans download more and more of their music. More »

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      music industry   Madonna   concert   hip-hop   rap music   Jay-Z   American Gangster   Mary J. Blige   Live Nation   Def Jam   Atlantic Records

  • January 2008
  • December 2007
    • Blige Airs Growing Pains

      Blige Airs Growing Pains

      Mary J. Blige has moved on from empowerment to soulful diva on her first disc in two years, the Boston Globe ’s Joan Anderman writes. "A celebration of the artist's hard-won happiness, " Growing Pains won Anderman over by "revealing her weaknesses." Blige still urges listeners to stand tall on a joyful "Just Fine," but now sings a slow “I need you to rescue me" on "Feel Like a Woman." More »

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      hip-hop   music review   relationship   R   Mary J. Blige

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