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I Read The News Today... For July 22, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 22, 2011 3:28 pm
Bush have released their new "The Sound Of Winter" single, and it's like Bush Lite. C'mon, Gavin, where's the anger from Sixteen Stone? Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy's releasing a children's book called Wildwood on Aug. 30. Carson Ellis, his wife, did the illustrations. You can read the first four chapters by clicking "Like" on the book's...
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I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending April 8, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 8, 2011 1:44 pm
It's FRIDAY, FRIDAY, and surprisingly, Rebecca Black's shown up in I Fought The Law! The 13-year-old is reportedly considering suing Ark Music Factory, the producers of her ubiquitous "Friday" single, for copyright infringement and unlawful exploitation of publicity rights. Damn. I thought you were looking forward to the weekend, Rebecca? —Rolling...
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Ticketmaster, Live Nation Merger Approved... With Conditions

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) January 25, 2010 5:00 pm
The proposed merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation can go ahead, as long as Ticketmaster sells some of its assets first. The U.S. Justice Department and Canada's Competition Bureau want Ticketmaster to sell Paciolan, its subsidiary ticketing business, to Philadelphia sports and entertainment company Comcast-Spectacor or another approved...
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Live Nation/Ticketmaster Merger's Rough Senate Reception

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By CHARTattack Staff February 25, 2009 2:30 pm
The proposed Live Nation / Ticketmaster merger isn't guaranteed, as skeptical U.S. politicians grilled the company's top executives at the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee On Antitrust, Competition Policy And Consumer Rights hearings in Washington on Tuesday. Senator Charles Schumer is against the merger and says it represents "...
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Ticketmaster Sued, Merges With Live Nation

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By CHARTattack Staff February 10, 2009 12:20 pm
An Ontario class-action lawsuit has been launched against Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc., Ticketmaster Canada Ltd., TNOW Entertainment Group Inc. and Premium Inventory, Inc. The plaintiffs allege Ticketmaster is diverting tickets to its TicketsNow resale site and forcing consumers to pay a higher price for them in violation of the anti-...
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Live Nation: U2 Sells, Iommi Sues

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By CHARTattack Staff December 18, 2008 1:02 pm
It hasn't been the best week for Live Nation, the giant, multi-tiered music industry company. Live Nation will lose about $19 million U.S. ($22.7 million Canadian) because of a deal it signed with U2 in March. The company guaranteed U2 would receive $25 million for 1.6 million shares as part of their 12-year agreement. The Irish band has now...
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