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Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder Line Up For Mandela Day

Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Queen Latifah have all signed up for what the Nelson Mandela Foundation and 46664 are calling ‘Mandela Day’.
According to organizers, each artist will participate in a July 18 concert to raise awareness and funds with the intention of creating an official Mandela Day to be held annually [...]

Jay-Z’s Latest Blueprint Unfolding on 9/11

Jay-Z is drawing up a curious date for his latest Blueprint.
The Jigga Man’s Blueprint³ will drop on Sept. 11, eight years to the day when the first Blueprint hit stores—and fell off the media radar in the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C.
News of the release, which will be distributed [...]

Live Nation Offers Recession Break for Summer Concerts

Concert promoter Live Nation said on Monday it will waive service fees for general admission at hundreds of concerts on sale for a 24-hour stretch this week.
Live Nation’s no service fee offer will happen as a one-day-only event on Wednesday. The company said it plans other offers every Wednesday through the summer as a recession [...]

Rapper Jay-Z Confirms Split with Def Jam Records

There will be no encore for Jay-Z and Def Jam.
The rapper confirms reports that he has left the record company where he made most of his biggest hits and went from artist to president, and back to artist again.
In an interview with the Web site RapRadar.com, he thanks the label’s executives and calls his time [...]

LIVE NATION TO SELL MAJOR LABEL MP3S ON ARTIST PAGES

Live Nation, which has been on a tear recently with major artist
signings and its own ticketing system that will soon replace a
contract with Ticketmaster, has confirmed that it will sell
unprotected MP3s from three of the four major labels. Rather than
an iTunes-style database, Live Nation’s MP3 store will route fans
to artist pages somewhat similar to the [...]

Jay-Z, Stargate Form Label, Publishing Company

Hip-hop performer and entrepreneur Jay-Z and Norwegian songwriting/production duo Stargate have joined forces under the StarRoc banner, which will encompass a record label and music publishing company under Jay-Z’s Roc Nation venture with Live Nation.
According to the principals, “the focus is to find new talent and develop artists through mutually beneficial global partnerships which include [...]

Jay-Z to Open Renovated Hollywood Palladium

After undergoing renovations for more than a year, the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles will open its doors October 15 with a concert by Jay-Z. The rapper will be backed by a 12-piece band.
The 4,000-capacity Hollywood Palladium has been shuttered since last April to undergo top-to-bottom renovations. The enhancements include [...]