Over the last 8 or 9 months we’ve been inundated with hype about how “hot” Sony Music has been under the leadership of Rob Stringer and partner Steve Barnett. Notice that there’s no mention of the other partner, Rick Rubin, who has suddenly become invisible. Of course, as I’ve pointed out many times in the...
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As you’re probably aware by now, Sony Music Label Group CEO Rob Stringer was awarded the Fredo Corleone Award for Moron of the Month last week based mainly on his interview with The Hollywood Reporter’s Shirley Halperin (my new favorite reporter–you go girl!). Unfortunately for Stringer, it looks as though the nickname may have...
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In case you haven’t heard, Michael Jackson died recently, leaving behind a lot of debts, a custody battle over his kids, an estate that must look like a rubic cube and AEG Live holding the bag. I’ve know Brandon K (Randy) Phillips, president of AEG Live, for 30 years, when he was a piss...
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