New home for ‘Daryl’s House’

Daryl Hall and John Oates have always found ways to stick to their core yet move with the times. Oates, for example, is set to be musical director of a soul segment of this year’s Bonnaroo Festival.

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Bertelsmann to Buy Out K.K.R.’s Stake in Joint Music Venture

Five years after its last exit from the music industry, Bertelsmann will take control of its restarted music company, BMG Rights Management, in a deal that values BMG at $1.4 billion. The company announced early Friday that it was buying the 51 percent stake of BMG owned by its partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Ben Sisario reported for The New York Times.

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Opera House to host Indian classical music on March 6-7

(MENAFN – Muscat Daily) A family of Indian musicians, including the violinist, composer and conductor Dr L Subramaniam, is all set to take stage at the Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) in two …

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Bertelsmann Acquires Full Control of BMG Music Company

Bertelsmann restarted BMG in 2008, and now has bought up the 51 percent stake owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, signaling a full return to the music business.

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Rita Chiarelli (right) and Edmonton filmmaker Mark Power discuss Chiarelli`s film Music from the Big House at the Nordlys Film and Arts Festival at the Bailey Theatre earlier this month.

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Bertelsmann buys KKR’s stake in music rights group BMG

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bertelsmann, Europe's largest media company, is buying private equity firm KKR's stake in their joint venture music rights management company BMG. The German group, best known for its TV arm RTL and publisher Random House, said on Friday the deal would close during the first half of the year, adding it would not disclose financial terms. A person familiar with the matter …

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