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Madonna is dumping her record label for a concert promoter. Today, find out what the massive deal means for artists, fans, and the music industry. Plus: the UK sextet Tunng have been dubbed "folktronica." The group shares songs from a new album bearing a more accessible pop sound. And later: Violinist Joshua Bell and 15-year-old composer Jay Greenberg talk about the premiere of Greenberg's Violin Concerto at Carnegie hall.
Madonna's Live Nation Deal
The vast revenue-sharing agreement between Madonna and Live Nation aims to change the three-way relationship between artists, record labels and tour promoters. We ask Ray Waddell of Billboard magazine what this estimated $120 million deal means for the music industry -- and Madonna fans.
Joshua Bell and Jay Greenberg
Violinist Joshua Bell is having a banner year -- appearing as a busker in a Washington, DC, subway station, releasing a new CD of The Red Violin Concerto by John Corigliano, and winning the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize. Next weekend he’ll perform the world premiere of 15-year-old Jay Greenberg's Violin ...
Tunng
The term "folktronica" was coined to try to describe Tunng's signature sound: a blend of elliptical storytelling and folksy acoustic guitars with the production techniques of ambient and glitch electronica. But on their third full-length CD, "Good Arrows," Tunng goes for a richer, more accessible pop sound. Core member Mike ...
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