Sheryl Crow News

Music 'Majors' Left After Sony-BMG Merger

AP, Jul 20, 2004 1:18 pm PDT
The Sony-BMG merger leaves four music "majors" with about 80 percent of the $32 billion global music market. They are:

_Universal Music Group: Artists include Sting, Sheryl Crow , Marvin Gaye, Vince Gill and Diana Krall on labels including A&M Records, Motown, MCA, GRP and Impulse labels.

_Sony-BMG: Artists include Aerosmith , George Michael , Barbra Streisand , Avril Lavigne and Elvis Presley on labels including Columbia, Epic, Arista and RCA.

_Warner Music Group: Artists include Madonna , Craig David , Alanis Morrisette, Bjork, The Corrs, Cher, David Gray and Linkin Park on labels including Atlantic, Elektra, Maverick, Rhino, and Warner Bros. Records.

_EMI Group: Artists include David Bowie , Janet Jackson , Lenny Kravitz , Robbie Williams and Radiohead on labels like Capitol Records, Chrysalis and Virgin.

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Australian bank buys into Sheryl Crow catalog

Aug 20, 2009 7:00 am PDT

A fund run by a group 50 percent owned by Commonwealth Bank of Australia has acquired the music publishing catalog of U.S. singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow, behind hits "All I Wanna Do" and "Everyday is a Winding Road." The deal by Ireland-b...

New CD featuring Kanye and more to benefit Obama

Sep 19, 2008 1:00 pm PDT

Barack Obama's presidential campaign, which has inspired a multitude of songs by stars and amateurs alike, is now getting an official soundtrack. "Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement," which takes its title from an Obama campaign ...

Stars over the moon about Obama's speech

Aug 28, 2008 10:00 pm PDT

First word on Barack Obama's historic nomination acceptance speech from a bevy of celebrities in attendance was decidedly partisan: "It was excellent," Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie said. "It was amazing." "Incredible," said Jessica Alba ...

Matthews, Crow kick off Democratic convention

Aug 25, 2008 10:00 am PDT

Singing at the Democratic convention, Sheryl Crow dedicated her song "Strong Enough" to Barack Obama and then added a twist to the lyrics for the occasion. "Are you strong enough to be my man, or my president?" Crow sang to her party's no...

Crow aims to upload voters with free download

Aug 21, 2008 11:00 am PDT

Sheryl Crow wants your vote — and figures she can get it for a song. The Grammy Award-winning singer is offering a free download of her politically charged tune "Gasoline" to anyone who logs onto the Rock the Vote Web site or anyone ...

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