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   Avril Lavigne Revs Up for New Album With Surprise Club Show

   11:35 am 4/26/2013

   • by Emily Zemler

   For her one-off fan appreciation night at Sunset Strip haunt the Viper Room, the pop-rocker offered a teaser set of singles, old and new.Read more

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   Death Grips Tracks Yanked From YouTube Amid Continuing Label Squabble

   4:41 pm 2/27/2013

   • by Colin Stutz

   The controversial rap group raised the ire of Sony's Epic Records in November when it leaked its own album. Read more

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   Sylvia Rhone on New Label and Undoing 'Old-School Models' That Segregate Along Genre Lines (Q&A)

   7:30 am 2/14/2013

   • by Shirley Halperin

   "What's pop, what's hip-hop, what's rock -- it's really more who that fan is," says the industry veteran and chairman of Vested in Culture, a joint venture with Epic Records. Read more

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   Sylvia Rhone Announces Joint Venture With Epic Records

   11:38 am 1/30/2013

   • by Billboard Staff

   The new union has a name, Vested in Culture, and a slate of first releases. Read more

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   Charlie Walk Named EVP of Republic Records

   1:04 pm 1/28/2013

   • by Billboard Staff

   The music industry veteran will oversee marketing, PR and promotion at the 18-year-old label, which counts Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and Florence + the Machine on its roster.Read more

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   'X Factor's' Fifth Harmony Signs With Syco Music, Epic Records (Exclusive)

   6:00 am 1/17/2013

   • by Sophie Schillaci

   After finishing third on season two of the Fox reality competition, the girl group joins L.A. Reid's roster at the Sony label. Read more

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   COO Mark Shimmel, Erik Olesen Exit Epic Records

   11:11 am 1/9/2013

   • by Billboard Staff

   In a surprise move, L.A. Reid's number two and the label's svp of promotion are out. Read more

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   Is L.A. Reid Looking to Sign Rapper Macklemore to Epic Records? (Video)

   5:41 pm 11/4/2012

   • by Shirley Halperin

   The Epic Records chairman and "X Factor" judge flew to Montana to catch a recent show by the hip-hop act, whose latest album, "The Heist," debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.Read more

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   Scott Seviour Named Epic Records' EVP Marketing and Artist Development

   5:00 am 11/2/2012

   • by THR Staff

   The exec's music business pedigree goes back to Clive Davis’ J Records, where he was a founding employee.Read more

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    Epic Records Drops Controversial Rap Group Death Grips

    4:06 pm 11/1/2012

    • by Colin Stutz

    Says the Sony-owned label in a statement addressing the hardcore rappers: "When marketing and publicity stunts trump the actual music, we must remind ourselves of our core values."Read more

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