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1. EMI Gears Up for 'Possible Sale' Read CEO Roger Faxon's Memo to Staff

   1:03 pm 6/20/2011

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   EMI issued a statement on Monday saying that it has launched an effort to find a new owner, among other "strategic alternatives." Read more

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   A&R Exec Steve McDonald Exits Warner Bros. Records

   9:35 am 6/10/2011

   • by Shirley Halperin

   After a year at the label, the Redd Kross rocker-turned-executive returns to punk rock supergroup Off! full-time.Read more

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   Warner Music Quarterly Loss Widens to $38 Million

   4:38 am 5/10/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Top sellers in the quarter included Bruno Mars, R.E.M., Wiz Khalifa and Cee Lo Green as digital business contributed 48 percent of revenue in the company’s U.S. recorded music unit.Read more

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   Warner Music Bought by Len Blavatnik's Access Industries in $3.3 Billion Deal

   7:29 am 5/6/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Blavatnik, who previously bid for MGM, was already an investor in the third-largest music company and is a former board member.Read more

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5. Live Nation Puts In Bid For Warner Recorded Music

   11:40 pm 3/31/2011

   • by Ed Christman

   The concert and ticketing company's offer comes after it largely abandoned plans to compete with record labels by signing superstar artists like Madonna and Jay-Z.Read more

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6. Sean Parker Mulling Bid on Warner Music Group (Report)

   1:21 am 3/12/2011

   • by THR staff

   Could the man who famously fought the major labels — and made millions on Facebook -- end up owning the one that went after him?Read more

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7. VEVO to Live Stream Bonnaroo Music Festival

   10:29 am 3/9/2011

   • by THR staff

   The music video service is co-owned by Universal Music Group and Sony Music; EMI licenses its content. Read more

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8. Warner Music Group Businesses Receive More Than 10 Bids in Auction

   7:05 am 3/1/2011

   • by Ed Christman

   Among the potential buyers: publishing houses BMG and Sony/ATV and investment group Blavatnik, which already owns 2% of WMG. Universal Music did not bid, according to Bloomberg. Read more

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   Warner Music Quarterly Revenue Falls 14%

   4:58 am 2/8/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Despite successes with Kid Rock and Bruno Mars releases, the company’s financials decline amid continued physical sales decreases, leading the stock to drop sharply. Read more

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10. Now That Citigroup Has Taken Over EMI, What's Next?

    2:24 pm 2/1/2011

    • by Ed Christman

    Billboard's senior correspondent breaks down Tuesday's acquisition of debt-straddled EMI and looks ahead to its future. Read more

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