Pollstar Daily News Service
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 12:00PM
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Cirque du Soleil has closed its “Zaia” show in Macau, six and a half years before its contract was to end.
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Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 9:36AM
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What do Al Gore, Karl Rove, Rahm Emanuel, Google chairman Eric Schmidt and former Facebook president Sean Parker all have in common?
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Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 8:38AM
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Legendary UK concert promoter Andrew Miller died of cancer Feb. 16. He was 65.
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Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 2:30AM
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Despite a rapidly rising share price since the New Year, Wall Street analysts have become increasingly bearish leading up to Live Nation’s fourth quarter earnings release Feb. 23.
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Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 2:27AM
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Kim Dotcom, founder of the website Megaupload, was released from a New Zealand jail Wednesday after a judge granted him bail.
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Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 2:27AM
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The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Phil Spector's appeal of his conviction for killing actress Lana Clarkson.
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Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 2:25AM
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Contractors for the $179 million Pinnacle Bank Arena under construction in Lincoln, Neb., will reinforce some improperly bent rebar discovered at the facility in December.
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Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 2:20AM
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Though the owners of Myrtle Beach, S.C.’s beleaguered Freestyle Music Park recently signed a $20 million mortgage with a foreign lender, the park isn’t expected to open its gates anytime soon.
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Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 2:15AM
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With the UK teetering on the edge of a double-dip recession, the record companies are likely to shrug off a 3.4 percent drop in music sales and be thankful it wasn’t any worse.
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Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 2:10AM
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A nonprofit organization owned by Don Henley has agreed to return a portion of a large donation after learning the funds came straight from a Florida Ponzi scheme.
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Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 2:10AM
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Michael Jackson’s estate and his former manager, Tohme R. Tohme, have filed dueling lawsuits in a year-long dispute regarding Tohme’s claim he’s entitled to a 15 percent stake in the late singer’s post-death earnings.
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Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 2:05AM
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Queensland’s Optus Gympie Music Muster had so many requests in the past by patrons wanting to get married, engaged or renew their vows that it’s built its own chapel.
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Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 2:00AM
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The French “three strikes” anti-piracy campaign has so far resulted in 165 suspected illegal file-sharers being taken to court.
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