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Before he launched indie label Mom+Pop Music in 2008, Michael Goldstone—Goldie for short—made a name for himself as a major-label A&R executive at Epic, DreamWorks and Sire. The Long

Where in the world is Fred Davis? That’s a reasonable question considering the frequent-flier miles Davis racks up as a partner in merchant bank the Raine Group, which has nine offices around th

As a partner in merchant bank the Raine Group, Fred Davis splits his time between the New York and London locations—when he isn't circling the globe advising and investing in such music-business entities as SoundCloud, Quality Control, Downtown and Firebird.

Where in the world is Fred Davis? That’s a reasonable question considering the frequent-flier miles Davis racks up as a partner in merchant bank the Raine Group, which has nine offices around t

Music industry news, rumors, and innuendo.

Interview by Bud Scoppa Jaan Uhelski and I go way back—she started at Creem in 1970, a few months after my first review was published in a New Jersey underground paper whose name escapes me. We

Music industry news, rumors, and innuendo.

Here's a taste of the previously unreleased archival set Live at Berkeley 1971, hitting 4/28 from Irving Azoff's Iconic Artists Group and Cheryl Pawelski's Omnivore Recordings.

Clive with Barbra Streisand After three years of hosting his “Pre-Grammy Gala” remotely as a result of the pandemic, Clive Davis is understandably looking forward to returning to the Beverly Hills Ba