Ownership of the latest iteration of Hammerjacks expects Baltimore’s newest music venue to be open early next year and that the building will be used for more than just concerts. The club, which involves a total $14 million investment, is ...

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A popular Puerto Rican singer-songwriter has filed suit against a local Spanish-language radio station, alleging the station deliberately canceled his appearance at a concert last summer but still used his name and image to promote the event. Don Omar is seeking at least $9 million for breach of contract from WLZL-FM, also known as El Zol 107.9, according to the lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt.

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Live Nation Entertainment Inc., the world’s largest live entertainment company, is not a monopoly and does not coerce acts to play at its venues, a federal judge has ruled in ending a six-year-long antitrust case.

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Plus, why you should never try to climb on-stage when Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders are performing.

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Amazon is launching a music streaming service for its Prime members, adding yet another freebie to its popular free-shipping plan ahead of the expected unveiling of its first smartphone next week.

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The Johns Hopkins University has picked the current president of the St. Louis Symphony to head the Peabody Institute, the nation’s oldest music conservatory.

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The new $100 bill debuts on Tuesday.

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LOS ANGELES — Internet radio leader Pandora has won a court battle with the music publishing society known as ASCAP that could help it lower its royalty payments. Pandora pays 4.3 percent of its revenue in songwriter royalties to groups ...

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WALTHAM, Mass. — Steinway has been sold for about $499 million and will again become a private company. The company struck a deal with Paulson & Co., the investment firm founded by John Paulson, for $40 per share. That topped ...

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WALTHAM, Mass. — A new bid to buy a legendary piano maker could be music to the ears of its shareholders. Steinway Musical Instruments Inc. said Monday that an investment firm has offered to pay $38 per share, or about ...

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