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Why a cut-price wizard will be good for Marks & Spencer

20.11.09
There is urgent whispering in the aisles of Marks & Spencer: Sir Stuart Rose, the smooth, pin-up boss (for lady shoppers of a certain age) is no more... more

Sound check: Green is the new rock'n'roll

20.11.09
Musicians are realising that there are plenty of ways they can help save the planet — without making the rest of us cringe.... more

Citi snub for EMI plan

16.11.09
Banking giant Citigroup has rejected attempts by Terra Firma, Guy Hands’s private equity firm, to restructure EMI, the music business it bought for £2.5 billion in 2007 ... more

The Italian trying to get a better tune out of EMI

14.10.09
Guy Hands’ £3.2bn for EMI still seems an incredible amount – can his new CEO make it all work? ... more

Lib-Dem mansion tax is such a mess

24.09.09
Have the Lib Dems thought through their plan to tax houses over £1 million? They “might find the definition of a house less than clear-cut”... ... more

Bronfman's move reignites Warner, EMI merger buzz

03.06.09
Speculation is rising in the music industry that two of its giants, EMI and Warner Music, could re-open merger talks as the latter's boss moves from New York to London... more

Sound check: Danger Mouse does it again

29.05.09
Danger Mouse's new album with David Lynch is another classic — so why doesn’t EMI want you to hear it?.... more

Now Sir Fred enters hall of shame in US

25.02.09
Well done, Fred the Shred. Even the Americans are holding you responsible for the credit crunch.... more

The pound in your pocket is way off-target

18.02.09
In his final Budget as Chancellor, Gordon Brown said “inflation will be on target” throughout 2008 and 2009... more

Dress-code harmony is still elusive at EMI

23.12.08
It's not been the happiest of years at EMI, where staff at the music company and their private-equity bosses at Terra Firma still regard each other as aliens... more

EMI battling under £2.7bn loans burden

08.12.08
Media: Music publisher EMI faces a crunch Christmas as it struggles to deal with £2.7 billion of loans from Citigroup... more

CDs of the week

29.08.08
Brian Wilson rehashes the Beach Boys, James Yorkston puts out a hypnotic album and Charles Lloyd is captured on record.... more

Top ten downloads

22.08.08
Katy Perry has this weeks number one download with I kissed a boy ... more

Still Rolling for EMI - but all in the past

29.07.08
Crumbs of comfort for EMI, owned by private-equity firm Terra Firma.... more

Who will win the Mercury?

22.07.08
The shortlist for this year's Mercury Music Prize for the best British album will be revealed later today. But who will make the cut?.... more

EMI's recording arm in the black

15.07.08
Guy Hands, the private equity boss of EMI, claims to have produced an early turnaround at the music giant's recording arm... more

EMI pensions blow for Hands

30.04.08
Terra Firma reportedly faces up to £170m in additional pension fund charges on its purchase of music publisher EMI... more

Struggle to get EMI rocking again starts with a few smart recruits

21.04.08
For a record label that is supposedly in crisis, not everything at EMI is going badly... more

Amy mastermind to nurture talent at EMI

16.04.08
EMI raids rival Universal to recruit the A&R man who masterminded the success of Amy Winehouse... more

Off the record

18.01.08
With album sales falling and EMI in trouble, David Smyth says its time we got our big names out for a Brit Awards ceremony to remember.... more

Rolling Stones deliver fresh blow to EMI

17.01.08
Record label EMI's woes continued as the Rolling Stones signed a one-album deal with its biggest rival.... more

The Verve threaten to withhold next EMI album

15.01.08
The Verve are to follow Radiohead, Coldplay, Robbie Williams and Sir Paul McCartney in a protest against their record label EMI.... more

When the suits go marching in

14.01.08
Music label EMI is in a right pickle with Robbie Williams on the brink of striking and Coldplay pondering similar action.... more

£80m Robbie Williams goes on strike

11.01.08
Robbie Williams is going on strike to protest about the behaviour of his record company. ... more

CDs of the week

08.06.07
Queens of the Stone Age clatter some more drum beats, while Suzanne Vega reminds the audience of her talent in this week's best CDs... more

McCartney solo work to be released online

15.05.07
Sir Paul McCartney is to make his solo back catalogue available for digital download. The announcement raises hopes that the Beatles' music will soon follow.... more

All Saints dropped by record label

06.03.07
Girl group All Saints have been dumped by their record label. Parlophone decided to part company with the band after new single Chick Fit failed to make an impression on the charts.... more

Pete grabs £1m record deal

18.01.07
Pete Doherty has been famous for a while only as the lover of Kate Moss. But now his band Babyshambles have landed a £1m record deal. ... more

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