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Universal Music partners with Tommy Hilfiger

Universal Music partners with Tommy Hilfiger
The record label of Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and the Black Eyed Peas strikes a deal with the fashion designer to create rock-’n'-roll-inspired clothing for high-end boutiques and department stores. As CD sales have declined, bands have turned to something that was once relegated to the back of the auditorium next to the beer and hot dogs: merchandise.

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Who is the dance-pop singer that handed Mariah Carey’s demo tape to Tommy Mottola, the Columbia Records head t

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Singer-songwriter Tommy James, from Niles, tells all in autobiography

Singer-songwriter Tommy James, from Niles, tells all in autobiography
“Hanky Panky,” indeed. In 1966, when Niles’ Tommy James traveled to New York looking for a major record label for what would become the first of his two No. 1 songs, his representatives left a copy of the original recording for Roulette Records President Morris Levy, who was out of town.

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