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Bertelsmann AG is a non-public stock corporation. At present, its shareholders are the Bertelsmann Stiftung, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert and the Mohn family. The capital shares are held by three shareholders: the Bertelsmann Stiftung (57.6%), the Mohn family (17.3%) and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (25.1%, of which 0.1% are non-voting shares). The voting rights held by the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Mohn family are exercised by Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft (BVG). BVG controls 75% of voting rights, while Groupe Bruxelles Lambert controls 25%.

 

Headquarters:  New York City
 
Shareholders:  SONY (50%) Bertelsmann AG (50%)
 
Record Labels (selection):
Arista Records, BMG Ariola, BMG Canada, BMG Classics, BMG Japan, BMG Ricordi, BMG Strategic Marketing Group, BMG UK & Ireland, Columbia Records Group, Crescent Moon Records, Epic Records, J Records, Jive Records, LaFace, Legacy Recordings, Provident Music Group, RCA Label Group - Nashville, RCA Records, RCA Victor Group, Sony Classical, Sony Music Custom Marketing Group, Sony Music International, Sony Music Nashville, Sony Music Norte, Sony Music Soundtrax, Sony Wonder, Verity.
 
Offices:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
 
Management:
Andrew Lack, Chief Executive Officer, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Michael Smellie, Chief Operating Officer, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Kevin Kelleher, Chief Financial Officer, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Rolf Schmidt-Holtz, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sony BMG Music Entertainment

 

 


 

 

Q:Why a merger and why now?
A: The recorded music industry is facing a global crisis. We have all seen a massive decline in sales while costs have risen and CD prices have fallen. By combining operations, and a program of cost savings, Sony BMG will be able to sustain and increase our investment in artists worldwide and in multiple genres, instead of continuing on our current course of streamlining and cutting costs in response to the challenging market conditions.
 
Q: What is included in the JV?
A: Sony BMG is comprised largely of the recorded music labels of Sony Music and BMG. Music publishing, and manufacturing are not included. In Japan, Bertelsmann's recorded music division will be included in the joint venture but Sony's will be kept separate.
 
Q: What is the operating focus of Sony BMG?
A: Our focus is on recorded-music operations, and our relationship with artists is at the core of what we do. Our focus is on developing music talent, finding new repertoire, helping established artists branch out in new areas, and exploring new avenues to promote and market music.
 
Q: How will the JV approach A&R ­ will the new company focus on just global hits, or will there be an additional focus on A&R at the local level?
A: Sony BMG is dedicated to supporting local artists and repertoire in regions around the world. We believe today's local A&R successes are tomorrow's global superstars.
 
Q: What artists and labels comprise the combined company?
A: Sony BMG will benefit from the complementary strengths of the two companies, including some of the greatest record labels in the world, impressive current artist rosters, and a vast catalog of important and influential recordings.
 
Q: Who will run the JV?
A: The JV has a joint leadership structure, made up of senior managers from each company. The CEO is Andrew Lack, who will report to a six-person board of directors split evenly between representatives of Sony Corp. of America and Bertelsmann AG. The Chairman of the Board of Directors is Rolf Schmidt Holtz. Michael Smellie will be Chief Operating Officer, and Kevin Kelleher will be Chief Financial Officer.
 
Q: Where are the headquarters of Sony BMG? And what about headquarters for the JV in France, Germany, and other countries?
A: Sony BMG's corporate offices will be based at 550 Madison Avenue in New York. The JV and its labels will also maintain offices in other locations within the city of New York. For the time being it will also maintain offices at the Bertelsmann building in New York City. In other countries and territories, the locations will be determined as we work through the integration of Sony Music and BMG.
 



 

 

 

Announcing the New Bluebird Centennial Collections

It's Glenn Miller and Fats Waller's 100th birthday this year and Bluebird/RCA Victor celebrates these giants of the swing era with The Centennial Collections, a new series that offers something different . . . a CD of newly remastered greatest hits by the legends of jazz, plus a bonus DVD of rarely seen film/performance footage . . . all for the price of one CD. Addational releases include Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman, and Coleman Hawkins.

 

 

 

 

Bebo & Cigala - Latin Grammy Nods


July 14, 2004 (Los Angeles, CA) - Legendary Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés, and Gypsy flamenco vocalist Diego ¿el Cigala¿ Salazar and their record Lágrimas Negras, produced by Javier Limón and Academy Award-winning film director Fernando Trueba, are becoming a unique event in the history of Spanish and international music. Following their achievements to date with quality mestizo music, now come the Latin Grammy awards. Bebo & Cigala and the album Lágrimas Negras have been nominated for this year¿s Latin Grammy awards in the following categories: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Traditional Tropical Album, Best Recording Engineering and Best Producer of the Year (Javier Limón). The Latin Grammys will be broadcast on CBS on September 1st. Cigala told the Los Angeles Times, ¿¿if we are able with this record to open borders and bring people closer to flamenco who never listened to the music before -- well, that¿s marvelous.¿ These five Latin Grammy nominations come on top of the important awards that Lágrimas Negras has won in Spain in the last year: five Amigo awards, three Musica awards and one Ondas award. 

 

In Spain, Lágrimas Negras has sold more than 250,000 copies and has been in the best-selling charts for 58 weeks (more than 14 months!). Lágrimas Negras, which was released in the U.S. last month and in Europe last year, was on the 2003 best albums lists of critics at The New York Times, Newsday, and other publications. Bebo & Cigala have also been featured in Time and the Los Angeles Times. Outside of Spain it has sold over 130,000 copies world wide in just three months, with special success in Mexico, France, Argentina, Portugal, Venezuela and the United States. The record has been released in more than 20 countries and is scheduled for release in Germany, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Bulgaria and Brazil. Lágrimas Negras is a unique blending of the music of Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés with the flamenco voice of Diego ¿el Cigala¿ Salazar. The album represents two artists, two generations, two truths and a half-century age difference between them. Additionally, Bebo Valdés is eligible for a sixth Latin Grammy in the category of Latin Jazz for his record We could make such beautiful music together with violinist Federico Britos. To make matters even more interesting, Chucho Valdés - Son of Bebo - is also up for this award for his last record.

 

The newest news at Bluebird Jazz
Check out the latest news from Bluebird, including:

1) Cesaria Evora Wins a GRAMMY Award for Voz D?Amor
2) Never ?Before-Released Frank Sinatra to Hit Stores on April 6th!
3) Announcing the New Bluebird Centennial Collections
4) Strange Liberation Making Waves in the Jazz World
5) New Additions to When The Sun Goes Down Series
6) Two More Bluebird First Editions Coming Soon

Grammy Award Winner Cesaria Evora for Voz D'Amor

BEST CONTEMPORARY WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
VOZ D'AMOR - Cesaria Evora (Bluebird)

Awarded to Cesaria Evora at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8th, 2004!

Fourplay Announces 25 City National Tour

June 22, 2004 (New York, NY) - After more than ten years as the hottest supergroup in contemporary jazz, Fourplay hits the road to support their ninth studio album, Journey. Fourplay is comprised of keyboardist Bob James, bassist/vocalist Nathan East, guitarist Larry Carlton, and drummer Harvey Mason -- each a major artist in his own right. Recorded at Firehouse Recording and produced by longtime Fourplay producer, Don Murray, the band went into the studio with sometimes only simple sketches of melodies. Using their innate talents and their world-class improvising skills, not to mention an unbelievable amount of teamwork, Fourplay worked on each song with a free give-and-take session of discussion and performance and then the band would lay it down. Journey is also the band's first all-digital album, a milestone for a group known for its embrace of analog sound. Journey includes nine Fourplay originals and one cover of Sting's "Fields of Gold." Nathan East lends his vocal talents to "Play Around It" and the title track "Journey," which also features Bikki Johnson on background vocals and shaker. Each song on Journey has a story behind it. 

 

Each one offers another perspective on how Fourplay continues to grow as a writing collective, a rhythm section, and as a source of continued excellence. August 21 Temecula, CA Thornton Winery August 22 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl August 25 Saratoga, CA Garden Theatre September 10 West Bend, WI Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival September 11 St. Paul, MN Fitzgerald Theater September 12 Marshall, MO Crossroads Amphitheater September 13 St. Louis, MO The Pageant September 15 Cleveland, OH Playhouse Square Center September 16 Detroit, MI Detroit Opera House September 17 Columbus, OH Promowest Pavilion September 18 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre September 21 Austin, TX One World Theater September 22 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater October 14 Rehoboth Beach, DE Rehoboth Autumn Jazz Festival October 15 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre October 16 Atlantic City, NJ Trump Marina ¿ The Shell November 11 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theatre November 12, 13 Atlanta, GA Georgia Institute of Technology November 14 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium November 15 Durham, NC Carolina Theatre of Durham November 16 Washington, DC GW Lisner Auditorium November 18 New York, NY Town Hall November 19 Huntington, NY Inter-Media Arts Center November 20 New Haven, CT Southern CT State University November 21 Palmerton, PA Penn¿s Peak

 

Never Before Released Frank Sinatra to Hit Stores April 6th!

Frank Sinatra fans and anybody who has ever loved this blue eyed crooner will be ecstatic to find out that we have rummaged through the archives and found a collection of NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED Frank Sinatra recordings! Young Blue Eyes- Birth of a Crooner will be in stores on April 6th!

This 20-song collection of the Dorsey-Sinatra collaboration emanates from their legendary NBC radio broadcasts in the early ?40s. Young Blue Eyes- The Birth of a Crooner features unique interpretations of Sinatra classics as well as rare covers that have previously been unreleased commercially. The live recordings have been exceptionally remastered by engineer Doug Pomeroy to ensure high sonic quality.

Sinatra launched his career with the Dorsey Orchestra, and together they held sway over the popular music scene from 1940 to 1942. During that time they recorded 90 songs for RCA Victor. These studio dates have been documented on the Bluebird box set The Song Is You. However, the three-year Dorsey-Sinatra working relationship was more expansive than the studio setting. Young Blue Eyes?Birth of the Crooner opens a window on seminal live performances of ballads and romance tunes when Sinatra was cutting his teeth in the music world with one of the premiere big bands.

 

Strange Liberation Making Waves in the Jazz World

Dave Douglas'new title Strange Liberation is making waves in the Jazz world, with rave reviews from the critics, number #1 on jazz radio for a month, and a worldwide tour currently in motion. Featuring special guest Bill Frisell on guitar, Dave Douglas brings his amazing trumpet playing ability as well as his compositional skills to the table, complimented by the New Quintet.

Check out what the press has to say about Strange Liberation...

"The trumpeter reconvenes the quintet behind 2002's gem The Infinite, adding guitarist Bill Frisell's quavering twang to the mix. He achieves a richly detailed sound, elegant even in its eccentricities. Often, Frisell and Uri Caine's piano cast lovely sonic halos around Douglas' pungent tone. There's an intelligent cohesion to these wide-ranging tracks, and just the right tension between composition and improvisation. A-" -Entertainment Weekly

?From the opening track, the sound, the ensemble blend, freezes you right in your chair? Strange Liberation possesses, in spades, the quality of immediacy essential to jazz? ?Jazz Times

?Forty-one years old with 21 albums to his credit: that is a remarkable resume for jazz's most adventurous trumpeter. Dave Douglas' sixth Bluebird outing, Strange Liberation, is a reflective, whimsical and driving quintet date with guest Bill Frisell. It marks the first meeting of the fellow alchemists. The pairing is a perfect tonal match: Frisell's dreamy yet barbed guitar stylings harmonically mated to Douglas' trademark bumblebee trills and high-pitched wails. But the Frisell-Douglas partnership is only part of the CD's success story. Equally vital to its dynamism is Douglas' brilliant road-honed band? -Billboard

"Strange Liberation is the best album in several years by Dave Douglas, a prolific trumpeter and bandleader. It doesn't take long for each of his new bands to sound good, but a lot depends on the material these bands are working on. Mr. Douglas is project minded, not just writing to the strengths of his players but often composing with specific goals, homages or sound combinations in mind.... the band has the rhythmic and timbral originality to go up against Mr. Frisell properly." -New York Times

?Douglas works in so many formats and goes to the high-concept well so often that it?s easy to overlook recordings? that are harder to categorize, but that is often where the choicest fruit of his vibrant imagination exist.? ?Downbeat

 

 

New Additions to When The Sun Goes Down

Tracing the roots of rock & roll, the critically-acclaimed When The Sun Goes Down series showcases early versions of songs that were very influential and/or later popularized with mainstream pop or rock hits. These are the often superior versions you didn?t even know existed! While the series has focused primarily on the early influence of blues, the latest two installments expand the concept highlighting the influence of early country and gospel.

Honey In The Rock demonstrates the singular influence of black gospel on rock and popular music going back to 1902! This particular program begins with ultra-rare gems from this period right through Thelma Houston?s 1972 recordings, providing a breathtaking panorama of America?s most influential music.

Likewise, Will The Circle Be Unbroken demonstrates the profound impact of early country and roots music, featuring early versions of familiar songs, heard as they were originally written or recorded. Featured tracks include Vernon Dalhart?s ?The Prisoner?s Song? (the first country music million-seller), The Monroe Brother?s ?Can the Circle Be Unbroken? (later popularized by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), and Gray & Whitter?s 1928 version of ?Tom Dooley?, which later sparked the 1960s folk revival.

 

 

New Bluebird First Editions: Bing & Clooney

Continuing the critically-acclaimed First Edition reissue series, Bluebird offers two new stellar titles . . . completely remastered and sounding better than ever!

Bing Crosby - Bing With A Beat

Regarded by many scholars and fans as Bing Crosby?s greatest album, Bing With A Beat is the jazz record Crosby always dreamed of making during his many years of crafting pop hits. He made this record for the sheer pleasure and love of jazz, collaborating with his ideal wish-list of musicians, and focusing on songs he loved. You can hear the joy in his voice as he performs a collection of songs he never otherwise recorded, including an early version of ?Mack The Knife?, done in tribute to his friend Louis Armstrong.

Rosemary Clooney ? Rosie Solves The Swingin? Riddle

Rosie Solves The Swingin? Riddle is one of two fantastic recording collaborations between Rosemary Clooney and Nelson Riddle, that illustrates their mastery of The Great American Songbook. What many don?t know is that this collaboration coincided with their passionate love affair outside the recording studio, a relationship that Clooney once described as ?. . . the best blending of my job and my personal life that I?ve ever had.? All of this is reflected in this high-spirited collection of uptempo tunes, including two never-before-released bonus tracks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Allen, Henry
Andrew Sisters With The Glenn Miller Orchestra, The
Armstrong, Louis
Atcheson, Randall

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Baker, Chet
Barbieri, Gato
Barretto, Ray
Basie, Count
Bebo & Cigala
Bechet, Sidney
Beiderbecke, Bix
Berigan, Bunny
Blakey, Art
Brecker Brothers, The
Brown, Clifford
Bugnon, Alex

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Carlton, Larry
Carmichael, Hoagy
Clooney, Rosemary
Coltrane, Ravi
Crosby, Bing, And Rosemary Clooney
Crudup, Arthur "Big Boy"

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Desmond, Paul
Dorsey, Tommy
Douglas, Dave

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Eldridge, Roy
Elias, Eliane
Ellington, Duke
Ellington, Duke & Count Basie
Evans, Gil
Evora, Cesaria

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Fountain, Pete
Fourplay

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Gillespie, Dizzy
Gonsalves, Paul
Goodman, Benny
Guaraldi, Vince

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Hampton, Lionel
Hargrove, Roy
Harrell, Tom
Hawkins, Coleman
Hawkins, Erskine & His Orchestra
Hill, Warren
Hirt, Al
Hodges, Johnny
Horne, Lena

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Kitt, Eartha
Konitz, Lee

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Leadbelly

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Makeba, Miriam
Masekela, Hugh
Mason, Harvey
Mcrae, Carmen
Mctell, Blind Willie
Meadows, Marion
Miller, Glenn
Miller, Glenn, & The Army Air Force Band
Miller, Glenn/Tommy Dorsey
Mingus, Charles
Monk, Thelonious
Morton, Jelly Roll
Mulligan, Gerry

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Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Original Soundtrack

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Peterson, Oscar
Pizzarelli, John
Porter, Cole
Puente, Tito

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Raney, Jimmy
Reese, Della
Reinhardt, Django
Rich, Buddy
Rivers, Sam
Roberts, Marcus
Rollins, Sonny
Rüegg, Mathias, & Vienna Art Orchesra

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Scott-Heron, Gil
Scott-Heron, Gil, And Brian Jackson
Sebesky, Don
Shaw, Artie
Sims, Zoot
Sinatra, Frank
Sinatra, Frank, & Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
Sinatra, Frank With Dorsey, Tommy
Smith, Lonnie Liston
Steiner, Rubin

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Various

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Waller, Fats
Werner, Kenny
Williams, Joe
Williams, Mary Lou
Williamson, Sonny Boy
Wolf, Howlin'

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

MUSIC INDEX A - Z

 

 

Abba

AC-DC

Aerosmith

A H Rahman

A-ha

Alabama

Alanis Morisette

Alison Kraus

All Saints

American Idol

American Music Awards

Amy Macdonald

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Annie Lennox

Aqua

Arctic Monkeys

Atomic Kitten

Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend

Bananarama

Band Aid

Backstreet Boys

Babra Streisand

Barry Manilow

Barry White

Bay City Rollers

Beach Boys

Beyonce

Billy Joel

Bing Crosby

Black Sabbath - Ozzy Osbourne

Blondie

Bob Dylan

Bob Geldof

Bob Marley & Wailers

Bon Jovi

Boney M

Boyz II Men

Brenda Lee

Britney Spears - Shaved

Bruce Springsteen

Bryan Adams

Bucks Fizz

Buddy Holly

B'z

Cascada

Celine Dion

Charles Aznavour

Charlotte Church

Chacago

Cheeky Girls

Chemical Brothers

Childrens Songs

Christina Aguilera - Basics

Christina Milian

Chuck Berry

Cindy Lauper

Cliff Richard

Coldplay

Comic Relief

David Bowie

Def Leoppard

Depeche Mode

Destiny's Child

Dire Straits

Dixie Chicks

Dolly Parton

Donna Summer

Duran Duran

Earth Wind and Fire

East Magazine - Eastbounre

Eddie Arnold

Elena Paparizou - Eurovision

Elkie Brooks

Elton John

Elvis Presley

Eminem

Enrique Iglesias

Enya

Eurovision Song Contest

Evanescence

Events - Tents - Moroccan

Fergie

Fleetwood Mac

Flipp's - Pop Funk collection

Foreigner

Frank Sinatra

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Frankie Laine

Garth Brooks

Gary Numan

Genesis

George Michael

Geri Halliwell

Girl Bands

Girl Groups

Girls Aloud

Glade alternative music festival

Glastonbury

Gloria Estefan

Grace Jones

Grammy Awards

Grant Navy Fireman

Groove Armada

Guns and Roses

Gunther + Sunshine Girls

Gwen Stefani

Haircut 100

Hank Thompson

Hellogoodbye

Her Name in Blood

Hoosiers

Intraverse

Iron Maiden

James Blunt

James Morrison

Janet Jackson

Jean Michel Jarre

Jennifer Lopez

Jessica Simpson

Jethro Tull

Jimi Hendrix

Joel White

John Denver

Johnny Cash

Johnny Mathis

Joni James

Joss Stone

Journey

Juan Thyme

Julia Figueroa

Julio Iglesias

Justin Timberlake

Karaoke    A - Z of UK venues

Kate Bush

Kate Nash

Katie Melua

Kenny Rogers

Kristina Bradford

Kylie Minogue - cancer

Led Zeppelin

Lily Allen

Linda Ronstadt

Lionel Richie

Live Aid

Live Earth Concerts

Live 8

Louis Walsh

Luciano Pavarotti

KISS

Madonna - Films and Video

Mama Hoochie Bang

Mando - Manto

Mariah Carey

Marillion

Max Jasper - Mezzowave

McFly

Meatloaf

Metallica

Michael Bolton

Michael Jackson

Mireille Mathieu

Modern Talking

MTV

My Chemical Romance

Myspace.com - Networking

Nat King Cole

Natasha Bedingfield

National Anthems

Neil Diamond

Nelly Furtado

Nirvana

 

Oasis

Olivia Newton-John

Paris Hilton

Patti Page

Pearl Jam

Perry Como

Peter Waterman

Petition the Prime Minister

Petula Clarke

Phil Collins

Photography

Pink - Pink Orchid Ltd

Pink Floyd

Pop Idol

Pop Music

Prince

Queen

Reading Music Festival

Record Companies

Record Producers

Ricky Nelson

Rihanna

Robbie Williams

Rod Stewart

Roxette

Roxy Music

Rule Britannia

Santana

Shakira

Shania Twain

Sharon Osbourne

Simon Cowell

Simply Red

Snoop Dog

Songwriting

Spice Girls

Stars in Their Eyes

Steps

Stevie Wonder

Sting - The Police

Stock Aitken Waterman SAW

Sugababes

Terry Wogan

The Bangles

The Beatles

The Bee Gees

The Brit Awards

The Carpenters

The Clash

The Doobie Brothers

The Doors

The Eagles

The Jacksons

The Pussycat Dolls

The Ramones

The Rolling Stones

The Royal Canadians

The Seekers

The Sunshine Girls

The Ventures

The Who

The X Factor

The X Factor 2005

The X Factor 2006

Three Dog Night

Timbaland

Tina Turner

TOP TEN - FORTY CHARTS

Tupac

U2

UB40

USA For Africa

Van Halen

Vibes From the Vine - Concert 06

Vicky Leandros

Victoria Beckham

VW tour bus - Sunshine Girls

Wei Wei

Whitney Houston

Wicked New Year Party - Alps 07

Woodstock

World Idol

X Factor Battle of Stars

YouTube.com

ZZ Top

 

 

 

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