Bertelsmann is expected to buy out KKR’s stake in their joint music venture, BMG Rights Management, according to reports in the New York Post and London’s Financial Times. KKR holds 51 percent of the venture.
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Grimey’s Too is expected to open for business this week on 8th Ave., just two doors down from the original Grimey’s location, which will remain open as well. Grimey’s Too will offer music, as well as books through a partnership with Howlin’ Books. Another local fave steaming up the new store is Frothy Monkey coffeehouse. The all-day grand opening is Saturday, Feb. 23, with a performance by blues and soul singer Bobby Rush at 5:00 p.m. Details from the Nashville Scene and at Grimey’s.com.
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Mary Bufack, country music book author and wife of music critic Robert Oermann, is in today’s Tennessean. The article highlights her work at United Neighborhood Health Services, which was selected for a new round of federal funding.
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A man committed suicide near a recording studio on 16th Ave. today (Feb. 21), according to News Channel 5. No further details are available at this time.
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