Music – Page 129

Music Catalog Giant Hipgnosis Is Sold, and Merck Mercuriadis Exits

The company, whose pricey acquisitions kicked off a rush on catalog sales, sold its assets to Blackstone for $1.6 billion, and its outspoken leader will step down.

By Ben Sisario

Classical Music Guth, Claus Opera Pichon, Raphael Rameau, Jean-Philippe Samson (Opera) Voltaire

A Lost Masterpiece of Opera Returns, Kind of

The Aix Festival is presenting a new version of “Samson,” a never-performed work by Rameau and Voltaire, two of France’s most important cultural figures.

By Zachary Woolfe

Advertising and Marketing Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Cornerstone Agency Deaths (Obituaries) Endorsements Fader, The (Magazine) Magazines Music Rap and Hip-Hop Stone, Rob (1968-2024)

Rob Stone, Master Marketer of Hip-Hop, Is Dead at 55

A founder of the influential music magazine The Fader, he also bridged the worlds of hip-hop and the Fortune 500 with his innovative marketing agency.

By Alex Williams

Beethoven, Ludwig van Classical Music Symphony No 9, Beethoven (Musical Work)

Why We Still Want to Hear the ‘Ode to Joy,’ 200 Years Later

Beethoven’s aspirational vision of unity and peace can be applied to virtually any situation or place. The music makes sure of that.

By Joshua Barone