via Billboard
Vivendi’s Universal Music Group won European and U.S. approval for its $1.9 billion purchase of EMI’s recorded music business on Friday, with the EU requiring the company to sell labels that account for about a third of the British company’s revenues.
directed by McKinley Jones
‘Untitled,’ 1981, acrylic and oil stick on canvas, 78 x 68 inches
Christie’s recently announced that Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 1981 work, Untitled, could set an artist’s record in November, when it is expected to sell for about $20 million (usd).
Christie’s did not identify the seller, but it is rumored to be French fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier.
Basquiat died at the age of 27 in 1988 of a drug overdose. According to Christie’s,Jean-Michel Basquiat left 917 drawings, 25 sketchbooks, 85 prints, and 171 paintings.
#13. 2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story – 21,000 (271,000)
#14. Lecrae – Gravity – 19,000 (92,000)
#19. DMX – Undisputed – 17,000 (17,000)
#21. Trey Songz – Chapter V – 16,000 (217,000)
#25. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange – 14,000 (309,000)
#28. Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don’t– 12,000 (398,000)
#38. Daddy Yankee – Prestige – 8,200 (8,200)
#50. Slaughterhouse – welcome to: Our House – 6,600 (72,000)
#62. Nas – Life Is Good – 5,800 (295,000)
#69. DJ Khaled – Kiss The Ring – 5,200 (68,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.
directed by Alex Nazari
Hip Hop mogul and co founder of the Roc-A-Fella brand Damon Dash is set to open a new art gallery in lower Manhattan called “Poppington” . The newest neighborhood showroom, specializing in “street style” programming, kicks off September 27 with an inaugural exhibition called “Quality of Life.” “Quality Of Life” will consist of works from a number of street artists including Phil, Jim Joe, and Pixote.
directed by Spiff TV & Dre Films
Previews from new Flying Lotus album ‘Until The Quiet Comes’, out October 1st/2nd on Warp Records.
Directed by Beeple
directed by Patrick Fagan
via Forbes
Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, Bill and Melinda Gates–it was a gathering of giants. Forbes simply had to take a picture. On June 26 Forbes convened the first-ever Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy, a gathering of 161 billionaires and near-billionaires intent on solving the world’s most intractable problems. During a break in the action, twelve of the nation’s leading philanthropists sat for a group portrait by photographer Michael Prince in the Trustees Room at the New York Public Library. The net worth in the room: $126 billion. The historic photo folds out as the cover of the 30th annual Forbes 400 issue, the definitive ranking of America’s wealthiest people.
TIFF Festival 2012 | produced by Will Smith and Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter
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