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Virgin Music Group Signs David Bowie To Worldwide Recording Agreement

Virgin Music Group vice chairman Nancy Berry is proud to announce that the company has signed international superstar David Bowie to a worldwide recording agreement.

Comments Nancy Berry, “David Bowie is one of the world’s most gifted artists. His music has inspired and continues to influence the work of many talented musicians, and helped shape our overall culture. Virgin Records America has had the privilege of working with David for several years, and now Virgin Music Group Worldwide will experience the same pleasure. I am absolutely delighted that David has decided to make Virgin his worldwide home.”

David Bowie is currently putting the finishing touches on a new record “hours…,” set for release October 5, his first to be handled by Virgin Music Group throughout the world. For the last several months, David Bowie has been in studio finishing the new record, which is very song-driven, a hark back to the “Hunky Dory” days of the early 1970s.

Comments David Bowie, “I am thrilled to continue my relationship with Virgin, now on an even larger scale than before. I have enjoyed my affiliation with Virgin Records America over the last four years, and look forward to working with the coordinated efforts of the Virgin Music Group on a worldwide basis.”

To that end, Virgin Music Group Worldwide hosted a major listening session of the new album in London for over eighty of its Managing Directors and senior executives from around the world. At the conclusion of the event, David Bowie made a surprise appearance, thanking the group for their enthusiasm and commitment toward the new project and to express his own excitement about the new relationship with the company.

The group then assembled at Halkin Hotel for a special dinner hosted by Nancy Berry to fete the new agreement. Coincidentally, it was at the Halkin Hotel where David met with Ken and Nancy Berry to sign his agreement with Virgin Records America five years ago.

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The Band!

    For all those interested in the EXACT line-up for the VH-1 STORYTELLERS (singers and players of instruments that is) here you go:

    David Bowie (You Know)
    Reeves Gabrels (Guitar)
    Mike Garson (Keyboard)
    Gail Ann Dorsey (Bass)
    Mark Plati (Acoustic Guitar)
    Sterling Campbell (Drums)
    Holly (background vocals)
    Lani (background vocals)

    You can check out more on the line-up direct from the man himself in today’s journal entry. Pics and all!

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Glimmer Of Hope! Pt3

    The following is a list of people selected last night to replace the BowieNet members that could not attend the VH-1 taping.

    1. Daniel Simon from New York, New York
    2. Macon Sunshine Jacobson from Astoria, NY
    3. Myriam Santos-Kayda from Upland, CA
    4. Thomas Moore from newtown square, PA
    5. Ian Finlayson from Norwell, MA
    6. Jamie Dihiansan from Chicago, IL
    7. Lidia from Gainesville, Florida
    8. Derek Donovan from Kansas City, MO
    9. Amy Bloom from Margate, New Jersey
    10. Karen Dawson from Sunderland, England

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Bowiewonderworld Competition No. 3

    www.bowiewonderworld.com is offering up a new contest. Here are the details:

    Win a copy of the new Placebo and David Bowie enhanced CD EP “WithoutYou I’m Nothing” released today. Special limited edition release of20,000. This is a Free to enter competition.

    www.bowiewonderworld.com

    DON’T FORGET:
    BowieNet is also offering 5 copies of the limited edition EP from Placebo – “Without You, I’m Nothing” – for our BowieNet tshirt contest.

    Keep em coming! We will open the voting area next week, and post more designs later this week, so send in your designs today!

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Glimmer Of Hope! Pt2

    ONE LAST CHANCE. A few BowieNet Ticket winners have regrettably declined their tickets due to personal reasons.

    We will make these tickets available tonight in the chat room some time after 8:00 PM EST. We will be drawing from the SAME list of people who submitted ticket requests last week. Good Luck! See you there.

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Monthly Highlights

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The Hunger

    This weeks episode is titled “The Falling Man” Air times for Hunger: The Falling Man (EST)

    Saturday Aug 14 12:45A (premiere)
    Saturday Aug 14 10:45P (premiere)
    Thursday Aug 19 1:15A
    Thursday Aug 19 10:30P

    Story Synopsis for The Falling Man :
    A briliant architect meets a beautiful woman and finds that fame and fortune come at a sinister price. A. Martinez, Ted Whittall.. Rated: R

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Glimmer Of Hope!

    There are STILL 2 opportunities to get VH1 Storytellers Tickets.

    1. Local New York radio stations will soon begin holding ticket giveaways live on the air.

    Here are 3 stations scheduled to give out tickets for the VH-1 Storytellers taping:

    102.3 WBAB, Long Island
    Q-104.3, New York
    105.5 WDHA, North Jersey

    We will keep you up to date.

    2. A few BowieNet Ticket winners have regrettably declined their tickets due to personal reasons. We will make these tickets available to you next week, so hold tight!!