Karen Bliss

Karen Bliss is the Canadian correspondent for Billboard, in addition to writing for Rolling Stone, MSN, AOL and many others publications and sites in Canada. She is also founder/editor-in-chief of www.samaritanmag.com, a music-heavy original news magazine, and runs Canadian music column musiclowdown.com.

Business

Independent Publisher Ole Receives $500 Million in Credit to Fund More Acquisitions

September 15, 2016 10:39 AM EDT

Canadian music publishing and rights management company ole today announced the arrangement of a $500 million USD credit facility from a consortium of 12 U.S. and Canadian banks led by Los Angeles-based City National Bank (CNB).

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Independent Publisher Ole Receives $500 Million in Credit to Fund More Acquisitions

September 15, 2016 10:39 AM EDT

Rock

Yusuf/Cat Stevens Regales Toronto Crowd With Stories About The Beatles & More on A Cat's Attic Tour

September 13, 2016 3:02 PM EDT

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of his first hit “I Love My Dog,” British songwriting legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Yusuf/Cat Stevens kicked off his A Cat’s Attic acoustic tour in Toronto on Monday night at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. Like an old friend (with a lot of talent) inviting you up to his cabin in the fall, he pulled out his guitar and entertained us with stories about his rise, and ultimate retreat, as a singer-songwriter, from discovering the Beatles to discovering God.