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Joni Mitchell signs to Starbucks’ Hear Music; Shine, her first album since 2002, will be at a latte-slinging outlet near you on Sept. 25. More »
The rumors are still flying as far as who will be the next marquee signing to Hear Music, the Starbucks label that put out Paul McCartney’s Memory Almost Full a few weeks ago. The label is set to announce said deal tomorrow, and after hearing rumors that Prince and Joni Mitchell were among the artists in Starbucks’ sights, a new front-runner has emerged: Hits is claiming that James Taylor–a former member of the Apple Records stable–will be Hear’s next marquee artist.
NME is speculating that the next artist to be signed by Starbucks’ Hear Music label won’t be Prince, but will instead be Prince influence Joni Mitchell. More »
Former New York Times journalist John Rockwell