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Seymour Stein, record executive who signed up Madonna, dead at 80

Seymour Stein founded Sire Records and helped launch the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and the Pretenders. He co-founded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation.

Chicago Sun-Times

Appreciation: Seymour Stein, dead at 80, discovered the Ramones, Madonna, many more: ‘I never believed in press for myself’

SAN DIEGO — Seymour Stein was never a household name to most music fans before his Sunday death from cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 80. But he certainly was to the Ramones, the Talking Heads, Madonna, Ice-T, Depeche Mode and the dozens of other artists Stein signed…

Tribune News Service

Seymour Stein, Sire Records executive who signed Talking Heads and Madonna, dies aged 80

Known as a tastemaker of the 1970s music scene, Stein also worked with The Pretenders, Ice T, The Smiths, and Aphex Twin

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The Pretenders to headline The Independent’s stage at The Great Escape festival

The legendary band fronted by Chrissie Hynde will play a special show at the festival in Brighton

The Independent UK

New Scottish island music festival announces Primal Scream and Pretenders as headliners

Midnight Sun Weekender is a new music festival that will bring the "biggest names in rock" to the Isle of Lewis this May has been announced.

Daily Record

The Pretenders review – Chrissie Hynde is still the talk of the town

The septuagenarian rock star’s songwriting is as sharp as ever, with new songs stealing the limelight from classic hits

The Guardian - UK

The Bachelor 2023 recap: Contenders, pretenders and power rankings after ep. 2

Two group dates and a 1-on-1 in week 2 gave Zach Shallcross (and the viewers) a better idea of what we have going on this season.

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 4-10

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Sept. 4-10 include rapper Wiz Khalifa, actor Gaten Matarazzo from “Stranger Things” and singer Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders

The Independent UK

Members of Queen, the Police, Rush to honor Taylor Hawkins

The London-based tribute concert for Foo Fighters’ late drummer Taylor Hawkins will include Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde, Oasis’ Liam Gallagher and comedian Dave Chappelle

The Independent UK

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