OBITUARY: Steve Kurtz Ex-Manager of Christina Aguilera
OBITUARY: Steve Kurtz Ex-Manager of Christina Aguilera
Manager and attorney Steve Kurtz, who developed Christina Aguilera’s career before an acrimonious split with the singer, died Dec. 27 in New York of metastatic kidney cancer. He was 48. Born into a showbiz family—his father was a manager and theatrical producer, his grandfather a songwriter—Kurtz began working with Aguilera when she was 17. He negotiated the vocalist’s contract with BMG …
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Will.i.am named Intel’s director of creative innovation
Will.i.am is joining Intel as its director of creative innovation. The world’s largest computer chip manufacturer announced the music producer and frontmant for the Black Eyed Peas will contribute to the company by way of music and input in developing smart phones, tablets and laptops. In a message on Twitter, Will.i.am said, “Its official. I just became the director of creative innovation for …
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