At a London conference earlier this week, Hear Music CEO Ken Lombard noted his Starbucks’ record label had unsuccessfully wooed Prince for the release of Planet Earth (we all know how the Purple One chose to distribute that album). Lombard also said the label would announce its next signing in the next few weeks — but one journalist already knows who it is. Music Week editor Matt Talbot spoke to Lombard, then to the BBC, where he reported, “I’m absolutely sworn to secrecy. But it is another big-name artist — one of the all-time great female artists which will, I think, reaffirm what Hear Music is all about.”
Given that prior Hear Music partnerships have been with smaller acts, huge male solo acts or celebrated indie-rock bands, the news of a prominent female joining the label seems promising considering its mounting success. So, who’s the lucky lady?
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