Elton John Offers To Play In-Store Gigs At HMV To Help Save Chain
As news broke that HMV would close all of their stores in Ireland and
an additional 37 stores in the U.K., a major name in music stepped forward to
try and save the record store chain.
Elton John will play a series of in-store shows in an attempt to draw people
into the retail locations and make them remember that there is a way to purchase
music other than downloads. He also suggested that other artists follow suit to
save the retailer.
David Joseph, CEO of Universal UK, said “We’ve got lot of artist support for
HMV. Last week one of our biggest global superstars said why don’t we get a lot
of the biggest artists to start doing gigs in HMV, just to turn up and say these
are music stores, come and get your music here.”
Elton’s record collection was legendary in the 70′s and he has always been a huge supporter of the physical formats. His spokesman, Gary Farrow, said “Elton has always been a big supporter of record shops. He will be doing something with HMV although as yet we cannot confirm what or when that would be.”
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Elton John, Photo: Ros O'Gorman
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 I am so very pleased to announce that the Elton John AIDS Foundation
(EJAF) has reached the historic milestone of having raised more than $300
million for HIV prevention, treatment, advocacy, and anti-stigma programs across
the globe. Please read more about this achievement and how EJAF’s fundraising
has made a difference around the world:www.ejaf.org “After 20 years of doing this work, I know that the only way to fight against AIDS is by helping everyone in need, especially those living at the margins of society,” said Sir Elton John. “I’m so grateful to all our donors, whose generosity has allowed us to support dozens of innovative organizations that provide critical services to the most stigmatized populations around the world. These organizations are doing work that governments refuse to do, and helping people that governments refuse to help. I’m proud and honored to support them. And even though our foundation has reached this wonderful milestone, there is so much more work to be done.” We are profoundly grateful to all of our generous supporters and friends for making this incredible milestone possible. Sincerely, Scott Campbell |
Elton’s record collection was legendary in the 70′s and he has always been a huge supporter of the physical formats. His spokesman, Gary Farrow, said “Elton has always been a big supporter of record shops. He will be doing something with HMV although as yet we cannot confirm what or when that would be.”
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