They also include long-time recording artist Freda Payne, who rose to fame with the 1970 Detroit-sound hit Band of Gold, (Music) the title song from the 1966 romantic film, Alfie,written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
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Meanwhile longtime rival Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) hit a gold mine in digital music, and search engine Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) evolved into a new threat as it moved from upstart to online goliath.
In March, music giants Universal, Warner and Sony, along with China's Gold Typhoon Entertainment, settled a hard-fought music-piracy law suit with Chinese Internet company Sohu that will see the record companies receive royalties and licensing fees.