Broadcasting & Cable - July 28, 2002

Although the struggling AOL Time Warner empire has been marked by disharmony among its units, some of those units are making beautiful music together. One example is the success of singer Michelle Branch's Maverick Records album The Spirit Room, released last year. Like all albums that sell more than 1 million copies, it has been boosted by significant radio exposure of three of its singles, as...

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