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Data & Reports • 1 min read

Ray Davies sales disappointing after newspaper promotion

Retailers say a Sunday Times covermount giveaway of one version of Ray Davies' album failed to boost sales of the full retail release, according to Music Week, with HMV critical of the approach.…

CMU Editorial • 29 Oct 2007

Releases • 1 min read

New Ray Davies available via Sunday Times

Ray Davies will release his album Workingman's Café via a Sunday Times covermount of ten tracks on 21 October, with a twelve-track version in shops on 29 October.…

CMU Editorial • 15 Oct 2007

Awards

Peter Gabriel to be honoured as BMI Icon

US royalty body BMI will honour Peter Gabriel with its BMI Icon title at its annual awards on 16 Oct, a prize previously given to artists including Van Morrison and James Brown.…

CMU Editorial • 21 Aug 2007

Music industry legal news coverage

Gun charges dropped in Ray Davies shooting case

Charges against Jerome Barra, accused of shooting Ray Davies in 2004, were dropped after Davies did not attend court, saying he learned of the date only weeks before.…

CMU Editorial • 31 Jul 2007

Artist News • 1 min read

Kinks Corner shrine to be auctioned as Clissold Arms becomes a gastropub

The Kinks are unhappy that a shrine to the band at The Clissold Arms in Muswell Hill will be auctioned as the venue is redeveloped into a gastropub.…

CMU Editorial • 26 Mar 2007

Gigs & Festivals

Ray Davies cancels UK tour

Ray Davies has postponed his UK tour due to illness, with the dates rescheduled to May next year across 15 venues.…

CMU Editorial • 20 Oct 2006

Artist News

Ray Davies hints at Kinks reunion

Ray Davies has told BBC 6Music he would like to work again with his brother Dave, who is recovering from a 2004 stroke.…

CMU Editorial • 06 Oct 2006

Awards • 1 min read

BMI awards round up

US collecting society BMI's European awards honoured Roxette's Listen To Your Heart as Song of the Year and Ray Davies with its Icon award.…

CMU Editorial • 04 Oct 2006

Awards

Kinks man to be honoured by BMI

Kinks frontman Ray Davies will receive an Icon Award from BMI at its annual London gala on 3 October.…

CMU Editorial • 09 Aug 2006

Gigs & Festivals

Ray Davies announces autumn UK tour

Kinks man Ray Davies has announced a UK tour for autumn, with dates running from Brighton Dome on 17 October to Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 4 November.…

CMU Editorial • 31 Mar 2006

Artist News

Davies implies reunion in throwaway comment

Ray Davies has appeared to hint at a Kinks reunion in a Radio 4 interview about his solo debut Other People's Lives.…

CMU Editorial • 24 Feb 2006

And Finally

Davies claims Queen swore in conversation

Ray Davies has told GQ that the Queen swore during an MBE conversation about his mugging, though Buckingham Palace will not discuss private conversations.…

CMU Editorial • 23 Jan 2006