The rumors are still flying as far as who will be the next marquee signing to Hear Music, the Starbucks label that put out Paul McCartney’s Memory Almost Full a few weeks ago. The label is set to announce said deal tomorrow, and after hearing rumors that Prince and Joni Mitchell were among the artists in Starbucks’ sights, a new front-runner has emerged: Hits is claiming that James Taylor–a former member of the Apple Records stable–will be Hear’s next marquee artist.
At this point, we’re expecting to hear a rumor that a looking-to-extend-his-brand 50 Cent will actually put out Curtis through Hear, but with only 24 hours to go, the time for conjuring up wild tales is rapidly running out. So below, we ask you which, of the three artists who have been rumored to join the coffee giant’s music stable, makes the most sense as a match–and we’ve thrown in one dark horse who, while out of the game for a while, has obvious synergistic appeal:
Rumor Mill [HITS Daily Double]
Earlier: Idolator’s Starbucks coverage]
James Taylor is a marquee artist? Apparently, I’m out of touch with the Starbucks set.
Maybe they should stop trying to diversify into lame over-the-hill music, and focus on what they do well – selling coffee. They are raising their prices again for the 2nd time this year.
@PengIn: well, he did command those $3,000-a-show tickets at that hamptons thing this summer, as did prince.
If Joni signs with Starbucks, I may have to kill myself.
I voted for JT, but after that “GLEN!!! Glen!Glen!Glen!!!” ad, Survivor clearly have the inside track.
My votes with Sly Fox.
I have it on good authority that Joni HAS signed with Concord/Starbucks.