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  1. Anonymous  |   Posted on Jul 30th, 2008

    The Killers and Lady Sovereign were both signed and developed first in the UK. He can’t take credit for either.

    My nana could pick indie label artists off of a BBC One playlist and sign them. Maybe she can be his EVP?

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