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Kenny MacPherson, Co-Founder of Big Deal Music Group, Dies at 71

The veteran music publisher and former Hipgnosis CEO worked with artists including Radiohead and St. Vincent before passing away in Los Angeles.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 26 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 26 Oct 2026. Billboard published first, on 26 October at 06:07 UTC; Variety followed 8h 53m later. The most recent article, from Variety, appeared on 26 October at 14:59 UTC.

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  1. Kenny MacPherson, Big Deal Publishing Co-Founder and Former Hipgnosis CEO, Dies at 71 Variety ·
  2. Kenny MacPherson, Veteran Music Publisher and Big Deal Music Co-Founder, Dies at 71 Billboard

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  • Kenny MacPherson
  • Big Deal Music Group
  • Hipgnosis Songs Group
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