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Authentic Brands Group, LLC (ABG) has announced the acquisition of Elvis Presley Intellectual Property Assets from CORE Media Group. ABG will work in partnership with the Presley family and Joel Weinshanker, Chairman and Founder of National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA), to promote the legacy of Elvis Presley and run the Graceland operation.

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Elvis Presley became the first artist to achieve 50 Top Ten hits on the UK albums chart when “The Nation’s Favourite Elvis Songs” debuted at number seven yesterday.

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The New Releases page has been updated to include this month’s music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases from classic artists.

Highlights for November include:

• “The Nation’s Favourite Elvis Songs” in standard and deluxe editions (4 Nov – UK release)
• David Bowie’s 2 CD/DVD “The Next Day – Extra” (5 Nov)
• “The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Miami Pop Festival” album on CD and vinyl, + “Hear My Train A Comin'” on DVD and Blu-ray (5 Nov)
• the 47-CD “Bob Dylan – The Complete Album Collection Vol 1” (5 Nov)
• “The Beatles: On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2” and reissue of Vol 1 (11 Nov)
• “The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live” in multiple editions (11 Nov)
• The Who’s “Tommy” reissue in multiple editions (11 Nov)
• “Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival” on DVD and Blu-ray (19 Nov)
• Cliff Richard’s “Still Reelin’ and A-Rockin’ – Live at Sydney Opera House” on DVD and Blu-ray, and his new album “The Fabulous Rock ‘N’ Roll Songbook” (19 Nov US, 11 Nov UK)
• “Sinatra Duets – 20th Anniversary” in deluxe and super deluxe editions (19 Nov).

Some of Elvis Presley’s finest hits will be showcased on ITV1 tonight during a 90-minute special titled “The Nation’s Favourite Elvis Song”.

The show features a countdown of the top 20 Elvis songs, as voted for by the British public. There will also be commentaries from Elvis’ ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, and daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, and a number of high-profile fans of Elvis, including Michael Bublé, Sir Cliff Richard, Suzi Quatro, Michael Ball, Englebert Humperdink and Cerys Matthews.

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Elvis Presley is number one on the SoundExchange list of the most digitally streamed artists of the past decade.

SoundExchange is a performance rights organisation that collects royalties from more than 2,000 digital music services, including satellite radio, streaming television services, Internet radio stations, and Internet music sites such as Last.fm.

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