{
  "id": 16618773,
  "title": "Kenny MacPherson, Big Deal Publishing Co-Founder and Former Hipgnosis CEO, Dies at 71",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/kenny-macpherson-big-deal-publishing-co-founder-and-former-hipgnosis",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T14:59:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/kenny-macpherson-dead-big-deal-publishing-1236931209/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kenny MacPherson, a veteran publishing executive and artist manager who co-founded Big Deal Music Group, was formerly CEO of Hipgnosis Songs Group and worked with such acts as Radiohead, Supertramp, Ray LaMontagne, My Morning Jacket, the Blue Nile, St. Vincent and others, died on Friday in Los Angeles, according to Hits and other media reports. […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}