The flute hurts. At least it does for fans of rapper André 3000, who, as one half of Outkast, lit up the charts with early-noughties hits such as Ms. Jackson and Hey Ya! But that was a long time ago, ...

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Muzak Holdings LLC, the company that provides the world with elevator music, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday. The Fort Mills, South Carolina company is facing up to 500 million ...

An ARTE documentary written and directed by David Unger, An Elevator Music Story delves into the origins and purposes of muzak. The film will be available from March 11, 2026, on arte.tv.

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This rough economy is hitting the company that provides the soundtrack for elevators and dentist offices. Our last word in business is Muzak. It's filed for bankruptcy. The company known as the ...

About the only quiet places in the headquarters of Muzak Holdings LLC are, believe it or not, the building’s elevators. The omission is intentional. Muzak management wants visitors to know that the ...

Muzak is in trouble. Since 1934, the popular company has been providing retailers with musical strategies to boost worker productivity, encourage consumerism, and manipulate mood in a brick-and-mortar ...

Muzak Holdings LLC, the maker of elevator music, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday. The company owes hundreds of millions of dollars to creditors and has assets of less than $50,000.

The Austin-based background music company has just emerged out of bankruptcy, with a continuing appetite for the softer hits or ambient styles it provides. Meanwhile, some fans of the old Muzak still ...