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TALKING THAT TALK: Said Guy O, "We couldn't be happier to work with Jimmy Iovine, Lucian Grainge and the entire Interscope team. We anticipate a very bright future at our new home." Added Iovine, "Very rarely does an opportunity like this come around. We would like to thank Madonna, Guy and Live Nation for their belief in us." Interviewed in Billboard in February, Irving Azoff explained, "Live Nation, prior to the merger, entered into some of these all-rights deals, so there are certain artists, Madonna being one of them, that there is a recorded music strategy. Once she gets the album recorded, we'll sit down with her and her manager Guy Oseary and figure out what's best for the record. It has to start with the music." Finke and the bible value the deal in the $40 million range. (12/15a)