Tyke-targeted indie label adds star power Razor & Tie, the 18-year-old Gotham indie media outfit, is getting bigger by getting younger. Known for Kidz Bop, the franchise of kids singing contempo pop hits -- Vol. 14 will be released July 29 -- the company is expanding its relationship with kid-pop mega-draw Laurie Berkner. If that name doesn't ring a bell, then you probably don't hang out with 4-year-olds. Along with Dan Zanes, Berkner is at the center of the burgeoning preschool music biz, routinely selling out major concert venues and appearing frequently on the "Today" show and in rhapsodic magazine reviews. The toddler category is one of the lone bright spots in the troubled music landscape thanks to a confluence of trends, including a boom in cable TV and DVD outlets, Internet distribution and grown-up artists having kids...
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