RCA/Jive Label Group
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RCA/Jive Label Group | |
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Sony Music Entertainment | |
Founded | January 2009 |
Defunct | July 2011 |
Status | Defunct |
Distributor(s) | Sony Music Entertainment |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | New York, NY |
Official website | http://www.sonymusic.com |
RCA/Jive Label Group (sometimes stylized as RCA/JIVE Label Group) was a short-lived
History
Formation as BMG
RCA/Jive configuration began as the BMG Label Group during the last year of the
Rebranding to RCA/Jive Label Group
In August 2008, BMG sold their half of the Sony BMG merger back to Sony.[8] Since Bertelsmann retained the use of the "BMG" name, Sony renamed the BMG Label Group to RCA/Jive Label Group in early 2009,[9] while at the same time, the Zomba Label Group officially began the process of rebranding to Jive Label Group.[10][11] During 2009, branding for both Zomba Label Group and Jive Label Group linked to the same website while RCA/Jive seemed to eschew the Zomba name, suggesting that the branding was in process during this time. By early 2010, the Zomba site was completely reworked as the rebranding process was completed.[12] Following the restructuring, Barry Weiss remained head of both RCA/Jive Label Group, and its constituent Jive Label Group. Weiss left the RCA/Jive Label Group in March 2011.[13]
Dissolution
In mid-2011,
Structure
Though the RCA/Jive Label Group was often mentioned in press releases, and the entity often appeared as a
RCA Music Group
RCA Music Group | |
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Sony Music Entertainment | |
Founded | March 2004 |
Distributor(s) | RCA/Jive Label Group |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | New York, NY |
Official website | Official website |
RCA Music Group was created by BMG in March 2004 shortly after the formation of
- Arista Records
- J Records
- Phonogenic Records
- RCA Records
- The Inc Records
Jive Label Group
Jive Label Group | |
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Sony Music Entertainment | |
Founded | 2004 |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | New York, NY |
Official website | Official website |
Jive Label Group is a music group which formed half of the RCA/Jive Label Group, a division of
During the existence of the RCA/Jive Label Group, the Jive Label Group consisted of the following labels:
- Battery Records
- Jive Records
- LaFace Records
- So So Def Recordings
- Verity Gospel Music Group
- GospoCentric Records
- Verity Records
- Fo Yo Soul
- Quiet Water Entertainment
- Volcano Entertainment
History
In late 2002, Zomba completed a US$2.74 billion transaction that required
Artists
Discography
- The record labels under RCA/Jive have been releasing material since before the entity's existence. For detailed discographies of those labels, please visit their respective pages. For a list of releases which contain RCA/Jive as the copyright holder, see: RCA/Jive Label Group discography.
Personnel
Name | Position | Tenure |
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Anderson, Bob | Head of sales | September 2007–July 2011 |
Davis, Clive | CEO |
September 2007-April 2008 |
Fleckenstein, John | Senior VP, International | September 2007–July 2011 |
Thea, Peter | Executive Vice President | April 1999–July 2011 |
Twitchell, Kevin | Head of sales | September 2007–July 2011 |
Weiss, Barry | CEO/Chairman | April 2008–March 2011 |
See also
- List of record labels
- Epic Records
- RCA Music Group
- Sony Music Entertainment
- Sony BMG
- Bertelsmann Music Group
References
- ^ Walsh, Chris M. (September 8, 2007). "RCA, Zomba merge". Billboard. 119 (36): 5.
- ^ "BMG Label Group re-organizes business, legal, affairs, finance, production". HITS Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. June 20, 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (April 17, 2008). "BMG shakes up executives". Variety.com. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ^ Christman, Ed (April 26, 2008). "Barry's Big Day". Billboard. 120 (17): 10.
- ISBN 978-0-252-03290-5.
- ^ Moody, Nekesa Mumbi (April 18, 2008). "Clive Davis replaced by Barry Weiss as BMG head". USAToday.com. Gannett Co. Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ Lauria, Peter (October 10, 2008). "Sony Music turns to Davis for Hit$". NYPost.com. NYP Holdings, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ Hefflinger, Mark (August 5, 2008). "Bertelsmann Sells Stake in Sony BMG for $1.2 Billion". DMWMedia.com. Digital Media Wire, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (January 14, 2009). "Keith Naftaly joins RCA/Jive". Variety.com. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- ^ Billboard Staff (June 1, 2009). "UJA To Honor RCA/Jive Chief Barry Weiss". Billboard.biz. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ a b "Zomba Now Jive". Hits Daily Double. January 25, 2009.
- ^ "Zomba Label Group - Jive Records - LaFace Records". ZombaLabelGroup.com. Zomba Label Group LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ a b c alex (21 April 2018). "Billboard biz". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Singersroom (28 June 2011). "Britney Spears Cuts Ties with Longtime Record Label, JIVE Records". Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Big changes for BMG North America". TourDates.co.uk. TourDates.co.uk. March 25, 2004. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- ^ Billboard Staff (June 1, 2009). "UJA To Honor RCA/Jive Chief Barry Weiss". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-02.