Detroit
Other, prominent Motor City R&B stars in the 1950s and early 1960s was Nolan Strong, Andre Williams and Nathaniel Mayer – who all scored local and national hits on the Fortune Records label. According to Smokey Robinson, Strong was a primary influence on his voice as a teenager. The Fortune label was a family-operated label located on Third Avenue in Detroit, and was owned by the husband and wife team of Jack Brown and Devora Brown. Fortune, which also released country, gospel and rockabilly LPs and 45s, laid the groundwork for Motown, which became Detroit's most legendary record label.
School Boy Records
School Boy Records is an American record label established in 2007 by Scooter Braun through his School Boy Entertainment, part of SB Projects, a full-service entertainment and marketing company encompassing a wide range of ventures including Raymond Braun Media Group, SB Consulting, SB Management, and Sheba Publishing. The label has a special business arrangement with Universal Music Group.
The Hip-Hop Violinist
The Hip-Hop Violinist is the third studio album and major label debut by violinist Miri Ben-Ari, released on September 20, 2005 through Universal Records.
Bob Gazzale
Bob Gazzale is an American film historian and television producer. He became the American Film Institute's third president and CEO in November 2007.
Green Linnet Records
Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records in 1973, the label was initially based in Null's house in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1975, the label became Innisfree/Green Linnet and Wendy Newton joined Null and Sky as operating officer. In 1976, Newton took over control of the now Green Linnet label and moved it to Danbury, Connecticut in 1985. Newton became sole owner in 1978. Newton's love of Irish music had been sparked during a visit to Ireland where she heard traditional music for the first time in a small pub in County Clare.
Music of the Sun
Music of the Sun is the debut studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on August 30, 2005 in the United States through Def Jam Recordings. Prior to signing with Def Jam, Rihanna was discovered by record producer Evan Rogers in Barbados, who helped Rihanna record demo tapes to send out to several record labels. Jay-Z, the former chief executive officer (CEO) and president of Def Jam, was given Rihanna's demo by Jay Brown, his A&R at Def Jam, and invited her to audition for the label after hearing what turned out to be her first single, "Pon de Replay". She auditioned for Jay-Z and L.A. Reid, the former CEO and president of record label group The Island Def Jam Music Group, and was signed on the spot to prevent her from signing with another record label.
Sony Music
Doug Morris, who was head of Warner Music Group, then Universal Music, became chairman and CEO of the company on July 1, 2011. Sony Music underwent a restructuring after Morris' arrival. He was joined by L.A. Reid, who became the chairman and CEO of Epic Records. Under Reid, multiple artists from the Jive half of the former RCA/Jive Label Group moved to Epic. Peter Edge became the new CEO of the RCA Records unit. The RCA Music Group closed down Arista, J Records and Jive Records in October 2011, with the artists from those labels being moved to RCA Records.
It's Alright with Me
It's Alright with Me is recording artist Patti LaBelle's third album, released on Epic Records in 1979. This album was released in quick succession following the release of the singer's sophomore solo album, "Tasty", released in March 1979. The album was produced by hitmaker Skip Scarborough. The album became successful upon release due to the popularity of the songs "Come What May" and "Music is My Way of Life", the latter finding chart success on the dance chart. "Come What May" became a popular song during LaBelle's live showcases shortly after its release.
The Right Stuff Records
The Right Stuff Records is a reissue record label that was part of EMI, which is now owned by Universal Music Group and is based out of Santa Monica, California.
Hugo Zemp
He joined French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) becoming a director of research. He taught ethnomusicology at the University of Paris X-Nanterre. In 1982, he became editor the recording series ("Collection du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et du Musée de l'Homme" on the "Le Chant du Monde" record label. In tens of productions by Zemp, it included music from Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ivory Coast, Romania, Solomon Islands and various countries in Central Africa. There were also a number of recordings of yodeling from Switzerland.
Kevin Keasey
Kevin Keasey, FRSA is Professor of Financial Services, Director of the International Institute of Banking and Financial Services (IIBFS) and Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies in Finance at Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, the CEO Circle (a group of the leading CEOs in the UK) and the Northern Region Advisory panel of the Stock Exchange.
Vivid (Crystal Kay album)
Vivid is the tenth Japanese language studio album (12th overall) by Japanese singer-songwriter Crystal Kay. This is her first album since her 2010 release "Spin the Music". Also, this is her first album to be released under her new record label Universal after she left her long-time label Sony Music Japan in 2011.
Whole Foods Market
As of 2015, founder John Mackey and Walter Robb were co-CEOs of the publicly traded company, with John Elstrott as chairman. In November 2016, the company announced that Walter Robb would be stepping down as co-CEO at the end of year and would remain with the company as a director. It became a Fortune 500 company in March 2005 and is the 30th largest retailer in the U.S., based on 2014 revenue.
Violent and Lazy
"Violent and Lazy" is the fourth single by Grinspoon from their second studio album "Easy". It was released on 13 November 2000 on the Grudge label (the Australian imprint of Universal Records), which peaked at No. 15 on the ARIA Alternative Singles Chart.
Gafieira Universal
Gafieira Universal is the second album by Brazilian funk band Banda Black Rio released in 1978 vinyl format by RCA Records (103.0268) and reissued in 1993. Released in 2001 CD format by RCA Records and distributed by BMG Music under catalog number 74321865882.
Blue Planet Software
Blue Planet Software, Inc., is a video game developer and publisher. Established as Bullet-Proof Software, Inc. Blue Planet Software became a separate company founded by Henk Rogers in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1996. Maya Rogers became CEO in 2014.
Queen (band)
On 7 May 2010, May and Taylor announced that they were quitting their record label, EMI, after almost 40 years. On 20 August 2010, Queen's manager Jim Beach put out a Newsletter stating that the band had signed a new contract with Universal Music. During an interview for Hardtalk on the BBC on 22 September, May confirmed that the band's new deal was with Island Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. For the first time since the late 1980s, Queen's catalogue will have the same distributor worldwide, as their current North American label—Hollywood Records—is currently distributed by Universal (for a time in the late 1980s, Queen was on EMI-owned Capitol Records in the US).
Sonet Records
Sonet Records is a jazz/pop record label operating as an imprint of Universal Music Sweden. It was founded in Sweden in 1956.
Segundas partes también son buenas
Segundas Partes Tambien Son Buenas ("Sequels are also good") is a 2002 album by Franco De Vita released on the Universal label. This was De Vita's only release for the company. On the CD, he re-recorded several of his earlier hits using different Latin music styles. The disc featured De Vita's first officially released recording of "Vuelve," a song he wrote that became a major hit for Ricky Martin. One new song, "Como Decirte No," was a hit on the Billboard Latin music charts for De Vita.
Cinepoly Records
Cinepoly Records (新藝寶) is a Hong Kong-based record label founded in 1985. It was a subsidiary of PolyGram Records and the film company Cinema City. Ownership of Cinepoly Records switched to Universal Music Group after Universal acquired PolyGram Records in 1998 and albums are now distributed by Universal Music Hong Kong.
Who became CEO of Gafieira Universal's record label?
What was the record label of Gafieira Universal?
RCA Records
Who became the CEO of #1 ?
Peter Edge