RCA/Jive Label Group
| RCA/Jive Label Group | |
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| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | January 2009 |
| Distributing label | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York, NY |
RCA/Jive Label Group is an American record label group, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. It represents the merger of the RCA Music Group and Jive Label Group.
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[edit] History
[edit] Formation as BMG
The RCA/Jive configuration began as the BMG Label Group during the last year of the Sony BMG merger. The group was officially formed in September 2007 when Bertelsmann restructured their RCA and Zomba groups into one entity bearing the BMG branding.[1][2] Bob Anderson and Kevin Twitchell led the sales department for the new group, and John Fleckenstein was named senior VP of international. By early 2008, the BMG Label Group was said to consist of RCA Records, Jive Records, J Records, LaFace, Arista, Volcano Entertainment, Verity, GospoCentric and Fo Yo Soul.[3][4] In April 2008, Barry Weiss was promoted to chairman and CEO of the BMG Label Group, a position he still holds since the groups rebranding.[5][6] Weiss replaced longtime music exec Clive Davis, who became the Chief Creative Officer. Though some interpreted this move by Sony as a way of shuffling Davis out of the company, he quickly reasserted his position as a hitmaker for Sony working with artists such as Leona Lewis and Jennifer Hudson.[7]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Structure
Though the RCA/Jive Label Group is often mentioned in press releases, and the entity has often appeared as a copyright and phonograph rights holder on actual releases (this changed recently as of 2010, with each individual label being credited as itself on phonograph rights), it has a less public presence and no known website. Instead, both the RCA Music Group and the Jive Label Group operate as standalone units, but share back-office functions and report to CEO Barry Weiss. RCA/Jive consists of several flagship record labels, which originally formed part of BMG before being absorbed into Sony's operations.
[edit] RCA Music Group
| RCA Music Group | |
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| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | March 2004 |
| Distributing label | RCA/Jive Label Group |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York, NY |
| Official Website | Official website Official website |
RCA Music Group was created by BMG in March 2004 shortly after the formation of Zomba Label Group.[13] It became a part of the BMG Label Group along with Zomba, and has since survived the rebranding to its current position as one half of the RCA/Jive Label Group. Current labels include:
[edit] Jive Label Group
| Jive Label Group | |
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| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | January 2009 |
| Distributing label | RCA/Jive Label Group |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York, NY |
| Official Website | Official website |
Jive Label Group is a music group which forms one half of the RCA/Jive Label Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Jive Label Group was founded in 2004 as Zomba Label Group by BMG, their parent company at the time. In January 2009. BMG sold their half of the Sony BMG merger to Sony and Zomba Label Group was rebranded to the current Jive Label Group.[11][14] Their main offices are located in New York City.
Current labels include:
- 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
[edit] History
In late 2002, Zomba completed a US$2.74 billion transaction that required BMG to purchase the remaining shares of the Zomba Group of Companies. When BMG began their integration of Zomba labels into their operations, they created the Zomba Label Group in early 2004. Initially the group consisted of LaFace, Volcano, Verity and Jive, though later expanded to include other labels. In 2005, Zomba Label Group created a gospel division called Zomba Gospel to collate their gospel interests at the time. The group primarily consisted of GospoCentric Records and Verity Records, but also included some artist-owned imprints. After being shuffled under Sony in late 2008, the Zomba Label Group began rebranding to the Jive Label Group. Additionally, Zomba Gospel was rebranded as the Verity Gospel Music Group.
[edit] Artists
- List of current Arista Records artists
- List of current J Records Artists
- List of RCA Records artists
- List of current Battery Records Artists
- List of current Jive Records artists
- List of current LaFace Records Artists
- List of current So So Def Recording Artists
- List of current GospoCentric Records Artists
- List of current Volcano Entertainment Artists
[edit] 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.
[edit] Personnel
| Name | Position | Tenure |
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| Anderson, Bob | Head of sales | September 2007–present |
| Davis, Clive | CEO Chief Creative Officer |
September 2007-April 2008 April 2008–present |
| Fleckenstein, John | Senior VP, International | September 2007–present |
| Naftaly, Keith | Senior VP, A&R | January 2009–present |
| Twitchell, Kevin | Head of sales | September 2007–present |
| Weiss, Barry | CEO/Chairman | April 2008–present |
[edit] See also
- List of record labels
- Sony Music Entertainment
- Columbia/Epic Label Group
- Sony BMG
- Bertelsmann Music Group
[edit] 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. http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news07139m01. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (Apil 17, 2008). "BMG shakes up executives". Variety.com. Reed Business Information. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117984191.html?categoryid=16&cs=1&query=%22bmg+label+group%22. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ^ Christman, Ed (April 26, 2008). "Barry's Big Day". Billboard 120 (17): 10.
- ^ Broven, John (2009). Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press. pp. 229. ISBN 9780252032905.
- ^ Moody, Nekesa Mumbi (April 18, 2008). "Clive Davis replaced by Barry Weiss as BMG head". USAToday.com. Gannett Co. Inc.. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/2008-04-17-1299599427_x.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ Lauria, Peter (October 10, 2008). "Sony Music turns to Davis for Hit$". NYPost.com. NYP Holdings, Inc.. http://www.nypost.com/seven/10102008/business/sony_music_turns_to_davis_for_hit_133017.htm. 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.. http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2008/08/05/bertelsmann-sells-stake-sony-bmg-$1.2-billion. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (January 14, 2009). "Keith Naftaly joins RCA/Jive". Variety.com. Reed Business Information. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117998571.html?categoryid=16&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- ^ Billboard Staff (June 1, 2009). "UJA To Honor RCA/Jive Chief Barry Weiss". Billboard.biz. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ibd564fc34d2149b01fc21583afba5486. 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. http://www.zombalabelgroup.com/. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ "Big changes for BMG North America". TourDates.co.uk. TourDates.co.uk. March 25, 2004. http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/3777-big-changes-for-bmg-north-america. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- ^ Billboard Staff (June 1, 2009). "UJA To Honor RCA/Jive Chief Barry Weiss". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ibd564fc34d2149b01fc21583afba5486. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
