RCA Execs Talk End Of Arista, Jive & J Labels
Oct 10, 2011 10:54:13 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2011 10:54:13 GMT -5
I know this has been discussed, but I couldn't find an actual thread about it.
RCA Execs Talk End Of Arista, Jive & J Labels
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, recently appointed RCA Records CEO Peter Edge and President/COO Tom Corson discuss the recent restructuring of the label, most notably the official closing of Arista, Jive and J Records. As reported in August when Edge and Corson were appointed, the label moved all artist releases under the RCA label following its restructuring.
RCA has also issued a statement, according to the Los Angeles Times, simply saying, "In an effort to refresh RCA Records, all label imprints -- J Records, Arista Records and Jive -- will now be under the the iconic RCA Records label." The label also announced that these changes do not affect its Country labels, which will remain in tact.
"The path we’ve taken is to refresh RCA, so we're going to retire those brands," Corson told THR. "There may be a reason down the line to bring them back, but it's a clean slate here."
Jive artists such as Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, as well as Arista acts including P!nk and Usher, will move under the RCA umbrella. J Records was an imprint founded by Clive Davis, with Alicia Keys among its artists.
"The concept is that there is value in branding RCA and not having it confused or diluted by other labels," says Corson. "The artists have all been supportive. We didn’t make this move without consulting our artists, and we haven’t had any push-back. Frankly, they’re the brand. We’re defined by our artists."
As for the label's restructuring, Corson told THR, "We’ve learned to work with less and hopefully accomplish the same or more. But by definition, the business has shrunk – the staffing has shrunk, our rosters are smaller. But we’re still profitable."
Edge added that new Sony Music head Doug Morris "is intent on making A&R the focus of RCA and the new focus of Sony Music. The big initiative here is to spend more money on artist development, making more records and making better records and less on all of the other stuff. I happen to agree with him."
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RCA Execs Talk End Of Arista, Jive & J Labels
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, recently appointed RCA Records CEO Peter Edge and President/COO Tom Corson discuss the recent restructuring of the label, most notably the official closing of Arista, Jive and J Records. As reported in August when Edge and Corson were appointed, the label moved all artist releases under the RCA label following its restructuring.
RCA has also issued a statement, according to the Los Angeles Times, simply saying, "In an effort to refresh RCA Records, all label imprints -- J Records, Arista Records and Jive -- will now be under the the iconic RCA Records label." The label also announced that these changes do not affect its Country labels, which will remain in tact.
"The path we’ve taken is to refresh RCA, so we're going to retire those brands," Corson told THR. "There may be a reason down the line to bring them back, but it's a clean slate here."
Jive artists such as Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, as well as Arista acts including P!nk and Usher, will move under the RCA umbrella. J Records was an imprint founded by Clive Davis, with Alicia Keys among its artists.
"The concept is that there is value in branding RCA and not having it confused or diluted by other labels," says Corson. "The artists have all been supportive. We didn’t make this move without consulting our artists, and we haven’t had any push-back. Frankly, they’re the brand. We’re defined by our artists."
As for the label's restructuring, Corson told THR, "We’ve learned to work with less and hopefully accomplish the same or more. But by definition, the business has shrunk – the staffing has shrunk, our rosters are smaller. But we’re still profitable."
Edge added that new Sony Music head Doug Morris "is intent on making A&R the focus of RCA and the new focus of Sony Music. The big initiative here is to spend more money on artist development, making more records and making better records and less on all of the other stuff. I happen to agree with him."
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