Tag: Epic Records
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Epic Records and Future Join Forces for New Music Venture
Future is BACK with a SMASH!! Following the Epic records launch on Friday where “Life Is Good” took over the Urban airwaves, Future steals the #1 most added slot with 79 adds, making this the biggest add week on the Urban Mediabase Chart History!! Majors to come on board first week including .. KRRL/Los Angeles WGCI/Chicago WPWX/Chicago…
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Latrice Burnette named Executive Vice President and General Manager at Island Records
LATRICE BURNETTE APPOINTED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL MANAGER, ISLAND RECORDS Island Records today announced LaTrice Burnette, an accomplished marketing, artist development and digital business executive, has been appointed Executive Vice President and General Manager, joining the iconic label’s senior management team. Burnette, who will be based in New York, will work across the label’s artist roster…
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Former Assistant Accuses LA Reid of Inappropriate Behavior
Just days after LA Reid exited his post at epic records news has come forth of an assistant accusing the industry legend of alleged sexual harassment and alleged inappropriate behavior according to the New York Post. The unnamed assistant states that Reid allegedly made advances at her at last year’s Christmas party as well as several previous…
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Legendary Music Executive LA Reid Departs Epic Records
Radio Facts has learned that LA Reid, one of the few remaining high ranking black executives in the music industry is out. We will give you more details as they come in. Reid has been responsible for the major successes of Meghan Taylor, Future, Pink and other artists.
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Challenges in Music Industry Diversity for African Americans
An article written about the rise and fall of the black music executive points out that LA Reid and Sylvia Rhone (currently both at Epic Records) are the last in a class of successful music industry executives because of problems with diversity in the music industry and the limited opportunities for blacks to climb the…